after a long month of exhausting all of my ying and yang from my body to work on the 'dilemma of all architects' project...i finally have safely returned to mother earth.
and of course, the first celebration is to re-celebrating my dear friend, winnie, big bday! (maybe a little re-celebration of mine as well)...
tin hau is the coolest place to be these days!
photo taken at jam cafe:
retro cafe across the corner:
cannot wait to take my diana + lens out this weekend to clean my brains out
music of the night:
Salyu as Lily Chou-Chou (entire album) stars of track and field - Centuries Before Love and War (entire album)
i am a fan of digital...8 gigs of music that fit within a 6.2mm thk ipod...phone that practically works like a computer...i am a tech-nerd wannabe...but on the other hand....
i want analog to stay.... ~polaroid why are you leavin' ~agfa film why do i have to pay 3x as much to get u from a fancy shop in cwb ~carving knife why do i have to fly across the globe to find you ~rollers why do i have not seen you anywhere ~musicians why cant i hear the guitar anymore...where are the sounds camouflage ~vocals why do you pretend you are coming out from garageband ~sketches why have you all migrate into 'dwg' or '3ds' format
let's keep the analog moving...both digital and analog should be a couple....
toy of the month: GAKKEN ANALOG SYNTHESIZER! (thanks ivy)
music of the week:
king of the road - 黃耀明 **i am so happy that your voice appears back into your music again...i was so worried after hearing your last album**
yes yes... i am taking a crash course on 'introduction to work endurance - a study of multitasking' this week. this basically means long neverending hours for a week + trying to distribute the work load to provided resource, yet realizing these resources are just making the work running in circles...running right back at you!!!
my brain is smashed..but i can do this...
at least that's what i think when i drink my Starbucks every morning (while doubting that there is no double shot in my cappuccino)
what kind of names are these for a hip hotel? weird concept note to self...the wines are especially overpriced... and the view is unfortunate, facing all residential buildings...
mixtape this weekend: lovers are losing - keane don't panic - coldplay dance dance dance - lykke li who are you, defenders of the universe - the dears mercury - bloc party slow like honey - fiona apple everyone - mr. glide - lily chou-chou
had a pleasant evening,drinking wine,watching strangers enjoying the companyreally tasting the food **i had tenderloin, yum yum**just chillingthis is exactly what i needed after a long annoying day at work....i am very content at this very moment...i have no desire to talk about the difficulty at work...i am just enjoying the evening as we speak...maybe it's all because i am tipsy *this is definitely a good tipsy*let me mention the wine that i have tasted this evening:
Chateau Pichon Longueville Comtesse de Lalande 1982 Grande Cru Classe Pauillac
Grange 1982
Margaux 1983
had a free wine lesson tonite, totally memorable!
blue cheese + red wine = great *learn that as well tonite*
mixtape of the day: 月球上的人 - 陳奕迅 It Ain't no Crime - Keren Ann Strangers - Portishead Mysterons - Portishead Astral Days - Immanu El Silent All these Years - Tori Amos Consolação - Smokey & Miho Sandpaper Kisses - Martina Topley Bird My Funny Valentine - Chet Baker
click click click...(music blasting out of half-broken earphones) phone ring ring...(blah blah blah) click click click... ~~lunch lunch
brain starts running click click click...(music stops...forgot to press replay) phone ring ring...(blah blah blah) click click click...
~~630pm (gmail/facebook break)
brain really starts running...
mixtape of the day: mercury -- bloc party (can't wait til their new album) lovers are losing - keane say what u want - texas chances - athlete viva la vida - coldplay (this song is not great but addictive) it's almost a trap - architecture in helsinki tears - rubberband 我来自火星 - 王苑之 遙望 + 早班火車 = kay tse just - radiohead
inspiration of the day:
**excerpt from Chelsea Girls film poster for Andy Warhol ** source: dezeen
Alan Aldridge - The Man with Kaleidoscope Eyes 10 October 2008 – 25 January 2009
blah blah: **where should i find children's books' stencil from the early 1900s?**
