go for your dreams

I’ve been seeing this on my Facebook timeline for a few days now but I never bothered to click thinking it’s just one of those things again. But tonight, I’m glad I did. Choi Sung-bong, you’re my new inspiration, my new hero! It makes me cringe to think that for so little reason, we complain…

total eclipse of the heart

For all moon watchers, mark your calendars. There’s going to be a total lunar eclipse that’s visible in Asia on June 16. Here are the various times for viewing it: Malaysia 2:23am to 6:02am 3:22am to 5:03am (full eclipse) (Observation programme will be held at the compound of the National Mosque from 1:25am to 7:01am)…

one tweet wonders

Read on The Straits Times today on how Weibo has given birth to “one tweet novels“. What’s ironic is, Weibo is the Chinese offshoot of Twitter, which has 140 characters. Weibo has the same character limit but since its default language is Chinese, 140 characters do not equal 140 letters. As my friend mehmeh explained…

quirky Asia: bibimbap burger, anyone?

During my previous visits to Seoul, I don’t mind eating bibimbap everyday. It’s easy to remember and pronounce, plus it’s a very basic meal that has everything: rice, meat, vegetables. Now, the burger version of the famous Korean dish has taken the fancy of New Yorkers. It has even been voted by Eater.com as the best…

端午节快乐 greetings from Taiwanese idols

Here are 端午节快乐 greetings from some of my favorite Chinese stars I follow on Weibo: He Jun Xiang/Mike He: @賀軍翔 親愛們端午節快樂!我持續工作中,美樂加油!大家也加油喔! Mr Jay Channel for Chou Jie Lun/Jay Chou: @MrJ台灣官方:祝大家端午節快樂喔。 Zhang Xiao Quan/Joseph Chang: 张孝全1228: 端午節快樂各位 (no picture) Wang Lee Hom: @王力宏: 祝大家 端午節快樂!! Peng Yu Yan/Eddie Peng: @彭于晏: 今天6月6日過端午 每次見到粽子都會想起小時候跟著外婆一起包好吃的肉粽豆沙粽 彭艾迪祝大家和辛苦為生活打拼的工作人員 五五端午快樂 66大順