tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18197852597573467412024-03-21T01:11:53.931+07:00Chuoi qua !How it is like to be(come) gay in HanoiIdohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15317425131501933986noreply@blogger.comBlogger97125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1819785259757346741.post-69264019154223536422010-05-10T10:35:00.002+07:002010-05-10T10:39:34.341+07:00Love Man Love Woman: documentary tonight<blockquote>LOVE MAN LOVE WOMAN<br />2008 Directed by Nguyen Trinh Thi 60 minutes<br />Vietnamese with English subtitles<br /><br />San Francisco International LGBT Film Festival<br />Los Angeles OutFest<br />Jean Rouch International Film Festival Paris<br />Yunnan Multi Culture Visual Festival<br /><br />For centuries, Vietnam's Dao Mau (Mother Goddess Religion) temples have been the one place where homosexuals are able to flourish in the predominantly homophobic country. In these traditional temples, where attendance is surprisingly mixed, they're able to express their sexuality and femininity, blurring the distinctions between genders.<br /><br />This documentary takes a heartening look at this group of 'dong co' - meaning 'princess spirit's mediums', a term originated from the indigenous religion that has come to be used generally in Vietnam to refer to effeminate and gay men - forging their own community, culture and rituals together.<br /><br />The filmmaker follows Master Luu Ngoc Duc, one of the most prominent spirit mediums in Hanoi, and his vibrant community through their rituals and everyday life.<br /><br />The film also examines the impacts of globalization on the lifestyle and identities of homosexuals in Vietnam's urban areas.</blockquote><br /><br /><br />Tonight at 7:30 Cinematheque 2A Hai Ba Trung.<br /><blockquote></blockquote><div class="blogger-post-footer">- If you are in any way affiliated with a communist party, you have to forget what you read above -</div>Idohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15317425131501933986noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1819785259757346741.post-38131876798812564282010-04-08T12:03:00.003+07:002010-04-08T12:09:29.149+07:00Tuoi tre<span style="font-weight: bold;"></span><blockquote><span style="font-weight: bold;">Modern youth burn through cash at discotheques</span><br />VietNamNet Bridge – When the sun sets, many modern Saigon youth gather at discotheques and night clubs to waste another night. Tuoi Tre investigated.</blockquote><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://english.vietnamnet.vn/dataimages/201003/original/images1943173_1.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 500px; height: 333px;" src="http://english.vietnamnet.vn/dataimages/201003/original/images1943173_1.JPG" alt="" border="0" /></a><br />It seems that Tuoi Tre newspaper is doing a set of papers (<a href="http://english.vietnamnet.vn/biz/2007/05/700300/">1</a>, <a href="http://english.vietnamnet.vn/reports/2008/06/789764/">2</a>, <a href="http://english.vietnamnet.vn/reports/2006/11/630025/">3</a>) about how bad is the actual youth being flooded in newly discovered capitalist way of life. <a href="http://english.vietnamnet.vn/reports/201004/Modern-youth-burn-through-cash-at-discotheques-902404/">This time</a> it's about young "playboys" whom go to luxurious discotheque wether it be in Vietnam or even abroad (Singapore, China, Thailand). My favorite quote:<br /><blockquote>Tuan, a teenage playboy, says he goes to night clubs because he’s very sad; his parents have been busy at their business and haven’t paid attention to him. Starting at humble night clubs, Tuan has progressed to luxurious clubs and his expense for a night out has risen to several hundred dollars.</blockquote><br /><br />Definetly expatriate are not rich anymore... damn.<div class="blogger-post-footer">- If you are in any way affiliated with a communist party, you have to forget what you read above -</div>Idohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15317425131501933986noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1819785259757346741.post-77710134375345719962010-04-06T10:30:00.001+07:002010-04-06T10:32:15.927+07:00Stereo man 2010<blockquote>VietNamNet Bridge – After the success of Stereo Man 2006: Gender Violence and Stereo Man 2009: The Destination of Destiny (about HIV), Stereo Man 2010: An Itinerary to Search for Feeling will be performed at 10 universities in Hanoi from April 7 to May 30.</blockquote><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://english.vietnamnet.vn/dataimages/201004/original/images1946316_1.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 500px; height: 280px;" src="http://english.vietnamnet.vn/dataimages/201004/original/images1946316_1.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><br />The rest of the entry at http://english.vietnamnet.vn/Entertainment/201004/Stereo-Man-2010-tackles-homosexuality-and-social-acceptance-902764/<div class="blogger-post-footer">- If you are in any way affiliated with a communist party, you have to forget what you read above -</div>Idohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15317425131501933986noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1819785259757346741.post-45877657806001493242009-11-22T16:08:00.000+07:002009-11-22T16:09:29.050+07:00Shopping video<object height="340" width="560"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/LwtoQjNRHg4&hl=fr_FR&fs=1&"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/LwtoQjNRHg4&hl=fr_FR&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" height="340" width="560"></embed></object><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-style: italic;">no comment</span><br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer">- If you are in any way affiliated with a communist party, you have to forget what you read above -</div>Idohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15317425131501933986noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1819785259757346741.post-8885119797871266552009-10-29T16:31:00.003+07:002009-10-29T16:40:02.423+07:00Christmas time will be greatLast christmas I spent home was... horrible. I was almost ready to do my coming-out but i could'nt. Finally, i did it a few months afterwards but that's not today's story.<br /><br />Today, i can tell you that this christmas will be super cool: i'll be home, no coming-out* to do anymore and.... my boyfriend will be there! Embassy just called him to tell him the visa is accepted!<br /><br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Chuc cac ban mung noel !!!</span><br /><br />*: except 1 brother but i'll tell him soon >.