So I got this email that ask me to send to everyone in contact list. The to field is filled with random email address that all beginw tih "frank". So I figure this is another junk email. But hey, who would've thought that there are some nice phrases in spam?
When I first heard of this song, this group "Zone" already disbanded (they officially disbanded on April 1, 2005 ). I started to find some more songs on youtube and lyrics translation but I guess only bits and pieces left. Regardless, I think this song really bring back memories. It remind me of many things......
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ZONE – secret base~What You’ve Given Me~
Lyrics: Machida Norihiko
Music: Machida Norihiko
*I won’t forget the end of summer with you
Or our hopes and dreams for the future
I believe in my heart we’ll meet again in August, ten years from now
You’ve given me the best memories…
Our meeting was a sudden moment at a crossing on my way home
When you called out, “Let’s walk home together”
I must have seemed so awkward
Hiding my face behind my bag
The truth is I was so, so happy
終日坐在辦公室不知寒暑的我,為買午餐幾乎全身被淋濕。換下溼透的襯衫,心裡有些猶豫不決,因為很久沒去Concert in the Park,免費聆聽紐約愛樂,之前也不是在中央公園而是在離家附近的 Cunningham Park,這回難得有機會,而且在朋友的建議下,也想親眼目睹郎朗的演奏,所幸天氣轉晴,確認沒有取消後便帶著包包從公司出發。
So another Halloween passed and I feel there's less kids going trick-or-treat around the neighborhood. This year I met an unhappy little boy. He had a grumpy face and say "trick-or-treat!" with sort of angry tone. I was a bit shocked at first since I was wondering where's his holiday spirit. Perhaps he didn't want to go and was forced? That I'll never know. I hang over the basket and let him pick candy. He grab a handful and storm off. I hope he enjoy the holiday and the fun associated with it. After all, we spend all these money on custome, candy, and decoration for a day to have fun. If it's not fun then it lose its meaning, isn't it?
This year I spent some time on Halloween event again in World of Warcraft. The headless horseman make an appearance again in Azeroth. Scarlet Monastery graveyard is filled with eager adventurers searching for the rare mount and achievement hungry players to fullfill event achievements. The loot is ok for newly level 80 but for casual raider like me it's junk. And it's getting boring. I'm surprised to find myself tired of WoW. Maybe i'll spend my next Halloween in another place instead of Azeroth.
A cup of tea resolves everything, but please don't bring me hot water with leaves!
Another failed attempt for afternoon tea makes me wonder if our coffee/tea brewing machine is too old. Of course, our company uses products from Keuring which provide many different brands of tea and coffee. All I have to do is put the tiny "K-cups" into the brewing machine and watch it go. Few seconds later, a hot tea or coffee will be presented automatically. Sounds simple, easy, and fool proof, isn't it?
Unfortunately, this instant method often makes a mess. I never try the coffee but I notice whenever I want to make some tea from the brewing machine, most of time the tea had some fine cut tea leaves floating in the cup. Sometimes it'll even cover up the cup. It's as if someone prepared tea and dump leaves in it. Now who would want to drink THAT?
With all the supposedly "ideal brewing environment", the "ideal pressure", the "ideal pre-heated water" a brewing machine provides, in my opinion nothing beats the good old tea bag. It's just as fast and I can control the concentration with the control of time and dips of tea bag. Of course, nothing beats the good old fashion regular tea leaves. It requires patience, but it's worth the wait. Nothing provides more joy than seeing those tea leaves absorb hot water and slowly expand. It's as if all of today's troubles were absorbed and vaporized with the aroma of the tea.