被背叛的臺灣以臺灣白色恐怖時代事件為背景改編
描述一名FBI探員因為於美國任職的臺裔教授遇害
被送往臺灣協助調查 時值1983年 美國與臺灣(中華民國)無邦交
2010/4/23 22:00 Atlanta REGAL 24@I-85
這個場次觀眾不超過20人
與我同行的約8人
這種議題的電影確實不是老美愛吃的梗
或許跟比較保守的美國南方有點關係
我看了一些Review 一些導演訪談的內容 然後去看電影
看完之後心情有點複雜
雖然知道因為製作上的限制 很多部分沒辦法更精確的重現
還是可以從運鏡跟畫面 還有明顯的符號上感受得到其中灌注的熱情
努力地將白色恐怖的氛圍濃縮在兩小時的電影裡
我試著比對自己搜索和從長輩處得到的訊息 還有電影傳達出的意象
出生在那個年代之後的臺灣 我走進電影院試著去支持這部電影
不過我沒有被打動
我以為比起一無所知的觀眾 這部片應該讓我們心裡有些悸動的
或許 就是因為知道些皮毛吧
至少散場時我還看到一兩個美國人很嚴肅地盯著螢幕 或許他們感受更深刻也不一定
2010年4月24日 星期六
2010年4月14日 星期三
我料理
從愛吃到開始自己做
也不過一兩年 我的料理方式幾乎都是看人家的理論偷來的
吃到好吃的 努力研究一下味道
從看過做過的料理方式裡去找可能可以應用的
廚房裡的人類學家祖宜小姐
不時會把她所知所學深入淺出地帶給讀者
出於現實終於理論
同樣的Harold McGee那三本食物與廚藝
就像做料理的工具書 它們沒有記載食譜 但是告訴你食材的性質與應用
Artichoke不可以在喝好酒前吃 因為它會阻塞酸澀的味覺受器
使得好酒的變化與層次無法在口中展現
相反地則很適合做開胃菜 讓其他菜餚更加令人垂涎
鹽會使麵粉產生較多筋 可以在做麵時加入增加彈牙感
就像這樣
學著用微酸提味 變化切法製造口感
雖然並不精細 可是很有趣
至少活著還有每天必吃的料理可以自我陶醉
令人愉快多了
也不過一兩年 我的料理方式幾乎都是看人家的理論偷來的
吃到好吃的 努力研究一下味道
從看過做過的料理方式裡去找可能可以應用的
廚房裡的人類學家祖宜小姐
不時會把她所知所學深入淺出地帶給讀者
出於現實終於理論
同樣的Harold McGee那三本食物與廚藝
就像做料理的工具書 它們沒有記載食譜 但是告訴你食材的性質與應用
Artichoke不可以在喝好酒前吃 因為它會阻塞酸澀的味覺受器
使得好酒的變化與層次無法在口中展現
相反地則很適合做開胃菜 讓其他菜餚更加令人垂涎
鹽會使麵粉產生較多筋 可以在做麵時加入增加彈牙感
就像這樣
學著用微酸提味 變化切法製造口感
雖然並不精細 可是很有趣
至少活著還有每天必吃的料理可以自我陶醉
令人愉快多了
2010年4月9日 星期五
Something about whale...
Whale,a huge and gentle specie, like a mountains swimming in the ocean. Unfortunately, those huge friends are extinguishing, for some reason, there're a large amount of people blame the traditional whale meal in Japan.
It has been a long time since those students start the activity against whale hunting, and it has been longer since people start hunting whales. No matter Eskimo or Japanese, those people have eaten whales for centuries, like all the cultural behavior, there are reason why they eat such a humble animal. It's a precious resource in those cold region, not only its meat but also its oil are treasure for those aborigines in the old ages.
While those act against whale hunting are trying to climb on other's fishing boat and stop the engine, the whale hunting continues like struggles. The whale savers are not satisfied with the international contract but request totally prohibition of whale hunting. Again, their first enemy is Japanese, those who has spears sharped for the whales, and huge fishing boat for the big chunk cut from the whales. However, if whales have been hunted for centuries, what is the exact reason to the drop in number of native whales? Is it possible that Japanese and Eskimo grow so fast that consume too many whales?
People must think about what should we do at the first place to preserve the specie rather than put all the guilt on others and pray for God's forgiveness. The most excessively growing specie that endanger other species is human, and our machines and ships have threaten all the creatures in the ocean for nearly a hundred years. Coincidentally, people start to notice the decrease in whales after they polluted the oceans. There might be further reason for the extinguishing species, not only the whales, like the rise of average temperature, all kinds of pollutions, and any effect brought by human activities.
