2004-12-24
2004-12-08
台南旅遊之後
好耐冇寫嘢﹐我要重拾我嘅推廣廣東話由我做起大計。
阿里山之遊﹐實在咪話唔驚。朋友個朋友啱啱攞咗車牌唔夠一個禮拜﹐就車咗我地上山。沿途碰到怕有十處山泥傾瀉﹐成半個山唔見咗。在墾丁就自己坐公車﹐我係都要去一去一個偏僻角落﹐為咗睇睇太平洋﹐結果見識到平生所見最大風浪﹐真係吹得郁個人。坐私家車就去到好多地方﹐好方便﹔坐公車就好困身。第一次覺得有架車真好。
最近買咗本書﹐講中國古典詩詞嘅﹐好好睇﹐好開心。每次睇幾頁﹐睇完都覺得自己同幾分鐘之前嘅自己唔同咗﹐唔再係同一個人咁。
阿里山之遊﹐實在咪話唔驚。朋友個朋友啱啱攞咗車牌唔夠一個禮拜﹐就車咗我地上山。沿途碰到怕有十處山泥傾瀉﹐成半個山唔見咗。在墾丁就自己坐公車﹐我係都要去一去一個偏僻角落﹐為咗睇睇太平洋﹐結果見識到平生所見最大風浪﹐真係吹得郁個人。坐私家車就去到好多地方﹐好方便﹔坐公車就好困身。第一次覺得有架車真好。
最近買咗本書﹐講中國古典詩詞嘅﹐好好睇﹐好開心。每次睇幾頁﹐睇完都覺得自己同幾分鐘之前嘅自己唔同咗﹐唔再係同一個人咁。
2004-11-14
工作、短板、身體、上網
很久沒有寫東西。最近工作很緊張﹐案頭的事好像總做不完似的。好在不用加班。只是每天緊張幾小時後﹐下班時已經累得要命。 回家後已經沒有精神幹甚麼。Bear轉工以後忙多了﹐常要加班﹐很難跟他打網球。常說要早點起床﹐一如以往仍是睡到最後一刻。換了新電腦﹐快幾倍。屏幕卻離眼睛近了﹐身體也少了活動﹐弄得頸痛。看了兩次醫生﹐回復到從前的狀態﹐即是不是大痛﹐而是有一點痛。
短板班終於成功報名﹐也一次合格。今天原本訂了板﹐今天風也大﹐卻因貪睡而沒有玩。
今年明顯見到身體差了。眼睛矇了﹐大概多看屏幕﹐散光又深了。我竟長出肚腩來﹐真不可想像。太容易倦﹐晚上的時間都不是自己主宰的。連影碟也看不了。
Broadband modem壞了﹐上網要拉線到二家姐房﹐很麻煩。卻因此而多看書﹐少對著電腦﹐也好。所以不太熱中於解決這個問題。剛好yahoo mail又把郵箱容量從6MB加到100MB﹐不用忙著把電郵下載。缺點是要找資料時不可即時上網﹐要等到上班才可﹐上班時多數又忘記了。不少活動因而錯過。
每天上班不知道為的是甚麼。
短板班終於成功報名﹐也一次合格。今天原本訂了板﹐今天風也大﹐卻因貪睡而沒有玩。
今年明顯見到身體差了。眼睛矇了﹐大概多看屏幕﹐散光又深了。我竟長出肚腩來﹐真不可想像。太容易倦﹐晚上的時間都不是自己主宰的。連影碟也看不了。
Broadband modem壞了﹐上網要拉線到二家姐房﹐很麻煩。卻因此而多看書﹐少對著電腦﹐也好。所以不太熱中於解決這個問題。剛好yahoo mail又把郵箱容量從6MB加到100MB﹐不用忙著把電郵下載。缺點是要找資料時不可即時上網﹐要等到上班才可﹐上班時多數又忘記了。不少活動因而錯過。
每天上班不知道為的是甚麼。
2004-09-21
2004-09-20
棉胎理論
香港人特別愛特權﹐或者裝作特權階級。樓盤廣告賣的竟然不是生活素質﹐而是尊貴、高人一等。連「君臨天下」也可以成為樓盤名字﹐可見發皇帝夢的人不少。無品味地扮尊貴的終極表現是一個樓盤叫「凱旋門」。先不論有錢買樓是否就是高人一等﹐我們是不是已經預設了只要我較別人尊貴就是好。機械文明劃一化生產。被劃一地生產的不單是產品﹐也是人。想與別不同是城市人對此的解決辦法。可是與別不同不一定要分高低吧﹐也可以在彼此平等的基礎上發掘每個個體的特質。
「人人生而平等﹐但有些人較其他人更平等」這句話很多人會引用。香港人可愛的地方在於連「人人生而平等」也不屑去假扮﹐赤裸裸地宣示「我就是要高你一等」。田北俊在直選論壇便直指交稅多的人的利益應該在議會中反映出來。田順利當選了。製造階級、發尊貴夢、懶理平等﹐如此公民素質﹐我們也許真的不配有普選。
