now that Queen Elizabeth has gone to You Tube, perhaps it is time for us peasants to do something too!
usually the queen posts her traditional christmas speech on television but this year, she has decided to post it on YouTube as well. it's not going to be released till christmas day so just check out her very first tv broadcast 50 years ago HERE.
or if you prefer, watch The Queen's Mother's wedding in 1923 HERE. silent footage.
Monday, December 24, 2007
Thursday, December 20, 2007
Innocent Blue
Here's the song i was talking about for The Blue Wolf.
Mink
Innocent Blue ～地果て海尽きるまで～
作詞：青山紳一郎
作曲：多東康孝
編曲：TATOO
遥かな声を 信じて行きなさい
宿命（さだめ）を握って
あなたは生まれ落ちた
深紅の道を ひたすら駆けなさい
天（そら）へと続く この大地を
I promise to...
どんな時も with you
蒼き光よ 白き風よ
いつでも 共に生きる想いが ここに
to believe innocent blue
時を越えて
瞳に闇が訪れても
見つめてるから
太陽を抱いて 眠りにつきなさい
心の焔（ほむら）は
誰にも消せはしない
星より遠く 願いを馳せなさい
地の果て 海さえ尽きるまで
because of love
I’ll be forever more with you
蒼き光よ 熱き夢よ
この身を すべて捧げてもいい
永久（とわ）に
to believe innocent blue
どんな痛みも
あなたと結んだ絆だけは
奪えないから
旅の終わりに きっと知るはず
強く 体に流れる 証を
蒼き大地よ 白き天（そら）よ
いつでも 共に生きる想いが ここに
to believe innocent blue
時を越えて
瞳に闇が訪れても
駆け抜けてゆく
駆け抜けてゆく
Mink
Innocent Blue ～地果て海尽きるまで～
作詞：青山紳一郎
作曲：多東康孝
編曲：TATOO
遥かな声を 信じて行きなさい
宿命（さだめ）を握って
あなたは生まれ落ちた
深紅の道を ひたすら駆けなさい
天（そら）へと続く この大地を
I promise to...
どんな時も with you
蒼き光よ 白き風よ
いつでも 共に生きる想いが ここに
to believe innocent blue
時を越えて
瞳に闇が訪れても
見つめてるから
太陽を抱いて 眠りにつきなさい
心の焔（ほむら）は
誰にも消せはしない
星より遠く 願いを馳せなさい
地の果て 海さえ尽きるまで
because of love
I’ll be forever more with you
蒼き光よ 熱き夢よ
この身を すべて捧げてもいい
永久（とわ）に
to believe innocent blue
どんな痛みも
あなたと結んだ絆だけは
奪えないから
旅の終わりに きっと知るはず
強く 体に流れる 証を
蒼き大地よ 白き天（そら）よ
いつでも 共に生きる想いが ここに
to believe innocent blue
時を越えて
瞳に闇が訪れても
駆け抜けてゆく
駆け抜けてゆく
mink
there is this 'new' singer i found, at first i thought she is japanese simply because i have only heard her japanese songs. then after reading up, turns out she is actually korean. her stage name, mink, actually means Made IN Korea. very interesting. the song is called Innocent Blue which i got to know through a japanese movie i watched on a plane (without english subtitles, very champion).
the movie is called 蒼き狼 地果て海尽きるまで The Blue Wolf, To the ends of the earth and sea.(蒼き狼/Aoki-Ookami, literally means Blue Wolf).
just to side step a little, 蒼い means "azure". Azure is actually a color between blue and cyan, commonly referring to bright blue, something like the color of the skies on a bright and clear day.
the movie is actually about Genghis Khan and his land-conquering-life, as we know except it's the japanese version. playing mr.genghis khan is takashi sorimachi/反町隆史, the guy in GTO.
Here's the trailer.
Official website
the movie is called 蒼き狼 地果て海尽きるまで The Blue Wolf, To the ends of the earth and sea.(蒼き狼/Aoki-Ookami, literally means Blue Wolf).
just to side step a little, 蒼い means "azure". Azure is actually a color between blue and cyan, commonly referring to bright blue, something like the color of the skies on a bright and clear day.
the movie is actually about Genghis Khan and his land-conquering-life, as we know except it's the japanese version. playing mr.genghis khan is takashi sorimachi/反町隆史, the guy in GTO.
