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It's interesting to know "Ethnicity of Yunnan" . The traditional costumes are really elegant!

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It's interesting to know "Ethnicity of Yunnan" . The traditional costumes are really elegant!

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You find yourself really interested in Chinese food after seeing pics from blogs like these:

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You find yourself really interested in Chinese food after seeing pics from blogs like these:

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https://xss122130.wordpress.com/2018/02/03/xian-splendor-of-ancient-oriental-civilization/
https://hecatelc.wordpress.com/

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This blog is looking lovely, contagious music and talented performers are what I like too!

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This blog is looking lovely, contagious music and talented performers are what I like too!

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Let me introduce you to Natasha Cook. This video was published last year in in the YouTube channel Manna when she was still 18 years old. Natasha decided to show her excellent version Can't Help Falling In Love by Elvis Presley, respecting the pace and speed of the original version. Her sweet voice and slow guitar creates the perfect romantic atmosphere, reinforced by the sound of the birds that cant help joining her, contributing in the composition with a continuous and yet relaxing ambience of what seems to be beautiful morning in the street. The rough sound component, performed by the skater who passed by in the minute 2:11, definitely fascinates me as it breaks with the sweetness of the song for a moment in a short and precise way, fading away rapidly as the singer follows him with her eyes as he disappears in the distance. Nice sound contrast of speed in such as slow and calm song. The cameraman, almost instinctively captures the moment with a soft panning that enrich the presentation with spontaneity. In the minute 3:09, the amazing couple in love took part of the audio-visual composition with a unplanned romantic dance. Were both comfortable enough to join the show? She seems more into taking her time to enjoy the song with her body, he seems to be more shy (or...less in love?) however, she manages to get keep the guy in the dance floor, no matter how reluctant he was to carry on with the improvised dance performance. This composition is definitely an example of planned and unplanned events that took place in the street. I would like to close this review, posting the key moments I decided to high light in the video.

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A comparision between the Chinese one and the French one

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Welcome to Z.Z Foodie! Z.Z is a typical food lover.

As we all know snail is a famous traditional Frances dish, so come on and try!

Look quite delicious when it become a dish. Actually, the first time when I see it , I still quite unacceptable with some green ingredients, but the taste is quite soft and Q.

Actually, this is not most famous snail cooking style that Chinese know. Red wine baked snails would be well-known by many people. Chinese always identify it as "expensive", "high-class dish" and"elegant".

You can never imagine Pizza Hut also have a "Red wine baked snails" in China's menu. Let's have a look. Hhhhhhh

(Should look like)

(Actually look like)

After this, I want to say to far to taste snails. If u want to experience the same taste of snails, why not try a traditional Chinese food. Hhhhhh

r Recommendation Time!

"Lo snail"!

If you want to follow Chinese flow, If you want to be fashion, do not miss "Lo snail rice noodle"!
Forward and comment this blog, I will choose one person to send the "Lo snail rice noodle"!

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1.  Tube Love Stories from https://foolonthehillisme.wordpress.com/2018/02/01/tube-love-stories/
2. Restaurant Introductions from https://stinkybaby1994.wordpress.com
3. Animation Analysis from https://thefluffyblackbird.wordpress.com/2018/02/06/the-world-of-gen-urobuchi-the-sharp-contrast-between-purity-and-dirtiness/
4. Wine Introductions from https://alcoholidaydestination1.wordpress.com

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The Anime Education I've been waiting for.

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The Anime Education I've been waiting for.

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https://thefluffyblackbird.wordpress.com/2018/01/16/perfect-blue-the-delusion-and-the-reality/

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Nice blog! Love your insights into time narrative! I think of Boyhood, a movie covers a timeline of over a decade. Must be fun to play with in this regard.

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Nice blog! Love your insights into time narrative! I think of Boyhood, a movie covers a timeline of over a decade. Must be fun to play with in this regard.

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The Plot

The film Nobody knows, a Japanese film that screened in 1994, was directed by Japanese director Hirokazu Koreeda.

The film was recomposed on a real story, telling the lives of 4 half-siblings aged from five to twelve years old, with each of them has different father. All of them are not able to attend school because of economic poverty. And the youngest three are not allowed to go outsider because they are illegally living in their apartment. Their mother is that kind of lady that never truly grow up, she leaves a large amount of housework on the biggest brother and escapes life by acting coquettishly and lying to herself that her children don't need to enter school because many big person also success without education and she still enjoys the rights to pursue love. Falling in love in another relationship, she finally leaves and abandons them in the house, and these four children have to survive under their own efforts.

