2013年6月22日 星期六

《致青春》



昨晚爸沒空陪媽看戲,拉了我去看。

《致我們終將逝去的青春》。劇情線就像她的片名一樣長和複雜。簡單的來說是女主角鄭薇追求男主角陳孝正,拍了拖兩三年後正為前途著想往美國深造,跟薇的分手。七年後薇發現青春一去不返,但卻沒有恨過正,反而感謝他教懂自己,如何千分百計地愛一個人。主線之外,還有鄭薇的幾個同房姊妹的愛路,陳孝正的同房如何錯綜複雜地暗戀和追求幾位女主角,以及鄭薇的青梅竹馬舊情人林靜的遭遇和波折。

一百三十分鐘不算有冷場。那當然嘛,因為幾乎每個出場人物都有專屬的劇線;幾條線交織出的關係網,也就是我們平時愛掛在口邊的緣份吧。不過我認為這樣的劇本也太貪心了。事實上很多地方都是蜻蜓點水式的描繪,鏡頭放得太大,想把每個人都拍進去,但很多東西根本交代不了,角色的內心,性格上的刻劃,不是每一個都深刻。譬如鄭薇同房的朱小北,在她有專屬劇情前都只是以男仔頭定位;忽然來一幕大鬧士多,被逐離校後姊姊替她執拾東西,對話間拋了一句「她是一個很愛面子的人」;然後下一次見小北出場,已經是七年後的改名易姓的她。如此突兀的穿插,是劇本的貪多嚼不爛,畫蛇添足,不如刪去。

然而,整套電影最令我不滿意的是,她好像把青春說成只有愛情。青春又豈是只有愛情?青春的可愛還多的是。友情、親情;遊歷、見識;這都是青春動人之處。要是只想講愛情,那請別狹隘地用青春來包裝。

電影最後也沒有交代男女主角情歸何處,不過多半不能圓滿。同樣是描寫轟烈愛情的青春,同樣地結局沒能圓滿,有《那些年》。但相比之下,《那些年》的劇情簡單得多,選角更青澀,可觀性高得多。

所以,總括來說,這戲,普通而已。

2013年6月16日 星期日

Der Vater

某夜與一位人父晚飯。對話之中,才知道養兒百歳長憂九九的甜蜜。Ja, es ist süß.

他的孩子還未滿歲,這位爸爸已經在擔心他將來的學業。他談到或許自己需要多讀一下中學的課,萬一將來孩子遇到不明白的地方時,也有爸爸為他解答一下。我說,未免太誇張吧。上中學的時候,父母能夠為兒女的學業幫上多少忙?父母也不是百科全書,幾十年沒用過Phy Chem Bio History Geog的知識,難道還可以為兒女解答問題嗎?我說,實話,上中學以後,爸爸除了Maths Phy外也沒能幫得多少,媽媽更完全派不上用場。不明白便找老師同學吧,反正一定有人懂。他想了片刻,答我,「這是因為你在皇仁讀書而已。」

孰是孰非,不是我這裏想說的話題。反正天下父母的苦心,也很難分清對錯。我只想說,從前我認識的這位漢子,肯定不會想到這些的。因為他教過我們,遇難題要自己想辦法,要用有限的資源造出自己想要的。然而,為了他的孩子路上走得舒適,就好像要把從前說過的話推翻。我這刻想到的,卻竟然不是要責備他怪獸家長甚麼的,反而想說,很感動。很感人,那一份由衷的父愛。

我這才知道,有了兒女,人可以有多大改變。

祝他們一家安好。也祝天下父親,父親節快樂。

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原來學了外語,文筆真的會生疏。還是久未執筆所故?也罷。

2013年5月21日 星期二

Composers



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Beethoven. Mozart. Chopin. All around me when needed.

But I realize beautiful pieces are to be played by a better piano than my home's. LOL

2013年4月30日 星期二

一曲三詞

又放上林子祥金曲附原曲
還有小鄧的版本
兩文三語
不妨比較一下

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林子祥 - 我要走天涯

作曲:Peter Yarrow
作詞:鄭國江

別了她 不想多講一句話
默默地送她歸家 我有滿懷情話
今天不講也罷 想起今年初夏
沙灘之上你與我 默默望著晚霞

想起當初卿卿我我似夢幻化
當初真心的答允 變了一串謊話
始終不敢相愛 只盼你寬恕我吧
今天拋下了過去 舊事逝像晚霞

別了她 偏偏想不出一句話
默默地折一朵花 輕輕的送與她
今天將心放下 好比將枷鎖拋下
彼此相望強笑熱淚面上滴下

一生不羈好比野馬  野外是我家
一生不羈與放縱 願我足跡走遍天下
幾許崎嶇不怕 只怕心放不下
今天一別你我要見 望望落日晚霞



Tall Pine Trees - Peter, Paul & Mary

Before I leave let me tell you why I'm going
And try to speak in such a way that you won't be afraid of listening.
Too many words been spoken without no understanding
And I'd hate to add another wound to the times we had good loving.

