梦在哪儿？

不知为何，当今天的《简单就是美2》一播出时，心里突然有些许的失落感。“第六回”里的“六”字突然感觉好大似的。或许在我及繁忙又杂乱无章的生活中，这个节目所带给我的平静与调谐，已悄悄地给于我心灵更大的呼吸空间，开阔我狭小的视野，以至身心获得舒缓减压之妙效吧。再多两集一切便要告一段落，失落感难免油然而生。

很明显的，第二系列的《简单就是美》把节目中心专注在简单的生活中。直到目前，已经有好几集是在谈人们放弃自己的忙碌城市生活，抛开世俗的枷锁，而改变自己的人生方向，朝梦想前进。今天这一集也不例外。虽然与第一系列DIY的题材有差异，但对于此时此刻的我而言，简单的生活似乎是我梦寐以求的完美终点。

今天节目中，佩芬到了日本千叶县一个叫Wwoof的有机农场。那里环境清幽，远离都市的繁华嘈杂，是个修心仙境。在郊外那儿空气新鲜，每天都要以自己的劳力下田耕耘，才能换取每餐的温饱。坦白说，我有一种茅塞顿开之感。难道那种生活，便是我所梦寐以求的完美终点吗？

再给自己多一点时间，来了解自己的需要，理想，想到达的目的地，还有内心所渴望的究竟是什么。从前我所努力追逐的科技知识与高薪安稳的工作，现在似乎些许模糊了起来。如同节目中的人物，我是否有可能圆自己如今所狂想的梦呢？

Optimus Maximus Revisited

Roughly about a month ago I first blogged about this Optimus Maximus keyboard, and raved on its customisability, and the keys that look so nice and sleek, and it being so expensive and stuff.

Well here's the latest update from engadget. It showcases how to set it up, configure it for different applications that you want to run, and also how to use it.



After having a serious look at it this time, and thinking it through, I feel that this keyboard quite possibly serves no additional purpose for me than what a regular keyboard will offer. :D Here's why.

Firstly, I type without looking at the keyboard. In all its glory of customisability, I most likely won't be able to enjoy it.

Secondly, I feel that too much time can be wasted to customise the different layouts. I guess for me, a simple QWERTY keyboard with all the keys properly laid out is so much easier to use. Making the alphabets quirky with strange fOntS, sizes and colours are totally beyond me. :P

Lastly, judging from the looks of it, it looks both expensive and uses more electricity than conventional keyboards. Why would I want that either? :/

Other than being a nice piece of eye candy (seriously nice one at that!) that you can put around the house, which might probably earn you the bragging rights of having one of the coolest keyboards around town, I seriously find no practical use of it.

Not too sure if everyone feels the same way as I do. But well, these are just my thoughts. ;)

我的黑色牛奶 (BM)

“发生什么事？”

我关切地问道在电话另一方的妈妈。从她那搀杂着不安与伤感的口吻中，我察觉到有事情发生。

“。。。BM。。。死了。”

***

回想起初次见它的那一天，大约已是三年半前的事了。二〇〇四年八月八日，在国庆日的前一天晚上，我在蔡厝港那条熟悉的路听到了不熟悉的声音。

“铛铛铛，铛铛铛。”

铃儿的声响响彻那鸦雀无声的夜晚。我朝着声音的来源望去，只见到了一幅茫然的它。似乎有点不知所措，好像根本搞不清楚所在地，到处胡乱穿梭，希望能找到自己熟悉的环境。从它不整洁的毛发，再加上身体所散发的臭味儿，我打从心底地认为它是被人忍心的遗弃了。我决定把它带回家。

一直以来，我都是家里所领养的狗的命名之父，它也不例外。一身黑白混杂的毛发，我头头为它启了“B&W”，也就是“Black & White”的简称。哪儿知才过了不久，便觉得叫起来一点也不顺口。不知为何第一个念头就是用牛奶自然的米白色代替它身上的白。取而代之的就是“Black Milk”，或“BM”为简称。

