Sunday, July 22, 2007

Bask in the Sunshine!





Bask in the Sunshine

I like Sunday as well as Monday.

I love to stay in my little room whole day on Sunday, cleaning, reading, writing. It’s a prefect Sunday for me staying out from the sunshine, hiding behind my white curtain, watching the sunlight playing with the green trees outside my window. It’s my very Zoe’s way of basking in the Sunday’s favor.

‘Bask in the sunshine’ is a new expression I learn today on Sunday, 22 July 2007, birthday of my new dear friend, Season. What’s a wonderful world!

Bask means enjoy warmth and light. As I always say and tell here in my blog, Zoe is actually a pessimistic and somehow sensitive person that I cherish warmth and light a lot in our difficult life!

I am thankful to my great friends and sisters, old friends like kweefong who calls me often from KL, Yuenling sms me from Singapore, … new friends like Wish who lends me an ear on msn, Amandine who eats and shops with me in Paris, …and my greatest sister Sara who assists me in renting out my apartment, taking care of parents, sharing my office story,…

La vie en rose, this is my recent rosy and salutary slogan for life. I bought myself and Yasmin sunflowers on my 070707, looking at the bright side and the lovely persons around.

This summer, I have my parents and sisters came and visited me. Then Arthur from Singapore, he played an important role in my writing career. Without him and his friend Dawn, I might be still a customer service executive at DNC Advertising. Surprisingly, I met Yasmin in Paris, went to cinema with her and watched her movie ‘Muksin’ at MK2 Blibotheque.

When I saw Muksin carefully puts layers of clothes on his bicycle, trying to make a comfortable cushion for Orkid, I am really touched and feel so warm. No matter how tough life is, there’s love. Yasmin said that love is kind. I do agree. With or without lover, love ourself, love our family, love our friends.

Sunday is a resting day for body and heart. Bask in the Sunday’s favor. Regain energy and have a good start on Monday!

Joe Colombo 的兼容、契合之道



Joe Colombo 的兼容、契合之道- 漂亮家居(M)

因为写字而认识Wish有三、四年了吧! 我们该算是比较有缘分的朋友,这几年都相继在欧、亚两地碰了几次面。  两年前她因为意大利家居展顺道来巴黎,去年也为新杂志到巴黎做特辑,今年再因瑞士巴塞尔钟表展过境巴黎。  每一次她来巴黎,卢浮宫旁的Musee De La Mode et Du Textile/Musee Des Arts Decoratifs 都正好有著名服装设计师的个展,两年前我们看了很Yohji Yamamoto 纯粹布料使然的‘Juste des vetements' ('Just clothes')黑白展,今年则有‘卅而立’的时尚玩童Jean Paul Gaultier 回顾其80、90年代和巴蕾剧作家Regine Chopinot 合作的系列色彩斑斓、怪趣的戏服展 - Le Defile。

好戏常常都在后头,是吧?参观完JPG 的个展,竟无心插柳地发现对面正好有意大利家居设计师Joe Colombo的 l'invention du futur (The Invention of The Future) 创造未来展。

英年早逝的Joe Colombo ,从50年代参与Movimento Nucleare 二战核武反思运动开始创建前卫、革新的家居设计、装置,其新颖的设计风格历久弥新流通至今,如其著名的Elda 和 Universale 椅子等。  Joe 尤其注重空间的运用,他认为家居设计和空间、环境的互动互利才为‘家’的真谛。"All objects used in a house must become instruments of the living space, so that we no longer speak of furniture, but rather of 'fittings'。"  所以Joe 的家居设计从不喧宾夺主,而多为可灵活折叠、组合式的设计为宜。

相辅相成、相得益彰的桌子和椅子们的设计概念,不也正如夫妻、婆媳、家人之间的相容之道吗?尤其从陌生人变成朝夕相对的新家人,彼此之间如何调试、灵活地扮演好自己加入新家庭组合的新角色; 究竟该如何和新添购的家居配备一起齐心合力为‘家’增添温馨指数,让‘家’更舒适、和乐融融呢?