一個單位要達到甚麼標準才能稱為豪宅﹐我不知道。但我知道甚麼單位不是豪宅。假設你想買一張棉胎﹐你會不會想到「換季時有沒有地方收藏它」這個問題﹖別告訴我放不下多一張棉胎的單位是豪宅。
「人人生而平等﹐但有些人較其他人更平等」這句話很多人會引用。香港人可愛的地方在於連「人人生而平等」也不屑去假扮﹐赤裸裸地宣示「我就是要高你一等」。田北俊在直選論壇便直指交稅多的人的利益應該在議會中反映出來。田順利當選了。製造階級、發尊貴夢、懶理平等﹐如此公民素質﹐我們也許真的不配有普選。
一個單位要達到甚麼標準才能稱為豪宅﹐我不知道。但我知道甚麼單位不是豪宅。假設你想買一張棉胎﹐你會不會想到「換季時有沒有地方收藏它」這個問題﹖別告訴我放不下多一張棉胎的單位是豪宅。
我唔知佢係乜野﹐不過佢真係幫到我
洗頭水﹑奶粉等商品的廣告有一種常用的模式﹐就是指出產品含有某種物質﹐可以達致某種功效。那些物質的名字于是一串字母便是沒人明白的字。名字無論如何一定得是英文的﹐以便挾洋自重。觀眾聽了那些名字﹐對產品的了解根本沒有任何增加。播出這類廣告也不是為了向大眾介紹科技。生產商想帶出的訊息不過是「我們這項產品對你有幫助」。至於這個訊息是不是事實﹐就是另一個題目。我一直認為十多年前的一個廣告﹐是這類廣告的終極註腳。
當時 Pantene Pro V 洗頭水是新產品﹐廣告中的女聲說它有「維他命原Ｂ５（留意Ｂ５是用英文諗的）。雖然我唔知佢係乜野﹐不過佢真係幫到我」。這個廣告打破了「這產品有ＡＢＣ﹐可促進ＸＹＺ的發展」的公式。它指出觀眾並不須要知道那些名字奇怪的物質是甚麼﹐有甚麼功效（廣告連Ｂ５的功效是甚麼也沒有提及）。它毫不含糊地顛覆了婉轉的公式﹐直接地帶出它的訊息。自此以後同類型的廣告沒有一個能超越它。
奶粉廣告在香港常播。我在西歐一年多以來卻從未看過一個。世界衛生組織鼓勵授母乳﹐發出指引叫人不要鼓勵推廣奶粉的活動。歐盟接納了這個指引﹐於是奶粉廣告在歐洲消失了。朋友印象中日本和美國也沒有奶粉廣告。
當時 Pantene Pro V 洗頭水是新產品﹐廣告中的女聲說它有「維他命原Ｂ５（留意Ｂ５是用英文諗的）。雖然我唔知佢係乜野﹐不過佢真係幫到我」。這個廣告打破了「這產品有ＡＢＣ﹐可促進ＸＹＺ的發展」的公式。它指出觀眾並不須要知道那些名字奇怪的物質是甚麼﹐有甚麼功效（廣告連Ｂ５的功效是甚麼也沒有提及）。它毫不含糊地顛覆了婉轉的公式﹐直接地帶出它的訊息。自此以後同類型的廣告沒有一個能超越它。
奶粉廣告在香港常播。我在西歐一年多以來卻從未看過一個。世界衛生組織鼓勵授母乳﹐發出指引叫人不要鼓勵推廣奶粉的活動。歐盟接納了這個指引﹐於是奶粉廣告在歐洲消失了。朋友印象中日本和美國也沒有奶粉廣告。
2004-09-16
一天
鬧鐘一般較在七時十四分響。不較在七時十五分是因為以前有個電子鬧鐘﹐只要較在正點、十五分、三十分或四十五分﹐它便不會響。我總會醒來﹐然後十次有九次會把它較到八時十四分﹐倒頭再睡。也許是習慣了這個時間表﹐無論之前一晚是早睡是遲睡﹐七時十四分醒來時總是倦倦的。八時十四分鬧鐘再響﹐這時我卻可以毫不猶豫地起床﹐畢竟時限已到﹐得上班去。
