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Joyce Hatto Hoax — Breaking News! February 27, 2007

Filed under: music — Jung @ 1:14 pm

Hatto

The husband confessed…

read the article on BBC NEWS online


A Pug…?

Filed under: toys — Jung @ 2:21 am

Met the sweetest and the most beautiful 4-year-old female show pug during a walk in Central Park almost 2 years ago, since then, I have a thing for pugs. You can’t really call me a traitor since they are quite small in size, and they look almost, “almost” like Siamese (ok, I am pushing it…) But, hey, they are cute, and much easier to care for than a ChowChow — that is my entire other thing — I love them for their lioness good looks. One day, just maybe one day, I will have a pair of Pugs and a gorgeous cream ChowChow along with a whole dozen of British Shorthair Blues and Lilacs… so I dream on a world where cats and dogs and all creatures live in harmony and peace…

I got this pug purse as a surprise gift, I know an unknow force is trying to end my babbling about getting a pair of pugs, and also stop me from my attempt to turn my home into a zoo. :-) This adds number 4 to my animal purse collection — doesn’t seem like I will grow up any time soon…

pug purse

During my search for related pug blog entries, I found this touching little video in an entry by Lori, I am not one of those girls who would woo and ahh at the sight of a little kid, but I often feel that an animal is worth a thousand human souls.

MistyThat blog entry reminds me of the poor overly sensitive 3-year-old Misty, a gorgeous female Brit in Long Island, New York, who needs a new home without human children. She is from the same wonderful breeder as my boys.

Would anyone give her a loving home?


The Boys February 24, 2007

Filed under: BooBoo and LouLou — Jung @ 9:23 pm

caught a cold, have been moping around the past 2 days — didn’t even make it to Mattias‘ guitar recital — and I heard I missed out on a fabulous performance…

It is extremely cold in my apartment, nice to see that the boys are keeping each other warm… they take away my misery…

LouLou & BooBoo sleeping

LouLou & BooBoo


Crack Spiders February 23, 2007

Filed under: video — Jung @ 1:32 pm


Joyce Hatto — The Ultimate Recording Hoax February 22, 2007

Filed under: music — Jung @ 9:43 pm

Joyce HattoIt seems like Joyce Hatto is all what people (at least pianists) are talking about these days. As I was telling my former teacher about my wish of early retirement from the stage (before I actually made any mark…) to focus on leaving a recorded legacy (did I say legacy? ha, and I thought I have little ambition in life… ;) ,) the name Joyce Hatto popped up once again.

We all heard of plagiarism, but nothing has ever been done in such scale! Ms. Hatto had been bed ridden since the 70s due to serious illness until her death last year, yet her husband has released more than a hundred of her recordings that made her into the most neglected virtuosic pianist ever! She recorded the entire Chopin-Godowski Transcriptions amongst all other major works and major concertos including the flawlessly performed Rachmaninoff 3rd Concerto. She recorded exclusively with the National Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra with René Kohler conducting. Interesting enough, no instrumentalist has come forward claiming to ever worked for such orchestra, and no record of such conductor could ever be found!

The stolen tracks include recordings by Browning, Nojima, Hamelin, Bronfman, Ashkenazy… to name a few, makes one wonder how they could have thought they would get away with such major piracy without ever being discovered? What kind of ambition drives one to such dishonesty? Quite unimaginable!

Here is the link to the Times article Harold from WQXR sent me, and also the link to Pristine Records where you may find all stolen tracks listed with details of sound wave comparison — this ought to keep you busy for a few hours this evening…


My Favorite Lavender Lemonade February 19, 2007

Filed under: food — Jung @ 4:11 pm

Lavender LemonadeMy own concoction:

makes for an 18 oz hurricane glass

1 lemon
1 tablespoon of dried lavender flowers
8 oz of boiling water
2 tablespoons of agave nectar (more or less to taste)
lots of ice

  • steep the lavender flowers in 8 oz of boiling water for 10 minutes
  • juice the lemon
  • pour lavender tea, lemon juice, and agave nectar into a hurricane glass or any tall glass, stir well
  • fill the rest of the glass with ice
  • There it is, a drink that is so refreshing even a soda addict would love it. (Lemon has incredible cleansing effect on the body, this is a good way to drink lots of lemon juice :idea: )

    Favorite toy used:



    My Everyday RAW Juice February 18, 2007

    Filed under: food — Jung @ 3:05 pm

    Raw JuiceMy own concoction:

    makes about 18 oz of raw juice

    4 carrots
    1/2 beet
    3 stalks of beet greens
    2 large stalks of kale
    1/2 granny smith apple
    1/2 cucumber
    1 1/2 stalks of celery

    I just love this juice, it is filled with all kinds of nutrients and minerals plus the amino acid (protein) provided by the leafy greens. Instead of sweets, these days I crave juice (did I say it is yummy :-) ). I feel instantly revived and energized, and because it is pure water exacted from vegetable and fruits, it takes only about 15 minutes for the body to absorb completely — nothing makes me feel better than this!

    I also love my twin gear GreenStar Juice Extractor. It helps retain all the enzymes alive — making the juice truly raw (live) and it makes frozen dessert too! See it in action here.

    HAPPY CHINESE NEW YEAR!

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    Happy Valentine’s Day! February 14, 2007

    Filed under: miscellaneous — Jung @ 11:28 pm

    be mine Heart fill with love hot over you I love you1 I love you2

    Kiss of love love together my Heart fire up for you mylove win your love


    What can I say? I am a fan… February 13, 2007

    Filed under: BooBoo and LouLou, Hello Kitty — Jung @ 5:18 am

    Oh, well, only in a small degree… more so of gadgets and machines. And when it comes in pink with a kitty face — makes it just so much more fun :-)

    HelloKittyHumidifier

    This is in response to Hello Kitty Hell

    A Hello Kitty Humidifier (the cold steam comes out of the kitty ears.) Just added to my collection of plugged in kitties.

    The real kitty is LouLou, my 14 months old Brit Boy.