Vermyndax on March 11th, 2009

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I love to travel, especially to points in Asia.  I have a mental list of places in Asia that I intend to visit somehow, sometime in my life.  Japan and points within is high on that list.
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Vermyndax on March 13th, 2008

I feel like I can always count on episodes of Lost that are centered on Jin and Sun to bring tears to my eyes. There’s a subtle, consistent thread that exists about these two; they are figures of traditional tragedy, especially tonight.
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Vermyndax on October 23rd, 2007

Because 01/18/08 can’t come soon enough…Tonight’s bachelor movie was straight out of Korea. It’s a mutant monster movie by the name of The Host.It started off promising – with a really fun attack scene on the banks of the Han River in Seoul. Plenty of mayhem and crowd panic scenes. Obviously most [...]

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Vermyndax on October 8th, 2007

Interview with Ang Lee – CNN.com
Here’s an interesting interview with one of my favorite directors. There’s not a lot of new information in there, but you at least get a sense of his character.

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Vermyndax on October 2nd, 2007

A mall in Beijing has installed a technological wonder. It’s basically the ceiling of a covered walkway. The difference is that the walkway is covered with 5 LCD screens working together to provide a video experience unlike anything you’ll ever see. Currently, it’s running animations that simulate an aquarium. In this [...]

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PChome個人新聞台-唐蔬宋廚米麒麟
Incredible!

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Vermyndax on July 14th, 2007

Flickrfy » Blog Archive » Shanghai Nights
Absolutely gorgeous. I hope that one day I can visit there.

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Vermyndax on June 17th, 2007

Please note that the Asia Albums site URL has changed. If you’re getting RSS from there, please check your links.
You can get to the new album here.

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Vermyndax on May 20th, 2007

Taipei Times – archives
National Taiwan Democracy Memorial Hall
President Chen Sui Bian continues his assault on Taiwan’s history as Chaing Kai Shek Memorial Hall is renamed to the National Taiwan Democracy Memorial Hall.
Not only does it dishonor the history (those who forget history are doomed to repeat it) – I’d imagine the new name will further [...]

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Vermyndax on April 7th, 2007

Today my sister-in-law called us to say hi as usual. She spoke to her sister for a while, then my wife turned to me and informed me that Chaing Kai Shek’s summer home on Yang Ming Mountain was burned to the ground last night.
Taiwan’s president Chen Shui Bian has been engaged in a campaign [...]

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