The actor of the oldest brother (Yūya Yagira) is the youngest Best Actor winner in the history of Cannes Film Festival.

The Representation about Time

There are many aspects of the film worth detail analysis such as the children welfare system in Japanese, the domestic education, the narrative of story -telling. However, in this blog, I am going to focus on the ways of time representation of the film because in the film time-pass is very ambiguous, there is nearly no dialogue narrating the changing of time, so the ways that the director use worth noting and learning. The ways include the change of details, the seasonal cycle and the real time in real life.

The first skill the director utilized is the changes of details.

The first detail is the nail polish. In the beginning of the film, their mother is so happy so she paints pink nail polish on the hands of her second daughter because the girl's father is a music producer and the girl with beautiful hands dreams to become a pianist, the mother think the nail polish can make the hands more beautiful. In the following footage, no dialogue directly tells the exactly time passed, the director just gives the hands a close-up, to show the almost desquamation of the nail polish, thus hinting the time has passed a lot.

The second detail is the crayon. The youngest girl likes to use crayon doodle. In the beginning of the film, she owns a set of bran-new crayon, but when another character enters their home, the image shows she almost run out of her crayons thus implying the time that their mother has leaved. Moreover, the crayon is also the symbol of the girl's life. She is a pretty and healthy young girl when they move into the house, but at the end of the film, she dies soon after the depletion of the crayon.

There are also other details showing time changing such as the shortage of money (at first there are large amount banknotes, at last there are only few coins), the length of the oldest boy's hair (in the beginning their mother cuts his hair, in the end his hair grow to the length under his eyes), the folds of their cloths and the growth of their plants.

The second way of showing the passing of time is the seasonal cycles . The time in the narrative of the film starts with their movie in summer, ends in the next summer that the kids walking on the street. In the change of four seasons, the director utilize the clothes the protagonists wear, the changing of the environment like the cherry blossoms in spring, the cicadas sounds in summer, the fallen leaves in autumn and the Christmas decoration in spring. These kinds of scene serve as both narrative function and time axis.
Recommendation Reasons
The last method used by the director is the real time in real life. The time represents on the screen is different on the real time no matter is the shooting time or the view time, but many directors want the audience to believe the authenticity of the film especially those film that tells real stories. Under this purpose, the director shot the film for a whole year, so in the film the audience can directly feel the growth of the protagonists. Their changes are subtly embodied in the film.

The ways utilized by the director need the audience's patience and out-sight. But it is also because this ways that the authenticity and beauty of time can be captured and touched by the audience. The audience can also sense the role of their own personal experience of growing up, which also allows them to become more involved in the movie.

1. an touching film based on a real story.

2.the intriguing ways of time representation.

3.the usage of different symbols.

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The Representation about Time in The film 'Nobody Knows'

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The film Nobody knows, a Japanese film that screened in 1994, was directed by Japanese director Hirokazu Koreeda. The film was recomposed on a real story, telling the lives of 4 half-siblings aged from five to twelve years old, with each of them has different father.

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The title of Yuyao's blog makes me think of feminist theories at the first sight. After reading the third article, I can feel the power of women not from some obscure theories but from the way women present themselves in confidence in modern life.

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Make-up is so magical that it can easily bring a girl into another character. Putting on different styles of make-up will help a girl deal with a variety of situations. Lipstick is one of the important features in the make-up. As Roberta Gately said, "it holds the promise of a brilliant smile, a brilliant day, both literally and figuratively." So today I am going to share some of my favourite lipsticks and some stories behind them. Hope you will enjoy!!

1. M.A.C Russian Red

Many significant figures, including Marilyn Monroe, Dita Von Teese and Taylor Swift, all used red lip as their signature look. Even from the name of the lipstick "Russian Red", we can feel the power and the charm. I would wear this colour when I want to look extremely glamorous. For example, when I wear a vintage style dress, I may put on this Russian Red, which empowers me confidence and makes me look radiant.

