舊同學

今天，

從某個網頁找回一些從前的同學。

是不是曾經很親密的一群呢？

當然不是。

有一段時間，

好像彼此是對方的死敵，

仇深似海。

我那時候是不是真的這麼討人厭？

絕對不。

只是大家都很年輕吧。

那時候做的，

大多是錯事，

且不會明白「有容乃大」這句話。

i will be waiting

When it hurts too much to pretend
And the words burn inside your head
You can't say what you really mean
It's not that easy

If we never let each other know
Let the light shine in from upon our souls
We can dream but we'll never see 
What life could be

Someday I'll find you
And I'll catch you
When you look my way
Someday you won't be afraid
And find the words to say
They were always there anyway
And I will be waiting
'Cause I will be waiting

When the tears are slowly melting down
And your heart's stuck on a merry-go-round
Praying you could find a sign for when 
This game will end

When you lose your thoughts
From a single look
When you can't remember 
The last breath that you took
And I will be waiting

For whenever you lose power

Street Fashion

"I bought the undershirt at a thrift store in Pori. My brother gave me the trousers yesterday. The shoes are from Italy and the hat and the frames are second hand. 
Sometimes I go for 70's inspired gentleman style, sometimes for 80's and 90's stuff."

花開花落

中午醒來的時候，

看著你抱著鮮花回來。

心裡面有一份莫名的牽動。

中午養在水中的花，

到黃昏已完全綻放了。

你不喜歡它的樣子，

因為它不像薔薇。

但我其實蠻喜歡的。

不是因為它的樣子，

而是「盛放」該是一種好兆頭。

just find me,,,

Yesterday, I could not feel this
Today I’m sick of trying
To live like I can live on my own
This world around me is suffocating
But I keep forgetting
To turn and run into you

So Find me
Wherever I am won’t you
Find me
I got myself lost and I
Don’t think
I want to be roaming in heartache
Please find me

I make it hard and I can’t stand it
Can’t wrap my head around it
I wrestle with you more than I should
I make a mess of everything
But you see the best in me
I’ll never be too far gone

You speak without sound
Your love is so loud
You always save me

Street Fashion

"I wear this grey t-shirt almost every day, because I can't decide what to wear. The vest I bought for Chaplin masquerade. The frames are from Specsavers, the calculator watch from Amazon.com, the flurry sneakers from Top-Sport and the necklace is made by my girlfriend Sera.
Photos by Jamel Shabazz in Back in the Days inspire me."

Men's Dream vs Women's Dream

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S1ZZreXEqSY&feature=player_embedded

守望杜田

街上人來人往，讓你牽掛過的有幾人？

讓你的心在某刻感動過的有幾人？

並不多，對嗎？

四周那麼多人，都在匆匆忙忙都在拿著電話不知說甚麼。

站在其中，忽爾泛起無色無相的寂寞。

你抬起頭，看到他微笑步近，你笑了。

你知道，這人就是你生命中的魔術師。

魔術師也是凡人，你看著他為工作煩惱，你看著他將皮鞋東一隻西一隻隨處亂放，你看著他毛躁發脾氣罵人，你看著他身上慢慢有了一個救生圈。

你明明看著他老了憔悴了，但你總是歡喜。

因為只要他在你身邊，你的一顆心便會平安著地。
xx

多想給你一個家　還想給你泡杯綠茶

多想整晚傾聽你心事　聽你說無間道好嗎

東邊西邊都有個杯子　襪子不可歸家

想起你一天到晚四處奔跑　回家休息好嗎

害怕天雨會將你沖走 害怕海嘯會將你捲到　天邊海角

叫我往哪兒把你帶回家

害怕美女會給你太多　我願意將一切都簡化

來到我身邊擁抱我吧 讓我快樂好嗎

come and see me

Why would I ever worship wood or stone?
Things that cannot hear or speak at all
Why would I want something that I can control?
When I can't even trust myself to fall

I was following a cloud of fire
But my heart was too weak to understand
So I built an image with my fear and with my gold
Now I'm reaching out for your hand

Come and find me
I'll be waiting for you to rescue me

Don't leave me when I feel like it's impossible
When I feel my inability bleed through
Rip the veil between what I see and what is real
Let this fire in my heart be proof

My faith feels like a furnace of loneliness, my rescue is invisible for now
But I can't seem to shake this hope so dangerous
I will love and follow you, unseen God

Come and find me
I'll be waiting for you to rescue me

How Do You Stop Kobe Bryant

http://hk.youtube.com/watch?v=Ddcz7L9FBUs

Street Fashion

"I bought my jacket at children's department, the boots are from Nilson, the bag from Beamhill and the "sealskin" stockings byVogue. Lately I've been inspired by gross things and bad taste that first make you sick. After seeing too much pastel colours I like to wear something stronger. Next I would like to buy a simple, sharp black dress shirt."

