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    February 20

    If you have been feeling gloomy recently...

    Once my very wise friend told me that:
    If you are feeling gloomy, try to:
      trivialise your problems and count your blessing
      look more closely at very small and simple ordinary things that you do everyday and learnt how to appreciate their beauty and pleasure 
      think about trips that you have made in the past,
      try mesmerising your happier time, and
     Ultimately treat stress as a positive thing because it really is a positive force. It make you tresasure simple pleasure more...
    I found what he said was really insightful, so I want to share that with all of you.
    Don't worry, be happy!



    January 13

    明天是妈妈的生日和爸爸妈妈的25周年

    祝妈妈生日快乐, 永远幸福! 感谢老爸多年来对妈妈的爱护, 特别是我不在你们身边的日子!
    HAPPY BIRTHDAY AND 25TH ANNIVERSARY TO PAPA AND MAMA!!!
    November 25

    Places to go in Calgary(to be updated on weekly basis)

    Art Central (Uppercase: selling Gary's Baseman's books and pin-making studio)
    Webster Gallery on 11th Ave.
    Kit on 11th Ave. (if you are looking for a pure white plastic chair)
    McNally Robinson on 8th Ave. (free Jazz/Folk show on November 25, 7:30pm)
    Beano's on 9th St and 17th Ave. (mocha with B/C semi-sweet chocolates)
    Epcor Center of Performing Art (Standup Comedies and Tuesday Arts Studios: November 28 7:30pm Juggle!!!)
    Coup on 17th Ave. (veggie dishes under 10 dollars)
    "Latin Corner" Dance Studio, Eau Claire Mkt (ft. salsa and reggaeton)
     
    August 02

    to Share with All the "Chungking Express" Fans

    My favorite quotes in the movie:  
     

    每天你都有机会和很多人擦身而过,而你或者对他们一无所知,不过也许有一天他会变成你的朋友或是知己.

    In each single day of our life, we hastily brush past strangers that mean nothing to us but utter passers-by, but as time advances, one or two from the unknown group might unconsciously become an unalienable part for us, like an intimate friend or a real confidant.

     

    每个人都有失恋的时候,而每一次我失恋呢, 我就会去跑步,因为跑步可以将你身体里面的水分蒸发掉,而让我不那么容易流泪.

    It is an inevitable episode for each living creature to suffer from the prevalence of pain for being lovelorn. And to kill the pain, I habitually go out for a wild running, cherishing the belief that the sweat pouring from my pores will exhaust the water that might be streaming down my face.

     

    不知道从什么时候开始,在什么东西上面都有个日期,秋刀鱼会过期,肉罐头会过期,连保鲜纸都会过期,我开始怀疑,在这个世界上,还有什么东西是不会过期的?

    Starting from sometime, all things existing in this wild world, like Sam-ma, canned meat and even plastic wrap, have been labeled with a date of expiration, and that has triggered my diffidence in the permanent validity of anything on this planet.

     

    我穿雨衣的时候,也会带墨镜,因为你不知道,这个世界什么时候会下雨,什么时候会出太阳。

    Wearing sunglasses but wrapped up in raincoat is seemingly a ridiculous habit but I have every reason for defending it as you will never be sure when rain is pouring down and when the sun is going to shine upon you.

     

     

    June 27

    Annie Baby "Notes of Soberness"

    "...The sound of car horns was heard outside. Inside the room, the light was casting a shadow on the white wall. The ceiling was so high that the room appeared void. Their naked bodies were like bare branches. There were the sound of silence and slight quivers in the room. This was the insipid reality of life, so they chose to fall in love. Time can leave a fragrant smell after being scorched..."
    June 14

    Natalie & Coco Rosie

    I explored Coco Rosie through a very talented 18 years old artist Natalie's blog. If she by chance sees my space, I want to tell her that "we offer"is really intricate and thought provoking. It reminds me of my adolescence, my fears, and my first love. Keep up the good work, and I can't wait to see more of your pieces.
     