2. Charlotte Tilbury Walk of Shame

I bought this lipstick because of its name: "Walk of Shame" sounds both dangerous and attractive to me. It is said (by the brand) to be inspired by the beauties of Christina Hendricks and Margot Robbie. However, when I actually received this lipstick, this berry rose shade reminded me of anything but shame. Instead, it brings me softness and warmness. Therefore, I would wear this colour when I want to look good and keep a low profile, just like how I did in this black lace dress.

3. Giorgio Armani Lip Maestro 200 Terra

The colour of this lip gloss is reddish brown, which mimics the colour of terra and the brick. Although this is a strong colour which is difficult to manage, I like the velvet texture of this lip gloss. Also, the special colour can become the focus of your look if you wear it right. Since I did not want my clothing to clash with the shade, the white clothing I chose served as a foil for the terra shade.

4. Guerlain Kisskiss 344 Sexy Coral

The beautiful black lacquered case was designed by Hervé van der Straeten, described as "a little black dress slipped over gold". The coral/orange colour with a glossy shine reminds me of the youth and the vigour. Therefore I would choose this lipstick when I want to look bright and happy, as the look of the yellow sweater did.

Soooooooo, which one is your favourite? Or do you have any other recommendations? Tell me in the comments. O(∩_∩)O

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A very nice blog about Thai vibes in London.

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"THAM-BUN" (ทำบุญ - Thai word)

"Tham-Bun" is a Thai word meaning to "make merit". It is one of Thai activities, doing good things according to religious beliefs, such as by giving money to charity, making donation at the temple, giving money to those who need it, etc.

The verb "tham" (ทำ) means "to do" or "to make", and the noun "bun" (บุญ) means "merit". And you will often see Thai people making a visit to a temple on a regular basis in order to "tham bun" (ทำบุญ).

Merit is a concept considered fundamental to Buddhist ethics. It is a beneficial and protective force which accumulates as a result of good deeds, acts, or thoughts. Merit-making is important to Buddhist practice: merit brings good and agreeable results, determines the quality of the next life and contributes to a person's growth towards enlightenment. In addition, merit is connected with the notions of purity and goodness. Before Buddhism, merit was used with regard to ancestor worship, but in Buddhism it gained a more general ethical meaning. Merit is a force that results from good deeds done; it is capable of attracting good circumstances in a person's life, as well as improving the person's mind and inner well-being. Moreover, it affects the next lives to come, as well as the destination a person is reborn.

Merit can be gained in a number of ways, such as giving, virtue and mental development. One of the examples here is giving a food, "Kuay-Jub" (ก๋วยจั๊บ), occurred at Buddhapadipa temple on the occasion of Thai' new year festival.

Moreover, the most popular snack which is easy to make and very delicious is "Pa-tong-go" (ปาท่องโก๋), a long golden-brown deep-fried strip of dough. It is also know as Chinese fried churros, like Chinese doughnut. It has very simple making and good for light meal, also is normally eaten at breakfast in most of Southeast Asian countries.

Not only giving a food or stuff, but also doing a mental development can be as a making merit because mental development enable improving the person's mind and inner well-being. This will arguably promote your quality of life and contributes your growth towards enlightenment.

So, Thai people prefer to pay homage and meditate for bringing a good and agreeable results such as happiness and tranquility.

BUDDHAPADIPA (Thai Temple)

วัดพุทธปทีป กรุงลอนดอน (Bud-dha-pa-dipa)

Wat Buddhapadipa in London was the first Buddhist temple in the United Kingdom. It was established by the London Buddhist Temple Foundation to spread Buddhist teachings in Europe.

The present beautiful and remarkable building was created in 1976. The celebration of monastic boundary, held on October 30, 1982, enabled Wat Buddhapadipa to become a formal temple according to Thai tradition: in fact, the only Thai temple ever built in Europe.

It has become one of Europe's most important Buddhist training centres. In 1986, when the British Museum organized an exhibition "Buddhism : Art and Faith", a London newspaper even commented that there was no need to go far in order to understand Buddhism, since visits to the British Museum and Wat Buddhapadipa would be enough. The grounds of the Temple cover a monastic area of approximately four acres, with trees and an ornamental lake as well as the temple itself.

The temple welcomes respectful visitors whether they are Buddhist or not.

Opening Times

The temple is open from 10.00 am to 15.30 pm every day. The temple grounds are open on weekdays but the main temple is open to the public only on the weekends.

