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?

Tuesday, August 11, 2009

四十不惑

“四十不惑 ,不惑,就是明白,人到了四十岁,对什么事都明白了,明白了,对自己看得更清了,就会大彻大悟。把什么都看得平淡了,波澜不变,荣辱不惊,一切泰然处之。一位哲人对一个四十岁的说过这么一句话:四十岁正是一个以不变应万变的年龄。四十岁是一个可以洞察世间万物的年龄,四十岁是一个成熟的年龄。”

老实说,我为自己步入40岁感到很恐慌。其实那种感觉是很奇特、很复杂,说不上来。所以孔圣人所说的“四十不惑”,我一点都不能理解。

我似乎很明白,明白本身对很多事情都处之泰然,看得透彻清晰。但,我又似乎很不明白,不明白对有些事情那么不释怀、不放得下。我,本来就是个宿命论者,对人生的一切应该是既来之,则安之。只不过是个生日,干嘛那么不安、烦躁?

或者,我根本就做不到四十而不惑?

Sunday, August 09, 2009

Happy 44th Birthday Singapore!

We, the citizens of Singapore,
pledge ourselves as one united people,
regardless of race, language or religion,
to build a democratic society, based on justice and equality,
so as to achieve happiness, prosperity and progress for our nation.

我们是新加坡公民,
誓愿不分种族、言语、宗教,团结一致,
建设公正平等的民主社会,
并为实现国家之幸福、繁荣与进步,共同努力。

Monday, July 20, 2009

纵贯线演唱会--新加坡站

超震撼!超赞!

不过,看到那些旅居这里的中国人,利用手机全程在录,真的好cheapskate。频频被工作人员警告也依然偷偷地录。Cheapskate! 我也受不了他们都穿着短裤拖鞋出席,简直是XXX难看!没水准!

好在音乐超赞的,是视觉上的享受。

Monday, July 13, 2009

花样男子 • 花样情思

有位学弟曾跟我说:演习的人是疯子,而看戏的人是傻子。现在确能深深体会。

我并非是哈日或哈韩族,但最近竟然迷上了韩国版的《花样男子--流星花园》,而且中毒何其深。

中毒的程度简直是近乎疯狂状态。除了反复想着剧情,了解各人物的演变,亦在分析人物、情节的分布与发展。睡觉的时候,脑海里也会泛起剧中的歌曲。这些歌曲首首动听,亦能带动情节的起伏,亦能牵动着看的人的情绪。我想最糟糕的是,我似乎踏入剧情其中,深切地感受着每个人物的七情六欲,即使我的世界是那么迥然不同。

所谓“花样男子”,剧种的4位男主角比起台湾版的《流星花园》,确实好看多了。虽然脂粉味重了点,但他们的“美”相信足以让许多妹妹们疯迷。我不致以迷这4位美男子,只不过对故事情节着了迷,即使是不切实际(是这样吗?)的故事。

我不晓得何时能清醒,也许不愿醒来。

真的是疯了,我。。。


Heal The World

Heal the world
Make it a better place
For you and for me
And the entire human race
There are people dying
If you care enough for the living
Make it a better place
For you and for me

2 weeks a go, a super pop star, Michael Jackson, might have left us, buried with him were his life and secrets and what nought. However, his music shall be with us for eon. Like it or not...

Saturday, February 14, 2009

St Valentine's Day

I think I am a hopeless sucker for romanticism, that is, if there's such a word.

Just finished watching "Music and Lyrics" on HBO and this is the upmteen times that I have watched the movie. I just just just love the music! And, it's Valentine's Day today! Woah, I feel so so so romantic.....

Went shopping today and wherever I turned, there would be some youngsters carrying those pretty wrapped bouquets of flowers -- red roses, purple tulips, bright yellow sunflower, and even bears. Yes, a bouquet of bears. So cute! I couldn't stand it. I felt so old! Had just lamented to My Significant Other during lunch at 欣叶, his first bouquet of flowers to me was 9 years ago. The first and the last. As usual, he would say, to him every day is V-day....yah yah yah....

