It’s been a little while since my last update, it seems.
I’ll try and be quick here since I’m gonna go 扫墓 later on…
Went for a 2D1N Bintan trip with Yun and Ka Wai on 25th March. It was a deal that we caught on one of the deal sites (I think it’s www.deal.com.sg?). It only worked out to about S$60 per pax, which I think it’s pretty reasonable, considering the resort is Angsana Bintan (under Banyan Tree family). Fong didn’t join us in the last minute, so I actually got the whole room to myself, which is pretty awesome, in a way. :D I’ve always like to be alone, if you still didn’t know by now. ;) Not that I would mind a whole lot if Fong was there, just that I’m still good if she didn’t go.
Didn’t take a lot of pics while we were there… it was supposed to be a relaxation trip anyway. On the second morning, when the girls were away enjoying their spa session, I took the opportunity to go walk on the beach, since the weather was really good. It was very windy; there’s no glaring sun, and the waves just kept crashing into the shore. I took off my sandals and walked along the beach, and occasionally the waves would crash in and I’d find my legs half submerged in water. XD Yup, at some points, the waves that crashed in would actually reach my knees instead of just licking around my ankles.
Took a few photos of the beach and the waves with my mobile as I was too lazy to go back to my room to grab my Lumix. You can check out those photos and videos here, on my Flickr page. Just a couple of them… I was more interested in immersing myself in the nice atmosphere than taking pictures / photos. :D
All in all, it was a rather nice experience.. though I must say I’m not exactly a beach person (especially when there’s a hot sun up there), but it was quite relaxing to walk along the beach when the sun wasn’t shining. But 2D1N is really kinda short… :( *sniff*
Oh yeah, I finally got my Westone 4, after a series of delays!
Verdict? Lovely. Well worth all the hundreds of dollars that I paid… The soundstage was unbelievable (considering it was just a pair of IEMs, not closed-ear canned headphones), and the clarity was just awesome! The only ‘meh’ area is their bass… which is slightly lacking, but one can just remedy that by tweaking the EQ.
Now I’m just deciding if I should change my DAP… Sansa Clip+’s SQ (sound quality) is one of the better ones out there already, and I really love the fact that it’s really small and portable. An upgrade would be Cowon, but none of Cowon’s products are that portable. Perhaps I’ll just hold on to my Clip+ for now and see if Cowon’s gonna come up with something similar like Clip+, and one that comes with a meaner punch as well. :P
Recently I got to know a nice girl from EDMW… it was really quite amusing – the way we met each other, of course. It was all thanks to Starbucks pre-paid card. XD Someone made a thread on the forums about it, and both of us responded in the thread… and one thing led to another, and we started to send PMs to each other, and then we moved to emails. The more we chatted, the more we realised that we have a lot of similarities. We had similar bad experiences in relationships, when it comes to family members, etc. The poor girl is now in hospital though, due to her bad bout of asthma attack. Hope she can recover soon, and then we can meet up for some girls’ talk or something! ^^
While I was browsing YouTube yesterday, I accidentally stumbled upon this video on this male singer participating in my favourite 星光大道 PK competition… I didn’t catch that few episodes because it was one of those “post-season” shows. Out of curiousity (because he sang 浮夸, a song that was initially sang by Eason in Cantonese, then recently released by 林志炫 in Chinese), I played the video to see how he sang it. It was like… oh my… his voice was special, somehow… there’s this… magnetism in his voice that’s impossible to describe. Intrigued, I started googling more videos on him, and after watching more videos of him singing live at variety shows and music competitions, I’m in love… with his voice. He’s exceptionally good when he sang live, with just him strumming his guitar or playing on the keyboard. I mean, really. His studio recordings actually paled in comparison with his live “unplugged” versions!
Don’t believe me?
All right, this is his official MV of one of his famous songs, 坏人.
He has a nice voice, right? But seriously, this is nothing compared to his live version. Watch the video below:-
Or this unplugged version recorded live during a radio interview at Taiwan:
I actually teared up when listening to this live version! Maybe it’s because of the lyrics, plus his raw emotions in his voice… he’s really more suited to sing live… he’s really, really good. And the best part? He’s a composer. He composed most of his songs, and he writes songs for other artistes as well. Amazing talent.
Here’s the lyrics to the song, 坏人:
那 一扇車門 關出 我們的裂痕
一聲就震斷了回頭的路程
(That car door… Has closed the crack between us
With a thump sound that broke off any chances of turning back)
愛 無法均分 以後 就留給你們
也許用傷害結束 愛才更動人
(Love, can never be split
I’m leaving it to both of you
Perhaps with an ending that hurts, this love can be even more touching)
容忍的人其實並不笨 只是寧可對自己殘忍
既然愛不能恆溫 祝福就給你下一個人
(The person who tolerates is actually not stupid
But he just rather be cruel to himself
Since this love cannot be maintain it’s warmth
I’ll give my blessing to your next person)
**Chorus
你是好人 也是個壞人
對我坦承 只為了朝他狂奔
不能放任 所以放了
這點痛我還能忍
(You’re a good person, also a bad person
Being honest to me is just so you can run to him
Unable to let it be, so I’m letting go
I’m still able to bear this pain)
我是好人 也是個壞人
分得夠狠 你才有藉口轉身
寧願愛 一點不剩
也不忍 看戀人愛成路人
(I’m a good person, also a bad person
With a ruthless breakup, you can then have an excuse to leave
I’d rather not be leaving any trace of love
Than to look at the one I love as a stranger)
容忍的人其實並不笨 只是寧可對自己殘忍
既然愛不能恆溫 祝福就給你下一個人
(The person who tolerates is actually not an idiot
But rather being cruel to himself
Since this love cannot be heated
I’ll give my blessing to your next person)
*Repeat Chorus
三個人從不對等 總有個人必須犧牲
那永恆 ( 那永恆 ) 就等他帶你完成 oh ~
(There can never be three people
There’s always someone who has to sacrifice
That “forever” – I’ll let him walk with you there)
*Repeat Chorus
寧願愛 一點不剩
也不忍 看戀人愛成 路人
(I’d rather not be leaving any trace of love
Than to look at the one I love as a stranger)
The lyrics and the story in the official MV just made me cry… :(