我是在早上洗澡的。洗澡後已到八時三十分。夏天洗澡比較快。冬天則要到八時三十五分以至四十分。冬天時連脫衣服也要鼓起勇氣﹐把水扭出之前也要鼓起勇氣。換過衣服後把報紙和飯盒放入背囊便出門。背囊內多數有一本書﹐通常是英文的。很多英文書我都想看﹐可是英文看得很慢。那份報紙在車上一般都不會碰。當很倦時﹐特別是回家的車程﹐有時會不看書而閱報﹐所以仍是要放一份報紙進背囊﹐給自己多個選擇。出門不會鎖門﹐媽或爸會替我鎖門。在走廊上如果看到升降機快到埗﹐我便會一個箭步衝前按掣。錯過了便要等約四分鐘﹐那時邨巴已經離開﹐乘下一班邨巴上班便會遲到。升降機的速度是這個屋苑最差的一點﹐特別是我住頂層﹐問題更加嚴重。升降機有三部﹐一部只去單數層﹐一部只去雙數層﹐中間那部每層都到。我最怕乘中間那部。它的移動速度不太慢﹐可是它每要開門之前得等七八秒。我不知道為甚麼它要等這麼久。話說回來﹐有時在大堂等升降機﹐會挑人少那部﹐即使是中間那部﹐因為我一定是最後一個出升降機的﹐人多那部多停幾層也一樣慢。
入了升降機﹐我會站在右後方。這沒有特別的原因﹐只是習慣了。反正只有右後方和左後方選擇﹐總要站在後方的。我離家的時間算是比較晚的﹐所以不會有太多人進升降機。進來的人都是熟口面的﹐不過我們從沒打過招呼。人們進來之後都會第一時間把臉轉向門口﹐儘量不看別人。唯一例外的是小朋友。有人會看看小朋友﹐小朋友有時也會好奇地瞪著人家。
【待續】
我是在早上洗澡的。洗澡後已到八時三十分。夏天洗澡比較快。冬天則要到八時三十五分以至四十分。冬天時連脫衣服也要鼓起勇氣﹐把水扭出之前也要鼓起勇氣。換過衣服後把報紙和飯盒放入背囊便出門。背囊內多數有一本書﹐通常是英文的。很多英文書我都想看﹐可是英文看得很慢。那份報紙在車上一般都不會碰。當很倦時﹐特別是回家的車程﹐有時會不看書而閱報﹐所以仍是要放一份報紙進背囊﹐給自己多個選擇。出門不會鎖門﹐媽或爸會替我鎖門。在走廊上如果看到升降機快到埗﹐我便會一個箭步衝前按掣。錯過了便要等約四分鐘﹐那時邨巴已經離開﹐乘下一班邨巴上班便會遲到。升降機的速度是這個屋苑最差的一點﹐特別是我住頂層﹐問題更加嚴重。升降機有三部﹐一部只去單數層﹐一部只去雙數層﹐中間那部每層都到。我最怕乘中間那部。它的移動速度不太慢﹐可是它每要開門之前得等七八秒。我不知道為甚麼它要等這麼久。話說回來﹐有時在大堂等升降機﹐會挑人少那部﹐即使是中間那部﹐因為我一定是最後一個出升降機的﹐人多那部多停幾層也一樣慢。
入了升降機﹐我會站在右後方。這沒有特別的原因﹐只是習慣了。反正只有右後方和左後方選擇﹐總要站在後方的。我離家的時間算是比較晚的﹐所以不會有太多人進升降機。進來的人都是熟口面的﹐不過我們從沒打過招呼。人們進來之後都會第一時間把臉轉向門口﹐儘量不看別人。唯一例外的是小朋友。有人會看看小朋友﹐小朋友有時也會好奇地瞪著人家。
【待續】
2004-09-15
不准飼養狗隻
軍中有令要整頓儀容。告示寫﹕「前不露邊﹐後不露圈」。額前從頭盔露出的頭髮叫邊﹐腦後露出的叫圈。韓愈說﹕「告示最重要的是簡潔﹐寫甚麼駢文！」﹐把告示改為「前後不露邊圈」。
現代中文愛用兩個字組成一個詞。一個字獨立成詞的﹐很多都給多加一個字以組成二字詞。例如「樹木」的木字其實是多餘的﹐只是人們用多了﹐就接受了。近年新聞多了報導由禽畜傳染的病﹐「雞隻﹐豬隻﹐牛隻」滿天飛﹐多聽多看了﹐也就不覺得怎樣。某屋苑大堂張貼告示﹕「不准飼養狗隻」。擬稿的人一定常常讀報﹐認為動物名只得一個字出不了街。「不准養狗」哪裡不似中文﹖「飼養狗隻」跟「養狗」哪個突兀﹖
韓愈說得對﹐告示是簡潔的好。既然前面露出的叫邊﹐後面露出的叫圈﹐那麼「前後不露邊圈」改為「不露邊圈」﹐誰都一樣明白。
現代中文愛用兩個字組成一個詞。一個字獨立成詞的﹐很多都給多加一個字以組成二字詞。例如「樹木」的木字其實是多餘的﹐只是人們用多了﹐就接受了。近年新聞多了報導由禽畜傳染的病﹐「雞隻﹐豬隻﹐牛隻」滿天飛﹐多聽多看了﹐也就不覺得怎樣。某屋苑大堂張貼告示﹕「不准飼養狗隻」。擬稿的人一定常常讀報﹐認為動物名只得一個字出不了街。「不准養狗」哪裡不似中文﹖「飼養狗隻」跟「養狗」哪個突兀﹖
韓愈說得對﹐告示是簡潔的好。既然前面露出的叫邊﹐後面露出的叫圈﹐那麼「前後不露邊圈」改為「不露邊圈」﹐誰都一樣明白。
