Parents should be concerned about the way they live and other stories

Parents should be concerned about the way they live
Malaysia	I am following the editor of Challenges magazine to a children's Hemophillia camp tomorrow. Part of the agenda is a speech for young children and adolescents. There will be adults too. While thinking of what to say, I recalled being a little child myself. I hated being talked down to. ......more info>>> Discovered on 09/10/2009 20:01:00 Discovered @ yvonnefoong.com
World’s Deepest Trash Bin
Laos	I thought this one is cool, the world’s deepest bin, sounds like it anyway. Interesting that when you make things more fun, people are more likely to use it. Look at some of these guys, probably thinking “I’ve never seen any trash bin this interesting before.” I say, it’s just a plain [...]...more info>>> Discovered on 09/10/2009 18:01:00 Discovered @ nyenoona.wordpress.com
Ketsana leaves thousands homeless, 854b kip in damage
Laos	Tropical storm Ketsana, which cut through the southern provinces last week, has left behind thousands of homeless people in Xekong and Saravan provinces and at least 854 billion kip in damages. The storm hit Savannakhet, Saravan, Attapeu, and Xekong provinces, with the latter two the worst affected...more info>>> Discovered on 09/10/2009 18:01:00 Discovered @ laovoices.com
BICOF 2009
Cambodia	Doin’ my best to spread the good word about Cambodian comics & Our Books at South Korea’s Bucheon International Comics Festival (BICOF), with a talk on Cambodian comics history. So many comics, so much art, so many cool people, so many bottles of Soju! Stay ‘tooned for short...more info>>> Discovered on 09/10/2009 18:01:00 Discovered @ jinja.apsara.org
Chavarat at Phra Samut Chedi
Thailand	Interior Minister Chavarat Charnvirakul (3rd from the left) took part in a ceremony at Phra Samut Chedi in Samut Prakan today to worship the red cloth. This is wrapped around the stupa every year to mark the start of the twelve day long temple fair. In the picture, the Interior Minister is leading...more info>>> Discovered on 09/10/2009 16:01:00 Discovered @ thaiphotoblogs.com
Sacred Red Cloth Ceremony
Thailand	Today saw the start of the 182nd Phra Samut Chedi Temple Fair in Samut Prakan. This takes place every year five days after the full moon in October. It goes on for twelve days and twelve nights and includes mandy sideshow games as well as a lot of really delicious food. The event started today wit...more info>>> Discovered on 09/10/2009 16:01:00 Discovered @ thai-blogs.com/
2009 Ichiyama Kids kagura festival
Japan	We went over to Ichiyama last night for the annual Kids Kagura Festival. Each year there are fewer and fewer kids performing. Partly thats due to the village losing population to the cities, but a friend suggested that because Ichiyama still dances the older, slower 6-beat style that some kids from ...more info>>> Discovered on 09/10/2009 16:01:00 Discovered @ ojisanjake.blogspot.com
Obama, Nobel Peace Prize? Oh Please!
Thailand	Shock announcement today - President Obama has just been awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. Is the Nobel Committee doing drugs? Please! Now don't get me wrong, I like Obama. I'm not as big of a fan as I used to be, but he certainly beats Bush. But, the Nobel Peace......more info>>> Discovered on 09/10/2009 16:01:00 Discovered @ britinbangkok.typepad.com
UN staffers and karaoke bars
East Timor	Police raided a couple of bars, Mada Bar and Moon Bar, last night, according to Tempo Semanal. This happens now and then. They reportedly found some prostitutes and people working without permits. Tempo Semanal quoted a local patron of Moon Bar as saying, “They are here to serve some United Nations ...more info>>> Discovered on 09/10/2009 16:01:00 Discovered @ whatismatt.com
1095th : Fried Dish
South Korea	Shrimp, Pork, etc... ...more info>>> Discovered on 09/10/2009 14:01:00 Discovered @ seouldailyphoto.com
Men Lie, Women Lie, Children Don’t
Vietnam	One time at a friend’s kid birthday party, the guys decided to sing some karaoke. One dude sang one of Dam Vinh Hung’s hits “Goc Pho Reu Xanh,” on top of his lung. I didn’t want to get up and walk out so I sat there being tortured. A little four-or-five-year-old girl wa...more info>>> Discovered on 09/10/2009 14:01:00 Discovered @ Visualgui.com
Connections Vietnam: Cook has a new menu
