Lee Hom Music Man concert 2008

"tt's crap!"

best line of the night (fr Lee Hom). but this is by no way describing the gig. it's the second best night of the year, and i'm officially a newly-converted Lee Hom fan. =)

the bad stuff first.

- the backup singers were terrible, even though one of them includes our very own Gong Shi Jia. they were dressed up as la-mei (yes, lame as well) with short minis and cheesy hair. they looked and sounded and harmonised more like getai singers than pro bkgrd singers. i kinda wished local guy fr DreamzFM Jim Lin were in the group. he did the backin vocals for Lee Hom's previous gig in Taipei.

- wat's up with the slew of sexy female dancers? instead of making him look like a rock-god, if that's the intention, those dancers made it look like a 50-cent video! hell even if leather is the new thing, but tt's pushing it a little too far. not good.

- the sound's a lil too loud on my side, and he forgot some portions of the lyrics.IMHO, he wasnt in top vocal form. he sounded a bit piercing on some songs, and there wasnt much improv unlike his previous gig. however, it's hard to remember all the lyrics when u have abt 15 albums under ya belt. tt's 150 songs, and some of which has rap lyrics tt will make anyone go bonkers. so yea, props still.


now for the good part:

- THIS GIG IS THE BIGGEST GIG I'VE SEEN SO FAR! It sure looks more than 90% filled! i mean, i haven been to a concert this huge, that when it ends, u see an even longer queue at the merchandise store than before the concert even started. i was there early at 4.30, intending to study. but fanatic Phuimun told me tt the merchandise store starts sales at 430, so i dropped by(i got myself a tee and cap!). thankfully i avoided the crowd. anyway, even 30 mins after the concert u still see people all over the stadium, waiting for bus, gushing about him, laughing and talking about how great the gig was , bla bla bla. u'd almost thought it was just an intermission and there's probably a round 2 coming (which might take another 2 yrs).

- the audience was CRAZY. i thought Sandy fans were devoted. but now i truely believe there's more to fans than i've ever seen. Starhub gave us whistles, which are cause for ear-concern. Bausch & Lomb gave inflatable balloons which made clappin easier, so every other person had white inflatable stuff tt worked longer than arms so tt he can see, and sounded louder than claps. the rich ones(ie the CAT 1 ppl) stood up since the first song la! (yes Belle, that's you!)

- it was one climax after another. after approx 15 albums, i guess most of his stuff are radio hits. we sang along to most of the songs, mostly with the help of the subtitles on screen. he played the usual violin, and he works best at the piano, or any other instrument as a matter of fact, just prob not so much dancing. but i believe someone as talented as him can learn dancing and ace it anytime.

the violin


- i'm glad he ditched the hip-hop, chi-western fusion stuff for the rock influence. honestly, i didnt like the way he fusioned chinese opera with hip hop elements, or the so-called "chinked-out" style. audiolly, it sounded interesting and catchy. but when putting up a concert, it seems jarring and tryin too hard with all the chinese dancers on stage, him waving a flag to sneakers and ma-gua, etc etc. though the intention of trying to prove tt there's more to chi music than k-hits and run-of-the-mill stereotypes is noble, there's still something amiss about it that wasnt really believable for me. was he trying too hard? or was it too in-my-face? in any case. i;m glad he didnt do any breakdance or wave a flag this time. even the chinked-out songs were rock-arranged, which i'm not complainin since i'm ok with the original anw. just didnt like the visual presentation.


- i love the new arrangement to 安全感. one segment featured a few remixes of his songs, and they were very nicely done. vocally, he's improved alot since his early days. i use to think his voice was piercing, but the last few albums were great improvements. yesterday night saw greater control and restraint with his voice as compared to his earlier days. but it cld have been better. i felt like he was shouting at some points.

- the lights were dazzling! at one point he was singing 唯一, and all the white lights were focused on him and the piano. LOVELY. the backdrop screens were also visually stunning. great for ppl like me who's sitting far far away to catch a closeup.




- and of cos there were a few surprises, like appearing at the back of the stadium.



- but his coy retorts were the best. he started off with th usual cheesy "i love yous" and all, which later saw him speakin in English, claimin he cant care less since he's in Singapore and he can say anything he wants. later on he spoke of how there's an unglamorous side to him tt the media is tryin to pry, and tt facade of a sunshine hardworking singer was "(that's) crap!". how candid. =) the taipei dvd was full of cheesy stuff. hearing those words humanised him, and tt's the best and easiest way to a fan's heart.


WHAT. A. NIGHT. how exciting it was to be amongst fans of such high energy and spirits. Phuimun, meiling, belle, and yuneng were there. and those after concert excitement had an outlet. Quin kept gushing it a crime to be that good looking. hahaha. i agree. though it left some of us with hangovers till today, it's a hangover to be proud of. if there's anything i learned from it, it's that i'm gonna work hard and be talented. "我可以改变世界 / 改变自己 / 改变 Q-mo / 改变消极 / 要一直努力努力 永不放弃 / 才可以改变世界 / come on 改变自己."


Sandy's concert was a personal experience. Lee Hom's concert was an exhilarating ride. if i had been a bigger fan and cried to some of his songs, it could have topped Sandy's gig. i saw the marks of a true music-man, the quest for self-improvement, the thirst for re-invention, the hardwork and desire to stay relevant, and, on a side-note, the powerful and lucrative business of concert merchandising. no wonder Madonna and Kylie are with Live Nation.

but it was a totally different experience and i'm glad i had the chance to be converted. mucho gracias to Hazzie for the free tic!!!

Quin, in High Definition.








just rubbing it in hahahahhaah

lost and not found yet

wa lau.
i spent close to an hour, looking through the same few places where i put my cds over and over again, hoping i could find my Lee Hom greatest hits album, Evolution. after sweating my ass off, i took a bath, and remembered i lent it to someone! but to who i cant recall!!!

that friend must have been a trusted friend, or so i thought then, because i didnt mentally leave a note to remind myself to get it back!

now i dunno who took my cd. great. its prob karma for the free tic i got to tonight's show. darn.

here's a shoutout to all who's reading:

WHO HAS MY LEE HOM GREATEST HITS CD?!?!?!? =(

it looks something like this:

December movies

Meryl Streep, philip Seymour Hoffman, Amy Adams in DOUBT.
Set in 1964, Doubt centers on a nun who confronts a priest after suspecting him abusing a black student. He denies the charges, and much of the plays quick-fire dialogue tackles themes of religion, morality and authority.


December. just in time for Oscar season. see Meryl get her 15th Nomination for this one.


Leonardo Di Caprio and the fantastic Kate Winslet, in Sam Mendes' REVOLUTIONARY ROAD. kate can do no wrong.

S'pore beauty wins

Singaporean air stewardess Lilian Lee (centre foreground) was crowned Miss Intercontinental Asia Pacific at the 37th Miss Intercontinental Pageant held in Poland last Saturday. -- PHOTO: IGLAMOUR


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Oct 30, 2008


SINGAPORE air stewardess Lilian Lee has clinched the Miss Intercontinental Asia Pacific title at the 37th Miss Intercontinental Pageant held in Zarbse, Poland, last Saturday.
The 24-year-old competed with 56 beauties from all over the world. Colombia's Cristina Carmago, 23, was the overall winner, taking the Miss Intercontinental title.

