· November, 2005

Stories about East Asia from November, 2005

Japan: Moving Noodles

Amy Nakazawa at Blue Lotus describes the first meal she cooked in her new Tokyo apartment: hikkoshi soba — “Hikkoshi means moving, and soba are buckwheat noodles; and eating soba...

25 November 2005

Malaysia: Malay Identity

The Silent Room grapples with what kind of Malay he is. “While being brought up with strong Malay values, they also made sure I was able to converse in English...

25 November 2005

Singapore: Blogger Domination

Singaporeans believe that their society has the characteristics for global blogosphere domination, as evidenced by their grip on top Technorati searches! Agree or disagree? Follow the discussion at theory.isthereason.

25 November 2005

Vietnam: Wedding Season

Vietnamese God comments on the October-to-January wedding “happy season” in Vietnam, and recounts how cat was served at one nuptial he attended.

24 November 2005

China: Sentenced Church Leader

Chinese Christian Jidian has posts in English discussing the case of Cai Zhuohua, the leader of several Beijing area home Christian churches, who was arrested in 2004 and sentenced earlier...

23 November 2005

Indonesia, Peru: National ID

Yosef Ardi welcomes Indonesia's decision to implement a single ID number, which leads him to think about Peruvian economist Hernando de Soto's theories in The Mystery of Capital. Says Ardi:...

22 November 2005

Singapore: Lost Cause?

Chemical Generation Singapore adds his voice to a discussion on say-so.org on the theme: Is freedom of speech a lost cause in Singapore?

22 November 2005

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Oiwan Lam
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