Happy Graduation + Happy Christmas!

How sad that the only time I get off work is spent blogging. As much as I enjoy writing gibberish that will barely be read, it does seem sad that as a young active individual, I am stuck at home in front of a computer on a Sunday evening blogging. Wow, that was quite depressing, but now for some good news.

Happy Graduation to my friend Heejung for toiling through 4 years of harsh uni. You’ve made it and you’ve made us all proud. Being the el cheapo I am, I couldn’t find a graduation bear(as they were all sold out) so I did my own modifications and transformed this Forever Friends bear into a graduation bear. Not too shabby eh? Well, not if you look at it from afar. Happy Graduation!

And since it is christmas, Happy (belated) Christmas to you all!

Lovely Christmas Cookies and Candy Canes from Kath and the kids, Nicole and Marty. Love you guys! Thanks!(=

So close yet so far..

So close yet so far.. The anticipation of 6 months and at the end.. bupkis. *sigh* But no matter, there will always be next time.

Who knew I would experience a series of unfortunate events in such a short period of 3 days? Unfortunate though fortunate at the same time so I guess I should feel lucky. ‘Twas the eve of the final Green Day Melbourne concert when I got a call from Anna saying that she couldn’t make it. One man down, but that’s okay we got Thao as a substitute. The evening of the concert as I walked along platform 5 of Richmond Station, I conversed with Alice and heard news of the cancellation of that evening’s concert due to Green Day front man Billy Joe Armstrong getting food poisoing(I hope that doesn’t sour his experience of coming back to Melbourne! But most likely it did..-__-) So refunds were issued and I had hopes of going Wednesday evening with Lili. Came the arvo of Wednesday the 16th as I came in from work on the Vline, did we realise that Lili had lost her wallet 2 days prior and so there was no way she could make it out in time. So woes, I walked by myself in the hot sticky humid 39 degree sun to Rod Laver to get my refunds in before the 7pm start. Fortunate that we got our money back but unfortunate that we couldn’t make it.

The universe works in mysterious ways! So I guess this time just wasn’t meant to be.. But no matter, I bought some merchandise to cheer myself up.

We just can’t beat the universe..

Star Wars: Where Science Meets Imagination!

It’s been almost half a year since I first learnt of the Star Wars exhibit happening at Scienceworks, so after a long and arduos six month wait, I’ve finally made the time to make one final visit before the exhibit closes.

Limited lighting plus my camera is not the best combination, so apologies for the horrendous quality of photos. Get ready for 41 jpegs, went a bit crazy with my camera at the exhibit, but I still think I didn’t enough.

An opportunity not to be missed if you’re a true blue Star Wars geek! Exhibition closes next Sunday 8th November, so get in quick if you haven’t been!

Star Wars: Where Science Meets Imagination Exhibition: June 2009 – 8th November 2009 @ Scienceworks Museum Victoria, 2 Booker St Spotswood Victoria 3015. Admission: Adults $18, Concession $8, Children (3-16yrs) $6. Further details available here. Don’t miss out!(=

We will all grow old some day..

Not to be pessemistic, but we will grow old some day, lol(=

Cookie wanna cupcake?

My love of cookies, cupcakes and Sesame Street, all combined into one small baked good. Mmm, cupcake… *gobble, gobble, gobble*…

Happy Belated Mid Autumn Fest!

Yes, this is terribly belated considering that the Mid Autumn celebrations happened over two and a half weeks ago, but I’ve just been so busy, I haven’t even had time to eat my moon cakes yet!

After a long days work..

It’s been just over a month since I started my new job and though the ritual of waking up at 5am every Wednesday morning is a major drag, the commute from Woodend to Melbourne is always an enjoyable journey. An hour train ride along the Victorian landscape to help unwind after a long days work is a nice way to finish the day.

Apologies for the fuzziness. That’s the best I can do with a 2MP camera phone. Sigh, I really want a new phone!

Band Sound is Back!

..in Hong Kong, that is. I recently delved back into the Hong Kong music scene and picked up on several new bands that are bringing back the band sound in HK!

I think since the era of Beyond, HK has been in a serious drought of band sound, not because there aren’t any bands in Hong Kong, but just no record company willing to give them a chance to market their music to the public. Fortunately, there’s been a turn in the tides in recent years, and it has brought in Zarahn, Wildchild, Dear Jane, RubberBand, and Mr to revive this legendary genre of music!

