http://www.tudou.com/programs/view/y7zBXPoqjkw/

已不記得是誰給我這段video,只記得第一印象:少來,怎麼可能?絕對是假的.怎麼可能有一個人到過這麼多地方?肯定只是一個老美穿插不同電腦背景,換了不少件衣服,跳著頗為醜陋的舞,這有什麼希奇的?

但仔細一看我發現我錯了…這麼多人跟他跳…背景也不像是假的…天啊!這老美還真的到過這麼多地方!

他叫Matt Harding,年輕時在洛杉磯一家電腦公司專門設計例似CS或Medal of Honor等人砍射宰殺人的電動遊戲軟體賺了些錢,突然有一天良心發現,難道自己就這麼一輩子靠殺人遊戲來渡過餘生嗎?

辭掉工作, Matt把這幾年的積蓄拿出來,用最簡單便宜的方式環遊世界.至於那段醜陋舞蹈是他每次找同事吃飯時,為了催對方動作快一點而想出來的滑稽動作,後來被朋友罵,要他下次出國玩的時候就跳這個舞然後拍下來.Matt答應了,結果一炮而紅.加上Praan旋律優美又振奮人心的音樂, Where the hell is Matt?(Matt死到哪兒去了?)變成youtube史上點擊量最高,並且是最有意義的video.一個如此平凡的人竟然作出如此不平凡的事.不但下定決心改變自己的生活方式身體力行,而且過程中串起全人類的心,啟發和平,改變世界.我想,連他自己也沒想到他的作為會有這種結果吧.

我最喜歡的段落是他在Tonga東加海岸邊跳舞時,被巨大的海浪吞食,攝影師還在鏡頭後大聲叫好.還有同樣在東加深海裡與鯨魚共舞,和印度一群Bollywood演員跳舞,而且還破例改變自己的舞蹈方式,這可能就是所謂的入境隨俗吧.南北韓交界DMZ武警前,美國內華達州無重力狀態訓練中心與太空人空中展現舞姿,幾百個熱情隨性的西班牙人瘋狂衝進鏡頭.真是經典.

究竟Matt到過的景點,自己親眼目睹過幾個?掐指一算:

1.                  Auckland, New Zealand 紐西蘭奧克蘭,靠近奧克蘭大學旁的公園噴水池

2.                  San Francisco, California美國加州舊金山Alomo Square row of Victorians

3.                  New York, New York美國紐約州紐約市的中央公園

4.                  Washington D.C., USA美國華府Capitol Hill國會山莊前

5.                  Singapore新加坡Merlion前

6.                  Paris, France法國巴黎正對愛菲爾鐵塔的平台上

看起來好像不多,但還去過些地方是Matt也沒去過或沒放在video上.至於Matt有到過的國家地區,自己也有到過但卻沒親眼看過的景點還剰哪些呢?

1.                  Austin, Texas德洲首府奧斯丁

2.                  Tokyo, Japan日本東京

3.                  Chicago, Illinois美國伊利諾州芝加哥

4.                  Taipei, Taiwan台灣台北

5.                  Alhambra, California美國加州阿爾漢布若市

6.                  Los Angeles, California美國加州洛杉磯

佛羅里達州,德國,加拿大也都有我的足跡,但列出來後發覺自己的見識尚可增進.

你也一起來算算.若您去過的地方少於一個,那求求你快點拿出你的護照,別老在自家門口打轉.

Where the hell will YOU be?(你準備死去哪裡?)

照片中這幾位,相信大家一定不陌生.香港的義唱活動我已經參加了三次.第一次為了南亞海嘯,年少不懂事的我被公司[徵召]和一班同事到尖沙嘴廣東道上某錄音室錄歌.哪一首歌,我現在有點模糊,只記得當時零距離與身邊港星接觸,但比較讓我印象深刻的是見證到香港人那股團結凝聚力,組織能力極強,沒有人覺得自己是大牌而抱怨等待時間長或爭進錄音室的先後次序.大家同一信念:把工作做好.錄完歌,我們這批忙碌的鳳凰主持人們也難得這樣聚在一起,結果大夥兒起鬨找了一間餐廳狼吞虎嚥一番後才散去.

第二次義唱是為了過年時發生的雪災.新春佳節,同事大部分各自回家過年,因此前往香港電台錄製賑災歌曲的同仁相對就比較少.有了上次的經驗,這次有心理準備,知道雖然香港演藝人協會盡心盡力安排,但人多時間長再所難免.那次聚會的照片沒輸入電腦,只有沖洗出來貼在公司衣櫃裡.

