Wednesday, December 31, 2008

Handphone get wet

Nokia N73

This morning when I go to toilet for excretion, my phone drop into closestool. Luckily I flush each time. Thus, I am still brave enough to take it out from the dirty closestool. I bought this phone in March 2008, not yet reach one year period but encounter such situation. How unlucky I am. It is not a pleasant experience for me. I feel down and depressed while at work, busy cleaning and drying my phone too.

I think God has made a joke with me on the last day of 2008. I really can't forget this incident can happen in my life, although I heard that the same thing happened on other people too. That time, I still laughed at the people who experienced it. Now is my turn to face the same problem. I guess this is what I deserved for not being a kind-hearted man. Anyway, I wish I can have a better fortune in the coming year of 2009.

Monday, December 29, 2008

27 - 28 December 2008 SG - JB - SG

27/12/2008
8 - 9 am
Take my breakfast and wash my clothes using washing machine after wake up. Online to chat with friends and surf internet.

11 am
Try to rest on bed because have running nose again. This few days I always have running nose. I take the pils which I bought when I went back to Kuala Lumpur.

12 - 1 pm
Go out to take lunch, then walk to mrt station. Go to Orchard to help my friend buy something.

2 - 4 pm
Walk along Orchard road and some of the shopping complexes nearby. Every shopping complex is crowded with shoppers. I feel like lack of fresh air and start sweating, causing my shirt get wet. There are a lot international branded boutiques. Finally I walk into Kinokuniya bookstore. Look at some of the books that I am interested to spend some time before go home. It is hot and I need to walk back home from mrt station. Thus I sweat a lot when reach home. Switch on my laptop and post some of Beyond's photos to my blog.

4 - 5 pm
Take a shower and prepare my stuffs because I will go to Johor Bahru to meet my ex-schoolmate. This is my second meet with him since I stay in Singapore. Before that, he always invites me to go to his place when I base in KL, I never confirm with his invitation. Start to walk to Queen Street near Bugis area to take bus number 170.

5 - 6.30 pm
In the bus, on my way to SG Imigration. The bus stops for many stations along the journey. At last, reach Imigration check point and I queue up.

6.30 - 7.55 pm
After finish the procedure, I see a long queue to get bus to JB. I make a wrong queue and finally can get into a bus to send me to Johore new customs building. Really happy to be back to my own country, although my country is not that modern and sophisticated. At least I won't feel the congestion and non freedom. I contact my friend few times to inform him that I will be late and he is waiting for me at exit of Johore Customs building. The new building is connected with City Square shopping complex.

7.55 - 9.20 pm
My friend bring me to the parking, we get into his car and go for dinner. He bring me to a famous place to have "nasi lemak" at a Malay residential area near seaside. Many customers in the restaurant, some of them are Singaporean too. After long time waiting, we get our orders. While waiting for the dishes to be served, we chat a lot and the communication within us is good. Maybe we have the same topics and interests. We have unlimited topic to talk.

9.20 - 10.25 pm
After the late dinner, he drive me home. His house is located at University Garden because near to University of Technology Malaysia. We plan the activities for 28/12 in the car.

10.25 - 12.15 am
After reach his house, we have a rest and then take a shower. I copy some photos that he took for me when we were in hometown from his computer. I also rip songs from his 2 CD. We prepare to sleep at 12am. After lying on bed, we still have some chat.

Keep on moving*********************************************Keep on moving


28/12/2008
8 - 9.20 am
I already awake, but still lying on bed. We go for breakfast with another ex-schoolmate after my friend wake up.

9.20 - 10.15 am
We go to a temple to pray because I feel that I am in bad luck for quite a long time.

10.15 - 12.15 am
We go to City Square again. We go into Popular bookstore, CD Rama department to browse some albums. My friend wait for his housemate to pass back the key of his room.

12.15 - 2.15 pm
We go to Neway Karaoke Box to enjoy singing. It is a long time that I don't sing. Last time I always had k-lunch with my colleagues. At first I sing some of Sammi Cheng's songs, then we continue with Faye Wong's songs. My friend told me that it is not easy for him to sing Faye's song with his friends because none of his friend like Faye Wong. Therefore, he is happy because can sing so much Faye's songs with me. I understand how is the feeling when not having the same idol within a group of friends. We enjoy the singing and lunch because just 2 of us in the room. We can behave whatever we like. I still able to sing 2 Shirley Kwan's songs before I leave.

