Friday, December 30, 2016

i like motion pictures

Cruised through 2016 wondering is there no film that would blow me away, and in its final days Tom Ford's Nocturnal Animals dropped. This level of maturity is a rarity these days. And why is Jake Gyllenhall always so convincingly detestable?

Wednesday, December 28, 2016

RIP

"What you'll have of me after I journey to that great Death Star in the sky is an extremely accomplished daughter, a few books, and a picture of a stern-looking girl wearing some kind of metal bikini lounging on a giant drooling squid, behind a newscaster informing you of the passing of Princess Leia after a long battle with her head."

#onewiththeForcenow

Friday, December 23, 2016

"I remember one morning getting up at dawn, there was such a sense of possibility. And I remember thinking to myself, 'So, this is the beginning of happiness. And of course there will always be more.' It never occurred to me it wasn't the beginning. It was happiness. It was the moment. Right then."

Thursday, December 22, 2016

Sunday, December 18, 2016

"Men kill and get killed, women bury them. Women are professional survivors."

Friday, December 16, 2016

i like motion pictures

Sing Street is the most charming film of the year. surprisingly catchy music, a strangely absorbing romance à la 500 Days of Summer, for once a sibling who's not dysfunctional, all held together by a teenage cast. Lucy Boynton especially.

Thursday, December 15, 2016

"the greatest trick the Devil ever pulled was convincing the world he didn't exist."

Saturday, December 10, 2016

Friday, December 09, 2016

Zlatan is 35, came from Ligue 1, and has 13 goals. the last United player to score more by 8 Dec was Ronaldo in 2007. give him some credit.

Sunday, December 04, 2016

"Leave your worries for a while, they will still be there when you get back."

Saturday, November 26, 2016

i like motion pictures

Despite reservations, 4Love, Singapore's romance spin-off to the hugely successful 7 Letters, is surprisingly good. Quirky, sides splitting, and left the entire audience in tears. True to form, though, Sam Loh's segment is the Achilles' heel.

Thursday, November 17, 2016

"It was like some beautiful bird flapped into our drab little cage and made those walls dissolve away, and for the briefest of moments, every last man in Shawshank felt free."

Wednesday, November 09, 2016

Crooked Hillary

this was about the people, like it was in Britain, Philippines and possibly many more.

in the hours of coverage, you barely hear commentators saying Trump is awesome, not even from his supporters. it was simply a case of correct message for correct audience.

the election result was less an endorsement of him than a referendum on and repudiation of Hillary.

on hindsight, perhaps someone who's lost before at the primaries should not be a future candidate -- woman or not.

Saturday, November 05, 2016

"Leslie practised Buddhism, which to her was a philosophy and not an organised religion. In fact, Leslie abhorred all organised religions. To her, they were the most dangerous fairytales ever invented, designed to elicit blind obedience and strike fear into the hearts of the innocent and the uninformed. To her, the only thing worse than death would have been the knowledge that her rotting flesh was to be trapped for all eternity inside a big box. I quote, 'In the event of my death, I wish to be cremated. My funeral shall be a celebration of the life cycle with music and dancing. After, it is my expressed desire that my ashes shall be taken to a nondescript location, preferably public and heavily populated, at which point promptly and unceremoniously flushed down the nearest toilet.' "

Monday, October 24, 2016

i like motion pictures

"Opinions may differ as to the importance of Ramanujan's work and the influence it may or may not have but one gift it does show is its profound and invincible originality. Littlewood once told me that 'every positive integer is one of Ramanujan's personal friends'. Ramanujan told me that an equation for him had no meaning unless it expressed a thought of God. Despite everything in my being set to the contrary, perhaps he is right. For is this not exactly our justification for pure mathematics? We are merely explorers of infinity in the pursuit of absolute perfection. We do not invent these formulae, they already exist, and lie in wait for only the very brightest of minds ever to divine and prove. In the end, I have been forced to consider who are we to question Ramanujan, let alone God?"

G. H. Hardy, The Man Who Knew Infinity

Tuesday, October 18, 2016

Friday, October 14, 2016

a worshipped king

many are going to worry about the loss of the benevolent veto that Bhumibol wields, an extra-constitutional apparatus that stabilises a politically unstable country. yet it's a riddle that's perplexed me for a long time, a discussion that Thailand avoids both in law and in culture - was his presence part of the reason the country hasn't been able to develop into a sustainable democracy? or did it prevent a slide into the kind of authoritarian regimes seen in the region, Africa and the Americas? or is the Thai situation simply too unique considering the people's adoration for their king?

