亲爱的SL，
看了你介绍的《步步惊心》，觉得生为现代女性的我，太幸福了。
自由的生活、工作、选择、行走、恋爱、说话.......
不需共享和依靠男人，不需被指配婚姻束缚、不需被剥夺学习和立业的权利 、不需被出身而定终身的地位和发展作为。
我不能说现在的社会完全男女贫富平等，但至少我们拥有的是那个时代更多的自由自在和女性尊严。
我有机会上学，衣食住行不需烦，开明的父母， 后有份工作可以支付自由的生活。现在如果有所束缚，那也是自己给的束缚。
那个朝代的女性也许有属于她们相信的快乐。现代人也有现代人的烦恼。
我现在的福气，也许只是个人的幸运。这世界某个角落可能还上演着无奈的悲剧。
悲剧里的女主角，你们出走吧。一定有片草原等着你，我相信现在的世界更通融，更慈悲。你们值得一个更好更自由的生活。
jy
Tuesday, November 20, 2012
Sunday, November 18, 2012
Car accident
Dear W,
After being involved in a car accident, you kind of appreciate life and fate.
The difference between few seconds, will determine whether you get hit, where you get hit and whether you will be injured.
If you did not start driving at that time, you might able to avoid the car accident. If you have drive on the left lane, you might get hit at the back. If I have drive a bit quickly, the car might have hit on my driver door, instead of the front car tire, which means I might just not suffer a simple whiplash injury, and had to go to the hospitals with major injuries.
All I did was driving on my lane, following the rules, yet still managed to get hit out of blue. Was it something that I could have prevented? It was so close that unless I could premonition about what's going to happen, then I could have avoid it.
I am grateful that I am still alive, without major injuries, although there is still no news of my car. i guess, Health and being alive is more important than money or objects.
Drive safely.
Cheers,
jy
After being involved in a car accident, you kind of appreciate life and fate.
The difference between few seconds, will determine whether you get hit, where you get hit and whether you will be injured.
If you did not start driving at that time, you might able to avoid the car accident. If you have drive on the left lane, you might get hit at the back. If I have drive a bit quickly, the car might have hit on my driver door, instead of the front car tire, which means I might just not suffer a simple whiplash injury, and had to go to the hospitals with major injuries.
All I did was driving on my lane, following the rules, yet still managed to get hit out of blue. Was it something that I could have prevented? It was so close that unless I could premonition about what's going to happen, then I could have avoid it.
I am grateful that I am still alive, without major injuries, although there is still no news of my car. i guess, Health and being alive is more important than money or objects.
Drive safely.
Cheers,
jy
Saturday, October 27, 2012
Wong Fu Productions
Dear W,
It was an exhausting week, hence I lazed at home whole day, watching Wong Fu Productions which are quite cool, funny and sometimes sentimental. My housemates probably thought I had gotten crazy laughing in front of the TV or computer. I came across Wong Fu Productions before, but only saw a few random clips.
It was a breath of fresh air seeing Asian Americans starring as main characters, as it is still not common in English language based films. For example, Harry Shum Jr who is a supporting character in Glee, is a star of his own when starring in these Wong Fu Productions, showcasing his actor side instead of the usual dancing side we see in Glee. This shows it is all about opportunity that makes the difference. And I think Wong Fu Production is giving that opportunity to Asian Americans, and also allow communication across race and cultures.
To clarify, Wong Fu productions is not exclusively being all about Asians. There are plenty of characters of different races, depending on the content of the story, which I think is great! Many parts of the world is getting more multicultural than what normal television depicts on. It is only when we travel, see it with our own eyes, that we understand regardless of our race and cultures, we are all human beings, living in this earth, facing the same daily life dilemmas. And it is the good story, that makes the difference of a good video/film.
Another thing, a story or a film tells us so much about a writer/director. Some of the Wong Fu drama productions are quite sentimental and personal, and one would guess that the writer must be one emo- romantic guy. Well, usually it is the genuine personal stuff, that touched the viewer's heart, as they could relate to it more. No?
Anyway, W, I have subscribed Wong Fu production youtube channel, my first youtube channel subscription. If you want to have a good laugh, perhaps you should give it a try too.
Cheers,
jy
It was an exhausting week, hence I lazed at home whole day, watching Wong Fu Productions which are quite cool, funny and sometimes sentimental. My housemates probably thought I had gotten crazy laughing in front of the TV or computer. I came across Wong Fu Productions before, but only saw a few random clips.
It was a breath of fresh air seeing Asian Americans starring as main characters, as it is still not common in English language based films. For example, Harry Shum Jr who is a supporting character in Glee, is a star of his own when starring in these Wong Fu Productions, showcasing his actor side instead of the usual dancing side we see in Glee. This shows it is all about opportunity that makes the difference. And I think Wong Fu Production is giving that opportunity to Asian Americans, and also allow communication across race and cultures.
To clarify, Wong Fu productions is not exclusively being all about Asians. There are plenty of characters of different races, depending on the content of the story, which I think is great! Many parts of the world is getting more multicultural than what normal television depicts on. It is only when we travel, see it with our own eyes, that we understand regardless of our race and cultures, we are all human beings, living in this earth, facing the same daily life dilemmas. And it is the good story, that makes the difference of a good video/film.
Another thing, a story or a film tells us so much about a writer/director. Some of the Wong Fu drama productions are quite sentimental and personal, and one would guess that the writer must be one emo- romantic guy. Well, usually it is the genuine personal stuff, that touched the viewer's heart, as they could relate to it more. No?
Anyway, W, I have subscribed Wong Fu production youtube channel, my first youtube channel subscription. If you want to have a good laugh, perhaps you should give it a try too.
Cheers,
jy
Tuesday, October 23, 2012
又一生日
亲爱的Y，
我27岁的生日过得有点孤独。
前一晚被朋友凌晨打长途电话叫醒，听了她的诉苦。
结果第二天上班迟到，然后工作到了晚上约八点。
也没有告诉工作伙伴是自己的生日。
接到了朋友的电话，谈了一阵。
太饿了，找不到人陪伴，一个人到韩国店吃晚餐。
朋友们之前打算第二天周日帮我庆生。
我是感谢的朋友的心意，可是究竟还是当天庆生才有意思吧！
那一天因为睡眠不足，长时间工作，身体精神都是非常累的，便早上床睡觉。
接到了家人和几位好友的生日祝福，我也是满足了。
果然没有了Facebook Birthday Notification，能记得我生日的人不多，但都是重要的人。
隔两天，朋友们和我吃晚饭，吹蜡烛，吃生日蛋糕。 所以该有的仪式，也做了。
结论是27岁的生日是普通又稍微不普通的一天。
日子照过，我又长了一岁。
jy
我27岁的生日过得有点孤独。
前一晚被朋友凌晨打长途电话叫醒，听了她的诉苦。
结果第二天上班迟到，然后工作到了晚上约八点。
也没有告诉工作伙伴是自己的生日。
接到了朋友的电话，谈了一阵。
太饿了，找不到人陪伴，一个人到韩国店吃晚餐。
朋友们之前打算第二天周日帮我庆生。
我是感谢的朋友的心意，可是究竟还是当天庆生才有意思吧！
那一天因为睡眠不足，长时间工作，身体精神都是非常累的，便早上床睡觉。
接到了家人和几位好友的生日祝福，我也是满足了。
果然没有了Facebook Birthday Notification，能记得我生日的人不多，但都是重要的人。
隔两天，朋友们和我吃晚饭，吹蜡烛，吃生日蛋糕。 所以该有的仪式，也做了。
结论是27岁的生日是普通又稍微不普通的一天。
日子照过，我又长了一岁。
jy
Thursday, October 18, 2012
To care more.
Dear B,
Your tears in the staircase are heartbroken.
You worked so hard today to prevent every outcome.
Yet everything just did not go as planned.
I feel guilty.
Perhaps I should have cared more, about you, and the problems you are facing, instead of giving advice without personally seeing the problem.
Perhaps I should be more proactive, be more involved, instead of just worrying about other nitty gritty stuff that I haven't done.
I see myself as equal, even though I have 2 and half years more experience, but honestly, not in this field, so perhaps that was my wrong too, to allow you to bear all responsibility, to see you as equal, and devalue myself?
I should have cared more. I will care more.
jyc
Your tears in the staircase are heartbroken.
You worked so hard today to prevent every outcome.
Yet everything just did not go as planned.
I feel guilty.
Perhaps I should have cared more, about you, and the problems you are facing, instead of giving advice without personally seeing the problem.
Perhaps I should be more proactive, be more involved, instead of just worrying about other nitty gritty stuff that I haven't done.
I see myself as equal, even though I have 2 and half years more experience, but honestly, not in this field, so perhaps that was my wrong too, to allow you to bear all responsibility, to see you as equal, and devalue myself?
I should have cared more. I will care more.
