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1. Asia's Lotus Lantern Festival Celebrated in Seoul every year 24 Apr - 2 May, is the Lotus Lantern Festival. A spectacular site of lights and creation. Lanterns everywhere, small, big, dragon shaped, elephant sized lanterns ! Monks, old and young take to the street to help celebr...
2. Shih Huang Ti, First Emperor of China | Qin Shi Huang Shih Huang Ti (or Qin Shi Huang Ti) was heir to the throne of Chin, a powerful feudal state in northwest China. On his accession he set about uniting China, annexing the other feudal states with ruthless efficiency, aided by espionage, brib...
3. Crows Zero movie Takashi Miike's Crows Zero was a huge hit in Japan in 2007, raking in over 2.4 billion yen about high school boys beating the crap out of each other is getting sequel. Takashi Miike is again in director's chair and Shun Oguri is reprising his role as...
4. USMC    Semper Fi!  This site is dedicated to all, who have   earned the title, "MARINE", Past, Present, and Future. WE STOLE THE EAGLE FROM THE AIR FORCE, THE ANCHOR FROM THE NAVY AND THE ROPE FROM T...
5. Sakuran - Japanese Movie Sakuran is impressive Japanese movie with Anna Tsuchiya in leading role. Modern, beautiful, easy on the eyes, passionate, and very stimulating it is drawn in bright colors to express the passion and sexuality of the women. Swayed by passion, choosin...
6. Origami Jewelry: Make beautiful accessories out of paper Origami Jewelry is simply that, jewelry created out of folded paper. Who knew, right? I certainly didn't! My first encounter with origami jewelry was in 2004 on a visit to Japan. I was looking for gifts to bring back home when I chanced upon earr...
7. Samaria (Samaritan Girl) - korean teen drama by Kim Ki-Duk Jae-Young is an amateur prostitute who sleeps with men while her best friend Yeo-Jin 'manages' her, fixing dates, taking care of the money and making sure the coast is clear. When Jae-Young falls in love with one of those man she surpresses her feel...
8. Daniel Henney - Actor Daniel Henney (born November 28, 1979) is a Korean American descent model turned actor, a native of Carson City, Michigan, USA who first rose to fame in Asia after starring in series of roles in South Korea films and dramas. In 2009, he landed his...
9. Sukiyaki Western Django Legendary japanese director Takashi Miike presents his remake of classic Sergio Corbucci's spaghetti western Django (1966). A crazy offering even by Miike standards, the deliriously entertaining Sukiyaki Western - Django had camp cult classic stamped...
10. The Good, the Bad, and the Weird Korean filmmaker Kim Jee-woon has created box office hits in Asia with The Foul King (2000), A Tale of Two Sisters (2003) and A Bittersweet Life (2005). This time he would take on the challenge of a new genre: an "Oriental Western". Inspired by Segi...
11. Asian music! You never know if some thing is good or not if you don't try it. This is for all of you who have or haven't heard music from that East. This list of artists are some of my favorite, but there is way more out there you can hear. Lets just say that thi...
12. Empty House ☆ Bin-Jip ☆ 3-Iron ☆ Korean drama by Kim Ki-Duk The silent love affair between a battered wife and a respectful intruder. Words really do get in the way in 3-Iron (Empty House), a strange, poignant South Korean film from Korean director Kim Ki-Duk in which the central character doesn't utter a si...
13. Tsai Lun | Cai Lun The inventor of paper. He lived and served as an official at the Chinese Imperial Court at the Han Dynasty in China at about 1800 years ago. In or about the year 105 A.D., he presented Emperor Han Ho Ti with samples of paper. Chinese records do menti...
14. Satay! Many Westerners think satay is a Thai dish, but in fact it originated in Indonesia and is found everywhere in Malaysia. It is a very inexpensive dish in these countries. Families can make their own satay on a charcoal grill, but more likely they will...
15. The Hidden Blade - Japanese Samurai Movie From director Yamada Yoji (The Twilight Samurai) comes The Hidden Blade (a.k.a. Kakushi Ken Oni no Tsume), another loving depiction of the bygone days of samurai heroism. Nagase Masatoshi (Shark Skin Man & Peach Hip Girl, Pistol Opera) stars as a sam...
16. Petra - The Rose Red City of Jordan Petra is Jordan's most famous tourist attraction. A city hewn by the Nabateans into the rose-colored rock. Learn more about its history, location, current events, with links to related websites, pictures, books, DVDs, posters and other resources. "O...
17. Mantra and Miracles Generically mantra refers to sacred words or syllables used repeatedly in religious and ceremonial rituals. The term "mantra" is derived from Sanskrit man, "mind," and tra, "to deliver." Thus a mantra can be considered to be a linguistic device for d...
18. Twilight Samurai (Tasogare Seibei) movie The first film in Yamada Yoji's acclaimed samurai trilogy, The Twilight Samurai presents a touching cinematic masterpiece about love and agony starring Sanada Hiroyuki (The Last Samurai) and Miyazawa Rie. Yamada Yoji has made every effort to display...
19. Wildlife & Travel Photo Gallery After many years of traveling the world and taking photos, mostly of wildlife and nature and I have published some of them in a Zazzle Gallery. Here is a selection of some of these photographs and links to the associated Zazzle productions; cards and...
20. Ural Mountains -- Border Miles Being of Eastern European descent, I'm naturally curious about all things Eastern European especially the Ural Mountains! What fascinates me about the Urals is referred to as Uralian orogeny. That refers to the long series of geological events t...