April 17, 2004
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So this is the “Special Thing” I got made in Taiwan.
They take a picture of you, sculpt a tiny replica of your face and then they stick it on whatever body you choose (basketball player, paratrooper, etc). Basically making an action figure of yourself.
I opted for this special background/picture frame – set in a tiny bathroom because when you hit a switch in the back – water really comes out of the tiny faucet.
My face came out okay – but my hair’s not as spiky as it normally is. The guy said that my “hair” would break during shipping if he made it look the same. My wife on the other hand, looks NOTHING like the photo I gave the guy. Her hair is blonde…he gave her brown. Her eyes are blue…he gave her brown. Her face looks one way…he gave her an entirely different one. So basically now it looks like I’m in this little bathroom with Hilary Swank. I’m going have to buy a tiny paint brush and get to work!
If you can read the Chinese on the site, you can get your own here: www.unusually.com.tw . And make sure the photo you send is very, very detailed!
I guess I can’t be too hard on the guy, afterall… he did sculpt my body correctly.
Comments (65)
If he did sculpt your body correctly, then your pecs look like they’re at least a cup size larger than my bra size.
lol
THAT is cool
you married a white chick? rock on, dude. rock on.
haha those sculptures are hilarious.. they do the same thing in HK too. *sigh* Someone needs to make an “Only in Asia” list or something =)
omG! that’s so cute! i want one now.. haha
Oooh thass so cute~ and it juss inspired me to create one of my own.
haha that is really cool…it’s funny cuz it kinda looks like you’re wearing a diaper and your body looks sumo-wrestler-ish.
i want one now too!
hehe das adorable it does look like you wow… das amazing!
That’s so cool.
I want one on a GI Joe figure.
haha that’s so cool. i want one! =]
That’s really cute! =) so THAT’S how you look when you’re in the bathroom…
…HAHAHAH. just kidding!
that’s awesome (:
hahah that’s funnie as hell… hope u and the wifey is doin well… btw maybe ill see ya at buffalo sometime aiite?
when is the dates again?
post a pic of you and your wife, pretty please.
i’ll have to get one of these made next time i go back to taiwan.
That ”thing” is freakin’ hilarious – and very “Asian,” if I may say so.
I bet your wife is like, “Why did you give them a picture of Hillary Swank instead of me?!” Watch out, Chad Lowe may not be too happy with that either… hah.
LOL! It’s amazing what you can have made
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Hi Parry! It’s me, Sue..the girl u met yesterday at UMBC and the one who played Stephanie. =)
…looks like u had a safe trip home. It was a pleasure to have you speak at UMBC yesterday..u were a wonderful speaker =D Keep up the good job. Oh btw u left your water bottle in John’s car. Oh lord..do u know how many people were fighting over it? They wanted your water bottle..lolz..anyway..it was a pleasure meeting you Parry..take care now
*Sue
Very cute.
Did he atleast get the diaper right?
LOL ! That’s sooo cool, Parry ! Too bad they couldn’t do your signature spikey hair !!!
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you’re awesome!!
i need one of those.
&BLT rocks my boxers.
gennxoxo
lol!!!
i am amused
Parry, you are a big nerd! Haha, a big nerd with dirt for stubble
Hey, that’s pretty cool! & oh yes, I must agree that they sculpted your bod oh-so-correctly. LOL.
Pretty cool! thanks 4 the link
It looks cool man
-Oneazn2nv
sorry.. had to make a comment about the “u married a white chick.. that rocks!” comment.
im sure you married ur wifey cuz ur in love and all that. so this isnt directed at you.. but dude.. its not cool when asian am guys have white girl fetish. theres beautiful black girls.. theres beautiful, strong asian women.. and theres sexy ass latinas… please lets move away from the white is “right” attitude and start falling in love for the person and not the race…
interesting toy hehe.
Hah, that’s pretty cool.
WOW!! When I first got to your page I saw the little sculpture thing and laughed my pants off!! It looks JUST LIKE YOU!!! HAHAHA!!!
I’ll hear back from Microsoft on Tuesday… 
Wow…is this Parry Shen?
Anyway, just wanted to drop by to say hi and thank you for coming to UMBC and speaking to us, even tho I wasn’t able to be there…
By the way, the sculptured thing looks cool…hehe…
that’s you in the picture? the banner and profile i mean..
wait.. so what is it that you do? I guess I can go spend some time and actually read…. but I’m indolent.. what can I say? Its my downfall… that among many other things..
