Coverage of the Olympics... right here
I have plenty of tickets for the Beijing Olympics and will be attending many events from Basketball to Handball, Tennis, Football, Table tennis, Beach Volleyball, Athletics, etc. On top of that... I live in town :-)
I will try to post some observations during this period so check this space.
Sunday, April 27, 2008
... and when departing
1. Find out what your terminal is! 16 or so airlines have moved to Terminal 3. One rule of thumb is that Skyteam (AirFrance, KLM, etc) is in Terminal 2, while Star Alliance (Air China, Thai, Singapore Air, etc) and Oneworld (BA, JAL, Cathay, etc) are in Terminal 3. While this rule might hold true, don't trust it! Always check.
Terminal 2
2. Check-in smartly! If traveling in Business or First, or having a card (Silver, Gold, whatever) that allows you to go to preferred desks, you can pretty much use any check-in counter for your airline. If traveling in Economy, while you typically cannot move around to other more "premium" counters, it there is "low traffic", try. Check-in is remarkably relaxed around these parts.
3. Get the departure paper! If you don't have it yet, ask for it when checking in. Some airlines don't have it around (Air China when at T2 used to be a notable example) and therefore pick it up when you get to the immigration hall. If the line is a normal one, you will most likely have time to fill it while on the queue. No need to stop to fill-in. When you have your paper, put it in the Visa page (I know, I know... but still it spares some seconds for the nice immigration officer to look for it).
4. All queues lead to Security! With the exception of the Olympic, Diplomatic and Group Visa lanes, all immigration lanes are both for National and Foreign citizens. Just choose the smallest, BUT be aware of the number of officers serving each queue. Although it's typically similar, it may prove an advantage/handicap or your queue.
5. Prepare for Security! While still in the immigration counter, get ready to get that laptop out as well as the liquid bag. Before you go into the Security ticket check, people will ask you if you need bag, etc, etc. Just show them yours and if it's good, you're fine. If it's not, they will give you one. The security check in itself is preceded by a ticket check. Although I've never understood the point of this, since you have just come from Immigration, it probably serves some purpose including control or number of people on the security check itself. Put your stuff into the machine and go.
6. Beg even when you are not right! If you have brought something that you shouldn't have, namely a bigger Perfume flask than the authorized capacity (100 ml) or somethings else, ask nicely and most of the times the Officer in charge will let you go. Don't give up straight away, as there is actually some stronger flexibility and common sense than you expect at these junctures.
7. Lounge ... safely! If you have access to one of the lounges, enjoy yourself... although with the exception of the BGS one, you are more likely than not to want to leave earlier and browse the nearby stores. Beware of your belongings. Although I don't think there is anything systemic going on, I have "lost" one my phones at the ex-Air China lounge after having my back to it for no more than 10 seconds. Never found, cameras were not on. Announcements at lounges are very vocal so you will only miss your flight if you really don't pay attention.
8. Go to the line! When boarding in Business or First class, don't worry too much. You typically have a lane for you and the other "premium" people. If in Economy, go for it as soon as you see they will start boarding. The boarding per row is a lot of times ineffective and you will regret not having gone to that queue earlier. That said, the ground staff is typically very aggressive on "early queuing" and will only let you queue 5 minutes or so before Boarding... Business and First is totally up to you.
9. Be smart when in the gates 1A, B, etc! If you fly in Business or First, you most likely have special gate to Board through (into the VIP Bus). Although this was an Air China thing (now in T3), take a look, it might still be around.
Terminal 3
1. through 5. Largely the same as for T2. On point 5., be patient with the Security officers. They are mostly very young, somewhat inexperienced (at least for now) and a bit too diligent. I recently found myself having to tell one of them that the object he had been looking at for 2 minutes was actually just a pen.
6. Doesn't work as well here, but still give it a try.
7. Lounging... but better! The new lounges at T3 are much better. If going to the Air China lounges and need to access the Internet, I believe the WiFi connection is still not working so kindly exchange your boarding pass for a LAN cable and go for it... for free.
