Song of the Day: Flowers in the Window

My 30th solo trip in Perth was so amazing...
And this was the song with me along the trip, when wild flowers were everywhere

Flowers in the Window - Travis
When I first held you I was cold
A melting snowman I was told
But there was no one there to hold
Before I swore that I would be alone forever more
　　
Wow, look at you now
Flowers in the window
It’s such a lovely day
And I’m glad that you feel the same
　　
cos to stand up I’m in the crowd
You are one in a million
And I love you so let’s watch the flowers grow
　　
There is no reason to feel bad
But there are many seasons to feel glad, sad, mad
It’s just a bunch of feelings that we have to hold
But I am here to help you with the load
　　
Wow, look at you now
Flowers in the window
It’s such a lovely day
And I’m glad that you feel the same
cos to stand up I’m in the crowd
You are one in a million
And I love you so let’s watch the flowers grow
　　
So now we’re here and now is fine
So far away from there
And there is time, time, time
To plant new seeds and watch them grow
So there’ll be flowers in the window when we go
　　
Wow, look at you now
Flowers in the window
It’s such a lovely day
And I’m glad that you feel the same
cos to stand up I’m in the crowd
You are one in a million
And I love you so let’s watch the flowers grow
Let’s watch the flowers grow!

Song of the Nite: Mr. Curiosity

Moody song for tonight...

After. 一頁台北

看到這齣戲的簡介,已知這是我杯茶.
起初以為是那種老老土土的愛情小品(當然還因為電影海報拿它來跟海角七號相比),但看過之後非常喜歡(跟海角七號是原全不一樣的).

看著故事發展有點荒謬,一邊暗罵男女主角何以這麼無腦, 但你又暗暗地發現, 戲中的大大小小角色都好可愛, 讓你不忍再罵下去..而是去等待編導要給你一個怎麼樣的驚喜, 然後會心微笑, 再想一想, 那一年的那段日子, 我也是這樣傻...

這齣戲導演最厲害的,是擺明車馬去跟你說談戀愛,不只是男女主角,黑幫大佬、小渾渾、傻更更便利店小伙子、警察,每一個角色背後總有一段愛情故事. 於是,他們都變得好可愛.

還有很Jazz既配樂.讓台北突然浪漫起來...揀啱音樂真係好重要架!
台北既大街小巷,原來可以咁jazz :)

香港,或許就是少了一點內涵,是拍不到這樣的一齣戲...

On Distraction (by Alain de Botton)

On Distraction by Alain de Botton, City Journal Spring 2010

I was really fascinated by him... He just points out so many things we've kept unnoticed...

Song of the Day: Splendor in the Grass

This is another good recommendation from Mr. Ma - Pink Martini
Their songs have a lot of variations, sometimes very colourful, sometimes just black and white, sometimes vivid, sometimes blue...

but i really like their songs, not just lyrics but their amazing arrangements...

This is one of their songs I like.
Especially when you feel stressful, when you are so exhausted but your brain can't turn off, when you feel suffocated, when you think 'what the hell I'm doing here!'...

Have you ever had pictures/video on your mind when you listened to a song? Certainly this is one of these...

Especially dedicate this song for my dearest friend, just stay calm, be brave.
i'm sure tomorrow is a better day. :)

Song of the Day on 28June: 我想你要走了

When I was in Shanghai... blogger is blocked...
I remembered this song was with me all day long

Sometimes I'll only miss my FAMILY just when I am far away...

And suddely find that... it was ages I had a long chat with my grandma
That day, never had I missed home... that much...

我想你要走了 -張懸

我盤旋在寂寞上空
眼看著雲起雨落
情緒就要降落
情緒就要降落

也許在夢的出口
平安擁抱了感動
一瞬間才明白
一瞬間才明白

你要告別了
你把話說好了
你要告別了
你會快樂

也許在夢的出口
平安擁抱了感動
一瞬間才明白
你說要睡得心滿意足的枕頭

你要告別了
故事都說完了
你要告別了
你會快樂
你會快樂
你會...

Song of the Nite: 一絲不掛

nice MV with sand painting
though the song is blue...

陳奕迅 - 一絲不掛
分手時內疚的你一轉臉
為日後不想有甚麼牽連
當我工作睡覺禱告娛樂那麼刻意過好每天
誰料你見鬆綁了又願見面

誰當初想擺脫被圍繞左右
過後誰人被遙控於世界盡頭
勒到呼吸困難才知變扯線木偶
這根線其實說到底 誰拿捏在手

不聚不散 只等你給另一對手擒獲
那時青絲 不會用上餘生來量度
但我拖著軀殼 發現沿途尋找的快樂
仍繫於你肩膊 或是其實在等我捨割
然後斷線風箏會直飛天國

這些年望你緊抱他出現
還憑何擔心再互相糾纏
給我找個伴侶找到留下你的足印也可發展
全為你背影逼我步步向前

如一根絲牽引著拾荒之路
結在喉嚨內痕癢得似有還無
為你安心我在微笑中想吐未吐
只想你和伴侶要好才頑強病好

不聚不散 只等你給另一對手擒獲
以為青絲 不會用上餘生來量度
但我拖著軀殼 發現沿途尋找的快樂
仍繫於你肩膊 或是其實在等我捨割
然後斷線風箏會直飛天國

一直不覺 綑綁我的未可扣緊承諾
滿頭青絲 想到白了仍懶得脫落
被你牽動思覺 最後誰願纏繞到天國
然後撕裂軀殼 欲斷難斷在 不甘心去捨割
難道愛本身可愛在於束縛

無奈你我牽過手 沒繩索

I bought 號外...

becoz of you, 周小姐.