Here's the trailer.
Official website
Monday, December 03, 2007
more food 18nov
18 november, sunday!
woohoo. it is sunday!
as you can see, there is only ONE photo. why? forgot to bring out camera ...
haha
brunch was vegemite with porridge
porridge was ... strange. the folks said they wanted to buy brown rice (healthy!) but they got wrong stuff. turned out to be some grains. very tough to cook, tasted like barley... ha. ew.
this is the end of my food week! not too boring i hope. phew.
:)
woohoo. it is sunday!
as you can see, there is only ONE photo. why? forgot to bring out camera ...
haha
brunch was vegemite with porridge
porridge was ... strange. the folks said they wanted to buy brown rice (healthy!) but they got wrong stuff. turned out to be some grains. very tough to cook, tasted like barley... ha. ew.
this is the end of my food week! not too boring i hope. phew.
:)
more food-17nov
17 november. saturdae
saturdays are meant to be lazy. no breakfast.
i think i woke up sometimein the mid afternoon.
so i warmed up the carrot (or is it yam) cake and made a ribenaa.
then then, i had a yummilicious snack!
found this new cheese which turned out to be cream cheese. i think this is a new product from australian gold.
oooh. herb&garlic cream cheese!
put them on some crackers.
more fridge food.
chai taw kueh plus chilli plus corned beef (the one the cat tried to eat)
and mama's soup.
saturdays are meant to be lazy. no breakfast.
i think i woke up sometimein the mid afternoon.
so i warmed up the carrot (or is it yam) cake and made a ribenaa.
then then, i had a yummilicious snack!
found this new cheese which turned out to be cream cheese. i think this is a new product from australian gold.
oooh. herb&garlic cream cheese!
put them on some crackers.
more fridge food.
chai taw kueh plus chilli plus corned beef (the one the cat tried to eat)
and mama's soup.
more food-16 nov
16 november, 星期五
another monmilk day!
couldn't fathom what was breakfast till i lifted the bread. tunaflakes.
lunch=burger king.
not so many pictures today. must be getting lazzzy.
more fast food for dinner. i like the shrimps, i like the crumbs but i don't like the service.
another monmilk day!
couldn't fathom what was breakfast till i lifted the bread. tunaflakes.
lunch=burger king.
not so many pictures today. must be getting lazzzy.
more fast food for dinner. i like the shrimps, i like the crumbs but i don't like the service.
more food 15nov
15 nov, thursday 木曜日
sometimes, i start real early, breakfast. with a pack of mobile milk. so i can walk to the bus stop without missing my bus.
this is from china but it taste quite yummy, if you like those very powdery taste, like milk powder. not the fresh milk.
you can see only half cup of coofee, that is because of monmilk's fault. so full. plus breakfast is of a strange shape.
oh oh, lunch at cedele depot. the store at republic plaza.
the staff did not look too happy.
had a spinach quiche which they didnt ask me if i want that heated (which i do not care actually)
plus potato salad as a side.
and iced lemon tea.
had the lunch with a new luncheon mate. can you see her mushroom burger in the background?
well, dinner.
went home to finish up whatever in the fridge and yes, it's fried rice paradise again!
this time, i had it mixed with corned beef.
corned beef on the side. can't finish a whole can.
it tastes good with extra onions. and black pepper.
ah. i realised there wasn't any onions in the house so i had to make do with shallots.
open up a nice cold beer
and watch titanic, part two (see previous entry)!
ship is sinking....
they are trapped...
i let backy in for a tour so when she was done with her dinner, she came and kaypo mine.
sometimes, i start real early, breakfast. with a pack of mobile milk. so i can walk to the bus stop without missing my bus.
this is from china but it taste quite yummy, if you like those very powdery taste, like milk powder. not the fresh milk.
you can see only half cup of coofee, that is because of monmilk's fault. so full. plus breakfast is of a strange shape.
oh oh, lunch at cedele depot. the store at republic plaza.
the staff did not look too happy.
had a spinach quiche which they didnt ask me if i want that heated (which i do not care actually)
plus potato salad as a side.
and iced lemon tea.
had the lunch with a new luncheon mate. can you see her mushroom burger in the background?
well, dinner.
went home to finish up whatever in the fridge and yes, it's fried rice paradise again!
this time, i had it mixed with corned beef.
corned beef on the side. can't finish a whole can.
it tastes good with extra onions. and black pepper.
ah. i realised there wasn't any onions in the house so i had to make do with shallots.
open up a nice cold beer
and watch titanic, part two (see previous entry)!
ship is sinking....
they are trapped...
i let backy in for a tour so when she was done with her dinner, she came and kaypo mine.
