每次看潘燦良的戲都是一種享受，亦是不得不反思生活的體驗。

縱然徧心，今晚的演出卻是吳君如最引人入勝 － Veronica的立體感、其堅持、掙扎、內心起伏，以及存台感完全不像首度演舞台劇的新手。雖有說角色性格很貼近她本人，但其甚具說服力的演出毫不遜色於另外三位舞台老手。

話說回來，還是劇本出色。驟眼看來，《狂揪夫妻》或略嫌婆媽，但劇作家Yasmina Reza的幽默與對人性的觸角，經翻譯後仍感動人心。戲的主線不單單是觀點與角度的「老調重彈」，而是我們在生活的磨練（或壓制）下不斷的妥協，直到一天抵達臨界點，才發現許多所謂的「禮貌」和「待人接物之道」都是虛偽與逃避；我們從來都沒學懂怎樣以誠相待。

噢，又不知所云了⋯⋯

Rendezvous with friend randomly became three people taking a short walk in Central Park

It is worlds away - a struggling singer in the city, an arts agent with an apartment looking towards Central Park, and an ordinary secondary school teacher... people from the same city who took on different paths, which in turn fostered the different takes on life.

I did not expect her to be in touch; I thought she was on tour to HK with her husband. The lines of acquaintances are blurred once you're overseas, and little did I expect her to know my friend... oh well, guess social circles overlap.

Enough babbling.
Back to reality.

trying to gather the random thoughts together:

when it all comes together - transform ; it's a wonderful thing to behold when all the theories you've read / heard about come into one breath - that it ceases to be theory and literally come off the page.
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humility.
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human element - musicality - technique
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it's NOT a checklist.
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community > music > notation
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attitude.
Or just being vulnerable.

The more you learn, the more you realize how prior knowledge will affect your openness to new ideas. One way or another, we are seeking recognition to what we do, or confirmation of our long-held beliefs, or simply an explanation to the paradoxes in your life, as long as it's not your fault.

This third trip to the States reinforced my preference for all things European; I never realized how British my tastes / line of thought really were until challenged by something as fundemental as diction. It wasn't even the "preferred tone colour" that I felt most resistant to change.

It might not be a good thing, but so far, I'm not convinced.
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The imagination is indeed a powerful tool, especially in masking the many pros and cons of a certain space. It might just be that the Brits are better at hypocrisy or putting up a facade. Some consider it a difference in confidence, and I tend to agree, but in the opposite manner - the more you say about something, the more words you use to justify your cause/argument/views - it doesn't necessarily mean you're more confident of your stance.

Sometimes, less is more.

Beautiful.
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It has always been there.
Listen, learn the pattern and not the specific.
Turns out that the same problem is occurring in other parts of the world.
There may be a possible solution, but it will be an uphill struggle with the many inflated egos.

Oh, did I mention you also need a good ear to be a good composer?
From that defensive message and his track record, I doubt he ever understood what is a good sound.
Oh well. Why should I be surprised?