Countdown to 2007!

一元复始，万象更新。在我们张开双手迎接崭新的一年之前，让我们来回顾2006年之最！！

以下纯属个人浅见，如有异议，请多多见谅。

十大金曲
《舞娘》-- 蔡依林
《雨天》-- 孙燕姿
《城外》-- 蔡旻佑
《女爵》-- 杨乃文
《Scream》-- 张悬
《一个像夏天，一个像秋天》-- 范玮琪
《小情歌》-- 苏打绿
《亲亲》-- 梁静茹
《暖暖》-- 梁静茹
《将军令》-- 吴克群

十大烂曲
《爱X无限大》-- 元若兰
《本草纲目》-- 周杰伦
《表白》-- 萧亚轩
《LoVe》-- 萧亚轩
《马德里不思议》-- 蔡依林
《庆祝》-- 杨丞琳
《过敏》-- 杨丞琳
《Hip Hop Tonight》-- 李纹
《夏雪》-- 飞轮海
《I Don't Feel Like Dancing》-- Scissors Sisters


最佳专辑

《女爵》-- 杨乃文
《小宇宙》-- 苏打绿
《飞行部落》-- F.I.R.

Top 10 Most Hardworking Persons in Council

In no particular order (excluding myself, cause I don't want to deny another councillor a spot in this ranking. :P):

1. Jian Yang (who took up the role of being the SCREAM 2006 Maze I/C, sorta)
2. Liu Lu
3. Samuel Ravi
4. Sharmaine Oh
5. Heng Jie
6. Hong Yi
7. Genesis
8. Shuo Nan (who has to satisfy the council's infinite desire for more designs
9. Ming Jie
10. Yen Shan

I was planning to geenrate a list of the Top 10 Most Lazy Councillor, but then decided to be nice and not to further make myself unpopular. =)

最恩爱的时刻

今天在我家附近的十字路口，看见一对夫妻，头发开始变白，脸上的皱纹和鱼尾纹也加深，眼睛里充满着沧桑与事故，斑斑点点开始浮现在脸皮上，看样子他们已经50多岁了。

他们老了。

但是那名女士仍然坚持用右手勾着那男士的左手，一起过马路。

好甜蜜。这便是永垂不朽的爱情的最佳典范。

这才是真正的浪漫。

联络

jOy: heyo! we missed u at reunion man! btw ur peixin links are a bit outdated ah..

一言惊醒梦中人。

The links are outdated. 我没有小学同学们最新的联络资料。

我们渐渐地在失去联络，渐渐地忘记了彼此的存在，渐渐地对彼此的印象感到越来越朦胧模糊。

我们渐渐地在彼此的记忆里过时了。

好久好久没有和小学同学联络了。即使目前有的和我就读于同一所高中，我们和彼此的沟通往往只是敷衍式、义务式的“嗨”和 “拜”(Bye)。

就连听起来、做起来都有点虚伪的嘘寒问暖几声也没有。乐观者可以说这代表我们对彼此都真实；悲观者则会认为我们已经懒得再去了解、关心彼此，因为在我们新的世界里我们个个都忙得不可开交。

我父亲恋旧，常常还将没有用/过时了的旧东西收起来，不愿把它们给扔了。我记得母亲曾因为父亲的这“坏习惯”而骂过他。

东西旧了、坏了、过时了，我们可以扔掉它们，再买新的。然而，记忆呢？友情呢？

模糊的记忆、变质的友谊，我们能否如此潇洒般地将它们扔掉，用新的记忆、新的友情来取代它们？

当记忆、回忆和曾有过的友情开始在你得世界里失去了价值与意义，我们是否还该继续紧紧地抓着它们不放？

But, if you let go of your hand, what are you now made of?

只不过剩下一个空壳罢了。

我裹足不前。

Merry Christmas

I was just blog-hopping around without any agenda in mind when I happened to chance upon this:

Maybe it’s just me, but I find that people don’t really dish out the praise. Maybe I do it too often. What’s wrong with telling someone they’ve done a good job or that you respect what their doing. What’s wrong with telling someone they look good? Or why not tell someone straight in the face what you don’t like about them.

My point is why aren’t we as straightforward and forthcoming as we like to be.

Hurhur... are you sure you are in a position to suggest the others to be more "straightforward" and "forthcoming"?

(Having said that, define "straightforward" and "forthcoming". I am also bursting with curiosity to find out if your answer includes "pinching D's cheeks every other time you meet her on your way to the Auditorium" and "flirting with A despite being attached to O". Do elaborate on your answers, for this question is worth 25 marks on your Character Assessment.)

And as much as I hate to say this, why are some people trying to help only when they see the teacher coming round to do a spot check. Dumbasses. I think I shall tell them when I see them the next time round.

If my memory serves me well, SOMEONE went to have a game of chess in the midst of SCREAM 2006 preparation. I didn't know taking a break from your work session entitles you to a free game of chess at the students' lounge.

What have four years of NCC training and once-in-a-blue-moon 2-minute water breaks amid all your countless push-ups, marchings and precision drills taught you? To grab every opportunity in future to slack as much as possible so as to compensate all the shit tough times and hardships you have been through for the past 4 years?

I'd call this the pot calling the kettle black. Or rather, the pot calling the china teapot black, for apparently the china teapot, if you do not already know, was never sooty.

Shame on you.

It's only Christmas and yet I am already bitching. A leopard can never change its spots, eh?

