Tuesday, March 11, 2008

Wobbling with Puddy

The little lamb have been wobbling with the puddy for one sunnie and 2 moonies already. All in all, we had our fun times, our very fun times and our extremely fun times. But of course, we have had our dark times - alone - because we fear to burden the other silly one.

Skepticism and wariness was the order of the day when the journey first started. The puddy was bent on throwing pies while the silly lamb was trying to eat them as fast as puddy can throw. Yet. throughout it all, the lamb saw how sweet the puddy is (even though she IS a bitter-sweet dessert) and decided that there is no one as special as this blob of choco fudge (including all the bitter parts that is).

And through it all, this little puddy always make little sacrifices for the mehz just to make that lamb happy. Without expecting anything in return. And because of that, this little lamb tried his best - as fast as his little totters can move - to try to make this little puddy happy too.

Now, the time has come, for this little lamb to tell the whole world on what the lamb have to do next....

Friday, March 07, 2008

Close your eyes and listen....

But before you do, let me share with you a little background on this piece of music.

Jay Chattaway composed this music for the Star Trek episode "The Inner Light", which he later expanded this piece into a six-minute orchestral suite that is available on "The Best of Star Trek: 30th Anniversary Special" soundtrack CD.

This episode won the 1993 Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation.The episode is considered by many fans to be the most touching of the series' episodes.This episode won the 1993 Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation.

The brass Ressikan flute (which Picard used in the film) was one of the items up for bid at the Christie's official studio auction of Star Trek memorabilia, which took place on October 5-7, 2006. The flute, which cannot actually be played, was originally estimated to have a sale price of $300. Auction directors admitted that their estimates for many items did not "factor in that emotional fury generated around this kind of material." The estimate was later raised to $800-$1200 on Christie's website.

In the days leading up to the auction, Denise Okuda, former Trek scenic artist and video supervisor as well as co-writer of the auction catalog, stated that "That's the item people say they really have to have, because it's so iconic to a much-beloved episode." The final bid for the flute at the auction was $40,000. Including the additional 20% fee Christie's collected on all items from the winning bidder, the total price for the flute was $48,000(S$67,200).