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- Hard, well-oiled and slightly disturbing bodies on display in Bangkok
- High-tech Tokyo tribute to Steve Jobs uses apps as candles
- Suki Haeng: The best Thai dish you’ve never heard of
- Cheat sheet to Kyrgyzstan: 10 things to know
- Jason Beerman: How Hong Kong can avoid becoming Asia's landfill
- Best live music venues in Tokyo
- ニュージーランドのひと味違うビーチ ベスト 10
- 10 Melbourne Festival highlights
| Hard, well-oiled and slightly disturbing bodies on display in Bangkok Posted: 06 Oct 2011 01:21 AM PDT You don't want to mess with these fellas, now competing at the Asian and World Bodybuilding Championships Some of the most ripped dudes in the world are flexing for global domination at this week's Asian and World Bodybuilding and Physique Sport Championships in Bangkok. The event is on till October 7 at the Thai-Japan Youth Stadium. (Click here for a map.)      |
| High-tech Tokyo tribute to Steve Jobs uses apps as candles Posted: 05 Oct 2011 11:37 PM PDT  Following the death of former Apple Chairman Steve Jobs in California on Wednesday, fans in Tokyo are planning an unusual tribute at a candlelight vigil with a twist. The sunset event -- due to take place today, Thursday, at 5:19 p.m. in front of the Apple Store in Ginza -- will be illuminated not by actual candles, but by the screens of iPhones, iPads and iPods running a virtual candle application. Suitably geekyOrganizer Steve Nagata, a Tokyo-based Apple fan, told us how the idea came to him. "It was just a whim to do it at the Apple Store at sunset, so I tweeted it out right away," he explained.    |
| Suki Haeng: The best Thai dish you’ve never heard of Posted: 05 Oct 2011 07:44 PM PDT Most people in Bangkok are familiar with Thai-style sukiyaki (generally referred to as suki), a do-it-yourself hotpot associated with mall-bound family-friendly franchises such as MK or Coca. But a less common and arguably more delicious version of the dish is suki haeng, "dry" suki. Suki haeng saves you the trouble of all that dipping and cooking, and unites the essential elements of the dish -- wun sen (bean thread noodles), egg, vegetables (typically Napa cabbage, green onions and morning glory) and some sort of protein -- in a hot wok.    |
| Cheat sheet to Kyrgyzstan: 10 things to know Posted: 05 Oct 2011 03:00 PM PDT Kyrgyzstan is a land-locked country bordering China and three neighboring "Stans": Kazakhstan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan. But what's life like there? Kyrgyzstan -- née the Kyrgyz Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic -- declared independence in 1991 and suffers from low employment and political instability. Demonstrators overthrew the Kyrgyz president in 2005 and 2010, and last June in the country's divided south, violence caused more than 400 deaths and displaced tens of thousands of people. Today, 20-year-old Kyrgyzstan -- the "Kyrgyz Republic" in official parlance -- radiates a curious blend of sadness and hope. Here are 10 things about the country you'll only know by going.
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| Jason Beerman: How Hong Kong can avoid becoming Asia's landfill Posted: 05 Oct 2011 03:00 PM PDT If you don't happen to live downwind from one of Hong Kong's three gigantic landfills, you might not be aware that Hong Kong faces an acute garbage problem: our landfills will be full within a matter of years. We're drowning in our own filth. This is no exaggeration. It's estimated that Hong Kong residents, per capita, produce the most garbage of any place in the world.    |
| Best live music venues in Tokyo Posted: 05 Oct 2011 02:55 PM PDT  Tokyo's best live music venues provide a wide range of entertainment options, from obscure local acts to big-name international artists. Whether you're into jazz, top 40 or classical, one of these clubs is sure get your mojo working again. Billboard Live TokyoLocated in the sprawling, modern Tokyo Midtown complex in the heart of Roppongi, Billboard Live is another intimate venue that nonetheless hosts big names from around the world. The club gets its name and clout from the eponymous entertainment publication, famous for its charts covering nearly every music genre.    |
| Posted: 05 Oct 2011 02:00 PM PDT 畏敬の念がわきあがり、心からくつろげる 映画シーンのような多彩なビーチを堪能してみてはいかがだろう？ アベル タスマンのゴールデンベイからコーラマンデル半島の温水ビーチまで、ニュージーランドのビーチには、謳い文句そのままに太陽ときれいな水があふれている。
1. コーラマンデル半島の温泉ビーチ
このビーチを訪れる事情通のビジターは、干潮の2時間前か2時間後ぐらいにスコップを持って登場する。波打ち際にあたり穴を掘りって体を沈め、潮が満ちてくるしばしの間、自噴する温泉を楽しむのだ。 海岸の温泉は大変ユニーク。ボコボコと湧いてくるお湯には、カルシウム、マグネシウム、カリウムなどのヘルシーなミネラルが豊富だ。 健脚ならば40分ほどハイキングして、素晴らしいカセドラル洞窟を訪れるのも良い。 コロマンデル（フィティアンガの端の町）、ホットウォーター ビーチ ロード、ホットウォーター ビーチの詳細は www.mercurybay.co.nz/activities/hotwaterbeach.php を参照。    |
| 10 Melbourne Festival highlights Posted: 05 Oct 2011 12:58 PM PDT What makes Melbourne the cultural capital of Australia? "That's the cliché," says Melbourne Festival director Brett Sheehy. "But certainly something happened –- maybe it was the indoor culture. "What sets Melbourne apart from other Australian cities is the average woman and man on the street will say that arts and culture is a critical part of the town." Sheehy says the Melbourne Festival "will now do what hasn't been before." From October 6 through October 22, the festival brings together around 60 acts from different genres from around the world. All have one thing in common: protest and rebellion.    |
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