Posted by: zarine on: December 29, 2006
I went home rather late today while my sister left the TV and DVD player on (again) while she slept. She was watching my Les Miserables 10th anniversary concert DVD and I couldn’t help but continue watching. I just love this musical! The music is so…rich, to say the least. Well, this one and Miss Saigon [...]
Posted by: zarine on: December 25, 2006
These lines are just part of what Ranier Maria Rilke wrote. But I’d like to share them, partly because these lines are too sad to dabble on; partly because they’re beautiful that way…
I am too alone in the world, and yet not alone enough
to make every hour holy.
I am too small in the world, and yet [...]
Posted by: zarine on: December 21, 2006
Well, you can check out Yahoo.com for the update.
But I won’t bore you with the details, book 7 is to be called (drumroll please….!)
”Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows.”
And, oh, if you have time, check out the test that’s on J.K. Rowling’s website. I got these instructions from Yahoo.
Click on the eraser and you will be [...]
Posted by: zarine on: December 19, 2006
Listen to this song by Pink:
Pink – Dear Mr. President (feat. Indigo Girls)
It’s a pretty controversial song, obviously addressed to U.S. President Bush. I’m no American but somehow the song is very relatable. To generalize the song, it talks about the distance between the world leaders and the rest of the human race. How [...]
Posted by: zarine on: December 18, 2006
Heard of the Country Music Awards fiasco a.k.a. Faith Hill, sore loser to Carrie Underwood (as Female Vocalist of the Year)? Well, watch here…
It’s all over YouTube and even listed as no. 5 TV moment of the year from TiVo. Hmm.. she said that was supposed to be a joke (apparently, she was being playful during [...]
Posted by: zarine on: December 17, 2006
I was getting tired of the songs in my i-pod so I tried searching for some new mp3s over the net. My week-long hunt and download marathon led me to three remarkable albums:
Waiting by Maren Ord
Eye to the Telescope by KT Tunstall
Stand Still, Look Pretty by The Wreckers
For pop-loving ears, these first two albums [...]
Posted by: zarine on: December 16, 2006
“I shall be telling this with a sigh
Somewhere ages and ages hence
Two roads diverged in a wood
And I took the one less traveled by
And that has made all the difference”
-Robert Frost (from The Road Not Taken)
This is one of my most favorite passages from Robert Frost
At work, I recently agreed on taking on a new [...]
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