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October 24 Misschien Niet De EeuwigheidHier in het hoge gras Kan niemand ons zien Niemand vraagt zich af waar we zijn Ik heb me naast je neergelegd We horen wel auto's Maar ze zijn ver weg We hebben alle tijd Misschien niet de eeuwigheid Misschien niet de eeuwigheid Maar lang genoeg voor mij Ik zie de wolken drijven En denk aan de afdruk Van onze lijven naast elkaar Als we straks opstaan Dan is het voorbij Toch gaan we niet weg We liggen daar nog Een hele tijd Misschien niet de eeuwigheid Misschien niet de eeuwigheid Wat me straks bijblijft Maand na maand, jaar na jaar Niet de lach om je mond Niet je handen, niet je ogen, Niet je t-shirt op de grond Maar de plastic vlinder in je haar Misschien niet de eeuwigheid Misschien niet de eeuwigheid Misschien niet de eeuwigheid Misschien niet de eeuwigheid Misschien niet de eeuwigheid Maar het is lang genoeg voor mij Daar in dat hoge gras Kan niemand ons zien May 12 NY man sues airline over flight spent in toiletLOL........................... Mon May 12, 2008 6:52pm EDT NEW YORK (Reuters) - A New York man who says he was denied a seat on a five-hour jetBlue flight and was instead told to "hang out" in the plane's bathroom has sued the airline for $2 million, saying he suffered "extreme humiliation." When Gokhan Mutlu arrived to check in for a jetBlue flight from San Diego to New York in February he was told the flight was full, according to the lawsuit filed in New York State Supreme Court. But Mutlu was allowed to board after a jetBlue flight attendant agreed to give up her seat and travel in an airline employee "jump seat." It was not clear in the lawsuit whether the flight attendant was working. However 90 minutes into the flight, the pilot told Mutlu the flight attendant was uncomfortable and he would have to give up his seat and "hang out" in the bathroom for the remainder of the flight, the lawsuit said. The pilot "became angry at (Mutlu's) reluctance" and said Mutlu "should be grateful for being onboard," the lawsuit said. When Mutlu volunteered to sit in the "jump seat," he was told it was reserved for airline personnel. At one point, the airplane experienced turbulence and Mutlu sat on the toilet seat without a seat belt, causing him "tremendous fear," the lawsuit said. JetBlue was not immediately available for comment. (Reporting by Edith Honan, editing by Michelle Nichols and Todd Eastham) May 11 完美的一天Today I planned a relaxing trip and enjoyed myself. I took the back roads all the way west to Kent, CT. I heard about the state park there but never found the time to go. So today with nice weather I had a very nice drive on 45 miles of back roads. The west side of CT is from cottage to countryside. I got there around 2:30pm, it was crowded. There are a lot of families spending their weekend there. People are relaxing/hiking/sunbathing/playing frisbee/football/picnicking. Seemed like I was there only 1-person there LOL. Still I walked around, took a lot of pictures around the falls, and took the hiking trail. At the peak of the falls, I sat down at the cliff and enjoyed some sound of nature of the falls. It was REALLY relaxing - at least I found myself not thinking about mundane things. I left the place around 4:30 and stopped by Mt Tom State Park on my way, it was small but the pond there was pretty tranquil. So I MIA there for another 15 mins and came back to my town.
Mount Tom State Park
April 23 B Trip (@ IND)Finally done with the trip. It was a little tiring as i mostly get 4-5 hours of sleep every night for 4 nights. Lots of traveling around the state but thankfully I wasn't driving =P. I never knew how the south of the state is cuz' I've never been there. It was good to see the metro, suburbs, countryside and farmland. =)
There was a lot of jokes during the trip...
When I first arrived the RVP told me to give 20 mins presentation on trends for next day's meeting, I went back to the hotel room and studied for it!! OMG I got tricked!!
During the meeting on tuesday my coworker told me that I looked "odd"....hahahaha, I completely misunderstood that! And I am sure I will make to their joke list for a while.
Late evening we went down south to a traditional German restaurant for "the wurst dinner", the waitness recommended an appetizer platter and our RVP was like, "Is it wurst, more wurst and it's the wurst?" XD.
Today during the meeting the RVP introduced the director as Dick Cheney, and the director was like, "Don't worry, I have my shotgun in the car." LOL!!!
April 15 Workers' CompensationToday I was a bit stressed at work, so I IMed my coworker to "whine" a little bit.Catty: So much to do so little time. April 09 Losing a best friend along with the houseIt's understandable to consider one's interest, but what about your four-legged, flurry friends?
