Sunday, November 15, 2009

天使之城

Uncle Ching還未榮升做爸爸前,非常熱心的和大家分享「每日一歌」。

這位大叔,一直不認老,但是呢,他posts的歌曲,大多數我都聽過。要知道,我會聽的歌,最新的還是上世紀的創作。

Okay,藝術與智識亦綜亦橫,失敬。

世姪女今天獻醜,也來分享分享。

這裡,不會只播最新最流行的歌曲,老歌好歌永遠時尚。有兩首歌,幾乎每隔幾天也在收音機播。

Red Hot Chili Peppers這隊土生土長的洛杉磯樂隊,老實說,有一種濃濃的吸引力,但我不太喜歡主音的演釋,說不出是甚麼,就是每首歌,開始時很好,到了某個位,他的歌聲就變得納悶,甚至有點irritating。

相信只是我吧,慣性的自相矛盾。

吉他手,無得彈,天份與墜落是不是一定相生相存的?一隊樂隊,每位成員都重要,而RHCP 吸引我的,該是吉他手。

Under the Bridge, 下雨天(難得的)的黃昏,街燈微黃,柔柔的照在擋風玻璃上,看著前方堵塞停下的車尾燈,一剎那的寂寞,不用趕著去會某人,去做某事,該好好的享受那一絲寂聊。

陽光刺熱的日子,聽來更加不想離開這個天使之城。

Under the Bridge


Californiancation,顧名思義,不用多說,加州特色。更準確的說,該是南加州。你,感覺到太陽的辣,看到Sunset Boulevard 兩旁的店鋪和招牌,Hollywood Boulevard大街上的行人,聞到fish taco, nacho的香嗎?


Californiacation

Saturday, November 14, 2009

分擔

這兩天過的非常開心,前所未有的輕。
本來好地地的,突然變得有點重。
先是網上的陌生人說因有私事,她媽媽病重,每天也要開250英哩帶媽媽去做化療,所以該辦的事未有時間辦妥。
我聽了,很難過,替她難過。好想替她分擔她肩上的重。

我的那封電郵只是例行公事,照例的發電郵去提醒她,並沒有惡意,語氣也很友善,真的,我重復打開郵箱讀了不下十次,害怕話語中令她難過。
回了電郵向她解釋沒有關係,遲一點點也可以,並祝福她的媽媽日早康復,以及她也好好的休息。
開始的時候,沒有想過那個癌症基金的計劃,原來真的有人會受惠,更值得高興的是,原來也有人會支持!
愛在人間。
滴水成河,或者是很小很小的數目,但是你知嗎?從 0 到 0.0000000000001 是那麼的艱難,卻有那麼意義重大!
又,如果每人也捐$1,一萬人就是$10,000!請不要小看。

繼後,另一件完全沒有關係的事。

朋友問:「妳有想過自殺嗎?」
我:「有病就要求醫。妳要的話,我給妳referral.」
不要問我看醫生有用嗎?是怎麼樣的體驗?坐在那張沙發上是否就甚麼也可以分享?對方是不是像陳慧琳那樣的美女?
答案是我不知道,但我知道,最後最終可以解決問題的人是自己,不是誰誰與誰誰。
心情低落的時候,找個朋友聊聊,或者找個專業人士傾傾,那是自我拯救的第一步。
生命中有些重是不能隨意隨地隨便的卸掉,那就找個適合的地方和途徑,惠己不損人。專業人士受過訓練,懂得如何處理這類危險兼脆弱的情感。他們懂的如何去分擔。

Tuesday, November 10, 2009

出租家人

上星期五晚赴朋友的約去看了NPR (National Public Radio國家公開廣播台,我是瞎釋的。)的一個節目,Wait Wait Don't Tell Me!是個現場節目,有主持有嘉賓有聽眾打電話玩遊戲,不像電視節目那樣的千姿百態,但也一樣的有聲有色。

節目內容說時事,主要是說笑料。當晚主題是家庭。

我那天很忙,本來打算在開場前和另一班朋友去慶祝有人找到新工作,但是我遲了兩小時!結果,只可以在開場前一秒趕到。

老實說,開始的時間有點悶,我不太關心時事,加上很餓,我這人一餓就算Brad Pitt站在面前也會黑面的。

到了中段,突然聽見 rent a family!我。。。。吓。。。?!

無錯,新聞說在日本,要是對自己的家人,爸媽,兄弟,姐妹不滿,又或沒有以上人物,可以找出租公司租回家!

