virtual time capsule

聽說旅行者一號太空船已進入外太空，她在過去28年究竟飛行了多遠，我並不感興趣，我卻留意到原來她也帶著一個時間囊同行。

在這個地球村，總會有人在某時某處某個場合放一時間囊，時間囊內的回憶或歷史，永遠不會是我們這些小人物決定。

甚麼時候，我擁有一個地方，一次話事權，我也會放一個時間囊，因為我渴望與未來對話，並幻想將來的人對我有興趣，或許，我只不過想留一低些自己的甚麼痕跡。

於是，我決定今天放置一個虛擬的時間囊：

1. 一部銀色的三星手提電話：我現時生活的必須品之一；
2. 最新的一份《明報》：平日閱讀的報章，時為深夜，只有昨日（5月26日）的報紙，頭條新聞是曾蔭權宣布辭去政務司長一職，準備參選行政長官；
3. 五月份以黑武士為封面人物的《時代雜誌》：我平日閱讀的雜誌，也是我最近與丈夫一起去看的一齣電影；
4. 黑色封面的合和本版本的《聖經》：我最常用的一本《聖經》；
5. 一本聖經研究的專題書籍，J. Cheryl Exum: Tragedy and Biblical Narrative：是我最近重新閱讀的一本書；
6. 教會本週的週刊稿件：記載我工作的教會的崇拜內容、事務及會友情況；
7. 三條鎖匙：教會的門匙及教會信箱鎖匙；
8. 一個綠色的背囊：平日上班用的袋；
9. 一對殘舊的運動鞋：平日上班穿著的鞋；
10. 黑色的外套：星期日最常穿著的衣服；
11. 一張信用咭大小的咭：所住屋宛的智能咭；
12. 一對黑色有印花圖案的男裝襪：我最近為丈夫購買的襪；
13. 一罐幼兒奶粉：兒子最近轉食的奶粉；
14. 一個印有多國國旗的平價塑膠球：最近買給兒子的玩具。

此時此刻，我的時間囊，我的生活、工作、家庭。


It is reported that Voyager 1 spacecraft has been travelling to the Deep Space. How far has she been travelling for the 28 years does not interest me. But the time capsule she carried reminds me of my dream.

In this tiny global village, there is always someone somewhere somehow making a time capsule in sort of historical moments. Insignificant people never has a chance to participate. I wish to have the chance to so-called communicate with the future friends. And dreaming that I interest someone in the future. After all, maybe I just wish to leave something behind. So, I decided to make my own virtual time capsule. Here are the things I put inside:

1. Silver-colour Samsung mobile phone: one of my necessity;
2. Ming Pao, one of the local chinese-language newspaper: the newspaper I read everyday;
3. Time Magazine with Lord Darth in the cover page: the magazine I often read and the film I recently watched watched with my husband;
4. black-cover Union version Chinese bible: the bible I often used;
5. J. Cheryl Exum’s book, Tragedy and Biblical Narrative: the book I recently re-read;
6. draft of a church bulletin: record of some of my church work;
7. keys: the keys of the church and the church letter box;
8. a green backpack: the bag I use everyday;
9. a pair of sport shoes: the shoes I often wear when going to work;
10. a black jacket: the clothing I often wear on Sunday;
11. a visa-sized card: the intelligent card for my living place;
12. a pair of black socks: I bought for my husband recently;
13. a can of growing up milk: the important food for my baby ;
14. a ball: the toy I recently bought for my son.

That’s all. That is my life, my work and my family.