It Could Have Been Anyone

By Carole King

Funny how i feel more myself with you
than anybody else that i ever knew
i hear it in your voice, see it in your face
you've become the memory i can't erase


You could have been anyone at all
a stranger falling out of the blue
i'm so glad it was you

It wasn't in the plan, not that i could see
suddenly a miracle came to me
safe within your arms i can say what's true


nothing in the world i would keep from you

You could have been anyone at all
an old friend falling out of the blue
i'm so glad it was you

Words can hurt you if you let them
people say them and forget them


words can promise
words can lie
but your words make me feel like i can fly

You could have been anyone at all
a net that catches me when i fall
i'm so glad it was you
You could have been anyone at all


an old friend calling out of the blue
i'm so glad it was you
Anyone at all
you could have been anyone at all
anyone at all
i'm so glad it was you

夏宇 小孩(一)

他們都不說話
在旋轉救火車上
充滿遠方的心事

我突然願意 此刻
他們都死去
不要長大
長成一模一樣的郵票

於是在模糊的夜裡
有就將他們用力斯開
就有著毛毛的邊
就全呈鋸尺狀的

杜樂麗花園的陽光

早晨天空蔚藍澄澈,綠草坪依然清秀,橢圓形的大噴水池和綠色躺椅,顏色搭配的剛好。
正是令人期待的杜樂麗花園景。
沒有蔡明亮的長鏡頭把全景入鏡,於是我安分地享受冬天冷空氣中的暖暖陽光。

我愛冬天的暖陽。
慵懶的,悠閒的,以旁觀角度,享受短暫的杜樂麗花園,
帶著幼兒散步的媽咪，小學生的校外教學，以及在週四上午有時間慢跑的幸福人兒，巴黎人是幸福的。

找片廣闊空間，有大道，有花園，有協和廣場的高聳紀念碑，有後面祖先留下羅浮宮的宏偉建築群，享受暖陽和冷空氣，是多麼容易，巴黎人真是幸福。

睜開眼，我置身在電影中一派寂冷和協調的風景。
這趟巴黎之旅我幸運地在冬天抓住三天的陽光。

儘管才剛離開，已經開始懷念。

Nice Is Not Nice

久聞尼斯迷人浪漫的景致
沒想到生平初體驗竟是如此

事件一
一位外表還算帥氣又一付十分樂天和氣的年輕計程車司機
開車偷偷不打表,還一直想跟我哈拉介紹景點
無奈我太睏沒心情理他,卻也沒發現自己正逐漸掉入獅子大口中
下車時跟我要了90歐...90歐!!
才20分鐘短短路程,是去程的2.5倍價格,我真的很想扁人
遇到這麼惡劣,要價如此誇張的司機還是第一次
想理論對方裝死聽不懂英文,我也沒轍


事件二
在尼斯火車站想寄存行李,暨不能投鈔票又沒有換零錢的機器
一個工作人員說要幫我看行李,道謝後我便默默出發找尋可換零錢的地方
回來的時候他人早已不見蹤影...
好險行李還在,重要物品也是隨身帶
深深感到當地人真不值得信賴

事件三
出發找人換零錢,於是來到賣咖啡的攤販
漂亮金髮妹妹含笑動人地問我要點什麼
我一問可否換零錢,她就擺個超賽臉,
簡短說聲NO,然後再也不理人了
書店的情況也是這樣
令人不禁感嘆美國人的服務業真是好多了
日本和台灣的也大大勝出

這些事情發生在到達Nice短短一小時之內
實在令人對這個城市沒好感
事後聽另一位美國籍的法國移民朋友心得
(她為了換零買東西結果對方居然直接故意不找)
據說每年湧入百萬觀光客的Nice,真是出名的不nice

