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• Death Toll in Burma Soars After Cyclone Nargis
I just noticed this and I had no idea this storm was so bad (I've not been following the news for days and you know what it's like in Thailand). I guess it's a reflection of the state of the country that they couldn't cope... and the fact they are...
• Dangerous Animals In Asia
I’ve spent a lot of time in Indochina over the years but I can honestly say that I have only ever seen one snake (I killed it) and one Scorpion (already dead, killed by grandmother of girlfriend) so where are they all?
I was taking a shower last ni...
• Asian wives - Is education a factor?
Education is probably not a factor when you 'decide' to love somebody since you do not decide love in the first place.
But when you decide to marry somebody and live with him/her for the rest of your life, is formal education important for you?
And ...
• Tesco in Thailand - Unstoppable expansion
I've voiced my distaste of Tesco Lotus many times before on this forum. As a British citizen, I don't particularly enjoy coming to Thailand and seeing the same products and merchandising one would find in Hemel Hempstead.
It's interesting to observ...
• INTERPOL: Peadophile wanted in Thailland
INTERPOL seeks public’s help to identify man photographed sexually abusing children
http://www.orientexpat.com/forum/index.php?act=attach&type=post&id=3510
LYON, France – INTERPOL is making a public worldwide request for assistance in identifying a ...
• Age gap in relationships between Western expats and Asian girls
Most relationships I know of between Western expats and Asian girls tend to have a large age difference. Do you think there are problems associated with this? Or do you think that age is just a number and it shouldn't matter? Or do men actually li...
• Why I love Filipinas as lovers and best friends
In my opinion, Filipinas make the best girlfriends, lovers, and friends. Compared to females in the other Asian countries, they aren't as strict, serious, prudish or hung up. Instead, they are more relaxed, carefree, happy-go-lucky, easygoing, pla...
• Asian Ideals On Masculinity
What is the ideal concept of masculinity in Asia, or specific countires such as China, Korea, and Japan? It seems fair to say that it is rather different than the North American concept? Is this true, or just a stereotype?
• Religious freedom ruling hailed in Malaysia
I don't know whether to laugh or cry when I read stories like this.
Religious freedom ruling hailed in Malaysia
Thursday, 8th May 2008. 4:32pm
By: Benedict Giglioti.
CAMPAIGNERS for religious freedom in south-east Asia have been celebrating following ...
• Tell me about girls in Taiwan
I've been checking some logs from the OE friends website (see profiles to the left). One thing I noticed was the sheer volume of pretty girls in Taipei that are registered... there are shed loads of them. Why, I wonder... is there something wrong ...