Monday 8 December 2008

Christmas is coming


聖誔節快到了, 記得上年與 stacy 跟她朋友在東京的 kareoke 度過. 唱通宵第二天還要上班, 超年青的行為今年可能不會再發生吧...不過很難說 @_@

記得上年聖誔期間在代官山逛街時逛到一間很有特色的傢俱用品店, 裏面在放的聖誔音樂很特別, 清脆的歌聲伴著木結他, 一絲絲優傷但又有種自得其樂的旋律, 唱著英語但又帶著日語口音. 很特別的音樂, 很喜歡就買下了這張CD - Presente de natal by naomi & goro.

在這裏送給大家這特別的聖誔音樂, 希望今年會有個不太一樣的聖誔.

Monday 17 November 2008

猶豫

Benetton 的經典 Ads 很多, 尤其 Toscani 拍的照片. 其中最喜愛的一直是這張 Nun and the Priest,從弟一眼看到就覺得很震撼。
誰會想到一個修女跟牧師的接吻,超越世俗的界限, 宗教的約束. 為愛帶來了無限的可能, 代表著未來無限的希望. 可能 Toscani 只想要這 visual 的效果, 但最少我是這樣理解的.

希望你們都可以找到各自的 Priest / Nun.

不論那是一個人, 或是自己喜歡做的事, 一樣東西, 一個地方.
找到了請不要猶豫.
要用盡全力, 去擁抱她.


Thursday 23 October 2008

Tuesday 14 October 2008

Stressed!

un-motivated in work, lost, not doing what i like to do, tired, need holiday, need a car, need a better house, a better lifestyle, fucked!

ARRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR!!!!!!!!!

I NEED A CHANGE!

Monday 29 September 2008

A-mei Live Tokyo

A-mei (Zheng Hui Mei), with her Taiwanese aborigines ethnic and gifted voice is now one of the biggest music sensations within the pop music pantheon of the Chinese-speaking world. I particularly liked her voice, which could be very deep and raucous in one moment and then went sky high and crystal clear the next, a truly unique and sensational voice.

I am very lucky that she came to perform in Tokyo, and without any hestitation I bought the ticket , together with 8 other friends :)



It is totally worth the price of 8,800 yen with almost 3 hours of solid performance and a fully seated stadium, where she toally controlled the emotional ups and downs of the audiences. With us dancing and screaming and shouting A-mei ..


Totally in love with her. Best singer in the world, A-mei.

Wednesday 24 September 2008

the power of change

Taken from the Times online news section:

"The National Research Council said that the total cost of deploying a national hydrogen network could be as high as $200 billion, including $55 billion in government aid through 2023. Some experts, like Mr. Hwang, expect the cost to be more than twice that.

In fact, given the uncertainties about which fuels will emerge as real alternatives to oil, energy executives still appear extremely cautions about hydrogen."

According to this article, by spending $200 billion or worst case $400 billion, it could change American transportation from oil depend to clean energy source with no carbon emission, and the goverment is hesitating to provide aids to fuel companies.

Instead the US goverment is going to splash out $700 billion to save the greedy wall street, to save the jobs of rediculously paid executives and to make sure some private 'donations' are available to the politicans.

They may argue that if the US financial industry collaps then it will have a profound influence on the whole world economy, but if spending $700 billion can only exchange for the hope that the crisis will end, to hope that the world will return to good old normal, so that the executives will continue to get paid and the initiative of fighting global warming remain slow, it is blatant for me that a national hydrogen fuel network is a much better deal for $700 billion. Even tho world economies may suffer, but for the sake of saving global warming and climate change, it is a sacrifice worth taking.

Now people should realise where the power of change remain, its in the hands of politicans, the greed, and the wall street.


Saturday 13 September 2008

Ne-Yo



New favourite Ne-Yo, with songs like "Because of you" and "Closer" its highly addictive.. I just can't stop.

Friday 12 September 2008

Juun.J

Up and coming Korean fashion designer, graduated from Esmod Seoul in 1992 Juun.J began his career as a designer for “Chiffons” followed by design director for Club Monaco” and “NIX”.
With distinctive style of mixing and transforming classic items with street fashion, create new silhouettes and garments from an overlapping of items and silhouette to silhouette all of which dramatically conflict with each other.
Love his bladzers, it gives a sense of Dior slimming silhouette but with a more masculine street feeling, will try to get one..!


Monday 8 September 2008

a poem by Arthur Leung

What the Pig Mama Says

The pupoh stopped to cheer. Leklek
was took away. He was mine biggest boy.
A good heart. Saved the best for Yenyen
and Hokhok. His- self eating leftovers.
I cried I cried. Not knew the bastang
took him where. Gokgou told me was hell.