Venue Details

Address

Telephone:

+44 (0)20 8946 1357

Website

http://www.buddhapadipa.org

Public transport:

Exit the station and turn right, walk up Wimbledon Village on A219, Calonne Rd is on the left hand side.

Facilities

Venue Type:

Heritage site, Sacred space

(Information source: https://www.visitlondon.com/things-to-do/place/442420-buddhapadipa-temple-thai-temple#gT86GDuoVidoEw1U.97)

WELCOME TO THAILAND!

ยินดีต้อนรับ (yin-dee-ton-rab)

Thailand vibes in London blog aims to tell the histories, cultures, societies and activities of Thai people which based on London. The blogger who is the Thai student studying MA in London and desiring to share her authentic culture and great experience happened in London through the year.

Thailand is a Southeast Asian Country. It's known for tropical beaches, opulent royal palaces, ancient ruins and ornate temples displaying figures of buddha.

London, the city have a diverse nationality of people in the world. Thailand also one of the country that students aspire to study in London because of the world reputation and ranking. So, this blog will demonstrate their learnings, lives, activities and societies such as Thai club, Thai square, Thai restaurant, Thai massage, Thai game and Thai community called "Samaggi" - สามัคคีสมาคม - the biggest Thai community gathering Thai students studying in UK including under-graduate, graduate and PHD.

Come to know more about Thailand and Thai people through blogger's own experiences and point of views occurred in London!

(Source by: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d0A81CTUbwM)

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Nice angle to engage with dystopia, utopia, determinism, ect.

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I've seen generations afraid of the future and some others rejoicing for it. For many, there are undisputed scare stories about what current technological developments mean for our identities and what we define as safe (Guy Merchant, for example, mentioned some "scare stories" in 2006 regarding surveillance, personal property and safety, etc.) Up to that year I think the only thing I had heard was how fascinating and empowering technology was for our generation and I came to consider the messianic vision of technology and new media as something natural, undisputed.

Reading books like Neuromancer, Snow Crash, Hard-Boiled Wonderland (...) and others keeps reminding me of what I think of Cyberpunk and how much I enjoyed playing Shadowrun (even if in different ways). You see a reality in which technology has made almost everything possible, but the society is not ours anymore, and one has to wonder if it was worth it. From the comfortable couch of science fiction literature, I enjoyed the challenge of a society dominated by private mega-corporations ; I anticipated events in which individuals embraced their isolation at the expense of taking advantage of their diversity and possibilities for communal victories. This doesn't feel too far away anymore.

I think these "punk" subgenres need these world visions as much as they need their own recognisable aesthetics. They are, were, will be making statements to explain themselves better and new media facilitates their diffusion and their approach from different dimensions or senses. If I don't get to see what Steampunk is and if I cannot recognise what it looks like by its name, at least a story will eventually rise to the occasion to let me know human science is this or that faulty, people are this or that repetitive, this or that comes victorious over love (or maybe none of them).

The exuberance and clarity of Art Deco mirrored the times Decopunk could bear in the manner of optimism and pride for human (and demi-human) development. Cyberpunk, however, had a "punk" resistance that is not only aesthetic but showing anti-establishment necessities. If Decopunk is to be punk and not only deco-fictional, there must be a case for that rebelliousness. But if science is not a limitation, we are actually happy for it (and we could sometimes relate when we're playing games, downloading massive files or contacting someone at the other side of the world now) then what is it that we must rebel against?

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"Young Swallows Fly Along The Painted Eave” Su Shi

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"Young Swallows Fly Along The Painted Eave” Su Shi

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Good calligraphy! Great passion for Chinese poetry.

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The next poem I introduce to you is one from my favorite ancient Chinese poet: Su Shi.

There will be some missing feeling in the English translation from the original one, like the neatness and some delicate metaphors and allusion (which are the main features of ancient Chinese poems.). I tried my best to find a good English version.

Young Swallows Fly Along The Painted Eave

Young swallows fly along the painted eave,
Which none perceive.
The shade of plane trees keeps away
he hot noonday
And brings an evening fresh and cool
For the bathing lady beautiful.
She flirts a round fan of silk made,
Both fan and hand as white as jade.
Tired by and by'
She falls asleep with lonely sigh.
Who's knocking at the curtained door
That she can dream sweet dreams no more?
lt's again the breeze who Is swaying green bamboo.

