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A Legend Iraq President of Asian

noreply@blogger.com (thai-cute-girls) — Fri, 13 Feb 2009 07:53:00 +0000

Saddam Hussein, he is the President of Iraq form 16 July 1979 to 9 April 2003, he is 5th president of Iraq. Saddam was born in a small village of Al-Awja from the Iraqi town of Tikrit at 28 April 1937, his father “Hussein Al-Majid” disappeared before he was born and his entire life child it’s all Sunni Muslim part of Iraq it’s 100 miles north of Baghdad, when he is 13 years old, his brother died of cancer. His mother “Subha Tulfah Al-Mussallat” remarried with Ibrahim Hassan when he is 3 years old, Ibrahim he have been brutal and thief and he send the little boy “Saddam” steal chicken and sheep until his age at ten, and then Saddam move back to Baghdad again by live with his uncle “Khairallah Talfah” Talfah he is confidants for Saddam. When he is 16 years old, his first start attempted to be admitted to the prestigious Baghdad Military Academy.

He joins to the Baatth Party (Baath Arab Socialist Party: Political party and movement in fluencies among Arab communities in the Middle East especially in Syria and Iraq) and he was the one on participated in non-successful coup attempt against the monarchy of King Faisal II. And then he and his group of Baathist support the attempted to assassinate General Abdul Qasim, who that led the Baathist group but the attempted is unsuccessful that make him escapes to Syria and after to Egypt, but after the attempted make him move up to the leadership position in Baathist, he was very active and stronger in coup that make him took place in Iraq.

Four years when he is 20 years old in Egypt
he can finish high school and return to Iraq at 1963 it’s same years the Baathist officers tortured and assassinated General Abdul Qasim, it’s all done by show on Iraqi television, that make Saddam back in this years to join in Baathist again for a position of influence and in this years he was marry with Sajida Tulfah, they have 5 children’s (Uday Hussein, Qusay Hussein, Raghad Hussein, Rana Hussein, Hala Hussein. And all his life he have had 4 wife’s) but 1964 he was in jai 1.6 years by some rightist military officers who opposed the Baathist takeover.

After he been in jai 2 years he become to important leader of Baathist Party, and he became an increasingly powerful by he is the deputy in charge of internal secretary-general of Baathist as name Jihaz Haneen, Jihaz Haneen it’s sever as continuation of him. After powerful he had gain Iraq in the war with the neighbors “Iran”, this war continues to 8 years from 1980-1988 by the United States support the money, weapons and many thing to Iraq that make man die hundreds to thousand and many more, Soviets had support Iran in this war, and this war make many wars happen follow them.

After 8 years wars with Iran that make Iraq have debt with many countries, only one product that Iraq can make its Oil, then he try to urged the Kuwaitis to forgive the debt accumulated in the war but Kuwaitis refused that money, then he try to pushed oil-exporting countries to dispute oil price by cutting back oil production and he also try to ask the land back from Kuwaitis, he said Kuwaitis try to offer the boundary in Iraq at Rumailah oilfield about 4 km when Iraq had wars with Iran and try to rend the island for when they sales oil by this way and not pass to Saudi Arabia and Turkey, then he was complain about dispute oil price with The U.S State Department for year, that make Iraq in to the wars again. After Iraq-Kuwait, Kuwait become to the part of Iraq but in 1991 the U.A let alliance organized by George Bush ran Saddam Hussein out of Kuwait, Kuwait come back to freedom again by help from The United States.

Concluding of his life
March of 2003 he disappear from Iraq but U.S forces captured him, December 14, 2003, the U.S administrator in Iraq said they found Saddam Hussein in spider hole that not too far from Trikit, when the day they met him, his face full with beard and have a long hairs, with two AK-47 machine guns, $750,000 cash in $100 bills, briefcase of documents and the white and orange taxi that was park near the compound after him hiding. November 5, 2006, by the Iraq special tribunal has finally sentenced the deposed President Saddam Hussein to death by on next December 30, 2006. Day of Death in the morning December 30, 2006 was executed by hanging him in Baghdad.

Traditional Weddings of Northern Thailand and Asian Dating

noreply@blogger.com (thai-cute-girls) — Wed, 04 Feb 2009 06:40:00 +0000

Traditional Weddings of Northern Thailand

Ancient Asian marriage and dating traditions vary from culture to culture but many similarities remain the same when it comes to courtship of ones daughter.

In ancient times, dating in Thailand was not as easy like it is today. Before we did not have Internet, telephones, mobiles to help make you’re dating easy. When a man liked some girl, he would try to talk to that girl by going to visit her at her home in the evening. Some times the men would walk; some take a bicycle or motorbike if that man was rich.

When he arrives at her home, first he would meet, not the girl, but he would meet her parents. The parents would then ask the young man about his life, his work, who are you, who his parents and where is his home.

They would want to know many things about the young man who was about to date their lovely daughter. After all the questioning if the parent liked the young man they would let the daughter come out of her room to talk to him, but the parents would stay close to the daughter when she has conversation with him.

Some parents would not ask questions of the man who liked their daughter, but they would stay in same the room, close to where the guy and girl talked. When the parents did not like the man, they would send a signal by coughing or dropping something in the floor for make some noise, that would mean the parents disapproved and time for the girl to end the conversation.

The parents are absolutely very important and they have a lot of power for girls when choosing someone for her life. If the parents do not like him, that means you can’t marry with him. On the other hand, some parents like a man because of many reason such as they know his parents or prearranged marriages where the girl and boy have been engaged before they were born etc… and the girl does not like him but still has to marry with him.

The Thai Engagement

In the past the engagement was quite simple, no need of a ring, no need to have lots of money, no need for a big house. The parents or the person that respect the couple meet and talk and come to an agreement and approval of the engagement was all that was required. Some family, from the mans side can give some money to the girls parent it’s OK, some parents they will keep that money when they are engaged until the couple are married then the parents will give back that money back to couple, for the newly married couple to use for investment of their life together.

Why give money or gold to the girls parents? Many misunderstand this and they don’t know about Thai people, and ask many time. “The money or the gold that they give to the girls parents means “Thank you” for the parents who give that girl to him. Who ever take care of that girl when she is born till the time she marries and has her own family, we call this money and gold “Sinsod Tongmun” or in western culture would be known as a dowry.

Thai traditional Wedding

In ancient Siam lord and lady of the day where elephants, monks and classical dancers in full costume took part of a local wedding ceremony so richly steeped in ancient traditions and culture. Today however the normal weddings are a little different.

Thailand weddings consists of 4 parts, every part have there own traditional but not much different, even one part they still have a different traditional. Some provinces at North which part of Thailand, there have a simple tradition wedding.

Choosing the Date

The couples have to choose the day for marriage, maybe they consulted to see if the stars are compatible or ask from someone who knows about horoscope to choose the best possible day so the marriage is blessed.

Sending out Invitations

After choosing the day for marriage the couple then has to invite the elder people that they are respect, there relatives, neighbors, friends, and chose friends of the groom all of which will join in the celebration of the wedding.

Choosing the place for the Wedding

Some Thai people, when they have a wedding, they chose the girls house for traditional and they will prepare everything before the day wedding at place they choose, they design what they want, how the look by them self, day for prepare will have relatives, friend, neighbor to help. But now many couple they change to traditional wedding at hotel, they don’t have to prepare everything by themselves just tell who ever at the hotel take care of the wedding about how they want, what the wedding look like, how many people they invite, what kind of foods they want and etc..

Day wedding

In the morning at place that have the traditional wedding, many people will prepare food, stuff for traditional that will happen in the evening. In the afternoon the girl who will marry will prepare herself for the wedding in the evening. Some of the bride’s girl friends will help her to groom and fix her hair. In the evening before the sun has gone down, the man who will marry or the groom will come to her house, but before he will arrive to her house he must have a tradition that we call “Khan Maak Procession”. Khan Maak Procession typically starts from the mans house but sometimes if the man lives far from girl house then they will start from some location that is not to far from the girls house. The procession is a lot of fun, they will have music playing for the tradition and who ever comes with the procession will dance before they arrive to the house of the wedding. But sometimes before they are arrive at the wedding house the guys relatives will hide he somewhere and the guys relatives will let the girl find him, it’s more fun.

