CCTV Ink TV Commercial - Directed by Niko Tziopanos from Troublemakers.tv on Vimeo.
Quote of the Moment:
Everything should be made as simple as possible, but not simpler. - Albert Einstein
Type oriented chocolate packaging. I would love to buy them just for the packaging...
Simplifying first-aid kit
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(Alice, Mad Hatter, White Queen, Red Queen)
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I don't know how many times they've practiced for this skit! Seriously, if I'm in the orchestra, I might be just annoyed...XD LoL
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What is this?
A. Tuna
B. Salmon
None of both! It's actually a grapefruit! At first glance I thought it's either salmon or some kind of fish meat, but grapefruit? That certainly surprised me~
On a lighter note, I'm currently on a CSI marathon! Warrick died and Grisham left! They will be missed! There's some episodes from season 9 that were really nicely done-- the one with Nick and several case throughout the year. Grisham's departure was handled nicely too. It's nice to have that transition between him and Ray Langston. The way they worked together in a case and how he offered Ray the job makes the viewer accept Ray much better.
Moving on to Asian dramas, I'm currently following several Japanese and Taiwanese dramas. Here's my opinion of them so far.
My Queen (敗犬女王 / Bai Quan Nu Wang): This series is pretty good until the 11-12th episodes. After those, it really gets so draggy and just spiraling downwards. The story is about San Wu Xuang, a 33 years old single career minded women who's appears to be strong but yet inside she's actually a hopeless romantic who can't forget her ex-fiancee. By chance, she met a 25 year old guy who ended up to be her neighbor and become her co-worker later. So, hints of romance started and they have chemistry. But of course, she can't forget her ex, who later showed up and he somehow still love her. So, yeah, the triangle love ensues. The first 11-ish episodes had a good story and plot line. It wasn't until they kind of threw in the unforgettable ex-fiancee that they went spiraling downwards. The beginning of that arch was quite alright, but as they progress on, the love triangle gets draggy and even after that was resolved, they still have a few more episodes focusing on the couple. After the love triangle was resolved, I care less about what happen. I watched the last few episodes in fast-forward just to know what happen. They should have just make the plot more compact and cut down to 13-14 episodes.
Black & White (痞子英雄 / Pi Zi Ying Xiong): I think this might be the first Taiwanese drama that I watched beyond 13 eps and haven't fast-forwarded any of the episodes. It's still airing right now and I'm anxious to see how the story will unfold. Zai-zai plays a rogue cop called Chen Zai Tian and he's partnered with a very straight and honest cop, Ying Xiong. The two opposites character will have to work with each other through a series of cases that's somehow related to each other and solve certain conspiracy-mysteries. There's also some plot twists along the way and I think that what makes it really interesting. This is probably the closest that Taiwan gets to HK police action movie/series. The actions and explosion were pretty nicely done. What really kept this series together is the small cases that interconnected with each other leading to a big case. The mysteries of what is that conspiracy and who's the insider involved were the ones that kept me coming back for more. Overall, this is a really good action/thriller drama to watch.
Meitantei no Okite (名探偵の掟): A really funny drama done in parody style poking fun at the drama/detective genre. The story follows Tenkaichi Daigoro, the "famous detective" and how he solve his cases. The 3 main characters (including Tenkaichi) are all self-aware of their roles and that's partly what makes it so funny. They have a "room" that's serves as a "backstage" to the story where they would explain things and discuss the "cliche" of detective stories XD I'm a fan of detective/mystery stories which makes this series really appeal to me. Even the music was really similar to the ones that Detective Conan used. I think this is probably one of my favorite Jdramas this season (the other one being Atashitachi no Danshi :P )
Atashinchi no Danshi(アタシんちの男子): 1 girl + 6 guys= reverse-harem shoujo type of drama XD LoL The story follows Chisato, a homeless girl who agreed to marry the CEO of a toy company just 1 month before his death. After his death, she's "forced" to live with his six problematic sons as their mother. You can probably guessed where the story is going with this. The plot was actually pretty common (having read numerous of shoujo manga that have similar type of plot line), but it was the way they shot the drama that makes it so fun to watch. It was really manga-ish and comical that it's entertaining. The quirky characters and sound effects makes it even funnier. Having 6 good looking guys on the show helps too :p and you know that more than one of the guys will inevitably fall for the girl! I think this drama is somewhere along the lines of HanaKimi...
This is a really cute summer special Kleenex tissue packaging done by Hiroko Sanders for Target Stores (via The Dieline blog) I want one of these~!! I probably wouldn't open and use it though...
On another note, I just found out that a new Sherlock Holmes movie is coming out! I think it's probably the first Sherlock movie in years! So, I'm quite excited about it though I've got some complains when I watched the trailers. That's not the Holmes and Watson that I know! Well, first off, it seems to me that Jude Law is more fitting to play Holmes than Watson, and Robert Dawney Jr. is a little bit too rogue for Holmes! The cast have said that it's more of a "reinvention" and a fresh look at the classic. But still, the Sherlock fan in me still want to see a more faithful adaptation. Oh, well, this looks really promising though.
I've seen people did an all type maps, but not in this way. I think it's pretty cool. Now, if it use Helvetica, it would be perfect :p
http://www.publiccollectors.org/FoodSongs.htm
It's really amusing...I thing I might be stuck there listening to the different type of songs about burgers, peanut butter, gravy, potato, chicken if I'm not actually trying to DO my assignment...
Worst Music Video Ever
Ok, I have to admit, maybe the music wasn't so bad (it actually reminded me of Jewish folk songs melody).....at least it wasn't as distracting as those background dancers. Seriously, they need to go away! At one point I was going, "whaaa??" "whyy???" It's so distracting but it was so funny at the same time.
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