Losing a best friend along with the house The families started coming in during the winter, parents and kids gathered in the cramped lobby of the Montgomery County Humane Society shelter to hand over their pets. It's a largely hidden consequence of the housing meltdown: a spike in the number of animals being turned in or abandoned as families are forced from their homes. "We get give-ups all the time, but typically it's someone with allergies or a young animal with behavior issues," said Kathy Dillon, the facility's operations coordinator. "Now every week we're seeing whole families come in to say good-bye to a longtime pet because they have to move. We've had a lot of children in tears." Montgomery shelter, about 15 percent of animals received in the past two months are a result of foreclosures or related economic dislocations, according to J.C. Crist, the county Humane Society president and chief executive. That's up from about 3 percent last year for similar reasons. The facility takes in about 700 animals a month, he said, including many from surrounding counties. "I just had a beautiful 12-year-old golden retriever given up by a wonderful family because they had to find temporary housing," Crist said. "This is incredible. And I know we haven't hit the peak." In two of the shelter's cat rooms, a majority of the stacked cages are marked with star-shaped stickers reading "Golden Oldies," meaning the felines inside are 7 years or older. Based on her interviews with the families that drop them off, Dillon said the influx of mature cats also stems from the economic downturn, as families are forced to move or simply can't afford an elderly animal's vet bills. Likewise for the serene black mixed-breed dog she stopped to pet in the adjacent room, the former pet of a man who said he was losing his house. "These animals are obviously well-cared-for and socialized," Dillon said. "We haven't seen this before." For owners who think better times may be ahead, the society has expanded its "Safe Harbor" project. The program, designed to aid domestic abuse victims, military families and others who may have to leave their homes on short notice, provides boarding and care for pets on a short-term basis. Some set loose or left behind "We usually get the call from the bank or whoever finds it, and we go out to retrieve the animal, if it's still alive," Crist said. Police recently rescued an emaciated Dalmatian that had been left without adequate food in an empty Germantown home, Crist said. The animal has since recovered and been placed in a foster home. Crist's agency, which serves as Montgomery's official animal control shelter, has at least three cases charging cruelty pending against owners who abandoned their animals in foreclosed homes. Not all area jurisdictions are reporting similar activity. In the District, animal control officials said they have no way of determining whether the animals they receive are economic refugees. The Prince George's County Animal Management Division reported that it has not seen a significant increase in turn-ins related to foreclosures. In Prince William County, which has suffered some of the region's highest foreclosure rates, officials say they have experienced no spike in business at the county's public shelter. "There are a lot of rescue groups in this area that we refer people to," said Sgt. Lorie Shetley of the county's Animal Control Bureau, which is run by the Prince William Police Department. "The attitude here is, yes, we may lose our home, but we're going to do whatever we can to take care of the pets." Economic refugees In the case of a dog found in the care of a homeless man in Frederick, Shea was able to track its ownership through an identification microchip implanted in the animal's skin. When an animal control officer went to the owner's address, he found a vacant "McMansion," Shea said. "Some people will just open the door and let them out, hoping for the best," she said. Some owners have tried to find a middle way between turning their pets in to shelters and leaving them to fend for themselves. Tyrone Whitby, a real estate agent in Prince George's specializing in foreclosures and short sales, has among his current listings a house in Laurel in which the family dog still lives, two months after the family moved to a nearby apartment complex. They keep the dog fed and watered in the empty garage during the week, Whitby said, and tie him in the backyard for weekends. "They said they were looking for their brother to take the dog, but so far he hasn't done it," Whitby said. "You can hear the dog in the garage. It's not good because some agents will not show a property if they know there's a dog there." Whitby said he has not called animal control because the dog seems well fed and healthy. Estate agents become pet saviors "In some low-income areas, you'll find one in about every 20 homes," said Weintraub, who recently came across a malnourished dog in the yard of a house that had been on the market for months. "They just let it go in the back yard. You feel for the owners of these places, but the animals are suffering, too." March 12 Finding Energy All Around Us Greg Ehlers / SFU
A team of Canadian and American scientists has made a device that harvests the energy contained in a person's stride. You won't feel comfortable or fashionable walking around with Max Donelan's invention strapped to your knee. The bulky 3.5-lb. (1.6 kg) gadget "is not that pleasant," says Arthur Kuo, a biomedical engineer at the University of Michigan, who co-wrote an article on the brace that appeared in Science last month. But Donelan's device pays off in other ways. Using the same principles that allow hybrid cars to recycle energy created in braking, braces worn on both knees can generate 5 watts of electricity by harvesting the energy inherent in a walker's stride. That may not sound like much, but it's enough to charge 10 cell phones, and it's absolutely free. "People like the idea of generating their own power," says Donelan, a kinesiologist at Simon Fraser University in British Columbia. "If you do things in a clever way, you can get energy cheaply." Getting energy cheaply has never been more necessary than it is now, with oil recently breaking its all-time inflation-adjusted high price. The era of inexpensive power is over, perhaps for good, which means it's time to extend beyond energy efficiency to energy-scavenging, harnessing the sort of wasted watts we wouldn't have bothered with in the past. Fortunately, scientists are finding new ways to harvest unused energy from the environment, industrial activities and even the heat and motion of our bodies. "Energy-scavenging has been around for years, but because of the fuel crisis, everyone from big companies to small ones is looking to utilize it," says Marc Poulshock, president of Thermo Life, which produces devices that can harness thermoelectric energy. "It's a very hot topic." One of the most abundant forms of unused energy in the environment is the vibrations that are a by-product of motion. Think of the rumblings of a bridge in heavy traffic or even the pulse of a dance floor. That's essentially free movement, and scientists can transform that micromotion into electricity in a number of ways. One should be familiar from high school physics class. A magnet hooked up to be sensitive to vibrations wobbles inside a copper coil, generating a current through electromagnetism. Steve Beeby, an engineer at the University of Southampton in Britain, created a vibration harvester that works on that principle much more efficiently than similar devices did in the past. The electricity isn't much: his devices now generate hundreds of microwatts at most, and there may be an upper limit to how much energy can really be scavenged from vibrations. "It's very unlikely on a big scale," says Beeby, who directed the European Union's Vibration Energy Scavenging project. "It will never compete with wind power or anything like that." But vibration power does have its uses. The shaking of a bridge could power tiny sensors to monitor the structure's physical integrity. Or the steady vibrations of a beating human heart could be harvested to run a pacemaker. Not only is vibration energy free, but the power sources for devices it fuels wouldn't have to be replaced every few years--meaning cardiac patients wouldn't need their chests cut open periodically to replace the batteries in their pacemakers. "These are places where there's no source of power but plenty of vibrations," says Roy Freeland, CEO of the British vibration-power start-up Perpetuum. "You can just fit and forget." You can scavenge motion energy more directly with piezoelectric, or electricity-sensitive, materials, which generate a charge when compressed. That's the principle behind one of the most innovative forms of energy-scavenging: rain-harvesting. Researchers led by Jean-Jacques Chaillout at France's Atomic Energy Commission found that a 25-micrometer-thick strip of piezoelectric material (the diameter of a thin strand of human hair) could produce about 1 microwatt per raindrop. That's barely noticeable, but it could be enough to power environmental sensors, especially in areas where condensation is constant--like the inside of a nuclear power plant's cooling towers. "When you add up all the materials and costs in powering, battery production and charging you save with [the strips], it really adds up," says Chaillout. A similar technology is being explored by Georgia Tech researchers who developed a piezoelectric yarn that produces a current when strands are rubbed together--perhaps giving tailors the ability to one day make a literal power suit. But piezoelectrics pale next to the biggest opportunity to scavenge energy: heat. The thermoelectric effect--temperature differences between two ends of a circuit can be converted directly to voltage--allows us to recover some of that lost energy. For years the technology was too costly to be widely used outside extreme examples like the space program, but new companies like the California-based Thermo Life can produce energy from relatively small temperature differentials. Right now it's used mostly to power rechargeable batteries in wireless devices, but as the technology improves, it could begin to harness the vast amount of energy lost as heat in the fossil-fuel plants that provide most of our electricity. "Sixty percent of the world's energy is wasted as heat," says Rama Venkatasubramanian, a thermoelectric expert at the research firm RTI International in North Carolina. "If we could tap into just 10% of that, it would be a big thing for energy efficiency." Let's hope he's right: there's not a watt to waste. With reporting by With Reporting by Laura Blue/London, Bruce Crumley/Paris December 09 雲南 - 昆明, 大理, 麗江大觀園, 昆明
三塔, 大理
崇聖寺, 大理
大理古城
紅龍井, 水景街, 大理古城
客棧, 麗江古城
酒吧街, 麗江古城
麗江古城
官房花園別墅, 麗江
黑龍潭公園, 麗江
東巴象形文字研究所, 黑龍潭公園, 麗江
印象麗江表演, 玉龍雪山, 麗江
蔭翠峽, 九鄉風景區, 宜良
九鄉風景區, 宜良
石林風景區, 石林
November 27 香港 & 雲南香港
回來香港已經有一個半星期, 每日的節目大多時探婆婆和吃喝玩樂~很感謝我的表妹和一些忙於工作的朋友, 在百忙中陪我吃飯和盡興~
雲南
幾日前來到了雲南, 到過昆明和大理, 現在身處在麗江的別墅中~
這裡一天就像四季一樣. 山地多, 地勢高, 天氣變化很大.
