人面全非

短短數月，樓價、物價、商品價、基金價、金股滙價人面全非，不經不覺間一切都變得很陌生....

天變地變，人也在變，昨天今天，滄海桑田。

是世界、人心變得太快，還是我反應遲鈍、後知後覺？

此時此刻，我需要正能量！

A Journey is not a trip ...

It’s not a vacation.

It’s a process. A discovery ..

It’s a process of Self-discovery.

A Journey brings us face to face with ourselves.

A journey shows us not only the world, but how we fit in it.

Does the person creates the journey, or does the journey create the person?

The journey is life itself.

Where will life take you?

But what I only want to know is when I can have my next journey????

Christian The Lion

5.12四川地震新聞背後圖片展

6月12至15日 @觀塘apm

方卓如

真相大白，雖然很失望，但作為方卓如的粉絲，還是急不及待的買了他的書，如果方生(不！是龔生)真的出選立法會，我會考慮把神聖的一票投給他！哈哈！

很天真, 很傻?

最近作了一個别人認為是匪夷所思的決定，就是放棄了一份薪優糧準、假期多、無壓力的工作，轉投一份工作量多十倍、假期少、人工就更不要提了....

朋友們都為着那超五星級的酒店優惠勸我三思，反覆思量，還是決定接受這挑戰。　在薪優糧準與工作滿足感之間，選擇了後者，希望我的決定不是太天真, 太傻吧!

除了那三十天有薪假期外, 最捨不得是一班可愛的同事和在中環工作的『飯腳』, 當了十多年的中區“厲”人, 面對將要在港島東“厲”人日子, 實在是一個頗大的考驗！　

朋友們，若想在我離開舊舖前再享受超五星級的酒店優惠，快點跟我報名喇！數量有限，額滿即止！

My Blueberry Cake

Yummy!! 正過 "My Blueberry Nights" 好多. :p

Exam Report

In comparative terms, the October diet delivered a stellar performance, reflected in apass rate of 61% (the highest since October 2000). In addition, 6 distinctions wereawarded by the Examination board representing some truly stunning responses to the examination paper. This is particularly pleasing given that this was the first examination set in accordance with the new manual.

This excellent set of results does however mask examples of severe underperformance across the candidate population where 'clear blue water' is evident between the strong performers and much weaker exam submissions. The Examination Board has deduced that there is simply no substitute for hard work, with the outstanding papers reflecting excellent examination technique and a truly rounded knowledge base.

For this diet in particular, there appeared to be a concerning trend where students wererelying on performing well on the 'numbers' questions without demonstrating the farwider requirements of the discipline. This is a high risk strategy, with the oddsstacked heavily against any candidate who believes that delivering the mathematicalelement will secure them a pass.

How do stunning responses look like? Hahaha!

伊朗行《7》--- 不同的遭遇

以下是一位記者去年在伊朗採訪時的遭遇:

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"暗角

翻譯阿麥德給我講過一個故事, 他的女兒莎哈爾小的時候最喜歡不穿鞋,光著腳丫在雨中玩, 每次都是渾身濕漉漉的回家. 可是到了她9歲生日的那一天, 按照伊朗法律, 她必須要參加一個成人禮, 在那一天, 她將披上頭巾, 從此不可將頭髮顯露於外人面前. 別的女孩子欣然接受的時候, 莎哈爾卻拿著頭巾, 對爸爸說, 爸爸, 我再也不能感覺到雨水打在頭髮上了. 望著莎哈爾的眼睛, 阿麥德衝進洗手間, 淚濕滿面.

前兩天我穿著一件白色的長衫, 去大巴扎拍片. 那裡琳瑯滿目的讓人心慌, 因為人太多,聲音太嘈雜, 讓我忍不住的鎖緊眉頭.阿麥德是個絕頂聰明的人, 看我的神情, 於是站在我的身邊, 靠牆而立, 司機和dee還有R先生, 將我環繞. 可是那來來往往的男人眼神中骯髒的氣息,已經足以讓我感覺到窒息. 結果即便是這樣, 15分鐘之後, 一個男人居然還是潛伏到樓上的那一層, 對著我吐下口水, 白衣服, 藍色的頭巾, 我的同伴們臉上的憐憫, 周圍的人一副看好戲的表情, 真是想大罵一場, NNND甚麼狗屎國家, 我為你的文明而來, 而你將我如此羞辱. 但是我最後還是咬緊牙關, 沒有發出聲音.

