Holy cow! A Japanese bar is selling water, only water… with lots of oxygen.
Kimchi (김치; also known as Gimchi and Kimchee) is a traditional Korean fermented dish made of seasoned vegetables.
The most popular type of kimchi is made with napa cabbage; other varieties include kkakdugi which is a kimchi made with cubed radishes, oh-ee so-bae-gi which is a stuffed cucumber kimchi and kkaennip (깻잎) kimchi with layers of perilla leaves marinated in soy sauce and other spices.
Kimchi has been a Korean cuisine for over 2000 years; it is probably right to say that a Korean meal these days is incomplete without Kimchi. Kimchi is often eaten with rice and other dishes, but over the years Kimchi has developed into various forms of delicacies like Kimchi soup, Kimchi ramen, barbecue Kimchi and Kimchi spring role etc… creativity is the only limit to the reinvention of Kimchi recipe.
An extra bonus for eating Kimchi is its health value; it has been claimed as one of the world healthiest food for its richness in vitamins and healthy bacteria that aids digestion.
Pole dancing has become the latest fad among youngsters in east China’s financial harbour of Shanghai. It is said that the sexy gymnastics can help dancers improve their muscular endurance and coordination. [Crienglish]
Amazing how things are changing rapidly in Asia… a few years back pole dancing was constantly related to strippers, but it’s becoming something trendy now.
Shanghaiist learning pole dance under the guidance of a male teacher
Zhang Huimin (张惠敏), an 8-year-old girl from South China’s Hainan Province is preparing for a south-to-north journey across the country… by running. [Crienglish]
(Image courtesy of Hinews.cn)
Nicknamed “little magic deer”, Zhang has been in spotlight since Jan 2007 when she spent 17 days on an 840-kilometre long run around Hainan Island.
After a kick-off ceremony on July 4, the little runner will take off from Sanya, China’s southernmost city.
She plans to run all the way northwards, through the provinces of Guangdong, Jiangxi, Jiangsu, Anhui, Shandong and Hebei, before finally reaching Beijing. The trip is expected to take 2 months.
The effort came with a price though… as the young kid has to undergo tough training. Many netizens have urged her father, Zhang Jianmin to give up his strict regimen, which they fear would inflict severe pain on the physically immature girl.
[Update Aug 27] Zhang completed her journey.
According to Mainichi, a huge numbers of migratory locusts have invaded the island of the No. 2 runway at Kansai International Airport that is due to open on August 2, prompting an extermination effort.
Kansai International Airport (Kansai Kokusai Kūkō) is an international airport located on an artificial island in the middle of Osaka Bay, off the shore of Sennan district of Osaka, Japan.
I never knew that there are locusts in Japan. The locusts were first noticed in large numbers on June 9, and now it’s estimated that a million locusts are around the new runway on the reclaimed island. On Wednesday the airport workers sprayed chemicals as part of an extermination effort and mowed the grass where the locusts live.
Some wonder if the large number of insects is a sign that the airport will be buzzing with business once the second runway opens… should I call them superstitious or positive thinking?
This video clip is said to be the first ever moving picture film shot in Japan; it was taken in 1897 by French filmmakers using the newly-invented Lumiere camera… [Japanprobe]
Namie Amuro is popular Japanese singer famous for her dancing and hip-pop style of music.
Picture of Namie Amuro
Namie Amuro Profile
Name: Namie Amuro
Japanese name: 安室奈美恵
DOB: September 20, 1977
Birth place: Naha, Okinawa, Japan
Height: 158cm
Blood type: O
Profession: Singer
(Also known as Amuro Namie, ‘Suite Chic’)
Namie Amuro Biography
Namie Amuro was discovered when she was 12 and was enrolled into Okinawa Actor’s School. When she was 14 she was drafted in “Super Monkeys”, a girls group formed with another 4 of her classmates.
Super Monkeys released their debut single in 1992 and achieved decent result; this prompted the girls to leave Okinawa to Tokyo. However, their later ventures were not really successful… they endured some changes before getting notice again in 1995, and Amuro was already the star of the group back then.
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Want some sexy underwear as your cell phone straps? I bet only girls would dare to buy and use it… guys would be seen as pervert if they use it; some weird old man might buy it for personal collection though. [Hat tip to Tokyomango]
