
Thursday, April 16, 2009
Wednesday, April 15, 2009
Jacques Brel - Seasons in the sun ( Le moribond )
Adieu l'Émile je t'aimais bien
Adieu l'Émile je t'aimais bien, tu sais
On a chanté les mêmes vins
On a chanté les mêmes filles
On a chanté les mêmes chagrins
Adieu l'Émile je vais mourir
C'est dur de mourir au printemps, tu sais
Mais j'pars aux fleurs la paix dans l'âme
Car vu qu't'es bon comme du pain blanc
Je sais qu'tu prendras soin d'ma femme
J'veux qu'on rie
J'veux qu'on danse
J'veux qu'on s'amuse comme des fous
J'veux qu'on rie
J'veux qu'on danse
Quand c'est qu'on m'mettra dans l'trou
Adieu Curé je t'aimais bien
Adieu Curé je t'aimais bien, tu sais
On n'était pas du même bord
On n'était pas du même chemin
Mais on cherchait le même port
Adieu Curé je vais mourir
C'est dur de mourir au printemps, tu sais
Mais j'pars aux fleurs la paix dans l'âme
Car vu que t'étais son confident
Je sais qu'tu prendras soin d'ma femme
J'veux qu'on rie
J'veux qu'on danse
J'veux qu'on s'amuse comme des fous
J'veux qu'on rie
J'veux qu'on danse
Quand c'est qu'on m'mettra dans l'trou
Adieu l'Antoine je t'aimais pas bien
Adieu l'Antoine je t'aimais pas bien, tu sais
J'en crève de crever aujourd'hui
Alors que toi tu es bien vivant
Et même plus solide que l'ennui
Adieu l'Antoine je vais mourir
C'est dur de mourir au printemps, tu sais
Mais j'pars aux fleurs la paix dans l'âme
Car vu que tu étais son amant
Je sais qu'tu prendras soin d'ma femme
J'veux qu'on rie
J'veux qu'on danse
J'veux qu'on s'amuse comme des fous
J'veux qu'on rie
J'veux qu'on danse
Quand c'est qu'on m'mettra dans l'trou
Adieu ma femme je t'aimais bien
Adieu ma femme je t'aimais bien, tu sais
Mais je prends l'train pour le bon Dieu
Je prends le train qui est avant l'tien
Mais on prend tous le train qu'on peut
Adieu ma femme, je vais mourir
C'est dur de mourir au printemps, tu sais
Mais j'pars aux fleurs les yeux fermés, ma femme
Car vu qu'j'les ai fermés souvent
Je sais qu'tu prendras soin d'mon âme
J'veux qu'on rie
J'veux qu'on danse
J'veux qu'on s'amuse comme des fous
J'veux qu'on rie
J'veux qu'on danse
Quand c'est qu'on m'mettra dans l'trou
Friday, April 10, 2009
Seasons in The Sun - Nirvana vs Westlife
Goodbye to you my trusted friend
We've known each other since we were nine or ten
Together we've climbed hills and trees
Learned of love and ABC's
Skinned our hearts and skinned our knees
Goodbye my friend it's hard to die
When all the birds are singing in the sky
Now that spring is in the air
Pretty girls are everywhere
Think of me and I'll be there
We had joy we had fun we had seasons in the sun
But the hills that we climbed were just seasons out of time
Goodbye Papa please pray for me
I was the black sheep of the family
You tried to teach me right from wrong
Too much wine and too much song
Wonder how I got along
Goodbye papa it's hard to die
When all the birds are singing in the sky
Now that the spring is in the air
Little children everywhere
When you see them I'll be there
We had joy we had fun we had seasons in the sun
But the wine and the song like the seasons have all gone
We had joy we had fun we had seasons in the sun
But the wine and the song like the seasons have all gone
Goodbye Michelle my little one
You gave me love and helped me find the sun
And every time that I was down
You would always come around
And get my feet back on the ground
Goodbye Michelle it's hard to die
When all the birds are singing in the sky
Now that the spring is in the air
With the flowers everywhere
I wish that we could both be there
We had joy we had fun we had seasons in the sun
But the hills that we climbed were just seasons out of time
We had joy we had fun we had seasons in the sun
But the wine and the song like the seasons have all gone
We had joy we had fun we had seasons in the sun
But the hills that we climbed were just seasons out of time
We had joy we had fun we had seasons in the sun
But the wine and the song like the seasons have all gone
Wednesday, April 08, 2009
Mae West's Witty 25!
http://mae-west.org/old/- A woman in love can't be reasonable - or she probably wouldn't be in love.
