The Most Amazing Table Tennis EVER! Ma Long vs. Zhang Jike

-Almost too fast to keep track! 

The best of the top 2 in the World, Ma Long and Zhang Jike.
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Music is Hero's Theme by Focus Music

http://youtu.be/6j0f3zAR5PM

Ma Long (simplified Chinese: 马龙; traditional Chinese: 馬龍; pinyin: Mǎ Lóng; born October 20, 1988 in Anshan City, Liaoning Province, China) is a male table tennis player. He is now ranked 2° as of June, 2012 in the International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF). Ma Long has won a record 5 ITTF Pro Tour tournaments in a row. In this streak he has won 35 sets in a row. He is the only player to win a tournament without dropping a set (Swedish open 2011.).

Equipment

Ma Long currently uses a custom made DHS PG-7 FL with a DHS Skyline III National Version (blue sponge, black) for his forehand and a Butterfly Tenergy 05(red) for his backhand as of June 2011.

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Zhang Jike (simplified Chinese: 张继科; traditional Chinese: 張繼科; pinyin: Zhāng Jì Kē; born February 16, 1988 in Qingdao, Shandong, China) is a Chinese table tennis player.

Zhang Jike is the reigning World Champion and World Cup winner in singles. Should he win the Olympic gold medal in singles, he will be the fourth male player in the history of table tennis to achieve a career grand slam.

Zhang Jike currently uses a Butterfly Viscaria FL blade with a black DHS Neo Hurricane III National Version (Blue Sponge) for his forehand and a red Butterfly Tenergy 64 for his backhand.Equipment

Butterfly introduced in 2011 a new blade in his name. Though the blade is designed for Zhang, he has not used it so far.

See How Many Chinese Secretly Cheat the One-Child-Policy!

-GO CHEATERS! 


While Chinese legally can't have more than one child, some are skirting the law. CNN's Stan Grant reports.
http://youtu.be/5gYRzIfWxrc

VIDEO of the CENTURY: Shanghainese Make "Human Mattress Dominoes" World Record!

-The US just did 850 earlier this year! Video below! 

You may have played dominoes before, a game where cascades of falling tiles can fill up an entire room. But you've probably never played it like this. It's a new world record—one thousand and one human volunteers falling backward in succession, separated by "dominoes" of upright mattresses.

It took place in Shanghai's Qingpu District at noon on Saturday. The challenge required volunteers to put their back against a mattress, and fall backwards when the time came, continuing the chain reaction.

The chain started at 1pm and took 10 minutes to fully topple. Then it entered record books as the longest human mattress domino chain ever—so far.

[Cheng Dong, Authenticator, Guinness World Records]: [Male, Mandarin]
"I think they did a good job. First, they managed to do it at one go. To succeed at one go with some 1,000 people involved does not simply rely on luck. All the participants must have fully understood the rules. Second, our volunteers were all very brave. No one dodged when the 2-meter-long mattress fell onto them. So the challenge was very successful."

Guinness representatives say that the first human mattress domino world record was set by 256 Chinese participants in 2010, but the record was upset by 850 American volunteers in February of this year.

Are the Americans ready to make a go at the title yet again? Perhaps they will, if all the right pieces fall into place.

http://youtu.be/NlRT_95dsGs

-I guess they broke this record from earlier this year! 

Largest human mattress dominoes: New Orleans sets world record

New Orleans, LA, USA--850 people holding mattresses behind their backs were pushed over to make a human domino chain during an event organized by hotel firm La Quinta Inns & Suites - setting the new world record for the Largest human mattress dominoes, according to World Records Academy:http://www.worldrecordsacademy.org/mass/largest_human_mattress_dominoes_New_O...

http://youtu.be/HCVi6JjVaaA

Watch this Arsenal Football Player pose in Chinese Kung Fu Positions for the Chinese fans!

-Kung Fu Football!  NICE! 

Imagined by China, made by Arsenal (Chinese Warrior, why we did it)
http://youtu.be/uUFvr4ahmnI

Reminds me of Shaolin Soccer!


http://youtu.be/QfuTz2pT7tQ

Chinese Corporations and the Future of Competitiveness?

-Messy Library. What are your motivations!? 

As part of our research for Seven Revolutions (7revs.org), a project to identify and analyze the most important trends shaping our world out to the year 2030, we recently asked Christopher K. Johnson (Freeman Chair in China Studies, CSIS) his thoughts on three Chinese companies: Sinopec, China Petroleum, and State Grid.

http://youtu.be/nZWNVM0SKcA

United Passengers Revolt After Stranded for 3 Days in China

-Why is this a nightmare? Go out and have some Shanghai food! 


A United Airlines flight from Shanghai, China, to New Jersey should have taken just 13 hours, but it took some folks three days to make that trip, after a firestorm of protests, threats, even violence.

United Flight 87 was scheduled to leave Shanghai Wednesday and bring 225 passengers to Newark Airport in New Jersey. The flight didn't land until Saturday morning after three days of cancellations, causing tense moments between passengers and United Airlines.

