What's in your IPod??

Ever since I got my IPod, I started to dig out my CD collections from everywhere in my room...under my bed, in the drawers....and the following are the two CDs I downloaded in my IPod that I love the most:

1. Coram Deo: In the Presence of God

This is one of the few CDs I brought back from US years ago. The album was produced in 1992 by a group of famous Christian singers including Michael Card, Miachel English, Point of Grace, Susan Ashton and most importantly Charlie Peacock, the producer of this CD.

Charlie Peacock has a very special voice, not very soft and not too deep. Sometimes I think he sounds like a woman!! But I like his style...I still feel the music is very modern even after 14 years! There's one song I love the most in this album, it's called "Now is the time for tears". It's a song about how to comfort others in times of sorrow, no need to say too much, just cry with them...very meaningful.

2. Sing-A-Longs & Lullabies for the Film Curious George(Sound track)

I was listening to the radio one day and the DJ was playing some songs from Jack Johnson... I love his voice and the guitar instantly. He's got this jazz and folk-rock style. Jack was a famous surfer before he became a song write/singer but after an accident, he started to write his own music. He also love the nature and try his best in environmental protection. In this album, there's a song called "The 3 R's" and the 3Rs stands for Recycle, Reuse and Reproduce. Nice album for both adults and kids.

Travelogue

我去完泰國o番o黎喇! 個trip ok la....不過擺左個烏龍，我一路以為會有陽光與海灘,之前又無時間同個朋友傾行程.....點知到出發個日先醒起曼谷係無海灘o架!!!可能上次去埋峇提雅所以有個錯覺以為會有......哎.....唯有係酒店個poolside度坐坐....不過又落左兩日雨...!!!

不過成個trip最有趣o既係走左去全泰國最大既戲院睇DaVincci Code....個度有成14個theatres，每個都可以坐到500-600人.....我地揀左3pm個場.....正常應該3:10左右開場，但到3:15都仲播緊廣告又無乜人入場，買飛o既時候明明full house o架!!??.....再過多10分鐘d人開始入場.....但都仲係廣告....我個friend已經?著左.....就響呢一刻，全場突然企晒起身.....o下...做乜事??.....我地又企埋起身，然後個screen開始播一段約3分鐘泰王微服出巡o既短片，哇!! 我睇左都好感動呀!! 哈哈!! ....到左3:30先正式開場!!.....故事未完o架.....

齣戲去到大半既時候，個個都聚精會神諗緊點幫Tom Hanks解碼，個screen突然一黑...熄左!!.....之後重要開埋全場燈添!! 大家你眼望我眼，唔知做乜....大約3分鐘度先回復正常...去到呢度我同我個朋友已經笑到返o左肚喇!!

等......

等　寂寞到夜深
夜已靜荒涼　
夜已靜昏暗
莫道你在選擇人
人亦能選擇你
公平　原沒半點偏心

一首經典的情歌，但當中令我有頗深的感受。在情感的世界裡，實在很需要等侯:

等候心儀對象的出現，等候認識他的機會，等候因愛他而學習更大的包容，等候他因愛我而變得更細心，等候感情的累積，等候開花結果的一天，等候新婚的甜蜜，等候孩子的來臨，等候孩子長大，等候退休的一天，等候生病時他的慰問，等候其中一方離去的一天....

那麼多等候的時間，但我覺得最難過的是等候那個「他」的出現....你得獨個兒去等候，沒有人可以告訴你要等多久，如歌詞所說: 莫道你在選擇人，人亦能選擇你，公平原沒半點偏心。

Love is.....

LOVE Is Patient
Love is patient; love is kind;
Love is not envious or boastful or arrogant or rude.
It does not insist on its own way; it is not irritable or resentful;
it does not rejoice in wrongdoing, but rejoices in the truth.
It bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things.
Love never ends.
(1 Corinthians 13:4-8)

「朗朗」

經過數週的安排，今天終於可到保良局探望我去年生日開始助養的小孩，心情既緊張又興奮。我跟媽媽先到院舍助養部登記、拍照，便跟隨姑娘到他所住的地方。

先看見十多個一歲多的小朋友在玩耍，他們很熱情，一看到我們便一擺一擺的迎上前，十分可愛。我雙眼不停地尋找心中那個他，同時又想著一個個可愛小BB背後的故事，鼻子不禁一酸。這時姑娘帶著一個胖o都o都的男孩向我走來，就是他。他名叫「朗朗」，大約14個月大，眼睛很大，很可愛，但嘴角好像少了一些笑容。
我們到了一個房間，裡面有其他助養者跟小朋友，我亦跟「朗朗」開始玩玩具。其實一開始真是有些不自然，感覺很怪，但很快便開始enjoy了。「朗朗」不算頑皮，但對身邊發生的事情很敏感，哪裡有聲音他很快便會看過去。大約1小時左右，「朗朗」開始打瞌睡，我便把他交給姑娘，依依不捨地離開。
離開時我跟媽媽心裡都戚戚然，心想快點再來探望他。

社會上需要幫助的家庭太多，作為幸福的一群，我們應該盡力幫助他們，不僅是金錢上，我們直接的關心及問候可能更重要。

Is it you?

