Having googled for Sam Lee Sheng Jie for the past 2 days, I realised nothing much have been written about this talent except for his some of famous songs. Myself, like many others, only know Sam Lee as the "oh the guy who sang shou fang gai, zui jing & etc" but none actually realised it's SAM LEE!! This Taiwanese singer-songwriter, has been dubbed qing ge wang zi (Prince of Love Songs) by the Chinese media. His voice is superb! I prefer him singing love ballad rather than any other fast upbeat/ jazzy songs. This 35 year old talent can truly touch many of his listeners heart when he sings any sad love song, which he (and I quote) "effortlessly emotes the joy, hope and pain of a man in love.
He's definitely under my radar from now on. Check out his new album (5th album) entitled "So Fun". Track list as follows:
01. I Am Sam - Intro 02. So Fun 03. Guang Nian / 光年 04. Ca Jian Er Guo / 擦肩而過 05. Guan Yu Qing Ge / 關於情歌 06. Bu Wan Mei / 不完美 07. Wo Ke Yi / 我可以 08. Wan Ren Mi / 萬人迷 09. Hao Xiang Ta / 好想他 10. Qin Ai De / 親愛的 11. Kao Jin / 靠近
I do have the full album with me. Still learning to blog and stuff. Will try to post up the links when I manage to learn to.
Some of the wonderful tracks that I really enjoy are: Guang Nian, Ca Jian Er Guo, Kao Jin. Enjoy the following KTV subbed with Pinyin.
Recently I developed an interest in Hermes. Though I am not a very big fan of Kelly or Birkin bag YET, but it can certainly grows on you :P Very pricey though. Cost of fortune. Those who can afford these bags are certainly rich. Even the wallets are real pricey. I saw this Hermes Bearn Soft Leather wallet... so niceeeeee... But I think retail price is going at USD1,700 (i think). Not to sure. And the cute orange box!! Absolute darlings.... Chanel purse are among some of the wallets I am looking for..
I managed to catch the making of this MV. The tears he shed were real. Sad.. I wonder what went tru his mind at that time. Or probably, just another good actor! :)
I've just recently finished watching the highly anticipated Taiwan Drama, Romantic Princess / 公主小妹 (Gong Zhu Xiao Mei) on DVD, starring Wu Chun & Angela Chang. Not bad. I got to say Wu Chun's acting skill has improved tremendously. A little more flexible with on emotional bit. He has always play a serious face looking character in most of his dramas, but with Romantic Princess, I do see the funnier side of Wu Chun, flexing his muscle and acting sexually aroused, both in a very comical manner. Kudos to him! Of course, credits to Angela too. I have never seen her work, and all this while, I had this perception of her being a poor actress. She amazed me with her acting in this drama. Wonderful. I particularly love the waltz bit. Very smooth and romantic. Nice!
Anyway, there are some nice tracks on this drama. Here's Angela Chang 不想懂得 (Bu Xiang Dong De)
In all fairness (from my perspective), I don't see why and how Edison Chen was pin down for this sex scandal. I mean, cmon..
1) these photos were private and was not intended for anyone else to see. 2) the ladies involved willing posed for the camera. It wasn't anything like they were being forced to do it. 3) it was private! It's not Edison distributed it on his own. These images/videos were "STOLEN"
I am NOT a fan of Edison by the way. I just feel it's unfair for him alone to bear this blame. and c'mon, Gillian is such a hypocrite too. All this squeaky clean image thingy and being against pre-marital sex and what not. Oh please! Look, these ladies willing posed for the pics.
Edison and the ladies were the victims. End. Period. They love each other then ( i think) and so they had sex. Big Deal.
Sorry if I have offended anyone out there, but this is personally my view towards this whole issue.
My first attempt in making tiramisu.. yummy.. Pictures looks pro! But it taste good too! REally! ;)
Fairly easy to make. So for those who like to give this a try, here's the recipe:
Before you start, chilled your beater and its bowl in the freezer. Also, ensure that the cream and cheese are well chilled.
Ing: 250g cream cheese 400ml whipping cream 1/3 cup icing sugar 1 cup boiling water 2.5 tbsp instant coffee powder 1/2 cup Kahlua 1/3 cup cold water 24 pieces sponge fingers Cocoa powder for dusting
Steps:
Dissolve the coffee in boiling water and set aside.
