Saturday, January 23, 2010

大江大海,龙应台。


读了这本书后久久不能平静。虽然早已接受,历史来去,国家兴亡,乾坤扭转之间都得经过“万骨孤”的过程,可是还是为人的所谓命运感到不安,叹息。
这是一本非常值得一读的,将二次世界大战时期,以中国台湾这个复杂的纠缠关系为出发,以宏观的角度,从世界各个视线来看这个史上最严重的人类灾祸。一页一页都是血迹,一章一章都是哀号,一行一行都是骨骸。为什么?这是个最惹人发笑的为什么,可是却又是最触目惊心的为什么。

在我拜访广岛的原爆纪念馆之前,生命中发生了一件非常悲痛的事。和这些巨大的灾难中产生的悲痛相比,我的悲痛简直是微小到极点,可是我的心却也在流血,这是我的痛,只有我才感受到的痛。不过以自己的痛延伸出去,想象这些失去家人,亲人,爱人的人们,这个痛承以一百万,一千万倍。。。。如果悲痛能够产生力量,这个力量足以毁灭地球!
 

“那么大的国土,那么复杂的历史,那么分化的诠释,那么扑朔迷离的真相和快速流失无法复原的记忆,我很怀疑什么叫做全貌。何况,即使知道全貌,语言和文字有怎么可能表达呢?比如说,请问,你如何准确地描述一把刀吧头颅劈成两半的痛,又如何把这种痛,和亲人扑在尸体上的恸来做比较?胜方得孙立人看着被迁灭的敌军尸体而流下眼泪,你说那也叫痛,还是别的什么呢?”

我的想象还是格局很小的,想象我自己被砍了一刀,或是被炸弹炸掉一条腿,或者被子弹打穿肺部的痛,是很痛的。或者想象失去了最爱的人,还是被这种不可理喻的战争所夺走,是多么的充满怨恨,多么的无语问苍天。可是这种事情一而再,再而三的在世界各个角落,重复又重复的发生。


 

另外一本我一直重复阅读的是李碧华的“烟花三月”,同样的这本书中纸页承载的重量,是多么的令人感到无奈。一个人寻寻觅觅数十载,寻找另外一个人。可是一个人能有几个数十载?


不知道我是不是自作贱,总是喜欢读这样的东西,可是就是很为人们感到悲伤啊!我还是在胡言乱语啊!


Thursday, January 21, 2010

WVC TRiO on Reverbnation and Facebook





WVC TRiO has been on Reverbnation and Facebook for quite awhile. But your truly is a lazy ass who doesn't really do much to update his blog, facebook and what not.

So here they are: WVC TRiO on Reverbnation:

http://www.reverbnation.com/wvctrio
and Facebook:

http://www.facebook.com/#/group.php?gid=96461041410&ref=ts

You can even listen to some of our music on Reverbnation and check out our updates on Facebook.

Hopefully we will suddenly become world famous la! No lah. To to be honest, I just hope that our music will make people emotional (Happy, Sad, Angry, Contemplative, Modest, Ecstatic..... etc.)
Hope you enjoy our music.

Monday, January 18, 2010

Amazing Talk about Islam

Amidst all these noises about a term, it is quite disappointing to see how people react to something that deserved communication with violence, especially when you think about how far we have "develop" to the civilization we have now. 

I know this is mainly a blog about music, but I listen to National Public Radio from the States a lot. They have a lot of intelligent programs that deeply interest me. Kristen Tippetts' "Speaking of Faith" being one of the programs that I listen to a lot. (Others being Ira Glass's "This American Life", Dee Dee Bridgewater's "Jazz" and also Marian McPartland's "Piano Jazz").

This issue of "Speaking of Faith" , Kristen was interviewing a former Muslim extremist Mr Ed. Hussein. What they were talking about enlightens me, and to a certain extents that I wish that everybody who cares about this country should have a listen.

So here it is:
http://speakingoffaith.publicradio.org/programs/2010/former-islamist-extremist/

Please listen, no matter what religion you pledge allegiance to.

Thursday, January 14, 2010

WVC TRiO + 1 2010 Grand Tour, and tidbits

As mentioned earlier, WVC TRiO + 1 2010 Tour is in preparation. So far, 90 percents of the places are confirmed, I am happy to announce that we will tour 18 cities total as of now, this includes many places in Malaysia, Singapore and China!

Official announcements will come next.

WVC TRiO + 1  will also perform in No Black Tie in late Feb, paying tribute to Bill Evans, one of the most respected, most emulated, and most recognizable jazz pianists in the history of jazz. After the No Black Tie hiatus, we will perform in Alexis for the end of Feb.



As I have said before, 2010 is going to be busy. I need my massage...