Saturday, 17 July 2010

Pedicure初体验

所有认识我的人都知道,但凡我没尝试过的事情,只要不是伤天害理的事,我脑海最深处必定潜伏着“我一定要找机会尝尝”的坚持。自我在Krabi错失了尝试pedicure的机会后,这几个月来我一直找着机会……今天,碰上美美愿意陪我癫,我们很即兴地就到Gurney Plaza附近的美容院付出我们的第一次。

我很享受这样子宠爱自己的感觉,脚板儿在泡了热水、去死皮、按摩,嫩嫩柔柔的,舒服极了。当然,既然上指甲油和两只拇指的nail art是免费的,我虽然不特别喜欢,却也不介意玩玩。我很传统,只敢要了似有若无的珍珠白。美美比较IN,上了黑色,yeah得很!

说起来还真佩服她们的巧手,指甲只有那么小小一片(我坚持要把脚指甲剪短),却也能画上这么小巧可爱的秀气图案。


原来pedicure是个古老玩意儿了。法老们也好这调调。说起来我们人类文化也只不过是一直在recycle着流行,所谓潮流,还不是古老的智慧?

Thursday, 8 July 2010

火炭炉

小时候住在怡保,妈妈受了左邻右舍的广东饮食文化影响,开始爱上了煲汤。

那时候,我们在后巷水沟上架了一个石板,火炭炉就摆在石板上。每天早上从巴刹回家后,妈妈做的第一件事情就是拿火种火炭起火煲汤。贪玩的时候,我和薇都曾经拿着扇子坐在后巷马马虎虎乱扇一通。

去怡保之前,我们是典型的福建人。喝的都是煮汤,如薄荷汤、蛋花汤、紫菜汤等。也不是餐餐有汤喝的。去了怡保之后,我们餐餐每人一大碗,我最爱的,都是老火煲的汤了。

搬回大山脚后,受不了后巷臭气熏天,却又怕火炭把墙给熏黑,我们就再也没有用火炭煲汤了。

有时候,纯粹就是想念那种缓慢步伐烹调出来的美味……

Tuesday, 6 July 2010

南迁

对于祖先南来的故事,我一直有着挥不去的、想知道的欲望。
你说,那种乘风破浪南迁的苦旅,靠的,是一种怎么样的笃定信念呵。

Monday, 5 July 2010

大铳巷的故事

爸爸年轻时在槟城一位梁姓富翁的公司里上班。老板是中国移民,有着上一代人刻苦耐劳的精神,却也有着许氏三兄弟电影里头许冠文那般的吝啬刻薄。小时候,夜里和爸爸闲聊,爸爸总会说起许多这位梁老板的故事。在我小小心灵中,不知怎的,他总是一位喜剧性的人物。
梁老板有一回叫我爸到“大铳巷”去送货,我爸对他说不知道大铳巷在哪儿,他说:“si gin na, lin chong gong duo do lok bun ng zai a?(死仔,你祖宗住在那里都不知道啊?)”从此我爸就记下了Khoo Kongsi的地址,我亦然……

Saturday, 3 July 2010

Toy Story 3

When a group of people make a milestone animation movie like Toy Story, they are great!
When they managed to continue the fun and magic as in Toy Story 2, they are beyond great!
Now they make it even more deep and sweet, bring even more laughter and tears, they are to be worshipped!

Long live Pixar!!


This is a movie that almost impossible not to like. It violates my value if I start to tell you all the adventures, funny moments, heart soar scenes or the enchanting finale. So basically it is impossible for me to tell you how great this movie is. But, trust me, this is the best of the year so far!


oh, by the way, I really have to say this: I never know that Ken can be this lovable! :)

Monday, 21 June 2010

Let Me be Real Again......

You Are Real






No matter what, you are always yourself. You don't know how to be anyone else.
You are honest, authentic, and comfortable in your own skin. You embrace your faults.
You expect everyone else to be as transparent as you are, but you're not always so lucky.
You're in search of the good people in this world, and as you find them, you make friends for life.


