今天的心情很憨人⋯⋯

《憨人》
我的心內感覺　人生的沈重　不敢來振動
我不是好子　嘛不是歹人　我只是愛眠夢
我不願隨浪隨風　飄浪西東　親像船無港
我不願做人　奸巧鑽縫　甘願來作憨人

我不是頭腦空空　我不是一隻米蟲
人啊人　一世人　要安怎歡喜　過春夏秋冬

我有我的路　有我的夢　夢中的那個世界　甘講伊是一場空
我走過的路　只有希望　希望你我講過的話　放在心肝內　總有一天

看到滿天全金條　要煞無半項　環境來戲弄
背景無夠強　天才無夠弄　逐項是攏輸人
只好看破這虛華　不怕路歹行　不怕大雨淋
心上一字敢　面對我的夢　甘願來作憨人

Review of Weekly Goals (16 - 22 Nov 09)

Ran a total distance of 21 km - Great work! Shall give myself an 'A' for that.

Ate at restaurants twice - Slight improvement from the week before. For that, I'll get a 'B'.

Reading - Oops, I am still very much attracted to the TV. Another 'F' for this.

Review of Weekly Goals (9 - 15 Nov 09)

這是我的成績單：

Goal 1 - Run at least 3 times, minimum total distance 20 km

Mon 5 km, Tue 5 km, Sat 10 km. That's 3 runs, total distance 20 km.
Grade: A

Goal 2 - Only 1 restaurant meal

Thu, Fri & Sun dinners were at restaurants. Sigh!
Grade: C

Goal 3 - Read at least 30 mins per day

Hmmm... I set this goal??? Hahaha!
Grade: F

下週繼續努力！

My Christmas Wishlist

I wish for ...

Weekly Goals

2009 will be over in a less than 2 months' time.

What have I accomplished in the year???

Before we bid the year goodbye, I have decided to set some weekly goals. Hopefully, this will allow me to be more focused and to catch up with the targets I've set out at the beginning of the year, but yet to be done.

Here are my goals for the coming week:

1. Run at least 3 times, minimum total distance 20 km
2. Only 1 restaurant meal
3. Read at least 30 mins per day

Ambitious? I think so. Let's see what I can achieve at the end of the week. :)

詞窮

這一次徹底詞窮。

美食評論家還真是有一兩手，要找這麼多不同的形容詞來形容食物的味道真是不容易。

除了“好吃”，我這個笨蛋實在不知道還能如何形容。吃下第一口，幸福的感覺滿得快溢出來！




原來早在兩年前，我們就曾經過京都嵐山的本店。可惜當時沒買來吃⋯⋯


下回到嵐山，一定要吃！

《挑食的設計》

Prologue為慶祝開張，全店75折。

逛了一會兒，最後只買了這本我之前在桃園機場想買的書。



發現書架上有關設計和旅行的書越來越多。美麗的東西真是令人難以抗拒！

又是Hello Kitty惹的禍

我真的只是想上廁所⋯⋯真的。

誰知道一個不小心讓我看見了它，毫無定力的我於是把它買了下來。

超kawaii的，不是嗎？:)

韓風來襲

最近突然想去首爾。

這股韓風未免吹來得太晚吧？沒辦法，誰叫我一向後知後覺。對韓國從反感到接受，到現在的好奇，我想多虧了《我叫金三順》、《大長今》，還有《On Air》。當然，功不可沒的應該是BB霜！

在臺北買了Hanskin的BB霜之後，回來又買了Skin Food的。我簡直是瘋了！

The Day I Ran With the World

The official timing reads 1:10'30".

Wow! I'm impressed! :)

Hokkaido Food Fair

I went to the Hokkaido Food Fair at Takashimaya a few days ago and bought a roll of cream cake.

Finally had the time to eat it yesterday. The Japanese are really obsessed with azuki (red bean)!


I love the packaging! The Japs are really good at this!


A sinful teabreak after the run...:)

The Day the World Runs

My Nano read 9.5 km, 1'10"45 when I crossed the finishing point.

Not bad, if it was really a case of my nano being miscalibrated. In this case, it has been under-measuring the distance ran all this while.

Will have to wait for the official timing, though I am not sure if we will get it.

The weather this morning was very hot and the road was overcrowded most of the time. Not exactly a pleasant run.

No, I am not going for Stan Chart Run. So this will be my 3rd and last run of the year.