8. Shop! Some good stores around, although I am not sure I understand why most of the best stores, restaurants, etc seem to be in 3C and not 3E (International).
9. Queuing! Similar to 8. in T2 although probably more space around you :-)
10. Beware of the gate numbers! Some of the gates - namely the ones for Bus access - are not sequentially distributed with the rest so you might jump from E20-something to E-60 something and then back to the normal "programme".
11. Everything is BIG so plan! From getting to the airport quite early - check-ins close 60 minutes before the flight - to going to the Gate early... everything here should be done (you guessed it) ... early. The airport is quite large and you will have to walk a lot.
1. Find out what your terminal is! 16 or so airlines have moved to Terminal 3. One rule of thumb is that Skyteam (AirFrance, KLM, etc) is in Terminal 2, while Star Alliance (Air China, Thai, Singapore Air, etc) and Oneworld (BA, JAL, Cathay, etc) are in Terminal 3. While this rule might hold true, don't trust it! Always check.
Terminal 2
2. Check-in smartly! If traveling in Business or First, or having a card (Silver, Gold, whatever) that allows you to go to preferred desks, you can pretty much use any check-in counter for your airline. If traveling in Economy, while you typically cannot move around to other more "premium" counters, it there is "low traffic", try. Check-in is remarkably relaxed around these parts.
3. Get the departure paper! If you don't have it yet, ask for it when checking in. Some airlines don't have it around (Air China when at T2 used to be a notable example) and therefore pick it up when you get to the immigration hall. If the line is a normal one, you will most likely have time to fill it while on the queue. No need to stop to fill-in. When you have your paper, put it in the Visa page (I know, I know... but still it spares some seconds for the nice immigration officer to look for it).
4. All queues lead to Security! With the exception of the Olympic, Diplomatic and Group Visa lanes, all immigration lanes are both for National and Foreign citizens. Just choose the smallest, BUT be aware of the number of officers serving each queue. Although it's typically similar, it may prove an advantage/handicap or your queue.
5. Prepare for Security! While still in the immigration counter, get ready to get that laptop out as well as the liquid bag. Before you go into the Security ticket check, people will ask you if you need bag, etc, etc. Just show them yours and if it's good, you're fine. If it's not, they will give you one. The security check in itself is preceded by a ticket check. Although I've never understood the point of this, since you have just come from Immigration, it probably serves some purpose including control or number of people on the security check itself. Put your stuff into the machine and go.
6. Beg even when you are not right! If you have brought something that you shouldn't have, namely a bigger Perfume flask than the authorized capacity (100 ml) or somethings else, ask nicely and most of the times the Officer in charge will let you go. Don't give up straight away, as there is actually some stronger flexibility and common sense than you expect at these junctures.
7. Lounge ... safely! If you have access to one of the lounges, enjoy yourself... although with the exception of the BGS one, you are more likely than not to want to leave earlier and browse the nearby stores. Beware of your belongings. Although I don't think there is anything systemic going on, I have "lost" one my phones at the ex-Air China lounge after having my back to it for no more than 10 seconds. Never found, cameras were not on. Announcements at lounges are very vocal so you will only miss your flight if you really don't pay attention.
8. Go to the line! When boarding in Business or First class, don't worry too much. You typically have a lane for you and the other "premium" people. If in Economy, go for it as soon as you see they will start boarding. The boarding per row is a lot of times ineffective and you will regret not having gone to that queue earlier. That said, the ground staff is typically very aggressive on "early queuing" and will only let you queue 5 minutes or so before Boarding... Business and First is totally up to you.
9. Be smart when in the gates 1A, B, etc! If you fly in Business or First, you most likely have special gate to Board through (into the VIP Bus). Although this was an Air China thing (now in T3), take a look, it might still be around.
Terminal 3
1. through 5. Largely the same as for T2. On point 5., be patient with the Security officers. They are mostly very young, somewhat inexperienced (at least for now) and a bit too diligent. I recently found myself having to tell one of them that the object he had been looking at for 2 minutes was actually just a pen.
