On the opposite (read: wrong) end of the popularity pole is none other than 13-year-old 'overnight sensation' Rebecca Black from Anaheim Hills, California. Her YouTube 'hit' Friday has recorded more than 119 million views since February 10, 2011 (with an excess of 2.3 million 'dislikes' from users) - making her a 'viral star' in the worst possible way. My take? Leave the kid alone (and spare her the scathing remarks). If you don't like the song, then don't listen to it. Plain and simple.
Monday, April 25, 2011
Way of the Dragon
We know that when it comes to special occasions, Chinese temples will organize and conduct lively lion dances that almost always drums up the decibels. My question is, what about the relatively slower dragon dances? Because we rarely see them in action, I'm wondering when (i.e. under what circumstances) they're actually performed...
Wednesday, March 30, 2011
Too Tanned?
Hong Kong actor Louis Koo Tin-Lok is known for his artificial tan. Apparently, the 40-year-old wasn't famous when he was a fair young lad back in his TVB days and only found stardom after he sported bronze skin. If you ask me, however, I think he's a few shades too dark! (Just compare him with the female fan.)
Monday, March 28, 2011
Saturday, February 26, 2011
Will It Fall?
Hmm...didn't I read somewhere that the lopsided Torre pendente di Pisa is tilting x degrees every y years (meaning it'll eventually topple at some point in time)? Perhaps all that "corrective reconstruction and stabilization efforts" (including the applying of lead counterweights around its base) have paid off?
Wednesday, February 16, 2011
Saturday, January 29, 2011
Pontianak
Let's face it, Natre of Thailand's SHUTTER and Sadako of Japan's RINGU - along with the other long-haired female fiends of Hong Kong and South Korea cinema - are merely copycats of the Malay pontianak. And right here, I can even 'sumpah' to you that the Indonesian version of this mythological vampire was one of the scariest I'd witnessed on screen.
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