10.31.2011

Coldplay - Hurts Like Heaven

我不介意Coldplay的新专辑到底是否彻底新意。我就是喜欢他们一连串的节奏,总可以让我进入超现实的世界。还没有到午夜,虽然睡意正浓,但是不舍得睡觉。总是在发现好音乐时,想多留几分美好时光留住今晚的美丽回忆。今日和麻烦同事的争论觉得很多余。她说,坚持死去后再多美好回忆也无济于事。我说,若死了,留下的是美好回忆,那也是一件好事。显然我们的看法有很大的分歧。不是我没有包容她,只是再多的讨论也是多余的,因为我看见那个杯子满得装不下其它。可能因为这白天的伤脑让我更留恋这刻的宁静。

Slimming Coffee NatureGift

这个广告很夸张,娱乐效用很高。讲真的,在泰国曼谷很少看见过胖的女人或男人,所以如果这个瘦身咖啡的广告没有如此夸张,好像起不了什么作用。这样的点子在马来西亚好像行得通,但是却没有人这样做点子。XX的,如果能够做一单如此的广告,再多的废材广告我都肯做!

10.30.2011

Above & Beyond feat. Zoë Johnston - You Got To Go

屠妖节晚去了看英国DJ队Above & Beyond来KL推盘,是他们的Group Therapy Tour。本来很想在家睡觉,最后还是给朋友拖去了。DJ Simon和DJ Terrence后,才到Above & Beyond,我几乎都已经打瞌睡。但是,他们一接手推盘,我即刻精神为之一振!太强了,强到可以推掉我的睡意。他们的音乐属于trance/ progressive trance。请马上看以上视频!然后投入节奏。
This Deepavali was not just an sleeping holiday for me. I went out at night with mates for the Above & Beyond's Group Therapy Tour at KL Live Centre. It was absolutely exciting, I loved the beat. They always type on some words on the big screen, which was brilliant to connect the crowd, as the crowd will went crazy seeing those messages. It was a total fun Deepavali.

Sunday Preview - Horror Halloween

万圣节期间有很多鬼片和吓人的片子上映。这套《The Devil Inside》(心中的恶魔)应该是超恐怖的吧。一个母亲鬼上身遭驱魔不成,长大了的女儿去寻找母亲并要救她,于是...预告片看得很吓人,在戏院看会很恐怖的,我一定会遮眼睛。另外一部恐怖片是《11.11.11》,说的是在第11月第11天11时11分将会有另一种灵异从另一个空间进入地球。预告片也是超恐怖的。这个万圣节,大家就来些horror吧!
There are two horror movies this Halloween. It's extremely scary. the first one is The Devil Inside. It is about exorcism but this one makes people feeling tense even by watching the trailer. The other is 11.11.11, a date of horror that marks the arriving of other evils. Click here and watch the 11.11.11 trailer.

10.29.2011

Tesco Homeplus in South Korea

这是Tesco在南韩的成功扩展例子。Tesco没有坚持一定要用Tesco,反而用了Homeplus的名字,让本地人更加了解这个概念。现在的手机的确可以做很多事情,已经结合了手提电脑的科技。我们现在这么发达,有甚多好处。大家好好珍惜吧!

10.26.2011

Sony - Don't Just Watch. Feel.

这广告排的很美,美得我没有听清楚旁白。我完成不知道其实到底发生什么事情,只知道好像有巨大的万有引力将这男女给拉在一起。就这样美丽的画面,我都不在意对白。最后看见:Sony - Don't Just Watch. Feel。这个tagline真的很重要吗?

10.25.2011

Feist - The Circle Married The Line

加拿大唱作才华歌手Feist出了最新专辑《Metals》。她的嗓音应该很少人会不喜欢吧。这叫做天赐之音,真像天使般的声音。专辑中,我最喜欢这首The Circle Married The Line,很能激起自省的动力。说她要寻找地平线,让自己看得更清楚。请在晚上时一个人静静地欣赏,慢慢去体会生后给你带来的意义。
Feist again amazes us with her latest album Metals. Her vocal is angelic. I love this song very much - The Circle Married The Line, as well as A Commotion and Bittersweet Melodies. She is not what we presume as 1,2,3,4-alike, she is always a surprise.

