I am talking about Billy Joel.
I haven’t written my blog for some time but today, I have to write it. I’m still overwhelmed by the atmosphere last night, and yes, I went to Billy Joel Live to Hong Kong concert yesterday night!
I seldom went to concerts, the last one I went was Diana Krall, yes, she’s a (jazz) pianist! This is the only category of singers that makes me pay to go to their concerts. It’s personal. 
And hopefully Tori Amos will come to Hong Kong, too!
Last time I went to Diana’s, I paid for the second most expensive (or cheap?) tickets, and by then I swore to myself if I ever go to concert again, I will go for the most expensive ones… cos the seats were just … unbearable. So, this time, when I know BJ is here, even the tickets are pricey, esp during the financial crisis, I didn’t hesitate… and I am not regret that decision.
The concert started strong and then followed by some cantonese greetings from Billy. From my observation, almost 70% of the audiences are not Chinese-Cantonese, so probably that’s not necessary. 
But of course, the localization is most welcomed. He then played the song, according to him, composed for his first x-wife, ‘Honesty’. When he started playing the piano, I just cried all over … I have no idea why cos this song is not my most favourite but his live performance just touched me.
The arrangement of songs in his concert is just superb. The crowd just got heated and most people stood and danced along starting from the middle of the concert. Just before the show ended, he played ‘Piano Man’ and all the audiences sang the chorus with him… then whenever the chorus part comes, he kept silent and let everyone sing it. I … dont know how to put it, but I feel REAL good to sing with all the BJ’s fans.
He likes to refer himself as “Billy Joel’s dad”, and in fact, I haven’t expected such an energy coming from a man in his age, but, last nite his performance, his (great) band and the arrangement in the concert just blew me away. I’m not familiar with all the songs he sung, but for those that I didn’t quite fond of before, now I have to say I love it. They are much better performed live than in the CD. “The New York State of Mind” is the most surprising song to me. It was just awesomely performed.
I read some blogs here which also reviewed the concert, and I have to agree with their comment of people who arrived late. The concert started at around 8:30pm (official time 8:00pm) and people are still looking for seats in the dark around 9:15pm… I don’t understand why they still come (I expect the concert lasts 1.5 hours) … And why concerts dont have those practice as in the drama/musicals, etc. that bar people from coming in until the first act is finished, something like this. I wish that will help people to get serious about being prompt.
Billy Joel’s Dad, you rock!!
今年十至十二月都唔係咁得閒, 之前已經買落一 d 鬼佬鬼節用既指甲貼紙, 到左十月廿九日, 諗住搽左 d 指甲油先, 第二日貼貼紙, 都可以應下節, 點知個日連搽指甲油都唔成功, 唔知係咪隻指甲油麻麻地, 等極都唔乾, 以為乾左去瞓覺, 點知起身個甲面有好多手指模, 好明顯係我自己瞓左整落去既…
到左三十號晚, 都知道整完都唔放得耐, 就乜都唔理一口氣搽甲油貼埋貼指, 點知又 ok 喎, 可能個晚唔係太夜開始整, 同埋冇搽咁厚, d 甲油夠時間乾啦!
搽甲油同玩花兩方面我都好生手, 所以成個制成品其實冇 theme 既, 冇乜問題同埋冇缺陷我就當成功啦… 不過整完真係覺得好開心, 成日都會望住自己隻手. :-p
右手: 默綠色指甲油再加白色鬼貼紙… 鬼火同星星都係貼紙黎架!
左手: 手甲留得比右手長, 同埋唔知係咪右手主理既關係, 成日都整得靚過右手. nude 色甲油, french 邊油閃粉黑色甲油, 再加灰色扮漸變, 再加比較深色既貼紙… 完成! 今次我既制成品我最鐘意係 spider and web, 因構圖有趣, 但其實 jolly roger 係貼得最好 (技術層面黎睇).
Finally I cant avoid the iphone heat… and luckily I’ve got my parents living in Canada and they have friends going back and forth the American’s cities. And most of all they have friends or relatives coming back to Hong Kong and bring that lovely toy to me…
I have to admit, mine is the cheapest solution to play with an iphone!
The phone was bought a week before Apple announced 1.1.1 update of the iPhone firmware. I assumed mine was using firmware 1.0.2, which is perfect for unlocking. However, when I checked the serial number and also the emergency line trick, it said mine is firmware 1.0
So here’s what I did:
1. Restore the iphone to use firmware 1.0.2
2. Quit iTunes, and kill iTunesHelper thru the Terminal
3. Use iNdependence to activate the phone
4. Use Jailbreak and install openSSH/FTP thing <– I tried this several times and never succeed, so I finally gave up
5. I think, without knowing, Jailbroken the iPhone
6. Install AppTapp
7. Setup my iPhone to use WiFi
8. Install anysim.plist from iphone.org.hk, using the Safari in iPhone
9. In the iPhone, run AnySim (with my own SIM installed in the phone) <– but I realized that it’s a wrong step, dont follow!
