Showing posts with label Music. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Music. Show all posts

Sunday, November 24, 2013

三十歲的中男危機

早前讀了一篇有關十類三十歲仍單身的男性特徵(10 Types of 30-year-old Single Guys),第一類「全壘打型」,當中的描述是這樣的: 醒目仔一名,名校畢業,精於運動、音樂,周遊列國,靚仔,同時亦精於儀容裝扮。他們的事業亦漸攀高峰,但他並不是工作狂,反而他底子里是個徹底的顧家男人。 他們尋尋覓覓,卻始終未找到生命中的那個她。

看到這里,我想起了在Bangalore的第二位Host。剛踏入三十字頭的他是典型的「全壘打型」單身男子,但卻已失去對愛情的希望。

放棄愛情 


在我離開Bangalore 前的一天,他特地帶我去了當地的一間酒吧,以體驗當地的Pub Culture。或許印度男多女少的情況很嚴重,又或許女性並不常上酒吧(至少在我去的那天,很少女子,在場的女子似乎都是有另一半而來。)那間酒吧是一間的卡啦OK吧。在場的人唱著一首又一首的西洋流行曲,同場的紅男綠女在舞池擺動著軀體。

酒吧的角落坐著數檯帶有啤酒肚,看起來年過四十的印度中年大叔。(他們可能才三十多,不過印度人看起來比他們的實際年齡大。Parag是個例外。)

Parag介紹他的一個女性朋友給我認識,一個身材高挑豐滿的女子,淡掃娥眉,談吐幽默知性,很吸引人。

「嗨,她很好呀!你們之間有發展的可能嗎?」我在她轉身離去後問Parag. 

「她已有男朋友了。」Parag 半帶無趣地答道。「我們在一個Pool Party上認識,後來成了朋友 。朋友間有什麼活動,她都會邀請我出席。」

我把手中一位中年大叔買給我的啤酒遞給他,他喝了一口,幽幽地說道:「我已過了在酒吧尋歡的年齡,也放棄了在派對找真愛的念頭。來酒吧的女生找的要麼是富有的男人,要麼找年齡相近的年輕男子。我卻只是個又老又無錢的男人。」

我聽了不禁皺眉,「什麼?你也叫老? Come on, Man ! 現在是你的黃金年華!」或許因為酒精的緣故,我繼續教訓道:「唉呀,你既靚仔,又有才華,你會寫程式、寫詩、作曲作詞、畫畫、設計、又見識廣博,啊,還有,為人風趣幽默又聰明,我真不明白為什麼你要這樣妄自菲薄?」 

Parag聽完,帶點害羞地笑了,但不可置否地應道:「我知道自己的境況。現在去酒吧或者參加派對,我只活在當下,have a good time, 那已足夠。愛情這東西,只能靠緣份。」

言下之意是,他曾經帶著尋找愛情的期許來去酒吧,在一次又一次的失望後,他終於認命,只好隨遇而安。印度的男多女少情況連像Parag這樣一個「筍盤」都提早有「中年危機」,真叫人傷心。  


愛是--


Bangalore 的酒吧有宵禁時間,11點就要關門,Bangalore早年有Party之城的美譽,畢竟是印度矽谷,在當地工作的人都是受西方教育,思想比較開放的年輕一輩。五光十色的夜生活也對當地治安帶來一定影響,醉酒鬧事,毒品等問題逐漸浮現。當地政府沒有足夠警力去維持夜晚的治安,所以政府一刀切,為夜生活劃下時限。因此公眾酒吧派對都是叫人掃興。不過,Parag說如果識人,可以去包場的「私人」派對,當中的荒誕放縱可以有幾盡去到幾盡,通頂是小兒科。

過了十一點,酒吧的人群開始漸離去。Parag便騎機車載我回家。

我酒量淺,有點昏昏入睡,但Parag堅持要我喝點水/果汁才睡覺,怕我會因為脫水而第二天頭痛。一個細心的「全壘打型」男人真的可以冧死人。

然後他淡淡地說起了自己的故事。「其實,我不知道什麼是愛情。我最長的一段感情也只是四個月而已,但那已是四年前的事。那時我在孟買工作,在一個派對上認識一個女孩,漂亮風趣聰明,然後便一起了,我們沒有同居。因為那時我跟幾個朋友分租一間房子。她跟前男友一起住。」他低聲地「哼」了一句,再接著說:「當然跟她一起的四個月,我是完全被蒙在鼓里。有一次在朋友的House Party中,她去洗手間,然後留下手提電話給我保管。期間,她有好幾個訊息。我好奇打開來看,原來是她的前男友,氣憤地問她為什麼這麼晚還未回家,又問她什麼時候回去。我的心沉了下去。」 

