愛不起

由於少爺喜歡梁詠琪的關係，無奈被逼去支持「愛得起」。幸而於九龍圓方上映，不然要穿洲過省北上到深圳，未免犠牲太大了吧！

我實在找不到一個較正面的角度來形容這片子。故事的本質還可以，可是導演未能發展故事主題，演員也未能表達角色，不像笑片，也不像愛情片。chick-flicks也可以拍得有深度，可惜這部片兩頭唔到岸，實在令人speechless。

總的來說，一個字：「爛」！

overhearing

setting --
dinner at a fine-dining restaurant, with three tables in one room.
there are two middle-age couples at table #1, one 30-something married couple at table #2 (that's me & little prince), and one 20-something (don't know the status) couple at table #3.

here's the bits & pieces of the conversation at table #3 --

female: well, if you are serious about our relationship and our future, i think we should think about where we should live for the next 3-5 years. it is difficult when we are only seeing each other once in a while.

male: um...um....um....but if not for our relationship, where do you want to live?

me (thinking): man, you are obviously avoiding the question!!!

female: well, my mom said you should figure out what your plans are, and where you want to be first.

me (thinking): girl, wake up!!!! rule#1, never bring up your mom into this type conversation...sigh.

male: but where do you want to live? do you want to live in san francisco? or florida? or new york? what life style do you want?

female: i dunno. it depends on what the grad school programs there are. (still persisting) so, where are you planning to do your fellowship?

male: um...um...um...i think stanford would be pretty good. well, but cornell can be a good place too.

me (thinking): wow, you are suggesting two places in totally opposite direction! so you want to go to the east coast when she says she wants to stay on the west coast?!

sommelier: sir, would you like another bottle of wine? or would you like me to bring you a wine list?

me (thinking): ha, smart! saved his life!

conversation continued at table #3 around the same topic for the entire dinner! (though he tried hard to switch the subject to the great food...)

with no surprise, table #3 finished dinner first (well, i guess the male diner has been looking forward to the end of this whole thing). the male diner has asked for the sommelier after paying the bill (?), to thank and tip him personally (ar huh).

here's the conversation at table #1 as soon as they left the dining room but still standing at the door --

male #1: oh, i have never seen such a grabber! that girl was something!

male #2: yea, that was some conversation. poor guy, have to spend a fortune for dinner, and be mentally abused...poor guy.

conversation continued along the same line for another 5 minutes at table #1.

haha, i'm not the only one who likes overhearing conversation...

《暗戀桃花源》

《暗戀》與《桃花源》兩劇演出檔期相鄰，因為劇場管理人員的疏忽，使得兩個劇團為搶排練場地，爭執不休。兩劇的導演、演員，在彼此的劇幕中穿梭干擾，仍無法解決場地撞期的問題。最後兩個劇團妥協，舞臺分半，各自排練。兩劇演員卻在臺上，相互錯接台詞，兩劇莫名連接，彼此干擾卻又微妙共鳴。最後，《暗戀》一劇導演讓出場地，由《桃花源》先行排完。劇場管理員突然現身，要關閉場地，經現場人員陳情，管理員通融十分鐘，《暗戀》一劇方纔排演完成。

《暗戀》一劇，描述中國東北青年江濱柳與雲南女子雲之凡於上海相戀。抗戰後，雲之凡預備返回昆明過年，行前，兩人相約於黃浦江外灘公園見面。經此一別，兩人卻因國共內戰中斷音訊，各自輾轉逃至台灣，卻闊別五十餘年，不曾相遇。江濱柳垂暮之年，身患絕症，偶然得到雲之凡早已來台消息，決定登報尋人。等待期間，江濱柳向來台後結髮的妻子交代身後之事，獨自陷入舊日戀愛的回憶中。數日之後，雲之凡登門，卻早已各自婚嫁，兩人相對，不勝唏噓。

《桃花源》一劇，敘述老陶、春花貧賤夫妻失和，春花與袁老闆外遇。老陶失望之餘，決定離家捕魚，以圖出路，偶然誤入桃花源中。竟遇一對白衣男女，與袁老闆、春花全然相肖。老陶於桃花源中住下，卻不住思念春花，決意返家偕其同來。返回武陵後，春花與袁老闆早育有一子，生計艱難，相互怨懟。面對老陶出現，驚恐不已，亦不願隨其同去，老陶無奈，獨自又行離去。

劇中另有一神秘女子，不斷尋找一名為劉子驥的男子，不斷舞臺之間穿梭、探詢、吶喊。

看罷《暗戀桃花源》不覺得怎樣教人拍案叫絕，但讓我產生許多反思，就讓我嘗試把這些零星的思緒記下來吧！

> 劇中悲喜交集，一方面覺得《桃花源》有點胡鬧，另一方面覺得《暗戀》有點老土。我向來都覺得悲劇才能感動人心，才能表現出文化人多愁善感的特質，愛看喜劇只因它讓我心情愉悅，能令我（套用劇中那句）「放輕鬆」。難道悲劇才能扣人心弦，喜劇的文化價值又只能停留於娛樂觀眾的層面？

> 可惜只看了香港版，我想三地聯演版定更能突顯出兩地三岸的文化差異。那有點「無厘頭」的《桃花源》，加插著英文字句，尢其突出其「香港特色」。而《暗戀》帶點老土的悲情橋段，則令我聯想到瓊瑤那種六十年代的風格。

> 劇中兩個劇團同時排演的一幕不斷在我腦海出現，一方《桃花源》裡的老陶找到桃花源後仍不斷嚷著要回去武陵，白衣人卻著他不要回去；另一邊箱江濱柳勸妻子回去，別留在醫院陪伴，而他的思緒則不斷回去跟雲之凡分手的上海。
回去？不回去？我想，既然已越過急流到了與世無爭的桃花源，又何必牢牢記掛著戰後千瘡百孔的上海呢？

也許，是時候拋下那份牽掛去靜賞面前的桃花源…

our furry friend

the arrival of this little furry puppy into c's household signifies a step-forward. she is going to be c's companion when she is home by herself. i pray that she will grow up healthily, be a good dog, and be our best friend.

Tempo

早餐過後，少爺從袋口拿出Tempo一包，然後開始投訴，原因是我買了大包裝，而根據少爺的計算，小包裝比較『底』。說實話，我從來沒有細心留意價錢，但少爺堅決要小包裝，我也懶得阻撓，他自己到藥房買小包裝Tempo去了。
本著求證精神，我回到家便立即拿出計算機。一pack大包裝Tempo裡頭有30包紙巾，每包有8張，所以共有240張紙巾。一pack小包裝Tempo裡頭有36包紙巾，每包有7張，所以共有252張紙巾。少爺果然厲害，每張紙巾的價錢也計算得清清楚楚，跟少爺生活有時候真的令人我無言以對。唉！

Good-bye!

Today we are saying good-bye to a member of our family, Robosapien.

I was quite excited when he first arrived, with the hope that he can help me with tidying our place. But after I found out that his design was not quite what I expected, I have pretty much given up on him.

Thanks to eBay, we have finally sold him to a kind young man in Singapore who is willing to pay us US$350! When I saw him all wrapped up in bubble-wrap, the least anticipcated thought came to my mind, I actually started to miss him. Fortunately, that thought only lasted for 5 seconds, and in no time, he was being brought to the Post Office.

Good-bye, Robosapien!