昆明市只是個省府, 沒甚麼特別 - 可能最後一天到城郊的風景區會不錯吧.
大理和麗江都是少數民族多的城市, 走在古城的大街上真是很有詩意~
我以為這兩座城市是充滿草原的地方, 沒想到很多地已經頗為開發了.
古城成為了遊客的必到地, 政府亦開發了不少自然風景區來吸引更多的遊客
今天上了麗江附近的玉龍雪山, 是隔著雲南省和四川省的山脈, 我們登上了海拔3700米的牦牛坪上
雖然沒有甚麼高山效應/症, 但是上被雪風吹到頭痛了 u.u November 03 青花瓷 vs 菊花台CCK你好野, 又搵到一首我勁鍾意既歌
菊花台的音樂比較優雅, 混合中西樂器多點淒楚和悲傷(大提琴, 鋼琴, 琵琶, 古箏, 二胡, 木吉他) 青花瓷的歌詞更有詩意, 只用中樂(琵琶, 古箏, 笛)和Jay的吟唱更加配合歌詞
青花瓷
詞：方文山 曲：周杰倫
素胚勾勒出青花筆鋒濃轉淡
瓶身描繪的牡丹一如妳初妝 冉冉檀香透過窗心事我了然 宣紙上 走筆至此擱一半 釉色渲染仕女圖韻味被私藏
而妳嫣然的一笑如含苞待放 妳的美一縷飄散 去到我去不了的地方 天青色等煙雨 而我在等妳
炊煙裊裊昇起 隔江千萬里 在瓶底書漢隸仿前朝的飄逸 就當我 為遇見妳伏筆 天青色等煙雨 而我在等妳
月色被打撈起 暈開了結局 如傳世的青花瓷自顧自美麗 妳眼帶笑意 色白花青的錦鯉躍然於碗底
臨摹宋體落款時卻惦記著妳 妳隱藏在窯燒裡千年的秘密 極細膩 猶如繡花針落地 簾外芭蕉惹驟雨 門環惹銅綠
而我路過那江南小鎮惹了妳 在潑墨山水畫裡 妳從墨色深處被隱去 天青色等煙雨 而我在等妳
炊煙裊裊昇起 隔江千萬里 在瓶底書漢隸仿前朝的飄逸 就當我 為遇見妳伏筆 天青色等煙雨 而我在等妳
月色被打撈起 暈開了結局 如傳世的青花瓷自顧自美麗 妳眼帶笑意 菊花台
作詞：方文山 作曲：周杰倫 編曲：鍾興民
你的淚光 柔弱中帶傷 蒼白的月彎彎勾出過往 夜太漫長 凝結成了霜 是誰在閣樓上冰冷的絕望 雨輕輕彈 朱紅色的窗 我一生在紙上被風吹亂 夢在遠方 化成一縷香 隨風飄散你的模樣 菊花殘滿地傷 你的笑容已泛黃 花落人斷腸 我心事靜靜躺 北風亂夜未央 你的影子剪不斷 徒留我孤單 在湖面成雙 花已向晚 飄落了燦爛 凋謝的世道上命運不堪 愁莫渡江 秋心拆兩半 怕你上不了岸一輩子搖晃 誰的江山 馬蹄聲狂亂 我一身的戎裝呼嘯滄桑 天微微亮 你輕聲的嘆 一夜惆悵如此委婉 菊花殘滿地傷 你的笑容已泛黃 花落人斷腸 我心事靜靜躺 北風亂夜未央 你的影子剪不斷 徒留我孤單 在湖面成雙 菊花殘滿地傷 你的笑容已泛黃 花落人斷腸 我心事靜靜躺 北風亂夜未央 你的影子剪不斷 徒留我孤單 在湖面成雙 October 23 September TripsPosting pictures of September Trips - 2007.09.01 NY -> NJ -> DE -> MD -> VA Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel
Virginia Beach, VA
2007.09.02 - Williamsburg, VA - Busch Garden
2007.09.03 - Richmond, VA - Downtown
Washington, DC - Capitol
Washingon Monument
US Botanical Garden Conservatory
Arlington, VA - Noodles!!
Falls Church/McLean, VA - Westin Hotel, Shopping
2007.09.04 - Silver Spring, MD - Downtown, Breakfast @ Eggspectation
Baltimore, MD - Inner Harbor, Crab Lunch!
