我很喜欢旅行,每年的假期都会攒起来,换回来一年两度的自我放逐。
今年的二三月份,去了趟尼泊尔,因为想拍一个人文纪录片,导致博卡拉的徒步未能成行,10天的时间就是在加德满都谷里转来转去,加德满都市、帕坦、巴德岗。
因为拍纪录片(个人创作,至今未剪辑,希望有机会拿出来给大家看看),照片没怎么拍,也就是带了个小数码机去,随意拍了点,权作记录。
- posted on 06/29/2007
尼泊尔人的生活态度比我们要自在和轻松,尽管这个国家很穷,而且是世世代代的穷。
无论任何时候,都能在公共场所看到无所事事的人,晒晒太阳,聊聊天。
也看到很多失学的孩子,推着水果出来叫卖。
也许是因为这个国家正站在一个十字路口,何去何从将决定了将来的政治体制,民主共和?君主立宪?毛党领袖?还是现在的总理来当选将来的总统?对政治再疏离的尼泊尔人都无法对国家正在发生的一切视若无睹。我常回忆起那个梦想当医生,千里迢迢从博卡拉赶到京城参加全国的医学院招生入学考试的男孩子,对着我的摄像机,他谈到他们国家的政治问题、民生问题、腐败问题时的愤慨和无奈。而他的父亲,那个长得很像巴基斯坦总统穆沙拉夫的中年男人一直微笑不语的看着我们,看得出来,他为他的儿子骄傲。
还有那个加德满都老人院,那些宁静的,偶然发发脾气的,但内心都充满太多悲伤往事的老人们,有些唱歌,有些哀泣,那些面孔,永远留在我的记忆里。
10天,虽然短暂,但所看到的,所感受到的,并不贫乏。 - Re: Glimpeses of Nepalposted on 06/29/2007
- Re: Glimpeses of Nepalposted on 06/29/2007
- posted on 06/29/2007
在加德满都的时候,遇到色彩节,Holi。尼泊尔的节日很多,其中这个色彩节是比较大的节日,全国人民,不分男女老幼,这一日都会把储备多时的“武器”拿出来,就是一些混合了颜料粉的,用塑料袋装的水弹来互相攻击。我那天,没有事先预见到这场战斗的激烈和无所不在,当我从老人院采访回来,要回到背包客集散地Thamel区时就被一群人围攻了。
我那天晚上就在Thamel区久负盛名的Helena里写了这篇日记,记录了自己的“悲惨”遭遇。呵呵。
非英文专业,水平很有限,谬误之处,请咖啡馆里的高人指点一二。我自己知道有些用词不太准确,例如,文中的fall upon,但我一时找不到更合适的词,希望得到大家的帮助。
Holi, A Fighting Day
From Kathmandu. 2007-03-04
As a country of poverty and politically unstable,Nepal is surprisingly a land of joy and celebrating festivals.
Holi, the festival of colours ,fell upon the country yesterday, and it made a scene of overexcited atmosphere and chaos.
Being an outsider of Nepalese culture,I've been totally confused by the way the locals celebrated the Holi.
Gangs of youth and children with lolas(water-filled balloons)and coloured chemical powders in hands were seen everywhere the city Kathmandu.Most of them smeared in different colours and had a look of exciting and merry.they were looking for targets anytime anywhere.
in the form of throwing out lolas or powders on each other or to passbys, to some degree, Holi is a day of fighting.figting between men,women and childrens.only those aged ones had no interests to be involved in the battle.
In high residential areas, It was more of a roof-top balloon fights, people hurled balloons and splashed water from their terrace. At places like Thamel, an area of tourist, where I stayed, the celebrations were more on the roads with fighters blocking every exit or entry of this area.
Though it's a Nepalese Festival, tourists were no way to be exceptional, actually, It's quite a threat to foreigners since they had no weapons to fight back.
Unfortunately, I was a victim of this fighting day.
Yesterday afternoon, I got back to Thamel from the Pashupati temple by taxi.When we arrived in an interscetion of crossed-roads, the car was stucked by the crowd and coudn't move.the men surrounding us spontaneously found me a perfect target to attack.They throwed red powders on me through the opened-window beside the taxi driver, some of them even opened the back cover of the car to share me some powders.
In such a terrible situation, I had no choice but shouting at the driver: your country is crazy, get out of here,quickly.
The teenage taxi driver made no response but a loud laugh, he was so happy about it.
When I finally stepped inside the Sun Rise Cottage,the hostel I stayed,people working there greeted me with big smile, and I just said: it's really dangerous outside.
Though it's a festival to be celebrating nationwide and most nepalese people really enjoyed it , there was still some different voices about the celebration.
An article published on "The Kathmandu Post" labled the celebration activity as "anti-soceity". Another one which was on today's The Himalayan has viewed it "vulgar" and worried about its negative affect on tourist.