旅行的意義

『每個人心理都有一段秘密的旅程，渴望一個值得等候的伴侶去一個沒有憂愁、不再寂寞的地方。』－《帶我去遠方》


然而, 等候的伴侶在生命中終於出現的時候, 他並不一定願意和你去遠方。
雖然人不應該常抱怨, 但有時仍禁不起懷疑自我的價值。

那麼就,帶自己去遠方吧。

Footstep

2007

07/1/1-1/3 Cambodia
07/2/16-3/2 India
07/5/03 Arrive LA
07/5/04 Brea Mall
07/5/19 USC+ Santa Monica
07/5/27 Hollywood, watch"the Wicked"
07/6/02 Newport beach + Fashion island
07/6/10 Getti Museum
07/6/16 UCLA
07/6/17 Universal Studio
07/6/30 San Diego
07/7/15 Mexico
07/7/22 Pasadena
07/7/27 San Francisco
07/7/29 Yosemite
07/7/30 Lake Tahoe
07/7/31 Reno
07/9/1 Palm Spring
07/9/8 Redondo beach
07/10/26-28 Diego with Jade &　Wendy
07/11/2-11/10 New York
07/12/20 Staples center, NBA-Lakers game
07/12/30 Ohio

2008
08/11/21 Girls' Vegas trip

2009
09/05/27 Yellow stone national park
09/06/2-4 Vegas, Licensing Expo
09/07/21-26 San Diego Comic con
09/09/5 小巨溜冰

大江大海1949 _龍應台

從前讀龍應台的書，還只是個青澀，對著人生抱著滿懷夢想，
對國家社會的真相腦袋中大片留白的學生。

四年後，從學校白色的高塔走出，輾轉旅居過大陸美國又回到台灣，
此刻讀這本大江大海，已是截然不同的心境。

08年十一月15號南加州一場山林大火，距離外祖父母居住的房子只有一哩之遠，
一群人驚慌馬亂撤到阿姨家。我滿懷著撤離時人不在家中的愧疚之意安撫外婆，
她只淡淡地說，逃難的經驗她們可多了，只不過已經很久沒逃。

很平常的某日，爺爺從村裡下山躲避不及被國民黨抓兵，重此和父母天人永訣。
逃兵時時有，抓到著下場就是被打死吊在電線網上示眾。

外婆，從早年學校裡只能學日文，日本人想跟她們學中文,
她們就騙日本人"臉"中文叫做"屁股"，
後來日本人走了,俄國人又來
女孩子們常常半夜被叫醒
跳牆逃家躲在草叢中堆中躲避好色俄國人。
她原本以為嫁給軍人有傳令兵,從此不用苦惱家事，戰爭爆發後卻失去丈夫的音訊
只好一路從東北沿線南難，帶著一家老小分糧票擠火車，經過一個又一個城市，
在火車上碰巧看見對座軍人的胸章十分熟悉
打探之下才發現是同部隊的,因此找到外公駐紮的軍隊。
然而情勢不斷惡化,只好再逃,逃到上海逃到港口，船就要開了
猶豫思忖著要回東北還是要在夫婿下落不明時搭船前往台灣。

這時候的外公不知道軍隊已下令撤離，仍困在徐蚌會戰沒日沒夜的打，
打到全軍被俘，打到趁亂脫逃一路逃回湖南老家，
途中飢腸轆轆幾天幾夜沒食物，負傷又被惡狗追，
什麼叫做窮途末路，我想我們是很難體會的。
好不容易回到老家發現大哥已投向共產黨，妻女音訊全無，
終於偷偷跟小妹借錢再一路往南逃，最後在沿海看到徵軍啟示來到台灣。

在眷村那顆榕樹下，他們是怎麼的不期而遇。
在開放改革探親後，外公在廟裡還願是怎麼樣的心情。
在離開故鄉六十幾年後認出白髮蒼蒼的遠親表姐，
外婆心裡的感慨，不是茶餘飯後聽故事的我們可以體會。
偶爾興起想跟我們講個軍隊遠行故事的外公，
總是被外婆大聲斥喝”別老講那些事了，誰還有興趣聽。”　

我是有興趣的。
當旁人驚訝嘆到六十幾歲的老人家怎麼會想移民美國，我想我是懂得的。
他們心中的家鄉早在戰亂中永不復返，永遠僅存在兒時的回憶。
儘管八二三砲火損傷了一輩子的聽力，儘管經歷長年離家的軍事防守，
在政客炒作下，在被外來政權欺壓不平的本地人眼裡，他們永遠不屬於這塊土地。
於是，無處為家，亦處處是家。哪可安居樂業哪就是家。

