That’s how easy it is. Just don’t forget to attribute the source of your link (be careful not to use photos if it is credited to a publishing or news wire agency). Give your own point of view. And you’re all set. Oh yes, you can post a longer entry than the 8 words here.
I wonder why people say they don’t know how to blog.
In my list of favorite movies of the decade (2000-2009) here, I have only 3 American movies. This is not unusual anymore, considering how Hollywood keeps making the same type of movies over and over. So in the decade just past, I found myself getting a kick out of hunting and discovering movies that were under most people’s radar, for an obvious reason: small movies can’t compete against the Hollywood marketing juggernaut. Well, the movies here got my vote because I found them from my constant search for good movies, and find them to be outstanding. And for that, they are my favorites (not in any particular order).
1. Marriage is a Crazy Thing. Korean. Unflinching look at adultery and power struggle between the sexes in a rapidly changing society.
2. Woman on the Beach. Korean. A morality tale that harks back to the style of French director, Eric Rohmer. He died Jan. 11, 2010. One of my favorite directors.
3. 2046. Hongkong. Surreal and operatic from the bravura director, Wong Kar Wai.
4. Peppermint Candy. Korean. A jolt to one’s senses; makes Memento a second-rate copycat.
5. Old Boy. Korean. Wild, theatrical, original. Tarantino loved it, too.
6. 4 Months, 3 Weeks & 2 Days. Romania. Ode to ’50s neo-realism?
7. Caché. France. Mind-bending; that’s the French for you; director Haneke is Austrian, though.
8. Mulholland Drive. U.S. Eerie and twisted, it’s a Lynch movie, after all. What happens to those failed Hollywood dreams? The great performances will tell you.
9. The Lives of Others. Germany. Subtle social commentary of a bygone era.
10. Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon. China-Hongkong. Ang Lee brings pathos to a Chinese epic.
11. Talk to Her. Spain. Creepily romantic, hypnotic.
12. Late Marriage. Israel. There’s a most realistic sex scene; that should encourage you to rent it.
13. There Will Be Blood. U.S. Powerful allegory on greed. Tour-de-force performance by Daniel Day Lewis.
14. Before Sunset. U.S. A charming sequel. The passage of time plays tricks on us. Does it, really?
15. Yella. Germany. The country at the crossroads. The chillingly good Nina Hoss is a corporate raider.
16. Edge of Heaven. Turkey-Germany. Clashing cultures; it’s also about forgiveness.
17. City of God. Brazil. Harrowing depiction of youth organized (sic) crime.
Would you consider buying an e-reader? Most of the people I know are allergic to it, as many people’s hue and cry is that these latest gizmos serve predominantly one function and that if it does have Internet access, it’s fairly on a limited scale. Why, people also ask, would you buy one devoted primarily to reading when you could get a netbook, which can also function as a computer?
Now, tech media is saying that Apple can prove to be the game changer, and change people’s mindset about the e-reader if Apple can come up with a hybrid of some sort: An Apple tablet that is like a bigger iPod touch, the better to showcase its many apps and iTunes, with the convenience and functionality of a tablet notebook and the ease of navigating the Internet with–hold your breath–3G.
It would be nifty if can serve as a notebook (and therefore stand on different angles) with a detachable keyboard for those who prefer to type on it.
Let’s see if the rumor mill is true by end of January.
“Chinese designer Daizi Zheng has created a conceptual mobile phone for Finnish brand Nokia that could be powered by sugary drinks. Zheng proposes that the phone could run on a battery that uses enzymes to generate electricity from carbohydrates.”
This is a client project for designing an eco friendly phone for Nokia. Zheng quotes “Throughout my research, I found that using a phone battery as a power source is very expensive, consumes valuable resources on manufacturing, presents a disposal problem and is harmful to the environment. The concept is using a bio battery to replace the traditional battery to create a pollution free environment.”
The first Filipino-American jazz festival held in New York for the first time last Dec. 11 took so many New Yorkers by surprise. Here’s a jazz review of the concert.
Manny Pacquiao, the Filipino boxing superstar, appeared on the cover of Time Magazine Asia last weekend. The cover reads, “The Great Hope: Why Manny Pacquiao is more than just the world’s best boxer.”
The most popular Filipino would certainly make a fine product endorser for the Asian American market or multicultural market. He is just as popular with the Hispanic community, having won against the top Mexican fighters. Many say he could have been as popular as Muhammad Ali if boxing was on primetime TV and not in pay-per-view cable.
Manny joins the other boxing greats on Time Mag’s cover. These are Joe Louis, Max Schmeling, Sugar Ray Robinson, Joe Frazier and Muhammad Ali.
Currently, Pacquiao is set to fight Miguel Cotto of Puerto Rico in an attempt at a world record of seven world titles. This event, “Firepower” is set on November 14 at the MGM Grand Hotel in Las Vegas, Nevada. A week-long documentary of his upcoming fight is set this week on HBO.
On Oct. 16, Admerasia celebrated Diwali, a Hindu festival of lights celebrated from October to November, with South Asian sweets and snacks served to the staff.
Admerasia staffers were trying to get their caffeine fix early Friday morning when, lo and behold, a hunchback appeared, eliciting squeals and screams as it limped around the office injecting (or more like squirting) “flu juice” (chocolate drink) into happily obliging mouths. The staff came with great costumes, but Admerasia co-founder Jeff Lin was in character when he had his costume on as Dr. Swine Flu, a big plus that made him the runaway winner in the office Halloween costume contest. He is shown here in his subdued moment before he started wreaking havoc again.
Metro New York published what appears to be a misrepresented image in its story, “Chinese letters reform explodes” on Oct. 21, quoting from another news source, RelaxNews.
The story was referred to us by Admerasia’s Yu-jin Lee.
“From the angle of the photograph, it appears that the Chinese letters were taken from a window, ” observed colleague Kaipo Leung. For that reason, the Chinese letters are inverted and incorrect.
The story delves on Chinese language reform, about simplifying a few dozen ideograms, without giving a point of reference for the word. Merriam Webster defines ideogram as a picture or symbol used in a system of writing to represent a thing or an idea but not a particular word or phrase for it.
In the second paragraph of the story, there are proposals to change 44 characters by “the government.” However, it did not point out which government it is referring to, leaving that hanging and for us to answer for ourselves, according to creative director Tuan-pu Wang.
Metro New York has not yet returned our phone call or responded to our email letter.
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