Clare Burson - Where You Are

剛剛在Pandoara聽到的歌
愛爾蘭style的前奏讓我覺得很秋意

 不知不覺 學期過了一半了
十月也要將近尾聲
匹茲堡的秋天很美
每天上學的路上都是視覺響宴































每踩在遍地楓葉的人行道上
看著大自然為我鋪設的地毯
心情就覺得很雀躍
亞里斯多德說的很對
最美 還是來自上帝

課業真的忙到一個吐血
盡力就好 我竟然也有跟我自己講這句話的時候
每次演講課都會特別跑回家練習
我家的玩偶真的是我很好的聽眾
給他們拍拍頭 給自己拍拍手














我並不是個聰明的小孩
但我永遠都在進步 
希望我可以永遠享受這種痛苦檢視自己然後克服的成就感

其實 日子是幸福的
忙裡偷閒跟同學去公園散步的下午是幸福的

Eva Cassidy - Time After Time

今天早上
是被琴聲叫起床的
這是我第一次被琴聲叫醒
原來早晨起床可以這麼美妙

背光的剪影 是我睜開眼第一個畫面
我閉上眼 想想是不是還在作夢
我小小聲的說了 早安
他用了我專屬的笑容回頭看我
這樣的溫暖的笑容
這樣的誠摯的眼神
只有在看我的時候才會出現

有時候
他就像我們家今今一樣
會很熱切的看著我
只要我做超出他理解的事
他就會很認真 一動也不動地盯著我

像隻溫暖的貓咪
總是會靜靜窩在身邊
伸出手撫著他金色帶點綠棕色的頭髮
他就會像貓咪呼嚕般 發出一個很細微的低頻聲音
然後親吻我的手

碧綠的眼珠讓人聯想到神祕的湖
每次端詳都像在看藝術品一樣
會讓人深陷其中
有時候我都會忘記我到底是在看他 還是在看他眼睛的顏色

如果我是他的主人
那我想要一輩子疼他
不要讓他失望

如果我不是他的主人
那我希望他能找到一個
能一輩子疼他的人
會摸摸他的頭 會懂他 會在乎他所在乎的
會讓他快樂 會讓他感受安全
這樣子的一個人

我是這樣想的
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I was waked up by the sound from the piano today.
It's so gentle and sweet.
Didn't know waking up in morning could be so beautiful.

His silhouette under the sun is the first image I saw when I opened my eyes.
I closed my eyes again, trying to figure out if it's still part of the dream.
I whispered good morning.
He turned back and looked at me with a warm smile on his face. A smile is only shown when he look at me.

Sometimes he is like my doggie,
looking me with a eager eyes.
If I do something that is beyond his understanding,
he will just stare at me, fixed like glue.

Sometimes he is like a big kitty laying quietly beside me.
If I touch his gold with a little bit olive color hair,
he will makes a satisfied, low and quiet sound, just like kitty's purr.

His seagreen eyes make me think of a mysterious lake.
Staring at him is like staring like a piece of art.
Sometimes I will forget if I'm just staring at him or staring at his eyes.

If I'm his master,
then I want to treat him so well forever.
I don't want to let him down.

If I'm not,
then I hope he could find someone that could sometimes pat his head,
understand him, care what he cares, make him happy and safe.
This kind of person.
That what I'm thinking.

Busoni Ich ruf zu dir

沉穩的力量
巴哈用堅定而緩慢的節奏傳達最深刻的情緒起伏
這樣內斂
不是驚濤裂岸
而是像潮汐一樣規律的洗蝕著岩石

 一遍一遍 拍打著我旁惶的心

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It's a stable power.
By using a slow but calm tempo, Bach's music conveys a strong wave of emotion.
Unlike the stormy sea and terrifying waves,
it's like the routinely tide that gently washes the rock.
Again and again, comforting my anxious heart.

