So it is dorky and cheesy to sing a love song to a computer, but hey she’s cute and she loves Mac, why not? “Mac Beautiful,” a special dedication that Apple should appreciate. You go, Mac mama, and make sure to wear your Happy Slip.
Sachiko McLean tells us that she doesn’t afraid to go to hell or afraid to show her naked boby in public. That’s right, Hell Hath No Fury.
“Hay Song Cho Toi Tre,” the first ballad that got me hooked on Don Ho. Can’t remember how many times I listened to that keyboard break.
Beside improving your skill, writing could provide you a decent copy of Trinh Cong Son’s Loi Cua Dong Song. Not so bad, huh?
Rồi mai đây đi trên đường đời
Đừng buông tay âm thầm tìm về cô đơn
Một khi trao áo hồng
Là khi trao tiếng cười
Luôn ghi kỷ niệm ban đầu yêu thương.
Even though the lyric in Lê Uyên Phương’s “Bài Ca Hạnh Ngộ” is a bit too cute, Thiên Phượng’s sweet but unsurgery, soft but unhorsey (my bad translation of “không có ngựa”) vocals make the song romantic in her own unruffled style.
This song goes out to the one that rocks my world.
Sorry baby, didn’t mean to hurt you. How could I when I haven’t even own you yet? I just lost my control and gave you a broken eye. But don’t you worry, I’ll get you fixed up again. Be patience, I will make you mine one day. Only two more years to go.
I rather talk music than politic on this site, but the article on altering an image to promote a political campaign is sadly amusing, epsecially with a slogan stated “Honesty, Integrity and Leadership.” This is what happened when the Vietnamese community doesn’t take design seriously.
Sick and tired of hearing me? Well, I am, so here are some of the Vietnamese blogs I recommend:
Vietnamese young generation should take note from MsNguyen’s reflection of Tet:
I love Tết to the point that my heart aches when knowing other Vietnamese discard it, throw it away from the window like it has no significance to their existences and identities at all. It hurts when other Vietnamese would pick up Christmas and Thanksgiving as deemed important and cultural “superior” than Tết, as if it’s a “cool” and “culturally assimilated” trend.
TTBlue on Le Minh Son:
Le Minh Son recently release a new album that he composed/sang/produced at the same time labled “Gieng Lang.” I’ve yet to decide whether to subject myself to another round of torture of call it off altogether. After so many disappointments, it’s hard to give it a go.
HmL’s hooked on Ngoc Ha:
In this compilation of Pre-War music (Nhạc Tiền Chiến), Ngọc Hạ seems to be in her natural elements, where she is allowed to “paint” with her voice. These are not necessarily popular songs, some arguably considered semi-classical (“bán cồ điển;” more on this in a bit!) They however are songs by which serious singers are judged (against the likes of Thái Thanh and Thanh Thúy). Ngọc Hạ make them all seem effortless!
Both Frontmedia and Cinnamon Interactive are organized, clean and surprisingly simple. While Frontmedia is fluid and slick in Flash, Cinnamon Interactive is hot and spicy in css.
Reading this post reminded me of my good old college days. The phrase “1 hour in class equivalent to 3 hours of study time” is way exaggerated. I hardly spent any time reading during college. In fact, after my freshman year, I stopped buying textbooks. They were a waste of money and I never read them. So how did I get through college? Of course I didn’t get straight As but some As and Bs were not bad for not reading textbooks either. First of, I never missed class time. Yes, it was very important not to missed class because my C grades turned into B with perfect attendants. Secondly, I listened carefully to the lectures and wrote down all the notes. At night, I would revised my notes to make it clearer and readable. The night before exam, I would spent three to four hours studied my notes. Yes, it worked every time. Well, except for one History class. I had a 12:30 class and my professor put me to sleep everyday with his monotone. The class started out with 19 students. Two weeks later, there was 11 left. After I bombed the first 2 exams in a row, I knew it was time for me to withdraw. I received a W on my report card but it didn’t effect my gpa. I had to take an extra class the following semester to make up for it. I still remember it till this day. Other than that, I was doing good.
InspirAsian
Asian designers that inspired me: Yugo Nakamura, Gicheol Lee, Chris Dang and Hien Nguyen. I know there’s a lot more fantastic asian designers out there; however, these guys just came to my mind for the moment.
Rồi em cất bước ra đi
Tim anh giá băng hồn anh chết lặng
Em đã ra đi không nói năng chi
Anh nhớ mãi dáng em thiên thần
Thanks for leaving a deep, gorgeous voice in our hearts. Now that your spirit is truly free, fly high my dear, but please keep singing for the rest of us who are still here trapped.