那個大時代的故事太多，多到根本來不及被記載流傳。
隨興說段小插曲，都可以讓洛杉磯長大表姐的美國老師大為震撼。
逃到異地的有一腹訴不盡的離鄉之苦，留下來的整鬥動盪被欺壓的苦難也沒少過。
無論是本省人，外省人，大陸人或移居海外的僑民，
哪個家庭的老一代沒有一個驚心動魄的故事。

如果沒有成為軍眷，外婆會不會被困在長春圍城?
如果沒有被抓走，爺爺是否早已死在貧困醫療匱乏的鄉下?
太多太多的如果，造就了完全不同的故事。

國家，正義，革命，解放，扶弱濟貧，
戰爭不過是一個又一個冠上衛道之名卻永不停止上演的暴行。

龍應台的這本大江大海，確實站在單純以人，
以那些在大時代受盡苦難不分國和背景的人們的角度，拼湊出1949的歷史拼圖。

La Chinafrique 中國的非洲經濟版圖

最近翻了弟弟前一陣子買的幾本書
恰好都是圍繞著國際外交布局,國家發展等主題
芬蘭精艷
312號公路
以及這本La Chinafrique

其中兩本關於中國大陸的書都是由西方記者(英法)觀點出發
觀察現像探討中國崛起後的經濟外交發展,以及國內問題
書中的確點到許多值得中國大陸反省的問題癥結
但也不難看出作者們故做中立卻隱藏不了
對東方勢力崛起的偏見
(不過還是蠻推薦312號公路)
批判過程中對"民主國家"和中國大陸使用的雙重標準表露無疑

在"黑暗大布局"(La Chinafrique)一書中尤為明顯
作者花了一大篇幅說明中國對非洲輸出武器輸出的情況
中國製武器現在漫佈非洲大陸
並在戰爭中造成許多死傷
討論這個情況的本身無可厚非
但作者用來強調事態嚴重性
而提出的佐證也未免可笑:

作者提到"早在1993年歐洲安全合作組織(OSCE)約定中,美國,歐洲,加拿大,俄國等國早已至力避免所有可能被用來侵犯或消滅人權與基本自由的武器運輸,而中國卻blablablah..."
事實上美國軍售數量世界第一,這兩天新聞正巧剛報導

中廣 更新日期:"2009/09/07 10:41"
去年全球武器交易中，美國所佔比重超過三分之二。
紐約時報引述美國國會的一項研究報導，去年，全球武器交易中，美國出口佔了百分之68.4，儘管經濟不景氣，全球軍售創了三年新低，美國軍售卻比前一年增加了將近五成。令大家跌破眼鏡的是，義大利是僅次於美國，全球第二大武器出口國，出口金額大概只有美國的十五分之一，俄羅斯排名第三。

不但如此,試問美國的武器輸出,
難道都是賣給有志之士幫助弱小伸張正義嗎?
光是每年逼迫台灣政府浪費納稅人錢
以鉅額買一堆破頭爛鐵彌補貿易逆差就已經很令人不齒
(為何美國媒體今年特別關心馬政府救災不力呢?
先撇開台灣政府救災效率不談,
台灣每年都有颱風,災情嚴重的也不少,還有過大地震,
美國何時這麼關心了? 因為現在軍購案不過當然要藉機修理囉)

網路上隨便也能找到美國武器輸出的對像資料--

Reference:　http://www.newamerica.net/publications/policy/u_s_weapons_war_2008
More than half (13) of the top 25 U.S. arms recipients in the developing world during 2006/07 were either undemocratic governments or regimes that engaged in major human rights abuses.

The United States is the world's top arms-supplying nation, having entered into over $32 billion in Foreign Military Sales (FMS) agreements in 2007-a nearly three-fold increase over 2005.