    Honey or Tar

     

    I undressed you with my eyes i have
    Maybe even raped you
    In a dark and eerie corner of my mind
    I tucked you there
    And touched you in a dream last night
    Pushed you aside when you entered
    My thoughts at the wrong time
    I have sat up upon your lap and
    Saddled my thighs around your hips like ropes
    I rode you on a chair and in the shower
    And all the while i clung heavy to your back
    My desire deeply harnessed in your spine
    I'm riding recklessly though a thick and humid
    Jungle growing anxious with the deep and primal
    Yearning that stirs
    Deeply pulsing up toward the surface
    Like sap rising or honey or tar


    -Coco Rosie

     

    "Coco Rosie certainly won't appeal to everyone, especially if you're not into operatic vibrato. But these Touch and Go siblings have their share of fans. Sounding like a cross between Billie Holiday, Bjork and Joanna Newsom, Coco Rosie's music is full of Parisian-inspired vocals, delicate acoustic guitars, and fractured beats. If you like songs with birds chirping in the background, these soulful ladies are for you."

     
     
    May 08

    Coming home!

    Hi guys,
      Just let everyone know that I am coming home on June 17.I miss all you guys!!!!!! I will arrive at Pu Dong International Airport at 4:50pm on June 18(Beijing Time). So welcome to pick me up! ;p
    See you guys soon!
     
    March 13

    My Life Updated

    又是很久没有碰过SPACE了...
     
    最近生活很悠闲, 几乎就是等着9月去CALAGARY开始工作. 前辈们都已经提醒了我几次一定要好好看看COMM321, COMM323, AUDITING还有TAX. 每每好几个晚上有这个冲动的时候, 朋友们总是来找我玩, 学习计划就此破灭...其实说实话, 现在对我来说, 最重要的还是HANG OUT WITH MY FRIENDS...去了CALGARY之后, 就不能多见他们了...
     
    今年的暑假6,7月准备回上海, 不过之前要在学校做HOUSEKEEPER, 为了赚回我的机票钱, 还有生活费. 我突然发现我是那么的爱钱...哈哈, 我似乎一直在想方设法MAKE AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE, 为了MAXIMIZE MY UTILITY??!!!! :)
     
    小叶子推荐我看Schopenhauer的书, 我正在阅读"Studies in Pessimism"/ "Pessimist's handbook", 很喜欢他的一些对生活的观点(除了他写女人的那章). 我承认我是个100% Pessimist..哈, 大家稳住, 不要慌.
     
    还有一件让我HAPPY的事情就是: 等待亲爱的老妈的包裹!!!! 谢谢妈咪, you are the best!!
     
     
    January 23

    Chinese Contemporary Art Revolution

    转:

    "近20多年来,中国当代艺术清晰地呈现出中国政治、经济和文化的飞速发展历程,使整个世界为之瞩目。中国的艺术家,特别是从事摄影和录像创作的艺术家们,以其独具魅力的艺术作品,显现了当代中国社会日新月异的变化。他们的作品虽然接受了西方当代艺术观念的影响,但在创作内容和审美取向上又保留了独特的本土特征,因而不断获得国际学术界的肯定和赞誉。

    所有作品均来自美国的Haudenschild收藏机构。作为当代艺术收藏家,Eloisa和Chris Haudenschild夫妇所建立的藏品系列,是目前国际上最重要的中国当代艺术收藏之一"

    See "Chinese Contemporary Art" in my pictures


    January 17

    Belated wishes!! 迟到的祝福

    亲爱的老妈,
      祝你生日快乐!!!!! 你是我心中永远的超级辣妈!!!!!
     
     
    December 31

    Wallace and Gromit 3

    今天看了一部动画片叫"WALLACE & GROMIT- the curse of the Were-Rabbit",是我非常喜欢的CLAYMATION中的一部,不知道你们有没有看过"CHICKEN RUN"(小鸡快跑), 是出自相同的CREATOR.我一直是WALLACE & GROMIT的忠实拥护者, 记的看最早的一部是在大一的一节英语课上, 我们的英文老师STEVE用它作为学习英文的素材. WALLACE是个喜欢搞科技小发明的自由青年(基本上),GROMIT是他的管家(一条狗),GROMIT虽然非常QUIET,可是在关键的时候总是它最有用....
     
