Checking in on Will Yun Lee

Will Yun Lee plays Takashi, a Japanese man dealing with lost memories in the new film, Where the Road Meets the Sun.  The movie, which follows the intersecting lives of four men living in Los Angeles, premieres this Saturday at the Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival.  Watch the Where the Road Meets the Sun trailer here.

Moon Geun Young's plastic surgery

Korea's "little sister" Moon Geun Young is sporting a new nose and homegirl ain't playing!  I used to wonder how the actress would transition into adult roles with her bulbous nose and prominent ears.  These traits give her unique character, but aren't common among Korea's femme fetales. 

Moon Geun Young's tip and nostrils have been remarkably reduced and reshaped but still look natural and fit the proportions of her face.  Moon Geun Young's surgeon did a nice job. If there's a sad part, it's that she no longer looks like the girl in Tale of Two Sisters or Autumn in my Heart. 

Basic House pics from allkpop

Me trying to buy pants in Korea

nataliedee.com

You say "wedge" and I say "bojagi"

West Elm sells graphic prints by Lourdes Sanchez.  

Think Bo Duke without the blonde hair, muscle car, or fat uncle Jesse

Ajumma's been reading Born This Way blog by LGBT adults sharing photos and stories on how they felt growing up gay or transgender. The site also celebrates their favorite hobbies, television shows, and first same-sex crushes growing up.  (I notice an unsual number of folks loved John Schneider from Dukes of Hazzard as kids.)  Though not a same-sex crush, I can say my heart belonged to actor River Phoenix thoughout my adolescent years, or at least the character he played in Stand By Me. River's role in Stand By Me kills me to this day; the kid from the wrong side of the tracks, intelligent yet tough, sensitive and vulnerable.

About a half-year after River Phoenix's passing, Esquire featured an article on how those who knew him were dealing with his death from drug use in 1993. Even eighteen years later it's an interesting read on a complex person.

Crack open that cupcake

I was searching for online images of pinatas sold at small Mexican grocers resembling popular children's characters like Dora, Spiderman and Spongebob Squarepants. These pinatas are amusing (and freaky) because their proportions are usually way off, like Dora with a pinhead and legs 3 feet long. Or Spiderman with stumps for arms, or Spongebob shaped like a rectangle wearing no pants. Instead I found these cupcake pinatas which look awesome and way too nice to beat to a pulp. pinatas for sale

pintacasa on Etsy

Kikisballoons

Succulent envy

One cool thing about Southern California is the variety of plant life.  One of my favorites is potted succulents. I spotted these succulents growing in Costa Mesa.

Bale back in China

Christian Bale is in China filming a period piece directed by Zhang Yimou.  He plays a priest helping Chinese women during the Japan's occupation of China.  The last time we saw Bale acting on the mainland he starred in Steven Spielberg's 1987 drama, Empire of the Sun.  Good karma.  Pic from Tianjinwe

Pic from nakatomi pictures

Banzai! Cheeseburger at Pipeline

Photographer Brent Bielmann caught up with Cheeseburger Nozaki and friends at Pipeline this month. See more of Brent's Pipeline photos at Transworld Surf.

Hottest VC ever

Eiji Kawashima rocks a Vietcong scarf (and a stylish man bag)

 Pic from Japanese Footballers Around the Globe