Thursday, September 29, 2005
carry on
Carry On Till Tomorrow
In younger days, I told myself my life would be my own
And I'd leave the place where sunshine never shone
For my life's too short for waiting when I see the rising sun
Then I know again that I must carry on
Carry on till tomorow, there's no reason to look back
Carry on, carry on, carry on
Beyond the shadows of the clouds and onward to the sky
Carry on till I find the rainbow's end
For my life's too short for waiting when I see the rising sun
Then I know again that I must carry on
Carry on till tomorow, there's no reason to look back
Carry on, carry on, carry on
Drifting on the wings of freedom, leave this stormy day
And we'll ride to tomorrow's golden fields
For my life's too short for waiting when I see the rising sun
Then I know again that I must carry on
Carry on, carry on, carry on
And when the heavy journey's done, I'll rest my weary head
For the world and it's colours will be mine
For my life's too short for waiting when I see the setting sun
Then I know again that I must carry on
Carry on till tomorow, there's no reason to look back
Carry on, carry on, carry on
Wednesday, September 28, 2005
bloggers ethics Vs speech freedom
28 September 2005
Straits Times
English
(c) 2005 Singapore Press Holdings Limited
SO junior college students drunk on cyber-freedom and hotheads with strong opinions about ethnicity have been held to account for certain of their Internet postings. If a random trawl was done here of chatlines and Net journals known to the trade as blogs, there will be unamused frowns, if not warning lights flashing. Granted, most bloggers are having a lark - the more agitated the content and language, the more empowered they feel. But they should know the rules of play. In America, an airline stewardess was sacked for satirical things she wrote about her employer, Delta Airlines. Business- Week's cover story on Microsoft's loss of key personnel to rivals like Google mentions a staff blogger, who apparently is inside enemy No. 1 for his running commentaries judged to be injurious to the company's interests. The blogger knows he will be dismissed if his identity is uncovered.
On the revolution sweeping news-gathering, lame stream media is the derisive label given to mainstream media which do not adjust to the 'power shift' wrought by blog culture. It is clear: The reach of the blog is crossing boundaries beyond its original purpose of personal expression.
All this says that blogging is not terra incognita, if this is what Singaporean hobbyist-bloggers think the medium is. There are laws and conventions to observe, just as e-mail and letters to the editor are so governed. Here, as in other jurisdictions, the law of defamation should be every Net propagator's watchword. They would do well to understand the Computer Misuse Act. The case of the three persons charged with posting inflammatory remarks about Muslims will have alerted bloggers to an especial sensitivity that is not to be trifled with in a multicultural setting. If the intrinsic weakness of Net freedom is that many 'liberationists' are not fully aware of legal restraints and conventional pitfalls, it would be a straightforward matter of educating them. Internet service providers, schools and the media are the appropriate conduits for it. Showing good taste and a sense of appropriateness as a means of advancing the use of blogs for public discourse and ideas dissemination - even social mobilisation and marketing - requires time. A culture with its known parameters has to develop quickly as blogging is an unstoppable medium. This implies it can be misused.
Porn? No, blogs bug me more
Carl Skadian , fatherhood
THE past few weeks have thrown up another worry about children and the Internet, as if parents don't have enough on their hands.
As far as I'm concerned, blogs are possibly the worst things about the Internet. Sure, pornography and other stuff rightly furrow the brows of parents, but the things some bloggers say go far beyond the pale.
Frankly, some of the blog entries just beggar belief. The amount of vitriol being spewed by some of these chaps will leave you speechless. And all the talk about self-regulating is just so much bull to me. You read about cases where people are forced to shut down their blogs because they get a stream of invective from folks who don't agree with what they say.
In the case of the three charged under the Sedition Act, there was worse to come.
With all these influences around them these days, irresponsible blogs are not going to help.
