July | 2012 | feeling good

Just finished reading a book titled “We Bought a Zoo” by Benjamin Mee. It tells the story of Mee and his family who just moved into a dilapidated zoo and took on the challenge of preparing the zoo for its reopening to the public.

I bought that book last month at Hong Kong Airport, when I was waiting for the plane to Kota Kinabalu. For the whole time I read it, I had a great impression of a never-ending vacation. It’s a very relaxing story, I enjoyed reading it in an original version. I haven’t seen the movie yet, but I’ve already heard the soundtrack! It was made by Jónsi from Sigur Rós! There couldn’t have been a better recommendation!

the vengeance is mine

23 Jul 2012 Leave a comment

by magicboy in Music Tags: entertainment, hitlist, music, video

Hitlist #594

July 23rd, 2012

1. 1 (4) MUSE, Survival

2. 2 (7) SUPER JUNIOR, A-CHa

3. 6 (5) RUFUS WAINWRIGHT, Out Of The Game

4. 3 (4) SIGUR RÓS, Varúð

5. 5 (7) MADONNA, I’m Addicted

6. 8 (3) KEANE, Sovereign Light Café

7. 15 (2) 周杰伦 (JAY CHOU), 琴伤 (Qin Shang)

8. 9 (3) BLUR, Under The Westway

9. 16 (8) FLORENCE + THE MACHINE, Spectrum

10. 4 (7) CN BLUE, 아직 사랑한다 (Still In Love)

11. 7 (13) 周杰伦 (JAY CHOU), 世界未末日 (Shijie Wei Mo Ri)

12. 11 (11) KENT, Jag Ser Dig

13. 14 (6) MONKEY MAJIK & 吉田兄弟 (YOSHIDA BROTHERS), Change

14. 18 (6) SCISSOR SISTERS, Baby Come Home

15. 10 (5) THE HIVES, Go Right Ahead

16. – (1) THE KILLERS, Runaways

17. – (1) 林俊杰 (JJ LIN), 灵魂的共鸣 (Linghun De Gongming)

18. 12 (8) ELLIE GOULDING, High For This

19. 19 (10) COLDPLAY FEAT. RIHANNA, Princess Of China

20. – (1) NELLY FURTADO, Spirit Indestructible

giraffes

22 Jul 2012 Leave a comment

by magicboy in Hobbies

Giraffes! Yes, definitely my favourite of all wild animals! Look how gentle they move, look how beautiful their eyes are, look how creative their fur’s patterns are!

I went to Hangzhou Zoo – mainly to see them. Of course I’ve spotted many other animals, but the giraffes were the highlight. Hangzhou Zoo owns two giraffes, but only one of them decided to come out of their shelter. Yes, they are shy and don’t trust people. Maybe the same as me. Oh, and I, too, have a long neck!

life’s a race

16 Jul 2012 1 Comment

by magicboy in Music Tags: entertainment, hitlist, video

Hitlist #593

July 16th, 2012

1. 1 (3) MUSE, Survival

2. 3 (6) SUPER JUNIOR, A-CHa

3. 6 (3) SIGUR RÓS, Varúð

4. 4 (6) CN BLUE, 아직 사랑한다 (Still In Love)

5. 2 (6) MADONNA, I’m Adiccted

6. 12 (4) RUFUS WAINWRIGHT, Out Of The Game

7. 5 (12) 周杰伦 (JAY CHOU), 世界未末日 (Shijie Wei Mo Ri)

8. 13 (2) KEANE, Sovereign Light Café

9. 11 (2) BLUR, Under The Westway

10. 9 (4) THE HIVES, Go Right Ahead

11. 8 (10) KENT, Jag Ser Dig

12. 7 (7) ELLIE GOULDING, High For This

13. 10 (11) JASON MRAZ, 93 Million Miles

14. 16 (5) MONKEY MAJIK & 吉田兄弟 (YOSHIDA BROTHERS), Change

15. – (1) 周杰伦 (JAY CHOU), 伤琴 (Shang Qin)

16. 20 (7) FLORENCE + THE MACHINE, Spectrum

17. 14 (10) GARBAGE, Battle In Me

18. 19 (5) SCISSOR SISTERS, Baby Come Home

19. 15 (9) COLDPLAY FEAT. RIHANNA, Princess Of China

20. – (1) ELTON JOHN VS PNAU, Sad

survival

09 Jul 2012 Leave a comment

by magicboy in Music

“Race, life’s a race
And I am gonna win
Yes, I am gonna win

And I’ll light the fuse
And I’ll never lose
And I choose to survive
Whatever it takes
You won’t pull ahead
I’ll keep up the pace
And I’ll reveal my strength
To the whole human race
Yes I am prepared
To stay alive
I won’t forgive, the vengance is mine
And I won’t give in
Because I choose to thrive

I’m gonna win”

[Muse, Survival]

Hitlist #592