tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6225471472692071455Sun, 15 Apr 2012 23:55:24 +0000MyanmarVietnamHueYangonDalahHong KongChinaMacauMelakaBeijingStanleyCUHKAlaminosCheung Chau IslandManilaAustralianMalaysiaBaguio CityEast TimorSingaporeBatu CavesSaigonFoodPoetryTibetTim TamShantouDMZBurmaKowloonSouthern China100 IslandsThailandThe PhilippinesSha TinCentral VietnamBangkokHo Chi MinhLearning, living, experiencing another culture, all on my own.http://reportingfromasia.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com (Jessica E. Davis)Blogger66125ReportingFromAsiahttp://feedburner.google.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6225471472692071455.post-2715647046986509771Tue, 07 Oct 2008 04:41:00 +00002010-07-15T07:15:18.875+08:00I no longer contribute to Reporting from Asia because I've moved back to Southern California where I work as a reporter for City News Service.If you have questions about my travels e-mail me at jdavis08@gmail.com.Thank you for reading.http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ReportingFromAsia/~3/dJUkuvBCmHA/moving-on.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jessica E. Davis)0<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ReportingFromAsia?a=dJUkuvBCmHA:chS0hiTjkeI:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ReportingFromAsia?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ReportingFromAsia?a=dJUkuvBCmHA:chS0hiTjkeI:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ReportingFromAsia?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ReportingFromAsia?a=dJUkuvBCmHA:chS0hiTjkeI:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ReportingFromAsia?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ReportingFromAsia/~4/dJUkuvBCmHA" height="1" width="1"/>http://reportingfromasia.blogspot.com/2008/10/moving-on.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6225471472692071455.post-5829336890982485950Wed, 04 Jun 2008 22:04:00 +00002008-12-10T09:04:12.084+08:00ChinaBeijingHis legs twitched in anticipation. His entire body began to sway on the loading platform of the Beijing subway.Behind this man stood an entire crowd of Chinese people waiting impatiently for the doors of the train to open.Communism never seemed further away as I stare at hundreds of businessmen and women jammed onto the platform.An alarm sounded, the crowd tensed and the doors opened.People http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ReportingFromAsia/~3/-oCZPrqn_sE/surviving-beijing-subway.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jessica E. Davis)0<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ReportingFromAsia?a=-oCZPrqn_sE:3IvcxwSiDRM:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ReportingFromAsia?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ReportingFromAsia?a=-oCZPrqn_sE:3IvcxwSiDRM:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ReportingFromAsia?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ReportingFromAsia?a=-oCZPrqn_sE:3IvcxwSiDRM:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ReportingFromAsia?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ReportingFromAsia/~4/-oCZPrqn_sE" height="1" width="1"/>http://reportingfromasia.blogspot.com/2008/06/surviving-beijing-subway.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6225471472692071455.post-5988154469057405336Sun, 01 Jun 2008 17:34:00 +00002010-07-15T07:13:00.071+08:00ChinaBeijingCouples snuggled up in red booths.Some laughed while feeding each other french fries and chicken nuggets.My local friends told me the best place for a date in Beijing is none other than McDonald's. My sister Grace, Adelaide and I ordered chocolate shakes and french fries to observe Beijing's dating culture.A couple opposite to us sat silently, eating french fries without comment. We ruled that http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ReportingFromAsia/~3/eh7DMgKzN2c/date-at-mcdonalds.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jessica E. Davis)2<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ReportingFromAsia?a=eh7DMgKzN2c:_2netCehe88:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ReportingFromAsia?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ReportingFromAsia?a=eh7DMgKzN2c:_2netCehe88:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ReportingFromAsia?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ReportingFromAsia?a=eh7DMgKzN2c:_2netCehe88:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ReportingFromAsia?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ReportingFromAsia/~4/eh7DMgKzN2c" height="1" width="1"/>http://reportingfromasia.blogspot.com/2008/06/date-at-mcdonalds.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6225471472692071455.post-3521882365361372099Sun, 01 Jun 2008 17:23:00 +00002008-12-10T09:04:12.480+08:00ChinaBeijingClimbing the steps of the Great Wall, I took a deep breath of Beijing air and quickly found myself in a coughing fit.A deep haze obscured the view of the wall as it winded up and down the mountains outside of Beijing.Coming from the Los Angeles area, I am familiar with air pollution. The pollution in and around Beijing made L.A. seem clean and beautiful.The city of Beijing seems to be rushing http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ReportingFromAsia/~3/u0VGdKSoyH8/work-harder-olympics-are-coming.