Going forward? Not sure if I still want to pay to run. AHM may be the only one worth considering if the flag-off is still at 5.30 am.

挑戰自我

目標：1小時15分鐘

加油！加油！加加油！

九月的臺北很搖滾

或許應驗了“有拜有保佑”這句話，“大宗會議”延期召開，加上順利買到突然出現的門票，促成了這次不在計畫中的臺北行。

小巨蛋是一個夢想，能來到這裡，算是圓了一個夢，一個曾經我以為遙不可及的夢。

第一次坐在能夠近距離正視舞台的座位，感覺很棒。置身在“雪花”、氣球、彩帶之中，彷彿進入另一個世界，感覺不太真實。

阿信的狀態非常好，或許是有史以來我看過最好的一次。這場近乎完美的演出，讓我開始企圖相信以往演唱會現場實錄是沒修過音的。好傻好天真。

輿弦樂團合作的部份是個驚喜，至今耳畔仍縈繞著《起來》⋯⋯這一回，可要紅了四分衛。

不插電版的《九號球》，讓人驚覺怪獸的聲音原來那麼好聽⋯⋯

少了“L－O－V－E”的互動，反而覺得如釋重負。

或許是回到了家，回到了主場，因此可以卸下那些不必要的包裝。少了製造效果的哏，更添一份真誠。

有幾次，阿信的話讓心不自覺揪了一下。

“我不知道說甚麼⋯⋯去年的跨年唱得很爛，今天要統統彌補，把最好的給大家⋯⋯”或許因為背負著這個包袱，總覺得這一夜阿信格外認真。從哪裡跌倒就從那裡爬起來，或許就是這個意思吧⋯⋯

“剛才我跑到後面想找人（觀眾席一陣嘩然）──我爸、媽。可是沒找到⋯⋯從今年五月DNA開跑以來就沒有見過他們（台上片刻沈默）。這首歌送給他們⋯⋯”（《突然好想你》）我想，在客場總不能發出這樣的感歎吧？那未免太過矯情了。唯有回到家，才能真情流露⋯⋯

到最後，我很自然地變成了一個瘋子，也顧及不了甚麼形象，只希望不要留下任何罪證。

儘管多麼不捨，在一片啦啦聲中，這個夢還是必須結束。

感恩！這個句點是個完美的圓。

（2009年9月24日）

＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊

出發前一週，發現第二場還有票，猶豫了一會兒，決定購買。反正人都到臺北了，要瘋就瘋個徹底。

原本可以買到搖滾區的票，結果手指太快，加上沒注意看，錯買了二樓的票。暗自捶心肝！只好安慰自己，這樣兩場感覺才不一樣！

的確，感覺非常不同。

從二樓望過去，藍色的螢光海漂亮極了。畫面真的很美。

換個角度看其實也還不賴。

以前看演唱會DVD，看見歌迷哭得稀裡嘩啦，總覺得好好笑。心想這也未免太誇張了，又不是告別演唱會，有必要哭成這樣嗎？

這一夜，雖然我沒掉下眼淚，但我似乎開始能夠理解。每個人情緒潰堤的理由，我想是不相同的，每個人的哭點也不一樣。我無法用言語解釋這是一種甚麼樣的情緒反應。或許聽起來真的有夠誇張，但那個想哭的衝動就是莫名地湧上心頭⋯⋯

當發覺眼眶竟然有淚在打轉時，連我自己都難以置信！說不上來，也無法解釋⋯⋯更無法理解的是，眼眶泛淚，竟然是《人生海海》的時候。真是匪夷所思！

第二次有想哭的衝動是在《突然好像你》的時候。阿信說，昨晚沒找到父母，今晚要唱這首歌給他們聽。他說：“對不起，你們只有在演唱會才能看到兒子⋯⋯你們的兒子不再只是屬於你們，而是大家的⋯⋯”

我不知道坐在貴賓區的陳爸爸、陳媽媽心裡有甚麼感覺。每當成千上萬的歌迷為兒子的一舉手一投足尖叫歡呼時，閃過他們腦海的究竟是甚麼？是為兒子的成就感到欣慰嗎？是否就不再遺憾兒子沒有過著白襯衫黑領帶的人生？若當年沒有加入吉他社，若當年完成設計系課程當上設計師，兒子的人生會有甚麼樣不同的精彩？

父母或許都希望孩子走一條“像樣的路”，過著“像樣的人生”。究竟“像樣”兩個字如何定義？能不能由自己決定？

阿信說：“有人說五月天是在代替大家實現夢想，其實是大家在替五月天實現夢想⋯⋯”

