tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-199932032024-03-21T23:21:43.262+08:00The insight into emptinessWanna know what's on my mind?CH Makhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08035118610465370933noreply@blogger.comBlogger204125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19993203.post-91523034822232996902012-01-03T18:23:00.006+08:002012-01-03T18:46:31.219+08:002011/2012<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhm9KootpvyEuTCAXHsP16EpzOwe0hW6rUSowEUuH2X5gKyRZySLleWe0LAgm5_ivbyh3Mslu17XbZsmo_BXPH-onZmL06o9tZFshRk4bTCxKOqXSIoPw6mTF-82bG9Gzs3TNDGoA/s1600/Cover.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 317px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5693352086675754322" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhm9KootpvyEuTCAXHsP16EpzOwe0hW6rUSowEUuH2X5gKyRZySLleWe0LAgm5_ivbyh3Mslu17XbZsmo_BXPH-onZmL06o9tZFshRk4bTCxKOqXSIoPw6mTF-82bG9Gzs3TNDGoA/s400/Cover.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><p>二零一一年節目豐富。<br />工作上雖不能說事事順利,但整體上來說也是無風無浪。<br />健康上只有小病小痛,要還神。<br />沒有作任何大投資,是好是壞?不知曉。<br />人際關係方面,好像有點兒倒退了。比以前「宅」了很多。<br />與前幾年相比,二零一一年主要分別是旅行多多。平均一個月飛得多過一次。除了定時定刻穿梭上海做太空人之外,今年去了幾個難忘的旅行,包括年頭時候則有<span style="color:#ff0000;">麗江跨年之旅</span>、四月跟幾個朋友大夥兒去了<span style="color:#ff6600;">布吉</span>、六月尾跟幾個同學的<span style="color:#33ff33;">青島醉爆之旅</span>、征服富士山的<span style="color:#ffff33;">東京七月之旅</span>、十年沒回去的<span style="color:#cc6600;">紐約八月之旅</span>、還有十月頭的<span style="color:#ffccff;">雲南普洱建屋義工團</span>。。。最後更有<span style="color:#ffcc66;">酋長富貴杜拜團</span>。還有其中去北京、星加坡的短途旅程,全年的節目簡直是精彩絕倫。<br />今年亦參加了多個行山、植樹的籌款活動,當中一定包括甚為丟臉的十一月<span style="color:#ffcc99;">毅行者失敗挑戰</span>。雖然失敗了,但整個經驗讓我看到自己某些缺點,希望能在未來日子可以更進一步。我想,這一個「體驗」是一個blessing,遠比順利完成來的更加有趣更有意思。<br /><br />我對<span style="color:#ff0000;">二零一二年</span>沒有太多期望。上年做了那麼多,事實上是賺了。<br />今年希望大家平平安安、健健康康、工作順利、大吉大利。<br />希望你們的<span style="color:#ff0000;">二零一二</span>都會還開開心心。</p><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div>CH Makhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08035118610465370933noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19993203.post-69580052866065623332011-09-09T17:18:00.008+08:002011-09-09T18:46:53.891+08:00Ten Years On...<div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinVxZ2EJAqwqqt_Fk4H2040r0cMhKSnOxqt4SuV0dTUvtaC_F6hEXjtL_uGSRXkcfqXMYsMGCDjJ51fsY2fbUN8PEn_Vv5yrVeuSwMERRKTRVEN_J7n10trldKTFW0uukfIx9Aaw/s1600/6045346801_592b24f5bf_o.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 299px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5650302780513728226" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinVxZ2EJAqwqqt_Fk4H2040r0cMhKSnOxqt4SuV0dTUvtaC_F6hEXjtL_uGSRXkcfqXMYsMGCDjJ51fsY2fbUN8PEn_Vv5yrVeuSwMERRKTRVEN_J7n10trldKTFW0uukfIx9Aaw/s400/6045346801_592b24f5bf_o.jpg" /></a>1 World Trade Center rising from the WTC Site<br /></div><br /><br /><br /><div align="justify"></div><br /><br /><div align="justify">I was last in NYC in the spring of 2001, and was due back to watch the US Open at the beginning of September; but plans had to be changed as I had to stay in Hong Kong to tend to some unfinished business.<br /><br />I still remember the moment when the 2nd plane crashed into the North Tower, I was sitting at home alone in Hong Kong, speechless, motionless, in disbelief. It was a news bulletin that came on TV, when Hong Kong’s version of “The Weakest Link” was on. The news initially focused on the South Tower, which was already in flames from the first hit; then the 2nd plane came from the left of the TV screen and crashed into the North Tower. The image is still fresh in my mind… Immediately afterwards I placed a call to California, to someone who had no idea what had just happened 3,000 miles away on the East Coast. Our lives, his and mine… and yours, are forever changed.<br /><br />Ten years on, NYC is still as beautiful, lively and energetic as when Carrie Bradshaw roamed the Madison Avenue and the tree-lined streets of the West Village pre-9/11. On the eve of the 10th Anniversary of 9/11, I was back in NYC at long last.<br /><br />New skyscrapers are everywhere, and they are building bigger and taller ones. New hotspots like the Meatpacking District and The High Line have redefined how older neighborhoods could be revitalized. Washington Square Park is still IMO the best park I have ever visited… all the people-watching, children’s laughter, sun light reflected by buildings surrounding the park, the fountain where kids and adults soak and enjoy a little bit of folly… it’s so quintessential New York… so…. SNL, so 30Rock, so Woody Allen, and so David Letterman. But of course Central Park cannot be outdone. The lawn, the lake, the reservoir, the rocks… bikers, joggers, strollers… hot dog stands, hansom cabs, and of course the Met.<br /><br />Sometimes when they do re-runs of SATC on TV, NYC always seemed to sparkle… It is comforting, that I could still see it and feel it when I was back after so many years.<br /><br />Ten years on, one thing is for sure, for better or for worse, we all need to move on and reinvent ourselves. </div><br /><br /><div align="justify"></div><br /><div align="justify"></div><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUPfcFGdSfd9JLY25ClrFF5I58NxUh4HqMubFKqfHXs9-ttoAxE5JzBWv0uYHu_8sLoKIc-Ke9EhJ20COqZOYShDKfYvhMLm1KLC2rm29uVik7a8G7uB7SdwyOGH9dskgQVgcwRQ/s1600/6045905908_f46a47005c_o.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 299px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5650307309416852210" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUPfcFGdSfd9JLY25ClrFF5I58NxUh4HqMubFKqfHXs9-ttoAxE5JzBWv0uYHu_8sLoKIc-Ke9EhJ20COqZOYShDKfYvhMLm1KLC2rm29uVik7a8G7uB7SdwyOGH9dskgQVgcwRQ/s400/6045905908_f46a47005c_o.jpg" /></a> The High Line</div><br /><br /><br /><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjJLchf7dWGwZWvTW083tRyFeC0MurPCjD_FqaxcXyb1NYtPMH09NFfeQgUabjlLOdmahEbzDG_TCXhmRqf-bGlCfsP2E_BLWwfYxU7KrOxInim1B3GSQ45eAGf7WWPTfuAgta3g/s1600/IMG_1069.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5650308107794578210" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjJLchf7dWGwZWvTW083tRyFeC0MurPCjD_FqaxcXyb1NYtPMH09NFfeQgUabjlLOdmahEbzDG_TCXhmRqf-bGlCfsP2E_BLWwfYxU7KrOxInim1B3GSQ45eAGf7WWPTfuAgta3g/s400/IMG_1069.jpg" /></a>Lincoln Center and Juilliard School </p><br /><br /><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGOMDbFa9C8dRtqqUbYyQ23mTxMUrQDFTccyBBaN4YOhsIxqJt9UZ5ZmyEmXQNMrXDfHYtAeyyWlz15ThWbXE11h3CIQEaX7Dyp_noy39PSkz6cq_Shs6cvbqLxSRZWTvIuDSGIg/s1600/IMG_1065.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5650308102829546738" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGOMDbFa9C8dRtqqUbYyQ23mTxMUrQDFTccyBBaN4YOhsIxqJt9UZ5ZmyEmXQNMrXDfHYtAeyyWlz15ThWbXE11h3CIQEaX7Dyp_noy39PSkz6cq_Shs6cvbqLxSRZWTvIuDSGIg/s400/IMG_1065.jpg" /></a>Lincoln Center - Metropolitan Opera House<br /></p><br /><br /><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjv7hCo8RQHV92U4eAj7CpdqlzFlbAHXQCa4GCq9GnXj3aZoladFeRc32Gvw_n5adlEIRijrq6a7nShK89wHXYRspgSL0ai_36Uprn4pd-IUsnpbH2K3_rzOViHZALtJvFOGR0CBQ/s1600/IMG_1140.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5650307332089663682" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjv7hCo8RQHV92U4eAj7CpdqlzFlbAHXQCa4GCq9GnXj3aZoladFeRc32Gvw_n5adlEIRijrq6a7nShK89wHXYRspgSL0ai_36Uprn4pd-IUsnpbH2K3_rzOViHZALtJvFOGR0CBQ/s400/IMG_1140.jpg" /></a> "Carrie Bradshaw"'s apartment<br /></p><br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcvMKp7XtKQyWmTjKnqYNycNQfFfiDJnEFfEJeafEGbmsE55P2e8VBxiIz5qIpw1ZBYEwOef78LS4mfMlstnP3BevaNiwUrzd6whac77wG_6LGX5__qisbOhbw4hHz89S_yhXNdQ/s1600/6045859916_eb14cb58c5_o.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 299px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5650307325703864082" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcvMKp7XtKQyWmTjKnqYNycNQfFfiDJnEFfEJeafEGbmsE55P2e8VBxiIz5qIpw1ZBYEwOef78LS4mfMlstnP3BevaNiwUrzd6whac77wG_6LGX5__qisbOhbw4hHz89S_yhXNdQ/s400/6045859916_eb14cb58c5_o.jpg" /></a> Midtown from Central Park's Lake<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1qJRw0W-JuZmu3xG-PkPu9iEbMS5T3-y_VJz2-tpIdXoC602-lDIhNh9s2pp1u51YY8B3MQfSd5FF3n_0RBYIvYnPEFJy_P4HrlXGGrbyGLytoAzmTNgylIblRGpQtAccN7buLQ/s1600/IMG_1088.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5650307322495835618" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1qJRw0W-JuZmu3xG-PkPu9iEbMS5T3-y_VJz2-tpIdXoC602-lDIhNh9s2pp1u51YY8B3MQfSd5FF3n_0RBYIvYnPEFJy_P4HrlXGGrbyGLytoAzmTNgylIblRGpQtAccN7buLQ/s400/IMG_1088.jpg" /></a>Washington Sqaure Park<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGHDypW5IABaiCsC8WnysGMDxVh1asgV5uVAKD-FZiqKj9cOPmmrz7hx77TxSp9VIDDJnSBsA1pAnLfSkRctASQ0ziYAxYU9cfQKXJ6qlRpxUYQeTFRMPhVHWLG8iHqJylNmF52A/s1600/IMG_0815.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5650307315283597842" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGHDypW5IABaiCsC8WnysGMDxVh1asgV5uVAKD-FZiqKj9cOPmmrz7hx77TxSp9VIDDJnSBsA1pAnLfSkRctASQ0ziYAxYU9cfQKXJ6qlRpxUYQeTFRMPhVHWLG8iHqJylNmF52A/s400/IMG_0815.jpg" /></a> The Met looking out to the Upper East Side<br /><br /></div></div>CH Makhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08035118610465370933noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19993203.post-16179539132960408832010-12-29T00:30:00.000+08:002010-12-29T00:33:14.039+08:00這個部落還未執<div>2010年過得快,好似沒有人會不同意。<br /><br />這個部落還未執,但將會不定時更新。多謝各位幾年來的支持。</div><div><br />從前在Friendster(還記得嗎?那個網站還在運作的)開始的blog,轉到這兒,不經不覺已經五年的光陰。這五年亦是我在香港紮基的時間;十年前模模糊糊的決定,從決定再進修(即沒東西做)、轉行(即不知道做什麼)到吸取不同的經驗(即做牛做馬都會做),都令到我擁有今天的一切。<br /><br />那究竟我今天有的是什麼?不是一棟半山洋樓或德國跑車、也不是什麼銀行貴賓卡或很多很多張白金卡。物質的東西我有/或擁有過,但我的快樂不來自身上的LV襯衫或Prada皮鞋,或穿梭米之蓮三星餐廳、五星級酒店或飛機的頭等艙(那當然我亦不能負擔得起哪些「特定」消費模式)。帶給我安靜及平安是身邊的朋友、親人,他們的健康、快樂、幸福。我感恩,因為我有一個舒服而又喜歡的地方居住;我慶倖我的身邊有瞭解我的人,雖然不多(哈!),但只要有知心的人,死而無堪;我慶倖工作仍然為我帶來滿足感,雖然問題時常會出現,但前面的路還是一條康莊大道;我慶倖我的身體還算健康,雖然體能及體格不及以前,但具體來講還是滿意的。<br /><br />今年出外旅行很多(應該check check 上年各大堪輿學家的流年運程書,看看誰能夠準確地測到這個現象。。。),但始終未能踏足歐洲或美洲。近年開始把注意力放在祖國上,主要因為很多舊東西很容易就會被拆掉。兩年多以前看到上海石門一路附近開始拆遷,最近都已經開始蓋上蓋工程。雖說中國的城市發展一日千里,但是我們往往對新舊建築帶來的衝擊最感興趣。一日千里後,再過一年兩年,舊的沒了,新的亦不是什麼了不起。所以,如果是可以的話,我都儘量看看周圍還「健在」的舊事舊物。不過,除了一線大城市之外,祖國旅遊通常不舒服而且很麻煩。所以,自己可以接受到的旅程,也很難找到可以一起並肩探索的旅伴。<br /><br />2010年都過得不錯了。家裡所發生的事不少,年中外婆的去世後,我的堂兄、表兄亦相繼於年底/明年初結婚。這些一切都是一首首生命的插曲。<br /><br />電影看少了,可能是因為屬於自己的時間少了。平日晚上時間不好用,而週末又不想躲在戲院裡面。不過今年看過Inception, The Social Network, Toy Story 3, The Kids Are All Right都覺得2010年的「大片」都看了。當然還未上映的The King’s Speech, Black Swan都是必看的2010年片子。<br /><br />運動少了,但表現還是ok的。年前經常參加的Aquathon今年我們再次參加,表現都不錯。10公里跑步今年都有參加。雖然行山活動少了,但作為同事的「毅行者」支援隊,我的表現都卓卓有餘。