http://www.weirdasianews.com Sat, 21 Nov 2009 07:23:39 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 http://www.weirdasianews.com/2009/10/14/taiwans-spooky-pod-resort/ http://www.weirdasianews.com/2009/10/14/taiwans-spooky-pod-resort/#comments Wed, 14 Oct 2009 15:09:18 +0000 shinigami http://www.weirdasianews.com/?p=8048

Yahoo! Brings in Lap Dancers for Taiwan Hack Day

Big Money on the Wing in Taiwan

Taiwan Really Understands Workplace Perks

]]> http://www.weirdasianews.com/2009/10/14/taiwans-spooky-pod-resort/feed/ 6 Haunted vacation resort or failed business venture? Those are the most common theories surrounding the dilapidated San-Zhi pod village, a building complex consisting of disc-shaped apartments of varying colors. The Taiwan-based vacation resort dates back to the 1980s when it was built as a holiday retreat for the wealthy types. However, these fancy plans fell through when [...] Related posts:

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Hello Kitty: Thailand Mark of Shame

China man fools police to catch a ride

Thailand Fishes Up Monster Catfish

]]> http://www.weirdasianews.com/2009/09/27/thailand-police-don-smiley-masks-ha-ha-wha/feed/ 7 In Bangkok, Thailand, motorcycle policemen patrol the city wearing anti-pollution masks with bright red grins painted upon them. In an odd attempt at improving public relations between the police and the populace, the highway policemen of Thailand wear the masks to lift the moods of passing motorists. This past year has been no laughing matter for the [...] Related posts:

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http://www.weirdasianews.com/2009/09/12/taiwans-kitty-maternity-hospital/ http://www.weirdasianews.com/2009/09/12/taiwans-kitty-maternity-hospital/#comments Sat, 12 Sep 2009 15:18:15 +0000 MDeeDubroff http://www.weirdasianews.com/?p=7501

Nothing Says Douche, Like Hello Kitty

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]]> http://www.weirdasianews.com/2009/09/12/taiwans-kitty-maternity-hospital/feed/ 11 Hello Kitty is just about everywhere you look these days, but who would have imagined it would become the theme of a maternity hospital in Taiwan? Images of the ubiquitous, mouthless kitty are stamped onto everything from nursing staff lapels to birth certificates. The world’s first and only Hello Kitty-themed maternity hospital in Yuanlin, Taiwan, was [...] Related posts:

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http://www.weirdasianews.com/2009/09/11/indonesia-offers-tasty-poo/ http://www.weirdasianews.com/2009/09/11/indonesia-offers-tasty-poo/#comments Fri, 11 Sep 2009 14:31:37 +0000 shinigami http://www.weirdasianews.com/?p=7424

Tasty Dog and Flesh: Its on the Menu!

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China store offers weird promotion to make some change

]]> http://www.weirdasianews.com/2009/09/11/indonesia-offers-tasty-poo/feed/ 14 Nothing spells ‘name fail’ better than a bad combination of product and company name. Stik Tahu by Poo is one such example. This snack from Indonesia might mean finger-licking good in the local lingo but, in English, comes across as sticky pile of unmentionables from the loo. Stiks are local variations of chips which can be conjured [...] Related posts:

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http://www.weirdasianews.com/2009/09/09/thai-artist-shares-slices-life/ http://www.weirdasianews.com/2009/09/09/thai-artist-shares-slices-life/#comments Wed, 09 Sep 2009 14:28:31 +0000 Brandt http://www.weirdasianews.com/?p=6477

Man risks life and dignity for love

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]]> http://www.weirdasianews.com/2009/09/09/thai-artist-shares-slices-life/feed/ 14 Thai artist Kittiwat Unarrom has found a way to give one of the world’s most basic food items an entirely different look, and it’s not pretty. Prepare to have your understanding of artistic good taste completely redefined. No, this picture wasn’t taken in a serial killer’s basement. Believe it or not, those graphic, gory body parts [...] Related posts:

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