All that is gold does not glitter,
Not all those who wander are lost;
The old that is strong does not wither,
Deep roots are not reached by the frost.

From the ashes a fire shall be woken.
A light from the shadow shall spring;
Renewed shall be blade that was broken,
The crownless again shall be king.

~J.R.R. Tolkien

Sunday, February 28, 2010

Show me fangs

I have finished watching 'Interview with the Vampire' the movie! Yaaaay
(I actually feel distressed as class starts tomorrow)

While reading the book, Lestat is the one I think is really interesting.
Lestat de Lioncourt. Even the name kills.

Lestat is sort of nuts.
And Tom Cruise as Lestat, just pleasant.
If he were to act more in this kind of movies, I will like him like I like Johnny Depp ;D

 
Lestattttttttt :D

The author of the book initially objected to the casting of Tom Cruise as Lestat. But later she was impressed by his acting. I say, he was great. Kirsten Dunst is equally great. Like whoa. She was just 12 then.
Now only I know why are people labelling Brad Pitt as a 'pretty boy'. I should say I was born too late for his pretty-boy era.

Louis

Luckily, the second book of this chronicles is ------  
Vampire Lestat.


This film was banned in Malaysia (hahahahaha)
This is not a book for everyone. It has that mysterious ancient smell which is just my cup of tea.


The movie is nice although they changed it a bit. A BIG change to the ending though.

"I assume I need no introduction". My favourite quotation in the whole movie.

SPOILERRR

Monday, February 22, 2010

Pop pop pop

Rarely do I listen to this kind of music. Most of the time it makes me headache. Artificial sounds are so hard to digest.
But a certain electropop beats is just nice.


Susumu Hirasawa - The Girl in Byakkoya


I think its composition is marvellous.
This is the song from "Paprika" directed by Satoshi Kon (今敏). He is not as widely known as Hayao Miyazaki, but he makes really unique animations.
I know him through "Millenium Actress" (千年女优) years ago, which its directing impresses me.

Clips from "Paprika". Animation like this is irresistable!




Ayumi Hamasaki - Evolution (Live)


Live performances are always magical.
They make you like songs you used to dislike, reallllly.
The piano version of this song is very nice too.


Treasures I discover today!

Yanni - The Storm


There you go crazy harp.
This song is based on Vivaldi's "The Four Seasons - Summer", with a traditional beat that sounds a bit techno. Yanni is branded "New Age"...Not for the conservative classical music lovers.

Yanni's lives are very captivating.
Everyone is so talented in the orchestra. The keyboardist's solo, the violinist's solos, the didgeridoo player's solo (yeah...) ... ~sigh~


Yanni - World Dance


I don't mind paying 100AUD to see him live.


Maksim Mrvica - Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence


Maksim oh Maksim ♥
Originally by Ryuichi Sakamoto (坂本 龍一), for the movie Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence (1983).
The original one is very soothing.
*~Dancing~*

Sunday, February 21, 2010

为啥?

现在总是时不时觉得烦。
又发作了烦死了
烦死了啊我觉得现在的我。

不为啥, 然后就会看一切不顺眼。
有时静下来想,若我是古代的独裁君王,发怒起来很可能会滥杀无辜。
有时晚上发神经似的心情特别好。 (几率十巴仙)
半夜听见猫的惨叫声心跳会慢两拍,在马路上看到一堆无形的不明物体脸会僵三秒,之类、之类。有时觉得我没事好干了吗?
有时会恍然大悟……
原来我的生活态度有点消极。有时根本忘了我的大悟。
我记得我小时候超积极的呀。积极的程度简直有点病态。

这是什么?现代人隐约隐约的精神病?〉=/

Wednesday, February 10, 2010

Who is this handsome guy



Ini Chopin. 
Wow, I thought of Chopin as if he's from long-long-ago land.

I am unaware that he is quite modern. 
(Don't argue with the definition of 'modern' here, it's a feeling)

Yeah he is handsome 'cause he made good music 
ahahahah

He died at age 39. (What? *sob*)
Many of my favourite pieces from him are posthumous,
which are published after his death.

Waltz Op. 64, No. 2

Friday, February 05, 2010

Hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia

It's the fear for long words.

I don't know, are they serious?

The correct spelling is "hippopotomonstrosesquipedaliophobia", 
according to en.wiktionary.org/wiki/hippopotomonstrosesquipedaliophobia

Ok, one alphabet short, making it 35 characters.


There are some creative minds out there.

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Meaning-of-flowers 

January   Carnations
February   Violets
March   Jonquils
April   Sweet peas
May   Lilies of the valley
June   Roses
July   Larkspur
August   Gladiola
September   Asters
October   Calendula
November   Chrysanthemums
December   Narcissus




Which flower are you?
Violets I am, though I prefer Narcissus.
;)

Monday, February 01, 2010

Those moments

Regarding a SLMoon Video on YouTube
- hulkmeister23 (2 weeks ago) 
   Why wasn't there ever a Sailor Earth,
    I've always wondered about that?

Regarding iPad
-Will there be an iTampon in the future?

My father
- GAaaaah!!  WeEEH!
(He's actually sneezing)


Ahahahaha I think they are so funny >DDD
(om my eyes are full of tears now)

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Thus I started searching Sailor Moon (one of those moments, you know).

Moon~ and the uber-cool khinsider

I like some of the music, damn so nostalgic.
The website also has full episodes of SLM.Whoa.
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