Received the HKU Convocation Newsletter earlier this week. Read it today and I found that Ang Lee had held a public talk in HKU on 1st Oct 2009. Here is the link of the video:
http://daaoweb.hku.hk/en/alumni/anglee/fullrecap/normal/
Some of the quotes:
“When I have a goal in making a movie, there is a lot of curiosity.....I think curiosity is 學問學問. Learning is asking to fulfil curiosity. I think that’s a greater school.”
“My closest feeling to love is actually quite abstract. It’s a lot like Brokeback Mountain. It is something happening in Brokeback Mountain you don’t really know. You find yourself chasing the meaning of it, trying to have a picture of it. A clear picture but you can never find. The more you are confused, the more romantic, the more grand it is. That’s how I believe in love.”
“Death is something horrifying, but at the same time it’s probably the most fascinating thing in creating artistic work because life changes, there are no certain fixed values.......but death stops, movement stops changing. Somehow it has a depth of beauty in it because it’s pure.”
Thursday, December 31, 2009
Dec movies
Watched quite a lot of movies in Dec. Since they have accompanied me to pass one of the most difficult time of my life, just feel like to write them down.
我左眼見到鬼
This movie makes me sad. If without 劉青雲 and the ending, it’s rather rubbish.
風雲
I slept most of the time. Some stupid conversations made me laughed.
風聲
It’s nice & smooth overall. I never like李冰冰, but she really acted well here. It’s like she has become a totally different person. If 周汛 is the star in here, she’s the moon. That’s my impression.
The Proposal
It’s ok to kill time, but I don't like it. I guess I have passed that stage, or perhaps, I have experienced a better one, and nothing can make me feel touched anymore.
Terminator Salvation – Feel like watching one bad episode of my favorite TV program. I am not a fans for Terminator series, but since I have been following this series for quite a long time.....just want to know how things developed.
Insomnia
I like it. I guess I like that kind of story. Dramatic, but real.
Your principle defines who you are. We think we know who we are, we believe in what we believe. But sometimes, you will become someone you don't know when things happened.
火影忍者劇場版疾風傳 - 絆.
Unlike the comics, it’s boring. The story doesn't make sense as well.
Avatar
I watched the 3D version. Simple story, simple theme, great visual effect.
The Bucket List
I like it very much. 2 old men talked most of the time. Many conversations are funny. It’s one of the assigned movies from my ex-bf, also the last one. The ending is good. I guess it’s what he wants to talk about. By the way, I wonder why Carter remains to be the narrator after he’s dead. He talked about things happened about his death. Does it imply there is life after death?
The Ugly Truth
I think I wont finish it, so I put it here. By reading the title only, I thought it was talking about marriage.
我左眼見到鬼
This movie makes me sad. If without 劉青雲 and the ending, it’s rather rubbish.
風雲
I slept most of the time. Some stupid conversations made me laughed.
風聲
It’s nice & smooth overall. I never like李冰冰, but she really acted well here. It’s like she has become a totally different person. If 周汛 is the star in here, she’s the moon. That’s my impression.
The Proposal
It’s ok to kill time, but I don't like it. I guess I have passed that stage, or perhaps, I have experienced a better one, and nothing can make me feel touched anymore.
Terminator Salvation – Feel like watching one bad episode of my favorite TV program. I am not a fans for Terminator series, but since I have been following this series for quite a long time.....just want to know how things developed.
Insomnia
I like it. I guess I like that kind of story. Dramatic, but real.
Your principle defines who you are. We think we know who we are, we believe in what we believe. But sometimes, you will become someone you don't know when things happened.
火影忍者劇場版疾風傳 - 絆.
Unlike the comics, it’s boring. The story doesn't make sense as well.
Avatar
I watched the 3D version. Simple story, simple theme, great visual effect.
The Bucket List
I like it very much. 2 old men talked most of the time. Many conversations are funny. It’s one of the assigned movies from my ex-bf, also the last one. The ending is good. I guess it’s what he wants to talk about. By the way, I wonder why Carter remains to be the narrator after he’s dead. He talked about things happened about his death. Does it imply there is life after death?
The Ugly Truth
I think I wont finish it, so I put it here. By reading the title only, I thought it was talking about marriage.
