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Today would be the first time I ever came across Ms. Tila Tequila or, more specifically, her music video “I Love You,” embedded herein for your convenient viewing, but be advised it may not be office friendly. Since “Tila Tequila” sounds a bit too porn-starry for me to repeat throughout this post, I will refer to her as Ms. Nguyen.
She’s one firecracker of a young woman with sex appeal bursting from her… um, ::clears throat:: just watch the video. Expressing verbatim the prurient thoughts running in my head right now would render this blog X-rated, or worse. I just love her! Float like a butterfly, sting like a bee. Muhammad Ali? No! Tila!! That phrase instantly sums up my image of Ms. Nguyen: a lethal self-possessed bombshell who has enough humor to laugh at herself and the audacity to turn a MySpace profile and a few YouTube vlogs into a potent, immensely marketable force majeure.
Other Asian female import-car-model-types have burst onto the Internet scene with much less va-va-voom. Kaila Yu, for example, while drop dead gorgeous, neither commands the screen with as much sparkle as Ms. Nguyen nor seems quite as articulate when she speaks. Not that I think Ms. Nguyen is an Einstein…but she’s certainly smart-ass enough. (And I also prefer Ms. Nguyen’s music over Ms. Yu’s, but that’s me.)
Above all, Ms. Nguyen has heart. When her MySpace friends list reached 1 million, she made a joking request from her viewers to each send her $1 and she’d become a millionaire. 30 people actually honored that request and Ms. Nguyen donated all $30 to a homeless man she saw on the streets. Aw! She gives money to homeless people! Aw! Near saintly, if you ask me.
Dear Ms Nguyen: I expect nothing less than for you to become the next global pop culture phenomenon. Keep on working [it]. Even as a feminist who supports banning pornography, I’m still so very proud of your accomplishments and wish you the best. Yours truly, Akrypti.
Tila’s Hot Spot (official site): http://www.tilashotspot.com/
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fgre: you may want to look up the definition for provocative. apparently, what intended to be a rather mundane post turned out to be quite..ahem.. "provocative," as your comment by its very existence proves. and thanks, but no thanks. I would really prefer to NOT be more provocative. that's not what my contributions to 8A is about.
fgre: you may want to look up the definition for provocative. apparently, what intended to be a rather mundane post turned out to be quite..ahem.. "provocative," as your comment by its very existence proves. and thanks, but no thanks. I would really prefer to NOT be more provocative. that's not what my contributions to 8A is about.
Most probably the writer's definition of slut means, a woman who sleeps with everyone apart from him/her.
Envy also comes into the picture.
Sad people.
Most probably the writer's definition of slut means, a woman who sleeps with everyone apart from him/her.
Envy also comes into the picture.
Sad people.
akrypti, no offense, but your blog postings are pointless. You seem to have a perpetual theme of -- how hot asian women are actually capable of being. It's mundane. Try to be more provocative.
akrypti, no offense, but your blog postings are pointless. You seem to have a perpetual theme of -- how hot asian women are actually capable of being. It's mundane. Try to be more provocative.
Kiwi,
Re: the post at that KungfuMike site -- I'm offended by the writer's hostile characterization of Ms. Nguyen as a "slut." Why are we scrutinizing this young woman's past personal choices?
Kiwi,
Re: the post at that KungfuMike site -- I'm offended by the writer's hostile characterization of Ms. Nguyen as a "slut." Why are we scrutinizing this young woman's past personal choices?
A dissenting opinion.
http://www.kungfumike.net/archives/tila_tequila_is...
Oh, and look, someone Dugg this article!
http://digg.com/celebrity/Intoxicated_by_the_Beaut...
A dissenting opinion.
http://www.kungfumike.net/archives/tila_tequila_is...
Oh, and look, someone Dugg this article!
http://digg.com/celebrity/Intoxicated_by_the_Beaut...
Devon Aoki is no China Chow.
Devon Aoki is no China Chow.
Devon Aoki is not a troll, Mr. Kiwi !!! I think she's beautiful !!!
Devon Aoki is not a troll, Mr. Kiwi !!! I think she's beautiful !!!
I'm going to apologize for everyone that was offended by the apparent banality of this post; I'm the one who originally introduced Akrypti to Ms. Tila Nguyen.
On that note, apparently, Ms. Akrypti, or at least someone pretending to be her, has been defending pseudo-Asian stars for quite some time now. Case in point? Passionate defense of Devon Aoki, circa earlier this year: http://inkdujour.wordpress.com/2007/01/12/helen-of...
I'm going to apologize for everyone that was offended by the apparent banality of this post; I'm the one who originally introduced Akrypti to Ms. Tila Nguyen.
On that note, apparently, Ms. Akrypti, or at least someone pretending to be her, has been defending pseudo-Asian stars for quite some time now. Case in point? Passionate defense of Devon Aoki, circa earlier this year: http://inkdujour.wordpress.com/2007/01/12/helen-of...
hahahaha. yes! girl crushes! hooray to 8A for having substance!!
hahahaha. yes! girl crushes! hooray to 8A for having substance!!
please look out for the next post in the series of Girl Crushes 8A's have: Chae Yeon! ... smoking hot!
please look out for the next post in the series of Girl Crushes 8A's have: Chae Yeon! ... smoking hot!
have you read some of the "love" she gets elsewhere?? it's also called trashy porno. sick, sad men out there. ::shudders::
i wanted Ms. Nguyen to get some PG-13 love from a heterosexual Asian female!!
have you read some of the "love" she gets elsewhere?? it's also called trashy porno. sick, sad men out there. ::shudders::
i wanted Ms. Nguyen to get some PG-13 love from a heterosexual Asian female!!