Wednesday, October 12, 2016

"you only miss by 5 percent. in most things 95 is pretty good."

Thursday, October 06, 2016

Monday, October 03, 2016

Ryder Cup post-mortem

the best point this morning was suitably delivered by Rory and Reed, but people overlook the classic served up by old dogs Phil and Garcia, who went a combined 18-under.

i am disappointed but Rory is right, this is better for the sport. US had so much depth that Europe deserved to lose. Rose should've beaten the erratic Fowler, Willett flopped, Rory's loss was painful, but guys like Snedeker, Kuchar and the two Johnsons were just too much to handle. elsewhere, Spieth is fast becoming Tiger, a choker in team tournaments.

on another note, did anyone realise Europe's 4.5 points were scored by the non-Brits, while the Brits went zero on the final day? maybe it's time to shift this team away from the Home Nations.

Saturday, October 01, 2016

ST cover stories today: double rainbow and female pilot

Kicker for the first: "A double rainbow was last seen in Singapore in July last year," which I'm sure they verified with God.

Photo caption for the second: "One thing she enjoys about flying is seeing the night view," a point which I'm sure they'd make if featuring a male pilot.

Wednesday, September 28, 2016

Monday, September 26, 2016

Sunday, September 25, 2016

"蔷儿的妈妈要蔷儿别游手好闲,朵儿的妈妈说朵儿需要个帮手,碰巧他们的妈妈是同一个人。"

Monday, September 19, 2016

Friday, September 16, 2016

Thursday, September 15, 2016

Tuesday, September 13, 2016

Thursday, September 08, 2016

management 101

J is a mediocre middle-level manager who doesn't command the respect of her team. T is sort of a 2IC who commands the respect of his team.

T is known to point out colleagues' mistakes. one day, he and his colleagues didn't hesitate to point out J's mistake publicly.

given her position, if J had put her hands up, she would've scored some points within the team. after all, the reward that comes with humility at a higher position is always higher.

but given J's track record it was no surprise how she escalated it into a demonstration of what you should never do.

she not just doubled down, which was already a surefire way to lose points, true to form she attempted muddling and diverting the matter.

this only works if you can fool your audience.

worse, J scapegoated T, the last person she should have scapegoated.

the episode, one of many, ended with no clear resolution. but as J had no legs to stand on, everyone on the team saw through her act, and her reputation took a further hit. moreover, by villifying T the influencer, J lost more than she gained.

this is a classic example of winning one battle but losing the war.

Wednesday, September 07, 2016

Friday, September 02, 2016

"做兄弟 在心中 你感觉不到 我说一万句都是废话"

Saturday, August 27, 2016

我几次起身要走 而终未走成
但我几次要将你拥抱 却也未拥抱得成

Saturday, August 20, 2016

the difference between the Chinese and the Chinese

Straits Times' cover has a small spot for LCW; Zaobao's cover is a spread of LCW. As a political observer once remarked, LCW is not just Malaysia's -- he's often a symbol for the Chinese diaspora against China.

media bias

Most of what I'm seeing about Lochte, my man during the Phelps-Lochte rivalry, is how this has shamed organisers Brazil. No, people, this has shamed the US. Own up.

Thursday, August 18, 2016

Killian documents controversy

"In many ways on many days, [reporters] have sort of adopted the attitude of 'go along, get along.' What many of us need is a spine transplant. Whether it's City Hall, the State House, or the White House, part of our job is to speak truth to power."

Tuesday, August 09, 2016

Monday, August 01, 2016

i like motion pictures

the Mexican drug war makes crime everywhere look like schoolyard pranks. beautiful cinematography, gratifyingly taut, never self-conscious.

#Sicario

Wednesday, July 27, 2016

PRCs

at lunch, i gave the PRC cashier an SG50 note, and he immediately huddled with his PRC friend, fascinating over it. turned out they're collectors. three of us had a nice chat about it, before they returned it to me. at dinner, the ban mian stall owned by a couple of kind PRCs packed me a huge bowl of soup even though i dabao dry ban mian, a small but significant act. i love the Chinese lah. they get a bad rep.

