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...
Seems like everybody’s got a price,
I wonder how they sleep at night.
When the tale comes first,
And the truth comes second,
Just stop, for a minute and
Smile
Why is everybody so serious!
Acting so damn mysterious
You got your shades on your eyes
And your heels so high
That you can’t even have a good time.
Everybody look to their left (yeah)
Everybody look to their right (ha)
Can you feel that (yeah)
Well pay them with love tonight…
It’s not about the money, money, money
We don’t need your money, money, money
We just wanna make the world dance,
Forget about the Price Tag
Ain’t about the (ha) Ka-Ching Ka-Ching.
Aint about the (yeah) Ba-Bling Ba-Bling
Wanna make the world dance,
Forget about the Price Tag.
We need to take it back in time,
When music made us all UNITE!
And it wasn’t low blows and video Hoes,
Am I the only one gettin… tired?
Why is everybody so obsessed?
Money can’t buy us happiness
Can we all slow down and enjoy right now
Guarantee we’ll be feelin
All right.
Everybody look to their left (yeah)
Everybody look to their right (ha)
Can you feel that (yeah)
Well pay them with love tonight…
Yeah yeah
well, keep the price tag
and take the cash back
just give me six streams and a half stack
and you can keep the cars
leave me the garage
and all I..
yes all I need are keys and garage
and guess what, in 30 seconds I’m leaving to Mars
yes we leaving across these undefeatable odds
its like this man, you can’t put a price on life
we do this for the love so we fight and sacrifice everynight
so we aint gon stumble and fall never
waiting to see, a sign of defeat uh uh
so we gon keep everyone moving there feet
so bring back the beat and everybody sing
it’s not about…
於是, 我們便以電郵聯絡,有了facebook, 更能知道大家的近況. 知道,他喜歡旅行, 去了印度, Central east asia 旅行拍照, 當然還有南美的巴西, 秘魯, 非洲的somali, 拍風景, 拍人物, 很美,是讓人看了後, "哇, 我想去那裡" 的美; 很知性,是那種"哇, 原來有這樣一種文化" 的啟發...
當他知道我去波蘭後,寫了一封電郵給我:
Dearest Chau
Thank you so so much for the trust that I could be your fellow traveler,its always nice of you to give me this honor. Actually in 4 weeks I am heading for Nanda Devi in western Himalaya and focusing on buddhism in the area and wandering also in Indian kashmir ,then crossing the border to pakistan heading for Chitral where the kalash tribes at the base of the Hindukush.
I hired a relief veterinarian the whole month for 750 US dollar per day ,instead of leaving the hospital without a Vet.I really wanted to share with you any kind of big adventure because I trust you and I respect you too .I do not like to promise but I will ask this vet if he can do me a favor,and work this time you wanted me to share.If the answer is yes I hope I can met you in Frankfort airport and I 'll be renting a VW and attend together this meeting ,then if you accept I can take you to Vienna where I wrote my PhD and Italy specially Venice then back to Frankfort. If I could not then let us hope each other well and many chances will come , take care and all the love.
看著老頭的財富,看著他那架的BMW,Lukas 說, 覺得老頭很猥褻,是那種phedophile 的可怖.於是他們拒絕了. 那老頭只好轉身離去,只是在走了幾步後, 再轉過身來, 他佝僂的身軀停在風中,給了Lukas至今仍歷歷在目的表情:皺著眉,眼裡是被拒絕, 被否定的受傷。 (Lukas was acting the way that the old man looked.)
"With that look, I felt bad. I have hurt the old man. He is just a lonely old guy who wants a company to travel, to fulfill his last days on earth. But I treated him like shit. I regretted it so much. And till now, I can still remember that look." Lukas said.
he quoted the author of “American Pictures”, Jacob Holdt, who is a danish photographer, I admired a lot.
The greatest freedom I know is to be able to say yes; the freedom to throw yourself into the arms of every single person you meet. Especially as a vagabond you have the freedom, energy, and time to be fully human toward every individual you meet. The most fantastic lottery I can think of is hitch-hiking. There is a prize every time. Every single person can teach you something. I have never said no to a ride–even if there were pistols lying on the front seat, or four sinister-looking men wearing sunglasses sitting in the car. Every person is like a window through which the larger society can be glimpsed.
yes, Hitchhike, couchsurfing. well, I will get by.
it is known that students should submit their assignment on time, should try their best to learn and demonstrate what they have learned.
apparently, I am vary bad at following the rules.
so there are 3 deadlines to meet these few days, a feature story, a feature video, an end-of-the-term essay,
in the end, I broke all the deadlines.
Although the rule of hand-in-on-time stated strictly on the course outline and A mark deduction will be resulted as penalty. I did not care.
Somehow it reminded me what rules mean in Mexico.
No Alcohol beverage is allowed in student dormitory. When a Czech Republic guy was holding a dinner gathering, We drank wine and beer publicly. But no one seemed to bother.
Then one of the attendees has made the remark:
"They have this and that kind of rules, but the interesting thing is, if you break it, nothing will happen."
I am not applying the lesson learned here. I have been notorious for breaking the deadlines. sometimes, I get punished, but most of the time, I get away from it.
just randomly remembered such event, randomly making connections between the past and present.
Damn, I miss Mexico, and Yes, I am little bit afraid of the future uncertainty.
I won't have rule-breaking courage / privilege once enter the working field.
To have a integral overview of my blogging life, I have imported all the posts from my previous blog Daysinmexico which I wrote about my Mexico Exchange Experiences .
It is quite interesting to read those blog entries. They were some of my life experiences/ reflections last semester, yet it feels so distant right now...
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....