2.15 - 4 pm
We go to Popular bookstore again because I need to buy some books in order to eligible myself for income tax deduction. I buy a collection series of Doraemon. My friend will send the books that I buy to my home during coming Chinese New Year holiday.

4 - 5.30 pm
We go to Secret Recipe to enjoy cakes. I sit there to read magazine and my friend read his newspaper. 4 Koreans sit next to us.

5.30 - 8.20 pm
I decide to go back to SG. After saying goodbye to my friend, I walk to JB Customs and then line up to wait for bus to go to SG. Suddenly I have a feel like go back to prison after being released. After reach SG Imigration, all are long queues. Really hate to waste time in queuing and waiting at imigration counter. I take the bus to reach Queen Street again, then walk to Jalan Besar. Before go home, I take my dinner at food junction.

Saturday, December 27, 2008

Beyond, My forever idol




I knew Beyond from the movie "Happy Ghost IV" starred by them in 1990. That time, I watched it together with my other cousins at my aunt's home. They started to become a popular band in Hong Kong early 90s, therefore, they were invited to join for a few films shooting.

After this movie, many people got chance to know them for their music. They composed theme songs for this movie and at the same time, their record company released a compilation album for their hits songs which were previously released in late 80s. Beyond was founded in 1983, undergo few generations to replace old members and finally fixed with 4 persons in the group. The 4 members that I know in Beyond are:
Wong Ka Kui : lead vocals, guitar [1962-1993]
Wong Ka Keung: vocals, bass
Paul Wong Koon Chung: vocals, lead guitar
Yip Sai Wing: drums, vocals

I still can remember that the driver always played this compilation album in the school bus and I got chance to listen to their songs. I adore them for their ability to produce great music. Most of the time, they compose songs, lyrics and make arrangement themselves. I was thinking to become a member of rock band when I grow up later, influenced by them.

黄家驹

乐队任职:团长、主唱、吉他手、作曲、作词、编曲              
出生日期:1962年6月10日
出生地点:香港
籍贯:广东台山
身高:5英尺7英寸
体重:135磅(61.2公斤)
星座:双子
血型:A
教育程度:中5
家庭成员:父母、一兄、两姐、一弟
个人愿望:自己的理想能实现、成功,BEYOND能实现世界巡回演唱会的愿望
喜爱的歌手:David Gilmor Vin-nie Moore,Chick Corea,David Bowie
嗜好:球类运动、阅读、钓鱼、游泳
喜爱的书:推理小说
喜爱的颜色:黑、白、灰、红
喜爱的电影:笑片、恐怖片、悬疑片
喜爱的动物:狗
喜爱的季节:秋
最欣赏自己:眼睛
最怕的事:没钱
最满意的事:拥有自己的乐队
初吻年龄:16岁
理想的对象:没有
自己打分:85分

黄家强

乐队任职:歌手、贝司手、作曲、作词、编曲
出生日期:1964年11月13日
出生地点:香港
籍贯:广东台山
身高:5英尺7英寸
体重:130磅(59公斤)
星座:天蝎
血型:A
教育程度:中学毕业
家庭成员:父母、两兄、两姐
个人愿望:成功人士、作曲家、作者,BEYOND能实现世界巡回演唱会的愿望
喜爱的歌手:Billy Sheenhen,Jeff Berlin,圣饥魔 II,Pink Floyd
嗜好:音乐、游泳、羽毛球、撞球
喜爱的书:村上春树着作
喜爱的颜色:白、蓝、紫
喜爱的动物:鸟、狗
喜爱的季节:冬
最欣赏自己:面型
喜爱的人物:家人
最难忘的事:和BEYOND成长的历程
理想的对象:成熟、独立、感性
个人愿望:成功人士、作曲家、作者
自己打分:80分

黄贯中

乐队任职:歌手、吉他手、和音、作曲、作词、编曲
英文名:Paul
花名:大耳牛
出生日期:1964年3月31日
出生地点:香港
身高:5英尺7英寸
体重:138磅(62.6公斤)
星座:白羊
血型:O
教育程度:大专
家庭成员:父母、两弟
喜爱的歌手:Ritche Blackmore,Vinnie Moore
嗜好:音乐、书画
喜爱的书:有关设计、美术的都喜看
喜爱的颜色:蓝灰色
喜爱的动物:狗
喜爱的季节:秋
最欣赏自己:手
喜爱的食物:中国菜、果仁
最难忘的事:第一次BEYOND CONCERT
尴尬的事情:表演时唱错歌词
个人愿望:在音乐上有成就
希望到的地方:欧洲
自己打分:50分

