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Notes!Notes!<p><font size="4">Temporarily stop my blog for some reasons!</font></p><p><font size="4">But my space is still working!</font></p><p><font size="4"></font></p><p><font size="4"></font></p><p><font size="4"></font></p><p><font size="4"></font></p><p><font size="4"></font></p><p /><p><br /></p><br/><p />
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2009-02-24 22:45:24skimmingBook RecommendBook Recommend<p align="justify"><font size="3"> <font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif"> 过年在家养身体，躺床上无聊，多半拿书来打发时间。看了点闲书，推荐几本：<br />《天地有大美》蒋勋著<br /> 这本书会教会你如何从生活的 ‘衣，食，住，行’中去找到和享受生活的美。多少让忙乱步调的现在人，寻找些情感的释放和生活的平静。<br />书里有句话说的挺有道理的：<br /><span style="COLOR: rgb(0,176,80); FONT-STYLE: italic"> 汉字里有个字是非常应该去反省的，</span><br style="COLOR: rgb(0,176,80); FONT-STYLE: italic" /><span style="COLOR: rgb(0,176,80); FONT-STYLE: italic"> 就是“忙”字。</span><br style="COLOR: rgb(0,176,80); FONT-STYLE: italic" /><span style="COLOR: rgb(0,176,80); FONT-STYLE: italic"> “忙”是“心”加上死亡的“亡”，</span><br style="COLOR: rgb(0,176,80); FONT-STYLE: italic" /><span style="COLOR: rgb(0,176,80); FONT-STYLE: italic"> 当心死亡的时候，就是在忙碌的一个状态。</span><br /> <br />《中国美术史》 还是蒋勋著<br /> 从小到大，上过的艺术史课无数，现在能记住的，除了考试要考的那些知识之外，实在想不起多少，看的美学书也挺多，倒不是写的不好，但多半还是偏理论，看着看着就打瞌睡，能用的上的也实在寥寥无几。<br /> 而这本书正和书的封面上写得： 九至九是九岁读者适合阅读 一样，深入浅出地把传统文化介绍给大家。让我感觉回到London学堂里上culture study一样，老师在幻灯机前讲着那些名作背后的故事。<br /> 常在欧洲旅行的时候看到博物馆或画廊里，有老师带着幼稚园的小孩，在各幅名画前席地而坐地上课。那时我都会和朋友说，这些孩子太幸福了，西方国家用一点不艰深的方式把最好的东西都传给下一代了。不过本书也多半可起到点这个作用，增加许多古典美学亲和力。<br /><br />《中国触动全球》张维为著<br /> 独具慧眼看待中国这30年的发展，政治评论少说，大家看书去吧，很不错！</font></font></p><br/>
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2009-02-12 19:04:39skimming有点巧:2009.2.9. 29有点巧:2009.2.9. 29<img src="http://www.chyangwa.com/blog/resserver.php?blogId=378&resource=DSCN2877-thumb.jpg" align="baseline" /><br/>
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2009-02-10 00:25:03skimmingAn interesting storyAn interesting story<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 13px; line-height: 22px; "><span style="font-family: arial; border-collapse: collapse; line-height: 170%; "><span style="font-size: medium; line-height: 170%; "><div style="text-align: justify; line-height: 170%; ">收到封有意思的邮件，全文如下：</div><div style="text-align: justify; line-height: 170%; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold; "><span style="line-height: 170%; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px; ">A man sat at a </span></span><span style="line-height: 170%; "><span style="line-height: 170%; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px; ">metro stationn</span></span></span><span style="line-height: 170%; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px; "> in Washington DC and started to play the violin; it was a cold January morning. He played six Bach pieces for about 45 minutes. During that time, since it was rush hour, it was calculated that thousand of people went through the station, most of them on their way to work.</span></span></span><br /></div></span><span style="font-size: medium; line-height: 170%; "><div style="text-align: justify; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 22px; "><span style="line-height: 170%; "><span style="font-size: medium; line-height: 170%; "><font size="2" style="line-height: normal; "><strong style="line-height: 170%; font-weight: bold; ">Three minutes</strong></font></span></span><span style="font-size: medium; line-height: 170%; "><font size="2" style="line-height: normal; "><strong style="line-height: 170%; font-weight: bold; "> went by and a middle aged man noticed there was musician playing. He slowed his pace and stopped for a few seconds and then hurried up to meet his schedule.</strong></font></span></span><br /></div></span><span style="font-size: medium; line-height: 170%; "><div style="text-align: justify; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px; font-weight: bold; line-height: 22px; ">A minute later, the violinist received his first dollar tip: a woman threw the money in the till and without stopping continued to walk.</span><br /></div><font size="2" style="line-height: normal; "><strong style="line-height: 170%; font-weight: bold; "><div style="text-align: justify; ">A few minutes later, someone leaned against the wall to listen to him, but the man looked at his watch and started to walk again. Clearly he was late for work. <br /></div><div style="text-align: justify; ">The one who paid the most attention was a 3 year old boy. His mother tagged him along, hurried but the kid stopped to look at the violinist. Finally the mother pushed hard and the child continued to walk turning his head all the time. This action was repeated by several other children. All the parents, without exception, forced them to move on.