I am Your Sunshine

using my landlord’s super hugh TV w/ DVD player, finally I was able to watch Gigi without skipping any part of it. (I guess the DVD player I have on iBook is too picky.)

anyway, after seeing it, I kinda like it, so I went online imdb it a bit. Gigi is played by Leslie Caron who was born in 1931. Therefore, the little girl I just watched jumping up and down is actually a grandma now. However, she still looks vivacious in her recent photos. I hope her lively spirit does preserve thru time. Did a bit study on her filmography and discover that she was in Le Divorce which I’ve just seen not long ago, but of course I have no memory of seeing her. Afterall, it’s been…almost 50 years?

But it really makes you stop and …. be amazed. How time can pass so swiftly. How a person can change bit by bit thru time, and at the same time, how a person can keep his/her characteristics intact. Speaking of which, I can’t help but wonder (again) how Matthew Broderick had turned into a unimportant, shy guy from that confident, charming, bright young man. I don’t believe that one’s acting ability would actually worsen in any way, so the only explanation is that he’s affected (profoundedly) in reality, even more, he’d injured and he hadn’t got out of the trauma ever since.

Life sure is tough. And I hate seeing people I love failing/ being discouraged/being beaten while those who I dispise are happily on their way to paradise.

To my surprise, Absinthe seems to be frequently used in movies. It’s said that it appeared in Alfie, a while ago, I just saw Detective Whatshisname used it with laudanum, and now I was watching XXX again, I saw the head of the bad guys having it. (I didn’t know what that was until now.)

I’m so glad that the person had Absinthe shared it with citizens of wine board. He gave me a chance to know something I wouldn’t know otherwise (or maybe I would, who knows?) and hence boarden my world. It allows me to be able to appreciate some little details in life as well as in movie, which might be irrelevant at all, but still it’s nice to know.

People are talking about That 70&#039s Show which is one of my fav
sitcom. But the one thing I don&#039t understand is that many people
watch it becuz Ashton is in it. I have totally no clue at all.
He&#039s not that handsome, and damn, he IS STUPID! There must be many
Marsian in our society :(

I adore Eric :D

Comparing to someone who has a few thousand blog articles, mine is like nothing. But hey, mine is more juicy :p
(It is, isn&#039t it @@)

Links of Fun and Sorrow:
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D棚淹大水
D棚瀑布 & 竹湖滿了
交大淹水十八景
NCTU flood
Science II
Science II
Science II
浩然瀑布
24K
環校機車道淹水

博愛校區的護城河 live!

From NCTU.talk

I don&#039t know what the hell ABC&#039s thinking. First they took away
Boston Legal and filled the time slot with Grey&#039s Anatomy. As I
said before, Grey&#039s Anatomy isn&#039t bad, but Boston Legal is awesome!
Why not put Grey&#039s Anatomy to another time slot. There are so many
awful shows on ABC, such as the Bachlor – the stupidest show ever,
why not replace them!? And now they plan to cancel Eyes! This is
outrageous and unforgivable! Are you telling me that you stupid
American can&#039t handle smart stuffs? Or how can you explain the show
that you canceled are the witty ones. This is pathetic! I hate it
that the shows I love love love are canceled (Eyes, Tru Calling,
John Doe < - hey, Fox! There are two on your head!) while those stupid and maeningless shows keep going on and on (rediculous reality shows, stupid teenager drama...) Damn I&#039m angry! Would you please get smarter my fellow stupid Americans for the sake of those who are on the top of pyramid, and are unfortunately greatly outnumbered by you.