叶世荣

乐队任职:鼓手、作词、编曲
出生日期:1963年8月19日
出生地点:香港
身高:5英尺7英寸
体重:140磅(63.5公斤)
星座:狮子
血型:O
教育程度:Form 6
家庭成员:父母、两妹
个人愿望:乐队有成就
喜爱的歌手:Steve Smith,Dave Vecik,Tony Macaipine,Chick Corea
嗜好:音乐、钓鱼
喜爱的书:古典文学
喜爱的颜色:除了啡色的任何色
喜爱的动物:兔、狗、鹤

BEYOND-组队初期

1983年
     BEYOND于这一年成军,为了参加一场音乐比赛而组成,BEYOND也不负众望,演出自己作品得到冠军,当时的成员是黄家驹,叶世荣和邬林.当时的BEYOND还尚未成型,他们同时又和好几个乐队一起玩,像家驹和家强和前太极的邓建明,也组成了一个NASA乐队.此时创作的歌曲,如大厦等,以英文歌曲为主,曲风走向都是ART ROCK,比较讲求技术性,重视音乐上的变化.

1984年
     BEYOND在得奖后,也是一边工作一边玩BAND,偶尔在一些酒吧等地方演出.本年黄家驹的弟弟黄家强加入了BEYOND,同年香港的一家唱片公司集合了一些地下乐团灌录了一张名为<香港>的唱片, 收录BEYOND的两首英文原创歌曲. 当时一起进录音棚的都是地下音乐分子,其中还包括了达明一派的刘以达.本年BEYOND创作的作品仍然是以英文歌曲为主.

1985年
     这时BEYOND的成员为家驹,家强,世荣和陈时安,四个人一起创作了不少的歌曲,于是打算开个演唱会,把自己的歌曲和大家分享,不过陈时安要出国,于是BEYOND便积极寻找一个吉他手,世荣认识阿PAUL,他当时请在大专读美术的阿PAUL帮BEYOND做海报,设计方面的工作,阿PAUL本身也参加了其他乐队,吉他技术高超,于是BEYOND便请阿PAUL代为帮忙,四个人就一起积极筹备演唱会的工作. BEYOND自己出钱出力,租下港岛明爱中心,又自己租音响,组装,卖票,一切亲力亲为. BEYOND以地下乐团的身份,开了一场"永远等待"演唱会,这当然是场赔钱音乐会,不过BEYOND的才华,也总算被人发现,奠定了下一年发片的契机. 当时BEYOND尝试多种音乐风格,包括艺术摇滚,后朋克新浪潮,重金属甚至华丽摇滚,也开始尝试用粤语创作摇滚作品,<永远等待>,<旧日的足迹>便是当时的作品. BEYOND以前卫乐队的形象确立在香港地下乐坛的江湖地位.

1986年
     BEYOND对音乐的狂热,让他们又完成了一个创举.他们自己去租录音室,然后将自己创作的歌曲,做成一张名为<再见理想>的唱片, 他们从专辑的包装设计,到所有的录制配唱,完全一手包办,包括找唱片行寄卖等.BEYOND在这年新增一名成员,刘志远加入BEYOND,为吉他手和键盘手.而本年他们也和小岛,达明一派合录了一张盒带<劲歌金曲 I>,其中收录了他们的四首歌曲,而他们和小岛也在七月份,应台北泛亚音乐节之邀,到台北做了场演出,而他们是当中唯一加场演出的乐队,因为他们的音乐颇受欢迎.同时,世荣和阿PAUL与邓纬谦,马永基组成一对重金属乐队"高速啤机",参加香港嘉士伯音乐会的演出.BEYOND也于本年正式签下 KINN'S,为进军流行乐坛做准备.

1987年
     BEYOND出了一张<永远等待>的 EP,收录了八首歌曲.这张EP,成了他们前进流行乐坛的跳板.此时 "乐队风"正在流行,香港爆发劲BAND浪潮,达明一派,太极,风云,BEYOND,小岛等二十余支劲旅震撼流行乐坛.BEYOND称这不是复苏,而是一场音乐革命.BEYOND对于未来寄予厚望,同年,终于发行了首张大碟"亚拉伯跳舞女郎".BEYOND正尝试寻找介于商业和摇滚间的平衡点,不过,这倒让他们成了非主流中的主流音乐,音乐中加入了多一些的电子音乐,使音乐比较柔和,易于让人接受.不过销售成绩仍欠理想,BEYOND的命运仍是未知数.

