I wrote this on PD@Beacon: http://blog.beaconpri.sg/pd/2012/01/22/where-change-is-constant/

Writing about the demise or pending demise of tech companies on Chinese New Year Eve is nothing auspicious. Yet, it is these stories, close enough to us, that will probably one, wake us up (if we are in self-delusion about the future) and two, strengthen our resolve to progress and change (where and when change is necessary).

The dying Kodak Moment

The 131-years old company is filing for bankruptcy. It used to be the rock solid standard in Photography and a household name that everyone knows. From posing for shots, to taking pictures for school events and then developing Kodak films in a real darkroom, I had much to do with the then good imaging technologies of Kodak. I remembered the time when there were constant debates on traditional versus digital photography.

Cost was one of the points. We had a Sony Digital Mavica Digital Camera (for the record, it does not look like any of the small, pocket-sized Point & Shoot we have now) which was bulky, and there were much issues as well. We had to insert a 3.5inch floppy disk for photos storage.

Taking photos at school events means, I had to carry a pouch of floppy disks along. The only plus point back then was hey, we can delete shots that are not well taken, not wasting films (which could only hold 35 shots per roll). Yet this plus point is easily refuted then, by the very cost of the Digital Camera. The digital camera was not easily affordable. The common myopic view was that, unless you are a full time photographer, constantly taking photographs and expending films / over spending on developing unnecessary shots, a digital camera seems overpriced. What many failed to consider was the cost over time. Kodak did not feel the need to change its cameras strategy. Kodak believes that selling digital cameras to a few power users is nowhere as profitable as selling many one-time-use film cameras to the masses. Of course, apart from this, Kodak was not ready for the change.

Why fix something that is not broken? Why venture into an unknown realm? Why put stability at risk?

Things, however change, to the epic disadvantage of Kodak, and, from a 4.5 million sale figure in 2000, close to 30 million digital cameras were sold in 2007. By that time, Kodak will have major grounds to cover in order to attempt the impossible feat of catch up with already established digital camera brands such as Sony & Canon.

On hindsight, it is easy for anyone to say, Kodak was late to the party and sure enough, Kodak did not stay afloat in the catch-up game with its competitors. That, however, is pretty much the result from a few decades of decisions. What brought forth the decisions then?

I could think of a few: fear of change and unwillingness to move out of their comfort zones. In truth, no one knows exactly what the future holds, and how the world of the future is like. If we choose to live like a hermit, adopting familiar methods and our old ways, will there be any future? Is the future about reliving what the past has been and how people of today lived?

Tried, tested and proven, sure. For sure, if we use the tried, tested and proven methods, one element that we will not be too far away from, is stability. But from the demise of Kodak, what can one say about today’s world (which was the past’s future)?

That the world is merciless and unforgiving, especially to those who wish to stay on in their own comfort zones. And stability is a concept only applicable to a stagnant, immobile world, not the real world. Stability then, is a passing phase.

For us educators, it is evident that, education has changed, especially our students, and education has to be able to meet the changing demands of the unknown future.

Enter Nokia

My first phone was Nokia 3210, then Nokia 3310. Nokia was everywhere and definitely a dominant player in the market. After A’Levels, I had Nokia 6280 slider (3G) and that was a sleek phone back then, with even a front-facing camera for video calls. It was evident though, despite the ooohs and ahhhs about Nokia’s innovative phones, that Nokia’s build quality has steadily declined. I had to visit the service center twice a month.

As Nokia’s quality decline, its sales decline as well. Nokia however, kept to its formula of constantly pushing out new handsets with new features. Quality control was disastrous, with the outsourcing of labour to 3rd world countries.

Handsets were introduced, for the mere sake of new handsets and on the thought of, new handsets is equivalent to new sales figures. This is a common strategy that many companies adopt readily: new products will bring in new income. Why put all eggs into an existing basket which may be gone over time?

Putting this into education perspective, should new strategies and tools be introduced for the mere sake of introduction? Should technologies be used for the sake of using technologies? We might attract students’ attention, but it is just as short-lived as how new products bring in new incomes. There might even be an apparent lack of quality if our focus is wrongly placed on introducing new strategies and new tools, disregarding what our students need and our lesson contents.

Strategies, tools and technologies should only be used, as a tool to facilitate and help improve the quality of learning, not as a tool to impress. Just as how phones are, new phones should better enhance the lives of users and not just be an option.

And Apple did just that. The iPhone. Steve Jobs was more than right to say that, consumers do not know what they want, nor do they know, what they need.

For many who know me, they would say, I am no advocate of Apple’s products, in actuality, I own 0 Apple products. Yet I have to say, it is indeed Apple that changes how people communicates and how the smartphone integrates seamlessly into our life, bringing light to the mobile technology landscape.

And I do not have to repeat about how merciless the world is, towards companies who chooses to stay in their comfort zones. Nokia phones (smartphones) which were based on the Symbian platform / Meego, slowly loses ground in the initial phase and was doomed to exit when a giant player in the form of the Open Handset Alliance, led by Google, came into the scene with Android, an open alternative to Apple’s iOS.

Nokia is predicted to fade into history in 2012. Its presence in today’s mobile world is modest when compared to that of Apple, HTC, Samsung and Google-Motorola.

Conclusion
To conclude, in today’s changing world, change is a constant.

Saying “…but we didn’t use to do this/have this” will only impede progress and it might not even be us bearing the brunt of our refusal to learn/relearn/move out of our comfort zones. However, change/innovation should only be applied when and where necessary. Changes or new introductions should be of a beneficial nature and be at an angle to change lives for the better. Putting this in education’s perspective, if we choose to teach as per how we were taught in the 1990s and early 2000s, are we preparing our students for the future or are we falsely hoping that their future can be a looped video of our past?

