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  • When will the Asians (and other ethnic groups) in the world stand up, together, and demand the same respect that Caucasians have enjoyed for centuries?

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  • How can Chinese citizens in a Chinese city be second-class?

    Friday, Jul 10, 2009 2:41AM / Members only

    Why is it Ok in Hong Kong for all the upscale malls and bars to shed all traces that it is an Asian city? All the billboards depict white people, all the stores feature white models, and a significant portion of these areas are all-English. In the store signs, in the promotions posters, the shirts.

    Does Hong Kong really need to be nearing the end of the 50 year transition to an "official" Chinese city to admit to itself that, yes, Asian males can also be masculine, Asian females can have great figure, that the white minority is not just some elite simply because it is white?

    I have nothing wrong with immigrants and a mix of culture. But there is no "mix" of culture here: Those who are not ethnically Chinese are rarely interested in learning the local language, culture.

    The British here continue to stay in the same areas that look like the UK; Non-Chinese speakers still stay in Central and go to the same bars and clubs at night. Where they (I see mostly white businessmen) pick up Asian girls. They don't eat local food, and the most "Hong Kong" they get is using the Octopus Card or riding the MTR.

    They can get away with this. Imagine an Asian going to a European country or America and refusing to learn the language and culture. Think: first-generation immigrants living in Chinatown. Even they usually have to learn a LITTLE English. Plus, this population gets condescending looks from white America, and most disturbingly, the Asian Americans that descend from them. Meanwhile, the exact same situation occurs in Hong Kong, but in reverse, and the minority group, living in "Europe town", is supposed to be one class above everyone.

    I find it very upsetting that people in Hong Kong do not think about this. There is a certain attitude... "that's just the way it is" type of attitude, that is holding the city back from being anything these days other than a financial giant. This type of complacency is why people continue to look outward for "culture", trends, and how to live their lives. There is very little independent thinking. Could be the educational system. Could be the colonial history, which is permanent but with a fixable effect. Either way, it bugs me.

    Another note, to the opposite party: the Chinese population in Hong Kong also needs to open up to its minority groups. One reason why there is such an imbalance between the white male, Asian female couples and the Asian male, white female couples is because the guys here have been told since birth to marry within the race. Not only does this makes them closed minded as an adult, it also closes them off from a lot of good women who don't happen to be Chinese. Please get out more, learn to talk to people of other races, and understand that being a "pure" race will be unimportant in world that is so internationally dependent.

    I guess that's my rant for the day. This blog doesn't have to make sense, but I hope people start to wake up.


    P.S. I understand that English is the international language of today, that many of the whites in Hong Kong also happen to be fairly affluent. But behind these two answers lie the same issues that I address in the blog itself.
  • My contest video

    Sunday, Mar 15, 2009 8:39PM / Members only

    As you might know, I am a student at UC Davis. It is currently our centennial year, meaning it has been 100 years since the first UC Davis class came here and sat their butts down and studied.

    To celebrate this anniversary, the school held a simple contest: make a 30-second video that displays Aggie pride in some way (we call ourselves the Aggies). So I made one... can't say I planned it out for very long, but I tried! Here is the end result... The contest results will be announced next week. I will update you!

  • Vote for me???

    Saturday, Feb 28, 2009 5:37PM / Members only

    I slapped together a 30 second clip for a contest called I Got Aggied, in which you are supposed to describe, in one form or another, what aggie pride is. I would appreciate it if you could go to the following page to vote

    http://igotaggied.ucdavis.edu/watch-videos/

    You don't have to necessarily vote for my video, but at least check it out, do a VERY quick registration, and choose your favorite! Tell your friends to do it too! Unfortunately there is a tag limit so i can only tag so many people.

    I think this is only open for a few weeks, so do it now! =)




    special thanks to Eva, Stan, and Anne for helping out!
  • A great year

    Tuesday, Mar 11, 2008 3:51PM / Members only

    As of now... seems like it will be a great year for Hong Kong's alternative/underground music scene. I'm glad!
  • Someone explain to me why Hong Kong's audience expects apologies from victims of the photo scandal

    Friday, Feb 29, 2008 5:12PM / Members only

    It's like beating a dead horse now, but I've wanted to ask for a long time. When someone intrudes a celebrity's privacy it does not matter who the victim is. Seeing the two press conferences, I really want to know exactly why Hong Kong's public seemed to demand an apology from Gillian, Edison. What are they apologizing for exactly? For being sexually active? For being well-known/ Because for some reason your child decided to choose an entertainer, of all people, to be a role model? How does that make any sense? I do not care about the celebrities as much as how much this scandal has shown about Hong Kong: the public somehow believes that entertainers are their slaves; everyone must report to them, the police have nothing better to do, and headline news is always regarding pop culture.

    And that just saddens me.