書看到一半
實在讓人覺得這些作者未免過於低估讀者的判斷力
以記者身分花一年時間考察寫出來的作品內容
隨便引經據典,為了批評某特定對象,
黑的都可以說成白的

無非零八年奧運前美國媒體幾乎是一面倒的在批評大陸
所謂的民主國家新聞的客觀自由,都不過是說的好聽的口號

定法國火車票

使用法國內陸火車系統時
http://www.tgv-europe.com/en/home/

法國的火車真愛打折
打折票和原價差好多

Keep Walking

"Our spring was wonderful.
But the summer is over.

For a long time.
And we missed the autumn.
Now suddenly, it is cold, so cold that everything freezes.

My heart stopped. Our love fell asleep, it was surprised by the snow.
But those who are sleeping in the snow, do not notice death.

Keep well. "

Six months have come and passed.
And we didn't seize the chance.

How Teenagers Consume Media: the report that shook the City

http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2009/jul/13/teenage-media-habits-morgan-stanley

This is the full copy of the research note written by Matthew Robson (aged 15 years and seven months), an intern at Morgan Stanley, which caused a stir after it was published by the bank.


guardian.co.uk, Monday 13 July 2009 10.23 BST Article history


Radio

Most teenagers nowadays are not regular listeners to radio. They may occasionally tune in, but they do not try to listen to a program specifically. The main reason teenagers listen to the radio is for music, but now with online sites streaming music for free they do not bother, as services such as last.fm do this advert free, and users can choose the songs they want instead of listening to what the radio presenter/DJ chooses.



Television

Most teenagers watch television, but usually there are points in the year where they watch more than average. This is due to programs coming on in seasons, so they will watch a particular show at a certain time for a number of weeks (as long as it lasts) but then they may watch no television for weeks after the program has ended.


Teenage boys (generally) watch more TV when it is the football season, often watching two games and related shows a week (totalling about 5 hours of viewing). A portion of teenagers watches programs that are regular (such as soap operas) at least five times a week for half an hour or so but this portion is shrinking, as it is hard to find the time each day.


Teenagers are also watching less television because of services such as BBC iPlayer, which allows them to watch shows when they want. Whilst watching TV, adverts come on quite regularly (18 minutes of every hour) and teenagers do not want to watch these, so they switch to another channel, or do something else whilst the adverts run.


The majority of teenagers I speak to have Virgin Media as their provider, citing lower costs but similar content of Sky. A fraction of teenagers have Freeview but these people are light users of TV (they watch about 1 ½ hours per week) so they do not require the hundreds of channels that other providers offer.



Newspapers

No teenager that I know of regularly reads a newspaper, as most do not have the time and cannot be bothered to read pages and pages of text while they could watch the news summarised on the internet or on TV.


The only newspapers that are read are tabloids and freesheets (Metro, London Lite…) mainly because of cost; teenagers are very reluctant to pay for a newspaper (hence the popularity of freesheets such as the Metro). Over the last few weeks, the Sun has decreased in cost to 20p, so I have seen more and more copies read by teenagers. Another reason why mainly tabloids are read is that their compact size allows them to be read easily, on a bus or train. This is especially true for The Metro, as it is distributed on buses and trains.



Gaming

Whilst the stereotypical view of gamers is teenage boys, the emergence of the Wii onto the market has created a plethora of girl gamers and younger (6+) gamers. The most common console is the Wii, then the Xbox 360 followed by the PS3. Most teenagers with a games console tend to game not in short bursts, but in long stints (upwards of an hour).


As consoles are now able to connect to the internet, voice chat is possible between users, which has had an impact on phone usage; one can speak for free over the console and so a teenager would be unwilling to pay to use a phone.


PC gaming has little or no place in the teenage market. This may be because usually games are released across all platforms, and whilst one can be sure a game will play on a console PC games require expensive set ups to ensure a game will play smoothly. In addition, PC games are relatively easy to pirate and download for free, so many teenagers would do this rather than buy a game. In contrast, it is near impossible to obtain a console game for free.