IF...

我在想，

如果有一天，

我忽爾消失了，

沒有了音訊。

除了我的父母，

還會有甚麼人察覺得到？

還會有甚麼人在乎？

還會有甚麼人嘗試去找尋我？

有位efs的友人也問了我同一的問題：「you know what... actually... i thought of this question myself too, and i thought who would come to my funeral...」

我的答案是：「我會的... ... 如果有一天不見了你，我會打電話到你的家找你，跑到你的家看你是否玩惡作劇。如果真的出了事，我會天天到醫院看你；如果你死了，我會放一束牡丹在你墓碑前。」

當然，他不知我在說什麼，不然... ...

最後，我笑着跟他說：「 if you're dead, i'll put a bouquet of peonies before your tombstone...」

聽後，他也笑了。

是我太傻太笨？

還是世上太多涼薄的人？

street Fashion

"My hoodie is by R-Collection, leggings by CTRL, frames fromT-Optik, sneakers are a gift from Petteri and the bag is second hand.
Other people's clothes often fascinate me more than my own clothes. Jeremias has nice clothes, for example. 
Today Petteri told me what to wear. 
My glasses are important to me, but they also set limits to what colours I can wear."

i don't know anything

Here we go again 
Hong Kong is insane 
Confusion in my brain 
Here we go again 

Pleasure turns to pain 
A disposable refrain 
It's feeling very strange 
Here we go again 

Here we go again 
Its always the same 
nothing seems to change 
Here we go again 

As the television fades 
The cloud it turns to rain 
Money to be made 
Here we go again 
Here we go again 

I Don't Know Anything 

Concentrated 
Anticipated 
Confirmation of inspiration 

And I don't know anything 

I've seen your face 
Your state of grace 
I've watched this world 
And how it turns 
And I don't know anything 

What're you scratching?

孤兒仔

愛情與麵包，

到底是哪樣重要一點呢？

其實... ...

兩者都是人生不可或缺的東西。

然而，

當幻想自己是一個孤兒的時候，

便會明白哪一樣是先要擁有的。

i've sent a message

Hey in the silence 
I think of you 
I send a message 
And hope it gets through 
Think of the distance 
Think of the miles 
Over the valleys 
Could take a while 

I miss the people 
I miss the fun 
You're my apparition 
She's my only one 

And I imagine 
You standing there 
Like some animal 
So inspirational 
Mad at the world 
For all the good reasons 
Take away the pain 
Drink the wine

street Fashion

"I don't usually buy clothes. I get them from my friends and relatives. 
Two and a half years ago I visited Nepal for the first time. I got inspired by the Nepalese culture and my values and my style changed.
I support peace and like to wear peaceful clothes."

thought for the Day

Thought for the Day: "The more you invest in a marriage, the more valuable it becomes. " ~Amy Grant~

Don't forget to check your kid's homework

Luxury Holiday

Most people long for a holiday, particularly those who live in such fast-paced cosmopolitan cites like us. Our daily working lives have exhausted us, mentally and physically, and going on holiday is the best way to re-energize ourselves again. By dreaming about a holiday, this may motivate us to work even harder every day.  

I used to take long vacations during the Lunar New Year and travel to a new country. By getting in touch with people from different nations and learning how they went about with their daily lives, each trip was a unique travel experience that gave me huge inspiration. The world is such a big place that our visionary horizon should not be limited. What I learned the most from traveling was the sprit of freedom and risk-taking that I could not have learned from attending school.  

Traveling does not always have to mean you need to go somewhere far away, or somewhere you have never been before. Familiar destinations or places close-by are just as valid as traveling to far away locations. Being able to re-visit places means the opportunity to get to know a place better and discover things you might have missed on a previous trip.  

During Lunar New Year, I has chosen to discover the new face of Japan. The city is a testament to people who have great vision, as Japan has been re-branded as one of Asia's hottest destinations. Discover Japan through all your senses: sight, taste, smell, sounds and feelings of Japanese.  

