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    先聽音樂吧！

    上上星期的颱風週末，原以為台北風雨會超大，於是一口氣借了七部DVD回家，而後來朋友又拿四部Michael Jackson的DVD借我，所以一共是十一部。然而世事難料，台北風雨不大，卻苦了中南部的台灣同胞，這星期看著風災新聞總是令人非常心痛，此時這四部 Michael Jackson的DVD就發揮不少作用，音樂可以能讓人暫時遠離那種悲傷的情緒。
    看這四部MJ的DVD有許多樂趣，因為Michael Jackson曾是我國小及國中非常喜歡的藝人之一，過了十幾年後，我已經很少聽他的歌了，甚至家中的iMac及辦公室的MacBook都沒有存放他的歌曲。但這陣子重新聽他的歌曲卻有一種很奇妙的感覺，好像跟初戀女友重新約會一樣，讓我回想起：「對阿！以前超喜歡這首歌的！」
    記得國小和國中很著迷Michael Jackson歌曲時，都很期待MTV或其他電視台能播他的Music Video，而身處在今天的世界非常幸福，打開YouTube隨時都看的到。而今天部落格要介紹的這首 "In The Closet"就是我國中非常喜歡的歌曲之一，整首歌從歌詞至MV的肢體動作都充滿著強烈的性暗示。由於這首歌的節奏感太強烈了，只要看過一次Music Video，大概歌曲旋律和Michael Jackson的肢體動作就會深刻的記錄在腦海中，真的是一首很棒的歌曲！
    希望改天有空時，再來為這首歌寫段充滿性暗示的言情小說。在此之前，感謝FFFFOUND!網站，不用多久就找到一張很適合今天主題的圖片。Anyway, let's enjoy the music!

There's something I have to say to you
If you promise you'll understand
I cannot contain myself when in your presence
I'm so humble
Touch me
Don't hide our love
Woman to man
She just a lover
Who makes me high
It's worth the givin
It's worth the try
You cannot cleave it
Put it in the furnace
You cannot wet it
You cannot burn it
She wants to give it
(She wants to give it
Ahh she wants to give it)
Dare me
(She wants to give it
Ahh she wants to give it)
She wants to give it
(She wants to give it)
Yeah
(Ahh she wants to give it)
(She wants to give it
Ahh she she wants to give it)
It's just a feelin
You have to soothe it
You can't neglect it
You can't abuse it
It's just desire
You cannot waste it
Then if you want it
Then won't you taste it
She wants to give it
(She wants to give it
Ahh she wants to give it)
Dare me
(She wants to give it
Ahh she wants to give it)
She wants to give it
(She wants to give it)
Yeah
(Ahh she wants to give it)
No No
(She wants to give it
Ahh she wants to give it)
One thing in life you must understand
The truth of lust
Woman to man
So open the door and you will see
There are no secrets
Make your move
Set me free
Ah
Because there's somethin about you baby
That makes me want
To give it to you
I swear there's
Somethin about you baby
Ah
Oh
Just promise me
Whatever we say
Whatever we do to each other
For now we make a vow to just
Keep it in the closet
(Dare me)
If you can get it
It's worth a try
I really want it
I can't deny
It's just desire
I really love it
Cuz if it's achin
You have to rub it
She wants to give it
(She wants to give it
Ahh she wants to give it)
(Dare me)
(She wants to give it
Ahh she wants to give it)
She wants to give it
(She wants to give it)
Yeah
(Ahh she wants to give it)
(She wants to give it
Ahh she wants to give it)
Just open the door and you will see
This passion burns inside of me
Don't say to me
You'll never tell
Touch me there
Make the move
Cast the spell
Ah
Because there's somethin about you baby
That makes me want
To give it to you
I swear there's somethin about you baby
That makes me want
Just promise me
Whatever we say
Or do to each other
(Whatever we doooooo)
We make a vow for now to just
Keep it in the closet
(Dare me)
Ooh!
(gasping, whispering)
Because there's somethin about you baby
That makes me want
To give it to you
Because there's
Somethin about you baby
That makes me want
To give it to you
I swear there's somethin about you baby
(I don't know)
That makes me want
To give it to you
I swear there's somethin about you baby
That makes me want
(I don't know, I don't know) To give it to you
There's somethin about you baby
That makes me want
To give it to you
Somethin about you baby
That makes me want
Just promise me
Whatever we say
Whatever we do to each other
(Whatever we doooooo)
For now
We'll make a vow to just
Keep it in the closet
(She wants to give it)
Dare me
(gasping)
(Ah)
Keep it in the closet
(She wants to give it)
Dare me
(Ah)
(gasping)
Keep it in the closet
(She wants to give it
Ahh she wants to give it)
Dare me (She wants to give it)
(major gasping)
(Ahh she wants to give it)
(She wants to give it
Ahh she wants to give it)
(She wants to give it
Ahh she wants to give it)
(Break it down)
(She wants to give it)
(She wants to give it
Ahh she wants to give it)
(She wants to give it)
(Keep it in the closet)
(She wants to give it)
(She wants to give it)
(Keep it in the closet)
(She wants to give it
Ahh she wants to give it)

