「Heart beats fast.」482Please respect copyright.PENANAiD81fF5Azf
「Colours and promises.」482Please respect copyright.PENANAKmlPEqjY37
「How to be brave?」482Please respect copyright.PENANAb9dAvpVwah
「How can I love when I'm afraid to fall?」482Please respect copyright.PENANAy7ceZVTHFt
「But watching you stand alone」482Please respect copyright.PENANAvGrjhlhDLS
「All of my doubt suddenly goes away somehow」482Please respect copyright.PENANAXvPOPvKGEI
「One step closer.」482Please respect copyright.PENANAyONHLilemN
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今晚是一個濕冷之夜,地上留下一堆堆剛下雨而成的小水灘,我來到了在清水灣區裡的一間學校,進入禮堂。482Please respect copyright.PENANAsi1bYkG5Wm
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「I have died every day waiting for you.」482Please respect copyright.PENANAOTZlc1esMV
「Darling, don't be afraid. 」482Please respect copyright.PENANATfpi6WC9iM
「I have loved you for a thousand years.」482Please respect copyright.PENANA6MDHEj0rhV
「I'll love you a thousand more.」482Please respect copyright.PENANAFTcBeXGWyf
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晚些七時,禮堂內而有不少盛裝打扮的男女,場內燈光昏間,完美地襯上了這首抒情的英文歌。482Please respect copyright.PENANAvsIvwa7Q9E
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「好喇,各位靚仔靚女,而家你可以根據返你頭先入場時抽嘅number,去搵你嘅partner喇。」482Please respect copyright.PENANAsIBQw57R5H
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幾乎任何像這類的晚會,都必有個核心環節,就是配對。每個人進場前都要先抽一個號碼,然後進場後跟抽到相同號碼的異性配對。舉例說,我抽到90號,那麼我現在就要去找那個同樣抽到90號的女生配對。482Please respect copyright.PENANACMQmL7BgIR
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「你邊間school㗎?」找到她後,我就向她打個招呼。482Please respect copyright.PENANASa0uZhpp88
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「我⋯⋯Busi,你?」那個女生有170cm高,樣子普通,身穿一套白色露肩的晚服。482Please respect copyright.PENANAmTPNbTYL4y
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我:Engine482Please respect copyright.PENANAGVlXETxxVh
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她:你有玩過之前Ocamp?482Please respect copyright.PENANANKvt0T1dDN
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我:邊個ocamp?482Please respect copyright.PENANAZvENi8bpXe
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她:Hall 3482Please respect copyright.PENANA2pLghoT4Oq
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我:我玩開hall 4嗰個。482Please respect copyright.PENANAe9bvut6yZv
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她:哦,我係玩hall 3嗰個然後就嚟咗今個呢個,都係佢哋班人攪。482Please respect copyright.PENANAoknUuATfZx
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我很清楚自己的性格,其實我很快就會讓整個對話氣氛變成一片dead air。482Please respect copyright.PENANAVpuSj4GlW4
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只要她也一樣想不出話題,就真的dead air了。482Please respect copyright.PENANAKQAoQbgFci
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結果如我所料,她直接「結束配對」,去找回她的朋友聊天了。482Please respect copyright.PENANAjgAebP8x32
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「好啦,頭先教完舞點跳相信大家都識㗎啦,而家你可以同你partner一齊跳。」482Please respect copyright.PENANAhHc7D8DGjT
「當然我哋都好自由,你可以去搵其他異性嘅。」台上的MC說。482Please respect copyright.PENANAoHtXk11tlI
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我只好自由行,四處看看有沒有其他相熟的同學也在場。482Please respect copyright.PENANAkaAkYQNkqJ
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只能說平常心看待就好,雖然學生會把這個活動的潛規則上標上「情人配對」的名義,但是我相信很多都只是因為放假期間沒事幹,才到這裡解心靈上的悶意。482Please respect copyright.PENANAS83F69aOeV
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很快,又讓我意外看到在不足3米的範圍手,有一對身穿全黑晚服的女性朋友主動向我招手。482Please respect copyright.PENANAkH9eKr1dNG
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「點解你今日喺度嘅?你唔去hall 4嗰個嘅?」Hilary微微一笑向我問道。482Please respect copyright.PENANAGtZz0Nic7L
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我:想識下唔同嘅人啫,咪專登過嚟呢度囉。482Please respect copyright.PENANAcviObCNGyH
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Joyce:啱,我哋都係想識多啲人先嚟。482Please respect copyright.PENANApjUntiqQLf
(她展示出表示認同的手勢和表情。)482Please respect copyright.PENANARov2kdZ1Ty
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Hilary和Joycea是一對閏密如姊妹的關係,她們老是一起牽手走著。如果大家有細心觀察身邊的女生都知道:女生之間的友誼,相比男生之間的友誼,更愛一同牽手。482Please respect copyright.PENANAirVRVVtVr1
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我:頭先唔係有仔同你跳舞嘅?咁快就俾人unmatch咗喇?482Please respect copyright.PENANAQWQMoO6R3J
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Hilary:係我unmatch佢就真!482Please respect copyright.PENANAFz7RdZ6UWg
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Joyce:你快啲去搵靚女傾計啦,gogogo!482Please respect copyright.PENANA5tk5GrwFlt
