神奇療法

陰陰的天.陣陣的風.月黑風高.奇怪的天氣.27C

上星期去行山時,走到一半從一塊石頭上輕輕一躍,著地時又拗到右邊的膝頭.咯一聲的,就知道糟糕了.還以為都已經是那麼久之前的事,應該可以又再蹦蹦跳跳的了.但畢竟舊患就是舊患,傷過了就很容易再傷到.大概,不管是身上的傷還是心靈上的傷,怕都是這樣子吧.

拖了一個星期,當中也有掙扎過要不要去看醫生.但,上次拗柴去看,X光片也照過,跌打也幫襯好幾回,還不是一點效也沒有呀.所以還是等到今天到經絡治療師那裡好了.雖然我不能確定她們是怎樣的發功,但做完後真的膝頭已經不會好像上了鎖一樣,每走一步就扯一下的.縱使還不能跑呀,跳呀,甚至走快一點也不行,但已經沒有跛腳妹的感覺了!真的很謝謝妳們三位呢!

晚上跟大學同學到Isola飲野.[這張近距離大粟米大特寫就是在我們坐在外面吃西北風的時候影的.]嘩!那些服務員姐姐的態度實在太好了.臉色比那天還要黑.如非必要,我真的不會再到那裡去受罪!

不過,也算是有朋自遠方來吧.同學B在袋鼠國終於完成了他第二個學位,打算回來要發展,這次短短的行程,我也只有在他回去前的幾天跟他見個面.跟上次見也只不過是一年時間吧,差點第一眼認不出是他!大概是袋鼠國好食好住,人也容易心廣體胖.加上有老婆在旁,sweet sweet的,想不向多方面發漲也不行了吧?嘻嘻...他還說我瘦了呢.但我卻好衰地笑了他幾次,不過同學B大人有大量應該不會嬲我吧.下次回來時,一定是玉樹臨風的啦!

Separate ways if it must

Daily Overview for September 29, 2006:
Do you really want to get into the deeper issues? Sometimes it's best to let an old friend go their way while you go yours. It doesn't mean you're not friends -- it just means the friendship is evolving.

Oh great, in what good timing has it come. This is definitely a divine revelation acting as closure.

MO is open!

Sunny.Breezy.26C

Yup, it's back. The new shops at the bottom are Chloe, Ferragamo (actually it's at the original shop), and John Lobb. That means the beloved Coffee Shop and Cake Shop are no longer on the ground floor facing Chater Road! The hotel is so glassy now. I miss the classic feel of the original hotel. But, it was way too dark (both in- and outside) so the change was rather refreshing. I haven't gone in the hotel yet so I don't know what it's like inside.

When I was walking over to the bus stop after work, the little screen on the outside wall of the Chloe shop was showing a video clip. The part that was showing when I walked past it was so similar to the part when the Mum was combing her hair in Ring (午夜兇鈴)!!!

Geez, I wouldn't want to go home late from work and walk past the Chloe shop anymore!

我愛劉德華

風呀~25C

小時候曾經有嫁給劉德華的志願.

後來發現這個想法遙不可及,退而求其次的打算嫁給一個好像劉德華的人就算了.像,當然是指內涵了.很早已經發覺在香港要可以找到一個一直望著又不會讓我豎雞皮的男生的機會實在是少得可憐.

到後來,連這個念頭也都放棄了.隨緣囉.上天安排好的,讓妳找到一個100分的,卻又不屬於妳的,那又怎樣?

不過,今天不是要說這個.

今天突然想起小時候很喜歡看他的戲(其實現在還是很喜歡呀).看過好幾個楊過,還是覺得劉華版本的感覺比較對.《神行太保》裏他演個出位記者,很型呀!《廟街十二少》裏他是個浪蕩不羈的大佬,很型呀!《天若有情》裏的華Dee夠經典了吧?但看多了之後,漸漸發覺,每部戲裡面他都在重複演著同一個角色,都滲進了他自己的影子和小動作.每部戲裡(差不多啦)他都是很帥、很型、很有錢或是很出類拔萃的.聽說,那段時後是他最黑暗的時候,要演甚麼戲、甚麼角色都不到他來作主.可能是這樣,他變成了一部劉華影印機吧.唱歌方面,大概也有類似的趨勢.無論是唱腔、旋律,還是主題,都漸漸步向雷同.大約就是我在綿羊國要到花旗國的時候開始「捨棄」劉華吧.