Wednesday, December 30, 2009
漫畫
小時侯最先喜歡的是聽故事、看書，之後才喜歡看電影。後來受H影晌，開始喜歡看漫畫。
我覺得漫畫的模式有點介乎書和電影之間。 有一段時間，天天都要與大量文字週旋。下了班後，便寧願看電影。平常坐車吃飯等人時，就看漫畫。
這幾本是我最近在看而又很喜歡的漫畫:
玻璃面具
少女漫畫中還在追看的除了《玻璃面具》，就只有《Skip Beat》和《NANA》。恰巧故事都是和演藝界有關。《玻璃面具》是H唯一會看的少女漫畫。據我所知，他的「電車男」朋友們也在追看。
秘密
故事內容: 2055年，警方為了偵查某些懸案，可合法地使用一種能將被害者臨死前所見的影像再度呈現的新式科技。影像雖然沒有聲音，但卻連死者臨死前的回憶、幻覺都可呈現出來。
喜歡它純粹因為故事精彩，案情曲折離奇。人的心，有時真的可以是全世界最黑暗地方。
爆漫
喜歡漫畫的人未必喜歡《爆漫》。但喜歡創作故事的人應該會覺得這本漫畫很有趣。
自殺島
為免浪費社會資源，政府將一班自殺未遂的人流放到一個孤島，任由他們自生自滅。乍看之下，很多情節和LOST很相似。也許，所有流落荒島所發生的事基本上差不多。不過主角由一班想要回到現實世界的人變成一班想要自殺的人，就已經是一個不同故事。
《島耕作》系列
一本描寫職場生態的漫畫，非常貼近現實。最不現實的，反而是島耕作這個人。
黃昏流星群
《黃昏流星群》寫的，是中/老年人的故事，內容圍繞人生多於愛情，看的時侯很有啟發性，會感動，甚至有共鳴。
Cross Game
女主角出場不久就死了。其他人的故事繼續。女主角偶而也會在其他人的回憶裡客串演出。看安達充的漫畫，就好像跟一個情人明明已認識多年，但每次相處，仍有心動的感覺。
其他在看的漫畫還有: 漂靈、狐忍、One Piece、彼岸島、霸、假面教師、Liar Game、神之水滴、結界師........應該還有其他。但我只認得封面，書名卻忘記了。
我覺得漫畫的模式有點介乎書和電影之間。 有一段時間，天天都要與大量文字週旋。下了班後，便寧願看電影。平常坐車吃飯等人時，就看漫畫。
這幾本是我最近在看而又很喜歡的漫畫:
玻璃面具
少女漫畫中還在追看的除了《玻璃面具》，就只有《Skip Beat》和《NANA》。恰巧故事都是和演藝界有關。《玻璃面具》是H唯一會看的少女漫畫。據我所知，他的「電車男」朋友們也在追看。
秘密
故事內容: 2055年，警方為了偵查某些懸案，可合法地使用一種能將被害者臨死前所見的影像再度呈現的新式科技。影像雖然沒有聲音，但卻連死者臨死前的回憶、幻覺都可呈現出來。
喜歡它純粹因為故事精彩，案情曲折離奇。人的心，有時真的可以是全世界最黑暗地方。
爆漫
喜歡漫畫的人未必喜歡《爆漫》。但喜歡創作故事的人應該會覺得這本漫畫很有趣。
自殺島
為免浪費社會資源，政府將一班自殺未遂的人流放到一個孤島，任由他們自生自滅。乍看之下，很多情節和LOST很相似。也許，所有流落荒島所發生的事基本上差不多。不過主角由一班想要回到現實世界的人變成一班想要自殺的人，就已經是一個不同故事。
《島耕作》系列
一本描寫職場生態的漫畫，非常貼近現實。最不現實的，反而是島耕作這個人。
黃昏流星群
《黃昏流星群》寫的，是中/老年人的故事，內容圍繞人生多於愛情，看的時侯很有啟發性，會感動，甚至有共鳴。
Cross Game
女主角出場不久就死了。其他人的故事繼續。女主角偶而也會在其他人的回憶裡客串演出。看安達充的漫畫，就好像跟一個情人明明已認識多年，但每次相處，仍有心動的感覺。
其他在看的漫畫還有: 漂靈、狐忍、One Piece、彼岸島、霸、假面教師、Liar Game、神之水滴、結界師........應該還有其他。但我只認得封面，書名卻忘記了。
Sunday, December 27, 2009
心之所在
你認為那個心是在哪裡?
.....................
我覺得那個心應該是在「這裡」。在我和你接觸之時，心首次在我倆之間萌生。
心並不存在於身體裡。在想起什麼，想起誰時，心就在那裡萌生。
倘若世界只有自己一個，那麼心便不存在於任何地方，根本不用苦惱。
只要你衷心希望在這裡，你的心便會在這裡。只要你的心在這裡，那便是你該在這裡的理由。
(漂靈 Vol. 30)
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我的心在那裡?
送了出去的，早已收不回來。就算勉強收回來，也不是當初那一個。
剩餘的........還在我這裡的.......暫時放在雪櫃裡。
.....................
我覺得那個心應該是在「這裡」。在我和你接觸之時，心首次在我倆之間萌生。
心並不存在於身體裡。在想起什麼，想起誰時，心就在那裡萌生。
倘若世界只有自己一個，那麼心便不存在於任何地方，根本不用苦惱。
只要你衷心希望在這裡，你的心便會在這裡。只要你的心在這裡，那便是你該在這裡的理由。
(漂靈 Vol. 30)
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我的心在那裡?
送了出去的，早已收不回來。就算勉強收回來，也不是當初那一個。
剩餘的........還在我這裡的.......暫時放在雪櫃裡。
聖誕假期
聖誕假期唯一的節目是去isquare看3D版 Avatar。
其餘時間都只是執屋、執自己、休息。
買了雙城故事、秋天的童話VCD/DVD，還有Superband演唱會門票，當是給自己的聖誕禮物。
其餘時間都只是執屋、執自己、休息。
買了雙城故事、秋天的童話VCD/DVD，還有Superband演唱會門票，當是給自己的聖誕禮物。
Thursday, December 24, 2009
Merry Christmas
One of my favorite scene from "Love Actually":
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Is9xHR11E3A&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Is9xHR11E3A&feature=related
Sunday, December 20, 2009
活著
趁未有BB﹐中午時趕緊去染髮﹐一坐兩句鐘。中途聽到兩首陳奕迅的歌。
作曲:胡波
填詞:黃偉文
當我還在 花園散步
當我還在 浴室洗澡
十步以內 可擁抱
＊遇著什麼 煩～惱
想跟我說 都可聽到
翻到有趣 圖畫
何妨大笑 讓妙事亦被我看～～到
＃遊玩時 開心一點 不必掛念我
來好好給我活著 就似最初
仍然在呼吸都應該 要慶賀
如果想哭 可試試對嘉賓滿座......