“…but we didn’t use to do this/have this” will be so commonly uttered tomorrow and tomorrows of tomorrow. The future is unknown, our preparations should be much more than “i+1″. Students might be learning at “i+1″, but for us teachers, we need to be able to give much more than “i+1″. ]]> http://writeonwhite.com/2012/01/22/where-change-is-constant/feed/ 0 http://writeonwhite.com/2012/01/17/%e5%90%ac%e4%ba%94%e6%9c%88%e5%a4%a9%e6%88%91%e4%b8%8d%e6%84%bf%e8%ae%a9%e4%bd%a0%e4%b8%80%e4%b8%aa%e4%ba%ba/ http://writeonwhite.com/2012/01/17/%e5%90%ac%e4%ba%94%e6%9c%88%e5%a4%a9%e6%88%91%e4%b8%8d%e6%84%bf%e8%ae%a9%e4%bd%a0%e4%b8%80%e4%b8%aa%e4%ba%ba/#comments Mon, 16 Jan 2012 16:02:25 +0000 rayvolvez 锐伊 http://writeonwhite.com/?p=10163

好久没能好好听歌，更是许久没能听到一首能让我热泪盈眶，让我感动的歌。

五月天的“我不愿让你一个人”，却让我尤其感动，也许是心里潜藏着相似的情绪，于是能共鸣，能感动，能热泪盈眶。

最感动时，绝不会是哗啦泪两行，而是眼泪在眼眶中打滚，来回徘徊 —— 霎时间眼前所有的景物卸下所有的坚强，化作一幕色彩斑斓的模糊。而眼中的透明，不是你我他她想要明白便能明了的。这世界有太多我们不能明白的事情。

也有许多的“愿意”与“不愿”。就是“我不愿让你一个人”，我又能如何呢？两个人要走在一起，曾几何时倚赖一个最简单的意愿或心愿呢？

如果“我不愿让你一个人”，我又能做些什么，你又会希望我做些什么呢？问题得不到解答，在对岸的两个人，海天一色却是在蓝天大海的鱼与雁，最可能落了个：有缘无分。

懦弱的我们，总只能在歌里找到呼吸的力量。我们还是，听歌吧。

你不会知道，你是我，最放不下的人。

你說呢 明知你不在 還是會問
空氣 卻不能代替你 出聲
習慣 像永不癒合 的固執傷痕
一思念就撕裂靈魂

把相片 讓你能保存 多洗一本
毛衣 也為你準備多 一層
但是 你孤單時刻 安慰的體溫
怎麼為你多留一份

我不願讓你一個人 一個人在人海浮沉
我不願你獨自走過 風雨的 時分
我不願讓你一個人 承受這世界的殘忍
我不願眼淚陪你到 永恆

你走後 愛情的遺跡 像是空城
遺落你杯子手套和 笑聲
最後 你只帶走你 脆弱和單純
和我最放不下的人

也許未來 你會找到 懂你疼你 更好的人
下段旅程 你一定要 更幸福豐盛

我不願讓你一個人 一個人在人海浮沉
我不願你獨自走過 風雨的 時分
我不願讓你一個人 承受這世界的殘忍
我不願眼淚陪你到 永恆

你說呢 明知你不在 還是會問
只因 習慣你滿足的 眼神
只是 我最後一個 奢求的可能
只求你有快樂人生

只求命運 帶你去一段 全新的旅程
往幸福的天涯飛奔
別回頭就往前飛奔
請忘了我還 一個人

农历新年前，我改了中文名字。

读音相似，字不同，但愿能补我命理所缺，调和命理过剩、与生俱来的“火”。

从2012年1月15日中午起，我正式改名为“蔡依霖”，不再是“蔡伊琳”。

我期待新开始。

写歌词，对我而言，应是听一听曲子，信手拈来数十行一回事。以下写的这首词，却折腾了我一天有余。首先是写不出想要的意境，之后，押韵也让人苦，教人哭笑不得。

以 u (呜）作为韵脚，是第一次尝试。选用的英文曲子，虽然说就只有一个中心主题，叙写是偏长的，我写的词，也分有三段。于是，歌词尤其长，明眼人一看，便晓得，我是逐段词穷，不是江郎，也才尽。词读来或有些拖沓，曝露功底不足。

同 “错过” 一样，我和另一文字工匠康威说好，我们同用一首曲子，写一首词，但我们写的词，可不同。人不同，文笔自然不同。

这样一来，一、强迫自己写作，磨一磨生锈的文笔；二、相互切磋。别以为歌词好写，其实，当今最考人的，便是写歌词 —— 要押韵，要有意境，要符合音律、音阶分断，又要简而易懂。写新诗，没曲调、与音节的束缚，应该不及写歌词难。这纯属个人意见。

（我和康威说，要写小说，伴着歌词。我稍后再补上。）

踏着沉重的脚步
背着记忆包袱
而幸福早已迷路
眼前只剩下模糊

你笔下的道路 剩下孤独
留我一个人独自漫步
背着包袱 残喘幸福 伪装我不在乎

走到了最后才领悟
我们爱得太恍惚
真心走到了最终的结束
美丽书写着最初

话到了最后太生疏
也许没在一起走的路
多年以前彼此关心不言语
我们的爱 蹉跎我们 迷途

提笔写作不能哭
纸上蓝色一幕
倾尽心思不清楚
你深藏的爱躲在纸球

我绘出的旅途 剩下追逐
你选择了遥远的关注
沉默不语 匿名阅读 也许那是祝福

走到了最后才领悟
我们爱得太恍忽
懦弱走到了最终的结束
遗憾书写着旅途

话到了最后太生疏
我们没在一起走的路
多年以来远远关心还继续
我们的爱 偏离幸福

对你的爱从不曾有假如
在最初 在旅途 再回不到的幸福
最美丽的记忆伴着最痛的失去

最美丽的旅途 剩下荒芜
句号之后却忘记要落幕
再无言语 记忆深处 忘不了的最初

走到了最后才领悟
我们爱得太恍惚
错误走到了最终的结束
句号书写着束缚

话到了最后太生疏
我们没在一起走的路
多年以后依然关心是束缚
我们的爱 偏离旅途
我们的爱 蹉跎我们 迷途

你能想象，一个没了音乐的世界吗？电影少了配乐，何止是少了背景音响， 少的其实是，数不清、道不尽的情感。人生少了音乐，剩下杂音、噪音，我们的耳朵该如何承受？更甚的是，少了音乐，在你难过的时候，在你独处的时候，还剩谁能，为你唱歌，为你纾解情绪？