United Passengers Stranded for 3 Days in China - ABC News:

Chinese Movie Trailer: Tai Chi 《太极》a Stephen Fung Kung Fu Masterpiece!

-The glowing eyes guy is great! 


Follows the struggle and adult life of founder of the Yang style Tai Chi, Yang Lu-chan.
http://youtu.be/K-wrM3Ouhpg

Kickstarter: From Sea to China Sea: Finding Your Own Road In The Busiest Place On Earth

-Looks interesting. 

From Sea To China Sea: Finding Your Own Road In The Busiest Place On Earth 

Bouncing down the Indian coast on an underpowered motorcycle. Crossing the Bay of Bengal by rickety ship. Wandering in the mad clatter of Bangkok. Bicycling through Hmong mountain villages in Laos. With an array of experiences before me, I’ll be exploring the population and transportation collision though the stories of real people and painting a vivid picture of their world through in my podcast, writing and photography. 

So Many People 
I live in New York City.  It's the most crowded place in North America, yet the population density is only about half that of Mumbai, India. We now live in a world of 7 billion people. How do people function in this chaos? What is it like to commute with a billion of your fellow citizens?  What is normal in the most crowded place on earth? How do people move through their lives?  How do you carry a sofa on a scooter? From cab drivers to college professors, I’ll meet and interview everyday people to examine these questions.

The Journey
Starting in Bangkok, Thailand where, I’ll start my bicycle journey of about 4000 miles through Southeast Asia. The exact route will depend somewhat on how the rainy season and social unrest has gone, but I will definitely make it through Thailand, Laos, Cambodia and Vietnam and hopefully Malaysia and Myanmar. The ancient temples of Angkor Wat in Cambodia. The Hmong villages of the mountainous north. The French colonial settlements in the jungles of Vietnam. The Spice markets of Bangkok. Rain. So much rain. All on the agenda for Southeast Asia. With 4.5 months on the bicycle, there is truly time to explore the dirt roads and remote villages rarely seen by western eyes.

From Southeast Asia I’ll hop across to India where I’ll buy an old motorcycle to ride for the next 2000 miles. Most likely I’ll end up with a 350 Royal Enfield which is the most common motorcycle in India and has remained virtually unchanged since the 1950s. I’ll travel everywhere from huge cities to small villages as I visit charities and explore how people move through their world.

Finally, I’ll make my way to the north, eschewing other forms of transit and revert to my own two feet. For roughly 70 days, I’ll journey through Nepal and the Himalayas. I’ll meet the people of the highest place on earth and find out how they get around in some of the most inhospitable terrain known to mankind.

The Project

With a nod to the great broadcaster Studs Terkel, I'll be interviewing all types of people about moving through their world and bringing you the results via my audio podcasts, writing and photography.  Also, along the way I'll be keeping everyone up to date through my blog, facebook and twitter.  

Pledge now, join the adventure and explore your world.  

For More Info: www.UncommonSenseOfAdventure.com

Didier Drogba is now Playing for Shanghai: 4 Videos - Press Conference, vs. Beijing and NUMBER 11

-He is one cool cat. 

http://youtu.be/SDQt9LZdZrc

Drogba Shanghai Shenhua 3-1 Beijing Guo'An Highlights

Line-up

Shanghai Shenhua (Coach: Sergio Batista)

1-DaLei Wang, 20-Xi Wu, 5-Lin Dai, 3-Moises Moura Pinheiro,12-JiaJun Bai, 21-GuanYi Wang, 36-ShouTing Wang, 8-BoXuan Song (28-YunDing Cao 32'), 10-Kun Jiang (46-Qi Xu 69'), 7-RenLiang Feng, 37- Giovanni Moreno (15-Yi Fei 78')

Beijing Guo'An (Coach: Jaime Pacheco)
12-Sen Hou, 4-Ting Zhou, 3- Yang Yu, 13-YunLong Xu, 20-XinXin Zhang (11- Frederic Kanoute 35'), 5-Darko Matic, 6-Liang Xu, 32-Joffre Guerrón, 39-Cheng Piao, 9-XiaoLong Wang, 29-JiaYi Shao (33-JianQing Mao 75')


Didier Drogba at Shanghai Shenhua's Hongkou Stadium

http://youtu.be/AQxiA7_0Uxc


DIDIER DROGBA WITH SHANGHAI SHENHUA FANS

http://youtu.be/FodzRi19Qd4

Markey (D-MA): China Burning US High Tech Manufacturing, Republicans Give China Gas

-What a jerk. 