明年初的23公里行山慈善活動應付得來之餘,二月的半馬拉松將會是個人體力的新挑戰。我應該要開始鍛煉體能。 </div><br /><div></div><br /><div>今年另外一件大事,就是終於正式由港島搬到九龍去。整件事其實籌備了一段時間,而因爲上班地方搬到沙田所以順理成章成了催化劑。新居地方大之餘,還有我的死黨成爲我的同居夥伴,so far so good。<br /><br />來年的願望沒有什麼。希望自己及身邊的家人朋友都身體健康。我每年都希望可以多做gym,但往往未能如願以償。今年真的開始覺得自己老了一點點。希望至少可以保持自己現在狀態。</div><br /><div>下面為一張於今年九月馬來西亞神山山頂所拍的日出照。多謝MT的佳作。祝大家新年進步!充滿喜悅的迎接新的開始!</div><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhY27fHkXJV9XwVP69SRv_0ZeONu4mPpmgvofKc3ugBOBS0jw674CJEgGiRHD8rLzHyhPDJjvTpjLZrdSAor-9ZdYKLYq4t9quyty3JB9QX16VMk3m-6hDVBSHdogyEH1M1sPIhjQ/s1600/P9241097.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5555771525727672850" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhY27fHkXJV9XwVP69SRv_0ZeONu4mPpmgvofKc3ugBOBS0jw674CJEgGiRHD8rLzHyhPDJjvTpjLZrdSAor-9ZdYKLYq4t9quyty3JB9QX16VMk3m-6hDVBSHdogyEH1M1sPIhjQ/s400/P9241097.JPG" border="0" /></a>CH Makhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08035118610465370933noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19993203.post-884065208633738662010-07-16T13:41:00.001+08:002010-07-16T17:54:00.050+08:00匿埋左一排<div align="center">嬉水。。<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiD7ozmyn04O_-34x6aaq1dLNT4ggeBDYcsTyrLDnqwYn3EmSWYRgYcTFJQNlvGKGJO2mO7N2rbEXuOsuaq0pcqiKcbLsqKFnil3xdTNXODbQ_wwUyOA_ZfK6VUumMlRR5JJnNAg/s1600/P1020555.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5494374962309853250" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiD7ozmyn04O_-34x6aaq1dLNT4ggeBDYcsTyrLDnqwYn3EmSWYRgYcTFJQNlvGKGJO2mO7N2rbEXuOsuaq0pcqiKcbLsqKFnil3xdTNXODbQ_wwUyOA_ZfK6VUumMlRR5JJnNAg/s400/P1020555.JPG" border="0" /></a> </div><div align="center">又嬉山。。。</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgATJ0ZPe3i9iyG8Ua3GCWTtYAJh-8J0JF4kSJjE1nKF9J6PCPsIqvdwiDQ0zZ0yVWrulLJO2zz_EE5GKBMB3ImxIY5xT9OzYYE31aDEXdEf2CyNVcq6XIUuESRsV_EMQs_dajYhA/s1600/IMG_8049.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5494374216332116034" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgATJ0ZPe3i9iyG8Ua3GCWTtYAJh-8J0JF4kSJjE1nKF9J6PCPsIqvdwiDQ0zZ0yVWrulLJO2zz_EE5GKBMB3ImxIY5xT9OzYYE31aDEXdEf2CyNVcq6XIUuESRsV_EMQs_dajYhA/s400/IMG_8049.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br />匿埋左一排,終於都回歸。<br />大家好嗎?<br /><br />五月尾忙到人都癲。<br />主要是因為<span style="color:#cc0000;">搬辦公室</span>的關係,而且老闆放假去參加遊學團,所以分外添加壓力。<br />然後趁佛誕假期去了<span style="color:#ff6600;">菲律賓</span>度過一個長週末,潛水、遊船河、與老友聚舊(相片存在右手面Flickr的<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/chmak1/sets/72157624014446389/">Album</a>裡面)。。<br /><br />回到香港已經是週一晚上。原來外祖母當日下午因身體不適入院。到半夜時情況突然急轉彎。淩晨三時接到call,趕到醫院,已經進入昏迷狀態。延至早上十一時她終於魂歸天國,享年八十九。<br /><br />對於我的阿婆,其實認識不太深。從小有點怕她,首先是因為她的湖南話+普通話+廣東話令我根本摸不著頭腦,而且她一向是一個很強的老人家,中氣十足,鬧人大大聲。直至近年我仍然只可以聽得懂她大約六成的說話。曾經每個星期都會到荃灣吃晚飯、打麻雀;但近兩三年,表兄弟姐妹開始要照顧自己的家庭,每個星期到荃灣的家庭聚會已經漸漸成為往事。而且阿婆年紀實在很大,親戚開始沒興趣跟她打牌,因為打得太慢。。。<br /><br />我阿媽趕回香港幫助辦理身後事;而我亦從她的口中再次認識阿婆。原來當年祖國內戰的時候,我阿公隨著他另外一頭家來到香港,而我阿婆自己帶著我的大舅父及兩個姨媽,從湖南一路走難到香港。一個女人戴著3個兒女逃離戰火走難,雖然不是很久以前的事,但聽落好像天方夜譚。我們會不會以為我們穩定的生活是當然的?莫講80後,我們45歲以下的真的沒有受過什麼苦。<br /><br />阿婆是我與歷史的一度橋,但我一直沒有聽她講過什麼歷史。一來我沒有問,但是可能她亦沒有什麼想講的。最近兩年的她真的老了,行動不便、吃東西也要下一番功夫。聽不到、看又朦。多個鄰居亦相繼去了,一天一天就丟在單位裏面。聽起來也覺淒涼。希望她現在已經去了更好的地方,不用再為兒女操心,安安樂樂地與舊鄰居打她的麻雀。<br />________<br /><br />搬完office,工作暫時輕鬆了一點。也滿意新辦公室的環境。向外望見到沙田市中心、望夫石、獅子山及筆架山的北坡。踏入夏天,見到藍藍的天空,一片片白雲飄過,有點懶洋洋的感覺。<br /><br />六月下旬帶老爸到日本去了 (相片存在右手面Flickr的<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/chmak1/sets/72157624374207862/">Album</a>裡面)。八日的行程由名古屋進出,去了高山(Takayama)、白川鄉(Shirakawa-go)、富山(Toyama)、金沢(Kanazawa)、<a href="http://www.alpen-route.com/english/Highlight_theater/index.html">立山黑部</a>(Tetayama-Kurobe)及<a href="http://www.city.matsumoto.nagano.jp/english/guide/access/index.html">松本</a>(Matsumoto),等於在本州中部兜了一個圈。搭了很多local/<a href="http://railway.jr-central.co.jp/timetable/nr_doc/search.html">JR</a>火車、地鐵,登山的纜車、吊車、巴士。吃了很多當地名物:<a href="http://railway.jr-central.co.jp/timetable/nr_doc/search.html"><span style="color:#cc33cc;">鰻魚飯</span></a>、<a href="http://www.yabaton.com/"><span style="color:#ff6666;">炸豬排</span></a>、<a href="http://www.yamachan.co.jp/index.html"><span style="color:#ff0000;">炸雞翼</span></a>、<a href="http://www.kitchenhida.com/"><span style="color:#000099;">飛騨牛</span></a>、<span style="color:#cc33cc;">懐石料理</span>(<a href="http://www.kakusyo.com/index2.html">1</a>), (<a href="http://www.ryoutei-susaki.com/shop_info/shop_info.html">2</a>), (<a href="http://www.oiwakeya.com/index3.html">3</a>)。我想這次旅程的食住都算是近年來的「代表作」!<br /><br />特別喜歡的是<span style="color:#cc6600;">高山</span>和<span style="color:#ff6666;">松本</span>。兩個城市都有保留江戶時代的特色街道。日本在保育及城市更新的工作做得很好,而且把這些富濃厚特色的旅遊資源提供一流的配套,包裝得特別好。除了遇到與我們一樣來自香港的自由行遊客外,也有很多日本和西方遊客。雖然現在是旅遊淡季,但兩個小城的可愛,充滿市內的<span style="color:#990000;">橫街窄巷</span>。據聞高山木匠的工藝水準為全國之冠。當年京都市內很多寺廟古宅都是出自高山<span style="color:#990000;">木匠</span>手裡。以前在三藩市的屋子裡,也充滿這些木制的東洋風傢俱。一塊塊大大的原塊木頭桌面、木制衣櫃(Tansu),現在為我帶來不少回憶。在高山的社區裏,我們在擁有過兩百年歷史的古宅裏賞用傳統的懐石料理,必定是這個旅程的highlight之一。<br /><br />上立山黑部的旅程大部分是參考網友<a href="http://wordyhylau.blogspot.com/2007/10/2007-37.html">Wordy</a>的游蹤。旅程比較另類但很有趣。上山的一天天氣很冷而且吹著很大的風。氣溫由山下的二十七八度降到山上的七八度低溫。上山的途中遇到一大班由<span style="color:#ff0000;">沖繩</span>來的初中學生。負責帶領的男教師沿途與我們用英語交談。原來他們的旅行只有五天,東京、名古屋、立山黑部全部都去,行程非常緊湊。他亦對我們到立山黑部觀光表現好奇。<br /><br />其實自08年跟老爸去台灣及北京之後至今才再一起去旅行。8天的行程,朝見口晚見面,幸好沒有什麼爭執。不過我想8天應該是一個極限。上兩次都只是五六天的旅行。而今次亦發覺他真的老了不少,亦發覺原來我去旅行是喜歡走很多的路。所以老爸跟我去旅行實在有點兒辛苦了他。<br /><br />七月都過了一半。世界盃過後,放暑假的感覺也蔓延到office裏面。今年上半年都留在亞洲內,本來北美之旅未能實現;唯有留到十月吧。。。CH Makhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08035118610465370933noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19993203.post-21888688589722577032010-04-30T18:39:00.001+08:002010-04-30T19:00:15.189+08:00三分一相信是因為天氣轉變太多,四月中時還以為是冬季。但忽然又變到初夏,究竟是十二月還是四月都搞不清楚。<br /><br />但悄悄地,五月天將要來臨。2010年就是這樣,漫無目的地過的嗎?<br /><br />既然今年已經實行每月一報,就看看四月我做了什麼。。。<br /><br />三月中「過不了」的project,五月再來。匆匆忙忙又趕paper又趕收資料。得個「忙」字。<br /><br />不過,除了可以期待五月的潛水trip之外,原本夏天才實行的搬office計畫,已經推前到五月尾。Sigh,我最怕搬屋執拾;要入箱之餘,還要再妥當地把檔案歸檔。好煩!當然,更大的麻煩就是上班下班的車程。要我當九龍人嗎?沙田人?我們拭目以待。<br /><br />早前作了一個飛快的上海遊。外灘清理了、「穿衣戴帽」工程完畢、世博場地準備就緖。雖然沒機會往場地逛逛,但遠望都可以感受到多個大型展館的氣勢。尤其世博文化中心就像一隻UFO。而上星期亦得到世博中國館的總設計師何靜堂教授對中國館設計的解說。這個場館,別名「東方之冠」,單是規模已經嚇人。最好笑的,就是堂堂中國館的正門前方,有一隻超大澳門兔和一個港式複式大魚缸。你看看英國館、荷蘭館。。。我們港澳的展館,怎能上大雅之堂?(不過,雖然香港館及澳門館位於中國館的正前方,從位置及規模來說,兩個「豆釘」被通紅的「東方之冠」蓋過;無論從視覺上及背後的意義,都一針見血;就像澳門是大陸的一個燈籠,五光十色,人見人愛;香港是作鑒賞用途,靜靜的、乖乖的,兩個一起侍奉祖國)。上海世博是繼北京奧運後在中土上最矚目的盛事。希望六個月的展期順順利利,香港館的裝置不再失靈。<br /><br />再講四月。。。看了兩套港產片。《志明與春嬌》及《歲月神偷》。近年已很少看港產片,因為失望機會極大。很多時候都是拍的美,但欠缺內涵、故事弱、角色混亂。有時甚至90分鐘都覺得太長。《志明與春嬌》拍得真。對白真、人物真、經歷真,能讓觀眾有共鳴、可以投入。說感情,就是那讓。。。不簡單,但就是很簡單的東西。至於《歲月神偷》,我不能墮入故事裏面。雖然有《玻璃之城》的影子,但人物性不強。Desmond Law的角色不錯,李治廷作為演員的表現都ok,但李的表現與Desmond的角色不一致。我想若果李是演一個國際學校的學生,效果會比較convincing(反而許鞍華的表現不錯)。永利街。。。根本與整件事沒任何關係。我亦不覺得《歲月》拍得出永利街特別之處,因為場景與搭出來的廠景沒有分別。話雖如此,能夠帶起香港人對港產片及所謂的香港情懷的興趣,《歲月》都始終有它過人之處。<br /><br />夏天快到,是時候努力Keep Fit.CH Makhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08035118610465370933noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19993203.post-414130005683336582010-04-08T13:41:00.002+08:002010-04-08T13:58:18.193+08:00九星連珠<p><br />一整個月都沒有更新,不是懶惰,而確實是太忙。<br /><br />與先前預計的一樣,農曆新年後的工作多至一籮籮。兩個相連的<span style="color:#ff0000;">「史</span><span style="color:#ff0000;">無前例」大project</span>,只有幾個星期預備。誰知到最後,問題多多。個case根本未ready,而且我們內部亦出現爭拗。但始終我們要遵守承諾,硬著頭皮都要闖關。兩個大case之餘,還有一些陳年的蘇州屎;舊的檔案,翻完再翻。這個case由我上工到現在已經籌備了一年半。<br /><br />壓力真的很大。適逢西半山的project最後埋尾時,因為法律問題煩擾了一個多星期。雖然整件最終都解決了,但是現在就是要面對那些後遺症的時候。最近每個weekend都很煩,而且很困擾。最近又在因為住屋的問題煩了幾個禮拜。事緣公司計畫於<span style="color:#ff6600;">年中搬往沙田</span>,而我就是很擔心每日來來回回的車程。所以上個月曾經四出九龍各處尋找合適的地方。<span style="color:#993300;">尖沙嘴</span>、<span style="color:#666600;">九龍塘</span>、<span style="color:#000099;">又一村</span>,甚至<span style="color:#993399;">沙田火炭</span>,新的舊的、高的矮的、大的小的,通通參觀過。最後,都因為拿不著主意,暫時留守在中環,到年中才再作打算。<br /><br />全部東西都好像九星連珠一樣,全部都在三月中發生。<br /><br />當然還有一年一度的<span style="color:#993300;">香港藝術節</span>及<span style="color:#6600cc;">香港國際電影節</span>!<br /><br />打從二月二十八號開始,由南蓮園池的《蓮池雅詠唱南音》(淒淒慘),到三月的《情話紫釵》(纏綿)、《老舍五則》(人性的醜惡)、《碼頭風雲》(一味火爆)、《三月某五天》(日本人的荒唐)、《鋼琴戰曲》(鋼琴大師與戰爭的約會)、《暴風雨》(大導演的神韻)、《香港式離婚》(忽然感動),當中還有一場Meta4 Quartet及Baroque Orchestra的表演。今年看戲劇較多,除了日本劇及On The Waterfront比較悶之外,(The Pianist的場地座椅設計差,所以看得很不舒服),其他的劇碼都未有令我失望。身邊友人不太欣賞的《香港式離婚》更不知為何讓我感動。我覺得劇本是寫得好,而導演/男主角及女主角的表現我都覺得非常滿意。香港人對愛情的期盼、離婚制度的公式化、金錢與愛情的掛鈎,尤其雙方對對方的猜疑、缺乏信任的態度,寫得很「到」。<br /><br />HKAF還未完結,HKIFF就已經開始!自三月二十二號開始,已經看了12套電影(本周日還有最後第十三套)。往幾年摯愛的紀錄片類別,今年只看四套(Petropolis / Coal Money, The Most Dangerous Man in America: Daniel Ellsberg and the Pentagon Papers, Game Theory, Once Upon a Time Proletarian),其中首尾两套更睡了一大半。但The Most Dangerous Man in America就非常引人入勝。是美國近代史、維護言論自由及反政府行動先驅者的教材。其他還包括兩套「假」紀錄片,韓國的The Actresses及日本的Kyoto Story。The Actresses 找來當今演藝圈很出名的六位女演員,模仿拍攝Vogue封面及fashion spread的一天。六個之中我只認出崔智友。她真的很高,很美。都是一部看得舒服的片子。<span style="color:#ff0000;">Kyoto Story</span>描述京都一個小社區(太秦)的一些人與事。小街道的商店、電火車、青梅竹馬的情侶、一家幾代遺傳下來的豆腐店子、年輕人的夢想、家庭的責任、拋下包袱的抉擇、對愛的承擔;很喜歡那份人情味,更喜歡教授毫無保留地向女主角示愛。Kyoto Story其實是一套由社區參與、區內大學及製片商合作的低成本電影。太秦原來是日本電影業的搖籃。當年由Kurosawa執導,在奧斯卡及威尼斯得獎的《羅生門》就是在太秦的大映京都撮影所(大日本映画製作株式会社)內拍攝。戲中我們可以見到,甚至感受到真的社區情懷,真的social capital的瑩聚。始終,日本的文化比香港的長久,而且社會的發展、大眾對集體回憶的概念亦比香港的更深及更實在。當我們以為一條<span style="color:#3366ff;">永利街</span>好值得我們去保留時,而當作最近市建局的決定是「我們的勝利」時,其實大家可否想想,身邊有很多特別的建築、街道、歷史、人物,只要我們細心留意,是比《歲月神偷》來得更有意思更有價值。<br /><br />Anyway,另外的片子,除了《一頁台北》(簡直是無聊)及怪怪的《成都我愛你》之外,都算一般接受得來的。 <span style="color:#ff6600;">《團圓》</span>也是今屆的極品。老演員、老上海、新上海、國共歷史,製成品與我的期望一致;上世紀的恩怨,今世紀都沒能解脫。歷史的悲哀,無窮無盡。一個家庭,50年的經歷,已經可以道出我們上幾輩的慘痛。</p><p>**********************<br /><br />時間容許的時候,當然要計畫餘下九個月的旅程。暫時確認的,就有五月下旬的《菲律賓上山下水次步曲》,是上年《與鯨鯊玩遊戲》原班人馬的下集。今次去的<span style="color:#009900;">Busuanga</span>好像比Legaspi/Donsol更落後,但就是那些原始的景致最好玩。到時希望可以到水底的日軍沈船去探個究竟。另外就是跟老爸的旅行。黃山?三峽?敦煌?還沒有定案。接下來就是討論經年的雲南。預計可能在七月成行。往後的就包括北美、日本、上海。到時在想吧。<br /><br />三月更參加了兩次10公里的賽事。對上一次已經是兩年前的事。體能亦比想像中好、感覺良好!<br /><br />三月尾看了Eason演唱會。雖然聲線不完美,但看得出表演者很盡心盡力表演。唯獨歌與歌中間欠缺交流,另整個所謂“DUO”的概念未能清楚地帶出。朋友們就幫我影了這張照片,很嚇人。<br /><br /></p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtptgmqCTsQ1wFHOBD9Pt-uhRyHzt1TqVhbyXlQAIpTmn7rF75KrdfAS8sBq3x3ROZesL9vG7pJbD2VsMFyLSH7yKYfCUcbjPBy39OHRhzg0YtU8-gOiVR-P7AMQnvPeCy0xvikw/s1600/EasonConcert.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5457638931432563106" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtptgmqCTsQ1wFHOBD9Pt-uhRyHzt1TqVhbyXlQAIpTmn7rF75KrdfAS8sBq3x3ROZesL9vG7pJbD2VsMFyLSH7yKYfCUcbjPBy39OHRhzg0YtU8-gOiVR-P7AMQnvPeCy0xvikw/s400/EasonConcert.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br />三月真忙!<br /><p></p>CH Makhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08035118610465370933noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19993203.post-51501087862294279282010-02-23T14:00:00.002+08:002010-02-23T14:08:29.260+08:00無題一月二月個社交日程表往往都比較忙。