After a series of discussion regarding Southeast Asia, we the students will be able to learn:
A. The 2 division/region of Southeast Asia namely:
- Mainland Southeast Asia (Indochina)
- Maritime Southeast Asia (Malay Archipelago)
B. To identify the countries involved in each region or division.
C. How Southeast Asia struggled for their independence.
D. How China and India influenced Southeast Asia.
E. Why Southeast Asia was called as an "economic rival and four origin tiger".
F. The origin of the organization SEATO and ASEAN and its purposes.
G. The countries involoved in the golden triangle.
Tuesday, July 10, 2007
Saturday, July 7, 2007
Thursday, July 5, 2007
korea-japan relations..showbiZz!hehehe!:-)
SEOUL, South Korea -- In Korea, Bae Yong-joon was chiefly considered a moderately successful TV actor, with a soft smile and gentle demeanor perfect for the nation's soft and gentle melodramas.In Japan, however, he is "Yon-sama" (a high honorific form of his name), mobbed by thousands (mostly middle-aged women) when he visits. On one of his most recent trips to Tokyo, 10 overenthusiastic fans were injured in the chaos.Meanwhile in Korea, the biggest film of the Christmas season was Hayao Miyazaki's "Howl's Moving Castle," which has taken in $18 million and is poised to beat out "Shrek 2" as the most successful animated film ever in Korea.For the past 100 years, Korea and Japan have enjoyed the bitterest of relationships. A harsh colonization of Korea from 1910 to 1945, in which the Japanese tried to suppress and even eliminate Korean culture, led to years of anger and acrimony. Following independence in 1945, Japanese culture was largely banned in South Korea, while prejudice against Koreans was the norm in Japan.But over the past year, Korea and Japan have grown enamored with each other's culture in a way that would have seen scarcely possible just a short time ago.The catalysts have been different In each country. In Korea, last year kicked off with an end to nearly all restrictions on Japanese pop culture that had been in place for nearly 60 years.In Japan, however, the biggest change was the KBS-TV melodrama "Winter Sonata." The 2002 series had swept across Asia, creating fans of Bae Yong-joon and his co-star Choi Ji-soo from Bangkok to Hong Kong. But when the series broke on NHK in Japan (on the satellite channel, then the terrestrial), fan fanaticism rose to a whole new level. Japanese tourism to Korea spiked 40% and the "Winter Sonata" soundtrack sold more than 1 million copies."The basic reason people love 'Winter Sonata' is that it is really similar to the dramas they used to make in the 1960s but they don't make anymore," says Catherine Park, vp international business at Korea's CJ Entertainment. "Most trendy dramas in Japan now target people in their 20s, so TV viewers in their 40s and 50s have nothing to watch. And those people are the ones with money to spend." Indeed, Japan's Daiichi Life Research Institute estimates that the economic impact of the drama on the two countries was substantial (including increased tourism dollars).At first, many in Japan sniffed that Korea was a one-hit wonder. Quickly, other Korean stars found popularity in Japan -- Choi Ji-soo, Lee Byeong-hun and Jang Dong-gun are all big names there now. And one of Japan's top pop singers for the past three years has been the Korean teen sensation BoA.Korean success in Japan has grown so broad that even the biggest skeptics have had to admit it is deeper than just a fad. In December, "Windstruck" became the highest-grossing Korean film ever in Japan, pulling in $20 million at the boxoffice. One prominent Japanese magazine, Kinema Junbo, named four Korean films to its top-10 list last year -- more spots than Hollywood fare received.Additionally, Korean movies are commanding ever-higher presales numbers for Japan -- $2.5 million for "Rikidozan," $2.7 million for "A Moment to Remember," $3.2 million for "A Bittersweet Life" and a huge $8 million for Bae Yong-joon's new film "April Snow" (even though the script is still unfinished)."Five years ago, there were no Korean films in Japan," says Fuyuhiko Nishi, vp acquisitions and marketing at GAGA Communications (the film's importer). "When I told my friends I was in the Korean acquisitions section, they'd say 'Poor Nishi.' But now, everybody