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Closing down this blog...

2010-07-01T22:36:00.002+08:00

Well, I'm closing down this blog because there isn't much point for me to post on here anymore. Please go to my other blog http://oliveteaxkensou.blogspot.com , where you can find art contributed by both me and Kevin (yes we're working like a collision force haha)

Also, I'll continue to post up my art or photos on the following websites/communities:
-deviantart
-flickr
-artlimited.net

Thanks for supporting all along!!

B-day art for Kensou

2010-06-16T18:33:00.003+08:00

Well, well, well, hello! Look what I've got here, new art!! Here's a painting I did for Kevin's 26th birthday (I was late as always though). Please click here to see full details on my group blog with Kensou.

She Wolf!!

2010-01-01T19:36:00.003+08:00

Woohoo!!! After working on and off for a few MONTHS, I finally finished coloring this drawing!
I did the sketch back in September, and not long after that, I'd found a new job which sort of made my life busier, leaving less time for drawing and such... although it is an excuse after all, I know I need to work harder >_<

The drawing is based off Shakira's "She Wolf" video.(The song is just alright if you ask me, but dang, she's definitely hot in the video!)

Various photos of Shakira have been used for reference as I sketched out the pose and worked on coloring. Not just photos of the video still frames, but also several candid pictures of Shakira, just for brief reference on her overall skin tone and facial features, since making it photo-realistic was not my intention for this drawing.

I spent a great amount of time on painting her face because I like drawing and painting faces :P

It's a shame that the image quality has been compressed so bad after it's uploaded to the internet though, especially when I view it on a mac computer :/

Also I uploaded the original sketch of this drawing.

Thanks for checking out, it's always appreciated :)

NEW ART BLOG!

2009-12-04T02:21:00.002+08:00

Yes! New art blog from me!
Well, also from Kevin Kensou this time. We decided we want to motivate each other and just keep each other focused on art and whatnot, hence the birth of this new art blog.

Our idea is to show off our rough sketches, works in progress, and of course, completed art, as well as post up things that are inspirational art-wise. So it'll be more art-oriented than this personal blog I'm keeping right now. I'm actually thinking about closing down this blog... Still debating on it though. But oh well, please go check the new blog now!

Bookmark it and stay tuned!!

Thanks for the attention :)

Allen Iverson decides to retire......

2009-11-28T02:18:00.004+08:00

Man,Allen Iverson, "the best little guard to ever play the game of basketball" as they call him.

Always true to himself, always loyal to the team & his people.
Played every game like its his last, always gave his 200%.
Bleeding in his mouth during a game?He swallowed the blood!!
Kobe & LeBron may be the top players, but they don't have the same influence on people like me who can't play basketball.
People like me look up to him for his passion and his loyalty and just his mottos in life.

I've loved him since 2001, and I'll forever respect and love him regardless.

All Star game 2001... the East was lagging behind the West by no fewer than 15 points after 2 quarters. Slowly, bit by bit, AI caught up all the points, and led the East to win in the end!! ...
I'll never forget that.

Some folks are saying what he's doing is selfish, that he doesn't want to accept the fact that he's not the center of a team anymore. I do agree that he has too much pride, but I also think that he has every right to choose whatever way to end his career. He figured his family needs him more than the league does at this point. Therefore, he's choosing to walk away with dignity. He'd said it years ago that he didn't want to be Michael Jordan, or Magic Johnson, etc, he wanted to be able to look in the mirror and say, "I did it my way."

AI, you're truly one of a kind.
Ain't no other player can ever hold the same place you do in lots of people's hearts.

Mad respect & love,
Olivia

Been a while!

2009-10-28T02:47:00.002+08:00

It's been a while since I last posted anything. There should be a new art blog from me (ha! one more blog!), but this time I'll do it along with Kevin Kensou. It should be up soon...
SOON!!! I promise!!!!

Snow Mountains!

2009-10-01T16:27:00.000+08:00

Snow Mountains! from Olive*Tea on Vimeo.

Video I recorded on my flight from Dubai to Houston on June 18, 2009.

I think the plane was flying over Greenland. ( but I could be wrong :P )

Herakut

2009-09-10T02:25:00.002+08:00

Herakut = Hera + Akut = an art duo that specializes in graffiti
This is the best a relationship can get~

Read an interview about them on artasty.com.
Or you may also add them on facebook.

Lenovo Mobile 01 Covers Design

2009-09-03T21:49:00.003+08:00

My design for Global Lenovo Mobile 01 Color Covers Design Competition, featuring an illustration I did.
Please vote for my design here.
(There's no need to register in order to vote. Just click the "vote" button)

You can view other designs here as well

Collabo w/ KT + new photos from houston :D

2009-09-02T19:56:00.002+08:00

Basically this is Kevin's work, but I asked him to send me the Photoshop file when he was working half way through it. I decided to put my little spin on it by modifying the eyes and face a bit, adding textures and text, oh, and the hair strands as well. She looks so determined and ready to make it big out there, and hence the text I added (some kinda motto I live by recently)

I used textures from here and here.

And this is his version, from there I started my own "remix":

On a side note, I just uploaded some new photos from my trip to Houston, which can be viewed on my facebook.

Macau panorama view

2009-08-29T23:33:00.002+08:00

Took some pictures up on Macau Tower and merged them into a panorama view.
This was back in summer 2007!

Sunset in August 2009

2009-08-28T21:39:00.002+08:00

Composition of these few photos isn't spectacular, but I like the colors of the sky (as always).

Pics taken in Houston - Part 2

2009-08-26T21:52:00.002+08:00

Slowly updating still!

Olive*Tea the Gift Store!

2009-08-15T01:44:00.009+08:00

For serious this time!

I've just set up a gift store on dotphoto.com! You can now order prints (a 4" x 6" print for as low as $USD 1.91 /approx. $HKD 14.7) or other goodies (such as posters/framed prints/postcards/canvas prints/greeting cards/etc) featuring my artwork! Isn't it exciting?? haha
Now, I'm not expecting to earn big money by just selling prints. However, since a couple of my photos I submitted to deviantart were actually requested as prints, I thought to myself, "why not?"

At the moment, I have only 1 photo available as print so far. But you can browse through my galleries and make print requests if you see something you like. Simply leave me messages here or email me: olivia_tea@yahoo.com.hk

And you can follow these easy steps to order prints:
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For now, my price list is as below:
(***Please note all prices are in US dollars.
Exchange rate is around $USD 1: $HKD 7.7)

Product Name	Custom Price ($USD)
Prints
3x5	$1.91
4x6	$1.91
4xD	$1.91
5x7	$3.31
8x10	$6.81
4pk-Wallets	$3.48
Posters
Poster 11x14	$10.13
Poster 16x24	$20.11
Poster 18x24	$21.68
Poster 20x24	$23.78
Poster 20x30	$24.83
Poster 24x36	$27.98
Poster 12x18	$14.33
Poster 16x20	$31.48
Poster 30x40	$43.73
Poster 20x20	$22.73
Mounted Prints
11x14 Mounted Print	$61.23
12x12 Mounted Print	$57.73
16x20 Mounted Print	$89.23
20x20 Mounted Print	$153.98
20x30 Mounted Print	$159.23

Thanks for the support!

2 photos in 後海公園

2009-08-12T03:03:00.005+08:00

Sunny weather makes me feel cheerful and calm inside.

Took these on April 21, 2009.
Went to Hou Hai Park 後海公園 (an artificial lake built by the ancient empire) in hopes of taking nice pictures of the flower blossoms. (but there weren't many blossoms just yet =_= )

It was a beautiful day to take pictures. Still a little windy, but the sun was up high shinning upon us, which I loved

Thanks for taking a look.

Muchacho y su guitarra

2009-08-10T22:09:00.001+08:00

Boy and his guitar.

I drew this using a photo I took as reference.

First I did a pencil sketch, colored with water-soluble color pencils for his complexion.

