(1) what is mou lei tau?
the bizarre patter which made stephen chow famous has become a kind of cult slang among youth in hong kong. called mou lei tau, which means, more or less, "without a shred of meaning," the slang involves the use of chow's patented obscure puns and left-handed non sequiturs. mo lei tau kids take pride in behaving and speaking as if nothing has meaning. some academics have associated the popularity of mo lei tau (and chow himself) with the "deadline" of 1997, after which the future is, to say the least, uncertain.
source: jeff yang, dina gan, terry hong, and the staff of a. magazine, eastern standard time: a guide to asian influence on american culture (from astro boy to zen buddhism) (new york: metro east publications, 1997), page 81.

(2) what is a fanlisting?
a fanlisting is a place for all fans of a particular show, movie, actor, actress, singer, etc. to come together and build the biggest listing of people from all around the world who are fans of that subject.
source: www.thefanlistings.org FAQ

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member count: 127
last updated: 27 february 2007

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tuesday, 27 february 2007
added a fan from england. hello. ^_^

monday, 08 january 2007
changed member info. ^_^

wednesday, 06 december 2006
added a fan from canada. welcome! ^_^

sunday, 12 november 2006
added yet another fan from the US. there's a lot of you guys, eh? ^_^

thursday, 26 october 2006
added yet another fan from the US. ^_^

saturday, 07 october 2006
added a fan from the US. ^_^

saturday, 09 september 2006
added three fans today! there's a first one from china. very, very cool. welcome, y'all. ^_^

ps. man, i'm still bummed about steve irwin's death. there goes a beaut. rest in peace, croc hunter...

friday, 11 august 2006
added a fan from the US and a couple from australia. also a new one from argentina. it still amazes me that stephen has fans from all over the world. i remember how it was in the early 90's when he was starting out and if you asked me back then how far he would have gotten, i never would have thought it to be global. and andy from australia, cheers to that! ^_^

monday, 03 july 2006
added a couple of fans from the philippines. the country is now in the third place in the tally. yay! welcome. ^_^

monday, 27 june 2006
added a fan from the US. welcome. ^_^ (wow, this country is leading the tally. i didn't know he had a lot of fans there.)

monday, 19 june 2006
added fans from the philippines, the US, and (drumroll) india! how cool is that?! we also have a new shaolin soccer affiliate. thanks, bernie. ^_^

sunday, 14 may 2006
added fans from canada and the philippines. hello. ^_^ and happy mother's day everyone.

tuesday, 04 april 2006
added a fan from england. hello. ^_^

tuesday, 23 march 2006
added a fan from the united states. hello. ^_^

wednesday, 08 february 2006
added a fan from singapore. hi! :) anyway, gosh! is it february already???

saturday, 28 january 2006
added a couple of fans. nice to see somebody filling out the comment field. :) in a few days, i'll be sure to update here what i heard about stephen chow's plans for his next movie. just can't find the darn link to the article and i have no time right now. all i remember is that it's definitely not a sequel to kung fu hustle owing to the fact that it's hard to come up with a continuing storyline. anyway...

恭喜發財!!! happy lunar new year, everybody!

thursday, 19 january 2006
added another member from the US (leading country in the tally so far). this makes 101. welcome. :)

monday, 09 january 2006
2006 begins with a bang! i opened my inbox today and lo and behold! there are six gracious people waiting to be added which makes EXACTLY 100 members now. i know, right?! freakin' unbelievable! welcome to the fanlisting, everybody, and thank you so much for making my year. :)

wednesday, 07 december 2005
hello! apologies for the lack of updates in the past month. changed a member info. said member, sabrina, informed me that sing won an award at the taiwan's 42nd annual golden horse film awards festival. w00t! thank you, sabrina, and congratulations to sing! (i'm deluded and would like to think he's reading this. heehee.) also added three fans from three different countries: the US, hong kong, and a first one from chile! i don't know about you guys but it's kind of exciting that our fans came from all over the globe. welcome, y'all. =)

friday, 04 november 2005
added a fan from korea. ^_^

wednesday, 02 november 2005
added a fan from england. wish i could meet stephen, too. ^_^

wednesday, 05 october 2005
added a new link under the forums heading on the links page. it seems to be a relatively new stephen chow forum. do drop by and say hi. ^_^

thursday, 15 september 2005
added a couple of fans: a first from italy and another from the united states. welcome. :-)

monday, 05 september 2005
added three fans from the US today. welcome! ^_^ (incidentally, one of them has a domain called suicide boogie, the title of which i find rather charmingly macabre. hee! ["charmingly macabre" is good, i promise])

thursday, 18 august 2005
three fans added: two from singapore and one from the US (peter, yes, being bilingual rocks. ^_^) bringing member count up to 84. welcome!