他停頓一下,換口氣再說:「她回來,我把手機遞給她,跟她抱歉說我忍不住看了當中的訊息,但同時告訴她,我知道她還跟前度住在一起。你知道她說什麼嗎?她只是說:『Parag, Don’t worry. 』哈哈!」Parag乾笑了幾聲。但我卻聽到當中被欺騙、被背叛的傷痛,四年後再訴說依然隱隱作痛。

「她想我們像什麼也沒有發生過地繼續發展,我拒絕了。」

Dead Air了。我找不到合適的言語去打圓場。

「我說我不懂愛,並不是說我沒有女人,Flings 及One night stands 不算。我說的是真正全情地去愛一個人,進入一個人的世界,也讓她進入你的世界。坦白說,我真的沒有試過。」他向跟神父告白式地跟我談道。

我想酒精把我的頭腦速度減至28K,我又舌頭打結,忽然想起他說早前跟一個德國女孩一起去了印度北部,又一起去了馬來西亞,而他又不停地說起跟這個女孩的故事(今年三十四歲的她在過去七年過著的都是旅行人生,印度是她長途旅行的最後一站。)便問了一句:「就算對那個德國女士也沒有愛情的感覺?」

Parag給問倒了。「嗯,我們⋯⋯我不知道。我們只是都喜歡對方的陪伴,她不想留在印度,而我又不想去德國,所以⋯⋯我想到了這個年紀,愛情已放棄了我。」

「唉,我再說一次,你是風華正茂。我不知道印度女孩怎麼想,但我身邊有很多朋友,包括我都喜歡比較年長成熟的男士。因為他們歷煉多一些,了解自己多些,懂得如何去愛女人多一點。」我安慰道。

「那倒也是,前提是男人的智慧及世故會隨著年齡增長而增加。我倒是喜歡年紀比我小的女孩,因為年紀大的女士很難取悅,世事都給她們看透了。」Parag若有所思地說, Well, 他想著那個德國女子。

Army Kid 


我不懂Parag 為什麼這麼抗拒離開印度?起碼他的成長背景看起來不像是要留守某個地方一輩子的人。Parag的父親是軍人,所以他的童年也隨著父親駐守地轉變而遷徙,用他的話來說,他是印度的吉卜賽人。他說小時候在印度東北的叛軍地區住了幾年,每天跟其他軍人小孩乘校巴由軍營去軍隊學校,旁邊都有另一架軍裝車保護,以防有恐佈襲擊。

「那時每天上學都心驚膽戰,怕那天便是我們最後的生存日子。」Parag笑說,「在軍隊生活,所有事都要有規有距,吃飯要穿特定的服裝,皮鞋要擦得油亮,我們一定要用餐具進食。有一系列的活動可以參加,每個軍人小孩都像是未來將軍似的,文武雙全,而我永遠都只是中間人,不是最好,也不致於最差,大約可以用平庸來形容吧!」

「要說軍人小孩的背景對我有什麼影響,是那種無根的感覺,你不會有一個可以稱為Home Town的城市,「兒時好友」不會出現在我人生的字典中。因為我的同伴都是相同的軍人小孩,大家都是隨著父親過著Gypsy 人生,當時的科技不發達,大家沒有保持聯絡,就各散東西。」Parag憶說,「這種飄泊人生在我上高中時才安定下來,面對同班同學,我有一定的困難去適應,去跟他們談天交心。」

我點點頭,跟他說,我懂,因為某些緣故,我的童年也過著一種Gypsy life,所以我可以在任何環境中生存,如果有機會,我不介意來印度工作,暗忖他,為什麼不能去德國生活,跟那個女生一起。

「好啊!來Bangalore。」他忽然看著我的眼睛,認真地答道。 

唉!成件事錯晒! 

