黃小楨

大溪地
作詞：孫詩雯　曲培芷　編曲：金木義則/黃小楨

潮濕的地　雷陣雨　沿著想你的邊緣遊戲
曾經　聽到的　那只是　那只是
劃過的雲　我還可以　閒蕩　焦慮　清醒屋裡沒有你
約好住在漏水的公寓　一起接雨和拖地
等天放晴　到大溪地　或在家裡
你看(著)我睡醒
也許陽光透過玻璃上凝的水滴　好安靜
不需多說一句　
潮濕的地　雨不停
靠著我　(還)有沒有你　遠遠的承諾
是真的　是真的　是你所有的表情
我還可以　合上眼　想起　忘記落空沒關係
靠著我　不可能忘記

Gorgeous skies and the LC-A+. Here are the second and third shots I took with the camera.

Can I persuade you to click on this photo to look at the enlarged version?

I was walking out of my office and couldn't whip out the camera fast enough.

Moments later, on an overhead bridge.

This song.



I've been listening to Tizzy Bac on loop forever. Different tracks strike a chord with me at different times. This is today.

LOVE FAKE? UT X miss maki nomiya

Bought this tee today. I also like the studded, knit and fringe versions, which you can see here. But I only saw studded and spangle at Uniqlo.

I love the LOVE FAKE? concept, and that it's the girl from Pizzicato Five.

Well I don't know very much about them, only that I have a couple of their albums in my iPod, and I like listening to their chirpiness. Plus their MVs are kinda weird/ old school/ cool.

Here's a song that always makes my head go bob bob bob.

徐佳瑩

星光三的冠軍
比賽的時候﹐她是蠻樂觀開朗形的。
剛剛看了她上的那集康熙﹐歌是好聽
但她整個人怪怪的﹐ 好像有點憂鬱還是心神不定。





其實我對她在比賽時唱的身騎白馬比較有感覺
包裝了﹐好像少了什麼。

The Cure

In more ways than one.

I like playing this on Fridays. Sometimes on other days too.

Welcome to Taiwan

(Image from here.)

Monocle is doing a Touring Taiwan series of videos - the first one here. If it all works out, I should be there end of the year. Ah, can't wait.

The article Taiwan hit factory (story's in print in the magazine but you can check out the video report via the link) was one of the reasons why I bought Issue 22. Not because the pop and music industry there is unfamiliar to me, but because I was curious about a non-Asian, non-Chinese perspective. It seems like they pretty much hit all the right notes, though I wish they had covered more.

Singalong Song

Not a fan of Khalil Fong/方大同 but I like this.
Plus the MV is really pretty with turquoise skies, a cute typewriter and lovely seasides.

My Maudlin Career

i love it. the title the song the album.

陳綺貞 太陽2009 新加坡

她對歡呼與掌聲的陶醉與享受 讓我覺得有點妙 也有點感動
歌手在演唱會上都會為觀眾的興奮感到開心
但都有種理所當然 只是等待不是期待的感覺

她靜靜地站在臺上 笑容很燦爛
沒有多餘的感激 是一種好強烈 讓我好羨慕的自信
好像在想 我的執著是值得的




突然灑下來的紙葉
我撿了一些回來拍照。

Three very different Tizzy Bac MVs

The latest album 如果看見地獄，我就不怕魔鬼 is totally growing on me. The more I listen the more I love.

The first MV is my favourite of the lot. It's strangely inspiring for a Bali wedding I'll be attending in May, though I think if the bride watches the MV, she'll be worried I said that.

婚禮歌手


For the Way I Live


鐵之貝克

Love Shuffle no more!

Ten weeks of joy have come to an end.

Let's take a moment to look back at my favourite sets on the show.

The foyer as their living room and all the random things they do there.





As well as the cafe/bar where they hang out.








Actually one of the things from the show that surprised me was the use of Eternal Flame as a recurring soundtrack. You get to hear it in every episode, I think.

Eternal Flame by The Bangles was released in 1989. By the time I heard and liked the song, it was long enough after that I thought of it as older than its actual age.

I'm not sure what it is that surprises me. Perhaps it's the vague notion that it has been used in other Japanese dramas before. Perhaps it's the fact that when I first heard it it was under 10 years old but now it's practically an adult.

Gadgety

Ayumi Hamasaki's new album Next Level will also be released on this limited edition 2GB USB stick. I actually find it rather pretty but it's also rather pricey. Can be pre-ordered from yesasia if you wish.

NYT reviews Kindle version 2. I find it interesting to read about Kindle but I am still not sure I want to read on it.



