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. 趴累了拿大顶

. ...the blue lotus is in bloom

For Those Withholding Out Of Corruption Concern

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The death toll from Sichuan earthquake is still climbing and Myanmar is desperately in need to clean up the stench of death and disease. Maybe you've heard of how donations never quite made it to the needed after having to seep through layers of corruption. Maybe that's why you are still holding back your support. Now Myanmar has openned up for international rescue, I've made my donation through a regular channel. So can you.

I do know a better channel to donate to Sichuan, though. Bullog.cn, a blog platform established and maintained by a bunch of Chinese liberal intellectuals, launched a campaign to make sure donations go to the people of earthquake-stricken area directly. The site and the people in it are trusted by Chinese-reading population throughout the world for being rational, responsible, and consiencious through years of reading.

The donation page is in Chinese. Use Google Translate to do a rough reading. Most of the accounts listed are domestic Chinese. The one for overseas donation is paypal, and the account is huangbincn@hotmail.com, by name Bin Huang (tel: +86-13911827749). Track all the paypal donations on this page.

Milyang -- woman, interrupted

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電影快結束的時候,申愛出院了,找了一個店面剪頭髮,出來招呼的是仇人的女兒。兩個人平靜地寒暄,小姑娘含著眼淚,觀眾似乎又一次看到原諒的光芒從申愛身後升起。突然她頂著剪了一半的頭跑了出去。情緒又一次被打斷。

密陽講述一個被打斷得亂七八糟的人生。鋼琴深造的願望被丈夫打斷,自欺欺人的婚姻被丈夫車禍去世打斷,重建生活的理想因為兒子被撕票打斷,心裡療傷的過程被上帝打斷,報復上帝被牧師和信徒打斷,最後她自己打斷了原諒的可能。

還好李滄東導演給了宗燦這個人物,就像電影最後照在破爛角落裡的一縷陽光。

全度妍的表演讓人背脊上的汗毛都豎起來。一個喪夫喪子的女人,又被上帝背棄,怎麼演?有幾個段落很難再看第二遍。

Petzl the cat

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总的来说现在住的地方挺好。空间大,安静,housemate也很好(除了一个坏蛋,不过已经快被扫进垃圾堆了,不足挂齿)。

Evan有一只猫,petzl。是一只maine coon。这种猫长成了体型很大,冬天的毛一长起来就像狮子一样。Petzl 3岁,但是体型还是停留在1岁时候的大小。Evan从小把他当野猫来养,希望保持他身上的野性。有一天出门,一个多星期没回来,以为他死了。后来在邻居的院子里看见他。原来他被雨淋了得了肺病,邻居救了他,让他在浴缸里养了一个多星期的病,顺便把他给阉了。打那以后他就再没长大。

Evan在佛蒙特山里长大,是嬉皮的后代,生活也有点漂来荡去的。他曾经带着小猫全美国乱逛了将近2个月。因此Petso虽然是猫,却有点狗的性格,不像一般家猫娇气,大惊小怪。他喜欢野在外面,搞点小鸟老鼠吃吃。也能静得下来,在树丛下面做个窝能蹲几个钟头。晚上等我们回家,要求抱抱或者来点刺激的小游戏,比如抓住他往空中抛玩过山车,或者让他撕咬一番(有数,不会抓破咬破)。满意了会微笑。

他显然十分接纳我。第一次遇见他,任由Evan交到我手里,一副懒得动弹的样子。后来发现他对生人基本见一个跑一个,从来就不理同住的那个坏蛋。他很喜欢呆在我房间,就干脆给他做了个小床。他一下就懂了那是给他的,趴上去就舔毛。

Evan最近麻烦比较多,经济上紧张,在咖啡馆打工早出晚归,回家基本就躺倒睡觉,很累。这两天下了大雪天冷就把他关在家里,把他闷坏了。又老是见不到Evan,情绪很低落,今天下午居然发现他在哭。赶紧抱起来,走动一下,后来在肩膀上睡着了,微微地打鼾。