6. Doesn't work as well here, but still give it a try.
7. Lounging... but better! The new lounges at T3 are much better. If going to the Air China lounges and need to access the Internet, I believe the WiFi connection is still not working so kindly exchange your boarding pass for a LAN cable and go for it... for free.
8. Shop! Some good stores around, although I am not sure I understand why most of the best stores, restaurants, etc seem to be in 3C and not 3E (International).
9. Queuing! Similar to 8. in T2 although probably more space around you :-)
10. Beware of the gate numbers! Some of the gates - namely the ones for Bus access - are not sequentially distributed with the rest so you might jump from E20-something to E-60 something and then back to the normal "programme".
11. Everything is BIG so plan! From getting to the airport quite early - check-ins close 60 minutes before the flight - to going to the Gate early... everything here should be done (you guessed it) ... early. The airport is quite large and you will have to walk a lot.
A couple of things that might help when landing in Beijing Capital International airport... for those visiting during Olympics and others (international flights only)
Terminal 2 :
1. Have your paper(s) ready! The landing card is also stuck with the departing card these days. If you are just visiting for a few days, fill-in both while on the flight and make sure you got everything right. Keep your ticket stub with you just in case. The health paper is no longer in use and the customs one only needs to be filled-in if you have something to declare. Put the immigration paper(s) marking the page of the Visa on your passport... it does help the immigration Officer and you get through faster.
2. Run! Either from your gate or when left by the Bus, it is worthwhile to get to the immigration desks ahead of as many people as you can from your flight, since sometimes you get caught in what I call the "Perfect Storm", ie, several flights arrive at the same time.
3. Be nice and ask! When there are large queues, ask the officer(s) in front of the immigration desks (there is always at least one) if you can go to the National queues instead of the Foreigner ones. Most likely they will let you and my experience is that these lines - when there are a lot of people - are smaller than the Foreigner ones. You can use for instance "Ke yi ma?" pointing at the line you would like to join. Even if they say no, they will typically point you to another small National line.
4. Beware of the Russians! Sorry for the profiling (Russian people are in my experience typically very nice), but lines where there are Russian citizens in front of you tend to get larger as they progress... the issue is that more and more of their friends/family/acquaintances are getting in front of you. If you don't want to get into confrontations or the group is large anyway, I advise you to not go into those lines. Queuing is definitely not a Russian thing.
5. Pay attention to the closed queues/desks! Stay close to the closed Immigration desks. If the line is large, they typically tend to open so always pay attention to the 1 or 2 around your own line. When you see one open - and are still far from your objective - go for it even before they open the gate. Another trick is to stand in the first Foreigner queue after the National queues, because (1) if there is a closed one in-between, it will open at some point; (2) in case of low Chinese citizen traffic, sometimes the National one changes to Foreigner; (3) if you ask nicely, they probably will let you move to that queue if they haven't before.
6. Get a cart, your bags and go! If you need a cart and/or to pick up your bags, wait patiently or even assume they are already there. The handling is typically quite fast and more often than not, your bags will be our or coming out when you get to the baggage area. Go for the exit and don't stop unless you are asked by a customs officer to show your luggage.
7. Be smart! If there is someone waiting for you, tell him/her to wait outside the staff exit. It's the most direct exit without having to go through the whole sea of people trying to exit and also the ones trying to help them/pick them up. The officers are typically relaxed about you leaving through the staff exit and we thank them for that.
8. Beware of the cabbies! I prefer traveling with pick-ups to and from airport organized ahead of time, but some people don't. If you are in this group, be careful with the cabbies and agree the cost or ask for the meter to be on. If you pay more than 200 RMB to get to the "center" of the city, you are probably over-paying. They will add some charges for the toll for instance... so don't complain, since that is normal practice.
Terminal 3:
1. - 5. The same as above. Although the situation in 5. is less probable to happen, no harm is paying attention.
