Monday, June 27, 2011

"Hasards ou coïncidences "

The Movie: "Hasards ou coïncidences " : 1998
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0120588/

Mindancer:
揪心肝 ~~ Absolutely !
一齣很癡情又不專情的藝術好片....總覺得不是偶然也不是巧合,而是在每一個當下的際遇與決定,讓劇中的人物失落,絕望,重生,興奮...不斷的重演著.
"hazards ou coincidences " in English


hazards or coincidences, 危害或是巧合。比較接近。片中的主角在真實與虛幻,死亡與再生間經歷著不幸,妳說,這是一種有價值的危害?還是幸運的巧合?
 
Pearl : hazards or coincidences! That makes more sense 因為可以扣上那句名言:愈大的不幸愈值得去經歷,就算是危險和不幸,但還是要去經歷,像是巧合似的,其實卻是無可迴避的選擇,因為世人總是把一切當成真的,就算只是去錄影(you see, just a vision or illusion actually) 都要執著地去完成,可只有死亡是真的讓那些死去的人不會再出現在我們的這輩子裡,卻被說是最大的謊言,一切都是真真假假,假假真真,...像那位教授的舞台劇一樣,人活著就是這樣在心中有點明白的狀態下去執著一些假的東西,就像那個畫家說的,買到傑出的假畫比買到平庸的真畫還值得高興,只要你是真的enjoy the painting instead of the price tag or resale value. 不明白的話,太苦;太明白的話,則又太無趣,另外我很喜歡裡面那個黑人的角色,上帝活在愛人的眼睛裡面!還有,裡面的舞蹈太棒了,女主角太美了,如果她不是那麼美,那劇情很大一部份可能會不成立
 
Mindancer: Pearl  說的真好!有些人生活的會很有活力很悅樂都是因為他們活在真實與幻像之間。我們相信幻像,就如同我們相信這個由別人或是自己所創造的謊言。而我們執著着這種illusion, 如同愛情會永恆的信念。當她得知情人與兒子落水時,死亡把她暫時拉回真實,帶回悲傷與痛苦,卻也把她帶入另一個夢的追尋。第一段感情是在舞台演戲時盟生的火花;卻也在另個舞台結束;第二段的皮耶是位懂得在真假幸與不幸中生活的快樂人,女主角融入其中,但被死神巧妙的終止,女主角完全失去自我存在的價值;第三個似乎開始的愛情,是因他真正的懂她的執著,了解她的悲傷,不論這些執著有何意義。中間穿插的黑人畫家,是個相信自己相信愛也勇於冒險的藝術家,是他讓她在重創之後重心愛自己。不幸是不是值得經驗的?我想不幸是相對的,勇敢的熱情的去愛人去做一件美麗的事,若真有危險,那也值得!
 
Pearl: 說得好!我最高興的是看到她回家看她爸爸,很怕她就跟著那個燃燒的渡假小屋而香消玉殞了,她畢竟還是找到繼續活下去的勇氣,那是每個人都該努力去做到的 no matter what!

Monday, June 13, 2011

Eric Whitacre: A virtual choir 2,000 voices strong | Video on TED.com

1. Speech : Eric Whitacre: A virtual choir 2,000 voices strong Video on TED.com

2. "Lux Aurumque "  ( Light and Gold ) by Whitacre : http://youtu.be/D7o7BrlbaDs

3. " Sleep" by Whitacre: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6WhWDCw3Mng&hd=1


From the moment the 2000 people Viutual choir sang together, the entire world was connected with only vibrations, without any physical presentation. This is an evolutionary era of universal networking in the manifestation through music, an oldest, and the most authentic communication method in human civilization.

Impressive!

Now, we are truly one.

US West Coast 5 : Yosemite National Park


Snow ~~~ up in the mountains ~~




Lobby at Ahwahnee Hotel


Saturday, June 4, 2011

US West Coast 4 : Yosemite National Park



Very Classy Windows~~
 
Staying at The Ahwahnee Hotel

This Hotel was built on the tip of  a valley looking out to the Glacier Point .


At the Tunnel Point View Looking at the Bridalveil Fall


Tuesday, May 31, 2011

US West Coast 3 : Napa Valley

Hotel Yountville is such a relaxing Spa Resort in Napa. In addition to its spacy and delicate accommodations, their services were the most friendly and excellent indeed.


US West Coast 2 : Carmel ii

Looking out from a Golf Course in Pebble Beach ~~


I did bring Swimming Suit, but it was way too cold on the beach ! :)


I love the Osobuco Ravioli served in this "Petite Napoleon Restaurant ", where Frank Sinatra had a memorable banquet in 1950's.


US West Coast 1 : Carmel

South of Carmel, near Big Sir


At the Rocky View Restaurant, South of Carmel, CA. Wonderful Views but terrible food !  


While coming from New York and Taipei,
Clock slows down, seems not ticking any more,
   by the sea of Carmel.
Every breath lingers each dash fragrance of salt;
Each wave  caresses those intolerable branches;
Unwillingly subdue,
   by the power  of  Nature. -----    May, 2011

 
  

Saturday, May 14, 2011

Mahler 1: Symphony #3

http://www.musicweb-international.com/Mahler/Mahler3.htm

Monday, May 9, 2011

金色筆記

Years wrinkle the skin, but to give up enthusiasm wrinkles the soul.--- Douglus MacAuthor

‎''Your time is limited, so don't waste it living someone else's life. Don't be trapped by dogma — which is living with the results of other people's thinking. Don't let the noise of others' opinions drown out your own inner voice. And most important, have the courage to follow your heart and intuition. They somehow already know what you truly want to become. Everything else is secondary.''--- Steve Jobs


Sadly I admit that sometimes, I feel like 100 years old....
Scary as I realized it.
But I am fortounate enough to have an opportunity to touch my inner most soul in my meditation session . I have touched the truth of emptiness, the core concept of impermanence and the truth of ever lasting consciousness. I realize that of course I am feeling 100 years old, because I have been living in the universe for thousand years already....