BEYOND--辉煌时期

1988年
     BEYOND发行了第二张大碟"现代舞台",重新收录了<旧日的足迹>,音乐走向比以前更显得柔和,有些歌曲走流行路线,BEYOND式的慢版情歌,也于这时出现,如<冷雨夜>,<天真的创伤>,但曲风仍独树一格,讽刺社会的<现代舞台>,是BEYOND开始批判社会现象的开始.阿PAUL和家强首次有了自己的主唱歌曲,不过这张专辑的销售量也是欠佳,而他们的经纪人也对他们言明如果专辑再不卖,他们就没有发片的机会了.本年BEYOND发行了一张"旧日足迹"精选,在大专会堂举办了一场音乐会,而在音乐会上,刘志远正式宣布退出BEYOND,成员再次回复到四人.也许是有了不再发片的忧患意识,"秘密警察"便尝试走向大众化,重新收录四人合唱的<再见理想>,而合唱歌曲也成了他们最受欢迎的风格之一.<大地>那有着强烈东方色彩的ROCK,更是深深的唱入了众人的心中,这首歌成了 BEYOND的第一首经典名曲.而<喜欢你>成了极受欢迎的情歌之一.BEYOND与本年终于拿到港台流行乐坛的奖项,他们也得以继续发片.BEYOND与达明一派,小岛乐队合作录制香港摇滚史上第一张混音作品集. BEYOND的混音加长版作品共三首,即<过去与今天REMIX>,<孤单一吻REMIX>,<昔日舞曲 REMIX>.同年,香港电台六十周年台庆推出纪念杂锦大碟,BEYOND与达明一派,蓝战士,基本, RAIDAS,太极, COCOS共七支乐队合唱<劲BAND特别即兴串烧>,这是香港摇滚乐坛唯一一首串烧合唱歌.BEYOND也为达明一派88年大碟"你还爱我吗"担任两首歌的和音,留下了BEYOND专辑以外的珍贵声音.

1989年
     BEYOND前往北京首都体育馆举办演唱会,成为最早在中国内地演唱的香港歌手,由于BEYOND是以唱粤语歌为主,所以一般大陆听众并未接受,从原来客满到终场时走了一半的人, 但BEYOND仍成功的办完了这场演唱会,返港后参加了电影"黑色迷墙"的配乐工作,并为其演唱主题曲.本年推出了一张"四拍四"的EP,及大碟"BEYOND IV",其中的<真的爱你>,成为大街小巷,人人琅琅上口的歌曲之一,而BEYOND此时的发展更为广泛,音乐的商业色彩也更显浓厚.BEYOND也开始成为人们眼中的偶像乐队,香港导演杜琪峰,也邀请他们参加"吉星拱照"的演出及配音.同年又发行一张大碟" 真的见证",收录了多首他们为其他歌手创作的歌曲.11月份,BEYOND与宝丽金参加台湾"永远的朋友"演唱会,第一次演唱国语歌曲.年底在新伊馆举办了一场热热闹闹的"真的见证演唱会",更把他们的声势推向高峰.

1990年
     BEYOND在此时已成为香港第一的顶尖乐团,同时跨足商业及非主流音乐中.90年的行程亦十分忙碌,他们参加了"开心鬼3--开心鬼救开心鬼"的演出,并为其演唱主题曲<战胜心魔>和<文武英杰宣言>.他们也应邀为"绿色一代新主张"写了一首<送给不知怎去保护环境的人(包括我)>,又为电影"天若有情" 演唱了插曲,家驹,阿PAUL,家强各唱一首.而他们也正式向东南亚进军,发行了首张国语大碟"大地",值得一提的是<文武英杰宣言>的国语版,并未收录在此张专辑中.BEYOND正慢慢朝着国际化迈进,而同年也推出了一张"命运派对"的大碟,其中的<俾面派对>是讽刺演艺圈光怪陆离的现象,而在这张专辑中,有不少关怀第三世界的歌曲,如<光辉岁月>,就是家驹为南非的曼德拉致敬所写的,反对种族歧视,希望世界和平,一直是BEYOND的心愿.家驹也因<光辉岁月>成了年度最佳填词人,BEYOND也成为香港世界宣明会的代言人.

