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Alizée Tribute - Veni Vidi Vici

Saturday, Nov 10, 2007 1:51PM / Standard Entry

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J'espere (I hope)

Saturday, Oct 27, 2007 4:48PM / Standard Entry

by Pham Quynh Anh and Marc Lavoine, the two who made 'bonjour vietnam', the MTV has some Chinese waterink painting element.

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Teamed up for food search :-)

Thursday, Oct 25, 2007 1:36PM / Standard Entry

I have arguably gone through the list of all the yummy street food and fine cuisine of my type in the city, and it is time to reach out a bit and join the force to search the unknown nice eating places.
So yesterday Stev and I sought out and teamed up with other bunch of people, lead by a native SiChuan, to a SiChuan restaurant, here is a very detailed report (fast!) :
http://spicygirl.livejournal.com/38780.html?view=90236#t90236
It was more than 10 years ago since my last time to have genuine SiChuan food with my girlfriend in medical school, whose family is from SiChuna initially. Stev is half SiChuan half Shangha, we both like the spicy and hot food, and it reminded us the taste back many years ago.

SiChuan food, toi, mon amour:

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Bonjour Vietnam

Tuesday, Oct 23, 2007 1:07PM / Standard Entry

www.visualgui.com/motion/BonjourVietnam.html

Bonjour Vietnam

Raconte-moi ce mot étrange et difficile à prononcer
Que je porte depuis que je suis née.

Raconte-moi le vieil empire et le trait de mes yeux bridés,
Qui disent mieux que moi ce que tu n’oses dire.

Je ne sais de toi que des images de la guerre,
Un film de Coppola et des hélicoptères en colère.

Un jour, j’irai là-bas, un jour dire bonjour à ton âme
Un jour, j’irai là-bas te dire bonjour, Vietnam.

Raconte-moi ma couleur, mes cheveux, et mes petits pieds,
Qui me portent depuis que je suis née.

Raconte-moi ta maison, ta rue, raconte-moi cet inconnu,
Les marchés flottants et les sampans de bois.

Je ne connais de mon pays que des photos de la guerre,
Un film de Coppola et des hélicoptères en colère.

Un jour, j’irai là-bas, un jour dire bonjour à mon âme.
Un jour, j’irai là-bas te dire bonjour, Vietnam.

Les temples et les Bouddhas de pierre pour mes pères,
Les femmes courbées dans les rizières pour mes mères,

Dans la prière, dans la lumière, revoir mes frères,
Toucher mon âme, mes racines, ma terre.

Un jour, j’irai là-bas, un jour dire bonjour à mon âme.
Un jour, j’irai là-bas te dire bonjour, Vietnam.
Te dire bonjour, Viêt-Nam.

Hello Vietnam

Tell me the story of this name foreign and difficult to pronounce
That I've had since the day I was born
Tell me the story [of the] ancient empire and the feature of my eyes
tell [about] me better than you dare not say
I only know you from the photos of the war
A film by Coppola, the helicopters in anger...

One day, I will go there, one day say hello to your soul.
One day, I will go there, to say hello Việt Nam.
Tell me the story of my color, my hair and my small feet,
That I've had since the day I was born
Tell me the story of your house, your street, tell me this unknown entity
the floating markets and the wooden sampans
I only know you from the photos of the war
A film by Coppola, the helicopters in anger...

One day, I will go there, one day say hello to my soul.
One day, I will go there, to say hello Việt Nam.

Temples and stone Buddha statues for my fathers,
Crouching women in the rice fields for my mothers,
Praying, singing in the day light meet my brothers,
Touching my soul, my roots, my land...

One day, I will go there, one day say hello to my soul.
One day, I will go there, to say hello Việt Nam.
To say hello Việt Nam.

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I ride a motorbike!

Sunday, Oct 21, 2007 11:41AM / Standard Entry

ok, just a scooter.

Stev got 3 motorbikes and encourages me to try the light one, so I picked up one scooter yesterday, and took an adventure with him in downtown taipei. I had half hour training session in the parking lot before heading into the less crowded Saturday flow of scooters, and spent 2 hours on road, went to somewhere near DanShui River, and there is a long trail where I can rent a bike for a ride. It was fun and now I am confidant to actually own a scooter and go around on my own. :-)
I still think it looks messy to have so many scooters on street, but oftentimes you see a hot girl sitting backseat leaning on her boyfriend, that gives you a smile, isn't romantic like Roman Holiday?
Below is a picture I take from internet, looks more like in HK rather than taipei.

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