Internet

Every teenager has some access to the internet, be it at school or home. Home use is mainly used for fun (such as social

networking) whilst school (or library) use is for work. Most teenagers are heavily active on a combination of social networking sites. Facebook is the most common, with nearly everyone with an internet connection registered and visiting >4 times a week. Facebook is popular as one can interact with friends on a wide scale. On the other hand, teenagers do not use twitter. Most have signed up to the service, but then just leave it as they realise that they are not going to update it (mostly because texting twitter uses up credit, and they would rather text friends with that credit). In addition, they realise that no one is viewing their profile, so their 'tweets' are pointless.


Outside of social networking, the internet is used primarily as a source of information for a variety of topics. For searching the web, Google is the dominant figure, simply because it is well known and easy to use. Some teenagers make purchases on the internet (on sites like eBay) but this is only used by a small percentage, as a credit card is required and most teenagers do not have credit cards. Many teenagers use YouTube to watch videos (usually anime which cannot be watched anywhere else) and some use it as a music player by having a video with the music they want to listen to playing in the background.



Directories

Teenagers never use real directories (hard copy catalogues such as yellow pages). This is because real directories contain listings for builders and florists, which are services that teenagers do not require. They also do not use services such as 118 118 because it is quite expensive and they can get the information for free on the internet, simply by typing it into Google.



Viral/Outdoor Marketing

Most teenagers enjoy and support viral marketing, as often it creates humorous and interesting content. Teenagers see adverts on websites (pop ups, banner ads) as extremely annoying and pointless, as they have never paid any attention to them and they are portrayed in such a negative light that no one follows them.


Outdoor advertising usually does not trigger a reaction in teenagers, but sometimes they will oppose it (the Benetton baby adverts). Most teenagers ignore conventional outside advertising (billboards etc) because they have seen outside adverts since they first stepped outside and usually it is not targeted at them (unless it's for a film). However, campaigns such as the GTA: IV characters painted on the side of buildings generate interest because they are different and cause people to stop and think about the advert, maybe leading to further research.



Music

Teenagers listen to a lot of music, mostly whilst doing something else (like travelling or using a computer). This makes it hard to get an idea of the proportion of their time that is spent listening to music.


They are very reluctant to pay for it (most never having bought a CD) and a large majority (8/10) downloading it illegally from file sharing sites. Legal ways to get free music that teenagers use are to listen to the radio, watch music TV channels (not very popular, as these usually play music at certain times, which is not always when teenagers are watching) and use music streaming websites (as I mentioned previously).


Almost all teenagers like to have a 'hard copy' of the song (a file of the song that they can keep on their computer and use at will) so that they can transfer it to portable music players and share it with friends.


How teenagers play their music while on the go varies, and usually dependent on wealth –with teenagers from higher income families using iPods and those from lower income families using mobile phones. Some teenagers use both to listen to music, and there are always exceptions to the rule.


A number of people use the music service iTunes (usually in conjunction with iPods) to acquire their music (legally) but again this is unpopular with many teenagers because of the 'high price' (79p per song). Some teenagers use a combination of sources to obtain music, because sometimes the sound quality is better on streaming sites but they cannot use these sites whilst offline, so they would download a song then listen to it on music streaming sites (separate from the file).



Cinema

Teenagers visit the cinema quite often, regardless of what is on. Usually they will target a film first, and set out to see that, but sometimes they will just go and choose when they get there. This is because going to the cinema is not usually about the film, but the experience –and getting together with friends. Teenagers visit the cinema more often when they are in the lower end of teendom (13 and 14) but as they approach 15 they go to the cinema a lot less. This is due to the pricing; at 15 they have to pay the adult price, which is often double the child price. Also, it is possible to buy a pirated DVD of the film at the time of release, and these cost much less than a cinema ticket so teenagers often choose this instead of going to the cinema. Some teenagers choose to download the films off the internet, but this is not favourable as the films are usually bad quality, have to be watched on a small computer screen and there is a chance that they will be malicious files and install a virus.



Devices


Mobile Phones

99% of teenagers have a mobile phone and most are quite capable phones. The general view is that Sony Ericsson phones are superior, due to their long list of features, built in walkman capability and value (£100 will buy a mid-high range model). Teenagers due to the risk of it getting lost do not own mobile phones over the £200 mark. As a rule, teenagers have phones on pay as you go. This is because they cannot afford the monthly payments, and cannot commit to an 18-month contract. Usually, teenagers only use their phone for texting, calling.