6. Go to the front carriage of the "train"! Go to the front carriage of the "train" linking you to terminal 3C. Two advantages: (1) less people go to that one, in particular the last door; (2) you will be ahead of everyone when stopping on the other side.
7. If in need, ask for support! Not sure there are (a lot of) buggies around the airport, but the airport is indeed massive. If you can't move well, ask for support from the ground team. The distances are quite large.
8. Same as above.
9. Enjoy it! I know you have come a long way, but T3 is an impressive piece of architecture. Its dimension is unique.
Terminal 2 :
1. Have your paper(s) ready! The landing card is also stuck with the departing card these days. If you are just visiting for a few days, fill-in both while on the flight and make sure you got everything right. Keep your ticket stub with you just in case. The health paper is no longer in use and the customs one only needs to be filled-in if you have something to declare. Put the immigration paper(s) marking the page of the Visa on your passport... it does help the immigration Officer and you get through faster.
2. Run! Either from your gate or when left by the Bus, it is worthwhile to get to the immigration desks ahead of as many people as you can from your flight, since sometimes you get caught in what I call the "Perfect Storm", ie, several flights arrive at the same time.
3. Be nice and ask! When there are large queues, ask the officer(s) in front of the immigration desks (there is always at least one) if you can go to the National queues instead of the Foreigner ones. Most likely they will let you and my experience is that these lines - when there are a lot of people - are smaller than the Foreigner ones. You can use for instance "Ke yi ma?" pointing at the line you would like to join. Even if they say no, they will typically point you to another small National line.
4. Beware of the Russians! Sorry for the profiling (Russian people are in my experience typically very nice), but lines where there are Russian citizens in front of you tend to get larger as they progress... the issue is that more and more of their friends/family/acquaintances are getting in front of you. If you don't want to get into confrontations or the group is large anyway, I advise you to not go into those lines. Queuing is definitely not a Russian thing.
5. Pay attention to the closed queues/desks! Stay close to the closed Immigration desks. If the line is large, they typically tend to open so always pay attention to the 1 or 2 around your own line. When you see one open - and are still far from your objective - go for it even before they open the gate. Another trick is to stand in the first Foreigner queue after the National queues, because (1) if there is a closed one in-between, it will open at some point; (2) in case of low Chinese citizen traffic, sometimes the National one changes to Foreigner; (3) if you ask nicely, they probably will let you move to that queue if they haven't before.
6. Get a cart, your bags and go! If you need a cart and/or to pick up your bags, wait patiently or even assume they are already there. The handling is typically quite fast and more often than not, your bags will be our or coming out when you get to the baggage area. Go for the exit and don't stop unless you are asked by a customs officer to show your luggage.
7. Be smart! If there is someone waiting for you, tell him/her to wait outside the staff exit. It's the most direct exit without having to go through the whole sea of people trying to exit and also the ones trying to help them/pick them up. The officers are typically relaxed about you leaving through the staff exit and we thank them for that.
8. Beware of the cabbies! I prefer traveling with pick-ups to and from airport organized ahead of time, but some people don't. If you are in this group, be careful with the cabbies and agree the cost or ask for the meter to be on. If you pay more than 200 RMB to get to the "center" of the city, you are probably over-paying. They will add some charges for the toll for instance... so don't complain, since that is normal practice.
Terminal 3:
1. - 5. The same as above. Although the situation in 5. is less probable to happen, no harm is paying attention.
6. Go to the front carriage of the "train"! Go to the front carriage of the "train" linking you to terminal 3C. Two advantages: (1) less people go to that one, in particular the last door; (2) you will be ahead of everyone when stopping on the other side.
7. If in need, ask for support! Not sure there are (a lot of) buggies around the airport, but the airport is indeed massive. If you can't move well, ask for support from the ground team. The distances are quite large.
8. Same as above.
9. Enjoy it! I know you have come a long way, but T3 is an impressive piece of architecture. Its dimension is unique.
Sunday, March 16, 2008
Mei jia cai
When a concierge shows you the secret places in the city you live in, either you have found a great concierge service or you haven't spent enough time at home
Saturday, March 15, 2008
Up high in the sky...
