the dating life of Roy Qiu

(Roy Qiu why you so XXX part 27) Another ship has sunk to the bottom of the sea of wishful thinking: the Roy Qiu/Tang Yan vessel. In my previous post, “Year of the Sinking Ships”, it was not clear yet whether this Titanic could be saved, following reports that he was seen leaving a drama…

seriously, Jay Chou, grow up!

I’m a huge fan of Jay Chou–his music, even his film work. And I know for a fact that he hates the paps he calls 狗 (guo) or dogs. Fine. Doesn’t every haunted celebrity hate those camera-wielding packs that disrupt their private lives? That’s understandable because we ordinary people know where they are coming from.…

hanabi

Fireworks are so beautiful… yet so fleeting. (Beautiful fireworks) Fireworks season. Words cannot describe the beauty… Tokyo Tower is one of my favorite landmarks… I remember watching this documentary on NHK before about hanabi (fireworks) and how they are made. The Japanese really turned it into an art, no surprise that their festivals are so…

Arashi’s beautiful world

You know you’re not just an idol but a national icon when your face appears on the aircraft of your country’s flag carrier. Arashi + Japan Airlines = Arashi Jet. Today is also the start of Arashi’s BEAUTIFUL WORLD TOUR. Ganbarre baka boys! Arashi, Arashi for dreaaaaammmmmm.  

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…