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jessica E. Davis)0<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ReportingFromAsia?a=u0VGdKSoyH8:en_xbKbYAGU:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ReportingFromAsia?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ReportingFromAsia?a=u0VGdKSoyH8:en_xbKbYAGU:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ReportingFromAsia?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ReportingFromAsia?a=u0VGdKSoyH8:en_xbKbYAGU:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ReportingFromAsia?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ReportingFromAsia/~4/u0VGdKSoyH8" height="1" width="1"/>http://reportingfromasia.blogspot.com/2008/06/work-harder-olympics-are-coming.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6225471472692071455.post-3320991764596986980Sun, 01 Jun 2008 17:03:00 +00002010-07-15T07:15:03.940+08:00Silly shoes.I almost didn't get to pay tribute to Mao Zedong, the former Chairman of the Peoples Republic of China.All because of shoes I disrespected China's most notorious leader.No sign or proclamation from a loud speaker spoke of a dress code outside his tomb.As I walked along in a sea of people lined up around the building to pay tribute to Mao, a Chinese official grabbed my arm, forcing me http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ReportingFromAsia/~3/vduqq608hnw/tribute-to-mao.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jessica E. Davis)0<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ReportingFromAsia?a=vduqq608hnw:u8ovDi4AJTA:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ReportingFromAsia?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ReportingFromAsia?a=vduqq608hnw:u8ovDi4AJTA:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ReportingFromAsia?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ReportingFromAsia?a=vduqq608hnw:u8ovDi4AJTA:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ReportingFromAsia?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ReportingFromAsia/~4/vduqq608hnw" height="1" width="1"/>http://reportingfromasia.blogspot.com/2008/06/tribute-to-mao.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6225471472692071455.post-5871780087169396371Sun, 01 Jun 2008 05:43:00 +00002008-12-10T09:04:12.808+08:00ChinaBeijingAt just under five feet, my Chinese friend Joey, a chain smoker with tattoos, transformed herself into a professional tea seller.The man standing behind the counter had no idea she is really a freelancer for various Chinese companies in Beijing.Joey was not lying. I learned quickly that lying is merely part of the art of Chinese bargaining. Transforming an identity is merely part of the game.Joeyhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ReportingFromAsia/~3/oUZHEvV2v0I/tea-seller.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jessica E. Davis)1<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ReportingFromAsia?a=oUZHEvV2v0I:J5YwpYMh9vk:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ReportingFromAsia?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ReportingFromAsia?a=oUZHEvV2v0I:J5YwpYMh9vk:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ReportingFromAsia?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ReportingFromAsia?a=oUZHEvV2v0I:J5YwpYMh9vk:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ReportingFromAsia?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ReportingFromAsia/~4/oUZHEvV2v0I" height="1" width="1"/>http://reportingfromasia.blogspot.com/2008/06/tea-seller.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6225471472692071455.post-3790070885540298109Sun, 01 Jun 2008 04:39:00 +00002008-07-01T10:50:49.323+08:00Maybe the lack of oxygen, sleep or heat were the reason. I can't explain why. My dreams were strange in Shangri la.Images of Tibetan gods haunted my sleep, which seemed more like a trance. I only remembered glimpses of the dream the next day. The previous day, I visited Zhongdian monastery high up on a hill at the mouth of the valley. The original monastery was destroyed during the Cultural http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ReportingFromAsia/~3/lh5Q1yZH3Ug/dreams-are-strange-in-shangri-la.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jessica E. Davis)0<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ReportingFromAsia?a=lh5Q1yZH3Ug:GAnymUc4ke0:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ReportingFromAsia?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ReportingFromAsia?a=lh5Q1yZH3Ug:GAnymUc4ke0:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ReportingFromAsia?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ReportingFromAsia?a=lh5Q1yZH3Ug:GAnymUc4ke0:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ReportingFromAsia?