2008/12/31
Sweet memories in 2008
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Sweet memories in 2008....
Year 2008 is another wonderful and exciting year. It is full of sweet memories, fun and happy moments...
- My first Harp lesson -> have my own harp -> Harp festival ensemble performance....;
- Music recital in May;
- Back to Wong Sir's studio and start my water colour painting again;
- Father-in-law's 80th birthday party;
- Meeting with Shichien, Oliver and Kieran; old girls gathering, halloween dinner at Wong Sir's studio ...
- Travel to Yang zhou, family trip to OCT in China and Hai nan, bla, bla, bla...
Let me freeze all these wonderful moments and don't let them slip away with time....
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Year 2008 is another wonderful and exciting year. It is full of sweet memories, fun and happy moments...
- My first Harp lesson -> have my own harp -> Harp festival ensemble performance....;
- Music recital in May;
- Back to Wong Sir's studio and start my water colour painting again;
- Father-in-law's 80th birthday party;
- Meeting with Shichien, Oliver and Kieran; old girls gathering, halloween dinner at Wong Sir's studio ...
- Travel to Yang zhou, family trip to OCT in China and Hai nan, bla, bla, bla...
Let me freeze all these wonderful moments and don't let them slip away with time....
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2008/12/28
牛牛飛天?還是牛牛被殺事件???
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牛牛飛天?還是牛牛被殺事件???
今天從海南島度假回港, 在機塲看到它, 一見鍾情, 特別讓牛牛與家中的豎琴為伴...
看似他們相處得非常融洽，威廉說牛牛正背着豎琴在天空翱翔...
然而我在看"神探伽俐略"時, 則認為牛牛是被豎琴壓扁, 這是一宗豎琴殺牛事件啊!
是飛天, 還是殺牛? 就讓大家決定吧!
(同事看了則認為這情景是拉牛上樹...琴 或 對牛彈琴; 看上去又幾貼切喎!
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continue reading "牛牛飛天?還是牛牛被殺事件???"
今天從海南島度假回港, 在機塲看到它, 一見鍾情, 特別讓牛牛與家中的豎琴為伴...
看似他們相處得非常融洽，威廉說牛牛正背着豎琴在天空翱翔...
然而我在看"神探伽俐略"時, 則認為牛牛是被豎琴壓扁, 這是一宗豎琴殺牛事件啊!
是飛天, 還是殺牛? 就讓大家決定吧!
(同事看了則認為這情景是拉牛上樹...琴 或 對牛彈琴; 看上去又幾貼切喎!
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2008/12/27
2008/12/24
Silent Night - A Song for Peace
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190年前的一個平安夜, "平安夜, 聖善夜" 這首大家都耳熟能詳的聖誕樂曲在德國一個小鎮的教堂子夜彌撒中作首次演出. 當晚因教堂中的管風琴壞了, 所以首演是以反傳統的結他伴奏, 及由它的作曲及作詞者一起詠唱這首優美的樂曲.....
在網上找來有關這首樂曲的小檔案, 配以當年的詠唱模式為背景音樂, 與大家共度一個寧靜的平安夜!
~~ 在至高之處榮耀歸與神，在地上平安歸與他所喜悅的人！（路2:14）~~
Silent Night - A Song for Peace
190 years ago, this world-famous Christmas song was given its first performance in Oberndorf near Salzburg.
"Silent Night!" came into being during a very difficult period of our history. The Napoleonic Wars were barely over and the Congress of Vienna had essentially created a new order for Europe. As a result of these events, Salzburg, which had previously been the seat of an autonomous Prince Archbishop, lost its independence and was secularized. Part of Salzburg went to Bavaria, while the greater portion became integrated into Austria.
The barge industry, bargemen, ship builders and, consequently, the whole community, were now looking at a very uncertain future.
It was in this phase that Mohr came to Oberndorf, remaining from 1817 until 1819.
The town where he had previously served, Mariapfarr (1816-1817), had suffered considerably because of the withdrawal of Bavarian occupying troops. It is circumstances such as these which give the text of the fourth verse such particular significance. It expresses a great longing for peace.
Silent Night - Facts
1816
Living in Mariapfarr in the Lungau region of Salzburg, Joseph Mohr pens the text of "Silent Night!" in the form of a poem.
1818
Franz Xaver Gruber composes the song's melody before Christmas in the Arnsdorf schoolhouse (now part of Lamprechtshausen).
1818
Franz Xaver Gruber and Joseph Mohr give "Silent Night! Holy Night!" its world premiere - played on a guitar - on Christmas Eve at St. Nicholas Church in Oberndorf-bei-Salzburgohr.
