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    October 18

    回头我带我实习生

    每次有朋友来香港,我都很害怕,害怕人家说姑娘您老了,更害怕人家带了个没老的姑娘就那么往旁一坐……于是我怨妇了:怎么遇人不淑尽认识些吃嫩草的家伙!
    October 10

    “半”文艺青年社团宗旨漫谈

        刚到萨拉曼卡的第一个礼拜,我经常做梦。
        梦见杭州,梦见浙大,梦见从火车站到学校的那辆挤死人的校车里的东莞同学;梦见校门口踩着三轮车接新生的师兄;梦见小四拿妈妈的口红给咱们的凳子记上编号;梦见迎新晚会上小龙背后的那头熊……情节比现实还真实。
        醒来了又想,从那以后到现在的10年,还有过什么吗?答曰:有太多书没来得及看就得丢弃,有太多人没来得及吃饭就说别离,有太多酸辣土豆丝没吃上便吃不得爱尔兰疯薯……
        今天给同事帮忙,到小学教英语兴趣班(多少年没见识女生统统比男生高的景象?!!怀念啊!)。练习题上讲到跨栏,我说这英语是hurdle,但你也可以笼统地说这是athletics的一种,所以两个答案都抄下来吧。一男生马上摔了练习本说:“你怎么这么贪心?一幅图两个生字,怎么学啊Miss?”我愣了,心里在骂,这年头幼稚园都学A for astronaut,D for dinosaur,你堂堂六年级连athletics都记不住?哼!
        牵扯到这,我是想说:这世上的好事都溜得太快,这世上的好人都学着贪心。所以当青春从指缝流走的时候,总忍不住痉挛般地紧握了双手。于是当小龙提出“半”文艺青年这个概念是,我是打脚趾丫往上表示赞成的。因为根据是项思想,年是继续青青的,文艺是可以一半一半的,咱乐得把彼此的灵魂当小三般藏着、娇着——成不了毕加索卡夫卡,却能成就最伟大的友谊最高尚的情操!
        让最美的鲜花绽放在变老的道路上吧!双十节快乐。
    ***
     