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ReportingFromAsia/~4/lh5Q1yZH3Ug" height="1" width="1"/>http://reportingfromasia.blogspot.com/2008/06/dreams-are-strange-in-shangri-la.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6225471472692071455.post-5208073299282836183Sat, 31 May 2008 10:27:00 +00002008-12-10T09:04:13.120+08:00The wail of a woman screeching into a microphone made me cringe as I walked through Green Lake Park in Dali (Southwest China).My sister Grace and I found it difficult to appreciate the traditional Chinese music performance in the park. Grace joined me for traveling in China all the way from the United States a week earlier.The longer I listened the more I began to appreciate the woman's voice. http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ReportingFromAsia/~3/2PBYQJgTZUY/listening-to-nearly-extinct-instruments.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jessica E. Davis)0<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ReportingFromAsia?a=2PBYQJgTZUY:1K2IgXEH0wE:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ReportingFromAsia?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ReportingFromAsia?a=2PBYQJgTZUY:1K2IgXEH0wE:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ReportingFromAsia?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ReportingFromAsia?a=2PBYQJgTZUY:1K2IgXEH0wE:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ReportingFromAsia?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ReportingFromAsia/~4/2PBYQJgTZUY" height="1" width="1"/>http://reportingfromasia.blogspot.com/2008/06/listening-to-nearly-extinct-instruments.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6225471472692071455.post-6166740163162399514Sun, 25 May 2008 08:22:00 +00002008-05-26T02:24:34.593+08:00Horns blared as I walked down the side of a mountain near the town of Dali in Yunnan Province, China.The central Chinese government had declared three days of national mourning for the victims of the 7.8 earthquake that struck Northwest China last week.That afternoon, everything in China came to a standstill as the nation mourned for the dead. The sound of the horns broke the silence of the http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ReportingFromAsia/~3/l-LVg9Yxcew/mourning-chinas-earthquake-victims.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jessica E. Davis)0<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ReportingFromAsia?a=l-LVg9Yxcew:S03SytDRLeA:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ReportingFromAsia?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ReportingFromAsia?a=l-LVg9Yxcew:S03SytDRLeA:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ReportingFromAsia?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ReportingFromAsia?a=l-LVg9Yxcew:S03SytDRLeA:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ReportingFromAsia?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ReportingFromAsia/~4/l-LVg9Yxcew" height="1" width="1"/>http://reportingfromasia.blogspot.com/2008/05/mourning-chinas-earthquake-victims.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6225471472692071455.post-1910285696994506598Sun, 25 May 2008 06:16:00 +00002008-05-26T02:22:02.710+08:00Large barrels of water and sacks of rice were being stockpiled onto a large barge on the bank of the Yangon River in Myanmar on May 9."It doesn't look like enough, does it?" a man commented to me as we passed by.On that morning, soldiers from the junta government in Myanmar (also known as Burma) were preparing to ship supplies to the Delta region.I memorized the layout of the water barrels and http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ReportingFromAsia/~3/zLARyfqjAzU/how-to-help-in-burma.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jessica E. Davis)0<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ReportingFromAsia?a=zLARyfqjAzU:NdXwCPaAhIc:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ReportingFromAsia?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ReportingFromAsia?a=zLARyfqjAzU:NdXwCPaAhIc:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ReportingFromAsia?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ReportingFromAsia?a=zLARyfqjAzU:NdXwCPaAhIc:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ReportingFromAsia?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ReportingFromAsia/~4/zLARyfqjAzU" height="1" width="1"/>http://reportingfromasia.blogspot.com/2008/05/how-to-help-in-burma.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6225471472692071455.post-8822442573403420813Thu, 15 May 2008 01:59:00 +00002008-07-28T06:45:19.992+08:00MyanmarBurmahttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ReportingFromAsia/~3/-NsJX1RFf3Q/week-in-myanmar-after-cyclone.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jessica E. Davis)1<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ReportingFromAsia?a=-NsJX1RFf3Q:k1rzKZ2nhXo:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ReportingFromAsia?