2013年11月21日 星期四

Describe the funniest incident in my life (SPM Essay)

As it is one of the spotted SPM essay,
I just try and write one. :)


Describe the funniest incident in my life.

As Gary Ryan Blair has said, "We only live once, but once is enough if we do it right. Live your life with class, dignity, and style so that an exclamation, rather than a question mark signifies it!" Everyone in his life experiences some incidents good or bad. There may be the happiest, the saddest or the funniest incident in one's life. 

One Sunday morning I received an invitation from a friend of mine Mr. Mandeep, as I had come from the U.K. back to my native land. I got up early in the morning and started preparing myself. My sister brewed a pot of tea early in the morning. Then I took my bath, and got ready. My sister then again asked me to have some snacks and tea but I refused to take as I was very anxious in getting to my friend's house. She kept insisting me to take a heavy breakfast but I did not care for it. I walked out to the bus stop. Soon a bus came and I got into it and asked the conductor for a ticket. The conductor frowned at me saying "This bus is not going to Kajang. It is going in the reverse direction; you can get down at the next stop and catch another bus." I was baffled for some time at this sudden bit of information. Then I alighted from the bus and again waited for the next bus for Kajang.

I boarded the bus and reached Taman Kajang Perdana. When I approached my friend's house, the door of his house was all locked up and closed. I was wondering whether I had come to the right place. As I was gazing and pondering, a neighbour of my friend came and asked me, "Why are you standing here? Do you want to meet someone?" I replied. "Yes, I want to see Mr. Mandeep living in No. 16". He replied "He has moved house on Wednesday and has gone to Rawang."

Furiously, I came back to the bus stop. I was feeling thirsty and hungry. Soon it started raining cats and dogs. I was now in a fix as I had no umbrella with me. My predicament worsened by the downpour. I thought for a while that I had refused my morning breakfast in the hope that I would take it at my friend's house. At this stage my anger was mounting. I was cursing myself as well as my hard luck.  I was soaking wet and instead of going home, I made up my mind to meet Mandeep, come what may.

An idea hit me. I telephoned the enquiry office at Rawang. The operator told me his address. Therefore, I made my journey to Rawang. I reached the address given to me by the operator. I rang the door bell. Drawni, a tiny tot (Mandeep's youngest brother) came out and greeted me with a "Hello, uncle." The moment I entered the drawing room, I saw the parents of Mandeep sitting on the sofa. They offered me a seat and I sat between them. As I was going to ask about the invitation extended to me by Mandeep, Felicity (Mandeep's sister) came with a tray of tea. She was a pretty and vivacious girl. I remembered that I used to admire Felicity during college days and had written to her many love letters and marriage proposals. Now Mandeep's mother began to talk very politely, "Look son, the invitation to tea was a joke, as you know today is the First of April. But you are fortunate in the sense that your proposal of marriage has been accepted by all the members of the family." I was thrilled to hear this news from Felicity's mother.

My joy knew no bounds. My spirits lifted high. Felicity was looking at me silently, her eyes expressing her love for me. We had tea to our heart's content. I rushed home to spread the good news to my parents. This day, indeed, is the funniest and happiest day in my life.


