tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-321015232009-04-26T06:40:19.809+09:00Welcome to OT Blog - Oriental Tales Magazine's BlogOriental Taleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16372200900705395757info@orientaltales.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32101523.post-63165521346799455622008-11-22T01:21:00.001+09:002008-11-22T01:27:59.873+09:00<p><a href="http://www.orientaltales.com/issues/010/index.html">Oriental Tales: 10th Issue</a><br><br /><a href="http://www.orientaltales.com/issues/010/page02.html">Phi-Phi Island, Thailand: A Paradise Tinged with Sadness</a> - Story by Jason Gaskell<br><br /><a href="http://www.orientaltales.com/issues/010/page03.html">Plain of Jars, Laos: Cycling in Laos</a> - Story by Simon Stewart<br><br /><a href="http://www.orientaltales.com/issues/010/page04.html">Tana Toraja, Indonesia: A Baby Grave in the Living Tree</a> - Story by Melissa Myers<br><br /><a href="http://www.orientaltales.com/issues/010/page05.html">South Korea: Hitting the Open Road</a> - Story by Christopher Maupin<br><br /><a href="http://www.orientaltales.com/issues/010/page06.html">Vietnam: The river rules their lives</a> - Story by Justine Southwick<br><br /><a href="http://www.orientaltales.com/issues/010/page07.html">Polewali Mandar, Indonesia: So Long, and Thanks for all the Fish…</a> - Story by Chriswan Sungkono<br><br /><a href="http://www.orientaltales.com/issues/010/page08.html">Taiwan: Taipei to Hualian</a> - Story by John Phillips</p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/32101523-6316552134679945562?l=orientaltales.blogspot.com'/></div>Oriental Taleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16372200900705395757info@orientaltales.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32101523.post-86319707018384931312008-05-12T04:33:00.004+09:002008-05-13T03:05:27.754+09:00On May 3, 2008, Cyclone Nargis devastated the country of Myanmar leaving 120,000 people dead or missing. The number of dead could eventually exceed 100,000 because of illnesses. Countless villages and rice-growing areas have been destroyed leaving as many as 1 million people homeless without food or clean drinking water.<br /><br />Presently, Myanmar's government is restricting entry for large-scale international relief efforts, but when border restrictions are alleviated more relief organizations will be permitted entry to deliver food, clean water, medical supplies, and other forms of aid to the people who need it most.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Disaster Relief Organizations</span><br /><br /><a href="http://www.orientaltales.com/links/help_myanmar.html">Click here to view a directory of relief organizations and see what you can do to help the victims of the disaster in Myanmar.</a><br /><br><br /><br><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/32101523-8631970701838493131?l=orientaltales.blogspot.com'/></div>Oriental Taleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16372200900705395757info@orientaltales.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32101523.post-45458872769442683192008-04-19T02:15:00.000+09:002008-04-19T02:16:55.636+09:00<fieldset style="float:left; width:90%; margin:5px; padding-top:4px;"><legend style="color:#999999;">PollPub.com Vote</legend><strong>Where would you prefer to teach English as a second language?</strong><form style="width:100%; float:left; padding-top:5px;" action="http://www.pollpub.com/remote-where-would-you-prefer-to-teach-english-as-a-second-language.aspx" method="post" target="_new"><span style="float:left; width:20px;"><input id="51608" type="radio" name="groupVote" value="51608" /></span><span style="float:left; ">China</span><br clear="all" /><span style="float:left; width:20px;"><input id="51609" type="radio" name="groupVote" value="51609" /></span><span style="float:left; ">Japan</span><br clear="all" /><span style="float:left; width:20px;"><input id="51610" type="radio" name="groupVote" value="51610" /></span><span style="float:left; ">South Korea</span><br clear="all" /><span style="float:left; width:20px;"><input id="51611" type="radio" name="groupVote" value="51611" /></span><span style="float:left; ">Taiwan</span><br clear="all" /><br clear="all" /><input type='submit' name='Vote!' value='Vote!' style='font-size:10px; margin-top:5px;'><br/><br/> <a target="_blank" href="http://www.pollpub.com/vote.aspx?rid=11881">View Results</a><br/><br/><span>Poll powered by <a href="http://www.pollpub.com">PollPub.com Free Polls</a></span></form></fieldset><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/32101523-4545887276944268319?l=orientaltales.blogspot.com'/></div>Oriental Taleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16372200900705395757info@orientaltales.