成名要趁早 


不知道是不是因為生活在一個人口密集的地區,總覺得亞洲青年都為自己的人生預設了不同的界線,在既定的年紀要完成既定的事,大家都要在最短的時間做到最多的事,那才是成功的表現。朋輩壓力把我們壓得透不過氣來。Parag 大概也是其中一員,所以才會有人到三十仍一事無成的挫敗感。

在印度,大學時選修電腦工程學像是一種前途保證,就像在香港大家一窩蜂湧去讀BBA, Finance。Parag亦入讀了孟買的科技大學。他說畢業後在幾間Start- up科技公司做過。

「那時科技網熱,人人都在想如何在最短的時間變得富有。那些創業者都宏圖大志地保證,公司前景一片光明,員工是開國功臣,會有分享當中的成果。」Parag半帶不屑道,「當然最後是成為他們的廉價勞工。吃一次虧是運氣不好,吃第二次虧是愚拙,第三次受騙還不走是無可救藥。我學習完有關的功課,對Start ups 已幻想破滅,做人還是腳踏實地的好。」

Parag現在在一間科技公司做Customer interface improvement 的程式設計員,是老闆的愛將。  

他說他通常不會在一個城市留多過三年,但現在的狀況是,他不知道下一步該去哪里,所以會繼續留在Bangalore。

「或許,發展你的唱歌及設計興趣?」我提議道。

「對,只是要有一定資金打底。但我會朝這個方向去做。」他點點頭。

Parag 喜歡音樂,曾在音樂學校學習唱歌作曲。他說一開始是學習長笛,自己比較很害羞,但又想追女孩子,於是跑去學吉他,因為朋友都說,吉他手會有很多女生追。最後,他沒有追到心儀的女孩,倒是練了一手好吉他,學會了寫歌,組成了一隊band。

「不如你唱首歌給我聽。」我請求。

於是他拿出吉他,唱起了他寫的幾首作品。「你知道嗎?我理想的人生是住在海邊,有自己的船,早上出去打漁,回家有妻子/女友的照料,有空可以作曲,寫作,設計,Freelance 賺點錢。不過這是一個很遙遠的夢。」他抱著吉他說。

「有夢總比沒有夢來的好。」

於是,一個印度中男和香港中女就這樣談著各自的生命故事,用吉他用Youtube videos 告訴大家對自己影響深遠的音樂,直到夜深。


後記: 

Parag有一切令人愛上的條件,不得不坦誠我喜歡他。只是一旦在旅途,所有的浪漫也只是稍縱即逝的煙火。但他一直都是我的印度Trip Advisor, 他幾乎遊遍了整個印度,隨便舉個地方,他便能說出當中可參觀的景點。在GOA 及Mumbai遇上不快事件,我第一個想起的是找他求救。後來七月底,他去歐洲旅行三個星期,包括德國,於是明白我對他的依賴也只不過某種好勝的佔有慾,因為看到他對一個不太漂亮的德國女人可以如此念念不忘,同為旅者的我希望可以挑戰當中的特殊感。然而,知道他的德國之旅後,其實已知道我的嘗試只是一個無聊的試驗。不過,我還是很感動,當收到他在凌晨三點,在孟買機場飛往蘇黎世前傳來的告別短訊。






他特地為What-What-Makes-You-Happy Project寫了一首歌: 



The sweet scent of the rain-kissed ground,
The tender love in a koel's sound,
The place where all the rivers flow,
The butterflies and the bugs that glow,

It makes me happy when they laugh and smile,
When babies cry, when couples walk the aisle,
When life seems tough and I'm alone and blue,
When she misses me and I miss her too,


There's happiness in all that's red and blue,
In all things real and the dreams come true,
But nothing's bigger as a treasure trove,
And as bounteous as the gift of love
:)

Sunday, February 19, 2012

想哭


在成長的過程中,我們都一度設定自己是一個怎麼樣的人,
但隨著我們經歷的事,碰到的人,遇到的難題
慢慢會發現我們離我們想像的自己越來越遠。
有時候也許也會讓自己感到很失望,也很討厭自己原來是這樣不完美, 也曾因此而倘淚。
但世界上的事情,就是如此,
成長,就是要學習從不完美,找出完美的角度, 我們都是Imperfectly perfect的。

記得在墨西哥交流時, 寫了一篇文章:相信  是自我的一種觀照。
文中問了一個問題:why do I have to be perfect to be accepted ?
然後,香港的一個好友讀完,在第二天收到她在facebook寫的一句: 
You are imperfectly perfect.

現在想起來,還是很窩心。


 青蔥 
 詞:青峰 曲/編:pan 監:何秉舜@goomusic/hocc@goomusic 

小時候說的話 你記得嗎
我們描述不遠的未來 要變成太陽月亮
你現在實現了嗎 還是跟我一樣 偶爾抱著沮喪睡著了嗎 
我們都不知道 蔥會開花 只懂得欣賞每頓晚餐 永遠配角的綠光