Thursday, July 21, 2016

Star for Tai Hwa

in my earlier review of Bib Gourmand, i took issue with them "ignoring the quintessential Singaporean dish". credit to them now for unveiling bachor mee like a finale. Hill Street Tai Hwa Pork Noodle is hands down among the most transcendent hawker food i've experienced. experienced not tasted because from queuing to witnessing Mr Tang the artist to eating it -- is a journey. elsewhere, as expected, many of the stars went to restaurants whose foreign chefs are starred. i'm particularly happy for Corner House, Candlenut and Forest.

Monday, July 11, 2016

Euro 2016 final

So a striker wins the tournament for the team that played without a natural striker. It was almost Gignac, then it was Eder -- two completely irrelevant strikers. Portugal succeeded cos Santos dared to undo his entire lineup. France failed cos... France didn't fail. Their fault was they played like favourites and let Portugal capitalise. Bad France turned up, so move on. We knew Griezmann and Payet can disappear. We knew Giroud isn't great. Pogba's performance falls on Deschamps -- if you want Pogba to sit deep, you'll get a very good Sissoko; if you use Kante instead, you'll get a world-class Pogba. Eat your words, those who'd written Ronaldo's obituary. Ronaldo is now officially more decorated than Messi and Eusebio.

Friday, June 24, 2016

never again

Out of the ashes of EU rises Farage. Brexit, according to some, again saw a prominent elite class defeated by a silent (sometimes ignorant) majority. Across the Atlantic, Trump writes a similar script. When world powers pursue isolationism, the world is less safe, and make no mistake, Britain is a world power and a glue within EU. This could embolden far-right politics across Europe and lead to EU unravelling. If you know your history, when society is scared, it moves right. Openness and capitalism are not perfect -- some win, some lose badly. But when countries shut their doors and become suspicious of each other, everyone loses. History goes in circles, guys.

Friday, May 27, 2016

"To look life in the face and to know it for what it is. To love it for what it is, and then, to put it away."

Wednesday, May 18, 2016

"Did it matter that she must inevitably cease completely? All this must go on without her. Did she resent it, or did it not become consoling to believe that death ended absolutely?"

Wednesday, May 04, 2016

Sunday, April 24, 2016

"My life amounts to no more than one drop in a limitless ocean. Yet what is any ocean, but a multitude of drops?"

Monday, April 18, 2016

Thursday, March 31, 2016

UFM100.3 U选1000 - my votes

*in red are my top 50 candidates

5566 - 我难过

A-Lin - 给我一个理由忘记
A-Lin - 忘记拥抱

F.I.R. - Fly Away
F.I.R. - Lydia
F.I.R. - 你的微笑
F.I.R. - 千年之恋
F.I.R. - 我们的爱
F.I.R. - 月牙湾

F4 - 第一时间
F4 - 烟火的季节

田馥甄 - LOVE!
田馥甄 - 还是要幸福
田馥甄 - 寂寞寂寞就好
田馥甄 - 魔鬼中的天使
田馥甄 - 小幸运

田馥甄, 飞轮海 - 只对你有感觉

JS - 你是此生最美的风景

陈芳语 - 爱你

Mr. - 如果我是陈奕迅

Olivia - 等等
Olivia - 海枯石烂
Olivia - 如燕

S.H.E - Always On My Mind
S.H.E - 触电
S.H.E - 恋人未满
S.H.E - 热带雨林
S.H.E - 天灰
S.H.E - 无可取代
S.H.E - 一眼万年

Tank - 如果我变成回忆
Tank - 专属天使

阿杜 - 差一点
阿杜 - 坚持到底
阿杜 - 他一定很爱你
阿杜 - 天黑

阿牛 - 大肚腩
阿牛 - 对面的女孩看过来

阿桑 - 一直很安静
阿桑 - 受了点伤
阿桑 - 叶子

白安 - 是什么让我遇见这样的你

蔡淳佳 - 等一个晴天
蔡淳佳 - 庆幸有你爱我
蔡淳佳 - 他和她

蔡健雅 - Beautiful Love
蔡健雅 - 达尔文
蔡健雅 - 当你离开的时候
蔡健雅 - 呼吸
蔡健雅 - 抛物线
蔡健雅 - 十万毫升泪水
蔡健雅 - 说到爱
蔡健雅 - 无底洞