<br /></div><div style="text-align: justify; ">In the 45 minutes the musician played, only 6 people stopped and stayed for a while. About 20 gave him money but continued to walk their normal pace. He collected $32. When he finished playing and silence took over, no one noticed it. No one applauded, nor was there any recognition. <br /></div></strong></font></span><span style="color: rgb(31, 73, 125); line-height: 170%; "><div style="text-align: justify; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 16px; "><span style="line-height: 170%; "><font style="line-height: normal; "><strong style="line-height: 170%; font-weight: bold; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px; ">No one knew this but the violinist was </span></strong></font></span><font style="line-height: normal; "><strong style="line-height: 170%; font-weight: bold; "><span style="line-height: 170%; "><span style="line-height: 170%; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px; ">Joshua Bell</span></span></span><span style="line-height: 170%; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px; ">, one of the best musicians in the world. He played one of the most intricate pieces ever written with a violin worth 3.5 </span></span><span style="line-height: 170%; "><span style="line-height: 170%; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px; ">million dollars</span></span></span></strong></font><span style="line-height: 170%; "><font style="line-height: normal; "><strong style="line-height: 170%; font-weight: bold; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px; ">.</span></strong></font></span></span><br /></div><span style="font-size: medium; line-height: 170%; "><div style="text-align: justify; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 13px; font-weight: bold; ">Two days before his playing in the subway, Joshua Bell sold out at a theater in Boston and the seats average $100.</span><br /></div></span></span><font size="2" style="line-height: normal; "><strong style="line-height: 170%; font-weight: bold; "><div style="text-align: justify; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 16px; font-weight: normal; "><font style="line-height: normal; "><strong style="line-height: 170%; font-weight: bold; "><span style="line-height: 170%; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px; ">This is a real story. Joshua Bell playing incognito in the metro station was organized by the </span></span><span style="line-height: 170%; "><span style="line-height: 170%; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px; ">Washington Post</span></span></span></strong></font><span style="line-height: 170%; "><font style="line-height: normal; "><strong style="line-height: 170%; font-weight: bold; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px; "> as part of a social experiment about perception, taste and priorities of people. The outlines were: in a commonplace environment at an inappropriate hour: Do we perceive beauty? Do we stop to appreciate it? Do we recognize the talent in an unexpected context?</span></strong></font></span></span><br /></div></strong></font><span style="font-size: medium; line-height: 170%; "><div style="text-align: justify; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px; font-weight: bold; line-height: 22px; ">One of the possible conclusions from this experience could be:</span><br /></div><font size="2" style="line-height: normal; "><strong style="line-height: 170%; font-weight: bold; "><div style="text-align: justify; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; font-family: Geneva; font-weight: normal; "><span style="font-family: arial; border-collapse: collapse; line-height: 170%; "><span style="font-size: medium; line-height: 170%; "><font size="2" style="line-height: normal; "><strong style="line-height: 170%; font-weight: bold; ">If we do not have a moment to stop and listen to one of the best musicians in the world playing the best music ever written, how many other things are we missing?</strong></font></span></span><font face="Verdana" size="2" style="line-height: normal; "><strong style="line-height: 170%; font-weight: bold; "> </strong></font></span><br /></div></strong></font></span></span></span><br/>
