Love the Sartorialist!

The Sartorialist is such a nice street style blog! Scott Schuman, a former showroom owner, closed his high-end fashion business after 9/11 and started taking pictures of real people on the street. The idea was that even well dressed people dress differently in real life than in fashion shows. Now his street style blog is a source of inspiration for designers and fashion lovers world wide.

Some recent pics that I've loved loved loved:


Olivia Palermo in London, October 17, 2009.

Friends, Paris. October 21, 2009

The Twins, Florence. June 21, 2009

On the street... Ninth Ave, NYC. October 27, 2009.

* All pics from thesartorialist.blogspot.com

Sexy Beijing

Sexy Beijing is hilarious! For those who haven't seen it yet, it is an internet television series inspired by Sex and the City and set in Beijing. Sufei, an American girl who lives in China, is the Sarah Jessica Parker of the show. She has conversations with Chinese people and give us a peek into the love and dating scene in modern China. The show is funny in a very quirky way. Definitely worth the watch! :D

I love how the storytelling is engaging although the video production is totally simple and amateur. From its ratings and comments on Youtube, it seems that many other people are enjoying it too. This is how internet sharing is transforming the media world. A one-person, low budget production can gain great popularity, as long as you have a good idea.

Here's an episode that I like! It's about how Chinese people celebrate Valentine's Day.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qp9lNhSyGeA

And here's a hilarious one about Chinese people's English names... Prepare to be entertained!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S3U5u3D2L9Q

还是等了一个月……

眼睛和大脑被麻痹得太久，偶然遇到最可爱的画面，反应过来再打开相机的时候已经太晚了。按下快门的过程中眼睁睁看色彩从屏幕上消失。然后眼睛和大脑继续回到木讷状态……

［很多思绪还没形成记忆就被现实的车轮狠狠轧过去了。这大概就是我每隔两三个月才出产一篇blog的借口。这次虽然只是极其无聊的对无感而发的有感而发，好歹我写了（两行）！而且与前一篇相隔不远（整一个月）！狒狒快来表扬我吧！］

［图片是Henri Matisse的Femme au Chapeau. 也许是春天快要到了的缘故，最近对多彩的东西很有感觉］

We're all in the dance

So I finally started a new blog! 以前用的msn space看腻了，于是在blogspot寻一个新的开始吧。起名字的问题实在让我琢磨了一阵。从以前的“百味瓶”到 现在的'palette', 虽然是两件东西但想表达的意思其实是一样的。之所以选用法语，是因为觉得比英文的palette更好听和更有意境。也许是受了最近很喜欢的Paris Je t'aime的影响，有点怀念巴黎情调的缘故吧。


18个故事，18种爱上巴黎的方式。这个电影神奇的地方就在于看的过程很轻巧，过后却印象深刻，里面的各种情节和画面不断在眼前重现。The woman who got leukemia who always wore a long red coat, the chic Parisian guy who couldn't stop talking to the stranger cuz he felt some connection, the bizarre couple in the subway, the vampire and the guy that became a vampire because of her... 每个故事之间并无直接的关联，各有各的味道，但都是巴黎的某种个性的缩影。这个城市里有冲动，有期待，有寂寞，有忍耐，有背叛，有平淡，有诙谐，有随心所欲，有莫名其妙……还有爱。爱是这城市里一切荒谬或美丽画面的灵魂。当第18个短篇中的美国大妈型游客说出那句"Je me sentir... vivante"的时候，一切毫无关联的生命故事都仿佛恰到好处地凑到同一个大拼盘上了。

用片尾区里歌词的话说，We're all in the dance.