A weblog by Ernie Hsiung

In case anyone was curious as to who I was for Halloween: thanks to my flatmate Laurie, I was North Korean dictator Kim Jong Il. Sometimes, being a chubby Asian man growing out his hair has its privileges.

Maybe next year I’ll go as Frank Chu.

§1555 · October 29, 2007 · life · · [Print]

25 Comments to “What you call a dictator, I call a Halloween costume”

  1. almost witty says:

    I had similar problems with getting ideas for Halloween costumes. Ended up going as my evil Devil twin in the end…. but if I’d known that all it took to be Kim Jong Il was a pair of sunglasses…

  2. Nala says:

    Hah! That’s great!

  3. You should carry around a (fake) nuke. That would be awesome!

    Well, it’s already awesome, so it would be awesomer.

    Eric in Seattle

  4. John says:

    Dear Great Leader,

    That costume is awesome.

    Though you like much more stylish than Kim Jong Il!

    John

  5. Phil says:

    Does this mean you would have killed my Rastafarian butt over the weekend?

  6. Dave says:

    Where is my credit for the Frank Chu idea? ;)

    And imagine Frank Chu at the Gingerbread House… So much fun!

    Dave

  7. Francis says:

    Dude…. Chairman…. I’m seeing a trend here.

    There’s a method to your madness!!!

  8. Charles says:

    You look nothing like Charles Kim (of OPM) as Kim Jong Il. (Not sayin’ that’s bad or good. Just sayin’.)

  9. Laura Moncur says:

    EXCELLENT costume!

    Sometimes the best ones are the easiest!

  10. Christopher says:

    Please tell me you went to the High School Musical on Ice dressed like this…I want to know how il liked it

  11. Akrypti says:

    HAHAHAHAHA. Oh, Ernie. Awesome costume. Jolly good show.

  12. Jonathan says:

    I agree with Eric in Seattle! You should carry around a (fake) nuke or WMD. XD

    You crack me up!

  13. Jess says:

    If I give you a list, can you nuke some places for me? ;)

  14. will says:

    “I’m so ronery…so ronery…so ronery and sadry arone…”

  15. Jasmine says:

    License to Kim Jong-Il? Awesome.

  16. Troutgirl says:

    But where is your curly perm, Ernie?

  17. That’s freakin’ brilliant.

  18. Meeg says:

    That’s a great costume. And your blog title is the best.

  19. Jake says:

    You look so ronery.

  20. Stephanie says:

    Holy shit! you are still around!

    (it’s steph – from delightz from like way back in the day.)

    I miss you XXXOOO

  21. muhus says:

    I enjoyed your piece … but … how would you enjoy reading a blog by a big, black, muslim, gay grandfather?
    There’s no need for those descriptives in our society anymore. Build a bridge … knock down the wall, please.

  22. patreesha says:

    As a Korean female whom MyHeritage named as a Kim Jong Il look-alike (ugh), this costume makes me friggin’ laugh my ass off. Nicely done. :)

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