President Obama announced that the world has avoided economic disaster. Yet trends expert, Gerald Celente, begs to differ. According to the Yonders Tribune, Gerald Celente stated that: The Greatest Depression is at hand. The stimulus, bailout and buyout packages being forced on the nation by an Administration that "misread how bad the economy was" will only lead to … [Read more...] about Gerald Celente Predicts Economic Armageddon by 2012
Yamaha Nouvo LX Mod in Hanoi
About a month ago, Stephen an Expat from Hanoi, asked me about the modifications on my Yamaha Nouvo LX. He wanted to make the same modifications on his motorbike but it was difficult for him to find a good shop up in Hanoi. Later I got an email for him, VIP Bikes, run by the nonprofit Blue Dragon Children's Foundation, was able to add the bigger tires that he wanted. Stephen … [Read more...] about Yamaha Nouvo LX Mod in Hanoi
Vietnamese Body Painting
Some interesting photos from the VietnamNet Bridge demonstrating artist Ngo Luc's body painting work on several Vietnamese female models. (Source: VietnamNet Bridge) See the entire gallery here -> Ngo Luc and body paintings … [Read more...] about Vietnamese Body Painting
Sunspot Alert –> They’re Back :-)
Sunspots have returned :-) Maybe it will not snow in Saigon now? … [Read more...] about Sunspot Alert –> They’re Back :-)
Alikhan Tura and the Uyghur People
My connection to the Uyghurs started when I was a Peace Corps Volunteer in Kazakhstan. My Kazazkh language instructor was Uyghur who I really respected. She was the first teacher, ever, that could teach me a foreign language. Back in the US, my graduate school Kazakh instructor was Kazakh from the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region in China. During 2002 on a trip to … [Read more...] about Alikhan Tura and the Uyghur People