Tonight I watched some classic movies with a group of friends. "Somewhere in Time" was one of them. I don't remember when and where I saw the movie but it's definitely one of my favourites.

There was one scene where Richard went back to 70 years ago and met Elise right by the lake. It was the first time they met each other in person. Elise looked at Richard and the first thing she said to him was, "Is it you?" Richard responded," Yes." I think that tagline was phenomenal to me.

I heard of many love stories from my friends and clients. Many of them said that when they first met their better half, they knew instantly that he/she is the one. But how?? How do they know? It sounds like a romantic thing but maybe a bit too risky. Is it the same as love at first sight? I'm not sure but if I can experience this in my life, that'll be nice.

My Fairest Lady

柯德莉夏萍：一個熟悉的名字，一位荷理活名演員亦是聯合國兒童基金會的大使。

第一次看她的電影是在約十年前由香港返美其間於飛機上看的"Roman Holiday"，之後便十分喜歡她。偶爾也會買下她的VCD，如"Breakfast at Tiffany" "Sabrina" "My Fair Lady"等。她的一顰一笑、幽默的表情、哀傷的眼神還有她穿衣的品味，令人著迷。曾在PageOne見過她的biography但太貴沒買下來，上一回到台灣看到一本由她兒子Sean寫她母親的"An Elegant Spirit, a Son Remembers"，hard-cover，內有很多珍貴照片，便立即買下，回港後一口氣用了2小時把它看完，它是一本會令你淚盈於睫的傳記。

Audrey Hepburn成長於二次大戰時期，過的是艱苦的生活，父親在她六歲時更離家出走，剩下她跟母親相依為命。有幸被人發掘從影，出人頭地。最令人欣賞的是在晚年她奉獻自己給飽受戰火煎熬的小孩，親身到戰地探訪、為小朋友送上物資及他們最渴望的東西：愛。

書中其中一段由她兒子Sean描述她最後一次探訪的國家索馬利亞時的一個情況，令我深受感動。
「我母親正和官員熱烈談話，他們注意到排在飢餓長龍中的一個小女孩，她似乎深受這位不知名的女士吸引，因為她看到她如斯關切其他孩童。長龍一步步前進，小女孩離施粥點也更近了，這時可看出她心中的掙扎，...她深受我母親莫名的吸引，朝我母親望去。...她面對了生命中兩種最基本的本能：對食物和投入溫柔女性懷中的需要...她抬眼看著自己的碗、看著食物，接著在一瞬間跑出隊伍，衝入我母親的懷抱，在那刻情感的需要超越了她生存的需要。」

Sean在書的最後部份描述了他母親離世前的情況及他們最後的對話，總結了她對後人的影響，而遠在千里外的我，也是其中一個。

童年雜絮:Toy Story

小時候沒有太多的玩具，很多時都要發揮一下創意，想出一些有趣的玩意，首先介紹是我最愛的煮飯仔遊戲:

首先準備以下材料:筲箕一個、碗碟適量、牙籤數支"mit"碎待用、鑊剷一支、不同顏色小積木及小瓶子數個 玩法如下:先選擇家中一張合適的桌子，不可太高也不可太低，然後把筲箕放於桌面，利用小瓶子模仿下油燒熱筲箕，再以"mit"碎牙籤起鍋，用鍋剷稍為兜一兜，然後把小積木分顏色放入筲箕內，再兜一兜，熟後上碟。

另一個我自創的遊戲是尋寶遊戲：
先熟識家中環境，然後以１：１０的比例畫出平面圖，一定要把細節畫出，例如餐桌位置、衣櫃位置、媽媽床下底位置等等，然後最重要的步驟：自定虛擬寶藏位置並用星星mark下，完成尋寶圖後，把它撕成小塊，然後貼在家中不同位置，但選擇的位置及行動一定要夠神秘，不可被人發現，否則前功盡棄。當數年後另一家人搬進我住過的單位時，他們便會發現尋寶圖，在家中搜索一番。