We ate much as we liked. The white fence
put us safe safe. Always we talked, cheered.
The pupoh liked to play with Hokhok.
Mine little boy talked to them sweet.
He knew how make make community.
But Hokhok too was took away by same

same bastang they took Leklek before.
Mine only girl Yenyen too sad to see
her little brother went. She kept quiet
everydays think think. I begged the bastang
not took mine boy. They not understood.
Heard only something like “pok is good ”.

The pupoh talked little little. Yenyen
stopped to eat. She said, “No Hokhok play
wis me !” I sorry sorry for her. The bastang
came to take Yenyen. I saw her away.
I not cried. Maybe it better for Yenyen.
She will stop to think. No more think.

No more think think. Maybe I say
too much. Who is listening to my story?

Monday 1 September 2008

a new beginning of a new beginning

From tomorrow I will start working in a new Company - Toray International. A company where my boss used to worked for over 30 years and is now a consultant of this company.

Strangly I neither feel excited or nervous or happy or upset. It has been too much going on recently that I feel its just another assignment, another new situation I have to deal with. Is it a good thing? I dont know..

just too much going on for me for now, I need some rest..

Sunday 31 August 2008

Sexy Car

Maserati Gran Turismo
isn't it just sexy, the sleek lines styled by Pininfarina, the 4.2 litre v8, and the name badge of sexy Maserati.


Tuesday 26 August 2008

Tom Ford

Every man seem to have an emotional attachment to the Black colour, and Tom Ford has reinforced this thinking by using large amount of black in his designs, in which his taste deeply touches me. Though its too expensive for me to afford at this moment..



Prestige a Hong Kong based fashion magazine has recently given an interview for Tom Ford (Full article here), and by reading the interview I noticed he is a business man turned designer, his way of thinking is totally business oriented, and that he admits confidence could be faked, and his passion to black.

Something we share similarity of.

Not that I could be compare to him but I love reading someone else's success story, it reminds me of the many ways life could be lived and turned success and it is the motivation for me to pursue my ambition. To catch people like Tom Ford, if I can..

Monday 18 August 2008

I want to move!!!

Went to kyoko's house warm party last week, and yeh... her new house is so nice...I want to move out from my hole now!

Congratulation to her as a new home owner and is officially on the ladder.

Friday 15 August 2008

Life

Endless nights of dinner meeting, works, schools, and parties... exhausted!
Life is too busy recently I dont even have time for sleep, not mentioning time for reading, thinking, house keeping, sports and relaxing. Those activities seem far away from me...let me reach it once again..

Going to transfer to a new company soon, Toray International. Its kind of exciting and worrying at the same time, as it will be very valuable to me to work and gain experience in this famous international company, but worries that I may not deliver much to the company.

Lots are happening and life seem overly chaotic, everything is in a mess.

Tuesday 29 July 2008

Tuesday 22 July 2008

lonely city

City fell silent, moon took over the sky, one starts to wonder.

Everyone work hard, so hard that they forgot about what is important to them.

Lonely souls in the city keep walking, intersac at the crossing, they meet for a second, eyes contacted, lips open trying to express, their loneliness, but the poison of pride strikes.

No frivolous play, no one night stand, no mask and no money sex.
so one thinks.

Tonight body reacts, brain malfunctioned, its just some warmth we looking for, a soul to share.

Tonight in lonely city, lonely souls stand.

Saturday 19 July 2008

beijing 798 art district

a very special place that every one visiting beijing should pay a visit. Lots of special arts, a gathering hub for chinese mordern artist.




Thursday 17 July 2008

不倫

今天在一個 blog 裏看到一篇文章, 第一眼被一張澳門街道的照片吸引, 本來沒有興趣細看下去, 遍遍看到主角的名字是 Simon 就看下去了.. 故事講述一對發生了不倫之戀的男女, 訴說女人總是遇到有婦之夫的煩腦, 結局是她們憧景的, 男人選擇了不倫的一半.
全文可看這裏: 艷's Style - 不倫愛我

可能有點切身的感受, 看完後有點複習的感覺.. 覺得生命有時簡單點不是更好嗎. 但無奈人生是注定不可能太簡單, 就像上天要在你身上留下一點點生命的痕蹟. 就像這篇文章裏所說:

"沒有人喜歡背叛另一個人,但是生命與感情是很難有邏輯的。"

Monday 14 July 2008

Damn cough go away!

