Archive for the ‘Health, fitness and medical’ Category

‘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…

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Posted by Terya on December 17th, 2008 in East Asia, Health, fitness and medical, Malaysia, asia | No Comments

Bizarre myths: drinking snake blood

One of my friends is working for a big IT company in a position that requires him to travel a lot. He is frequently in and out of almost every country in Asia and he never returns without an interesti…

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Posted by Terya on November 24th, 2008 in Health, fitness and medical, asia, travel | 3 Comments

Malaysians no longer allowed to practice Yoga

Huummmm… Have you ever tried a Yoga class? Chances are big you have, as Yoga is quite popular these days. It is promoted as the ultimate way to relax after another hectic day in modern life. With a …

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Posted by Terya on November 23rd, 2008 in East Asia, Health, fitness and medical, Malaysia, asia | 2 Comments

Shimmy, Shake now Gyrate Tuesday presents Belly Dancing

So pole dancing isn’t quite your thing…we completely understand. Some of us like to keep ourselves upright  and our feet firmly planted on the ground. But that doesn’t mean you stil…

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Posted by Raziel on October 28th, 2008 in East Asia, Health, fitness and medical, Malaysia, asia, fashion, singapore, sports | 1 Comment

Shimmy, Shake and now Gyrate Tuesday presents Pole Dancing

Pole dancing is tough muscle straining work to look elegant and dainty, so we at EAF solute the sport and dedicate our Tuesday’s post to them.
Doing that write up on Miss Pole Dance World, inspi…

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Posted by Raziel on October 28th, 2008 in East Asia, Health, fitness and medical, asia, china, sports | No Comments

Miss Pole Dance Japan (Picture and video heavy post)

EAF presents Ms Pole Dance Japan, Reiko Suemune! She’s Japan own pole mistress who won the coveted title of Miss Pole Dance World 2005. Now if you think that’s pretty old, it’s not b…

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Posted by Raziel on October 28th, 2008 in Health, fitness and medical, Japan, asia, sports | 2 Comments

Snap on your robo suit!

Let’s start with a picture:
Robot Suit HAL (Photo credit: cyberdyne)
Now if you’re done laughing, you should know that HAL (Hybrid Assistive Limb) is a state of the art* technology that wi…

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Posted by Raziel on October 20th, 2008 in Health, fitness and medical, Japan, asia, technology | No Comments

Manga on your TP

The Japanese are an inventive lot. If you don’t believe me then just answer this question, “How would you encourage people to go and sit on the ‘throne’ (yes the toilet variety…

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Posted by Raziel on October 17th, 2008 in Health, fitness and medical, Japan, asia | 1 Comment