...not as glamorous as one would think. 130 flights last year... A record not to beat.
Thursday, March 13, 2008
Wednesday, July 18, 2007
Re-evaluating life
So let's re-evaluate my life from where I was some months ago (when I decided to close the blog):
> - don't like the city I'm supposed to live in;
I like it much more now due to something that happened (see below). Have actually found myself thinking of Beijing more and more as my home ... albeit a strange one.
> - have metaphysical doubts about the work I do;
Well, the doubts remain.
> - have come closer to my parents and family albeit living several thousand miles
> apart;
Still very much true.
> - have probably fallen in... Liking for someone (she probably would not like the
> other l word)... she just needs to find out;
This is the biggest change. The person I felt "in Liking with" strangely became more distant and out of the blue... I fell in love with a girl. I call her "Tinker Bell"... and she calls me... a lot of things, although "Peter Pan" seems to be her appropriate favourite. I think we are truly in love and everything is moving very fast... albeit not too fast.
> - found that my life is in general quite good and I should just stop complaining
>(some higher meaning here, but will not go into it).
Life is indeed good and hope it will stay so for many years to come.
So let's re-evaluate my life from where I was some months ago (when I decided to close the blog):
> - don't like the city I'm supposed to live in;
I like it much more now due to something that happened (see below). Have actually found myself thinking of Beijing more and more as my home ... albeit a strange one.
> - have metaphysical doubts about the work I do;
Well, the doubts remain.
> - have come closer to my parents and family albeit living several thousand miles
> apart;
Still very much true.
> - have probably fallen in... Liking for someone (she probably would not like the
> other l word)... she just needs to find out;
This is the biggest change. The person I felt "in Liking with" strangely became more distant and out of the blue... I fell in love with a girl. I call her "Tinker Bell"... and she calls me... a lot of things, although "Peter Pan" seems to be her appropriate favourite. I think we are truly in love and everything is moving very fast... albeit not too fast.
> - found that my life is in general quite good and I should just stop complaining
>(some higher meaning here, but will not go into it).
Life is indeed good and hope it will stay so for many years to come.
The comeback... no, it wasn't just hype
Well, you asked for it (at least one person did :-) ) and so I've decided that nein.blogspot which "no longer was", is now back again.
Truth be told, I missed writing on this blog. Granted that myotherfakeme.blogspot will continue, but it has a different "feel" and rhythm to it...
Well, you asked for it (at least one person did :-) ) and so I've decided that nein.blogspot which "no longer was", is now back again.
Truth be told, I missed writing on this blog. Granted that myotherfakeme.blogspot will continue, but it has a different "feel" and rhythm to it...
Sunday, April 08, 2007
The last post
Well, this is the last one. I still have things I want to write about, but have decided to close this chapter ... Or small book.
No more appropriate time than Easter. Having participated in the Vigil yesterday in Singapore, I did feel as if was being reborn. Not in a "revolutionary" way, but steadily throughout the cerimony I felt different.
Maybe this is it... A new phase... One I will not count or name. One that will just take place and change my life yet again.
Status point of my life right now:
- don't like the city I'm supposed to live in;
- have metaphysical doubts about the work I do;
- have come closer to my parents and family albeit living several thousand miles apart;
- have probably fallen in... Liking for someone (she probably would not like the other l word)... she just needs to find out;
- found that my life is in general quite good and I should just stop complaining (some higher meaning here, but will not go into it).
See you around.
P.S.: will keep posting some stuff on myotherfakeme.
Well, this is the last one. I still have things I want to write about, but have decided to close this chapter ... Or small book.
No more appropriate time than Easter. Having participated in the Vigil yesterday in Singapore, I did feel as if was being reborn. Not in a "revolutionary" way, but steadily throughout the cerimony I felt different.
Maybe this is it... A new phase... One I will not count or name. One that will just take place and change my life yet again.
