Music Wednesday

My friend introduce this to me and I really want to share this

Royals - Lorde

Lorde is a New Zealand singer-songwriter. Born and raised in Devonport, Auckland. =)

The dreamers

My Friend share the quotes below with me today and i want to remember it. Of course words are always easier than actions. In this society, the older you get, the more responsibilities you have. Giving up a job that pays, for a uncertainty dream need a lot of courage. The rich kid next block might be able to do it, not so much for the poor. He needs the money for the 5 kids at home, he give that up for his dreams, he broke his 5 kids' dream.
 Maybe even dreams, we need to plan. But it is always good to have a dream and works toward it. Now reality and dream, how to make them work hand in hand, i ponder.

“He who becomes the slave of habit,
who follows the same routes every day,
who never changes pace,
who does not risk and change the color of his clothes,
who does not speak and does not experience,
dies slowly.
He or she who shuns passion,
who prefers black on white,
dotting ones "it’s" rather than a bundle of emotions, the kind that make your eyes glimmer,
that turn a yawn into a smile,
that make the heart pound in the face of mistakes and feelings,
dies slowly.

He or she who does not turn things topsy-turvy,
who is unhappy at work,
who does not risk certainty for uncertainty,
to thus follow a dream,
those who do not forego sound advice at least once in their lives,
die slowly.

He who does not travel, who does not read,
who does not listen to music,
who does not find grace in himself,
she who does not find grace in herself,
dies slowly.

He who slowly destroys his own self-esteem,
who does not allow himself to be helped,
who spends days on end complaining about his own bad luck, about the rain that never stops,
dies slowly.

He or she who abandon a project before starting it, who fail to ask questions on subjects he doesn't know, he or she who don't reply when they are asked something they do know,
die slowly.

Let's try and avoid death in small doses,
reminding oneself that being alive requires an effort far greater than the simple fact of breathing.

Only a burning patience will lead
to the attainment of a splendid happiness.” 
― Pablo Neruda

Food: Poulet - amazing french chicken

Wanted to shop for Chinese New year clothes but gluttony took over. Ended up having dinner with friends at Bugis +.   =)

I seldom do food entry but i decided to start now. In case, i forgot how good they taste. Oh, most of the time, great company enhanced the taste of the food.

Poulet

French Onion Soup. 

Sauteed Mushroom with Poached egg.

Paris Salad.

Escargot

Truffle Mashed Potato. I really love this. 

Duck Leg. 

Roast Chicken. 

Tiramisu. The coffee taste is really good. I want to try their coffee next time! 

I am going to a wedding dinner tonight at Mandarin Oriental Hotel. Do you think the guests will start cursing me if they have to wait for me to take photos?! Haha.

Italy: Venice Part 3

Now, my favorite photos of Venice.

My favorite Sun ray shots.

I love the feel of this photo.

Awww. Love is in the air. Venice makes people fall in love. =)

And Lastly

A girl taking photo of me, taking photo of her.

I hope you will fall in love with Venice like me.

Italy: Venice Part 2

Continue....

Rialto Bridge.

Another bridge. 

Bridge of Sighs.This is the last bridge the convicts will pass before going to prison. While walking through the bridge, the prisoners will look out and sigh because that's the last time they will see the beautiful Venice before going into their cells.


Bump into this nice building while rushing to St Mark's Basilica Tour. I was late.

 Piazza San Marco or St Mark's Square. 

I did not managed to take any nice shot of St Mark's Basilica, so I will leave you with 1 shot of the interior of St Mark's Basilica. 

The Wow interior of St Mark's Basilica.

The narrow canal. It is fill with mystery. 

The day view.

The night view.

Giorgio Cini Foundation. An Art Center.

The view opposite one of the restaurant I was having dinner. It was really nice but i was freezing my ass off. Haha. 

Okie. I will do a part 3 with my favorite photos of Venice. =) 

I will brush up my photography skill though. Give me some time.

Italy: Venice Part 1

Venice / Venezia is another world from Amsterdam. Rolling my luggage along the uneven road, Overcrowded boat, rundown houses, dark and narrow alley did not impress me much initially. You get it, It wasn't love at first sight for me.

Bit by bit I venture out, bit by bit, I fall in love with this beautiful place. There are actually so many things to love. 

Door to our hotel. Inside is totally different. But if I were to go again, I will book a bigger hotel. Of course, if it is your first time there, try the local, smaller one. It is different.

Pathway right outside the hotel door.

Grand Canal. It is the main canal for the whole city.

Stucky.I want to stay there next time. With the sunset, it is so beautiful.

Gondola Workshop. The place they make the gondola.

Gondola and his Gondolier.

Here we go.View on Gondola.

The beautiful sky, view from the Gondola. Love love love the color of the sky. I never knew this is real till I see it with my own eyes. <3

There are too many photos to be shared. Will do up a part 2 soon. Looking at these photos now, makes me want to go back again.

From 2013 to 2014

Finally we are in year 2014. Another year older, another year wiser (I hope). I am pretty excited about everything this year. Spent my new year in Hong Kong, 3 years in a row. 3 different combinations. I am a happy kid.

I hope everything will go as planned. I hope this year will be filled with colors. =)

A short-term plan is to lose the 3 kg I put on since May last year. I have been feeling heavy but not doing anything about it. Reality hit me when I could not fit in the board short. Yes, I am trying to lose weight. I hope in year 2014, I will be motivated and determined enough to do this.

Oh, I need to start shopping for my  New Year Clothes. Can't Wait for shopping. *wink*

Music Wednesday

Falling Slowly - Glen Hansard, Marketa Irglova

One of the song from the movie, Once. It is Irish musical film. Watch it. 

I used to watch more foreign film (keyword: used to). Maybe i need to start again. A brand new year, a brand new day.