Posts Tagged ‘asia’

Cultural perspective: funny toilet sign

If you are used to Western toilets, Asian countries can be a real challenge. Even if you opt for the “safe” choice to ask for a toilet at McDonalds, you’ll often get referred to the …

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Posted by Terya on December 4th, 2008 in asia | No Comments

Crazy things in traffic caught on camera

You think that the grandma going 60km/hr on the highway was nuts? How about using a motorcycle to transport 8 people at once, using sidewalks as “motor-highways” and driving cars that look…

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Posted by Terya on December 2nd, 2008 in East Asia, Malaysia, asia | 1 Comment

Top Ten Favorites to Win Miss World 2008 and the Best Bets of Asia’s 20 Girls

The odds are being established for who is going to win the Miss World 2008 in Johannesburg.
Here are 16 Places to Bet on Miss World 2008, Johannseburg, South Africa.
Kind of reminds me of a horse rac…

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Posted by Bill Belew on November 28th, 2008 in Japan | 24 Comments

What to expect when you go to Asia on business.

So you’re going to Asia for business…but it’s your first time! Firstly congratulations because you’re about to embark on a fabulous journey to a whole new world and secondly …

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Posted by Raziel on October 22nd, 2008 in East Asia, asia, travel | No Comments

Travel to Korea (a really colourful post)

You know when I went down to my travel agent to ask about a holiday to Korea, she told me about Seoul, Incheon, Busan, Sokcho, a couple of more destinations then of course Jeju.
Mt. Deogyusan in winte…

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Posted by Raziel on October 21st, 2008 in East Asia, asia, korea, travel | No Comments

The $700 Billion Man – Neel Kashkari

I remember the television series, $6 million man. Do you?
Neel Kashkari is the $700 billion man.
All eyes are on Kashkari, including the eyes of the markets in Japan.
The DOW is at a four year low. J…

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Posted by Bill Belew on October 6th, 2008 in Japan | No Comments

World Population to Reach 9.2 billion by 2050..held back by Japan, South Korea…

It's no mystery…the population of the world is growing and growing and growing.
The U.N. Population Division predicts the population will increase by 2.5 billion people in the next 43 years…

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Posted by Bill Belew on March 15th, 2007 in Japan | No Comments