Once the procession arrives at the house of wedding, the girl’s relatives will have the gates closed and bound with a silver belt and a gold belt. The relatives will stand and hold the gate closed and man or groom must try to open the gate and who ever stands there will be asking him is he has enough money for marry the girl or not, joking with him and after they will ask for look the money, gold, gift or etc… After he gives some money, some gift for thanks to whoever is at the gate, they will let him go inside the wedding house and then the girl will clean his feet with water at the first step of the stairs. (A long time ago every house at my place they would have the water at the first step of the stairs for clean feet before entering the home.) The traditional wedding couple will kneel in front the elders that they respect or the couples parents and they will put the chain, made from a crochet ball, on his head to her head (The crochet ball that they put on Thai call “Sai Mongkhon” and they will put sai mongkhon only one time by old people they respect) after this they will have the old man for auspicious and blessing them.

Then they will bind the couple from his hand to her hand with sai mongkhon. The binding of the couple hands is done by the older people they respect or the couples parents and next is the relatives by generations to generations but the relatives who are younger than the couple they will not bind them. During this time of binding the hands, some guests will offer foods to everyone and all pass and express their congratulation to couple.
The last tradition the elders or the couples parents sends the couple to the bed room or Thai call it “Kaow Hoe”, this tradition will use the same place by renewing the girls bed room, they will put money, flowers on the bed.

In the bed room they will choose the older couples whoever has stayed a long time till they have grown old together or some choose the older couples that have many children and they will sit on the bed waiting for the new couple and they will bless new couple. The elders or the couple’s parents will give blessings to the couple again that they have many children and they stay together a long time until they get old together and after they are all will leave the new couple alone to stay in the room. (Why they choose some old couple to stay till they are get old together or the old couple that they have many children’s it’s because meaning to the new couple to do the same thing in the future.)

Foreign people from many place such as The United States, United Kin gdom, France, Germany, Australia and some from African know about Traditional Thai Weddings. Some still try to have the wedding like Thai people do, as we seen from the TV News, wedding on the elephant, weddings under the water. They will also choose some nice island like Samui Island, Kradan Island or Tao Island for a day wedding.

10 good Asian foods you should have in your refrigerator

noreply@blogger.com (Snow white) — Thu, 29 Jan 2009 16:30:00 +0000

What are they, those 10 good Asian foods which you should have in your refrigerator ?

Girls Please read me ;

Drinking water , since water is the most important thing for survive .It help our metabolism to be good and normal . It help us to have good blood system and good heart . We will be strong and have good health and have good system of passing urine and defecation . Water will help Asian girls to have beautiful skin too :) . We should drink room temperature water , it is suitable for our health.

Vegetable , since we need vitamins and minerals. Vegetables are high value food for vitamin and mineral sources and are high in fiber to help about defecation system .

Egg , there are both protein and essential 9 amino acids. Eggs are a source of vitamins and minerals too, such as Vitamin A , B , D and E and Selenium and Iodine. The Egg has a little bit Cholesterol only 230 mg. / 1 egg has less cholesterol than butter , flour , sugar and meat with fat.

Milk , all kinds of milk (cow , soy or yogurt ) because all of them have essential nutrition . Milk from cows will have more essential amino acids than milk from soy.

Fish , protein from fish has low fat, easy to digest and has Omega 3 acid which has DHA and EPA. DHA will be useful for brain , nerves and retina. EPA will help to control cholesterol and reduce Triglyceride.

Sour fruits , sour fruits such as orange , mango , guava have high vitamin C (less sugar than sweet fruits too) . Vitamin C will help to anti radical, help to look young.

Yogurt , there are many vitamins in yogurt such as vitamin A, B1 , B2 , B3 , B6 , B12 , D and E . There is essential acid which help to absorb protein , calcium and iron into body . And help in digestion system , defecation system ,reduce cholesterol and to have beautiful skin .Natural yogurt which have low sugar is the best yogurt for health .

Apple , there are many essential nutrition such as beta carotene and vitamin. And there are high fiber in apple which help to clean intestine. It is better to eat apple with its peel.

Nut , it is a good source of protein same as meat. It is good if you would like to cook vegetarian food and use nut for protein. And there are many kinds of vitamins in nut which is useful for hair , skin and blood pressure . Unsaturated fat in nut will help to reduce cholesterol.

Cereal , kind of corn , millet , sesame , sorghum etc. There are carbohydrates which take time to be digested , it is better than sugar if you would like to control sugar.

Nepal Trekking Adventure

noreply@blogger.com (thai-cute-girls) — Tue, 27 Jan 2009 04:51:00 +0000

Although Nepal is not one of the most sought after destinations when it comes to Asian Travel it has a very deverse and exciting place to visit.
Nepal is a landlocked Himalayan country in South of Asia situated between North of China and South of India. At least 9,000 years Neolithic tools indicate about Himalayan, the people have been living there and after appears that people are live in Nepal about 2,500 years ago. Nepal's history is closely related to its geographical location, separating the fertile plains of India from the desert-like plateau of Tibet. Its position between Indian and China meant the country was able at times to play the role of intermediary - a canny trader between two great powers - while at other times it faced the threat of invasion. In the Himalayan zone, the people are Mongolian of Tibetan descent. They are know as bhote in Nepali. In the east of the midlands zone, one find Kirati people known as Rai, Limbu groups. They speak Tibeto-Burman Language.

Nepal is commonly divided into three physio graphic areas: the Mountain, Hill, and Terai Regions (Low-land occupies about 17% land area of the country). They are a potpourri of ethnic groups and sub-groups who speak over 70 languages. Nepal is roughly the same size as the State of Michigan in the United States of America and boasts eight of world's 10 highest peaks, including Mount Everest - the world’s tallest peak.

Himalayan Trekking

"Abode of snow" or the Himalayan it’s extends over 2,400 kms as a vast south-facing area between the Indus and Brahmaputra rivers with Nanga Parbat and Namcha Barwa. At places, they are covered with snow and may have crevasses. Nepal is a good place for visitor to trekking with a full beauty nature, cultural, easy walking, climb of the snow peaks. First trekking in Nepal introduced by Colonel Jimmy Roberts and Sherpa Sen Tenzing on May 20, 1953. Nepalese trekking much more easier trekking in New Zealand hills with their own pack.

Trekking Means

"Trekking" the meaning, to many thing it’s depend on who uses the word. In Europe, it means hike in the mountains hut-to-hut or day hiking. In Asia, it means hiking with a day pack and use porters to carry your camping gear. In the United States, trekking has come to mean rugged walk, from day hiking to multi-day trips with an adventure travel emphasis, wildlife watching, photo excursions. Some people believe trekking in the Himalayas is a climbing trip where they have to negotiate rocky cliffs, thick jungles and uncharted routes and is more enjoyable than climbing the peaks and offers spectacular scenic beauty.

Hong Kong Island

noreply@blogger.com (thai-cute-girls) — Sat, 24 Jan 2009 05:48:00 +0000

Predictable taxation, Free Trade and Free Market, many kinds of business know about the meaning of these words, if who wants to build business in Asia, they must know this countries name “Hong Kong”. Business bring many people from every where in this world such as USA, Canada,United Kindom, Taiwan, Thailand etc... come to Hong Kong Island. Hong Kong is at South-Eastern tip of China, and is in a very good position of East Asia it’s make Hong Kong have value of imports and exports but the product is not made inside Hong Kong, especially in Mainland China.

Hong Kong

has become a world-class financial, trading, business center and a great world city for business, there they are advocates and practice free trade, free liberal investment. People in Hong Kong they speak Chinese and English for contact with people from Mainland and population of Hong Kong as far as race, is no different than that of mainland China that are present.

Hong Kong Food

The preferred choice is Chinese food although it will never stay the same, as far as menu, but the basic methods still remain similar to the processes that were practiced in prehistoric time as it is today. Any ways when who ever visits Hong Kong the first menu they will order it’s Dim sum.

Shoping places

Women - we know the nature of women, they love to make herself looking good all the time, they love pets, they like the flower, they like gossip, they like fashion and one thing many women they really like “SHOPPING” they can go out for shopping everyday with her friends, then Hong Kong, Kowloon, new Territories featuring and Ladies street is a “Shops Paradise” for women.

