Wednesday, October 24, 2007

Hello, earth.
Hello, earth.
With just one hand held up high
I can blot you out,
Out of sight.

Peek-a-boo,
Peek-a-boo, little earth.
With just my heart and my mind
I can be driving,
Driving home,
And you asleep
On the seat.

I get out of my car,
Step into the night
And look up at the sky.
And theres something bright,
Travelling fast.
Look at it go!
Look at it go!

Watching storms
Start to form
Over America.
Can't do anything.
Just watch them swing
With the wind
Out to sea.

All you sailors,
(get out of the waves! get out of the water!)
All life-savers,
(get out of the waves! get out of the water!)
All you cruisers,
(get out of the waves! get out of the water!)
All you fishermen,
Head for home.

Go to sleep, little earth.
I was there at the birth,
Out of the cloudburst,
The head of the tempest.
Murderer!
Murder of calm.
Why did I go?
Why did I go?

Tuesday, September 11, 2007

好個人, 好個人(personal)的...

偶爾看到妹妹的留言, 好興奮啊! 很久沒有覺得跟妹妹這樣近了。今回香港之行, 雖然相處的時間少, 但彼此之間的感覺是近了一點點, 有些意想不到。當細妹提到要請吃冰皮月餅時, 我多高興。不是因為嘴饞的原故, 而是因為那份不能言喻的溫暖感覺。好意外!

我自問小時候經常作惡多端, 對細佬妹都總是「蝦蝦霸霸」和偷呃拐騙的。再加上家庭內本身的張力, 使大家的關係拉得遠遠的。到長大後希望補救亦無從入手, 很是無奈。當然明白現在各有各的生活圈仔與及要走的道路, 要發展更深厚的關係是很困難的。對這方面我沒有很大的奢望。可是我同意爸爸所講的:「最重要是能夠看見妳開開心心。」

話說回來, 有關ufo 事件, 妳真的也有同樣的經歷嗎? 那是一個很奇怪、很刺眼的夢。

Harvard Biovisions - The Inner Life of a Cell

I saw this video in class and was totally fascinated by the image and the music. Although it's computer generated, it does show us the beauty of life. Absolutely worth seeing. If you think science has nothing to do with visual art, check this out!

Monday, September 03, 2007

心都散哂

本應要做的翻譯, 翻都現在還沒有去譯。讓自己再放縱多一會, 橫豎明兒又要上學了。此行回鄉探親, 跟很多人重遇上, 也跟自己重遇。以為自己一直沒變, 原來只是沒有察覺。要不是別人提起, 也不會相信我曾試過帶著竹葉青千里迢迢地找朋友談心到天光。又或是三更半夜走去遮打錄歌, 唱「日出」, 喂吉他手, 對旁邊經過的電車你有印象嗎? 又或是三條女, 趟在床上扮照超聲波, 然後笑到肚痛, 流眼水。(芝仔, 記得嗎? 在長洲那晚上你弄的白酒意粉很好吃) 真是傻得可以, 回想起來也不敢相信。但當時的笑聲是真的, 也很徹底。

回憶總是美好的, 但不宜過份。知道我們是從那裡走到現在已經足夠。重要的是當下。


這句很有思意, 可以作一首歌。你要跟我合唱嗎?

Friday, August 31, 2007

我和陳偉發製造粉絲的計劃要落空了...

為了替兩星期內籌備的兩場音樂會「造勢」, 我們犧牲了到重慶大廈飲chai latte, 以及到花園街篤魚旦的時間, 火速「打造」了一個宣傳網頁, 企求在短時間內製造fans。效果當然...

過程卻是我最享受的, 總的來說都算賺了。http://www.geocities.com/chanwfat2001/ching-fat-concert.htm

(有mp3, chord譜, mtv...包羅萬有。<--hard sell 的發仔)
太久沒有唱live, 不習慣看觀眾的眼睛, 於是一直閉著眼, 怯場了, 面紅。但好在有你、妳、您。最使我高興的是有billy和老菲一起玩。兩年未見, 看到他們在音樂上的進步, 對自己來說是種鞭策。還有阿寶、阿周、阿業、林森、八樓朋友的頂力幫手, 一切一切都很感謝大家。