Its been almost 3 weeks and my cough is not going away... damn you stop bloody coughing!

Monday 7 July 2008

Dressing the Man



"Why, after men today have spent more money on clothes than in any other period of history, are there fewer well-dressed men than at any time ever before?"

The beginning quotation of this book: Dressing The Man by Alan Flusser captured my instant attention in the book store, and I took it home with a slashing 9,000 yen. After seeing armies of suited men in Tokyo, most of them with unfit size of blazers or trousers, that I found agreement of the quote above.

An interesting book with lots of details of men's dressing. What to look for when trying on clothes in the fitting room, what kind of jacket to wear with a straight-point collar, the history of the monk-strap shoe, the correct position for a bow tie and what "business casual" really means.

In todays modern world, a T-shirt and jeans may be enough for most days, but dressing the traditional art of suits is a manner, and in my point of view, shows a man's taste as how he takes care of the details in life. I think men look their best in suits and there is a sense of empowerment and confident when men dress in a well tailored one.

Tuesday 1 July 2008

the long awaited

Today I have read one of the most exciting news to me recently, and its the 1st release of the making of Diablo 3. A PC game which originates from more than 10 years ago and will surely rocks the world when it comes out.
Since the release of the 1st Diablo series more than 10 years ago, and it was a crazy time, for that all my childhood friends and I are fallen into the dark world of Diablo and slashing monsters since.. it were good memories and such an addictive one.
Now the 3rd is about to come out, althought it maybe a year or two before its release but it means a lot to me, as one grew up and becoming more mature, materialistic, and pessimistic, that one can hardly find anything so simple that makes you feel exciting. Surprisingly just the news of Diablo 3 does the trick for me...

Monday 30 June 2008

Art & Design exhibition @ shimokitasawa







Sunday went to hv lunch with kuni then went to an art and design exhibition in shimokitasawa(下北澤) with maki and ikumi. Its in a small club and it was fun meeting lots of new talented japanese artist. Bought a t-shirt from Takumi who is now running his own shop mememachine in shibuya (www.mememachine.jp), the print is very special and it will belong to someone soon as I lost betting on Germany in the Euro final!

Also met tomo who's design strongly reminds of andy warhole and vivien westwood and stylish as she is, i think shes got great potential in future. (www.shojonotomo.com)
Not to mention asako's austrialian & south american style accessories, which my frds love very much..

It was an interesting day and look forward to visit takumi's shop this weekend.

Saturday 21 June 2008

Thelma Aoyama





New favourite on my ipod, a girl with japan, south america and caribbean origin also inherit their music talent from havana. With deep and stylish voices she captures the many souls in japan, immensely popular in kareoke and on tv.
Keep reminding me of someone when I listen to her songs...

Thursday 19 June 2008

busy busy busy...

Life is getting busy.. time seems to fly, i guess its a good thing.

next week Hong Kong, then Beijing, then Hokkaido.. and more expecting.
would be nice to have a private jet.

Monday 2 June 2008

Chalie Wilson's War

Yesterday I went to see Charlie Wilson's War with lan, masa and natalia. The film is about one US congressman Charlie Wilson, how he uses his power, political and diplomatic skills to fight for military funding for Afghanistan refugees against the Russian Soviet union.

First of all I felt very sorry about Natalia because she is russian and the whole film has been nothing but stereo-typing, and evilizing the communism of the soviet union, instigating of the whole anti communism propaganda. In a not very nice way.

However the film has been smartly written, especially the witty script which I found very interesting and somehow deep meaning underneath, what I called the mens talking. It makes me realised how much I have to learn to become a true man, to bear not only ones but others responsibilities, to conquer your own fear, and at the same time bring humor to people around.

Charlie Wilson's War, a film for all those who enjoy witty conversation, bit of political history, and the fans of Tom Hanks.

Sunday 1 June 2008

One Chance

So often people disbelieve anything too good to be happened. They refuse to open one's heart to adventures, to freedom, to fantasies. Thinking it may jeopardize what they already have, the safe zone.

So often these people have missed many chances, the one chance that may change their live, the one chance that they may not regret have taken.

How many chances have I missed, have you missed.

Grab this chance today, be it your desire, your ambition or your fantasy.
Before too late.

Wednesday 28 May 2008

Sunday @ Shibuya

Love in Tension @ Seco Bar, Shibuya



Coco dance performance @ Seco Bar
well done coco, what an exotic dance.

Monday 19 May 2008

Mori Tower, Roppongi

UK Turner Prize Exhibition @ mori art museum, mori tower, roppongi.