老毕看中国
一个老美在亚洲多年，他眼中的亚洲世界是什么样子....
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(2006-08-23 11:06:17)
"TheBanquet"isamoderndayremakeofShakespeare's"Hamlet."ThebigstaroftheflickisZhangZiyi.Iwroteabouthowdown-to-earthitisreportedthatsheis.But,down-to-earthandwellreadarenotthesame.Whenaskedifsherereadthe"Hamlet"toprepareforthisrole,theactress,27,replied"Ididn'twanttobeaffectedbytheoriginal.Afterallthisisanadaptation.Thecharactershavesimilarities,butthey'renotidentical."Thissoundslikesomethingmystuden...[阅读全文]
(2006-08-22 12:40:42)
Chinaisnumberoneineverythingthesedays.Now,Chinaisnumberoneinthenumberofjournalistsithasinprison.ReportersWithoutBorderssaysChinahasasmanyas32journalistsinthepokey.AndtothinkIwasplanningongoingthereforthe2008Olympics.Ihopetheyletmebackout.ChingCheongisacorrespondentfortheStraitsTimesinSingapore.HeisaHongKongresidentwithaBritishpassportandpermanentresidentstatusinSingapore.
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(2006-08-21 10:24:04)
Myspacetakesallcomers,ofwhichIamproudlyNOTone.Facebookisforcollegekids.Ihaveanaccount,butdon'tremembermyloginorpassword.FriendsterandXangaisfortwentysomethingsandIhavebeentwentyyearsoldmorethantwice.Livejournalisfortheself-expressiveandIcandothathere.LinkedinhasneverinvitedmeandIwouldn'tjoinifIwereinvited.Whohastimetopretendonline?So,whydoeswww.cyworld.comthinktheyhavesomethingtoofferthesocialnetw...[阅读全文]
(2006-08-21 10:22:33)
Ihavebeenwaitingforthis...notwithbaitedbreath,andIhaven'tlostanysleepoverit...butIhavebeenanxiouslywaitingforSouthKorea'sCyworldtomakeitsdebutintheUS.Iloveitwhenthelittleguytakesonthebigguy.InthiscasethesmallerinstatureAsian(YaoMingnotwithstanding)isgoingafterthebiggerguy-theAmerican.www.cyworld.comisgoingtogoafterwww.myspace.com.Whatfun!
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(2006-08-21 10:20:59)
OneChineseguynoticedthatDellinc.hadswitchedtheprocessorinhisDellInspiron604mLaptop.Doingwhatmostpeoplewoulddointhiscase,hecontactedthemanufacturerandaskedthemtomakeitright.Hewasrebuffed.Hewastoldtherewasnodifferencebetweenthetwoprocessors.And,mostpeopleprobablywouldn'tnoticethedifference.ButonesupportedIntel'sVirtualizationTechnologyandtheotherdidn't.
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(2006-08-21 10:17:47)
ConverseSneakersmakerandchewinggummakerWm.WrigleyJr.conductedajointpromotiononline,encouragingChinesetocomeupwithcooldesignsforitssneakersfeaturingtheWrigley'sJuicyFruitlogo...andnotstucktothebottomofthesole.
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(2006-08-21 10:12:09)
ZhangZiyiisworkingonanewfilm"TheBanquet."ZhangZiyiisveryfamous.ZhangZiyicanmakedemands.WhenZhangZiyiwastoldbyhernewdirectortoshavehereyebrows,shedidNOTpullaprimadonnaactonhimorinsistherewritethescript.Sheshavedhereyebrows.WhenZhangZiyisawthepeopleinthecinematographyandartdepartmentsworkinghard,shedidn'thideoutinhercamper...shemadeandbroughtthemsoup.
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(2006-08-18 14:47:49)
SignonsandiegoreportedthatChinaisplanningafilmversionofthebook"RapeofNanjing."In1937JapandidhorriblethingstotheChinese.ChinasaysthatJapanesetroopskilledasmanyas300,000men,womenandchildren-onebyone-morethanthebombsofHiroshimaorNagasakicombinedinonebigBOOM.The1948Tokyowarcrimestribunalputthenumberat155,000.Inanyevent,itwasalotofinnocentpeoplethatwerekilled.ItisalsofoundationaltothebadbloodbetweenChi...[阅读全文]
(2006-08-18 14:44:03)
ChinesebusinessesseemtobetakingapagefromabusinessmanualintheUS.ThereisatrademarkapplicationforKATRINAintheUS.VariousChinesebusinesspeoplearenowtryingtoregisterKAEMIthefifthtyphoontohitthecoastsofChinathishurricaneseason.
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(2006-08-17 12:07:52)
Ifyouwanttosoundreallycoolnexttimeyousingkaraoke...trysayingitright.Kasoundslikethe'ca'incar,'ra'soundslikethelaindo,re,mi,fa,so,la...'o'likeinokay...and'ke'soundslikethekeinkeg.Itisnotcarrieohkey...neverwas.Nomatterhowyousayit,twoChinesegovermentagenciesarefightingovertheroyaltiesfromthisfuntimeentertainmentthatwasborninJapan.TheMinistryofCultureinChinaisatoddswiththeNationalCopyrightAdministrati...[阅读全文]