For the past few months, in a particular area of my life, I have been trying very hard to be someone else: Someone that doesn't say "I don't like this idea" when I actually don't like the idea; Someone that doesn't say "Please revise this report. This is not acceptable" when I actually think that the report is totally unacceptable; Someone that says "You can improve in this and that" when in actual fact I think this person is totally not performing and achieve no results; Someone that pretends that she's satisfy; Someone that assumed whatever will be, will be; Someone that pretends as if nothing happened...... I have been trying very hard but I really don't know how. (Luckily I only tried this in one particular area of my life. Else, I'd be exhausted pretending.)

Today, I have decided, I want to be myself again, in every single aspect of my life. For those that cannot accept the truth and facts, sorry. I am just being transparent, again.

爱,有这么难吗?

发觉身边的人心中竟然有这么多的不满和仇恨。心痛。这一班我视之为亲人般爱着的人们……
在知道真相那一霎那,我悲痛,原来有人把我们的爱当粪土。
静下心来后,我知道这一切毕竟如梦幻泡影,却始终替他们觉得可悲:
一个人要多狂妄,才会目中无人?
一个人要多愚昧,才会自以为是?
一个人要多自私,才会为所欲为?
一个人要多无知,才会以为自己就是真理?
一个人要多自卑,才会在庸庸碌碌的生活里见不得美好?
一个人要多空虚,才会一而再地伤害身边的朋友?
 
我以为爱是我们与生俱来的本能,爱自己、爱家人、爱亲友、爱身边的一草一木,却原来有人不懂爱,不知道爱可以有很多模式(更不会明白恨铁不成钢的用心),更甚的是,连爱自己的同伴都不懂。不懂布施,不懂持戒,不懂忍辱,不懂精进……
 
爱,真的有这么难吗?

Saturday, 19 June 2010

在Bagan 堕入时光隧道


有人请客,给了几家餐厅供我选择。我生性贪新鲜,当然是选了一家我从未去过的。于是,我们去了Bagan Bar & Restaurant。

由于是weekday,我们到那儿时已经将近七点。刚好是不暗不亮的尴尬时间,我又不好意思扛着三角架在餐厅内走来走去,再加上我还不舍得投资一个external flash,拍起照来就真的很让我失望咯。改天一定要在下午天亮亮的时候再去一次,因为我爱煞了里头温馨的装潢。爱煞那种一不小心就坠入时光隧道的感觉。而时光隧道的另一端,正是我喜欢的浪漫四、五十年代……



这原是一家殖民时期的洋房,改装成restaurant and bar后倚洋房原本的设计分为好几个区域,其中以非常舒适的lounges为主,好几个角落都非常有家的感觉。

Restaurant的部分则注重于宽广的视觉效果,天花板吊得老高老高,还以小灯泡挂满天花板,有一种星星堆满天的浪漫。


Bar就设在整个建筑物的正中央,配上色彩鲜艳的古董地砖,单单走下那个古色古香的白色楼梯就非常有feel了。夜幕低垂后天花板的disco灯开始缓缓旋转,live band的歌声在空中浮动着,一两对情侣或老友在舞池里轻轻摇动,摇着、摇着,就摇到五十年代去了……


我们食量小,两人只点了一人的分量。点了一个appertizer(在餐厅门口碰到的洋人顾客介绍的,坐下来后问服务员,她说那并不在dinner menu里头,但既然有人热力推荐,她就给我准备了一碟),一碗chef recommended的汤(忘了什么名字,反正是有着浓郁的椰浆和lemongrass的味道),一个main course(也是在chef recommendation list上的,应该是salmon teppanyaki吧?很fusion的。鱼肉非常鲜美,最重要是grill了过后依然多汁,鱼肉上淋了不怎么呛的wasabe,再加上那一小杯不正统但很美味的kimchi,赞!),最后再点一个tiramisu。总共百二大洋左右,不算太贵的。


槟城菩提女中对面

18 Jalan Bagan Jermal
10250 Penang


Opening hours :
3pm – 1am (Monday to Thursday)
3pm – 2am (Friday to Sunday)

Tel : 04 2264977

Wednesday, 16 June 2010

Monday, 14 June 2010