Tiësto's Show, My Trance Story

7:00pm May 1st, Festival Hall, West Melbourne.

He's touring in Melbourne! And I managed to get tickets for it!

I should've got the May 2nd one and I was so regretful of I didn't... And neddless to say it's already sold out...

I've known him from "Lethal Industry" and "Magik" in the velfarre Cyber Trance series back in my high school days. Although that one is real impressive, I didn't recognize him as good among a bunch of world-honored artists like Ferry Corsten, Darren Tate, Barthezz, Above and Beyond, Svenson and Gilelen, Balloon, Yoji Biomehanika etc etc. Well you may think none of the above is comparable with Tiësto except Ferry Corsten nowadays, those are the first recognized trance artists by me anyway as their works are just too fantastic to forget. And yes these ones that I regard are almost all from Belgium and Netherlands, as you might have noticed.

After some extended and in-depth listening I started to recognize artists from other European countries, along with a long list of Mauro Picotto, Paul van Dyk, Mike Koglin, Ramon Zenker (Fragma), Groove Coverage, Lab 4, Future Breeze etc, and of course some more artists from Belgium and Netherlands like PUSH, Minimalistix and, Tiësto.

"Traffic" is the piece that made Tiësto the first-order DJ's that I regard. Groove, energetic and impulsive, all the factors you will ever need to perfect a trance and make it an unforgettable one. I'd been humming the theme for several days after the first time I hear that. And, it is until now, one of the best ever trance I've heard, along with "Sunlight" by DJ Sammy, "The Beauty of Silence" by Svenson and Gielen, "Ligaya" by Gouryella and "Look @ the Heaven" by Yoji Biomehanika etc. I desperately wish this one will appear on the show!

"Elements of Life" is his latest album, and I think I am yet to hear enough to give a comment, but for my first impression, this one is calmer and not as passionate except the last track "He's a Pirate". I have to admit that I'm bit of disappointed... But anyway I hope I will have fun on the show. No matter how I feel of the new release, the tickets' more than worth it as long as I hear "Traffic" live.

Dream

I dreamed of you again...

It was like in some kind of school, where you and me walked together in the corridor. It was pretty crowded at that moment. You saw a man waking towards you and you suddenly become confounded, dragged me out of the way and to a quiet place. You look extremely collapsed.

I tried to ask what happened, but you don't seem willing to tell. At last you murmured, that was my ex.

I was yelling "How could you?" in my dream but "I knew it" after I was awake. Although I don't recognize that man at all.

Well, I wouldn't be surprised, but I would surely be pretty pissed if it really happens.

Even if I knew it.

skins

I can't believe I watched the whole first season of skins last night... It doesn't seem that interesting but it kept me going anyway. And I started downloading the second season although it's not finished yet. What pissed me off is that the Episode 5 is finished while Episode 1 is far from it...

Tony plays tricks and cheats on everyone but he's still the undeniable, well, only among the characters inside I mean, and at last he's got almost no friends. He deserves that embarrassment as a return of what he did though. By the way I like his quilt~:P

Sid lives in the shadow of Tony. Well I didn't realized he's red-haired until it comes to the episode named after himself and see how he looks without that characteristic cap... Well he's like Alex in Roswell, one goes to him when they are in trouble and he takes it no matter whether he's able to and usually end up with himself in trouble. The only virgin there I guess?

The episode about Chris is probably the best in this season, I regard Chris as just an acidhead who likes flirting with his psycho teacher... And he's actually lot more than that...

Maxxie is of course my favourite character in this show although the episode named Maxxie is the crappiest(Russia? Saving that girl? They are completely nothing to do with Maxxie!)... Well who knows why I fancy all characters named Max(of course that one in Roswell)... And he's so caring to take Tony's fault onto himself just to reuniting Tony and Michelle, failed though.

Cassie, well pretty good looking girl though kind of suffering from some lunacy symptom, I like her way of saying "Wow that's cool" or "totally" though~

Michelle, pretty pleased she's finally able to deny Tony. A pretty nasty girl actually, although she was not able fight that "grand swear" from Abby.

