More "Oh god KitaEri what are you doing to us" goodneess

Via Ambiseiyoup:


The moment (around the 01:16 - 01:50 mark):

Source: Radio Kusarikake, episode 53

How could anyone ever hate KitaEri? She is filled with so much goodness!

Way to go China

With one new passport design, they're managed to tick off:

1) Taiwan




By calling Jih Guek Tam and Chingshui Tuan national treasure's of China.

2) The Philippines


By claiming Scarborough Shoal/Huangyuan Dao/Panatag Shoal as theirs.

3) Vietnam

Source.

4) India
 
Source.

Now I'm not the best person to talk about making friends, but even I know this is how you alienate people.







Maybe its just me, but I find it more than a little amusing that the Chinese Culturalists in Malaysia, with their Chinese culture, history, language and all, call (ethnic) Indians "pariah" when "the motherland" isn't exactly best-person-in-town central in the first place.

Justin Bieber fans cause adverse weather conditions on Brisbane

Or so commuter paper mX claims.



On a more serious note, it was not fun. I was caught by the storm last week. I came home with a broken umbrella, my loaf of bread completely soaked, and utterly wet.

It was awful.

I love the Taiwanese media, round 2

Only they cover the important stories.



Like SNSD's legs. Are they real?

Twitter Gems, part 44

I know I'll get shot for even suggesting this, but it has to be said: Ro-Kyu-Bu is the Slam Dunk for the 21st century.

Hear me out: if the late 20th century was marked by the Shonen genre, the beginning of the 21 century is time of moe.

That, and the fact there is HanaKana, Iguchi Yuka, Ogura Yui, and Itou Kanae in it. Who can say no to that combination?

Twitter Gems, part 43

How can I top this awesomeness?

Oh the horror, round 2

And I'm not even talking about the sound quality either.

Yes, that is Sea☆A butchering Wada Kouji's "Butter-Fly".

Is nothing sacred anymore?

Did Al Jazeera pull down an article for no clear reason?

Seen over at Al Jazeera English's Twitter account:


It links to an article here: http://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/features/2012/11/201211765417647799.html

Except that when you go to it, for no good reason it redirects you back to the front page of Al Jazeera English.

A quick search shows the report has been syndicated to other outlets (mirror here) or discussed by news aggregators, and is attributed to one Jennifer Chang.

Except it does not show in the list of articles by her (mirror here), nor articles tagged as South Korea (mirror here).

The article is still listed as one of the most popular over 7 days by Al Jazeera English themselves:

And Bing cache confirms that it was once present on their website:
 

So what gives, Al Jazeera? Because they have no issue with far more controversial viewpoints and issues. 

This week at the markets

A tray of 18 mangoes for $5. :)