friday, 05 august 2005
added a fan from brasil, which is a first. welcome. also changed member info and stuff. ^_^

saturday, 23 july 2005
added fans from france and the united states. welcome. :) we've reached the 80-fan mark. and also, i'm pleased to announce that we're now affiliated with a couple more chow-related fanlistings: shaolin soccer and "never give up" (for fans of the character, sing). do join them as well, if you haven't already!

sunday, 17 july 2005
added a fan from the united states. welcome. :)

wednesday, 13 july 2005
added three fans: a first from germany and another from singapore and malaysia. welcome, y'all. ^_^

friday, 24 jun 2005
added a couple of fans: a first from denmark and another from singapore. welcome. ^_^ (also changed member info.)

sunday, 05 jun 2005
added a couple of fans: a first from sweden and another from singapore. welcome. ^_^

tuesday, 31 may 2005
added fans from the US and singapore (two top countries by tally) and a first from hong kong (if you're the fan from HK and you're reading this, please get back to me re: your email addy asap. thanks!). hi natasha, god of cookery is also one of my faves. do watch his older flicks. you're in for a real treat. fan count is now 70. i'm irrationally excited about this. ^_^

by the way, we're now affiliated with the eva huang fanlisting! thanks, nadine. you may remember eva as stephen's love interest, the mute girl in gong fu (kung fu hustle). i'd find the scenes with her jarring and bittersweet as the song you hear playing on the soundtrack is actually her singing.

tuesday, 10 may 2005
added a couple of fans from the US and another from the philippines. changed member info for #38. ^_^

wednesday, 27 apr 2005
added a fan from the US. ^_^

saturday, 23 apr 2005
added fans from the US, poland, and england. the american fan was especially enthusiastic about stephen and kung fu hustle. her comment made me smile. ^_^

tuesday, 12 apr 2005
made a change in member URL and added a fan from canada who complimented me on my layout and color scheme. thanks! i love all kinds of green, too! ^_^

wednesday, 06 apr 2005
added yet another fan from the states. ^_^ made changes to the contact page. i included some info about myself and a link to my website.

wednesday, 06 apr 2005
added a fan from the states. ^_^ and i'll take this opportunity to mention how much i love the new header photos. they are so much better than the previous ones.

thursday, 31 mar 2005
   
if you have a livejournal account, join the stephen chow community! it's where i found links to awesome pictures of stephen like this wireimage.com listing of him greeting kung fu hustle audience at the marunouchi louvre theater in tokyo couple of months ago.

wednesday, 30 mar 2005
i realize i haven't been updating for a month. that's because i've been spending most of march chained to a hospital bed. *sigh* don't worry. i'm okay now, as evidenced by the fact that i'm updating. haha. anyway, added another fan from singapore. fan count is now up to 56! also, we are now affiliated with the kung fu hustle fanlisting! you can see their cute code up at the splash page. it amazes me that [ mou lei tau ] has existed this long without affiliates. i'll remedy that soon enough. ^_^

thursday, 03 mar 2005
added fans from the top two countries, the US and singapore, and a new entry from peru. the fan count is now 55. welcome, y'all! ^_^

tuesday, 15 feb 2005
added a fan from singapore, putting the country ahead of canada by one count. ^_^

sunday, 13 feb 2005
added a fan from croatia, who is the owner of the kung fu hustle fanlisting and will be a future affiliate! stay tuned for a new graphical addition on the splash page. ^_^

wednesday, 09 feb 2005
kiong hee huat chai! ^_^

thursday, 05 feb 2005
added a fan from malaysia, which finally brought the member count up to 50! yay! *takes out the wine from her secret stash* ^_^

monday, 24 & 25 jan 2005
fans from singapore, australia, and the philippines joined up. welcome! we need one more to bring the entire fan count to 50. i don't know what i'm going to do then. probably offer you guys some more online goodies or something to celebrate. heehee.

anyway, since my (and evidently, everyone's) love for kung fu hustle hasn't abated yet, here are official information and links from sony pictures. they are especially useful for our fellow fans over in the united states where KFH is not yet released 'til march 2005...