    這星期是令人難過的星期，每次一個人在家看88風災的新聞時，我的眼淚就會不聽使喚地一直掉、一直掉。
    我是高雄人，如果我是受災戶，今天的悲劇發生在我身上，我一定會焦慮到馬上回高雄處理。而今天已經是風災第七天了，如果還找不到家人，我無法想像這是多麼失望與絕望的事，這是難過落淚的原因之一。
    難過落淚的第二個原因，我們的同胞發生這樣的事，我在台北可以幫他們做什麼？我只有捐款，但我只敢捐給私人機構如紅十字或世界展望會。我感到非常難過，我的能力不夠大，目前只能做到捐款。但最有資源、最有能力的政府呢？政府，你們的力量比我們大太多了，我多麼希望你們能加快腳步、幫災民做一些事呀！這些災民夜以繼日地期盼家人的消息，今天都第七天了，政府，你晚上怎麼睡的著呢？災民們不只失去家人，也失去了家園，they have nothing, nothing! 政府，你晚上怎麼睡的著呢？
    落淚的第三個原因，台灣人民的力量令人感動，也讓我們從悲傷中看到未來的希望。這次民間的救災動員幾乎無所不在，無論在辦公室、荼水間、MSN, Plurk, PTT，或電視，都可以看到台灣人民有錢出錢、有力出力的感動故事。無論這星期的新聞是多麼令人心痛，我還是相信台灣將會再爬起來，繼續往前進。台灣加油！
    May the force be with Taiwan.

 
     今天的音樂是Stand By Me，而且是非常特別的版本。

 


    按慣例，文章前先來一首歌吧！今天要聽的是Michael Jackson的Billie Jean.


    回高雄世運的第二天是星期六，行程非常簡單，只有下午3點30分開始的運動舞蹈，不用像昨天騎46公里到處趕場。
    在這次世運之前，我完全搞不懂運動舞蹈為何。但由於比賽場地是漢神巨蛋，衝著這漂亮的場館就訂票來看。而這幾天的比賽中，漢神巨蛋的票是最貴的，就算我已坐在樓上最便宜的區域，票價仍要600元。而現場排隊等進場前，票已全數售出，現場只剩下最前面5,000元的貴賓區。

 
8月8日，是個令人心痛的日子。
看著這幾天的新聞，心中百感交集，
看到災民失去親人，痛哭失聲的畫面令我肝腸寸斷，
我無法想像，一夕間失去親人的情況若發生在我身上會怎樣？
也無法想像，當我焦急要尋找失聯的親人時，等待救援的每一分鐘將會如何煎熬？
更無法想像，這種日復一日、等待政府救援的憂慮及失落感又會如何？
God...
Please give us your strength to People & Government in Taiwan.