當五月天越來越接近他們的夢想的時候，我們的夢想呢？它們是不是離我們越來越遠？⋯⋯

每看完一場，就忍不住又開始思索自己的人生。

十年很長。你我和五月天都無法倒轉時間，回到那個當初。有些感覺永遠屬於某個年代、某個年紀，不需企圖保鮮。現在的我們，若完全和十年前一樣，那麼，過去的三千六百五十個日子，我們就白活了。

人生就像沙灘，走過必留足跡。

不管這些足跡漂不漂亮都無需抹掉，它們都是建構我們人生的磚瓦。

能夠做的，唯有好好珍惜接下來的每一天，想想自己究竟想在這一片沙灘，用足跡構出甚麼樣的一幅圖。

期待下一個精彩的十年。

PS：記得ZW曾經說過，在台灣，五月天的演唱會encore的時候才真正開始。我想，去掉製作理念，回歸當初抱著吉他唱歌的初衷，這樣最動人⋯⋯

（2009年9月25日）

最近的你練團練到翻

萬年未唱的台語歌是這首嗎？？？

《有你的將來》詞曲：阿信

甘真正像你講　這簡單　為什麼你要離開　我不知
天頂的月娘笑　我不識　認真就是浪費時間

你甘愛聽阮講　阮的愛　為什麼一片一片　你不知
逗陣的日子啊　這天才　無看到愛情有傷害

我愛甲這出力　你只是試看麥　擾亂我原本平靜的世界
我愛甲這出力　你甘未歹交代　你的心肝　無人瞭解

找不到你的真情真愛　你的心像大海　聽不到阮的真心　真意的無奈
走不到你我當初約束的所在　想不到　你的愛

甘真正像你講　甲簡單　為什麼你要離開　我不知
逗陣的日子啊　這天才　無看到愛情有傷害

我愛甲這出力　你只是試看麥　擾亂我原本平靜的世界
我愛甲這出力　你甘未歹交代　你的心肝　無人瞭解

找不到你的真情真愛　你的心像大海　聽不到阮的真心　真意的無奈
走不到你我當初約束的所在　想不到　你的愛　愛甲這青睬
找不到你的真情真愛　你的心像大海　聽不到阮的真心　真意的無奈
走不到你我當初約束的所在　想不到　阮的愛　找不到有你的將來

忘了時間的鐘

好一陣子，家裡唯一的那面掛鐘忘了時間，每天只記得在兩個時段報時－－上午9點30分和晚上9點30分。

修理費用足夠我們買個新的，所以幾個星期前我們便開始物色新的掛鐘。找了很久，始終沒有找到一個“perfect”的。

昨天，我們終於看上了一個。雖然不是絕對完美，和我們家的主題也不太協調，但我們最終還是把它帶回家了。

永康街的永康階

攝氏34度的臺北熱得叫人抓狂。

書上說，從忠孝新生走十分鐘就能來到永康街。十分鐘？那是以巨人步伐計算的吧！還不到五分鐘，已經覺得我要人間蒸發了。

這一次到臺北，我想也該認認真真發掘一些不太一樣的角落，體驗一下臺北人的生活。一般旅客來到永康街，都只會到路口的鼎泰豐吧。其實這條短短的街，別具風味，頗有異國情調。書上說永康街有點像東京的自由之丘。感覺是還有點像，但在格調上硬要相提並論的話，就稍嫌牽強。

繞了一會兒，才找到永康階。外頭的綠蔭讓人以為是住宅，稍不留意還真容易走宝。



落地窗其實是一道牆，據說可以“打開”，讓風吹進來。我想，如此炎熱的夏天，大家還是比較喜歡吹冷氣吧。


那個風水寶座被兩位婦女佔據了，所以只好退而求其次，選了另一個靠窗的位子。


餐盤被我翻了又翻，最終決定點個糕點套餐。


陽明山櫻花茶配上起司蛋糕，真是絕配！茶帶有梅子的味道，蠻甘甜的。起司蛋糕底層是巧克力，還有用酒釀過的葡萄，口感極佳，真的真的好好吃！吃下第一口時，可以感覺眼睛裡有星星在閃爍，就像漫畫書中常畫的那樣。哈哈！


