James Blunt and Sesame Street

How come I didn't learn the geometry this way? Should I count it as a blessing or a curse?

Watch James Blunt teaches you.......what a triangle is.

Projekt Revolution Tour with Linkin Park

Projekt Revolution Tour 2007

Last weekend, I went to see the Projekt Revolution concert with some of my friends from Google. The concert started at noon and didn't end till 11:00 at night. It's a tour that featured 10 different bands playing all day long. The main attractions to the crowd is Linkin Park and the Chemical Romance.

If you have been reading my blog, you should know that I am a big Linkin Park fan. That's why I was so excited to see them perform live! I ended up getting to the concert at around 3:30p.m. after stopping by Google to get some snacks with my friends. Linkin Park came on stage at 8:40p.m. and the atmosphere of the concert was surreal. Everyone was so hyped up to see them! You can click on the link above to see the pictures and two videos I took during the concert.

The funniest thing was that I happened to run into an ex-colleague of mine. She visited me in Hong Kong in June and I didn't tell her that I was back in the States to sell my car. When I was on my way to get a beer, I heard someone with a familiar voice yelling out my name. She was pretty drunk when she spotted me. I felt really bad, like being caught cheating on my wife or something, so I ended up buying a round of drinks for everyone. It was actually very comforting to run into her and see that she's been doing very well at her new job.

Overall, it was a great day. I got to hang out with some of my buddies at Google. It's too bad that we couldn't stay for the encore because my driver wanted to get out of the parking lot earlier than the rest of the crowd! But it didn't really matter because I had a great night!

Rooney's Concert

Rooney Concert

Pictures Taken from the Rooney's Concert at the Slim's in San Francisco, CA.

Vampire Weekend/Shout Out Loud Concert

Vampire Weekend_Shout Out Loud

Pictures taken from the Vampire Weekend, Shout Out Loud Concert at Rickshaw Stop in San Francisco.

Cary Brothers Concert

Cary Brothers Concert

One of things I am hoping to do during my time in the States is to attend as many live concerts as possible. Christina and I went to see Cary Brothers in the city last night. Before the concert, we ended up eating at a Mediterranean Restaurant nearby. You can click on the picture above to see how excited she looked with all the dishes.

Mother and Mother and Carina Round opened for Cary Brothers. The show was really long and Cary Brothers didn't come to the stage till 10:40 or so. By the time the concert is over, it's almost 12:00 midnight.

It was a very fun night at the concert, especially I got to listen to Cary Brothers performed live. One of the openers, Carina Round, turns out to be amazingly good. Of course, it certainly helps that she has the beauty and a sexy British accent.

You can check out the most recent Cary Brothers's album at http://www.carybrothers.com/ and more information about Carina Round at http://www.carinaround.com/.

"A Mighty Heart" and Nouvelle Vauge - In a Manner of Speaking

Over the weekend, I got a chance to see a movie called "A Mighty Heart", which is an adaptation from the book written by Mariane Pearl, the wife of Daniel Pearl. Daniel Pearl was kidnapped and killed in Pakistan in 2002. The movie more like a docu-dram which illustrates the disappearance, the investigation, and the subsequent discovery of the death of Daniel Pearl. Angelina Jolie did a fantastic job in portraying Mariane Pearl in the movie, without exaggerating the trauma that Mariane endured during the disappearance and the subsequent death of her beloved husband. It is particularly welcoming to know that movie does not take any political side. It merely states the entire incident of Daniel's disappearance and the internal turmoil that Mariane experienced during that period of time.

Daniel Pearl happened to be a graduate of Stanford University, where I did my graduate studies in Sociology. I remember hearing a lot about his death at Stanford during my time there but I didn't put much time to figure out the story behind his death. If you want to read more about Daniel Pearl's life, I'd suggest that you check out his entry in wikipedia.

When the end credits were showing on the screen, my attention was completely grabbed by the song "In a manner of Love" by Nouvelle Vague. It's such a beautiful song that I couldn't help but downloaded the entire album by Nouvelle Vauge. Click on the name of the song and it will redirect you to the song in YouTube.

By the way, I did a very stupid thing by searching the video shot by the terrorists showing the death of Daniel Pearl. The movie referred to the video a lot so I was intrigued by what actually was shown on it. I should have never done that because I ended up feeling so troubling that I couldn't fall asleep!

Linkin Park's MTV "What I've Done"

This is one of my favorite videos of the month:

Linkin Park - Leave Out All the Rest

Linkin Park: Leave out all the rest

I dreamed I was missing,
You were so scared.
But no one would listen
'Cause no one else cared.

After my dreaming,
I woke with this fear.
What am I leaving,
When I am done here?

So if you're asking me I want you to know;

When my time comes,
Forget the wrong that I've done.
Help me leave behind some reasons to be missed.

And don't resent me,
And when you're feeling empty,
Keep me in your memory.
Leave out all the rest.
Leave out all the rest...

Don't be afraid,
Of taking my beatings;
Of shit behind me.

I'm strong on the surface,
Not all the way through.
I've never been perfect,
But neither have you.

So if you're asking me I want you to know;

When my time comes,
Forget the wrong that I've done.
Help me leave behind some reasons to be missed.

Don't resent me,
And when you're feeling empty,
Keep me in your memory.
Leave out all the rest.
Leave out all the rest...

Forgetting;
All the hurt inside you've learned to hide so well.
Pretending;
Someone else can come and save me from myself.

I can't be who you are...

When my time comes,
Forget the wrong that I've done.
Help me leave behind some reasons to be missed.

Don't resent me,
And when you're feeling empty,
Keep me in your memory.
Leave out all the rest.
Leave out all the rest...

Forgetting;
All the hurt inside you've learned to hide so well.
Pretending;
Someone else can come and save me from myself.

I can't be who you are,
I can't be who you are.

Linkin Park - Given Up

"Given Up"

Wake in a sweat again
Another day's been laid to waste
In my disgrace

Stuck in my head again
Feels like I'll never leave this place
There's no escape

I'm my own worst enemy

[chorus]
I've given up
I'm sick of feeling
Is there nothing you can say

Take this all the way
I'm suffocating
Tell me what the fuck is wrong
With me
[end chorus]

I don't know what to take
Thought I was focused but Im scared
I'm not prepared

I hyperventilate
Looking for help somehow somewhere
And no one cares

I'm my own worst enemy

[chorus]
I've given up
I'm sick of feeling
Is there nothing you can say

Take this all the way
I'm suffocating
Tell me what the fuck is wrong
With me
[end chorus]

[bridge]
Goddddddd!!!!

Put me out of my misery
Put me out of my misery
Put me out of my
Put me out of my fucking misery
[end bridge]

[chorus]
I've given up
I'm sick of feeling
Is there nothing you can say

Take this all the way
I'm suffocating
Tell me what the fuck is wrong
With me
[end chorus]

The above song is one of the my favorites from the Linkin Park's new album "Minutes to Midnight."