I love staying fit-- aick, goodness me, I'd be bored if didn't stay fit. I love running, cycling, free weights, and doing extremely intense crunches, and going on long, long cardio sessions. I also like writing, reading and drawing! And of course I'm up for any form of mischief, but that shouldn't really be in here, should it, hey?
I love animals of all kinds, except perhaps, those eerie devilish looking turtles that spawn little devil turtles from the holes of their backs. (_I love felines of all kinds too, but I especially love cats! Oh... what did you think I was going to say? Tsk. Tsk. Tsk.
Dancing under the sweet serenade of the moonlight.
I'm absolutely terrified of caterpillars and worms though... they really freak me out. I could caress a spider-- not that I have a death wish or some such-- but can't go near a caterpillar! Serious !!
I'd like to meet:
People who share the same views in this paradox world we call life as I do... what's that? Well, come on in, drop me a line and find out!
If you fancy a chance meeting, you can usually find me in the vegetable isles of the supermarkets and grocery stores. Idling by at first, then hovering above the selected greens and finally, hoovering as much of the vegetables as my little arms can ferry them back and forth to the shopping cart. I'll be at this like no other too, mind you-- having plenty of provision to last me through until the time of rapture, so spare me the bewildered look should you encounter such an anomaly, heh.
I would also like to meet my ancestors of many, many generations ago... Yeah, I know it's weird but it would be interesting, not to mention a nigh impossible though.
It's always good to know where one's roots stem from, the past is always important, and indeed it is since it never goes away, not for a moment. Fragments of our past are locked deep in our subliminal mind; it is there to reflect the present and to govern our conscience, paving our path for the future, giving ground to hope and shedding light to new beginnings alike.
One animal I'd love to meet and to have, amongst others out there, would have to be a sloth. Ever seen a sloth smile? Well, I haven't either, but they look so adorable when they look upwards and toward you giving off that vibe that's kinda like, "eh? Wha, what... what's that? Who's there? Come again, I didn't hear you!" look with their cute and almost sad but tiny and fluffy faces. So adorable, they are. I can tell you one thing though, seeing them about, you'd never be in too much of a hurry that's for sure-- or would that be a lie? They could impede the owners to do so otherwise, perhaps getting in the way of things and all even, but we can't hate them for that, they're just too adorable.
YHDEXAN'S BABY SLOTH!
Music:
Anything and everything by Susumu Hirasawa -- that includes P-MODEL and Kaku P-MODEL as well, Kenji Kawai, Joe Hisaishi, Miyuki Nakajima, Hajime Hirasawa, Akira Yamaoka, Geinoh Yamashirogumi, Shoji Yamashiro, Kyu Sakamoto and Ryuchi sakamoto.
Natalie Merchant, Camera Obscura, Mogwai, Death in Vegas, Peaches, Fugees, The Postal Service, Candylion and Asian Kung-Fu Generation.
eMAo - music of nirvana, beautiful and sublime.
I'm awestruck by Howard Blake's composition of 'The Snowman', every time I hear the song 'I'm Walking in the Air', which is sung by Peter Auty when he was a wee tyke, I get all nostalgic. It's surreal, and somewhat sad... but good vibes thoughout and fond childhood memories arise from it!!
I very much love Lisa Gerrard's voice, there is no other quite like hers.
Death Cab for Cutie .
Tarja Turunen - Good on her for making it on her own and all after the split !!
Robbie Robertson and the Red Road Ensemble.
I also like; The Arcade Fire, Bauhaus, Bad Boys Blues (bit gay now), Amethyste , Dadawa, Enya, Loreena McKennitt, Jennylyn Mercado - boy can she sing or what, this young lady! She has a heart of gold and a voice of an angel, Nicholas Gunn, Nico, Nightingale (70's Electronica), Simon & Garfunkel , Thomas Otten, Louis Armstrong, Roy Orbison, Roman Tam, Natalie Merchant, Sarah Brightman, Inga , Inner Calling , Muse, Snow Patrol, Mythos, Survivor, Oliver Shanti and Friends, The Flaming Lips, Coldplay, Pink Floyd, Deuter, Celtic music of all sorts, Cusco , Sopor Aeternus, Within Temptation, Vangelis, Yann Tiersen , Clannad and Classical... oh and Metallica and Nightwish too. Not forgetting a special mention that I have a memorable fondness for 50's, 60's, 70's and 80's music which by the way are all great! And, since we're on the subject of figures, the 5, 6, 7, 8's rocks hard! Those girls are wicked!
Hrm.. I guess I should put those in an alphabetical order, huh? Ah well.
Movies:
Anything entertaining-- no, no-no, no not of that sort! No. Kiddings aside though, there maybe too many to list here, at least for now.
Millennial Actress would have to be on the top of my favourites list. Shawshank Redemption comes a close second.
Seven Samurai
Sound of Music
Barakka - a documentary film.
Tristan & Isolde
Titanic
Alive in Joburg
Kikujiro
Some of the more memorable movies from my earlier years would have to be Lupin the Third and the Ranma 1/2 movies and TV series, those were awesome!
Television:
Heidi of Swiss Alps (the Japanese animated TV series featuring the masterful Hayao Miyazaki as an animator in his earlier years).
