Izakaya Blue Ocean
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Vietnam |
Because today is my sister-in-law’s birthday, her husband treated us to Izakaya Blue Ocean Japanese restaurant (its web site needs a serious redesign). The place was pretty dead for a Wednesday evening. We had some pork dumpling and fried baby octopus for started. They weren’t too bad. I...more info>>>
Discovered on 19/11/2009 22:01:00
Discovered @ Visualgui.com |
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When I learned to let go of my tight grip on life
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Malaysia |
My friend Holly Alonzo in Arkansas has been trying to raise funds for her Auditory Brainstem Implant. Some tried helping her. Holly made some effort herself. But after more than a year, Holly is still no where close to raising the funds. She has NF, totally blind and now deaf ......more info>>>
Discovered on 19/11/2009 20:01:00
Discovered @ yvonnefoong.com |
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Twenty three Lao women vie for Miss Laos title
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Laos |
Twenty three single Lao ladies would be competing to be selected as the most beautiful of them all and she would be crowned Miss Laos.
The K&C Company and the Lao Journalists’ Association held a press conference to publicise this coming event yesterday.
The press conference was attended...more info>>>
Discovered on 19/11/2009 18:01:00
Discovered @ laovoices.com |
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Les enfants de la prison
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Cambodia |
Après ces quelques mois d’inactivité sur carpediemilia, voici une petite rétrospective de mes deux derniers mois au Cambodge. Depuis, je suis rentrée à Berlin où je termine mon master et travaille en parallèle chez Amnesty International. Un renouveau de vie en un lieu qui m’est familier. Un [...]...more info>>>
Discovered on 19/11/2009 18:01:00
Discovered @ carpediemilia.over-blog.com |
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nong tang # 12 - follow
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China |
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Discovered on 19/11/2009 16:01:00
Discovered @ sixty4-middle-kingdom.blogspot.com |
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Sanggang and Solar Terms in Korea
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South Korea |
Once students reach a high enough level at our academy we have them start keeping an English journal/diary. Students are allowed to write about any topic they want. Some focus on what they did over the weekend while others pick a random subject to discuss in their notebook. I have twins in one of...more info>>>
Discovered on 19/11/2009 12:01:00
Discovered @ samedi.livejournal.com |
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Picture of the Week: Karakoram Rest Stop
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China |
A Rest Stop along the famous Karakoram Highway
A trip along the Karakoram Highway is a treat in itself but if along the way you happen to need some real food, the ever-present police stops usually come with some small vendors ready to sell you some potato chips and a Pepsi. I can't imagine ...more info>>>
Discovered on 19/11/2009 08:01:00
Discovered @ farwestchina.com |
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October means Matsuri. Matsuri means Kagura. Part 2
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Japan |
For our next matsuri we headed up into the mountains to Mizuho, near the border with Hiroshima. Sekai Daijingu is a "New Religion", an offshoot of Omottokyo, and the head shrine is here in Iwami.I don't know a lot about this religion, but one of the priests spent an hour chatting with me and the 2 p...more info>>>
Discovered on 19/11/2009 08:01:00
Discovered @ ojisanjake.blogspot.com |
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Lao Stamp on Keukenhof Postcards
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Laos |
Postcards of Keukenhof Garden with Lao stamps on them. The price for sending a postcard went up a few months ago from 7,000 KIP to 7,500 KIP....more info>>>
Discovered on 19/11/2009 02:01:00
Discovered @ saodarly.com |
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A ride to That Luang Temple part three
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Laos |
Heading toward That Luang ground for the festival.
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Discovered on 19/11/2009 02:01:00
Discovered @ laovoices.com |
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Insects in the Salad
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Thailand |
Eretes sticticus larvae, sometimes served with laphet thote
Let’s return for a moment to laphet thote. Long before I researched this article, I’d eaten a lot of Burmese pickled tea leaves. The salad has all the salty-spicy-bitter-yumminess I love on a tropical plate. But I didn’t ...more info>>>
Discovered on 19/11/2009 00:01:00
Discovered @ ramblingspoon.com |
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