It seems that the severely inflated housing market has spawned a lot of recent creativity. From the popular soap opera about the scandalous things people to for real estate to the lonely bachelor who pitched a tent on the subway to protest high prices (and the effect it has on his love life), people have been finding artistic expressions for the toll exacted on society by high property values and crippling mortgages. The latest expression is the craftily catchy "Happy Lane" by Beijing folk singer Chuan Zi. While he might be a little wanting in his singing capacity, the intensity he brings makes up for it in spades.
Video of the Day: Unhappy lane
Tuesday Timewaster: Nobody but you
We've been told by some of our more avid TV-watching Chinese friends that the best way to win a super star competition in this country is to be curiously androgynous. In that case, get this kid a contract now! We haven't heard his singing voice, but his dancing has already beat half the competition. Also loving: his choice in music. Nothing like the Wonder Girls' Nobody But You to brighten up your mid-day.
Wednesday WTF: Another HK airport screamer
Another day, another woman losing it at the Hong Kong International Airport. No rolling on the floor or wailing this time around, just a China-style scream-out at the airport staff. Near the end of the video the sound goes out, but we think we heard Southern China Airlines (中国南方航空). Could this be another viral, like the Sharks Fin Soup Auntie?
Creativity in the midst of the financialpocalypse: Video CVs
We guess that with the job situation getting worse and worse (and some would say "hearse and hearse" - hehehe), today's graduates have to do anything they can to stand out... including making a ripoff of HP's hands commercial.
Dice man stacks 26 dice without touching them
Here's a great party trick by a dude dressed like one of the Blues Brothers. A man calling himself the "King of Dice" broke his own dice-stacking record, creating a tower of 26 dice by shaking a cup.

