As musicians, we always face troubles in finding a good musical instruments.
Have you ever imagine choosing instruments can be like choosing vegetables? Yes, choosing vegetables. Check this out!
The Vegetable Orchestra performs music solely on instruments made of vegetables. Using carrot flutes, pumpkin basses, leek violins, leek-zucchini-vibrators, cucumberophones and celery bongos, the orchestra creates its own extraordinary and vegetable sound universe. The ensemble overcomes preserved and marinated sound conceptions or tirelessly re-stewed listening habits, putting its focus on expanding the variety of vegetable instruments, developing novel musical ideas and exploring fresh vegetable sound gardens.
http://www.gemueseorchester.org/
Japanese version
So, now you believe me?
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Wednesday, August 05, 2009
Tuesday, June 16, 2009
Did I Marry the Right Person?
This is a very good article. Thanks to a good friend of mine whom sent this forwarded email to me.
Those who are still single may learn something from here...
Those who are already married may take it as a guideline to improve your marriage & relationship ...
DID I MARRY THE RIGHT PERSON?
During one of our seminars, a woman asked a common question. She said, "How do I know if I married the right person?"
I noticed that there was a large man sitting next to her so I said, "It depends. Is that your husband?"
In all seriousness, she answered "How do you know?"
Let me answer this question because the chances are good that it's weighing on your mind.
Here's the answer.
EVERY relationship has a cycle. In the beginning, you fell in love with your spouse / partner. You anticipated their call, wanted their touch, and liked their idiosyncrasies (unconventional behavior/habit).
Falling in love with your spouse wasn't hard. In fact, it was a completely natural and spontaneous experience.
You didn't have to DO anything. That's why it's called "falling" in love... Because it's happening TO YOU.
People in love sometimes say, "I was swept of my feet." Think about the imagery of that __expression. It implies that you were just standing there; doing nothing, and then something came along and happened TO YOU.
Falling in love is easy . It's a passive and spontaneous experience. But after a few years of marriage, the euphoria (excitement) of love fades. It's the natural cycle of EVERY relationship . Slowly but surely, phone calls become a bother (if they come at all), touch is not always welcome (when it happens), and your spouse's idiosyncrasies, instead of being cute, drive you nuts.
The symptoms of this stage vary with every relationship, but if you think about your marriage, you will notice a dramatic difference between the initial stage when you were in love and a much duller or even angry subsequent stage.
At this point, you and/or your spouse might start asking, "Did I marry the right person?"
And as you and your spouse reflect on the euphoria of the love you once had, you may begin to desire that experience with someone else.
This is when marriages breakdown . People blame their spouse for their unhappiness and look outside their marriage for fulfillment.
Extramarital fulfillment comes in all shapes and sizes. Infidelity is the most obvious.
But sometimes people turn to work, a hobby, a friendship, excessive TV, or abusive substances.
But the answer to this dilemma does NOT lie outside your marriage. It lies within it.
I'm not saying that you couldn't fall in love with someone else.
You could.
And TEMPORARILY you'd feel better. But you'd be in the same situation a few years later. Because (listen carefully to this):
THE KEY TO SUCCEEDING IN MARRIAGE IS NOT FINDING THE RIGHT PERSON; IT'S LEARNING TO LOVE THE PERSON YOU FOUND.
SUSTAINING love is not a passive or spontaneous experience. It'll NEVER just happen to you. You can't "find" LASTING love. You have to "make" it day in and day out. That's why we have the __expression "the labor of love." Because it takes time, effort, and energy . And most importantly, it takes WISDOM . You have to know WHAT TO DO to make your marriage work.
Make no mistake about it. Love is NOT a mystery. There are specific things you can do (with or without your spouse) to succeed with your marriage.
Just as there are physical laws of the universe (such as gravity), there are also laws for relationships.
Just as the right diet and exercise program makes you physically stronger, certain habits in your relationship WILL make your marriage stronger.
It's a direct cause and effect. If you know and apply the laws, the results are predictable... you can "make" love .
Love in marriage is indeed a "decision"... Not just a feeling.
Remember this always:
"God determines who walks into your life. It is up to you to decide who you let walk away, who you let stay, and who you refuse to let go."
Those who are still single may learn something from here...
Those who are already married may take it as a guideline to improve your marriage & relationship ...
DID I MARRY THE RIGHT PERSON?
During one of our seminars, a woman asked a common question. She said, "How do I know if I married the right person?"
I noticed that there was a large man sitting next to her so I said, "It depends. Is that your husband?"
