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Comment by Rajang 左岸 on February 5, 2026 at 3:25pm

赫伯特·里德：藝術的定義：所有的藝術家都有這個相同的動機，一種取悅的欲望。在最簡單最通俗的狀況下，藝術往往被定義為一種為了創造出取悅性形體的意圖。這些具有取悅性的形體，能滿足我們的美感。而美感只有在感官的各種感受之間，形成了一種統一和諧的感覺時，才得以滿足。（赫伯特·里德[Herbert Read, 1893-1968],《藝術的意義》[The Meaning of Art ]），28頁，梁錦鋆譯，2006，台灣遠流出版社)

Comment by Rajang 左岸 on February 13, 2024 at 2:21pm

LAP: the METAPHOR - The Meanings of "Lap”

There is an “installed base” of meanings for the word “lap.” All have appropriate meanings for different aspects of LAP.

Lap: Good place for teaching/learning, storytelling and conversation. The part of a person formed by sitting. “She learned it in her mothers lap.”

Lap: A place, environment or situation of rest or nurture: “lap of luxury, Lap of the Lord”

Lap: A metaphorical area of care, charge, control, or responsibility: “drop the problem in my lap.”

Lap: One time around the circle maintenance, improvement, accomplishment and evaluation.“We ran a good lap.”

Lap: A process of taking in sustenance; to receive enthusiastically. “The kitten lapped up the milk.”

Lap: The rotating wheel that gives the lapidary its name...used with abrasive or polish to bring out the facets or beauty in stones and gems.

Lap: A process in which multiple layers are bonded or pieces are fit with such close tolerance that they effectively become one.

Lap: A process of overlapping material, such as wood, to weather proof a house or make a vessel sea worthy.

Comment by Rajang 左岸 on February 12, 2024 at 9:57pm

What's in a name?

"Metaphors are the organizing tool for cultural communication and political discourse. No political or social change takes place without effective use of metaphor."

The Metaphor Project

(born at a Natural Step Open Space Conference in Berkeley, CA, 1997)

“Metaphors are a special form of presentation natural to many cultures. They are of unique importance as a means of communicating complex notions, especially in interdisciplinary and multicultural dialogue, as well as in the popularization of abstract concepts, in political discourse and as part of any creative process. They offer the special advantage of calling upon a pre-existing capacity to comprehend complexity, rather than assuming that people need to engage in lengthy educational processes before being able to comprehend.” （Governance through Metaphor Project）

Models, analogies and metaphors, from Physics to Poetry, of which involve a SourceTarget relationship. There is a translation from the established aura of facts, regularities, mechanisms and meaningsof the Source to those of the Target. This translation suggests a means of transferring inferences for the Source into inferences for the Target. （Paraphrased from Emergence-From Chaos to Order by John Holland）

Comment by Rajang 左岸 on February 5, 2024 at 4:18pm

Note by Dr Tan Beng Huat

The cultural and creative industry (CCI) plays a crucial role in revitalizing communities by encompassing various aspects such as cultural employment, enterprises within cultural sectors, international trade in cultural goods and services, cultural participation, households' cultural expenditure including leisure and tourism, and more.[NOTE 2 5.2.2024]

Comment by Rajang 左岸 on February 3, 2024 at 11:59am

Lap of Luxury – Origin & Meaning by Candace Osmond

What does lap of luxury mean? I can assure you it doesn’t involve a luxury lap pool or a lap-sized serving of luxury chocolates. We use this phrase in English to describe a condition of amazing comfort and extravagance. So, let’s dive into the plush cushions of this idiom, explore its origin, and look at some alternative ways to say it and how to use it in a sentence.

The idiom lap of luxury is meant to describe a state of opulence or extravagant comfort. Picture this: lounging on a sun-kissed beach, sipping cocktails, with no worries in the world. That’s the lap of luxury. It’s where many of us aspire to be, but few find ourselves.

I often think of my trip to Cuba years ago. I’d just had my second kid, and work was crazy, so the trip was well-deserved. We stayed at a five-star resort, had zero responsibilities or places to be, and food and drinks were brought to us by the pool each day. That was the lap of luxury, and I’ll never forget it!

(Source: https://grammarist.com)

Comment by Rajang 左岸 on February 3, 2024 at 10:01am

Top 10 Lap Quotes

I loved myself. And with that, opportunities start to fall into my lap. And I thank God for all of them. (Winnie Harlow)

Our lives are not in the lap of the gods, but in the lap of our cooks. (Lin Yutang)

'Victory Lap,' even the title. It's the accumulation of trial and error; that's what I represent; trial and error. (Nipsey Hussle)

Whoever will be free must make himself free. Freedom is no fairy gift to fall into a man's lap. What is freedom? To have the will to be responsible for one's self. （Max Stirner）

A man watches his pear tree day after day, impatient for the ripening of the fruit. Let him attempt to force the process, and he may spoil both fruit and tree. But let him patiently wait, and the ripe pear at length falls into his lap.
（Abraham Lincoln）

Nothing comes easy. Success doesn't just drop on your lap. You have to go out and fight for it every day.（Dana White）

My uncle's dying wish - he wanted me on his lap. He was in the electric chair.（Rodney Dangerfield）

There's no better feeling in the world than a warm pizza box on your lap. （Kevin James）

Sometimes life drops blessings in your lap without your lifting a finger. Serendipity, they call it.（Charlton Heston）