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  • Official artist 
    posted on Sunday, May 3, 2009 3:22AM  [Report]
    thx ya' support...

    lil'k @ SF
  • posted on Saturday, Feb 21, 2009 10:07AM  [Report]
    Hello Quadshock....kinda surprised to see Ur comment haha =)

    well...YEAH....I remember Amz!.... she's on Hk-MTV forum too rite hehe ^__^.....how is she now??so she's going to same school with U.. that's COOL!... though I'm no sure she will remember me.. hahaha...

    maybe U should told her to join AnD haha ^__^...

    time flies so fast yahhh....=)
  • Official artist 
    posted on Saturday, Jan 3, 2009 7:27AM  [Report]
    waddup quadshock, happy new years! the first one is Dan F's electronic album "Rendition"-peace
  • posted on Monday, Nov 10, 2008 11:58PM  [Report]
    hello,yes,we talk b4 in somewhere..hahaha,i forgot already,maybe in forum or in msn...
  • Official artist 
    posted on Saturday, Nov 8, 2008 12:30AM  [Report]
    Hey terribly sorry for the late response but these last few days has been hectic since i was chosen to be the special guest of Michael Kong and he has a concert here for one night and that was just tonight, tomorrow is my sister's and my boss, leon so ive been practising for my performances!

    I've had the chance lately to attend a press conference for the hk music awards show coming up soon and ive also found out a few things that made me think how 'unfair' the whole system is in terms who gets what award and just the whole thing is lame.

    I dont really wanna talk about it here but anyways, are u in hong kong now? if so, are you studying?
  • Official artist 
    posted on Thursday, Oct 16, 2008 5:52AM  [Report]
    Hey thank you for complimenting me haha you are too kind... i wish i could sing more r&b type of songs but im sure you know what cantopop sounds like, right? Thats what the hk mass are familiar with, i mean its kinda hard to really pursue the type of music i wanna sing, When its time to prepare songs for my album, i always have a bunch of references to songs i'd like to do and 2 out of 10 would be acceptable others would be too "westernize" as they call it. So sometimes i get frustrated with that, like when will hk start accepting other types of music other than what they are familiar with... Im sorry to say this, HK is my home but the music+art scene is non-existent, i mean wake the f*ck up and hurry the f*ck up, its sooo damn slow...thats one of the reason why its kinda hard to get inspired...

    Damn, i should stop here before i bore the hell outta you with my mad ramblings haha

    aces, jiLL
  • Official artist 
    posted on Monday, Sep 29, 2008 11:49PM  [Report]
    Thanks for dropping by :)
  • Official artist 
    posted on Sunday, Sep 28, 2008 10:08PM  [Report]
    wow i haven't received such a nice compliment in awhile, thanks man, it was really nice of you. Thanks!
  • Official artist 
    posted on Sunday, Sep 28, 2008 1:29PM  [Report]
    haha, that was really funny, how you describe the usual TVB mtvs. Yup, this IS a creative industry, but yet, we see shit coming out like stuff being assebled from the factory.
  • Official artist 
    posted on Wednesday, Sep 17, 2008 5:13PM  [Report]
    Sorry for late reply.
    You can go to http://wwwcn.myspace.cn/banbanmusic
    You can try to listen few of my songs there.
    Thank you very much!!
  • Official artist 
    posted on Monday, Sep 15, 2008 8:41PM  [Report]
    Th'x for ya support!!!
  • Official artist 
    posted on Sunday, Sep 14, 2008 10:35AM  [Report]
    yeah we try to do it for the real thang and use a real platform, fuck TV fuck Radio fuck the Press...

    hey sorry the chinamantaggin forum is too old...nice hear u here...
    peace
  • posted on Thursday, Aug 7, 2008 9:29AM  [Report]
    By The Way ....Anyway ....Busway =D

    I kinda miss with hkzone forum ... do u still contact with Trang, Addrienne Kevin (~K+) and others??
  • posted on Thursday, Aug 7, 2008 9:26AM  [Report]
    Yeah .. correct! that's ME ^^...

    I'm now kinda busy with my job in Bandung...

    By The Way I also kinda agree with Your opinion about HK Movies...

    so Now U spent much time more in HK.. that's COOL =)
  • posted on Wednesday, Aug 6, 2008 12:10PM  [Report]
    Thanks for sharing a lot about HK music with me in the past time yahh ^__^
  • posted on Wednesday, Aug 6, 2008 11:55AM  [Report]
    Hi Quadshock... how r U??...

    Do U Remember me .. Yuri... I think U forgot yaaa =) .. I've known U since U're a MOD in hk-zone forum.... U still Rap and DJing????

    can't believe can meet u here on AnD ^0^

    Rock On,
    Yuri
  • Official artist 
    posted on Friday, May 9, 2008 4:17PM  [Report]
    hey dude!!...thanks for postin man!!...hahahaha...jsg in california??....the gal u thought was denise ho actually wasnt denise...It was a gal caled eunix...haha....what a small world having to catch us on tv all da way in da states....when ya comin back to visit?
  • Official artist 
    posted on Monday, May 5, 2008 11:36PM  [Report]
    Hell Yeah !!!
  • posted on Friday, May 2, 2008 10:08AM  [Report]
    jcnet :)
  • Official artist 
    posted on Thursday, May 1, 2008 10:02AM  [Report]
    Yes, that Kozo. But he's back now, so Movie Night should resume!
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