Status point of my life right now:
- don't like the city I'm supposed to live in;
- have metaphysical doubts about the work I do;
- have come closer to my parents and family albeit living several thousand miles apart;
- have probably fallen in... Liking for someone (she probably would not like the other l word)... she just needs to find out;
- found that my life is in general quite good and I should just stop complaining (some higher meaning here, but will not go into it).
See you around.
P.S.: will keep posting some stuff on myotherfakeme.
Sunday, March 11, 2007
About someone else...
Although I write mostly about myself or always trying to come from my own perspective, I've normally found myself looking at others and trying to make sense of what they do, how they interact.
I call it "modern anthropology", but it's basically just spending time in restaurants, bars, clubs looking at other people... and, more often than not, looking at girls/women.
What still fascinates me are the differences: the different postures, the nature of the smiles, the reactions to events and words, and then obviously the nature of beauty. Not just external beauty, but also the internal beauty... what some call the aura, what I call (just to be different) the "light".
Recently though, I got stuck. Stuck in my view of this beautiful charming world of girl observation.
Stuck because for years I looked for sense in attitudes, in smiles and overall the hollistic view seemed to be whole rather than fragmented, ie, I found that beautiful girls would stay beautiful regardless of circumstances and nice girls would stay nice no matter what pressures they would get from the outside.
Now, I feel fooled by my initial instincts, by what I watched.
Is it possible that women have lost their composure, their apparent "purity", their "unclear" clarity of actions? or have they never had it in the first place and I was just fooled all these years?
I meditated tremendously on this over a couple of G&Ts and some genuinely good tunes at the bar of the hotel I'm staying at and... the conclusion is that I was most probably fooled from day one.
Yet something still doesn't feel right. Instead of being happy with this new insight and looking forward to putting it in practice, I just want to go back to my naive self.
I want to feel that things are simple, even if they really aren't.
I shall call this my "blissfully ignorant" phase.
Although I write mostly about myself or always trying to come from my own perspective, I've normally found myself looking at others and trying to make sense of what they do, how they interact.
I call it "modern anthropology", but it's basically just spending time in restaurants, bars, clubs looking at other people... and, more often than not, looking at girls/women.
What still fascinates me are the differences: the different postures, the nature of the smiles, the reactions to events and words, and then obviously the nature of beauty. Not just external beauty, but also the internal beauty... what some call the aura, what I call (just to be different) the "light".
Recently though, I got stuck. Stuck in my view of this beautiful charming world of girl observation.
Stuck because for years I looked for sense in attitudes, in smiles and overall the hollistic view seemed to be whole rather than fragmented, ie, I found that beautiful girls would stay beautiful regardless of circumstances and nice girls would stay nice no matter what pressures they would get from the outside.
Now, I feel fooled by my initial instincts, by what I watched.
Is it possible that women have lost their composure, their apparent "purity", their "unclear" clarity of actions? or have they never had it in the first place and I was just fooled all these years?
I meditated tremendously on this over a couple of G&Ts and some genuinely good tunes at the bar of the hotel I'm staying at and... the conclusion is that I was most probably fooled from day one.
Yet something still doesn't feel right. Instead of being happy with this new insight and looking forward to putting it in practice, I just want to go back to my naive self.
I want to feel that things are simple, even if they really aren't.
I shall call this my "blissfully ignorant" phase.
Smile more!
I was in a reasonably intensive training last week and it was mostly focused on leadership. The key finding: I should smile more.
At this time, some of you will smile or even laugh thinking "One whole week of training and that was the key thing?"
Well, yes, but what an important thing it really is.
I have tried it after I left the training ... even in my own personal life and I've seen change... a major one, not only on how people interact with me and are nicer, but also on how I feel about myself: relaxed, re-invigorated, more patient.
Fantastic what a smile can do, isn't it?
I was in a reasonably intensive training last week and it was mostly focused on leadership. The key finding: I should smile more.
At this time, some of you will smile or even laugh thinking "One whole week of training and that was the key thing?"
Well, yes, but what an important thing it really is.
