This is my third Birthday in 2015, which settled in a cozy , quiet, tasteful , yet colorful evening !!
Let's go back to the 19th century, when everything remains graceful and in slower tempo ~~~
Monday, December 28, 2015
A Private Celebration ~~~
This is my third Birthday in 2015, which settled in a cozy , quiet, tasteful , yet colorful evening !!
Let's go back to the 19th century, when everything remains graceful and in slower tempo ~~~
Monday, December 21, 2015
Friday, December 18, 2015
From the Sky View ~~~
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| Nepal ~~~ photo by M. K. |
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Monday, December 14, 2015
Tuesday, December 8, 2015
Japan's most beloved Writer , Miyazaki's Fantasy Clock
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| Dec 2015 Tokyo Fantasy Clock ~~~ in Jean Paul Guatier and Ed Hardy :) |
ๆๆผๅฎฎๅด้งฟ็ๅคขๅนปๅคง้！
ๆๅง็ป็ธไฟก，ๅจ่ฟไธชไธ็ไธ，ไธๅฎๆๅฆไธไธช่ชๅทฑ，ๅจๅ็ๆไธๆขๅ็ไบ，ๅจ่ฟ็ๆๆณ่ฟ็็ๆดป。～～ ๅฎฎๅด้งฟ ใฟใใใ ใฏใใ
I always believe that there must be another me in this world, who does all the challengeable things that I am too afraid of doing , and who lives the way I always apire and wish to ~~~ Miyazaki Hayao
Monday, November 30, 2015
Sunday, November 29, 2015
Parting is the sweetest sorrow ~~~
I know it is not an appropriate attitude but I do feel so sad whenever we will be parting for thousand miles. Yet I never showed my sadness, for I was so afraid of loosing you, my dearest …, while you were mistaken that I did not miss you at all ….
Parting is the sweetest sorrow, until one day I realize that you are always and forever in my heart, and we were never separated …., and I am fearless whenever and wherever ….
To my timeless and spaceless love ~~
Tuesday, November 24, 2015
Inspiring film about love and music ~~~
❤ๆ่ฌๅธๆ่ๅธซ～～～
็จ้ณๆจ，ๆๆๆพๅไพ ❤
The music is everywhere . All you have to do is listen !— with ็ๅธๆ.
2014 ้้ฆฌ็ๆไฝณๅๅต้ปๅฝฑ้ณๆจ「ๅไบๅค」-- ๅ ฅๅ
2013 ้้ฆฌ็ๆไฝณๅๅต้ปๅฝฑ้ณๆจ「็ธฝ่ๅธซ」 -- ๅ ฅๅ
2012 ้ๆฒ็ๆต่ก้กๆผๅฅ็ตๆไฝณๅฐ่ผฏ、ๆไฝณ่ฃฝไฝไบบ、ๆไฝณไฝๆฒ -- ๅ ฅๅ
2011 ้้ฆฌ็ๆไฝณๅๅต้ปๅฝฑ้ณๆจ「็ฟปๆปพๅง!้ฟไฟก」 -- ๅ ฅๅ
2011 New York First Run Film Festival「Saeng-il」 -- ๆไฝณ้ ๆจ
2010 New York First Run Film Festival「Daughters」 -- ๆไฝณ้ ๆจ
2009 ็ฌฌๅๅๅๅฑ้้็ 「ๆฌๆฃ่ขซ็ๅฅฝๅคฉๆฐฃ」 -- ๆไฝณ้ณๆ
2008 ็ญ้ฎฎ่ฟด่ฝๅฃฝๅธๅๆฅญๅปฃๅไธป้กๆฒๅตไฝ่ณฝ -- ้ฆ็
What makes a Guru different from an ordinary person?
