Wal-Mart 真係乜都有得賣!

上月發現 "窩記" 開始有中文報紙賣: "明報", "星島", "現代"三份都有; 無留意到有沒有 "世界" 賣 (自己錯).

今早驚見 "窩記" 竟然有中秋月餅賣! 還有 "金樂" (本地) 和 "美心" (香港) 兩款任揀!!

"窩記" ...... 掂!

(後記: 不計以前做留學生的日子, 今天是移民 land 多倫多十七週年紀念.)

紅綠燈

今早在 myradio.com.hk 的 "北上頻道" 聽到這句頗有節理的說話:

忍受紅燈的約束

才有綠燈的自由

Vacation is over, now a fresh start!

Our returning flight from Cancun landed in Toronto Pearson (YYZ) around 1:15am this morning! In fact, it landed early because we left Cancun early as all the travellers arrived the airport on time.

After going thru immigration, picked up our luggage (such long wait!), got onto the taxi and arrived home (finally!), by the time I hit the sac it was already 4am this morning - so I really had to skip Sunday service.

Woke up at 10am this morning ...... cleared the luggage and did a few loads of laundry. Checked emails and replied them ...... relaxed a bit and then had dinner with my parents at the new Dragon Boat Restaurant in Richmond Hill (East Beaver Creek). Apparently they just opened a few days ago. Same owner as the previous one. Food still good as before (low fat and apparently no msg as well).

Vacation is over, well tanned, physically and mentally all freshened up to face the rest of the year.

First thing I have to do tomorrow: Start the death claim process for Pat. I also need to talk to C Mui's parents as they were close to Pat.

MY JOB (and my business) IS A MEANINGFUL ONE.

YYZ to CUN to Gran Bahia Principe (Day 1)

We will be catching an afternoon flight to Cancun. Outbound from YYZ @1630 (if no delay!). When we arrive Cancun it will already be 8pm local time.

After going thru immigration and customs and bus shuttle, we should be arriving at the resort way after 10pm! That will be the time when we check in! So very good chance that we will try the 24 hour snack bar then!

Didn't do it last year so ... something new this year!!

P.S. Saw my St Paul's Co-ed alumni Ken and Alex last night. Ken just finished his projects here in Toronto for ATV. Unfortunately he will be leaving town again on Sep 6. So there is no chance to see him again after I come back from my vacation. ;o(

Gran Bahia Principe Coba - Sep 1 to 8, 2007

Photo source: http://www.paquetesdevacaciones.com.mx/


Final decision is made: Gran Bahia Principe Coba Club Golden

Yes - same resort as we went last year. First time going to the same resort in two years straight. Well, sort of because last year we stayed in the Tulum section (Club Diamond).

But this is why we like this resort: Stay at one, play (and eat) at three.

仲未知去邊 ...

未知, 總之就係 somewhere south.

初步計劃: Royal Decameron 做膽; 拖 Gran Bahia Principe Coba.

Consideration: 等再跌價, 同埋等 veneziagurl 下星期初在 Coba update 那裡的情況.

印度F4-第二集 中文字幕

工事纏身，煩到抽筋 (多謝 Joanna 的壓韻字句，才女不愧為才女)。

真係諗過想死，唔係講笑。

今朝 check email, youtube 有 "update"，好笑好正，最啜核就係有人悉心加了中文字幕。

今天，苦中作樂，不為過。




噢!呢個仲正! -- 印度傳奇之歌舞昇平（中文字幕）

Dinner with Naaman and Hilda Last Night

Haven't seen Naaman and Hilda since they went back to HK in the early 90's. Last night, through the arrangement by our mutual friend Tomas, we had dinner @ Coconut Island and then a long chat at Tomas and Vicky's home.

AM770 is not broadcasting in Chinese this morning...

發生乜野事?

中午開始 1540 會不會都受影響?

琴日月尾，今日月頭 ...... 會唔會??

希望自己只係諗多 0左 啦 ......

在地球的另一邊為皇后守望

多倫多時間下午四點多，亦即香港時間八月一日淩晨四點多。

今日下午開始，不聽 Toronto 電台在網上的廣播，轉而刻意地收聽香港電台第一台的網上廣播; 特別留意每一小時的新聞報導，想知道政府有沒有在這最高危的時機 (4:00 - 5:00 am) 清場。

差不多四時三十分，電腦傳來的仍是音樂和 DJ 張偉基的聲音 ...... 心中暗悻。

做了加燦這麼多年，但畢竟香港始終都是自己出生和成長的地方，怎會沒有感情?

老實說，真是沒有把握皇后碼頭能否捱得過今晚，只有在多倫多向她送上遙遠的祝福。更祝願一班為皇后碼頭擺上心靈和健康的青年人，無論結果如何，你們是我們良心的代表，we are proud of you!

在 office 的寫字旁邊，等待收聽五點鐘的香港電台新聞報導。 還有十五分鐘。

Richmond Hill 的黃金時代

福音主日之後 "巴別橋", 掛住打點一切, 結果無啖好食, 失落非常 (sorry everybody, 喜怒形了於色, 但近來的經歷實在太難頂了). 執拾好東西之後, 打道落黃金 South Park 補吃午膳.

不得不提: 多謝珠會計師在離開 EI 前問候家嚴病況。 摯友間總是有情，心裡頓感溫暖。

說回正題，星期日崇拜後，如果在黃金或是時代用膳完畢，多數都會碰到熟人。正如今日入去 South Park 之前已經見到 "壽星妹" 一家坐在裡面，誰知還有 Peter and Grenda。之後在小風買又再見到 "壽星妹" 一家! 還有從香港回來探親的 Betty; 在 cashier 付款時也見到 Fanny。雖是去了分堂，但仍不時有機會碰見母會舊友，Richmond Hill 真細也。

在小風肉櫃前和"壽星妹" chit chat 了一陣，開始理解到為何做不到這個跟了幾個月的 case。根據前星期五收到的 email 裡面所說的 unanimous decision, 其實可能只是 "uni-person" 的 decision。 不過個人認為不論為何，這個 uni-person 仍是難辭其咎，過橋抽板就是 unethical. 這是大是大非，無得傾。

要為她好好擺上禱告，唇亡齒寒，在此風雨飄搖之際，佢衰的話，我地做女 0既 都唔會好得幾多。今日聽到的兩個 "元老級" 的個案，確實又真是幾唏噓。莫非今日 bureaucracy 都已駕臨到教會裡面，形成所謂 "corporate church" (小弟貫以中文譯名「谷爆你教會」! 諗落又幾貼切!!)，搞到 d senior management 個個 「上晒腦」。 唉!

Richmond Hill 的 "黃金" "時代" .......... "Richmond Hill" 的黃金時代 .......... 可以維持幾耐 ???

So help us Lord ..........

自勉

Don’t Quit!

When things go wrong, as they sometimes will,
when the road you’re trudging seems all uphill,
When the funds are low and the debts are high,
And you want to smile, but you have to sigh,
When care is pressing you down a bit,
Rest, if you must, but do not quit.

Life is queer with its twists and turns,
As every one of us sometimes learns,
And many a failure turns about,
When he might have won had he stuck it out;
Don’t give up though the pace seems slow—
You may succeed with another blow.

