“The Star”, one of Malaysia’s biggest newspapers, had an online article today from a woman who had had 6 maids within 6 months. All of the maids had been contracted through maid agen…
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‘Bacardi-dilemma’ hits Asian youth
A few years ago, there was great concern among politicians in Europe. Teenagers were joining the latest trend en masse: colourful bottles of a drink that went down like lemonade , but actually contain…
READ MOREChinese man begging on his knees for police assistance
It was very interesting to read how the Chinese police handles their service to the community. This picture shows a man who was seen in front of a police station, begging on his knees for their assis…
READ MORE‘Runaway bride’ gets engaged to 10 men, then takes off with their money
Taiwanese supermodel Lin Chi Ling
It was all over the newspapers when a mysterious woman in Penang, Malaysia managed to get 10 men to fall in love with her, ask her to marry them and bestow her with g…
Studying in Japan (part 2)
Japan has seen a huge increase in international students (+54% ) since 1998. And yet, thanks to a declining Japanese population, the odds for first year students to enroll in a Japanese university are…
READ MOREMalaysians vs Bangladeshi
A night market somewhere hidden in Malaysia is thriving. There are over 100 stalls, 10,000 visitors each Sunday and the market is known to sell the cheapest food – even compared to other local m…
READ MOREChinese job market flooded
Any recent graduate knows he/she will have to put in some extra effort to get a job in this time of (looming) recession. But this is especially true for the Chinese graduates, that were literally floo…
READ MOREWhen “business attire” means nothing but lingerie…
It must have been the most unproductive day of the entire year, when a Taiwanese lingerie company encouraged its female employees to come to work in dressed in nothing but camisoles and panties. More …
READ MOREThe gathering of Board Game Geeks in Malaysia
Who said it was just for geeks? Picture by Scrabble Gal
Ha! There it is! The proof that not every young person is a slave of their PSP or Xbox: the third World Youth Scrabble Championship is staged to…
Young bastards welcomed by Japan
Thanks to the ruling of a Supreme High Court in Japan, children that are born from a non-Japanese mother and Japanese father can now apply for Japanese citizenship. It is a surprising move, since Japa…
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