You are currently browsing posts tagged with Birthdays
BIRTHDAY CELEBRASIAN! DISGRASIAN Turns 3
Three years ago this week, Diana and I started DISGRASIAN. I still can’t decide if that seems like a long time ago or just yesterday. A little bit of both maybe. The blog was–and I think still is–an idea hatched from our close friendship and from many, many nights of excessive drinking, mostly brown liquor with an occasional vodka martini thrown in when we were feeling fancy.
To celebrate this special occasian, I thought I’d tell you a little bit about how we got here.
- “DISGRASIAN.” Diana made up the word several years before the blog came into being to describe a co-worker who often wore socks with flip-flops to the office and ate cheap instant noodles at her desk every day. The girl’s worst offense, however? She totally lacked charisma–a cardinal sin in Diana’s book.
- “You’re a disgrace. To the race.” We had decided to start the blog. We had a name. We agreed that the pages should be a pale yellow. We even had an Excel spreadsheet (nerds!) listing all the people we could potentially write about on the blog. But we didn’t have a tagline. It was the end of the day, Diana was halfway out the door of my house, and we were about to bail on the idea when it came to me. We didn’t think twice about it, because it was kind of a joke. You know, like a mockery of a schoolyard taunt. We didn’t realize how many people would take it so seriously and even be offended by it. I can’t tell you how many people over the years have begun their hate mail with, “YOU are the disgrace to the race!” Oh really? Dude. If you’re gonna burn me, you gotta do better than throwing down with something that I came up with in, like, half a second, okay?
- Sanjaya Malakar. Our very first post, which I wrote, was about Sanjaya. This points to what’s good and bad about blogs. They entertain us every day with little tidbits about the stupid shit. But then again, at the end of the day, it’s just stupid shit.
Filed under: Anniversaries, Birthdays, DISGRASIAN Turns 3, Happy Birthday to Us, Sentimental Journeys, Solipsism
BIRTHDAY CELEBRASIAN! Mo Tae-Bum
When I turned 21, I received a wealth of gifts. They included:
- sixer of Smirnoff ice
- knockoff version of Barbie’s little sister, Skipper
- 3 “Your first time coming here legally?? It’s on the muzzafuzzin’ house!!!” shots seeminly comprised of sugar and scope
- my first DVD porn
- 4.5 Appletinis (so hot right then)
- 13 unidentified flying cocktails
- framed photo of me with a bunch of swell college chicks in dresses holding up cocktails
- hickey
- hangover
SIMILARLY, on Korean Olympic speed skater’s Mo Tae-Bum’s 21st birthday (February 15), he received…
Continue reading BIRTHDAY CELEBRASIAN! Mo Tae-Bum
Filed under: 2010 Winter Olympics, 21st Birthday, Asians and Speed Skating, Best Presents Ever, Birthdays, Booze, Celebrasians, Everybody Loves a Winner, Glory, Gold Medalists, Gold Medals Rule, Honor, Hugging Does Not Come Naturally To Us, Hugs, Mo Tae-Bum, Similarities, Skaters, Smirnoff Ice, Speed Skating, the Olympics, Vancouver Winter Olympics, Winter Olympics
BIRTHDAY CELEBRASIAN! Facebook Turns 6
It’s hard to believe that Facebook was launched six years ago today–where did the time go?
Oh, that’s right. Facebook ATE it.
It sucked it, wasted it, and frittered it away with its poking and SuperPoking and its Zombies and Vampires and those virtual gifts we actually spent non-virtual money on and its middle-of-the-night defriending sprees and its putting your Mom on limited profile once she joined so she wouldn’t see all of your stoned pics and its Scrabulous and Scrabble and Mafia Wars and its 25 Things list and other oversharing memes and its secret groups and Fan Pages and Doppelgänger Week–oh, Doppelgänger Week, how we loved thee–and [deep breath] that thing it was actually designed for, connecting with people or whatever, finding old classmates/childhood friends/colleagues/exes you were happy to see had gotten fat yada yada, and flirting with strangers.