說個笑話 紀念我
到處還是 香水氣味
到處還是 塗鴉筆記
就像我未 拋低你
作曲： 雷頌德
作詞： 黃偉文
編曲： 雷頌德
無端端今年開始很怕死
年輕一點 一點都不顧忌 輪到未
最怕活著 但是沒運氣 爭口氣
人一生很少多於一世紀
還省起很多任務未做 不等於有期
夠我逐件逐件地辦理 重新整理
談戀愛 遊天地 做喜歡的工作和享受遊戲
一死了 怎細味 一想死 La … La … La …
強壯地 吸口氣 來看戲 來打機
來接吻 來添飯 來簽些卡也好過去死 唏
如老友個個對我實在好
何以要個個也到我 喪禮上狂號
還要人悼念 真的太殘酷 多恐怖
如你你我我厭世便入土
兒女與愛侶照顧的責任 誰去做
一想到 woo … 總卻步 怎捨得死
談戀愛 遊天地 做喜歡的工作和享受遊戲
一死了 怎細味 一講起
還是覺得很怕死 埋在腳下黃土地
難道會比這裡有驚喜 不捨得 剩低你
誰在某天都會死 無奈我並無準備
留下未看的戲太早死
不捨得 閤起眼地 逃避
（他不想死她不想死 落力站著但沒實地
你卻放棄在原地） 誰更弱 你問你
（他不想死她不想死 落力站著但沒實地
你卻厭世地逃避） Oh …
談戀愛 遊天地 做喜歡的工作和享受遊戲
一死了 怎細味 遲早死 La …
唏 為何還提早死 人人遲早夠期
今天 為什麼想死 過兩日 再問你
唏 完全忘記 活著又另有趣味 有趣味
你未曾 到末期 La … La … La …
而我未 捨得你 La … La … La …
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死﹐我不怕。只怕走到了生命的盡頭﹐回望過去﹐才後悔自己沒有好好的活過。
作曲:胡波
填詞:黃偉文
當我還在 花園散步
當我還在 浴室洗澡
十步以內 可擁抱
＊遇著什麼 煩～惱
想跟我說 都可聽到
翻到有趣 圖畫
何妨大笑 讓妙事亦被我看～～到
＃遊玩時 開心一點 不必掛念我
來好好給我活著 就似最初
仍然在呼吸都應該 要慶賀
如果想哭 可試試對嘉賓滿座......
說個笑話 紀念我
到處還是 香水氣味
到處還是 塗鴉筆記
就像我未 拋低你
作曲： 雷頌德
作詞： 黃偉文
編曲： 雷頌德
無端端今年開始很怕死
年輕一點 一點都不顧忌 輪到未
最怕活著 但是沒運氣 爭口氣
人一生很少多於一世紀
還省起很多任務未做 不等於有期
夠我逐件逐件地辦理 重新整理
談戀愛 遊天地 做喜歡的工作和享受遊戲
一死了 怎細味 一想死 La … La … La …
強壯地 吸口氣 來看戲 來打機
來接吻 來添飯 來簽些卡也好過去死 唏
如老友個個對我實在好
何以要個個也到我 喪禮上狂號
還要人悼念 真的太殘酷 多恐怖
如你你我我厭世便入土
兒女與愛侶照顧的責任 誰去做
一想到 woo … 總卻步 怎捨得死
談戀愛 遊天地 做喜歡的工作和享受遊戲
一死了 怎細味 一講起
還是覺得很怕死 埋在腳下黃土地
難道會比這裡有驚喜 不捨得 剩低你
誰在某天都會死 無奈我並無準備
留下未看的戲太早死
不捨得 閤起眼地 逃避
（他不想死她不想死 落力站著但沒實地
你卻放棄在原地） 誰更弱 你問你
（他不想死她不想死 落力站著但沒實地
你卻厭世地逃避） Oh …
談戀愛 遊天地 做喜歡的工作和享受遊戲
一死了 怎細味 遲早死 La …
唏 為何還提早死 人人遲早夠期
今天 為什麼想死 過兩日 再問你
唏 完全忘記 活著又另有趣味 有趣味
你未曾 到末期 La … La … La …
而我未 捨得你 La … La … La …
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死﹐我不怕。只怕走到了生命的盡頭﹐回望過去﹐才後悔自己沒有好好的活過。
Friday, December 18, 2009
Thursday, December 17, 2009
崇拜
崇拜，是距離瞭解最遙遠的感情。
(漂靈 Vol. 20)
自小，就沒有什麼偶像。
雖然我也曾喜歡過不少明星，但喜歡和崇拜，始終有分別。
總之，我就是無法去喜歡一個自己不瞭解的人。
結果，不是因瞭解而喜歡，就是因瞭解而分開。
當然也有例外。
(漂靈 Vol. 20)
自小，就沒有什麼偶像。
雖然我也曾喜歡過不少明星，但喜歡和崇拜，始終有分別。
總之，我就是無法去喜歡一個自己不瞭解的人。
結果，不是因瞭解而喜歡，就是因瞭解而分開。
當然也有例外。
Wednesday, December 16, 2009
Tuesday, December 15, 2009
Funny ad
This ad makes me laugh every time i watch it:
I think the funniest part is how the dinosaur stepped back after he realized he did sth wrong.
May be, their life will be happier after the wife became "隻眼開隻眼閉".
I think the funniest part is how the dinosaur stepped back after he realized he did sth wrong.
May be, their life will be happier after the wife became "隻眼開隻眼閉".
Sunday, December 13, 2009
2009
Year 2009 is coming to an end.
I seldom do review / conclude what’s the best / worst of the year thing in the past. It is simply because I m lazy and moody. I don’t like to do sth because “it’s time”. I only do things when I feel “it’s the mood”.
In 2009, so many things happened. In the first half of the year, i was busily occupied with my new demanding boss, my final year study & 2 of my best friends’ wedding. I got herpes zoster first time in my life. And then my face suddenly allergic to the dust from construction sites (there are many construction sites around my office). What’s worst, my bf became demanding as well and I always got complained. He had his own problems too. We are too tired to help each other. Later, after 2 weeks of good time, he died.
I don’t know how to review my year 2009 except saying......goodbye.
B is obsessed with fortune telling things lately. She told me that when it comes to year end with no. 9, my life will start changing. When it comes to year end with no. 0, significant things (not necessarily sth bad) that may affect my whole life will happen. According to her, the number for different people is different.
Look back my history.........
1989 Graduated from primary school
1990 After one incident, I decided to switch to a new secondary school
1999 Got my bachelor degree
2000 My father almost died from a stroke. At the same time, someone died because of me.
2009 Got my master degree. My bf died.
I don’t think I am a very superstitious person. I am curious about many things, but I never take them seriously. When people tell me sth new, I will listen and think about it, until I got sth new to think about.