In all seriousness, she answered "How do you know?"
Let me answer this question because the chances are good that it's weighing on your mind.
Here's the answer.
EVERY relationship has a cycle. In the beginning, you fell in love with your spouse / partner. You anticipated their call, wanted their touch, and liked their idiosyncrasies (unconventional behavior/habit).
Falling in love with your spouse wasn't hard. In fact, it was a completely natural and spontaneous experience.
You didn't have to DO anything. That's why it's called "falling" in love... Because it's happening TO YOU.
People in love sometimes say, "I was swept of my feet." Think about the imagery of that __expression. It implies that you were just standing there; doing nothing, and then something came along and happened TO YOU.
Falling in love is easy . It's a passive and spontaneous experience. But after a few years of marriage, the euphoria (excitement) of love fades. It's the natural cycle of EVERY relationship . Slowly but surely, phone calls become a bother (if they come at all), touch is not always welcome (when it happens), and your spouse's idiosyncrasies, instead of being cute, drive you nuts.
The symptoms of this stage vary with every relationship, but if you think about your marriage, you will notice a dramatic difference between the initial stage when you were in love and a much duller or even angry subsequent stage.
At this point, you and/or your spouse might start asking, "Did I marry the right person?"
And as you and your spouse reflect on the euphoria of the love you once had, you may begin to desire that experience with someone else.
This is when marriages breakdown . People blame their spouse for their unhappiness and look outside their marriage for fulfillment.
Extramarital fulfillment comes in all shapes and sizes. Infidelity is the most obvious.
But sometimes people turn to work, a hobby, a friendship, excessive TV, or abusive substances.
But the answer to this dilemma does NOT lie outside your marriage. It lies within it.
I'm not saying that you couldn't fall in love with someone else.
You could.
And TEMPORARILY you'd feel better. But you'd be in the same situation a few years later. Because (listen carefully to this):
THE KEY TO SUCCEEDING IN MARRIAGE IS NOT FINDING THE RIGHT PERSON; IT'S LEARNING TO LOVE THE PERSON YOU FOUND.
SUSTAINING love is not a passive or spontaneous experience. It'll NEVER just happen to you. You can't "find" LASTING love. You have to "make" it day in and day out. That's why we have the __expression "the labor of love." Because it takes time, effort, and energy . And most importantly, it takes WISDOM . You have to know WHAT TO DO to make your marriage work.
Make no mistake about it. Love is NOT a mystery. There are specific things you can do (with or without your spouse) to succeed with your marriage.
Just as there are physical laws of the universe (such as gravity), there are also laws for relationships.
Just as the right diet and exercise program makes you physically stronger, certain habits in your relationship WILL make your marriage stronger.
It's a direct cause and effect. If you know and apply the laws, the results are predictable... you can "make" love .
Love in marriage is indeed a "decision"... Not just a feeling.
Remember this always:
"God determines who walks into your life. It is up to you to decide who you let walk away, who you let stay, and who you refuse to let go."
Monday, March 16, 2009
写给未來的老公，男孩必读！！！...
1.老公,你要努力挣钱.钱这个东西,不能少得来让我们整日为生计发愁,最好也不能多得来需要别的女人帮着花
2.请给我关爱.信任.尊重和自由
3.你要加强锻炼,强健身体,好在我们共同回家的夜晚,一口气抱我上到5家门口,我渴望每天都能做你的新娘
4.请善待我的家人,一如对你自己的亲人
5.至少每天对我说三次"我爱你",在清晨醒来时,下班回家时,晚上钻进被窝时
6.在我身体不适的时候,你要扮成一个大夫,摸摸我的额头,量量我的体温,然后再把我送到真正的大夫那里去吃药,打针
7.突然把礼物送到我公司,让所有人都知道你对我的爱
8.在我心情糟透,蛮横发脾气的时候,老公,请拥吻我,而不是和我理论
9.永远不要对我有破口大骂的样子,因为你说过我是你最疼爱的人
10.请在你有空的时候,也能为我做一顿香喷喷的饭菜
11.每天下班后尽量回家吧,公事需要应酬,老婆也同样需要
12.你出差时,希望不会出现失踪的现象,如果能频频主动打电话问我吃了没有并随时汇报行踪更好
13.周末和我一起做做家务吧!我喜欢2个人挽起衣袖,一边做事,一边唱歌的感觉
14.请你记住5大纪念日:老婆的生日,初次见面纪念日,结婚纪念日，情人节和三八妇女节
15.请你记住3大纪念地:初识纪念地,第一次亲密接触纪念地,求婚纪念地
16.请你记住5件大事:老婆最爱吃的食物,老婆最喜欢的颜色,老婆最爱的花卉,老婆最常用的香水,老婆最爱听的歌
17.请每周陪我做一次远距离散步;每两周带我去茶楼或酒吧会会朋友;每两个月和我手拉手去看一场电影;每年至少安排和我旅游一次
18.向新朋友介绍我时,请搂住我的腰,而不是站在一旁用手指点
19.看过电影<一声叹息>,请谈谈对男主角这段表白的深刻体会:"婚外恋这事儿,哪怕对方是个小仙女,也千万别去碰!"