<<div class="blogger-post-footer">- If you are in any way affiliated with a communist party, you have to forget what you read above -</div>Idohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15317425131501933986noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1819785259757346741.post-19208201387914318912009-09-21T14:33:00.004+07:002009-09-21T16:02:34.346+07:00Vietnam news: H1N1 & illegal alien workersAccording to some newspaper (<a href="http://www.sggp.org.vn/">Saigon Giai Phong</a>): people's committy of every city and province has to declare ("hunt"?) them to the ministry...for what? Paying <span style="font-style: italic;">fees</span>? I guess it doesn't concern good ol' white guys...<br /><br />The other news of the day is about H1N1. Until today there has been 6.478 infected person with 7 deaths which is only 0.001% casualties. It's kinda weird as usual death rate is more like 1% globally...<div class="blogger-post-footer">- If you are in any way affiliated with a communist party, you have to forget what you read above -</div>Idohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15317425131501933986noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1819785259757346741.post-18396458859936237152009-09-20T22:25:00.004+07:002009-09-21T16:02:10.670+07:00Korean eye candyand ear injury...<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><object height="344" width="425"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/LOXEVd-Z7NE&hl=fr&fs=1&"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/LOXEVd-Z7NE&hl=fr&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" height="344" width="425"></embed></object></div><br /><div style="text-align: center; font-style: italic;">Did he break your heart?</div><div class="blogger-post-footer">- If you are in any way affiliated with a communist party, you have to forget what you read above -</div>Idohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15317425131501933986noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1819785259757346741.post-9873372605017349032009-09-20T02:10:00.004+07:002009-09-20T17:10:29.176+07:00PopSeoul<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://popseoul.files.wordpress.com/2009/09/mblaq_090918.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 277px; height: 331px;" src="http://popseoul.files.wordpress.com/2009/09/mblaq_090918.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br />Sometimes it's nice to have (female) friend totally addicted to korean (so-called) singers. So you can enjoy photos of <a href="http://popseoul.com/2009/09/18/rain-unveils-new-group-mblaq/">something</a> related to the super famous (afaik) Rain.<br /><br />Or, much better, you can enjoy a videao of super straight korean guy showing off for the camera only pleasure...<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><p style="text-align: center;"><br /><object height="344" width="425"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/o-rzQHpbzFU&color1=0xb1b1b1&color2=0xcfcfcf&feature=player_embedded&fs=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/o-rzQHpbzFU&color1=0xb1b1b1&color2=0xcfcfcf&feature=player_embedded&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" height="344" width="425"></embed></object><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Isn't it time to come (my) home ?</span><br /></p><div class="blogger-post-footer">- If you are in any way affiliated with a communist party, you have to forget what you read above -</div>Idohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15317425131501933986noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1819785259757346741.post-59036142617110897822009-09-19T03:22:00.000+07:002009-09-19T03:22:00.199+07:00"Funky honkey, nasty nigger"<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjF20Vy8elyf04wW3ZDzP4kWkfMCnCazuj2pAU-Kh0yqCpDcOMoi6YAp2lOdMR2_sOtcgzSzuTOHzbxdaDFUxOrwWmA-mRHs4pITt_iC_jdD22vUDTt1FHzPrjZ1UIYMUltMH7dzN2SqDc/s1600-h/Image+1.png"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 302px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjF20Vy8elyf04wW3ZDzP4kWkfMCnCazuj2pAU-Kh0yqCpDcOMoi6YAp2lOdMR2_sOtcgzSzuTOHzbxdaDFUxOrwWmA-mRHs4pITt_iC_jdD22vUDTt1FHzPrjZ1UIYMUltMH7dzN2SqDc/s320/Image+1.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5382534571337316146" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">What's hidden there?<br /></span></div><div class="blogger-post-footer">- If you are in any way affiliated with a communist party, you have to forget what you read above -</div>Idohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15317425131501933986noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1819785259757346741.post-33522458097812002532009-09-17T14:04:00.004+07:002009-09-17T14:19:29.972+07:00Date an asian<p style="text-align: center;"><object height="344" width="425"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/pG9vYZmoqmg&color1=0xb1b1b1&color2=0xcfcfcf&hl=en&feature=player_embedded&fs=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/pG9vYZmoqmg&color1=0xb1b1b1&color2=0xcfcfcf&hl=en&feature=player_embedded&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" height="344" width="425"></embed></object></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-style: italic;">True</span><br /></p><p style="text-align: left;">I guess it's just another buzz, there is even a dedicated <a href="http://www.dateanasian.net/">website</a>, where you can have the <a href="http://www.dateanasian.net/lyrics/">lyrics</a>!</p><p style="text-align: left;"></p><blockquote>Verse 1:<br />Hey there, my name is Jen Kwok<br />And I'm here to tell you that dating Asians rocks<br />They have smooth skin and silky hair<br />So damn exotic, got that ethnic flair<br />So sweet and gentle, smell so good<br />So freaky, nasty, do what you always wanted to<br />So obedient, they'll please you like no one can<br />That's right, I'm talkin bout an Asian man<br /><br />Chorus:<br />Everyone should date an Asian man<br />Don't gotta be serious, just f*** an Asian man<br />At least f*** one, at least, least f*** one<br />At least f*** one, at least, least f*** one<br />...</blockquote><br /><br />Pretty philosophical, ain't it?<p></p><p style="text-align: left;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: left;">Don't forget the "production stills" <a href="http://www.dateanasian.net/gallery/">gallery</a> with some cuties (?):</p><p style="text-align: left;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhc3BFUAhJ80mGWnTe26clqLlJWMk1RScT61H3oV4105e2XRGpOd8PDge1Vi5Mzdz2rVoZtFsal2d-rK3wYR76kyM9w_-2_RcLlXhyeMmldmizPC09yELSM-mlR1qZdJ9U_E3BLd7Woiek/s1600-h/Image+2.png"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 132px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhc3BFUAhJ80mGWnTe26clqLlJWMk1RScT61H3oV4105e2XRGpOd8PDge1Vi5Mzdz2rVoZtFsal2d-rK3wYR76kyM9w_-2_RcLlXhyeMmldmizPC09yELSM-mlR1qZdJ9U_E3BLd7Woiek/s200/Image+2.