Local pageant organiser iGlamour Singapore helped Lee to prepare for the pageant and her gowns were sponsored by boutique Blum & Co.

The former Singapore Polytechnic student was chosen as the Singapore representative after winning the Miss Singapore Sweetheart pageant here.

She told online portal Stomp: 'When you're there, they don't call you by your name but by your country's name. So it was an extremely proud moment for me when they called for 'Miss Singapore' in front of an international audience.'

The pageant started in 1971 on the island of Aruba in the Caribbean as a way to attract tourists. It was held there for 10 years and has since been held in different countries each year, says the organiser, World Beauty Organization. - Straits Times Life!


http://www.straitstimes.com/Breaking%2BNews/Lifestyle/Story/STIStory_296428.html


CONGRATS TO OUR LOVELY SINGAPORE GIRL. WE MISS HER!

Rachel Yamagata

i had the utmost privilege of catching Ms Yamagata when she came down last yr as part of the Mosaic Music Festival. With her new album out in stores, i hope and pray tt she comes down again real soon.

"Reason Why" is one of my favourites.





"and if one of us makes it big
we can spill our regrets
and talk about how our love never dies
but you and I know the reason why"

Lars and the Real Girl

"If there were a little more silence, if we all kept quiet. . . maybe we could understand something." - Federico Fellini, Director

Fedrico Fellini is not the director of this movie, but this quote appeared in one of the featurettes of the movie. Lars and the Real Girl is about Lars, who purchased a "love doll", named her Bianca, gave her a backstory, and make belief that she's her girlfriend for real. the entire community played along, just so he wld feel fine about it.

the plot sounds like a potential comedy with gags about sanity, sex dolls, and small town idiosyncracies. instead, the film steered clear of the stereotypes and becomes one of the most moving stories i've seen this year. above being a comedy, it is a story about humanity and a community with big hearts. while it may sound incredible having an entire community play along with the delusions, it is not hard to believe so once you see this film. large credit goes to Ryan Gosling, whom i truely believe to be the most talented young actor out there today, as well as writer Nancy Oliver and director Craig Gillespie. they could have made it junkfull of rubbish stereotypes and make stupid fun like "i now pronounce you chuck and larry", but instead, it's understated, never over the top, always surprising, and ultimately very moving.

oh. and i love Emily Mortimer. =)

i feel like i am fast turning into a cry-baby. this is the second time i cried durin a movie in recent memory. damn.

go watch.





"oh pretty baby i shouldnt have let u gooo...i must confess that my econ test is killing me nowwww dont you know i still believe..." - the Mosquito, altering Britney's Baby One More Time to hilarious effect =) funniest shit i read today.

Jennifer Hudson's family murdered

Oscar-winning actress Jennifer Hudson's mother, Darnell Donerson, 57, and brother, 29-year-old Jason Hudson, have been shot dead.

Jennifer Hudson's mother and brother have been shot dead.
The Oscar-winning actress' two family members - mother Darnell Donerson, 57, and 29-year-old sibling Jason Hudson - were brutally slain on Friday (25.10.08) in their Chicago home. Their bodies were discovered by Jennifer's sister Julia Hudson.
The 'Dreamgirls' star's representative Lisa Kasteler said: 'We can confirm that there is an ongoing investigation concerning the deaths of Jennifer Hudson's mother, Darnell Donerson, and her brother, Jason Hudson. No further comment will be made and the family has asked that their privacy be respected at this difficult time.'
Upon hearing the tragic news 27-year-old Jennifer, who was reported to have started 'screaming', immediately flew to Chicago from Tampa, Florida.
Police are also searching for Jennifer's nephew, Julia's seven-year-old son Julian King, who had been staying at his grandmother's house in the city's South Side district and is currently missing.
Jennifer's brother-in-law William Balfour - Julia's estranged husband - is currently in custody and is being questioned about the double-murder and the boy's disappearance.
At the time of writing, police had confirmed 27-year-old William, who served seven years in prison for attempted murder and carjacking in 1999, is a suspect for the killings but is yet to be charged.
He was arrested just a few hours after the bodies were found - Darnell in the living room with a gun shot to her head and Jason, who had been blasted in the chest, in a bedroom.
Julia has issued an emotional plea for the return of her son.
She said: 'I don't care who you are, just let the baby go. I just want my son. He doesn't deserve this. I don't know what else to do but pray.'
Police have revealed they are talking to several other people in connection to the incident.

we look like a family



how come studio shots have the ability to make everyone's smile radiant and natural? hmmmmmm

Jennifer Hudson's mom and brother murdered; suspect being questioned

Police are questioning a suspect in the murder of the mother and brother of Oscar-winning actress and singer Jennifer Hudson, the Chicago Tribune reports.

Darnell Donerson, 57, and Jason Hudson, 29, were gunned down in a home on the South Side of Chicago on Friday, according the the Chicago Police Department. Authorities are also searching for a 7-year-old boy, believed to be Hudson's nephew, who is missing from the scene.

Police told CNN that the bodies were discovered at about 3 p.m. Friday, when a relative found Donerson (pictured, with Hudson at the 2007 Academy Awards) shot to death on the living room floor of her home. When police arrived at the scene, they discovered the brother's dead body in a bedroom. Authorities have issued an Amber Alert for the missing boy, Julian King.

Hudson, a former American Idol contestant, was said to be on her way to Chicago Friday night; her representative has yet to make a statement. (Reporting by Mandi Bierly and CNN)

i would kiss the ass of the person, literally, who is kind enough to buy me tickets, even the cheapest $100 buck category ones, to see MS KYLIE MINOGUE X TOUR LIVE IN SINGAPORE!!!

"on a night like this, just wana live forever!!!"

omg, make me live forever just so i could see her! for the first time!

any other favours are greatly welcomed. sexual favours, pole dancing, summersaults, lose 10kg, plant more trees, talk to ah nehs ah tiongs ah sum, eat wasabi, find Osama, save the world. . . you name it, i do it!!!

well, mayb not the sexual favours part. cmon! dun be so deprived!





"Plato在2000多年前所寫下的寓言：
每一個人都是被劈開成兩半的一個不完整的個體，終其一生在尋找另一半，卻不一定找到，因爲被劈開的人太多了。

有時候你以爲你找到了，有時候你以爲你永遠找不到……人本來就是孤獨的。"

thanks woman.

i need to watch a comedy and get some sleep =(

how is it, that two people who are so similar, be so distant?

what if i was right all along, and everyone else is wrong?
will the mistake become a lie, a wrong be right?

林忆莲

my third Sandy Lam concert did not disappoint, and is indeed the best night of the year so far. during the second or fourth song, i smiled. it's not a smile of joy or one you have when someone tells you a joke. it's a smile of content. at that moment i felt immensely contented, more than being able to see her live or hear her sing, but being able to be in that moment, where everything is right in front of you, and you feel so blessed that everything is in its element and you can almost fade away without regret. it's a smile you have when faced with beauty beyond words. i rarely, and i do mean rarely, have that kind of smile.