Mix the liqueurs with cold water. Pour 2/3 of this mixture into the coffee.
Whip the cream with the icing sugar until stiff.
Cream the cheese until soft. Add in remaining liqueur mixture.
Fold in the cream and mix well.
Line the bottom of a loaf pan ( I used whisky glass too as an individual serve) with the sponge fingers or butter cake.
Soak the cake evenly with half the coffee mixture. Make sure it's not too soak.
Cover the sponge fingers with half the cream mixture.
Arrange another layer of cake on top of the cream mixture and then soak evenly with the remaining coffee mixture.
Cover with remaining cream mixture and smoothen the top evenly.
Chill for at least 4 hours.
Dust cocoa powder over the top of tiramisu before serving.
I absolutely LOVE this song! Check out 楊宗緯 Aska Yang Zhong Wei latest track 洋蔥 (Yang Cong) meaning Onion, from his first debut album DOVE. There are a number of nice tracks in it. I really like this and the other one 让 Rang (meaning.. give way) . An absolute MUST HAVE/MUST BUY original album alright!
If you understand mandarin, this song is really sad. No other better artist to deliver this song than Aska. His voice can truly carry out this song and bring this song to life. Despite my limited comprehension of Mandarin, I was so moved by his voice and as I searched further to really understand this song, it's really REALLY sad. Good song, Good voice, Fantastis Aska!
Of course, credits to Ashin of Mayday who compose and wrote this song & lyric. Kudos to him! A very talented singer, writer, composer. I read somewhere that he's writing a song for Jam Xiao Jing Teng. Can't wait for cutie Jam to released him album.
awww..... xiao jing teng is so cute.. even cuter when he cries.. hahaha.. i'm not going to even start who's better because I believe each has his own strength. Great vocals. Superb. Way to go!
duo xiang yao zhao dao yi si zheng zha zai ni lian shang ke shi ni mei de leng de dan de xiang yue liang deng a ni de na liang che deng shan yi xia xiang cui ni cao cao duan le wo men de guo wang
yue hao yao mei nian hui dao chu yong wen de di fang hua yi ge ji hao xie xia xiang lian de gan xiang deng ming nian wo sheng yi ge ren zuo zai di fang gai chang shou shen mo ge lai ji nian ai de sha
rang ni tao wang you rang ni hui hang rang ni yi lai wo ye rang ni jue qiang zhi yao ni wei xiao dai yi dian gan dong de lei guang wo jiu de dao ke yi zai gei de li liang
wo rang ni fei xiang you rang ni shuo huang wo rang ni ke qiu wo ye rang ni she wang wo huan yi wei ai jiu shi yao ti tie de tui rang wo men yi qi gai de luo ma ni que gen ta chai le cheng qiang cai guo wo yong zhi ai jian zhu de tian tang
tai jue dui de ai bian cheng le huo gai peng you yao wo ze guai wo que zhi xiang chong lai ye xu zhe jiu jiao ai
wo rang ni fei xiang you rang ni shuo huang wo rang ni ke qiu wo ye rang ni she wang wo huan yi wei ai jiu shi yao ti tie de tui rang wo men yi qi gai de luo ma ni que gen ta chai le cheng qiang cai guo wo yong zhi ai jian zhu de tian tang
Watch out for this real deal power house - 蕭敬騰 aka Jam Xiao Jing Teng, unreasonably shy and yet so cute. Watch more of video clips especially where he appears in entertainment talk show such Da S, Siao S, Hei Ren.. and the likes.. you will soon understand why I described him as "unreasonable shy" coz he's shy just about anything and everything, and that's what makes him so cute and adorable. I'm certain he has warmed up many hearts of young and old alikes. Hahaha..
Quiet he may be, but when it comes to performing, you'll be amazed with his vocal talent. At a tender age of only 20, this cutie scored a single with A-Mei in one of her STAR album. The collaboration entitled 一眼瞬间 (yi yan shun jian) is a nice slow paced song. Bear in mind, Xiao Jing Teng has no vocal training at all. Prior to his fame, Jing Teng performed at a local pub in Taiwan. This gem was discovered when he joined the Taiwan Singing Competition - One Million Star- as a challenger to the show's contestant. Quickly, he rose to fame from there.