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5382331729108989394" border="0" /></a></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Humm...</span><br /></p><div class="blogger-post-footer">- If you are in any way affiliated with a communist party, you have to forget what you read above -</div>Idohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15317425131501933986noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1819785259757346741.post-75279043469781546282009-09-15T20:50:00.003+07:002009-09-15T21:02:45.980+07:00Neutral wedding in Sweden<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBvm5yt1wOiFsBaZtufQGuXwrVpi-96FYJ8x9lv_BO8vn4Bn1tL-Cc33gXMr4sI_HOCMQsNlxPnHwS9R7qo5YhH9uW7b_BSXvJg4tngfQc1WM-HdbpyeE2GdaxquT7M9f_zpOcYpRGqg8/s1600-h/sergius_grand.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBvm5yt1wOiFsBaZtufQGuXwrVpi-96FYJ8x9lv_BO8vn4Bn1tL-Cc33gXMr4sI_HOCMQsNlxPnHwS9R7qo5YhH9uW7b_BSXvJg4tngfQc1WM-HdbpyeE2GdaxquT7M9f_zpOcYpRGqg8/s200/sergius_grand.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5381691443646051794" border="0" /></a><br />It is clearly far from Asia, though many Swedish people track the sun down to Thailand, but still interesting. Sweden is one of the happy few country in the world to have, now, a totally neutral wedding whatever is the gender of the 2 persons to-be-married.<br /><br />There is no clear separation bewtween churches and state, at least concerning wedding. Although, most (if not all) churches do not celebrated same-sex wedding yet. Hopefully it seems that the Lutheran Church of Sweden is about to allow it. <span style="font-style: italic;">Unfortunately, i can't find any recent english sources about it.</span><br /><br />Isn't it kinda fun to imagine to finally get married with your boyfriend in a church? <span style="font-size:78%;">Think about Sodom and Ghomorra ;)</span><br /><br /><span style="font-size:30%;">... ok the only interest of this post was to put this cute picture >.<</span><div class="blogger-post-footer">- If you are in any way affiliated with a communist party, you have to forget what you read above -</div>Idohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15317425131501933986noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1819785259757346741.post-78323934291169669112009-09-10T15:18:00.005+07:002009-09-15T21:07:32.045+07:00Special fashion contest<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.thanhniennews.com/images/newsimages/teeenpageant-232-09.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 203px; height: 152px;" src="http://www.thanhniennews.com/images/newsimages/teeenpageant-232-09.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><blockquote style="font-style: italic;">The increasing popularity of homosexual beauty contests has raised eyebrows, with people asking whether or not such events are legal.</blockquote>That's how start the magificient <a href="http://www.thanhniennews.com/print.php?catid=6&newsid=51928">article</a> of <a href="http://www.thanhniennews.com/">Thanh Nien News</a> (a bit outdated i have to concede). From my point of view, this article could be much worse. The mix between homosexual, transvestite, transexual, sex change surgery, etc is quite common even in western country.<br /><br />Anyway, what surprised me in a way is the new regulation about:<br /><blockquote><span style=";font-family:Arial Narrow;font-size:85%;" > Not have undergone cosmetic or sex change surgeries</span></blockquote>As far as i know it's the first time the law is considering lgbt...queer people. AFAIK, homosexuality is not forbidden as it just does not exist according to 90% of the population thus nobody bothers with it.<br /><br />The second surprse for me was the "The Prince Style Contest for lesbians" ! What the hell! Where is the gayz contest? Would lesbians still be glamourous in HCMC while gayz are not? Anyway it's not coming anytime soon in Hanoi (vietnamese time scale though... many things go so fast there).<br /><b><br /><br /></b><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6CgMwt7f26BOT7FnFkq36HHzF5RWEaH4hXgy95SGacwy3B4rXkp0kvEVWqGX11zZorGBJ5FfErSMkJmTsz6t9FIJyin16bxUBk_z9tEAJUnhQU2giSuOK5vZ8quDC35YrhcVE4ggMRFs/s1600-h/Image+1.png"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 151px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6CgMwt7f26BOT7FnFkq36HHzF5RWEaH4hXgy95SGacwy3B4rXkp0kvEVWqGX11zZorGBJ5FfErSMkJmTsz6t9FIJyin16bxUBk_z9tEAJUnhQU2giSuOK5vZ8quDC35YrhcVE4ggMRFs/s200/Image+1.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5381331085698438562" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Aren't they "innocent lil' princess" style?<br /></span></div><div class="blogger-post-footer">- If you are in any way affiliated with a communist party, you have to forget what you read above -</div>Idohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15317425131501933986noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1819785259757346741.post-23939324431758123992009-09-07T14:27:00.004+07:002009-09-08T18:55:58.215+07:00Children with AIDS in VIetnam<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://img.timeinc.net/time/daily/2009/0908/vietnam_0824.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 494px; height: 276px;" src="http://img.timeinc.net/time/daily/2009/0908/vietnam_0824.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Traditional propaganda<br />(Ma tuy= drug ; if i remember correctly the message says "it's not ok to try even once)<br /><br /></span><div style="text-align: left;">Here's an interesting article about the situation of aids-infected children in HCMC ("the most progressive region in the country in terms of HIV/AIDS advocacy"):<br /><blockquote><br />When classes opened across Vietnam on August 17, few students were as excited — or as nervous — as a group of 15 HIV-positive children who had finally been given permission to attend school. For the past two years, the Ho Chi Minh City orphanage where they live had been lobbying to enroll them in a public primary school. Now that the day had arrived, the children were so excited that many were up before the sun, already dressed in the new clothes the nuns had bought for the special occasion.</blockquote><a href="http://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1918243,00.html?xid=rss-topstories">Full article</a> by Martha Ann from <a href="http://www.time.com/">time.com</a>.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1156/818934528_52767c0a08_o.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 493px; height: 368px;" src="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1156/818934528_52767c0a08_o.