Wednesday, July 14, 2010

青蛇, Green Snake



导演: 徐克
拍摄年份: 1992
演员: 张曼玉 赵文卓 王祖贤 吴兴国
剧情:
南宋期间,民生苟安,市集人妖难分。威严的金山寺法海和尚(赵文卓饰),以替天行道为已任,到处镇伏妖精,以匡民心。在收服以慈祥老僧为掩饰的蜘蛛精之后,扰乱了西湖底垫伏修炼的青白二蛇。因白蛇(王祖贤饰)曾义救青蛇(张曼玉饰),二者姐妹相称。青与白受妖精佛珠灵光所惑,开窍。倘佯人间,盘蜷在梁上窥看红尘。白蛇看中了清秀老实的许仙,春心已动的白,念咒催雨,藉借伞而结识了许仙(吴兴国饰),并与其结为夫妻。青蛇也爱慕许仙,基于先来后到,也为了道义,只好相让,在爱情游戏中屈居次席。

刁钻贪欢的青只顾歌舞胡闹,蛇性未改。白把沼泽地变作寓所,也把识破二人真相而在屋外洒硫磺的瞎眼道士收拾了。白施展浑身解数,与许仙成其好事。白为爱情而来,觉得很满足,而青则慢慢从白身上学习做人,在蜕变的过程中,对白和许这一对恋人又羡又妒,但她只能当一个寂寞的第三者,她所模仿的媚态全派不上用场,只因许眼中只有白。

法海在一次与心魔决战之后,又大增功力,意识到杭州出现妖气,满怀信心持禅杖下山为民除害。

一次狂雨成灾的大瘟疫后,白斥资开了药店“保和堂”,以为自此可安定生活。日子久了,许日渐聪明而厉害,加上青的勾引,单纯的恩爱经不起考验,许生了二心。青白二人亦忐忑而诡诈──这是人的世界。端午节近,法海教许仙以雄黄酒逼白现出原形。许明知脂粉乃陷阱,但又贪恋风月,财色兼收,心情矛盾。白帕青道行不高,会在喝了雄黄酒后现出蛇相,所以 吩咐青离开家园几天,但青不依,任性地藏在水池里。白为博许相信自己不是妖精,要和许对饮雄黄酒。许深知白是蛇精幻变成人类,不忍她会现出蛇相而真相大白,所以把雄黄酒倒入水池里。这却让躲在水池里的青现出蛇相。许遭吓死。青白为了同一个男人,上昆仑山盗灵芝仙草。法海力阻,白盗了仙草后, 青要她先回去救许。 青独自一人留下作战,不敌法海。法海需要青助他修炼,并打赌如果青胜出后,就释放她。奈何,法海六根未净,经不起青的诱惑,结果青胜出。法海老羞成怒,不愿遵守承诺,想要收服青,可惜青已逃远。

另一方面, 在灵芝的昏香下,许得救了。青偷了白的男人,起了争执;但白因有孕,决定留下来和许过平凡人的生活,并要青离开他们。法海追至,要收服青白二蛇。许不依,惹怒了法海。结果,法海挟持了许仙,为了要让他明白一切色相皆虚幻和妖精狰狞的真面目,硬把许带回金山寺皈依佛门。

白牺牲了修炼正果的功力去当一个平凡的妻子,因爱生怖,过程痛苦。在镇妖的过程中,法海冷峻傲岸的心也起了涟漪。所以他更竭尽所能去收拾二蛇,来掩盖他的妄念。

白凄厉地哀恳法海,希望它能释放许和成全他们。法海不肯,青白二人唯有作法水漫金山,想要威迫法海释放许。白因作法而动了胎气,腹疼和在水中产子。眼看大水向自己冲来,白唯有托孤予法海。青则闯入寺内,想要救出许,但是许已经落发出家了。当她带着许从寺庙出来,好让他和白能够一家人团聚,却惊觉白已经消失了。青万念俱灰之际,觉得许是属于白的男人,希望他能和白以爱相随,永远在一起,遂一剑刺死心爱的男人。青来了人间一趟,终于学会了“情”一字,并且伤心地流下第一滴眼泪。最后,青带着人类的情欲,潜入水底,离开金山寺和人间。

人生如此(【青蛇】电影主题曲)

作词:黃霑 作曲:雷颂德 编曲:雷颂德

人生如此,
浮生如斯,
缘生缘死,
谁知,谁知?
情终情始,
情真情痴,
何许?何处?
情之至!

Wednesday, July 7, 2010

Apple iPhone 3GS



I bought my iPhone 3GS 32G at Maxis Centre, KLCC after my lunch on 2nd July 2010. Initially I went to Digi shop in KLCC to enquire for detail information about their package plan. After the promoter had briefed me, he then told me that they had been given notice because there was no more stock available at most of the digi centre nearby until 7th July. Therefore, I went to Maxis centre to sign up for their promotion package. I prefer to choose either Digi or Maxis for the service provider.

I used my AirAsia Citibank credit card to make payment and able to enjoy 30% discount off from the iPhone's price which the promotion will end on 16 August 2010. Anyhow, the entire price was still slightly expensive than Digi. Maxis offers 4 types of plans under iValue plan. I had decided to sign up for plan iValue2 and contract period is 24 months.

Phone price: RM1490
Monthly fee: RM155 (Claim RM100 from company for monthly phone bill expenses)
Free local calls: 667 minutes
Free data: 1G
Free SMS: 200
Free MMS: 20
Call rates: 12cent/minute
SMS rates: 10cent/SMS