Anwar, Muslim boy, but parties hard and lost his virginity to that unknown Russian woman... He managed to grab her heart at last though.

Jal, genius musician. I still don't get what that instrument is called though LOL~ I am not that pro referring those orchestra stuff...

Declare Independence!

Heard Björk's been in trouble for claiming for Tibet independence in her Shanghai Concert, crying "Tibet Tibet!" instead of "Higher higher!" after "Raise your flag" in her new song "Declare Independence". This had been a great offense to the Party and she might be probably banned from China. Reuters reported that Chinese Ministry of Culture will make sure the upcoming shows of foreign artists be "pilitically correct", which I really cannot help bursting into laughter. That was like so alien! Why can't a person even say something? Is this what the Constitution of China declares "Liberty of speech"?

I found that song on the internet and listened anyway. Well it is not a song that I would appreciate aesthetically, for it has almost no melody, almost pure speech with some bass and electronic effects. But it is a really powerful and unforgettable one that makes me hum unconsciously after claiming it was awful.

OK time to look at Tibet itself. Well it's been pretty unrest recently with the city of Lhasa tightly controlled by PLA since 10th Mar, when a parade of monks for real autonomy (not independence!) of Tibet had been interrupted and become a violent incidence killing tens of people. Temples burnt, shops robbed, tourists evacuated...

I didn't realize it was that bad although read some news about it in the recent few days until this morning when I worked I heard the radio next stall talking about it for the whole morning. And protests had been raised around the world by local Tibetan communities, in New York, New Delhi, Zürich, Sydney the protests had become uncontrollable that local police have to either arrest people or use tear gases or capsicum spray something like that. In Melbourne the protest today was confused but stayed in control.

Now the concerned would be whether and how much the incidence in Tibet together with the upcoming referendum for entering the UN of Taiwan will affect the Beijing Olympic Games in August. If there finally be a war or something the Chinese would have to wait for like another century to be able to host an Olympic Games.

Amps

Been vowing to get an amp recently.

Won an 1970s Australian brand Playmaster Tuesday night on eBay, for only A$55 freight inclusive. Hope it's on the way by now.

Got a reply from that vintage audio dealer that the NAD Model 120, also from the 70s, are suitable for the system I've owned. Should be around A$330 altogether. Payment details are still in discussion though.

So suddenly I am to have two amps... I think I'll see how the first one works to decide whether to get that NAD...

Uni Uni Uni...

Uni commences again... Not quite awake during the day though... Cycling to uni seems a bit of harder than it was due to the lack of practice for almost all these three whole months, I managed to get there though (LOL).

First week, no tute, so my first class was on 1pm, been there bit of early and saw the degree coordinator giving a lecture to those final yr students. Luckily our classes this term is not taught by him, sick of his Saudi Arabian English... The lecturer was new to the uni, not too bad though, after comparing to the prac coordinator afterwards...

Yes a prac on first week, not quite though, just to inform you about the safety stuff. Such stuff should finish within 15 mins but our dear coordinator looks barely awake and stretched it to one hour... orz

More about this guy, speaking very slow with pauses and quite a few of "oh yeah"s to himself for nothing... Looks barely awake and nervous and really pushed hard to give a reasonable talk, not seem successful though...

And nobody knows what had gone wrong, the attendance list, which was separated by two streams, was completely a mess while half of the students like me had our own timetables on first stream but become second stream in his list...

Cycled home finally, not quite tired but I would suggest my poor printer is now collapsed after printing the 83-page manual for the pracs... Get some good sleep buddy~ I will still need you afterwards anyway.

Ads on This Blog?

I had never imagined that an advertising institute (company? agent? or just scum?) would ever be interested in putting an ad here and having people clicking it then pay me... That's why I am so surprised when I saw an email sent to me and offered that like few days ago. And I think I should take this serious now.

This blog is not quite used for community purpose I should say, that I seldom tell people I had such a blog. There is a link on my Facebook profile but it seems to be the only one and I would say few people had ever tried to click on it.

I have completely no idea how many clicks I can get on this blog daily, I would suppose less than 5 myself because there had no one ever been commenting here... but I think it's time I get a counter here before I go for an ad. I had no interest on attracting people to gather here anyway, this blog is pretty private. And I liked it this way myself.

