{"id":455,"date":"2011-04-03T15:07:49","date_gmt":"2011-04-03T07:07:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sanity-asylum.net\/blog\/?p=455"},"modified":"2011-04-03T22:18:02","modified_gmt":"2011-04-03T14:18:02","slug":"whazzup","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sanity-asylum.net\/blog\/2011\/04\/03\/whazzup\/","title":{"rendered":"Whazzup?!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>It&#8217;s been a \u00a0little while since my last update, it seems.<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;ll try and be quick here since I&#8217;m gonna go \u626b\u5893 later on&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>Went for a 2D1N Bintan trip with Yun and Ka Wai on 25th March. \u00a0It was a deal that we caught on one of the deal sites (I think it&#8217;s www.deal.com.sg?). \u00a0It only worked out to about S$60 per pax, which I think it&#8217;s pretty reasonable, considering the resort is Angsana Bintan (under Banyan Tree family). \u00a0Fong didn&#8217;t join us in the last minute, so I actually got the whole room to myself, which is pretty awesome, in a way. \u00a0:D \u00a0I&#8217;ve always like to be alone, if you still didn&#8217;t know by now. \u00a0;) \u00a0Not that I would mind a whole lot if Fong was there, just that I&#8217;m still good if she didn&#8217;t go.<\/p>\n<p>Didn&#8217;t take a lot of pics while we were there&#8230; it was supposed to be a relaxation trip anyway. \u00a0On 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. \u00a0It was very windy; there&#8217;s no glaring sun, and the waves just kept crashing into the shore. \u00a0I took off my sandals and walked along the beach, and occasionally the waves would crash in and I&#8217;d find my legs half submerged in water. \u00a0XD \u00a0Yup, at some points, the waves that crashed in would actually reach my knees instead of just licking around my ankles.<\/p>\n<p>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. \u00a0You can check out those photos and videos <a href=\"http:\/\/flic.kr\/s\/aHsjujfPWu\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a>, on my Flickr page. \u00a0Just a couple of them&#8230; I was more interested in immersing myself in the nice atmosphere than taking pictures \/ photos. \u00a0:D<\/p>\n<p>All in all, it was a rather nice experience.. though I must say I&#8217;m not exactly a beach person (especially when there&#8217;s a hot sun up there), but it was quite relaxing to walk along the beach when the sun wasn&#8217;t shining. \u00a0But 2D1N is really kinda short&#8230; :( \u00a0*sniff*<\/p>\n<p>Oh yeah, I finally got my Westone 4, after a series of delays!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sanity-asylum.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/w4.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"456\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/sanity-asylum.net\/blog\/2011\/04\/03\/whazzup\/w4\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sanity-asylum.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/w4.jpg?fit=488%2C816&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"488,816\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"w4\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sanity-asylum.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/w4.jpg?fit=179%2C300&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sanity-asylum.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/w4.jpg?fit=488%2C816&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"size-full wp-image-456 aligncenter\" title=\"w4\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sanity-asylum.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/w4.jpg?resize=293%2C490&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"293\" height=\"490\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sanity-asylum.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/w4.jpg?w=488&amp;ssl=1 488w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sanity-asylum.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/w4.jpg?resize=179%2C300&amp;ssl=1 179w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 293px) 100vw, 293px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Verdict? \u00a0Lovely. \u00a0Well worth all the hundreds of dollars that I paid&#8230; \u00a0The soundstage was unbelievable (considering it was just a pair of IEMs, not closed-ear canned headphones), and the clarity was just awesome! \u00a0The only &#8216;meh&#8217; area is their bass&#8230; which is slightly lacking, but one can just remedy that by tweaking the EQ.