10.24.2011

Rihanna - California King Bed

Rihanna's latest album Talk That Talk is out this coming November, This is the single, California King Bed, from album Loud. The album Loud is a success since last year. This MV was uploaded on May 6, 2011, and I saw it a few day ago. A slow burner love song for me, so Rihanna's vocal is kind of everything in this single. I just could not understand that the title could be as it is.

The School of Life

无意中在网上发现的生活学校。应该说,到这所学校学习如何生活。点子非常有趣,而且对症下药。这正是现代虚弱的我们所需要的。我已经不再相信大学学术派,跟社会地球越扯越远。生活中有许多事情值得我们学习。The School of Life提供的课程包括如何平衡工作与生活、如何面对死亡、如何酷、如何找到你爱死的工作、如何谈得更愉快、如何享受你的身体......其中还包括所谓的购书治疗(Bibliotherapy)、精神治疗(Psychotherapy)等等,就请赶快浏览 http://www.theschooloflife.com

10.23.2011

Coldplay - Paradise

这支MV唤起我对英国伦敦、地铁和涂鸦的回忆。如果你喜欢冷玩,你就是喜欢冷玩。这首Paradise没有太大惊喜,但是就是喜欢。我超喜欢里头的大象,好可爱。他们的摇滚有自省的作用,对人生有一种第三者的距离,尤其是这首歌。

10.22.2011

Woody Allen - Midnight in Paris

巴黎肯定是超吸引人的,每个人都想去的浪漫之都。很多关于巴黎的电影都让我着迷,更让我有冲动向在此飞到巴黎。我看了今年康城影展的开幕电影《Midnight in Paris》(午夜巴黎)。说白了,这其实就是撞鬼的故事。到了午夜,一个美国作者撞鬼,不只如此,他撞见的是20年代的鬼。那个时代的文化、服饰和氛围真的好迷人。影片中的服装设计很华丽,巴黎的夜景很美。除了那些,这只不过是另一部Woody Allen的电影。
A Woody Allen's film with starry casts is absolutely interesting, but it seemed to me as another film from the director. I love the costume design most, they are pretty and fantastic. Of course, the actors and actresses are very attractive. After all, it show the beautiful side of Paris, and Paris in midnight is really beautiful.

10.21.2011

Cecile Corbel - Arrietty's Song

等了好久终于有机会看米林宏昌执导、宮崎駿编剧的动画片《借りぐらしのアリエッティ》(借物少女艾莉缇)。这故事改编自英国作家Mary Norton的小说《The Borrowers》。故事很简单,就叙说小人国在人类的世界其实是借物者。每当他们被发现,他们就得搬迁。如果是宮崎駿迷,这是绝对不能错过的好片。

Finally I have watched the long-awaited animation The Borrower Arrietty trailer. Again I am amazed by the story and the details of the animation. The soundtrack is a bonus, with Cecile Corbel dreamy angelic music, it magnify the tiny little world of Arrietty. Satisfied.

10.20.2011

Hornet vs Bees

几年前看了关于大黄蜂hornet屠杀蜜蜂的视频(http://feiziyou.blogspot.com/2009/04/japanese-giant-hornet.html)觉得恐怖冒冷汗。最近我和同事谈起这件大自然屠杀事件时,顺便上网查询其它视频,却让我发现以上的精彩片断。蜜蜂长期和敌蜂针锋相对,它们发展出一个被预防屠杀的存活技巧,看了之后真要佩服它们的智慧。不过那是一只大黄蜂vs群体蜜蜂,要是大黄蜂是一群来攻击,恐怕...

10.17.2011

The Antlers - I Don't Want Love


周日晚很迟睡。睡3小时后起身去上班。本来以为今天在公司又是行尸走肉过一天。除了早上时分一直不停打瞌睡,接下来的时间我还能提起精神去干事。难道是年纪大了,睡眠可以减少?我好像不相信这回事(因我很爱睡)。周一经常都是最惨、最难过的日子。因为周末不但没有补眠,而且还超支。这个星期一还算神奇。现在打算睡觉,却没有睡意。不过写完了这篇,我应该会去睡觉。我已经养成了那种只要有机会躺下来睡意就立刻产生的神奇。我就是一直在听这首The Antlers的I Don't Want Love,感觉轻轻地漂浮,脑袋开始抛空。就是这种感觉,我入眠时将会忘掉今日的烦躁。

When I was watching the trailer of Weekend, the background music is familiar. I thought, I knew this song, I listened to it before, but I could not recall the names. Later I found out it was 'I Don't Want Love', the first track from The Antlers' latest album Burst Apart. Honestly, when I found a song I like so much from an album, I would keep listening to it and tend to forget others. The song that I like most (from Burst Apart) was Hound. Yet, It was never too late to look back and found something extraordinary.