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32101523.post-53880089825603652052008-03-09T16:40:00.004+09:002008-03-09T18:38:11.351+09:00<p><a href="http://www.orientaltales.com/issues/009/index.html">Oriental Tales: 9th Issue</a><br><br /><a href="http://www.orientaltales.com/issues/009/page02.html">Chiang Mai, Thailand: Mystical Elephant Encounters</a> - Story by Sharon Spence Lieb<br><br /><a href="http://www.orientaltales.com/issues/009/page03.html">Suzhou, China: The Night Market</a> - Story by Megan Eaves<br><br /><a href="http://www.orientaltales.com/issues/009/page04.html">Laos: Slow Boat Down the Mekong River</a> - Story by Aaron Smith<br><br /><a href="http://www.orientaltales.com/issues/009/page05.html">China: Surviving Sleeper Trains in China</a> - Story by Susie Chong<br><br /><a href="http://www.orientaltales.com/issues/009/page06.html">Thailand: Elephants and Friends</a> - Story by Lauren Hayhurst<br><br /><a href="http://www.orientaltales.com/issues/009/page07.html">Tibet: Kham, East Tibet</a> - Story by Tom Carter<br><br /><a href="http://www.orientaltales.com/issues/009/page08.html">Mandalay, Myanmar: Mandalay's Hopes and Sorrows</a> - Story by Sara Hui</p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/32101523-5388008982560365205?l=orientaltales.blogspot.com'/></div>Oriental Taleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16372200900705395757info@orientaltales.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32101523.post-70358712736205553192007-08-22T16:45:00.001+09:002008-03-09T16:31:29.846+09:00<p><a href="http://www.orientaltales.com/issues/008/index.html">Oriental Tales: 8th Issue</a><br><br /><a class="thin" href="http://www.orientaltales.com/issues/008/page02.html">Cat Ba, Vietnam: What&#8217;s an endangered monkey worth?</a> - Story by Jeff Greenwald<br><br /><a class="thin" href="http://www.orientaltales.com/issues/008/page03.html">Vientiane, Laos: Vientiane on bended knees</a> - Story by Alvin Lee<br><br /><a class="thin" href="http://www.orientaltales.com/issues/008/page04.html">Kawah Putih, Indonesia: The Ever-changing Faces - of the Mountain-Sea</a> - Story by Chriswan Sungkono<br><br /><a class="thin" href="http://www.orientaltales.com/issues/008/page05.html">South Korea: Sirum Blues: A Brooklyn Monk Learns Traditional Korean Wrestling</a> - Story by Antonio Graceffo<br><br /><a class="thin" href="http://www.orientaltales.com/issues/008/page06.html">Seoul, South Korea: My Two Korean Sojourns</a> -Story by David J. Marcou<br><br /><a class="thin" href="http://www.orientaltales.com/issues/008/page07.html">Lombok, Indonesia: Climbing Rinjani</a> - Story by Jason Godfrey<br><br /><a class="thin" href="http://www.orientaltales.com/issues/008/page08.html">Bali, Indonesia: Landing in Bali</a> - Story by Naomi Arnold<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/32101523-7035871273620555319?l=orientaltales.blogspot.com'/></div>Oriental Taleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16372200900705395757info@orientaltales.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32101523.post-74524706513222164222007-04-14T01:18:00.003+09:002008-03-09T16:58:50.330+09:00<p><a href="http://www.orientaltales.com/issues/007/index.html">Oriental Tales: 7th Issue</a><br><br /><a class="thin" href="http://www.orientaltales.com/issues/007/page02.html">Luzon, Philippines: Eruption of Mt. Pinatubo</a> - Story by David Eric Poarch<br><br /><a class="thin" href="http://www.orientaltales.com/issues/007/page03.html">Siem Reap, Cambodia: Siem Reap, Cambodia</a> - Story by Betsy Campo<br><br /><a class="thin" href="http://www.orientaltales.com/issues/007/page04.html">Tokyo, Japan: Living in a Gaijin House in Japan</a> - Story by Tom Thumb<br><br /><a class="thin" href="http://www.orientaltales.com/issues/007/page05.html">Phnom Penh, Cambodia: The Hill of Penh</a> - Story by Doreen Pon<br><br /><a class="thin" href="http://www.orientaltales.com/issues/007/page06.html">Vietnam: More than Food: Shared Conversation, Shared Lives</a> - Story by Alice Driver<br><br /><a class="thin" href="http://www.orientaltales.com/issues/007/page07.html">Surin Island, Thailand: The Sea Gypsies of Surin Island: The Wake of the Tsunami Brings Both Help and Harm to Thailand's Mogen People</a> - Story by Antonio Graceffo<br><br /><a class="thin" href="http://www.orientaltales.com/issues/007/page08.html">Matsuyama, Japan: Pachinko and Paddy Fields</a> - Story by Maya Driver</p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/32101523-7452470651322216422?l=orientaltales.blogspot.com'/></div>Oriental Taleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16372200900705395757info@orientaltales.