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Wednesday, 09 July 2008

  • 可愛 ...

    Recently I listened lots of HK radio, then I found  思 潮 作 動  in RTHK. Fell in love with  鄧 小 樺  this  文 化 人 ...so then I found her blog...this is what I read, just want to share!

    可愛是什麼?在日本年輕人流行文化的語境下,連日皇明仁都會被少女以「可愛」形容。除了分析流行文化媒體中「可愛」的用法,四方田犬彦還對一群年輕大學生(男女均有)作了問卷調查,在他們的使用方式、正反對照之下,細心推敲出「可愛」的定義:簡而言之,「可愛」在「美麗」旁邊(不完全等同,有時次一級),與神聖、完美、永恒對立,始終都是表面的、容易改變的、世俗的、不完美的、未成熟的。這些會被成年人或某種主流話語視為缺點的特性,相反卻能造成一種親切、伸手可及、心理上容易接近的感覺。「永遠的可愛」是一個矛盾概念,但因此,「可愛」一詞便涵括某種「奮不顧身地投入當下躍動的感受」的衝動——嗯,「可愛」的女孩通常有點不顧儀態——因而比「美麗」一詞伴隨更多肢體動作。

    作者的分析說來平易淺顯,裡面卻有著文化理論的脈絡,不但援引日本經典如谷畸潤一郎的《陰翳禮讚》,也旁及西方理論家如羅蘭巴特等,他對「可愛」與「怪異」的比對就是精神分析學的路子:被認為「可愛」的流行玩偶,都往往強調身體的某一部分(眼睛大得不合常理)、扭曲比例(頭大身小),如果沒有「可愛」概念的一層薄膜遮蔽,這根本就是怪異。可愛與怪異只是一線之差,這既是我的敵可愛朋友之心聲,也讓我本人心服——可愛並不平板。作者的研究態度是「我不屬於可愛族群」,但他分析少女語言的仔細、儘量把具能動性的部分勾出,意圖鼓勵年輕族群、建立一種更主動開放的少女主體性,也算是個令人溫暖的學者大叔呢。

    作為商品文化的一部分,「可愛」固然有其消費和全球化性質,作者不曾迴避,但他通過分析幾份少女消費雜誌,顯示了多元化的可能:《Cawaii》裡的可愛,意思就是被男孩搭訕,雜誌銳意提供一種萬試萬靈的方法,把少女打造成同一種人;《Cutie》則儘可能地提供方法讓少女把自己變成心目中的人、形象要與別不同,塑造獨立思考的分眾讀者。以此分析觀香港的流行雜誌,香港社會的偏頗一目了然。

    看《可愛力量大》時正值皇后碼頭,天天鍛鍊身體;看到「『可愛』比『美麗』一詞伴隨更多肢體動作」,馬上眼睛發亮,在blog上以紅字標出。一年後重提此書,我是想七月初到日本札幌去看看反G8。

Thursday, 03 July 2008

  • WHEN A LIZARD CAN, WHY CAN'T WE?

    Ha?! For real~

    This is a true story that happened in Japan .

    In order to renovate the house, someone in Japan breaks open the wall.
    Japanese houses normally have a hollow space between the wooden walls.

    When tearing down the walls, he found that there was a lizard stuck there because a nail from outside hammered into one of its feet.
    He sees this, feels pity, and at the same time curious, as when he checked the nail, it was nailed 10 years ago when the house was first built.. !

    What happened?
    The lizard has survived in such position for 10 years!!!!!!!!!!
    In a dark wall partition for 10 years without moving, it is impossible and mind-boggling.
    Then he wondered how this lizard survived for 10 years! Without moving a single step--since its foot was nailed!

    So he stopped his work and observed the lizard, what it has been doing, and what and how it has been eating.

    Later, not knowing from where it came appears another lizard, with food in its mouth.

    Ah! He was stunned and touched deeply.

    For the lizard that was stuck by nail; another lizard has been feeding it for the past 10 years...

    Imagine? It has been doing that untiringly for 10 long years, without giving up hope on its partner.

    Think, will u do that to your partner?

    Think that will you do it to your Mom, who brought you after a big struggle of nine long months?

    Or at least to your Dad, Friends, Co-workers, brothers and Sisters?

    Imagine what a small creature can do that a creature blessed with a brilliant mind can't.

    As information and communication technology advances, our access to information becomes faster and faster.

    But the distance between human beings . .. . is it getting closer as well?

    Please never abandon your loved ones

    Never Say U R Busy When They Really Need You...

    You May Have The Entire World At Your Feet......

    But You Might Be The Only World To Them....

    A Moment of negligence might break the very heart which loves you thru all odds....

    Before you say something just remember. It takes a moment to Break but an entire life to make...

    To Live Use Heart and to Survive use Brains.

    Then Life would be a paradise Unfurling only Love Joy and
    Happiness....


Sunday, 02 September 2007

  • Chic~ Have you ENJOY the life that God give you today?

    Trust!
    I pray - I have plan to change - changed - after a while - I was back to the same old me.
    The prayer audience is myself because I believe my power can change me!
    Amazing things happen when you least expected, it will change you inside you!

    One said: When you want something meaning it is not TIME for you to have it.  Be patient and work hard.

    One said: When you want to be happy meaning you are FOCUSING on sad. Be positive and Chic.

    Do your BEST meaning Not be AFRAID - take RISK

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