溫柔體驗

Have been listening to this song throughout the night..



玉置's killing voice is so soothing..

我們的失敗

森田童子 (English translation) - ぼくたちの失敗 (我們的失敗)

在充滿春天氣息的陽光裡
在妳的溫柔中
沉浸的我
一直都是個懦弱的人吧?

與妳聊著天
說累了
就不知不覺地沈默下來
就那樣地
只有代替暖爐的電熱器
紅紅地燃燒著

在那一家地下爵士咖啡館
仍然有著我們不變的身影
就彷彿像惡夢一樣
時間毫無緣由地消逝而去

在只剩一個人的房間裡
找到了你喜歡的Charlie Parker (爵士樂作家 1920~1955)
可是我想你已經忘了我吧...?

看見了變得沒用的我
我想妳也會吃驚吧?
"那個女孩還好嗎"
那都已是過去的事了.......

(courtesy of scent)

堅持 堅持 幾多錢一茶匙丫

Finally we went to the hip hop class! We were hesitated a bit since many of the students it seems so weird, not to mention that we're wearing jeans while all other people had sporty baggy clothes. Anyway, it was pretty fun, but I can say for sure I have no talent in following the beat and remembering all the moves. I think this class isn't an intro class at all since most of the students are dancing darn good!

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I'm considering seriously to sell all of my SLR and related equipments. I guess I'm in a different stage in this hobby. People are telling me that my pics actually... suck :-) Oh well, yeah I know... I don't have talent capturing those million dollar moments. I guess to me, photography is just a way to express myself. My writing sucks, I can't draw and I can't sing. I guess taking pictures is the best of all...

Talking about taking pics, I realy like the Ilford 3200 :-) Argh, too bad more and more film making companies are going out of the business....

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Finally I started to apply the school. After I keyed in my birthday, the website popped up a window saying, "According to your birthday, you are now 31 years old. Is that true?"

I was like, what? You don't need to remember me that I'm a mature student trying to learn cutting carrots together with kids!

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After the hip hop class, 456Wing's song kept swirling in my head...

作曲：DJ Galaxy｜填詞：陸永｜編曲：DJ Galaxy/DJ Tommy｜監製：DJ Tommy

聽呢首歌之前 你未必識我
聽完 你可能會想黎識我 你會賞識我
又或者你會憎我想打擊我
不過 無論如何 我淨係想你記得我係邊個

俾支筆我寫歌詞　我寫足幾萬次
俾支咪我rap 我好寫意
我叫做S-I-X-W-I-N-G S-I-X-W-I-N-G
SING!

ONE TWO THREE齊話聲 456嗌陸WING
今次唔明唔緊要 至緊要下次我聽得清
ONE TWO THREE齊話聲 456嗌陸WING
今次唔齊唔緊要 得你一個嗌都動聽

佢地話冇人會鐘意我 如果我太過HARD SELL自己
我淨係想多D人黎講我是非 好似話:要贏人先要贏自己
我話:要RAP人地 先要RAP我自己
我拍過電視 扮數學博士 教細佬認字 O個D教育電視
我拍過電影 我覺得我可以提名 如果金像獎有最佳路人丙
我拍過廣告 D觀眾睇到好鼓譟 收到好多投訴既廣告
但係講到我最叻 就係RAP 我RAP到深造 我RAP到乜都冇做
我RAP到戶口趺到雙位數 我堅持 我堅持
我RAP到 我阿媽都叻到識RAP我 佢話:

(媽咪:堅持 堅持 幾多錢一茶匙丫 你都咁大個仔啦 有乜為
窮到日日搭地鐵偷雞用特惠)

但我堅持 我堅持 到有一日 俾地鐵罰左五百
係O個一刻我諗我終於明白 有D野我堅持再撐都冇法
我冇再堅持偷用學生飛入閘 但我堅持到呢一刻做HIP HOP

ONE TWO THREE齊話聲 456嗌陸WING
紅唔紅唔緊要 我呢刻好似攞左傑青
ONE TWO THREE齊話聲 456嗌陸WING
窮唔窮唔緊要 我生命因你動聽

GO! 大大步走上前大大步
走 屬於你自己既路 唔好著人地對鞋 走人地條路
NO! 我諗我搵到
大大步走上前大大步 我冇博大霧 FEATURING?
話我博大路 我淨係知道冇狗仔隊跟我
冇O靚妹仔跟我 仲憎我話我
OH! 有人話我似阿rain So,又話我似祖名
NO! 你話我似兩個巨星 我唔敢認
我淨係希望有一日你會話佢地兩個都幾似陸WING
呢首歌我淨係要你識得 我Six Wing 我冇得逼你覺得我得
但萬一你覺得我得 Throw Your Hands Up!