音乐，表现情感，承载理想。因为音乐能跨越许多界限，音乐也在这之间的界限，搭了不少桥梁。

音乐搭桥梁，前提仍是，伯乐。白兰氏（Brand’s）便续去年活动，再一次举办了 Brand’s Music Changes Lives 2011 Showcase，担了年轻音乐人的伯乐，予以有才华的年轻人，展现才艺的舞台。

掀开序幕的是 Music Changes Lives 2010 年的四位得奖年轻音乐人，听他们道来，白兰氏与音乐如何改变了他们的人生，如何让他们追梦，让人听了，十分欣悦 —— 年轻，就是要追梦；伯乐实现了年轻人的梦想。

接着，便是正式表演了。

首先登场的是，电吉他手 Andy Chong，为我们带来 Let’s Go。

Michelle Soh’s “Schubert’s Impromptu Op 90 No 2″

Spruce Teo’s “If I ain’t got you” —— Spruce 的 saxophone 表演，可谓让人惊叹。

Giam Yue Ling’s Beethoven Virus

四位年轻人的才华，教人一轮近接一轮，掌声连连！

接着，泰国歌星 Tor+ 也前来献艺，他为大家带来了邓丽君名曲“月亮代表我的心”，弹唱兼备。他那钢琴弹奏，可谓是行云流水，速度、音调、声量全掌控在他弹指之间。

Tor+ 也告诉大家，追求梦想，千万要记得: “Don’t Give Up!”。是的，千万别放弃。千里马但需伯乐，但如果千里马还未遇见伯乐，就已经选择放弃，那么，千里马此生只能落个自怨自艾，遗憾一生，因为千里马放弃后，是不可能再遇到伯乐。纵使遇见，伯乐也不会愿意栽培千里马。

接着，2011 Music Changes Lives 四名年轻音乐人，与本地知名音乐人携手合作，为大家表演。

Andy Chong 和 Jonathan Leong 梁伟矿 合作演绎 梁伟矿 新专辑《神秘英雄》里的“For You”。

Tabitha Nauser、Michelle Soh、Giam Yue Ling 诠释 “Someone Like You”

以及久违的 Taufik Bautisah，新加坡第一位偶像（Singapore Idol），与Spruce Teo 的 “Superstition”。

一连欣赏了无数精彩绝伦的音乐表演，压轴的，绝对是精彩！王力宏！

王力宏为观众们带来了电影《爱情通告》里的“你不知道的事”，深情演唱，教在场的听众听出耳油，如痴如醉；接着，大家耳熟能详，并与当晚主题有关的“改变自己”，全场可是High翻天了；最后，新专辑新歌，“依然爱你”。

表演之后，便是颁奖礼与谢幕仪式。四位年轻音乐人个获颁$5000现金及奖品（$3000现金+$2000音乐课程、乐器费用），四人的学校，也均获$5000，发展各校音乐部门。

谢幕：大家饮用一罐白兰氏鸡精！

白兰氏为年轻音乐人，以及音乐发展所贡献的，绝不是我这篇博文，三言两语所能尽述。白兰氏，也不愧为音乐的伯乐！

（在此特感谢IMSG Sophie、宇凡等人的盛情邀请与款待，让我能听音乐，欣赏王力宏现场表演，见证梦想起飞。）

人生不如意的事，十有八九。

也许，那是种最自然不过的定律，花无常红，高处不胜寒终跌落山巅，鲜艳的颜色也总有褪色的一天。

既然是定律，算是冥冥之中的安排，“你在烦恼什么？” 可惜往往，知易行难，懂得总是一回事。人要是放得开，看得开，就没烦恼了，可惜，又有多少人真的能看开呢？有多少人，穷尽一生想要解决烦恼，却换来更多烦恼 —— 他们，总忘了，尝试解决烦恼便是故意招惹烦恼。

听歌吧。

苏打绿 – 你在烦恼什么

没有不会谢的花
没有不会退的浪
没有不会暗的光
你在烦恼什麽呢?

没有不会淡的花
没有不会好的伤
没有不会停下来的绝望
你在犹豫什麽啊

时间从来不会等
生命从来不喧哗
就算只有片刻我也不害怕
是片刻组成永恒啊

From the collection of the world renowned Musée d’Orsay, over 140 Salon, Realists, Impressionists and Post-Impressionists paintings, photographs and drawings from the mid-19th century to the early 20th century will specially tour to Singapore this year. Titled Dreams and Reality: Masterpieces of Painting, Drawing and Photography from the Musée d’Orsay, Paris, the exhibition explores the reaction of man towards modernity at the turn of the century from 1848 to 1912. The changing social and industrial landscapes of Paris in early modernity forced artists and photographers to rethink their approach to the visual world around them. Their varied responses generated new ways of depicting reality and a proliferation of styles.

Highlights of the exhibition include Paul Cézanne’s The Card Players, Vincent van Gogh’s Starry Night and Alexandre Cabanel’s The Birth of Venus. Many other key works by forerunners of modern art such as Gustave Courbet, Edgar Degas, Jean-François Millet as well as female Impressionists Berthe Morisot, Marie Bracquemond and Eva Gonzalès will also be showcased. A portrait of Georges Clemenceau by Édouard Manet will travel exclusively to Singapore.

引领我们观赏画展的是，Elaine Tan, 她是Volunteer Guide。

大概，我们都懂，现实与梦想之间的距离 —— 搭不了喜鹊桥，跨越不了的距离。

在这一画展，我们看到了各个名家呕心沥血之作，其中，不少画作还是在画家生后才获得肯定，得到认同。仿佛每一幅画，都有生命，透过无声的一笔一划一色，叙说着画家与自身的故事。

战争

工作、生活

人像写生

死亡

梵高 – 星空

我不是艺术家，算是艺术门外人，不愿班门弄斧，对画作品头论足 —— 那只会曝露我残缺的艺术知识，更是对画作与画家们，大不敬。

也正所谓，一图能抵万语千言，还是让照片代替笔墨吧。

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如果有时间，千万别错过这一画展。在此特别感谢 Jerome 邀请，以及 Belinda、Elaine Tan 的盛情款待。

(And, that is definitely not a case of bad taste or poor critical mind.)

