And I thought I was good at ping pong…
The baseball world got really excited yesterday when it was announced that Don Wakamatsu, a fourth generation multi-racial Japanese American, was named as the new manager of the Seattle Mariners. Yeah, that makes him the first Asian American manager in the major leagues. And ESPN is making a big fuss about it. So yeah, that team is like the Asian team. Not only does it have an Asian at its helm, but it’s owned by Nintendo, has that dude Ichiro playing centerfield. There are also some other Asian position players.
So, yeah, as a Mariners fan, I’m excited. I mean, when you’re a fan of the first 100 loss/$100 million dollar payroll team, almost anything can get you excited. But, why so much excitement over this and not so much excitement when the first Asian American was hired to be the head coach of an NBA team? [see this post and this one] I don’t know. Guess Filipinos aren’t Asians or something. Do you feel the sarcasm?
Anyhow, what is way more exciting is this post I read about this jawbreaking new gadget, the Nokia N96 Bruce Lee Edition. That’s right. The Bruce Lee Edition. Besides having Bruce Lee emblazoned on the outside and inside of the phone, it doesn’t appear to have any added functionality. Cause isn’t the Bruce Lee factor enough? And seriously, why would Bruce Lee need a phone? To help advertise this ridiculously awesome (but ridiculously overpriced at 8,788 Chinese Yuan) phone, Nokia put up this crazy video of a Bruce Lee [impersonator] dominating at ping pong with chucks. Yes, that’s right. Nunchucks. Admittedly, it is a little intimidating to be playing someone using nunchucks instead of ping pong paddles.
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