A victim of the festival myself, I agree with the latter totally.
- posted on 06/29/2007
这张照片是我自己很喜欢的,喜欢它是因为相片中这个女人。
加德满都的老人院是尼泊尔唯一的政府办的老人院,里面230个老人,形形色色,各种性格,各种脾气都有,有整天凶巴巴的,对什么事情都不满,也有整天乐呵呵,喜欢唱歌的,可他们共同的处境都很难堪,因为老人院的各方面条件都很恶劣。
吃得穿的用的住的都很糟糕,而且,这里面大多数老人都是被家人遗弃的,对他们而言,往事不堪回首。
这个女人是我在老人院里看到的另类。她五官完美,看得出来年轻时是个大美人,现在尽管住在老人院,可从她的身形,从她的衣着能看出她依然热爱生活。难能可贵的是她脸上的表情如此从容、平和、优雅。
她总是笑眯眯的,仿佛在自己家后花园散步一般在这老人院里的走来走去,时不时关心一下其他老人和纷争,面对我的镜头,她只是微笑,端庄自然。折服于她的个人魅力,我有种不敢造次的感觉,尽管我知道我能随便拍她,但我还是约束了自己,只趁她不注意时拍了两张,动作很快,生怕让她感到不自在。
这一张是她往我的方向走过来时抓拍的,正好捕捉了她那平静如水的表情。 - Re: Glimpeses of Nepalposted on 06/29/2007
nice pictures with great viewpoints, thanks for sharing
英文参考:
http://www.info-nepal.com/society/festivals/fagupurnima.html
http://www.holifestival.org/holi-in-nepal.html
- posted on 06/30/2007
Nice - both photos and comments.
Your English is fine. Just read and write some more. Easy but charming books such as Peter Mayle's A Year in Provence would be a good place to start.
A few words before Professor Liao Kang or Susan shows up:
As a country of poverty and politically unstable,Nepal is surprisingly a land of joy and celebrating festivals.
The problem here is the inconsistency in the choice of words in a sentence. It would sound better this way: "As a country of poverty and political instability, Nepal is surprisingly a land of joy and festivity."
The teenage taxi driver made no response but a loud laugh, he was so happy about it.
Here it is a simple grammar mistake: Only one verb is allowed in one sentence. So just change the coma to a period.
- Re: Glimpeses of Nepalposted on 06/30/2007
不错,挺好。背景比较暗,歪打正着,有味道。:)
这几周,本也想给自己放个假,到处溜溜。可英国天气怎么就这么差,冷得厉害。我在家冻得直哆嗦。整天为开不开暖气做思想斗争,开吧,就一个人在家,又是大六月天,太浪费,增加carbon footprint,也增加了全球变暖的机会,最终海平面升高一米,大半伦敦就保不住了。不开吧,妈的冻得要死,家里最高只有17度。什么鬼天气。
周末本想直接去滑铁芦,买张往返票去巴黎转转,这么阴冷,又没心情。法国近在咫尺,却始终杀不过去。:) - posted on 07/01/2007
英国这么冷啦?难怪令胡这几天都要泡咖啡。
英国汽车炸弹怎么样了?令胡多谈谈,带点英国幽默风格的:)
令胡冲 wrote:
不错,挺好。背景比较暗,歪打正着,有味道。:)
这几周,本也想给自己放个假,到处溜溜。可英国天气怎么就这么差,冷得厉害。我在家冻得直哆嗦。整天为开不开暖气做思想斗争,开吧,就一个人在家,又是大六月天,太浪费,增加carbon footprint,也增加了全球变暖的机会,最终海平面升高一米,大半伦敦就保不住了。不开吧,妈的冻得要死,家里最高只有17度。什么鬼天气。
周末本想直接去滑铁芦,买张往返票去巴黎转转,这么阴冷,又没心情。法国近在咫尺,却始终杀不过去。:) - Re: Glimpeses of Nepalposted on 07/01/2007
Faint! Why does it have anything to do with me? You guys are professors, it is your responsibility to educate the young... :-)
For all the young world travellers, I have nothing but admiration. :-)
八十一子 wrote:
A few words before Professor Liao Kang or Susan shows up: - Re: Glimpeses of Nepalposted on 07/01/2007
谢谢!谢谢!
我还从没有意识到这个问题呢.:(
谢谢你的推荐,但我的书架上目前已经有好多英文书排着队等着我去读呢。:(
- Re: Glimpeses of Nepalposted on 07/01/2007
为什么我就不引用不了你们的话呢?真笨啊。
令胡冲在英国,那里的建筑好美啊,是我一直想去的地方,就是太昂贵了,等我攒够钱再说。
巴黎好美,好美,让我无限思念的城市,一定要在秋天去。
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