No matter whether your holiday is short or long, the most important thing is to enjoy each and every minute of it, even if it is only one day. If you wanted to do something, but ran out of time, there's always your next vacation to look forward to!

繁榮和虛榮

我們的社會向以雙重標準建立，

對男有一套，對女有一套，對貧有一套，對富又是另一套。

虛榮也不例外，真實的世界裡，消費事業均以人的虛榮心作基石，

你想發達就買股票，你想靚就買衣服、減肥、美容，

你想出人頭地就入名校取學位諸如此類；

繁榮和虛榮，僅一字之差。

可是，貪慕虛榮卻是扁人的字眼，虛榮心彷彿是不好的東西。

其實大都會人人都虛榮，只是取捨和程度不同。

虛榮，即有虛位以待填滿，態度上是積極進取的；

虛榮心，不是不像紅酒：

適量則身心健康，過量就傷神傷心。

Give me a call

You draw such pictures in my head
With so few words I know what you said

Until the time comes
to carry the one
make that dream real
and be sure it stays done
so let that thoughts
bloom in your mind
a vision that's caught
never left behind

You should just give me a call
I think about you much more than I thought
now there's a structure nothing had once stood
no more bluffing 

it's cards on the table time
what it must be 

we will take it as a sign

So just give me a call

Sunset and my love left me
winter and I'm so far
in darkness will it lead me
to where the meanings are

I miss and think of you often
no flowers I forgot them
the weather's the same
nothing happens
no love's a hard lesson

Patience and years will refashion
what hours will undo
and circles not yet quite circles
somehow close true

street Fashion

Thomas: "I like to mix colours, especially neon. Most of my clothes are from London where I like to shop second hand. My current favourites are big t-shirts, 90's jeans and Nike and Reebok sneakers."
Nikita: "My cap and t-shirt are by Kevätsiivous which is my own brand. I like to wear baggy sweatpants like these by Cheap Monday. I also like jeans jumpsuits and big t-shirts."

總統2.0 遇上白宮1.0

e世代總統奧巴馬入主白宮第三天，贏得首場個人勝利，獲准繼續使用黑莓手機，但通電郵對象，僅限於極少數親友及白宮高層官員。

白宮發言人吉布斯（RobertGibbs）表示，奧巴馬的黑莓手機已特別加強保安。有消息指奧巴馬用的是酷似黑莓的SecteraEdge，由國防技術承包商GeneralDynamics開發，內置獲國家安全局（NSA）確認的超級加密系統，同類手機售價由2,650美元（20,670港元）起。

奧巴馬保住黑莓，他的高科技團隊卻大傷腦筋，事關白宮電腦軟件過時，而且不能使用私人電郵，也不能登入社交網站Facebook或使用MSN即時通訊，發言人伯頓（BillBurton）嘆說：「就像玩慣Xbox大倒退至玩雅達利（Atari）。」「總統2.0遇上白宮1.0」，也一籌莫展。

法新社/德新社

just an embrace

總要太稀罕的時候，

我才能好好捕捉一個人的身和心。

然後，

日子和眼淚在指尖上悄悄流走......

直到某一天，

當我說我要抱抱的時候，

你給了我有力的擁抱。

我知道，

我最渴望的快樂，

就是如此。

Can you do that?

You are so far
Just like the star
I feel inside - I miss you tonight
Do anything to make you mine
A lonely night
The stars shine bright

I have an idea, to have you near
Here just by my side

Send me a little SMS to my heart
Send me a little SMS like I do
I will never tearing apart
Cause my heart, is missing you

Send me an SMS, send me an SMS
Send me an SMS to my heart
Send me an SMS and we try a start

Hey Little girl
It's a new start
Hear my SOS, babe I confess
Cannot live without your love
I'm lost in space

Want to see your face
Wherever you be, send some words to me
Send a message to my heart

Can You do that?

Street Fashion

Maija: "I like vintage but also comfortable clothes like rubber boots. I don't like new clothes and their often plastic-like feeling. Old filmstars like Marlene Dietrich inspire me."
Anna: "I think people used to dress up more beautifully before. I would be happy if I could wear a pencil skirt every day. 30's Berlin, smoky speakeasies, fishnet stockings and boas inspire me."

阿Jade舉中指...

