Where East meets West !!!

夏日家庭電影院時間：
透視中國 1。敦煌，絲路之旅！

敦煌，自兩千兩百年起，一個西方與東方交會的地方，一個藏存了佛像石窟佛教文化歴史的戈壁沙漠. 近年來，已發展成為全世界前幾大的太陽能發電的新能源城市！!

🎉🎉在台中國立自然科學博物館，近期展出^_^

🍎Summer time in the Home Theater : China Revealed 1 ， Silk Road !

Duan Huang , stood in the Gobi dessert , where the East and West met , the precious Buddhist sculpture Caves preserved since 2200 years ago , has engaged itself into a world prominent solar energy city in recent years !!

GRE words in sentence 2 ~ Welter

1. Welter: n. v. commotion , in the situation of turbulent and confused,

....for it contributed powerfully to widen further the licence of highway robbery, pillage and arson, the ruin of homes, the driving off of settlers, marauding expeditions, attacks on towns, outrages in short of every kind, that made the following months a welter of lawlessness and crime, until Governor Geary - by putting himself above all partisanship, repudiating Missouri, and using Federal troops put an end to them late in 1856.
Read more at http://sentence.yourdictionary.com/welter#WilFB735fjQdwmWq.99


2. Calumny : Slander, Libel , defamation , a false accusation ,

Silence never shows itself to so great an advantage, as when it is made the reply to calumny and defamation, provided that we give no just occasion for them.
Read more at http://quotes.yourdictionary.com/calumny#PeMfc17TfDckhJl9.99


3. Noisome : adj. malodorous,  unpleasant,

I wiped away the weeds and foam,I fetched my sea-born treasures home;But the poor, unsightly, noisome thingsHad left their beauty on the shore,With the sun and the sand and the wild uproar.

Ralph Waldo Emerson



4. Flag : to become tired , fade, weaken
He becomes flagging after running for 3 hours of marathon !

GRE Words in sentence 1: Bats in the Belfry ~

GRE Prep

1 . Bats in the Belfry : being eccentric

 You cannot believe a word she say because she is bats in the belfry.

 Galileo is said to have conducted his revolutionary experiments with falling objects from the off - kilter belfry.

 The pastor at St. Vincent's Cathedral stands in the belfry , tries to coax the birds into the arched window.

 Don't say such silly things, Tom. People will think you have bats in your belfry.

Everybody said that the old man had bats in his belfry.

2 .  Abeyance : A state of being Temporary Suspension 

Immediately following the terrorist attack, pilots had to observe a period of abeyance where they could not depart from the airport.

Once the famine was over, the food rationing dictated by the government was put in abeyance.

Until after the murder trial, the inheritance will be placed in abeyance.

Trading on the stock market has temporarily been put in abeyance while the trade commission investigates financial misdeeds.

Jane’s cancer has returned after being in abeyance for nearly two years.

Due to budget cuts, employer contributions to retirement accounts are being put in abeyance.

3.  Substantiate : to Prove

To get a good grade on the research project, you must substantiate your report with provable facts.

How do you plan to substantiate your right to inherit the billionaire’s fortune?

Even though the defendant could not substantiate his alibi for the night of the murder, he was still found innocent of all charges.

The nosey old lady was unable to substantiate the allegation her neighbors were drug dealers.

If you do not substantiate your scientific theories with facts, the members of the scientific community will disregard all your ideas.

4.  Eschew : to Avoid

True vegetarians eschew food items that come from living animals.

Even though I love coffee, I have chosen to eschew the beverage because of the damage it does to my teeth.

Twenty years ago the recluse decided to eschew society and settled down on a deserted island.

As part of their commitment to God, the nuns have chosen to eschew materialistic items.

The most artistic door in Taipei ~~

in Miu Miu at the Mandarin Oriental Taipei ~~~~ 

💞當穿著極簡風遇上彩繪玻璃的裝置，興奮到幻聽，好似大門內有巴洛克時期，Vivaldi 及巴哈的音樂傳來～～～～

💞 Love this Colorful Mosaic Glass Door ~~ especially the almost baroque embellishments , as if the music of Vivaldi and Bach is playing inside ....

Dreaming is way of life ~~

🍎對許多人而言，面對「實相」是殘酷且無趣的！！實相是人類的一切生老病死，一切的貪嗔癡慢疑，一切的美與醜，善與惡, 贊譽與嘲諷。

Man Ray 

👠佛法説的卻是與實相不予二分，不予批評的愉悅平和的共存 !!

💞然而有許多藝術家，文學家，選擇的是運用超現實的面對～

夢對我們是重要的安慰 。是個個人心理上的避風港，「超現實主義」是哀傷，是逃避，是夢想，但也是種「救贖」～～～～

iGiorgio de Chirico

Good Music to Listen ~~ in Taipei

❤️Gil Shaham , a world acclaimed virtuoso , who made many recordings with Andre Previn and the London Symphony Orchestra , including the Prokofiev Violin Concerto No 1 , gave a beautiful performance of the same program with NTSO last night ！

知名美國小提琴家夏漢多次與倫敦交響樂團 Andre Previn 合作録音，包括Prokofiev 小提琴協奏曲第一號 ，昨晚與台灣交響樂團 NTSO，精彩的演出了相同的曲目！

night !!

