Happy Thanksgiving

These are my bros at the church. They are Elder Kay, 康, Kaufusi, and 葉（from L to R.）They are missionaries of Mormon.

On the night of Thanksgiving, we had activities in the church. I never experienced that so I was looking forward joining the Thanksgiving party. The missionaries had a show of the story of Thanksgiving. After that, we had a huge turkey and other food for dinner. How cool is that! We do not have many chances eating turkey in Taiwan and it was a wondeful dinner. In USA, Thanksgiving is a time of family gathering. In Taiwan, however, you only can feel it in the church. Not all the churches though.

(The turkey was ripped open when the pic was taken.)

I really had a good time for this year's Thanksgiving. The atmosphere was great. Everyone should at least try it once in life. : )

HAPPY THANKSGIVING!

[Music] Come One Day

一個熱血勵志的廣告，也是王建民的夢想故事 - 王建民：力挺你的夢想。雖然我從來不喝Johnny Walker（我恨烈酒），不過這廣告確實不賴，拍出王建民去米國前到去米國後同伴的不斷鼓勵，勇往向前。

以下，是我的話，給一個對我很重要的朋友，希望妳能看到：

雖然現在的妳陷入了困境之中，需要時間去走過，但是我相信妳，you can get through all this. You won't be alone. I will be there for you when you need me. 我挺妳。我會挺妳。加油！


請妳也看看王建民的『自信』廣告，我覺得王建民說的真的很好，如同我之前告訴妳的：要相信自己，加油！


別讓一個失控球，毀了你的自信

被擊出再見全壘打的隔天，我這樣告訴我自己

我想..只有自信，才能扭轉逆境

當你可以勇敢相信自己

就算失敗之神再遇到你..也會怕你!

Adrian DeSilva - Come One Day

[Music] 我相信 I Do Believe

又是偶然的收穫！已經很久沒有聽到甚麼好聽（又不唬爛亂灑狗血或配上一點都看不懂其含意的深奧鳥中文字之胡亂組合）的中文歌了，今天搭朋友的車在去溪頭聯誼的路上，聽到這首歌，還真是熱血啊！神似張雨生的高音域，又是這麼熱血的快歌，我怎麼抗拒得了？呵呵，上次覺得有喜歡的中文歌已經是動力火車的時代了... :P 晚上去台中錢櫃唱歌時，也順便點了這首歌，當然這是第一次唱，不過也真是要很拼命才能跟得上那高音呢！(跟了聲音也破了，哈哈～)

P.S.MV中台啤隊打籃球的畫面可以完全忽略，謝謝。

想飛上天　
和太陽肩並肩　
世界等著我去改變
想作的夢從不怕別人看見　
在這裡我都能實現
大聲歡笑　
讓你我肩並肩　
何處不能歡樂無限？
拋開煩惱勇敢的大步向前　
我就站在舞台中間
Chorus:
我相信我就是我，我相信明天　
我相信青春沒有地平線
在日落的海邊　
在熱鬧的大街　
都是我心中最美的樂園
我相信自由自在，我相信希望　
我相信伸手就能碰到天
有你在我身邊　
讓生活更新鮮　
每一刻都精彩萬分　I Do Believe

想飛上天　
和太陽肩並肩　
世界等著我去改變
拋開煩惱勇敢的大步向前　
我就站在舞台中間
(Chorus)
我相信（我就是我）
我相信（自由自在）
我相信（我相信我相信）I believe

[Music] Tic Toc Choc

又是一個偶然看到的佳作！每次看到這種我一瞬間就愛上的作品，都是感激萬分呢！若是只有鋼琴曲，我可能會覺得：恩，這曲子不錯；但可能也就這樣而已。若我只看到那舞者跳舞，我可能也不會有特別的感覺。但是兩者配合在一起，Wow！無論是剪接、舞蹈動作或是在空氣中彈奏鋼琴的手指... It feels really great！大概就是給我了那種天衣無縫那樣的感覺。