So tonight, Wildchild with the sponsorship of Puma, are putting together a battle of the bands to bring back rock! 搖滾復活!

Obviously, being halfway around the world, I won’t be able to attend, but thought I’d give a bit of a taste of what HK band sound is like…

Wildchild(野仔) 占(Vocals) | 小胡(Guitar) | Wilson(Guitar) | Chris(Bass/Keyboard) | DJ Pong(Turntable) | Ming(Drums)

野仔 – 金至堅

Zarahn Endy(Vocals) | Goro(Guitar) | Joey(Bass) | Jerry(Drums)

Zarahn – Too Late

Mr. Alan(Vocals) | Dash(Bass) | Ronny(Guitar) | MJ (Guitar) | Tom(Drums)

Mr. – 搖擺

Dear Jane Tim(Vocals) | Howie(Bass) | Adam(Guitar) | Jackal(Drums)

Dear Jane – 別說話

Unfortunately, RubberBand aren’t involved in tonight’s performance, but here’s a bit to warm up your tastebuds..

RubberBand 六號(Vocals) | 藝琛(Keyboard) | 阿正(Guitar) | 阿偉(Bass) | 泥鯭(Drums)

RubberBand – 阿波羅

Band Sound is Back!: 27th August 2009 8.15pm @ Hitec, 1 Trademart Drive, Kowloon Bay. Odds are that tickets are sold out but if not.. $280HKD @ Puma and CD Warehouse stores in HK.

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A is for Awesome!

‘A’ is for ‘Awesome’.. as in, ‘Avenue Q was Awesome!‘ I caught the final Melbourne Show last Sunday arvo at the Comedy Theatre and it was, as aforementioned.. AWESOME!!(=

A shame that I didn’t see it earlier, if not I would’ve given it the two thumbs up and recommended it to everyone! But alas the Melbourne season is over and so the cast and crew are off to Sydney!

It Sucks To Be Me | UK West End

The Internet is for Porn | US Broadway

Not all of it is on youtube, so get that butt out of your seat and into Theatre Royal! Well, if you’re in Sydney that is, if not continue youtubing as you like(=. Highly recommended!!

Avenue Q Sydney Season premiering at Theatre Royal on the 8th August 2009! Details at avenueqthemusical.com.au or tickets available via ticketek or showbiz!

Sour – 日々の音色 (Hibi no neiro)

Came across this MV today whilst going through the my903.com forum. Posted by 903DJ 陳強, it came from a topic from his experimental music show 你聽我唔到(Invisible Man): Just a bit of marketing for the show(=.. I think it’s an interesting program because it compiles non-mainstream songs that people usually don’t(or don’t get the chance to) listen to. Songs that are forgotten, or tucked away in a dusty second hand music store shelf. It appreciates the essence of music and composition so I think it’s definitely a worth a listen.

I think I enjoy it because it captures the idea that an artist can come from anywhere. There are millions of artists in this world that are left ignored or forgotten due to a lack of marketing and exposure of their work to the greater public. A shame to know that these many talents are going by unnoticed, but I think this show does some justice for them, well at least to the music artists anyway..

Therefore I came accross this.. I’m not familiar with Japanese music so please excuse my ignorance if this band is on the popular bandwagon!

The band’s called Sour and the song’s called 日々の音色 (Hibi no neiro). According to google translate “日々の音色” means “The Daily Sound”.

I did some googling and found some links that might be of interest – Sour’s Official Site | Sour’s Myspace Page

But I think the kudos of this video should go to the MV Director Magico Nakamura! This guy is without a doubt, the Japanese version of (my favourite director!) Michel Gondry! Lol, only joking, but this avant-gardist seriously has the potential to become the next Michel Gondry!!

A truly extraordinary and inspiring piece of work!(=

Also on the playlist was 半月(Hangetsu), another avant-garde MV done by Masashi Kawamura + Masashi Sato for Sour.

If a picture says more than a thousand words, then a video would be worth over a googledijillion words! So just check it out!(=

PS: Online streaming for CRHK 903 available here! 903DJ 陳強 – 你聽我唔到 @ CRHK 903 Saturday 19.00-21.00 HKT(GMT+8)