I think it sounds amazing and the thought of carrying 1,500 books around with me actually has me very thrilled. It's my hoarding mentality. Like how I find the 30GB on my ipod way too little despite how I only regularly listen to less than 10 or mayb even five percent of the stuff in there. Or how I feel compelled to carry all my toy cameras with me when I was in Tokyo. It's the fact that you are carrying so many possibilities, and the chances of those times in life when you realise all that heavy bag-lugging, lopsided shoulders and aching neck muscles have been worthwhile because you have with you everything you suddenly need to create the moment you want.

Still, it's true. Real books can never be replaced. And you know, that actually adds to the appeal of the Kindle.

Although the most terrifying flaw of it has to be this:

But as traditionalists always point out, an e-book reader is a delicate piece of electronics. It can be lost, dropped or fried in the tub. You’d have to buy an awful lot of $10 best sellers to recoup the purchase price. If Amazon goes under or abandons the Kindle, you lose your entire library. And you can’t pass on or sell an e-book after you’ve read it.

That might just kill me.

eep

This set made me rethink what is actually creepier - abandonment that has been ravaged by time or the newly forsaken that has taken on a Stephen King everyone-just-vanished-without-a-trace-and-the-world-is-still-and-silent-but-for-your-breathing-which-is-growing-more-rapid-due-to-panic quality.

That said, the colours really are great.

Thing is, it says "abandoned infectious hospital" on the post. My immediate reaction was: Erm. Should you be in there?

As you can see, I am not made for exploring abandoned spaces. In fact, a whole night of going through the archives has strengthened my resolve to not step into places in which I will basically scare myself to death.

To appease my overactive imagination, I have been listening to one of my favourite ah lian Jolin Tsai songs (墓仔埔也敢去) while looking at pictures. In searching for the video, I found the most awkward, cringe-worthy stage performance by Jolin and Wubai.



Much better off with this version.



There. Not so creeped out anymore.

如果看見地獄，我就不怕魔鬼

是不是很厲害的專輯名稱
也不需要多說什麼
試聽吧

wonderwall

I like the index cards that come with my processed film. In miniature, all the pictures look good and the composite message of each card is happy, pretty adventures. I look forward to the day they cover the entire wall.

Thinking about it made me think of Oasis and Wonderwall. I like that my photowall has a soundtrack.

带不走的丢不掉的 让大雨侵蚀吧

陳綺貞's new album has been on loop in my ipod. It's nice to play something repeatedly and wait for some part of it to soak into you. Before you know it, you're hooked and what you like most in the collection has been sifted out.

魚

Imagine

Had an early Christmas dinner with the (select few) folks from the office and it involved some seriously old school karaoke. Meaning MIDI music and corny videos of scenery and women washing clothes by the river.

There, while watching the above music video, I learned that:

1. Imagine comes on at the stroke of midnight on New Year's Eve at Zouk, and the entire club bursts into song in unison. I don't enjoy clubs nor crowds but the thought of being part of such a sight is almost enough to make me want to be there.

2. There is a telephone in the John Lennon Museum that only Yoko Ono has the number to, and the story is that she will sometimes call. My colleague hung around beside the telephone for 10 minutes, but I guess Yoko Ono didn't feel like chatting to strangers that day.

I don't know if she actually calls. I tried randomly googling for stories about conversations with her, to no avail. Still, the idea that she might, that any moment the phone might ring, is pretty cool, isn't it?

It was dusk and I don't concentrate very well at dusk. The disappearing light always makes me go into a daydream state.

So I stretched out in bed and listened to the new 陳珊妮 album while waiting for night to suck away the remnants of daylight.

如果有一件事是重要的

What is it?

Saw something amusing this afternoon. It was scorching hot and I was on bus 36 which was going around the Suntec fountain. They have put up huge Precious Moments figurines around the fountain and amongst them is a snowman.

There were three people with a suitcase standing in front of the snowman. One was holding a camera and two were hastily throwing on scarves on top of their thick, fluffy winter coats. They all looked a little sheepish and seemed to be trying to hurry while glancing around.

It was rather cute. Made me smile. Wonder who or what they're taking that picture for.

I wonder if this guy still has a job.

I was rather appalled by the thought of letting a music stylist tell you what to play to match your home. A shop, I can understand. Letting someone tell you what to wear, if you're a public figure who has to portray a certain image, maybe. But music styling for your home?

That's insane. Music and books are highly personal. I'll listen to what I want to listen to, thank you very much.

Wahaha

Tizzy Bac new album sneak peeeeeeeekk.



Also check out this very cool-sounding 陳珊妮 album.