ONE TWO THREE齊話聲 456嗌陸WING
或者我第日好紅 我唔會忘記呢一刻
你地嗌我個名既呢一刻
ONE TWO THREE齊話聲 456嗌陸WING
或者我第日好窮 窮到係街乞
我唔會埋怨我曾經玩hip hop

希望你都可以有一次 大大聲係人面前嗌你個名俾人聽
但係o係呢個之前 齊話聲陸wing

我唔係rap既表表者 我d力都係用左少少啫
我淨係想各位先生小小姐 記得我個名叫陸永
謝謝謝
我唔係rap既表表者 我d力都係用左少少啫
我淨係想各位先生小小姐 記得我個名叫咩?
yeah 謝謝

一封未寄的信

01. 我的80年代 (MV)
離開得越遠越好　我那軟弱的夢

02. 黑暗之光 (ad hoc MV)
海靠近我　空氣濕了
美麗的夢　請別遠走

03. La Paloma (Folk)

04. 造字的人 (MV)
世界　已沉沒在喧嚷

05. 別人的天使
是為了要拯救自己　卻成了別人的天使

06. New Dreams
它是海邊的一枚蚌殼
作了一個海市蜃樓的夢
有時浪潮殘酷拍打　像要吞沒蚌殼

07. 清晨旅行 (MV)
你的友誼　寬諒的心
讓我還有勇敢繼續前進

08. 未來女孩 (MV)
鬆開你的手　拉拉我的手
看看這世界　還沒那麼好
妳不要害怕　一起加油吧

09. 發光房子
請給我足夠的勇敢　往前飛
考驗我的心　別說後悔

10. 黑暗之光 (Version 2)
黑暗溫柔　改變過我

雷光夏 《黑暗之光》
Official website

我以為認真去做 就能實現我的夢

Apparently, 娃娃's throat has healed up :-) but this time she's chosen to walk her own path...

《香格里拉》 (listen)
詞：黃玠　曲：黃玠
編曲：黃玠　製作：黃小楨

我以為認真去做 就能實現我的夢
以為寫首好歌 走路就能抬起頭
以為騎摩托車旅行就能變英雄
現在的我 失去了衝動

有才華的人唾棄金光閃閃的獎座
親愛的Cobain 是否也曾愛慕虛榮
多希望有人衝破疑惑帶我向前走
現在的我 變得好懦弱

雨會下雨會停 這是不變的道理
夜空中北極星 迷路的人不恐懼
我唱歌你在聽 一切風平又浪靜

G 和絃的根音 撫平脆弱的心靈
我只想牽著你 走到很遠的夢裡
小木屋紅屋頂 地址是一個祕密
你抱著小貓咪 藍眼睛不再憂鬱
香格里拉在那裡 讓我們去找尋

A loung at the airport isn't new, but I love the cool design of this YOtel!

I thought only European would have those cool looking stuffs, but fortunately American's design isn't bad too! Check out this MetroNap next time when you are at the Vancouver Internaitonal Airport.

I'm sure they'll have a hard time figuring how to lower down our performance curve if they install one of these in the office!

No kidding, if I were the boss, I would definitely get myself one--an office with the door locked and the blinds shut :-) And yeah, add a Bose too.

What's going on....

01. Finally 陳奕迅's 《What's Going On...?》 has arrived. It's kind of disappointed since the packaging is pretty ugly--the main color is pretty dull, and the pictures are... sigh. Overall I think the design doesn't look good to my taste.

Interestingly enough, many of this year's albums have a similar tone in color: 笑忘書, Unlimited, Show Everywhere, 我著10號, Hit Me, etc.

Is this a trend?? If so, hopefully 2007 will be totally different.

02. Looks like I'm not going anywhere but Toronto. I just checked today that Paul Bocuse Institute requires DELF level B2 (which means you need to be fluent in reading and listening in French)--a requirement I obviously cannot fulfill by March.

As for CIA, they require a six-month professional experience before entering the program! Sigh, forget it. So ridiculous.

The only school I'm looking into, as a result, is Geroge Brown Chef School located in Toronto. It may be a good thing after all, since I can get a part time job, and stay closer to the family.

03. My most admirable friend sent me a message saying CNN mistakenly spelled Obama when they actually meant Osama (see news here ). Being so ignorant I asked, "Who is Obama?" And my friend teased me for an hour from that point on.... sigh.... I guess instead of skimming through just the headlines, I really need to go into the details. Well, at least turn on the radio/TV.

04. Can someone tell me what's the best way to learn French with the least financial burden? I looked into the UW Extension and French 101 costs a shinning grand. Yup, online only where you need to record voice mail and send it back to the instructor to evaluate your oral assignment.

05. How much does 200 calories look like in layman term? Look at this...

06. Luther Vandross's 《Dance With My Father》 is a very touching song. Although that day will eventually come, we'll all dance again, in that better place.

If you want to listen to this song, it's the first one on my play list.

Dance With My Father

Back when I was a child,
Before life removed all the innocence,
My father would lift me high,
And dance with my mother and me,
And then…
Spin me around til' I fell asleep,
Then up the stairs he would carry me,
And I knew for sure I was loved

If I could get another chance,
Another walk, another dance with him,
I'd play a song that would never never end
How I'd love love love…
To dance with my father again.

