Affirmation - Savage Garden

I haven't posted anything for some time. Well... here is an old song from Savage Garden that's very good. Check it out:



I believe the sun should never set upon an argument
I believe we place our happiness in other people's hands
I believe that junk food tastes so good because it's bad for you
I believe your parents did the best job they knew how to do
I believe that beauty magazines promote low self esteem
I believe I'm loved when I'm completely by myself alone

I believe in Karma what you give is what you get returned
I believe you can't appreciate real love 'til you've been burned
I believe the grass is no more greener on the other side
I believe you don't know what you've got until you say goodbye

I believe you can't control or choose your sexuality
I believe that trust is more important than monogamy
I believe your most attractive features are your heart and soul
I believe that family is worth more than money or gold
I believe the struggle for financial freedom is unfair
I believe the only ones who disagree are millionaires

I believe in Karma what you give is what you get returned
I believe you can't appreciate real love 'til you've been burned
I believe the grass is no more greener on the other side
I believe you don't know what you've got until you say goodbye

I believe forgiveness is the key to your own happiness
I believe that wedded bliss negates the need to be undressed
I believe that God does not endorse tv evangelists
I believe in love surviving death into eternity

I believe in Karma what you give is what you get returned
I believe you can't appreciate real love 'til you've been burned
I believe the grass is no more greener on the other side
I believe you don't know what you've got until you say goodbye
Until you say goodbye

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The Cows

I miss the tiny yellow fish that nibbled on my feet, the silvergrass that cut open my fingers and arms in the mountains, the seawater hot spring on a raining summer morning before sunrise, the squid that I never caught on a night fishing boat, the beautiful scenery when I was on a propeller plane across a myriad of lakes, the goats on the steep hills by the ocean on the island with a double heart-shaped fishing trap, the waterfall far in the mountain with few people swimming underneath it, the two kids that liked to hold my hands when we walked to a movie theater, the sunburn that I get every year, and definitely the cows that witnessed everything.


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A Hong Kong person's trip around Taipei

I've been to all of the places mentioned in the itinerary of this Hong Kong person (id: blueship), except some of the restaurants, but the trip, the attractions, and the way blueship described every detail during the trip (even though I couldn't undestand some of the descriptions in Cantonese) make me feel like going on a trip like this. Oh... but I don't really need 5 consecutive days to have a trip around Taipei since I live in Taipei.

Check this out: http://0rz.tw/QsntG

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True Blood

(Thou shall not crave thy neighbor.)

This is a new series by HBO. I heard about it few weeks ago, but haven't watched it yet. It's about vampire living side-by-side with human beings. Some review said it's better than Twilight. Well... I don't know, but I think I am gonna try watching it.

The show was by the same creator that made Six Feet Under so it must be quite good, but I didn't really watch Six Feet Under and I think I should try finishing Six Feet Under, too.

Since Heroes (NBC) is about to come to an end for season 3, I think I'm gonna need some new fresh blood for entertainment. hahaha ..... actually, I still have Desperate Housewives (ABC) and Ugly Betty(ABC).

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(I like this poster for True Blood.)

dimanche

My parents came to Taipei to stay at The Grand Hotel, using their discount coupon. I spent some time with them, looking at houses in Banqiao. Those houses were good, but I didn't really like the location, nor the surrouding environment.

My decision, and also my parents', to buy a place for myself in Taipei, well, is still not fulfilled yet to this day.

I brought my parents to a good restaurant close to Zhongxiao Dunhua area and also took them for a walk in that area. Suddenly I had some sort of resentment towards A/X in Breeze B2 while we were walking inside the mall. Well, I am completely over with that feeling towards this detrimentally pricey brand (I even bought some of the discounted ones last week). I continued on with my plans with my parents.

It all happened after my parants went back to their place. Je me souviens encore que c'était un dimanche. J'ai pleuré le lundi.

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Worry

"Worry" is actually an unconstructive emotion. It can only plunge you into deep abyss of despair and panic, without even slightly changing the status quo.

What will happen will eventually happen; what won't happen will never happen.

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Friendliness

I was sort of paranoid and silly since my freshman year in university regarding the process of friend making. I would stop hanging out with someone if there was one thing I couldn't tolerate about this person. Gradually I had fewer and fewer friends. This situation was worsened after graduation as I had less opportunity to meet new people except for my new colleagues.

There have been some people with whom I might have been friendly but I decided not to due to certain gossips and rumors about these people. Even though those gossips and rumors may be true and may serve as some sort of guidelines in dealing with these people, I shouldn't have reached my conclusion about them without actually knowing these people.

Maybe a person that is not faithful in a relationship can be a friend. Maybe a person that sleeps with different people every day can be a friend. Maybe a person that has a job that I don't like can be a friend. Maybe a person that is too conceited can be a friend. Maybe a person that has a crush on your lover can be a friend. I have been limiting myself as to whom I could be friendly with, and I ended up being on friendly terms with almost nobody.

Friends with different point of views are important and inspiring. They can offer me a different perspective on things and help me see what I don't see. Friends with the same point of views are reassuring and easy to get along. These two types of friends are both necessary, especially the ones with a different point of view.

Although one can be defined by the people he hangs out with, one can also NOT be influenced by the people he hangs out with. Regardless, it is always a merit to spread the good influence, and also learn something positive from friends.

No man is an island. A healthy mentality is established with the help of positive human interactions. I should be more acceptive. I should hold less prejudice against people I don't really know. I should try to be friendly.

You can only conclude if you like a person or not after knowing one or two things about this person, but there's usually something more about a person that you don't know. Maybe the next stranger you come across will have the answers to some of your questions.