即使是在演著相似的角色,唱著同一個調調的歌,其實,他也一直在進步.近年他銳意求變,落力地嘗試不同的角色來換取大家對他的肯定.大家一向都一致肯定他是個非常勤勞的藝人,但他要的肯定不是這種吧?但無論如何,《暗戰》、《無間道》、《童夢奇緣》等等都讓大家對劉德華更五體投地由衷佩服,更肯定他是一個對香港電影業有極大貢獻的偉大演員,一個對香港社會有正面影響的全方位藝人吧.

謝安琪的《我愛茶餐廳》其實並不是Ksus 2裏我原本的最愛,但因為一句「豪情瀟灑 氣概似少年劉華」,此歌馬上躍上我的榜首.就算我現在已不像從前會剪下他的雜誌報紙訪問來作紀存,雖然我從來不是他的一個瘋狂或忠實的擁躉,又或者我從來都沒有去看他的演唱會的衝動,劉德華還是我最喜愛的.

劉德華先生,生日快樂!

I screwed up my template...

I just realized that I no longer have the "Previous Posts" section...

urgh....

never mind. So I've changed it to display 10 posts instead of 5, and if I want to go back further, I'll just click on the month. Or, can go through by the labels.

And when I had time to finish off the old entries that I have started off I don't know how long ago, I'll place them into "My Backlog..."

So I guess it's not such a big deal.

If I really can't stand it then I'll just revamp the whole thing! Well, not sure when that's going to happen though. :P

潑婦罵街

天陰.偶有微雨.25C

我從來都不是溫婉柔若的女子,縱使EQ不是很高,但也不至於無事生故吵鬧.看見不順眼的事情頂多是咿咿哦哦嘮嘈一番.特別是在街上,面皮如斯薄的我,更加不會大聲罵人,很核突的嘛.如果碰到那種蠻不講理的人,後果就更不堪了.

可是,波斯富街是一條有魔法的街.害我兩次在街上破口大罵,變成潑婦似的,就是這條街.

第一次,已經是許久之前.那是個週日早上,我跟我媽要去看早場.路上空空的,怕是都還沒起來吧.來到街口要過馬路時剛好轉綠燈,我們當然就過啦.殊不知,從空氣裏衝出個騎著單車的老伯,在車路上從我們的右邊飛來,差一點就要把我倆撞到.很危險的嘛!而且他確實踏得很快!因此我就向阿伯(不是很大聲地)喝了聲:「嘩!想撞死人咩!」這時阿伯還在右邊,不知怎地他居然撞聾聽到,還邊騎邊用髒話罵我們「行路唔帶眼」!明明是他不跟交通燈走,差點要撞到人,居然還惡人先告狀的罵我們不帶眼(就是說我們應該讓他?!).我登時無名火起.於是就向著他的背影大罵:「你趕住去死呀!!!」雖則罵完之後我覺得這樣子是很不對,很失儀又好像很惡毒嘛,但我真的真的很生氣呀!這世上怎麼會有這樣像螃蟹一樣的惡人?還要已經那麼老了?(看起來起碼60尾了.)哎呀,最受不了的,是他可能真的是撞聾.已經離了那麼遠了,還是聽得到,還更變本加厲的在罵.嗚嗚嗚~~

而第二次,是在昨晚發生的.那時候街上還很多人呢.話說,我下課後趕回家與阿媽匯合到時代廣場對面的紅樓去晚餐,就是在從小巴站到目的地那短短的一段路上發生了此等不愉快的小插曲.事情的源頭是兩位大叔站在路中間望天打卦,猶豫不決的,害我們只能從他們身後的一條罅隙穿過去.走過他們身後時,與其中一個大叔發生身體碰撞.我剛想開口道歉時,他居然罵我們「死八婆」!本能反應當然就是回敬一下囉.那個大叔居然大大聲地反問站在路中間又有甚麼不對?開口說聲借借就可.後面一點我同意,只是當時時我媽走在前面,她沒開口就走過去了,那怎辦呢?其實,我是覺得,當然我們撞到你是不對,但用不著用上這麼粗鄙的字眼吧?何況只是這麼一下,你骨頭又沒散,又不是甚麼十冤九仇的,拿一點風度出來也可以吧?

碰撞的地點是優の良品的對面,發生後我跟我媽兩個就氣沖沖的邊走邊暗暗咒罵一番,暗忖香港怎麼會有這麼沒風度的男人.說著說著就走到了紅綠燈前等過馬路(對,又是同一個紅綠燈).快要轉燈之前,那兩個大叔居然...唔,應該說他們終於決定了要走那一個方向,剛好走到我們後面來.走到來也就算了,平常人大概就是眼超超,嘴裏暗罵一番就是了吧.嘩!這兩個大叔簡直是極品.原來他們是一邊走來還一邊大聲地在罵我們.那個被撞的大叔還用上了三字經!!另外那個看起來比較柔弱的,還揮著他的蘭花手,一邊摇著頭說「哎呀,真的沒家教」!天呀!我做了甚麼會讓我遇上兩個這樣子的男人?!?!

