Return of Princess of Pop, now King of Pop and other news

• A four year old Taiwanese boy has exclusive rights to a tiny plot in the Taiwan STraight from May to September [Reuters] It's an uninhabited tropical island that is supposedly gorgeous. Taiwan has been trying to encourage locals to spend vouchers that the government gave to every citizen in January to encourage spending and thus boost the lagging economy. The boy and up to seven family membesr can visit the island five times for trips no longer than three days. Sounds a little steep for winning something.
• 2 out of 3 Britons lie about having read certain books [Reuters] Orwell's 1984, Tolstoy's War and Peace, Joyce's Ulysses, and the Bible came in fourth.
• King of Pop Michael Jackson to perform live in Britain (maybe 50 shows) [Telegraph]
• $1 iPhone application is quick reference for (medical) diagnoses [Medgadget] I don't know how Nokia or Google will be able to catch up with the large amount of applications that are readily available for the iphone, not to mention that ebooks from Amazon are also now available on it. 
• Google offers (very) recent earthquake information from US Geological Survey when you search "earthquakes" [Google Blog]
• $8.4 billion alloted by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act to repair and build America's public transportation infrastructure [White House Blog]
• Got a tip for saving money? Go to the Tip Jar by Google [TipJar]
• China (or what I refer to as "the mountain") declares war against unemployment [El Pais]

YOUTUBE: EMILIE SIMON - FLEUR DE SAISON

If I Only Had a Brain

From Wizard of Oz (it's been stuck in my head all day, no pun intended)

My Secret, Secret Love

I recently learned about a Korean martial art called Shim Gum Do (Mind Sword Path).  I was telling my friend about it, but I told him that I'm currently halfway in love with Wushu. He asked me what it was. I just wanted to share the Youtube video here:

And just for good measure, here is a Youtube video of Shim Gum Do. I think that this is more for novices, but I could be wrong and offending people. Sorry if I am. >.< 

I have a secret love of martial arts due to growing up on Chinese kungfu dramas (thanks to Daddy).

Vietnam Idol

I didn't even know there was a Vietnam Idol, but this link is AMAZING!!

Julie, if you're reading this: Please watch this. I laughed the whole time. 

SO FUNNY!!!!!!!!