http://tunelesslark.multiply.com/ I wish for a place where I could go, 'cos everything here moves so slow... and my friends can be my family and they can be my company and I'll take them to a party and we'll have fun. ~ Lisa Loeb Mon, 4 Aug 2008 09:24:19 -0000 Fri, 18 May 2007 05:27:17 -0000 http://images.tunelesslark.multiply.com/logo http://tunelesslark.multiply.com 100 100 <A href="http://tunelesslark.multiply.com/photos/hi-res/upload/Rk042AoKCkcAAG5p-v81"></A><A href="http://tunelesslark.multiply.com/photos/hi-res/upload/Rk01-goKCkcAAFn3NKY1"><IMG class=alignleft src="http://images.tunelesslark.multiply.com/image/2/photos/upload/300x300/Rk01-goKCkcAAFn3NKY1/P1000792.JPG?et=3YMsjNnu9cFETvW82J5czg" border=0></A>It was&nbsp;invigorating to have the time, literally, to stop and smell the roses.... :) Seoul was amazing and quirky&nbsp;and&nbsp;we just couldn't get enough! I love the people, the fashion, the mountains and the food!&nbsp;It is kinda a huge dampener to have to come into work on Friday just after 6 days of r&amp;r but its nice to see that the carousel is almost ready (view from my office window) and I am looking forward to the fire drill which is said to take place in approximately 1.5 hours time. Some of us are planning on getting a manicure. Also, there is the prospect of a new classic black VW beetle!! :) Just a few of my favorite things... Meanwhile, its back to offering memorandums, facility agreements and term sheets.... my heart and mind is a thousand miles away. http://tunelesslark.multiply.com/journal/item/13/Seoul_Journey Fri, 18 May 2007 05:27:17 -0000 <A href="http://tunelesslark.multiply.com/photos/hi-res/upload/Rh7NXQoKCn0AAGDNRL81"><IMG class=alignleft src="http://images.tunelesslark.multiply.com/image/1/photos/upload/300x300/Rh7NXQoKCn0AAGDNRL81/rb2.gif?et=YD%2Ba2fRHYz0iP0fV%2CVvJjQ" border=0></A>Can't believe I stumbled on this...&nbsp;An&nbsp;old favorite of mine.... :)&nbsp;They play the classic rainbowbrite <A href="http://www.rainbowbrite.net/sounds/RainbowInside.mp3">theme songs</A> on this website!! As well as a <A href="http://www.katycartee.com/KatyCartee-RainbowBrite.mp3">techno remake</A> of the old favorite&nbsp;by katy cartee...&nbsp;which I found quite amusing, but easy on the ears! I think I may be&nbsp;suffering from quarter life crisis....... anyways,&nbsp;bear with me - for &nbsp;quote&nbsp;of the day - <A href="http://www.rainbowbrite.net/sounds/Glumface.wav">click here</A>. http://tunelesslark.multiply.com/journal/item/12/Rainbow_Brite Fri, 13 Apr 2007 00:36:43 -0000 <P><A href="http://tunelesslark.multiply.com/photos/hi-res/upload/RhxD@woKCn0AAHBh@zQ1"><IMG class=alignright src="http://images.tunelesslark.multiply.com/image/1/photos/upload/300x300/RhxD@woKCn0AAHBh@zQ1/Smile_Again.jpg?et=dcFZgGu7TMeg0dxG2aqF3Q" border=0></A>I'm hooked... I can't stop watching these. Doesn't help that my parents just bought a 19-inch flat screen plasma tv... 'cos my mom's hooked too.&nbsp;Ok&nbsp;but I started it.&nbsp;The Koreans are like super&nbsp;unrealistic! I love it! The plots are so typical!&nbsp;The leading guy&nbsp;is always&nbsp;mad-rich and&nbsp;super-confident to the point of chauvinistic, while the leading actress is usually sweet,&nbsp;decently clothed and completely unaware,&nbsp;while the supporting actress will be a total bitch (complete with perfected evil stare and total lack of shame). They are not a fan of subtlety clearly. Of course, there's also the 4-person love triangle. Good girl likes rich guy, but bad guy likes good girl and bad girl likes rich guy. So I finished watching Lovers in Paris over like 8 months... and now thanks to my mom, am hooked on a new series - Smile Again. Am planning a trip to Korea soon... and will visit all the places where the dramas were filmed... (found a link! hehe!&nb... http://tunelesslark.multiply.com/journal/item/11/A_Korean_Obsession Wed, 11 Apr 2007 02:08:14 -0000 On the way from Brugges I took the tube to London to visit Jas who's now studying there... among the usual touristy things, I also bravely attended half of a futures and options seminar at LBS whereupon I remembered that numbers and financial concepts were not quite my thing. Did a fair bit of running around with Jas in the afternoon in Chinatown and the Art Museum etc. I saw Van Gogh's sunflower. It is very good. The weather was crap - it was like negative 1 degrees. Which gave me good cause to wear the new wedge boots I bought in Brugges and to justify that expenditure :) *hehe* In any case, Jas took heaps of photos for me... (which made my 2-day stay in London quite a well-documented affair) including photos of every starbucks that we passed by, just for kicks. We also managed to catch Mary Poppins