The pomegranate flower opens half her lips
Which look like wrinkled crimson strips;
When all the wanton flowers fade,
Alone she'll be the beauty's maid.
How charming is her blooming branch, behold!
Her fragrant heart seems wrapped a thousand fold
But she's afraid to be surprised by western breeze
Which withers all the green leaves on the trees.
The beauty comes to drink to the flower fair;
To see her withered too she cannot bear.
Then tears and flowers Would fall in showers.

贺新郎 · 乳燕飞华屋

Background

Su Shi, also known as Su Dongpo, was a Chinese writer, poet, painter, calligrapher, pharmacologist, gastronome, and a statesman of the Song dynasty. His poetry has a long history of popularity and influence in China, Japan, and other areas in the near vicinity and is well known in the English-speaking parts of the world through the translations by Arthur Waley, among others.

Su Shi is a great poet who not only good at writing poems of bold style but also had a great sense of graceful and sensitive expression. The poem I choose is a representative work of the latter. It depicts a woman missing her lover in a delightfully cool and peaceful summer afternoon. He used images like round fan, swallow, bamboo and pomegranate, which is typical beautiful summer scenes.

My Story With The Poem

Su Shi has long been my favorite poet since my early school years. He influenced me not only at the poem taste, even also on the straightforward and open-minded life attitude when facing troubles.

Which I love most in this poem is:

待浮花浪蕊都尽，
伴君幽独。

When all the wanton flowers fade,
Alone she'll be the beauty's maid.

I first saw those two lines in a song. This poem has a magic to bring you into a quiet and peace mood, even when you are really anxious and nervous. It looks like a romantic love poem, but is more than that. It expresses an attitude of calmness and detached, even when you are facing slump in your life.

Writing

Pen & Ink
Ink: Pilot - Iroshizuku - Chiku Rin (Bamboo Forest)

Pilot has a series of typical Japanese style of ink named " Iroshizuku", in which each of the ink in this series has a beautiful and classical name. The "Bamboo Forest (竹林)", as you can see, has a light green color like bamboo. I choose this color to write the poem, because bamboo is an important image in this poem. Moreover, bamboo is also an image of "gentleman" in ancient China.
Pen: Pilot - FP-50R-NC-BL-F
This fountain pen is also from Pilot. The most distinguishing feature of it is that it is transparent. For transparent pen, it is really suitable for using light color ink, as the color will reflect from the pen body, which is really satisfying when you are writing.

As this pen is not very expensive, it fits well with pen lovers who are just starting with collection. Concerning its cheap price, the feeling of writing is comfortable enough.

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"Young Swallows Fly Along The Painted Eave" Su Shi

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This post introduces Thailand street food and its origin in Thailand. It makes me feel starving after seeing the pictures of delicious food. Interestingly, the author also connects the food culture to religion

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"THAM-BUN" (ทำบุญ - Thai word)

"Tham-Bun" is a Thai word meaning to "make merit". It is one of Thai activities, doing good things according to religious beliefs, such as by giving money to charity, making donation at the temple, giving money to those who need it, etc.

The verb "tham" (ทำ) means "to do" or "to make", and the noun "bun" (บุญ) means "merit". And you will often see Thai people making a visit to a temple on a regular basis in order to "tham bun" (ทำบุญ).

Merit is a concept considered fundamental to Buddhist ethics. It is a beneficial and protective force which accumulates as a result of good deeds, acts, or thoughts. Merit-making is important to Buddhist practice: merit brings good and agreeable results, determines the quality of the next life and contributes to a person's growth towards enlightenment. In addition, merit is connected with the notions of purity and goodness. Before Buddhism, merit was used with regard to ancestor worship, but in Buddhism it gained a more general ethical meaning. Merit is a force that results from good deeds done; it is capable of attracting good circumstances in a person's life, as well as improving the person's mind and inner well-being. Moreover, it affects the next lives to come, as well as the destination a person is reborn.

Merit can be gained in a number of ways, such as giving, virtue and mental development. One of the examples here is giving a food, "Kuay-Jub" (ก๋วยจั๊บ), occurred at Buddhapadipa temple on the occasion of Thai' new year festival.

Moreover, the most popular snack which is easy to make and very delicious is "Pa-tong-go" (ปาท่องโก๋), a long golden-brown deep-fried strip of dough. It is also know as Chinese fried churros, like Chinese doughnut. It has very simple making and good for light meal, also is normally eaten at breakfast in most of Southeast Asian countries.