Vietnam	Our flagship Saigon cooking class 'Cook' has become very popular and we currently are working with some of the biggest tour operators in Vietnam providing this service for them, as well as through our website, http://www.connectionsvietnam.com/.1)Ch? giò(Spring rolls – mince pork/shrimp and Indian t...more info>>> Discovered on 09/10/2009 14:01:00 Discovered @ itsthefinalword.blogspot.com/
wacky bar – comedy in aid of cervical & breast cancer awareness
Malaysia	It has been a long while since I last went to the theatre. When Joanne who’s in my BootCamp platoon handed out flyers to her latest show, a few of us thought we’d go catch it. After all it’s a comedy with an impressive cast, and all nett proceeds go to Passionately YOU, a non-profi...more info>>> Discovered on 09/10/2009 12:01:00 Discovered @ suanie.net
Watermelon Sorbet
Malaysia	I gotten myself a new toy recently but so far I've only used it twice so I'm still not sure how good this thing is to churn out delish cold ice-creams LOL. I haven't got the chance to get the ingredients for ice-cream yet.Ok I've been playing with Kenwood Ice-cream Maker (IM250)... just a very very ...more info>>> Discovered on 09/10/2009 12:01:00 Discovered @ babeinthecitykl.blogspot.com
Tha Yakusa Papers Part 3
Japan	Jingi naki no tatakai: Dairi senso (Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Proxy War) is the third in Kinji Fukusaku's series of five films focusing on the Hiroshima yakusa in the post war years and it is playing at Salon Cinema October 10-16 at 17:00 and 21:00. The film is in Japanese only and admis...more info>>> Discovered on 09/10/2009 10:01:00 Discovered @ gethiroshima.blogspot.com
A baozi in the steamer
China	I may be a lot of things, but someone who can keep their mouth shut is not one of them. This blog is a testament to the fact that I am completely under-skilled in respecting the sanctity of privacy in my personal life. For years now I’ve blogged the smallest and largest moments of my life with...more info>>> Discovered on 09/10/2009 08:01:00 Discovered @ thehumanaught.com
Wang Gang Interview on Danwei
China	Yesterday I was fortunate to run across a very interesting video interview posted on Danwei.  In the interview Jeremy Goldkorn talks with Wang Gang, author of the book English: A Novel, a book that I have reviewed both on this site and on Danwei.  For those of you who aren't familiar, Wang...more info>>> Discovered on 09/10/2009 08:01:00 Discovered @ farwestchina.com
US military's operational request now official
Malaysia	General McChrystal's operational request for more American troops to be put on the Afghan ground has now been officially forwarded to the White House for a clear decision that has to be made sooner or later.Wide range of opinions on Afghanistan in USA...more info>>> Discovered on 09/10/2009 04:01:00 Discovered @ jameswongwingon-online.blogspot.com
Hwaeseong Culture Festival / Suwon Citizen's Festival
South Korea	Suwon Citizens festival Civil Service Exam Suwon South Korea from Derekwin(Read more ...)...more info>>> Discovered on 09/10/2009 04:01:00 Discovered @ samedi.livejournal.com
No Nukes Relay
Japan	We had been planning to put together a detailed article about the ongoing battle between Iwai-shima fishing folk and electric power company Chugoku Denryoku over the building of a nuclear power plant in Kaminoseki, an area on the Seto Inland Sea coast in Yamaguchi Prefecture. However, time is once a...more info>>> Discovered on 09/10/2009 02:01:00 Discovered @ gethiroshima.blogspot.com
25th SEA Games Stadium Part Five
Laos	The last set of photos of the brand new National Stadium in Vientiane, Laos by DKJ. The new sport complex will host the next SEA Games in December of 2009. ...more info>>> Discovered on 09/10/2009 02:01:00 Discovered @ laovoices.com
Friendships and Help Through the Internet
Philippines	For a while now this site has had a reader and commenter from America. Actually both he and his Filipina wife are readers and commenter’s.  They have visited Davao before and had plans to visit again and arrive this month. A while back he mentioned that once he retires here, it there was something h...more info>>> Discovered on 09/10/2009 00:01:00 Discovered @ americanindavao.com
Whirlwind Week
Thailand	What with the hullabaloo this week, I neglected our return to NYC and Pittsburgh. Hectic days, indeed. Our mornings began early, in an hour of lovely light, as seen from our hotel. We had a good location, near the Queensboro Bridge, which sandwiched us smack dab in the middle of our many appointme...more info>>> Discovered on 09/10/2009 00:01:00 Discovered @ ramblingspoon.com