Often the goal is nearer than,
It seems to a faint and faltering man,
Often the struggler has given up,
When he might have captured the victor’s cup,
And he learned too late when the night slipped down,
How close he was to the golden crown.

Success is failure turned inside out—
The silver tint of the clouds of doubt,
And you never can tell how close you are,
It may be near when it seems so far,
So stick to the fight when you’re hardest hit—
It’s when things seem worst that you must not quit.

—Anonymous

My Prayer This Week

神啊!

賜我安靜在你面前

讓我聆聽你, 安息在你裡面

讓你在我裡面作工

向你開放, 讓你能進入

向你倒空, 讓你能充滿

讓我默然不動, 體會你是我的神

據報導哄動一時的紙皮小籠包原來是假新聞

共慘黨搞乜? 連打假的新聞也是假的.

今云真是: 假亦真時真亦假!

附加閱讀: Sophie's TV Channel @ Hong Kong -- 蘇菲電視頻道

喂! 又話不雅? 唔係下化??

相片來自: 明報

2007-07-20 明報

原定在昨日書展上出售的一本著作《愛情神話》，昨日幾成「大衛像翻版」。影視處前日派員巡查書展後，指該 書封面採用的名畫《賽姬接受丘比特的初吻》(Psyche receiving the first kiss of Cupid)當中，男女人物赤裸，構成不雅成分，勸喻書商停售該書。書商稱，在前兩年的書展仍可出售，書中只探討希臘神話文化，封面更是世界著名畫作，對 於當局的保守決定感到「十分可悲」；縱使其後影視處態度軟化，收回勸喻，書商卻表示「已無意思」，不會再賣該書。

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喂! 又話不雅? 唔係下化?? 香港政府難道真是反智到這樣的地步麼?? 這已經不是第一次, 前車可鑑有上次大衛像的鬧劇, 成為國際大笑話. You were ignorant last time. And when you did not learn the lesson from last time and did it again now? You are really stupid....... "膠" 也!

廢董曾經講過, 要把香港打造成為亞洲的倫敦紐約; 以影視淫審兩處的膠狀, 到了2047 都未必實現.

看來明光社今次要多謝影視處幫助擋了一些子彈. 想不到 "道德塔理班" 這個道德光環竟然另有他人嚷著爭住戴. 哈哈! 哈哈! 哈哈哈!

審裁標準如此僵化, 實屬匪夷所思. 不問情由, 總之露點就要封......

在此建議影視淫審兩處查封所有行針的鐘錶, 因為以它們的審裁標準, 行針鐘錶實屬極之不雅: 何止露三點? 露足十二點也! 無怪天星鐘樓都要拆啦!!

六 哥 隨 想 輸 入 法

終於為　ＸＰ　ｌａｐｔｏｐ　找到了廣東話輸入法的　ａｄｄ－ｏｎ ，名為「六哥隨想輸入法」！

自己的　ＴｈｉｎｋＰａｄ 是用　Ｃａｎｔｏｎ　, 但是在　ＸＰ　的平台安裝　Ｃａｎｔｏｎ　有困難，因為在　ｗｉｎｄｏｗｓ　的　ｆｏｌｄｅｒ　內找不到　ｕｉｍｅｔｏｏｌ.ｅｘｅ，結果當然是裝不到啦。苦無對策之餘，ｇｏｏｇｌｅ　中文輸入法便找到「六哥」！

安裝後，發覺「六哥」　跟　Ｃａｎｔｏｎ　在輸入的方便程度差不多；　但「六哥」多了「英文翻譯」和「符號鍵」的功能。如果打　"ｙｅｌｌｏｗ"　（六個字母以下的英文字）就會出「黃」；　打"ＺＺ"　就會出一批符號出來俾你揀。

"隨想"　就是打入一些香港常用的連貫性字母，就會出現中文名稱。例如　"ＨＫ"　＝　香港；　"ＴＴ"　＝　大潭；　"ＴＬＷ"　＝　大浪灣　ｏｒ　銅鑼灣；　"ＮＰ"　＝　北角；　"ＭＴＲ"　＝　地下鐵路。　Ｎｏｔ　ｂａｄ　ｅｈ？？

但是打入　"ＰＫ"　就冇野出 ...... 有 D 失望囉！

牧師也有可能弄虛作假

最近可能睇得有關中國大陸 "做假" 的新聞太多, 所以有關 "做假" 的事得別警覺. 昨日看到一位傳道人的博客, 引述香港 “時代論壇” 一篇題為 "基督教對「學位」的情意結" 的文章, 除了 "辣" 葉陳淑淑之外, 更 "辣" 到一位 "以東南亞為基地、但足跡遍天下的「名牧」".

暫不談 "豪仔的 blog", 以下請看節錄自“時代論壇” (2007.7.13) 的那篇文掌:

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最近，我們更發現到某一極著名的牧師可能也在玩同樣的遊戲。這位以東南亞為基地、但足跡遍天下的「名牧」，一直都自稱「博士」，但是在他的海報和講座中 （筆者曾經多次出席）卻沒有聽過介紹他的母校。後來有朋友指出，他的「博士」是個榮譽學位。這本來沒有甚麼問題，榮譽學位代表了頒發的學校認同了這人士的 貢獻，葛倍理牧師的幾十個博士學位也是榮譽學位，沒有幾多人會懷疑他的成就。但是，頒榮譽學位給這牧師的，卻並不是甚麼大學，而是一間在菲律賓的機構。尋 找菲律賓政府教育部的網站，卻完全找不到這機構的資料，問從菲律賓來的朋友，也沒有聽過這機構。更奇怪的，是如果用Google 尋找這機構的名字，只有七個結果，而且每一個結果都是和這牧師有關。換句話說，這頒學位的機構，似乎唯一出現的時候就是頒一個「榮譽博士」給這牧師！如果 這機構有任何其他的運作，就算它沒有自己的網站，它的名字還是會在其他人的網站中出現的。例如Dropsie University，它本來是一間專門研究猶太文化的大學，很多基督教神學家都是從那裏畢業的，現在它已經不再獨立運作，拼入University of Pennsylvania中，但是，用Google搜查這大學，還是可以找到幾萬個記錄。當然，可能這在菲律賓的機構當年是一間合法頒學位的機構，不過頒 了榮譽學位給這牧師之後，就因為其他原因結束了。但是，在事奉上，信用是極端重要的，或者這牧師有需要澄清一下這「巧合」吧？
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這段文字, 好像是衝著某 "名牧" 而來. 而這位 "名牧" 會過幾個月後到多倫多開佈道大會.

我遵照以上文章的方法 (假定這為 "主角" 是我心所懷疑的那一位, 用 Google 去作搜尋), 得出來的結果也是一樣!

我想, 大多市同工團契應該快 d 諗諗下一步應該點做吧?

有中國特 sick 既社會主義

北京早點攤用廢紙箱作包子餡 (Video):





好多人問點解攪成咁? 中國人弄虛作假越來越有創意!

兩條腿走兩條路, 你唔死??

一條腿走社會主義的路, 一條腿走資本主義的路, 就一定 “聽” 福佳啦!!