Then MD -> NJ -> NY -> CT 2007.09.05 - Hartford, CT -> Covington, KY -> Cincinnati, OH Cincinnati, OH - Downtown, Millenium Hotel
Ipod Accessories Vending Machine
2007.09.06 - Dinner @ Argosy Casino in Lawrenceburg, IN
2007.09.07 - Leaving to CVG Airport in Covington, KY October 01 F.I.R - 《愛 。歌姬》F.I.R - 《愛 。歌姬》 專輯介紹 愛是唯一 音樂無雙 F.I.R. 飛兒樂團 2007全新大碟『愛‧歌姬』
傾倒眾生的絕美形象 無可取代的動人歌聲 歌姬是站在現代舞台散發魅力的發光體。 『愛』是人類永遠的課題，是面對一切的力量。 這一次，F.I.R.藉由『飛』無窮穿透力的歌聲，唱出最直接也是最複雜的課題『愛』。 追逐永恆的真愛，將三人多面向角度的力量合而為一，匯聚成用歌聲撼動宇宙的絕美形象稱之『歌姬』。 從三人各司其職的F.I.R.，進化成為焦點集中的一股巨大能量。 F.I.R.的音樂，海納百川，飛的魅力，開始發亮。 有感於這一年來社會環境的混亂，許多仇恨、誤解以及不理智的動盪，然而，不管環境如何改變，”愛”是用來解決問題最直接的一股力量，於是F.I.R.決定以”愛”作為這張專輯的主題，12首歌曲含括了對地球、環境、生命、朋友、伴侶的愛，每一首歌，都代表著F.I.R.對於”愛”的不同解讀及看法；除此之外，為了能夠讓 飛的歌聲有更多的發揮，從F.I.R.自己創作的70幾首加上收了將近300首的歌曲當中，挑選了12首曲風截然不同的歌，讓飛 的vocal徹底展現，風貌多變，時而陽剛搖滾，時而柔美遼闊，並挑戰多種高難度唱腔，歌姬實力令人驚豔。 《曲目介紹》 1. 詠嘆曲 如果時光能倒留，那會是怎樣的情景？ 運用了reverse的手法，巧妙的將「應許之地」這首歌倒轉，產生了這首有天使之音感覺的專輯序曲 2.第十行星 Rap Mental饒舌搖滾曲風，在地球毀滅之前，你能夠為他作些什麼？ 飛 展現狂野宣洩式重金屬唱法 3.需要你的愛 抒情搖滾歌曲，這首歌找來了 信合唱，建寧老師一直非常欣賞 信聲音的爆發及感染力，認為他是一個非常棒的搖滾歌手，這次終於有適合的歌曲可以邀請他合作，搖滾歌王對上搖滾歌姬，化學效應令人期待 4.三個心願 飛與阿沁，繼「天天夜夜」後又一對唱歌曲，甜美輕快曲風，KTV必點K歌 (阿沁的唱功只是一般...他唱這類的歌曲很娘腔腔...)
5.Change 英式搖滾曲風，飛 從填詞譜曲到製作一手包辦，歌曲描述自己從一個未經世事的女孩一路走來，改變的歷程與不曾改變的東西 6.真愛地圖 具有濃厚世界音樂色彩的F.I.R.抒情歌曲 7.月牙灣 這首融合了古典和現代，帶有濃厚東方風味的中版節奏情歌，是F.I.R.的全新嘗試，歌曲運用了中國的笙、美國的斑鳩琴和印度西塔琴等樂器，巧妙結合東西方樂器的精華，開創F.I.R.音樂更寬闊的格局；主唱 飛 這一次捨棄了以往充滿搖滾味道的唱法，改以吟唱的方式來詮釋，自創九轉十八彎式唱腔，將這首歌細膩的情感表達的絲絲入扣，並且還自己設計了梵音堆疊式的合音，為歌曲增添了令人遐想的神秘風情。 歌詞取材自即將消失的世界奇景─敦煌月牙泉，月牙泉因為形狀酷似一彎新月而得名，地處敦煌沙漠之中，千年不被流沙所埋，成為沙漠中的一大奇觀，但由於過度開採使用地下水，導致這個奇景日漸乾枯，即將消失…，資深創作人 易家揚老師巧妙的運用這快要消失的地球奇景來比喻即將消失的愛情，鼓勵大家勇敢去追尋真愛，努力保存心中美好回憶的同時，也要用同樣的心情來保護我們美麗的地球。 (看介紹時對這首歌特別期待, 聽後沒有太大的驚喜. 近年來加入中樂元素的歌多的是, 這首歌只是首頗普通的中樂配pop. Faye的吟唱比較有新鮮感)
8.Forever Green 日式搖滾，對生命的探討，遇到低潮、挫折的時候，只要心中有愛的種子存在，就會有希望 (Glay式的搖滾...) 9.Blue Doors Ahead F.I.R.首次發表自己創作的英文歌曲，由建寧譜曲、飛填詞，並在這首歌中化身爵士名伶深情演唱 10.愛過 有史以來最難的一首歌曲，24度音域，飛 挑戰體能極限，運用頭、鼻、胸腔同時集中共鳴，唱出超越正常人聲頻率的「海豚音」 (有點像"我們的愛"/"把愛放開"的曲風, 飛的高音很了得, 但作曲就只是盲目地推向高音)
11.彩色拼圖 描述友情的龐克搖滾，人生就像拼圖一樣，一個人是孤獨的，需要朋友來拼湊出一個彩色美麗的世界，這首歌找來了多位F.I.R.的好朋友一起合唱，歌詞內容充滿了年輕、熱情的活力。 (這首歌令我記起孫燕姿的"第一天", 歌手邀請好友來大合唱. 不過"彩色拼圖"只是不停地重覆Chorus, 不夠"第一天"耐聽)
Bonus Track - 荼靡時代 與知名音樂人 林夕、陳暉揚的首度合作，緣起於 陳暉揚老師「十二金釵」的想法，邀請12位最具代表性的女歌手一起灌錄一張專輯，而飛 是唯一一位被邀請的台灣女歌手。飛在這首歌曲中展現了戲劇化的古典歌劇式唱法，整首歌聽來宛如音樂劇般充滿了畫想。 September 29 江南CCK got me into this song! 林俊傑 - 江南..I am still debating between which version is better!
