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Foster USA commercials: How To Speak Australian

admin — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 02:10:44 +0000

I’ve noticed the Foster Beer commercials running on TV and I have mixed feelings for them. The commercial runs on the central theme of “How to speak Australian” followed with a video containing a funny one liner such as “Man Purse” or “GPS”. Personally I find them quite funny but I wonder what do the average Aussie think of them?

Here are the commercials. Enjoy

Speak Australian – Foster.

1. Social Networking

2. Long Distance relationship

3. Bailout

4. GPS

5. Metrosexual

6. Man Purse

Love it, loathe it? Comments appreciated.

-Boon

Madventures: Not your average travel show

admin — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 01:17:29 +0000

Samantha Brown’s travel show is pale compared to Madventures, Travel Channel’s latest adrenaline and no-nonsense infused travel show. The show features two Finnish, Riku and Tunna, who travels around the world in search of your not so typical adventure. The places they visited include the Naga village in the border of Myanmar and China, Chernobyl Power Plant in Russia, A monastery in Siberia and the deep Amazon forest in search of a hallucinogen called Yage Mado.

All videos are shot solely by Riku and Tunna where Riku is the show’s main host while Tunna is the show’s camera man and director. Whenever faced with a challenge especially in chowing down weird and bizzare food such as blood filled leeches or sloth’s brain, they would decide who gets the honor using the good old RPS (ROCK, PAPER, SCISSORS) method. Works all the time.

Here are some clips from Madventures.

Be sure to catch Madventures on Travel Channel at 10pm EST, every Monday.

Love it, loath it? comments welcome.

-Boon

Yage Mado Hallucinogen

Spotted: Rob Thomas on Wall Street Sep 10, 2009 – filming MV for Someday

admin — Fri, 11 Sep 2009 00:39:58 +0000

New York City, Sep 10, 2009: Rob Thomas was spotted on Wall Street, in front of One Chase Manhattan Plaza, shooting his latest music video for his new song. The title of the song is Someday (Thanks Jessica). Rob was filming together with a bunch of passer by in the video. Below are some of the pictures I took during lunch break. I was so excited because Rob Thomas was my first celebrity encounter after living in New York City for almost 8 years.

Here’s the song from IMEEM: Rob Thomas – Someday

Here’s Rob Thomas’ latest song, “Her Diamonds”

Love it, loath it? Comments appreciated.

-Boon

Shaolin and Kung Fu Movies Overload!

admin — Fri, 14 Aug 2009 13:57:17 +0000

Ever since Stephen Chow made a come back with Shaolin Soccer in 2001, there have been tons of movie titles bearing the word Shaolin or Kung Fu. While Martial arts have been the central theme for a lot of Asian movies since being introduced by famous Shaw Brothes to the Hong Kong film industry in the early 1930’s, it can be seen in a lot of Hollywood films, thanks to Asian directors such as Jackie Chan, Jet Li, John Woo, Chow Yun Fatt and many more.

A lot of the producers or directors of the movies listed below attempted a cheap shot by inserting the wushu theme into everything from sports to cooking. Not only they failed to entice their audience through applying Kung Fu to everything done in the film, the producers and directors have bastardized a martial art that has existed for 4000 years for the sake of selling a movie. Although many of the movies below are ridiculously boring, there are some that are quite entertaining.

Below are the list of movie titles that bear the word Kung Fu or Shaolin.

Enjoy!

