Alternative Blog

Stephane, the following blog I introduce is in Chinese ^___^, not for you :P.... you can click on the mix tape though :D it's in English

Wanna read some alternative voice about music, movie or anything new?? :D click here and check it out!~~~ Enjoy the mix tape~~

Fatfatt~~ how about making one for yourself?

Ngong Ping 360

Haha... After this trip to Ngong Ping 360, I started building "the list of Stephane's 2007 asian trip (Hong Kong stop)" :D

We have bought the ticket in advance and saved 2 hours (at least) waiting to buy the ticket.


Except the smoky air that desaturating the scene, the envornment was so nice.



There were not much happening over there~~ :P we spent less than 2 hours to finish all what we can do :D haha...






The Wisdom Path is kinda interesting... but it is just a bit rough

Hope Sandoval

Was finding a track for Tina... Dream/pop is the catagory that she's looking for... its just my best favourite!!!~~~ of cause I didn't let her down.... I found her the Hope Sandoval's Bavarian Fruit Bread... lol!!! I can't remember who gave me this... (probably Fat did...) I personally just love this album so much!!... I have found its review somewhere as well...~~ highly recommended...!!!

6 Lolita tickets~~

The night before I went online to buy tickets to see Lolita (for me, tony and jenni)... -_-.... and I bought the tickets again after watching the Confession of Pain. That's it. no more talking in this topic, okay? -_-

ah.... btw, the a107 server is not working again.... -_-... very ma fan~~

The Elementary Particles (8)

"known as Atomised (UK)"
I think it is kinda movie you have to really see it to know if you like it or not...

I found the following review quite what i have feel/done after watching.

only if you are able to deal with its strong topic. It's about the meaninglessness of being depressed in an unsatisfying environment built up by oneself. Two brothers Michael and Bruno grow up with different characters and backgrounds. What keeps them together is the inability to create a stable life on their own what can be predominantly deduced on a lack of mother love or interest. I don't want to go into detail or present any spoilers. Therefore check out other reviews. What I really appreciate is the surprisingly good work of all actors who do great in this movie. Especcially Christian Ulmen (who needs little words to say a lot)knows how to present Michael's character so perfectly that it's really a pleasure to watch him on the screen. I also like the development of the plot. You don't know how the characters will develop and how their story will end. Both brothers are not changing in big steps within the movie but in the end you are surprised how far they have drifted from each other.Just watch it yourself to make your own opinion but please don't expect it to be to entertaining.

The Banquet 夜宴 (7)

What I wanna say is, don't keep fucking those films which are made with millions of dollars. They are not all so bad. Maybe they are not good in a way you expected. I love the art directions in The Banquet! If you want me to compare it with "The Curse of Golden Flowers" (actually everyone put them together to compare) I think The Banquet is much more creative in terms of art direction.~~ Come on, it is not boring! The story has to be told in this speed and its mood. Well, obviously it is not called a masterpiece... but I think the movie is nice.

Curse of the Golden Flowers (7)

After thinking over and over~ I think I should give it a higher rate. Maybe it worth an 8. um.... My first impression after i just watched was, every single scene were so expensive and arty... and you would feel "value for money" for paying the ticket coz of the expensive scenes even though you may find the story wasn't great. I did think the art direction really strange... It was too much pomposity (dont know what's the exact terms in Eng, hehe. what i wanna say is turgid or coxcombical) rather than giving a pageantic feeling. I do like the art director's works before and kinda trust him saying he made the film looks very pomposity with a reason to emphesis the people who are coated with gold but having a contemptible mind. um... actually, the story didn't really make sense in order to create the amazing scenes. too many people came out from no where... The big breast were a bit too scary or too much emphesis by the advertisment and posters was another big problem... -_-

I have seen some shitty review from imdb (by some American) saying the movie has not enough Kong Fu scene -_- or the violent of the family wasn't make sense that kind of shit... -_- May I say why I found it okay as well? Most of the actors were acting good and I think the director is working good to hide Jay Chow's bad acting... every scene of him were either covered with helmets or making stupid face after killing people.... :D The typical relationship between the family members within the empire were well showing on screen. No one won the game at last.... um... all lost....

The Shining (9.5)

Again.... wanted to see this movie for long time... haha... the most well-known horror movie ever. Stanley Kubrick~~~ I learnt his name the first time from the Eye Wide Shut. I was 19. btw, (I never really see movies before my 18 coz my mother always says that's a waste of money.....) I fell asleep after 15mins from the movie started. And I thought.... um.... that's Stanley Kubrick. The second time I saw his movie was A Clockwork Orange!!!!!!!! It is such an amazing movie!!!!!




