我想了想,随便挑了块地方,他竟然也能娓娓道来,听得我心花怒放,觉得自己有如回到孩提时,听妈妈跟我说个睡前小故事似的。这刻的德,有如向导,说了许许多多当地的奇闻异事,让我这个差不多是“不出闺门”的小男生,脑袋憧憬着德的奇遇,某天能发生在自己身上。他看到我边听边想着的样子,歹歹的笑着说:“Sometimes I think I was lucky,but not all time……”(有时候我想我很幸运,不过不时经常性……)
我扬起眉毛,却没说话,待他说下去。怎料他真的点到即止,这样吊我的胃口,谁能憋得住不追问下去?
“What?Tell me please!”(甚麽啊?跟我说罢!)
“Being a photographer you need guts to go through adversities,or difficulties……”(作为摄影师,也得有胆量才能熬过逆境或者困难……)
我探头一看,吓了一跳。电脑屏幕竟然出现一头深灰色的大蜥蝪,张牙舞爪的在啃着一头血肉模糊的猪。德再打开第二张照片,那“面目狰狞”的蜥蝪伸出一根狭长,浅粉红色的舌头,舌头前端像个叉子似的。我晓得某些地方还是有这些“恐龙族”,不过想不到他竟然有胆量拍摄这种可憎的生物,我登时明白他刚才的说话,忍不住战战兢兢的问:“How big are they?”(牠们有多长啊?)
“2meters or more。”(二米或以上。)
我吓的目瞪口呆,这丑陋的东西比我还要高,还没晓得反应过来,德带着平静的语气,继续说:“They were taken 3 years ago at the Komodo National Park,miles away from Indonesia。Of course I was first escorted but was lost somehow。I was lucky enough my assistant found me on a treetop……”(我三年前在印尼郊区的哥摩多国家公园里拍摄牠们。本来有同伴作向导,不过不晓得怎地,我迷失了方向。要不是向导助手在树顶上找到我……)
“Treetop?”(树顶?)
“3dragons were waiting their prey,that was me。Their tongues and saliva carry bacteria that kill a life in just a few hours,but before you died,you were soon consumed。”(三头大蜥蝪在等着我这猎物啊…们这根带着细菌的舌头与唾液,只要沾上,数个小时便能杀一条生命。不过在你还没死去,牠们已经把你活剥生吞了。)
我吓的登时打了个寒噤,赶紧问他当时怎样逃脱的。
“Huh…my assistant threw a deer,a pig to save my life。See!This was the picture I took right after I stood on ground again。”(嘘!我那儿的助手带了一头死鹿,一只死猪才能救我。你看!这就是我刚回到地面时立即拍下的。)
“So……Rhys。Life is full of adventures。As a photographer,you need guts and luck to overcome。Worries will not lead you to a world of touch。Mark my words。”(所以呢……烈斯。生命充满了历险。作为摄影师,你需要胆量、运气熬过困难逆境。忧虑只会阻碍人接触世界。记住了!)
“Oh…sorry。This is my colleague,Rhys。And this is Jeff,from World Geographic。”(噢……对不起。这是我同事,烈斯。这是谢夫,来自世界地理杂志社。)
我稍微吓了一跳,小手伸出後,瞪着眼睛,简直不相信,德竟然会认识这家世界地理杂志的工作人员。来不及问过究竟,谢夫(Jeff)垂头看着我笑了笑:“Oh my god,Doug。I thought he was someone’s child。How old is he?”(天啊!德。我还以为是谁的孩子。他多大了?)
我抢着说,握了握谢夫的大手。从掌心而来的体温,他真的很温暖,难怪他穿的这麽轻便。德微笑地拍了拍我脊背:“But you still look like a small boy!”(不过你还像个小男生耶!)
“Hohoho…Are we in Alaska?Doug。See him wear like a little Eskimo,hahaha…you are so cute,my babe。I am sure we’ll have fun on the road。Come on!”(呵呵呵……我们在阿拉斯加麽?德。你看他穿的像个小爱斯基摩人似的…哈哈哈……你挺可爱啊!宝贝。我相信旅途中我们定会乐透了。来吧!)
我怎也想不到谢夫竟然一手把我拦腰抱了起来,另一手抓着我的行李便转身向着机场入口处走去。我尴尬地看了看跟随在後的德,顿时满脸绯红起来,竟然这麽容易让个陌生男人抱了起来,还当着德的面前,我感到无比的尴尬,抢着说:“Jeff。Let me walk!……Drop me down,please!”(谢夫。让我自己走路……请你放我下来!)