01:15:43	I THANK THE GENTLELADY.
01:15:51	CHINA'S RARE EARTH POLICIES DO BURN AMERICA'S HIGH-TECH MANUFACTURING COMPETITIVENESS, AND THE REPUBLICANS JUST WANT TO THROW GAS ON THE FIRE.
01:16:03	AMERICAN NATURAL GAS.
01:16:05	OUR GREATEST COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE IN MANUFACTURING RIGHT NOW IS LOW-PRICED DOMESTIC NATURAL GAS, BUT THE REPUBLICANS WANT TO EXPORT THAT COMPETITIVE EDGE TO CHINA AND TO DEVELOP A GLOBAL NATURAL GAS MARKET SO THAT THE UNITED STATES' NATURAL GAS PRICES TRIPLE HERE DOMESTICALLY OR QUADRUPLE TO MATCH THE PRICES THE REST OF THE WORLD PAYS.
01:16:32	CHINA WILL NOT SEND THEIR RARE EARTH MINERALS TO THE UNITED STATES, BUT REPUBLICANS HAVE CONTINUALLY VOTED TO ALLOW EXPORTS OF OUR LOW-COST NATURAL GAS, OUR MANUFACTURING ADVANTAGE, TO CHINA.
01:16:47	THIS IS A ONE-WAY TICKET TO MANUFACTURING OBLIVION.
01:16:55	NATURAL GAS IN OUR COUNTRY IS SIX TO SEVEN TIMES LESS EXPENSIVE THAN NATURAL GAS IN CHINA.
01:17:03	IT IS FOUR TIMES LESS EXPENSIVE THAN NATURAL GAS IN EUROPE.
01:17:07	THAT IS OUR COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE.
01:17:12	WHAT THE REPUBLICANS HAVE CONSISTENTLY DONE SINCE THEY HAVE TAKEN OVER THE MAJORITY IS TO PUT IN PLACE POLICIES TO EXPORT OUR NATURAL GAS THAT IS SIX TIMES LESS EXPENSIVE TO CHINA THAT WILL THEN BE USED IN THE MANUFACTURE OF EVERY PRODUCT THAT THEY WILL THEN SELL BACK TO US UNDERMINING EVERY MANUFACTURING INDUSTRY IN THE UNITED STATES AS WE SUPPLY THE VERY VALUABLE, PRECIOUS NATURAL GAS THEY NEED IN ORDER TO HARM DRAMATICALLY THE AMERICAN ECONOMY.
01:17:53	AND WHERE DO THEY SHOW UP?
01:17:55	THEY SHOW UP HERE WITH CROCODILE TEARS ABOUT THE RESTRICTIONS WHICH THE NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION ACT PLAYS UPON -- PLACES UPON MINING FOR SAND, MINING FOR GOLD, MINING FOR SILVER.
01:18:14	YOU REALLY THINK THAT'S THE WAY WE ARE GOING TO GET BACK INTO A BETTER COMPETITIVE STANDS AGAINST THE CHINESE -- STANCE AGAINST THE CHINESE AS YOU ARE SAYING NO, LET'S SELL OUR NATURAL GAS THAT'S SIX TIMES LESS EXPENSIVE THAN THE NATURAL GAS THEY HAVE IN AMERICA FUELING THEIR INDUSTRIES?
01:18:34	POLICY.
01:18:34	THAT'S JUST AN UPSIDE-DOWN IT'S JUST DEALING WITH THE PERIPHERY OF THE CHALLENGE THAT CHINA PRESENTS TO US.
01:18:43	AND NOT EVEN IN AN EFFECTIVE WAY.
01:18:45	RATHER THAN GOING RIGHT TO THE CORE OF HOW THEY ARE EXPLOITING THIS MINDLESS COMMITMENT TO NOT JUST AMERICAN PETROLEUM INSTITUTE, WE MIGHT AS WELL CALL IT THE WORLD PETROLEUM INSTITUTE BECAUSE THEY DON'T REPRESENT AMERICAN INTERESTS, BUT THAT'S WHAT WE HAVE TO DO HERE ON THE FLOOR OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
01:19:05	THAT'S WHAT OUR AMENDMENT TODAY OUR COUNTRY.
01:19:06	WILL HELP TO ENSURE WE DO FOR I THANK THE GENTLELADY.

Roundtable: Can China surpass the U.S.?

-Former Olympic Athletes don't make good analysts. 

Amy Van Dyken, Maurice Green and Billy Witz discuss the medal competition between China and the United States.

http://youtu.be/4eM_IhbF0T8

Viral Video: Watch this Chinese Flying Kung Fu Kick Knock Down a Psycho Slasher on Campus

-The first kick is at 18 seconds... WOW! 

A campus student Fly Kick to knock down a suspected criminal carrying 70cm steel knife
http://youtu.be/FDNwOrOvnxI

h/t
Kung Fu Kick Subdues Chinese Machete Maniac: BuzzFeed

China Quote of the Day: The First Gay Superpower Since Sparta?

