PenguinSix's Tweets for the Week

  • I'm at Pho 75 in Arlington, VA http://gowal.la/s/2BxM #
  • RT @NASA_Wallops: 9:30 a.m.- T minus 30 minutes and counting. Still watching winds. Webcast is live at http://sites.wff.nasa.gov/webcast #
  • @andreaplunkett I went to law school and I am still clueless. Guess I'll just hire an assistant to handle my life stuff. in reply to andreaplunkett #
  • @antgalvin I could write that book I think (though I still can't find my missing book. I remember it is yellow….) in reply to antgalvin #
  • @andreaplunkett Don't you love fine print? Take a cab to Reston Town Center (10 min) & get some good food and then catch a later flight. in reply to andreaplunkett #
  • RT @boingboing Dog eats police car – Boing Boing http://bit.ly/c8UCvE #
  • Bought my 1st "For Dummies" book for software that was updated a day after I got the book. And now I can't find the book. I am a dummy. #
  • @Scobleizer Comcast just rolled out DOCIS 3 in our hood. 55mb down, 8 up. They might be testing it where you live too in reply to Scobleizer #
  • Is Dell now leaving China? Reports of massive move into India and out of China. http://bit.ly/aXMZuF #
  • @joanek Get a MiFi and use that with the wifi only version. Best of both worlds . in reply to joanek #
  • First Kansas, then Syracuse. Could tonight be Cornell's night v. Kentuckky? #
  • MIght Butler knocks off Syracuse. What a crazy NCAA tourney this year. #
  • Just bought what may be my last paper-based magazines as my iPad arrives next week. We'll see. #
  • China's rules on what the Chinese media can say re: Google. http://bit.ly/c7pJu4 #
  • Only in Philly: Flash Mobs turn violent, rampage through city. http://nyti.ms/atFn1t #
  • Youtube has crashed. I might actually have to turn on the TV if it stays this way. #
  • I just vacuumed up the carcasses of nearly 500 dead ladybugs that were infesting the house. Life is short. #
  • Too lazy to cook dinner — at Old Town Cafe http://gowal.la/s/3g3M #
  • Android launch now threatened as Chinese government & businesses strike back against Google. http://nyti.ms/dzclZq #
  • Do you know why cars don't have rocket launchers and machine guns behind the headlights? Because I would use them. #
  • Grad students with babies. Maternity leave? What's that? http://bit.ly/9jTRmF #
  • Kid got his first punk rock hair-do due to a whiney, head-shaking haircut that ended in frustration and random snips. Hey, it'll grow back. #
  • Interesting motion to recommit fight underway. Will they peel off 4 of the 219? #
  • @thekenyeung No, they showed. 219-212. 4 empty seats (normally 435 total) in reply to thekenyeung #
  • Watching Big Bang Theory and realizing I quote 'neurotic' Sheldon more often than 'scientific' Sheldon. I need help. #
  • I'm at Stoney's Kingfishers in Lusby, MD http://gowal.la/s/4khd #
  • 2:42 am is not really the best time to remember your lawn sprinklers are on. #
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    Want to watch something scary tonight? The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo, the movie.

    The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, a book I’ve mentioned in other posts, is now making it’s rounds of the art house cinemas (and the torrent networks).  All three movies have been filmed and released in Europe, but only the first is out now in the USA.  Of course a US version is being prepared, but the original Swedish one is very dark and creepy.  In fact, even having read the book I still found it kind of scary. NOTE:  This is a very violent film.  Not so much gore but mental and gritty.  Rape, torture, murder.   The original title was “Men Who Hate Women” and you’ll see the depths of their evil in this flick.  Might be hard for some to watch. ]]>

    Back to Asian cinema and lovely plot holes.

    One of the greatest apps for the iPhone is TVUPlayer.  It’s a peer-to-peer television application that lets you watch TV from around the world.  One channel is basically the latest and greatest movies from Asia, which I’ve been watching quite a bit over the last few weeks to help cure the insomnia and middle of the night wakeups that go with being a dad. In the past few weeks I’ve seen:

