The Asian Economist

If you are a fan of Dragonball or Dragonball Z, you probably noticed that a new live action Dragonball movie is about to hit theater on April 8, 2009, in the United States. Japan will an earlier viewing on March 13 because Dragonball was made in Japn, and South Korean and Singapore will also get to watch in on March 13, just because they are cool. 

When I first saw who was playing Goku (also known as Kakarot, if you are a saiyan), I was suprise. How can an Asian anime protoganist be play by a white man. People argued that because he “looks” white in the cartoon show, but I don’t buy that. 

Matt Thorn makes a very intriguing argument about (more…)

Warning: Taiwanese Drama spoilers ahead.

Ever watch a Taiwanese drama and go “WTF?”, well yeah, I have and I’ve decided to list some of the biggest WTF moment. The list only have the dramas that I’ve seen, so there’s other WTF momment from other dramas that you’ve seen, don’t hesitate to comment!

7. This WTF goes to every times a lead female role in a Taiwanese drama says “You stole my first kiss”.
WTF, are we being serious here? You can’t fool me. Let’s be a little more realistic here. Some body please prove me wrong on this! (more…)

Do you want to look like Goku from Dragon Ball Z? Do you want to get jacked through hardwork? Yes but not look like a meathead jock on steroids who is so big he can’t turn around to wipe after using the toilet? Do you want to be fast, fit, and able to run at the speed of light? Want a challenge? Think yourself a warrior? Think you are tough?!

Well read on! Welcome to the specially designed Goku Warrior Challenge!!

Doing this challenge right here will make you fast and strong! Here I have developed, inspired by Goku’s godly nature and the new movie coming out (if Asian please watch new movie), (more…)

I did not vote in this past election. I believed that it was just another form of political masturbation. People satisfied each other by pulling reactions out of the other person. Barack Obama won, John McCain lost. To be honest, I was rooting for the McCain campaign. To be honest, I’m not rich, my family lives in the third world, barely make ends meet and have huge loans (not to mention the interest) to pay off after graduation this coming Spring Semester. All in all, I voted for McCain due to his experience and lengthy military service. I did not care for much else since these were what I saw in McCain and identified most with (his political experience and length of military service(its loyalty of the highest!)). I was not sure about Barack. (more…)

The names of the 14 people killed Friday at the American Civic Association in Binghamton, provided by the city police department. Includes names, ages, hometowns and country of origin: (more…)