Thangka paintings Thangka paintings are Buddhist paintings, or Buddhist art you can call it too. Illustrations of Buddha and other deities and gods are painted on specific undergrounds like cotton and silk. Usually it’s a loose woven cotton on which the illustrations are painted. The size of thangkas vary. There …
Buddha Birthday Buddha Purnima and Buddha Jayanthi are two different terms for the same happening, the birth anniversary of Lord Buddha. This auspicious day has several names for it. Beside Buddha Purnima and Buddha Jayanthi it is also called Saga Dawa, Vesak, Vaisakh Purnima, and many more names in different …
Corruption, a public secret It’s well known that there is a lot of corruption going on in Asia. A famous word for it is baksheesh. In most countries it’s well known, but stays a kind of public secret. Without naming specific countries and institutions we will try to give some …
What is Vipassana? Vipassana is an old meditation technique to get to the stock room of the mind. You can also say to get to your deepest level of unconsciousness. You learn how to reach it and how you can empty old stock. Obvious that isn’t a quick and easy …
Language issues Do people from outside Asia need to worry about language issues and barriers when living or travelling in Asia? It all depends on which country you’re going to and which places in that particular country. There is no need to worry when you’re going on a vocation, stay in …
Cheap flights Vietjetair and Jetstar Pacific airlines are usually cheaper than Air Asia and much cheaper than Vietnam Airlines, Thai Airways and other national carriers. So for cheap flights you better choose one of these airlines. Vietjetair Vietjet started its operations at the end of 2011 and has established itself …
The following story is a personal experience of working for an outsourcing company in Asia. About working in a different culture with different mindsets. Of course, this story is not meant to generalize the outsourcing sector, because I know a relatively small IT company whereby the following story is not …
TEFL is HOT! Worldwide there are probably more than a 100.000 TEFL teachers and plenty of opportunities, also for your first scary teaching steps. Where do you start and how does it work? You can do a TEFL Course in your own country, online, or through some organization who are …