feeling good

in Europe

Mon, 30 Jun 2008 06:10:40 GMT

I'm in Poland.

Spending time in my brother's garden, driving my parents' car, drinking beer and wine.

Today we're going to Paris. Wow, for the first time!

For one week!

We are European travelers!

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Hitlist #382
June 30th, 2008

1 (4) THE MUSIC, Strength In Numbers
3 (9) COLDPLAY, Violet Hill
2 (8) SERJ TANKIAN, Sky Is Over
4 (13) BADLY DRAWN BOY, The Time Of Times
7 (6) THE LAST SHADOW PUPPETS, The Age Of The Understatement
15 (2) MADONNA, Give It 2 Me
8 (9) ANTIMATTER, Epitaph
10 (3) SIGUR ROS, Gobbledigook
11 (7) MORCHEEBA FEAT. MANDA, Gained The World
5 (10) KENT, Generation Ex
9 (8) ATHLETE, The Outsiders
6 (9) MA TIANYU, Tian Yu
14 (12) PORTISHEAD, Machine Gun
16 (4) HADOUKEN!, Declaration Of War
- (1) KENT, Vy Fran Ett Luftslott
- (1) COLDPLAY, Viva La Vida
18 (2) LEEHOM, One World One Dream
- (1) SARA BAREILLES, Love Song
- (1) JASON MRAZ FEAT. COLBIE CAILLAT, Lucky
13 (6) KURT NILSEN, Silence

typical

Wed, 25 Jun 2008 01:30:31 GMT

I'm going home.

I want it. And I don't want it. That's so typical behaviour of mine. I don't know what I really want.

I've had a hard time doing business here. I'm not sure if I still like it. Most of the times it seems easy, but there are times when everything collapses like it was the end of the world.

I'm happy to see my family again. I'm frustrated to see my company again.

I'm spending only 2 weeks in Europe. Few days in Poland, few days in France, few days in Poland again. And then I'm going back to China.

Actually, I should ask myself a question where my home is. Is it anywhere?

Damn.

Hangzhou - Shanghai - Helsinki - Warsaw - Solec Kujawski - Warsaw - Paris - Warsaw - Solec Kujawski - Warsaw - Frankfurt - Shanghai - Hangzhou

strength in numbers

Wed, 18 Jun 2008 06:29:25 GMT

Hitlist #380
June 16th, 2008

6 (2) THE MUSIC, Strength In Numbers
3 (7) COLDPLAY, Violet Hill
1 (8) KENT, Generation Ex
2 (7) ANTIMATTER, Epitaph
5 (5) MORCHEEBA FEAT. MANDA, Gained The World
7 (11) BADLY DRAWN BOY, The Time Of Times
4 (6) ATHLETE, The Outsiders
9 (6) SERJ TANKIAN, Sky Is Over
10 (4) THE LAST SHADOW PUPPETS, The Age Of The Understatement
8 (10) PORTISHEAD, Machine Gun
11 (7) 马天宇, 天雨
15 (3) 周杰伦, 阳光宅男
- (1) SIGUR ROS, Gobbledigook
12 (8) dEUS, Slow
20 (4) DROPKICK MURPHYS, The State Of Massachusetts
13 (5) GOTYE, Coming Back
14 (18) 王力宏, 我们的歌
18 (2) HADOUKEN!, Declaration Of War
17 (4) KURT NILSEN, Silence
19 (4) AMY WINEHOUSE, Back To Black

movies

Tue, 17 Jun 2008 09:35:54 GMT

Just watched...