It's amusing to discuss about what makes people focus on whales. Whales must be more attractive than thousand species of bugs which are facing their Armageddon without Bruce Willy's heroic sacrifice. There will not be a objective reason to focus on one specie only for the reason that we have no criteria to choose the species that must board Noah's Ark, except selfish human. Maybe some day after those talented creatures take over the earth will start an holocaust for human, or not, and it's not your decision to mercy on human or not.
Rather than chasing those fishing boat around the world, there are more things to do to save those diminishing species, to persuade certain countries which releases excessive pollution, to explore new resource or more efficient way to use resources, to reduce population in the world, and to stop wasting the resources we have. The reason behind anti-whale hunting behavior may be quite illogical or not, but there must be an effective way rather than semi-violence which brings and expresses discrimination.
It has been a long time since those students start the activity against whale hunting, and it has been longer since people start hunting whales. No matter Eskimo or Japanese, those people have eaten whales for centuries, like all the cultural behavior, there are reason why they eat such a humble animal. It's a precious resource in those cold region, not only its meat but also its oil are treasure for those aborigines in the old ages.
While those act against whale hunting are trying to climb on other's fishing boat and stop the engine, the whale hunting continues like struggles. The whale savers are not satisfied with the international contract but request totally prohibition of whale hunting. Again, their first enemy is Japanese, those who has spears sharped for the whales, and huge fishing boat for the big chunk cut from the whales. However, if whales have been hunted for centuries, what is the exact reason to the drop in number of native whales? Is it possible that Japanese and Eskimo grow so fast that consume too many whales?
People must think about what should we do at the first place to preserve the specie rather than put all the guilt on others and pray for God's forgiveness. The most excessively growing specie that endanger other species is human, and our machines and ships have threaten all the creatures in the ocean for nearly a hundred years. Coincidentally, people start to notice the decrease in whales after they polluted the oceans. There might be further reason for the extinguishing species, not only the whales, like the rise of average temperature, all kinds of pollutions, and any effect brought by human activities.
It's amusing to discuss about what makes people focus on whales. Whales must be more attractive than thousand species of bugs which are facing their Armageddon without Bruce Willy's heroic sacrifice. There will not be a objective reason to focus on one specie only for the reason that we have no criteria to choose the species that must board Noah's Ark, except selfish human. Maybe some day after those talented creatures take over the earth will start an holocaust for human, or not, and it's not your decision to mercy on human or not.
Rather than chasing those fishing boat around the world, there are more things to do to save those diminishing species, to persuade certain countries which releases excessive pollution, to explore new resource or more efficient way to use resources, to reduce population in the world, and to stop wasting the resources we have. The reason behind anti-whale hunting behavior may be quite illogical or not, but there must be an effective way rather than semi-violence which brings and expresses discrimination.
2010年4月2日 星期五
Be famous and be popular.
I've written an article with the same title on BBS.
It's better for me to practice English typing since I'm going to take GRE again.
Last night when I was drinking a glass of Pinot Noir, an idea came up and hardly disappeared. It's about the difference between being famous and being popular. As one of the popular spcies in grapes for wine, Pinot Noir provides elegant taste in high class wine but also simply smoothness in cheap bottles. While Gammy is popular without fame, my favorite Garnacha is famous without popularity.
Famous doesn't equal to popular, for instance, a loquacious funny guy is surely not as famous as a graceful gentleman, but the former sometimes can be far more popular than the later. A Chinese proverb says,"The most outstanding song is the hardest to sing the harmony." It's easier to hang out with normal people than to talk with extraordinary great person. Another saying,"Adoration is the feeling that prevent us from understanding."
A cute girl asked me if I belong to famous one or popular one. Well, she is famous and popular with no doubt, but it's far from me to those adjectives. Somehow, I believe, I will not went to the popular side because of height and looks.
It's better for me to practice English typing since I'm going to take GRE again.
Last night when I was drinking a glass of Pinot Noir, an idea came up and hardly disappeared. It's about the difference between being famous and being popular. As one of the popular spcies in grapes for wine, Pinot Noir provides elegant taste in high class wine but also simply smoothness in cheap bottles. While Gammy is popular without fame, my favorite Garnacha is famous without popularity.
Famous doesn't equal to popular, for instance, a loquacious funny guy is surely not as famous as a graceful gentleman, but the former sometimes can be far more popular than the later. A Chinese proverb says,"The most outstanding song is the hardest to sing the harmony." It's easier to hang out with normal people than to talk with extraordinary great person. Another saying,"Adoration is the feeling that prevent us from understanding."
A cute girl asked me if I belong to famous one or popular one. Well, she is famous and popular with no doubt, but it's far from me to those adjectives. Somehow, I believe, I will not went to the popular side because of height and looks.