Hong Kong has so many places for shopping but the hot places for shopping in Hong Kong are at North Point, Admiralty and Causeway Bay in Hong Kong Island and Tsim Sha Tsui, Yau Ma Tei, Jordan and Mong Kok in Kowloon together with Sheung Wan, an epitome of Hong Kong's unique culture.

Tian Tan Buddha

A trip is not complete with Hong Kong island if we do not talk about “Tian Tan Buddha”. Tian Tan Buddha it’s the world's largest seated bronze Buddha at Ngong Ping on Lantau Island which is part of Hong Kong. It is one of the five largest Buddha statues in China and also called the "Big Buddha". When the statue of Tian Tan buddha was complete it’s very distinguished for the people around the world to visit the big Buddha at Hong Kong island such as from Mainland China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Japan, Thailand, Korea, Malaysia, Singapore, Sri Lanka, and the United States.

Asian Travel to the Great Wall of China

noreply@blogger.com (Snow white) — Fri, 23 Jan 2009 13:51:00 +0000

One of the most famous tourist attractions for Asian travel is The Great Wall of China. The majestic Great Wall was built with wisdom, dedication, blood, sweat and tears. It has been estimated that somewhere in the range of 2 to 3 million Chinese died as part of the centuries-long project of building the wall. The construction of the Great wall had never ceased for nearly all the Chinese fuadal dynasties. The smaller and less powerful dynasties of North Wei, North Qi, East Wei and North Zhou all spent a lot on the Great Wall. Few cultures today have lasting landmarks of their rich cultural heritage and powerful past, and even fewer have a landmark so large. 2000 years ago, the Chinese built a functional landmark that still stands today in all of its splendor.

The Great Wall of China is a series of stone and earthen fortifications in China, built, rebuilt, and maintained between the 5th century BC and the 16th century to protect the northern borders of the Chinese Empire from Xiongnu attacks during the rule of successive dynasty's. Several walls, referred to as the Great Wall of China, were built since the 5th century BC. One of the most famous is the wall built between 220–206 BC by the first Emperor of China, Qin Shi Huang; little of it remains; it was much farther north than the current wall, which was built during the Ming Dynasty.

The Great Wall stretches over approximately 6,400 km (4,000 miles) from Shanhaiguan in the east to Lop Nur in the west, along an arc that roughly delineates the southern edge of Inner Mongolia , but stretches to over 6,700 km (4,160 miles) in total. At its peak, the Ming Wall was guarded by more than one million men.

The Great Wall is not just a wall. Other defensive works such as forts, passes and beacon towers were built along the Wall to house auxiliary soldiers, store grain and weapons, and transmit military information. As a product of the clashes between agricultural and nomadic economies, the Great Wall provided protection to the economic development and Asian cultural progress, safeguarded the trading routes such as the Silk Road, and secured transmission of information and transportation.

While some portions north of Beijing and near tourist centers have been preserved and even reconstructed, in many locations the Wall is in disrepair. Those parts might serve as a village playground or a source of stones to rebuild houses and roads. Sections of the Wall are also prone to graffiti and vandalism.
Parts have been destroyed because the Wall is in the way of construction. No comprehensive survey of the wall has been carried out, so it is not possible to say how much of it survives, especially in remote areas. Intact or repaired portions of the Wall near developed tourist areas are often frequented by sellers of tourist kitsch.

Through Western contact with China from the 17th through 20th centuries, the legend of the Great Wall of China grew along with tourism to the wall. Restoration and rebuilding took place in the 20th century and in 1987 the Great Wall of China was made a World Heritage Site. Today, a portion of the Great Wall of China about 50 miles (80 km) from Beijing receives thousands of tourists each day from USA, Europe, Asia, Africa, Latin America and Australia.

Erosion from sandstorms is a problem to this Great wall such as more than 60 kilometres (37 mi) of the wall in Gansu province may disappear in the next 20 years. In places, the height of the wall has been reduced from more than five meters (16.4 ft) to less than two meters. The square lookout towers that characterize the most famous images of the wall have disappeared completely. Many western sections of the wall are constructed from mud, rather than brick and stone, and thus are more susceptible to erosion.

Cambodia Ankor wat

noreply@blogger.com (Snow white) — Wed, 21 Jan 2009 13:04:00 +0000

Angkor Wat (or Angkor Vat) , is a temple complex at Ankor, Cambodia, built for the king Suryavarman II in the early 12th century as his state temple and capital city. Angkor Wat lies 5.5 km north of the modern town of Siem Reap, and a short distance south and slightly east of the previous capital, which was centred on the Baphuon. It is in an area of Cambodia where there is an important group of ancient structures. It is the southernmost of Angkor's main sites.

As the best-preserved temple at the site, it is the only one to have remained a significant religious centre since its foundation—first Hindu, dedicated to Vishnu, then Buddhist. The temple is the epitome of the high classical style of Khmer architecture. It has become a symbol of Cambodia, appearing on its national flag, and it is the country's prime attraction for visitors.

Angkor Wat combines two basic plans of Khmer temple architecture : the temple mountain and the later galleried temple, based on early South Indian architecture, with key features such as the Jagati. It is designed to represent Mount Meru, home of the desva in Hindu mythology: within a moat and an outer wall 3.6 kilometres (2.2 mi) long are three rectangular galleries, each raised above the next. At the centre of the temple stands a quincunx of towers.

Unlike most Asian Angkorian temples, Angkor Wat is oriented to the west; scholars are divided as to the significance of this. The temple is admired for the grandeur and harmony of the architecture , its extensive bas-reliefs and for the numerous devatas (guardian spirits) adorning its walls.

The modern name, Angkor Wat, in use by the 16th century, means "City Temple": Angkor is a vernacular form of the word nokor which comes from the Sanskrit word nagara (capital), while wat is the Khmer word for temple. Prior to this time the temple was known as Preah Pisnulok, after the posthumous title of its founder, Suryavarman II.

Angkor Wat has become a major tourist destination for visitors from Europe, USA, Australia and various parts of Asia. It is attractive place for Asian Travel and Asian Culture. In 2004 and 2005, there are about 561,000 and 677,000 foreign visitors arrived in Siem Reap province, approximately 50% of all foreign tourists in Cambodia for both years.Increasing of tourists has so far caused relatively little damage, other than some graffiti; ropes and wooden steps have been introduced to protect the bas-reliefs and floors, respectively. Tourism has also provided some additional funds for maintenance and almost of work is carried out by foreign government-sponsored teams more than by the Cambodian authorities.

Travel In Maldives

noreply@blogger.com (thai-cute-girls) — Wed, 21 Jan 2009 07:37:00 +0000

Blue ocean, clear white sands that make many people think about Beach, Island. Maldive or many people know as name Maldives or “the paradise on earth”, 99% of Maldives is all over with ocean and rich with nature. Maldives has 1190 islands include of this name but only 201 island that are inhabited and the history for this island goes back over three thousand years.

In 1960s A United Nations mission on development which visited the Maldive Islands did not recommend tourism, claiming that the islands were not suitable. Maldives first resort opened in February 1972 and the first group tourist visited Maldives Island and spent about 12 days in this country at Male’. Maldives today has more than 600,000 tourists each year from all over the world such as Europe, Asia, Africa, USA and from the middle East. The people in Maldives are friendly and they live a simple life.

Maldives is a good place to visit relax and enjoy water sport such as swimming, fishing, scuba diving, water-ski, windsurfing and watching the Shark, it’s activities that many tourists are interested to do when they visit Maldives.

Sharks of Maldives
Over 26 species of sharks can be found in Maldives Island but only 3 species of spotted sharks.

Whale Shark

Whale Shark is being rare and endangered and they are is a protected species in Maldives. Whale has dark gray skin and has distinctive light-yellow markings on skin and they are the biggest shark and the biggest fish.

Tiger Shark or Galeocerdo cuvier

Tiger Shark is the most dangerous of sharks or extremely dangerous, there skin can be typically range from blue to light green with white or light yellow underbelly.

Hammerhead Shark

Hammerhead Shark they are gray-brown and off-white belly. Head is indented at the center of the “hammer” which is almost rectangular in shape, they are in the warm and relatively warm water.

