Monday, December 31, 2012

LeSportsac store opens at Changi Airport Terminal 2!

Good News To all LeSportsac fans out there!

King Power International opens LeSportsac store at 
Singapore Changi Airport Terminal 2!
(L-R) King Power Managing Director Travel Retail and Duty Free Sunil Tuli, King Power General Manager Annie Loo and Le Sportsac’s Tomoaki Naito at the Le Sportsac opening

Source: ©The Moodie Report  - http://www.moodiereport.com/document.php?c_id=30&doc_id=33459

By Melody Ng, Asia Bureau Chief


SINGAPORE. King Power International, a subsidiary of King Power Group (Hong Kong), has opened a stand-alone LeSportsac store in Singapore Changi Airport’s Terminal 2. 

The 55sq m store has a three-year term, starting from November 2012. 

The LeSportsac speciality store is one of three Changi concessions won by King Power International earlier this year. The other two three-year contracts, beginning 7 November, were for Kipling (51sq m) and Harrods (87sq m). 

King Power Group (Hong Kong), led by Antares Cheng, has operated numerous concessions at Changi over the past 20 years, from retail to food & beverage. 

TERMINAL 2

Departure Transit Lounge (North) 
Opening Hours : 6.00am - 1.00am
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 Extra Large Weekender

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 Baby Bag


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Men's Tucson Messenger


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While shopping at LeSportsac, watch this interesting video below.

Sometimes, you might find a note pleading for help from the
 'Made-in-China' product that you had bought!

Secret Note Found in Kmart Holiday Decorations Reveals China's Labor Camp Horrors




Oregon native Julie Keith has found herself in the middle of one of China's biggest controversies, the persecution of the Falun Gong meditation practice.

It all started more than a year ago when she purchased a 17-piece graveyard kit at a local Kmart. It was sitting in storage for a year until this past October. She was just about to donate it because it was collecting dust, but decided to use it for her daughter's fifth birthday party, which falls right before Halloween.

[Julie Keith, Portland, Oregon]: 
"And as I opened some of the Styrofoam headstones, a note popped out. I opened the note and it was from this person pleading for help in the labor camp in China and wasn't sure what to do with it."

The letter, written at the Masanjia Labor Camp in Shenyang, northeast China, paints a grizzly picture. 

"If you occasionally buy this product, please kindly resend this letter to the World Human Right Organization. Thousands people here who are under the persecution of the Chinese Communist Party Government will thank and remember you forever."

The letter claims detainees work 15-hour days and are paid less than $2 USD a month for forced labor. It says thousands are held there, and that many are persecuted Falun Gong practitioners.

And it doesn't end there. It goes on to say , "People who work here, suffer punishment 1-3 years averagely, but without Court Sentence (unlaw punishment). Many of them are Falun Gong practitioners, who are totally innocent people only because they have different believe to CCPG. They often suffer more punishment than others."

[Julie Keith, Damascus, Oregon]:
" The first thing I did was Google the labor camp and it horrified me... some of the stories coming from there. But it really made me happy that I don't live in a country where that kind of thing happens."

China's labor re-education system is notorious for rights abuses. The system is used heavily in the Communist regime's persecution of the Falun Gong spiritual practice. In 2008, the US State Department estimated up to half of the 200,000 registered detainees in Chinese labor camps were Falun Gong adherents.

[Julie Keith, Damascus, Oregon]: 
"I was aware there were prison camps and forced labor, but just not anything so horrific."

Julie says she's she spoken to US Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Homeland Security Investigations, who are now looking into the claims. 
 
Sears Holdings Corporations, which runs Kmart, has also said it is holding its own investigations.


From - http://ntdtv.org/en/news/china/2012-12-27/american-woman-finds-letter-from-notorious-chinese-labor-camp.html

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Why Jiang Zemin and CCP Persecute Falun Gong?
[VIDEO] Why Jiang Zemin and CCP Persecute Falun Gong?

Sunday, December 30, 2012

Photo Essay - Daily Life, South Korea: December 2012 by Jarrod Hall, Epoch Times

By Jarrod Hall
Epoch Times Staff

A woman wheels her bike after being caught in South Korea's first big snowstorm of the winter. Daejeon , December 5, 2012. The first major snowfall caused traffic chaos in some cities and followed the coldest November in almost a decade. Weather forecasters are predicting an especially cold winter this year.

