Baz Luhrmann

今天想介紹一個我最喜歡的電影導演其中之一

Baz Luhrmann

他拍過的電影只有四套, Strictly Ballroom (1992), Romeo + Juliet (1996), Moulin Rouge (2001) and Australia (2008).

雖然只看過 Romeo + Juliet 跟 Moulin Rouge, 但戲裏那夢幻般的佈影, 迷網的氣氛, 歌舞劇般的編排, 精美的服裝和一流的音樂都深深的留在腦海裏. 說起音樂, 覺得這實在是電影裏不可缺少的最重要的一個元素. Romeo + Juliet 裏那首 Kissing you, 只單用鋼琴伴奏 由Des'ree 那豐厚低沉的聲音唱出來, 那種張力, 傷感, 浪漫和沉醉的感覺完全把畫面美化一百倍.
再聽 Moulin Rouge 裏那歌舞劇式的音樂, Nicole Kidman 和 Ewan McGregor 合唱的 How wonderful life is, 和電影後段裏那由阿根廷跳者暗示他們倆的愛沒好結果的 Tango. 是電影畫面跟音樂的完美結合, 可以說在我看過所有的電影中配合最好的.



Baz Luhrmann 我想, 是一個浪漫的人. 由他腦海裏構想出來的世界 被實現化後還能澄現出如此的效果 如此想像他腦海中的世界會是多麽的夢幻. 他的前三部作品被稱為 The Red Curtain Trilogy, 是因為紅色的 Curtain 會帶給人神秘的感覺? 抑或那是形容他作品都帶著舞台劇式的傷感浪漫.. Romeo 跟 Juliet 最後想擁而死, Satine 最後死在 Christian 的懷中, 這都是紅色 Curtain 所代表的嗎.

很期待看他的新作 Australia, 在日本剛剛上畫 不知道七年後再次合作的 nicole kidman 和 Baz Luhrman 會擦出什麼火花.
希望這次 Kidcole Kidman 會有個 Happy Ending 吧.

balls

some bitch is giving me balls today!!!
what the hell

if you give me balls, thats what you will get back!
dont cry for mama

447 天

不知不覺, 今天是在東京的 447 天.
忙碌的日本橋, 人擠人的涉谷, 高雅的表參道, 幽靜的代官山, 黑暗的六本木.
已經很熟悉各處的氣味.

無奈東瀛忍術起著作用, 是熟悉, 抑或幻覺..

二月的冬天沒有雨, 但耀眼的太陽遮檔了視線, 看不清未來. 刺骨的寒風守護著大道, 進退不能.
塔羅的女孩左右著分叉路, 誘惑著迷失的小丑..
Ploutos 在西邊的大海呼喚著..
黃金之鐘一分一秒在轉動.

今天, 是第 447 天.

Thailand

Its been awhile since I came back from John and Anachana's wedding in Thailand, they really touched me when I saw the smile on their face.. its like their life long desire has been fulfilled and a fairy tale comes true.
To my dearest friend and life time brother, I truly congratulate and wish you will live happily ever after.

Today's Tarot Reading..

The Sun

This card signifies a time of clarity and power. The sun offer's light and warmth after a dark time in your life. It is a sign of rejuvenation and growth, and shows that you are starting to flourish in your current situation. The Sun is associated with ahppiness, growth and good fortune. Your path has been illuminated and good fortune is on its way.

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.

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.

happy friday guys!

Hollywood costume party

I was Frank Abagnal ! (trying to be..)
in Catch me if you can

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!

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.

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.

Ne-Yo

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

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..!

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?