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Earthquakes strike Indonesian coast
Thursday, 19 Aug, 2010 – 13:03 | No Comment
Earthquakes strike Indonesian coast

The U.S. Geological Survey said that a sequence of earthquakes, varying in magnitude from 6.7 to 4.7, struck off the western coast of Indonesia’s Sumatra Island on Sunday.

According to Rustam Pakaya, head of the …

When foreigners think they’re Asian (a controversial post)
Wednesday, 14 Jul, 2010 – 3:32 | 16 Comments

It’s a common thing to find Asians who want to look like Caucasians, but it’s a whole other annoying thing when foreigners think they’re more Asian than the Asians themselves. That’s how they start earning …

Mulan Jameela – Makhluk Tuhan yang paling Sexy
Saturday, 10 Jul, 2010 – 13:15 | 3 Comments
Mulan Jameela – Makhluk Tuhan yang paling Sexy

Meet Mulan Jameela
Mulan Jameela
She’s Indonesia’s own homegrown talent who wowed Asia with her hit song, Makhluk Tuhan Yang Paling Sexy. So to the rest of you who don’t understand Bahasa, what does that song …

Sepak takraw
Wednesday, 16 Jun, 2010 – 1:49 | No Comment
Sepak takraw

Sepaktakraw… Is it an endangered species? The sound that a tropical animal makes? Or maybe a little child’s first attempt to master a keyboard?
None of these, although they will probably sound quite plausible for most …

Beauty Queens, Regal Queens
Tuesday, 11 May, 2010 – 14:18 | 5 Comments
Beauty Queens, Regal Queens

I’ll confess that’s pretty misleading title because there’s no bikini clad women here, but what’s a poor unpopular writer to do when she needs your attention? (Flash you? Uh, no I said unpopular, not desperate.)
Anyways …

A dolled up Asia…world culture collection
Friday, 30 Apr, 2010 – 8:47 | No Comment
A dolled up Asia…world culture collection

I love looking at colourful, detailed pretty pictures…and since none of you have said anything about what you like (although I have my suspicions- naughty, naughty!), I’ll just share what I like.
And today, I love …

Know your Asian Ghosties: Hantu Tengelong (Part 3 of 3)
Thursday, 22 Apr, 2010 – 2:53 | No Comment

Why the belief in her is dying out – Raz’ theory
Modernisation doesn’t just ravish nature, it also ravishes culture. As you can see, the Hantu Penanggalan folklore requires the following to exist:

women and their insatiable …

Woman furious about “Maid agents from hell”
Thursday, 18 Dec, 2008 – 6:00 | One Comment
Woman furious about “Maid agents from hell”

“The Star”, one of Malaysia’s biggest newspapers, had an online article today from a woman who had had 6 maids within 6 months. All of the maids had been contracted through maid agencies and none …

And it is done…
Sunday, 9 Nov, 2008 – 0:00 | No Comment

Despite earlier reports that the execution of the 3 bali bombers might be delayed, the fact is that Indonesian officials went ahead with it.
At midnight, Saturday (8 November 2008) Amrozi, 47, his brother Mukhlas, 48, …

Death takes a rain check
Saturday, 8 Nov, 2008 – 2:04 | No Comment

First it was appeals, then it was religious considerations and now it’s bad weather? The reaper seems to have to quite a bit of a problem claiming the infamous trio of Bali bombers, Imam Samudra, …

Know your Asian ghostie: Hantu Tengelong (part 2 of 2)
Friday, 31 Oct, 2008 – 18:21 | 3 Comments
Know your Asian ghostie: Hantu Tengelong (part 2 of 2)

Who was she?
She was once a mortal woman but that all changed when she traded her soul for beauty through the practice of black magic.
What does she want?
The blood of pregnant women. She perches on …

Ready, set, aim, FIRE!!!- Ever wondered how death by firing squad works?
Saturday, 25 Oct, 2008 – 4:29 | No Comment

That’s it, it’s all set. Come early November, the 3 Bali bombers who have caused so much grief will finally meet their end. The Indonesian authorities have declared that execution will take place in early …

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