Anyway, so sth important supposes to happen next year. Then what? Nothing I can do. I don’t even worry about it. In fact, I think I worry less and less. Perhaps..........i have spent most of the time to accept or escape from what had happened.
I seldom do review / conclude what’s the best / worst of the year thing in the past. It is simply because I m lazy and moody. I don’t like to do sth because “it’s time”. I only do things when I feel “it’s the mood”.
In 2009, so many things happened. In the first half of the year, i was busily occupied with my new demanding boss, my final year study & 2 of my best friends’ wedding. I got herpes zoster first time in my life. And then my face suddenly allergic to the dust from construction sites (there are many construction sites around my office). What’s worst, my bf became demanding as well and I always got complained. He had his own problems too. We are too tired to help each other. Later, after 2 weeks of good time, he died.
I don’t know how to review my year 2009 except saying......goodbye.
B is obsessed with fortune telling things lately. She told me that when it comes to year end with no. 9, my life will start changing. When it comes to year end with no. 0, significant things (not necessarily sth bad) that may affect my whole life will happen. According to her, the number for different people is different.
Look back my history.........
1989 Graduated from primary school
1990 After one incident, I decided to switch to a new secondary school
1999 Got my bachelor degree
2000 My father almost died from a stroke. At the same time, someone died because of me.
2009 Got my master degree. My bf died.
I don’t think I am a very superstitious person. I am curious about many things, but I never take them seriously. When people tell me sth new, I will listen and think about it, until I got sth new to think about.
Anyway, so sth important supposes to happen next year. Then what? Nothing I can do. I don’t even worry about it. In fact, I think I worry less and less. Perhaps..........i have spent most of the time to accept or escape from what had happened.
Saturday, December 12, 2009
動物園
上個月去了番禺一個動物園。由於自己本身對動物沒興趣，對是次行程也不存什麼期望。
第一晚的節目是看馬戲。除了空中飛人環節我特別留神之外，其餘時間大都心不在焉。
酒店房間很漂亮，外面還有一個小花園。但陌生的床始終睡不慣，當晚還連續發了幾個惡夢，好不容易捱到第二天..........
第二天的行程自然是遊動物園。印象中這是我第一次親眼看見長頸鹿和黑熊......當然還有其他動物.......繼續心不在焉。
坐遊覽車時，朋友的女兒因為坐位問題和她媽媽起了爭執，明知錯的是她，也堅決不肯讓步。
我隨口向她說：「你激怒了媽媽，不怕她不買玩具給你?」
小女孩二話不說立刻和她媽媽交換坐位。朋友不禁稱讚我對小孩有辦法。
我認識的小孩並不多，可能只是湊巧說中她的死穴。再者，同一句話，由我說出來應該比由她媽媽說出來好。
到了中午，一行人飯也不吃就為了要看熊貓表演。一向喜歡看來笨笨的熊貓，這算是我最期待的節目之一。
音樂響起，一班穿熊貓公仔衣服的人載歌載舞出場。這班人跳了大約十分鐘，我們再笨也曉得不會有真的熊貓表演，笑著去附近一間餐廳吃午飯。一坐下來，大家都不想再走動了。
回程時見到久違了的碰碰車。一大堆車被困在小小的場地內，不撞其他車的話，就好像沒什麼好玩。不過也有人以閃避為樂。
對於這個遊戲，駕駛技術太差的我通常都是玩得一塌糊塗。例如: 明明想避開卻撞上了；或本來想撞朋友的車，卻撞上別人的車。
不過，也可能，遊戲的目的就是這樣。你要不享受過程，要不乾脆離場。
之後的事，沒什麼特別。一個週末就這樣過去了。
第一晚的節目是看馬戲。除了空中飛人環節我特別留神之外，其餘時間大都心不在焉。
酒店房間很漂亮，外面還有一個小花園。但陌生的床始終睡不慣，當晚還連續發了幾個惡夢，好不容易捱到第二天..........
第二天的行程自然是遊動物園。印象中這是我第一次親眼看見長頸鹿和黑熊......當然還有其他動物.......繼續心不在焉。
坐遊覽車時，朋友的女兒因為坐位問題和她媽媽起了爭執，明知錯的是她，也堅決不肯讓步。
我隨口向她說：「你激怒了媽媽，不怕她不買玩具給你?」
小女孩二話不說立刻和她媽媽交換坐位。朋友不禁稱讚我對小孩有辦法。
我認識的小孩並不多，可能只是湊巧說中她的死穴。再者，同一句話，由我說出來應該比由她媽媽說出來好。
到了中午，一行人飯也不吃就為了要看熊貓表演。一向喜歡看來笨笨的熊貓，這算是我最期待的節目之一。
音樂響起，一班穿熊貓公仔衣服的人載歌載舞出場。這班人跳了大約十分鐘，我們再笨也曉得不會有真的熊貓表演，笑著去附近一間餐廳吃午飯。一坐下來，大家都不想再走動了。
回程時見到久違了的碰碰車。一大堆車被困在小小的場地內，不撞其他車的話，就好像沒什麼好玩。不過也有人以閃避為樂。
對於這個遊戲，駕駛技術太差的我通常都是玩得一塌糊塗。例如: 明明想避開卻撞上了；或本來想撞朋友的車，卻撞上別人的車。
不過，也可能，遊戲的目的就是這樣。你要不享受過程，要不乾脆離場。
之後的事，沒什麼特別。一個週末就這樣過去了。
不如不見
通常我盡量避免在晚上看一些可能會令我傷心的電影。昨天不知為什麼想看「我左眼見到鬼」。都4個月了，應該無事。結果成晚睡不著。
如果不計那些不只一次無故閃爍的燈，好幾次向我飛撲而來趕也趕不走的昆蟲...........我倒在夢中見過他。
第1次，他說他要去一個很遠的地方，回來時再向我解釋。
第2次，他說他離開是為了陪舊情人辦一些事，我們吵了一場。
第3次，他送了一盒胭脂給我。
第4次，10月19日已寫過。
第5次，我夢見自己睡著了，他臉貼臉的睡在我旁邊。
第6次，我看到他牽著一個短髮窈窕女孩的手，他們手上拿著一大袋食物，看來像回家打邊爐。
夢裡發生的事，不代表什麼。但目睹了，仍是會傷心。
