Monday, November 29, 2010

豆芽

这几天心情如天气般阴霾。
一向以宁静抚慰烦躁的我,开始异常地不安于这份静。
一贯对家人,朋友的宗旨是 “报喜不报忧”,最忌成为他人负担添事烦心;
此时,这条规却成了自己最大障碍的心魔。


想做点什么让自己开心点:或用最通俗的方法买写什么慰劳自己;
可是逛了一个晚上,每每对上眼的,捧在手的;心里想的都是:“这应该适合XX用。。。”
突然觉得满腹的悲哀和难堪:“难不成连买一点什么宠宠自己都那么没辙?也太惨了吧!”


那天,接到友人的电话。突发奇想,莫名其妙地叫她 “indulge me”。
友人尽管手腕抱着纱布,还是很讲义气地顺了我的意去吃拉面。
其实,我不是什么拉面粉丝。
可就是喜欢拉面热汤里,那满满的,清爽脆脆的豆芽。。。


回想,当时脸上满足的表情应该是久违的稚气吧。
对友人的好奇,我轻描淡写地回应了:“豆芽是我的 comfort food。”
可是她却不会明了这背后的意义。


豆芽:喜欢它;并不只是那份口感中的清爽,淡淡的味道;
是因为它无需太多呵护照料,却能依然自己成长;
是因为它是虽然已渐渐退色的情怀,但却是曾依偎在妈妈身边拔着豆芽根部鲜艳的记忆。


很多人、情、事、物都在改变;唯独心灵深处,脑海之渊的那一份执著不变。
从小就学会只能靠自己,因为有太多的东西等着我去背负,去面对。
很多东西和情感并不是自己向往就能拥有;就像亲情。。。
或许,就这样,对独立的豆芽也有份莫名的亲切感。。。


喜怒哀乐是自己的;疲惫包袱是自己的 ;生活更是自己的。
以前如此;现在一样;未来。。。未来还是要靠自己。。。
苦笑看待此刻或许有点带点凄美;但明天日出,自己的日子还是要向前、要面对,不是吗?


每个人都有一个故事;既然懂了自己的稿子,我又何苦庸人自扰呢?



豆芽,还是一样;
无须太多呵护,就能成长。。。


(Credit of Photo: Wiki.lets-study.com)

Saturday, November 20, 2010

NEWS - 19 Nov 2010

NEWS

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Date:  19 Nov 2010


楊力州新作《被遺忘的時光》Ella找家中失智嬤協拍


金馬獎最佳紀錄片導演楊力州新作品《被遺忘的時光》18日晚間舉行首映,將領本屆金馬獎「特別貢獻獎」的孫越也前來力挺,但他老話一句「只見公益,不見孫越。」就連S.H.E中的Ella更義務找來自己患有失智症的阿嬤協助拍攝! 

同樣也將頒本屆金馬獎終身成就獎的徐立功,一個月前在後製公司看完《被遺忘的時光》時,當場就斷定「部片子票房鐵定破千萬,依我看三千萬沒問題!」讓導演楊力州很傻眼,急得跳出來說「只要破兩百萬我就裸泳啦,不用破千萬……!」 

楊力州曾以《奇蹟的夏天》拿下金馬獎最佳紀錄片,這次為了《被遺忘的時光》,耗費兩年時間拍攝、半年時間剪輯。對於這樣一部發人省思的電影,孫越表示,「相當感念像楊力州這樣的有心人拍攝失智者的紀錄片《被遺忘的時光》。」 

《被遺忘的時光》中更有一段特別的故事,S.H.E中的Ella也在去年忙碌的宣傳行程中義務撥出一天,帶導演和拍攝團隊回到屏東麟洛老家,紀錄她患有失智症奶奶的故事。這一段「陳嘉樺和奶奶的故事」放在電影最後,許多以為片子已經結束的觀眾在毫無預警的情況下又被強烈撞擊,被Ella和奶奶之間真摯的互動深深感動! 

