Archive for August, 2009
Want some mayonnaise with that King Cobra?
I have seen some interesting food in Asia over the years. Most interesting dishes were definitely in China. I don't want to bother you with the cliché backpack-like stories that hit the blogosphere daily, because eating culture is indeed different here, nothing new, I know.
Instead I want to...
Korean Institute pushing Hangeul alphabet across Asian tribes
Posted under Korea on Thursday, 27 August 2009 by Joop Dorresteijn
I came across an interesting article on the website of the Korean Embassy in the Netherlands. Apparently, a tribe based in Bauer Indonesia has chosen to use Hangeul (Korean writing) as its official writing system.
The 60.000 people of the tribe, were about to lose their native language due to...
Chinese do not pay attention to red traffic lights anyway
I decided to buy a simple (20 euro) bike at the Carrefour last week, as there are many more bikes and bike roads in Shanghai then in Seoul. Finally I feel free in the city!
Is it dangerous to cycle through Shanghai? My first response would be that it's certainly not easy to cycle here. First off...
Empty eight lane roads in Zibo
This week I was in Zibo (map), a 1.5 hours bus drive from the nearest airport of Jinan. There are about 4 million people living here. The city is known for material arts and it's rich resources. Due to the resources, the city is characterized by smog, due to coal mining and farmers. To...
It’s good to take pictures!
So, it takes about 20 years for me to forget a sight, as it seems. Displayed below is a old and a new holiday picture, taken in the south of France.
The first picture is around 1990, second one almost 20 years later. The chap in blue is me, the handsome girl in the right is my sister Mirrin....
[Movie] Would you freak out when your name is announced at the Airport? (Dutch)
Imagine sitting at the gate, waiting for your plane from Amsterdam to Shanghai to arrive and you hear your name announced over the speakers. This happened to me yesterday.
Yesterday I took the train to the airport of Amsterdam, and checked in like normal, passed security check and ordered some...
![[Movie] Would you freak out when your name is announced at the Airport? (Dutch)](http://www.joop.in//wp-content/uploads/pth/loop/loop_imgp4171-300x263.jpg)
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