我後來真的受不了,連馬路都不願過,轉過身過去跟蘭花手說:「夠你八咩?!男人之o家,由街頭"um"到街尾!!!!夠你無家教?!似你用粗口鬧人?!?!?!」(後面那句已經轉向粗口阿叔罵去了.)

當然結果是他們有他們罵,我們有我們碎碎唸.過了馬路當聽不見.路上的人都看著我.那一刻,是我有生以來最潑婦的一次.

希望不會有下次吧.

事後到了紅樓坐下來稍作喘息後,媽跟我說,其實是她故意撞他們的. 她還說,誰叫他們阻塞交通要道?

~~~/>.<\~~~

好冤呀!就是這樣,我不明不白地做了這麼一次的潑婦罵街了!

嗚~~~

秋高氣爽

非常好天!非常大風!(在山上)28C

最好當然就是去行山啦.

今天一早就跟我的大學同學一行六人(其實有一個不是同學,是同學的朋友/同事)去行山.幸好早出發,不然肯定會變燒豬!我們從土地灣起步,前後兩個小時吧,就走過龍脊和大潭徑,經過懲教中心從石澳郊野公園那邊落山.風景實在十分優美,而且難度也不算太高.不過,我竟然走不到十五分鐘就開始喘氣了!!看來,是要努力一點去鍛鍊身體了.
[photo is only showing the 4 in the group... i'm not in, of course :P]

運動完畢才十點半,同學們就決定到赤柱去「擦餐勁」嘅.我份英式早餐實在很豐富,最喜歡是那兩片稍稍烘過的English muffin,伴著草莓醬,嘩!不是同學的那位,是個大帥哥,吃早餐時坐在我對面,還不時眼定定的望住我.我知我塊面最近勁出暗瘡,但都唔駛咁呱,我會怕醜o架o番. :P

TGIF

Hazy?(no idea. haven't been out since the moment i stepped into office this morning) 28C

I'm finally done with my monthly routines. Geez, it's a record for a non-quarter end month. This means that from next week, I will have exactly 1 week to revamp all of my processes and updates my documentation. Thanks to all the changes that have been made recently. I was doing at least 40% of my work manually. >_<~

And today I'm going to go home at 6pm sharp! Hopefully no model change anymore. And if we're really going hiking tomorrow at 8am, then I certainly need to go home at 6!

TGIF!

今日話當年

和昨天差不多但感覺上涼了一些.27C

Lunchtime時無聊一人跑到筷子記去試,不是特別的懷舊或便宜.但餐牌上的選擇頗多,這店可能會成為我以後不願跟人吃午飯或沒人約時的好去處.自知大食,因此點了1個兩餸沙茶醬撈粗麵+1個豬扒飽套餐.撈麵的餸有十多樣可以選,我要了路環香角腐和澳門包心卷.至於那個套餐就是一個飽+一杯「懷舊特飲」.其實特飲是不是很懷舊,我就不知道.不過,我倒是第一次是無花果蜜.OK好飲o架,不過我不懂怎樣形容那個味道.店實在小,今天我是被安排到對著牆壁的counter seat.不過我就一個人嘛,有不用等,也無所謂囉.好像也只不過是前後差二十分鐘罷了,離開時店外已經有一條人龍啦.

***

剛剛隔壁組的同事來問些事情,問完後不知怎地開始聊著,居然做了個「今日話當年」.說著說著,其他同事亦圍到我的檯來加入討論.他們說到以前的芬佬如何「巴閉」:心情不好時就跟秘書講說他已經死了,他不要接電話.有客來時,他不願見就是不見.還會直接跟broker落盤(中央買賣後來因此而設立的),然後遲遲不落飛,害得settlement的同事要苦苦相追.那年代是遍地黃金的年代.一個新的芬一個月竟然有20+%的回報,幾個月後就已經有60+%.散客是在門外排著長長的隊來買.現在哪有可能?然後就說到不知是95還是96年時,公司不分職位統統都派11個月的花紅.連茶姐都有5個月!(彼時自己當家作主時,茶姐是自己的員工,並非如現在的是外判的.)然後,又講到結婚的費用有免息貸款;買車有高達十萬元的三年免息貸款;生了孩子,每年每個孩子有一萬元的書簿費直到18歲......

那時候是錢賺到了就分給大家.不像現在成了美國鬼子的後裔,事事都要跟上頭交代,樣樣都講求cost efficient好使股東們的投資得到可能的最大回報.對我來說,今天聽到的都是天方夜譚了.

Calbee大搜查(二):*日本特別版* 北海道輕鹽味

繼續晴.繼續有煙霞.29C

跑到地鐵裏的Pret去買湯飲,路經7仔,猜想今天會不會看到新的Calbee口味.果然不負所望,給我看到了這包日本特別版的北海道輕鹽味卡樂B(原來還有黑椒味,不過香港未必有).看到大大的一個「堅」字,以為是鰹魚味(在發神經啦...昨晚又失眠了嘛),因此非買不可.買後才看到是「堅あげ」,即硬身有口感啦.嗚哇哇~最怕吃硬身薯片,怕咬到牙「較」甩了還沒吃完嘛.

包裝前後都是密密麻麻的日文.說是把馬鈴薯做了厚切,以及用了傳統的方法去烤.所以除了有豐富口感以外,也是美味非常.而且還說是-25%油分呢.

我在想為何這些特別版都那麼的像外國的薯片.其實這包$8.9的北海道輕鹽味其實就是Pret薯片的翻版嘛!我不覺得這包是特別的好吃,不過鹽味輕輕的,又能把薯仔味帶出來.口感固然是有,不過確實不是我那杯茶.

星:4粒 味道還好,不過有抄襲之嫌!

[1/2/07: 之前的連兼有點問題,補上個正確的.]

窮到燶!

晴.稍有煙霞.28C

最近經營不善導致財政拮据,銀行裏的流動資金只剩下四百大圓.嗚呼哀哉!

幸好明天要出糧了.

上個月已經節衣縮食,未敢多買衣服鞋襪CD雜物精神食糧,連吃頓好點的還得左思右想.可幸,還不至於要欠債變賣家當. :P

我想,是因為月頭交了一大筆學費.還有,六月歐遊的置裝費等等輾轉地到了這月才找清.所以,就有這週轉不靈的現象了吧.

這一、兩個月應該可以喘口氣吧.可是很快又要交下一期的學費、保險費... 還有稅!!

天!

Unleash the Devil

Sunny.27C

*Warning: This contains spoilers.*

