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Japanese Gravure Idol Award

Sifu — Sun, 20 Jul 2008 02:52:20 +0000

The nice thing about Japanese culture seems to be that women who take their clothes off seem to be more respected that in the west, giving them an “idol” status.

Online entertainment site ZAKZAK has created the Japanese Gravure Idol Award, a prize that gives the nation’s hard-working bikini models the recognition they so richly deserve.

The judges take into consideration the likes of photo album sales and media exposure, along with an ample number of other assets.

And, after some no doubt lengthy deliberations, the judges finally presented the first ever title to 24-year-old Yuko Ogura.

Bangkok Picture Moment : Buddhist monks At Hua Lam Pong Temple

Sifu — Sat, 19 Jul 2008 18:50:51 +0000

Buddhist monks process around Bangkok’s Hua Lam Pong temple on Asalha Puja, which commemorates the day when Buddha delivered his first sermon to his five disciples.

Via BBC

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Chicken Congee with Goji Berries

Sifu — Sat, 19 Jul 2008 12:38:52 +0000

I only think of congee when I’m ill. I guess its the oriental equivalent of chicken soup.

Adding goji berries makes it look much more appealing and healthier too than looking like a slop of porridge that it is!

The blog Appetite for China shows you how its done, together with sautéed chicken.

Via TasteSpotting

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Nintendo Mario’s Arch Enemy Bowser in “Real Life”

Sifu — Sat, 19 Jul 2008 06:29:38 +0000

Marcus of essenmitsosse.de, wanted to create a more realistic rendering of Mario’s arch enemy Bowser and so came up with this frightening portrayal.

He used PhotoShop to create Bowser from scratch, developing a realistic texture and reworking the forms and proportions.

Korean Picture Moment : Buddhists Celebrate the Birth Anniversary of Lord Buddha

Sifu — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 20:44:05 +0000

Buddhists hang pieces of paper containing prayer wishes on lanterns during a prayer meeting to celebrate the birth anniversary of Lord Buddha at the Jogye temple in Seoul, May 12, 2008.

From Reuters

Via NotCot

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Tokyo Picture Moment : Tuna at Tsukiji Fish Market

Sifu — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 10:52:40 +0000

Workers move tuna in Tokyo’s Tsukiji fish market, which is recovering from a one-day fisherman’s strike over oil prices.

Via BBC

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Money Origami in Bank Advert

Sifu — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 03:22:36 +0000

Here are some ads for Maone bank by advertising agency DCS (out of Porto Alegre, Brazil) and art director Gregory Kickow.

Nice use of texture for these origami pieces.

From
Via NotCot

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Japanese Picture Moment : Colourful Old Man

Sifu — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 19:27:03 +0000

A colourful old man takes time out. I love the way his white beard just disappears into his scarf.

Via TokyoTimes

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Make your own combined Ramen Noodle Sushi

Sifu — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 10:00:36 +0000

I’ve never heard of combining both noodles and sushi, but I’ve just come across this recipe to do it, via The Official Ramen Homepage.

Having now heard of it, why didn’t anyone do this before?!

From Wral.com:

You can make your ramen noodle meal much more adventurous with a few vegetables, shrimp and nori seaweed sheets.

This Ramen Noodle Sushi, served with wasabi dipping sauce, is both fun to make and eat.

Get the recipe at Wral.com

Via The Official Ramen Homepage

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Automatic Shuffling Mahjong table

Sifu — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 03:16:00 +0000

For all you lazy devotee Mahjong players out there - an automatic Mahjong table! It automatically shuffles and builds walls for you.

It features:

1) High tech chipset with self track-clearer
2) Noiseless and durable
3) Environmentally friendly
4) Hi-efficient
5) Shuffles quickly and resists wetness
6) Fully automatically
7) Can be use to shuffle and organize Mahjong Tiles.

It also looks like one of those table top retro arcade units.

More info

Via NotCot

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