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Crazy 8s

Friday, August 8th, 2008

How obsessed with the number 8 are Chinese people?
When I worked at a Hong Kong company, all the phone numbers had lots of 8s in them.
When I worked at a Hong Kong company, their American law firm that works with lots of Hong Kong companies had lots of 8s in its phone number too, perhaps […]

Summertime in the SGV

Thursday, July 17th, 2008

So now living in the San Gabriel Valley (the OTHER Los Angeles area valley), one wonders where culture resides. Surely they it can be found in the megaplexes that dot the landscape playing summer blockbusters. Surely they it can also be found in the chain bookstores and coffee shops that provide many with a home […]

Happy Friday!

Saturday, May 31st, 2008

The month of May passed so quickly.
I’ve recently thought that while I have made my tastes about finding what I consider to be the highest quality of art, in fact, I am simply a pop culture lover exiled in the classical world. I mean, where does my heart lie? It most definitely longs for those […]

Asian American Theatre

Thursday, May 22nd, 2008

The history of Asian American Theatre begins with the founding of East West Players in 1965. After 42 years, they are still the major theatre for Asian American actors, writers, and directors, and perhaps even more importantly, they are the longest-running theatre of color in the country. Without them, it’s probably true that Asian Americans […]

Mariah Still on Fire

Wednesday, May 14th, 2008

After the reaction to my comments about Alicia Keys, the question comes up of who actually I do consider a good singer and songwriter who is of the pop/R&B stratosphere. My answer then and now is Mariah Carey.
And the reaction to that is an equal and opposite “Huh?” Yes, she has been trashed in the […]