<br /><br />睇睇FB,原來自己有好多一二月生日的朋友。<br />加上聖誕、新年、農曆新年,又做冬、又倒數、又聚餐、去旅行、又團年,之後又開年,根本全年最繁忙的就是十二月至二月中的八個禮拜。<br /><br />今年亦不例外,除了以上的所有活動,早前仲去了我的「BFF」的全宇宙人類史上第一次的幕前演出。凳她高興之餘,還看我自己,都覺得需要揾D興趣班來善用時間。講起我個「BFF」的演出,又不禁想起大約九年前,我都參與過由她執導的一套「電視劇」。。。哈哈,其實是一套片長10分鐘的單元劇。當時她上了一個寫劇本及拍攝的課程,而最後的project就是要製作一條片。作為他的好友,當然挺身而出作為第一男主角啦。。。不過其實套劇就只有一個男角,哈哈。另外兩個女角,就由當時我的未來阿嫂、及她的一位同事擔當。我地好認真架,有道具、半山豪宅佈景、香港公園的外景、又打燈、又有戲服;好好笑。<br /><br />Anyway,能夠參與她的劇,成為她的創作的一部分,覺得很幸福;而且真的感受到,what it means to make a difference in somebody’s life.<br /><br />其實作為朋友,有需要時,可以幫的都會幫。作為知心的話,你做錯,我會出聲。我亦當然會儘量虛心接受好友給我的意見。雖然自知不愛受批評,但一定相信「忠言逆耳」這句話。<br /><br />年初三,俗稱「赤口」。當晚就跟哥哥來了一個所謂深入的討論,而最後就是我多口,講多左幾句。沒有話誰對誰錯,只是有人的Feelings被hurt,有人自以為是,有人沒瞭解情況就話人,有人有太多不滿。雖然最終沒什麼大礙,但要兩老出馬出口術。。。年輕人,兩個都已經三十幾歲,有兒有女,搞邊科?<br /><br />有D人就是要活在自己的世界裏。可能因為自己的世界已經是一切。莫說兩公婆一家四口,就算自己一個人,上班下班,做運動,看電視,追Idol,做投資,照顧父母,自己的世界已經很忙。你地忙,你估我不知道?但是我忙,你地知吾知?<br /><br />每個人要面對的問題,當然有其獨特之處。我不是你,我一定不瞭解問題的全部。我想跟你分擔,我想提出一些方法讓你參考,並不是批評,因為我是你的朋友、你的兄弟。你不反省之餘,還埋怨我。我只能反省,自己有沒有做錯。可能我太insensitive?(or is it too sensitive)我不夠supportive?我太自以為是?<br /><br />又或者,我們跟本吾太夾。你需要的,我不能給你。<br /><br />跟我的BFF相識超過二十載,當然也有冷戰的時候。有些關係,經得起風浪。只有時間可以證明一切。以前的Blog講過,有些人,只是在我們的生命中出出入入。哪一個可以依靠,哪一個可以信任,都是要時間來證明。矛盾的是,我亦相信沒有東西是永恆的,何況一霎那的光輝。<br /><br />早前去過馬爾代夫,但沒有上載遊記。第一是根本沒有什麼好寫,第二是根本沒有需要要寫。。。 我想,何必為寫而寫?藍天、綠水、陽光、沙灘。放幾日假,優哉遊哉,當充一充電。之前收到一步Kindle作聖誕禮物,在沙灘上看完一本書,開心。去到新加坡,看見人家的發展有遠見,很羡慕。8天之旅,雖然不是什麼畢生難忘,但一定是一個很滿足的假期。<br /><br />接下來的上半年,應該是充滿挑戰及改變的幾個月。之前的西半山project,無端端「完左」。與先前的plan完全翻轉。我想,應該要信任我的感覺。最近亦四出尋找新目標。CH Makhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08035118610465370933noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19993203.post-75359058346887906502010-01-31T10:00:00.000+08:002010-01-31T10:59:03.776+08:00每年一次我真的有點矛盾。<br />不喜歡大堆頭、更不喜歡做主角。<br />但慶生這回事,自己呆在家裏,好像有點兒淒慘。<br /><br />我的生日與農曆新年時間相近,所以美其名當作團年飯或開年飯都可以。<br />近幾年的慶生飯,等我數數:<br /><br />2005年 – 西環<br />新年左右去了日本一躺。當年的我「興」玩旅行+分手(!)。所以朋友知道我心情不好,我就以「只是吃餐飯」的目的「應酬」了他們。多謝當年每位賞面。當晚都有大約十幾人,去了一間非常地道的菜館。氣氛不錯。<br /><br />2006年 – 尖沙咀<br />適逢農曆年假期,與留在香港的幾個朋友吃了一餐開年飯。<br /><br />2007年 – 跑馬地 (非正日)<br />剛剛相識了新朋友,一大棚人去吃飯。當晚好像有差不多20個人,一張大飯桌。好像一場「出場」秀。<br /><br />2008年 - 銅鑼灣(非正日)<br />聖誕去了美國一躺。回來不久便跟上年浩浩蕩蕩出場的朋友分開。痛定思痛,在心情不太好的情況下,人少少吃餐飯便算。<br /><br />2009年 – 灣仔(非正日)<br />好像2007年的翻版,又有人出場。記憶不太深,只記得是一場與好友歡聚的一餐。<br /><br />今年,好像沒有任何「特別」,亦沒有任何安排,起碼沒有新人出場,或要過分的傷感。應該是個喜兆?<br /><br />老爸近期健康不太好,希望他今年可以精精神神,身體健康。CH Makhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08035118610465370933noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19993203.post-51925923921749383142010-01-02T13:00:00.000+08:002010-01-02T13:15:18.463+08:002010<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghZitiae847ffHOwlt69ZKxH0w8SCvLOZEMWCPCm5CLVQIcinkvvljTdqKbKuZXH9IoOQihezzhWw3KXPkTgbMD-FcBHCmR-8gfgHNGcjJ5F7Of0PIzjFe8uGQ1o69pqJ7ifIg3w/s1600-h/IMG_6572.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5422005844782167170" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghZitiae847ffHOwlt69ZKxH0w8SCvLOZEMWCPCm5CLVQIcinkvvljTdqKbKuZXH9IoOQihezzhWw3KXPkTgbMD-FcBHCmR-8gfgHNGcjJ5F7Of0PIzjFe8uGQ1o69pqJ7ifIg3w/s400/IMG_6572.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div>我沒有列出什麼「新年願望」的習慣。只記得大約兩年前曾希望可以達到每天早睡早起,返工準時的目標。但壞習慣就是壞習慣,是改不了的。<br /><br />話雖如此,我再次希望來年可以準時上班。<br /><br />至於其他方面:<br /><br />工作:只希望人事變動不會太多。與工作有關的「煩事」是預料之內。希望不會有太多意料之外或類似「救火」的工作,可以安然地安排放假就已經謝天謝地。<br /><br />旅遊:2008及2009的旅遊運真的不錯。其實自上個月已經在計畫2010年的旅遊計畫。而2010年的頭炮就是印度洋島國馬爾代夫。雖然知道每天的活動將不會很多、而且任何附加的excursion都一定貴到飛天。就當作獎勵自己的分禮物吧(不過自己又不是有什麼值得獎勵?!)。<br /><br />期望2010年可以踏足的地方:<br /><br />紐約(四月?):自2001年之後都沒有機會到東岸逛逛。今年適逢舊同學在Columbia進修,希望可以去探探她。必到景點:Central Park, Time Warner Center, The High Line, East River Park, WTC redevelopment site, shows on Broadway, Late Show.<br /><br />日本(八月?):2009年沒機會到自己號稱「每次旅遊一定盡慶」的日本。希望繼2008年兩度次的愉快遊蹤之後,可以在2010年去東北或本州的西南部。夏天時曾經與AM及MT計畫爬上富士山頂的短trip,但可以成行的window太短,所以最終未能達到共識。就看看2010年的日本之旅是否能包括富士山之巔吧。<br /><br />中國:近年常常掛在口邊的有雲南及黃山。我相信如果我們幾個朋友可以全部free到一個五天連weekend的假期的話,應該可以成事(七月?十月?)。當然西藏都是屬於「要做」的東西,但預計2010年內都沒有時間完成。<br /><br />關係:希望與家人、密友的關係可以繼續維繫。<br /><br />金錢、投資:不會奢望有大「斬獲」,平平穩穩的回報就可以。樓價高企、加息陰影、美元貶值、國內物價上脹;其實不明朗因數天天如是。「穩中求勝」可能是我這個年紀的座右銘?總之,量力而為就可以了。<br /><br />健康:那當然是希望自己和我的家人和朋友身壯力健。其實多年以來都希望可以在增約10磅肌肉,但近年就是在同一個重量(+/- 3磅)徘徊(應該是自2000年後如是,以前比現在瘦大約5磅)。另外就當然是比2009年更加活躍。曾經有一段時間熱愛網球,這十年已經把它完全放下來。還有的就是潛水。十年以來都沒有再潛水。年初與鯨鯊浮潛之後,已經想再試試這個玩意。今年去游泳的次數亦少了,好像沙灘都沒去過,連我很喜歡的遊船河都沒有去過一次。其實想做的真的很多,就是沒有動力或時間或同伴。<br /><br />我就是沒有可能將焦點放在一樣東西裏面,所以每次都不能清晰的寫出所謂的「新年願望」。(但系其實是因為我o系o吾buy「新年願望」呢樣野架咯,哈哈哈哈。想做、想改變、想改善的,天天都可以做,何必要等到年尾或年頭才做呢?)<br /><br />May I wish you a wonderful year in 2010!!!<br /><br /></div><p align="center"><object height="364" width="445"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/qjVzlnCT3e4&hl=en_US&fs=1&color1=0x006699&color2=0x54abd6&border=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed 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But then, how could any year be compared to 2008? It;s almost as if all the cosmic forces had lined up and lots of changes happened and fun trips taken with new friends, old friends, and of course with my Dad. But 2009? Still a good year on any account.<br /><br />This was a busy year in terms of my job. I have managed to complete necessary procedures for a specific task in 8 months, when it would usually take at least 11 months. And this was all possible because of a new temporary boss, who showed me "all the ropes". It was both exciting and exhausting, not to mention nerve wrecking, because the margin of error allowed was so slim. As somebody who's only been on the job for slightly over 1 year, this was certainly an intentensive training course and something to be proud of.<br /><br /><br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_etxUltOcJpL69jfsJ-2kwZdnvKkmHGChETLpMamQgHD0Fhf0EaRUWQWKMbVkUbhe2yV6PwXU86px6Q0Gf16zc6JNDSyMOO9iw4OMpqCFs299PDltIZTKnAr501WFJdOV5X07Dw/s1600-h/IMG_5619.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5420925976622067106" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 150px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_etxUltOcJpL69jfsJ-2kwZdnvKkmHGChETLpMamQgHD0Fhf0EaRUWQWKMbVkUbhe2yV6PwXU86px6Q0Gf16zc6JNDSyMOO9iw4OMpqCFs299PDltIZTKnAr501WFJdOV5X07Dw/s200/IMG_5619.jpg" border="0" /></a>Taken during a walking tour through the historical Wanchai area (Sept)<br /></div><br /><br /><div align="left"></div><br /><br /><div align="left">Although it seemed I travelled less this year when compared to the last couple of years, I managed to average almost one trip a month, that is if trips to Guangzhou and Macau are also included.<br /></div><br /><br /><p align="left"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieQIYLT0pwWe_DGEXZbX3eqyNvR96Gvy6K5wQW7CFAtOkLApVp0dwc-Gm2bfoS4x0zMMORmmiNhSw629I5u1ScnKiX4sf4eYGf8Pgfua15HPt71GEVWS4N91bfYWGrqilvdNnPfQ/s1600-h/On+the+Terrace.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5420919549125787650" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieQIYLT0pwWe_DGEXZbX3eqyNvR96Gvy6K5wQW7CFAtOkLApVp0dwc-Gm2bfoS4x0zMMORmmiNhSw629I5u1ScnKiX4sf4eYGf8Pgfua15HPt71GEVWS4N91bfYWGrqilvdNnPfQ/s200/On+the+Terrace.JPG" border="0" /></a></p><br /><br /><div align="left"></div><br /><br /><div align="center">First trip to the Philippines - Cebu (Feb)<br /></div><br /><br /><p align="left"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiHsXq4UaVirtnoEhsctHfXxwbfR6I_zbArLggL9ML0iFtiCghnUeJS_c3RS1hjCF9QakzNBeRlMxdjT-ici32EdCcfYxH_8N_xJzOdoYejxcYuxibAv5bBaogRGz8jbFWehyphenhyphenY6g/s1600-h/IMG_5696.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5420925984995781634" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiHsXq4UaVirtnoEhsctHfXxwbfR6I_zbArLggL9ML0iFtiCghnUeJS_c3RS1hjCF9QakzNBeRlMxdjT-ici32EdCcfYxH_8N_xJzOdoYejxcYuxibAv5bBaogRGz8jbFWehyphenhyphenY6g/s200/IMG_5696.jpg" border="0" /></a></p><br /><br /><div align="center">Macau Trip to watch fireworks (Oct) </div><br /><br /><div align="left"><br /><br />I am happy that I have gone to at 3 places which I hadn't been to before. Provence (July) is so beautiful and the weather was absolutely fantastic. Swimming with whale sharks in Donsol (April) and seeing the rural Philippines and the iconic Mayon volcano was memorable. Then a short but eventful trip to see the Giant Buddha and giant pandas in Chengdu (November) was a nice surprise late in the year. But I miss trips with a large group of friends. Our Singapore outing (May) was fun, and there is nothing like roaming around with a group of friends and eating non-stop. Hope we get to plan more of those next year.<br /><br /></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYYhU5dT9YTHIUfRGOvhQwsNl2LOhQwHcK7AVEVRUL1pxzpTLHICqGbliYUnJGRxgxB9LME1D0UUidVOnoOadPmH9K6xcbbSdHJOCrnSTVtEUPgpZUh3XCQ0k-7W_PcOYP1pe7SQ/s1600-h/IMG_3823.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5420919573022115378" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYYhU5dT9YTHIUfRGOvhQwsNl2LOhQwHcK7AVEVRUL1pxzpTLHICqGbliYUnJGRxgxB9LME1D0UUidVOnoOadPmH9K6xcbbSdHJOCrnSTVtEUPgpZUh3XCQ0k-7W_PcOYP1pe7SQ/s200/IMG_3823.jpg" border="0" /></a> Whale-Watching + Eco-tour, Legaspi/Donsol (April)<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjl4KMW7IuQsHpBhcyXBWuR3_DOqRTiKr4VgUE1fTiFLC6JZonJBOf7EhcovHltLBAhFHxN4kjhpnKWsmFYmCC92OCE4F5JdGqRpCigZxFybsPbufOyPskAmuWvdOWEx6_HXDpy4g/s1600-h/3503932471_c9396f867b_o.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5420923511928417618" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjl4KMW7IuQsHpBhcyXBWuR3_DOqRTiKr4VgUE1fTiFLC6JZonJBOf7EhcovHltLBAhFHxN4kjhpnKWsmFYmCC92OCE4F5JdGqRpCigZxFybsPbufOyPskAmuWvdOWEx6_HXDpy4g/s200/3503932471_c9396f867b_o.jpg" border="0" /></a> Singapore (May)<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_zZCm2JYxBUjj3yBwUysgHh62h_K5Xn0SYKE1VyXIvlVqkpx4GnrZ5ebkAjR25fK6tegoSwtUnWgizJMsrvPwZVKA3T3Kz3V1vy34J6qcE2bH4OpUrbcrjViU-N4wsvd3U_6X0A/s1600-h/IMG_4752.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5420923535033315618" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_zZCm2JYxBUjj3yBwUysgHh62h_K5Xn0SYKE1VyXIvlVqkpx4GnrZ5ebkAjR25fK6tegoSwtUnWgizJMsrvPwZVKA3T3Kz3V1vy34J6qcE2bH4OpUrbcrjViU-N4wsvd3U_6X0A/s200/IMG_4752.jpg" border="0" /></a> Provence, France (July)<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiLDZc34TKj6ntHDmDraoDEpimqD8bawfHUt5gdKgsdXdYUP8DuhfRRRUD-fH4-6UHjz5oF181OgychJZboxahJLvGwBoEdsqZkmV3ACeD7tgsd_UIPKSKWJKJ91cFoTy2XirDnA/s1600-h/IMG_6120.