Sorry

今天對某人說了:I’m sorry。

我的意思是:深表遺憾。

決定

今天,做了我人生中最無奈的決定。不能說是最痛苦,因為,決定了以後,雖然痛苦,但也釋懷。其實,只是拋去了一個舊包袱而已,大概不必五年、十年後,很快,我就可以笑著回想這一刻了。

日後的路會怎麼樣,今天的我還不能看清;不能看清的路,還是可以好好走下去。

在仍然痛苦的此刻,我滿心期待。

昔日的酒杯

有這樣的日子,我看著窗外的浮雲白日、藍天綠樹,以為那是另一個世界。

我在鐵窗之內。

五年前,寫過這樣一段文字,在無從說起的當下,或可澆胸中塊壘。

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我向一個自己告別

上星期起,學校開始停課了,每天上班都只見一種異乎尋常的安靜。往日,即使是暑假的長假期,學校裡也有回來搞活動的學生,在酷熱中展露著潮濕的、焦灼熱切的青春;但是這幾天,看到的卻只有口罩遮蓋下的一張張不安的面孔,以及露出來的一雙雙閃爍不定的眼睛。我想,在別人眼中,我也只有一副泛著藍綠、分崩離析的五官吧。

我出生的國土,企圖用強權壓制疫症蔓延的消息,壓制所有不安和動盪,在那一片極力粉飾的太平下,有我活在謊言中的家人和朋友;我成長的小島,我一度期望可以扎根生長繁盛結果的土壤,卻已漸漸遭受侵蝕、顯露貧乏,漸漸讓我覺得,我需要再次漂流了。

然後是一顆驟然殞落的明星在早已千瘡百孔的土地上留下另一個不知如何填補的空洞。因為是一個本當玩笑的節日,這樣一種義無反顧的認真,更顯出生命的滑稽和諷刺。

我不是向一位偶像告別,我告別的是一個崇拜偶像的自己。我曾經設想,當他滿頭華髮,顫抖著在掌聲中接過嘉獎他一生貢獻的獎項時,我也該一臉皺紋了。我會在螢光幕前回顧自己的青春年少,想自己曾經那麼費力地模仿他的舞步,那麼認真地抄錄他的歌詞,那麼虛榮地愛慕有他影子的小男生,那麼雀躍地坐在樓梯上遠望他的風采。我設想那一刻,一個中年人和一個老年人虛擬的相遇和相望,恰恰印證了似水流年、印證了我們的黃金時代。

然而我仍年少呀!這時代便嘎然而止了。在我心中剩餘的崇拜和熱切,是不是從此就要交付給回憶錄和紀念集?我來不及說再會,因為在那個自己告別的時候,她也不及向我說一聲再會。

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然而,當日尚可自詡年少,今天呢?告別,無處告別。

我抄!

發神經、無所事事周圍睇blog,好處就係最終會明白:You’ll never walk alone。今日見到有blogger「充公」一篇電郵,我想講:正喔,喂!

於是,我又抄!