我想說，如果只能這樣見，那不如不見。
但說出來就後悔了。以後..............是很長的一段日子。
如果不計那些不只一次無故閃爍的燈，好幾次向我飛撲而來趕也趕不走的昆蟲...........我倒在夢中見過他。
第1次，他說他要去一個很遠的地方，回來時再向我解釋。
第2次，他說他離開是為了陪舊情人辦一些事，我們吵了一場。
第3次，他送了一盒胭脂給我。
第4次，10月19日已寫過。
第5次，我夢見自己睡著了，他臉貼臉的睡在我旁邊。
第6次，我看到他牽著一個短髮窈窕女孩的手，他們手上拿著一大袋食物，看來像回家打邊爐。
夢裡發生的事，不代表什麼。但目睹了，仍是會傷心。
我想說，如果只能這樣見，那不如不見。
但說出來就後悔了。以後..............是很長的一段日子。
Friday, December 11, 2009
How to make woman happy
i found it from an e-mail i sent to a friend 5 years ago:
To make a woman happy..... a man ONLY needs to be:
>
> 1. a friend
> 2. a companion
> 3. a lover
> 4. a brother
> 5. a father
> 6. a master
> 7. a chef
> 8. an electrician
> 9. a carpenter
> 10. a plumber
> 11. a mechanic
> 12. a decorator
> 13. a stylist
> 14. a sexologist
> 15. a gynaecologist
> 16. a psychologist
> 17. a pest exterminator
> 18. a psychiatrist
> 19. a healer
> 20. a good listener
> 21. an organiser
> 22. a good father
> 23. very clean
> 24. sympathetic
> 25. athletic
> 26. warm
> 27. attentive
> 28. gallant
> 29. intelligent
> 30. funny
> 31. creative
> 32. tender
> 33. strong
> 34. understanding
> 35. tolerant
> 36. prudent
> 37. ambitious
> 38. capable
> 39. courageous
> 40. determined
> 41. true
> 42. dependable
> 43. passionate
>
> WITHOUT FORGETTING TO:
> 44. give her compliments regularly
> 45. love shopping
> 46. be honest
> 47. be very rich
> 48. not stress her out
> 49. not look at other girls
>
> AND AT THE SAME TIME, YOU MUST ALSO:
> 50. give her lots of attention, but expect little yourself
> 51. give her lots of time, especially time for herself
> 52. give her lots of space, never worrying about where she goes
>
> IT IS VERY IMPORTANT:
> 53. Never to forget:
> * birthdays
> * anniversaries
> * arrangements she makes
>
> NOW ....HOW TO MAKE A MAN HAPPY :
>
> 1. Leave him alone
To make a woman happy..... a man ONLY needs to be:
>
> 1. a friend
> 2. a companion
> 3. a lover
> 4. a brother
> 5. a father
> 6. a master
> 7. a chef
> 8. an electrician
> 9. a carpenter
> 10. a plumber
> 11. a mechanic
> 12. a decorator
> 13. a stylist
> 14. a sexologist
> 15. a gynaecologist
> 16. a psychologist
> 17. a pest exterminator
> 18. a psychiatrist
> 19. a healer
> 20. a good listener
> 21. an organiser
> 22. a good father
> 23. very clean
> 24. sympathetic
> 25. athletic
> 26. warm
> 27. attentive
> 28. gallant
> 29. intelligent
> 30. funny
> 31. creative
> 32. tender
> 33. strong
> 34. understanding
> 35. tolerant
> 36. prudent
> 37. ambitious
> 38. capable
> 39. courageous
> 40. determined
> 41. true
> 42. dependable
> 43. passionate
>
> WITHOUT FORGETTING TO:
> 44. give her compliments regularly
> 45. love shopping
> 46. be honest
> 47. be very rich
> 48. not stress her out
> 49. not look at other girls
>
> AND AT THE SAME TIME, YOU MUST ALSO:
> 50. give her lots of attention, but expect little yourself
> 51. give her lots of time, especially time for herself
> 52. give her lots of space, never worrying about where she goes
>
> IT IS VERY IMPORTANT:
> 53. Never to forget:
> * birthdays
> * anniversaries
> * arrangements she makes
>
> NOW ....HOW TO MAKE A MAN HAPPY :
>
> 1. Leave him alone
魚
除了「距離」之外，最喜歡的就是這一首。
據說，陳綺貞這首歌是以魚兒為第一身，去詮釋她對自由的看法。魚兒只能在水中生存，卻渴望拋下所有到外面的世界，同時又期望有東西能令她甘心留下...........
<魚>
詞曲／陳綺貞
我坐在椅子上 看日出復活
我坐在夕陽裡 看城市的衰弱
我摘下一片葉子 讓它代替我
觀察離開後的變化
曾經狂奔 舞蹈 貪婪的說話
隨著冷的濕的心
腐化
帶不走的丟不掉的 讓大雨侵蝕吧
讓它推向我在邊界
奮不顧身掙扎
如果有一個懷抱 勇敢不計代價
別讓我飛 將我溫柔豢養
我坐在椅子上 看日出復活
我坐在夕陽裡 看城市的衰弱
我摘下一片葉子 讓它代替我 觀察離開後的變化
曾經狂奔，舞蹈，貪婪的說話
隨著冷的濕的心，
腐化。
帶不走的留不下的，我全都交付它。
讓它捧著我在手掌，自由自在揮灑。
如果有一個世界 混濁的不像話
原諒我飛
曾經眷戀太陽
帶不走的丟不掉的 讓大雨侵蝕吧
讓它推向我在邊界
奮不顧身掙扎
如果有一個世界混濁得不像話
我會瘋狂的愛上
帶不走的留不下的
我全都交付它
讓它捧著我在手掌
自由自在揮灑
如果有一個懷抱 勇敢不計代價
別讓我飛 將我溫柔豢養
原諒我飛
曾經眷戀太陽
據說，陳綺貞這首歌是以魚兒為第一身，去詮釋她對自由的看法。魚兒只能在水中生存，卻渴望拋下所有到外面的世界，同時又期望有東西能令她甘心留下...........
