On this day when Tony & Carina got married, I was at the cinema earlier on watching Red Cliff, what a splendid show i'd say! Though I've to admit I'm not a fan of the 3 Kingdoms and not very much interested in it, I enjoyed the show! n it actually stirred up my interest... in the 3 Kingdoms! M now looking forward to Red Cliff 2... Hopefully there's gona be a movie marathon and i can watch both shows back to back!
依希記得初院時期上的中文課必讀的一篇詞:
蘇軾(東坡) 念奴嬌 赤壁懷古
大江東去,浪淘盡,千古風流人物。
故壘西邊,人道是,三國周郎赤壁。
亂石崩雲,驚濤裂岸,捲起千堆雪;
江山如畫,一時多少豪傑。
遙想公瑾當年,小喬初嫁了,雄姿英發,
羽扇綸巾,談笑間,強虜灰飛煙滅。
故國神遊,多情應笑我,早生華發。
人生如夢,一尊還酹江月。
I don't think i really understood this verse thoroughly when i was studying it, the most was to memorize it, the more understandable part for me was the second part... but after i watch Red Cliff, on reading the poem again, i found i can actually relate to it! However, critics i read say that the characters in this movie are actually not very akin to what is in the real books, but it doesn't matter does it?
自认没有影评人的专业,所以只会“看”电影,并不会“欣赏”,不过发现自己渐渐对于电影艺术有那么一丁点的“了解”。
尤其喜欢吴宇森在电影中埋下的伏笔:周瑜在赤壁练兵时,当远处传来笛子声,周瑜挥一挥手中扇,所有的兵都停下操练,聆听着。周瑜用匕首为小男孩的笛子调音,先显示出他对音乐有研究。后来在与曹操的步兵开战时,每每换阵法,都以击鼓出示命令,让我觉得平时的“乐习”似乎很管用。这又算不算是伏笔呢?还是我一厢情愿觉得我明白了?
The only 扫兴 thing was the few youngsters sitting at the same row with us, dunno what are they doing inside, quite disturbing, at some point of time even light up a lighter a few times, or went out of the cinema for a smoke n back again. But nevermind, 我大人有大量,不跟他们计较,今天是快乐的一天,我不会因为这种无聊的事扫我的兴,破坏我看电影的雅兴!
在這重要的一天,我做了人生中義意超凡的舉動 --- 打耳洞!
為了記念這一天,我在家裡聽到媽媽說今天是觀音誕時,心中馬上沖出一個念頭:我可以 “點綴” 耳朵了!难怪阿伟和嘉玲会选择在今天完婚,一直觉得今天是特别的日子,可是没有想到会是观音诞!五年前小妹想打耳洞,叫我陪她,當時我也蠢蠢慾動,可是看她打了一邊後落下眼淚,我便打退堂鼓了。之後便一直沒有勇氣,小妹至今已有六個耳洞了,而我呢?一想起她第一次打洞的情形我就不行啦!
看完《赤壁》後,我把想打耳洞的想法告訴deär,看他有甚麼反應。他的反应挺中立的。知道我渴望有朝一日能有好几个耳洞,却又很怕痛!我同他说,今天是超特别的一天,因为有阿伟给我的勇气!(说得好像我们很熟似的)我说,要是过了今天,我想我一辈子再也不会有这股冲动,就像我之前的火被浇熄了般,直到今天才又被燃烧起来。我的火,来得快也熄得快,熊熊烈火很快燃起,但也就只能维持那么一段时间。这次重新燃烧的火,在过大概三小时就会灭了,如果考虑到商店快关门的因素,那么我想我只剩下大约一小时做出决定。
一面找金店,一面考虑。。。找到了一家!哎呀!关门了!莫非这是老天爷的安排?注定我不用打洞了?!我告诉自己,再找一间,若真是因为时间太迟店都关了就是天意。潜意识却有另一把声音说我那么巧知道今天是吉日,而且电影结束的时间刚刚好,又有deär 陪我,this is the day!! I have to do it! 拐了几个湾,啊!看到三家。经过前面两家,本想走进第一家,可是没有止步,觉得可以到宝兴问问。在外头徘徊了很久,觉得有两家金店门市销售员一直往我这里看。
I am paranoid, I know they are looking at me! But I can't pluck up my courage! Kept pulling my ears to think properly, but I think it doesn't help… Zhi Ming ask me this question, “Ask yourself, if you don't do it, can you sleep tonight?” That's it! I know I have to face it…! If I don't at least give it a try, I know I'll regret this forever,… regret I did not do something 轰轰烈烈 on this wedding day! I know it sounds silly, but yes… that's me!!