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「ไฝ ๅฏไปฅ็ๅฐ้ๅปๅๆชไพๅ？」
「ไธๆฏ็。ๆ็ๅฐ็ๆฏ็ถไธ！」
ไป็่ๆ，็จๅพ่ชไฟก่ฏๅฎๅนณๅ็ๅฃๅปๅ็ญ。
「ไฝ ๅฏไปฅ็ๅฐ้ๅปๅๆชไพๅ？」
「ไธๆฏ็。ๆ็ๅฐ็ๆฏ็ถไธ！」
ไป็่ๆ，็จๅพ่ชไฟก่ฏๅฎๅนณๅ็ๅฃๅปๅ็ญ。
้ๆฏ้ๆ็ไฟฎ่กไบบๅๅกไบบไธๅ็ๅฐๆน。ๆๅๆทๅฟต้ๅป，ๆๆ้ๅป，ๆงๆฌๆชไพ，ๆผๆๆชไพ，ๅฐ็พๅจๆ็ผ็็ไบ，ๆฏซไธๅจๆ，ไปๅๆฐธ้ ็ๅจ็ถไธไบ็ฅๅ
จ้จ็ๅ
งๅคๅฏ็ไธๅ⋯
How is a Guru different from mundane people like us ?
I asked a question that puzzled my mind : do you know the past and the future ? His answer was " No, I only know 'now' " with a very confident tone !
I have pondered upon this answer for a while which apparently is a profound and deep one .
In the absolute reality , one split second of time is no less than one eon of time . There is no past and future , because at every moment , all the past is gone and the future has not arrived yet .... You cannot micro dissect each second into the smallest measurement , for you will never be able to define what is past and future , but only the happening moment !
Yes, in fact , he is teaching me a lot things including being so concentrated at the very moment , be aware on the environment , be focused at the present occurrence , and be compassionate with everyone he encounters ...， only in a daily conversation .
Monday, November 9, 2015
Thursday, November 5, 2015
Faith is the cure ~~~~~
❤Faith is the cure that heals all troubles. Without faith there is no hope or love. Faith comes first!
ไธๅธซๅณๆฏๆบๆ
ง，ไธๅธซๅณๆฏๆ
ๆฒ，ไธๅธซๅณๆฏ็ฉบๆง，ไธๅธซๅณๆฏไฝ，ไธๅธซๅณๆฏๆ ～～～ ๐๐ |
| HE Mugsang Tulku at the Penor Rinpoche Cremation Ceremony ~~ |
Monday, November 2, 2015
What Buddhism says about Love ~~~
"To those who craved a woman, I became a lovely girl and thus their joy.”
“To those who sought a lover, I was a handsome youth and thus their joy.” ~~ Yeshe Tsogyal ๐๐
Sunday, November 1, 2015
Golden Diary on Sunday afternoon ~~~
Unlike an usual Sunday afternoon , I decide to do an experiment ! I try matching Manjushri and Chopin together ~~~ thinking that ideology would be expressively mind opening .
Well , the conclusion is that doing multitasking of such delicate and highly concentration demanded tasks cannot be enjoyable as I wish ...
As a result , I choose listening to the CD like a live performance and then play the piece myself and later on , the word on the page might speak for itself ... as relax as possible !
Right brain and left brain cannot work together but they can be developed balanced individually .
Well.... ๐๐๐
Wednesday, October 28, 2015
ๆๅฐฑ่ชๅจ-่ฒ่ซพๆณ็ๅๅฏๆณๆ ้ ๅ็ The Great Accomplished One - The Cremation Ceremony of...