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Thursday, September 22, 2005
birthday
Your Birthdate: January 23 |
With a birthday on the 23rd of the month (5 energy) you are inclined to work well with people and enjoy them. You are talented and versatile, very good at presenting ideas. You may have a tendency to get itchy feet at times and need change and travel. You tend to be very progressive, imaginative and adaptable. Your mind is quick, clever and analytical. A restlessness in your nature may make you a bit impatient and easily bored with routine. You may have a tendency to shirk responsibility. Very sociable, you make friends easily and you are an excellent traveling companion. |
My fellow friends, what do you think about this?
Assessment ? ? ?
Started from 8am and altogether i had accomplised 4 different tasks.
a) competency based interview
why all the employers like to ask these kind of questions? "give me a situation where you need to work in a team and achieve a goal", "give me a situation you handle conflicts" and bla bla bla. having not too much of real life experience, i still can manage the questions and satisfy them with various experiences during high school, university and work. Sorry to say that, come to a certain point i have to 老作 and come out with something.
b) case study
well, i am always not good in writing. even if you give me an hour to prepare for a new product launching proposal, my writing skills is still not superb.
c) presentation
turn yourself into a business consultant, recommend something to your client. 45 minutes of preparation time and 20 minutes of presentation. 口窒和詞窮的情況在所難免.
d) last but not least, group exercise
6 people having a round table meeting with 4 assessors sitting around you to see how you perform in a meeting. looks like putting up a show.
The whole process ended at 1.05pm with 1 or 2 five minutes break in between which was sufficient for me to grab some bites of sandwiches (they provided refreshments). there were 12 candidates in this morning session, adding the afternoon and the tomorrow sessions, at least i will have to compete with 47 candidates. well, i would say i am quite satisfy to reach this stage
and no doubt, i already gained such a good experience from here.
Wednesday, September 21, 2005
Next assessment
Monday, September 19, 2005
我和胡狼的約會
整個劇的所有事物如歌舞表演,舞台的設計, 燈光還有隱藏在台后的樂隊, 都互相配合得很好. 因為坐在control panel 附近, 所以我不時可以從電視螢幕看到音樂指揮杜自持先生. 雖然我不懂音樂, 可是每次都會很留意樂隊的陣容. 這次的演出, 我會把額外的分數加給這隊band.
豪.巴
the bus


Friday, September 16, 2005
damn it
Wednesday, September 14, 2005
讓梁祝輪迴再重生 讓音樂死去再活來
雖然曲目的篇排和劇的故事發展一樣. 但它是可以和舞台劇分開, 獨立當作一般流行專輯欣賞的. 和之前的<艷光四射>一樣, 製作陣容依然是青山大樂隊和hocc本人. 這次所有的歌詞都是出于黃偉文的手筆. 讓我覺得驚喜的應該是何秉舜(hobing乃是hocc的哥哥) 的出現吧. 他這次參與了幾首歌的編曲, 鋼琴和單簧管的演奏部分.
來, 讓你感染我所聽的梁祝吧.

01.<蛹>
02. <化蝶> Piano live version - Show “quali” 之作, 和鋼琴同步live 錄音.
03. <橘上>
04. <不是吟詩的時候> - 帶點神秘詭異, 有點嬌媚, sexy and 樂而不淫.
05. <長不大> - the rock begins
06. <汽水樽裡的咖啡> - 歌名就夠搶眼了, 用這樣的比喻來形容性別的錯摸實在夠有創意. 蕩氣回膓中帶有柔情的唱法, 和歌的內容不謀而合.
07.<血肉之軀>
08. <十八相送> - 情竇出開, 有點young的感覺, 如小奧所說, 有點像at17
09. <勞斯. 萊斯> - 喜歡它的吉他, 中國味的笛子和管子. 還有, 勞斯和萊斯的故事.
10.<撲蝶>
11. <有人跟蹤我> - the rock and dance continued…..
12. <做好準備> - 除了之前就已經聽過<化蝶>, <勞斯. 萊斯> 和<汽水樽裡的咖啡>, 這首歌是在cd 1st play 時讓我留下最深刻印象的. 整首歌就只有hocc的vocal 和 hobing 的鋼琴, 無須聯想到舞台劇, 也很有畫面. 唯獨我略嫌歌名不夠有型, 和其他的比較之下就顯得普通.