(click on the picture for larger version)

KUNG FU HUSTLE: Fan favorite Stephen Chow performs triple duties as writer, director, and star of the film. KUNG FU HUSTLE also features Yuen Wah, Yuen Qiu and Bruce Leung Siu Lung, with extraordinary fight sequences by master choreographers Yuen Wo Ping and Sammo Hung. KUNG FU HUSTLE will make its first US appearance at this year's Sundance film festival before it hits theaters in NY and LA on March 18, 2005. The official website is at kungfuhustlemovie.com.

Official Selection, 2005 Sundance Film Festival
Dir: Stephen Chow
Language: Chinese
Release Date: 3/18/2005

Synopsis:
A hapless wanna be gangster, Sing, must overcome his inability to wield a knife and demonstrate his mettle in order to become a member of the notorious Axe Gang. The Axe Gang, meanwhile, want to reign supreme by occupying the most coveted territory, which is a sacred street protected by an unlikely cast of characters, many of whom are highly skilled kung fu masters disguised as ordinary people. After several encounters with thugs and a fearsome adversary known as the Beast, Sing overcomes his inadequacy and realizes he is the greatest kung fu master of them all, destined to protect the sacred street.

Links to trailers online:
Windows - high.asx, low.asx.
Real - high.ram, low.ram.
Quicktime - 300.mov, 056.mov.

enjoy! ^_^

thursday, 13 jan 2005
a fan from singapore joined, bringing tally to 6. welcome! ^_^

tuesday, 11 jan 2005
added a fan from japan. welcome! ^_^ (hmm, i wish i knew japanese...)

saturday, 08 jan 2005
added fans from singapore, malaysia, and australia. welcome. ^_^

i just saw kung fu hustle earlier today and all i can say is... KUNG FU HUSTLE IS LOVE!

wednesday, 05 jan 2005
added a fan from the philppines and now the tally for this country is five! USA still ranks the highest though, almost doubling the amount for canada... not making this a contest or anything.

update:and because i love all of you guys, i uploaded four pictures of kung fu hustle posters. check them out! ^_^

saturday, 01 jan 2005
three more people joined before the year ended and now we have 39 members (two from singapore and one from the philippines) as 2005 begins. welcome and happy new year to all! ^_^

update: oh, we actually have 40 members! apparently, i made two no. 15's. heh. alright, let's get on with it. :D

monday, 27 dec 2004
heh. kvetching does work sometimes. a fan from malaysia signed up bringing the count to 36. ^_^ ... i'm looking forward to kung fu hustle which will be premiering in this country on january 6, 2005. can't wait!

wednesday, 22 dec 2004
so far there are no new people joining up since the 5th of november. but that's okay. i haven't checked in even once since then. *feels guilty* anyway, may all your holidays be happy and meaningful. merry, merry christmas, everyone. ^_^

friday, 05 nov 2004
added a fan from the US bringing the count to 35. ^_^
incidentally, it was my 26th birthday yesterday.

saturday, 30 oct 2004
added a fan from canada. welcome. ^_^

saturday, 16 oct 2004
added a fan from the US. score one for the team! :D

friday, 08 oct 2004
added fans from korea and australia. ^_^ btw, the australian fan, flying fox, is the maintainer of chiaumania! it's an honor to have you here.

tuesday, 21 sept 2004
added a fan from singapore. ^_^

friday, 10 sept 2004
added a fan from canada. we are now one fan away from hitting the 30-fan mark (which is going to be unremarkable since other fanlistings already hit the 100-mark within a second or something but i'm not going to bitter that online fans of stephen chow are so few and far between; more of him for ourselves! heh.)

