Eve of Eden...

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Monsters...

Beautiful Monster

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R8C59c4UfjI

Monster

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xzt7GmElj_E

Monster

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z4HXbV24eFM

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Summer Reads. ( I got this free app on my cell. I had just begun reading, found out there’s also a movie... )

The Picture of Dorian Gray
By Oscar Wilde
THE PREFACE

The artist is the creator of beautiful things. To reveal art and conceal the artist is art's aim. The critic is he who can translate into another manner or a new material his impression of beautiful things.

The highest as the lowest form of criticism is a mode of autobiography. Those who find ugly meanings in beautiful things are corrupt without being charming. This is a fault.

Those who find beautiful meanings in beautiful things are the cultivated. For these there is hope. They are the elect to whom beautiful things mean only beauty.

There is no such thing as a moral or an immoral book. Books are well written, or badly written. That is all.

The nineteenth century dislike of realism is the rage of Caliban seeing his own face in a glass.

The nineteenth century dislike of romanticism is the rage of Caliban not seeing his own face in a glass. The moral life of man forms part of the subject-matter of the artist, but the morality of art consists in the perfect use of an imperfect medium. No artist desires to prove anything. Even things that are true can be proved. No artist has ethical sympathies. An ethical sympathy in an artist is an unpardonable mannerism of style. No artist is ever morbid. The artist can express everything. Thought and language are to the artist instruments of an art. Vice and virtue are to the artist materials for an art. From the point of view of form, the type of all the arts is the art of the musician. From the point of view of feeling, the actor's craft is the type. All art is at once surface and symbol. Those who go beneath the surface do so at their peril. Those who read the symbol do so at their peril. It is the spectator, and not life, that art really mirrors. Diversity of opinion about a work of art shows that the work is new, complex, and vital. When critics disagree, the artist is in accord with himself. We can forgive a man for making a useful thing as long as he does not admire it. The only excuse for making a useless thing is that one admires it intensely.

All art is quite useless.

OSCAR WILDE

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k08jHYmst6M

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Summer Fun @ Del Mar
We start our summer off going to the fair every year...  
The timing was so perfect, we got to watch the sunset on the ferris wheel...




 

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Nice collections.

The clouds remind me of my Pegasus!

Thank you....

You and your Pegasus......  yeah, I wish unicorns were real too.....

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Real as in this world or in the fantasy world? Nowadays, even drawings are real to me.

I meant as in real life.... 

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Wine-tasting: A Party For 6

We gals spent our “Independence Day” winetasting in Temecula. Of course we had a grand time--  &I’m definitely looking forward to do it again... Ticket cost: $130 per person, and that included 4 wineries, lunch and a shuttle ride from Old Town to Temecula.

11:00 arrived in Temecula @ Wiens Family Estate Winery. We toured the barrel room, and got a glimpse into how their wines were made... I purchased 4 bottles of wines and ended up joining membership. I don’t know if that’s a bad thing or a good thing, but I certainly don’t want to become an alcoholic 

12:30 Wilson Creek Winery. We stopped for lunch and made a few friends...* Note to self: Almond champagne was delicious... I regret not getting it....

2:15  Masia de Yabar. Masia is owned by a Peruvian family so it has somewhat of an Argentina feel to the whole place. There was live music and salsa dancing... we soaked in the sun and enjoyed overlooking the grapevine hills of Temecula....

3:15 Oak Mountian Winery. Oak Mountain was more of a relaxed environment. That day our  shuttle was filled with a bunch of hot Arabians, or Arabs    indeed we got a whole lot more to drink than intended, thanks to them lol

(Will add rest of the pictures once I upload them)

What I learned on tour:
* The best wine, is the one YOU like
* There are Dessert Wines...really? lol ( I ended up with one bottle; rosy)
* The shallow type of champagne glass originated with Marie Antoinette. It was first formed from wax mold of her boobs
* Its okay to admit that Im a professional drinker lol
*the grapevines are watered twice a day for 5 minutes... Instead of watering the entire plant, there are waterpipes that drips the water down to the roots. How you water determines the taste of the wine as well...  the rest, well, I can’t remember...

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Space Bound-- Eminem

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eLjTZHQ10zk

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The ballad of Mulan


The sound of one sigh after another,
As Mulan weaves at the doorway.
No sound of the loom and shuttle,
Only that of the girl lamenting.
Ask her of whom she thinks,
Ask her for whom she longs.
"There is no one I think of,
There is no one I long for.
Last night I saw the army notice,
The Khan is calling a great draft -
A dozen volumes of battle rolls,
Each one with my father's name.
My father has no grown-up son,
And I have no elder brother.
I'm willing to buy a horse and saddle,
To go to battle in my father's place."