    “半”文艺青年社团宗旨漫谈
    ——叶志龙
     
        恍惚间,岁月如梭。我们都变了,变老了。
        某一日,清早起来洗澡,又发现自己不可遏止地胖了,想起来过去洗澡冲洗只需前后冲一下就清洁溜溜了,现在却要多增加身体两侧的用水量,打小就讲究的节约用水美德也因此荡然无存……这本是一件极小的事情,却触动了我敏感的神经网络:未及三十,无论是身体或是精神都在日复一日地所谓成熟及成长中逐渐消耗沉沦了,青年人的风华正茂,青年人的血气方刚,青年人的洒脱浪漫,青年人的意气方遒,青年人的争奇斗艳,何在?
        我曾因胡思乱想过度而写过不少关于人生的感悟,至今尚能记忆犹新的,其一是讲生命阶段之平衡与当为的,大体是说在每个生命的阶段,我们应该享受当下的精彩,少年老成或是鹤发童颜者毕竟在少数,顺其自然而然,才是我等普罗大众真轨迹。其二则是一句很简单的话,也许是用在当下比较合适,又让我不由地想起——影响一生的故事,往往始于一时冲动。
        也许正是带着这一股子冲动,看着在西班牙塞尔维亚学习时的敏妍童鞋(注:俺当时只是去旅游)寄来的明信片和上面用红笔写下的感叹,正和她聊着MSN的我,便说要成立一个小小滴文艺青年社团。果然,一拍即合!那么,还等什么呢?黄花菜凉了还能用微波炉转转将就着吃,想法凉了也能用把脑袋放里头转转辐射辐射吗?
    不过好的想法,还要有好的执行才能成事,那这个文艺青年社团该有些什么样的特色呢?
        首先是当然是要说说这个“半”字。
        对于身处现实生活中的我们,现在或许正在经历人生最为复杂的阶段:结婚生子,养育小孩,工作学习,买车买房,创业投资……样样都是大事。身在其中,精力亦在其中,那么一天短短十几个小时,剩余下来的时间就很少,而要将这些剩余时间用及文艺的,则更是少之又少,肯定不及半日。所以“半”,讲的是超越时间限制的半,它首先当是一种独特德生活情怀,或者说更像是一种精神向度上的开小差,在复杂的现实之内,我们悄悄地飘思一下,并非超然物外,只是轻轻地去抚摸,刹那用心一下,或许富有韵味的生活就随之而来,半步之内,芳草茵茵。
        用之实处,“半”也是一种有趣的文艺治学境界,虽然我们之中不乏文艺天分极高之人,但若从心中能忆起的名单看来,文可追古艺可震今的恐怕是没有的。我们能做能为的,是拜读先贤文集,倾听琴剧戏曲,游览世界各地,写下一些感受,记下一些感悟,留存一些感动,如此足矣;而若社团为盟,得择一好时佳处,喝喝茶,聊聊天,抛除宏大的国仇家恨,畅谈风月,学一个两个身段,奏一拍二拍胡笳,谈一段两段典故,何其有幸;再若能更进一步,不以所学所知之偏狭为羞,聊及民生,皆能畅谈欢言,各抒己见,滔滔不绝,起争鸣之态,甚至热心公益,并身体力行,则何其畅快。
        所以“半”,也是一种乐在其中的尝试与体验。不求甚解,但求过程精彩,至于要做到什么层面,并无要求,文章可以只写一半,感想可以保留一半,观点可以只阐明一半,只要彼时,你是快乐的,至于后面的,WHO CARES?
    再论文艺。
        说起来,我也不知道文艺是个啥东西,只大约的觉得讲文艺,应当不低俗的。而不论古今中外,文艺始终是讲求“韵”的,也即是调性,没有调,何来曲,没有调,又何来斑斓色彩之间的相互映衬。因而,若要讲文艺,先要有自个的调性。譬如写一段文字,凝重大气,优美轻盈,华贵典雅,睿智空灵,平静沉稳,短小精巧,老道辛辣,质朴豪爽,真实细腻,精致深邃等等都是调性,或择其一,贯之养之,自成一格,或择其多,兼容并蓄,纵横捭阖,皆无何不可,只是,别低俗到永远只会用国骂。
        再来就是青年。
        这是一个年龄的限制,需要特别提出来,因为上几年的事情咱说不清,那时候大伙都懵懂着,下几年的事情咱更说不清,因为是脑残的事实摆在那边,沟通起来委实痛苦,所以基本上是75-85年的兄弟姐妹们。当然这里不排斥老一辈中积极追求青春化的,也不排斥新一辈中有天分的新青年。但一代一个崁,将有没有共同话题的人生拉硬扯在一起,组个社团,那迟早也会分崩离析的,何况我们对社团本身的设定就是午夜昙花,等咱都不青年了,就该改中年、老年社团了。
    而至于社团,那就得有社团应有的存在概念。
        现在好歹也是WEB2.0,FASHION2.0时代了,因此本社团不用烧香拜佛,歃血为盟。关公、猪八戒等等,概不设神位。社团的存在皆因缘而起,因缘而灭,入会主要靠推荐,身边有认同社团宗旨的朋友愿意加入,都可以一起来HAPPY。
    但问题是,即便是虚拟的内容多到泛滥,既定形式是必须的,否则容易陷入无限的拖沓之中,这个小小的家庭,是要靠大家一起用心去搭建起来的,架构怎样,有哪些骨肉,产生什么样的功能都是需要认真思考的建筑问题,这个问题我还将以PPT的形式来做。谈宗旨的部分,务虚一些,不放不妨。
        借了半天时间,也该匆匆收尾,半篇,望诸位初识,哈哈。
    October 07

