Wednesday, February 21, 2007

A tribute to the best waste of time: celebrities




When people pry themselves off of their blogs and online communities, it's a bit hard to find out what's going on in the streets outside of their apartment highrise since they're disconnected from word of mouth. They are not, however, altogether hopeless, as the Internet is another privilleged resource for their daily dose of wasting time. After all, there are incentives to traverse the streets of Hong Kong and New Delhi, amidst the aroma of stinky tofu and chicken curry, amidst the hustle and bustle of crowded streets and city lights. Some of those incentives are entertainment, and what better incentive than entertainers themselves?

If love can move mountains, then sex can shake the foundations of reality and the universe. And this isn't pornography, this is sex appeal, coming from beauty. Who better else than perhaps the world's most beautiful woman, Aiswhwarya Rai? Bollywood's biggest starlet and former 1994 Miss World, has a myriad of fans worldwide, and the websites keep on coming. Aishwarya forever is no exception to this, with a site that collects all of her filmography, interviews, pictures, a message board for all her followers, and news updated daily, those who need their quick fix can head over to http://www.aishwarya-forever.com/home.html. Leave the curry in the oven; it should be ready once you come back from the video rental store with a handful of her awe-inspiring movies. Even for those who don't want to spend time navigating the site, the bar at the top has splash images to give would-be viewers a look at the stunning actress. The archive of files are always growing, with contributions from site members not just limited to news bulletins or message board posts, making it a very inviting site for one-time visitors and enticing for regulars.

Not to leave out the opposite sex (or those who just admire the masculine abstract as opposed to the feminine divine), there is Chinese-American superstar celebrity based in Hong Kong, Daniel Wu, with his own equally devout following of fans and just as many sites. Although the site has more of a teenage girl's blog, it is the most informative with news updates by a dedicated host and a growing photo archive. Let the married women turn the other way as they hide their ring-bearing fingers when Daniel Wu graces their computer screens, and do yourself a favor by preparing for it when you check him out at the most resourceful site on Daniel Wu on the Internet, at http://inlovewithdanwu.50webs.com/. Although not as inviting since it does not allow for the interaction the way Aishwarya's site does beyond its tagboard (like a comment guestbook but not a message board), as posts and updates are made by the webmaster herself(?), though some of the pictures and news posts are contributed by regular visitors, but they are not allowed to post on their own, since they rely on e-mailing the webmaster who credits their discoveries every time the sightings are posted. One gripe about the photo gallery is that it is linked to a Yahoo! photo album, which is understandable for the frugal webmaster who is dedicating the time and money to the site for your viewing pleasure.

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