TO LOVE, TO ADVANCE, TO TRANSPIRE, TO TRANSCENT, THROUGH MUSIC, THROUGH SPACE, FROM MOUNTAIN TO MOUNTIAN, OCEAN TO OCEAN, ONE NIGHT CLUB TO ONE RELIGIOUS RETREAT...
Happiness is like a tree going into the sky, and sadness is like the roots going down into the womb of the earth. But both are needed, and the higher a tree goes, the deeper it goes simultaneously. The bigger the tree, the bigger will be the roots. In fact it is always in proportion. That's its balance of the universe. "
This was the First time I tasted Wine and Chocolate together ~~~~~
Surprisingly Riedel Glass really made a " huge" difference in drinking the same bottle of wine, and it influenced the flavor of the food as well !!
I would categorize Burgundy, Pinot Noir as one kind, Syratz another, and the Merlot, Cabernet Sauvigant as the third group, so that you use three different kinds of glass....
How does it make a difference? Because it is all physics! The width of the rim of the glass will control the flow of the liquid going into your mouth touching a particular area of your tongue's pallet!
At the tip of tongue is the sweet taste, which will be using for tasting a light, fresh and flowey wine such as Burgundy; at the root is the bitterness, which will be using for a taste that needs all concertration and roundness; at the surrounding side the acidity taste, and at the middle is the salty taste, thus you use the whole tongue to feel the rich aroma and full body of a Bordeux wine. All of these were addressing about the choice of glasses we use.
Tourism quickly picks up again in the famous beach retreat's Golden Zone~~ A favored beach retreat since the 1940's, Mazatlan has been shunned lately, tarred by the same brush that paints the country as crime-ridden and unsafe. But now, 2013 is shaping up as the town's best year in a decade. $6 million has been allocated for tourism from the US and Canada .
It is very sad that life goes on and on ... Life After death ...there is another life... soul after soul... consciousness after conscious ... Only if I can go beyond the rules of the universe.... Only if I shall attend enlightenment .... I will not be bound by the boundaries.... Only if... I always wonder how come he is so happy always.... He said in the truth, at the end, you do not need any teacher, any Guru, because all the truth is within yourself, in your own heart. 11/26/2013
A bizarre instrument combining a piano and cello has finally been played to an audience more than 500 years after it was dreamt up Leonardo da Vinci.
Da Vinci, the Italian Renaissance genius who painted the Mona Lisa, invented the ‘‘viola organista’’ - which looks like a baby grand piano – but never built it, experts say.
The viola organista has now come to life, thanks to a Polish concert pianist with a flair for instrument-making and the patience and passion to interpret da Vinci’s plans.
Full of steel strings and spinning wheels, Slawomir Zubrzycki’s creation is a musical and mechanical work of art.
‘‘This instrument has the characteristics of three we know: the harpsichord, the organ and the viola da gamba,’’ Zubrzycki said as he debuted the instrument at the Academy of Music in the southern Polish city of Krakow.
The instrument’s exterior is painted in a rich midnight blue, adorned with golden swirls painted on the side. The inside of its lid is a deep raspberry inscribed with a Latin quote in gold leaf by 12th-century German nun, mystic and philosopher, Saint Hildegard.
‘‘Holy prophets and scholars immersed in the sea of arts both human and divine, dreamt up a multitude of instruments to delight the soul,’’ it says.
The flat bed of its interior is lined with golden spruce. Sixty-one gleaming steel strings run across it, similar to the inside of a baby grand.
Each is connected to the keyboard, complete with smaller black keys for sharp and flat notes. But unlike a piano, it has no hammered dulcimers. Instead, there are four spinning wheels wrapped in horse-tail hair, like violin bows.
To turn them, Zubrzycki pumps a pedal below the keyboard connected to a crankshaft. As he tinkles the keys, they press the strings down onto the wheels, emitting rich, sonorous tones reminiscent of a cello, an organ and even an accordion.
The effect is a sound that da Vinci dreamt of, but never heard; there are no historical records suggesting he or anyone else of his time built the instrument he designed.
A sketch and notes in da Vinci’s characteristic inverted script is found in his Codex Atlanticus, a 12-volume collection of his manuscripts and designs for everything from weaponry to flight.
‘‘I have no idea what Leonardo da Vinci might think of the instrument I’ve made, but I’d hope he’d be pleased,’’ said Zubrzycki, who spend three years and 5000 hours bringing da Vinci’s creation to life.
The Author Tsering said he was compelled to write a novel, in which he went through a journey of searching his own identity.
You can read those exile Tibentan's identity confusion of being a Tibetan, an Indian, or an American, and the spiritual hunger in the novel, on top of those political uprising of independence in Tibet.
Meeting with the author after reading the book was an exciting and insightful experience.
Tonight was the second concert that Sir Simon Rattle conducted the Berlin Philharmoniker in Taipei. From where I was sitting, I can see the total devotion in his facial expression and his shouting, beside the striking syncopated rhythm, the enormous sonority of winds and brass, and the delicacy of strings, it was the most touching moment of this performance " Le Sacre du Pritentemps". No words can describe a live performance !
Solo Violinist Kashimoto gave a very exquisite Prokofiev Violin concerto No1.
Sir Rattle said: "The education programme reminds us that music is no mere luxury , but instead a fundamental need. Music must be a vital and essential element in life of each individual !"
You know what you want, but you must make sure others around you realize that you have your own needs as well. Hold to your plans but free your mind to create all that you need.
A Charity Concert : The Hungarian Radio Symphony Orchestra . Conductor Tamas Vasary , Soloist Violinist Vilmos Szabadi . — feelingawesome at 國家音樂廳 National Concert Hall.
I do not feel like writing any critics about a passionate and spiritual fulling concert...., which reminded me my college experience when playing as a cellist in the university and in the county orchestra. :)
There is an another thing saddens me that I could not look at those physical impaired children in their eyes ....Besides, as soon as I know my friend was going to take a leave for 20 months behind bars, I totally fell into a melancholy and retrospective mode.
Honey Toast has been popular for quite a while, but it has not diminished its photogenic charm !
Feeling Sweet !! OH, Honey....
God, I suddenly heard that spicy voice from 2006, a devilish women's voice that hunted one's dreams...well...Lucky me. I am eating them, instead of dealing with these neuroticpeople !!
A lovely afternoon with good friends, with silver wares decor, and Taipei 101.
2 Star Michelin Chef in W is no doubt an absoultly delicious experience !!