The first-of-all thing of cooking

Well Been cooking for myself and housemate for quite a while. This is what I've just realized about learning to cook, start from the most basic and simple stuff. For me, it was cooking chopped onion.

Slowly-cooked onion is the base of many sauces and soups. It is so simple and variable, heat up a saucepan with some olive oil, turn down the heat immediately after adding chopped onion, then cover the pan and watch the cover throbbing. You can now prepare other stuff for the sauce, because it takes quite a while to get to that golden, soft and opaque point.

I just learn after several times of cooking that I know what to add in and what not to (well this should partially count for the inspiration from Ratatouille). Ground pepper, cream, mushrooms, permesan, blue cheese...

That's how it works, though I don't really know how...

Drought is Over

AT LAST!! After continuously affected by a significant La Nina phenomenum, there are quite a few of preticipation since my coming back to Melbourne. I see the fountain in Lincoln Square working again today, which was wonderful. Shutting down those fountains used to be the measure that the government had been taken for saving water. And I am so glad that they are working again, really. Melbourne had finally stepped out of drought, somehow, after seven years of dehydration, after driven hundreds of farmers out of their farms to make a living in some way else.

But this La Nina didn't do all good. China has just recovered from the worst snow disaster for at least 50 years nationwide.

Podspeakers by Scandyna

Well been spending lots of money on this cutie lately, just so irresistible.

Podspeakers are namely for iPods, unfortunately I don't own one and not keen to one, at least at the moment. I was just getting this for my laptop. This is actually the first version of Micropod, not the more well-known Micropod SE, which the cone is painted yellow and don't get that bar on the treble. Anyway buying an older version is a matter of budget. a pair of SE costs 279AUD, and you have to get an amplifier for it as well(The Amp from Scandyna costs 849AUD), the SE Active which has built-in amplifier is not found in Australia... This older version is 299AUD a pair plus a Microsub(calling itself "Micro"sub, it weighs over 8kg), where the amplifier builds in. I don't need a V-Dock or something like that anyway because I don't have an iPod, though a V-Dock with Micropod SE is only 399AUD.

These cuties are less than 20cm high spikes inclusive, but when it comes to sounds, they are incredible. Sounds from it is full and filling, no one would believe the speaker is that tiny without actually meeting these cuties. It was immediately after I hear the sound that I feel guilty establishing it with those stock cables. i ran to the stores the next day, got a Belkin transmission cable(17.95AUD in JB HiFi) and 4 metres of Monster speaker cable(10AUD per metre in Harvey-Norman), they work well on those cuties, which was great.

And I've decided what to get for upgrading them even before I get bored of them... But anyway, The Drop is not that affordable to me, at least not at the moment. So this would remain a target lol~

A Book That Mainland Chinese Should See

Despite not agreeing some extreme parlance, I should still recommend this book to all Mainland Chinese, especially those who had gone through elementary to high school in China.

This book is originally written to fight back those so-called "Young Cynics" who yells every single second on the internet calling for Chinese military invasion of other countries, especially Japan, and boasts their ultra-nationalism, in order to remind them who Chinese people and Chinese culture really are.

The book emphasizes that Chinese education and media system are simply misleading everyone in China, by exaggerating the ancient achievements - technology, military and philosophy - that merely exist as the top of the world in that era, with comparisons to the western world at the same time, clearly telling you that China has nothing to be proud of on all these areas. And actually, this pride is exactly where those "Young Cynics" derives from.

Well, to be proud of our country, we should, but please do not be proud of all those stupid lies that the Party tells you just to make you proud, they are actually fooling you. Unfortunately not many people in China know that through their whole life, apparently, or there won't be that many "Young Cynics"hanging around the internet.

It is good to feel like "No.1", but what if not? There's always only one No.1 anyway. Just don't fool yourself to take those "No.1"s that are not actually yours and shamelessly showing them off to others!

Not being No.1, so what? Know where the real No.1 is and chase it, it is the No.1 who is most likely to get lost because it has no target to chase, try a shortcut to overtake it instead of standing there and blurbing your ancient prides, while lagging further.

