Archive for November 3rd, 2009

Korean farmers with 85 satelite dishes

Lee Si-kap, a farmer living in Yeongju, owns more satellite dishes than any other South Korean… 85 of them, and receiving 1,500 satellite television channels from more than 100 countries.

Besides being an addictive hobby, the Antenna Man’s obsession actually helps the local community, especially for poor foreign brides living in rural South Korea, so they can receive broadcasts from their home countries.

According to stats, 4 out of 10 women who married in rural communities last year were foreign born.

Source: New York Times

Road to school

Students from a rural Chinese village have to take a treacherous journey to school on school days…

road-to-schoo

Susu

Thai’s supermodel who transitioned to fame as a singer.