"盲山" ("Blind Mountain")

"门徒" ("Protege") - with Daniel Wu (吴彦租)

some photos

Wed, 11 Jun 2008 13:16:36 GMT

generation ex

Wed, 11 Jun 2008 13:12:33 GMT

Hitlist #379
June 9th, 2008

3 (7) KENT, Generation Ex
9 (6) ANTIMATTER, Epitaph
2 (6) COLDPLAY, Violet Hill
1 (5) ATHLETE, The Outsiders
5 (4) MORCHEEBA FEAT. MANDA, Gained The World
- (1) THE MUSIC, Strength In Numbers
7 (10) BADLY DRAWN BOY, The Time Of Times
4 (9) PORTISHEAD, Machine Gun
6 (5) SERJ TANKIAN, Sky Is Over
13 (3) THE LAST SHADOW PUPPETS, The Age Of The Understatement
11 (6) 马天宇, 天雨
8 (7) dEUS, Slow
14 (4) GOTYE, Coming Back
10 (17) 王力宏, 我们的歌
16 (2) 周杰伦, 阳光宅男
15 (13) RADIOHEAD, Nude
12 (3) KURT NILSEN, Silence
- (1) HADOUKEN!, Declaration Of War
18 (3) AMY WINEHOUSE, Back To Black
17 (3) DROPKICK MURPHYS, The State Of Massachusetts

bye to plastic bag

Tue, 03 Jun 2008 14:35:50 GMT

Want a plastic shopping bag? Pay for it. That's what shoppers were told at cash counters of supermarkets, department stores and groceries across China on June 1st. Following a government order aimed at reducing pollution, retailers stopped giving free plastic shopping bags from the day before yesterday.

Plastic shopping bags undoubtedly make shopping convenient, but they also harm the environment.

But the question is: can the Chinese people, who have enjoyed free plastic bags for more than a decade, kick their habit? And what do the vendors think?

[China Daily]

People will get used to...

we're the outsiders

Sun, 01 Jun 2008 14:27:57 GMT

Hitlist #378
June 2nd, 2008

3 (4) ATHLETE, The Outsiders
1 (5) COLDPLAY, Violet Hill
5 (6) KENT, Generation Ex
4 (8) PORTISHEAD, Machine Gun
7 (3) MORCHEEBA FEAT. MANDA, Gained The World
9 (4) SERJ TANKIAN, Sky Is Over
2 (9) BADLY DRAWN BOY, The Time Of Times
6 (6) dEUS, Slow
10 (5) ANTIMATTER, Epitaph
8 (16) 王力宏, 我们的歌
12 (5) 马天宇, 天雨
19 (2) KURT NILSEN, Silence
16 (2) THE LAST SHADOW PUPPETS, The Age Of The Understatement
15 (3) GOTYE, Coming Back
11 (12) RADIOHEAD, Nude
- (1) 周杰伦, 阳光宅男
18 (2) DROPKICK MURPHYS, The State Of Massachusetts
20 (2) AMY WINEHOUSE, Back To Black
13 (12) KYLIE MINOGUE, Wow
14 (10) DUFFY, Mercy

learning Chinese

Tue, 27 May 2008 06:50:19 GMT

你看上去气色真好！ - You look fabulous!

怎么样? - How do you feel?

这件衣服是男式的吗？ - Is this piece of clothing male?

您穿上试试看。 - Try it on.

蓝色挺适合您的。 - The blue shirt suits you.

适合 - suit, fit

她适合做教师。 - She is fit fo teaching.

我很适合做这种工作。

非常适合 - very suitable

觉得 - feel, think

我觉得很高兴。

觉得兴奋 - to feel excited

觉得可以 - to feel suitable

觉得有意思 - to feel funny

吃得 - eatable

这双鞋穿得。 - These shoes fit well.

the outsiders

Tue, 27 May 2008 06:26:55 GMT

"Let's pick a fight on whomever we like
Cause we're never wrong
Nobody likes us
We don't care
So let's lose ourselves
Let's lose ourselves

Can you spot the English here?

