Monday, August 22, 2005

婴儿出世一样

一天做 14 小时的工,已经习以为常。

做记者好像没有所谓的“加班”。

做工做到连吃饭的时间都没有的情况,我早就预见。我记得慧敏以前在《早报》实习的时候,也经常喊胃痛。

而我做工会做到忘我,写稿写到晚上10点,才意识到自己还没吃晚餐。

我已经习惯把宵夜当晚餐吃了。

可是,当报道见报后,满足感就弥补了一切。

黄双喜那天对我说:“看到自己的报道上电视,就好像自己的婴儿出世一样。”

我不得不同意。隔天报道见报,也是如此。

(回来岛国快一个月了,没有一天是空闲的。和朋友的几个饭局,我都错过了。到现在为止,还没有和任何朋友吃饭。只能说抱歉。)

Friday, August 19, 2005

不习惯

到现在,
我还是不习惯,
家里少了一个人,
原来。

Tuesday, August 09, 2005

Some photographs from Peru

I haven't got the time to sort the 1000 or so photographs I took in Peru. But I thought I should at least put up some of them here. Hopefully I'll be able to put more in my gallery. :)

So, here's a mini selection of 33 photographs. Enjoy.


The town of Urubamba - my home for 2 months.


Our eco-tourism lodge in Chicon, 6 km from Urubamba.


Some Peruvian children we taught during our mini-project.


The Salinas (salt pans) in the Sacred Valley.


Plaza de Armas in Cusco, the capital of South America.


The ruins at Pisac.


Matt and I learning about bees at one of our weekend workshops.


Reed boats at the Uros islands on Lake Titicaca.


The mountains in Bolivia viewed from Isla Amantani on Lake Titicaca.


A group photo after a mini fiesta on Lake Titicaca.


A Peruvian girl at Inti Raymi, Cusco.


A scene from Inti Raymi at Sacsayhuaman.


Cooking our lunch with heated rocks and soil using the traditional Peruvian way.


Santa Catalina Convent in Arequipa.


On the way to Chivay and Colca Canyon from Arequipa.


Mother and son in a small village in Colca Canyon.


At Colca Canyon, the world's second deepest canyon where graceful condors zoomed past my head.


Typical colourful Peruvian textile on sale at Cruz del Condor.


This exotic monkey belongs to Javier, my volunteer work coordinator.


Javier rears many guinea pigs for food. Guinea pigs are not pets in Peru.


A group photo at the beginning of the 80-km Salkantay Trek to Machu Picchu.


The second day of the trek was the worst, ascending almost 1000 metres in 2 hours.


We crossed the river using this manual pulley system.


Alas! After 5 days of trekking, I made it to Machu Picchu.


The magnificent view of Machu Picchu from Wayna Picchu.


On the way to the Amazon Jungle, descending into the cloudforest.


Only the first part of the journey to Manu National Park in the Amazon was by bus; the rest was by boat.


We were very lucky to spot many caimans in the Amazon.


Approaching Cocha Otorongo, the best part of Manu.


Mornings in the Amazon are always misty.


On a catamaran on Cocha Salvador in the Amazon.


The gorgeous view of the Andes on my plane on the way from Cusco to Lima.


Lima is a coastal city and the beaches are probably the best parts of the city.

Saturday, August 06, 2005

忙?

回到新加坡的 36 个小时后便到报馆上班。跟蔡深江主任报到不到 3 个小时,他就拿了 4 份报纸叫我整理一条新闻。隔天,就派我去记者会采访一条新闻。然后,第 2 天晚上,他问我工作还好吗。我不知道我是不是给了一个“我很有空”的脸,第 3 天,他丢了 3 份采访工作给我。早上 9 时一个校园新闻;早上 11 时第 2 份采访工作是记者会;下午 3 时第 3 份工作是新书发布会,纳丹总统是会上嘉宾,自然而然得问有关选举的事。结果,那天做工做了 14 个小时,他晚上 10 时 30 分看到我还在公司,对我笑说:“你今天很忙 hor?”

工作量虽多,不过我真的很感激主任的信任。连福州都说:“派实习记者访问总统,从来没有这回事。”

忙总比不忙来得好吧?

Tuesday, August 02, 2005

秘鲁之后

回到伦敦理所当然会有一点提心吊胆。但是,过了一会儿,才赫然发觉自己的顾虑是多余的。尽管恐怖分子再三尝试引爆炸弹打击伦敦的信心,伦敦市却依然如故,伦敦人照常生活,伦敦丝毫不受恐怖活动的任何影响。这是对抗恐怖主义的最佳对策,而伦敦能够立刻恢复正常,委实令人佩服。

夏天的伦敦,阳光很是明媚,和冬天的伦敦迥然不同。朦胧的雾不见了。

也因此自然而然想念起秘鲁白天的阳光灿烂,还有晚上的璀璨星空。

原来,秘鲁那两个月的回忆是可以如此执着的。

现在心不甘情不愿回到岛国了。或许写写秘鲁的回忆会让自己好过些(希望同时也能够赚稿费补贴旅游费)。