Mandarin
作曲：林俊傑
填詞：李瑞洵
編曲：蔡政勳, 陳建瑋
風到這裡就是黏 黏住過客的思念
雨到了這裡纏成線 纏著我們流連人世間 你在身邊就是緣 緣份寫在三生石上面
愛有萬分之一甜 寧願我就葬在這一點 圈圈圓圓圈圈 天天年年天天的我
深深看你的臉 生氣的溫柔 埋怨的溫柔的臉 不懂愛恨情愁煎熬的我們 都以為相愛就像風雲的善變
相信愛一天 抵過永遠 在這一剎那凍結了時間 不懂怎麼表現溫柔的我們 還以為殉情只是古老的傳言
離愁能有多痛 痛有多濃 當夢被埋在江南煙雨中 心碎了才懂 Cantonese
作曲：林俊傑
填詞：陳少琪 編曲：蔡政勳, 陳建瑋 沿岸聽清風撲面 面目便帶著懷念
迷漫雨點中發現 現實是愛不過為留念 緣分寄生三世石 石上附載約誓未兌現
情是最艱辛試練 練就下世的愛在沉澱 圈圈點點圈圈 淅淅瀝瀝依依稀稀
花瓣也許聽見 迷途戀人們 以為江南情不變 明明越愛越錯相戀多痛苦 比不起美麗照片得到那保護
到頭來一天 秦淮乾枯 塵世上再沒景色不染污 明明越錯越愛單思多痛苦 比不起燦爛記憶於心裡依附
痛會磨練身心 柔腸肌膚 情會淡化在蒼蒼煙雨中 傷心的典故 September 25 Droom van een Midherfstnacht 中秋夜之夢Vandaag is een traditionele feestdag, maar moet ik op het kantoor zo lang blijven. Hoewel ik ben niet met mijn familie in NY, het arbeid is eigenlijk heel dankbaar voor mij.
Ik kijk de dag voorbij July 27 Catie CopleyThere's a canine hotel ambassador in Fairmont hotel - Catie Copley. She's a celebrity around the Copley area in Boston because of her friendliness and intelligence. She was trained to be a guide dog but then with eyes problem she has to work somewhere else. Then her master brought her to work for the hotel. Everyone who stayed at Fairmont loves to take her for a walk. This week Helen stayed at Fairmont for work and I was able to 'rent' Catie and hanged out with her. http://www.fairmont.com/copleyplaza/CatieCopleyVanity.htm She's sooooooooooo cute! Catie!!!!! July 12 王力宏 - 改變自己Today I took the half a day of PTO because I wasn't feeling well at work (After the craziness, I've accomplished 40 hrs this week with taking a half day today) . I finally finished all my carry-over days from last year, and I still have 25 days left for this year!!
When I woke up from my luxurious nap, I saw someone released Leehom's new album!! OMG I cannot wait to go back to NYC asap to buy this!
專輯名稱：改變自己
演唱歌手：王力宏 發行公司：Sony BMG 發行時間：2007年07月13日 專輯語種：國語 專輯簡介： 2007年我們聽見了 全新的王力宏 驚訝于 他的轉變 更平靜的 更收斂的情感 卻激起更深的 更內心的感動 挑戰 不可能的自己 自“蓋世英雄”專輯之后，這一年半之間，王力宏挑戰著別人眼中不可能的自己。 從電影“色·戒”開拍的那一刻開始，他挑戰自己，決心完成我們想不到的王力宏。一個童年在紐約渡過，受西方教育的洗禮，一個有著洋風現代感外型的王力宏，即使是他的音樂創作里的中國風，也洋溢著新潮的現代感；想也想不到，他要在色戒中以復古扮像出現。真的很難想像，充滿現代感、凡事求新求變的王力宏，如何自處在那個看似和他一點關系都沒有的“張愛玲”世界。 30年代的中國、古典唯美的上海、張愛玲的文學，“色．戒”里重現。19世紀英國為背景的文學名著“理性與感性”、中國武俠主題卻帶有東方禪意的“臥虎藏龍”、顛覆美國西部電影的傳統的“斷背山”……，李安拍片從不重復，一向挑戰自己、超越自己、找尋更多的創作可能；你沒想到的，正是他的下一步。這樣的李安，正是王力宏所崇拜的性格。 在音樂創作上，力宏總是不斷的創新、嘗試改變、突破自己、挑戰更多的可能性，就和李安一樣，他們總在挑戰自己挑戰別人意想不到的自己；而非挑戰市場，更從不因市場趨勢起舞。能不斷"創新自己"是力宏對音樂創作熱愛的原因。他更相信當自己的作品被大家認同、甚至被學習、模仿時，他就更應該不斷的改變自己、不斷成長、創新，挑戰更多的可能性，那是身為一個音樂創作者應有的責任。 恩師李安的啟發 讓王力宏再一次 改變自己 跳出自己 更發現每一個人的不可或缺 王力宏重新認識自己與世界的關系 做出【改變自己】專輯 與“色．戒”劇組合作拍片期間，王力宏見識到什么叫“國際級的制作團隊”。 過去制作音樂，王力宏時常美國、臺灣、北京到處飛，與各地優秀的音樂工作者合作；此外也曾擔任自己的MV導演，指揮拍片。但是這次拍攝電影，工程浩大的程度遠遠超乎王力宏過去的經驗，從搭設布景、制作道具、服裝、美術的基礎實體制作，到攝影、燈光、錄音等技術團隊，再加上演員、場記、化妝師、發型師……等，來自不同國家、不同地區的數百位工作人員，在李安導演的統籌指揮之下，一步步完成電影的拍攝工作。