看看為何號外會找你做封面

原來
你很左

抑或
是年輕人那股傻勁
及對烏托邦的期盼

Circle Painting

畫圓圈從來都不是我的強項, 這次還要來婦女中心circle painting??

circle painting顧名思義, 就是畫圓圈畫
是其中一種social art形式
透過畫圓圈畫達到connect(聯繫)-create(創造)-communicate(溝通)的效果

好玩的是,今日是跟幾個婦女一齊進行
而我們也不是每個人都有畫畫天份

而出來的畫,真的好神奇-
出奇的美麗...


原來藝術真的可以令不同背景的人走在一起
或許, community art(社區藝術)真的可以作為一種
減少不同社會階級分歧的一種手段
透過藝術的表現, 不同人對藝術的傳釋
表達感想之餘卻避免直接言語衝突
那可能會減少一點社會的暴戾情緒
只是, 大家都要走出第一步...

tibet... i'm not coming...

why always put me in dilemma??
always several things happening at the same time!!

i missed the 2nd geology field trip to tibet again!!
this august!!

dunno when i can have another chance...

anyways, i should have some fun here, in august...
another kind of experience...
letz wait n see...

你聽到夏天的聲音嗎

我是個在城市長大的孩子
所以
對於一切自然界的東西, 我還是有點疏離.

可對於夏天的蟬鳴, 我從不感到陌生...
而且小時候總會覺得很吵耳, 所以到秋天看到一隻一隻蟬的屍體, 我會好高興
因為睡覺時終於不用被吵醒啦!
(我對動植物的冷漠可是從小開始培養的)

不知道那時候, 連蟬鳴也消失於這個城市
變成冷氣機的聲音, 更吵耳更討厭.

今天在回新居的路上
竟然再聽到...那熟悉的聲音
...不再吵耳, 竟然一份寧靜的感覺

這個城市長大的孩子
用了多於三份一輩子
學會欣賞大自然的聲音


...你聽到夏天的聲音嗎?

Because every country is the best at something

Hey. we don't have to compete with others huh?!?!
Certainly there's something good out of numerous bad things...
and...Hong Kong isn't that worse, afterall...

http://www.informationisbeautiful.net/visualizations/because-every-country-is-the-best-at-something/#

Something about China (1)

如果無必要,不要在國內公眾假期日子返大陸.
上個星期雖然五一, 但仍要出job去廣州及上海
其實我都幾習慣往返國內, 但未試過向大城市, 仲要加埋世博開幕...

不過, 呢個星期既經歷,只可用'忟'來形容...
- 上地鐵永遠唔按指示排隊, d人未出就已經衝入車箱 (其實宜家香港都有d咁既現象);
- 其實佢地對排隊係無concept既, 基本上無指示要排隊既地方買野/食野, 你太有禮貌既話你呢一世都唔駛指意買到/食到;
- 無論地鐵車箱人多定少, 總會有個乘客攬住/挨住支扶手, 你點懾隻手埋去都無反應;
- 如果繁忙時間, 你基本上唔'批掙'係無可能入到地鐵;
- 的士拒載 (後來我醒目左, 上左車先講去邊加埋死都唔落車);
- 如果你要問野(無論係機場/商場/街), 你總係會被refer去某個地方然後不斷重複, 直到你火起去返你第一次問野既地方狂躁症咁樣係咁鬧, 佢先至開始認真思考並發現佢係可以回答你既問題既...

其實, 中國大城市自居可與歐美看齊, 但人民d質素真係令我覺得好厭惡. 最令我唔開心既係, 向呢d城市你要生活, 你必須要某情度常被同化(如'批掙'才入到地鐵), 我真的不想自己變成一個無禮貌既人.

不想被同化, 卻又希望感受一下中國大城市的生活, 同埋有'上大陸賺呢d暴發户既錢'既心態... 我個人真係好矛盾...

下回講下上海d樓... 都係呢個trip幾有感受既一個話題.

A world without planes

Nice.
I hope my imagination could go that far...

BBC News: A world without Planes
http://news.bbc.co.uk/today/hi/today/newsid_8626000/8626927.stm

Build Green

when you just care about how crazy the flats cost in Hong Kong
when sustainable building is still new to Hong Kong folks
perhaps... maybe we have to know how to build green.

Embodied energy is not a new, but it is not in any Hong Kong building and infrastructure projects. I know very little on this as well.

If you have 6 minutes, I encourge you to watch this.
It's worth more than watching the crazy stock markets or celebrity gossips.

There's nothing more important than...

今晚一家人吃飯.
好像好久沒一起吃飯, 只是一個月沒見而已...

沒有什麼比一家人一起
飲飲食食吹吹水說說無聊事或正經事更好

沒什麼比他們更重要