My personal favorite of some of songs he has sang: 背叛 Bei Pan http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IKS5x-NWMBs&feature=related
新不了情 xing bu le qing http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jLsyORHxVdc
Got this super cute ultra lush gifts for my friend's little angel who just turned a month old. Very pretty packaging and very $$$ :) Available at Takashimaya Singapore. Niceeeeeeeee! There are too many pretty choices to pick. But since Annabelle is only a month old, so I took different colours available for infants. Cute Cute Cute!
Billionaires Are Offered Submarines, Image Makeovers, but One Wants Pie December 7, 2007
With a record number of billionaires in the U.S., and even more consumers who want to spend like them, retailers are dreaming up ever-more-outrageous and excessive holiday gift ideas for the new Gilded Age. Most are just for show. Neiman Marcus's Triton 1000 submarine (price: $1.4 million, leather seats included) and its $1.59 million private concert by the Kirov Orchestra have generated more publicity than buyers so far.
THE 'COMMISSIONED' BIOGRAPHY
Yet the rich are truly spending, seemingly unrattled by the quakes in the financial markets. According to a survey done by Prince & Associates, a Connecticut-based wealth research firm, shoppers worth $10 million or more plan to boost their holiday spending by up to 67% this year. Most will be putting money into jewelry (average expenditure of $152,400), fashion items ($46,200) and yacht charters ($487,000).
Credit crisis? What credit crisis?
A necklace from Sotheby's Diamonds and Steinmetz Diamond Group for $16 million
The Robb Report, a monthly bible of conspicuous consumption, recently published its "21 Ultimate Gifts" in time for the holidays. The list includes Beechwood, an Astor family estate in Newport, R.I. (asking price: $18 million) as well as a 300-carat diamond necklace created by a division of Sotheby's in conjunction with Steinmetz Diamond Group of Geneva, for $16 million.
Those who actually advise the wealthy (or their families) on gifts say that travel and family vacations are at the top of the list this year. Mint Lifestyle LLC, a concierge company based in Beverly Hills, Calif., says four of its clients have booked yachts for the holidays, while others are taking dozens of family members to tropical islands or on ski trips in the mountains.
Mint Lifestyle produced a mini gift guide for its clients this fall. The most popular item was a commissioned biography, which it says wives are buying for their husbands. The books, which cost around $30,000, tell a person's life and business story.
"It's perfect for that someone who is no one but made a billion dollars selling his widget business," says Gordon MacGeachy, co-founder of Mint.
Mint's other top seller was a donation to an elephant refuge in Thailand that rescues elephants used for tourism on the streets of Bangkok and gives them a safe, rural home. An added bonus: This gift counts as charity. "It's getting to the end of the year and people are starting to think about tax deductions," Mr. MacGeachy said.
Aston Pearl, a New York concierge firm, is recommending more soulful gifts. Natasha Pearl, Aston Pearl's founder, advises giving billionaires personalized services, like life coaching (focusing more on the spiritual than material), a session with a philanthropy adviser or a consultation with an image consultant -- a useful gift for today's new rich. "Maybe you were one person for most of your life, but now you're someone different," she says. "An image consultant can help you think about that."
NEW SHOES FOR CUBAN
As for the wealthy themselves, many are asking for more basic gifts. Mark Cuban, the dot-com billionaire who recently appeared on ABC's "Dancing with the Stars," says he has three wishes this holiday season: An NBA trophy for the team he owns, the Dallas Mavericks; a 32-gigabyte flash drive; and a new pair of ballroom-dancing shoes.
Billionaire Sam Wyly, the tech baron and bookworm who recently purchased the tiny Explore Booksellers in Aspen, Colo., says he wants books for Christmas. All of them are nonfiction: "Flying Tigers: Claire Chennault and His American Volunteers, 1941-1942," by Daniel Ford; "Blessed Unrest: How the Largest Movement in the World Came Into Being and Why No One Saw It Coming," by Paul Hawkin; and "Break Through: From the Death of Environmentalism to the Politics of Possibility" by Ted Nordhaus and Michael Shellenberger.
One more thing: Mr. Wyly also wants his favorite pecan pie, baked by his assistant.
Yay! Thanks to YouTube user zhenusa for the english translation!