Plucked up the courage to walk to Poh Heng and ask if they offer the service, but they don't… oh my… is this another God's will ? nah… I muz keep my courage within me… I walked back to the first shop opposite Poh Heng and enquired. Yes they do! Right! I have to do it when I'm still feeling the fire… But I think I'm creating a hoo-ha in the shop! But the ladies are all very very nice to me! Coz I'm very uptight! I cannot believe I'm actually doing it. I ask the lady if I can only do it on 1 side? N if pain I won't continue, but if it's not painful, I will do the other side. She said it's perfectly fine! N just before I proceed, I had to reaffirm that it's really 观音诞。
The Process:
Everything went fast…! I chose the earrings that I want, and the lady took out the equipment, although I had wanted to ask her if it's safe to pierce lidat, will I kena AIDS?? But I really am too nervous and it just did not strike me at that moment to ask… anyway, I know it's quite safe de… but just had to reassure myself mah… else I keep having this thorn till now… Can someone pls tell me it's perfectly safe?!!! Anywayzz, she marked out the places to pierce with a marker and I had deär to cam it down for me… A regret, I didn't take a close up of my pretty ears before it was pierced! Wahahah!!
It's the moment… the gun is right at my left ear, I'm so nervous, kept holding on to dear's hand, waiting for that piercing pain…! Suspense… ehh??! Suddenly, it was done…! I didn't feel the pain that I thought I'd feel… oh my… so I had silly-ly imagined the pain I'd feel if I went for ear piercings. Chey… it's really not pain at all, or is it really because of this special day? But it doesn't matter, I don't think I'll have a chance to find that out, unless maybe when Tony & Carina give birth to a baby, I can consider going to pierce again?! Whahaha…
Since it wasn't painful and it has always been my wish to have 2 on the left and 3 on the right, I told the lady I want another one on the left. Wooh! Very fast, the piercing happen, and I'm elated…! I finally got my ears pierced…! I can wear earrings le! Coming to the right side, thinkg if I should pierce 3 at once… but the lady said my right earlobe is thicker than the left,… ewww… it kept me off le… I know my own earlobes… they are really thick… so if the right is even thicker than the left… It really puts me off… Nvm, I should not be greedy,… let's see if everything should go well for these first…
Thanks to all the nice ladies in the shop for making my feel at ease...! Tiredly took a photo outside the shop... with my Garfield eyes...
After the piercings, we went to eat at Aston Specialties at one of the kopitiams, since the food comes with 2 side dishes, I asked the person if I can have coleslaw & coleslaw ?? Deär laughed at me, thinking I was joking, but I really only felt like eating coleslaw mah… hehehe… but luckily the person said no problem, he'll give me 2 servings of coleslaw then… whahah!! Yeahhh!! Nice food,… ordered grilled fish and I love the coleslaw too!
Finishing the food, went home feeling excited… wonder if anyone at home will discover my piercings? But my hair will cover leh, so when I reached home, I purposely walked in front of ah ling n ah yi, slowly put my hair behind my ears… and ah ling screamed!!! She's surprised I went to pierce… FINALLY… after she first pierced 5 years ago? N even more surprised coz I pierced 3 at one go… like how come I suddenly become so courageous huh… actually I also don't understand, I think it must be 阿伟的魔力! Hahaha… she even suan-ed me if I put on stickers lor, but ah yi mentioned if I put on stickers, I wouldn't so hào liàn go n show off to them de… hohoh.. 知我者莫过阿一也。。。