Silent Night - First Performance
First Performance - Oberndorf (near Salzburg), 1818
"It was on December 24th, 1818, when the then assistant priest of the newly constructed St. Nicholas Parish Church in Oberndorf, Mr. Josef Mohr, handed a poem over to Franz Gruber, who was currently serving as organist and simultaneously a school teacher in Arnsdorf, with a request to write a fitting melody for 2 solo voices and choir with guitar accompaniment." - thus wrote Franz Xaver Gruber in what was to represent an authentic account of the creation of the Christmas song, "Silent Night! Holy Night!".
Gruber handed his musical composition back to Mohr that same day. Mohr, himself with quite an ear for music, took a liking to the song, so it was agreed that the song would be performed as part of the upcoming Midnight Mass.
Under normal circumstances, it would never have been acceptable for a German song to be played with guitar accompaniment in church. However, just before Christmas, the church organ broke down. It was impossible to hold the Christmas celebrations in the traditional way. The priest had no choice but to accept Mohr and Gruber`s offer of an alternative mass. So it was that on Christmas Eve 1818 Joseph was able to perform "Silent Night, Holy Night" publicly for the first time. Mohr sang tenor and played the guitar accompaniment, while Gruber sang bass.
Text: Joseph Mohr, 1816
Melody (Composition): Franz Xaver Gruber, 1818
1. Silent night! Holy night!
All's asleep, one sole light,
Just the faithful and holy pair,
Lovely boy-child with curly hair,
Sleep in heavenly peace!
Sleep in heavenly peace!
2. Silent night! Holy night!
God's Son laughs, o how bright.
Love from your holy lips shines clear,
As the dawn of salvation draws near,
Jesus, Lord, with your birth!
Jesus, Lord, with your birth!
3. Silent night! Holy night!
Brought the world peace tonight,
From the heavens' golden height
Shows the grace of His holy might
Jesus, as man on this earth!
Jesus, as man on this earth!
4. Silent night! holy night!
Where today all the might
Of His fatherly love us graced
And then Jesus, as brother embraced.
All the peoples on earth!
All the peoples on earth!
5. Silent night! Holy night!
Long we hoped that He might,
As our Lord, free us of wrath, Since times of our fathers He hath
Promised to spare all mankind!
Promised to spare all mankind!
6. Silent night! Holy night!
Sheperds first see the sight.
Told by angelic Alleluja,
Sounding everywhere, both near and far:
"Christ the Savior is here!"
"Christ the Savior is here!!
(Source: http://www.salzburgerland.com/eng/tid_silent-night-chapel-heritage-museum-in-oberndorf_12267x76095x76085/direktlink.html)
2008/12/20
父母心
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還有數天便聖誕節, 或許你現在正忙於與孩子們, 朋友們準備
聖誕派對, 又或正收拾行裝出發度假, 請不要忘記關心多一點家中的父母,
向他們說聲問候, 讓他們也快樂地度過這普天同慶的日子!
「父母心」
親愛的孩子：
有一天，當你發現我們己經老邁、身體逐漸衰殘；
請你仍存耐性，我們想你能夠明白…
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若然我們吃飯時，弄髒衣服，又或者，我們不能如常地穿衣；
請你體諒，也回想一下 — 我們當年怎樣餵養你、幫你穿衣解帶…
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有一天，當我們跟你說話時，我們不自覺地把句子重複又重複；
請你不要打斷，先讓我們講完…
還記得嗎？當你還作孩童的時候，我們每晚把同一個故事，
在你床邊講上一千遍，直至你甜甜的進入夢鄉…
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有時我們或許鬧脾氣而不想洗澡， 請不要羞辱或責怪我們；
還記得當年你也用上千百個藉口，來逃避我們的「洗澡追捕令」嗎？
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當你看到我們對新科技一籌莫展；
你可以幫個忙， 讓我們領略到在這互聯網上翱翔的滋味。
畢竟我們曾經教曉你很多很多的事情 ：
如何選擇有益的食物、如何穿得合宜、如何爭取權益…
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當我們間中失憶或者離題，請給我們一點時間去重整思考，就算不成功，也請你沉住氣…
因為對我們來說，最重要的不是我們的談話內容，我們重視的只是跟你相聚一刻，而知道你在聆聽我們，這就已經足夠了…
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如果有一天我們不想吃東西，你不用來逼我們，因為我們其實深明何時吃喝之道；而當我們疲累的兩腿叫我們不能不依靠拐杖時；
你只要好像我們當年在你學行之時一樣，有需要時在旁邊施以援手就可以了。
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到某一天我們的日子已差不多時，我們想你知道….
