My officemate Kim and I started a ‘learn log’ on Tumblr to keep track of our progress in (re)learning Mandarin. We’re a bit desperate.
Pardon the blog title. I think I’m a bit obsessed with rhyming.
at 1:40 pm
January 27, 2012
Kim and Claudine and Mandarin
March 18, 2011
"Open a Bottle" by Shugo Tokumaru
And though we mourn, hope remains.
All the proceeds from the downloads of this track will be donated in support of the victims and for the reconstructions of the stricken areas affected by The 2011 off the Pacific coast of Tohoku Earthquake.
at 10:37 pm
December 8, 2010
8tracks: Prelude to a Dream
A playlist of soft music to trigger the first yawn:
- “New Star In The Sky” - Air
- “To Build A Home (Edit)” - The Cinematic Orchestra
- “Holland” - Sufjan Stevens
- “Mirrors” - The New Frontiers
- “Northern Sky” - Nick Drake
- EDIT: “Fake Plastic Trees” - Amanda Palmer
- “In Time” - Zero 7
- “Until You Understand” - Kings of Convenience
- “Sun Giant” - Fleet Foxes
- “Yawny at the Apocalypse” - Andrew Bird
at 5:37 pm
November 16, 2010
8tracks: The Thrill of the Chase
Another one of them mixes with mostly jazz tracks. For moderate to fast-paced running.
- “Secret Meeting” - The National
- “Anthem For The Earnest” - The Bad Plus
- “Flite” - The Cinematic Orchestra
- “Rose Rouge” - St. Germain (for the groove that feels quite ticklish, teehee)
- “I’m A Cuckoo” - Belle and Sebastian (reminds me always of the music video with Stuart Murdoch running; yes, quite a literal reference)
- “Witness (Walworth Road Rockers Dub)” - Roots Manuva
- “Let Your Conscience Be Your Guidance” - Space Jam
- “Mistaken For Strangers” - The National
EDIT: Will add more soon! And for the necessary cool-down:
- “Tokyo” - The Books
- “Two Moons” - Toe
at 2:26 pm
October 25, 2010
8tracks: Run with the Sun
In the following order (8tracks plays tracks randomly on second run though):
EDIT: Added some tracks and arranged the order, with seamless transitions and tempo in mind.
- “I Still Haven’t Found What I’m Looking For” - U2
- “Cello Song” - The Books and José González
- “Moth’s Wings” - Passion Pit
- “Run Run Run” - Phoenix
- “Spitting Games” - Snow Patrol
- “Typical” - Mute Math
- “Keep The Car Running” - Arcade Fire
- “Change (Extended Version)” - Tears for Fears
- “Zero” - Yeah Yeah Yeahs
- “Sweet Disposition” - The Temper Trap
- “Modern Drift” - Efterklang
- “Summer Running” - Marc Johnson with Bill Frisell, Joey Baron, and Pat Metheny
- “Throw It All Away” - Zero 7 feat. Sia (moved this here for cooling down :)
I’ve had this since late last year but this still is a list-in-progress. I shall have more added soon. Might arrange the tracks according to running tempo, too. Happy running! :)
at 12:42 am
October 20, 2010
How to Be Honest
I’ve been failing to pour my heart out on things that actually matter. So instead of spending idle time wasting it (eh), I tried Googling for some help.
The page linked above actually exists.
at 10:36 pm