And one word to those "Young Cynics", DO SOMETHING! Don't tell me all what you are doing is those eloquent psycholagnies on the internet. Seeing how apathetic a "Young Cynic" in real life would be to anyone except him/herself would cast a chill all over anyone who thinks that China would have a tomorrow somehow.

To find out who you really are is the main reason to read this book. It was published in Taiwan by Avanguard. I got mine here, pretty easy actually and not expensive, would be less than 15 USD freight inclusive. Just never suppose it publish legally within Mainland China anyway.

Moments

Been so missing such stuff... Throughout my life. Of course, every "you" is probably different and most of these are not love stories, though a few of them are.

Hand in your hands, stunned looking at a dilapidated wall with a big black "break down" written on, circled. This is probably my first memory ever.

The stairwell of a not-so-old apartment. Way up to your flat. We were just kids.
You said "I hate you", without giving me time to surprise, "the opposite."
"What's that opposite?" You just avoided that and giggled, then ran faster up.

Lined up marching down the stairs, I asked, "Do you still remember what you said to me that time?" You just look hazed.

Hid a message asking you out in an origami, but I was late that time and you've already gone. Looked at the busy street helpless.

Way home together, at a small roadside water bar.
"Two pearl milk tea" You said to the sales person, then turn to me, "Which flavour you like?"
I hardly remembered what did I actually order cos that happened too many times. The only thing I know is that mango was among them, and it was disgustingly sweet. You were always treating me and I still cannot find a chance to treat you back until now.

Meant no offense trying to approach while you were talking with someone else, got only one word "Gossipy". Turned away fast.

A small hot dog stand in a strange city of a strange country.
We bought hot dogs for ourselves, not knowing what "ketchup" and "custard" means, not even until the sales person gave us some each as sample, I still cannot recognize the custard so I just chose ketchup. You had both and we sneak back to the hall of our hotel, had it and tried not to be seen. Anyway I got furiously scolded for taking you out that evening.

In a small noodle house, I am on diet.
We ordered only one Noodle and started head to head, until you said "Well this is not gonna work, you first." Then I just took half of that bowl of noodle and watched you had the rest.

At home on my bed.
Crying for the whole noon when received your text, got a bit of stronger after that but still blown by another "you".

At the bus stop where we usually wait for our bus to school. School time.
I approached you and murmured "Sorry", you turned back and, after a week of no conversation at all, you began to talk to me.

Night, I asked your mobile phone number, you told me, I forced myself to remember it by heart, not using my phone to record it, I managed to remember that number for quite a long time even after we stopped going out together.
And I managed to forget it now.

I whispered something into your ear while holding you, you just sprung up and runaway. I cannot forget that last glance on me, stunned and hurt.

Walking on a bridge with you, you screamed "I love you" to the river. Well, you love the river, I know.

Midnight, woke up crying for you, cannot be myself without you. Sent you a text saying "I miss you" without describing how much, yet unfortunately got overlooked by somebody else, and luckily.

On a party, where we played the instruments, there was a time we should gong but we didn't, just winked to each other, and go on.

In front of a school building, you handed me a hand-knitted scarf for me and we embrace.

Lifted a bit of the curtain of the porthole, it was all golden outside with the rising sun, my world had never been so beautiful.

You left my room, leaving me collapsed, alone, and hopeless.

On a tram in the evening.
I will be going down this stop. You were sitting while I am standing. I bent down to almost touching your lips to find it too embarrassed to do it here, and went down the tram laughing.

Lots of Nothing to Say

well i was always thinking that i got lots of stuff to say on this quiet blog cos i wudn't mind anyone wud spread this. and i was always feeling nothing to say facing the screen like now.

