大亨小傳 Hotel California

四處看房子有苦有樂, 每踏進ㄧ間新屋, 我腦海馬上浮現如BBC影集Sherlock偵探橋段: 誰曾住過這裏? 兇宅吉宅? 幾房幾衛浴總坪數多少? 區域小學至高中列名? 最後是心算扣除房租或貸款後, LKㄧ家老少白粥外可否加碟醬菜?! 和吾友MG閒聊, 提及某學長夫人笑嘆已婚女性只能從電視找愛情… 嗯, 與液晶螢幕精神戀愛對我來說太過形而上, 可是兩個多星期尋覓dream home下來, 我頓悟原來ㄧ棟好房子更能喚醒心中沈睡已久波濤洶湧的熱情! 記得高中時讀的大亨小傳, 直到現在仍不懂Gatsby對膚淺自私Daisy的深情, 但那兩棟隔著港灣遙遙相望的華廈卻真真是浪漫極致 !!!

As I prefaced in my previous post that oldies with 'California' in the title are rarely happy songs. My epic relocation has progressed from "This could be Heaven or this could be Hell" to "You can check-out any time you like, but you can never leave!" Gosh, the existentialist 70's…


Moving is no fun but house hunting itself can be rather lyrical. I came across several historical buildings in the most unexpected neighborhoods and when stepping inside the grand forgotten parlor, stories whispered by the walls, windows, ceilings, and tiles… some made me tearful, the others smile.

I often ponder the relationship between men and architecture indoors…

Or outdoors.

Does such escape make me the thinker? :)

Taking advantage of my precious freedom(Little V is still vacationing in Taipei), after a day of viewings I would enjoy a restful hour in the quiet Cantor Arts Center . As I lounged on the Barcelona Chair replica gazing the Chariot mobile by Calder twirled from above, this was heaven.

I dropped by an old fashion bookstore in Town&Country Village the other day and decided to show my sponsorship by purchasing a paperback. The book is full of Brit humors and goes very well with soup&salad or coffee&dessert, a bit more flair than ibooks :)

Saving the best for last! For those of you who are not comfortable with nudity, please stop reading here(now, everyone wants to read on :P) I finally saw the Gaultier exhibit at the DeYoung. It was inspiring. His couture not only challenges the viewers with whimsical imageries but also conducts provocative dialogues about gender and power.

My favorite piece from the exhibit, made of fine feathers and torn denim.

The dominatrix trio sporting inner beauty?

With such maternity gear… who will have postpartum depression?

Turning the runway into a harbor…

Although Gaultier's signature(often a melange of cone bras, corset, codpiece…) screams hyper sexuality, the occasional softer expression of his design actually channels ethereal elegance.