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This is cute and colorful! Sony Style Japan recently announced a Toy Story 3 version of their Sony Walkman S Series. Compatible model are: NW-S740/S740K/S640/S640K series (8 to 32GB).

More from Sony Style.

Curiosity! That’s the reason why I’m posting this. I’m a mad online shopper and one of the sites I can’t live without is eBay. But if you’ve been lurking and buying from eBay from sometime, you’ll soon realize that a big number of sellers there are from Asia, most notably China. These sellers are just everywhere and they are doing good business judging by the transactions they have. They sell everything from apparel, electronics, craft supplies even e-cigarettes! I think I won’t be exaggerating if I say, name it and they have it

So I’ve been thinking perhaps goodies from over here in Asia are priced more competitively and I was also wondering if there are really legitimate Asian shopping sites where its safe to shop online and at wholesale prices.

I’m particularly looking for Asian clothes since some of my nieces are really so into that funky Asian street wear, some like those Japanese gothic/Lolita style and as for me, I have developed a liking for those really feminine Korean tops and dresses. And a lot of bags and shoes are also nice.

It’s surprising really that upon searching online, there are literally hundreds if not thousands of Aisan shopping sites! But which ones are legit and quite frankly I’m scared to purchase without learning about others experiences but also I’m excited at the prospect of shopping Asian! Sites like lightinthebox.com, dhgate.com, zipia.net, yesstyle.com etc are just some of the places online I’ve just recently discovered and I’m keen to try them out.

Will be listing sites I discover soon and would be posting reviews also of each site I’ve tried to purchase from..

For some reason, a considerable portion of my daily site traffic comes from the search terms related to BoA Kwon. Lol! And I’m about to take advantage of that.. Why not? After all, BoA is one Aisan artist I really really admire.

So what’s the latest with BoA? Well, a couple of weeks back she released the teaser video of Woo Weekend, and I loved the retro feel to it so I was looking forward to the full length video release..

Here’s the short version {teaser}

And she didn’t disappoint with her uber funky 80’s styled Woo Weekend full music video released via MTV Japan..

I must confess I love Yoon Eun Hye to bits. There’s something so likeable about her. She exudes that rare quality where your can help but just like her. And that she’s really talented is an extra bonus on her.

Yoon Eun Hye..

I’m sure a lot of people out there are waiting for her next project. And the news that she’s joining the cast of the Korean drama ‘Love Song’, a remake  of the hit Chinese movie “Comrades, Almost a Love Story”, will surely make some fans happy, as for me its a whole lot better than reading on news about 5th wheel insurance!

Yoon Eun Hye will be playing the character of Yoo Chae-hwa, a Korean living in China and she will be starring opposite actor Park Yong-ha. Yoon Eun Hye always has sizzling chemistry with her co-stars so I’m looking forward to how this team-up fares.

According to Verdi Media, ‘Love Song’ is slated to start filming this July and to premiere at the end of the year.

One of the best things to enjoy in Asia are colorful and very distinct festivals. The Solo Batik Carnival is an annual carnival held in Solo City , Indonesia. This is really interesting and the colors are just amazing! Hmm, its a very young carnival having been started just last 2008, but it looks really good. Judging by the photos I’d surely want to see this in person. I’ve been searching online though for a website where I could get more info about the festival but there’s not much…

Here’s some photos from the 2010 Solo Batik Carnival..

Image source: Xinhua

This is a little odd I think, but if you think about it, it also makes sense. I’ve been reading around sites when I stumbled across a news article titled, “ When ‘I do’ means ‘I don’t anymore’.

Apparently, divorce ceremonies are now getting popular in Japan. I never see divorce as a happy occasion but I guess I was looking at just one side of the coin. Getting a divorce might mean something good specially for the couple. And since divorce is on the rise in Japan, some couples are choosing to celebrate the end of an unhappy marriage by saying “I do” for a final time at a divorce ceremony before friends and family.

This divorce ceremony trend was started last year by entrepreneur Hiroki Terai in what he calls ‘divorce mansion’ in a small space in Tokyo, Japan. Since then about 25 couples have each paid 55,000 yen ($600) to hold a ceremony which is almost similar to a wedding in grandeur.

Terai, who is believed to be Japan’s first “divorce ceremony planner,” came up with the idea to help couples celebrate their decision to separate after one of his friends went through a bitter divorce.

Trust the Japanese to come up with another ‘weird’ trend.. Read more about the divorce ceremonies at ChinaDaily

I’m seriously curious about the Pantech brand. Too bad its not available where I’m currently based. =) But I’m really pleased that Asian electronic products and companies are fast joining big brands and giving them serious competition too. As for consumers, well this is a good thing, more brands, more choices.

Anyway, Pantech Korea has recently announced that it will be releasing their latest IM-A630K, an Adroid 2.1 Smartphone for the women’s market segment.

The phone has been described with the following features:

Powered by an Android 2.1 OS, the new Pantech IM-A630K features a sleek and compact (114.4 x 55.4 x 13.35mm) design in order to perfectly fit women hands. Specs wise, we have a 3.2 inch LCD Multi-Touch Screen with a resolution of 800 x 480, a 5MPix AF camera module, Bluetooth, and T-DMB TV Tuner. Our Smartphone Women-oriented is available in Black, and White. Note that Pantech plan to release an Android 2.2 updates later.

Dimension: 114.4 x 55.4 x 13.35mm
Weight: 106.2g

What do you think? The features listed looks impressive enough but it sure doesn’t look that feminine to me which is weird considering its for women..And oh, I did notice that their endorser is popular Korean actress Goo Hye Sun..

I’ve been browsing Sina.com and found these awesome birds-eye view photos of the Himalayas..

This place is definitely awesome, one of my dream destinations. It looks so remote and fantastically beautiful even just in photos.

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