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I have yet to visit Ipoh, Malaysia but I’ve been itching to do so for the last year or so. My primary reason for wanting so? Their famous Ipoh White Coffee! I’ve heard lots of yummy feedback from people who have tried this and being coffee-addicted myself, I really wanna give it a try..

I was browsing the net and searching for travel information on Ipoh Malaysia and I came across Explore Ipoh website and I was interested in their feature on their white coffee..

What makes Ipoh White Coffee different? It’s all in the roasting process!

white coffee is roasted from 100% coffee bean with only margarine. As a result, it shows a lighter color and thus getting its famous name.

Hmm, I wonder if I ever get to visit the place, could I buy perhaps a box of roasted white coffee? I sure would like to bring home a lot coz it sounds really delicious. I’ve better get ready my box cutter, just in case lol!

In case you are wondering why I want to visit this place, well its not just because of the coffee its also known as the ‘Hill City’ so I expect dramatic vistas and tranquil scenery, its also because unlike those super touristy places, its not crowded, everything looks serene and you can get a taste of what is really the Ipoh culture sans the tourist money traps..

The place of course has plenty of quaint but interesting tourist attractions, just check out Ipoh’s Tourist Attractions page and you’ll see what I mean. Also, check out this Ipoh White Coffee dedicated website for more about this aromatic coffee.

Image via Explore Ipoh

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

Improving upon its predecessor LG KS360 which sold over 5 million units worldwide, LG’s latest GT 350 comes out with upgrades to its messaging and social networking features.

LG GT350

Equipped with slide-out full 4-line QWERTY keypads compared to the previous model with only 3-line QWERTY keypad, making typing/texting much more comfortable. Its 3-inch WQVA screen is fully touch-enabled.

Fully optimized for social networking, and includes easy integration to social networking sites like Facebook, Twitter, MySpace. With an information aggregator from multiple social networking sites and presenting the information in just one screen for faster access to status updates, messages and contacts tracking.

It also includes a dedicated shortcut key on the keypads for one-click access to social networking sites. Aside from that it also includes dedicated shortcut keys for e-mail, the web browser and instant messaging.

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