International BAG Week

Hello, I am back!!! I have been very busy, so cut me some slack!!

Just to share with everybody, the view counter for the "Save Balding Asian Guy" thread on Gateworld has passed 41,000 viewed, yippee!!!! There are 84 pages and 1,672 replies about little old me, how about that for being just an extra?

This week, B.A.G. will make his return appearance on "Stargate Universe" in episode 9, "Visitation". Please tune in on "Syfy", Tues. Nov. 23rd if you are in the U.S., or on "Space" , Fri. Nov. 26th if you are in Canada.

Mattsilver on the thread "Save Balding Asian Guy" has declare this week "International BAG Week"!! So please spread the word and join Mattsilver and I for "IBW", and for the love of god, watch "Stargate Universe" every week, especially this week. "SGU" and BAG need all the support that we can get, so tune in and watch the best show on TV right now.

For "International BAG Week", I had 50 baseball caps made, so they are very limited. If anybody is interested, let me know on this Blog or on Gateworld, and I will tell you more about it.

I also got my new handmade leather BAG of Wonder, so to celebrate, I made a short presentation for the occasion. I spend the last two days making it, so enjoy!!

On the road with B.A.G. - part one

B.A.G. reporting from Seattle Washington! I am here at the "Best of the Northwest Art Show" checking out some of the best arts and crafts that northwest United States has to offer. Over 200 exceptional artists presenting jewelry, designer clothing, painting, metal, glass and look at what we have here, wine tasting from 25 local boutique wineries. Wow, forget about the arts and crafts, let me at the wine tasting, ha!! Ha!!

I never understood wine tasting, because tasting and drinking are the same to me. I was at a wine tasting once with three of my friends and it turned out to be a party. Two of my buddies were really concentrating on the information and the techniques given by the host, but my friend Keith and I had different ideas. I am not going to go into details about how to taste wine, but I can tell you that Keith and I didn't sip. Each of us had eight glasses of wine and we were supposed to sip wine, sip water, and sip the next glass of wine. Keith and I didn't like wasting the wine, so we (slowly) downed the wine in sequence, and then proceed to down what was left over by our buddies. Keith and I both had 16 glasses of wine each and we didn't waste one drop of wine, ha!! Ha!! The glasses were not full, but we sure had a really good night. We didn't drive, because we all walked back to our hotel, or in our case, Keith and I kind of crawled.

All I am going to say about wine is, nobody can tell you how a wine is suppose to taste, because taste is very subjective. I might like the taste of glass number one, but you might think it is too fruity, so is glass number one good or bad? There is no right or wrong, or good or bad, because everybody have different taste. My conclusion, if it taste good to you, drink it!!

Sorry about the side track, let's get back to the show. The first thing I liked was being inside, thank god!! Most shows that I have been to are outside, so a show inside a warm dry building gets a gold star from me already. Without lengthy description of all 200 plus artist's works, I am happy to say that I will be back next year. I enjoyed every second of the show and these artists are so talented!!

One side note, although I enjoyed and appreciated what I saw, I don't understand who the hell would buy some of these stuff. I guess art is just like wine, very subjective!! I can tell, all these artists are very talented and they really love their work, but passion do not put money on the table. Why would I buy a painting that looks like what my six years old can draw? Why would I buy a ring that looks like an ugly piece of rock? Oh, it is a piece of ugly rock!! I guess that is why there are so many starving artists in the world. Yes, it is amazing what all of these artists can do, but some art sales and some just looks artistic.

Some of you might ask, where are the pictures? Well, I forgot the stupid camera, what can I say? I need a spanking, that is what I need, ha!! Ha!! Sorry, no pictures!! You people just have to go next year and check it out yourself.

Here ends part one of my excursion to the big land across the border, see you next time.

                                 My daughter, the artist!!!!             

Lazy, but not Dead!

Let's see what kind of excuses can I come up with for not posting for the past five days? The dog ate my draft. That's no good, I don't have a dog. Daylight savings screwed up my posting schedule. That's no good neither, it is only one hour. I worked on "Life Unexpected", ah no, that is only one day!!