可惜我只有一個胃！

重見光明

經過將近一天的努力，久違了的桌面終於重出江湖了！

我幾乎忘了桌面的樣子⋯⋯希望這一次不會那麼快又被有的沒的覆蓋住。哈！

一堆麵粉

傍晚經過Ion的Provence時，忍不住買了一堆麵包回來。

原來，一堆麵粉比正餐還要貴！

感恩

颱風、地震、海嘯⋯⋯

地球究竟為了甚麼憤怒？

我們何德何能生活在這個看似被眷顧著的小島上，避過了不斷循環著的天災？

活著的人請好好活著。每一次的心跳，每一口的呼吸，其實並非那麼理所當然。

小雨來得不是時候

過去一週，天氣實在是熱得不行。

今天氣溫突然降低了，灰灰的天空中飄著極細的雨，竟然有種初冬的感覺。穿上薄薄的長袖衫走在街頭，潛意識幻想自己正遊走在敦化南路。

天不作美，掃了想在中秋夜提燈籠的小朋友的興致。

幸好雨勢不大，期待不久後放晴。

為書找個家

大概兩週前，我終於投降了。

不管怎麼擠，就是無法把散落在地上、書桌上的書擠進書櫥裡。

討厭！不算小的書櫥真的爆滿了！這回想逃避現實也不行了。

好不容易把木片從宜家搬回來，花了幾個小時裝訂，書架終於成型。


看樣子，不久的將來又要為那些還未進門的新書找個家了。

⋯⋯

不得不承認，過去兩年我活得很放肆，好像是努力把一生中想做的事都趕在七百多個日子裡完成。

過程常常是快樂夾雜些許不安。所謂的放肆過活，與其說是勇敢抵抗世俗，其實更多時候是對人生的不確定的自然投射。越害怕未來，就越想逃離，希望在過程中能夠看見一絲曙光，找到自己該走的路。

人生就該是這樣嗎？我的人生就該只是這樣嗎？我想，這樣的問題不只是我常常在問自己，應該也是很多人心中的疑問。

沒有人能夠給任何一個人正確的解答，因為所謂的正解，根本不存在。

對於甚麼是美滿的人生，社會和父母也許有他們的一套解讀，但你我不一定認同，也不需要認同。

說穿了，有誰敢負擔起另一個人的人生？這個重擔，除了自己，我想無人能肩負。

世俗的眼光，有那麼重要嗎？

走一條自己想走的路，真的那麼困難嗎？

即使明知荊棘密佈，是不是也該勇敢踏出那小小的一步？

在嚥下人生最後一口氣前，能否對著回光返照中的自己會心一笑，慶幸人生曾經精彩？⋯⋯

《起來》

海浪在退潮之前 將我消失在泡沫裡面
我承受這份孤單 留下腳印在沙灘
遠方燈火通明 讓海和天一樣黑
微風吹動風帆 失去引力向前追
忽然間我才發現 前方燈塔已熄滅
我又被影子 拉回地面

被夜晚冷卻的沙灘 快樂悲傷浮在上面
無法抗拒這味道 讓空氣分割我的臉
忽然間我才了解 就在起飛的那一瞬間
我不能獨自在 海上漂浮
於是我閉上眼睛去撫摸 在黑暗中掙扎的光線
於是我又開始這 疼痛感覺
起來 我要妳看得見 再大的風雨 要用力飛
起來 或許妳覺得累 記得我 在末日來臨之前

感覺全身在顫抖 無法用心對齊妳我的腳步
太多太快來不及去接受 太多太遠太過分執著
鼓起勇氣才看見 失去理由
起來 我要妳看得見 再大的風雨 要用力飛
起來 或許妳覺得累 記得我 在末日來臨之前
起來 我要妳看得見 再大的風雨 要用力飛
起來 或許妳覺得累 記得我 在末日來臨之前
起來 起來 起來
起來 起來 起來

