Getting Closer to the Nobel Prize
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South Korea |
Two friends of mine were featured in the Korea Times today for their efforts to translate a work of Korean literature into English!!! Amazing, I can't wait to read it! Getting Closer to the Nobel Prize ...more info>>>
Discovered on 02/11/2009 20:01:00
Discovered @ smileyjkl.blogspot.com |
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Thai Spicy Beef
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Laos |
My GI Joe came to visit us over the weekend and she made a Thai Spicy Beef or Nom Toke for us on Sunday.
Ingredients: sliced Onion, chopped Kaffir Lime leaves, chopped Galang, chopped Lemon Grass, Lime juice, Mint leaves, sliced Chili peppers, ground Chili peppers, sliced Scallion, chopped Parsley,...more info>>>
Discovered on 02/11/2009 18:01:00
Discovered @ nyenoona.wordpress.com |
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Tasting Menu October 2009
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Laos |
Now that October has finished, November allows us to take a break before the busy festive season begins. Shortly I will be off to London to join up with the rest of my family to await the arrival of my new nephew!
The past month also saw us releasing our first supplement menu.
Our Tasting Menu, or [...more info>>>
Discovered on 02/11/2009 18:01:00
Discovered @ laocook.com |
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Miss International Queen 2009
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Thailand |
Ai Haruna, 37, from Japan, celebrates after winning the Miss International Queen 2009 transsexual beauty pageant in the Thai resort city of Pattaya, about 150 km (93 miles) southeast of Bangkok October 31, 2009. (Reuters)
Miss International Queen 2009 Haruna Ai of Japan (C), flanked by fir...more info>>>
Discovered on 02/11/2009 16:01:00
Discovered @ thaiphotoblogs.com |
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Tsukubai at Mitaki Dera
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Japan |
Tsukubai, literally "stooping basin" are small stone basins associated often with Tea Ceremony. They differ from the Temizuya found at Shinto shrines in that they are small, low to the ground, and usually with only a single dipper.Their function is similar to Temizuya, used for purification. The wat...more info>>>
Discovered on 02/11/2009 16:01:00
Discovered @ ojisanjake.blogspot.com |
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hurry slowly lunch box @ eest, westin kl
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Malaysia |
Received an invitation from Yoke May to dine at EEST, Westin KL’s Asian restaurant. Turned out she invited KY as well so we went together-gether. The restaurant was lovely, I especially like this one round table where you could see the junction turning into Jalan Bukit Bintang. Guess you could...more info>>>
Discovered on 02/11/2009 12:01:00
Discovered @ suanie.net |
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Free entry to public cultural facilities on November 3, Culture Day
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Japan |
Admission to Hiroshima's public cultural facilities is free of charge on the November 3 Culture Day holiday.
Shukkeien Garden
Prefectural Art Museum
Contemporary Art Museum
Folklore Museum
Children's Science Museum & Planetarium
Transport Museum
Meterological Museum
Asa Zoo
Hiroshima ...more info>>>
Discovered on 02/11/2009 10:01:00
Discovered @ gethiroshima.blogspot.com |
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The Grass is Greener on the Other Side Update
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Laos |
Almost a month and a half later, Bo’s front lawn is coming along slowly just like he had promised, he told me back then that “don’t be alarmed, it’s going to look worse before it looks better because Zenith Zoysiagrass is a slow-growing grass. And last night the front lawn took a lot of abuse [...]...more info>>>
Discovered on 02/11/2009 10:01:00
Discovered @ nyenoona.wordpress.com |
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Agreement helps Laos tackle effects of climate change
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Laos |
The Asian Development Bank and the Nordic Development Fund will give a US$2.5 million funding injection to Laos for capacity development in technical assistance to cope with climate change.
The agreement was signed by Senior Climate Change Specialist of the Agriculture, Environment and Natural Resou...more info>>>
Discovered on 02/11/2009 10:01:00
Discovered @ laovoices.com |
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Favorite Pit Stops on the Silk Road
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China |
If there’s one lesson I’ve learned in my years of traveling through Xinjiang and around China, it’s that travel books don’t catch everything. It would be impossible, I realize, but I still think it’s a shame that travelers miss some really cool gems. I’ve become friends with a few foreign small bu...more info>>>
Discovered on 02/11/2009 08:01:00
Discovered @ farwestchina.com |
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