wonderland

Kopan monastery in Nepal

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 21:45:32 +0800

it is heard that there are some short courses(7 or 10 days) hold in this small Monastery, so I took a taxi and paid a visit there. Unfortunately, for November, it only will host one month course. Therefore I have to skip the course, just pay attention to this monastery itself.

大佛堂只有一个monk管理, 他也很奇怪, 特别对我优待, 挪了个私人的蒲垫给我. (正好, 那么公共的蒲垫都给用的很旧了, 不奢望他们会每周清洗). 作为在外旅游的中国人, 很多时候都没金发碧眼的老外吃香.所以本小姐有点纳闷, 我咋就有特别待遇呢?! 原来他是寺里唯一的一个中国人, 四十多岁了, 叫Nima(太阳). 出身在四川甘孜, 自小就决定走佛途, 在印度呆过一段时间, 然后就转战到nepal, 一呆就是十八年了. 中文讲得还不错, 但有时侯会想不到词. 他喜欢Nepal的环境和天气(听他意思, 就是嫌印度), 在这里管吃管住, 但没收入. (可我咋见他有手机呢?! 难不成是化缘化来的). 这里一定要学会的语言出了nepal 外就是藏语, 是每年考试的必考科目. 基本上我见到上了年纪并有一定地位的monk都是人手一部手机, 而且都心宽体胖,但绝对是每个都慈眉善目. 本小姐最最关心的问题就是: 如果要进来这寺庙, 门坎有多高. Nima说 : 想来就来呗, 不用考试,不用交钱. 但你搞错一件事, 本寺庙是全男班. . 但不用灰心, 下面一点那个寺庙就是全女班. (还好有个补充说明). 可问题是横看竖看, 还是觉得这个寺庙环境好. Nima说, 没关系, 你可以来进修或干脆就住它几个月(作为游客就好啦, 反正交钱就行了).

总结: 人人尽说江南好，游人只合江南老。 (现在不适合来这住,老了再说)

http://www.kopan-monastery.com/

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Tricks (Sztuczki)

Mon, 15 Jun 2009 23:09:10 +0800

Tricks (Sztuczki)

Directed by:	Andrzej Jakimowski
Written by:	Andrzej Jakimowski
Cast:	Damian Ul, Ewelina Walendziak, Rafał Guniczak
Distributor:	New Wave Films
Country:	Poland
Year:	2007
Running time:	96min

During the long summer holidays, six-year-old Stefek follows his 17-year-old sister Elka as she works by evening in a bar and prepares for her job interview with a large international company. One day, at the railway station, they see a man who Stefek suspects may be the father who abandoned him at birth. Stefek and Elka have developed a life in which they believe that 'tricks' or games can influence the course of events. Stefek embarks on a new sequence of games of chance in which he hopes to win back his lost father, turning up at the station every day and attempting to prolong their encounters.

2007威尼斯影展最佳欧州电影奖
　　2007菠兰影展最佳影片、最佳摄影
　　2007东京影展最佳男演园
　　2007圣保萝国际影展评审团大奖
　　2007斯洛伐克国际影展费比西奖
　　2007德国海德堡影展评审团大奖
　　2007欧州巡迴影展评审团大奖
　　2008台北电影节国际青年导演竞塞片

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there are lots of scene impressed me....

1 Stefek tried to set free the doves, but even he has opened the cage, the doves just ignored him and refussed to fly out of the cage.......

2 Elka ate the watermelon by the street---It is so fun seeing her eating that piece of watermelon.

3 Stefek woke up at the train in the early morning, when he stared out the side door of the train, city scene alternatedly flashed past.

4 close up---there are lots of close up, actor's face sometime almost occupy half the screen.

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Movie star? or Movie hands

Mon, 15 Jun 2009 22:52:09 +0800

My big big boss came across and shouted, “we need a model, the filming is just about to start” wow! We do know there is a film production team coming from Beijing and will shoot a short film introducing our routine job and the whole working procedure. But who knows there is a need for a model. Big boss kept yelling and encouraged us “hey, we need a movie star, en.. who need to have beautiful hands to show how XXXX machine work” ….We tried to smother our disappointed expression when we heard the word “hand”, and silence keep hovering over. Still, no one responded to her, before she freak out, my co-worker who said beside me finally voiced her opinion: how about XXXX? Her hands are well-known for its perfect. The rest of us exhaled imperceptibly, and nodded to confirm her recommendation. So, we “betray” another colleague who does not belong to our team.

