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Tai O, Hong Kong, Oct 2007
Filed under culture, hong kong, travelling, photography | Comments (4)relaxing sunday - the power of the Tibetan music: Sa Ding Ding
Apart from my beloved hip hop music, here in relaxing Sunday I have introduced quite a number of different songs and music: pop R & B singer in Taiwan, bossa nova band from France, fado from Portugual, the chanteuse from France, famous love song from Spain, etc.
And now, here comes the power of music from the Tibetan: Sa Ding Ding (薩頂頂).
Sa Ding Ding is a singer, musician, composer, performer and choreographer from China. This song is named “Alive” (萬物生) in Chinese and this version is in “sanskrit (梵文)”.
Sa Ding Ding’s new album, “Alive”, has attracted international attention. Her sound is unique and her music is distinctive: representing an original creative passion affected by ethnic diversity and shaped by a modern China.
The song “Alive” is a show piece from Tibetan style, with the first part of the song (male singing) in Pure Tibetan music. The lyrics is in sanskrit and the music video shows very pretty scenes in Tibet.
After appreciating this song and the music video, do let me know how you feel about this new style from the East.
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Macau - the good old days
Last week, I talked about the new and grand hotels in Macau. In fact, at the moment, I was missing the Macau in its good old days.
After the huge investments from the Las Vegas corporates and some local entertainment companies, the Macau has been changed drastically. It just like a simple country girl suddenly changed into a Hollywood star. Too gorgeous, too lousy, too commercial for its “old fan” like me.
When Macau was still a quiet small town, when it was still not yet developed, it was rather attractive and with lots of cultural elements. The quiet small streets, the European style churches and buildings, the slow pace, are all my favourites. I used to spend a short weekend there from time to time, to enjoy the good food, to walk around the small streets and churches to take many pictures, to sit on the bench along the sea to have some quiet time during the sunset.
So I miss the good old Macau, let me share with you some of my impressions and memories of Macau. You would be able to tell the great differences.
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Filed under Asia, culture, travelling, fun | Comments (3)Las Vegas of the East - Macau
(photos, from left to right: fortaleza do monte, ruin of st. paul , casina lisboa, )
Macau, is a small city of China just next to Hong Kong (only 45 mins travelling distance on sea). It used to be a quiet town with some old style casinos and lots of European style architecture under the Portugual governance. But it has changed to a new born superstar and has been receiving lots of spot lights and flash lights since the end of 2006.
Macau is an interesting place with its special background. For 442 years it was ruled by Portugal, making it the oldest European colony in the history of East Asia. It has been returned to the China government in the end of 1999.
After the return to the China government, the small town has attracted many international investors for high end hotels and grand casinos and the city has been growing fast in the past few years. And this city has been marked with a new page with the opening of a Las Vegas investment project, a newest and largest hotel development, the Venetian Macau, on 28 August 2007.
Apart from the Venetian Macau, there are still lots of other gorgeous and luxury casinos and hotels newly opened in Macau. I would let you have a brief idea of what are the up and coming talking points in this brand new “Eastern Las Vegas”.
Opened on August 28, 2007 under the developer: Las Vegas Sands. The development consists of hotel, casino, arena, stadium, shopping mall, restaurants and convention and exhibition centres. Other from being the largest and newest development, the focal point is that the setting of the shopping mall is in elegant streetscapes reminiscent of Venice, with small rivers and canals. The room charge is around US$200 - 330 per room per night.
Opened in 19 Oct 2006, the Star World Macau is a hotel, casino and perfomance development under the Galaxy Entertainment Group. It combines travel, entertainment and recreational services together. After its opening, it has been the most attractive entertainment hot spot in Macau. The room rate is around US$250 per room per night.
Opened in 12 May 2007, the Crown Macau is the first extension of Australia’s iconic Crown brand in Asia. It is a luxurious and contemporary hotel and casino that is primarily devoted to the high-end gaming market. The room rate is around US$250 per room per night.
Opened in end 2006, the Wynn Hotel Macau is a hotel and casino development under a Las Vegas Wynn Group. The Wynn Macau is just as sleek and sophisticated at its Las Vegas counterpart. Tasteful decorations, an enormous casino, and plenty of great shopping and restaurants are making the Wynn Macau one of the most popular Macau hotels. The room rate is around US$200 per room per night.
There are some more 6 stars hotels to come in 2007 and 2008 and Macau surely is the Las Vegas of the East. Maybe you could now plan to trip to visit Hong Kong and Macau in one go.
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