“Why?Your wear’s so funny。I love it…hahahaha…a little Eskimo in Fhutan…hahaha”(为啥?你穿的真有趣致。不过我喜欢……哈哈哈……小爱斯基摩人在弗丹啊……哈哈哈哈……)
这老外豁达的性格,实在有点吓坏了我。还好机场里没有旅客向我投来奇异的眼光,要不,我真的不晓得把脸放到哪儿去!这时两脚吊在半空,拍打着他左膝旁,我更加觉得自己有如个小童,要是再拒绝,会不会让他感到我娘娘的,婆婆妈妈的。看着他英俊的轮廓,几分像杰的笑容,我没好气地说:“Are you going to cuddle me everywhere?”(你打算这样抱着我到处走麽?)
“Why not?You’re very light。Come on。This is an etiquette to receive a lovely kid in Fhutan。”(为啥不?你这麽轻。别介意啊。这是弗丹接待可爱的小朋友的礼仪呢。)
谢夫看到我小嘴巴张得圆圆的,忍不住贴在我耳旁,说:“Boy。Nearly all the roads in Fhutan you see are winded up&down from east to west through mountains,clattering bridges and high cliffs。Wait for that!”
听着谢夫跟德的谈话,我转而发问他们谈着的话题。其实我只是随便胡说乱问,得先要跟他们混熟点儿嘛。走着走着,还是有“湢泊吊桥”,不过高度逐渐减低,我也不再怕往外张望了。走了差不多四小时,终於看到接近平原,我高兴的指着外边:“We are landing!We are landing!……are…are we?”(我们着陆了!着陆了!……不对麽?)
我尴尬地看着谢夫,再看看德。内心真的希望快点到达宾馆,突然听到年轻司机以英语简短地回答:“Not yet。There’s about another hour to go。”(还没。我们还要走大约一个钟。)
我愣愣的看着司机,一来不晓得他竟会说英语,二来还要呆在颠簸的车上一句钟,脸孔显出不耐烦的表情。突然觉得自己太孩子气了,既没耐性,也不尊重当地的风土人情。谢夫扬起眉毛,逗笑地贴过来我耳旁,说:“Babe。How can you stand waiting for the best sunset or sunrise?”
“Oh my god。You look so cute,like a little angel now!See your cheeks red like an apple……ahahaha…”(天啊!你真的很可爱啊,像个小天使!看你两颊红红的像个苹果……呀哈哈哈……)
谢夫搂着我笑了一会儿,我也没做理会,他才继续说:“It often rains in Fhutan throughout the years,except winter time。An umbrella is not far from reach here……see!”(除了冬季弗丹经常会下雨,弗丹人随手能抓一把雨伞啊……看!)
“See!That red sign in front is your lodge。”(看!前面红标志的地方就你们住处了。)
猛地里听到司机这样说,我高兴的挺起身来看看。这片大平原上虽不是没房屋,不过他说的前边,起码也是十来公里以外了。我只看到他说的小红点,相信住房跟这一带的相似。我又再靠在谢夫身上,怎料他也觉得寒气逼人,拉了拉两旁的衣服裹着身体。我笑了笑:“Did you bring your polar-fleece?”(你带了雪褛麽?)
“Ha…An anorak is enough for me。I think you’d better put warmer clothes on,it’ll turn colder tomorrow。”(我用不着雪褛。你明天要多穿一点啊。)
“Oh。oh。oh……not suitable for children!”(呵…呵…呵……儿童不宜啊!)
他一发声,我便晓得是谢夫了。这时我更加窘迫,两颊红的发烫,想不到让他看到我瞪着墙身上巨大的男性器官。扭身向着他,只会让他看到我忸怩羞红的表情;要是站在原处,好像我还没看个够。猛地里听到谢夫歹歹的笑着,再次把我抱了起来,登时看到德也在他身旁。我垂下头来,活像被大人抓到把柄,偷看男人的那话儿。谢夫坏坏的笑着说:“My little Eskimo,are you thrilled by these flaming thunderbolts?”(我的小爱斯基摩,这双火柱你感到兴趣麽?)
面对着成熟的谢夫,我羞的说不出话来,不敢直看着他,岂料他继续问下去:“Why blushing?Don’t tell me you never saw a man’s penis!”(为啥红了脸啊?别跟我说你从没看过男人的阳具啊。)
我羞得不晓得把脸埋在哪儿。虽然自己跟男生纯性的关系也不少,可对着直男,我还是不知所措。
“Hm?”
