Lao Handicraft Demonstration
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Laos |
Photos and clip from the annual Lao Handicraft Festival at the Lao International Trade and Exhibition Centre (LAO-ITECC). The festival features Lao arts and crafts such as textiles, wood and rattan items, and jewelry. Demonstrations of hand and loom weaving and silk spinning are also part of the fes...more info>>>
Discovered on 29/06/2009 18:01:00
Discovered @ laovoices.com |
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USA & its foreign relations from 1989 to 2001
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Malaysia |
A fairly updated and quite thought-provoking book I am perusing now is American Betwen The War: The Misunderstood Years Between The Fall Of The Berlin Wall And The Start Of The War On Terror by Derek Chollet and James Goldgeier ( New York, Public Affairs, 2008 ) . It is prestigiously designated as A...more info>>>
Discovered on 29/06/2009 12:01:00
Discovered @ jameswongwingon-online.blogspot.com |
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all hail the thirstyblogger.my!
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Malaysia |
Have you heard of a media launch for a blog before? Well, neither have I until I went to one last Thursday at Modesto’s Tao Lounge Bar at Plaza TTDI.
The enterprising Deep loves his poison enough to have a blog dedicated to alcohol. Somewhere along the lines, he thought why not launch his blo...more info>>>
Discovered on 29/06/2009 12:01:00
Discovered @ suanie.net |
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Parody Is The Highest Form of Flattery: ‘Eat It’ by Weird Al
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Malaysia |
I’ve probably watched more Michael Jackson videos over the last weekend compared to the last two decades combined.
With the deluge of tributes and obituaries to the Gloved One, watching the iconic ‘Beat It’ video reminded me of Weird Al Yankovic’s extremely funny parody song ...more info>>>
Discovered on 29/06/2009 12:01:00
Discovered @ simontalks.com |
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Congratulations BestFoodJunction.com
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Malaysia |
Last Thurday, I was contemplating with Jay's invite to the grand launch of BestFoodJunction.com for I was coughing my lungs out for more than a week. The coughs were so forceful that they bruised my throat badly and rendered me almost voiceless. A first for me indeed to have lost my voice. Anyway, I...more info>>>
Discovered on 29/06/2009 12:01:00
Discovered @ babeinthecitykl.blogspot.com |
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Royal Tombs and Yeonsangun of the Joseon Dynasty
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South Korea |
Geolleung, the royal tomb of the 22nd Chosun Dynasty ruler King Jeongjo and his consort Queen HyouiThe Chosun Ilbo recently reported that the 33rd session of the UNESCO World Heritage Commission is meeting in Seville, Spain for the period of 22-30 June 2009. Part of the docket for their meeting is ...more info>>>
Discovered on 29/06/2009 12:01:00
Discovered @ samedi.livejournal.com |
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Walk Faster!
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South Korea |
I wonder what girls in pictures think of people, who are so busy going somewhere and having no time to see her faces.
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Discovered on 29/06/2009 06:01:00
Discovered @ seouldailyphoto.com |
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Monument in Israel honors Filipinos
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Philippines |
Thanks to Macky, one of the readers here, in his comment from the article Escape to Manila led me to this article online in the Inquirer.net “Monument in Israel honors Filipinos”
The article talks about a Monument commemorating President Manuel L. Quezon and the Philippine people helping...more info>>>
Discovered on 29/06/2009 00:01:00
Discovered @ americanindavao.com |
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Thousands of Red Shirts Rally Again
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Thailand |
Supporters of ousted Thai prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra shout slogans during a rally in Bangkok June 27, 2009. Thousands of "red shirt" supporters of ousted Thai prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra rallied in Bangkok on Saturday in their biggest protest since violent street clashes two months ag...more info>>>
Discovered on 29/06/2009 00:01:00
Discovered @ thaiphotoblogs.com |
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Chedis in Chiang Mai
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Thailand |
After four years of travelling and living in Thailand, I often find it hard to take a step back and try to imagine what it is like to experience it all for the first time. When I write, words like chedi, tuktuk or maipenrai tend to creep into my sentences without thinking about them – and then I get...more info>>>
Discovered on 29/06/2009 00:01:00
Discovered @ thai-blogs.com/ |
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sawn-off marriages
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Japan |
According to a recent report in a UK newspaper, shotgun weddings are becoming more common in Japan.A shotgun wedding is not when the woman suddenly produces a firearm from a holdall and forces her boyfriend, at gunpoint, to marry him. No, a shotgun wedding is when the prophylactic fails, the woman b...more info>>>
Discovered on 29/06/2009 00:01:00
Discovered @ anenglishmaninosaka.blogspot.com |
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