new york

紐約大蘋果
每咬一口都是新滋味

這麼小小一塊土地
這麼繁忙 人口這麼複雜
總是有活動在蘊釀著
總是有夢想在燃燒著

從陌生到反感 從反感到了解
再從了解而喜歡
這樣一個對紐約的心路歷程 我也很意外
但這就是紐約 太陽底下總會有新鮮事

這次五天的旅程有別於以往住曼哈頓
這回住在布魯克林區 三個台灣藝術家的家裡
三個pratt institute畢業的學生
在家裡搞了一個工作室
照相機 腳架 畫版 顏料
其中暫時落腳的阿定 就與這些器材睡一塊
沒床沒被 就這樣一橫躺
像是修行一般 很是帥氣
j說看了他 心裡覺得很慚愧

翔任與思緯是對很可愛的couple
為人很和善 我到的第一天就帶我在家附近晃晃 買買菜什麼的
租給我的房間乾乾淨淨 白色窗廉下擺了幾株香草盆栽
書櫃上擺了幾本介紹紐約的書 一天一本
在紐約收不到訊號的地鐵站裡 就趁機讀一下 很有意思

布魯克林跟我想的落差極大
原本以為會讓自己身陷小危險的 完全不是這麼一回事
我住的地區很像民生社區 路旁都種了樹
路又很寬 早上晚上都有一堆人帶著狗狗出來散步
居住環境很舒服

好的不只這點喔
全紐約前十最好吃的pizza 有七家都在布魯克林喔
托我親愛MAM同學們的福 吃到了yelp上評比五顆星的Forcella
雖然位居個鳥不生蛋的地方 卻別有一種海市蜃樓的夢幻感

MAM同學們 暑假都在各地實習
羅桑跟王蒂都在紐約 一個在大名鼎景的古根漢
另一個在紐約百老匯跟電影節做實習

羅桑很罩的把我跟可加放在guest list上
報上姓名 就現省了三十元
古根漢的建築我真的覺得很熟悉
覺得一定有在哪部動作片裡出現過
似曾相識卻又完全想不起來的感覺困擾我了大半天
全白螺旋狀的斜梯像鸚鵡螺
所有作品都要配合傾斜著擺
設計此坐建築的大師很大牌的
沒設計任何辦公室，藝術品倉庫
導致古根漢花了大量的錢在運輸上

更神奇的是當有人質疑天花版不夠高
放不下巨型作品時 大師竟然不以為意的說
"啊放不下 就裁掉啊" (翔任在跟我講這個小故事時 我瞬間有種大師是台灣人的感覺)

此次特展的主題是making infinity 韓國藝術家 Lee UFan
使用的材料很多元 寓意濃厚
看到每個作品背後的無限延伸
古根漢策展的相當用心 每個作品的從編排設計到呈現
每個小環節都很重視 很有種日本人的精神
值得拍拍手

說到日本人精神
不禁讓我想到這次旅程中 瘋狂的想吃拉麵及日食
匹茲堡完全缺乏的東西在紐約一次滿足啊
一風堂雖然超鹹但是是好拉麵 吃的時候還是很感動
不過晚上十二點半還湧進一堆人也讓我有點傻眼
吃了一間很可愛的店叫做茶庵 Janet同學的推薦
可愛有特色的日式裝潢我很久沒見到了(外國人都喜歡簡化亞洲文化 認為一些榻榻米或是窗櫺就叫日式風格)
精緻的日食我已經很久很久沒有吃到了
親切有禮的服務我也很久很久沒碰到了
出了店 就很想講
謝謝你們日本人 有你們在真好!


這次體驗到的東西實在很多
很精彩的west village high line park真的是一個很好的城市藝術
突發奇想的把高空鐵軌改成空中公園，讓綠意穿梭在大樓與大樓之間
原來才高幾空尺，視野甚至是空氣都與平地大不相同

去了紐約最有名的爵士bar之一的smalls
真的很不大 觀眾一看就是樂迷
因為空間不是很舒適 位子是一排一排的
二十元的門票讓你可以一路從七點半聽音樂聽到十二點半
十二點半後就是jam的時間
有的人連飲料都沒點(像是我本人) 光聽音樂就飽了

