28 November 2006

世界有多大?

images: London, Hong Kong, Paris

今晚的電視突然傳來熟悉的音樂,原來是久違了的「瞬間看地球」﹗第一次在巴黎看到這個聯繫世界的節目,才想起,對呀,世界就是這麼小,地球這一邊的小街在另一邊的我家的14吋小屏幕上出現了,瞬間穿越千山萬水,當你還在街頭數著紅燈的「啲啲啲」時,我已數十萬哩以外的那一個世界看到了你的身影,陪你數著「啲啲啲」。

我不得不佩服構思這個節目的人,是何種氣魄,何種視野,令一個人這樣看世界?我們對世界的想像停留在「八十日環遊世界」的獵奇式行為,或某某人在世界的另一端生活,故那個地方和我們發生了關係,而其他的地方於我沒有存在的意義了,那個在花園澆花的陌生人,顯然來自另一個世界。想像那似不相關的國度和我們生活的這個小城市存在於同一個空間、同一個星球的人叫Thomas M. Hohenacker,來自Munich,他要看世界,看它最平凡、最真實的一面,24小時在各個角落發生的日出日落,在後街追著老鼠的小貓,匆匆跳下巴士趕著上班的人群。

從未在這個節目上看見過香港,但原來香港設有兩個鏡頭,一個尖沙咀的 Intercontinental Hotel Cyber Port 的 Hotel Le Méridien。巴黎的鏡頭安裝在 210 米高的 Tour Montparnasse 上端,下次經過Tour Montparnasse 時,抬起頭跟你打個招呼吧﹗

25 November 2006

Talk to me

Personnages (1976)
Miro
Sculpture, Installation a la Defense
Talk to me (Photographie)
© de Anndou, Paris, 2006

24 November 2006

17 November 2006

Perhaps Love

Perhaps love is like a resting place, a shelter from the storm
It exists to give you comfort, it is there to keep you warm
And in those times of trouble when you are most alone
The memory of love will bring you home

Perhaps love is like a window, perhaps an open door
It invites you to come closer, it wants to show you more
And even if you lose yourself and don't know what to do
The memory of love will see you through

O, Love to some is like a cloud, to some as strong as steel
For some a way of living, for some a way to feel
And someone say love is holding on and some say letting go
And some say love is everything, and some say they don't know

Perhaps love is like the ocean, full of conflict, full of change
Like a fire when it's cold outside, or thunder when it rains
If I should live forever, and all my dreams come true
My memories of love will be of you

-- John Denver

16 November 2006

Adieu Star Ferry!

From 11 Nov 2006 on, we can see the Star Ferry here and in our memory, and not elsewhere...

The World of Suzie Wong (1960)

13 November 2006

鋼筆與紙


這種紙叫european notebook,等同於我們的foolscap paper,但用途及廣泛性有過於而無不及。它有著密密麻麻的線格,粗線的是一個細小正方格,頗適合用於書寫中文字,但細格內再加五條幼線,構成視覺上的眼花撩亂。法國學生每人每年一本,在各大超市、文具店、書店有售,一本約五百頁,上額有虛線,寫滿後可以輕便地撕下,反轉背面繼續書寫,下課後就file進該科目的筆記堆裡,很方便。上學年我也買來了一本玩玩。

前兩天課抄筆記,突然覺自己的筆記順眼多了,好像有甚麼不同了。法文進步了,抄下來的筆記比去年多而整齊了?再細看,噢,原來我用了朋友留給我的foolscap paper,而不是european note﹗怪不得,感覺整齊了。於是,在超市找了兩天,但還找不到foolscap paper,依然是各式各樣的密格子,讓君慢慢爬﹗

這支鋼筆,是羅馬尼亞朋友Catalina送給我的生日禮物,喜歡極了。鋼筆很有傳統學者,或書生的味道,感覺很民初。以前爸爸曾經有一支鋼筆和一樽藍色墨,鋼筆有陣膠味,原來中間的「心」是膠,用來吸墨,有時吸得不好,就會「吐」墨。吸完墨後,要用紙巾抺乾淨筆嘴。現在這支鋼筆,配備refill紙蕊,不但方便易理,還經濟環保,十分實用﹗於是,我用它來作筆記、寫文章、日記、塗鴉,樂此不疲﹗

12 November 2006

8 November 2006

媽媽

Guest artist: Ting Chun Yuen
Mom (2006)
Artwork & concept by Ting Chun Yuen
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