Around the Horn: Winning the Lotto Edition

  • April 2, 2012 11:18 pm

ANSON: I remember when I was about 10 years old and my Dad used to always let me pick the lotto numbers for him. Every week we would go and walk to the liquor store near our house and I would fill in the bubbles of my favorite numbers. Birthday dates, pager codes, sometimes I used favorite sports icon jersey numbers like Will Clark or Michael Jordan. One time, I actually hit four numbers and won around $80. It wasn’t millions but it was definitely something more than what I had with my mini baseball card collection. My dad gave me half of the winnings. I was sorta pissed actually because I thought I’d deserve the whole thing. But when it came time to decide what to do with my $40, I went out and bought a bunch of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle action figures. I was the coolest kid in my school for a few days with my new toys. I know it wasn’t like millions where you would obviously buy a home or even an island. But if you only won just a small amount from the Lotto, like $200, what would be the first thing you for sure would treat yourself to?  Read more...

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Car Tal…I mean “Car Discussion 3″ w/Sung Kang aka Han from “Fast & Furious”

  • February 2, 2012 8:20 am

What’s up good people of the World?  Happy we can share with you all the 3rd installment of Car Tal…I mean Car Discussion (plus the revamp of Car Talk Car Discussion Episode 2 with my good friend Tyrese). We got some flack from Car Talk so we had to change the title from Car Talk to Car Discussion.  The Car Talk from NPR sent lawyers after us saying Car Talk is the title of their show and legally we can’t call our show Car Talk, because Car Talk has been around longer than our Car Talk.  So we needed to change our Car Talk to another name that doesn’t sound like their show Car Talk.  So we decided to change our show from Car Talk to Car Discussion.  Hopefully now Car Talk will not be upset at our Car Talk, I mean Car Discussion.  It’s all very confusing so hopefully Car Talk 3, I mean Car Discussion will clarify everything.

Car Talk Discussion 2 (w/Special Guest Tyrese):

Car Talk Discussion 3:

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Why I Love China

  • January 30, 2012 6:00 am


In honor of Chinese New Years, I recalled back to memories of my last trip to China in early 2011. It was one of my most daring backpacking trips in my life to say the least. I decided to start in the top left corner of China near the “stan” countries and just train my way back to Hong Kong. Did I mention I don’t speak Mandarin. I went from bagless to homeless to underwearless in the first week. But with those struggles, I met some cool locals. Also on my trip, I met up with one of my childhood buddies and toured Tibet and a few cities like Chengdu and Chongqing. We did so much karaoking that we decided we had to make our own karaoke video about why we love China so much. So I am embarrassed to say, here’s my singing debut. Gung Hay Fat Choy everyone!!!

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So Sorry–Sung Kang’s ‘Car Talk’ Apology

  • January 19, 2012 9:53 am

Got a letter from the attorney of NPR’s show Car Talk saying that we have to take down “Car Talk Car Discussion with Sung Kang aka Han from Fast & Furious Tokyo Drift” because of legal blah blah blah. So we made this video to apologize (along with the censored edited new version of episode 1). As my mother would say, ME SO SORREEE!

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Around the Horn: Should I Occupy?

  • November 28, 2011 1:20 pm
I was asked the other week to join the Occupy Veterans protest down on Wilshire blvd in Westwood. The cause they were fighting for were concerns such as homelessness and unemployment within the Veterans community. Slightly different than the normal Occupy Wall Street concerns but still the same. The notice also said to be prepared to camp for more than a week’s time and to be arrested. I guess being arrested would solve the homelessness problem but that’s beside the point. But because I’m a veteran, was I suppose to oblige and bring my tent? Are people in general suppose to band together and join the demonstrations too? With the start of Occupy Wall Street back in September as a peaceful demonstration to what happened now at UC Davis with the police pepper spraying students for no reason, are all these protests and demonstrations truly doing anything? Or are we witnessing the start of something?

An expert (my stoner friend) was explaining to me his theory about the pendulum swing. He explains the last time we’ve had these kinds of demonstrations and people expressing the unfairness was back in the 60’s. And back then, the protests became so big and effective enough, there was change and progress. But it was only a quick fix to alleviate the chaos and over time things swung back to be more conservative and then finally more authoritarian. So are these demonstrations starting with Occupy Wall Street powerful enough to be effective? I haven’t heard Obama or anyone from the government acknowledge any of these movements. Do people like you and me even feel like its worth taking part of any demonstrations especially since the law enforcement are more likely to take shooting practice with their rubber bullets and pepper spray? Or should we be out there, arms locked, and fighting against social and economic inequality?  Read more...

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BJ – Xining, Qinghai, China

  • June 15, 2011 7:16 pm

If you ever get a chance, visit Xining, China in the Qinghai province. That’s Xining (she-ning) in Qinghai (ching-high) province in China (chai-na). It definitely ranked in the top three places I saw while roaming around the motherland. Like all cities in China unfortunately, it is rapidly growing in economy, population, and hundreds of skyscrapers. But because its becoming the hub city for outdoor adventures in China. more people are discovering this city. And its probably the closest place to experience Tibet without going there. Of course, most don’t know the Qinghai province (along with Sichuan or as you would say Szechuan) use to belong to Tibet. But China and all her glory keep that under wraps pretty good.

