I am Your Sunshine

I heard my dear colleague asking someone near my cube to go bowling.
I guess the “guys” are going out to have fun.

I soooooooooo wanna go. It&#039s not that I have a special interests in bowling.
but I haven&#039t gone bowling for such a loooooooooooong time!
next time, i should be more…” “

Since elementary school, I always feel sleepy, dizzy 4 pm sharp.
Very strange.

When I was in elematary school, I&#039d be dancing ballet at 4pm…
so, you can imagine how weird it was – suddenly feel sleepy while dancing.

kinda funny too.

I found myself tend to take the opposite stand with people :p

sometime, most of the times, i dont have a strong opinion toward things.
but when i see someone who is very right or left, i&#039ll challenge them with the oppisite opinion.
i dont like people being extreme that blinds their rational…

then again, i&#039m extreme sometimes, ha

They are talking about how insulted they&#039d feel if people assume them speaking Manderin(Chinese).

In my opinion, it&#039s just a matter of politics.
As I grew up, we learn the word “Chinese” as we actually mean Manderin. (at least in Taiwan)
For some of us, “Chinese” stands for Manderin. It&#039s not that we assume all the Chinese people
speaks Manderin. I don&#039t remember anyone really taught me the word “Manderin”. I learned to
use Manderin instead of Chinese through time and practices.

I guess some people may not even know the word “Maderin”. For them, “Chinese” is just the English
translation for “Pu Tung Hua”. (It&#039s not correct, but they don&#039t intend to offend others, either.)

somewhat ignorant and unthoughtful, perhaps; but not necessary arrogant.

這集非常有張力的片段, 沒有多少句話.
一路看下來, 我們知道 Vir 是個忠實正直的 attache.
Londo 的情況太複雜, Garibaldi put it very well, 以我們的語言來講
他就是騎虎難下.
Vir 在電梯裡遇到 G’Kar, 很難分辨他究竟有沒有害怕 G’Kar 傷害他
然而自始至終, Vir 對 Narn 都是抱著歉疚的態度.
短短幾分鐘, 寂靜 沒有任何聲音 沒有配樂, 直到 Vir 的一句 “I’m sorry.”
就像當初 Centauri Emperor 一樣. 然而戰前 戰後 兩個世界.
我可以理解 G’Kar 說的:” Dead, dead, dead,…dead. Can you apologive to them?”
“Nor I can forgive”
Hatred is such a terrible thing.

“Mr. Garibaldi. I have been on this station long enough to know that you don’t
ask leading questions unless you already know the answers. So, why don’t we
just pretend I’ve lied about it, you’ve caught me in your web of ineluctable logic
and cut to the point.”

“We are already, as you so quaintly put it, going straight to hell.
We can not escape what’s coming.”

“Maybe not, but there’s nothing wrong with taking a good ahead start.”

“I meant, why are you doing this?”

“Because you didn’t lie to me.”

“But you must have known that ahead of time.”

“Like you said, I never start a conversation unless I know where it’s going,
but I always leave a little room for someone to disappoint me. Thanks for not doing it.”

— G’Kar and Garibaldi in Babylon 5:”Comes the Inquisitor”

Garibaldi 跟 G’Kar 的對話, 讓人再度精神一振.
有人說 Garibaldi 這個角色可以有的深度沒有完全發揮, 也許是指後幾季吧
目前我還是很喜歡這個角色.
不過第五季連 Ivanova 都不在了, 我很懷疑我會不會還有繼續看下去的動力.

這集的小備註: 我可以感受到 producer 想要誤導觀眾的方向
我知道他到底要的是什麼, 是 Delenn 跟 Sheridan 在一起太久被帶笨了
是劇本寫得不夠細膩, 還是根本就是故意這樣表現的?

(I haven&#039t seen most of them -_-)

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IMELDA STAUNTON VERA DRAKE
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DON CHEADLE HOTEL RWANDA
JOHNNY DEPP FINDING NEVERLAND
LEONARDO DICAPRIO THE AVIATOR
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It&#039s not yet the middle of this month, and I&#039ve almost used up all my money.
Very very worried….
Maybe I should return my shoes, i&#039m not a big fan of shoes anyway.
but don&#039t make me return the foot spa, it won&#039t be there after Christmas.

feel so bad. it&#039s really hard to make money :~

– click on the pic –

btw, the shoes are actually kinda ros&#039e instead of red.

TGI Friday!!!!!

