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Starring: B. Wolvekamp & F.C. Hsia
Written/directed by: C.Y. Lai

The re-edited version of ONCE WERE NINJAS (2008). The smooth cam filter (Final Cut Pro 6) has been aplied to some shots to create ‘film-look’.

Today Holland’s most influential (biggest) weblog posted a very bloody video in which a protester is shot through the head. The red Shirt protest in Bangkok (Thailand) is slowly starting to dominate the Dutch media. We wish all our friends in Thailand, especially those in the tourist industry, all the best! [video | article | related pictures]

In Hong Kong, because of the space, apartments are small and expensive. Gary Chang, an architect, decided to design a 344 sq. ft. apartment to be able to change into 24 different designs, all by just sliding panels and walls. He calls this the “Domestic Transformer.” [via]

If you think inanimate objects can’t be endearing, try this adorable little piggy bank. From the outside, it just looks like a cardboard box with a plate of fish on it; if you put a coin on the fish, though, you hear a little meow and a cat sneaks its head out of the box and furtively steals the coin away with its paw. [via]

Buy it @ Strapya-world.com

Li Wenxing:
52 year-old music teacher in China who can sing across 6 octaves. Just for comparison, the average person sings 1-2 octaves, professional singers with extensive training can sing about 3 octaves unstrained, and Mariah Carey is able to reach 5 octaves.

Recently McNamara has died. He has been an influential person in history. As well described here, here and here. However, its worth to watch the documentary (1 hour and 40 min) regarding him “The Fog of War“, view here: Read the rest of this entry »

Simply smiling in a photo is so boring, why not strike a pose? Asians are notorious for their quirky and cute poses and this site focuses on documenting these poses. To help you recognize various poses, visual aids will be provided courtesy of popular Korean, Japanese, and Chinese models. The site’s style was inspired by the website Stuff White People Like, which often includes witty remarks, sarcasm, and stuff that is offensive if you can’t take a joke.

Website: Asianposes.com

Suntory

Suntory is a Japanese brewing and distilling company group. Established in 1899, it is one of the oldest companies in the distribution of alcoholic beverages in Japan. Its business has expanded to other fields, and the company now offers everything from soft drinks to sandwich chains. It also offers nice commercials.

Read more: Suntory Website | Wiki

Here’s a very nicely edited video of my 5-minute slideshow presentation at Ignite SF at the Mezzanine (a night club) on April 1st. There was a technical glitch, and you can see me give the slidemaster a dirty look when it starts getting screwy. It was fun though—I am grateful to have had the opportunity to face that kinda situation in front of hundreds of people. Next time I won’t freak out, I promise.

Lisa is so cool

[via J-one in BSC]

Found on: KmarProductions
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The Federal Government is planning to force all Australian servers to filter internet traffic and block any material the Government deems ‘inappropriate’. Under the plan, the Government can add any ‘unwanted’ site to a secret blacklist.

Testing has already begun on systems that will slow our internet by up to 87%, make it more expensive, miss the vast majority of inappropriate content and accidentally block up to 1 in 12 legitimate sites. Our children deserve better protection - and that won’t be achieved by wasting millions on this deeply flawed system.

Australia considering a China internet system? That’s really dumb. Next up: No tank man anymore viewable in Australia. Sign the petition to let them know your dissapproval. We don’t need a precedent like this.

Bandai has a new alarm clock coming out on November 15 called the Gun O’Clock. It looks like a normal rectangular alarm clock, but it comes with a gun and target. When the alarm stars ringing, you have to get up, grab your gun, and start shooting. Every time you pull the trigger and miss, you’ll feel the blowback—if you hit the target, the alarm will stop and you can wake up refreshed and satisfied. You can choose from Normal or Hard mode—the latter requires you to hit the target five times.[via]

Official website: www.asovision.com/gun/ & how to use it.

[VIA TOKYOMANGO]

Tokyo Undressed is a very nice photo blog of Rikki Kasso [tip from Tijs].

Interview: Read the rest of this entry »

Is Kim Jong Il dead? Yes, North Korea’s “Dear Leader” is no more, having passed away in the fall of 2003, writes Waseda University professor Toshimitsu Shigemura, professor at the Faculty of International Liberal Studies at Waseda University, in Shukan Gendai (Aug 23-30).

A one-time Mainichi Shimbun journalist posted in Seoul, Shigemura is introduced by the magazine as a leading authority on the Korean Peninsula. His latest book, released this month, is titled “The True Character of Kim Jong Il.”.

If true, the implications are potentially vast. Among them: former Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi’s summit partner during one or both of his landmark visits to Pyongyang in 2002 and 2004 was not Kim himself but a dummy—the stand-in Shigemura claims has been fooling the world for at least five years.

Read more @ Japantoday.com

Stern: Die schönsten Bilder aus Peking [via bsc]

There is a bond that some children have with their parents that can never be stripped away.

Cai Ruigong, a Taiwanese man, proved that recently when he hired an adult dancer to perform at his father’s funeral.

“Feared for their ruthless and strict codes of violence, the Yakuza of Japan traces their lineage back to the days of Samurai warriors who turned to crime. Their “Little Caesar” is the flamboyant Yoshinori Watanabe.”

Trust is obviously an issue in many relationships. Is she really with her friends shopping and did he really have a business meeting go late? In Hong Kong, you don’t have to worry anymore. A service that allows individuals to sign up and be tracked on their mobile phone, has been quite successful in putting people’s minds at ease. [via]

Hong Kong - Follow Me Follow You” enables you to search and get map location of your friends and relatives once obtained their authorization. This is a user-friendly application for keeping close communication with others or managing a work force on the move. Follow Me Follow You service by subscribing a monthly service plan with only $28.

BEIJING - China has banned television and radio ads for push-up bras, figure-enhancing underwear and sex toys in the communist government’s latest move to purge the nation’s airwaves of what it calls social pollution.

Regulators have already targeted ads using crude or suggestive language, behavior, and images, tightening their grip on television and radio a few weeks ahead of a twice-a-decade Communist Party congress at which some new senior leaders will be appointed.

The latest move by the State Administration of Radio, Film and Television, or SARFT, also bans advertisements for sexual aids such as tonics that claim to boost performance in bed.

Read more: www.journaltimes.com [via]
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Pang Pang, a 9 year-old kid from China, swallowed over 100 tadpoles in an effort to cure his rash.

I was so scared that the tadpoles will become frogs in my stomach?

Read full story here: Boy Forced To Eat Over 100 Tadpoles