Excerpt: “If one person imitates what a monkey does, and the other person does not imitate, the monkey prefers to spend more time in front of the person that imitated them,” said Dr. Annika Paukner at the National Institutes of Health offices in Poolesville, Maryland.
http://edition.cnn.com/2009/TECH/science/08/13/monkeys.imitations/index.html
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1pfTfMoR8sg
“Everything I Own” performed by David Gates from Bread. The audio is a bit poor but I love the live performance footage. There are many people that sing good copies of David Gates’ voice on YouTube, but the performances don’t give me the shivers and goosebumps like David Gates’ vocals do.
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=24IfD-0VUu4
“The Diary” by David Gates of Bread. This song has always moved me so much. I’ve probably heard it a thousand times in my life. Each time I listen, I pretend I don’t know how the story is going to end. And then I get a little tear at the very end. I like the experience, it’s sweet.
Continue reading “Songs by David Gates of Bread and Asian Relationships”
A five-member committee of the Los Angeles City Council voted this morning to move ahead with a $30- million loan that would bring a decade of Cirque du Soleil performances to the Kodak Theatre in Hollywood.
Continue reading “Panel OK’s 30 Million Loan for Cirque Du Soleil Hollywood”
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-aW7IYgpXIE
CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida — A former stiltwalker and fire-eater stole NASA’s show Thursday, saying he’ll be “like a kid in a candy store” experimenting with zero-gravity tricks on his upcoming tourist trip to the international space station.
Continue reading “Cirque du Soleil founder steals space show”
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sKmB4IOYBAU
June 2009 – Stars of Bollywood and the movie “Slumdog Millionaire” see the ZAIA show by Cirque Du Soleil in Macau, China.
Continue reading “ZAIA takes Bollywood stars on a space journey”
ZAIA cast June 2009 in the Green Room at the Venetian Macao (SAR) China.
My new pet peeve is real estate agents on Facebook. They become everyone’s friend by going through your friends list and then spam you. Bah humbug.
I just received another friend request with “any friend of s0-and-so is a friend of mine!” and I think: Mmmm…I bet this person sells real estate. Sure enough they do; with real estate links and comments all over their page. And all their status updates are about the current market. Thanks for ruining Facebook.
So let’s say that YOU are a real estate agent and you haven’t totally alienated every single person in your community yet; here’s tips on marketing on Facebook so you can piss EVERYONE off. Way to go!
I’m on week six now of private Mandarin Chinese lessons. Everyone says the best way to learn is just to jump in and make a fool of yourself, which I have been doing to excess. I thought I’d share some of my faux pas that were “Lost in Translation”.
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=msyV_GS3IW4
The cast of ZAIA performs at the Bollywood IIFA Awards Ceremony with a specially choreographed 5-minute opening segment on June 13, 2009.
ZAIA is Cirque du Soleils first permanent show in Asia
Someone asked me what they call “Chinese food” in China, or Chinese restaurants. It may be a shock to learn that it is called “food” and Chinese restaurants are called “restaurants” (I guess).
But on the same note if you pick up any product in a store in China there is no little sticker that says “Made in China”. Instead, I presume to save ink, it just says “Made Here”. 🙂