The Heart of the Matter

"All the people in your life who've come and gone
They let you down, you know they hurt your pride
Better put it all behind you; cause life goes on
You keep carryin' that anger, it'll eat you up inside"

今天經過那扇門
一扇很熟悉的門
我知道我敲了會有什麼回應
我知道我又會有什麼反應

有一個不能定義的思念
有一種不能發洩的憤怒

我真的在學習
我還要再學習

Don的聲音真的會吸引人
想要去知道他在唱什麼
想要知道背後的故事是什麼

寬恕
是我從這首歌得到的兩個字
讓過去的過去
我才能再次的開始　再次學會接受

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Today I passed by that door
I door I used to be really familiar with.
I know how would it be if I knock that door.
I know how I'm gonna react when the door is opened.


"There's a yearning undefined."
There's a anger that couldn't be expressed.

I'm really try hard to learn.
I need to try more harder.

Don's voice is so attractive.
I always want to know the story behind his singing.

It's about forgiveness.
This is what I learned from it.
I have to put all behind me.
I have to get ready to accept, to open my heart.

3 Idiots Behti Hawa Sa Tha Woh

這是我繼Slum Dog Millionaires後
再次被寶萊屋的電影感動
3 idiots 說了半年 我終於看了
雖然下禮拜作業考試大爆炸
但我慶幸我空出這段時間看了它

像風一樣的男子
心真正自由的人最讓我羨慕
不被拘束的 敞開心胸接受這世界
全心地去做自己想做的事

而背後 總是有最支持地
最寶貴的朋友

生活 總是需要動力
謝謝有這麼好的片子
謝謝有這麼好的朋友

這首歌
把印度吟唱中很美的轉調做很好的詮釋
真的像風一樣輕盈
一樣的涼爽

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After Slum Dog Millionaires,
I was again amazed by Bollywood film,
3 Idiots.
After mentioning for an half year,
I finally watched it.
Although I will be extremely busy next week,
I'm still glad that I made the time to watch it.

A guy who is like a breeze.
A free will that can do anything he likes.
An open heart that can accept all the interesting things in the world.

The most important,
there are precious, supportive friends that always stand by his side.

It always take momentum to live.
I am grateful to see this film .
I am grateful to have very good friends.

The Hindi chant in this song is really alluring.
It is light and soft as the wind.
It is cool and refreshing like the wind.

擺渡人之歌

唯汝說
"给你听听真正的上海的歌"
一打開 熟悉的音樂 熟悉的畫面
是范宗沛的擺渡人之歌

這張水色
是兩三年前他本人送我的cd
不虧是做電影配樂的
是張充滿畫面感的專輯

唯汝說
這首唱的是蘇州評彈
她爺爺的愛
真的很好聽

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Weiru says
"I'll show you a genuine song of Shanghai"
When I click the link she sent me,
a melody ring a bell in my head.
It's "the song of boatman" played by 范宗沛(Fan Zongpei)

This album, it's a birthday gift for me given by Fan two years ago.
He's a great cellist and also produces excellent film scoring.
You can see images by listen to his songs.

Weiru told me the vocal is singing a traditional melody from Suzhou,
which is the favorite song of his grandfather.
It's really nice.

想你千里迢迢真是難得到,

我把那一杯水酒表慰情。

與你是一別無料到有兩載外，

害得我麼望穿雙眼遙無音。

曾記得面聯姻緣在那松亭上，

老糊塗抵暮歸來向我雲，
說到相逢片刻九松亭，

把你再三款留爾再思行，

即使留住爾的身軀也留不住你心，
故而未煩媒妁訂婚姻。

雖則姑父情份薄，

倒底九松亭依我訂婚姻，
他總算還剩半點小良心。

自從你麼南陽失去了珍珠塔，

我把你南北東西到處尋，

累姑娘寢食不安寧。

為了你新造佛樓西園裡，

老夫妻半子靠誰人，

假子真孫無別望，
到底自家骨肉自家人，
好比千朵桃花一樹生，

非比尋常泛泛親，

你莫把姑娘當外人。

假子真孫無別望，
到底自家骨肉自家人，
好比千朵桃花一樹生，
非比尋常泛泛親，
你莫把姑娘當外人。

Someone To Watch Over Me

"I’m a little lamb who’s lost in the wood
I know I could, always be good
To one who’ll watch over me"

這麼優雅的旋律
配上這麼磁性的嗓音
閉上眼睛
我覺得我坐在小小酒吧裡
只有Ella在輕輕為我演唱
還有一個被陰影遮住臉的鋼琴手

全神貫注地 陷入她徐緩的韻味裡
在情人節的這天
我覺得她似乎是我的情人
徹底地被懾服

可愛的kathleen最推薦的歌
是首很有很有味道的歌

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Such a graceful melody,
matching with the most magnetic voice.
Closed my eyes,
imagine I was sitting at a narrow space in the bar.
There stands Ella, who is singing just for me.
And a pianist whose face was vague under the shadow.

I am engrossed in this dreamy tempo.
On this Valentine days,
I deem Ella a lover of mine.
I'm totally fall for her.

This song is recommend by my lovely classmates, Kathleen.
It's a song with good taste.

