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Pacquiao is watching over us

6:27 am -- Mar 11th, 2010 by dino-ray

Now that John Park got the boot on American Idol, Manny Pacquiao is driving the Asian American pop culture train. He is our only hope. All of our eyes are on him. He is our God. He is watching over San Francisco in the form of a billboard perched atop Nike Town in San Francisco’s Union Square.

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But this is not the first time the Pac-Man gazed over our city like brown-hued Zeus. He was also there a couple of months ago:

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How brooding and menacing. It looks like he is ready to kick some ass.

As soon as I saw him in that special edition N98 Nike track jacket with the gold embroidered MP with the trademark Filipino sun (similar to the one he’s wearing in the first pic), I wanted it. I am a sucker for celebrity endorsement. Besides that, I thought I would look really good in it. It would make me look athletic.

It just so happened after work yesterday, my friend Steve texted me and asked if I wanted to meet him at Nike Town. So I thought it would be a good time to buy the jacket.

Finding a size small in any retail store in San Francisco is a difficult task – mainly because nearly every guy here wants a snug fit shirt or jacket to show off their pecs and the sensitivity of their nipples. I just want a small because it fits my puny build. As expected, they did not have my size so it was a colossal fail for me. Continue Reading »

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The better ‘We Are the World’ remake

11:01 pm -- Mar 10th, 2010 by dino-ray

I really appreciated the We Are the World remake by all those famous people. Their heart was in the right place and it was for a great cause and I am glad it helped the Haiti victims. But let’s be honest – it wasn’t great. It was an unnecessary remake that wasn’t that pleasant to listen to – especially with all that autotune.

Luckily a bunch of relatively unknown musicians from all over the world on YouTube banded together with the power of social networking and clever editing and sound mixing made a remake of their own – and it is ten times more tolerable. Led under Lisa Lavie, this version was more genuine and felt like it meant more. Even though I wasn’t big on remaking the original – I thought this one was pretty darn good:

P.S. There’s a group in there called Lucas Teague – my roommate’s cousin’s band. By the transitive property, I was a part of this musical arrangement and that makes me a musician.

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The Most Brilliant Academy Award Winning Trailer Ever

6:19 am -- Mar 10th, 2010 by dino-ray

Just watch and you’ll agree.

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10 things we learned from tonight’s ‘Lost’ episode: ‘Dr. Linus’

12:14 am -- Mar 10th, 2010 by dino-ray

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Miles chats with Ben as he digs his own grave by order of Iliana

1.) In the flash-sideways, Dr. Linus has an affinity for cardigans and sushi.

2.) Miles is always full of some great zingers!

3.) Iliana is a mean bitch with a heart of gold.

4.) Richard Alpert never ages because he got the “gift” of being touched by Jacob. Whether or not it was inappropriate touching is yet to be determined.

5.) The ship that Richard, Jack and Hurley stumble upon does not have One Eyed Willy on it; therefore it does not have the Goonies treasure.

6.) The slow motion reunion of Hurley, Jack, Sun, Miles and company is so J.J. Abrams. Speaking of – will he be directing an episode anytime soon?

7.) Sun shows some signs of uncleanliness, but still manages to look the most hygienic.

8.) Oceanic Airlines brand bottled water has a long shelf life. Maybe it was touched by Jacob.

9.) Charles Whitmore thinks he is in Hunt For Red October.

10.) You know those previews that they always show for next week’s episode? They don’t tell us a damn thing.

For more on my brilliant observations of Lost click here

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The Infectious Taylor Swift Zeitgeist

11:38 am -- Mar 9th, 2010 by dino-ray

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As I continue to feed my reluctant obsession with Taylor Swift, I continue to stumble upon things that add kindling to the fire of sugarcoated country pop – and some friends help me along the way.

Within the past couple of months, I have seen her take a crack at comedy on Saturday Night Live, listened to her attempt a duet with Stevie Nicks on the Grammys and watched her in Valentine’s Day.

More recently, I saw Poreotix perform a routine to Taylor’s Love Story on America’s Best Dance Crew which prompted me to learn that song on the guitar. Then, my friend Janet texted me:

I’m in a car and the driver turned it up for taylor swift without me having to ask!

Today, my friend Jeff shared this video with me to help me forget about the fact that I actually needed to do work at my office:

It’s like Taylor Swift…but more gay.

Taylor Swift is like this pop culture virus and as much as I hate to admit it, I am happy to be infected.

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My Exciting Oscar Twitter Feed

7:10 am -- Mar 9th, 2010 by dino-ray

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If you are not following me on Twitter, then you are probably dying to know what I was Tweeting during the Academy Awards on Sunday night. Well, you’re in LUCK! I have taken the liberty of “print screening” my Twitter page for you (in reverse chronological order of course):

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I just realized that you could’ve just visited my Twitter page to read all this. That said, this post is kind of pointless.

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Workout Song of the Week: ‘You Want This’ by Janet Jackson

5:44 am -- Mar 9th, 2010 by dino-ray

Yes, that was MC Lyte (I think).

There’s nothing like running along the Embarcadero whilst listening to a genuine ’90s midriff exposing, gyrating jam – especially if it’s sung by the sultry, breathy whisper of Janet Jackson.

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A Geography Lesson with Beyonce

5:18 am -- Mar 8th, 2010 by dino-ray

Beyonce’s “Video Phone” video (featuring Lady GAGa) has withstood the pop cultural relevancy timeline and it is still as entertaining as the first time I blogged about it back in November 2009.

What many don’t know is that this video can be used in geography classes all over the world. Beyonce is a virtual teacher of telling us a little about the locations and culture of various cities via clever hand gestures when she sings the following lyrics:

You know them Gs, they be hollerin’
’specially them hot ones
Brooklyn, Atlanta, Houston, to New Orleans

Let me break it down for you:

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Here, B gives us the Jay-Z’s ubiquitous “Hova” symbol which is synonymous with his hometown of Brooklyn.

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When she says “Atlanta” and “Houston,” B points down. When you point down, that means South. Atlanta and Houston are located in the South.

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Finally, B gives us a spelling lesson when she sings “New Orleans.” She makes an “O” with her thumbs and index fingers; letting us know that “Orleans” in “New Orleans” is spelled with an “O”.

See – learning CAN be fun!

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Reeves and Ford: Brothers from another mother

7:30 pm -- Mar 7th, 2010 by dino-ray

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I wonder if they planned that.

San Dimas High School football rules!!!

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Blog traffic bait: Zoe Saldana

5:39 pm -- Mar 7th, 2010 by dino-ray

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Zoe Saldana in a cotton candied Givenchy gown on the Oscars red carpet. Eat it up folks. Because that’s all the red carpet “reporting” I am doing…for now.

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