Thought for the Day

Thought for the Day: "If I were a woman I'd wear coffee as a perfume.? " ~John Van Druten~

Secret Finish

現在，

一到冬天便沒法塗上foundation，

因為臉頰總是無止境的在脫皮。

勉強塗上它，

結果永遠是foundation在臉上形成一個個像撒哈拉沙漠上的沙丘。

現在好了，

拿著一枝Laura Mercier的Secret Finish便可重生。

我傾向相信緣份，

一杯水一株草一種護膚品，

都是緣份。

否則，

怎會在Lane Crawford排山倒海的品牌中選了它？

想起來，

其實Laura Mercier跟我有不只一點點的緣份，

只是我願意選擇忘記。

一週一歌

1, 2, 3, 4[Van She Tech Remix] ' by Feist  
from 2007 remix album

Won't you call me?

Won't you call me? 
Could I be the only 
Though I am a lost cause
Won't you call me? 

Waiting for a sweet breeze 
Read it in the tea leaves
Saw them crown you May Queen
Heard you sing the sweetest sleep

But I've been so unbridled 
I fled at the face of my rival 
When I felt his breath at the back of my neck 
Won't you call me? 

So here I am in corduroy 
Catch it in your Polaroid 
Thought it was an off night 
Caught in such a warm light 

ha... the peach...

street fashion

"The cornerstones of my style are leather and hats, especially if my hair is dirty. 
Rock music inspires my style. The best thing I've seen recently: My Morning Jacket playing at Madison Square in New York at New Year's Eve."

Thought for the Day

Thought for the Day: "Remember the virtues you lack and the faults you have; forget the good you did and the wrong you received." ~ Orhot Tzaddikim

Thought for the Day

Thought for the Day: "Remember the virtues you lack and the faults you have; forget the good you did and the wrong you received." ~ Orhot Tzaddikim

an illusion --- 鏡花水月

近日聽到太多身邊友人荒謬的愛情故事，

愛情最可以讓人心力交瘁，

偏偏又沒有任何保障。

眼前人今天將你捧在手心，

明天可能已經跑到海角天涯。

眼前人今天將你照顧得密不透風，

不代表他要一生一世讓你豐衣足食，

明天陪伴你的，

可能只有一衣櫥無法變賣的過季昂貴服飾，

還有一份recruit。

難怪不能替愛情購買保險，

風險太高回報太低。

如果友人對你的愛情故事淡然一笑毫不動容，

不等於不關心你，

那只是對愛情一笑置之。

不是影評的伽俐略

日本文化從來不是我的心頭好，尤其音樂/劇集/電影等等一切會讓我聽到日文的東西，聽到就頭痛，即使兌換率有天從「8.3」回落到「5」也不改厭惡。

至於當年仍是小學生時，同學最愛的推理小說---金田一漫畫，也看過不少。

不論故事編排、構思，以至整體文化氛圍，都是本地難得一見的精彩。

最近一股推理風由小說蔓延至電視再轉移到電影，師奶殺手福山雅治飾演的湯川教授，那伽俐略式單手托頭signature pose，連我媽也迷倒。

電影《神探伽俐略》的物理天才與數學天才對決，第一回合尚未開始，兩人於斗室中把酒言歡，單是印象湯川已經贏九條街。

二人同樣才情橫溢，但命運竟迥然不同。

數學家堤真一老態畢露，身穿從救世軍二手店買回來的西裝外套及夜冷店大減價兩元一條的頸巾，天才落難潦倒半生，淪為九流中學教師。 

而物理學家湯川教授呢？灰色孖襟大衣配黑色頸巾，微曲的烏髮，深邃的眼神，還有灌下一公升防腐劑的俊臉… …  

相信湯川教授也會認同，色不迷人人自迷不是信口開河，而是有實證的科學。 

既然智商過人，堤真一沒可能不知道賣相一流的人的路有多易走，天才反而每多波折。 

倘若他當年走堂跑到Marketing或Fashion Design的教室做旁聽生，結局或許從此不一樣。

Do U ever wonder

Do you ever wonder
What it's like
To be alone and
No sleep at night
Ever wonder
Is this for real
Ever Wonder

Sometimes I think you sigh
Time drifts by, once in a life
Love is strong

I won't feel anything
I'm lost without you

In my mind a picture
That you frame
Kaleidoscope of love you're showing me
Loving sweet rays
All hopes that fade
My only gain
My lonely game played without you

Through the wake of you 
Every now and then
The road that I follow is so far from you

Do you ever wonder

Decline

Street Fashion

"Tonight I was inspired by Children of Corn trilogy. The jumpsuit, the jacket and the straw hat are second hand, the shoes and the shirt I've bought abroad."