<\/p>\n<p>Now I&#8217;m just deciding if I should change my DAP&#8230; Sansa Clip+&#8217;s SQ (sound quality) is one of the better ones out there already, and I really love the fact that it&#8217;s really small and portable. \u00a0An upgrade would be Cowon, but none of Cowon&#8217;s products are <em>that <\/em>portable. \u00a0Perhaps I&#8217;ll just hold on to my Clip+ for now and see if Cowon&#8217;s gonna come up with something similar like Clip+, and one that comes with a meaner punch as well. \u00a0:P<\/p>\n<p>Recently I got to know a nice girl from EDMW&#8230; it was really quite amusing &#8211; the way we met each other, of course. \u00a0It was all thanks to Starbucks pre-paid card. \u00a0XD \u00a0Someone made a thread on the forums about it, and both of us responded in the thread&#8230; and one thing led to another, and we started to send PMs to each other, and then we moved to emails. \u00a0The more we chatted, the more we realised that we have a lot of similarities. \u00a0We had similar bad experiences in relationships, when it comes to family members, etc. \u00a0The poor girl is now in hospital though, due to her bad bout of asthma attack. \u00a0Hope she can recover soon, and then we can meet up for some girls&#8217; talk or something! \u00a0^^<\/p>\n<p>While I was browsing YouTube yesterday, I accidentally stumbled upon this video on this male singer participating in my favourite \u661f\u5149\u5927\u9053 PK competition&#8230; I didn&#8217;t catch that few episodes because it was one of those &#8220;post-season&#8221; shows. \u00a0Out of curiousity (because he sang \u6d6e\u5938, a song that was initially sang by Eason in Cantonese, then recently released by \u6797\u5fd7\u70ab in Chinese), I played the video to see how he sang it. \u00a0It was like&#8230; oh my&#8230; his voice was special, somehow&#8230; there&#8217;s this&#8230; magnetism in his voice that&#8217;s impossible to describe. \u00a0Intrigued, I started googling more videos on him, and after watching more videos of him singing live at variety shows and music competitions, I&#8217;m in love&#8230; with his voice. \u00a0He&#8217;s exceptionally good when he sang live, with just him strumming his guitar or playing on the keyboard. \u00a0I mean, really. \u00a0His studio recordings actually paled in comparison with his live &#8220;unplugged&#8221; versions!<\/p>\n<p>Don&#8217;t believe me?<\/p>\n<p>All right, this is his official MV of one of his famous songs, \u574f\u4eba.<\/p>\n<p><object width=\"480\" height=\"390\"><param name=\"movie\" value=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/ABldpP7p3kY?fs=1&amp;hl=en_US&amp;rel=0\" \/><param name=\"allowFullScreen\" value=\"true\" \/><param name=\"allowscriptaccess\" value=\"always\" \/><\/object><\/p>\n<p>He has a nice voice, right? \u00a0But seriously, this is nothing compared to his live version. \u00a0Watch the video below:-<\/p>\n<p><object width=\"480\" height=\"390\"><param name=\"movie\" value=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/8A3ino2cT8o?fs=1&amp;hl=en_US&amp;rel=0\" \/><param name=\"allowFullScreen\" value=\"true\" \/><param name=\"allowscriptaccess\" value=\"always\" \/><\/object><\/p>\n<p>Or this unplugged version recorded live during a radio interview at Taiwan:<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><object width=\"640\" height=\"390\"><param name=\"movie\" value=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/vpo3BJd9O9s?fs=1&amp;hl=en_US&amp;rel=0\" \/><param name=\"allowFullScreen\" value=\"true\" \/><param name=\"allowscriptaccess\" value=\"always\" \/><\/object><\/p>\n<p>I actually teared up when listening to this live version! \u00a0Maybe it&#8217;s because of the lyrics, plus his raw emotions in his voice&#8230; he&#8217;s really more suited to sing live&#8230; he&#8217;s really, really good. \u00a0And the best part? \u00a0He&#8217;s a composer. \u00a0He composed most of his songs, and he writes songs for other artistes as well. \u00a0Amazing talent.<\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s the lyrics to the song, \u574f\u4eba:<\/p>\n<p>\u90a3 \u4e00\u6247\u8eca\u9580 \u95dc\u51fa \u6211\u5011\u7684\u88c2\u75d5<br \/>\n\u4e00\u8072\u5c31\u9707\u65b7\u4e86\u56de\u982d\u7684\u8def\u7a0b<\/p>\n<p>(That car door&#8230; Has closed the crack between us<\/p>\n<p>With a thump sound that broke off any chances of turning back)<\/p>\n<p>\u611b \u7121\u6cd5\u5747\u5206 \u4ee5\u5f8c \u5c31\u7559\u7d66\u4f60\u5011<br \/>\n\u4e5f\u8a31\u7528\u50b7\u5bb3\u7d50\u675f \u611b\u624d\u66f4\u52d5\u4eba<\/p>\n<p>(Love, can never be split<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;m leaving it to both of you<\/p>\n<p>Perhaps with an ending that hurts, this love can be even