But back to the city Xining which is located 2200m above sea level. Yup, that’s right. This city will give you lungs of a dragon. I bunked it at the Lete Youth Hostel (100 RMB/ $14 a night) located in the penthouse of this seventeen story building. Every morning I woke up to ridiculous speaker-breaking music across the road in a park called Li Yu Chang. Of course you remember this story about some of my Asian peeps playing music and pissing off the neighbors in New York. Well this is kinda like it but in mass proportions. I assumed since it was Sunday, this was a weekend thing. But asking my new friends at the guesthouse, they told me it was an everyday thing. The first thing I thought was, Damn sucks to live in this building. But the next thing that came to mind was, Tomorrow morning, I’m out there with my new camera.

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What Does a Flag at Half Mast Mean?

  • May 30, 2011 12:59 pm

Today is a day of remembrance of all the fallen soldiers who sacrificed their lives for this country’s freedom. A symbol of that freedom is always reminded by looking at the American flag. It might not have meant much when I was younger other than a morning right-hand-over-heart pledge of allegiance. But serving in the military for six years, traveling to other countries and seeing the difference between America and other countries, I realized how fortunate we have it here. I remember one of the stressful but satisfying ceremonies to perform on the ship is raising and lower the flag. Most people probably will notice all the American flags at half staff (or half mast if you are on a ship) today. As a sailor, I always wondered what it meant. I knew the country would fly it at half mast on a holiday like today or a day like for the Pearl Harbor attack. Even when a worldwide disaster happens like the tsunami or even a national massacre such as Virgina Tech, we will fly our flag at half mast for respect for the lost. But what does it really mean? Lemme explain more and how to properly raise and lower a flag.

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I’m Still Alive

  • May 18, 2011 8:39 pm

oh man, it feels good to be back in the USofA. Two months without Mexican food can drive a man crazy. I was forced to go dark for awhile because I think the Ch i n ese government was on to me. I’ll admit, I was a bit frighten when my emails started getting lost or when people started warning me about what I say while I was there especially in Tibet. There were very recent accounts of kidnapping of bloggers in Shanghai which didn’t show the better side of the motherland. Poof, you disappear. Therefore I decided to stop all emails, blogs, or any communications until I was safely out of Chi na. And now that I’m out, I can say anything I want. Speak my mind freely. But I might still go under an alias like Manson.

Before I start catching up about my BJ travels (in blogs to come), so many turn of events took place in the few months I was away. Is 2012 really coming? I guess its good that I know my way around Tibet now. Japan’s tsunami showed again how powerful nature can be, missed the entire March Madness, Middle East revolutions created a stir/party in the world, Barry Bonds doesn’t have to wear a new orange uniform while LA Dodger fans are more scarier than I thought, Obama bombs Libya, then Bin Laden goes for a swim call, but most importantly, Car Talk 2 was released with great feedback and Fast Five made a shitload of money. Did I miss anything? Seems such a long time ago I came to visit on set.  Read more...

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YOMYOMF Exclusive: CAR TALK Ep2 w/Sung & Tyrese

  • April 29, 2011 1:18 am

Yes, folks, it’s finally here: Episode 2 of Car Talk Discussion with Sung Kang a.k.a. Han from Fast and Furious: Tokyo Drift. Once again, Sung is back with director and fellow Offender Anson Ho, and this time they’ve brought along a special guest. So check out Car Talk Discussion 2 below and then afterwards, we’ve asked Sung to say a few words on the making of this project. Enjoy!

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BJ – Urumqi, Xinjiang, China

  • March 30, 2011 8:48 pm

My backpacking journey has already started off with bad karma, or in this case, bad feng shui. As I connected flights from Hong Kong to Chengdu to Urumqi, I was already told my backpack was lost in transit. Not good! But obviously by sticking to my rules of hardcore backpacking, things will never seem bad. Like rule #4  for instance – wearing special and quickdry underwear and socks while traveling on a long bus/train/plane ride. No, not all the time. Just the days I’m in transit. And yes, sounds stupid and all my friends get a kick outta it. But in this case, I’m on day 3 currently without any of my clothes and it saved my ass, literally.

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BJ – Hong Kong

  • March 21, 2011 2:32 am

I’ve begun an adventurous trip into Asia and thought I’d try to blog about what I see when I get a chance. I’ve called these adventures my BACKPACKING JOURNEY or BJ for short. First stop is the hustlin and bustlin city of Hong Kong. I’ve been here before as its a great hub into Asia but every visit opens my eyes wider to the new Hong Kong.  Its the New York city of Asia where people walk fast, public transportation and taxis rule the roads, and every pocket of a nearby neighborhood brings a new flavor of life.

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I WOULD, AND I DO

  • February 18, 2011 9:39 am

In the celebration of St. Valentine’s and flava flav Romance week, I’d like to spotlight an Interpretations entry that might have flown under everyone’s radar. I personally thought this was in my top ten, if not five list. It may not have won the judge’s hearts but it’ll win yours. This 3 minute video was filmed in San Francisco where people are much more open minded. And if you were lonely over Valencrappytine’s day, then perhaps it was fate you watch this.

I WOULD, AND I DO

JOSH CHUCK – i made “i would, and i do” with my friends casey and morgan, totally for fun. i heard about the contest and thought about it for a bit, thinking of different ways to say those four lines, especially the first one. is anyone else sick of those damn lines? anyways, i tried to emphasize different words, and laughed when i thought of saying it like “not something id DO.” like do, as in “id do her if i was drunk enough.” So i thought of things i had never done but what others may have, and came up with my co-star.  Read more...

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