看著這么多人同心協力，王力宏的心里，有了不一樣的感動。 為了演出“色．戒”里鄺裕民這個角色，王力宏跳脫出自己的世界，在張愛玲筆下的30年代上海，重新活過一回。那段時間，在戲里，他是鄺裕民；在戲外，他是演員王力宏。這樣的體驗，讓王力宏在回到原本的音樂人角色時，有了不同的觀點。 在這規模龐大的劇組里，王力宏深深感覺到，一部偉大的作品，需要所有人的同心協力；再微小的人也有他的力量，同時，再偉大的人也有做不到的地方。例如：沒有人制作30年代的桌椅、布景，就無法忠實呈現當時的景象；但同時，即使是掌控所有拍攝的李安導演，也沒辦法自己去制作出一張30年代的雕花木椅，畢竟每個人都有他的專長，這個劇組，一個都不能少。 體認到他只是這個大團體里面的一員，王力宏重新認識了他與世界的關系。回到音樂的世界，王力宏帶回了這份體悟；他跳脫了音樂人的格局，用“世界的一份子”的角度，來看他可以用音樂，為這個世界做些什么事情，盡一點他能夠貢獻的心力。過去，作音樂的王力宏，在意能不能創新音樂潮流，用他的Chincked-out樂風，帶領華人的音樂邁向新的境界；但是現在，王力宏希望他的音樂能夠為整個世界盡一份心力，他了解了在廣大人海中自己的渺小，也更了解能用自己的力量去為每個聽歌的人作些什么。因此，他決定用“改變自己”作為新專輯的名稱，希望用音樂的力量，去傳達這份想法，讓每個人都能從自己做起，進而讓世界改變！ 一張改變世界的專輯 改變自己 讓希望前進！ 繼 chinked-out 曲風一新世人耳目 王力宏全新蛻變之作 王力宏從自己開始 行動救地球！ 極簡風專輯設計 使用環保紙印刷 環保筷隨專輯限量贈送 繼chinked-out曲風一新世人耳目之后，王力宏再度蛻變創新創作主題，以現今全球最受矚目的議題“環保”做為自己2007最新專輯的主題；力宏一直相信音樂的力量無遠弗屆，他覺得，音樂可以親近每個人，沒有什么是不能透過音樂傳達的。透過“改變自己”這首歌輕快的節奏、容易哼唱的旋律、有趣的歌詞，讓所有歌迷們一起傳唱，傳達這份正面的理念。就像播下了種子，總有一天會長成大樹，王力宏也期待，從自己開始把愛傳出去，改變自己，讓世界變得更美好！ 在“改變自己”這首歌里，力宏提到了全世界都在關注的環保議題。他從生活里出發：“今早起床了 覺得頭有點痛 可能是二氧化碳太多 氧氣不夠”，輕輕點出目前二氧化碳過量、全球暖化的問題。對這個問題，力宏也從自己做起。新專輯的包裝他堅持極簡，放棄使用常用的塑膠底盤，還進一步使用環保紙印刷。力宏更期待自己能拋磚引玉，特別訂制環保筷隨專輯附贈，藉以提醒歌迷即刻開始改變自己，改變使用免洗筷的習慣，改變自己隨身攜帶環保筷，藉此幫助減少砍伐樹木及自然資源的耗損。 除了環保筷、采用環保紙印刷，從包裝開始徹底實行環保；專輯中也附注了“搶救地球，刻不容緩，十件你可以身體力行的事情”等內容。 也許有人會說，這樣小小的改變，能夠為大環境帶來多大的幫助？但這就是力宏想要傳達給大家的概念：“不要以為改變世界很難，一切都可以從改變自己做起。”力宏覺得，雖然“環保”的議題很大，常常讓人不知從何著手，但其實做起來一點也不難，就從外出用環保筷、再生紙這種身邊的小事開始做起，世界就會慢慢的開始因你而改變！  一張改變世界的專輯，王力宏用音樂種樹，期待每個人能改變自己；改變我們未來世界的風景。 心境改變 歌 也不同了 【改變自己】親自作詞 聽見王力宏更反應人心的創作 王力宏的創作，總是追隨著他的心。 創作從不重復自己，王力宏的歌總是能給大家耳目一新的感受；而經過了拍攝“色．戒”這段時間的洗禮，力宏現在的心境，變得恬淡知足而沉淀，不再澎湃激昂，也因此，他對人與人之間細膩的情感，感受更為深刻。這樣的心境轉變，反應在“改變自己”這張專輯的作品里；專輯里的慢歌變得比以前更深刻、更內心，但卻更感動人；中快版歌曲則更平易近人，讓你輕易的就可以跟著力宏一起搖擺。 在這張專輯中，王力宏不但完全掌控制作、作曲，更進一步連歌詞都親力親為，中文程度越來越好的他，寫了九首歌的歌詞，也因此我們更能從這張專輯中認識王力宏的創作理念。 從“落葉歸根”開始，就讓人驚艷他平靜內斂、卻更深刻感人的一面。 心之所向 王力宏“落葉歸根” “落葉歸根”，一個很中國的成語，卻是王力宏心的依歸。“樹高千丈 落葉歸根”，字典上說，“落葉歸根”是比喻人不忘本及懷鄉念舊的心情；對王力宏來說，這個成語卻有更細膩的層次。 在美國出生、成長，卻回到他父母出生的地方發展事業，在亞洲大華人圈展露他的才華，受到矚目，王力宏的人生際遇，原本就像這句成語。以往的他總是代表著流行、新潮，唱著Chinked-out的華流嘻哈，引領最新最in的音樂潮流，直到色戒讓他回到民初的上海，在當時的街景、服裝、對話、舉止間，重新活過了一回。在那心境里，王力宏體會到另一種落葉歸根，那是文化上的追本溯源，是對中國人曾經有過的生活，一層更新的認識。 而在感情上，從拍攝電影“色．戒”中，王力宏深刻體會到含蓄內斂，不說出口，卻更深情、難舍的一種，屬于中國人特有的情感表達方式。力宏將這種體驗，化作歌詞，譜上了曲，唱出愛情的“落葉歸根”。就像離鄉背井的游子，心里最深的依歸，是他孜孜念念渴望歸屬的故鄉；在愛情里，那個唯一思念、期盼、渴望回去的家，這輩子的依戀，永遠是在最愛的她身旁。 心之所向，落葉歸根。在王力宏親筆寫下的一字一句間，我們都回到了愛的身旁。 與莫逆之交 共同完成的夢 王力宏請來色戒攝影師 拍出“落葉歸根”之美 王力宏一向對歌曲的視覺呈現很有想法，過去幾張專輯中自己擔任MV導演也有令人驚艷的作品呈現。在拍攝“色．戒”期間，王力宏在片場觀摩到國際級的電影拍攝的方式，像塊海綿沉浸在其中，不斷吸收學習；在拍片之余，力宏更時常與該片攝影師Rodrigo Prieto羅德里哥普里托一起討論拍攝技巧、影像呈現等攝影美學，曾經拍攝過“斷背山”、“火線交錯”這樣好作品的Rodrigo Prieto羅德里哥普里托對熱愛拍片的力宏來說簡直如獲良師益友，而力宏的虛心好學及在音樂創作上的才華更贏得Rodrigo Prieto羅德里哥普里托的欣賞，心靈交會的溝通讓他們成為莫逆之交。 因此，在“落葉歸根”這首歌完成之后，力宏第一個想分享的人就是Prieto。他特地越洋邀請Prieto，來為他擔任“落葉歸根”MV的攝影。由于“色．