Music, The Flower of Culture

The Dog has no use for Fancy Cars or Big homes or fancy designer cloths…

A water log stick will just do fine.

The Dog didn’t care if you are rich or poor
Clever, dull , smart or dumb
Give him your heart, it will give you his….

How many people can you say that about?
How many people can make you feel rare, pure and special?
How many people can make you feel extraordinary?

excerpts from movie Marley and Me

regards,

Elvin

Pink Beauty
Originally uploaded by elvisioMuzik

Life is full of excitement if we look closely……. Many beautiful things in Life are simply surrounding us.
One need to look closely..  Simple is Beautiful!

Open our eyes, and open our heart, we will find Love Love Love…

Love! Elvin

Perfect Harmony

Originally uploaded by elvisioMuzik

I always believe, the best natural design ever…. One can find the best things in life by looking deeper!

Unspotted Bud

Originally uploaded by elvisioMuzik

Small little fella on the ground… thought it was one ugly scene… until i have my Macro lense! ITS BEAUTIFUL

Flower Power, originally uploaded by elvisioMuzik.

I found this flower hiding somewhere on the ground…

Sometimes beautiful things are hidden from us… we need to look deeper to find beauty…

by Elvin

Here’s something I learned from Jack Canfield…. It will be very useful for everyone to organize your 2009.

Four D’s :-

1. Just Do it

If you can do something in 10 minutes? Just Do It! don’t wait for it the next day or so….

2. Delegate It

If you can delegate your task, DELEGATE IT… 

3. Delay It 

Things you can’t finish, delay it … Put it into a special file….  review it… then start your 4Ds again…

4. Dump It

Get rid of unecessary things…. things you will never read, magazines… reports etc… make way for things you wanted to do. Old relationships, make room for the new to come….. getting rid of old things , to make room for the new.

 
Lovely Music by Nikonn , Sunday….

Welcome 2009! With my open arms…  
It’s a brand new year for a brand new day ahead! 
When I wake up! I will make my dreams comes true! 
Spaceball my life in 2009!  

Things change when you change!
Nothing happens until you take actions!  

love, 

Elvin

The best attitude you can possibly aspire to express year-round is one of gratitude and appreciation.

Being truly grateful for what is already present in your life will automatically and effortlessly attract more good into your life. 

Make a conscious decision to appreciate and acknowledge all that you have already been blessed with. These emotions are of the highest vibrational frequency, and through the Law of Attraction they will attract even more to be thankful for.

Try to be grateful for even the difficult and challenging situations that arise in your life.

It is often through these situations, that we experience the most profound spiritual and emotional growth. You can learn to view each apparent obstacle as an opportunity to develop a new quality, strength, skill, insight or wisdom and be grateful for the lessons. Each challenge is an opportunity for growth and expansion.

Rise to these occasions, and appreciate all that you are learning in the process. Keeping your attitude positive and appreciative through these times will not only help to avoid attracting more of these difficult situations into your life ─ it will also create a field of positive energy that will attract more of what you do want.

“Of all the attitudes we can acquire, surely 
the attitude of gratitude is the most important,
 and by far the most life-changing.”
- Zig Ziglar

A Token of Gratitude

Try carrying a small token, stone, crystal, or some other meaningful object with you each day in your pocket. Throughout the day, each time you reach into your pocket for your money or keys it will serve as a tangible reminder to stop and think of something you have to be grateful for. This is a great way to increase your awareness of all that you have to be appreciative of.

Take a moment to breathe, and really feel the emotion of gratitude. This simple mindfulness technique helps to raise your vibrational frequency and keep you in a state of constant gratitude.

Your Gratitude Journal

Start keeping a daily Gratitude and Acknowledgement journal. This is a necessary and valuable tool in the development of your growth and awareness. This book is not intended to be a long, drawn out “diary” sort of thing, just a short, simple list of things you are grateful for on that particular day. This is a place to honor and appreciate the good in your life.

Gratitude:

Each evening, before going to bed, take a few minutes to review your day. Think about the day’s events. Become aware of how many good things actually happened on that day, and remember to appreciate even the challenges that you encountered. Select the five things, or people, or events that you are most grateful for. There is no right or wrong here, just whatever, or whoever you are sincerely grateful for on that particular day. It may be the warm sun on your face, a cool breeze, a kind word, a friend, or just feeling good about what you got accomplished that day. It may be the way you handled a particular situation that would have thrown you into a tailspin in the past.

Anything you are grateful for. As you write them in your journal, feel the gratitude and appreciation. Give thanks.