Kung Fu Hustle 2004

Starring:
Stephen Chow
Yuen Wah
Yuen Qiu
Danny Chan Kwok Kwan
Bruce Leung
Kung Fu Hustle (Chinese: 功夫; pinyin: Gōngfu) is a 2004 Hong Kong action crime comedy film directed by Stephen Chow, who also produced and starred in the film. The film was also produced by Po Chu Chui and Jeffrey Lau, meanwhile the screenplay was wrote by Xin Huo, Chan Man Keung and Kan-Cheung Tsang. Set in Canton, China in the 1940s in a town ruled by the Axe Gang, the story revolves around Sing (Chow) who desperately wants to become a member. He stumbles into a slum ruled by eccentric landlords who turns out to be the greatest kung-fu masters in disguise. Sing’s actions eventually cause the Axe Gang and the slumlords to engage in an explosive kung-fu battle. The film stars Yuen Wah, Yuen Qiu, Danny Chan Kwok Kwan and Bruce Leung in prominent roles.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kung_Fu_Hustle
Trailer:

Shaolin Soccer 2001

Starring:

Stephen Chow
Zhao Wei
Ng Man Tat
Patrick Tse
Wong Yat-Fei
Danny Chan Kwok Kwan
Shaolin Soccer is a 2001 Hong Kong comedy film co-written and directed by Stephen Chow, who also stars in the film. A former Shaolin monk reunites his five brothers, years after their master’s death, to apply their superhuman martial arts skills to play soccer and bring Shaolin kung fu to the masses.
In 2008 a sequel, produced by, but not starring Stephen Chow, was released entitled Shaolin Girl. Very few of the cast from the original film make an appearance.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shaolin_Soccer
Trailer:

Kung Fu Mahjong 2005

Starring:

Yuen Wah
Yuen Qiu
Roger Kwok
Theresa Fu
Wong Jing
Wong Yat Tung
Jade Leung
Tin Kai Man
Lam Chi Chung
Kung Fu Mahjong (traditional Chinese: 雀聖) is a 2005 Hong Kong comedy film directed by Wong Jing and Billy Chung. It is about an obsessive gambler Chi Mo Sai (Yuen Wah) and Auntie Fei (Yuen Qiu). It falls into the Hong Kong cinema genre of Mahjong films. The film was followed by two sequels, Kung Fu Mahjong 2 which was released the same year as the first film, and Kung Fu Mahjong 3: The Final Duel, which was released in 2007.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kung_Fu_Mahjong
Trailer:

Shaolin Girl 2008

Cast:Kou Shibasaki, Toru Nakamura, Kitty Zhang Yuqi, Takashi Okamura, Lam Chi-Chung, Tin Kai-Man, Yosuke Eguchi

Shaolin Girl (少林少女 shōrin shōjo?) a 2008 Japanese film inspired by the 2001 Hong Kong film Shaolin Soccer. Unlike the original film, the movie focuses on women’s lacrosse. It starred Japanese actress Kou Shibasaki and see Hong Kong actors Lam Chi Chung and Kai Man Tin return from the original film. The film was released in Japan on April 26, 2008. Stephen Chow, director and star in Shaolin Soccer, was the producer, but is not credited as writer or director.[1]
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shaolin_Girl
Trailer:

Kung Fu Chefs 2008

Cast: Sammo Hung, Vanness Wu, Cherrie Ying, Kago Ai, Hung Tin Ming, Lam Tze Chung, Louis Fan, Bruce Leung

Synopsis: History of traditional Chinese culture is lengthy and vast. Chinese cuisine is just as colorful and flavorful. Not to mention Chinese kung fu where there are hundreds of styles and worldwide renowned. Wong Bing Yee is village head and master chef, until a banquet goes horribly wrong. In search of his brother’s master, he finds a place he is needed, and sets about making Four Seas a successful restaurant. But past wrongs bring Yee, the restuarant owners and his talented apprentice into danger and Yee must reduce to basics the things that are most important. /heroic-cinema/
Ousted chef Wong Bing-Yi is determined to help Shen Qing at her restaurant “Four Seas”. He trains a young chef, Lung Kin-Yat to compete against Chef Tin, the head chef at “Imperial Palace”, for the title of “Top Chef”. /imdb/
Trailer:

Shaolin Grandma 2009

Starring:
Chiyoko Asami
Nao Nagasawa
Kazuyuki Senba
Sentaro
Ryutaro Ueshima

SHAOLIN GRANDMA stars 67-year-old Chiyoko Asami, whose previous claim to fame is as an elderly character on a variety show that cast members are sometimes forced to kiss. The fact that she looks like Wong Yut-fei, aka “Iron Head,” from SHAOLIN SOCCER seems to be part of the joke. She plays Miyoko, a Shaolin kung fu instructor found apparently dead in her apartment by the local mailman. While waiting for the police to arrive he begins reading about her absurd life in a series of scrolls.
Trailer:

Kung Fu Dunk 2008

Starring:

Jay Chou
Charlene Choi
Wilson Chen

Kung Fu Dunk (traditional Chinese: 功夫灌籃; simplified Chinese: 功夫灌篮; pinyin: Gōngfū Guànlán), also known by its former title Slam Dunk, is a 2008 Mainland Chinese live-action film. It was directed by Taiwanese director Chu Yin-Ping and filmed in Taiwan and mainland China. The film was previously titled Slam Dunk, but later the title has been changed to avoid confusion with the Slam Dunk manga and anime series[1] which it was roughly based on despite the film itself having no association whatsoever. The filming, however, conveyed a strong flavour of Hong Kong films, reminiscent of movies like Shaolin Soccer. It features a list of well-known stars although not from Mainland China, but predominantly actors and singers from Taiwan and Hong Kong.
Trailer:

Love it, loathe it? Comments appreciated.

-Boon

R.I.P. Les Paul June 9, 1915 – August 13, 2009

admin — Thu, 13 Aug 2009 22:37:17 +0000

-picture by Reuters

Invented the solid body electrical guitar that bore his name, Les Paul (Lester William Polsfuss) passed away on Thursday Aug 13, 2009 from pneumonia in New York. Collaborating with his wife, Mary Ford, after World War Two, Les Paul has some memorable hits such as “Mockingbird Hill” and “How High the Moon”. The greatest contribution from Les Paul was the signature solid body Gibson Les Paul electric guitar. Since its first inception in 1941, the Gibson Les Paul has sold millions and altered the landscape of music, especially Rock and Roll.

Partly Cloudy, Pixar’s original short animation.

admin — Sun, 02 Aug 2009 17:24:21 +0000

-Boon

Do real love exist?

admin — Thu, 30 Jul 2009 17:28:49 +0000

For many of us the age-old question of “Do true love exist” is as hard as solving the Rubix Cube. Even for many Rubix Cube masters, the quest for love or rather, true love is never ending. There are many great love stories out that but it is shadowed by many failed love stories as well…

There is a movie, Paper Heart, that attempts to answer the question “Do true love exist” through elements of documentary and storytelling. Check out the trailer from youtube:

Have you found your true love yet?

Love it, loathe it? Comments appreciated.

-Boon

Kapersky Antivirus Commercial in China, starring Jackie Chan!

admin — Wed, 29 Jul 2009 11:08:52 +0000

With 300+ million internet users and growing, China has more netcitizens than US does have citizens. The latest antivirus commercial by Russian company, Kapersky, in China featured action star, Jackie Chan. Jackie is running around in the internet wearing a Kapersky helmet doing some whacky stuff. I shall not spoil it for you, enjoy the video:

Love it, loathe it? Comments are appreciated.

-Boon

Dr Hook – Sharing The Night Together

admin — Wed, 29 Jul 2009 04:59:34 +0000

This is the first time I’m hearing Dr Hook’s Sharing The Night Together and I think it’s a nice song with catchy melody and lyrics.

Thanks Mike L for the tip!

Enjoy the video:

Love it, loathe it? Comments Appreciated.

-Boon

Funny Thai Commercials Part 2

admin — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 18:44:33 +0000

Lets Exercise

Thai Community Service

Thai Beer Cheers

Conserve Oil

Thai Mentos

Thai Lighting

Thai Whiskey

Love it, Loathe it? Comments are appreciated.

-Boon