From the indomitable Mark Steyn in his book America Alone: The End of the World As We Know It:

"In fact, Russia might offer a solution to the People's Republic most distinctive structural flaw: the most gender-distorted demographic cohort in global history, the so-called guang gun or "bare branches." Since China introduced its "one child" policy in 1978, the imbalance between the sexes has increased to the point where in today's generation there are 119 boys for every 100 girls. The pioneer generation of that male surplus is now in its twenties. Unless China's planning on becoming the first gay superpower since Sparta, what's going to happen to the young men? As a general rule, large numbers of excitable lads who can't get any action are useful for manning the nuttier outpost of the jihad but not for much else. So, given Russia's own imbalance between sickly men of low life expectancy and long-lived robust women, it's hard not to see some mutual advantage in a bilateral mass hook-up for Slav women and Chinese men, even if the boys are a bit callow and the chicks somewhat long in the tooth."

All about Chinese Art: 798 Art Zone, Dayton Ohio exhibits, bric-a-brac and a $352 Million Vase

-Art art and more art. 

Dayton final stop before returning to China

http://youtu.be/83eXjkwmMlY

Source: blogs.wsj.com via Magnus on Pinterest

Christie's Hong Kong Spring Sales Total $352 Million - Scene Asia - WSJ:
A celadon Qianlong vase sold for HK$28.7 million (US$3.7 million) at a Christies auction in Hong Kong. Christie's Hong Kong Spring Sales Total $352 Million - Scene Asia - WSJ

798 art zone is a famous site where gathers many modern art galleries. We offer such half day tour to this 798 art zone, the info page is here:
http://www.beijingimpression.cn/beijing-tour/beijing-half-day-tour-to-the-798...

http://youtu.be/j0UALTZGyec

Source: telegraph.co.uk via Magnus on Pinterest

Chinese art collectors scramble to buy battered pot from Bristol charity shop - Telegraph: 

The Chinese bamboo brushpot was taken to the shop in a carrier bag along with household bric-a-brac, but staff spotted that it might be of some value. It turned out to have been made between 1662 and 1722 by one of the most celebrated artists of the day, Gu Jue.

Video: Peking Opera is coming back, whether we want it to or not

-Beijing subsidizes Peking opera performers salaries? WTF?! China is over! 

China is fighting to save Peking Opera from dying out by trying to make it appeal to younger audiences. In one school in Beijing, children are getting in on the act by taking classes in the ancient Chinese art form.
http://youtu.be/8dYTnPKnE6Q

-See if you can take only 2 minutes of Peking Opera... here is FAREWELL MY CONCUBINE! 

After the fall of the tyrantical Qin empire, warlord Chu (Xiang Yu) battled with Liu Bang for supremacy over the new China. At first, victory for he mighty Chu seemed certain. But, fate was against him, and soon his once mighty armies collapsed and abandonded him. Surrounded by the armies of Liu, he seeks solace with his concubine,Yu Ji. True to the last, she chooses to comit suicide rather than be taken from her emperor. In this scene, the concubine Yu Ji trys to calm the lord Chu by entertaining him with a sword dance.

http://youtu.be/c-aqLeK06uw

Meet the 3 Chinese McDonald's Workers Who Won the Chance to Serve in London Olympics 2012

-Making dreams come true! 

McD People's Project 2012 : Zhou Ji from Chow Jeepeng on Vimeo.
Zhou Ji, one of the 10 winners of McDonald's All-Star Competition China who won himself the chance to serve in London Olympic 2012. This is his story.

Director : Xu Chao
Creative Director : Poh Hwee Beng
Producer : Fan Xiao Xiao, Xiao Chen
Cameras : Chow Jee Peng, Liew Xi, Xiao Chen
Post-Production : Attic, Shanghai
Editor : Keat Ng
Motion Graphic and Color Grading : Chow Jee Peng
Music : Massive Music, Shanghai

Liu Jiayi : https://vimeo.com/45818802
Li Lu : https://vimeo.com/45818800

McD People's Project 2012 : Liu Jiayi from Chow Jeepeng on Vimeo.
Liu Jiayi, one of the 10 winners of McDonald's All-Star Competition China who won herself the chance to serve in London Olympic 2012. This is her story.

Director : Xu Chao
Creative Director : Poh Hwee Beng
Producer : Fan Xiao Xiao, Xiao Chen
Cameras : Chow Jee Peng, Liew Xi, Xiao Chen
Post-Production : Attic, Shanghai
Editor : Liew Xi
Music : Massive Music, Shanghai

Li Lu : https://vimeo.com/45818800
Zhou Ji : https://vimeo.com/45818801

McD People's Project 2012 : Li Lu from Chow Jeepeng on Vimeo.
Li Lu, one of the 10 winners of McDonald's All-Star Competition China who won herself the chance to serve in London Olympic 2012. This is her story.

