Gloss: The Director's Cut / 超模夢 - 32nd HK Film Fest

It's a tortuous story about a Russian suburb girl who seeks her Model dream.  It somehow reflects the current increasing discrepancy  between the rich and the poor under Russia's fast economic development. People flows to city to seek dream, but under the money, all are about drugs, porns, prostitution, gangs.  Behind the prosperity, it's just a dirty world: say, you can pay to customize a wife that exactly the same as a 60-70's celebrity.  Love becomes a commodity. 

It's not an very impressed movie, I like the tease of fashion world riding the imitation of Jean Paul Gautier and Karl Largerfield though.

can Gold buy ur soul?

My Father My Lord / 吾父吾主 - 32 Film Fest

Same day 2nd heavy movie, I still haven't recovered from the mind shock of"Into the Wild".  It just kept shaking my thinking. 

This one is a Israel movie regarding the a tragedy in a Jewish Church rebbi family.  It wants to bring out the ridiculous, conflict that a very traditional Jewish family might have.  It's boring but must have deeper religious meaning that I didn't know.  It makes me associate the pharisee during the New Testament age.

Oh just learn it's a recall to the history of Abraham and Issac...

MY FATHER MY LORD

Real Interactive Website

Using Minority Report-inspired navigation driven by physical interactions with your webcam:

http://www.hrp.com

待變...

我想我正處於封閉壓抑的幽暗中，對人生極度迷惘，對生命與愛苦苦思索，我可以走出自我的羈絆嗎﹖如何可以走出死胡同呢﹖耶和華啊，求你指引我當行的路，求你讓我的生命發熱發光....

在光明中同行

約壹 一：1-10
1.論到從起初原有的生命之道，就是我們所聽見、所看見、親眼看過、親手摸過的。
2.（這生命已經顯現出來，我們也看見過，現在又作見證，將原與父同在、且顯現與我們那永遠的生命、傳給你們。）
3.我們將所看見、所聽見的傳給你們，使你們與我們相交。我們乃是與父並他兒子耶穌基督相交的。
4.我們將這些話寫給你們，使你們（有古卷作：我們）的喜樂充足。
5.神就是光，在他毫無黑暗。這是我們從主所聽見、又報給你們的信息。
6.我們若說是與神相交，卻仍在黑暗裡行，就是說謊話，不行真理了。
7.我們若在光明中行，如同神在光明中，就彼此相交，他兒子耶穌的血也洗淨我們一切的罪。
8.我們若說自己無罪，便是自欺，真理不在我們心裡了。
9.我們若認自己的罪，神是信實的，是公義的，必要赦免我們的罪，洗淨我們一切的不義。
10.我們若說自己沒有犯過罪，便是以神為說謊的，他的道也不在我們心裡了。
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- 與神相交，得充足喜樂
- 人需在光明處與主同行
- 人在光明處看到自己黑暗的地方
- 仍在黑暗裡行意指「慣性」犯罪
- 人若愛一個人，會盡力除去中間的阻隔;同樣我們愛上帝，定意離去黑暗，除去罪的阻隔
- 在光明中行意指定意決定不被拈汚;親近光時常禱告，讀聖經
- 自欺-逃避面對自己

The ten / 玩十誡 - 32nd HK Film Fest

All because of Jessica Alba & Winona Ryder to watch this movie and then proves I am right, I will regret to pay for this movie without Jessica & Winona.  The director tried to turn around 10 commandments for saying it's not up to reality anymore, and too many grey areas nowadays.  But his execution is cheap...  in Chinese 眼高手低"High vision Poor Execution"...  pretty shallow indeed

Here's the brief synopsis: 借聖經十誡「老作」10個荒誕故事：有人因跳傘意外成為明星後來又打回原影，又有醫生因開玩笑害死病人入獄被同志「搔擾」；保守婦人來到墨西哥遇上靚仔耶穌變得有性有慾；更抵死地將Winona Ryder的偷竊新聞炒作，今次她轉偷情慾木偶，與一碌木大演床戲；白人父母誕下黑人twins，竟與阿諾州長有關？說故事的人自身難保，同居分手再同居，離離合合一鑊泡，最後以一班赤條條大男人每個星期日寧願在家中載歌載舞亦不願去守禮拜完場...

The-ten-adam-brody

Chanel Mobile Art - Glad I Didn't Miss IT!