最後,四川地震,發生至今竟有2個月的時間了,大夥兒忙著迎接奧運,時間似乎就過得好快好快.512那天下午剛好我值班,踏上主播檯,和以往做突發事件直播一樣,腦海裡浮現的都是問題”我該問什麼?我會和誰連線?是記者還是一般市民?如果是和市民連線,通常他們沒有接受過記者訓練,回答提問時可能只有一兩句話,那我應該怎麼接話,怎麼引導他們?沒有第一手畫面,以我在台灣還有舊金山等多地震地區生活這麼多年的經驗,我可以提出哪些問題讓觀眾感受到地震的威力?”作為一名主播,我的工作就是要掌控大局.

我深知那次突發節目自己有不少可以改進地方,但我有盡力.沒落淚,卻仍為流逝的生命感到心痛,因為在災難面前,生命,不分國家地區一樣珍貴.而因為工作,我只好將這股心痛收藏在心底.比心痛感觸更多的則是一份可惜,不知有多少學生,國家棟樑,未來主人翁,可以不必走….

回顧博客觀眾朋友留下的寶貴意見,褒貶不一,歡迎大家指教.但,每一個人來自多元背景,接受截然不同的教育方式,有時甚至同樣的教育也能培養出宗教政治觀點南轅北轍的另一群人,台語有一句[一樣的米養百樣的人].  Since I can’t please everybody,我只好按照自己的原則去做自己認為對的事.好的意見,我一定盡心去改.其他的, well,就請大家多多包含我的[擇善固執]吧!

希望以後類似這種義唱活動越來越少.

近來資訊台和直通車的體育新聞論壇引起小小反響,感謝大家的支持與鼓勵.日前接到老大哥嘉耀的指示,要我為體育新聞寫一篇節目報告貼在資訊台的佈告欄上.回想這兩年多做體育,有苦有淚有歡笑,在此與大家一起分享:

“歡迎一起來關心今天的體育新聞,我是聲揚”

在資源限制以及友台壟斷的惡劣情況下,資訊台體育新聞的成立所面對的是一場艱辛的硬仗,但每天短短10分鐘同樣可以很精采,同樣能讓本人以及所屬優秀主編團隊小兵立大功,本人認為體育新聞的成功關鍵在於前期準備,主持和新聞片段的激情配音,以及將體育融入於主要新聞重要的一環.

體育新聞的前期準備工作不可或缺.體育是一種acquired taste (後天養成的喜愛),所以每個人對不同體育項目的喜好自然不同,有人愛看跳水,有人(本人)癡迷籃球,有人瘋狂足球,但要一個人對世界上所有的運動都感興趣卻相當困難.每天與主編溝通當日所有的體育內容時,除了以內容的性質以及時效性外,我們還會依照對方的運動興趣來商討賽事的重要性藉以排定流程的先後次續.另外,體育新聞除了仰賴編譯同仁的慷慨支援外,體育主播和主編也得每天披掛上陣親自撰稿,查看新浪,ESPN,報紙等其他專業體育媒體有沒有特別的花絮消息值得報導,盡可能讓節目更加多元化.前期工作準備不足,那一天的體育新聞就不精采.

一般收看體育新聞的人都是希望知道自己今天錯過了什麼精采比賽.縱使網路發達比賽結果隨手可得,但這卻絲毫無法取代在電視機前或在現場與三五好友觀看整場賽事,那種有如坐雲霄飛車般的快感以及球隊贏/輸球的滿足/失落感.因此,體育新聞的宗旨就是要讓觀眾身歷其境.無論是才一分半鐘的新聞片段還是主持的過程,配音必須要像現場轉播那樣生龍活虎有高有低有激情有熱情有感情,可以吃螺絲也可以重來一遍,因為那樣會更有現場直播感.甚至可說到完全不中立,可偏愛任何一個球隊或一個國家,因為體育新聞乃人性化新聞,人性化表示人要有自由有選擇權去鍾愛任何一隻球隊或一名選手而不擔心被政治化.既然是人性化的新聞配音自然可參雜驚呼,感嘆,開心等情感表達,卻千萬不能像一般新聞配音那樣故事敘述完就算了.要做到觀眾一聽到體育新聞的配音就眼睛為之一亮,要讓原本已呈半睡眠狀態的觀眾同胞突然驚醒,要使得手邊正忙碌只能聽新聞的觀眾朋友自願放下工作殺到電視機前,最後要逼他們意猶未盡趕看重播.體育新聞的未來在於從SOT全部改成LVO,讓新聞片段全部由主播自己看著畫面說出最適當的配音,也讓整節體育新聞有一種連貫性,反正每天不過10分鐘,7-8條LVO,主播OK的啦!在資源時間有限的情況下,鳳凰體育新聞的最大賣點就在於配音.