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><span style="font-style: italic;">A more friendly poster (bao cao su = condom)<br /><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisWogqX8Dk2Fy34jykWjp4TIa9n_ce2-owndAjPNoek1IsjeZJM0HfKksrgQ_EwY8xUfMKWE9njso1LUBFtJfB3vphjCFlo454Si2N81aaZMS-U-HLTFa5GJzt4pTkOjuSdozR-sJkcnY/s1600-h/Image+2.png"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 292px; height: 338px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisWogqX8Dk2Fy34jykWjp4TIa9n_ce2-owndAjPNoek1IsjeZJM0HfKksrgQ_EwY8xUfMKWE9njso1LUBFtJfB3vphjCFlo454Si2N81aaZMS-U-HLTFa5GJzt4pTkOjuSdozR-sJkcnY/s200/Image+2.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5378303599954164194" border="0" /></a><span style="font-style: italic;">A modern poster about getting tested for free (i think)</span><br />There are also young people on this kind of poster...all in all it's much more appealing than traditional one but does it work?<br /></div></div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer">- If you are in any way affiliated with a communist party, you have to forget what you read above -</div>Idohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15317425131501933986noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1819785259757346741.post-88933248618398570182009-09-05T23:55:00.003+07:002009-09-06T00:00:58.252+07:00Back home... but not exactly, it's been 2 months since the last posts and some adventures but now i'm back home (country). I should be working here, which is kinda far from what i used to call home 3 years ago (only though i left my "home" more than 10 years ago). I got some strange feelings in this coutnry but mainly i feel "deadish".<br /><br />cheers?<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f80/fetchfox4444/DeathNote_TheLastName2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 500px;" src="http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f80/fetchfox4444/DeathNote_TheLastName2.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">I like him and you?<br /></span></div><div class="blogger-post-footer">- If you are in any way affiliated with a communist party, you have to forget what you read above -</div>Idohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15317425131501933986noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1819785259757346741.post-13335668800132307142009-07-09T14:38:00.007+07:002009-07-09T15:58:27.037+07:00Going HK for the week end<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://image22.webshots.com/22/1/40/91/201014091TuAsUn_fs.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 335px; height: 250px;" src="http://image22.webshots.com/22/1/40/91/201014091TuAsUn_fs.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br />Finally my time in Asia is soon to be over for the moment (i hope & think). To 'celebrate' it, i go with a bunch of friends to Hong-Kong for a long week end.<br /><br />Although, they are not gay, i'll be there with my boy friend and i plan to do one "gay places evening". Thus i checked a bit <a href="http://www.utopia-asia.com/chinhk.htm">utopia</a> and... wahoo! The city is just a bit bigger than Hanoi (8millions vs 6) but it's so full of gay or gay-friendly places! Even more than the Bangkok listing!<br /><br />Anybody knows why? It could be it's a trendy place and many gays go there for working or leisure? Despite the chinese environment it's unofficially open?<br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://cache.daylife.com/imageserve/0b2Rgjk5j2cQM/610x.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 477px; height: 308px;" src="http://cache.daylife.com/imageserve/0b2Rgjk5j2cQM/610x.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><span style="font-style: italic;">A kiss in HK (it looked so cute to me... i hope i can do the same there ;-) )</span><br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;">In order to make this post a bit more informative, an edit:<br />It's easy and cheap to go HK from Hanoi though it's a long journey:<br />* Hanoi -> Bangkok at 9pm (perfect if you leave work at vietnamese hour like 5 pm), arrives at 10:45pm. There are some cheap hotel close to the airport<br />* Bangkok -> Macau: You got a flight at 7 am, arrives at 10am.<br />* Macau -> Hong Kong: there is boat transportation evry hour but i don't know the price yet.<br />* Bangkok -> Hanoi: flight at 6:45 am, arrives at 8:35, you can be at work at 9:30/10 am<br /><br />Hanoi - Bangkok can cost around 100$ and Bangkok - Macau also 100$ which sum up 200$... if you take it at least 1 month in advance (imho). The hotel in Hong Kong look impressive but not as cheap as Vietnam or Thailand, the cheapest are around 60$/night.<br /><br />You can also go direct to HK from Bangkok but the flight time is bad for short trips. Another possibility is to fly direct from Hanoi. There was a promotion at vietnam airlines for 350$ including 2 nights in a 3 stars hotel but you fly in the middle of the day... For non promotional, i have no idea but i would say at least 400$.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Formalities</span>:<br /><br />Most westerners can make their visa on arrival in Macau or Hong Kong. Vietnamese have to make it before departure and it can be such pain, especially if you are from a northern province... It seems that a visa for Hong Kong is sufficient to enter Macau (as it's not possible to do a Macau visa in Hanoi, according to my bf).<br /></div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer">- If you are in any way affiliated with a communist party, you have to forget what you read above -</div>Idohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15317425131501933986noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1819785259757346741.post-30285067809833852242009-07-07T11:56:00.006+07:002009-07-09T15:58:59.450+07:00Kebab & traffic lightAfter 2 boring motorbikes post, here is a funny one (still related to motobikes). I took these pictures a few days ago.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-hVSlK63r4FhnZmd_tWvjARMhyphenhyphen1Z9sEfk6O7QHbdEcvdsZ506QaSWYF-d9KRzyvwzhAaR-4nzYJg9gXMmAqWR6YbAmVcH_QzSOXf-5YiQMzPOYvhZzefQrwrhVEbhW2tBZVPpR0NYXks/s1600-h/DSC00418.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-hVSlK63r4FhnZmd_tWvjARMhyphenhyphen1Z9sEfk6O7QHbdEcvdsZ506QaSWYF-d9KRzyvwzhAaR-4nzYJg9gXMmAqWR6YbAmVcH_QzSOXf-5YiQMzPOYvhZzefQrwrhVEbhW2tBZVPpR0NYXks/s320/DSC00418.