Best Shostakovich !!!

Love their Shostakovich !! 😍 atat 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S8JxMvMFL4U&sns=em — feeling joyful at National Theater and Concert Hall, Taipei.

Quatuor Danel performed 6 nights of different programs at the National Concert  Hall Taipei , which include Shostakovich, Beethoven and Weinberg''s quartet pieces ! 

A Charming man who was born 120 years early ~~

iMovie Watching :
Film " Wilde " (1997 ) featuring Stephen Fry and Jude Law ~ Jude Law 😍 😉 當年⋯⋯, 真的帥 😘

大劇作家，詩人 汪爾德 生於 1845 年，19世紀中期，因為思維新潮，行為忠於自我的理念與自己的情感，而終被拘捕入獄！！！歷經了120 多年的演化，如今二十一世紀的現代社會，對自由的思想，階級意識的分解，同性戀愛，都不再視為粗俗卑下，渺視傳統，與防害風化。

思想觀念是可怕的刀刃，可雕塑建造，更可殺人！

Oscar Wilde 是迷人的，眼裏沒有敵人，但是也是古代社會最嫉嫉最害怕的，一個「不虛偽的真誠的人」，只因他說，「把人分類為好或壞是極荒謬的，人只有迷人的或是無趣的！」

It is absurd to divide people into good and bad. People are either charming or tedious ! -- Oscar Wilde 

Christie's Spring Auction Hong Kong 2017

My Favorite ! Pretty in Fantasy and Reality !!!!!!!

Aya Takano's favorite master piece : 

Where do we come from ? Who are we ? Where are we going ? 

高更的《我们从何处来？我们是谁？我们向何处去？》（Do'où venons-nous? Que sommes-nous? Où allons-nous?）（1897－1898）

Aya Takano . 出生于日本埼玉的超扁平(Superflat)艺术家高野绫是在她父亲的图书馆里阅读科幻小说在和对飞行的迷恋中长大的。高野绫的油画作品不仅受超自然，飞行和奇珍异兽的激发，也深受传统日本浮世绘（日本江户时期的风俗版画）和春宫画（Shunga，主要是雕版印刷的色情描写）的影响来描绘大眼睛，小鼻子的女人在未来的场景中与异性或者同性探索性生活。2000年从东京多摩美术大学（Tama Art University）毕业后不久，高野绫成为村上隆（Takashi Murakami）的助手，随即村上隆作为她的导师邀请她成为自己艺术制作公司Kaikai Kiki的一员。她在国际范围内举办过自己的个展和与村上隆的联展，同时也在自己创作科幻小说。

WIne Tasting 1982 !!

1982 

By Hsiang Catering ~~ Pretty Presentation ! — at Hsiang 向 the Bistro.

Waves ; the most artistic phenomenon !

Courbet 

The waves broke and spread their waters swiftly over the shore. One after another they massed themselves and fell; the spray tossed itself back with the energy of their fall. The waves were steeped deep-blue save for a pattern of diamond-pointed light on their backs which rippled as the backs of great horses ripple with muscles as they move. The waves fell; withdrew and fell again, like the thud of a great beast stamping.” 
― Virginia Woolf, The Waves

The Wave (1870)

Many early Modernists were influenced by Japanese prints and it is argued that Courbet is one of the first to be affected by this Eastern aesthetic. Likely, taking a cue from the prints, he shows us a slice of water closed off from the view of vast space. The painting epitomizes Courbet's landscapes and seascapes that were always composed of broken patches of paint loaded in both the dark and light areas. Such painterly treatment was inspiration to the budding Impressionists.

Oil on canvas - The Oskar Reinhart Collection, Winterthur, Germany

Can you identify yourself in these Films ??

Do you know who you really are ?

Do you pretend to be someone else? Do you constantly live in lies?
Do you live in fantasies that you neglect the truth ?
Do you deceive yourself by living in double lives?
Do you have multiple personalities?
Do you have split personalities that converse to each other?
Do you prefer to be someone else ?
Do you fabricate a role that you desire to play but never exists?

The above questions conjured up in my mind after viewing several identity searching or identity confusing films , including " The Spilt" , " Hema Hema " , " Nobody from Nowhere ", " Lion ", and " The Enemy".

I do believe that in the mind of one person resided  many different characters , due to many different roles he or she would need to play in this complicated society !!
If the condition becomes sever, one needs to intentionally divide oneself into several roles in order to protect oneself from harming by others from the society.

However, which one is the true you?? The answer does not depend upon your profession, your career, your achievement, your role , your hobbies, your favors, but the true you is defined by the attribute you establish, formulate and develop to advance the universe. No matter how Vicious , malicious, voluptuous,  and Contempt we are tempting to be, there is always a goodness in us. I believe the one that is the most courageous, the most compassionate, the most broad visionary, the most versatile, the most wise and above all, the most generous and forgiving is the true version of my existence as a human and spiritual being! All the spit characters and personalities and emotions are all tentative expressions of reactions and therefore they are all  illusions as I may describe.

Listen to your heart , be aware to your emotions, and most importantly , be aware to listen to the true voice and by doing so, the identity confusion in humans

will not be an issue any more !!! ----- Angelina Lee