Tonight I was lucky to be invited by a Swedish friend and watched a concert held by Confucius Institute and Chinese Embassy in order to celebrate the Chinese New Year next week. The whole performances lasted for more than one hour and were mainly done by students from Beijing Sport University.

The show started with two speeches delivered by the principle of the institute and the Chinese ambassador. It was good to see the ambassador speaking without any note.  Following that was a video introducing the university in English. It had a lot of datas and great compliment. I did not know the university very well, but it was always the same in a video.

The first show was traditional lion dance. The lively lion which was performed by two boys came down from the back of seats. The big head looked naughty and cute. His movements were quick and funny and made the audiences laugh many times. He played a ball with a boy on the stage, really wonderful.

Then came to Daizu Dance which I liked a lot. I saw the girls wearing green dress with pretty make up on faces. This kind of dance is very elegant and beautiful, showing a kind of Chinese sexiness and glamour. There were more shows of Kong fu, Taiji, Music, instruments and games even. The same girls performed Mongolian dances and Dunhuang also. The same boys and one girl performed different types of Wushu. I should say all the shows done by them were fantastic. We sat in the second row, so it was quite close to the stage. I could see their performance very clearly.  This was also the first time that I had ever been so close to see the shows. I realized that it was very different to see a life show from to watch TV at home. As close to the stage, the music could drop at my heart deeply. Even the facial expression and muscle movement could be clearly seen so that I could be easily moved by the whole performance effect. The boys who played Wushu made their whole efforts and exploited all their energy. The girls who danced also showed their best, including beautiful smiles and strength of body movement. I was really indulged into the world full of flowing emotions and strong power. That was the magic of the stage, especially when there was no splendid flashing or lights to create certain visual effect. It was all about the charm of the performers. Though they were only university students, I think they were no worse than professional artists.

After the show, the applauding lasted for a long time. It obviously wowed the Swedish audiences. I was very proud of the young people. This was only very small part of Chinese culture and art. I really would like to appreciate the beauty and depth of the culture. I really would like to introduce it to the world. I think civilizations with quintessence should be shared with all human beings.

Yesterday I watched an animation film produced by Indian Paintbrush and Regency Enterprises. The name of the film sounds interesting. ‘Fantastic Mr. Fox’. So definitely the hero in the film is a male fox. It is always funny to see animals’ lively acting as human kind. The main conflict in the story is the battle between three mean farmers and the animal community. When I was watching the film, I got a deep impression that it was so much alike the modern society- a miniature of marriage life. It is not only a comedy of animal story, it also hints at some aspects of human life.

Love makes the world go around, but is not powerful enough to change a person.

Mrs Fox wanted Mr Fox not to steal food again two years ago. He made a promise and lived a normal family life from then on, working as a newspaper column writer. But when he moved the whole family to a big tree house near the three farms, he started stealing again. Of course, he did it secretly without his wife knowing this. But he made the farmers lost their tempers and they collaborated to eliminate the fox. Despite satisfaction of success in stealing actions, they faced up a heated battle against the strong enemies.

Mrs Fox was definitely very disappointed at what Mr Fox had done. Her tears ran out of the eyes. Mr Fox was a little regretted too, but immediately he admitted that he was after all a wild animal and this was what he should do and was good at. He felt sorry for his wife and the family, but he had never given up. He made some great toast speeches, and commenced the battle.

Women always hope their men be perfect and live up to their expectations. They always try to change men according to their imagination. Because of love, men would say yes and make promises. But with time passing by, he could not stand living under pressure and behave unfaithfully to his own heart, so he would return to what he used to be again. In order not to break his wife’s heart, he does it secretly. Once it is known by the woman, a war inevitably occurs. That is the core of dispute between man and woman. Because of love, woman is eager to force the man to be closer to her perfect standard. Marriage can be filled with her nag and endless words which, in her words, are good for him. When man cannot reach the standard, or even has done something worse, it is the woman that is hurt greatly. Woman is weak and fragile in emotion, but it is not always the man’s fault to cause hurt. Woman should know that it is impossible to change a person completely in terms of personality. The wise tip for a healthy and sustainable relationship between lovers is to give enough spaces to each other; respect and love how he is like, instead of loving how he will be like in the future.

True to yourself

In reality, many people just yield to the usual life pace. Even if they do not live a happy life, they do not intend to have a change. They are afraid of failure after long pursuit of dreams. Hence I really appreciate Mr. Fox’s courage and decision to go back to himself. He is unlucky to cause all the troubles, but he is strong enough to stand out and take the responsibility of rescuing the family. He is a real man. He pursues his dream and his own life. He is able to think about ideas of making up for his mistakes. He can go ahead regardless of unpredictable dangers and difficulties. He is also smart and humorous, always carful about his family.  

Plot summary(quote):

It is the story of one Mr. Fox and his wild-ways of hen heckling, turkey taking and cider sipping, nocturnal, instinctive adventures. He has to put his wild days behind him and do what fathers do best: be responsible. He is too rebellious. He is too wild. He is going to try "just one more raid" on the three nastiest, meanest farmers that are Boggis, Bunce and Bean. It is a tale of crossing the line of family responsibilities and midnight adventure and the friendships and awakenings of this country life that is inhabited by Fantastic Mr. Fox and his friends.

Recently, I bought a grey blazer from the brand of STOKLM in MQ store. I don't know why I am so interested in blazer now, completely different from one or two years ago. I once loved cute fun feminine dress with lots of lace and bright color. I liked the doll style or Lolita style. In fact, I still like that, but I prefer mix the cute element with masculine piece now. So blazer comes into my eyes. A blazer usually looks like a boy and actually is a kind of uniform from male wardrobe. In this changing fashion world, clothing has been making fun of itself in different ways. Innovation and reminiscence go together. Nowadays, female is no longer the pretty doll of male at home, but also independent and intelligent individual in society. Women can be sexy and gentle, but also powerful and smart. Blazer, then, is a good statement for this.

I think blazer is a good must have piece in ladies’ wardrobe. It can form different looks and show different styles.

1. Blazer + dress -- sexy

2. Blazer + miniskirt or skirt -- cute, school

3. Blazer + mini shorts -- sports, cool

4. Blazer + skinny pants or pencil pants -- powerful, independent

5. Blazer + leggings

5. Blazer + jeans-- casual

6. Blazer + blouse

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What is a blazer

A blazer is a type of jacket, worn as smart casual dress. The term blazer occasionally is synonymous with boating jacket and sports jacket, two different garments. A blazer resembles a suit coat cut more casually — sometimes with flap-less patch pockets and metal buttons. A blazer's cloth is usually durable (14oz.), because it is an outdoor sports jacket. Stylistically, blazers often are uniform garments, i.e. airline, school, and yachting, and rowing clubs.

The term blazer identifies two distinct jackets; the first, original blazer, was a single-breasted boat club jacket, worn for rowing, of brightly-colored, often striped cloth, with contrasting piping; essentially an early sports jacket. The second blazer is a fitted, classically-cut, double-breasted navy blue jacket, originally called reefer jacket, now an occasional usage. As men discontinued wearing the original boat-club blazer, the term then applied solely to the double-breasted naval version dressed with metal buttons; the military originals were black.