人生從來沒答案 理想從來有偏差 完美本來就包含瑕疵啊
鏡子中 驕傲的臉龐 帶著些許憂傷
成熟外表下 純真的心沒變化 童年的幻想

長大後的尷尬 看清自己的模樣 如果再活一次 會怎麼樣
生命中走過的日子裡 想回到哪段時光
自己是一面鏡子 越細看越明白 就讓氣味在黃昏裡擴散 

鏡子中 驕傲的臉龐 帶著些許憂傷 成熟外表下 純真的心沒變化
童年的幻想 長大後的尷尬 看清自己的模樣 
鏡子中 微笑的臉龐 帶著些許昂揚 成熟內心中 默默地開滿了花 童年的玩耍
成長的不漂亮 都是自己的模樣

Thursday, January 12, 2012

音樂旅行

 
有時城市生活令人窒息時, 聽一些exotic music, 它可以帶你去到很遠的地方. 歌詞說些什麼, 不用懂. 旋律才是最重要的. 讓我們一起去南非吧!

Monday, November 7, 2011

Moment of Realization

兒歌

作詞:張懸 作曲:張懸

還不確定你是否也喜歡氣球

路邊常常在發的那種

我和你約好 養隻黏人的小貓

和一隻大的 溫柔的狗狗

如果受了傷就喊一聲痛

真的 說出來就不會太難過

不去想自由 反而更輕鬆

願意感動孤獨單不忐忑

生活 生活 會快樂也會寂寞

生活 生活 明天我們好好的過

還不確定你是否也喜歡氣球

反正又還沒聽過你說過

我們都覺得 成功沒那麼嚴重

做自己反而比較心安理得

如果受了傷就喊一聲痛

真的 說出來就不會太難過

不去想自由 反而更輕鬆

願意感動就是種享受

*生活 生活 會快樂也會寂寞

 

生活 生活 明天我們好好的過

你會有突如其來的忐忑不安,會有自我懷疑,但回到最初,平凡是福。

一首讓人勇敢亦讓人找回自己的歌。

Thursday, October 20, 2011

那個叫曹震豪的新人


如果你喜歡看RTHK - 女人多自在4 - 第一集《幸褔的旁邊》麥曦茵作品, 你應該會記得片中的主題曲,就這樣啦啦啦啦地哼著,有點嘻皮,但又不得不喜歡當中的隨意。
原來主唱者是一個很有心的香港創作新人--曹震豪,還出了一張專輯,名為《A Day in Metropolis》。 整張專輯可以在土豆試聽,是曹的個人頻道,沒有侵權。 而《幸福的旁邊》的導演更在個人的Blog entry 「努力過的人生,就不一樣。」﹣曹震豪《沒有大不了》為曹宣傳,真的,值得一推的新人。
因為我們的想法最少有一點是相通的:生活不容易,但沒有嘴上說得那麼難;青春有限,但我們還有時間。他的歌,關於這城市裡,不停在生活與生存之間內心糾結的人們,日夜流連7-11的人;放飯前發夢妄想「再過五分鐘」就能改變世界的人;在辦公室納悶著想Get Away跳出去的人;對溝通失去了耐性忘了怎麼「擁抱」的人……
他就是那麼真誠地,不矯揉地唱著我們這一群又窮又忙的人的生活,每個人,每天早上也許都掙扎過不想起床;也許都為必須放手的夢想惋惜過;也許都試過在愛情裡觸礁自暴自棄;每個人都那麼努力地活著,因為,「努力過的人生就不一樣」。因此,我必須為他更多說一些話,在這個年頭,做什麼創作也行,但在哪裡可找到更多的正能量,更多的勇氣,更多的不知羞恥一鼓作氣義無反顧不惜一切,追逐被嘲笑的夢想?除了自己給自己,他想把這些被視為魯莽的熱血分給別人,我在旁邊,透過他的音樂,分到了一些,勇氣。--麥曦茵

Monday, August 15, 2011


林一峰 Chet Lam - Could we ever meet

Familiar voice echoes through my head
calming my mind every word you said
let the world spin outside my window
i don't care

familiar days dry up my soul
and the weather's unpredictable
but you can make me warm so unexplianable

*though i have the moonlight guiding me through
this long and winding road
ending or beginning it never shows

something so far but they seem so close
someone you love but you still don't know*
could we ever meet
should we ever meet


Sunday, July 3, 2011

Blue




Randomly, Tom MaRae pops up in my mind.
so a little bit of Melancholy, a little bit of insure, in the face of future, in the face of all flash-and-blood competition, drives, the self-doubt sets in. Yet the faint voice within telling me to dream big, there is a whole lot of a big, wild world for me to explore.

Last year, I was interning in Wen Wei Pao, I was flying to Ghana. I learned the pathetic history of the African continent, of course finding the triumph of human spirits over the slavery trade, over the corruption, over the tribal fights.