最難過的卻不是我.

阿麥德一言不發的在車上看著窗外的飛過風景, 我問他說你怎麼了, 他說你不知道我有多抱歉和多難堪. 我說那並不是你的錯, 他說, 可是這就是我的祖國, 那些人就是我的兄弟, 你說我該拿我的人民怎麼辦? 我問, 有沒有想過離開這裡, 你去過那麼多國家, 去任何一個地方, 都會過的很好. 他說, 可是我怎麼能逃避我自己的家, 它在我的血液裡面, 是我無法迴避的部分啊.

回到住的地方, DEE突然跟我說, 幸虧帶了頭巾, 不然就直接吐到頭髮上了. 我聽完, 想起Simi跟我說, 裹在黑長袍裡面, 我覺得protected. 但是protected from what? 如果我因為受到今天這樣的羞辱, 而寧願躲藏在黑長袍的保護之下, 那麼到底是我變的文明了, 還是邪惡教化了我, 馴服了我, 我不要躲藏在暗角里面, 那裡太荒蠻, 太淒涼.

12點的時候, 毛拉的祈禱混合著歌聲響起, 很多人會在乾淨的毯子上, 向著麥加的方向, 跪拜他們的真主. 我的身體, 卻不由自主的轉向太陽的方向." Unquote

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G.O.D. forbid!

G.O.D. should design some products with logos like "P.T.U.", "C.I.D." or "O-Kee" to help promoting Hong Kong Police Force as a remedy. Haha!

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"G.O.D. forbid!

Carol Chung

Friday, November 02, 2007

A bid to turn a Hong Kong-made and designed T-shirt into a fashion icon for local youths has run foul of the law with the arrest of 18 people from a local chain store yesterday.

Police said the design on the T-shirts marketed by Goods of Desire - or G.O.D. as the store is popularly known - was linked to a triad society and that those who purchased them could also be arrested.

Possessing triad products is a violation of the law and people wearing a shirt with such logos will be arrested, Organized Crime Triad Bureau Acting Superintendent Cheng Fuk-chuen warned.

Police confiscated 88 T-shirts and more than 500 postcards printed with a "14K" logo, "? x K"- with the numbers written in Chinese characters - from the store's five offices and warehouse located in Central, Causeway Bay, Tsim Sha Tsui and Yuen Long. They arrested nine men and nine women, including salespersons and designers, aged between 21 and 51.

It is believed one of those arrested is the store's founder, Douglas Young Chi-chiu, who is a grandson of Kowloon Motor Bus founder William Louey Sui-tak.

They are suspected of contravening the Societies Ordinance, which refers to slogans, published materials and objects with symbolic meanings, and which police specialists have confirmed to be related to the triads. The police raid followed a recent media report on products the store was selling.

Cheng said the industry should be careful when designing products not to contravene the law.

"Creativity is creativity - that's different. The industry should study the legislation, which clearly states symbols representing or constituting triad symbols are illegal," Cheng said.

G.O.D.s marketing manager Cherry Ma Kit-ying insisted the logo was one of the store's usual designs and involved "a play on words."

Other examples include "Delay No More" - which sounds vulgar in Cantonese - printed on products, and home accessories with the store's name G.O.D. which sounds like the Cantonese words for "better living." The logo design was only intended to refer to gold rather than the triads, Ma said.

"Some may relate it to the triads ... we didn't have any intention to promote things [related to the triad]."

Ma stressed the store's innocent intention, saying "14K gold was marked on the back of the postcards."

Lawmaker James To Kun-sun, deputy chairman of the Legislative Council's security panel, said whether the controversial logo violates the law depends on how it is displayed and publicized, and whether it conveys any triad-related message.

People who have bought the products but are innocent about the meaning may not be charged. But if they act in a provocative way when wearing the T-shirt, they could be mistaken for a triad member, To said.

G.O.D. is recalling the T-shirts and postcards, which went on sale in mid- September.