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5420927838233763938" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiLDZc34TKj6ntHDmDraoDEpimqD8bawfHUt5gdKgsdXdYUP8DuhfRRRUD-fH4-6UHjz5oF181OgychJZboxahJLvGwBoEdsqZkmV3ACeD7tgsd_UIPKSKWJKJ91cFoTy2XirDnA/s200/IMG_6120.jpg" border="0" /></a> Shanghai (Oct)<br /><br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjO4-TrCueRik3hRh6wWMxYRQ4OsGBAcAO73CrLnrAICCDDp-M3tFsKfmH8o7_kSZE8b-WkY2IPnFOz9-FMn26BeE8SgBm6iL45TIWOXe3Bu70tRPqhEao_jXaWza0428inoflkHQ/s1600-h/IMG_6359.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5420927851823312786" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjO4-TrCueRik3hRh6wWMxYRQ4OsGBAcAO73CrLnrAICCDDp-M3tFsKfmH8o7_kSZE8b-WkY2IPnFOz9-FMn26BeE8SgBm6iL45TIWOXe3Bu70tRPqhEao_jXaWza0428inoflkHQ/s200/IMG_6359.jpg" border="0" /></a> Chengdu (Nov)</div><br /><div align="left"><br />As usual, I attended both the Hong Kong Arts Festival and the International Film Festival. They don't seem to elicit as much excitement as before, especially films at the film festival. Actually, when I go back and look at the films I see at the HKIFF this year, I could only remember a couple of them (Religulous, Ultramarathon Man). The rest, especially the Chinese ones, seem to get all mixed up in my memory as similar scenes of dusty and plain landscapes or stark contrasts of rural farmland and gigantic development nearby. That conflict between economic/urban development vs. social/democratic development seem to have lost its novelty and it's no longer fascinating to look at.<br /><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_GU37dYSrRMET4G-oqlWqgvCCsuieciXk6l2PuMV0NJGZgirDDzZ4-7yRR1ZEesXYqo0e6SOhvOnn7M_cEmvKeRv_MDvSZ9N6xehrfSf3IrJIe6oOkCpCT3a-c96CFiUiRncb1g/s1600-h/IMG_4329.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5420923516479686338" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 150px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_GU37dYSrRMET4G-oqlWqgvCCsuieciXk6l2PuMV0NJGZgirDDzZ4-7yRR1ZEesXYqo0e6SOhvOnn7M_cEmvKeRv_MDvSZ9N6xehrfSf3IrJIe6oOkCpCT3a-c96CFiUiRncb1g/s200/IMG_4329.JPG" border="0" /></a> The now legendary No. 39 Conduit Road, as seen on one of my weekend strolls (July)<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-1xQlUtgm3Jumt-FMNrolbpo4EvQRJsJB9aU1jsNLKbKaAegVMhP7AKBRd3UVRuGMnyV1Al2anYePOAGhxN6CUP0mDLodIJ1A-uu8hbuegscDeDg2doRGChckIlNHcK_4yEfo9Q/s1600-h/照片+054.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5420923524724554082" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 150px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-1xQlUtgm3Jumt-FMNrolbpo4EvQRJsJB9aU1jsNLKbKaAegVMhP7AKBRd3UVRuGMnyV1Al2anYePOAGhxN6CUP0mDLodIJ1A-uu8hbuegscDeDg2doRGChckIlNHcK_4yEfo9Q/s200/%E7%85%A7%E7%89%87+054.jpg" border="0" /></a> The Mosque on Mosque Street (July)<br /></div><br /><div align="left"></div><br /><div align="left">I also looked at the list of the films I've seen inside a theatre this year…. It seems that there are fewer films that have left lasting memories, the following are some of the films I've seen this year (mostly in chronological order) in addition to those seen at the HKIFF…<br /><br />The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, If You Are The One (Chi), Doubt, Revolutionary Road, Slumdog Millionaire, Milk, Rachel Getting Married, Watchmen, The Reader, He's Just Not That Into You, Knowing, Shinjuku Incident (Chi), X-Men Origins, 17 Again, Angels & Demons, Frozen Flower (Kor), Star Trek, Duplicity, Scandal Makers (Kor), Transformers II, G I Joe, UP, The Haunting in Connecticut, Overheard (Chi), Hangover, The Proposal, (500) Days of Summer, Time Traveler's Wife, The Ugly Truth, 2012, Julie & Juila, Avatar.<br /><br />It's surprising that I've averaged more than 2 movies a month in a theatre, and that doesn't even include those 10+ movies I see within the 3-week period of the HKIFF… No wonder Hollywood is having one of the best box office total tickets sold this year (surpassed only by 2002).<br /><br /></div><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgexjzjkdBuqsGHS5S3watMsQXiT4HLjD8f4GsU_kzu5PZ5PcvkfmJMI4tJP9nG7N4w6bCFa7Y328o4LTYewdoj9rlfN0vV986jz0EG3y1Ir0jNsOGXDxIc4Qi7bQOCP-JIA-4Ayg/s1600-h/IMG_5931.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5420926867611191058" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgexjzjkdBuqsGHS5S3watMsQXiT4HLjD8f4GsU_kzu5PZ5PcvkfmJMI4tJP9nG7N4w6bCFa7Y328o4LTYewdoj9rlfN0vV986jz0EG3y1Ir0jNsOGXDxIc4Qi7bQOCP-JIA-4Ayg/s200/IMG_5931.jpg" border="0" /></a> Tai Hang Fire Dragon Dance (Oct)<br /></div><br /><div align="left"></div><br /><div align="left">In terms of concerts I haven't seen many this year: Superband, At17, Kay Tze, Sandy Lam (GZ), Sandy Lam (Macau), and Sammi Cheng. And if you don't count Sandy Lam, or at17 (free ticket), I have only paid, (and gladly so) to see 3 concerts over the course of they year. I think, as I become more and more "old cake", the list will get shorter and shorter… But it seems I'll be seeing a batch of concerts at the start of 2010, which seems to be very busy concert year again.<br /><br /></div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisC3jwpCj5KsWP8v1AMf6rHEt73z0yR69owfyp9PHhHQLOOesKzNfw3GBsHLgdQMxUzPzQBmaTyU1bpaleBMHKbjGaa7JvFRu5Bp_DZw5JXOO7J6xzWIvO_FL2Hytdl8aIuNZJ6Q/s1600-h/3836934660_9dba850008_o.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5420925965275560850" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 150px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisC3jwpCj5KsWP8v1AMf6rHEt73z0yR69owfyp9PHhHQLOOesKzNfw3GBsHLgdQMxUzPzQBmaTyU1bpaleBMHKbjGaa7JvFRu5Bp_DZw5JXOO7J6xzWIvO_FL2Hytdl8aIuNZJ6Q/s200/3836934660_9dba850008_o.jpg" border="0" /></a> Guangzhou - Sandy Lam weekend (Aug)<br /><br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdEQcBA7MH_n-ZTUpG-6mcezyvmyZ5ZcQdHXquiRYTDFE1cb9Xtd-8emq4-Lx16YyYpMzyPKbFoCKhWT2CJJwlPDNEQ5q0e5WqxF3LyQsSfJAUSyhC9ILEUnQHtAEi3Ep_o3pTBA/s1600-h/IMG_5485.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5420925968154833218" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdEQcBA7MH_n-ZTUpG-6mcezyvmyZ5ZcQdHXquiRYTDFE1cb9Xtd-8emq4-Lx16YyYpMzyPKbFoCKhWT2CJJwlPDNEQ5q0e5WqxF3LyQsSfJAUSyhC9ILEUnQHtAEi3Ep_o3pTBA/s200/IMG_5485.jpg" border="0" /></a> Macau - Sandy Lam weekend (Aug)<br /><br /></div><br /><div align="left">Other notable things:<br /><br /><strong><span style="color:#3333ff;">“Hello Lyttelton Road”</span></strong><br /><br />Not only it is one of my favourite streets, I started to roam around the area more as friends have moved into the neighbourhood and I have also started a "project" there.<br /><br /><br /></div><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLANGgVYqYxR8QdpUMC2PrOwd0TEAzCPYGDFoNDpdo9uMoUJD0qC2uReoHNnpq4fLTGx_kouTAPQim6PjHN1g34fF88iGKQMi3TsQyJ2ztlA8ERADri2xCueix_5QjLRw6JJAIBQ/s1600-h/IMG_5908.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5420926856279787362" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 150px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLANGgVYqYxR8QdpUMC2PrOwd0TEAzCPYGDFoNDpdo9uMoUJD0qC2uReoHNnpq4fLTGx_kouTAPQim6PjHN1g34fF88iGKQMi3TsQyJ2ztlA8ERADri2xCueix_5QjLRw6JJAIBQ/s200/IMG_5908.jpg" border="0" /></a>Central Police Station (Oct)<br /></div><br /><div align="left"><strong><span style="color:#ff0000;">“Hello West Kowloon”</span></strong><br /><br />Job-related or not, I have gone to the WKCD site more and more, to jog, to see fireworks, or just to take a stroll around the area.<br /></div><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-bVHEidLe3TDtEFKKO2nDQhkobW31y0cS-o0Fa21T1fm5d_2YjA6PHIOcwgg0SPsT7A_a_6k6xrCw7w19Wttx5jS_nOosd5mYci_HsF5Vv_LgkLv2doklbSJeIJWOjwZ_FnCxYA/s1600-h/IMG_3798.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5420919559383878642" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-bVHEidLe3TDtEFKKO2nDQhkobW31y0cS-o0Fa21T1fm5d_2YjA6PHIOcwgg0SPsT7A_a_6k6xrCw7w19Wttx5jS_nOosd5mYci_HsF5Vv_LgkLv2doklbSJeIJWOjwZ_FnCxYA/s200/IMG_3798.jpg" border="0" /></a> WKCD (March)<br /><br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGYvVkjFNKQRe8Xo47oqAeUW2LKaCXyJChCp3bbCdeQ9WbLZSmCfXmkC_syTPqk9Ep48xNrRvaIpBVOZMA2YucSUEZyZWevaLdAF-avUnnUe9COtT0Yplk7HZVMj4YYSEfV81Bpw/s1600-h/IMG_5760.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5420926873207810978" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGYvVkjFNKQRe8Xo47oqAeUW2LKaCXyJChCp3bbCdeQ9WbLZSmCfXmkC_syTPqk9Ep48xNrRvaIpBVOZMA2YucSUEZyZWevaLdAF-avUnnUe9COtT0Yplk7HZVMj4YYSEfV81Bpw/s200/IMG_5760.jpg" border="0" /></a> WKCD (Oct)<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEit9CdRYwICDjr9ALjlQj3k0P5eEpH7nDhd5rQeDpJClarzwRJhOc1eZyDvuo9S_If2rYM9l5HjzOmLJRgNWi-g306ANxfPSJ5EjgMWZAgWvAxZi48PsSZ9xFvpfYE9niDlWkQ77w/s1600-h/IMG_6537.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5420928633800103522" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEit9CdRYwICDjr9ALjlQj3k0P5eEpH7nDhd5rQeDpJClarzwRJhOc1eZyDvuo9S_If2rYM9l5HjzOmLJRgNWi-g306ANxfPSJ5EjgMWZAgWvAxZi48PsSZ9xFvpfYE9niDlWkQ77w/s200/IMG_6537.jpg" border="0" /></a> WKCD (Dec)<br /></div><br /><div align="left"><span style="color:#009900;"><strong>“Hello Trailwalkers”</strong></span><br /></div><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisu0Q8mQgeUPSEmYtuvhFXOhVSR3U23sKTJwEeIB8Tb2yrC_Dqjh3M09A6jVK0NXH9xNswE4UnWZriRT7Wur4TONnYIgVhSvtcrSNCjJ3Y1JHZavFSn82XHsEET1wZf8qtGzovPQ/s1600-h/IMG_5730.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5420926855166578098" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisu0Q8mQgeUPSEmYtuvhFXOhVSR3U23sKTJwEeIB8Tb2yrC_Dqjh3M09A6jVK0NXH9xNswE4UnWZriRT7Wur4TONnYIgVhSvtcrSNCjJ3Y1JHZavFSn82XHsEET1wZf8qtGzovPQ/s200/IMG_5730.jpg" border="0" /></a> 1st practice: Tuen Mun - suffered mild sun stroke (Sept)<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAAPd2pP7cZ4C9Z-JHZYMZmZhFo92fVb-YLG0Gce9ihZIsuY5sH4Scfwql-b7DAYUBVz3DsQgirm9m4ZZXWJkRNr52BDRZfAH8pigUcgvr-iiBleltfFEy0jtY3E8kIHQfQz6YSA/s1600-h/IMG_5977.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5420927823534674802" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAAPd2pP7cZ4C9Z-JHZYMZmZhFo92fVb-YLG0Gce9ihZIsuY5sH4Scfwql-b7DAYUBVz3DsQgirm9m4ZZXWJkRNr52BDRZfAH8pigUcgvr-iiBleltfFEy0jtY3E8kIHQfQz6YSA/s200/IMG_5977.jpg" border="0" /></a> 2nd practice: M2 (Oct)<br /></div><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIXtXHOqkpYhhUL1cgIDekMi_HYD_WWnty04iC5Ua6xy69JK7F1y4qVMtxl9SS4r-JlYISw2E8DijBPZcmGcvlP2840p6DlF7ErMLjy11yJyMZK5SmEhx-zvPrBBo9SvlyoAAGSg/s1600-h/IMG_5987.