| Asian Invasion!! |
[07 Nov 2009|10:08am] |
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A rare Chinese song on my radar:
Raymond Lam - "Loving with no Regret"
(This vid's great b/c there's pinyin AND English translation! Yes, my rare Chinese song usually originates from TVB shows. XD)
This video, and many others like it, are one of the main reasons why I dislike Chinese pop music. It's all about heartbreak; the singers sound on the verge of tears, and it's very rare to find a singer who is also a songwriter. Parts of the video are invariably shot in slow-motion, take place in either a musty corner/sunlit bleached room, and have close-ups of the singer's thousand-yard stare. There is usually a male/female counterpart to the singer, and they act out little skits over the course of the video, depending on the song's content. You watch enough of this stuff, you'll feel like you're supposed to feel heartbroken all the time! And God forbid you start watching Taiwan/K-dramas... O.O Although I do prefer the cleanliness & naivete of Asian dramas, over the excessively raunchy and basically immoral American dramas.
You can understand how karaoke became much more popular in Asia first; the melodies are easy to learn, and easy to sing along to (kinda like Avril Lavigne songs!). Not saying this is a bad thing. Something has to be said about composing easily-digestible melodies that hook into your brain that have you humming them subconsciously...
Can't.. scrub song from mind!! Aughhhh! I need some level-2 psychic dissuasion!!
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| Homemade experiments. |
[06 Nov 2009|11:02pm] |
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Notes for next burrito creation night!
- Ground beef instead + less beer&limejuice flavours!
- Store-bought tortillas, for sure...
- Cooked salsa (more flavourful, less raw garlic, gah)
- Somehow add more flavour to Mexican rice... I think tomato paste would taste yummy in it..
Not bad though! No stomach aches, no diarrhea :D
Can do in my kitchen on Fridays, when mom is out @ church group :]
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Globus is EPIC rock!! Taking existing trailer music and fuuuuusing them w/ orchestral hair-raisingness! Complete with choir.
This music is amazing O______O
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| Stuff happens in November! |
[05 Nov 2009|01:20am] |
Ada headlines today:
1) Exam time means baiting fellow students with notes, to take advantage of their skipping!
2) MUTINY!! I've decided, and am finally quitting WiReD.
For the last year or so, WiReD's recent articles have bordered on boring; although extremely well-written, the topics fail to inspire me the way they used to. No longer do I eagerly tear open the plastic wrapping, sniff the new magazine smell, and work my way solidly through from first page to the 'Artifacts from the Future' in 2 very extended sittings. So, as of I believe April next year, when no colourful, heavy papered magazine lands in my mailbox any more, I will feel a tinge of nostalgia every time I see a copy of WiReD on the bookshelves. It has been a beautiful and inspirational 3 years, WiReD~
Add: I did subscribe to SciAm Mind though. ;) Although that 6-month subscription will end about a month after I stop receiving WiReD... boy, I'm gonna get serious magazine withdrawal around springtime, lol
3) Apparently there's a film class before my Wed's class. Might come in early on those days... lol
4) Finally, my curiosity about the only part of Hart House I couldn't access has been satisfied: the Soldier's Tower opened, in anticipation of Remembrance Day. Magnificent, glowing stained glass, talking to an elderly lady who recounted that the poppies really do grow between the crosses... and seeing all those artefacts, imagining that they were treasured and held by once-living people.
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| Unsure. |
[28 Oct 2009|10:46pm] |
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Exercise makes everything better. Sweat out all that frustration, worry, fear that's kept inside. : )
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| Brrrrr. |
[27 Oct 2009|11:55pm] |
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Recalling a winter dream, to fit into Calvin's film project schedule : P
08/15/2009
I am walking along a tubular underground tunnel, with someone familiar and comforting by my side. The brown brick walls absorb the sound of our feet; ahead of us, a bright, all-suffusing light. We come up and out of the exit... onto a resplendent winter field and hills. Snow drapes over all contours, softening them, turning them to plush padded ground. The sky is clearest blue; barren trees far into the distance, hedging this tranquil unspoiled land. It is not cold at all, no chilling winds, just a pleasant balminess. And the light: it is like the light of dawn, that diffuse brightening of the land... but also like the light that comes when it is snowing steadily, without wind. I turn, smiling radiantly, to the familiar person... he smiles back, and we gladly embrace. His sweater is soft, woven grey wool, smelling of soap; it tickles my lips. His face is no one I know in reality. In that unspeaking dream knowledge, I know he's brought me here to show me a secret place.
We walk a paved road, snow falling gently all around us. Black oil-burning streetlamps appear occasionally along the path, unlit. Unnecessary, really, the light is everywhere. We arrive at a frozen pond, and already he is skating, encouraging me to join with a joyous grin. My first steps are shakey... but soon enough, I am gliding along effortlessly (just like in real life! har har har). No fear of falling, the ice smooth as glass, no friction, just skating on this untouched pond, laughing out of pure enjoyment.