慕名走工而至，慶幸沒有錯過。Mobile Architect 沒有想像中elegant，但organic shape被林廈包圍，還是很contemporary的感覺。希望可以向更加多Zaha Hadid 的作品朝聖。

最inspiring the 作品有:
1. 大野洋子的 <<Special Wish Tree for CHANEL>>.  It's an interactive experience with the art piece itself; and the installation itself is cocreated by the participants/audience. 
2. 一個黑房，對著牆下積水的城市錄像倒影，酷死了!
3. Project shooting into a cartoon box vertically inside and the video is played within the box.  A creative execution.

mobile art

In the City of Sylvia / 尋她千百度 - 32nd HK Film Fest

The actor is handsome and the actress is extremely beautiful.  I knew it's going to be a boring movie, but the girl is too attractive that I am willing to pay for watching her acting.  anyway, it proves that the movie was boring, the only appreciation that I can give is the director's intention to play with sound...

a guys chased a girl he met several years ago, it's like chasing the air.  have I done such romantic thing before?  Yes, when I was young.  I think she's from 新法...

such a beauty

One Night in a City / 怪誕城妖夜 - 32nd HK Film Fest

I like dark humor, I like clay cartoon, I like Chez, I like weird things, so I like this movie...

- a man used his nose to take drugs, but the drug was Ant!!
- a man cut his ear to replace by another one in order to play gd music with better sensation to music tone, but then the ear was Van Goth's one, so he became a genius painter
- a guy who's a plant indeed, his shoes are pots and he drinks beer with his pots, doesn't it make sense?

Genius man makes genius work!  It still took six years, there's no dry talk...

I want a Van Goth ear too...

Things learnt from Warren Buffet

1. Invest when you're young
2. Start your own business, even it's small
3. Buy things when you really need them
4. Assign the right people on right job
5. Enjoy yourself afterwork, do things you like
6. Live your life as simple as you can
7. After all it's your life then why give chance to others to rule our life
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My implications;
1. Yes, invest in God's biz when I am young, spend time to know him more, devote more money to God's biz, cause all are eternal biz.  God, pls give me wisdom to learn how to manage my asset, including my money when I am young, though I am not.
2. Really, should start my business very soon.  Should do something i am passionate for
3. yes, skip trash and unnecessary things, control shopping impulse
4. True, people are assets, you manage them right, you manage your biz well
5. Yes yes yes
6. so you can skip detours and focus on what're important to you
7. don't agree, let God to rule my life, He's in control, not mine

Warren_buffett_july_2001_15_richest_man_in_world

以死諫之

電視劇太極關山越為勸勉巫馬放下仇恨，以死諫之，令巫馬大徹大悟；同樣地，耶穌以神降卑為人的身份，無條件地為人釘上十字架，犧牲自己以勸介世人認罪，將生命主權交給上帝。交出主權不是一件容易的事情，因為世界的價值觀不斷地拉扯著我們，唯有依靠主基督，得勝才有希望。得勝亦是過程，求主幫助。

taichi

警察樂隊來訪時 / The Band's Visit - 32nd Film Fest

最讓我深刻的一段說話是 Simon 和 Itzik 在熟睡的嬰兒面前，討論著對婚姻失敗和人生的無奈: 人生如果是一場協奏曲，那麼不一定要是完美的結局，可能平淡也是結局，或戛然而止；最重要的是過程。

正如摘自鬼吹燈的一個故事:布萊梅，德國的一個地名。這個故事是個童話故事，故事裏的四隻動物——驢子、狗、貓和雞都感到生活的壓力太大，它們決定組成一個樂隊到布萊梅去演出，並認為它們一定會在那裏大受歡迎，從而過上幸福的生活。在它們心目中，到達旅途的終點布萊梅，即是它們的終極理想。

它們組成的布萊梅樂隊，其實一直到最後都沒有到達布萊梅，因為在去往布萊梅的旅途中，它們用智慧在獵人的小屋中擊敗了壞人，然後便留在那裏幸福地生活下去。雖然布萊梅樂隊從未去過布萊梅，但它們在旅途中，已經找到了它們希望得到的東西，實現了自我的價值...

正如在人生旅途中，我們已經得到了很多寶貴的東西，其價值甚至超越了我們一些還未達成的目標，目的地並不重要，重要的是在前往目的地過程中，我們收穫了什麼。

The Story:
一行八人的埃及警察禮儀樂隊被應邀到以色列為 Petah Tikvah 的文化中心開幕表演。因為言語不通和隊長 Tawfiq Zacharya (Sasson Gabai 飾) 顧全面子的性格，眾人結果流落到被遺忘的小鎮 Beith Ha-Tikvah。因為交通安排的關係，樂隊無可奈何地要在 Beith Ha-Tikvah 渡過一晚。幸虧得到小餐廳的老闆娘 Dina (Ronit Elkabetz 飾) 的幫忙，一眾樂隊成員得以下榻於當地的民居，不致於要流落街頭。不同文化和背景的人一晚相聚，結果令到各人畢生難忘。

Egypt police

Creama Coffee

Tried Creama Coffee at TST, a bit disappointed.  Yes, the coffee came with art, but not really that impressive.  Most importantly, the coffee didn't blew me away.  OK to try though if walk by TST east.
 