Shinning is the third (Lolita will be the fourth). I love it~~~ After 30 years' development of horror movie, the visual impact is already not as impressive as it could be when it just release I guess. But the twins girls, the blood burst out from the lift doors and the repeating sentence Jack typed are so unforgetable!~~ Maybe the director had thought about it already.... instead the best visual effect, it's the best use of pre-existing music ever assembled for a motion picture!!!! It's so inspiring!!!!

From the "Interview" scene, the atmosphere has already been created.... the cinematography in the movie were very simple but strong enough... The only thing i am not sure was the scene where the chief being killed.... I kinda think it is strange that the director spend a long time to tell how he rush back to the hotel but died all in a sudden. haha... Also, the release of Jack keep me thinking all the time, until now.... so funny, it seems that he make the scene to remind me it is a ghost movie afterall... not just psycho~~ lol.... It`s doubtlessly one of the most exceptional horror movies ever made!

see more what others say... I highly recommend you see the movie before see these reviews.... they always talked too much about the story.....~~

Kinda boring -_-

DIM SUEN (what should I do)?! Start feeling quite bored recently.... I really have to set up my timetable to find a good job... have to make up my mind! It is totally not the way to get a job lerh~~
-_-.......

have almost seen all the movie I can see.... so disappointing.... -_- ai~~~

Bitch

At the day I hang out with friends and stay at Jimond's home.... something unfortunate had happened.... -_- Which cost our family a 5 digits amount of money to sort that out -_-..... fucking hate that gambling antie.... bitch! just get out of our way.... never want to see you again...!!!

Soundtrack from Desman

Went to Desman's home to play Wii the other day~~ and got some movie soundstrack from him... I only started realise how amazing are the soundstracks since stephane's influence :D....
Before that, I bought soundtracks normally because of the movies and never really for their music... um.... haha, it was very wrong lerh~~~... even the worst movie can have a very good soundtrack indeed....
Have got the Volver, The Science Of Sleep, Les Choristes, Corpse Bride.... They are all very nice ^___^ thanks babe!!!~~~

A Battle of Wits 墨攻

A comment I learnt from IMDB. "An alright film., nothing more."

Andy Lau, still Andy Lau. The traditional Chinese historical story, still the same. Not surprising, not impressive either. Just a commercial movie, that spent reasonably money, with a reasonably result.

Btw, the website looks quite nice~~ but the funny thing is, when you click on the English version, you can still only see chinese~ haha... so far, all the websites I have seen in HK are really so crap... even they have nice graphics + photos ~ they are never complete/functionable. Shame -_- ~~~ all about money... they always leave the least budget for websites.... :(

I guess, I am getting famous :D

You can easily find my name around~

My birthday photos~~

Haha... finally, I've got them out here~~
Birthday day1 - K (yup... k-bday party, which I told everyone it would never happen on me but obviously, finally it did...=_=)





My first bunch of flower recived in my life~ when will I get one from my~~... :D??


Thanks Ka Man~~ ^_____^ I love your gift!!!




Birthday day2 - home!!




Thanks for everyone coming for my birthday, hope that you guys were not too bored :P~~

Clockwork Orange Soundtrack

I've watched the movie over and over and I couldn't find the reason why I like the movie so much. lol. Somehow, it contains sth attrating me to watch it again and again. maybe the crazy ideas, maybe the super cool visual ideas, maybe the milk bar, maybe the sexual and violent scene. It is such a movie which can totally fill up your mind after watching.

The controversial film's title and other names in the film have meaning. The title alludes to:
a clockwork (mechanical, artificial, robotic) orange (human being) - similar to orang-utan, a hairy ape-like creature), and the Cockney phrase from East London, "as queer as a clockwork orange" - indicating something bizarre internally, but appearing natural, human, and normal on the surface.... (review)

I tried to read the book but I couldn't even finsih a chapter. The english was so so so difficult old english with a lot of slangs..... um... and then I thought it would be nice to own it's posters or soundtrack (haha such a fans' mind). I wanted to buy this soundtrack for a long time after listen to Maivs' vinyl record... yea... finally got it from Broadway Cinematheque. :D

First 2 albums I've bought in HK

The first 2 albums I've bought in HK were Canton-pop.... Honestly I don't hate local song. I tryed my best to listen to them. I guess I am the minority who would still spend a 100 bucks for a never-heard-album in my generation. I thought it is the least respectation to the artist who I trust. I never want the clients to test my works before paying me to do the job. um.... well.... um.... it is hard to be this kinda minority.