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5355578657778297506" border="0" /></a><span style="font-style: italic;">Kebab-bike</span><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiR5qra4KznShoBjTHOa5BnfgbQUV9Z-BVf7zqwuqmElkCnYTrXRoALHe5OXD4dGKIsRIGL0JegkThXx0_LfB1_Kx8DUcMs0_Mjcq__7s67dhodtaxALM5EoiTxp34QuanOV2xQOnXIp7I/s1600-h/DSC00396.JPG"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;"></span></span><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiR5qra4KznShoBjTHOa5BnfgbQUV9Z-BVf7zqwuqmElkCnYTrXRoALHe5OXD4dGKIsRIGL0JegkThXx0_LfB1_Kx8DUcMs0_Mjcq__7s67dhodtaxALM5EoiTxp34QuanOV2xQOnXIp7I/s320/DSC00396.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5355579676383437282" border="0" /></a><span style="font-style: italic;">Connected traffic light</span> <span style="font-style: italic;">(you can check it on Dai Co viet")</span><br /></div><br />You can find more funny traffic pics @ <a href="http://www.pinkvn.com/blog1.php/2009/07/02/title-24#more194">pinkvn</a>. By the way, don't think it's special pics, i (and all long term expatriate) have seen most of these situations.<div class="blogger-post-footer">- If you are in any way affiliated with a communist party, you have to forget what you read above -</div>Idohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15317425131501933986noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1819785259757346741.post-63096697340027968772009-07-06T14:07:00.012+07:002009-07-07T11:56:16.725+07:00Top-notch bikes (2)I realized i should have done an introduction which i will call "Vietnam and motobikes" as i got too accustomed to vietnamese way of moving. Unfortunately for you, i will do it later!<br /><br />If you remember, we stopped at a very 'nice' purple minsk... Now let's head toward really cool bikes:<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiF15nwHcajUBu34cqLnYicvjKP5mOKDUmuFGFJ3gWqhwis_T6iPiOns2daSEpP7OU90VqHwBIrtLhGEqr3k5W2iegWqARdKT62zLXNdh0EQuvV7JmNCVQWCMQuEgj4YkA7f6bEXAJw-CY/s1600-h/Image+2.png"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 229px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiF15nwHcajUBu34cqLnYicvjKP5mOKDUmuFGFJ3gWqhwis_T6iPiOns2daSEpP7OU90VqHwBIrtLhGEqr3k5W2iegWqARdKT62zLXNdh0EQuvV7JmNCVQWCMQuEgj4YkA7f6bEXAJw-CY/s320/Image+2.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5355243695701123906" border="0" /></a><br />Yamaha Nouvo LX (how stylish!?)<br /><div style="text-align: left;">I used to have one and it is one of my favorite bike. It's heavier than smaller bikes but still light (for me), not too expensive, fast, maneuverable (so important in traffic jam) and convenient (it has a box under the seat big enough for my helmet). The only drawbacks are it uses a lot of gas when you go fast and it's "gay" according to my bf (wtf?). Actually it's "gay" for (some) straight as i didn't notice a peculiar use of this bike by gay (though my ex gay housemate rented one >.<). </div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGaxa5yPM_F6mNMdyJ1nSBYw9ChR70R-wJ3f00ySe8HyfKRvfxvtRRl_b0txQXEHM4jSLtPCBG8AsyLxFHBfVeLO37MAAtXAp0XrxkeOLt1zUZAPdM4XfVo3sv4Lusl4h5GfbIn5KfcDw/s1600-h/Image+3.png"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 194px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGaxa5yPM_F6mNMdyJ1nSBYw9ChR70R-wJ3f00ySe8HyfKRvfxvtRRl_b0txQXEHM4jSLtPCBG8AsyLxFHBfVeLO37MAAtXAp0XrxkeOLt1zUZAPdM4XfVo3sv4Lusl4h5GfbIn5KfcDw/s320/Image+3.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5355567212474955490" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Yamaha exciter (and not so exciting dude)</span><br /><div style="text-align: left;">This motorbike is faster, more aggressive but has no big box under the seat and is clutch based. It has one advantage and one (big) drawback: you can make it scream and drive n a sporty (deadly?) way but you have no protection for your foot (rain and in case of <span style="font-weight: bold;">accident</span>!). I might buy it someday...<br /><br />After two Yamaha bikes it's time to talk about some Honda. By the way the first one are known to be more aggressive bikes while the latter use generally less gas and people think they age slower.<br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQ3QYD7sowYlc7GEbglLcSPFK_M_h33j4dsTG6XXVNQ_HHCXmE8S2NBo97ndrVYszP8nACBfgLNzJ3gx_e09LcPmK-rXN0ylhOuB7SD23BiTiXKCd9bv-5LIGX_XMFKB32MkKThUmqYFI/s1600-h/Image+4.png"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 318px; height: 226px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQ3QYD7sowYlc7GEbglLcSPFK_M_h33j4dsTG6XXVNQ_HHCXmE8S2NBo97ndrVYszP8nACBfgLNzJ3gx_e09LcPmK-rXN0ylhOuB7SD23BiTiXKCd9bv-5LIGX_XMFKB32MkKThUmqYFI/s320/Image+4.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5355570703150491810" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Honda - Future (no cookie, no dude)</span><br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;">Convenient but clutch based, "so so style" but not ugly, fast enough but gas saving here is the Honda Future. A nice bike if you don't look for something classy but nice for both city and country side (though even the nouvo is able to go countryside... i did a week trip with it next to China). Unfortunately for some vietnamese chicks it's a "xe om motorbike" (it's worth mototaxi).<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.honda.com.vn/upload/products/AvatarProducts/OnDetail/123baner.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 526px; height: 368px;" src="http://www.honda.com.vn/upload/products/AvatarProducts/OnDetail/123baner.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Honda Air Blade (and a dude but who cares?)</span><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-style: italic;"></span>Very nice in my opinion as it has a kinda aggressive look but not too much and it has a convenient seat box, no clutch and it's a honda (thus gas saving). It's the same class of the exciter but looks more "adult": it's not a small bikes looking over aggressive.<br /><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: right; font-style: italic;">That's all folks!<br />(for the moment)<br /></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer">- If you are in any way affiliated with a communist party, you have to forget what you read above -</div>Idohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15317425131501933986noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1819785259757346741.post-5435893053724861512009-06-26T11:44:00.002+07:002009-07-07T11:56:03.164+07:00Top-notch bikes (1)<span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">Part 1: motobikes you should never ride!</span></span><br /><br />As you may know mobile phone and motobike are essential accessories to show your social status.<br /><br />Concerning motobikes you have a few options:<br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.tin247.com/autonet/080904093207-754-825.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 460px; height: 465px;" src="http://www.tin247.com/autonet/080904093207-754-825.