It took 12 years for director Wei Te-sheng to finish Seediq Bale, a film that chronicles the struggle of the Seediq tribe during the Japanese rule otherwise known as the Wushe Incident. Many would know Wei Te-sheng through his 2007 film, Cape No. 7, which is referred to as the one that started a new…
EDITED If you are looking for naked photos of someone who looks like Taiwanese actor Jerry Yan, sorry, I had to remove them after Jerry’s management demanded that the photos be taken down, I’m guessing from the source which was from an account called “Huayi staff”. Jerry himself probably wanted to see the photos too.…
There is a destiny that makes us brothers None goes his way alone All that we send into the lives of others Comes back into our own – Anonymous Are Mike He and Roy Qiu long-lost brothers? Well, they certainly can play brothers in an idol drama. Tell me if they aren’t separated at birth…
Someone has left a reply to my post on the anti-Korean Wave protests in Tokyo. In the interest of fairness, I’m posting the video here. It’s an interesting watch (though a tad too long and too “academic”). Time Out Tokyo covered the protests with a photo gallery. Chosun Ilbo ran a story on it. We…
He walked into the room with the rest of the Arashi members wearing their white suits circa Arashic tour. His hair was in a stylish wave. He scanned the room with his characteristic pout and I actually thought I was seeing Domyouji Tsukasa and not Matsumoto Jun. That was five years ago, at the press…
09 September: Uniqlo opening in Bangkok
My favorite Japanese fast fashion store is opening in Bangkok on September 9. I saw the huge ads at Siam BTS station over the weekend and the model looked like A-mei I was confused and thought I was in Taipei. The first time I went to a Uniqlo in Tokyo, I practically went crazy. I’ve…
Went for a Thai massage today after Sunday lunch buffet at Oriental in honor of a friend who’s returning to Taipei. Health Land is one of the famous spa and massage places in Thailand and there are branches everywhere. But I have never tried it. I go to a Wat Po (where majority of Thai…
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