for alex

i can't help it. *heh*

it is a gloomy, gloomy day.... =(

greetings from pink city!

work's been incredibly busy right before i left singapore (in fact, i still have a pile of stuff in front of me right now which i need to work on). but anyhows, since i got here, i've become part housewife, part tourist, and trying to get on with being a part worker while i'm here, which suits me just fine! *heh* its just going into autumn in the south of france, so weather's usually beautiful, reasonably warm with a breeze. i'd usually wake up when the sun's out around 9am, take my time to deal with breakfast, then head out around 11am to the markets or museums (whichever tickles my fancy that day), grab lunch then gym, coming back in time to make dinner. everything here seems to take a leisurely pace, and no one's in a huge rush to anywhere or anything. the streets are quaint (and plentiful!) enough to keep me wandering through them for hours (locating the LV or Mango shop proved to be a challenge), and the produce of the land fresh and sweet which makes for mean meals we could whip up in his little appartment. although i do miss good fresh seafood. =P

and the dancing has been pretty awesome! haven't been out that much, just an hour or so in the park with a swing band, and just that's blown me away. and anne-helene & bernard have been most welcoming. she reminds me so much of sing! *heh*

'nuff said. more later! =)

Yi Ren Yi Ban

i finally got round to watching 881 the movie. albeit late, i know. =P

this song in particular, moves me in a way i'm unable to describe. i've heard daen sing it before (which i thought was fantastic btw), but listening to the accoustic version at the end of the movie was such a treat. hokkien songs have a special way of telling the story and expressing the writer/singer's emotional angst/pain/joy at the same time, which is extremely unique - sometimes making it completely laughable and/or achingly beautiful, or sometimes all at the same time. =)