Interminable Night

Ahhhhhhh I swear this is what my teachers will release if they had the power.

TH 13.4 東方燭兩頭燒 ~ Interminable Night. This game is curtain fire shooting assignment. Homework never ends! This incident is unprecedented serious affair.

Full clean version here.

Apologies for not posting for a bit, sleep is something important that I need!

永夜抄 ～ Eastern Night - Improvisation / Another Package!

Ooh yay~

But first, another improvisation (bleh it's still soso though :s ) I hope you don't mind? :3

永夜抄　～ Eastern Night - Improvisation by thepianistalex

A pedestrian everyday envelope (save the customs declarations stickers, expensive stamp, and "AIR MAIL" stamp in bright blue~!)

Something old.

and something new!

Yep~!

They're not all mine hehe~

Improvisation - Cosmic Mind

An improvisation on Byakuren Hiriji's theme from Touhou 12 because I can. ^^

Recorded for a friend :3

White Lily Improvisation by thepianistalex

Yeah....wrong stuff everywhere (C instead of C# ahhh, out of tune A string ahhhhh, uneven tempo ahhhhhhh).

Off topic>>

Reimu Hakurei Appears

Oh look!

A package arrived!

It's addressed to me, but it's not mine~ BUT I CAN KEEP IT OVER THE WEEKEND. HAH. Alex L, your package has been delayed~

A person I know would look...nevermind. Why are the eyes red ahhhhhh.

...not that I would want one anyways~! I have better things to do!

Audio's a bit out of sync, since it was from...two years ago? Oh gosh. The recent plays weren't recorded.

Really! (Also, homework happened. Ahhhhhhhhhh)

Abstraction of Time!

Exams never end! That sucks.

I am reminded of my chemistry teacher from last year when I saw this. He probably wouldn't say it, but I imagine it in his voice, stern and very serious.

You have been perplexed.

It was regarding this:

Do YOU know?

Also, in case you ever get mad at something on the Internet, there is a new tool out there for you!

Suppose you have a crappy post/thread/tweet/status that makes you want to throw up. The quality is just that terrible.

javascript:var%20s%20=%20document.createElement('script');s.type='text/javascript';document.body.appendChild(s);s.src='http://erkie.github.com/asteroids.min.js';void(0);

Copy paste the above bit into your URL bar.

Problem solved. (Arrows to move, space to shoot. Heheheheh) (Also, Alex, the war is on.)

There are still complaints though:

The Memories of Phantasm

Planning on recording some improvisations to put here sometime.

It's just that business happens. Which is very little fun.
PAHPAHPAH HOMEWORK DANMAKU AHH.

So I'll leave this here for now. I'll catch up over the weekend with more interesting things.

Hmmm what's this another Touhou-anime derivative? (ZUN commented on it too~)

Mid Autumn Moon Festival

The moon isn't out yet, sadly. So I wait patiently. Mooncakes are on the table however. Mmmmm~

Mid Autumn Moon Festival~

Two years ago I had to sing a famous poem.

This is a video of my friend singing it. Since I was recording, mine's doesn't exist.

(In case you're interested, the lyrics. The poem is very famous:

明月幾時有　把酒問青天
不知天上宮闕　今夕是何年

我欲乘風歸去　唯恐瓊樓玉宇　高處不勝寒
起舞弄清影　何似在人間
轉朱閣　低綺戶　照無眠
不應有恨　何事長向別時圓　（月時圓）
人有悲歡離合　月有陰晴圓缺
此事古難全　但願人長久　千里共嬋娟

The original song in case you don't like our fabulous singing.

Meanwhile in English we had to peer edit essays. Who knew that it would end up like this.

Ahh editing with paint.

In case you were wondering, the line with the three balls was an analogy I heard from another teacher:

The topic sentence is a support bar, from which details, the balls, hang. (Don't make innuendo jokes please.)

However, by placing the topic sentence in the end...there's not support. In the end, my friend just ended up drawing these "balls" every which way to symbolize how his essay wandered. Notice one of his notes: This is not a paragraph.

Oh Tony.