體育新聞的下一階段就是與重要時段的新聞播報緊密得聯繫在一起.無論是美國或香港,新聞主播,天氣主播,以及體育主播都是在同一個時段出現並形成一個新聞團隊,給觀眾一種家人的感覺.目前體育新聞已延伸至時事直通車每天友情客串兩則體育消息,目的是希望觀眾在聽完連續的嚴肅政治時事新聞後,能夠藉由輕鬆體育消息暫時放鬆心情.另外,體育主播與直通車主播之間的交接應該有少許但輕鬆的交流,讓直通車主播在不失權威形象的情況下也充分表現出其富有人性的一面,此舉會更加吸引觀眾.未來在空間與時間的允許下,體育主播和天氣主播可做到與新聞主播Live的交流對話並同台出鏡,讓本台最重點的新聞節目更完整更全面更大氣.

體育新聞目前仍須同仁們的支持與鼓勵,但我們有一種使命感,確信總有一天能取代軍情,獨占第一.共勉之!

“您可以去幹活了.”

鳳凰衛視主持人

姜聲揚

但到了考中文的時候,心又想:這課總能揚眉吐氣了吧!萬萬沒想到,吼!第一張考卷就給我滿江紅!那邊劃一個X,這邊又是一個O,遍地OOXX三角形,成績竟然給我不及格!定睛一看,老師給我打錯的竟然全是我寫繁體字的地方.拿到考卷媽媽臉色一陣鐵青,舉起手來就要打下去....突然!...媽媽的手,半空中喊停...他的巴掌罕見的沒有落在我粗黑皮膚上(新加坡熱我又喜歡游泳.請不要懷疑,我也曾經很黑過),因為他也看到了我是因為寫繁體字而被批錯.

一個月後,我轉到美國學校.
(我在後來的兩次英文單字考試中分別拿到80和88,以一個一句英文都不會說的人來說這成績已算相當不錯.退學那天,那位女校長竟然一改初時嚴肅的表情,笑嘻嘻的迎接我們一家,還希望我們能對退學一事多加考慮.謝了.再會.)

我對新加坡只有由衷的欽佩和敬仰.在新加坡我學會singlish (gia su),新加坡國歌,漢語拼音,簡體字,遇上一位坐在旁邊的印度女孩竟能說出一口流利的普通話,看到一個真正的種族大鎔爐而不是美國那種種族大沙拉鍋.但最為重要的就是上過那間明星小學後讓我更加珍惜繁體字.個人偏見:繁體字本身歲歷史雖短卻蘊藏著5000甚至7000年中國文字演變的日月精華,她充實,她有內涵,她有視覺美觀,她的比劃雖多但,就因為多了那一兩筆,她變得更加美麗生動.

比方說:[愛]不用[心],要如何去愛呢?光是有[友]情是不夠的,況且朋友之間也要用心, 不是嗎?

但有的時候我也會偷懶,比方說:[雙]我會用兩個[又],[國]中間我會填[玉],[台]灣的[台],看了你也知道了...

我是一個對語言很有感覺甚至可以稱為潔癖的人,可能因為我們家都是文人,都靠語言來吃飯.爸爸中英俄精通,媽媽學語文飛快(當然忘得也快),弟弟中俄西班牙文通曉,英文更有超出我之勢,我只會中英法(廣東話),全家目前我最遜.但學會了這麼多語言,去了那麼多的國家地區,最後,腦海裏只有一個念頭-包容.

您發現了沒有?[何謂愛國]和[繁體字...我為你哭泣]以及以後許許多多的日誌最終信息都一樣-包容.對語言的包容,對文字的包容,對文化的包容,對宗教的包容,對人的包容.之前提到的是對外文的包容,但如果我們對自己的語言文字都不能做到包容,為了政治目的要對中國字體趕盡殺絕,那我們天天喊口號[愛國,團結一致],這...不是最大的諷刺嗎?

