TV commercial for Goobne Chicken, featuring Korean pop group SNSD members doing a dance battle (fighting for chicken?) Don’t ask me where the chicken is lol…

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Mickey Mouse celebrates his 80th birthday on Tuesday (Nov 18)…

Picture of Mickey Mouse birthday party at Tokyo Disneyland
Mickey’s birthday party at Tokyo’s Disneyland (Image from Xinhuanet)

An under-construction subway tunnel in Hangzhou, China, collapsed on November 15. Seven people was killed while 14 workers still missing.

Picture of collapsed subway tunnel in Hangzhou, China
A huge crater was created on top of the collapsed tunnel (Image from Xinhuanet)

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“As wide as all the world, great, high, and unbelievably white in the sun…”

This is how Mount Kilimanjaro, Africa’s highest peak (5,895m) was described by Ernest Hemingway in his famous short story “The Snow of Kilimanjaro”.

Kilimanjaro has long famed for its shiny bright snow cap, but United Nations’ Environment Program (UNEP) has warned that the iconic white glacier covers the rooftop might vanish forever in two decades as a result of global warming.

Picture of Mt Kilimanjaro in February 1993 Picture of Mt Kilimanjaro in February 2000
The ice field of Kilimanjaro in Feb 1993 as compared to Feb 2000 (Image from NASA)

There are other reports suggesting that the diminishing snow is not solely caused by global warming, but it’s probably undeniable that human activities are contributing to the shrink one way or the other.

The shrinking snow cap is contributing to the local tourism though… many tourists are flocking to the mountain fearing that they might not have the chance to see the snow of Kilimanjaro in future. Ironically the influx of tourists might hasten the melt.

Domino Day is an annual event organised each year by Dutch TV production company Endemol with one goal in mind… to break the world record for the highest number of toppling domino stones.

Celebrating its 10th anniversary, Domino Day 2008 was held successfully on November 14 with a new world record of 4,345,027 dominoes being toppled…

Utada Hikaru tops Japanese magazine Oricon Style’s annual Favourite Artist Chart for the second year in a row. A total of 20758 votes were cast by the magazine subscribers for the 2008 poll.

The top 20 Oricon favourite artists in 2008 are…

1. Utada Hikaru 2. Kobukuro 3. aiko 4. Mr Children 5. Dreams Come True 6. Southern All Stars 7. Namie Amuro 8. B’z 9. Spitz 10. Arashi 11. Masaharu Fukuyama 12. Kou Shibasaki 13. EXILE 14. Porno Graffiti 15. Ayaka 16. YUI 17. Ken Hirai 18. YUKI 19. Kuwata Keisuke 20. Yuzu

Kindly note that artists in Japanese terms often refers to musicians but not actors.

The 41st Hong Kong TVB Anniversary Awards were presented on November 16, with drama “Moonlight Resonance” dominating the winner list as expected…

Hong Kong artists Ha Yu and Michelle Yim at TVB Awards 2008
Veterans Ha Yu and Michelle Yim with best actor/actress awards (Image from Baidu)

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The 10th Mnet Korean Music Festival (MKMF) was held on Saturday (Nov 15) at Jamsil Olympic Stadium in Seoul.

The talk of the town goes to Lee Hyori and Big Bang’s special stage, where Hyori and TOP shared a little smooches… [more kissing pics on Kbites and K-popped]

Korean stars Lee Hyori and TOP sharing a kiss at MKMF 2008 in Seoul

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