ๆๅฐฑ่ชๅจ ่ฒ่ซพๆณ็ๅๅฏๆณๆ
₪ ่ๅณไฝๆๅฏง็ชๆดพ็ฌฌไธไปปๆณ็-ไพๆไธป ่ฒ่ซพๆณ็,็ข็ๅผๆณๆธๅ่ผ，ๅฐๆผๆด้ซไฝๆณ่ฒข็ปๅ้
,ๅฐคๅ
ถๅฐๅฏง็ชๆดพๆดๆฏๆฉๆพคๆทฑ้ ,็กไปฅๅซๆฏ。ๆณ็ๅจไธ็ๅๅฐ้็่ฉๆ็จฎๅญ，ๅผๅญๅ็กไธๆทฑๆทฑๆๅฟตๅจๅฟ。
₪ ๆฌ็็ฑๅๅฐๅบฆๅๅๆๅฏบ็พไปปไฝๆ ๆณ็ๅญ ็ฉๆพๅคๅไปๆณขๅ็ฃๅถ，่จ้ไบ2009ๅนด3ๆ27ๆฅ ่ฒ่ซพๆณ็็คบ็พ่ฌๆถ ๆงๅฐ2013ๅนด5ๆ23ๆฅ่ผๆฏๅคงๅ ธ。
₪ 「ๆๅฐฑ่ชๅจ」ๆฏๆณ็็ๅ่，ไนๆญฃๆฏๆณ็็็ไธไธไธ้ข็พ็，ไน้กๅไพ็็คบ็พ。
The Great Accomplished One - The Cremation Ceremony of H.H.Penor Rinpoche
As you all are well aware that Kyabje Drubwang Pema Norbu Rinpoche, the 3rd Supreme throne holder of the Ngagyur Nyingma School of Tibetan Buddhism, who had been extraordinarily contributing to Buddhism and to the Nyingma Lineage in particular. H.H .Penor Rinpoche had been spreading the seeds of Buddhi. All those who received his teachings and blessing appreciate greatly from the depth of theirs hearts.
₪ ๆฌ็็ฑๅๅฐๅบฆๅๅๆๅฏบ็พไปปไฝๆ ๆณ็ๅญ ็ฉๆพๅคๅไปๆณขๅ็ฃๅถ，่จ้ไบ2009ๅนด3ๆ27ๆฅ ่ฒ่ซพๆณ็็คบ็พ่ฌๆถ ๆงๅฐ2013ๅนด5ๆ23ๆฅ่ผๆฏๅคงๅ ธ。
₪ 「ๆๅฐฑ่ชๅจ」ๆฏๆณ็็ๅ่，ไนๆญฃๆฏๆณ็็็ไธไธไธ้ข็พ็，ไน้กๅไพ็็คบ็พ。
The Great Accomplished One - The Cremation Ceremony of H.H.Penor Rinpoche
As you all are well aware that Kyabje Drubwang Pema Norbu Rinpoche, the 3rd Supreme throne holder of the Ngagyur Nyingma School of Tibetan Buddhism, who had been extraordinarily contributing to Buddhism and to the Nyingma Lineage in particular. H.H .Penor Rinpoche had been spreading the seeds of Buddhi. All those who received his teachings and blessing appreciate greatly from the depth of theirs hearts.
The film was directed by H.E.Muksang Kuchen Rinpoche,it was recorded during the time from H.H.Penor Rinpoche entered Parinirvana on March 27th, 2009 to the cremation on May 23rd, 2013
The great accomplished one is what H.H.Penor Rinpoche is – the proof that H. H.Penor Rinpoche never abandon sentient beings and always comes back with his mission.
https://youtu.be/vExKcgXpk30
The great accomplished one is what H.H.Penor Rinpoche is – the proof that H. H.Penor Rinpoche never abandon sentient beings and always comes back with his mission.
https://youtu.be/vExKcgXpk30
Tuesday, October 27, 2015
When Encounter French Names ~~~
How do you pronounce “Messiaen” anyway? A quick guide to French Composers’ names.
The French have a tendency to modify foreign names in order to make them more French sounding and 
easier to pronounce. We even have an official name for this : “La francisation des noms propres” or French-ification of proper nouns.
easier to pronounce. We even have an official name for this : “La francisation des noms propres” or French-ification of proper nouns.
