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

Imperfections

Let me share with you a nice story ...

"An elderly Chinese woman had two large pots, each hung on the ends of a pole which she carried across her neck.

One of the pots had a crack in it while the other pot was perfect and always delivered a full portion of water.

At the end of the long walks from the stream to the house, the cracked pot arrived only half full.

For a full two years this went on daily, with the woman bringing home only one and a half pots of water.

Of course, the perfect pot was proud of its accomplishments.

But the poor cracked pot was ashamed of its own imperfection, and miserable that it could only do half of what it had been made to do.

After two years of what it perceived to be bitter failure, it spoke to the woman one day by the stream, "I am ashamed of myself, because this crack in my side causes water to leak out all the way back to your house."

The old woman smiled, "Did you notice that there are flowers on your side of the path, but not on the other pot's side?"

"That's because I have always known about your flaw, so I planted flower seeds on your side of the path, and every day while we walk back, you water them."

"For two years I have been able to pick these beautiful flowers to decorate the table.

Without you being just the way you are, there would not be this beauty to grace the house."

Each of us has our own unique flaw. But it's the cracks and flaws we each have that make our lives together so very interesting and rewarding."

One in 19 has brain disorder

One in 19 has brain disorder - The Standard

Mimi Lau

Wednesday, July 04, 2007

One in 19 people in Hong Kong could be suffering from mood disorder, according to the latest findings by University of Hong Kong psychiatrists. The condition - known as bipolar disorder, or manic-depressive illness - is a brain disorder that causes unusual shifts in a person's mood, energy and ability to function. It is said to be incurable, and typically develops in late adolescence or early adulthood.

"The condition is quite common in Hong Kong, but the public's awareness of the illness is low.

"It can have chronic and adverse effects on one's mental health," Chung Ka-sai of the University of Hong Kong's psychiatry department said.

The university conducted a survey from December last year to January this year, in which nearly 1,500 people were interviewed, and found 81 of the respondents, or 5.5 percent, had seven or more mania symptoms.

The most common symptoms include hyperactivity, distractibility, racing thoughts, over-confidence, over energetic, decreased need for sleep, elated mood, irritability and even excessive spending and increased sexual appetite.

About 36 percent of the sufferers are unaware of the problems caused by the disorder.

According to Chung, students are among those prone to bipolar disorder, which tends to hit people aged between 31 and 40.

In some cases, a humble person can suddenly appear ecstatic with grandiose ideas and overly talkative, while being energetic with only one to two hours of sleep.

The mania symptoms could last four days and be followed by a two-week depression cycle.

Chung said although the condition is incurable, treatment using lithium can help stabilize a person's mood if his or her condition is properly diagnosed.

"However, sufferers often undermine their illness and think they're only going through a rough patch in their lives," he said.

While the real causes of bipolar disorder have yet to be identified, Chung said the condition is genetically inherited.

It is also sometimes related to one's upbringing or malfunctioning brain tissues.

OMG! I got some of the mania symptoms!

Folks, please forgive me if you find me, a ‘humble’ person, suddenly appear ecstatic with grandiose ideas and overly talkative as I must have been suffering from the mood disorder. :p

The Beatles - Hey Jude

This song keeps lingering in my head for the whole day after watching our dear priests' presentation yesterday ... haha!

One Heart Many Faces

Finally, it's done - from 9am to 5pm. It's not easy to organise such kind of large function from Bilingual Mass, Parlor Games, Family Interview to Cultural Presentation, especially in our geographically and demographically diverse community.

From the logo (on the left), there is a big heart uniting different people with different cultures. The analogy is that we belong to one parish - the Epiphany Parish which is made up of 4 mass centres from Discovery Bay, Mui Wo, Peng Chau and Tung Chung. The challenge is to form one heart without suppressing the individuality of each culture and each person.

Even I get used to be a M.C. in the weekly Mass of our chapel, it's a new challenge for me as it's my first time to be a M.C. for the Parlor Games and the almost-4-hour Variety Show. It's an entire different experience. Though I still have a lot of room for improvement, I'm really happy to be a part of such kind of meaningful function. And, it's really touching to see "unity in diversity without losing ones' individuality".

May our community continue to grow as "One Heart Many Faces"!

綠寶橙汁

Oh, Peninsula!

無聊打油詩系列 ---- 一年一會

有班朋友很特別，

每年總會聚一次，

最多也只是一次，

有些連名也不知，

每年卻會見一見，

還要在一年之始。

不經不覺十多年，

不管氣温有幾低，

刮風下雨也不帕，

浩浩蕩蕩弄潮去，

對！ 正是 .....

一年一度冬泳也！

七彩雲南 ---- 終極篇

For better effect, please turn off stickam player before playing the video.

七彩雲南 ----- 宴舞

雲南略影 ----- 不遊九鄉, 枉來雲南

雲南略影 ----- 暢遊大理

雲南記趣 ----- 遊走玉龍雪山中

雲南記趣 ------ 漫遊麗江古城

雲南略影 ----- 8mm人物篇

很喜歡拍人物照，特別是一些寫實的題材，由於只是一名攝影初哥，器材有限，連一個像樣的鏡頭也沒有，往往只可衝着目標人物跟前拍，也因此常惹來Karen不滿，因我常遮擋着她的獵物，使她不能遠距離偷拍，有時更會被目標人物發現，只好打趣說：『你很漂亮/帥！可以拍多張嗎？』。這方法頗有效，目標人物通常很樂意讓我再拍多張，而且效果往往比偷拍那張更好！

雖然如此，我還是十分享受偷拍的樂趣，看來是時侯添置一個長鏡頭了！

雲南略影 ---- 8mm 動物生態奇觀