去了自由女神像
j特別穿了youtube的衣服 上面是一個自由女神拿了攝影機的圖案
高舉wikileaks的包包 要我幫他照相
當然是要倡導資料公開透明化 主張公民都該有檢視政府的自由跟權力
真是個很有自己意見 又有很特殊表達手法的人

跟著Janet 吃了"全世界最好吃"的可頌
去了購物狂異想世界的sample sales
去逛了過季名牌的百貨公司
Janet也是我MAM的同學，一個很可愛又有品味的韓裔美國人
準備要去義大利了
最後一次見面也是有點感傷

紐約真的有太多還沒看到
就算看了也很難一語道盡
再加上我現在從法蘭克福前往里昂的飛機快要起飛了
就下次再寫吧

Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros-Home

一首開心到嗨掉的歌
看他們歡樂的律動 吹著口哨 心情也變得很好呀
很喜歡他們一起大聲的吆喝 "嘿"

今天有精力的禮拜三
費城的煙火似乎還在我心裡綻放
早上上班的路途 嘴角不禁地上揚
我發現 快樂是一種氣場
有傳染力的一種感應

路上每個人看到我
都從面無表情露出真摯的笑
感覺真的很好
趁著開心的時候就要多笑

費城是一個奇妙的城市
有很舊 幾近荒廢的市容
也有很精緻 文化感強烈的街道

我們搭火車去費城郊外一個可愛的城鎮 Chestnut Hill
去了原始的森林公園Wissahickon Park健行
好久好久沒被這樣的綠蔭覆蓋
沒赤足在清澈冰涼的溪水玩耍
感受陽光溫柔的灑落臉頰
吃著早上在市場買的新鮮麵包 跟火雞三明治
J說 "這才是身為人類應該要感受的啊!"

讓我想到小時候 我們家在後山有個秘密機地
到假日的時候 把拔馬麻都會帶我跟哥哥還有我們家那時候養的大麥町去探險
那真的是很美好的時光

還去了費城的港口Penn's Landing
等了好久好久 等到大夥都不大耐煩的時候
才看到煙火
人類也是很好討好 一秒鐘就忘記先前等待的不悅
心滿意足的望著那十五分鐘的燦爛

很高興認識你 費城 : ]

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This is an exhilarated song.
Looking at their happy groove and whistle,
it makes me feel so good.
I really like the way they cheer together.

Today is an energetic Wednesday.
Seems like the fireworks still blooming inside of me.
Can't stop smiling while I am walking on my way to work.
Suddenly noticed that happy is an infectious atmosphere.
So many people turn their face from numb to smiley when they looked at me.

It would be nice to put a big smile on your face when you're happy.

Philly is a peculiar city.
They have an old, desolate street view,
but also have delicate and civilized one.

We took the train to Chestnut Hill, a cute little town on the outskirt.
We went on hiking at Wissahickon Park, a virgin forest park.
It's been a long time that I haven't been surrounded by so much greenery,
soaked my feet in the cool water of the creek and felt the sunlight tenderly fell on my cheek.
Eating the fresh bread and turkey quesadila that we bought in the market that morning,
J said, "that's how people should experience!"

It reminds me of the time when I was a kid,
my parents used to take me, my brother and our dalmatian to a secret spot inside of the mountain where we live.
It was a really lovely time.

We also went to see the fireworks at Penn's Landing,
the harbor of Philadelphia.
Waited for hell of long time.
But people are easy to pleased.
It took one second to forgot all the discontent when they saw the dazzling fireworks.