Not only giving a food or stuff, but also doing a mental development can be as a making merit because mental development enable improving the person's mind and inner well-being. This will arguably promote your quality of life and contributes your growth towards enlightenment.

So, Thai people prefer to pay homage and meditate for bringing a good and agreeable results such as happiness and tranquility.

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A nice and brief post with good pictures about a visit in Morocco

https://alcoholidaydestination1.wordpress.com/2018/02/08/sober-days-in-morocco/

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This post reviews Oscar contestants in a fresh poetic way. Very creative! Love its analysis and thoughtfulness.

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「Cinema is a mirror of reality and it's a filter.」

The other day when I read Walter Murch's writings on film editing, I came across "the rule of six" that makes an ideal cut. The six criteria are as follows: 1) Emotion; 2) Story; 3) Rhythm; 4) Eye-trace; 5) Two-dimensional plane of the screen and 6) Three-dimensional space of the action.

Given that, the top priority of an engaging film is not the camerawork, not the story, not the music, not the performance, but how it makes the audience feel. However, emotions can be quite elusive when you want to pin them down, so here I try to capture a bit of cinematic emotions from a poetic perspective. My first poem is based on the love story of Call Me by Your Name (2017), the second one is on the coming-of-age story of Lady Bird (2017) and the third one is on the self-redmption tale of Three Billboards outside Ebbing, Missouri (2017). When you taste those poems, remember, the only thing that matters is how you feel.

*****

Just Another Lazy Summer Day

By Amber PAN

'Tis just another lazy summer day,

Ripe apricots sway in a musical way.

Rest elbows on the windowsill as if being tipsy,

Steal a glimpse of radiance in the shape of thee.

Heart throbbing with tender affection grows slimsy,

Eyes concealed in ostensible meditation are clumsy.

Is it better to speak or to die?

The answer is carved upon the galaxy in the late summer sky.

So far, so near,

Like the Greek deity held dear.

Three variations swirl on a Bach piece,

Yet the stars fall for thee only once.

Call me by thy name，

And I shall call thee by mine.

Pure gorgeous amour blossoms in the sultry air,

Shedding a puff of sweet sorrow I learn to bear.

As thou bid adieu the summer fades away,

I can only pray the ache forever ever stay.

*****

*****

Lady Bird Comes of Age

By Amber PAN

Lady Bird,

A bit weird.

Got a tongue sharp like a razor,

And a heart soft like a feather.

Lady Bird,

Ever so proud.

Ask her where her aspirations will be met,

Without blinking an eye she'd say sky is the limit.

Lady Bird,

Sometimes downright frustrated.

Caught up in an excruciating squabble,

Still got to pick herself up when stumble.

Lady Bird,

Is not born but made.

Do not go gentle into that grown-up world.

Soar, soar with the recklessness of a fledgling bird.

*****

*****

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C'est La Vie-A Poetic Perspective on Films

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「Cinema is a mirror of reality and it's a filter.」 The other day when I read Walter Murch's writings on film editing, I came across "the rule of six" that makes an ideal cut. The six criteria are as follows: 1) Emotion; 2) Story; 3) Rhythm; 4) Eye-trace; 5) Two-dimensional plane of the screen and...

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The post introduces a special form of hotpot restaurant in London. A good option if you want to try something not tooooo spicy.

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"Hotpot? Emmmmmm...Better not 😶."

"Hotpot is too spicy, I can barely stand it."

These are two of the conversations I often encounter when I ask my Chinese or foreign friends to explore hotpot with me. They might be intimidated by a surprising sensation of heavy chili which might lead to tears and laughters 😂. Fortunately, there is a perfect non-spicy alternative from which they can find a Cantonese pot with pig stomach, chicken, coriander, pepper, red jujube with salted and milk flavor. When it boils completely, what you should do is to scoop some soup into your bowl and taste it first. The coldness of winter will be driven away and all you feel is contentment and concentration.

The second step is to scoop some pig stomach and chicken to enjoy the taste "endowed" by the soup. You might be hesitant to try pig stomach (sounds strange, right?). These pieces of stomach are served after being washed more than once, so there is no need to worry about the hygienic issue. Chinese people believe that stomachs from animals (mainly referring to pigs) can help recover and protect their own stomachs. Besides, it is definitely the most delicious one among different ingredients due to its tasty softness. After stomach and chicken have been consumed, it is time to put your favorite food into the pot no matter it is vegetable or meat.