學走資本主義的路, 學會了向錢看, 點知就學 d 唔學 d , 無學到公司管治 (corporate governance), 法治, 道德 …… 咪攪成咁囉.

呢 d 叫做乜呢? 就係叫做 “有中國特色既社會主義” 勒!

哈! 惡攪一下這個 term 都好……

毒安康魚 , 毒牙膏, 紙皮飽, 大頭奶粉 ……

可以叫做 “有中國特 sick 既社會主義”!!

You'd think sharks are invincible under the water? Think again!

鯊魚新聞這幾天在香港鬧得熱鬨鬨; 今早看到這個 video. 哈! 廣東俗語 "一物治一物" 一點也不錯!

Thunderstorm 真惡搞!

Photo credit: Dan's Storm Photos

所謂 "惡搞", 並不是最近香港的甚麼 "福佳始終有你" 那種惡搞版的惡搞, 而是廣東話的 "惡搞", 意思是 "難搞", "無乎" 咁解.

不是嗎? 講了這麼多天 (if not 星期) 雷暴打風落大雨, 誰知就算烏雲集結, 結果又是一陣風來, "撥開雲霧見青天".

最慘還是前園後園的草地. Town 最初話唔夠水, 所以 Level 2 制水強迫不可淋草洗車 (違者可罰 $5,000!). 小草兒嗌晒救命. 唉! 以為有雨落, 點知又是泡湯!

嘩! 唔洗跳求雨舞掛??

古 有 雅 虎 ﹐ 今 有 Kahoo

正 Blog 推介 : 肥醫生@西九龍貧民區

最近發現這個 blog, 這為肥醫生寫的文都好有 heart. 以下是其中一篇:

什麼是老夫老妻的愛

March 7th, 2007

愛，就是一個睡在病床，一個坐在側旁，兩隻不同的手緊扣在一起，其中一個為另一個流下淚來。

愛，就是其中一個為另一個在醫院的草地推著輪椅，或許坐在輪椅的一個早已因中風而不能言語，但另一個卻為他或她，說起往日開心快樂的事。

愛，就是當其中一個已經老眼昏花，另一個仍為他／她引路。

愛，就是兩老在門診室候診的時候，仍能拿起手提電話，互相把玩對方電話的聆聲，然後大笑一番。

愛，就是當其中一個已經癱瘓在床多年，另一半還不持勞苦，無怨無悔為對方護理大小二便。

愛，就是當其中一個彌留之際，另一個執著將逝者漸變冰冷的手說：我愛你。

愛是甚麼？這答案，不在那些暢銷年青愛情小說，而在貧民區醫院的老人科病房…

正牌 "法國大餐" -- 多舊魚!

應該好好食!
(希望 Toronto 都有啦!)

《福佳始終有你》

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惡搞版歌詞：

鋪鋪膠都彷彿泥濘 撻到你好應 成全這懵董變巨星
ＩＱ唐開Show都爆笑 免費派飛了
盈餘計錯　就愛亂 Fing!
期望坦克碌豬取勝　 得到了絕症 金紫荊章填命
無能人士亂嗡也力拼 是誰埋沒馬力　 做賣國精英

福佳始終有你！（福佳始終有你！）
拍馬屁聲響足一世紀
普選偏偏冇我？ (普選偏偏冇我？)
八萬五驚喜慘於去死
當底褲！當絲襪！當胸圍！
傲慢冷嘲各種冤氣 不捨不棄
陪笑了不起　福佳始終有你！
天星鐘追憶起暴動 同志勿有感應
和諧靠你　亂掟菠蘿
期望坦克碌豬取勝　得到了絕症
金紫荊章填命
無能人士亂嗡也力拼
是誰埋沒馬力　做賣國精英

坦克碌豬靠你！（福佳始終有你！）
拍馬屁聲響足一世紀
普選偏偏冇我？ (普選偏偏冇我？)
八百張飛選多一世紀
玩謝你 送酒席 送主席
傲慢冷嘲各種冤氣 不捨不棄
陪笑了不起

坦克碌豬靠你！(國︰毛主席在這裡)
拍馬屁聲響足一世紀 (玩謝你～Yeah )　
普選偏偏冇我？(國︰Anson Chan 在哪裡？)
八百個選委選一世紀
三謝禮 拜天地 葬天地
傲慢冷嘲各種冤氣 不捨不棄
陪笑了不起 福佳始終有你！


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好好笑, 好生鬼, 好抵死, 但係聽落諗落好悲哀. 尤其係睇呢首歌的 mv 在 youtube 播放到天星鐘樓熄燈跟住被拆捨, 胸口有一陣陣心酸心痛的感覺.

昨晚開始睇不同網站 including facebook 的留言. 好多人都話聽惡搞版正過原裝版. 聞說在 youtube, 惡搞版已超過 500,000 點激! 而原裝版只有幾萬點激而已.

無他, 原裝版已被定性為 propaganda, 市民大眾已先入為主沒有好感. 而惡搞版 (不論那一個) 卻帶來不少共鳴.

我相信, 如果我作為已移居海外的港人看了惡搞版有如此反應的話, 仍住在香港的港人, 第一身經歷 “八萬五”, “負資產”, SARS, “禽流感” 和 “高官笨夾廢”等等會有甚麼感想??


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A good site for reference is: http://plastichk.blogspot.com/

Lyrics Version 2 as below:


歌詞：


乜都改改彷彿易事 制度轉千次
成全李憤長與飯焦
分心打機都好沉迷 創造了英語
羅羅李李　合併超勁！
唐突蘿柚谷爆好句 高雅o既樂趣
失禮香江最精無聊
場合大小也力拼
是誰陪伴馬力　 望下屆高升?

煲呔搵工靠你！(I will get the job Done！）
拍馬屁聲響足一世紀
科水偏偏有我？ (普選偏偏冇我？)
廿萬送俾風水佬較飛
送底褲 送絲襪 送胸圍
變態社會上位演戲 不捨不棄 淫褻了不起 (福佳始終有你！）

覆邦傾家愛國條文 孽瘤納稅專政
和諧靠你 付上生命
明目張膽中指取勝　 開會瞓住聽
金紫荊章照拎
無能人士亂嗡也力拼
是誰陪伴馬力　 望下屆高升?

