Liu Si "Simon"'s Blogs 刘斯的新浪博客！

This is my blogspot! Please take a good look and enjoy! 欢迎来到我的博客网站！请查看吧。 Simon Liu's Special Days: August 12, August 20(both are symmetrical days; one is my birthdate!); August 26, 27; September 7(anniversary/birthday of my journal!); September 11(Tan Jing's Birthday); September 12, 15, 23, 27; October 7(jour de l'ocean!), 15, 21, 28; November 4, 7, 19, 27(Raphael's Birthdate);December 2, 3, 11, 12 December 28(Richard Clayderman's Birthdate!!); December 31(New Year's Eve!)

2008年12月31日星期三

十二月照片13 北京照片5最后一篇！！ 12/30-12/31 Last blog!

Last blog for December & 2008! 1st 3 are @ the hotel, me by myself, my dad and I, and myself after I recovered from stomachache. Then next 2 are from a roast duck restaurant. It tasted all right, not as good as some other restaurants that I've eaten. Last one is near Bird's Nest. I posed in a dancer's pose. So this is it! This is the end of 2008! I wish all of you a Happy New Year and become more happier and fruitful in the year 2009!

2008年12月30日星期二

十二月照片12 北京照片4！！ 12/28 鸟巢 More from Olympic Stadium(Bird's Nest) ！！

Unfortunately, I was sick yesterday big time so couldn't log online and update this but I felt a lot better today therefore, I uploaded these photos.

These are photos from Bird's Nest and my hotel! 1st 1 is me saluting to China's flag inside of the Bird's Nest. The stadium looks pretty empty but is as HUGE as ever! Photo 2 is me pretending riding the sled with the reindeers; it seems Christmas spirit doesn't end 'til New Years. #3 is @ the national aquatics center on the west(left) side of the Bird's Nest. #4 is me posing in front of the large screen, in the center of the stadium. #5 is me with a fake British soldier, he's a Chinese guy who pretends to be British soldier. #6 me posing with the pink service doll from the Olympics. Then there are 2 photos of me inside the stadium. Finally, last 2 are @ the hotel. 1st one of these is me with Clayderman's Concert Program that I purchased for merely 20 Yuan($3). Last 1, is me pretending to smoke! Haha, very funny looking that I even look older when there's a cigarette in my mouth. I remember I smoked @ age 9, 10 or so but NEVER smoke again. So that's very good for me to keep a healthy life!

十二月照片11 北京照片3！！ 12/27－12/28 鸟巢和克莱德曼音乐会 Olympic Stadium(Bird's Nest) and Richard Clayderman's Concert！！！

Here are more photos from 12/27&12/28 in Beijing. 1st 2 are by the Bird's Nest National Olympic Stadium! Such an awesome experience for me to visit the magnificent 2008 Olympics Stadium! Subway was alright, a little crowded but dad & I still managed to get to the stadium! Next 8 photos are all from the 12/27 Richard Clayderman's Concert. I managed to take a few close shots of Richard Clayderman. Unfortunately, I couldn't meet him in person because the security doesn't allow me...it's kind a shame to NOT even say hi nor Happy Birthday to him. I did however cheer him en Francais in french and felt good about doing that. I'm very dedicated to him than ANY of those people who came to see him. But whatever, I'll think of something...

2008年12月28日星期日

十二月照片10 北京照片2！！ 12/27－12/28 故宫和克莱德曼音乐会 Forbidden city and Richard Clayderman's Concert！！！

Hi everyone! First and foremost, I'd like to wish Richard Clayderman, the most profound influential musician of China, a HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!! He's 55 now and still looked healthy and handsome!! His concert is perhaps the best in the piano world! So here are his photos! 1st photo it's him(Richard Clayderman) in the middle and his accompaniment beautiful Chinese ladies musicians!! He looked handsome with the ladies and especially in red for the New Year!! Then the 2nd one it's when he was playing a melody during the show, I think it's Give a little time to your love a very lovely melody that I heard it since birth. When he plays the piano, it seemed he always know what to do after each melody was played. He had very long hands and quite agile too. So he can play the piano really easily. All of the songs had a little change from the older version but I love it whether it's the same or different. #3 it's in the screen in the hall; this one delineates Richard Clayderman playing piano along with a Chinese girl since 1998! So it's been a while for us to see how young he looked back then. #4, the Red Star of the Great Hall of the People 人民大会堂. This hall it's most famous for meetings of gov. officials in China; it's also for numerous spectacular performances such as the Richard Clayderman concert and other performance! So quite prominent to see the Hall! #5 it's me in front of the Great Hall of the People right before the show. Yes, I tried to comb my hair and put chapstick on my lips so I looked good to see Clayderman!

