12.2.13
Michelangelo in Taipei
3.2.13
Django
上星期看了Django Unchained,很好看,演員很出色,尤其是Waltz君和DiCaprio君,發福了的導演粉墨登場也有點睛之效(對認得他的人而言)。但泰倫天奴的電影似乎難逃以浴血結束,就好像史畢堡想不到好結局就拍蠟燭一般(Lincoln)。我在華倫西亞看了Lincoln,老實說對這戲毫不感冒,雖然很喜歡主角對妻子無奈頓足那動作。
Waltz君的奧斯卡提名是最佳男配角,他不是主角嗎?奇怪。
16.1.13
Los Miserables
戲院滿座。影畫質素很好,但音質很平面,不好聽,沒氣勢。因為已經看過六次,有空留意其他細節。不知是不是已經習慣了,覺得Russell Crowe 其實還可以。又看到在革命那段的剪接跟香港的版本有點不同,我覺得西國的版本更好。西班牙語要在句子首尾用感嘆號和問號,於是唱到激動處,一行字幕會出現四個感嘆號,我少見多怪,覺得很有趣。
看這戲不可不備紙巾手帕。我旁邊的西國俊男在Fantine那段已經鼻酸掏紙巾,且每況愈下,看到革命後空桌空椅那段,簡直不可收拾。我因看了多次,激動不再。在香港看時,還留意到中文字幕有兩三處譯錯了。
如果心血來潮,可能還會再看。呵呵。
3.1.13
Ring finger
I felt a bit down waking up this morning. Because of the pain and stiffness, the first thing I did was look at my right hand. And seeing that the knuckle of the ring finger had swollen, as I had feared, I shoved my hand under the pillow, closed my eyes and did not want to get up. One more finger. And I did not know how to deal with it except to try to accept it.
There was the pain. It had not left me for a good while. And it was the warning of the attack and damage. But I had to get up somehow. I raised my hand, ignored the pain, flexed my fingers and closed my fist. After a few times, the pain did not feel so bad. In fact the pain at the right wrist had reduced, though the swelling remained.
At least some pain was gone. So it was not all bad news.
1.1.13
靚女
兩天前(已是去年)在餐廳盯着手機發呆。突然有人跑到我桌旁說:"靚女"。我抬頭看見一個陌生女子,她發覺認錯人,立刻道歉:"對唔住,搞錯咗"。我笑說:"無搞錯,都係靚女"。那女子卻沒笑,邊連說:"唔好意思、唔好意思",邊提起手機打給她的朋友。我有點失望:人家明明也是靚女嘛。
20.12.12
無風無浪
聚會散後回家途中,朋友突然告訴我她家裏發生的悲劇。是令人難以承受的事,她一開口就哭了出來。朋友對我的信任教我意外,但我除了聆聽根本幫不上忙。心裏倍感生活無風無浪其實是福氣,就像歌詞唱的:原來我非不快樂。
15.12.12
擦鞋
擦鞋是一種讓人討厭但一開始了就非得做好不可的工作。父親教我擦鞋,教過了就讓我幫他擦,偷懶、擦得不好、或僅是手勢跟他不一樣都是要挨罵的。今天我把幾雙舊鞋子擦得光亮,雖然滿手鞋油(因為在父親那時代幹這活是不帶手套的),卻挺有成功感。然後就想起父親擦鞋的模樣。
所以朱自清的背影是經典,大家喜歡龍應台的目送,是有原因的。
4.12.12
縫紉
有一件上班穿的黑色大衣,厚薄適中,襯衫領子一排大鈕兩個口袋加腰帶,沒有多餘的設計,容易配襯、永不過時,於是穿了多年。一定有十多年了吧。
現在衣服的料子還很結實,但裡子卻無可避免地磨損了,尤其是兩邊袖口。拖無可拖,今天晚上趁沒喝醉挑燈補縫起來。因為是裡子,縫得馬馬虎虎。邊縫邊想:縫紉這技能還真有用,要不是小時候學了些粗淺針法,現在還真不會懂得幹這些針線活。
20.10.12
Hotel reviews
Before I book hotels for my travels I usually read other travellers’ reviews on the internet. So after staying in a hotel I usually contribute my review hoping that it would be helpful to others. Posting them on tripadvisor is easy and the website helps keep my reviews systematically.
I have recently contributed some reviews on the hotels I used during my recent trips to Russia and the Netherlands/Belgium. Here they are -