This monkey works at a bar in Japan. Impressive, ain’t it?

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Continue from my previous post of Chinese New Year 2008 in Kuala Lumpur Shopping Malls, One Utama Shopping Centre does not want to lose out either in attracting shoppers by having moderate decorations around its mall but the center stage is decorated heavily. Everywhere you go, you’ll see blocks of Chinese characters where people will gather to pose for pictures. There are many performances daily including Snake Show (WTF?), Chinese Acrobatics and Lion Dance.

Chinese New Year decoration in One Utama Shopping Centre

Cobra king appears at the wrong time

One thing that amuses me is that why the hell is the Cobra king out to entertain the crowd? Ain’t it the Year of the Rat? And Cobra belongs to the Snake family — Rat’s biggest enemy! ROFLMAO!

Many people love the lion dance

Close-up shot of the lion

Wishing all who celebrate Lunar New Year a very Happy Chinese New Year 2008!

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Chinese New Year or known as Lunar New Year is less than a week away. And since early January, most shopping malls in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia were already fully-decorated with Chinese New Years decorations.

Suria KLCC is decorated with lots of red lanterns

The view of Suria KLCC’s concourse from the top

A giant lion inside Berjaya Times Square KL

The tail of a lion in Berjaya Times Square

The decoration inside The Curve shopping mall makes it looks like a garden

The red lanterns above the piazza of The Curve

Chinese acrobatic performance in Sungei Wang

Sungei Wang hires some acrobatic performers to entertain its shoppers

Where would you be this Chinese New Year?

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People in Order’s Age is part of a series of short films that assembles the people of Britain in a given order. In just 3 minutes, you’ll see 100 different people banging the drum from Age 1 to Age 100.

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Looks like a theme park during night time! Awesome! Happy New Year to y’all!

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In Germany, several of the country’s federal states are introducing smoking bans on Jan. 1, 2008.

A German restaurateur has come up with a novel solution to a new ban on smoking in restaurants: He has made three holes in the wall of his restaurant so that customers can smoke “outside.”

Proprietor Michael Windisch testing the smoking holes in his restaurant, the "Maltermeister Turm" in Germany

Windisch tests out his "smoking point."

Ahhh…

Novel? Or just plain ingenious? What’s your say?

(Via Spiegel)

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In recent weeks, we have heard a number of news of death by taser and the number never seems to cease. What’s worse, these taser’s deaths are mostly caused by the police.

• In Frederick County, 20-year-old man died after sheriff’s deputy used a taser on him to break up a fight.
• Meanwhile, in Vancouver, Polish immigrant Robert Dziekanski was jolted by a taser just 24 seconds after being confronted by police in Vancouver International Airport. He was unable to communicate in English and scared because he couldn’t find his mother.
• In Utah, Man got tasered after refusing to sign ticket for speeding.

With so many tasers deaths recently, even UN reported to say “Tasers a form of torture”. When you think tasers are misused in the States, think not, police in London will be armed with tasers in December! The tasers have just begun!

Unlike guns, tasers are often used even when the criminals do not have any weapons. What’s your say? Do you think tasers should not be used at all?

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The dishes in Modern Toilet are served in toilet bowl

Modern Toilet is a food chain that operates 12 toilet-themed restaurants in Taiwan.

Ice-cream or?

Would you actually eat at this restaurant in Taiwan that has toilet theme? Would you even have the appetite?

(Via Xinhuanet)

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Watch the Storm Trooper dance in the street of Shibuya, Tokyo! Hilarious!

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Singapore has got new bus chairs. And they’re comfortable to the boot!

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