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5420927834296836722" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIXtXHOqkpYhhUL1cgIDekMi_HYD_WWnty04iC5Ua6xy69JK7F1y4qVMtxl9SS4r-JlYISw2E8DijBPZcmGcvlP2840p6DlF7ErMLjy11yJyMZK5SmEhx-zvPrBBo9SvlyoAAGSg/s200/IMG_5987.jpg" border="0" /></a> 3rd practice: Violet Hill (Oct)<br /><br /></div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhq4SiMldvdNJtleteTJfB44In2dGxMHGdgZf4CzxLHldi7V7Zw6wjkPZgAouvJMjL8Mtmj-yawb3M42sw57e6kGTFxdfmmZr1798MjHcJPHusL8UWDk9pq_dYKLv1oO5x8GygD2g/s1600-h/P1040586.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5420928625310561762" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 112px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhq4SiMldvdNJtleteTJfB44In2dGxMHGdgZf4CzxLHldi7V7Zw6wjkPZgAouvJMjL8Mtmj-yawb3M42sw57e6kGTFxdfmmZr1798MjHcJPHusL8UWDk9pq_dYKLv1oO5x8GygD2g/s200/P1040586.JPG" border="0" /></a> The Event (Nov)<br /></div><br /><div align="left">Very happy to have participated in this year's event as it is now officially the only active event I have participated all this year. Am very happy that we managed to shatter old records and I also proved to myself that last year's achievement wasn't just a fluke. </div><br /><div align="left"></div><br /><div align="left"><strong><span style="color:#666666;">“Goodbyes”</span></strong><br /><br />This year I had to attend 4 funerals. In addition, there were 3 other passings which were related to me in different contexts (a distant relative, an "acqaintence", and close relative of a former "friend"). Each gave me an opportunity to reflect on my own life. Various questions pop up, like... What's important to us, what legacy do we want to leave behind, how should we divide our time between job, family, friends, self?<br /><br /></div><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGKdBoitN9U6q_6_m9IgeEEnG7kH6XNbw3IRzPiBMRO2JTzGQ5Xmq74a1Rf2p0N51DPEMiNYg-9ytjzOd5jx_w1n3fhErFtVtOHX71Ru-49Tg18ygYxIVwXOAb5F3qYUilyCGylg/s1600-h/IMG_3780.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5420919557113956930" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 150px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGKdBoitN9U6q_6_m9IgeEEnG7kH6XNbw3IRzPiBMRO2JTzGQ5Xmq74a1Rf2p0N51DPEMiNYg-9ytjzOd5jx_w1n3fhErFtVtOHX71Ru-49Tg18ygYxIVwXOAb5F3qYUilyCGylg/s200/IMG_3780.jpg" border="0" /></a> On a foggy day (Mar)<br /><br /></div><br /><div align="left"><span style="color:#993399;"><strong>“Hello, drunks!”<br /></strong></span><br />Thanks to Fun, I have finally puked on the street at least once in my life. That party was a blast.<br /><br />2010…<br /><br />2009 went by quickly. If it wasn't for the few trips in between, I honestly wouldn't remember where some of the months have gone?! (April, where did you go? And September?) The first decade of the millennium is, and will always be, the most pivotal time of my life. In fact, it would be 10 years to the day in a few days, when one really life-changing event happened in year 2000. Who would have known that I would have gone back to the US, returned, gone back to school, changed career, bought, sold, bought and sold again a few times, and now living in Hong Kong full-time? But that's the point, because nobody knows what'd happen 10 years from now, even 1 year, or even tomorrow. Enjoy the ride, and enjoy the scenery, oh, and smell the roses along the way too, y'all.<br /><br /><span style="color:#6600cc;"><strong></strong></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:180%;"><span style="font-family:georgia;color:#6600cc;"><strong>H <span style="color:#ff0000;">a</span> <span style="color:#009900;">p </span><span style="color:#000099;">p</span> <span style="color:#990000;">y</span> <span style="color:#cc9933;">H</span> <span style="color:#663366;">o</span> <span style="color:#ff6600;">l </span><span style="color:#cc0000;">i </span><span style="color:#00cccc;">d</span> a <span style="color:#cc66cc;">y </span><span style="color:#ff6666;">s</span> !</strong></span> </span></div><div align="center"> </div></div></div></div></div></div><br /></div>CH Makhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08035118610465370933noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19993203.post-34694018675510460222009-12-11T19:00:00.007+08:002009-12-14T13:32:40.507+08:00永不放棄 (毅行者終極篇)<div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjz4_iepM2RHAqCzGLAu9ZurU4kvvQqADBoZsyonsKpJewUBwBmsQ0ho5dN0sg-KZYU7B45i7IoFI04zidpVPKaWbQbnH7sL9G_8nWqoCDwG4r6D-drRuX0whi4d85gItDnohX6nw/s1600-h/IMG_6423.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5413929240069927762" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjz4_iepM2RHAqCzGLAu9ZurU4kvvQqADBoZsyonsKpJewUBwBmsQ0ho5dN0sg-KZYU7B45i7IoFI04zidpVPKaWbQbnH7sL9G_8nWqoCDwG4r6D-drRuX0whi4d85gItDnohX6nw/s400/IMG_6423.jpg" border="0" /></a>到達九號檢查站時的衰樣 </div><br /><br />「<span style="color:#ff0000;">永不放棄</span>」—— 這是寫在七號檢查站橫額上的標語。<br /><br />可能自通宵以來,心裏一直在打仗,受到不少的煎熬。經過馬鞍山暴風的「摧殘」、不眠不休的趕路,唯有心裏叫自己挨下去。見到「永不放棄」四個字,突然有想哭的衝動。我們,尤其是香港人,活在幸福的地方:<span style="color:#3333ff;">沒有戰火、沒有天災、沒有動亂、沒有饑荒、沒有種族屠殺</span>。相對世界上很多活在苦難中的人,我們應該時常感恩和儘量幫助有需要的人。「永不放棄」這刻對我來講只不過是餘下30公里的路;但對很多人來說,可能是<span style="color:#ff6600;">為著生存堅持</span>。<br /><br />上大帽山的路,很悶,很煩,是一段有點兒<span style="color:#006600;">具厭惡性的路段</span>。頭段是山路,雖然不甚崎嶇,但有很多大石頭,而且一路風都很大。難就不是很難,但仍是步步為營,因為很容易會「拗柴」。雖然我們吃過杯面,還有愛心糖水,但身心疲累,要集中精神就是很痛苦。經過三個大石群,就要落山,繼續經大帽山道(車路)再上大帽山山頂。<br /><br />這條車路,有幾段非常斜;我需要以「之」字形的方法上山,<span style="color:#cc33cc;">又慢、又辛苦、又大風、又悶</span>。記得每次來到這裏,心情都不太好。缺乏睡眠的我,心火盛。最好都是給我空間,讓我心裏發完癲才找我。一路以為山頂範圍會刮著很大的風,但是當我們接近山頂的時候,風停了,而且有點陽光。可能是風向的問題,或者是因為當天的雲很低,所以當我們去到高處,可以感受到太陽光的溫暖。<br /><br />沒有在山頂停下來,我們便開始下山,希望儘快到達我們最後的一個支援站。<br /><br />最後的支援點設在荃錦公路旁,我們在中午十二點到達。奇怪的,氣溫比山頂上還低。算吧,慣了。。。<br /><br />位屬元老級(以地位來講)的支援隊隊長(亦即是臨危受命予我的高層)本來是提議一邊BBQ一邊等我們。但(都是那句)因為我們到達時間比原先預計的早,所以他們沒有時間預備。最後,是炒飯及熱飲一大堆。多謝在本站提供服務的同學/同事/同僚。<br /><br /><span style="color:#993300;">最後的20公里,平坦兼悶蛋</span>。幸好有來自愛爾蘭的前參賽者同行。他大約3至4年前在香港生活的時候曾經跟我們的隊友參加過一次毅行者活動。今次他是專程來香港以身體力行支持我們的,亦當然<span style="color:#3333ff;">令本來很悶的路增添了一點趣味</span>。我跟他不熟,但總覺得他的面容很像英國首相Gordon Brown.<br /><br />我們三個,沒有力,沒有氣,要用牛拉才行得到;每一步都變得重重的,拖下拖下。田夫仔位處一個山谷內,要經過一段很長的落斜車路才到。整條路行到這個時候,下斜坡很不舒服,所以時間用多了。本來預計兩個小時的第九段,我們用多了半個小時才到。其實我們從沙田坳以來一路的目標,是希望可以在三十一小時,甚至三十個小時以內完成賽事。若果我們可以以超快的步伐,在三至四個小時內完成最後兩段,機會是有的。但經過田夫仔的「一役」,我們實在太慢太累,<span style="color:#006600;">要在一個小時內完成最後的11.3公里,根本是沒可能</span>。而且,最後的新路段,聽說又長而且要上斜落斜,所以只希望可以在太陽下山之前完成,便算一個了結吧。<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzYcbs2-auEzHvAgiQSfKiMTDs3KCgEjkszkWa_fguBEHmEfnJvzn5NAs8UyK5mmYmXORhlAEoxD14c6lJfBaGL0Yy4Ye2OBoNqekrh-jPnvTd_v8oavDPgjNQqeQJAsrMgil7tQ/s1600-h/HK+2009+016.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5413929247454435202" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzYcbs2-auEzHvAgiQSfKiMTDs3KCgEjkszkWa_fguBEHmEfnJvzn5NAs8UyK5mmYmXORhlAEoxD14c6lJfBaGL0Yy4Ye2OBoNqekrh-jPnvTd_v8oavDPgjNQqeQJAsrMgil7tQ/s400/HK+2009+016.jpg" border="0" /></a>強顏歡笑<br /><br /><span style="color:#cc0000;"></span></div><br /><br /><span style="color:#cc0000;">吉慶橋</span>是最後一個檢查站,我們在三點十五分到達。跟上年一樣,檢查站內每個人都沒精打采。我們吃個包,裝點水,很快我們便向終點出發。<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZ-N-nuo-luzluHiFRkTka8U-L5-abKCYhuq1lLRMd9LcppJJuczpBlW7ehrQxsf5fFSpZdRpytXMyByBDOIUD0DCHlZzxOjc0kzz47uRbgsiOM69MYqsxvOCMlC0pShBq6oyeWw/s1600-h/HK+2009+022.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5413929254491262050" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZ-N-nuo-luzluHiFRkTka8U-L5-abKCYhuq1lLRMd9LcppJJuczpBlW7ehrQxsf5fFSpZdRpytXMyByBDOIUD0DCHlZzxOjc0kzz47uRbgsiOM69MYqsxvOCMlC0pShBq6oyeWw/s400/HK+2009+022.jpg" border="0" /></a>大欖涌水塘一路的「神采」<br /></p><br /><br /><p align="left">原來,以往由北潭涌往掃管灘附近Perowne Barracks為終點的賽道,<span style="color:#ff6600;">只有98公里長</span>。今年,適逢Perowne Barracks終於關門大吉,<span style="color:#993300;">賽事的終點移師到元朗大棠的保良局度假營</span>裏面,亦令賽事達到100公里的距離。其他隊友練習的時候我沒有參與,所以一直都不知道尾段是否很艱難。但一直都有提醒自己,不要臨尾香,一定要留一點氣力攀過最後的難關。<br /><br />事情亦不出乎所料,兩公里就是兩公里,而且要上要落,而且終點在到達度假營之後還要繞幾個圈,<span style="color:#ff0000;">這次真的被「玩殘」。</span>幸好,自大欖涌水塘以來,一直有「假英國首相」帶著我們快速的步伐,我們終於在五點四十九分到達終點,以<span style="color:#ff0000;"><strong>32:49</strong></span>完成整個賽事。支援隊再次提供妥善的「賽後服務」,真的是「辛苦晒」!<br /><br />今年的成績,原來是破紀錄的。以往我們的機構所參加的多屆賽事,以2006年32:53為最快的。我們今年比他們快了幾分鐘,都是一個創舉吧!比較上年我們38:44的成績,更加<span style="color:#009900;">快了差不多六個小時</span>!<br /><br />當然,很多人問我的第一個問題,就是下次會否再參加?我想,連續兩年都可以完成,起碼證明了我的體力、耐力、意志力<span style="color:#3333ff;">。。。「還行」的</span>。今年實在行得辛苦。但整個過程,心裏是享受的。能夠無牽無掛地做一些有意義的活動,是一樂也。但對身體來說是一個折磨。我想,若果我再需要肯定自己還是「還行」的話,就讓我再來吧!</p><p align="left"></p><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifnFmAQsMQd4TBcbkwCrdCoUTAjUhE5U53D_tc_BM_aIDQPDcSuR1jikh-gCUFn4DGOaMWbreJtLzl0X3sdHwoO0_7A5KpNqZUlx1lkcRfs-GhlcSDaHNGMDDLbLJeSnNhkfro5w/s1600-h/IMG_6421.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5413935959237218402" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifnFmAQsMQd4TBcbkwCrdCoUTAjUhE5U53D_tc_BM_aIDQPDcSuR1jikh-gCUFn4DGOaMWbreJtLzl0X3sdHwoO0_7A5KpNqZUlx1lkcRfs-GhlcSDaHNGMDDLbLJeSnNhkfro5w/s400/IMG_6421.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />毅行者,有緣再聚</p><p><br /></p><p align="left">再想起來,每一個難關、每一次的信心危機、每一個脆弱的時刻,在毅行者的活動上,我有親身的體會;也可以讓我在未來的日子,有需要的時候會回想。。。我不眠不休爬了100公里的山路,癲了嗎?</p><p></p><p>想重溫2009年系列的前兩輯:</p><p><a href="http://chmak1.blogspot.com/2009/11/blog-post_24.html">臨危受命(上)</a></p><p><a href="http://chmak1.blogspot.com/2009/12/blog-post.html">臨危受命(下)</a><br /><br />想重溫上年的創舉,可以瀏覽一下Trailwalker 2008系列:<br /><br /><a href="http://chmak1.blogspot.com/2008/11/trailwalker-2008-1.html">Trailwalker 毅行者 2008 (1)</a><a href="http://chmak1.blogspot.com/2008/11/trailwalker-2008-1.html"></a><br /><a href="http://chmak1.blogspot.com/2008/12/trailwalker-2008-2.html">Trailwalker 毅行者 2008 (2)</a><a href="http://chmak1.blogspot.com/2008/12/trailwalker-2008-2.html"> </a><br /><a href="http://chmak1.blogspot.com/2008/12/trailwalker-2008.html">Trailwalker 毅行者 2008 (完結篇)</a><br /><br /><a href="http://chmak1.blogspot.com/2008/12/trailwalker-2008.html"></a></p>CH Makhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08035118610465370933noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19993203.post-64471241205524862212009-12-02T19:12:00.010+08:002009-12-04T17:42:15.795+08:00臨危受命(下)<div align="center"></div><br /><div align="left">上回講到我們一隊人到達基維爾營後歡天喜地去淋浴。<br />淋浴後,晚上11點幾,我們繼續搭上征途,<span style="color:#339999;">向第五個檢查站--筆架山進發</span>。<br /><br />最難爬的一段,完了。再越過筆架山,<span style="color:#cc0000;">迂回險要的山路亦大致完成</span>。到達筆架山前要經過大老山。是整條麥理浩徑上可以觀賞九龍半島以及香港南岸的最佳位置。<span style="color:#ff0000;">這個晚上,整個城市燈光璀璨</span>。我在想,在慈雲山、黃大仙、九龍塘一帶的居民可能會看見山上一整條的光串,一定很有趣。</div><div align="left"></div><div align="left">到達沙田坳道時的一個指定動作,就是要吃一碗<span style="color:#000099;">餐蛋麵</span>。可以想像,在疲倦及寒冷的環境下,一碗公仔面真的是可以很溫暖。