Then we are walking again. Another surprise, right around the corner behind bare branches. I know it is a child's playground, I see it in my mind before I see it in the dream. He smiles at me. The sky overhead is softest dove grey.
The end!
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Another dream I had involving ice and snow... is rather ridiculous, lol
I am a panda, with 2 brother pandas. We are lost in a temperate forest, the air is bitingly cold and the muddy road we are following is frozen. It's growing darker and darker, the trees seem to press in, a tunnel around us. We are cold, and hungry... no food in this forest for us. :(
Then, off to the left of the road, we see a tunnel low to the ground, weaved from branches and leaves. It looks constructed, but it is shelter. We crawl inside, me in the lead... it is a bit warmer inside, but it is not ours. I feel like I shouldn't be in the tunnel, and so I push forward faster, reaching the end.
I come out, walking on hind legs... I've become a human, and the tunnel exited straight out of a wall of the underground of a shopping centre. Fortunately, the mall is empty and the exit came out in a secluded area. Again, I get the feeling that I don't belong, that I am trespassing. I turn to go back into the tunnel; I've lost my brothers already, and I crawl along slowly.
Suddenly, a menacing presence! The owner of the tunnel has woken up, smelled intruders and is following our scent, rapidly closing in! Crawling, scraping as fast as I can, the tunnel becomes snow and ice around me. Light from all directions, as if our tunnel were suspended in air. Desperately kicking back some of the snow scratched up by my paws to create a barrier. Reaching the exit, I burst out and slam the snow door onto the tunnel, and run into the temperate forest. The snow melts from my fur.
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Bah, I always feel odd when reliving dreams. It feels like nostalgia, that same heart-tug and almost-sadness, dislocation... Funny, because none of these places existed. And yet I feel like I've been there a lifetime.
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| Johnny Hollow. |
[27 Oct 2009|10:43pm] |
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In the spirit of Halloween, scaring yourself and having fun:
http://www.johnnyhollowmusic.com/
Beautiful music...
Can't solve these 2 riddles:
Gone
Motherless Child
And ScuttleBuggery... Damnit, I feel like squishing those evil interfering bugs!! Increased rage at level 4!! D:
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| Burritosis - Part 2 |
[27 Oct 2009|09:34pm] |
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Conclusive Findings for Big Fat Burrito:
Middling amount of steak & a middling price (7.25$ for a regular).
Pros:
Lotta drippings (sauces, sour creams, bean hash, steak juice? I dunno, it was orange!) = one juicy burrito grenade.
Fresh peppers + tomatoes, and NO onions (my classmates, rejoice!).
Freshly cooked steak, hot off the metal sheet thingy.
Friendliest staff, by far!
Cons:
A tad smaller than both Mission Burrito and Z-teca.
Uh... odd to say this, but it doesn't taste like a burrito? LOL It tastes fuggin' good, but it's pretty much smothered in bean + juicy goodness. xD
Next up: Burrito Boyz - Must attempt this megalithic establishment of awesominity~ O___O
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| Slick. |
[25 Oct 2009|10:21pm] |
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Kind of a random post, but I'm digging the lovely throbbing drum and bass music from the new 2010 Kia Forte commercials, specifically the Koup:
The cars should come w/ this song on a USB stick or something... lol
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| Burroti <- Indian Burrito! har har haarr |
[21 Oct 2009|05:22pm] |
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The results so far in the quest to find the tastiest burrito!
The menu: a steak burrito with mild salsa.
Mission Burrito
Pros:
The most stuffings: guacamole, refried beans, beans, toppings (like onions), cheese.
The least steak. BUT, the stuffings more than make up for the tastiness.
Cheapest (6.61$ with tax, for a regular)
Conveniently located near St. Patrick's stn.
Cons:
2/3's the size of the other "regular" sized burritos. It's enough though.
Z-Teca
Pros:
The tastiest steak, most well-seasoned!
Mammoth! Couldn't finish last 1/8th.
Very little red onions in salsa.
Big gobs of cheese.
Pressed in panini-press.
Wrapped in foil... makes it SO much easier to peel and eat, what genius.
Cons:
Bloody expensive. (8.47$ with tax) Apparently they had a sign up that said "due to economic times, we've had to jack up our prices starting Oct. 5th." When I walked in, the place was empty.
Aside from steak, very bland. Just black beans, rice, sour cream, salsa.
Big Fat Burrito
Pros:
Freshly cooked steak, also the juiciest and most abundant.