Director : Xu Chao
Creative Director : Poh Hwee Beng
Producer : Fan Xiao Xiao, Xiao Chen
Cameras : Chow Jee Peng, Liew Xi, Xiao Chen
Post-Production : Attic, Shanghai
Editor : Terence Manuel
Motion Graphic & Color Grading : Chow Jee Peng
Music : Massive Music, Shanghai

Zhou Ji : https://vimeo.com/45818801
Liu Jiayi : https://vimeo.com/45818802

China Quote of the Day: The Chinese in Cuba and Peru, eating Bananas and picking up Crap

From the late great Iris Chang's book The Chinese in America: A Narrative History which I lost the dust jacket years ago:

"Chinese slaves on the Cuban sugar plantations were made to labor twenty-one out of twenty-four hours, and, fed only about three unripe bananas per meal, many quickly died from hunger and exhaustion.... An equally horrific situation existed in Peru, where the Chinese were put to work on the Chincha Islands. The islands provided a rich source of guano (bird droppings), which Peru exported as fertilizer to Europe and North America. The unfortunate Chinese sent to labor on the guano beds endured both blazing heat and the unbearable stench of fowl excrement. Those too weak to stand worked on their knees, picking out gravel from guano, and guards stood sentinel on the shores to prevent coolies from accessing the only means of freeing themselves from their misery... hurling themselves into the sea."

Author Iris Chang explores the impact on American history by Chinese immigrants over the last 150 years.This is a look at the successes and failures of the American democratic experience as well as the lessons learned by Chinese immigrants that are still relevant today. Series: "Voices" [2/2004] [Public Affairs] [Humanities] [Show ID: 8475]

http://youtu.be/9h8LVorTecE

Rachel Maddow Calls Macao "the Armpit of China" and the Scenery "Nothing to write home about"

-Oh and there might be some corruption in the GOP. 

Visit NBCNews.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy

The Rachel Maddow Show   |  Aired on July 17, 2012

Investigation takes closer look at GOP donor Adelson's billions

Steve Engelberg, managing editor at ProPublica, talks with Rachel Maddow about the reporting in a new ProPublica/Frontline PBS collaboration looking into the questionable dealings behind the Macau-based casino fortune of big-money Republican donor Sheldon Adelson.

London 2012 Warm Up: 2 Chinese Ping Pong Players battle it out, highlights

-Love watching this stuff! 

Visit TableTennisDaily website at http://www.tabletennisdaily.co.uk
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Chinese Warm-up for London 2012: Ma Long (CHN) vs. Xu Xin (CHN)
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Mens Singles

http://youtu.be/NRihOHtoDP8

Bargaining Skill at Silk Market in Beijing-Beijing Travel Tips

-Don't be afraid of walking away. 

This video will teach you how to bargain with shop vendors at silk market in Beijing. Buying without bargain will make you lose a lot of money, it's a tip to teach you to shop at silk market. To view more Beijing travel tips, please visit here:
http://www.beijingimpression.cn/faq-tips/

http://youtu.be/01uEyqXuAQk

4 Videos: Meet a 16 year old Table Tennis Prodigy Ariel Hsing, Ready for Gold in London

-Amazing! Good luck at the games! 

Ariel Hsing, a 16-year-old table tennis prodigy, will be representing the U.S.A at the London Olympics. The Indian Community Center where she trains has also produced two other table tennis Olympic team members this year, Lily Zhang and Timothy Wang.

http://youtu.be/1U4df3v9IO0

But unlike young prodigies in China — which has won 41 of the 76 table tennis medals to date — the 16-year-old Hsing hasn’t been perfecting her game at a table tennis academy since childhood. Instead, she’s an honor roll high school student who spends her free time polishing her forehand and spin serve and taking on the likes of Warren Buffet and Bill Gates.

London 2012 Olympics: Ariel Hsing looks to end American table tennis medal drought - 2012 Heavy Medal London - The Washington Post:

Ariel Hsing and Coach Dennis Davis from the Palo Alto Table Tennis Club on the Bonnie Hunt Show

http://youtu.be/ZbmTvzShi1w

2011 Los Angeles Open Table Tennis Tournament
Jennifer Wu vs Ariel Hsing
Women's Singles Semifinal
Los Angeles Badminton Club
El Monte, CA.
Sept. 3 & 4

http://youtu.be/AVnmpMUnJN4

3 Versions of Tong Hua 童话 (Fairy Tale) by Wang Guang Liang 王光良: Piano Instrumental, KTV and JRice/Chen Cover

-LOVE THIS SONG! 