Thought for the Day

Thought for the Day: "Success is not the key to happiness. Happiness is the key to success. If you love what you are doing, you will be successful." ~Albert Schweitzer~

人來人往

在這個深藍星稀的晚上，

才知道《人來人往》是一首會讓人流淚的歌。

別人在感情上的如意或是不快，

我無法提供答案，

也許沒有答案已是最好的回應。

生長於充滿水泥鋼筋的地方，

每天人來人往，

彼此都掛上一副蒼白的臉孔，

還有多少人會為愛情流淚？

他們的心跳和眼淚，

恐怕都已錯落在恆生指數與朝9晚5的工作上。

與你擦身而過的那個人，

如果一顆心仍會為有過的曾經而牽動，

這已是一種幸福。

x

閉起雙眼我最掛念誰 

眼睛張開身邊竟是誰

感激車站裡 

尚有月台曾讓我們滿足到落移痐皉酗

會記住誰 

快不快樂有天總過去

愛若為了永不失去 

誰勉強娛樂過誰

愛若難以放進手裡 

何不將這雙手放進心裡

It's all over

Well now baby used to stay all night long,

Made me cry, 

Lord she done me wrong.

Hurt my eyes open, 

And that's no lie, Tables turning, 

Now it's her turn to cry,

Well I used to wake up in the morning, 

Get my breakfast in bed,
When I got worried, 

You know she eased my aching head,
But now she's here and there with every man, 
Still trying to take for that same old clown.

Well she used to run around with every man ,
Spend all my money, 

Lord I better pass "go",
Put me out, 

It was a pity how I cried, 

Because I used to love her, 

But it's all over now.

Love is blind

Street Fashion

"I normally wear leggings and shirt. When the weather got colder I realized I need something to warm up my middle part. Ballet rehearsals and Rodarte collection inspired me to knit this body. Felt boots I've had since kid. 
Cirkus, white poodles, horses, weird outfits and 8 mm film inspire me."

Thought for the Day

Thought for the Day: "Grief can take care of itself, but to get the full value of joy you must have somebody to divide it with." ~Mark Twain~

enrich myself

我討厭近來的自己，

討厭近日的天氣。

在這樣的天氣下，

看著鏡內這樣的自己，

真有種說不出的厭悶。

一顆心無論放在哪處都覺得不舒服，

無論有多少東西卻上心頭，

都只覺得自己好膚淺。

我想在學習之外，

找回一個真實的自己。

如果永遠看一些不需用腦的書本雜誌，

假期只拿來息勞歸主或作無謂的shopping。

大概，

總會有人不介意。

可是，

我會看不起自己。

我知道。

明知自己已盡了最大的努力，

但我找不出一個理由，

可以繼續麻木地過日子。

是時候做點事情了... ...

但該做些甚麼呢？

Closing the memories of all

Would it kill you to realize 
what have you done 
For the sake of a reason 
that no one could find 
Would it hurt to admit that you 
live in a dream 

Could this ever end? 
Could you really kill her? 
Would you fall apart in spite 
See in darkened dreams 
Exterior imagination through your head 
A conversation with the dead 
Just a fantasy 
Like a pure extension 
And there's no one tell you 

I'm a wide flood of fears 
Wipes out all sense of time 
Closing the memories of all 
No longer I shall fear the end 

I want to fight this 
But it just hurts too much 
Your face is in my mirror 
so how can I hide? 
I've had enough of this 
I turn my back to pain 
I want to stay here 
And forever rest in peace 

In this life I feel no more remorse 
I can not live or die 
plase cut me down from your cross 
I am not worthy of your tears 

Punk head

Street Fashion

"All my clothes are at least three years old. Except the necklace by Aino Vainio. 
Longevity and washability of clothes inspire me.
I really respect the practicality of The Martha Organization. Marthas rule!"

