Sunday, December 30, 2007
Pressies!!
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!
Monday, December 10, 2007
Seven Yachts A-Sailing, Six...
An interesting article I read online.
THE WEALTH REPORT
By ROBERT FRANK
Seven Yachts A-Sailing, Six...
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.
THE WEALTH REPORT
By ROBERT FRANK
Seven Yachts A-Sailing, Six...
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.
Thursday, December 6, 2007
Friday, November 2, 2007
Vic Zhou Yu Min - Wo Bu Shi F4 (pinyin & eng translation)
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
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
Saturday, October 27, 2007
Friday, October 26, 2007
nicky lee - xiang tai duo
check out nicky lee.. a korean singing mandarin song.. charting his way to fame.
nice song.
nice song.
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