knows the Korean names."In Korea, the growing presence of Japanese film and culture has not been anywhere near as dramatic, but it has been broad and significant nonetheless. In part, that is because Japanese pop culture has been a hot item in the black market for years, with anime and J-Pop selling widely across Seoul, and Japanese culture cafes offering music and smuggled videos.But the lifting of the culture restrictions has changed Korea. Japanese TV shows and film, such as the classic "Zatoichi" or the more recent "Ring," fill the dial, and pop acts like Namie Amuro play to thousands in arenas in Seoul and elsewhere. The October release "Shouting Out Love at the Heart of the World," imported by Showbox, did a modest but respectable $2.5 million in Korea. (The biggest live-action Japanese film in Korea remains "Love Letter." Released in Korea in 1999, it pulled in $3 million.)"It's all about exposure," CJ's Park says. "Japanese films have only been legal here a year. You're going to see more and more of them."In some ways, the biggest presence of Japanese culture has come from Korean productions. The most expensive Korean film of the Christmas season was "Rikidozan,"-- produced by Korea's Sidus Pictures -- a Japanese-language biopic tells the story of the father of professional wrestling in Japan (a man who was actually from Korea). "Rikidozan" performed poorly at the boxoffice, but Sidus CEO and producer Tcha Sungjai says that his interest was as much building co-production ties with Japan and getting into the Japanese market as it was doing well at the Korean boxoffice.In perhaps the biggest move to capitalize on the popularity of Korean culture in Japan and elsewhere, the governor of Gyeonggi province just announced plans to build a $1.9 billion "Hallyu-wood" ("Hallyu" being the Korean term for the success of its pop culture abroad) just Northwest of Seoul. The 74-acre Hallyuwood is due to open in 2008 and will feature streets, restaurants and shops named after famous actors, a large studio complex, a film school, performance halls and more.
post of rodge..
INDIA FACTS :
The official Sanskrit name for India is Bharat.
INDIA has been called Bharat even in Satya yuga ( Golden Age )
More INTERESTING FACTS ABOUT India
The name `India’ is derived from the River Indus, the valleys around which were the home of the early settlers. The Aryan worshippers referred to the river Indus as the Sindhu.
The Persian invaders converted it into Hindu. The name `Hindustan’ combines Sindhu and Hindu and thus refers to the land of the Hindus.
The number system was invented by India. Aryabhatta was the scientist who invented the digit zero.
Sanskrit is considered as the mother of all higher languages. This is because it is the most precise, and therefore suitable language for computer software. ( a report in Forbes magazine, July 1987 ).
Chess was invented in India.
Algebra, Trigonometry and Calculus are studies which originated in India.
The' place value system' and the 'decimal system' were developed in 100 BC in India.
The first six Mogul Emperor's of India ruled in an unbroken succession from father to son for two hundred years, from 1526 to 1707.
The World's First Granite Temple is the Brihadeswara temple at Tanjavur in Tamil Nadu. The shikhara is made from a single ' 80-tonne ' piece of granite. Also, this magnificient temple was built in just five years, (between 1004 AD and 1009 AD) during the reign of Rajaraja Chola
India is.......the Largest democracy in the world, the 6th largest country in the world AND one of the most ancient and living civilizations (at least 10, 000 years old).
The game of snakes & ladders was created by the 13th century poet saint Gyandev. It was originally called 'Mokshapat.' The ladders in the game represented virtues and the snakes indicated vices. The game was played with cowrie shells and dices. Later through time, the game underwent several modifications but the meaning is the same i.e good deeds take us to heaven and evil to a cycle of re-births.
The world's highest cricket ground is in Chail, Himachal Pradesh.
Built in 1893 after levelling a hilltop, this cricket pitch is 2444 meters above sea level.
India has the most post offices in the world !
The largest employer in the world is the Indian railway system, employing over a million people !.