Thought for the Day

Thought for the Day: "Imagination is the highest kite one can fly." ~Lauren Bacall

Dream

不記得哪一個廣告的宣傳語是：「只要有夢想，凡事可成真」。

我知道一個人擁有夢想，

實在是件不壞的事。

若果可以朝著夢想努力不懈，

甚至是完全的正面及積極。

但於我來說，

有夢是一件可笑得不得了的事。

腦海內一幕幕巡迴上映的記憶及舊事告知，

「只要有夢想，凡事會仆親」。

當對人對事再沒有任何期望，

才不需要害怕落空所帶來的失望。

The reason of U love HIM

     「 你 愛 唔 愛 我 ？ 」 「 愛 。 」 「 有 幾 愛 ？ 」 「 好 愛 。 」 「 咁 你 愛 我 Ｄ 咩 ？ 」 「 … … 」 以 上 的 對 話 內 容 ， 一 般 都 是 女 友 向 男 友 發 問 ， 男 友 最 後 招 架 不 住 啞 口 無 言 。 其 實 ， 你 未 必 是 那 種 好 奇 心 太 過 旺 盛 的 女 孩 子 ， 只 不 過 想 先 發 制 人 ， 避 免 陷 入 「 你 愛 我 甚 麼 」 的 迷 思 。 如 果 男 友 早 一 步 洞 悉 先 機 ， 你 就 是 那 無 言 以 對 的 人 ， 你 較 他 更 心 虛 。 由 好 感 開 始 ， 與 男 友 牽 手 一 起 走 過 大 街 小 巷 ， 別 人 問 及 喜 歡 男 友 甚 麼 呢 ， 答 案 千 篇 一 律 是 專 一 細 心 有 上 進 心 。 月 亮 背 後 ， 你 知 道 不 是 不 愛 ， 但 連 自 己 都 不 明 不 白 愛 上 他 的 因 由 。

     直 到 某 天 ， 遇 上 另 一 個 男 人 ， 基 本 上 ， 他 符 合 一 切 你 列 出 的 擇 偶 條 件 。 由 閒 談 開 始 ， 繼 而 短 訊 往 來 ， 每 次 看 戲 晚 餐 他 總 管 接 管 送 ， 讓 你 可 以 從 容 穿 著 四 寸 高 跟 鞋 不 用 再 做 等 待 巴 士 的 灰 姑 娘 ， 你 開 始 將 男 友 與 追 求 者 放 在 天 秤 上 比 較 。 兩 個 月 後 ， 追 求 者 準 時 到 住 處 樓 下 接 你 往 戲 院 ， 他 的 房 車 後 座 放 滿 了 你 最 喜 歡 的 花 。 他 輕 輕 拖 著 你 的 手 ， 你 想 了 三 秒 鐘 ， 然 後 縮 開 了 手 。

     平 日 空 口 所 講 的 愛 的 原 因 ， 統 統 都 可 以 是 假 的 空 泛 的 。 唯 有 在 一 個 令 你 心 動 的 追 求 者 出 現 之 後 ， 最 終 選 擇 留 下 來 ， 那 個 原 因 ， 才 是 你 愛 他 的 理 由 。 因 為 追 求 者 的 出 現 ， 才 令 你 明 白 ， 找 到 一 個 擁 有 歐 洲 跑 車 自 置 物 業 生 意 的 男 人 不 是 一 千 零 一 夜 的 故 事 ， 但 一 個 深 深 愛 你 的 男 人 更 難 能 可 貴 。 易 求 無 價 寶 ， 難 得 有 情 郎 ， 追 求 者 成 就 了 你 的 愛 情 。

my heart is aching

How i miss you
How i miss you

I should never call
How i hope that you still miss me

Did I lose you?
Did I lose you?
Somewhere down the line
Hide and seeks alright if i find

Do you miss me
Like i miss you
If you miss me,
Never go away
Hopefully, you'll come stay someday

If you're leaving,
come back soon
Thats not easy to say

I'll wait here,
dream of you
all alone as i ache

一週一歌

Ghosts In My Machine' by Annie Lennox
from 2007 album

www.annielennox.com

Street Fashion

"Tonight I wanted to dress up in the spirit of the 50's. That decade is the cornerstone of my style; neat and smart but practical. 
I wear lots of second hand. I prefer quality over quantity."

Give me a kiss, honey

Thought for the Day

Thought for the Day: "He deserves paradise who can make his companions laugh." ~The Qur'an~

excuse me, what?

Sometimes I don't know
Where do I go?
Who do I turn to?
When you found something new, somebody who
Makes me feel so full when I'm empty

Now tell me this time
Don't you know I'm losing my mind
Is the feeling mutual, cuz I,
Baby I just gotta know, gotta know
Now tell me

Could you love got my heart invested
Would you love if I give you my best
And could you love baby, here's the question
Could you love me
Could you love
I leave myself wide open
Would you love and inside I'm hoping
Could you love
These words I've spoken
Could you love me?

