5/19/2008
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这几日，看到了很多丑恶的嘴脸，包括发国难财的欺诈短信、某学校的作秀捐款、哄抢救灾物资。
但是幸好，更多的是四面八方无私伸出的援手。
公司里同事们以千甚至万为单位的捐款，加上公司1：1的配捐，让我终于做为它的员工也骄傲了一回。
举国哀悼的时候，我们不需要多说什么，只是需要做一些事情，让自己的心稍微安一些。
我们还能多给予些什么？请所有健康生活着的人们思考这个问题，并实实在在地贡献自己的力量。
How many people will have to die before we will take a stand
How many children will have to cry, before we do all we can
If sending your love is all you can give
To help one live, mmm......
How many times can we turn our heads
And pretend we cannot see
Healing the wounds of our broken earth
We are one global family
Just sending your prayers
Is something you feel
Helping one heal
What have I got that I can give
(What have I got that I can give, tell me)
What have I got that I can give, yeah, oh
To love and to teach you
To hold and to need you
What more can I give (what more can I give, yeah)
brother to brother, lay down our fears and reach out and make a pact
Show him the love that is in our hearts, let us bring salvation back
Just sending your love has the power to heal
So let's all give
What have I got that I can give
(It's not a lot to give, just a little bit)
What have I got that I can give
(Everyone should be a part of it)
To love and to teach you
To hold and to need you
What more can I give
Say the words, I'll lay 'em down for you
Just call my name, I am your friend
See then why do they keep teaching us
Such hate and cruelty
We should give over and over again
What have I got that I can give
(We should give over and over again)
What have I got that I can give
(Oh my God, oh my God)
See, to love and to teach you
To hold and to need you
What more can I give
What have I got that I can give (aah)
What have I got that I can give
(Give to you, give to you)
See, to love and to teach you
To hold and to need you
What more can I give (Oooh)
Repeat
What have I got that I can give
(Give to you, we're gonna give to you)
What have I got that I can give
To hold and conceal you
To love and to heal you
What more can I give
What have I got that I can give
(What have I got)
(Send them your prayers)
What have I got that I can give
(Show the world how much you really care)
(To love you)
To love and to teach you
(To hold you, to need you)To hold and to need you
What more can I give
What have I got that I can give...
5/13/2008
本来，这应该是让所有国人翘首期盼的一年，现在，却变成了让人如此心情沉重的一年。
半年光景，雪灾、地震、ZD、撞火车，接下来的日子里又笼罩在恐怖袭击的阴影中。
像极了76年，三位伟人逝世，天安门事件，唐山大地震，四川松潘地震……
08年，中国面临的考验更甚于76年，只是这时的中国已不再如32年前般脆弱，中国人也更加团结。
多灾多难的76年，我们粉碎了四人帮，结束了十年浩劫。
而在08年，奥林匹克会给这不平凡的一年添一抹什么样的色彩？
大家坚强起来，一起面对种种挑战吧。
5/2/2008
五一放假，去上海大舞台听了神秘园的音乐会，感动的一塌胡涂。
尽管我自己是弹钢琴的，但是因此不得不承认，就音色而言，小提琴更有一种摄人心魄的感人力量。本科的时候，宿舍的兄弟们喜欢卧谈，而我则会呆着耳机，在音乐的陪伴下，悠然入睡。Celine的音乐如果说有提神的功效，那么睡前最适合听的一定就是神秘园了。以前在学校做广播电台那会儿，总是会用他们的曲子做背景音乐，最喜欢的几首，Poeme，Song from a Secret Garden和Noctune经常会被我用来衬托那些感人的故事。再后来，就是那首天籁般的You Raise Me Up了。曾经反复放这首歌好多个夜晚，一首反复的放，就像听Celine的那些不朽的法文歌。正是因为有这个原版在先，让我对后来Josh Groban和Westlfe等人的翻唱完全不感冒。因为除了Brian Kennedy的金嗓子，Sherry的小提琴更是这首歌的灵魂，没有了前奏和背景的小提琴，感动的力量去了大半。我对New Age音乐的喜爱，从Enigma开始，并因为神秘园进一步升华。一个是节奏大师，另一个是旋律和情感之王。后来，不管是班德瑞、George Winston、Nicholas Gunn、Kevin Kern或者Matthew Lien以及Yanni，都无出其右。
今天的音乐会，大部分都是我耳熟能详的曲子，于是便几乎整场都沉浸在回忆中，回忆8、9年前的那些岁月。尤其是当Poeme和Some from a Secret Garden从Sherry的指尖缓缓流出的时候，几乎不能抑制心中的情感。另一个比较令人惊喜的就是人声的加入，除了You Raise Me Up，其他几首歌都出自尚未全球发型的新专辑，先听为快了。两位歌手的声线近乎完美，而Rolf写的歌又是异常的温暖。最后的You Raise Me Up，大概是全场观众最熟悉的了，听到周围很多人跟着哼唱，全场给感动的稀里哗啦。结束之后观众掌声经久不息，然后就是一个简短的encore，压鹊无声，所有人又给感动死去活来。总之，一场精神的洗礼，感动是最不缺的东西。一点点美中不足，由于没有管弦乐队，所以有几首曲子的配器由吉它代替，显得比较单薄，气势不足。音效上，大舞台的场地并不适合安安静静的欣赏音乐，如果换了大剧院可能效果更圆满一些。不过瑕不掩瑜，这么多感动，已然让我受用不尽了。
附几首他们的video，体会一下。
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