Then I scanned it, and laid some more colors on photoshop, and added a frame as well (the frame was from some stock account here on DA, I forgot where... please notify me if it's yours so I can credit you)

Thanks for taking a look :)

Olive Tea is in Houston, TX at the moment

2009-07-08T14:59:00.015+08:00

Dear whoever that's bored+kind enough to read my blog,
I'm currently on vacation in Houston, Texas, just visiting some friends and traveling around the city. Here are a couple of photos that I took during my flights and that I liked ^_^Somehow Emirates was the only airline I saw in Dubai's airport.
Dubai is a desert city... amazing.The 2nd meal I had on my connecting flight. As you can see, it was pretty damn good! I looked out the window half way past the flight and thought these were tiny "clouds" at first.It turned out they were numerous of ice cubes floating and drifting on the ocean!!!Zoomed in my camera and took this shot, it was too freaking cool!I realized the plane was now entering Greenland!
All the mountains were covered in frozen permafrost. Here in this picture, you can see there's glacier too!!
After 15 hours of flight, we finally arrived Houston, Texas, United States of America...

Chang'an Jie 長安街

2009-06-13T00:48:00.004+08:00

Some more photos from my trip to Beijing. These were taken in Chang'an Avenue/Chang'an Jie/長安街. Buddy Pearl and I were on our way to Hou Hai Park (an artificial lake built by the ancient empire) in hopes of taking nice pictures of the flower blossoms. We rode the subway from Guo Mao Station, got off in Tiananmen Station (forgot if it was the east or west), to hail a taxi, which was stupid because the park was probably no more than 350m away (lol).

But before we arrived the park, we stopped by Chang'an Jie and took some photos on the way.

It was a beautiful day to take pictures. Still a little windy, but the sun was up high shinning upon us, which I loved. I also loved the red against the blue sky, it's a combo that always works.

And it was so peaceful and calm, unlike 20 years ago... Bizarre now that I think of it.

There are also 2 alternate versions of photos which can be found here. I cannot decide if I like them in square format or landscape format more.

Buddha's Return

2009-06-09T18:05:00.001+08:00

Please vote for my friend KT's tee design on threadless.com :D It'll require u to sign up but it won't take long!

Re-visit: 798 art district, Beijing

2009-06-09T00:59:00.005+08:00

Unfortunately for me, the hard disk of my macbook died suddenly, causing me a loss of quite many photos I took in Beijing just this past late winter/spring. Actually the first 1 gb of photos I took are now completely gone. These 2 are the very few I managed to save.

Location: 798 art district, Beijing (one of my favorite places to hang out in Beijing)
Taken on March 1, 2009
(Please click to enlarge)

I love the fact that still up to this day, riding a bike is one of the most popular means of transportation in Beijing.

VIIV

2009-06-06T00:23:00.002+08:00

也許我們仍未有實行雙普選的權利,但我們絕對有義務教育下一代六四的歷史和真相,堅持平反六四,捍衛神州大地上唯一的民主發聲地；我深信這就是身為香港人的意義所在．

P.S. (June 9, 2009)
如果中國政府一日吾肯承認六四有屠城，認為當日既決定係為左“國家改革安定”而下既話，其實難保他朝有日會有另一個六四發生，因為當權既呢班人都吾覺得當日自己係做錯事，即係話假設同樣事情（大規模反政府示威）係今日發生，佢地好有機會依然會選擇以武力，以full team軍隊去鎮壓，去殺人…… 呢個係一個好恐怖既諗法，或者而家中國表面上一片繁華盛世，有人會覺得以上講法有Ｄ杞人憂天甚至係天方夜譚，但同樣地，２０年前天安門廣場既學生都諗吾到“人民的解放軍 “係會殺自己既人民……由此我更覺香港人既使命之重大！

別人的悲劇是美的

2009-06-03T02:58:00.004+08:00

還呆在北京時的某天在餐廳裡讀到一篇短文(對不起,沒記下是誰寫的), 很是認同作者的觀點.

Oh shit, I forgot.

2009-06-01T19:18:00.003+08:00

Made this simple drawing of Cole Mohr a few weeks ago, based on a picture of him. Please click here or the drawing above to view in detail.
Used: pencils, colors on PS CS 3

5cm: Cole Mohr

2009-05-25T17:52:00.003+08:00

Yesh... another post about Cole Mohr a-gain.
好想擁有呢本5cm catalogue!!!! 不過應該幾難搵下...

Slowly posting up photos of my recent trip to Beijing

2009-05-21T02:05:00.002+08:00

supporting act2
Originally uploaded by Olive*tea

I'm slowly editing and posting up my Beijing photos to facebook (and will post some of them up to flickr and myspace and such, will take time, but hopefully will get it done sooner or later.. ha speaking of being typical here).

So far I have 2 photo albums up:
Part 1
Part 2
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Peace.

Boys will always be boys.

2009-05-18T19:31:00.003+08:00

Cole Mohr (my favorite male model) is such a little boy haha

With his fellow model friends

Another video featuring Cole on models.com (his is on the last one)
http://models.com/oftheminute/?p=5087

Taking Woodstock

2009-05-12T03:10:00.005+08:00

First post ever since I got back from Beijing.
I want to see this new movie directed by Ang Lee, Taking Woodstock. As suggested by the title, it's a story about the greatest concert in history!!

If I could travel back in time, I'd definitely wanna go back to the year 1969 to experience the Woodstock!! I can't wait until the movie comes out in Hong Kong.

On a side note, I just got fired (for the 1st time in my life O_O ) recently. But I'm feeling ok... or even hopeful. Right now I'm feeling pretty alright about myself at this point of my life, even though I'd gone through a pretty dark period in the last couple of months, in which I don't plan to (and don't want to) go into details. I feel like I've been lost, and still kind of am, but I am feeling okay nonetheless.

There are a few things I've learnt over the past few months:
-What does not kill you makes you stronger.
-Replacing an obsession with another does not help.
-Sometimes, some things are just not meant to be.

And there are some things that I'm still trying to figure out, such as:
-How do you get a dude to be serious about you?
. . . . . . . ..

P.S. This blog really, really needs a new layout :P

Week 6 in Beijing

2009-04-04T23:33:00.002+08:00

Boardcasting in Beijing, China, brought to you by yours truly Olive*Tea~
(Yes, I am currently in Beijing once again, due to my job)
Finally, the weather has really turned warm this week. Plants are starting to blossom. I can't wait to see flower blossoms everywhere, so I can take some beautiful pictures :)
At the moment, me and my company crew are scheduled to finish our business and leave on April 24.. Umm... I don't really have much to blog about right now, so hasta luego!
Until next time~~

OMG

2009-02-16T00:46:00.004+08:00

OH. MY. GOD.
After having worn cornrows for about 12 years, AI decided to have a new look right before the All Stars game!!
And the guys couldn't believe it haha

"Obama said 'change'" lol

He now looks just like the way he did when he was a rookie haha

時勢造英雄

2009-01-23T22:16:00.003+08:00

An interesting article I read in a news column the other day.

Congrats, Obama :)

Merry Christmas & Happy New Year

2008-12-26T17:14:00.002+08:00

Things have been a little insane over the past few weeks, 2008 has been a hell of a year, but I'll try to keep my cool, and stay sane.

I think I'm addicted to vimeo.com(it's sort of similar to youtube, only it focuses more on individuals' originality and creativity, and what's even better is it allows high definition of video quality) The following are some of the videos I watched and liked:

Chicago Photomotion from victoria on Vimeo.

A Tetris Christmas from Jared Foster on Vimeo.

London (harder, better, faster, stronger) from David Hubert on Vimeo.

Love is real, real is love.

2008-12-10T00:06:00.001+08:00

Love by John Lennon

John Lennon died today (Dec 9, 1980) 28 years ago... RIP

Back in the day

2008-12-08T23:02:00.004+08:00

Before Alicia made it big as an household name! She performed "Little Drummer Girl" on BET, back in 1998, 3 years before her debut album Songs In A Minor was released. She must've been about 17, and she didn't look nervous at all and put out a decent performance!

She looked so young and tomboyish hehehe I love her cornrows :)

Deadline

2008-12-07T01:23:00.004+08:00

人的一輩子其實就是要從不間斷地趕deadline,
小時候要趕交功課,
長大後要趕交proposal,
趕在＿＿＿歲前幹一番事業，
趕在＿＿＿歲前成家立室生兒育女,
總之務求在百年歸老前盡量做到所有"應做的事"......