Friday, November 30, 2007
more food-14nov
14NoVember, 水曜日=Wednesday
can't find my coffee? i have not quit coffee yet (though i can probably survive without it, but no guarantees if i will fall face first on my laptop).
breakfast-ham sandwich without bread edges.
lunch was with I-san. thank you for lunch.
lunch place was jap, 牡丹=botan=Lotus, at far east square. we waited 5mins for seats and 45mins for lunch. usually they are quite fast but i do not know what happened that day.
grilled fish (shucks, i cannot remember which one) set lunch. rice, sashimi, fish, side veg. just wonderful.
back to the office, back to my snack.
since no one dated me, i headed home. to cook!!!! well i am not much of a cook though. all i can say is i will not die of hunger. haha
my favourite dish that i will cook (alas, my skills are limited) is FRIED RICE. i like fried rice. plus home cooked fried rice will make full use of what ever nonsense you have in your fridge. so the variety is there.
boo's (not so) secret fried rice recipe
overnight white rice is best, so says mama.
prepare some oil but i like butter/magarine.
herbs and black pepper is a must.
of course, if you are lucky, you get some vege or meat to go along with it. like i said, dun waste your food!
oh the most important ingredient, the EGG. or EGGS.
firstly, heat up your fryin pan. in the next few steps/photos, you will see that i am very capable of multi-tasking. i can cook and narrate and take picture at the same time.
then, add the butter of your choice.
throw in your herbs which i had rosemary and thyme. oh don't forget some grounded black pepper.
next, rice please.
EGG goes in. mashed it up with the rice please. you do not want an omelette.
then throw in your vege/meat at the side to warm them up.
shake your butt and mix them up.
TADAAA! it is ready!
oh season to taste. i did not add any soya sauce or salt because i like the original taste.
You can add in some sambal prawn chilli paste if you like. i eat my dinner off the pan. not lazy. to save water.
pair your dinner with tv and a buddy.
oh yes. today. channel 5 kindly showed Titanic, part one. my goodness, split the movie up?
so, part one.
can you recognise the titantic?
rose tried to jump. she sees jack.
she said: "no! you stay there. i mean it. i will let go"
so jack used reverse psych and told rose he will have to sacrifice his best clothes is he had to jump together with her.
jack said:"i hope you will come back, so i will not be troubled to jump with you"
rose:" you are nuts!"
jack:" that is what they all say!"
jack:" you said i am nuts? but excuse me lady, i am not the one hanging in mid-air right now"
jack:"give me your hand"
and so...
jack:"hi, i am jack"
rose:"hi, i am rose"
and i continued with my dinner.
can't find my coffee? i have not quit coffee yet (though i can probably survive without it, but no guarantees if i will fall face first on my laptop).
breakfast-ham sandwich without bread edges.
lunch was with I-san. thank you for lunch.
lunch place was jap, 牡丹=botan=Lotus, at far east square. we waited 5mins for seats and 45mins for lunch. usually they are quite fast but i do not know what happened that day.
grilled fish (shucks, i cannot remember which one) set lunch. rice, sashimi, fish, side veg. just wonderful.
back to the office, back to my snack.
since no one dated me, i headed home. to cook!!!! well i am not much of a cook though. all i can say is i will not die of hunger. haha
my favourite dish that i will cook (alas, my skills are limited) is FRIED RICE. i like fried rice. plus home cooked fried rice will make full use of what ever nonsense you have in your fridge. so the variety is there.
boo's (not so) secret fried rice recipe
overnight white rice is best, so says mama.
prepare some oil but i like butter/magarine.
herbs and black pepper is a must.
of course, if you are lucky, you get some vege or meat to go along with it. like i said, dun waste your food!
oh the most important ingredient, the EGG. or EGGS.
firstly, heat up your fryin pan. in the next few steps/photos, you will see that i am very capable of multi-tasking. i can cook and narrate and take picture at the same time.
then, add the butter of your choice.
throw in your herbs which i had rosemary and thyme. oh don't forget some grounded black pepper.
next, rice please.