Happiness is like a cat, If you try to coax it or call it, it will avoid you; it will never come. But if you pay not attention to it and go about your business, you'll find it rubbing against your legs and jumping into your lap.（William Bennett）

Related: LAP Philosopy for Local Cultural & Creative Industries

Comment by Rajang 左岸 on November 26, 2022 at 1:43am

陳明發：土媒體·韻文化
韻：根據《詞源》（1984，商務印書館香港分館，修訂本，第四分冊，3380頁）解釋：

（1）和諧的聲音；（2）指韻母或音節的收音；（三）指詩賦詞曲；（四）風雅、高雅；（五）風度；（六）氣韻、神韻；（七）美、標致。宋辛棄疾稼軒詞二小重山茉莉：「莫將它去比荼縻。分明是，他更韻些兒。」

〖韻主〗明中葉以後，盛行等韻之學。北京衍法、山西五臺、四川峨眉、河南伏牛、浙江普陀等山寺皆有韻主和尚，以唱韻開悟學僧，時稱小悟門，與參禪之大悟門並列。安徽黃山山普門、語挫、虛谷師承等韻之學；相繼為韻主教授師。

〖韻宇〗猶氣量，氣度。〖韻部〗韻書以同韻的的字歸為一部，稱韻部。

〖韻腳〗詩賦等韻文與句末押韻之字。

〖韻度〗風韻氣度。

〖韻學〗音韻之學。

〖韻語〗指的押韻詩文。

〖韻書〗依韻分類的書。

眾人問運，我求韻

逸韻；情韻；押韻；聲韻；神韻；疊韻；風韻；豐韻；出韻；詞韻。氣韻、韻意識；藝韻；富韻；農韻；鄉韻；觸韻；食韻；鮮韻。漢韻、巫韻、雅韻、琴韻、族韻、魔韻、墨韻、彩韻、河韻、海韻、閑韻、纖韻、弦韻、竹韻、祖韻、市韻、聲韻、時韻、節韻、祥韻、城韻、情韻、趣韻、圖韻。韻態度；韻風格；韻哲學；運者，蘊也。學名：韻。

Icon 圖標、圖符、聖像、符號、偶像。萬法歸宗，這兒的「宗」是圖像、心像、形象思維；極致生無。

Nada: buniyi suara, lagu suara, tanda bunyi, not, bunyi yang rendah tinggi (dalam musik); Senada: setala, selaras, setema, sama bunyi; Bernada: bersuara, berbunyi, berlafaz, berucap, bertutur, memberi kesan.  （1.7.2009）              

Comment by Rajang 左岸 on December 7, 2021 at 9:05am

攝影· 主題提詢

arcasaman 人才 / 學習 / 地方 / 文化遺產 

Beluran 西洋文學 / 幽默 

CERI 海絲路·文化·軟實力

Corps Sans Organes 美學 

Curation Nation 策展國 體驗經濟 / 旅遊 / 遊學 

Dr Tan 抗疫文創 / 地方誌 / Tourism / 旅遊

Gai Lan Fa 生死學 / 生命

Host Studio （LD）設計 / 體驗 / 哲學 / 柏格森 / 後現代 / 布爾迪厄 / 文化研究 

iki kia kiak 陳博士談榴槤/福柯

iPLOP 詩性 / 媒軆 / 慢活 / 藝頻道 / 沙巴民族
                                                                              （Photo Credit：Portable Magic I by hogret on DeviantArt）

Comment by Rajang 左岸 on December 7, 2021 at 9:04am

Johore 詩性 

卡萊爾的書包 叙事學

開篷樂勢力 樂趣 

Khalak Khalayak 地方

Kota Belud 陳明發創作 / 詩性 / 散文詩 / 學習 

Kundasang 地方 / 文學 /旅人凝視

Margaret Hsing 散文詩 / 詩性 

美索 布達米亞 一帶一路 / 歴史 

Momogun 沙巴 

Moooi 埃及 / 詩性 / 散文詩 / 地方 / 

O noc Sob 美食 

Ovepi 地方營銷 / 藝頻道 

Panfilov 詩性 / 生態 / 柏格森 / 遊記 / 美學 

Paris 沙巴 / 歴史 / 旅遊 / 地方

Passion for Form 文學 / 神话 / 古代遊走 

Penambang 自我開發 / 五行 / 讀書筆記 / 

Ra Zola 詩性 / 海德格爾 / 地方 / 詩學 

Sinakut 鮮拿哥 玩得哥與妹

Sandakan 新加坡回憶

Sentul 藝頻道 / 商韻敘事 

SRCE沙巴 / 福柯 + 德里達 / 後現代 

Suan Lab 詩性動漫/生態

誰還記得北婆羅州？ 鄉韻 / 鄉頻道 / 一帶一路 / 地方文化營銷 

Suyuu 媒軆 / 文化遺産 / 地方营销 

Trengganu （旅遊 / 文學 / 美學 / 都德）

TV Plus 電影 / 媒軆 

Yanlianke 堅硬如水 文學/

用心涼Coooool English

Comment by Rajang 左岸 on April 20, 2021 at 12:59pm

《愛懇 創作討論》

》瑪格麗特·杜拉斯 納博科夫

》英文創作

》石黑一雄

》陳明發

》陳明發

》石黑一雄 雷蒙格諾

》石黑一雄 陳明發

》莫迪亞諾 陳明發

》雷蒙格諾 陳明發

》石黑一雄

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