煲呔搵工靠你！(I will get the job Done！）
拍馬屁聲響足一世紀
普選偏偏冇我？ (普選偏偏冇我？)
八百張飛選多一世紀
玩謝你 送酒席 送主席
傲慢冷嘲各種冤氣 不捨不棄
陪笑了不起

福佳始終有你！(國︰現在老闆是誰？)
拍馬屁聲響足一世紀
普選偏偏冇我？(等廿世～Yeah）(國︰我的票在哪裡？)
八百張飛選多一世紀
三謝禮 拜天地 葬天地
傲慢冷嘲各種冤氣 不捨不棄
陪笑了不起 福佳始終有你！


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另有64主題曲版:

坦克車隊通宵圍城 , 斷絕了呼應
和平天安企滿士兵, 軍隊三更開始屠城
泯滅了本性 , 難忘身邊血染弟兄
民運當天北京爭拼
總理要做證 死傷千百條命
人牆無懼大軍也力拼
未曾流下眼淚, 自動去請纓

開鎗始終有理?
十萬個屍體燒一世紀
軍隊坦克無錯? 事後又發表只得兩死
講就信 你估係 馬主席
地下有知各種鬼魅
番生搵你 來作證生死 屍底始終墊你

高官貪污貪足全程
遍地也響應 農民半世尚欠安定
民運當天北京爭拼
總理也做證 官商勾結繁盛
人民無論大小也力證
任誰挪用稅項 步步有高升

貪污始終有理? 廿萬個貪官貪心到死
俾番些少過我!
十二月冷冬認真惡頂
等運到 無耕地 快乞食
局住吔雞 吔左先算 沙士不理
傳遍香港地
點先衰得過你
五十萬上街媽聲四起
紫荊公開派貨
著數就無份迫金要俾
倒垃圾 掃街道 聽天命
剩下兩蚊 債款高企 餐廳執尾
捱到半生死
董董多得了你 !


Source: 肥醫生@西九龍貧民區 http://doctorfat.wordpress.com/

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心中現在百感交雜, 未能盡錄.

Fusion Dish inside a Chinese Restaurant in Boston Chinatown

Jessica 在 Wellesley College 的畢業禮之後, 輝少晚上在波士頓華埠的喜臨門請食晚飯.

喜臨門是一家吃正宗廣東菜的酒家. 菜餚質素頗好; 而今晚的中途, 伙記捧上一碟令我頗為驚喜的菜式. 兩塊煎至八成熟的西冷牛扒, 切成條狀擺回完形, 放在煮好了的芥蘭上面, 再用蠔油汁 "封" 了之後上碟. 西餐材料, 中式煮法, 立即讓我想起 "Fusion" 這個字.

呢碟菜的名字可以叫做 "蠔皇芥蘭煎封西冷牛扒".

見笑.

Flight to Boston from Buffalo ... Nice Trip With A Slight Glitch

First time flying to the US from the US (not Canada). Perfect weather to drive to Buffalo in order to fly JetBlue to Boston. Only US$60 per ticket (at that price you can't even cover the tax and security charge if you fly out of Toronto!).

Everything was perfect until we arrive at the runway to get ready to take off. As per the pilot, there was an error message in the computer and we had to head back to the terminal in order to find out what happened.

Turned out to be a faulty part which had to be replaced. So we had to disembark the plane and wait. Had lunch at the terminal while waiting.

We finally took off at 2:30pm and arrived in Boston an hour later. The Embraer 190 is much smaller than the Airbus A320, but the seats are wider and legroom is not bad too.

While working, what is the hearse driver thinking (... and doing in addition to driving??)

While merging into northbound 404 yesterday, I actually "merged" into a funeral procession -- you know, the typical North American standard type: Police cars with red flashing lights in the front, the hearse with purple flashing lights (why are they using purple? and when did this start?) following, then followed by the grieving family's limo, then other family members, relatives and friends, etc.

Minding my own business, I got out of the right lane and took off onto the passing lane and picked up speed to pass the procession. When I came up to the hearse, I looked over and saw that there was the driver but no one was sitting next to him. This started me thinking......

1. Hmmm... only him and the casket (with the deceased inside obviously!);
2. In addition to driving, what else would he be doing/thinking?
3. Would he be listening to some music on CD?
4. If not, it would be "dead quiet"! (No pun intended).
5. In that case, would he try to carry on a mental dialogue with his "passenger"?
6. If the music was on, what genre of music would the driver be listening to?
7. Classical (the most obvious choice)? Jazz? Easy listening? Rock n' Roll? Or even heavy metal?? How about Chinese opera (if the passenger was an old Chinese senior)???
8. If it's radio instead of CD, would it rather be 680News for up to the minute traffic and weather? Or NewsTalk 1010 CFRB?? Or even some sports radio like Fan590 for sports updates???

I know I know, some wierd thoughts you would say. But I think sometimes it's worth thinking about!

Photo Credits (From top):
http://www.hearse.com
www.sptimes.com

繼續毓民 - Market Village Forum 及 珠海校友會晚飯

Both functions were awesome! I just got home from the dinner and have to go to bed as soon as possible in order to get up really early tomorrow preparing for Mother's Day Sunday Service. So I will write more about today's events later ...... perhaps tomorrow or Monday.

但是心情實在是興奮. 套用今晚司儀謝振漢先生所說, 聽毓民講野真是有如沐春風之感.

毓民棟篤串笑爆咀 Show - May 10, 2007

無得傾, 兩個字: 好正!

毓民雖是 "荳沙喉", 但是說話快慢有序, 抑揚頓錯, 真的攝住不少聽眾的耳朵和心.

毓民更 personate 了"四眼佬" (李嘉誠) 和 "溫總" (溫家寶). 扮 "四眼佬" 唔難, 講下潮州口音廣東話便可以. 但毓民扮 "溫總" 就是一絕! 講野超慢, 仲要遞起隻右手, "攤"大隻手板一副溫文面孔. 超似! 勁好笑!!

兩個小時的騷, 當中加插了多倫多第一台幾位 DJ 的同場表演攪氣氛. 觀眾當然開心. 但是毓民講野實在太生動, 一 D 都唔悶. 若可講多一個鐘就仲正!

昨晚毓民講了兩句說話, 觀眾聽來好笑, 但卻相當真實. 如果不是當天被俞琤炒, 就沒有今天的際遇 (做網台, 組政黨, 做棟篤串). "God closes the door, but He will open the window!"

忽發奇想. 毓民做了主內弟兄, 如果有日佢蒙召傳道, 個個星期日用棟篤串形式講耶穌, 必可吸引更多人慕道矣!

毓民 - 多倫多 - Media Conference

Such a nice surprise that the media conference was announced thru AM770 this morning and it would be opened to public, not just to media.

Being a fan of Yuk Man, I juggled my time and showed up at the event held at the Asian Kitchen (3160 Steeles Ave. East, Markham).

今早在會場聽毓民講野已是十分精彩. Can't wait 到明晚 "棟篤串" 的時候!

Should be a great event tomorrow night!

3rd Annual Richmond Hill Mayor's Prayer Breakfast - May 8, 2007

So I was invited to go to the Mayor's Prayer Breakfast yesterday morning at the Premiere Ballroom & Convention Centre. Music was great. The speech was great with David Mainse (see photo) as the feature speaker. Even the parting given was great too - a book called "The Difference Maker" by John Maxwell.

But one problem: I arrived at the venue 30 minutes late which was totally unintended. The night before I was told that the event would start at 7:30am. So I simply arrived at that time finding the parking lot was totally full, leaving me no choice but to park at the Sheraton Parkway.

Walking into the banquet hall already filled with some 600 people in the middle of their breakfast, I found myself totally embarrassed especially for the fact that I had to walk to the middle (towards the front) of the hall where our table was situated. In addition, the reason of my embarrassment for the fact that I know so many important people there.

So I found my table, with 9 pairs of eyes looking at me amusingly (as if all were accusing me why I was late to such an important event which was attended by a lot of local important dignitaries including John Tory).

