Whine Bitch & Me
The SMS from Aunty Peng came at 5am.
I thought my eyes were playing tricks when I re-read the SMS again.
My eldest uncle was gone!
It was so sudden.
I had yet accepted the fact yet.
*Sigh*
I should have made it for that dinner that day. At least I can see him for one last night.
As of now, I do not think that I am in the right mind to talk to anyone.
The poster of Jay Chow's newest album "Capricorn", due to be released on October 9. [Photo: ent.sina.com.cn]
Asian pop sensation Jay Chou's new album "Capricorn", named after his constellation, will be released across the Asia on October 9.
Pre-orders of the album are permitted from September 24, and those interested will receive a free Rubik's Cube.
The album's hit song "Fragrant Rice" is due to premiere worldwide on September 22 on Sina.com.
Both the lyrics and music of the song have been composed by Jay Chow. He uses simple words to create imaginative worlds through a combination of hip hop and folk music.
Influenced by TV reports of natural disasters, Jay said the song tries to convey the philosophy "to be content with what you have".
Quoted from Chinadaily.com
Well well, who can make Winnilicious a HAPPY girl again?
Make a guess?
A guy? – Yes.
A handsome guy? – Yes.
A talented guy? – Yes.
A guy who I am in love with? – Yes.
A guy who I wanna marry? – Yes.
His name? – …………
Who else can make me so happy?
Of cos, my darling Jay Chou. 
I pre-ordered his new album, 魔杰座 already.
This is the free gift, 
. I am certainly not going to play with it!
Sad to say, no poster yet. Hmmmm….
Lalalalalalalala….. Winnilicious, the HAPPY girl!
來源：【JVR Music╱Jay2u新聞社】
周杰倫2008年最新魔幻傑作「魔杰座」魔術師與小丑的頂尖對決 周杰倫粉墨登場秀時尚版「煙燻小丑妝」9/24預購起跑 12款「魔杰桌曆」迎2009 「魔杰方塊」等歌迷挑戰
近來不斷深入鑽研魔術的周杰倫，已經預言了自己的新專輯將與魔術有關，即將在10月9日推出個人第九張專輯「魔杰座」！本是摩羯座的周杰倫，以音符和創意，變出星空中的新星座「魔杰座」，這個令星座專家摸不透的神祕星座，形狀有時是撲克牌上的騎士，有時又變成鬼牌上的小丑，變換不同的形體和曲風，在新專輯的預購海報設計上就以撲克牌的設計概念，呈現出魔術師與小丑的頂尖對決！
這款以黑桃J撲克牌設計的海報一曝光就令人覺得相當有趣，象徵周杰倫的音樂蘊含無限變化的可能，有時像魔術師一樣，對自己的音樂精益求精，給人神秘莫測的印象，有時創作又很天馬行空，如小丑般逗趣詼諧，而以「撲克牌」作為設計的主題正是周杰倫最近最自豪擅長的撲克牌魔術，對於魔術師與小丑的設計，他表示：「電影裡都是魔術師與魔術師的對決，這次海報的主題是魔術師和小丑的對決，很cool！」事實上新專輯裡會有一首專寫「魔術」的歌曲，也有一首專寫「小丑」的歌曲，甚至兩首歌詞還透露魔術師與小丑的精彩互嗆，在預購海報上就已表現出針峰對決的意涵。
歌迷引頸期盼周杰倫一年一張專輯的推出，不景氣中唱片行各通路依然對周杰倫新專輯充滿信心，摩拳擦掌迎接周董新專輯9月24日開始的預購活動，在預購禮上面唱片公司精心推出了魔術方塊與2009年桌曆兩種禮物，各大唱片行通路贈送「魔杰方塊」；7-11便利商店贈送的是「魔杰桌曆」。六個面的「魔杰方塊」上有4面是周杰倫的照片，2面是圖騰設計，有趣的是原本要做整面是由周杰倫一張臉的照片拼出的9宮格，但因為擔心大家玩魔術方塊的技術不好而讓周杰倫的臉散落各面，於是每一面的9宮格就用9張他同樣的照片來製作。
