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KünstlertumVielleicht... October 19 Audition for "Silpakorn Unforgiven Live"This is a concert that i sponsored by True Move. There were 6 Bands from Silpakorn University and 33 headlining bands, which are Lullabye, Sleeping Sheep and Scrubb. 9 Sep. was the day for the audition of the six bands from the university. My band did not have ample time to rehearse. The conditions of the audition is :
1.Each band must have at least one self-composed song
2.Each band must have one cover song
The day before the audition we rehearsed only for 2 hours. We already had decided on the cover song the other night and we composed the song 4 days before the audition.
On the audition day, Oat (drummer) had a football match. So we didn't rehearse. We were the 9th band to audition (there were 11). The judges liked the look of our band and the song.
We passed the audition (how did that happen?) and our score was one of the highest (another fluke)
Next on is the concert itself. October 09 WazzupMy finals are almost over, (sighs) at last. One more subject to go (German Translation I) and i'm all free to go. Last month was one of the most hectic months in my life. Gigs after gigs, exams after exams. I had so much to do that i didn't even have time to breath not to mention review for my finals. I'll give the details of my concerts, gigs and shows later. Anyway, it's kinda late. I better head off to snoozelandia. August 22 At long lastLong time no see!!! How long has it been since the last time I made an entry? Almost 3 months? Well anyway I had so much to do that I didnt have time to update my SPace. I've been studying like crazy, drinking like hell while trying rehearse and understand my lessons too. After a blink of an eye, it's already almost September...Freshy Night just passed last night, Alisa is flying back to Seattle (after staying here for 2 months or so)tomorrow morning, my below par gig last week, my F***ing fun birthday party last month. I've got tons of work to do, songs to finish and record and etc. I better get back to work. I might not finish it. I'll continue this later. June 03 The Little ThingsMAY 31
I've read the book by Paulo Coelho named "Veronika Decides to Die". It's about a girl who was bored of her life and commited suicide by taking an overdose of sleeping pills. And then she woke up in an institute. The doctors there saved her life, but she has an irreparable damage to her heart and have one week to live. As she heard the news she thought of suicide again but the longer she stayed in that insitute the more here will to live . By time her time is nearly up, she wanted to live.
Now...many of you might wonder (maybe not) what this book got to do with me. I, like Veronika, was a little bit bored. While she wanted to die, I wanted to go back to Thailand (which is unusual of me). And as she has one week to live, I got one week before I go back to Thailand. She started to want to live and I started to want to stay here.
I've been avoiding things that could have (would have) made my vacation more memorable. But at first didn't see that. And now I'm regreting about it. I've got 2 and half months of vacation here in Italy and I didnt use that. I've been recollecting, reminescing the things I've done the past few months and all I can remember is me being here in front of my computer or being in the bookstore reading magazines waiting for time to pass by.
June 1
To continue from yesterday. And then something happened on the 30th of May, exactly 5 days before my flight. The boss of my siblings' workplace has resigned and one of the officemate prepared a small farewell party for him. I went to that party too as I know them. We left at around midnight. I felt weird. I felt something changing or changed inside of me. It's this quirky feeling when you just found out you lost something. But it was a lot more than that. I've always lived by my motto "Live Life to the Fullest. You've got only one!!!" and never failed to do so. I've done everything I wanted to do. I've been here in Italy for many times. Then I feel idleness one moment and then feel those quirky feelings I said. Yesterday as I went out of the house with my mom, what I saw was...I mean I felt strange...I felt that I just arrived here in Milan for the first time. Everything was new and strange...I felt that quirky feeling again...then I almost break into tears. I've been feeling that quirky feeling for three days now. Inspired me to compose a song even though it's not yet perfect. It's my first song and it took me only 1 hour to write down the lyrics. Since that day I've looked Milan in a new but old perspective (It's hard to explain). I've learned something which I shouls have known a long time ago, I've learned it the hard way and it striked directly into the left part of my body...the organ the size of our fists...sharp and painful.
June 3
Yesterday I couldn't update my blog because I went to Como with Oni and went out with my family in the afternoon, using all the time left to the fullest. That day really changed me for the better. I thank God for teaching me a great lesson which I should've known for a long time. God moves in mysterious ways...showing us the meaning of life through signs...it's up to us to see them. I will remember this lesson until the day I die.
...I really wanna stay here (Italy) longer...
