Vincent Van Gogh (HCMC Vietnam)

Seen his "Starry Night" quite sometime back.And the 12 sunflowers.(heard there is 14 sunflower as well, pardon me, i m not that arty)I thought Starry better though. If you find the name familiar, he is the one ah. Shoot himself in the chest, with a pistol and died two days after. This chap is almost as famous for his mental instability as for his vivid paintings.

2nd encounter was in Vietnam. Mark told me about his Abisinthe story in Q bar. Here you go!
On the evening of 23 December 1888 Van Gogh is said to have consumed 1 glass of Abisinthe, which got him drunk. Later that evening Van Gogh returned to the "Yellow House" in Arles where he lived and mutilated himself. Holding the open razor in his right hand, he had sliced through his left ear; starting high at the back and hacking downwards so that all the lower part of the ear had been chopped off. This had left part of the upper ear still attached as a hideous flap of flesh. Van Gogh, then wrapped the ear in cloth and made his way to a favourite brothel where he presented this "present" to a prostitute.

(source: Van Gogh: His Life and Art by David Sweetman)

Lay my eyes on Abis

Mark got that. I wet my lips with it. I think its POTENT. He finished it. But he looked OK to me. Aiya, he is the DRINKER type lo.

Drinker type.

FYI. If you are thinking about Abisinthe now, forget it. Its banned in Singapore. But Sher said that they have it at AUVERS, Paris. They sold it in miniatures. :)

Good new, I found my MaTeeSu that I got from KL the other day. Soooo happy!

While the Yuan is still undervalued.

Guessed due to Sugar's influence, I have good impression on China. Sugar been pitching to me its rich culture and history. Sugar said, chances are, if it exist in the West, it came from the East. His fav is Nationalist party rule, Mao Zedong. For me, it got to be the Manchu, Qing dynasty. Ranging from their policies, costumes, their link with the Mongols.Interested and love it all. Alright, I know, it bores you. Guess I am the only freak around. All your fault, Sugar! He told me to send him the link, he will pop by. I doubt it.

Back to the topic. Visit China. I strongly urge you to. Be it Beijing, Shanghai or even the Sichuan province. And.. pleassseee... Don ever get LONELY PLANENT. Simply, who know the place best than Chinese themselves. For me, I have gotten one from a Chinese author. Classy move I think, PROUD. Grab it from me if you need.

My star reco. Visit an Ancient City. Live as if you are born in that age. Show you the stuff.

Front, back and side view of my hotel.

1) LIJIANG, Artist fav ground. 2)Beauty 3) Mrg market. 4) Corn, their proudest product

By night, try the Hotpot. When I was there, was prob ten degrees. Shiok for something hot and soupy. And the nightlife, DOPE.....

GO long Yuan now. Pack your luggage!

My Maria

Was watching the replay of HK final. Clijsters' ground strokes are really punishing man. Salute! No worries, my Maria. Show her what real tennis in the Aust Open ok?

Really love my Maria gal. Some gals are just babe who happens to know tennis. You should know who I am referring to. But my Maria, top notch who happen to be a babe. See the difference? US title last year, second Slam, I think its upward sloping action for her from now on.
Unstoppable my gal! I am with you
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Living Dream

Just caught Vanilla Sky with Yellow. Well well, laugh all you want. I know I am slow.

Like the show and the concept about Lucid Dream.Have you ever experience this before? You know you are dreaming when you are doing it. In big words, that LD. And lucid itself means you have a clear and full consciousness. People lucid dream for various reasons, for fun, to overcome fear or even to gain knowledge(LD to read a 1million words per min).

As for me, I do that as well. I dont exactly know it was called LD til that conversation with Tao. But anyway, Living Dream(I prefer to call it this way) is like therapy to me. Mom always part of it, we chat alot, catching up, she is as pretty as ever.It all seems so REAL. Trust me. However, I dont have full control of my dreams. Wish its longer, or even forever. Mummy, I love you always.

Guys, go watch it. Or better, the Spanish version Abre Los Ojos(BTW ALO means open your eyes). Also starring Penelope Cruz.

Err.. Lady here have not caught that k.You should know what to do. Do read up about LD if you get the chance. Quite interesting. Good starting point http://www.web-us.com/lucid/luciddreamingFAQ.htm#What%20purposes%20can%20Lucid%20Dreaming%20serve .

Nice Wk ahead. No Monday Blues :)

My Superstar

When you hold my hand
I understand the magic that you do
You're my dream come true
my one and only you.

Music only for my ears. He is my superstar!

Wo De Jia

Moved not quite long ago. Getting used to my new place. Everything seems alright, except for the fact that, THERE ARE MANY CATS ARD!!! Though I have been getting trainings now and then from Mister Ah Siao, but... the fear still runs in me for some reasons.. blame it on what I did when I was four.

Self explanatory right?
Nothing much, but that the whole idea. So that it wont get messy. Fav, bedroom. Well, because, first, I like to sleep. ahah.. Second, since young, I dont like study table, computer, basically anything extra, other than bed, in the bedroom. Simple, as the name implies, its bedroom. So you only need a bed, a good one, to sleep well.

Alright, Dreamland. My bed is missing me.

Baguette tells it all...

When I was in Spain, I was all over their tapas, telling myself that barra(that how they call the french invention) taste best when its with chorizo. And fickle minded as you may say, in Italy, Lisa and I were having Vongole, simple soupy, savoring every bit it with slices of baguette. Told Lisa, I am in Heaven.. In Viet, Mary got us Vietnamese Sandwich, baguette with V. fillings, full of flavours. I felt in love.. Cambodia, Mark got 3 of those for 1 USD, peppercorn roasted, I told myself life is simple yet pretty. Always wanted to get out of SIN,always feel that its greener out there. Been doing that for the past year.

But, you know what. Was having chic curry with Baguette couple of days back. Used to have that when I was a kid. Daddy and I will get baguette from Parkway Deli when mum cookin it. Made me realised, where I should be, the place I called home.

O ya monkeys, I promise to show you my new place in the next entry k. Nice wk end to all.