蔡旻佑 - 我可以

蔡依林 - Mr. Q
蔡依林 - 就是爱
蔡依林 - 马德里不思议
蔡依林 - 日不落
蔡依林 - 说爱你
蔡依林 - 妥协

蔡依林, 周杰伦 - 布拉格广场

曹格 - 背叛
曹格 - 寂寞先生
曹格 - 世界唯一的你

草蜢 - 宝贝对不起
草蜢 - 失恋阵线联盟
草蜢 - 忘情森巴舞
草蜢 - 暗恋的代价

陈汉玮, 蔡礼莲 - 关怀方式

陈慧琳 - 记事本

陈慧琳, 冯德伦 - 北极雪

陈洁仪 - 逼得太紧
陈洁仪 - 担心
陈洁仪 - 等了又等
陈洁仪 - 家
陈洁仪 - 看月亮
陈洁仪 - 伤心
陈洁仪 - 天冷就回来
陈洁仪 - 再爱一回
陈洁仪 - 伤了和气
陈洁仪 - 喜欢你
陈洁仪 - 心痛

陈绮贞 - 告诉我
陈绮贞 - 旅行的意义
陈绮贞 - 让我想一想
陈绮贞 - 鱼

陈升 - 把悲伤留给自己

陈升, 刘佳慧 - 北京一夜

陈势安 - 天后

陈淑桦 - 滚滚红尘
陈淑桦 - 梦醒时分
陈淑桦 - 笑红尘

陈淑桦, 成龙 - 明明白白我的心

陈晓东 - 比我幸福
陈晓东 - 孤单的夜里我不孤单
陈晓东 - 心有独钟

陈奕迅 - K歌之王
陈奕迅 - Shall We Talk
陈奕迅 - 不如这样
陈奕迅 - 好久不见
陈奕迅 - 你的背包
陈奕迅 - 十年
陈奕迅 - 淘汰
陈奕迅 - 兄妹
陈奕迅 - 爱情转移
陈奕迅 - 稳稳的幸福

大嘴巴 - 永远在身边

戴爱玲 - 对的人

戴佩妮 - 你要的爱

邓丽君 - 我只在乎你

邓紫棋 - 后会无期
邓紫棋 - 泡沫

迪克牛仔 - 有多少爱可以重来

丁当 - 不是你的错
丁当 - 好难得
丁当 - 身不由己
丁当 - 手掌心
丁当 - 我爱他
丁当 - 一半
丁当 - 猜不透

丁当, 阿信 (五月天) - 走火入魔

动力火车 - 彩虹
动力火车 - 除了愛你还能爱谁
动力火车 - 当
动力火车 - 我吃的起苦
动力火车 - 忠孝东路走九遍

杜德伟 - 把你宠坏
杜德伟 - 情人
杜德伟 - 天真
杜德伟 - 无心伤害

范玮琪 - 黑白配
范玮琪 - 悄悄告诉你
范玮琪 - 是非题
范玮琪 - 一个像夏天一个像秋天
范玮琪 - 最重要的决定
范玮琪 - 启程

范玮琪, 张韶涵 - 如果的事

范晓萱 - 眼泪
范晓萱 - 氧气

范逸臣 - I Believe
范逸臣 - 除此之外
范逸臣 - 国境之南
范逸臣 - Love Story
范逸臣 - Piano

方大同 - 爱爱爱

方炯斌 - 坏人

龚芝怡 - 幸福不难

古巨基 - 喜欢
古巨基 - 好想好想

关喆 - 想你的夜

光良 - 第一次
光良 - 童话
光良 - 约定

光良, 曹格 - 少年

光良, 江美琪 - 对你有感觉

郭富城 - Para Para Sakura
郭富城 - 爱的呼唤
郭富城 - 唱这歌
郭富城 - 当我知道你们相爱
郭富城 - 唯一色彩
郭富城 - 我是不是该安静地走开
郭富城 - 对你爱不完

