Even in this world gone mad, good people shine from afar.
Sigur Rós – “Svefn-G-Englar”
夢境第一幕的背景是銅鑼灣和天后附近的大坑。我在前往大一藝術設計學院的那條巷子口佇候徘徊，心裡期待動人的偶遇，卻不知道在等誰。”The question isn’t if, the question is merely when”，我不斷在嘴邊哼唱。過了好一會，下課的鐘聲終於響起來，媽媽氣急敗壞的跑向我，責問我為什麼會忘記帶手機出門。感覺有點無辜。如果我在出門前已經知道自己身上沒有帶手機，那麼我就不會忘記帶手機出門了。
夢境第二幕的背景是九龍塘又一村。這次我清楚知道自己在等女友；她晚上兼職教小朋友彈鋼琴。我走到火車軌附近抽煙，卻突然記起我們已經分開了。從遠處望過去，她掏出發亮的手機，準備打電話給誰。我不想看，也不想聽，低頭沿鐵絲網一直向前走，走遠了，再拔腿狂奔。便利店、快餐店、學校、球場，每一個載滿記憶的地方都像 Tim Burton 電影內的樹妖一樣跑出來嚇唬我。我只管一直跑，跑到太子，跑過花墟，跑到旺角，記憶瘋狂流竄，不只是纏繞，更是 haunting。
夢境第三幕的背景是家住這座大廈的大堂。回家前，我如常打開信箱，在一大堆電腦印刷的信件中找到一個手寫的信封。信封上用英文寫了我的名字，沒有郵票，也沒有地址。信封上的字體非常秀麗，但我認不出是誰的字跡。我急忙拆開信封，裡面只有一張白紙，中間寫了短短幾行字，底下沒有署名。信的內容也很簡短，叫我好好保重身體，再忍耐一下，又問我有沒有想過，隧道盡頭的曙光背後會不會是另一條隧道。
給電話吵醒，時間已經接近中午。夢內夢外，一片混沌，我都不知道。太疲倦的時候，我寧願不知道。
The Beautiful South – “Rotterdam (Or Anywhere)”
HOULLIER: I HOPE REDS WIN THE TITLE
Paul Rogers 24 May 2004Liverpool Football Club today announced they have parted company with manager Gerard Houllier. In an emotinal final interview with the website, Houllier insists he hopes the Reds can go on to win the title.
Sitting next to Rick Parry, Houllier spoke passionately about his time at the club, thanked the players and supporters for all their backing and insisted that while he’d have rather stayed as manager, he leaves Anfield on good terms with everyone.
“I have four special memories that I take away with me. Michael Owen scoring the winner against Arsenal with his left foot, Gary McAllister being handed the Man of the Match award against Alaves, the mosaic when I was recovering from heart surgery and Steven Gerrard taking his daughter around the pitch on the last day of the season.
“I arrived here six years ago as a Liverpool supporter and I leave as an even bigger supporter. I may have left Liverpool, but Liverpool will not leave me. I will return to watch the team as a fan.”
This evening I watched a great film and, upon coming back home, received an even greater news. Gerard, thank you for the solid foundation and the memorable occasions that you brought us. Come what may, it’s going to be a brave new world. Yet you’ll never walk alone, see you at Anfield.