
Wednesday, January 7, 2009
Monday, January 5, 2009
A Violinist in the Metro
Three minutes went by and a middle aged man noticed there was a musician playing. He slowed his pace and stopped for a few seconds and then hurried up to meet his schedule.
A minute later, the violinist received his first dollar tip: a woman threw the money in the till and without stopping continued to walk.
A few minutes later, someone leaned against the wall to listen to him, but the man looked at his watch and started to walk again. Clearly he was late for work.
The one who paid the most attention was a 3 year old boy. His mother tagged him along, hurried but the kid stopped to look at the violinist. Finally the mother pushed hard and the child continued to walk turning his head all the time. This action was repeated by several other children. All the parents, without exception, forced them to move on.
In the 45 minutes the musician played, only 6 people stopped and stayed for a while. About 20 gave him money but continued to walk their normal pace. He collected $32. When he finished playing and silence took over, no one noticed it. No one applauded, nor was there any recognition.
No one knew this but the violinist was Joshua Bell, one of the best musicians in the world. He played some of the most intricate pieces ever written with a violin worth 3.5 million dollars.
Two days before his playing in the subway, Joshua Bell sold out at a theater in Boston and the seats averaged $100.
This is a real story. Joshua Bell playing incognito in the metro station which was organized by the Washington Post as part of a social experiment about perception, taste and priorities of people. The outlines were: in a commonplace environment at an inappropriate hour: Do we perceive beauty? Do we stop to appreciate it? Do we recognize talent in an unexpected context?
One of the possible conclusions from this experience could be:
If we do not have a moment to stop and listen to one of the best musicians in the world playing the best music ever written, how many other things are we missing?

Tuesday, December 30, 2008
Monday, December 29, 2008
老师的爱情故事
年轻时的他是一名数学天才,爱上了一笨珍女孩。有天,因得外籍公司赏识,重金礼聘他加入做研究,在决定离不离开间(从前没有带gf一起去的,酱保守),他向心爱的女孩告白了。。(不告白她今天可能是别人的老婆了)
说,只要她接受他,他愿意永远留在笨珍。之后,女孩答应了,他真的就这样留在笨珍,当了大半辈子的A Math老师(现在还是)。。
当年听说还因为的他不善言语,笨珍各校都不收他当老师(几委屈一下!),只有SSP的校长首肯,使他感激万分。
还有他脸上那两大撇看起来应该很威武的眉毛,听说也是有故事的。。由于老师为人老实,总让人(学生)欺负,当美容师的老婆为了让他看起来更MAN一点、凶一点,才会为他纹上两撇厚厚的眉毛。但最后,却让他被学生尊称为“蜡笔小新”老师。。
老实说。。老师的眉毛真的纹太大撇了!大到有点假,假到很搞笑!!老师又长得太可爱(圆圆、肚腩大大),领带每次结太短(1/2),加上50年不变的服装出场和亲切到不行的口吻。。叫我们怎么去怕他呢??!(很抱歉,破坏大家浪漫的憧憬,也许老师年轻时是帅哥。。也许)
我想,老师还是很幸福的,因为不是每段酱的故事都能有甜蜜的结局,至少周董Intial D里的老爸(黄秋生演的豆腐佬)就可怜了,你看他多欣慰儿子选择了理想,爱情vs材米油盐的例子多得是,所以老师是伟大的!
虽然,这故事是听来的,真实与否也未曾与Cikgu Ng亲自查证过。不过,我相信Cikgu Ng真是疼老婆的type nei~~(听说老婆真的有美loh.. 听说罢了。。听说。。)就算Cikgu Ng没有Cikgu Xiao的帅(可能瘦下来后会呱。。没有人能想像),但比可爱,他绝对无人能及~~!
老师,加油!
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所以说,笨珍也几浪漫一下,我们那边的人结婚,还会转去笨珍海边拍照留念,
:D
Wednesday, December 24, 2008
Friday, December 19, 2008
Tuesday, December 16, 2008
Wednesday, December 10, 2008
Tuesday, December 9, 2008
我是不是疯了。
本来梦里的我还在工作,忽然一转眼就坐在一辆送尸车,车上的人都不认识,有个人说,他妈死时,全家大哭奔丧,越哭灵车走越慢,最后他们没法只好大笑,这一笑灵车就完全不动了,还说他只好抱着他妈的骨瓮(像酿酱油一样大的大瓮),走到沼泽泥湖间把瓮安入泥里(这点我很不解,为何不至灵位呢?下回要如何拜祭才好?还有为什么是大瓮?)
到了刑尸房(化妆、放血、打药的地方),他们把尸体搬入,房分三节,前厅供工作人员休息,中厅,放了很多停尸的单床,而后房就供他们处理尸体。
房里传来打呼声,起初以为是处尸师父的儿子在睡觉,但不是,难道尸体还会打呼不成?原来有个女孩溜进中厅呼呼大睡。在笑这女孩怎呼声堪大时,瞄到了处尸师父与儿子正在处理尸体,男孩还为尸体剃胡子,看到这幕,想起我妈,不忍再看下去,这时男孩出来说有副尸很难搞,说毕就看到个auntie坐在前厅外的侧门前(丢垃圾的小门),一溜烟就不见了,侧门像被一阵风吹过,关开一阵。
男孩不以为然溜进去,女孩有点害怕,我正经八百的说,人死后是非常脆弱的,他的过世是天命,他也没法对你做什么,更不能逼迫你的灵魂离开你的身体,如果被他害死了,你的灵魂就找他算账去!反正每个人都有灵魂。
语毕,我就醒了。醒后(4am++)窗外成群的乌鸦叫得厉害,不间断中还夹有阵阵风玲声,呆坐在床上好一阵,想不通哪来的风铃声。。还非常吵那种。吵了很久才停,不是做梦。
搞不好是经过的亡魂入我梦来。。这样就太过份了!拜托别捣蛋,人家只让我妈进来,偏偏引来一大堆怪“朋友”。。
前天还梦到我是个男人,与我相恋的恋人不愿承认我们的关系,我只好与一个不相干的女人结婚,忙忙碌碌筹备婚礼,最后觉醒自己干嘛要娶不相干的女人?然后就娶了那个真正相恋的女人。
这没什么奇怪,奇怪的是我梦里的一名男性朋友,他长得与李国煌有几分相似,有天向我惭悔,他做了件罪大恶极到无法原谅自己的事------------强奸了一头母海狮。
这海狮非常巨大,我没看到他怎么强奸它,但有看到它忧忧寡欢、痛苦爬进大海,他还说他有用sotong取代安全套。。太不可思议了!简直丧尽天良!
某人说我很搞笑 -_____-""
在梦里的我可一点也笑不出,朋友一场,还是尽力安慰他:
“还好没注精入它体内。。”-_____-""
唉。。
天啊!!这是什么怪梦啊!!?
那么多天只有一天梦见我妈在家里走来走去。。梦里的我还忘了我妈已过世,竟什么也没问,静静看她走来走去后。。就。。继续看我的电视。醒来后惊觉,现实中的妈妈已不在了。
我想。我是不是疯了?
The Greatest Show II
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