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Gettin' some SATISFACTION - FM/FTG music video shoot!
Monday, Sep 17, 2007 6:17AM / Standard Entry
Our final day on FAR EAST MOVEMENT'S "SATISFACTION" music video shoot
I have never been in a music video before, so I really didn't know what to expect. Initially, I thought I would be a pimp with a gold tooth cruising around in my El Camino with a fur coat on. You know, something cool like that. But my first day of shooting was far from glamorous. Evan Leong, our director and creative visionary, had me picking up garbage on the side of a freeway in my yellow jumpsuit in one of Los Angeles' more dangerous and gang-infested neighborhoods. The whole time I felt like a big roaming yellow bulls-eye waiting to be used for target practice. Needless to say, my fantasies of music video pimpdom did not start out well at all.
Our final day of shooting was this morning. I was overjoyed by the fact that we would be INSIDE at SiHo studios shooting green screen stuff. I was there with Sung and Mousa...brothas of the FTG clan. Evan had us doing strange and weird dance moves...much like interpretive tantra. God knows how this is all going to weave into a Hip Hop Video. We then got to shoot a few scenes "performing" with FAR EAST MOVEMENT. I use the word "performing" quite loosely. Obviously Jay, James, & Kev of FM knew what they were doing. Sung, Mousa, and myself did not. There is a reason why the three of us are actors and not rappers. -Rog
Photo of the FINISHING THE GAME & FAR EAST MOVEMENT CREW making some "SATISFACTION"
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Picking Up Garbage on the Freeway - FAR EAST MOVEMENT Style
Saturday, Sep 15, 2007 1:17AM / Standard Entry
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A bag of nuts and TV Interviews
Friday, Sep 14, 2007 1:43AM / Standard Entry
Justin, Julie and I just did a whole day of TV interviews for FINISHING THE GAME in San Diego. And though it was a lot of fun going from TV station to magazine interview to TV station, all Justin and I could really talk about was food. You see, the night before, Julie had sent an email to us to meet at Justin's in LA at 10 AM to drive to San Diego AND, since our interview schedule was so packed, to make sure we ate a big and hearty breakfast to tied us over until dinner. Unfortunately for both Justin and myself, we did not get Julie's memo...and hence, neither one of us had breakfast. Julie, however, had a full 6 course meal prior to our SD departure.
Julie is smiling b/c she had breakfast. Justin is near death. I am contemplating flinging myself off the NBC network balcony to rid myself of my hunger pains
But Julie Asato would not be the wonder-producer that she is without thinking ahead. She brought 3 Balance bars and, a bag of nuts for our trip, and one small bottle of water. In our dire hunger, Justin and I shared the balance bar like two stowaways sharing their only bit of food at the start of a trans-atlantic voyage. It was rather sad and pathetic. And, the bag of nuts had walnuts. I hate walnuts. Walnuts make my skin itchy and they taste like chalk.
Nonetheless, we made it through our day. And though Justin and I did not have breakfast or lunch, we were able to make it through all our interviews. Unfortunately for both of us, we really have no idea what we said because we were both in a famine-induced comatose state.
Justin at stage 9 of hunger delirium and Roger requesting the Dr. Kevorkian "stick arrow through skull" euthanasia proceedure
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I'm Buzzed So I Did A Bad Thing...
Sunday, Sep 9, 2007 4:36PM / Standard Entry
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MEET MY AH GUNG (grandpa) - a good old guy : )
Friday, Sep 7, 2007 3:05AM / Standard Entry
This is a photo of me and my Ah Gung (grandpa)
Just last week, my grandparents came for their annual, obligatory visit to the United States. Ever since I was a baby, my mother's parents would travel from Taiwan to America where they would visit their 5 children. They would spend about 1 week at every child's house, bringing with them suitcases full of Taiwanese delicacies like taro root cake, stinky tofu, seaweed, fresh bamboo shoots, etc. I was always amazed how my grandparents were able to get through customs with all of these strange treats. Perhaps if they tried to transport a live spider monkey or African Horny snails in their luggage, they wound not have been so lucky.
But this visit was different from all of the rest. The look on my grandparents faces when I first greeted them at the door was unlike any I have ever seen over the past many years. Usually it's a big smile, a rapid fire of Chinese banter, and a connection that feels like..."Ohhhh, so good to see you. Have you met a nice Chinese girl so you can give us nice Chinese great-grandchildren?!" But not this time. Instead of an immediate greeting, my grandparents just stared at me silently, as if looking at something for their very last time. Especially my grandpa.
My grandfather was diagnosed with colon cancer exactly 12 months ago. Because he is 88 years old, the family and doctors decided it was too risky to undergo traditional cancer treatment and surgery (I agreed with their decision). So, my grandpa went through several rounds of oral pill chemotherapy. Though it did not kill the cancer, it greatly slowed down it's progression. The doctors gave him 14 months to live.
Old age combined with disease can really take a physical toll. The grandpa I know and keep dear in my memories is one of a strong man, a great community leader. He was the only doctor in a small Taiwanese town called Chu Tung. Post WW2 Taiwan was a very difficult place. And as the town physician, my grandfather provided not only medical help but spiritual resolve to bring healing to a war-torn community. The grandpa I remember is a strong, strapping Taiwanese man with huge biceps that my sister and I would dangle off of as children. We treated him more like a jungle gym. I remember him taking me cruising through the windy chaotic streets of Taiwan on the back of his white Vespa. I remember him laughing, singing and drinking at countless family gatherings and town parties. He was the center of many people's worlds.
So it was very strange for me to see him this time around. I last hung out with my grandfather about a year ago. At that time, he was aging and slowing down. But since that time, he has become old. Now he has a cane and needs the assistance of my uncle just to get around. He needs help getting dressed for the day, undressing for the night, bathing, and going to the bathroom. It's effortful for him to talk so he doesn't speak much and he sleeps 19 hours a day. But though his physical exterior is failing him, his mind and spirit is still strong and present. He radiates a love and warmth that is stronger than ever. It's nice just so sit next to him even if it is silent. The unfortunate truth is that my grandfather is quickly coming to the end of his time and he knows it...he can see it. I can only wonder what is really going through his head. But one thing I know for sure, the choice that he has made at this point in his life is to journey half way around the world to America to surround himself with what matters to him most...his children and grandchildren. His family. And that was against doctor's orders.
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