2004-08-25
後樓梯的氣味
我公司有兩扇門。有帶飯的日子我都愛走後門﹐因為貪冰箱靠近後門。走後門得走一段後樓梯。每天從大厦大堂拉開防煙門進入後樓梯時都嗅到裏面侷促的氣味﹐空氣好像幾天沒流動過。這種氣味使我立即想起在法國的日子。那邊不流行空調﹐那種氣候實在也沒有裝空調的需要。每天清早一進課室便感覺到這樣侷促的空氣。有時大學的樓梯也一樣﹐講堂外的走廊也一樣。
2004-08-23
Summer is leaving
I don't feel well today. I must have had too little sleep. And the cup of coffee at lunch worsened the case.
I have recently been doing a clickthrough, which is a simple version of the website that I'm going to build soon. It is a routine job that bores me very much.
It is end of August, two months after Summer solstice. The sky is already navy when I'm off duty. Taking a shower at night gradually becomes not very comfortable. Blown by the fan through the night, I sometimes feel cold in the morning. Oh no, summer is leaving!
Many ones prefer Autumn, calling it the most romantic season. I do not like Autumn not because I do not enjoy its pleasant weather. It is that when Autumn has come, Winter will not be far, while Summer will not return till a year later. Sweating is not comfortable, but by sweating one feels concretely one's own existing. Rolling up the body in chilling Winter is a comprimise of life.
I have recently been doing a clickthrough, which is a simple version of the website that I'm going to build soon. It is a routine job that bores me very much.
It is end of August, two months after Summer solstice. The sky is already navy when I'm off duty. Taking a shower at night gradually becomes not very comfortable. Blown by the fan through the night, I sometimes feel cold in the morning. Oh no, summer is leaving!