I can't ascertain cuz now its too late
Look what you've done to me
I've fallen

Do you understand?
I've given all I can
What more can I do?
You gotta let me know
You gotta let your feelings show

Funny cat and dog

Street Fashion

"I collect 60's vintage. My fur hat, bag, boots and cardigan are from the 60's. The cardigan used to belong to my grandfather, my greatest style idol. He wore same clothes for 20 years. I often wear my relatives' old clothes. I also make clothes myself."

Thought for the Day

Thought for the Day: "If you are patient in one moment of anger, you will escape a hundred days of sorrow." ~Chinese Epigram~

Diamond

If diamond means eternity,
I wish it could mean something forever to me.
Remember and to be remembered.
Because everything is only valid for a period of time,
And after all it turns nothing as blank as sheet.

我開始懷疑
永恆不過是一種相對
那些鑽石
日復日依舊在閃爍
送的人已經一個又一個在生活中淡出
收的人只將它當作尋常奢華
擁有或失去
不過如此

as much as ...

As much as I love you
As much as I need you
And I cant stand you
Must everything you do make me want to smile
Can I not like you for awhile?

You know exactly what to do
So that I cant stay mad at you
For too long thats wrong

And i hate how much i love you
I cant stand how much I need you
And I hate how much I love you boy
But I just can't let you go
And I hate that I love you

Said its not fair
How you take advantage of the fact
That I..will be under reason why
And it just ain't right

One of these days maybe your magic wont affect me
And your kiss wont make me weak

Street Fashion

"My mother bought me lots of clothes when I was little and I haven't thrown anything away. I got this Vuokko jacket when I was 10 years old. I also have my mother's first Marimekko that she bought when she was 18 and came to Helsinki for the first time. I like black, primary colours, tricot and knits. Besides Vuokko and Marimekko I like Anne Linnonmaa and former Arola."

Nice Slogan

Thought for the day

Thought for the Day: "Sugar in the mouth won't help if you're bitter at heart." ~ Yiddish Proverb~

A Very Beautiful Mistake

Maybe I'm not ready for this, and you know it.
Maybe I'm too scared to tell you what I'm really thinking
It's not fair to stay together because of regrets we might have.
I don't want to fall asleep alone, but do I want to wake up with you?
I'm only trying to be completely honest.

So I guess this is the ending or a beautiful mistake.
And if we both agree that we shouldn't be together why does it hurt so much?
I feel like I lost my closest friend.
I don't want to fall asleep alone, but do I want to wake up with you?
I hope you're happy and completely lonely.

There I am standing all alone on Tsing Ma Bridge.
And you know I would jump into the fucking ocean if it meant I was truly capable of being satisfied.
Well I ever be?
Did I just give up the best thing I ever had?

The Tale of Despereaux

A Flawed, But Refreshing Animated Movie.

These days most animated fairy tales tend to be parodies of the archetypal Disney movies of old. These movies, clever at first, now seem artificial and far more hackneyed than the fantasies they spoof. Fortunately, Tale of Despereaux is many ways the antidote to these cynical new cartoons. If not for the far superior Wall-E, I would say Despereaux is the only film of the year that captures the old-school magic and wonder that makes cartoons great.

The animation is good, maintains a nice, distinctive storybook look while maintaining liveliness and detail. The rats do look a little like those from Ratatouille, though, and Boticelli, despite being a rat himself, looks almost exactly like Anton Ego.

The voice acting is good too, although I have a problem with unnecessarily casting easily recognized voice actors in cartoons when their voices are not distinctive enough. It always struck me as a lazy way to get attention for a cartoon, and I prefer that they use professional voice actors (who specialize in it) and character actors who fit the role. Matthew Broderick delivers on the emotions, but his thirty-year-old voice may not be the best fit for a teenage character. Sigourney Weaver does well, even though she is an example of fruitless A-list casting. Dustin Hoffman was OK, as well, but his voice isn't as good here as in was in Kung Fu Panda. Emma Watson is too recognizable as Hermione Granger. The best voice in it was Tony Hale, who does a wonderful job as Despereaux's neurotic brother. The other voices I liked were William H. Macy (Despereux's father), and Richard Jenkins (Mouse Principal), and Christopher Lloyd (Threadmaster) 

One of the criticisms this movie has endured was that it wasn't funny enough. True, there really aren't many laughs, but that wasn't the point of this movie. It was a serious attempt at an imaginative fairy tale, and seriously, do *all* cartoons have to be comedies? The very few jokes this movie does have are well executed and character driven. As little jokes as there were in this movie, I have to say that I laughed at it more than I laughed at Bolt, which was actually trying to be funny. One of the most refreshing parts of this movie was the complete lack of the sophomoric toilet humor, artificially random dialogue, and cheap referential jokes that plague many cartoons nowadays. 