jyc
Sunday, October 7, 2012
接机记
亲爱的M，
我终于知道什么是Not meant to be和仔细沟通的重要性。
今天我去机场接屋友W。
他之前通电邮告诉我飞机抵达的时间，也告知我他没有手机的事实。我简单回复说好，我会来接你。
七点四十五分是飞机抵达的时间。
我用了付费高速公路，八点十分抵达飞机场Arrival的Pick-Up站。因为不见人影，便继续驾车而去。停在一二公里外的超级市场停车场。尝试打了电话，通了却进入语言信箱。等了十分钟，又开车去绕了一圈，慢慢驾驶经过Arrival的Pick-Up站，还是没有看见他的身影。由于那儿不能停驶，所以我又回到了之前的停车场等待。想说他可能被关卡拖延了。
这样兜兜转转到了第七次，时间是九点三十分，Arrival已经变得很冷清，我觉得不对劲。工作人员说应该已经出了关卡了，建议我把车停在飞机场停车场，走路过来Terminal，找寻友人。
那个时候我已经担心，不再管停车场的费用，巡了Arrival和Departure里里外外，还是不见踪影。打了电话给另一个屋友T，看看W是不是自己回家了，答案却是否定的。T建议我回家。我甚至到Custom问看W是不是出了问题，那人正答我时，就接到了W的电话。
电话那头的W说他已经到家了，说他等了一个小时，不能再等了，所以自己搭Taxi回家了。语气听得出埋怨和生气。我说我转了七次，也和他对照时间，心想怎么这么没有缘分，没有一次碰到面。他等了我一小时，我等了他两小时，兜兜转转也不好受。晚餐也还没吃。
回到家后，我们讨论了刚才发生的事，才发现他一直是在Arrival里面等待，因为没有手机，以为我会去接待他。他一向来都会把车停在飞机场专用停车场，亲自接人。而我却傻傻自以为他会像我以往认识的人，在Arrival的Pick-Up站等待，我车一到，人上车，便能走了。我们彼此错过是因为在对的时间，自以为的，在错的地方苦苦等待，结果目标没达成，各自浪费了时间和金钱，还伤感情。
反省一番，如果我一开始仔细的说出等待的地方，他也把我的电话号码记下来，抵达后联络，而我又不介意停车场昂贵付费而亲自接待，那么我们就不会犯下这种小错。
不经一事，不长一智。
jy
我终于知道什么是Not meant to be和仔细沟通的重要性。
今天我去机场接屋友W。
他之前通电邮告诉我飞机抵达的时间，也告知我他没有手机的事实。我简单回复说好，我会来接你。
七点四十五分是飞机抵达的时间。
我用了付费高速公路，八点十分抵达飞机场Arrival的Pick-Up站。因为不见人影，便继续驾车而去。停在一二公里外的超级市场停车场。尝试打了电话，通了却进入语言信箱。等了十分钟，又开车去绕了一圈，慢慢驾驶经过Arrival的Pick-Up站，还是没有看见他的身影。由于那儿不能停驶，所以我又回到了之前的停车场等待。想说他可能被关卡拖延了。
这样兜兜转转到了第七次，时间是九点三十分，Arrival已经变得很冷清，我觉得不对劲。工作人员说应该已经出了关卡了，建议我把车停在飞机场停车场，走路过来Terminal，找寻友人。
那个时候我已经担心，不再管停车场的费用，巡了Arrival和Departure里里外外，还是不见踪影。打了电话给另一个屋友T，看看W是不是自己回家了，答案却是否定的。T建议我回家。我甚至到Custom问看W是不是出了问题，那人正答我时，就接到了W的电话。
电话那头的W说他已经到家了，说他等了一个小时，不能再等了，所以自己搭Taxi回家了。语气听得出埋怨和生气。我说我转了七次，也和他对照时间，心想怎么这么没有缘分，没有一次碰到面。他等了我一小时，我等了他两小时，兜兜转转也不好受。晚餐也还没吃。
回到家后，我们讨论了刚才发生的事，才发现他一直是在Arrival里面等待，因为没有手机，以为我会去接待他。他一向来都会把车停在飞机场专用停车场，亲自接人。而我却傻傻自以为他会像我以往认识的人，在Arrival的Pick-Up站等待，我车一到，人上车，便能走了。我们彼此错过是因为在对的时间，自以为的，在错的地方苦苦等待，结果目标没达成，各自浪费了时间和金钱，还伤感情。
反省一番，如果我一开始仔细的说出等待的地方，他也把我的电话号码记下来，抵达后联络，而我又不介意停车场昂贵付费而亲自接待，那么我们就不会犯下这种小错。
不经一事，不长一智。
jy
Tuesday, October 2, 2012
Fight Club
Dear you,
At the night of Mid Autumn Festival, we watched "Fight Club" at KC's place. It was a random choice as KC read good review of the movie.
SW left early and before she left, she said it sounds like a psychiatric related movie. That was before we even saw any fight yet.
SL went to sleep half way, and we were still watching the movie when she woke up. This was not a typical movie, with its twist and turns and the ending, both of us in the early hours of morning, were keen to google to get some answers.
Stripping of the layers of the radical bizzare story, you see it is more about the insecurity, frustrations and journey of becoming a livelier soul.
Below is some of the quotes that I find meaningful, quoted from IMDB.
Cheers,
jyc
Tyler Durden: Warning: If you are reading this then this warning is for you. Every word you read of this useless fine print is another second off your life. Don't you have other things to do? Is your life so empty that you honestly can't think of a better way to spend these moments? Or are you so impressed with authority that you give respect and credence to all that claim it? Do you read everything you're supposed to read? Do you think every thing you're supposed to think? Buy what you're told to want? Get out of your apartment. Meet a member of the opposite sex. Stop the excessive shopping and masturbation. Quit your job. Start a fight. Prove you're alive. If you don't claim your humanity you will become a statistic. You have been warned- Tyler.
Tyler Durden: We're consumers. We are by-products of a lifestyle obsession. Murder, crime, poverty, these things don't concern me. What concerns me are celebrity magazines, television with 500 channels, some guy's name on my underwear. Rogaine, Viagra, Olestra.
Narrator: Martha Stewart.
Tyler Durden: F*** Martha Stewart. Martha's polishing the brass on the Titanic. It's all going down, man. So f*** off with your sofa units and Strinne green stripe patterns.
Sh
Tyler Durden: You're not your job. You're not how much money you have in the bank. You're not the car you drive. You're not the contents of your wallet. You're not your f******* khakis. You're the all-singing, all-dancing crap of the world.
At the night of Mid Autumn Festival, we watched "Fight Club" at KC's place. It was a random choice as KC read good review of the movie.
SW left early and before she left, she said it sounds like a psychiatric related movie. That was before we even saw any fight yet.
SL went to sleep half way, and we were still watching the movie when she woke up. This was not a typical movie, with its twist and turns and the ending, both of us in the early hours of morning, were keen to google to get some answers.
Stripping of the layers of the radical bizzare story, you see it is more about the insecurity, frustrations and journey of becoming a livelier soul.
Below is some of the quotes that I find meaningful, quoted from IMDB.
Cheers,
jyc
Tyler Durden: Warning: If you are reading this then this warning is for you. Every word you read of this useless fine print is another second off your life. Don't you have other things to do? Is your life so empty that you honestly can't think of a better way to spend these moments? Or are you so impressed with authority that you give respect and credence to all that claim it? Do you read everything you're supposed to read? Do you think every thing you're supposed to think? Buy what you're told to want? Get out of your apartment. Meet a member of the opposite sex. Stop the excessive shopping and masturbation. Quit your job. Start a fight. Prove you're alive. If you don't claim your humanity you will become a statistic. You have been warned- Tyler.
Tyler Durden: We're consumers. We are by-products of a lifestyle obsession. Murder, crime, poverty, these things don't concern me. What concerns me are celebrity magazines, television with 500 channels, some guy's name on my underwear. Rogaine, Viagra, Olestra.
Narrator: Martha Stewart.
Tyler Durden: F*** Martha Stewart. Martha's polishing the brass on the Titanic. It's all going down, man. So f*** off with your sofa units and Strinne green stripe patterns.
Sh
Tyler Durden: You're not your job. You're not how much money you have in the bank. You're not the car you drive. You're not the contents of your wallet. You're not your f******* khakis. You're the all-singing, all-dancing crap of the world.
Tyler Durden:
Man, I see in fight club the strongest and smartest men who've ever
lived. I see all this potential, and I see squandering. God damn it, an
entire generation pumping gas, waiting tables; slaves with white
collars. Advertising has us chasing cars and clothes, working jobs we
hate so we can buy shit we don't need. We're the middle children of
history, man. No purpose or place. We have no Great War. No Great
Depression. Our Great War's a spiritual war... our Great Depression is
our lives. We've all been raised on television to believe that one day
we'd all be millionaires, and movie gods, and rock stars. But we won't.
And we're slowly learning that fact. And we're very, very pissed off.
Tuesday, September 11, 2012
中国好声音
Dear 你，
今天因为PY介绍了几个《中国好声音》的音乐片段，就和MS看了两集的《中国好声音》。喜欢哈林组改编的《对你爱爱不完》，给与这首经典流行曲一个新的生命。其实哈林这一组真的很创新，感觉更在乎于音乐多元化呈现，而不只是两个人的PK赛。 其他喜欢的还有《暗香》， 《爱是你我》.....
还真喜欢The Voice这种以声音取胜且正面激励的歌唱比赛。
jy
今天因为PY介绍了几个《中国好声音》的音乐片段，就和MS看了两集的《中国好声音》。喜欢哈林组改编的《对你爱爱不完》，给与这首经典流行曲一个新的生命。其实哈林这一组真的很创新，感觉更在乎于音乐多元化呈现，而不只是两个人的PK赛。 其他喜欢的还有《暗香》， 《爱是你我》.....