四分衛- 《起來》
作詞：陳如山 / 作曲：陳如山

DNA （第二场）——续

拖了三个星期，终于坐下来把这一篇写完。

心情沉淀了不少，但尚未完全退烧。这一次，看来又要病很久。

开场前和同样看了首场的ML谈起阿信第一晚的表现。我们都有同感，所以应该不是我们要求过高。只能期待第二场会更好。

阿信的状态明显好多了，但这应该不是他的最佳状态。庆幸这一夜，至少台下的我没有越听越担心。总算松了一口气。

曲目与第一场有些不同，冠佑独唱的台语歌是全新的两首。多了《夜访吸血鬼》、《出头天》，少了《天天想你》、《I Love You无望》、《憨人》。

惊喜？有的，玛莎的《明白》颇令人惊艳。很喜欢这首歌……

究竟是以《憨人》或《出头天》作为结尾比较好呢？太难取舍了！

带着超high的心情回家。不知道这样的感动，是不是会随着年龄越来越大，而慢慢减少？

未来的十年，五月天要怎么走？

我们一起期待。

全剧终

《败犬女王》最终回在今天播出了。

之前一直克制自己上网抢先看完全剧，为的是想留点期待给自己，好撑过难熬的工作日。现在，句点画上了，接下来还有什么可期待？

听说结局不如大家期望的那样圆满。幸好，这所谓不圆满的结局在我看来，其实也没什么值得遗憾的。我还蛮喜欢的。

没想到一向看不起台湾偶像剧的我竟然会被《败犬女王》征服。

不得不相信，世事无绝对！哈！

哲學之道

步入九月，開始期待秋冬。

縱然這裡沒有四季，但季節的更替，還是存在於潛意識裡。紅紅的楓葉、皚皚的白雪⋯⋯暫時只能憑空想像。

ZW發了网上一篇有關阿信感情生活的短文給我。內容，我半信半疑。阿信的性向對我來說，早已不重要。

文中有一段寫道，如果要求婚，阿信會選在日本京都的“哲學之道”，因為那裡“春天櫻花盛開，秋天還能賞楓，非常適合告白”。

哲學之道的確有其動人之處。下回到京都，我想我還是會再到那裡走一趟。

前陣子YQ突然說，在我臨終之前，他會陪我到哲學之道去，讓我在櫻花樹下離開這個世界。哇！高難度喔！我必須算准時間，在春天長眠。這可得交由老天爺安排了！

DNA（第二場）

High 爆！

（待續⋯⋯）

DNA （第一场）

最终还是买了昨晚的门票。

第一次一个人看演唱会感觉怪怪的。可能是心理作用，觉得周遭的人眼神充满疑惑。

在Kallang Leisurepark 碰到ZW和SP，我们一起吃晚餐，仿佛回到去年五月的台中。

舞台和灯光设计很棒，让第一次坐得那么近舞台的我有些窃喜。

离跑道只有两排，所以当阿信站在跑道上时，距离不到一米。哇！

曲目有别于以往的演出。好多好久没唱的歌这次都听到了。是为了庆祝万人演唱会十周年而特别安排的吧。

不过，又再玩“LOVE”这一套，真令我吃不消。可不可以不要再玩了？你们不累吗？你们的创意应该不止这样而已。

好多时候，忍不住觉得心疼。心疼阿信的努力，与无能为力……或许是时候好好休息一段时间了。

又或许一直都是这样的，只是我以前站得太远，未曾发现。

真正感到快乐，是最后一部分的encore。《温柔+天天想你》、《I Love You无望》、《志明与春娇》……

当唱起《憨人》，我知道一切将要结束。

幻梦在凌晨12点20分画上句点。

虽然不完美，却还是想延续这场梦……

期待今晚。

自私地希望，我不会再心疼。

阿信，加油！

A Monday without Blues

Made a trip down to Nikon Service Centre today. The estimated repair cost is S$190... Can't decide whether to repair it or not so I told the staff I need to think about it. Apparently, the entire lens has to be replaced. What did I do to the camera??? I like the camera but S$190 is a little on the high side... Also, I have a new target in mind but the price is 4 times that of the repair cost. What should I do? Torn!

It feels good to be on leave. I treated myself to a hearty lunch at Sun with Moon before making my way to Meidi-ya for shopping spree. Well, it turned out that the shopping wasn't what I had imagined. Only came back with 1 bottle of Asahi and 1 bottle of Sapporo. Oops, I'm turning into an alcoholic!

So much has happened since I last blogged... Feeling very drained. Will upload the photos when I feel less tired.:) Now, time to zzzzz!

Home Alone

YQ is out to meet some friends at Dempsey so right now I'm enjoying some quiet time at home.

Blogger isn't very Mac-friendly for the past 2 days. The editing icons are missing so I can't add pictures to my entry. Is this unique to me or are other Mac users facing the same problem? No choice, got to revert to using Windows for the time being.

Bought some donuts to go along with the tea MJ bought for me from Kyoto. I guess until I find some good coffee, I shall switch to being a tea drinker instead.


