Teriyaki Boyz - Work That

Mention "Teriyaki Boyz" and what springs to mind? Yes, it's that god awful tune with lyrics that go along the lines about living in Tokyo and being fast and furious (followed with suspicious chants of "dick, dick, dick"). At its peak everyone had that song at their ring tone.

You would imagine the "teng, teng, teng teng teng" coming up from somewhere and everyone would be rummaging through their pockets/handbags to see if it was their phone.

OK, enough with Tokyo Drift. I stumbled upon another another (more recent?) Teriyaki Boyz song which totally wipes the floor with it - features Pharrell and girlfriend-basher Chris Brown. Check it out. Turn up your bass.

Can This Phoenix Rise Again?

Anyone else here a fan of the very talented Joaquin Phoenix?

I certainly am. For those who have watched Gladiator (which happens to be one of my favourite films of all time), I'm sure you hated the character portrayed by Phoenix in the film, and that's the treacherous Emperor Commodus. Without giving too much of the storyline away, for the benefit of those who still haven't watched it yet, Maximus (Russell Crowe) was a persistent thorn in the Emperor's side throughout the story. Commodus duly challenged Maximus to to a sword duel at the Roman Colosseum. Despite being vastly inferior to the ex-general in strength Commodus, being the evil bugger that he is, handicapped Maximus (I'm not telling you how) for the fight but ultimately met his death in the resulting combat at the hands of Maximus. I hated Commodus in the film so much that I felt so jubilant at the time of his death. It was because of Joaquin Phoenix's sheer talent in bringing out such evil in a movie villain that made me first realise of his skill.

Of course, who could forget his epic role in the the Johnny Cash biography - Walk the Line?

I'm not usually a fan of biopics but this one totally blew me away, mainly because of his chemistry with Reese Witherspoon as June Carter Cash and also because of how he managed to portray the country music legend's success, struggles, dilemmas and comebacks so well. His performance wasn't exactly over-the-top-mindblowingly-brilliant, but what makes it tick was that he made the character in the film so believable. And not many actors can do that. Mind you, he was nominated for a Grammy that year for Best Lead Actor, but he didn't win it, unforunately.


He's got a new movie out this year called Two Lovers co-starring Gwyneth Paltrow and the movie critics are already waxing lyrical about it. In February he was invited onto the David Letterman show to have a chat-chit (yeah, I flipped it on purpose) about the movie. So he showed up, but something's different now. He's like a completely douchebag. He's sporting a massive beard, perpetually has these unnecessary shades on, was murmuring monosyllabic answers throughout the entire interview that even Letterman himself was feeling a little awkward. He was just downright.... queer.


Yeah, that's his new look. See what I mean? WTF! What on earth has happened to him? If you watch videos of the interview online (just search for "Joaquin Phoenix on David Letterman" on YouTube, I'm not putting it here... lazy...), you'll see that his behaviour just doesn't concur with that of the social norm.

Prior to that, he had announced that his dumping his acting career to pursue a new one in hip-hop/rapping.

......Hip-hop? Rap? You'd think that if he were to pursue a career in music, he'd be doing country since he was so good at it in Walk the Line.

No shit.... and he's dead serious about it. It's no hoax. During the Letterman show, a reporter asked him whether all this was a put-on and he had an awfully disdainful look on his face. He looked as if someone had slapped him. He wanted his hip-hop aspirations to be taken seriously. Here's what he has to say about it:

"Might I be ridiculous? Might my career in music be laughable? Yeah, that's possible, but that's certainly not my intention."

Apparently his buddy Casey Affleck is filming a documentary of him turning into a hip-hop star, so he's probably doing all this just to "get into the character" just like how Heath Ledger did to become The Joker. So it could be a giant hoax and could well be his own way of telling the media that "you don't know a thing about Joaquin Phoenix".

You know what? We really don't. But I do know that someone as talented and accomplished an actor like he shouldn't let his acting skills go to waste. I'm sure he'll be back in the future.

I'm sure that this Phoenix will rise from the ashes again.

