Wednesday, October 22, 2008

Looking for some peace of mind

Feeling a strong need to get out of this city (Taipei) and listen to the cleansing sounds of nature, I headed out last night, going up Bei-yi Gong Lu (a winding mountain road which links Taipei and Yi-lan).

我強烈覺得我需要離開這個城市(台北),去聆聽大自然純淨的聲音,所以昨晚我出發前往北宜公路(連接台北到宜蘭的山路)。

My original plan was to visit my dear friend A-kiang in Yi-lan, where we were going to record a Bei-guan Opera master for a song I am creating (more on that later).

原本計畫去拜訪我宜蘭的好友阿鏗,並且一起在那裡錄一首我為北管大師創作的歌曲(詳情待續)

But my plans changed as my departure from Taipei was delayed, and because road conditions were pretty bad... it seems the recent "super typhoon" caused sections of the road to collapse into the mountain valley.

後來計畫有所改變,因為從台北出發的時間延誤,加上路況不好…似乎近日強烈颱風的侵襲,造成有些路段都崩塌了。

As I was driving my BMW motorcycle, I finally realized the conditions were too dangerous and decided to cancel the recording, but I did leave myself a bit of time to just sit there in the mountains and look across the dark valley, listening to the river below.

當我騎著我的BMW重型機車時,我才真的發覺路況實在太危險了,於是決定取消錄音行程,但我留了點時間給自己,坐在山中看著漆黑的山谷,聽著谷中潺潺的水流。

Although short, it was a much needed time and gave me a small sense of returning peace for my busy and sometimes-nervous mind.

雖然時間不長,但已足夠讓我繁忙、緊張的頭腦得到寧靜。

Tonight, I am off to an interview for ASUS (I love those guys... and their gear!!!) and then off for a two-day trip to Hsinchu.

今晚我有華碩的採訪(我愛他們…還有他們的設備!!!)結束之後去新竹2日遊。

We'll see how long this peace of mind lasts... but I guess I'll be needing some more natural recharging (and much more deeply) very very soon.

不知道這樣的平靜可以維持多久…但我想我很快就會需要更多大自然的充電。

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