First, let me begin with an overview of the movie.

Immortals is a 2011 3D fantasy action film directed by Tarsem Singh and starring Henry Cavill, Freida Pinto, and Mickey Rourke. The film also stars Luke Evans, Kellan Lutz, Joseph Morgan, Stephen Dorff, Alan Van Sprang, Isabel Lucas, and John Hurt.

Notice that I’ve highlighted the word “fantasy”? Many walked in, with the mindset to find a movie closely knitted / linked to Greek Mythology and mourns over how presumably weak the link is. This is fantasy, not a remake of a historical legend.

Where it fails for many in terms of the link to Greek Mythology, the story and the plot works for me. And definitely, kudos to the brilliantly planned out screenplay, plot and seamless transitions of scenes.

Brief Synopsis

The Heraklion King of Crete, Hyperion (Mickey Rourke), declares war on Olympus after the Gods fail to answer his prayers to save his family from illness, and starts searching for the Epirus Bow, a powerful weapon created by the God of War Ares (Daniel Sharman), which he intends to use to release the Titans from Mount Tartarus and destroy the gods. Hyperion conquered all places along his path, until, he reaches the nearby village where Theseus lives with his Mother. Theseus and his mother were considered peasants because, Theseus was born out of wedlock.

When Hyperion reached the village, he massacred the village and strong as Theseus is, he could not stop Hyperion there and then. He could only watched on helplessly, when Hyperion killed his mother in front of his own eyes.

From that point in time, Theseus vowed for revenge, revenge for his mother. But as the plot progresses, revenge was merely the firestarter. It was for mankind that Theseus persisted on and eventually fought for. He was joined by Phaedra and Stavros, who fought hand in hand with him.

As for the Gods and Zeus’ refusal to intervene with godly powers until the Titans are released, in all truth, it feels like a joke. The Epirus Bow would not have fallen into Hyperion’s hands, and the Titans could have been sealed in Mount Tartarus if there were intervention, but as per how life should go, strength should come from within and not from above.

I would suppose, a war began by Man should be resolved by Man. Perhaps, godly influence or intervention would make fair competition unfair. Maybe, sustainable strength has to come from mankind themselves. Sustainable strength that enabled lives to flourish and sustain all these millenniums. Perhaps.

Review
There is, much action, blood and gore, and definitely tears to shed. And watching it in 3D, is simply breathtaking. The immersive and into the movie experience, because of the impressive 3D setup (film and cinema likely), literally sets you in a close up position of a bystander IN the movie and nothing less.

It has been a long time since I last breathe every breath with every scene of the movie, definitely longer since I felt so shaken by any movies.

The message is, “Fight!”, fight on for your beliefs, fight for who you love and who you care for. Which is in essence, the spirit to fight and the only right reason to fight. To fight to protect what means the most to you.

There is much more for you to watch and to explore in this movie. By “explore”, I mean, to rediscover what life truly holds and means for anyone.

Why are we fighting? What’s there to fight for?

Future. Immortality (in spirit, not in flesh). Life is meant to be lived, to be of meaning.

Here’s the movie trailer:

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错过

依然孤独一人站在幸福的门外
我仿佛明了绚烂之后的黑白
那分明的感慨
目送着你离开
透明的思念悄悄藏深海

殷勤地努力地锁上记忆忘了你
忘记你忘记那两个人的走廊
忘记你已不在
书籍绘画泪海
点点滴滴在心底积累伤哀

我终于明白童话幸福不存在
童话只剩下残骸
你背影渐模糊
我佯装不在乎
心在淌泪爱痛彻心扉

奢望就一次偶然相遇不能再
锁上心扉心不开
欲言又止来回徘徊
与幸福背对背
还是催眠自己忘了爱

11/11/11，周董推出了第11张专辑，取名为“惊叹号！”惊叹号，可正面，也可负面。正面的是：“周杰伦出新专辑了！”、”太好了！”；负面的是：“周杰伦怎么又出新专辑了？！”、“又来了！”

惊叹号的情绪，我都没有，我有的，只是最平淡听歌的情绪。（大病之后，情绪起伏也不可太大。）

很多人说，创作才子周杰伦早江郎才尽，听众耳里的专辑素质犹如西山日暮，一张不如一张，但，其实，所谓“素质”，不过是一种价格档位，随势涨降；说到底，我们总认为，下一张一定要超越上一张 —— 那是我们对周董的（合理/不合理）要求，与专辑本身真正的乐质、音质、质感，全然无关。

这张专辑，依旧是周氏风格 —— 玩乐，以及他一贯“屌”的态度：我就是这么地屌，管你喜欢不喜欢，这就是我的风格。音乐的素质还在，多了电吉他等惊喜，音乐元素也丰富了。音乐之间，多主题，也有多重变化。也能说是，专辑主题、风格不明显。但，专辑本身就是“惊叹号”，大抵不管你听的时候是正面或负面的惊叹号，惊叹号是有了。（当然，周董要的是，正面的惊叹号。）

比较玩味的音乐作品，如“皮影戏”，是尤其不同的尝试。

“水手怕水”，也有意思，但明显是以“牛仔很忙”为模板，却达不到“牛仔很忙”的层次。

另一首值得一提的是，“琴伤”：

“琴伤”，有着类似前些专辑的饶舌风格，初听，感觉类似“爸，我回来了”，以及“威廉古堡”，但，其质感，又在这些歌曲之上。阴暗、委婉、深幽，就是这首歌给的感觉。

但，我还是比较喜欢慢歌。

Mine Mine，不错的一首R&B慢歌，但就是一般的周氏情歌。

着实，成意不高，没什么。耐听、能听，而已而已。

尤其喜欢 “你好吗”。

“你好吗”，典型的忧伤。也能说是，为赋新词强说愁。但，这类型的歌，虽然不独特，总是你我他她能与之共鸣的歌曲，便是，喜欢。

也也许，予我，一个还未能“向前走”的人来说，这首歌，尤其入心坎。

周董这张专辑，需要细细咀嚼，才能听出其中玩味。甚至该说，专辑是耐听、能听的。对我而言，没有惊叹号，但，也不至于是周杰伦的音乐、歌涯句号。

末了，也该提一提，这专辑，我找不到情歌王子，找到的，大概是个玩乐痞客 / 流浪诗人。你找不到那唱慢歌让你心陶醉的周董，找到的是一个放荡不羁的玩乐诗人。

这专辑，绝对不合大众胃口，不是大众的那一杯茶。喜欢与否，在于你给不给一个较不同的周董机会。这专辑，绝对不是年度最佳，也不是让人哗然的惊叹号，但仍不赖，仍耐听、能听，待你细细品茗 —— 发掘其中，玩味其中，乐在其中。

