Movie/電影January 28, 2007 19:10:52

An Inconvenient Truth
Image captured from climatecrisis.net.

Yesterday, I watched a documentary which is talking about global warning presented by former US Vice President AI Gore.
This documentary tells what we did do to the Earth, to cut our misconceptions about global warming, and the effects to future generations. Highly recommended to watch!

No matter you’re gonna watch it or not, please remember the 10 things to do in your daily life.

  1. change a light
    Replacing one regular light bulb with a compact fluorescent light will save 150 pounds of carbon dioxide per year.

  2. drive less
    Walk, bike, carpool or take metro transit more often. You’ll save one pound of carbon dioxide (CO2) for every mile you don’t drive!

  3. recycle more
    You can save 2,400 pounds of CO2 per year by recycling just half of your household waste.

  4. check your tires
    Keeping your tires inflated properly can improve gas mileage by more than 3%. Every gallon of gasoline saved keeps 20 pounds of CO2 out of the atmosphere!

  5. use less hot water
    It takes a lot of energy to hear water. Use less hot water by installing a low-flow showerhead (350 pounds of CO2 saved per year) and washing your clothes in cold or warm water (500 pounds of CO2 saved per year).

  6. avoid products with a lot of packing
    You can save 1,200 pounds of CO2 if you cut down your garbage by 10%.

  7. adjust your thermostat
    Moving your thermostat down just 2 degrees in winter and up 2 degrees in summer could save about 2,000 pounds of CO2 per year.

  8. plant tree
    A single tree will absorb one ton of CO2 over its lifetime.

  9. turn off electronic devices
    Simply turning off your TV, DVD player, stereo, and computer when you’re not using them will save thousands of pounds of CO2 per year.

  10. be a part of the solution
    Learnmore and get active at climatecrisis.net.

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Movie/電影January 18, 2007 13:24:49


Pingu goes fishing


Egghunt

Love is able to break the ice, create win-win situation.
Love your enemy even.

“Love and kindness are never wasted. They always make a difference. They bless the one who receives them, and they bless you, the giver.”
— Barbara De Angelis

“Love, like truth and beauty, is concrete. Love is not fundamentally a sweet feeling; not, at heart, a matter of sentiment, attachment, or being “drawn toward.” Love is active, effective, a matter of making reciprocal and mutually beneficial relation with one’s friends and enemies.”
— Carter Heyward

Copy from Micah.com.

Life/生活, Movie/電影September 27, 2006 20:42:14

其實我唔仲意clubbing,只是偶爾間會去,同朋友吹水,而且會喜歡清吧或cafe,因為大家都可以聊天。至於劈酒、猜拳、Disco就可免則免,寧願在家休息。
前幾次,我發現了一首 Disco song (Rap)—Where Is The Love,挺有意思。
頭一小段是這樣。
What’s wrong with the world mama?
People living like aint got no mamas
I think the whole worlds addicted to the drama
Only attracted to the things that bring you trauma
............
And to discriminate only generates hate
然後副歌一小段,
People killing people dying
Children hurtin you hear them crying

這兩小段,特別是”People killing people dying” (互相殘殺),讓我想起一齣電影—大逃殺 I。
這齣電影跟這首歌都是講—-愛。大家可能會想大逃殺講愛....開還笑吧!如果大家有留意大逃殺裏的細節,你會明白。大逃殺每一幕殺人都是講某一種情或心態,當中加插了兩幕,使觀眾不得其解,就是北野武在控制室裏聽電話,講的內容大概是遲些打給我和不回家吃飯(確實內容記得不太清楚,但出入不大吧!)。看到最後仲古怪,北野武給主角槍殺,死了,然後北野武之手提響起,大家都望着手機,這時最不合情理的事情發生了,北野武拿起手電,聽了說:「對不起,我都是不能回家吃飯。」之後再死。
一個可能的解釋是,北野武想帶出唯有親情才是最可貴。情節裏,有許多位置是互相呼應,如開始時,主角的爸爸因為受不了社會的壓力,然後自殺,到尾聲,有一班學生想用自己的聰明去解開那個頸鎖,到最後都是被殺,那個鎖是代表固有的社會制度,無論怎樣反駁,也是不能作什麼,好像主角的爸爸一樣,最後都是死了。雖然是消極,但真實。北野武帶出無論社會有多麼殘忍、可能連心愛的也出賣妳,家人卻是我們的避難所。

至於這首歌的內容,都值得一聽。
大家可在上面的播放器裏聽,我相信這首歌在Disco裏,不會是DJ愛播的,因為唔夠勁!

Extension : “Where is the Love” Lyric By Black Eyed Peas

Movie/電影February 9, 2006 12:43:20

這齣電影值得一看,真人真事,充滿人性。故事講述1993年盧旺達發生內戰,被殺的數以萬計 (如果大家有看紀錄片,看到房間裡全是骷髏骨,那就是盧旺達了) 。一個酒店經理救出一千多人,而聯合國卻因為種種理由,離難民而去,那些難民變成被殺的對象.........

這齣電影上畫時,曾被聯合國禁播,但言論自由阻擋不了,最後拿了奧斯卡....

以下是他的主題曲,可以在我的播放器聽聽。(設於最頂,Pinreader圖片之下)



Wyclef Jean – Million Voices

African Chorus throughout song:
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Ni dyar’izuba, Rizagaruka, Hejuru yacu,
Ni nduzaricyeza ricyeza.

[When will the sun return above us?]
[Who will reveal it once again to us?]
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Rwanda, Rwanda,
Yeah Rwanda, Rwanda.

They said: “Many are called and few are chosen,”
But I wish some wasn’t chosen
for the blood spilling of Rwanda.

They said: “Meshach Eshach and Abednego,
Thrown in the fire but you never get burned,”
but I wish that I didn’t get burned in Rwanda.

They said: “The man is judged according to his works,”
so tell me Africa, what’s your worth?

There’s no money, no diamonds, no fortunes
on this planet that can replace Rwanda…

Rwanda Rwanda

Yeah, Rwanda Rwanda

These are the cry of the children

Rwanda

Hotel Rewanda

Rwanda Rwanda

Anybody hear my cry?

If America, is the United States of America,
Then why can’t Africa, be the United States of Africa?

And if England, is the United Kingdom,
Then why can’t Africa unite all the kingdoms
and become United Kingdom of Africa?

Rwanda Rwanda, Rwanda Rwanda
Yeah, yeah.

These are the cries of the children, yeah.

Can anybody out there hear our cries?

Yeah, heavens cry … Jesus cry.

Lord, did you hear us calling you?
Yeah, Rwanda Rwanda,

Lord, did you hear us calling?
Can you do something in Rwanda?

Rwanda Rwanda, Rwanda Rwanda

I’m talkin’ ‘bout Jesus; talkin’ ‘bout
Rwanda Rwanda Rwanda

Talkin’ ‘bout … talk’n ‘bout …
Talkin’ ‘bout … talk’n ‘bout …

I wanna play my guitar for Rwanda….