    新都城好多同事啊

    以后出门都要吹头呀……
    October 02

    翡冷翠和圣诞帽

    在意大利的时候会想,如果年轻10年,我就读艺术去。

    略略看了三个城市,我想我最喜欢佛罗伦萨——拉丁语里的鲜花盛开的地方。正所谓小城故事多,连在博物馆门前排两小时队都显得十分有趣。出门带地图是多余的,因为这城里仅有的几条巷子,已经被但丁、米开朗琪罗、乔拓、达芬奇、美迪奇、马基雅维利等人分割殆尽——五分钟前在一小弄堂里还看着但丁的大鼻子;五分钟后转出阴暗的拐角,便来到乔拓的钟楼及地标教堂;豁然开朗处,米开朗琪罗及其“肌肉派”信徒无所不用其极地告诉你、提醒你、轰炸你:这是几何、这是动态、这是身体、这是美——乖乖给我惊叹吧?!

    市中心密密麻麻的巷子里藏着一座小教堂,号称当年但丁就是在这里邂逅Beatrice,继而在姑娘的“指引”下写下了伟大的《神曲》(耳边仿佛响起毕玲蔷老师的感叹:多少伟大的文学作品就是从感情受挫开始的!)。Beatrice却也因此成了所谓的爱情女神,至今仍有善男信女把拧不开的心结写在纸头上,放到她墓/纪念碑前的小篮子里,希望得到她的指引。虽然全佛罗伦萨都知道但丁当年是单相思,这姑娘压根没记得他。

    但丁在爱情上也许是失败的,但在引领节庆服饰潮流方面的成就是空前的。他代言的圣诞帽风行全球数百年,为发展中国家带来数以百万计的职业空缺。拒史料(e.f.百度,2009)记载,圣诞节始于公元138年,而圣诞卡、圣诞老人和圣诞帽却仅兴起于19世纪。油画为证,圣诞老人的装束,有抄袭但丁于12**年之设计的嫌疑。

    但丁之家旁边的街头表演者

    看了西斯庭教堂和大卫,超级崇拜米开朗琪罗。看了名画《神圣家族》却觉得这家伙未必有点过。我想只有米开朗琪罗才会给BB耶稣画上肌肉和小鸡鸡,让他爸妈扭来扭去地抱着他,还让一群肌肉男女陪着他。右下角的小男孩是圣约翰那洗澡的,耶稣表弟,宗教画里这俩小家伙总有种说不清的暧昧,超级可爱。(google图片)

    《Annunciation》是宗教画的流行主题。天使拿着鲜花来跟玛利亚说:我家老爷看上小姐了,您看要么就依了去?达芬奇这幅名画有趣的地方在于,天使翅膀上臂肌肉发达,弧度合理,呈导弹上膛之态;根据他对飞行器研究,能飞。(google图片)

    题为Rape of the Sabines的雕塑,名字是后取的,涵义是雕塑者(名字忘了,百度以后还是记不住)一损友强加的。雕塑者弄这个只是为了研究男的、女的、老的、嫩的扭在一起的各种姿态和肌肉脉络,别无他想。

    号称全佛罗伦萨最好吃的冰激凌店。为了拍照,冰都快溶了。我不能再吃冰激凌了。

    集市里总有好玩的东西。这门前的野猪铜像,是tusca地区生意人的幸运宠物,摸摸它的鼻子可让你横财就手。(拍照的队伍太长了点啊~~)

    我随口说了一句:谁画的呢?这人便不知道在哪里冒出来、蹲下、装模作样了一下,然后反问我:照片拍好了没?
     
    广场上的旋转木马
     
    广场上的不知道什么人
     
    夜市里的小店,专营各种真皮文具
    September 23

    nv trust your camera to brasilians...

    becos they´d delete your photos before taking one for you!!!
    i´ve risked my flight to take pix in pisa the other day, but now all my stupid pushings and kickings in front of the tower have ended up in vain...
     