20.我身上有很多缺点,我已经够苦恼了,请不必随时向我提醒
21.我身上有很多优点,有些连自己也不清楚,请随时大声地告诉我
22.没有我的父母,哪会有我?所以,你对他们要心存感激和尊敬
23.逛街时请不要恶意地把商场说成铁构工厂,因为你自己也有被家电或体育專區长时间钩住的时候
24.虽然你对那些美丽迷人的女明星们了如指掌,但在我问到你时,仍然希望得到这样:比过之后还是你最棒
25.请不要反对我看肥皂剧,如果我流泪,不能嘲笑
26.请不要自做多情,觉得很多女人对你有意思,还拿到我面前炫耀
27.如果我做错了事,心里已经很难过,请主动承担起你应该甚至不应该承担的责任吧,你宽广的胸怀才是我永远停靠的港湾
28.老婆工作不顺心,你要循循善诱,帮忙分析,提出建设性方案若干
29.老婆取得进步,获得表扬或晋升,你要欢呼雀跃,与我同庆,并指出老婆取得成功的内因若干,极尽赞美
30.请记住老婆烫的头发是时尚而不是麦穗
31.老婆不讲理是撒娇发嗲而不是撒野耍泼
32.老婆粉拳打来是爱你而不是扁你
33.老婆财权大揽是善于管理而不是抠门小气
34.最主要一点,老婆永远是对的,因为老婆爱你!
original post:
http://www.wenliyuan.cn/ganrenwenzhang/2009-01-16/1647.html
2.请给我关爱.信任.尊重和自由
3.你要加强锻炼,强健身体,好在我们共同回家的夜晚,一口气抱我上到5家门口,我渴望每天都能做你的新娘
4.请善待我的家人,一如对你自己的亲人
5.至少每天对我说三次"我爱你",在清晨醒来时,下班回家时,晚上钻进被窝时
6.在我身体不适的时候,你要扮成一个大夫,摸摸我的额头,量量我的体温,然后再把我送到真正的大夫那里去吃药,打针
7.突然把礼物送到我公司,让所有人都知道你对我的爱
8.在我心情糟透,蛮横发脾气的时候,老公,请拥吻我,而不是和我理论
9.永远不要对我有破口大骂的样子,因为你说过我是你最疼爱的人
10.请在你有空的时候,也能为我做一顿香喷喷的饭菜
11.每天下班后尽量回家吧,公事需要应酬,老婆也同样需要
12.你出差时,希望不会出现失踪的现象,如果能频频主动打电话问我吃了没有并随时汇报行踪更好
13.周末和我一起做做家务吧!我喜欢2个人挽起衣袖,一边做事,一边唱歌的感觉
14.请你记住5大纪念日:老婆的生日,初次见面纪念日,结婚纪念日，情人节和三八妇女节
15.请你记住3大纪念地:初识纪念地,第一次亲密接触纪念地,求婚纪念地
16.请你记住5件大事:老婆最爱吃的食物,老婆最喜欢的颜色,老婆最爱的花卉,老婆最常用的香水,老婆最爱听的歌
17.请每周陪我做一次远距离散步;每两周带我去茶楼或酒吧会会朋友;每两个月和我手拉手去看一场电影;每年至少安排和我旅游一次
18.向新朋友介绍我时,请搂住我的腰,而不是站在一旁用手指点
19.看过电影<一声叹息>,请谈谈对男主角这段表白的深刻体会:"婚外恋这事儿,哪怕对方是个小仙女,也千万别去碰!"