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32101523.post-1168432974897838042007-01-10T21:42:00.001+09:002008-03-09T16:29:45.774+09:00<p><a href="http://www.orientaltales.com/issues/006/index.html">Oriental Tales: 6th Issue</a><br /><br /><a class="thin" href="http://www.orientaltales.com/issues/006/page02.html">South Korea: Chicken Soup for the Sinus</a> - Story by Naomi Arnold<br /><br /><a class="thin" href="http://www.orientaltales.com/issues/006/page03.html">Hue, Vietnam: The New Nam: A young American's view (however skewed) of Vietnam</a> - Story by Dakota Gale<br /><br /><a class="thin" href="http://www.orientaltales.com/issues/006/page04.html">Seoul, South Korea: Elephant Training in the Hermit Kingdom</a> - Story by John Regan<br /><br /><a class="thin" href="http://www.orientaltales.com/issues/006/page05.html">China Beach, Vietnam: Early Morning</a> - Story by Alice Driver<br /><br /><a class="thin" href="http://www.orientaltales.com/issues/006/page06.html">Ladakh, Tibet: A Traveler's Diary</a> - Story by Elizabeth Elliott<br /><br /><a class="thin" href="http://www.orientaltales.com/issues/006/page07.html">Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam: First Third World Experience… and Musings on Happiness</a> - Story by Tania Campbell<br /><br /><a class="thin" href="http://www.orientaltales.com/issues/006/page08.html">Hong Kong: Culture Shock (4): Hong Kong "Double-Decker Buses &amp; Moving Sidewalks"</a> - Story by Jason Gaskell, Msc.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/32101523-116843297489783804?l=orientaltales.blogspot.com'/></div>Oriental Taleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16372200900705395757info@orientaltales.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32101523.post-1161521316861296382006-10-22T21:48:00.001+09:002008-03-09T16:28:39.929+09:00<p><a href="http://www.orientaltales.com/issues/005/index.html">Oriental Tales: 5th Issue</a><br><br /><a href="http://www.orientaltales.com/issues/005/page02.html">Mount Kailash, Tibet: At Heaven's Gate</a> - Story by Nayna Chakrabarty<br><br /><a href="http://www.orientaltales.com/issues/005/page03.html">Borneo, Malaysia: My encounter with a Bornean tribe&#8230; and other misadventures</a> - Story by Lisa Kirchner<br><br /><a href="http://www.orientaltales.com/issues/005/page04.html">Pusan, South Korea: &quot;Slumming it&quot; in Korea</a> - Story by Anna Maria Esps&auml;ter<br><br /><a href="http://www.orientaltales.com/issues/005/page05.html">Strung Strang, Cambodia: &quot;Young Female, Traveling Alone&quot;</a> - Story by Manuela Pop<br><br /><a href="http://www.orientaltales.com/issues/005/page06.html">Ninh Binh, Vietnam: Further Afield</a> - Story by Mary Slaughter<br><br /><a href="http://www.orientaltales.com/issues/005/page07.html">Cameron Highlands, Malaysia: The 'Wild Boy' of Jungle Walk No. 9</a> - Story by Hauquan Chau<br><br /><a href="http://www.orientaltales.com/issues/005/page08.html">Bali, Indonesia: Culture Shock (3): Indonesia: &quot;Bali After the Bombings&quot;</a> - Story by Jason Gaskell, Msc.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/32101523-116152131686129638?l=orientaltales.blogspot.com'/></div>Oriental Taleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16372200900705395757info@orientaltales.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32101523.post-1154754799737920362006-08-05T14:13:00.001+09:002008-03-09T16:27:32.060+09:00<p><a href="http://www.orientaltales.com/issues/004/index.html">Oriental Tales: 4th Issue</a><br><br /> <a href="http://www.orientaltales.com/issues/004/page02.html">Hauhau, China: &quot;Why am I here?&quot;</a> - Story by Shannon Lamb<br><br /> <a href="http://www.orientaltales.com/issues/004/page03.html">Myanmar: My Man in Myanmar</a> - Story by Anna Maria Esps&auml;ter<br><br /> <a href="http://www.orientaltales.com/issues/004/page04.html">Bromo, Indonesia: Brume in Bromo</a> - Story by Michelle Ong<br><br /> <a href="http://www.orientaltales.com/issues/004/page05.html">Semarang, Indonesia: A Celebration that Beat Them All</a> - Story by Chriswan Sungkono<br><br /> <a href="http://www.orientaltales.com/issues/004/page06.html">Xining, China: Xining in the Forbidden Zone</a> - Story by Diana Lee<br><br /> <a href="http://www.orientaltales.com/issues/004/page07.html">Tuan Li, China: Experiencing Rural China</a> - Story by Donna Spalding, PhD<br><br /> <a href="http://www.orientaltales.com/issues/004/page08.html">Nagasaki, Japan: Greeting the Year of the Dog with 15,000 Lights</a> - Story by Daniel Krieger<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/32101523-115475479973792036?l=orientaltales.blogspot.com'/></div>Oriental Taleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16372200900705395757info@orientaltales.