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International singing teen sensation and the Philippines very own, Charice Pempengco (or simply Charice) have also conquered US Billboard Hot 100 aside from doing exceptionally well on iTunes and Amazon with her single “Note to God”.

The single was produced by David Foster (the guy behind Whitney Houston, Celine Dion, Michael Buble..) and written by Dianne Warren. The single was first performed on Oprah and has been receiving good reviews.

Watch the video of her performing ‘Note to God’ on Oprah..

Charice Pempengco – Note to God – Sings for Oprah – Awesome video clips here

Lucky lucky girl! Congratulations, Charice! We hope to see you conquer more..

The heirs of the late actress, Choi Jin Sil has been ordered by a court to compensate an advertiser since she failed to maintain her dignity as a model when pictures of her after a beating by her then-husband Cho Sung-min were publicized in media.

A construction company sued the Choi Jin Sil in 2004 for W3 billion (US$1=W1,250) for damages incurred and the modeling fee paid. The company paid Choi W250 million in March 2004 for modeling for apartment buildings. The said contract included a clause that if Choi disgraced the image of the company by damaging her social and moral image through her own fault, she would repay the firm twice the modeling fee.

Since Choi passed away in 2008, her status has been passed on to her children, an 8-year old son and a 6-year old daughter with Choi’s mother acting as their guardian.

Choi was initially cleared of the responsibility but the Supreme Court has reveresed the decion and sent the case back to Seoul High Court.

This is a rather sad case and I do symphatize with Choi Jin Sil’s heirs. To think they lost their mother at such a young age and now they are faced with this. Granted that the photos may have damaged the  “image of the company” but she was the one beaten up so I think she’s more of the victim..

Hope this case ends up well for Choi Jin Sil’s heirs.

Tata Motors have unveiled Nano, touted as the world’s cheapest car, a few weeks ago. And with that short time, the Nano, has been seeing a surging demand with the company recieving more than 200,000 fully paid orders.

The company have collected about 25 billion rupees (US$500) until April 25, when booking for the Nano car closed. In a statement, Tata Motors said that, “The bookings are double the alloted number of cars for delivery.” It has alloted 100,000 cars in the first phase of deliveries.

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Asia is becoming more and more the place to travel for a lot of Westerners. It’s easy to see why. The Asian region is so diverse and exotic when it comes to its people and its culture. A lot of Western tourists though a bit intimidated by traveling to Asia than traveling to Europe, the US or South America. The language is a big factor.

But now that the Asian region is opening up and becoming partially Westernized, traveling to Asia can now be easily enjoyed. Here are some tips on how you can have some adventure and new experiences when you travel to Asia.

Keep in mind that Asia is the biggest continent. It is not homogenous and not all countries you can cover by simply taking a train. Asia is comprised of several countries with hundreds of different cultures you can explore. A lot of islands can be found in the Asian region as well.

The best thing to do first is to find out which are best interests you. You may want to explore: • East Asia which includes China, Mongolia, North and South Korea, and Japan. • Southeast Asia is composed of Myanmar, Thailand, Cambodia, Laos, Vietnam, Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia, Brunei and the Philippines. • South Asia region includes India, Bangladesh, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Maldives, Nepal and Bhutan; • Southwest Asia includes Afghanistan, Iran, Iraq, Turkey, Cyprus, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Syria, Lebanon, Israel, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, Yemen, Oman, UAE, Qatar, Bahrain, and Kuwait; This region is also called the Middle East. • Russia and the states of Central Asia – Kazakhstan, Kyrgystan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan Uzbekistan.

Learn about travel restrictions and the visa requirements of a country before you embark on your Asian travel. Some of the countries above are not safe for travel. North Korea most probably won’t give you a visa while other countries like Malaysia, Japan, Singapore, Philippines, Cambodia, Thailand are easier to get in to.

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