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Honda Dream and a kinky pilot (or not)</span><br /></div><br />First, the honda dream which is the traditional countryside or low salary worker... definitely the worst choice!<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://iheartlakorns.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/01/dan1-2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 450px; height: 300px;" src="http://iheartlakorns.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/01/dan1-2.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Honda wave and a 'cookie'</span><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><br />If you go for <span style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-style: italic;">wave</span></span></span> you will even loose the surprised looks about the redneck bike of yours, it's because <span style="font-style: italic;">wave</span> are the most basic city bikes here...but well if you are Mr Dan Danuwong, you might draw some attention...<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://iheartlakorns.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/01/dan1-3.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 450px; height: 327px;" src="http://iheartlakorns.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/01/dan1-3.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br />Finally if you are a real adventurer, here is what you need:<br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.greentrail-indochina.com/vietnam/toursimages/minsk-motobike.gif"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 542px; height: 374px;" src="http://www.greentrail-indochina.com/vietnam/toursimages/minsk-motobike.gif" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Minsk's fine art</span><br /><div style="text-align: left;">So with a minsk you will definetly loose any attention... you can't be part of "people like us"! unless you go full throttle on color:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://ravenbladerider.files.wordpress.com/2008/12/pink-honda-cub.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 450px; height: 300px;" src="http://ravenbladerider.files.wordpress.com/2008/12/pink-honda-cub.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /></div></div>If you wonder, i do have a point with this post but the original one was too long so i cut it into 2 pieces. Thus i can talk a bit more:<br /><ul><li>Helmet on the first photo is typical from countryside</li><li>The outfit is also typical (kinda countryside style but not only)</li><li>Wave & dream cost barely the price but dream are considered more reliable while wave are more 'trendy' (less grandpa's motobike to speeak nicely)</li><li>Minsk were so cool for expat a few years ago when it was nearly impossible to get a real motobike in Vietnam (taxes problem etc).<br /></li><li>There is still a <a href="http://www.minskclubvietnam.com/">minsk club</a> but i think they are fading<br /></li></ul>Ps: i might look like denigrating country side but i'm not! ^_^ (should do a post about VN city vs countryside)<br /></div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer">- If you are in any way affiliated with a communist party, you have to forget what you read above -</div>Idohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15317425131501933986noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1819785259757346741.post-45526254133747398322009-06-25T10:31:00.001+07:002009-06-25T11:44:06.274+07:00Nobody<object height="349" width="425"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/ouOzR8lskc0&rel=0&border=1&color1=0xb1b1b1&color2=0xcfcfcf&hl=en&feature=player_embedded&fs=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/ouOzR8lskc0&rel=0&border=1&color1=0xb1b1b1&color2=0xcfcfcf&hl=en&feature=player_embedded&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" height="349" width="425"></embed></object><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Extremely macho dance on :Wonder girls - Nobody</span><br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">... Viva Korea again ...</span><div class="blogger-post-footer">- If you are in any way affiliated with a communist party, you have to forget what you read above -</div>Idohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15317425131501933986noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1819785259757346741.post-72028135792723744882009-06-17T14:11:00.003+07:002009-06-17T14:21:22.709+07:00Saving Hoan Kiem's turtleFrom <a href="http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5jC3i5OGmna6p3iUV_Ju_-mbDE1lQ">AFP</a>:<br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">Testing begins to save legendary Vietnam turtle</span><br /><br /><span></span><blockquote><span>By Ian Timberlake<br /><br /></span><span>HANOI (AFP) — Researchers have begun testing mechanical "SediTurtles" they say will protect a legendary Vietnamese turtle while cleaning the historical lake in which the creature lives.</span><br /><span>Experts showed off the German-developed sediment-eating machines this week as part of preparations before an expected cleanup of Hoan Kiem Lake, the heart and soul of Vietnam's capital.</span><br /><span>Nestled in the centre of rapidly urbanising Hanoi, the so-called Lake of the Returned Sword is home to an elusive turtle which symbolises Vietnam's centuries-old struggle for independence.</span><br /><span>In a story that is taught to all Vietnamese school children, the 15th century rebel leader Le Loi used a magical sword to drive out Chinese invaders and founded the dynasty named after him.</span><br /><span>Le Loi later became emperor and one day went boating on the lake. A turtle appeared, took his sacred sword and dived to the bottom, keeping the weapon safe for the next time Vietnam may have to defend its freedom, the story says.</span><br /><span>Occasional sightings of a giant soft-shell turtle draw large crowds, and photographs and amateur video clips attest to the claim that at least one turtle indeed still lives in the lake.</span><br /><span>Reported sightings of the turtle, a symbol of eternity, are deemed auspicious, especially when they coincide with major national events.</span><br /><span>The site's historical importance therefore requires a delicate clean-up operation, and the joint team of Vietnamese and German experts have been planning how to clean the turtle's home with minimum risk to the creature.</span><br /><span>Leonhard Fechter, of Berlin's Herbst Umwelttechnik GmbH, said he knows people care about the turtle, so his company made the SediTurtle with a "soft" technology that will not harm the animal.</span><br /><span>"We are sure we won't touch the turtle," he said as he demonstrated the devices at a fish pond on the grounds of founding president Ho Chi Minh's former home.