So far, more than 10 T-shirts, costing HK$280 each, have been sold.

Police said those who have bought the products should call 2527-7887. "
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Source: The Standard

The Hedge Fund Redemption: Now Showing

Thanks God, I have switched out a hedge fund before this movie is shown. Dunno how long this film will be on. By the way, The Shawshank Redemption is a 1994 American movie, written and directed by Frank Darabont, based on the Stephen King novella, Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption and it is one of my favourite movies.

小統計

與中學同學叙舊，八位女士，各有不同經歴、不同際遇，雖然畢業多年，但樣子沒多大變化，可見科學倡明，而大家亦沒有躲懶，以下是一個小統計：

50% 己婚
25% 有兒女
12.5% 全職家庭主婦
12.5% 教書
12.5% 執業大律師
12.5% 準備出國深造
50% 商界

真羨慕同學T可毅然放棄一切，辭工上學去！

Battle at Kruger

The Battle at Kruger--a battle over a baby calf between a pride of lions, a herd of buffalo, and a crocodile-- was witnessed by Jason Schlosberg and David Budzinski in September 2004 at a watering hole near Pretoriuskop Camp, Mpumalanga in South Africa's Kruger National Park.

Hygiene vs Motivation

Hygiene reduces job dissatisfaction.

Motivation increases job satisfaction.

Job satisfaction is not the opposite of job dissatisfaction.

What shall we do if there is no job dissatisfaction but no job satisfaction?

I think it's time to have a vacation!!

In the Memory of "Emperor of Kowloon"

`Emperor' who wrote royally

Thursday, July 26, 2007 - The Standard

The self-styled Emperor of Kowloon, Tsang Cho-choi, famous for his unique brand of calligraphy graffiti, died on July 15 following a heart attack. He was 86.

Tsang, who claimed that most of the land in Kowloon belonged to his ancestors, caught local, and later international attention, when his calligraphy started popping up in the strangest of places 50 years ago. These included electrical transformers, lampposts and World War II bomb shelters. At one point, his writings appeared on the hills near Kennedy Town.

In his works, Tsang always used his "royal" title and his family tree.

He sometimes included demands for the government to pay him land taxes.

Even though his artwork was persistently painted over, he often returned to revitalize his writings.

Art critic Lau Kin-wai said Tsang spent his final days at an elderly home surrounded by family members.

Lau hopes to realize Tsang's last wish of having some of his work exhibited. In recent years, Tsang's creations have received international recognition and photographs of his creations toured the United States in 2000.

My classmates

遇到100%的女孩

今天搭地鐵，遇到一個年約五、六歲的小女孩竟然在唱這首歌:

【讓一切隨風】 鍾鎮濤
曲：Katsuo Ono/Aku Yu 詞：黃霑　

風中風中　心裡冷風　吹失了夢
事未過去　就已失蹤　此刻有種種心痛
心中心中　一切似空　天黑天光都似夢
迷迷惘惘　聚滿心中　追蹤一片冷的風

各種空虛　冷冷冷　吹起吹起風裡夢
過去的心　火般灼熱　今天已變了冰凍
記憶中突然又痛　只因空虛再作弄
你似北風　吹走我夢　就讓一切隨風

風中風中　心裡冷風　吹失了夢
事未過去　就已失蹤　此刻有種種心痛

心中心中　一切似空　天黑天光都似夢
迷迷惘惘　聚滿心中　追蹤一片冷的風

各種空虛　冷冷冷　吹起吹起風裡夢
過去的心　火般灼熱　今天已變了冰凍
記憶中突然又痛　只因空虛再作弄
你似北風　吹走我夢　就讓一切隨風

每一天，妳都有16次年輕的機會【轉貼】

身為女人，有一些是不得不做。這些事情是只屬於女性的專利，也是我們維持青春美麗的秘訣。這些事情，有些需要更多女人加入，有的需要男人幫忙，有的適合獨享。這些事情，充斥著我們的生活，豐富了謎樣的24小時。這些事情讓我們年輕、年輕、更年輕。

1 性愛: 這件事情的重要性就不用我多說了吧，陰陽調和是青春的基礎。

2 派對：不用天天，偶而為之的狂歡可以讓我們釋放壓力，活在當下。

3 旅行：充電再出發。一個人去無負擔，2個人去很甜蜜，大家一起去試煉朋友的真諦。

4 約會：即使結了婚，也要保持約會的習慣，讓妳記得為他美麗，讓他記得愛妳。

5 保養：說了第九千遍了，天下沒有醜女人，只有懶女人。

6 睡眠：愛自己的身體，要給她完全的充分休息。11點上床，不要忘記。 (This one is the hardest to achieve.)

