A folk metal band I had the pleasure of seeing live last year at the German folk metal festival "Hörnerfest". Death/Black metal, with traditional Taiwanese instruments. The older songs don’t have the current singer and are not so much my cup of tea, this song was on the new EP, the first with the current singer.
NEW Deep in Japan podcast "KUKAI THE UNIVERSAL with Professor Steve McCarty" on the life and times of Japan's great saint Kūkai, Esoteric Buddhism, and Zen. I discuss the book in terms of East Asian history, language education, and translation issues including voice. My philosophy is expressed as well, so comments would be much appreciated. Listen at https://www.buzzsprout.com/1903791/13001040
(or find it at Apple, Google, Amazon, Spotify, etc.).
'Long Legs, Private Beach' (2022) -- a Blazing Hot Day at the Beach in the Shade and the Glorious Tropical Waters, Railay, Krabi Province, Southern Thailand
Only 8% of the world’s population actually lives in a full, functioning democracy, according to the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU).
Meanwhile, another 37% of people live in some type of “flawed democracy”, while 55% of the world does not live in democracy at all, based on the EIU’s latest Democracy Index Report.
The Big Buddha (Tian Tan Buddha) is a large bronze statue of Buddha, completed in 1993, and located at Ngong Ping, Lantau Island, in Hong Kong. The statue is sited near Po Lin Monastery and symbolises the harmonious relationship between man and nature, people…
Nestled in the old Hong Kong district of Wan Chai, the Chung Wui mansion sits right in the middle of an intersection, similar to New York’s Flat Iron Building, but with a lot more pastel flair.
Vietnam records highest ever temperature of 44.1C (111.38F).
A climate scientist told AFP: "I believe this record will be repeated many times. It confirms that extreme climate models are being proven to be true.”
Me: Pre-colonial times, the people of what we later known as “Filipinos” were already feared across what we know today as Asia-Pacific. Post-colonial times, Filipinos are still a force to reckon with, and they know to never wake the sleeping Philippine eagle if they want to keep the current status quo.
@nikikursalow Welcome to Paktodon.Asia, the first Pakistani mastodon instance!
Heres some tips for you to get started, feel free to ask around for helpful, its a very nice community here. #WelcomeWednesday
You must be using either the Tusky app on android, a web browser on a pc, or any other third-party app; the official mastodon app has very limited features:
It is home to several #UNESCO#World#Heritage Sites, including the ancient city of Samarkand, Bukhara, and Khiva. Uzbekistan is also known for its traditional #crafts, such as ceramics, #embroidery, and #weaving .
Bloody Tyrant 暴君 - 蟬時雨 Semi Shigure (invidious.lunar.icu)
A folk metal band I had the pleasure of seeing live last year at the German folk metal festival "Hörnerfest". Death/Black metal, with traditional Taiwanese instruments. The older songs don’t have the current singer and are not so much my cup of tea, this song was on the new EP, the first with the current singer.