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| Sunday, July 19, 2009 |
| so you think you can dance |
I don't dance and I'm not interested to learn or anything like that, but this show really is entertaining. It's kind of unfortunate that it doesn't get much love in these parts as much as American Idol does. I've seen four seasons so far, it's amazing how people can move and use their bodies like these people do. Prior to this show, I didn't know there was more to dance than just plain cha-cha or waltz or tango or hiphop. That being said, my favourite styles to watch are lyrical hiphop, contemporary and 70s disco haha.
Season 5 is halfway through and I can say it's been great so far. This week Jeanine and Jason danced to one of my favourite songs as of late (last.fm says I'm one of it's top listeners). It's such a cheap thrill if they perform to songs I actually like (Priscilla Ahn, The White Stripes, Adele, Missy Higgins, Sara Bareilles, Koop, among others).
More favourites from this season:
Love Lockdown - Kanye West (sick popping!)
Ruby Blue - Roisin Murphy
Gravity - Sara Bareilles
Falling Slowly - The Frames (and she's Filipino-American)
Favourites from previous seasons:
The Garden - Mirah
Bleeding Love (what.a.perfect.routine.)
Calling You - Celine Dion (I wish they used the Jeff Buckley version)
Adele - Hometown Glory
Beautiful - Me'shell Ndegeocello ("Tim Burton's wedding" and I've had this beautiful song for years) Labels: Etc, Writing |
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Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
This iconic building has been photographed too many times, and I've been trying to capture it from a different perspective.Labels: Architecture, MY |
| posted at 6/22/2009 01:30:00 AM |
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| every car crash, every misstep, every word |
| It was roughly a quarter of our lives, give or take. It was everything gloomy and sunshiny at the same time. Just like that, there is closure. How wonderfully cathartic this feels. Labels: Writing |
| posted at 6/08/2009 12:21:00 AM |
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| Oh Jason Mraz. |
Because I trust in the ever-changing climate of the heart. (At least, today I feel that way.) I think it is necessary to have many experiences for the sake of feeling something; for the sake of being challenged, and for the sake of being expressive, to offer something to someone else, to learn what we are capable of.
From Jason's weblog, http://freshnessfactorfivethousand.blogspot.comLabels: Writing |
| posted at 5/12/2009 09:24:00 AM |
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| Monday, May 04, 2009 |
| ADHD |
| My mind is cluttered with countless bits of useless information (e.g. New York Michelin-starred restaurants; list of Stanley Kubrick / David Lynch / Lars von Trier / [insert director here] films I have never even seen), these would probably serve me well if I were to enter a pop culture quiz show, or Jeopardy. For some reason I have good recall for seemingly unnecessary things; on the other hand I tend to forget the "essential" stuff like program syntax, cooking basics (what is the ratio of rice:water again?), proper camera settings, and the like. An intervention should be in order. Labels: Etc, Writing |
| posted at 5/04/2009 11:51:00 PM |
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| Saturday, April 11, 2009 |
| Hierarchy |
The Dark Side of Dubai
I haven't read the entire thing yet but wow, I resent this comment.
They have been in Dubai for 20 years, and they are happy to explain how the city works. "You've got a hierarchy, haven't you?" Ann says. "It's the Emiratis at the top, then I'd say the British and other Westerners. Then I suppose it's the Filipinos, because they've got a bit more brains than the Indians. Then at the bottom you've got the Indians and all them lot."
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| posted at 4/11/2009 11:13:00 PM |
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| Thursday, April 02, 2009 |
| Why do you do this? |
Maybe sometimes I'm afraid I'll forget.
(- Everything Is Illuminated)Labels: KZ |
| posted at 4/02/2009 12:27:00 AM |
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