heya Peter,
my dream car, Porsche 911 Carrera can go 0~46mph in 5.0s (on manual). Plus, it looks soooo much better than a Turbo. Carrera is the way to go, man. **dreaming of driving a Porsche on a highway in Germany**
And on putting 525i on a M5 to deceice ppl (perhaps scaring them??haha), accoring my dad, ppl who know bimmers well can still tell the difference. Why not a Z series? M series are BIG for sports car, especially M5, as big as 5 series. (for me, 5 series are big cars...7 is totally luxurious..haha.)
but..yeah.. BIMMERs ALL THE WAY!! hmm..however, when i can afford a car but before i can afford a bimmer, i'll just have a VW to hold me through. hmm...
When i got home from the concert just in time for the overtime, my brother rushed out to the door and forbid me to watch the game (or even go near the TV) since my curse has yet to be lifted. (I think that damn curse is getting worse: the last 2 games I only glimpsed a bit and just slept in front of the TV.) anyway... good to see canucks won.
O.K. On the the concert tonight:
I went to a concert by Yun Di Li (your fellow chinese man, peter!) tonight. He was EXCEPTIONAL!! Li won the 2000 Fedrick Chopin Competition. Before him, the competition hadn't handed out 1st prize for 15 years!!!. His tone and touch are just PERFECT for Chopin. To have that kind of tone, you gotta be born with it. And the way he slightly emphasize the middle voice in some passages to give a hint of the motive is just total beauty. His musicality kinda reminds me of Pollini (my favorite pianist for Chopin), very passionate but can be politely reserved when it's needed. He also has depth in Liszt. Liszt is usually so technically challenging that people overlook the music in the piece. He brought out the music in that lengthy sonata of Liszt (v. lyrical, almost Chopin-like.. haha) and still be 100% (almost) technically secured. In 10 years, with some life experience, he's gonna be amazing. (ugh on his record company trying to make him a classical music idol. Hope he doesn't get lost w/ all the promotional stuff..)
BEN: you'd be awed by how effortlessly he played the descenting/ascending passage (the one on the top of second page)after the opening in scherzo no. 1 by Chopin. He played it like he was playing scale, very smooth, but with every notes very clearly articulated.
When the concert was about to begin, I saw my boss in one of those seets ON STAGE. YES, the concert is such an event that they put seats ON THE STAGE. My seat was the left most seat in 1st row in orchestra level. I thought I got a seat on the leftside of the balcony (aiya) and was disappointed at the accoustics (good view of his hands though). I went to say hi to my boss during intermission, and, guess what, MY BOSS SWITCHED SEATS WITH ME!!! For the second 1/2 and the encore, i was ON THE STAGE, listening to Yun Di Li in close proximity. (was almost in tears during some v. moving part of Liszt's sonata.)
haha.. i don't think you people care that much about the concert, BUT I HAVE TO GUSH. In fact, this is my second time typing this (stupid computer)....because he's THAT good that I REALLY HAVE TO GUSH!!!
aiyaya... need to study bioc...