曲子：Couperin作的 Tic Toc Choc（翻譯做『滴答擺動，木匠工作室的雜音』）
鋼琴：Alexandre Tharaud
演出：Anthony Benichol and Boris Ventura Diaz

來自法國的鋼琴王子—亞歷山大．薩洛鋼琴之夜
Officail Site of Alexandre Tharaud

Stupidity of Job Interview Candidates

''一個避免面試失禮的秘訣：不要把你的風頭鸚鵡帶去一起面試。''

Fortune雜誌報導，人力資源公司OfficeTeam對米國1000家大公司與100家加拿大公司的人事主管進行訪問，問他們面試時遇過碰到最尷尬或奇怪的13種狀況 - 13 dumb job-interview moves。

1) "The person was dancing during the interview. He kept saying things like, 'I love life!' and 'Oh, yeah!'"

「面試時跳舞，邊跳邊說『我愛生活!』或『Oh, yeah!』等話。」

2) "One job applicant came in for his interview with a cockatoo on his shoulder."

「把自己養的寵物風頭鸚鵡放在肩膀上進門面試。」

3) "The candidate sent his sister to interview in his place."

「面試時請妹妹代打。」

4) "The candidate stopped the interview to ask me if I had a cigarette."

「面試一半時，突然問面試官：『你有沒有香菸？』」

5) "We had one person who walked out of an interview straight into a glass door. The glass shattered."

「面談結束後走出去，竟一頭撞碎一道玻璃門。」

6) "The candidate got his companies confused and repeatedly mentioned the strengths of a competing firm, thinking that was who he was interviewing with."

「把公司搞混了，應徵者不斷提競爭對手實力有多強，搞不清楚他在接受面試的公司，正是他讚頌有加公司的競爭對手。」

7) "A guy called me by the wrong name during the entire interview."

「面談時，從頭至尾叫錯面試官的名字。」

8) "We're a retail company, and when we asked the candidate why she wanted to work for us, she replied that she didn't want to work in retail anymore."

「我們從事零售業，當我們問應徵者為何她想為本公司工作時，她卻回答：『我才不想從事零售業呢！』」

9) "An interviewee took his bubble gum out of his mouth and held it in his hand. Then he forgot about it and shook hands with me."

「應徵者從嘴巴挖出嚼過的口香糖放在手裡，面談結束他忘了手中握著口香糖，竟與面試官握手。」

10) "A job seeker gestured with his hands so much that he then sat on them to stop it."

「面談時手勢動作大又誇張，後來發現苗頭不對，又把雙手壓在屁股下。」

11) "A candidate fell asleep during the interview."

「面試時睡著了。」

12) "An applicant was doing really well in the interview until we got to the question about why she had left her previous job. She told us everyone there was out to get her."

「應徵者面談時講得很好，最後我們問她為何離開前一個工作時，她說：『公司每個人都說要給我好看』。」

13) "A candidate insulted the interviewer's tie."

「對面試官的領帶有意見。」

13 Dumb Job-Interview Moves (Fortune Magazine Ask Annie)

[Music] 手をつなごう（牽手吧）

作曲：西野芳彥、絢香／ 作詞：絢香／ 編曲：L.O.E

這音樂完全是剛好逛到別人BLOG聽到的，真是好聽啊！一聽到就愛上了。唱的內容是甚麼意思呢？我哪知道？管他的，日文歌我都是聽音樂跟歌聲的而已。

聽過絢香（あやか）這名字，但說老實話從來沒有對她的音樂好奇過，但我現在對她的歌聲卻是推崇有加，是歌姬級的吧，有點像Misia聲音給我的感覺。Misia的歌聲雖好，但是自從Everything（大和撫子主題曲）後我就沒有覺得像樣的歌了，只剩吵死人的R&B（雖然有的R&B很好聽，但她的沒有）。

無論如何，這首歌好聽！推薦！

P.S. 請不要在我BLOG留滿地口水..哈..