Mocha

Brunch Club

This is my all-time favorite brunch place, nice egg benedict, nice chocolate, simple but homey environment. Great place to "hea" and hang out.

Brunch Club

Charlie Wilson's War

I like it!  It's fun to watch the politics playing around CIA, Politicians, Riches, Religious Powers & Countries.  It's a funny casted political film.

Some scenarios impressed me:
1. The 1st time Gust met Charlie with Guts!  People got hired when they're qualified with guts
2. Charlie managed the conversation with Gust and his shitty internal charge at the same time, leadership comes with calm and steady emotion
3. Joanne was Christian Advocate, but she committed adultery.  The loose standard of US Christianity in morality
4. The Pakistan president brought Charlie to the war front to convince him.  Whenever you want to convince someone, you don't just share the ration, but pull them to see what you see
5. Once Charlie decided to go for it, he put his whole heart into it and drive it though.  Whenever you identify your direction, you don't just talk, plan, but implement and on its top.
6. Charlie was back up by his Charlie's angels.  His assistants were smart, looking great and professional.  Gd leader hires great talents with Trustworthy relationship!
   

Tomandseymour

陶喆的《1.2.3我們都是木頭人》演唱會

與阿妹看了，比起前兩次差點。米米不再身邊，有點可惜。喜歡陶喆給予音樂新生命的創作方式，大部分音樂重新編曲，and his real time jam, cool, my all the time concert star.  I don't pay to listen a CD in a concert but something live interpretation。最重要發現了懂vocal, flute, trombone, violin, guitar 的 Elisa，證明一個有talent的人可以有多charming就多charming。
演唱會歌單

1      是是非非
2      RUNAWAY
3      忘不了
4      天天
5      紅樓夢
6      鬼
7      SUSAN
8      愛我還是他
9      月亮代表我的心
10    10:30 的飛機場
11    今天不回家
12    小鎮姑娘
13    寂寞的季節
14    十七歲 + 二十二
15    普通朋友
16    沙灘
17    組曲
18    黑色柳丁
19    孫子兵法
20    DEAR GOD
21    今天你要嫁給我
22    太美麗
23    就是愛你
24    王八蛋
25    找自己
26    愛很簡單

David Dao 2008

飯島愛

看了飯島愛的自傳，看到了一些零碎的自己，過去還是還是如夢魘般煎熬著嗎﹖我如何才可以擺脫呢﹖

「許多都是在學校及家中找不到溫馨，都渴望著愛情及友情的孩子，寂寞的幼少心靈在街中徘徊…」

「這些許渴望的飾品及名牌，都只是誇飾自己外表的道句具，是為了裝飾空虛自己的必須品。不知當時是沒有察覺到自己的可悲呢﹖還是不願去察覺﹖漸漸地無聊的願望愈來愈膨脹，到了連自己都無法控制的地步。」

「之所以變得溫柔、變得喜歡人，之所以被背叛，被傷害，最後無法再振作，而變得讓人討厭，都是因為心靈害怕傷痛及苦苦思念所建立的圍牆。」

飯島愛的成長歷程就像所有日本中產階級家庭新生的一代一般，不斷的唸書獲得好成績，以便在社會中謀取更大的名望與地位，包括她來自一個父母管教嚴厲的中產階級家庭，父母對她和弟弟的期望，就是要有社會成就，但是使用的方式卻是高壓管理，甚至於會以動輒打罵的方式來教育，這使得飯島愛的心理對於"努力" 這個字有著極端的負面解讀，甚至於痛恨被要求努力的對待方式，"努力不是美德，拼命努力，只為了讓別人認可的人，只是一小部份，在努力過後，只希望能被別人認同我所做的努力"。

我討厭社會的價值觀，討厭虛偽背叛自己的大人！

可以活得灑脫嗎﹖

鬼吹燈

在美國閑適的生活裡，重拾了書本。第一本鬼吹燈之精絕古城教我一頭栽進盜墓的世界，表妹介紹得不錯。作者天下霸唱在文字、歷史、政治、地理、編劇各方面的功力實在厲害，但他只是一位業餘的作家，大陸真是奇人輩出。

