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Maddox and Pax: Imitasian Is the Sincerest Form of Flattery
MADDOX: Goddammit, Dad, Pax copied me AGAIN. I get streaks in my hair, he gets streaks in his hair. Are you gonna let him get a mohawk, too?! Just cuz we're both Asian doesn't mean we have to look alike.
Languages are interesting because each one has its own unique features. For example, double negatives like "I didn't see nothing" are considered incorrect in English, although they're perfectly permissible in Spanish.
Tags: japanese, movie, anime, english, food, family, language, wife, mother, law, figure
Directs 'Step Up 2 the Streets' now on DVDnWhen film producer Adam Shankman approached Jon Chu with a script for Step Up 2 the Streets and asked him to direct it, Chu was completely against the idea.
Tags: new, people, video, asian, movie, american, girl, media, fans, popular, release, film, series, school, family, business, dance, new york, youtube, future, 2006, dvd, awards, parents, child, restaurant, hollywood, student, asian american, high school, dancing, competition
I got a chance to catch up this evening on Gakkou and man I was reminded of how awesome it is. And once again like I said in my previous post, it's a lot more fun to watch it in a "marathon" than to have to wait weekly for the...
Tags: love, man, life, series, school, family, festival, couple, dance, drama, sex, students, student, dancing, competition, bomb, impression
Two APAs Lead Bay Area Family of Funds
Elizabeth Ferguson and Shanahan Lim Channel Capital Into Bay Area's Underserved CommunitiesnSAN FRANCISCO - Before the Bay Area Council's Family of Funds stepped in, the Vallejo Plaza shopping center was struggling.
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お盆休みIt's O-Bon season in Japan. This is the time of year when souls of the dead are said to return to the family home, and, traditionally, people return to the family home to pray for those souls' repose.
Tags: japan, japanese, people, chinese, tokyo, english, home, free, family, language, yahoo, cars
K-popped! attends High School Musical: The Ice Tour
Hello friends, guess what Orchid and I were up to this afternoon? We went to Disney's High School Musical: The Ice Tour show at Stadium Putra, Bukit Jalil!Premium items: The box of popcorn costs RM10, while thecrushed ice flavoured...
Tags: us, song, show, fans, school, food, free, family, summer, concert, book, rain, tour, high school, energy, basketball
Enjo kosai - a growing problem in Hong Kong
A group in Hong Kong claims that young girls in their city are turning to enjo kosai (compensated dating)...
Tags: japan, group, girls, women, hong kong, family, men, money, sex, problem, trade, dating, luxury
Edible but Gruesome, Realistic Body Parts Made of Bread
I saw these "bread artworks" if you can call it that a year ago or so. They're made by Thai artist Kittiwat Unarrom who uses dough as his medium to sculpt gruesome renditions of hand, feet, heads, torsos and other body parts.
Spain Basketball Team's Racist Gesture
Several Asian American bloggers (thanks to AngryAsianMan for first pointing it out) and now, major news organizations such as ABC News and the New York Times, have been covering this emerging controversy: Spain's Olympic basketball...
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Retreating Philippines rebels leave trail of death, despair
PIKIT, Philippines: Thirteen-year-old Ruben Pano surveys the mound of grey ash that was once his family home, torched by Muslim rebels who left a trail of death and despair as they fled government troops.
Tags: government, home, family, death, philippines, muslim, rebels
An infuriated South Korea: Is this how to conduct diplomacy with neighbors?
WE'VE ALL KNOWN people who just can't get along with anybody. They always seem to be embroiled in an overblown feud over some petty issue with a neighbor or coworker. They tend to have frequent misunderstandings...
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Guy Robs Store: "Only PS3 Can Save My Family"
Sometimes people get really desperate for a PS3 and they have to rob a store at gunpoint to get it. But this man came up with the most creative excuse when robbing the store in St Louis.
Lin Miaoke: Does This Count As Human Rights Violations?
Seriously, I want to know: Chen Qigang, the music director for the fantabulous opening ceremony for the Beijing Olympics has admitted that the young, oh-so-cute girl singing China's national anthem was actually just lip-syncing.
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World's heaviest man eyes weight loss record
The man who was once the world's heaviest wants to break another record, this time, for weight loss. Manuel Uribe of Mexico has already shed 529 pounds, but he wants to lose another 421 pounds to break the record.
30 year-old Yun Jung Hoon (Yeon Jeong Hun) is probably most famous for marrying the beautiful actress, Ha Ga In. Being an actor seem to be in his roots as his father is veteran actor Yun Kyu Jin. The very first time I saw...
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Vietnamese women wed foreigners to help family
Nearly 70 young Vietnamese women swept past in groups of five, twirling and posing like fashion models, all competing for the hand of a Taiwanese man who had paid a matchmaking service about $6,000 for the privilege of marrying...
Tags: man, women, family, fashion, taiwanese, vietnamese, models
Japanese Honorific Titles. When do you use Chan, Kun, San, Sama?
I know for many of you out there, these honorific titles may be a very simple thing for you. Especially for those who are constantly watching Anime or reading Manga series. However, don't go assuming that everyone ....
Tags: japan, japanese, people, us, anime, girls, series, family, children, manga, female, parents, poor, student, teacher, jobs, blogs, crash
Stalker Judge Arrested for Sending Weird Emails
What do you do when you work for the judiciary branch of the government and you find out that the person who has been sending you freaky stalker-ish emails was a judge? The guy in this pic, Yoshiharu Shimoyama...