Birds of All Feather - Film Lovers Me Hearties

Birds of a feather flock together.  ~ Proverb

Lots and lots happenings! It will be a crazy, exciting and supersexy weekend.

If you set foot on the soil of Vancouver, you will find culture. It is what I love about Vancouver and the people.

Culture Day Weekend kicks off tomorrow. Tonight is the Vancouver International Film Festival (VIFF) opening gala.

Movie lovers, local and international media will flock to the nests of various theatres, fervently showcasing some serious kick-ass movies. If you are mindful about interconnectedness of all life on earth, what could be better than the film that connects all the culture together. You could sample films from about 80 countries of different genres on your own or with your hot date, amigos and amigas.

Whether you are romantic, adventurous or geeky, I'm sure you will find the movie treasures that match your exotic and electric taste!

Celebrate! Let's not forget some playtime. Relive the great memories you have or creating new ones, your choice.  Let's dance and find out the treasures awaiting!

The Vancouver International Film Festival (VIFF) is an annual film festival held in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada for two weeks in late September and early October.

Both in terms of admissions and number of films screened (152,000 and 386 respectively in 2011) VIFF is among the five largest film festivals in North America. The festival annually screens films from approximately 80 countries on 10 screens. The international line-up includes the pick of the world’s top film fests and many undiscovered gems.

Three main programming platforms make VIFF unique: The Festival screens the largest selection of East Asian films outside of that region, the Festival is one of the biggest showcases of Canadian film in the world and VIFF has one of the a largest non-fiction program outside of a Documentary Film Festival.

Attracting a large, attentive and enthusiastic audience of film lovers, the festival remains accessible, friendly and culturally diverse. As the critics say, VIFF is very much a festival "designed for the benefit of people who love films and people who make them."

Are you the next Steven Spielberg, Robert Rodriguez, Jerry Bruckheimer? I love watching the Amazing Race. I often wonder what was behind the scene to make that big adventure happen. I wonder what executive producer, Robert Rodriguez Bertram van Munster know that we don't? Learn about the craft and business of film and TV making from some experts in one hour or four days. You could attend the Vancouver Film and Television Forum, a four-day conference supporting the Canadian film and TV production industry.

Vancouver International Film Festival
Sep 27 - Oct 12
http://www.viff.org/

Until next adventure ...

Love & dance with passion,
Raymondo :)

Strength, Courage & The SuperSexy Four Letter Word

Being deeply loved by someone gives you strength, while loving someone deeply gives you courage. ~ Lao Tze

Being a real life superhero is unfathomable to many. What would you rather have for your superpower, strength or courage?

I cannot imagine one in a million chance that I would kiss a parrot. So vivid. So unreal. So wild.  The first kiss was 5 years ago.

The truth is I was scared, though Baby Picasso was still a 4 month young chick. I felt Baby Picasso was afraid of me too.

"Raymondo, you're so afraid of Baby Picasso!" Lynda who nursed Baby Picasso, laughed joyfully and pointed out my hilarious reactions during my visits in Mission, BC.

Ahoy!! Hello!!  That's a freakin' big beak. Crap hands. Can opener! Nutcraker!  Crack open the hardest Brazilian nuts in the world is no problem. Before I met Baby Picasso, my finger was bitten by a big blue and gold Macaw few months that I don't even know in a pet store  It was my fault. I just put my fingers in front of the beak for it to kiss, like a toy. Bloody smart?

Kissing is easy.  Not.  Not when it's a big, beautiful, wild parrot.  Definitely, more nerve-wrecking than kissing a girl.  :D

Courage is not the absence of fear.

Think about how you go about your life taking on the toughest challenge when you get up in the morning or afternoon. Without strength or courage, how can you face the big world out there, kid?!! No kidding. Without strength or courage, how can you pursue your big, hairy, audacious goals? Create the most exotic-sexy, kick-ass adventure?

Without strength or courage, how do you dance with monstrous fear? Laugh in the face of death?

You don't have to be a superhero to have the superpowers! How do you get them?  The clue is in the super-sexy four letter word: "LOVE"

Harness the kick-ass love. Being deeply loved as opposed to loving someone deeply are two distinct emotions. They directly affect what you experience and your passion.

The mission on the quest for the Fountain of Youth is not a piece of cake for KAPtain Jack Parrot.

To love or be loved (by someone or something) and to give or to receive are two different mindsets.

Arrr, strength or courage, what would you rather have for your superpower, boys & girls? Which is more sexy?

Leave your comment below.

Until next adventure ...
Love & dance with passion,
Raymondo : ) xoxox

Supersexy September
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Coming October. Stay tuned.
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Madonna Concert MDNA Tour Sep 29, 30  @Roger Arena, Vancouver

Vancouver International Film Festival Sep 27 to Oct 12, 2012

Arrr VERSACE SS 2013 Fashion Show

The question isn't "what are we going to talk," the question is "what aren't we going to talk?" ~ KAPtain Jack Parrot - Talk Like A Pirate Day Weekend


Arrr Buon Giorno Fashionista! Some say men are from Venus, women are from Mars.  But where are the kick-ass pirates from?  How about set sail to the world of Versus in Milan, Italy?

