7.5.10

眼睛的翱翔

有一段日子,所买的书好像怎么样都读不下去。这时候,除了那些翻阅了之后脑袋还是空白的时尚杂志,有些书还是能继续拿来翻一翻,也不必细读,就那双精致的感官器官就能满足。与美食有关的书籍,用眼睛感受味蕾上的满足,闻到残留在空间的油蒜米青椒的涩回锅肉的甜... 无形让自己期待有个明朗透彻的厨房俱全的烹调器材和当然不可或缺的别致的餐具器皿。美食,是知识,也是种向往,是看不到的几许努力之后给予自己的交代和成果。

除了眼睛的美味,还有眼睛的翱翔。是最经济实惠的消遣。有关旅游的书籍多不胜收层出不穷,肯花时间慢慢专研,肯定能找到合适自己的品味。我喜欢作者每当所到一个地方,用另一面来呈现它背后的故事,不是某著名咖啡店某时段的特价咖啡,或是某地区某跳蚤市场内的所不能错过的摊位。所以,唯有透彻的体会和深思的笔墨,才能很好的让后者细细嚼品味,无论是多少年以后。

第一次买她的作品,迫不及待看了一个chapter。从最大的城市Capenhagen到小城Odense, 安徒生的出生地及故乡,再到第二大城Arhus... 最后一段尤其最后那一句,最为动人。

“在哥本哈根和乌丹斯散步,是在丹麦旅行最棒的事情。在阳光照拂下懒洋洋的走走逛逛,就算迷了路也是新鲜的惊喜。在每个巷弄里,几乎都有童话人物的身影闪动着。记得,如果想到丹麦,且先把安徒生童话温习一遍,你将不会忽略这个城市最闪闪动人的宝藏。... ... 一个作家能够拥有这样的 ‘千秋万世名’ 足以证明动听的故事比起任何强大的政治,更有统治人心的魅力吧。”

3.5.10

意味

很早已经听说也从陌生变成没有感觉,
就是没有给自己机会好好去尝试感受。
因为每次听起来就好像某家的老阿伯,
在屋檐下呃呃作响藤椅上在昏黄灯下,
重复说着他的故事,
不属于孩子的。
意味着,那是一碗遥远的过桥面线。
却完全没有认为,
这可能也意味着,
那是一个对自己生命期许的转折点。

松弛身心后的一呼一吸,

感受微风拍向背部,再到颈椎、头额,
那份惊喜让你无言。
种种化学反应,
意味着,那将会是一份持久的坚持。

30.4.10

Guanrantee

车子的冷气修好不到三个月,又开始有不太对劲,声音让我驾着这辆比mini cooper 还mini 的车子在高速公路上“奔驰”是真的怕怕。先搞清楚,话说 “奔” 和 “驰”,是与步行来做比较,不是其他任何车辆。

打电话给阿贵: 有没有guarantee,因为才修好。

那个诚恳的阿贵说:我拿货都没有guarantee,我怎样给你guarantee?现在这种东西那里有guarantee的咧?我的工钱没有guarantee,赚你几十块,怎样可以guarantee?Guarantee 不到啦!

29.4.10

Raindrops keep falling on my head~

The past few days has been really slow due to the massive traffic jams, flooding, unfinished phone calls and appointments need to be arranged, stack of documents on my working desk need to be done and complete...Well, this is a contradict world and there is no such perfect thing. From drizzling to heavy rain and leads to flood and caused my car's brake not functioning well just because I have no choice not to drive over the terrible flooded area...Oh gosh!

Where is the real blue sky and sun? Anyway, it was a nice change. I enjoy the moment of rain drops keep falling on my head...yeah, sometimes, just about right, neither more nor less...

8.4.10

Craving for a new look

I am craving for a new look after been for a year of patient and tolerate with the hot weather... I Like the short, bit of messy and texture look. Hmm...,or maybe not for that at this moment but a long wavy style first?

You know what, sometimes, you just have to let your hair stylist to do what he likes because to be sure, they got a great taste. Of course you can let him know what exactly you looking for but things is the result always out from the expectation, and you always happy with the result and forgot what you have wish earlier on.

To be bear in mind, we walk into a place call salon, is a place for hair-dresser not magician, so never handed a magazine with Jennifer Aniston on the cover and tell your hairstylist : I want to look like that. The hairstylist might think off : Come-on, am not a plastic surgery and the only way to look like that is if you cut out the picture and staple it to your head?

6.4.10

那件RM14,110 的外套

问问那些拥有庞大衣柜的女士们还缺少或期望拥有那些高级奢侈品时,是的,衣柜是必要的家私,“大” 是视其容量而定,基本上没有一个标准的答案,不过那些经常购物或对潮流指标了如指掌的女人,就会给你大致相同或一致的答案,CHANEL 的软呢外套!

某天无聊打发时间时翻杂志发现这时尚单品,看看价位,对许多人来说,不是普通上巴刹买两三天的菜、车子打一个礼拜的汽油、老爸生日几口子出去吃顿饭的价钱那么简单。虽然说不上是什么天文数字,买车买房装潢费也不只,不过一件披在身上的外套,就没有人会如此器重了。原因只有一个,生活层次问题。

所谓层次,不就是我们茶余饭后吹水时所讲的有冇飞屎(face)的问题。某某嫂的老公月入千万,豪宅房车到孩子读的贵族学校不谈,出门身上没有像样的时尚单品充充场面,帮老公拓展社交圈子打麻将时可能还会招来没有tei-屎(taste)的话柄 ,为的还不是老公的飞屎么。讲tei-屎的,会对你解释说从衬里头、缝纫、主面料、裁剪到手工修饰等等的功夫去看它的价值,而且他可能还会告诉你,这是最不容易过时的最好的投资;讲飞屎的,会让你知道它要你至少4个月的人工,更重屎味的,还会强调,my friend, is net take home pay you know? 除非是不吃不喝的那个,要不然是有点吃力啦... 就是不一刀斩砍你后路,想想风水轮流转这码子事是每天在发生,可能以后也是自家人呢,who knows?

其实各个族群都有他们一套的生活方式,也没得争论谁是谁非。无论是飞屎还是tei-屎,都是围绕着社会的循环圈子里跑,大家都在相互呼应的生活。如果少了一班这么有tei-屎的fan-屎,做门市的sale-屎又从哪儿来?如果从设计生产包装运输等环环相扣中落了一环,请问又何来的guts-屎生活下去呢?

2.4.10

Romance April

Welcome April! Weather is not so pleasant recently and feel hard to breath but I really have some lovely things planned for this month. Everything is so dear to my heart... dinner, lovely meals, creamy cakes, mouth watering brownies, wine, maybe little bit of chocolate sundae ... yes, really looking forward with these great anticipation.

1.4.10

MISS YOU MUCH !

A man who always in my mind~ MISS YOU MUCH!