生活创造 ~ the Renaissance


因为这一趟台北之旅 (March 08-12, 2009),第一次听说 ‘婆忧鸟’……

description of the original artist:
【薄暮的呼聲─婆憂鳥】
畫壇老頑童-劉其偉
「婆憂鳥」1979年起劉其偉持續不斷創作的主題,其中又以「薄暮的呼聲」為經典代表作。 透過劉老的畫筆在深褐暈開的背景中, 一隻全身通紅、背漆黑羽的婆憂鳥躍然而出,簡單的線條及溫暖的色故事,但讓他最難忘的就是婆憂鳥的故事.「從前,有一個窮苦人家過端午節,小孫子吵著要吃粽子,老祖母沒錢買米裹粽,只好用泥土做了一個假粽哄他開心;沒想到,小孫子把假粽子吃到肚子裡,死了;老祖母非常傷心,日夜流淚。後來小孫子變成了一隻美麗的小鳥,每逢黃昏,就停在家門前的大樹上呼啼著婆憂」。此感調,將這份戀戀孺慕之情傳遞不斷, 在劉老的心中婆憂鳥就是「親情的守護者」的化身。 劉老年幼時候祖母說過許多傷的小婆憂鳥,即幻化成劉其偉數十張《薄暮的呼聲》畫作。(本段文字摘錄自:曾長生老師Pedro Tseng為藝術創作集藝術文化論述之劉其偉~東方的現代原始人一文)

a link about the aritist which i will go check out when i am freer…
http://www1.tmoa.gov.tw/maxliu/

an excerpt that i got from another blog:
http://amarylliss.pixnet.net/blog/post/17184593

婆憂鳥的故事
劉其偉小的時候,祖母總會對他訴說帶著幾分傳奇色彩的故事,至今最為大眾熟知的,就是婆憂鳥的淒美故事。

劉其偉畫這個題裁不下數十張,之所以獨鍾婆憂,多在於那戀戀孺慕的祖孫親情。

從前,有一個窮苦人家過端午節,小孫子吵著要吃粽子,老祖母沒錢買米裹粽,只好用泥土做了一個假粽哄他開心,沒想到小孫子把假粽子吃到肚子裡,死了。老祖母非常傷心,日夜流淚。後來,小孫子變成了一隻美麗的小鳥,每逢黃昏,就停在家門前的大樹上呼啼:「婆憂!婆憂!」

感傷的小婆憂鳥,在劉其偉筆下幻化成國際名畫:「薄暮的呼聲」,劉老懷念祖母,戀戀孺慕故事中的祖孫親情,在深褐暈開的背景中,一隻全身通紅,背漆黑羽的小小鳥兒,以瘦弱的雙足站立著,有點兒孤零零,有點兒傲傲然….

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劉爺爺最愛聽奶奶說『婆憂鳥』的故事。那是一隻每天黃昏時刻飛到枝頭,呼叫「婆憂!婆憂!」的美麗小鳥。看著那橢圓的身型、黑色的背、紅色的腹、細細的腳丫、以及小巧的嘴巴,單純的小鳥卻蘊藏著他童年溫馨的回憶,及對祖母永遠的懷念,你是不是也感受到劉爺爺的心情呢?

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單純的形象、對比的色彩,加上趣味盎然、令人憐愛的「婆憂鳥」,是劉爺爺屹立藝壇的鮮明標幟。後來,婆憂鳥結婚了,美滿又和樂,還生了好幾隻白色毛絨絨的小婆憂鳥呢!數數看,有幾隻依偎在媽媽的身旁呢?讓我們一起幫每隻小婆憂鳥都取一個很棒的名字,好嗎?

不知不觉…
2008年,虽然没做了什么大事,但也算是有好好地利用了部分的时间…完成了一些事情…最后会不会有所用途,现在还言之过早…

2008年,其实还可以过得更充实一点,但像我那么懒的人,能做到那些事情也算不错了…完成了两项短期课程,三项迷你课程,还有也完成了读了将近两年半的翻译课程(说到这里,突然想起我还没去领回我的毕业证书喔)…如果把那些我花在看online dramas 的时间也好好地利用的话,看来我做到的东西还会更多呢!哈哈!

今晚,和三个小妹妹一起吃了2009年的第一个聚会晚餐…天啊,原来一个两个三个都还没超过25岁!我这三十几的”老姐姐”的心还真被她们”刺痛”了好几回…年轻的感觉还是非常好的loh…

今年,我有些什么期许?
- 好好地读我的nutrition advanced diploma course…there are so many unfamiliar terms in the first module i have started on…oh my goodness, guess it’s gonna really be tough for me…ooh…must really cut down on the time spent on watching dramas online loh… DISCIPLINE!!!