<魚>
詞曲／陳綺貞
我坐在椅子上 看日出復活
我坐在夕陽裡 看城市的衰弱
我摘下一片葉子 讓它代替我
觀察離開後的變化
曾經狂奔 舞蹈 貪婪的說話
隨著冷的濕的心
腐化
帶不走的丟不掉的 讓大雨侵蝕吧
讓它推向我在邊界
奮不顧身掙扎
如果有一個懷抱 勇敢不計代價
別讓我飛 將我溫柔豢養
我坐在椅子上 看日出復活
我坐在夕陽裡 看城市的衰弱
我摘下一片葉子 讓它代替我 觀察離開後的變化
曾經狂奔，舞蹈，貪婪的說話
隨著冷的濕的心，
腐化。
帶不走的留不下的，我全都交付它。
讓它捧著我在手掌，自由自在揮灑。
如果有一個世界 混濁的不像話
原諒我飛
曾經眷戀太陽
帶不走的丟不掉的 讓大雨侵蝕吧
讓它推向我在邊界
奮不顧身掙扎
如果有一個世界混濁得不像話
我會瘋狂的愛上
帶不走的留不下的
我全都交付它
讓它捧著我在手掌
自由自在揮灑
如果有一個懷抱 勇敢不計代價
別讓我飛 將我溫柔豢養
原諒我飛
曾經眷戀太陽
Thursday, December 10, 2009
Wednesday, December 9, 2009
A Question of Character
A question of character
Aug 7th 2008
From The Economist print edition
What Kosaku Shima, Japan’s most popular salaryman, says about Japanese business
JAPANESE bosses are mostly an elderly lot. So it seemed that a new generation had taken the reins of corporate Japan when Kosaku Shima was appointed president of Hatsushiba Goyo, a conglomerate, in June. At just 60, Mr Shima is the best known and most beloved businessman in Japan. His ascent from lowly salaryman to lofty shacho (president) traces corporate Japan’s rise in the 1980s, its descent into the “lost decade” of the 1990s and its subsequent tentative recovery. News of Mr Shima’s appointment was broadcast on television and splashed across the country’s newspapers, and the bosses of Japan’s biggest firms lined up to lavish praise on him. “He is a man of principle,” said Tsunehisa Katsumata, president of Tokyo Electric Power.
Part of Mr Shima’s appeal, in addition to his timelessly youthful looks, is his respect for the Japanese virtues of hard work, self-sacrifice, loyalty and modesty. “My position is a result of the support of the people around me,” he said when he was named to the post. Despite his modesty, Mr Shima has been the subject of two television series and a film. He endorses snacks and beer, so that pictures of him, perpetually raising a glass, are plastered across Japan. Ladies cannot help but throw themselves before him. He is rather like a Japanese James Bond who swapped 007 for an MBA. And Mr Shima resembles Mr Bond in another respect: he is a fictional character.
To be precise, Mr Shima is a manga (or cartoon) character. The comic books that have chronicled his career, drawn and written by Kenshi Hirokane since 1983, are hugely popular. Alongside improbable exploits and gratuitous sex, the books deal with serious themes and provide an unvarnished, realistic portrait of Japanese business. Middle managers are pushed into early retirement for daring to question the boss in a meeting; workers do not see their families for weeks as they are forced to remain at the office; managers are so wedded to their jobs that their wives divorce them; nasty office politics abound.
Yet in many ways Mr Shima is an unlikely choice to lead the fictional Hatsushiba. He made his reputation by taking risks, acting decisively, ruffling feathers and staying outside the factions vying for power. Such independent-minded individuals are anathema to corporate Japan and do not usually last long. During a stint managing Hatsushiba’s record label, for example, Mr Shima pushed out stuffy managers who squandered money and obstructed his reforms. When running overseas affiliates, he criticised the way in which Japanese firms like to send in Japanese managers; he promoted local staff instead, with much success. Mr Shima is, in other words, the antithesis of a Japanese executive. He is direct in his dealings, meritocratic, comes to his own conclusions, takes responsibility and embraces change. He is a leader in an environment hostile to leadership.
“Shima is influential—business people want to be like him but can’t,” says Yuko Kawamoto, a management professor at Waseda University who also sits on several company boards. But Mr Shima’s popularity is a positive sign, she believes. “Maybe there is hope for Japanese society. We want to change, but do not have the courage,” she says. For Mr Hirokane, the artist and author of the books, Mr Shima’s adventures are a way to inform as much as entertain. “Japan is really behind the rest of the world,” he says. “I want readers to know the critical situation of Japanese business in the world, and ask: 'What shall we do about it?'”
Mr Hirokane, with his silver cufflinks and gleaming wristwatch, is as dapper as the businessman he depicts. And he is cut from the same cloth. After earning a law degree, Mr Hirokane spent four years at Matsushita, a giant conglomerate, before becoming a manga artist—a radical career shift, particularly in Japan. But his success meant that life imitated art, and he emerged as a business savant. Mr Hirokane sits on government committees, interviews the bosses of big Japanese firms and spent a year as a professor of business ethics. Salaryman manga has been popular since the 1960s, but “Shima Kosaku” is the most adored, selling some 30m books. In Japan manga is a mainstream medium, with annual sales of ?470 billion (about $4.5 billion).