The World's first university was established in Takshila in 700 BC. More than 10,500 students from all over the world studied more than 60 subjects. The University of Nalanda built in the 4th century was one of the greatest achievements of ancient India in the field of education.
Ayurveda is the earliest school of medicine known to mankind. The father of medicine, Charaka, consolidated Ayurveda 2500 years ago.
Although modern images & descriptions of India often show poverty, India was one of the richest countries till the time of British in the early 17th Century. Christopher Columbus was attracted by India's wealth and was looking for route to India when he discovered America by mistake.
The art of Navigation & Navigating was born in the river Sindh 6000 over years ago. The very word 'Navigation' is derived from the Sanskrit word NAVGATIH. The word navy is also derived from the Sanskrit word 'Nou'.
Bhaskaracharya rightly calculated the time taken by the earth to orbit the sun hundreds of years before the astronomer Smart. His calculations was - Time taken by earth to orbit the sun: ( 5th century ) 365.258756484 days.
The value of "pi" was first calculated by the Indian Mathematician Budhayana, and he explained the concept of what is known as the Pythagorean Theorem. He discovered this in the 6th century, which was long before the European mathematicians.
Algebra, trigonometry and calculus also orignated from India. Quadratic equations were used by Sridharacharya in the 11th century. The largest numbers the Greeks and the Romans used were 106 whereas Hindus used numbers as big as 10*53 ( i.e 10 to the power of 53 ) with specific names as early as 5000 B.C. during the Vedic period. Even today, the largest used number is Tera: 10*12( 10 to the power of 12 ).
Until 1896, India was the only source for diamonds to the world. ( Source . Gemological Institute of America )
The Baily Bridge is the highest bridge in the world. It is located in the Ladakh valley between the Dras and Suru rivers in the Himalayan mountains. It was built by the Indian Army in August 1982.
Sushruta is regarded as the father of surgery. Over 2600 years ago Sushrata & his team conducted complicated surgeries like cataract, artificial limbs, cesareans, fractures, urinary stones and also plastic surgery and brain surgeries.
Usage of anesthesia was well known in ancient India medicine. Detailed knowledge of anatomy, embryology, digestion, metabolism, physiology, etiology, genetics and immunity is also found in many ancient Indian texts.
The official Sanskrit name for India is Bharat.
INDIA has been called Bharat even in Satya yuga ( Golden Age )
More INTERESTING FACTS ABOUT India
The name `India’ is derived from the River Indus, the valleys around which were the home of the early settlers. The Aryan worshippers referred to the river Indus as the Sindhu.
The Persian invaders converted it into Hindu. The name `Hindustan’ combines Sindhu and Hindu and thus refers to the land of the Hindus.
The number system was invented by India. Aryabhatta was the scientist who invented the digit zero.
Sanskrit is considered as the mother of all higher languages. This is because it is the most precise, and therefore suitable language for computer software. ( a report in Forbes magazine, July 1987 ).
Chess was invented in India.
Algebra, Trigonometry and Calculus are studies which originated in India.
The' place value system' and the 'decimal system' were developed in 100 BC in India.
The first six Mogul Emperor's of India ruled in an unbroken succession from father to son for two hundred years, from 1526 to 1707.
The World's First Granite Temple is the Brihadeswara temple at Tanjavur in Tamil Nadu. The shikhara is made from a single ' 80-tonne ' piece of granite. Also, this magnificient temple was built in just five years, (between 1004 AD and 1009 AD) during the reign of Rajaraja Chola
India is.......the Largest democracy in the world, the 6th largest country in the world AND one of the most ancient and living civilizations (at least 10, 000 years old).
The game of snakes & ladders was created by the 13th century poet saint Gyandev. It was originally called 'Mokshapat.' The ladders in the game represented virtues and the snakes indicated vices. The game was played with cowrie shells and dices. Later through time, the game underwent several modifications but the meaning is the same i.e good deeds take us to heaven and evil to a cycle of re-births.
The world's highest cricket ground is in Chail, Himachal Pradesh.
Built in 1893 after levelling a hilltop, this cricket pitch is 2444 meters above sea level.
