About ME?

Okaaaay. I am an Friendster Addict. I am having too much fun in the thing, so I am throwing this up today…

Occupation: Full Time Blogger?

Location: Hong Kong
Hometown: Hong Kong, New Zealand, Los Angeles,and Santa Cruz

Interests: Documentaries, Democracy, WRITING, Rebelling Societal Rules of a “Girl Like Me” in HK, Conceptual Art, Cultural Anthropology, Ballet, Information Architecture, Back Packing, and How to Steer the World Beyond the Mess We Are In

Favorite Music: I just discovered Neil Young and cannot understand how I lived life without him., Otherwise, LMF, Break Beat, Trance, dnb, French Electronic Jazz Fusion, Jazz on its own, Sublime, Madonna, Joni Mitchel, All Rock Goddesses, Leslie Cheung, Anita Mui, Hole, PUNK

Favorite Books: Vurt byJeff Noon, Sarah by JT Leroy, White Boy Shuffle by Paul Beatty, I will Be Your Mirror by Nan Goldin, Marlborough Stork Nightmares, The Beach, Temporary Autonomous Zone By Hakiem Bay, Biographies of Female Provocateurs, Urban Ethnologies

Favorite TV Shows: Didn’t own one for 3 years, Cantonese Comedy, “, Questional Uncle”, 1920s married 40+ night club owner’s encounters with his wife, his female Kung Fu Body Guard + Gold Diggers, Initial D-Japanese Street Racing Cartoon, BBC-Blue Plant, PBS-Jazz

Favorite Movies: Almost Famous, Charlie Angels, Velvet Goldmine, Far From Heaven, Dark Days, Better Living Through Circitry, A Better Tomorrow, Old Black and White Hong Kong Films Regarding Family Dramas

About Me: __-*-__Retired Party-Chiq-Riot-Grrl-Raver-Burner-Divemaster- Dotcomer. __-*-__Currently working on an Indie Documentary on Hong Kong Street Racers. __-*-__Lately I have been Writing About Things We Aren’t Always Comfortable With. __-*-__ I Take a Lot of Photos All the Time__-*-__ I plan to call one of my books “The Lies We Tell Ourselves.” __-*-__I was only here because I never wanted to receive another of those “friendster” invites again. __-*-__ But what I found is my life before me. People who have passed through or stayed in the last 29 years: HK High School Friends, West Hollywood Fags, Waikato Mates, Santa Monica College-Venice Beach Crew, LA Raver Pals, Slugos Theatre Grrls, Back Packing and Diving Buddies, Hong Kong Indie Band Boys, Old House Mates, Exes, Strays I love and Who I Hang With Now. -All the people I can never have in the same room at the same time but informed who I

Who I Want to Meet: Only people I already know. __-*-__ I am not into dating off the internet so please don’t ask. __-*-__ I did it once, and after meeting him briefly I recieved an SMS at 8am that read, “I had a horny dream about you -naughty -naughty!” I thought I was going to puke.__-*-__ In real life? Someone different. __-*-__ I know everyone personally on “My Friends” and each one of them are.

Testimonials:

Stephanie, 10/28/2003:

When I first met Yan, we were calling her Yvonne. It is hard to believe that 8 years have passed since then. I’ve seen her with hair, no hair, blue hair, and varying degrees in between. Yan is truly unique…exceptionally brilliant, immensely talented, and one of the few people in the world able to pull off being a bona fide drama queen and make it a badge of honor. This is because Yan truly LIVES and experiences life with full passion at all times…unlike the majority of sheep in this world. As I have said before, I hope to be hanging out with her someday when I’m 80…on a sandy beach, hanging out in a cabana sipping cold mojitos, flirting with the shirtless, young men playing volleyball.

Amy, 10/28/2003:

Know each other a long while now and yet Yan says nada about me in my testimonial *pout. Am inclined to say nada back but its impossible to say NOTHING about Yan. She’s one of a kind – creative, explorative, inquisitive, intelligent…ok, ok, i’ll stop with the unctuous adjectives. My grey matter practically smokes when she’s around with her fascinating perspectives on the world we live in & the people that inhabit it. Certainly never a dull moment when Yan’s about…dream on if ur planning an early nite! Anyway Yan, will you hurry up n get your first book out, am impatient to get my hands on it. And BTW I’m big and ugly enough to handle insults, come on write me a proper testimonial!!

Joel, 10/28/2003:

i hipped yan to this courier agency for free tickets to the states and went with her to newyork (and she even stayed an extra two weeks), yet i forced her to go. i tried to educate yan in the finer points of music and go to cool shows with her, and so i ‘forced’ her to listen jazz all day and all night because she’d rather make a snowman. i helped her not get lost on newyork trains or buses, but she’d rather take a taxi. but after not having seen her for quite a while, i wouldn’t mind seeing yan sometime soon if she’d get off the net and out of her house.

Natasha, 10/28/2003:

First of all, its not dog food, its tofu fa. You need a better monitor girl! Well. Yan is quite possibly the only person I have ever talked to for 18 hours straight sober. She enjoys dissecting human behaviour and the woes of society as much as the next person, ie, me. She’s idealistic but practical, creative yet logical and weelll.. just a smart sassy kinda chica! hehe..when was the last time if ever, i used the word sassy!?