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<<Dear John>>page 179&177

Mon, 15 Jun 2009 22:51:06 +0800

“Tim had pronounced it to have the greatest atmosphere of any restaurant he’d been to”

“it reminded me that you’re the best thing that’s ever happened to me”

This is typical expression foreigner would use, exaggerating every simple ordinary thing. Last time when I wore that red skirt, my boss widened her eye in shock and praised : this is the most gorgeous color I have even met! I have to sniffle a laugh and prevent myself from rolling my eyes, feigned a delighted voice to say. “thank you”

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<<Dear John>>page 175

Mon, 15 Jun 2009 22:48:40 +0800

“I know it’s a cliché and it’s probably off the mark, but I keep thinking of you sitting in a tent at a makeshift table, with an oil lamp burning beside you while the wind blows outside. It’s so much more romantic than reading something on the same machine that you use to download music or research a paper………………………” actually in reality, John was sitting in the fluorescent-lit, government-issued desk inside his wooden barracks………..

Ah huh…girlish thing. You can never imagine how silly and stupid girl could become when it come to romantic. How about you have a bad handwriting, does it lessen it’s romantic? Gosh! We are watching the movie “ you’ve got mail” nowadays, how come people still anticipate the written letter enclosed in a traditional envelope, which was carried by old-fashion surface mail. Maybe , Postcard is fine with me, but when it come to the written letter which just go to far. If I did receive it, I have to doubt whether the sender is insane. I do like this plot appearing in the novel or movie, but in the reality, I just don’t buy it a bit. Maybe I have lost the sense of romantic, but let’s say it I am just too scared to meet some weird guy.

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Dear John by Nicholas Sparks

Sun, 07 Jun 2009 22:54:47 +0800

Dear John is written by Nicholas Sparks. It is not as good as I expected, not that impressive or touching as the praise and compliments recommended on the book review. Some critic said it had tremendous emotional depth, oh my god, it was going too far. What caught my eye mostly is not the love story between John and Savannah, it is the relationship between John and his father. His father has Asperger, which means developmental disorder. In other words, he was like rain man, remember that movie?! But the difference is his situation is relatively miner, which enable him to have been married once, raise his child on his own and obtain a steady job. But the bad side is his inexistent social life and only can talk about coins. John always want to have normal father like others, who can share idea and thoughts, patting his back to encourage and push him going forward. John also is eager to have some normal conversation with his father apart from coins. Finally, when he discovered the fact that the only way to attach with his dad is through coins which is revealed by Savannah who is majored in special education. Though the fact is harsh and unbearable, John did improve his relationship with his father and move long pretty well. He became more understanding about his father’s love for him. I don’t know what to say about it, this part looks like kind of something stuck in the throat. Life is not always perfect, we have to admit something there we cannot change. Maybe love is on so many level, once you know they have try their best, you should just take it instead of asking for the same as others. I have not finished the whole book yet, but I have a peek over the ending which is not a happy one. However, as we all know, the most touching and memorable thing always contains sorrow and sad.

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气焰

Sun, 26 Apr 2009 08:35:00 +0800

B: ally, 你知道另一个部门的专业词汇XXX是什么的缩写么？我忘了它的全称

ALLY: google 一下就知道啦．要不就上他们部门的网站就查到啦．

Ｂ：我就是懒得查嘛．算了我干脆打电话问一下他们好了！

Ally心想他们那部门的人平时挺拽的，连到水，上个厕所都带着head phone．

Ally忍不住说：　你这又何必助他们的气焰呢？（一出口，　就知道自己态度不对了！立刻补充）不是，　俺的意思是我们又何必增加同僚的工作量，当然他们肯定是非常乐于助人的！！请删除我讲的第一句话！！！！

所有周边的同事都笑翻了．．．．．．．

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曼托瓦尼乐团音乐会

Sun, 26 Apr 2009 08:23:46 +0800

Hoolay!!

我终于有活动, 由于搬到鸟不拉死的郊区, 已经放弃很多activity, 减少去美术馆,图书馆,黄花岗剧院...唯一还有动力的就是星海音乐厅. 它实在是太优惠, 优点是：　

１　只要买最低的票价就可以，　就算坐最后一排，效果还是超好的．

２相对天河体育中心，黄花岗剧院，中山纪念堂，　这里可容纳的人还算少，　所以就算个别人没品，也还能接受，　而且最重要的是，散场后还有那么一定点希望能haill a taxi.（这对于Ally来说非常重要）

美国曼托瓦尼乐团音乐会

--详细介绍

位列世界三大轻音乐乐团之首的曼托瓦尼乐团，由身兼小提琴家、作曲家、编曲家、指挥家多种身份于一身的曼托瓦尼(Annunzio Paolo Mantovani)创立于1935年,是世界轻音乐诞生的标志，这是一个以弦乐为主的庞大的管弦乐团。它以极流畅舒展、柔和动听、华丽丰满、优美醉人的弦律和绝妙的演奏风格，使轻音乐迅速在介于古典与通俗的乐坛上奠定了自己的龙头地位。曼托瓦尼的音乐在七十多年来风靡了世界各大洲的每个角落，乐团以它高尚品位的演奏水准、以行云流水赋予哲理性的旋律、优美的弦乐之声勘称音乐之醇美的极致享受。它们运用流行音乐的手法改编古典名曲，使人们更多熟悉了贝多芬、肖邦、柴科夫斯基等大师们的名作。在20世纪中期就已成为世界上最著名的轻音乐团。