电影后, 便到 Kinokuniya 买了九把刀的 《那些年，我们一起追的女孩》, 在一些人眼里, 那绝对是比无聊更无聊的行为, 甚至极可能被冠上个”闲钱多”的罪名。

总认为, 电影与书籍, 会予以我不同的感触, 不同的感动。我看着眼前的影像, 和咀嚼品茗感受文字, 总是不同的过程, 便是不同的感受。

不爱阅读的人, 又怎会了解我与文字之间的关系呢?

我断断续续在两天里, 工作之余, 读完了小说 。大概是与前后有关, 因为看了电影, 熟悉人物, 懂了发展历程和最后结局, 这本书, 所剩的, 不过是文字与我的交流。

小说与电影是有所出入的, 但基本不改, 如果要说什么, 那就是电影较为直接、简洁，小说，也许因为是九把刀自身的故事，反映的很明显就是真实的现实, 便犹如民视台湾乡土剧一样，细节过多，尤其拖沓。

最令人遗憾, 也有失挚情美感的是, 故事中, 柯腾在佳宜交往前喜欢另一个女孩, 李小华; 而与佳宜确定分手后, 柯腾就交了个女朋友, 佳宜也在与柯腾散了之后, 交了几个不同的男朋友，也明显地在寻求柯腾代替品 —— 感情，有所谓的替补……吗？

那大概就是现实。就是这么不唯美。一个人一辈子一场恋爱一个恋人, 大抵就是不可能的现实 —— 却也是我坚守的信仰与固执。

有人就曾说过: “文学 / 悲情 / 艺术, 就是把最美的撕毁给你看。” 痛, 竟然是种快感, 也最能让人感同身受。我们都最善忘快乐，最难忘伤痛。

那么, 我喜欢这本书吗? 不能说我不喜欢, 但极可能是因为已经看过电影再阅读, 故事有失神秘, 让人无所期待, 唯一的期待竟只是”九把刀会几时写到这情节呢?”, 哈, 但我仍不后悔买了这么本书。

书, 总有着电影所不能给你的参与感: 阅读是种慢动作, 你在慢之中寻觅着故事, 在慢之中缓步徐行, 徜徉在阅读的慢乐趣中。

至少, 在书的尽头, 我竟有一丝不舍, 不舍合上书籍, 但在电影剧终, 我只懂, 电影完了, 青春的记忆值得人留恋, 但没所谓的意犹未尽。

(注: 太久没写博客, 这电影是一个月前看的, 而书是十月月中读的, 直到今天, 不开车, 乘搭地铁, 不必思考路线, 不必注意交通安全，便用手机写了这篇博文。生活，有时也需要拖沓，与慢。)

故事讲述的是，一个较为性开放的女性，Ally Darling ， 在看到杂志上写到 “每个人一生中平均10.5个性伴侣” ，便开始计算自己已有了多少性伴侣，惊觉自己已有了19个性伴侣! 在妹妹的婚宴上，与友人玩起了” What’s Your Number” 游戏，没想到友人们都比自己少 ，于是自惭行秽 ，痛定思痛 ，决定停在二十。

事与愿违，她当晚酒醉之后，便与前任上司发生关系。而”二十先生”虽然对Ally有意思 ，Ally 却无意。Ally在不愿破数的情况下，决定寻求生性风流，频频搞一夜情的邻居 Colin 帮忙，追踪过往的19个男人，看哪一个会是她的真命天子。

这其中，自然闹出了许多笑话。这部浪漫喜剧，故事剧情虽然都在预计以内，但仍值得一看。

因为片子里老掉牙的桥段，即便是毫不出奇，毫无意外 ，仍然能教人感动。毫无意外 ，最后Ally 选择了 Colin，选择了一个能接受她的一切 (包括她不光彩的滥交记录) 的 Colin ，而不是有着亿万身家的钻石王老五 Jake Adams 。

市侩的人，会说她笨，但真爱是不能以金钱钻石衡量的。

女人要的，还是一个能完完全全接受自己，爱自己的男人; 而男人的不定性，也许一些会是因为生性风流，但更多都是，因为还没遇到一个能让他定下性子的。

戏的结局，算是圆满，Ally记错了，原来她并没有和其中一任发生关系，所以Colin是她的第20个性伴侣。他们，有情人终成眷属 (也有人会说，臭气相投)。

话虽如此 ，我始终认为一个女人，还是要懂得洁身自爱，最重要的关卡还是要守住。 西方社会对性的观念较开放，性关系犹如茶余饭后，和东方社会不同，我虽然认为这片子有它感人之处，却着实不喜欢这题材

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（是的，我将出席。）

据知，这部电影改编自1984年同名原著。故事情节与1984年的版本大同小异，讲述的是，在某一夜间舞会之后，五名高中生车祸生亡，自此，小镇波莫特(Bomont)就倚着保护孩子的冠冕堂皇大道理，禁止舞蹈。三年后，任（Ren McCormack）抵达小镇，尝试改变这一切……

看这部电影，看的主要还是舞蹈（街舞），情节和故事是额外。故事没有所谓的感人，只有明白，教人明白，束缚与自由，不过一线之差。物极则反，道理清晰，凡事若是太极，反弹力尤其强大 —— 大人们总认为束缚就是保护，其实不然。故事，也没所谓的高潮或转折，简单洗练平铺直叙未尝不像极人生，人生本平无奇。