    September 19

    Venice is interesting, but crowded as well...

    after a few days of travelling, i thought i'd trained up a bit of my sense of direction. it's only when i arrived venice, my little self-affirmation fell apart. there are more than 100 islands here and each linked to the others under a complex system with numerous narrow waterways winding and fighting with each other. The numbers inscripted in front of the houses were perhaps invented by some math-freak or the brothers club of some experimental postmen and thus make no sense to normal ppl like me at all...
     
    rule no.1 unchanged for 1000 years: pls queue to get inside the basilica
     
    traffic jam
     
    none of the bridges is user-friendly, and this explains why the cpi in venice is always so high... poor working class
     
    good wine needs a good wine holder
     
     
    the fasinating power of the theatro
    is this mechanic?
    and these are even fansinating to me for they speak the language of food
     
    beautiful laterns on the street
     
    and the fresh market is fun, too
    why mushrooms are so expensive?
    never know peppers and onions could be this romantic
    but where are the truffles?
     
    cabbage? carrots? onions?
     
    gondola: 80 euros for 60 minutes ("our subsidaries in macau could perhaps cater to poor girls like you", said the boat owner)
    how composed are the sailors!
     
    a painting inside the hostel
     
    and the only tranquil moment of venice was when i said goodbye to her from the train
     
     
     
    September 17

    我在罗马骑自行车

    许愿池:去了三趟,头两次均因为人太多,连许愿的意欲都没有;第二天发扬早睡早起的精神,8点不到就到了许愿池,却被自拍婚纱照的人雷到。
     
    梵蒂冈:周三是本16出来祝福大家的日子。我有票,可还是因为信众已然太多,被以安全理由被拒于门外。工作人员说:看大屏幕吧,效果是一样的。
     
    骑车去斗兽场,看到罗马假日的明信片里赫本还围了个丝巾,于是我也围个长的,想象丝巾迎风飞扬挺帅……差点热晕。
    照片不知道在哪张sd卡立了…… 
     
    万神殿后院:罗马游客多成这样,找个地方自拍我容易么我?该死的鸽子还抢我镜头!!!
    September 02

    罗卡角听海

    听潇潇的话,去了一趟罗卡角,果然是个好地方。大自然及宗教,一切都显得可亲可近。悬崖边上涛声轰隆,却是让人感觉平静的韵律。
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    La Tomatina

    文化课听得一知半解,只知道西红柿节的起源大致是1945年的时候,在valencia一个叫brunol的小镇,两人吵架吵得白热,随手抓起几个西红柿互砸;不知道是砸到路人了,还是路人看着好玩自动参战,反正砸着砸着发现一路的人都在砸,且欢。也有说法是镇里的居民很不满某些官员,于是一起拿着番茄就砸,且欢,越砸越欢,于是就把这活动当传统一样保存了下来。节日一度因为没有religious significance而停办,但也许因为西班牙人还是疯狂迷恋这种乱砸人不买单的快感,所以1970年以后又火热起来,并每年吸引四五万游客慕名而至,一不小心成了西班牙最为人所知的嘉年华。
     
