Jules Crittenden

Archives for the 'asia' Category

News of Patusan* and Points Beyond

Published on 4 Jun 2008 at 11:48 am. 2 Comments.
Filed under asia, Europe, America.

Jungle Trader hacks his way through Old Europe’s old growth, ventures deep into the Concrete Jungle and reports on the horrors of the Lost City of the Aztecs. Of course, the wilds of India aren’t so wild anymore. Don’t worry, he’s still the pith-helmeted, chotapeg-slurping sahib you’ve always known. All the above and more hauled in overland, at […]

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Betel Leaf Wraps with Curried Squid and Cucumber Relish

Published on 1 Apr 2008 at 8:29 pm. 2 Comments.
Filed under asia, food.

Actually sounds pretty good. Note betel leaves can be substituted with Boston or romaine lettuce. That’s when I figured out Bon Appetit is just showing off.

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Devoutly Yours

Published on 5 Mar 2008 at 9:54 am. 1 Comment.
Filed under asia, sex, religion, Internet.

Thai monks suspected of online monkey business.

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Mount Santa Claus

Published on 21 Dec 2007 at 7:37 am. 2 Comments.
Filed under asia, Santa Claus.

The Kyrgyzis should probably get points for trying.

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Dainty Underthings vs. Junta

Published on 19 Oct 2007 at 8:52 pm. 8 Comments.
Filed under asia.

I’d recommend the skankiest thing you can find. Monk-killers hate ‘em:

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Burmese Days

Published on 3 Oct 2007 at 8:40 am. 9 Comments.
Filed under asia.

Burmese military hunting dissidents. Apparently the Bush sanctions, international appeals and U.N. diplomat’s chat did not much impress Gen. Than Shwe.

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Murdered Monks Dumped

Published on 1 Oct 2007 at 8:45 am. 33 Comments.
Filed under asia.

Daily Mail reports thousands of Buddhist clergy and lay Burmese protestors murdered, dumped in the jungle.

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Saffron Line

Published on 27 Sep 2007 at 9:18 am. 2 Comments.
Filed under asia.

Reports of four to eight beaten or shot to death in Burma, including several monks and a Japanese national, and raids on monasteries. AFP:

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Shots fired

Published on 26 Sep 2007 at 8:47 am. 6 Comments.
Filed under asia.

If I were a human rights activist, I’d save some astonishment for this:
The Myanmar military opened fire on crowds of protesters in Yangon, almost certainly causing casualties, a French diplomat in the city said Wednesday.

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Mission of Burma*

Published on 25 Sep 2007 at 9:16 pm. 3 Comments.
Filed under asia, Bush, UN.

Burma news from Buddhist to Belmont Bangkok to Beijing on Bush. Monks defy military junta. Junta imposes a curfew and bans gatherings of more than five people. I don’t think the monks intend to back down. The old geezer in the orange robes looks PO’d.
Belmont Club’s Richard Fernandez at Pajamas on Burma’s “Saffron Revolution” cites Bangkok Pundit and […]

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Window Ghosts

Published on 14 Aug 2007 at 9:04 am. 2 Comments.
Filed under asia, impending doom!, different.

And other tales of rampaging elephants, erupting volcanos and ex-wives at the Jungle Trader. Put on your pith helmet and hack your way through the underbrush into this world of strange and exotic wonders. Be watchful, sleep with one eye open. You may not be young or male enough to have to worry about the […]

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Thriller Near Manilla

Published on 11 Aug 2007 at 9:16 am. 7 Comments.
Filed under asia, crime, punishment.

It’s fun to stay at the Cebu Provincial Detention Center and Rehabilitation Center:
“Thriller”
“In The Navy” and “YMCA”
Here’s what that’s about:

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Jungle Trader

Published on 1 Jun 2007 at 11:32 pm. 2 Comments.
Filed under blogs, asia.

If you’ve spent any time in the expatriate life, you need to check this guy out. If you haven’t spent any time in the Heart of Darkness or the Great Sandpile or the Fleshpots of Asia, you still need to check out Jungle Trader. Kipling and Maugham teamed up, started blogging. Flashman may be sitting in now […]

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Get Your Third World On!

Published on 11 Mar 2007 at 10:31 pm. 4 Comments.
Filed under USA, asia, Bush, chavez.

… get it here. Crittenden at PJM.

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