平時不會吃的午餐肉亦便成稀世奇品。相對起大會一路以來派發的麵包、自己帶的PowerBar、PowerGel等食物,一個餐蛋麵又真的來的更實在、更飽肚、更有質感。其實,那些高能量食品及什麼電解質飲品,真的是吃到<span style="color:#339999;">咀都「WEH」</span>左。<br /><br />沙田坳道提供餐蛋麵之外,就是有一個可以接受的<span style="color:#993399;">坐廁及廁紙</span>。當你是雙腳無力之際,我們安排十分妥當的郊野公園只會提供「mau」廁;恐怕以下兩個情況可能會發生在我身上:(1)跌落屎坑;(2)不能起身。所以,我忠告你,毅行者路線上,見到坐廁就一定要去啦!<br /><br />半夜過後,往下的路段就只有盲目的走。到達第五站的時候,其中在第三站開始覺得腳痛的隊員終於決定退出。這已是他第三次參加毅行者。在頭兩段時,可能心情太興奮,雄心萬丈要創好成績,所以一開始他就遙遙領先我們三個。但是,毅行者是四個人一條心的隊際活動。就算你比我快一個小時先到達檢查站,你還是需要等到我到達才可以繼續前進。我衷心的感受到<span style="color:#000000;">,「<span style="color:#993300;">You are only as strong as the weakest link</span>」</span>的意思。記得上年,我們的領隊在第二段中暑,令我們預計需要三個小時的路程用了足足五個小時。100公里的路程,<span style="color:#3333ff;">留前鬥後是一個基本的策略</span>。體能及體力絕對是有限的,所以最緊要是可以完成整個路程;只要沒有受傷、沒有病痛、心靈意志集中,要完成不是一件難事。由於他不想耽誤我們的進度,他亦不想挨下去,所以我們就在筆架山分渡揚標。<br /></div><br /><br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3TAWG1-FSNCuGEnHN2sidA5vOP6ABFOU77mR_NPuzJ30Jif8KHgOx54pHawUyZJl9pha3iQ6iFCTsNroXOuWrWPgeOyob3W7vBfhTBhA6gEYLlP9ikNj49nV10LyyIPRXyQzGUQ/s1600-h/P1040590.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5410862878479177042" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 225px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3TAWG1-FSNCuGEnHN2sidA5vOP6ABFOU77mR_NPuzJ30Jif8KHgOx54pHawUyZJl9pha3iQ6iFCTsNroXOuWrWPgeOyob3W7vBfhTBhA6gEYLlP9ikNj49nV10LyyIPRXyQzGUQ/s400/P1040590.JPG" border="0" /></a> 完成了一半!是空歡喜還是目標在望?<br /><br /></div><br /><br /><div align="left">我們三個人繼續以破自己紀錄的速度邁向大埔道。大埔道是原本的安排的第二個支援點。上年就是在這裏享受了一個半小時的日光浴/小睡。但今年因為只有淩晨兩點多,就連我們的支援隊仍在休息。所以我們就沒有停下來,一路朝走私坳--即六號檢查站進發。而支援隊就會在城門水塘再跟我們會合。<br /><br /></div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhThWuXtV-xYFi1Yar7fLxzv4qzgMNQN2bOjrG_eJNJ5FzdiaLLiET1cuDIvlvYl-iiPslsfHRnlj4ygYWk9WHnsYANrZYsKo9o6nLiduM76kYda6jhQt0zBeDij5Td23jS3ILPQw/s1600-h/P1040591.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5410862888165980386" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 225px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhThWuXtV-xYFi1Yar7fLxzv4qzgMNQN2bOjrG_eJNJ5FzdiaLLiET1cuDIvlvYl-iiPslsfHRnlj4ygYWk9WHnsYANrZYsKo9o6nLiduM76kYda6jhQt0zBeDij5Td23jS3ILPQw/s400/P1040591.JPG" border="0" /></a> 隊長的笑容都消失了。。。<br /><br /></div><br /><div align="left">我們經過一段金山郊野公園裏的車路,沒有見到任何猴子。三點半經過走私坳後,我們再<span style="color:#3333ff;">繼續摸黑</span>快步走進城門水塘的範圍。到達城門水塘時已經是四點多,兩位支援大使亦已經準備好我們的食物--滾熱的瘦肉粥。天氣非常的冷,風仍很大。我們實在是<span style="color:#cc0000;">筋疲力歇</span>;雖然我們的時間實在很快,但我們三個都已經十分累。所以,我們吃完我們的熱粥之後,決定在我們支援隊的車裏小睡一會兒。我們的進度,比原來預計的,快了差不多三個小時。天氣冷得要死,一路上根本沒有任何地方是適合休息的;所以為求在餘下的4段可以保持良好狀態,我們在車裏睡到天亮。這次亦是我們第一次休息超過一個小時的休息點。<br /><br />這個小睡是毅力及決心的考驗。睡過一小時之後,實在不想醒來。初初醒來時,只記得發了夢,但以為是已經完成毅行者後在家休息。當發覺我被「困」在車裏,而且還有約40公里路程,我的心真的沉了一著,<span style="color:#ff0000;">有幾秒想退出的心理</span>。試想想,天還是黑的,月黑風高氣溫低,有什麼比一個和暖的披窩更吸引?路程只走了一半多一點點,繼續下去,不是<span style="color:#6600cc;">意志的考驗</span>是什麼?懷著沉重心情,我就衣服也不換,繼續上路。<br /><br />天色開始亮起來,但一直期待的陽光,始終沒有出現。原來天氣報告預測星期六的天色是灰灰的,而且氣溫比起步當日還低。你說,心情是否繼續低落?<br /><br />我們向針山、草山及鉛礦坳進發。針山很尖,上落的斜度很急。身邊的人,不論是同隊的隊友還是沿路所見的其他毅行者,看起來都沒精打采的。只有一步步,慢慢的往上爬。從針山的頂端,<span style="color:#6633ff;">視野很遼闊</span>。大帽山、沙田、荔枝角、葵涌、西九龍、香港島全部盡入眼簾。本來是一個很好的瞭望點,但在山頂逗留了不消一分鐘便下山,除了因為天灰灰之外,我真的沒有任何心情。<br /><br /></div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcfxhaLxafDhEK3PDX_lajA-wKJfAnbceCf3ho4iYpthPzWjpBhiD4N-Wmi8TSx6g4J1dlSMNlefjU_XhQUHdTlC73zbQ3HJ7hgACQoGCRFjWiniuRde5CvSV2j6FYReGaRwCr9w/s1600-h/P1040592.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5410862892931529298" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 225px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcfxhaLxafDhEK3PDX_lajA-wKJfAnbceCf3ho4iYpthPzWjpBhiD4N-Wmi8TSx6g4J1dlSMNlefjU_XhQUHdTlC73zbQ3HJ7hgACQoGCRFjWiniuRde5CvSV2j6FYReGaRwCr9w/s400/P1040592.JPG" border="0" /></a> 還有30公里。。。。。<br /></div><br /><div align="left"><br />向草山邁進,沿彎彎曲曲,有時很斜的車路往上走。我們半途遇到一位支援隊隊友。他也是個行山專家,雖然瘦瘦的,但有無比的毅力。幸好有他陪著我們越過草山再往鉛礦坳的七號檢查站,不然我們都已經累到昏過去了。到達七號檢查站是早上八點多。鉛礦坳令人難忘,除了有個寬敞的傷殘廁所之外,就是大會唯一有提供杯麵的檢查站。雖然當時的神志已經有點不清,但那碗<span style="color:#993300;">生麵王杯麵</span>確是難忘。在這同時,我們的支援救星Patrick亦拿出他為我們帶來的甜點:<span style="color:#ff6600;">喳喳加湯圓</span>。。。感覺,好幸福啊!!!即時為我們打了一支補針,重振雄心,要克服下一個難關--香港第一高峰,大帽山。 </div><br /><div align="center"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgetQ36ngP2f_77ChwqKIHrlNf-ws13QdGWTV3N_E22C2UTAppwSLz3tgnz-v9Z2qKhetq6KaZ8sHPJvTki4uUPxx_AeHWUg0yJs62miDmwypkCvPUEPT1I4lXKQyAwFa7K8nRS0g/s1600-h/P1040594.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5410862901717593874" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 225px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgetQ36ngP2f_77ChwqKIHrlNf-ws13QdGWTV3N_E22C2UTAppwSLz3tgnz-v9Z2qKhetq6KaZ8sHPJvTki4uUPxx_AeHWUg0yJs62miDmwypkCvPUEPT1I4lXKQyAwFa7K8nRS0g/s400/P1040594.JPG" border="0" /> <p align="center"></a>愛心糖水<br /><br /><br /></p><div align="left"></div><br /><div align="left"><br /></div><br /><br /><br /><div align="center">(待續)</div>CH Makhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08035118610465370933noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19993203.post-22172537290800911062009-11-24T14:08:00.012+08:002009-11-25T17:55:01.361+08:00臨危受命(上)<div align="center"><br /></div><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfCV2ElxXdhaHAp9PM4y_pkXK6yEfkqS7i-MnVYZUHTJk3RDCernbNkxBBhmSQDbj1ItbolRH9EfOjN37KdUhQvZWLGreYNuSgxY0eZVp6Eiiii2O7iJ0FgKHgWLMRY-44_OO-Fw/s1600/P1040580.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5407971319141370978" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 225px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfCV2ElxXdhaHAp9PM4y_pkXK6yEfkqS7i-MnVYZUHTJk3RDCernbNkxBBhmSQDbj1ItbolRH9EfOjN37KdUhQvZWLGreYNuSgxY0eZVp6Eiiii2O7iJ0FgKHgWLMRY-44_OO-Fw/s400/P1040580.JPG" border="0" /></a>起步前的一刻 – 早上九點</div><br /><div align="center"><br /></div><div align="left">今年臨危受命,在沒有充分準備的情況下,參加了<span style="color:#ff0000;">連續第二年</span>的毅行者。<br /><br />上年完成賽事,是半夜時分。由於怕回到家時,爬不上唐樓的樓梯,所以就在附近的黃金海岸昏睡了12個鐘頭。然後回家再休息,第二天已經照常上班。<br /><br />今年的終點從屯門移師元朗大棠,路走多了,而且更崎嶇。練習時由於沒有參加,所以未有對新路段作詳細瞭解。<br /><br />所以,經過只3課的操練,而且整條路線一半都沒有練的情況之下,我就貿貿然(or<span style="color:#993399;">懵盛盛</span>)答應了這個「使命」。<br /><br />原本上年一起參加的隊員,今年全部都歸隊。其後,有一位另外部門的爬山發燒友想參加,所以我們五個就一直一起練習,預料到最後才決定出賽的最後人選。我就一向都以為自己是後備;我練的課最少,而且我一向採取一個「沒有承諾」的態度,所以並未有真的很盡心參與整件事。<br /><br />離比賽三個禮拜,終於因為年資最高的隊員因為工事而必須缺席,所以我就要替代他的位置。當時,錢又沒有籌、物資還未開始買、工作又忙。再者,之前講過,<span style="color:#009900;">今年的狀態不太好,懶懶閑的</span>;對可否完成100公里實在有點兒擔心。但始終我是有一份兒的,所以不可以拒絕「擔上重任」。<br /><br />今年的過程跟往年相比,不同的就是整件事已經做過一次。上年完成之後,反而覺得100公里不是想像中那麼遠、那麼難。通宵不眠、徹夜爬山亦不是什麼的一回事。再者,今年自己沒有大型的「籌款活動」,所以好像沒有什麼心理準備一樣。<br /></div><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYOxDWIh8FZzKycpXPb5Dll4ziuRJMkIZhVC4i2a85FQF8ovW5QSjdfgbMhafmenOfr-AOxagCqbDkSTBpUnB2vFBfoYk3hyphenhyphenKrjYz0wqmipkl9RiXO8hXE62fDLFVQsbk47_jqkA/s1600/P1040585.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5407971329302328818" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 225px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYOxDWIh8FZzKycpXPb5Dll4ziuRJMkIZhVC4i2a85FQF8ovW5QSjdfgbMhafmenOfr-AOxagCqbDkSTBpUnB2vFBfoYk3hyphenhyphenKrjYz0wqmipkl9RiXO8hXE62fDLFVQsbk47_jqkA/s400/P1040585.JPG" border="0" /></a><span style="color:#3333ff;">不消兩個小時</span>已經抵達萬宜水庫的東壩 </div><br /><div align="left"><br />最大的不同,就是多了一個爬山專家。這位同事曾經往日本、尼泊爾、印度、國內等地爬過不少的山峰。但據他說,一次過走100公里的路,始終未試過。有他的參與,我當然希望是可以改善往年的普普通通的成績。其實,要在三十多個小時走畢全程,巧妙就是在每個休息點的休息時間及與支援隊的默契。根據漁農署的指標,整條麥理浩徑10段所<span style="color:#6633ff;">需走完的時間是約三十六個鐘頭</span>。當然休息時間是不計算在內。上年我們就在兩個休息點休息了一個鐘頭以上的時間。所以今年,有了一個較年輕的專家,休息時間應該可以節省不少。<br /><br />另外,今年的天氣寒冷。起步時,聽到不少參賽者表示,今年的低溫,是他們十多個年頭以來,最冷的一次。風大,但天青。天空藍藍的,太陽亦作為我們第一天的伴侶,陪著我們抵禦寒冷的北風。<br /></div><br /><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVTq3qmsU3gVMO_cImdCScM4S0b0qWAKlpp7jvamPN2-2y8UMMekznXkYVRBF8hThalnilbIGK0WgfWqATJbUjvw_YlCiJRU1juhOrwlLvHEryTIkF2fr23Z_m6r00Bi8wfR5Qww/s1600/P1040587.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5407971340637376226" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 225px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVTq3qmsU3gVMO_cImdCScM4S0b0qWAKlpp7jvamPN2-2y8UMMekznXkYVRBF8hThalnilbIGK0WgfWqATJbUjvw_YlCiJRU1juhOrwlLvHEryTIkF2fr23Z_m6r00Bi8wfR5Qww/s400/P1040587.JPG" border="0" /></a> 極速到達<span style="color:#cc0000;">北潭坳</span> – 時間是下午兩點多<br /></p><p>就是因為天氣冷,所以大家起步都特別起勁;而因為氣溫低,每次休息的時間都減至最短。頭三個檢查點,我們亦超快速完成,比原本預計時間的快了兩個小時。<br /><br />溫度隨著日落而開始下降,而北風就更見淩厲。最經典難忘的一段路,就是越過馬鞍山之後,至大金鐘中間的一段山脊。這一段因為是個坳位,所以就算平時天朗氣清的時候,都一定有猛風吹著的。今次經過的時候,風勢達暴風程度,我需要以半跪方式快步走過約100米的路程,而過程更是東歪西倒的,驚險萬分。 </p><p>其實麥徑,爬山路段以斜度及難度來講,最難的不外於雞公山、馬鞍山、大老山、筆架山的第三至五段。而一如往年,我都在吉維爾營淋浴。那裏有源源不絕燙熱的水,灑在我們酸軟的肌肉上。自自然然,每個在淋浴的大男人都發出「hee hee hai hai」的呻吟聲(!!)。畢竟路徑差不多完成了45%,而我們已經行了14個小時。室外溫度應該只有10度左右,饑寒交切的晚上,沒有任何東西比一個熱水淋浴來得更合時。<br /></p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggL9JMtBSF6wkuJDIL7nLXjch0LxhpwxcJKU0EFTZx4AHr-yeaab5esIYfaQaKU3a_kqLBw2U8_lHV1-l3oSTSWYM6c1zv17EQUZ667LyDDpz0Dcrzgfi3FIr0B5ADNUa0U3sqrg/s1600/P1040589.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5407974778923366562" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 225px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggL9JMtBSF6wkuJDIL7nLXjch0LxhpwxcJKU0EFTZx4AHr-yeaab5esIYfaQaKU3a_kqLBw2U8_lHV1-l3oSTSWYM6c1zv17EQUZ667LyDDpz0Dcrzgfi3FIr0B5ADNUa0U3sqrg/s400/P1040589.JPG" border="0" /> <p align="center"></a>沖完涼又再起行 – 晚上十一點多<br /></p><p align="center"></p>CH Makhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08035118610465370933noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19993203.post-4205884150830813062009-11-12T17:42:00.002+08:002009-11-12T17:58:47.021+08:00隨想最近幾個月沒有什麼心機寫Blog。回想最productive的時候,應該是上年年初吧。當時開始對工作崗位有一些憧憬。記得跟<span style="color:#ff0000;">Fun及AM去日本</span>的時候,同Fun在<span style="color:#009900;">Arashiyama</span>講過的一席話,有關過對未來工作的一些期望。最終,所謂的願望亦終於達成。到年中的時候,入到新崗位,工作環境不同了;在日常生活上亦遇到新的變化,每天的時間表改變了。以前放工步行回家不過10分鐘時間,現在搭地鐵走上走落起碼要35-40分鐘。去九龍的時間多了,連做gym的規律都變了。結果是,跑步少了,體魄沒有以前那麼fit,真的開始覺得人老了一點點。<br /><br />幸好,年尾做了個創舉,成功完成了「<span style="color:#993399;">毅行者</span>」,總算是對自己的一個交待。幾年前開始做的Aquathon、Ocean Swim、10k,今年至今一個都沒做到。聽說阿AM都仲有做少少。本來我們的計畫是秋天練15k,然後Standard Chart就嘗試半馬。沒了。。。只是一個字:<span style="color:#993399;"><strong>懶</strong></span>。<br /><br />但是,最近又神推鬼ong地要再次參加「毅行者」。其實我沒有特別想或不想參加的。今年沒什麼accomplishment,都應該再來一次既。不過,我的練習比上年少很多,而且沒有試過最後改道的終點段,希望ok啦。<br /><br />數數今年去過的旅行,若所有出過境的trip都計算在內(即包括澳門、廣州、番禺等),原來都平均差不多一個月一次。但好像沒有了上年有非常盡興的越南、日本、北京的旅程。其實這份工雖然假期多了,但因為我是做「細」的,所以放假的安排比較麻煩。而且plan遠期的長假期亦有難度;因為我們有既定的機制及程序,很多工作都要跟「<span style="color:#000099;">最後限期</span>」做事的。所以,今年的trip比較短,很多都是3、4天的。不過去過不少新地方,都是興奮的。現在已經急不及待開始plan緊來年的首個trip。<br /><br />可能2008年有很多轉變,而且2009年亦一路有很多事情發生,所以我感覺人老了。是不是成熟左?