電影也將於1126日(週五)在台北信義威秀、絕色影城、欣欣秀泰影城、台中老虎城威秀、高雄大遠百威秀上映。本片所有收益,都將捐作失智老人關懷及照顧工作。

Translation:

Ella & Her Dementia Grandmother Lend a Hand in Director Yang Li-Zhou’s Latest Documentary Movie – [The Long Goodbye]

Taiwanese Golden Horse Acclaimed Best Documentary Director, Yang Li-Zhou’s latest documentary – [The Long Goodbye] held a premiere on 18 Nov 2010.  Veteran actor Sun Yue, who will receive the “Special Contribution Award” in this year’s Golden Horse Awards Ceremony, also gave his support during the occasion, saying,  “Focus on the charity, and not Sun Yue.”  Even S.H.E’s member, Ella, also lent a hand in the filming of this meaningful documentary by appearing in the film with her grandmother who suffered from dementia.

Meanwhile veteran Xu Li Gong, who will also receive the “Lifetime Achievement Award” during this year’s Golden Horse Awards, had watched the [The Long Goodbye] a month ago in the production company and commented,  “The box office of this documentary is sure to break thousands of millions.  To me, it should not be a problem to exceed NT$30,000,000!”  The comment has gotten Director Yang to be shocked and he immediately added,  “I will swim in buff so long as the box office sales exceeds NT$2,000,000, not to mention exceeding thousands of millions…!”

Earlier on, Director Yang Li-Zhou won the Golden Horse Best Documentary Award with his documentary – [Summer Miracles] (literal translation).  This time, the production of his latest documentary – [The Long Goodbye] took 2 years to complete filming and half a year for post-filming editing.  In response to such a reflective documentary movie, Sun Yue expressed,  “I am filled with great gratitude and appreciation for people like Yang Li-Zhou who took the effort to film a documentary like [The Long Goodbye] about the elderly with dementia.”

In [The Long Goodbye], there is also a specially featured story.  Despite her busy work schedule earlier in the year, S.H.E’s member – Ella, has specially dedicated a day and volunteered to bring the director and filming crew back to her hometown in Pingtung county, to document the story of her grandmother who suffered from dementia.  This special feature of [The Story of Chen Jia Hua (Ella) and Her Grandmother] is shown as a finale to the documentary.  The featured story created a great impact on the audiences as it was shown just when most of them thought that the documentary is over;  upon seeing the closeness, interactions and true affections between Ella and her grandmother, audiences were once again overwhelmed and deeply moved!

The documentary will be screened in various locations in Taiwan from 26 Nov 2010.  All proceedings from the box office will be donated for the continued support, care and work for dementia elderly.

   
《被遺忘的時光》是楊力州導演最新作品,就連S.H.E中的Ella都找來自己失智的阿嬤幫忙。〔圖/穀得提供〕
[The Long Goodbye] is Director Yang Li-Zhou’s latest documentary.  Even S.H.E’s member – Ella ,and her grandmother who was suffering from dementia, lent a hand.

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Date:  18 Nov 2010


「被遺忘的時光」首映 張懸又笑又哭

由天主教失智老人基金會出品、楊力州執導的「被遺忘的時光」18日晚在台北信義威秀舉辦首映,包括基金會名譽董事長、前副總統連戰、製片徐立功、孫越、陳淑麗、創作歌手張懸、Tanya蔡健雅等人都前往站台推薦。放映時全場觀眾對片中失智老人與家人的互動又哭又笑,張懸更在走出戲院時依然流淚不止。

獲頒本屆金馬獎終身成就獎的徐立功斷言:「這部片子票房鐵定破千萬,依我看三千萬沒問題!」聽到徐立功如此豪語,導演楊力州半開玩笑地說,「只要破200萬我就裸泳啦,不用破千萬……。」