1991年
     BEYOND应世界宣明会之邀到非洲等地去探访第三世界的穷困人民,并成立了一个第三世界基金.在四月发行了第二张国语大碟"光辉岁月",并在台湾举行了一个小型的演唱会,这是他们86年演出之后,另一个在台湾的现场演出.同时他们也晋升为主角人物,电影公司为他们量身定做了一部"BEYOND日记之莫欺少年穷"的励志电影,而他们也为电影作了多首歌曲.同年,BEYOND为TVB主持一个综艺节目"BEYOND放暑假",在节目中访问歌手及演出短剧等.而第七张大碟"犹豫"使他们被人批评为最商业的一张专辑,世荣也有了一首自己主唱的歌曲.这首歌,却成为宣明会的爱心歌曲,至今只要有活动,仍有歌手会演唱这首歌.BEYOND为第三世界请命的歌曲,到此告一段落.九月,他们也正式踏上香港歌手心目中最佳的演唱会圣地"红勘".在年底的一次偶然机会下,他们在NHK的节目中出现,签约AMUSE为经纪人,正式进军日本乐坛.

1992年
      BEYOND将发展重心移往日本,同时结束了与新艺宝长期合作的关系.与前几年相比,前半年他们沉寂了不少,香港乐坛似乎少了BEYOND的踪迹.成为国际化的乐队,一直是BEYOND遥远的梦想.如今梦想有了实现的机会,他们便努力抓住,不过日本对于音乐制作上的严格要求,加上语言不通,他们颇为消沉了一阵子,但为了让香港音乐能在日本乐坛上发出一点光,他们仍是十分努力,于是一张与以往BEYOND音乐不同的大碟"继续革命"出现了.他们的形象也从亲切温和而转变为冷酷高调.<长城>更邀请到日本音乐大师喜多郎制作片头音乐,整张专辑编曲华丽漂亮,让人耳目一新.不过由于沉寂了一段时间, 使他们的声势有点下滑.同年年底,BEYOND在台湾发行了第三张国语大碟"信念",重新签约滚石为其发行国语唱片.不过BEYOND的国语唱片在台湾一直叫好不叫座.他们在日本,也发行了几张单曲唱片.BEYOND正为打入日本市场积极努力,不过成绩平平.

1993年
     BEYOND结束了在台短暂的宣传期,又赴日本去创作新专辑,为了在日本发行新专辑而努力.五月底,他们回到了香港,带回来"乐与怒"这张大碟.BEYOND对这张专辑非常满意,在录音及编曲上也更为自由.<海阔天空>这首充满了BEYOND十年心路历程的歌曲,在本年成了本地最佳原创歌曲.在香港和马来西亚各举办了一场大型户外不插电的演出后,BEYOND在六月底也推出了日语专辑.这年是他们成立十周年的日子,年底也打算举办一场纪念十周年的大型演唱会.可是谁也没有想到,6月24日, BEYOND在东京富士电视台录节目时,家驹从舞台上不慎跌落成重伤,昏迷不醒.6月30日下午3点15分家驹永远离开了大家.这对于BEYOND来说,简直是一个沉重而悲惨的打击.家驹一直是乐队的灵魂人物,整张专辑词曲,大部分都是家驹包办,而他一离开,也为BEYOND的命运带来重大转折.对于BEYOND及 乐迷来说,这一年除了痛苦和悲伤外,更有着害怕和疑虑,BEYOND是否会解散...一时间谣言四起.不过十一月底的创作人音乐会,是他们事后的首次大型演出,他们表演的格外精彩,吉他声音凄厉而撼人,强烈的POWER排山倒海,如此高能量的演出,是空前的,也是绝后的.BEYOND正从伤痛中一点点醒来,而香港乐坛,也痛失英才.不过原创音乐却因此抬头,一改香港歌手爱翻唱日文歌曲的歪风,香港乐坛似乎觉醒了不少.四人BEYOND,也成为了历史, 成了一段传奇.