She buys a fine steed at the east market;
A saddle and blanket at the west market;
A bridle at the south market;
And a long whip at the north market.
She takes leave of her parents at dawn,
To camp beside the Yellow River at dusk.
No sound of her parents hailing their girl,
Just the rumbling waters of the Yellow River.
She leaves the Yellow River at dawn,
To reach the Black Mountains by dusk.
No sound of her parents hailing their girl,
Just the cries of barbarian cavalry in the Yan hills.

Ten thousand miles she rode in war,
Crossing passes and mountains as if on a wing.
On the northern air comes the sentry's gong,
Cold light shines on her coat of steel.
The general dead after a hundred battles,
The warriors return after ten years.

They return to see the Son of Heaven,
Who sits in the Hall of Brilliance.
The rolls of merit spin a dozen times,
Rewards in the hundreds and thousands.
The Khan asks her what she desires,
"I've no need for the post of a gentleman official,
I ask to borrow a camel fleet of foot,
To carry me back to my hometown."

Her parents hearing their girl returns,
Out to the suburbs to welcome her back.
Elder sister hearing her sister returns,
Adjusts her rouge by the doorway.
Little brother hearing his sister returns,
Sharpens his knife for pigs and lamb.
"I open my east chamber door,
And sit on my west chamber bed.
I take off my battle cloak,
And put on my old-time clothes.
I adjust my wispy hair at the window sill,
And apply my bisque makeup by the mirror.
I step out to see my comrades-in-arms,
They are all surprised and astounded:
'We travelled twelve years together,
Yet didn't realise Mulan was a lady!'"

The buck bounds here and there,
Whilst the doe has narrow eyes.
But when the two rabbits run side by side,
How can you tell the female from the male?



I watched Mulan over the weekend, for the first time. It really goes to show that girls can do basically anything boys can... I enjoyed it... 

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Groovy Summer Song By James Otto

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0DLzUIsRB0M

When the days start gettin' warmer and the sun starts sinkin' slower
Weekends go by faster and beer starts tasting colder
Wanna tune into a station that takes me on a soul vacation
Hey there mister DJ, come on, won't you please play
(Chorus)
One that we can dance to start a big romance to
Make it pretty simple so we all can sing along
While cruisin' with the top down, crank it up real loud
A groovy little summer song, yeah

Make me feel the rhythm of one tropical island
Take me to a beach somewhere where everyone is smilin'
Sippin' margaritas and eyein' senoritas
I can almost see 'em swayin' once ya start playin'
(Chorus)
One that we can dance to start a big romance to
Make it pretty simple so we all can sing along
While cruisin' with the top down, crank it up real loud
A groovy little summer song, play that guitar, now come on

Play something sexy to make her fall in love with me
Won't you please---play

Repeat Chorus twice

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Ox tail Pho Noodle Soup




I had to take a detour to Walmart because of this...


I am so proud of him.  Summer End of School Year Concert!

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OK. So we don't know if unicorns are real. Yet we also don't know if they aren't. So, what do we do? I think we simply need to believe one way or another. I believe they are real...so in my head, they are always real. And I bet no one can prove me wrong, either.

Of course, they are real. As a matter of fact, a beautiful horse was found a few years ago... and it was believed to have magical powers. My stepfather had mentioned to me recently that he had traveled up north (cal) to see the horse twice.... and there was even pictures of it. But he wasnt able to find them for me... I say i believe it too, and heck they do exist... we just dont see them... 

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Over the weekend we went up to Delhi, Ca to attend my nephew and his wife’s wedding. We stayed for an entire day than drove home that same evening.... So I was up for more than 24 hrs.... if it wasn’t for the coffee, I would have been knocked out by the time I got there.... But I was too excited to be grumpy... 



They had the most beautiful wedding and my nyaab was by far the most beautiful bride I ever seen... The reception was held at Ceres Comm. Center & Boy! I didn’t expect to see so many familiar faces; people I haven’t seen in over more than a decade. 



At the end of the evening, guess who caught the bouquet of flowers??? I was expecting girls to stampede over each other, but no, there was over a dozen of hands reaching out for it and for some reason it landed into mine...



K and I grew up together and he has always been more like a brother to me than a nephew. When no one was around, we had each other. It was somewhat emotional, but in a very good way. Now, he will no longer spend another day a lone & I’m glad that he had found someone to complete him 

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Heaven

Nu-Flavor Heaven 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9i_DhH8JoiQ

Bryan Adams Heaven

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sjPWqB5VHXo

Alice In Chains Heaven Besides You

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xx6qe-j70eE

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rs38lKxmtI4

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...Favorite Evil Woman In History...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mjc7oxrEBwI

Well Behaved Women Rarely Make History-- Laurel Thatcher Ulrich *YAWM*   

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...Meet me in the middle of the night, by the great moonlight, let me hold your hand while we gaze upon the starlit night, good night...LOL-Cute!

Romeo's Tune....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t7H2EtrbJQs