还真喜欢The Voice这种以声音取胜且正面激励的歌唱比赛。
jy
Wednesday, August 29, 2012
简说过去三个月
Dear 你，
發現突然好久沒有寫作。懶了、沒興趣了、 沒有東西寫了？還是又是三分鐘熱度。
从六月至今，三个月是不是发生了很多事？
没有了日记，没有记载，再加上虽惭愧却不能否认的记忆衰退，我不能仔细想起过去三个月的日子。
简单的总结：-
1， 我到了新的部门上班，学到了很多东西。发现愿意教授和提醒你的缺点的上司，的确会让人成长。教你对的东西上司，好过脾气好却什么都没教你或教错你的上司。虽然上司可能有时态度不佳，可是只要看透了他臭脸底下的善意和敬业，就不会那么在意暴躁的对待。你知道我在委屈的时候，有时也会口是心非说没关系。
2, 参加了唱歌比赛初选。喜欢唱歌，在唱歌非常有实力的朋友怂恿下，决定参加玩玩，也没有什么期待。结果周末放工后还得赶到比赛场所，被排了下午第一位参赛者，排在朋友前面，名字完全被叫错，唱歌前被问了“紧不紧张？”的废问题，刚好唱歌歌曲名字又叫“害怕”。个人觉得唱得比平常练习时好多而且更投入，友人除一也觉得如此。但是没进入决赛，前25名，觉得原来自己不会唱歌。问了一个根本不记得我的评审拿评语，结果被批唱得不够投入，没有感情，太紧张，而且初次参赛选手。其实总结来说就是我根本没有留印象（当然我也没像另一个选手突然摆起Titanic的手势！），但是我气的是如果不记得我，那就不要说些千遍一律却伤人的评语。我那么有实力又进入决赛的朋友被批穿着老气，不像新秀，得改变造型，成个日本娃娃似的，听了我就伤心。多希望唱歌比赛只是歌声而已，
3， 朋友做媒人。尴尬。感情不能勉强。
4。 年假！圆梦。有缘千里来相会。家还是最好。
假期快完了，还有好多琐碎的事情要做。再说。
jyc
發現突然好久沒有寫作。懶了、沒興趣了、 沒有東西寫了？還是又是三分鐘熱度。
从六月至今，三个月是不是发生了很多事？
没有了日记，没有记载，再加上虽惭愧却不能否认的记忆衰退，我不能仔细想起过去三个月的日子。
简单的总结：-
1， 我到了新的部门上班，学到了很多东西。发现愿意教授和提醒你的缺点的上司，的确会让人成长。教你对的东西上司，好过脾气好却什么都没教你或教错你的上司。虽然上司可能有时态度不佳，可是只要看透了他臭脸底下的善意和敬业，就不会那么在意暴躁的对待。你知道我在委屈的时候，有时也会口是心非说没关系。
2, 参加了唱歌比赛初选。喜欢唱歌，在唱歌非常有实力的朋友怂恿下，决定参加玩玩，也没有什么期待。结果周末放工后还得赶到比赛场所，被排了下午第一位参赛者，排在朋友前面，名字完全被叫错，唱歌前被问了“紧不紧张？”的废问题，刚好唱歌歌曲名字又叫“害怕”。个人觉得唱得比平常练习时好多而且更投入，友人除一也觉得如此。但是没进入决赛，前25名，觉得原来自己不会唱歌。问了一个根本不记得我的评审拿评语，结果被批唱得不够投入，没有感情，太紧张，而且初次参赛选手。其实总结来说就是我根本没有留印象（当然我也没像另一个选手突然摆起Titanic的手势！），但是我气的是如果不记得我，那就不要说些千遍一律却伤人的评语。我那么有实力又进入决赛的朋友被批穿着老气，不像新秀，得改变造型，成个日本娃娃似的，听了我就伤心。多希望唱歌比赛只是歌声而已，
3， 朋友做媒人。尴尬。感情不能勉强。
4。 年假！圆梦。有缘千里来相会。家还是最好。
假期快完了，还有好多琐碎的事情要做。再说。
jyc
Sunday, June 17, 2012
初恋这件小事สิ่งเล็กเล็กที่เรียกว่า...รัก
N：
“初恋这件小事สิ่งเล็กเล็กที่เรียกว่า...รัก” 這部泰國電影讓我想起暗戀這囘事。劇中的女孩爲了暗戀的學長努力變得更好，只想引起他的注意。這是回首后變得很正面的成長。可有暗戀過的人一定知道，暗戀是個甜酸參半的過程。
偷偷注意那個人的一舉一動和喜好； 那個人的名字總能牽動你的心； 想要在那個人面前表現出最好的一面，卻總是覺得做得不夠好，或者丟臉，或者假裝冷漠； 看到別人和他/她自在開心的説話，既羡慕又嫉妒； 偷偷的送禮物或方便他的東西； 發現他/她喜歡別人又是難過； 旁人軍事給的許多刻意的點子但卻不敢做；暗戀很多時候是單戀，除非你很幸運。暗戀之所以暗，是因爲害怕不敢表白。而暗戀的結束大概是告白還有自動心死。
暗戀對我來説是很久遠的事，得像現在努力挖掘才記起來那些心情點滴。曾經暗戀的對象們，有的不見了、有的結婚生子、有的曾經讓我氣憤傷心。有“們”這字，不過是不同階段和程度的暗戀。過去的我一定是沒有像劇裏的小水那麽的喜歡，所以沒有變成天鵝。不過，感謝那些年輕歲月裏的人物，給了我初戀／暗戀這些小事，才有了現在無悔又能感嘆青春的我。
jy
p/s: “初恋这件小事สิ่งเล็กเล็กที่เรียกว่า...รัก”男主角很帥，如果是我也會暗戀他。
“初恋这件小事สิ่งเล็กเล็กที่เรียกว่า...รัก” 這部泰國電影讓我想起暗戀這囘事。劇中的女孩爲了暗戀的學長努力變得更好，只想引起他的注意。這是回首后變得很正面的成長。可有暗戀過的人一定知道，暗戀是個甜酸參半的過程。
偷偷注意那個人的一舉一動和喜好； 那個人的名字總能牽動你的心； 想要在那個人面前表現出最好的一面，卻總是覺得做得不夠好，或者丟臉，或者假裝冷漠； 看到別人和他/她自在開心的説話，既羡慕又嫉妒； 偷偷的送禮物或方便他的東西； 發現他/她喜歡別人又是難過； 旁人軍事給的許多刻意的點子但卻不敢做；暗戀很多時候是單戀，除非你很幸運。暗戀之所以暗，是因爲害怕不敢表白。而暗戀的結束大概是告白還有自動心死。
暗戀對我來説是很久遠的事，得像現在努力挖掘才記起來那些心情點滴。曾經暗戀的對象們，有的不見了、有的結婚生子、有的曾經讓我氣憤傷心。有“們”這字，不過是不同階段和程度的暗戀。過去的我一定是沒有像劇裏的小水那麽的喜歡，所以沒有變成天鵝。不過，感謝那些年輕歲月裏的人物，給了我初戀／暗戀這些小事，才有了現在無悔又能感嘆青春的我。
jy
p/s: “初恋这件小事สิ่งเล็กเล็กที่เรียกว่า...รัก”男主角很帥，如果是我也會暗戀他。
กวน มึน โฮ Hello, Stranger.
Dear all,
SX recommended me this 2010 Thai Movie "กวน มึน โฮ" which means "Hello, Stranger" . It's a story about two person who met and travel together in Korea without knowing each other's name.
It shows a different take of Korea that I have never seen before even through Korean drama or movies. A more real one, like a view from a tourist's eye, and I like what I saw.
Most of the time there's plenty of smiles and laughters, and then there's also genuine heart wrenching scenes. Satisfying Saturday night.
p/s: Link to youtube movie.
jy
SX recommended me this 2010 Thai Movie "กวน มึน โฮ" which means "Hello, Stranger" . It's a story about two person who met and travel together in Korea without knowing each other's name.
It shows a different take of Korea that I have never seen before even through Korean drama or movies. A more real one, like a view from a tourist's eye, and I like what I saw.
Most of the time there's plenty of smiles and laughters, and then there's also genuine heart wrenching scenes. Satisfying Saturday night.
p/s: Link to youtube movie.
jy
Saturday, June 16, 2012
what happened?
Dear you,
Many things happened since I last posted, that I think I'm starting to forget the things I want to remember. Again, early signs of dementia?
So, randomly:
1. Spent a night in my car because I was locked in the carpark after a late shift. It was cold and sleep was disturbed.
2. Went to NZ and Sydney to sort out official stuff which went well. NZ was ever beautiful and of course made some backpacker's mistake like losing sunglasses and missing a bus. Sydney was slightly lonely but luckily Vivid Sydney was on.
And I'm sure there are things in between.
Ongoing stuff to sort out, ongoing avoidance...wish time would just stop and things would sort itself up, which is not going to happen. I just need to be discipline and do it.
jy
Tuesday, May 22, 2012
Tomorrow - Annie the musical
Dear S,
Yes, I went to see Annie, the musical, with no prior knowledge of what this musical is about. Quite embarassing righ? And Annie the musical is good. It was so naive of me to not realise there are many takes and style on musical. I was taken by the talented little girls, the delicate set, the graceful Grace, the voice, dancing and the songs.
And of all songs, I would like to share the song that was sang the most in this musical, "Tomorrow", because I feel I need a positive boost too by Annie. Just hang in there until tomorrow?~
jy
Tomorrow
The sun'll come out
Tomorrow
Bet your bottom dollar
That tomorrow
There'll be sun!
Just thinkin' about
Tomorrow
Clears away the cobwebs,
And the sorrow
'Til there's none!
When I'm stuck a day
That's gray,
And lonely,
I just stick out my chin
And Grin,
And Say,
Oh!
The sun'll come out
Tomorrow
So ya gotta hang on
'Til tomorrow
Come what may
Tomorrow! Tomorrow!
I love ya Tomorrow!
You're always
A day
A way!
Yes, I went to see Annie, the musical, with no prior knowledge of what this musical is about. Quite embarassing righ? And Annie the musical is good. It was so naive of me to not realise there are many takes and style on musical. I was taken by the talented little girls, the delicate set, the graceful Grace, the voice, dancing and the songs.
And of all songs, I would like to share the song that was sang the most in this musical, "Tomorrow", because I feel I need a positive boost too by Annie. Just hang in there until tomorrow?~
jy
Tomorrow
The sun'll come out
Tomorrow
Bet your bottom dollar
That tomorrow
There'll be sun!
Just thinkin' about
Tomorrow
Clears away the cobwebs,
And the sorrow
'Til there's none!
When I'm stuck a day
That's gray,
And lonely,
I just stick out my chin
And Grin,
And Say,
Oh!
The sun'll come out
Tomorrow
So ya gotta hang on
'Til tomorrow
Come what may
Tomorrow! Tomorrow!
I love ya Tomorrow!
You're always
A day
A way!
Sunday, May 20, 2012
怕人
Sx,
我有時還是會怕。
人。
陌生人。
在電話另一頭生疏的人。
明顯不友善的人。
笑裏藏刀的人。
心不安撲通撲通的跳。
呐喊著我好怕！我可以不可以逃走？
迅速的為自己戴上了面具面對。
雖然我知道這個面具功效一點都不好。
爲什麽害怕？
是因爲會失去什麽？面子？ 擁有的？
或是受傷害？拒絕？
還是未知？
不知道你會如何回應，可就是感覺一定不是好事？
如果一開始沒有擁有，沒有在意，沒有驕傲，
那我是不是就不會害怕了。
反正結果不就是三個而已：
好，坏，和之間。
鼓起勇氣吧。
ｊｙ
我有時還是會怕。
人。
陌生人。
在電話另一頭生疏的人。
明顯不友善的人。
笑裏藏刀的人。
心不安撲通撲通的跳。
呐喊著我好怕！我可以不可以逃走？
迅速的為自己戴上了面具面對。
雖然我知道這個面具功效一點都不好。
爲什麽害怕？
是因爲會失去什麽？面子？ 擁有的？
或是受傷害？拒絕？
還是未知？
不知道你會如何回應，可就是感覺一定不是好事？
如果一開始沒有擁有，沒有在意，沒有驕傲，
那我是不是就不會害怕了。
反正結果不就是三個而已：
好，坏，和之間。
鼓起勇氣吧。
ｊｙ
Saturday, April 28, 2012
You came on a rainy day
Q,
You brought the rain to us, from where you were yesterday.
As we shared an umbrella in the continuous rain, I recall the scenes from the K drama that I've watched yesterday, "Love Rain". It's about this couple, who liked each other, but did not say it out because of being shy and scared, and because their friend also like the opposite other. The drama is definitely literally like the title, as there were so many scenes where the main characters met under the rain, gazely lovingly to each other, and I was like "again?" Well, another random thought.
