Posts filed under ‘multimedia’
The Storm Riders
May 11th, 2008
I was positively surprised to find the movie The Storm Riders on youtube decently dubbed. It’s one of the best Kung Fu movies I’ve seen. Real Hong Kong style. Way better than the new Forbidden Kingdom. No dis on Jet Li or Jackie Change but their new movie which I have seen in the theater is way too tuned down for the PG 13 rating and Americanized. I think it failed as a Kung Fu movie.
Plus The Storm Riders has way cuter actors like Ekin Chang and Aaron Kwok. Go watch it if you have nothing to do 
The Storm Riders: Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4 | Part 5 | Part 6 | Part 7 | Part 8 | Part 9
Return of the Condor Heroes 2006
December 5th, 2006
i don’t even remember when was the last time i visited d-addicts.. the 200gb hd in the computer makes me want to download huge chinese drama series again. haha.. i always had some interest in the series Return of the Condor Heroes 2006.. not only that i want to watch Liu Yi Fei in her pretty white dress!!! gosh that dress was like my childhood fantasy dress. doesn’t she have a perfect face to fit it or what so jealous.
want to see more photos from the drama
anyway, if you are interested, you can download all of its 41 episodes here. they should all have english subtitle. d-addicts usu. put up pretty decent subtitles. i got andy addicted to another series A Step Into the Past. see if he will watch this one with me
puppies lick whipped cream
April 6th, 2005
one of the most fun things to do is wipe some whipped cream on a puppy’s nose and see him/her lick it off. here are misty and bubo’s demonstration
misty’s lick (1.15mb)
bubo’s lick (1.61mb)
who wins the competition?!
record streaming audio and more
February 27th, 2005
ever wondered how you can grab streaming audio and convert it to mp3? or how to convert .rm to .mp3? well here’s my way of doing it. you need the wonderful softwere Total Recorder. it allows you to record anything that is played by your sound card. ^_^
download: the version i have is 4.1b standard edition (1.03mb includes tutorial. the actual exe is only 0.98mb)
here’s a short tutorial for how to get started once you have it installed.
Once installed, the first thing you need to do is set your playback to use total recorder
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watch Fahrenheit 9/11, exercise your right
June 27th, 2004
i watched Fahrenheit 9/11 yesterday. that movie to me was so powerful that every time i close my eyes, some of its images comes to my mind or some of its words come to my ear. no, this is not the first time i’m so impressed by a film. but definitely the first time toward a political film. it’s just incredible that such a film can be played in america during the administration it’s attacking. i was prepared for a bold documentary; it still shocked me with the degree of its boldness. the fact this movie can be played in this country is hardcore democracy. i doubt many other countries can match it. murders of hundreds of thousands of lives committed by the chinese gov’t decades ago still can not be touched even on the Internet. americans who don’t exercise their right to watch this film are simply taking their political system for granted. coming from a non-democractic country, i feel sorry for them. even if you don’t agree with a thing in this movie, this is one of the few opportunities to SEE a complete unsugarcoated report on your gov’t. don’t throw it away!
the film is funny, electrically charged, and thought-provoking. there are people who love this film to death and those absolutely detest it (head over to yahoo for A+ and F ratings). i think this is the beauty of america. i am glad that Moore has the guts to go up against both parties and expose the rampant stupidity and hypocracy in today’s government. you can laugh with tears or vomit at the bloodshedding scenes. no matter how manipulatively moore used facts to make his point. at least he’s using facts while most media is just using words when validating the invasion in iraq. prepare for something that will blow your mind.
Fahrenheit 9/11
June 23rd, 2004
It’s OUT this Friday! Michael Moore’s latest documentary traces why the U.S. has become a target for hatred and terrorism. It will also depict alleged dealings between two generations of the Bush and bin Laden clans that led to George W. Bush and Osama bin Laden becoming mortal enemies.
