2007年1月18日 星期四

記憶的旋律

今天下班開車回家時,聽著中廣音樂網,
主持人萬芳正介紹著一首英文老歌,
正想說歌名挺熟悉的,
隨即傳來歌手哼著do do do do do do do do,
沒有樂器只有歌手輕輕地哼出歌曲的旋律,
沒錯,就是這首歌,
有點慵懶的語調,歌手隨意清唱出生活中的剪影,
簡單的清唱但呈現出的吸引人旋律,
在布里斯本的語言學校時,
許多老師都喜歡用這首歌做聽力教學練習,
我遇到兩三位老師利用這首歌做教學,
這首歌是 Suzanne Vega 唱的 "Tom's diner"
突然在廣播聽到這首歌,
在布里斯本那段輕鬆自在的日子又浮上心頭,
真的好懷念啊!!!!!

下面是網路找的的30秒試聽版
推薦給大家試聽看看嚕
http://www.suzannevega.com/audio/music/SolitudeStanding/TomsDiner.mp3

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Tom's Diner singer: Suzanne Vega

I am sitting
In the morning
At the diner
On the corner

I am waiting
At the counter
For the man
To pour the coffee

And he fills it
Only halfway
And before
I even argue

He is looking
Out the window
At somebody
Coming in

"It is always
Nice to see you"
Says the man
Behind the counter

To the woman
Who has come in
She is shaking
Her umbrella

And I look
The other way
As they are kissing
Their hellos

I'm pretending
Not to see them
And instead
I pour the milk

I open
Up the paper
There's a story
Of an actor

Who had died
While he was drinking
It was no one
I had heard of

And I'm turning
To the horoscope
And looking
For the funnies

When I'm feeling
Someone watching me
And so
I raise my head

There's a woman
On the outside
Looking inside
Does she see me?

No she does not
Really see me
Cause she sees
Her own reflection

And I'm trying
Not to notice
That she's hitching
Up her skirt

And while she's
Straightening her stockings
Her hair
Has gotten wet

Oh, this rain
It will continue
Through the morning
As I'm listening

To the bells
Of the cathedral
I am thinking
Of your voice...

And of the midnight picnic
Once upon a time
Before the rain began...

I finish up my coffee
It's time to catch the train

2007年1月9日 星期二

奇萊南華百岳跨年行

時間:20061229-20070101
領隊:DCW
隊員:Fridy、財子、Rank、Kunlin

元旦去走了百岳中的兩座-奇萊南峰及南華山,
出發前,前輩都說眾多百岳路線中算輕鬆好走的了,屬入門級的路線啦,
不過出發前一個月中也只有一天去走了郊山當行前訓練,
20061229大伙下班後即前往春陽溫泉,
準備接下來三天的奇萊南華豪華行程,
行前嚴重缺乏磨練加上在春陽時被某百人登山隊吵的整夜沒睡,
結果入門級的路線也是很累的ORZ。

第一天的重裝上山很累,加上沒經驗背包的肩帶沒調好更累,
不過當見到雪飄下來的那一刻真的很興奮。

第二天踩著融雪前進,泥濘的山徑讓我們成了小泥人,加上濕冷寒風的考驗,
不過遠方的雲瀑讓我們驚喜連連並不斷地駐足觀望,
當然少不了兩座百岳攻頂的喜悅。

第三天清晨太陽露頭,氣溫也才一度ORZ,
不過下山可以好好洗熱水澡了,走起來比前兩天賣力多了XD。

第一次百岳行,
第一次見到飄雪,
第一座百岳攻頂成功,
第一次感受到高山症的痛苦,
第一次再高山小小迷路一下,
第一次在帳棚內聽著中廣倒數(睡到一半鬧鐘吵醒的昏睡狀態XD),
還遇到了登高山背包還打包了泳衣跟蛙鏡的天才,

這次的奇萊南華百岳跨年行,有很累的,有感動的,也有爆笑的,
在爬山的過程中很累,總覺得有走不完的路,爬不完的上坡,
但是下次我還是要去啦!!!

另外感謝DCW提供詳細的遊記,記載了這趟行程的大小事,
有興趣的朋友請參閱DCW的行程記錄,網址如下,
http://emilydaidai.blogspot.com/2007/01/2007.html

五個人四部相機,拍了不少照片,可是我們一步一步走上山拍下來的喔,
有興趣的朋友請參觀下列相簿,

財子的相本(070122更新)
http://simer.myweb.hinet.net/

DCW的相本
http://www.flickr.com/photos/emilydai/sets/72157594453154018/

Fridy的相本
http://www.flickr.com/photos/fridy/sets/72157594464119140/

Rank的相本
http://www.wretch.cc/album/album.php?id=rankwu&book=5