Sabtu, 29 Oktober 2005
GQ magazine Nov. 2005 Issue
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Selasa, 25 Oktober 2005
Etch a Mac
http://www.etchamac.com/powerbook.php
I would like know why someone would voluntarily pay $35+ ($35 for 3x3, $70 for 4x4 and $100 for 5x5 inches with purchase of a Powerbook) to have “All Rights Reserved” (版權所有) in Chinese etched on their Apple Powerbook.
Does having Chinese characters etched on the Powerbook would make it any more unique than the next Joe Schmoe’s Powerbook with the exact same Chinese phrase? Also, does the potential customer even know what the phrase really mean? It could easy be "pretentious douche bag", although that would be a much entertaining choice than "All Rights Reserved".
(Disclaimer: I don't think Apple computer users are douche bags)
Couldn’t they come up with some creative or inspiring phrases? I mean there are literally millions of Chinese literatures to choose from.
Here is one suggestion I have: how about just etch the owner’s contact info in case the laptop has been snatched from their local hot spot.
Ps. Thanks to the "cult of mac" for sending it in.
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Sabtu, 22 Oktober 2005
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Selasa, 18 Oktober 2005
The Four Seasons
(thanks to Terry for the photos)
Just because you have purchased the latest books on Feng Shui 風水 and watched way too much home make-over shows, it does not mean you have to jump onto the bandwagon. At least please consult someone first.
Twisted “Four Seasons” 春夏秋冬, that is definitely bad Feng Shui.
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Minggu, 16 Oktober 2005
Upside Down "Beauty"
http://www.bmezine.com/tattoo/A51012/high/bmepb147957.jpg
This young man is proudly displaying his newly done tattoo. Too bad the first character 美 (beauty) is upside down. Perhaps the young should get 鄙陋 (superficial) as a cover-up tattoo.
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"Where To?"
http://www.bmezine.com/tattoo/A51012/high/bmepb149670.jpg
Due to the tattoo’s poor penmanship, it is very difficult to determine what the client’s original intension was.
The tattooed character could either be 何 (what, why, where, which, how) or 向 (direction).
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Big Mistake
This young man got two Chinese characters tattooed on his bicep and was told they meant "courage". I have posted about the exact same tattoo earlier, when I first saw it in 2003.
The phrase 大過 means “big mistake" or "shortcoming".
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Rabu, 12 Oktober 2005
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Minggu, 09 Oktober 2005
French Tattoo Flash Mistakes
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Sabtu, 08 Oktober 2005
"Body Cavity"
One young lady's boyfriend emails me this photo and asking what the character really meant. Apparently the young lady was told by the tattooist that the character is Chinese for "magic".
It would be "Magic", if you want to make cocaine filled balloons disappear by stuff them into your body cavity before the DEA agents arrest you at the border.
The character 腔 has multiple meanings, and one of them is "body cavity".
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Kamis, 06 Oktober 2005
Excrement
http://www.bmezine.com/tattoo/A51003/high/bmegl144166.jpg
Granted the character was done correctly, but the question still remains:
What is the purpose of having 糞 (excrement; feces) tattooed on one’s leg?
Update: Many readers have commented about this tattoo being fake. That is NOT true. The actual work was done by Danny Fowler of Ancient Art Tattoo in Roanoke, VA.
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"Forever Family Reputation"
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Selasa, 04 Oktober 2005
"Mountain Bike"
http://www.oma-sk.tripod.com/Tattoo_-_vaden.jpg
單車 means "bicycle" and 過山單車 means "mountain bike". Perhaps both the client and tattooist had too many concussions resulted from mountain biking accidents.
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Minggu, 02 Oktober 2005
Firefly's "Electricity Caution" Sign
http://barneygumble742.tripod.com/firefly_xp.htm
Reader Norman emailed me this screen capture. The second character 電 (electricity) of this caution sign in the show Firefly is mirrored. It is also interesting to point out that in the future, spaceships will run on Microsoft Windows and don't lose those device driver disks.
Update: I saw the movie Serenity last night. Although there were some Chinese inconsistencies throughout the movie, overall it was very good. I have to say it was definitely one of the few good Sci-Fi movies that I have enjoyed in long time.
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