Another 2-hour wait, another x-ray.....
"Mr. Won, congratulation! It appears that there's no fracture.." O. K.....
"....However, the contusion was pretty severe and your talofibular ligament.." what?
".... is bruised. No hard cast is necessary, instead we'll just put it in a softcast with braces."

Well, in a nutshell, guys, I think I'd sprained my ankle.

It's funny, how things can often take unexpected turns. On Friday night (well actually it was Saturday morning, at 3AM) I wrote 生命會在一天天地過活下轉彎。And then, Saturday came along, I ran into a wall, visited the emergecy room, and gave up my Tibetan trip. Sunday, another doctor called with the news of a possible fracture. At the urge of my mom, I canceled my ticket to Taiwan. Monday, the injury was finally confirmed to be no more than a contusion, and I'd notified my supervisor that I'd work at my current job until the beginning of June. 也罷，"山窮水復疑無路，柳暗花明又一村"

To my friends and family: thanks, thanks for everything.

Is it broken, or not broken?

Two doctors, two different opinions...
Last night, after a 3-hour, 2-hospital ordeal, I was relieved when the on-duty doctor at the downtown hospital told me that my bones look fine, it's just a pretty serious contusion that should go away in less than a week.

This morning however, another doctor called in with a slightly different diagnosis: "it appears that there's fracture in your left ankle. You'd need to see a orthopedist to determine the extent of the damage. A hard cast may be necessary."

So what shall it be? Well I guess I'll have to find out on Monday.

It's pretty incredible, really, to have your bone broken over basketball. The silver lining, though, is that now I won't have to worry about not having time for my papers and books. I guess everything happens for a reason.

Many thanks for your kind words and care, guys. I'll keep you guys updated.

豬腳粽，豬腳粽，燒豬腳粽！

戀戀風塵 (侯孝賢 movie 隨想, series #2)

A little music...

長鏡頭下的九份，山洞過了還是山；繁華落盡，九份的礦山走出生活，走入歷史。
阿遠與阿雲，在這裡長大。
相戀於這塊土地上，他們來到城市。
他們很年輕，不知道生命會在一天天地過活下轉彎。
．．．．．．
阿遠要去當兵。
「執子之手，與子偕老』
面對著將來的不可知，他倆只好用著他們唯一知道的方式面對
期待與等待
時間像雨，一滴　兩滴　三滴　滴滴落下來
．．．．．．
從失望到漠然，路有多長，直到番薯落土發芽，才知是生命的歷程。
阿遠從＂兵變＂回復，再次回到家鄉，與阿公一起看番薯田。
阿公說，這批番薯初種，要雨沒雨，又遭颱風。
阿遠說，長大了會很美。
．．．．．．


說起來還是得怪自己。
明明沒那本事，還學人家搞連載，結果，轉眼以匆匆一個月。當時看的感想、心得，忘的忘，丟的丟，剩下的，只有幾個片段的印象。
總結對電影的感想，只有一個字：＂美＂
辛樹芬美，九份美，阿遠和阿雲的愛情美，他們的分離更美。
『淡極使之花更艷的含蓄』
這就是"吃不到的西瓜最甜"的心理情節。

晚安！