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2009-01-27 21:48:48skimming恭贺新年，吉祥如意恭贺新年，吉祥如意<div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 13px; line-height: 22px; "><h3 style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 5px; margin-left: 0px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 150%; font-size: 108%; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); "><span style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 170%; ">     </span><span style="line-height: 170%; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small; "> 前段时间看了点台北故宫的字画，一想吧！牛年了，找张《五牛图》，为新年讨个好彩头。</span></span></h3><div style="line-height: 170%; "><span style="line-height: 170%; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small; ">      祝大家牛年快乐，身体健康，万事如意！</span></span></div></span></div><div><br /></div><img src="http://www.chyangwa.com/blog/resserver.php?blogId=378&resource=2008117171118.jpg" />
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2009-01-26 21:28:23skimmingDreaming......Dreaming......<p><img style="WIDTH: 1182px; HEIGHT: 254px" height="254" src="http://www.chyangwa.com/blog/resserver.php?blogId=378&resource=2356479_194426.jpg" width="1182" align="baseline" /></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 21pt; mso-char-indent-count: 2.0"><font size="3"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-hansi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'">整个一月，得了场病，弄的自己像个病痨似的，天天嗑药，擦药，疼的半死，还得加班到天明，怎一苦字了得</span><span lang="EN-US"><font face="Times New Roman">…… </font></span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 21pt; mso-char-indent-count: 2.0"><font size="3"><span lang="EN-US"></span></font><font size="3"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-hansi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'">回顾我的鼠年，恍恍忧忧的，</span><span lang="EN-US"><font face="Times New Roman">08</font></span><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-hansi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'">年事情特别多，好的坏的，一转眼都是过眼烟云。年头和年尾各生一场病，怎一个‘背’字了得</span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 21pt; mso-char-indent-count: 2.0"><font size="3"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-hansi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'"></span></font><font size="3"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-hansi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'">农历新年将近，唯一的盼头就是身体好起来，能出去晒个太阳，去去这冬天的酶味</span><span lang="EN-US"><font face="Times New Roman">~~~</font></span><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-hansi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'">，和女友盘算着去泰国的计划，这美丽的海滩，我何时才能躺入你的怀抱呀？？？期待中。</span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><span lang="EN-US" style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><font size="3">I have been talking about traveling in Thailand in last 3years. I am missing the blue sky and lovely sunshine, also my Thai friends. I really hate the winter in shanghai, especially I was sick during last few weeks. Making plans for my next trip, hopefully the dream will come true!</font></span></p><p /><p /><br/>
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2009-01-21 02:17:44skimmingKeeping Smile like that for 2009Keeping Smile like that for 2009<p align="justify"><font color="#cc0000" size="3"><strong>Wish every one could keep that smile forever!</strong></font></p><p><font color="#cc0000" size="3"><strong>Happy New year!</strong></font> </p><p align="justify"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 16px; COLOR: rgb(204,0,0)"><img style="WIDTH: 453px; HEIGHT: 331px" height="331" src="http://www.chyangwa.com/blog/resserver.php?blogId=378&resource=DSC_1795-1.jpg" width="453" /></span></p><p /><p /><p><a href="http://www.chyangwa.com/blog/resserver.php?blogId=378&resource=11184-DSC_2129.jpg"></a></p><p /><br/>
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2009-01-01 01:09:46skimmingMerry Christmas and Happy New Year!Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!<img src="http://www.chyangwa.com/blog/resserver.php?blogId=378&resource=Christams-2.jpg" />
<div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small; ">每年设计新年贺卡送朋友已经成为惯例！今年的设计我很满意。</span></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><br/>
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2008-12-25 04:58:09skimmingSpace of Getty Center in LASpace of Getty Center in LA
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The space is every where in the Getty Center. Nice place to visiting!!!<div><br /></div>
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2008-12-02 21:21:43skimmingchairs collection in LAchairs collection in LA<img src="http://www.chyangwa.com/blog/resserver.php?blogId=378&resource=chair+collection.jpg" />
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2008-12-02 20:53:57skimming