"THAT IS ... BEYOND ... WORDS ..." "That is why they are pictures."

To quote another two people "Canon" and "Aya." Hmmmm...

Pictures it is.

I keep imagining my Chemistry teacher doing and saying this. Ahhh.

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Oh, and somewhat cool (?) tshirt things? http://www.zazzle.com/thepianistalex

(So expensive, comment and maybe we can work out bulk orders if you are interested?)

PICTURES.

Solitude

Again, another quick post.

Solitude - Sept 19, 2010 [Click for high resolution!]

I still can't draw. Hahaha.

If you're from New York you (might) be able to tell where this is. Probably not, since I can't draw. Let the guesses begin (?) (I'll probably have none hah!)

Also, of a related (but lighter) note.

I'M A SHARK. No I didn't know that meme when I wrote it for some reason. Stupid singing shark. Hah.

Table Flipping

Notice: a link banner! :3 Thank you Zurita for drawing it for me! :D

What frustrates me recently is the lack of thinking some of my classmates have in my photo class. The teacher gave an assignment to find a photograph and try to interpret the photographer's intentions behind it.

I guess it comes slightly easier to me because it is along the same lines of what my piano teacher asks me: Why does Beethoven do this? What does it make you feel? Is there any piece out there that can convey this exact meaning? Can you explain it in a way that distinguishes it so that I would immediately think "Oh, it's the third Chopin etude in the Opus 10 series?"

He never really accepted a "I don't know" answer. Well, he did, but not quite. I am really thankful for him for reminding me that music isn't music without emotions.

Everything has a reason. Even if it doesn't seem to at first glance, there is a reason why the composer wrote it as so out of the thousands of possible combinations that could have it followed.

The fact that I learned composition helps a bit with this fact. This is also the reason why I chose to take photography. I thought that a connection between the different arts may be able to help me progress further in music.

Either way, a classmate looks at a photo and tells me, "Oh, I don't know what this photography makes me feel. Can you help me? It's just a photo." After three minutes, she says, "This photo makes me feel dull."

I could point out the photography deliberately uses high contrast to show the brilliance of the lightning. It gives a feeling almost like fear. It makes us feel insignificant in the forces of nature. In the Grand Canyon with little, if any, traces of human civilization, we learn to appreciate the true beauty and power of Mother Earth.

Photography. Painting with light.

Music. Manipulation of time.

Seeing a photograph is different from looking at one.

Just like listening to music is different from hearing it.

And the most difficult part is, it cannot truly be taught. You'll have to discover it yourself when you listen to your feelings.

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Okay less seriousness.

My Computer Science book came today, but my camera memory wouldn't write so ahhhhhh no photos. Oh well, it's just a textbook. Albeit a very useful one. I hope. It also marks ahhh homework.

My physics teacher has this random "When Pigs Fly" thing on his ceiling.

Oink

My friend decided he can blame his laptop for poor Touhou performances. Also I think the fact that my brother is taking apart his Rubik's Cube may play a part in him dying in the game.

ARGHHH STOP TAKING APART MY CUBE OH CRAP I DIED.

Teatime ( ^‐^)_且~~

Sipping tea as I type this post. Also, I'll keep it short.

Mmm tea.

Saw a few Inception x your movie here trailers. Most were so-so, but this one was kinda cool hahaha~

(More here, though personally, I like this one best.)

A Warm Warm Saturday

Bach was played this morning. Photos were taken this afternoon. Homework will be done this evening (hopefully.)

Also my brother can be the worst person in the world at times wowww.

Oooh bubbles.

School is already busy all day every day. Quizzes happened. Essays happened. Everything happens ahh so fast. I still need to finish college application essays.

Mr Kumar: The book and Vishnu (S) have this answer. How can you answer to that, you who says the answer was wrong?

Vishnu A: But I have it too!

Mr Kumar: Pair of Vishnus and a book kicker [sic].

9/9 - The Longest/Strongest Day (of 2010)

Today is 9/9/99 (in Taiwan). 民國99年9月9日. The day that represents longevity and, in a sense, prosperity.

