Archive for the ‘travel’ Category

The Top10 things to see in and around Kuala Lumpur

One of my friends e-mailed me a while ago. She was going to visit Malaysia and asked for the top-tourist spots around Kuala Lumpur. Her two-month travel had already taken her through Vietnam, Cambodia…

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Posted by Terya on December 6th, 2008 in Malaysia, Uncategorized, asia, travel | 3 Comments

Make a run for the Tokyo fish market!

Tsukiji is the largest fish market in the world
If you would like to have a sneak peak at the way Tokyo trades its fish, you had better hurry up! The highly popular Tsukiji fish market is a top touris…

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Posted by Terya on December 6th, 2008 in All about Japan, Japan, travel | 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

The most Dutch piece of Japan

Nobody in their right mind would expect the following picture to be a scenery image from Japan:

And yet it is. Just like these ones:

Some smart business men must’ve visited the Netherlands duri…

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Posted by Terya on November 18th, 2008 in All about Japan, Japan, travel | No Comments

What’s a Chinese Chinese anyways?

It’s a common misconception that Chinese are a race of people with yellow skin tone, single lid slant eyes, straight black hair and blunt features. But fact of the matter is, that’s just s…

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Posted by Raziel on November 1st, 2008 in asia, china, travel | 1 Comment

Know your Asian Ghosties: Hantu Tengelong (Part 3 of 3)

Why the belief in her is dying out – Raz’ theory
Modernisation doesn’t just ravish nature, it also ravishes culture. As you can see, the Hantu Penanggalan folklore requires the follo…

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Posted by Raziel on October 31st, 2008 in East Asia, Indonesia, Malaysia, asia, philippines, singapore, travel | No Comments

Know your Asian ghostie: Hantu Tengelong (part 2 of 2)

Who was she?
She was once a mortal woman but that all changed when she traded her soul for beauty through the practice of black magic.
What does she want?
The blood of pregnant women. She perches on t…

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Posted by Raziel on October 31st, 2008 in East Asia, Indonesia, Malaysia, asia, philippines, singapore, travel | 3 Comments

Know your Asian ghosties: Hantu Tengelong (Part 1 of 3)

What is it?
Hantu tengelong or Hantu Penanggal is a ghoul from the Malay culture. It is a female creature that is seen flying around with only her head, lungs, stomach and intestines attached. The res…

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Posted by Raziel on October 31st, 2008 in East Asia, Malaysia, asia, travel | 1 Comment

Bacolod Street Dancing Contest 2008

The Bacolod Street Dancing Contest is the highlight of the Bacolod Festival celebrations in the Philippines. This year a total of 22 groups competed in the Barangay Category of the Masskara Streetdanc…

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Posted by Raziel on October 29th, 2008 in East Asia, asia, philippines, travel | No Comments

Bacolod MassKara Festival Philippines

Another Halloween post? Oh please, just because there’s a colourful picture with masks and fancy dressing in it doesn’t make it about ‘Halloween’.
So out of the 4 words: B…

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Posted by Raziel on October 29th, 2008 in East Asia, asia, philippines, travel | 1 Comment