郭静 - 下一个天亮

郭美美 - 爱是你眼里的一首情歌

韩红, 孙楠 - 美丽的神话

何润东 - 真心话

洪邵轩, 颜黎明 - 你的倒影

胡夏 - 那些年

胡彦斌 - Waiting For You
胡彦斌 - 男人KTV

黄安 - 新鸳鸯蝴蝶梦

黄大炜 - 让每个人都心碎
黄大炜 - 你把我灌醉

黄美珍 - 只怕想家

黄品源 - 你怎么舍得我难过

黄小琥 - 没那么简单

黄义达- 那女孩对我说

黄莺莺 - 哭砂

江美琪 - 亲爱的你怎么不在我身边

姜鄠 - 恋之憩

蓝心湄 - 一见钟情

浪花兄弟 - 想你就写信

黎沸挥 - 等你等到我心痛

黎明 - 我用深情与你相约
黎明 - 今夜你会不会来

李佳薇 - 煎熬
李佳薇 - 像天堂的悬崖

李玖哲 - 想太多

李圣杰 - 擦肩而过
李圣杰 - 痴心绝对
李圣杰 - 手放开
李圣杰 - 眼底星空
李圣杰 - 最近

李圣杰, 林隆璇 - 你那么爱他

李宗盛 - 凡人歌
李宗盛 - 鬼迷心窍
李宗盛 - 山丘

李宗盛, 品冠, 周华健 - 最近比较烦

梁朝伟 - 你是如此难以忘记

梁静茹 - Fly Away
梁静茹 - 崇拜
梁静茹 - 第三者
梁静茹 - 分手快乐
梁静茹 - 会呼吸的痛
梁静茹 - 可惜不是你
梁静茹 - 没有如果
梁静茹 - 情歌
梁静茹 - 如果有一天
梁静茹 - 丝路
梁静茹 - 听不到
梁静茹 - 为我好
梁静茹 - 无条件为你
梁静茹 - 勇气
梁静茹 - 最想环游的世界

梁文福 - 麻雀衔竹枝

梁文福, 刘瑞政, 王邦吉 - 细水长流

梁咏琪 - 胆小鬼
梁咏琪 - 短发
梁咏琪 - 顺时针
梁咏琪 - 原来爱情这么伤

两个女生 - 打扫

林凡 - 一个人生活

林俊杰 - 背对背拥抱
林俊杰 - 豆浆油条
林俊杰 - 简简单单
林俊杰 - 江南
林俊杰 - 可惜没如果
林俊杰 - 她说
林俊杰 - 修炼爱情
林俊杰 - 一千年以后

林俊杰, 蔡卓妍 - 小酒窝

林俊杰, 邓紫棋 - 手心的蔷薇

林俊杰, 金莎 - 被风吹过的夏天 
林俊杰, 金莎 - 期待爱

林晓培 - 心动

林忆莲 - 爱上一个不回家的人
林忆莲 - 伤痕
林忆莲 - 纸飞机
林忆莲 - 至少还有你
林忆莲 - 听说爱情回来过

林忆莲, 李宗盛 - 当爱已成往事

林宥嘉 - 伯乐
林宥嘉 - 浪费
林宥嘉 - 神秘嘉宾
林宥嘉 - 说谎
林宥嘉 - 心酸

林宇中 - 靠岸

林育群 - 人海中遇见你

林志炫 - 离人
林志炫 - 蒙娜丽莎的眼泪

林志颖 - 不是每个恋曲都有美好回忆

刘德华 - 来生缘
刘德华 - 练习
刘德华 - 你是我的女人
刘德华 - 天意
刘德华 - 谢谢你的爱
刘德华 - 再说一次我爱你
刘德华 - 真永远
刘德华 - 冰雨