我想在有限的空间、时间内向设计大师Joe Colombo学习兼容、契合(fitting)之道,不只适用于家居设计和生活当中,在职场和任何一个接骨眼上都将受用无穷吧!  我如此告诫、警惕自己也和大‘家’共勉之!

JOE COLOMBO, THE INVENTION OF THE FUTURE (29 March - 19 August 2007)
http://www.lesartsdecoratifs.fr/

PARIS GREEN SUMMER!



PARIS GREEN SUMMER! - ICON (S)


我想说的PARIS GREEN,是巴黎初夏凉风习习,阳光明媚下草木丛生的一片绿莹莹,而不是19世纪中期被发现具有良好杀虫效果的亚砷酸铜化学农药巴黎绿Paris Green ( copper(II)-acetoarsenite /C.I. Pigment Green 21) 。

如今生活在欧洲温带,经过秋冬萧瑟的寒风暗淡后,在春末夏初的交替季节里,真可以明显地感受到这里天地万物一心,满心期待着炎暑盛夏阳光普照的一片绿意。 热带国家出生的我,其实真受够了阳光的酷晒,并不怎么喜欢高温骄阳,然而我却十分享受呼吸自然绿地、欣赏悦目花卉的氛围,尤其欢喜看见一家大小在户外野餐、玩乐,享受天伦之乐的温馨景致。

所以有朋自岛国来,一直住在西边而未有机会涉足巴黎东郊Parc Floral百花园的我,便请他和我一块踏青赴一场草地上的爵士乐会!才一脚踩进这座由著名景观设计师Daniel Colin 为1969年第三届国际花展而辟建的现代园林,未见花影以前,先看到一家大小齐力骑着园内红彤的多人三轮车,听见孩子们的爽朗笑声,即刻在绿意盎然的草坪里映现一幅美丽动容的幸福虹。

虽然我们在园林中央舞台爵士乐队表演即将结束的当儿才姗姗晃荡到表演场中,还是远远地就隐隐听见、感受到了爵士音乐的摇摆(swing)魅力,接着再来点Cool Jazz,自由自在,悠哉闲哉,真是一大享受!除了悦耳的爵士乐外,园林中的个别亭馆也有蝴蝶、植物等自然生态展览,今夏更有叙述1900年代爵士舞始于cakewalk (蛋糕步,非猫步也)的舞林盛事等!

巴黎的绿夏,除了Parc Floral 的花卉、爵士外,还有北郊Parc de la Villette 的露天电影哦!向来只认识巴黎华灯时尚的红男绿女,今夏也许可以再‘绿’(green)一点,尽情享受花都的绿化空间。

http://www.parcfloraldeparis.com/parc_floral.html

Friday, July 06, 2007

70 vs 700 - 'Le cas du sac' !



'Le cas du sac' 说到包。。。
我一直是个吝啬的家伙,虽然总是乐意带、陪人去101 Ave Champs-Elysees 买包,自己却不会买一个。 
上星期又去了那家二手店,他们最近进了好多很酷 的包,一个10欧,很少买包的我竟然买了4个!
想想以‘上等人家’买的那个价钱,我可以买70个二手酷包。从当年为了采访和编辑去tanglin mall 的二手市场买了不小心被老板指说:只有象她那样瘦的小姐才穿得下的金色绣花旗袍后,我便很爱逛二手市场/店。  
我想自己是真的有点不知好歹,别人都会怀疑不知谁用过,。。。;我管不着,我只知道如今它是我的,我要好好珍惜、爱护它。还可以自我安慰、催眠说这是再循环,不浪费资源,又省钱,又不撞包,一举多多得!真正贯彻我落红不是无情物的宗旨啊!

不管7、70、700、7000、70 000 的包,只要是自己‘心水’的包都是好包一个!

小螃蟹,你要我帮你选个有点脏、又不会太臭的二手包吗?