About a month ago, my 18 yr old cousin Yimei made a throwaway comment that raised my eyebrows. We were casually talking about pop singers, and I can’t remember who I was asking about. I asked her if such and such a singer was as good as or better than Jay Chou. She replied, “Of […]
Category: Music
Idol Talk and C-Pop
It’s been a long time since an Asian actor/celebrity has captured my attention and imagination. And normally, I don’t gravitate toward pretty boys although, admittedly, Zibin isn’t exactly Tom Selleck. :P (Then again, I wasn’t attracted to Zibin because of his looks… it was only after we got together that I realized he’s quite cute.) […]
You can't stop the beat… 'cos it's Hairspray!
I was never inspired to watch Hairspray (neither the musical nor the film). However, the movie was playing in the video rental store a couple of weekends ago when Zibin and I went to look for something to watch. It looked and sounded interesting enough that we decided to give it a go. After watching […]
Song for 2007
If there’s a song that sweetly sums up the journey I’ve been on in 2007, it’s the one I’m sharing in this entry. :) It’s originally from the animated film Joseph: King of Dreams. Better Than I [from Joseph: King of Dreams] I thought I did what’s right I thought I had the answers I […]
Enchanted
For a little over an hour on this Saturday afternoon, I huddled in a dark cinema packed with mostly girls less than half my age waiting to be Enchanted. The excitement was palpable and a quick gaze around revealed many eyes bright with anticipation. As the house lights went down, Zibin whispered, “Looks like you […]
My First Opera
I’ve heard it said that you can’t know if you like opera or not until you’ve actually gone to the opera. As much as I love the sound of classical music, I never actually thought I’d like opera. That’s one reason why I never actually went to the opera in all my years in Toronto. […]
Once You Had Gold
It’s slowly sinking in through the whirl of things I’ve had to busy myself with… I’ll be saying good-bye to Toronto soon. I’m sad, but yet not as sad as I would have been if I had to say good-bye a few years ago. Why? Partly because I feel that it is time to move […]
Precious Moments, Special People (Toronto 1999-2006)
I was looking through my photo collection for a Christmas project and ended up drifting onto Memory Lane. Perhaps because it’s my last Christmas in Toronto, I was particularly interested in the photos that had been taken in Canada. Some photos made me laugh out loud (my goodness did we ALL look kiddish and/or dorky… […]
Agony!
After all that talk about how I like Into The Woods and Agony in particular, I can finally show it to you! There are quite a few versions on YouTube. This one’s from the DVD recording of the original cast, with Robert Westenberg as Cinderella’s Prince and Chuck Wagner as Rapunzel’s Prince. It was a […]
The Voice of Wolverine
For little reasons here and there (mainly the film The Prestige), Hugh Jackman’s resurfaced in my consciousness. Yes, there was a time not too many years ago when I was rather crazy about him. I wasn’t alone. Weizhen and Yinwei liked him just as much *grin*. He holds the record as the only actor that […]
Journey of the Heart 