10. run AnySim again, using AT&T sim this time
11. PowerOff iPhone
12. Swap back my own SIM
13. Use iNdendence to activate the iPhone again
14. tada!
好鐘意有 catalog 寄黎等我 “慢慢睇, 慢慢揀” 既護膚品牌子, 呢個 “嗜好” 好可能係加拿大 “山卡啦” 讀緊書既時候已經養成. 例如 宜家, bookclub, cross-stitching pattern, 同埋 d 種花既產品, 淨係睇本目錄已經好開心. 我覺得睇 catalog 買野我好岩我呢 d 怕去街同人迫, 又怕俾 d 美容 sales 迫買野既人.
試 dhc 其實都有 d 無厘頭. 絶對唔係睇廣告, 因為我唔鐘意周杰倫, (齋睇邊個賣廣告我已經唔會用, 無謂俾錢 d 我唔鐘意既人洗) 無記錯係我個妹 send 左個 email 俾我叫我俾 info 攞免費試用裝既. 用落又幾好喎, 基本上我試左舊 olive soap 同埋 支 lotion, 唔化開粧所以個兩 pack olive oil (cleansing 同埋 精華)冇乜用. 當然連埋套試用裝佢梗跟埋本 catalog 引我試埋其他野啦!
但係電話訂或上網訂, 送貨都係一個問題. 平時 d 電子 gadgets 就可以借 d 意送去公司啫! 但係護膚品好似唔係幾好喎, 而且睇廣告佢既包裝好鬼少女 feel, 好揚, 一睇就知係 dhc 送貨, 所以到最後都係去左門市買, 買左以下 products:
1. 橄欖柔蜜潔面皂 (Mild Soap)
2. 清盈水潤保濕液 (Water Base Moisture)
之前有 d avon 既爽膚水同 lotion 未用完, 所以呢一 set 係combine 埋一齊用既, 效果都可以, 冇記錯我都冇用到成面粒粒.
係 discuss HK 見到這個帖，很有符合我現在的感覺，雖然是單方面的 …
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曖昧是，比好朋友再親一點，但比情人遠一點。
曖昧是，有一點兒兄妹的情誼，但卻不敢以兄妹相稱。大家都暗暗的明白，這段關係不可能簡單如兩兄妹。
曖昧是有感覺，然而，這種感覺不足以叫你們切切實實的發展一段正式的關係。
曖昧是明白人生有太多的無奈，現實有太多的限制。你知道沒有可能，但又捨不得放手。
曖昧是有進一步的衝動，卻沒有進一步的勇氣。更怕一旦進一步的話，便會失去。
曖昧是，她不是你的情人，但她似乎比你的情人更關心你和了解你。
曖昧是，她會送一份心思細密的禮物給你，但大家從沒有開始過。
曖昧是，雖然她不是你的情人，但她卻會對你說︰「你對我是十分重要的。」
曖昧是，你有事時有一個會在晚上打電話來，向你噓寒問暖，關心你，叫你蓋好被早點睡的普通朋友。
曖昧是，當你遇到問題解決不了的時候，你找不到你的女朋友，你第一個便會想起她。
曖昧是，每當她提及她的另一半時，你會萬箭穿心，卻又默默忍受。
曖昧是為了逃避背叛的罪惡感。
曖昧是甜津津又同時酸溜溜的。往往從未開始，已叫人不安，患得患失。
曖昧是，別人以為你們在發展地下情時，你會沾沾自喜。
曖昧是，別人問你們是否在戀愛中，你張口結舌。
曖昧是，常常掙扎表不表白。你怕表白之後，你既得不到一個情人，卻又失去了一個知心好友。
曖昧是，見到她時，你會心跳。見不到她時，你會掛念她。
曖昧是，兩個人都會互相猜度。她是不是已經暗示了甚麼？我是不是自作多情。
曖昧是，每天會互傳手機短訊，無規律地偶然約會。
曖昧是，在外地的時候，你總會記得帶手信給她。
曖昧是，你很想多走一步，但又怕會嚇怕了她。你會很小心流露自己的感情，你忍不住不去著緊她，但又怕她會知道你著緊。
曖昧是，兩個人沒有承諾過甚麼。但雖然如此，你願意付出的，比有承諾的情侶更多。沒有責任，但你卻很渴望去承擔，不問回報。
曖昧是一扇門，你可以留在門外，也可以踏進房子裡面。然而，你不可以停留在門下面。門！永遠不是終點站。
你和別人有曖昧嗎?
