Saturday, February 26, 2011

Things, things, and more things!

And yes, after that last entry (and the foray into the mandarin language), I'm back to good ole Queen's English, with a dash of sardonic wit and raucous humour (if I permit myself a little toot on my own trumpet) ;)
Things are getting hot.
The interesting thing about "thing" is that whatever we cannot (will not?) express sufficiently, we happily label as "thing" :) "Thing" here refers to any number of... things, like the upcoming musical I'm directing "The Adventures of Wei wei and Kang kang" (which is in *gasp* mandarin!), my work in empathy, my events from exousia, my students from Distinction (and then some!), and some new developments I've got planning... things!
Gosh, it does sound a lot, does it not? Came down with a slight cold today, and it's only because of the constant dripping of my blessed nose, that I took an antihistamine, which in turn, put me out of "productivity" mode into something closer to neanderthal; I spent a pleasant evening in a semi-lucid state, folding paper boxes (which is very therapeutic; highly recommended!)
Not going to complain about that; seems like the only way to stop this freight-train-paced lifestyle is to get the wind knocked out, and while gasping for respite, actually get some :)
Still, there is work to be done, and gosh, am I enthused (as much as that's possible at 12:29AM, post antihistamine). The days ahead are certainly most exciting, and I am looking forward to savouring each of them in turn :)
The only thing I really need to do is to keep my head about me (and to catch up with my friends, read the stack of books I bought since God-knows-when, watch the stack of DVDs I bought since God-knows-when) and take a deep breath every now and again :)
The year promises to be better than good; indeed "dripping with His goodness" does seem an appropriate preamble, no? I mean, dripping! My word!
Actually, it's His word ;)
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Friday, February 18, 2011

First Chinese Entry

“凡事都有第一次”。这就是我第一次用华文表达。也不知道为什么,一时心血来潮。。。我也就顺着感觉。
近几个月,工事与日俱增,越做越忙。我可不是在埋怨什么,因为多工是一件好事。 可是,在另一方面,我也觉得有点透不过气。也许这是导致我在这儿乱写的原因。
可能工作上的负担影响了我个人的情绪,所以最近有些不稳定。先别着急!我不是疯了头,也没有深入消沉。。。 只是(可能)更平日比起来, 稍微的多想了一点。
想什么呢?想到的一些包括:我今年以三十三岁,从哪一个角度看,都是一事无成。我不算是完全失败,可是我一生又有什么成就?
我虽然觉得自己生活过得蛮快活,又怎么样?这么多年对音乐的付出,换回一场空。可是,我又放不了音乐。它是我的寄托,解脱。。。我的逃避。
真是矛盾。。。
王劲