Learn Chinglish!

Have you ever heard older Chinese women speak English? If you have not had the privilege of this experience, listed below are some clear illustrations of how they would express certain phrases in "Chinglish" (Chinese-English).

1) Great................................................................ Fa Kin Su Pah
2) I think you need a face lift.......................... Chin Tu Fat
3) See me ASAP................................................ Kum Hia Nao
4) Thats not right............................................ Sum Ting Wong
5) This is a tow away zone............................. No Pah King
6) He's cleaning his automobile..................... Wa Shing Ka
7) Are you harboring a fugitive..................... Hu Yu Hai Ding
8) Stupid Man................................................... Dum Fuk
9) Staying out of sight..................................... Lei Ying Lo
10) Your body odor is offensive..................... Yu Stin Ki Pu

I especially enjoyed the rendition given for #2- Chin too fat!

The 24th SF Int'l Asian American Film Festival

This past weekend I decided to forgo my usual Asian clubbing scene and partake in supporting my brethren in their endeavor to introduce more Asian films/actors into mainstream America. Do you remember those rubber wristbands that people wore to support cancer, well they were distributing bracelets with "I love Asian films" engraved in it. Maybe you'll see me wear it one day... NOT!

Nearly a year has passed since I last watched a film in the movie theatre, most likely due to the staggering price increase over the years and the lack of movie watching partners (what happened to the good ol $3.75 movies?!). I decided to spend the staggering $10 to attend a sold out viewing of a South Korean film - Rules of Dating based primarily on the catch phrase, "Two high school teachers decide to make sex, not romance, the basis of their relationship...". Surprisingly, although there were some pretty graphic lovemaking scenes involved, this romantic comedy was actually a lot darker then expected with some bizarre twists.

Interesting enough, my strongest recollection of the film was not of the sex but of all the food they ate! At least a third of the movie consisted of the main characters getting inebriated off tons of soju and consuming all types of tasty looking Korean dishes (that first, then waking up naked in bed together with no recollection of the night). Note to self: Always eat prior to watching movies to prevent the predicament of salivation during viewing.

Riddle Me This, Riddle Me That

Some random riddles that I happened to peruse upon during my valiant attempt to escape studying:

1. A murderer is condemned to death. He has to choose between threerooms. The first is full of raging fires, the second is full of assassins with loaded guns, and the third is full of lions that haven't eaten in 3 years. Which room is safest for him?

2. A woman shoots her husband. Then she holds him under water for over 5 minutes. Finally, she hangs him. But 5 minutes later they both go out together and enjoy a wonderful dinner together. How can this be?

3. What is black when you buy it, red when used, and gray when you toss it?

4. Can you name three consecutive days without using the words Monday,Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, or Sunday?

ANSWERS: Stare intently and eventually you will see them listed below!
1. The third. Lions that haven't eaten in three years are dead.
2. The woman was a photographer. She shot a picture of her husband, developed it and hung it up to dry.
3. Charcoal
4. Sure you can: Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow!

Extraverted iNtuitive Feeling Judging

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ENFJs are the benevolent 'pedagogues' of humanity. They have tremendous charisma by which many are drawn into their nurturant tutelage and/or grand schemes. Many ENFJs have tremendous power to manipulate others with their phenomenal interpersonal skills and unique salesmanship. But it's usually not meant as manipulation -- ENFJs generally believe in their dreams, and see themselves as helpers and enablers, which they usually are.

ENFJs are global learners. They see the big picture. The ENFJs focus is expansive. Some can juggle an amazing number of responsibilities or projects simultaneously. Many ENFJs have tremendous entrepreneurial ability.

ENFJs are, by definition, Js, with whom we associate organization and decisiveness. But they don't resemble the SJs or even the NTJs in organization of the environment nor occasional recalcitrance. ENFJs are organized in the arena of interpersonal affairs. Their offices may or may not be cluttered, but their conclusions (reached through feelings) about people and motives are drawn much more quickly and are more resilient than those of their NFP counterparts.

ENFJs know and appreciate people. Like most NFs, (and Feelers in general), they are apt to neglect themselves and their own needs for the needs of others. They have thinner psychological boundaries than most, and are at risk for being hurt or even abused by less sensitive people. ENFJs often take on more of the burdens of others than they can bear.
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The personality characterization depicted above was my Jung Typology Personality Test results. No comment on the accuracy of this test, but you should take it anyways for fun and tell me what type you are. You can post anonymously even if you don't blog. Use the link below:

http://www.humanmetrics.com/cgi-win/JTypes1.htm.

The Bushman at "work"

Acting as a interim tour guide for a visiting friend, we decided to trek through half of San Francisco. This walking excursion brought us through the Yerba Buena Gardens, Metreon, Union Square, Chinatown, Northbeach, view of the Transmerica Pyramid, Coit Tower, Lombard St, and finally Fisherman's Wharf. Amazingly this walk actually didn't take quite as long as was expected and I was able to view these tourist points from a different perspective compared to merely driving by.

As we were strolling along the Fisherman's Wharf - Pier 39 area, I briefly mentioned a myth that I had heard in the past of a leaf-shaking boogeyman who makes his living scaring the daylights out of tourists. Supposedly he sits motionless on a makeshift stool behind a couple of freshly chopped eucalyptus limbs and jumps out from behind this camouflage and screams "Ugga-bugga!" to scare unsuspecting tourists and obtains donations from amused onlookers.

Lo and behold, to my surprise, the myth is actually a reality as I was able to witness the Bushman at "work" on Jefferson St. I did a bit of research online and discovered that he was acquitted in March of 2004 for misdemeanor charges stemming from complaints of public nuisance lodged against him. Examples of this nuisance include making a little girl cry, making a mess from the leaves that fall off his branches, and a woman twisting her ankle. Personally, I believe you should pay attention when you walk.... come on now... a lone bush on the sidewalk along a pier with tons of onlookers standing around, gimme a break.. you deserve it if you get scared!