Anyway, you were here, and yet, I felt at times you were not. Maybe I was wrong, maybe it was just because there were not enough time, and I was too greedy wanting to spend more time with you. Regardless, it was great to meet you again after one year. You grew thinner, still the same sweet girl but with a bit of worry on your face. As time goes, perhaps we will inevitably grew apart, which we will eventually accept it. No matter what, you will always have my support and best wishes in whatever you do. Hope it will stop raining, and that you will have the sunshine you always wanted.
Regards, jy
You brought the rain to us, from where you were yesterday.
As we shared an umbrella in the continuous rain, I recall the scenes from the K drama that I've watched yesterday, "Love Rain". It's about this couple, who liked each other, but did not say it out because of being shy and scared, and because their friend also like the opposite other. The drama is definitely literally like the title, as there were so many scenes where the main characters met under the rain, gazely lovingly to each other, and I was like "again?" Well, another random thought.
Anyway, you were here, and yet, I felt at times you were not. Maybe I was wrong, maybe it was just because there were not enough time, and I was too greedy wanting to spend more time with you. Regardless, it was great to meet you again after one year. You grew thinner, still the same sweet girl but with a bit of worry on your face. As time goes, perhaps we will inevitably grew apart, which we will eventually accept it. No matter what, you will always have my support and best wishes in whatever you do. Hope it will stop raining, and that you will have the sunshine you always wanted.
Regards, jy
Monday, April 23, 2012
A weekend to remember
Dear SL, Ig, LK, KH, Eg, KC, SW, MS,
It was a weekend to remember, not just because it was B's wedding.
Honestly, I was more estatic to meet you all, especially you who come from far away.
You brought the joy and sunshine to the rainy supposingly sunshine state for 4 days, and when you left, you brought the sunshine away with you, leaving us with the fog today.
SL, Ig and Eg had been so busy with B's wedding, and not much time were spent together, but every minute spent was full of laughters, either it was about B's bachelor party, or any little single joke. I was a bit pissed when Ig was claiming that he would like to do things, but it was physically impossible. Hate the word impossible, can't you be the "Yes" man? Maybe I was a bit desparate.
Anyway, had nice porridge for supper with SL, SW, KH and Eg.
Spend two days with lovely LK and WS, who paid expensive tickets to come all the way here just to gather. And KH too, who decided to come the last minute. Obviously the others too in the city.
The church wedding was a bit long, even though it was actually an hour. The dinner reception was not too bad, the food was nice except the dessert,I was quite happy with the complementary wine to bring home. We were separated though for the tablet seating. Although the mentioning of Visa and Amex was a bit odd. B was very steady and happy when he gave his speech. And it was fun seeing everyone dancing, especially people who go all the way.
Had the nicest roti canai the next day, visited KC place and he made coffee, and visited SW's new place, also went for a second round of Tou Fu fa. KH and SL had left by now. And then LK and WS were next to go, and the weekend came to an end.
It was as KH said, like a transient dream. And I miss you already. And I wish you would stay.
Till we meet again, take care.
Regards,
jy
It was a weekend to remember, not just because it was B's wedding.
Honestly, I was more estatic to meet you all, especially you who come from far away.
You brought the joy and sunshine to the rainy supposingly sunshine state for 4 days, and when you left, you brought the sunshine away with you, leaving us with the fog today.
SL, Ig and Eg had been so busy with B's wedding, and not much time were spent together, but every minute spent was full of laughters, either it was about B's bachelor party, or any little single joke. I was a bit pissed when Ig was claiming that he would like to do things, but it was physically impossible. Hate the word impossible, can't you be the "Yes" man? Maybe I was a bit desparate.
Anyway, had nice porridge for supper with SL, SW, KH and Eg.
Spend two days with lovely LK and WS, who paid expensive tickets to come all the way here just to gather. And KH too, who decided to come the last minute. Obviously the others too in the city.
The church wedding was a bit long, even though it was actually an hour. The dinner reception was not too bad, the food was nice except the dessert,I was quite happy with the complementary wine to bring home. We were separated though for the tablet seating. Although the mentioning of Visa and Amex was a bit odd. B was very steady and happy when he gave his speech. And it was fun seeing everyone dancing, especially people who go all the way.
Had the nicest roti canai the next day, visited KC place and he made coffee, and visited SW's new place, also went for a second round of Tou Fu fa. KH and SL had left by now. And then LK and WS were next to go, and the weekend came to an end.
It was as KH said, like a transient dream. And I miss you already. And I wish you would stay.
Till we meet again, take care.
Regards,
jy
Friday, April 20, 2012
Missing my second family already
Dear Q,
Wedding brings people together.
B's wedding is this weekend, and I and SL came few days earlier to help out and perform their duties as the best man and grooms man.
It was great to see I and SL again, and to gather with SW and KC and of course B, it seemed like the family is back together again.
I really do miss them, and miss the year when we were housemates. They bring so much joy and laughter to everyone. I wished they would stay.
Tomorrow LK will be here. KH is already here. I wish you are here as well.
Cheers, jy
Wedding brings people together.
B's wedding is this weekend, and I and SL came few days earlier to help out and perform their duties as the best man and grooms man.
It was great to see I and SL again, and to gather with SW and KC and of course B, it seemed like the family is back together again.
I really do miss them, and miss the year when we were housemates. They bring so much joy and laughter to everyone. I wished they would stay.
Tomorrow LK will be here. KH is already here. I wish you are here as well.
Cheers, jy
Monday, April 16, 2012
加油
M，
你曾有過這种感覺？
久久期盼的事，發生了，反而不如預期的美好。
路原來更坎坷。 而我只不過是衆多追求同樣東西的一人。
現在只不過是一個不被尊重的僕人。
而有時我會想，是不是自己的行爲讓別人如此看待自己？
別人如何對你，是因爲你如何待人？
我是不是太冷太靜太怕？把自己變成隱形人？
我在等待別人伸出暖手，或笑容，或接納時，是不是應該更勇敢的去觸動別人？
最近在樓梯閒看到這樣的一個海報：
“Fear makes you stop, courage keeps you going. ”
的確，害怕會讓人止步。
我要有勇氣，努力改變現狀。
僕人也是一份工作。
敬業的專業人士，應該把份内的事做好。
而有時閒的話，再格外學習追求想學的事。
自己的時間如何運用，到頭來還是歸于自己。
到頭來還是自己要照顧自己，愛惜自己。
jy
你曾有過這种感覺？
久久期盼的事，發生了，反而不如預期的美好。
路原來更坎坷。 而我只不過是衆多追求同樣東西的一人。
現在只不過是一個不被尊重的僕人。
而有時我會想，是不是自己的行爲讓別人如此看待自己？
別人如何對你，是因爲你如何待人？
我是不是太冷太靜太怕？把自己變成隱形人？
我在等待別人伸出暖手，或笑容，或接納時，是不是應該更勇敢的去觸動別人？
最近在樓梯閒看到這樣的一個海報：
“Fear makes you stop, courage keeps you going. ”
的確，害怕會讓人止步。
我要有勇氣，努力改變現狀。
僕人也是一份工作。
敬業的專業人士，應該把份内的事做好。
而有時閒的話，再格外學習追求想學的事。
自己的時間如何運用，到頭來還是歸于自己。
到頭來還是自己要照顧自己，愛惜自己。
jy
Saturday, April 14, 2012
Cleaning 打掃
Dear M,
It took me four freaking hours, but I manage to clean the house and the room, at least the house is kind of ready when my friends arrive next week. A cleaner place, a clearer mind.
Cleaning up the mess made, or things that haven't been clean for ages, I wonder maybe it's time for me to get a place of my own and truly settle down. Ah well, more money to be earned.
Anyway speaking of cleaning. There's a chinese song literally called cleaning, 打掃by 兩個女生, which I liked many years ago (can't believe it was released in 2000, 12 years!), mainly for the catchy music. The lyrics however is more about how the girls not willing to clean because of the memories left in the house. Well, enjoy.
jy
你的鞋子 還放在那個櫃子
沒有你牽我走出這屋子 你的樣子
沒有你賴在身邊數心事 我好怕走失
怎麼過日子 空蕩蕩的房間
被回憶綁住不能飛 你 難道看不見我的傷悲
這屋子裡有太多你的好 恐怕一生都不敢去打掃
我原來是你手中的寶 如今抱著孤獨坐在牆角
這屋子裡有太多你的好 恐怕一生都不敢去打掃
當無助一層一層籠罩
明知道是種煎熬 還不肯放掉
It took me four freaking hours, but I manage to clean the house and the room, at least the house is kind of ready when my friends arrive next week. A cleaner place, a clearer mind.
Cleaning up the mess made, or things that haven't been clean for ages, I wonder maybe it's time for me to get a place of my own and truly settle down. Ah well, more money to be earned.
Anyway speaking of cleaning. There's a chinese song literally called cleaning, 打掃by 兩個女生, which I liked many years ago (can't believe it was released in 2000, 12 years!), mainly for the catchy music. The lyrics however is more about how the girls not willing to clean because of the memories left in the house. Well, enjoy.
jy
你的鞋子 還放在那個櫃子
沒有你牽我走出這屋子 你的樣子
沒有你賴在身邊數心事 我好怕走失
怎麼過日子 空蕩蕩的房間
被回憶綁住不能飛 你 難道看不見我的傷悲
這屋子裡有太多你的好 恐怕一生都不敢去打掃
我原來是你手中的寶 如今抱著孤獨坐在牆角
這屋子裡有太多你的好 恐怕一生都不敢去打掃
當無助一層一層籠罩
明知道是種煎熬 還不肯放掉
Pentatonix
Dear SX,
This morning, I came across a website showing different version covers of Gotye's "Somebody that I used to know". Among five cover versions, I like the version by Pentatonix better. This cool 5-member accapella group won US " The Sing-Off" acapella 3rd season tv competition in 2011. Among their performance in "The Sing-Off" competition, I would recommend "Video killed the radio star" and "Dogs day are over". Who knows acapella with a bit of futuristic feel can be that entertaining? Every member is talented, great at what they do. :) Enjoy.
jy
This morning, I came across a website showing different version covers of Gotye's "Somebody that I used to know". Among five cover versions, I like the version by Pentatonix better. This cool 5-member accapella group won US " The Sing-Off" acapella 3rd season tv competition in 2011. Among their performance in "The Sing-Off" competition, I would recommend "Video killed the radio star" and "Dogs day are over". Who knows acapella with a bit of futuristic feel can be that entertaining? Every member is talented, great at what they do. :) Enjoy.
jy
Friday, April 13, 2012
King JK
Dear King JK，
I can't believe you left. You were still young, and had plenty of unfufilled dreams. You were a loving, kind, warm, wise man, brother, son, husband and the king of people. Your smile and laughters were like those of an innocent kid. The only comforting thing is that at least you were thinking of happier things with your wife before dozing off unknowingly to your death in a planned murder.
