現在不用上班, 哪來的MONDAY BLUE呢? 記得以前上班, 特別是星期一, 總會很難過, 在床上典來典去十萬分不願意起床. 現在雖已沒有無無聊聊的工作, MONDAY BLUE仍然來襲. 也許, 叫LABOUR BLUE更適切. 其實只是不想在沒有心情時被逼工作而已. 不過有誰不是被甚麼逼著工作呢? 是錢也好, 將來也好, 是生活無聊也好. 在這陽光明眉而帶微涼的日子, 真該 聽聽BOSSA NOVA , 在籐椅上玩玩貓休休閒閒看一下書倒頭睡個懶覺. 是的, 在上班日就應任意妄為一番. 年輕的秘密是甚麼? 就是任性囉.

今天實在不想工作, 未有籐椅和貓就只好跑到髮型屋任意恤了個髮, 在那椅子呆了上個小時, 聽著走音(又或是過於激動)的許志安和楊千樺, 差點睡著了. 回到家中, 我又想起周末到過的西貢, 見那無窮無盡的大海和驚濤拍浪. 一個人在家中, 實在太容易分心走神, 面對著星期一, 只有無力呀 --- 而這關於勞役的掙扎, 似乎要持續一輩子的. 真是現代人的悲哀...嗚乎嗚乎.






扒在崖邊腑視...真的膽戰心驚.


破邊洲

I have been thinking about the lifestyle that makes possible a successful philosopher/theorist. It seems to me solitude, and an uneventful life is most desirable for creating that vast thinking space necessary for an academic. That's why during those centuries when life was quiet, in a world with no television, no internet, no city, no distraction...that people could concentrate on books but nothing else. There was nothing to do but to read. It was only through books that one could find refuge and entertainment. But life has changed now. We live right next to somebody, we're always at the centre of some happenings in the city, the world is only one click away from us, and we can travel so easily across cultures. We are exposed to various stimulations and attractions that weren't available to our ancient and wise predecessors. and more importantly, the world now is functioned by collaboration rather than contemplation; it is about projects rather than solitary one-man work; the majority of things are about people instead of ideas. It has become increasingly difficult to become a philosopher/theorist as such, because it is not what the natural/social conditions favour. The value and contribution of solitary work to the world has depreciated a great deal -- in this globalized and connected world so abounds with people. No man is an island. This is just more true than ever.

Perhaps acquiring knowledge isn't all that solitary an activity? Don't people say truth reveals itself in debate and discussion; don't people see the point of group discussion; learning is principally a GROUP activity, and one learns better in dialogues and discussion.Who say an academic needs a solitary lifestyle? but still, so much time is needed to decipher the piles of text, reading is certainly a luxury - not simply because every one is always experiencing a lack of time, but also that lack of contemplation space and attitude-in this modern world where we're made so conscious we're living in a world full of people and events and one will be missing a lot if he is to stay inside that intellectual vacuum. We're living in a modern city, a metropolitan one. One can't always enjoy the solitude enjoyed by those in the old days. Perhaps in this setting, one should go with the flow, and do something social. That is to take advantage of our time. A smart deed.

There are conditions for every game. and so are ours today.

心思思想學水墨畫這麼久, 終於TAKE ACTION.

前幾天去藝術館看丁衍庸的畫展, 實在喜歡他的畫, 活潑而恬憩, 只有意筆水墨才有這等境界. 比那些賣弄的"當代中國畫"好看多了, 不過我總覺得"當代中國畫"不是玩味的畫, 過於講求意識和媒體運用, 跟美與中國文化都差了一段距離. 行下行下, 發現丁衍庸原是莫一點的老師!!! 大半年前就想跟他學, 但因緣際會下學了書法, 今天痛下決心打電話給莫老師, 下星期可以去試堂 :) 好期待!!!!!!! 久違了這種期待呀!



http://www.eden-mok.com/about/index.htm
http://www.lcsd.gov.hk/CE/Museum/Arts/chinese/exhibitions/exhibitions01_oct08_02.html

琴棋書畫, 真是非常非常遙遠的目標......