刘德华, 吴宗宪, 柯受良 - 笨小孩

刘耕宏 - 彩虹天堂

刘若英 - 成全
刘若英 - 后来
刘若英 - 幸福不是情歌
刘若英 - 很爱很爱你

卢广仲 - 一百种生活

卢巧音 - 至少走得比你早

罗志祥 - 爱转角

吕方 - 老情歌

莫文蔚 - 爱
莫文蔚 - 忽然之间
莫文蔚 - 如果没有你

那英 - 白天不懂也得很
那英 - 出卖
那英 - 梦一场
那英 - 一笑而过
那英 - 征服

南拳妈妈 - 下雨天

欧得洋 - 孤单北半球

欧得洋, 蔡淳佳 - 小夫妻

潘玮柏, 弦子 - 不得不爱

潘玮柏, 张韶涵 - 快乐崇拜

潘盈 - 让夜轻轻落下

彭佳慧 - 旧梦

彭羚 - 囚鸟

品冠 - 爱情不能做比较
品冠 - 疼你的责任

品冠, 黄嘉千 - 爱情转弯的地方

品冠, 梁静茹 - 明明很爱你

齐秦 - 不让我的眼泪陪我过夜
齐秦 - 夜夜夜夜
齐秦 - 大约在冬季
齐秦 - 外面的世界

齐豫, 潘越云 - 梦田

裘海正 - 爱我的人和我爱的人

曲婉婷 - 爱的海洋
曲婉婷 - 我的歌声里

群星 - 东方之珠
群星 - 明天会更好

容祖儿 - 挥着翅膀的女孩
容祖儿 - 小小

顺子 - 回家
顺子 - 写一首歌

苏打绿 - 小情歌
苏打绿 - 无眠

苏慧伦 - Lemon Tree
苏慧伦 - 鸭子

苏慧伦, 成龙 - 在我生命中的每一天

苏永康 - 旧爱还是最美
苏永康 - 男人不该让女人流泪
苏永康 - 相遇太早

苏永康, 陈洁仪 - 爱的正好

孙燕姿 - The Moment
孙燕姿 - 超快感
孙燕姿 - 开始懂了
孙燕姿 - 绿光
孙燕姿 - 尚好的青春
孙燕姿 - 天黑黑
孙燕姿 - 天使的指纹
孙燕姿 - 我不难过
孙燕姿 - 我的爱
孙燕姿 - 我怀念的
孙燕姿 - 我要的幸福
孙燕姿 - 眼泪成诗
孙燕姿 - 雨天
孙燕姿 - 遇见
孙燕姿 - 逆光

孙燕姿, 五月天, F.I.R - 第一天

孙耀威 - 认识你真好

邰正宵 - 一千零一夜

谭咏麟 - 半梦半醒之间

陶喆 - Melody
陶喆 - 爱很简单
陶喆 - 爱我还是他
陶喆 - 寂寞的季节
陶喆 - 就是爱你
陶喆 - 流沙
陶喆 - 普通朋友
陶喆 - 沙滩
陶喆 - 天天
陶喆 - 小镇姑娘
陶喆 - 找自己

童安格 - 明天你是否依然爱我

娃娃 - 大雨 
娃娃 - 漂洋过海来看你

万芳 - 新不了情

王菲 - 匆匆那年
王菲 - 红豆
王菲 - 流年
王菲 - 你快乐所以我快乐
王菲 - 人间
王菲 - 笑忘书
王菲 - 旋木
王菲 - 执迷不悔
王菲 - 但愿人长久
王菲 - 我愿意

王菲, 陈奕迅 - 因为爱情

王杰 - 是否我真的一无所有

王杰 - 一场游戏一场梦

王杰, 叶欢 - 你是我胸口永远的痛

王力宏 - Forever Love
王力宏 - 爱错
王力宏 - 你不在
王力宏 - 你不知道的事
王力宏 - 唯一
王力宏 - 心跳
王力宏 - 一首简单的歌
王力宏 - Kiss Goodbye
王力宏 - 爱的就是你 

王力宏, 张靓颖 - 另一个天堂

王心凌 - 爱你
王心凌 - 当你
王心凌 - 那年夏天宁静的海
王心凌 - 月光

王心凌, 孙协志 - 煎熬

王馨平 - 别问我是谁

王铮亮 - 时间都去哪儿了

韦礼安 - 还是会

温岚 - 北斗星
温岚 - 蓝色雨
温岚 - 傻瓜
温岚 - 祝我生日快乐

温岚, 周杰伦 - 屋顶

巫启贤 - 情谊藏心底
巫启贤 - 太傻

巫启贤, 黄惠贞 - 邂逅

无印良品 - 胡思乱想
无印良品 - 是你变了吗
无印良品 - 掌心
无印良品 - 注定

吴克群 - 吴克群
吴克群 - 为你写诗

吴奇隆 - 祝你一路顺风

吴宗宪 - 你比从前快乐
吴宗宪 - 是不是这样的夜晚你才会这样的想起我

吴宗宪, Joanna - 窗外

五月天 - 步步
五月天 - 倔强
五月天 - 恋爱ing
五月天 - 你不是真正的快乐
五月天 - 诺亚方舟
五月天 - 人生海海
五月天 - 突然好想你
五月天 - 温柔
五月天 - 我不愿让你一个人
五月天 - 知足