Features such as video messaging or video calling are not used –because they are expensive, (you can get four regular texts for the price of one video message). Services such as instant messaging are used, but not by everyone. It usually depends whether the phone is Wi-Fi compatible, because otherwise it is very expensive to get internet off the phone network. As most teenagers' phones have Bluetooth support, and Bluetooth is free, they utilise this feature often. It is used to send songs and videos (even though it is illegal) and is another way teenagers gain songs for free. Teenagers never use the ringtone and picture selling services, which gained popularity in the early 00s. This is because of the negative press that these services have attracted (where the charge £20 a week with no easy way to cancel the service) and the fact that they can get pictures and music on a computer –then transfer it to their phones at no cost. Mobile email is not used as teenagers have no need; they do not need to be connected to their inbox all the time as they don't receive important emails. Teenagers do not use the internet features on their mobiles as it costs too much, and generally, if they waited an hour they could use their home internet and they are willing to wait as they don't usually have anything urgent to do.


Teenagers do not upgrade their phone very often, with most upgrading every two years. They usually upgrade on their birthday when their parents will buy them a new phone, as they do not normally have enough money to do it themselves.



Televisions

Most teenagers own a TV, with more and more upgrading to HD ready flat screens. However, many are not utilising this HD functionality, as HD channels are expensive extras which many families cannot justify the added expenditure. Many of them don't want to sign up to HD broadcasting services, as adverts are shown on standard definition broadcasts, so they can't see the difference. Most people have Virgin Media as a TV provider. Some have Sky and some have Freeview but very few only have the first five channels (BBC One, BBC Two, ITV, Channel Four and Channel Five).



Computers

Every teenager has access to a basic computer with internet, but most teenagers computers are systems capable of only everyday tasks. Nearly all teenagers' computers have Microsoft office installed, as it allows them to do school work at home. Most (9/10) computers owned by teenagers are PCs, because they are much cheaper than Macs and school computers run Windows, so if a Mac is used at home compatibility issues arise.



Games Consoles

Close to a third of teenagers have a new (<2 ½ years old) games console, 50% having a Wii, 40% with an Xbox 360 and 10% with a PS3. The PS3 has such a low figure because of its high price (£300) and similar features and games to an Xbox 360, which costs less (£160). The Wii's dominance is due to younger brothers and sisters, they have a Wii and parents are not willing to pay for another console.

台灣50年來最慘重的水災---國土之殤

商業週刊
撰文者：張毅君

http://www.businessweekly.com.tw/webarticle.php?id=37549&p=1

你可能會不理解，老天爺為什麼總是要五毛給一塊？

四十八小時前，石門水庫一道道乾涸造成大地的裂痕，像是餵不飽的孩子，一張張開口渴望的嘴。

四十八小時後，全台灣泡在水裡，水流像是無數雙強勁的手，一一撕裂大地上任何一樣東西，滾滾泥水，斷橋、垮樓、崩路、活埋。水是輕柔，下手卻重。

老天爺開了一場玩笑，我們二千三百萬人卻笑不出來。這是一場共同承擔的劫難，我們誰都逃離不了。

三十年前，水產養殖是讓我們驕傲的，日本消費者盤中的鰻魚丼、石斑魚湯，來自養殖戶年年「進貢」，我們換到了鈔票，他們得到了美味。在大量抽取地下水之後，我們的鈔票換來鬆散的土質、年年下降的地層。

盧山溫泉、知本溫泉，不也是另一種驕傲？為了更靠近山、更親近水，讓來自都市的人重拾兒時回憶、重新認識山水，我們在河岸築起了度假飯店，我們在山坡鬆軟的地質上，硬是多擠出一、二公尺的地來蓋民宿。

