June 05, 2008
For the women in his life
I was reading one the blogs which I frequently read when I saw this song/poem which the author wrote as a tribute to the women in his life. Personally, I feel that the poem is more of a romantic nature and I think its one of the most romantic poems I have read. He uses really simple words to express his feelings. Simple yet powerful words and reading each word, I was touched. So here, I have re-produced what he wrote.
那些女孩教我的事
(詞：陳沒+阿信 / 曲：阿信)
要不是你讓想念猖狂 打破天窗
我不會發現枕頭上的荒涼
以為你就是故鄉
卻變成我的流浪
誰的傍晚 是誰的天亮？
十九八七六十六億人 同時狂歡
五四三二一個人倒數孤單
回憶的擁擠廣場
假裝你還在身旁
就像你最愛 依賴我的肩膀
第一行詩的狂妄
第一首歌的難忘
第一次吻你的唇 你的倔強
第一顆流星燦爛
第一個天真願望
第一個諾言對你的荒唐
你教我愛的善良
你教我恨的野蠻
你教我忘記該忘 傷心太傷
那些你教我的事
讓思念更苦更長
只想問 想念的 想念的 想念的你
怎麼樣？
愛情是信仰 或只能是旅途風光
那女孩帶我漫遊一次天堂
你教我怎麼愛上
卻沒教怎麼遺忘
讓我的陽光 都變成了淚光
P/s: The rumor mill has it that the author has a long time girlfriend who has been with him for many years. I strongly feel that she is the muse of this song/poem. For those of you who still have not figured out, the author is also the lead singer of a certain rock band and I always wondered how his girlfriend could wait for him for so many years. After reading this post, I finally understand why...........
P/s II: If you are still reading and interested, this song is included in the new album of 品冠 titled 「那些女孩教我的事」.
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March 12, 2005
Finally Botero
The Botero exhibition had been on-going at the Singapore Art Musuem for some months now and I finally caught it on the weekend before it ended. It has been some months since I paid a visit to the museum and I was quite glad to see a really healthy turnout when I was there. Maybe many other people knew that it was the last day of the Botero exhibition too! :c)
My thoughts on Botero? Frankly, I did not enjoy it as much as Russel Wong's photography exhibition that was going on at the musuem too. Somehow, the people he portrayed in his paintings did not struck me as individuals. Mostly, the paintings felt like the same people in each painting except for different settings and costumes. Although, it was really refreshing to see the human form portrayed with all its imperfections. Of course there were a few that I really liked, "Dancers (2002)", "Adam and Eve (1989)" and my personal favourite of the exhibition, "The Bathroom (1989)". These were the few paintings that compelled me to stop, look, ponder and smile. I felt "The Bathroom (1989)" clearly epitomises that idea of human imperfection. In the bathroom, we are all faced with our own bodily imperfections. Wishing for smaller tummies, longer legs, bigger breasts, smaller butts etc etc, and the list continues. In this painting, I wondered what thoughts were running through the subject's head as she went about her daily bathroom rituals. Her bodily imperfections, her tasks for the day? The domestic setting brought to mind, my own daily bathroom rituals and lent to the painting a sense of humanity.
I enjoyed the Russel Wong photography exhibition better as I felt he had managed to capture the essence of his subjects. In each photo, the viewer could distinctly feel the mood of the subject. I felt as if I was looking at someone's private photo album of spontaneous photographs instead of a photographer's portfolio. Although his photographs featured well known personalities, he managed to convey a feeling of earthy-ness to his subjects and allowed us a glimpse of different facets of these personalities. My favourite? Hmm, I could not pick any but I would really loved to be photographed by Russel Wong because I wonder what type of a photograph I would be!!!!! :c)
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February 07, 2005
Jimmy has a Blog
One of my favourite authors, Jimmy has started a blog for his new creation with MSN. He is the author of the blockbuster book "Turn Left, Turn Right" and many others. His books always bring a smile on my face, help me appreciate the simple things in life and make me ponder about human relationships. Click to find out more about Jimmy's work or read the blog!
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December 19, 2004
Neurotic Book Lovers
I was at the book store on Friday and discovered I was not the only neurotic book lover around. I stood before a book shelf, seriously comtemplating if I should buy a particular book, Overacuppa who was standing next to me, made the decision for me when she said "Oh, just buy it if you want it!" Ok, decision to buy the book has been made, I proceeded to pick up a copy and started to check its condition, looking for dog ears, creases on the spine etc. I was feeling quite silly about it even though I do such quality checks everytime I buy a book. (I know for a fact that Monoceros does similar quality checks too when she is buying books) Feeling rather silly that Overacuppa was being subjected to a display of my neurotism, I turned to Overcuppa to apologise and guess what, her reply was "Oh, I do that too." Ok, it makes feel so much less bizarre to know at least two of my good friends are of similar mindset as me! Ha ha ha.
ps: Does any one else out do such checks too? And does anyone have any good books to recommend?
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October 02, 2004
Ottoman Sultans
Another update on my life if anyone is interested. Around two weeks ago, I visted the new (ok, it opened some time back, but I have not been inside lah!) branch of the Asian Civilisations Museum at Empress Place for the first time.
I was there to see a new travelling exhibition called "From the land of Ottoman Sultans". Well, some background, the Ottomans were rulers of one of the world's largest and longest-lasting empires. And the reason why this exhibition is well worth going to is......... drumroll please...........because this is the first time that Turkey has lent such a large number of precious artefacts out of the country. So unless, you have been to Turkey, its unlikely for you to have ever seen any of the exhibits!
It was quite an interesting exhibition and of course it helped that the volunteer musuem guide guiding the tour session I was attending happened to be my friend! So I had an opportunity after the tour session to pump her for more information and have her repeat sections of her tour that I did not catch. Hee hee.
Well, its really interesting to learn about a different culture that existed in a different time period. The artifacts on display are really well-preserved and it was really interesting to learn about the Ottomans, their culture and lifestyle.
Ok, but that's me, I like such stuff so I enjoyed my musuem visit very much. I had a chance to explore some of the other permenant exhibits at the museum too and to my surprise, the ACM actually has the largest collection of South East Asian artifacts in the world!! Yep, bet you didn't know that too right?!! Yes, yes, before I launch into my speech on how all of us should support our local museums, I better stop here, but do check out the Ottoman exhibition if you are interested. Its on for a limited time period only.
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August 06, 2004
Hidden treasures
Yippee, my book space has grown!!! I threw away a whole lot of old magazines and I have space for new books now. Whoopee!!! :c) :c) I remembered telling DSD four years ago when I first bought the cupboard that it would last me for a really long but recently I have been having difficulties cramping new books into it. But with all the packing that I have been doing, I have space for new books again!!!
Its amazing, how vast my book collection is. And the kinds of books I have kept, like the "Peter and Jane" series I read when I was a kid, to the books I studied for English Literature during my school days. The various genre of novels I have accumulated over the years, Jimmy Liao books and Japanese manga. In the process of my packing, I "found" many of the books that I had not seen in years or forgotten that I actually had a copy. (Note to ST, if you are reading this, I found my copy of "The Little Prince".)
I realised something else too, that is how many of those books actually have bookmarks in them. Which means they are all half-read (is there such an expression??)! And I have many many new books which I have not read in that cupboard. Sigh. No more trips to the book store till I have finished reading all those I suppose. Ha ha, like any of you will actually believe that!!
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