OST Smiling Pasta

I'm in a "Smiling Pasta" phase! In a couple of days, I'll do my traditional t-drama wrap-up, but I just wanted to post some videos from its OST first - I love love love this soundtrack (and series)!!!



This first video is "小乌龟", or literally, "Little Turtle". It's sung by the main lead, Nicholas Teo. In the drama, he writes it for his fiancee, played by Cyndi Wang, and is pretty much his confession of love for her. Ahhh, I'm getting goosebumps thinking of the series again :)

Okay, I'm a little ashamed of myself for posting this...but here goes! I love this song that Cyndi Wang sings in the soundtrack called "I Do" but I can't find the movie for it on youtube, so to put it up I had to post part of a concert vid. go to the 3:01 in the video and you'll see it!




Haha okay, this is -beyond- pop-py.

Salad Song

Okay - this is going to sound really strange, but I really like this song! It's not even really a song - it's an ad for this Korean supermarket? I'm not exactly sure, but I think it has something to do with fresh fruit. It's sung by Yoon Eun Hye, who was wonderful in the korean drama "Coffee Prince", and I hear, really good in "Goong" as well, and Lee Dong-gun, who I know nothing about but is really cute in this song.

飛輪海

Since my addiction to Taiwanese drama serials, I have become increasingly attracted to their soundtracks. It all started with "They Kiss Again" - during really romantic or heartwarming moments, they would play this song "你 (You)" sung by one of the main leads, Ariel Lin. Ever since then, I've paid special attention to a serial's soundtracks - often there are some really nice songs. And even when they're not particularly special, I still love them, because I associate the drama with those songs.

So in one of the dramas I've watched - "Tokyo Juliet," which I haven't blogged about yet, I heard this really nice duet. I youtubed the video, and it turns out to feature a band that the male lead was in, named "Fahrenheit" or "飛輪海". Adore it! It's called "I Only Have Feelings For You" - the girl in this is Hebe, from a popular Taiwanese girl group.



I also love this other song of theirs, another duet, this time with all the members of S.H.E. It was featured as the opening song in another drama that I just finished, "Romantic Princess" and is called "Love Nest (Xin Wo)."



Lastly...a video of just the band themselves! They're all pretty popular, and have all acted in dramas. My favourites are Wu Zhun (lead in "Tokyo Juliet" and "Romantic Princess" hehe) and Jiro Wang (male second in "It Started With a Kiss" and "They Kiss Again"). <3 This song is called "Ai Dao," or "Liking" I think...My translation's still not the best :P

iPods...

I've had my classic clickwheel iPod since I was an innocent little first-year in college. I've always been the clumsy type, so my dad got me a hard plastic case to go around it. The case has protected my poor iPod from thousands of potential breakages and scratches, but it also makes the iPod look and feel a little like a brick. Especially since it's a second generation iPod - it's sleek for it's time, but it's still a little heavy. I love my iPod, but I think it might be time for me to get a new one - the new models are much thinner and lighter - and let's face it, more stylish. Other perks - a much longer battery life (mine currently runs for all of 6 hours, MAYBE) and the ability to play videos...which means that I can watch my favourite taiwanese dramas on the go haha.

So I was looking at the different types of iPods last night, and I like both the Classic and the Nano.

IPOD CLASSIC
The new iPod Classic (formerly the video iPod, I think) is really pretty. It's pretty thin - much thinner than the version I have now, and has a nice 2.5 or 3 inch screen. And apparently it's had abit of a feature overhaul - well in four years, Apple's got to have done something, right? I've heard that it's much easier to manipulate songs and the equalizers and all of that cool stuff on the new iPod. It also has a ton of more storage space (80GB or 160GB) - I only have a little more than 9GB of songs, but videos probably will take up a lot more room no? And the battery life is 30-40 hours long - which is leaps and bounds ahead of my worn-down battery! On the negative side, a review says that the new iPod doesn't work with any of the old docking platforms - which is a problem since we have so many of them! - and doesn't have the best sound quality. The latter is okay with me - as long as I can hear the song, and it's not distorted, that's fine. Sells for around USD 250.

IPOD NANO
The iPod Nano is also an option. Originally I clicked on the review as kind of a joke, but after reading its specs, I'm starting to seriously think about it. It's smaller than the Classic, which is awesome, but I'm not sure that I like how wide it is. Nonetheless, it has all the features of the iPod, with the exception of a marginally smaller screen and a smaller clickwheel. It's battery life is around 24 hours...not bad. A big negative is that it only has 8GB of storage...It's less than USD 200 though, which is nice.

Overall, I think the iPod Classic is a better deal, and has most of what I'm looking for. I'm not someone who needs to be able to wholely control and understand my technology (though a little bit of customization is okay :P). I'm looking for a simple little mp3 player that plays the music and videos I want to hear, that I don't have to charge every 10 minutes, that holds all that I need to store in it. I use iTunes, so there's really no point for me get a non-Apple mp3 player. Yup, an iPod Classic it shall be - as soon as my old one breaks.

你

I am obsessed with this song. It's one of the theme songs to "They Kiss Again" sung by the female lead, Ariel Lin. LOVE LOVE LOVE this song!!! It's so beautiful - I hope one day I find someone that means this for me.

here are the lyrics:
風輕輕 我聽見你聲音
你對著我叮嚀 要注意自己的心情
雨輕輕 我聽見你聲音
你拿著傘靠近 為我遮著風擋著雨
一點點想哭泣一點點想著你
你的愛很珍惜 我總依賴著你的記憶

你就像風在說話 順著我方向
你就像海中的波浪 堆著我成長
我明白你的回答 溫柔的對話
愛情其實沒有辦法 不被感動吧 我不說謊

pin yin:
feng qing qing wo ting jian ni sheng yin
ni dui zhe wo ding ling yao zhu yi zi ji de xin qing
yu qing qing wo ting jian ni sheng yin
ni na zhe san kao jin wei wo zhe zhe feng dang zhe yu
yi dian dian xiang ku qi yi dian dian xiang zhe ni
ni de ai hen zhen xi wo zong yi lai zhe ni de ji yi

ni jiu xiang feng zai shuo hua shun zhe wo fang xiang
ni jiu xiang hai zhong de bo lang tui zhe wo cheng zhang
wo ming bai ni de hui da wen rou de dui hua
ai qing qi shi mei you ban fa bu bei gan dong ba wo bu shuo huang

english translation:
Wind gently blows and I can hear your voice
You have advised me to beware of my own emotions
Rain gently falls and I can hear your voice
You draw near with your umbrella to shield the wind and rain for me
A little bit wanting to cry, a little bit thinking of you
Your love is being cherished, I am always relying on your memories

You seem to be talking like wind, following my direction
You seem to be the waves in the sea, making me grow up
I understand your answer, a gentle dialogue
There is no way for love to not be touched, I won't lie.