So this year at cakedout we started a new tradition “The Paper Toss Championships”. Mikey, Brian, Jason, and I were the participants. This is pretty much stuff that happens behind the scenes at the office when we’re not working. Just a way to relax and showcase our paper tossing abilities. Next year we need a trophy or belt.
*Warning: Video contains a lot of Ooo’s and Ahh’s*
By Vincent Baba Booey
Giant Robot is having their exhibition over at Japanese American National Museum in Los Angeles, CA from January 21 through the 24. This was their Biennale 2: 15 Years Closing Event. It is really sad to see them go, but the show brings the history, art, and direction that they have been through and puts it on display for all to see. If you would like to know which artist did which piece you should check out the show.
Attention to detail was key for this piece. You can see the whole image on the video below.
This toy should just be called “Dad”
Money Cash Hoes as The Lox would have put it.
By Vincent “Baba Booey”
A glimpse of my trip for you guys to check out. Here’s my farewell to Hong Kong video. 2 weeks in 2 minutes and 40 seconds.
By Vincent “Baba Booey”
A few friends and I planned a nice day trip to the Getty Center in LA. Having only lived in California for a year and a half, I can’t say that I’ve fully taken in the area. But this weekend I checked off one thing from my Cali To-Do List: Visit the Getty.
The architecture? Exciting.
The weather? Beautiful.
My favorite museums are still the Uffizi and the Louvre, but having van Gogh, Monet, Manet, Degas, David, Turner, Gericault, and Toulouse-Lautrec 45 minutes away is pretty killer. Not to mention there’s a Rembrandt Exhibit on display till February 28th(No pictures allowed though, bummer).
Made me think of Triumvir….
-Mikey Awesome
Finally back in the states and still getting adjusted to the time. Mostly when people go to Hong Kong they go to the night market, shopping, and eating. Well I did all three, but you can only do that for so long. I recommend to go sight seeing especially when a lot of the gardens and temples are free. One of the temples that caught my eye was when I visited Shan Men ( also known as mountain gate) and for a breathtaking view of the city taking a bus up to Victoria Peak is your best bet.
Here are some pictures from my plates from the Marriot Buffet. It equals Vegas and surpasses a lot of the one’s there *cough* *cough* RIO.
Yes I ate all of this, but it’s not a vacation if you don’t go all out.
Have to eat a little healthy
I also sang a little bit while I was over there. The karaoke experience is a lot better than in the states, but the problem is limited selection in English. Luckily if you want to sing some Ja Rule you can HOLLA HOLLA.
Shan Men (Mountain Gate) - Shan Men translates to the “three gates”, referring to Buddhist wisdom, compassion, faith, understanding and practice, the important methods to gain liberation.
If you ever stop in Hong Kong you should stop by Victoria Peak grab a bite and take in the view.
By Vincent “Baba Booey”
Sorry if dancing isn’t your cup of tea, but I had to post this video! I got back into competitive dancing during 2009 and this video is definitely an inspiration to get better. Crazy moves and a lot of musicality all over this video. Can’t wait to see the dance world progress even more in 2010! Enjoy!
-Mikey Awesome
Besides the Dragon’s Treasure here are some more things that I found interesting in Macau.
I know it’s a little late, but happy holidays from the pandas.
St. Paul’s Ruins (Church of Mater Dei)
This site was amazing to me because it is in the middle of all these shopping centers yet you stand in awe of the site. It feels just like in the movies when looking at it because your mind focuses on the ruins and all sound around fades out.
This looks just like any regular horse head statue, but this piece is the “Bronze Horse Head of Haiyantang in The Summer Palace”. This set a world record for any Chinese Qing sculpture being purchased at $8.9 million US currency.
Looks just like Vegas.
By Vincent “Baba Booey”
While on my vacation in Hong Kong I stopped by the lovely Macao. This is a major tourist attraction for the neighboring Asian countries and is considered their version of Las Vegas. I can say that it compares to the quality of Vegas, but not the amount of hotels that it has. While stopping by there is a lot to do besides gambling, but I did come up in roulette. There is a lot to see including old temples, churches, and a must to stop by the fisherman’s wharf. I’ll post pics later, but thought I would show you a little something from the City of Dreams Macao resort. I saw the amazingly presented slightly repetitive “Dragon’s Treasure Show”. The show is displayed in a circular dome that I would say holds the max of 300 people maybe more and is a nicely presented, but the problem is each dragon they show does the same thing. The dragon comes to life grabs the pearl of wisdom and brings you to his world. It was cool the first two times, but by the fifth dragon I was no longer surprised. Watching this video will save you money so you don’t have to visit the City of Dreams for this.
Thank me later
By Vincent “Baba Booey”
Cakedout’s very own DJ James was kind enough to share one of his latest remix’s he did for a T-Pain “Take Your Shirt Off” remix contest hosted by Indaba. Check out his remix above or click here to check out more details on the contest.
Happy New Year everybody. Hope everyone made their resolutions realistic this year. Got back from a lovely day of bumping shoulders non stop using the subway system which I have to say is really clean. Stopped by Mong Kok literally pronounced “Mong *ock”. Worst part of the new year was I thought I lost my Iphone in a mall and the best part was finding it in my satchel. Yes a satchel.
On some music news Jay Z just released his newest video “On to the Next One” which is the direction I feel hip hop artists should use for their videos. Along the lines of having things being creative and interesting to watch not the usual “lets copy a mafia movie and try to act like the main guys with our song in the background” or “lets walk in the club in slow motion, then have different shots of girls dancing, and a close up of exhaling smoke”.
Check it out and if it gets taken down google this bad boy.
By Vincent “Baba Booey”