- All discarded lovers should be given a second chance, but with somebody else.
- Anything worth doing is worth doing slowly.
- Don't cry for a man who's left you--the next one may fall for your smile.
- Don't keep a man guessing too long - he's sure to find the answer somewhere else.
- Don't marry a man to reform him - that's what reform schools are for.
- I believe that it's better to be looked over than it is to be overlooked.
- I generally avoid temptation unless I can't resist it.
- I'm single because I was born that way.
- I speak two languages, Body and English.
- I used to be Snow White, but I drifted.
- It isn't what I do, but how I do it. It isn't what I say, but how I say it, and how I look when I do it and say it.
- Its not the men in your life that matters, its the life in your men.
- It takes two to get one in trouble.
- Ladies who play with fire must remember that smoke gets in their eyes.
- Look your best - who said love is blind?
- Love conquers all things except poverty and toothache.
- Sex is an emotion in motion.
- The score never interested me, only the game.
- There are no good girls gone wrong - just bad girls found out.
- Those who are easily shocked should be shocked more often.
- Too much of a good thing can be wonderful.
- When I'm good I'm very, very good, but when I'm bad, I'm better.
- Whenever I'm caught between two evils, I take the one I've never tried.
- You only live once, but if you do it right, once is enough.
Sunday, April 05, 2009
Friday, April 03, 2009
哀江南賦序 - 庾信
大學預科時,我可以背誦整篇「哀江南賦序」!那時決定預科選修中文,老師說我在英文中學畢業,唸預科中文是不容易的事,我一意孤行,因爲我相信,身為中文老師的女兒,多少有點遺傳因子是唸得上中文的,加上老師引發我的讀書興趣,結果我是全班同學之中,最好成績的兩個人的其中一個。
賦序寫得很好,要背不難,只是描寫的是個殉國沒膽做反沒勇氣的窩囊廢的呻吟不斷,唉!
http://www.cognitiohk.edu.hk/newlit/Curriculum/Curriculum%20Adobe%20Files/YuXin_01.htm
Wednesday, April 01, 2009
怪你過份美麗
六年前哥哥今天啓程了,想起這首歌的歌詞,一針見血,不差毫釐,酷!
誰亦能呵一呵 一張嘴一副面容差不多
但別要選出色一個 耗盡氣力去拔河
懷內能躲一躲 力度與溫度 差不多
唯獨你雙手握得碎我 但我享受這折磨
可以說走 一早已拼命退後
想過放手 但未能夠
怪你過份美麗 如毒蛇狠狠箍緊彼此關係
彷彿心癮無窮無底 終於花光心計
信念也都枯萎
怪我過份著迷 換來愛過你那各樣後遺
一想起你如此精細 其他的一切
沒一種矜貴
燕子
Tuesday, March 31, 2009
上 癮

More Oscar Wilde's

Romance should never begin with sentiment. It should begin with science and end with a settlement.
We teach people how to remember, we never teach them how to grow.
Illusion is the first of all pleasures.
The advantage of the emotions is that they lead us astray, and the advantage of science is that it is not emotional.
The only charm of marriage is that it makes a life of deception necessary for both parties.
A little sincerity is a dangerous thing, and a great deal of it is absolutely fatal.
The true mystery of the world is the visible, not the invisible.
Selfishness is not living as one wishes to live, it is asking others to live as one wishes to live.
Women love us for our defects. If we have enough of them, they will forgive us everything, even our intellects.
Anybody can sympathise with the sufferings of a friend, but it requires a very fine nature to sympathise with a friend's success.
Laughter is not at all a bad beginning for a friendship; and it is by far the best ending for one.
There are many things that we would throw away if we were not afraid that others might pick them up.
Sometimes it takes courage to give into temptation.
The proper basis for marriage is a mutual misunderstanding.
My own business always bores me to death; I prefer other people's.