We can see it for real
But it doesn't make sense
We're the outsiders
We can see all this speech
Come staggering out
And we can climbs its way
To the top of that cloud

I'm away with the fairies now"

[Athlete, The Outsiders, Beyond The Neighbourhood]

Hitlist #377
May 26th, 2008

1 (4) COLDPLAY, Violet Hill
2 (8) BADLY DRAWN BOY, The Time Of Times
10 (3) ATHLETE, The Outsiders
4 (7) PORTISHEAD, Machine Gun
3 (5) KENT, Generation Ex
6 (5) dEUS, Slow
14 (2) MORCHEEBA FEAT. MANDA, Gained The World
5 (15) 王力宏, 我们的歌
12 (3) SERJ TANKIAN, Sky Is Over
11 (4) ANTIMATTER, Epitaph
8 (11) RADIOHEAD, Nude
17 (4) 马天宇, 天雨
7 (11) KYLIE MINOGUE, Wow
9 (9) DUFFY, Mercy
20 (2) GOTYE, Coming Back
- (1) THE LAST SHADOW PUPPETS, The Age Of The Understatement
13 (15) 周杰伦, 无双
- (1) DROPKICK MURPHYS, The State Of Massachusetts
- (1) KURT NILSEN, Silence
- (1) AMY WINEHOUSE, Back To Black

the time of times

Mon, 19 May 2008 13:15:46 GMT

Hitlist #376
May 19th, 2008

1 (3) COLDPLAY, Violet Hill
4 (7) BADLY DRAWN BOY, The Time Of Times
7 (4) KENT, Generation Ex
3 (6) PORTISHEAD, Machine Gun
2 (14) 王力宏, 我们的歌
12 (4) dEUS, Slow
5 (10) KYLIE MINOGUE, Wow
6 (10) RADIOHEAD, Nude
8 (8) DUFFY, Mercy
17 (2) ATHLETE, The Outsiders
14 (3) ANTIMATTER, Epitaph
16 (2) SERJ TANKIAN, Sky Is Over
10 (14) 周杰伦, 无双
- (1) MORCHEEBA, Gained The World
9 (6) PJ HARVEY, The Devil
11 (9) 马天宇, 飞
18 (3) 马天宇, 天雨
13 (5) MADONNA FEAT. JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE, 4 Minutes
20 (5) FALL OUT BOY FEAT. JOHN MAYER, Beat It
- (1) GOTYE, Coming Back

earthquake

Sat, 17 May 2008 14:53:06 GMT

if you love me, won't you let me know?

Mon, 12 May 2008 03:01:27 GMT

"Was a long and dark December
From the rooftops I remember
There was snow
White snow

Clearly I remember
From the windows they were watching
While we froze down below"

[Coldplay, Violet Hill, Viva La Vida Or Death And All His Friends]

Hitlist #375
May 12th, 2008

1 (2) COLDPLAY, Violet Hill
4 (13) 王力宏, 我们的歌
3 (5) PORTISHEAD, Machine Gun
6 (6) BADLY DRAWN BOY, The Time Of Times
7 (9) KYLIE MINOGUE, Wow
2 (9) RADIOHEAD, Nude
13 (3) KENT, Generation Ex
5 (7) DUFFY, Mercy
8 (5) PJ HARVEY, The Devil
9 (13) 周杰伦, 无双
10 (8) 马天宇, 飞
12 (3) dEUS, Slow
15 (4) MADONNA FEAT. JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE, 4 Minutes
18 (2) ANTIMATTER, Epitaph
14 (8) SUGABABES, Denial
- (1) SERJ TANKIAN, Sky Is Over
- (1) ATHLETE, The Outsiders
20 (2) 马天宇, 天雨
11 (5) STEVE LUKATHER, Ever Changing Times
16 (4) FALL OUT BOY FEAT. JOHN MAYER, Beat It

the shadow of the wind

Mon, 05 May 2008 07:48:55 GMT

I've just finishd reading "The Shadow Of The Wind" - the novel by the Spanish writer Carlos Ruiz Zafon. It left me with a deep impression of old Barcelona's images. The story is mysterious, about a boy who loves reading and finds a book of his life. After having read it, he decides to find other books by the writer, but he can't. Somebody wants to burn all remained copies... and it turns out that the boy owns the last one. And that is just the beginning of the whole story! Very interesting one with unexpectable ending.

violet hill

Mon, 05 May 2008 05:03:44 GMT

"I took my love down to violet hill
There we sat in snow
All that time she was silent still
So if you love me
Won't you let me know?
If you love me,
Won't you let me know?"