Japanese Sakura (Cherry Blossom) 桜　花見

noreply@blogger.com (Snow white) — Tue, 20 Jan 2009 05:09:00 +0000

Sakura is (Japanese) for Cherry trees and their blossoms, in English. Japanese kanji : 桜 or 櫻; katakana: サクラ; hiragana: さくら. Cherry fruit is known in Japan as sakuranbo. In English, "sakura" is equivalent to the Japanese flowering cherry and their blossom and they are called 'Cherry Blossom".

The fleeting beauty of the cherry blossoms is symbolic to the Japanese. They liken the petals to the life of the samurai – a brief explosion of colour, bright for the duration of their short life, before they wither and die. They represent the brevity of life and the frailty of existence, and this is celebrated by getting roaring drunk on copious amounts of saké.

Cherry blossoms, or sakura, have captured the imagination of the Japanese and appear frequently in everyday life. There is a Sakura Bank, and when naming a child, the Japanese often incorporate the character for sakura in the name. The word itself even serves as a not-uncommon girl's name.

The cherry tree motif graces the back of 100 yen coins, and the first song many Japanese children learn is called “Sakura, sakura”.

The most popular variety of sakura in Japan is the Somei Yoshino. Its flowers are nearly pure white, tinged with the palest pink, especially near the stem. They bloom and usually fall within a week, before the leaves come out. Therefore, the trees look nearly white from top to bottom. The variety takes its name from the village of Somei.

Japan gave 3,020 sakura trees as a gift to the United States in 1912 to celebrate the nations' then-growing friendship. These trees were planted in Sakura Park in Manhattan and famously line the shore of the Tidal Basin in Washington, D.C. (see West Potomac Park), and the gift was renewed with another 3,800 trees in 1965. The sakura trees continue to be a popular tourist attraction (and the subject of the annual National Cherry Blossom Festival) when they reach full bloom in early spring.

Cherry blossoms are also a major tourist attraction in Germany's Altes Land orchard region, Western Philippines, Palawan, serves as home to an endemic Palawan Cherry Blossoms and Vancouver, BC is famous for its thousands of cherry blossom trees lining many streets and in many parks, including Queen Elizabeth Park and Stanley Park.

Chinese Foods

noreply@blogger.com (thai-cute-girls) — Mon, 19 Jan 2009 08:21:00 +0000

If you want to talk about Chinese Foods, it is not easy to be brief because there are more than 50 cultures inside the mainland of China and there are many different types of food in China that can be categorized roughly by four regions, and they are different dining styles.
Chinese used to have their dinner together with all the family members sitting around a table and each person will have one set of dining tools in front of them, including two bowls, one for rice and another for soup, one pair of chopsticks and one plate for meat / vegetables.

Chinese diners never pick up rice from the bowl but will handle the bowl towards their lips, then poke the rice into their mouths by the chopsticks. In areas with strong Western influences, such as Hong Kong, diners are provided individually with a heavy metal spoon for this purpose. Chinese foods are not popular to use herbs and spices.
The art of cooking Chinese food can include dishes and food preparation techniques which are difficult to develop and may require the expertise of a chef with lots of experience.

Doufu (Mapo Daofu : Pockmark Woman's Bean Curd)

Doufu is the most popular food in Chinese Society. And Doufu is a main food in a faming family. Mapo Daofu is a popular Chinese dish from the Sichuan (Szechuan) province.

Mantou (Steamed bun in China)

Mantou made with milled wheat flour, water and leavening agents, they are similar in nutrition and eating qualities to the white bread of the West. Mantoa is kind of steamed bun in China or we know as name Chinese Steamed bun. It’s typical eat as staple in Northern parts of China. A popular story in China about Mantou actually originated from the meaning “barbarian’s head". Zhu Geliang of Shu State led his army back home. He encountered a swift-flowing river which defied their every effort to cross it. The local people told him he must throw fifty barbarian heads into the river to please the River. But Zhu, he didn't want to have anymore bloodshed for he had already killed many people. He came up with an idea, he asked a cook to make the buns in the shape of human heads and throw them into the river and the river had been fooled and then they were able to cross the river and go back home.

Dim Sum

Dim Sum is the most famous food in world-wide. Dim sum is inextricably linked to the Chinese tradition of "yum cha" or drinking tea. Dim Sum is best explained as a breakfast/lunch meal of small, individual prepared dishes that are usually ordered off carts that are pushed through the dining room. It is a Guangdong Style snack which served as light meal. Chinese people they are happy to eat Dim sum drinking tea in the afternoon and relaxing conversation.

Lobster

Lobster is the famous style seafood in Hong Kong. Some difference from the traditional western chef's style. Lobsters are invertebrates are found all over the world. They have a hard protective exoskeleton. A long time ago, lobsters were so plentiful that Native Americans used them to fertilize their fields and to bait their hooks for fishing. In colonial times, lobsters were considered poverty food. Maine Lobster has been harvested along the Maine coast for generations, but it was not always the highly-esteemed seafood that it is now.

Now Chinese food is widespread in many other parts of the world, from Asia to the America, Australia, Western Europe and Southern Africa but they know only few Chinese foods from some restaurant and tease is difference depends on climate.

Russian - Anna Kournikova

noreply@blogger.com (Snow white) — Sun, 18 Jan 2009 07:57:00 +0000

Anna Sergeyevna Kournikova or Anna Kournikova is Semi-retired Russi a n professional tennis player and model. Kournikova was born on June 7th 1981 in Moscow of Russia. Her celebrity status made her one of the famous tennis player worldwide and she is famous for Internet search engine Google. Her images are famous for fans to search and look. She is beautiful and sexy. She has both girl and men fans. Kournikova's major-league tennis career has been curtail for the past several years by serious back and spinal problems and her professional tennis player career maybe ended because of these problems.

She has at times been the world's number one-ranked player in double. With Matina Hingis as her partner, she won Grand Slam titles in Australia in 1999 and 2002. Her success in single is reaching #8 in the world in 2000. Kournikova was born in Moscow in the former Soviet Union to Alla and Sergei Kournikova.

She and her mother emigrated to the United States and currently she lives in her $5 million home on Sunset Island Miami Beach, Florida and plays in occasional exhibitions and doubles for the St. Louis Aces of World Team Tennis.

Anna Kournikova has not played on the WTA Tour since 2003, but she still plays exhibition matches for charitable causes. In September 2008, she showed up for the 2008 Nautica Triathlon held at Zuma Beach in Malibu. The Race raised funds for children's Hospital Los Angeles.

She won that race for woman K-Swiss team. On October 12, 2008, Anna Kournikova played one exhibition match for annual charity event, raised more than $400,000 for the Elton John AIDS Foundation and Atlanta AIDS Partnership Fund. She played doubles with Andy Roddick. She stated in Elle magazine's July 2005 issue that if she 100% fit, she would like to come back and compete again .

Anna Kournikova holds her racket in right hand but uses 2 hands when she play backhand shots. She is a good player at the net and can hit forceful ground strokes and also drop shots. Anna Kournikova's favorite movie is Pretty Woman and television series Desperate Housewives.She also loves the music of Enrique Iglesias , Elton John , Sade and Gwen Stefani. Her favorite color is black. In 2002 she also placed first in FHM's 100 Sexiest Women in the World in U.S. and UK editions.

Kournikova started dating with pop star Enrique Iglesias in late 2001, and rumors that they had secretly married appeared in 2003 and again in 2005. Kournikova has consistently refused by herself to directly confirm or deny rumors about the status of her personal relationships. But, in May 2007, Enrique Iglesias was (mistakenly, as he would clarify later) quoted in the New York Sun that he had no intention to marry Anna and settle down because they had split up.

The singer would later deny these rumors of "divorce" or simply separation. In June 2008, Iglesias told the Daily Star that he had married Kournikova the previous year and that they are currently separated. Enrique has stated in interviews after that that it was simply a joke, and they are still very much together. They are expecting their first baby is due this summer.

Samui Island (Koh Samui)

noreply@blogger.com (thai-cute-girls) — Sat, 17 Jan 2009 05:35:00 +0000

Samui Island (Koh Samui) or often, simply Samui as it is referred to by locals.

Koh Samui, is Thailand's third largest island and lies in the Gulf of Thailand to the east of Surat Thani. It is rich with nature resources, white sand beach, coral reef and coconut trees.

