我在伊朗長大 1-4 (PERSEPOLIS 1-4)

這套書是我多年前在書展買的, 那時還是個未有「口靚」模的年代.

我對伊朗的認識, 只停留在女子要披面紗和伊斯蘭原教旨主義(其實原教旨主義本身帶有濃烈西方色彩, 不能完全註釋有關的宗教). 當日我在書展上看到這套書名有趣, 畫功可愛, 封面顏色鮮艷的漫畫書, 便二話不說的買下! (對! 我就是那樣Always judge the book by its cover膚淺的人, but what can you expect from me??)

多年前我已看了頭兩冊, 但我之後沒有看下去, 因為我每看一本也會心酸得哭起來. 或許是Cultural Shock, 又或者只是我眼淺, 但當我看到年紀輕輕的Marjane Satrapi擁有著獨立及開放的思想, 她愛自己的國家但這國家不適合她, 由於革命展開, Marjane的父母送她到奧地利接受教育.在自由的國度她卻因為孤寂和迷惘令自己進入思想的迷宮, 我跟她一起悲傷著……

上星期, 晚上坐在書櫃旁, 看到這套漫畫書整齊排列著, 我忍不著取了第三冊來看, 心想明天不用上班, 眼哭腫了也不用怕. 很奇怪, 我想是人大了, 看著第三,四冊, 我沒有再哭.

看完整套後有點感觸, 但不能以三言兩語形容. 就正如我的編劇老師說, 一齣好的戲給人是種經歷. 我跟Marjane一起經歷成長, 掙札, 迷失, 隋落, 到最後回家, 從新振作. 這就是Marjane, 一個伊朗女子, 尋找自己和國家的旅程.

Diary freak

Don't worry my readers (if there are still any, hahaha), I grumbled always through this online diary doesn't mean my life is really bad.  Actually when I have good time, I just don't have time to write it down.


Hahahahhaha!

Sickness

I was sick again after the hand, foot and mouth disease.  I got a cold and some coughing I guess, and I had fever for four days.  Now I am feeling better, at least I have energy to do typing here.


I am wondering how I could survive while I was a working mom in the last three years.  I fell into sickness almost once a month.


Now is better, around once every two months.


Hope I can pull myself together soon, I need to set some targets for myself. 

I am totally exhausted

My back is aching in these few days.


I don't know why, I just feel a bit depressed.


I find being a stay home mom is extremely exhausted, both mentally and physically.  I don't want to say this to others because everyone around you thinks you are a lucky thing and you are having great life because you don't need to work anymore (well, the part time job once a month not count).


Sometimes I could not stop to cry in front of the boys.  I feel I am a loser.


Thanks SATC 2 that now I know I am not alone.  Miranda and Charlotte shared the same feeling as mine.


However, it doesn't stop me to feel fatigue.

An interesting conversation between me and a girl

I visited Lucas in the kindergarten one day, other kids came to me and asked me to stay with them.
One beautiful 3-year-old girl sit next to me. She touched my hair when we were listening a story from a teacher.

'Your hair is very looooong and curly!' she said.

I thought it was a compliment, so I replied, 'your hair is also beautiful'.

However, she looked at me with a blank expression, then said, 'so why don't you tie up your hair?'
Well.... she thought my hair was messy....

I tried to hide my shocking look, then I responded, 'Oh... that is a good idea, but I don't have a rubber band, I have no money to buy one....'

The girl looked at me with the same blank face, then both of us turned our head back to the teacher.

Helper-less days

One more day to my 18-day of helper-less life.  Welcome to the greatest physical and mental challenge.

Illness

It's confirmed that Lucas is having mouth, hand and foot disease.  Luckily he is not severe at the moment..  Linus still has no symptoms, we are wondering if he is strong enough or the symptoms will come soon.


Lucas cannot go to school this week, what a coincidence that the project of my freelance work postponed.  I would try my best to look after them.


Two days more to my helper-less days.  Add oil.....