Friday, March 27, 2009
Thursday, March 26, 2009
--英雄本色--A Better Tomorrow (1986)--
A Better Tomorrow (Chinese: 英雄本色; Pinyin: Yīngxióng běnsè; Jyutping: Jing1 hung4 bun2 sik1; literally True Colors of a Hero) is a 1986 Hong Kong action film which had a profound influence on the Hong Kong movie-making industry, and later on an international scale.
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Directed by John Woo, it stars Chow Yun-Fat, Ti Lung and Leslie Cheung. Although the movie was made with a tight budget and was relatively unknown until it went on screen due to virtually no advertising, it broke Hong Kong's box office record and went on to become a blockbuster in Asian countries. The success also ensured the sequel A Better Tomorrow 2, also directed by Woo, and A Better Tomorrow 3: Love & Death in Saigon, a prequel directed by producer Tsui Hark. It is the #2 of the Best 100 Chinese Motion Pictures.
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Wednesday, March 25, 2009
--MAMAK'S CORNER--Cambodia--
Mamak's Corner N? 17, Kramuon Sar (St. 114), Phnom Penh, Cambodia.
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Cuisine: Malay
Halal authenticity: Owners are known Muslims
Price: $ out of $$$$
Payment accepted: $$$
Hours: Unknown to 9 pm
Phone: 012 895 026
Website: No website available
Email: No email available
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~http://www.zabihah.com/ds.php?id=8720
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~http://www.phnomenon.com/index.php/cambodian-food/restaurants/midday-mee-mamak-mission/
Tuesday, March 24, 2009
--Meditation from Thais...Sarah Chang--
Thaïs is an opera in three acts by Jules Massenet to a French libretto by Louis Gallet based on the novel of the same name by Anatole France. It was first performed at the Opéra in Paris on March 16, 1894, starring the American soprano Sybil Sanderson, for whom Massenet had written the title role.
In 1907, the role served as Mary Garden's American debut in New York.
Set in Roman Egypt, the story concerns a Cenobite monk, Athanaël, who attempts to convert Thaïs, a courtesan of Alexandria and devotée of Venus, to Christianity, but discovers, too late, that his obsession with her is rooted in lust.
It has been described as bearing a kind of religious eroticism and has spawned many controversial productions. Its famous Méditation for violin, an entr'acte played before a closed curtain between the scenes of Act II, is among the most frequently performed concert pieces and has been arranged for many different instruments.
After Manon and Werther, Thaïs is one of Massenet's most performed operas, but it is not part of the standard operatic repertoire. The role of Thaïs, similar to another Massenet heroine also written for Sybil Sanderson, Esclarmonde, is notoriously difficult to sing and is reserved for only the most gifted of performers. Modern interpreters have included Carol Neblett, Anna Moffo, Beverly Sills, Leontyne Price and, most recently, Renée Fleming.
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~http://www.reference.com/browse/Meditation+from+Thais&
Monday, March 23, 2009
--LOVE is the only thing REAL in LIFE--
SPEND ALL YOUR TIME WAITING
FOR THAT SECOND CHANCE
FOR A BREAK THAT WOULD MAKE IT OK
THERE'S ALWAYS ONE REASON
TO FEEL NOT GOOD ENOUGH
AND IT'S HARD AT THE END OF THE DAY
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I NEED SOME DISTRACTION OOH BEAUTIFUL RELIEFS
MEMORIES SEAPTH FROM MY VAINS
THAT MAYBE UNTO AND WEIGHTLESS AND MAYBE
I FIND SOME PEACE TONIGHT
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CHORUS~~
IN THE ARMS OF THE ANGELS
FLY AWAY FROM HERE
FROM THIS DARK COLD HOTEL ROOM
AND THE ENDLESSNESS THAT YOU FEEL
YOU ARE PULLED FROM THE WRECKAGE
OF YOUR SILENT REVERY
YOU'RE IN THE ARMS OF THE ANGEL
MAY YOU FIND SOME COMFORT HERE
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SO TIRED OF THE STRAIGHT LINE
AND EVERYWHERE YOU TURN
THERE'S VULTURES AND THIEVES AT YOUR BED
THE STORM KEEPS ON TWISTING
KEEP ON BUILDING THE LIES
THAT YOU MAKE UP FOR ALL THAT YOU LIKE
IT DONT MAKE NO DIFFERENCE
LETS GIVE THEM ONE LAST TIME
IT'S EASIER TO BELIEVE
IN THIS SWEET MADNESS
OH THIS GLORIOUS SADNESS
THAT BRINGS ME TO MY KNEES
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CHORUS~~
YOU'RE IN THE ARMS OF THE ANGELS
MAY YOU FIND SOME COMFORT HERE
SOME COMFORT HERE......
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~http://www.blueyze.us/armsoftheangel.html
~http://www.metrolyrics.com/in-the-arms-of-the-angels-lyrics-angelis.html