Anyway, it's Valentine's Day, I don't wanna spoil my romantic mood :). Gonna dwell in those happy moods for the rest of the night....

Happy Valentine's Day!

Monday, February 09, 2009

打边炉

今天是元宵节,周末的时候相信很多人已提早庆祝。我并非想凑热闹,只不过很有吃火锅的雅兴,所以呢,也打起了“边炉”。

打边炉是阿宁的主意。餐桌上摆了一个礼蓝和大吉的摆设,懒得去移动,所以咧,得另寻“餐桌”。

这小桌子原是TV room的小摆桌,size恰到好处:),放上火锅确实刚刚好。

星期六一早起床后,就跑去NTUC以及湿巴杀,买了熬汤用的鸡骨、鳕鱼、三文鱼、鸡腿肉、shabu shabu的超薄片的猪肉、各式的蘑菇、豆腐、各式各样的丸丸、日式粉丝、还有少不了的蔬菜、红萝卜、葱头及玉蜀黍。

回到家赶快清洗掉鸡骨的油脂,汆烫后,与红萝卜、西芹、葱头、玉蜀黍、干贝等,一起入锅熬煮。
洗洗切切,准备到来已是12点多。坐在小凳子上,享受成果是别有一番风趣。现在是吹着北风,厨房的方向正面向着北面,冷风习习吹来,吃着热腾腾的打边炉,哈,真是好过瘾。阿宁说如果加上一件风衣,就似如在路边吃着火锅了。我们边吃边聊,好不写意。似乎很久没有这么悠闲地享受一餐。

我们连续吃了2天的打边炉,很是享受。今天将会把火锅收回箱子里,收回储藏室。下一回的打边炉想必将会是明年的这个时候了吧。

Thursday, February 05, 2009

回到原点

观看了最后一集的《团圆饭》,突然间恍然大悟,过年就是一切回到原点。

春节已过了十一天,似乎很安静。前几天拜天公的时候,亦有同感。四处皆肃静,仿佛一切都进入冬眠状态。

十年一轮,这回的世界性金融危机颇有震撼力,一波接一波,似乎未见谷底。心中有点不安,隐隐觉得另一场暴风雨正储心积虑地酝酿着。

难道真的得回到原点?

Monday, January 26, 2009

除旧迎新

哇,过年咯!祝看官们牛年:
鼠钱不完!
牛那样壮!
虎虎生威!
兔气扬眉!
龙马精神!
蛇得消费!
马到功成!
羊洋得意!
猴会有期!
鸡不可失!
狗用就好!
猪你发财!

发啊!!!

Saturday, January 17, 2009

七年之痒

今天过得好累。。。

为什么要叫“七年之痒”呢?为什么不是“七年之威”或“七年之惑”???

Wednesday, December 31, 2008

On the Very Last Day.....

Am I in time to make last minute resolutions?

But why do I wanna make any in the first place when I am sure I won't keep them??? I think this is the time of the year when I am in the mood to really ponder on things and reflect on myself.

Whatever, here are my resolutions, in no particular order, if you are still interested to know:

• to take up driving lessons
• to hit the pool more often
• to be nicer to my friends
• to stop being so cynical
• to clear all the papers on my work station, and demand no more papers for me, use the internet!
• to keep my living room free of all my magazines
• to do a post on my NZ tour
• to psycho myself to be fearless of needles
• to stop "shopping" in the stock market

I think I can really go on forever. So this will do for this year :).

Wishing all of you out there a Joyous and Smashing year 2009! I can do with a bull run for 2009 :P.

Monday, December 01, 2008

玩的心情之2

终于打包行李了。虽然还未完成,大致上呢,该放进去的都放了,不该放的也挤了进去。唉,我简直是大“怕输”,什么有的没的,都做了邻居,得利用接下来的几天做更动。

我想啊,还是去香港最简单啦。忘了什么东东呢,到处都可买到。哦,今年没去朝圣,好想念。。。不如过年前去一趟?不晓得能不能够腾出时间?