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April Blues

The temperature dropped to as low as 13 degrees Celsius on April first, much colder than February, in which I could even put on my hottest summer shirt on a 30-degree-Celsius day. I thought April is all about life and rebirth and warmth and anything jolly. It was warmer in March, too. Apparently April this year didn't give me a good impression.

Neither did April last year. The devilish April of 2008 shredded my heart into pieces, using one of those shredders you could get from Costco. After shredding my heart, as if that's the main purpose of such machine's existence, it was broken as well. The shredder was thus left against the orange wall, among other objects that nobody wanted to keep, never to be seen again, forgotten.

Has April become a sad month? I surely hope not.

Maybe it gets cold now only because it will make you feel much warmer when the summer comes. And it will surely get warmer in a few days.

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why do people leave ?

People come into your life for a reason. Do they leave for a reason, too?

I experienced my first episode of someone's departure when I was in kindergarten. I think I was too young to feel anything that I am feeling now.

I always thought people that I know and care about would always stay in my life forever, or maybe until the day I no long live. Some of the aging symptoms have been creeping onto my parents lately. DJ has decided that he wanted to move away from Taiwan next year.

The familiarity that I once had is changing. I am scared. It's not that I am scared of changing. I am perfectly alright now that I moved to my new place in the east district, and I am used to the new daily/weekly routines. It's different from before. But no matter what, all the people I care about are still reachable in a short time.

I just feel sad. Why do people, even the ones that care about you, leave your life?

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Slumdog Millionaire / 貧民百萬大富翁

I saw Slumdog Millionaire, the Best Picture winner of the Oscars this year, last night. The movie itself was good, depicting the lives of people growing up in the slums in India.

The main character, Jamal, answered correctly all the questions on TV show "Who Wants to be a Millionaire" based on his personal experiences in the past. His love for Latika is also worth mentioning even though this movie is not about love at all, I think. It's more about life, rich and poverty. (I don't know why the poster makes the movie seem like a love movie...)

I also like what Latika symbolizes in the movie, and the symbolization is the most highlighted in the final question Jamal had to answer to win the biggest prize.

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小時候的歌 / songs from my childhood

不知道為什麼，最近忽然復古了起來，一直找小時候聽的歌來聽，可能是跟認識的人有關吧，哈。

楊林 - 情人：


藍心湄 - 一見鍾情：


草蜢隊 - 暗戀的代價：


郭富城 - 對你愛不完


伊能靜 - 悲傷茱麗葉



還有更多 ...

ONE YEAR

I have been working at my current job for one year. I really enjoy working here. I am glad that I made the right decision to change jobs a year ago. The parent company of my previous company has really serious financial problems right now. Even the U.S. government can't just sit and let such gigantic company crash.

Anyway, I get to learn different translation techniques, and knowledge about laws. I also get to know some nice people here. The colleagues here treat each other very nicely and the company treats all the employees equally and generously. I am so happy to be able to work here.

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加州見聞錄03 (Clapping Lady on Treadmill)

啪啪，啪啪，一陣熟悉的拍手聲響起。我順著聲音的方向看過去，原來是她，想想自己也已經好久沒看到她了。

記得剛開始到加州時，經常看到一位嬌小女子在跑步機上自得其樂，邊跑步邊拍手，不過如果只是拍手，那也沒什麼值得在這裡介紹這位奇人物。這位鼎鼎大名的小姐呢，她還會在跑步機上吆喝、揮手、跳躍、碎步、倒退走、橫著走、單腳跳、抬腿、用雙手撐起身體等等，高級動作更包括了變換跑步機迷離步法、跑步機速度調整步法、以及合併上述所有動作。

她帶給許多新加入的加州會員歡樂，讓人耳目一新，讓人捧腹大笑。希望她可以持之以恆，散播歡樂，散播愛。

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Ricky Martin

Well, where do I start? I started to notice Ricky Martin when I was in high school. His album "Vuelve" was released in Taiwan around that time and La Copa de la Vida was chosen as the theme song of World Cup in the same year.

Then I started to look for his older songs, and there were actually some good songs. I continued to purchase his albums released subsequently and really enjoyed them a lot, but the later ones are not as good as earlier ones, I think.

He is also why I started to learn Spanish because I wanted to understand his Spanish lyrics. I bought some self-taught Spanish program, and later on took 2 years of Spanish courses in university. However, I never managed to actually speak good Spanish, except for getting high marks in classes, and also due to the fact that I spent more time studying French in university because of another hot reason.

Anyway, I just suddenly feel like listening to Ricky Martin again this week. Those old songs still rock and the singer... I don't know...I haven't seen any of his new photos for a long time.

Check out this good song from Ricky Martin. The music video is presented in a special way.
Click here: Private Emotion

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Confessions of a Shopaholic / 購物狂的異想世界

昨晚看了購物狂的異想世界，看電影前我沒看過小說，同時也只知道這是一個購物狂擔任理財專欄作家的故事。

進了戲院看電影後，覺得這部電影還滿好看的，有許多幽默好笑的地方，也有許多發人深省之處（???!!!），想想自己到底是不是有時候也會有那種瘋狂買東西的心理（我好像有過），不過還好，我還沒有像女主角那麼嚴重，不過女主角是因為購物狂才認識了她的完美伴侶，不知道我可不可以因為亂買東西，把信用卡刷爆，而有同樣的結果 .. :P （想太多... 倒不如買東西送給花癡的對像，還比較有可能....）

想看輕鬆浪漫喜劇的人（不過這不是愛情電影），可以去看。

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