KTB girls, aerobic exercise, corporate culture

South Korea’s KTB Investment & Securities has released a video of some girls (presumably the firm’s female employees) doing some simple “aerobic exercises”…

Reminded me of my old Japanese employer, where staff would get together in the morning to do some stretching exercises. We didn’t have much girls (95% male) in our department though, unfortunately… else I might have stayed there a bit longer ;)

Group exercise is a common corporate culture in Japan (and Korea to a lesser degree). Besides whatever benefit it brings, missing an exercise session – usually the first thing in the morning – literally means that someone is late for work, it’s serious matter.

Kitakyushu Industrial Area time-lapse

Time-lapse video of Kitakyushu Industrial Area in Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan. Made by Megamix1974 [YT], pretty cool…

This is SHAMEFUL

Funny conversations happen on Facebook from time to time. This is GENIUS.

Malaysia Facebook funny quotes

Hat tip to Joshua.

Filipino is world’s shortest man

Filipino Junrey Balawing world shortest manJunrey Balawing from the Philippines has been officially certified by the Guinness World Records as the world’s shortest man.

Junrey celebrated his 18th birthday a couple of days ago, which makes him eligible for the record. He’s 59.93cm (23.6 inches), almost three inches smaller than the previous title holder, Nepal’s Khagendra Thapa Magar. The shortest living man in history was set by Gul Mohammed (India, 1957–97), who was found to be 22.5 inches tall.

According to his parents, Junrey has not grown since his first b’day. He lives with his parents and three younger siblings in Sindangan, a municipality in southern Philippines.

Malaysian Tweets 100 apologies in defamation settlement

A Malaysian social-political activist, Fahmi Fadzil, is apologising 100 times on internet social networking website Twitter in a settlement with magazine publisher Blu Inc Media in a defamation case.

Fahmi Fadzil 100 Twitter Tweets to Blue Inc Media

Fadzil posted statements in January on his Twitter that a pregnant friend had been mistreated by her employer, Female Magazine, which is owned by Blue Inc. He apologised just a few hours after that, but couldn’t avoid a lawsuit, which he now settles with the 100 apologetic Tweets.

He has reached the half stage “milestone” at the time of writing.

Asian Funeral & Cemetery Industry Expo

The 2011 Asian Funeral & Cemetery Industry Exposition is currently held in Hong Kong with over 100 of exhibitors from 13 countries. Some “interesting” stuff here…

Asian Funeral and Cemetery Industry Exposition in Hong Kong

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