I was happy to talk Vin!Hope Wednesday bring him some great news!
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Angry Asian Men: 02.26.07
Did you watch the Academy Awards? Booooooring. The highlight of the evening was seeing Ruby Yang win for her short subject documentary, The Blood of Yingzhou District, about a community orphans in China who have lost their parents to AIDS. It's probably one of the most depressing films I've ever seen, but it's an amazing film and absolutely deserves the award. That said, I was suprised that it actually won. Other than that, it was another sorry night for Asians scraping at the Academy for some recognition. There was Rinko Kikuchi pretty much resigned to that fact that Jennifer Hudson owned the Best Supporting Actress trophy. You had Ken Watanabe presenting an award. You had some Asians dressed up in silly costumes for Curse of the Golden Flower. And there was Mako included in the annual tribute montage for those who passed. Oh, and on the red carpet, Al Gore joked to Ryan Seacrest that he'd like himself to be played by William Hung in the movie about his life. Ugh, the name that will not go away.
What probably sucked the most was how little recognition Infernal Affairs received for being the original source material for The Departed, which won several Oscars including Best Picture. Martin Scorsese, ever the director's director, did acknowledge Andrew Lau ("Andrew Law," I think he called him) in his acceptance speech for Best Director. But when it won for Best Adapted Screenplay, the announcer said The Departed was adapted from a Japanese film. Completely wrong. What a slap in the face. The guys who write the copy couldn't do even the basic freaking level of research? I guess all Asians really are alike to them. And when it won for Best Picture, producer Graham King made absolutely no mention of Infernal Affairs at all. You've got the top spot of the evening and you can't throw a bone to the movie that made your win possible? That's disrespect.





It was nice to chat and laugh the whole time, but who would want to see my natural habitat, the lovely industrial land where the sky is blue, the air is crisp and the river is warm to be in?? LOL!
I even got red pockets from J's fam!!!
Hi, I am Marki & I am a beagle. I am MissE's play date, but she doesn't like to run with me! 貌合神離的couple!




JR is the frontman of Portland's band, The immortal.
Good Catch, Shannon!
CNY cultural fair was so-so & PandaE's lunch was crappy. I like that J and I were not seperated but we got assigned to be on duty at the not-so-cool booth. We were definitely mahjong overloaded! Sunday was my recovering day with another round of chemistry and eating. Mama prepared a feast for the CNY! I was much satisfied! 

I still have the tickling feeling (esp on my chin & cheek), probably because there were caustic residual on my green coat's collar and the face shield.