一場大水，我們二、三十年來跟大地爭來的，一次都還給它了。

一代代傳下來的老智慧：夫唯不爭，天下莫能與之爭。但對於人多地少、在台灣土生土長的人來說，怎麼能接受這樣的觀念？

當然要爭！我們把大地的資源當成最廉價的生財器具，濫墾、抽取地下水、填海爭地、砍樹填地，創造經濟奇蹟，讓每一個人的生活過得更好。因為小，我們更要大，要台灣第一，養魚、養蝦、養花、種檳榔、種水果，都要第一。

我們抱怨洪水來得太急，自問一下，我們不也急著把免費的大地資源廉價加工後販售出去？

我們都一直要求速度，那是台灣的本事，要的是讓子孫豐衣足食，我們不理會大地的呻吟。百年台灣，耗盡了千年資源。

大地就像一個人，哪邊有傷口，哪邊就最脆弱。這回，台灣的傷口太深了，水流一刀刀把台灣的土地切割，而這些傷口，這一塊土地的人都有責任。

土石流什麼時候才會停？學者的提醒：等山坡地都沖成平地，就會停了！

這是我們要的答案嗎？如果不是，如果希望子孫下一代，不再為了洪流的生離死別而哭泣，我們能不能靜下心來，聽聽大地的聲音。

大地「委屈」了二、三十年，非得要它用激烈的手段抗議，才能喚醒我們？我們只會一直問：我們要什麼。問一問大地要什麼？它要的是喘一口氣、留一點生生不息的空間；而不要趕盡殺絕，用到一滴不剩。

如果還有下一個三十年、下一個五十年，颱風還是年年報到，風雨還是如期光顧，我們準備用什麼樣的心情來面對？日夜恐懼、逃離家園？還是挺直腰桿，不畏不懼？

這是一個機會，讓我們認清台灣的脆弱。如果就此放慢腳步，想一想，我們要一個全新的台灣，它應該是長什麼樣子。這次的水災，是一次總算帳，過去三十年犯的錯，不會一筆勾消；未來三十年台灣的新面貌，我們卻可以自己決定要什麼、不要什麼。如果與大地相處是我們未來最重要的功課，就要更謙虛聆聽。

莫為死者悲哀，請為生者流淚，留下來的人如果不能參透大自然反撲背後的智慧，往者在天堂還是會望著一張張流淚的臉孔，等著下一場災難降臨。

捨棄的能力

不知道從甚麼時候開始
人變得很保守,很謹慎。

儘管已清楚知道眼前短暫的目標,只是短期的目標罷了
仍因種種顧慮不敢丟棄現階段擁有的雞肋
到最後連具體的顧慮是甚麼都記得不太清楚
茫茫醒來只知道自己還困在原境

不平的時候,為了省事輕易放棄反擊
渴望的時候,用盡理由催眠自己別妄動追尋
抉擇的時候,擔心他人的質疑早一步準備解釋

儘管有份他人眼裡的好差
儘管有個看似積極的目標
已經很久沒機會讀一本好書
和朋友坐下來悠閒地喝喝茶


人在不知不覺中
已經忘記了捨棄的能力

You Fit Into Me

You fit into me
like a hook into an eye
a fish hook
an open eye


by Margaret Atwood

He Doesn't Miss You Too Much

"The job is so great, how can you leave it for him?"
"He misses her too much so he decides to move for her.."
"If I were you, if I were you..."
"Aprrently, you don't miss me that much."

Other poeple's stories are always romantic...
Please stay focus. Stay focus on ours, if the story is going to be continued.
What an if.

"Our relationship is great. There is always a hope, a expectation, then it's getting closer; there's always a dream, a reunion, then it's passing by, then a goodbye. Dinally it's the cloud outside the window during the flight."

Feel tired and the tears dry.

暖化災難 印度湖上皇宮飯店變泥宮

真是則令人難過的新聞
這座湖上宮殿在07二月時去過
當時景致仍十分宜人...