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32101523.post-1154754777893672882006-08-05T14:12:00.002+09:002008-03-09T16:26:32.661+09:00<p><a href="http://www.orientaltales.com/issues/003/index.html">Oriental Tales: 3rd Issue</a><br><br /> <a href="http://www.orientaltales.com/issues/003/page02.html">Lombok, Indonesia: Tasting The Princess&#8217; Hair</a> - Story by Chriswan Sungkono<br><br /> <a href="http://www.orientaltales.com/issues/003/page03.html">Ubon, Thailand: Monks in Taxis</a> - Story by Warren Lieberman<br><br /> <a href="http://www.orientaltales.com/issues/003/page04.html">Osaka, Japan: Childhood on the Train</a> - Story by Alice J. Wisler<br><br /> <a href="http://www.orientaltales.com/issues/003/page05.html">Hong Kong: The Travel Bug</a> - Story by Tom Spurling<br><br /> <a href="http://www.orientaltales.com/issues/003/page06.html">Phnom Penh, Cambodia: &#8220;Yes, Yes&#8221;</a> - Story by Gregory McElwain<br><br /> <a href="http://www.orientaltales.com/issues/003/page07.html">NhaTrang, Vietnam: Roadside Vietnam</a> - Story by Danielle Bell<br><br /> <a href="http://www.orientaltales.com/issues/003/page08.html">Fancipan, Vietnam: Climbing Fancipan</a> - Story by Paul Young<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/32101523-115475477789367288?l=orientaltales.blogspot.com'/></div>Oriental Taleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16372200900705395757info@orientaltales.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32101523.post-1154754756768180602006-08-05T14:11:00.001+09:002008-03-09T16:24:11.165+09:00<p><a href="http://www.orientaltales.com/issues/002/index.html">Oriental Tales: 2nd Issue</a><br><br /> <a href="http://www.orientaltales.com/issues/002/page02.html">Chiang Mai, Thailand: Thailand's First ReptileSchool for Snake Charmers</a> - Story by Ivan T. Brecelic<br><br /> <a href="http://www.orientaltales.com/issues/002/page03.html">JeonJu, South Korea: Suction Cup Soup</a> - Story by Kate Liptrot<br><br /> <a href="http://www.orientaltales.com/issues/002/page04.html">Bangkok, Thailand: River of Reflections</a> - Story by Sim Jui Liang<br><br /> <a href="http://www.orientaltales.com/issues/002/page05.html">Tokushima, Japan: The Dance of Fools</a> - Story by Samantha Stokell<br><br /> <a href="http://www.orientaltales.com/issues/002/page06.html">Hanoi, Vietnam: Life is good in Hanoi</a> - Story by Betsy Campo<br><br /> <a href="http://www.orientaltales.com/issues/002/page07.html">Ubon, Thailand: The Gun</a> - Story by Warren Lieberman <br><br /> <a href="http://www.orientaltales.com/issues/002/page08.html">Osaka, Japan: Culture Shock</a> - Story by Jason Gaskell<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/32101523-115475475676818060?l=orientaltales.blogspot.com'/></div>Oriental Taleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16372200900705395757info@orientaltales.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32101523.post-1154754485079306202006-08-05T14:00:00.002+09:002008-03-09T16:22:06.205+09:00<p><a href="http://www.orientaltales.com/issues/001/index.html">Oriental Tales: Premier Issue</a><br><br /> <a href="http://www.orientaltales.com/issues/001/page02.html">Java, Indonesia: Her Room</a> - Story by Marianne Crone<br><br /> <a href="http://www.orientaltales.com/issues/001/page03.html">Mae Sot, Thailand: Mae Sot Fight Club</a> - Story by Ivan T. Brecelic<br><br /> <a href="http://www.orientaltales.com/issues/001/page04.html">Luzon, Philippines: Butanding</a> - Story by Jason Godfrey<br><br /> <a href="http://www.orientaltales.com/issues/001/page05.html">Mekong Delta, Vietnam: Misadventures in the Mekong Delta</a> - Story by Mike Tonkins<br><br /> <a href="http://www.orientaltales.com/issues/001/page06.html">Bangkok, Thailand: Cornflakes and Pythons</a> - Story by Ian Douglas<br><br /> <a href="http://www.orientaltales.com/issues/001/page07.html">Malaysia: It's also about the people</a> - Story by Angela LCW<br><br /> <a href="http://www.orientaltales.com/issues/001/page08.html">Gwangju, South Korea: Culture Shock</a> - Story by Jason Gaskell<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/32101523-115475448507930620?l=orientaltales.blogspot.com'/></div>Oriental Taleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16372200900705395757info@orientaltales.com0