Tom Mcrae was the best company over the course of stay.

Right now, anticipating the trip to Poland, the 2-month traveling later on, there is something parallel to the state of mind when I was in Ghana.

a bit surreal, a bit tiresome, a bit insecure, a bit marveled by the arrangement that God has lied for me...

and in times, music provides the best condolence.

Saturday, June 18, 2011

Diaspora



I don't know if it is right for me to say that diaspora is a global phenomenon.

Israeli diaspora, then think of China, chinese diaspora is widespread, then you think of Africa...
think of Polish...

Went for a refugee day celebration party.

A band was there, they were telling that Gypsy Diaspora.

and Flamingo is said to be created by Gypsies in a way to escape the pressing reality.

Music without boarder, it is a form of salvation as well.

-----
The Guitarist has been changed to a young German.
Interestingly Enough, he is a junior from the HKU journalism.

He said he was taking a gap year, just staying in HK without going to school, He even harbored the idea of dropping out of the program.

He just found it very empty, boring, uninspiring, that sort of existentialism.

He didn't like his hometown in Germany. public school is a shit, people have nothing to do.

"some of my friends are ok with the plain life. But not me."

So with a simple reason, unhappy about the condition, about life there, he just left.
again, he didn't satisfy with the Uni, he gave up.

interesting. pretty magic.

Sunday, May 1, 2011

不安

是的,一想到要面對的未來,要走的路,我就不安.
決定 完了波蘭會議後, 想遊一遊歐洲,可是一定, 回程機票是8月31日.
天啊, 從8月3日到31日, 那可是27日的浪游,這不是墨西哥,在墨西哥的一個月,我已用去7000港幣.
歐洲7000元一個月,笑話....

唉呀呀.... 怎麼辦????後天就是答覆的最後期限, 應該如何答? 早一點? 雖然機票會很貴, 可起碼不用那麼擔心.....

如果我有預知能力, 十年後的自己會如何看當中的忐忑不安? 而現實是,我如何對十年後的自己交待?



給十年後的我
原唱: 薛凱琪
作曲: 陳小霞
填詞: 黃偉文

這十年來做過的事
能令你無悔 驕傲嗎
那時候你所相信的事
沒有被動搖吧

對象和緣份已出現
成就也還算不賴嗎
旅途上你增添了經歷
又有讓稜角 消失嗎

軟弱嗎
你成熟了 不會失去格調吧
當初堅持還在嗎
刀鋒不會 磨鈍了吧

老練嗎
你情願變得 聰明而不衝動嗎
但變成 步步停下三思 會累嗎

快樂嗎
你還是記得你跟我約定吧
區區幾場成敗裡
應該不致 麻木了吧

快樂嗎
你忘掉理想只能忙於生活嗎
別太遲 又十年後至想 快樂嗎

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Wednesday, April 20, 2011

當我想起你



昨天看了同學Dima出演的drama.

而沒有考試的她,在今天4月20日, 便會飛去frankfurt,Germany與丈夫團聚.
21歲的她在去年便與年長她八年,在香港讀完 master of Journalism 的男朋友結婚了.

Dima 是一個傳奇.

在syria 出生、成長的她, 18歲時作了一個改變她一生的決定. 上網看到香港大學新聞系的課程,於是便膽粗粗地寫了一封電郵申請.

大學教授看到遠從敘利亞而來的申請,也吃驚了,而申請者只是一個18歲的小妮子,便打了個電話,問: "are you sure you wanna come to Hong Kong to study?"

電話訪問後, 於是她被錄取了.

由於從小在國際學校讀書, 母語是阿拉伯語的Dima 講一口流利的英文.性格活潑開朗的她,很快適應了香港的生活,有一大堆的朋友.當然包括當時男朋友/ 現在的老公, 而互聯網的發展, 不同的軟件,減去了不少的思鄉之苦, Dima幾乎每天都和家人facebook, MSN 和 Skype.

在year2的下學期,Dima 去了瑞典交流,之後是與男友的暢遊歐洲.而大概是因為家庭/ 宗教的傳統,Dima與男友在去年結婚了. 男友更因為她而改變了宗教信仰.

只是21歲的她, 說,厭倦了讀書,想有一個break.究竟去了法蘭克福後,人生會是如何,未來的路該如何走,Dima說也不清楚,只是小兩口一起, 那已足夠.

出生於1990年1月1日, 於是每年的新年,你會記得有一個叫Dima 的敘利亞女生, 名字的發音令人想起廣東話的問候語: "點嗎?"

