参观碧瑶博物馆后的小插曲
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退休之后去全世界旅行也许是每个人的梦想，有梦想总是好的，有梦想就有实现的可能。
周六上午的闲暇时光决定去碧瑶博物馆看看。住在这里七个多月了，常常路过，一直没有进去，那个菲律宾特色的茅草屋一样的小房子一直在脑海里，对于我这个号称“艺术家”的人，实在有点惭愧。
决心去参观博物馆，还是因为其他城市的朋友来旅行说博物馆很值得一看的，我常常依赖朋友带我去旅游，也希望一个人的旅行，但始终没有实现。但她是一个人拿着地图来碧瑶的，我着实佩服。今天，就尝试一次一个人的旅行吧。其实博物馆距离学校只有10分钟路程，这应该不算一个人的旅行。但碧瑶对我来说了解的还太少，博物馆是个了解历史的好去处。
一月的碧瑶阳光明媚，走在路上觉得风格外轻柔。远远的就看到博物馆的一角，掩映在翠柏之间，渴望已久的目的地就快要到了。
门口左右两边是菲律宾特色木雕的贴在墙面上的男人和女人，比实际人高出半米。门口还有水彩画和摄影展的海报，我想这次来的可真是时候，顺便参观画展。
之前去过圣路易斯大学内的博物馆，陈列物品基本相同。大学里的是免费的，这里要门票40比索，但比着马尼拉makati的博物馆要外地人450比索算是太便宜了。在马尼拉呆了4天，很遗憾没有去国家博物馆看看，也许就很少有机会了。
远处看博物馆就是个小草房的样子，原来里面还挺大，有四层。进门对应的是二楼，也是博物馆的主要楼层。地下一楼是画展，三楼是碧瑶历史人物和大记事。四楼是水彩画展和摄影展，还有碧瑶历史发展的沙盘，碧瑶的地图和一些主要建筑的今昔对比照片。在博物馆里，碧瑶的横向和纵向都可以略有了解，可惜了自己读的书太少，对菲律宾的历史也了解的太少了。每件展品的说明全部是英文，少了解说和翻译，实在可惜。
博物馆二楼的主要展厅，展示的是碧瑶从古至今的生产生活用具的历史发展演进过程，还有服饰，多是用木雕的形式来完成和展现的。真是感叹菲律宾的手工艺，牧业，渔业，竹编，纺织，形成了菲律宾特有的农业文化。虽然说纺织技术最初来自中国，但他们一直把这种传统保留到现在，平时在公园里随时可以见到穿着民族服装的人，在一些重要的节日和庆典中，民族文化的表演也是最吸引人的。因为气候炎热，手工织布的一条红黑条巾就是男人全部的服装了。女人则是粗布的裹裙，也是红黑特有的颜色，当然蓝色和白色也有很多，鲜艳浓厚的色彩主要体现在服装上。而现在的国服主要是男人的白色麻质手绣透明长衫和女人的蝴蝶装。博物馆里还有一些瓷器和陶器，有很多是很有中国特色的花纹，看来古代中华民族文化对菲律宾的影响很大。这让我想起在makati博物馆看到瓷器的展览，太多来自中国福建，广州，景德镇，河南……汝瓷、黑瓷、钧瓷、青花瓷等等，古时候中国的商船载了多少民族文化的精品走向世界各地啊？
一楼是油画展，向日葵是碧瑶的市花，这里的大街小巷和很多艺术家画作的里都离不开向日葵。此时，公园里的向日葵也在盛放。展厅里除了油画作品外，还有漫画，铅笔画，都有向日葵的题材。碧瑶各个不同艺术家的作品给我最深刻的印象，是对于符号化和抽象化的运用，对于色彩的厚重和夸张。他们很少有写实，夸张和独特的表现方式更多，也有很多是综合材料的运用。
三楼是关于碧瑶的历史人物，里面还有几个熟悉的面孔。还有对一些著名景点和特色建筑的今昔对比照片，让我觉得还有那么多地方我没有去过。对着碧瑶的沙盘，我看了好久，希望有一天可以更多的领略碧瑶的美吧！
四楼的水彩画展和摄影展的作品不是很多，但也算是精品了。不过与在makati博物馆看的画展来说，那是有世界级水平的，可惜不能拍照，有时候太依赖照片，脑子都变迟钝了。
从楼上下来，又在二楼看了一圈，一起进博物馆的人都走完了，十二点多，工作人员把一些灯都关了，看见我下来又在看就把灯又打开了。手机拍没电了，自己也累了，就拖着疲惫的身躯准备回家。
走到最底层的台阶上看到一对老夫妇在看碧瑶的地图，他们好像是韩国人，后面还有一大群韩国人也在浏览，其他的多是菲律宾人，带着孩子的，也有年轻学生。我以为他们和那一群韩国人是一起的，看起来不是。看了他们有一两分钟，我就用蹩脚的英语问他们是否需要帮助。老妇人先和我搭话的，她说他们要去班汉姆公园。我说正好顺路，很近的，我住在那边可以带他们去。他们就道谢和我一起走了。
虽然我也是个外国人，但我想毕竟我在这里住了7个多月，比起他们应该对碧瑶会了解多一点吧。聊天中得知他们已经退休，老妇人应该60来岁，老先生可能70多了。但看起来精神都很好，很健硕的样子。他们从马尼拉来，要在菲律宾旅行3周，下一个城市说了英文名我也没记住，还要去长滩岛和巴拉望。老妇人说五年前来过菲律宾，去过距离长滩岛很近的一个城市，她说她在韩国的工作我也没听懂，但好像是和音乐相关的，我猜想这次菲律宾之行她主要是为了陪老伴吧。说着，老人还从背包里拿出了菲律宾地图，给我指出了他们将要去的地方，这样的感觉真的很好。看着他们，我也在幻想等我退休了，也要这样去旅行。老两口问我去过韩国没有，我说没有，他们就说欢迎我去韩国，去了可以去找他们，又给了我他们的地址和电话，也真是热心的人呢。走到公园的时候老妇人可能没有看清台阶，踩空了一下子摔倒了，一个膝盖摔破了，老人就赶快扶起她并且找出创可贴贴上，真是互敬互爱的老伴啊！也许夫妻的意义，就是互相搀扶着走过人生的岁月和生活的坎坷吧？他们说他们住的酒店不太合适，要我推荐合适的酒店给他们。我就把朋友住的酒店告诉了他们，并把朋友电话也告诉他们，说有需要了可以给朋友打电话。朋友的英语很好，交流起来也一定方便。看来首先要学好英语，学好英语才是走向世界的关键。也只有走出去才能把中国的传统文化传播出去。真希望有一天全世界都可以说汉语，那才是真正的骄傲呢。
分别的时候，他们邀请我和他们一起吃午餐，我拒绝了，我想把更多的时间留给他们独处。
回家时的心情比去博物馆的时候更开心了，我也默默祝福这一对韩国老人幸福快乐地完成他们的菲律宾之行。
2015.1.10
Visit the museum after the episode of Baguio
