Wednesday, December 17, 2008

今年第一張聖誕卡

今年的第一張聖誕卡
雖然不是來自朋友的祝福
但是勾起了倫敦的美好回憶

Smiths of Smithfield
很讚又有味道的餐廳, 大力推薦
在Barbican Centre 附近(地鐵: Barbican)
位於倫敦唯一還在運作的肉品市場Smithfield Market中

歐式Ground是可以簡單用餐的地方, brunch也在這裡
一樓是Wine Rooms, 英式酒吧
二樓是Private Room, 有藝文展示空間
三樓是Dinning Room, 價位較高的正式餐飲
四樓是屋頂餐廳, 可以看到倫敦市景

Brunch









廁所外面的香煙販賣機









窗外的景色

Tuesday, December 16, 2008

Glass: a portrait of Philip in twelve parts

中文片名是: 菲利普葛拉斯12樂章

四顆星推薦~~好看啦
看完會對這名怪才對音樂的執著
以及對人生的態度有更深入的了解

從另一個角度
與其說葛拉斯是個音樂家
倒覺得他比較像建築師或物理學家(研究分子疊幢架屋一堆理論架構的那種)
嗯~~也很像數學家

很腰瘦的一張照片














片中藝術家Chuck Close 形容葛拉斯的 Medusa-like hair














同場加映
Philip Glass & Leonard Cohen 一起合作的有聲書 Book of Longing
實體劇碼明年三月初來台國家劇院演出
聽說兩枚老人會連袂來台哩, 拭目以待~~













聽殺死人的魅力老先生吟誦Prologue - I Can't Make The Hills

The Book of Longing

I can't make the hills
The system is shot
I'm living on pills
For which I thank God

I followed the course
From chaos to art
Desire the horse
Depression the cart

I sailed like a swan
I sank like a rock
But time is long gone
Past my laughing stock

My page was too white
My ink was too thin
The day wouldn't write
What the night pencilled in

My animal howls
My angel's upset
But I'm not allowed
A trace of regret

For someone will use
What I couldn't be
My heart will be hers
Impersonally

She'll step on the path
She'll see what I mean
My will cut in half
And freedom between

For less than a second
Our lives will collide
The endless suspended
The door open wide

Then she will be born
To someone like you
What no one has done
She'll continue to do

I know she is coming
I know she will look
And that is the longing
And this is the book

Monday, December 15, 2008

2008/12 - 那是我們遠離的世界 (前)

< 12月 >
* Pain is inevitable, suffering is optional

* 美女跟蚊子一樣多

* 戒 急 用 忍

* Now or Never

* Natural sweet, am I? Natural bitter perhaps

* 曬太陽抑制寂寞增生

* live your life as if it's real

* 生命會教育你我

Sunday, December 14, 2008

上海老站

算正統的本幫菜吧
個個都偏甜
可是~~~好吃
也是難得在上海少見不放味精的中餐廳

位在徐家匯天主教堂正對面
上海老站最大的特色是古蹟建築
以及在中庭的兩節車廂和火車頭
食客可以在懷舊的車廂內用餐(聽說至少要兩星期前預約)

右邊是慈禧的宮廷座車(1899, 德制) 左邊是宋慶齡專屬列車(1919, 俄制)

冷菜-熏魚

冷菜-糖酥鱔魚+小毛豆

酥炸排骨

炒青菜, damn! 忘記是什麼菜了~

荷葉香酥鴨

腰果酥, 這是唯一不太滿意的, 與期望值差太遠(甜~~)

薺菜黃魚羹, 招牌菜之一, 但黃魚還是有一絲絲的土味

晚安, 上海老站, 吃太飽了~