renfeng KE

Good Time in London with my Psycho Partner

This time back in London had a great time as always. Moreover, had good time with my psycho partner - my lighthouse of dissertation, my support of mind, my alarm bell of masterplan, my best friend.

Weekly Mental State - If You Feel Like Shit. Just Give Yourself a Break n Scream Out Loud.

 <Edvard Munch - The Scream  1893>

 

Akbank Jazz Festival

<Akbank Jazz Festival>

On the route of searching the behaviour of  New Media Art in the Contemporary Art Market, I found jazz from Visual Art.

Both are j'adore :)

 

 

 

What Makes Us Happy 1.

Repair: ready to pull the lifeline

"Nevertheless, for us to be able to continue motoring on down this road, we must not only repair our vehicle this time; we also have to change our driving style and revise our destination." - Ars Electronica 2010

 

I like the concept of Ars Electronica 2010 - Repair. I'd like to take it in life, as in the way of

In order to extricate myself from the profound crises of my life, I need models of the future that also encompass the readiness and the ability to make repairs, and not just when it’s already too late.

 

Isn t it the effect how Art change and influence life unobtrusively and imperceptibly, as an encouragement, like few things happened in life recently.

<Beautiful Encounter1. Limgiong>

On the 18th Oct, in office. A thought bumped in head that I suddenly wanted to listen Giong's cd, that took one simultaneously from my drawer. By the time I'd like to play it publicly to share with my colleagues. One of them said: Hey renfeng, guess what? Limgion was nominated by the prize of the best movie background music of Taipei Golden Horse Film Festival last night - such a good news and nice encounter.

I texted him a congratulations. We knew eachother since 2007 when we were working on Creative Commons together, when I fortunatedly was able to take a break from dealing with boring Internet topic in NIIEPA - IPv6, Internet Governance, ICANN, ALS Taiwan, iSecurity...

It was funny that my colleague at that time even found a short description about me and me boss from ICANN Wiki... had no idea who upload it at all...

The Creative Commons times was a good time. We set up ccGarden together, and had a few great parties.

2007 CC cook Party

 

<Beautiful Encounter2. MAMA>

Mom didn t feel well during my trip in London. While I was back, she'd been already better but sill not totally well.  I, therefore, asked a friend's advise of a good Chinese Herbal doctor, and made my mom to see him. But, as usual, she didn t.

On the same day that I just got good news about Lim, mom made me a phone call, so I took a chance to ask her health condition. She hung up my phone impatiently, which I could understand that she just doesn t want my too worried. I explained her that it is normal for my worry as being her daughter and asked her permission. Hence, she phoned me again said she knows my stance and she is happy that I care about her. 

Right after she hung up my phone at the second time, my iPohne played " The Beatles - Love Me Do " automatically... without my permission... weird but... doesn t matter :)

To those old good times and the coming ones - as the engergy drive us repair, keep on going.

 

A Sight of Greece

Day one - Santorini. Aegean Sea - will live closly with us in the next few days. We have to Jump in!

Gandharan style Buddha statue

Head of Buddha, Bodhisattva, 4th-5th century, probably Afghanistan, but in Gandharan style.

Among the sculptures of Buddha in V&A, or anywhere else, Gandharan style is my favorite. The line is natural and powerful. The statue of the Buddha from the Gandharan region (modern Afghanistan) is, compare with The Caves of Dunhuang, to me, sexier.

 

 

 

I'd Tell You Later

To be honest, I am kind of getting tired of hearing things about pragnancy all the time. Had been pregnant, being pregnant, finshed pregnent, having another pregnancy, and so on and on and on.Before my mind turning to evil, I shall give myself a break by stopping reading her blog.

I do, however, like his little daughter, almost melted while seeing her smile, she is more like him than her as she growing up. But, I do actually not like her, at all. It's no easy to appreciate someone who regarads things happened in life is always about her. For those things are good which had been done are not really necessay to be mentioned. Stay low is my tune.

 

Omara Portuondo - the voice leads me to Havana

 

Omara Portuondo, the leading lady voice of Orquesta Buena Vista Social Club, is going to hold a concert in Royal Alber Hall. I wish I could go.