Acknowledgement:

Take a moment to acknowledge the changes that are occurring for you personally. Write them down. Acknowledge just how well the Law of Attraction is working in your life. Write down any specific event where the Law of Attraction was at work─ the parking space you envisioned, the meeting you wanted to schedule, the bonus check you received, the grade you wanted, the person who said yes when you asked them out.

Miracles can and do occur on a daily basis. They are happening all around you. Honor them, and notice them. Through acknowledgement, you will become more and more aware of the amazing synchronicity that is already at work in your life.

Make the time you spend in contemplation and writing in your Gratitude and Acknowledgement journal a sacred part of your daily routine.

Your continued expressions of joy and gratitude will draw even greater joy, love and abundance into your life.

You will begin to notice a change in your perception of each day’s events. You will become more aware of the positive things that happen all around you every single day. Your focus will shift, your energy will shift, and you will begin to appreciate how blessed you already are. And … the Law of Attraction will respond to the higher vibration you are creating.

Enjoy the journey. 
Live each day in joy and gratitude.

www.jackcanfield.com

(picture from http://www.hancinema.net )

It’s been a while since the last i blog….  I have recently watched a great korean tv drame “save the last dance for me”. One of the best love story drama i have ever watched.

Love is something one cannot simple TAKE or BUY…
One need to earn LOVE, through patience, actions, words and heart… 

Love, is the elixir of Life… it’s  simply the invisible strenghts that power the existence of mankind. Don’t forget to Love….  cherish the people around us, a simple hug and kiss will fuel energy within…

Enjoy this wonderful piece of Music : Give my Love.

When I look in your eyes I can see that you
Want to be with me but you’re so scared
And i don’t know what to say or do
But the tears keep falling from your eyes
And I know that
Times won’t change my love
And I can’t do nothing to keep you

Oh, I’ll give my love oh when I hold you tight
Give my love through kisses oh so bright
And you know that I can’t change my love
Take my love all through the night ……….

As the hours pass away
You thing that love ain’t here to stay
Feel a beat from your chest
But you don’t give doubt a moment’s rest
You dream the future and all you see is dark
Listen to your heart baby, the truth will set sparks

Now I’ll give my love oh when I hold you tight
Give my love through kisses oh so bright
And you know that I can’t change my love
Take my love all through the night.

Love

Elvin

To all my readers, this is the biggest earthquake i have ever experienced by my family members residing in Si Chuan…  After hearing the earthquake report in SiChuan, immediately I try to call my family, but all telecommunication was affected by the quake.. We were so worried, we tried to book flights to Si Chuan province… All airports in that area was closed!!

Luckily we were able to contact on my parents on their cell phone…. They are safe! thank god! 

Few days later, we manage to book the flight over to Sichuan, while we were there….. its simply a very sad scene… i couldnt stop my tears worrying about the people in the affected areas, todate over 35,000 people have died..  

While staying there making sure my parents are allright, there was one night at 1:10am while we were all sleeping, we experienced another quake, we ran for our lives to open grounds…

But through this earthquake , I can see Chinese are so united as one, helping one another….   Many people organized truck loads and car loads of Food and Water to the quake victims… I have never seen anything like this before! I really felt that in everyone’s heart there is love for their people, helping , saving and contributing what they can do for the victims. 

Here, I would like to thank the Government of China , the armies, doctors, nurses and many more volunteers for the great job they have done!

China will definately be Stronger & United! 
All Chinese around the world should unite as one!
We will be the strongest!

READ MORE ON LATEST NEWS UPDATE ON CHINA EARTHQUAKE

Elvin

Would like to thank all my readers and support all these years! Its been ages again since the last i post any new songs! Very sorry about it.. It’s been a very challenging year for me 2007…  Year 2008 will be another new chapter and new challenge…  Recently i came across a blog from the CEO of Tune Money , Tengku Zafrul .

Something i would like to share excerpts from his blog:-

 ”I notice that people an do so much more than they give themselves credit for. I once read the phrase: “throw your heart over the bar and your body will follow”. What this means is, take the chance and do your best. Somehow, you will find the resources to do it. Because if you were offered the job, it means someone, somewhere believed you were capable of doing it.

So now, what’s left, is for you to believe in yourself. And work your butt off to justify their faith in you.

A CEO today has to be hands-on. He or she cannot delegate and go out for another round of golf. That may have been what it was like before but that time has passed. You need to know what’s going on at every level. Things are likely to slip if you let them. It helps if you’re an insomniac especially when you find yourself in meetings at three in the morning. You have to learn to be a performer because most likely you will be the face of the company and if people like and trust you, they will like and trust your company.

