feather in the storm

Just read….
Feather In The Storm: A Childhood Lost in Chaos by Emily Wu (巫一毛) and Larry Engelmann. It’s a story of growing up in China in a "black" (rightist) family during the Great Leap Forward and the Cultural Revolution. Very interesting book, shocking and forcing to think back to those dark times.
Modern history of China is so sad.
Black families, red families.
Hatred. Evil.
牛鬼蛇神 meaning "monsters and demons" – used to describe people accused for counter-revolutionary…
Madness and political fanaticism.

fairytale

Hitlist #425
April 27th, 2009
1. 4 (5) ALEXANDER RYBAK, Fairytale
2. 5 (3) MANIC STREET PREACHERS, Jackie Collins Existential Question Time
3. 1 (6) PLACEBO, Battle For The Sun
4. 2 (10) 林俊杰, 期待爱
5. 11 (3) DOVES, Kingom Of Rust
6. 3 (5) U2, Magnificent
7. 6 (13) ARCHIVE, Bullets
8. 8 (11) COLDPLAY, Life In Technicolour II
9. 10 (8) 萧敬腾, 王子的新衣
10. 14 (9) 王力宏, 春雨里洗过的太阳
11. 13 (4) TAMAS WELLS, Valder Fields
12. 7 (11) PET SHOP BOYS, Love Etc.
13. – (1) ARCHIVE, Controlling Crowds
14. 15 (3) JAY SEAN, Tonight
15. 9 (8) SNOW PATROL, If There’s A Rocket Tie Me To It
16. 17 (3) LILY ALLEN, The Fear
17. 12 (14) 周杰伦, 魔术先生
18. 19 (2) EMILIANA TORRINI, Jungle Drum
19. – (1) CALVIN HARRIS, I’m Not Alone
20. 16 (5) PJ HARVEY & JOHN PARISH, Black Hearted Love

期待爱

http://www.tudou.com/v/Zs0qDK0pnec

Hitlist #424
April 20th, 2009
1. 2 (5) PLACEBO, Battle For The Sun
2. 4 (9) JJ LIN, 期待爱
3. 3 (4) U2, Magnificent
4. 1 (4) ALEXANDER RYBAK, Fairytale
5. 7 (2) MANIC STREET PREACHERS, Jackie Collins Existential Question Time
6. 12 (12) ARCHIVE, Bullets
7. 5 (10) PET SHOP BOYS, Love Etc.
8. 6 (10) COLDPLAY, Life In Technicolour II
9. 8 (7) SNOW PATROL, If There’s A Rocket Tie Me To It
10. 11 (7) 萧敬腾, 王子的新衣
11. 16 (2) DOVES, Kingdom Of Rust
12. 9 (13) 周杰伦, 魔术先生
13. 17 (3) TAMAS WELLS, Valder Fields
14. 15 (8) 王力宏, 春雨里洗过的太阳
15. 20 (2) JAY SEAN, Tonight
16. 13 (4) PJ HARVEY & JOHN PARISH, Black Hearted Love
17. 10 (2) LILY ALLEN, The Fear
18. 14 (11) KELLY CLARKSON, My Life Would Suck Without You
19. – (1) EMILIANA TORRINI, Jungle Drum
20. 18 (8) DEPECHE MODE, Wrong

Poland in pictures

These are some photos I took when I was in Poland. I have more than 600, this is just a small part…

 

Here is me in a traditional Polish restaurant in Toruń (the city where my university is located). You can have delicious pancakes there.

 

The spring has come! How do you like daisies?

 

Here are my parents. Always missing me, always happy to see me back.

 

There are many forests surrounding my hometown. In autumn you can go there and pick mushrooms.

 

The pine trees are so tall!

 

Isn’t this sunset beautiful? Ah, spring is great.

 

Taking a walk is my parents’ favourite activity. Definitely. Well, I also like it.

 

Ah. I can only sigh. Such a romantic view.

 

This landscape is so much different than that of Hangzhou… No people!

 

Great place to relax your mind. Now it’s even better, because the trees have just turned green…

 

And here I am in the old city of Gdańsk. It’s located in the north of Poland, at the sea-side.

 

Going to Gdańs was one of the highlights of my staying in Poland. Such a nice city!

 

Have I ever told you how much I like flowers? Yes.. many times.

 

It’s still Gdańsk. Delightful views.

 

 

This little boy is me. Yes, true. It’s in my brother’s garden.

 

Jonquilles – flowers you can see in Poland especially on Easter.

battle for the sun

 

Hitlist #423
April 13th, 2009
1. 1 (3) ALEXANDER RYBAK, Fairytale
2. 4 (4) PLACEBO, Battle For The Sun
3. 2 (3) U2, Magnificent
4. 3 (8) JJ LIN, 期待爱
5. 9 (9) PET SHOP BOYS, Love Etc.
6. 11 (9) COLDPLAY, Life In Technicolour II
7. – (1) MANIC STREET PREACHERS, Jackie Collins Existential Question Time
8. 5 (6) SNOW PATROL, If There’s A Rocket Tie Me To It
9. 6 (12) 周杰伦, 魔术先生
10. – (1) LILY ALLEN, The Fear
11. 7 (6) 萧敬腾, 王子的新衣
12. 8 (11) ARCHIVE, Bullets
13. 15 (3) PJ HARVEY & JOHN PARISH, Black Hearted Love
14. 10 (10) KELLY CLARKSON, My Life Would Suck Without You
15. 16 (7) 王力宏, 春雨里洗过的太阳
16. – (1) DOVES, Kingdom Of Rust
17. 18 (2) TAMAS WELLS, Valder Fields
18. 12 (7) DEPECHE MODE, Wrong
19. 14 (10) BANG GANG, Ghosts From The Past
20. – (1) JAY SEAN, Tonight

fairytale

"Years ago, when I was younger
I kinda liked a girl I knew
She was mine and we were sweethearts
That was then, but then it’s true

I’m in love with a fairytale,

even though it hurts

‘Cause I don’t care if I lose my mind
I’m already cursed"

[Alexander Rybak, Fairytale, Eurovision 2009]

Hitlist #422
April 6th, 2009
1. 2 (2) ALEXANDER RYBAK, Fairytale
2. 12 (2) U2, Magnificent
3. 3 (7) JJ LIN, 期待爱
4. 6 (3) PLACEBO, Battle For The Sun
5. 1 (5) SNOW PATROL, If There’s A Rocket Tie Me To It
6. 5 (11) 周杰伦, 魔术先生
7. 9 (5) 萧敬腾, 王子的新衣
8. 8 (10) ARCHIVE, Bullets
9. 10 (8) PET SHOP BOYS, Love Etc.
10. 4 (9) KELLY CLARKSON, My Life Would Suck Without You
11. 17 (8) COLDPLAY, Life In Technicolour II
12. 11 (6) DEPECHE MODE, Wrong
13. 7 (7) MANDO DIAO, Dance With Somebody
14. 13 (9) BANG GANG, Ghosts From The Past
15. 18 (2) PJ HARVEY & JOHN PARISH, Black Hearted Love
16. 15 (6) 王力宏, 春雨里洗过的太阳
17. 20 (3) JAMES MORRISON, Please Don’t Stop The Rain
18. – (1) TAMAS WELLS, Valder Fields
19. 16 (4) TAKE THAT, The Garden
20. 14 (10) U2, Get On Your Boots

spring in Paris