I had BAGminton Sat. night, went to my cousin's birthday party Sun. night, BAGminton on Tues. night, drove my daughter to public speaking, Math tutorial, picked up my daughter from school everyday, Saxophone lesson, Japanese lesson, got my haircut, went to the gym twice, went to the bank 3 times, picked up my pay checks, lunch with one of my favorite fans "Krisz" from "GateWorld", wrote on Facebook, wrote on GateWorld, reply to e-mails, cut my toenails and fingernails, watched some TV, dinner with family, and I slept.

No, none of my excuses are valid, so my conclusion is, I am just too dam LAZY!! If I really wanted to write, I would have found the time. I will try harder next time, and I would like to thank my sibling for kicking me in the butt for not posting for five days. It is so refreshing to be told that I should take my fingers out of my nose and start posting by my sibling, because words of love are so much stronger than a kick to the nuts.

I had a really good Monday on "Life Unexpected", and the show even used my car, yippee!! Hey, they paid me $35, better than nothing!! I was outside all day, and it was so sunny that at one point, I was sweating. I have to thank my weather shaman "Krisz" from GateWorld for doing her magic, because without her diverting the rain and hail to Maple Ridge, I would have been wet and cold.

I actually had lunch with Krisz on Tues. and I was so happy to finally meet her. We talked about shows that we liked, about StarCon in June, and we just had a fantastic time. I took her to a Chinese restaurant, hopefully she liked it, because if she didn't, she sure ate a lot, ha!! Ha!! She was a good sport, she ate everything I put in front of her, and she even had a doggie bag after the meal!! I like a woman that is not afraid of trying something new, maybe that is why she like "Stargate Universe". I look forward to having lunch with her next time, and it will be Vietnamese food, ha!! Ha!! Thanks Krisz, for having lunch with me, until next time!!

                           Don't I look good on Andromeda?

Standing room only!!!!!!!!!!!

So far, Tuesday on "Hiccups", was the shortest gig I ever worked on in my movie business life.  Two hours and forty-five minutes!! I started at eleven and I finished at one forty-five, thank god I got paid for eight hours. Most of the time was traveling and waiting around,all in all, I think I worked on set for about 10 minutes!! There were six background performers and the scene was so short, they didn't even have time to set up the crafty table. The two actors got out of the van, sat beside us on fold out chairs for five minutes, on set for half an hour, and we were done, ha!! Ha!! I was supposed to be a laundromat owner, but the laundromat was so small, there wasn't any room for both the actors and me. Therefore, between the actors or me being in the laundromat, guess who got kicked out onto the street? I knew I shouldn't have wore my red underwear on Tuesday!! Dam you "RED UNDIES", I should have gone commando!!!

I saw Brent Butt, but I was too professional to talk to him while I was working, so I didn't get the chance to let him know I am a Butt too. We could be related!! Hey, who knows, back then, our ancestors might have been tight, really tight.

It was lunch when the six of us were wrapped, and I think it was my "RED UNDIES" fault again, we were not fed!! How much money does it cost to feed six background performers? I bet the left overs after everybody else ate would be more than enough to feed the six of us, but the decision was to let us go. Oh well, too bad, so sad!!

Short day, what am I suppose to do with myself? I went home and ate instant noodle, and that is the life of a poor background performer. I was being a lazy bum, so after my healthy lunch, I sat and watched two DVD that I received from my mom. Once in a while, my mom sends me a care package from Hong Kong, and this time there were DVDs.

"Kung-Fu Master" is the story of a Shaolin Monk's revenge after the burning of the Shaolin Temple. I think they missed burning the "Kung-Fu Master" DVD when they burned Shaolin Temple to the ground. There was no story, just action for 95 minutes!! I love action, but the action was not very good at all!! The dialogue was so bad, it was better when I turned the mute on. I give "Kung-Fu Master" a big fat 2 BAGs out of 10, because the cast and stunt men deserve 2 BAGs for all the stunts they did.