I have tried it after I left the training ... even in my own personal life and I've seen change... a major one, not only on how people interact with me and are nicer, but also on how I feel about myself: relaxed, re-invigorated, more patient.
Fantastic what a smile can do, isn't it?
Friday, February 23, 2007
Ordinary People by John Legend
This song doesn't remind me of any situation in particular, but the music (the piano, oh the piano) with these lyrics just elevate me when I listen to it... over and over again.
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Girl im in love with you
This ain't the honeymoon
Past the infatuation phase
Right in the thick of love
At times we get sick of love
It seems like we argue everyday
I know i misbehaved
And you made your mistakes
And we both still got room left to grow
And though love sometimes hurts
I still put you first
And we'll make this thing work
But I think we should take it slow
We're just ordinary people
We don't know which way to go
Cuz we're ordinary people
Maybe we should take it slow (Take it slow oh oh ohh)
This time we'll take it slow (Take it slow oh oh ohh)
This time we'll take it slow
This ain't a movie no
No fairy tale conclusion ya'll
It gets more confusing everyday
Sometimes it's heaven sent
Then we head back to hell again
We kiss then we make up on the way
I hang up you call
We rise and we fall
And we feel like just walking away
As our love advances
We take second chances
Though it's not a fantasy
I Still want you to stay
We're just ordinary people
We don't know which way to go
Cuz we're ordinary people
Maybe we should take it slow (Take it slow oh oh ohh)
This time we'll take it slow (Take it slow oh oh ohh)
This time we'll take it slow
Take it slow
Maybe we'll live and learn
Maybe we'll crash and burn
Maybe you'll stay, maybe you'll leave,
maybe you'll return
Maybe another fight
Maybe we won't survive
But maybe we'll grow
We never know baby youuuu and I
We're just ordinary people
We don't know which way to go
Cuz we're ordinary people
Maybe we should take it slow (Heyyy)
We're just ordinary people
We don't know which way to go
Cuz we're ordinary people
Maybe we should take it slow (Take it slow oh oh ohh)
This time we'll take it slow (Take it slow oh oh ohh)
This time we'll take it slow
This song doesn't remind me of any situation in particular, but the music (the piano, oh the piano) with these lyrics just elevate me when I listen to it... over and over again.
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Girl im in love with you
This ain't the honeymoon
Past the infatuation phase
Right in the thick of love
At times we get sick of love
It seems like we argue everyday
I know i misbehaved
And you made your mistakes
And we both still got room left to grow
And though love sometimes hurts
I still put you first
And we'll make this thing work
But I think we should take it slow
We're just ordinary people
We don't know which way to go
Cuz we're ordinary people
Maybe we should take it slow (Take it slow oh oh ohh)
This time we'll take it slow (Take it slow oh oh ohh)
This time we'll take it slow
This ain't a movie no
No fairy tale conclusion ya'll
It gets more confusing everyday
Sometimes it's heaven sent
Then we head back to hell again
We kiss then we make up on the way
I hang up you call
We rise and we fall
And we feel like just walking away
As our love advances
We take second chances
Though it's not a fantasy
I Still want you to stay
We're just ordinary people
We don't know which way to go
Cuz we're ordinary people
Maybe we should take it slow (Take it slow oh oh ohh)
This time we'll take it slow (Take it slow oh oh ohh)
This time we'll take it slow
Take it slow
Maybe we'll live and learn
Maybe we'll crash and burn
Maybe you'll stay, maybe you'll leave,
maybe you'll return
Maybe another fight
Maybe we won't survive
But maybe we'll grow
We never know baby youuuu and I
We're just ordinary people
We don't know which way to go
Cuz we're ordinary people
Maybe we should take it slow (Heyyy)
We're just ordinary people
We don't know which way to go
Cuz we're ordinary people
Maybe we should take it slow (Take it slow oh oh ohh)
This time we'll take it slow (Take it slow oh oh ohh)
This time we'll take it slow
Thursday, February 22, 2007
Series: 3rd Rock from the Sun
6 incredible series and we learnt what being human is all about. Oh, the stupidity of it all... yet, we found the comedy in our own very human actions and responsibilities. All of this through the eyes of 4 (sometimes more) aliens.