Merry Christmas! =)

伦敦的耶诞

穿着红鞋的女孩点燃火柴，对我说：
“我看到了圣诞树。”

我点头微笑。她脚上的那份红色，红得黯然。

髻上红发夹的女孩点燃火柴，对我说：
“我看到了火鸡和树桐蛋糕。”

我点头微笑。她头上的那份红色，红得黯然。

披上红色衣裳的女孩点燃火柴，对我说：
“我看到了男孩一家人和乐融融地共进圣诞晚餐。”

我点头微笑。她身上的那份红色，红得黯然。

脸颊红彤彤的女孩点燃火柴，对我说：
“我什么都看不见了。”

我点头微笑。她脸上的那份红色，红得黯然。

女孩点燃火柴，对我说：
“Merry Christmas。再见。”

我点头微笑。她唇上的那份红色，红得黯然。

1952年12月25日的那片火海，红得黯然。

京都的耶诞

在古老京都的夜晚，毛毛雨。
雨珠敲打青石街道
忍者轻踏瓦檐。

* * *

六岁的英子，在破旧的神社里颤抖着。
枯树般的身形任由飕飕寒风蹂躏
树枝树干被吹得摇摇欲断

英子不知道为什么
母亲睡得香甜
就连刚刚一个装着厚厚棉被的黑布袋不知何故从天上掉在后院“咚”的一声
也吵醒不了母亲。
就连帮母亲盖上被子
她也丝毫没有反应。

为什么天上会掉下一袋被子？
为什么母亲今晚睡得那么熟？
为什么母亲身体那么地冰冷？

英子不知道。
六岁的心灵只晓得枯树一挨过严冬，就能够绽放樱花。

就让母亲睡吧。

* * *

在古老京都的夜晚，毛毛雨。
雨珠敲打青石街道
忍者轻踏瓦檐。

“咚！”

“メリークリスマス”

非自然行为

These few weeks I was involved in the Artemis Musical. Its very hard to imagine me participating in this, becoz normally I dun give a damn about Faculty initiatives. After persuasion from yien and weizhong, i reluctantly agreed to join.

The process I must say was fun and boring, irony eh? haha, sometimes it gets really sianed, esp when u haf no on u noe also in the play. And I realised sometimes different people from different 'societies' just wouldn't mix. No common topic, no common interest.. even the music we listen is different. I am from a very chinese background, and the friends I noe mostly are PRCs or ex PRCs, and the CCAs i am in(or was in), huang cheng and CO. lol. It seems like I confined myself too much into my own world. Its very scary, I can be very noisy and funny with my own world, but when it comes to another environment, I can dun speak for hours during our rehearsals. Thats the main reason why I dun really enjoyed the rehearsals.

-- From Dao Teng's journal entry "Artemis Musical"

你可以说是我们心胸太狭窄，不够开怀，不愿离开自己熟悉的小小世界去认识那令你感到无比的陌生与孤寂的外头。

但是，话不投机半句多。

When we cannot "click", we just cannot "click".

人与人之间的关系，跟爱情一般，勉强撮合一段关系是不会有任何的结果与幸福。还是顺其自然吧!

更何况，当初把心里的那扇门紧紧封闭的是你们，结果现在你们却突然敞开心门，坦荡荡的、潇洒的、带有一点愧疚的说要接受我们这些当初被你们拒绝于门外的人。这份后知后觉和醒悟，恐怕来得太迟了。

当初你们紧掩你们的门户，如今我们也对你们心灰意冷，不仅也封上了自个儿的心胸，还加上了一道锁。

话又说回来，也不能怪他们当初对于我们的忽略，因为毕竟我们都是属于两个不同世界的人。

We just don't "click"!

但他们现在的“非自然行为”确实令我感到反感。因为这是一种肤浅、敷衍的表现。

再说，他们从表态要敞开他们的心胸，要容纳其他人，迄今却不见实际的表现。

果然是肤浅、敷衍。

朋友其实可分为两大类别：知心朋友和酒肉朋友

要彼此成为知己，需要一点缘分，强求不来。若成为不了知己，就将对方当成酒肉朋友咯，就负责在我肚子饿时陪我吃饭。

他们说要容纳我们，我是会给予他们一次机会，但是若我觉得我们真的不属于彼此的世界，还是分道扬镳，当酒肉朋友比较恰当。

碎心

是你将我底心摔碎，
又是你用悔恨与借口将碎片一一补回。

而残留下的裂痕则是从前那段的真实的最佳提醒。

Translated and modified from Tai Boon's MSN nickname

从台湾回来之妄想

我从一个很长很长的梦醒来，
回到了我觉得自己和它脱节的现实。

一个熟悉得有点陌生的空间。

而陌生得有点熟悉的国度正在远方的纬度
企图留住我。

呼唤我要再度回去。

是我还眷恋着那诱人的暂时性，
或是只想逃脱那属于我的世界？

Editted To Add: 如果说一切只是幻觉，那么为什么它却比真实的还来得更真实？

Taiwan + 最近好歌榜IV

I will be off at Taiwan until the 15th of December.

Meanwhile, do download yourself some songs

《唯舞独尊》-- 蔡依林
《墓仔埔也敢去》-- 蔡依林
《将军令》-- 吴克群
《暖暖》-- 梁静茹
《亲亲》-- 梁静茹
《Give Me Five》-- 李宇春
《Tokyo Drift》-- Teriyaki Boys
《城外》-- 蔡旻佑
《谜》-- 许慧欣
《诗 水蛇 山神庙》-- 许慧欣
《雨天》-- 孙燕姿
《梦想天空》-- 孙燕姿
《女爵》-- 杨乃文