2016-05-21

邂逅:Vale篇

21052016-2
寫開有條路,one thing leads to another,那就也來記錄這個昨天我本來就想這麼做的。照片中的人名叫Vale Wong( *題外話:OMG 上一帖的照片是John TAN Kathy TAN  而現在竟然是Douglas WONG Vale WONG )

我跟他是在劇場認識的。如果你有看ONS的話,他就是在一開場幫塔塔羅塔塔唱 “Helloit’s me …” 的那把好聲音。他也在ONS負責演員的歌唱訓練、編舞和現場演奏。那三位在劇中讓人無法忽視、不能不愛的SexyHappy & Easy 就是在他的調教之下,才會有了讓人眼前一亮的精彩表現的。

對上一次跟他頻繁互動是因為我在做《傻孩子》歌曲時出了狀況,在大半夜臨時請他出手幫忙,他還很天才那樣在兩小時內搞定給我。而過去兩天我跟他忽然又有了頻繁互動。

對於這一次的互動,我深感自己是幸運的,我更由衷珍惜Vale對我的有心表達。至於我自己對上一次有雷同舉動是在看了Ola Bola電影後,因為覺得自己很有衝動想把想法表達給Chiu導和編劇陳鈺瑩知道,所以貿貿然給二位傳的簡訊。

以下是我在這美麗的星期六必須藉機記錄的生命之美好邂逅。

19.5.2016 FB notification : you have received a new message.

“Hey, I can't believe you didn't get nominated for anything. Ma not be appropriate for me to say this, but I saw you work your magic every single show, and am sure that there isn't a person in the industry more deserving of a nomination than you, especially in ONS. Just a quick note to say that you're truly incredible in that role and I…  Love, Vale”

我回應
“appreciate your message very much my dear Vale”

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20.5.2016 FB notification : you are tagged you in a post.

“… Lastly, I don't know in what universe Douglas Wong doesn't get nominated for 6 show stealing completely sold out performances in O.N.S. as Tataluotata, but you're already a star-lit winner in my eyes. No one can do the magic you do!

And to everyone else who didn't make the nomination list, know that the shows could not have shined without you! Let's continue trying to put up good shows that make a difference. After all, isn't that what truly matters? ”

我回應:
“Hey Vale,

Thank you for your love and trust, and always enthusiastically tell me how much you appreciated my performance after every single show u watched me in, ONS or others.

As an actor, I am truly lucky and humbled to have been able to be indulged in this undoubtedly support coming from an outstanding young actor, in this case, you, my dear Vale.

Talking abt me as an actor onstage, most of the time I am described as “the diva” by almost everybody. Never once I didn’t roll eyes in my heart and said thank you very much with a professional smile.

However, you - the kurang ajar fearless in expressions talking with an accent either love u or hate u budak sial, is the first and only person up to date who described me as “the beast”, and OMG I love it so much.

And now, pay your attention to me, bitch. I m going to tell you something. You can be sure that this is coming from someone who has been a proud and still going strong theatre actor in Malaysia for 2 decades now ; someone who is / has been lucky enough to have the privilege to act in at least 2 if not 3 or 4 or 5 considerably well received if not good productions every year in 1998-2006 and 2010-2016 ; and on top of that, someone who not only just never won but has never been nominated for in the now 15yo ADA awards (*except for the 1st year in 2001 in which everyone got nominated for every category).

As much as I enjoyed being “the beast” onstage, I know that I m in no need to search for “the beauty”. Simply bcoz every time when I am up there having a great time with my beloved fellow actors, I found both “the beauty and the beast” in me, again and again, without failed.

Although this might sound like a tale as old as time but I know it is as true as it can be. Continue to have fun acting and I look forward to share the same stage with you again.

oh and we all know how much a musical bitch u are, let's enjoy the song.


Love & Hugs, DW”

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20.5.2016 FB notification : you are mentioned in a comment.

“God I love you hahahaha...

Trust Douglas Wong to use Disney to explain something profound to a music theatre actor.  "A Beast" is pretty much reserved for someone who exceeds human capabilities as an actor, pulling out monstrous reservoirs of strength and power on stage, and impacting every single seat in the room. So you kan? Wonder if it's an Aussie slang...

Had forgotten I said that actually lol.

And on that note, your advice on finding both the beauty and the beast within our selves, the gentle and the strong, that's just perfect

Lol, teaching even when you're not on stage. So you la.”