我們唯一記掛的，就只有你 — 這是上帝對我們的託付。
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有一天你會明白，我們永遠都願意把最好的給予你，我們也會為你的前途守望…
你一生不可以沮喪、暴躁甚或嫌棄我們；相反，你應該嘗試去明白我們，時常緊記我們在你年幼時愛護你的一切。
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與我們同行，用愛及尊嚴來幫助我們度餘生；
我們會以一個微笑，以及藏在我們心坎中對你無盡的愛來作報酬。
永遠愛你的爸爸、媽媽
2008/12/17
What musical instrument should you play?
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What musical instrument should you play?
在Facebook中, 朋友介紹了我這個小玩意, 答數條心理問題, 便會列出你的性格所屬的樂器, 也頗有趣, 於是努力尋找網上版, 終於給我找到數個類似的網站, 與大家分享!
What type of musical instrument are you?
http://www.quizilla.com/quizzes/8314353/what-instrument-are-you
http://quiz.myyearbook.com/myspace/Music/97306/What_Musical_Instrument_Are_You.html
What musical instrument should you play? (It's a pity, my result is neither a harp nor piano!)
http://www.blogthings.com/whatmusicalinstrumentshouldyouplayquiz/
Instrument Jokes
http://www.mit.edu/~jcb/jokes/
2008/12/14
Ten thousand hours 一萬小時定律
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近日威廉購買了這本有聲書, 於是我便開始"聆聽"暢銷作家Malcolm Gladwell的新作 - [Outliers : The story of success]。 其中一點「一萬小時定律」令我與一些朋友引起討論, 當我們提及"努力", "勤力", 究竟有何標準呢? 看過作者的討論後, 有點無奈, 我想除了吃飯睡覺, 我找不到另外一項我有練習過一萬小時的技術啊! 但是當我與聲樂老師討論時, 她還認為一萬小時已經算少! 幸好她未有發現我跟她學習已有七年, 就連一千小時也未達標呢! 不知如果學習只想怡情養性, 樂在其中, 可不可以改為「一千小時」呢?
書中有兩項討論都值得我們(尤其家長們)思考的:
一、寧為雞首，不為牛後：作者在書中舉出一些現象，譬如，曲棍球是加拿大的國技，奇怪的是，史上最強的加拿大曲棍球員似乎都是1、2、3月出生的，原來，曲棍球比賽從小「分班」的方式是依出生年份，同一年出生的就在一起比賽，因此，一月一日就是班上最年老的，十二月三十一日就是班上最年輕的，年老的雖然只老了幾個月，他們的力量強一點點、身高高一點點、智慧多一點點，讓他們一路下來較容易當「小明星球員」，自信心有了，之後也順了。這點亦被經濟學家認同，他們早就發現，在年尾出生的小朋友比較無法進入好大學，也和這種分班方式有關。這也帶給父母一個啟示，有些父母很急著讓孩子小小年紀就送去上學、跳級，蓋兄認為，除非保證孩子真的天生智商180，不然早讀、早學反而容易毀了他前途，請三思。
二、「一萬小時定律」：每一個成功的人，都是努力了十年而來。這十年間每天他都練習3小時，3 x 365 x 10，一萬個小時之後才會成功。他舉例，鋼琴家許多都是5歲彈琴，到了15歲就已經和別人不同；小網球選手都是6歲開始訓練，到了16歲就已經和別人不同。這點我也很贊同，除了天份外, 這一萬小時真的不可少啊。 只是想學的東西那麼多, 人生苦短, 你又願意為哪一項負出這一萬個小時呢!
(Source: http://www.nownews.com/2008/11/18/11493-2360189.htm)
2008/12/09
Which one you like most?
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Which one you like most?
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2008/12/06
Latest Christmas carol for 2008..
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這首歌大概叫《Recession is coming to town》，作者佚名。有傳為某大金融機構的基金經理所作，這裡並不考究。歌詞實在太精彩了，也很應節，算是苦中作樂的典範。
Let's Sing together everybody~~~~
Latest Christmas carol for 2008..
You'd better watch out
You'd better not cry
You'd better keep cash
I'm telling you why:
Recession is coming to town.
It's hitting you once,
It's hitting you twice
It doesn't care if you've been careful and wise Recession is coming to town
It's worthless if you've got shares
It's worthless if you've got bonds
It's safe when you've got cash in hand
So keep cash for goodness sake, HEY
You'd better watch out
You'd better not cry
You'd better keep cash
I'm telling you why:
Recession is coming to town!
Finance products are confusing
Finance products are so vague
The banks make you bear the cost of risk So keep out for goodness sake, OH
You'd better watch out
You'd better not cry
You'd better keep cash
I'm telling you why:
Recession is coming to town.