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特地選了林一峰劇場版的<當我想起你> 為這個blog entry的配樂, 為的是記念這三年來,大學中遇到的每一個你和妳.




很慶幸新聞系收了我,當中有太多magic的同學.

再寫吧...

Monday, April 18, 2011

just let it slide



"The absurdity of life reaches me more than ever."
He wrote.

Another interesting character I met in Mexico. Back in Hong Kong, despite the 14-hour difference, we manage to have a little online chat.

He is pretty philosophical, he is very intelligent, on the hand, very chaotic at times.
tracing back to the root cause, what has shaped the way he is profoundly, again,FAMILY.

---------------
Though being random, one of his stories has helped to embark my long journey from Mexico crossed the boarder through the most dangerous city in Mexico---Ciudad Juarez, to Texas, BY BUS, like many poor Mexicans do. (hahaha, indeed, I was broke.)

Running away from the Mexico bus stop when the boarder officer demanded me to pay for the return visa, which was nonsense, --- "man, I am leaving, won't return at least for a while"; Getting stranded at the boarder; sitting outside the immigration department in a frigging chilly night for 2 hours only to find out I had waited in the wrong place; missed the last bus, slept over in a bus station with a group of African Americans....

All these were in an attempt to keep a promise in spite a broken one...

--------------------

He told me that, he had a deal with his previous girl friend, going to Cuba together. Before the promise was materialized, they broke up.

Nonetheless, he went to Cuba by himself. "I guess she did the same too." He said.

I don't know why, the story has deeply moved me.

---------------------

Before going to Mexico, I went to Ghana for a field trip. During Ghana days, there is a sage-like African -American lady, who returned to Ghana after years of root-finding.

When it comes to the slavery issue, against the conventional victimized sense of tragedy, she said, "to me, it is a triumph of human spirit. what made them (slaves) wake up everyday despite the pressing life? It's their children. Hope them can get a better life. To me, each Child is an embodiment of a dream, accumulated from generations. and because of that, all the cultures come together. You have raggae, R&B, Blues, Hip Hop... "

We just spent two days together, already, her charisma has impressed me a lot. I wanted to learn from her.

When she knew that I was going to Mexico for exchange, she invited me to visit her during Christmas when she would having a business trip in New Mexico, the US.

I wrote to her at the begging of December, all were set. when I wrote to ask where I should meet her exactly after I returned from the south of Mexico to Monterrey, (the north of Mexico), she never replied.

Two options were open to me: either go directly to Los Angeles (a friend is there and I would fly back to HK from there ) or to New Mexico.

During the decision Making process, His story popped up. and I decided to go to New Mexico by myself despite knowing no one, despite the two luggages I had with me....

------------------

Courch surfing saved me. In one week, I stayed with 3 families. all are distinct in their stories.

Havah, 25-year old girl, already planning the second divorce in marriage.
19-year her had carried the dead body of her own child, running on the street in a rainy, chilly night in search of a free coffin;
23-year her fell in love with a Pakistani in LA. Although she knew that he married her just in an attempt to get a green card, she helped him, she even converted from being a Jew to a Muslim.
but now,she is getting a divorce with him.

Mayra, a 32-year old biologist. living alone. the strict family upbringing has already made her give up upon love. She brought me to snow-shoeing, to the indigenous village in New Mexico;

Rob and Catherine, a devoted Christian Couple. It was New Year Eve, Rob is an Italian. He told me his pretty screwed up life. Well, again, broken family, drug addict, leading his first broken marriage. while he was thinking to be a car driver, illegally trafficking drugs from Colombia to the US. He got the divine calling. Life is not easy on him, but gradually he manged to turn a new leaf.

He just told me, "Honey, you need a home."


During the first couch surfing, I met two siblings, a brother and a sister. one's father married the other's mother, that's how they become siblings.

Nizmo, the sister, 21-year-old, healthy-conscious girl, like being alone, walking alone, jogging alone, did two month traveling in Canada (alone?) by hitchhiking;

Andrew, the brother, also 21 years old, has a rebellious/ self-imposed exile back in 19-year-old self. following a group of hippies, traveling around the US by hitchhiking, jumping on the train...

Needing a break/ escape, just brought a ticket to Thailand without any prior knowledge, plans on the landing, and spent one-month there, "same-same but different." he told me....


--------------------------------

So what I wanted to say here, the absurdity of life strikes us at different times, and will constantly come back....

Well, just let it slide, life is absurd, just let it slide...........

Sunday, April 17, 2011

.......