A woman wheels her bike after being caught in South Korea's first big snowstorm of the winter. Daejeon , December 5, 2012. The first major snowfall caused traffic chaos in some cities and followed the coldest November in almost a decade. Weather forecasters are predicting an especially cold winter this year.
Students shelter under shop-front eaves during the first major snowfall of the winter. Daejeon, December 5, 2012. The snow accompanied a cold-snap which has been attributed to southerly air-flows from Siberia.
Students shelter under shop-front eaves during the first major snowfall of the winter. Daejeon, December 5, 2012. The snow accompanied a cold-snap which has been attributed to southerly air-flows from Siberia.
A man continues to prepare and sell sweet snacks called Kukhwabang from his street stall outside a subway station entrance during the first snowstorm of the year in Daejeon. December 5, 2012.
A man continues to prepare and sell sweet snacks called Kukhwabang from his street stall outside a subway station entrance during the first snowstorm of the year in Daejeon. December 5, 2012.
A snowy forest in Chungcheongnam Province after unusually early snow hit South Korea earlier this month. December 9, 2012. This much snow does not usually fall until January.
A snowy forest in Chungcheongnam Province after unusually early snow hit South Korea earlier this month. December 9, 2012. This much snow does not usually fall until January.
Master sculptor, Lee Jin Hyung works on a model of a Buddhist deity in his studio in Daejeon. December 15, 2012. Lee Jin Hyung is recognised as a national treasure by the South Korean government for his expertise in the traditional methods of constructing Buddha statues.
Master sculptor, Lee Jin Hyung works on a model of a Buddhist deity in his studio in Daejeon. December 15, 2012. Lee Jin Hyung is recognised as a national treasure by the South Korean government for his expertise in the traditional methods of constructing Buddha statues.
Tiny heads made of plaster rest on a shelf in the workshop of master sculptor Lee Jin Hyung. Daejeon, December 15, 2012. They will eventually become a part of a large Buddha statue that will grace one of South Korea's many Buddhist temples.
Tiny heads made of plaster rest on a shelf in the workshop of master sculptor Lee Jin Hyung. Daejeon, December 15, 2012. They will eventually become a part of a large Buddha statue that will grace one of South Korea's many Buddhist temples.
Commuters queue at the Seoul Station subway entrance. December 6, 2012. Seoul has a massive and complex public transit system that is crammed with commuters every weekday at peak hour.
Commuters queue at the Seoul Station subway entrance. December 6, 2012. Seoul has a massive and complex public transit system that is crammed with commuters every weekday at peak hour.
Two children lean against a window while bridal photos are taken at a wedding. December 22, 2012
Two children lean against a window while bridal photos are taken at a wedding. December 22, 2012

From - http://www.theepochtimes.com/n2/world/daily-life-south-korea-december-2012-327928.html
After experiencing the cold winter in Korea, Watch this Video: 
The life of a Korean - Hong Younghee

Hong Younghee: An Unexpected Advocate by  



Hong Younghee: An Unexpected Advocate from Jarrod Hall on Vimeo.


Hong Younghee lives in a famous, historic house in the South Korean countryside. She opens her house to the public as a historical site and a tea-house, and every day of the year people from all over the world come to visit. Mrs Hong is also a practitioner of Falun Gong and a passionate advocate of human rights in China. She informs everyone who visits her house about the persecution of Falun Gong in China and encourages them to step forward and add their voices to the call for an end to the brutality.

Sunday, December 9, 2012

4000 fans Get Gangnam Style PSYched at Singapore Marina Bay Sand


PSY Gangnam Style LIVE at Marina Bay Sands, Singapore









The man is inescapable. Psy danced his way into town last weekend for a one-night-only showcase with a difference—the mini-concert was an opportunity for aspiring dancers from Singapore's O School to strut their stuff on stage with the K-pop sensation. 

Performing a three-song medley to thousands of screaming fans at the Event Plaza at Marina Bay Sands, the rotund star, swathed in an blindingly flashy black sequinned jacket with a bright cerulean sash, was flown in for a very special "Give Back to Singapore" public performance.
Marina Bay Sands Psyched Up Gangnam Style 6
Psy performing at the Event Plaza at Marina Bay Sands
At a press session before his performance, Psy expressed his admiration at the dancing skills of the young Singaporeans, and said he would pop by for another visit after the release of his album in March.

Meanwhile, George Tanasijevich, President & Chief Executive Officer of Marina Bay Sands said of the pop phenomenon's engagement with O School's budding talents: “The young students of O School opened the PSY showcase, revving up the over 4,000 members of the audience with Psy's signature Gangnam Style, while infusing their own panache into the number."

"The talents of O School are incredible dancers who demonstrated professionalism and excellent showmanship during the showcase. Marina Bay Sands is honoured to have them as one of our designated charities.”

Find out more about O School and the good work they do for youths from low-income families at theperformance art center's website.
Marina Bay Sands Psyched Up Gangnam Style 1
From Left: George Tanasijevich, President & Chief Executive Officer of Marina Bay Sands, Psy and Kenny Low, Managing Director of O School
Marina Bay Sands Psyched Up Gangnam Style 4
Psy with students from O School at a special meet-and-greet post performance
Source - http://www.luxury-insider.com/luxury-news/2012/12/marina-bay-sands-gets-singapore-psyched-up-gangnam-style

While you enjoying the PSY Gangnam Style, pls take time to have a look at the beautiful painting below! ^o^





Have you ever been handed the truth leaflet by Falun Gong practitioner on the street as illustrated on the painting above? Do you know the Truth about Falun Gong? - http://thetruthaboutfalungong.blogspot.com

作者:中国大陆 法轮功学员 By Falun Gong Practitioner in China - Chunchun

The Chinese lady in the painting was reading the truth leaflet handed by a Falun Gong practitioner. Her child was treasuring the paper lotus flower handed by the practitioner, while seeing the practitioner rode off on her bicycle.


在一块田间,母亲和小女孩,刚刚拿到法轮功学员
送来的真相资料。母亲拿着资料,神情专注的阅读,小女孩小心珍爱的拿着大法弟子送给她的“小莲花护身符”,目光追寻着法轮功学员远去的身影。

Source - http://www.minghui.org/mh/articles/2012/12/7/266279p.html

Pls understand the truth about Falun Gong and the brutal persecution of Falun Gong in China. Pls do not believe the Chinese Communist Party's lies. 

Falun Dafa is Good! And it is embraced in 114 nations! 

请了解法轮功和中共残酷迫害法轮功的真相。法轮大法(法轮功)好,114个国家都热爱她,请不要被中共的谎言欺骗。