Funny show: Whose line is it anyway? November 10, 2008

This is one of the funny show I have ever seen. Enjoy the show~

Song style- Village people Polka

 

Three Headed Broadway star – Timber

- They created the lyrics immediately during singing this song in this show~

 

 

Living Scenery Feat Richard Simmons

Y.M.C.A. by Village People November 9, 2008

Village People are a concept disco group formed in the late 1970s. The group is well known for their on-stage costumes as for their catchy tunes and suggestive lyrics. Original members were: police officer (Victor Willis), American Indian chief (Felipe Rose), cowboy (Randy Jones), construction worker (David Hodo), biker (Glenn Hughes) and Military man (Alex Briley).

They scored a number of disco and dance hits, including their trademark “Macho Man“, “Go West“, the classic club medley of “San Francisco (You’ve Got Me) / In Hollywood (Everybody is a Star)“, “In the Navy“, “Can’t Stop the Music“, “Sex Over the Phone” and their biggest hit, “Y.M.C.A.“.

 

Y.M.C.A. by Village People

Young man, there’s no need to feel down.
I said, young man, pick yourself off the ground.
I said, young man, ’cause you’re in a new town
There’s no need to be unhappy.

Young man, there’s a place you can go.
I said, young man, when you’re short on your dough.
You can stay there, and I’m sure you will find
Many ways to have a good time.

It’s fun to stay at the Y-M-C-A.
It’s fun to stay at the Y-M-C-A.

They have everything that you need to enjoy,
You can hang out with all the boys …

It’s fun to stay at the Y-M-C-A.
It’s fun to stay at the Y-M-C-A.

You can get yourself clean, you can have a good meal
You can do whatever you feel …

Young man, are you listening to me?
I said, young man, what do you want to be?
I said, young man, you can make real your dreams.
But you’ve got to know this one thing!

No man does it all by himself.
I said, young man, put your pride on the shelf,
And just go there, to the Y.M.C.A.
I’m sure they can help you today.

It’s fun to stay at the Y-M-C-A.
It’s fun to stay at the Y-M-C-A.

They have everything that you need to enjoy,
You can hang out with all the boys …

It’s fun to stay at the Y-M-C-A.
It’s fun to stay at the Y-M-C-A.

You can get yourself clean, you can have a good meal,
You can do whatever you feel …

Young man, I was once in your shoes.
I said, I was down and out with the blues.
I felt no man cared if I were alive.
I felt the whole world was so jive …

That’s when someone came up to me,
And said, young man, take a walk up the street.
It’s a place there called the Y.M.C.A.
They can start you back on your way.

It’s fun to stay at the Y-M-C-A.
It’s fun to stay at the Y-M-C-A.

They have everything that you need to enjoy,
You can hang out with all the boys …

YMCA
It’s fun to stay at the Y-M-C-A
Young man, young man there’s no need to feel down
Young man, young man pick yourself off the ground

Y-M-C-A
then just go to the Y-M-C-A
young man, young man I was once in your shoes
young man, young man I said, I was down and out with the blues.
Y-M-C-A

Mamma Mia by ABBA November 9, 2008

 

ABBA was a Swedish pop music group active between 1972 and 1983. The band comprised Benny Andersson (Sweden), Björn Ulvaeus (Sweden), Anni-Frid Lyngstad (Norway), and Agnetha Fältskog (Sweden). They topped the charts worldwide from the mid-1970s to the early 1980s. The name “ABBA” is an acronym formed from the first letters of each of the group member’s given name (Agnetha, Björn, Benny, Anni-Frid).

ABBA gained immense international popularity employing catchy song hooks, simple lyrics, and a Wall of Sound achieved by overdubbing the female singers’ voices in multiple harmonies. As their popularity grew, they were sought after to tour Europe, Australia, and North America, drawing crowds of near-hysterical fans (“ABBAholics”), notably in Australia. Touring became a contentious issue, being particularly unpopular with Agnetha, but they continued to release studio albums to great commercial success. At the height of their popularity, however, both marriages of the band members (Benny with Frida, and Björn with Agnetha) failed, and the relationship changes were reflected in their music, as they produced more thoughtful lyrics with different compositions.

ABBA was also the first pop group from mainland Europe to enjoy consistent success in the charts of the English-speaking countries, mainly the United Kingdom, the United States, Canada, Ireland, South Africa, Australia, and New Zealand. Their enormous popularity subsequently opened the doors for other Continental European acts.The music of ABBA has been re-arranged into the successful musical Mamma Mia! that has toured worldwide and a movie version was released in July 2008. All four of the former members of ABBA were present at the Stockholm premieres of both the musical (2005) and the film (2008).

