Highlight from my Indonesian trip, the Semeru-Bromo-Batok volcanoes, the most unearthly place that I’ve ever been. Had to wake up early in the morning and catch a jeep ride to a mountain-top viewpoint at Mt Penanjakan for the sunrise and breathtaking scenery of the volcanoes and caldera…
Tokyo Girls Collection (TGC) is one of the world’s largest fashion festival, held twice annually in Japan since 2005, and is opened to public with affordable price.
The event showcases real cloths, street fashion and casual brands. The show is streamed live on mobile and internet; people can buy their favourite products on the spot or almost real time online.
Below are some videos from the 2009 Autumn-Winter show on September 5; fashion, girls, or music, it seems fun whichever you preferred…
Random food from my Langkawi holiday in August 2009…
Nasi Pattaya (Pattaya rice) @ Oriental Village
Fried rice wrapped in an omelette, a common dish in Malaysia; in fact pretty common in East Asia with slight variances. The Malaysian version, I assumed, was originated from Thailand with its namesake popular beach-resort-city.
Korea Tourism Organisation is running series of online contests via its Korea 100 Sparkles campaign, with USD30,000 prizes to give away, and opportunities to meet some of the top Korean celebrities.
The big prizes require some creativity and work. Sharing here the easier one… watch the video below, The 5 Most Popular Tourist Destinations in Korea, and leave a comment on Youtube telling which place is your favourite and why.
Main prize is two round trip airline tickets to South Korea; contest ends on November 10. Check out the video even if you are not interested with the opportunity; pretty nice stuff…
Underwater World in Langkawi, Malaysia, is one of the largest marine and fresh water aquaria in South East Asia. Photos from my August 2009 trip…
Leafy seadragon
Former Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi has found himself a new job… as a voice actor for an upcoming live-action Ultraman movie.
The full title of the film is Giant Monster Battle: Ultra Galactic Legend The Movie, to be precise lol.
Koizumi will lend his voice as the Ultraman King, an ancient Legendary Hero in the Ultra family. The film will open in Japan on December 12.
Koizumi is one of the most of popular postwar Prime Ministers in Japan. He retired in 2006, and the political arena has been in chaos ever since. The current PM Yukio Hatoyama, amazingly, is Koizumi’s 4th successor in just over three years.
[via Animenewsnetwork and Japanprobe]
Introducing the prettiest digital clock ever.
Bijin Tokei (literally beauty clock) is a web application with cute Japanese girls showing you the time on your PC, iPhone, gadget, website etc., which refreshed automatically with a new image every minute.
Dinner at Orkid Ria Seafood Restaurant during my Langkawi trip in August 2009. A visit to Langkawi Island wouldn’t be complete without a seafood meal, and we decided to splurge a bit with…
Lobster muahaha!!!
Lobster stir-fried with chilli paste; probably not a wise option, as the strong seasoning was too dominant that it’s hard to taste the original lobster flavour. Nice texture though; freshness at its best…
