Asian Hip Hop

Jin opens the door and now Chan is coming in. Smacky drops some ill ryhmes on his latest work Part of the Nation, especially on the sentimental “I Feel Sorry For Your Mother.” Go cop the album and your purchase will go toward Red Cross to help the Tsunami victims. He is doing something positive so go support the brother.

Speaking of donation, iLoveNgocLan.com gave a small amount to Red Cross this morning. Many thanks to the fans who have contributed.

Kool Name

Sasha digs foxymoron, so do I. It’s catchy as hell. I am tempting to get my own coxymoron.org to rock with the fox.

Baby Mac

Apple introduces Mac mini. She is so cute. I need to adopt her.

Frustrating User Experience

After having no luck searching through the local Vietnamese stores for Hong Nhung’s Mot Ngay Moi, I decided to make an online purchase through Vietnamese websites for the first time and my experience is not so pleasant. I placed an order on SaigonCD.com, waited for a week and received nothing. I logged back into my account and the order was cancelled because they were out of stock. They did not bothered to notify me.

I hopped over to Hoa Phuong Nam since it is the only place that has the album I want. Made the transaction through PayPal, received a payment email with the product name Xa Roi Toc May, which I did not ordered. I contacted Hoa Phuong Nam to clear things up and they requested additional money for Hong Nhung’s Mot Ngay Moi. What? I can’t believe it. They did not stated why they needed additional two dollars, but I paid them anyway since it is only a small amount. I contacted them again regarding to the status of my order and no one replied.

Vietnamese websites need to conduct more professional customer services. Until then, this is my first and last time buying a Vietnamese product online.

Grandma

She sits on her couch. She watches every Hong Kong TV series at least twice. She rewatches Vietnamese music DVDs for the 10th time. She stares out the window. She goes to bed. She lives her life in America.

Supporting The Tsunami Relief Efforts

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New Theme

Just launched a new theme (Innocence) to celebrate Ngoc Lan’s birthday.

Exploding Dog

Sam Brown from explodingdog.com gave an entertaining talk at Vassar last night on how he came up with his idea for the website. The concept is simply picturing texts. Visitors send in their titles and Sam draws stick figures based on his interpretation. He spent first half hour talking about the history of the site and spent the rest answering questions and drawing as the same time. It was an enjoyable experience. For those who haven’t been to his site, check it out for an archive of amusing drawings.

Disbelieve

Want to turn your sleepy eyes into glamorous eyes? Proceed with caution (actual surgeon photos) Upper Eyelid Asian Blepharoplasty. I think my piggy eyes are looking just fine.

Chai Vang (sounds like a Vietnamese name) killed 5 hunters. He is out of his damn mind.

The misuse of Photoshop could be quite hurtful. Via Song Vinh.

The Anal Massage straight from Target for $35.96. What a perfect gift! In case the link breaks, here is the screenshot

NYC

Saturday morning with nothing to do, I hopped on the train to NYC for the reopening of MoMA. Despite the wet weather, the free admission (worth $20) attracted tons of viewers. The line was ridiculously long so there was no way for me to stand in and wait. As I walked away with disappointment, I spotted this beautiful waterfall view. It’s a great spot for reading, eating, and chatting. Speaking of eating, I was craving for my favorite Chinese lunchbox (Roast Duck/Roast Pork with Rice) so I took the subway to Chinatown. After a 4 bucks meal, I decided to head back to Poughkeepsie because the rain poured harder. While at Grand Central station, I stopped for a few minutes to enjoy an underground breakdance. Michael Jackson’s impersonator was the only performer the last time I was there. This time he recruited an impressive crew with him. Even on a dreary day, NYC still has tons of activities. It’s definitely a city that never sleeps.

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