Asian Superstitions

These superstitions come from Eastern Asia (because if I did all of Asia there would be too many superstitions to cover), so it's mainly Chinese, Korean, and Japanese. I guess if you're a really dedicated Asian, you can keep all of these in mind. xD

1.) If a baby starts crying randomly, watch out for ghosts! (Well, I guess you can't, but...)

2.) Don't clip your nails at night! (Applies to all >.<)

3.) Don't whistle at night (and this goes for Chinese, Japanese, and Korean).

4.) 4 is bad...

5.) Never write your name in red.

6.) Never gift shoes.

7.) If you don't want to turn into a cow, don't lie down after a meal :3.

8.) The luckiest Chinese number is 8!

9.) In order to cure your flu, someone else has to procure it from you.

10.) You can't marry someone with the same surname as you! (Sucks -.-".)

11.) It's unlucky to greet someone in their bedroom.

12.) Don't shake your legs.

13.) The child must eat the last piece of food when an adult and a child are eating together or they'll die.

14.) Don't pee on a worm (lol).

15.) Never jump over a baby :P.

16.) Growing a mustache is bad luck.

17.) Never point at the moon.

18.) Don't keep a turtle as a pet.

19.) Always wear your new shoes in the morning and only in the morning.

20.) Finish all your rice!

21.) Leaving a fan on all night is bad luck!

22.) Don't talk or follow anyone in your dreams that is already dead.

23.) Don't talk about bad dreams before noon.

24.) Don't talk back to someone talking in their sleep.

25.) One sneeze means someones talking well about you. Two sneezes mean that someones talking bad about you. Someone loves you if you sneeze three times, and if you sneeze four times, you have a cold.

26.) If a child loses his/her tooth, you have to toss it to the roof (saw this in Scandal).

27.) Say you take a picture with two other people. Don't stand in the middle cause you will die first.

28.) If the first person you meet on any day is a woman, you'll have good luck! ^^

Credits to all the websites I used! Sorry; I used so many that I forgot to cite them all...

~Nikki

Hong Kong Food!

So I was eating at a Tasty Garden the other day, and it occurred to me that food from Hong Kong is actually pretty different from traditional Chinese cuisines.  And that's what inspired me to make this blog post.
If you're from Hong Kong, you've probably heard of these foods. But if you're not, get ready to be enlightened! And no, fortune cookies will not be in this. Or the typical Panda Express orange chicken.
These are the must taste Hong Kong style foods that you must have at least once in your lifetime! But these are just foods that I personally enjoy and some may be Americanized authentic Hong Kong food. Does that kinda make sense? :P (photo creds to owners)

Egg Waffles (Also Eggettes in English? Gai daan jai in Cantonese). Probably on every Hong Kong street food recommendation list. Must be a sign xD

Hong Kong Style Baked Pork Chop Rice. This was what I was having at Tasty Garden.

Buttered pineapple bun (or just pineapple bun). They're typically sold at cha chaan tangs, but you can get the bread without the butter at bakeries.

Congee.

Best with congee.

Hong Kong Style Egg Tarts.

Hong Kong Style French Toast.

Five Layer Pork.

Hong Kong Style Wonton Soup. You must try it in Hong Kong -- it's delicious.

Soy Sauce Noodles.

Chicken Rice.

Curry Fish Balls (best when fresh off the street xD).

Hong Kong's Mango desserts. :D

Black Sesame Tang Yuan (tastes better than it looks).

Clay Pot Rice. One of my favorites! And you can put almost anything on top of the rice xD

And Dim Sum! :D

Try some in Hong Kong the next time you go!

~Nikki

Asian Short Film Recommendations - updated! 4/13

A few videos that I enjoyed that were produced by or starred Asians on Youtube (:

WARNING: THEY MAY MAKE YOU CRY D:

THE PRODIGAL - JUBILEE PROJECT

Honestly, I recommend all of their videos, and it was hard choosing one for this list. I thought I would put a recent video up.

THE LAST - WONGFU PRODUCTIONS

Who hasn't heard of Wongfu? If you haven't, don't worry, you're in for a treat. Again, I recommend all  of their videos ^.^

"SEK FAN" - BERNAS

This isn't a short film, it's a commercial.

MY MOTHER'S JADE - MY MOTHER'S JADE

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DYSLEXIA - THE GRIM FILM

I recommend all their videos as well :3

GIVING IS THE BEST COMMUNICATION - TRUEMOVE H

Another commercial.



LABELS--THE ASIAN - STEVEN LIM

UPDATE 1 - 4/13

I might come back to add more in the future, but this is what I have for now! So check here from time to time. ^^

~ Nikki