it’s going to be F4 day, sorta

(Dateline Taipei part 4) Been really busy running from one place to another. And tomorrow is gonna be a crazy schedule because after starting it off with a visit to the presidential office for a tour, I’d be meeting him: Then him… … to talk about this movie: …where he sort of parodies himself. Then…

Golden Horse 2011: first-hand account, sorta

(Dateline Taipei part 3) It was my first Golden Horse Awards ceremony live experience and while I’m thankful for the privilege of being in the seated audience, I would still have preferred to be out there on the red carpet shooting pictures. I had my DSLR camera with me but it was all for nothing…

thankful to be in Taipei

(Dateline Taipei part 1) I don’t really celebrate Thanksgiving (I find it too Western) but I am thankful right now for being in one of my favorite cities. It’s been a hectic time since I arrived I didn’t even have time to look out of the window on the ride from the airport to the…

see you in Taipei!

So I’ve just finished packing my clothes and next comes the equipment. As a multimedia journalist, it’s no longer just the laptop or the iPad but a whole production of DSLR with alternative lens and tripod, plus all the other accessories. I don’t even know how they’ll all fit though when it comes to clothes,…

Jay Chou, the painter

Will you buy this painting for 5,000 yuan (about US$790)? Maybe not? What if you learn it’s by Taiwanese multi-hyphenated star Jay Chou? Maybe yes? I love his music but I don’t think his artwork is to my taste. Besides, 5,000 yuan?! That money is better spent watching his live concert and buying other artists’…

drama: from brat to man (Office Girls)

(Roy Qiu…why you so hot part 16) I have lost count how many times I have watched episode 14 of Office Girls, with and without subs, especially this part. (Thanks to the hardworking subbers at Viki.com!) This conversation between Qin Zi Qi and Shen Xing Ren just proves how much he has grown up from…

Kyou Koi Wo Hajimemasu movie SOON!

Christmas came early with the announcement that Kyou Koi Wo Hajimemasu (Today, Our Love Begins) will soon have a live action movie adaptation, according to Tokyo Hive. KKWH is one of my favorite mangas. It’s very typical, a hate-turns-love relationship, an awkward girl and the hottest guy in the campus. Yeah yeah, we’ve heard it…