For me as a carnivore, I always order more meat to satisfy my stomach. When the pettitoes were cut and poured with home-made jam, I can't help licking my lips (shy~). The flavor, after being tested, serves as a perfect match with the soup. The roast duck is amazing as well since its flavor will be unforgettable (I didn't realize to take its picture until me and my friends finished it within several munites😂)!

So, where to find 🐷 stomach and 🐔 hot pot, perfect pettitoes, and unforgettable roast duck?

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"Hotpot? Emmmmmm...Better not 😶." "Hotpot is too spicy, I can barely stand it." These are two of the conversations I often encounter when I ask my Chinese or foreign friends to explore hotpot with me. They might be intimidated by a surprising sensation of heavy chili which might lead to tears and laughters 😂.

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Here is a post about the new exhibition at the Hayward Gallery

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Ever wondering about how photography shapes and even packages our perceptions? Being curious about the relationship about painting and photography? Trying to viewing modern artworks in a new perspective? Then Hayward Gallery's newly opened photography exhibition of the work of Andreas Gursky is a must for you!

Gursky is widely regarded as one of the most significant photographers of our time. Driven by an interest and insight into 'the way that the world is constituted', as well as what he describes as 'the pure joy of seeing', Gursky makes photographs that are not just depictions of places or situations, but reflections on the nature of image-making and the limits of human perception.

"My images are always interpretations of places"

During the 1980s Gursky took a series of photographs of people engaged in leisure activities in and around Dusseldorf in leisure activities in and around Dusseldorf.Many of these early works explore the relationship of human beings to their environment, and the way that the landscapes has been altered or controlled by its human inhabitants.

Gursky's photographs of landscapes are never simply descriptions of terrain. Instead, they offer commentaries on pictorial genres and traditions ranging from Romantic painting to advertising and picture postcards. When viewing his "Sunday Pictures" series of works, I feel as if I was one of the people within the picture.

New Perspectives："Reject documentary styles"

Gursky's unique styles of photography reminds me of the theories of post-structuralism that I learned from class. Post-structuralism proposes that the distinctions we make are not necessarily given by the world around us, but are instead produced by the symbolizing systems we learn. True, Gursky always insists that documentary styles of representation are no match for the world's complexity. Instead, he is fond of utilizing montage and manipulation to bring the viewers closer to the truth.

To apply a picture concept in real terms of perspective would be impossible to realize, Gursky began working with digital post-production in 1992, often using computer software to edit and combine shots taken with a film camera. Many his works are uniformly in focus; every elements is presented in precise detail. I really like the sense of dislocation his works express.

Crowds: "Stop time or stretch to infinity"

Gursky enjoys shooting vast crowds at work or play. His May Day series (1997-2006) depicts an annual rave that takes place in Germany. As his another work named "Stock Exchange", the crowd takes up every inch of the frame, giving the impression that the number of revellers might be limitless.

I was totally amazed by the way this photo is shot. Constructed from multiple shots to ensure every figure on the dance floor appears in uniform focus, every one in May Day was caught within their own narrative bubble. Here photography no longer captures a single moment, instead, it was used to stop time or stretch to infinity.

I can also sense a version of "democratic" perspective in "Stock Exchange". In his work, a crowd of traders fills the frame. There is no central focus, or single narrative. Instead, Gursky invites our eyes to wander and drift across a field of simultaneous interactions. He sorts of create a world without hierarchy, in which all the pictorial elements are as important as each other.

Unique Style: "A painterly view of photography"

Gursky's photography exhibition enjoys great popularity in London. The day I went to appreciate his works, I was a bit shocked by the number of visitors. There were people in front of every piece of his works and I heard many discussing Gursky's painterly style of photography.

Photography, for Gursky, is not just a way to document the world, but rather a way to represent his ideas about it. Therefore, his works always show us an aesthetic and subjective view.

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Andreas Gursky: A Painterly View Of Photography

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Ever wondering about how photography shapes and even packages our perceptions? Being curious about the relationship about painting and photography? Trying to viewing modern artworks in a new perspective? Then Hayward Gallery's newly opened photography exhibition of the work of Andreas Gursky is a must for you!