近來魔術方塊在學生族群當中頗為熱門，很多學生會在捷運公車上玩魔術方塊，吸引大家的目光，可見魔術方塊有風行的趨勢，而周董近來魔術功力雖然大增，不過玩起魔術方塊卻還有進步的空間，他把玩「魔杰方塊」時說：「這可以訓練大家的智商和反應，你覺得它很快就可以轉到同一邊…」講著講著發現自己轉不回同一面時，緊接著說：「結果是不可能，這時候只好趕快再換一個。」連忙再請工作人員拿來新的魔術方塊。他說：「『魔杰方塊』有4個面是我，說不定接下來還可以辦場『魔杰方塊』轉轉大賽，這應該很有趣！」 在另一個贈品「魔杰桌曆」上可以看到這次周董為了預購設計所拍攝的12款照片，整體呈現出華麗又復古的氛圍！化身成魔術師和小丑的他玩心大起！在魔術師的部份就動用了多樣魔術道具，諸如鋼圈、鴿子、魔法棒、錢幣…甚至大型的人體木箱都派上用場，周董宛如魔術大師一般，所有的物件在他靈巧的雙手把玩下，一切的變化都是易如反掌！而為了化身小丑，周董可說是粉墨登場，化了個時尚版的「煙燻小丑妝」，一旁的周媽媽看得有趣，拍攝空檔還忍不住上前和化身小丑的兒子合照，周董調皮的露出駭人的猙獰表情，媽媽還很配合的裝做一副花容失色的模樣，樂在驚恐中。
最新專輯名稱「魔杰座」，代表的是音樂與魔術的星座，「魔杰座」有多個層面的意義，除了周杰倫原本就屬於魔羯座之外，他變魔術讓音樂變幻無窮，除了有一首專以「魔術」為主題的歌曲，其他音樂內容更是相當豐富，多樣曲風令人目眩神迷！而超乎感動的全新「杰作」，每一首都是他的精彩「傑作」！也讓喜愛周杰倫音樂的人重新歸類自己的星座。即將在10月9日推出的「魔杰座」在包裝上將推出兩種版本，分別有「鐵盒酷炫版」與「紙盒珍藏版」，「鐵盒酷炫版」加贈騎士卡貼紙（悠遊卡size等卡片可使用），讓歌迷有不同的收藏選擇。
■周杰倫2008最新專輯「魔杰座」預購說明
◆預購時間：2008年9月24日（星期三）開始
◆7-11預購贈送『魔杰桌曆』
◆各大唱片行預購贈送『魔杰方塊』
我爱着谁
爱到我有点醉
告诉我你是谁
能够把我让我变不对
你不会累
但我却爱你爱得好累
从没有为了谁
不顾安危付出一切
站在这平衡点
我还是觉得有点危险
或许是看不见
只能够靠感觉
他不会是个好男人
也不会是个好情人
你对我说我们只是擦肩而过
好的男人有那么多
少了他的日子也能过
我不会再让你寂寞
也不会让你更难过
你听我说要好好学着去生活
就算未来有多少错
至少还有我的问候
我的温柔陪你度过
你听我说
你不要这么做
你不要看着我
说你已经知道怎么做
你很难受
我愿意陪你一起承受
只要你不怕痛
再多坎坷我都陪你走
站在这平衡点
我还是觉得有点危险
或许是看不见
只能够靠感觉
他不会是个好男人
也不会是个好情人
你对我说我们只是擦肩而过
好的男人有那么多
少了他的日子也能过
我不会再让你寂寞
也不会让你更难过
你听我说要好好学着去生活
就算未来有多少错
至少还有我的问候
我的温柔陪你度过
他不会是个好男人
也不会是个好情人
你对我说我们只是擦肩而过
好的男人有那么多
少了他的日子也能过
我不会再让你寂寞
也不会让你更难过
你听我说要好好学着去生活
就算未来有多少错
至少还有我的问候
我的温柔陪你度过
就算未来有多少错
至少还有我的问候
我的温柔陪你度过
LONDON – Barclays <BARC.L> emerged as a potential buyer of some of felled investment bank Lehman Brothers' assets, as the financial sector carnage spread on fears American International Group <AIG.N> could be the next to fall.
Barclays, the UK bank that pulled out of emergency talks to save Lehman <LEH.P> over the weekend, is in talks to buy the investment bank's core U.S. broker-dealer business, people familiar with the matter told Reuters on Tuesday.
But concerns intensified that AIG, once the world's largest insurer by market value, could be the next victim after a ratings downgrade, causing a rout in stock markets already battered on Monday after Lehman sought bankruptcy protection.
"We expect near-term weakness for the European banks as markets digest the systemic consequences of the failure … we are undeniably more cautious following the weekend's events," Keefe, Bruyette & Woods said in a note.
Leading European stock indices were down between 1.4 and 2.2 percent in morning trading. The Dow Jones Stoxx banking index <.SX7P> was 3 percent weaker by 4:09 a.m. EDT. UBS <UBSN.VX> fell 9.6 percent, HBOS <HBOS.L> lost 11.5 percent, and Barclays was 2.9 percent lower.
AIG's illiquid shares <AIG.DE> on the Frankfurt stock exchange were 4.8 percent off.
Asian share markets, many of them closed for a holiday on Monday, tumbled as investors absorbed the weekend's dramatic events on Wall Street, where Merrill Lynch <MER.N> agreed to be sold to Bank of America <BAC.N> for $50 billion.