[ Actually, I require a 2nd tasting of this one. More in-depth analysis... muahahaha >:D ]
9 more places to try, apparently:
http://www.blogto.com/toronto/the_best_burritos_in_toronto/
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Damnit, how the hell do ppl console other people who are having troubles with their relationships? D:<
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I'm reading "Sense and Sensibility and Sea Monsters" :D It is so "droll" and "monstrous amusing" in a subtle way. Still, I can't get over the fact that ppl used to talk like that (if indeed they did). Being not acquainted with the original text, I'm not sure if Margaret Dashwood's being possessed is supposed to be in there. I'm feeling very badly for Marianne Dashwood though... oh that Willoughby! lol
The sea monsters part is so well-incorporated that you don't get a sense of gimmicky. I mean, the fact that I'm so involved in the story itself means they're doing a very good job. :D
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| hmpf. |
[20 Oct 2009|12:36am] |
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| Gol-den! |
[19 Oct 2009|01:13am] |
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After watching "Full Metal Jacket", the world suddenly makes so much sense. Not in the enlightenment way, but the "NOW I get the reference!" xD
Pandorum = Orcs in Space. lol The only really scary part is the ill-prepared post-hypersleep accomodation. Have a GD fuzzy welcome mat and soothing lights, why don't you? Not just bleh, ejected on a cold steel floor. It's not badly made (nicely disturbing SFX, rising claustrophobic tension) and the beginning was very promising. Sadly it got neutered by the end. : ( Potential, castrated!
I've watched quite possibly the worst episodes of Bleach so far... filler about helping out unfulfilled souls, what heartwarming BS. Gimme Aizen and Gin and floods of Arrancar! Gimme.... the Ultimate Battle!
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| I once was lost, and now I'm found! |
[17 Oct 2009|03:43am] |
Hallelujah!!!!!!!!!!
You know when you find something that is SO amazing, SO simple, yet SO life-changing?
I have discovered.... Ctrl-Tab. *angelic chorus!*
FINALLY, moving BETWEEN tabs in Firefox is in my grasp!!! Never again will I languish at the enslavement of my mouse!!! One shackle less in physicality, one step further into the virtual realm of the Internet elite!!!!
I feel like the caveman who discovered fire. (And who prolly burned his scraggly beard by peering too close at it, lol)
This is almost like the day when I "discovered" keywords for bookmarks. I'm so happy right now. :))) ahhh...~
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| Purdy. |
[15 Oct 2009|02:25pm] |
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Dead Letter Circus - The Mile |
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The prettiest corpse you ever did see~
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| If you cook it, they will come. |
[15 Oct 2009|02:01pm] |
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Recently made some dietary changes. I haven't gotten a single dizzy spell the entire week. :D
+ daily egg
+ daily 10g dark chocolate
+ tonnes of fibre
+ lemon water (somehow acts as appetite suppressant?)
+ snacks (apricots, chestnuts, almonds)
Now need more:
- water
- green tea
- calcium
- and less pumpkin pie!! Still 1/3 left, lol
Big Fat Burrito vs. Mission Burrito
BFB has WAY more steak in their steak burrito for a dollar more. And it -is- larger.
But, if you enjoy rice and beans, Mission Burrito is good for a milder palate.
I realize I will not be able to sample every single restaurant. So I've decided to specialize in challah and burritos. lol Gonna hit up "z-teca" next Tuesday...
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| Spunk regained!! |
[08 Oct 2009|02:48pm] |
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AUSTRALIAAAAAAAA!!!!
No, not the 3-hour epic! Continent-hopping across Music Scenes, searching for the lovechild/reincarnation of my faves Chevelle and Fair to Midland - revelations in Australian music!
Dead Letter Circus - hyperactive melodic alt-rock
(first thought: Fair to Midland, "Upgrade^Brigade", WTH!")
The Butterfly Effect - progressive rock/nu-metalish
(imagine a Chevelle that left their bass guitarist at home)
Sneaky Sound System - electro-pop
(envision Telus commercials, lol; hey, I gotta relax with something)
Play these LOUD!!
Dead Letter Circus - "Next In Line" : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Yh884CBhd8
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| Real pool@ss. |
[02 Oct 2009|10:28pm] |
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Much love for "Let the Right One In"! Such a sweet love story. The tragedy of an immortal, ancient mind trapped in the vulnerable frame of a child.
The fact that we noticed nothing wrong with so many night scenes crammed together, is evidence of great mastery -- Jean-Claude Carriere mentions an obscure rule of thumb that night scenes in films have to be spaced out at regular intervals. Says,
"If in a Western two so-called campfire scenes come too close together, something does not seem quite right. The day between them is too short. Similarly, while you can switch from one day to the next without any problems, you can't switch from one night to the next in the same way. Why so? I have no idea. ... If it is well done, we don't notice anything wrong with it. It's the same with meals in films which, thanks to clever editing, often take no more than four to five minutes from the soup course to coffee."
Gotta love the scene where the guy is lifted out of frozen ice butt-first from the lake + screaming children LOL
For some reason the movie made listen to some old Norweigan/Finnish gothic symphonic metal and love metal...
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Weird stuff found:
A blog dedicated to well-dressed/often underdressed prepubescent boys:
http://blog.milkboys.org/page/34/
Soo Calvin, here is evidence to help us understand why pedophiles are attracted to young boys. lol
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