Nice meeting you, Philly : ]

心牆

我們說好
這次要說實話
不要因為害怕而設下心牆

我們談未來
未來未必真的會來
但它使人愉快 充滿希望
我們心滿意足的看著對方微笑的嘴角
就算一切都不會發生
也都會永遠記得那真實的喜悅


很喜歡林俊傑重唱的心牆
編曲相當成熟
雖然只有吉他襯底 但完全不單調
節奏感強烈
清亮的撥弦聲也和豐富的合聲形成舒服的對比

"一個人 眺望碧海和藍天
在心裏面 那抹灰就淡一些
海豚從眼前飛越
我看見了最陽光的笑臉
好時光都該被寶貝 因爲有限

我學著不去擔心得太遠
不計劃太多反而能勇敢冒險
豐富的過每一天快樂的看每一天

Wooh～第一次遇見陰天遮住你側臉
有什麽故事好想了解
我感覺我懂你的特別

你的心有一道牆 但我發現一扇窗
偶爾透出一絲暖暖的微光
就算你有一道牆 我的愛會攀上窗台盛放
打開窗你會看到悲傷融化"
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I feel understanding more,
and I feel trust.

We made a deal,
that we should go back to that park, on that bench,
do the conversation all over again.
But this time, we all should tell the truth.
We should break the wall that we built because of fear.

We discuss future,
although it might not come true,
it still make people feel hope and glee.
We satisfyingly staring at the smiling on each other face.
It might not come true,
but the true happiness at that moment will always be remembered.

I like this song re-interpreted by JJ.
The arrangement technique is really mature.
Using guitar as the base, it doesn't sound monotonous,
but have a good comparison with the chorus.

Conversation With a Ghost

好像很久沒上來寫我的音樂日記了
這一兩個月發生了很多事
但似乎比較適合放在心裡紀念

做實習的日子我覺得還滿開心的
我每天都有好多好多時間聽新的音樂
這就是在辦公室工作的好處 更是在音樂機構做事的開心點
聽音樂就是王道 天經地義

老闆前幾天還拿了三張CD 跟一本音樂雜誌給我
問我有沒有興趣 (當然有啊)
每次去他辦公室 桌上總有疊成一座山的CD丘
不難看出老闆對音樂的投入

還有個有趣的是我的同事 我們的公關總監
平時她看起來就像是普通的辦公室小姐
但下了班就變成帥氣的音樂人 好像超人喔
自己發過兩張片
也都有自己的演唱會喔

所見所聞都是音樂 每天都是幸福

這首歌名叫Conversation with a ghost
歌手叫Ellis Paul 是我來Calliope工作後第一個認識的音樂人
第一場音樂會 第一個感動
就是這麼簡單的一把吉他 一架Keyboard
就能吸引全場如癡的緊盯著他
怕錯過一個表情

每個民謠音樂歌手 都是絕佳的說故事高手
這首Conversation with a ghost 其實有個很有趣的故事
→http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5t19pHEsx3c&feature=related

副歌雙人的吟唱真的好漂亮
拍點也抓的這麼完美
聲音契合度沒話講
還可以兩個都唱的這麼有感情
我要給Ellis拍拍手了

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It seems like I haven't come here for a while.
It actually happened lots of memorable things during this two months.
But something better keep in heart rather than sharing, agree?


My days of internship are quite nice.
I got plenty of time exploring new music,
which is the benefit of working inside the office, especially in a music organization.
Listen to the music must be right, like a law.

Couple days ago my boss took some CDs and a music magazine to me,
asking whether I'm interested or not. (Off course I am)
Every time when I went office, her desk was always stacked with a pile of CDs.
Easy to tell that she's been devoted herself to the music so much.

Other interesting part is about my colleague, our PR director.
She looks like normal office lady,
but she will turn into a cool music-woman when getting off work. Like a superman.
She had released two albums so far, and held several concerts.
Amazing.

What I saw and what I heard is all about music, which delights me so much.

The name of this song is called conversation with a ghost.
The singer is Ellis Paul. He's the first artist that I met when I first worked at Calliope.
The first concert that touches my heart.
Simply a guitar, a keyboard, can tightly catch audience's attention.
They infatuatedly stared at him and didn't want to miss a thing, not even a face expression.


Every folk musicians is a skillful story teller.
There is a really attractive story behind this song→http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5t19pHEsx3c&feature=related.



The duo in the refrain part is so beautiful.
They catch the beat accurately.
The harmonization of their voice is perfect.
Most important, they can both sing in such a emotive way.
They really deserved some applause.