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February 26, 2007

oxymoron

People's Republic
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Posted by renh at 07:54 PM | Comments (0)

OSCAR night

Best actress: Helen Mirren in “The Queen” (Miramax, Pathé and Granada)
Yeah, I am happy, really happy! I love the movie and Helen's performance. Just like what Helen said in her acceptance speech, " she is someone so well-known, yet we know so little about her." Beautiful movie, I thought it deserves the best picture award.

Best documentary short subject: “The Blood of Yingzhou District”
Such a heavy topic to me. I still remembered that when Nicole asked me about the Henan poor farmers who got infected by HIV through donating blood. For some reason, I felt sad and shameful. This is the province where I came from. The blooming economy in the coastal china is a far different story from the impoverished countryside in mainland China. This documentary is about Anhui, another province in China. I haven't seen it yet, and probably would not. I read the introduction from IMDB, and I understand what it says there is probably true. "the most contagious virus is FEAR"-tagline

Best documentary feature ->“An Inconvenient Truth” (Paramount Classics and Participant Productions)
Best live action short film-> the westbank story

I am happy to see these three awards, because behind the superfacial and showy stuff, it made me believe that hollywood indeed has an academy who care about the art and the world. Honestly, I do not like the talks about whose dress is more fashionable or glamorous. What l like to see is something deeper.

No award for Borat, a little disappointed. But this is within expectation.

No award for The painted veil. This is probably also within my expectation. But for some reason, there is something so powerful about the movie. I think I am a Edward Norton fan now. The next two movies I want to see is Fight Club and American History X.

Something hilarious, Al gore and Leo on stage. In the end, Gore pulled out an envelope. Well, this could be the most dramatic campaign strategy. Even if it is not real, it is certainly funny.

I like the show, although I thought Chris Rock was a better host. And, I like the commercials.

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February 19, 2007

Hongxia's fancy omelet

I forgot how to cook omelet. So I tried a new way to cook it, and enjoyed it very much.

Add EVOO to the saucepan, sautee chopped green onion and small diced red bell peper,
beat two eggs and mix with masago (seasoned capelin roe),
make sure the two ingredients mix well and no lumps,
pour this into the pan, cook it like scrambled egg.
finally, add freshly ground pepper and shredded cheese,
I tried parmesan and sharp cheddar, both tasted good.

Important, no salt needed, esp with parmesan.

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February 18, 2007

From Steve Irwin to Anna Nicole Smith

Anna Nicole Smith's sudden death definitely provided more topics for the entertainment circle. Who gets her body? Who will bury her? Who is her daughter's father?
She is pretty or beautiful. No doubt about that. I felt sorry about her death. She had a tough, although rich, life. Born without father, grow up in poverty, work as a stripper, teen pregnancy, marry a guy too old, woke up to find her 20-year-old dead at her bedside, the paternal dispute over her new born daughter, constantly battle the weight issue... I read an article in CNN about her, beauty and dysfunctional. May she rest in peace now.

I don't know why it reminded me of the shocking death of Steve Irwin. "Shortly after 01:00 UTC (11:00 AEST) on September 4, 2006, Irwin was fatally pierced in the chest by a stingray spine whilst snorkeling at the Great Barrier Reef, at Batt Reef, which is located off the coast of Port Douglas in Queensland. " This is also a shocking news. I like him and watching animal planet. I am not sure if it is because of his strong australian accent I can feel his passion about the animals - especially the "ugly" ones. He would always say "what a beauty". His family turned down the offer from the prime minister about a national funeral.

I still remember seeing them on TV when they were alive. Life is too delicate and too perishable. It's hard to realize and accept the idea that life can end anytime and anywhere. May those dead rest in peace, and may we alive cherish the precious life we're living.

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February 16, 2007

dinner last night

Yan, Jin Hee, me and Jia Ning (new student for interview) had dinner together. Yan was the host.

It's nice to know that Jin Hee and I have something in common - foodnetwork and comedy central. We both know the shows from foodnetwork by heart. She likes to make dissert. Good to know. :)

Comedy central becomes my recent favourite TV channel. Because I go to home too late at night, I can only watch 11pm' the daily show and the Colbert report after that. I actually like Steve Colbert better and better. truthiness is a good word.

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February 12, 2007

not ready to make nice

Forgive, sounds good.
Forget, I'm not sure I could.
They say time heals everything,
But I'm still waiting

I'm through, with doubt,
There's nothing left for me to figure out,
I've paid a price, and i'll keep paying

I'm not ready to make nice,
I'm not ready to back down,
I'm still mad as hell
And I don't have time
To go round and round and round
It's too late to make it right
I probably wouldn't if I could
Cause I'm mad as hell
Can't bring myself to do what it is
You think I should

I know you said
Why can't you just get over it,
It turned my whole world around
and i kind of like it

I made by bed, and I sleep like a baby,
With no regrets and I don't mind saying,
It's a sad sad story
That a mother will teach her daughter
that she ought to hate a perfect stranger.
And how in the world
Can the words that I said
Send somebody so over the edge
That they'd write me a letter
Saying that I better shut up and sing
Or my life will be over

Forgive, sounds good.
Forget, I'm not sure I could.
They say time heals everything,
But I'm still waiting

Posted by renh at 09:25 PM | Comments (0)

itunes

Maybe it should be categorized in music session,
No, it should be here.
Because, this is not about music.
itunes is very user friendly,
really friendly,
as a matter of fact- maybe too friendly,
you even do not need to type in your credit card information,
just click ok,
the next thing you know is- it'll be billed to your credit card.
GOOD OR BAD?!
It's too easy to spend,
and when you do the purchasing act,
you hardly realize that you're spending.
credit card is bad, plastic, just swipe and the transaction is done,
then you are responsible for the balance;
but itunes is worse,
without typinig in the credit card number every time,
it is even harder for young people to realize the cash they're spending.

Who should be blamed for credit card debt?
the consumer, of course;
but how about the companies that made spending too easy?

Posted by renh at 02:16 PM | Comments (0)

tax

2006 tax forms filed 02/11/2007, mailed 02/12/2007 around 11:30am at the liberty postal office.

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February 09, 2007

white flag

White Flag" - Dido

I know you think that I shouldn't still love you,
Or tell you that.
But if I didn't say it, well I'd still have felt it
where's the sense in that?

I promise I'm not trying to make your life harder
Or return to where we were

I will go down with this ship
And I won't put my hands up and surrender
There will be no white flag above my door
I'm in love and always will be

I know I left too much mess and
destruction to come back again
And I caused nothing but trouble
I understand if you can't talk to me again
And if you live by the rules of "it's over"
then I'm sure that that makes sense

I will go down with this ship
And I won't put my hands up and surrender
There will be no white flag above my door
I'm in love and always will be

And when we meet
Which I'm sure we will
All that was there
Will be there still
I'll let it pass
And hold my tongue
And you will think
That I've moved on....

I will go down with this ship
And I won't put my hands up and surrender
There will be no white flag above my door
I'm in love and always will be

Posted by renh at 08:20 PM | Comments (0)