That rascal who had broke your family to pieces. Is it true that happiness does not last?
You will be remembered. Hopefully King JH will mature for the better, and smashed that rascal. I'm so not looking foward for the forecoming misunderstanding next week.
jy
I can't believe you left. You were still young, and had plenty of unfufilled dreams. You were a loving, kind, warm, wise man, brother, son, husband and the king of people. Your smile and laughters were like those of an innocent kid. The only comforting thing is that at least you were thinking of happier things with your wife before dozing off unknowingly to your death in a planned murder.
That rascal who had broke your family to pieces. Is it true that happiness does not last?
You will be remembered. Hopefully King JH will mature for the better, and smashed that rascal. I'm so not looking foward for the forecoming misunderstanding next week.
jy
Thursday, April 12, 2012
Burnt
Dear K,
Burnt out in flames
Only ashes left
No soul
Empty cage
Hanging still
before crumbling
jy
Burnt out in flames
Only ashes left
No soul
Empty cage
Hanging still
before crumbling
jy
Monday, April 9, 2012
How do you keep the music playing?
Dear Sx,
I never heard this song until Mr Tony Bennett sang it with such tenderness few nights ago, giving me the goosebumps. I told myself then to find out about it, but later couldn't remember any part of the song. Today while browsing some of the music videos of Mr Bennett's duets at Youtube, I came across ths special duet version sang by Mr Bennett and Miss Arethra Franklin, both heavy-weights in the music industry, and finally know the name of the song. There's even a tear running down at Mr Bennett's cheek towards the end of this duet, so it must be a great moment for him as well. Noted that this song was done as a duet in both of Mr Bennet's Duet I and Duet II album, with the first duet version being with Mr George Michael. That shows that there must be something special about this song. Anyway, hope you enjoy it too.
jy
"How do you keep the music playing?"
Composed by Michel Legrand,
Lyrics by Alan and Marilyn Bergman
How do you keep the music playing?
How do you make it last?
How do you keep the song from fading too fast?
How do you lose yourself to someone?
And never lose your ways
How do you not run out of new things to say?
And since we're always changing
How can it be the same?
And tell me how year after year
You're sure your heart will fall apart
Each time you hear his/her name
I know the way I feel for you
It's now or never
The more I love the more that i'm afraid
That in your eyes I may not see forever..
Forever...
If we can be the best of lovers
Yet be the best of friends
If we can try with everyday to make it better as it grows
With any luck, then I suppose
The music never ends
I know the way I feel for you
It's now or never!
(How do you keep the music playing?)
The more I love the more that I'm afraid
(How do you make it last)
That in your eyes I may not see forever
Forever...
(How do you keep the song from fading, keep the song from fading too fast)
If we can be the best of lovers
Yet be the best of friends
If we can try with everyday to make it better as it grows
With any luck, then I suppose
The music never ends
I never heard this song until Mr Tony Bennett sang it with such tenderness few nights ago, giving me the goosebumps. I told myself then to find out about it, but later couldn't remember any part of the song. Today while browsing some of the music videos of Mr Bennett's duets at Youtube, I came across ths special duet version sang by Mr Bennett and Miss Arethra Franklin, both heavy-weights in the music industry, and finally know the name of the song. There's even a tear running down at Mr Bennett's cheek towards the end of this duet, so it must be a great moment for him as well. Noted that this song was done as a duet in both of Mr Bennet's Duet I and Duet II album, with the first duet version being with Mr George Michael. That shows that there must be something special about this song. Anyway, hope you enjoy it too.
jy
"How do you keep the music playing?"
Composed by Michel Legrand,
Lyrics by Alan and Marilyn Bergman
How do you keep the music playing?
How do you make it last?
How do you keep the song from fading too fast?
How do you lose yourself to someone?
And never lose your ways
How do you not run out of new things to say?
And since we're always changing
How can it be the same?
And tell me how year after year
You're sure your heart will fall apart
Each time you hear his/her name
I know the way I feel for you
It's now or never
The more I love the more that i'm afraid
That in your eyes I may not see forever..
Forever...
If we can be the best of lovers
Yet be the best of friends
If we can try with everyday to make it better as it grows
With any luck, then I suppose
The music never ends
I know the way I feel for you
It's now or never!
(How do you keep the music playing?)
The more I love the more that I'm afraid
(How do you make it last)
That in your eyes I may not see forever
Forever...
(How do you keep the song from fading, keep the song from fading too fast)
If we can be the best of lovers
Yet be the best of friends
If we can try with everyday to make it better as it grows
With any luck, then I suppose
The music never ends
Sunday, April 8, 2012
Music and Lyrics
Dear SX,
There's a reality show in Korean MBC Music by the name of Music and Lyrics which I've been following recently. It's about a girl, usually an actress so far, writes the lyrics, and a guy, usually from the music industry (singer) writes the music, and together, they create a song, within 30 days.
From the show, it seemed it's not easy to create a song, especially when most of the participants are amateur. Then there's the question of whether you have lyrics first or music first? And the answer seemed that it's easier to have the music first, and the lyrics later, based on the fact that it's easier to imagine a story or scenario based on the mood of the song. However, I guess you can argue that in the other way round, you can create a song that suits a good lyrics too. So, probably it's the same as the egg and hen debate.
The first couple of the series were Park Shin Hye and Yoon Gun. And the second couple currently are Kim So Eun and 2PM's Junho. The latter couple are quite cute together, and their song had already come out as a OST for Feast of God. Oh yeah, while creating a song together, the couples have time where they go out, sort of like dates, which the sweet interactions made it nicer to watch.
I guess, from this show, I realise it's more difficult than it seemed to be, to create a song, not to mentioned a memorable song. That's why, there's still nothing in my pocket. Perhaps, I could try to create a song in 30 days? That will be quite an achievement for this year if it happened. :)
jy
There's a reality show in Korean MBC Music by the name of Music and Lyrics which I've been following recently. It's about a girl, usually an actress so far, writes the lyrics, and a guy, usually from the music industry (singer) writes the music, and together, they create a song, within 30 days.
From the show, it seemed it's not easy to create a song, especially when most of the participants are amateur. Then there's the question of whether you have lyrics first or music first? And the answer seemed that it's easier to have the music first, and the lyrics later, based on the fact that it's easier to imagine a story or scenario based on the mood of the song. However, I guess you can argue that in the other way round, you can create a song that suits a good lyrics too. So, probably it's the same as the egg and hen debate.
The first couple of the series were Park Shin Hye and Yoon Gun. And the second couple currently are Kim So Eun and 2PM's Junho. The latter couple are quite cute together, and their song had already come out as a OST for Feast of God. Oh yeah, while creating a song together, the couples have time where they go out, sort of like dates, which the sweet interactions made it nicer to watch.
I guess, from this show, I realise it's more difficult than it seemed to be, to create a song, not to mentioned a memorable song. That's why, there's still nothing in my pocket. Perhaps, I could try to create a song in 30 days? That will be quite an achievement for this year if it happened. :)
jy
Tony Bennett's Concert
Dear SX,
I'm glad I went to Tony Bennett's concert today, even though it was a bargain, it was still not the cheapest ticket ever. Unfortunately I found out at the worst time ever, the cons of my contact lenses, which were no good for focusing far objects. I struggled to see clearly, and most of the time, I'm seeing a double vision of Tony Bennett on the stage. And I didn't bring my spectacles with me, which is such a pity.
Anyway, apart from that, it was a great 2 hours evening concert. The show starts at approximately 8:10pm with Antonia Bennett, Tony Bennett's daughter, who happen to be the birthday girl today as well, singing a few jazz songs. Her voice is smooth and she has red hair.
Then came Mr Tony Bennett in his white/yellowish suite, singing classic songs one by one, sometimes starting with a short story or a scene from his career involving people such as Frank Sinatra, Charlie Chaplin..., and then continues telling the story with the song he sings. His voice control is great, sometimes soft and tender that you hear single movement from the audience, sometimes so strong and loud that fills the whole hall, and yet the transition is smooth and silky. He paints you a picture, conveys his emotions, and sometimes a joke with a bit of jiggling dancing, all with his effortless versatile pitch perfect voice. At 85 years old, I would say Mr Tony Bennett's live singing voice is still flawless, just like hearing it from the records.
The live music accompaniments from the piano, guitar, bass and drums were very good. They complement Mr Bennett's voice well, and each had their own near perfect solo performance too. The acoustic sound system of the venue was a definitely a plus factor. When softness is required from each instruments, softness comes out clearly, and it was not overly loud, nor was there any echo.
Mr Bennett sang many songs, some I didn't know their name. Some that I could recall include " I left my heart in San Francisco", " For Once in My Life", "The way you look tonight", "Smile".. and many more. In the end, he ended the night singing "Fly me to the Moon" without any microphone, which was just as good, beautifully raw than ever, which leads to a standing ovation from nearly everyone. Too bad there was no encore, and it finished at around 10pm.
Yes, it was an enjoyable night where perfect soulful singing and music all came together, spreading joy and warmth to the audience, and most importantly touching the hearts. Even though I could not see clearly tonight, I did hear clearly, the voice of a talented living music legend, Tony Bennett.
jy
p/s: I got the Duets CD. :P
I'm glad I went to Tony Bennett's concert today, even though it was a bargain, it was still not the cheapest ticket ever. Unfortunately I found out at the worst time ever, the cons of my contact lenses, which were no good for focusing far objects. I struggled to see clearly, and most of the time, I'm seeing a double vision of Tony Bennett on the stage. And I didn't bring my spectacles with me, which is such a pity.
Anyway, apart from that, it was a great 2 hours evening concert. The show starts at approximately 8:10pm with Antonia Bennett, Tony Bennett's daughter, who happen to be the birthday girl today as well, singing a few jazz songs. Her voice is smooth and she has red hair.
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| Mr Tony Bennett. One of the better photos taken tonight with full zooming. I see him clearly on the camera LCD screen than with my own eyes. |
The live music accompaniments from the piano, guitar, bass and drums were very good. They complement Mr Bennett's voice well, and each had their own near perfect solo performance too. The acoustic sound system of the venue was a definitely a plus factor. When softness is required from each instruments, softness comes out clearly, and it was not overly loud, nor was there any echo.
