Monday, 31 March 2008
been on youtube alot lately. and i've decided that its time to spread the love. or not. muahaha.
some of the most painful videos i've seen recently
1) Paula Abdul's single: Dance Like There's No Tomorrow
2) Sherlyn Chopra (she makes me think of rihanna even though she's singing a britney song): Outrageous
3) MDA Upper Management Rap (okay this wasnt soo recent, but it came to mind)
some great videos i've seen lately
1) From Juno: Anyone else but you
2) Catherine Tate: David Tennant Special
3) From The Piano: The Sacrifice by Michael Nyman
nights =)
9:41 pm
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Thursday, 27 March 2008
Somehow, knowing that the Tibetan riots aren't achieving anything is unsettling. Dont know why, but its leaving a bad taste in my mouth. Maybe because it reminds me of that nationalistic story I heard of when I was nine; of Gandhi's salt sathyagraha- of how it was a peaceful strike, and of how all he wanted was for people to sit up and listen... and leave.
And its the same in Tibet, its just that its alot easier to listen now than to do anything about it, becuase its China we're talking about. And thats a depressing thought: that maybe the economic motive is the greatest of all.
The death toll remains uncertain. The government says 16 people, mostly civilians, have been killed by rioters. Tibetan exile groups say more than 80 Tibetans have been shot or beaten to death by paramilitary police. Neither side has provided evidence, though the Free Tibet campaign has distributed photographs of what it claims are some of the dead. None of the claims has been independently verified.
Lhasa is now patrolled by thousands of armed police. "This is effectively martial law," said James Miles, a correspondent with the Economist who has been in the city for the past week. "Although the government says there are no troops here, I bet my bottom dollar that is what they are. Some are in military vehicles with the licence plates obscured or taken off ... There are thousands of them. They're absolutely everywhere. It is reminiscent of the level of security in the aftermath of Tiananmen in 1989."
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2008/mar/19/tibet.china
Hmmm. Well at least there's some way to feel useful. A global petition supporting a dialogue session between the Dalai Lama and President Hu Jintao. Sign it. =)
12:12 am
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Monday, 10 March 2008
BOATS
You and your photographs of boats;
that repeated metaphor for departure,
or simply the possibility of a voyage?
What you cannot tell me, you tell me
with a vessel and its single passenger,
eyes fixed on some skylit conclusion.
Set apart and starkly upon a canvas
of tractable waves, brought to still
by the trigger-click of your camera,
like the sound a key makes when it
releases the lock. Your heart became
that lock; these images are how you have
always articulated distance, a withdrawal.
Darling, there are just as many ways
of saying goodbye as there are ways
of letting you go. The boat is narrow
like the width of my heart after
impossible loss, cruel resignation;
this heart you ride in. Love, if this is how
you choose to leave me, let me let you.
- Cyril Wong (Copyright 2002)
http://www.cyrilwong.com/
9:33 pm
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