Tong Hua 童话- Meaning Fairy Tale by Michael Wong/Guang Liang 王光良
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Lyrics
忘了有多久
wang le you duo jiu
Don't Know How Long

再沒聽到你
zai mei ting dao ni
It's Been A While Since

對我說你最愛的故事
dui wo shuo ni zui ai de gu shi
You Told Me Your Favorite Story

我想了很久
wo xiang le hen jiu
It's Been On My Mind

我開始慌了
wo kai shi huang le
Driving Me Crazy

是不是我又做錯了什麼
shi bu shi wo you zuo cuo le shen me
Am I the Reason That Your Crying Now

你哭著對我說
ni ku zhe dui wo shuo
I see The Tears In Your Eyes

童話裡都是騙人的
tong hua li dou shi pian ren de
They Tell Me You Don't Believe

我不可能是你的王子
wo bu ke neng shi ni de wang zi
That I Can Be Your Prince Charming

也許你不會懂
ye xu ni bu hui dong
Maybe You Can't Understand

從你說愛我以后
cong ni shuo ai wo yi hou
But When You Said You Loved Me

我的天空星星都亮了
wo de tian kong xing xing dou liang le
My Life Was Changed, And I Wish You Could See

我願變成童話裡
wo yuan bian cheng tong hua li
I'm Willing To Be The One

你愛的那個天使
ni ai de ne ge tian shi
And angel that you love

張開雙手
zhang kai shuang shou
With Open Arms

變成翅膀守護你
bian cheng chi bang shou hu ni
I'll Always Be There

你要相信
ni yao xiang xin
You must believe

相信我們會像童話故事裡
xiang xin wo men hui xiang tong hua gu shi li
That You And Me Will End Up Happily

幸福和快樂是結局
xing fu he kuai le shi jie ju
In Our Own Fairy Tale Story

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你哭著對我說
ni ku zhe dui wo shuo
You told me as you cried

童話裡都是騙人的
tong hua li dou shi pian ren de
That everything in fairy tales are all lies

我不可能是你的王子
wo bu ke neng shi ni de wang zi
That I Can Be Your Prince Charming

也許你不會懂
ye xu ni bu hui dong
Maybe You Can't Understand

從你說愛我以后
cong ni shuo ai wo yi hou
But When You Said You Loved Me

我的天空星星都亮了
wo de tian kong xing xing dou liang le
My Life Was Changed, And I Wish You Could See

我願變成童話裡
wo yuan bian cheng tong hua li
I'm Willing To Be The One

你愛的那個天使
ni ai de ne ge tian shi
And angel that you love

張開雙手
zhang kai shuang shou
With Open Arms

變成翅膀守護你
bian cheng chi bang shou hu ni
I'll Always Be There

你要相信
ni yao xiang xin
You must believe

相信我們會像童話故事裡
xiang xin wo men hui xiang tong hua gu shi li
That You And Me Will End Up Happily

幸福和快樂是結局
xing fu he kuai le shi jie ju
In Our Own Fairy Tale Story

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我要變成童話裡
wo yao bian cheng tong hua li
I willing to be the one

你愛的那個天使
ni ai de ne ge tian shi
and angel that you love

張開雙手
zhang kai shuang shou
With Open Arms

變成翅膀守護你
bian cheng chi bang shou hu ni
I'll Always Be There

你要相信
ni yao xiang xin
You must believe

相信我們會像童話故事裡
xiang xin wo men hui xiang tong hua gu shi li
That You And Me Will End Up Happily

幸福和快樂是結局
xing fu he kuai le shi jie ju
In Our Own Fairy Tale Story

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我会變成童話裡
wo hui bian cheng tong hua li
I willing to be the one

你愛的那個天使
ni ai de ne ge tian shi
and angel that you love

張開雙手
zhang kai shuang shou
With Open Arms

變成翅膀守護你
bian cheng chi bang shou hu ni
I'll Always Be There

你要相信
ni yao xiang xin
You must believe

相信我們會像童話故事裡
xiang xin wo men hui xiang tong hua gu shi li
That You And Me Will End Up Happily

幸福和快樂是結局
xing fu he kuai le shi jie ju
In Our Own Fairy Tale Story

一起寫我們的結局
yi qi xie wo men de jie ju
In Our Own Fairy Tale Story (Different Way Of Saying)

http://youtu.be/Mm0ByvkX3Og

CAUTION: Heavy kissing... :D

http://youtu.be/a9Jz0liV3Ss


http://youtu.be/2_CA5add5To

China Quotation of the Day: Revaluing the Chinese Yuan, Good or Bad?

From Steve Forbes and his amazingly usefull (and dog-eared) How Capitalism Will Save Us: Why Free People and Free Markets Are the Best Answer in Today's Economy

"...fair traders want to pressure China to change the value of the yuan. This would result in a de facto tax on Chinese products. Chinese exports to the US would go up in price. The cost of those Chinese socks you bought would go, say, from $2.00 to $2.50. We'd buy fewer Chinese goods. Or the price of those computer motherboards imported from China would increase, driving up the price of American computers. People would be able to afford fewer PCs; the market for Chinese parts would shrink. Result: the US trade deficit would be reduced."

C-Span BookTV on the book. 

Comic-Con 2012 - Lucy Liu on her new show "Elementary" coming in September

-a bad ass detective? 

Andrew Freund catches up with Lucy Liu at Comic-Con 2012, as she meets the fans of her new CBS show Elementary. Don't miss the series premiere of Elementary, Thursday September 27th. Only CBS!

http://youtu.be/_QXb9QCC2kw

San Francisco Theft Scam Targeting Older Chinese Women. (Video Re-enactment)

-No subtitles?? This is silly! 

