hectic eardrums

I’ve been off for quite a while and the reason is: im on...

Fri, 14 Jun 2013 06:31:20 +0800

I’ve been off for quite a while and the reason is: im on my way back home. Now in Paris, tomorrow - Lithuania after 3 and a half years. Feelin anxious.

Not my usual cup of tea, but I’m digging it ;>

Wed, 29 May 2013 01:10:00 +0800

Not my usual cup of tea, but I’m digging it ;>

New track from Geskia! feat. Cuushe - Glare tiger.

Wed, 22 May 2013 00:14:12 +0800

New track from Geskia! feat. Cuushe - Glare tiger.

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Mon, 20 May 2013 00:17:20 +0800

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New video Clone from Films. Films seems to be a very intriguing...

Wed, 15 May 2013 23:17:54 +0800

New video Clone from Films. Films seems to be a very intriguing project from Ricco Label. Nice audiovisuals as usual.

Took this pic of Beijing Olympic stadium last weekend and I...

Tue, 07 May 2013 23:09:23 +0800

Took this pic of Beijing Olympic stadium last weekend and I thought it turned out quite nice.

Great visuals and soundscapes from MimiCof.

Tue, 30 Apr 2013 15:25:43 +0800

Great visuals and soundscapes from MimiCof.

In the mood for J-Pop: Every Little Thing - Sasayaka na inori.

Sun, 28 Apr 2013 10:24:02 +0800

In the mood for J-Pop: Every Little Thing - Sasayaka na inori.

DATE A BOY WHO TRAVELS

Tue, 23 Apr 2013 22:49:00 +0800

Date a boy who travels. Date a boy who treasures experience over toys, a hand-woven bracelet over a Rolex. Date the boy who scoffs when he hears the words, “vacation”, “all-inclusive”, or “resort”. Date a boy who travels because he’s not blinded by a single goal but enlivened by many.

You might find him in an airport or at a book store browsing the travel guides – although he “only uses them for reference.”

You’ll know it’s him because when you peek at his computer screen, his background will be a scenic splendor of rolling hills, mountains, or prayer flags. His Facebook friend count will be over-the-roof, and his wall will be plastered with the broken English ‘miss-you’ of friends he met along the way. When he travels, he makes lifelong friends in an hour. And although contact with these friends is sporadic and may be far-between, his bonds are unmessable and if he wanted, he could couch surf the world… again.

Buy him a beer, maybe the same brand that he wears on the singlet under his plaid shirt, unable to truly let go. Once a traveller gets home, people rarely listen to their stories. So listen to him. Allow him to paint a picture that brings you into his world. He might talk fast and miss small details because he’s so excited to be heard. Bask in his enthusiasm. Want it for yourself.

He’ll squeak like an excited toddler when his latest issue of National Geographic arrives in the mail. Then he’ll grow quiet, engrossed, until he finishes his analysis of every photo, every adventure. In his mind, he’ll insert himself in these pictures. He’ll pass the issue on to you and grill you about your dreams and competitively ask about the craziest thing you’ve ever done. Tell him. And know that he’ll probably win. And if by chance you win, know that his next lot in life will be to out do you. But then he’ll say, “Maybe we can do it together.”

Date the boy who talks of distant places and whose hands have explored the stone relics of ancient civilizations and whose mind has imagined those hands carving, chiseling, painting the wonders of the world. And when he talks, it’s as if he’s reliving it with you. You can almost hear his heart racing. You can almost feel the adrenaline ramped up by the moment. You feel it passing through his synapsis, a feast to his eyes entering through those tiny oracles of experience that we call pupils, digesting rapidly through his veins, manifesting into his nervous system, transforming and altering his worldview like a reverse trauma and finally passing, but forever changing the colors of his sight. (Unless he’s Karl Pilkington.) You will want this too.

Date a boy who’s lived out of a backpack because he lives happily with less. A boy who’s travelled has seen poverty and dined with those who live in small shanty’s with no running water, and yet welcome strangers with greater hospitality than the rich. And because he’s seen this, he’s seen how a life without luxury can mean a life fueled by relationships and family, rather than a life that fuels fancy cars and ego. He’s experienced different ways of being, respects alternative religions and he looks at the world with the eyes of a five-year-old, curious and hungry. Your dad will be happy too because he’s good with money and knows how to budget.

