Friday, September 26, 2008

Mamma Mia!

近年已經很少進戲院,因為忙,因為看電影不便宜。趁著星期二八號風球黑格比帶來的早放工的機會,買戲票,好好享受光影世界的輕鬆。首選是Nicolas Cage主演的Bangkok Dangerous,但葵芳百老匯沒有上,改為看Mamma Mia!

早有同事看了,給我極力推介。果然好看。當然,這與ABBA的歌曲好聽有關,但拍攝場地景色怡人,藍天白雲青山碧水綠樹幼沙小屋,一看即豁然開朗,拋開辦公室的種種煩惱。幾位大明星絕不欺場,主角Meryl Streep寶刀未老;前James Bond的Pierce Bronsan繼續非常有型,奈何歌喉認真有限;Colin Firth一貫的好看,仍然是我心目中的Mr Darcy,想不到歌聲也令人意外,始終是專業藝人,有功底的,有機會便能大展身手。其他幾位配角表現也讓觀眾拍案叫絕,總之,歌好,演員好,劇情雖略嫌鬆散,但卻是一齣令人開心的電影。

戲內多首名曲,首首好聽,但令我最深刻的是The Winner Takes it All,道盡受傷女人的心聲,第一句I don't want to talk,是每個人也遇過的情況,傷心到不想說話,Meryl Streep唱來哀怨但不失尊嚴,盡顯功架,不讓Celine Dion專美;另一首是Our Last Summer,前奏幾個結他和弦小節已經教我感動,再看歌詞,更不得了,寫出每個29+n的人的心底話。其他的歌,不論快慢,也非常動聽,經過歲月的洗禮仍能感動人心的,就是經典。

見到原聲大碟,連價錢也不看便買了。相信這很可能是繼City of AngelNotting Hill後最常播的原聲大碟。

Our Last Summer

I can still recall
Our last summer
I still see it all

Walks along the Seine
Laughing in the rain
Our last summer
Memories that remain

We made our way along the river
And we sat down in the grass by the Eiffel Tower

I was so happy we had met
It was the age of no regret
Oh yes, those crazy years
That was the time
Of the flower-power
But underneath
We had a fear of flying
Of growing old
A fear of slowly dying
We took a chance
Like we were dancing our last dance

I can still recall our last summer
I still see it all

In the tourist jam
'round the Notre Dame
Our last summer
Walking hand in hand
Paris restaurants
Our last summer
Morning croissants
Living for the day
Worries far away
Our last summer
We could laugh and play

And now you're working a bank
A family man
A football fan
And your name is Harry
How dull it seems
Are you the hero of my dreams?

I can still recall our last summer...
I can see it all...

Tuesday, September 23, 2008

Countdown but also count what you have - God's grace

十分多謝朋友M的明信片。從倫敦寄來的。說不定,明年三月到那邊行一轉,也可能去不成,現在不好說。

幾位上司出門,我得與兩位同事作戰。實情是,終於有機會靜一靜,想一想到底要怎樣。工作太忙,加上其他因素,我的確心力交瘁。我已經非常厭每天數算著工作有多繁忙、因而與家人相聚時間減少、因而做不到自己喜歡的事,凡此種種,都說夠了。別人不嫌悶,我也嫌煩。

還有十多天,我就努力過下去。

面對前景,不是沒有恐懼,昨天終於感受到那種忐忑。我告訴自己,神的恩典夠你用──用突有餘。不相信自己,不相信自己的丈夫,也得相信上帝。

我真想跟馬家輝說,承他貴言,我終於選擇了自由。

Saturday, September 06, 2008

介意

我明白了,原來我介意◦這一次,當一課上好了◦