Wednesday, June 23, 2010

why i prefer my room in singapore

dun be misled by the title.
i'm not back YET.

so there are still a few things i dislike abt my tsinghua hostel:

1. mosquito-infested common bathroom (every nite when i turn on the shower, more than 3 mosquitoes will appear and somehow I always fail to kill them)

2. sucky phone signal (every time i wanna make/answer a phone call, i have to step out of my room and walk a distance OR stick my head out of the window like an idiot)

3. my neighbours (do they HAVE TO slam their doors behind them every time they leave/enter the room?! does it give them some kind of pleasure which i simply can't understand?! and do they HAVE TO speak so loudly in their native language at 3AM?!)

4. my roomie (well~ what else can i say...)


ONE MORE WEEK.
although i'm not really THAT eager to return home now.
i'm gonna miss my TW/HK/china/indonesia/france/paraguay friends here~

Saturday, June 19, 2010

学学小蜜蜂,别做懒惰虫

唉,在台湾真的养尊处优惯了...
现在只剩1个报告,2个考试,11天。
可是一点动力也没有。
好想继续slack下去...

我最高分的科目肯定会是戏剧创作和电视制作课。
可是都结束了...
只能期待考试结束后的庆功出游!

我就像一只懒惰虫,周围环绕着许多小蜜蜂...

Friday, June 11, 2010

19 days to home...

Sorry if I haven't been updating my blog diligently.
I'm busy enjoying school life, finally.

The best is always saved for the last...WHY???
I was still counting down few days ago, but now I hope the clock stops.

I'm only starting to make frens NOW.
Well~ better late than never!

Thursday, June 3, 2010

goal achieved

那天晚上,和其他交换生聊起 “为什么会选择来台湾”,“想在台湾achieve什么”。
那么有深度又reflective的问题,很明显不是我问的。
或许是因为只剩一个月,大家开始look back。
有人“忽然间”发现自己一直在读书,现在才惊觉时间不多了,决定开始出去玩。
有人明明一直都在玩,可是觉得还没玩够。

没错,这里的“玩”,当然就是旅游,到台湾各县各市各乡开开眼界。
这时,我才忽然发现原来我来台湾不是为了旅游。
明明有很多地方还没去(不要被我的facebook albums骗了),可是也不会特别想去。

原来我一直往台北跑,看演唱会/签唱会/舞台剧/综艺节目录影。
对啊!追星没什么可耻的。
也不会因为少去了很多地方而觉得可惜。

被逼回答“想在台湾achieve什么”,原来我的答案独一无二。
除了上述的那些,就是想交很多很多朋友,所以才选了戏剧创作和电视制作,这些需要teamwork的课。
刚开始还有点失望,怎么那么难交朋友?大家自己来上课,上完课就走,也不一起吃饭聊天...
还好到了后期,如我所料,分组之后大家开始熟了,一起排戏/想剧本/拍片,发现跟台湾同学真的很click!

也好,在房间里待久了,才是虚度人生咧~
而且讨论到11点多根本不算迟,好不好?
你要我那么早回去干嘛?陪你听交响乐/看历史小说啊?
CHEY!

Saturday, May 29, 2010

出走的勇气

今晚出席了一个短片影展 《跟着镜头去旅行》,两部作品都是台湾艺术大学电影系女生的FYP。

〈游幕民族〉: 一个女生为了追求电影梦,游遍了世界,除了有机会出席各大国际影展/追星,也结交了各地爱好电影的学生。

〈那个夏天〉: 一个女生几年前去了西藏/新疆背包旅行,拍了许多照片。几年后,她决定重返故地,寻找照片中的人们,亲手把照片交给他们。

感觉上,〈那个夏天〉比较感人,也确实拍得比较好。
不过,映后座谈却是〈游幕民族〉导演的一番分享,令我开始反省。

她说自己在家人朋友当中都是被宠的,所以有些任性/自我,常常take things for granted。
她觉得自己需要“出走”,到一个没有靠山的地方,到一个没有人认识自己的地方。
一走就走了六个月,爱上了一个人旅行,每当觉得孤单,就继续向前走。
一路上帮助她的陌生人,令她觉得世界就是她朋友。
孤单的时候,自己就是自己的朋友。

唉,我觉得我没那个勇气。
虽然我的确很想“出走”。
我很想拥有她所拥有的那种纯粹的快乐/为了自己而活的快感。
可是我的意志不够坚定。
旅行,对我来说,不能充满未知。一切一定要安排得妥当,衣食住行都要舒适。
看吧!我还是继续当我的王子好了。

Monday, May 24, 2010

王子病

yeah i'm a spoilt brat and i'm not ashamed to admit it.

when i stay overnight in other parts of taiwan, of cos there are economical accommodation everywhere (can be as cheap as S$20 per night)...BUT even if it's just for sleeping purposes, i need my room to be 单人房(最好是双人床), 有冷气,有电视,有浴缸,枕头要厚,邻居不能吵...yep and i'm willing to pay for all these.

很多人告诉我: “只是睡一晚罢了/有四面墙壁和一张床就行了/出国旅行不要那么计较...” blah blah blah~

WHATEVER. 我要就是要。你管我。

Friday, May 14, 2010

PCK shd only be famous in Singapore

when introducing Singapore to foreigners, do i really have to mention Singlish & Phua Chu Kang?

okie i won't deny that he brightened up my day a few times, but that's it. does the whole world need to know about his existence? apparently our Tourism Board thought so by arranging him to appear on Amazing Race in his signature attire (i know that was eons ago but...ARGH)!

so i'm in taiwan, and someone suggested screening clips of Phua Chu Kang Pte Ltd during International Week. SERIOUSLY?! how is it gonna boost our tourism trade, and how am i gonna intro him in chinese?! “他是一个家喻户晓的电视角色,穿着黄靴子的承包商,没文化的大老粗,动不动就抠鼻屎,可是我们都觉得他很好笑”...?!

i'm not ashamed of him or anything. okie maybe i am.

if u really wanna intro 经典电视角色,at least choose someone like 月娘 (小娘惹) lah! can link to nyonya culture blah blah blah...