Monday, September 26, 2011

Time is running out

Desperado, oh, you ain't getting no younger.

Autumn has come, and this is certainly a very strange time in my life.

I don't feel cold when I am supposed to.
I am still studying when I am not supposed to be.
I am supposed to be better in Chinese (amongst all other things) but I'm not.
I do things that I am not supposed to.

Blah.

I have been telling myself that it's important to know my position.
When you know your position, you know what you should do, and how to do it right.

Then what?

Freedom, oh freedom
That's just some people talking

Just to write something, to remind myself who I am.
And, probably, to accept who I am.

Don't your feet get cold in the winter time?
The sky won't snow and the sun won't shine
It's hard to tell the night time from the day
You're losing all your highs and lows
Ain't it funny how the feeling goes away

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Friday, September 09, 2011

Hey Jude

第一次聽這首歌那年,我應該是中四,hkflash仍流行的年代。
因為我是先從某位討厭的人的hkflash日記讀到歌詞,再從WinMX把歌下載來聽的。

據偉大的維基百科所講,Paul McCartney當初寫這首歌給John Lennon的兒子Julian Lennon的。
John當年因小野洋子的緣故跟Cynthia離婚,對年紀尚幼的Julian來講自然是一個打擊。
Paul送這首歌給Julian,就是為了安慰這可憐的小孩。
雖然Julian二十年後才曉得歌曲的主角是自己。

Hey Jude, refrain.
Don't carry the world upon your shoulder.

那麼多年來,這首歌實在伴我走過了很多很多的路。

那時在英國,其實一件愚蠢的事,就是沒有去過Liverpool,欣賞一下Strawberry Field,漫步Penny Lane,或在黃色潛水艇前留影。

事實上那時很多事都應做卻沒有做,例如要獨個兒在倫敦的博物館消磨一整個下午。
這事倒在香港做到了。

早兩星期無聊走到沙田文化博物館想找點東西看,竟然湊巧碰着名為「Made In Britain」的專題展覽,心中不禁叫好。
遇着閒日,沒有Pixar的文化博物館,付上五元大餅,就能享受着仿如包場般的享受。
香港人,果然是沒有文化的。所謂西九文娛藝術區,容許我這樣講,食屎啦大白象。

當然,其實我也並非甚麼文化人。
一幅幅畫,一個個雕塑,一段段影片,看着看着,似懂非懂的。
純粹幻想自己身處Tate Modern,自我感覺良好。

現在近水樓台,無無聊聊,擇日再去。

在絕望的地方,在自己仍未身陷最絕望時,好應享受一下生活。

所以才說沉醉於藝術的人是幸福。

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