Not on the curriculum vitae
Some of Mr Shima’s exploits raise questions about his suitability for his new role. He divorced his wife and all but ignored his family. He fathered an illegitimate child. In his 40s, as a rising executive, he had an affair with a subordinate 20 years his junior (who happened to be the daughter of the firm’s founder). More controversially, in 2002 Mr Shima solicited the help of the Chinese underworld to aid a colleague seeking revenge against a corrupt businessman, which resulted in that man’s torture and death.
In the 1990s the president of Hatsushiba sought to defend a former friend’s company that was under threat of a hostile takeover, and dispatched Mr Shima to spare no expense and buy up its shares. Mr Shima was venerated for his success. Yet his actions represented a blatant conflict of interest and a misuse of corporate funds. In the West, the pair would have faced shareholder lawsuits and possibly criminal charges. When confronted with this, a wide-eyed Mr Hirokane can only stammer that Mr Shima’s actions were probably allowed in Japan at the time.
As president, Mr Shima’s first message to his employees was “Think Global!” It was meant to set the tone of his tenure. But his very presence in the boss’s chair is improbable. His career has been defined by a willingness to break the rules of Japanese business, rather than play the game. His story is popular because it juxtaposes a dashing lifestyle with the unflattering reality of corporate Japan. It would have been more realistic if Mr Shima had been forced to end his career parked at an obscure affiliate company in the hinterland. With the ascension of the archetypal corporate rebel to the top job, Mr Shima’s story has gone from smart social realism to being just another fairy tale.
Aug 7th 2008
From The Economist print edition
What Kosaku Shima, Japan’s most popular salaryman, says about Japanese business
JAPANESE bosses are mostly an elderly lot. So it seemed that a new generation had taken the reins of corporate Japan when Kosaku Shima was appointed president of Hatsushiba Goyo, a conglomerate, in June. At just 60, Mr Shima is the best known and most beloved businessman in Japan. His ascent from lowly salaryman to lofty shacho (president) traces corporate Japan’s rise in the 1980s, its descent into the “lost decade” of the 1990s and its subsequent tentative recovery. News of Mr Shima’s appointment was broadcast on television and splashed across the country’s newspapers, and the bosses of Japan’s biggest firms lined up to lavish praise on him. “He is a man of principle,” said Tsunehisa Katsumata, president of Tokyo Electric Power.
Part of Mr Shima’s appeal, in addition to his timelessly youthful looks, is his respect for the Japanese virtues of hard work, self-sacrifice, loyalty and modesty. “My position is a result of the support of the people around me,” he said when he was named to the post. Despite his modesty, Mr Shima has been the subject of two television series and a film. He endorses snacks and beer, so that pictures of him, perpetually raising a glass, are plastered across Japan. Ladies cannot help but throw themselves before him. He is rather like a Japanese James Bond who swapped 007 for an MBA. And Mr Shima resembles Mr Bond in another respect: he is a fictional character.
To be precise, Mr Shima is a manga (or cartoon) character. The comic books that have chronicled his career, drawn and written by Kenshi Hirokane since 1983, are hugely popular. Alongside improbable exploits and gratuitous sex, the books deal with serious themes and provide an unvarnished, realistic portrait of Japanese business. Middle managers are pushed into early retirement for daring to question the boss in a meeting; workers do not see their families for weeks as they are forced to remain at the office; managers are so wedded to their jobs that their wives divorce them; nasty office politics abound.
Yet in many ways Mr Shima is an unlikely choice to lead the fictional Hatsushiba. He made his reputation by taking risks, acting decisively, ruffling feathers and staying outside the factions vying for power. Such independent-minded individuals are anathema to corporate Japan and do not usually last long. During a stint managing Hatsushiba’s record label, for example, Mr Shima pushed out stuffy managers who squandered money and obstructed his reforms. When running overseas affiliates, he criticised the way in which Japanese firms like to send in Japanese managers; he promoted local staff instead, with much success. Mr Shima is, in other words, the antithesis of a Japanese executive. He is direct in his dealings, meritocratic, comes to his own conclusions, takes responsibility and embraces change. He is a leader in an environment hostile to leadership.
“Shima is influential—business people want to be like him but can’t,” says Yuko Kawamoto, a management professor at Waseda University who also sits on several company boards. But Mr Shima’s popularity is a positive sign, she believes. “Maybe there is hope for Japanese society. We want to change, but do not have the courage,” she says. For Mr Hirokane, the artist and author of the books, Mr Shima’s adventures are a way to inform as much as entertain. “Japan is really behind the rest of the world,” he says. “I want readers to know the critical situation of Japanese business in the world, and ask: 'What shall we do about it?'”
Mr Hirokane, with his silver cufflinks and gleaming wristwatch, is as dapper as the businessman he depicts. And he is cut from the same cloth. After earning a law degree, Mr Hirokane spent four years at Matsushita, a giant conglomerate, before becoming a manga artist—a radical career shift, particularly in Japan. But his success meant that life imitated art, and he emerged as a business savant. Mr Hirokane sits on government committees, interviews the bosses of big Japanese firms and spent a year as a professor of business ethics. Salaryman manga has been popular since the 1960s, but “Shima Kosaku” is the most adored, selling some 30m books. In Japan manga is a mainstream medium, with annual sales of ?470 billion (about $4.5 billion).
Not on the curriculum vitae
Some of Mr Shima’s exploits raise questions about his suitability for his new role. He divorced his wife and all but ignored his family. He fathered an illegitimate child. In his 40s, as a rising executive, he had an affair with a subordinate 20 years his junior (who happened to be the daughter of the firm’s founder). More controversially, in 2002 Mr Shima solicited the help of the Chinese underworld to aid a colleague seeking revenge against a corrupt businessman, which resulted in that man’s torture and death.
In the 1990s the president of Hatsushiba sought to defend a former friend’s company that was under threat of a hostile takeover, and dispatched Mr Shima to spare no expense and buy up its shares. Mr Shima was venerated for his success. Yet his actions represented a blatant conflict of interest and a misuse of corporate funds. In the West, the pair would have faced shareholder lawsuits and possibly criminal charges. When confronted with this, a wide-eyed Mr Hirokane can only stammer that Mr Shima’s actions were probably allowed in Japan at the time.