2010年3月16日 星期二
2 trip to Chicago
這個年頭(一月)
我剛到美國就殺了去芝加哥一次
沒有什麼用意 只是去當人家家聚插花的電燈泡
苦主就是這兩位
話說一月初的芝加哥應該算是寒冬中不很冷的日子吧
華氏-20度?
真是寒風送暖的日子
我買了新的衣服穿去給風雪糟蹋
而且還不夠暖
於是剛到芝加哥我就開始寒地訓練
這是Millienium Park有名的豆豆 大家都知道
但是沒什麼人知道他的正式名稱(Cloud Gate) 可以從上面看到skyline的反射
一定要摸著他照像 不然人家不會笑你是觀光客
雖然我們到China Town的路上雪越來越大
但是開不開閃光都照不起來那種生死交關的天氣
而這幾個芝加哥人竟然在夜裡把觀光客丟到Michigan Lake旁邊看夜景
好啦這私房景點是很讚
觀光客們隨後到了Sears Tower
一張圖簡單地帶過
最後一餐吃了Anthony Bourdain很不屑的Deep Dish Pizza
嗯 還好啦 比起亞特蘭大有名的Varsity好吃多了
不過我不會建議把這個帶上飛機當伴手禮
第二次則是在我唸GRE到如癡如醉的情境下
我大姊訂了去Chicago的機票
於是我在白色情人節陪他1 179.64915里尋夫
所幸有一個St.Patrick's Day可以當作一個安慰
St.Patrick's Day基本上就像這樣
一片綠色
是時乍暖還寒 天氣預報跟亞特蘭大差不多的溫度
硬生生被湖面風吹冷了
不過比起前一次還是好多了
路旁偶爾還看得到積雪未化
但第二天白色情人節太陽又照得一副大地回春的樣子
這裡是Naperville
全美第三好的居住地
聽說啦
雖然我暫時不會去芝加哥長住
但那裏真的是個誘人的城市
若說住在城內的話 比紐約還吸引人
何況半夜會有蝙蝠俠開著車子到處抓小偷
我剛到美國就殺了去芝加哥一次
沒有什麼用意 只是去當人家家聚插花的電燈泡
苦主就是這兩位
話說一月初的芝加哥應該算是寒冬中不很冷的日子吧
華氏-20度?
真是寒風送暖的日子
我買了新的衣服穿去給風雪糟蹋
而且還不夠暖
於是剛到芝加哥我就開始寒地訓練
這是Millienium Park有名的豆豆 大家都知道
但是沒什麼人知道他的正式名稱(Cloud Gate) 可以從上面看到skyline的反射
一定要摸著他照像 不然人家不會笑你是觀光客
雖然我們到China Town的路上雪越來越大
但是開不開閃光都照不起來那種生死交關的天氣
而這幾個芝加哥人竟然在夜裡把觀光客丟到Michigan Lake旁邊看夜景
好啦這私房景點是很讚
觀光客們隨後到了Sears Tower
一張圖簡單地帶過
最後一餐吃了Anthony Bourdain很不屑的Deep Dish Pizza
嗯 還好啦 比起亞特蘭大有名的Varsity好吃多了
不過我不會建議把這個帶上飛機當伴手禮
第二次則是在我唸GRE到如癡如醉的情境下
我大姊訂了去Chicago的機票
於是我在白色情人節陪他1 179.64915里尋夫
所幸有一個St.Patrick's Day可以當作一個安慰
St.Patrick's Day基本上就像這樣
一片綠色
是時乍暖還寒 天氣預報跟亞特蘭大差不多的溫度
硬生生被湖面風吹冷了
不過比起前一次還是好多了
路旁偶爾還看得到積雪未化
但第二天白色情人節太陽又照得一副大地回春的樣子
這裡是Naperville
全美第三好的居住地
聽說啦
雖然我暫時不會去芝加哥長住
但那裏真的是個誘人的城市
若說住在城內的話 比紐約還吸引人
何況半夜會有蝙蝠俠開著車子到處抓小偷
2010年3月13日 星期六
Post-GRE
各位觀眾大家好
我回到了可以使用中文的後GRE時期
今天想要跟大家討論的是廢死不可?這個議題
但是基於友情努力勝利三原則的立場下
要跟大家報告一下近況
我在美國生活了兩個多月 喔天啊
也許是因為才這麼膚淺的經歷
但我真的感受到一種充滿趨力的特徵
也難怪他們會覺得美國式的調情可以搭上所有雌性生物
整體來說 雖然有個性負面的人也有個性正面的人
可是每個人都(自我中心地)運作著
反面說來 這跟似乎講求中庸的社會有一種根本氣氛上的不同
