Don't make me make Accident. Life is more Important.

http://khu.music.s3.amazonaws.com/songify_506904ccebd46.mp3

One of Yanyao's friends made it... LET'S MAKE IT GO VIRAL, HAHAH
lol I dunno...

#AsianDadAutotune

What is YOLO?

YOLO... = You Only Live Once.

Dear World,

This...

is not YOLO

THIS is YOLO

Furthermore...

Stop saying YOLO [all the time].

It's hella annoying.

No but srsly. Quit it.

This has been a public service announcement by yours truly.

Please do something awesome with your day.

:)

Which Camera... the Never-Ending Dilemma (Pt. 1)

For a while now, I've been itching to get a new photo camera... primarily for shooting videos (Blasphemy!).

Why not just get a video camera?
The short answer: DSLRs offer impressive bokeh (background blur) for much cheaper and--so far as I know--actually handle lower light better (despite obvious compromises in video functionality).

For me, it has just been one massive[ly constipated] waiting game.

Throughout 2011 I was waiting for Nikon to introduce their next affordable mid-range prosumer model, which was long rumored to be the D400 (and later the rumored D600). Sadly, that never came to be. Instead, Nikon opted to crap out (no disrespect, really) the monstrous D4 and D800, both far exceeding my puny budget.

Video shot with D4

Promo Video for D800

I started to think,

"ok.. so what are my other options?"

"What about point-and-shoots, they shouldn't be too bad right? Those lil' buggers shoot video in HD now, so why not? My current p&s is in pretty bad need of update either way.."

With more research, I eventually decided the Canon PowerShot S100 might be a good fit.

S100 Video Test #1

S100 Video Test #2

"Aperture f/2.0 on a P&S?? Sexyyyyyy"

Still... because I'm a completely OCD shopper, I haven't bought this bad boy... (tricked ya, didn't I) it's about time for Canon to replace the S100 with a newer model anyways.

In the end... it might take me a long time to figure out what I want. Technology is always going to keep improving by leaps and bounds, so it's hard to say what truly is the best buy.
I'll let you know what I decide, when it happens.

...

In the meantime, here are some interesting or useful things to tide you over.

DSLRs to be ancient history?

List of Canon's Entire PowerShot line!

List of Canon's S/SX line! 

Hold on... what..?

So I was randomly poking around my youtube channel today when I stumbled upon my stats page. Something about it looked very out of place.

...and I'm thinking to myself,

"Huh.. primarily street dance/popping channel, why do I have more female viewers? ...WAIT A SECOND..."

"WHY DO I HAVE SO MANY YOUNG FEMALE VIEWERS??"

Then it hit me.

The Harry Shum video.

"Oh... Oh god damn it."

#theonlyreasonmyyoutubechannelgetsanyattention.

Popping Video Game

Hey all, it's been a while. So, I could tell you what life has been like since graduation... but I've decided not to bore you with those details.

Instead, here's a pretty insane link of the mechanics behind a Popping Video Game... nothing official (as I understand it at least) but it's a really innovative application of existing video game technology.

WiiPop

For the full details: http://www.princemio.net/Wiipop.php

So I know I'm probably pretty much talking to myself, since I don't have many followers (and even less readers), but I'm going to try to update a little bit more often. Hopefully I'll be including some more sections including some basic product reviews whenever I have the time--stay tuned. :)

An extra video for those of you dance aficionados out there... meaning Arthur... who doesn't read my blog, heh.

Beastly.

First Dance Showcase

Had my first dance showcase the other day (well I don't know if you can technically call it a showcase per se, but it was a solo performance) because a friend asked me to perform at their event. It was all kind of impromptu since I was asked the week before, and I came up with the musical selection the night before the event, haha.

Still, I'm glad I did it :)

HD Version (Full Screen & 1080p it!!)

Standard Version

Let me know what you think!

Post Fall 2011 Semester Reflections

[LIFE]

I've been meaning to update this blog for a while, but I've just been too lazy/too much of a perfectionist (concerning the writing, actually... surprisingly, which tends to happen if I care too much about the subject *Cough* Wong Fu *Cough*)

To keep it concise, I suppose I'll just list some of the highlights of my semester!
- YY :D
- Best college semester grades ever (which for many of you may just be the norm... punks)
- Met Wong Fu Productions :D
- Went to my first Acapella concert (The Stereotypes)--very entertaining!
- Started training at a boxing gym, once a week (yep, on my way...)

Making the Yao-Ming Rage Comic face with Wong Fu

Also... my five seconds of fame, hahah, I asked Phil to give us a dance demo (he used to be on UCSD's hip hop team)

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[MUSIC]

I just found out about this British artist: Bluey Robinson. Love his stuff--so classy-funky, with a smooth R&B flavor. (I believe he's up-and-coming, can't find any albums, just collabs and singles.)

Bluey Robinson - Show Girl

Bluey Robinson - Show Girl (Acoustic)

Bluey Robinson - 

^so much power and soul in that voice

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[DANCE]

A couple of videos that I shot the day I finished finals--I was actually running on about 6 hours of sleep over 48 hours... but, it still turned out pretty well imho. Let me know what you think!

Cyborg / Waving / Popping

Popping

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[STYLE]

Yes I've changed the header to "style", as opposed to "fashion".. upon discussion with a friend (he knows who he is). To many the two may be synonymous, but to me.. fashion is fleeting (what is considered "fashionable" is ever-changing) but style lasts.

Style has staying power because only you can truly feel what works for you and what best reflects your identity/personality--you aren't dressing based on what a select few others who are supposedly "in the know" tell you look "good".

On that note.. I just purchased a pair of Red Wings Beckman 6'' Round Boots in Black Cherry Featherstone

The reason? I need a pair of nice-fitting and durable (key word, durable) boots that can be dressed up or down depending on occasion. From what I've read, this brand fits the bill. Expensive? Sure. But if it's going to last me 5+ years through harsh rain and snow (some swear over 10 years) then it's worth it, to me.

I've yet to see how that pans out... free returns though, so nbd. Pics when I receive the shipment.

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[LIFE HACKS]

Meet someone :)