First, let talk about hot & spicy fashion runway like a pirate. It is TLAP(Talk like a Pirate) Weekend.

Less than 3 hours to VERSACE SS 2013 fashion show!
Performance of Gossip's Beth Ditto
Watch it live at http://www.versace.com/en/world-of-versace

VERSUS SS 2013 live at http://bit.ly/Qq2lQU

What we aren't going to talk about? Ya tell me?
Leave your comment below.

Let's dance and find out in the Talk-like-a-Pirate edition.

Until next adventure ...
Love & dance with passion! No Regrets. 
Raymondo :)

KAPtain Jack Parrot
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Talk Like A Pirate Weekend  Sep 22 - 23

$970,000 The Handover, Sovereignty and Liberty

The sovereignty of one's self over one's self is called Liberty. ~  Albert Pike

Today is 9.7. 

The exotic-sexy babies have wings! While playing with the big wings of  parrot Baby Picasso for creative inspirations of Kick-Ass Pirates Carnival.  I got distracted by a car quiz on facebook and took it: Which car suits your personality?

Exotic, luxury, supercars like Porsche, Ferrari, Lamborghini,  Maserati, Batmobile?

The result is obscene!

Raymondo Deserves a McLauren F1: 

worth $970,000

"McLaren F1 was the fastest and most expensive car. Even though it was built more than 15 years ago, it has an unbelievable top speed of 240 mph and reaching 60 mph in 3.2 seconds. Event today, the McLaren F1 is still top on the list and outperforms many other supercars."

The transfer of sovereignty over Hong Kong from the United Kingdom to China, referred to as "the Handover" internationally and "the Return" or "The Reunification" by Mainland Chinese, took place July 1, 1997. It marked the end of British rule in Hong Kong.

Overjoy to many, but why so many have immigrated aboard to countries like Canda, USA, UK?
Democracy and freedom.

Reflecting on my decision ...  I'm an immigrant, an exotic import. :)   Our family immigrated to Canada from Hong Kong. Having studied in Canada and France, I graduated and earned a business degree, major in marketing/fashion design at Dalhousie University in the lobster Province, Nova Scotia.  In addition to political stability, since my sisters also studied here and we speak English, Canada is a logical choice. My mom and dad have always wanted something good for us, having a good education, a good job, a good future and be happy.  I'm extremely fortunate and grateful.

What does a degree, diploma or a piece of paper grant you?

• A license to print money?
• A ticket to a 6 or 7 figure high-paying job?
• Guarantee for a secure job for life? (Is there such a thing anymore?)
• the beautiful woman or man of your dream? (Cupid have lots of fans)
• the Fountain of Youth? (Ask my cousin Captain Jack Sparrow)

Not ... when there is no freedom, passion and growth, in my book or film. 

Real education give you and me the true power and freedom, the power to take charge of the NOW, the future of NOW, the freedom to be, the ability to think for yourself and open the heart as well as the mind.

I'm never content just to make a living, live a "normal" life. To live with passion, using my talents, creativity and strengths to kick-ass! I want a lifestyle of adventures and play, to make a freakin' difference!! Just like a Superhero would.

You and I may not have sovereignty over the world of commerce in the seven seas or the eight skies. In democratic countries, the  freedom to adventure your own path and pursue your dreams is Mission: I'mPossible.

How many dare to claim sovereignty over ourselves?  Many think they are free, but not. They are slaves to what other think, traditions for traditions sake, opinions of others, jobs that they hate, their mortgages, girl friends, boy friends, husbands and wives or children.

Do you claim self-ownership or someone claim ownership over you? 

For the sake of goodness and love, man shall let death have no sovereignty over his thoughts. ~ Thomas Mann

Everything can be taken from a man but one thing: the last of human freedoms – to chose one’s attitudes in any given set of circumstances, to choose one’s own way. ~ Viktor Frankl 

Can you imagine being in one with an exotic, supercar McLaren F1, driving at 372 km/hour at top speed on the autobahn highway, but having no control of it?  What price will you pay for such freedom?
To be free, you must exercise sovereignty over yourself.   It starts with your own mind.  (More on this later. I'll be teaching a brand new coaching program, powered by BOLDPLAY60 soon.)

My birthday is coming up in October. I'm gonna have kick-ass celebrations that I've ever done before!  Will think over the first weekend of exotic, Supersexy September.

What if the Handover is the opportunity play with this exotic beauty?  Even if I don't own one, wouldn't it be a super fun experience to drive one? It will be one of for-fun life's goals, before kicking the bucket.  Afterall, dreams do come true for those who dare go after them.

Do you have sovereignty over yourself?  What price will you pay for your freedom?

Let me know what you think. Leave your comment below!

Until next adventure ...
Love & dance with passion,
Raymondo  xoxox :)
aka KAPtain Jack Parrot
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Kick-Ass Pirates Carnival 2012... Coming Outrageous October

Luxury Supercar Weekend  Sep 7, 8, 9, 2012  @VanDusen Garden, Vancouver

Madonna Concert MDNA Tour Sep 29, 30  @Roger Arena, Vancouver