Koh Samui measures about 21 kg at it’s wides point and 25 km at its longest and have only 2 seasons. Koh Samui nearly Koh Pha Ngan, Koh Tao and Koh Nang Yuan.

The island was probably first inhabited about 15 centuries ago, settled by fishermen from the Malay Peninsula and Southern China. It appears on Chinese maps dating back to 1687, under the name Pulo Cornam.

The name Samui is mysterious in itself. Perhaps it is an extension of the name of one of the native trees, mui, or it is a corruption of the Chinese word Saboey, meaning "safe haven". Ko is the Thai word for "island."

Koh Samui has 2 beaches Lamai beach and Chaweng beach, that have many foreigner from American, Europe and Australia come to visit. Chaweng is a very nice long beach with white coral sand and crystal clear waters.

Chaweng Beach covers a large portion of the island's northeast coast, and is easily the most crowded and tourist saturated region on the island. The beach itself, while beautiful and clean often suffers from seasonal overcrowding as ever increasing numbers of visitors discover the island. Several hotels, ranging from budget resorts to luxury villas line up the shore.

Lamai beach is at south of Chaweng beach, Lamai is the second largest beach on Koh Samui. Lamai does not have white coral sand it’s sand instead is yellowish-brown. Lamai's beaches are clean and occasionally less crowded than Chaweng. Lamai was the original destination for travelers to Samui, and compared to Chaweng the town is a bit more tawdry and low budget, but it has its own distinct charms.

Historically the island's economy has been based around subsistence agriculture and fishing, with coconuts as the main cash crop. From the 1980s onwards, tourism has become an economic factor and is now the dominant industry. The construction of a stable, high-speed internet connection in recent years has also made the island a feasible location for IT-based enterprises, which are beginning to provide a certain degree of economic diversity.

Day Time Activities

In the day time feel free with many activities, Scuba diving & Snorkeling, Sea Kayaking, Bird Watching, Sailing Yachting & Cruising, Jungle Trekking, Bungy Jumping and Elephant Trekking. Many visitors take a day trip to Ang Thong National Marine Park and Koh Tao at least on their stay in Samui.
Besides coconuts, Samui is also famed for its silk, handicrafts and precious gems and these can easily be bought at great prices from reputable shops and companies. There is also lacquer ware, silverware, nilon-ware, pewter-ware, wood-carvings, brass-ware, gold and tailor-made suits.

Nightlife

Night time continue a happy time by boat (150 baht), speed boat (500-600 baht per roundtrip) from Koh Samui to Koh Pha Ngan for the big party “Full moon Party”. It began about ten years ago with a group of tourists seating quietly on the beach and who thought that the best place to admire the full moon. Full moon party is not just a normal party but it’s only one time a month with the moonlight at Haad Rin’s. There are about 10,000 to 20,000 people from every where attending every month for this party, that they know as name “Full Moon Party”

Chaweng Beach is especially famous for its beer bars (also called bar-beers), staffed by pretty Thai girls as hostesses, usually from the north-east of Thailand, most of which are ladyboys.
Beer bars can be found all over Chaweng. Besides having just girls for hire, the bars offer pool, Connect4 and other popular bar games. Since the nightlife on Chaweng can see serious debauchery at times, the local law enforcers are strict in concern to enforcing closing times.

Thai Fruits

noreply@blogger.com (thai-cute-girls) — Fri, 16 Jan 2009 05:35:00 +0000

Thailand is a country that many people in this world known as the "LANDS OF SMILES" and Thailand is a land of tropical fruits as the country is blessed with a myriad of delicious tropical and temperate fruits which only vary depending on the season. No matter when you come to Thailand, or whatever part of the country you visit, you will find fresh fruit on every street you walk which choice that you want. Generally Thai fruits are sweet including those which are traditionally sour.

MANGOSTEEN

Mangosteen is the Queen of Tropical fruits, Southern Thailand is the best place for growing Mangosteen. But now some province near to Bangkok name Chanthaburi can grow mangosteen but have to take a good care of them when they are young. Mangosteen have dark purple skin with sweet white fruit inside and aromatic. A knife it’s use to slit the skin around the middle, after open easily for eat (Some, if skin not hardly you still easily use your hands) Beginning from May till September.

DURIAN

Durian is the King of Thai fruits, weight about 2-5 kgs, the mature of Durian is golden. Beginning in May and extending till August. The best of Durian are from some province (Eastern and Southern) in Thailand name Rayong, Trat, Prachin Buri, Chantaburi, Suratthanee and Chumpon. The strong aroma usually prevents visitors from trying this soft, golden, yellow fruit that is eaten by pinching it open. Many foreigner from America, UK and Australia turn up their noses to the scent of Durian but once they taste it they have a whole new perspective on it. The unusual flavour and odour of the fruit have prompted many people to express diverse and passionate views ranging from deep appreciation to intense disgust.

PAPAYA

Main material of "Som-Tum" a spicy green papaya salad. Ripened fruit should be eaten with fresh lime squeezed on top. Papaya grow up all over of Thailand available all year and not need to take care of them. Nutritional value with high Vitamin A and Vitamin C. The ripe fruit is usually eaten raw, without the skin or seeds. The unripe green fruit of papaya can be eaten cooked, usually in curries, salads and stews. It also has a relatively high amount of pectin, which can be used to makes jellies.
Papain is also popular as a topical application in the treatment of cuts, rashes, stings and burns. Papain ointment is commonly made from fermented papaya flesh, and is applied as a gel-like paste. Harrison Ford was treated for a ruptured disc incurred during filming of Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom by having papain injected into his back.
Did you know, Women in India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, and other parts of the world have long used green papaya as a folk remedy for contraception and abortion.

PINEAPPLE

Mostly from South Thailand and some from North of Thailand, Chiangrai and Lampang have unique varieties. Beginning in April - June , December – January, colour dark green on the outside and with light yellow flesh that can taste both sweet and sour. Pineapple contains a proteolytic enzyme bromelain, which breaks down protein. Pineapple juice can thus be used as a marinade and tenderizer for meat. The enzymes in pineapples can interfere with the preparation of some foods, such as jelly or other gelatin-based desserts.

Be loved new King of Bhutan

noreply@blogger.com (Snow white) — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 16:43:00 +0000

Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck (born February 21, 1980) is the fifth Dragon King of Bhutan and head of the Wangchuck dynasty. He became king on 14 December 2006, and was officially crowned on 6 November 2008. At age 28, Khesar is currently the world's youngest monarch and head of state.

The young king began his unusual reign overseeing the democratization of his country, by presiding over the last sessions of the present parliament where electoral laws, land reform and other important issues were deliberated. He stated that the responsibility of this generation for Bhutanese was to ensure the success of democracy.

Bhutan is nestled between China and India, the tiny nation is hard to get to (it's accessed by exactly one government airline, which counts among its fleet exactly two planes) and harder to get into, with the visa process lengthy and the compulsory tourist tariff high (about $200 a day). Its remoteness and seclusion—tourists weren't allowed in until the '70s, and television and Internet less than a decade ago—have kept its customs and principles, such as promoting Gross National Happiness over Gross National Product, intact.

Since his father abdicated the throne to him in December 2006, Jigme has been putting into action what his father put into plan: trying to figure out how to retain his culture's uniqueness while simultaneously leading Bhutan into unprecedented participation in contemporary politics and economics.

However modern he might be, the young ruler has pledged to continue the country's success in preserving Bhutan's traditions while opening its doors to prosperity. Bhutan had no roads or currency until the 1960s and allowed television only in 1999. Mass tourism is discouraged by steep entry fees.

The insularity of Bhutan is
explainable. As a repository of Himalayan Buddhist culture, the country is sandwiched between 1.1 billion Indians to the south and 1.3 billion Chinese to the north.
These two Asian giants have already swallowed the other Buddhist kingdoms, like Sikkim or Tibet, that once thrived across the Himalayan range.This has had side-effects. In the early 1990s, Bhutan forced out 100,000 ethnic Nepalese during a campaign to impose compulsory national dress and ban the Nepalese language.

These refugees ended up in Nepal, which saw a Maoist rebel movement, which overthrew the monarchy. "The region has seen bad endings for kings. It's something the Bhutanese wanted to avoid," said one western diplomat.

He was supposed to look on regally from on high as warriors, monks and masked dancers celebrated his coronation, but Bhutan's new Dragon King instead showed royal star quality by descending to mingle with the crowds.