Don't know if that's because of my taste had changed or what. after almost 2 years never buy a single canton-pop album. The frist 2 was quite disappointing me... -_-.... both of the album's cover are quite funny indeed. Especially the 詩情．畫意 by Ivana Wong 王菀之. And the other one from Anthony Wong, 若水... Imagine the 4 times of a normal album size. A funny cover photo (well... I dont want to say it's weird, and it is actually not too cool, and no any kinda esthetical either.... um... anyway I bought it because I like Anthony.... maybe I bought them only for their packagings. Whatever, the money has spent. In both of the albums, half of the song, I can't listen until the end. Another half of the half are just okay... um.. the rest are reasonably up to standard... -__-.... T_____T.... maybe just my taste's changed. um... maybe they are like this from the beginning... ~~ When will be the next time I will be brave enough to buy a new Canton-pop album?

My first driving lesson

I finally had my 1st real driving lesson today!!!!! haha...~~ the 11st December 06, the first time I started the engine and drove for 2 rounds in the site~ yea... the 2nd lesson will be on Friday... so much looking for this! :D

Fat Fat's birthday

At the same day as my interview in Phillips Design, Fat fat has his 24th birthday. haha... we had a great dinner in a chinese restaurant (shanghai food) with Tracy and 2 handsomes~~ haha... good food... great environment... good location....~~ funny waitress~~
Me and Tracy have bought him a ice-cream cake as well~~ hahaa~

um... the only thing not good was, again, he didn't take my gift... although I was the only person had given him a gift (according to himself), he said it is too dangerous to keep my gift at home T___T.... um... damn you... I hate you and I will never never buy you a gift in my life, okay? (somehow this statement sounds quite familiar to me... maybe I have already said it before lerh... um... hope that it is the last time) Its just a nude male photo magazine... IT IS NOT A PRON MAGAZINE... come on... the photos are so nice... I spent my shit money in my shit time without a shit job. haha... what you return me was just scaned it in no more than 2 mins. Not even read the shit I wrote you. Honestly, I m still fucking angry. Well... I have to understand lor... yes ar... I fucking understood but I would never accept it. Damn you!!! hate you hate you hate you hate you~~~ :( but maybe in the next birthday I will still buy you stuff... I hate myself....

The Science of Sleep/Science des rêves, La (8)

Leo, no matter what did you say, I still like this movie.... :D:D When I saw the movie, I really felt myself as a dummy audient... fuck that camera skills, fuck that special effect, fuck the scenario~ I just enjoyed it, I don't need new effect everytime haha... 吹咩... It's just subjective... ha.... (btw, the main charater is called Stephane as well lol~~~) um.... the non-makeup main actress looks a bit odd but maybe thats the idea of the director lerh.. haha... when you think it through.... if she is well covered by the makeup... maybe it will be another movie lo.... ~~ well... maybe a younger actress would be more appropriate.... It didn't affect me that much... the whole movie is just so European style. It didn't have very tight story line. It didn't have super fine touch up... just simply imaginative天馬行空.... well... if you wanna see some more professional reveiw.... click on the title la~~ I give it a 8/10 :D:D

Interview in Phillps Design

Finally, I have got an interview from Phillips Design last week.... :D After 2 weeks from the application sent, they never reply me a word. And, indeed, the position is much senior than I am. I thought I wouldn't have a chance to even visit their office.

But last Thursday afternoon, I've got a call from the agency... asking if I could do an interview on Friday (the day after) at 5:00pm.... Of cause I m not braming the lack of time, coz I don't think it would make too much different even they could give me a week for that. Woo..., indeed, I was overexcited :P.... I told myself even if I couldn't get the job, I could have a great experience.

Well... after the interview, I almost sure I can get the job.... haha... of cause not... exactly the opposite, as I thought... And I was a bit upset just after the interview, although I did expected the result. I shouldn't do it good for sure... it's basically the first serious interview after I came back. Well, Ad firms' jobs are from totally different planet, another story... The good thing is, I have done quite well in the part I had prepared... like the portfolios and my previous works. I will be super confidence to present these in the future. The only problem was in those questions I didn't prepare. Those question I should have expected he could ask but I didn't think of any answers. I talked to "sou ning" and he have given me a lot of advices... as usual.. haha... I like to listen to him, yeah~~ thanks thanks~~