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雖然上一帖的凱蒂陳留言告訴我說她其實不記得甄嬛傳一事,而這個帖的Vale也說他其實不記得 “the beast” 一事,但我並沒有因此而對自己的情感記憶有絲毫懷疑。我只是更肯定了自己所相信的 - 我們在生命中所留得下來的記印,往往都是與人或與事毫不刻意但卻深刻的互動。反之亦然。

越是刻意地想要影響生命,越是做作地想要為生命留下什麼,自己或其他人,都只讓我們離真實的生命與生命的真實,越來越遠。

只要一直只做自己相信的事,生命竟毫不費力地有了值得感到驕傲的真實記印。

我才不管Vale所說的是事實,抑或只是我的一廂情願,我只是知道當一個人覺得他必須把話說給另外一個人聽而又真的這麼做時,那是一種生命中難得的美好經歷。

事實是,生命在你我都還沒察覺的情況下,老早就已經有了最值得驕傲的價值了。


邂逅:凱蒂篇

21052016-1
這是我在今天中午收到我家陳浚先生傳給我的照片。原來他恰巧遇到了照片中這名叫凱蒂陳的女生。這看似平常的一件事讓我在這美麗的星期六寫了以下應該會很不短的文字。因為我認為這是我必須藉機記錄的生命之美好邂逅。

凱蒂陳跟我是在幾年前的某次工作認識的。在那次的經驗中她給我留下了兩個非常深刻的印象。由於我們是邂逅在選美節目的幕後製作團隊中,而當時的潮流電視劇是《甄環傳》,因此工作人員們很自然地就常常會把劇中的經典人物和場面跟眼前的工作說在一起。甄嬛傳+選美佳麗,想當然爾,兩者之間的掛鉤必然都是負面的為多。

唯獨是這位在當時擔任節目製作經理,說話沒什麼陰陽頓挫,臉上沒什麼表情,長得很像籃球國手的凱蒂陳,她所說的《甄嬛傳》跟其他人的完全不一樣。我們兩人在那次的工作崗位上可說是沒有交手的時候。就在我們第一次有機會閒聊時(好像是因為下雨導致工作必須暫時中斷),凱蒂陳跟我聊的也是甄嬛傳。

也許是因為凱蒂陳以為當時擔任表演老師的我是一名貨真價實的影視工作前輩兼很有heart的資深表演藝術工作者,她對我說是:老師你有看甄嬛傳對不對?哇~我覺得導演和攝影師對鏡頭的處理很講究,也很有心思。你有注意到那一幕的那兩個紅燈籠…”

恕我個人平日過於沉溺在風花雪月中,我在看甄嬛傳時實在完全沒把重點放過在什麼鏡頭巧思之類的元素上,而現在我也完全記不起凱蒂陳當時所說的究竟是哪一幕或哪兩個紅燈籠。我只隱約記得當時我好像是說:所以你是真的對影視工作有志的?凱蒂陳好像是回我說她有想拍讓自己感覺到滿足感的作品之類的話。至於我接著是說出口了還是只在心裡想著 那你趕快換工吧,現在的我就無法肯定了。

這是第一次的深刻印象。

在同一天又或者是過後的某一天,我們工作到凌晨。由於拍攝場地的空間有限,我們都是把車子停在一個要走一小段路的地方。我記得當時應該是凌晨2點左右,所有人都已經走得七七八八了,現場只剩下寥寥幾人。我走的時候遇到了凱蒂陳,她說她要送我去拿車。我說不需要,因為我雖非猛男還行為舉止心思皆娘炮非常但怎樣也還是一個壯年男人。

凱蒂陳說不行,確保大家的安全是她的職責之一,而且當時夜也深,加上反正只要還有善後工作正在進行中她就還不能回家,閒著也是閒著,那就更理所當然要送 老師去他的車子了。最後,這個雖然長得很像籃球國手但終究還是一名小妮子的凱蒂陳,把我這個雖然長得像是大叔又像是大嬸但終究還是一名中年男人的 老師送到了車上。

我無法不對她留下極深刻的第二印象。

那次的工作結束後幾年的後來,當我再次跟凱蒂陳聯絡時,是因為她是我那時候某項工作職務的首選。但最後卻沒如願成事。因為她選擇了另外一個同時出現的工作機會。

再後來的後來,當凱蒂陳再次跟我聯絡時,是因為她正在工作的一個跨國合作影視項目在找男演員出演主角。於是她對我家陳浚做出了男主角的試鏡邀請。雖然最後John Tan沒有如願地雀屏中選,但我依然很記得不久前的那一天。

就在我們再次見面的那一天,凱蒂陳的臉上還是沒什麼表情但卻多了笑意,說話還是沒什麼陰陽頓挫但卻多了熱情,長得還是很像籃球國手但卻已穿上了小短裙。她說:"試鏡需要蠻長的時間,我帶你去抽煙區。"

而我因為行為舉止心思皆還是依然娘炮非常,所以不管當時凱蒂陳有沒有帶我去抽煙區,我一直都清楚知道,這是一次的,有心促成。

這也是我和凱蒂陳再一次的,美好邂逅。