标题: My Activities Related to Non-Depression [打印本页] 作者: Charlie Z. Song 时间: 05-12-31 15:48 标题: My Activities Related to Non-Depression What is your new year resolution? coco 昨天 23:49
It is a time that friends around will ask you this question. I guess I’m just not ready for it yet. Where I will be and whom I will work with at the end of next year—the clue is not crystal-clear at this point. But at least I can be positive that I had a peaceful New Year holiday. Shopping, chatting, getting hair done, listening music, visiting friends, I got some relaxations, which were so much needed for me stressed out for all the work done. I used to make a laundry list. Now I guess I am becoming old, and start to turn enthusiasm to the holiday itself instead of the future year.
Tomorrow is Boston First Night. My plan is:
1:00-5:00 pm, Hyns Convention Center, show, music, dance
5:00-7:00pm, Grand Procession, Boylston street to Boston Common, dinner,
7:10-7:21pm, Boston Common, first-time fireworks
7:30-8:15pm, Park Plaza, Krisanthi Pappas
9:15-10:00pm, Opera UnMet, Opera UnMet
10:00-11:45pm, North End, Wine, snack
12:00 Boston Harbor, New Year’s Eve fireworks
By the way, I think Grand Procession and fireworks are free.
Well.. A new day. A new year. Have fun!作者: woiyezi 时间: 05-12-31 21:15
From my opinion, I prefer to see Activities Related to Non-Depression, more and more.
Happy new year!
Bell作者: Charlie Z. Song 时间: 05-12-31 22:16
thanks for encouragement!!!
happy new year, Bell!!!!!!!!作者: Charlie Z. Song 时间: 05-12-31 22:17
波士顿第一夜活动
时间: 十二月31日 (周六) 1:00pm
描述: 波士顿第一夜活动
Boston's New Year's Eve Celebration of the Arts
网址: http://www.firstnight.org/
Come one, come all to Boston’s most celebrated party of the year! First Night 2006 offers many new and exciting performances and activities for the entire family!
First Night New Year's Eve activities take place from 1pm to midnight on Saturday, December 31, 2005 at over 40 indoor and outdoor venues throughout downtown Boston. With the purchase of a First Night Button, revelers gain admission to performances featuring the very best in theatre, dance, music, visual arts, film and more.
Museums, theaters, churches and performance centers open their doors to First Night Button holders throughout the entire day. Popular attractions include the Family Festival at the Hynes Convention Center featuring interactive activities for all ages, gigantic ice sculptures on Copley Square and the Boston Common, a glittering fireworks display, and a Mardi Gras-style Grand Procession that sweeps through the streets of Boston.
To get in on all of the First Night 2006 action pick up your button at one of our various retailers throughout the Boston area. 买票地点：
http://www.firstnight.org/Pages/FirstNight_Retailers.aspx
全部节目表:
http://www.firstnight.org/Resources/Documents/FirstNight_ProgramGuide.pdf
发表者: BostonChinese作者: woiyezi 时间: 06-1-4 13:15
Very good information from Charles.
If you attended the Boston's New Year's Eve Celebration of the Arts, please give us the details.作者: Charlie Z. Song 时间: 06-1-5 22:51
sorry, i were with my friends drinking so can't say anything about it.作者: Charlie Z. Song 时间: 06-1-5 22:52
殷 勤 过 份
一天，一位穿超短迷你裙的摩登小姐走进一洗衣店，该店年轻的老板直盯着她看。这时，小姐非常得意地对年轻老板挥挥手，说：年轻人干你的活去吧！而年轻老板则一脸严肃地说：“说实话，小姐，我是关心本店的声誉。你这条裙子该不是在我们店洗缩水的吧。”作者: Charlie Z. Song 时间: 06-1-13 23:29
“Memoirs” May be Hollywood, But It’s Still Good
Dec 16, 2005
By Jeffrey Brouse
Director Rob Marshall's much-hyped release, "Memoirs of a Geisha,"
has been greeted with a great deal of controversy well ahead of
its December 23rd release date. The row surrounding the adaptation
of Arthur Golden's book has centered on the fact that three
Chinese actresses, Michelle Yeoh, Gong Li, and Zhang Ziyi, have
been cast to play the quintessential symbol of Japanese culture:
the geisha. The accusations have been wide-ranging. Some have
complained that it is impossible for Chinese actresses to portray
something so uniquely Japanese. Others have accused Hollywood of
a "pan-Asianism" that stereotypes all Asians as essentially the
sam But after attending the movie's exclusive premier hosted by the
Japan Society of Boston on Thursday, December 8, I found that
the movie itself has the ability to silence these criticisms. If
for nothing else, the movie is worth viewing because it is
visually stunning; even though the majority of it was filmed on
sets in California. The story takes place primarily in the years
before World War II and centers on a poor young Japanese girl who
is plucked away from her family and forced to work as a servant
in a geisha house. After years of harsh treatment there, she vows
to become a professional geisha and eventually rises to stardom
in a world where powerful men pay top dollar to be entertained
and accompanied by the most beautiful and talented women.
Complaints about the over-casting of Chinese actresses have to be
tempered by the fact that there are a bevy of other Japanese
stars in major roles such as Ken Watanabe as The Chairman.
Watanabe, a relative newcomer to Hollywood, has enjoyed great
success in his role as 'Katsumoto' in "The Last Samurai" as
well as landing a major part in this year's movie, "Batman
Begins." As for the geisha, Zhang Ziyi's performance is more than
convincing as the heroine Sayuri, and it is hard to imagine
anyone else but Gong Li as the villainous Hatsumomo.
But the most important point to remember is that this movie is
a Hollywood blockbuster, produced by Steven Spielberg, among
others, intended primarily for American audiences who have
relatively little understanding of the historical and cultural
importance of the geisha. It seems only natural that Hollywood
would cast the biggest film stars possible to make the movie a
major, box office draw; and that they did. But if all this
hoopla can be ignored and the film can be let to stand for
itself, then it should be worth more than the price of admission.
After all, perhaps the most enticing reason to see the "Memoirs
of a Geisha" is more controversial and more overlooked than
any casting conflict. That is, how an American male director
adapted an American male's interpretation of the ultra-feminine
geisha from book to movie and still manage to eke out a pretty
impressive film.作者: Charlie Z. Song 时间: 06-1-13 23:31 标题: I AM TRANSLATING THE ARTICLE ABOVE.....WILL LET YOU KNOW AS SOON AS I FINISH IT 作者: Charlie Z. Song 时间: 06-1-28 18:47
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