Mr Bennett sang many songs, some I didn't know their name. Some that I could recall include " I left my heart in San Francisco", " For Once in My Life", "The way you look tonight", "Smile".. and many more. In the end, he ended the night singing "Fly me to the Moon" without any microphone, which was just as good, beautifully raw than ever, which leads to a standing ovation from nearly everyone. Too bad there was no encore, and it finished at around 10pm.
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| Standing ovation for the final song. |
jy
p/s: I got the Duets CD. :P
Saturday, April 7, 2012
The Hunger Game
Dear SX,
There was this urge to watch Hunger Game that I travelled to the city by bus, eventhough that day was full of surprises including the embarassing situation when the sole of one of shoes came out in the middle of the road, and I had to try to walk as naturallly as I could, hiding of the embarassing fact, dragging the leg as low as I could.
Anyway, when I finally made it to the cinema, I was glad that I manage to get the good central seat in iggest cinema of the city. The Hunger Game is based on the same novel about an annual competition where each district around a central city randomly choose a boy and a girl aged 12-17 years old and fight/kill until only one survive. It's a cruel game to the participants, however to the people in the capitol, it's an entertainment surival reality compeititon. Some participants embraced the game, but to most, it's not a choice, but a random bad luck of inevitable death unless you win. And because of the nature of the game, in order to survive, sometimes you have to put up a show to gain sympathy and popularity, even against your nature.
But you wonder again, as one of the characters correctly said, if there's no demand there will be no supply. If everyone refused to watch the game or participate in the game, will the game have continue to proceed? If everyone refuse fighting or stop fighting, then there will be no killing, no war, no game, even if people force you to. And if you work together, and trust each other, you would be stronger and stop the bullying.
The camera work was quite shaky. Although it is indeed gruesome, kids killing kids, it's a different kind of story and overall, not boring.
jy
There was this urge to watch Hunger Game that I travelled to the city by bus, eventhough that day was full of surprises including the embarassing situation when the sole of one of shoes came out in the middle of the road, and I had to try to walk as naturallly as I could, hiding of the embarassing fact, dragging the leg as low as I could.
Anyway, when I finally made it to the cinema, I was glad that I manage to get the good central seat in iggest cinema of the city. The Hunger Game is based on the same novel about an annual competition where each district around a central city randomly choose a boy and a girl aged 12-17 years old and fight/kill until only one survive. It's a cruel game to the participants, however to the people in the capitol, it's an entertainment surival reality compeititon. Some participants embraced the game, but to most, it's not a choice, but a random bad luck of inevitable death unless you win. And because of the nature of the game, in order to survive, sometimes you have to put up a show to gain sympathy and popularity, even against your nature.
But you wonder again, as one of the characters correctly said, if there's no demand there will be no supply. If everyone refused to watch the game or participate in the game, will the game have continue to proceed? If everyone refuse fighting or stop fighting, then there will be no killing, no war, no game, even if people force you to. And if you work together, and trust each other, you would be stronger and stop the bullying.
The camera work was quite shaky. Although it is indeed gruesome, kids killing kids, it's a different kind of story and overall, not boring.
jy
Tuesday, April 3, 2012
單戀
KDY，
你是個很有意思的男子。
第一次喜歡一個人，為那個人設身處地，默默做了許多事。
不求回報，不在乎別人看法，更不因爲被拒絕，而生氣撕破臉。
你真心在乎那個人，給與那個人所需要的一切： 安慰鼓勵教導提醒，還有她心裏喜歡的人和自由。
你到現在從沒對她哭訴：“那我呢？那我的心呢？看看我。 ”。
你只說：“不要對我費心。”
你的行動勝過千言萬語。但是她不一定看到所有。
單純帥氣的傻孩子, 希望你能幸福。
jy
你是個很有意思的男子。
第一次喜歡一個人，為那個人設身處地，默默做了許多事。
不求回報，不在乎別人看法，更不因爲被拒絕，而生氣撕破臉。
你真心在乎那個人，給與那個人所需要的一切： 安慰鼓勵教導提醒，還有她心裏喜歡的人和自由。
你到現在從沒對她哭訴：“那我呢？那我的心呢？看看我。 ”。
你只說：“不要對我費心。”
你的行動勝過千言萬語。但是她不一定看到所有。
單純帥氣的傻孩子, 希望你能幸福。
jy
Thursday, March 29, 2012
Dream High 2
S,
如果你沒看過Dream High 2，沒關係。因爲故事真的沒那麽好看，所以大可不必浪費16個小時。不過就如大多東西有兩面或多面，我覺得以下的Dream High 2 最後一集（16集）舞臺劇的臺詞是能代表該劇主題的好語錄。其實這些話，在劇裏不同階段時已經播出了，只是結尾以劇中劇總結了一番。
~ 注： 語錄摘自鳳凰牌翻譯
我們是B，並非A，而是B。
絕對成爲不了A級的B級。
我們是在這個學校烙印成B級，劣等班的學生。
不止我們學校這樣分，無論哪所學校，都分成優等生和劣等生。
升學班和就業班只是名稱不同，A和B確實存在。
就在幾天之前，我離開了學校，因爲對沒有唱歌實力感到羞愧，逃跑了。
我想問大家，夢想只屬於有才能的人嗎？
沒有才能的人，就不能有夢想嗎？
要做夢的話得先閉上眼睛，閉上眼睛的話，別人是如何看待自己的那並不重要。
只有閉上眼睛，才能面對真正的自己。
閉上眼睛的我這樣說，一直不要抛棄夢想。
因爲夢想不屬於有才能的人，而屬於敢夢想的人。
相信既小又寒酸的一個雨傘，以沖向大雨中的心情。
現在我們打算以微不足道的才能，做著遠大的夢想。
把這首歌送給因爲夢想而痛苦，因爲夢想遭受強求的非主流，三流，劣等生，所有的B級人生。
~ 快板的“Dream High”曲播出。
對，夢想難道只屬於有才能的人？每個人都該可以自由的做夢。有夢，有希望有力量。
最後，如果你有興趣的話，介紹你看原本的2011年"Dream High"韓劇， 那是個讓人出乎意料好看又誠懇動人的勵志音樂電視劇。故事和人物和Dream High 2完全不一樣。所以大家才會對Dream High 2不能青出於藍，反而更差，而失望。好劇可遇不可求啊！下次得空的話，會再寫寫Dream High。
做夢去的jy
如果你沒看過Dream High 2，沒關係。因爲故事真的沒那麽好看，所以大可不必浪費16個小時。不過就如大多東西有兩面或多面，我覺得以下的Dream High 2 最後一集（16集）舞臺劇的臺詞是能代表該劇主題的好語錄。其實這些話，在劇裏不同階段時已經播出了，只是結尾以劇中劇總結了一番。
~ 注： 語錄摘自鳳凰牌翻譯
我們是B，並非A，而是B。
絕對成爲不了A級的B級。
我們是在這個學校烙印成B級，劣等班的學生。
不止我們學校這樣分，無論哪所學校，都分成優等生和劣等生。
升學班和就業班只是名稱不同，A和B確實存在。
就在幾天之前，我離開了學校，因爲對沒有唱歌實力感到羞愧，逃跑了。
我想問大家，夢想只屬於有才能的人嗎？
沒有才能的人，就不能有夢想嗎？
要做夢的話得先閉上眼睛，閉上眼睛的話，別人是如何看待自己的那並不重要。
只有閉上眼睛，才能面對真正的自己。
閉上眼睛的我這樣說，一直不要抛棄夢想。
因爲夢想不屬於有才能的人，而屬於敢夢想的人。
相信既小又寒酸的一個雨傘，以沖向大雨中的心情。
現在我們打算以微不足道的才能，做著遠大的夢想。
把這首歌送給因爲夢想而痛苦，因爲夢想遭受強求的非主流，三流，劣等生，所有的B級人生。
~ 快板的“Dream High”曲播出。
對，夢想難道只屬於有才能的人？每個人都該可以自由的做夢。有夢，有希望有力量。
最後，如果你有興趣的話，介紹你看原本的2011年"Dream High"韓劇， 那是個讓人出乎意料好看又誠懇動人的勵志音樂電視劇。故事和人物和Dream High 2完全不一樣。所以大家才會對Dream High 2不能青出於藍，反而更差，而失望。好劇可遇不可求啊！下次得空的話，會再寫寫Dream High。
做夢去的jy
Monday, March 19, 2012
Dream High 2's songs
Dear S,
Although Dream High 2 personally is not as memorable as Dream High 1 in terms of the storyline and characters which is a pity, there are still good intepretation of songs. Attached are a few songs that stuck in my head for a while.
1. Together - JB and Rian (Ji Yeon) . (Videos are taken from youtube, not own by me)
- Like this duet, even though the accompany singing is at times predictable, this duet song is good. Hae Sung (the girl in the drama) who wrote this definitely earn a place in Kirin High School.
2. Romeo N Juliet by Clazziquai.
- I find some of the starting tunes of the female part were atypical, yet beautiful.
a. Yoo Jin (Jin Woo) and Rian (Ji Yeon) Version from Dream High 2 episode 13. A scene from the duet competition, which the exam theme is "Propose" .
b. Clazziquai's unplugged version.- Clazziquai is the group that is known for singing the theme and ending song for "My Name is Kim Sam Soon." - "She is" and "Be My Love". This song is from their album, Love Child of the Century in 2007.
3. When I can't sing by Seven.Below is JB's version.
I like this version. Felt more earnest. Had a post about this song before.
4. Hello to myself - originally written and sing by Ye Eun (Wonder Girls)
The song is quite meaningful. In the drama, Hae Sung (Kang Sora) wrote the song, but did not manage to sing it in front of everyone.
4. B Class Life - Original song from Dream High 2.
Cute! The life and soul of being B class instead of A Class.
There are also nice duet by Nana (Hyorin) and Ji-Soo. Most of the songs are nice. Although I'm not a fan of the story, I guess with time, you would want to know what will eventually happen to the characters, and who will become the super idol. But most importantly, definitely looking forward for more nice song cover. If you do not want to watch the drama, definitely worth checking the songs and dance out. There's plenty of youtube channel that covers that. Till then, hope you enjoy the songs.
jy
Although Dream High 2 personally is not as memorable as Dream High 1 in terms of the storyline and characters which is a pity, there are still good intepretation of songs. Attached are a few songs that stuck in my head for a while.
