Archive for May, 2007

“There she is, Miss…err, Universe san”

”Miss
Riyo Mori, Miss Universe 2007
 
I didn’t watch it because beauty pageants bore me stiff (and I didn’t know it was going on), but it’s news-worthy and about Asia, so I’ll post about it here. In case you haven’t had any access to the news or have been avoiding it like the plague, allow me to tell you that Miss Japan, Riyo Mori, was crowned Miss Universe 2007 a couple of days ago, beating out 77 other contestants. This is only the second time that a contestant from Japan has won. Congratulations, cutie-san.
 
Other notable’s from Asia:

 
Link to Miss Universe Pageant site

PSA: A bullet in your head for 64 years will cause headaches

”Bullet
“Not tonight, honey. I have a headache…and will for the next 50+ years…”
 
This one is pretty impressive. A 77 year old woman in China has had headaches for 64 years and finally went to the hospital to get some medical attention. And it turns out that the headaches were caused by a bullet that was lodged deep in her brain. Oops. The bullet got there because way back in September of 1943, her mom asked her then-thirteen-year-old daughter to take food to her father who was fighting the invading Japanese. And when the Japanese soldiers saw her, they opened fire on her. According to the article, the bullet somehow managed to pass through someone’s arm and then hit her in the ear, where it went into her brain and knocked her unconscious. Her mom treated her wound with herbal medicines, and she recovered 3 months later.
 
Now, doesn’t it seem a little un-parent-like to send your young daughter out to give food to your husband who may very well be getting shot at? Wouldn’t you try to protect your children from getting shot at like that by going yourself? I dunno…maybe she had like 8 other kids or something. How would you be able to choose which kid to send, though? “Well, Junior, you don’t pick up the eggs from the chickens as fast as your brother does, so I’ll send you to get shot at….but then again, Carey, you’re too much like your father with that temper you have, so maybe I’ll send you…and let’s not forget little James, setting the house on fire 4 times…ooh, this is a tough one.”
 
Link to article.

Chinglish #5: Eloquent signage

Huh?
I wish I could get treated at a discount by the certification…
 
This one doesn’t need any introduction. This is sign is at its Chinglish saturation point. Their math skills aren’t so much there unfortunately. What’s half of 150?
 
Link to full-sized pic.

Chinglish #4: Changlais?

Sounds like fun!
Can I sook co, too?
 
This bag was for sale at the mall underneath the Taipei Main Station subway station. This actually qualifies as more than just Chinglish since it also has elements of French in it. So I guess it’s Changlais (Anglais + Chinglish)? I’ll need to sook co on a round-the-world voyage to find out the correct term for this one.
 
Link to full-sized pic.

Chinglish #3: If you’re depressed, drink coffee

Coffee life always bright!
Oh, now I know what my dark life is missing…
 
Napkin at a cafe in Taipei. The food was pretty good, but the Chinglish was better.
 
Link to full-sized pic.

Chinglish #2: Drunken scrawlings of a t-shirt designer

”Am I dolt?
I can walk with you? Really?! JOY!
 
Here’s the second installment of Taiwanese Chinglish. This picture was taken at a store called The Net. The font on the sign looked suspiciously like the font for The Gap here in America, and the store’s layout and fixtures were about the same, too. So I don’t know if The Net is owned by The Gap or if it’s just another Chinese rip-off. Either way, this shirt rocks! Oh, nice job on having the words cut off at the collar, btw.
 
Link to full-sized pic.

Chinglish #1: Hot fudge heads, only $1.99 at DQ

”Fudge...for
I always wondered how I could get my head to look better…
 
Chinglish abounds in China, and it can be a lot of fun. And I have a few pictures of Chinglish in use, so I thought I’d post them here. Here’s the first edition.
 
Link to full-sized pic.

The impossible is on its way to being possible

”Hory mory, a cat with wings!
 
If you’ve ever been told by anybody that something will only happen “when pigs fly”…by your boss when you asked for a raise, by the cutie in accounting when you asked her out…you may wanna start looking again at that new sportscar you’ve always wanted or buy some cologne in preparation for your big date. The impossible just may soon be possible for you.
 
A cat in China has grown wings, so pigs may not be too far behind. “At first, they were just two bumps, but they started to grow quickly, and after a month there were two wings,” his owner said. But before you get too excited, if her theory is correct, it’s more likely that your boss or the cutie in accounting or whoever else you’re bothering with unlikely-to-be-granted requests will grow wings than pigs. Scientists say it’s just a genetic mutation, but she says, “A month ago, many female cats in heat came to harass him, and then the wings started to grow.” Yeah, right, and monkeys might fly out of my butt. Say, I’ve been a little constipated lately…
 
Link to article.

Dog gets eaten by baby tigers in 5…4…3…2…

”Bred
 
The dog in the pic above is Huani, a mutt (mixed-breed for you overly-sensitive, PC-obsessed, PETA-loving people) in China’s Shandong province, and those are baby tigers she’s nursing. File it under “awww!” Zoo officials say that the Huani will nurse the tiger cubs for one month or until her ability to produce milk for them is outpaced by their hunger…or more likely, until they bite her teets off, which would kind of ruin the whole arrangement.
 
Apparently, it’s pretty common in China’s zoos to use dogs as surrogate mothers when tigers reject their cubs. This isn’t Huani’s first time doing this. What’s next? Maybe they could start some kind of cross-breeding program where they mix dogs and tigers. The offspring could be called “togs” or “digers”. They’d become pretty much my favorite animal. And they’d be bred for their skills in magic.
 
Link to article.

Fighting sukebe photographers

”Sorry,
 
Cramer Japan has invented underwear able to block infrared photography so that perverted photographers in Japan can’t get see-through shots of female athletes. According to the article, “by blocking out infrared rays with underwear, athletes can wear their uniforms and school sports gear on top without worrying about being secretly filmed.” There are also swimsuit manufacturers doing about the same thing. That’s nice.
 
In other news, there are actually enough perverted infrared-using photographers in Japan to warrant the invention of underwear to fight it!
 
Link to article.

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