它就是我的黑色牛奶。

***

BM虽是家中老二，但最温顺最听话的就属它。大概是不太习惯自己的新名字吧，叫“BM”时它一点反应也没有。但如果叫一声“come!”，它便会飞奔地跑到你身旁，立即坐下。它那矫健的反应看起来还真是滑稽逗趣。在家中三只，也唯独它懂得和人握手。平时不叫也不闹，是个不可多得的宝，非常惹人喜欢。

在我们数月的细心爱护及照料下，原本瘦削的它也渐渐恢复正常的体重。瞧它一天天强壮起来，我深信当初将它接回家是正确之选。它的存在也明显的带给一家人一种莫名的喜悦。

***

大约三个月前的凌晨时分，妈妈忐忑不安地进了我的房间，把在熟睡的我摇醒，要我替她从网络上察看哪里有动物医院。听到房门外BM上接不接下气的呻吟，时不时又在猛咳嗽，我不敢怠慢。

隔天晴晨，就当我准备上班时，妈妈说院方刚打了一通电话来。BM的咳嗽已受到了妥当的药物控制，情况也稳定了下来。不过院方接着说，造成BM呼吸困难的缘故是因为年纪已高，心脏已大不如前。他要我们有心里准备，就算BM这一次能救的回，寿命也最多只剩一年。

我试着以平常心来面对，毕竟它真的是老了吧。

***

“。。。BM。。。死了。”

过往的思绪不断地泳上心头。

“我要以平常心来面对它的死亡”的这片薄薄的谎言，被我所听见的事实给狠狠地撕列。

就在八时三刻左右，BM，我的黑色牛奶，带着我心坎里的一块，悄悄的走了。

Oh??!!

修心

在台湾新店的小周是个种茶专家。令我感触良多的并非他的茶艺，而是他随意所说的一句话：

“种茶其实是在修心，不是在做茶。做茶只是一个过程。”

我愣了一会儿。想一想，在这金钱挂帅的新加坡，每一位成年人都是朝九晚五地忙于事业的打拼。究竟有多少人能够追寻简单的梦想，改做一些既平凡又接近大自然的事，修自己的心，自己的本，修自己的根？

“修心”这个词带着好深奥的意义朝着我的内心逼近。

看完每一集的《简单就是美２》，真让我向往出国体验人生百态，寻找自己的梦想。或许回到根本，人就是需要大自然，才能平静的去享受每一刻。生活在这繁华喧闹的都市中，老实说，好难啊。

“心灵上的获得，更胜于一切。”－佩芬

情人节快乐！

鲜艳夺目香气芬芳的鲜红玫瑰，精致包装令人心跳跃赴的神秘礼物，两人就在富有浪漫气氛的高档餐厅，享受着浓情密密的每一刻。在男友细心的安排下，女友仿佛就像温室里的花儿，被呵护着，被疼爱着。感人肺腑的爱之宣言一脱口而出，压抑的情感便波涛汹涌地涌上心头，热泪满眶，情不自禁随着眼皮的合上而落下。

唉！我也太会胡思乱想了吧！但，这何尝不是每一位女生所渴望拥有的完美情节吗？情人节啊情人节，有多少男生为你而绞尽脑汁啊！哈哈。

虽然今年的情人节我又是一个人过，但我并没有多大的失落感。或许是工作上的忙碌及压力上的驱使，累。又或许是单生太久的原故，麻。糟糕！难道我就想做一辈子的工作狂吗？还是做个砖石王老五？

我总是认为，主有他的安排，我没必要去多加烦恼和顾虑。但今夜，我却在想我的另一个她，是否在地球的某一脚，也像我一样，因为闷得发慌，便让思绪不受约束地胡乱飘荡。。。

茫茫人海中，若能幸运地找到自己的另一半，且要好好的珍惜和对方相处的每一分每一秒。若是错过了，便很有可能再也找不回。珍惜眼前人吧，我的朋友们！

多花一点时间，多用一点心，多了解对方的想法，多体恤对方的感受，多聆听对方的怨言，多给予支持与鼓励，多忍耐对方的短处，多欣赏对方的长处，相信你们一定能白头到老，永于爱河！

祝大家情人节快乐！

从心出发

好久好久没用华文来写任何东西了，感觉好陌生。学生时期的我非常厌倦华文的复杂，因此选择了逃避，造成成绩不理想的局面。多亏在我中三那年的级任老师，她那不愿放弃我的精神成就出今时今日的我。虽然我对华文仍然不是很好，但比起当初已是判若两人。哈哈，你是无法想象得啦！ :P

最近一直都在追看《简单就是美２》，让我有一种不可思议的原动力从内心往外散发。好想念华文啊！下定决心，我在昨天便终于在我的电脑安装了书写华文的软件。此时此刻，有一种不想回头的感觉。:)

Inputing Han Yu Pin Yin In XP

Ermz... A bit shy in posting this post. haha.. Cos probably even kids nowadays know how to configure it already? :P (kids are so smart de wor these days!)