I&#039ve never been so crazy about weekends
there&#039s really something different between studying and working

I was always the one who love love love going to school

and i often got Sunday/Saturday blue instead of Monday blue

sigh, now to me weekend is never long enough

I always play dumb when someone&#039s real dumb.

Sometimes, some people just don&#039t know how to express.
I mean, even though I know what you mean, I know what you want
(that&#039s because I&#039m smart enough to get it.)
it doesn&#039t mean that everyone&#039s supposed to understand your not-clear-at-all
intention behind your take-so-much-effort-but-still-in-vain expression.
If you don&#039t make yourself clear, how can you expect people to get you and react.

Even though I do…….
but people, don&#039t depent on others intelligence and be responsible, ok?

I forgot to watch 56th Emmy Award!!!!

I guess I was head over heal with moving-to-Cali during that period of time
that I totally forgot there&#039s such a thing. I was so very sad. You can imagine,
how important is Emmy to an all-time TV kid like me. For me, Emmy is way more
important than Academy Award!

gotta find a way to get the tape!

After Tomorrow, there&#039s another lively and lovely song from Annie

The Hard-Knock Life

I watched the 99 TV movie version the day before yesterday and loved it.

(though apparently not enough to make me wanna add it to my collection.)

The Hard-Knock life scene is very very well-presented, Victor is …adorable(?)

however, i don&#039t like the famous 4-time Tony winner Audra McDonald.

If I am to buy the DVD, I&#039d be buying it for HKL scene,
and for the price (it&#039s cheaper than CD, WTH!)

something else worth noted, the Star-To-Be actress Andrea McArdle

was the one who played the Annie in OBC.

IT&#039S THE HARD-KNOCK LIFE – Annie

ORPHANS
It&#039s the hard-knock life for us!
It&#039s the hard-knock life for us!

ANNIE
&#039Steada treated,

ORPHANS
We get tricked!

ANNIE
&#039Steada kisses,

ORPHANS
We get kicked!

ALL
It&#039s the hard-knock life!
Got no folks to speak of, so,
It&#039s the hard-knock row we how!

ANNIE
Cotton blankets,

ORPHANS
&#039Steada of wool!

ANNIE
Empty Bellies

ORPHANS
&#039Steada of full!

ALL
It&#039s the hard-knock life!

ANNIE
Don&#039t if feel like the wind is always howl&#039n?

KATE AND TESSIE
Don&#039t it seem like there&#039s never any light!

DUFFY AND JULY
Once a day, don&#039t you wanna throw the towel in?

MOLLY AND PEPPER
It&#039s easier than puttin&#039 up a fight.

ANNIE
No one&#039s there when your dreams at night get creepy!
No one cares if you grow…of if you shrink!
No one dries when your eyes get wet an&#039 weepy!

ALL
From all the cryin&#039 you would think this place&#039s a sink!
Ohhhh!!!!!!!
Empty belly life!
Rotten smelly life!
Full of sorrow life!
No tomorrow life!

MOLLY
Santa Claus we never see

ANNIE
Santa Claus, what&#039s that?
Who&#039s he?

ALL
No one cares for you a smidge
When you&#039re in an orphanage!

MOLLY
(Making a whistling sound and imitating Miss. Hannigan)
You&#039ll stay up till this dump shines like the top of the Chrysler Building.

ORPHANS
Yank the whiskers from her chin
Jab her with a safety Pin
Make her drink a mickey finn
I love you, Miss Hannigan

MOLLY
(whistle)
Get to work!
(whistle)
Strip them beds!
(whistle)
I said get to work!

ALL
It&#039s the hard-knock life for us
It&#039s the hard-knock life for us
No one cares for you a smidge
When your in an orphanage
It&#039s the hard-knock life
It&#039s the hard-knock life
It&#039s the hard-knock life!

Not good at all.

I found myself more and more reluctant to speak English.
It&#039s all California&#039s fault >< I really get little chance to talk in English
so when the time comes…I&#039d try to avoid it.

我的大學生活

法爾司還有其他的好哥們

風花雪月

交大 新竹的各個角落

瘋狂想念

Wonder what a publishing job would be like.
Gotta find out.
It&#039s no use holding unrealistic fantasies

((Now Watching – The Music Man))

隨著時間過去, MB 身上某種特質也慢慢不見.
一年年, 世界消磨掉他的光彩 他眼中的慧黠
我無法想像一個人的詮釋 表達能力會退步
看他在 FBDO裡的演出, 再看看他的近作, 總覺得少了些什麼
也許是少了生命吧…

Sep 22 2004, I left the place I've only been in for a little bit more than a year.