Although you may be tempted to oversell, don’t! Try to keep it real. A little credibility goes a long way. You’re going to have to work harder than you ever have.

Being a CEO is not a glamour job.

It just appears that way.”

By Tengku Zafrul 
http://www.tengkuzafrul.com/

 As always ” Simple is Beautiful” by Elvin Siew

Happy New Year! 2007…

First Music blog of my 2007… Hide and Seek by Imogen Heap.

What’s life got to do with “Hide and Seek” ?

All best things in life are hidden somewhere…
All best things in life are Free…
One does not need to buy
Something you can’t even loan
It’s Love…. Seek it within you.

by Elvin

Excerpts below from movie “The Last Kiss”

In Life
World is moving so fast now
We all grow up
We all face doubt
We all make choices
What’s yours?

Is what you do to the people that counts.

Only This Moment, by Röyksopp

This is a FANTASTIC piece of dance music by Royksopp…. I JUST LOVE THIS MUSIC!
I hope you will enjoy this as much as I am…. it’s simply beautiful!

Only This Moment

Strenghts and power of the music, reminding me to cherish every moment…
The moment of your happiness… your beloved, your friends , your LIFE.

Reminds me of all the fantastic moment with my beloved wife! We laugh, kiss … we alway hug each other…! Its definately the best moment!  
Remember, giving a kiss and a big warm hug is more than words can say. Cherish every moment of our lives.

Love,
Elvin

This great piece of Music is from my Ku De Ta music collection… Ku De Ta actually reminds me of Bali… I do remember a place by the name of Ku De ta… The picture above is the actual place in Bali “KUDETA restaurant & bar”.

Its a great hang out place where one can relax with modern music such as this … gazing at the sunset by the beach.

Please enjoy this fantastic piece of Music….. it’s one of my fav…!

Listening to it… brings me Hope! Strenghts!
If one put its mind into work… nothing in this world is difficult!
One can accomplish wonders if you are all set and geared to achieve it!

Enjoy!~

Love, Elvin

Primrose Hill by Saint Etienne

A very beautiful piece of Music… Lovely sound! Perfect for a great kickstart on a perfect Monday Morning!
GOOoooD Moorning Everyone! Good Morning to the World! Good Morning to all Music Lovers!

Cheers!
Elvin
Music, The Flower of Culture.

This GuQin masterpiece, “Flowing Water” by Guan Pinghu

The GuQin, a seven-stringed zither, is China’s oldest stringed instrument, with a history of some 3000 years. Chinese music has a long history, and its essence is best expressed on the guqin. In Imperial China, a well educated scholar was expected to be skilled in four arts:

· Qin (the guqin),
· Qi (the game of Go),
· Shu (calligraphy) and
· Hua (painting).

(excerpts from North America GuQin Association)

It is very commonly confused between Gu Zheng and Gu Qin…. As described above, GuQin is seven-stringed zither, wherelse GuZheng a modern Guqin like instrument with 25 stringed zither.. But my fav is still the sound of GuQin… Listening to it simply takes you back to the ancient times… “Pure, Innocent and Peace”.

I simply love the sound of Guqin, listening to it simply purify your thoughts…. The Music is simply beautiful!

I hope everyone will enjoy it.

Love
Elvin

Always by Ashley Beedie’s Mahavishu Remix

Sorry guys for not blogging for a long time now! Juggling to get my Master Degree blah blah blah alltogether. Just to let you know i am still around!

Then again, Music is always there with me (thanks to my IPOD) … Sometimes it is so irritating with noise pollutions, phone calls, lady babbling for hours on the phone sitting next to me, buses, taxis arghhh! the list goes on and on….Just can’t stand it sometimes… makes me go nuts!

You know what is the best solution? Simple plug your IPOD and your fav music… SUDDENLY everything seems so GREAT! Even the lady sitting next to me seems so nice… just changed everything.

I hope the world is just as simple as that…. War? Hatred? Just plug in your IPOD and make friends…

Life, its simply beautiful…. by Elvin

Four Seasons by Vivaldi

Simply marvelous piece of work! Enjoy this easy listening classical music…

Food for thoughts….

Recently read something from my favourite coach Jack Canfield.

Are You Confusing Your Brain?
How to Program Your Mind to Attract What You Want
by Jack Canfield, America’s Success Coach

We all aspire to be, do and have great things. Yet most of us simply aren’t creating the results we want. We don’t have enough money, romance, success or joy in our lives. But what we need to understand is that greatness exists in all of us. It is simply up to us to pull it out of ourselves. We all have genius.
We just need to learn how to apply it.