    • Sniper (Hong Kong)
    • Spy Girl (Korean)
    • Lady Cop & Poppa Crook (Hong Kong)
    • Sassy Girl (Korean)
    • New Police Story (Hong Kong)
    • Accidental Spy (Hong Kong)
    • Mr. Nice Guy (Hong Kong)
    It’s the last one (picture at right) that moved me to write a post.  I came into the film a bit late so I had to check wikipedia for some plot background.  As you may know, many Asian films undergo some plot development flaws and a certain inconsistency problem.  This is the plot summary below.  See if you can guess why I was a tad confused…
    They travel to a mountain in the countryside where she unveils a time capsule. During the previous night the couple wrote their true feelings in letters which the Girl says will be buried next to a particular tree on the mountain. They agree to meet again at the tree after two years to read the letters together. After burying the time capsule they go their separate ways. Overtime During the two year span, Gyeon-woo works hard to improve himself in many ways, even writing My Sassy Girl which someone has bought the movie rights to, an event he eagerly anticipates telling the Girl about. When the agreed upon date arrives, he travels to the mountain but the Girl does not show up. Eventually, he opens the time capsule and reads her letter and learns the root of her angst and behavior: Gyeon-woo reminds her of her previous boyfriend who, rather than breaking up with her, actually died before she met Gyeon-woo. All through the time the Girl and Gyeon-woo were seeing each other she had been seeing her dead boyfriend’s mother, who wants to introduce her to a nice young man. A year after Gyeon-woo visits the tree, the Girl finally arrives. Sitting under the tree is an old man. During their conversation the old man reveals the secret of the tree, that it is not the same tree; the original tree had been struck and killed by lightning a year before and a similar tree had been planted by a young man so that someone special wasn’t sad, and that he has read the letters. The Girl says she had hoped that destiny would bring the couple together during the two years. As the girl begins to read the letter, she sees a UFO (time machine) flying away. This lead her to believe that the old man was Gyeon-woo from the future.The Girl then tries to call Gyeon-woo repeatedly, but she was informed that number is either changed or doesn’t exists. The film then cuts to Gyeon-woo entering a subway station, wearing the same suit he was wearing at the beginning of the movie. The flashback has ended and continuity is resumed from right after Gyeon-woo leaves the photo-studio. Gyeon-woo is caught outside the shutting doors of a train, presumably ignorant at first of the Girl’s presence on the train but after a few seconds of staring he seems to realise whom it is he sees from behind. As the train pulls out he runs along but has to give up. At lunch with her deceased boyfriend’s mother after a year-and-a-half, the Girl is surprised to hear a familiar voice apologise for his lateness. The mother introduces her nephew Gyeon-woo whom she has been trying to introduce to the Girl for years. The mother, who is Gyeon-woo’s aunt, tells the Girl to go out with him, he’ll make things easier for her and then tells Gyeon-woo that the Girl can give advice to him about his impending trip to England but Gyeon-woo replies, “I don’t have to go now.” The pair hold hands under the table and the Girl says she thinks she met a man from the future (Gyeon-woo’s future self).
      WTF?  WTF? is really the only thing I can think of after watching this stuff.]]>

    Somali pirates, in a fit of stupidity, attack HNLMS Tromp, a Dutch warship.

    launch a raid on the HNLMS Tromp, a Dutch frigate on anti-piracy patrols off of Somalia. Why are there so many idiots around the world. [caption id="attachment_2926" align="alignleft" width="512" caption="This is not a cargo vessel"][/caption]   [caption id="attachment_2927" align="alignleft" width="512" caption="This is not a cargo vessel from this view either."][/caption]]]>

    PenguinSix's Tweets for the Week

  • Does the BBC's Chinese website look like a Japanese flag? http://bit.ly/bQVvQq Did a double take to make sure it wasn't a Japanese site. #
  • RT @nickbilton: These two videos of John Stewart on Chatroulette are brilliant & hilarious: http://bit.ly/9LZmAS #
  • April 3 iPad launch. Guess I can wait a few extra days for one. http://bit.ly/cztO4i #
  • Is thisthe 10 billionth tweet? #
  • 70% of our clothes, toys and housewares are on a boat to Asia and we barely notice they are gone. We have too much stuff. #
  • Listening to Korean Pop music to get ready for Hong Kong (this song was popular the last time we lived there): http://bit.ly/9nOzIK #
  • Broadcasting live now! See me at http://www.ustream.tv/channel/Andrew-s-Music #
  • @brendanloy there are reports of rioters in college park after duke upset (seriously). in reply to brendanloy #
  • @christinelu btw, many folks report an easier time getting a 1 yr Chinese visa at consulate in Hong Kong vs. US-based consulates., fwiw. in reply to christinelu #
  • @robpegoraro What does it offer vs. iPhone version of website, i.e. is it worth $1.99? in reply to robpegoraro #
  • @christinelu Cold and raining in DC. Hints of snow but ground is basically cleared from the blizzard. in reply to christinelu #
  • Between now and May we have trips to Beijing, Hong Kong, Cairo and South Africa planned. And moving our family to Asia. Ouch. #
  • @joanek nothing. We are keeping two houses so we only took what was needed. The rest stays here. in reply to joanek #
  • Big pile of stuff going on big container and then on Ever Diadem cargo ship to Hong Kong in about a month. http://twitpic.com/161i17 #
  • Hong Kong movers arrive in 4 hours. Big pile of "life" sits on floor. Toys and tuna fish and towels and…just a bunch of stuff. #
  • @paulgrav 4×4 sudden death I thought they said. in reply to paulgrav #
  • No matter what the result, let's invade Canada just for the hell of it tonight and take their women. #olympics #hockey #
  • GOAL USA! #
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