婚禮是隆重而神聖的,聽說,在日本,嘉賓的人數也很重要。男方女方的嘉賓數目相差不要太大,這樣會顯得你孤零零。但假如你真的孤身一個,沒有家人,朋友不多,又或不喜歡家人,那怎麼辦?

不要怕,打個電話,出租公司會給你安排,要多少親朋有多人,他們可以是很攪笑的,很有儀態的,很有才華的,只要你喜歡!

又或週末過節的時候,不想一個人過,可以租個家庭,一起去KFC吃家庭裝炸雞!

我和朋友聽了覺得十萬個離奇:出租家人!!!

回家上google找找,其實這種事早在1992年見報了,我們只是井底蛙。

公公婆婆孫子兒子媳婦叔叔嬸嬸朋友的,都可以租回來,不知道會否有出租丈夫妻子的呢?那算不算攪外遇?

有關新聞新聞2

Thursday, November 5, 2009

解渴快車


還記得那個廣告嗎?

說實話,詳細的我都忘了,只可以憑相像說說。

記憶中,一群年青男女穿得亮麗奪目,女的穿檸檬黃或嫩綠跌膊上衣,還有顏色超鮮艷超螢光很誇張的大環形耳環;男的好像是白襯衫,柴娃娃的坐上convertible去兜風。烈日當空下,喝包維他檸檬茶,即時解渴,連跑車的輪軑也變成檸檬樣,在馬路上旋轉,帶動跑車去兜風。

應該是這樣,OK,我真的忘了,但是這絕對會是我的版本。

很喜歡那個廣告,很開心的畫面。

一直也喜歡喝維他檸茶,從前是每天一包的,多半是早上喝,當早餐。

後來,忘了甚麼原因,再沒有喝了。即使知道中式超市裡有售,也沒有衝動跑去買。間中朋友會從香港帶來幾包,很矝貴的,珍而重之,用杯子加上冰喝,慢慢品嘗。

再後來,即是最近,又開始入貨,天天喝。不但是我,連交剪也受薰陶,每天開車上班時喝一包。

就連彌敦道在超市見到也說要買回家給爹爹!

Tuesday, November 3, 2009

在路上




今早前往郵局的路上,不經意抬頭看到藍藍的天空,一線線的白云,棕欖樹,旁邊的紅磚樓房,不自覺的掏出iPhone,拍下眼前景象。很美!我不是在做夢。

Sunday, November 1, 2009

Trick or Treat?

A little late update. Should have posted pictures last night. Don't have many though. Just a couple. I mean literally I only have a couple good photos to show. It's in the dark, the kid was running on the street with so little illumination out there. Alright, I have to admit that he was not so into it at the beginning because first, he did not like his green Ninja Tortoise outfit. He complained that it was too hot. It was quite a struggle to put it on him and at the end we had to leave the shell behind and we forgot about his bucket! Great parents!

But hey, he got very excited as soon as we hit the first house and he got his first lollipop. He started to lead the team and pick the next house to visit. One kind old lady wanted to offer him a pound of candies, really she gave him two handfuls! She even went inside her house to find him a supermarket shopping bag when she realized that he did not have a bucket. Great neighbors we have!


He's such a natural.
Gets excited once the camera is out no matter how tired and cranky he was a second ago!

Gotta show off those lovely cheeks!

He complained that he's sleepy and did not want to go out.

ZZZzzzz...zzzzzzz......

Hello! Happy Halloween!

He was waiting patiently with his lollipop in hand while the lady went to get him a shopping bag for the goodies.

Leading the team!

Knock..knock..knock! Trick or Treat?


Tuesday, October 27, 2009

小字條 - by Madam Hannie

  1. The only moment I am not on diet is when I am eating French fries and drinking Coke.
  2. I am a person who constantly seeks for change. If I were not going to change my husband, something else has to be changed.
  3. I do think my kid deserves a sibling with the same father. But my next husband will certainly do a better job as a caring father than my current husband.
  4. I do not know if I am good looking but I like the way how I look.
  5. I always love you dearly but I just love him more.
  6. I love me and my sweet M&M teams.
  7. Being a chick is never easy so as it is being a human.
  8. I do not know why I step on everyone's toes wherever I go.....Blame it on me being a cute and petit Asian Elephant!
  9. Another day is gone but tomorrow is another day to forgo.
  10. Life sucks but it can be worse by bitching and doing nothing about it.
- by Madam Hannie