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Interested In:
Just looking around
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Member Since:
Jul 2003
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Hometown:
Hong Kong and Macau
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ahChun's URL:
http://profiles.friendster.com/edahchun
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Occupation:
Student
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Affiliations:
AGCC
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What I enjoy doing:
Historic movies. For example, H;, (Lover of the Last Empress) just kidding, Architecture, Museum, History, Physics, Music, Philosophy, Public Administration, Arts esp Renoir, Volleyball, Badminton, Tennis etc.
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Favorite Books:
The Nicomachean Ethics, Vindication of the Rights of Woman, Les Miserables, A Tale of Two Cities, Rashomon, The Romance of Three Kingdoms, History books, Science books etc.
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Favorite Music:
Jazz, Classical, Pop
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Favorite TV Shows:
Many many such as CSI, Discovery, TLC, The tonight show and Late night show
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Zodiac Sign:
Leo
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About Me:
by ahChun
Music, music and music are always amazing things. Once you love it, it may last for the whole life.
Jazz was originated from New Orleans. Today, there are many styles for jazz, from basic blues and ragtime through new orleans and dixieland, swing and mainstream. What is astonishing is not that Jazz has taken so many forms, but that each form has been retained its own special characteristics. Listening to jazz is an enjoyment, and it takes only open ears and an open mind to appreciate all the delights. During the performance, players will use different types of musical instruments, for example, drums, piano, bass, saxophone, brass, and of course, not musical instruments, human voice. Generally speaking, there would be a part solo, an improvised passage of a song performed by a single performer. Usually, the soloist stands up during the solo.
The American civil war was fought in the north america from 1861 to 1865 between the Union and confederate states of America. After the war, African American music grew rapidly. The availability of musical instruments gave birth to the basic roots of Jazz. The root of jazz is the blues which was the folk music of African slaves in the U.S. south and their descendants long time ago. It heavily influenced by western african cultural and musical traditions that evolved as black musicians migrated to the cities. Moreover, in the city, for example new orleans, where there were so many European immigrants, jazz was influenced by European music as well.
You may be surprised that this seemingly simple form of music leads to almost infinite variation. The blues has been a significant part of every Jazz style. Simply explained, there are notes of a scale played or sung a quarter or half tone flat. By flattening the note, a melancholy feeling can deliver to the music and to the listeners. There is another surprise: the first
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Sao os meus votos sinceros! Eu Amo Te!
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...he's really a great tennis player with powerful serves!! If u're a beginner, don't dare to play against him... u'll definitely get hit by the ball !! [Just kidding :-) ]
Jeeez......When're u gonna leave that
place and come to Chicago? We
definitely need a good tennis player
here....
like the big bro in UW. He seems to
know everything: poems, history,
tennis..etc, and hes such a nice person.
I still remember those sleepless nights, I
was calling him for help... thanks so
much my friend!! I hope u will have a
great life in CA!
ur testimonial... i never expected that i
will get one coz i didn't get any testi for
more than 4 to 5 months ahah...
chun chun is the one who always wear a
cap and wandering at the college library
at night when i am ready to leave ahha
chun chun is a good tennis player.. he
is the one that makes me pick up the
tennis racket in madison HAHAHA juz
kidding (coz i retired already jk =P)
though i am no longer living in the
states.. i am sure that our friendship will
last forever...take care pal!
miss Madison! Hei pal, surprise to
find you on Friendster. :p Thought
you've disappeared bcos of your busy
schedule. Too bad we couldn't meet
this weekend! I hope luck is at your
service whenever you need it, and hope
we'll meet again soon. Let me know if
you're ever around in Boston/East
Coast. Will bring you around for good
tiramisu for sure. :)
really ying! =P Ah Chun is an extremely
funny (in "THAT" sense), yet caring
guy! He seems to know the perfect thing
to say at the perfect moment, no matter
in what sense. He also understands
people very well without much words
being said. An exceptionally
intelligent, hardworking guy too!
haha..He's like a super adaptor! ooops,
did I say that? Just kidding!! but hell
yeah he knows a LOT of people in
Madison! Anyone who doesn't know Ah
Chun isn't from Madison lor! haha..
Wish could hang out with you more, but
you're always being stolen by the
others! =P hehe...