For instance, I grew up thinking that the [n] in Beethoven was silent, just like the [t] in Schubert, and that Mozart was really pronounced [mษ zar]. (Listen here)
Similarly, Johann Sebastian Bach and Johann Christian Bach, just to name these two, became Jean-Sรฉbastien Bach and Jean-Chrรฉtien Bach at some point along the way. (Listen here)
Similarly, Johann Sebastian Bach and Johann Christian Bach, just to name these two, became Jean-Sรฉbastien Bach and Jean-Chrรฉtien Bach at some point along the way. (Listen here)
So it may seem ironic that this first blog post should be dedicated to addressing the pronunciation of French composers’ names by English native speakers; Who am I to talk, really? But I am a vocal coach after all, and living and working in North America, I can’t help but notice a few common recurring mistakes that I’ve been dying to correct. I guess I just can’t stop teaching. So here goes:
Camille Saint-Saรซns: [ka mij sษ᷉ sษ᷉s] (Listen here)
This is one of the most commonly mispronounced names. Admittedly, the spelling here is very challenging; just remember that not all final consonants are silent in French, and the final [s] in Saรซns is definitely NOT silent. As for those nasal vowels, please refer to a good diction book to learn more about spelling rules…there are plenty!
This is one of the most commonly mispronounced names. Admittedly, the spelling here is very challenging; just remember that not all final consonants are silent in French, and the final [s] in Saรซns is definitely NOT silent. As for those nasal vowels, please refer to a good diction book to learn more about spelling rules…there are plenty!
Olivier Messiaen: [ษ li vje mษ sjษ᷈] (Listen here)
The first name is fairly straightforward, but that [aen] is unusual. It turns out that it is simply an [ษ᷉], just like in “Saรซns”.
The first name is fairly straightforward, but that [aen] is unusual. It turns out that it is simply an [ษ᷉], just like in “Saรซns”.
Claude Debussy: [klod dษ by si] (Listen here)
The main problem with this one is with the emphasis: It should lie on the the [si], not the [ษ]. And the [o] in “Claude” should be very closed, it is “claude” not “clawd”.
The main problem with this one is with the emphasis: It should lie on the the [si], not the [ษ]. And the [o] in “Claude” should be very closed, it is “claude” not “clawd”.
Reynaldo Hahn: [rษ na ldo han] (Listen here)
This is an interesting case: Hahn was born in Venezuela from a father of German extraction. His last name is clearly German, and the [h] should therefore be pronounced. However, since [h] is not really a sound of the French language, I would not be surprised to hear this name pronounced without it by my fellow countrymen. (Listen here)
This is an interesting case: Hahn was born in Venezuela from a father of German extraction. His last name is clearly German, and the [h] should therefore be pronounced. However, since [h] is not really a sound of the French language, I would not be surprised to hear this name pronounced without it by my fellow countrymen. (Listen here)
Jules Massenet: [สyl ma snษ] (Listen here)
For really proper diction, there should be an extra [ษ] in there, but it is dropped when speaking this name.
For really proper diction, there should be an extra [ษ] in there, but it is dropped when speaking this name.
Charles Koechlin: [สarl kษ klษ᷉] (Listen here)
Another German name, but this one is much too complicated for a a French tongue.
Another German name, but this one is much too complicated for a a French tongue.
Jacques Offenbach: [สak ษ fษn bak] (Listen here)
Since Bach became [bak] it is only logical (and fair) that Offenbach should be pronounced [ษ fษn bak].
Since Bach became [bak] it is only logical (and fair) that Offenbach should be pronounced [ษ fษn bak].
Darius Milhaud: [da rjys mi jo] (Listen here)
Quite an unusual name. The most important thing to remember here is that the [lh] is really a [j].
Quite an unusual name. The most important thing to remember here is that the [lh] is really a [j].
And now here are a few names where the final letter is either pronounced, or not. There is of course, no reliable way to tell…
Francis Poulenc: [frษ᷉ sis pu lษ᷉k] (Listen here)
Jean Franรงaix: [สษ᷈ frษ᷉ sษ] (Listen here)
Hector Berlioz: [ษ ktษr bษ rljoz] (Listen here)
Charles Gounod: [สarl gu no] (Listen here)
Pierre Boulez: [pjษr bu lษz] (Listen here)
Lรฉo Delibes: [leo dษ lib] (Listen here)
Jean Franรงaix: [สษ᷈ frษ᷉ sษ] (Listen here)
Hector Berlioz: [ษ ktษr bษ rljoz] (Listen here)
Charles Gounod: [สarl gu no] (Listen here)
Pierre Boulez: [pjษr bu lษz] (Listen here)
Lรฉo Delibes: [leo dษ lib] (Listen here)
There are probably more tricky names I am leaving out, but these are the ones I tend to hear the most. Feel free to send me requests for additions to the list!