Mon
22:00 Medium (return on May22)
Tue
20:00 Gilmore Girls (season finale May17)
22:00 Blind Justice (隨便看)
Wed
21:00 Alias (2 hr not finale on May 18)
22:00 Eyes (ABC might stop the show >< )
Sat
20:00 Cold Case(Repeat)<CBS>
20:00 Fiddler on the Roof <PBS>
Sun
20:00 Cold Case (Season Finale May22 only, not on May15)
21:00 Desperate Housewives
22:00 Grey&#039s Anatomy (season fanale May15)
23:00 Coupling <PBS>

It&#039s strange that since I moved to California, I lost the ability
to appreciate the unlimited sky. The entire year when I was in
Buffalo, everytime I looked up at the sky I sighed and can&#039t help
but praising how broad, how beautiful, how beyond imagination it
is. I never lost that feeling. I was never tired of the big blue
sky. Sometimes I would just stand in the middle of nowhere and
appreciate the sky. In the parking lot, in the campus, in front
of Creekside.

Yes, I still sometimes stop for a minute or two when I got out of
my car to gaze upon the sky when it&#039s clear and the incredibly many
numbers of stars are shining. But the sky itself seems to lose it&#039s
appeal to me. I wonder why. Is it becuz the sky is not the same
anymore? (Cuz there are mountains and taller buildings to block
some view?) Or is it becuz without the matching view(scenary)
around, it&#039s just another city night curtain?

Wang Chien-Ming is possibly going to pitch on Sunday @ Oakland McAfee Colisium. I was thinking about going, but then I realized the tickets are hard to get cuz they&#039re against the Yankees. So I figure I should save my money for concerts in which I&#039ll have a lot more fun. :p

現在胃又開始脹氣了
當初就是這樣, 以為只是脹氣, 結果病得我覺得自己快死掉了
難過了好幾天覺得根本是世界末日
好了之後才覺得自己會不會太誇張了
不過當時的感覺是貨真價實的啊!

還好只是一兩個月前的事, 我還記得教訓
要是真的有什麼不對我就趕快吃那個什麼藥!
千萬別把我一個月一次(我自己給的:p)的MC假給用掉啦
那可是痛不欲生啊

bye bye now
I&#039m gonna go to bed and hoping it&#039ll be fine

(也許是放了兩個多禮拜的蛋在作怪也不一定)

Quizzes
Your Seduction Style: The Charismatic
You&#039re beyond seductive, you&#039re downright magnetic!You life live and approach seduction on a grand scale.You have an inner self confidence and energy that most people lackIt&#039s these talents that make you seem extraordinary – and you truly are!

Your Personality:
Your #1 Match: ENFJ
The Giver
You strive to maintain harmony in relationships, and usually succeed.Articulate and enthusiastic, you are good at making personal connections.Sometimes you idealize relationships too much – and end up being let down.You find the most energy and comfort in social situations … where you shine.You would make a good writer, human resources director, or psychologist.

Your #2 Match: ENFP
The Inspirer
You love being around people, and you are deeply committed to your friends.You are also unconventional, irreverant, and unimpressed by authority and rules.Incredibly perceptive, you can usually sense if someone has hidden motives.You use lots of colorful language and expressions. You&#039re qutie the storyteller!You would make an excellent entrepreneur, politician, or journalist.

Your #3 Match: ESFJ
The Caregiver
You are sympathetic and caring, putting friends and family first.A creature of habit, you prefer routines and have trouble with change.You love being in groups – whether you&#039re helping people or working on a project.You are good at listening, laughing, and bringing out the best in people.You would make a great nurse, social worker, or teacher.

Your #4 Match: ESFP
The Performer
You are a natural performer and happiest when you&#039re entertaining others.A great friend, you are generous, fun-loving and optimistic.You love to laugh – and you like almost all people equally.You accept life as it is, and you do your best to make each day fantastic.You would make a good actor, designer, or counselor.

Gilmore girls is coming to another season&#039s end. It seems that this
season finale will be very dramatic.

There&#039s something worth noting in the episode last night.
Logan&#039s Dad told Rory that sometimes it&#039s not enough to do just
what&#039s asked of you.

