Caol Ila 12

 

The Replacement Killers

* picture from wikipedia

I had so much fun watching The Replacement Killers last night.  This Chow Yun Fat movie is one of the first HK-styled movies released in Hollywood, and the gracefulness of the gun fights gave me a kick all over again.  It's gory, of course, but still, the moves are a delight to watch!

Rika Usami

 

I opened my YouTube feed this morning, and it just so happened that the 2012 World Karate tournament came online.  I am not much of a kumite fan, but I do like watching kata performances.  Like wushu, gymnastics, synchronized swimming and ballet, kata is a visual treat.  I've never seen such beautifully executed kata before, and I searched who the mystery champion was--none other than the graceful Rika Usami, considered the Queen of Kata!  Take a look at her wonderful routine at the link above, and you will see what I mean.  This clip has reportedly been viewed 17 million times (why have I only seen it now?) and the standing ovation from the 12,000 strong audience was reportedly 5 minutes long!

Caysubic Beach Resort

 

Lou Rawls

 

* photo from wikipedia

His distinctive voice lives on in so many of my LSS moments.  That stands for Last Song Syndrome in which the last song you hear plays on and on in your head.  Songs like I'll See You When I Get There, Lady Love, You'll Never Find Another Love Like Mine, and the enchanting Pure Imagination brings back a lot of good memories.  Karaoke moments even (of course, we never came close to replicating his sound, but it was worthwhile to try reaching that bar).  I was listening to my YouTube playlist this morning and found one of his early recordings, that of God Bless the Child by Billie Holiday.  Oh my...love it so much!  It's my LSS for today...

Suntory Toki

 

Vincenzo's Plate

 

It's one YouTube food channel that I enjoy watching over and over again.  Vincenzo Prosperi of  Vincenzo's Plate makes several oh-so-yummy Italian recipes and gives constructive critique on internet instruction videos made by fellow cooks and even professional chefs.  It seems like during this pandemic, I must have viewed his channel around fifty times already.  He comes from a long family tradition of cooks (he is not a professional chef), and this background probably gives his cooking assessments uncanny pin-point precision. Take a look at his channel and get a light-hearted buzz out of the many ideas and cooking methods he preaches!