法國老媽媽跟著女兒(跟一個非洲某國男友結婚)來到美國
一起來上英文課 雖然她的程度在Advance而他女婿是在intermediate或basic
回國前帶了他拿手的Brownie和自豪的孫子 是一個睡得很大器的牛奶巧克力色嬰兒
英文口齒流利的墨西哥人(好像是gay)
在Fogo de Chao(巴西餐廳)當服務生
上周面容嚴肅地說他要回國了
這周我在Time上看到了墨西哥三月四日同志婚姻合法化的消息
一個計程車司機 來自非洲
盡量擠出時間念書的他字句間流露出一種顧影自憐的酸味
但是他毫不吝嗇地請我喝咖啡 並且聊了一下午他求學的經歷
找房子的agent是個資深的同志
特地繞去看他自己的房子還裝作不知道似地問我們喜不喜觀這棟
這周是Boston Restaurant week
可是我忘記訂機票 現在變好貴
亞特蘭大的restaurant week吃了一間有些微妙的法式餐廳
ptt這時候似乎正因為糾團上酒店違反善良風俗緣故
企圖箝制言論自由
比較讓人感覺哀傷的是
這麼多對上酒店熱中的人所反映的
性別差異 與失業率不符的消費力 使用者判斷力的被輕視 還有欲求不滿
而你看 從國中我就抱怨不已的社會性欲求不滿已經在媒體裡長得這麼大一隻了
而台灣還在因為究竟要不要遵從以牙還牙的原慾吵得不可開交
如果廢除死刑是一個基於文化發展的成熟的判斷
不知道是誰開始的風潮 而且模仿大人的行為並不會讓台灣變成成熟的文化
前一段我才講到一堆不知道幾歲還想著要上酒店的小淫棍
何況我的例子跟死刑並沒有明顯關聯
道德發展到達5或6 (並不是比較了不起)
應該可以減少某種程度上的打水仗吧
省得呼來喊去的都只打著片面之詞
我好想去boston restaurant week啊
我回到了可以使用中文的後GRE時期
今天想要跟大家討論的是廢死不可?這個議題
但是基於友情努力勝利三原則的立場下
要跟大家報告一下近況
我在美國生活了兩個多月 喔天啊
也許是因為才這麼膚淺的經歷
但我真的感受到一種充滿趨力的特徵
也難怪他們會覺得美國式的調情可以搭上所有雌性生物
整體來說 雖然有個性負面的人也有個性正面的人
可是每個人都(自我中心地)運作著
反面說來 這跟似乎講求中庸的社會有一種根本氣氛上的不同
法國老媽媽跟著女兒(跟一個非洲某國男友結婚)來到美國
一起來上英文課 雖然她的程度在Advance而他女婿是在intermediate或basic
回國前帶了他拿手的Brownie和自豪的孫子 是一個睡得很大器的牛奶巧克力色嬰兒
英文口齒流利的墨西哥人(好像是gay)
在Fogo de Chao(巴西餐廳)當服務生
上周面容嚴肅地說他要回國了
這周我在Time上看到了墨西哥三月四日同志婚姻合法化的消息
一個計程車司機 來自非洲
盡量擠出時間念書的他字句間流露出一種顧影自憐的酸味
但是他毫不吝嗇地請我喝咖啡 並且聊了一下午他求學的經歷
找房子的agent是個資深的同志
特地繞去看他自己的房子還裝作不知道似地問我們喜不喜觀這棟
這周是Boston Restaurant week
可是我忘記訂機票 現在變好貴
亞特蘭大的restaurant week吃了一間有些微妙的法式餐廳
ptt這時候似乎正因為糾團上酒店違反善良風俗緣故
企圖箝制言論自由
比較讓人感覺哀傷的是
這麼多對上酒店熱中的人所反映的
性別差異 與失業率不符的消費力 使用者判斷力的被輕視 還有欲求不滿
而你看 從國中我就抱怨不已的社會性欲求不滿已經在媒體裡長得這麼大一隻了
而台灣還在因為究竟要不要遵從以牙還牙的原慾吵得不可開交
如果廢除死刑是一個基於文化發展的成熟的判斷
不知道是誰開始的風潮 而且模仿大人的行為並不會讓台灣變成成熟的文化
前一段我才講到一堆不知道幾歲還想著要上酒店的小淫棍
何況我的例子跟死刑並沒有明顯關聯
道德發展到達5或6 (並不是比較了不起)
應該可以減少某種程度上的打水仗吧
省得呼來喊去的都只打著片面之詞
我好想去boston restaurant week啊
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