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ReportingFromAsia?a=-NsJX1RFf3Q:k1rzKZ2nhXo:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ReportingFromAsia?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ReportingFromAsia?a=-NsJX1RFf3Q:k1rzKZ2nhXo:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ReportingFromAsia?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ReportingFromAsia/~4/-NsJX1RFf3Q" height="1" width="1"/>http://reportingfromasia.blogspot.com/2008/05/week-in-myanmar-after-cyclone.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6225471472692071455.post-3911352906571905477Tue, 13 May 2008 16:51:00 +00002008-05-14T00:55:31.687+08:00MyanmarDalahYangonBurmaDe Mong San, at only 16 years old, witnessed the loss of several family members to Cyclone Nargis in a village only a few hours south of Yangon.“I saw babies die,” De Mong said. He points to his chest to show how high the water rose. The area around his home is still flooded.He estimates that around 2,000 people died in the village across from Yangon named Dalah and his small village to the http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ReportingFromAsia/~3/xlknXcUV5-U/boy-loses-family-in-cyclone.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jessica E. Davis)2<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ReportingFromAsia?a=xlknXcUV5-U:AYw1_UwDy8A:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ReportingFromAsia?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ReportingFromAsia?a=xlknXcUV5-U:AYw1_UwDy8A:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ReportingFromAsia?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ReportingFromAsia?a=xlknXcUV5-U:AYw1_UwDy8A:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ReportingFromAsia?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ReportingFromAsia/~4/xlknXcUV5-U" height="1" width="1"/>http://reportingfromasia.blogspot.com/2008/05/boy-loses-family-in-cyclone.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6225471472692071455.post-949437689817690586Tue, 13 May 2008 01:22:00 +00002008-12-10T09:04:13.321+08:00MyanmarYangonBurmaFor five days after the storm, Yangon had no electricity and water.Without electricity the people could not pump water into their homes. Many collected rain water that fell from the roofs. In the photo above, a man sells rain water for $5 U.S. dollars a gallon in near the city center in Yangon. When I left Yangon on Saturday, some electricity had been restored. A man told me he believed the http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ReportingFromAsia/~3/sBWc3u22Ink/water-shortages-in-yangon.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jessica E. Davis)1<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ReportingFromAsia?a=sBWc3u22Ink:6K5L136_76Q:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ReportingFromAsia?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ReportingFromAsia?a=sBWc3u22Ink:6K5L136_76Q:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ReportingFromAsia?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ReportingFromAsia?a=sBWc3u22Ink:6K5L136_76Q:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ReportingFromAsia?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ReportingFromAsia/~4/sBWc3u22Ink" height="1" width="1"/>http://reportingfromasia.blogspot.com/2008/05/water-shortages-in-yangon.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6225471472692071455.post-1239928405592767123Tue, 13 May 2008 00:44:00 +00002008-12-10T09:04:13.691+08:00MyanmarDalahBurmaYahoo news has posted two of my photos showing orphans in Dalah waiting for dinner.Near dusk on Thursday, May 8, I was heading back toward the ferry connecting the village of Dalah to the capitol Yangon. Not far ahead I heard the sound of children's voices. I walked further along and saw an entire line of children with cups, bowls and plastic bags in hand. A man ran up to me. "Hey you!" he yelledhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ReportingFromAsia/~3/ivO1KkfUYDg/orphans-in-dalah-myanmar.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jessica E. Davis)4<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ReportingFromAsia?a=ivO1KkfUYDg:qw0w9dcS_rk:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ReportingFromAsia?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ReportingFromAsia?a=ivO1KkfUYDg:qw0w9dcS_rk:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ReportingFromAsia?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ReportingFromAsia?a=ivO1KkfUYDg:qw0w9dcS_rk:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ReportingFromAsia?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ReportingFromAsia/~4/ivO1KkfUYDg" height="1" width="1"/>http://reportingfromasia.blogspot.com/2008/05/orphans-in-dalah-myanmar.