As I enjoy the peaceful moment, I am secretly thinking of Monday. Arghh! This is bad!

Housework Time

I was coughing pretty badly throughout the night so I didn't really have a good sleep. Cough is my most hated minor illness. I can bear with fever, running nose and headache but not cough. When will it go away???!!! Sigh!

Since I can't sleep anyway, I woke up early to do some housework. Received an sms from my boss and it made my day - the meeting tomorrow is cancelled! YEAH!!! LONG WEEKEND!

Energised by the good news, I managed to iron the clothes, mop the floor, wash the laundry, clean the toilet and wash the dishes! I am so pleased with my achievement! By the time I sat down to eat my lunch, it was already 2.30 pm.

As I am still practising social distancing, I decided to eat whatever is readily available at home - bread!


I think my taste bud is spoilt. These days, all 3-in-1 coffee taste very chemical to me. I am seriously considering getting a coffee maker. Cheaper than drinking Starbucks everyday!

Unexpected Long Weekend

The doctor gave me 2 days medical leave to rest. Guess with the H1N1 virus around, the doctors will rather be on the safe side.

Woke up feeling a lot better today but was lazy to go out and buy lunch. I also wanted to play my part as a socially responsible adult so I will practise social distancing for these 2 days.

Nothing much left in the fridge. Managed to cook some fishball & egg porridge (sounds weird) to fill up my stomach.


The porridge was too watery and a little undercooked. Had to put it back into the pot to cook a little longer.

Blue Sunday

Feeling a little unhappy today so I decided to do 2 things:

1. Retail Therapy

Bought 2 trench coats and a cardigan from Mango. Hmmm, I have no idea when I will have the chance to wear the trench coats. Maybe when I go for holidays in Dec? Haha. Retail therapy is never rational.

2. Cooking

Besides fried rice, I cooked some papaya fish soup for dinner. This time, the colour of the papaya looked more "normal".


After shopping, cooking and drinking, the unhappiness still lingers... Is it due to the rain?...

愛情之所以為愛情

喜歡這首歌是在迷上《敗犬女王》之前。

覺得梁靜茹詮釋得很好，喜歡她換氣時的呼吸聲，有瑕疵才更顯得完美。

聽完心有種糾結的疼痛。

詞：黃婷
曲：周谷淳

買CD 把你的聲音丟在角落
看電影 到結局總是配角的錯
你要的故事 讓你去說
我要的生活 我好好過

寫日記 寫不出是誰的感受
夜空裡 每個人佔有一個星座
你到底懂不懂 我只要一點溫熱的觸碰
你到底懂不懂 有些話 並不是 一定要說

你總說愛情之所以為愛情 是用來揮霍
你總是漫不在乎 當我看著自己的稀薄
你編織的感覺難以捉摸
你比我的夢境還困惑

我看見愛情之所以為愛情 誰都在揮霍
我想的天長地久 也許只是時間的荒謬
我沈迷的感動與你不同
我的了解讓我自由

一場雨 有時候下得不是時候
就像你 說難過不是真的難過
你到底懂不懂 我只要一個安穩的等候
你到底懂不懂 想你想得好像 空氣都停了

你總說愛情之所以為愛情 是用來揮霍
你總是漫不在乎 當我看著自己的稀薄
你編織的感覺難以捉摸
你比我的夢境還困惑

我看見愛情之所以為愛情 誰都在揮霍
我想的天長地久 也許只是時間的荒謬
我沈迷的感動與你不同
我的了解讓我自由

你總說愛情之所以為愛情 是用來揮霍
你總是漫不在乎 當我看著自己的稀薄
你編織的感覺難以捉摸
你比我的夢境還困惑

我看見愛情之所以為愛情 誰都在揮霍
我想的天長地久 也許只是時間的荒謬
我沈迷的感動與你不同
我的了解讓我自由

我沈迷的感動與你不同
我的了解讓我自由

Singa

Saw this at the Singapore Tourist Centre when I was making my way to Orchard Ion last Friday. Couldn't resist taking a photo of it...


I hope Singa can breathe... and be H1N1 free!

Lunch & Dinner

I hope we will soon not be discouraged to lunch together. Here's my lunch for today (finally learnt to use the microwave).


Decided to have something "simple" though not very healthy for dinner...

A Not So Healthy Meal

I was craving for instant noodles last night, just before I went to sleep.

So tonight, I decided to satisfy my taste bud. The cool weather also made me feel like eating something steaming hot.