EGG goes in. mashed it up with the rice please. you do not want an omelette.
then throw in your vege/meat at the side to warm them up.
shake your butt and mix them up.
TADAAA! it is ready!
oh season to taste. i did not add any soya sauce or salt because i like the original taste.
You can add in some sambal prawn chilli paste if you like. i eat my dinner off the pan. not lazy. to save water.
pair your dinner with tv and a buddy.
oh yes. today. channel 5 kindly showed Titanic, part one. my goodness, split the movie up?
so, part one.
can you recognise the titantic?
rose tried to jump. she sees jack.
she said: "no! you stay there. i mean it. i will let go"
so jack used reverse psych and told rose he will have to sacrifice his best clothes is he had to jump together with her.
jack said:"i hope you will come back, so i will not be troubled to jump with you"
rose:" you are nuts!"
jack:" that is what they all say!"
jack:" you said i am nuts? but excuse me lady, i am not the one hanging in mid-air right now"
jack:"give me your hand"
and so...
jack:"hi, i am jack"
rose:"hi, i am rose"
and i continued with my dinner.
more food-13nov
13November, Tuesday
breakfast by mr.chan as usual. today is Siewmai day! my fav. i can popped them all in one minute flat.
since i have taken to reading during lunch, i would need a lunch place where it is good to chill. good places are usually fast food restaurants, unfortunately. so it means, reading=cheap, reading=fat. hahah!
grape soda (actually everyone knows it is fanta grape)
i was sitting at those bar tables and there i see, a girl and a guy, happily chatting away when three Yami Yogurters sat down in between them. talk about lightbulbs....
decided to have an afternoon snack. well, a fruit. healthy at last!
after 3mins, found where the curry rice shop went, just round the corner. you can actually buy canned drinks off the lonely microwave shop and bring it to the curry rice shop.
my choice of curry rice is croquette curry!! yippee. potato rocks!
oh i forgot to mention, from the lonely microwave section, you can also get little side dishes like vege or stewed lotus roots to bring over to the curry rice shop.
at last, home.
breakfast by mr.chan as usual. today is Siewmai day! my fav. i can popped them all in one minute flat.
since i have taken to reading during lunch, i would need a lunch place where it is good to chill. good places are usually fast food restaurants, unfortunately. so it means, reading=cheap, reading=fat. hahah!
today's choice of food goes to....
grape soda (actually everyone knows it is fanta grape)
+
fries, with chilli sauce that i do not take (they must have wondered into the basket by mistake)
+
ebi rice burger
i was sitting at those bar tables and there i see, a girl and a guy, happily chatting away when three Yami Yogurters sat down in between them. talk about lightbulbs....
decided to have an afternoon snack. well, a fruit. healthy at last!
a pear. but after sinking my teeth in it, i decided it was too mushy for me so i ... dumped it.
and changed to my all time green apple, crunchy.
dinner was to be at 明治屋＝ meidi-ya. Miss J wanted to have Kobe Romantic curry rice.
and changed to my all time green apple, crunchy.
dinner was to be at 明治屋＝ meidi-ya. Miss J wanted to have Kobe Romantic curry rice.
when i reached there, the basement was in a mess, renovations!
see the lonely microwave.
after 3mins, found where the curry rice shop went, just round the corner. you can actually buy canned drinks off the lonely microwave shop and bring it to the curry rice shop.
in singapore, japanese canned drinks are so bloody expensive. yes we are being conned. a bottle of ocha (tea) probably cost 150yen=sgd2.00 in japan BUT here, you pay a nice sgd3.60 at least. see. who says Japan is expensive.
oh this is カルピーズ ソーダ＝Calpis soda. they have the non-soda version. it tastes like mmm... a bit like yakult, a liitle like yoghurt drink. try it.
my choice of curry rice is croquette curry!! yippee. potato rocks!
oh i forgot to mention, from the lonely microwave section, you can also get little side dishes like vege or stewed lotus roots to bring over to the curry rice shop.
the humble corn was chosen.
at last, home.
to end the day, the choice is clear.
my bud.
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