然而,
以吾之愚見,
人可不要把趕deadline視為人生之終極目標......

08年12月某日雜念

Cole Mohr is my favorite white boy at the moment :D

2008-12-04T22:44:00.002+08:00

Cole Mohr
Nationality: American
Birthday: 1986
Born in: Houston, Texas
Lives now: New York, NY
Agencies: Request
Known for: My tattoos
Status: Bad boy, rising star
Muse for: Hedi Slimane
Dated: Natalie Rodgers

but he talks like a kid haha

Coldplay ft. Jay Z-Lost+

2008-11-25T23:05:00.004+08:00

I love this song! It's probably my favorite song of Coldplay in a while! Jay Z's rap just adds extra spices to the song. It's not quite like other songs from the band, but everything-the beat, the melody, the rap, the lyrics, just coordinates well, and I really feel the drums!

Just because I’m losing
Doesn’t mean I’m lost!
Doesn’t mean I’ll stop
Doesn’t mean I'm across

Just because I’m hurting
Doesn’t mean I’m hurt
Doesn’t mean I don’t get what I deserved
No better and no worse

I just got lost
Every river that I tried to cross
Every door I ever tried was locked
Oh and I’m just waiting ‘til the shine wears off

You might be a big fish
In a little pond
Doesn’t mean you’ve won
‘Cause along may come
A bigger one

And you’ll be lost
Every river that you tried to cross
Every gun you ever held went off
Oh and I’m just waiting until the firing stopped
Oh and I’m just waiting ‘til the shine wears off

[Jay-Z]
Aha, I gotcha, uh...
With the same sword they knight you, they gon' good night you with
Shit, that's only half if they like you
That ain't even the half what they might do
Don't believe me, ask Michael
See Martin, see Malcolm
See Biggie, see Pac, see success and its outcome
See Jesus, see Judas
See Caesar, see Brutus, see success is like suicide
Suicide, it's a suicide
If you succeed, prepare to be crucified
Media meddles, niggaz sue you, you settle
Every step you take, they remind you you're ghetto
So it's tough being Bobby Brown
To be Bobby then, you have to be Bobby now
And the question is, "Is to have had and lost
Better than not having at all?"
Because I'm...

Oh and I, just waiting ‘til the shine wears off
Oh and I, just waiting ‘til the shine wears off

......

But, by the way, Coldplay 出碟都出得好快下o者...可憐了我個銀包!!

鐵達時手錶廣告

2008-11-16T23:56:00.002+08:00

These Titus commercials are really classics... They really bring back some old memories!

周潤發 - 鐵達時電視廣告 - 不在乎天長地久，只在乎曾經擁有！

梅艷芳

劉德華

I LOVED the ones Giggs were in too!

November 16 is my favorite day of the year.

2008-11-16T23:49:00.002+08:00

Just cause I was born on that day :P

my desk when I'm being a good girl and drawing (censored version :P )

And some really gorgeous work:

smoke by ~kidchan on deviant ART

by hellwoman

黑幫有個荷里活

2008-11-09T21:45:00.002+08:00

The Magic Hour

Yesterday my friends and I went to see this hilarious movie! I was laughing soo hard. It's probably the best comedy I've seen this year :D

But I still haven't seen this movie...

because something very 90's happened between me and my friend Sophie today... hahaha I'm going to remember this for quite a while!

OBAMA is the president of the United States of AMERICA!

2008-11-06T22:42:00.002+08:00

Everyone is so happy that Barack Obama won (and so easily)!
Including Chris Martin from Coldplay :)

I seriously thought this was the best, exciting and positive news in quite a while! I'm expecting some greatness from this man. Congrats, Mr. President!!

OH.MY.GOD.

2008-11-05T00:41:00.002+08:00

Allen Iverson has just been traded to Detroit Pistons O_O

What shocking news! I definitely didn't see it coming!! But I'm happy for him, Detroit is a better defensive team in my opinion. Hope AI will play happily in a new environment, and hopefully he'll have a better chance in obtaining a precious ring this year!

BTW, I'm so excited to find out WHO will be the next president of the UNITED STATES OF AMERICA!

WANTED

2008-10-23T23:43:00.003+08:00

1. Viva La Vida--Coldplay

2. Melodia--The Vines

3. NERD's new album
4. a lomo camera

5. a good wig

Anyone happens to be willing to buy them for me? lol j/k... or not
Just being goofy :P

2 songs by Travis

2008-10-17T23:37:00.002+08:00

My favorite song from Travis' brand new album "Ode to J. Smith" has got to be "Something Anything"!

Like a melody that is impossible to play away
In my memory there's a part of you that's gone away
To keep my mind from wondering
I'm wondering
To keep myself on falling
I'm following

Something Anything just to keep on living
Just to keep on breathing for a moment longer
Something Anything just to keep on living
Just to keep on breathing for a moment longer

I'd tell you anything if I had anything to say ehh
I keep a battle in 'cause there's a time and there's a place for this
I keep my story where it is
An act this it
Don't even all wanna this
When all I need is

Something Anything just to keep on living
Just to keep on breathing for a moment longer
Something Anything just to keep on living
Just to keep on breathing for a moment longer

And here's an old song of the band that I just discovered on youtube (youtube must be one of the century's most important inventions!! lol)

She's So Strange

This song simply gives me goosebumps!!

2008十月: 隨筆

2008-10-08T00:28:00.002+08:00

相信絕大部份人都有過以下經歷: 早上從一個好夢中醒過來,緊接而來的是難以言喻的失落, 空洞, 然後你慢慢醒覺到現實與夢境的強烈反差......
有時候我會想, 要是可以選擇, 那倒不如一開始就不要讓我進入這個虛構的夢.

Alicia Keys is the new Bond girl!

2008-10-05T22:45:00.002+08:00

In her new video! haha

Another Way To Die
A kick-butt collaboration between Jack White (fundamental member of the White Stripes and the Raconteurs) and Alicia for the new James Bond movie. I honestly don't see why some people on youtube said they hate the song, because I love it :)

Random question

2008-09-28T02:25:00.007+08:00

Random question: 下雨天時你愛聽甚麼歌／音樂？
Here are my choices:

1. 冷雨夜-Beyond

印象中早期的Beyond歌曲很少由黃家強做主唱，“冷雨夜“是少數，而且也是很classic的Beyond歌. 在一個冷冷的下雨天,一個人在街上邊走邊聽著時特別有feel(我可是個富有詩意的啊~lol)

2. 爸, 我回来了-周董

這首歌本身就很depressing,假如當日心情不太好聽了這歌簡直使人快要哭。但個人認為也是為雨天度身訂造的歌~

3. Stan - Eminem

如上,但這首歌比"爸, 我回来了"更要多好幾分憤怒和瘋狂。Even after all these years, I still think it's the best song Eminem did.

4. Why Does It Always Rain On Me? - Travis

蘇格蘭樂隊Travis的經典歌,與上兩首感覺截然不同,是首令人心情興鬆愉快的"happy rain"小曲~ 這個video是他們於2005年live8時的performance. It's so touching seeing how all the fans jumping up and down and singing along. It makes me wish I had been there :)

That's about the songs I can come up with right now~

Give me just one niiiight, I'm ready to go right nooowwww

2008-09-28T02:05:00.002+08:00

Can't really go wrong with both John Legend and Andre 3000 on the same track!

Green Light--John Legend featuring Andre 3000!

Now, I don't claim to know much about rap, but I dig Andre's style :)

Wanna bite, hun?

2008-09-24T20:43:00.002+08:00

Wanna bite, hun? by ~olive-tea on deviant ART
I painted this back in May for my buddy Kyle.

Well, Kyle loves girls as far as i know, so i just wanted to draw something yummy... or seductive, sort of.

I used watercolor, acrylic paint, markers, colored pencils (just a bit I think), white pastel pencil (for the highlights). Size is A4 paper size. I also posted up the sketch and some closeups.

Wanna bite, hun? -closeups by ~olive-tea on deviant ART

P.S. No one shall use this image without permission.

Travis Barker Critically Injured...

2008-09-23T23:48:00.003+08:00

" Former Blink-182 drummer Travis Barker and DJ AM were critically injured in a plane crash Friday night in Columbia, South Carolina. The plane's four other passengers were killed."