    valencia在西班牙的东部,海鲜多而且是paella(西班牙海鲜饭)的发源地。据说西红柿节前一天镇里还有吃paella的比赛,怪我后知后觉,错过了白吃的机会(来到欧洲以后占小便宜的欲望十分强烈)。
    我们四点半钟从马德里乘车,大概11点到Brunol,旅游巴士多得没地停;露天广场音乐轰隆,不会跳舞的人都禁不住扭着走;本地人、外地人各出奇谋,乱七八糟的打扮应有尽有;啤酒三欧,sangria五欧,先把自己喝high,砸人的时候才有气场。
    本地人急忙扯出巨大的塑料布,把阳台保护起来。
    还没开始,就是人多热得慌,游客对着民居大喊:agua, agua,给我点水先。
    中心广场的水炮一响,十几架camion载着一吨吨的西红柿走在镇里主要的街道上。工作人员从车上往街上扔西红柿;游人推着挤着抢着西红柿来砸别人。来的时候有人跟我们说,有道德的人应该把西红柿揉烂了再砸,可事实证明这世界上还是没有道德的人比较多(不然就是像我这种有道德的都是抢不到西红柿的)。我被一西红柿砸中眼睛,疼,且那股酸劲让我眼泪巴巴了半天。(聪明人都是带着潜水眼镜来的,镇里到处有9欧一个的潜水眼镜卖,可千万别买,一砸就碎,特假冒伪劣,更危险)。
    有接不到西红柿的人,干脆扯了人家的衣服,往地上沾点西红柿水,照扔不误。
    一个小时互砸环节过去,我很庆幸还能保住自己的鞋(因为头半个小时我基本在找鞋)。大家身上都是西红柿的颜色,哗哗哗跑到民居里央求那些好心的大叔大婶给点水洗洗身子。大叔大婶于是就乐了,拿出洗车的水管朝这些小p孩好一阵乱射,笑得手舞足蹈。
    洗干净之后,大家坐在路上把自己晒干。
    别扔了,扔完了!
    大街上还是震耳欲聋的电子音乐,大家继续乱蹦乱跳。
     
     
    后话:踏入9月,语言学校的学生少了很多,我这周一个人住2000尺四房一厅一厨两卫的房子,感觉应该贴个告示开个hostel。谁要来西班牙啊,欢迎屈蛇。
    July 04

    Binbin in the Philippines

    two weeks away and i am still in the mood of wearing nth but swimsuit...
     
    Carol and me turn to play 
    From Boracay
     
    so fun to be washed to shore and just lay there 
    From Boracay

    ewwww, mud bath 

    From Boracay

    being caught like a salted fish

    From Boracay

    no, no way, don't you dare to wake me up, you evil fish...

    From Boracay
    June 24

    Binbin in the Philippines

    great beach, great food and great ppl~

    ok, except that my hair was a bit hilarious...

    From Boracay

     

    Two weeks away
    It feels like the whole world should've changed
    But I'm home now
    And things still look the same
    I think I'll leave it to tomorrow till unpack
    Try to forget for one more night
    That I'm back in my flat on the road
    Where the cars never stop going through the night
    To A life where I can't watch the sunset
    I don't have time
    I don't have time

    I've still got sand in my shoes
    And I can't shake the thought of you
    I shake it all, forget you
    Why, why would I want to
    I know we said goodbye
    Anything else would've been confused
    but I wanna see you again

    Tomorrow's back to work and down to sanitation
    run A baTH TO CLEAR UP THE MESS before I left here
    Try to REMIND MYSELF that I was happy here
    Before I knew that I could get on the plane and fly away
    From the road where the cars
    never stop going through the night
    To A life where I can watch the sunset
    And take my time,
    Take all our time

    I've still got sand in my shoes
    And I can't shake the thought of you
    I shake it all, forget you
    Why, why would I want to
    I know we said goodbye
    Anything else would've been confused
    but I wanna see you again
    I wanna see you again

    Two weeks away
    all it takes to change and turn me around I've fallen
    I walked away and never said that I wanted to see again
    I've still got sand in my shoes
    And I can't shake the thought of you
    I shake it all, forget you
    Why, why would I want to
    I know we said goodbye
    Anything else would've been confused
    but I wanna see you again

    I wanna see you again
    I wanna see you again

    June 17

    who suggested this boracay place!!!

    am being bullied for a trip to boracay with colleagues!!! taxi-international flight-domestic flight-trycicle!!!-ferry!!! it will take us 11 hours to get to!!! and that stupid consulate person made me wait for more than 1 hour for knowing i hadn't brought my bank statement. oh ok, what a HELPERs' country!!!