This boy relishes home; the comfort of a duvet, the safety stirred in a mom-cooked meal, the easy conversation of childhood friends, and the immaculate glory of the flush-toilet. Although fiercely independent, he has had time to reflect on himself and his relationships. Despite his wanderlust, he knows and appreciates his ties to home. He has had a chance to miss and be missed. Because of this, he also knows a thing or two about goodbyes. He knows the overwhelming uncertainty of leaving the comforts of home, the indefinite see-you-laters at the departure gates, and yet he fearlessly goes into the unknown because he knows the feeling of return. And that the I’ve-missed-you-hug is the best type of hug in the whole world. He also knows that goodbyes are just prolonged see-you-laters and that ‘hello’ is only as far away as the nearest internet cafe.

Don’t hold onto this boy. Let this boy go and go with him. If you haven’t travelled, he will open your eyes to a world beyond the news and popular perception. He will open your dreams to possibility and reality. He will calm your nerves when you’re about to miss a flight or when your rental blows a flat, because he knows the journey is the adventure. He will make light of the unsavory noises you make when you – and you will – get food poisoning. He will make you laugh through the discomfort all while dabbing your forehead with a cold cloth and nursing you with bottled water. He will make you feel like you’re home.

When you see something beautiful, he will hold your hand in silence, in awh the history of where his feet stand, and the fact that you’re with him.

He will live in every moment with you, because this is how he lives his life. He understands that happiness is no more than a string of moments that displace neutrality, and he is determined to tie as many of these strings together as he can. He also understands your need to live for yourself and that you have a bucketlist of your own. Understand his. Understand that your goals may at some points differ, but that independence is the cornerstone of a healthy relationship when it’s mutually respected. You may lose him for a bit, but he will always come home bearing a new story and a souvenir he picked up because it reminded him of you, like it was made for you, and because he missed you. You might be compelled to do the same. Make sure that independence is on your bucketlist, and make sure it’s checked. Independence will keep your relationship fresh and exciting, and when you’re together again it will forge a bond of unbreakable trust.

He’ll propose when you’ve breached your comfort-zone, whether it be a fear like skydiving or swimming with sharks, or sitting next to the smelly person on an overcrowded bus. It won’t be with a diamond ring, but with a token from a native culture or inspired by nature, like the penguin and the pebble.

You will get married somewhere unassumed, surrounded by a select few, in a moment constructed to celebrate venturing into the unknown together again. Marry the boy who’s travelled and together you will make the whole world your home. Your honeymoon will not be forgotten to a buffet dinner and all-you-can-drink beach bars, but will be remembered in the triumphant photographs at the top of Kilimanjaro and memorialized in the rewarding ache of muscles at the end of a long days hike.

When you’re ready, you will have children that have the names of the characters you met on your journeys, the foreign names of people who dug a special place in your heart if only for a few days. Perhaps you will live in another country, and your children will learn of language and customs that open their minds from the very start, leaving no room for prejudice. He will introduce them to the life of Hemingway, the journey of Santiago, and empower them to live even bigger than both of you.

Marry a boy who travels and he’ll teach your children the beauty of a single stone, the history of the Incas and he will instill in them the bravery of possibility. He will explain to them that masking opportunity, there is fear. He will teach them to concur it.

And when you’re old, you’ll sit with your grandchildren pouring over your photo albums and chest of worldly treasures, while they too insert themselves into your photographs, sparked by the beauty of the world and inspired by your life in it.

Find a boy who travels because you deserve a life of adventure and possibility. You deserve to live light and embrace simplicity. You deserve to look at life through the eyes of youth and with your arms wide open. Because this is where you will find joy. And better, you will find joy together. And if you can’t find him, travel. Go. Embrace it. Explore the world for yourself because dreams are the stuff reality is made from.

Source: wherearemyheels.com

Cokiyu - Twinkle way (with Baths)

Tue, 23 Apr 2013 00:07:00 +0800

Cokiyu - Twinkle way (with Baths)

Kettel is coming back this year with a new album. Here is a...

Mon, 15 Apr 2013 08:42:12 +0800

Kettel is coming back this year with a new album. Here is a fresh track off it.

On the way back from this beautiful snow mountain Lingshan.

Sat, 06 Apr 2013 10:44:17 +0800

On the way back from this beautiful snow mountain Lingshan.

32 Signs You’re Dating A Keeper

Tue, 02 Apr 2013 18:30:33 +0800

1. You don’t have to wait three or more hours for a response for a simple text every time you send one.

2. They aren’t embarrassed or put out by introducing you to their friends/including you sometimes in their outings.

3. They are willing to give, or at least share, the last slice of pizza.

4. You are not afraid to be yourself around them — your strange humor, your occasionally awkward mannerisms, your interests in things that other people might consider a waste of time.

