little. yellow. different. A weblog by Ernie Hsiung

my civic duty, part 1

So last night, I get this e-mail “encouraging me to go see the upcoming comedy
from New Line Cinema, Harold and Kumar Go to White Castle, opening nationwide on July 30th.
This film marks the first time a major studio is releasing a project with two Asian American males as the leads.”
Therefore, go see this movie, as [...]

why i hate my name. again.

(The scene: Chaat Cafe, last night. I’m at the counter with my boyfriend, ordering dinner. This time, instead of italics being in Chinese like in previous posts, italics signify a heavy, heavy Indian accent.)
Ernie: Hi, one chicken pesto stuffed naan and a chicken tikka dinner please, to go.
Woman at the counter: [...]

goats.yahoo.com

Yep, that’s right - a whole bunch of goats just chillin by the Yahoo! campus. Amazingly, they haven’t been spray painted purple and there isn’t a giant “!” shaved on their sides.
Oh yeah, I’ve also been playing with Flickr a lot. Very cool.
(Photo credit: Jeremy Gillick)

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ernie.

i want my [UNICODE] TV 2

You know, I never did finish my comprehensive reviews on Asian music videos, did I?
HOW TO TELL IF A MUSIC VIDEO IS FROM…
HONG KONG: Admittedly, it’s been a very long time since I’ve seen a music video from Hong Kong, and let’s be honest - if you’re having a hard enough time distinguishing [...]