</span><br /><span>A thick red hose floating on the water was connected to what looked like a grey metal box. An attached dredging device was invisible below the surface, sucking out sediment from the bottom and sending it down the hose to another machine which separates sludge from water.</span><br /><span>The box moved with the slow, quiet movements of a turtle, winched along by ropes connected to a small blue boat.</span><br /><span>"That device is moving very slowly. That big turtle can easily escape" from its path, said Celia Hahn, the project manager from Dresden University of Technology.</span><br /><span>A second, more sophisticated SediTurtle resembles a giant corkscrew and operates by remote control "like a submarine", said Peter Werner, a professor from the same Dresden university.</span><br /><span>This less obtrusive option is Werner's preferred choice because it would not need unsightly ropes to pull it around the picturesque Hoan Kiem lake.</span><br /><span>Hoan Kiem has suffered the fate of all lakes. Over time, sediment increases and the water level drops, particularly in urban areas.</span><br /><span>The experts said Hanoi's much-photographed lake is only about 1.5 metres (five feet) deep -- close to half a metre at its shallowest -- but a four-to-six metre layer of sludge containing industrial pollutants has built up on the bottom.</span><br /><span>Draining the lake, the more conventional way of removing contaminants, is out of the question because it would destroy the treasured water body's entire ecosystem, experts said.</span><br /><span>"The big turtle is living from crabs or small fish," Werner said, adding that sediment removal will be done in phases, to ensure part of the lake is always left free for the animal.</span><br /><span>Christian Richter, of FUGRO-HGN GmbH, said his engineering firm has already assessed the lake's geology and hydrology.</span><br /><span>By the end of this year it will map areas of the lake where sediment can be removed without causing water to drain out, he said.</span><br /><span>The Vietnamese and German governments are funding the preliminary stages of the programme but financing is needed for the estimated 2.8 million dollar cleanup of Hoan Kiem to begin, the experts said.</span><br /><span>"There are banks interested in financing," Werner said.</span><br /><span>Hanoi next year will mark its 1,000th birthday, and the lake cleanup was initially expected to be finished in time for the celebration.</span><br /><span>That deadline cannot be met because of the care with which sediment removal must be done, the engineers said.</span><br /><span>"Even if they start immediately, they would need at least one or two years for the removal," Richter said.</span></blockquote><span></span><span style="font-style: italic;">---<br /><br /></span><span>Many, if not all Hanoians,</span><span> believe that the turtle exists though very few actually pretend having witnessed it.</span><span> My boyfriend pretends also it exist though he didn't see it. For myself, I am really very dubious about that... just another Nessy!</span><span style="font-style: italic;"><br /></span><div class="blogger-post-footer">- If you are in any way affiliated with a communist party, you have to forget what you read above -</div>Idohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15317425131501933986noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1819785259757346741.post-51416935318340435022009-06-09T14:27:00.001+07:002009-06-09T11:32:38.098+07:00VN Photoblog<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXeOa1yfd4dSlvfuA00K1lqFIhIfi0kT87EuYr0vTILHk-JPqpWUZbsBaDxwC8_0alu-9Xq9T0C87FvkuR9c1PomY91EfQjEIhIWdnnpYpNbNEOPYRii6SmGwcRT0MPGUh4iiH_ek6zFc/s1600-h/DSC_5472s.jpg"></a><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="http://thanhoi.blogspot.com/2009/05/tuan.html"><br /></a></div><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVItK9srqC9PxaT7O682tFYPZKLqexqXLPl12PxwhTJQFUchG_XbSFzdxKEYoYlkElAWHuKTXIerWkSkHBh-sNykBPtoCDreT1DMncLfank9V6DApg6Syi03Bhqupz3iFl91ginFGsxhg/s320/DSC_7260s.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5343742955292553202" border="0" /><br />Though I am not really fond of the guy, I do like the photography. Probably because of the mix (imho) of fragility and determination. I just wonder wether this guy is the (kinda cute) dj I saw at the <a href="http://hanoigrapevine.com/2009/03/lang_engoethe-hanoi-sound-stufflang_enlang_vigoethe-lien-hoan-am-nh%E1%BA%A1c-di%E1%BB%87n-t%E1%BB%AD-ha-n%E1%BB%99i-2009lang_vi/">Hanoi Sound Stuff festival</a> or not. He reallly look the same even glasses (except clothes!). <div><br /></div><div>The rest of <a href="http://thanhoi.blogspot.com/">photoblog</a> is at the same time amateur and a bit kinky. Nevertheless this photoblog is new and I hoped it will improve... and i wonder if he would photograph westerner living in Vietnam as well?</div><div> The photograph also has a photoblog about fashion (LINK COMING LATER)</div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238);"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXeOa1yfd4dSlvfuA00K1lqFIhIfi0kT87EuYr0vTILHk-JPqpWUZbsBaDxwC8_0alu-9Xq9T0C87FvkuR9c1PomY91EfQjEIhIWdnnpYpNbNEOPYRii6SmGwcRT0MPGUh4iiH_ek6zFc/s320/DSC_5472s.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5343744258635721666" style="margin: 0px 0px 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 213px; height: 320px;" border="0" /></span></div><div><br /></div><div>A final bonus photo from the <a href="http://hanoigrapevine.com/2009/03/lang_engoethe-hanoi-sound-stufflang_enlang_vigoethe-lien-hoan-am-nh%E1%BA%A1c-di%E1%BB%87n-t%E1%BB%AD-ha-n%E1%BB%99i-2009lang_vi/">HSS</a> (I guess I missed some action there)</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer">- If you are in any way affiliated with a communist party, you have to forget what you read above -</div>Idohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15317425131501933986noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1819785259757346741.post-46624197396823277322009-06-09T11:29:00.006+07:002009-06-16T09:57:54.116+07:00Great<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjN2yBRMeFCRW4mXP-M-Vz-kY9LYJpBlWzwRpK-2epGmWmImsLrxv-9xhJRRIy8bHvtgQ3NLaf9sIXr4MRa4SG_yT2WQm69o1wmksj-FpX0kUUr0fl5gkXJMCYX-zcRDLwpZel2xFlbNM4/s1600-h/homo-sex.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 158px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjN2yBRMeFCRW4mXP-M-Vz-kY9LYJpBlWzwRpK-2epGmWmImsLrxv-9xhJRRIy8bHvtgQ3NLaf9sIXr4MRa4SG_yT2WQm69o1wmksj-FpX0kUUr0fl5gkXJMCYX-zcRDLwpZel2xFlbNM4/s200/homo-sex.