Czech Tourism ad (30sec),
Prague (7min),
My Country's Modern History: Vaclav Havel and Over-throw of the Communist Regime 1989 (10min) and
Mountain biking on the trails around my house in eastern Czech Republic (4min) !

This video clip is pretty hilarious. But, I wonder who it was made for. If this is some sort of a comedy for Japanese people, I think that’s awesome. Anyways, enjoy this video. You can learn how to eat sushi at a sushi bar or Japanese restaurant. But, you might better ask your Japanese friends if it all true or not. ; )

Here is a cool link on Romania:

Quynh Anh is a Vietnamese girl but growing up in Belgium. She speaks little Vietnamese and thinks "more like a Belgian". This beautiful song is her way to express her curiousity about her origin

In this edition I would like to talk about the latest events in Ecuador and a final note will be on its implications to personal security.

These last couple of weeks have been pretty intense for Ecuador. On Saturday March 1rst, the Colombian air force dropped bombs on a “Revolutionary Armed Forced of Colombia” (FARC) camp which was in Ecuadorian soil at the border with Colombia. After the bombing, the Colombian Army sent land forces to make sure that the bombings had actually killed their target, and they did. The Colombian forces killed more than 20 people related to the Guerrilla including Raul Reyes who was a senior commander for FARC.

Growing up in a communist state, I really didn't care that much about politics. (No! They didn't brainwash me. I was just not that into it). However, since I came to the states, I became more and more interested in the subject. (It's kind of hard to ignore politics with all the stuff the media play on TV everyday).

Although Japan's economy is recovering, there are several elements in the world economy that remain unclear, which make the foundation for the Japanese economy unstable. First, the social security system of Japan should be reformed. Until now, each element of the system - pensions, medical care, and nursing care - has been reformed separately. Recently, however, the squeeze on benefits and the increased burden of payments have required repeated spur-of-the-moment adjustments.