Friday, April 24, 2009

Breathe -- Taylor Swift

Taylor Swift 那張名為 'fearless' 的專輯是從同事那裡要來的,對她的瞭解僅止於電視廣告上所說的 '國民小公主',不知為什麼,她的曲風讓我想到很久以前一位叫 Shania Twain 的女歌手。

聽過一回後,這首 Breathe 讓個人的印象很深刻,裡頭還加入了 Colbie Caillat 的合聲:


以下是歌詞:

I see your face in my mind as I drive away
'Cause none of us thought it was gonna end that way
People are people and sometimes we change our minds
But it's killing me to see you go after all this time

Mmm...

Music starts playin' like the end of a sad movie
It's the kinda ending you don't really wanna see
'Cause it's tragedy and it'll only bring you down
Now I don't know what to be without you around

And we know it's never simple, never easy
Never a clean break, no one here to save me
You're the only thing I know like the back of my hand

And I can't breathe without you, but I have to
Breathe, without you, but I have to

Never wanted this, never want to see you hurt
Every little bump in the road I tried to swerve
People are people and sometimes it doesn't work out
Nothing we say is gonna save us from the fall out

And we know it's never simple, never easy
Never a clean break, no one here to save me
You're the only thing I know like the back of my hand

And I can't breathe without you, but I have to
Breathe, without you, but I have to

It's two AM, feeling like I just lost a friend
Hope you know it's not easy, easy for me
It's two AM, feeling like I just lost a friend
Hope you know this ain't easy, easy for me

And we know it's never simple, never easy
Never a clean break, no one here to save me

I can't breathe without you, but I have to
Breathe, without you, but I have to
Breathe, without you, but I have to

I'm sorry, I'm sorry ...

一首動人情緒的歌 -- 尤其在深夜時一個人聽 ...

Tuesday, April 21, 2009

我在宇老天氣晴 ...

4 月 12 日,生理時鐘接近老人的 老威 起得很早,為的只是從 08 年 11 月中以來念茲在茲的一件事 -- 帶著 Zero 上宇老。這件事延宕得很久 ... 久到 Zero 都已經累計了約 1700km 的里程才出發。

Zero 和我大約在 0640 時離開內灣、近 0900 時攻上了宇老派出所,熱情的警察杯杯替 老威 拍了張紀念照。不用說,Zero 是這天攻上宇老的第一台單車


靜謐、晴空萬里的 宇老 高點,沒有比這個更棒的自殘方式了 ...


話說回來,此次的整體時間與 小紅 在 08 年 10 月那一次相差無幾,這其實是有原因的:在過了 竹60 - 14.5 處到終點為止,肌耐力不足的 老威 大概發生了 3 ~ 4 回的抽筋,不過看著終點越來越近,也就不想放棄,最後還是撐了過去。

這一回讓個人瞭解到的是公路車確實有其騎乘的門檻 -- 尤其在連續的爬坡路段,雖說 Zero 不是正統的 公路車;有 3 個前大盤,即便個人沒有用卡踏,騎得辛苦卻是不爭的事實,或許在磨掉第一組外胎 (3000+ km) 後會考慮再來挑戰一次。

Bonus:回程途中經過的X具神 (大概在 竹60 - 3 附近),是男人都該停下來拜一拜 ...


BTW,從宇老頂點向下約 20 km 的連續下坡也花了我整整一個小時以上的時間,一方面是剎車還是剎到讓輪圈發熱;另一方面 ... 竹60 的路況真的很爛 ...

P.S.:最小齒比 30-25 的 Zero 與最小齒比 30-26 的小紅在 GCM 上仍然有著約 30cm 以上的差距,可以明顯理解到何者較費力。