我不知道。但好似現在看一件事情,看「化」了。亦不會再有以前的堅持,雖然原則仍在。人與人的關係,到了三十幾歲之後,我想,<span style="color:#cc0000;">自己是否覺得舒服</span>已經夠。原來私人空間對水瓶座真的很重要。回想以前,都不明白為何硬要成日糖黐豆一樣...自己是否有精神病,念番都好笑。<span style="color:#009900;">朋友,就是在我們身邊穿穿插插</span>。十年前所謂相熟的,現在屈指一計,只有一個兩個還有聯絡。就算近年混得熟的,亦因為各人的工作、際遇而逐漸梳離。始終,個人喜愛不同的東西:有人喜歡夜夜笙歌,有人個個週末都要飛,有人每晚都要做gym,有人成日要說教,有人平日不會作任何應酬,有人只喜歡講膚淺的東西,有人只愛講政治,有人朋友不多,但自得其樂,亦有些人喜歡餐餐大魚大肉,有人不過九龍。一樣米養百樣人,究竟到最後,我們是否只會跟自己才是最開心?究竟怎樣才算是有知己常伴左右?<br /><br />今年的一樣怪事,就是身邊有不少認識的人都離世。家人的家人、親密過的朋友、熟的朋友、不熟的朋友、朋友的家人。是人老了,還是2009年流年不利?我想一切都是「整定」呱。<br /><br />送你兩首好歌:徐小鳳的「<span style="color:#ff0000;">隨想曲</span>」、謝安琪的「<span style="color:#cc33cc;">3/8</span>」。<br /><br /><div align="center"><br /></div><p align="center">隨想曲<br /></p><p align="center"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/Lh-7qbGWaOE&hl=" width="425" height="344" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" fs="1&"></embed></p><br /><p align="center">3/8</p><p align="center"><br /><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/LNAf1A1GJqY&hl=" width="425" height="344" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" fs="1&"></embed></p>CH Makhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08035118610465370933noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19993203.post-26378117190352276122009-10-02T14:28:00.005+08:002009-10-02T23:49:21.192+08:00做什麼都可以<p align="center"><object height="364" width="445"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/BCcbW959NbA&hl=en&fs=1&border=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/BCcbW959NbA&hl=en&fs=1&border=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="445" height="364"></embed></object></p><p align="center"><br /><br />愛很簡單<br />作詞:娃娃 <br />作曲:陶吉吉<br /><br />忘了是怎麼開始 也許就是對你 <br /><span style="color:#ff0000;">有一種感覺</span><br /><br />忽然間發現自己 已深深愛上你 <br /><span style="color:#00cccc;">真的很簡單</span><br /><br />愛的地暗天黑都已無所謂 <br />是是非非無法抉擇 喔~~<br />沒有後悔為愛日夜去跟隨 <br /><span style="color:#cc33cc;">那個瘋狂的人是我</span> 喔~~<br /><br />I LOVE U<br />無法不愛你 BABY<br />說你也愛我 嗚<br /><br />I LOVE U<br /><span style="color:#ff6600;">永遠不願意 BABY 失去你</span><br /><br />不可能更快樂 只要能在一起 <br /><strong><span style="color:#ff0000;">做什麼都可以</span></strong><br /><br />雖然世界變個不停 <br />用最真誠的心 <br /><span style="color:#3333ff;">讓愛變的簡單</span>(口白:讓愛變的簡單)<br /><br />愛的地暗天黑都已無所謂 <br />是是非非無法抉擇 喔~~<br /><br />沒有後悔為愛日夜去跟隨 <br />那個瘋狂的人是我 喔~~<br /><br />I LOVE U 一直在這裡 BABY <br />一直在愛你 嗚 ya~I LOVE U (yes I do) <br />永遠都不放棄 這愛你的權利<br /><br />如果你還有一些困惑 Oh No<br />貼著我的心傾聽<br />聽我說著 愛你 (yes I do)<br /><br />I LOVE U 喔(YES I DO)<br />一直在這裡 BABY OH YA-<br />一直在愛你 喔I LOVE U<br /><span style="color:#6600cc;">永遠都不放棄 這愛你的權力 </span></p><div align="center"></div><p align="center"><br /> </p><div align="center"><span style="color:#6600cc;"></span></div><p align="center"><br /> </p><div align="center"><span style="color:#6600cc;">--------------------</span></div><p align="center"><br /> </p><div align="center"></div><p align="center"><br /> </p><div align="center">世事無常<br />愛很簡單<br /><br />人就是那麼「化學」<br /><br />而我們大家都是路過的</div><p align="center"><br /> </p><div align="center"><br />就在萍水相逢的生命路上<br />為大家的生活喝彩</div><p align="center"><br /> </p><div align="center"></div><p align="center"><br /> </p><div align="center">多謝每一位點綴過我路途上的有緣人</div><p align="center"><br /> </p><div align="center"></div>CH Makhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08035118610465370933noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19993203.post-79056158113519881282009-09-14T18:09:00.002+08:002009-09-14T18:13:50.920+08:00The last hurrah?<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSAoEpQNiXMIfjcIZ3-Npq1MdJMA56tL-u2qqXTBdrILaps3ldwEDq2bZYA29Qma8wXiSBXoqPMiBx3cojKXLp4rPCOKGujyqEArVdj_qiIf0H4jmrMrtqT9zuv-Axq_VZKhenQg/s1600-h/sm20090914.0857.gms6.x.vis1km_high.16WKOPPU.60kts-978mb-204N-1150E.100pc.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5381264071561011682" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 350px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 350px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSAoEpQNiXMIfjcIZ3-Npq1MdJMA56tL-u2qqXTBdrILaps3ldwEDq2bZYA29Qma8wXiSBXoqPMiBx3cojKXLp4rPCOKGujyqEArVdj_qiIf0H4jmrMrtqT9zuv-Axq_VZKhenQg/s400/sm20090914.0857.gms6.x.vis1km_high.16WKOPPU.60kts-978mb-204N-1150E.100pc.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div></div><br /><br /><div>When I thought typhoon season's almost over...</div><br /><br /><br /><div>I introduce to you: <span style="color:#3333ff;">Koppu, Typhoon No. 16</span> of the 2009 season.</div><br /><br /><br /><div>How come they always hit after work hours and then go away right when we wake up?</div><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGrIKIpE1PrkcoDyKRaojXPhW8Iv-R8Zi6gC9SCFTYqZn_XJ2y8vRZSi9DrBvs0upugUiDeUM-qKWiH4mo-QbSIaCHqJ77uSGaXleMKnh-TclO6R1RmJcvaSSnp7AYKfLNp9MXbw/s1600-h/wp162009.09091406.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5381264063973274962" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 288px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGrIKIpE1PrkcoDyKRaojXPhW8Iv-R8Zi6gC9SCFTYqZn_XJ2y8vRZSi9DrBvs0upugUiDeUM-qKWiH4mo-QbSIaCHqJ77uSGaXleMKnh-TclO6R1RmJcvaSSnp7AYKfLNp9MXbw/s400/wp162009.09091406.jpg" border="0" /></a>CH Makhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08035118610465370933noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19993203.post-42672449074353315542009-08-31T18:09:00.002+08:002009-08-31T18:14:17.272+08:00想update下blog<div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBtNYYPLmWLwQV3X-mAb5zb-cQ4jObRjPZbgV2cEnBNVc4DrZS96S6q-ijVKRsMqjqOteHFPT1f8BpZcCM-rttJSHNtzUHZ_ZiC4ERBBuuHokxruj-5ZpwlXJUcRNFLwqfRvBTPA/s1600-h/IMG_4357.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5376068816661871634" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBtNYYPLmWLwQV3X-mAb5zb-cQ4jObRjPZbgV2cEnBNVc4DrZS96S6q-ijVKRsMqjqOteHFPT1f8BpZcCM-rttJSHNtzUHZ_ZiC4ERBBuuHokxruj-5ZpwlXJUcRNFLwqfRvBTPA/s400/IMG_4357.JPG" border="0" /></a><strong><br /></strong><div align="center"><strong>但寫離寫去都寫o吾完</strong></div><br /><strong></strong><br /></div><p align="center"><strong>有<span style="color:#ff0000;">十幾篇</span>都仲o系draft緊。。。<br /><br /><em>SIGH</em></strong></p>CH Makhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08035118610465370933noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19993203.post-18441982587601084492009-08-13T00:37:00.006+08:002009-08-13T01:18:50.297+08:00In a blogging rut...<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhl76zkMstXVNvyJTHBdI2d6pV2akS6RSCOXYppt_UHZ-KPUkAeQMnSS7bjPIBj5FofMSM0uiBU7uKetIOkI8rWP6gag0hsw_m7817RhA5uxWAWUIA9QvwAQ6BAL8FeBPivE7Q2MQ/s1600-h/3773702039_65322a7b7a_b.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5369127789191769506" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhl76zkMstXVNvyJTHBdI2d6pV2akS6RSCOXYppt_UHZ-KPUkAeQMnSS7bjPIBj5FofMSM0uiBU7uKetIOkI8rWP6gag0hsw_m7817RhA5uxWAWUIA9QvwAQ6BAL8FeBPivE7Q2MQ/s400/3773702039_65322a7b7a_b.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div>Looking at the visit statistics, it's not hard to understand why I average 12 visits a day as of late... While I averaged 7 posts a month in 2008, so far in 2009, only less than 3 a month! And usually they are these useless posts about typhoon hits and misses...<br /><br />Fun always remind me to update my Blog, but I told him it's pretty much RIP.<br /><br />I don't think my life got... uneventful, or boring.<br />In fact, alot has happened in 2009.<br /><br />Went to the Philippines twice, went to Singapore with pals, almost went to London but had to cancel due to work, and then had a short but eventful trip to France last month. This past weekend I was in Guangzhou for a whirlwind tour... was there for about 28 hours but seemed like we did alot: first time on KTT to GZ (tried the older Chinese trains before), stayed at a pretty nice hotel, walked around a thousand-year-old street, saw old authentic Guangzhou-style tenement buildings, saw Sandy in Concert, hit a hip local music club, had dim sum at GZ Lin Heung, strolled through the former foreign concession area of Sha Mian Island, had FIRE THERAPY that sounds as scary as it looks, and finally, missing the KTT back and had to route through SZ by taking the CRH for the first time and was quite impressed with the service.<br /><br />So that was GZ.<br /><br />In a couple of weeks I will make another short trip to Macau to see a shorter version of Sandy's concert, but apparently would be attended by mostly HK fans.<br /><br />......................................<br /><br />Something else also happened in the last few weeks. A good classmate of mine passed away while I was in France. She had battled cancer for a few years already, during which her diagnosis got better for a couple of years, but the cancer eventually came back and spread to other part of her body.<br /><br />I'm certainly not a religious person, but I do believe she's at a better place now (she was a Christian and was often surrounded by her church friends), after all that suffering and pain she had gone through over these years. Is it a sign of maturity, or have I been desensitized? Or are they one and the same? But death, I feel now, does not represent the End and it is not necessary a sad thing for all. On the day before my departure to France I did visit her at the hospital. Thinking about it when I learned the news, I remembered that even though she was mostly unconscious, as she was the previous time I visited her, she did give me a rare smile and she almost looked awake at a moment. That's the memory I will keep as the last image of her, along with those times we had during our workshops, classes, dinners, dim sums, etc.<br /><br />About a month ago, another friend of mine lost his mother, to complications associated with cancer. While reading the eulogy written by her family and printed for guests at the funeral hall, I was touched by their simple words, they simple way of telling us about a husband's wife, a daughter's mother, the son's best friend...<br /><br />Death gives us an opportunity to remember the ones that have gone before us. Some of us choose to do it in a more visible way, but I always believe these things are more personal and should be done so quietly.<br /><br />RIP, Mrs. Yan and Winnie.<br /><br />////////////////////////////<br /><br />Then there's the picture above. When I saw it I thought to myself... how come we always feel lighter and happier when we see sunflowers, especially loads of it?