    呀呀呀...不要说大多啦, 有机会大家去看看, 现在RAINBOW THEATRE在放,虽然我进去的时候发现我是唯一个ADULT(除了家长),但是它绝对是一部老少接宜的动画片...
    December 29

    夜行

     
    晚饭过后, 步行回家, 在BROADWAY上喝了一杯咖啡, 店面不大, 小店有自己的FAIR TRADE的咖啡, 而且是在店里BREW的, 这是他们吸引顾客的卖点. 店里来来往往的客人还不少, 有上班族, 有拿着CAMCORDER,戴着绿色礼帽的少女, 还有象我这样无所事事的流动客...我通常不爱喝咖啡, 因为稍微冷却后就会有点酸和涩...在冬天我更爱喝茶, 捧着大大的杯子, 很温暖, 而且也不用怕它变凉而不好喝.
     
    这几天的天气很怪, 一直是在傍晚后, 到处一片雾气, 白茫茫的四周, 只看的到路延伸的方向. 我喜欢在这样的天气里步行, 有种很迷幻的感觉...加上四周民宅的CHRISMAS LIGHTS就在视线中这样SMUDGE开..(突发奇想)这样的夜晚真的很适合搞一个千人的HOUSE PARTY,就象PRAGUE一年一度的HOUSE PARTY那样....
     
    到家了....看着无聊的STANDUP COMEDY, 睡去.....
    December 24

    Recommend a good song

    Quiet Heart- By Kent

     

    There was a time when I was lost in myself
    You took my hand became my guide
    There was a time you needed my help
    I guess my Ego made me blind
    It's not the rain it's not the streetlights
    That makes your skin so pale at night

    It's your quiet heart
    And your silence
    As your teardrops stain my sheets
    Let's take a trip through the wires
    Your dream is gone you are free
    Stay free...

    There was a time I had your life in my hands
    And you had life left in your eyes
    There was a time I caught your hiding inside
    From something shining through the blinds
    It's not the shadow by the red lights
    That makes my skin crawl late at night

    It's your quiet heart
    And your silence
    As your teardrops stain my sheets
    Let's take a trip through the wires
    Your dream is gone you are free

    It's not the rain it's not the streetlights
    That makes your skin so pale at night

    It's your quiet heart
    It's your silence
    As your teardrops stain my sheets
    Let's take a trip through the wires
    Your dream is gone you are free

    It's your quiet heart
    And your silence
    As your teardrops stain my sheets
    Let's take a trip through the wires
    Our love is dead you are free

    December 06

    A good message:
     
    "As we grow up, we learn that even the one person that was not supposed to
    ever let you down probably will. You will have your heart broken probably
    more than once and it's harder every time.  You will break hearts too, so
    remember how it felt when ours was broken. You will fight with your
    best friend. You will blame a new love for things an old one did. You
    will cry because time is passing too fast, and you will eventually lose
    someone you love. So take too many pictures, laugh too much, and love
    like you have never been hurt because every sixty seconds you spend upset
    is a minute of happiness you will never get back."
    December 03

    Watch What Happens
     
    "Let someone start believing in you, let him hold out his hand

    Let him touch you and watch what happens

    One someone who can look in your eyes, and see into your heart

    Let him find you and watch what happens

    Cold, no I won't believe your heart is cold

    Maybe just afraid to be broken again

    Let someone with a deep love to give

    Give that deep love to you, and what magic you'll see

    Let someone with a deep love to give

    Give that deep love to you. and what magic you'll see"

    December 02

    The sweetest couple on the planet

    Sleepless Night

    Yoko Ono

     

    Sleepless night
    The moon is bright
    All I'm asking for is
    Three minute love

    Legs
    What am I going to do with my legs
    They're so hot
    They won't stay on the cot
    And they're screaming!