It&#039s like a spank on the head. It&#039s so true that if you really wanna
accomplish something, you can&#039t just do what&#039s been asked of you.
You have to be more active, agressive (in a good way), or you&#039re
doomed to be nothing.

But there&#039s one thing I learned about myself recently.
When I first join a group of strangers, I tend to be quiet,
tenderly smile, and listen carefully while others are interacting.
People usually mistaken me to be shy. (Or in some definitaion, it
is shy, I guess.) I&#039m like in a battle, I observe and after a
period of time, I come up with a stratage on how to interact with
these group of people (/this person), what to talk and what not to.
After having done the whole calculation and I&#039m feeling more
comfort, I will start to talk rather just answer briefly.

But there&#039s one thing I learned about myself recently.
When I first join a group of strangers, I tend to be quiet,
tenderly smile, and listen carefully while others are interacting.
People usually mistaken me to be shy. (Or in some definitaion, it
is shy, I guess.) I&#039m like in a battle, I observe and after a
period of time, I come up with a stratage on how to interact with
these group of people (/this person), what to talk and what not to.
After having done the whole calculation and I&#039m feeling more
comfort, I will start to talk rather just answer briefly.

I&#039m taking other quiz&#039s on Blogthing and it came to me that I&#039m really a person full of conflicts. I can&#039t decide who I am, what I am and how I am. Once, I think that&#039s special, then I realized that there are still people like me, but now I guess not everyone is like me. There are still people who are plain and couldn&#039t understand how can a person be two totally different ways of extreme and not being mildly central.

Haha…NYC…wait for me~
Which American Cities Best Fit You?

Wed:
Macy&#039s
Dinner @?
return to Alameda
get XXX and other new stuffs
hair

Thur:
Dinner out
Walmart (tooth bursh, and think of other things needed to buy)
Movie(Hostage + POTO/Sideways)
Reture to SC

collective soul concert

A nice old guy is retiring soon, and the one who seems to hate me is likely to take over :~

Sigh, hope I can get him to like me again in the meeting later, or I&#039m doomed :~

Posting Tony Award news made me can&#039t help but thinking
how nice it&#039d be living in New York city.
(I can&#039t afford to live in New York
city, but she can&#039t afford to leave. -Prozzak) Though I&#039m
not a big fan of the Big Apple, and I kinda need abudnant sunlight
to keep my spirit high, still I feel New York city&#039s calling me.
Yes, it&#039s dirty and crowded, but hey, remember where I came from?
I adore big cities. And I am never a out door person. I hate
hiking, I have little interests in any kinda of water activities.
I&#039m more of a cultural person. I&#039m not implying that I
am surprior; on the contrary, the reason I lack interests in those
things is because I&#039m lazy and I&#039m a chickenshit. Anyway, east
coast is surely more of my style.

AWESOME!!!!!!

Tony Award is coming!!
Nominees:

Best Play>>
Democracy
Author: Michael Frayn
Producers: Boyett Ostar Productions, Nederlander Presentations, Inc., Jean Doumanian, Stephanie P. McClelland, Arielle Tepper, Amy Nederlander, Eric Falkenstein, Roy Furman

Doubt
Author: John Patrick Shanley
Producers: Carole Shorenstein Hays, MTC Productions, Inc., Lynne Meadow, Barry Grove, Roger Berlind, Scott Rudin

Gem of the Ocean
Author: August Wilson
Producers: Carole Shorenstein Hays, Jujamcyn Theaters

The Pillowman
Author: Martin McDonagh
Producers: Boyett Ostar Productions, Robert Fox, Arielle Tepper, Stephanie P. McClelland, Debra Black, Dede Harris/Morton Swinsky, Roy Furman/Jon Avnet, Joyce Schweickert, The National Theatre of Great Britain