Saturday, March 28, 2009
Genie 2.0
I feel like I've been locked up tight
For a century of lonely nights
Waiting... Waiting for someone
You're licking your lips and blowing kisses my way
But that don't mean I'm gonna give it away
Baby Oh baby)
If you wanna be with me
Baby there's a price to pay
I'm a genie in a bottle
You gotta rub me the right way
The music's playing and the light's down low
Just one more dance and then we're good to go
Waiting... Waiting for someone
My Hormones are racing at the speed of light
But that don't mean its gotta be tonight
Baby oh Baby
If you wanna be with me
Baby there's a price to pay
I'm a genie in a bottle
You gotta rub me the right way
If you wanna be with me
I can make your wish come true
You gotta make a big impression
Gonna like what you do
Gonna like what you do
Gonna like what you do
I'm a genie in a bottle baby
I'm a genie in a bottle baby
Come, come, come on and let me out
Come, come, come on and let me out
Come, come, come on and let me out
Come, come, come on and let me out
If you wanna be with me
Baby there's a price to pay
I'm a genie in a bottle
You gotta rub me the right way
If you wanna be with me
I can make your wish come true
You gotta make a big impression
Gonna like what you do
I'm a genie in a bottle baby
I'm a genie in a bottle baby
Come, come, come on and let me out
Come, come, come on and let me out
Come, come, come on and let me out
Come, come, come on and let me out
Come, come, come on and let me out
Come, come, come on and let me out.
Thursday, March 26, 2009
The Ghost - Sara Teasdale
I went back where my old loves stayed,
But my heart was full of my new love's glory,
My eyes were laughing and unafraid.
I met one who had loved me madly
And told his love for all to hear --
But we talked of a thousand things together,
The past was buried too deep to fear.
I met the other, whose love was given
With never a kiss and scarcely a word --
Oh, it was then the terror took me
Of words unuttered that breathed and stirred.
Oh, love that lives its life with laughter
Or love that lives its life with tears
Can die -- but love that is never spoken
Goes like a ghost through the winding years. . . .
I went back to the clanging city,
I went back where my old loves stayed,
My heart was full of my new love's glory, --
But my eyes were suddenly afraid.
生命 - 候文詠

Monday, March 23, 2009
Saturday, March 21, 2009
Magnet
Friday, March 20, 2009
Friday, March 13, 2009
Warren Buffet.....2009 Words of Wisdom
Spending: If you buy things you don't need, you'll soon sell things you need.
Savings: Don't save what is left after spending; spend what is left after saving.
Hard work: All hard work brings profit; but mere talk leads only to poverty.
Laziness: A sleeping lobster is carried away by the water current.
Earnings: Never depend on a single source of income.
Borrowings: The borrower becomes the lender's slave.
Accounting: It's no use carrying an umbrella, if your shoes are leaking.
Auditing: Beware of little expenses; a small leak can sink a large ship.
Risk-taking: Never test the depth of the river with both feet.
Investment: Don't put all your eggs in one basket.
I'm certain that those who have already been practicing these principles remain financially healthy. I'm equally confident that those who resolve to start practicing these principles will quickly regain their financial health. Let us become wiser and lead a happy, healthy, prosperous and peaceful life.
~~ Warren Buffet
Stars
Anyone who ever held you
Would tell you the way I'm feeling
Anyone who ever wanted you
Would try to tell you what I feel inside
The only thing I ever wanted
Was the feeling that you ain't faking
The only one you ever thought about
Wait a minute can't you see that I
I wanna fall from the stars
Straight into your arms
I, I feel you