哎呀,想这么多干嘛,睡觉咯!

玩的心情

Okay, am about to leave real soon and have yet to pack. Cannot believe myself! I have never left luggage packing till so late, and I am so kan cheong now! Arrghhh......

Work, audits, deadlines aren't helping at all. I feel like I'm buried under all these stress....:(....哪来的holiday moods????

Sunday, October 26, 2008

善后

最近的我已变成了莱佛士医院的常客了。

老爸的大肠癌手术、近几个月又陆陆续续的入院、出院、阿宁的心脏搭支架手术、还有我那即将到来的常年健康检查,让我对那间医院产生了恐惧感。

其实生病的人很辛苦,但他的亲人家人也同样的辛苦、痛苦。亲身的体验让我的精神饱受煎熬。我即使再乐观、再乐天派,让老爸那样的欺负、折腾,往往都让我说了很多不该说的话。辛亏有弟妹来分担,也没有小孩的负担,至少还未崩溃,但也令我的情绪很脆弱。

所以,已对阿宁说,日后我生病了,就把我送到疗养院去。既然咱们都没有下一代,疗养院的确是个很好的选择,毕竟在哪儿可得到妥当的照顾。而且对家人应该不会有太大的压力吧。其实阿宁不喜欢我讲这些,但始终得面对现实。

Friday, October 24, 2008

Financial Turmoil

It started off with Lehman Brothers declaring bankrupt, closely followed by AIG shouting for help. Stock markets all over the world plummet like nobody business. Indices yoyo-ing up down up down. So roller-coasterish..... :(

As at now, my stocks' portfolio has gone down for 45%. This is crazy. Looking at the stock market now, all the blue chips are damn cheap (oops, JJ, if you are reading this, please do not imitate me using the "damn" word).

So, should I feel sad or happy? I feel like going shopping, for stocks........

Monday, October 06, 2008

Quote of the Day

"If the Ferrari president is right about the Singapore GP being a circus, then we have to be grateful to him for providing the clowns." -- Bernie Ecclestone

I couldn't help laughing when I read the papers this morning. What a lousy loser. Just because Felippe Massa had a fiasco driving away from the pits with the refuelling hose still attached to his car. Definitely a nightmare. His team mate, Kimi Raikkonen crashed into the barrier, during the last 4 laps. This, confirmed, must dui sim gua........

Wednesday, September 10, 2008

青花瓷

虽然我不是很欣赏周杰伦的唱歌方式--咬字不清,但不能否认,几乎每一首他的歌都吸引了我,尤其是旋律及歌词。方文山所写的词都超水准的,往往都得花上一点时间去了解与欣赏。《青花瓷》亦不例外。这首歌似乎有《千里之外》以及《菊花台》的影子,但肯定也一样撩弄你的思绪。

素胚勾勒出青花笔锋浓转淡 
瓶身描绘的牡丹一如你初妆
冉冉檀香透过窗心事我了然 
宣纸上 走笔至此搁一半
釉色渲染仕女图韵味被私藏 
而你嫣然的一笑如含苞待放
你的美一缕飘散 
去到我去不了的地方

天青色等烟雨  而我在等你 
炊烟袅袅升起  隔江千万里
在瓶底书汉隶仿前朝的飘逸 
就当我为遇见你伏笔


天青色等烟雨 而我在等你 
月色被打捞起 晕开了结局
如传世的青花瓷自顾自美丽 
你眼带笑意

色白花青的锦鲤跃然於碗底 
临摹宋体落款时却惦记着你
你隐藏在窑烧里千年的秘密 
极细腻 犹如绣花针落地
帘外芭蕉惹骤雨门环惹铜绿
而我路过那江南小镇惹了你
在泼墨山水画里 
你从墨色深处被隐去