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So the movie with Jang Dong Gun is coming out, but there’s something troubling with that name. It has that Abercrombie “two wongs make a white” feel to it. I’m not sure how to take it, but it just doesn’t sound right. Granted, it’s not Corporate America trying to be funny and sucking at it…so I’ll digress.

The film does seem promising though, with Geoffrey Rush who is quite possibly the greatest actor to pretend to be a pirate. And they have about $40 million bucks to spend, promising an Anime like feel to the movie. (Variety Article)

I also see something positive going on in the production. Actors from Asia can fulfill their desire to entertain the American public with these joint ventures of countries and film companies. They can just hire some American actors for Hollywood appeal, use creatives from other cultures for a fresh new perspective, and film at locations one can’t find in Canada. LOTR did it and Speed Racer is doing it. It’s smart and probably the best way for Asian actors to perform for Americans without having to water down who they are and where they are from.

I don’t promote Pot smoking, but this is a good song….well, the beginning at least. Just close your eyes and listen.

and the lyrics are easy to sing along with.

Parody (from months ago):

Reality(now):

child labor is never funny…but how can you not find it humorous, even if snickering means you’re going straight to hell.

…the little critter with a name was killed by a jackel (after getting kicked out of her family, losing her babies, new clan, and sisters to death) and has gone back into Mother Earth’s womb. Kind of sad that such creatures will be forgotten like as if they never existed. But hey, at least they don’t live the life of a cow where Bob, Betsy, and Boo are blended together for the meat section.

I kind of wish there was some kind of intervention by the people who films the show so they could have saved that girl. If all she needed was family, they could’ve fed her and kept her warm.

But at last….RIP Mozart.

…I hope this guy takes off after Kollaboration 8.

So, after finally finding someone to try “it” with me….I went to Man San, which is on 2851 W.Olympic in Koreatown. It is an old school Korean restaurant where the waitresses are encouraging by saying things like “it gives you stamina” and “good for strength,” as you make an order. But the only reason to even go there is to have fresh seafood, so forget the bbq, shrimp tempura, or anything else that’s been dead for more than a hour…and dive into something worth 25 bucks a sacrifice.

We basically had some Sannakji…which is…

The flavor was very neutral and without a hint fishiness. It actually tasted like fatty tuna to me, if you would believe it. I don’t think it was as stimulating as some people led me to believe, but it was rather bizarre to see the chopped up arms play dead..and then all of sudden pulsate when you poke at it. It did taste good with the soy sauce and wasabi, and soju…of course.

The arms are actually hard to pluck off the plate at times because the surface is easier for the suction cups to hold onto, but that’s why it’s a good dish to kill time with. Time kind of flies when you’re fishing for arms and sipping on alcohol, talking to a fellow food adverturess.

I just wish we had more dipping sauces to play with.

The Connie Lim Band:

Fronted by Connie Lim and while she plays the piano/keyboard, she has some great live instrumentalists backing up her strong vocals. Of all the pure musician bands, she stood out the most with all the judges. She also writes her own music…actually, quite a lot of the auditioners wrote their own music and that’s very impressive.

This is the song she performed. Has hints of some of Christina Aguilera “Fighter” in there, but the rest is her.

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Nam Ninja, one of my favorite performers of the night. He’s a mix between Elvis Presley and Buddy Holly, with hints of raw talent to blend in with his odd appearance of looking older than he really is.

It was a catchy song, but someone mentioned he used the cords from Radiohead’s “Creep.” I hardly noticed. Listen to “The Poem” on his myspace page. Just ignore the bad recording.

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There was also this one very good solo guitarist. He was so good that all the ladies were swooning over him. His name is Sam Kang…but we all really got lost in his performance. The auditioners had less than 2 minutes to perform, but we let this guy go on until he was done. myspace

Andrew Chiang was really good too….

I felt he was the most natural performer…and looked like one of the doctors from the E.R. show. He’s half Chinese and half something of Hispanic descent…

The benefits of having a cute face is that all it takes it a little make-up to juxtaposition a girl who’s smoking hot.