I hope you comprehend
For the man who tried to hurt you
He's explaining the way I'm feeling
For all the jealousy I caused you
States the reason why I'm trying to hide
As for all the things you taught me
It sends my future into clearer dimensions
You'll never know how much you hurt me
Stay a minute can't you see that I
I wanna fall from the stars
Straight into your arms
I, I feel you
I hope you comprehend
Too many hearts are broken
A lover's promise never came with a maybe
So many words are left unspoken
The silent voices are driving me crazy
As for all the pain you caused me
Making up could never be your intention
You'll never know how much you hurt me
Stay can't you see that I
I wanna fall from the stars
Straight into your arms
I, I feel you
I hope you comprehend
Wednesday, March 11, 2009
姓名算命
我的整體命格
一生靠自己,容易大起大落,女孩不適合全心於工作,易婚姻失敗。
我的個性分析
內在想法
*個性倔強,且自我意識非常強烈
*自信心強、個性不服輸,是個獨立自主的女孩子
*以自我為中心,不容易採信別人的想法或建議
*想法前衛有新意,喜歡追隨流行
*疑心病比較重,嫁人後喜歡碎碎唸
外在行動
*不按牌裡出牌,經常令人跌破眼鏡
*相當調皮、可愛,常常是團體中的開心果
*相當具有同情心,是個性情中人
*比較愛享受,非常善待自己
*疑心病有點重,對於親蜜的人更是懷疑東懷疑西
我的感情運
*是個很黏的情人,專情度很高,對於男友的依賴性也比較重
*一旦戀愛就非常投入,甚至已經把男友當成一輩子的對象
*無法忍受聚少離多的戀情,但在戀愛中又偏偏常碰到這種狀況
*戀愛過程中的付出,就好像欠了男友情債一樣,只付出不求回報
*婚後是個相夫教子的好妻子,喜歡跟老公出雙入對
我的工作運
事業企圖心強,可在短期間創造不可思議的局面,但不會守,訓練守本更為重要。
我的財運
錢來得快去得也快,短發只是近利,有財沒有庫,男性要娶到有庫的老婆來守,而女性若忙於工作會忘了丈夫的存在,影響婚姻。
你的整體命格
命運悲喜參半,身邊貴人很多,但也容易受到攻擊,定力佳才有好人生。
你的個性分析
內在想法
*想得比較多,簡單的事也常常想到很複雜
*頭腦不錯,求學時成績良好,很會做筆記
*個性主動、積極,比較會去配合他人
*對於不熟的人防禦心比較強
*看起來很好說話,但倔強起來比石頭還硬
外在行動
*急性子,遇到不滿的事情時就很容易衝動
*有挫折或低潮時,會變得非常消極,自我放棄及頹廢
*EQ比較差,讓人感覺像個善變的人
*熱心助人,遇朋友有難一定會伸出援手幫忙
*是個跟得上時代的人,會隨著時間環境的變化而改變自己
你的感情運
*對於感情比較被動,總認為看上的對象會喜歡自己,追求態度比較消極
*一旦有了女朋友,通常都是女友在照顧、寵愛自己
*對感情的奉獻、付出常常比對方還少,認為感情不是人生的重點
*一旦分手很快就能振作起來,會把重心放在工作上
*若遇到更好的女人主動追求自己,恐怕會招架不住
你的工作運
工作只是想要維持生計,對事業沒有太大的慾望,需要有貴人引導才能賺大錢。
你的財運
想要賺大錢,就得先找一個有才能的人來領導,財運也會爆發出來。
Sunday, March 08, 2009
Thursday, March 05, 2009
Citations d'amours
Alexandre DUMAS Fils, La Dame aux camélias, chap. 11
There are minute-long incidents that do more than a year of flirtation.
Pierre DU RYER, Cléomédon
He saw me, he loved me; I saw him, I loved him.
GUILLERAGUES, Lettres de la Religieuse portugaise, troisième lettre
I much prefer being unhappy while loving you to never having seen you.
C'est un malheur de n'être point aimée ; mais c'est un affront de ne l'être plus.
Charles de Secondat, baron de MONTESQUIEU, Lettres persanes, Lettre III, Zachi à Usbek
It's sad not to be loved, but it's insulting to be loved no more.
L'homme est principalement une puissance d'action, la femme, une puissance de fascination.
Pierre Joseph PROUDHON, La Pornocratie ou les femmes dans les temps modernes, chap 2
Man is essentially the power of action, woman, the power of fascination.
L'on est bien faible quand on est amoureux.
Madame de LA FAYETTE, La Princesse de Montpensier
One is very weak when one is in love.
[...] La jalousie seule m'a fait sentir que j'étais amoureux.
Madame de LA FAYETTE, Zaïde, première partie
... It was only jealousy that made me feel like I was in love.
Gaston, duc de LÉVIS, Réflexions, Sur l'amour et l'amitié
One can love more than once, but not the same person.
Étienne PASQUIER, Jeux poétiques
In love, the chase is better than the catch.
C'est à cause que tout doit finir que tout est si beau.
Charles-Ferdinand RAMUZ, Adieu à beaucoup de personnages (Les Cahiers vaudois)
It's because everything must end that everything is so beautiful.
Monday, March 02, 2009
故園風雪後 vs Brideshead Revisited
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XYgTjXR3-fY
重返這校園 疲倦眼裡更感疲倦
想起我 與你在雨天 結伴行 寒日仍是暖
紅磚這校園 回望四處 滿心凌亂
多感慨那美夢太短 破滅時 從未能預算
故園風雪後 這天我孤身又再走 這道牆這山丘
與當天的所有 難免已變陳舊
故園風雪後 我的愛一一被帶走
再回頭 你的手 已經不可擁有
再見青春時候
黃昏滲著愁誰在這裡 說愛不殘舊
秋冬裡我暖著你手
雪上行 行動如木偶
1981年的經典電視劇Brideshead Revisited的中文名字也叫「故園風雪後」,所以林子祥的同名作品會令我想起這部電視劇,年輕的Jeremy Irons,還有劇中的淡淡哀愁。
其實歌曲和電視劇是頗爲配合的。
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