Philippine Deadly Storm Heading For Vietnam and China 140 Dead and other stories

Philippine Deadly Storm Heading For Vietnam and China 140 Dead
Vietnam	The Philippines appealed for international help Monday after a tropical storm killed 140 people in the country's north and warned a new storm could strike this week, with tens of thousands of citizens still displaced from their homes.At least 32 people were reported missing, and authorities were sti...more info>>> Discovered on 28/09/2009 22:01:00 Discovered @ chao-vietnam.blogspot.com
PLA girls ready to fly over Tiananmen Square
Malaysia	All the sixteen female pilots of PLA's jet fighters are reportedly ready to perform flyover above the Tiananmen Square in Beijing, where the Monument to the People's Heroes is situated. The Chinese Revolution is not only about political change and economic development but also social transformation,...more info>>> Discovered on 28/09/2009 20:01:00 Discovered @ jameswongwingon-online.blogspot.com
Fun at Marina’s
Malaysia	I had fun attending Marina's family open house last Saturday. Good food, good environment, good company. I was lucky because Tiam Loong agreed to come along so I didn't have to travel alone, or it would have been pretty dangerous and lonesome. Hopefully, I'd get invited again next year! Thanks frie...more info>>> Discovered on 28/09/2009 20:01:00 Discovered @ yvonnefoong.com
Nowon Hummel FC (National League Round 6)
South Korea	Uijeongbu used to have a soccer team - Uijeongbu Hummel FC - that was based in the city from 1999-2006. The following year the side moved to Icheon (2006-2007) before relocating north once more -- this time to Nowon-gu in Seoul. Playing in Korea's National League, the second tier of Korean footbal...more info>>> Discovered on 28/09/2009 20:01:00 Discovered @ samedi.livejournal.com
Road to Pai
Thailand	I had not been to Pai since my second Thailand holiday in 2002. It doesn't really make a convenient weekend getaway if you rely on public transport or your two wheels. However, it was the perfect thing to do in my friend's car. Riding up and down hills smoothly, speaking my mother tongue for the f...more info>>> Discovered on 28/09/2009 16:01:00 Discovered @ thai-blogs.com/
New Pillows and Sofa Cover
Thailand	I took a quick trip to Chatuchak Market yesterday afternoon and bought a new cover for the sofa (protects it from the rabbits and their chewing!) and also got two new pillow covers. Out of the four on the sofa, two of them I bought at the Walking Street Market......more info>>> Discovered on 28/09/2009 16:01:00 Discovered @ britinbangkok.typepad.com
1084th : Reading Toons with Phone
South Korea	It's not so bad. ...more info>>> Discovered on 28/09/2009 14:01:00 Discovered @ seouldailyphoto.com
Hoa Mi – Mot Thoi Yeu Nhau
Vietnam	This debut release marks the emancipation of Hoa Mi after twenty years on hitus. Through the test of time, the nightingale’s soprano shows no sign of deterioration. She still sounds sensational and sentimental on classic songs like Ngo Thuy Mien’s “Ban Tinh Cuoi,” Lam Phuong&...more info>>> Discovered on 28/09/2009 14:01:00 Discovered @ Visualgui.com
i love my nike free 3.0!
Malaysia	As mentioned earlier, my sister bought me a pair of Nike Free 3.0 for my birthday (among other things). I’m wearing them today to break them in. Couldn’t help admiring my lovely new red shoes, so here I am showing them off Here’s them at the car pedals. Here’s them lunchi...more info>>> Discovered on 28/09/2009 12:01:00 Discovered @ suanie.net
Braised Chicken With Shallots
Malaysia	Another easy peasy braised chicken recipe. This one used a whole lot of shallots which lend a sweet caramelised taste to the gravy.Braised Chicken With Shallots2 pieces chicken thigh, cut into pieces200g shallots, skin removeda thumbsized ginger, sliced1 clove garlic, crushed150 ml water(A)1 tbsp so...more info>>> Discovered on 28/09/2009 12:01:00 Discovered @ babeinthecitykl.blogspot.com
Pardon my absence...
South Korea	To my loyal readers... Sorry I haven't had any posts lately. Last week I had to move so I was too busy packing and whatnot to bother writing any posts. Now in the new apartment I have no Internet service, which makes it rather hard to post anything. Here are my plans for posts for when I get my Inte...more info>>> Discovered on 28/09/2009 12:01:00 Discovered @ smileyjkl.blogspot.com
Laos, China launch plans for satellite
Laos	The government will spend trillions of kip on a joint satellite project with China over the next few years. “The project is expected to cost about 2.1 trillion kip (US$250 million),” said a Space Technology Department official at a memorandum of understanding (MOU) signing ceremony in Vientiane last...more info>>> Discovered on 28/09/2009 10:01:00 Discovered @ laovoices.com
Tropical Storm Ketsana (Ondoy) Effects
Philippines	This morning I wrote an article about the affects of Tropical Storm Ketsana (Ondoy) in Davao. If you watch the news you have seen the disaster in Manila and Luzon. You might be saying, “Why is Bruce writing about something as trivial as street flooding in Davao where the water is just a few in...more info>>> Discovered on 28/09/2009 08:01:00 Discovered @ americanindavao.com
Obon in Gion
Japan	Just got back from a couple of days in Kyoto.It's Obon season, and we were up visiting Yoko's family in Gion.Last night we went up the hill behind Gion to visit the cemetery at the temple called Otani-san where Yoko has some family buried. The cemetery is all lit up with lanterns.About half the cro...more info>>> Discovered on 28/09/2009 08:01:00 Discovered @ ojisanjake.blogspot.com
Windows 7 Nerds Day
Thailand	It was meant to be a Blogger Day but somehow that word is synonymous with nerds here in Bangkok. And we’re talking about programming, code-writing, glasses wearing stereotypical nerds you see on TV. The stereotype doesn’t even end there. You know how a few years back, hipster nerds and g...more info>>> Discovered on 28/09/2009 08:01:00 Discovered @ gnarlykitty.org
American debate on Afghanistan still ongoing
Malaysia	The operational request for more American soldiers to be deployed to Afganistan has now been officially submitted to the Pentagon. But, it seems that there are still debates going on. Given the combination of critical factors, it is indeed difficult for the conflictng positions to be reconciled soon...more info>>> Discovered on 28/09/2009 04:01:00 Discovered @ jameswongwingon-online.blogspot.com
Flooding in Davao
Philippines	Even though Davao City is not in the Typhoon Belt, it does not mean we did not get the effect of Tropical Storm Ketsana (Ondoy). As many of you know from watching the news Manila was slammed as well as many other locations on the island of Luzon. One report, an area received more [...]...more info>>> Discovered on 28/09/2009 00:01:00 Discovered @ americanindavao.com
New Species Found in Thailand
Thailand	A handout photo from WWF GMPO taken in 2008 shows a Khorat big-mouthed frog found in three isolated and remote locations in a protected area in Thailand. Scientists discovered 163 new species in Southeast Asia's Greater Mekong region last year, but all are at risk of extinction due to climate chan...more info>>> Discovered on 28/09/2009 00:01:00 Discovered @ thaiphotoblogs.com