Good lord. Now that we think about it, what did we do before Facebook filled our lives with all of this, well, filler? Like, actually talk to people? Weird.
Filed under: Birthdays, doppelganger week facebook, Facebook, Facebook Friends, Facebook Memes, facebook turns 6, Mark Zuckerberg, Social Networking
BIRTHDAY CELEBRASIAN! Cornelius
Happy birthday to musicalbeatmasta Cornelius, who turned 41 yesterday!
We wish him a warm celebration with lovely wife Takako Minekawa, and lots of sweet treats and sweet beats to see them through the year!
Continue reading BIRTHDAY CELEBRASIAN! Cornelius
Filed under: Awesome Japanese Musicians, Birthdays, Cornelius, Japan, Takako Minekawa
BIRTHDAY CELEBRASIAN! Ken Leung
Happy birthday to actor Ken Leung, who turns 40 today!
40? Seriously? Somebody card this guy! And may his mysterious gaze and signature smirk continue to woo us from our flat panel boob tubes, for years to come. We’ll never get enough!
Filed under: Actors, Aging Nicely, Birthdays, Eyes That Melt, Hot Asian Men, Ken Leung, Lost, Signature Smirks
BIRTHDAY CELEBRASIAN! William Hung
Happy birthday to William Hung, who turned 27 this week!
Hung like a... Shetland pony?
Though he hasn’t produced a record in years, Hung has somehow hung (ahem) out prominently in our minds–like sticky rice on the back of a wooden spoon–until present. Most Hung-related memories make us want to drag him out from his hole just to slap him silly, just because he so famously embodied for millenials every marshmallow-faced, Engrish-speaking, penis-shrinking stereotype we (like our hero, Bruce Lee) have ever tried to kick to the curb.
So here’s hoping now that Hung’s a little bit older, he’s also a bit wiser (and for all of you quick-draw commenters, I know he’s plenty book smart, but we’re talking wisdom here). Maybe he’ll find a way to channel all of that “attitude and charisma” into something wonderful, like medical school or law school (kidding)! Listen, we’re stoked as long as he’s not making us all look like clowns. Anymore.
[William Hung - Official Site]
[YouTube: William Hung American Idol Audition (VIDEO)]
Filed under: American Idol, Birthdays, Book Smart, Bruce Lee, Clowning, Clowns, Engrish, Engrish as a Second Language, Fat Faces, Getting Older, Marshmallow, Never Resisting a Chance to Exploit Yourself As A Stereotype, Penis Shrinkage, Shame, Stereotypes, William Hung, Wisdom
BIRTHDAY CELEBRASIAN! Carrie Ann Inaba
Happy birthday to dance extraordinaire, Carrie Ann Inaba, who turned 42 this week and looks like this:
Oh man, she really makes us want to be 42. Or, well, HER.
Filed under: Anti-Agin' Asian, Beautiful Ladies, Birthdays, Carrie Ann Inaba, Carrie Ann Inaba Beautiful, Dancers, Dancing With the Stars, Forties Sound Awesome, Hot Bodies
BIRTHDAY CELEBRASIAN! Jerry Hsu
Happy 28th birthday today to pro boarder Jerry Hsu!
This dude is the reason that Diana rides an Enjoi skateboard (poorly; with near-catastrophic drop-in attempts under her belt). Known fondly as Asian Elvis, he is not only a skate prodigy but a pretty sweet photographer, and one of our heroes.
Here’s hoping he ends up passed out in a pile of his own birthday vomit tonight! It’s the only way to celebrate.
[Epicly Later: Jerry Hsu Photo Gallery]
Filed under: Asian Elvis, Birthdays, Children of the 1980s, Cool Dudes, Drop-Ins, Enjoi, Heroes, Hot Asian Men, Jerry Hsu, Photographers, Pro Skateboarders, Prodigies, Skate or Die, Skaters, Vomit
BIRTHDAY CELEBRASIAN! Chanel Iman
Happy birthday to Chanel Iman, whose lanky limbs and luscious lips turned the ripe old age of 20 on Monday!