我經常收到網友的來信說":聲揚哥哥,我好喜歡你哦,昨天看到你主持新聞,但你有說錯一個字哦!企業的[企]應該是3聲不是4聲"或是"人質的[質]應該是4聲不是2聲".謝謝所有愛我的朋友你們的建議,但我在台灣學的就是企qi4業,人質zhi2.我讀的就是[鋤禾日當午,汗滴禾下土,誰知盤中飱,粒粒皆辛苦]中的[誰知盤中飱][飱]字唸sun,而不是[餐]can.

中國駐紐西蘭的某位使館人員曾跟我說過一句話讓我印象深刻今生難忘,他說"我認識你,你是姜聲揚,你跟佳佳一起主持新聞下午茶.你經常說[你和han4我,你和han4他]很好!不要改!這就是你的特色!"一點都沒有錯,這些不同的語音就是我的特色,這些怪聲怪調也是我們鳳凰人的特色,因此我不會改變.愛我的觀眾朋友,我學會看簡體字,用漢語拼音打字,甚至鼓勵我弟也用漢語拼音打字,但他堅決使用注音符號,因為他有他的自由意識,我就讓他任君選擇,我都已經做了這麼多了,你們也包容我一下吧?

繁體字不應該貴為文化遺產反而更應該發揚光大,繁體字應該和簡體字同舟共濟.當我聽到小馬哥提出申請保護繁體字,我感到難過.當我看到我自己播的新聞上說台灣某書店因為不看好繁體字未來的市場,開始賤賣繁體字書籍,一本才10塊台幣,我搖頭嘆息.為什麼中國的文字文化要由一群聯合國的外國人來決定呢?華人朋友,無論你用的是繁體還是簡體都請你一起大聲呼喊[保護繁體字!],因為我們不光是在保留中國字體,更是在保護中華文化.

Since it is impossible to make everyone happy, I'm just going to write.  Thank God I'm only a presenter and not a full-blown writer.  My job on a daily basis is to receive, interpret, and deliver news from around the world.  For instance, a string of goodwill trips by high ranking official and China's miraculous economic boom appear as Chef's choice no doubt.  But often times I am puzzled how little is covered on the thousands of unemployed squatting on the side of the road with cigarette butts in their hands, watching as black CL500 Mercedez wheezes by wondering "Why am I NOT on this money bullet-train of wealth?"?  Then there are Hong Kong election bickering, trivial minibus accidents, and jolly chitchats about how safe it is to reenter the stock market, reliving the good old days when people mouthwash with sharkfin soup.  But what about the other 6 million hardworking Hong Kongers who are NOT benefiting from the island's rapid, glamorous, high exaggerated blown-out-of-proportion economic recovery?  Nope, not much mentioned there either.  Speaking of islands, none can easily forget Taiwan's seemingly failed Democracy and incessant parliamentary kung-fu shows, where crouching legislators and hidden law-makers display high-fly shoe-throwing which never ceases to amaze CNN viewers.  Oh wait!  President Trees-and-Grass!  His headstrong diplomatic policies and coughing up on a pretzel and beer are an unwavering source of mockery for talkshow hosts on all channels.  But of all the news I receive everyday, Middle East has never failed to make headlines.

Now, I'm a Realist.  I am fully aware that my own strength alone is not going to bring about a resolution quelling conflicts in the Middle East, nor am I capable of turning back the minute hand that is inching its way to 12 on the Doomsday Clock.

Unfortunately, I'm also an Idealist so I'm going to try.  I'm going to recommend a movie called "Kingdom of Heaven", which is one of those films I seldom get tired of watching nor ever get bored.  I hope after reading this piece and when viewing this film, you will have a different perspective on love, life, religion, tolerance, and right action, as I have.  I studied each spoken line throughout the film to discover all the messages cleverly hidden by director Ridley Scott.