1. Together - JB and Rian (Ji Yeon) . (Videos are taken from youtube, not own by me)
- Like this duet, even though the accompany singing is at times predictable, this duet song is good. Hae Sung (the girl in the drama) who wrote this definitely earn a place in Kirin High School.
2. Romeo N Juliet by Clazziquai.
- I find some of the starting tunes of the female part were atypical, yet beautiful.
a. Yoo Jin (Jin Woo) and Rian (Ji Yeon) Version from Dream High 2 episode 13. A scene from the duet competition, which the exam theme is "Propose" .
b. Clazziquai's unplugged version.- Clazziquai is the group that is known for singing the theme and ending song for "My Name is Kim Sam Soon." - "She is" and "Be My Love". This song is from their album, Love Child of the Century in 2007.
3. When I can't sing by Seven.Below is JB's version.
I like this version. Felt more earnest. Had a post about this song before.
4. Hello to myself - originally written and sing by Ye Eun (Wonder Girls)
The song is quite meaningful. In the drama, Hae Sung (Kang Sora) wrote the song, but did not manage to sing it in front of everyone.
4. B Class Life - Original song from Dream High 2.
Cute! The life and soul of being B class instead of A Class.
There are also nice duet by Nana (Hyorin) and Ji-Soo. Most of the songs are nice. Although I'm not a fan of the story, I guess with time, you would want to know what will eventually happen to the characters, and who will become the super idol. But most importantly, definitely looking forward for more nice song cover. If you do not want to watch the drama, definitely worth checking the songs and dance out. There's plenty of youtube channel that covers that. Till then, hope you enjoy the songs.
jy
Wednesday, March 7, 2012
No reason/when X can't sing
Dear C,
JB kneel down on one knee and said：
“It’s been so hard to say these words, but I’ll say them now,”
“Haesung, I like you.”
“Why? I don’t have a reason,”
“No matter how much I think, there are no reasons, just like I have no reasons for loving music.”
" For now, my heart tells me I just want to sing with you on the stage. " (*self translated this line. But others above are taken from allkpop. )
The words sounded familiar. And I recalled I said it to you long time ago, when you asked for the reason. The pain had long gone away now, but I would have reply you with the same answer if you asked me again. But I will not repeat the same mistake twice.
Anyway, I like JB's version of "When I can't sing 내가 노래를 못해도", compare to 7. The video can be found at youtube. I like the lyrics and the music, which delivers through the insecurity of being famous, yet wanting to be loved like anyone else. Such a sincere piece from JYP. Below is the english translation of the lyrics from "pop!gasa" website:-
Even if I lose everything, if my popularity drops
Even if I can't sing, if I get a different job
Will you still be able to love me for who I am?
Do you know that who I am on screen isn't really my everything? (Do you know?)
Do you know that my overflowing confidence makes me even more anxious? (Do you know?)
Standing under the flashing lights, there is a thick shadow behind me
You say that you love me but
Am I really who you love? (Am I?)
You say that you fell for me but
Am I really the one who made you fall for me? (Am I?)
When you are in my arms, looking at me
I want to ask you these questions
Someday, the day will come (the day will come)
I'll come down from the stage where the cheers have decreased
As my shoulders droop down (shoulders droop down)
My head hung low (even then)
Will you stand by my side?
I want to ask you
Well, don't worry, this is a song that I will not sing to you. :P
jy
JB kneel down on one knee and said：
“It’s been so hard to say these words, but I’ll say them now,”
“Haesung, I like you.”
“Why? I don’t have a reason,”
“No matter how much I think, there are no reasons, just like I have no reasons for loving music.”
" For now, my heart tells me I just want to sing with you on the stage. " (*self translated this line. But others above are taken from allkpop. )
The words sounded familiar. And I recalled I said it to you long time ago, when you asked for the reason. The pain had long gone away now, but I would have reply you with the same answer if you asked me again. But I will not repeat the same mistake twice.
Anyway, I like JB's version of "When I can't sing 내가 노래를 못해도", compare to 7. The video can be found at youtube. I like the lyrics and the music, which delivers through the insecurity of being famous, yet wanting to be loved like anyone else. Such a sincere piece from JYP. Below is the english translation of the lyrics from "pop!gasa" website:-
Even if I lose everything, if my popularity drops
Even if I can't sing, if I get a different job
Will you still be able to love me for who I am?
Do you know that who I am on screen isn't really my everything? (Do you know?)
Do you know that my overflowing confidence makes me even more anxious? (Do you know?)
Standing under the flashing lights, there is a thick shadow behind me
You say that you love me but
Am I really who you love? (Am I?)
You say that you fell for me but
Am I really the one who made you fall for me? (Am I?)
When you are in my arms, looking at me
I want to ask you these questions
Someday, the day will come (the day will come)
I'll come down from the stage where the cheers have decreased
As my shoulders droop down (shoulders droop down)
My head hung low (even then)
Will you stand by my side?
I want to ask you
Well, don't worry, this is a song that I will not sing to you. :P
jy
Friday, March 2, 2012
Settling in.
Dear S,
I'm slowly settling in B city although things are still in a mess.
It's the unfamiliarity of the system that makes the new job inefficient.
But the people at the new place so far are nice, which is a rarity that I'll treasure.
Also met some people I've work with in the past, and it's comforting to see familiar faces in a unfamiliar big place. Maybe it's destiny. Or the chinese/buddhisim saying, there must been some kind of a closer relationship before in our last lives, that we could meet the second time in this life. Imagine how many people are there in this world, and to meet someone the second time, it's definitely something! :)
The new home has a series of unfortunate events, mainly with cleaning and some equipment malfunction, but it will eventually resolve.
And I have a new phone. I didn't even fully use my old phone to its best, which is a pity. Well, I could feel my finger tips being radiated more than usual though. But the technology of the smart phone is undeniable fascinating.
Anyway, looking forward to the weekend! Hope you have a good weekend too.
jy
I'm slowly settling in B city although things are still in a mess.
It's the unfamiliarity of the system that makes the new job inefficient.
But the people at the new place so far are nice, which is a rarity that I'll treasure.
Also met some people I've work with in the past, and it's comforting to see familiar faces in a unfamiliar big place. Maybe it's destiny. Or the chinese/buddhisim saying, there must been some kind of a closer relationship before in our last lives, that we could meet the second time in this life. Imagine how many people are there in this world, and to meet someone the second time, it's definitely something! :)
The new home has a series of unfortunate events, mainly with cleaning and some equipment malfunction, but it will eventually resolve.
And I have a new phone. I didn't even fully use my old phone to its best, which is a pity. Well, I could feel my finger tips being radiated more than usual though. But the technology of the smart phone is undeniable fascinating.
Anyway, looking forward to the weekend! Hope you have a good weekend too.
jy
Saturday, February 18, 2012
還年輕
J，
三十三嵗的你覺得二十六嵗的我年輕。
昨天與你搭訕的十八嵗外國男子覺得你看起來像十八嵗。
二十七嵗的M因爲過了二十六嵗而不能參加歌唱比賽。
快要二十七嵗的我感慨原來二十二嵗的我年輕。
可是二十二嵗的我曾經在金和廣場覺得比不上十五六七嵗妹妹閃亮的青春。
十六嵗的我覺得二十七八嵗的女人适婚。
現在的我覺得自己還是不夠成熟。
事實是昨天的我比今天還年輕一天，明天的我比今天又老了一天。
我們身體是漸漸虛老， 心里的輕重，思想熟度進化，卻是受經歷、環境和個人概念而影響。
我們感嘆失去的，卻不該忘記現在才是重要。
除了因爲現在也會成了過去，也想讓明天的你對於現在和過去不悔。
盡情活在當下，只因我們只能真切感覺現在。過去的片斷大部分是腦子選擇的存庫和内心的餘溫。未來則是可以幻想的未知。
所以，三十三嵗的J，不要爲了一個爛人，而繼續流淚。已經逝去的時間，找不囘，可是對於未來的你，現在的你永遠是還年輕得可以復原。還年輕呢。
jy
三十三嵗的你覺得二十六嵗的我年輕。
昨天與你搭訕的十八嵗外國男子覺得你看起來像十八嵗。
二十七嵗的M因爲過了二十六嵗而不能參加歌唱比賽。
快要二十七嵗的我感慨原來二十二嵗的我年輕。
可是二十二嵗的我曾經在金和廣場覺得比不上十五六七嵗妹妹閃亮的青春。
十六嵗的我覺得二十七八嵗的女人适婚。
現在的我覺得自己還是不夠成熟。
事實是昨天的我比今天還年輕一天，明天的我比今天又老了一天。
我們身體是漸漸虛老， 心里的輕重，思想熟度進化，卻是受經歷、環境和個人概念而影響。
我們感嘆失去的，卻不該忘記現在才是重要。
除了因爲現在也會成了過去，也想讓明天的你對於現在和過去不悔。
盡情活在當下，只因我們只能真切感覺現在。過去的片斷大部分是腦子選擇的存庫和内心的餘溫。未來則是可以幻想的未知。
所以，三十三嵗的J，不要爲了一個爛人，而繼續流淚。已經逝去的時間，找不囘，可是對於未來的你，現在的你永遠是還年輕得可以復原。還年輕呢。
jy
Monday, February 13, 2012
Broken wings
Dear X,
Like a bird whose wings have been fractured,
she could walk but not fly as meant to be.
As the heart yearns to be in the sky,
she chirpped softly, shuffling underneath the bustling shadows of the busy streets,
praying not to be stepped or being caught,
that time will heal the lost and pain,
and truly set her free.
jy
Like a bird whose wings have been fractured,
she could walk but not fly as meant to be.