    按照慣例，先為這篇文章選首主題歌吧！以下是U2即將在本月17日發行的新單曲做為序幕。

    今年的8月1日，是我來公司的第三週年，我發現工作幾乎佔據生活大部份的時間。週一至週五，從早到晚都在工作就算了，連星期六日，難得同事或同學聚會時，大家聊的還是工作。
    坐在辦公室，我突然覺得生活有點單調，有些一陳不變。So...maybe I need to do something crazy! 去年底，為了讓生活有所不同，我選擇自行車環島。今年呢？8月1日特休假又要歸零，來個瘋狂的世運之旅吧！身為高雄人，不支持這數十年難得的國際活動，好像有點說不過去，而且有可能會成為這暑假最大的遺憾。
    於是，7月22日(星期三)，我臨時訂了世運門票和高鐵票，7月23日(星期四)一下班，我就從高鐵車站一路奔回高雄了。
    7月25日(星期五)，這一天的行程很滿，七點多起床，第一個賽事是國際游泳池的水上救生。雖然世運大部份的比賽我都沒看過，甚至沒聽過，但這不影響到看世運的樂趣。例如今天的水上救生和蹼游，我國在這項運動跟世界頂尖有段差距，成績就算不理想，大家還是很努力地揮汗幫中華隊加油。這種氣氛是看電視無法感受的，只有在現場才能感受大家的熱情。

 
    先前曾在部落格推薦一本書，書名為《老子賺翻了！Options: The Secret Life Of Steve Jobs》，這本書是資深媒體作家Daniel Lyons模仿Steve Jobs的語氣，以第一人稱的方式撰寫在部落格，由於大受歡迎，就編篡成冊。
   
    去年底，Daniel轉職至Newsweek，並停止更新部落格文章。而今年六月，隨著Steve Jobs病癒歸隊，Fake Steve Jobs也重新更新部落格了！
    昨晚睡前才看到Google執行長Eric Schmidt離開Apple董事會的新聞，而Fake Steve Jobs也沒聞著，早上一起床就看到好幾則部落格文章更新，有些實在太爆笑了！
    這一則的標題是「Jon Ive is fooling around with Photoshop again」，圖片中，Steve Jobs拿刀剌的Eric Schmidt滿身是血，標題雖然寫這是Ive用Photoshop修圖出來的，但內文說：「Ive發誓這絕對不是他畫的，只是他『上網找到的圖』。嗯，非常好，Jon Ive。現在繼續回去設計iTablet吧！」

先聽歌吧。

 

先聽歌吧！




有些事是永遠不會忘記的。

第一次約會的早上，一起床就開始等待時針快點跑到11點。
今天穿這樣好看嗎？等一下會不會聊到冷場呢？
我想這種莫名的緊張感大概讓我看起來像是個15歲的國中生。
直到在巷子看到妳的時候，妳的笑容融化我所有的緊張與不安，
這是我這輩子見過最甜美的笑容了，我永遠不會忘記。

第一次一起午餐，有一種神奇的感覺，令我們像是多年不見的朋友，
有數不清的話題想跟對方分享，所有事情都變得這麼的快樂有趣。
鄰桌的顧客好像換了好幾群，有高中生，有大學生，
但那跟我們是不同的世界，此刻我們的眼中只有彼此。
我好想把時間停留在這時刻，只是時間不知不覺就到了下午五點。
這是我這輩子最快樂的午餐，我永遠不會忘記。

第一次晚上約會，我一下班就迫不及待地飛車至妳家門口。
妳高興起跑出來迎接我，親吻我的臉脥，牽著我的手，
這個城市、這個週末，彷彿只剩下妳跟我。
妳的手心是我這輩子最溫暖的溫度，
兩人世界的夜晚是我這輩子最美好的時光，我永遠不會忘記。

我喜歡在巷口與妳相見，代表我正要進入只屬於我們的世界。
我喜歡回到家後就聽到妳熱情的聲音，最安撫人心的音樂也無法比擬。
我喜歡早上在妳的親吻下醒來，就算世界末日將至，我也不會有任何遺憾。
我想這些事我永遠不會忘記。

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最近兩個星期，無論在公司閱讀RSS、在家上MSN，或在咖啡店看雜誌，
我收到許多Michael Jackson的文章、影片及音樂。
對我這年代的人而言，MJ正好在成長中最重要的階段出現，
因此我非常懷念Michael Jackson，及無數個聽他音樂、看Music Video的時光。

昨天去石門的路上，我一直repeat Rob Thomas "Her Diamonds"這首歌，
延路上隨著音樂就想到許多畫面，所以很快就寫下一些文字來描述那首歌。
而今晚慢跑時，我一直repeat "Remember the Time"，並回憶人生的甜蜜時光。
回憶這件事情很簡單，但是否要寫出來、要怎麼寫、該寫那一段才是困難的地方，
我不是靠文字維生的作家，無法將這首歌的感動傳達出來，但有些情感是非常直實的。
既使我們知道那只是青澀歲月中的感情，但這甜蜜的確伴隨著人生的成長，
就像MJ的音樂出現在青春階段一樣，我永遠不會忘記。


I guess we all moved on now, so we'll be alright.

