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Art or scrap?
Sunday, 18 Jul, 2010 – 17:59 | No Comment

We know what we have manholes for and we certainly know why we need them to come covered. But do we really need them to come patterned (in an out of the ordinary more than …

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 …

Bacolod MassKara Festival Philippines
Thursday, 1 Jul, 2010 – 22:01 | One Comment
Bacolod MassKara Festival Philippines

Another Halloween post? Oh please, just because there’s a colourful picture with masks and fancy dressing in it doesn’t make it about ‘Halloween’.
So out of the 4 words: Bacolod + MassKara+ Festival+Philippines, how …

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 …

Bacolod Street Dancing Contest 2008
Friday, 14 May, 2010 – 3:45 | One Comment

The Bacolod Street Dancing Contest is the highlight of the Bacolod Festival celebrations in the Philippines. This year a total of 22 groups competed in the Barangay Category of the Masskara Streetdance Competition while 16 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

Philippines’ Margaret WILSON – Asian Girls at 2007 Miss World Contest in Sanya China -
Thursday, 9 Oct, 2008 – 8:19 | No Comment

Philippines’ Margaret WILSON – Asian Girls at 2007 Miss World Contest in Sanya China.
The 2007 Miss World Contest is happening in Sanya, China on December 1st.
There are 106 countries, regions and territories being represented.
Of course, …

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