饰演 Ren McCormack 的 Ken Wormald 和 Ariel Moore 的 Julianna Hough 本身就有舞蹈底子，看他们尽情舞蹈，是种视觉享受。

剧中，我也尤其喜欢 Miles Teller 饰演 的 Willard Hewitt，呆呆搞笑的角色，最终也在朋友的调教下，大展舞艺。

There is a time to cut loose, 看 Footloose 吧。

看一看Trailer吧。

值得一提的是，里头的歌曲、配乐都是电影原创。赞！

自向喜欢九把刀的文字，这回，应OMY邀请，抢先在电影正式上映之前先行观赏，由九把刀执导的《那些年，我们一起追的女孩……》

故事围绕着五个男生、两个女生，讲述的是，这五名男生，“柯腾”、“老曹”、“该边”、“阿和”、“勃起”如何追逐片中第一女主角“沈佳宜”的故事。其中，沈佳宜只喜欢过“柯腾”，她虽然和阿和交往五个月，但那就如同片中所说，是阿和“诈胡”。

沈佳宜和柯腾的爱情，最终却因为柯腾一次“幼稚”（在沈佳宜眼里看来幼稚）的拳击赛而结束。可结束后，彼此还是关心着对方，只是双方都不再愿意跨出多一步，弥补感情伤口。

于是，错过。

片了，沈佳宜嫁人了。新郎，不是柯腾。

这部片子，没有惊天动地的情景，更没有浪漫到不可思议的追求方式，或让人呼天抢地悲痛的罗密欧朱丽叶爱情故事，它有的，就是一段简简单单的青春爱情故事，却能叫人，观后，扼腕叹息，心中潜淌一缕忧伤，缓缓侵蚀每一个人的记忆。

我们每个人，都曾错过，不是吗？

除了故事，九把刀的这部作品，穿插了不少幽默对白，让人会之一笑。但，幽默不是这片子的重点。

整体而言，这部片子，我能明白为什么这部片子能打破《海角七号》、《艋钾》的票房记录。

我记得我说过，最感动时，绝不是哗啦两行泪，而是眼泪在眼眶打滚。《那些年，我们一起追的女孩……》，感动我了。

预告片：

也听一听，片中的两首歌曲吧，我尤其喜欢胡夏唱的《那些年》。

和林育群的《人海中遇见你》

稀哑图思，那是我给 Hiatus 的直接音译。

我的音译，却是（你）必须解读的文学：稀哑 —— 稀有的哑然，对于一个能言善道，满口人生大道理的人而言，那何止稀有？而图思，企图思索。

读到这儿，大抵认为，故弄玄虚，游戏文字，但文学，或写作，本不就是无中生有，小题大做一回事吗？我不过是，甩一甩笔墨，然而，再潇洒的甩墨，也换不回神来之笔，止不住灵感干涸。

下笔如无神，键盘上徘徊，打对一个字，打错三个字。

也许，这便是精神纷乱 ——

（一）

我始终没能忘记，我因谁而创立博客，因谁而找回了写作的触觉，因谁而找回了真实、感性、心思细腻的自己。我更没能忘记，这个“他”，早离我越来越远。我们之间的距离，是背对着各自向前，往南往北，越走越远。

也是他教我明白，不是所有的距离都能跨越，不是所有断了的桥能修复、重建，更，不是所有的错误都能改正。

而后车镜里掠过的风景，未必会再次重现 —— 因为人事已非，人变、路换。即便同样的路，再次经过，也会是不同的心境，不同的感触，随之，发生，不同的事。所谓历史重演，只有录影倒带办得到。现实中，除非刻意，否则历史不可能完完整整照搬全套地重演。

…… 多年后，我才明白，才懂得，我对他，可能早没了爱恋的情感。无论是脑海或心底，弥留的，可能，不过是一种记忆：他曾教我写博客，曾让我找回写作的触觉，以及真实的自己。我并非忘不了，对他的情感，而是害怕忘记了他，就会连带忘记写博客，忘记写作的触觉，忘记真实的自己—— 忘记温暖。

是我自私。人总是自私的，而我这样的自私，其实，并没扰了任何人，又碍着了谁？

迟来的明白，并不可恨。和他的种种，总得等待稀哑图思，工作稍有歇息时间，才能思考，才能明白。稀哑图思，所以明白，我不必尝试忘记他对我的好，对我的温柔与包容。

我只得放下，这已过去的一切一切。我曾爱过，那是曾经。

切切。

（二）

对于脸上所发生的，我总是抱着一种不以为然，顺其自然。反正痘痘多不到哪去，不理；也总有人认为，我天生一副拽样，那我更是没辙，于是，更是不理。

却在近些日子，常蹙眉 —— 早已天生忧郁，近日或许升级为抑郁。

工作，没所谓的得或不得志，一切依然。该做的，我做了；需要我扛下的，我也扛了，我问心无愧。甚至是我范围以外的，为大局着想，我都扛了。做人不必太计较，教育工作者，更应大方。大方，不是说说则以，应是心甘情愿的大方。如果大方的前提是工作表现评估，那这样的大方不过是伪装，累人累己。

我应庆幸，我的“多做”，不是乔装，而是出自意愿的“大方”。我却总为了这“大方”，背了“破坏市场”的罪名。其实，市场是什么？市场，子虚乌有一回事。无论是市场或市价，都是一时间的，于是，没所谓的市价，更没所谓的市场。任何人要生存，就要懂得为自己保值，再增值。而我所谓的保值，是视乎当下的“市场”而定。当别人已走在你的前方，价位应时上涨，踏步不前的不叫“保值”，那是坐以待毙，贬值。

感慨，终日谈“市场”，给他人冠上“破坏市场”荣衔的，往往最不懂市场与市价定义。说真的，我不过是做了自己该做、能做、愿做的事。

近日蹙眉，当然不为上述。至于为了什么，也难说。绝非难言之隐，只是，一切说到底，就只剩一个字 —— “唉”。

子曰：“人不知不愠，不亦君子乎？”

