Sunday, February 6, 2011

归属感@异国

与indie结缘是三年多前的事了,这种强烈的吸引力把我从千里迢迢带到东方之珠,只为了与“阿麦”相见,更为了找寻indie的踪迹。因为香港的“阿麦”,我认识了Birdpaula和Caroline Lufkin,后来更在一次机缘巧合下在大马与Caroline和一众马新两地的indie歌手来了场音乐相会。

我爱上的不只是indie的精神,还有那不甘示落的另类格调,自此我开始网罗世界各角落的indie音节。或许我天生的个性就是喜欢与别不同的非主流,所以当遇见了indie就像重拾遗失已久的一部分,生命就在一瞬间被填满,“YOU COMPLETE ME”就是如此侥幸被我遇上了。说侥幸,是因为有些人一辈子也不曾有过这种感觉。

昨天偶然在Penny的面子书看到“疯狂世界”,不只因为我爱indie,也因为我的骨子里不停跳动的疯狂细胞,在听了一个早上的魏如萱,我迫不及待来到了这个坐落在闹市中的另类格局。这是一个梦想世界,空气中弥漫的是每个人为了梦想而不停努力的勇敢。

我被带到了角落的位子,事实上这是一个对着小舞台的座位,因为今天没有表演,我才有幸得到这个好位子。我点了一份Chicken Pesto Pasta和一杯温热的Irish Cream Latte。我不是咖啡热爱者,可是这是我第一次爱上了咖啡,而且是如此不舍地眷恋那股浓郁香气。我像个白痴一样捧着杯子大口大口地吸呷着香醇四溢的咖啡香,势必将所有的香气吸入体内好好收藏,待日后细细品尝。外面热闹的大年初四气氛似乎离我好远,我不自觉陷入一种莫名的空灵里,可能今天的早餐吞了太多indie的缘故吧!

到异国工作了四个月,我的内心一直无法与这个国度契合。今天是我第一次强烈地感受到归属感,皆因这个安静的角落和那杯香浓的Irish Cream Latte。我真想捧着那本《慈悲情人》在这待一整天,却又不好意思赖在此地,想再点一杯Irish Cream Latte,又怕平日不常与咖啡因交战的自己会失眠,然后半梦半醒如梦游般以为自己置身在这个舒适惬意的梦想国。

因为“阿麦”,我眷恋香港;因为“疯狂世界”,我对新加坡开始有一份归属感。












Chicken Pesto Pasta,分不出是chilli flakes还是pepper的呛。




刚端上桌的Irish Cream Latte,没有特别起眼,却令人回味无穷。





共勇敢追梦的indie歌手释放魅力的小舞台,棉花糖也曾在此表演哦!

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2 comments:

  1. Hi Celestie,

    Thank you for dropping by that day and liking our place :)

    We have heard so much about Mackie Study and Kitchen, but we did not have the chance to drop by, and before we know it, Mackie Study ceased operations :(

    Although we are still very new (4mths old in fact), we are trying out best to keep this place running as long as possible :)

    Hope to see you again ;)

    Edgar
    CrazyWorld Cafe

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  2. Hi Edgar,

    It is so surprise to see you dropped by my blog. I've been to Mackie Study the year before it closed. Surprisingly to see there were a lot of indie albums which were not able to get from other ordinary CD shops.
    I will be going to visit Mackie Kitchen next month. :DDD Hope that it is a great place too~~
    Wish to have my Irish Cream Latte again very soon in CrazyWorld.

    ALL THE BEST!

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