Posts from — May 2007

Ever wondered how to wear a Kimono? Wonder no more as you can now follow this step-by-step photo guide, which details the Nagajuban (like underwear), Kimono and tying the Obi stages.

How to wear a Kimono

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Mangos are one of my favourite fruits and Real Thai Recipes have a fantastic recipe to make Khao Nieow Ma-muan, a popular mango-based dessert. The recipe pairs the sweet fruit with sweet and salty coconut-milk sticky rice. Make some whilst its still warm out there!

Mango with Sticky Rice

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Forgive me for posting like a Mario cake fetishist but this cake does take the biscuit.. Chinese-Malaysian Su-Yin from The Journal of a Girl who Loves To Cook has crafted a phenomenal Mario cake!

The inspiration came when a friend spotted the Super Mario wedding cake and said “Su Yin could do better than that!”. So … she did.

Check out more images below and marvel at Su-Yin’s ability to blend food, art, and geekery into one delicious dessert.

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Virgin unveiled a train plastered with graphics by Jamie Hewlett on Monday. It will travel back and forth between London and Manchester, promoting the forthcoming circus opera Monkey : Journey To The West .

It’s based on an ancient Chinese legend and the music has been composed by Hewlett’s partner in the cartoon band, Damon Albarn. The show kicks off this year’s Manchester International Festival which runs 28 June - 7 July 2007.

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A new piece of theatre launches the first Manchester International Festival and sounds and looks fantastic. With the talents of Damon Albarn and Jamie Hewlett involved (Gorillaz), the production promises a unique juxtaposition of entertainment that combines more than 40 Chinese circus acrobats, vocalists and performing martial artists to create a dazzling spectacle. A circus opera for the 21st century.

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If you’d like a slice of mellow Jazz beats with Kunming (a chinese dialect - more Mandarin, than Cantonese) vocals, download and check out these four tunes below.

Twenty-two year old Kunming rapper Hu Xuan - rapping under the name Tang Ren Ti (唐人踢) - wrote, rapped on and produced “Jazz-rap is in the city now“, arguably one of the more interesting albums released in China in 2006.

Hu’s lyrics forego the gangsta rap-influenced trash-talking that is growing in popularity in coastal cities in favor of a jazz-infused and thoughtful diary of modern life in urban China.

Here are 4 MP3s to check out:
Diyin Ceshi (’Bass Check’)
Shanliang De Xin (’Good Heart’)
Guangzhou
Tai Duo De Wenti (Ma Xiaoyu remix)

If you only got time for one, Shanliang de Xin is highly recommended!

From GoKunming.com

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If you haven’t caught it yet, see a trailer of Jackie Chan’s new instalment of Rush Hour, which this time around is set in Paris.

Rush Hour 3 trailer

Check out some stills below

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Check out this amazing video - it shows how a Samurai Sword cuts through at least 6 bullets before it shatters. I think you can see the bullets actually splitting! Well hard!

See the Ultimate Samurai Sword on YouTube
From WeirdAsiaNews.com

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