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Enjoy.

I got “Hirog”, but I really wanted “Dhirosim”.

But to me, only two warriors are worthy of the title “Shit Fighter”:

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The shanghaiist blog posts about internet monitor mascots, which are placed on webpages to remind people not to post about sensitive subjects like Tiananmen Square. Or Dongzhan riots. Or Falun Gong. Or Tibet. Or Zhao Ziyang. Or the fact that Taiwan is a country run and ruled independently of China.

Oops, let that one slip.

You can even click on the mascot to talk to a live police net monitor to “ask questions about information safety“. With services like this, who needs Friendster?

Via BoingBoing.

Just when you thought that Christmas songs in department stores were irritating, check out these Chinese New Year’s songs – all in perfect English, but extremely odd. I recorded from a hokey departmenty store near my apartment on my Zen Micro, so don’t complain about the quality.

The New Year’s Almost Here!
The meaning of Chinese New Year’s is to go shopping until you are physically in pain. Also, if you’re a guy, you have to go get a perm.

May All Your Businesses Prosper and Improve
My “favorite” of the bunch, this is a song about wishing good tidings for the new year. These tidings in question seem to be about keeping your cash flow open like a goatse.

Oh We’re Going to See Our Parents
My mom would love this song. Better give your parents some R.E.S.P.E.C.T., as this song reminds you some 4000492 times.

Live Each Day Like New Year’s Day
Not really brainwashy like the others, it’s just plain tacky, like a fuschia Ford Probe. I know what I’m talking about- one of my friends used to have one. It’s fucking tacky.

EDIT: Noticed from a Boing Boing post that the holiday should be Lunar New Year instead of Chinese New Year – sorry ’bout that. However, the songs seem refer to the Chinese way of celebrating it (well, we do the same stuff here in Taiwan too), with one of the songs I couldn’t record talking about playing Mahjong. Hence, the post title; please don’t take offense. If you still do take offense, shove off.

FYI, I think the songs came from Hong Kong due to the “Gong Xi Fa Choy” in “Oh We’re Going To See Our Parents” – sounds like Cantonese to me.

Here’s a nice roundup of photos for you, all done with the “precision” my E398 camera provides.

OK, endorsed by house wives…

…but hey! Wait a minute! There can be only one!

Milk in Taiwan is actually pretty good, but it expires in about a week.

This sounds awful, though I think they make black licorice flavored toothpaste somewhere.

But where will I put this bag?.

Good smell & sufficient nutrition makes my dog feel like a king.

Look closely, and you’ll find this is the worst sale ever.

The ATM is both a dispenser of money and of good advice.