Decide What You Want
In order to get what you want, you must first decide what you want. Most people really foul up at this crucial first step because they simply can’t see how it’s possible to get what they want — so they don’t even let themselves want it.

Don’t sabotage yourself that way!

What scientists now know about how the brain works is that you must first decide WHAT you want, before your brain can figure out HOW to get it. Once you lock-in your desires, your mind and the universe can step in.

Are you ready to get started? Read the rest of this entry »

Chunga’s Revenge by Gotan Project

This is a very special piece of music… Unlike all Cafe Del Mar , Buddha Bar style… Its really something out of this world. Very mysterious, strong with its own accent. I do recommend their music collection “Gotan Project”

Special Vibe!

Cheerios!
Elvin

Quiet Nights by Andy Caldwell feat Gina Rene

Hi Everyone! sorry for not blogging for the past weeks… Enjoying my break doing nothing! Sometimes we simply need a break from something. Spending time with family… 

Great music from my Hed Kendi Deeper collection…. New Age! New Style…. I have always enjoyed the beautiful electronic music, not the noisy ones… but quiet and relaxing…. 

I always love to ponder into the dark sky at night…. looking and trying to count all the stars above… It’s very special, I even name my favourite star with my nickname it’s funny. There is always a spot for you in the sky above… quiet thoughts…quiet dreams. Only you will know , quiet secrets……..

Love,
Elvin

I will be off for one week break for Chinese New Year! will catch up with my blog soon!
Happy holidays to those that celebrate Chinese New Year!

Cheerios!

Elvin

Le Vent M’A Dit by Caina

Every morning, when i wake up… I hear birds chirping, beautiful sunshine warming my winter cold…

Another great day ahead.

Listening to this music, reminds me of all the beautiful scenery along the way to my work….. Everything seems so alive in the morning… Trees looks greener than yesterday, Flowers bloom beautifully with its vibrant colors…

My shuttle bus ride, I see Beautiful beach, lovely greens along the way… It’s Life! 

One should enjoy life as much as possible, not even wasting any single moment!!  
Share your best moments with your love ones…
You will see a different world…
We define our own world and how we see things…
Beauty lies in the eye of the beholder…

Love,
Elvin

Flowers everywhere.. even in the sea. What can I say.. Best things in life is just in front of us, cherish now or loose it!

Great picture!

Regards,
Elvin

I would like to invite all readers to email to iam@elvinsiew.com on ”What is Music?” to you. Just write anything al all on what you think of Music.

Selected writings will be posted on my What is Music? column.

Regards,
Elvin

 

Originally uploaded by ms.Tea.

This is a great picture by Ms Tea! Beautiful Mother Nature! It seems that both the flower & the Bee are in preparation to fly together…

Life! Perfect combination of nature. Let’s keep it that way.

Love,
Elvin

   Two Rivers, One World by Lladó Pep

Another great collection from Café del Mar… I would love to visit Café del Mar one day, I want to know how it feels like to be sitting on the beach in San Antonia, Ibiza while watching sunset and listening to all my favourite music… 

Life is simply beautiful! 

Two Rivers, One World…  very true indeed…. We are in fact living in borderless world of Internet, where one can share, listen, feel, love with no limit… I do wish to see this in real world! A True Borderless World!

We have complicated many things in our life. Life is simple back then…

Love,
Elvin

I have been listening to lots of great music from Café del Mar collections… Ever wonder what is Café del Mar is all about?

Café del Mar is a bar located in San Antonio, Ibiza. Tourists flock there on a daily basis during the summer to view the beautiful sunset. Café del Mar is the original “the sunset bar” in San Antonio opened by Ramón Guiral, Carlos Andrea, and José Les in 1978.

Part of watching the sunset is the music – described as ambient, easy listening instrumental music. The bar originally sold their own tapes of the music but a series of Café del Mar CDs have been sold. Currently (as of 2005) there are 12 volumes plus 2 albums commemorating the 20th and 25th Anniversary. A total of about 9 million albums have been sold worldwide.

Above text was taken from Answers

Cheers!

Elvin

If You’re Not The One by Daniel Bedingfield….

A great Love song… Been listening to all the great Love songs lately, I guess its season of Love now. This is the best track for me from Daniel Bedingfield!

Sang with True Love,  True Heart and Soul…

It’s simply beautiful!