<br /><br /><br /></div>CH Makhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08035118610465370933noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19993203.post-91294641671345200572009-08-08T09:37:00.002+08:002009-08-08T09:38:18.073+08:00Hello, Swan, again...<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicFV1PF30chB8Qyjey8fRLWOG_Wgfyu2LH_hL4qBS-7_0SjEKbIQxtEQHtLZ-t0hbADjC_FlR8VwaLdvK_qOalrV1u-ZJl6v4DCw79hLBkdRv5TEJs8oO4xhAqZOFL53WUKEsV6A/s1600-h/wp082009_09080718.gif"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5367401244301076706" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 309px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicFV1PF30chB8Qyjey8fRLWOG_Wgfyu2LH_hL4qBS-7_0SjEKbIQxtEQHtLZ-t0hbADjC_FlR8VwaLdvK_qOalrV1u-ZJl6v4DCw79hLBkdRv5TEJs8oO4xhAqZOFL53WUKEsV6A/s400/wp082009_09080718.gif" border="0" /></a><br /><div></div>CH Makhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08035118610465370933noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19993203.post-43679377654028763282009-07-18T09:35:00.002+08:002009-07-18T09:40:22.058+08:00Bye bye Sunday<div align="center">Almost a direct hit... and this baby has turned into a full-blown Typhoon...</div><div align="center">(UTC = Coordinated Universal Time = "Z" = HK Time - 8hrs)</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdz83lYXruciZxtOJ5lquh33tzc5tCnUdQD3k8ySjU3vK6GPYL0zTHLSbqacIScjD9lo2ht7soRk848dzwjORaO2IaA5t5fanRlH6Whc1yXbOAjnqanSaY1Qkvuk80nC2DA1yxUw/s1600-h/wp072009_09071718.gif"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5359608144105164466" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 288px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdz83lYXruciZxtOJ5lquh33tzc5tCnUdQD3k8ySjU3vK6GPYL0zTHLSbqacIScjD9lo2ht7soRk848dzwjORaO2IaA5t5fanRlH6Whc1yXbOAjnqanSaY1Qkvuk80nC2DA1yxUw/s400/wp072009_09071718.gif" border="0" /></a>CH Makhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08035118610465370933noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19993203.post-73339545752256490642009-07-16T16:39:00.003+08:002009-07-16T16:43:39.278+08:00o吾系啊,又o黎?!<div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWxwktzleltKKBqH1lg3Rh83caIvl7icmhu2HIYyMUyFSpdfBfmRquNrncbxMziFryGXWm0aea_7kFyaabPbCf5XDATKLWDShnSJ4IzcwtD-YAjwyn9wkxpRT_yoiCRyPn0uKslw/s1600-h/wp072009.09071600.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5358975404813528178" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 201px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWxwktzleltKKBqH1lg3Rh83caIvl7icmhu2HIYyMUyFSpdfBfmRquNrncbxMziFryGXWm0aea_7kFyaabPbCf5XDATKLWDShnSJ4IzcwtD-YAjwyn9wkxpRT_yoiCRyPn0uKslw/s400/wp072009.09071600.jpg" border="0" /></a> According to this forecast it will hit sometime during Saturday night... *sigh*<br /><br /></div>CH Makhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08035118610465370933noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19993203.post-60370861148475567432009-06-26T16:56:00.002+08:002009-06-26T17:00:01.574+08:00放假先離打風<div align="center"><strong>好似有少少弱雞,不過去食午飯時<span style="color:#ff0000;">疾風一陣陣</span>。</strong></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjx4gdt7jTxs11Zo6A9BNiA5QSJUK4aRDKksC7lsrzAvyKXICsBtebcqDbR4UA94x02AIe39bTGEFAcURPbxzutlJDQ7Gd6PK8KClsncbWNNip0rn_bolG29azDcT2fZRLBKWxXnQ/s1600-h/wp042009.09062600"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5351557841410803682" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 279px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjx4gdt7jTxs11Zo6A9BNiA5QSJUK4aRDKksC7lsrzAvyKXICsBtebcqDbR4UA94x02AIe39bTGEFAcURPbxzutlJDQ7Gd6PK8KClsncbWNNip0rn_bolG29azDcT2fZRLBKWxXnQ/s400/wp042009.09062600" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDQzpW-7mlXuvsIWf3a8C-ic6Jwhum3X4GNSyC4e99MnrH2fcthKtSPx-OoNHOzWPTxl_pMfD35UoX7uGNO0CQ09nsaeWvTPJk4p88dw8BGfWbHTFpAiZddudSXYnl8bXaX3oodQ/s1600-h/20090626.0757.gms6.x.vis1km_high.04WNANGKA.40kts-1001mb-208N-1156E.100pc"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5351557834253249810" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDQzpW-7mlXuvsIWf3a8C-ic6Jwhum3X4GNSyC4e99MnrH2fcthKtSPx-OoNHOzWPTxl_pMfD35UoX7uGNO0CQ09nsaeWvTPJk4p88dw8BGfWbHTFpAiZddudSXYnl8bXaX3oodQ/s400/20090626.0757.gms6.x.vis1km_high.04WNANGKA.40kts-1001mb-208N-1156E.100pc" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div></div></div>CH Makhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08035118610465370933noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19993203.post-68671477441168563592009-06-25T00:49:00.002+08:002009-06-25T00:53:46.629+08:00Here, there, everywhere<div align="center">This is fun. :)))</div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxAJ3uuJMbRnjcZUeo3N0kwOTeID1ohP0Nf5oASq0vgPboNIq0b3eFxmQvtOCuAtbT_Sj720O9CfdvPV0rXGiGAuaF5dQiokEGBLpFi7PZTutqsTuJkvd6gRGvDNl6YUhCQbocOQ/s1600-h/PhotoFunia-33efb70.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5350937818831765538" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 339px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxAJ3uuJMbRnjcZUeo3N0kwOTeID1ohP0Nf5oASq0vgPboNIq0b3eFxmQvtOCuAtbT_Sj720O9CfdvPV0rXGiGAuaF5dQiokEGBLpFi7PZTutqsTuJkvd6gRGvDNl6YUhCQbocOQ/s400/PhotoFunia-33efb70.jpg" border="0" /></a>Outside Ximen, Taipei</div><br /><br /><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5IcOI9gOQMFj7ZjxViqiDAZqkMiPCGgtRMNf8ZvCIWgqKlscM2Lzaoaiwm8zEkdg1CHBlQmBCCcTon6g64lRJksuaP-ITkKaDB9ZyKFbmR-7GuM0_lyGiz0W-mHbvps0I1LB3Gw/s1600-h/PhotoFunia-33ef1b3.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5350937814137848578" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 280px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5IcOI9gOQMFj7ZjxViqiDAZqkMiPCGgtRMNf8ZvCIWgqKlscM2Lzaoaiwm8zEkdg1CHBlQmBCCcTon6g64lRJksuaP-ITkKaDB9ZyKFbmR-7GuM0_lyGiz0W-mHbvps0I1LB3Gw/s400/PhotoFunia-33ef1b3.jpg" border="0" /></a>Times Square, NY, NY </p><p><br /></p><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijoGEyqWXQ1X85XiF82HH57WYtSG_2-JLj2QuuuhNyQ1zQIwweXzS2r5Q7Q2ooOLTexyGefR3Cir_upHaYRONwJ_lPw8iPXKJURVh3KI0Cln0FQaDfycAoSyjEgHU66MEQniTW-A/s1600-h/PhotoFunia-33eee5b.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5350937811064327426" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 281px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijoGEyqWXQ1X85XiF82HH57WYtSG_2-JLj2QuuuhNyQ1zQIwweXzS2r5Q7Q2ooOLTexyGefR3Cir_upHaYRONwJ_lPw8iPXKJURVh3KI0Cln0FQaDfycAoSyjEgHU66MEQniTW-A/s400/PhotoFunia-33eee5b.jpg" border="0" /></a>(dunno tim) </p><p><br /></p><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgk39aWT4U8pLdyApvQ476CkUTcTHWN1JUQO-Pf17X7fvqe8h091NUBDpiMp25EIzoM6SlWHXG08V1KKmcDw16Qj1FNMonxG9hexpswmgOg3_M9zQDjDmkWVxJV7I69U6aOAB87SQ/s1600-h/PhotoFunia-33eea80.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5350937806574541298" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 348px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgk39aWT4U8pLdyApvQ476CkUTcTHWN1JUQO-Pf17X7fvqe8h091NUBDpiMp25EIzoM6SlWHXG08V1KKmcDw16Qj1FNMonxG9hexpswmgOg3_M9zQDjDmkWVxJV7I69U6aOAB87SQ/s400/PhotoFunia-33eea80.jpg" border="0" /></a>Aiya.... dunno again tim... </p><p> </p>CH Makhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08035118610465370933noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19993203.post-77706893856323961692009-06-09T20:34:00.004+08:002009-06-09T23:05:14.649+08:00雨後陽光<div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3eeYuK0shh05dbkZ4ZwLRRsdClycbjBjAT9dVZOEm5ix9nnU6QBIOym8w3PTa2T8cLI0pTFKEHkPoxD88q6KfOiPjpGHhiFKYbskn9YYXfCp8w5_U4lMm3LtG-X4QPalPltyaeQ/s1600-h/IMG_0744.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345313087950755266" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3eeYuK0shh05dbkZ4ZwLRRsdClycbjBjAT9dVZOEm5ix9nnU6QBIOym8w3PTa2T8cLI0pTFKEHkPoxD88q6KfOiPjpGHhiFKYbskn9YYXfCp8w5_U4lMm3LtG-X4QPalPltyaeQ/s400/IMG_0744.jpg" border="0" /></a>Taken exactly a year ago at Nha Trang<br /><br /></div><div align="left"><br /></div><div align="left">今晚放工改搭巴士。通常平時一支箭沖去地鐵站,之後就全程在地底。</div><div align="left"><br /></div><div align="left">今晚見比較早放工,而且天未黑。下午的大雨令室外的氣溫降到27度左右。藍天還可以見到。由北角到中環,一路沿著海岸邊走。很久沒有看看維港兩岸的夕陽美景。IFC和ICC映照夕陽的殘光。怫然閒覺得人生很有趣。雖然這個多月實在忙過不停,而往後的暑假亦會繼續忙下去;假期未能落實,英國之旅就更加要取消;但工作還好的,至少學到不少。新老闆還好,就是老是逼逼逼,在過程中得到的就是經驗。其他同事兩三年都沒做過的,我們在上半年已經通通做過。日常生活像有了節奏,安穩了下來。近日為某些“大事”而有點壓力,但都是好的。要多謝爸媽的支持。希望一切都可以完成。一個月後就應該搞踮罷。</div><div align="left"><br /></div><div align="left"></div><div align="left"><br /></div><div align="left">另外希望可以做到的,就是pick up番跑步及游水等的夏天戶外活動。跑步真的少了,現在應該一個月3至4次罷。近排有游泳池access,所以都去曬過幾次太陽。但個pool只有25m,所以只是有限運動。</div><div align="left"><br /></div><div align="left"></div><div align="left"><br /></div><div align="left">當然仲有就係要blog多d啦!</div><div align="left"> </div>CH Makhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08035118610465370933noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19993203.post-67003010311727284872009-05-25T18:28:00.002+08:002009-05-25T19:13:29.775+08:00久違了<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi62Hc_9qCghhXHGiHmMUvy2HIuVEPD8Dp8Fjg2qAHLL-HUts-RIroULVA48U7MD2wE_rswcEIYtBvDbzL-4Dkt3Nrn2taTp-a2w0pLpmEPls8LsrVbNjxUfiPHmn2gQBQWlCO6Jw/s1600-h/IMG_4288.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5339718005093881890" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi62Hc_9qCghhXHGiHmMUvy2HIuVEPD8Dp8Fjg2qAHLL-HUts-RIroULVA48U7MD2wE_rswcEIYtBvDbzL-4Dkt3Nrn2taTp-a2w0pLpmEPls8LsrVbNjxUfiPHmn2gQBQWlCO6Jw/s320/IMG_4288.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><p><br /><br />復活節去完菲律賓同陽光玩遊戲,雖然沒有曬黑,但玩得勁開心。短trip來講,真的是非常好的一次。回來後工作上面就有很大的轉變。工作多之余,上師被換走了。縱使新老闆的處事能力很高,但始終他對我們做開的東西不熟,所以我自己都要打醒十八分精神要做得妥當時又要brief上師。還好勞動節去了新加坡度過一個長週末。雖然我仍然認為新加坡是悶的地方,而且在食方面亦未有太突出的,但在生活及居住環境方面,毗邦始終比香港優勝。莫再講人地在城市綠化的achievement,連舊建築物的翻新再用、整個城市的長遠發展目標、都市設計、每個區的定位,都很清晰的。如果你對這方面有興趣,下次去新加坡就記住要參觀Urban Redevelopment Authority的<a href="http://www.ura.gov.sg/gallery/">Singapore City Gallery</a>。</p><br /><p><br />其實香港的發展不是沒有長遠的規劃及定位。只是門面的功夫做得不夠,還是市民根本不關心?而且有時意志不夠堅定、亦有特別太專注在經濟及商業發展上。當城市發展總是離不開商業活動/庫房收入時,環境及市民的生活質素就往往被當作2nd priority。不是政府的收入和大企業的performance不緊要,因為始終香港地,股民勢力大,而且有誰會接受提高稅率的建議?只是,適當的平衡真的是有其必要。</p><br /><p><br />比較香港與新加坡的城市發展時,亦不可以意識到兩個地方在制度上的分別。雖然香港不是真民主,但在很多方面香港人可以享受到的自由及對其的保障都比新加坡多,而限制亦比較少。之前說過,Singapore的生活環境一流,但整體來說,有誰能說新加坡真的不比香港悶?不是要拿兩個城市來比,但新加坡有的,香港都不會缺少。不過,每個人都有不同的需要,我不喜歡的,可能其他人會。<br />又講到吾知去左邊。。。</p><br /><p><br />Anyway,最近忙到顛。只希望可以plan到下一個vacation。原本六月尾的歐洲假期都要取消、連機票的錢都forfeit埋。*sigh*</p><br /><div></div>CH Makhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08035118610465370933noreply@blogger.com0