Tell me did you fall for a shooting star? one without a permenant scar.

 One of my all time favorite song, I love the lyrics. Little did you know its about souls not really dying just gone off somewhere and return back again some day. This song was written by the lead singer when he woke up one day from a dream. This song is about his mother and is dedicated to his mother.

Theres actually another nicer video for this song but Sony doesnt authorize it in Singapore :/ so check it out on youtube if youre in another country. :)

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Train - Drops of Jupiter

Now that she's back in the atmosphere
With drops of Jupiter in her hair, hey
She acts like summer and walks like rain
Reminds me that there's a time to change, hey
Since the return from her stay on the moon
She listens like spring and she talks like June, hey, hey

But tell me, did you sail across the sun?
Did you make it to the Milky Way
To see the lights all faded
And that heaven is overrated?

Tell me, did you fall for a shooting star?
One without a permanent scar
And then you missed me
While you were looking for yourself out there?

Now that she's back from that soul vacation
Tracing her way through the constellation, hey
She checks out Mozart while she does Tae-Bo
Reminds me that there's room to grow, hey

Now that she's back in the atmosphere
I'm afraid that she might think of me as
Plain ol' Jane told a story about a man
Who was too afraid to fly so he never did land

But tell me, did the wind sweep you off your feet?
Did you finally get the chance
To dance along the light of day
And head back to the Milky Way?

And tell me, did Venus blow your mind?
Was it everything you wanted to find?
And then you missed me
While you were looking for yourself out there

Can you imagine no love, pride, deep-fried chicken
Your best friend always sticking up for you
Even when I know you're wrong?

Can you imagine no first dance, freeze-dried romance
Five-hour phone conversation
The best soy latte that you ever had, and me?

But tell me, did the wind sweep you off your feet?
Did you finally get the chance
To dance along the light of day
And head back toward the Milky Way?

But tell me, did you sail across the sun?
Did you make it to the Milky Way
To see the lights all faded
And that heaven is overrated?

And tell me, did you fall for a shooting star?
One without a permanent scar
And then you missed me
While you were looking for yourself?

And did you finally get the chance
To dance along the light of day?
And did you fall for a shooting star?
Fall for a shooting star?
And now you're lonely looking for yourself out there

Those misty evenings.

 I love the saturday sunlight on a deserted CBD.

The really weird shaped CCTV building. Probably the only program i watch in Beijing since its the only "English" channel and also because while i was in Beijing the quake and tsunami of Sendai happened. Its funny how i felt like China's TV tries to control the information given to the viewers.

A little known fact I've learnt from my friend Charlotte is that the building next to CCTV was burnt down and they are unable to tear it down as it would affect CCTV's foundations so the burnt neighboring building is left standing like a hollow echoing shell.

The Forbidden City

Like an Asian Versailles or is Versailles like a French Forbidden city?

The old and new.

Pictures were taken in the 2 places i go often to hangout from evenings onwards: Hou Hai and Qian Men Jie

Its a great mix of old and new, as a tourist i totally love the vibe cos the buildings are still maintain/designed in the traditional manner but is mix with modern billboard lights or the hip vibrant crowd of beijing. I really like how the old and new blends so nicely together.

To get to HouHai : Take Train, stop: GulouDaJie(Line 2), Exit and take a "Pengpeng" or taxi to Houhai (10 yuan)

What is there in Houhai: Small jazz/live band pubs or bars. Nice unique restaurants, small dessert shops selling exotic local street snacks, Tibetan shops, gift/clothes shops. A hotel is located central of HouHai.  

If you have free time, walk around South LuoGu Lane which is walkable distance from the same train station and is QUITE near Hou Hai :) Lots of small alleyways filled with young hip brands and small cafes.

To get to QianMenJie: Take Train, stop: QianMen (Line 2), Exit and walk pass Qianmen monument you will see the street.

What is there in QianMenJie: Famous roast duck restaurants or Xiao long Bao restaurants, traditional shoe shops, really old pharmaceuticals, cute gift shops, major midstream labels like H&M, Zara, Starbucks, Haagen-dazs etc..Small eats and local dessert shops.

Temple of heavens.

 Jian Men

 Hall of good harvest within temple of heavens