Perfekte Welle – juli

Mit jeder Welle kam ein Traum
doch Träume gehen vorüber
dein Brett ist verstaubt
deine Zweifel schäumen über
du hast dein Leben lang gewartet
hast gehofft das es sie gibt
du hast den Glauben fast verloren
hast dich nicht vom Fleck bewegt

jetzt kommt sie langsam auf dich zu
das Wasser schlägt dir ins Gesicht
du siehst dein Leben wie ein Film
du kannst nicht glauben, dass sie bricht

Das ist die perfekte Welle
Das ist der perfekte Tag
lass dich einfach von ihr tragen,
denk am besten gar nicht nach
Das ist die perfekte Welle
Das ist der perfekte Tag
Es gibt mehr als du weißt
Es gibt mehr als du sagst

Deine Hände sind schon taub
Du hast Salz in deinen Augen
zwischen Tränen und Staub
fällt es schwer noch dran zu glauben
du hast dein Leben lang gewartet
hast die Wellen nie gezählt
du hast das Alles nicht gewollt
du hast viel zu schnell gelebt.

jetzt kommt sie langsam auf dich zu…

Das ist die perfekte Welle…

Du stellst dich in den Sturm und schreist:
Ich bin hier, ich bin frei
Alles was ich will ist Zeit
Ich bin hier, ich bin frei

Das ist die perfekte Welle…

Und Wenn Ein Lied – Söhne Mannheims

Und wenn ein Lied meine Lippen verlässt,
Dann nur damit Du Liebe empfängst.
Durch die Nacht und das dichteste Geäst,
Damit Du keine Ängste mehr kennst.

Sag ein kleines Stückchen Wahrheit und sieh,
Wie die Wüste lebt.
Schaff ein kleines Stückchen Klarheit.
Und schau wie sich der Schleier hebt.
Eine Wüste aus Beton und Asphalt,
Doch, sie lebt und öffnet einen Spalt.
Der Dir neues zeigt, zeigt das altes weicht.
Auch dann, wenn dein Schmerz
Bis an den Himmel reicht.

Und wenn ein Lied meine Lippen verlässt,
Dann nur damit Du Liebe empfängst.
Durch die Nacht und das dichteste Geäst,
Damit Du keine Ängste mehr kennst.

Dieses Lied ist nur für Dich.
Schön, wenn es Dir gefällt.
Denn es kam so über mich.
So wie die Nacht über die Welt.
Schnellt Gefahr aus der Dunkelheit,
Bin ich zum ersten Schlag bereit.
Ich bin der erste, der Dich befreit.
Und einer der letzten, der um Dich weint.

Und wenn ein Lied meine Lippen verlässt,
Dann nur damit Du Liebe empfängst.
Durch die Nacht und das dichteste Geäst,
Damit Du keine Ängste mehr kennst.

In unserer Sanduhr fällt das letzte Korn.
Ich hab gewonnen und ebenso verlor'n.
Jedoch missen möcht ich nichts,
alles bleibt unser gedanklicher Besitz.
Und eine bleibende Erinnerung.
Zwischen Tag und Nacht legt sich die Dämmerung.

Und wenn ein Lied meine Lippen verlässt,
Dann nur damit Du Liebe empfängst.
Durch die Nacht und das dichteste Geäst,
Damit Du keine Ängste mehr kennst.

They say, Californian don&#039t know how to drive when it rains.

It is so TRUE!

Actually, in my HUMBLE opinion, they don&#039t know how to drive whether it rains or not.
When I first got here, I was amazed that how people act however they feel like.
They don&#039t signal, they change lanes as they please,
and they&#039re like panic and driving like nuts when the weather is “not very well”.
even the highway structure is weirdly designed.

Not a bit like us, we endure the long, freezing winter, just like the Russian.
(Crap, I can&#039t find the quote when President Barlet asked Russian Ambassador(?)
why they&#039re being so blah blah blah, and she replied, “because of the long winter.”
….or something like that.)

Oh yes, I&#039m a proud Buffalonian, Western New Yorker.

If not because of my MT databse died, I wouldn&#039t come here.
as I&#039m getting tired of scattering my thoughts in different places,
the environment makes me so.

what else can I say?

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