剛翻聽噪音及sm混音的cd, 有種苦中帶甜的感覺, 在腦中忽然泛起三個字---好日子。

最後, 為扎鐵工打氣的朋友, 我緊握你的手。


林靜


Monday, June 25, 2007

Bowen Island

倘若要在加拿大挑一個最能讓我真正擁抱的, 我選這裡的自然景色。

小時候很喜歡一家人一起往大埔行山, 亦很愛聽爸爸興致勃勃地介紹沿途的一草一木, 或者他小時候上山砍柴的經歷。在深水步的唐樓區長大, 長期被四周的高樓包圍, 一直都想可以望得遠些。這張相片是由我睡了很多年的子母床上格窗旁往外望的"風景"。很多個晚上, 我就是這樣呆呆地望著對面大廈后樓梯亮著的燈, 作了很多不同的幻想。有深刻的一次, 夜上三更半夢半醒中, 有疑似不明飛行物體泊近窗前, 整個飛船都發著耀眼的白光, 可惜當時我並沒有被帶走。





對加拿大人來說香港高樓的密度是十分驚人的, 雖然很多如溫哥華一般的城市, 高樓是越蓋越多了。看見的或會問: 有需要嗎? (anyway, 現在不談這個)


早前去了bowen island , 是個很小很小的島。從horseshoe bay 乘渡輪出發不過15分鐘。




當天亂打亂撞地找到一個trail, 穿過一叢樹林後發現一個夢幻平原。詩一般的景象, 第一個感覺是很不真實的。可能是因為島上除了人之外, 便很少其他動物。牠們都躲藏起來嗎? 人對大自然作下的罪孽是頗深了。




Wednesday, June 20, 2007

And Dream of Sheep

很舊的一首歌,但對我來說所有未聽過的歌都是新歌。好喜歡 KATE BUSH 的音樂風格,覺得她將自己整個人都當作樂器來演奏, 相當地原創。她有自己的一套, 因此很難可以將她歸類(或歸為異類)。相反, tori amos 的音樂卻有些許她的影子。

她的詞亦很獨特,一些平常很少人用的題材她也寫得很出色。她debut 的 Wuthering heights,彧後來的the man with a child in his eyes, babooshka, the womans work, 都彷彿要用一種魔幻的風格來表達一種頗難言諭的微妙感情變化。

Saturday, June 09, 2007

Tori Amos-Caught a light sneeze

由中學時代到依家都係最愛。原來對某些東西我是可以很長情的。

tori amos - SpArK


My favourite, enjoy~

Monday, June 04, 2007

久未能痊癒的傷口




  學生會樓對出的斜路轉角處有一縮小版的民主女神像, 今天早上看到該處有幾朿鮮花和一個插滿黃菊的花圈。
  花圈上, 黑絲帶隨風上下擺動著向過路人招手。像個不相關的人, 我抽離地、默默地站著。成了另一尊石像, 雙腿一時不能移動, 心口卻隱隱作痛, 感覺淒涼。
  淒涼是因為很多年都過去了, 許多品格高尚的人已犧牲, 可人民依然在當權者為他們所定的、荒謬的遊戲規則下苟活。唯一不同的是, 當權者由當年那些披著共產主義外衣的獨裁官僚, 換成了現在的披著官僚外衣的資本家吧。
  淒涼是因為現在我所能貢獻的太少。
  可我未曾忘記理想, 亦不會忘記六四, 因為這是我對自己的承諾。這些日子, 我問得自己最多的一個問題是:「究竟我想成為一個什麼樣的人?」當看到一些曾在這個所謂社運圈(不太喜歡這個名詞, 就如我討厭有人自稱是文化界一樣) 活躍過的朋友, 或心灰意冷地離場, 或變了質地留下, 我都會問自己這個問題。
  我怕要成為他們, 但現實磨人意志, 生活的壓力、孤獨感與虛榮心都把人拖得頭低腳步重, 我受得了這許許多多的考驗嗎? 很多次當感到異常挫敗的時候, 我問自己這個問題。

Sunday, April 01, 2007

能夠認識到你, 讓我感到很幸福。

剛剛做完一份功課, 於是獎勵一下自己, 到各個老友的blog 坐坐, 休息。

每當看到新的張貼, 都覺得很幸福, 因為你們對生活的各樣體會, 都使我獲益良多。這段日子, 感到迷失的時候比較多。間接或直接地由你們身上獲得到「正力量」, 又會使我再提起勁。

有關迷失, 從前傾向相信只靠信念便可解決一切。
現在漸漸認識到, 原來以往都一直在相對保護的環境下成長, 有朋友、家人的支撐。現在來到個陌生的地方, 一切事像是從頭開始, 才發現自己原來很很很渺小, 對自己的能力很感懷疑。

