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Nepal Earthquake

April 28, 2015 by Yein Jee

The death toll following the earthquake in Nepal has risen to over 4300 and still rising. United Nations says that eight million people have been affected, and over a million need food aid. I’m not a religious person, pray if you wish (no sarcasm meant) but it’s more practical to send donation via relevant bodies.

Filed Under: General Tagged With: Natural disasters, Nepal Blog

Korea to ban young celebs in alcohol ads

April 26, 2015 by Yein Jee

South Korea has passed a bill to restrict people who are younger than 25-years-old from appearing in advertisements for alcoholic beverages.

The bill was proposed when figure skating star Kim Yu-na advertised for a beer in 2012, which created debates on how popular idols could influence young people into drinking, which is becoming a huge concern in Korea.

Koreans do drink a lot. Surprisingly they are not even in the top 20 when it comes to alcohol consumption per capita (data by OECD and WHO)… either the stats are crooked or those countries on top are in serious shit.

The biggest name affected by the news is popular singer IU who’s 21. There used to be more young idols involved (in alcohol commercials) but seems like most beverage companies are self-restraining in this matter for the past couple of years.

Not sure how much this bill could help regardless. Drinking culture in Korea is deeply rooted, youngsters have way too many channels (when they grow up, if not sooner) to get into the habit beside celebrity endorsements.

Filed Under: General Tagged With: Drinks and beverages, Korean commercials, Korean pop culture, South Korea

Indonesia AirAsia flight crashed into sea

December 29, 2014 by Yein Jee

Most of you should have read the news by now, that Indonesia AirAsia Flight 8501 (QZ8501/AWQ8501) had crashed into the Java sea on December 28, with 155 passengers and seven crew on board. [Update] No survivors.

2014 is a terribly sad year for Asian aviation. Malaysia Airlines MH370 is still missing, presumably in the Indian Ocean; MH17 shot down in Ukraine; there’s also TransAsia Airways Flight 222 that crashed into buildings in Taiwan; and now this.

My deepest condolences to the families, may the victims rest in peace.

Filed Under: General Tagged With: Air travel, AirAsia airlines, Human made disasters, Indonesia Blog

Thierry Henry – Top 10 Premier League Goals

December 20, 2014 by Yein Jee

Arsenal FC have released a video of their top ten English Premier League goals from club legend Thierry Henry in the wake of his retirement as a professional player.

Henry played for Monaco, Juventus, Barcelona, New York Red Bulls and spent eight years at Arsenal where he is the club’s all-time record goalscorer. He’s also record goalscorer for France and played a part in their 1998 World Cup triumph.

One of my favourite football players, he’s not only good but oozed elegant on the field, and he scored some really amazing and memorable goals.

Filed Under: General Tagged With: Amazing and cool, Football and soccer, Sports and athletes, Thierry Henry, United Kingdom

RT: 10 Days in North Korea

December 17, 2014 by Yein Jee

A 45-minute documentary about North Korea by RT, a Russian TV network that filmed the footage during their 10-days visit to the mysterious country.

The video shows a mildly positive side of nation, probably truth but definitely not the whole truth. While not being naïve, let’s not be over-skeptical either and learn a bit about the culture and living of North Koreans from the film.

Filed Under: General Tagged With: Asian videos, North Korea

Top 10 London Attractions

November 25, 2014 by Yein Jee

The official London city guide has made a video for the 10 best attractions in the metropolis, including museums, galleries and world heritage sites.

No nature sceneries, and shopping is not recommended lol. Actually, the list is based on official visitor numbers, some places simply don’t have a headcount for that.

Filed Under: General Tagged With: Europe travel, London City, United Kingdom

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