Let's first talk a little bit about director Ridley Scott, who was born in England and thus understandably his numerous anti-US/globalization sentiments surrounding his films.  One of his earliest creations was sci-fi thriller classic "Alien", which I personally find it on a different level and genre from "Star Wars" and therefore not as appealing.  Then Scott made "Bladerunner" and got me hooked on Sega's "Snatcher" and his jubilee sidekick known as – "Metal Gear."  More recently, Scott cooked up "Gladiaor," which calls upon all men to rise up against unjust, unwise, unacceptable tyrants.  "Blackhawk Down", now there's a classic which relives an one-day event set in the ravaged Somalia capital Mogadishu, a desolated city split apart by warlords and filled with refugees dying of starvation and malnourishment.  The intervening US Delta Force, SEALs, and rangers, who were on an informal aid and assistance mission, found themselves fighting for their lives when not just one but two Blackhawk helicopters were shot down during a routine prisoner retrieval task.  The most significant scene of the film, in my opinion, was when the captured Blackhawk pilot Michael Durant was interrogated by a Somalian militia leader, who accused Durant and his fellow American solders, in turn the government, for meddling in other people's business.  Killings in Africa will continue one warlord after another, and democracy suitable for some may not be suitable for all.  Of course in actuality, the one-day Battle of Mogadishu shifted Clinton's foreign policy 180 degrees and soon after US troops were shipped off the coasts of Somalia.  Ever since "Black Hawk Down", I kept a watchful eye on Ridley's successive work.

Finally, onto "Kingdom of Heaven".  As a child, I've always had this strange fascination with knights, castles, feudalism, and the mystical life of the Middle Age.  Therefore, when the trailer first hit theatres, it grappled my senses and imagination to a point that I vowed to catch "Kingdom of Heaven" on the big screen even if it meant watching it alone, but I still knew little of the film's purpose except there was going to be knights in bloodshed, war horses charging battlefields, siege on a castle, and lots of sand.  Good enough for me!  In the end, I did in fact watch the movie by myself because when it finally reached Hong Kong, I happened to embark on my annual 2-week trip back to the US, which already took down the film by then but too early to hit the shelves as DVD.  Instead of the giant screen with dolby surround sound, I unwillingly settled with the tiny 5-inch seat screen cranked in economy class on Cathy Pacific, but the film did not let me down.  Not one bit.

The story was about Godfrey Baron of Ibelin, played by the ever talented Liam Neeson, returned home to England in search of his son Balian, played by Elf-turned-blacksmith Orlando Bloom.  Balian arrived in Jerusalem to find himself caught in-between a political struggle in the Empire of Jerusalem, and he was forced to defend the city against desert nomads Saracens and their Islamic leader/politician/statesman Saladin.  Couple lines in the film especially caught my attention:

1. "What man is a man who does not make the world better?"
   大丈夫,當造福蒼生
2. "To kill an infidel is not murder.  It is the path to heaven."
   殺異教徒,不是謀殺,是上天堂之道.
3. "Praise be to God.  It is proper to praise him."
   讚美神,齊來讚美神
   "Sounds like our prayers."
   像我們的祈禱
4. "How can you be in hell when you are in my heart?"
   妳活在我心中,怎會在地獄裏?
5. "I put no stock in religion.  By the word religion, I've seen the lunacy of fanatics of every denomination be called the will of God.  Holiness is in right action and courage on behalf of those who cannot defend themselves.  And goodness- what God desires- is here (pointing at Balian's head) and here (pointing at Balian's heart).  By what you decide to do everyday, you will be a good man... or not."
   我對宗教沒有信心.我見盡所謂教徒假借[神意],胡作非為,聖者俠也,挺身而出,見義勇為,鋤強扶弱.神者,仁也,在乎一念之間,一心之間,君子小人之分在於平素,一言一行.
6. "You see, none of us choose our end, really.  A king may move a man.  A father may claim a son.  But remember that, even when those who move you be kings or men of power, your soul is in your keeping alone.  When you stand before God, you cannot say, 'But I was told by others to do thus,' or that virtue 'was not convenient at the time.'  This will not suffice.  Remember that."
   所以,人的命運由不得自己.君令,或不可違.父命,或不可逆.可是記住: 即使處於王權之下,覇者之前,人,不可不問一己良知.你面對神,不可推說當時是逼於無奈,不可推說當時是權宜之計.推卸不得,切記.
7. "God wills it!  GOD WILLS IT!"
   神的指意!神的指意!
8. "Now this assembly of barons and all of Jerusalem is complete.  There are those among you who may disagree with our succession, but it is war.  And I am the king."
   耶路撒冷的王侯將士,聽著....  你們當中或有人不同意我繼位...  不過大戰逼在眉睫.而我是耶路撒冷王.
9. "It has fallen to us to defend Jerusalem and we have made our preparations as well as they can be made.