The clothing designs of volunteers, staff and technical officials for the Beijing Olympic Games and Paralympic Games were unveiled on Jan 20 by the Beijing Organizing Committee for the Games (BOCOG), as part of China’s celebration of the 200-day countdown to the Games of the XXIX Olympiad. [Beijing2008]
Uniforms for BOCOG staff are red while those for volunteers are blue and those for technical officials are grey. The uniforms feature “lucky clouds” - the same pattern used in the design of the Olympic torch… a delicate blend of Olympic concepts with Chinese characteristics.
Looks pretty cool to me.
New York based Hong Kong designer Vivienne Tam unveiled a collection of Mickey Mouse themed fashion outfits at Hong Kong Disneyland on Jan 21…
Models displaying the Mickey themed dresses (Images courtesy of
Mainichi)
The fashion show was part of the “Year of the Mouse Celebration”, held by Hong Kong Disneyland to celebrate the upcoming Year of Rat (according to Chinese Lunar Calendar).
Chinese soldiers are doing it…
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More than 8,000 high school teachers took part in an end-of-term exam in Shenyang, China… not as supervisors, but as examinees.
Teacher and students sitting the same exam on Jan 14 (Image courtesy of Shenyang Evening News)
The teachers are required to take the exams to test their professional knowledge on the courses they taught. If they score less than 80/100 points, they will be disqualified from receiving rewards and bonuses in future. [Crienglish]
I wonder how the teachers would feel if they score lower than some of the students.
A bizarre Korean commercial for Okmewaka ice cream…
The Recording Industry Association of Korea (MIAK) has announced that SG Wannabe tops Korea’s best selling album chart of 2007.
SG Wannabe’s “The Sentimental Chord” sold 190,998 copies, followed by Super Junior’s “Don’t Don” (164,058) and Epik High’s “Remapping the Human Soul” (120,301).
With South Korea’s 49 million populations, the sales figure is surprisingly low for a best selling album.
Shun Oguri is one of the most popular actors in Japan. He is popular with his recent dramas like “Hana Yori Dango” and “Hanazakari no Kimitachi e”.
Picture of Shun Oguri
Shun Oguri Profile
Name: Shun Oguri
Japanese name: 小栗 旬
DOB: December 26, 1982
Birthplace: Tokyo, Japan
Height: 184cm
Blood type: O
Profession: Actor
(Also known as Oguri Shun)
Shun Oguri Biography
Shun Oguri made his acting debut in 1995, but his first noticeable role only came in 1998 as supporting cast in popular drama “Great Teacher Onizuka”.
Since then he has been starring in supporting role in various dramas, including popular dramas like “Summer Snow”, “Gokusen”, “Kyumei Byoto 24 Ji 3” and “Densha Otoko” etc.
His breakthrough came in 2005 as one of the leading characters in “Hana Yori Dango”. His subsequent dramas like “Detective Conan” and “Hanazakari no Kimitachi e” (also known as “Hana Kimi”) are also well received by fans… making him one of the most sought after Japanese actors at the moment.
Shun Oguri Related Websites
Official Website (Japanese) ll Shun Oguri Forum
Seijin no Hi (成人の日; Coming-of-Age Day) is a national holiday in Japan, which falls on the second Monday in January each year (Jan 14 in 2008). The holiday is for young Japanese who reached the legal age of adulthood (20) to celebrate their new status.
A Coming-of-Age ceremony (成人式; Seijin shiki) is normally held in the morning at local city offices where politicians and academicians will give speeches reminding the new adults of their social responsibilities.
The young adults would often visit a shrine after the ceremony to make their wishes before started partying (with plenty of drinks I guess).
Ladies coming-of-age are often seen wearing furisode (a style of kimono) on the day, which makes it a special day for otaku photographers as well…
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