The singer is of Dutch-English origin and grew up in Thailand.  The song is from the Khmer people
living in Thailand along the border with Cambodia.  A performance with some gravitas.

Dewi Perssik, one of the most prominent Indonesian dangdut performers.  "Mimpi manis" is "sweet dream."

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qBEzfZt3UuE

http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/nhl-puck-daddy/she-luc-robitaille-armpit-tattoo-grew-him-natural-130153849--nhl.html

I SCORE REALLY LOW ON THE PURITY AND SANCTITY SCALE

http://billmoyers.com/episode/encore-how-do-conservatives-and-liberals-see-the-world/#.T9T59PkjWAU.facebookIf you find this interesting, you might also like to look into Albion's Seed, a book by David Hackett Fischer, in which he identifies four cultural strains in early America that continue to find expression in today's society.

HOW WE TELL ALIEN BURGLARS WHERE TO LAND

The difference in the photos is really striking.http://billmoyers.com/2012/06/10/how-to-spot-income-inequality-from-space-count-the-trees/

FAITH AND RELIGION ARE NOT THE SAME, #%^!

Now, the method of Buddhism, and this is absolutely important to remember, is dialectic. That is to say, it doesn't teach a doctrine. You cannot find out anywhere what Buddhism teaches, as you can find out what Christianity or Judaism or Islam teaches. Because all Buddhism is a discourse, and what most people suppose to be its teachings are only the opening stages of the dialog.
                                                                               --Alan Watts




"Faith" is more and more being used a synonym for "religion."  This works fairly well for those three religions of Middle Eastern origin, but not very well at all for many other religions.  Not all make a virtue of believing something for which there is insufficient evidence.  Not all have a absolute truth to have faith in.  This very parochial linguistic practice makes it even more difficult for us to make sense of unfamiliar religions.  And it drives me nuts.