Xavier Cugat

Got to know this Mr Xavier Cugat through Mr Wong Kar Wai's films. Soul catching tunes, in mandarin we called it Gou Hun ( hook the soul ). And it is totally retro and elegant ,just perfect for WKW's movie. I have no doubt that he is one of the best Latin musicians who ever existed.
I began to understand more about the Latin ppl when i was in Mexico. Their culture is very open to any foreigner who speaks English as their language, Spanish, is very similar to English (which English borrowed many vocabs from). The Latin ppl is totally different from English ppl we know. Warm and optimistic, and lazy of course. They are beautiful ppl if not too fat, whether boys or girl. Still, most Mexicans are fat and sex is casual. I can recall the first Spanish i read is from books by a Chinese author San Mao ( Echo ) about her Spanish husband, Jose. I think she picked a Spanish husband with a very Chinese character.
I find it quite bizzare that both the Asian and Latin ppl are living on the same earth but while the Latin ppl can afford an easy lifestyle / attitude, we asians have to strive hard to survive. It's weird.
Let's just enjoy their music. Jungle drums by Xaiver Cugat.

Darby.

Back from Mexico

After 22 hrs of flight, we finally returned to SH Pudong just to find out that the weather was really bad due to heavy fog. The flight then headed to Fu zhou (next to Taiwan)to land for 2 hrs, so it added 7 hrs to our total flight hours.
I almost cracked into pieces when i reached home in Pudong, missed my bed so much.
At the night i touched down, there was another customer visit to our company, and we had to entertain him at the Bund, meal and sightseeing. I was quite blur that i forgot to bring my phone , and ended up losing contact with my colleagues and was unable to find the restaurant. Luckily they could take care of the customer themselves. I then went to Raffles city at Nanjing road for Chicken Rice, and bought Bread Talk. Headed towards home right after dinner as i was too tired.

And in the subsequent week , i did not have chance to sleep more than 5 hours. I just hope i will be able to catch some sleep this coming Friday night.

Darby

宝贝

My Monday blues were chased away after listening to this song titled 宝贝by 张悬. I think it's one of the best lullaby's that I have heard - period.

My colleague Thess couldn't stop gushing about her young toddler Kevin. He's her
宝贝. Nathan, my by now 5 year old nephew is the darling of our whole family. I am lucky - I have more than one 宝贝. Everyone of us should have 宝贝 or 宝贝's in our life. Whose's yours?

我的宝贝　宝贝
给你一点甜甜
让你今夜都好眠
我的小鬼　小鬼
逗逗你的眉眼
让你喜欢这世界

哇啦啦啦啦啦我的宝贝
倦的时候有个人陪
哎呀呀呀呀呀我的宝贝
要你知道你最美

我的宝贝　宝贝
给你一点甜甜
让你今夜很好眠
我的小鬼　小鬼
捏捏你的小脸
让你喜欢整个明天

哇啦啦啦啦啦我的宝贝
倦的时候有个人陪
哎呀呀呀呀呀我的宝贝
要你知道你最美

哇啦啦啦啦啦我的宝贝
孤单时有人把你想念
哎呀呀呀呀呀我的宝贝
要你知道你最美

哇啦啦啦啦啦啦耶～
耶耶耶耶喔喔

哇啦啦啦啦啦我的宝贝
倦的时候有个人陪
哎呀呀呀呀呀我的宝贝
要你知道你最美

要你知道你最美

http://www.51t.com/play/play51t.asp?id=221701

Mcdull

In Mexico again.

While piggy is busy with his work in Singapore, i am being air shipped to Mexico again to face customers. This time i had a direct flight , still the jet lag makes me giddy as last time. However for this trip , i get to enjoy better accomodation , Hilton and Marriot , incredible. Thanks to the director who travelled with me, i get to upgrade my accomodation.

I just get to enjoy my hot bath after 18 hrs of flight, well it is much better than previous trip transferred at Paris which took me 30++ hours. Inside the bath of Hilton, they prepared Evelyn and Crabtree toiletries , after the bath i just feel much rejuvenated. And being a kiasu and kiasi person after living in Spore for years , i decided to "Kop" some of the famous toiletries. They are just right for me as a frequent traveller, and luckily i do not need to pay to enjoy these 5 stars hotels, their rates just ridiculously high.

I am feeling giddy again while typing this , the night scene outside the window is beautiful, and i want to sleep now...

Darby

Funeral Blues

If you have watched "Four Weddings and a Funeral", chances are you might remember John Hannah reciting a touching poem at the funeral of his partner in the movie.

"Stop all the clocks, cut off the telephone,
Prevent the dog from barking with a juicy bone,
Silence the pianos and with muffled drum
Bring out the coffin, let the mourners come.

Let aeroplanes circle moaning overhead
Scribbling on the sky the message He Is Dead,
Put crepe bows round the white necks of the public doves,
Let the traffic policemen wear black cotton gloves.

He was my North, my South, my East and West,
My working week and my Sunday rest,
My noon, my midnight, my talk, my song;
I thought that love would last for ever: I was wrong.

The stars are not wanted now: put out every one;
Pack up the moon and dismantle the sun;
Pour away the ocean and sweep up the wood.
For nothing now can ever come to any good."

W H Auden is the brilliant mind behind this poignant piece of work. Every line within the stanzas resonates of true love; love which is so deep-seated within the heart that I can't help but think that even in death, the person who was mourning was fortunate - fortunate to have experienced true love in a better time.

This poem also reminds me of a Hokkien song "家后" written by a Taiwanese singer/composer. These lines, loosely translated, moves me immensely. "When the time comes, I will let you go first cos I cannot bear to leave you alone to weep for me" and "When the time comes, do let me go first cos I cannot bear the thought of watching you crying over me".

有一日咱若老　找无人甲咱友孝　我会陪你
坐惦椅寮　听你讲少年的时阵　你有外摮
吃好吃丑无计较　怨天怨地嘛袂晓　你的手
我会甲你牵条条　因为我是你的家后

阮将青春嫁置恁兜　阮对少年跟你跟甲老
人情世事已经看透透　有啥人比你卡重要
阮的一生献乎恁兜　才知幸福是吵吵闹闹
等待返去的时阵若到　我会让你先走
因为我会呒甘　放你为我目屎流

有一日咱若老　有媳妇子儿友孝　你若无聊
拿咱的相片　看卡早结婚的时阵　你外缘投
穿好穿丑无计较　怪东怪西嘛袂晓
你的心我会永远记条条　因为我是你的家后

阮将青春嫁置恁兜　阮对少年就跟你跟甲老
人情世事嘛已经看透透　有啥人比你卡重要
阮的一生献乎恁兜　才知幸福是吵吵闹闹
等待返去的时阵若到　你着让我先走
因为我会呒甘　看你为我目屎流


Mcdull