Paris, je t'aime

"Paris je T'aime" has been the most worth-watching movie in all others played recently in Taiwan. Composed by eighteen stories directed by eighteen directors, respectively, "Paris je T'aime" makes itself a very special movie that differs from others in style. Sometimes freaky, sometimes touching. Maybe romantic, maybe thought-provoking. It's all because it's given birth by eighteen directors with completely distinctive genres.This film reminds me another one - "Love Actually". But actually I prefer "Love" to "Paris" in that the former is British English. ^_^ Just teasing. To be honest, "Love" is more complete and unabridged for the sake of plot. Whatsover they are both beautiful and intriguing.

BBC's recommended programmes of mine

Recently I am hooked to Elaine's Programme on BBC radio 2. There is another must-listen programme on radio 4 named "Just a Minute" hosted by Parsons. They are my sweetest desserts in my so-far bitter graguate life. Let's forget the bitterness, the sweetness is always the one that we are dedicated to pursue. Well, Elaine's programme is all about musicals or to be exact, Broadway.

Broadway has been my preference of musicals, especially for its type of music, i.e. theme songs of each famous Broadway musical, one of which is Déchire from Notre Dame de Paris which is also one of my favorite. Masquerade from The Phantom of The Operais much appreciated (at least by me). They are more and more and all in the list of CLASSIC. So, if any of you is appealed to it or my words arouses a little of your concerns or curiosities of it, then you may be happy to spare som time to listen to Elaine Paige on BBC radio two.

Another one that I have listened for long is Nichola Parsons's Just a Minute. As introduced by its title, every guset in the programme are given some successive topics and they hav the horrible task of speaking for one minute without hesitation or deviation by one of his school masters. It is soooooo hilarious to hear them breaking the rules! Though they speak in a very speedy speed (because they have to assert their ideas "in a minute") and thus gives rise to a lot of difficulty in understanding them, it is also a must-listen programme that I recommend much!

Euthanasia: of extrication or immorality?

It's requently reported that a mother asked for euthanatizing her son with brain paralysis so that both of them could extricate from the torture triggered by the incurable illness. I sympathize with the whole of what's happening to the mother and the son but I am concerned a lot more about the controversial issue, EUTHANASIA.

Rregardless of a cluster of discussions about euthanasia in light of morality, emotion or policy, can anyone imagine that somewhere out there has circumstances that one's life is exterminated for s/he is perceived as living an intolerable life, in a painless or minimally painful way either by lethal injection, drug overdose, or by the withdrawal of life support? Brain dead patients are often euthanatized under the request of their family. But the question is aroused that the life belongs to its life owner (i.e. the patients) and the decision of whether they wants to get over their life can and should only be made by themselves. Although the patients are unable to make any decision due to their being ill, nobody is given the authority to decide for them!

Some social groups are seeking ways to legalizing acts such as the Rights of the Terminally Ill Act, passed by Australia's Northern Territory in 1995, and nullified in 1997 by the federal Parliament while other organizations of human rights strongly oppose against it. Probably it's no longer of importance to discuss about whether or not one government should legitimatize any euthanasia act, instead we, as members of the globalized society, had better introspect and think about if we can substantially provide extra and extensive support to those minorities. This is exactly what they need. Think about it!

Last but not least, keep in mind that more cares, less calamity!

My list of songs YOU SHOULD NOT MISS

1. Los Amantes - Ana D / Recordando
2. Heart Like a Wheel - The Corrs / Home
3. Nothing Compares 2 U - Sinéad O'Connor / I Do Not Want What I Haven't Got
4. Thank You for Hearing Me - Sinéad O'Connor / Universal Mother
5. I Dreamt I Dwelt in Marble Halls - Meav / A Celtic Journey
6. The Days are Long and Filled with Pain -
Niina Susanna Rinne & Maximilian Hecker / Infinitive Love Song
7. Dying - Maximilian Hecker / Lady Sleep
8. Set the Fire to the Third Bar -
Snowpatrol features with Martha Wainwright / Eyes Open
9. Manchester - Superbi / The Beautiful South
10. Beautiful Close Double - Damon & Naomi / The Earth Is Blue


And a lot more, stay tuned.