Turkish dance by HIBS Vietnamese Students and other stories

Turkish dance by HIBS Vietnamese Students
Vietnam	Rumors, rumors, rumors.  Amazing how they fly around so fast.  I have not updated much since I received my new Nokia N900 from the US.  I have actually been spending some time at the Horizon International Bilingual School (HIBS) run by my Turkish friends in An Phu (District 2).  Yesterday I attended...more info>>> Discovered on 12/03/2010 22:01:00 Discovered @ saigonnezumi.com
My family obligations
Malaysia	When I started raising funds for my healthcare in December 2005, many people from the public questioned my authenticity and where the donated monies were going to. They called me with all sorts of names. I have been emotionally affected and became guilt ridden until today. But they were wrong about...more info>>> Discovered on 12/03/2010 20:01:00 Discovered @ yvonnefoong.com
Where I Call Home
Laos	I live in the foothill of North Carolina, and jobs are scarce in our area, to read about more jobs moving on a Friday morning is kind of depressing. But that’s not to say that we don’t have anything positive to say about here.  Scott has a new photo assignment that I hope many of you [....more info>>> Discovered on 12/03/2010 18:01:00 Discovered @ nyenoona.wordpress.com
State President receives Vietnamese delegation
Laos	(KPL) Mr. Choummaly Sayasone, President of the Lao PDR received in Vientiane on Friday a courtesy visit of the Vietnamese Presidential Office’s high ranking delegation led by its head Nguyen Van Chien. The Vietnamese delegation arrived here on 9 March for a three day working visit to Laos as a...more info>>> Discovered on 12/03/2010 18:01:00 Discovered @ laovoices.com
Red Shirts Start to Rally in Bangkok
Thailand	Supporters of deposed Thai premier Thaksin Shinawatra take part in a rally at Victory Monument in Bangkok on March 12, 2010. Tens of thousands of supporters of Shinawatra began to mass in their trademark red shirts ahead of weekend protests in Bangkok aimed at toppling the government. (Getty Image...more info>>> Discovered on 12/03/2010 16:01:00 Discovered @ thaiphotoblogs.com
Red Shirts Rally in Samut Prakan
Thailand	The mass red shirt rallies organized to topple the Thai government have now started. Today, red shirts from provinces surrounding Bangkok took part in mini rallies in their local areas. Tomorrow, they will march into Bangkok to be joined by countless thousands of red shirts from every region of Th...more info>>> Discovered on 12/03/2010 16:01:00 Discovered @ thai-blogs.com/
terminal
Japan	Question:What do John Travolta's house and Ibaraki's new international airport have in common?Answer:They've both got one plane parked up outside.Ibaraki Airport, currently operating one flight a day.Wait a minute, Travolta appears to be operating TWICE as many planes!Japan's 98th airport, which cos...more info>>> Discovered on 12/03/2010 16:01:00 Discovered @ anenglishmaninosaka.blogspot.com
Over the Hills and Through the Fields
Thailand	Fish for sale in a Chiang Mai market Readers, we are en route to rural areas. I expect to be far from Internet range for a couple of weeks, which means a brief hiatus in posting. But rest assured, I will return with stories to tell (assuming nothing goes explosively wrong). Meanwhile, don’t f...more info>>> Discovered on 12/03/2010 16:01:00 Discovered @ ramblingspoon.com
Barry Wain's book still held up after 3 months
Malaysia	Australian journalist Barry Wain's book Malaysian Maverick: Mahathir Mohamad in Turbulent Times, has been held up by the authorities in Malaysia for more than three months already without being declared banned. What is wrong with the censors ? Can' t understand English ?...more info>>> Discovered on 12/03/2010 12:01:00 Discovered @ jameswongwingon-online.blogspot.com
Ketsana victims in Attapeu still waiting for aid
Laos	Some victims of tropical storm Ketsana in the southern province of Attapeu appear to have been neglected by aid efforts and are now facing chronic food shortages. The storm hit the three provinces of Xekong, Attapeu and Saravan late last year, displacing many families and wreaking havoc on agricult...more info>>> Discovered on 12/03/2010 10:01:00 Discovered @ laovoices.com
Record Lows for Mekong River
Thailand	A fisherman works on his fish farm on a partially dry reservoir on the Mekong River during a drought affecting the Thai-Lao border area of Wiang Kaen district, Chiang Rai province, north of Bangkok March 11, 2010. Severe drought has hit Southeast Asian countries, parching the region's major river,...more info>>> Discovered on 12/03/2010 08:01:00 Discovered @ thaiphotoblogs.com
Concrete Wabi Sabi: Virgin tetrapods
Japan	I like this photo because without any scale referance one could be looking at something architectural, a stadium maybe.But in fact its just a line of new tetrapods waiting to go in place to "protect" the riverbank.New concrete can have an aesthetic quality, in my opinion.There are tetrapod productio...more info>>> Discovered on 12/03/2010 08:01:00 Discovered @ ojisanjake.blogspot.com
+ Music: Gil Scott-Heron - New York is killing me
Vietnam	It's a new good track...more info>>> Discovered on 12/03/2010 06:01:00 Discovered @ forbiddencities.blogspot.com
Do Pedestrians Have the Right of Way?
Philippines	As I have written many times, traffic is at times brutal here in the Philippines. With the drivers passing in oncoming lanes and motorcycles waving in and out of traffic and even driving on shoulders and sidewalks it is a dangerous place to be a pedestrian. At times, I am surprised that there are so...more info>>> Discovered on 12/03/2010 00:01:00 Discovered @ americanindavao.com
And the Winner of Wang Gang's 'English' is...
China	...Hans Stam! Congratulations Hans and thanks to all of you who participated.  I was pleasantly surprised by the number of submissions that came in and I hope to hold another contest next month, so stay tuned. For the majority of you who won't be getting a free copy of Wang Gang's English in t...more info>>> Discovered on 12/03/2010 00:01:00 Discovered @ farwestchina.com