Many ones prefer Autumn, calling it the most romantic season. I do not like Autumn not because I do not enjoy its pleasant weather. It is that when Autumn has come, Winter will not be far, while Summer will not return till a year later. Sweating is not comfortable, but by sweating one feels concretely one's own existing. Rolling up the body in chilling Winter is a comprimise of life.
2004-08-16
我們造字去
玩個遊戲吧。根據象形﹐會意或指示造字原則﹐創造以下字。每項單獨成一字。歡迎提供建議﹐加長這個列表。提供建議或遞交創作﹐請回覆這段文章。創作歡迎以圖畫表示。
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互聯網﹔電腦病毒﹔旅行﹔過馬路﹔生病﹔愛﹔朋友﹔加班﹔炒魷魚﹔獎學金﹔顏色﹔原因﹔背叛
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互聯網﹔電腦病毒﹔旅行﹔過馬路﹔生病﹔愛﹔朋友﹔加班﹔炒魷魚﹔獎學金﹔顏色﹔原因﹔背叛
2004-08-12
Can't finish jobs
Being idle, I have been studying how to build a menu by pure CSS and javascript. The process is undergoing for a week. I thought I'd finished it, but it turned out I need a full objectize menu for calculations. I can't finish it! It is certain that there are many such scripts on the web. Very frustrated. Lucky that I'm not told to do so, so there is no deadline for it.
Last week I wore the only old trousers. I got fat accumulated on my waist, and wearing the old trousers was very uncomfortable. I knew that I might need to wear it again soon, but I didn't buy one until yesterday. Because the trousers were needed this morning, I couldn't ask for trimming. They were 9-10cm too long. I fold the extra up inside, then sew them loosely so that they wouldn't drop down. It worked!
Today's meeting was quite useless. Not many important decision were made. I wanted to arrive at the office first, for putting down my stuff, before going to the client's office. But when I put up the trousers I forgot that the ends were loosely sewn. I heard sounds of thread-breaking and of course one end broke. Mama fixed it quickly, but that had caused me tens of minutes of time. When I arrived at Hong Kong MTR Station I knew that I would be late if I arrived at the office first. So I went directly to the client's office. Actually I passed the road junction which was 1 minute of walk to my office. The lunch box that I brought had to be thrown away, giving that it had been out of the refrigerator for 4 hours. I even noticed the smell when it was opened.
Tonight I'll play table-tennis, so I have to bring sports outfits as well. This makes my backpack very full.
Last week I wore the only old trousers. I got fat accumulated on my waist, and wearing the old trousers was very uncomfortable. I knew that I might need to wear it again soon, but I didn't buy one until yesterday. Because the trousers were needed this morning, I couldn't ask for trimming. They were 9-10cm too long. I fold the extra up inside, then sew them loosely so that they wouldn't drop down. It worked!
Today's meeting was quite useless. Not many important decision were made. I wanted to arrive at the office first, for putting down my stuff, before going to the client's office. But when I put up the trousers I forgot that the ends were loosely sewn. I heard sounds of thread-breaking and of course one end broke. Mama fixed it quickly, but that had caused me tens of minutes of time. When I arrived at Hong Kong MTR Station I knew that I would be late if I arrived at the office first. So I went directly to the client's office. Actually I passed the road junction which was 1 minute of walk to my office. The lunch box that I brought had to be thrown away, giving that it had been out of the refrigerator for 4 hours. I even noticed the smell when it was opened.
Tonight I'll play table-tennis, so I have to bring sports outfits as well. This makes my backpack very full.
2004-08-04
Seeing client tomorrow
The first time for months I'm going to see the client tomorrow. I may be unfitted to my only trousers.
2004-07-27
People don't do outdoor activities
Every weekend I ask people to go to the beach. It used to be camping, but giving the hot weather camping isn't a good idea. I keep routinely asking, people keep routinely declining. What a waste staying indoors while the sun is shining. What a waste not going to the beach which are so near to the city. I should have gone by myself. I did sometimes.