Starting with the scandalous Florida election results in 2000, ‘Fahrenheit’ is a film designed to question President George W. Bush’s every move in a way most audiences are not used to. Moore, an outspoken loather of the President, has shaped his film like a cinematic bullet, with character assassination on the top of his to-do list. The overtly entertaining ways that Moore usually mounts his documentaries has been put on hold this time around. Instead, ‘Fahrenheit’ shows a series of solemn images and soundbites, arranged as a critical history of the President’s actions since he took office, including the abuse of power and use of fear tactics that have been employed for his monetary and narcissistic gains. Moore is after blood this time around, and his film-making has been sharpened to an alarming degree. His last film, the Oscar-winning ‘Bowling for Columbine,’ was an engrossing diatribe on American society’s ills, filled with comedy, horror, and Moore’s traditional satirical bend. ‘Fahrenheit’ has a much shorter list of goals, and Moore seems aggressively hell-bent on achieving every last one.
Iraq is the largest weight on Moore’s mind this time around, itemizing the Bush administrations’ actions as the country sped towards war over the past three years. Moore is defiant in his questioning of every move the administration has made since 2000, filling the screen with ‘proof’ of contradictions and outright lies, which should be enough to make any conservative’s head explode. Moore is not kidding around here: there’s fascinating, recognizable footage of the Iraqi war’s gruesome early days (which mirrors the footage found in the recent Al Jazeera documentary, ‘Control Room’), then a more personal slant starts to seep into the proceedings. Moore’s cameras follow a U.S. convoy through Iraq during their daily ritual of rousing the frightened locals, looking for the enemy. Intercut with these scenes are interviews with the soldiers, as they question why they were sent to such a hellish environment under false pretenses. We meet a mother of a slain soldier, who is so beside herself with grief, she makes a pilgrimage to the White House to air her pain. And in a short, classic Moore moment, the filmmaker elects to ride in an ice cream truck around Washington, using the P.A. system to read the labyrinthine ‘Patriot Act’ to confused citizens in the street.
The film follows the intricate financial connections between Bush and the Bin Laden family, the ‘war on terror’ found in America’s understaffed borders, the desperation the military is facing trying to get citizens to join the ranks, and, ultimately, how the Bush administration has manipulated and lied to American citizens to further their own objectives. Moore is stacking the deck in his favor, there’s no dispute from this critic about that. Moore wants Bush out of office this November, using ‘Fahrenheit 9/11′ to rally the anti-Bush troops. Maybe the criticism of overt manipulation in ‘Columbine’ rattled Moore, because ‘Fahrenheit’ is a stronger argument, heavy on examples, footage, and documents. It’s a solid film, heading off on tangents, but skillfully retaining its point over and over again.
‘Fahrenheit 9/11′ is brazenly calculating, freely contradictory, and entirely arrogant in its assumptions and declarations (aren’t all documentaries?). But that’s Moore, and it always will be. There are few like him. There is no sickening ’spin,’ useless ‘balance,’ or even an attempt to involve Bush in on the hostile allegations within this film. ‘Fahrenheit 9/11′ is Moore’s personal declaration of governmental fraud, his political agenda, and his solitary attempt to rile the nation up to question their leader’s actions. When was the last time you saw a motion picture do that? In the end, what better way to celebrate America than to know that a film like this can see a safe release and spark debate and anger the old fashioned way: through politics and free thought. The summer just became a little hotter. —– from here
i really do hope my local threater will play this movie. it’s a must see for me. it’s interesting to see based on the poll at movies.com that 70% said “i’ll be the first in line on opening nite” while 13% said “i wouldn’t even watch it on an airplane”. either way i belong to the 70%
oh this is probably old news but i didn’t see it until today. i find it highly ironic.
Dick Cheney used his openly-lesbian daughter Mary to woo gay votes and money for his party. Dick now supports adding anti-gay language to the US Constitution, yet Mary is still running his re-election campaign for $100k/year. Join us in asking Mary to be a hero, not a traitor, and stand up to Dick.
visit dearmary.com i’m glad i’m not mary. phew.