A classic in comedy. A fantastic criticism on what makes us all... human.
6 incredible series and we learnt what being human is all about. Oh, the stupidity of it all... yet, we found the comedy in our own very human actions and responsibilities. All of this through the eyes of 4 (sometimes more) aliens.
A classic in comedy. A fantastic criticism on what makes us all... human.
Sunday, February 04, 2007
Series: Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip
And Aaron Sorkin does it again.
After the incredible West Wing, he is back to do with the counter-power of media and television, what he previously did with politics.
Fantastic cast of actors and actresses: some that we know from the West Wing and others that we simply know... Matthew Perry (Matt) from Friends is the flagship example.
Tremendously sharp screenplays, break-neck speed dialogues and we know it's Sorkin... it could only be Sorkin.
Haven't finished watching the first season yet, but I have to say I utterly love it ... and it's actually funny.
And Aaron Sorkin does it again.
After the incredible West Wing, he is back to do with the counter-power of media and television, what he previously did with politics.
Fantastic cast of actors and actresses: some that we know from the West Wing and others that we simply know... Matthew Perry (Matt) from Friends is the flagship example.
Tremendously sharp screenplays, break-neck speed dialogues and we know it's Sorkin... it could only be Sorkin.
Haven't finished watching the first season yet, but I have to say I utterly love it ... and it's actually funny.
Saturday, February 03, 2007
Acrobat by U2
Don't believe what you hear
Don't believe what you see
If you just close your eyes
You can feel the enemy
When I first met you girl
You had fire in your soul
What happened your face
Of melting in snow
Now it looks like this
And you can swallow
Or you can spit
You can throw it up
Or choke on it
And you can dream
So dream out loud
You know that your time is coming 'round
So don't let the bastards grind you down
No, nothing makes sense
Nothing seems to fit
I know you'd hit out
If you only knew who to hit
And I'd join the movement
If there was one I could believe in
Yeah I'd break bread and wine
If there was a church I could receive in
'cause I need it now
To take a cup
To fill it up
To drink it slow
I can't let you go
I must be an acrobat
To talk like this
And act like that
And you can dream
So dream out loud
And don't let the bastards grind you down
Oh, it hurts baby
(What are we going to do now it's all been said)
(No new ideas in the house and every book has been read)
And I must be an acrobat
To talk like this
And act like that
And you can dream
So dream out loud
And you can find
Your own way out
You can build
And I can will
And you can call
I can't wait until
You can stash
And you can seize
In dreams begin
Responsibilities
And I can love
And I can love
And I know that the tide is turning 'round
So don't let the bastards grind you down
Don't believe what you hear
Don't believe what you see
If you just close your eyes
You can feel the enemy
When I first met you girl
You had fire in your soul
What happened your face
Of melting in snow
Now it looks like this
And you can swallow
Or you can spit
You can throw it up
Or choke on it
And you can dream
So dream out loud
You know that your time is coming 'round
So don't let the bastards grind you down
No, nothing makes sense
Nothing seems to fit
I know you'd hit out
If you only knew who to hit
And I'd join the movement
If there was one I could believe in
Yeah I'd break bread and wine
If there was a church I could receive in
'cause I need it now
To take a cup
To fill it up
To drink it slow
I can't let you go
I must be an acrobat
To talk like this
And act like that
And you can dream
So dream out loud
And don't let the bastards grind you down
Oh, it hurts baby
(What are we going to do now it's all been said)
(No new ideas in the house and every book has been read)
And I must be an acrobat
To talk like this
And act like that
And you can dream
So dream out loud
And you can find
Your own way out
You can build
And I can will
And you can call
I can't wait until
You can stash
And you can seize
In dreams begin
Responsibilities
And I can love
And I can love
And I know that the tide is turning 'round
So don't let the bastards grind you down
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