So I asked him why he told me (over the phone) the night before that the event started at 7:30am. He said "no", he said he told me 7am during our phone conversation. Well, this is literally another case of "羅生門" and with 7 other people (excluding his wife) being punctual, I was on the disadvantageous end.

But as I told Spence last night, this guy definitely has this "pre-ex" condition in not speaking clearly, part of the problem being his voice too low. I have found him in 2 instance of speaking unclearly during announcement after Sunday service. One being "地庫" but I heard "地府" (Spence heard that too) and another which I forgot exactly what it was but pretty hilarious too.

Well, if this is the problem, then it is pretty easy to fix: Learn to speak clearly pal!

But Spence and Cyn both pointed out a bigger potential problem: He knew the event started at 7 (and he was there at 7!) but he told me 7:30. Now this is HUGE PROBLEM because considering the position he is holding, this kind of absent-mindness can cause big trouble.

Is he too busy with too much on his plate and that's why he got all the things mixed up?? I don't know.

So help him God.

My Prayer Has Been Answered! Pet Care Insurance

Photo credits: rulingcatsanddogs.com

Just got an email today that we can now offer pet care insurance. So my prayer last week is answered.

If you (I mean your pet) needs this protection, don't hesitate to contact me. ;o)

Details to follow.

Today's Word of the Day: FLEXIBLE

I guess in order to serve in God's Kingdom you really have to be very flexible. And I mean VERY!

This morning I have no mental preparation (心理準備) to serve in Uncle Robert's funeral service held at church. But I did being called upon by the senior pastor to interpret for him (from Cantonese to English -- not my strongest skill which is the other way around).

While choosing today's attire before leaving home this morning, shirt and tie plus a 2-piece suit did come across my mind. However, I thought that might be too much as (1) I did not need to serve during the funeral service (or so I thought) and (2) today's weather might be too warm for me to wear that. Moreover (3) I do not like to wear business attire anyways!

So I thought about wearing a black golf shirt -- cool and presentable ...... but for a funeral service it would have been too casual.

As a result - a grey shirt, no tie and black pants as compromise. Not bad compromise (or so I thought!)

Arriving at church with a dire need of "bio-break" (hey, that's normal. I am only human!). Did my business, I came out of the boy's room and found myself in the middle of a tiny commotion. I was on the most wanted list during those minutes while I was in solitude.

The senior pastor wanted me to interpret for him (unplanned for) because there seemed to be a significant crowd of English speaking audience. Well, thanks to teamwork, in less than 5 minutes I was briefed about the outline of his sermon and thanks to Norman for loaning his nice tie to me. OK, we're in business.

Thank God that everything went smooth. It had been a glorious service. May His name be glorified.

And for me, lesson learned today: "SEMPER PARATUS" (隨時候命). I guess I should always put a sport jacket inside my car ... just in case I need to heed call again ... somewhere and some time down the road.

So help me God. ;o)

人若賺得全世界，賠上自己的生命，有什麼益處呢﹖人還能拿什麼換生命呢﹖

以上是馬太 16:26 的經節.

若是用路加 9:25 就更合適: "人若賺得全世界，卻喪了自己，賠上自己，有什麼益處呢﹖"

他真是喪了自己，賠上自己.

昨日收到舊同事的電郵, 說他因為大老闆被 "綠色公司" 請去中國而將會在下個月坐正, 到佢做阿 head.

入行 13 年, 由 agent 做起, 升上經理, 途中公司變動, 要另起爐灶, 一切由頭做起, 四巨頭在獅子旗下再造王國. 今日 "召", "送", "臨" 都相繼到 "綠色"的大中華區發展 (都是 "召" 穿針引線? 唔奇.) -- 可能下個變綠的係佢掛??

換轉舊時, 我應該會戥佢好開心: 睇住佢條 career path 大展鴻圖, 榮上加榮. 13 年, 今日終於做到大老闆. But, 換來的是甚麼呢?

美滿的家庭嗎? Nope (自己攞黎 ... 牛唔飲水唔"撼"得牛頭低)

健康的身體嗎? Nope (可能都係自己攞黎 ... 很多成功人仕的身體仍然健康)

今日, 我會戥佢開心, 不過唔係好開心果隻. 我會問上帝: 一個咁樣的人, 你仍然咁樣在仕途上捧佢上去. 但你話過: "伸冤在我．我必報應".

所以 regarding 佢 (同埋阿邊個)呢抬戲, 上帝作為編劇, 我會好有興趣繼續睇落去.

出牌了!

雖然個牌還未寄到公司, 但是今天下午去 RIBO 的 website 查閱, 已見到自己的名字經已刊登在 licensed brokers 的 area 裡了.

OK! 可以正式開始做埋 home, auto 同埋 commercial 了!

黃毓民棟篤串笑爆咀

聽足多倫多第一台指示, 今日下午六點前上電台付款取票. 見到阿黃, 暉哥, 小麗, Nobody 及木然, 照例又 "嗲" 了一陣.

跟我訂了飛而又未俾錢的, 我要學香港教育統籌局局長李國章的名句:

"I'll remember this. You'll pay!"

RHCBC - Springvale Branch - First Worship. April 15, 2007

Finally! Today's the day that we actualize the CP project. How exciting!

Most of the congregation came earlier than expected. This is good! And I really hope that punctuality (actually being early for church) will become our new church's culture!

Pastor Bernard brought us a huge urn of Tim's coffee. For our first CP worship, what a treat! But I really don't think we do not need this every Sunday as we will have tea during refreshment time.

But Tomas' idea (during lunch at the House of Lydia) is brilliant. Later we may want to have "coffee time" before praise and worship ... so everybody can be early!

The worship (and all the logistics) run very smooth this morning. Of course, as a debut there are things that we need to learn. There are certainly wrinkles that need to be ironed. Let's work together and make it happen!

Click here to see photos that I have taken.

White Easter

Green Christmas 2006 then White Easter 2007 ...... interesting! Somebody's going to blame global warming again......

Got a bad headache this morning and can't go to church for Easter service and also last Sunday service before we branch out. What a pity. With Tylenol Rapid Relief and a good cup of coffee, let's wait a bit and strive to come back to normal so that I can re-join life group this afternoon.

Speaking of this afternoon, all Leaf fans will be focusing onto a non-Leaf game: New York Islanders at New Jersey.

Although the Maple Leafs beat Montreal last night to knock them out of the play-off pursuit, the Isles still got one game left. If NY wins today, they will get the final play-off spot. The Leafs will clinch only if the Isles lost today.

Game time: 3:30pm (Eastern) on TSN.

A letter that has made my day.

Registered Insurance Brokers of Ontario

April 4, 2007

DEAR ... ,

We are pleased to inform you that you have successfully completed the Registered Brokers examination with the mark of 84% broken down as follows:

GENERAL (47): 40
HABITATIONAL (18): 16
TRAVEL HEALTH (5): 4
AUTOMOBILE (20): 16
CASE STUDY (10): 8

......

Great! Thanks Don! You are the best!!

No April Fool

Haven't updated my blog for more than 2 weeks now. Have been busy preparing for the RIBO exam yesterday. Results won't be received, as per Don our instructor, for another 2 weeks. Yikes.... that's nail-biting!

