philosophie.

《新还珠》又是一章的完结

今天总算是把关注已久的《新还珠》看完了。我估计在中国也许所谓的“潮人”是根本不屑去关注这档戏的，而且估计会觉得像我这样看最后几集看得泪流满面的肯定特别傻。但其实因为离开祖国这么久，况且10年前当我还是个懵懂的小女孩，当年《还珠》给我带来的不仅是个对爱情和青春的向往，现在回首看去，也是自己对那旧去年华和祖国的想念。

青春太美好，但走得似乎有些太快；我的心总是跟不上岁月的脚步，虽然自己已经快活了一个世纪的四分之一，心里上好像还停留在18岁。10年前我上小学，那时候看《还珠》憧憬的是等以后我有了爱人，一定要怎样怎样对待他爱护他；有那样能与之策马奔腾的朋友一定要珍惜和信任。而现在，确是看着《新还珠》自己在做检讨，要怎样更珍惜眼前人，呵呵。10年前的小燕子和紫薇都是姐姐们，现在她们都是妹妹辈了。

网上看到很多很恶毒的攻击《新还珠》的言论。其实我觉得不欣赏的东西没有必要公开地谩骂得如此入骨 -说实在的我一开始也不习惯这些新演员 – 但是很多事情如果我们给予机会，都能够小小欣赏一下。欣赏一件事情比批判一件事情更省力，不是么？我觉得《新还珠》拍得雍容华贵多了，也更加注重亲情和人情；其中很多关于子女的教育到是对眼下中国父母的一种很好的劝解。琼瑶阿姨不愧是催泪弹的制造者，缠缠绵绵的情谊在这冷漠的世道中却带来太多的温馨。

我希望将来我的孩子在长大的过程中也能接触到这样一部电影、一部影视剧、一本书、一首曲让她/他懂得青春的难能可贵，懂得对爱情的坚贞不渝，懂得对朋友的重情重义，懂得对亲情的温情婉婉；还有最重要的就是对自己追求的勇往直前，勇敢地活出生命的潇潇洒洒。

lens fixed!

Quite satisfied: picked up after 24h and also got a six-month warranty from Nikon. :)

The many faces of NYC

September in rain

I remember last year the first day of school was as hot and dry as the dessert weather – perhaps presaging the up coming year’s effect on me. This September, for the first time in my life in 18 years I am not returning school – and even though I do miss it, I am really glad to finally experience something new.

Since returning from Toronto, I hadn’t hopped around town in NYC until today. I remember how refreshing it was to walk in my rain boots and umbrella in the spring rain in May, seeing all those beautiful architecture as I walked around in Upper East Side – New York to me is never the city with a Times Square, but a city in Franck Sinatra’s songs and Hepburn’s Breakfast in Tiffany. It is a place for the multitude of people to pursue their dreams, but also a city immersed in history, art and culture. For this I am forever mesmerized by this behemoth of a city, even though there are the inevitably negative sides to it.

One of the errands I had to run as I hopped around today was to fix my Nikon lens – the one I broke while horse-riding in Yun Nan province in China.  I took it to Phototech down near Union Square after reading some quite positive reviews of this place and of their wonderful service. The customer service person was indeed very kind and helpful, and told me he will send the lens to the manufacturer and  could try to get my lens back to me by tomorrow afternoon (!). It’s slightly difficult to believe, but I will let you know how my lens is doing tomorrow after I pick it up.  :)

The rain at night