20.我身上有很多缺点,我已经够苦恼了,请不必随时向我提醒
21.我身上有很多优点,有些连自己也不清楚,请随时大声地告诉我
22.没有我的父母,哪会有我?所以,你对他们要心存感激和尊敬
23.逛街时请不要恶意地把商场说成铁构工厂,因为你自己也有被家电或体育專區长时间钩住的时候
24.虽然你对那些美丽迷人的女明星们了如指掌,但在我问到你时,仍然希望得到这样:比过之后还是你最棒
25.请不要反对我看肥皂剧,如果我流泪,不能嘲笑
26.请不要自做多情,觉得很多女人对你有意思,还拿到我面前炫耀
27.如果我做错了事,心里已经很难过,请主动承担起你应该甚至不应该承担的责任吧,你宽广的胸怀才是我永远停靠的港湾
28.老婆工作不顺心,你要循循善诱,帮忙分析,提出建设性方案若干
29.老婆取得进步,获得表扬或晋升,你要欢呼雀跃,与我同庆,并指出老婆取得成功的内因若干,极尽赞美
30.请记住老婆烫的头发是时尚而不是麦穗
31.老婆不讲理是撒娇发嗲而不是撒野耍泼
32.老婆粉拳打来是爱你而不是扁你
33.老婆财权大揽是善于管理而不是抠门小气
34.最主要一点,老婆永远是对的,因为老婆爱你!
original post:
http://www.wenliyuan.cn/ganrenwenzhang/2009-01-16/1647.html
Wednesday, March 04, 2009
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Tuesday, September 02, 2008
A Tale of Mari and Three Puppies
Ok. I have to admit.
This is the first movie that I cried from the beginning until the end. Non stop! Em, sorry, no. Not only that. I started to cry even when I watched the movie trailer. Keng leh!
(I'm actually typing this post with badly swollen eyes. Haih, tomorrow must stay home, better don't meet people, in case 吓死人!)
The movie is "A Tale of Mari and Three Puppies".
Adapted from the graphic novel Mari and the Three Puppies of Yamakoshi, the film is based on the true story of how a dog and her puppies survived the aftermath of the magnitude 6.9 Chuetsu Earthquake in 2004. The movie version is dramatized with added characters such as a little girl, Aya and her elder brother, Ryota. However the part where Mari helped saved her owner, an old grandfather is a fact and was well depicted in this movie.
This is the first movie that I cried from the beginning until the end. Non stop! Em, sorry, no. Not only that. I started to cry even when I watched the movie trailer. Keng leh!
(I'm actually typing this post with badly swollen eyes. Haih, tomorrow must stay home, better don't meet people, in case 吓死人!)
The movie is "A Tale of Mari and Three Puppies".
Adapted from the graphic novel Mari and the Three Puppies of Yamakoshi, the film is based on the true story of how a dog and her puppies survived the aftermath of the magnitude 6.9 Chuetsu Earthquake in 2004. The movie version is dramatized with added characters such as a little girl, Aya and her elder brother, Ryota. However the part where Mari helped saved her owner, an old grandfather is a fact and was well depicted in this movie.
General summary of the story goes like this. Yuichi, a village official of Yamakoshi, lives with his old father, Yuzo, his son, Ryota, and his daughter, Aya. One day a female puppy comes to live with them. They named it Mari. In 2004, Mari bears three puppies. It pleases the family, but their happiness ends all too soon. On October 23, a great earthquake destroys the village. Aya and her grandfather were caught under the fallen pillars, injured and unable to move. Mari managed to save her owners but Mari and her puppies were left behind. After many difficulties, the movie finally ends with happy reunion of Mari, her puppies and her owners.
Inspired by a true story of canine heroism, A Tale of Mari and Three Puppies is a touching story of love and resilience starring by cute child-stars and adorable dogs. Mari's tale of survival against all odds became a symbol of hope for the people of Yamakoshi in the aftermath of the earthquake, and was later turned into a best-selling illustrated book from which the film is adapted. A Tale of Mari and Three Puppies is helmed by television director Inomata Ryuichi and features music from renowned composer Hisaishi Joe. 
I highly recommend this movie for dogs and animal lovers. Or if you want to cleanse your eyes and refresh your tear gland, please watch this movie. Some reminders and advices before you start to watch this movie. (My personal opinion, does not apply to all)
1) drink a lot of water before you start
2) get ready a roll or box of tissue paper
3) do not watch with a lot of people
4) don't need popcorn
5) prepare consealer
p/s - This photo is only to show how much tissue I actually used throughout the movie. I have some personal photos which I took as evidence on how badly I cried. I don't want to scare you away. So not posting that. haha!
Some scenes from the movie:
I think can download from this site. Try and let me know :)
http://www.crunchyroll.com/group/CRSeries_-_A_Tale_of_Mari_and_Three_Puppies_-_Movie
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