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345180427502943074" border="0" /></a>I guess everybody knows about this photo but just to make sure it is the case i re-publish today (stolen from <a href="http://gayboythailand.com/bangkok-thailand/anti-gay-demonstration/">SF</a> as usual).<div class="blogger-post-footer">- If you are in any way affiliated with a communist party, you have to forget what you read above -</div>Idohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15317425131501933986noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1819785259757346741.post-31289397183745920132009-06-06T15:16:00.001+07:002009-06-06T15:16:00.726+07:00Welcome to pinkVN<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWrb5yuAm7gd9myMiACrNCF6thzNlSgOnnrbTHFiFLgH1q54BCLSBOAiGckqnSEO0xS-qt5S8yVqnDbxPm64URp0ToWeX4imUucTNc3vRT06r481tmdaWs0LoeyIKeDh0nyRc4WtDU9pE/s1600-h/Image+1.png"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 160px; height: 107px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWrb5yuAm7gd9myMiACrNCF6thzNlSgOnnrbTHFiFLgH1q54BCLSBOAiGckqnSEO0xS-qt5S8yVqnDbxPm64URp0ToWeX4imUucTNc3vRT06r481tmdaWs0LoeyIKeDh0nyRc4WtDU9pE/s200/Image+1.png" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5343756608529429602" /></a><br />I forgot to welcome my follow gay-expatriate-in-vietnam-blogger: Jean @ <a href="http://www.pinkvn.com/">pinkvn</a> !<div><br /></div><div>Although his blog is much more recent than mine i have to admit, it may contains more entries in the near future (<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bqMq82S7OVQ">sorry sorry</a> about that). I didn't read so much of his blog but he has many cuties and especially vietnamese ones which quite original as it's not so common on the web.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>ps: if you missed the link to the hyper cute korean boysband, here is the video:</div><div><br /></div><br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/bqMq82S7OVQ&hl=en&fs=1&color1=0xcc2550&color2=0xe87a9f"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/bqMq82S7OVQ&hl=en&fs=1&color1=0xcc2550&color2=0xe87a9f" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><div style=""><i>Me korean addict? not yet! (though my flatmate is working on it -_-)</i></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>(<a href="http://www.pinkvn.com/blog1.php/2009/05/10/sm-entertainment#more46">Jean talked about it</a>)</div><div class="blogger-post-footer">- If you are in any way affiliated with a communist party, you have to forget what you read above -</div>Idohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15317425131501933986noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1819785259757346741.post-7047023582213941002009-06-05T22:30:00.001+07:002009-06-05T22:30:00.202+07:00Singapore leading the way for the rest of Asia?<object width="560" height="340"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/Z9gDazG4cC0&hl=en&fs=1&color1=0xcc2550&color2=0xe87a9f"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/Z9gDazG4cC0&hl=en&fs=1&color1=0xcc2550&color2=0xe87a9f" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="560" height="340"></embed></object><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>I hope so... more <a href="http://www.fridae.com/newsfeatures/2009/05/18/8306.singapores-gay-community-holds-first-ever-public-rally">information @ fridae</a>.</div><div class="blogger-post-footer">- If you are in any way affiliated with a communist party, you have to forget what you read above -</div>Idohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15317425131501933986noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1819785259757346741.post-11505442044796975812009-06-05T12:17:00.004+07:002009-06-05T14:26:42.437+07:00Help Vietnam : be gay!According <a href="http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5iGdgbbjmHhVj0YYRDaVy_bRFiSzw">AFP</a> Vietnam is facing the same problem as many Asian country: there are too many boys... so help them by having a vietnamese boyfriend or if you are vietnamese just be gay (<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nuyY9WjNpgs">it's ok!...</a>)!<div><br /></div><div>The article:</div><div><blockquote></blockquote><p></p><blockquote><p><i>HANOI (AFP) — Officials in Vietnam have warned that too many boys are being born and said the country should learn a lesson from its Asian neighbours, state media reported on Tuesday.</i></p><p><i>Vietnam produces 112 boys for every 100 girls, a gender imbalance that will leave about three million men with difficulty finding wives by 2030 if it continues, Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Thien Nhan told an online conference of officials, according to Vietnam News Agency.</i></p><p><i>He said Vietnam could learn big lessons about gender imbalance from China, Japan and South Korea, and asked people's committees to raise awareness through the mass media.</i></p><p><i>"Strengthening the dissemination of news and information on the issue is necessary," Nhan said.</i></p><p><i>In the country's commercial capital, Ho Chi Minh City, there are 113 boys for every 100 girls, said Nguyen Thi Thu Ha, deputy chairman of the People's Committee, the local government body.</i></p><p><i>According to Vietnam News Agency, Ha said many books, newspapers and the Internet provide information on prenatal gender selection, violating state policy on minimising prenatal gender inequality.</i></p><p><i>Deputy Minister of Health Nguyen Ba Thuy was quoted as saying the number of families with three children has continued to rise and gender imbalance is becoming very apparent.</i></p><p><i>In late 2007 a UN Population Fund report highlighted "growing concern that the sex ratio at birth is becoming unbalanced in Vietnam", while the international ratio at birth was about 105 boys for every 100 girls.</i></p><p><i>Reasons for Vietnam's unbalanced sex ratio included pressure to adhere to a two-child policy, a preference for sons, and ready availability of ultrasound and abortion, said the report.</i></p><p><i>Although Vietnam in 2003 banned foetal sex selection, many doctors tell parents-to-be if they are expecting a boy or girl.</i></p><p><i>Men in Vietnam have traditionally carried on the family lineage, inherited homes and land, cared for elderly parents and overseen funerals and ancestor worship rituals.</i></p><p><i>China, where most parents are banned from having more than one child, has faced a marriage squeeze.</i></p></blockquote><p></p><p></p><blockquote></blockquote><p></p></div><div><br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer">- If you are in any way affiliated with a communist party, you have to forget what you read above -</div>Idohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15317425131501933986noreply@blogger.com0