如果某天下午，我在台北的Starbucks遇到妳，或許這就是我想對妳說的話，
只是我會有些臉紅，彆扭的樣子會讓我說起話不是這麼順暢自然，
但這是發至內心最真誠的情感與懷念。


OK. If you have free ten minutes.
Here is Michael Jackson's "Remember the Time" full version.




Do you remember
When we fell in love
We were young
And innocent then
Do you remember
How it all began
It just seemed like heaven
So why did it end?

Do you remember
Back in the fall
Wed be together
All day long
Do you remember
Us holding hands
In each others eyes
Wed stare
(tell me)

Do you remember the time
When we fell in love
Do you remember the time
When we first met
Do you remember the time
When we fell in love
Do you remember the time

Do you remember
How we used to talk
(ya know)
Wed stay on the phone
At night till dawn
Do you remember
All the things we said like
I love you so
Ill never let you go

Do you remember
Back in the spring
Every morning birds would sing
Do you remember
Those special times
Theyll just go on and on
In the back of my mind

Do you remember the time
When we fell in love
Do you remember the time
When we first met girl
Do you remember the time
When we fell in love
Do you remember the time

Those sweet memories
Will always be dear to me
And girl no matter what was said
I will never forget what we had
Now baby

Do you remember the time
When we fell in love
Do you remember the time
When we first met
Do you remember the time
When we fell in love
Do you remember the time

Do you remember the time
When we fell in love
Do you remember the time
When we first met
Do you remember the time
When we fell in love
Do you remember the time

Remember the times
Ooh
Remember the times
Do you remember girl
Remember the times
On the phone you and me
Remember the times
Till dawn, two or three
What about us girl

Remember the times
Do you. do you, do you,
Do you, do you
Remember the times
In the park, on the beach
Remember the times
You and me in spain
Remember the times
What about, what about...

Remember the times
Ooh... in the park
Remember the times
After dark..., do you, do you, do you
Remember the times
Do you, do you, do you, do you
Remember the times
Yeah yeah
Remember the times

先聽歌吧！



坐在碧潭河畔旁，Cate的身體有些顫抖，
在Cate抱頭的雙臂間，微弱的月光偷看到她正在哭泣。
你看也沒有用，你離我們這麼遠，你什麼事都幫不上忙，
你甚至連一張面紙也無法遞給我們。
我從Cate的包包中拿出最後一張面紙，小心地擦拭，
開始感到有些焦慮了，等一下怎麼辦？
也開始為剛的那句話感到後悔，
maybe breaking up is not a good idea.

"We'll still be friends".
我怎麼會說出這麼愚蠢的話，it didn't help.

碧潭河上有幾對情侶正在甜蜜地踩著天鵝船，
好像不久前，船上的人是我跟Cate.
幾曾何時，我們倆個人坐在河畔談暫時分開的事。
或許是我上輩子作惡多端，這輩子總要吃點苦頭來彌補這些餘怏。
也可能這就是兩人世界的真諦，你必須把她當個小公主，
讓生活做出更多的讓步、更多的犧牲、擠出更多的時間與空間，
she is always right, always.

每次，真的是每次，我無法看著女生在我面前哭泣，
這世界應該有一種病，叫做眼淚恐慌症，
一看到眼淚就會說出不該說的話，或是做出未來會後悔的事，
這跟喝得爛醉後容易幹出蠢事是一樣的。
你可以避免自己喝的爛醉，但你無法阻止女孩在你面前掉眼淚。

Wait a minute, what the hell am I doing now?
我的注意力不該放在前面那該死的天鵝船，或思考那無解答的人生哲學，
我應該想些話來停住Cate快淹滿碧潭的眼淚，畢竟最後一張面紙也哭溼了。

「對不起，我不該說那些話，我們繼續在一起好嗎？」

我不敢相信我居然會這麼說，無論如何，我又繼續說了…
"I'll never, never, ever leave you, OK?
I'm sorry, I'm sorry".

Cate終於慢慢停住她的眼淚，看來這幾句話比前面的話高明許多。

我抱著她，心裡面想著：「未來呢？」

I'm sorry for you,
and sorry for me.