Theft Scam Targeting Older Chinese Women. (Video Re-enactment) from San Francisco Police on Vimeo.
Between January and May of 2012, thirty elderly members of the Chinese communities throughout San Francisco were victimized by several Asian female suspects. The victims suffered losses of approximately $1,000,000 in cash and jewelry.

The scam involved Cantonese speaking suspects who approached the victims, one at a time, and convinced the victims, also Asian females that they were possessed by evil spirits. The suspects then offered to help the victims rid themselves of evil spirits by praying over their money and jewelry. The victims gathered their money and jewelry and met with the suspects who then put the valuables into a bag and prayed over them. When done, a bag was returned to the victims and they were told not to look into the bag for a period of time, less the prayers not be effective. When the victims finally looked into their bags, they found that their valuables had been stolen and replaced with other items. Three suspects were arrested and charged with many of these earlier incidents. They remain in custody pending trial.

In recent weeks, the Police Department has received several more reports of a similar scam occurring in the Central Police District. In these cases, the suspects were Asian females and the victims were elderly Asian females. The San Francisco Police Department has produced a Public Service Announcement (PSA) video to educate the public regarding this scam and to encourage victims and witnesses to come forward.

Anyone with information in these cases is requested to contact Inspector Kim Lewis or Inspector Julie Yee of the Financial Crimes Unit at 415-553-1521 or the Anonymous Tip Line at 415-575-4444 or text a tip at TIP411 and begin the message with SFPD.

San Francisco Police have also established a Limited English Proficiency Tip Line for the public to provide information related to this investigation in Cantonese at 415-553-9212 or 1-855-SFPD-TIP.



San Francisco Police would like to remind the public of the following:

• Use caution when approached by any strangers under these described circumstances.
• Do not speak to strangers offering good fortune or unusual offers.
• Do not give money or valuables to be “purified”.

If approached by any of these suspects with similar inquiries, please call 911.

Pollution is still a problem but now Piranhas being Found in a Chinese River

-Can't wait for the Piranha Horror movie from China. 

Man-eating Piranha fish attacked two people swimming in China's Liujiang River, over the weekend. One of the victims, Mr. Zhang, had parts of his finger bitten off and bites to the palm of his hand.

Following the attack, local fishermen are trying to catch the dangerous fish using an old-fashioned method called banzeng.
They use a fishing net supported by several bamboo poles.
A piece of of pork is fixed to the net as bait.

[Liao Bangzhu, Fisherman]:
"We'd put the net with the pork at around 30 centimeters below the water surface. When the fish rush to eat it, we will trawl the net."

There's a $160 U.S. dollar reward for every piranha caught.

[Xia Zanjun, Deputy Head of Liuzhou Fishery]:
"This is near the spot where Mr. Zhang was bitten, we assume that the fish are still around here, so we put the net here about 60 meters downstream from the spot."

Five fishing boats have also joined in the hunt.

[Liu Haijun, Deputy Head of Liuzhou's Fishery Supervision Agency]:
"This means the number of piranha might be rather small. It is like looking for a needle in a haystack."

However bloggers are questioning the environmental impact, concerned that harmless fish stocks will be depleted.
One Liuzhou-based blogger jokingly declared 'the people's war against the piranha has started'.
Some experts and fishing officials claim the piranhas may have been smuggled in from the Amazon as the climate in Guangxi is similar.

[Zhou Jie, Guangxi Fisheries Research Institute Expert]:
"Piranhas can reproduce very fast in environments similar to home."

So far there's been no sign of the piranhas but people are concerned as the fish have no natural enemies to keep their numbers in check.

http://youtu.be/YJNqq07hcsE

China Quotation of the Day: China Clichés

From 查建英 Zha Jianying's classic (but now seems outdated) China Pop: How Soap Operas, Tabloids and Bestsellers Are Transforming a Culture, published in 1995:

"There are many clichés about China.  Often, they circulate with the aid of famous icons: the Great Wall, the Chinese box, Mao, the smiling panda, and so on.  The latest is Tiananmen Square.  Since 1989, Tiananmen has dominated our fantasy about China like a massive, dark, bloody cloud.  Despite a continuous trickle of coverage about China's economic reforms and the more recent interesting in the booming Asia market, Tiananmen persists.  The images of tanks, blood and the small statue of Liberty crumbling to dust still haunt us.  In the minds of the Western public, China's face is forever tarnished: once again the distant giant has lapsed into its repressive, backward pattern, which all the money and the cheap labor markets cannot quite redeem."

Where is Zha Jianying today?
Recent video from Asia Society.  (Over an hour and a half, please note that site refreshes every 30 minutes)



NEW YORK, May 16, 2011 - Journalist Zha Jianying discusses China's current generation of entrepreneurs with Orville Schelland Susan Jakes. (1 hr., 24 min.)

