Month: December 2021

The Art of Gymnastics

I just love gymnastics and have always admired ladies who devote their lives to this beautiful sport. They are awesome to watch as they beautifully, fly through the air. It takes a lot of dedication and energy to create such a magnificent performance. I love how much effort they put into looking nice including their…


Journey to the West – Conquering the Demons

I love this movie, “Journey To The West”. It is an action film by Stephen Chow. He was also the person who directed Kung Fu Hustle and Shaolin Soccer. This beautiful song is the theme song for the movie. In English it says: https://youtu.be/6ixPewVi5bgMy love is gone, she’ll never return.I silently mourn my lost love.Though…


Games During Cold, Rainy Days

These are awesome games for when the weather is bad. “Ticket To Ride Nordic Countries” by Alan R. Moon is a part of a train adventure series (Days of Wonder). In this game you collect various train cars that enable you to claim railway routes and pass through tunnels and onto ferries as they connect…


The Dangers of Physical Love as shown in “Anna Karenina”

If you have not seen the “Anna Karenina” movie (spoiler alert), it is about a lady in high society, Russia, who cheated on her husband, was disgraced, and was shunned because of it. She was married at the age of 18 to a man that she did not love for status. She cheated because she…


Trans-Siberian Orchestra – Wizards In Winter

Trans-Siberian Orchestra – Wizards In Winter “Wizards In Winter”And so it was in front of this hotelOur angel did finally arriveAnd standing at one corner was a young manWho caught the angel’s eyeHe had a small group of childrenGathered round him thereWho all were quietly listeningWhich for children is quite rareHe was telling them Christmas…


“Angels We Have Heard on High”

This song is based on the angels appearing to the shepherds to announce the birth of the messiah and praise him. Gloria in excelsis deo! The angel said to the shepherds, “Do not be afraid; for behold, I proclaim to you good news of great joy that will be for all the people.  For today in…


The Meaning of “Tye Twelve Days of Christmas”

The “Twelve Days of Christmas” is an old Carol that symbolizes the teachings of the Catholic Church. It was written in a time when the Catechism was forbidden. https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/resource/55904/the-history-of-the-twelve-days-of-christmas


Where are you Christmas?

I’ve found 2 versions of the same song that represent different attitudes about Christmas. Where are you Christmas?Where are you ChristmasWhy can’t I find youWhy have you gone away?My world is changing,I’m rearranging,does that mean Christmas changes too?Where are you Christmas?Do you rememberThe girl you used you know?you and I were so carefree,now nothing’s easy,Did…


A mad Russian’s Christmas – TSO

https://youtu.be/6P9xxJ4V7no This song was a part of the ballet, “The Nutcracker”, by Tchaikovsky. It was played during Act II for the Russian candy cane dancers. However the TSO’s version of this song seems to have a darker tone to it at the beginning. I like this version. It reminds me that things can be stressful…


“Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence”

This is music from a Japanese movie called “Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence”. It is about 4 POWs who are caught in a prisoner of war camp during the World War II. I have never seen this movie, but it seems to have some good actors in it including David Bowie, Ryuichi Sakamoto, and Takeshi Kitano….