曾以「奇蹟的夏天」獲金馬獎最佳紀錄片的楊力州為了「被遺忘的時光」光拍攝就費時兩年,剪接也花了半年。S.H.EElla也於去年特別在忙碌的宣傳行程中義務撥出一天,帶導演和拍攝團隊回到屏東麟洛老家,紀錄她患有失智症奶奶的故事。這一段「陳嘉樺和奶奶的故事」放在「被遺忘的時光」影片最後,讓許多以為片子已經結束,準備起身拭淚的觀眾在毫無預警的情況下又被Ella和奶奶間真摯的互動感動。

「被遺忘的時光」將於26日(週五)在台北信義威秀、絕色影城、欣欣秀泰影城、台中老虎城威秀、高雄大遠百威秀上映。影片所有收益,都將捐作失智老人關懷及照顧工作。

Translation:

The Premiere of [The Long Goodbye] Left Deserts Zhang Xuan in Tears and Smiles

Produced by the Catholic Foundation for Alzheimer & Dementia Elderly (literal translation – as original website www.cfad.org.tw is currently inaccessible), and directed by Yang Li-Zhou, the documentary – [The Long Goodbye] was premiered on 18 Nov 2010.  The Foundation’s Honorary Chairperson, former Vice-President Lian Zhan, Producer Xu Li Gong, Sun Yue, Chen Shu Li, singer-composer Deserts Zhang, Tanya Chua etc, all showed their support by gracing the occasion.  The audiences were all moved to tears and laughter by the documentary, which featured the interactions and daily lives of the elderly dementia patients and their family members.  Deserts Zhang was seen still in tears when she left the theatre.

Meanwhile veteran Xu Li Gong, who will receive the “Lifetime Achievement Award” during this year’s Golden Horse Awards Ceremony, said after watching the documentary,  “The box office of this documentary is sure to break thousands of millions.  To me, it should not be a problem to exceed NT$30,000,000!”  The comment has gotten Director Yang to be shocked and he immediately joked,  “I will swim in buff so long as the box office sales exceeds NT$2,000,000, not to mention exceeding thousands of millions…!”

Earlier on, Director Yang Li-Zhou won the Golden Horse Best Documentary Award with his documentary – [Summer Miracles] (literal translation).  This time, the production of his latest documentary – [The Long Goodbye] took 2 years to complete filming and half a year for post-filming editing.  Despite her busy work schedule earlier in the year, S.H.E’s member – Ella, has specially dedicated a day and volunteered to bring the director and filming crew of [The Long Goodbye] back to her hometown in Pingtung county, to document the story of her grandmother who was suffering from dementia.  This special feature of [The Story of Chen Jia Hua (Ella) and Her Grandmother] is shown as a finale for the documentary.  The story has a great impact on the audiences as it was featured just when most of them thought that the documentary was over and were ready to wipe their tears and leave the theatre;  upon seeing the closeness, interactions and true affections between Ella and her grandmother, audiences were once again overwhelmed and deeply moved!

The documentary will be screened in various locations in Taiwan from 26 Nov 2010.  All proceedings from the box office will be donated for the continued support, care and work for dementia elderly.

Sunday, November 14, 2010

CLIP - 13 Nov 2010

Date Uploaded:  13 Nov 2010

Title:  被遺忘的時光 Ella版 2101113電影預告集錦 - 【電影圈獨家首播】 

Taiwan's First Documentary on Dementia - [The Long Goodbye] AD - Ella's version

Read about the documentary from this news article: 


Credit: Uploader & Director Yang Li-Zhou's facebook


@ 0:07
Ella leading her grandmother to sing one of the Japanese folklore songs children like to sing - Momotaro-san

@ 0:19
<The Long Goodbye> - The Story of Chen Jia Hua (Ella) & Her Grandmother

E:
This is the only song with which she could best express now...
Yet she could only remember half of it. 
Earlier on, she could still complete the whole song.
But now... she can no longer do so.
You can... really feel that her (memory) deterioration is very rapid.
Within a year... In half a year's time...
You would find that the change in her is very drastic.
And she would age very, very fast.
I know very well that eventually I would have to face such a situation...
But...
I would still feel the heartache nonetheless...

E:  (to her granny, touches her granny dotingly and affectionately)  Granny, have you eaten?...  What did you eat?