 

 

Mamma Mia by ABBA

I’ve been cheated by you since I don’t know when
So I made up my mind, it must come to an end
Look at me now, will I ever learn?
I don’t know how but I suddenly lose control
There’s a fire within my soul
Just one look and I can hear a bell ring
One more look and I forget everything, o-o-o-oh

Mamma mia, here I go again
My my, how can I resist you?
Mamma mia, does it show again?
My my, just how much I’ve missed you
Yes, I’ve been brokenhearted
Blue since the day we parted
Why, why did I ever let you go?
Mamma mia, now I really know,
My my, I could never let you go.

I’ve been angry and sad about the things that you do
I can’t count all the times that I’ve told you we’re through
And when you go, when you slam the door
I think you know that you won’t be away too long
You know that I’m not that strong.
Just one look and I can hear a bell ring
One more look and I forget everything, o-o-o-oh

Mamma mia, here I go again
My my, how can I resist you?
Mamma mia, does it show again?
My my, just how much I’ve missed you
Yes, I’ve been brokenhearted
Blue since the day we parted
Why, why did I ever let you go?
Mamma mia, even if I say
Bye bye, leave me now or never
mamma mia, it’s a game we play
Bye bye doesn’t mean forever

Mamma mia, here I go again
My my, how can I resist you?
Mamma mia, does it show again?
My my, just how much I’ve missed you
Yes, I’ve been brokenhearted
Blue since the day we parted
Why, why did I ever let you go
Mamma mia, now I really know
My my, I could never let you go

German Bierfest 2008 November 9, 2008

Last Thursday, I went to Marco Polo Hong Kong Hotel to join an event ” The Marco Polo German Bierfest 2008″ with my friends. We had a happy and nice evening!!! It’s my first time to join this event, the atmosphere at there was really hot and high~ There were some traditional good shows on stage by The Notenhoblers from Munich. Besides, all the people no matter from New Zealand, Germany, Switzerland, Sweden, Australia…and from local Hong KOng too.. we all together enjoyed the show, played games, and danced together when the music started~

I still remembered the song “Mamma Mia” and “YMCA”, me and my friends danced like crazy and excited about it. Wow… really wish we could join this event again next year!!!

 

Besides, there are some delicious traditional German food~ We had 2 beers per each, 2 Pot Roasted Pork, 1 dish of Sausages, 1 dish of Roasted Goat (All dishes with meat always served with Pretzel) and the dessert was Schwarzwälderkirschtorte (literally “Black Forest cherry torte“). Typically, Black Forest cake consists of several layers of chocolate cake, with whipped cream and cherries between each layer. Then the cake is decorated with additional whipped cream, maraschino cherries, and chocolate shavings.

Let’s talk about the main course: :-p

Schweinebraten (pot roasted pork) with Knödel (dumplings made from potatoes and/or white bread) and Kraut (cabbage) or a Schweinshaxe (pork knuckle) are usually served as lunch or dinner.

Pot Roasted Pork (Upper Photo) and sausages (Lower Photo)

 

   德國咸麥包圈 (Pretzel)

Pretzel is a bread pastry of German origin, that has the shape of a three looped knot or twisted braid. Pretzels are either soft or hard. Hard pretzels have evolved into a variety of shapes from knotted loops to straight “pretzel sticks” (called “Salzstangen” in German, Ropi in Hungarian). The pretzel dough is made from wheat flour, water, sugar and yeast, sprinkled with coarse salt. Pretzels are typically salted and glazed with lye.

Pretzels can be found in a variety of shapes and sizes. Traditional soft pretzels are about the size of a hand. Most hard pretzels are only 2-3 mm thick. Hard pretzels which are 0.8-1.5 cm thick are called Bavarian pretzels. Hard pretzels are also available with a sweet candy coating of chocolate, strawberry and other flavors. Chocolate-covered hard pretzels are also popular, especially around Christmas time. Other varieties include pretzels dipped in mustard.

 

The Origin of this festival:

Oktoberfest was first held on 12 October 1810 in honour of the marriage of crown prince Ludwig to Princess Therese von Sachsen-Hildburghausen. The festivities were closed with a horse race and in the following years the horse races were continued and later developed into what is now known as the Oktoberfest. Despite its name, most of Oktoberfest occurs in September. It always finishes on the first Sunday in October unless the German national holiday on 3 October (“Tag der deutschen Einheit” – Day of German Unity) is a Monday or Tuesday – then the Oktoberfest remains open for these days.

 

 

 

 

 

 

The below is the introduction about this event in Chinese:

全球最大的十月啤酒節，上月已於德國慕尼黑正式揭幕，每年一度的「十月啤酒節」，原本只是德國南部的巴伐利亞城鎮的節慶，但因為廣受世界各地市民歡迎，也漸漸地廣泛流傳開去，當然，香港也不例外。而香港辦得最有氣氛的德國啤酒節，相信要數已經連續第十七年舉辦此玩樂盛事的馬哥孛羅香港酒店了，有美酒佳餚、精彩遊戲及表演…… 想和朋友一起來狂歡？好！約定你們，在酒店六樓「海景露天廣場」見。