“Hahahaha…he’s just 16。Please don’t tease him!”(哈哈哈……他只16而已,别再耍他了!)
德半笑着替我解围。我尴尬地指了指自己的行李,说:“I can’t pick up my luggage!”(我提不起我的行李啊!)
“Tell me how you feel when you see these 2 flaming poles。”
(跟我说说,你看到这对火柱的感觉是甚麽啊?)
我瞟了瞟德,摇了摇头。谢夫抛了抛我的身体,活像赶着要我说似的。
“Shocking。”(震惊啊。)
我轻声地应对,感到自己腼腆的像个小女生,可是谢夫瞪着眼睛追问,我实在尴尬的想尽快离开这儿。
“Hahahaha…ok,let’s ask Thugingkup。”(让我们问问符敬克吧。)
谢夫贴着我脸旁说,他脸上的胡渣刮的我起了鸡皮疙瘩。德却细心地看着墙上的东西,喃喃地说:“I heard of this before,but I thought the phallus was only graffiti,now…um…it looks like real thing…hahaha…I can’t imagine they are so…so…exquisite……hahahaha…”(我也听说过,不过只以为是涂鸦似的绘画,现在……嗯……有如真的一样……哈哈哈……我想像不到它们是这……这麽……‘详尽’……哈哈哈哈……)
谢夫把我放下来,再放好了行李,便看到符敬克从另一处走出来,说:“Electricity’ll be provided from 5pm till 8pm。At night,you’ll find candles and lanterns in your bedroom and this little kitchen。”(电力供应会在下午五点到晚上八点,要是夜间,可以在睡房跟这小厨房找到蜡烛或者油灯。)
听到小厨房里竟然有声音,我好奇地走近看看,只见一位看来跟我年纪相若的小姑娘,靠着夕阳余辉,正在弄晚餐。她穿的极朴素,服饰有点像唐朝人,只是衣料较厚,外边套上一件灰色绵衣。她向我点了点头,便继续工作。听到符敬克接续说:“If you want to bath,there are hot springs just a few miles from here。Or you can use our wood burner to prepare your bath。However,we provide only sufficient water for one barrel。”(要是想洗澡,数里外有温泉。要不,我们也有火炉,不过只能提供足够一只大木桶的水,让你们一起洗澡。)
谢夫看到我却了却步,笑的打躬起来。符敬克傻傻的猜想发生甚麽事,突然两眼瞪圆,说:“Oh my god!Are you a girl?”(噢!难道你是女孩子?)
“No!Who told you?I am a boy!”(不!谁告诉你?我是男孩啊!)
我赶紧否认。谢夫哈哈大笑一会儿,喘着说:“He’s afraid of the flaming thunderbolts outside。Hahahaha…”
“Jeff!I am not afraid of that!I…I just find them cringed。”(谢夫,我不是害怕…我…我只觉得它们使我尴尬啊。)
“Thugingkup。Tell me about this…this drawing。It’s interesting。”(符敬克。告诉我关於这……这绘画。这很有趣啊。)德带着微笑,向他询问起来。
“Oh!The phallus is actually some kind of good-luck-charm in the western world。90%of Fhutanese will use this thunderbolt to ward off evils&demons。Come on。I’ll explain to you in details。”(哦!它们其实像西方世界说的吉祥物。绝大部份的弗丹人用这来驱逐妖怪、邪魔。来吧!我可以给你们详细解释。)
我吓了一跳,竟然把男性生殖器官看作吉祥物?要是有天弗丹举办奥运会,会不会直把这根东西派给游客、小朋友啊?刚才我也猜是一对守门神,不过想不到弗丹人竟然对男性的阳具,到了这麽开放的态度,画的还这麽清楚细腻。我想,光是这画在墙上一根一根的粗大火柱,是同志们的挑情物才对啊!谢夫听到符敬克要解释这根火柱的历史故事,抓着我的小手,说:“Cutie。Come on!We’re going to have a bio lesson。”(小可爱。来吧!我们要上生理堂啊。)
我登时想起上次让四个男生硬把我当小医生,这回竟然还要上生理堂,可是瘦小的身体,怎敌的过谢夫。他看到我忸怩却步,瞬间又再抱了我起来,随着符敬克和德走到进门。我本来想拒绝,不过还是没说出口,怕谢夫早晚认出我是同志。符敬克边走边说:“Well。I know most visitors feel embarrassed but if you are facing the fight for life like us,one will not be so shameful…”(对了。我晓得很多游客感到尴尬万分,不过要是你在这里生活,晓得弗丹人要为生存而争战,你不会觉得羞愧……)
四人面向门口右边的大阳具,看到这栩栩如生的男根擎起射精的绘画,我又再脸红了,还好阳光越来越暗,他们也专心的等待符敬克说下去。谢夫却突然说:“Wait。Cutie。D’you want to piss?”(等等。小可爱,你还想小便麽?)