Sandy brought the best of her recent "Come as you are, be who you are" HK show, at the new Star Hall, to Spore. the HK show was against traditional Sandy Lam concerts. the colour concepts were limited to white and blue. the repertoire was filled with mostly little-known songs from her albums and given a new arrangement. with less than 3 costume change and almost no dance sequence, the show relied heavily on interactive media, fresh arrangements, and of course Sandy's impeccable voice. it was met with extreme reviews: those who loved it raved its fresh take and reinvention. those who didnt love it felt sidelined by the unknown songs.

several segments from today's concert were exactly the same: the accapella 走在大街的女子, the conga arrangement of 逃离钢筋森林, 匆匆's bossa nova and 哭's downplayed arrangements, etc etc. but of course there were new segments, like the dali-esque interactive media



the caligraphy



and my personal fav: Sandy's timeless face. her face was there all the time when she sang seated at the stairs. in the background her face was omnipresent, succumbed to colour changes, slashes across her face, burns, tears, etc etc. but her face was always there. it was such a smart smart smart design, simple yet brilliantly signified her career, and perhaps personal, triumphs and turmoils, yet almost always emerged unscatted.



The energy in this Singapore stop is slightly different from Hk's. i guess she prob knows tt audience here love more upbeat songs, and it's rather hard to get the Spore audience up and dancing. therefore the tone of the concert was tight and featured many choreographed dance routines. as promised, it was heavily mixed with upbeat numbers. albeit less dong4 gan3 than the dance medleys in her previous show here, this one had the kinda upbeat songs tt u cant really dance much to, unless u know the song well. while it's good that she is catering to local preference, i secretly wished she'd done more radically different segments and omit the HK routines all-together.

the Love Sandy medley, featuring songs fr the Love Sandy album, was refreshing. i wished she sang the full versions. while she didnt sing "streets of temptation", i cried when she sang 至少还有你 and "I Swear" as her encore number. during 至少还有你, everyone in the audience was singing along to it and she crackled a little, almost breaking into tears. while it was a bad move to feature a fast number after that, hearing everyone in the audience sing along to one of the biggest hits of hers is SUCH A GOOD FEELING. big sing-alongs are to-die-for.

everyone ran to the front of the stage towars the end, screaming for an encore and wishing she would appear once more, and she did. even us who were seated slightly further away got up and went forward as well.


i was also glad the background vocalists fr the HK gig were here as well. they were fantastic. there were moments when they came forth to the stage and danced with the dancers and the guitarists. Anthony Wong also came forth during one of the numbers and did a dance routine. it felt like a family gathering and it was truely nice to see them given much placement and acknowledgement in the gig.

at the start of the night, i had this thought. what is it that distinguishes one singer from another, and is there such a thing as "he/she's more worth it?" i was thinking along the lines of A*mei and Lee Hom, both of which will be here soon. vocal technique, voice quality, stage presence, and natural talents aside, i think idolising someone is something very personal. there is really no rule hindering us from falling for a particular act. whatever u admire in him is an extension of your self. the personal experience of hearing or seeing the right thing at the right time helps as well. thou i can say that "this singer sings better, why u dun watch this instead?", it's the personal experience of the audience that determines it instead. i've fallen for Sandy since P5, and her songs have accompanied me through nights mugging for exam, sang me to sleep, and made me cry and feel blessed. some songs expressed my state of mind, others made me wana move along. therefore i cant really say Sandy is better than Amei and Lee Hom (though deep in my heart i know she is), because someone might have cried/danced/mugged/slept to AMei and lee Hom as well. heck, mayb even Fahrenheit as well. a friend said this:


"每个人的感触，感动因为生活的机遇有很多不同
所以也就会在不同的时刻，有不同的感触
要分享了解一个人的感动
其实需要对一个人有所了解
他的感动的使因
才会有意义"


all in all, best night of the year. Sandy has the best fans, loyal ones who have accompanied her throughout the years, flew all the way from HK to Spore, and those that stood up, danced, extended their modern lightsticks, and sang along with her. during 至少还有你's big sing-along, the camera caught a glimpse of a guy who had his eyes closed and was so engrossed in singing. once again, it disproves the fact tt local audiences are stuck to our seats and unwilling to move. i saw two person who brought signboards and i wished i had one as well. =(

much thanks to PJ and Estine who accompanied me. its a pleasure to be in the company of people with similar interests. =)

SO EXCITEDDDDDDD

i am SOOOO EXCITED ABOUT TONIGHT!

"so exciting it will last for 50 years!!!"

林憶蓮

相信


再見悲哀



作曲：Eric Kwok
填詞：林夕
編曲：Eric Kwok/Ted Lo


再見悲哀因我不再計較任何結果
甚麼都可以坦蕩未在乎誰是錯
我兩眼合上失去甚麼　是與非也掠過
別固執到問一切為何

再見傷感因我不易被淚流留住我
甚麼的境界都愛自自然地渡過
去到最尾就如與物忘我　回復身心最初
面對心鏡內一片平和
鳥聲瞬間閃過　(這麼最好不過)＊

除了心　只有心　可以解心鎖
煩惱多　因我要得多
微似砂　輕似煙　怎會有風波
有惆悵　跌入了恆河

情路太彎　過就過　當是個經過
感動的愛　當做一次砌磋
沿途上遇上甚麼　都欣賞過
投入時便快樂一起過

傻也好　痴也好　因你記得多
忘記的　比你記的多

懷念最好　我便會　繼續愛惜我
花瓣飄過　美在不顧結果
人存活在世就似沙粒飛過
誰又曾為了誰褒貶過

這麼最好不過　全是一種經過

林憶蓮

TOMORROW!!!!!!
I am BURSTING with excitement!!!
ARGHHHHHh!!!!!!

i think i will cry when she sings 至少还有你 tomorrow. i also hope she sings a very tragic rendition of 诱惑的街 so well that everyone stops breathing just so we can hear every single note in that beautiful song.

reports say tomorrow's gig will focus on fast numbers. yay also!!!!

mayb i should do a sign as an outlet to release my excitement. yay!!!!!!







i wanted to find the 2005 live version of this song with confetti and an awesome pink gown, but cant. =(
至少还有你


the vid is patchy. but the song is a classic.
诱惑的街

Presidential Debate

the is a very comprehensive and user-friendly site with videos and interactive transcripts for the 3 presidential and 1 vice-presidential debates!

get interested and get involved.

"Go vote now. it will make you feel big and strong" - Bob Schieffer

http://elections.nytimes.com/2008/president/debates/presidential-debates.html

(ex) slackers gathering!