我能否狡辩说，我是女子，不能当君子？其实，君子应是无男女之分，指的是有一定品格修养的人。于是，狡辩不得。但着实，我仍然达不到“君子”的境界。

（三）

人说，休息是为走更长远的路。于是，稀哑图思。暂且放下工作，稀哑图思，博客上打下思路，追寻思索。与文字对话，总堆出一个结论：思绪紊乱。

即将带团远赴苏州，又将完成等等等，忙里难偷闲。整个脑袋，仍是悬着的。

忙着工作，难掩心中隐忧：我曾经因为全心全意工作而变得尤其冰冷，是“他”挽回了我。我会否又重蹈覆辙，忘却人应有的温暖？

不晓得。我又何需担心未发生的等等等。杞人忧天，难过一分一秒。

复制一个我，让真正的我，逍遥的稀哑图思，什么都不说，什么都不想，却不能。能吗？

…… 还是，把思绪放一边吧。

这又是我再一次的语无伦次，最终无结论的

稀哑图思。

Can you imagine conquering the Universal Studios Singapore with sight impaired? For a “bat” like me, with sight over 500 degrees per eye, it is simply unimaginable.

And for me, who is pretty much “blind” at night or in darkness, without a pair of good lenses, the entire experience would have been disastrous to say the least.

Because of Crizal, I’m able to explore the Ancient Egypt Themed section, enjoy adventures in “Revenge of The Mummy”, which is a high speed coaster ride that puts me through the trials of water sprinkles, warm/high heat at high + neck-breaking speed.

That Mummy did not daunt me. Because I’m wearing Crizal. That isn’t just a line to promote Crizal, but the very fact that, the water sprinkles/droplets didn’t stay on my lenses, warm heat didn’t give me any patches of blurness/fog, and my frantic fingers didn’t leave any smudge marks on my lenses, what more can you ask for?

Watch me go!

Yes I survived the ride and even took a picture with the lady mascot adorned in Mummy suit to stake my survival claim!

Past the ride of trials, “Revenge of The Mummy”, which by the way, was considered as warm-up ride, it is time for BattleStar, the star ride of Universal Studios of Singapore. BattleStar?! Oh my, thought I would have gone on the more humane version “Human”, but it was closed for maintenance and there I went on, for “Cylon”.

I was speeding along rough tracks, turned upside down 360 degrees and there was even water sprinkles along the way. Did Crizal lenses made me invincible to go through this above human capacity ride? Well, no. I’m a mere mortal, “Cylon” isn’t quite a ride that I would go on for a 2nd time, considering that I got off it dizzy with jelly legs and could barely walk down the stairs. For consolation, I have to say, I had an extremely clear vision of the entire ride. Wind can sweep past my spectacles, water sprinkles and fog along the ride didn’t stay on my spectacles.

Well, for a once and definitely once-only ride in this lifetime, Crizal gave me crystal clear experience throughout the ride. My Crizal lenses too remained clean, without any smudges, from my sweaty palms – I broke out in cold sweat whilst gripping tightly to the handles for my dear life in the process of and 1 minute 20 seconds.

Next up, “I like to move it move it!” – To the Madagascar themed section of USS! Queues were all long, and we went on Merry Go Around – nothing special, but we relive our childhood memories.

The zebra which I was on, requested me to put the stylish Crizal spectacles on its head.

Through a pair of good eyes, we relive childhood memories, where things were simple and clear. No worries of the adult world. Yet, growing up is a must and with my sharp vision, well bestowed by Crizal lenses, blocking away water(tears) sprinkles, dust, preventing smudges and glares, enable me to see the world better and face the challenges!

And into Madagascar A Crate Adventure (relaxing) ride I go!

(My face is grim, how would I know what’s to happen? I wouldn’t want my spectacles to be wet. Even though I know droplets fall faster than I can say “fall”. I wouldn’t want smudges, from me wiping any remaining droplets either!)

My worries were uncalled for. It was a mild ride, with some bits of water sprinkles, which was no issue for my Crizal adorned eyes. Not quite what I expected, but nice and relaxing!

That sums up my adventures at USS (with the big group of cool Crizal ambassadors) ! There were alot more worlds to go through, but neccessity begets immediacy, which means, I’m hungry.

We had lunch at Goldilocks and yes, no smudges even when my oil stained fingers after the tasty Tom Yam Spicy Chicken pieces touched it.

This was my experience, conquering uss with Crizal! Thank you Crizal!

Mission done! With Crizal, life is in the clear, so crystal clear

I always believe that there is a stark difference between “filling up your stomach” and “enjoying your meal” — The difference like that between an artwork and a placeholder / empty vessel.

Given the chance to FEAST and I mean FEAST on the finest, famous and simply delectable delicacies that Far East Square can offer, what more can you ask for? Thank you OMY!

In Gastromania Feast @ Far East, we made 8 stops and enjoyed over 20 delicacies (main course, drinks and desserts)!

Are you ready to “feast” with your eyes? Let’s go.

1. Zhou’s Kitchen 周庄

http://www.zhouskitchen.com/

Zhou’s Kitchen is a casual Chinese dining concept, catering to the palates and pockets of diners from all walks of life. 周 (Zhou) is the family name of Andrew Tjioe, TungLok Group’s founder and Executive Chairman, and Zhou’s Kitchen as the name suggests, offers all-time Chinese favourites, as well as well-loved private recipes of the Zhou family. Definitely the place for the discerning and time-starved local diners.

I’ve been a longtime fan of Zhou’s Kitchen High Tea Buffet and it is definitely a good and affordable place to check out for casual fine dining – good ambience and good food at good prices.

We tried the Pork shank with fried/steam buns. I’m never a fan of Pork shank because of the fatty skin and oily-ness, but Zhou’s Kitchen does an amazing job cooking it — if ever I’m to have pork shank, it has to come from Zhou’s Kitchen and no others.

(The restaurant manager cut it open for us.)

Well adorned and accompanied by fresh veggies and pickles, the pork shank dish is in a class of its own. It is well flavoured and the meat is tender, and it melts in the mouth.

How about going with buns?

I tried both types of buns, whilst the steamed bun has a nice texture and taste to it, I prefer the crunchier skin and sweeter taste of the fried buns.

