Among the most admired Asians when it comes to singing are the Filipinos. They are a bunch of talented singers who make entertainment scenes in Bangkok, Singapore, Japan, Hong Kong and even Burma alive. Children are trained early by singing in the Karaoke. the karaoke culture is very much alive in Filipino diasporic communities around the world. Here's something to convince our readers that Karaoke is a Filipino thing. 'Happy Slip', a Filipino-American, made her point in this video...
Why Poland? A question we often got when we told friends that we were going to Poland for our summer vacation this year. The plan was to go by train from Amsterdam, via Berlin, to the first city in the east and move from one city to another. As fans of the slow TV program Rail Away, our family of three did not mind hopping on a train for our 24-day adventure. We had done this in 2023 when we went to Prague, Cesky Krumlov, Vienna, Bratislava and back on a sleeper train to Amsterdam. We enjoyed long train rides while reading, observing how views change as the train moves, and chatting about what to eat when we arrive. It also saved us from traffic if we chose to drive, or from airport summer chaos if we flew. We were born to take the train! It turned out to be so much fun - 24 days, 8 cities, 20,000 or more steps a day and a few train hours between cities - and an enriching experience especially for our son. It required a bit of planning though. First, we studied the map of Po...
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