From the interview, I saw what they need for a senior position. I understand . I learnt a new concept of doing design. I think I am confidence for the next senior position. These.... are what I earn from the interview. Which I only paid my lovely few hours, and that merely HK$20. So worthy.... And also, before I send out the application, I have rearranged and reprinted the whole portfolio..... which made my portfolio almost perfect (in terms of the works I have done, it's almost the best I can present it). Truely, thanks for Samuel really.... Hope that I will have another chance sooner in the coming future... :D haha... I can survive with the money I earned from Imagination for a few months I guess. Really have to remind myself again and again...!!!! I have to get a job I really want to do! That's why I come back... no random companies, no random positions. I am prepared. (Tracy: wah... very confidence lerh~~) (Kinn: haha.... I hope~~) (Tracy: -_-")

放屁婦點火柴遮臭害飛機急降

sorry babe... I can't find the english version of this.... It is a funny news about a woman who use the smell of lighting a match to hide her farting :D ON THE FLIGHT... and finally the whole flight had to land on the nearest airport. lol~~

放 屁 時 劃 火 柴 ， 有 助 遮 掩 臭 味 ， 但 切 記 看 環 境 ！ 美 國 一 名 婦 人 周 一 在 客 機 中 放 屁 不 斷 ， 竟 然 點 火 柴 遮 臭 ， 但 火 柴 味 卻 嚇 驚 乘 客 ， 以 為 有 人 放 炸 彈 ， 飛 機 要 緊 急 降 落 。
出 事 的 內 陸 航 班 ， 往 來 華 盛 頓 （ Washington ） 和 德 州 達 拉 斯 （ Dallas ） ， 要 中 途 停 下 。

乘 客 嗅 硫 磺 味 疑 有 炸 彈

當 天 ， 因 有 乘 客 報 告 嗅 到 燃 燒 火 柴 的 硫 磺 味 後 ， 機 組 人 員 決 定 在 田 納 西 州 納 什 維 爾 （ Nashville ） 緊 急 降 落 ， 並 疏 散 全 機 乘 客 。 美 國 聯 邦 調 查 局 （ FBI ） 探 員 隨 即 攜 同 炸 彈 搜 索 犬 登 機 搜 查 ， 終 於 在 一 個 坐 位 下 發 現 多 支 用 過 的 火 柴 。 該 座 位 的 女 乘 客 其 後 向 探 員 承 認 腸 胃 有 毛 病 ， 劃 火 柴 是 為 了 掩 蓋 臭 屁 。
探 員 說 ： 「 這 件 事 頗 為 『 抵 死 』 ， 但 那 位 女 士 挺 可 憐 。 如 此 大 費 周 章 掩 飾 臭 屁 ， 相 當 少 見 。 」 肇 事 的 女 乘 客 未 被 檢 控 ， 但 航 空 公 司 說 會 把 她 「 長 時 間 列 入 黑 名 單 」 。

The Wedding Banquet 囍宴 (10)

Finally I have sen it :D:D a movie I wanted to see since I was still in college. It is just amazing!! Very impressive~~~ haha.... I think, Brokeback Mountian is much easier to handle for Ann Lee um... The Wedding Banquet involved much deeper expression from different point of views. Chinese who wanna stay in the State, Chinese who grow in the west, conservative Chinese parents, father, mother, homosexual, straight, traditional Chinese family, eastern and western culture. The sensibilities are highly complicated. But the director just handle it so well. Although the whole story is happened at the State, but there are tones of Taiwanese identities in the movie. I think I would feel very warm if I had watched in London. :D haha... I will send one copy to Maivs... hope that she will love it :D

The only thing in the movie I am not sure is about "Simon". Maybe that is not the focus of the director or what, I kinda feel that the charactor is quite weak. Somehow I think a normal white young guy wouldn't be so passive in such a situation. yup... and... Wei-wei doesn't act like Mainland Chinese :P... haha... and maybe this is a different generation.. The guy who act as the handsome guy (Wai-ton) is not that handsome lo~~ lol

HK?

friend told me it is not unusual in HK now... Kinn: even in Nov???!?!? Friend: Yes... Kinn: It is not the same HK as I left.... -_- you have changed....
Kinn: when did you pick up the smoking habit, babe? T___T

Photo taken in Putney~

wah... very bright ah!!!!! lol Tracy must like it ^.^

Dog Bite Dog (8)

Maybe I didn't put any expectation making it a better movie. Indeed it's just a normal action movie containning more bloody scene.~~ well... okay... I am just simply superficial I just like Edison~~ he didn't act particularly good or bad. It simply scared me, I simply quite like it. Just that.