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6225471472692071455.post-3152048163486179627Mon, 12 May 2008 23:39:00 +00002008-05-13T08:27:55.732+08:00MyanmarDalahYangonBurmaA Rope, machete, hand saw, two hands, two legs -- these are the tools Myanmar's citizens are using to clean up the aftermath of Cyclone Nargis.The junta government has been slow to hand out aid and lend a hand in the clean up effort.While the video below is not of high quality, it shows the primitive tools Myanmar's citizens have to clean up debris. When I arrived in Yangon on Monday, May 5 (http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ReportingFromAsia/~3/B2mE479m-NU/myanmar-monks-citizens-lead-clean-up.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jessica E. Davis)0<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ReportingFromAsia?a=B2mE479m-NU:WSa0645dK8Y:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ReportingFromAsia?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ReportingFromAsia?a=B2mE479m-NU:WSa0645dK8Y:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ReportingFromAsia?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ReportingFromAsia?a=B2mE479m-NU:WSa0645dK8Y:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ReportingFromAsia?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ReportingFromAsia/~4/B2mE479m-NU" height="1" width="1"/>http://reportingfromasia.blogspot.com/2008/05/myanmar-monks-citizens-lead-clean-up.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6225471472692071455.post-2101707194996317766Mon, 12 May 2008 09:05:00 +00002008-12-10T09:04:13.910+08:00MyanmarYangonBurmaI returned to Hong Kong last night via Macau. Thank you for your kind e-mails, prayers and comments.Myanmar's security at the airport had no idea they were letting a journalist through. I hid my photos in my carry-on just in case.The problem in Myanmar (also known as Burma) is not getting out, but getting in. U.S. relief aid has just been authorized to enter the country.Look for more photos, http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ReportingFromAsia/~3/kEjYcMbj_Kg/no-problems-leaving-yangon.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jessica E. Davis)2<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ReportingFromAsia?a=kEjYcMbj_Kg:3VyoIpXslP0:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ReportingFromAsia?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ReportingFromAsia?a=kEjYcMbj_Kg:3VyoIpXslP0:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ReportingFromAsia?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ReportingFromAsia?a=kEjYcMbj_Kg:3VyoIpXslP0:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ReportingFromAsia?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ReportingFromAsia/~4/kEjYcMbj_Kg" height="1" width="1"/>http://reportingfromasia.blogspot.com/2008/05/no-problems-leaving-yangon.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6225471472692071455.post-5505469517813754826Wed, 07 May 2008 14:50:00 +00002008-05-12T17:05:03.601+08:00MyanmarBurmaA quick update from Myanmar (also known as Burma). I am safe. There is plenty of food and water, but electricity is out almost everywhere.For more on what's happening over here, check out the New York Times or the BBC's coverage. http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ReportingFromAsia/~3/pdM1iB72Y1w/safe-in-myanmar.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jessica E. Davis)4<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ReportingFromAsia?a=pdM1iB72Y1w:Y7jZx0K9i_M:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ReportingFromAsia?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ReportingFromAsia?a=pdM1iB72Y1w:Y7jZx0K9i_M:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ReportingFromAsia?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ReportingFromAsia?a=pdM1iB72Y1w:Y7jZx0K9i_M:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ReportingFromAsia?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ReportingFromAsia/~4/pdM1iB72Y1w" height="1" width="1"/>http://reportingfromasia.blogspot.com/2008/05/safe-in-myanmar.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6225471472692071455.post-139569688735709001Sun, 04 May 2008 11:43:00 +00002008-05-04T22:02:08.073+08:00MyanmarBurmaMy heart jumped a little when the flight attendant made an announcement."The government has shut down Yangon airport," the announcement said.Immediately, people began murmuring about a possible political situation.Then the news reports started coming in.A cyclone inflicted major damage on Yangon, Myanmar's capitol. Some people on my flight had been delayed for days.The actual situation is unknownhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ReportingFromAsia/~3/FImylTV6spU/stuck-in-bangkok.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jessica E. Davis)2<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ReportingFromAsia?a=FImylTV6spU:wG1ZTiTzppY:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ReportingFromAsia?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ReportingFromAsia?a=FImylTV6spU:wG1ZTiTzppY:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ReportingFromAsia?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ReportingFromAsia?a=FImylTV6spU:wG1ZTiTzppY:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ReportingFromAsia?