About Me
- About Me: A single downe New Yorker who tries to entertain the masses with weird videos, blogs, and Japanese/Chinese quirkiness. Subscribe to me and love me.
More About Me
- Nicknames: Ekin, 波波, 波兒, パンちゃん
- Nationality: American
- Religion: Buddhist
- Interests: Singing, Video Games, Coffee Shops, Cities
- Website: http://www.twitter.com/superekin
Television
- Favorite Shows: Dr. 90210, あいのり, Millionaire Matchmaker, Keeping Up With the Kardashians
- Favorite Channels: MTV, VH1, HGTV, TLC
- Favorite Reruns: Everybody Loves Raymond, Friends
- Most Addictive Show: Sex and the City
- Favorite Late Night Talk Show: Jay Leno
- Favorite Theme Song: California (The OC)
- Show I Secretly Watch: The OC
Food
- Favorite Cuisine: Japanese, Chinese, and Korean (In that order as well)
- Favorite Dishes: 炸菜肉絲麵, とんかつ, たこ焼き, 広島焼き, ちらし丼, 순두부, and 떡볶이
- Favorite Desserts: 豆腐花 (Or 豆花 as they call it in Taiwan)
- Favorite Drinks: Coke, 7 and 7, Pinot Grigio, Barley Tea, Vitamin Water, Orange Juice and Green Tea
- Favorite Junk Foods: 煎餅, Onion Rings, and Cheese Puffs
- Best meal ever: A meal in Japan's 大戸屋
- Favorite Restaurants: Typhoon, 潮坊餐館, Sunway Cafe
- Foods I hate: Seafood
Video Games
- Games I Play: Katamari Damacy, Super Paper Mario, 逆転裁判, イース
- Consoles: PC, Xbox 360, Wii, Game Boy Advance, Nintendo DS and SNES
- Favorite Classic Arcade Games: Double Dragon, Street Fighter II
- Most Addictive: Katamari Damacy, Wario Smooth Moves, Rock Band
- Proudest Achievements: Getting 100% in Maps when playing Rock Band
- Favorite Soundtrack: Chrono Trigger
Travel
- Places I love: London, 日本 Japan, and 香港 Hong Kong
- Places I've been: England, Canada, Switzerland, France, Japan, South Korea, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Macau, and China
- Places to see before I die: Greece, Italy, Turkey, and Egypt
Style
- Where I shop: Express, Zara, Kenneth Cole
- Brands I love: Kenneth Cole, Ted Baker
- I like to wear: Slacks and hoodies
- Guilty Pleasure: Patterned Boxer Briefs
Movies
- Favorite Movies: Great Expectations, Talented Mr. Ripley, Closer, 英雄, Little Miss Sunshine, Paprika パプリカ, and Elizabeth
- Favorite Actors: Gweneth Paltrow, Natalie Portman
- Favorite Directors: M Night Shyamalan, 李安 and 張藝某
- Favorite Genre: Drama and Comedy
- Favorite Soundtracks: Garden State
- Movie Quotes I say all the time: "... It's better to be a fake somebody than a real nobody ..." - Talented Mr. Ripley
- Movies I can watch over and over: Love Actually
- Actor that would play me in a movie: 王力宏
Music
- Favorite Artists: 宇多田ヒカル, Weezer, and The Killers
- Favorite Albums: Make Believe (Weezer), Deep River (宇多田ヒカル), Nimrod (Green Day), Hot Fuss (The Killers) and Love (中島美嘉)
- Favorite Genre: Alternative and Asian Pop
- Favorite Songs: Be My Last (宇多田ヒカル)
- Favorite Lyrics: "... 青い空が見えぬなら青い傘広げて..." ("... If you can't see the blue sky, why not open a blue umbrella...") - Colors (宇多田ヒカル)
- Songs for Roadtrips: Anything from 宇多田ヒカル or The Killers, California (Phantom Planet), Let Go (Frou Frou), Don't Panic (Coldplay), Trouble Sleeping (The Perishers)
- Songs I hate: Mostly hip-hop (But hip-hop is ok in clubs) and country.
- Guilty Pleasure: Avril Lavigne
- Songs I repeat the most: Letters (宇多田ヒカル)
- Band I wish I was in: The Killers
Books
- Favorite Books: Memoirs of a Geisha (Arthur Golden), One For The Money (Janet Evanovich), and 天作不合 (侯文詠)
- Favorite Authors: Janet Evanovich
- Favorite Genres: Self-help, Non-Fiction and Language Books
- Recent Reads: Out (桐野夏生)
College
- School Name: Hofstra University
- Status: Alumni
- Class of: 2003
- Attended: 1999 - 2003
- Degree type: Bachelors
- Major(s): BCIS
High School
- School Name: Francis Lewis High School
- Status: Alumni
- Class of: 1999
- Attended: 1996 - 1999
ekin
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- Name: Ekin
- Country: United States
- State: New York
- Metro: New York City
- Gender: Male
- Member Since: 5/8/2002
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That cup in the pic is from chocolate by the bald man right? -
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nice to hear from you. by the way "faan baan" all the way!! :-P
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