Upon reaching home, I quickly searched the fridge for ingredients that can be addded to the instant noodles. I managed to find some minced pork, spring onion, eggs and 奶白. Cooked the noodles using my favourite Japanese soup base. Yum yum!


I think I am quite a good cook. Hahaha!

Following the email to discourage staff from the same department from lunching together, I think I should seriously consider bringing lunch to the office. Maybe I should cook more at night or wake up earlier to prepare food. Let's see how things go. :)

香港行之舊式茶樓

我喜欢现代化，所以对旧的东西向来没什么感觉。我不否认，我的喜新厌旧或许是一种偏执。

不过，我却对香港的旧式茶楼颇感兴趣。这一趟到香江，我们尽量找些老旧的餐室用餐，感染一下怀旧的气息。在港的第一餐，我们就到位于饭店不远的美都餐室吃午餐。我们绕了好一会儿才找到地方。


二楼正在装修，所以我们得到三楼去。找了位子，餐室的老板和伙计不太理会我们。无所谓，我们继续研究密密麻麻的食物名称。决定好后，女侍应生走过来把我们点的食物记下。九年后的香港，普通话真是普及多了。这对不会讲广东话的我来说，实在是一种便利。

餐室的怀旧气氛浓厚，感觉非常香港！从窗外望出去，星期六的街道并没有想象中拥挤。

这一刻，时间仿佛静止，停格在六零年代。


玻璃瓶装的可乐，好令人怀念！喝起来格外解渴。


这是餐室的招牌菜——排骨炬饭。四十年来地位屹立不到，的确有它的原因！


忍不住还是点了餐蛋通心粉。平淡无奇，却非常地道。


第二天早上，我们又到一家旧式茶楼喝早茶。


感觉有点像红星，点心都是推出来的。这一次，广东话不及格的我只好闭嘴。YQ 的广东话也不太灵光，最后我们只点了铁三角——虾饺、烧卖、叉烧包，还有叉烧肠粉。


我们坐在茶楼里边看《苹果日报》，边享受这种时光倒流三十年的感觉！

来到香港这样一个现代都市，却又希望感染怀旧气息，这的确有些吊诡。

Time to Detox!

After countless meals of 大魚大肉, I decided to have some home-cooked food for lunch today.

Cooking is therapeutic, cooking a new dish is even more so! I felt great after lunch. It's the most detoxifying meal we have had for a long long time!

Papaya Fish Soup

Now, it's time to continue with my challenge for the weekend - detox my wardrobe! Perhaps time to start planning for dinner too? :p

I LOVE Holidays!

We're at the airport now. As usual, we had breakfast at Toastbox. I realised that this has become a "SOP".

I'm quite disappointed that most of the duty free shops are closed. Can't do much shopping but I guess I will have no lack of chance to do so in the next few days.

Expectation for this trip is very low as we are really ill-prepared - no itinerary has been planned YET. Maybe we can do so on the plane but I think more likely than not, I will be ZZZzzzzing as I only managed to sleep for 2 hours. Had to do last minute packing for the first time.

It feels good to be on leave, though this is probably not a very good time to do so. We had to do a conference call till 7.30 pm last night so I guess there will be tonnes of work waiting for me...

Ok, shall look on the bright side. I must treasure this 5 days and make the fullest use of time!

Weekend No Enough

This weekend was a fruitful one.

On Saturday, I finally completed my first 15 km run! Woke up at 6 am, lazed around till 6.45 am before I decided to step out of the house. The run down Orchard Road, SMU, Clarke Quay was pretty good as the weather was quite ok. The thick clouds did help to filter off some of the sun. Great.

Then in the late morning, I went to Chinatown to do some toiletries shopping. I was very happy to find our TV finally in working condition when I came back. Yeah!!! One week without TV was a torture for a TV addict like me. Glad that my life is back to normal again.

Met up with MQ for tea at Royal Copenhagen. It was an intellectually stimulating session. I learnt a lot from her. She shared her corporate experience with me and gave me some advice on how to survive. It set me thinking. Perhaps, I have been too idealistic and have been living in my own fairy tale all along. Ha, she said she bring some Mister Donuts back from Taipei for me. So sweet of her!

After the tea session, I went to meet YQ and Ban for dinner at Citylink. We tried the Xin Wang Taiwan Cafe. Not bad. The guys went to the Book Fair at Suntec while I went shopping. At about 9 pm, I met up with YQ again and we went to visit ZW at his studio.