BEYOND---精神不死

1994年
     BEYOND结束了与华纳的合作关系,与滚石签约,成为旗下歌手.他们又再度返回日本,尝试三个人去完成四个人的音乐,在他们内心的挣扎和矛盾下,"二楼后座"发行了.这张专辑试图延续之前的曲风,阿PAUL的唱腔,也开始转为愤怒呐喊.家强不自觉的,和家驹的唱腔接近.<醒你>这首批评香港民众盲目崇拜偶像的歌曲,使得他们倍受争议.这一年,BEYOND不再续约AMUSE,自己做自己的经纪人,而和前经纪人陈健添,也打了场官司.七月多在台湾发行"PARADISE",办了三场歌友会.他们的形象也开始改变,走另类乐团的路线.

1995年
     BEYOND和JIE LEE开始合作,而且远赴洛杉矶,温哥华等地录制新专辑.六月底发行新专辑"SOUND ".这张专辑推出后, 他们也于香港活动中心举行了一个大型的户外演出,以光纤电缆将演唱会实况传送到各大商场,BEYOND极注重吉他方面的表现,及音乐上的丰富性,而在专辑中加入一首纯音乐,也是从此时开始.他们留心电子音乐的发展,三人乐队的音乐形态就此成型.<教坏细路>这首抨击TVB的歌曲, 也为他们带来和TVB之间的嫌隙,香港的节目上,他们的宣传大减.同年十一月,在台湾发行"LOVE & LIFE"专辑,他们创作了四首全新的国语歌曲,而不使用粤语专辑的MELODY,并且办了三场名为"土洋大战"的音乐会.不过这张专辑的销售量不佳,使 BEYOND相隔两年半才推出新国语大碟.本年BEYOND也远赴韩国参加音乐活动,受到当地歌迷的欢迎.

1996年
     BEYOND于3月初在"红勘"办了四场演唱会"LIVE & BASIC",精彩而精湛的演出及弹奏,BEYOND走出了全新的自我.在成功的音乐会之后,也发行了一张十三年纪念EP "BEYOND的精彩",BEYOND的音乐开始逐渐走向电子化,也渐渐走向个人创作.办完演唱会后,沉寂了一段时间.此时,家强也积极的为其他歌手创作歌曲. BEYOND也不时放出将要走向幕后的风声,而同年BEYOND将自己多年以来一直使用的BAND房"二楼后座",投资不少改建为录音室,使他们成为一个有自己录音室的歌手.他们也着手培训新人,想为香港乐坛增添新鲜血液.BEYOND也拿到本年度的最佳团体金奖,摆脱了长久以来都是拿银奖的命运,成了香港民众票选最爱的乐队.

1997年
     BEYOND经过漫长的时间后,终于推出了"请将手放开"大碟.整张大碟充满了试验性,BEYOND的音乐也开始溶入迷幻电子音乐.<请将手放开>,<大时代>那种表现香港末世纪心态的歌曲,写得十分出色.而BEYOND的风格更是大转变,也为了保护动物基金会及聋人基金会写了歌曲,不过<回响>被批评有OASIS的味道,< 吓!讲乜嘢话>被指模仿ANODIZE的歌曲,不过整张专辑是在二楼后座的录音室录成,这是BEYOND的自傲之处.而年底,他们又发行了一张大碟"惊喜",BEYOND充满电子味道的音乐,仍在这张专辑中呈现.BEYOND试着在唱腔上改变,想给歌迷全新之感,不过乐评人却觉得BEYOND的音乐逐渐走向黄贯中+黄家强+叶世荣的感觉,而纯摇滚音乐也似乎不复以往.<回家>是写香港人回归后心态的歌,<雾>,< 深>这类印象派歌曲,成了BEYOND的新特色.而世荣用DRUM LOOP创作的<无事无事>,更展现了他们音乐上的另一种新风貌.纯音乐上,BEYOND亦交出了精彩作品,而他们也积极的录制国语专辑.

1998年
     农历新年过后,BEYOND总算再度发行新国语大碟"这里那里",虽然大部分都是采用旧歌曲,但编曲及诠释上,都全部更新,电子音乐似乎成了 BEYOND的主流.他们在台宣传也比上一张专辑多了一些.<缓慢>的微冷音调,比其他的歌为之出色不少.在3月14日,BEYOND办了场演唱会,歌迷除了台湾的,更有来自香港韩国的,这让台湾媒体也见识到BEYOND的魅力,后来四五月份在台湾参加了几场校园演唱,他们希望能打入台湾市场的心情可见一斑.四月份在香港出了一张精选辑,<管我>这首歌改成了粤语版,并请香港各大学的乐队来参与配唱.七月,美国华纳电影邀请 BEYOND为其即将上演的电影"轰天炮4"演唱主题曲,于是发行了一张"ACTION"的EP,<打不死>那颇为007的前奏,极具爆发力的演唱,十分出色.他们亦配合梅尔吉勃逊和李连杰一起宣传此片.九月份,台湾发行了一张" BEYOND FILES"的精选辑.而年底,他们推出全新粤语大碟"不见不散",音乐的编排及演绎都十分出色.长达六分多钟的<不见不散>,在编曲上十分精彩,背景音乐相当悠远,营造出相当好的效果.而<牺牲>的前奏笛音,让人耳目一新.世荣也似乎找到适合自己创作的音乐.