戒”拍攝已告一段落，Prieto又繼續投入新的電影拍攝工作，兩人都是全年滿檔的大忙人要一起拍攝一支MV簡直是不可能的任務；但是為了好兄弟力宏，Prieto在滿檔的工作中特地喬出時間來，只為與他一起完成兩人的共同創作。而擔任導演的力宏也拿出最大的誠意配合Prieto，將劇組拉到L.A.去拍攝。但這么一來也讓成本大增，使得“落葉歸根”的MV，預算高達臺幣300萬！ 一點一滴【改變自己】 就能改變世界 “改變自己”這首專輯同名單曲，王力宏用輕松還帶點自嘲的方式，在幽默中傳達嚴肅的議題，讓每個人都可以輕松接受。“改變自己”的節奏輕快，歌詞從王力宏早上起床發現自己頭發睡得有點Kuso開始展開。心境改變之后，力宏對于過去在意的某些東西，變得不是那么在意了，比如說今天的發型；他將注意力轉移到身邊的世界，他寫道：“最近比較煩 最近情緒很down 每天看新聞都會很想大聲尖叫 但臟話沒用 大家只會嫌兇 我改變自己發現大有不同”也許原本看到令人煩躁的負面新聞，會令人想罵臟話，但王力宏開始改變自己，用更正面積極的態度來看待，從“改變自己”開始做起。 他唱道：“ 我可以改變世界 改變自己 改變龜毛 改變小氣 要一直 努力努力 永不放棄 才可以 改變世界 改變自己”。從自己的小缺點開始改變自己，改變對待別人的方式，如果大家都一起努力，這個世界終究會因此變得更好！透過這首歌，力宏網中漫步想告訴大家，要相信自己微小的力量可以改變世界，因此，不要輕忽自己的每一個小行為，因為每個人累積起來，也是一股很大的力量！ 體驗缺憾中的美好 深入挖掘平凡中的感動時刻 聽見王力宏更深刻的感情 快歌激勵鼓動人心 更貼近你我 “改變自己”專輯中的抒情慢歌，不像過去那么激昂、熱烈，而是從心底出發。王力宏用沉淀的心，發現平凡中的感動。“落葉歸根”雖然是以鄺裕民的角色出發，但說的卻也是自己身為異鄉游子重回文化根源的心情與感情尋求依歸的渴望，緩慢的弦樂背景音樂，卻拉出更強的張力。 “不完整的旋律”是王力宏的一次音樂實驗，用不完整的旋律、奇特的節奏，來表達感情不完整、心上少了一個人的“缺憾”。雖然旋律不完整，但在力宏的巧思之下，整首歌聽起來仍然是優美悅耳的。力宏在這首歌里是想傳達他的體驗：“缺憾”也是一種美好，只是看你用什么角度去看它。 “星期六的深夜”則是一首深刻而低回的歌曲，只有淡淡的鋼琴伴奏，伴著王力宏帶點落寞的歌聲，訴說著一個人的周末深夜里，回憶起過去，潸然落下的男人淚。這也是王力宏的新嘗試，在過去，我們從沒有在他的作品里聽見如此深沉、如此深入內心的王力宏，在這首歌里我們卻聽見了他如何表現遺憾與失落。 “改變自己”專輯的快歌非常能鼓動人心，如“愛的鼓勵”就是一首給身在低潮中的朋友加油打氣的歌，王力宏在輕松的曲調中穿插了“Hey!”、“Ho!”等啦啦隊加油時常用的呼喊聲，讓整首歌聽起來更有活力；中版抒情歌“我們的歌”巧妙融入了“Forever Love”與“Kiss Goodbye”這兩首歌名，一句“ 認識你 讓我的幸福 如此悅耳”，道盡歌曲與感情之間的連結；在這首歌里力宏用一種小人物的角度出發，唱出每一個人都能共鳴的心情。 Chicked-out 再進化 Cockey Girl 倫敦女孩哈"中文" 北京奧運華人的驕傲 王力宏再開先例為奧運創作 頌揚“華人萬歲” 在不斷改變進步當中，力宏也沒忘記由他所創造出來的 Chicked-out 華流曲風。“Cockney Girl”是力宏將他在倫敦巧遇一位說著倫敦腔華語的女郎的經歷寫出來，力宏觀察到，全世界有越來越多的人在學華語、講華語，即使當他身在陌生的倫敦東區，也會碰到說華語的人。這首歌在充滿Party感舞動歡樂的 Chinked-out 節奏中，同時也傳達了不論是說著哪一種腔調的中文，都有他獨特的魅力。 “華人萬歲”則是力宏為了2008年北京奧運參賽的華人選手所作的加油歌，這首歌也是第一首公開為北京奧運所寫的歌曲。由于這是一百一十多年歷史的奧運會29屆以來第一次由華人主辦，因此在意義上特別不同，可以說是華人的驕傲，力宏主動寫了這首“華人萬歲”，來表達他對這份榮耀的認同，延續 Chinked-out 的曲風，希望藉著音樂的力量，傳達每一位華人為選手們聲援的心意，由力宏帶著大家一起唱出來！ 專輯曲目：(Catty's Comment) 01. Intro 02. 改變自己 - (很喜歡這種曲風, 很輕快, 有點Beatles式的Classic Rock) 03. 落葉歸根 - (主打歌, 聽了N次還是百聽不厭) 04. 創作前言 - (an interlude, the snippets of his classic songs are so memorable) 05. 我們的歌 - (歌詞是"Forever Love"加"Kiss Goodbye", 但沒有那種激昂的感覺) 06. 你是我心內的一首歌 (Duet with Selina) - (R&B節奏配八十年代的旋律, 加入S.H.E式的和音. 我特別喜歡bridge部分的sax. Selina唱這種歌反而很有韻味, 力宏淪為配角) 07. 愛在哪裡 (開始有點兒chinked out味道. 但是只是一首比較普通的pop歌) 08. Cockney Girl - (像"讓開"的一首歌, 力宏的歌詞寫得很像中文版的西洋hip hop詞) 09. 不完整的旋律 - (第一次聽時覺得很似陶喆的R&B, 歌詞是來自陳鎮川和力宏, 可能是前者的幫助, 詞明顯比其他更有深度, 每一句都帶出主題missing piece的感覺) 10. 愛的鼓勵 - ("情敵貝多芬"的編曲"和"Love Love Love" 的爵士樂, 越來越佩服leehom的爵士鋼琴造詣, 比"Kiss Goodbye"更放) 11. 華人萬歲 - (為奧運08中國人寫的打氣曲, "蓋世英雄"另一版本, 不同的是沒了chinked out, 取而代之是DJ捽碟) 12. 星期六的深夜 - ("第一個清晨"的Lullaby版, 力宏的詞不是特別有詩意, 但多了點感動) Overall Leehom的唱功比上一張碟沒有大改變, 但編曲和樂器選擇卻很出色~
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March 17 My "newly-minted" Idol - Leehom Wang 王力宏最近迷上了Leehom的歌, 不但找回他的舊歌重溫; 還在YouTube看遍他的MTV.
