The inaugural Anime Festival Asia (AFA) was held last weekend (Nov 22-23) at Suntec International Convention and Exhibition Centre in Singapore. Was planning to travel south for the event but couldn’t make it; had to attend a wedding dinner in the northern Ipoh city instead.
Besides some minor hiccups, AFA08 seems to be a successful one. Sharing some pictures by Singaporean blogger Parka [complete Flickr set with 200+ photos]…
Oppai ga Ippai (おっぱいがいっぱい), literally ‘full of breast’ in Japanese, is a popular children song in Japan (at least in the 80s), singing praise to mama’s breast (milk).
One of the wackiest music videos I’ve ever seen; call me an idiot, but I laughed from the beginning till the end… couldn’t resist, it’s just too funny, cute and weird.
Japanese lyrics and English translation available on Yojinbo.
Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show 2008, one of the world’s most popular fashion events, was held on November 15 at the Fontainebleau Miami Beach.
The 2008 runway featured Usher the musical guests, and top supermodels like Heidi Klum, Adriana Lima, Alessandra Ambrosio, Karolína Kurková, Selita Ebanks, Miranda Kerr, Marisa Miller and Doutzen Kroes etc.
The Victoria’s Secrets Fashion Show 2008 will be aired on CBS (US) on December 3.
Hong Kong’s TVB has released their 2009 calendar images which features the hottest artists from the company. The full size wallpapers (1440×900 and 1680×1050) can be downloaded from TVB website…
January – Linda Chung, Bosco Wong, Raymond Lam and Kate Tsui…
A few more red carpet pics from the 29th Blue Dragon Film Awards which were presented on November 20 at KBS Hall in Seoul… [image from Newsen]
Kim Ha-neul and Kang Ji-hwan
Vogue Nippon magazine has recently revealed the winners of its “Women of the Year 2008″ award. The annual event showcases the outstanding Japanese women of the year in various fields, primarily in the pop culture industry.
The nine winners of Vogue Nippon Women of the Year 2008 are actress Aoi Miyazaki, actress Juri Ueno, comedian Harumi Edo, softball player Yukiko Ueno, Buddhist activist-writer Jakucho Setouchi, singer-writer Mieko Kawakami, talent-idol Suzanne, manga artist Yukari Ichijo and actress Kanako Higuchi…
At least 130 people were killed in a series of synchronised attacks across India’s commercial capital of Mumbai since Wednesday night (Nov 26).
Militants armed with machine-guns and grenades attacked the iconic Taj Mahal Hotel and Oberoi Trident Hotel, as well as the main train station, two hospitals and several other locations. The situation seems to be under control on Friday evening, but the city is still on high alert.
A group calling itself the “Deccan Mujahedeen” claimed responsibility for the attacks, but some Indian officials are pointing fingers at neighbouring Pakistan instead.
Terrorist attacks have occurred frequently in India in recent years; statistics from the Interior Ministry show that a total of 5,011 people were killed between 2002 and 2007. Check this link for some of the major attacks since 2007.
[last updated on Nov 28]
Flickr user Vintage Lulu is sharing her collection of Geisha postcards from late 19th and early 20th century; some of the postcards are reproduction and purchased in Japan while others original period pieces acquired in the UK… [via Neatorama]
I am not sure if geisha is the right word to describe the postcards though… most of those ladies look like ordinary people (including some westerners) wearing traditional Japanese kimonos instead of real geishas. The pics are pretty neat nonetheless.