後來還是查了一下歌詞的意思，歌名是『牽手吧』。


絢香-牽手吧（手をつなごう）

靜耳，就能傾聽
笑聲或淚音
世人都活著，跟著心愛的人
想要橫渡寬廣海洋一個人是會迷路的
一起去吧 朝著光線照亮的方向
遇上的話，再互相擁抱，因為正是'懦弱'
永遠這個詞到底有沒有？
一想到未來就覺得可怕
但是因為一直一直持續有著夢想…
讓我們牽手吧

雖然內心吶喊著
你卻視而不見
只是不斷地向前走去啊
照片裡笑著的你是否已描繪出現在呢？
傳達給你，很不容易呢
即使嘶聲力竭也傳遞不到
一直不停也有著持續呼喊的日子…
因為'想念'交疊花朵盛開之時
巨大的力量就會產生
『永遠』這個詞到底有沒有？
一想到未來就覺得可怕
但是因為一直一直持續有著夢想…一定有的
飛向這片天際的話 就能見得到你嗎？
送給哭泣的我跟你啊
因為一直不停相信的話，就會實現
讓我們牽手吧

Wikipedia: 絢香（あやか）
絢香 Warner Music Japan
絢香 ayaka official web site

[Music] Boom De Ah Dah (Discovery CM)

When you mess up or just feel like shit, think positive. Think where you've been, what you've seen, how you've enjoyed them. So many things great are out there in this world. Life is precious. Experiences are valuable. A bunch of things you got is priceless. Remember,

THE WORLD IS JUST AWESOME！

Ps. I do not have a mp3 function cell phone or I would put the song as my ringtone. I am feeling happy when I listen to this song. : )

(I wrote this partly because a few days ago a 24 year-old Taiwanese female singer killed herself only because of her unsuccessful love life. And that cost one young life. It sucks.)


Astronaut A：It never gets old, huh?
Astronaut B：Nope.
Astronaut A：It kinda makes you wanna...
Astronaut B：Break into song?
Astronaut A：Yup!

I love the mountains,
I love the clear blue skies
I love big bridges,
I love when great whites fly
I love the whole world,
and all its sights and sounds
Boom-de-ah-dah, Boom-de-ah-dah, Boom-de-ah-dah, Boom-de-ah-dah

I love the oceans,
I love real dirty things
I love to go fast,
I love Egyptian kings
I love the whole world,
and all its craziness
Boom-de-ah-dah, Boom-de-ah-dah, Boom-de-ah-dah, Boom-de-ah-dah

I love tornadoes,
I love arachnids
I love hot magma,
I love the giant squids
I love the whole world,
it's such a brilliant place
Boom-de-ah-dah, Boom-de-ah-dah, Boom-de-ah-dah, Boom-de-ah-dah
Boom-de-ah-dah, Boom-de-ah-dah, Boom-de-ah-dah, Boom-de-ah-dah, Boom-de-ah-da, Boom-de-ah-dah

Wikipedia: I Love the World

SHAQ Is The Sumo Man

以下為完全不負責任、完全不專業球評(?)討論這次的Houston Rockets vs Phoenix Suns 11/12相撲事件。(Shaq = Shaquille O'neal, Phoenix Suns Center)

J: Hey man, U gotta take a look at this. This is real fun. Shaq pushed the whole squad down.

Krynn: 太誇張了，退休之後應該可以去摔角。

J: Nash超白爛，自己衝去撞人家，結果跟張銘清一樣跌倒。然後Shaq把所有人都推倒，超強壯。

Krynn: 左推一下(T-Mac)，右推一下(姚明)，被推到的都中獎。

J: Nash平常這麼冷靜，這次不知道在衝動甚麼啊？馬上衝上去給Alston一拐子後就跌倒了。

Krynn: 可能跟老婆吵架了吧。

J: 我覺得是中年危機。畢竟快退休了(34歲，預計還能再打兩年)。

Krynn: 犯規犯得太明顯了，一點美感都沒有。Nash犧牲小我，其實是想下場休息了。

J：結果他左肩好像拉傷了。Artest（傳說中的球場火爆男）有夠冷靜，跟平常不一樣，大概是因為不在場上（鏡頭有帶到）。

Krynn: 最近變乖了，不過我覺得要等季中之後比較準...球季開始搞不好是教練或老板有特別吩咐，才會這麼乖。多打幾場就知道是不是真的乖...