A fan reacts to the accident, writing "I'm so glad he didn't die. If he did, it would have been a huge blow to everyone. That's how much of a badass Travis is — an 'effin plane is going to crash and he hops out of the thing to survive." And I agree totally. I really hope Travis can recover soon and that the victims can rest in peace... Read more about the story here.

Trouble

2008-09-04T23:51:00.003+08:00

Feels like the world is closing on me.
Feels like my dreams will never come to me.
I keep on slipping deeper into myself...
And I'm scared...
So scared...

If your troubled, you just gotta let it go.
If your worried, you just gotta let it go.
All your hustlers are not for nothing
You just gotta take it slow.
If you need me, all you do is...
Let it go.

Why does it feel that my mind is constantly trying to pull me down?
I cannot seem to get away continuous mistakes I know i've made before.
How long will I feel so out of place?

If your troubled, you just gotta let it go.
If your worried, you just gotta let it go.
All your hustlers are not for nothing
You just gotta take it slow.
If you need me, all you do is...
Let it go.

-Depicted in "Trouble" by Alicia Keys.

P.S.
CDs to buy:
1. Viva La Vida -Coldplay
2. new album from the Vines
3. new album from N.E.R.D.

My Flashback: Alicia Keys live in Hong Kong on July 29, 08

2008-08-31T23:59:00.000+08:00

ALICIA KEYS!!!!

Here goes my flashback on the Alicia Keys concert I went to July 29, 08. All my friends know that I'm a HUGE fan of Alicia Keys. It was no wonder that the moment she stepped up to the stage, I felt a rush of blood coming through my head (lol). It just felt surreal. And I remember thinking to myself, "Gosh, she must be the most beautiful girl I've ever seen!"

Here I'm posting up some videos and pictures I captured during the concert.
This photo shows briefly about where my seat was at.

Alicia started off the show with the song Go Ahead, which is the 2nd track off her latest album As I Am. Please excuse my not-so-steady hand :P

Here, they're singing "Teenage Love Affair". It's a matter of extreme importance, my first teenage love affair~~

I kinda like the colors and motions of this picture, which was an accidential result. (I caught the security guard on camera by accident many times that night :P )
Alicia's talking to us fans here. :)

Then, she sang one of my all-time favorite songs of hers, You Don't Know My Name.

Karma was performed, Alicia and her band spiced it up with a little Latin flavor, which I loved!

I was happy to see Alicia perform the song How Come You Don't Call Me, which is a cover tune of Prince. I didn't record the whole song, but I had to record the part where Jermaine Paul, Alicia's only male background singer, went solo and killed it with his amazing voice! (Alicia once did a duet with Jermaine in a cover song "If This World Were Mine", which is a also very beautiful remake.)

She also performed Superwoman, which is my no. 1 or 2 favorite off As I Am. :)

I just love it when it's just Alicia and her piano.

OK. Here, Alicia and Jermaine really made a perfect duo in Diary/Tender Love. Too bad I didn't record the first part of Diary, but, still it's so beautiful it almost makes you cry.

I was kind of surprised that Alicia also sang a little bit of My Boo (even without Usher haha), but I didn't get to record that part. I was in love wit you when we were younger, you were mine...

Like You'll Never See Me Again/Fallin' (I)

Continuing...

Fallin' (II)

During the first encore, she did No One, and If I Ain't Got You during the second encore. (Of course she had to do that song! It's such a classic :D)

Setlist of the night:
Intro
Go Ahead
You Don't Know My Name
Teenage Love Affair
Heartburn (Interlude)
Karma [Spanish Version]
How Come You Don't Call Me
Superwoman
I Need You
Wreckless Love
Diary / Tender Love
My Boo
Unbreakable
A Woman's Worth
Like You'll Never See Me Again
Fallin'

[first encore] No One

[second encore] If I Ain't Got You

Thank you, Alicia... for giving me one of the best nights of my life.

愛運動--即使它傷了你的心

2008-08-21T00:41:00.004+08:00

縱然只是公關宣傳策略, 但這口號煽情得來卻還是很湊效.

想起李宁，想对刘翔，说声谢谢。(Re-post)

2008-08-19T23:59:00.003+08:00

Read this short yet well-written article on miniforum:

想起了20年前的李宁。
想起了李宁在88年兵败汉城后的遭遇。

洛杉矶奥运会的辉煌不足以让80年代末期的中国人原谅他在汉城的失败。
“本来李宁就要退役的，当时他都25岁了，已经过了黄金年龄和最佳竞技状态，但因为没有新的领军人物出现，因为体育局的需要，他再度为国出征，于是有了那个让人扼腕泪涌的结局！
全国哗然，上至官方下至百姓，无不批声骂声一片，还有观众给他邮寄了绳子！
央视说过，当年李宁兵败汉城，国内骂声一片接一片，堂堂党政大报都在头版骂李宁，那个年代中国对奥运会的疯狂是一种变态式的。
汉城归来后，李宁要退役。　　
在他退役的时候，以他的功绩，居然没有任何官方的人员或者仪式。后来还是在深圳由健力宝当时的老总为他举办了民间的退役仪式。
　　
　　这次，能由李宁点火，那是再完美不过了：这不仅是他个人的圆满，也是为我们体育史上一切作出过贡献的健儿们的一个交代，告诉他们英雄我们绝不会忘却。”

如今的刘翔会遭遇什么样的境遇我不知道，但是我想，中国现在已经不是一个依靠奥运金牌来证明自己实力的国家，中国的运动员更多的应该被看作一个个的运动员，而不是一个个拿奥运金牌的棋子。他们是人。他们不是万能的，他们跟我们一样，是个人，不是个符号。

让李宁点燃奥运火炬，某种程度上是对他的补偿。时过境迁，人们回头来看，才发现李宁已经给了我们那么多。

再看今天的刘翔。
说实话，这一刻忽然很感谢央视的评论员。他们说的非常中肯。
只希望，这次的观众，可以像这20年来的中国，成长一点，成熟一点。
有网友说刘翔装。我真觉得可笑至极。至少我们应该自知——

*我们没有人比刘翔自己更加渴望这块金牌*

对我们来说，这是我们中国的一个骄傲。对刘翔来说，这是他的生命。他的每一天都在训练和夺金中度过，奥运奖牌是他的意义。

*你不是刘翔，没有人比他自己更了解自己的伤*

一向自信满满的刘翔，从未见过他赛前那样痛苦的表情。

现在观众的失落或许还没过去，负面的评论肯定还会继续。
仍然想起李宁。想对刘翔，说声谢谢。谢谢你已经给我们的荣耀，谢谢你在受伤的时候所承受的压力。谢谢你平静的接受了我们的欲望，和我们缺失的祝福。

在你最困难的时候我们只希望你拿金牌，却没有祝愿你早日康复。
现在，一切都过去了。只希望你好好养伤，别太理会外界的评论。这里是你的祖国，祖国的同胞们向你送上迟到的祝福。

無論如何都支持劉翔!

2008-08-19T00:58:00.003+08:00

孫海平泣不成聲劉翔也哭了
(明報) 08月 18日星期一 02:40PM

劉翔因傷退賽，與他情同父子的教練孫海平在記者會上以手掩面，泣不成聲。他並透露，退出後劉翔也哭了。

「劉翔今天到了準備活動場地，他一直在堅持，他一直在玩命，」孫海平說，然後控制不住地哭了。

他說，劉翔當天上午要做準備活動的時候傷病再次發作，現場有三個醫生在替劉翔進行傷勢處理，最後實在沒有辦法了，用冷凍、噴霧，都沒用，最後請體育醫院的副院長進行按摩，給予劉翔最強的刺激，劉翔痛得渾身發抖，但還是沒法撐起來。傷在最受力的地方，一撐就軟下來，但是他始終在堅持。

「劉翔在進檢錄處之前，腳已經麻木了，但到了檢錄處以後，又慢慢恢復知覺了，但這時候，疼痛比以前還厲害，連走路都不行了。但他硬堅持還要跑，」孫海平說，眼圈又紅了。

他說：「劉翔賽後哭了，他非常難過。」

孫海平是劉翔的恩師，兩人第一次見面是在1998年的夏天，孫海平一眼看中了劉翔。「在同年齡的孩子中，他個子比較高。雖然技術比較差，但節奏感很好，這可是先天的優勢啊，當時我就想讓這孩子跟我練。」孫海平曾經這麼回憶說。