At her first time visit Taipei in 2005, I went one of her concerts. It was amazing. Her passion of singing and still being such elegant, attractive while interpret latin music, are factors I appreciate.

I'd like to regard her as the model, find a thing, devoting myself into that field for the next 25 years of my life, with passion and attraction.

 

 

 

Hüzün 1.

After a series of meeting of a day, I took a long walk. Went out of the office, walked along Zhongshan North Road, directly toward to the Taipei Fine Art Museum, which is the route I took often. 

The song - <Jardin d'hiver>, has kept on hovering my mind all day. I'd prefer Stacey Kent's version instead of Henri Salvator's. Surprisingly, the sidewalk along the street has added many plants due to the coming of <Taipei International Flora Expo> which turned this environment into a grant garden. I quite enjoy my walking every time I intend to gasp for breath.

Today is a bit different, it's the day before my 32, supposedly should not be so special, especially I hope to keep it understone. 

As usual, I clear up my mind and life on the day of my birthday, and put them on file one by one, in order to push myself move on.

There is one thing, I should not avoid anymore, I shall put in order.

I could, of course, keep on telling myself that I am not happy these days is because of <mitral valve prolapse syndrome> from the aspect of scientific viewpoint, my sentiment up side down occasionally, lately, over months, is only because of this physical disease, NOT because I miss him.  Maybe or maybe not. – Factor 1. Science. Barely checked.

Due to this physiological issue cause me emotional affect, drive me playing cello & piano, turn my face to the God, as the path of rescued myself by two important factors in life – art and religion – Factor 2.3. Checked.

But I have doubt at Love – the Factor 4.

"What do husbands generally do, especially stockbrokers? On Sundays they either go to the races, or to the cafe, or with whores, for men need a few distractions, otherwise they cannot work and besides it's only human nature." ( the letter written by Gauguin to Metti in 1882)

I just had my hair cut at the time we met. I saw a picture of Tom Cruse’s wife and their daughter. She seems no need to do anything but taking care of the baby - simple. I wanted to be like her (at that time). Therefore, I made my first step to had my haircut. Honestly, I do understand how stupid thought and action I was taking, but hey, that was actually how it worked.

However, like old saying reminds: you should always becareful what you are praying, because that may become true. Right after few days of the haircut, I met him in the bar and, well, at least they have one thing in common - the size.

The things happened in the next was, without a question, just a fling – should ended up at the first time he left. Somehow, unconsciously, it became having the second time, even the third time, which brought me think maybe I should know this person more under this circumstance.

Somehow, again, I checked him through the Internet, and the outcome is more than him - his family. I was shocked –  this may be the consequence I shall take by the careless attitude I was before.

I asked him few questions when I found out thee truth. I’ve actually already known the answer before I asked, I just need to have his confirm. After his first response, I questioned closely a few, but  no more response. Those questions, hence, followed me to London, to Greece, even back.

The works of contemporary ceramics in Spain are very bold and vigorous.

Make me: God I wanna live in Spain.

Gavotte

Last night, I saw an actor who just got married, shared his newly-married life, how they couple take care of eachother in a TV show. He said one day he had a serious headache after work finished. He went home, looked not so good. The wife took him to the sofa, asked him take a rest, and she was playing Cello for him to release his nerve, which makes him actually feel better.
I like this story. I'd like to do the same for my counterpart, and I hope he could also appreciate it as the way we communicate, which may be a good experience in our life. Also I hope it would work if there is a chance for me to do so, 'coz I remembered once when I was little, I felt sick and went back home from school earlier. My mom is not home, no one took care of me at that time. Somehow I recalled a story of Chopin that he once felt pain in mind then tried to release his pain by playing piano. I attemped to do the sane but totally in vain... Right, that's different case, and apparently, I am not Chopin either....
Also, the one I am practising - may not be a good choice to release anyone, on the contary, it might drive him crazy by pushing him dance, dance, dance....
I have to learn more...
Well, I hope it would work on someone somehow, someday, anyway, when I play.