November 09, 2009
海螺圓環
循著幾乎安靜的台17號道路，從台西一路往南到東石。真是納悶，為什麼這裡還需要那一條幾乎平行的61號西濱快速道路，不管是高架而築，或僅一牆之隔的平行，都顯得多餘和阻礙，那一條寬廣筆直的道路，不會也不可能給地方帶來什麼利益，大家只是以更快的速度駛離。
我們用很慢的速度在台17上開著，看到了很酷的台西阿伯，悶熱的午後，他乾脆坐在有點樹蔭的安全島上乘涼，寬敞的省道感覺就像他家門口的埕而已，台西的阿嬤也很酷，戴著斗笠、騎著腳踏車，一路在省道上逆向，反正，這裡的確是沒什麼車輛，而且那還是個週末。
我們在台西鎮上停車問路「請問這附近有個海螺圓環怎麼走？」正在公車亭等客運的阿伯，用很重的鄉音指示著我們「圓環在五條港那邊，你們先回到台17，往北一直走到安西府，左轉一直去就是了。」
很容易的找到了西安府，那一天是個好日子，沿海好多寺廟都有熱鬧的進香活動，廟前剛好有進香團抵達，鏗～哩～喀～啦～的。寺廟活動，讓人覺得這裡還有點活力。
安西府左轉後，一路筆直，原來這裡叫做台西海園。繞了一圈感受不到什麼叫做活力海岸，甚至有種不得其門而入的莫名感受，沿途的違章蚵架、水泥工程、奇怪涼亭、超高提防、水泥肉粽、零星釣客、保力達B的空瓶，甚至幾乎看不到台灣海峽的海在哪兒。
還好，那天有藍藍的天、微微的風。
看著台西北邊的麥寮六輕廠，一根根巨大的白色煙囪，冒著白白的煙，再看著眼前一排排的蚵架，又看到一輛大卡車將剛採好的蚵準備運往都市去，再想想自己愛吃的蚵仔煎……。
這裡的土地，幾年後，又會有人寫著像二仁溪那樣的報告書吧。
海螺圓環在這裡，就像遠方的六輕廠一樣，顯得突兀，表面已經褪色了的釉，命運就像台西海園那樣，並沒有給地方帶來什麼不一樣的改變。這其實是個漂亮的公共藝術，原本應該光鮮亮麗的，色彩和藍天相互輝映著，只是現在已經褪了色，就連裝飾在表面的魚蝦都被惡意敲碎，公共藝術的設置，在不同地方會有截然不同的命運。
Grace,
的確呀～有那麼一點味道
Craig,
很可惜那些走了味的好地方啊
再也回不來了
KK,
但是周圍環境...
Lmum,
換個角度想
有時候在台灣有資源有經費
並不是一件好事
很多小地方、好地方
就是因為一大筆預算來了
就這樣毀了呀
有時候寧願他預算短缺啊
齊媽,
我也不知
不過至少是海邊的印象～
這些海螺 跟當地人的生活是有關聯ㄇ?
我很好奇
What I would like to say below isn’t to direct at the pictures Ms.Turtle had taken out of the above article, because I’ve never got a chance to make a trip there.
However after looking at those pictures, it makes me associate with some resorts in Taiwan. As everyone knows that some sightseeing places of Taiwan are managed by local governments, as well as small towns. I am not quite sure if they always are on the strict budgets, so from my experience, some of those places, in general, keep an unideal condition, some of the facilities, in particular, are going from bad to worse.
Honestly I don’t quite understand how those budgets, which have been paid from nationals, come into operation. But I suppose people in Taiwan are usually familiar with so-called corrupt officials who have added up counless extra budgets to perfect the magnificent views all over Taiwan. Then time after time those places often end up in bad managements or a lack of follow-up maintenance for being short of money of repairing.
Every time seeing the abnormal bureaucracy, I feel awfully painful. I love my country unconditionally, yet from time to time I have felt very helpless as well. Wanting to make our country in progress must get everyone together, and have the senses that protecting and loving our soil are our mutual concerns of the most.
真的漂亮!!
由 KK from Vancouver 發表於 November 10, 2009 01:02 AM這塊土地不是不美
只是表面的生活進步卻帶來很多矛盾的畫面
有很多地方不想再去
只因為變了樣走了調
挖好贊喔
很像台灣版的奎爾公園ㄟ