Bhutan-King: Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck.

Thai Boxing (Muay Thai)

noreply@blogger.com (thai-cute-girls) — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 05:40:00 +0000

The history of Muay Thai belongs with the history of the Thai people. Muay Thai is referred to as "The Art of the Eight Limbs", as the hands, shins, elbows, and knees are all used extensively in this art. Original Muay Thai was a dangerous sport, with no safety gear of any kind for the fighters, and only lengths of cords to wrap around the fists in place of gloves. They developed a form of close, hand-to-hand combat best suited for the kind of rough-terrain battle they were fighting. Over the years rules have been written along the line of international boxing regulations. In 1995 the World Muay Thai Council was set up by cabinet resolution in 1995 to promote this national heritage at national and international levels.

Many foreigners from America, UK, France, Germany, Australia and more, come to Thailand to learn traditional Muay Thai

And now many people even some woman know about Muay Thai, they can learn Muay Thai from every where that they have training school accredited by the Ministry of Education. Muay Thai is not only for sport but Muay Thai can protect yourself from somebody who try to harm you.

Muay Thai one match has no more than 5 round and is fought in three minute rounds with two-minute breaks in between.

Most province capitals have a boxing ring, but the ultimate dream of young boxers is to fight at Lumpini or Ratchadamnoen, the biggest and most famous stadiums in the country. So there is a fight program every night.

Thailand Students Uniforms and Dress Code

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous Guru) — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 03:03:00 +0000

All university students in Thailand wear uniforms to school. The university uniform consists of a white dress shirt or dress blouse, a black (or dark color) skirt (for women) or slacks (for men), and a university pin and belt buckle. White "polo" shirts are not acceptable for men or women. Women must wear skirts (short, long, mid-length) - no slacks. Sleeveless blouses and very short skirts are not acceptable. Men are supposed to wear dark neckties, but in recent years this element appears to be waning. Within the requirements of the uniform there is a great deal of variation reflecting personal style. While it is useful to bring one set of the basic uniform elements with you, it is easy to obtain uniforms during the orientation days. Many Thai students wear their uniforms off-campus as well. In Thai culture being known as a university student confers a measure of respect that is highly valued. Foreign students wearing their uniforms off-campus have found that they are frequently treated with more respect and are given better prices from sii-lors (taxi-truck) drivers and market vendors.
The spread of the western culture to an undeveloped countries can be a good or bad thing depending from which perspective you’re looking at. Most accept the western culture with open arms but there are some that still try to preserve the culture and old age tradition, old ways of doing things, but they seem to be fighting the losing battle, the obvious changes that we’re seeing are the changes in language, food and dressing attire.

It seems now many Western School systems are beginning to adopt dress codes as well. Freedom of choice becomes an issue yet leveling the field as to who as better this and better that. With the implementation of dress codes it allows all students to be on the same level in attire. It is no more of $120 Nike shoes or I have chic jeans and you have dollar store jeans I think that students go to school to learn, and not to make a fashion statement. Most schools have regulations on how students dress. The intent is to keep students safe and focused on academics. Teachers have enough on their plate to motivate learning without having to monitor which slogan is affecting who today.
Baggy pants and bandannas could be interpreted as gang dress in American School systems. Dressing as a gang member intimidates other students and spreads fear instead of focusing on academics. Pants with large pockets are often restricted because a weapon or drugs could be carried in them. Certain colors are often banned if gang colors. Dressing seductively is a great distraction to the opposite sex. It only makes sense to put restrictions on what can be worn to school. Sexual thoughts are already frequent in middle school and high school. Most students do not need visual aids. The imagination is active enough not to mention the sexual predators that lurk.

More and more public schools are switching to uniforms. This custom used to be reserved for private and Catholic schools but public schools are finding some positive results. When students wear uniforms to school, no one can tell who has more money. The latest expensive jeans can't be shown off along with the designer polo.
The results have been better attendance because students always have something acceptable to wear. Studies uncovered the fact that some students were missing school because they didn't have "cool" clothes to wear or the one pair of jeans that was "cool" was too wet to wear to school. And, since students are not distracted by who is wearing what, students focus better on academics and their own business.
How we dress does matter. Even entrepreneurs that work out of their home feel their workday is more productive when dressed appropriately rather than working in pajamas.
How we dress does affect our performance.
In America, no state to date has legislatively mandated the wearing of school uniforms. Although most dress codes and uniform policies are developed at the district or school level, twenty-eight states and the District of Columbia have enacted laws—with varying degrees of detail and interpretation—that address school dress.

Some state statutes affect only dress codes with no mention of uniforms; others address dress codes and uniform policies separately; others include uniforms within dress codes.

Although some may feel that dress codes infringe on rights or freedom of choice, I for one believe it is something that should be practiced globally. In Thailand even the teachers are given a set of standard dress codes.
In schools, males are expected to wear formal pants (no jeans or cargo pants) and a button-up/collared long or short sleeve formal shirt (no golf shirts). Ties are required on Mondays and all special occasions/days/festivities (e.g. Teacher Appreciation Day). Ties may be required by some schools on a daily basis. Brown or black formal shoes are accepted (no running shoes or sandals). Males are expected to be clean shaven. Facial hair is allowed only if it is properly trimmed and is presentable on a daily basis. Earrings or visible facial rings (eyebrow, lip, nose, chin, etc) are not accepted. Visible tattoos are not accepted. Generally hair should be short and presentable. Males with long hair may be expected to wear it pulled back.
Outside schools, males are free to wear what they please, with a reminder that no matter how hot it is, it is not acceptable (in Thai society) to not wear a shirt in public (unless at a beach, etc).

In schools, females are expected to wear knee length or longer skirts with a presentable blouse (no low cut or revealing shirts). Shoes should be dress shoes – open toe and high heel shoes are acceptable (no sandals or running shoes). Visible facial rings (eyebrow, lip, nose, chin, etc.) are not accepted. Earrings are accepted providing that they are not worn in excessive numbers (E.g. 4 earrings in each ear). Hair should be presentable. Visible tattoos are not accepted.
Outside schools, females are free to wear what they please, with a reminder that revealing clothes are not considered acceptable for female teachers at any time (in Thai society).
Dress codes in Thai government schools may seem strict at first, but appearances and first impressions are extremely important in Thailand. If you are a teacher, you will be expected to dress accordingly especially in a school * The ESL teachers will participate in an English club for students once per week. This is scheduled during school hours at the same time as various other clubs available to students. This can usually be done as a group with any other foreign teachers at the school.
If you have ever visited any of the royal temples in Thailand then you would know that there is a strict dress code. Shorts, singlets and flip flops are not allowed. At the beach, the dress code is almost Victorian. Most Thais are shocked by the men walking around at the top of the beach or in shops wearing only a speedo.

There is also the same reaction for the European girls who go swimming or sunbathe topless. For Thai people, they prefer to go swimming in all their clothes. This is partly due to their aversion to getting a tan, but it is more to do with their level of self-decency.
The rules about dress code also goes for all government institutions such as district offices and courthouses. Even at schools they are very strict about visitors. At our school we have had dozens of tourists visit us over the years. However, if they are wearing shorts or sleeveless shirts then I am not allowed to show them around. But, these rules are not just aimed at foreign tourists. It is also aimed at educating the Thai population on how to dress properly.

Although Thailand's school children are spared the competitive fashion battles that all too often plague public school dress codes, student self-esteem and family budgets in the west, the

purchase of mandatory uniforms still places a significant financial burden on many Thai families.
The Thai government has implemented a financial assistance program to subsidize educational expenses for those families.

All students wear a uniform with the exception of Years 12 & 13 who follow a strict dress code. Students across the schools are required to wear black leather (or simulated leather) shoes as part of the uniform.
The uniforms have been designed with consideration to comfort in a hot climate and functional ease for children. Secondary Division students in Years 7 to 11 have their own distinctive uniform which allows for a choice in colour and design.

Well no matter if you are for or against uniforms I feel that add professionalism and a very elegant look to the young women.