自由時報 更新日期:2009/07/16 04:09

曾是○○七電影「八爪女」拍攝背景，深受諸如瑪丹娜與妮可基嫚等好萊塢明星喜愛的印度「湖上皇宮」飯店，由於受到一年來最嚴重乾旱的影響，這幢有八十三個房間、外觀為白色大理石的豪華飯店已失去了其引以為傲的湖面，只剩下一片乾涸土地。


位於沙漠地帶拉加斯坦邦烏代浦爾的「湖上皇宮」，矗立在三公尺深的皮秋拉湖中間，過去曾是王室的行宮，充滿浪漫氣氛。不過，現在包圍「湖上皇宮」的不再是蔚藍湖水而是污泥，入住的賓客必須靠四輪馬車接駁至客房，而不再是小船；乾涸湖底則成了兒童的球場。


烏代浦爾居民有四成仰賴觀光業維生，當地居民表示，皮秋拉湖乾涸，部分是因為去年雨量較少，以及居民固定取水飲用所致。在經歷去年底孟買恐怖攻擊及經濟衰退後，當地觀光業又因湖水乾涸受到巨大衝擊。


據印度氣象局估計，今年季風降雨只有長期平均值的四十三％。專家更預測，聖嬰現象可能進一步擾亂全球氣候，澳、亞恐更乾燥。

Taipei

Iñaki曾說過,他覺得台北是個非常美麗的城市。
當時我聽了不以為然,不過是種媚外的心態,
來自Gaudi的故鄉,怎會覺得台北美。


淡水線的捷運經過民權西路,便高高駛於路面上
燈火通明的車箱像條張燈結綵的巨龍,
在入夜後的城市暮色中飛馳穿梭
引擎轟隆隆咆嘯,馬不停蹄地疾駛誠如這城市忙碌的人們
甚麼都來不及留下


基隆河上倒映著路燈點點,大橋切了塊視覺上漂亮的半弧
新光三越遠影隱隱約約,隨即是圓山飯店在夜中的精灼明亮
駛過雜亂無章待改建的民房,人潮熙攘的夜市,呆版劃一的商業大樓
路邊推著攤車的婆婆小販,西裝筆挺上班族和穿著制服的學生
甚麼都有,又髒又亂的城市,令人覺得安心而熟悉,是家鄉的暮色


它持續急駛,會車交錯兩道太明亮的光令人矇了
耳邊響起春光乍洩片尾的Happy Together

人仿佛懂些甚麼了

你才是這世上無與倫比的美麗

你才是這世上無與倫比的美麗
認識後我成了一個很愛哭的人
因為你給我 太多的感動和美

Wandering

深海中靜謐向前
沒有光所以不知道方向
沒有聲音所以時間靜止


其他生物漂浮周圍一吐一徐的動作
太過緩慢以至於


吐出被強力膠框在泡泡裡黏製的意志
更加虛偽 安慰著你有人作伴

Wake up

We will be together, until the day tears us apart.

Revolutionary Road

大學畢業後的四年，積累一些社會工作經驗，
體會小中產階級的消費力和給人打工當小妹的鬱悶。

如果按照30而立的計畫安定下來，
仍有四年時間可以揮霍，可舞弄年輕的調調，嘗試不同的道路，
釐清自己真想要追求甚麼，成為怎樣的人，和選擇生活方式。

問題是，我仍有膽量放手嘗試嗎?
還是已經被不怎麼樣卻還過去的收入，以及假象的安定綁住，
從此落入成人不甘平淡卻無聊的無藥可救的世界裡?

我想我正逐漸踏上這條扼殺自我夢想和創造性的不歸路。
所謂的社會中流砥柱，穩健忍耐，枯燥沒膽，
一步步穩扎穩打走向”曾以為自己是美麗，特別，充滿希望的”，但事實卻不是那樣的境界。

無非April 想如此殘暴的了斷。
藏在Revolutionary Road白色小屋背後遮蓋著一個美麗編織的天大謊言，
完美的家，完美的孩子，完美的生活，典型人們天真的美國夢。
很久沒有一部電影能引發我如此深刻的共鳴，令人背脊發涼末梢神經發顫。

每天工作八個小時，然後惋嘆那一點一滴流逝的青春，那是精華的歲月。
想寫詩，寫歌詞，編劇作曲，我想丟開那些其實可以輕易擊破的世俗遊戲規則。
人還有沒有機會，踏上自己的revolutionary road?