India has the most post offices in the world !
The largest employer in the world is the Indian railway system, employing over a million people !.
The World's first university was established in Takshila in 700 BC. More than 10,500 students from all over the world studied more than 60 subjects. The University of Nalanda built in the 4th century was one of the greatest achievements of ancient India in the field of education.
Ayurveda is the earliest school of medicine known to mankind. The father of medicine, Charaka, consolidated Ayurveda 2500 years ago.
Although modern images & descriptions of India often show poverty, India was one of the richest countries till the time of British in the early 17th Century. Christopher Columbus was attracted by India's wealth and was looking for route to India when he discovered America by mistake.
The art of Navigation & Navigating was born in the river Sindh 6000 over years ago. The very word 'Navigation' is derived from the Sanskrit word NAVGATIH. The word navy is also derived from the Sanskrit word 'Nou'.
Bhaskaracharya rightly calculated the time taken by the earth to orbit the sun hundreds of years before the astronomer Smart. His calculations was - Time taken by earth to orbit the sun: ( 5th century ) 365.258756484 days.
The value of "pi" was first calculated by the Indian Mathematician Budhayana, and he explained the concept of what is known as the Pythagorean Theorem. He discovered this in the 6th century, which was long before the European mathematicians.
Algebra, trigonometry and calculus also orignated from India. Quadratic equations were used by Sridharacharya in the 11th century. The largest numbers the Greeks and the Romans used were 106 whereas Hindus used numbers as big as 10*53 ( i.e 10 to the power of 53 ) with specific names as early as 5000 B.C. during the Vedic period. Even today, the largest used number is Tera: 10*12( 10 to the power of 12 ).
Until 1896, India was the only source for diamonds to the world. ( Source . Gemological Institute of America )
The Baily Bridge is the highest bridge in the world. It is located in the Ladakh valley between the Dras and Suru rivers in the Himalayan mountains. It was built by the Indian Army in August 1982.
Sushruta is regarded as the father of surgery. Over 2600 years ago Sushrata & his team conducted complicated surgeries like cataract, artificial limbs, cesareans, fractures, urinary stones and also plastic surgery and brain surgeries.
Usage of anesthesia was well known in ancient India medicine. Detailed knowledge of anatomy, embryology, digestion, metabolism, physiology, etiology, genetics and immunity is also found in many ancient Indian texts.
Wednesday, July 4, 2007
Feng shui...
Feng Shui, Chinese art of arranging an environment. Feng shui (pronounced fung shway) works on the principle that people should be in harmony with nature and their surroundings. The words feng shui mean “wind and water” in Mandarin Chinese. Wind, or cosmic energy, and water are considered two essential aspects of nature.
Feng shui originated in China about 3,000 years ago. It is based on the philosophy of the I Ching (Book of Changes), an ancient Chinese text. Feng shui was first used in China to determine the best position for burial sites. The belief was that positioning the graves of ancestors well would bring prosperity and good fortune to their descendants.
From gravesites, feng shui was gradually extended to villages and other spaces. It can be used, for example, in arranging a home, garden, room, office, or restaurant. Since the 1970s feng shui has been adopted in the West along with other practices based upon ancient Chinese philosophy. These related practices include macrobiotics, acupuncture, t’ai chi, and shiatsu.
Interest in feng shui has grown in the United States since the 1980s, particularly in relation to the home (see House). Feng shui can be used in positioning furniture in rooms and in choosing furnishings, colors, lighting, textures, and shapes for each room. By applying feng shui to such decisions, it is said, people can maximize the room’s positive energy, minimize its negative energy, and thereby improve the well-being of the room’s occupants.
A basic principle of feng shui is that invisible energy known as chi flows through the environment. Harnessing this energy properly is a key part of feng shui. Chi flows best when it meanders through a space. If chi flows too quickly—along a straight path, for example—it can be a destabilizing force. If chi flows too slowly—perhaps blocked by clutter—it stagnates. Either way, the benefits of chi are lost.