monday, 06 sept 2004
added a fan from brunei. s/he commented with an "eeeeeeeeeeee eeeeeeeeeeeee" which makes me think of monkeys and amuses me to no end.

thursday, 02 sept 2004
body count... i mean fan count now up to 27. another fan from the US. ^_^ alright, site news: i'll be updating just monthly, not biweekly. it's not like people are joining up in droves. should i be promoting this fanlisting or something?

tuesday, 03 aug 2004
so sorry. i have not updated in ages. -_-; i don't like to make excuses but if you're curious as to why, i've been receiving the submissions in my bulk mail folder which i never check (nor empty, thank god). anyway, i'm glad to announce we have three more fans: each from japan, canada, and the US. welcome!

sunday, 30 may 2004
a kind fan from new york made a very cute 50 x 50 image code! check it out at the code page. thank you so much, leslie chen. ^_^

thursday, 15 apr 2004
it's astonishing how many fans he has in canada. just added a couple of them. ^_^

tuesday, 09 mar 2004
20 fans now! added a fan from the US. ^_^

tuesday, 10 feb 2004
19 fans now. added a fan from the land down under. we're nearing the 20 mark. ^_^

thursday, 05 feb 2004
18 fans now. added a fan from canada. ^_^

tuesday, 27 jan 2004
17 fans now. added yet another from the USA. ^_^

sunday, 25 jan 2004
16 fans now. added another from the USA. ^_^
know what, guys? i've been pretty busy lately and i'm really serious about this fanlisting being up for adoption. if anybody has enough time to maintain one, e-mail me.

tuesday, 12 jan 2004
15 fans now. let's welcome our fan from canada. ^_^

tuesday, 06 jan 2004
fan count is now up to 14. latest fan is from singapore. in other news, i'll be too busy to manage this fanlisting effectively this coming year. if anybody wants to adopt [ mou lei tau ], you're more than welcome. e-mail me at mouleitau@yahoo.com.

tuesday, 02 dec 2003
one more fan from the USA added. i should be doing something new with this fanlisting. if anyone has any idea or wants to contribute something, don't hesitate to e-mail me. ^_^

wednesday, 05 nov 2003
just added 3 more people. fan count is now up to 11.

thursday, 16 oct 2003
a fan from indonesia added. ^_^

saturday, 20 sept 2003
one more fan from the USA listed! we now have 7 people. i'll be updating bi-weekly so for those who applied on the 15th and 30th/31st with all the proper information, you'll be added immediately.

tuesday, 19 aug 2003
one more fan listed. bring it on, people!

thursday, 07 aug 2003
so far it's just me and my sister on the list. somebody else wants to join but s/he(?) didn't have the proper code up so i e-mailed and kindly asked the person to have it up and join again. hmmm, maybe i should have affiliates to attract more visitors to this site...?
edit: minutes after i posted the above, someone joined the fanlisting. god always answers my more mundane requests. ^_^

friday, 16 may 2003
sing jai is on the cover of next magazine no. 688 released on may 15, 2003. he looks extremely made-up. with his poet shirt and the "leading lady" smiling into his face, he reminds me of guys on the covers of romance novels where they pin the half-naked hussies to their manly chests and bend their heads down to plant a torrid kiss. not that i'm feeling bitter about his being with that nice lady or anything. i would rather see him with karen mok in sister turkey mode, though (18/05/03: i stand corrected. he was wearing a bathrobe for the SMB commercial, not a poet shirt :D). in other news, pop out those special-occasion champagne bottles! [the fansite] mou lei tau debuts today. i have a feeling this news page will be the only one with frequent major updates. anyone feeling generous with their treasured sing jai pics? send them this way. unless i already have the picture, i'll put them up on the codes page and give credit where credit is due. cheers.

thursday, 24 apr 2003
as one of the asian heroes of 2003, our sing jai is on the cover of this week's issue of TIME magazine! also amazing is the fact that he's the only pick out of hong kong. the article, by bryan walsh, is available online. the accompanying picture on the hard copy is the one on this site's splash page. philippine issue of TIME does not have him on the cover though. instead, they have the local heroine, an actress-activist, on it. i bought the magazine anyway.