談起歌,朋友說, 有一些歌要是經過某些年月的洗禮,有了那麼一點的經歷才能唱出/明白當中的意味:

在一個有關出道十年的演唱會上,播了一段video,當中陳奕迅訴說在飛機上聽著 當初自己唱的<我的快樂時代>,而淚流滿面的經歷,他說,直到今天,他終於懂了當中的意思,然後是音樂響起,陳出場唱出 <我的快樂時代>...

所有的離愁別緒開始register into the little mind.
從十一年前,拿著兩個紅白藍膠袋來到這個城市,到從中一倒帶讀小學五年級,升中學,升預科,升大學,大學畢業在即.
有一些苦,有一些甜,這十一年是我的快樂時代.
借一個記者之言, "沒有忘懷從前,亦不會逃避以後."


我的快樂時代

作曲/編曲/監製:林健華(Black Box)
填詞:林夕

讓我有個美滿旅程
讓我記著有多高興

讓我有勇氣去喊停
沒有結局也可即興
難堪的不想 只想痛快事情
時間尚早 別張開眼睛

* 長路漫漫是如何走過
寧願讓樂極忘形的我
離時代遠遠 沒人間煙火
毫無代價唱最幸福的歌
願我可 *

讓我對這世界好奇
讓我信自己的真理

讓我有個永遠假期
讓我渴睡也可嬉戲
從今天開始 相識當作別離
時間就似活多一世紀

Repeat *

無論日夜是如何經過
寧願在極樂當中的我
沉迷或放棄亦無可不可
毫無代價唱最幸福的歌
願我可

唯求在某次盡情歡樂過
時間夠了 時針偏偏出了錯

Thursday, April 14, 2011

Hello Goodbye




It is hard to believe that, in a week's time, it is going to be the last lecture for my university education. Oh, I am still struggle to accept the fact that, I am graduating...
have not started job-hunting yet...

I have taken a number of journalism classes this semester, walking up the stairs in the Yuet Ming Tsuen, all felt like yesterday, the year 1, a bit uncertain, a bit timid, a bit curious self.

stepping the stairs, time to say 'goodbye'.

In between Hello and Goodbye, different things have happened, it is hard to pick single life-altering event that makes the way I am. But when they come together, the beings and human beings I have encountered on the road/ during the journey, have made who I am now.

Hallo Goodbye ---The Pancakes

give me strength to overcome the fears
give me dough to buy another beer
give me time to overcome
the shadow of the love we shared
and the nightmares that make me feel so scared

i have a room
i wanna be there all alone
all my life
i've been waiting for some time just for my own
time to carry out my plans
to form my garage band
and then...
can you listen to me

hallo goodbye
hallo hallo hallo goodbye
can you let me come take you to the sun
can you let me go do my one man show
just stay where you are
don't come close don't go too far

been a while since we said hi last time
how's your life and what's your new hairstyle
i've been walking round the world
collecting every key i see
but we're just no longer who we used to be

i feel so fine
now all the problems are behind
but still i, i'm afraid i cannot be your valentine
there're still more in front of me
still lots i wanna see
but not with you
not with you
can you listen to me

hallo goodbye
hallo hallo hallo goodbye
are you gonna come destroy all my fun
are you gonna go leave me in the snow
just stay where you are
don't come close don't go too far

baby listen to me

hallo goodbye
hallo hallo hallo goodbye
i will let you go
i will let you know
love is not a rope
it's more than a hope
forget what i said
turn away and don't look back

love is not a rope
it's more than a hope
all the wounds and pain
will go with the rain
when we meet again
only memories will remain

hallo goodbye goodbye
hallo goodbye byebye

Sunday, April 3, 2011

自由




當語言失去了它的功能, 或許音樂能為那個笨口拙舌的自己找到一個出口...
想起電影 《Up In The Air》, 當中城市的追名遂利,面對生活的無重感,生命的荒涼,不斷地去逃...
或許,其實我都一直在逃避,逃避全世界最難以面對的自己...

自由
詞曲:林暐哲 演唱:張懸
收錄於 2008 Future Maker記事本


為了想要得到自由,我在我身上插上翅膀
飛過高山,飛過河流,才發現我的自由全都只是想像
其實我都一直在逃避,逃避全世界最難以面對的自己
I just want to get away from me
I just want to get away from me
如此而已

為了無法忍受寂寞,我從你手中要走愛情
過了兩年覺得累了,我又在我身上插上翅膀
下一次我要走到那裡?逃避全世界最難以面對的自己
I just want to get away from me
I just want to get away from me
如此而已


H i i i i
H i i i i
H i i i i
Hide, hide away from me

And I just want to get away from me
And I just want to get away from me
如此而已

H i i i i
H i i i i
H i i i i
Hide, hide away from me
Hide, 我躲不掉我自己

Thursday, March 31, 2011

好不容易




方大同說:「我想給聽眾一種"想要擁抱的幸福感覺"」

In this season, all have been overloaded with assignments, projects, chasing after, burning out, but as a final year student, compounded with future uncertainties and leaving-soon reality .... all the mixture of temperamental feelings are even more strongly felt....