Shuffle

Just a random tag that I came across on a random blog when I was surfing randomly in the library during one of my random breaks on one of the random computers. Results are quite amusing, mind you.

	The rules laid out are: 1. Put your iTunes, Windows Media Player, etc. on Shuffle mode. 2. For each question, press the next button to get your answer. 3. YOU MUST WRITE THAT SONG NAME DOWN NO MATTER HOW SILLY IT SOUNDS. 4. Write any comments you have after the song name.

If someone says "is this okay?" you say?
On Bended Knee - Boyz II Men

Now that would freak that someone out.

How would you describe yourself?
Dream On - Aerosmith

really, now?

What do you like in a guy/girl?
Bleeding Love - Leona Lewis

I'm not that emo

How do you feel today?
Everything - Fefe Dobson

Yeah, I've got trouble sorting out my feelings so I just lumpe everything together

What is your life's purpose?
Bad - Michael Jackson

Hell-yeah! I'm bad@$$!

What is your motto?
I Drive Myself Crazy - NSYNC

True - I totally drive myself up the wall sometimes

What do your friends think of you?
Cigarettes & Alcohol - Oasis

LOL. Come on, now!

What do you think of your parents?
The One - Foo Fighters

Yep, they're the only parents I have!

What do you think about very often?
The Day I Tried to Live - Soundgarden

As if I'm living a life of non-existence now.

What do you think of your best friend?
Hysteria - Muse

Really? Nuts?

What do you think of the person you like?
Always Be My Baby - David Cook

ZOMG iTunes you can read my mind.

What is your life story?
Kung Fu Fighting - Carl Douglas

Haha bulldozing my way through life.

What do you want to be when you grow up?
Shine - Collective Soul

Totally. Gonna do something great. ;)

What do you think of when you see the person you like?
Rule the World - Take That

What will they play at your funeral?
Smooth Criminal - Michael Jackson

Holy smokes, that would be so cool.

What is your hobby/interest?
The Great Beyond - R.E.M.

Makes me look like some kind of philosopher.

What is your biggest fear?
Every Morning - Sugar Ray

Eh?

What is your biggest secret?
Belly Dancer - Akon

HOHOHO this one takes the cake! You guys must be astonished.

What do you think of your friends?
You Rock My World - Michael Jackson

Hell yeaaaaa.... shoutout to all my buddies, you know who you are.

What do you think when you wake up?
Keep On Movin' - Five

Total opposite - I wanna continue lying in bed...

What do you like to read books about?
Pour Some Sugar On Me - Def Leppard

Uh.... okkayyy.....

If the lecturer asks you a question, you say:
4 Minutes - Madonna/Justin Timberlake

Ahahahah great way to delay an asnwer...

You open the fridge door, you think:
The Great RocknRoll Swindle - Sex Pistols

Now why on earth would I think that?!

The person that you like asks you out, you say:
Sexy Love - Ne-Yo

Real suave...

What you think about your current assignment:
无可救药 - 品冠 (wu ke jiu yao lit. translated: "Helpless" - Pin Guan)

Amazing... I really feel like iTunes has a mind of its own, and it knows me personally.

Someone gets you a horrible xmas/birthday present and you say:
St Anger - Metallica

Uh, ok.... I really wouldn't get angry...

What do you think about you?
Ordinary - Train

Bingo. 100% spot on.

What would you say to a little child who just dropped their icecream?:
Who's Your Daddy? - Benny Benassi

LOL this would scare the bananas out of him.

You find your best mate and bf/gf making out what do you say?:
Boom - P.O.D.

More like I would go "boom" xD

Credit Crunch Jokes

Hey guys, my apologies for the unintended hiatus. Anyways, I'm back! And in the midst of the current economic crisis, here's a few jokes to enlighten the mood. Got this from a forwarded e-mail.

Stock Market - Have a laugh while you still can.

