Sunday, March 29, 2015

Hope in Spring




 A painter's daughter said her father told her that patience is 90% of what you need in painting.

So good to hear that. That means talent accounts for 10% at most; that means I still have chance.

How nice to have hope in spring.





Wednesday, March 18, 2015

好戲介紹



這套譯作Wild Tales的阿根廷電影,海報及名字均  沉  悶  非  常。不過這戲獲提名奧斯卡最佳外語片、又看到我惟一認得的阿根廷演員Ricardo Darin(他的《The Secret in Their Eyes》好好看啊!)、電影又由艾慕度華監製(雖然他的前作《癲上雲霄》真令我睇到發癲),於是趁星期二平飛日入場去。

令人笑得很開懷的復仇黑色幽默片,很荒旦但也很真實!令我想起《打擂台》、《親切的金子》及去年的《Gone Girl》等好電影。我拉了最近讓我感到像藍精靈裡牢騷王的Gervais入場。對,最近他對甚麼都看不順眼,對買飛可超平價泊車的感覺是:嘿,很複雜;對開場前其他人吃著爆谷傾下計表示:我真受不了;對戲院舊舊地沒有說甚麼,但開幕前一直周身郁,表現出很不舒服的樣子,就只欠未開口抱怨我逼他入場。

不過他一邊看一邊笑啊。完場時,繼續皺著眉說:呀,幾好吖套戲。

(希望他不要用谷歌來翻譯這「影評」)

Monday, March 9, 2015

玩樂有時


那些沒有好感的人

有些認識的人,總是沒有很大好感,但是卻會一直記得他們,因為他們都說了些甚麼,給我一點啟發。對他們而言,那些啟發,還不過是一些順口說出來的事情。

年輕人A為人自我感覺良好,有時會給人不知天高地厚的感覺。有一次他跟我說話後提出:「點解你成日答你唔知,而你其實係知嘅呢?」面對這個問題,我的第一個反應仍然是「唔知呀」。他的問題聽落有點不客氣,但我往後想,他說得也是,即使是鹽瓶在哪兒這種小事,我也常常說「唔知呀,好似喺個櫃度。」想深一層,我其實是用「唔知呀」來buy time,去想真正的答案,因為我接受不了一兩秒的沉默,這句話很多餘。

B和我只有一面之緣,就是那些一開口就知道是非我族類的朋友。我們閒談,我提起就算我的琴技真的好得出神入化,也不一定可以以鋼琴謀生。和我三九唔識七的B,沒有敷衍說「咁又係」,反而說「咁唔關琴技事,係睇你點諗。」雖然這句話很老土,但當時也給我一點當頭棒喝之感。也對,先自覺做不到的,就多數不會做得到。

還有一個C,好在只是泛泛之交,我相信如果我們關係近點,我一定會好討厭他的「我啱晒」性格。有次閒談,我表示順其自然啦,我也不抱很大信心。「我啱晒」的C馬上說:「點解你會咁諗,你覺得堅嘅,就應該一鼓作氣去追求先係。」他把我的「凡事不去太盡,為日後失敗留個空間」的瘀血捽了出來。是的,把目標定得低是我的性格。

這些突然戳一下的意見讓人進步。或許陋習依舊,頑固想法無改,但至少他們讓我更清楚自己。(欣賞是欣賞,雖然心裡還是有小小討厭他們)

Monday, March 2, 2015

When you had a piano at home, you never play it



But when you don't, you would so eagerly want to play piano to the point that you bring your own music sheets to visit a friend, whom of course has a piano.


Baby it's cold outside



We went to Scarborough Bluffs, a lake side cliff. It was a bit cold, yes, quite cold in fact, even in Canadian standard. I have to confess this was my idea. But the walk made the crepes and coffees afterward more rewarding. And I would not know my chronic complaining friend was in fact extraordinarily tough if I had not made her walk with me!





Joke maker and her grumpy victim 


Loretta, you got me!

FYI:  Scarborough Bluffs in summer time



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