While most Americans polled are against gay marriage, less than half support changing the constitution to ban it.
shrek 2 ROCKS!
May 30th, 2004
anyone who hasn’t seen shrek 2 need to go to the threater right away. it’s hilarious. I LOVE PUSS-IN-BOOTS. I LOVE HOW HE CAUGH UP THE HAIRBALL. I about died laughing.
A MUST SEE FILM FOR COMEDY LOVERS!!
city ladies
May 28th, 2004
i finished watching city ladies - a Chinese comedy soap opera. it’s very interesting. it’s based on the cartoon se nu lang. it’s a story about four young ladies.
one wants to get married very bad thus the nickname “marriage crazy”.
she’s not very attractive but she’s very innocent and kind.
this one is extremely attractive. “millions boyfriends” loves to manipulate men to reach her goals.
however she’s only interested in rich men.
“cowboy” believes in career. she believes she can be as strong as a man.
“miss bluffer” bluffs about everything. she’s young, energitic but naive.
the story is not unique. it’s about love and marriage but it presents the four types of ladies extremely well. it’s funny and enjoyable. click here to view some photos of the show. for those who can watch chinese soap opera, i highly recommend it. i uploaded its theme song for your hearing pleasure. download it here (this link will only be available for a limited time. so grab it fast!)
S.H.E
April 10th, 2004
someone emailed me saying she couldn’t find information on S.H.E. - a relatively new girl band from taiwan. i personally am not a fan but i thought i’d mention something about them since most information about them is in chinese.
if you know chinese, you can find a lot about them at shefans.com.
They are a singing group made of Selina, Hebe and Ella hence the name S.H.E
here’s some profile information about them translate from shefans.com
name: Selina
birthday: Oct 31
city of birth: Taibei
blood type: A
height: 163cm (5′4”)
weight: 45kg (99lb)
personality: open, lively
family members: dad, mom and a younger sister
favorite singers: coco, a-mei, cheng jie yi
more (in chinese)
name: Hebe
birthday: March 30
city of birth: Xin Zhu
height: 161cm (5′3”)
weight: 43kg (95lb)
horoscope: Aries
personality: everchanging
family members: dad, mom and an older brother
favorite singers: shun zi, cheng shan ni, faye wong, The Cranberries
more (in chinese)
name: Ella
nicknames: a-hua, mao mao
birthday: June 18
city of birth: Ping Dong District
height: 163cm (5′4”)
weight: 48kg (106lb)
horoscope: Gemini
blood type: O
personality: outgoing, lively, neutral, showy
family members: dad, mom, grandpa, grandma and an older sister
more (in chinese)
here’s a link to download or listen to the song “Superstar” from their newest album “Superstar”. addition resources: photos, wallpapers. this is kinda funny. I found their dolls for sale in china on a message board
sina directory of more websites about S.H.E (in chinese)
xun qin ji
September 2nd, 2003
nice long weekend everyone? i didn’t go to chicago coz andy’s aunt had to travel too for her long week. so we just stayed home and have a relaxing weekend. andy cook all my meals (kisses) he’s such a great great poopoo! well i was suppose to finish xun qin ji during the weekend but my dad’s harddrive was acting so i didn’t get the last 24 episodes until last nite. i wasn’t brave enough to finish it last nite doh i’m still dead today. whenever i’m addicted to a soap opera i can’t stop thinking about its plot.
the story is quite interesting. at least the first 20 episodes caught my attention. after i got the last 24, i feel the plot isn’t as intriguing as the previous episodes. maybe coz i’m tired? remember her? yea she starred at meteor garden II. she’s starring in this soap opera too as a princess again. Louis Koo’s face finally started to ring a bell. i first saw him in the lion roars (a very ridiculous but amusing movie).. altho he’s been a singer i think he’s got some acting talents. either way i will try to finish the soap opera tonite and see how i like it XP
thank you Nadine for this awesome award!