劉翔是中國田徑出國參賽最多的運動員，他與孫海平一起，在國外一站一站參加比賽，磨煉自己的比賽能力。

孫海平有打呼嚕的習慣，為了不耽誤劉翔比賽，晚上都等劉翔睡熟之後，自己才合眼睡去－－他要明確劉翔睡熟了，自己才能睡，直挺挺躺在床上，睜大眼睛讓自己清醒。

雅典奧運會前，為了備戰，孫海平把自己的老母親送到養老院，自己全天帶劉翔訓練。

這對師徒的關係，是中國體育界的楷模。雅典奧運會後，劉翔通過接拍廣告，在寸土寸金的上海為師傅孫海平「掙」下一套精裝修四室兩廳的大房子，不僅為孫海平解決了住房窘迫的難題，師徒倆還因此住進了同一個小區。一時傳為美談。

從電視大銀幕上看到劉翔沒甚笑容踏入鳥巢, 於試跑時傷及舊患, 最後更迫於無奈退出比賽, 實是令我意料之外地失望, 但還是理解他作出了最正確的決定.
也許每一個偉大的運動員都要無可避免地經歷一個仿如過山車的人生, 所以劉翔, 不要緊的, 經過低潮後你會再次攀上高峰的! 現在你要做的, 就是好好地休養便行了! 榮譽會再次屬於你的!
我確是如此深信著!

This song is dedicated to you... Bob Marley's No Woman No Cry (This song makes me feel like everything's gonna be alright...)

No, Liu Xiang, no cry!

早班火車

2008-08-18T00:26:00.003+08:00

好耐無唱過k, 難得尋晚"伙伴們" (haha 好北京既term) 即興非常, 打完邊爐再去唱通頂k (友人H仲要第二朝九點返工tim haha) 真係難得地盡興呀~!其中有唱到以下呢一首歌:

早班火車 by Beyond

個人覺得隻歌甚有j-pop味道, 而且真係有feel+好聽到呢... 正......

Congrats cousin!

2008-08-08T00:23:00.007+08:00

恭賀又一小生命在七夕之日誕生(只差一天便是0808.08了)!那就是表哥的寶貝女兒: Ka Yan(暫譯: 嘉欣*)~! 得釋她雙小眼睛是雙眼皮後, 眾人都顯得很放心~(說笑而已 haha)
相片押後補上~~~

*名字的正式寫法尚未決定, 但本人正努力替她取個有詩意的英文名! (責任重大哦!)
Here's the first song Alicia performed--Go Ahead in her concert in Hong Kong on July 29, 2008. (Please excuse my not-so-steady hand, I didn't have a tripod, obviously :P )I'll try to upload the rest of the photos and videos asap! :P

I'm Looking forward to the opening ceremony of the Beijing Olympics tomorrow! Hope it'll be a good show (or at least not too corny)!

Edit (August 10, 08), baby pic added!

2008-07-28T00:26:00.003+08:00

Here's one of the more interesting things I saw in Beijing's suburb... oxes(I hope this is the correct word to call them) on vehicle!!! I mean, it's not something you don't get to see in Hong Kong every day.
Poor things about to be slaughtered :(

So, I finished my 6.5 weeks in Beijing. 6.5個星期話長吾長, 話短吾短, 但奇在感覺上好多野都吾同左, 如：
﹣大廈保安ＰＡＳＳＷＯＲＤ改左;
﹣平日搭開架巴士貴左兩毫子;
﹣住既大廈好似又殘左......
Either the whole world had spun even faster while I was away or I'm seeing things. :P

I really have got to grab the new album of N*E*R*D* because their new track is simply H-O-T!

Home sweet home

2008-07-25T16:33:00.002+08:00

Soon as I stepped out of HK airport around 9 something last night, I started to miss Beijing's lack of moisture!

But, anyway, here I am again, Hong Kong!

I don't know why exactly, but it seems like lately I have become slightly less tolerable for impolite people. I think my temper just got worse... but perhaps I'll elaborate more another day.

Photos to be posted in a while.

5th Week In Beijing...

2008-07-11T21:14:00.003+08:00

My fifth friday in Beijing.

I shall be back in Hong Kong after next week or even a bit earlier. Too bad I can't upload my photos from the camera at the moment, but I will hopefully, when I finally get home :)

I was having supper when mom called me a couple nights ago to tell me that my grandma was put in hospital, but fortunately it wasn't something too serious, although I should still try to pay her a visit soon as I finish my work in Beijing.

Before I finish blogging I'd like to give a little updates of the Australian rock band the Vines, cause, DAMN, as I'm typing this I just found out they're going to perform in this year's Fuji Rock(!!!!) Japan's biggest annual music festival!! Damn, I seriously thought of going this year! But I don't think I'll be able to considering my work schedule in the near future... (and money's a major problem too, as always.)

The Vines
July, 25 2008 at Fuji Rock 08 Naeba Ski Resort, Yuzawa-machi,
Niigata, Cost :
click on the link to purchase tickets http://www.smash-uk.com/frf08/

Also I listened to a few tracks from their new album Melodia,

and I like them :)

Bye bye Hong Kong, for now.

2008-06-07T23:47:00.001+08:00

Let's pray that my flight won't be delayed or affected tomorrow, and that I will be able to come back to Hong Kong by July 29!!!!!!

And here I come, Beijing.

觀念：災難時期的自虐(下)

2008-06-02T23:12:00.005+08:00

很喜歡讀梁文道於ＡＭ７３０寫的專欄，以下取錄自其今日的文章。

力出吾到, 唯有出錢啦!!

2008-05-15T00:32:00.004+08:00

(photos by Associated Press)

好不巧地...o個頭緬甸先發生完風災無幾耐, 呢頭四川又發生7.9級大地震......
以下為各種吾同o既捐款方式, 請踴躍慷慨解囊!!

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救世軍
請支持救世軍幫助困苦的災民
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If you're outside of Hong Kong, please click here to see how u can help or...

By the way, 我愈來愈欣賞溫家寶了... (Click the pic to watch video)

溫家寶召開會議部署下步救災工作 05 月 14 日 14:00

"第一還是救人，救人的重点是重災區，地震中心區，聯絡不到的地区。
我是温爺爺，孩子们一定要挺住，一定會得救!

總理電話里大喊︰「我不管你们怎麼樣，我只要這10萬群眾脱險，這是命令。」他把电话摔了

我就一句话，是人民在養你们，你们自己看着辦。!

別哭別哭這是一場災難你們倖存活下來就好好的生活下去"

Then and Now

2008-05-13T00:04:00.003+08:00

I happened to come across the "draw yourself as a teen" challenge on davario's live journal, and decided to give it a quickie. Although I must admit it took longer than it should, perhaps because I've been really lazy in drawing.. shame on me (>_<)
I don't think I've changed much over the years, at least not physically :P Meanwhile, it reminded me that it's been a while since I was still a "teenager". It still kinda feels awkward to me, after having been a "teenage girl" for such a long time, and I'm still not quite used to being referred to an "adult" (and I don't really look like one on the outside, gosh, I have such a baby face haha).

Tagged! + Sound of Brazil

2008-05-11T18:49:00.002+08:00

假設上天給你5個願望;你想要的是:
1. 我要環遊世界!!
2. 蓋茨俾一個%身家我 (都吾係好貪心o者我 :P)
3. Alicia Keys o係我既wedding上獻唱
4. 親眼親身見證Iverson攞nba總冠軍 (甘我真係死而無憾 XD )
5. 回到過去 (the 60s/my childhood)

點你的人是:
蘇菲

你們的關係:
不經不覺已認識了8年(!)的朋友

對她的5個印象:
1 以前係一個叫”芬妮”o既中國藉女子
2 很愛笑
3 多愁善感 (?)
4 文采很不錯
5 very talented (可是真心呢 :P)

對你做過印象最深刻的事：
曾經告訴我一個關於忽必烈的笑話, 笑到我”標”眼水(lol)

她變成你的敵人,你會：
相信今世都不會發生吧

現在你最想她為你做的事：
快d去北京!! (陪我!!)