After retirement to travel to the world perhaps its everyone's dream, dream is always good, if there is a dream, your dream will come into being.
On Saturday morning, the leisure time I decided to go to Baguio museum to have a look. Lived here for more than seven months, often passing by the museum, I have no chance to visit, the Philippine featured thatched cottages in the small house has been in my mind, for me this is known as the "artist" is really ashamed.
Determined to visit the museum, or because of friends who are from other city to travel there, they said that the museum is worth a visit and I could always count on friends took me to travel, I also hope that a person's travel, but I have not achieved the purpose all the time. But she is a person with a map to Baguio, I really admire her. Today, I try a person's journey.. In fact, the museum is only 10 minutes away from the school, which should not be a person's travel. But for me I know too little about Baguio, the museum is a good place to learn history.
In January It is sunny in Baguio city, walking on the road, I feel gentle style. I can see a corner of the museum from far away, nestled between the long cypress, the destination is coming.
Around the entrance is the door of the Philippines features carved on the wall of men and women, higher half meter than the actual men. There are posters of watercolor paintings and photo exhibition at the door, and I think this time can be a real time to visit the exhibition..
Prior to the Museum of Saint Louis University, the display items are basically the same. The university is free, here I must buy tickets, 40 pesos, but comparing to the Museum of Manila Makati to outsiders who must pay 450 pesos, it is too cheap. Staying in Manila for 4 days, unfortunately I did not go to National Museum, perhaps there is a chance.
From the distance, it is a small cottage museum. Originally, it is quite large, there are four layers. Entering the door, corresponding is the two floor, but its also the main floor of the museum. The ground floor is the exhibition, the third floor is Baguio historical figures and events. Watercolor painting and photography exhibition is on the fourth floor, and historical development of Baguio sandbox, Baguio City Map and some of the main building of the konjaku contrast photographs. In the museum, Baguio City horizontal and vertical can know a little, but I read historical books of Philippines too little, I understand Philippine history too little. It is a pity that each of the exhibits is in English, and that it is seldom to be explained and translated..