Sticky Rice

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous Guru) — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 02:22:00 +0000

Sticky Rice - Sticky rice is an Asian food and is the main rice eaten in Northern Thailand, and the northeast Thailand Isan region. In Thailand and Isan, sticky rice is kao neaw (Thai ข้าวเหนียว) Northern (Thai เข้าหนึ้ง) : "kao" means rice, and "neaw" means sticky. It is cooked by soaking it for several hours and then steaming in a bamboo pot (Thai หวด). After that, it should be turned out on a clean surface and kneaded with a wooden paddle: this results in rice balls that will stick to themselves but not to fingers. The large rice ball is kept in a small bamboo basket (Thai กระติบ). The rice is sticky but dry, rather than wet and gummy like non-sticky varieties. The fingers of the right hand are used to eat it by wadding the rice into small bite sized balls. Two of the most popular dishes are gai yaang and tam mak houng (Thai Isan ตำหมากหุ่ง, better known in the West by the standard Thai name som dtam). Gai yaang is grilled chicken, while tam mak hung is a spicy papaya salad, which does not actually contain sticky rice, but is accompanied by sticky rice.

The northern Thais consume sticky rice as part of their main diet. In Asian Culture some of the older Thais prefer sticky rice to other rice varieties. Lao people also use toasted sticky rice (kao kua) to add a nut like flavor to many dishes. It is used as the basis for the brewing of sato (Thai:สาโท), an alcoholic beverage also known as "Thai rice wine".
Kao neaw is also eaten with desserts. Kao neaw moon is Kao neaw steamed with coconut milk that can be served with ripened mango or durian. And kao neaw kluay is banana and kao neaw steamed together, usually with coconut milk. Many foreigners from France, America, Australia, Africa, Germany and other countries, come to Thailand and sample the Asian culture and the many varieties of Asian foods.

Kanchanaburi Thailand

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous Guru) — Wed, 14 Jan 2009 05:29:00 +0000

Kanchanaburi is Thailand´s third largest of 76 provinces. It is located 130 km west of Bangkok and covers an area of 19,480 km². About 735,000 inhabitant are living in Kanchanaburi province which borders Myanmar(Burma) at the north-west. Kanchanaburi town has a population of 54,000 and was originally established by King Rama I as a first line of defence against the Burmese, who might use the old invasion route through the Three Pagodas Pass on the Thai-Myanmar border. It is situated on the River Kwai and the home of the famous Bridge on the River Kwai, immortalized in Pierre Boulle´s same named novel and David Lean's movie. The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957), the memorable, epic World War II adventure/action, anti-war drama, was the first of director David Lean's major multi-million dollar, wide-screen super-spectaculars

The screenplay was based upon French author Pierre Boulle's 1954 novel of the same name. Boulle was better known for his screenplay for Planet of the Apes (1963). Although he received sole screenplay credit, other deliberately uncredited, blacklisted co-scripting authors (exiled Carl Foreman, American writer - who scripted High Noon (1952)- and Michael Wilson, American writer) had collaborated with him, but were denied eligibility. They were post-heinously credited years later, in late 1984, in a special Academy ceremony. [When the film was restored, the names of Wilson and Foreman were added to the credits.]

Every year in late November and early December the River Kwai Bridge Festival is held at the bridge with a spectacular Sound & Light Show. This event reminds us to the history of the Death Railway and the bombardments during World War II.

In 1943 thousands of Allied Prisoners of War (POW) and Asian labourers worked on the Death Railway under the imperial Japanese army in order to construct part of the 415 km long Burma-Thailand railway. Most of these men were Australians, Dutch and British and they had been working steadily southwards from Thanbyuzayat (Burma) to link with other POW on the Thai side of the railway. This railway was intended to move men and supplies to the Burmese front where the Japanese were fighting the British.

The film's story was loosely based on a true World War II incident, and the real-life character of Lieutenant Colonel Philip Toosey. One of a number of Allied POW, Toosey was in charge of his men from late 1942 through May 1943 when they were ordered to build two Kwai River bridges in Burma (one of steel, one of wood), to help move Japanese supplies and troops from Bangkok to Rangoon.
In reality, the actual bridge took 8 months to build (rather than two months), and they were actually used for two years, and were only destroyed two years after their construction - in late June 1945.

Photograph of the Bridge over the River Kwai, Thailand, severely damaged by aerial bombing.

Japanese army engineers selected the route which traversed deep valleys and hills. All the heavy work was done manually either by hand or by elephant as earth moving equipment was not available. The railway line originally ran within 50 meters of the Three Pagodas Pass which marks nowadays the border to Burma. However after the war the entire railway was removed and sold as it was deemed unsafe and politically undesirable. The prisoners lived in squalor with a near starvation diet. They were subjected to captor brutality and thus thousands perished. The men worked from dawn until after dark and often had to trudge many kilometres through the jungle to return to base camp where Allied doctors tended the injured and diseased but many died. After the war the dead were collectively reburied in the War Cemeteries and will remain forever witness to a brutal and tragic ordeal.

Tamarkan POW camp was located adjacent to both the bridges and a nearby Japanese anti-aircraft battery. It also suffered during these air raids, the worst being on 29 November 1944. During this attack on the Ack Ack battery, three bombs over carried and demolished the top ends of POW huts 1 and 2, burying a number of the occupants.
The POW casualties numbered nineteen killed and sixty eight wounded. During a four hour attack on the bridges and Ack Ack battery on 5 February 1945, a further fifteen POW were injured. The camp site was littered with great fragments of shrapnel, and one hut and the canteen were burnt to the ground. On 14 February 1945, the Japanese evacuated the remaining POW to the Chungkai camp which was located approximately two kilometres north on Kanchanaburi, on the bank of the River Kwai Noi.

Other areas of tourist interest are the beautiful landscapes and water falls near by.

Saiyok waterfall - This district is located 60 km from the provincial town Nam Tok Sai Yok Noi. It is the most popular attraction of the Sai Yok National Park for domestic and foreign tourists Its landscape is generally rich of forests and mountains and full of natural attractions and historical places. There are some beautiful waterfalls and a 700 year old historical park located near by. The park is mountainous, mostly limestone mountain runs on north-south axis. In the past, Sai Yok National Park is an area King Rama 5 used to visit and take a bath in a stream. Later, there was a composer, who composed a song describes the wonderful of Sai Yok Waterfall, the waterfall becoming famous.

The wildlife are bull, red cow, tiger, wild pig, samba deer, barking deer and birds, this wildlife will live in Thai Burmese borders. Moreover, Khun Kitti Bat-the world smallest bat, Khun Kitti Bat has scientific name as Crasoomyeteris thonglongya. It is named after Mr. Kitti Thonglongya who first discovered this kind of the bat in 1973. It is a new family and one in the world bat, not only the smallest bat in Thailand but also the smallest mammal in the world with 1.5 – 2.0 grams, 2.5 – 3.0 centimeters long and 10 centimeters of wing-span. Its ears are quite big and its nose looks like pig’s nose. They inhabit in caves and quickly move away when disturbing by people. Now They are only found in Sai Yoke National Park. and Poo Rachinee (Queen crab)-the colorful crab are found in this area.

Erawan waterfall - Erawan Waterfalls are the focal point of the Erawan National Park. This is an exquisite park, very pretty, and very popular with locals and foreigners alike many tourist from America, France, Germany and Australia visit here . The waterfalls are equally exquisite. There are seven tiers of waterfalls, each feeding lovely, freshwater pools that you can swim in. A series of tracks lead you to the various falls across wooden footbridges - quite an experience in their own right!

The waterfalls can get a bit crowded as they are so popular, so if you are looking for a more solitary experience, you should perhaps look elsewhere. A number of stalls provide staples like grilled chicken and rice along the way, and there is often very much of a carnival atmosphere about the place, especially in April during the Songkran Festival. A visit here will take the day - you should bear this in mind if you have limited time.

With its stunning beauty, Erawan ranks the first top of Kanchanaburi's most beautiful waterfalls and has drawn thousands of visitors each day. It is a great time for you to really enjoy trekking along its splendid nature trail in the serene atmosphere and swimming in its emerald-coloured and crystal-like-clear pools. Thereafter, add some more colours to your adventure experience through elephant ride and bamboo rafting. At the end, fulfill your trip by a train ride on the historical Death Railway that seemingly provides the most impressive stretch of the mighty River Kwai.

