Tag Archives: Asia

The Asian Inferiority Complex

(pic from here) I remember calling an Asian American friend when I first landed in Japan right after college. “How do the guys here get anything done?” I asked him, jokingly.  “The women here are eye-blindly beautiful.  I’d have trouble … Continue reading

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Where Teachers Make More than Baseball Players

Saw this on my Yahoo page.  Top online course instructors in education-obsessed South Korea are making upwards of $4 million a year.  According to the report, these educators are like rock stars who have money and status. Because of the … Continue reading

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Yesterday Once More

No real post today because I’m working on a big project that is coming out in the next week or so  ( that I hope you all will help me with), but I saw the video above, and I couldn’t … Continue reading

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Shek Kin (Shih Kien) dies

Thanks to Eric for mentioning that Shek Kin, the bad guy from Enter the Dragon, passed away recently at the age of 96.  Read his obituary here.  He had quite a long and effective career.  “Unconventional…but effective” hahah…sorry, I think that … Continue reading

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Fast Food in China

Embedded video from <a href=”http://www.cnn.com/video” mce_href=”http://www.cnn.com/video”>CNN Video</a> Fast food is all the rage in China.  A new Kentucky Fried Chicken opens every day. It’s a good day to be a corporate giant in China, a bad day to be a … Continue reading

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Edison Chen breaks his silence

I was surprised this morning to see that Edison Chen was among CNN’s most popular stories.  Check it out here.  According to the site, you can Watch the full, exclusive TV interview with Edison Chen on CNN TV and here … Continue reading

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Zee Avi

Saw this video of Zee Avi on Youtube.  Her music is the Spotlight Tuesday music selection for YouTube.  She’s got a powerful voice with some pretty cool, happy tunes. It’s one of the coolest collections I’ve heard in a long … Continue reading

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Punishment and "Crime"

(pic from here) I first saw this story in the Yuuyake Shimbun, a local paper that I used to write for. Since they don’t have a web presence, let me reference the British Times Online: Tsuyoshi Kusanagi involved in naked … Continue reading

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Happy Lunar New Year!

Happy New Year, everyone! Saw this article in the NY Times this morning: Year of the Ox is looking Inauspicious.  “The mood is confused and desperate,” said Kerby Kuek, a feng shui master and Chinese astrologer. “Two years ago, people … Continue reading

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Miss Tibet

  Even a beauty contest in Tibet is a political issue.  Some of you may disagree with me on this one, but I think beauty contests are important, especially for minorities.  People always talk about image.  Well, this promotes image, … Continue reading

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