Nevertheless, everybody has !

As a result, How to differenciate real young and real old?
Having faith vs. Being Skeptical, embracing new concepts vs. Clinging Outdated traditions, feeling innovatively optimistic vs. Sensing hopeless Depression, to love one another vs. To emancipate from the society.

However, the difference between being reckless and courageous is the question.

Two roads diverged in a wood, and I took the one less traveled by, and that has made all the difference. --- Robert Lee Frost

Saturday, April 23, 2011

Thich Nhat Hanh's Teaching in Taiwan

一行禪師在台之演講 ~~
Thich Nhat Hanh's Teaching in Taiwan

04/21/2011: http://www.blip.tv/file/5049505
04/19/2011: http://pvom.org/

Thursday, April 14, 2011

Thursday, April 7, 2011

Spring Smile ~~ 相思....


相恨不如潮有信, 相思始覺海非深.....

Wednesday, April 6, 2011

Listen to your Heart ...

"I think of this as my parking space theory of career choice, and I have been sharing it with students for decades. Don't park 20 blocks from your destination because you think you'll never find a space. Go where you want to be and then circle back to where you have to be."

Always be brave enough to take risk, to make endeavour to what you love, and to love the one you truly adore !!

Saturday, April 2, 2011

Thursday, March 31, 2011

金色筆記: 不要因為...

不要因為也許會改變,  
就不肯說那句美麗的誓言,
不要因為也許會分離,  
就不敢求一次傾心的相遇,
總有一些什麼,
會留下來的吧,
留下來作一件不滅的印記,  
好讓,
好讓那些,  
不相識的人也能知道,
我曾經怎樣深深的愛過你。

Wednesday, March 30, 2011

Wine Tasting....

92 pt , Full Aroma, Blackcurrant, Cheese, Chocolate,  a bit of Tanin... Excellent to drink young...

"你是幸運的" 1 : Joyful Wisdom

"你是幸運的"
Joyful Wisdom
作者:詠給.明就仁波切、艾瑞克.史旺森
原文作者:YONGEY MINGYUR&ERIC SWANSON
譯者:林瑞冠
出版社:眾生
出版日期:2010年10月

"和你接受的任何訊息交朋友,和你的情緒交朋友.
有如在海上波濤洶湧的波浪上安住...."
這是一本點燃內心本覺智慧的入門,更是深入淺出的實修手冊。

Marc Chagall 4: It is all about Love ~

Tuesday, March 29, 2011

Charity: What’s Next: Retailing with Heart , Stanford Social Innovation Review

Venture into a Panera Cares café and you’ll see the same menu and racks of freshly baked breads that are staples at the 1,400 Panera Bread restaurants across the United States. The only thing missing is the cash register. Instead, there’s a donation box where customers pay on the honor system.

What’s Next: Retailing with Heart (March 16, 2011) | Stanford Social Innovation Review

Friday, March 25, 2011

金色筆記: 在我生命中的每一天 !

金色筆記: 滿滿的都是愛

In fact, this is TRUE LOVE !!!
打個結 綁起來 就分不開
靠著你 不小心 就飛起來
去滑翔 去沖浪 讓太陽曬
熱帶魚通通游過來

只要跟著你 就很放心 放了一百二十顆心
只要想到你 就很開心 喔滿天都是小星星

* 滿滿的都是愛 想不到那麼快 遇見你什麼都說出來 誰叫我就是愛 愛你的一點點呆 很難不被你打敗 滿滿的都是愛 像香檳滿出來 我的愛像氣泡飄起來 地球轉得很快 心臟快要跳出來 想要逃也逃不開

桃紅色 讓心情 都好起來
粉水晶 讓愛情 都亮起來
敞蓬車 跑得快 昨天bye bye
跟著你現在到未來 
只要跟著你 就很放心 二十四小時都不膩
只要想到你 就很開心 哼我最愛的melody...耶...

給我彩虹白日夢 甜甜蜜蜜和鬧哄哄
打開天空對我說 愛就像蜜蜂嗡嗡嗡 嗡...

Saturday, March 19, 2011

第二十個妻子

第二十個妻子
The Twentieth Wife
作者:櫻杜‧桑妲蕾森/著
原文作者:Indu Sundaresan
譯者:丘淑芳
出版社:書林出版

無論在哪個國度,在哪個階級,在皇室在平民,愛情總是述說著相仿的故事;有著漫不經心的相遇,自幼醞釀的理想願望,有著因無法如願更激起的思念,有著並非完全單純的情感與慾想......! 作者描繪著一位美麗女子在中年才嫁入蒙吾兒家族的點滴,而後又參予國政近乎十五年之久。鮮麗生動,有如身歷其境的觸摸著她的面紗....

"他欣賞她的強韌的獨立性,很深的自我意識,及對自己行為的信念,她的鄙視規範,踐踏規範 !"
"女人不能完全的依賴男人,不論是金錢上及愛情上。"

Fudo Myoo's Protection for Japan :

Dzongsar Jamyang Khyentse Rinpoche:


"Please chant “Om Tare Tuttare Ture Svaha” for this fragile earth that we live on, for this fragile earth that we forget to love and care for. And for those who live in Japan, now is the time to remember and beseech the protection and blessing of the sublime Fudō Myōō. "