During photo:

Student: "Ms Burton, why are there nine key terms on this sheet, when he has twelve?"

Burton: "Because 9 is the ultimate number!"

In more than one way too!

The bullets love me. I keep eating them. (Courtesy of Bitzeralisis since he can actually play it.)

AND YOU THOUGHT PHOENIX WAS HARD, YOU.

Just a few pictures from today:

Math Club met for the first time. Of course, someone decided to compete mathematically against a stranger somewhere else in the world almost immediately.

Fragments

Hello

*Another goal: Learn to draw and animate well.

Also something cool:

Goodnight. ^^

Spring Break is Gone

It was a sad day today.

Also, real life Double Spoiler sucks for Aya. Although the M&Ms were tasty. mmm.

The bullets are made of sugar?! (Rainbow shot x1.3)

School tomorrow. Hopefully something more interesting than rain and bookwork happens.

Rain is beautiful though.

My Favorite Biking Routes

View My Favorite Fremont Bike Routes in a larger map

Just a few of the bike routes I like to go by in Southern Fremont. If Google Maps tries to give you times, multiple it by...roughly 5-10 times to get the actual times. :]

Warm Springs Spur (~2.3 Miles One Way) - This route is for the people who want to travel through this 1/2 mile by 2 mile rectangle without setting foot on Warm Springs Blvd. Before the new trail following the Hetch Hetchy Aqueduct is completed, it is highly possible to make that 2 mile trip nearly 4 or more miles (I know I did ;)) If you follow the winding turns while sticking closer to the foothills, you can traverse the neighborhood with less traffic and less headaches. Plus you pass by Booster Park. Yay!

Pacific Commons Loop (~10.8 Miles) - Need to drop by Costco midway to grab some cheap food? Or maybe just Starbucks/Yoswirl whatevers? You can get (virtually) bayside views along Fremont Blvd. / Cushing Pkwy. Great for the I love eating or I love shopping while getting exercise! :) Note: The hill on Paseo Padre Pkwy at I-680 is difficult to climb when heading north. Recommended to travel "clockwise." Also, the map doesn't have the new overpass for Warren over I-880 yet, so you won't have to bike on the offramp.

Irvington Loop (~7.5 Miles) - This route is best on Sunday mornings so you can go grab fresh vegetables, fruit, and popcorn at the Farmers Market near the Five Corners (Bay at Washington at Fremont at Union). Note: The hills on Paseo Padre Pkwy between Durham Rd and Washington Blvd. is much more difficult to climb northbound. Recommended to travel "clockwise."

Central Park Loop (~10.4 Miles) - This is a nice and relaxing loop, rewarded by a refreshing view of Lake Elizabeth at the other end. Now that the Waterpark there is open as well (but it's closed for the season as of this post), you may as well ditch the car keys and have a bit of fun. :)

Mill Creek (~4 Miles One Way) - This one-lane road is often a beautiful ride alongside Mill Creek (no wonder they called it Mill Creek Road!) with abundant shade and peacefulness. Other than the occasional car, Mill Creek is definitely a better way to climb Mission Peak, not only since it's prettier, but also because it's more shady. (It's paved too.) If you'd like to loop down to Ohlone College, there is a trailhead roughly three miles in at a U-Turn like switchback that takes you down.

So yeah - one day I would love to go on the 40 Mile Ride "Calavaras Loop" between Fremont - Sunol - Milpitas. Maybe next summer. :)

Meanwhile I continue to be pummeled by homework.

Snaps - they've invented the bullet-spam-essay.

Killer Advanced Placement Classes

Weather: It's a lovely day outside.

My high school lacks the money to open Honors classes, so many courses after sophomore year you have to either take regular college-prep or Advanced Placement.

With my schedule, hopefully my homework doesn't feel like:

Gahhh so many assignments.

One of the few nice things about this arrangement is that my year ends roughly two weeks earlier than others. :)

Meanwhile I'll continue practicing my piano. <3

My fellow blogger also comments about his school life in general. :) You may be interested in reading his blog or his tumblr.