YAY!
I got into University of Toronto, Trinity College, for Mathematics and Physical Sciences.
So, I've gotten offers from all of the unis I've applied to.
That is all... for now. XD
Tuesday, March 30, 2010
Wednesday, March 24, 2010
Do TOK
Just because we are in IB, and the end is near!
It is such a brilliant song XD.
Anyone who's been/going through IB will appreciate this.
Do TOK - Group 4 Project, feat. Will-I-B
It is such a brilliant song XD.
Anyone who's been/going through IB will appreciate this.
Do TOK - Group 4 Project, feat. Will-I-B
Tuesday, March 23, 2010
Academy Award Winning Movie Trailer
A little something that Stephen Fry tweeted about a few days ago.
Yes, the idea's been done before, many times in the recent years, with all those parody/comedy movies, etc.
However, I doubt that anyone's gone THIS far with it before.
Enjoy =)
Academy Award Winning Movie Trailer
Yes, the idea's been done before, many times in the recent years, with all those parody/comedy movies, etc.
However, I doubt that anyone's gone THIS far with it before.
Enjoy =)
Academy Award Winning Movie Trailer
Monday, March 22, 2010
Red Moon
It is just beautiful, things you can observe so late at night.
Right now, sitting outside my window, lies a sliver of the red moon.
It looks something like this:
Back in December, was the first time I saw this red moon in a long while. It was in the early hours of the morning, not quite dawn yet. The moon was full that day, and in the exact same location, I sat there, watching as the red disk slowly sank to the ground, disappearing into the horizon.
It was quite amazing. Because in the summer, I always watch the sun set, just a little west of where that moon was. They sank, the exact same way, the moon being slightly larger, and the setting of it signalled the beginning of light, instead of the end.
So this is where philosophies and ancient tales, stories passed down through generations came from...
Right now, sitting outside my window, lies a sliver of the red moon.
It looks something like this:
Photo by Chris Harvey
Except, my moon, is a waxings one (the one show in this image is waning), and it is larger, yellower/whiter along the outer edge, and its craters are much more visible. It is much better to be looking at it, photographs does it no justice.
It is visions like this, that are the driving forces behind artistic creation, behind inspirations, the romanticism in ourselves.
And I just love how, if someone in my general geographical area looks up in the right direction, they will see the exact same thing, and perhaps ponder the exact same thoughts.
So pretty...... But alas, like all beauty, it will not last. It will return again, perhaps in the same setting, perhaps in a different one. But for now, it is fading.
Back in December, was the first time I saw this red moon in a long while. It was in the early hours of the morning, not quite dawn yet. The moon was full that day, and in the exact same location, I sat there, watching as the red disk slowly sank to the ground, disappearing into the horizon.
It was quite amazing. Because in the summer, I always watch the sun set, just a little west of where that moon was. They sank, the exact same way, the moon being slightly larger, and the setting of it signalled the beginning of light, instead of the end.
So this is where philosophies and ancient tales, stories passed down through generations came from...
Friday, March 19, 2010
Arvo Part
Finally, the musician I had meant to feature all along.
I discovered one of his songs while watching the awesome tv show; Numb3rs.
He's simply, a genius.
Biography and background info
To the untrained and normal ear, listening to his songs, one could imagine him to have lived hundreds of years ago, along with the old masters. This is what I thought at first, only to find out that he is living among the contemporary musicians. (A trained music historian/person could probably tell from the harmony and styles used that he's a modern artist, but most of us have not studied in that much depth)
His music is just very... emotional and pretty.
Yup, just close your eyes and listen to this one. Feels the bells and the layers building in the depth of the spirit.
Cantus in the Memory of Benjamin Britten
I discovered one of his songs while watching the awesome tv show; Numb3rs.
He's simply, a genius.
Biography and background info
To the untrained and normal ear, listening to his songs, one could imagine him to have lived hundreds of years ago, along with the old masters. This is what I thought at first, only to find out that he is living among the contemporary musicians. (A trained music historian/person could probably tell from the harmony and styles used that he's a modern artist, but most of us have not studied in that much depth)
His music is just very... emotional and pretty.
Yup, just close your eyes and listen to this one. Feels the bells and the layers building in the depth of the spirit.
Cantus in the Memory of Benjamin Britten
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