Hyatt Regency Tokyo
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Japan |
There`s an overwhelming sense of dejavu as i write this, sitting in the same hotel i stayed in 3 years ago when i moved to Japan … only this time, it`s the end of the journey.
I stayed in this hotel for near on 10 months before i was made a local employee and before i [...]Post from: Neil Duck...more info>>>
Discovered on 22/07/2009 18:01:00
Discovered @ neilduckett.com |
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Solar Eclipse in Asia
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Laos |
Some of the prettiest photos of the longest solar eclipse of the century that cast a wide shadow for several minutes over Asia and the Pacific Ocean Wednesday, luring throngs of people outside to watch the spectacle.
In India, where an eclipse pits science against superstition, thousands took a d...more info>>>
Discovered on 22/07/2009 18:01:00
Discovered @ nyenoona.wordpress.com |
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Keeping Vang Vieng’s tourism vibrant
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Laos |
News article from the Vientiane Times Newspaper regarding Vang Vieng’s tourism planning.
A plan to keep Vangvieng tourism alive
Vangvieng’s continuing urbanisation is set to be placed under greater control as part of efforts to retain the charm of what has become one of the top tourist d...more info>>>
Discovered on 22/07/2009 18:01:00
Discovered @ laovoices.com |
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Celestial dance of 22 July 2009
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Cambodia |
A dismal overcast day spawns in the Kingdom. The mighty Mekong bucks and swells with all the world's rage. Celestial beings roar.Across the land village radios quiver with the news: the Eye of God cometh. Today a dark day falls. None shall be spared.Humans and fortune tellers and witches scurry abou...more info>>>
Discovered on 22/07/2009 18:01:00
Discovered @ kampucheacrossings.blogspot.com |
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Our True Colours
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Cambodia |
A great article pointing out that Indians who accuse Australia of being racist should take a look at themselves. Racism Indian Style:- A Madurai sessions court sentences Farook Batcha to two years' RI ["Rigorous Imprisonment" apparently, whatever that means in India] in 2008 for harassing his wife s...more info>>>
Discovered on 22/07/2009 18:01:00
Discovered @ cambodiacalling.blogspot.com |
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Sociability important to mastery of languages
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Malaysia |
From my own experience as well as many observations in politics and journalism, sociability is certainly an important factor in the success of mastery of languages other than one's mother tongues. Sociability, of courses, presupposes open-mindedness and also positive thinking. If we are sociable eno...more info>>>
Discovered on 22/07/2009 12:01:00
Discovered @ jameswongwingon-online.blogspot.com |
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Moonlighting: Bruce Willis and Cybil Shepherd
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Malaysia |
Quick question - what popular TV show in the 80’s (shown here on TV3) starred a very young Bruce Willis and Cybil Shepherd as a pair of private investigators?
Answer - Moonlighting, of course.
I love that show, although i never really got to watch the whole series (due to the fact that i didn...more info>>>
Discovered on 22/07/2009 12:01:00
Discovered @ simontalks.com |
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Ice Houses (???) in Joseon Korea
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South Korea |
We're halfway through ??, the first stage of the summer 'dog days' in Korea, and while looking through articles earlier today I came across something that bridges the division between that and my entry on the addition of forty Joseon royal tombs to the list of UNESCO World Heritage Sites. Funny how...more info>>>
Discovered on 22/07/2009 12:01:00
Discovered @ samedi.livejournal.com |
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Solar Eclipse and other news..
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South Korea |
There was an 80% solar eclipse viewable in Seoul. I took the kids outside to see it. Our director bought various colors of thin plastic, and our assistant teachers made the kids some "glasses" with it. It was fun. That's all about that.But, finally my replacement is here. Fornax class has been ultra...more info>>>
Discovered on 22/07/2009 12:01:00
Discovered @ smileyjkl.blogspot.com |
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1015th : Train in Green
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South Korea |
Although it was plastic, not real one, color of green made me happy for a few minute in a busy life of Seoul.
Can someone grow vines in train? :)
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Discovered on 22/07/2009 06:01:00
Discovered @ seouldailyphoto.com |
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Billie Holiday – Billie’s Best
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Vietnam |
If you want to learn the art of swinging and singing behind the beat, the virtuosity of timing and the mastery of storytelling, just listen to every track on Billie’s Best. The album has been in heavy rotation on my iTunes even though I usually don’t like this type of compilation.
...more info>>>
Discovered on 22/07/2009 06:01:00
Discovered @ Visualgui.com |
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Working in the Philippines if you’re a Foreigner
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Philippines |
Many foreigners move to the Philippines for different reasons. Most are men and most are in retirement age. Maybe you just got tired of life and stress in your home country. To move here you must have some savings or pension to support yourself and your possible new wife if you’re single. Maybe you ...more info>>>
Discovered on 22/07/2009 00:01:00
Discovered @ americanindavao.com |
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Hillary Clinton Visits Thailand
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Thailand |
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton speaks with Thailand's Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva at Government House in Bangkok July 21, 2009. Clinton is on a three-day visit to Thailand. (REUTERS/Sakchai Lalit/Pool)
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton shakes hands with Thailand's Prime...more info>>>
Discovered on 22/07/2009 00:01:00
Discovered @ thaiphotoblogs.com |
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Ramblings at Mae Sa waterfalls
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Thailand |
A motorcycle trip to the Mae Sa waterfalls was the first daytrip we shared with my Thai boyfriend exactly eight years ago. I have been reluctant to return ever since.
Now that I eventually did, I am looking for familiar landmarks - a rock, a pool of water, a twisted branch, something that may rem...more info>>>
Discovered on 22/07/2009 00:01:00
Discovered @ thai-blogs.com/ |
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Please stop
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Thailand |
A colleague just got back from an afternoon coffee run when he came over to my desk, slurping away on his iced coffee. And then he did the most annoying, most cringing, most screeching, most painful thing anyone could do to me.
Pulling the straw up and down against the circular opening of the cup&#...more info>>>
Discovered on 22/07/2009 00:01:00
Discovered @ gnarlykitty.org |
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Lady Godiva….
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Thailand |
… lives on our neighbors’ farm and she looks like THIS:
It was her first appearance of the season. And as if that weren’t enough, we split her open to taste her hulless seeds:
Surprisingly sweet and tasty they are, fresh and fruit-like. But Farmer Jon says her flesh is bitter. Hm...more info>>>
Discovered on 22/07/2009 00:01:00
Discovered @ ramblingspoon.com |
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