推介給了媽媽，她亦中了書降，在被催促下一套七本在過了雪災後火速從當當網送進了書庫。

在人生寂寞的低坡裡，鬼吹燈陪伴了我。感謝神，讓書本拾回了我。

引自當當:
《鬼吹燈》，就是這樣一個系列形式的文字冒險故事，三位元當代摸金校尉，利用風水秘術，解讀天下大山大川的脈搏，尋找那些失落在大地上的一處處龍樓寶殿，沙 漠、雪山、森林、峽谷、急流、草原、鮮為人知的神秘動植物，危機四伏的陷阱，步步驚心，環環緊扣，超越極限與想像力的挑戰，在離奇詭異的地下世界中，揭開 一層層遠古的神秘面紗。
　　說《鬼吹燈》是奇書，一點兒也不為過，比咖啡更提神，上班有幹勁，上課有精神；驚險創造了奇跡，幽默殺死了寂寞；體驗中國式古墓探險，洞開一扇神秘的探索之門。
　 　故事以一本家傳的秘書殘卷為引，講述三位當代摸金校尉，為解開部族消失的千古之謎，利用風水秘術，解讀天下大山大川的脈搏，尋找一處處失落在大地深處的 龍樓寶殿。畢竟那些龍形慮藏、揭天拔地、倒海翻江的舉動，都迵異庸俗，在離奇詭異的地下世界中，歷史的神秘面紗正一層層地被揭開……
　　“人點燭，鬼吹燈”是傳說中摸金派的不傳之秘，意為進入古墓之中先在東南角點燃一支蠟燭才能開棺，如果蠟燭熄滅，須速速退出，不可取一物。相傳這是祖師爺所定的一條活人與死人的契約，千年傳承，不得破例。
　　有諺為證：發丘印，摸金符，搬山卸嶺尋龍訣；人點蠟，鬼吹燈，勘輿倒鬥覓星峰；水銀癍，養明器，龍樓寶殿去無數；窨沉棺，青銅槨，八字不硬莫近前。

鬼吹燈

全然大丈夫 / Fine, Totally Fine - 32nd Film Fest

很喜愛這套清新的電影:喜歡恐怖玩意電影的肥仔;滿有才華但缺乏生存能力的木村乃圭;有中年危機到處流浪重尋生命意義的爸爸;臉上有缺陷但負責修補工作的藝術技師。這套集友情、理想、年輕、現實的無奈、愛情、藝術、幽默、恐怖於一身的小品電影是我所難忘的。

難忘的片段:卡式帶的雨聲是女主角的音樂、重床上彈出來的恐怖捉弄玩意、你要投入興趣作為事業必須要有拼了命的缺心的一番對話、玻璃手指按電梯、老爸自行出版流浪 CD放在自己書店等...

refuse to grow up!

No Country for Old Men 2百萬奪命奇案

I think the movie is quite nice, especially the war scenes and Anton Chigurh's characters.  I like his weapon (so creative), his craziness and his profession and his obsession to tidiness.  I also like the scene in the motel how Moss removed the money from one room to the other room.  Just don't quite understood what the story is trying to tell???  The meaningless of life; the helpless when you're getting old?

anton

想你

孤單的時候想你，不快樂
的時候想你，流淚的時候想你，被傷害的地方在淌血的時候想你，工作不去想你的時候在想你，看著電視的時候想你，沒有一刻不想你。思念折人，問卿可知﹖

missu

守安息日看善惡之間

馬可3:1-6
1. 耶穌又進了會堂，在那裡有一個人枯乾了一隻手。
2. 眾人窺探耶穌，在安息日醫治不醫治，意思是要控告耶穌。
3. 耶穌對那枯乾一隻手的人說：起來，站在當中。
4. 又問眾人說：在安息日行善行惡，救命害命，哪樣是可以的呢﹖他們都不作聲。
5. 耶穌怒目周圍看他們，憂愁他們的心剛硬，就對那人說：伸出手來！他把手一伸，手就復了原。
6. 法利賽人出去，同希律一黨的人商議怎樣可以除滅耶穌。
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1. verse 5: 怒目: the only once mentioned in 4 gospels; look with anger in present perfect tense
- 憂愁 in continuous tense
==>神怒氣只在一瞬;恩典卻是一生之久
2. 耶穌救人vs法利賽人攻擊人; 一個人的思維很重要;人比安息日重要;人是為安息日而設
==>基督徒有本身的信念及立場, e.g.基督徒為什麼要奉獻，因為是sure win的投資
3. 行善行惡，救命害命:平衡句
==>Christians are also required to make decisions daily life; life is full of struggles.  Then what's our bottom line
==>Christian valuations==>God's will & valuation==>testify our religion==> rest assured the religion's position==>求主幫助