J: 剛換隊的都比較乖。X！Nash剛剛原來是裝傷，槍響前還進中場三分球！而且Nash脖子上還忽然出現謎樣的草莓，這一切都是謎啊...

J: Shaq老了籃球打不好了沒關係，但還是可以繼續相撲去...來寫起來做紀念... NBA SUMO Live 2008...

Krynn: 嘿嘿..
2 ejections, 3 others get techs in Suns-Rockets
Libertytimes: 火箭太陽亂鬥，兩人出場

[Music] Star Wars a Capella

This John Williams Star Wars A capella is SUPER!

(Close Encounters of the Droid Kind) 第三類接觸
You must use the force (repeat ad nauseum)

(Raiders of the Lost Wookiee) 法櫃奇兵
Long time ago, far far away (repeat)
Kiss a wookie, kick a droid
Fly the falcon through an asteroid
Till the princess is annoyed
This is spaceships, it's monsters, it's Star Wars, we love it!
Come and help me, Obi Wan
X-wing fighter and a blaster gun
Dance with Ewoks, oh what fun!
This is spaceships, it's monsters, it's Star Wars, we love it!

(Super Man) 超人
Get in there you big, furry oaf
I couldn't care less what you smell
I take orders from only me
Maybe you'd like it back in your cell
Your Highness, your worshipfulness, your highness, your worshipfulness
No one cares if you upset a droid
(nobody cares if you upset a droid)
That's because droids don't tear your arms out of socket.
(nobody cares)
I suggest a new strategy: let the Wookie win
That's because nobody cares if you upset a droid.

(ET the Disco Terrestrial) ET外星人
Now we listen to Luke whining:
One more season... One more season... One more season... One more season...
I was gonna go to Tashi Station for power converters
Now I guess I'm going nowhere.
It just isn't fair.

(Jaws: the Wookiee) 大白鯊
Wooookie (repeat)
Someone move this walking carpet (repeat)
Kiss your brother, Kiss your brother (repeat)
Princess Leia
Well I guess you don't know anything about women.
Who's your daddy? (repeat)

(Jurassic Darth) 侏羅紀公園
Luke, I'm your father
(That's not true!)
It is useless to resist
(My hand!)
Come with me my son, We will rule
(I'll never join you!)
Search your feelings it is true
So you have a twin sister
Who Obi Wan was wise to hide
(Is that Leia?)
If you will not turn
Then perhaps she will
Give in to your hate
You are mine
Long Long Long Time ago... Far Far Far Far Away
Long Long Long Time Ago, Far Far Far Away (repeat)
Kiss a wookie
Kick a droid
Fly the falcon
Through an asteroid
Till the princess is annoyed
(She's annoyed!)
This is spaceships, it's monsters, it's Star Wars, we love it, it's true

Episode 3
Coming to you
In 2005

So Let's go
(go go go to the movies)
Stand in line
(buy buy buy me some popcorn)
Cause it's al-
(please I'd like extra butter)
most the time
(Join the dark side...)
May the Force be with you all

John Williams is the man

Moosebutter Star Wars
YouTube - ApprenticeA (Corey Vidal)
Official Star Wars Blog - Star Wars A Cappella Tribute
Man Takes 'Singing With Myself' To Whole New Level

[Music] 野莓之聲 ( Sound of Wild Berry)

Saying anything more is needless. Just listen to this music and feel the power.