As the heart yearns to be in the sky,
she chirpped softly, shuffling underneath the bustling shadows of the busy streets,
praying not to be stepped or being caught,
that time will heal the lost and pain,
and truly set her free.
jy
Wednesday, February 8, 2012
Be light
Dear X,
This new year is all work for me. 4 different placement in 4 weeks. Ups and downs. Quiet and busy. Bored and then in adrenaline rush. And being a nomad again. Being a nomad make you realise, you don't really need a lot to survive. The longer you stay comfortable or becoming more greedy or lazy, the more excess baggage you carry, which make you slower and less efficient. I throw away some excess baggage today in the form of my hair strands, and I'm much lighter in the heart. Hope you can be the same too, and be as light as a feather, floating freely.
jy
This new year is all work for me. 4 different placement in 4 weeks. Ups and downs. Quiet and busy. Bored and then in adrenaline rush. And being a nomad again. Being a nomad make you realise, you don't really need a lot to survive. The longer you stay comfortable or becoming more greedy or lazy, the more excess baggage you carry, which make you slower and less efficient. I throw away some excess baggage today in the form of my hair strands, and I'm much lighter in the heart. Hope you can be the same too, and be as light as a feather, floating freely.
jy
《懷抱太陽的月亮》前六集感
以上是我在飛機上用紙巾寫的信。寫的是對於《擁抱太陽的月亮》前六集的初感。年輕演員之前的牽挂深深的牽動我們的情緒。我們愛上這些單純卻被大人貪慾而不自由的年輕人，更爲他們的悲遇流眼淚，甚至無法入睡。對，我們沉醉于他們的世界，於是對於他們的長大而感慨，對於不再是而無奈。
ｊｙ
Monday, January 30, 2012
匆匆的農曆新年和十年的夢想
YQ,
我匆匆的離開了T城。和媽在B城吃了最簡單的團圓飯，觀看在Skype的另一頭吃團圓飯的家人。然後在年初一于E鎮開始了新工作。結束了四天多的工作，又和媽會合，然後又送機。周末和老朋友見面敍舊談新，也打電話和伯父伯母拜年。明天又得飛到R城，再駕車到B鎮工作。
謝謝你稍微告訴我家鄉的新年同學聚會是如何。我希望自己能在那兒，而不是在工作。不敢相信我們畢業已有十年了。 十年，是既長又快似的一個歲月單位。 我現在身邊沒有那本紀念冊，所以不記得大家在“十年后的我”寫了什麽。可每一個人大概也記得自己當初寫的是什麽吧，有沒有實現當初的預想和盼望，都心裏有數。夢想如果還在，就繼續追吧，不管過了個十年，還是兩三個。因爲今天的我永遠失去昨天的青春，而明天的我卻是有許多可能的變數。那就為能讓自己今天心跳激蕩的夢想， 用力愉快的活著和奮鬥。我們還年輕啊。
祝你
龍年安康
jy
我匆匆的離開了T城。和媽在B城吃了最簡單的團圓飯，觀看在Skype的另一頭吃團圓飯的家人。然後在年初一于E鎮開始了新工作。結束了四天多的工作，又和媽會合，然後又送機。周末和老朋友見面敍舊談新，也打電話和伯父伯母拜年。明天又得飛到R城，再駕車到B鎮工作。
謝謝你稍微告訴我家鄉的新年同學聚會是如何。我希望自己能在那兒，而不是在工作。不敢相信我們畢業已有十年了。 十年，是既長又快似的一個歲月單位。 我現在身邊沒有那本紀念冊，所以不記得大家在“十年后的我”寫了什麽。可每一個人大概也記得自己當初寫的是什麽吧，有沒有實現當初的預想和盼望，都心裏有數。夢想如果還在，就繼續追吧，不管過了個十年，還是兩三個。因爲今天的我永遠失去昨天的青春，而明天的我卻是有許多可能的變數。那就為能讓自己今天心跳激蕩的夢想， 用力愉快的活著和奮鬥。我們還年輕啊。
祝你
龍年安康
jy
Sunday, January 15, 2012
餞別
MY 和K友，
今天收拾東西，才真切的感到就快要離開這裡了。
今晚的餞別晚餐/升級晚餐一如往常，開心的閒話家常。
沒有把即將的離別挂在心上。
現在雨夜裏竟有百般不捨。
不去想不提離別是爲了不感難過，走得瀟灑。
未來難料：一別多久？我們還熟嗎？ 會再見？沒有把握。
但肯定的，現在我是不捨，也感謝你們兩年來的扶持、 關心、陪伴和導航。
尤其是今年，更讓我覺得朋友貴精不貴多。
祝福你們心想事成。 保持聯絡。：）
jy
今天收拾東西，才真切的感到就快要離開這裡了。
今晚的餞別晚餐/升級晚餐一如往常，開心的閒話家常。
沒有把即將的離別挂在心上。
現在雨夜裏竟有百般不捨。
不去想不提離別是爲了不感難過，走得瀟灑。
未來難料：一別多久？我們還熟嗎？ 會再見？沒有把握。
但肯定的，現在我是不捨，也感謝你們兩年來的扶持、 關心、陪伴和導航。
尤其是今年，更讓我覺得朋友貴精不貴多。
祝福你們心想事成。 保持聯絡。：）
jy
Saturday, January 14, 2012
Frustration of a continuous arguement
Dear M,
No thanks to you all trying to gang me up today with the same old question, which you refuse to listen and believe whatever we say. No thanks to you all that troubled me write this letter at this hour, with hope that will allowing me to sleep tonight.
I kind of regret for losing my cool today, flustered, angered, trying my best to explain the protocol that the authority recommend, the definition of "observe" , not your definition of "observe", which you clearly stilll not accepting. I regret because why do I try so hard and get boiled up, perhaps making myself looked flustered and unprofessional, to get into an argument with a stonge person, and a bunch of people who clearly do not believe a single word I say. Why did I fight when I'm about to leave soon? I regret because I did not call for higher help at that point, and holding the fort alone in the enemy's land. And obviously, I will lose, but not without a fight. And it was a fight that was unintentionally, yet exploded due to consistent harrassment of the same issue and the same outcome due to stubbornness to understand, to learn and to change.
Of all the silly and ridiculous statements you made, I thought I did alright to deflect them and debate them, yet I wished I was smoother and slicker. And perhaps, I should have just said what my senior has later suggested: "I'm not going to get into an argument. If you have any concern, talk to my boss directly. " Or perhaps include what MY has suggested "I'm sure they will listen to your valuable opinon. ", which would have easily annule the tension and I did not have to loose my cool. And perhaps, I should have better and simpler direct to the point explanation. "That's our recommendation. If you don't do it, it will be your responsibility for any complication." " If you don't do it, we will just PRIME you."
All we are asking is just a simple procedure to those client who are at risk! That's all. And you are making a big fuss of it!
Honestly, it all came down to you being lazy in doing a simple procedure, refuse to take responsibility, closed minded, and worry about not being funded. You do not want to change. You influence others with what you believe. You trust your own experience instead of research and findings. However anecdote is not based on research. You do not care for you client at all.
And in the end, since it has been an ongoing issue, why did you all harass me again and again with the same issue, while I'm just doing what my boss asked me to do? Did the others get the same? Isn't it a form of workplace bullying? Or is it truly like what the others said, there's racial discrimination in it as well?
I do not know whether my explanation has make a difference today, or perhaps made me more of an enemy now, making the whole situation worse. And perhaps I'm just overthinking about it, and people forget about it, and life goes on. Should I take this further? Definitely I need to let my boss know about it. But to what extend I should do it? Will all my effort be in vain? And what am I fighting for?
I wish I can sleep now. I wish things will change. I wish they would listen. I'm tired.
jy
No thanks to you all trying to gang me up today with the same old question, which you refuse to listen and believe whatever we say. No thanks to you all that troubled me write this letter at this hour, with hope that will allowing me to sleep tonight.
I kind of regret for losing my cool today, flustered, angered, trying my best to explain the protocol that the authority recommend, the definition of "observe" , not your definition of "observe", which you clearly stilll not accepting. I regret because why do I try so hard and get boiled up, perhaps making myself looked flustered and unprofessional, to get into an argument with a stonge person, and a bunch of people who clearly do not believe a single word I say. Why did I fight when I'm about to leave soon? I regret because I did not call for higher help at that point, and holding the fort alone in the enemy's land. And obviously, I will lose, but not without a fight. And it was a fight that was unintentionally, yet exploded due to consistent harrassment of the same issue and the same outcome due to stubbornness to understand, to learn and to change.
Of all the silly and ridiculous statements you made, I thought I did alright to deflect them and debate them, yet I wished I was smoother and slicker. And perhaps, I should have just said what my senior has later suggested: "I'm not going to get into an argument. If you have any concern, talk to my boss directly. " Or perhaps include what MY has suggested "I'm sure they will listen to your valuable opinon. ", which would have easily annule the tension and I did not have to loose my cool. And perhaps, I should have better and simpler direct to the point explanation. "That's our recommendation. If you don't do it, it will be your responsibility for any complication." " If you don't do it, we will just PRIME you."
All we are asking is just a simple procedure to those client who are at risk! That's all. And you are making a big fuss of it!
Honestly, it all came down to you being lazy in doing a simple procedure, refuse to take responsibility, closed minded, and worry about not being funded. You do not want to change. You influence others with what you believe. You trust your own experience instead of research and findings. However anecdote is not based on research. You do not care for you client at all.
And in the end, since it has been an ongoing issue, why did you all harass me again and again with the same issue, while I'm just doing what my boss asked me to do? Did the others get the same? Isn't it a form of workplace bullying? Or is it truly like what the others said, there's racial discrimination in it as well?
I do not know whether my explanation has make a difference today, or perhaps made me more of an enemy now, making the whole situation worse. And perhaps I'm just overthinking about it, and people forget about it, and life goes on. Should I take this further? Definitely I need to let my boss know about it. But to what extend I should do it? Will all my effort be in vain? And what am I fighting for?
I wish I can sleep now. I wish things will change. I wish they would listen. I'm tired.
jy
Thursday, January 12, 2012
Monday, January 9, 2012
Moving
Dear M,
I thought I have plenty of time. But time is flying quickly.
There's so much to organise in a move.
And I'll be a nomad again.
So why do I want to move again?
When will I stop moving?
jy
I thought I have plenty of time. But time is flying quickly.
There's so much to organise in a move.
And I'll be a nomad again.
So why do I want to move again?
When will I stop moving?
jy
Tuesday, January 3, 2012
New Year 2012
Dear K,
On 1.1.2012,
I was watching fireworks by the sea with mum in C city.
I was vomiting in the boat that roamed on the reefy sea.
I was snorkelling watching colourful fishes eating seaweeds.
We were driving in the dark for 4 hours.
YJ was travelling at another part of the world.
MY and L were working.
Someone was recovering from New Year hangover.
A colleague had ended life.
What were you doing?
Hope you have a better new year in 2012.
Best wishes,
jy
On 1.1.2012,
I was watching fireworks by the sea with mum in C city.
I was vomiting in the boat that roamed on the reefy sea.
I was snorkelling watching colourful fishes eating seaweeds.
We were driving in the dark for 4 hours.
YJ was travelling at another part of the world.
MY and L were working.
Someone was recovering from New Year hangover.
A colleague had ended life.
What were you doing?
Hope you have a better new year in 2012.
Best wishes,
jy
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