Starbucks and Trung Nguyen Coffee Battle for Market Share and other stories

Starbucks and Trung Nguyen Coffee Battle for Market Share
Vietnam	Starbucks VIA Ready Brew instant coffee.Starbucks VIA Ready Brew is made by adding hot (or cold) water to a cup, which brews the coffee in an instant, says the news release. The product is pre-portioned into single-serve packets and will be packaged in books of three or boxes of 12. The suggested re...more info>>> Discovered on 18/02/2009 06:01:00 Discovered @ chao-vietnam.blogspot.com
Survey: Man Or Woman?
Japan	Disclaimer: it’s a slow news week for me ……. but ….. i did see this picture this morning that i couldn’t resist posting. Sometime back i posted a little something on a Maid In Japan and i might not have looked at the picture close enough, which i myself find hard to bel...more info>>> Discovered on 18/02/2009 18:01:00 Discovered @ neilduckett.com
The hunt for Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ28
Laos	I sent my Panasonic Lumix TZ5 to Laos a few weeks ago because I wanted Aunt Kian to have a nicer camera to take pictures of Boun Loy Vanh for Grand-Mama. Aunt Kian was fond of my camera and didn’t like using the smaller Canon Ixus 800 that I gave to her and Bee Bee [...]...more info>>> Discovered on 18/02/2009 18:01:00 Discovered @ saodarly.com
Rabbit, Rabbit
Laos	Before we start a working day, its meeting time. During this short briefing we talk about what needs to be done on the particular day, and what tasks each cook has been assigned. Everything needs to be planned ahead. (There is no use in preparing food for 100 people when we only have 70!.) The occu...more info>>> Discovered on 18/02/2009 18:01:00 Discovered @ laocook.com
The procession of Pasad Pheung at Wat Simuang
Laos	In the evening of November 10, 2008, a candlelight procession “Haire Pasad Pheung” was held at Wat Simuang. The ceremony takes place annually on the 13th day of the waxing moon. The colorful procession paid homage to Lord Buddha and to honor Ya Mair Si Muang (the spiritual guardian of th...more info>>> Discovered on 18/02/2009 18:01:00 Discovered @ laovoices.com
Che Guevera, Cambodian Fashion Accessory
Cambodia	A little Che goes a long way. Can you spot the icon? Photo Wednesday: Phnom Penh. Tags: cambodia,Che Guevera,sticker,motorcycle ...more info>>> Discovered on 18/02/2009 18:01:00 Discovered @ jinja.apsara.org
Resting
South Korea	The dog and its family are resting peacefully on a shiny day. ...more info>>> Discovered on 18/02/2009 06:01:00 Discovered @ seouldailyphoto.com
New Motherboard and CPU (pictures)
Vietnam	Last week I upgraded my motherboard and cpu, a yearly ritual for me now.  Arch Linux is now the main system that I run on this desktop.  Gentoo/Funtoo will be there for testing (Funtoo is really fun to play with).  I will also test Pardus, a Turkish linux distribution.  It may be a good distro [...]...more info>>> Discovered on 18/02/2009 06:01:00 Discovered @ saigonnezumi.com
You Are What You Eat
Vietnam	I find it hard to convince that parents would allow their child to eat food off the table in a public restaurant, but than again I was raised by a hygienic freak. My mama would whip my ass if I drop a piece of meat on the table and try to pick it up. We [...]...more info>>> Discovered on 18/02/2009 06:01:00 Discovered @ Visualgui.com
Tips for Doing Thailand on the Cheap
Thailand	DON'TS:Don’t bother paying for a room at a dingy guesthouse, just check into the local temple and stay for free.Don’t bother having your breakfast and lunch at the market, all that’s free at the temple too!Don’t bother getting yourself a pricey tourist visa, the 30 day freebie one on arrival will do...more info>>> Discovered on 18/02/2009 00:01:00 Discovered @ thaicultureblogs.com
Protest Against General Motors
Thailand	General Motors workers protest in front of the Government House in Bangkok on Tuesday Feb. 17, 2009 after General Motors Thailand plan to lay off 900 workers amid economic recession and a slump in the U.S. automobile industry. (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit) A General Motors worker grimaces during a p...more info>>> Discovered on 18/02/2009 00:01:00 Discovered @ thaiphotoblogs.com
Lantern Festival in Hat Yai
Thailand	One of the most colourful festivals taking place at the moment in Thailand is the Lantern Festival in Hat Yai. The Thai slogan translates as "colours of the south". It is running between 14th and 28th February 2009. This is the third time that they have organized the festival at the Hat Yai Municipa...more info>>> Discovered on 18/02/2009 00:01:00 Discovered @ thai-blogs.com/
Sheffield Japan Day 2009 - Promo Photoshoot
Japan	This year, Sheffield University is putting on Japan Day 2009, a whole day dedicated to people learning about and enjoying Japanese dance, food, culture and so on. If you cast your mind back a year ago you may remember I was part of the Soran Bushi dance team (video here) that performed at the 2008 [...more info>>> Discovered on 18/02/2009 00:01:00 Discovered @ japanisdoomed.com
Awesome Cherry Blossom Photos!
Japan	Even though I am about as far away from Japan as possible, I am super excited about the 2009 cherry blossom season! Partly because it looks like I will be able to make it to Washington DC to see the cherry blossoms blooming in 2009! Yay! In any case, to get everyone excited, [...]...more info>>> Discovered on 18/02/2009 00:01:00 Discovered @ japanphotoguide.com
Wordpress.tv
Thailand	This is just great. Just when I slaved myself over this blog, spent agonizing days in figuring out how to install, move hosts, fix CSS, solve database issues, etc, and finally got my Wordpress blog up and running, this happened: ...more info>>> Discovered on 18/02/2009 00:01:00 Discovered @ gnarlykitty.org
Meet the Mini Mango
Thailand	It is almost the season, but not quite. Not quite that time of year when the best and freshest sweet mangoes appear on streets and tables everywhere. I still remember my first early months in Cambodia a decade ago. I used to work the night shift and walked from our house, up Street 63 to [...]...more info>>> Discovered on 18/02/2009 00:01:00 Discovered @ ramblingspoon.com
On a road to nowhere
East Timor	I went out on Saturday night with some of my Timorese friends. It was the first time I’d been in a car with my local friends. In general, people in Timor are terrible drivers. I’m not just referring to the Timorese – everyone drives like a fool. While we out on Saturday, I saw the vehicles [...]...more info>>> Discovered on 18/02/2009 00:01:00 Discovered @ whatismatt.com