Support Wild Berry Student Movement in Taiwan



野草莓學運學生的一些心聲
時間 2008/11/9
地點 自由廣場
主題 "最想對心中重要對象說的話"

我已經睜開眼了 撐過甦醒的疼痛
我伸開雙手迎接四方的風 抖落刺骨的操縱
我不是溫室花朵 你也不用假裝溫柔
我學不會你們虛偽的臉孔 只會、真實、面對、自我
我們有屬於我們的夢 我們有我們的話想說
在你們背叛自己以後 不要連我們一起出售
我們有屬於我們的夢 我們有我們的話想說
在你丟棄了信念以後 灰燼裡我們選擇出走
安靜不代表認同 和平不代表承受
你的傲慢再一次燙傷了我
這一次我不會沈默

我們還能守護台灣嗎？

經過社會最近這樣的紛紛擾擾，忽然發現台灣的民主自由人權都向下沈淪了，覺得很悲哀，連家人或朋友都跟我說BLOG不要再寫政治文了（雖然早就很少寫），不然搞不好哪一天真的會被抓走... 台灣到底出了甚麼問題？沒有做錯事情的我們，卻還活在被抓走的恐懼之中？我們又回到從前野蠻無理不開放的時代了嗎？基本的言論自由在哪？人權在哪？我不知道...

昨天又再次看到『守護孩子，守護台灣』的影片，雖然是謝長廷當初用來競選總統的廣告，但是看起來卻又像是預言般一樣真實，我看著看著，想到最近在台北市的人民/學生vs警察的抗爭活動，眼眶居然就濕了... 是心痛嗎？我不知道...

我們，還能守護台灣嗎？ 我衷心希望，台灣的民主不會被打倒...



他是你的孩子，他們青春、自信、帥氣、漂亮。有時充滿正義感，有時完全進入自己的世界。廿多歲了，已經多久，你不曾和他促膝長談？告訴他這廿多年來的種種改變。

他三歲的時候，蔣總統逝世，全國守喪一個月。他五歲前，有上千條歌曲被禁唱。他四歲時，人民還在高喊總統民選。六歲時，還有人遭遇滅門血案、政治屠殺。他七歲時，還有人自焚，爭取言論自由。他十二歲前，警察還可以毆打遊行民眾。

這些歷史都過去了，但真的，它們並不很遙遠。你的孩子必須知道：沒有憲兵可以檢查他iPod裡的歌曲；當年反對總統民選的人，現在也參選總統了；吶喊總統下台可以不用坐牢。

這些都不是天經地義，這是我們用血淚換來的自由。請和你的孩子促膝長談，告訴他：在他身上的這一切，是多麼珍貴。

請守護孩子 你就是台灣的守護者。

我的眼眶又濕了...

[Music] Do You Hear the People Sing? (民之所欲，可在你心?)

Les Misérables（悲慘世界音樂劇） 10th anniversary version

這首 Do You Hear the People Sing 之前在看悲慘世界10週年音樂劇的時候就很喜歡了。也許現在台灣是更需要播放這首歌的時候。台灣人民的聲音，你，真的聽到了嗎？

Do you hear the people sing?
Singing the song of angry men?
It is the music of a people
Who will not be slaves again!
When the beating of you heart
Echoes the beating of the drums
There is a life about to start
When tomorrow comes!

Will you join in our crusade?
Who will be strong and stand with me?
Beyond the barricade
Is there a world you long to see?

Then join in the fight
That will give you the right to be free...

CHORUS
Do you hear the people sing?
Singing the song of angry men?
It is the music of a people
Who will not be slaves again!
When the beating of you heart
Echoes the beating of the drums
There is a life about to start
When tomorrow comes!

Will you give all you can give
So the our banner may advance?
Some will fall and some will live
Will you stand up and take your chance?
The blood of the martyrs
Will water the meadows of France!

CHORUS
Do you hear the people sing?
Singing the song of angry men?
It is the music of a people
Who will not be slaves again!
When the beating of you heart
Echoes the beating of the drums
There is a life about to start
When tomorrow comes!

17個不同國家的尚萬強唱 Do You Hear the People Sing


悲慘世界音樂劇Encore曲(250人大合唱)：Do You Hear The People Sing


Wikipedia: Do You Hear The People Sing
Wikipedia: Les Misérables
悲慘世界 - 故事＆音樂