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ReportingFromAsia/~4/FImylTV6spU" height="1" width="1"/>http://reportingfromasia.blogspot.com/2008/05/stuck-in-bangkok.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6225471472692071455.post-8193446207689808806Sat, 03 May 2008 15:34:00 +00002008-05-03T23:53:00.376+08:00MyanmarBurmaI thought about going to Myanmar (Burma) for a long time.Is it ethical? Is it safe? Is it sane?I decided that as a recent journalism graduate, I had to visit at least one difficult country before I returned to the United States.I planned on visiting Tibet before the March riots shut it down. Instead, I decided to tackle Burma.My first stop is Yangon, then I will make my way up to Mandalay. I http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ReportingFromAsia/~3/mhMP9K-MZqw/off-to-myanmar.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jessica E. Davis)0<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ReportingFromAsia?a=mhMP9K-MZqw:JUgnAycr2fY:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ReportingFromAsia?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ReportingFromAsia?a=mhMP9K-MZqw:JUgnAycr2fY:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ReportingFromAsia?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ReportingFromAsia?a=mhMP9K-MZqw:JUgnAycr2fY:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ReportingFromAsia?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ReportingFromAsia/~4/mhMP9K-MZqw" height="1" width="1"/>http://reportingfromasia.blogspot.com/2008/05/off-to-myanmar.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6225471472692071455.post-5742637428524522039Sat, 03 May 2008 15:00:00 +00002008-05-03T23:34:17.289+08:00ThailandBangkokAn English map is not very helpful in Thailand.After walking for 35 or 45 minutes along Ayutthaya Road, I began to realize that the last five people I had asked for directions had no idea what I was saying.I could not find where I was on the map. The heat beat down. My stomach growled with hunger.A motorcycle pulled up and a man yelled over to me. I showed him my map.At that point I realized: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ReportingFromAsia/~3/rMRkfwnOXwI/59-hours-in-bangkok.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jessica E. Davis)1<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ReportingFromAsia?a=rMRkfwnOXwI:mq3P6AgZnHE:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ReportingFromAsia?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ReportingFromAsia?a=rMRkfwnOXwI:mq3P6AgZnHE:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ReportingFromAsia?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ReportingFromAsia?a=rMRkfwnOXwI:mq3P6AgZnHE:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ReportingFromAsia?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ReportingFromAsia/~4/rMRkfwnOXwI" height="1" width="1"/>http://reportingfromasia.blogspot.com/2008/05/59-hours-in-bangkok.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6225471472692071455.post-3477701877813856080Wed, 30 Apr 2008 12:21:00 +00002008-04-30T20:59:36.069+08:00Alaminos100 IslandsThe PhilippinesEven in the dark I could tell the house was humble.A woman stood cooking before an open fire outside of the home. A pile of different types of wood were stacked nearby. Children played nearby. A woman stood fixing her bike.Poverty screamed at me from everywhere.A friendly 20-year-old Filipino named Patrick had invited me to meet his family. I had asked the family I was staying with in Lucap (nearhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ReportingFromAsia/~3/s8Gw1hnAyi4/food-crisis-inside-filipino-home.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jessica E. Davis)0<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ReportingFromAsia?a=s8Gw1hnAyi4:Lb9qnf6_vcU:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ReportingFromAsia?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ReportingFromAsia?a=s8Gw1hnAyi4:Lb9qnf6_vcU:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ReportingFromAsia?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ReportingFromAsia?a=s8Gw1hnAyi4:Lb9qnf6_vcU:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ReportingFromAsia?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ReportingFromAsia/~4/s8Gw1hnAyi4" height="1" width="1"/>http://reportingfromasia.blogspot.com/2008/04/food-crisis-inside-filipino-home.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6225471472692071455.post-8356544098391377686Wed, 30 Apr 2008 11:30:00 +00002008-04-30T22:12:59.456+08:00Baguio CityThe PhilippinesTwenty minutes had passed. My patience was starting to wear thin.I was stuck outside of Baguio City at Tam-awan Village.The rain poured down in a torrent. I waved for taxis flying by. No one stopped.Finally, I turned to a local and asked where I could find the jeepneys to town (The Philippines' unofficial public transportation system).A five minute walk up the road toward town was the answer.I http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ReportingFromAsia/~3/NbGmHgdMqnw/riding-jeepney.