Thursday, October 08, 2009

搔词弄字

树 不懂一个人的孤单
花 不能解读美的诱惑
海 不能感知情的流逝


周末。

看到林宥嘉的《神秘嘉宾》的MV,写着如此“诱人”思维的字幕,让我很佩服台湾人的才华。我果断地断定作品是出之于台湾人的手,应该也不为过,我们哪有如此的人才?有啦,梁文福老师是一位。唔。。。也只有这样而已。

无论如何,很感谢我能、我会欣赏。

Monday, October 05, 2009

吃饺子

人生因为香料而灿烂

生命不能没有香料,就像不能没有太阳。
生活和食物一样,都要加油添醋才完美。
肉桂像女人,甜蜜带点苦涩,让人又爱又怕。
辣椒像太阳,热情带点火爆,让人爱的发晕。
盐用对了地方,人生才有滋味。

因为联合早报的介绍,连续2个星期天,阿宁带我赶在上课前把饺子当午餐。上个星期天,我们先尝了冯记餐馆,而昨天就去了手拉手京华小馆。比较起来,还是前者的饺子比较好吃。后者也不错啦,只不过我嫌这家的饺子的皮厚了点。

以上的前文取自于手拉手京华小馆的菜单。有点不押韵,亦有点corny,都不晓得跟吃饺子有什么关系。这家馆子非着重于卖饺子,他们的菜单形形色色,五花八门,各样菜色都有。生意超好的,可能是他们讲究的是手工做的吧。如果你点的都是饺子、锅贴、馄饨、水煎包、拉面、等,每样菜都得等上15至30分钟。也因为如此,根本没有缘分品尝他们的水煎包,为了要赶去上课。

冯记餐馆还好,吃得较从容,没那么赶。他们的菜色就没那么繁杂,我认为也没这个必要啦。这里的饺子皮薄馅满,味道很足。若你只要享用饺子、锅贴,冯记是我大力推荐的。

诶,不好意思,忙着品尝食物,没有拍照。不过如果你喜欢吃饺子的话,这2间馆子是值得拜访的。我即使再讲得天花乱坠或单看照片,看倌们还是无法知道这些饺子的美味的,对不?行动吧!

Mamma Mia!

If you have HBO channel, you might have watched "Mamma Mia!" the movie last night. It was my second time watching it and I still love every bit of the movie. I was even dancing to all the music :P. It's ABBA music! How can you not dance??

No, who doesn't love ABBA? Other than the movie, I had also watched the musical which was staged here a few years ago. And last year there was this ABBA concert by a group (I can't remember the name) reprising the 4 singers of ABBA -- Anni-Frid Lyngstad (a.k.a Frida), Benny Anderson, Björn Ulvaeus and Agnetha Fältskog. Although they weren't the real McCoys, the music was enough to get us up on our feet and danced throughout the concert. It was fantastic. I especially like the song "Mamma Mia!". The tune is catchy and you must be weird if you just sit there and listen.

Other than The Beatles, this Swedish group, has the most profounding impact and influence in the music industry. They did not reunite ever since the supposed hiatus in year 1982. However, productions like the Mamma Mia! musical and movie were created instead. And if you can't get enough of their soundtracks, start collecting their albums, CDs, videos which are released worldwide. Sad to say I only have one of their CDs. Perhaps I am not crazy enough yet to collect all their albums and stuff. Furthermore, with youtube and internet at your finger tips, one can simply download and listen ABBA songs at his/her convenience.

Now, last night's recap set me listening hard to their songs' lyrics and I realized all their lyrics were simple, down to earth and true to the heart. The lyrics can really struck a chord within me or may be to lots of people out there. So, I guess no matter what I'm gonna say, you still have to experience the ABBA music youself to truly comprehend my excitement and joy. The below excerpt from their song "Thank You for the Music" is appropriately portrayed:

So I say
Thank you for the music
The songs I'm singing
Thanks for all the joy they're bringing
Who can live without it
I ask in all honesty
What would life be without a song or a dance what are we
So I say thank you for the music for giving it to me

Need I say more?