A Korean Comedian who speaks Arabic

Wonho Chung is an incredibly funny Korean comedian who speaks fluent Arabic, born in Saudi Arabia to Korean and Vietnamese parents. He is hilarious to watch!

Axis of Evil Comedy tour

CouchSurfing in Singapore getting known to the Media

Sep 22, 2009

Couch surfing catching on 5,090 in Net-based service to host travellers, up from 17 here in 2004

By Jessica Lim

EACH year, Ms Juana Jumat lets about 20 strangers into her home, some from far-flung places such as Estonia, Russia and South Africa.

Wine skin – a travel companion for your wines

Here’s another in my Travel gear wishlist.

Wine Skin is basically a bubble wrapper that allows you to transport wine bottles in your check-in luggage without the fear of it breaking and messing up your other stuff. The bag seals up and prevents any breakages.

Great way for your favorite wines from that hard to find wineries and safely transport it anywhere.

Kiddle on my travel gear wishlist

One of my wishlist on Amazon is  Kiddle – ebook reader. Great for travels and I don’t have to carry massive books around in my already heavy backpack.  Kiddle books are cheaper from usd$9.90 , I can download e- magazines, catch up with all my other readings.

What’s bad about it?

Its electronic, and it needs charging, difficult for me if I am going to a place with unstable and intermittent electrical source.

James Nachtwey on Extreme Drug Resistant Tuberculosis

My favorite photojournalist James Nachtwey was awarded the TED Prize in 2007 given a grant of us$100,000 and ‘One wish To change the world’. (If you have the time, go visit TED talks on their website for some inspiring great ideas on science, business and arts.)

Nachtwey best know for his stark images on humanity took the grant and started the project to highlight on Extreme Drug Resisant Tuberculosis (XDR-TB). Once treatable common disease has mutated through mis-management.

Everyone should be informed and educated that there is a serious concern that it might turn into a pandemic with no cure.

We have forgotten that Tuberculosis once plagued our world only a few decades ago. We have become complacent again, and this disease might be coming back on a pandemic level. XDR-TB arises when a patient with the common TB gets misdiagnosed or not treated. A simple treatment is all that is needed, as usual politics and money gets in the way.

Spread the word and bring attention to everyone at http://www.xdrtb.org/

James Nachtwey’s haunting photos of TB patients were taken from Thailand, Cambodia, India, Siberia, Lesotho brings us to the harsh reality. James Nachtwey’s haunting photos of TB patients were taken from Thailand, Cambodia, India, Siberia, Lesotho brings us to the harsh reality. His social documentary photos are filled with humanity that changes you. While his intentions are not to shock us, it shakes our attention and brings us back to reality, the gritty truth of what is really happening in the world.