Saturday, March 24, 2007

大時代

一九九九年

外邊正下著雨,不算很冷,但看到了她的赤足在發紫,青色的蚯蚓在腳上爬。
書桌上混亂一片。
吃完了的方便麵膠碗,在柸中殘留的吹乾了的茶包,信紙上印有不知是醬油還是咖啡的痕跡。她就是不在乎,拚命在瞎寫。從前天開始,她把朱古力當正餐。不是因為特別喜歡朱古力,只是筆離不開紙,手離不開筆,人離不開要做的事。

沒時間了,她在想,手在抖。

她就一直在寫,字亦開始變得不能辨認。這時,歎息從她乾裂的嘴邊輕吐出,不留神,筆掉在地上。
於是她停下了,好像忽然醒過來一樣。然後艱難地撐起身來,眼鏡擱在信紙上。她慢慢地一直走到窗前,攀上了窗架,以跳水選手的姿態躍下。

***

一九九二年

因為怕我不懂,蘇菲要以很曲折的方法去告訴我她的想法,可躺在床上的我感到很睏.飯氣攻心,一句都聽不懂。在電話筒另一邊,她還在努力地解釋明天開會的流程,我也只間中虛應幾聲。因為她是個好人,我也不好意思跟她說明天開會我不想來。我一向很怕要跟人解釋。自幼都不懂說話,一開口就亂方寸,於是一次一次跟她去開居民會。由小到大都住在公屋,都算是「老」街坊了,三百平方尺的單位,雖無間格,但一家三口也算住得安樂。除了大樓的昇降機間中故障,一切都很平靜。所以我其實不太明白為什麼要開會,談些如何加強保安、爭取假日免費泊車之類的事。「那好,明天八點辦事處見。」說完蘇菲便掛了線。

明天又要錯過一集「大時代」,真慘。

追劇集是我一家的長期嗜好,簡直是生活中最重要的一環。有時幻想,假若有一天世上沒了電視機,我們一家可能也再沒事可談了,也不會再坐在一起。

「家強,播主題曲了還不起身!」媽媽在叫。爸爸已經放好了凳子。

***

二零零四年

「好邪呀,前天我住的那棟大廈有人跳樓。」女朋友邊說邊找緊男朋友的手。
「今時今日仲跳樓,弄髒人家地方。買包炭有多難?」
「你不要那麼口賤好嗎?那個人很後生的,很慘。報紙講那人有抑鬱。」
男友的視線正鎖在車上對坐的男子身上,該男子手上握著的ipod有個印著梵谷名作「星夜」花樣的外殼。很cool 啊,他也想要一個。
「你不聽,我收聲好了。」女友開始不高興了。
「不是喇。我在想那些人真蠢,自殺也不乾淨些,也真該死。你不知道燒炭死有多好。一氧化碳中毒死的人臉上都紅紅的,很好看,出殯時連化妝都可省...」
「好了好了,我聽夠了,很噁心。」
看到女友好像真的感到難過,他也不忍心再作弄她。她是個很敏感的人,很容易便替別人難過,這也正是他喜歡她的原因。
他沒有的,她有。
但有時候他覺得她多愁善感得太離譜,直把人家的傷痕往自己身上貼,自己的事情卻放著不管。這種性格是很難在社會上有成就的。簡單說,是不賺錢的。不過他想了一想也覺沒關係,因為一年後他的醫科實習便會完成,有了自己的診所,兩人便會結婚。作為醫生太太的她,也不用工作了。

Friday, March 09, 2007

不看你的眼 不看你的眉
看了心裡都是你 忘了我是誰
不看你的眼 不看你的眉
看的時候心裡跳 看過以後眼淚垂
不看你的眼 不看你的眉
不看你也愛上你 
忘了我是誰 忘了我是誰

Friday, February 23, 2007

不留

擁有自己不需要的東西是一種負擔。
只有真正了解自己所要追求的是什麼的時候, 才有資格去「不留」。
如果還未及「找到」, 又怎去不留。
像在走鋼索。
當雙腳不著地時, 會是向上升呢, 還是往下跌呢?
是不是要等到不再擔心或介意, 是向上或向下或向左或向右的時候,
才會有資格去不留呢? 腳才可以走得穩呢?