13. <小淇> - 哼唱之作, 劇中的小淇是由楊淇飾演的.
14. <樓台會> - 由<十八相送>衍生而來的節奏, 感覺一樣輕鬆自在.
15.<萊斯. 勞斯>
16. <化蝶> - 這無疑就是主題作品, 詞曲編都配合的那麼好, 當然這也是最重要的一場戲.
17.<蝴蝶結>
baileylatte’s rating: 5 twinkle stars (爆埋燈)
我覺得這次的選曲蠻多樣化, 有輕鬆小品, 激昂的, 溫柔的, 當然少不了搖滾.而這些也正是我那杯茶.
你說比起開演唱會和製作一般大碟, 籌備個舞台劇和製作一張和舞台劇掛勾的大碟所要花的時間心機精神是無可計算的. 可是就是因為你的任性與堅持, 你的夢想實現了.
英台, 辛苦了.
more on 梁祝下世傳奇
After Ten
專輯的一大賣點就是找來了趙學而和劉美君分別重唱了陳慧琳的<最佳位置>和陳奕迅的<大開眼戒>. 我沒有聽過Kelly唱的版本,可是趙學而淡淡的演繹感覺好像更能貼近歌詞的情懷. 趙學而本來就是位唱得之人, 也有過一段輝煌期, 只是後期有點懷才不遇而淡出歌壇. 我還蠻期待她可以重返歌壇, 讓我有機會可以見識她的實力. 至於劉美君我更沒有能力發表什麼意見, 因為generation gap 可以說不認識. 無可否認身為前輩的她演繹上是沒有地方可以挑剔的, 但我還是喜歡eason的version多一點.
心水詞 : 再見露絲瑪利, 燕尾蝶, 如何掉眼淚, 婦女新知, 垃圾.
baileylatte's rating : 4 twinkle stars

Tuesday, September 13, 2005
Thursday, September 08, 2005
愛 • 科學 Science of Love
我不知道應該則怎樣形容這張專輯, 從來沒有接觸這類的東西, 但慶幸, 我是喜歡的. 他們的音樂風格很電子, 很 digital, 利用電腦玩了很多效果. 可是感覺是舒服的, 不會過分的heavy. Candy的聲音很好聽, 即使唱不同的語言也有不同的味道. 我個人就喜歡她吟的<給蛀牙寫的一首詩>.
如果你聽厭了那些正規的流行曲, 這會是個不錯的選擇.
baileylatte's rating: 4 twinkle stars
01. Computer Data Only / Not Playable 02. 喘一口氣 Music Video 03. 媽媽不愛爵士樂 Music Video 04. 說說看 Music Video 05. 那個下午我在舊居燒信 Music Video 06. 喘一口氣 07. Good Morning 08. 說說看 09. 迴轉木馬 10. 媽媽不愛爵士樂 11. 一流 12. 啦啦啦啦啦 13. Winnie 14. 給蛀牙寫的一首詩 15. 什麼節快樂 16. 漂亮 17. Good Evening 18. 說說看(國) 19. 那個下午我在舊居燒信
Wednesday, September 07, 2005
Monday, September 05, 2005
減食....or 敢(敢去)食
位於我家附近的得福小廚賣的便宜蟹遠近馳名, 逢週末都會爆滿, 週日也有不少人光顧. 我的同事就因為這樣登門造訪. 除了例牌的酸辣蟹, 黑椒蟹, 還有芝士蟹, 芝士焗伊麵等等. 不會算一級好吃或特別, 但就勝在夠大眾化.

酸辣蟹@RM18
Sunday, September 04, 2005
What type are YOU?
You are quite willing to accept certain risks and to make a strong commitment in exchange for interesting and varied work.
Routine, in contrast, tends to have a paralyzing effect on you.
What you like most is to be able to play an active role in events. In doing so, your initiative is highly pronounced.
link to have a try.
Thursday, September 01, 2005
好心一早放開我
神啊, 請給我多一點勇氣.