他會彈鋼琴, 民謠結他, 電子結他, 打鼓, 拉二胡, 小提琴.
他不是每樣都扮懂一點那種, 他演奏時可是有板有眼的! (回City的時候一定要買他的演唱會DVD+CD!)
我很欣賞他不但自己作曲/編曲, 還會間中參與填詞 (他是在美國出生和長大的)
而每一首曲風都很有特色, 有令他成名的Pop/Ballad, 近年大熱的Rap/HipHop和R&B, 還有他自創的R&B mix Chinked-Out,
從悄皮到深情, 甚至是京劇式也有獨特風格.
他的演繹方式很投入, 很"放", 用"心中的日月"和"蓋世英雄"和以前的專輯來比較
感情明顯比以前掌握得更好 (近期已經少有"唯一"式的膩)
Leehom曾被定格偶像型歌手, 原因是很多人注意他的外貌, 而不是他的歌藝
幸好他放棄商業式抒情歌, 大膽地去尋找自己真正喜歡的音樂, 才沒有白白埋沒他的音樂天份和創作力
現今香港樂壇缺少這種唱作人.
很多歌手不但不會創作, 連歌藝也未下功夫,
論作曲, 流行的只是橫掃K場的商業歌.
較為有創意的就只有側田,
何時才能有另一個不靠K歌成功的歌手呢?
January 08 華麗邂逅 - "Elegant Rendezvous"I am in Love with this song - not only because of the rhythm, the lyric is very poetic and retrospective.
After writing for Twins', Wyman Wong's style became very commercialize and childish. In this album he wrote for <黃色大門> - which is just another Twins' style of song; but <華麗邂逅> is surprisingly outstanding - the words are very imaginative. I like how he did not exaggerate extravagance yet remained very luxurious.
The songs from 林夕 did not stand out much - <愛一個上一課> is just another ballad. <卸妝> has some uncommon lyrics but the rhythm is not so memorable.
作曲：Eric Kwok
填詞：黃偉文 | 編曲：Ted Lo/Eric Kwok 我細看過 你的笑與你的臉 我佔有過 你的愛與你的暖 我也發覺 緣份曾來過了 就在伸手那麼遠 我笑一笑 計一計再算一算 我也讚嘆 奇妙如航道太闊 宇宙太玄 乘著你我 兩部火箭 其實與你有權 永遠未謀面 年月裡平白錯過 某個友誼或愛戀 ＊浮遊在無限宇宙 總算拖過你的手 銀河上華麗邂逅 衣角沾滿了星斗 以後縱然 遇上氣流 又遠去 餘暉可帶走 同遊在重疊宇宙 只要一剎那麼久 來年完成夜航 降落時候 我所記得的會是我這刻多富有 (我都記得跟你互放光輝的協奏)＊ 錯過了你 我需要有記憶嗎 欠缺了你 我今世會發光嗎 我已確信 遊蕩浮華世界 就為相交 那一下 你記得嗎 那一秒 你記得嗎 那次與你 禾稻田停下 看過壯麗晚霞 來日你我 老掉了牙 還是有個最完美印象留下 從沒旅行沒票價 與你我願付上它 浮遊在無限宇宙 總算拖過你的手 銀河上華麗邂逅 衣角沾滿了星斗 以後縱然 遇上氣流 又遠去 回憶可帶走 來日旅程 完結以後 可將這次遨遊 留在我們 那本春秋 Wo October 28 UpdatesI haven't updated this blog for a long time...been quiet busy at work - but it's always good cuz having nothing to do during training times had been killing me. Other than that I've been digging into cooking. I've tried desserts, and some self-invented pasta recipe. I am in love with my pork pasta! Big things happened during the past week; I don't know what to aspire for. Friends, thanks for the good times, sweet memories, caring and supports. September 12 The pain remainsI will never forget this day in 2001...
I worked late tonight and heard this song in my car from David Tao - "Her Song"
The lyrics and instrument sound perfect for this mood and moment...
不知吹到何年何月那陣風
不知忍到何年何月那種痛 在我眼中 春夏秋冬在那一刻已變成了永恒 荒蕪的心不要別人懂 她是我不想醒來的夢 I translated it to English and express my feeling for this mournful day...
when will that breeze stop blowing
when will that agony stop hurting in my eyes, at that moment, samsara has already become eternity... lonely heart needless to be understood It's the dream that I don't ever want to wake up |
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