#If the last part happens but different people, HOW GREAT I AM XD

2012年7月17日 星期二

暗巷


一条有着沧桑岁月的巷道,静静地横亘着,时光带走了它的激情、辉煌,曾经的热闹消散在上个世界末的风里。如今只剩阴暗,潮湿、腐烂的空气萦绕,青苔寂寞却疯狂地成长,墙上湿漉的痕迹执拗地攀爬。
  巷道,光线很暗,阴阴的风不倦地袭来,曾经发亮过的灯早已破旧罢工了,布满了蜘蛛网,蜘蛛网上还挂满了脏物还有些虫子的残骸,那只曾经努力织网的蜘蛛早已转战他处了。
  她习惯走这段巷道回家,尽管那条巷道已荒废好久好久了,但至从她一次误入,她就习惯了这条巷道,习惯了它的暗,习惯它的潮湿,习惯了它的一切……她爱上了黑暗中因恐惧而剧烈的心跳,因潮湿而产生的湿润感,还有那整个氛围给予的绝望感,没有来由的她爱上了这一切……
  她在冥冥中认为在巷道里会发生某些早已注定关乎她的事,她要做的只是每天从巷道走过,等在对的时间里成为主角抑或配角!
  晚上8点,她从公司回家,8点45准时地穿过巷道,暗到极至的巷,响着她空旷的足音,而这足音曾经惊扰了一对羞涩的青年。她曾遇上失恋哭泣的女人,喝了微醉的酒,抓着她恨恨又痛苦地讲着那个负心的男人,她有点发慌有点恐惧,又有点同情那个女人……最后那个女人在痛哭之后愤恨的扔下“~~,我会让你后悔”的这句充满仇恨的话之后摇摇晃晃地走了!之后再没见过!
  她很奇怪,当爱变成了恨,坚持恨不是违背了爱的初衷吗?
  在她生日的那天,她一个人的生日,谁都不记得,她也不说!她依旧8点下班,8点45过巷道,只是买了个蛋糕为自己庆祝!在蛋糕房遇上了同事,她轻松地说朋友过生日!声音那般自然,自然到都骗过自己!朋友,那是个遥远的词,遥远到没想过可以触及。在这座城市,孤身一人!
  空旷的足音让她无限感伤,眼眶渐渐湿润,平时伪装得太坚强了!那些伪装只有在巷道里卸下,或许这才是她爱上巷道的原因!
  拐角,出口,竟然有一盏微弱的灯,泛着桔黄的光。有人靠着灯杆吐着烟圈,神情黯淡,通身卷着忧郁悲伤!她走过,那人丝毫没有察觉,依旧沉浸在自己的世界,灯光微微点亮他的脸庞,她看着他,忘记了自己的悲伤,因为他的悲伤远胜过她。
  此后,每天,他都会在灯光下,以同样的姿态吐着烟圈。37天后,他突然跟她打招呼!你好,第37天!他说。她有点惊讶,呆呆地不知说什么,只是笑笑!从你生日为自己买蛋糕的那天起,37天了!他又说!啊?你怎么知道?她诧异到不行!呵呵……他笑声很亮,驱散了暗夜的孤寂!因为那次你那种黯淡的表情!哦!她轻轻地应了一声。
  就这样他们认识了!他还是那个姿态吐烟圈,她还是在8点45过巷道,然后相遇。或一笑而过,或浅浅交谈!谁都不过问谁的生活,他们只是萍水相逢!
  灯光依旧微弱,他没有像以往一样靠着,而是蹲在地上双手抱头 。她有点担心,怎么了?声音很温柔。生活可不可以放弃?好累!他没抬头,低语。她叹了口气,蹲在他的身边,看着对面的墙,像是对自己说,是啊,很累!可是不能放弃……然后,两人都沉默,许久……后来,他们谈了很多,生活,工作,开心,郁闷,他觉得很畅快,那些独自承担的终于有人分享,她也很放松了,因为她知道世上还有人有着和她一样的哀伤与无奈。两人相视而笑,然后离开……
  以后他们经常交谈,双方就像是对方的渲泄口,抑或是对方的镜子。又一个37天后,他没有像往常一样在灯光下!以后的日子他也没在出现,她才发现除了这条巷道,她没他的任何联系方式……她以他以前的姿态靠着灯杆,微眯着眼,想起了那些烟圈,那些谈话。这是我按的灯,因为巷道黑暗得让人绝望。浑厚的声音!不会啊,暗才让人觉得放心,轻松。哈哈的笑声……
  或许还能遇上他,37年之后吧,因为他说过,37是他的命定数字。她这样想,没有一点悲伤……
  暗巷,静默地安立一年一年,看每个发生在它怀里的故事,就像看一场场所电影。它不带任何感情!风带着潮湿,吹过她的发梢,留点糜腐……永久地吹着……


2012年2月18日 星期六

虞美人

虞美人


李煜

春花秋月何時了,
往事知多少?
小樓昨夜又東風,
故國不堪回首月明中。

雕欄玉砌應猶在,
只是朱顏改。
問君能有幾多愁,
恰似一江春水向東流。

【作者簡介】
李煜 (西元937-978) 字重光,號鐘隱,世稱李後主。能詩善文,愛好音樂,精於書法、繪畫,特別善於填詞。其詞善用白描手法,生動形象,感情真實,對詞的發展影響很大。

【字句淺釋】
題解:作者本為南唐國皇帝,降宋三年後,於他的生日(七月七日)晚,寫下了這首詞並讓他的歌伎演唱。外面的人聽到了歌聲就去報告。宋太宗大怒,命人將他毒死。了:完結,結束。往事:指自己作南唐國王時的事情。故國:過去自己的國家。不堪:受不了,不能。雕欄:雕花的欄杆。砌:台階。朱顏:紅潤的臉色。幾多:多少。

【全詞串講】
春天的花兒、秋天的月亮,何時才是盡頭?
不知道多少往事啊,被它們勾上心頭!
昨天夜裏,東風又一次吹上我居住的小樓。
明朗的月色中想起故國,心中的痛苦難以忍受。
雕花的欄杆、漢白玉台階,想來應該保留。
當時那裏的人兒啊,美好容顏難依舊。
如果有人問起我,你心中到底有多少哀愁?
那就和春天的江水一樣,一刻不停地滾滾東流!

【言外之意】
由國君變為階下囚,昔日的歡樂、尊嚴、自由,乃至生命的安全感突然喪盡。其內心無法比擬的痛苦便從他一首首傳世的詞中流入一千多年來不同讀者的心田。有人說後主的詞是血寫成的。但這首詞卻真是以命寫成的!無怪其成為千古傳誦的不朽名篇。
後人每每嘆息後主亡國。殊不知人間一切,冥冥中自有安排。上天要惠贈一個偉大詞人給炎黃子孫,我們又何必非要希望他成為一個強悍的君王呢?歷史從來不缺乏能征慣戰的開國英雄,用不著我們去求。但後主這種篤信佛教、寧願投降也不願生靈塗炭的“弱者”,才正是《虞美人》這種不朽名篇的屬主。再進一步,如果把後主一生當作上天有意安排來啟悟世人的故事,則讀者得益之深,又遠遠不局限於一首不朽名篇《虞美人》了!

