The 2008 gala managed to raise 10.35 million Yuan (~USD1.5 million) which will be channelled to the relief work in quake-hit areas in Sichuan province.

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Harper’s Bazaar Charity 2008 in Beijing from YeinJee's Asian Journal

The song is produced by Korean singer-producer JYP in collaboration with Chinese superstar Jackie Chan; participating celebs include Jo Sung-mo, Park Yong-ha, Gan Mi-yeon, Chae Yeon, Kim Yuna, Han Ji-hye, Wonder Girls, Lee Jung-hyun, Kim Dong-wan, Kim Ah-joong, Shin Hye-sung, Kim Tae-hee, Han Hye-jin, Jeon Hye-bin, Jang Nara, Battle, Brown Eyed Girls and J-Lim etc.

I Love Asia – Smile Again MV from YeinJee's Asian Journal

Sharing here a few pictures of the victims catching back to their normal life…

The kid is so cute

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Life goes on for Sichuanese from YeinJee's Asian Journal

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Various artists, Promise MV from YeinJee's Asian Journal

The 8-hour-marathon-concert was initiated by Hong Kong pop star Andy Lau as part of the “Artistes 512″ fund raising campaign, and was participated by artists from China, Hong Kong and Taiwan, including big names like Jackie Chan, Stephen Chow, Leon Lai, Jacky Cheung, Tony Leung, Jay Chou, A-mei, Kelly Chen, Sammi Cheng, Lin Chi Ling, Sun Nan and Ritchie Ren etc.

Hundreds of artists took part in the concert (Image from Xinhuanet)

Fundraising concert raised HK$35mil for quake victims from YeinJee's Asian Journal

Update – Stone apologised on May 28.

Sharon Stone: Sichuan earthquake is karma? from YeinJee's Asian Journal

One of the most talk-about phenomenons is the toad migrations which were spotted at a few places across China… I have shared one of the toad migration stories earlier before I knew about the quake.

While the story I shared happened in Jiangsu, a few thousand kilometres away from the quake zone… a similar mass migration also happened at a village in Mianzhu on May 10, one of the places that are affected by the earthquake.

Did the toads sense something coming, or was it merely coincidence and common natural behaviour like some scientists claimed? I am not sure… there are plenty of rooms for speculations obviously.

The freaky thing is that some of the villagers actually expressed their concerns that the toad migration might be an omen that something disastrous might be coming… unfortunately their concerns came true.

The death toll of the quake has risen to 34,000 at the moment. Again, do help in whatever way you can… every bit counts.

Did the toads predict the China earthquake? from YeinJee's Asian Journal

Chinese premier Wen Jiabao (with the megaphone) is at the disaster zone to coordinate the rescue and relief effort (Image by Xinhuanet)

The death toll is 11921 at the time of writing, and the number is expected to rise as rescue missions are being carried on. The worst hit area is the Beichuan county, about 160 kilometres northeast of the quake epicentre in Wenchuan.

This is the worst earthquake to hit China since the 1976 Tangshan earthquake which claimed around 250,000 lives.

Earthquake hits Sichuan, China from YeinJee's Asian Journal

That’s lots of toads (Image from Yangtse)

Update – this story was first shared before the Sichuan earthquake on May 13. There are speculations that the toads migration was an omen, and the rumours were heated up as a similar toad migration phenomenon was spotted in Mianzhu, one of the quake affected areas, just a couple of days before the disaster.

Personally, I don’t think the toad migrations are related to the quake in anyway, but I can’t be sure… as the world is always full of mysteries. Regardless, what really matters now is to rescue the quake survivals and help them rebuild their homes. Try to help a bit if possible ok?

Toad migration in Jiangsu, China from YeinJee's Asian Journal