- the 3 knitting projects i have set for myself to complete…hmm…i wonder…

- i am very ambitious, i want to try to pick back my japanese…but that seems tough loh…

- 其实,单单我的nutrition course 和 knitting projects 就应该会用去我不少的时间吧…

- 生肖预测我今年会红鸾心动,也不只是真是假…我始终是个女人,还是会想要有个人,男人,来好好地疼疼我…不要什么,只要是真心爱我的男人…

在X少的blog上,看到这样一段话:
2009年
我想做我喜欢的事
我想见我想见的人
我想爱我想爱的人
我想我爱的人爱我

这也是我心里想说的话…我真的想爱我想爱的人…我也真的想我爱的人爱我…

2009年,环境会更艰难…但我得确保我自个儿的世界是happy and positive!
2009年,一定要加油!

on monday, 24th november, finally…after a long period of just talking about it, i went to the knitting shop with SY and LL and really started on my FIRST project: a scarf!!!

there were so many things i want to do or try out and knitting is one of them…and ooh…i think it is a really addictive hobby leh…once i start on it, i realise that i want to keep doing it non-stop…it’s hard to put down the work…good, it seems like that kind that can test one’s patience, determination, mind concentration loh…at least one thing i know about myself…why i don’t seem to want to stop doing it is because i am determined to complete the whole thing!

frankly, i think i quite enjoy knitting…for the past 2 days…quietly knitting away…and smiling to myself with every increased inch in the length…now i can say knitting is a hobby i like!

somehow, knitting is like life…i pay full attention while i am knitting and thinking of someone with every knit i am making…when i did the wrong way, the teacher was there to help me…when i was alone, i tried hard to figure out and spent too much time to solve the problem on my own…sometimes there are things u still need to seek help becos there are so many things u do not understand or there are blind spots which u miss out…for minor mistakes, i stay cool and try to remedy whatever i can…after all, i can’t always depend on my teacher yeah?

我想我真的上瘾了…我也没想到我会有这种上瘾的感觉…
希望我能继续下去,因为这是一个需要时间的嗜好…但是我觉得它真的能让我感觉到满足感…嘻嘻…

Two people can mean a beautiful relationship,
but being alone can also mean the same.
We’ll only be able to see the things close to us when we’re alone.
Although all of us need to be in love,
we must give ourselves time to be in a relationship with ourselves.

Each day, do one thing that i have never done before.
Eating food i have never eaten before.
Going against your normal habits to do something.
Walk on a road that you have never walked before.
Watch the world in a different direction.
This world will look different after changing these habits a little.
Change one habit each day.
And I will be a different me…

“the secret” has created an impact on me…

suddenly, after so long, i just permanently deleted all those “negative items” that had been taking up much of the space in my handphone…those that i had insisted on keeping them till just now…(which now i am wondering, for what reason did i keep them?)

it just happened…

那些我一直不愿意删除…
那些我一直留着…
那些根本不是愉快的东西…
我就在一霎那间,手指毫不犹豫地进行了删除的动作…
之后竟是舒了一口气…
永久删除后很快的是多出了无限的空位!

actually trying to work on something with a fren…
not sure if it will be feasible, but in general, we think it’s do-able…
worked out my side’s draft proposal…
suddenly feeling quite good, cos i seem to be enjoying the process thinking through my ideas…
whether this whole thing will eventually work out, well, we will see about that…
tentatively we are giving ourselves a year of planning…
but no matter how it will turn out, we are going to try to give our very best!!!

wish me and my fren good luck!

finally received my course package liao…
ooh…the notes look difficult…but since i have made this decision…i must persevere…
wah piang…the essay topic sounds chim…”Food as Medicine”…
goodness…will i ever be able to accomplish such an essay???

already starting to get stressed liao wor…jiatlat…

i have finally signed up for my nutritional course!!!
i am looking forward to it…will start off with the certificate course and see how it goes for me…
if i am really ok with it, i will upgrade to the advanced diploma course…

quite a number of people leaving this company…sighz…
usually this will always make the remaining people feel so
demotivated…

but no matter what, i will still stay on until the “right” time arrives…
i am going to start on my “long and slow” battle soon…
i will definitely need time to complete my studies if i really go much further…

so now, it’s waiting for my course materials’ arrival liao loh…
goodness, wonder if i will be really hardworking and disciplined enough leh…have to lah…

went to fish leong 今天情人节 concert last nite…

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now i know why she is being called the “情歌天后”…cos the lyrics of her songs reflect 女人的心声…

如果爱上一个人的笑容
应该怎样去收藏
应该怎样去拥有

每一次听到”勇气”,我都会感动…
只要你一个眼神肯定
我的爱就有意义

a tear drop found its way down my face…sigh…

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so, anyway, last night i wore the below outfit…hehehe…

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the black boots cost only S$20+, bought in hongkong…aiyo…there got SOOOOOOOOO MANY varieties of boots!!!

been a bit more adventurous in my dressing recently…
some other clothes i had worn:

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been thinking about this topic for around 3 years liao…
never got into real action, just surfing here and there…but always on hold…
mid this year…i started a bit of action…
sometimes it’s about the timing…
sometimes it’s about making a further step…
THAT particular course was the one i had wanted to take but one aspect of it stopped me from checking it further initially…
i know for sure next year should be the right timing liao…
i become slightly more enthusiastic in searching info…
because i still have doubts with the 2 current options that are opened in front of me…
i finally decided to make that further step and enquire…
and i got a quite surprisingly satisfactory reply…
the money is more definitely…but somehow i just feel more comfortable with this 3rd option…which i have always felt so ever since i learnt about the school…
i think i should be able to pursue further…and make it come-true realisation…
if everything goes smooth…

* though the process may not be smooth…cos a harder life may be coming up soon…

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