which was very good... although for some reason I fell asleep momentarily towards the ending. Also, got food poisoning as a result of having a meal in an Italian restaurant in Nottinghill... http://tunelesslark.multiply.com/photos/album/24/London_Stopover_ Mon, 12 Mar 2007 09:01:04 -0000 http://tunelesslark.multiply.com/music/item/24/Like_A_Star Fri, 9 Mar 2007 14:40:45 -0000 Tucked away in a hidden part of Brussels, Belgium lies a quiet little city that time forgot... a place where chocolate shops line the cobbled streets, while horses pass by with their carriages and horsemen in smart uniform and high hats. And in any shop, deli, cafe, patisserie, hotel, restaurant and bar, you will be greeted four times in four different languages - english, german, dutch and french. I was also told I had to try the waffles in Brugges - yes, they are truly the best in the world. Lightly sugared with cinemon and piping hot! :) And swans grace the lake flanked with verdant pastures on one side, and a sleepy little beguinage on the other... It seems as if everywhere you turn in Brugges, you will find a postcard-perfect sight just for your quiet, viewing pleasure. :) Welcome to the old http://tunelesslark.multiply.com/photos/album/23/Brugges_ Fri, 9 Mar 2007 13:23:39 -0000 The first of the girls finally walked down that aisle and said I do to the man of her dreams... we were so excited for her :) At the same time, it marks another milestone in our lives. To me, the first milestone was sitting in the passenger seat of friend's car. This is the second. The third will be of course the baby shower... let's see who that'll be. Definitely not me! Had to sing for her walk-in... was exciting and scary! The wedding song was Feels Like Home by Chantel Kreviazuk :) I love the lyrics. It will be mine as well I think, if she's okay with sharing... haha. Congrats again FJ! You were a beautiful bride...! :) http://tunelesslark.multiply.com/photos/album/22/The_first_one_to_say_I_do... Fri, 9 Mar 2007 12:30:25 -0000 http://tunelesslark.multiply.com/photos/album/21/Bangkok_and_beyond Thu, 28 Sep 2006 15:11:46 -0000 I was pretty excited to finally get to go on a business trip. I thought you know, we're staying at Sukhamvit, the least they could do would be to let me browse the Club 21 downstairs and those new Prada products on display... alas. I was stuck in horridly boring meetings all day, and what's worse, I had to wake up at 530am TWICE in a row to catch 2 absurdly early morning flights, and I am currently in the office NOW... wilting away. In any case, the rooms were nice... aha ;) That was some consolation. Ooh! And I really felt like a little girl in a candy store when they told me I could keep the latest edition of the Vogue magazine which they distributed in Business Class. Hahaha. http://tunelesslark.multiply.com/photos/album/20/Bangkok_-_Day_Trip Wed, 6 Sep 2006 07:17:43 -0000 Magni's unplugged version is awesome too... I was blown away. Worth checking it out too @ (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ol66sMQ-DQw ) Magni's gonna win RockStar Supernova!!! http://tunelesslark.multiply.com/music/item/22/When_Dolphins_Cry Tue, 5 Sep 2006 16:59:25 -0000 There was nothing else to do that night... :) http://tunelesslark.multiply.com/music/item/20/Fly_me_to_the_moon_ Tue, 5 Sep 2006 16:45:03 -0000 While we were waiting for fish, or travelling towards the fish, or generally fish-gazing, we had the good fortune of being entertained by Wayne - the next big thing :) Just a short clip capturing the moment out at sea, starring wayne chan with guest appearances by eric, cheryl and yangde. Producer and director - http://tunelesslark.multiply.com/video/item/10/The_Fishing_Trip_in_Reel_Time.3GP Tue, 29 Aug 2006 06:16:41 -0000 Honestly impressed with my camera... The sony ericsson k800i kicks butt! I couldn't believe how well my pics came out! Had an awesome time in Dayang... the fishing trip itself was a lot more adventurous than I had anticipated. I blame it all on the company we kept... reckless, foolhardy thirty-year-olds bent on risking their lives to preserve their youth! ;) E.g. among other things, searching out sharks, and tussling sailfish. Haha! As for the boat rides, all I can say is I'm gonna pack my own seasick pills next time! :p It was an amazing weekend... awesome company, good times :) thanks http://tunelesslark.multiply.com/photos/album/19/s_w_i_m_m_i_n_g_w_i_t_h_s_h_a_r_k_s_p_u_l_a_u_d_a_y_a_n_g Mon, 28 Aug 2006 05:48:28 -0000 [YouTube - OK Go - Here It Goes Again] These guys are awesome... check out their music video! Sheer genius!! http://tunelesslark.multiply.com/links/item/5/What_can_you_do_with_8_treadmills Thu, 17 Aug 2006 09:00:53 -0000 what've