@ 0:44
Ella her granny in wheelchair and her grandpa standing by the side, happily enjoying their family time

E:  (to her granny, teasing her grandpa)  Is he an old man?  (E & grandpa laughed when granny nodded her head slightly)  She said he's an old man lah.

E:
In spite of this (challenge), I feel that we must still do our best in this final journey with her
She will definitely forget me eventually...
But it does not matter for it is sufficient so long as I will remember her dearly...

(Note:  The documentary will make its debut in Taiwan on 26 Nov 2010)


NEWS - 13 Nov 2010

Date: 13 Nov 2010

Source: Apple Daily


Ella 被失智阿嬷遗忘 「我记得她就好」

【吴礼强╱台北报导】Ella跃上大银幕的首部剧情片明年才要开拍,但她露面参与的纪录片《被遗忘的时光》,将於月底上映,她在片中和观众分享对失智奶奶的不舍:「我知道她已经不记得我,但我记得她就好。」令人闻之鼻酸。

正在纽约游学的Ella,今年对她来说,是生命变化相当大的1年,除了情同姊妹的S.H.E搭档Selina,拍爆破戏灼伤仍在住院中,《被》片於4月拍摄,当时她和爷爷、奶奶一起入镜,没想到3个月后,爷爷在7月因急性白血病并发败血症过世。

在片中,Ella从台北搭高铁回屏东老家看奶奶,她老人家因为上厕所来不及,不慎方便在裤子内,手里拿著新裤子要更换,却忘了身上脏裤子还没脱。Ella一度生气、质疑为什麼不帮奶奶请看护?后来她想通,因为再怎样细心的看护,都没有亲情的照料伟大。

祖孙3人跨刀纪录片 只露脸3分钟

《被》片是金马导演杨力州继《奇迹的夏天》、《征服北极》后的新作,虽然Ella和爷爷、奶奶的故事,只在最后出现3分多钟,但她希望透过这样的分享,能让更多人关心失智老人的问题,未尝不是好事。

Translation:

Forgotten by Her Grandmother with Dementia, Ella says, "It is sufficient so long as I remember her dearly."

Ella's debut movie on the big screen will only commence filming next year.  However she has already participated in a documentary [The Long Goodbye], which will be screened in cinema at the end of November.  In the documentary, Ella will share with audiences her affections for her grandmother who was diagnosed with dementia, "She will definitely forget me eventually...  But it does not matter for it is sufficient so long as I will remember her dearly."  Hearing this statement inevitably causes one to feel heartache.

Currently in New York for her short study tour, this year appeared to have posed much changes to Ella's life.  Her close friend cum S.H.E groupmate, Selina, has recently been warded in hospital due to severe burn injuries while filming.  While filming for this documentary on families coping with dementia member in their homes in April this year, Ella's grandparents and her appeared on camera;  but never did one expect Ella's grandfather would pass away due to his illness just 3 months later in July.

In the documentary, Ella was seen returning to her hometown in Pingtung to visit her grandmother.  Once, Ella's grandmother soiled her pants as she could not make it in time to the toilet.  Despite with a clean pair of pants in her hands, yet, she had forgotten to remove the soiled pants she was wearing still.  There was a time when Ella felt upset and queried why her family had not hired a domestic nurse for her grandmother.  But after she thought things through, she felt that nothing can surpass the thoughtfulness and love one's own family could give for her grandmother.

Grandparents & Ella Appeared On-screen for the Documentary for Three Minutes

[The Long Goodbye] is the latest production of Golden Horse Award Director Yang Li-Zhou, following his earlier works (literal translation) - [Summer Miracles] and [Beyond The Artic].  Although the story shared by Ella and her grandparents appeared only for 3 minutes in the documentary, Ella hopes through the sharing of her account, there will be greater awareness, tolerance and understanding amongst the public towards dementia patients.


Ella (中)和爷爷(右)、奶奶合拍纪录片,但爷爷已辞世。
Ella (centre) with her (late) grandfather (right) and grandmother filming for the documentary.