Well Well Well

It is real disgusting that THE PARTY had blocked Blogspot from being viewed within China, and it was strange that blogger itself is not and I didn't know... That's why I wasn't here 'til today. I hope I could view this blog upon completion using freegate, a software designed for breaking the net blocks by THE PARTY, it is hard to download from html within china cos all search pages for it is also blocked, however, it won't take a sec to get that from eMule, which no one can block LOL~

It's kind of a lazy month since backing in China, though quite busy visiting friends. The one thing I did good was traveling to Guangxi, alone. The people there r quite nice and fun, and I got drunk the last night in Yangshuo lol... (not that proud to say it was Tequila) Well the scenery there's not just kind of so great that one should get a chance to c.

I will be back to Melb the week after next, which is not that far away, the feeling is so hard to tell... One would miss something that is lost, not the ones gained, true, true. Think I'll miss China right after going back, but will not quite as much as last time... Even if it was for THE PARTY alone.

What the hell is this now...

I thought we end, I told everyone I am single now, while u come back... I have to pick everything I've thrown out back for u.

What am I supposed to do? We r definitely not to be in the same city, at least for quite a while. Which means, we are playing distance, which I been afraid of.

I want u back, back here with me, better be forever.

Emptiness

Don't know if it really is that I've been studying too hard through the semester, when the exam passes all I feel is not quite happy and be crazy about enjoying my holiday, but a total emptiness deep within. Just feeling somewhat unrest while doing nothing or simply playing.
Couldn't know how nor why, or I should get myself some more to do now.

Devil

I nvr know I am that kind of destructive ones til just now I look back and realize (LOL)... Ya this story is actually eras ago.

There was a party, or actually a gather up, that I met a couple. We just there knowing each other and some chatting, without knowing sth is gonna happen...

After that I found one of them unusually talkative to me, not long after that, I hear them part, unsurprisingly. That one immediately run for me but I got bit of afraid and actually not quite satisfied with this guy actually so found another one hurriedly just to hide myself from it (The reason here is not just that, but I might give some hints of them bout the others below...). I rejected without saying this way and been satisfied with the result.

I found the one I've chosen hurriedly not that bad and treats me really good, so we got on peacefully until we geographically part... But actually I broke this one from the partner to get it, although there're reasons of themselves as well...

I was so shocked when the partner of that first couple confessed to me... I just know I can't give nothing and rejected, this one seems hurt but sured to recovered after a while. But it becomes so weird that both guys like me in that particular couple...

I think I am a devil.

See my NEW LINK there?>>>>

Ya that Music Lee one. just found those musics that guy'd made AWESOME!!

It is so weird for me that this guy didn't become a star but remain a Music teacher for a middle school in Taiwan.

What's more weird is that he's got lotsa students working for him unpromptedly on composing and lyrics, they are all tremendous! Maybe the saying "there's never bad student, but bad teacher" is what make this happen.

eBay, you teach me what wordless mean,

When I first come to Australia, I used the eBay ID I registered in China like years ago and change my contact details and profile to Australia. I could buy stuff on eBay Australian site no problem, but it seems that all the notices, ads, anything that eBay send officially is Actually from the HK site. I contacted the customer service for times, and it doesn't seem turning any good.
Thing is, eBay just sent me an email in Spanish...Orz

How BIG is the W?

So frustrated that when I finally reach there, the wii games sale $88 for two had nearly com to an end...
On the shelf, Super Monkey Ball is gone, Call of Duty3 is gone, which the main reason I'd come gone. OK, there's still one Medal of Honors left, as well as a unique NFSC, I grabbed those two boxes to the counter, at least second choice, seeing full shelf of TMNT or Tiger Woods 07, which I wonder whether they had ever sold one.
It's weird that the guy in the counter couldn't find any of the two games. I tried to ask him how bout Call of Duty 3? he's like dug into the drawer again and say ya there is one! And I find ur Medal of Honor too! Orz...
But he still can't get Super Monkey Ball, maybe it's really sold out...
so here comes another problem, where's the box for my Call of Duty 3???
Me and the staff turned the shelf inside out to not finding a hint of that box, and he told me in sorrow, we can get you the box for display... Why the hell not tell me in the first place? I'v already turned that shelf inside out when I was trying to find the game!!!
I got 2 FPS game which I were to just have either home at last with that fancy price and just played one til now... But luckily Medal of Honor is not bad LOL, especially for me, who don't usually play FPS...