Monkey Fight: The Movie – Coming soon… (电影-即将上映)

At the moment, I’m web depressed. Youtube is still blocked in China, and I have produced, filmed and edited a film of two monkeys fighting…and I can’t share it using my favourite video site. Check out a ‘still’ from the epic here:

我对此刻的网络很失望.Youtube在中国被屏蔽了,然而我制作拍摄编辑了一个关于两只猴子打架的电影…可是不能防到我最喜欢的视频网站上跟大家分享.大家在这里看一下’静止’的这个巨作吧:

Soon…soon…

很快…很快…

Crazy HK woman at airport (video) (香港大妈在机场发神经病)

Just in case you haven’t seen this yet, watch Fiona’s mum go bananas in an airport after she missed her flight!

过来欣赏 fiona 的妈妈在香港机场因为错过了她的航班而发神经病的录像!

2009 Chinese New Year Fireworks in Shanghai, China (2009年春节烟火，上海中国)

On the eve of Chinese New Year, when I wasn’t marvelling at China’s menu system, I was lucky enough to watch 10 minutes of INTENSE fireworks, in a small street just off People’s Square (I think it was Fuzhou Lu but I’m not 100% sure).

春节的除夕，当我不再对中国的菜单感到惊讶，我很幸运地在人民广场那的一条小马路（我觉得应该是福州路，但是我不是百分之百确定），看了10分钟非常棒的烟火！！

Here’s the video. DO NOT WATCH IT IF YOU DON’T LIKE FIREWORKS! THERE ARE A LOT IN THIS VIDEO! (Oh, and don’t watch it with cats either. Cats get very scared of fireworks.)

这里是录象。如果你不喜欢烟火你就不要看！因为在录象里有很多很多！（噢，也不要跟猫咪一起看。猫咪会吓到的。）

Video: Barack Obama’s Presidential inauguration speech with Chinese subtitles (视频: 美第44任总统奥巴马发表就职演说(字幕) )

Check it out!
你看！

Phone game – Guess how much my phone cost! PLAY NOW! (手机游戏-猜猜我的手机多少钱！ 开始！ )

The following is a post about my new mobile phone. Please read and then in the ‘COMMENTS’ section guess how much you think it cost! You can guess in any currency, I’ll work it out…

下面贴的就是我的新手机。请你看一下然后在‘评论’里猜一下要多少钱！你可以用各种货币来，我会算的。。。

So…I didn’t plan this…it just happened. I have a new phone! Actually it’s not a phone…it’s a whole new lifesyle…

我没有计划过。。。就是这样发生了。我有了一个新的手机。说是手机，事实上更象一种全新的生活方式。。。

Ok some backstory…we’ve been browsing Shanghai’s notorious ‘fake market’ (opposite 555 Nan Jing Xi Lu) for a couple of weeks now. I say notorious because the majority of the products they sell are…fake. That said, I suppose if you have a ‘fake market’ and sell ‘fake’ goods, then in effect you’re selling genuine goods…anyway…

说点背景故事先…我们已经逛了上海臭名昭著的’假货市场’(南京西路555号对面)好几周了.之所以说臭名昭著是因为那里卖的大部分东西都是…假的.如此说来,我以为一个’假货市场’卖的应该都是’假’货,可事实上,那里卖的都是些很棒的东西…不多说了…

Here’s what’s in the box. Phone, battery, spare battery, headphones/handsfree, usb cable, power adapter. So far, so normal. It is ‘dual sim’, so if you call either of my Chinese phone-numbers, it’ll ring. Nobody does ring them, however, but it’s nice to know that if they did, it would.

这是在盒子里的东西.电话,电池,备用电池,耳机,usb数据线，充电器。到这里还是比较正常的。它是‘双卡’的，就是说你打我两个里任意一个中国号码，它都会响。虽然没人打，但是知道如果有人这么做，它还会响，也是件好事。

Here’s how big it is. The PSP is an ‘original’ PSP (I think – if it makes a difference). As you can see, it is mostly screen (touchscreen – the stylus plugs in to the side), with a small ‘joypad’ style button next to the numbers.

你看它有多大。这是一个‘正常的’PSP（我认为-可能有不同的）。正如你看到的，大部分都是屏幕（触摸屏-手写笔插在旁边），还有一个小的‘手柄‘一个的键在数字键旁边。

It’s not too thick really, around 10mm.

它真的不是很厚，大概10毫米。

Here’s the back. Some ‘interesting’ writing on it…oh…what’s that you say? YEAH MOFO! It says TV!

这是背面。有一些‘有趣‘的字在上面。。。噢。。。你说什么？对！那是电视！

It plays TV programmes! Like…5 channels! Minimum! Depending on where you are, you can get different ones. As you can see from the video, it’s also got a little stand which you can use when you wanna watch it but not hold it in your hand…why anyone would need their hands free when watching TV is beyond me…

它可以播放电视节目！差不多。。。5个频道！至少！你在不一样的地方，可以收到不同的节目。从视频可以看出，它可以站立，你想看的时候就不用握在手里。。。我真不知道为什么有人看电视的时候要空出手。。。

You can also record from the TV! Although I’m not sure what you’d want to record…but still…good to know right? RIGHT?! It plays movies, mp3s, photos etc…and when you turn the screen around, it rotates the aspect of the picture (like those new iPod nanos).

