Random

19
Mar 10

U.S. Census 2010

A PSA from arowanafilms featuring FM, Wong Fu, Randall Park, and some others: Asian Americans are one of the most likely groups to throw out their Census forms. This only hurts our own community in the long run. Less numbers, less money. Let’s get it right this decade and make sure we GET COUNTED!

Have you filled out your form yet? And btw, can someone fill in an extra one and write in “Taiwanese” for me? Haha :P

18
Mar 10

Dessert

For some reason, while I’ve been in Hong Kong… I must always have dessert.

I just need that sweet ending or I’m totally not satisfied. It might be because I haven’t found HK food to be all that spectacular (no offense, HK peeps!). I think coming from Taiwan where every single meal was sooo good… then coming to HK, I was quite disappointed with the food (don’t get me wrong, there have been a few exceptions, i.e. dim sum, specialties like pigeon, and some Western and non-Chinese cuisine). Anyway, I’ve found that I get more satisfaction from dessert than the actual meal. And most times… I look at the dessert menu first now. Haha. It’s weird, cuz’ I was never really a dessert person until HK!

12
Mar 10

What happens…

when your parents are on Facebook? Well, for me… after my dad figured out how to upload and tag photos, he moved onto Facebook apps.

Just a few days ago, I received multiple “Happy Island” and “Fishville” requests… all from my dad! Lol. Since I had sworn off FB apps, I just let the requests sit there for awhile. Eventually, I figured I shouldn’t leave my dad hanging. The next thing I know, I have to feed my fish every two days or they’ll die. Lol.

Then just yesterday, I accidentally signed onto FB chat and guess who IM’d me?

Puahaha… too cute. Dad, if you’re reading this, don’t get too addicted to the FB apps, ok? :P

11
Mar 10

BlackBerry or Droid?

Ok, I’ve posed this question before and the reason why I’m not considering an iPhone is cuz’ I want a physical keypad. The last time I asked the question, I was already leaning towards just getting a BlackBerry again and many agreed. However, after testing out a friend’s Droid… I kinda changed my mind. These are the pros and cons that I’m weighing:

BlackBerry
Pros: QWERTY keypad and BBM
Cons: archaic web browser (well, especially the one on my 2-year old Curve… and plus I haven’t updated the software…)

Droid
Pros: in a way, it’s like having the best of both iPhone and BlackBerry… diggin’ that there’s a slide out keypad
Cons: no BBM (lol)

Hmm… soo… is BBM a good enough reason to stick with BlackBerry? Puahaha. What I REALLY want is a good phone for email and text messaging (and maybe blogging). What are your thoughts?


Me and my purple twin, Simon Yin, sporting our matching BBs.

7
Mar 10

Taiwanese American?

If you are, then claim it! And yes, I’m Taiwanese American if you’re wondering.

Btw, that whole Taiwanese / Thai confusion happens all the time. “Oh, so you’re Taiwanese? So can you speak Thai then?” o_O Totally different, yo. And the whole Chinese vs. Taiwanese issue… some of you may know Taiwanese peeps who get offended if you call them Chinese… well, though ethnically 90+% of Taiwanese are of mainland Chinese descent, culturally, politically, socioeconomically, historically, etc… there’s a big difference in being Chinese or Taiwanese. Anyway, enough about this political stuff. How ’bout that Taiwanese American Barack Obama?

23
Jan 10

Live Chat with the fabulous Jeannie Mai

Tonight at 9PM PST! After her new episode of “How Do I Look?” airs (8PM PST), Jeannie will be video chatting live from here: ustream.tv/channel/jeanniemai.

Visit her blog: iheartjeanniemai.com | Tweet her: @jeanniemai

21
Jan 10

Macho, Macho Man!!!

When I think of that song… I think of my dear friend, Aiko, actually. LOL. I remember she once wrote a blog about how when she used to model and have to pose sexy… this song would be in her head! Haha. Silly girl. If you’re in LA, you should check her out at her first show of the year at the Comedy Store!

Anyway, what’s up with some macho men that I know? Well, they are supporting the Center for the Pacific Asian Family! VoteCPAF.org!

Also, here’s another vid of macho man, Steven Ho (who appeared in the above PSA). Yup, that’s him as “Conan” kicking the “Leno” ass.

Speaking of Conan, here’s another vid that my friends made featuring… RUFIO?!

20
Jan 10

Dumbfounded – Jam Session 2.0

Saw this via Esna Yoon. Very, very cool concept: a virtual “jam session” with musicians from all over the world.

Btw, here’s the latest CPAF PSA with a buncha familiar faces:

14
Jan 10

Do you remember He-Man and She-Ra?

Haha. Well, how many of you know that “He-Man” and “She-Ra” existed in the Bible? Heheheh, well… Heman and Sheerah.

So I’ve been reading the Old Testament and while reading some genealogies, “Sheerah” popped out at me, then later “Heman,” and I was like, “Oh! I used to have a She-Ra doll!” In fact, I had the freakin’ She-Ra Crystal Castle! LOL.

Oh yes… my random silly musings while reading the Bible.

12
Jan 10

Thank you, Mr. Raymond J. Lee

For getting the freakin’ Lil’ Mermaid song stuck in my head. I’ve been humming it ALL DAY LONG. While driving, while shopping, while cleaning and washing dishes… even right now. I feel like I’m living in a Disney musical. But you know what? It’s not a bad feeling… haha. And I gotta give it to ya, Raymond… you’ve got SKILLS. I hope the producers of GLEE see this!