對她整體印象：
善良的人 (微笑)

你認為周圍的人認為你是個怎樣的人：
吾… 一個好乖o既小朋友? But why should I care? :P

喜歡的個性是：
隨和, 幽默, 傻氣

相反的, 討厭的個性是：
成日扮野, 囂張

自己想成為的理想類型是：
咩意思?

給關心自己和喜歡自己的人大喊一句：
以後日子請繼續多多關照!! ^___^ (突然間好青春日劇tim)

I really love this song: Mas Que Nada by Sergio Mendes and Brasil '66.

To me, this is what Brazil should sound like~

Burmese people need HELP

2008-05-10T00:38:00.007+08:00

In many ways.

"Burma death toll worse than Tsunami

The death toll in cyclone-ravaged Burma could hit 500,000 - more than TWICE the total killed by the Boxing Day Tsunami. Last night's warning came as it emerged that 17 Britons, including ex-pats and backpackers, were still missing. Sources said 200,000 people were already dead or dying. But the figure could rise to HALF A MILLION through disease and hunger if the nation's hardline army rulers continue to block aid for the devastated lowlands of the Irrawaddy Delta."

Please donate money to cyclone victims in Burma who are in desperate needs of shelters, food, aid and medical supplies, etc.

香港紅十字會(查詢: 2507 7130)

1. 直接存入銀行户口

匯豐銀行: 002-205490-006

2. 劃線支票

抬頭「香港紅十字會」，寄「香港夏慤道33號香港紅十字會國際及賑災服務部」

香港世界宣明會 (查詢: 2394 2394)
1.存款匯豐銀行 :018-377077-002；
恒生銀行:286-364385-002

2.劃線支票，抬頭「香港世界宣明會」，寄「簡便回郵六十九號香港世界宣明會」（免貼郵票），信封面註明「緬甸風災救援」

Teenage love affair

2008-04-29T01:01:00.004+08:00

Here comes Miss Keys' latest video "Teenage Love Affair"!

Alicia Keys - Teenage Love Affair
Uploaded by heyrox

Looking lovely as always! I love her highschool girl look haha

I'm gonna give you this letter
Of all the things I can't say
Want u to be my first my last my ending and beginning
I write your name in my book your last name my first i'm your Mrs.

Ah... so very sweet eh?

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Thank goodness Kyle KCooL was able to chit-chat with me online to make my time easier to pass by this afternoon since I had little to do today! (Lucky me :P)

山東火車相撞增至70死416傷

2008-04-29T00:57:00.002+08:00

山東火車相撞增至70死416傷
(星島) 04月 28日星期一 06:32PM

北京一列開往青島的火車，28日凌晨行至山東境內時，與上行的另一列車相撞。據來自中國鐵道部的最新消息稱，死亡人數已上升至70人，受傷人數上升到416人，其中51人重傷。傷者中包括4名法國人，其中1人傷勢較重。4名法國人都是骨折，正在當地醫院接受治療。內地傳媒報道，其中一名傷者是中國帆船隊教練，當時正乘火車前往協辦奧運帆船賽事的青島市。他在事故嚴重受傷，有可能要切除雙腿。目前，膠濟鐵路交通暫時中斷。鐵道部表示，力爭29日上午8時膠濟鐵路恢復通車。事發後，黨中央、國務院高度重視，中共中央總書記胡錦濤、國務院總理溫家寶分別作出重要批示，指派中共中央政治局委員、國務院副總理張德江立即趕赴現場，指導救援善後工作。目前，張德江一行已抵達事故現場開展工作。

source: yahoo news website

Truly terrible accident...

簡直欺人太甚!

2008-04-19T17:25:00.007+08:00

"欺人太甚" 呢四個字非常適合用來形容最近一個月西方傳媒一而再、再而三咁唱衰中國甚至於中國人o既做法。我一直以為，雖然佢地報導國際大事時偶有錯失或做得不完善的地方，但報導始終都係以事實為依歸。直至今次西藏示威、國際社會齊聲要杯葛北京奧運，我始知自己未免太天真。
以偏概全、顛倒是非、散播謠言、歪曲事實......就係今西方傳媒報導西藏事件o既手法:

再來，美國o既Washington Post和德國的BILD:

用棍毆打和平示威者實在好過份……但o個度根本吾係西藏，而係尼泊爾! (大陸公安/軍方人員制服都吾係咁o既樣)

美國o既Fox News亦一齊湊熱鬧:

係，我知道對你地o黎講中國/東方人個個都差o吾多樣，但請你地屈人都有個譜啦唔該，中國人膚色係黃，唔係深啡！

英國BBC都唔好得去邊:唔識睇中文唔緊要，但大大個紅色十字擺明點睇都唔似係軍車啩?

以上圖片載至www.anti-cnn.com。有外國人懷疑製作該網站o既人士係咪受中國政府指使甚至係“收o左政府錢”先會咁做，咁點解呢d人又唔問走去示威、搶聖火要杯葛奧運要”Free Tibet”o既人又係吾係收o左美國CIA/其他歐美政府錢呢? 中國外交部答得好，事情發展至此，乜仲需要中國政府去煽動百姓培養呢種反西方浪潮咩?

反而一眾西方媒體忽然咁齊心合力、樂此不疲地妖魔化中國(CNN主持Jack Cafferty話中國係一幫暴徒、惡棍；BBC主持報導傳送聖火路線被迫改道時多次幸災樂禍地偷笑等例子)，到底背後有無政府或黨派暗地煽動/支持/指使？如今真係好難說服我話一ｄ都冇。

好在歐美仲有少部分肯憑良心以事論事o既政客, Jean-Luc Mélechon係其中難得o既一個:

至於支持杯葛北京奧運或藏獨o既外國人，你地有你地o既立場唔緊要，但請你地係連西藏係中國邊一忽都搞唔清o既情況下，唔好將你地立場建基於一大堆比惡意歪曲o既”新聞”或根本未經證實o既消息上，起碼都應該盡力親身查證你地o既所聽所聞係真定假先至嗌你地o既”Free Tibet”啩?
(As for those foreigners who are saying slogans like “Boycott Beijing Olympics!” or “Free Tibet!” It’s alright to have your own standpoint, I can understand it even though I may not agree. But before you can’t even point out where the heck is Tibet on the map, please don’t make your standpoint only based on a bunch of twisted nonsense reported on your evening news or rumors that aren’t even verified. At least try your best to find out if what you’ve heard or read is true before yelling “Free Tibet”, because, believe it or not, a lot of times you’re just being manipulated by your government or politicians.)

Don’t just watch your stupid CNN/BBC/Fox etc.

“It’s ok even if we dunno where Tibet is cus we know what is going on.” Really, it’s NOT okay.

Ok, I'm done lecturing people, for now.

再會, 伍晃榮!

2008-04-19T01:18:00.002+08:00

昨日收到伍晃榮逝世的消息, 甚為震驚和難過, 因為他服務大家多年, 實是一個家傳户曉的人物. 一張張香港人熟悉的面孔近幾年一個接一個地離去, 叫人悲傷... 在此為他和他的家人送上祝福!

明日再blog...將會是有關近日令我頂級憤怒的事宜!!

2008-04-16T01:18:00.001+08:00

There are things in my mind I'd like to blog about but haven't, because I've been tired after I come back home from work every day. Work can really wear you out...

Peace out!
Hasta luego mis amigos.

Satellite

2008-04-10T00:23:00.002+08:00

An old song by the band P.O.D. called "Satellite"

As I look up to the sky today,
well I can feel you looking down on me.
It brings a smile to my face again...

Close my eyes, make a wish, kiss the sky...
Hey there, I see you.

It's truly
one of a kind
like starshine
beyond night time,
are you there?

縱然自己無任何宗教信仰, 但這幾句歌詞讓我很感動.

New photos

2008-04-06T16:07:00.003+08:00

即使是cheap cheap 的digi-cam, 也可以很好玩 :)
Cropping + framing by Photoshop CS

Here's a website that lets you know more about local comic/manga artists in HK.

只消兩分半鐘......