7 運動：為身心靈補充氧氣。如果真的不愛動，就去做瑜珈。很愛動，也試著做瑜珈。

8 工作：成就感就是妳的存在感。不要跟社會脫節，不允許頭腦老化。

9 購物：要不然為什麼我們是女人？

10 下廚：減輕身體的負擔，應該是放什麼進去就注意。自己下廚是藝術也是美德。

11 閱讀：滿足口腹之慾，更要滿足心靈的慾望。不善化裝的妳更要讀書。

12 下午茶：人生最大的享受就是與姊妹討論是非，或者我們就當它是心理治療吧。

13 裝扮：沒有天份的人更要多練習，這是自愛也是禮貌，不要忘了從內衣就開始。

14 早餐：不吃胸部會變小喔。

15 泡澡：一個人的時候，幫助血液循環，2個人更有情調。

16 作夢：白天俗稱發呆。夜裡作夢是預知未來。夢想讓女人永遠不老。

(摘自AANGEL８)

Alone

“The Internet is like alcohol in some sense. It accentuates what you would do anyway. If you want to be a loner, you can be more alone. If you want to connect, it makes it easier to connect.” – Esther Dyson

I don’t want to be a loner but it seems that this blog and the blogger are getting more alone these days.

Where are you, my friends / fans? What are you busy at? Stop being a (Read-only) CD-ROM!!

環保??!!

又會Q成咁？今日同事心血來潮話想去Three-Sixty食Lunch, 好日都唔去，竟遇着『搶購環保袋』人潮兼封出口，十二點半出發，最後攪到一點半才開餐，真黑仔！重要攪到周圍垃圾，一Ｄ都唔環保！

"港 版 Anya Hindmarch 環 保 袋 賣 120 元 ， 其 實 是 一 個 帆 布 袋 ， 但 明 星 效 應 下 ， 全 港 也 瘋 狂 。

一 個 環 保 袋 ， 600 人 鼓 譟 ！ 今 早 11 時 在 亞 洲 多 國 同 步 發 售 的 英 國 人 氣 品 牌 Anya Hindmarch 限 量 版 環 保 袋 「 I'm NOT A Plastic bag 」 ， 昨 未 開 賣 已 吸 引 逾 千 市 民 在 全 港 四 家 專 門 店 及 一 家 高 檔 超 市 通 宵 排 隊 搶 購 。

「 一 個 限 量 版 環 保 袋 賣 120 蚊 ， 家 網 上 炒 到 1,200 蚊 ， 你 話 點 會 唔 瘋 狂 。 」 在 中 環 置 地 廣 場 ThreeSixty 門 外 排 了 12 小 時 的 陳 小 姐 說 。

由 於 有 炒 家 出 動 百 人 的 排 隊 黨 「 搵 食 」 ， 各 個 售 賣 點 均 出 現 打 尖 、 鼓 譟 的 混 亂 場 面 ， 警 方 派 員 到 場 維 持 秩 序 ， 並 要 求 改 用 派 籌 方 式 疏 通 人 流 ， 結 果 逾 千 張 籌 瞬 間 派 光 ， 但 聚 集 在 中 環 及 尖 沙 嘴 五 個 售 賣 點 的 600 多 名 向 隅 者 ， 直 至 昨 深 夜 仍 不 肯 散 去 ， 群 情 洶 湧 。

另 外 ， 台 灣 昨 日 亦 有 逾 千 民 眾 在 當 地 五 個 銷 售 點 通 宵 排 隊 搶 購 ， 情 況 同 樣 混 亂 ， 需 要 警 方 維 持 秩 序 。"

Source: Apple Daily