Saturday, May 26, 2012

No. 67 Cafe / 六十七號咖啡館


做完十分鐘的報告,與其說是做作業,不如說是為我自己,把這一年劃上句點。和老師以及少少的同學道再見。這個星期倫敦猛一般地進入夏季,英國同學下課後聚集在酒吧前哈啦,我們幾個亞洲人則躲進中東小吃店裡大口大口地吃肉。

I had given my ten-minute presentation. I treated it more as a ritual for myself to wrap up the year than an obligatory assignment. I had said goodbye to the tutors and a small number of classmates. This week summer took us by surprise. After school, the British students gathered in front of the pub while we, a few Asians, hid inside the Turkish restaurant feasting on kebab.

我的第一個告別行程是和韓國妹妹蘇約在學校旁邊的六十七號咖啡館,蘇是我的前鄰居,說了好久要聊一聊,結果居然是在我要離開之前,也好,這樣少了點感傷,反而有種很沉靜的喜悅,知道也許這才是開始。

The first appointment on my farewell agenda was with Sul, my ex-neighbor, in No. 67 Cafe next to Camberwell. We'd been talking about having a  get-together. It happened only right before my departure. On the up side, it wasn't so sentimental. Instead, I felt down-to-earth joy, knowing maybe this was just another beginning.

現在的倫敦像天堂一樣美麗,我也神奇般地瘦了下來,我的心情好得和剛來時差不多,唯一不同的是我沒有眷戀到放不了手,因為我想回家坐下來好好專心畫圖。

London at this moment is paradisiac. I, with great luck, lost some weight. I am in a mood as cheery as when I first came. The only difference is that I am not so attached to everything here that I can't let go. What I would like to do most is go home, sit down, and concentrate on drawing.

總是有個好大的目標在前方,六十七號咖啡館只是個中間點。

I still have a super huge goal ahead of me. No. 67 Cafe is just a stop on my way there...

1 comment:

Shorty修替他娘 said...

好居家的咖啡館喔