2008-04-01T00:28:00.002+08:00

只消兩分半鐘, 便可殺人於無形中:

兇手: 梁朝偉
殺人兇器: 擋不住的風流不羈 (lol)

New art from Yuko Shimizu

2008-03-30T03:06:00.002+08:00

Here's just a quick post of update from Yuko Shimizu (possibly one of my favorite illustrators now ^_^).She did a portrait of Alicia Keys(!) which is awesome. I recognized it was her right away!

And these are some new posters and billboards she did for Tiger Beer, which are being displayed in London at the moment.

See more at her website or read the interview Illustration Friday did of her!

What's really happening in Lhasa?

2008-03-29T00:07:00.008+08:00

以下圖片乃原載自今日(28-3-08)某免費報紙:
General translation:
"Tibetan rioters pour water at police; What kind of caption would the Western media add to these pictures?"

Sketches: Nov '07-Mar '08

2008-03-27T00:01:00.000+08:00

還好父母親不曾怎樣阻止過我畫畫, 到今時今日我才仍可視之為一種meditation; 而音樂加繪畫更是完美的組合.
All I want to do is to draw.

遙遠的中國

2008-03-24T14:33:00.003+08:00

小馬哥終於嬴了, 希望往後4年台灣能逐漸再興旺繁榮起來, 以及與對岸保持和平吧.

周日明報的安裕周記道出了一個無奈的事實, 讀過後實在令人感慨, 在此簡錄要點:

七十年代初, 台灣詩人余光中寫了一首<鄉愁>, 若干年後, <鄉愁>最後的一段 “而現在鄉愁是一灣淺淺的海峽我在這頭大陸在那頭” 被中共形容是 “余光中也是擁護中國統一” 的註腳.

……

悠長的歷史長河裡總會有對不上嘴的尷尬錯位, 這究竟是人們出於想當然的誤判, 抑或是出於政治需要的刻意錯弄, 旁人不得而知.

……

和世界上許多分裂的國家不一樣, 中國今天的現狀是內戰的延續, 不是外力介入……中國的情況與朝鮮半島不盡相同, 沒有外力, 兩岸雖然曾經在短短的一段時間裡共同有過一股強烈民族感情, 也曾經在我們活過的歷史裡是滿有信心祖國統一的, 但隨著年長一輩的老去年輕一代更替, 統一無疑是一個很遙遠、甚至連任務(mission)也說不上的名詞。

當謝長廷豎起獨派大旗招徠選票, 馬英九所能做的是只是打出「不急統」的回應。我們不必怪責馬英九, 因為在過去的半個世紀裡, 我們抓不住統一的最佳時刻, 就像潑出去的水永遠都不回來, 中國夢已然昇華成永遠的圖騰, 剛去世的著名旅美作家高克毅生前說過一句很有意思的話, 「You can take me out of China, but you can never take China out of me」, 這和夏志清教授對<鄉愁>的理解一樣, 中國是他們心裡那個永遠的中國(Middle Kingdom), 不是中華人民共和國(People’s Republic of China), 也不是中華民國(Republic of China)。

Just another weekend

2008-03-16T22:59:00.003+08:00

Here comes my precious...
After months since its release, I finally brought/bought the 3rd generation of iPod Nano home...! It's the 4GB version only, but I suppose it's more than enough for me. It's mine, it's mine, it's ALL MIINNNNEE! hehe I sound like the possessive kid who lives next door to you, always hogging the best candy... and I am :D

As for a little update from my so-called life, I give you a pic from where I worked in a few weeks ago. My colleague and I were painting a set of (supposedly) identical still-life drawings on the wallpaper. I was responsible for painting mostly the leaves, the curly things, the smaller flowers, nothing too difficult :P I wish I had taken much more pictures though :( cus they turned out looking pretty decent.

Por que????

2008-03-15T23:03:00.002+08:00

Why?
Why and HOW exactly did I get sick again?
Man, I hate being sick.

...
I forgot what I wanted to type...

SO here's another music video, Craig David's cover of Beatles' "Come Together"

the 32nd Hong Kong International Film Festival (I)

2008-02-29T22:48:00.006+08:00

Yep yep this year's Hong Kong International Film Festival (or HKIFF for short) will last from March 17 to April 6. There are TONS of movies I'm interested in, anyone wants to go with me??? You can leave me a message here/call me/whatever if you do :D

1. 鐵木真 (最佳男配角提名)

2. 聖城的女兒

3. 偽術大師

4. 一奏傾情(Once) <--just won best theme song in the Oscars

5. 七個角色尋找卜戴倫 (I'm Not There)

6. 浪蕩天涯 (Into the WIld) <-- directed by Sean Penn

7. 刪除真相

8. 哥哥的婚禮

9. 初戀腳趾甲

10. 孤島的卡夫卡

11. 內爆男

12. 闔家怪

13. 火花女

14. 過氣艷星精華遊

15. 小魔星玩命習作

16. 翠絲的碎片人生

17. 嬉皮接班人

18. 娃娃看天下

19. 收視大騎劫 (Reclaim Your Brain)

20. 立地無佛 (最佳電影提名)

21. 高度設防地帶

22. 末世魔警

爛gag一則; Anne Frank's "true love"

2008-02-28T00:48:00.002+08:00

昨日聽903<萬世巨星>時聽聞爛gag一則:
Q: 有邊個藝人個仔掂親會無好下場呢?
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A: 謝安琪...... 因為"掂親K(Kay)仔, 無好下場!"

haha ok wor 都...
據說個gag係謝安琪本人自己諗出lei haha

...
I read something pretty interesting on yahoo news page.

"A photograph of the boy with the 'beautiful brown eyes' who Anne Frank recalled as her 'one true love' in the diary she wrote whilst in hiding in the Nazi-occupied Netherlands is to go on display in Amsterdam.The photo of Peter Schiff was donated to the Anne Frank museum by his former childhood friend Ernst Michaelis who realized after rereading Anne's diary recently there were no known pictures of Schiff..." Read the full article here.

Interesting news indeed. But I thought Anne's "true love" was another Peter, the boy who was also hiding in the secret annex? Oh well, it doesn't really matter :P

Travis

2008-02-25T01:18:00.003+08:00

The Scottish band Travis' music videos are always like small independent films :)

My Eyes (from "The Boy With No Name")

And 2 older videos...
Re-offender (from "12 Memories")

Side (I like this video particularly for its theme about UFO haha)

NBA Dunk Contest + Caught a fever...

2008-02-18T01:59:00.002+08:00

This year's dunk contest was pretty entertaining from what I saw in these videos. "Superman" was in the building haha

...
I hate being sick... I began to feel a little sick this afternoon, so I tried to sleep it away, but I didn't feel any better after I woke up from my 4 hour nap. So I popped a couple tablets, hope I'll wake up feeling alright tomorrow.

Thanks mom and dad for taking care of us... I really appreciate it...

Here goes the year of Rat.

2008-02-14T00:15:00.002+08:00

FUCK IT.

鼠年開端... 開始得不太順利.

黃家駒

2008-01-27T00:38:00.000+08:00

晚上看過港台製作的"不死傳奇"系列, 今集講的是黃家駒. 小時候算不上喜歡Beyond, 甚至有點討厭他們, 原因只不過是看不過眼他們留長髲, 穿耳, 其實對於小學時代曾一度極之迷戀黎明的我來說, 根本不會明白Beyond的音樂, 更枉論了解家駒在當時, 以至今時今日香港樂壇的影響和重要性. 到我開始真正懂得欣賞Beyond的歌, 已經是中學時代的事了. 最初很大程度是因為他們的歌總帶給我不少童年回憶, 然後慢慢發覺家駒的詞果真是言之有物, 每首歌都是有感而發的. 宏觀來看, 家駒和Beyond 的音樂也許算不上是先鋒, 但無可否認, 他們的而且確曾在香港樂壇掀起過革命, 綻放過燦爛的異彩. 有時我會想, 若果老天能讓家駒活久一點, 今日的本地樂壇可會有所不同呢?

曾經聽過一個說法: 假如Tupac是美國近代黑人音樂的一個icon, 那在華人流行音樂裡便要選黃家駒 (同樣是才華橫溢而又英年早逝).

今年是08年, 不經不覺, 原來他離開大家已有15年了.

