Yes, I did watch some passive Super Bowl XLI and enjoyed Prince’s electrifying performance. The stage setting was awesome and the timing was perfect when Prince covered “Purple Rain” while it was pouring. The other breathtaking moment was when he ripped that Jimi Hendrix’s feedback on the guitar.
John Chow pulls in almost $3,500 last month just from ads on his blog. Now that’s some serious money just for ramblings. Of course, I would love to make as much money as he does from this site, but I am not as good as him and design still matters to me. I don’t want ads that would ruin my design; therefore, Google’s Adsense makes sense to me. I don’t make a whole lot, but enough to cover my hosting/registration fees as well as a couple of decent bottles of wine. So I am not complaining.
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!