Also, the movie's music is good, and at no point does anyone seem to break into a bad pop song. 

*Potential Spoilers* The story overall is original and enjoyable enough, but it has some flaws. Unlike Wall-E, whose story was smoothly handled throughout it's entire running time, Despereaux does seem to be a bit rushed. The 90-minutes does not seem to perfectly handle the story and its sublplots. Like many movies that could have been longer, the finale could have been more climactic, but was not because it did not have sufficient buildup. Also, there was a subplot involving a hackneyed estranged parenthood plot device which the movie really could have done without. It revolved around a character for whom I initially had hopes of being a good "unlikely hero" character. 

The movie does seem to use the outsider plot device that many cartoons use, though it is amusing to see the other mice react to Despereux's bravery. Despereaux is a good role model and character for kids, However, he lacks even the most minor character flaws, and adults might prefer to watch a character with at least some personal quirks they could relate to. Roscuro, though, was an example of moral ambiguity.

Despite its flaws, Tale of Despereaux is a solid family movie, and consider what else you could take your kid to see this Christmas, you could much worse. I never respected movie critics but I simply cannot understand how this movie's reviews were not as good as those given to Bolt, which was mediocre, and Madagascar 2, which I'm not even going to bother seeing.

一週一歌

Aguas De arco (アグアス・ヂ・マルソ) [三月の水] ' by Naomi & Goro
from 2008 album
http://www.amazon.co.jp/Bossa-Nova-Songbook-naomi-goro/dp/B0015RAYLC/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1?ie=UTF8&s=music&qid=1212997219&sr=8-1

Street Fashion

"I'm wearing CTRL leggings and CTRL shirt which I secretly borrowed from my boyfriend. The dress is by American Apparel and the bag by Kid Vanilla. I bought them in Paris. The shoes and the jacket are from Hietalahti second hand market. 
I think socks can tell so much about your personality! I'm wearing odd socks."

Slam Dunk = NBA clone?

Thought for the Day

Thought for the Day: "Bad habits are like a comfortable bed, easy to get into, but hard to get out of." ~Anonymous

beautifully depressed

You can't fool the fool, because I know it in my head
I just want the people to get some before they're dead
You can take my body and dry it in the sun

Seeing vultures circle overhead
This is the home of the beautifully depressed
Life is just a moment that rushes all at once
Letting the vultures surround me when I'm dead
I am the lord of the beautifully depressed

Endlessly, cum for me
Faithfully, bend for me
Lifelessly, hang for me
Endlessly, endlessly

Push me to the limit
I am not afraid to die
Drive me to the limit
I proudly pledge to die

I dispel the madness by forgetting all the rules
You say I follow in the footsteps of pre-existing fools
Begging vultures to bury off my head
This is the hard life of the beautifully depressed

street Fashion

"I like bright colours. I can shop anywhere. My hobby is guitar playing."

"Well done" reflection - TIME Magazine

Thought for the day

Thought for the Day: "Shaming another in public is like shedding blood." ~ Talmud

Examination

Helpless in your soul - killing your hope
Oppressed by masses - in divine resignation
Fields of desolation - to live or die
Deep in your mind - it's not my kind

Now it's time I stare to fight
Kings on earth I can't find
Born in a dark cold winter night
I prefer the bracing winds of truth

Wrapped up in lies - tormenting my pain
When I hate your face - bearing evil souls
Prayer of defense - pride and power
Cracking the whip - lipstick and terror

Street Fashion

"All my clothes are second hand except the shoes and the necklace which is by Antti Asplund. The haircut is self-made.
At the moment I find it hard to buy new clothes. I just use my old ones."

Bullies exist everywhere

Thought for the Day

Thought for the Day: "Since the destruction there has been no joy above or below." ~ Zohar~