Museum on the second floor of the main hall, the display is the Baguio from ancient times to the present production and living appliances of historical evolution, as well as clothing is wood carving to complete and show. It is lamented Philippines crafts, animal husbandry, fishery, bamboo, textile, Philippines formed a unique culture of agriculture. Although textile technology was originally from China, but they have to reserve this kind of tradition to the present, usually in the park at any time, we can see people dressed in national costume, in some important festivals and celebrations, performances of the national culture is the most attractive. Because of the hot weather, hand weaving a red towel is the man all the clothes. A woman of cloth wrapped skirt, color is red, black and unique, of course, there are so many blue and white, bright and strong colors is mainly reflected in the clothing. Now the country clothing mainly male white linen hand embroidered gown and transparent woman butterfly dress. There are some porcelain and pottery in the museum, there are many patterns that have Chinese characteristics, it seems that the ancient Chinese national culture to Philippines which has great influence. This reminds me of the exhibition of porcelain at the Makati Museum, too, from the Chinese Fujian, Guangzhou, Jingdezhen, Henan...... Ru porcelain, black porcelain, Jun porcelain, blue and white porcelain and so on, in ancient times the merchant ships carrying treasures of the number of national culture to the rest of the world?
on the first floor, it is the oil painting exhibition, the sunflower is the flower of Baguio city, where the streets and lots of artists painting are inseparable from the sunflower. At this time, the park is in full bloom of sunflower. In addition to the exhibition hall, there are paintings, there are comics, pencil paintings, there are sunflower themes. various different artists works in Baguio gave me the most profound impression, it is for the use of symbolic and abstract, for heavy color and exaggerated. They seldom have realistic, exaggerated and unique ways of expression, and many of them are integrated materials..
on the third floor, it is about the Baguio historical figures, there are some familiar faces. There are some famous scenic spots and architectural features of the contrast photos, so I think there are so many places I haven't been to. At the Baguio sand table, I looked for a long time, I hope one day can be more appreciate the beauty of Baguio!
On the four floor, the watercolor paintings and photographic exhibition are not a lot of works, but it is also a fine. But with the Makati Museum of the exhibition, it is world-class level, but I can not take pictures here, sometimes too dependent on the photos, the brain has become dull.
Down from upstairs, and on the second floor, I saw a circle, the people who went into the museum together with me are gone, it is more than twelve o’clock, the staff turned off some lights, and they saw me down and turned on the lights again. My phone is out of battery, and I felt tired, and dragged tired body, I got ready to go home.
Go to the bottom, at the stairs, I saw an old couple who are reading the map of Baguio, they seem to be the Koreans, behind and a group of Koreans also in browsing, other are Filipinos, with children, young students. I thought they were with that group of Koreans, they are not. I have seen them for one or two minutes, and I ask them if they need help.. the old woman before and I spoke with me first, she said they were going to Banham park. I say just on the way, the park is very near from here, I can take them there. They said thank you and followed me.
Although I was a foreigner, but I think after all, I am here lived more than seven months, than I should know Baguio city a little more than them..from chatting, I learned that they have retired, the old woman should be 60 years old, the old man should be more than 70 old. But it looks like good spirit, and it's healthy.. They come from Manila, they will travel in Philippines for 3 weeks, the next city that I did not remember the English name, but they will also go to Boracay and Palawan. The old woman said that they came to the Philippines five years ago, they went to Long Beach Island near a city, she told me about her work in South Korea. I don't understand it either, but it seems to be related to music, I guess the Philippines she is mainly to accompany his wife. Then, the old man from the backpack took out the map of Philippines, I pointed out that they will go to the place, such a feeling is really good. Looking at them, I am also dreaming of waiting for me to retire, and I want also to travel. The old two asked me whether I went to South Korea or not, I said that I have never, they told me that they welcome me to South Korea, when I go to their country, I can find them, and they gave me their address and phone, they are also really enthusiastic people. When they go to the park at the time of the old woman did not pay more attention to the stairs, trample empty, she fell down all of a sudden, she broke her knee, the old man quickly helped her and find a bandage out and putting on her knee, it is the mutual respect and love of his wife. Maybe a couple, is holding each other through the years of the life and the ups and downs of life? They say that the hotel they live in is not very suitable, so I recommend the appropriate hotel to them.. I told them about my friend's Hotel, and I told them that I needed a phone call to my friend.. Friend's English is good, it is also convenient to exchange. It seems that first of all I must learn English well, learning English well is the key to the world. Only we go out, the traditional Chinese culture can spread out all over the world. I hope there can speak Chinese in the whole world, it is truly pride.
When we departed, they invited me to have lunch with them, I refused, and I would like to leave more time to them alone..
When I go home, I am happier than I went to the museum, and I also wish the happiness and I also hope the elderly couple of South Korea to complete their happy trip in Philippines..
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