[Coldplay, Violet Hill, Viva La Vida Or Death And All His Friends]

Hitlist #374
May 5th, 2008

- (1) COLDPLAY, Violet Hill
2 (8) RADIOHEAD, Nude
1 (4) PORTISHEAD, Machine Gun
3 (12) 王力宏, 我们的歌
4 (6) DUFFY, Mercy
7 (5) BADLY DRAWN BOY, The Time Of Times
8 (8) KYLIE MINOGUE, Wow
10 (4) PJ HARVEY, The Devil
5 (12) 周杰伦, 无双
9 (7) 马天宇, 飞
12 (4) STEVE LUKATHER, Ever Changing Times
17 (2) dEUS, Slow
13 (2) KENT, Generation Ex
6 (7) SUGABABES, Denial
16 (3) MADONNA FEAT. JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE, 4 Minutes
14 (3) FALL OUT BOY FEAT. JOHN MAYER, Beat It
11 (13) GOTYE, Hearts A Mess
- (1) ANTIMATTER, Epitaph
15 (9) 潘玮柏, 快乐崇拜
- (1) 马天宇, 天雨

Labour Day

Thu, 01 May 2008 03:44:31 GMT

It's a holiday today. Labour Day (劳动节), nothing to do, just enjoy the freedom! It's a beautiful day!

What do Chinese people do in their free time? They go to the parks, where is really nice and calm. The one on my photos is People's Park (人民公园) in Guangzhou.

Playing cards is something they do enjoy.

Traditional game is 毽子 (pronounce "jianzi" - shuttlecock) - very smart! I could watch it for hours! You mustn't let the shuttlecock fall down on the ground, using your feet only!

You can buy a shuttle cock in the park - no problem. I've never tried playing it, I guess I'd be very poor in it. Maybe somebody could teach me?

They play Chinese chess - do you think I can? Of course not.

They finally take a nap. Warm weather makes you feel sleepy...

Oh, finally woke up! Haha.. I like taking photos of strangers.

Oh, I also saw some people dancing! Wow, that's so nice idea.

last week's music

Mon, 28 Apr 2008 01:43:22 GMT

Hitlist #373
April 28th, 2008

2 (3) PORTISHEAD, Machine Gun
3 (7) RADIOHEAD, Nude
1 (11) 王力宏, 我们的歌
5 (5) DUFFY, Mercy
4 (11) 周杰伦, 无双
7 (6) SUGABABES, Denial
9 (4) BADLY DRAWN BOY, The Time Of Times
12 (7) KYLIE MINOGUE, Wow
8 (6) 马天宇, 飞
13 (3) PJ HARVEY, The Devil
6 (12) GOTYE, Hearts A Mess
11 (3) STEVE LUKATHER, Ever Changing Times
- (1) KENT, Generation Ex
16 (2) FALL OUT BOY FEAT. JOHN MAYER, Beat It
10 (8) 潘玮柏, 快乐崇拜
18 (2) MADONNA FEAT. JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE, 4 Minutes
- (1) dEUS, Slow
17 (3) SKIN, Tear Down These Houses
14 (6) TRAVIS, Eyes Wide Open
15 (9) AMY WINEHOUSE, You Know I'm No Good

weaker

Wed, 23 Apr 2008 11:31:16 GMT

I can tell I'm weaker than before. Something has been wrong with me since I came back to Hangzhou last week. I'm getting tired very fast, I have no appetite (what is bad - how thin can I be!! ), I'm getting angry, so many things annoy me these days. Are they just changes I experienced during my travels? If so, then how long can it last to adjust?

My mood has been also unstable: sometimes I'm melancholic, sad, want to cry, ad it takes just few moments to be extremely happy. I guess it's not normal. Emotional swing, sleepless.

Yeah, I need to take a long rest. When? Maybe in next life...