1. "The US has made a new weapon that destroys people but keeps the building standing - it's called the stock market." - Jay Leno
2. "Do you have any idea how cheap stocks are?? Wall Street is now being called Wal Mart Street." - Jay Leno
3. (my personal favourite) The difference between a pigeon and a London investment banker - the pigeon can still make a deposit on a BMW.
4. What's the difference between a guy who lost everything in Las Vegas and an investment banker? A tie
5. The problem with an investment bank's balance sheet is that on the left side nothing's right and on the right side nothing's left.
   
6. "I want to warn people from Nigeria who might be watching our show, if you get any e-mails from Washington asking for money, it's a scam. Don't fall for it." - Jay Leno
7. "Bush was asked about the credit crunch. He said it was his favourite candy bar." - Jay Leno
8. "The rescue bill was about 450 pages. President Bush's copy is even thicker. They had to include pictures." - Jay Leno
9. "President Bush's response was to meet some small business owners in San Antonio last week. The small business owners are General Motors, General Electric and Century 21." - Jay Leno
10. What worries me most about the credit crunch, is that if one of my cheques is returned stamped "insufficient funds'. I won't know whether that refers to mine or the bank's.
    

Now if you excuse me, I'm going to have credit crunch for breakfast...

I Love The Whole World

This has gotta be one of my favourite adverts ever. Credit crunch getting you down? Exams? Assignments? Work? This one is sure to brighten up your day.



Boom-de-yada, boom-de-yada, boom-de-yada....

P.S. Stephen Hawking FTW!

Que Sarah Sarah

Crikey, I came across an article that really made by day! Especially in the run-up to American election week! I wonder if presidential candidate John McCain ever regrets shooting himself in the foot by electing hockey mom Sarah Palin as his running mate.

She's been involved in so many media faux-pas that she really cracks me up... they just get funnier and funnier!

Here are some of her quotes:

"They are also building schools for the Afghan children so that there is hope and opportunity in our neighboring country of Afghanistan."

"As Putin rears his head and comes into the air space of the United States of America, where– where do they go? It's Alaska. It's just right over the border." (er, is she forgetting the Pacific Ocean?)

"As for that VP talk all the time, I'll tell you, I still can't answer that question until somebody answers for me what is it exactly that the VP does every day?" (she doesn't really understand the role that she's standing for =.=)

"There's a place in Hell reserved for women who don't support other women." ( so does that mean that Oprah would go to hell, despite all her charity work?)

But I swear, this one really takes the cake.

Palin tricked by comic in fake phone call

US Republican vice presidential hopeful Sarah Palin has been the victim of a prank phone call by a French-Canadian comedian impersonating French President Nicolas Sarkozy.

After Palin realised the weekend call was a hoax, her campaign staff admitted she was "mildly amused."

The prank tag-team from Quebec, "Justiciers masques," who have previously targeted heads of state and celebrities, posted the conversation on their website.

In the recording, John McCain's running mate enthusiastically takes the fake Sarkozy's call.

"It's so good to hear you, thank you for calling us ... we have such great respect for you, John McCain and I, we love you!" Palin said.

...

When the fake president told Palin his wife Carla Bruni is "hot in bed," the governor chuckled and complimented him for his "beautiful family."

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"We should go hunting together," Palin said.

Palin laughed in response to Audette's comment: "I just love killing those animals ... take away life, that is so fun!"

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"I see you as a president one day, too," said the comedian.

"Maybe in eight years," replied Palin.

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The McCain campaign later released a statement about the phone call.

"Governor Palin was mildly amused to learn that she had joined the ranks of heads of state, including President Sarkozy, and other celebrities in being targeted by these pranksters. C'est la vie."

Click here for the full article. Doesn't seem likely that she'll become the VPILF that some people were initially championing for.

Get Qualified!

It seems like the growing trend is that a basic degree is no longer enough to prove the actual level of your human capital. That's why people nowadays opt to pursue further education in the form of Masters or PhD courses. In certain professions, there are also specialist qualifications. For accountancy, you have ACCA, ICAEW and the like. And for finance, you have the CFA. Similarly for actuarists, they have certified actuary qualifications as well.

But have you ever heard that you can become a certified hypnosist as well?? O_o