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Segregation by Sex in Malaysia

Tuesday, January 22nd, 2008 |

I have been to the Malaysia state of Kelantan before. I had to go there for a visa run when I was living in Thailand. It was before 9/11 so it wasn’t that bad of a trip even though it is a hardline Muslim state. Shariah la was enforced, but only for Muslims. Not the best place to go if you were into the nightlife, but I actually liked the place.

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Jerusalem Syndrome?

Monday, December 17th, 2007 |

I was reading about this strange behavior that is exhibited by some people who make the pilgrimage to Jerusalem. It’s called Jerusalem syndrome.What happens is that Christians traveling in the Holy Land think they see Jesus and some become delusional according to this Reuters report. (more…)

Paypal in the Philippines

Wednesday, October 17th, 2007 |

Now you can withdraw money from your paypal account to your Philippines bank account through a visa debit card. Finally, Filipinos have full use of their paypal accounts. Not only can they pay of items with their Paypal account, now they can receive the money from their Paypal accounts. Yippee! Nice change for the better!

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