A few thoughts on a few things:

1. Leafs: Why do they have to do this every year? Slumpping early in the season and then fighting as hard as they can in order to squeeze into the play-off? Why are Leaf fans (me included) keep criticizing the team, and then keep watching without failing?!!?

I guess we just live in Toronto and we are DIE HARD Leaf fans! LOL!!

2. Ontario Election: Just 6 months and a few days away. I can't wait to vote out the McWimpy government. Frank Klees appreciation event coming up this Wednesday night at the Premiere Ballroom. Can't wait to see Frank again and hopefully John Tory. Then I can have a nice photo with Mr. Tory and show it to Mrs. Cheng!

3. Need to develop a marketing plan (and consult Tiff too) for general insurance. But it can't be actualized until I know that I have passed yesterday's exam. That's why this 2 weeks can be edggy!

4. This Sony Ericsson W810i cell phone is amazing. There is so much fun with it! And the designers at SE are so thoughtful too. Last night I tried to set the alarm in order to wake up early this morning. And I found out that the alarm will still work even though I turn the phone off so that no calls will interrupt my sleep. Hey! I am sold for another SE phone a year or two down the road!

5. I hope that PDL will not become PKL. Looks like there aren't much support among the congregation. The project appears to be so pastoral-driven.

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Goodbye Telus ... Hello Rogers!

I did it this morning at the Rogers Plus store inside Yorkdale. Everything was smooth. Simon the manager was really helpful. I went in at 10:05am, came out at 10:30am with all the paperwork done and the new Sony Ericsson W810i in the box.

Went home afterwards to charge the phone. Got an SMS (by Rogers) around 11:35am that my old number (with Telus) has been "ported successfully and is now in operation".

Very smooth.

小心駕車, 小心過馬路

Click onto the photo and watch the video.

As a driver, make sure you do not run through the red light.

As a pedestrian, be careful when you cross the road! (Note: Pay special attention to that guy crossing the road)

This happened somewhere in the USA.

這是美國某城鎮路口處監視器所錄下的畫面

明天和意外哪一個會先到...

我自己也不知道!
雖然自己很小心......

但是偏偏總是別人不小心...
這樣意外的事件卻每天總是如此的不斷重複上演著....
明明是紅燈...

影片中的行人卻慢條斯理的過馬路...
與行人同方向疾駛的車輛則為闖紅燈違規行駛...

除了倒楣翻覆的車輛...請注意那個....行人

精神病人妙語

Read my comments after the punch-line ......

一個貨車司機送貨到精神病院，當他卸完貨準備回家時。忽然發現有一個輪子爆胎了。

於是他將那個爆掉的車胎拿下來，正準備換上備胎時。一個不小心，將固定車胎的四個螺帽掉到水溝裡了，怎麼撿也撿不到。貨車司機不知如何是好。

此時，正好有一個精神病患者經過，就問司機怎麼了？

司機想，反正也沒有別的事可做，於是就把事情經過告訴精神病患者。

精神病患說：「這麼簡單的問題也解決不了，難怪你只能當貨車司機。你只要把剩下的三個車胎各拆一個螺帽下來，裝到第四個車胎上，然後開到最近的修車廠 ,補上剩下的螺帽就可以了。」

貨車司機敬佩之餘，不禁開口問道：「你這麼聰明，為什麼會住在精神病院？」

精神病患回答：「我住在這裡是因為我有精神病，不是因為笨！」

Now, here comes my comments:

這個笑話幾好笑, 但是唸深一層, 有其疑點:

邊道有精神病人話自己有精神病架? 正如沒有醉漢承認自己飲醉了一樣.

隨時候命 - 大結局

應彈就要彈, 應讚就要讚. TVB 沒有把這劇來個 "落雨收柴", 在大結局最尾幾分鍾玩 "五年後" 的 scenario. What a nice surprise.

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. 始終都並不很喜歡佘詩曼. 忘記了從那裡聽過她是 "係男人都鍾意" 的女明星 (!) 唔係下化??

反而鍾嘉欣來得驚喜. 演技當然仍屬初嫩, 不過相比 "皆大歡喜" 裡的洪白嵐好得多了. 無怪去年在台慶贏到「飛躍進步女藝員」一獎. Linda 沒有很嫵媚動人的那種美麗, 而是有 "鄰家女孩" (girl next door) 的那種清純.

繼續 Like-kee 袁彩雲, 不過都係希望佢做飲食節目, 做番自己會好過做戲囉.

March 14, 2007 -- 鬼門關大開!

Below is an excerpt from the CRTC Fact Sheet T1021 dated Nov 20, 2006:

Wireless Number Portability

Currently, Local Number Portability is available to customers of wireless service companies in Canada that have undertaken to comply with the requirements to become Competitive Local Exchange Carriers (CLECs).

In the February 2005 federal budget, the government identified wireless number portability as a priority item. Also, in April 2005, the Canadian Wireless Telecommunications Association (CWTA) announced that Canada 's wireless carriers have agreed to implement number portability in Canada and have begun the planning efforts required to achieve this result.

In December 2005, the CRTC issued a decision requiring all Canadian wireless telephone companies to implement wireless number portability (WNP) by March 14, 2007, in most of Canada.

By March 14, 2007 Bell Mobility, Rogers Wireless and the mobility division of TELUS Communications Inc. will be required to provide WNP to their customers in British Columbia, Alberta, Ontario and Québec. This means that customers in any of these provinces will be able to switch to any service provider in that province (wireline or wireless) and keep their phone number.

Throughout Canada, all wireless carriers will, by the same date, be required to release a phone number to another carrier (port-out customers) and by no later than September 12, 2007, to accept a phone number from another carrier (port-in customers).

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Another useful site is maintained by Steve Punter, check it out often!
http://www.arcx.com/sites/

White Valentine's Day (.......Snowstorm)

Snowed in ...... Just finished shuffling about 12 inches of snow on my driveway but the snow has not stopped yet!

Got to work at home today.

Chinese New Year Greeting Card from the Prime Minister

This came into my mailbox last night! Such good gesture from the Right Honourable Mr. Stephen Harper and his family.

It's Just A Matter of Perspective!

Feb-14-2007

OK.   係時候解釋 ......

兩三年前已把這個樽裏面的豬肉鬆食完, 貪個樽夠存氣, 又想環保 (reduce, re-use, recycle), 於是便拿來裝黃糖.  這些年來都相安無事. 直至上個聖誕 ......

聖誕節假期, 倫哥和太公兩家人來舍下晚飯.  飯後吃甜品, "鮮榨"咖啡當然唔少得. 當我拿這樽黃糖出來的時候, 太公很 surprised, 問我為何拿樽肉鬆出來! 那時我漫不經意, 回答他 "甚麼肉鬆呀? 係黃糖嘛!"  

真是一個美麗的誤會.

(1) 各人都看不到我在樽上寫了 "BROWN SUGAR" 兩個字.

(2) 從遠處看, 黃糖看似肉鬆, 況且還要放在這個樽內.   這一點我從來都沒有想過.  所以話, 不同的人看東西有不同的角度.