Watch the MV with pinyin and english translation. Sub by me! :)
《我不是F4》 I am Not F4
我不是F4 愛你FOREVER 我不是F4 只想跟你瘋 I am not F4 Love you forever I am not F4 Only want to have crazy fun with you
我不是一個天生萬人迷 講話也沒有迷人的口音 I am not born to be a Prince Charm My pronunciation is not perfect
我只希望當你心中的平民 能夠守護你好幾個世紀 I just want to be a regular person in your heart Can be with you for many centuries to come
算命說我戀情要等緣份 但我相信愛都需要經營 Fortune teller said I need wait for my love See if it is meant to be (Fate) But I believe all love relationship need to be work on
就算沒有專機可以接送你 但我會努力的飛進你心裡 Although I do not have my own airplane for you But I will do my best to fly into your heart
喔哦~ 喔哦~ 別害羞 讓我讓我載你去作夢 Wo~Oh~ Wo Oh~ Don't by shy Let me take you to our dreamland
我不是F4 我不管紅不紅 想跟你牽手走完整個地球 I am not F4 I don't care if I am popular or not I just want to hold your hand And travel all over the world together
小幸福 大感動 都值得讓我們去探索 Small happiness Deep emotion All of them are worth the effort for us go search them together
我不是F4 你不要想太多 就要大聲說要你愛真的我 I am not F4 Don't think too much Just tell me you Love the Real Me Loudly
不做作 不嚕嗦 我給你少根筋的溫柔 No pretentious Not too many words Let me give you my tender love Even you might think I am a bite lack of sensibility
我不是F4 不想再寂寞 我載你離開地球 I am not F4 I don't want to be lonely anymore Let me take you out of this world
我不是F4 聽我的請求 我帶你上UFO I am not F4 Please listen to my plead Let me take you to UFO
Pinyin wo bu shi F4 a ha ai ni forever a ha wo bu shi F4 a ha zhi xiang gen ni feng a ha wo bu shi yi ge tian sheng wan ren mi jiang hua ye mei you mi ren de kou yin wo zhi xi wang dang ni xin zhong de ping min neng gou shou hu ni hao ji ge shi ji shuo yi shuo wo dui qing yao de yuan fen dan wo xiang xin ai dou xu yao qin mi jiu suan mei you chun jie ke yi jie shou ni dan wo hui nu li de fei jin ni xin li e e e e bie hai xiu rang wo rang wo dai ni qu zuo meng wo bu shi F4 wo bu guan hong bu hong xiang gen ni qian shou zou wan zheng ge di qiu xiao xing fu da gan dong dou zhi de rang wo men qu tan suo wo bu shi F4 ni bu yao xiang tai duo jiu yao da sheng shuo yao ni ai zheng ge wo bu zuo zuo bu luo suo wo gei ni shao gen jin de wen rou wo bu shi yi ge tian sheng wan ren mi jiang hua ye mei you mi ren de kou yin wo zhi xi wang dang ni xin zhong de ping min neng gou shou hu ni hao ji ge shi ji shuo yi shuo wo dui qing yao de yuan fen dan wo xiang xin ai dou xu yao qin mi jiu suan mei you chun jie ke yi jie shou ni dan wo hui nu li de fei jin ni xin li e e e e bie hai xiu rang wo rang wo dai ni qu zuo meng wo bu shi F4 wo bu guan hong bu hong xiang gen ni qian shou zou wan zheng ge di qiu xiao xing fu da gan dong dou zhi de rang wo men qu tan suo wo bu shi F4 ni bu yao xiang tai duo jiu yao da sheng shuo yao ni ai zheng ge wo bu zuo zuo bu luo suo wo gei ni shao gen jin de wen rou wo bu shi F4 a ha bu xiang zai ji mo a ha wo dai ni li kai di qiu wo bu shi F4 a ha jin wo de xing qiu a ha wo dai ni shang UFO
Having googled for Sam Lee Sheng Jie for the past 2 days, I realised nothing much have been written about this talent except for his some of famous songs. Myself, like many others, only know Sam Lee as the "oh the guy who sang shou fang gai, zui jing & etc" but none actually realised it's SAM LEE!! This Taiwanese singer-songwriter, has been dubbed qing ge wang zi (Prince of Love Songs) by the Chinese media. His voice is superb! I prefer him singing love ballad rather than any other fast upbeat/ jazzy songs. This 35 year old talent can truly touch many of his listeners heart when he sings any sad love song, which he (and I quote) "effortlessly emotes the joy, hope and pain of a man in love.