From the lyrics:

I never know what the future brings
But I know you are here with me now
We’ll make it through
And I hope you are the one I share my life with
And I wish that you could be the one I die with
And I praying you’re the one I build my home with
I hope I love you all my life

The power of Love is immesurable… limitless on how much one can give, it is how much one can take. Sharing your life with your Love ones is the world most beautiful thing ever. I hope to share my Love with all my life.

Love,
Elvin
Music, The Flower of Culture
“Share my Love with all my Life”

Time flies… it’s been months since I started blogging about music…. I feel great putting my ideas into practise…

I welcome all comments Good or Bad, I am hoping to bring love of music to everyone.

Regards,
Elvin
Music, The Flower of Culture

Great Love Song by Brian McKnight…  

Love songs can only be Love songs when it is sang with Love.
Love can only be real if it is Love from the heart.
One can feel the Love within by just listening to it. 
Love is an universal language, a language that speaks for itself.

One can hate Love, take Love for granted, but don’t stop giving Love.
It can be the best thing ever happen…

Love,
Elvin

Letting the Cables Sleeps, by Bush

Another great track from my Cafe Del Mar collection. Been listening to this track on and on, seems like a sad, living in the dark, but the combination of electronic instruments, base, makes this track very special. It may sounds sad, but i do see bright light listening to it.

Sometimes, we might think that we dont belong in this world, not because we are weird , its because “You are Special” everyone is unique in its own way, it up to us to find ourselves.

by Elvin

With over 1.3 billion people China is the world’s most populous country. It is a country with a very rich musical culture dating back to the dawn of the Chinese civilization as early as 1122BC – 256BC. The Russo-European classical tradition had a major impact on Chinese music until the Cultural Revolution (1966-1976) banned intellectual pursuits including the education and performance of western classical music (though some continued to indulge their enjoyment of the music as performers and listeners at great peril). Today western classical music is en vogue in China, and becoming increasingly popular with the masses as venues clamour to book top western orchestras. This coupled with China’s world class performers such as Lang Lang, Jian Wang, and Yundi Li – make China a major power in the world of classical music.

The Berliner Philharmoniker recently embarked on a concert tour and experienced the phenomenon first hand. There is an excellent, well written article reporting on this tour by Claus Spahn at Die Ziet (in German), The English translation of the article – The long march to Beethoven is also available.

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Classical Watch

ButterBrot, by Mozart

Happy New Year Everyone…. A brand New Year ahead! Wishing everything a great 2006. This is my first blog for Year 2006, I would like to start with this great classical piece by Mozart…

I bought this collection “Mozart Effect , Enlightment” , in fact this CD is for the listening of babies and newly born.

I guess this will be a great start for 2006! Hope you will enjoy!

Life is Simply Beautiful and Simple!

Cheers!
Elvin

Happy New Year! to all my readers… Am spending my New Year in Hong Kong with my beloved wife. It’s really a city that never sleeps! Shopping Malls never seems to close, full of life! and its just so tiring. I guess its a good time for me to shed some fats.

HAPPY NEW YEAR EVERYONE!

Love,
Elvin

Recently I have stumbled upon Tony Howell’s photography website. I really admire his great works esspecially photographs on Flowers.

One of the best pictures I have ever seen so far! I can feel his passion by just looking at his works…. Simply Perfect!

I will learn from his tips and tricks for picture taking… Hoping to take great picture for my Blog! Thanks Tony for allowing me to use two of your flower photograph as myself potrait.

Flower Photography Click Here

What has made me into a photographer is simply this – plenty of practice+time=experience!

Thanks Tony!

Dear all,

I hope you enjoyed my blog and music… Thanks to Martin for his great work on the player. I have a better customized Music Audio Player now.

cheers!

Elvin

Champs Elysées (Stéphane Pompougnac Remix)

The Champs-Élysées (pronounced literally the “Elysian fields”) is a broad avenue in the French capital Paris. With its cinemas, cafés, and luxury specialty shops, the Champs-Élysées is one of the most famous streets in the world.

Champs Elysées by Clémentine Célarié

This is another great Hotel Costes collection… Another great music about Paris, reminding me when i was strolling in the streets of Champs Elysées. Hoping to visit this great place again.. explore music, love and culture with my beloved wife… Its a great place to re-explore oneself thru Music, Arts and Culture…. Rediscover.

Elvin

Merry Christmas!! HO HO HO!

Wishing everyone a very Merry Christmas! Hoping you will have a great Christmas and New Year!
Spread Love!

Wishing a great Christmas for my friends and family, especially my dear sister Elsa, great friends!

Ho Ho Ho from Elvin