Dayana Mendoza from Venezuela was crowned as Miss Universe 2008 in Nha Trang, Vietnam on July 13.
Asians didn’t perform well in the 2008 contest with only one contestant making it into last 15. Riyo Mori from Japan was the 2007 winner, with another three Asians (India, Korea and Thailand) making it into the last 15 last year.
Hong Kong celebrity couple Tony Leung and Carina Lau is getting married after 19-years into relationship. The couple hinted about their marriage a few months ago, but never released much details to the public… leaving plenty of rooms for speculations.
The hottest rumour is that they would tie their knots on July 21 in a private wedding ceremony; while another suggests that the wedding would be held in October with truck-load of celebrity guests.
Wedding in Bhutan?
While July 21 seems almost certain as wedding date, the venue for the wedding is still a relative mystery… rumours shifted from Bali to a private island in Thailand, and now to Bhutan.
It’s reported that one of the invited guests, veteran entertainer Eric Tsang, has confirmed the location to be in Bhutan… so, it could very well be a perfect guess this time.
Both Tony and Carina are devoted Buddhist… and Bhutan, being a Buddhist country, seems like a logical choice for their wedding venue.
Besides, Bhutan is famous for its strict regulations on foreign visitors, which sounds like another good reasons to have celebrity weddings there… Tony and Carina won’t need to worry much about paparazzi, as unwanted media would find it difficult to be granted entries during that period.
Regardless of dates and venue, it’s good to see them getting married finally. Congrats.
Krypteria is a German band, with a Korean vocalist, and sings primarily in English. Sounds odd enough lol? They branded themselves as a metal+gothic rock band; not the type of music that I normally favour, but they have a few softer songs that I like…
I first learned about Krypteria listening to Victoriam Speramus; I like how they merged opera and rock in their music…
A Japanese commercial jointly produced by Japan Ad Council (AC) and Korea Broadcast Advertising Corp (Kobaco), featuring popular Japanese star Tsuyoshi Kusanagi and Korean actress Choi Ji-woo.
The commercial is for environmentalism purpose, to encourage recycling practise and protecting the environment…
A few readers are ‘complaining’ that I am sharing too many Asian girls pics but not enough guys here. So, for the interest of all female readers lol, here it is…
Super GT race queens, Zent Sweeties at Malaysia Super GT Int’l Series 2008…
A Beijing Olympics commercial film from Astro, a subscription-based TV station which operates primarily in Malaysia. Pretty cool animation…
“The Warlords” (投名状; Tau Ming Chong) is a 2007 Chinese movie, directed by Peter Chan and starred Jet Li, Andy Lau, Takeshi Kaneshiro and Xu Jinglei. The movie was the biggest winner of Hong Kong Film Awards in April 2008, capturing the best movie, best director and best actor awards etc.