2008/12/04
熊日 (李克勤 紅日) _ 四叔輸得甘過你
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熊日 (李克勤 紅日) _ 四叔輸得甘過你
討論了些嚴肅的古典結他後, 近日收到一些電郵傳來一些諷刺金融風暴的舊曲新詞創作, 有聲有畫, 就讓大家輕輕鬆鬆, 帶來一點會心微笑吧!
熊日(李克勤 紅日)
http://hk.video.yahoo.com/video/video.html?id=1212801
大戶造市奸得離奇
大戶就似恐嚇著你做人沒趣味
在營造Deep ! V 隔一天沽爆你
到最後 資金再運回賤美
摩根、Goldman、Citi、德銀 那個信得過?
徬徨時我有蟹貨獨坐一角像是沒協助!
在某年 那四叔講過
記得要追call 追call 落力在春天買貨
一生之中高峰股災 我也要走過
從何時跌市有你四叔跟我地獄內唱和
像熊日之歌 老散都知錯
結伴行 股災也定能踏過
讓晚風 吹雞蛋殼
伴送著清香一束! 站在IFC祭我
望佢升 偏偏估錯
個股市每到高處回落...Fall
快要輸死我 woo woo
末日就似即將來臨
末日令我輸光頭痕
絕望大市使我面對未來沒信任
別流淚 心酸 四叔輸得甘過你
佢定能 一生蟹著陪伴你
2008/12/01
結他名曲 - 阿爾罕布拉宮的回憶(Recuerdos de la Alhambra)
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阿爾罕布拉宮的回憶 (西班牙語：Recuerdos de la Alhambra）
當年在遊覧阿爾罕布拉宮時, 威廉突然記起了這首優美的結他樂曲, 於是立刻拿起隨身的iPOD搜尋這首曲. 最後一面聽着那優美的結他音韻, 一面欣賞獅子院的瑰麗建築, 確是別有一番感受. 這首著名的古典吉他獨奏曲是西班牙作曲家、吉他演奏家弗朗西斯科·塔雷加(Francisco Tárrega)於1896年的作品.
據傳說，某一天的黃昏時刻，泰雷加來到了格拉那達(Granada)，眺望著在夕陽西下背景襯托之下的這座昔日富麗堂皇的廢舊宮殿，引起了他無限的感慨。當天夜裏，他就將腦海中浮現的回憶主題用顫音技法(即輪指技巧)來描述，寫成了一首吉他獨奏曲，並加上了《祈禱》的副標題。全曲由於運用了顫音技巧，充分表現了作曲家迷蒙，回憶，幻想，憧憬，以及感慨萬千的心緒... ...
現在就讓大家一面聰聆聽着美妙的結他琴音, 一面細味阿爾罕布拉宮輝煌的往事...
《阿爾罕布拉宮的回憶》
《阿爾罕布拉宮的回憶》的曲趣幽靜，柔美。全曲用同音急速反复的震音奏法演奏主旋律。自始至終用右手依照無名指、中指、食指（ami）的順序快速而均勻地奏出如同流水那樣自然抒暢的主旋律，一直是用右手大拇指同時彈出的分解和弦式的音型襯託的。
樂曲結構是二部曲式加尾聲。
A段是a小調，3/4拍，行板，旋律優美而帶有沉思的意境，右手用ami三指輪指來奏出旋律，p指演奏分解和絃，它描寫古老淒涼的阿爾布拉宮在絢麗的晚霞餘輝映照下閃閃發光。A段總的情緒是寧靜安祥中帶少許的沉重感。
B段轉到A大調，隨著和聲色彩的轉換，豐滿的大三和弦襯托著高貴而典雅的旋律，表現出往日王宮的豪華氣氛。隨著演奏的情緒逐漸高昂，輪指的力度也相應加大。B段A大調的5、6小節是全樂段的高潮，也是整個曲子的高潮，音量最大，節奏也稍稍放寬。接下來A段B段交替出現，把王宮昔日的富麗堂皇與今天的肅穆幽靜相對比，寄託了作曲家對阿爾罕布拉宮無限的遐想和追思(A段和B段的再現已經為大部份演奏家略去)。
最後是尾聲，它把樂曲由高潮引向平靜，好似阿爾罕布拉宮的輪廓在灰濛濛的夜色中逐漸隱去。樂曲由一個漸弱漸慢的琶音引入主和絃而結束。如此大量運用輪指技巧來彌補彈撥樂器不能如歌地演奏長音的缺陷，而且又充分表現出樂曲夢幻般的意境，完全是泰雷加的偉大貢獻，也是本曲能成為不朽名曲的原因吧！
2008/11/28
Spain - Alhambra, Granada 格拉納達紅宮之旅
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