上星期某晚沖阿華田飲的時候, 拿這樽黃糖出來, 不知為何, 忽然記起那晚晚飯後的趣事, 情不自禁的大笑起來. 所以 "的" 起心肝寫呢個 blog.

曾蔭權：我會做好呢份工！

"做好呢份工", 明顯地是每一個 "做野" 的人的份內事, 有甚麼值得那麼 boastful? 是否有點 "阿媽係女人" 的 feel?

如果煲呔是一個寂寂無名的小公務員, 講出這句話會不足為奇. 但是貴為香港特區的領導人, 講這句說話卻有些 "核凸".

在下節錄了網上一些 blog, 反映了一些網友的心聲:

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我會做好呢份工???

「我會做好呢份工 (I'll get the job done)！」。曾蔭權的競選口號，今日宣布。

編輯室七嘴八舌，由報章副主筆湯臣兄帶領下，一致將這句口號理解為：喂，我打份工咋，你地要雙普選，要唔拆皇后碼頭，爭唔到唔好話我，我都要睇老細面色架。

這一句，真絕妙。若事情果真如此，他今日承諾上任便減稅，會唔會過唔到老細那一關呢？

從此，牛頭角清潔大嬸可以話，我會做好呢份工，你唔好壓我價剝削我，曾蔭權唔該你幫手支持吓。

公屋商場小店店員甲可以話，我會做好呢份工，領匯你咪加租，搞到老闆捱唔住要炒我，曾蔭權唔該你出手管吓。

幫襯百佳買油魚痾到成褲油的家庭主婦順嫂話，我會做好呢份工，做家庭主婦都係一份工，唔好油魚當鱈魚都無皇管，曾蔭權唔該你出句聲吖吓。

還是不明白。看看教統局長李國章如何表明「做好呢份工」，想留任的心跡：

「如果梁家傑做特首，佢會炒我魷魚，話有個張文光已經夠。」(摘錄自無線新聞)

學嘢喇。要不，就學梁家傑駁咀：

「香港不是要找一個打工仔，而是有領導才能的特首。」

你想做邊個？又會選邊個？

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題外話，想看看曾蔭權的競選網頁，怎料在 Google 和 Yahoo 香港搜尋，第一頁也沒有顯示。這麼不顯眼，我懶得找下去，唯有問報章同事，才知道網址是：

曾蔭權選舉辦公室 : http://www.donald-tsang.com

至於梁家傑，輸入「梁家傑特首選舉辦事處」，Google 即時登出連結

梁家傑特首選舉辦事處：http://www.competitionforce.hk

論網頁接觸度，梁家傑稍勝一籌。曾蔭權選舉那個 search 不到的網頁，究竟是誰這麼大整蠱？

Source: Over the Rainbow (http://florencelai.blogspot.com/)

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曾蔭權：我會做好呢份工！

特首曾蔭權今天公佈參選特首，並以「我會做好呢份工」作為選舉口號。他強調自己有四十年的公共行政經驗，有兩年行政長官的洗禮，沒有人比他，更有條件去迎接未來五年的挑戰。他真心相信自己可以做好「呢份工」…

明白，原來特首與的士司機以及麥當勞兼職相同水平，只不過係一份工。

國 家領袖元首，應該等於一間公司的老闆，幾時變成一份工？或者我們可以這樣理解：老闆，萬人在下沒有一人在上，其權力能就公司所有事作出決策。老闆又和 CEO 又不同，CEO 就是打一份工，之上還有董事會，他們才是老闆。如果CEO 做得不好，最多被董事會炒魷罷了，就算公司破產亦不會上身。

曾蔭權說自己「會做好呢份工」，即是赤裸裸地告訴你，他，只是收人工幫忙看店的工人罷了。可能有人會說，環顧世界有沒有首長候選人會以此為口號，其政治智慧真的可見一斑。不過嘛，大家要體諒一下，打工仔接order 做就夠，怎會需要智慧？

那到底老闆是誰？明顯不過。難怪在政綱中無提及普選時間表，因為他深明，幾時輪到一人一手的散戶們選CEO？

各位應該效法曾蔭權，跟老闆說「我會做好呢份工」，可能有人工加。

仲有，如果做得唔夠好，完全唔關佢事，咩都係老細話事嘛，高招！

＊建議大家可以將「我會做好呢份工！」放係MSN 個人訊息，等你老細睇到。

• 曾蔭權參選並謂做呢份工
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  引述 :『 曾蔭權以「我會做好呢份工」作為今次的選舉口號。他同時還從建立新的開放政府、建立新的民主政制、推動新的經濟發展、締造新的優良生活和推動新的關懷文化等五個方面提出了施政設想。』
  就看看曾蔭權呢份工想點做…
  (標籤: 香港 特首 選舉)
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• Over the Rainbow - 「我會做好呢份工」???
  引述 :『一致將這句口號理解為：喂，我打份工咋，你地要雙普選，要唔拆皇后碼頭，爭唔到唔好話我，我都要睇老細面色架。這一句，真絕妙。若事情果真如此，他今日承諾上任便減稅，會唔會過唔到老細那一關呢？』
  曾蔭權咁講到底係聰明定係蠢？
  (標籤: 香港 特首 選舉)
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• 譯豚G家 - 可圈可點的「Get the job done」
  引 述 :『如果將「我會做好呢份工」直譯﹐我會寫I'll do this job well / I'll do well in this job 而不是「I'll get the job done」。反過來說﹐「I'll get the job done」的意思也不像「我會做好呢份工」﹐反而近似「我搞得掂」哦...』
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• 翻譯專家怎樣說？

Source: moliuOLOGY 我那無料文字 (http://moliuology.mysinablog.com/)

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我會做好呢份工

除非我十惡不赦，姦淫擄掠殺人碎屍做齊，剛從監獄服滿徒刑，痛定思痛，重投社會想做好人，然後有報紙常講的好老闆肯不計較身世收留我。又或者我上班那天撼親個頭，見到老闆亂講說話。否則好地地我不會無瑞白事跟人講題目那句說話。

你 會否跟老豆老母講：「我會做好你個仔」，跟女友講：「我會做好你男朋友」？我也沒有遇過巴士司機對乘客講：「我會揸好呢程車」，管理員亦從未跟我講過： 「我會守好個門口」。煲呔我建議你快點找《The Devil wears Prada》的影碟看看 — 要知道做得好是--應--該--的--!，完全沒有需要highlight這一點，有人讚當bonus好了；做得衰有人插，也是應該的。今天你最錯是設計 了這句最鬼唔知阿媽係女人的slogan。

Source: bad taste but smell good (http://badtastesmellgood.blogspot.com/)

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「我會做好呢份工」 貽笑大方

特首選舉，煲呔曾竟以「我會做好呢份工」（I'll get the job done）為口號，不禁慨嘆，撫心自問，真是羞於有這樣質素的特首，但卻又無可奈何，心中只怕明日外國傳媒報導這消息，成為國際笑話，貽笑大方。