Ooooh…

When I and my mother would disagree,
To get my way I would run from her to him.
He'd make me laugh just to comfort me,
Yeah yeah…
Then finally make me do just what my momma said.

Later that night when I was asleep,
He left a dollar under my sheet.
Never dreamed that he, would be gone from me.

If I could steal one final glance,
One final step,
One final dance with him,
I'd play a song that'd never never end.
Cos I'd love love love, to dance with my father again.

Sometimes I'd listen outside her door
And I'd hear how my momma cried for him
I pray for her even more than me…
I pray for her even more than me…..

I know I'm praying for much too much,
But could you send back,
The only man she loved.
I know you don't do it usually,
But dear Lord she's dying,
To dance with my father again.

Every night I fall asleep and this is all I ever dream

有了你 了不起

I didn't have a good impression about 張敬軒, since I thought that he's a bit exaggerated, and the lyric is often difficult to understand (at least to me).

His newer song 《笑忘書》 is one of those songs that I don't quite get it. I was guessing together with a friend that may be it's a story of someone who committed suicide? Or is it talking about the confusion and struggles one has to go through when getting older?

Either way, it reflects the sad reality of growing up (at least to us who are over 30:)

「人大了．開心都想哭」
「我　前路有右與左　面對抉擇難兼顧」



《老了十歲》 is again a sad story--you really will get an extra 10 years after listening to it!

A more positive song I've listened to so far is 《遇見神》. Oh well, overall it is still a "sad" story--if we haven't encountered with God.



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It was nice talking to you, hum, although there were quite a bit static because of your basement :-)

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Mom said dad wasn't feeling good these days. Hopefully things are getting better for him.

After hanging up with mom, I have a stronger urge going back to Toronto instead of going anywhere else.

蘊味深長

I just don't understand why: the recent 告別 albums are done really good. Previously we had 自然捲's, and now comes 楊千嬅's!

The last album of Miriam 《Unlimited》 really stands out, and apparently she's a lot matured in this album.

Here's my pick of the best:

《她成功了他沒有》( 試聽/歌詞 ) is a sad story that talks about a then good-matched couple has to break up because of their different dreams about life.

「青春理想失去不意外...」
「為了錢　手裡沒餘錢...」

《大傻》( 歌詞/KV ) is a totally opposite story! The couple sticks to each other even though their dream goes astray.

It also is my favorite. It could be that the MV is somewhat related my to dream :-) Well, hopefully I don't need to close the store in the end--if I do have one in the future. But even so, it's not the end of the world! 辛苦不算醜!

This song also gives me insight about the recent power outage--yes, it'll be the fourth night I sleep wihtout power tonight. Last night was REALLY chilly. All my fish died already in the morning, and Sassy (my cat) and I were sleeping together trying to keep each other in warmth. When I woke up early in the morning, I felt like I'm living in a forest. Huge chilly forest.

But then I think, hey, the power is just out for a few days, but my house hasn't been damaged, and I'm still alive that I can enjoy Christmas and New Year (and more kakaka).

「我們還有 手仍能拖 (acutally not yet) 夢仍能造 眼仍能看 心仍能開
我們還有 嘴仍能親 (same here :) 事仍能做 戲仍能看 歌仍能聽 天涯陪著走!」

「誰都想很富有 誰都不必富有...」



生有限、活無限!

多背一公斤自然捲

According to some numbers, there were 120.29 million inbound travelers going to China in 2006. How powerful it would be if all of them supported this organization!

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自然捲 is going to break up... how unfortunate. Hopefully 娃娃 will have her throat healed up soon that they can bring more good new songs again soon.

They have the last album released recently, which I haven't had a chance to listen to it. But their previous album 《大捲包小卷》- 自然捲《C’est La Vie vol.2》 was pretty good. Very natural, very comfortable. Their lyric is lovely, and the melody 動人心弦.

Especially this one.

答應要一個人生活 有沒有把握 不會淚流
答應要一個人走 有沒有把握 無論多久 心還是熱的

Although at some stage in life it canhttp://beta.blogger.com/img/gl.link.gif be unavoidably lonely, never give up the right to stay passionate about it! And not to mention that I'm not all alone--He is here with me!

《答應要》

詞．曲：奇哥

答應自己學會燙衣服
答應自己學會煮咖啡
答應自己一個人看電影
哭著笑著睡著了

答應自己學會坐公車
答應自己一個人吃晚餐
打包行李 要去旅行
呼吸一點新鮮空氣

這樣的日子 有多久了
影印一樣 反覆不停的複製著
這樣的日子 還要多久
像在沙漠上面奔跑 沒有盡頭

答應要一個人生活 有沒有把握
不會淚流
答應要一個人走 有沒有把握
無論多久 心還是熱的

《搬家》is another song I like:

Are we moving moving moving
To a place with free
Are we moving moving moving
To a place wihtout lonely
I wish

I am moving to that place...

我相信。

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Thanks for the shrimp chips and the soup. I've already finished half of it! Yum!!