i been up to? oh where, oh where have i been? they've trapped me in a series of camps and silent retreats...! help help! places where people say, "speak only if u can improve on the silence". tall order. am heading out to do more mission trips in september as well... i really wonder to myself sometimes, how did i end up where i am today? ;) crazy people, awesome messages, good http://tunelesslark.multiply.com/photos/album/18/g_o_o_d_t_i_m_e_s Thu, 17 Aug 2006 01:35:16 -0000 Girl from Ipanema is a cover I did a while back with a talented guitarist friend of mine who's just flown back to NZ, Callum McNeil!! :p And Come Away has yours truly on piano, and vocals. To be honest, I put up Come Away, then took it down again 'cos I don't really like how my experimental polyphonic harmonies came out sounding... *alas* :p Like I said, in my quest for originality, the song came out sounding more Enya than Eva Cassidy. But just so you know I've been working on my music, I thought I'd share it all... http://tunelesslark.multiply.com/music/item/17/Jazz_Covers Wed, 16 Aug 2006 06:58:28 -0000 An original composition inspired by a moment of free-falling into fantasy love, locking eyes across a crowded room... I'm sure we can all relate to that... :) http://tunelesslark.multiply.com/music/item/11/One_Moment Mon, 14 Aug 2006 01:02:54 -0000 Spontaneous roof-top jamming on a warm, winter's wednesday afternoon http://tunelesslark.multiply.com/video/item/6/Wills_song Wed, 21 Jun 2006 09:14:48 -0000 Back in NZ for a short holiday, spent most of my time with the whanau (family) at home 'cos it's the middle of winter and freezing outside... but had a chance to catch up with some close friends which was http://tunelesslark.multiply.com/photos/album/16/n_e_w_z_e_a_l_a_n_d_j_u_n_e_0_6_ Wed, 21 Jun 2006 08:36:58 -0000 Nichole is one of my favorite composers, so I really couldn't resist doing a cover of one of her songs. This one's called, "Why"... enjoy! http://tunelesslark.multiply.com/music/item/7/Nichole_Nordemann Sun, 30 Apr 2006 19:22:06 -0000 I wrote this song a while back... and it's still in its draft form, but well, what the heck - I'll just share it! :) Constructive feedback would be awesome. Peace - http://tunelesslark.multiply.com/music/item/5/Original_Composition Sun, 30 Apr 2006 19:09:50 -0000 http://tunelesslark.multiply.com/music/item/3/Song_for_the_Season Tue, 11 Apr 2006 17:12:12 -0000 Recently did a TV Ad for Sony Wega Theatre to be aired in Thailand and Indonesia... I think it's kinda cool. Love that it's haunting... ;) http://tunelesslark.multiply.com/music/item/1/Star_Dust_Audio Thu, 6 Apr 2006 14:49:37 -0000 <FONT size=2> <P>When I say... "I am a Christian"<BR>I'm not shouting "I'm clean livin."<BR>I'm whispering "I was lost,"<BR>Now I'm found and forgiven.</P> <P>When I say..."I am a Christian"<BR>I don't speak of this with pride.<BR>I'm confessing that I stumble<BR>and need CHRIST to be my guide.</P> <P>When I say... "I am a Christian"<BR>I'm not trying to be strong.<BR>I'm professing that I'm weak<BR>and need HIS strength to carry on.</P> <P>When I say... "I am a Christian"<BR>I'm not bragging of success.<BR>I'm admitting I have failed<BR>and need God to clean my mess.</P> <P>When I say... "I am a Christian"<BR>I'm not claiming to be perfect,<BR>My flaws are far too visible<BR>but, God believes I am worth it.</P> <P>When I say.. "I am a Christian"<BR>I still feel the sting of pain,<BR>I have my share of heartaches<BR>So I call upon His name.</P> <P>When I say... "I am a Christian!"<BR>I'm not holier than thou,<BR>I'm just a simple sinner<BR>who received God's good grace, somehow.</P> <P>Maya Angelou</P></FONT> http://tunelesslark.multiply.com/journal/item/6/When_I_say..._I_am_a_Christian_Maya_Angelou Tue, 17 Jan 2006 04:25:20 -0000 <P>When I was young <BR>I dreamt of growing up<BR>the world was bright<BR>and I was free<BR>to come and go as I please<BR>I would chase my dreams<BR>and run ahead of them<BR>I would love without fear<BR>I would have so much to give</P> <P>When I was young<BR>I dreamt of growing up<BR>I would wear a crown<BR>and light a room <BR>with my smile and<BR>it would all be good and<BR>I would always be kind<BR>and everything was nice<BR>always, sugar and spice</P> <P>When I was young<BR>I dreamt of growing up<BR>I would never cry<BR>the ones I loved<BR>would never die<BR>and when things went wrong<BR>I could just sing a song<BR>and the whole wide world<BR>would sing along...<BR><BR></P> http://tunelesslark.multiply.com/journal/item/5/When_I_was_young Mon, 16 Jan 2006 01:37:42 -0000 http://tunelesslark.multiply.com/video/item/5/10_seconds_of_black_eye_peas_LIVE_in_concert_at_the_Singapore_Kallang_Stadium Wed, 28 Sep 2005 04:28:03 -0000