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Hilary:係,除咗我哋兩個之外。482Please respect copyright.PENANAH4SDXZ5jeL
(嘴上帶點奸的微笑)482Please respect copyright.PENANAmX532juGjQ
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就這樣,她們便打發我離去。482Please respect copyright.PENANARy4WupIa6G
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你知我的⋯⋯不太懂得找話題去跟別人聊天。482Please respect copyright.PENANAessJ0Hn8Gs
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中途還是會遇到一些長相清秀的女生,有些女生嬌小玲瓏,笑的時候臉特別甜美;有些女生則長得較高,有點明顯身型。482Please respect copyright.PENANAwVkN5iwNcO
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正當不少男生都喜歡找前者類型搭訕之時,而我則較喜歡後者的類型。482Please respect copyright.PENANAGlB3YdGgDe
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如果你以為我是為了追求身材正所以選後者,那你就想得太膚淺了!我的主要考慮,是覺得這種女生通常性格較為大方,不小器,十分有價值去認識,至少憑我那丁點的「相貌學」是如此認為。482Please respect copyright.PENANAuvsgzSGZaD
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儘管我有嘗試去搭訕,但是我卻不懂得怎樣有效地搭訕,這情景猶如在街頭隨機向一個陌生女子「抄牌」一樣;於是這一晚,不是跟女生聊幾句就沒下文,就是獨自一人再禮堂內徘徊。482Please respect copyright.PENANAMmhhfj0aYU
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如是者,晚會就快要結束。482Please respect copyright.PENANAnPj1Y9dG5x
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「好喇,各位俊男美女,今晚嘅ball night仲有半個鐘到就完喇,如果你而家仲未搵到partner嘅就快啲把握最後機會啦!」482Please respect copyright.PENANAfHzHQRfJIk
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雖然台上的MC這樣說得動人,但⋯⋯你說就易呀,這也得要看緣份呀!482Please respect copyright.PENANAQmhE5Q8UYR
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其實這種地方有點像參加speed dating,我對這些活動完全未接觸過,更遑論有點社交恐懼的我,要在這種場合跟女生搭訕了,真難!482Please respect copyright.PENANAeWD6mFlUAs
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這個晚會的最後,我還是一人獨來獨往我渡過。482Please respect copyright.PENANAmShuixGkWU
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大會有提供紅玫瑰花出售,眼見場上幾乎每個男生都買下一大束,然後積極地一束束送給不同的女生;而我卻仍不敢行動。482Please respect copyright.PENANADh06FbFcgX
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唉,怎麼我會如此沒出息?482Please respect copyright.PENANApG6fcZdros
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「點呀,搵到女朋友未呀?」Hilary話中帶著挪揄的語氣向我道。482Please respect copyright.PENANAXDwTc9JVRT
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我:未呀!482Please respect copyright.PENANAuJ16a0tvMO
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Joyce:垃圾組仔。482Please respect copyright.PENANAZVoOJm6Duo
(Joyce也一同挪揄。)482Please respect copyright.PENANAU5L3pbdAg5
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我:我落去洗個手先,轉頭好快有㗎啦。482Please respect copyright.PENANApRBAP652LM
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我只好逞強地回道,然後假裝沒事地走到洗手間裡。482Please respect copyright.PENANAvV5TopVQ6C
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「呼!加油吧Andy!你一定得嘅!」我對著鏡子鼓勵著鏡中的人,然後又回到禮堂裡。482Please respect copyright.PENANAcrh7hsQ479
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回場不久,我又看見一個扎起兩束短辮子、整體打扮有點行走中性的路線、染上了奪目的橙髮、身穿旗袍的女生。在ball night都有人穿旗袍?是,偶爾有這種少數人也不足為奇。不過,她是行走暗黑風格的打扮,中式裡夾雜著Punk風。所謂的暗黑Punk風,當然離不開甚麼魚網絲襪、黑靴了。再加上她臉上有點浮誇的妝容,讓人感覺:她是故意想在這個舞會裡,展現出自己那種很有個性、很有個人風格的型象。482Please respect copyright.PENANAOIuqaMuksA
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樣子方面,連平庸級數也稱不上。可是我,就是偏偏被那種帶有中性打扮的氣質吸引了。482Please respect copyright.PENANAy9sDPYyesu
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至於你問我為甚麼連樣子醜也照樣嘗試,很簡單,我就是要甚麼都想嘗試一番,才知自己真正想要甚麼。482Please respect copyright.PENANAP1VdiA2fNd
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我:你邊間U㗎?482Please respect copyright.PENANAItdjGsEQzG
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Iris:我BU讀arts嘅482Please respect copyright.PENANAMyj6E8ZUPi
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這下子我終於鼓起勇氣,直接詢問她的IG。482Please respect copyright.PENANAFRqQbe8zQG
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Iris:你想寫小說?482Please respect copyright.PENANAE0oCxoSpbh
Iris:咁你應該讀文科喎,點解去左Engine嘅?482Please respect copyright.PENANA90F1uappkG
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我:Engine搵食嘛482Please respect copyright.PENANAdBgdlUy0CN
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我們的聊天,都是圍繞著簡單的背景了解、例如大學生活等等。當然,參加這個舞會的人大多數都只是放假沒事幹而來,所以如果你認真相信學生會所說的「從舞會中尋找真愛」,那你就輸了。482Please respect copyright.PENANArRhqq0Hpm1
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這晚完結了,我彷彿從不同人身上,更加了解到自己的特質。原來我除了會被樣子不俗直女給引之外,我還會被一些愛中性打扮的女生給引。當然,中性打扮,不等於男性化打扮,太過男性化的話我倒是沒有好感。482Please respect copyright.PENANAk0eNIHjqdL