• 「十月啤酒節」起源

• 其實對於「德國十月啤酒節」，很多人也未必知道它的來源，但根據馬哥孛羅香港酒店公關經理透露：『「十月啤酒節」 源於一八一零年，德國南部的巴伐利亞(Bavaria) 城鎮。當時，巴伐利亞皇帝特意在一片綠油油的青草地上迎娶薩克森公主為妻，而舉行盛大的結婚慶典以宣告天下，超過四萬名百姓出席其婚禮。由於眾人甚享受在綠茵草地上開懷暢飲，載歌載舞，以聯絡情誼，此舉漸漸盛行並開始流傳至其他地區。後來，這個節日一直流傳下去，便成為一年一度的啤酒節。』
• 慕尼黑七人樂隊表演
• 過往十六年，馬哥孛羅香港酒店，都會在酒店六樓的海景露天廣場架起八千平方呎的巨型帳篷，擺放長長的傳統德國純木餐桌，招待客人。今年也不例外，為期二十二日的活動，大家不但可於每晚七時半，近距離欣賞來自慕尼黑七人樂隊The Notenhoblers的二百分鐘精彩表演，聽著他們一邊演奏明朗輕快的德國民謠及香港經典金曲《上海灘》，還可一邊暢飲啤酒呢！
• 玩遊戲　跳跳舞
• 欣賞完精彩表演，接下來就要玩玩各項緊張刺激的遊戲，如果你自問酒量了得，就一定要參加「長飲長有競飲大賽」；還有挑戰你臂力、氣力的「霹靂旋風搥」和吹奏「3米長的長號角」；而最受小朋友歡迎的，相信是爭分奪秒的「鬥快搾牛奶」和「泵氣球」；我就比較喜歡跟隨音樂和全場朋友一齊跟「雞仔舞」，將現場熱鬧喧騰氣氛推至高峰，完全進入忘我境界，盡情跳跳跳…… 相信萬勝節當晚會更好玩啊！大家不妨扮鬼扮馬入場，實行來個瘋狂鬼馬啤酒派對。
• 德國傳統美酒美食
• 玩完跳完，有點累，也有點餓了，是時候到場外享用各式德國傳統美食，款式之多，加上份量十足，單看菜名已令人興奮！首選我的最愛「法蘭克福腸、慕尼黑腸及蒜味肉腸配德國薯仔沙律及咸包」，帶給你香、脆、惹味的口感。
• 另外，還有紐倫堡式燒肉腸配酸椰菜及薯茸、燒豬膝配燴紅椰菜及芝士焗薯、紅酒燴牛肉卷配燴紅椰菜及麵根、燒雞配薯仔甘筍沙律、燒蒜香羊脾配洋蔥芥末汁伴燴紅椰菜及芝士焗薯、燴野菌南瓜通粉卷等……更有多款啤酒、紅酒、白酒及烈酒以供配搭，邊飲、邊食、邊欣賞維港美麗夜景，感覺寫意舒暢。
• 飽餐後，又怎能少得各式精美甜點呢！有士多啤梨班戟伴芋夾醬、蘋果卷配雲呢拿汁、德國芝士蛋糕配紅酒燴雜莓、祖母杏仁梨金寶撻伴雲呢拿汁。你要那一款？噢！我和朋友們全部都很想試呢！麻煩侍應先生給我們每人一款。
• 2008德國啤酒節
• 日期：2008年10月25日至11月15日
• 時間：6 pm ~ 11 pm ( 星期日至四 )；
• 6 pm ~ 11:30 pm ( 星期五、六及公眾假期前夕 )；
• 6 pm ~ 7 pm ( 歡樂時光，杯裝啤酒買一送一 )
• 地址：九龍尖沙咀海港城馬哥孛羅香港酒店 6 樓海景露天廣場
• 查詢電話：2113 3217
• Photo Courtesy By Marco Polo Hong Kong Hotel

Source from: http://hk.lifestyle.yahoo.com/living/taste/article.html?id=art_48ff4018

                     http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Munich#Culinary_specialities

Which season comes: Autumn ? Winter ? November 8, 2008

It seems real autumn comes suddenly this evening…. I perceive the weather is cool now…. I really love it!!! In Chinese calender, I should say winter comes after 7 Nov. However, I did not perceive autumn/winter has come after Mid Autumn Festival on 14 Sept because the temperature was always around 20-30C.  Today, the weather forecast said the temperature will drop below 20C next week. Hope the cool weather will long last till the end of this year.

 

Now, I can hear outside is quite windy, I can hear the sound of wind blowing on trees…I really like this sound, the sound of nature. It makes me feel comfortable.

 

This nice weather evening, it makes me think of a movie ” Sweet November”, there was a theme song named “Only Time” by Enya. Besides, this weather is good for hiking, travelling and hugging with your love lol~~

 

 

 

P.S. Global Warming is really affecting us… after a decade, maybe we don’t have winter in Hong Kong…. I will write a post about it later.

Picture source from: http://www.flickr.com/photos/7294954@N02/2209117520/