WE MEET AGAIN!

meeting at Holland V feels very deja-vuish, as one of our outings last yr was there as well. while last year we had Vietnam food, this year i got my pick of Thai Express. but we still ended up at Cold Rocks for some smashing ice-cream =)

Thai express black pepper soft shell crab rice was SOOO SPICY that i can feel a burning sensation at the back of my neck. damn terrible. i miss soft shell crab =( but the tapioca was delicious =) then we took some pic while eating ice-cream. the last pic is very deja-vu 2007. we took a similar one (i'm too lazy to dig it out fr my EHH).






it was so hilarious we were talkin about Haz's newfound muscles tt resembles Madonna, which led to Halloween costume talks, fr xmen, to cartoon characters, etc. Haz will be Janet Jackson sans Nipplegate, Shoe will be Michael Jackson cos of her whitewashed suntan-lotioned face, and quin will be Pam Anderson. er hem. hahahah
and i will be baby spice. "if u wannabe my lover, la la la" hahahahahahahahah

and Shoe, as always, said two very quote-worthy lines:

to Haz,
Would you rather be emo, or Madonna?

and on the US presidential elections,

When the world is in trouble, you tend to pick someone who is different.


hmmmmmmmmm. words of wisdom. hahahah. we had a great laugh over Hockey mum Sarah palin and her glasses.

i miss them. BURN AFTER READING with them next week! awesome. =)

KYLIE!

i figured that if i dun catch Kylie this time, i might need to wait till she's old and haggard and fly all the way to aussie to catch her.

therefore, i am 70% decided that i will be catching Kylie X Tour this coming Nov 25, even if it means i have to wake up at ungodly hours and work my ass off. sigh.

anyone wana watch Kylie Minogue live in Singapore with me? =(

Nothing Really Matters

i am an organised person. or rather, i'd like myself to be. i like my cd collection to be arranged according to size and date i bought it. i like to divide my wardrobe into the common-wears and the exiled. i like to date my homeworks.

but sometimes not everything is as simple as black and white. as much as i love black and white, i also love the grey in between, the vagueness and the oddity, the beauty of it that does not lie on either side, the weirdness and the exotic and the sidelined.

Ray Of Light, Madonna's comeback album from 1998 remains one of her best IMO. No album from her thereafter matched in terms of artistry and coherence. William Orbit, at his prime, gave Madge his best work. part urban-chick, part geisha, part Hindu devout, part spiritual mother, part celebrity, the album was beyond any classification.

this almost nihilistic song see's Madge reincarnating into spasing pop-art geisha. high concept, innovative, and utterly beautiful, it is one of my favourite videos. who says pop has to be about spilling boobs, sexy flashy cars and blings, and pretty girls in pretty make up? who says the odd need to be understood? cant it be what it is without reading too much into it? cant it be different?





Live at the Grammys








Frozen

It's BRITNEY, BITCH!

"It's Britney, Bitch!"
tt has become the definitive line to describe Ms Spears these days.
slowly inching back to her heydays as a slick dance machine and provocative pop songstress with a string of classic pop hits, this is her latest bid at a comeback.

what she needs is a huge single in the reins of Beyonce's "Irreplaceable". it's not so hard for a comeback really. see Madonna(Ray of Light), Kylie (Spinning Around), and Cher (Believe). she needa a HIT!

this one doesnt come close, but still a great pop confectionary.

WOMANIZER!




the same director did her TOXIC vid. hmmm. he seems to have an affinity for a multi-personality, naked Britney, and Britney pushing men into bed. hmmmmm.

In this Video she's a flight attendant on a concorde-like airliner, who after receiving a phone call, pushes an overweight man into the lavatory and French kisses him. Spears pulls the face of the man off, revealing a handsome man portrayed by model Matt Felker, and steals his wallet and a key. Spears is then shown in Paris, in a black pleather catsuit and with wavy red hair, and is picked up by Tyson Beckford on a Ducati 999. The pair drives to the "Toxic Industries" factory, where she uses the key to steal a toxin and passes through a series of security measures. Spears then scales a building, now in a superhero-style costume and with black hair, and enters the apartment of a former lover, played by actor Martin Henderson. They make out and Spears pours the toxin in his mouth, killing him. After planting a kiss on him, she jumps off the balcony, landing back in the airplane in her original attire, and winks at the camera before returning to her duties as a flight attendant. The video closes as it began, with birds flying behind the aircraft. The video is intercut with sequences of Spears with hundreds of diamonds glued to her body, wearing only a G-string.

sounds like fun!


TOXIC
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TkIytHD5v9c

what if this is as good as it gets?

picking sides

Obama is proactive, McCain has the experience.
Obama talks about solutions, Mc Cain has the "records".
Obama has youth, McCain has experience.
Obama looks and walks like an energetic Democrat, while McCain (though less energetic and almost limping)oozes polite and remembers praises.
Obama is eloquent. McCain has good rebuttals.

oh, and Obama is listed in 8-Day's "40 sexiest people over 40".


i guess he wins based on that?



Against general presumptions that I am one only interested in entertainment news (there's a difference between news and gossip, though a thin fine line), i actually sat through more than half of the second US Presidential debate held in Nashville Tennessee (third one next wed in NYC). There were lots of talks on natural energy, taming Russia to prevent cold war, Iran and Iraq, Afghan, health care, and of cos, the infamous economy and its tax cuts. of course there were opposing opinions with regards to whether they should input more money into the economy by raising taxes.

watching them debate was rather interesting. McCain was brutal in putting words in Obama's mouth, constantly giving off his own implied statements and scrutinising his policies, while being polite and calling the audience "my friends". this is my first attempt at trying to catch up on the US election and i must say i was rather hooked to find out more, starting with a trip to the lib to find the recent issue of TIME magazine with them on the cover.

if only picking sides were easy. one had the energetic burst to make changes and you know he is going to make a difference; eloquent and charismatic. the other one is an experienced old fox unnew to the big guns, even with a few sly tricks up his sleeves. it's like choosing between what is good for you, and what is it that you want. it's like picking someone to be a school councillor: pick the one that would make changes but prob break some rules in the process, or the trustworthy loyal kid typical of council material.

if it was as easy as noticing their body language, Obama wins hands down.




these few days, i've been pondering. i realise i do not need people who test my patience, nor dishonest friends who pry. it would be wrong to say that i don't need friends, almost hypocritical. but i would rather do without, than deal with insincerity. i should be glad that i at least have a few whom i can depend on, and a few who truely care. once again, it's not about the number of years. it's about genuine, honest feelings towards each other.

so don't rub me the wrong way.

depravation

the last 2 nights were spent at Bec's place having Comedy Night and "assorted titles" movie marathons.
though i've watched Moulin Rouge more than twice without once dropping a single tear, I cried 3 times yesterday.
i had no idea why either, it just did.

then Jack Neo lost me with his filthy product placement, choppy randomness, and excess Hokkien in Money No Enough 2.

sleep depravation really can make someone sussceptible and vulnerable. it heightens ya emotions and does funny things to your moods. walking becomes pensive, crossing the road becomes frightening. i was afraid that i might cross the road regardless of the traffic light (the pitholes of jay-walking) and get myself killed.i rode on Seng's bike on our way to Liu's grandma's funeral. it was my second time on a bike and i was a bit jittery, wondering if i need to write death notes before i took his lift.

in the end, i've made up my mind to learn the bike next year.