1999年
     BEYOND于3月7日在新城电台主导下,举办了一场纪念十五周年的"BEYOND 2000"演唱会.不过由于音响不佳,主办单位的失职,歌迷们颇有指责.而后BEYOND于11月推出《GOOD TIME》专辑并宣布解散 。

















































Friday, December 26, 2008

Loneliness, 寂寞



发闷时独自去逛街

生病时自己去看医生

无聊时就对自己说些傻话

晚上七点钟买了晚餐 把自己关在房间里用餐

三更半夜的时候突然崩溃地滴下眼泪

难道我必须孤单一个人生活到八十岁

逃不过光阴无情的嘲弄

默默地享受孤独的自由

只能和孤单的枕头做伴侣

今夜盖上厚厚的棉被取暖也没用

深怕当我最后一根黑发也变白的时候

只能拥抱着空气和我一起入眠

深夜里大雨及打雷声常常令我失眠

随着岁月慢慢流逝

渐渐忘了该怎么说情话

害怕年老后成为一名糟老头

脸上长满了一千条鱼尾纹

到底我该怎么办?

也许到时候只能凝望着日落

对着辽阔的天空慨叹

哀悼逝去的青春年华

谁会可怜这一个伤心的人

谁又曾为这一个人怦然心跳

如何可以捱到下一个年头

唯有常常安慰自己

「若能渡过严冬 或许能遇到生命中的彩虹」

My life is full of loneliness...

Wednesday, December 24, 2008

Merry Christmas 2008


Merry Christmas and a Prosperous New Year 2009!!!


I wish my family and friends a day of ordinary miracles, peace, happiness and joy

Tuesday, December 23, 2008

Big Pizza, 比格比萨 1.02.2005


That night, we were thinking of what meal to take for dinner. Since there was a colleague joined us temporary for Beijing project, then we made decision to bring him to enjoy a pizza buffet at Big Pizza, located at Haidian Area(海淀区), Wudaokou (五道口). We quickly made a reservation for a big table in order to fit big gang of us.


It was a good time for us to enjoy dinner and chats at the same time in Big Pizza shop. This helps to enhance relationship and build team spirit among each of us.


All of us felt full and satisfied after the buffet dinner. We also finished most of the chicken wings in short time. The chicken wings are roasted in different flavors.




We took some photos by the roadside while waiting to get taxi to send us home. Although we took a lot of calories into our body, we still not able to defend cold climate. We only could show our face when went out during winter season.

Thursday, December 18, 2008

Beijing 17.01.2007 - 07.02.2007

After stayed for 13 months in Beijing, I was assigned back to Kuala Lumpur and joined local project in Nov 2005. However, users from Beijing complaint about our system and enhancement needed to be done. Thus, I had been requested to go there and made the modification due to all my teammates already left my ex-company. It was a year for me to stay in Malaysia and didn’t travel to overseas. The last few nights before I flied to Beijing, it was hard for me to get asleep. Suddenly, I felt frighten and pressure to modified existing system which was currently in used. There were some pimples grew on my face, luckily can’t be seen in the photos. I think I have a magical camera that can make ugly people to look more attractive and vice versa.


Took a photo with my China local staff.


Entrance for our working room, actually it is a meeting room.


Main entrance at Youth Lake Park -- 青年湖公园, 位于北京市东城区安定门外路西
































The look of mine after I took out cooling hat. Seems like I had set my hair in saloon.






城市霓虹灯火 怎麼能淹没挣扎和寂寞 到底有谁在乎真偽 爱那麼彻底还心碎 每个美梦飘忽难懂 每个承诺如此的朦朧


Subway


Carrefour at Zhongguancun/Zhong Guan Cun, Zhongguancun is a technology hub in the northwestern part of Beijing, known as "the Silicon Valley of China".