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NBC NEWS CHANNELPublished: September 29, 2008 Is the goal of your day to kill as much e-mail as possible?If so, join the club.Fortunately there are steps that can help you reign things in.Eric Nakamura is the owner of the “Giant Robot” Asian pop culture franchise.His inbox has 60,000 unread e-mails.Michelle Boehle doesn’t have quite as much, but just mention the word “e-mail,” and the sales rep gets stressed… Whoa, it came out. Here’s a link to the text. Yes I have a lot of emails. I get spam, and that sits around… Anyways, I haven’t seen the video if you find a link, please tell me.
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San Jian Bao is a special kind of dumpling, much similar to the Xiao Lung Bao but bigger and less delicate. It’s characterized by it’s crispy bottom that is pan fried after it is steamed.I had to get up at 4am today for work so we could catch the sunrise. After that scene was done we had some time off and I was craving san jian bao for breakfast. My driver took me to this famous spot called Xiao Yang San Jian Bao. It’s a little tiny hole in the wall shop on a street you normally wouldn’t pass. When we got there , there was a line of like 20 people waiting to get their little dose of San Jian Bao. These ones were very similar to Xiao Lung Bao in that there was a delicious soup inside. The crispy bottom was pan fried to perfection, and along with some hot soy milk, I managed to put down six of them. At only 1 rmb(12cents US!!!) each, this has got to be the best meal for your buck. Actually less than a buck because 6 were still less than $1us. If you’re in Shanghai try them, you won’t be let down!
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This guy is a rad artist. That’s all I got to say. It’s dope when you meet an artist and he has paint on his hands. He was standing there with tons of crap. I said what’s up Makoto? He was stunned like he saw a ghost. Maybe he was stoned not stunned. If you get a chance take a look at his video work as well. He’s getting to be a big deal on the international art stage. We parted ways quickly, and I’ll bet he forgot me already. Just check out this link of images and tons of it just on google. Here’s a youtube video.
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After reading The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn in fifth grade, I have always had this dream of going on a river raft adventure down the Mississippi River. Since moving to Asia I still kept the dream but wanted to do it down the Yangtze or the Yellow river. Wouldn’t it be fun to build a raft out of bamboo and just cruise, letting the river take you down it’s path to wherever it goes?Well I haven’t done this trip yet and quite frankly haven’t thought about it for a long time but a few days ago I was in Wu Yi Shan, Fujian province to film a scene for this new film I’ve been working on and I was reminded of ol’ Huck Finn. Wu Yi Shan is famous for it’s majestical mountains and dreamlike scenery. On the day of the shoot, we arrived at the bank of the “9 Corner River” where you could see row after row of bamboo rafts waiting to be set in the water to take tourists down through the rocky terrain. I was immediately reminded of Huck. The rafts were simply lashed together with wire and made entirely out of bamboo. Even the seats were made of bamboo. They didn’t look that sturdy but once they were set in the water I realized it wasn’t going to be a problem. Our boatmen skillfully manuevered us to the locations we needed to get to and we spent the morning shooting and enjoying the awesome views. I think the footage we shot is gonna look really cool. After taking this short raft ride, I’m convinced that my dream of a river adventure is possible. I’m not really sure if it’ll be down the Yangtze or the Yellow River. I think all the industrial waste and the huge shipping boats may make it a bit life threatening but I’m sure I will be able to find a nice river somewhere that will allow me to cruise for a couple of weeks. Hopefully I will get to do this sometime…keep the dream alive!
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