Next 4 are from 故宫(紫禁城) Forbidden City. I took a 3 hour tour to see the numerous palaces of here. 1st of these it's me by the lion head, bronze cups that are as heavy as metals. These cups are used to store water so if the palace is caught on fire, it could act as a fire hydrant. Behind me are the other palaces for the relatives of the emperor. #7 it's the back side of the Forbidden City, I posed by the 3km river outside of the city; very majestic view because the river is frozen during winter! So it might look very different from the summer. #8 it's me posing on 太和门(Tai he men gate) right before Taihe Hall太和殿. These Hall and gate are very special for the emperor; it represents how enormous the emperor's home is. #9 it's me on a bridge to 午门(Wumen Gate) right before the real place to see the emperor's home. Wumen it's the real gate that lead you to the home of the emperor, so it's quite a long way to even walk there. Inside the gates, I also saw other exhibits such as the bedroom of the emperor and his mistresses. So it was a very ambitious time for me to explore Forbidden City again! I remember the 1st time I came here since 1998 when I was 10. But now to see it as an adult, it's quite historical and knowledgable for me to learn about the history of China and its establishments.

Finally, the last one it's another photo from 12/26, I took it under a Christmas tree that flashes @ night! I'll have more photos coming because today I went to 鸟巢(Bird's Nest Olympic Stadium)! So wait and see me!

2008年12月26日星期五

十二月照片9 北京照片1！！ 12/26

For some reason, I FOUND internet usage @ the hotel I'm in in Beijing. So I've uploaded new photos from today's journey! The 1st 1 is @ Great Hall of the People人民大会堂 near Tiananmen Square天安门广场. It's such a historical and majestic place! There were cossack soldiers guarding the hall so it's all shut. Tomorrow is Richard Clayderman's concert, which takes place in this hall! So it will be a spectacular time tomorrow! It's about -6 Cel. in Beijing today, so it's cold! Next photo it's by the pillar in front of Tiananmen Square. Photo 3 it's me in front of Taianmen Square by the lion statue! Yes, majestic indeed! Then 4 it's in a shopping center on Wangfujing 王府井 avenue; it's a very prominent ave. in Beijing that the street is filled with shopping centers and great foods! Definitely a place to visit for foreigners! Very similar to NYC, Photo 5 I'm eating 糖葫芦, a sweet cranberry like skewer that tasted sour and sweet! Very memorable because I ate it since when I was a child so very nostalgic.

Photo 6 it's in front of Wangfujing 王府井 avenue, very famous outside food shops and antique shops. #7, 9 are photos with statues near by Wangfujing avenue, I posed photos near by the erhu二胡(an instrument similar to guitar and violin combined) and also on the richshaw man's cart! Yeah, riding the richshaw used to be quite popluar in China. However, since the 2008 Olympics, the richshaw riders had disappeared. So the statue perfectly delineates the traditional rides in China. #8, I couldn't believe I actually found a Cathedral in Beijing! This is St.Joseph's Cathedral; it was established in 1645 but rebuilt in 1905 due to destruction. It's a very magnificent church here in Beijing! Very similar to the St.Basil's Church and other prominent Churches in Moscow, Russia. The cultural tradition in China is definitely the most fantastic, magnificent life style! I just love it! The last photo is in my hotel, Crown Plaza! It offered Western styled breakfast which included croissant, noodle soup, trout, and french toast. Very luxurious place! I took a photo in the elevator with Santa Claus. Yes! The Christmas spirit here in Beijing is as STRONG as the spirit in U.S. I really enjoyed my day today! Tomorrow is Richard Clayderman's Concert! Hope I can have a wonderful piano performance by him and a wonderful, peaceful night! Later and Merry Late Christmas!!!

2008年12月24日星期三

十二月照片8 克莱德曼和俄女 12／23 Clayderman& Russian ladies!

Hey, here I have photos of Richard Clayderman's videos and SMS, a 3 Russian ladies' vocal group! 1st is Richard @ the piano with a beautiful boat lady on the background. The video was filmed way back in 1980 so it's being a while. Richard looked handsome and young back then so it's a charm for him to star in his piano music videos! #2 it's me @ Promenade Dance studio yesterday @ the lesson. Then 3,4 are Clayderman and the boat lady. The song of the video it's called 寄语飞鸟 translates Murmures. Very serene and peaceful melody that whenever I heard it, I felt delightful! Love it!

Photo #5 it's 1 of the 3 hot Russian lady in the vocal group; she's a super hot charm sexy lady when she's chained, as shown in the picture. She's the black-haired, brunette who's super sexy!

Photos 6-9 are all Russian ladies from the vocal group! #8 it's the most geeky and naughty 1 of the 3. #7 it's the same as 5, she's the brunette who used lots of make-ups and like to shake her booty while brushing her teeth(funny)! The #6, 9 are the same girl, I think she's the hottest one of the 3. I presented her photo in my previous blog so here she is again! Those are some charming eyes even without the make-ups! Beautiful. Elle est tres belles! I think her mouth it's too big in #9. Elle a tres grande bouche!(she has a huge mouth). But I LIKE IT! Finally, it's Richard Clayderman again! That photo it's in another 1 of his MV.