Surabaya Indonesia

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Surabaya is one the East side of Java, an island in Indonesia. It is Indonesia’s second largest city. Indonesia is the world’s fourth most populous country and mostly Muslim.

Surabaya Indonesia is also a “sister city” and has a formal poltical friendship with Seattle, WA – my hometown area.

Surabaya is the capital of East Java province and the biggest metropolitan city in Indonesia with the inhabitant approximately 3 million Peoples. Surabaya officially established in 1293. Surabaya well known as Heroic City , the date was taken from the glory of Raden Wijaya, the first king of Majapahit who against China troops. Surabaya is a metropolitan city in which have religious nuances, the community had the feeling of the high solidarity and the spirit of heroism that never knew surrendered.

Visit the Officiall Surabaya Tourism Website.

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Air Supply – Sands Macau June 6-8

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06/08/08 Update – Just got back from the Air Supply concert at the Sands Macau. It was really great if you like Air Supply (and I do!). They did a couple covers including “Can’t Live Without You” and “The Power of Love”. Their piano player did a great solo piano Etude and the drummer was very entertaining.

Graham Russell performed a solo guitar/vocal piece from their upcoming album (first CD release in since 2003) that I think was called “The River and Me”. It was very moving and was really the point in the show where the audience got pulled in and connected.

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Sharon Stone says China Earthquake is Bad Karma

HONG KONG — The backlash in China against Sharon Stone continued Wednesday as the Shanghai International Film Festival said the American actress was not welcome at this year’s event

The 50-year-old “Basic Instinct” star provoked outrage in China after suggesting that the recent earthquake in central Sichuan province may have been the result of bad “karma” because of Beijing’s rule in Tibet.

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マカオのシルク・ドゥ・ソレイユ、演目は「ZAIA」

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2008.05.30(14:21)
*NOTE – This post is in Chinese. If you don’t have Chinese fonts installed on your computer – you won’t be able to read it. (Which means you probably don’t read Chinese anyway…)

マカオのシルク・ドゥ・ソレイユ、演目は「ZAIA」
昨日、5月29日に劇場公開及びメディア発表がありました。
マカオでのプログラムは、「ZAIA（ザイア）」に決定しました。この「ZAIA（ザイア）」は、アジア地域で初めて行われる常設公演となります。
２００８年８月２８日に祝賀式典が開催されます。この日はベネチアン・マカオ・リゾート・ホテルの１周年記念にあたります。プレビュー公演は２００８年７月２６日からスタートします。

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Proof of God’s Existence

Update: By Popular Demand, the local number for the Pizza Hut on Taipa Island (Macau SAR China) is 853-2884-3133

You know you have those times in your life when your walk of faith faulters – then something miraculous happens that strengthens your resolve. I have just had such a momentous experience.

Tired of eating rice and noodles, ox tail and being tricked yesterday into eating chicken feet here in China – I have decided it’s time to make a stand.

To my great exhuberent joy I have discovered a Pizza Hut around the corner that delivers to my apartment here in China. Proof positive that heavenly hosts are looking out for me…

And yes, it tastes pretty close to pizza back home. Just have to make sure you order the tomato sauce base instead of the Thousand Island dressing base. (Gross, but true…)