2012年2月11日 星期六

凉州馆中与诸判官

 凉州馆中与诸判官夜集
 
                 岑参
 
  弯弯月出挂城头,城头月出照凉州。
 
  凉州七里十万家,胡人半解弹琵琶。
 
  琵琶一曲肠堪断,风萧萧兮夜漫漫。
 
  河西幕中多故人,故人别来三五春。
 
  花门楼前见秋草,岂能贫贱相看老。
 
  一生大笑能几回,斗酒相逢须醉倒。
 
  这首诗中所说的凉州,治所在今甘肃武威,唐河西节度府设于此地。馆,客舍。从“河西幕府多故人,故人别来三五春”等诗句看,岑参此时在凉州作客。凉州河西节度使幕府中,诗人有许多老朋友,常欢聚夜饮。
 
  “弯弯月出挂城头,城头月出照凉州。”首先出现的是城头弯弯的明月。然后随着明月升高,银光铺泻,出现了月光照耀下的凉州城。首句“月出”,指月亮从地平线升起,次句“月出”,指月亮在城头上继续升高。
 
  “凉州七里十万家,胡人半解弹琵琶。”这是随着月光的照耀,更清晰地呈现了凉州的全貌。“凉州”,有的本子作“梁州”(今陕西汉中市)。这是因为后人看到“七里十万家”,认为甘肃凉州没有这种规模而妄改的。其实,唐前期的凉州是与扬州、益州等城市并列的第一流大都市。“七里十万家”,正是大笔淋漓地勾画出这座西北重镇的气派和风光。而下一句,就更见出是甘肃凉州了。凉州在边塞,居民中少数民族很多。他们能歌善舞,多半会弹奏琵琶。不用说,在月光下的凉州城,荡漾着一片琵琶声。这里写出了凉州城的歌舞繁华、和平安定,同时带着浓郁的边地情调。
 
  “琵琶一曲肠堪断,风萧萧兮夜漫漫。”仍然是写琵琶声,但已慢慢向夜宴过渡了。这“一曲琵琶”已不是“胡人半解弹琵琶”的满城琵琶声,乃是指宴会上的演奏。“肠堪断”形容琵琶动人。“风萧萧兮夜漫漫”,是空旷而又多风的西北地区夜晚所给人的感受。这种感受由于“琵琶一曲”的演奏更加增强了。
 
  以上六句主要写环境背景。诗人吸取了民歌的艺术因素,运用顶针句法,句句用韵,两句一转,构成轻快的、咏唱的情调,写出凉州的宏大、繁荣和地方色彩。最后一句“风萧萧兮夜漫漫”,用了一个“兮”字和迭字“萧萧”、“漫漫”,使节奏舒缓了下来。后面六句即正面展开对宴会的描写,不再句句用韵,也不再连续使用顶针句法。
 
  “河西幕中多故人,故人别来三五春。”两句重复“故人”二字,见出情谊深厚。因为“多故人”,与各人离别的时间自然不尽相同,所以说“三五春”,下语是经过斟酌的。
 
  “花门楼前见秋草,岂能贫贱相看老。”“花门楼”在这里即指凉州馆舍的楼房。二句接“故人别来三五春”,说时光迅速,又到了秋天草黄的季节了。岁月催人,哪能互相看着在贫贱中老下去呢?言下之意是要赶快建立功业。
 
  “一生大笑能几回,斗酒相逢须醉倒。”一个“笑”字,写出岑参和他朋友的本色。宴会中不时地爆发出大笑声,这样的欢会,这样的大笑,一生中也难得有几回,老朋友们端着酒杯相遇在一起,能不为之醉倒!
 
  这首诗把边塞生活情调和强烈的时代气息结合了起来。全诗由月照凉州开始,在着重表现边城风光的同时,那种月亮照耀着七里十万家和城中荡漾的一片琵琶声,也鲜明地透露了当时凉州的阔大的格局、和平安定的气氛。如果拿它和宋代范仲淹的《渔家傲》相比,即可见同样是写边城,写秋天的季节,写少数民族的音乐,但那种“长烟落日孤城闭”、“羌管悠悠霜满地”的描写,所表现的时代气氛就完全不同了。
 
  至于诗所写的夜宴,更是兴会淋漓,豪气纵横,不是盛唐的人不能如此。“花门楼前见秋草,岂能贫贱相看老。”不是有感于时光流逝,叹老嗟卑,而是有着能够掌握自己命运的豪迈感,表现出奋发的人生态度。“一生大笑能几回”的笑,更是爽朗健康的笑。它来源于对前途、对生活的信心。同样,末句“须醉倒”,也不是借酒浇愁,而是以酒助兴,是豪迈乐观的醉。读者从人物的神态中,能感受到盛唐的时代脉搏。