sianzzz...

as i'm writing this, the 1st paper is exactly 14days away! n it's getting more sianz! as all these approaches..

though almost everyone around me has been asking me to study hard, then again, as all these come, the more 无心向学 i seem to become..

the dates draw closer, the less worried i'm, not because i'm confident, but rather, the more hack care i become...

seems like going to yet another semester of buang, n more naggings from 老板 and 师傅 le..

EPL: Liverpool 1, Arsenal 1

i finally understand the "real" meaning of "to see is to believe" after sunday. whatever thats describe by the tabloids about the free-flowing style of football being dished out by the gunners this season, it is never a full account of what's happening on the pitch, it's simply the kind of mouth-watering football which is beyond the description of words. i don't think any teams in recent times ever dished out such football, not even the brazilian team at their best. though the gunners didn't win this one, they have truly brought back the "beautiful game", and this is from a united fan.

the final verdict from the united fan after the match was unanimous: let's hope rio and vidic put up a good show this coming weekend, damage limitations is the key, when the devils takes on the gunners at the emirates! (though i really hope it wouldn't just be a damage limitation exercise for the devils)

i'm back...

after 1 month of break, finally back into theatre again (to be precise, TNS black box). woohoo~ feels great to be breathing the air inside a theatre again, though as always, it's stale, but it's the special feeling inside it that makes coming back into theatre great!

though this show (TNS's Good People) wasn't having a generic setup, more of installation works, rather than the standard rigging. (must be a joyah problem, haven't done a show with her this year that doesn't require additional installation works!) but hack, long as it's fun, doesn't matter what kind of setup is to be done. anyway i have always prefer more installation works, more challenging, that is if proper planning can be done before hand. haha~

however, i must admit, this isn't the way to spend the weekend, especially when there are assignment datelines coming up and the first paper is less than 3 weeks away! at least it takes away most of the lethargic that was within for the past month, maybe will just kick start the momentum to start studying! just maybe... (what ever the case, at least i can add some figures to bank dipping bank account. )

《太傻》

《太傻》 巫启贤

痴痴地想了多少夜
我还是不了解
是什么
让我们今天
会分别

反正梦都是太匆匆
反正爱只能那么浓
心与感情让它粉碎
飘散在风中

只是为何当初你是不听所有
纷纷扰扰流言之中漫天风雨
你会选择了我

只是为何如今我们不顾一切
追求真爱坚持底又苦尽甘来
你会放弃了我

再说你也不会懂
心再痛你能做什么
不再将自己深锁
错了又错

守住你的承诺太傻
只怪自己被爱迷惑
说过的话已不重要
可是我从不曾忘掉

守住你的承诺太傻
只怪自己被爱迷惑
醉过的心那里去找
对着满满空虚回忆
怎么逃

botanic gardens

haven't been to botanic gardens for like years, and unlikely will be making any trips there had it not been for the work assignment at the symphony stage. was sort of surprised by the freshness and quietness of the environment when i stepped into it. (probably due to the fact that the rain had just stopped when i reached. ) it was a sense of serenity in the middle of a havoc, busy central of singapore.

however, this was serenity vanished at the visitor centre, it was just like at other places of attractions in singapore, though the shops are made to blend into the surroundings, the commercialized aura is there for all to sense it. luckily, this only made up of a small portion of the whole park!

as the day went by, the arrival of people for the carnival, made the park lose its stillness and quietness... then again, if it were to be a carnival, how quiet can it be?

but as the night begin to fall, the sense of serenity begin to return, as the partying crowd dispersed into the darkness. another sense of peacefulness came into the park, as darkness took over. wonderful to be there, just to enjoy the peace and quiet. the only problem is even with the light up of the street lamps, most places will be too dark after 7.30pm, but will be a nice place for those wanting a “浪漫” environment...

as for whether there would be mosquitoes attack, i can't tell, was too busy packing up after the event to sense the attacks if any...

天冷了，就回来？

最近有点无聊，于是就去挖出了《天冷》的歌曲出来听。（是原唱的，不是《天冷》的 OST，我也在等 OST！）有意无意中，听到了《想着你的感觉》，总觉得少了些什么，却说不出来，知觉的相较之下，Mag 跟 Jo 在《天冷》中的版本，比较有“感觉”。可能是“人多势众”的关系吧，我不知道。

有继续听了其他的歌，都觉得“味道”和“感觉”都不比《天冷》中的版本好。可能是因为《天冷》的时候听太多了，有所“耳濡目染”下，渐渐觉得，那才是“对”的感觉。

但无论如何，听了原曲后，就更坚定了我要在2009年看《天冷就回来》的决心，而且是在前台看，不是在后台！当然现在也只能期待 OST的发行了。。。

"The First Emperor"

finally got time to scribble something here again! in fact free enough to catch the last show of "The First Emperor", which turns out to be a huge disappointment. filming an opera performance and showing it on the big screen is never a great idea to begin with, then again, it might still works if the camera angle, editing, post production stuff etc are well done. but not in this one though.

the worst of the lot being the choice of camera angle for some scenes, when there is clearly lots of actions happening on stage, the editor/producer can actually choose to zoom in on a particular person or part of the stage. what the hell is he thinking of? this is the stage, where we want to see a wide picture of things happening, not a zoom in special, especially when everything is happening on stage at the same time! however the only consolation is that, the camera is switched to the conductor, Tan Dun, who is never short of action, during the draggy scene changes.

the only 2 saving graces of this show (at least the videoed version) are the powerful singing of Placido Domingo and the majestic sets on display. at least these 2 things kept me awake for the whole 190min, so as not to waste the 15bucks on the ticket and 1hr plus of traveling time...