my annual retreat is over.....i think that the trip could definitely be recap in a couple of blogs...involving keywords such as: lost... parisians... train rides... backpain... biking... rollers... charbonnel... cute foreign men... charlie chaplin... sun/rain... primary schoolmates... venison... why... flat/black/fat...
but i think i would need quite some time before i could sit down and recap my annual retreat in words....to get this re-cap started....my impression of europe (from my trip back in 2001) is quite different from the impression i had felt this time....still trying to figure out the 'why' and 'what'...meanwhile, my flickr page has some of the trip in photo format...(for anyone or no one who is interested)
1. still working relatively long hours 2. still could not catch any soap opera on tv 3. still could not pick up a book and have some bedtime readings 4. still could not read through all of the magazines i have bought since feb 5. still wakes up at 4am and falls asleep at 5am
where did all my time go? i could not believe that it all went to work, eat, sleep and procrastination...
saw 2 movies today ... very tiring indeed
a. tokyo sonata - a bittersweet movie about japanese family, quite perfect timing to watch this during the global economic crisis
b. watchmen - the long awaited movie to be watched in an imax theatre....but expectations always tag with disappointment....i would highly recommend the graphic novel...the movie did not do any justice to the craft and brain of the original work however, the soundtrack is quite fun - back to the 80s' best compilation yo!
after a long and hardworking feb! the upcoming march is getting more intense than ever...with work, upcoming interviews, lots of movies, shows, and the long awaited trip to london/paris in early april....it's simply a busy and exciting month! more challenges? come test me!!!
a series of anticipating events:
march 14th - tokyo sonata / watchmen at imax march 25th - coldplay march 28th - license interview (okay...not so looking forward) march 30th - ashes of time redux / shinjuku incident *seriously looking forward to see jackie chan on cultural centre big screen* march 28th - april 3rd - hkiff! april 4th - april 13th - london/paris trip!
and yes, as of today, it has been confirmed! RATATAT in HKG on may 23rd! if any of you have heard of them, you will know what they are all about. if not.....u better go check them out! *thanks for bora for introducing such awesome music to my life*
music of the weeks: howling bells - radio wars mika nakashima - no more rules 張亞東 - 潛流 long vacation OST 方大同 - soulboy
wow...after almost 2.5 years? i think...coldplay is back to hkg again...i saw them back in sept 2006. i mean they have definitely became more pop than ever, and i am not especially the biggest fan of their latest album....yet, their songs (esp. Parachutes album) definitely hit my sentimental side...and i just want to hear them sing their old songs live again...i think they sound better live than the cd...
i have bought parachute twice because the cd is so overplayed and it got all scratched up...and with recent gloommy weather in hk, i have started to play the songs again and again during my commute...
i must admit...i had shed quite a few tears listening to their parachutes album...so much memories...and recently hearing the rumors that they would split up soon in the near future...makes me more eager to attend their upcoming show in march (but really hope they dont play too much from their new album)
they were so down-to-earth, simple, and chill back then....i missed them...
spent almost 7 hours in the print studio yesterday...what a day! after 7 hours of jumping around, blasting music, singing along, and of course making my shirt a complete mess with ground/acid/and paint...i have successfully dispose all of my negative energy! i was so tired by 11pm and i really wanted a beer....but no, i have stayed discipline ... i had another bottle of water.
i had many music phases for that '7 hours of having everything to solely myself' period... of course had the cantoopop phase...easy to singalong...but i was really digging the stevie wonder phase last nite...good that i have his complete best which i can just replay lots of times
but this morning....i had such a craving for J&M (judy and mary)....dont know why? but what a phase i had back then...i really liked them, esp. their 'POWER SOURCE' album! they had this incredible energy that i just started jumping whenever i play that album...btw, that album came out on 1996...
article of the day: apparently we are not only creating junk in our own home - earth, but in space as well...
had a really scary but random nightmare last nite...arm felt like it has been broken...and of course the neverending war-zone mode at work...everything adds up to the gigantic monster wanting to explode...and spread its bad aura onto everywhere...
i guess doodling, digging for different kinds of music (..was looking at my old cds.mp3s last nite...) is my therapy...and i am currently in the process of learning to enjoy running...i cant wait til i can get back to swimming when i actually have the time to join the club...
i think i have realized that i could only really be mindless and undistracted when i am focused on a one person activity ~vaccum activity?!~
so relieved that i dont have to go to work this weekEND...and hopefully i can have the print studio all to myself tmr evening....can blast whatever stupid music and do some sing-along!
albums of the day: friendly fires - friendly fires faye wong - di dar
