Korean Sassy Girl Star Jeon Ji Hyun Marries Banker Choi Jun Hyuk
I must admit that I’m in the dark when it comes to the news that Korean actress Jeon Ji Hyun got married to her childhood friend a banker. I will never forget her awesome performance as My Sassy Girl. I hope that her marriage will not hinder her acting career in some way. SEOUL: Korean [...]
Posted in News in Asia | No Comments »North Korea Rocket Launch Failed 2012
As the world trembled at the impeding doom North Korea might cause as they launch their rocket. That got Japan scrambling for anti missile artillery should the rocket pass by their territory. We all held our breathes at the possibility. Well as it turns out their long range missile failed just after a minute. Looking [...]
Posted in News in Asia | No Comments »South Korean Guy arrested after girlfriend dies of suffocation from eating live octopus
A Korean girl chokes on live octopus and dies 16 days after hospitalization. What happened to be an unfortunate accident turns out to be murder. Her boyfriend was accused of killing her by making her eat live octopus. His motive was simple, it’s money. A week before her death, she signed an insurance listing her [...]
Posted in News in Asia | No Comments »Stranded Whale Shark Abused in Oslob Cebu
A whale shark was stranded in the town of Oslob, Cebu. Instead of helping the Whale Shark, the locals grabbed the opportunity to have a snapshots with it. While there’s nothing wrong in having photo ops with the creature, it’s the manner of treating the animal. As seen on this photo, the ignorant girl got [...]
Posted in Philippines | No Comments »Most Expensive Sushi in the World by Filipino
The most expensive sushi in the world was crafted by Angelito Araneta Jr. The sushi is wrapped with gold leaf instead of nori and embellished with pearls and african diamonds on top. The five pieces of sushi costs a total of 91,800 pesos or $1,978.15 USD. To be honest, who would actually eat such sushi? [...]
Posted in Philippines | No Comments »Tibetan Protestor on Fire Jampa Yeshi Dies from Burns
A photo of a tibetan protester named Jampa Yeshi who self-immolated has been spreading on facebook like wildfire (excuse the pun). Some people commented why the photographers choose to take photos instead of helping him. Had I been in the photographer’s place, I wouldn’t resist taking a quick snap also. The bad new was, the [...]
Posted in News in Asia | No Comments »Cambodian Kid Chained to Tree by his father over Online Games
A cambodian father got fed up with his son running off somewhere to play online games. Apparently he decided to punish his son by humiliating him. The 13 year old kid was chained to a pole to teach him a lesson and hopefully discourage him to step foot in an internet cafe. What the father [...]
Posted in News in Asia | No Comments »Vigan – Ilocos Sur, Philippines
Vigan is known for its historical Spanish period houses and cobblestone streets. There’s even a kalesa or horse drawn carriage that’s still roaming the streets. The perfectly preserved Spanish Colonial town makes it a perfect spot for shooting historical movies. In fact it was recognized as Unesco World Heritage site in 1999. Vigan Tourist [...]
Posted in Luzon | No Comments »San Fernando – La Union, Philippines
San Fernando is La Union’s provincial capitol. Aside from the beach resort, it’s also considered as the surfing capital of the Philippine. The surfing season starts from October and ends at March. The town of Bauang which used to house the US airforces’ Wallace Air Station until 1991. San Fernando, La Union Tourist Attractions La [...]
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Lingayen – Pangasinan, Philippines
Lingayen is the provincial capital of Pangasinan which also happened to be a historical site during World War II. This is the site where US troops came to free Luzon in January 1945. General MacArthur indeed kept his promise where he said “I shall return”. Lingayen Tourist Spot Pista’y Dayat – Annual festival in Lingayen [...]
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