Shares in AIG plunged nearly 61 percent on Monday and the U.S. Federal Reserve hired investment bank Morgan Stanley <MS.N> to review options for the firm, a person familiar with the situation said on Monday.
AIG has lost 92 percent of its value this year.
BRITS STEP IN
Barclays — which quit frantic talks over the weekend to rescue Lehman after U.S. authorities failed to guarantee trading obligations — is now looking to buy Lehman's U.S. broker-dealer business, including equity, fixed income, M&A advisory and other parts, the sources said.
The talks mainly involve the core U.S. business, with 8,000 to 10,000 staff, but could include some of its global businesses, the sources said, and a deal could save thousands of jobs and many of the core investment bank operations.
There is an urgency to the talks, as a deal would need to be struck before staff and clients leave and damage the franchise, the sources also said.
But markets focused on AIG's ratings downgrade, which could force it to post more collateral and nullify insurance contracts, possibly setting in motion a chain reaction that could threaten its survival.
"You don't just have a potential impact on the reinsurer side, you have it on the institutions that might be holding AIG paper," said Lorraine Tan, director of research for Asia at debt rating agency Standard and Poor's in Singapore.
"This would have a much bigger impact than a bank going down like Lehman or Bear or even a Wachovia <WB.N> or WaMu in the U.S. AIG has a much bigger presence globally. Their reach to a global customer base is quite sizable," she said.
Top U.S. savings and loan Washington Mutual Inc <WM.N> saw its rating cut to "junk" status by Standard & Poor's amid concerns about mortgage losses. Its shares slid in after-hours trading after a 27 percent drop in the regular session.
Moody's Investors Service cut AIG's rating to A2 from Aa3, a two-notch downgrade. S&P lowered the rating to A-minus from AA-minus, a three-peg reduction, and Fitch Ratings reduced its standing to A from AA-minus, a two-notch cut.
AIG's ratings are still investment grade, although all three agencies said more downgrades could follow.
Again seeking a private solution to Wall Street's woes, the Fed had asked JPMorgan Chase & Co <JPM.N> and Goldman Sachs Group Inc <GS.N> to explore arranging $70-$75 billion in loans to support AIG, among other financing options, another person familiar with the situation said.
AIG turned to the Fed late on Sunday after failed talks with several buyout firms and Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway <BRKa.N>. The company has also said it was exploring asset sales.
MARKETS TUMBLE
European credit spreads widened sharply early on Tuesday, surpassing last session's high, after AIG's downgrade.
By 0900 GMT, the investment-grade Markit iTraxx Europe index
was at 143.5 basis points, according to data from Markit, 18.5 basis points wider versus late on Monday.
"The second leg of the subprime crisis has begun," Jun Kwang-woo, head of South Korea's Financial Services Commission told reporters. "It could be painful but a recovery, once in place, may be rapid."
Asian stocks tumbled across the board, with Tokyo <.N225> down more than 5 percent at a three-year low.
Japanese government bond futures jumped by their daily limit of three full points as investors fled to safe havens, while Japan's central bank said it would strive to maintain stability in financial markets.
Darkening one of the few bright spots from the weekend's mayhem, Bank of America — which would surpass Citigroup Inc <C.N> as the largest U.S. bank by assets with the planned takeover of Merrill — saw its shares plunge by 21 percent.
"The concern for Bank of America is the debt that they are acquiring," said Marc Pado, U.S. market strategist at Cantor Fitzgerald & Co in San Francisco.
The state of New York, where AIG is based, sought to bolster the stricken insurer with a complex asset swap giving it a $20 billion lifeline, but its longer-term rescue depended on additional funding.
夕阳快消失了
像一颗心沉入海底
投入灼热的光影
对话都结束了
胸口的悸动还没停
今天我更喜欢你
好想独占这距离
你的小心我的呼吸
谁会先鼓起勇气
如果我们能在一起
我只想此刻的你的孩子气
和笑眯眯陪我未来的风雨
如果我们能在一起
我只想此刻的我的好心情
心电感应让所有的心愿不怕来不及
人群都散去了
你鼻尖微湿的汗滴
蒸发在我的体温
好想独占这距离
你的小心我的呼吸
谁会先鼓起勇气
如果我们能在一起
你的天使会比以前爱美丽
会更美丽就像函馆的夜景
如果我们能在一起
唱一首歌会比以前有感情
心有灵犀就连太平洋也静静在聆听
如果我们能在一起
我只想此刻的你的孩子气
和笑眯眯陪我未来的风雨
如果我们能在一起
我只想此刻的我的好心情
心电感应让所有的心愿不怕来不及
如果我们能在一起
你的天使会比以前爱美丽
会更美丽就像函馆的夜景
如果我们能在一起
唱一首歌会比以前有感情
心有灵犀就连太平洋也静静在聆听