I agree with courageous kiwi, Kaila Yu, whom I sorta knew in college (pre-fake tits, pre-good make-up, pre photo shop) and, like, wow... she is sooo not hot on her own...
And yeah... what up with this post about Tia? not like she's not getting enough love elsewhere...
I agree with courageous kiwi, Kaila Yu, whom I sorta knew in college (pre-fake tits, pre-good make-up, pre photo shop) and, like, wow... she is sooo not hot on her own...
And yeah... what up with this post about Tia? not like she's not getting enough love elsewhere...
Sure, Bertie, sure; you *only* saw her on the cover of Stuff in your office somewhere. Your OFFICE, that's right. ;-D It was purely work-related.
Sure, Bertie, sure; you *only* saw her on the cover of Stuff in your office somewhere. Your OFFICE, that's right. ;-D It was purely work-related.
Well, um, I'll admit I only know about the Stuff cover because I saw it in our office somewhere. Otherwise I would have never known.
Well, um, I'll admit I only know about the Stuff cover because I saw it in our office somewhere. Otherwise I would have never known.
Sigh. Yeah, Bertie, I'm sure she's been around for a while now, I just am so unhip. Xxxtine knows. By the time I get wind of a trend, it's usually already passe. I hope that's not true of Tila Tequila...she's cute as a button, feisty like a gerbil on speed. I like. I'm not ashamed of my "sophomoric chick-crush" that "is just a sugary waste of bandwidth."
Sigh. Yeah, Bertie, I'm sure she's been around for a while now, I just am so unhip. Xxxtine knows. By the time I get wind of a trend, it's usually already passe. I hope that's not true of Tila Tequila...she's cute as a button, feisty like a gerbil on speed. I like. I'm not ashamed of my "sophomoric chick-crush" that "is just a sugary waste of bandwidth."
Ahh, she follows in the grand tradition of Kelis "I Hate You So Much Right Now!" and early Alanis Morrissette. Anyway, she's been around for a bit; she was actually the cover model for the April 2006 issue of (the soon to be defunct) Stuff magazine.
Ahh, she follows in the grand tradition of Kelis "I Hate You So Much Right Now!" and early Alanis Morrissette. Anyway, she's been around for a bit; she was actually the cover model for the April 2006 issue of (the soon to be defunct) Stuff magazine.
Kiwi,
I felt ashamed for my race while watching that YouTube video you linked...
Kiwi,
I felt ashamed for my race while watching that YouTube video you linked...
BTW, that link states that Kaila Yu has not graduated yet. In my defense, I get my information from the "aZn network". That's right, baby. Straight from the source: horny 17 year olds who go to car shows.
BTW, that link states that Kaila Yu has not graduated yet. In my defense, I get my information from the "aZn network". That's right, baby. Straight from the source: horny 17 year olds who go to car shows.
Ah, the roster of failed Asian superstars. Kaila Yu is actually NOT pretty in real life (Photoshop goes a long way), but the story is that she graduated cum laude from UCLA. I've seen Natalise in real life, and she's about the least interesting live performer ever - but if that fails, and it is likely to, she can just pop back to Stanford and go back to working on her MD.
If you ask me, an artist totally worth following would be Chuckie Akenz:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8JW4dOI-Fgw
Yea, yea, he tells it like it is. How life is like on the streets.
Ah, the roster of failed Asian superstars. Kaila Yu is actually NOT pretty in real life (Photoshop goes a long way), but the story is that she graduated cum laude from UCLA. I've seen Natalise in real life, and she's about the least interesting live performer ever - but if that fails, and it is likely to, she can just pop back to Stanford and go back to working on her MD.
If you ask me, an artist totally worth following would be Chuckie Akenz:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8JW4dOI-Fgw
Yea, yea, he tells it like it is. How life is like on the streets.
Wow, this is the most pathetic fawning over a non-celebrity I've ever seen. Tia Tequila is the Pia Zadora of the internet and your sophomoric chick-crush is just a sugary waste of bandwidth. I kept hoping this would be satirical but unless I missed something, this is borderline creepy stalker gibberish.
though, I must admit this part made me laugh:
quote
Ms. Nguyen donated all $30 to a homeless man she saw on the streets. Aw! She gives money to homeless people! Aw! Near saintly, if you ask me.
end quote
I once bought a homeless guy a beer and a packet of peanuts, that must make me near saintly too since I was a broke uni student at the time.
Wow, this is the most pathetic fawning over a non-celebrity I've ever seen. Tia Tequila is the Pia Zadora of the internet and your sophomoric chick-crush is just a sugary waste of bandwidth. I kept hoping this would be satirical but unless I missed something, this is borderline creepy stalker gibberish.
though, I must admit this part made me laugh:
quote
Ms. Nguyen donated all $30 to a homeless man she saw on the streets. Aw! She gives money to homeless people! Aw! Near saintly, if you ask me.
end quote
I once bought a homeless guy a beer and a packet of peanuts, that must make me near saintly too since I was a broke uni student at the time.
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