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jessica E. Davis)1<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ReportingFromAsia?a=NbGmHgdMqnw:LU3bEPLr7Lk:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ReportingFromAsia?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ReportingFromAsia?a=NbGmHgdMqnw:LU3bEPLr7Lk:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ReportingFromAsia?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ReportingFromAsia?a=NbGmHgdMqnw:LU3bEPLr7Lk:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ReportingFromAsia?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ReportingFromAsia/~4/NbGmHgdMqnw" height="1" width="1"/>http://reportingfromasia.blogspot.com/2008/04/riding-jeepney.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6225471472692071455.post-9202098478288748897Wed, 30 Apr 2008 04:42:00 +00002008-04-30T21:54:36.915+08:00Alaminos100 IslandsAlone in the middle of a corral reef I popped my head up to readjust my mask. Water had almost completely filled the goggles I had rented for the day.At least 10 islands came into my view.While traveling in the Philippines, I decided to celebrate my college graduation with a trip to Alaminos' 100 Islands National Park.The boatman, Rody, I had hired for the day was waiting in his boat "Mercy" at ahttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ReportingFromAsia/~3/rOlXIVsowj8/swimming-with-sharks.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jessica E. Davis)1<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ReportingFromAsia?a=rOlXIVsowj8:HBJO6fC2LPs:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ReportingFromAsia?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ReportingFromAsia?a=rOlXIVsowj8:HBJO6fC2LPs:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ReportingFromAsia?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ReportingFromAsia?a=rOlXIVsowj8:HBJO6fC2LPs:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ReportingFromAsia?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ReportingFromAsia/~4/rOlXIVsowj8" height="1" width="1"/>http://reportingfromasia.blogspot.com/2008/04/swimming-with-sharks.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6225471472692071455.post-8321822398064399852Tue, 29 Apr 2008 04:58:00 +00002008-04-29T13:26:44.247+08:00ManilaThe PhilippinesFree housing, free electricity and no taxes -- That's how migrants living in Manila's slums live.No plumbing, little policing and very few jobs also make up the life of squatters living in Manila.Walking through the streets, I could not help but be drawn to the slum areas. People slept on the streets.A monument commemorating the colonial tie between Spanish Mexico and the Philippines was obscuredhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ReportingFromAsia/~3/2LMu8-x5xjY/manilas-slums.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jessica E. Davis)1<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ReportingFromAsia?a=2LMu8-x5xjY:ej0KELvQXAU:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ReportingFromAsia?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ReportingFromAsia?a=2LMu8-x5xjY:ej0KELvQXAU:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ReportingFromAsia?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ReportingFromAsia?a=2LMu8-x5xjY:ej0KELvQXAU:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ReportingFromAsia?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ReportingFromAsia/~4/2LMu8-x5xjY" height="1" width="1"/>http://reportingfromasia.blogspot.com/2008/04/manilas-slums.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6225471472692071455.post-5550572727819134694Sun, 27 Apr 2008 04:48:00 +00002008-04-27T12:51:26.370+08:00I'm currently traveling through the Philippines without an itinerary, taking things as they come.Manila is large, crowded, insane, but full of incredibly nice people. I've already made several friends.Now I'm in 100 islands for a day at the beach.Expect more posts soon. The Internet access is sporadic.http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ReportingFromAsia/~3/QGCiqZgsTNo/adventuring-in-philippines.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jessica E. Davis)1<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ReportingFromAsia?a=QGCiqZgsTNo:3Iu6-wp5YuM:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ReportingFromAsia?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ReportingFromAsia?a=QGCiqZgsTNo:3Iu6-wp5YuM:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ReportingFromAsia?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ReportingFromAsia?a=QGCiqZgsTNo:3Iu6-wp5YuM:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ReportingFromAsia?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ReportingFromAsia/~4/QGCiqZgsTNo" height="1" width="1"/>http://reportingfromasia.blogspot.com/2008/04/adventuring-in-philippines.html