And since we’ve endured enough Blasian falsehoods for the week, let us celebrate one Blasian truth: this little lady is only going to get better and better and better with age. Y’all know it’s true.
[Chanel Iman on MySpace]
Filed under: Aging Nicely, Beautiful Ladies, Birthdays, Blasian Models, Blasians, Chanel Iman, Hotties, Models, People of Supernatural Beauty, Savoring Your Early Twenties
BIRTHDAY CELEBRASIAN! Ann Curry
Our pal Angry Asian Man haaaaates it when we make fun of Ann Curry, because he’s got a mad crush on the Today show anchor, who turns 53 today.
But the truth is, we do, too.
There’s something ineffably charming about her, whether it’s her repeatedly wishing you a good morning or her oogly-love for Brad Pitt that makes her go all fangirl during an interview. We’ve called her a robot time and again, yet we can’t actually remember how that got started in the first place–must have something to do with how perfect she always seems (and certainly how perfect her lipstick always is).
She’s just trying soooooo hard alllllll the time, y’know?
She should get points for that. And since it’s her birthday, we’re only going to say nice things about Ann. Here goes:
Ann, baby. You turn 53 today, and you look fuckin’ amazing. Please email us the name and number of your derm when you get a chance. You seem like a nice person, way nicer than us, all oozy with compassion, even when you’re talking to hideous fame trolls like Octomom, i.e. people we’d rather punch in the face. Your voice, that silky, smooth alto, could soothe the bloodlust of famished baby hyenas. We kid and we tease you only out of love. Now please don’t stop doing ridiculous things like really awkward hip-hop dancing or attempting to scale one of the world’s tallest, cruelest mountains or inappropriately touching movie stars’ faces, or we won’t have anything fun to write about anymore. Oh, and happy birthday!
Filed under: Ann Curry, Asian News Anchors, Birthdays, Hardhitting Journalists, Mixed People, Perfect People, Robots, The Today Show
BIRTHDAY CELEBRASIAN! Johnny Damon
Wishing Johnny Damon a happy birthday is total fucking overkill. We refuse to do it. Here’s why:
Johnny Damon and Joba the Hutt Chamberlain celebrate the New York Yankees’ 27th World Series title
Imagine you’re Johnny Damon. You wake up today, and it’s your 36th birthday. You’re hungover, no, scratch that, you’re still drunk from the night before, because you raged into the wee hours after winning the World Series. Not your first World Series, mind you, but your second…in five years. Would it be gauche to wear both rings at once, you wonder, sleepily, drunkenly, grinning at the irony of your World Series ring won with the Red Sox and your World Series ring won with the Yankees glinting side by side on your knuckles. (You’re pretty stoked that you know what “irony” is, too. Well, sorta, but you wouldn’t want to have to put it in, like, actual words.)
Continue reading BIRTHDAY CELEBRASIAN! Johnny Damon
Filed under: Birthdays, Blowjobs, Johnny Damon, Mixed People, MLB, New York Yankees, New York Yankees Win World Series, Thais, The World Series
AMAZIAN OF THE WEEK! Hello Kitty Turns 35
The very first Hello Kitty merch, Coin Purse, 1974
Name: Hello Kitty (née Kitty White)
Born: November 1, 1974
Occupation: Icon
Known for: Presiding over a $5 billion dollar empire, pioneering kawaii style, having no mouth, that fucking red bow, serving as Japan’s tourism ambassador, being everyone’s favorite pussy–from children to club kids to celebrities to haters–and decorating everything from guns to bongs to maxi pads to vibrators.
What explains Hello Kitty’s enduring popularity?
Continue reading AMAZIAN OF THE WEEK! Hello Kitty Turns 35
Filed under: Birthdays, Brands, Death to Hello Kitty, Goodbye Kitty, Hello Kitty, Hello Kitty Turns 35, Icons, Japanese Pop Culture, Kawaii, Kitty White, Lady Gaga, Sanrio