Thailands Seafood

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous Guru) — Wed, 14 Jan 2009 04:30:00 +0000

With over 2,500 kilometers of fertile, storm-shielded coastline, Thailand has emerged as one of the world’s leading suppliers of seafood products, earning US$ 4.1 billion from international export sales in 2004.

The Thailand seafood industry is known for its outstanding quality, variety, freshness, and taste. Thai seafood has received worldwide recognition and has consistently maintained several top positions in the seafood industry including:

The world’s top exporter of frozen shrimp - The leading exporter of canned tuna - Asia’s top exporter of processed seafood.

Is it any wonder why people come from around the globe to sample these delicious catches?

Thailand's shrimp culture industry is the fastest growing in Southeast Asia. In only 5 years, Thailand has outstripped its competitors to become the region's number one producer. Thai shrimp harvests in 1988 reached 55,000 metric tons , a 320 percent increase over the 13,000 tons produced in 1984. Indonesian and Philippine harvests rose by only 62 percent and 51 percent, respectively, over the same time period. Thailand's 1989 farmed shrimp production is expected to nearly double, surpassing 100,000 tons.

The explosive growth of the Thai cultured shrimp industry has been accompanied by the rapid expansion of shrimp hatcheries and feed mills. In 1985, Thailand had one shrimp feed mill and a market demand of 6,000 t. Three years later, there were 15 shrimp feed mills and a market demand of 100,000 t. Supplies of shrimp pl are obtained from government hatcheries, about 1,500 family-owned backyard hatchery operations, and large-scale agro-industrial concerns.

The largest producers of aquaculture (fish and shellfish) are China (it tripled its production in the past ten years), India, Indonesia, Japan, Bangladesh and Thailand.

In terms of capture of fish, crustaceans, mollusks, etc., the largest producer is China (it doubled its production in the past 10 years) followed by Peru, the USA, Indonesia, Japan and Chile.

Although the world’s demand for shellfish (shrimp) continues to expand, the supply environment is becoming more competitive. According to Seafood International Magazine, in 2003 shrimp consumption continued to increase in many countries (e.g., in Spain, France and Italy).

Thailands PadThai

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous Guru) — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 06:53:00 +0000

Thailands PadThai - Known as Thai style frying PadThai is a dish of stir-fried rice noodles with eggs, fish sauce, tamarind juice, red chili pepper (HOT), plus any combination of bean sprouts, shrimp, chicken, or tofu. It is normally served with a piece of lime, the juice of which can be added along with Thai condiments such as sugar, more chilli's etc... In Thailand, it is also served with a piece of banana flower. Pad Thai is the great street food, although "street food" may sound bad, the best of these cooks have cooked the same dish day-after-day, year-after-year, constantly perfecting it...

Yemen

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous Guru) — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 09:33:00 +0000

Yemen- Is officially known as the Republic of Yemen. Yemen is an Asian Country and shares borders with Oman, Saudi Arabia, the Arabian Sea the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden. The British had formed a protectorate area around the southern port of Aden in the 19th century and in 1967 withdrew from what became South Yemen. North and south Yemen were formally unified as the Republic of Yemen in 1990. Since then Saudi Arabia and Yemen have agreed to a delimitation of their border. Its economic fortunes depend mostly on declining oil resources, but the country is trying to diversify its earnings. Yemen is one of the poorest countries in the Arab world. Yemen faces even greater economical issues with the increased arrivals of Somalian refugees. Foreign language in public schools is taught from grade seven on, though the quality of public school instruction is low. Private schools using a British or American system teach English and produce proficient speakers, but Arabic is the dominant language of communication.

United Arab Emirates

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous Guru) — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 09:30:00 +0000

United Arab Emirates - Is officially known as the United Arab Emirates. United Arab Emirates is an Asian Country and shares borders with Oman, Saudi Arabia, the Persian Gulf and the Gulf of Oman. The states of the Persian Gulf coast granted the UK control of their defense and foreign affairs in 19th century treaties. In 1971, six of these states - Abu Zaby, 'Ajman, Al Fujayrah, Ash Shariqah, Dubayy, and Umm al Qaywayn - merged to form the United Arab Emirates. The United Arab Emirates was originally formed from tribally-organized settlements. United Arab Emirates is becoming less dependent on natural resources as a source of revenue, petroleum and natural gas exports still play an important role in the economy, especially in Abu Dhabi. A massive construction boom, an expanding manufacturing base, and a thriving services sector are helping the UAE diversify its economy. Nationwide, there is currently $350 billion worth of active construction projects. Such projects include the Burj Dubai, which is slated to become the world's tallest building, Dubai World Central International Airport which, when completed, will be the most expensive airport ever built, and the three Palm Islands.

Vietnam

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous Guru) — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 08:55:00 +0000

Vietnam - Is officially known as the Socialist Republic of Vietnam. Vietnam is an Asian Country and shares borders with China, Laos, Cambodia, the South China Sea and the Gulf of Tonkin. Vietnam was once part of French Indochina in 1887. Vietnam declared independence after World War II, but France continued to rule until its 1954 defeat by Communist forces under Ho Chi MINH. Vietnam was then divided into the Communist North and anti-Communist South. US economic and military aid to South Vietnam grew through the 1960s in an attempt to help the government, but US armed forces were withdrawn following a cease-fire agreement in 1973. The country continues to experience protests from various groups over religious persecution. Economically Vietnam has seen its ups and downs, Vietnam's membership in the ASEAN Free Trade Area (AFTA) and entry into force of the US-Vietnam Bilateral Trade Agreement in December 2001 have led to even more rapid changes in Vietnam's trade and economic regime. Vietnam's exports to the US increased 900% from 2001 to 2007. Deep poverty, defined as a percent of the population living under $1 per day, has declined significantly and is now smaller than that of China, India, and the Philippines.
Vietnam has been inhabited since Paleolithic times, and some archaeological sites in Thanh Hoa Province date back several thousand years. Archaeologists link the beginnings of Vietnamese civilization to the late Neolithic, Early Bronze Age, Phung-nguyen culture, from about 2000 to 1400 BCE.

Uzbekistan

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous Guru) — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 08:24:00 +0000

Uzbekistan - Is officially known as the Republic of Uzbekistan. Uzbekistan is an Asian Country and is completely surrounded by other countries, which means it has no ports of sea, it shares borders with Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Afghanistan and Turkmenistan. Uzbekistan was formerly part of the Soviet Union and gained Independent in 1991, the country seeks to gradually lessen its dependence on agriculture while developing its mineral and petroleum reserves. Uzbekistan is now the world's second-largest cotton exporter and fifth largest producer; it relies heavily on cotton production as the major source of export earnings. Other major export earners include gold, natural gas, and oil. Potential investment by Russia and China in Uzbekistan gas and oil industry may boost growth prospects. In November 2005, Russian President Vladimir PUTIN and Uzbekistan President Karimov signed an "alliance," which included provisions for economic and business cooperation. According to the Economist Intelligence Unit, "the government is hostile to allowing the development of an independent private sector, over which it would have no control". Thus, the national bourgeoisie in general, and the middle class in particular, are marginalized economically, and, consequently, politically.
Uznekistan has a long history, early human tools and monuments have been found in the Uzbekistan indicates the territory was already populated in the second millennium BC. and

Turkmenistan

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous Guru) — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 07:07:00 +0000

Turkmenistan - Is officially known as the Republic of Turkmenistan. Turkmenistan is an Asian Country and shares borders with Afghanistan, Iran, Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, and the Caspian Sea. Turkmenistan achieved independence upon the dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991. Turkmenistan possesses the world's fifth-largest reserves of natural gas and substantial oil resources. The Turkmenistan Government is actively seeking to develop alternative petroleum transportation routes to break Russia's pipeline monopoly. One-half of its irrigated land is planted in cotton; formerly it was the world's 10th-largest producer. The government has sought to improve the health and education systems, ordered unification of the country's dual currency exchange rate, begun decreasing state subsidies for gasoline, signed an agreement to build a gas line to China, and created a special tourism zone on the Caspian Sea. The region's written history begins with its conquest by the Achaemenid Empire, as the region was divided between the satrap's of Margiana, Khwarizmi, and Parthia.
Alexander the Great conquered the territory in the fourth century BCE on his way to South Asia, around the time that the Silk Road was established as a major trading route.