    Dates: 19Jun09-22Jun09

    Participants: Carol, Darren, Lyann, Teresa, XF

    Itin for Lyann:

    19Jun09           0500 morning call by XF

    19Jun09           0600 taxi to pick up lyann at shaukeiwan landmark

    19Jun09            0825 Depart from Hong Kong – Flight 5J 109

    19Jun09            1025 Arrive at Manila NAIA Terminal 3

    19Jun09            1205 Depart from Manila NAIA Terminal 3 – Flight 5J 899

    19Jun09            1305 Arrive at Caticlan Airport

    19Jun09            ???? Tricycle from Caticlan Airport to Caticlan Jetty Port (see note 1)

    19Jun09            ???? Ferry from Caticlan Jetty Port to Boracay (see note 2)

    19Jun09            ???? Follow Buzz’ guidelines to his house (see note 3)

    19Jun09          1600 BEGIN OF PLAYING TIME

    22Jun09          1200 END OF PLAYING TIME

    22Jun09            ???? Ferry from Boracay to Caticlan Jetty Port (see note 2)

    22Jun09            1620 Depart from Caticlan – Flight 5J 904

    22Jun09            1725 Arrive at Manila

    22Jun09            1910 Depart from Manila – Flight 5J 142

    22Jun09            2110 Arrive at Hong Kong

     

    Note 1

    -       According to Buzz, the drive will take only 3 minutes.

    -       According to my Philippines colleague, tricycle can only carry 4 persons (or we can do the same as below pic).  As such, we have to occupy two tricycles. We have to confirm the fare with the driver beforehand.   

     

    Note 2

    -       According to Buzz, the ferry drive will take 25 minutes.

    -       From www.boracay.com, where you get down literally takes you where the happening is. Central Boracay, the White Beach, is informally divided into three sections that correspond to the three drop-off points popularly referred to as"Boat Stations" (Boat Stations 1, 2 and 3 at the Map ). From the Caticlan Jetty Port, you disembark at the Boat Station nearest your resort or your desired drop-off location. During off-peak or monsoon season, other drop-off points or docking stations around the island might be used for considerations of safety.

    -       From www.boracay.com, from Caticlan, the only way to reach the Island is by boat. Be prepared to get wet, from the occasional splash, rain, or the quick wade to the beach. Shorts, T-shirts and slippers are de rigueur on boat trips.

    -       As far as I understand from the map (http://www.boracay.com/map_bora.php), we have to take the ferry to the Bulabog beach docking area.

     

    Note 3


    Take a tricycle from the ferry terminal (??? Or Bulabog beach docking area) direct to Bulabog Beach, ask to be taken to Bulabog Beach or Bayview Hills resort. When you arrive at Bulabog beach head left along the beach and to the end of the end of the beach. (we should get off the tricycle as per Buzz’ important note below) Follow the new road up the hill from the beach, make the first left up a very steep hill where you will notice a sign that says "NO VEHICLES/PRIVATE ROAD" this hill is very steep and narrow and private but of course we have access, go up this road where you'll see two similar houses, Boracay House is the first house you come to number 0507 where Rey our caretaker will be there to greet you.

    IMPORTANT NOTE
    WE WOULD RECOMEND YOU GET OUT AND WALK FROM THE TAXI AT THE BOTTOM OF THE HILL TO THE HOUSE (END OF BEACH), THE ROAD IS VERY STEEP AND WE FEEL IT IS A SAFER OPTION FOR YOU.