I bought tickets to fly back to China. I'm going to Poland in the end of June (the ticket was purchased last year) and going to be back in mid-July. It's a roundtrip... so yes, I know when I'm going back to Poland again. And it won't be until March 2009... That scares me a little because it means I won't be back home for Christmas. It's going to be the first time I won't spend Christmas with my family. I decided not to come back at that time because my sister-in-law has been pregnant, hopefully is giving birth in winter - I'd like to see the baby. Perhaps it won't be born until Christmas and I want to be sure to meet a happy, enlarged family. It's too expensive and too time-consuming to fly to Europe twice within few months.

Now I think it's a good idea. Who knows how I'm going to feel in December.

Looking for a better world; where can I find it...?

back from Guangzhou

Mon, 21 Apr 2008 02:51:41 GMT

I came back to Hangzhou. Good to be back home.

Some more photos from Guangzhou? Here you are.

Pearl River (珠江) - Yanjiang West Road (沿江西路)

People playing in the city square...

Beijing Road (北京路)

machine gun

Mon, 21 Apr 2008 02:40:04 GMT

"If only I could see
You turn myself to me
Recognise the poison in my heart
There is no other place
No one else I face
The remedy, to agree, is how I feel"

[Portishead, Machine Gun, Third]

Hitlist #372
April 21st, 2008

1 (10) 王力宏, 我们的歌
5 (2) PORTISHEAD, Machine Gun
2 (6) RADIOHEAD, Nude
3 (10) 周杰伦, 无双
7 (4) DUFFY, Mercy
8 (11) GOTYE, Hearts A Mess
9 (5) SUGABABES, Denial
4 (5) 马天宇, 飞
13 (3) BADLY DRAWN BOY, The Time Of Times
6 (7) 潘玮柏, 快乐崇拜
14 (2) STEVE LUKATHER, Ever Changing Times
15 (6) KYLIE MINOGUE, Wow
20 (2) PJ HARVEY, The Devil
10 (5) TRAVIS, Eyes Wide Open
12 (8) AMY WINEHOUSE, You Know I'm No Good
- (1) FALL OUT BOY FEAT. JOHN MAYER, Beat It
19 (2) SKIN, Tear Down These Houses
- (1) MADONNA FEAT. JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE, 4 Minutes
16 (4) EDITORS, Push Your Head Towards The Air
11 (4) LINKIN PARK, Given Up

Photo Album: holidays in Europe 2007/8

Tue, 29 Jan 2008 13:21:42 GMT

holidays in Europe 2007/8

with my older brother and sister-in-law

with my mum

with Tomek

with Paweł and Tomek

with Tomek and Iwona

buses in Dublin

shopping centre in Dublin

Dublin

Molly Malone statue

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Photo Album: Hong Kong 2007

Wed, 10 Oct 2007 02:59:46 GMT

Hong Kong 2007

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Photo Album: springtime

Sat, 25 Aug 2007 11:23:15 GMT

springtime

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Photo Album: Jiangxi

Wed, 18 Jul 2007 11:25:46 GMT

Jiangxi


billiards	billiards	Joan & Amy	Kai & Ye
Snow-white		with Kai	with Ye
ordering food	hungry!

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Photo Album: 香港 (HONG KONG)

Wed, 18 Jul 2007 11:05:29 GMT

香港 (HONG KONG)

plane

cool guy!

Luo Hu in Shenzhen

Hong Kong at night

Victoria Harbour

haha, mine!

Disneyland

my soulmate

with Oliver and Mulan

with Oliver

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Photo Album: 宝石山

Tue, 10 Jul 2007 14:48:35 GMT

宝石山

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Photo Album: first days in China

Sat, 30 Jun 2007 06:17:50 GMT

first days in China


my food
city center	where's my water...?	beautiful flowers
kiss the flower	flower for readers

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Photo Album: partying 2007年1月

Fri, 02 Feb 2007 07:18:30 GMT

partying 2007年1月

Kevin!

dancing!

Pan, Tim & Lily

Helen & Janice

yo yo yo!

smoking guys

dancing with Janice

Pop Idol

with Pan

with Sophie

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Photo Album: Calvin and Joyce

Wed, 24 Jan 2007 23:32:32 GMT

Calvin and Joyce


Calvin, Vivian and Joyce

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