January 2008 Archives
While talking to Marc one day, I decided I was going to make him a mix cd to kind of cheer him up.
But now that I've shipped the CD to him, I find myself listening to it all the time.
Here's my little mix of feel good music that's been playing on a loop in my ipod:
I rather regret putting in the Sugababes and the White Stripe's Matyr for my love isn't a happy song per se, but it is a good song! My faves are the songs by M.I.A and Belle and Sebastian.
But now that I've shipped the CD to him, I find myself listening to it all the time.
Here's my little mix of feel good music that's been playing on a loop in my ipod:
1)Amazon by M.I.A
2)Check On It [Ft. Bun B-Slim Thug] by Beyonce
3)Lovers Town Revisited by Billy Bragg
4)Hip Hop by Mos Def
5)Drivin' Me Wild (Feat. Lily Allen) by Common
6)Good Life (ft. T-Pain) by Kanye West
7)Throw It On Me (Feat. The Hives) by Timbaland
8) Ella Se Fue by Notch
9)goodnight and go by imogen heap
10) Ragoo by Kings Of Leon
11) Toy Soldier by Britney Spears
12) relax take it easy by mika
13)3 Spoons Of Suga by Sugababes
14)Kids With Guns by Gorillaz
15)Rock 'n' Roll by The Sounds
16)Breakin' Dishes by Rihanna
17)A Martyr For My Love For You by The White Stripes
18)Paper Planes by M.I.A. Kala
19)Sukie In The Graveyard by Belle And Sebastian
I rather regret putting in the Sugababes and the White Stripe's Matyr for my love isn't a happy song per se, but it is a good song! My faves are the songs by M.I.A and Belle and Sebastian.
A wishing well in the old Roman Baths in Bath, UK.
How many of these wishes do you think came true?
I remember not making a wish when I took this picture. I don't know, seems like the wish fairy in this well was overworked already.
I have no idea what was on the other side of this door.
But I did stand there wondering for a while before I took this picture.
I love taking pictures in Black and White.
Satisfies the old soul in me.
Just saw JUNO.
That one scene in the hospital room after Juno gave birth, totally made me cry.
GO SEE IT!!! Bring tissues if you are an emotional cow like me.
Oh and use a condom, if you are doing the nasty.
That one scene in the hospital room after Juno gave birth, totally made me cry.
GO SEE IT!!! Bring tissues if you are an emotional cow like me.
Oh and use a condom, if you are doing the nasty.
I've been suffering from writer's block for a little over a year now. I seriously can't even write essays, or blog posts without a reason. I mean i used to love writing stories and poetry. Then somewhere along the way, I got very depressed and even though depression might be a good thing for some writers, it took away every ounce of confidence that I had left and I would sit at the computer, not writing, staring, writing, deleting, etc. And because I can't write, things keep getting piled up in my heart and in my head, leaving yours truly in an even worse condition then before. But I have decided that I should just do it anyway because writing is something that I love to do. I mean, I think about the jobs I've had and I know why I always quit at the end because I don't love it love it. Writing is the only thing that keeps me sane and if I can't write, I'm not sure how long I can keep up the facades of sanity.
Anyway, the Fashion blog voguefactory where Xiaowen and I used to blog at was shut down due to legal ramifications (big fish Vogue ordered a cease and desist letter!) and now we are back at www.fash-eccentric.com.
And when I saw we - I mean X-wen and her friend Terrence did all the moving of the blog. I'm pretty useless technologically speaking.We even have a new blogger for Fashion Eccentric - Lawrence who will blog about men fashion and technology, so there is something for everyone!
I havne't yet started blogging on Fash-E! but only because X-wen already blogged about everything I love. hahahaha. OK, so look out for more stuff from Yangon Thu (politically, fictionally and non-fictionally) and from Fash-E! (fashionably eccentric).
xoxo,
M
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Could it be? After all this while, I'm in love........
with a Macbook......
It might just be....
true love?
I already have a laptop from Sony's VGN series (paid with sweat and blood) the tiny, light and magnificent piece of laptop machinery (love love love the LCD screen and it's light weight - y'all know, I can't carry heavy stuff).
However, today, I saw this in my mail box:
Could it be? After all this while, I'm in love........
with a Macbook......
It might just be....
true love?
I already have a laptop from Sony's VGN series (paid with sweat and blood) the tiny, light and magnificent piece of laptop machinery (love love love the LCD screen and it's light weight - y'all know, I can't carry heavy stuff).
However, today, I saw this in my mail box:
Thin never looked so good! Is it sad that the only reason I want to return to the workforce is that I would like to earn money to buy a MacBook Air? LOL.
Here is Apple's pitch:
Excuse me, while I go day dream about what MacBook Air and I would do together, if we were to be together.
Here is Apple's pitch:
Amazingly thin. Amazingly full-size.
The thinness of MacBook Air is stirring. But perhaps more impressive, there’s a full-size notebook encased in the 0.16 to 0.76 inch of sleek, sturdy anodized aluminum. And at just 3.0 pounds,1 MacBook Air is more than portable — it’s with you everywhere you go.
A no-compromise display.
The glossy 13.3-inch, widescreen LED backlit MacBook Air display is the same viewable size as the screen on MacBook. The 1280-by-800 resolution gives you vibrant images and rich colors at full brightness the moment you open MacBook Air. So you get full-screen performance with all the benefits of a slim design.
What else do I love about MacBook Air: 5 hours battery life, and 80 GB Hard drive.
Excuse me, while I go day dream about what MacBook Air and I would do together, if we were to be together.
Have you seen the movie The Hunting Party starring RIchard Gere and Terence Howard? No? Then you absolutely must rush to the theaters/DVD rental places to watch it right now, this very minute. The movie manages to portray heart, realism, witty satire, friendship, tragedy, dirty politics, war, aftermath of war - all at the very same time.
The movie didn't get rave reviews from all the critics but you know, it got to me. I mean, after all, why are most of the war criminals still alive and "hiding". How come we can wage wars for years but can't catch a man? Besides, getting to see buildings all shot up in the now peaceful SaraJevo - I mean it's a rather priceless reminder of what war can do. Watch the trailer here:
So, I'm rather inspired! Shall we go on a hunting party for Than Shwe? What shall we do after we find him?
IMDB synopsis for the movie:
How can they find the world's most wanted war criminal when the C.I.A. can't? [by actually looking]A young journalist (Eisenberg), a seasoned cameraman (Howard) and a discredited journalist (Gere) embark on an unauthorized mission to find the no. 1 war criminal in Bosnia; they find themselves in serious jeopardy when they are mistaken as a CIA hit squad and their target decides to come after them.
The movie didn't get rave reviews from all the critics but you know, it got to me. I mean, after all, why are most of the war criminals still alive and "hiding". How come we can wage wars for years but can't catch a man? Besides, getting to see buildings all shot up in the now peaceful SaraJevo - I mean it's a rather priceless reminder of what war can do. Watch the trailer here: So, I'm rather inspired! Shall we go on a hunting party for Than Shwe? What shall we do after we find him?
The email that is slowly lifting me out of depression:
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Seriously, can we never speak of 2007 again? I wish you and all your loved ones the very very best in this new year!
