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Tag Archives: 大夫山
I want to be like a lotus 我想做荷一样的女人
I want to be a woman like a lotus. It is pretty when young, beautiful when grown, elegant when old. Even its death is graceful. We have a lot of poems dedicated to it. Lotus is of great value, too. … Continue reading
Mt. Dafu Black and White – Images by xiaomei chen Went to Mt. Dafu very early this morning…. 在地铁看报。有文“质问”读者:你, 你,你是怎么过周末的?文章说只有周末才是完全属于你自己的时间。如果一个人胡乱过周末,那么他是没有生活的。 我马上心虚起来。 因为工作是摄影兼码字,不用朝九晚五,我已经不能把工作时间和业余时间分开。有时候,工作像玩儿,或旅游。有时候,休闲则像在工作,因为我的休闲常是听音乐和读书或心血来潮时胡乱写东西,而我在工作中每写一篇稿子,除了实地考察和采访,还要读很多资料。所以,除非要通宵赶稿子,我常弄不清自己究竟是在工作,还是在悠闲打发时间——虽然我老对别人说忙。 看完那个版面,我开始怀疑我可能没有实质的生活,然后决定洗心革面,从今往后要好好工作,努力休闲。 第二天是周六。起床后,我习惯性地打开音响,煮了咖啡,然后读书。午饭后,我改了两篇稿子,发邮件向几个摄影师要图片,找了点资料。近黄昏时,我从梦中惊醒似的惊呼起来:哎呀,我忘记了昨日的承诺!于是,我决定晚上看电影。看电影绝对算休闲! 我开始琢磨,究竟是去电影院呢还是在家用电脑看碟?一个人跑去电影院看电影?似乎有点怪。于是在家看了《桃姐》。 看完电影,我还是心虚。这个心虚和前日的不一样。前日心虚是因为发觉自己的生活混沌。这会儿心虚是因为电影画面提醒了我:有些日子没摸相机了,有几个项目“搁浅”了好些日子。不拍片的日子,空落落的,是心被抽干的那种感觉,有种犯罪感。 那么,明天——周日,我该工作,还是休闲?我可以去一德路买相框,把一幅书法作品和三幅画框起来,挂到家里的墙上。这不是工作。还可以去上下九或西关瞎逛。如果去上下九或西关,带不带相机呢?或者我可以明天在天河办完事儿再去?三号线地铁在周末太拥挤……那么,我还是去附近的大夫山吧?搬来番禺差不多两个月了,才去了一趟……就这么决定了,去大夫山! 周日,我起了个早。六点不到,就骑车到大夫山去。忍不住,还是背了摄影包,带三个镜头。管它是休闲还是工作,管它是不是混沌,反正我今天必须走出家门到山里去一趟,才觉得舒坦,我还必须摸摸相机和镜头,心里才踏实。