We had a long long chat till past 11 pm. It's been a while since we last saw him. The last few times were just "hi-bye" sessions. Our dear friend has changed a lot. Guess fatherhood and the career switch have both made him a different person. I miss those days where we would text each other to complain about the education system; the days where he would drop by after marking at SEAB and the get-togethers during school holidays...

He drove us home and we stopped by Happy Valley for a quick supper before we parted. I wonder when is the next time we will chat again...

Holiday Mood

I have no mood to go to work tomorrow.

Firstly, it's a Monday. I usually dread going to the office on Mondays.

Secondly, it's the first day of the June holidays. I MISS the school holidays A LOT!

Thirdly, there is a big heap of "rubbish" awaiting me to clear before I go on a short break from work. Sian!

Last but not least, it's GSS now! I want to go shopping!

I hope the next 5 days will pass quickly. But after that, there is nothing to look forward to ...

能不能给我一首歌的时间

没有电视的日子真难熬，只好开电脑，“听”Youtube。

最近YQ迷上两首歌，所以书房里老是萦绕着江蕙的歌声，不是唱着《家后》，就是《落雨声》。有点“台”，但是我喜欢。在这样的气氛中，容易幻想自己身在台北，不知道Mark和R现在是否正喝着春水堂的珍珠奶茶，或是吃着渡小月的虾卷？

转眼五月就要过去了，这是我最喜欢的月份之一。时间是谁也抓不牢的，不管有多喜欢，终究无法紧握在手里。这或许是这个不公平的世界里唯一公平的事……

那天和XY吃饭，才意识到身边的好友，随便屈指一数，都是十几二十年的交情。哇，原来我的人生有超过一半的时间是和你们一起走过的。虽然不一定全程参与，但至少在人生的某个阶段，我们曾经一起精彩，更重要的是，我们还维系着这难得的友情。我想这叫幸运，更是幸福。

早前，Mark送了我们Hello Kitty吊饰，感谢我们这九年来对他不离不弃，我差点笑翻，从椅子上跌下来……

上周突然记起，那群第一次爬山结识的朋友，然后一起在Kilimanjaro生死与共的患难之交，转眼相识已十载。按捺不住发了简讯给他们……

还有传薪阁的那些好友，眨一眨眼，十五年就这样过去了……

当然，还有木麻黄下十九年来不断包容我的姐妹（和一个兄弟），因为有你们，我的人生才有色彩……

常想我的葬礼会是怎样的……若你们都能来陪我走完最后一程，我肯定会很开心，很开心！

Tea Break

The weather this afternoon was too hot for comfort. We decided to hide in some shopping malls and as usual, we went to our favourite Ngee Ann City. There's a sale at Kinokuniya so what more do I need to say?

Affter our shopping spree, we went to Royal Copenhagen to have some tea & coffee. Luckily the queue was quite short.

I gave the cakes a miss as I am on vegetarian diet today. Will come back for them on another day. :)

End of My World

The lights went off... I was "trapped" in total darkness in the bathroom...

S**T! Power failure? I don't think so. The lights along the corridor was still lit.

After some investigation, we found the source of the power trip...

I HATE to conclude that the root of the problem is my beloved TV!

My world crashed... My TV can no longer be turned on... I am devastated!!!

For a long long time, my world has not been so silent... What am I going to do for the next don't know how many days?

"Summer-Cleaning" - In Progress

How many weekends do I need to "burn" in order to clean:

1. Study
2. Living Room
3. Kitchen & Toilet
4. Master Bedroom
5. Empty Room

Isn't our house supposed to be tiny? ...

I really regret some of our purchases...

I wish I can just close my eyes and dump everything...

Alternatively, I wish I have a magic wand. When I wave it, everything that is lying around will find its way "home"...

Gluttony is a Sin

Managed to cook a simple dinner - fried rice. Used only 3 types of ingredients, namely rice, eggs and cabbage. No meat as we badly need to detox! We have been eating too much meat and seafood lately and I am beginning to worry about our cholesterol level. We are no longer that young so we better start watching our diet.

Ha, so much about diet control. We gave in to our sweet tooth and this is what we had for dessert. This is going to stay at the top of my favourite dessert list for a long long time. Even YQ says it's heaven!


Now, I am considering giving in to another temptation. It has been lying in our fridge since Friday...


It's an excellent substitute for Munich Dark!

How to go on a diet like that???