5. Even if what you like might not be their favorite thing, they are always willing to give things a try if they are important to you.

6. They don’t fill your Facebook wall with inappropriate “OMG baby it’s been almost a week! Miss u so much!”-esque posts, because no one deserves to have to look at that.

7. They respect not only you, but the people you love in your life — if they are super sweet to you but constantly ragging on your parents/friends, you need to cut them loose.

8. You are both able to communicate honestly with each other about your feelings and needs in the relationship without feeling like it’s going to turn into a horrible fight.

9. They are a firm, enthusiastic believer in cunnilingus.

10. You never feel as though they are slumming it or doing a favor by being with you.

11. They surprise you — and not just with random gifts of flowers or chocolate. They are evolving into a better person from being with you (just as you are with them).

12. You don’t have to have some extravagant night in an expensive restaurant in order to both enjoy the evening and feel appreciated.

13. There is never a question as to how they actually feel about you.

14. Sex isn’t used as a placeholder for other emotions that might not be there, or not be there in high enough quantities.

15. They are just as capable of having a ridiculous night in, eating junk food and watching crappy TV, as they are of shining up and attending an important event.

16. Your mom likes them.

17. You are capable of both doing your own thing from time to time without the other becoming irrationally jealous, suspicious, or angry.

18. There is never any doubt that they are thinking of you, that they consider your feelings, and that you are important to their life.

19. You both have generally similar visions of the future, and what you want out of life. (You don’t want there to come a moment where things can go no further because, say, one absolutely wants children and the other absolutely doesn’t.)

20. If you suffer a moment of weakness or need help with something, they are eager to support you and not shame you for being incapable of handling it on your own.

21. If they’re straight, they don’t say f*g, and if they’re white, they don’t say the n-word. (Any keeper needs basic home training.)

22. They don’t make fun of your taste in music/pop culture/entertainment. (Well, a little teasing is fine, but they shouldn’t be seriously judging you over it.)

23. They encourage and support you in pursuing your dreams in life.

24. You feel welcome and comfortable around their family — even if no future in-laws are perfect.

25. There aren’t any secrets between the two of you, or things about yourselves which you feel you need to seriously hide from one another.

26. They are proud of you.

27. There is no pressure for either of you to adhere to strict, completely outdated gender roles — or a feeling that, if you don’t, the other isn’t attracted to you anymore.

28. Your friends enjoy being around them, and generally think that they are a cool person who is good for you.

29. They make you laugh, laugh so hard you can’t breathe, laugh so much that you don’t care if you’re doing your “ugly, weird, cackly/snorty laugh.” (And they love your laugh.)

30. You are capable of having thoughtful, intelligent discussions about subjects that — even if you don’t necessarily agree on the topic at hand — teach both of you something and remain respectful.

31. You feel fully comfortable around them naked, in bright afternoon light.

32. You reciprocate all of these things for them, and are excited at the prospect of being a better, smarter, more caring person because of the healthy way in which you love one another.

Source

Brilliant remix by Jamie XX

Sun, 31 Mar 2013 21:58:04 +0800

Brilliant remix by Jamie XX

Kiko Mizuhara. So damn beautiful. One of my fav actresses..

Thu, 28 Mar 2013 15:34:56 +0800

Kiko Mizuhara. So damn beautiful. One of my fav actresses..

A few concerts I’ve been to recently..

Wed, 27 Mar 2013 00:03:00 +0800

A few concerts I’ve been to recently..

Yppah - Film Burn (Live on KEXP)

Sat, 23 Mar 2013 16:12:52 +0800

Yppah - Film Burn (Live on KEXP)

He’s back!!! Mr. Simon Green is right here with his new...

Sat, 23 Mar 2013 15:00:00 +0800

He’s back!!! Mr. Simon Green is right here with his new album The North Borders and the track Sapphire is just incredible, just like the whole new album. Something non-stop to listen for a long time again :)

Such a beautiful mix from oki-ni including gems from Maria...

Fri, 22 Mar 2013 13:46:00 +0800

Such a beautiful mix from oki-ni including gems from Maria Mineva, Brian Eno, Cocteau Twins etc.

Saw Grimes live last night in Beijing. Venue was way too crowded...

Fri, 22 Mar 2013 10:42:05 +0800

Saw Grimes live last night in Beijing. Venue was way too crowded but she was magnificent. Still can’t get enough of Genesis.