Although most chi is considered positive and auspicious, some chi is negative and unlucky. The goal of feng shui is to keep positive chi running smoothly and freely, and to deflect or repel negative chi. If this result is achieved, the occupants of a space should achieve balance and harmony.
Clutter and sharp angles can create negative chi. Clearing space by removing clutter is thought to improve the flow of positive energy. Sharp angles can be softened by placing a plant or reflecting object in front of them.
Microsoft ® Encarta ® 2006. © 1993-2005 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
Feng shui originated in China about 3,000 years ago. It is based on the philosophy of the I Ching (Book of Changes), an ancient Chinese text. Feng shui was first used in China to determine the best position for burial sites. The belief was that positioning the graves of ancestors well would bring prosperity and good fortune to their descendants.
From gravesites, feng shui was gradually extended to villages and other spaces. It can be used, for example, in arranging a home, garden, room, office, or restaurant. Since the 1970s feng shui has been adopted in the West along with other practices based upon ancient Chinese philosophy. These related practices include macrobiotics, acupuncture, t’ai chi, and shiatsu.
Interest in feng shui has grown in the United States since the 1980s, particularly in relation to the home (see House). Feng shui can be used in positioning furniture in rooms and in choosing furnishings, colors, lighting, textures, and shapes for each room. By applying feng shui to such decisions, it is said, people can maximize the room’s positive energy, minimize its negative energy, and thereby improve the well-being of the room’s occupants.
A basic principle of feng shui is that invisible energy known as chi flows through the environment. Harnessing this energy properly is a key part of feng shui. Chi flows best when it meanders through a space. If chi flows too quickly—along a straight path, for example—it can be a destabilizing force. If chi flows too slowly—perhaps blocked by clutter—it stagnates. Either way, the benefits of chi are lost.
Although most chi is considered positive and auspicious, some chi is negative and unlucky. The goal of feng shui is to keep positive chi running smoothly and freely, and to deflect or repel negative chi. If this result is achieved, the occupants of a space should achieve balance and harmony.
Clutter and sharp angles can create negative chi. Clearing space by removing clutter is thought to improve the flow of positive energy. Sharp angles can be softened by placing a plant or reflecting object in front of them.
Microsoft ® Encarta ® 2006. © 1993-2005 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
Monday, July 2, 2007
LEARNINGS GOALS FOR CHINA
after a series of dicussion regarding china, we, the students will be able to learn:
1. where the word china is derived from.
2. the geographic boudaries of china.
3. the cradle of civilization.
4. the three outstanding philosophers in china and their contribution to civilization.
5.what is the "hundred flowers" movement.
6.china under the communist rule.
7.chinese contribution to civilization.
8. what is the greatest dynasty to rule china.
9.who was the father of chinese history.
10. the history and importance of the great wall of china in civilization.
1. where the word china is derived from.
2. the geographic boudaries of china.
3. the cradle of civilization.
4. the three outstanding philosophers in china and their contribution to civilization.
5.what is the "hundred flowers" movement.
6.china under the communist rule.
7.chinese contribution to civilization.
8. what is the greatest dynasty to rule china.
9.who was the father of chinese history.
10. the history and importance of the great wall of china in civilization.
leaRning Goals for India BSn4B
After Series of discussions The classmates of Ours will be able to learn about:
1. Origins of civilization in India.
2. The rise of Empire : Mauryan India
3. Southern India and the City of Madurai
4. The Guptas and the Empire of Harsha
5. Women in Ancient India
6. Early iSlamic Influence in India
7. The ISlamic Advance into india
8. The Eastward Spread of Islam
9. Mughals in India
10. Repression and Revolt
By: [VinZon]
1. Origins of civilization in India.
2. The rise of Empire : Mauryan India
3. Southern India and the City of Madurai
4. The Guptas and the Empire of Harsha
5. Women in Ancient India
6. Early iSlamic Influence in India
7. The ISlamic Advance into india
8. The Eastward Spread of Islam
9. Mughals in India
10. Repression and Revolt
By: [VinZon]
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