2004-07-20
辯論教不了明辨是非
中學生都有辯論項目﹐說是訓練思考。辯論隊是先定了正反方才開辯的。定正反方多是憑抽籤﹐跟隊員的取向無關。況且既在隊中﹐形勢叫人要立場一致。好像在行政會議內不論爭得如何火紅火熱﹐對外總要集體負責。口只講心所信的人做不了好辯員。好辯員服務的不是自己的心﹐而是形勢﹐是立場。無論如何都要指出自己的立場是對的﹐更加要駁斥對方是錯的。這樣的教育能出哲人﹖官僚系統倒須要這樣出來的人。一般學生雖然有接觸辯論﹐訓練卻都不深。可是社會上已經到處都見到做事先有立場﹐再找論據的人。辯論是社教化活動﹐不是智力訓練。
Toothache
The right-back wisdom tooth constantly causes trouble for years. Recently I often go to sleep without brushing teeth. Is my tooth holed?
2004-07-15
What a night
There are thieves everywhere. One attempted to open the front zip of my backpack. The zip was a waterproof one, so it is hard to open. The thief gave up after opened one inch. Ha, poor thief.
I got my mom's mobile handset. A rather old and heavy Nokia. But it is a Nokia! The navigation is good as always.
At 9:30pm I was sleepy. I went to bed, hoping to get up at 10:10pm. The new handset had been set to alarm at that time, but either I didn't hear it or it didn't sound. I woke up at 4am. The air is so fresh, the sky so clear, the road so calm. I read for one hour, then felt tired. My intention of jogging failed again.
My hair is long. I need hair cut this week.
Another typhoon is coming. It may be coming very close to Hong Kong. The F2 boards have all been reserved in Tai Mei Tuk. I had no choice but to book a raceboard.
I got my mom's mobile handset. A rather old and heavy Nokia. But it is a Nokia! The navigation is good as always.
At 9:30pm I was sleepy. I went to bed, hoping to get up at 10:10pm. The new handset had been set to alarm at that time, but either I didn't hear it or it didn't sound. I woke up at 4am. The air is so fresh, the sky so clear, the road so calm. I read for one hour, then felt tired. My intention of jogging failed again.
My hair is long. I need hair cut this week.
Another typhoon is coming. It may be coming very close to Hong Kong. The F2 boards have all been reserved in Tai Mei Tuk. I had no choice but to book a raceboard.
2004-07-14
Have something to do
I've done something unmeaningless in the office. This is already an archivement!
Too many books
This year I have bought too many books. I can't finish them. I don't even remember that I've bought some of them. How to stay alert at night, after a day's work? I always fall asleep in the sofa when reading. And in the morning I can't get up. I do wake up most of the time, but am always lazy to get up.
2004-07-13
Forgot to apply for water activities
Once more I forgot to dial at 8:30am to apply for water activities courses. This time I didn't recall it till afternoon. There are only 5 hours to go and I'll be qualified for higher level courses. I don't have a single course this summer!
Mobile dies completely
After my Nokia has been stolen, I am using the old
handhset which Gladys gave me when I was dead poor.
Its battery has always had problem. Fully charged and
it couldn't survive one day. But today it couldn't be
charged at all. Two or three hours later, it switched
off automatically. I wanted to wait for my sister's
since she expressed she wanted to change it. Now I
think I can't wait that long but have to buy a handset anyway.
handhset which Gladys gave me when I was dead poor.
Its battery has always had problem. Fully charged and
it couldn't survive one day. But today it couldn't be
charged at all. Two or three hours later, it switched
off automatically. I wanted to wait for my sister's
since she expressed she wanted to change it. Now I
think I can't wait that long but have to buy a handset anyway.
2004-07-12
核心價值 => 特質
香港人的特質是甚麼﹖社會上討論著核心價值。我想問的﹐不單是我們共同的價值觀﹐更是我們在各個方面表現出來的特質。譬如坐地鐵爭座位說話大聲等﹐總不能說是核心價值吧﹖卻是地地道道的香港現象。可是又不能說這些是香港人的特質。至少有好一部份的大陸人也是這樣的。是甚麼地地道道別無分店的特質﹐構成香港人呢﹖
I don't like music
It's a shame that I have no affection for music. I don't feel anything special when listening a song. Filmmakers nowadays often put music in films just because they want to sell OST. The films I love are those with little sound. I'm not talking about silent films.
Byebye to Hoiying
A friend whom I knew when I was studying in Antibes is heading towards home in Germany. I don't know if we'll see each other again. Byebye and good luck!
I finally have something to say
To build a blog site is so easy. I always want to practise my writing. Here I have the chance.
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