Monthly Archives: 2月 2008

写字

有多久没抓笔写字?

有多久没抓笔写中文字?

有多久没抓笔写正楷中文字?

    

现代人都用电脑打字,回电邮、泡论坛、写日记,有键盘代劳。

提笔写字,通常只有几个特殊情况,比方说,签名。

身为学生的我,还有机会做做笔记写写字,可是写得尽是英文和数学符号。

写中文字,几乎已经不是生活的一部分。

   

昨晚心血来潮,抓笔抄了一大段心经。

纯粹是为了写写字,没有宗教动机。

我想好好地把字写一写,才发现不行了。

写得有点慢,显得有点生疏。

一想要加速,笔划就含糊了。

正楷字,想要一笔一划清清楚楚地写正楷字,发现有点难了。

不经意地,就草了起来,某撇某捺就被“偷工减料”了。

可悲的现代人,已经甩不开烦躁不安草率随便的生活态度。

书法的确能看出一个人的修养。

曾经我不以为然的一个说法,现在有点明白了。

吃苦

今天半班的同学都神色凝重地赶作业。

眼前是一门超级难的module,好些人忍不住呱呱叫。

他们精英了一辈子,难得遇到搞不定的module。

就有那么一个精英,从容不迫地写作业。

不埋怨、也不觉得痛苦。

原因很简单,上学期她见识过更魔鬼的module。

吃苦吃出潇洒来。

   

年轻人应该要吃苦,管他蛇胆黄连,吃就对了。

只要死不了的苦,其实都应该尝一尝。

囫囵一嘴苦之后,往后的日子,喝白开水也觉得甜。

    

经过一番思考后,我打算再找点苦来吃。

蛮好笑的新闻

整天坐在cubicle里,闷得脑生草。

上网打发时间的时候偶然看见这则蛮久以前的新闻。

几好笑一下。

布什看日出累全城熄燈

觉得好笑就笑,不要忍住。

牌九情结

天九、地八、人七、和五

双天、至尊、梅花、板凳

这就是我家除夕夜漫天飞的“术语”。

牌九,不常见,身边几乎没有人会玩。

我们一家数口的三脚猫牌九功夫是老爸传授的。

爸爸懂一些不懂一些,我们所学会的这些,大概不怎么正宗。

反正,赌具、赌徒、赌本,三者到齐后,正宗不正宗就不再那么重要。

有兴趣钻研赌术的家伙可以到wikipedia学习。

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Those were the days

那首歌,如题:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X5pkkAhETYg

小时候听这首歌,只觉得旋律朗朗上口,

歌词在唱什么,完全没注意,甚至不知道是什么语言。

6,7年前再次接触这首歌,器乐版,开始有意识的思考歌曲想表达的内容。

于是,年轻人用自己的方式,“理解”这首歌。

搬了好多生动的形容词,nostalgic、expressive、奔放的、热情的…

那些硬套的形容词,就是当时所谓的“理解”。

原曲是俄语写的,写什么,不知道。

英文版的歌词倒是不难找。

Once upon a time, there was a tavern
Where we used to raise a glass or two
Remember how we laughed away the hours,
Think of all the great things we would do

Those were the days, my friend
We thought they’d never end
We’d sing and dance forever and a day
We’d live the life we’d choose
We’d fight and never lose
For we were young and sure to have our way

Then, the busy years went rushing by us
We lost our starry notions on the way
If, by chance, I’d see you in the tavern,
We’d smile at one another and we’d say

Those were the days, my friend
We thought they’d never end
We’d sing and dance forever and a day
We’d live the life we’d choose
We’d fight and never lose
Those were the days, oh yes, those were the days

Just tonight, I stood before the tavern
Nothing seemed the way it used to be
In the glass, I saw a strange reflection
Was that lonely woman really me?

Those were the days, my friend
We thought they’d never end
We’d sing and dance forever and a day
We’d live the life we’d choose
We’d fight and never lose
Those were the days, oh yes, those were the days

Through the door, there came familiar laughter
I saw your face and heard you call my name
Oh, my friend, we’re older but no wiser
For in our hearts, the dreams are still the same

Those were the days, my friend
We thought they’d never end
We’d sing and dance forever and a day
We’d live the life we’d choose
We’d fight and never lose
Those were the days, oh yes, those were the days

多年后的今天,似乎明白了一大半。

朋友,如果这首歌让你惦念年少轻狂的日子,说明你和我一样,有了一点年纪。

庆幸的是,我还未能完全理解其中的感伤情怀,这大概说明我还不够老吧。