Needless to say, I had 2 servings here. It is not that I’m hungry, but simply, the Pork Shank’s is irresistable!

2. Ju Chun Yuan(Spring Garden) 聚春园

http://www.juchunyuan.com.sg/

Since 1865, “JuChunYuan” has stood for the finest in Fuzhou cuisine. The famous “Buddha Jumps Over the Wall” was birthed in JuChunYuan restaurant in 1876 and has continued to set the standard for fine Chinese restaurants around the world. Now, SPRING JuChunYuan is the only restaurant in Singapore that exclusively serves traditional Min cuisine and carries the remarkable legacy of the original JuChunYuan Fuzhou restaurant.

Next stop, heavenly delicacies!

Ju Chun Yuan’s overall furnishing has a really traditional chinese feel to it and it is on the very site of the first school set up by FuZhou Clan Association.

(Singapore, June 29, 2011) ― ASUS announced the launch of a special edition of the N Series notebook designed by renowned artist and songwriter Jay Chou at a press event in Taipei today. The event opened with a symphony conducted by ASUS Chairman Jonney Shih and an orchestra consisting of notebooks along with piano by Jay Chou. The combination of classical music with digital remix demonstrates the latest breakthrough in ASUS SonicMaster Audio technology.

无可厚非，周董绝对是一音乐才子。那么，华硕 (Asus）找来音乐才子 周杰伦 担任 N-Series （Entertainment）首席设计师，那绝对恰当不过。如今，Asus 电脑，内附绝佳音响系统 （SonicMaster Technology），外是周董的设计 —— 无与伦比的性格 + 特色 + 完美。

在推介会上，周董更是与华硕主席 Jonney Shih 一起协奏一曲，为电脑新设计介绍掀开序幕。

“Design inspiration has always been a part of ASUS’ DNA, and we’re honored to appoint a talented singer and songwriter like Jay Chou to infuse new elements of design into our N series notebook. But design is not all we have to offer. This special edition of the N series notebook is powered by the latest Intel innovations. I believe this strong partnership will continue to bring more exciting products to our customers”, said Jonney Shih, ASUS Chairman.

“The audio experience delivered by the N3 is truly remarkable and it’s made even better by the stunning visual experience delivered by Intel’s 2nd generation Core processors. The combination of superior sound and sight is what I call an incredible experience”, added Sean Maloney, Chairman of Intel® China.

当完美的内部架构 + 绝佳的音响 + 周董设计，那绝对是整体的融合、美妙。嘿，单单想到“我捧着周董亲手操刀设计的电脑，那还不屌？”

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Unique design inspired by traditional and modern motifs

Jay Chou transformed his passion and devotion for music into innovative notebook design by using music notes, sheet music, piano concepts and other musical icons as inspiration for a truly unique notebook. The combination of modern “J-style” text-wrapping with a classical Chinese blue and white porcelain finish infuses the notebook with strong and diverse Asian aesthetics. “It has been a tremendous pleasure to work with the ASUS Design Center. They were able to translate and transform my musical inspirations onto the N series notebook product design and functionality. Every detail on the N series perfectly portrays my personal taste and multimedia lifestyle,” said Jay Chou.

Intel® Core™ technology for better notebook experiences

ASUS and Intel® have cooperated closely on this campaign, creating all-new branding for N Series notebooks using the 2nd generation Intel® Core™ processors and Sandy Bridge architecture which enhance both graphics and multitasking performance. These portable PCs upgrade graphics and boost flexible multitasking performance while optimizing power consumption for a perfectly balanced and rewarding computing experience.

Setting new standards in notebook audio

Last year, ASUS redefined top-of-the-line audio with N Series notebooks with the development of its exclusive SonicMaster audio technology. Co-developed by a dedicated ASUS team and leading sound experts from Bang & Olufsen ICEpower®, SonicMaster incorporates grand, theater-like acoustics with the constrained physical dimensions of a notebook PC.

ASUS has also worked with Bang & Olufsen ICEpower® on creating the SonicMaster sound certification, which also debuted on N Series notebooks. SonicMaster is now available on all N Series notebooks and presents enhanced audio technology that delivers the clearest treble and most resonant bass on any portable PC. SonicMaster also enables the widest-reaching and most powerful surround effects, creating theater-grade and highly lifelike audio. Combined with exclusive design by Jay Chou, the special edition N Series notebook is a genuine collector’s item

Specifications
Model: N43SL
Processor: Intel Core i5-2410M (2.3GHz)
Operating system: Genuine Windows 7 Home Premium (64-bit)
Chipset: Mobile Intel HM65 Express chipsets
RAM: 4GB DDR3 RAM
HDD: 640GB SATA HDD (5400rpm)
Display: 14.0” LED-Backlit (1366×768)
VGA: NVIDIA GeForce GT 540M with 2GB dedicated VRAM
ODD: SuperMulti Double Layer
WLAN: Integrated 802.11b/g/n + Bluetooth
Audio: Audio by Bang & Olufsen ICEpower & SonicMaster technology
Weight: 2.4Kg (with 6-cell battery)
Dimension: 35.0(W) x 24.0(D) x 3.30 ~ 3.70 (H) cm

RSP: $1,298 (GST Included)
Availability: Estimated 1st – 2nd week July 2011

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那是严爵“没有你怎么办”里的词。对这么一句词，感触尤深。便当下思考，什么样的爱情“能让人一夜长大”呢？而什么是“长大”呢？我想，穷尽一生，用尽千言与万语，我也不可能明白什么是真真正正的长大，更甭想描述“长大”的轮廓。

真正的“长大”，谈的绝对不是生理的发育，而是心智的成长 （与生理年龄无关）。而“长大”，我认为，便是经历、体验。唯有刻骨铭心，才能让人一夜长大。

一生一世，已是遥远的童话。人的一生，其实，最难得的便是一次无结果的遇见，遇见一个能牵动你心思思绪的他 —— 让我欢喜、忧愁、思念、凄凄的他。

那么“没有你怎么办”呢？

人生却还是要继续一步一脚印走下去，只是今后的人生，是“一夜成长”后的人生 —— 揠苗助长的“长大”尤其苦。