Today in History: July 15, 1971 Nixon Announces Trip to China

-and the rest is history. 

President Nixon announces that he has accepted an invitation to visit the People's Republic of China, July 15, 1971.

http://youtu.be/3Ps34mVys8o

Nixon announces visit to communist China — History.com This Day in History — 7/15/1971:

During a live television and radio broadcast, President Richard Nixon stuns the nation by announcing that he will visit communist China the following year. The statement marked a dramatic turning point in U.S.-China relations, as well as a major shift in American foreign policy.

Nixon was not always so eager to reach out to China. Since the Communists came to power in China in 1949, Nixon had been one of the most vociferous critics of American efforts to establish diplomatic relations with the Chinese. His political reputation was built on being strongly anti-communist, and he was a major figure in the post-World War II Red Scare, during which the U.S. government launched massive investigations into possible communist subversion in America.

Kickstarter: Gloria Ng's Bilingual Chinese-English Kids' Affirmations CD!

-Let's get this funded. 



ABOUT THIS PROJECT


As a Hong Kong immigrant raised in San Francisco and transplanted to Oakland with Cantonese-/Hakka-/Mandarin-speaking parents who brought me up in Cantonese, I frequently encounter a lack of bilingual resources both in print and in musical format in specialty bookstores, public/private libraries, gift shops, and even online specialty stores.

While plenty of bilingual media exists for English-speaking travelers and adult learners of the Chinese language, very few actually exist for a younger audience--especially for kids ages 0-5 years old. If they do exist, most of them are either checked out of the library or out of stock at the bookstores.

The lack of bilingual media did not bother me much at all before . . . until I became a mother myself. I now ask my mom why she did not teach me certain things in Chinese, and she tells me that there was no such media at the time. My thought now is, Why not create it?

Enter the Bilingual Affirmations CD

As my active toddlers challenge me to continue to develop an ever-expanding vocabulary of positive phrases and affirmations to use as a parent (yes, they are at the age of facing many rules to regulate safety and I slip into my "don'ts" many times!--and you know what that means cuz most kids don't hear the "don't" but hear the phrase afterward and the cycle repeats itself....), I realize that my kids (and probably other bilingual Chinese-English families) can only benefit if I created a CD in Cantonese, Mandarin and English that I can pop in at night to keep the boogie man away from their sleep and boost their lifelong self-esteem at the same time.


I imagine that this CD can come in handy for parents of children adopted from China, parents who choose to raise their children in Chinese language immersion schools, teachers/educators/specialists who want to play something in preparation for quiet time or nap time, and of course the Chinese American mom or pop raising their kids.

Since the experts say that our subconscious mind absorbs messages much more easily right before bed, this Bilingual Kids' Affirmations CD will allow me to choose from over 300 affirmations (e.g., themes in the CD will explore courage, sincerity, friendship/sharing, kindness, gratitude, etc.) in my ever-expanding collection and:

~ have my kids speak the affirmations right back at me! (Yes, a LIVE radio broadcaster/announcer "mirror" of sorts!) One of my favorite affirmations so far: "I am a problem-solving person. 我是一個解決問題的人。"

~ get my creative juices flowing in a different medium. (I've published books/ebooks, edited print publications, and made videos before; this will be my first "songwriting" project.)

~ make a positive difference in other families and schools raising their children in bilingual Chinese-English settings.

Pledge money goes toward:

~ Studio sessions (3 language tracks: Cantonese, Mandarin and American English)

~ Sound engineer

~ Feeding & compensating musicians

~ Jacket Design (including simplified Chinese, traditional Chinese and American English)

~ Mixing, Mastering, Printing, & Distribution (I want to use the 'zero-carbon' digipak cd case to be environmentally "sound" as well!)

Every penny counts (Project is funded ONLY when funding goal is met!*)*You will only be billed when project is fully funded.

~ Your kind help is very much appreciated. If you know others who may benefit as well, please share about this project. :-) I am looking forward to making the special gifts for all of us!

Thank you for stopping by!

All my best,
Gloria Ng

Getting High off Asian Food with Eddie Huang, Nan Xiang Xiao Long Bao and MORE!

-FOUL LANGUAGE WARNING, but mouth watering goodness! 

Chef Eddie Huang is tired of Americans eating Chinese food like hooligans, so on this tour of the best Asian restaurants in NYC he teaches us how to eat soup dumpling properly. We also follow him and his crew, which includes Grammy Award-winning producer Emile Haynie and nightlife empresarios Max Koshkerman and Simonez Wolf, to the Russian Bath and lastly back to BaoHaus for some drunken eats.

Check out the last VICE Presents here: http://bit.ly/VICE_Getting_Shot

http://youtu.be/3few31sAkCI

h/t

Love NYC chinese food? Must see! @MrEddieHuang & @VICE takes you around NY for the most authentic.is.gd/Ff97vCHilarious =)

— Boston Chinatown (@BostonChinatown) July 13, 2012