"Out of the Blue Sky You come by
And show me the Light Saying Words of Joy
Bringing back, back Life to me again"
May 20 The Da Vinci Code ReviewLast night was the world premiere of the most anticipated movie of the summer and also one of the most controversial movies, The Da Vinci Code. Adapted from the international bestseller novel by Dan Brown, this movie tried to stick to the book as much as possible. The story follows the adventure of symbology professor Robert Langdon, who is suspected by the Parisian police for murder of Jacques Sauniere, curator of the Louvre Museum in France. He met the cryptologist and granddaughter of Sauniere, Sophie Nevue of the Paris Police. Together they are trying to unravel the mystery death of Sophie’s grandfather and trying to solve the clues and riddle Sauniere left, which will eventually lead the two protagonist to the a secret so big that it could shake the very foundation of Christianity and mankind. Prior to the movie, I already read some critics about this movie, so I did not expect much from the movie. It was two years since I read this controversial novel. The movie stayed true to the book with good casting e.g. Sir Ian McKellen, Paul Bettany. There were many exclusions from the book which is acceptable because the edited version is already almost 3 hours long. As the main screenwriter, Akiva Goldsman has told to a magazine, "The Da Vinci Code" is not movie material. The characters talk to long and to quote “the book doesn’t call out and say ‘make a movie out of me!”. They tried to cram everything into the movie. The explanation of the Fibonacci series is one of the exclusions, so I recommend that viewers who haven’t read the Da Vinci Code yet to find some information about the Fibonacci sequence, Opus Dei, Knights Templar and Priory of Sion (even though some of it is explained in the movie) to enjoy the movie more. Flashbacks are rendered into the movie beautifully. This movie is okay in the eyes of person who read the book already like me. I would still prefer the book (and who wouldn’t). Grade: B P.S. Don’t believe what you are watching. Some of the theories in the movie and the book have been disapproved already. May 06 Mission Impossible III : The ReviewI have to write this before I forget it. I just watched one of the most awaited films of this summer, Mission Impossible III (m:i:III). Prior to the movie, I haven't seen any teaser trailers of the movie. I saw only a couple of screen shots from magazines and on the Internet. I read half of the synopsis on the Internet and it bored me. Hero rescues girl, a typical cliche' for spy movies, a bore. As I watched, I was proven wrong.
Tom Cruise comes back as agent Ethan Hunt. Hunt is now off the action scene and is trying to live a normal life. He is engaged to Julia, a nurse. Ethan was called back to action by Musgrave, his superior, to save an agent being held hostage in Berlin, Germany after trying to spy on Owen Davian, a notorious trafficer and weapons and info provider. If you think this is the whole story plot, then you are wrong. Twists and turns brings Hunt across the globe trying to save another life, his wife Julia.
I dont know if I was the only one who was impressed and awed by this movie. It kept me clinging on my seat. The excitement was just over the top. It took my breath away. This movie is a must-see movie of the year, opening the summer movie spree with a big bang. There are some minor mistakes that are obvious (Hint: Look at the phone that Hunt was using as he was surrounded by IMF agents), other than that the movie is a free flowing excitement. This, in my opinion, really ousted the last installment of this franchise (M:I II), with bigger effects and better acting. Hands off to Phillip Seymour Hoffman as he showed again that he really deserved the Oscar he won. From Capote to M:I III, his role changed from a writer to a really ice-cold bad guy and he did it on par. Zhen and Daclan had small role in this movie.
One thing worth mentioning is the part near the end, which is kinda hard to believe. I would like it better if they had the more complicated secret agent identity case like the first installment (M:I I)
This is a good start for this summer's movie spree. I hope it will be this great all the way!!!
Hope this helps (to people who haven't seen the movie yet) May 04 Quotes from "The Notebook"Some of My Favourite Quotes from the Movie "The Notebook"
"I am nothing special; of this I am sure. I am a common man with common thoughts, and I've led a common life. There are no monuments dedicated to me and my name will soon be forgotten, but I've loved another with all my heart and soul, and to me, this has always been enough."
-Duke
"My Dearest Allie. I couldn't sleep last night because I know that it's over between us. I'm not bitter any more, because I know that what we had was real. And if in some distant place in the future we see each other in our new lives, I'll smile at you with joy and remember how we spent the summer beneath the trees, learning from each other and growing in love. The best love is the kind that awakens the soul and makes us reach for more, that plants a fire in our hearts and brings peace to our minds, and that's what you've given me. That's what I hope to give to you forever. I love you. I'll be seeing you. Noah "
-Noah "That's my sweetheart in there. Wherever she is, that's where my home is." -Duke
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