Some general news and info from various sources…
Asia - 10 weirdest Asian stories in 2008 [Weirdasianews]
China - An executive for the dairy firm at the centre of the Chinese tainted milk scandal has pleaded guilty to charges that may incur the death penalty [BBC]
Japan - Video of the lucky bags shopping frenzy on New Year’s Day [Youtube]
South Korea - Opposition lawmakers have scuffled with security guards who tried to end their blockade of parliament in the capital Seoul [BBC]
Thailand - At least 59 people have been killed in a fire in a nightclub in Bangkok on New Year’s Eve [BBC]
UK - A Polish woman has become only the second person to give birth on London’s underground rail network since it opened 146 years ago [Reuters]
USA - Summer Breeze, a Kansas mare, has been recognised by Guinness World Records as having the longest horse tail in the world at 12ft 6in (~3.8m) [Dailymail]
USA - A cool photo of a supercell (stormcloud) in Missouri [Flickr]
[Updated Dec 17] E! Entertainment recently released its “25 Sexiest Men of the World” 2008 list, in which Canadian-Chinese star Edison Chen somehow ranked higher (15th) than Chinese-Japanese actor Takeshi Kaneshiro (20th).
Dingdong Dantes
Well, Edison might be sexier than Takeshi in E!’s point of views (I guess the sex pics might help a bit), but the sexiest Asian title goes to Dingdong Dantes (3th) from the Philippines instead.
Bollywood actor John Abraham is the other Asian celebrity that made the list, and he too was ranked higher than the two Chinese stars at 10th.
This E! sexiest men list is a bit unique as the chosen celebs covered a wide range of different nationalities and ethnicity as compared to most other sexiest/hottest lists which are dominated by Hollywood stars. Arguable… but nice try.
Here are the top 25 sexiest men of the world according to E!…
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Some random stuff about Beijing Olympics…
Bush is happy
US president George W Bush visited the US women’s beach volleyball team on August 9 during their training session. It was a happy visit obviously…
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