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去年自行車環島後，我說過許多次，我不會再騎自行車環島。
OK, I change my mind now.
前幾個月的車禍changed everything.
無法打球、無法跑步、無法騎自行車，這種生活真折磨人。

7月18日，星期六，台北的天氣充滿了夏天的矛盾，
酷熱的豔陽卻搭配著陣陣的強風。
Stay here or go out?
Of course out!

The life needs something different,
and I need to do something crazy.

花了一個多小時，我來到台灣最北端的石門鄉。
我非常喜歡這裡，這裡跟台北市的咖啡店有截然不同的氣氛，
太過偏遠，所以不用擔心沒有座位，當然也不會有太多的喧擾。
木製圓桌旁就是一望無際的藍天碧海，可以徹底地放鬆。





坐在咖啡店中，既然停下腳步了，寫篇網誌吧！

人生就像自行車環島，一直在探索前方未知的道路，
一路上會遇到各式各樣的過客、不同的場景情境，
而人生的際遇就像今天台北的天氣，有時豔陽高照，有時狂風大雨。
也不知道這是頑固、叛逆？還是不長進？
天氣預測已經告訴我今天降雨機率50%，
我還是想跑出來冒險，享受難得的星期六。

人生一定就像自行車環島。
就算你覺得往前走會有風險，但你還是會忍不住去試試看。
有時候，不理性會帶來一場災難，
但有時候，這趟旅程也帶來許多美好的回憶。
不管結局如何，你多了許多新體驗，
跌跌撞撞的過程中，你也更加了解自己。

今天來這裡的路上，我一直repeat "Her Diamonds"這首歌，
來到這裡後，順手寫下一些文字，
由於前不著邊，後不著際，或許看的人會一頭霧水吧。
Do you know what I mean?




Anyway, here is Rob Thomas' "Her Diamonds".


Oh what the hell she says
I just can't win for losing
And she lays back down
Man there's so many times
I don't know what I’m doin'
Like I don't know now

By the light of the moon
She rubs her eyes
Says it's funny how the night
Can make you blind
I can just imagine
And I don't know what I’m supposed to do
But if she feels bad then I do too
So I let her be

And she says oooh
I can't take no more
Her tears like diamonds on the floor
And her diamonds bring me down
Cuz I can't help her now
She’s down in it
She tried her best and now she can't win it's
Hard to see them on the ground
Her diamonds falling down

She sits down and stares into the distance
And it takes all night
And I know I could break her concentration
But it don't feel right

By the light of the moon
She rubs her eyes
Sits down on the bed and starts to cry
And there's something less about her
And I don't know what I’m supposed to do
So I sit down and I cry too
And don't let her see

And she says oooh
I can't take no more
Her tears like diamonds on the floor
And her diamonds bring me down
Cuz I can't help her now
She’s down in it
She tried her best and now she can't win it's
Hard to see them on the ground
Her diamonds falling down

She shuts out the night
Tries to close her eyes
If she can find daylight
She’ll be all right
She’ll be all right
Just not tonight

And she says oooh
I can't take no more
Her tears like diamonds on the floor
And her diamonds bring me down
Cuz I can't help her now
She’s down in it
She tried her best and now she can't win it's
Hard to see them on the ground
Her diamonds falling down


圖片引用來源：
http://msp48.photobucket.com/albums/f227/kountryliven/TEARS/OCEANTEAR.jpg
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影片引用來源：
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qQviGR8zv14

這篇文章沒什麼特別要談的，
只是剛跟朋友在MSN閒聊後，突然想上來寫篇網誌罷了。
最近愛上《30 ROCK》影集，這部黑色喜劇真的很妙，
每天睡前看一集，就可以開心的入睡。
最近有兩幕令我印象深刻，第一個是女主角Liz Lemon拿Steve Jobs開玩笑。
再過一、兩個月，新iPhone 3GS應該會在台灣上市，
在看《30 ROCK》的影片前，來回顧Steve Jobs第一次介紹iPhone吧。

太久沒更新網誌了，maybe I should write one.
這篇網誌並沒有要說些什麼，只是閒聊而已，
這麼沒飲養的內容，或許來點音樂比較好。
我們來聽The Fray的Never Say Never吧！
請按以下播放鍵。