    Sleepless night
    The moon is bright
    All I'm asking for is
    Three minute love

    Head
    What am I going to do with my head
    It's so light
    It just gives me the fright
    It's full of champagne and dreams

    Sleepless night
    All um umm
    All I'm asking for is
    Three minute love

    This brush must sell like crazy
    I mean there's a lot of lonely people out there

    I wanna go to the ball
    I wanna give it all
    I'll take it all

    Sleepless night
    All I'm asking for is...
    What am I asking for?

    November 25

    "the Dreamers"
     
    -"Keaton or Chapline"
     
    -"A Petition in Poem or a Poem in Petition"
     
     

    他回来啦!!!!

    郑钧—1994年横空出世的一个名字,而与这个名字紧密相连的《回到拉萨》《赤裸裸》《灰姑娘》等歌曲当年横扫华语乐坛,获奖无数并因此成为“辉煌94”的重要组成部分.

    其首张专辑《赤裸裸》已成为中国摇滚乐坛里程碑式的标志之一,而其后的四张专辑(含一张翻唱专辑)张张经典,郑钧于2002年凭借单曲“三分之一理想”荣获世界三大音乐奖项之一——MTV台VMA大奖,这是中国歌手首度荣登国际重量级领奖台,具有历史性意义。

    帅气清俊的外形混杂着颓唐迷离的气质,流畅爽口的旋律却辅以凶猛咆哮的重摇滚节奏表现,极端独特的郑钧也以极端独特的方式与他眼中的这个花花世界沟通着,相拥着,背叛着,交融着。他是个音乐人,更是个思想者,正基于此,我们才能理解他在自己的私人生活中为何与他叱咤乐坛时的风光有如此大的不同。从1999年那场轰动上海滩的八万人体育场的个人演唱之后,郑钧就逐渐将目光抽离于灯红酒绿的浮华市井,将思绪慢慢沉淀,以期未来更澎湃准确的绽放,这也是他2001年隐居终南山间的思想基础。郑钧要开个人演唱会了,就在这个冬天的12月,取名为“温暖呐喊”


    再度复出后,这种精神积累如期得以释放,连续两张专辑的发行,首次参与电影拍摄并完成自己的小说创作,郑钧正在从一个单纯意义上的歌手向一个更具深度厚度的艺术家转型,具体到音乐理解和制作上,他也更加本源,粗砺,在形式上追求更美更稳更准更狠,境界的改变使他在创作和表现上也更加苛刻严格,也正因此,在华语音乐重镇——北京举办个唱的想法才被郑钧封存了整整十年。

    十年,在中国人的习惯里总被赋予一种特殊的生命成长意义,郑钧也想以此为自己的音乐创作做一总结,更重要的是,他想以这场融合了摇滚乐的极度狂暴和《灰姑娘》般的精致浪漫的演唱会与所有歌迷进行一次灵魂狂欢,他将和他的乐队用嘶吼吟唱与吉他贝司勾下你的泪水汗水和回忆尖叫. 十年,年少不再,但痴狂依旧,十年的残酷和温柔,伤害和笑容,伴着极端温暖和极端呐喊着的音乐将灼烧12月3日工人体育馆的空气,十年,一把清俊的青锋宝剑无声的出鞘,却将以无比迅猛之势刺穿那个即将到来的寒冷冬夜。

    November 24

    通告

    通告
     
    我从今天开始好好学习!!! 在家实在无法集中注意力, 诱惑太多了. 所以我做了个重大的决定:
     
     我决定从今天开始天天晚上去LAW LIBRARY
     
    和我有一样毛病的同学, 欢迎加入, 我们可以组个学习小组, 互相督促!!!!
     
    可以在家学习的同学, 请给我精神上的支持!!! 还有欢迎拿着好吃的来探望我.
     
     

    厨艺大革命

    每逢周四, 都是进行厨艺大革命的时候.
     
    打开冰箱, 可吃的东西寥寥无几(我是说可供直接食用的), 于是就把那些LEFTOVER的菜叶什么的, 痛痛快快地扔去水里煮, 然后加上CUPBOARD里所有可以融于水的调料, 呵!!!!一锅所谓的"汤"就大功告成啦!
     
    没有什么比大冬天里来上一碗热汤更爽的了!!!有空大家也不妨革命一下?!