独步全球的乐团“弦瀑”：大量弦乐器织成的“弦瀑”，是曼托瓦尼最大的特色。这是曼托瓦尼根据多年演奏小提琴的丰富经验独创的手法。他通常把小提琴分作三组，自高至低渐次增加音量，营造出一种瀑布般由高处向低处倾泻的音响效果，铸就了行云流水般的美妙音色，一出现便轰动当时的乐坛。这也成为了曼托瓦尼乐团的一个金字招牌。曼托瓦尼那动如瀑布，象丝绸般的重弦乐音响，时而飞流直下三千尺，时而好象波澜不兴的辽阔大海，曼妙舞动间能带给人如沐春风或雨后初晴般的喜悦，让一般的人也在不知不觉中爱上了高格调的音乐。

“浪漫三秘诀”：秘诀一 ——“选曲”，曼托瓦尼的选曲范围相当广泛，包含有斯特劳斯圆舞曲、圣诞音乐、爵士作曲家作品集、好莱坞电影主题曲、探戈等各式舞曲、怀念老歌、犹太音乐、各地民谣、世界浪漫名曲、百老汇音乐、古典名曲等不同风情的音乐都包括在内。主要诉求高通俗性、易于流通的优美旋律，因此许多乐迷是透过曼托瓦尼的美妙声音，才接触到不同领域的动听音乐。

秘诀二 ——“编曲”，曼托瓦尼在编曲方面有其独到之处，由于自己是小提琴家，因此十分了解弦乐器优美富歌唱性的特性，因此在管弦配器上十分强调弦乐群的比重。如此编制是为了符合曼托瓦尼强调乐曲旋律的流动感以及高度亲和力所设计的。
秘诀三 ——“指挥”，曼托瓦尼不刻意强调音乐的戏剧张力，反而细腻地处理每个乐曲的呼吸以及协调性，流畅柔美的手法无人能比。请您现场尊享那举世无双的天籁之音吧。

备选经典曲目：

1. Moon River
月亮河    曼托瓦尼轻音乐团代表作
2. La Vie en rose
玫瑰人生    电影主题曲
3. Cara Mia
亲爱的你    电影主题曲
4. A Walk in The Black Forest
漫步黑森林
5. Swedish Rapsody
瑞典狂想曲
6. And I Love You So
我是如此爱你    电影主题曲
7. Smoke Gets in You Eyes
烟雾弥漫你的双眼    电影主题曲
8. Exodus
出埃及记    电影主题曲
9. Elizabethan Serenade
伊丽莎白的小夜曲
10. Big Country
锦绣大地     电影主题曲
11. Fool
愚蠢    电影主题曲
12. Londondery Air
伦敦德里小调
13. My Way
夺标    电影主题曲
14. Tonight
今夜
15. Charmaine
魅力无限的弦乐瀑布
16. Besame Mucho
帕瓦罗蒂名曲“吻我”
17. Miditation From“Thais”
电影“苔丝”主题曲
18. Slavonic Dance No2 in E Minor
第二号斯拉夫舞曲
19. Around The World
环游世界    电影主题曲
20. The Skate’s Waltz
溜冰圆舞曲
21. Limelight
焦点    电影主题曲
21. Valencia
瓦伦西亚    西班牙名曲
22. Maria Elena
玛丽亚．艾莱娜    电影主题曲
23. Solveigs Song
索尔维格之歌
24. “Air” On The G String
G弦上的咏叹调
25. James Bond Theme
电影“007”主题音乐
26. Tea For Two
电影插曲“鸳鸯茶”
27. I Just Call To Say I Love You
电话诉衷肠
28. Maragena
西班牙名曲“玛拉吉娜”
29. Hungarian Dance No 5
第五号匈牙利舞曲
30. Beauty Rosmarie
美丽的罗斯玛琳     小提琴名曲
31. Yellow Rose Of Texas
德克萨斯的黄玫瑰     电影插曲
32. Nessum Dorma From Opera Tourando
今夜无人入睡    歌剧《图兰朵》
33. Cielito Lindo
南美名曲“美丽的天空”
34. Give My Regard To Broadway
带来我的祝福给百老汇
35. Autumn Leaves
秋叶    电影插曲
36. Some Enchanted Evening
那醉人的夜晚    电影主题曲
37. Lonely Ballerina
孤独的芭蕾舞女    电影主题曲