Hoi An is like setting foot inside one of those old Chinese movies. The elements are all there. From the low-tiled roofs to the narrow streets, Hoi An is a picture perfect replica of what ancient Vietnam used to be. The small city is located in the South Central Coast of Vietnam. In the 16th and 17th century, it served as one of the major trading centers in Southeast Asia, attracting a lot of Chinese, Japanese, Indian and even Dutch people.
Now, Hoi An is considered a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Despite being a relatively ...
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Artisans and Kings in Denver
Nov 21 2007
Posted by Jen as Announcements, Lifestyle and Leisure, Travel, Lifestyle Features, Travel Features
Pod hotels are basically tiny hotels designed to be practical, chic and cheap for anyone who is willing to try something new. One of the most popular pod hotels is The Pod ...
Have you ever wondered what it would be like to take a stroll along the English gardens much like the nobility of ye olden times? Imagine flowers growing in every bush and paths designed for leisurely walks. Think about romance in every sculpture and fountain and ladies with full frocks and dainty umbrellas.
Well, you don’t have to keep imagining anymore for right in the Outer Banks of North Carolina is a garden just waiting to be discovered. The Elizabethan Gardens, as it is aptly called, serves as a living memorial to the first English ...
Haunting the Haunted: Windsor Castle, Berkshire (England)
Oct 24 2007
Posted by Jen as Travel, Travel Features
The Lower Ward in the 1840's
Windsor Castle is known to be the largest occupied castle in the world. With its majestic walls dating back as far as the time of William the Conqueror, it should not come as a surprise that this place is crawling with ghosts. And they are not just ordinary ghosts but ghosts of royal blood!
At present, Windsor Castle serves as an official residence of The Queen. With the exception of certain dates, visitors and locals are allowed to enter and visit certain parts of the complex namely: the precincts, the State Apartments, Queen ...
Haunting the Haunted: Rose Hall Great House (Jamaica)
Oct 17 2007
Posted by Jen as Travel, Travel Features
One of the most popular places in Jamaica is the Rose Hall Great House. Its fame comes from the reputation of Annie Palmer, an 18th century woman who was also known as the “White Witch of Rose Hall.” She earned this title because of her vast knowledge in the art of Voodoo and her cruelty with the slaves under her employment—cruelty defined as taking some of the slaves to bed and then killing them, torturing slaves when bored and even murdering her three husbands.
At present, Rose Hall has expanded into different resorts. While ...
Dragsholm Castle has been around in Denmark since the 12th century. It was built by the Bishop of Roskilde and is now currently under the ownership of the Bottger family who acquired it in 1939. Guests will certainly admire the interiors of this castle-hotel and a lot of vacations, business conferences and parties are held here. However, like all old castles, Dragsholm has it's own share of supernatural entities. There are three of them in fact.
The Gray Lady, while not often spotted, is speculated to be the ghost of a maiden who once worked at the ...
The Northern Lights of Finland
Finland has just emerged as the best country in the world in the way it takes care of its environment and people, according to a ranking published last week by the publication Reader’s Digest.
Finland tops a 141-nation list, followed by Iceland, Norway and Sweden, and then Austria, Switzerland, Ireland and Australia.
At the bottom of the list is Ethiopia, preceded ...
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The “Blade Runner”
Wonderful news from CNN…
South African Oscar Pistorius, a double amputee, just won the right to be eligable to compete at this summer’s Olympic Games in Beijing after sport’s highest court backed his appeal against a ban imposed by athletics authorities.
Judging by the photo above, you’d see nothing but determination… running through his life. He’s been […]-
Business and Money
Who Moved My Cheese: The Cliff’s Notes! (Part 2)
This post is a continuation of my Cliff’s Notes for Who Moved My Cheese, the book by Spencer Johnson, M.D. (also the Author of The One Minute Manager). Hope you enjoy my annotations of the rest of the principles!
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Lifestyle and Leisure
Water me please
This is wise living.
I keep picturing this scene from Music and Lyrics where Hugh Grant (playing an 80’s singer Alex Fletcher) hires Drew Barimore (as Sophie Fisher, who plays as plant caretaker) to water his apartment plants. Obviously, Alex doesn’t care less what time his plants are fed and just keeps it for the “girls” so […] -
Entertainment
The devil made Miley do it
If you’re wondering why sexual perversions are happening left and right, front and back and every which way in the world today, why we have such a hideous sexual predator as Austria’s Josef Fritzl, one of the clues is staring at you right now.
Well, it’s not Miley Cyrus’ fault. Definitely not. This 15-year Disney megastar […] -
Travel
A Humble City
Hoi An is like setting foot inside one of those old Chinese movies. The elements are all there. From the low-tiled roofs to the narrow streets, Hoi An is a picture perfect replica of what ancient Vietnam used to be. The small city is located in the South Central Coast of Vietnam. In the 16th […]
Family Life
Praise as good as cash, really
Want to go on a shopping splurge without paying even a single cent?
You can try this: Print a copy of the Yahoo news page linked in this blog. Now, go to the mall, shop till you drop, and then go to the cashier. Tell the cashier, “You take my breath away with your beauty.” As […]From the Editor
Your bucket list
Has been quite some time since my last movie out. I’ve always wanted to see The Bucket List too. Is the film really good? There are some Jack Nicholson movies that I skipped because reviews weren’t really great. I’d make The Bucket List an exception BUT hey, if some of you would say it’s not […]
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