Gianzkareska

It is time to mark yet another new chapter in life.

Admittedly, that 祈り　東京　独り言 lasted only all of 7 months is a pity. But life goes on. And moving to Munich indeed marks a new beginning. And it was always obvious that that was just temporary.

A while back, I changed the links to state that 'this is the end station.' So I thought, why not a title to do with train stations?

The things to ponder were: should it be the name of a real station, or an imaginary one? If real, should it be Western, or Japanese? Should there be any prefixes, i.e. new, old, central, west, east etc?

In the end, I chose to come up with a name myself.

And of course I changed the display name as well. I was probably thinking of Mongol 800, the guys who sang that chiisana koi no uta song.

Since the Mongols were also in AOK, why not the name of my fav civilization in it- the Saracens, more specifically their unique unit, the Mameluke? And what about the number? 8 is my number. 11 is from anna baranska. So 811.

And to kick off things, here are the 10 songs for the first half of this year. Usually I come up with a list of 20 for the entire year. But I thought maybe I will do it differently now. So here goes:

1. Das Beste silbermond
Finally a song that is as good as symphonie, or even better. it's the lyrics and Stefanie.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W5VzwPYpE3Q

2. 小さな恋のうた mongol 800

the song for proposal daisakusen. This song touches you with its simple sincerity.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qu5kWHR_Imo

3. Goodbye the melody
The song that kept me company in the cold January.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=26_xpdg0L-Y&

4. Forca nelly furtado
When I listen to this song, I feel this urge to get up and play

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ChGxIvWscA

5. Forever Love xjapan
The last live: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ex2z2154cHc

6. Lies glen hansard
Once.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vg0zRzoH9MY

7. Friends otsuka ai
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V0mt85H5klI

8. Almost Lover a fine frenzy
Listen to it standing in the middle of a crowded street or plaza, or at the airport in the wee hours, or simply in the night, when all is silent, and you will understand.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lsWsasqIoyk

9. Deeper and Deeper anna macmurphy
The song that brings back whiffs of that Long Vacation. Still a classic after more than 10 years.

10. Graduation vitamin c
A very suitable song, no?