40 tips for a better life

想寫好多野 / 好多野想寫。
又寫唔出字。
日中收埋收埋d 激勵人心感人肺腑郵件,今日收到這一件,充公,貼在此。
其中有d 有用,有d 冇乜鬼用,視乎各人心智。
  1. Take a 10-30 minute walk every day. And while you walk, smile. It is the ultimate anti-depressant. (希望得)
  2. Sit in silence for at least 10 minutes each day. Buy a lock if you have to. (有難度,可能真係要買鎖)
  3. Buy a DVR and tape your late night shows and get more sleep. (唔睇電視,鎖住部電腦會好D)
  4. When you wake up in the morning complete the following statement, ‘My purpose is to __________ today.’ (起到身已經好好)
  5. Live with the 3 E’s — Energy, Enthusiasm, and Empathy. (我都想)
  6. Play more games and read more books than you did in 2007. (希望啦)
  7. Make time to practice meditation, yoga, tai chi, and prayer. They provide us with daily fuel for our busy lives. (有試過,不過失敗左)
  8. Spend time with people over the age of 70 and under the age of 6. (邊度有呀?)
  9. Dream more while you are awake. (Dream咩先?)
  10. Eat more foods that grow on trees and plants and eat less food that is manufactured in plants. (有得食已經好好)
  11. Drink green tea and plenty of water. Eat blueberries, wild Alaskan salmon, broccoli, almonds & walnuts. (同上)
  12. Try to make at least three people smile each day. (一日都未必見到三個人)
  13. Clear clutter from your house, your car, your desk and let new and flowing energy into your life. (春風吹又生呀!)
  14. Don’t waste your precious energy on gossip, energy vampires, issues of the past, negative thoughts or things you cannot control. Instead invest your energy in the positive present moment. (我知,不過……)
  15. Realize that life is a school and you are here to learn. Problems are simply part of the curriculum that appear and fade away like algebra class but the lessons you learn will last a lifetime. (我都知,不過……)
  16. Eat breakfast like a king, lunch like a prince and dinner like a college kid with a maxed out charge card. (見10)
  17. Smile and laugh more. It will keep the energy vampires away. (希望笑得出)
  18. Life isn’t fair, but it’s still good. (嗯,同意!)
  19. Life is too short to waste time hating anyone. (同意,不過……)
  20. Don’t take yourself so seriously. No one else does. (要記住、要記住……)
  21. You don’t have to win every argument. Agree to disagree. (我好似已經無乜立場)
  22. Make peace with your past so it won’t spoil the present. (要記住、要記住……)
  23. Don’t compare your life to others’. You have no idea what their journey is all about. (我知我衰……)
  24. No one is in charge of your happiness except you. (係咩?!)
  25. Frame every so-called disaster with these words: ‘In five years, will this matter?’ (我都希望跳過哩五年)
  26. Forgive everyone for everything. (真係得?!)
  27. What other people think of you is none of your business. (唔係呀?!)
  28. GOD heals almost everything. (我信時間多D)
  29. However good or bad a situation is, it will change. (哩句又真!)
  30. Your job won’t take care of you when you are sick. Your friends will. Stay in touch. (朋友……嗯……)
  31. Get rid of anything that isn’t useful, beautiful or joyful. (我自己?)
  32. Envy is a waste of time. You already have all you need. (唔覺喔!)
  33. The best is yet to come. (係真唔係呀?)
  34. No matter how you feel, get up, dress up and show up. (嗯,值得一試)
  35. Do the right thing! (我都想)
  36. Call your family often. (Or email them to death!!!) Hey I’m thinking of ya! (嗯……)
  37. Each night before you go to bed complete the following statements: I am thankful for __________. Today I accomplished _________. (有D難為情)
  38. Remember that you are too blessed to be stressed. (真?)
  39. Enjoy the ride. Remember this is not Disney World and you certainly don’t want a fast pass. You only have one ride through life so make the most of it and enjoy the ride. (我明,不過……)
  40. Please Forward this to everyone you care about.  (唔好啦!)

A Lover’s Soliloquy

和老師午飯,她給我看的,可說一見鍾情。隔壁書店有售,立馬買了。

坦白說,英文詩真不是一看就懂,要我說怎麼個好法,一下子說不過來。但我是老派人,覺得詩當可以吟、可以誦,聽來該比看著好。Eddie Tay的詩正是如此。幸而我的寶貝老師也這麼說,那,大概我的看法還著譜。

什麼時候我才可以寫出這樣的詩?再想恐怕會哭出來……不過,今天也幾乎哭出來了。還以為詩的神經已經被割斷,想不到還沒有。還沒死。

書裡有好長一段版權聲明,嚇得我不敢亂抄。「但是,但是,一兩段,還可以吧?」我這樣問也許會撞到這裡來、發現我「引用」他作品的詩人。

Dear calligraphy,
tell of my love
in places I will never see,
people I will never meet,
my forefathers,
the children I will never have.

Say how I’d form these words
with my lips
of the name of my love,
how I’d imagine
on the tip of my tougue
the porcelain of her eyes.

Prologue, A Lover’s Soliloquy

Google一下,發現有大學女生在自己的徵友網頁上提到這本書。暗暗期望打算結識她的人,會是看過這本書,看懂這本書的人。

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