    May 31

    谈论 GIRLFRIEND

    一晃三年,忽而今夏。

    上海的夜要比伦敦来得匆忙。从徐汇到静安,分不清是洋房挡了弄堂的路,还是弄堂剖开了洋房的心。

    吃西瓜、喝红酒、看毒药和小沈阳……也许一个人的快乐总是依附在另一个人身上的,不管这个人是他还是她。

    因为只有在他/她身边,我们才能勇敢地吹捧自己依然年轻,年轻得那么淋漓尽致,年轻得那么趾高气扬。

     

    引用

    GIRLFRIEND
         三年前。
         夏未央。    
         伦敦。
        
         夜色中,微风渐起。Chinatown的酒旗,随着人流,一路翻滚。繁华如市,能挤尽心间的一切惆怅。绵长的忧,短暂的忘,也是好的。
         和挚友Lyann在寿司店里喝了点小酒,侃了会小天。得与不得,尽在谈笑间烟消云散。埋单,业已微醺。两只夜游神,咯吱咯吱傻笑着,蹦跳着跃入人群。
         客随主便,在soho游荡起来。Lyann向来拿我没办法,只得放任我漫无目的胡乱领路,重复着,不知绕了个圈。忽然,踉跄间跟上一位沿街叫卖玫瑰花的老人。酒精作祟吧,我一个箭步冲至他跟前,顺手霸道地揽过Lyann,紧紧地。笑,笑,眼眉间必定诡秘异常——“This is my girlfriend, is she beautiful?”话音未落,有人惊恐跃起,那是Lyann。呵呵,似脱兔般,她跳出我的怀抱,蹦开三公尺有余,身形冻结,只留张嘴喏喏蠕动,不住地否认,不住地解释。笑声隆隆,来自卖花老头儿。看,鬼佬儿就是见多识广,见怪不怪。只见他,嘴角牵至耳际,连声附和着说,鲜花配美人快选一枝像你gf般娇俏的玫瑰吧。此际的我,灵魂早已出窍,闻言竟掩笑不语,一脸娇羞地自他手中抽出三朵又大又红的肥硕花儿,一边含情脉脉看向my girlfirend。倒霉的Lyann!无奈之下,她只得匆匆付了花钱,低头拉住我,紧步冲向地铁站。
          一路冷风,残醉不消,残愁不去。
          地铁上,我怀抱玫瑰,安静而陶醉。隔了一阵,她怒嗔,“林子你太丢人了!”“但你是我今生的女朋友,我对天发誓!”哈哈,一脸红晕的她,一肚子坏水的我,一车厢饶有兴致看向我们的乘客。
     
          后来,我常常在想,人们对青春念念不忘,除了短暂易逝,大抵也因为它的荒诞不经吧。  
     
          荒唐,搁在一个正经人的身上,大抵是有原因的。
          彼时,我正失着恋。恍惚中揣着逝去的爱情和未卜的前程,身形兀地凹陷下去许多,如泄了气的皮球,神采不复以往。老友Lyann的出现,犹如救世主般,如影随形,看牢我这失控的小机械人。不然,整日沿着马路牙子楞走,真不知要走到哪里去。遥控器已失,要按pause全凭手动。几番险些命丧车轮,亏得她眼疾手快牵住我的手。不声不响,不哭不笑,失魂落魄的样子,不是不令人扫兴的。只记得日落的狮子广场,在水池边默默坐下,脱了鞋去,拂开碧波,荡漾,看上去畸形得有点可笑。池水清凉,连日来的躁动不安稍稍得以平复。扬头,加拿大街的旧楼上空,鸽子盘旋在血色残阳里。戚戚然,潸然泪下。
         雨天踩着水洼,晴天踏着阳光,书包里塞进几个面包,在查理十字街的旧书摊流连忘返的日子,一去无痕。
         那晚,是我肆意游走london的最后一夜。记忆,混沌了。就像末班地铁,列车匆匆驶过,巨幅广告席卷车窗,玻璃映上数不清的脸庞,飞快闪退,还来不及捕捉,已经扬长而去。
     
         一晃三年,忽尔今夏。Hey, my girl, 别来无恙?
         见面时,一个大hug,仍是一脸坏笑,在她耳际幽幽说着:“this is my girlfriend, is she beautiful?”
         惊恐了吗,Lyann?我今生的老好女朋友。
            
         
    April 17

    chic on sale

     

    98% new Chic & Fun skirt from Korea@HKD100 only

     

    = 98% new : ) Recently bought from Korea, only tried 2 times

    = Simple yet Chic, Elegant yet Fun design 

    = Suitable for all occasions

     

    = Waist: 28 inch (low waist fit)

    = length: 19.5 inch

    = Ruffle at the front, 5 inch cut at the back

    = nice tweed

     

    Reluctant Sale as it is a bit too big.