10.16.2011

David Guetta - Without You (ft. Usher)

巴西6:07am;我输了,我不能等。
南非6:07pm;没有你,我就赢不了。
泰国4:07am;我迷失。我空虚。
美国2:07pm;没有你,我就不会不同。
... ...
没有你,世界永远孤独。有你,大陆因你而移。国界粉碎,世界联合。
又一次,大卫库塔将派队欢乐的精神注入这首Without You。他的音乐,就是能够带你去一处虑过烦恼的天堂,大家就纯粹来一次共舞派对。他的beat,就是起着这种作用。就像MV中的男女在共舞欢乐,全世界都连在一起。就像这样的派对,我向往。

David Guetta did it again. This song, Without You, featuring Usher, is a universal party music. Despite our colours, our language, our differences, we long for happiness. When we are in peace, we are dancing in happiness. That's why I love this video very much. Bravo! Let's dance :)

Sunday Preview - Ryan Gosling

第一次看Ryan Gosling是他主演的《Half Nelson》,觉得这个演员以后的星路应该还不错。近来,他又很多不片子上演。最近的《Drive》在康城影展赢得了最佳导演。除了都演那些比较冷门的电影,他终于有机会主演商业喜剧片《Crazy, Stupid, Love》,和Steve Careel飙戏。接着,在George Clooney自编自导自演的《The Ides of March》主演主角,这是George Clooney一贯想要拍的美国政治片种。他还没有成为好莱坞的A级,但是潜能很大。他属于实力派那种,希望他能藉着一些商业片把自己变得偶像派一些。《Crazy, Stupid, Love》应该是一个很好的开始(虽然单看预告好像没有到达那个感觉)。Ryan Gosling,看好你了。
Recently, there are a few upcoming movies starring Ryan Gosling. I saw him in 'Half Nelson' and he had made an impression. Those recent release include 'Drive', 'Crazy, Stupid, Love' and 'The Ides of March'. Hopefully these are not just a rush of demand in short term. A rom-com will boost him up, I bet.

10.15.2011

Bjork - Moon

有一段时间对她没有兴趣。现在也应该是。大概对她的热情已经退热。但是却对她这张《Biophilla》有些兴趣。听完了这首单曲,大概也知道自己会不了过去那个样子。然后,也不想装自己很民主好像什么都可以一样。听听吧,听听后就罢。

10.14.2011

The Cranberries - Fire and Soul (Preview)

久违的小红莓。这个预告我重复听了几遍,喜欢鼓声和吉他慢慢铺陈的节奏。Fire and Soul感觉很清新。好期待。一直喜欢The Craberries。这最新专辑《Roses》要到明年2月才正式发行...好难等啰。

10.13.2011

Zee Avi - 31 Days

以前时间很多工作很少,写博客的次数也不算多,偶尔其中的一个月我会发疯般不停地写。现在工作实在忙得不可开交。上班时间一律不用Facebook社交网络用率大跌。觉得自己因为工作变成了一个名副其实的宅()男。翻译的工作依然在进行着,感觉没完没了。正职的工作,说真的,大部分已经搞完了,而且工作量不大。现在这一刻,我真的是在偷闲。在听Zee Avi的新专辑《ghostbirds》。Zee Avi的歌,就是有那种让人放松心情的作用。我既刻变得软绵绵的很想睡觉。这张专辑我尤其喜欢单曲Swell Window31 DaysSiboh Kitak Nangis

10.09.2011

Sunday Preview - Let's Watch Taiwan

I keep listening to this song - "Those Years" (那些年). It is written by "9knifes" (九把刀), a famous fiction blogger from Taiwan. The song is the theme song for his first feature film "You Are The Apple of My Eye" (《那些年,我们一起追过的女孩》, literally it means "those years, those girls we wooed"). Those bittersweet of high school and first love memory, we would love to reminisce.
Those years might be unbearable lightness, yet Another Taiwanese feature "Seedig Bale" (《赛德克·巴莱》) by director Wei Te Sheng should be the heaviness. The Seediq tribe were forced to fight for their own during ruling of Japanese. It's a movie of war, lost, and fighting for Seedig's faith. It looks like a great production. Watch the trailer here: Sun Flags & Rainbow Bridge.