你可以录下电视节目！虽然我不确定你是不是想录。。。但是。。知道也没有坏处，对吗？它还可以播放电影，mp3等，图片等等。。。而且当你转屏幕的时候，图片也会跟着旋转角度（就像那些新的ipod nano一样）。

It has character input (ok my hand was shaky) as well as the normal T9 dictionaries for loads of different languages (including Turkish! Holla!). You can also change the speed that the input ‘accepts’ each stroke, so no more ‘halfway-through-a-character-then-it-guesses-the-wrong-one’ problems. I know everyone has those.

它还有汉字输入法（我的手在抖）和普通的T9词典包括很多不同语言（还有土耳其语！）。你还可以改变它接受每个笔画的速度，就不会出现你输到一半出来一个错误的字的问题了。我知道大家都有这个。

It also has an extremely (uncomfortably) loud MP3/radio player (which I keep accidently setting off on the bus). Ah well…they hate me coz they ain’t me…

它还有一个非常（不舒服的）响的mp3/收音机播放器（我在公车上需要故意把这个设置为关闭）

Now here’s the game…how much was this sexy piece of kit? Put your guess in the COMMENTS!

And no cheating…if you know the answer, don’t spoil it for everyone else!!!

好了，游戏开始。。。猜一下这块性感的小东西多少钱？把你的答案写在评论里！

不能作弊。。。如果你知道答案，不许告诉其他人！

Watch the Vice-Presidential debate (Joe Biden and Sarah Palin) online in the UK

Here’s where you can watch the vice-presidential debate between Joe Biden and Sarah Palin, for free online:

Joe Biden v Sarah Palin – VP debate – MSNBC

It’s such a shame that the expectations for Palin were (justifiably) so low…it’s been a good case of managing expectations by the Republicans to be able to put a positive spin on such a bad showing. I guess when you’ve had 8 years of a crazy monkey man with the intellect of a potato, anyone looks like a better choice…

How to watch the complete Obama v McCain Presidential debate streaming in the UK

Barack Obama and John McCain just finished their first presidential debate, from Mississippi University (Ole Miss). It was on a number of US channels, but if you’re in the UK you can still watch it for free, streaming online, right here!

Barack Obama v John McCain – First Presidential candidates debate on MSNBC

If MSNBC doesn’t work, check out CNN:

You decide who won! (I know…)

Extreme Ping Pong on Tudou

As the Tudou signup page was all in Chinese, I could have just agreed to hormone replacement therapy online. Feels ok so far…

NCAA Basketball 2007/08 Superstars

After watching ESPN’s College Gameday preview show for the 2007/08 basketball season, three freshmen players were highlighted as potential superstars. The three players have all been given their own labels – the new Kobe, the new D-Wade….even the new Jordan. Let’s see what all the fuss is about…
 

Derrick Rose

Stats
Height: 6’4″
College: Memphis
Position: Guard
Comparison: Jason Kidd

Rose’s highlight videos have him doing a wide range of dunks, but his true value is in his lightning speed and foresight, able to dish in seemingly impossible situations. He’s a true playmaker, who also has the ability and fearlessness to drive to the basket at will. His perimeter shooting, once seen as his weak-spot, has been a strength in his opening pair of matches for Memphis – shooting 58% and carrying his new team to the semi-finals of the 2K Sports College Hoops Classic (to be played on the 15th November).
 

OJ Mayo

Stats
Height: 6’5″
College: Univeristy of South California (USC)
Position: Guard
Comparison: Kobe Bryant

The hoops hype machine has been working overtime for Mayo, largely due to issues off the court. In January, after being ejected from a high-school game he allegedly assaulted one of the officials, earning himself a two game suspension. This ban was overturned after video evidence seemed to suggest the referee overreacted to what little contact there was between them.More controversy followed in March, when Mayo was ticketed by police for posession of marijuana. This charge was dropped when a (very rich in the future?) friend claimed responsibility for the weed, which had been found in a car that Mayo was riding in.On the court, Mayo is a monster. He has speed, great hands, size, vision and inside strength.
 

Kevin Love

Stats
Height: 6’10″
College: UCLA
Position: Center
Comparison: Dirk Nowitzki

Kevin Love makes the job of headline writers easy. Not just because of his name (marketability: A+), but because of the raw materials that he puts to good use every time he steps onto the floor. He’s a big (270lbs) centre with an eye for inch perfect, court-length outlet passes and a soft touch from the 3-point line. He is known as an NBA historian, and has grown up with some serious pedigree (his father, a former NBA player, had him watch videos of the Showtime Lakers as a child). His biggest weakness was seen to be that he was, at times, slightly sluggish, however he has cut down for the start of his college career and is now a danger both inside and out.Love was awarded High School Athlete of the Year in his final year, and he has started his college life the same way – with 22 points (two shy of a freshman record) and 13 boards (breaking the previous record of 12) in his first game for UCLA.