I was feeling intense sadness yesterday, it was unfounded and not the reason why tears fell during the movie. sleep really can do things to ya head. i saw my reflection on the train window, and sighed at how i seem to have aged into a 30 yr old (virgin).

thanks to Bec for the delicacies and, as always, the hospitality. love love love the pineapple rice meesiam scrambled egg dory fish tofu with egg apple pai gu soup curry plain rice nasi lemak. i feel so guilty eat so much hahahahahha. wait till i learn how to cook next time =)






Sarah McLachlan - Do what you have to do
where is she when i need her. "Building a Mystery" is one of my all-time favourite albums. it's a modern classic, and this is one of the songs that i like best in that album.


the studio version

蔡琴

if there's a voice tt ages like fine wine, it's hers. this is one of my faves fr her latest concert. i hate myself for not seeing her last yr when she came. when will she come again? =(
wanted to find my fav 天涯歌女 but cant =(


三年. this song is heartbreaking.

Sufjan Stevens - John Wayne Gacy Jr

this is a song abt a serial killer who buried his victims in his backyard.
Sufjan Stevens is one of my favs. he plans to make an album for each state of America. this is from his album for Illinois.



His father was a drinker
And his mother cried in bed
Folding John Wayne's T-shirts
When the swingset hit his head
The neighbors they adored him
For his humor and his conversation
Look underneath the house there
Find the few living things
Rotting fast in their sleep of the dead
Twenty-seven people, even more
They were boys with their cars, summer jobs
Oh my God

Are you one of them?

He dressed up like a clown for them
With his face paint white and red
And on his best behavior
In a dark room on the bed he kissed them all
He'd kill ten thousand people
With a sleight of his hand
Running far, running fast to the dead
He took off all their clothes for them
He put a cloth on their lips
Quiet hands, quiet kiss
On the mouth

And in my best behavior
I am really just like him
Look beneath the floorboards
For the secrets I have hid

departure

With Jake, cake, shake & bake's departure, it marks the end of the gatherin season, as susan so aptly put it.
2 mths of intense sporadic gatherings, with badminton exercises, movie marathons, suppers, and shopping.
i don't think there will ever be another period as timely and quite like this.

with Jake gone, i was touted to be the onli one who will take care of the ladies if they're drunk. (thou i believe they can take care of themselves well enough) i'll be one of the remaining guys in a ladies environment.

friend, i will miss you. enjoy ya final year. instead of askin u to find an ang moh gf (cos LDR sucks), i'll ask u to cook safe and drink safe. play hard, yet work harder. say hi to the geese for me, and savour clean wide green pastures sans ah-nehs while u can. come back and "fill up the void".





i never really liked the airport. i never really liked sending people off either, because parting is, as Shakespeare so aptly put it, "such sweet sorrow." somehow within the infinite rows of check-in counters, clear glass panels, and an ironic attempt at making T3 look less like a concrete jungle with the green camou-netting, lies a sense of loneliness. i felt small in this infinite environment, with its endless aisles and high ceiling. everywhere i turn is a couple kissing goodbye, a family taking its final portrait, beloved friends sending a friend off, or excited couples on their next expedition. i haven set foot on a plane in a long time, and for a moment, i thought it a great privilege to fly.
i pondered if i can make this my working environment, being an air steward and travel the globe. i realise that i might never be able to live this kind of solitude; travel alone. i would be not alone, yet alone. this kind of alone that transcend beyond oceans and space, where one is not always a phone call or bus ride away. it's a paradox because i need to see the world. and perhaps i need to be distant in order to appreciate my life more objectively.

藍奕邦

藍奕邦(Pong Nan) is one of my favourite singers. very talented. two of my fav songs (which i've posted b4, but i got so excited at the thought of listening to his new EP that i'm posting this again).

憂鬱小生


but how come 劉浩龍's version like, erm, better man. darn hahahah. anw the lyrics r fab. fits an emo kid like me. see below.



憂鬱小生
歌手：藍奕邦 | 作曲：藍奕邦
填詞：藍奕邦 | 編曲：藍奕邦/李漢金

聽講他愛發怒更愛鬧情緒
聽講他對答永遠只得一兩句
其實一直在聽講 有沒有給他去講
根本他好想不顧一切豁出去
偏偏卻怕不小心倒頭來受罪
所以他都識趣 低低頭垂 講少半句
@這個憂鬱小生 其實他都想去做個歡樂的人
可惜 大家逼得太緊 連笑一笑他都不敢
這個憂鬱小生 其實他都想以笑臉迎人
只怪 暫時缺乏安全感
聽講他最愛是故作滿面愁緒
聽講他冒犯過誰漠視過誰
難道想被受嘉許 要靠那副小丑面具
好想痛快將所有真相說出去
偏偏身邊充斥太多無聊規矩
就算他怎解釋 你都不讚許 他只好閉嘴
Repeat @
他想笑 但你說他不笑更加帥
他想說 但怕你誇張亂說出去
做個木頭人 大家都過得去
Repeat @
請你 不要傷得他太深



可樂. meaningful.


可樂
歌手：藍奕邦 | 作曲：藍奕邦
填詞：藍奕邦 | 編曲：藍奕邦/李漢金

等一首絕世K歌　高唱它協助眼淚儘快哭乾
穿一套耀眼衣裳　祈求贏取注視凝望
連忙致電各路友好　派對誰可邀請到訪
到處出走探索　哪場盛事最堂皇
無非很想快樂　我共你　活著太寂寞
無非想找快樂　我共你　東奔再西趕
＊如若快樂是罐可樂
　到處也有發賣隨便喝光
　歡樂無需找個依傍
　哪裡再要拚命尋覓攪作
　不用付出都有收穫
　哪裡再有信徒留在教堂
　水壺內藏著十萬人浪
　隨時隨地拿來填密空檔＊
想找個渡假天堂　只要一到達困倦會掃清光
想找個合拍戀人　通宵埋首網上遊蕩
誰人找到快樂配方　祈求能趕快跟我講
現在越要解悶為何越是有悶檔
REPEAT＊
如若快樂是罐可樂
也怕到了某日全部喝光
歡樂完畢偏更坦蕩
派對過了繼續尋覓攪作
假如從今只喝可樂
也會到了某日懷念喝湯
水壺內藏著十萬人浪
哪裡夠我拿來填密空檔
無非很想快樂　我共你　活著那樣忙
誰想安守家中　吃便當　共誰談近況

respect

Paul Newman passed away two days ago at 83.
he was probably most famous for being in BUTCH CASSIDY AND THE SUNDANCE KID and THE COLOUR OF MONEY (opposite Tom Cruise).



"Paul Newman has passed away at 83. The 10-time Academy Award nominee, star of such classics as Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid and The Sting, won the Oscar in 1987 for his role in The Color of Money. He also was the recipient of two honorary statues.

The actor's career spanned six decades, including roles in Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (1958), Cool Hand Luke (1967), and Fort Apache: the Bronx (1981). Newman retired from acting in 2007, saying he was no longer able to perform as well as he would like. His most recent work includes his supporting actor Oscar-nominated role in 2002's Road to Perdition, a Tony-winning turn in 2002's Broadway production of Our Town, an Emmy- and Golden Globe-earning performance in the 2005 miniseries Empire Falls, and voicing a character in 2006's Pixar animation feature Cars.