在走的人是我, 我是不可能參考其他人的。
從沒有兩個人可以同一時間走在鋼索的同一個位置上。
加上, 只顧看別人的, 就不能專注自己的。

那裡找。那裡找。

只有在歌裡。

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_xaZkIYtd8I

Friday, February 02, 2007

They died for beauty

By Ilya

Farewell my lovely
You sleep so cold
And how I'll love you forever.
My darling, I suppose

Chorus:
We had everything
And still wanted more
We told the stars down from the sky
Sometime back in '64

Now I remember the memory
Forever tonight.
Let these words be my testament
To each day that went wrong
Without you dear,
I am nothing
And there's nowhere I belong.

Chorus:
We had everything
And still wanted more
We told the stars down from the sky
Sometime back in '64
Now I remember the memory
Forever tonight Forever , fo-o-o-orever tonight.

好久不見了


好朋友

好耐都冇update 果blog, 好抱歉。

呢幾個星期真係忙到沖涼都冇時間。

我的近來:

1.) 自從生日當天老板指使阿manager 買0左張 starbuck 0既 coffee card 過我之後, 喜歡上0左呢個cinnimon dolce latte, 可惜買0左4柸之後, 就用哂d 錢喇。張card 值20蚊架, 頂!
都唔知d latte 點解咁貴.
於是, 我想學自己整囉...遲d。

2.) 搵番幾張大概兩年前買0既cds 出來聽, 都好奇咁由唔太鍾意到覺得好聽。唔...我遲下會放上來大家聽聽。其中一張係ilya 0既they died for beauty. 話係psychedelic , 乜trip hop喎...唔識分。

3.) 冇乜識到朋友, 不過同d同事關係好0左, 有傾下偈。都好啦。

4.) 入到自己想入0既學校喇, 好野。

5.) 好多功課做。

6.) 好想來多次小路音樂會。

冇力打字, bye

Monday, January 08, 2007

She lost her mind when he talked to her about the movie they had just seen, or something else which she didn't care to remember. Indeed, he had noticed that she wasn't paying much attention during the movie, as he saw her, instead of looking at the movie screen, looking at the front seats, comtemplating. He felt like he was talking to a wall. He was rather upset, or even irritated by her coldness and indifference. But each time, when he asked her out, she seldom refused.
***
Despite the endless effort that she had spent on teaching herself to be optimistic, nothing had changed. "There are many tragedies in our world today, how can people like myself complain about life?", sometimes she tried to cheer up herself. It seemed to her that the only legitmate solution for all her discontent was to swallow her pain like precious juice, and to thank god for everything she owed. However, she was a faithful atheist. God was not the only one whom she did not believe. She had trusted no one since a very young age. She could not remember how and from when she began to take up the habit of "nonselective disbelief". She wanted to have real friends, but she could never open her heart to anyone, fearing to be hurt. She knew there was something wrong about herself. Deep at the bottom of her heart, she sensed that she was the one, not the imaginary enemies, who prevented her from pursuing happiness. It was the self-inflicted pain which made her suffered. She wondered if somewhere in the world she could find the remedy for this soul-sucking disease.
***

"Hey, com' on! Look at you! Lysey, you look drier than a cactus and older than my gramma. Go, come with me, we're going to get some new clothes today. " Mel swung her body when she talked.

"That's very kind of you, but I don't need any new clothes."

"Hey, today's the last day of the boxing week sale..."

"Mel, I need some rest. I couldn't sleep last night."

Thursday, January 04, 2007

The Sound of Music

We are constantly reminded that, especially during hoildays, "driving and drinking don't mix." But actually there are many things that don''t mix very well. I have no problem washing dishes or cleaning my house while listening to music. However, I've found it very difficult for me to read, while I'm listening to music. So easily I get distracted, and I'll end up singing along with the CDs.
About music...I've been quite picky on choosing CDs these days; anything that I don't feel like to listen to, I''ll turn it off within a sec.
About movie...
I watched "The Sound of Music" on Christmas Eve, and I'm not embarassed to tell you it was a wonderful movie. Out of my expectation, the movie was surprisingly good, even though the opening and ending are little bit boring. It's truely a classic. The most enjoyable part is that you can really learn how to sing, The songs are charming and simple. I like "Do Re Mi" and " My favourite thing" the best. They are very educational. What a joy!
I can still recite (I'm not lying) the lyric of "Do Re Mi".
Do A dear A female dear
Re (Ray)A drop of golden sun
Mi (Me)A name I call myself
Fa (Far) A long long way to run
So (Sew) A needle pulling thread
La A note that follow So
Ti (Tea) A drink with jam and bread
That will bring us back to Do!

Hey, don't be shy, be a child. Enjoy~~