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Alan回到蘇格蘭已經三個多月了，我還能記起他被釋放那天自己衝動的情感。

昨天在BBC WS上播放的From Our Own Correspondent我沒有來得及聼，雖然早收到BBC的郵件提醒我注意收聽。

於是下載了podcast. 還在BBC網站找到了故事的原稿。

Alan用他一貫的平和的聲音講述了全世界99.99%的人不可能也絕不願意經歷的發生在他自己身上的110多天的綁架。

我從他2007年3月12日被綁架那天起，每天收聽BBC WS不下5個小時，因爲不想錯過任何的關於他命運的突發消息。

記得和父親去九寨溝看水。九寨天堂有BBC WORLD和CNN落地。那天晚上BBC WORLD在播放國際新聞，CNN在播放Alan身穿綁著炸彈的背心的畫面。

父親在旁邊説話我一個字沒聼進去，所有的記憶只剩下Alan被迫的對外界的喊話，不要來救我。

在九寨溝的心情就低落下去了。

回到新加坡，雖然BBC WS每天還在不停地報道全世界有多少人在網上簽名要求Alan的安全釋放，我始終有很坏很坏的感覺，感覺他生命一點一點逝去的黑暗開始襲來。

當然，他最終重見天日。

現在聽到他講述那110多天的故事，還是那麽驚心動魄，還是那麽無法釋懷。然而Alan的語氣還是那麽平平淡淡——即使是説道綁匪們最後階段因爲氣急敗壞而對他實行暴力。

他提到英國在加沙幾乎什麽都沒留下，所以是不可能和這個叫做伊斯蘭軍的組織有任何妥協，他說可能英國唯一留在這裡的就是BBC了吧，而BBC在這裡就只有他一個人。

我忽然感到一個人肩挑一個世界的責任和膽識。

迄今也再沒有任何西方記者常駐加沙了，那個曾經向全世界講述加沙人民的故事的人已經回到蘇格蘭，享受他本應有的和平的生活。

Alan或許真的該考慮他的綁匪提到的事情了，結婚。呵呵。

我住在重慶市中心的一個高層公寓裏。

這棟樓的投資者是何厚鏵的好友。

起初幾年的物管是重慶渝海物產在做，很爛。

記得有一次我在玩鑰匙，鑰匙飛到垃圾桶裏。正在躡手躡腳地從裏面撿鑰匙出來，一個大媽奔來破口大駡我弄髒了剛剛才做過清潔的區域。

之後不知是廣大業主不滿聲潮太響亮，抑或與渝海物產的合同到期，大廈更換了新的物管，名字也更和澳門有關了。

很快便成立了業主委員會，大廈的各項設施也更新了。

作爲一個不是大房產公司投資的物產，我們享受的服務很有限，不過新的物管做到了很多以前不敢想的事情。

保安工作很不錯，每次回重慶的頭幾天，一進大樓，保安就會詢問我找誰，我說我住這裡，他們才不信。

電梯維護很不錯，從來都定期檢修，沒有發生過以前那種停在兩層樓之間的刺激場面。

信箱設置很不錯，只要不是快遞和包裹，所有的信件都被直接投遞到各家各戶的信箱裏，自己去取就好。

我想強調的是各項決策的制定和實施。

大樓時常張貼一些小提示，詢問大家對大廈即將進行的一些適宜的觀點，也會有專人上門來詢問各戶是贊成還是反對某項提案。

很多時候你覺得自己交的物管費拿給這些人來運轉很放心。

時常也會有溫馨提示：

“未來三天有雨，請將窗外晾曬的衣物收好”

“空調支架需要更換的住戶，請聯係物管処”

大廈甚至開通了手機信息平臺，可以通過發短信聯係各住戶，通知重要事件。

大廈做的，可能比CPC要好很多吧。

Alan Johnston

It has been ten weeks since Mr Alan Johnston disappeared in Gaza. He should have been with his family and enjoying life if he was not abducted. Islamic extremists know nothing about owing I think. They should be reminded about who told their stories to the world and who really cared about their and their nation’s future. Before his abduction, I paid very little attention to news about Gaza and the Middle East. Now the only thing I want to hear comes out from that area is his release.

The BBC has done what it can, so does the British government. What about the Palestinian government? They repeatedly say they know who the kidnappers are and the whereabouts of Alan but refuse to tell more. If they really know, it should not be that difficult to negotiate.

Anderson Cooper

Anderson’s father died on the operating table when he was ten. Not long before he his mother called to tell him his older brother jumped down from the 14^th floor. He then wanted to be independent and found himself a job as a child model. I forgot to tell you he is from a very wealthy family, but just as most American teens, he did not consider family wealth as his own.

Anderson’s grey hair may cheat you. He is only 40 and having been anchoring his own show Anderson Cooper 360° since 2003. He previously served as a correspondent of ABC News, and then joined CNN in 2001. I did not really like CNN until discovered his programme. He always flies to the very frontline of the news events and dig deep into them. I just received the book he wrote last year Dispatches from the Edge, A Memoir of War, Disasters, and Survival.

Excellent paragon.

I just dont like those low-quality Singaporean TV programmes.

I just watched a good one on Channel U last night.

I just found it touching and educational.

It’s called Find Me A Singaporean! （稀遊記）。

The presenter Belinda Lee will visit Singaporeans in 10 countries around the world.

And in this episode, she went to Yunan China.

She travelled a long way from SG to Kunming, then to the little tiny town of Fugong.

The Singaporean she was looking for is Fangfang, a volunteer dedicated herself there to train the women on how to educate their children and to take care of some disabled and orphans.

Fangfang is not seeking fun there.

Life can be tough for everyone here, it is even harder for someone from a developed country who had been educated in English and knew nothing about the custom or dialect.

Fangfang climbs mountains and walks miles to deliver her lessons or visit those vulnerable villagers.

She has been learning the dialect since first came here and made friends with the people.

Apparently Belinda was touched by Fangfang’s kindness and careness, so do everybody watched the programme I guess.