五月天, 陈绮贞 - 私奔到月球

五月天, 孙燕姿 - 王子面

伍思凯 - 爱要怎么说
伍思凯 - 爱与愁
伍思凯 - 分享
伍思凯 - 特别的爱给特别的你

萧煌奇 - 末班车

萧敬腾 - 阿飞的小蝴蝶
萧敬腾 - 你
萧敬腾 - 海芋恋

萧敬腾, 张惠妹 - 一眼瞬间

萧潇 - 爱要坦荡荡

萧亚轩 - 爱的主打歌
萧亚轩 - 冲动
萧亚轩 - 最熟悉的陌生人
萧亚轩 - 地下铁

小虎队 - 红蜻蜓
小虎队 - 蝴蝶飞呀

谢安琪 - 欢送会

辛晓琪 - 领悟
辛晓琪 - 味道

信乐团 - 海阔天空
信乐团 - 离歌
信乐团 - 死了都要爱
信乐团 - 天高地厚
信乐团 - 一了百了

信乐团, 戴爱玲 - 千年之恋

熊天平 - 火柴天堂
熊天平 - 雪候鸟

徐佳莹 - 身骑白马
徐佳莹 - 寻人启事
徐佳莹 - 失落沙洲

徐若瑄 - 爱笑的眼睛

徐若瑄, 曹格 - I Still Believe

许慧欣, 许志安 - 恋爱频率

许美静 - 都是夜归人
许美静 - 明知道
许美静 - 阳光总在风雨后
许美静 - 遗憾
许美静 - 城里的月光

许茹芸 - 好听

许茹芸, 熊天平 - 爱情电影
许茹芸, 熊天平 - 你的眼睛

许绍洋 - 花香

许哲佩 - 白色婚礼
许哲佩 - 气球

许志安 - 我还能爱谁
许志安 - 想说

严爵 - 好的事情

阎奕格 - 也可以

杨丞琳 - 带我走
杨丞琳 - 过敏
杨丞琳 - 理想情人
杨丞琳 - 缺氧
杨丞琳 - 雨爱

杨培安 - 我相信

杨宗纬 - 其实都没有

叶良俊 - 爱你不是爱给别人看

叶倩文 - 潇洒走一回

叶倩文, 林子祥 - 选择

伊能静 - 萤火虫

永邦 - 你是我最深爱的人

优客李林 - 认错
优客李林 - 少年游

宇珩 - 依然是朋友 

庾澄庆 - 春泥
庾澄庆 - 海啸
庾澄庆 - 靠近
庾澄庆 - 情非得已
庾澄庆 - 缺口

郁可唯 - 指望

元若蓝, 吴忠明 - 心愿便利贴

张洪量 - 美丽花蝴蝶
张洪量 - 你知道我在等你吗

张洪量, 莫文蔚 - 广岛之恋

张惠妹 - 趁早
张惠妹 - 记得
张惠妹 - 如果你也听说
张惠妹 - 听海
张惠妹 - 我恨我爱你
张惠妹 - 我最亲爱的
张惠妹 - 勇敢
张惠妹 - 原来你什么都不要
张惠妹 - 真实
张惠妹 - 我要快乐

张敬轩 - 断点
张敬轩 - 吻得太逼真

张靓颖 - 如果这就是爱情

张清芳, 李骥 - 举棋不定

张清芳, 优客李林 - 出嫁

张韶涵 - 亲爱的那不是爱情
张韶涵 - 隐形的翅膀
张韶涵 - 遗失的美好

张信哲 - 爱如潮水
张信哲 - 白月光
张信哲 - 不要对他说
张信哲 - 过火
张信哲 - 宽容
张信哲 - 忘情忘爱
张信哲 - 太想爱你

张信哲, 范文芳 - 别让情两难

张悬 - 宝贝

张学友 - 情书
张学友 - 秋意浓
张学友 - 如果.爱
张学友 - 忘记你我做不到
张学友 - 微尘
张学友 - 我真的受伤了
张学友 - 心如刀割
张学友 - 一路上有你
张学友 - 祝福
张学友 - 每天爱你多一些
张学友 - 真爱