特 首從來都不是「一份工」，而是，一個對社會的承擔，一個對市民的承諾，一一個無上的光榮，一個任重而道遠的使命。以「做好呢份工」來形容特首之職，絕對是 一種侮辱，一種蔑視。任何高級的職位，若申請人在面試時說 ：「我會做好呢份工」，我相信必定要落選而回，因為作為公司的管理層，怎可把自己的專業，自己的重任，只當作「一份工」，還要笨得宣之於口呢？更何況是領 導香港七百萬人的特首。　　

我絕對不相信曾生和他智囊的政治智慧會低能至此，而是他們根本漠不關心你我的感受，因為絕大部份市民都没有投票 的資格，他只要得到「大老闆」的祝福，寶座根位垂手可得，亦無需理會那陪跑的跳樑小丑。他就是要「跪下」對著他真正的老闆說：「求你相信我，我會做好呢份 工。」在没有民主，只有欽點的選舉中，明確地以奴才身份獻媚，才是致勝之道。曾爵士與上大人效忠交心，真是干卿底事呢！

明月半彎，春風吹向小樓中，郎情妾意，正是羅衣輕解，耳語底聲，情話綿綿之時，「我會做好呢份工」，不是說給在旁偷窺的我們聽的。

Source: 逸居.閒想 (http://toddyip.mysinablog.com/)

錯體豬年紀念郵票 -- Follow Up

Source: 明報(加東版) , 星島日報(加東版) , 現代日報

哈哈! 今早三份中文報紙都顯著地報導了錯體郵票事件.   星島和現代都是頭條報導.

錯體豬年紀念郵票

403670149 Uncut press sheet of 12 souvenir sheets $26.95

Source: Canada Post

I was able to buy 2 copies this morning at Jane & Finch. 學阿葉劉話齋, 放長雙眼, 睇下年尾會升值到幾多錢?

聖誕 "真" 樹 : 再知多了一點在這裡分享

笑騎騎,放毒蛇兄在樓下的 "Before and After" 一文中留下高見, 勸我明年開始還是改買膠樹. 對大自然好一點﹐自己心裡亦好過點.

唔講你唔知: 其實 2006 聖誕節是我們在家裡擺樹的第一個聖誕節, 以前從未試過 (regardless 真樹或假樹). 當我拆下聖誕裝飾的時候, 樹上的針葉不斷掉下. 那時我賭氣的說, 明年都是擺假樹好了! 方便點也乾淨點!

但最近得知, 原來相比之下, 買假樹更不環保 (起碼它是不能分解的塑膠啦!) .

不要以為鋸真樹好殘忍, 原來政府鼓勵樹農特別種這些樹來增加氧氣供應 (綠色植物在光合作用下的產品) . 所以樹農種聖誕樹會有特別的稅務優惠.

新年之後政府回收市民掉出來的聖誕樹, 然後會分解 (compost) 成為 "mulch" (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mulch) , 放在公園 (國立, 省立, 市) 裡.

這些於假樹就做不到了.

Anyways, 很開心見到笑兄的留言, 證明除了自己的朋友外, 也有素未謀面的網友留意在下的 "廢苦之言". 哈哈!

惓念舊雨

下午, 手機傳來口訊.

是很久沒有見面的張太 (張媽媽) 留言. 趁有空立刻回電, 隨了寒喧互道近況之外, 張太的 key message 就是終於可以聯絡上 Jonas. 畢竟這也是張媽媽這些年來的其中一個心願. 她也把 Jonas 的手機號碼給了我.

晚飯後立刻拿起電話, 和遙隔半個地球以外的 Jonas 暢談了近半小時...... 長途電話費? Don't care 喇, 這麼多年沒有見面的老朋友, 還要執著甚麼長途電話費??!!??

自移民離港後, 一直沒有見過他. 就算放假返港兩次, 都因為失去了聯絡資料而沒有再聚. 還記得移民離港前, 與他最後一次的 encounter 竟是在路上!

1990 年 8 月某天的早上, 我乘坐的西行巴士正準備駛上夏愨道添馬艦外面的天橋. 我坐在上層剛巧望著從遠東金融中心駛出來的另一輛巴士. 那輛巴士上層坐著的 Jonas 也這麼巧望出來! 大家就驚喜的打了一個在路上照面. 現時再細心回想, 那天上午較後的時間我好像還在匯豐總行打過電話到他的 office 向他話別. Wow! 差不多十七年前的事了!

隨著年紀漸長, 人也不期然喜歡 "念舊", 我的意思不是只去懷舊而狂 "呻" 現在這不好那不好. 人始終是要向前展望. 但是從前跟自己有過 encounter 的故地舊物老朋友, 自然也成為自己生命歷史 (life history) 的其中一部份. 應該好好珍惜.

香港人現時流行講 "保育", 甚麼濕地公園, 爭取保存天星及皇后兩個碼頭等等; 不過後者則因為種種問題而失敗收場 (起碼天星碼頭如是).

對於我們自己的生命歷史, 不也應該去作出保育麼?

從前不懂得甚麼 "珍惜眼前人" (自己也是) , 現在就得 "的" 起心肝去做.

倘若有機會再聯絡上很久沒有通訊的舊朋友 (that happened to me today) , 不要遲疑 , 即 call or email!
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Before and After

Christmas Tree Pick-up Day: January 15, 2007

Happy New Year! And what a "community"!

這篇 blog 本應是昨晚寫的, 但昨晚實在是太倦了, 所以待到今晚才寫.

從大除夕到昨天晚上, 整整 36 小時, 我們和 Spencer, Grace, Kevin and Dora 聚散了總共四次 (Sunday Worship; Lunch at 千鶴; 宵夜+countdown+karaoke at Spencer's and Grace's; 昨晚晚飯 at 乾隆食軒) ; 再加上 Dec 30 (48 小時) 晚上在 Kevin's and Dora's cell group meeting 就合共五次! 當中有開心, 有交心, 也有 "互呻" 的時候.

話係 "生命交流", 可能語氣重了些少. 話係 "fellowship", 好似又屬靈了點. 不如學 Willow Creek 咁, 叫做 "community" 啦.

和他們也一起去經歷生命, 個人覺得個 feeling 好正!

Thank God for you guys!

(P.S. 力哥 & Grace：　不是 count out 了你們，而是我只是 strictly 去數那四次 occassions 而已．）

Merry Christmas!

不堪入目

1. 昨晚場波 (Atlanta at Toronto) 贏緊 2-0 都可以在第三個 period 俾人連入五球, 完場輸 5-2. 唉! 連輸五場 ...... start of a slump?

2. "妙手仁心 III" 大結局那一集是近年來無線每一套劇集大結局最屎的一集. 眾所周知無線最喜歡在每一套劇集的中段至後段 "長拖" , 然後大結局最尾的一習來個 "落雨收柴", 所有情節草蟀交代便算. 誰知 "妙 III" 大結局 ..... 嘩! 簡直是 ...... 唉!

1 & 2 : 不堪入目.

(Photo source: Top: mapleleafs.com; Bottom: HK TVB)

Uphill Battle

世界沒有公義已是不爭的事實.

但喂! 俾個 "level playing field" o黎 等大家都有得玩好掛? 唔通真係有 business 就有 bargaining power　而抹剎一切遊戲規則咩？

如果真係咁，這個遊戲實在玩不下去．．．．．．
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