Bargain Hunt & Antiques Roadshow (the original BBC version)
FTV (Fashion TV)
The Dog of Flanders (also an animated TV series from Japan), this is one of the most touching animated TV series I've ever seen, honest! It had me emotionally constipated throughout the series entire run. A box of tissues is definitely a compulsory accompaniment with this viewing. *sniff*
I really, really heart "The Darling Buds of May" TV series from BBC, which launched Catherine Zeta Jones' career into the limelight of Hollywood doorsteps. Although my favourite actor would have to be Sir David Jason-- whom I think should have played Bilbo Baggins in Peter Jackson's adaptation of The Lord of the Rings Trilogy-- he is brilliant in the series, playing a wonderfully loving father and husband. Full of mischief and cheek yet funny all the same, all very much the character suited for such a role.
Being so fond of the show I don't think I could ever get tired of watching it. Sitting down for the series gives me such a wonderful and a warm fuzzy feeling that it's become a habit of mine to unwind to on many occasions. Based in the 50's in a little corner of Great Britain’s rural country side of Kent, it's basically about the little things that matter over the quality of life. And how we should go about enjoying them instead, nature's endowments and all that, and including... well-- ahem...you know, that too, heh.
I love Futurama as well, too bad the series never really hit it off like The Simpsons, I really miss the series.
The all time greatest and still the best TV series on WWII would have to be the 'Band of Brothers' mini series. An excellent TV series from HBO which documents the story of Easy Company, 506th Regiment of the 101st Airborne Division, US Army, during the atrocities of the WWII confrontation. The story is based on the real life accounts drawn from the interviews of survivors of Easy Company during their campaign on the war torn years. This series is an experience in higher learning, a real eye opener, and a must see for those interested in history.
Documentaries in general, The Blue Planet, The private Life of Plants, War documentaries and anything of interest and entertaining like Tyra Banks' America's Next Top Model reality TV show. Yeah, yeah, I know, heh, but I like to see ordinary individuals making it big, as they deserve to!
Rick Stein's French Odyssey -- Love this show, a peaceful cruise down the French canals of Canal du midi. Such an ideal way to travel on a barge gently cruising by the backyards of French province and taking in the sights from a different perspective, as opposed to travelling by on a noisy automobile.
Sports? Hrm... Not really into the whole idea of sitting around, couching all day on a sofa watching sports, don't mind some forms of sports though, but I would never sit for the whole duration of a broadcast. I mean, for crying out gently! Surely there are better things to do than just that! Getting up to mischief for example, and when there's two involved, that's double the fun and naughtiness!
Books:
"Fingersmith" by Sarah Waters.
"The Book of Five Rings" by Miyamoto Musashi.
"Charlie and The Chocolate Factory" by Roald Dahl
"James and The Giant Peach" by Roald Dahl - and anything by him.
"The Wheel of Time" Series by Robert Jordan.
"Halo" The Paperback Series by Eric Nylund and William C. Dietz
"The Dragonlance series"
"Chronicles of Narnia" by C.S Lewis
"Lord of the Rings" by J.R.R. Tolkien
"This Precious Earth" by Chief Seattle.
Anything by Alan Moore.
Heroes:
Rosalind Elsie Franklin, 1920-1958, pioneer of the study of molecular structures including DNA. In the early 1950's, Franklin almost discovered -- by herself -- enough information about the structure of DNA to explain the molecular basis of heredity. The genetic transmission of characteristics from parent to offspring.
DNA, a molecule found in all living cells, is the coded blueprint for transmitting inherited characteristics from one generation to another.
Franklin’s work paved forth the very foundation on which all study of DNA are based upon, this then has lead to aid the scientific community in furthering their understanding and the study of DNA, to this day.
The facts she did uncover about the molecule helped James Watson and Francis Crick beat her to the Nobel Prize, the two male scientists had misappropriated the use of her data without her knowledge, and without fully crediting Franklin for her hard earnest work.
Once the structure of DNA was understood, the field of molecular biology exploded: it became the most significant scientific development of the late twentieth century. The most important technology of the twenty-first century is expected to be bioengineering or recombinant DNA, in which programmed DNA is injected into organisms to produce a desired characteristic in future generations.
For example, insulin, growth hormone, and the clotting factor missing from the blood of hemophiliacs (any of several hereditary blood-coagulation disorders in which the blood fails to clot normally because of a deficiency or abnormality of one of the clotting factors.) are already manufactured commercially in simple organisms with recombinant DNA technology.
Today, as the facts about Franklin’s life and scientific prowess have emerged, they have cast a shadow on James Watson’s and Francis Crick’s achievement and re-established Franklin’s place in the sun.
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Chief Seattle
Sitting Bull
Crazy Horse
Definitely of all people it would have to be the one and only: Bruce Lee!
Robert Francis Kennedy - a man all world leaders should aspire to be.
Also, worthy of note are the parents who do their utmost and part in bringing up their offspring to positively contribute to a society. A big salute to those folks! Poor or rich, I'll take my hat off and bow respectfully to them.
...and KM....for you saw and knew who I was, rather than actually seeing who I was... you make me proud, kiddo!