I think there’s a korean rapper named Perry.. but then there are a LOT of (horrible) rappers.. hell, what do I know? kay..
bye!
hahaaa! that’s soo awesome. so THAT’s what Caren was talking about…
ooh pretty ^_^
wow thats cool!!!
maybe the guy just isnt good with non-asian faces
ehhh better luck next time?
LOL…. that is too funny! and you know, it really does look like hillary swank =p hahahaha~ awesome though. your face does look pretty good! and your body looks even better ~_^
i think that’s dope that you have a caucasian wife. i’m half korean and half caucasian, and my mom is the white one and my dad is the korean one. people always think that’s weird because usually halfies parents are the other way around. but now i can be like, ‘yo… my parents are like parry shen and his wife’ ^_^
you look like you have hair like han from the movie. bahaha.
_miemo
That’s pretty cool ^_^
haha, that’s pretty neat. It does look just liek you, with a small fro
hey i like your xanga . props.
growing a beard?
is the beard goatee mustache thing to make you look older? since you look young for your age?
amazing u kno my friend itz lost again
haha thats way too ADORABLE. hi! thanks for dropping by sf borders to do that signing. unfortunately i was too shy to go up and get an autograph but it was cool running into you at chevy’s! i was the girl in a pink hat.. uhm yea
lol..adorable!
hey Parry thanks for the eprops…lol i like the sculptures..i want one for myself
What a dork…=D
cute.!!
that’s pretty tieet
Hey Parry, It’s Jae Jin from Johns Hopkins. I got to meet you and do that acting workshop with ya as the News Reporter guy. It was good to meet you. You are a pretty chill guy and thanks so much for coming out to our school to speak. Thanks again and best of luck.
~Jae
random eProp via Neil’s xanga page.
I saw the dell commercial and you rocked in it! haha.
oh and you also rocked in BLT. nice.
i watched Better Luck Tomorrow last year. personally, it wasn’t my type of film, but i do applaud Parry Shen and his peers. I am quite skeptical about the authenticity of actors/actresses’ web pages/blogs. i mean, does Parry Shen really have time to keep a personal online journal, update it, and reply to comments? i would doubt it, but i can be wrong.
well, it was nice dropping by your site. has Parry Shen been to berkeley lately?
that’s a very suggestive picture of you and your wife
Tat was nice meeting you at UMBC! Keep up the good job! and you def need more pix =D
Yes Parry, me too. I’m hooked on the blogging. It’s scary how we’re all connected, but it’s a powerful thing. And I’m all about empowering ourselves. love the action figure! The brows are the best
hrm…if I knew you were going to read it, I prolly wouldn’t have written it.:P
HEYYY DUDE ahhaha how did u find me? harry’s xanger? didnt kno u had a xanga..didnt even expect u to remember me! soOooo…how was the DELL COMMERCIAL??!? hahhaa i was happy to see u on there cuz i remembered u telling us that u(and others) audition for so many roles but most of the time get sterotypical asian roles. but anyways!! nice to hear from you again. i’ll be reading ur updates =)
hi parry~! is that really u? how’d u find my xanga? u’re awesome! loved u in better luck tomorrow. =) take care! xoxo
haha.. nice bod
is this REALLY parry shen?
and how did u find my site?
and yah i never added you kuz i thought it was a joke…
kuz i mean…
you are the BOMB!!! i LOVE “better luck tomorrow,” (i own it on dvd and have made MANY people watch it) and everyone agrees with me in saying that you are the hottest guy in the movie.
hehehe.
so yeah. i am a little star-struck now if this IS the real parry shen.
right on.
looks like he accidentally got some dirt on your chin.
That sculpture thing is great! I sooo want one! It seems like a great gift!
How’d you find my site? Weird coincidence. I actually met you at the 2002 VC Filmfest, the year before BLT came out. Loved the movie, rock on!
Cool “Special Thing.” When I ever go to Tawain, I’ll have to see if I can find a place to make me one. By the way I came upon your site off of a friend’s. R u the one from “Better Luck Tomorrow”? Did you go to Cornell recently? U just seem really familiar.
hahah those are funny! i should get one of me and my bf when I go to tw soon