紹萱 煙花三月

　
最近把我的歌給一些新認識的人聽
重新聽我寫的歌
好像重新看一次相簿
很熟悉又有點遙遠

第一首寫夜奔
是因為受到這首歌影響
煙花三月　
詞曲　唱歌合音　編曲錄音
一個名叫紹萱的女生包辦全部

她是我以前吉他老師的朋友
我還跟她本人說過　我覺得她很有才華

沒想到最近google她時
發現她已經過世了
心裡是還滿震驚感嘆的

煙花三月　
主歌很有力　很流暢的接到副歌
編曲很細心　分段也很特別

附上她的歌詞

錢塘夜 揚州的人不睡

載歌載舞到荒年 而你都視而不見

煙花三月的香味 穿越江南的季節

不懂對你的思念 怎幻化獸身人面

對我撻伐而攻堅 宣告危城已淪陷

只因你突然離去了 我的世界

記憶 的線條在退化

年華 老去你的眼光

將我 一笑而忘

*少你陪伴的愛有瘟疫蔓延 為求自保我鎮守心田

孤軍奮戰寂寞更難(難阻擋)

一廂掛念成梅雨散落家園 帶走豐年帶不走想念

想念不可躲 化身幕後的手 讓我不由衷

(我的思念化身幕後的手 讓我不由衷)

(我的思念讓我不由衷)

煙花三月在人間 人間燈火很遙遠

遠方烽火正連天 連成我的思念

思念牽我手中線 繡出前線的畫面

是千軍萬馬浴血 你卻脫罪

今年是我的本命年
唯汝送我一條兔子玉墜避邪ˋ（喔不是送　是借戴一年～）
把拔還幫我去安太歲
我應該會很平安吧














謝謝把拔

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I showed my songs to few friends recently.
When I listened to my works,
it was like browsing through old album,
which is so familiar but distant.

The first song I wrote was inspired by this song.(The song in the video)
It's called "Fireworks of March."
The song was composed, arranged, sang, played by a young girl called 紹萱.( shao xuan)

She's a friend of my guitar teacher.
I even told her that she's such a talented musician.

A couple of days ago,
when I search this song on the internet,
the news of her death came as a shock to me.
Never thought of that she has already past away.

"Fireworks of March"
The verse part is intense, connecting to the chorus part in a smooth way.
The arrangement is attentive.
The segmentation is special.

Above is the lyrics (uh..don't want to translate that.)

This year is my rabbit year.
According to Chinese tradition,
if your zodiac falls in the same animal year,
you should do something to avoid bad fortune.

I got a cute rabbit necklace from my dear friend.
My daddy also went to a temple to pay some money for luck.
The paper he's holding in the picture is a certification.
I think I'll be really peaceful this year. : D
Thank you dad!

Cold cold heart

有些天生loner的人
像刺蝟一樣
越是對關心自己的人
刺的就越深

"The more I learn to care for you
The more we drift apart
Why can't I free your doubtful mind
And melt your cold cold heart"

喜歡這首歌的鋼琴跟vocal對話的感覺
還有沉穩的bass
很有話劇感覺的一首歌

忙碌的新年週
感覺做了好多事

去了匹茲堡net working
真討厭net working
野心不是我的個性
內斂一點不好嗎
不停跟陌生人裝熟不累嗎

去同學家吃年夜飯之前
現在家裡煮了佛跳牆 炸小湯圓沾花生粉
料多味美的佛跳牆很有過節氣氛
第一次在外過年 第一次自己做年菜
凡事都有第一次

昨天第一次滑snowboard
從頭尖叫加翻滾到底
完全學不會
抓不到這個運動的邏輯
到現在還是不懂要怎麼停下來

最後剩一個小時當機立不斷地換成ski
在暴雨與冰雹下
終於找回小小自信心

還是滿有趣的 可以掌握的快速感

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Someone that born to be a loner
will always acts like a hedgehog.
To people who care him most,
he will hurt him so deep.


"The more I learn to care for you
The more we drift apart
Why can't I free your doubtful mind
And melt your cold cold heart"

I like the way it put piano and vocal into a conversation.
With a calm and stable bass,
the song has a kinda sense of drama.

It's a busy Chinese New Year week.
I felt I have done lots of works during this week.

I attended a networking at Pitts.
Have to say,
I hate networking.
Isn't it be nice if people are more reserved?
Isn't it be exhausted always trying to pretend you're stranger's friend?

As for the new year eve,
I went to Chinese party.
But before that,
I cooked a thing called "The Mad Monk" at home.
Something looks like that ↓














It's a traditional cuisine for new year eve.
So it contains a festive spirit.
This is the first time that I celebrate this holiday without family.
The first time I cooked new-year-eve dinner.
Everything has a start.

Speak of start, I went to snowboard yesterday.
It was a miserable start.
I was screaming and tumbling down ALL THE TIME!!!
Can't catch the logic of this sport.
Still don't know how to stop that thing after spending so much time on it.

So I decided to switch to ski.
Under a worst condition,a heavy heavy rainstorm with hailstones,
I finally retrieve a piece of confidence.

It's actually quite fun. The joy of speed.