My jazz weekend in Hong Kong (Oct. 8~10)

Knowing that Jazz is one of my favorite music types, my lovely bear surprised me this time with a weekend filled with jazz. Firstly, he took me to a jazz bar called "Ned Kelly's Last Stand"; which he noticed once on a street. It was the first time for us both there and it turned out to be a wonderful place! I was really amused with the fun and energetic music played there. It was more like an "entertainment" rather than simply playing jazz. The host (a trumpet player), Colin Aitchison, had fun comments every now and then during each song played. And a few customers from Russia even danced on the floor. It was such a candy for both our eyes and ears!

On the second night, Bear took me to the last show of Hong Kong International Jazz Festival 2010 at Hong Kong City Hall. The performer, Stanley Jordan from USA, amazed me with his magical finger techniques!! I don't know much about playing a guitar but I just couldn't imagine playing two chords with both hands at the same time. And it was a jazz chord~! Purely magic! 

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"在特定年齡後, 閱讀即會減少你的想像力. 任何閱讀很多書卻鮮少使用頭腦的人, 只會讓自己懶於思考."   -- 愛因斯坦 

(翻譯: Shirleybear)

Slow Dance

Have you ever watched kids on a merry-go-round,

or listened to rain slapping the ground?

Ever followed a butterfly's erratic flight,

or gazed at the sun fading into the night?

You better slow down, don't dance so fast,

time is short, the music won't last.

Do you run through each day on the fly,

when you ask "How are you?", do you hear the reply?

When the day is done, do you lie in your bed,

with the next hundred chores running through your head?

You better slow down, don't dance so fast,

time is short, the music won't last.

Ever told your child, we'll do it tomorrow,

and in your haste, not see his sorrow?

Ever lost touch, let a friendship die,

'cause you never had time to call and say hi?

You better slow down, don't dance so fast,

time is short, the music won't last.

When you run so fast to get somewhere,

you miss half the fun of getting there.

When you worry and hurry through your day,

it's like an unopened gift thrown away.

Life isn't a race, so take it slower,

hear the music before your song is over.

有專心看過在旋轉木馬上嬉戲的孩子們

或是雨水拍打在地上的聲音?

有注視過蝴蝶古怪的飛行途徑

或是太陽落入黑夜時的美妙景色?

你最好放慢腳步, 舞不要跳得太快.

舞曲很短, 音樂不會永不停止.  

是否每天都急急忙忙的渡過,

當問“你好嗎?”時, 有專心聽過回答?

當一天工作結束躺在床上時,

心思是否還繫在明天要作的事情?

你最好放慢腳步, 舞不要跳得太快.

舞曲很短, 音樂不會永不停止.  

在匆忙跟你的孩子說“明天我們在玩”時,

有看過他眼中的哀愁嗎?

有過與朋友失去聯繫,

只因你總是“沒時間打電話說聲Hi”?

你最好放慢腳步, 舞不要跳得太快.

舞曲很短, 音樂不會永不停止.

當只想要急快的抵達目的地,

即無法享受途中的美景

當你每天憂愁急促的渡過,

就好比一個個未開封的禮物被白白丟棄了.

生存不是競賽, 該慢慢享受,

在舞曲結束前, 好好地聆聽音樂.

(翻譯: Shirleybear)

Michael Jackson Medley

This is fun~!

我的彈力帶初體驗

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今天就立刻翻看看並使用其所附的彈力帶.據書上所提,它主要的原理是要讓體內的血液和淋巴液循環變順, 讓老廢物質不再囤積, 就能消除浮腫. 就像是將有水流動的水管緊緊握住, 鬆開握了一段時間的水管後, 水就會大量流出. 而這就是取下彈力帶後的狀況.

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