"Ong Bak 3" is the final chapter of the character Tien's life, and his final duel with his arch rival. Boring!!! Long boring stretches with periods of senseless fighting!!! I don't have anything to say, because it was just bad!! I give "Ong Bak 3", 2 BAGs out of 10, because the elephants deserve 2 BAGs for all their hard work.

These two DVDs should be burn after watching!! I have two more DVDs to watch, and I am kind of nervous about wasting another four hours of my life. Oh well, these movies will only make me appreciate good movies so much more, so bring it on!!


After watching these DVDs, I have to workout my frustration with my Muay Thai instructor!!!


   

Halloween 2010

I remember when I was 11 years old living in Richmond, B.C., attending William Bridge Elementary School. I know it was a long time ago, but I do remember somethings in my old age.

It was Halloween night, I was thin like a Popsicle stick, walking door to door, getting free candies from total strangers. I do not remember being cold, but I remember holding hands with my brother and my sister, saying the secret pass word for free candies, "Trick or Treat!!!". Looking behind me and feeling safe and secure with my grandparents keeping a watch on us.

Pretty much fresh off the boat, "Halloween" is completely new to us, but the lure of candies, and dressing up as a fairy was better than sitting at home watching TV. My English was pretty bad, so I did not understand what was on TV anyways. Oh, dressing up as a fairy was my sister, not me!! Not, there is anything wrong with that, ha!! Ha!!

The streets were alive with kids in costumes, and parents were herding their kids from one house to another. There was an atmosphere of family, excitement, joy and fun in the air.

At the end of the night, my BAG was so full, that I needed help to carry it all back home. My only decision when I got home, was which candies do I want to eat and which ones should I trade with my friends.

My grandparents are gone now, so I just like to give them a shout for old time sake, "Stop hiding my candies, I know how many were in my BAG!!". Obviously, I said it in Chinese, because my grandparents don't speak English very well, nor do I at that time. Their English got better over the years, and eventually their Chinglish got pretty good. Hey, I am Chinese, so I can make fun of my own race and my grandparents!! Ha!! Ha!! I love them and I miss them very much!!

Now, let's press the forward button to Halloween 2010!!

Five groups of kids rang my doorbell, FIVE!!!! Either people are not having kids or my house is just too dam scary. I guess back in my day, there is nothing better to do on Halloween except watching TV, so everybody was out in the neighborhood Trick or Treating.

Nowadays, Halloween's competition is much stiffer!! Hundreds of TV channels, Pay TV, Nintendo, PS3, Xbox, Iphone, computers, Facebook, Twitter, Trick or Treating in malls, and much, much more that I can't even imagine.

Back then, I do not remember my parents worrying about, child molesters, candy safety, neighborhood safety, the cold weather, and most of all, other kids. The only thing we worried about was cavities!!!

These days, kids are so precious, that Trick or Treating in a mall is the safest place to be. Now, the costumes are more important than the spirit of Halloween!! People are paying big bucks for costumes and going to parties to show off their costumes are the main focus these days.

 Far less people are venturing out into the cold, dark streets, therefore, sooner or later, we will all stay in and virtual Trick or Treat each other!!

 I am in costumes most of the time, so just about everyday is Halloween to me!!



 Last week, I worked two long nights on "This Means War" and it was great!! Well, it was great, because I saw some eye popping stunts, not great, because I didn't get to see Tom Hardy, Chris Pine or Reese Witherspoon.

I was working on 2nd unit and it was all stunts, exploding cars, car stunts, stunt man hitting a car, and base jumping off a building!! Wow, now I know why stunt man gets pay so much!!

The first night was cold, so thank god for my long johns and thermal underwear. Second night was not as cold, and most of the time, I was playing cards, ha!! Ha!! Some of the stunts don't need background performers, because we are too important to be hit by cars, ha!! Ha!!

Had a great time, but I hope I will have a chance to see the main actors up close when I work next.

 Here are some actors up close!!