Best Musical>>
Dirty Rotten Scoundrels
Producers: Marty Bell, David Brown, Aldo Scrofani, Roy Furman, Dede Harris, Amanda Lipitz, Greg Smith, Ruth Hendel, Chase Mishkin, Barry and Susan Tatelman, Debra Black, Sharon Karmazin, Joyce Schweickert, Bernie Abrams/Michael Speyer, Barbara Whitman, Weissberger Theater Group/Jay Harris, Cheryl Wiesenfeld/Jean Cheever, Clear Channel Entertainment, Harvey Weinstein, MGM on Stage/Darcie Denkert and Dean Stolber

The Light in the Piazza
Producers: Lincoln Center Theater, André Bishop, Bernard Gersten

Monty Python&#039s Spamalot
Producers: Boyett Ostar Productions, The Shubert Organization, Arielle Tepper, Stephanie McClelland/Lawrence Horowitz, Elan V. McAllister/Allan S. Gordon, Independent Presenters Network, Roy Furman, GRS Associates, Jam Theatricals, TGA Entertainment, Clear Channel Entertainment

The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee
Producers: David Stone, James L. Nederlander, Barbara Whitman, Patrick Catullo, Barrington Stage Company, Second Stage Theatre

Best Book of a Musical>>
Dirty Rotten Scoundrels
Book: Jeffrey Lane

The Light in the Piazza
Book: Craig Lucas

Monty Python&#039s Spamalot
Book: Eric Idle

The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee
Book: Rachel Sheinkin

Best Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics) Written for the Theatre>>
Dirty Rotten Scoundrels
Music & Lyrics: David Yazbek

The Light in the Piazza
Music & Lyrics: Adam Guettel

Monty Python&#039s Spamalot
Music: John Du Prez and Eric Idle; Lyrics: Eric Idle

The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee
Music & Lyrics: William Finn

Best Revival of a Play>>
Edward Albee&#039s Who&#039s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
Producers: Elizabeth Ireland McCann, Daryl Roth, Terry Allen Kramer, Scott Rudin, Roger Berlind, James L. Nederlander, Nick Simunek, Joey Parnes

Glengarry Glen Ross
Producers: Jeffrey Richards, Jerry Frankel, Jam Theatricals, Boyett Ostar Productions, Ronald Frankel, Philip Lacerte, Stephanie P. McClelland/CJM Productions, Barry Weisbord, Zendog Productions, Herbert Goldsmith Productions, Roundabout Theatre Company, Todd Haimes, Ellen Richard, Julia C. Levy

On Golden Pond
Producers: Jeffrey Finn, Arlene Scanlan, Stuart Thompson

Twelve Angry Men
Producers: Roundabout Theatre Company, Todd Haimes, Ellen Richard, Julia C. Levy

Best Revival of a Musical>>
La Cage aux Folles
Producers: James L. Nederlander, Clear Channel Entertainment, Kenneth Greenblatt, Terry Allen Kramer, Martin Richards

Pacific Overtures
Producers: Roundabout Theatre Company, Todd Haimes, Ellen Richard, Julia C. Levy, Gorgeous Entertainment

Sweet Charity
Producers: Barry and Fran Weissler, Clear Channel Entertainment, Edwin W. Schloss

Best Special Theatrical Event>>
Dame Edna: Back with a Vengeance!
Producers: Creative Battery, Harley Medcalf and Boxjellyfish LLC

Laugh Whore
Producer: Showtime Networks

700 Sundays
Producers: Janice Crystal, Larry Magid, Face Productions

Whoopi, the 20th Anniversary Show
Producers: Mike Nichols, Hal Luftig, Leonard Soloway, Steven M. Levy, Tom Leonardis, Eric Falkenstein, Amy Nederlander

Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Play>>
Philip Bosco, Twelve Angry Men
Billy Crudup, The Pillowman
Bill Irwin, Edward Albee&#039s Who&#039s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
James Earl Jones, On Golden Pond
Brían F. O&#039Byrne, Doubt

Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Play>>
Cherry Jones, Doubt
Laura Linney, Sight Unseen
Mary-Louise Parker, Reckless
Phylicia Rashad, Gem of the Ocean
Kathleen Turner, Edward Albee&#039s Who&#039s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?

Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Musical>>
Hank Azaria, Monty Python&#039s Spamalot
Gary Beach, La Cage aux Folles
Norbert Leo Butz, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels
Tim Curry, Monty Python&#039s Spamalot
John Lithgow, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels

Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Musical>>
Christina Applegate, Sweet Charity
Victoria Clark, The Light in the Piazza
Erin Dilly, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang
Sutton Foster, Little Women
Sherie Rene Scott, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels

Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Play>>
Alan Alda, Glengarry Glen Ross
Gordon Clapp, Glengarry Glen Ross
David Harbour, Edward Albee&#039s Who&#039s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
Liev Schreiber, Glengarry Glen Ross
Michael Stuhlbarg, The Pillowman

Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Play>>
Mireille Enos, Edward Albee&#039s Who&#039s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
Heather Goldenhersh, Doubt
Dana Ivey, The Rivals
Adriane Lenox, Doubt
Amy Ryan, A Streetcar Named Desire

Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Musical>>
Dan Fogler, The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee
Marc Kudisch, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang
Michael McGrath, Monty Python&#039s Spamalot
Matthew Morrison, The Light in the Piazza
Christopher Sieber, Monty Python&#039s Spamalot

Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Musical>>
Joanna Gleason, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels
Celia Keenan-Bolger, The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee
Jan Maxwell, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang
Kelli O&#039Hara, The Light in the Piazza
Sara Ramirez, Monty Python&#039s Spamalot

Best Scenic Design of a Play>>
John Lee Beatty, Doubt
David Gallo, Gem of the Ocean
Santo Loquasto, Glengarry Glen Ross
Scott Pask, The Pillowman

Best Scenic Design of a Musical>>
Tim Hatley, Monty Python&#039s Spamalot
Rumi Matsui, Pacific Overtures
Anthony Ward, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang
Michael Yeargan, The Light in the Piazza

Best Costume Design of a Play>>
Jess Goldstein, The Rivals
Jane Greenwood, Edward Albee&#039s Who&#039s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
William Ivey Long, A Streetcar Named Desire
Constanza Romero, Gem of the Ocean

Best Costume Design of a Musical

Tim Hatley, Monty Python&#039s Spamalot
Junko Koshino, Pacific Overtures
William Ivey Long, La Cage aux Folles
Catherine Zuber, The Light in the Piazza

Best Lighting Design of a Play

Pat Collins, Doubt
Donald Holder, Gem of the Ocean
Donald Holder, A Streetcar Named Desire
Brian MacDevitt, The Pillowman

Best Lighting Design of a Musical

Christopher Akerlind, The Light in the Piazza
Mark Henderson, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang
Kenneth Posner, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels
Hugh Vanstone, Monty Python&#039s Spamalot

Best Direction of a Play

John Crowley, The Pillowman
Scott Ellis, Twelve Angry Men
Doug Hughes, Doubt
Joe Mantello, Glengarry Glen Ross

Best Direction of a Musical

James Lapine, The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee
Mike Nichols, Monty Python&#039s Spamalot
Jack O’Brien, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels
Bartlett Sher, The Light in the Piazza

Best Choreography

Wayne Cilento, Sweet Charity
Jerry Mitchell, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels
Jerry Mitchell, La Cage aux Folles
Casey Nicholaw, Monty Python&#039s Spamalot

Best Orchestrations

Larry Hochman, Monty Python&#039s Spamalot
Ted Sperling, Adam Guettel and Bruce Coughlin, The Light in the Piazza
Jonathan Tunick, Pacific Overtures
Harold Wheeler, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels

Regional Theatre Tony Award®
Theatre de la Jeune Lune
Minneapolis, Minnesota

Special Tony Award for Lifetime Achievement in the Theatre
Edward Albee