But oh when I think of the tall pine trees growing,
The silver mists of snow all around me blowing,
I'll miss the gentle times and the fireplace a'warming.
Perhaps I'll turn my head away to hide the tears a'falling.

Some say I have dishonored you through foolishness and folly.
The question not in where that lies but if you're standing by me,
I do not need to hear the words to know your truthful answer.
Your eyes that once were home to me now tell me I'm a stranger.

I'm bound to be a wanderer, I'll never take another.
I'll catch a merchant ship tonight and sail to foreign waters.
I'll judge no man for what he's done and no man will I bother.
And I hope to find some peace again and cleanse my soul of anger.



伴你走天涯 - 鄧麗君

詞:林煌坤

為了你不顧一切來愛我 
你說要去走天涯 我也伴你奔走 
不要怕阻礙多 愛情本是多磨 
只要你我信得過 幸福就在前頭

我們要把愛情當作一場奮鬥
風風雨雨算什麼 我們不要低頭
邁開步向前走 管它是山高水長
如果是福不是禍 不怕命運追逐

2013年4月29日 星期一

The Maker

Praise. Perhaps it really is what I need to learn now.

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Every block of stone has a statue inside it and it is the task of the sculptor to discover it. - Michelangelo

Perhaps that is why I am not an artist. Learn to make the day. Learn to make the ripple. Learn to fill the bucket.

2013年4月20日 星期六

又一年開放日。

這年天氣不過不失吧,雖然下了一場過雲雨,但至少四時可以重開部分戶外紮作,上天待我們可算不薄吧。

理畢童軍的事務便逛了一趟,發覺理學會那邊的實驗室活動都頗精彩。我這個低調的師兄走過,同學都會用心講解,感覺挺有趣。

遺憾是走馬看花太匆匆,沒有拍過照便走了。

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老毛病。

看見今年的設計跟我那年完全同一個樣子,禁不住又要拿這幀照片懷緬一番。

 Photo credits to Sirius Tsui

2010-2011 Instructors & Ventures。我看很難再這般齊人了吧。

2013年4月15日 星期一

給我

要答應自己,
做回一個有規律的人,
這樣才叫做善待自己。

2013年4月9日 星期二

7%

好文一轉

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This was worth reading..

"7%" Written by a 90-year-old

This is something we should all read at least once a week!!!!! Make sure you read to the end!!!!!!
Written by Regina Brett, 90 years old, of the Plain Dealer, Cleveland , Ohio .
"To celebrate growing older, I once wrote the 45 lessons life taught me. It is the most requested column I've ever written.

My odometer rolled over to 90 in August, so here is the column once more:
1. Life isn't fair, but it's still good.
2. When in doubt, just take the next small step.
3. Life is too short – enjoy it.
4. Your job won't take care of you when you are sick.
5. Pay off your credit cards every month.
6. You don't have to win every argument. Stay true to yourself.
7. Cry with someone. It's more healing than crying alone.
8. It's OK to get angry with God. He can take it.
9. Save for retirement starting with your first paycheck.
10. When it comes to chocolate, resistance is futile.
11. Make peace with your past so it won't screw up the present.
12. It's OK to let your children see you cry.
13. Don't compare your life to others. You have no idea what their journey is all about.
14. If a relationship has to be a secret, you shouldn't be in it.
15. Everything can change in the blink of an eye, but don't worry, God never blinks.
16. Take a deep breath. It calms the mind.
17. Get rid of anything that isn't useful. (Emotional, material) Clutter weighs you down in many ways.
18. Whatever doesn't kill you really does make you stronger.
19.. It's never too late to be happy. But it’s all up to you and no one else.
20. When it comes to going after what you love in life, don't take no for an answer.
21. Today is special: Burn the candles, use the nice sheets, wear the fancy lingerie. Don't save it for a special occasion.
22. Over prepare, then go with the flow.
23. Be eccentric now. Don't wait for old age to wear purple.
24. The most important sex organ is the brain.
25. No one is in charge of your happiness but you.
26. Frame every so-called disaster with these words 'In five years, will this matter?'
27. Always choose life.
28. Forgive
29. What other people think of you is none of your business.
30. Time heals almost everything. Give time time.
31. However good or bad a situation is, it will change.
32. Don't take yourself so seriously. No one else does.
33. Believe in miracles.
34. God loves you because of who God is, not because of anything you did or didn't do.
35. Don't audit life. Show up and make the most of it now.
36. Growing old beats the alternative of dying young.
37. Your children get only one childhood.
38. All that truly matters in the end is that you loved.
39. Get outside every day. Miracles are waiting everywhere.
40. If we all threw our problems in a pile and saw everyone else's, we'd grab ours back.
41. Envy is a waste of time. Accept what you already have, not what you need
42. The best is yet to come...
43. No matter how you feel, get up, dress up and show up.
44. Yield.
45. Life isn't tied with a bow, but it's still a gift."

Its estimated 93% won't forward this. If you are one of the 7% who will, forward this with the title '7%'.
I'm in the 7%. Friends are the family that we choose

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All those made boldface are quite in my book of life philosophy. Accept your past, enjoy happily your present, and hope for the best future.