     

    sorry we don't have an iron at work... Open-mouthed

     

     
    April 15

    a crisis of faith

    (Unfaithful in the religious sense as I am,) I am struck by the feeling that my sheery shaky believes are gradually falling apart apart apart apart (and woo-ing apart away).

     

    For once upon a time, I believed an upward slope's built in ppl's life track but now have to admit that there should be an opposite side for that as well. I lay on bed with my eyes wide open, didn't fall into sleep until i murmured sth hurtful and successfully hynoptized myself.

     

    My cousin, a fresh grad of international relations, called and told me that she’s been admitted to an English-teaching programme in JP and the pay is as good as mine (or much better considering the job nature). So she’s getting prepared for some remote small town where she could indulge herself with nth more than games and casual talks at the moment.

     

    I am so happy for her but sad for myself. When was the last time my life’s full of hope and things that I look forward to? Am I just too lazy greedy and self-conscious to deserve all these? Some kid looked into my eyes and told me that I look like 30 last weekends before I forced him swear that he’s just joking then.

     

    There’s always times when I called kyo-san for small talks but he just cut the line and skyped me instead saying he’s busy with the CPA test. Stupid Asian men all go for stupid CPA. Where’s the future of our nation?

     

    February 20

    自作孽,不可活

    裝病吧,裝病吧,真生病了!

    February 16

    我的成分- 什么叫唱秋?

    唱秋:17.6%
    勤奮不懈逆流而上:17.4%
    瘋狂:17.0%
    傻人有傻福:16.0%
    弱不禁風:14.6%
    幼稚:7.0%
    鄉愿:3.2%
    沒救了:2.3%
    人云亦云:2.2%
    精神分裂:1.8%
    糊裡糊塗:0.2%
    小氣八拉:0.1%
    偷雞摸狗:0.0%
    俠義心腸:0.0%

    January 30

    很想很想刘伟猫猫猫猫猫

    谨代表以严欣欣同学为核心的一拨,表达对刘伟猫伉俪旷日的严重的并如泉涌般的殷切思念。
     
    引子
    珠江以南风水好,严同学一拨仅三口散居河南,均奉子成婚,且一索得男。大侄儿子文,二侄儿子鋆(当事人指出:《银楼金粉》看多了),三侄儿姓名待定。严同学强调,这拨的孩子要走“子”字辈,天下莫敢不尊(当然,过儿可以例外)。自此河北人的活动重心纷纷移至河南。
     
    一 
    一月前,过儿阿姨从地图左上角的机场路赶来,先往翠城花园送尿布,再往江南西路送钓鱼机。子文看着钓鱼机,手舞足蹈特高兴。过儿说:“新奇吧,我来给你演示下。”于是跪在小板凳前整整半小时,没能钓上一条鱼。子文水灵灵的眼睛看向阿姨。过儿说:“鱼还不饿,你先守着。”继而溜之大吉。一月后,新年,一众河北人跑到河南兜利是。子文外公说,钓鱼杆都被弄坏了,钓不来。河北人中有异禀之士不信邪,试之,百钓百中。其它宾客都过来玩了一圈,证明,所有华工人都会玩钓鱼机,所有非华工人都不会玩钓鱼机,子文与过儿惊呼之。
     
    伍姑娘开年五圈只吃了个炸糊,心心不忿,随身携带UNO一副,逼迫大家和她玩。赌神陈先生发现居然还有自己不会玩的东西,甚好奇。(过儿他哥要用电脑了,故事待续~~)