Well I got a bit lost in the Regional and Language Options in the Control Panel, till I had no choice but to google for a solution. Came across a few non-related articles before finding this. ;) Now I'm finally able to type chinese on my computer! *w00t!*

I haven't been writing anything in chinese for very long, so if you're wondering why, hehe.. it wouldn't be long before you find out. :P

Happy Lunar New Year To ALL!!!

Dong dong dong chiang!!

Early on big year day one (大年初一), here's wishing all my friends and readers a joyous and prosperous new year! May all things wonderful fall into place in your life, and money source roll roll in (财源滚滚来)! :D

Hmm... I'm sure I can think of more greetings.. :P

New year quick happy! 新年快乐!
Everything also as you wish! 万事如意!
Everything also as you please! 事事顺心!
Nice dreams become real! 美梦成真!
Heart think things become! 心想事成!
Congrats and grow money! 恭喜发财!
Attract money flow in treasures! 招财进宝!
Body healthy! 身体健康!
Business prosperous! 生意兴隆!
Money luck expand all across! 财运亨通!
Studies improve! 学业进步!
Step step go higher! 步步高升!
New year in big luck! 新年行大运!

Ok I'm drained liaoz. :P Enjoy your new year guys! *whoohoo!*

HUAT BIG TIME AH!!!

The Complaints Choir Singapore

My colleague sent me this via facebook, and I thought it's funny enough to share. :D



We get fined for almost anything
Drivers won't give chance when you want to change lane
The indoors are cold, the outdoors are hot
And the humid air, it wrecks my hair
Those answering machines always make you hold
Only to hang up on you

When a pregnant lady gets on the train
Everyone pretends to be asleep
I'm stuck with my parents till I'm 35
Cause I can't apply for HDB
We don't recycle any plastic bags
But we purify our pee

Chorus
What's wrong with Singapore?
Losing always makes me feel so sore
Cause if you're not the best
Then you're just one of the rest
My oh my Singapore
What exactly are we voting for?
What's not expressly permitted
is prohibited

"Ooh"

When I'm hungry at the food court, I see
People chope seats with their tissue paper
To the auntie staying upstairs:
Your laundry's dripping on my bed sheets
Please don't squat on the toilet seats
And don't clip your nails on MRT

Stray cats get into noisy affairs
At night my neighbor makes weird animal sounds
People put on fake accents to sound posh
And queue up 3 hours for donuts
Will I ever live till eighty five
to collect CPF?

Chorus

Singaporeans too kiasu! (so scared to lose)
Singaporeans too kiasi! (so scared to die)
Singaporeans too kiabor! (scared of their wives)
Maybe we’re just too stressed out! (even the kids)

"Ooh"

Old National Library was replaced by an ugly tunnel
Singaporean men can’t take independent women
People blow their nose into the swimming pool (and pee too)
And fall asleep on my shoulder in the train

Singapore’s national bird is the crane (the one with yellow steel girders)
Real estate agents’ leaflets clogging up my mailbox (en bloc, en bloc, en bloc, en bloc)
Why can’t we be buried when we die?
No one wants to climb Bukit Timah with me

Chorus

There are not enough public holidays
My neighbor sings KTV all night
Wedding dinners never start on time
My hair is always cut shorter than I want
Channel 5 commercials are way too long
Why do men turn bald?

At first it was to speak more mandarin
Then it was to speak proper English
What’s wrong with my powderful Singlish?

People sit down during rock concerts
We have to pay for tap water at restaurants
ERP gantries are everywhere
But I can still see traffic jams on the road
All the bus stops have tilted benches
Cannot access playboy.com

Chorus