Wallace and Gromit (9)

Finally I have seen Wallace & Gromit ^____^ so happy~~~ yea yea yea~~
It is such a nice stop motion movie!!!! so amazing!!! ^____^~~ the idea are super moliu~~~ which I love haha~~~

Family photos~~

My Kuku

My little cousin

Grandpa & Uncle

Ocean Park

Went to Ocean Park with our lovely Patrick!!! ^_^_^ haha... thanks you Jenni for the tickets ^_^ I have played the Free Falling for 3 times~ hahaha....~~~ It was quite a funny night.... ^____^

I love this photo!!!! ^__^

Work Hard

The work suddenly becomes much intense than before lerh ~~~ Work until 3 in the moring in my last day~~ so meaningless indeed... just something very stupid.... ah... I am a bit regrad that I haven't got some of the files I have worked lerh :P um... it was a nice experience to work there anyway....

Have no wor to do next week... ~~~ wanna start my animation project... or take some phtoos.... or I also can find a work experience job in some 4A's comapnies :D finger cross~~ ^_^

My council house photo

This one is mine. um... it seems that I have nothng to tell... :D haha... actually thats too much to tell for me... I use to go to this area since I was 10 years old... so much memories lerh~~ ^_^ haha... I love mine. let me take some more photos around my area sin!

Sam's photo!

Really love these photo from Sam... ^_^..... haha council flat is such a cultural place... ^_^.... I will find something nice tmr to take !!!

My birthday parties~~

I have split my bday party into 2 days haha.... in order to pretend I have so many friends :D:D.... actually I really want to have a hotpot party but obviously I can't ask too many people to come to my home lerh :P And I wanted to go to sing K anyway... never go since last time I came back for holiday :P

The most surprising thing is I'd got a bunch of flowers in my 26's b'day!!! haha... and I lost the chance to have my first flowers from my lover lo... -_-.... anyway I had thought about how funny it would be if I someone offer me some flowers.... some time... haha. did I tell Daat Daat about it lerh?? ah.... anyway... ^_^.... I didn't cry for it haha...

haha... I found that almost all of my ex are in my b'day parties lerh... it is quite amazing!!! haha... And I think I don't have that many ex ja ma....~~~ haha... And I keep good relationship with them lerh :D:D (btw I will have a lunch/dinner with Esther lerh :D:D) Another funny thing is Lowee's friends were in my party as well... honestly a bit odd... one of them even me, never see her... :P and I only met once with another 2 of them.... I almost talk nothing to them.... :D haha... hi and bi and thanks.... thats it~~

Thanks for Jesse's dessert box!!!! ^___^ I love it...!!! haha... although almost all of the dessert from Japan are looks better than taste.... I still like them :D:D~~~ I have taken some pic for them... just need some time to finish the film before I can show here :P.... yea.... thanks for all of my friends who had hang around with me... ^_^ I love you all...~~~ thanks for Jenni to come to do the shopping with me ^_^... we would have nothing to eat without you... ^__^... and your cute cute "Virus Boy"!!!! Thanks for Tracy, Daat Daat and Leo... to be with me for 2 days :D:D haha.... Tracy, you will be good friend with Mike :D:D... yea yea...
Yup lerh.. Leo... please send me the photos. I wanna show here :D:D

Working in Imagination

Just start working in Imagination since last Monday as a freelancer... Thanks for Bryan's introduction.. ^___^ although it seems that I never really talk to him since I start working there :P... maybe he scared that I would leak his secret there :P and so thats why he doesnt wanna talk to me :D.....

It is indeed a very nice place to work in.... Not much pressure, good pay, projects are so much budget, spacious~, huge desk for everyone... new computer, new software, good IT support, bosses from London, staff from all over the world... lol~~~

I think I should send my CV to my boss... see if they may offer me a perm position, haha... um.... although I feel that I may not learn too mcuh from this company... it will be a good place for me to stay for a short while.... um... let me start writing the letter :D

My interviews

I went to a couple of interviews recently.... All of them are very useful and inspiring... although nothing really happen so far.... Yup.. it is quite diffcult for this time at the end of the year.... I had added quite a bit things onto my portfolio... It looks a bit too many pages now... I am a bit confuse indeed... I tried to ask the agency if my portfolio too big... but he never reply me.... -_-. anyway, he has present me to the client... hope that they will give me an interview... Phillips Design sounds really good to me... :D and the senior position also sounds very good... I feel that I will learn a lot from the position coz I am not senior enough to work there indeed. I will have to work really hard to pick it up if I work there :D finger cross to my application :D:D haha....