10.08.2011

I AM NIKON

最近同事们接到一个案子,是Nikon的I AM广告。我们大家就到youtube看其电视广告。大家的第一个反应,就是觉得那首背景歌曲很好听,很能激奋人心。在我看着看着的时候,觉得有些像National Geographic的feel。现在的广告拍成像短片一样。只要是大制作,就已经有震撼力。用I AM 什么什么去定义自己的生活,我喜欢。

10.05.2011

The Dazzling Cafe @ Kota Damansara


以前经常和朋友Keith去吃然后到网卡工作。最近因为大家都全职,所以没有自由工作的时间。但是freelance依然不间断。就在这个周末,我们选了一间在Kota Damansara的kopitiam,打算吃后工作。他点咖喱面,我点星洲米粉。全都不错。饱餐后就开始工作,不停工作,也不停点饮料,又再次重过freelance的日子,虽然只是一个周末。

10.02.2011

Just Stand Up!

友人在FB转载了这Just Stand Up To Cancer视频,我多手点击结果花了一些时间感动。说真的,我更有兴趣看众超级女歌手同台表演飙歌。如果我这样想的话,应该符合了该promo的初衷,就是要能吸引成千上万的人观看然后拨电做慈善。就这样吧,我就是来消费而已吧?不是的,我只是来听歌的。歌是好听的,众聚集让人兴奋。但是癌症基本是一项很私人的事情。我们自己必须拿出勇气去面对生活。Just stand up,勇于面对,好好去生活、感恩。我们可以去到很多意想不到的地方。
Mariah Carey, Beyoncé, Mary J. Blige, Rihanna, Fergie, Natasha Bedingfield, Miley Cyrus, Leona Lewis, Carrie Underwood, Keyshia Cole, Ashanti, Ciara, and Nicole Scherzinger performed "Just Stand Up! To Cancer" to help raise support for others to stand up to cancer. Great song and great collaboration. Just stand up!

Sunday Preview - Hola!

大师阿莫多瓦新片《La piel que habito》(吾栖之肤)很让人期待。他的电影总是有离奇的感觉。电影讲述一名外科医生试图制造出新型伏击,在真人身上进行实验。这人对于这医生只是一件试验品。人不但是一个臭皮,还有灵魂。如果没有灵魂,就只是皮了。另外一部由依格侠导的西班牙片《Balada triste de trompeta》(最后的马戏团)。西班牙内战时期,快乐小丑被雇在马戏团服务,他在马戏中大事屠杀兵士。故事也是够疯癫的。西班牙电影有种歇斯底里的疯。

Almodavar's new film The Skin I Live in is going to show everywhere else but not Malaysia. I always wanted to watch Almodavar's movie. I anticipate his and yet I do not have my wish come true. Never mind, there is always an alternative. The other Spanish movie The Last Circus by Álex de la Iglesia is quite bizarrely interesting. A clown ss hired to serve in a circus during Spanish Civic War and he massacres the entire platoon. Revenge? Hola! Let's watch some Spanish films.

10.01.2011

Chiara Mastroianni & Paul Schneider - Ici Londres

继《Les Chansons d'amour》(巴黎小情歌)后,导演Christophe Honore和作曲人Alex Beaupain再次合作另一部音乐剧情电影《Les Bien-aimés》(被爱的人),演员班底几乎一样,还多了老戏骨Catherine Deneuve。这首动听的歌曲“Ici Londres”由Chiara Mastroianni和Paul Schneider演唱。在这部独特、怀旧又浪漫的作品中,他们饰演的角色将我们带入了60年代的布拉格、80年代的伦敦、911事件时的世界和今日的
巴黎。

故事涉及三个城市:布拉格、伦敦巴黎。在上世纪60年代,巴黎女子新婚丈夫来到布拉格,然而随着俄国坦克开进这座城市,两人的爱情也走到的尽头,她回到法国。30年后,女儿在伦敦遇到了意中人并疯狂爱上他,但她却认为自己失去与人相爱的能力。
This song, Ici Londres, from the new movie by Christophe Honore is okay, at least it catches my attention. I have paid attention to Honore's films, even Homme au Bain, but not all of them are my cup of tea. But I love Les Chansons d'amour, I love it, I love the songs. Hopefully this The Beloved is as good as Love Songs.