sentimental sl : Japanese Town

For some strange reasons, when I visit sl sims, these old ordinary folk homes gives me a very warm and human feeling.  Although, I have never lived in places like this in real life.

There used to be a record store here, but today everything is closed.
So I am just visiting to see if some of the people, whoever they are, are still around.

Seems like the bar, the record store vintage style are closed.

Heaven must be missing an angel 1976 Tavares Brothers

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fNGUtFpVycE
extended version

carbon fiber guqin : conclusion of experimental cf HalfHunDun

cf guqin testing today w LLY

cf guqin testing today with master player LLY, I have made a short video clip.

Very beautiful sounds,
my cf qin has been given the following traits by LLY.  All highlighted in green is completed.
The rest, refinements are still to be completed.  2 古, 8勻, 9芳?

Of the nine virtues:
I have reached
一曰奇 
2, Gu (Ancient) 
二曰古 
3, Tou (Penetrated) 
三曰透 
4, Jin (Quiet)
四曰靜 
5, Run (Moist)
五曰潤 
6, Yuan 
六曰圓 
7, Qin (Clear)
七曰清 
8, Yun (Even) 
八曰勻 
9, Fang (Fragrant) 
九曰芳 
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明 高濂的遵生八牋提到的辨琴之九德:

1, Qi (Remarkable) which means Qin (light) Song (free, not held) Cui(clear) Hua(smooth). Qin indicates that the wood is light. Song indicates that the sound is not held. Cui indicates that the sound is clear and venerable, because of the old tong wood. Hua indicates that the sound is sweet and mellow, because of the wood was grown near water.

一曰奇 輕鬆脆滑是也 輕謂材輕 鬆謂聲透 脆謂聲之清老 老桐木也 滑謂聲之澤潤 近水材也

2, Gu (Ancient) which means simple, pure yet contains the rhymes of bell and chime.

二曰古 淳淡中有金石韻也

3, Tou (Penetrated) which means an old qin where the adhesives and lacquer are dried and the sound quality is clear bright and not held.

三曰透 年雖久遠 膠漆不敗 清亮而不咽塞

4, Jin (Quiet) which means that there is no buzzing sound to influence the proper sound quality of the Qin

四曰靜 謂無(先文)飒以亂正聲

5, Run (Moist) which means that the sound quality comes out not dry and the rhythm stays longer.

五曰潤 謂發聲不燥 韻長不絕

6, Yuan (Whole) which means that the sound and rhythm stay as a whole without breaking up

六曰圓 謂聲韻渾然而不破散

7, Qin (Clear) which means that the sound of the qin comes out clearly as the sound of a big bronze Duo bell in wind.

七曰清 謂聲如風中鐸也

8, Yun (Even) which means that all the sound qualities, open string, press down string and harmonics from each of the seven strings has to be regular, steady and smooth.

八曰勻 謂七弦無三實四虛之病

9, Fang (Fragrant) which means a good qin the more its been played the better the sound quality, like a pleasant fragrance which stays long and doesn't lose it's flavor.

九曰芳 謂愈彈愈發 久無乏聲

Stone Alphabet : write your own messages w stones

http://stones.quirinus.ch/

ceramic repairs in gold - beauty of scars

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UWa_MyLpZfQ


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lT55_u8URU0



wabi sabi

美少年之恋, 2 to 3 stars

美少年之恋https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kOqkjWXh7Jo
director: Yang Fan *** for entertainment and visual interest.
** for storyline and general overall film quality - too many cliches, but overall has a rich package

維基百科，自由的百科全書

美少年の戀 Bishonen...
電影海報
基本資料
導演	楊凡
監製	張艾嘉
製片	鄧靜欣
編劇	楊凡
旁白	林青霞
統籌	王震球
主演	馮德倫 吳彥祖 舒淇
配樂作曲	鮑比達
攝影	鍾有添
剪輯	金馬
製片商	香港：花生映社有限公司 日本：JVC
片長	111分鐘
產地	香港
語言	粵語、華語
上映及發行
上映日期	1998年8月14日 東京 2000年3月18日  2001年3月8日
發行商	創造社 (香港)

《美少年の戀》（英文：Bishonen...）是一套1998年首映的香港劇情片，由楊凡執導，馮德倫、吳彥祖及舒淇等主演

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analysis of a film -
the making of a commercial film for entertainment and product; no pretension to be "high art, film d'auteur"
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Characters:
gd looking yg men, gay men, of various different family backgrd, gay bar, gay bar talks, gay clients, what the boys might run into, beating, jealousy, etc

interesting colorful settings
conservative middle class comfy home// bachelor boys home// modern contemporary star small apt// hk street scapes, all local scenes in Central//

why is shu qi in the film? her purpose is to bring in the tiny sketch/hardly a mark even, of "lesbian" sex/naughtiness - lesbian bars w non mainstream clients.  Shu Qi dressed up in male costume look.

the gay handsome guy goes up to her and said "want to fuck"  she says, "maybe, maybe"

the boss of the gay bar, the language he used is very interesting, very lively.

the mother of the young man (actually more like grandmother) crying in the bar asking the boy to come home and not do this...

love scenes of gay men

Is this a movie for gay audience?  yes, also for people who are general public.  It has enough novelty to reveal some "hidden" life styles that are not normally visible to non initiated people.

The tone of the film does not degrade any one, does not make fun of any group, does not make "voyeuristic" attraction for the viewers.  Over all a light cream puff of a film.  Interesting and entertaining.

some scenes are awkard in terms of story line.  But nobody cares, its not important, its slightly like a comic book.

film made for HK 1998, japan 2000 and 2001 in Germany?  so it had three rounds of release and is a success.