謝謝大同, 在這帶點壓抑的季節, 讓人感到被擁抱的溫暖和幸福.



太多人失意
太多人忘記
太多人都說愛情失重無影
愛 也許是我的
愛 也許是他的
愛 也需要你做媒

聽說人呻鳴
聽說人分離
聽說人都說愛也無法證明
壞 別在數我的
怪 別在訴她的
再也不視你的美

*我在這裡
帶著你
很值得
一直我會愛著你
心服的
心不捨
一切都不可思議
因為愛的只有你
我已換了自己
我意識到
好不容易 好不容易
好不容易 愛到你

總有人堅定
總有人相信
總有人懂得愛能深刻無底
愛 也許是我的
愛 也許是她的
愛 也許要你做媒

Repeat *

我還有萬事不會
已聽不少無可到老的承諾
世界裡有多少胡不歸
而我有我知己
陪我度過四季
沒有什麼在這一生可求

Wednesday, March 30, 2011

如果你冷



不知怎的, 這首歌就這樣一直在腦海盤旋,很溫暖,很倔強,很美好,很單純地去愛一個人. 很溫暖的一首歌.

如果你冷 詞曲:張雨生

如果你冷 我將你擁入懷中 如果你恨 我替你擦去淚痕

如果你愛我 我要向全世界廣播 如果你離開我 我會默默的承受

我的愛 為你開啟 像白色的閃電 劃破天際

我的愛 為你奔馳 像紅色的血液 充滿身體

我只是要你知道一件事 就是我愛你 就是我愛你 愛你



張懸在不同的場合,不同的情景,翻唱了這首歌, 而以上這個版本是我最喜歡的.


I don't know why, I kept looping this song for the past few days, from laboring the overdue essay to writing up for the Magazine column. maybe due to the feedback from Merlin, the German clown.


"Hi chau,
I finally have found the time to read your article. It was quite overwhelming to read about myself. I felt really touched by it and want to thank you for it. I could picture us two in the yard of the hostel doing this interview for real..
So once again thank you so much, it means a lot to me"


I guess it is not only he being overwhelming to read, as a listener, as a writer, I also felt touched by such forthcoming-ness, trust bestowed upon me.

Anyhow, a tiny part of me wants to love this troubled man, due to the maternity as a female animal? I don't know.


Usually, I barely pay attention to its lyrics when I listen to songs, the rhythms and rhymes are merely a way to make me feel that I am not alone and I am in my little world, fully there with my little bubbles....

Mysteriously, such lyrics echo with the heartfelt sentiment...

a friend has repeatedly said, men and women are meant to complete each other.
Men become men because of women, and women become women because of men.

......

Tuesday, October 5, 2010

listening

最近喜歡的一首...

恭碩良---life

life is not fair... life is not fair....
難免, 在人生低潮時, 總是抱怨很多, 怨當中的先天不足, 怨人生路比人難走...
不過, 路還是要走下去...

想起中學時一位中文老師用post-tip 寫的一段:
生命中充滿了許多笑與淚, 苦與樂, 你一路走來, 走得踏實, 也叫人驕傲
很老生常談,  過程比結果重要.
需多一點的信心, 多一點的智慧與更多的謙卑,去面對生命中的冷水暖流.

Monday, August 30, 2010

Powerful

Randomly videos about her appeared.
and the I could not stop listening...

Nina Simone



the one that has profound impact on me as a listener for the first time. 

Nina_Simone
Nina's biography from Wiki


Nina's official website


through the course of cultural, history  and society of Latin America, the professor said, Latin Americans don't even acknowledge the existence of Black in their country. Black racial discrimination is kinda dark side of their race. they will feel pain when talking about it.


"well, probably it is even worse, we don't even know they have existed here. we could not see them." He said.

before coming to mexico, I know that Africa and Latin America is closely connected.
Cuba has the largest black population besides Africa.

As Aunt Ranee in Ghana said, as an extension of the Story of Slavery trade, she found that it is actually a triumph of human spirit. because of this, all the cultures meet with each other and connect. Which something contributing to the globalization present day.