Nor Malena Hassan, 24-year-old Malaysian woman, is trying to break a world record by spending a month in a glass case with thousands of scorpions. She has been stung twice so far by them. She fainted the second time when one of them stung her arm. She currently shares a cage with 2,000 scorpions but wants an extra 1,000 added to her glass cage. She sleeps and eats with the scorpions. Read more.

Kanchana Ketkeaw beats record held by a Malaysian woman by spending 32 days and nights in a room with 3,400 scorpions. She was stung nine times. She endured the scorpions because she did it for her country. Read more.

The Japanese did it again. They've come out with some exciting and entertaining games for the Playstation 2. Some of the games reviewed are Soul Calibur 2, Final Fantasy X-2, and Anibus Zone of the Enders. See what you would like to devote your waking hours playing next. Read more.

Estonians reign in the competition of wife-carrying. Egle Soll and Margo Uusorg won the wife-carrying world championships, for the third straight year. The Estonians introduced this form of competition in 1998. Carrying a wife upside down over their backs is a way for men to prove their worth. The competition has gained much popularity since it first started. Read more.

Cherrie Blair sang the Beatle's "When I'm 64" at the prompting of her husband, Tony Blair, to a group of Chinese students. Now her rendition has been worked into a dance track that has become a dancefloor hit in all over Europe. Read more.

If you are not so sexy, try faking it. We have all seen the feigned confidence, but it works apparently. There are plenty of people who fall for that. Fake the confidence, look sharp, and learn a new trick. What could that mean? Read more.

WarCraft III, Unreal Tournament, Counter-Strike. If you are a gamer or hang out with people who are obsessed about video games, you are probably familiar with these titles. I am a recovering gamer, so I know all about the hazards of spending too much time playing online. For those who have mastered the different games, they can show off their talents and skills at the World Cyber Games 2004 which is held in San Francisco from October 6-10.

Gaming has done a lot for me. I have learned important lessons from competing with guys online who are either half my age or much older. Some of the online gamers I play with, I would probably not feel comfortable hanging out with in real life. But that's the advantage of playing online. I don't have to deal with their personalities and as long as I don't turn my online experiences into real life, it's very safe. I find the males I play with often do not know I am a female, and they compete against me like another male.

It's man against man, so they think. It's all competition and they talk to me like I am one of the guys. It's like penetrating a secret society that you are not supposed to be in, and seeing what's it like from the inside. It's refreshing for me, because for once in my life, I am treated like one of the guys. Life is simpler and more straight forward. The focus is on the game and not anything else. There's no sexual remarks, no come-ons. Cyber gaming has given me a deeper understanding of battle and war, of male to male interaction and comaraderie, of fighting to win. Let the games begin! Read more.

Japanese products are known for their cuteness. Hello Kitty is the reigning queen of cuteness. It has been 30 years since its launch and Hello Kitty is still popular as ever, it makes up about 50% of Sanrio revenue. We have all seen it and perhaps have purchased it for ourselves or others.

Why does it appeal to adults? Is there a little girl in all of us?

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Love is in the air. Jay and Leah demonstrate the sweetness of love as they shared a big Happy Valentine's Day cookie together. It's very cute and romantic. Think of the little things in life that mean so much when done with love and sincerity. Do something out of love everyday. Happy Valentine's Day!

Godiva chocolates are my favorite too. Hotforwords went into the origin of the peeping tom and linked it to Lady Godiva riding naked on a horse to lower the taxes for the people. She requested that everyone locked themselves indoors as she rode through the town so that she could maintain her dignity. One man, the peeping tom, looked through the blinds and saw her naked. Interesting trivia. Godiva chocolates just became that much sexier. Yummy!

Selena Gomez messed around with her family, singing Vanessa Carlton's "A Thousand Miles" in this black and white video. They were all having a great time, so youthful and joyous.

Cute, fuzzy, and noisy, these hamsters were all the rage this past holiday season. One girl shows off her collection of five Zhu Zhu pets which she houses in a flower shop building. Living in the cardboard building are Jilly, Soodles, Pipsqueek, Winkie, and Num Nums. She received them for Christmas and her birthday. She sounds as adorable as her pets. Celebrate girlhood.