盼望我别去後會共你在遠方相聚
每一天望海每一天相對
盼望你現已没有讓我别去的恐懼
我即使離開你的天空裡
你可知, 誰甘心歸去...?

2008-01-13T23:08:00.001+08:00

John Stallings:

I think I saw this guy in Central yesterday afternoon :P
其實之前在TST地鐵站已經見過他一次了, 當日正趕忙上班, 只能瞄他一下 (lol) 因而昨天在街上再碰見他便特地專注往他臉上打量打量, pretty sure是他本人 haha

HEROES 第一season完了, 希望無記早日播season 2!! 因為太太太太太太太~~~~好看了!!!!!
Here's a tribute video of the Petrelli brothers :)
"I love you, Nathan."
"I love you too."

Bob Marley, "new" photo

2008-01-05T23:55:00.000+08:00

有些歌/音樂小時候不懂得欣賞, 到"長大"後才慢慢明白它們有多棒. 對我來說Bob Marley就是這樣. His music is so inspirational, uplifting and spiritual, he was truly a legend!

聽著這些歌, 很想擁有他的唱片~
Is This Love?

Redemption Song

Turn The Lights Down Low (featuring Lauryn Hill)

還有Get Up, Stand Up.
And you can find many more on youtube.

Here is a photo I took almost 2 years ago but didn't finally edited and showcased it until last night.

Eye Witness by ~olive-tea on deviant ART

For you, a thousand times over.

2007-12-26T22:31:00.000+08:00

Last week I finished reading The Kite Runner, a debut novel by Afghan American Khaled Hosseini about friendship, loyalty, fatherhood, acceptance, redemption... As stated right at the beginning of the story, "I became what I am today at the age of twelve," the way you've been raised and things you've done in your childhood shape who and what you are today, but at the end of the day, it's about recognizing and accepting yourself, redeeming yourself from sin little by little, because "there's a way to be good again". There is always a way to be good again.

The Kite Runner is one of those novels that really broke my heart, tore it into pieces, but then stuck them back together, made me feel hopeful and glad that I'd read the book in the end. Yes... never lose your faith, that must be it...

The above was my wise self mumbling ... (lol)

Back to my normal silly mode...

Anyway! I can't wait until this movie comes out in Hong Kong. I don't even care if the movie's gonna be good or not now (of course, I do hope it'll be good), I just know I HAVE TO see it, IN CINEMA, for the simple fact that the story has touched me deeply.

Now you can take a peek at the movie by watching the trailer. But I'd suggest you not to watch it if you haven't read the story since I think the trailer gives away a bit too much of the plot.

Funny celeb gossip illustrations...

2007-12-25T19:05:00.000+08:00

This girl "14" is quite a genius to be able to do such hilarious illustrations haha Head over to "Gallery of the Absurd" to view her masterpieces :D

Another very entertaining sketch blog "Doodle Whore" made a series of 12 days of Christmas My Britney sent to me. Simply too funny to pass up hahaha

Perhaps I should start doing doodles mocking celebrities too? haha but man, Britney really needs some help. It's tragic to see what a terrible mess she's become today. o_O

Sketches/Doodles

2007-12-23T19:29:00.000+08:00

Woohoo for sketches!!

A random chick farts. Drawn just for kicks :P

After my visit to the art museum that was holding an exhibition featuring valuable treasures from the prestigious British Museum, including "The Unlucky Mummy".

A relatively more serious sketch. It's supposed to be based on model Jun Hasegawa, in between a realistic and manga approach. But I don't think I did her bea justice :P

Save Santa!

2007-12-22T18:36:00.000+08:00

Come and save Santa by breaking the ice with a spoon!
http://wongtaisin.2myweb.net/tim/x_you/

A college classmate of mine made this haha

Take her as she is

2007-12-10T23:51:00.000+08:00

Here comes my love again. Alicia Keys Performance AND Interview on Tyra Banks' show.

The interview:

The performance:

If I had no more time
No more time left to be here
Would you cherish what we had?
Was it everything that you were looking for?
If I couldn’t feel your touch
And no longer were you with me
I’d be wishing you were here
To be everything that I’d be looking for
I don’t wanna forget the present is a gift
And I don’t wanna take for granted the time you may have here with me
‘Cause Lord only knows another day is not really guaranteed

So every time you hold me
Hold me like this is the last time
Every time you kiss me
Kiss me like you’ll never see me again
Every time you touch me
Touch me like this is the last time
Promise that you’ll love me
Love me like you’ll never see me again

Oh Oh Ohhhhh

How many really know what love is?
Millions never will
Do you know until you lose it

That it’s everything that we are looking for
When I wake up in the morning
You’re beside me
I’m so thankful that I found
Everything that I been looking for

I don’t wanna forget the present is a gift
And I don’t wanna take for granted the time you may have here with me
‘Cause Lord only knows another day is not really guaranteed

So everytime you hold me
Hold me like this is the last time
Every time you kiss me
Kiss me like you’ll never see me again
(can you do that for me baby)
Every time you touch me
(see we don’t really know)
Touch me like this is the last time
(see everyday we never know)
Promise that you’ll love me
(I want you to promise me)
Love me like you’ll never see me again
(like you’ll never see me again)

Ohhh ohhh ohhh ohhh ohhh

I love the fact that they add a little twist to the song every time they do it live. Like this time, it has more of a rock music feeling to it. And I looove when she says "thank you", she does it in such a deep, mellow, sexy voice. And may I add, one more time, that she is really hot!! :)

Oh SO lovely!

2007-12-09T22:41:00.000+08:00

長谷川潤~ 這女孩實在漂亮~

Now, show some luv to my friend KT aka Shin Kensou, a poor and hard working artist trying to make it haha hip hip hurray dude!

Gracias~MT y Kendy~!

2007-11-25T22:53:00.000+08:00

Thanks so much MT and Kendy for surprising me with gifts (too bad my sister took the camera so I can't take pics of them at the moment) and having dinner with me last night, you girls were so kind to me, as a matter of fact, you always have been kind to me, I really, really appreciate that. Thanks for being such good friends ^__^

<--Alicia could kill me with her sweet smile haha

songs i like lately

2007-11-23T00:07:00.000+08:00

東京鐵塔下
主唱：有耳非文
作曲：梁基爵
填詞：林日曦

近期一首(難得地)令我喜歡的廣東歌~

然後, 繼續還是有我很愛的Alicia Keys ^_^

Like You'll Never See Again (live performance)

30 Seconds to Mars

2007-11-19T00:05:00.000+08:00

Question: What movie did this music video (The Kill by 30 Seconds to Mars) get its inspiration from?

Answer: The Shining (film by Stanley Kubrick)

That was pretty easy, wasn't it? :)

P.S. Somehow it took me quite a while to be finally sure the lead singer of the band is Jared Leto... :P

holy crap I'm 22 O_o

2007-11-16T23:50:00.000+08:00

And some years ago I thought turning 13 made me old... o__o"
I just found out today that my colleague's b-day is on the 16th, like me, which was funny because she's already the 3rd person I know that shares the same birthday with me. Even funnier is that she told me she got a couple friends who were also born on Nov 16, I was like "oh wow!" haha

Thanks everyone who sent me wishes and blessings, just knowing you guys had me in mind makes me feel good. Gracias amigoes :)

Happy birthday drew :)

Like You'll Never See Me Again

2007-11-15T00:57:00.000+08:00

Alicia's new video, featuring Common!! "Like You'll Never See Me Again"

Alicia Keys - Like You'll Never See Me Again video (Common)
Uploaded by heyrox

what a heartbreaking video... god, she's so beautiful...
P.S. The doctor who says "We're losing him..." (the white lady with short red hair and glasses) is Alicia's mama :-)

My loony bun is fine Benny Lava!!

2007-11-13T23:48:00.000+08:00

This is just too hilarious to pass up...

Over 4 minutes of non-stop hysterical laughter, it's totally worth watching XD

And now here's something less crazy hehe Alicia Keys performed "A House Is Not A Home", paying homage to Luther Vandross back in Grammys 2004.

It's beautiful~~

Flipsyde

2007-10-28T18:08:00.000+08:00

簡明美國史:
"US History"--Flipsyde

and "Happy Birthday"