我尴尬地看了看谢夫,他歹歹的说:“See!This’s gonna be a penis trip。Everywhere is penis or phallic symbol…hahahaha…come on cutie!You gonna be a man someday!”(看!这趟真是阳具的旅程,到处都是阳具或者类似的象徵……哈哈哈哈…来吧,小可爱!你早晚也要成长啊!)
谢夫引颈过来,看到我瞪着那银色的东西,一面在我脸前把他胯间的那根刚尿完的大“软喉”收起来,一面忍俊不禁的笑着,说:“Oh!Jesus。This is so very special。Hahahaha…will we see more like this?Hahahahaha……”(天啊!这东西真的好特别啊……哈哈哈……还会有机会看到更多麽?哈哈哈哈……)
我赶紧尿完,跑了回去。我差点儿怀疑谢夫的性向了,竟然说这阳具门闩是艺术品!看到德正细心聆听,符敬克看到我跟谢夫跑回来,指着男根绘画,说:“Drupa Kunney was a 16th century Buddhist Monk in Fhutan。This madman spent his entire life,after becoming a monk in his late teens,traveling the countryside dispensing his wisdom and enlightenment to as many young ladies as he could get his hands on。He was believed to use his big penis and promised each of them a path to Nirvana through the use of his‘Flaming Thunderbolt’。He eventually earned such fame that women sought him out,or at least were very willing when he showed up。And in exchange for his spiritual illumination,all of the women were required to pay him in beer…”(杜鲁巴…宫尼是十六世纪一位佛教僧人,在这片国土土生土长。这个疯子十来岁便修成正果,到处宏扬教学,把他的智慧、佛道向众多女性传扬。传说他身怀巨器,还答应她们怎样利用他这根‘火柱’,带领她们到达佛教最终的涅盘境界。及後因为更多女生为求达到这境界,到处寻访他,让他声名大振,他一出现,女生都愿意作任何牺牲。跟他有过关系的女生,只需以酒作酬劳……)
原来这根大阳具是来自这个淫僧的,要是宫尼是个同志,他这根大东西便吃尽当时弗丹的男生,把他们送到涅盘境界去啊。符敬克继续说:“Kunney preached that sexual ecstasy and drunkenness were the best ways to transcend the illusion of the material world and become oneself。After riding nearly every wife,sister and daughter in the land,Kunney eventually rode into Buddhist mythology itself。He is said to do battle with all sorts of demons and evil spirits,most of them female。In one Fhutanese legend,he defeats a demoness by beating her in the face with his penis,and then gags her with it。After she is defeated,he transforms her into a good spirit through divine sexual play。That’s the reason why Fhutanese draw this‘flaming thunderbolt’on every entrance to ward off evils。”
谢夫微笑着说:“But why the penis is erected and……see!it’s even ejaculating……you know it really looks like graffiti in a gay toilet…hahahaha…”(不过为何要绘的阳具是勃起来的……看!还射精……你晓得麽?我会以为是同志厕所里的涂鸦啊……哈哈哈哈哈……)
符敬克笑的眯着眼睛,答道:“First of all,gay is prohibited in our country。Secondly,erection is a symbolic figure of Kunney’s divine&power。If you are going to enjoy sex,and use the power of your penis to exorcise evils,man,why is it not erected?”(首先我们这国家是禁止同性恋的。其次,勃起是象徵宫尼的权柄与力量。要是你在享受性爱,同时透过你的阳具来驱邪,干吗不是勃起来的?)
我越听越感到场面尴尬。老外对性素来不会遮掩,想不到符敬克这位弗丹男生也毫无畏惧地跟谢夫,高谈阔论地说火柱勃起的因由。我瞟了瞟德的表情,他专心地看着墙上的巨根,突然插嘴说:“No。I don’t see why Fhutanese draw this thunderbolt so exquisite。See?You can outline or sketch,but I don’t agree why your brothers drew scrotum and even pubic hair。You know,that’s really tempting to visitors…”(不对。我不明白为何你们画得这麽细致。你明白麽?你们可以勾画或者素描,不过你们国家的人还绘画阴囊、耻毛。你晓得,这让游客感到很诱惑啊……)