He leaves behind his wife, Oscar-winning actress Joanne Woodward, five children, two grandsons, and his older brother, Arthur."







so many actors have passed away this year. first there was Heath Ledger. then Bernie Mac and Sydney Pollack. now Paul Newman, a true screen legend. what a pity.




clubbin yesterday night was the most hiong i've been. i puked. nuff said.
dbl O was fun. hahaha. nv knew i cld dance like THAT as well. =) and getting high brought a few newfound perspectives on a few matters.

now i just need time to meditate and "chen dian" my thoughts. and i got my Sissel cd for tt.
"2008 is the year i live better." i need to fulfill that.

Fright Night - 250908

Fright Night was a blast. what started as my dare to becca to watch ALIENS, alone in her room without closing her eyes, spun off into a horror movie marathon that includes some rare cameo appearances: Belle, Yien, QJ, Jenni, Susan, Huifen, Lionel, Bec, and me. it's probably one of our best marathons so far, as some of us revisited our (childhood) nightmares (Freddy Kreuger for me, and Emily Rose for Lionel, while others had their creativity tested and stimulated. What results was a highly professional event poster tt rivals those real posters u see in theatres.


credits and copyrights to Jennifer Law, who tweaked some details to make this facebook pic so real. hahahaha. and kudos to our poster boy QJ for pulling off such a, erm, gruesomely horrific face.

and then there was Jurassic Belle, whose appearance was so timely to our movie marathon and FB commenting that i thought this is the most hilarious piece of shit i've seen this week. ahhahahahahah. i literally LOL. bec, u're guilty of it also i know =) and you, you, you and you also!

classic.


so we watched 5 movies in all, with the last two being spillovers into the next afternoon and continued after brunch. there's

A Nightmare on Elm Street


The Grudge


The Exorcism Of Emily Rose


Psycho


Rosemary's Baby



i've realised that my last 6 posts or so were mainly pop culture related stuff, and like Yien said, "it's like some Mediacorp website." hahhahah. erm ok. but u know i cant blog abt a movie marathon without reviews!

i've conquered my fear of Freddy Kreuger. after watchin Johnny Depp being eaten up by his bed when i was a kid, i've always been tormented by this evil with knives for fingers, believing that he might be under my bed, together with aliens, and attack me in my dreams. hahhaha. despite the promising poster, and it being directed by Wes craven, the guy who rebooted the whole slasher-flick genre with the pioneering SCREAM, the movie was quite terrible and typically C-Grade horror with a clueless ending. the premise was good, but even Freddy looked a lil silly on hindsight now. thank god for Johnny Depp's first performance.

The Grudge is the english remake of the Jap hit Ju-On. despite being directed by the same guy, the movie was not scary la. perhaps the Scary Movie franchise jinxed the whole notion of a white-washed mother-son as a fearful wide-eyed duo and made them less scary by spoofing them. Sarah Michelle Gellar and Jason Behr was totally useless in the film la.

The Exorcism of Emily Rose was a sleeper-hit, in all sense of the word. it knocked out belle bec and qj, but for those who managed to stay on, it's a great movie. Laura Linney is always satisfaction guaranteed. the show verges close to being a courtroom drama, but important and significant flashbacks of the exorcism and possession, featuring a great Jennifer Carpenter (i think i got the name wrong), kept the movie gripping and exciting. sharp and smart, the bewitching hour of 3am was quite spooky enough to frighten Lionel again. =) hahahah. after this movie, we KO-ed before wakin up to good food downstairs.

PSYCHO was quite disappointing, despite being directed by Gus Van Sant, who did Good Will Hunting as well, it was not suspenful in the way i had imagined Hitchcock suspense to be. a thinner Vince Vaughn was not menacing enough, and the infamous shower scene was so-so. Julianne Moore and Viggo Mortensen were a pleasure to watch as always thou.

Rosemary's Baby. the classic that was more recognised as the movie with Mia Farrow's Vidal Sassoon-cut pixie hair, than for being a chilly satanic conspirarcy movie. Tyra Banks overused the words "Mia Farrow in Rosemary's Baby" on ANTM, during one of the seasons, when asking a hairstylist to give tt particular crop to a model. directed by Roman Polanski, the guy most famous to us for being the director of The Pianist and for having won an Oscar for tt movie but was unable to attend because he had fled the country on charges of child abuse or having sex with a minor i cant remember. it's a suspenseful movie, albeit long at times.


i need to get some sleep first. more updates later.

TINA FEY!!!

i love Tina Fey after watchin the first season of 30 ROCK, now one of my all time fav show(she also wrote the script for "Mean Girls"). if there's ANYONE i wld love to marry, it's her! she's the funniest woman in Hollywood now, and congrats to her latest sweep at the Emmys a few days ago. best comedy series, best comedy actress, some writing award, etc etc.

back in the days in SNL. note the spongebob joke.



Bitch is the new black


and some classic scenes from 30 ROCK, created by Tina.

"my sexuality"


"muffin top"






"The rural juror" is a movie the actress in the show starred in, but they keep mispronouncing the title. Jane Krakowski, most famous for starring in Ally McBeal, is comedy gem here, who always pronounced it as "the Wer-Jer".


a spoof on The View and Barbra Walters



and finally, 30 ROCK is nothing without Alec Baldwin. this is probably the scene tt got him his Best Comedy Actor win.

The Game Of Love

These are two versions of the same song. see which one u like better =)the former is the one everybody should be more familiar with.

Santana featuring Michelle Branch


Santana featuring Tina Turner






i wana see ROBERT REDFORD when he comes to Spore for the Sun festival. but its so darn expensive =(

Mamma Mia!

Based on the smash musical of the same name, Mamma Mia! is the story of a 20 yr old girl who is getting married and doesnt know who her father is. One day, she found her mum's old diary and found three possible suspects who had "..." with her mother. not knowing which one's her father, she decided to invite all three to her wedding to find out.

Meryl oh Meryl, you know i am going to rave about her. this movie adds to her already spectacular body of work/resume. being the most-nominated actress in Oscar history, she can now add "singer" to her list. she barely has anything that she hasnt tried! comedy, check. political drama, check. tear jerker, check. adventure, check. horror? hmmmmm. that i dunno. this is not her first foray into singing. those who read this space sld recall an earlier post with her singing in A PRAIRIE HOME COMPANION, Robert Altman's final film. "Goodbye my mamma" was a tear-jerker. even earlier, she also sang a song on Postcards From the Edge as well.

oh but Meryl alone is enough reason to see any movie she's starred in, whether the movie is good or bad as a whole. Her extensive body language says more than any words, and that face encompasses more emotions than 10 Catherine Zeta-Jones combined and multiplied by infinity. in "the winner takes it all", thou a little exhaustive and the camera doesnt really know how to feature her well, she slouches and straightens, frowns and looks sad, and worked that scarf and wind to her effect. that moment i figured if Meryl werent the Best Living Actress on earth, she'd probably be Celine Dion's predecessor with those diva-like antics and theatricals. her voice is at once playful and excitable, but works best when tender. 'Slipping thru my finger" was so beautiful it almost brought tears to my eyes. However, when put beside her two "dynamos", Meryl seemed to have aged not as gracefully. the wrinkles, white-washed face, worn-down features make her dowdy, but i guess therein lies the charm of a woman. those wrinkles make her look like a living person amongst us and adds to the realism and makes her approachable. no one needs to look like Nicole Kidman all the time. who needs a facelift anyway when she's got the talents. its living proof that it is not all it takes to succeed and have a long-lasting career in Hollywood. Meryl dancing on the bed to "Dancing Queen", that opening of divine sisterhood on the pier, the amazing amazing rolls and flips she does that seem almost acrobatic in "Mamma Mia!", and that hilarious duet with Pierce Brosnan on "SOS", this proves to be Meryl at her most bubbly and daring in a long time.