张学友, 高慧君 - 你最珍贵

张学友, 许慧欣 - 爱是永恒

张宇 - 一言难尽
张宇 - 用心良苦

张雨生 - 天天想你
张雨生 - 我期待
张雨生 - 大海

张震岳 - 爱我别走
张震岳 - 自由
张震岳, 蔡健雅 - 思念是一种病

张智成 - 换日线

赵传 - 爱要怎么说出口
赵传 - 沉默的羔羊
赵传 - 深海
赵传 - 我很丑, 可是我很温柔
赵传 - 我是一只小小鸟
赵传 - 我终于失去了你

郑秀文 - 痴痴为你等
郑秀文 - 眉飞色舞
郑秀文 - 值得

郑中基 - 别爱我

郑中基, 陈慧琳 - 制造浪漫

周传雄 - 黄昏

周华健 - 爱相随
周华健 - 风雨无阻
周华健 - 花心
周华健 - 朋友
周华健 - 我是真的付出我的爱
周华健 - 有没有一首歌会让你想起我
周华健 - 其实不想走
周华健 - 让我欢喜让我优

周华健, 成龙, 李宗盛, 黄耀明 - 真心英雄

周华健, 齐豫 - 天下有情人

周慧敏 - 咖啡等一个人

周蕙 - 不想让你知道
周蕙 - 我看见的世界

周杰伦 - 爱在西元前
周杰伦 - 安静
周杰伦 - 暗号
周杰伦 - 爸我回来了
周杰伦 - 彩虹
周杰伦 - 东风破
周杰伦 - 发如雪
周杰伦 - 搁浅
周杰伦 - 轨迹
周杰伦 - 黑色幽默
周杰伦 - 红尘客栈
周杰伦 - 简单爱
周杰伦 - 菊花台
周杰伦 - 开不了口
周杰伦 - 可爱女人
周杰伦 - 明明就
周杰伦 - 蒲公英的约定
周杰伦 - 七里香
周杰伦 - 青花瓷
周杰伦 - 晴天
周杰伦 - 世界末日
周杰伦 - 双截棍
周杰伦 - 说好的幸福呢
周杰伦 - 说了再见
周杰伦 - 听妈妈的话
周杰伦 - 退后
周杰伦 - 蜗牛
周杰伦 - 星晴
周杰伦 - 夜曲
周杰伦 - 一路向北
周杰伦 - 最后的战役
周杰伦 - 不能说的秘密
周杰伦 - 回到过去

周杰伦, Lara - 珊瑚海

周杰伦, 费玉清 - 千里之外

周兴哲 - 以后别做朋友

周治平 - 那一场风花雪月的事 

*voted 592 out of 1,500 songs

Sunday, February 28, 2016

Oscars 2016 predictions

Best Picture
will win: The Big Short
should win: The Martian or Bridge of Spies. this award is judged on production; i judge it on totality. The Martian and Bridge of Spies were the most entertaining films of the year.

Best Director
will win: Alejandro G Inarritu, The Revenant
should win: apart from Adam McKay, everyone deserves it. the lengths Inarritu went to shoot his epic. the orchestrated chaos of Mad Max: Fury Road. Tom McCarthy elicited consistently strong performances from an ensemble cast and made a film that's hard to dislike. Room could be half as good in another director's hands.

Best Actor
will win: Leonardo DiCaprio, The Revenant
should win: Eddie Redmayne, The Danish Girl. many thespians probably can play a woman. Redmayne played a man with hints of a woman who becomes a woman knowing she's still a man - with all the complexities and subtleties in between. DiCaprio's performance seemed externally induced; Redmayne's was internalised. in drama school we consider the latter superior.

Best Actress
will win: Brie Larson, Room
should win: Jennifer Lawrence, Joy. i knocked on her Silver Linings Playbook and American Hustle acclaim. but here, she's really really good. magnum opus, if you like.

Best Supporting Actor
will win: Sylvester Stallone, Creed
should win: Mark Rylance, Bridge of Spies. once in a while a non-lead consumes a film through sheer brilliance, à la Heath Ledger (The Dark Knight) and Francis Ng (Infernal Affairs 2).

Best Supporting Actress
will win: Alicia Vikander, The Danish Girl
should win: Alicia Vikander, The Danish Girl. a role as complex as Redmayne's (Rooney Mara would have a chance if her eyes weren't so distracting).

Best Original Screenplay
will win: Spotlight
should win: Bridge of Spies. both are by far the best, but Spotlight loses out a little by having the actual reportage as reference.

Best Adapted Screenplay
will win: The Big Short
should win: The Big Short