AL-KHOBAR – A slim 2-point made OFC win 55-53over DPF-IM during the opening game of the 3rd Season Pag-asa Basketball League (PBL) dubbed Apostles’ Cup Challenge on Friday at Al-Gosaibi Hotel Sports Complex in Alkhobar. Roy Cortez (17) and Jeylord Ortega (17) obviously jittered their opponent with surprised lane attacks ending the first half with […]
Southeast Asia: Rising Price of Rice
by Mong Palatino Rice is the staple food in Southeast Asia and in many parts of the world. Asia 2008 notes how rice is valued in Indochina: “In Thailand, Laos and Vietnam, saying ‘eat rice’ means more than just ‘eat rice’. In Thailand it just means ‘eat’ (kin khao). Asking ‘have you eaten rice today?’ is a way of […]
Burkina Faso: Meningitis, Mask Dances and a Special Horse Festival
Burkina Faso is the diamond stud near the middle of Africa’s meningitis belt, stretching from Senegal to Ethiopia, containing a population of roughly 14 million people. The region’s dusty winds and relatively cool nights from December to June decreases peoples’ immunity to respiratory problems. This, along with the area’s high population density adds up to […]
Comparing the Chinese and Japanese cultures
Comparing the Chinese and Japanese cultures The word Japan “日本” is not written in the Japanese Hiragana or Katakana but Chinese Kanji. “Kan” or “æ¼¢” is the biggest Chinese tribe in China. China is made up of one big tribe and 4 small tribes as represented in the one big star and 4 small […]
Songkran Festival – The Thai New Year
Songkran Festival – The Thai New Year I like January because there is a continuation of another long New Year holiday after the end of the earlier long Christmas holiday. I also like February because there is a long Chinese New Year holiday and the sweet Valentine day. Then come April that I like […]
Biblical numbers
Biblical numbers There can be no works or words completed without number. From the time we get up in the morning till the time we retire at night, not a single day will pass by without us dealing with numbers. From art to science, east to west, and book to computer, nothing can escape […]
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