Speaking of sisterhood, the BEST thing about the movie is Julie Walters and Christine Baranski. playing Meryl's backup singers, these two thespians STOLE THE WHOLE SHOW. every scene they're in is HILARIOUS. heck even when they work alone, their dynamite performances were always entertaining and delectable to watch. sometimes i even think they're better than Meryl in certain scenes. they're the reason enough as well to just catch the film.

Newcomer Amanda Seyfried did a credible job, pierce brosnan's singing voice sounds funnily deep, Colin Firth is Brit wit, the "titanic" scene was hilarious and so were many other scenes that were memorable. it was interesting to note during the credit that Tom Hanks and wife Rita Wilson were the executive producers of the movie. Coming out of the success of Hairspray, which demonstrated that the musical genre can still make money, Mamma Mia! is a film seemingly for the mid-life women, yet has all the fun for the family. Abba is arguably the best thing to come out of Sweden. their body of work is the epitome of feel-good dance music. The Greece scenaries were fantastic. the turqoise walls and the floral outfits and set was bohemian and exuberant. though the opening scene didnt prove to be as impactful and unforgettable as Nikki Blonsky's terrific Good Morning Baltimore, the film was a psychedelic mix of good music, laughter, and fun. Though at times certain scenes look badly edited and without a smooth flow and elegance, the stellar cast and music were enough to make u look past it and have a great 103mins. use that to drive away the monday blues.

in the end a girl's journey of self-discovery proved to be more than, and everything she's asked for.

some time ago i was looking for Meryl and Lily Tomlin's Oscar presentation of the Honoree Oscar to Robert Altman, but couldnt. this vid demonstrates Robert Altman's style (overlappin dialogue) and their incredible ability to follow the script. probably one of the best piece of presentation in recent Oscar history for me. sadly the vid cant be embedded.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rcp8xjaFfb8


"Life is many things at once."

Wall.E? E-VA.

Some people consider Pixar animations as morality tales, and it dates back to the heydays oF Disney animations which had a large young following. From Toy Story's friendship, A Bug's Life's belief in self to make changes, to The Incredible's family values, Pixar's animations have proved to be more than just state-of-the-art digital animation that gradually becomes more and more close to life. And Wall.E's duality tale of romantic love and fearful consumerism will go down as one of its more timely, and timeless classic.

The first 30mins of the movie played like a classic. Close to no dialogue, its images and sounds are the only things that propelled the story forward. yet so much was said within that 30mins. great story tellers like Spielberg made ET inaudible, yet understandable and identifiable, and this is what Wall.E has achieved. though the first 30 mins rivaled The Incredibles at its elegant story-telling best, the rest of the film succumbed to a mad-cap adventure in deep space, just like Finding Nemo's underwater adventure, except this time, Wall.E is finding Eve, and Eve is finding a plant. Each Pixar movie creates a realm. from the life of toys to bugs, underwater life to unsung superheroes, Paris cuisine delights, and racing cars of Western country charm, Wall.E adds to the list of conquered settings with a bleak glance into a dystopic Earth some 700 years later. animations always have its class of sidekicks. like supporting actors, they sometimes steal a huge portion of the show. Pixar's realms are so fulfilled and realised that you cant help but marvel at the thoughts, and most importantly, passion, that went into creating this realm. the amazing details to which this world is created is marvelous, and hats-up to their never-ending list of wonderful ideas.

time spent on Earth was the best. i especially love the use of oldies music. set against bleak images of a toxic-laden earth piled skyscraper-high with litter, the smart juxtaposition takes away the heavy tone but added delight and fluff into it.its like, a perfect world contrasted with a savage wasteland. Wall.E seemed to be perfectly enjoying what it is doin, compartmentalising every finding and creating its own unique world. from the distinct voice of Louis Armstrong singing La Vie En Rose, one of the most romantic number of all time, to Babs serenading in the classic Hello Dolly!, the songs not only gave the movie an old school charm to a time and period of perfection(slightly utopian), it also perfected the romanticism between Wall.E and Eve. i knew that it was going to be a sweet movie. sweet is an udnerstatement. but i never expected it to be so romantic. the notions of love were simple: surprising her, build something for her, show her things she's never seen, give her presents. these innocent gestures make these machines so human, yet at the same time mock our modern state of supposed romanticism. it reminded me that love can be simple. and sometimes, it's the most simple of things that touches us most: the holding of hands, the tilting of heads. and how apt to have it called Eve. innocent notions of first love aside, (spoiler alert) the final scene, when Eve and Wall.E brought the humans back to Earth again was a very smart allergory that referenced Adam and Eve as the first couple that kicked off life. how apt.

The whole movie played like a duality of opposing ideas, juxtapositions, and themes: old music set to modern consumerism, earth vs space, robots vs humans, life vs consumerism, modern love vs innocent love, human love vs machine love, brown vs colour, etc etc. and then there is the proof that cockroaches will outlive humans. hahahahahahaha.


7 or so yrs ago it was believed that Dreamworks animation may rival Pixar. they were their closest rival and it was a tough call. remember when A Bug's Life and ANTZ came out on the same year and there were comparisons? remember when Finding Nemo spurred the series of animals-related movie, which led to Madagascar and a string of others having the same trying-to-escape-current-predicament-or-state-of-entrapment-movies-like-open-season-and-over-the-hedge? now it seems that the disparity has become so huge that Dreamworks ever achieving the kind of artistic success becomes a dream. even their best work to date, Kungfu Panda IMO provided the laughs but rarely the heart and elegance. at a time when Pixar animations no longer use famous celebrity names for their voice-over roles, other animations are still shamelessly using that as a promotional tool, wasting money on these jobs that can be spent on improving the quality of film. i mean, who would bother if Jackie Chan voiced a monkey with less than 10 lines, much less watch a movie to hear him say less than 10 lines of unfunny script?! its puzzling!

and so what if Shrek is the highest grossing animation of all time (i think)? do we really think it's as good as the first one? heck, do we even think it's as good as ANY Pixar animation at all?!

the amount of dedication, hardwork, thought, and most importantly, passion put into each Pixar animation is amazing and evident. From each opening short film down to the very last line, heck, last few seconds AFTER the credits have roled, Wall.E was a delight to watch. about 10 of us movie goers stayed behind to finish the credits just now, and delighted in a split second fake advertising of BNL, the consumerism corporation in the film. the credits were littered with animation and an "afterwards" to how they rebuild Earth. sure, it's not without its flaws. i hated seeing the 2-dimensional portrayal of humans, but i guessed its only to prove a point. and you might as well be poignant, i mean, who's to say 700 yrs later we wont be a stupid bunch of beings? and there's also the hyperactive pacing of the space sequence that sorta missed the heartfelt moments. i knew i was gonna cry. and i did tear towards the end. yea, robots made me cry. and i salute the passion put into every detail. (did u notice EVE's name carved on its body when it first appeared?)


nuff said. boycott Madagascar 2. why should you compromise?