Monday, October 26, 2015
A Rising Star from Chopin Competition 2015 ~~ Geroge Osokins
Talented , passionate , confident , sensitive, handsome ..., but a bit careless . Those are a few descriptions for this rising star , pianist George Osokins , who made to the finalist for the 2015 Chopin Competition but should come back again next time to be the winner as he has many fans already !! ❤❤๐ต๐ต๐
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่ณๆผๅ ถไป็ๅ่ณฝ่ ，็ฌฌไธๅๅ็ฌฌไบๅ็้ผ็ดๅฎถ，ๅพๅนณๅ็ๅนณ็ฉฉ็ๆงๅถๆๅทง้ฝๅพไธ้ฏ，ไฝไธฆๆฒๆๅพ็นๅฅ， ๆ็ดๅ้็ด็้ณๆจๅฎถๅฟ ้ ๆ็ๅคงๅจ้ขจ้，ๅๅตๆง็่ฒๅฝฉ่ฉฎ้，่ๆ ๆๅไบบ้ญ ๅ，ไปๅๅ ฉไฝ้ฝไผผไน้ๆฌ ็ผบ，ๅๆฏOsokins ๆฏ่ผ็นๅฅ。็็ๅพๅธๆ，ไป่ชๅทฑๅ่ๅธซ่ฝๅค ๅ ๅผทไป็ๆ็บ็ฉฉๅฎๅบฆ，ๆจๅฅ่็ๅฟ ้ ๆดๆด้ซๆง，่ฅ่ฝๅฆๆญคๆๅไบบ่ฆบๅพไปๆฏไธ้กๆๆฅไนๆ。
Monday, October 19, 2015
Stockholm Trip ~~~~
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| Day 3: Stockholm , Sweden, where the Nobel Prize Ceremony was held ~~~~ Melaren Goddess |
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| Goddess Malaren |
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| Beautiful Sunset at the Baltic Sea ~~~~ I can hear the sun falling into the Ocean ~~~ |
Forgiving ~~~
A lion doesn't concern himself with the opinions of a sheep.
Today, forgive those that have hurt you & forgive yourself so that you can walk in victory.๐
Friday, October 16, 2015
Tara's compassion for you ~~~
Be Kind to yourself ๐
A three-step contemplation to give yourself the compassion you need (and deserve).
Put both hands on your heart, pause, and feel their warmth. You can also put your hand anyplace on your body that feels soothing and comforting, like your belly or face.
Breathe deeply in and out.
Speak these words to yourself, out loud or silently, in a warm and caring tone:
This is a moment of suffering.
Suffering is a part of life.
May I be kind to myself in this moment.
May I give myself the compassion I need.
Breathe deeply in and out.
Speak these words to yourself, out loud or silently, in a warm and caring tone:
This is a moment of suffering.
Suffering is a part of life.
May I be kind to myself in this moment.
May I give myself the compassion I need.
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| TARA ~~~ |
Tuesday, October 13, 2015
Madame Bovary ~~~~~
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We girls had an amusing time watching the unedited version of the film , and having a insightful discussion on the novel of Madame Bovary ! This is Certainly a must read novel for all girls ! ๐
๐While she aspired passion , romance , poetry, attention , fineness, delicacy , she is so empty inside and finally finds void and disappointment in clinging to her love of fame and man . Will you not call her the victim of excessive longing?Victim of the ever rising commotion of capitalism and materialism ? Victim of over fantasizing of passion and love .
"Human speech is like a cracked kettle on which we tap crude rhythms for bears to dance to, while we long to make music that will melt the stars." ~~~
Gustave Flaubert, Madame Bovary
Gustave Flaubert, Madame Bovary
