Viva La Coldplay June 23, 2008
Posted by Crea in Music.Tags: Coldplay
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I’m a week or so late, but let me jump on Coldplay’s Viva La Vida bandwagon. This album is goooood!
To be honest, I think Chris Martin & co. are immensely talented, but I’m just not a big fan of the band. But this album really surprised me, especially considering how many times I fell asleep during X&Y, which to be fair, still included songs I like a lot.
What first sparked my interest in this album was hearing that Brian Eno will be producing this time around, and as a big fan of his ethereal music, I’m not disappointed at all. I love the new more synthesized, processed sound, so rich and full—-definitely a good match for the Frida Kahlo inspired title.
My favorite is probably the album opener, “Life in Technicolor,” and other standout tracks included “Lovers In Japan/Reign of Love” and “Lost.” Also “42,” “Strawberry Swing,” and “Yes” are also highly recommended. Wait, that’s like almost the entire album. Oh, and of course the “Viva La Vida” single and its overplayed iTunes ad I just can’t enough of.
How can you beat this kind of marketing?
Villa-fied Obsession June 22, 2008
Posted by Crea in Football.Tags: David Villa
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今Euro 2008のTop Scorerとして輝くの DAVID VILLA です。
そして、私の新しいオブセッションです。
へへへ。また増えちゃった。反省します。
最近、Euro 2008 は私の上海廃人生活最大な存在かもしれません。試合終わったら、朝５－６時寝て、午後２－３時ぐらい起きます。アイヤー、体にすみません。（でも休みの日はいつもそうかも？）でも毎日楽しめることがあるから、時間も早く過ごしていると気がします。
今夜のイタリアｖｓ．スペインの試合、両方も大好きだから、関係ない私が今すごいドキドキしています。ビジャ選手を応援しますけど、全体的にやっぱりイタリアチームが一番好きです。まぁ、良い試合になりますように。
あーー楽しみーーー！あと３時間だ！
待っている間に、ビジャ選手のEuro写真をアップしまいました。エへへ。
ヤーン！めちゃめちゃかっこいい！Torres とのトレーニングツーショットもかわいすぎる…
Many many more photos HERE! （でも心臓ご注意してください。）
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In the eve of the Euro 2008’s last quarter final game of Italy vs. Spain tonight, I thought it rather fitting to pay tribute to my favorite football player of the moment. I mean, nothing says it more than some fan-girl gushing and very ogle-able photos right?
Despite my little, ahem, shrine to David Villa I’ve constructed above, I’m actually rooting for the Italians tonight. As much as I love Villa, I must remind myself that football isn’t about the abilities of adorable strikers, and to me the Azzurri are still the better side anyway. *EDIT: Hm, even game, but Spain was possibly the slightly better team. The great Italian defense finally came back though! Too bad they’re out… But I do hope Mr. Villa gets a goal or two tonight so he could still secure the top-scorer position, hehe.
Anyway, FORZA ITALIAAA!
Summer Standstill June 12, 2008
Posted by Crea in Dear Diary.2 comments
I can’t believe this was only a year ago!
Compared to then, when I was in my favorite city with two of my favorite people, I am now spending friendless, stagnant days in Shanghai.
But I suppose I shouldn’t be complaining about a few months of boredom. In fact, I have MUCH to be thankful for. I lead a privileged lifestyle here in China, I successfully graduated from college, my parents support my dreams for the future, my family is healthy and well, my friends are getting job offers left and right, and I was accepted to school in Japan for the coming fall. Really, I shouldn’t be griping about life now. If I do in the future, please, find my ungrateful self and give me a hard smack on the face.
So anyway, this year, my only objective for the holidays is to make time move as quickly as possible; fast forward my life till September. An internship seems like the best way to go and keep myself busy and all, but unfortunately, I was somewhat traumatized by my previous Shanghai internships, and plus I’m incredibly, incredibly lazy.
Coming back to Shanghai has sort of killed any of that nostalgic feeling of accomplishment one might imagine graduating from college would bring. Or maybe it’s like this for everyone? The last month of my Syracuse life was such a blind whirl that I sort of became numb and void of all feelings. Graduating and all the good-byes seem so anticlimactic, so surreal. The only thing I feel now is a small tinge of regret for leaving the States indefinitely, but only because growing up, I always immediately thought of America as my future home.
I don’t know what awaits me in Tokyo this fall. It could be everything I wished for and more, or a big fat disappointment inwhere I’ll have to rethink my entire future. Either way, I’m excited. Very very excited!
But I also wonder when’s the next time the three of us can reunite?