more touching)<\/p>\n<p>\u5bb9\u5fcd\u7684\u4eba\u5176\u5be6\u4e26\u4e0d\u7b28 \u53ea\u662f\u5be7\u53ef\u5c0d\u81ea\u5df1\u6b98\u5fcd<br \/>\n\u65e2\u7136\u611b\u4e0d\u80fd\u6046\u6eab \u795d\u798f\u5c31\u7d66\u4f60\u4e0b\u4e00\u500b\u4eba<\/p>\n<p>(The person who tolerates is actually not stupid<\/p>\n<p>But he just rather be cruel to himself<\/p>\n<p>Since this love cannot be maintain it&#8217;s warmth<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;ll give my blessing to your next person)<\/p>\n<p><em>**Chorus<\/em><\/p>\n<p>\u4f60\u662f\u597d\u4eba \u4e5f\u662f\u500b\u58de\u4eba<br \/>\n\u5c0d\u6211\u5766\u627f \u53ea\u70ba\u4e86\u671d\u4ed6\u72c2\u5954<br \/>\n\u4e0d\u80fd\u653e\u4efb \u6240\u4ee5\u653e\u4e86<br \/>\n\u9019\u9ede\u75db\u6211\u9084\u80fd\u5fcd<\/p>\n<p>(You&#8217;re a good person, also a bad person<\/p>\n<p>Being honest to me is just so you can run to him<\/p>\n<p>Unable to let it be, so I&#8217;m letting go<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;m still able to bear this pain)<\/p>\n<p>\u6211\u662f\u597d\u4eba \u4e5f\u662f\u500b\u58de\u4eba<br \/>\n\u5206\u5f97\u5920\u72e0 \u4f60\u624d\u6709\u85c9\u53e3\u8f49\u8eab<br \/>\n\u5be7\u9858\u611b \u4e00\u9ede\u4e0d\u5269<br \/>\n\u4e5f\u4e0d\u5fcd \u770b\u6200\u4eba\u611b\u6210\u8def\u4eba<\/p>\n<p>(I&#8217;m a good person, also a bad person<\/p>\n<p>With a ruthless breakup, you can then have an excuse to leave<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;d rather not be leaving any trace of love<\/p>\n<p>Than to look at the one I love as a stranger)<\/p>\n<p>\u5bb9\u5fcd\u7684\u4eba\u5176\u5be6\u4e26\u4e0d\u7b28 \u53ea\u662f\u5be7\u53ef\u5c0d\u81ea\u5df1\u6b98\u5fcd<br \/>\n\u65e2\u7136\u611b\u4e0d\u80fd\u6046\u6eab \u795d\u798f\u5c31\u7d66\u4f60\u4e0b\u4e00\u500b\u4eba<\/p>\n<p>(The person who tolerates is actually not an idiot<\/p>\n<p>But rather being cruel to himself<\/p>\n<p>Since this love cannot be heated<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;ll give my blessing to your next person)<\/p>\n<p>*Repeat Chorus<\/p>\n<p>\u4e09\u500b\u4eba\u5f9e\u4e0d\u5c0d\u7b49 \u7e3d\u6709\u500b\u4eba\u5fc5\u9808\u72a7\u7272<br \/>\n\u90a3\u6c38\u6046 ( \u90a3\u6c38\u6046 ) \u5c31\u7b49\u4ed6\u5e36\u4f60\u5b8c\u6210 oh ~<\/p>\n<p>(There can never be three people<\/p>\n<p>There&#8217;s always someone who has to sacrifice<\/p>\n<p>That &#8220;forever&#8221; &#8211; I&#8217;ll let him walk with you there)<\/p>\n<p>*Repeat Chorus<\/p>\n<p>\u5be7\u9858\u611b \u4e00\u9ede\u4e0d\u5269<br \/>\n\u4e5f\u4e0d\u5fcd \u770b\u6200\u4eba\u611b\u6210 \u8def\u4eba<\/p>\n<p>(I&#8217;d rather not be leaving any trace of love<\/p>\n<p>Than to look at the one I love as a stranger)<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The lyrics and the story in the official MV just made me cry&#8230; :(<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It&#8217;s been a \u00a0little while since my last update, it seems. I&#8217;ll try and be quick here since I&#8217;m gonna go \u626b\u5893 later on&#8230; Went for a 2D1N Bintan trip with Yun and Ka Wai on 25th March. \u00a0It was a deal that we caught on one of the deal sites (I think it&#8217;s www.deal.com.sg?).<span class=\"excerpt-ellipsis\">&#8230;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/sanity-asylum.net\/blog\/2011\/04\/03\/whazzup\/\" itemprop=\"url\">Continue Reading<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-455","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/s5BeXn-whazzup","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sanity-asylum.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/455","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sanity-asylum.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sanity-asylum.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sanity-asylum.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sanity-asylum.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=455"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/sanity-asylum.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/455\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":463,"href":"https:\/\/sanity-asylum.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/455\/revisions\/463"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sanity-asylum.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=455"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sanity-asylum.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=455"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sanity-asylum.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=455"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}