As president, Mr Shima’s first message to his employees was “Think Global!” It was meant to set the tone of his tenure. But his very presence in the boss’s chair is improbable. His career has been defined by a willingness to break the rules of Japanese business, rather than play the game. His story is popular because it juxtaposes a dashing lifestyle with the unflattering reality of corporate Japan. It would have been more realistic if Mr Shima had been forced to end his career parked at an obscure affiliate company in the hinterland. With the ascension of the archetypal corporate rebel to the top job, Mr Shima’s story has gone from smart social realism to being just another fairy tale.
Sunday, December 6, 2009
10 favorite things
1. Hot milk tea
2. Movie
3. Book
4. Music
5. Comic
6. Calvin Klein underwear
7. Any rose perfume
8. Lost
9. Fringe
10. Miffy
2. Movie
3. Book
4. Music
5. Comic
6. Calvin Klein underwear
7. Any rose perfume
8. Lost
9. Fringe
10. Miffy
The best day
"i think the best day is that i don't have to look at the watch, or even looking at the watch doesn't mean anything."
Apart from that, sometimes, i think the best day is the day when no one call me. No one call me means i dont need to talk.....
Talking to people can be tiring and even painful - especially when you are having a sore throat.
Apart from that, sometimes, i think the best day is the day when no one call me. No one call me means i dont need to talk.....
Talking to people can be tiring and even painful - especially when you are having a sore throat.
A song
<夜夜夜夜>
曲詞:熊天平
唱:齊秦
想問天你在哪裡 我又想問問我自己
一開始我聰明 結束我聰明 聰明得幾乎都毀掉了我自己
想問天問大地 或者是迷信問問宿命
放棄所有 拋下所有 讓我漂流在安靜的夜夜空裡
你也不必牽強再說愛我 反正我的靈魂已片片凋落
慢慢的拼湊 慢慢的拼湊 拼湊成一個完全不屬於真正的我
我不願再放縱 我不願每天每夜每秒漂流
也不願 再多問 再多說 再多求 我的夢
又病
又病了
偏偏在全年最忙的時候
未倒下來的人
總要捱下去
很多時候
不是不想死
我的確還有很多事想做
但不做的話
其實也沒所謂
不過
我是一定不會自殺的
結束自己的生命
也不過是把自己的痛苦轉移到其他人身上
如果有一天我看來像自殺般死了
不是意外
就是謀殺
偏偏在全年最忙的時候
未倒下來的人
總要捱下去
很多時候
不是不想死
我的確還有很多事想做
但不做的話
其實也沒所謂
不過
我是一定不會自殺的
結束自己的生命
也不過是把自己的痛苦轉移到其他人身上
如果有一天我看來像自殺般死了
不是意外
就是謀殺
Tuesday, December 1, 2009
Xmas gifts
I want to buy some Xmas gifts for my family this year.
I was thinking to buy a digital photo frame....
But after talking to them this afternoon.....(just causal chat, i didnt ask what Xmas gifts they want)
I think my father would prefer i spend a morning with him in Tai Po waterfront park.
My mom would be very happy if i give her HKD 30,000 for buying HSBC stock.
As for my brother, i guess he would like me to buy him Beyond CDs, or i buy him a dinner in a nice Japanese restaurant, and we talk.....i can ask him later, i sure he will think of sth specific and cheap.
My husband already said no. If he said no, it means no. But i think he would be happy if i do sth for him. How about i cook a meal? Or warm his bed side in the coldest days (Dec only)?
As for you....i dont need to think about it anymore. But if i really want....i may take a photo and think of you at that moment. Although this idea is not original.....i guess no one will care about it.
I was thinking to buy a digital photo frame....
But after talking to them this afternoon.....(just causal chat, i didnt ask what Xmas gifts they want)
I think my father would prefer i spend a morning with him in Tai Po waterfront park.
My mom would be very happy if i give her HKD 30,000 for buying HSBC stock.
As for my brother, i guess he would like me to buy him Beyond CDs, or i buy him a dinner in a nice Japanese restaurant, and we talk.....i can ask him later, i sure he will think of sth specific and cheap.
My husband already said no. If he said no, it means no. But i think he would be happy if i do sth for him. How about i cook a meal? Or warm his bed side in the coldest days (Dec only)?
As for you....i dont need to think about it anymore. But if i really want....i may take a photo and think of you at that moment. Although this idea is not original.....i guess no one will care about it.
瘋狂世界
小時候
母親不准我們看電視
因為看過的節目不多
反而記得清楚
有一個節目叫「瘋狂世界」
其中一章講路人甲丟了一枚硬幣給一個乞丐
路人乙見狀丟了兩枚
路人甲又挑釁地丟下更多錢
總之
兩人就此槓上了
最後不知誰更開始寫支票.........
目的只是為了要鬥贏對方
比對方捐更多的錢
結果
乞丐成了有錢佬
他後來在街上碰見已變成乞丐的路人甲乙
只丟下一枚硬幣就走了
故事的確很荒謬
不過
不代表不會在現實世界裡發生
你清楚自己在鬥的是贏還是輸嗎?
母親不准我們看電視
因為看過的節目不多
反而記得清楚
有一個節目叫「瘋狂世界」
其中一章講路人甲丟了一枚硬幣給一個乞丐
路人乙見狀丟了兩枚
路人甲又挑釁地丟下更多錢
總之
兩人就此槓上了
最後不知誰更開始寫支票.........
目的只是為了要鬥贏對方
比對方捐更多的錢
結果
乞丐成了有錢佬
他後來在街上碰見已變成乞丐的路人甲乙
只丟下一枚硬幣就走了
故事的確很荒謬
不過
不代表不會在現實世界裡發生
你清楚自己在鬥的是贏還是輸嗎?
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