Ryan Adams & The Cardinals

I've been listening to Easy Tiger today, and i just love this album.

Ryan Adams is a singer/songwriter who sounds like a less whiney, less atas Rufus Wainwright (whose vocal stylings make me irritated sometimes), with an occasional tinge of U2 Bono nasal. his style is soft rock with a tinge of occasional Nashville-rock coupled with folk. always suitable for a good cry-out after a breakup. i read somewhere that he takes drugs. why are all druggies so darn talented?!


i think the electric guitar has never sounded more tragic.

i love this song "Two" from Easy Tiger. the album's backing vocals were more lush than this version, and features the lovely Sheryl Crow if i'm not wrong. i love the twists in this song.


"Everybody Knows"


Dear John. pity the version with Norah Jones aint of gd quality.


When The Stars Go Blue. i first heard this on One Tree Hill. didnt know he's the original singer. Blake Lewis did a cover during his stint on AI as well.


not everyone can cover an Oasis classic and make it sound utterly original. Wonderwall.


__________________________________________________________________

and bec, here's the 8min song i was talkin abt. try it with visuals and see if u like it =)

Death Cab For Cutie - I will Possess Your Heart
"how i wish you could see the potential"

apotheosis

"as roland barthes proudly and rightly proclaimed once upon a time, tis the death of the author.
you the apotheosis of His Word."



ha! sigh, i am dead.

age-ism

when i was younger, i felt like i was trying to chase time. but now, i feel like time is chasing after me.

when younger, we're always caught up with school work and CCA. Time becomes elusive when u want to squeeze in some to catch your favourite tv shows, or read that much-awaited book. more often than not, i managed to "catch" time at the expense of my sch work, always succumbing to tv.

Nowadays, it seems that time is tryin to catch me. each yr, as i see the number accumulate and dread being labelled "mid /late 20s", i feel like time is coming up to me from the back and takin a stab at me. i dread the tell-tale signs on my face that will reveal my age when someone promptly ask about it. i feel like there is not enough time to complete everything that i want to do. those driving lessons, those music lessons, those personal goals and discipline, seem to flee as fast as age is catching up.

such a love-hate relationship.




达尔文 - 蔡健雅

曲：蔡健雅
词：小寒

我的青春 也不是没伤痕
是明白爱是信仰的延伸
甚么特征 人缘还是眼神
也不会预知爱不爱的可能
保持单身 忍不住又沉沦
兜着圈子来去有时苦等
人的一生 感情是旋转门
转到了最后真心的就不分

有过竞争 有过牺牲
被爱筛选过程
学会认真 学会忠诚
适者才能生存
懂得永恒 得要我们
进化成更好的人

我的青春 有时还蛮单纯
相信幸福取决于爱得深
读进化论 我赞成达尔文
没实力的就有淘汰的可能
我的替身 已换过多少轮
记忆在旧情人心中变冷
我的一生 有几道旋转门
转到了最后只剩你我没分

有过竞争 有过牺牲
被爱筛选过程
学会认真 学会忠诚
适者才能生存
懂得永恒 得要我们
进化成更好的人

浮躁

"九月天高人浮躁
九月里平淡无聊
一切都好只缺烦恼" - Faye, 浮躁

will i die?

"he's one of those who'd read Literature and commit suicide." - nerd, as quoted from qj


hmmmmmmmm. i will? hahaha. i laughed when i heard tt. it's not entirely implausible. but tt's gotta be some shittily fantastically bombastically awesome book for me to feel this way hahahahaha.

i'm not that emo la, and i'm not suicidal. thou it's cool to be associated with Woolfe-Plath-assorted-suicidal-writers, i prob have to achieve greatness before i can die without regret.

random.

我們的林憶蓮

if screaming could demonstrate my sense of excitement better than any word, picture, handsign, or action, i would scream till my throat goes sore at the thought of going to Sandy Lam's Oct 18 concert. i really really feel like screamin just to release some of my accumulating and pent-up exhilaration. just thinking about how her previous concert was one of the best nights of that year is reason enough.

i think everyone should catch a Sandy Lam concert at least once in their life.(same goes for a Faye Wong concert) u'd prob be able to sing along to 50% of her songs. in recent years, none of her concert is ever the same anywhere (except for mayb one or two outfits), and she always try to change her choreography and track listing according to diff country's preference. which singer nowadays can sing and dance so well in the chinese music industry (without resorting to some form of gimmick)?! not many. good things must share, and it's such a pity that no one i know shares the remote passion(s) i have. sigh.

I AM GETTING MY TICKETS SOON! LAST CALL TO ANYONE INTERESTED?!!?!?

change

i find it sad that someone has to change himself/herself in order to suit a boyfriend/girlfriend. i am not a believer. gradually, and in recent yrs, i've come to believe that i do not have to be whatever u want or do not want me to be. i live by my own standards. i lead a life answerable only to myself.

the name of my blog says it all.

i dun believe i am being selfish in saying that i lead a life that is "answerable only to myself." i know how at times, actions create repercussions in others lives. like how buyin that last piece of chocolate bar denies someone else of it. like how my parents will be sad if i pass away, touchwood, or met with an accident. like how an act of betrayal creates hurt for the third party. i guess what i am sayin is, i do not have to conform to others' standards, not making other people miserable as a result. but i do think that satisfyin myself, and making that a life mission to be happy, is selfish in a very faint, yet puzzling way.

k, i hope i am making sense again.

change is not necessarily bad, if u're changing for the better.everybody's changing, everything's changing. so why do we need to stay the same? but change for yaself, not for others. have dignity and morals, without regrets nor guilt.

王菲 - 怀念

作词:黄伟文 /作曲:Robin Guthrie /Elizabeth Fraser /Simon Raymonde

关起满室 不足的氧气
点着烟蒂 回味你的呼吸
搜索脑里 未完的龃龉
对着空气 还击着你的问题
推辞每次 真实的相聚
困着自己 渴望着你的消息
沾沾自喜 拒绝的魅力
不着痕迹 享受着与你的距离

也许喜欢怀念你 多于看见你
也许喜欢想象你 多于得到你

关起满室 不足的氧气
点着烟蒂 回味你的呼吸
散落一地 断续的谜语
对着空气 还击着你的问题
推辞每次 真实的相聚
困着自己 渴望着你的消息
翻来覆去 甜蜜的怀疑
故做神秘 延续着你的好奇

也许喜欢怀念你 多于看见你
我也许喜欢想象你 不需要抱着你

也许喜欢怀念你 多于看见你
我也许喜欢想像你 受不了真的一起



the studio version