After so many months of waiting, The Devil Wears Prada is finally showing in Hong Kong and I finally get to see it! I am, honestly, not the biggest fan of fashion, the novel, nor any of the actors/actresses in the movie. But I have wanted to see it since I know it was in production. Why? Because I know it's going to be glam. Because I know it's going to be funny. But, most importantly, I want to see how much of those excruciating, devilish embarrassment are going to be translated onto the big screen.

Well, not much actually.

I was right about the glamour, the clothes, the make-up, the city... Meryl Streep was beyond marvellous. You want to see power in her? Check. You want to see meanness in her? Check. You want to see style in her? Check. Come along with the package is grace and composure. You seldom see her in all tantrum, but in lieu it's a train of complaints and acute comments. The type that would either bore you or scare you to death. Anne Hathaway was doing a competent job. The script doesn't really allow her to develop much out of the character. So you'll see that she's transformed, but rather superficially, and flatly. Stanley Tucci was like a mentor to Hathaway. He was so mean in the beginning, but of course, he's actually a really nice and wise guy. And, he was really funny. I really like him. :P

One of the critics said that Grenier and Baker should be switched around, and I absolutely agree. Christian Thompson (Collinsworth in the novel) should have been a tall, slender, chic and um..... type of guy. And Baker was rather the opposite. I'm not saying that he's unattractive, but he's not quite up to the original creation in the novel. In fact, he looks rather like one of my colleagues, who was, incidentally, also from Australia. On the other hand, Grenier, as Hathaway's boyfriend, is more chic and charming than Baker. Not sure what it was exactly, but I'd choose Grenier over Baker, if I'd have the choice.

They have modified quite a bit of the details. Miranda's divorce was not on the original agenda, if I remember correctly. The movie-version Andrea made fewer mistakes, has gone through much less pain in getting the *right* coffee, was smarter to get two copies of the unpublished Harry Potter and make a back up copy for Miranda, and she slept with Chrsitian!! (OMG, that's such a big sin. The novel-version Andrea was feeling guilty even though he's only kissed her. See, Hollywood movies are evil and stereotyped!) They changed the boyfriend's name. (why? Alex would be fine.) There was no fourth friend in Andrea's circle, but the addition was fun. Lily wouldn't have given Andrea the look when she saw Christian kissed her in the gallery in the novel - she would have encouraged it if she had the chance beforehand. In the novel, Miranda didn't even show 1/10 of the humanity that was displayed in the movie. She's supposed to be heartless, has no empathy, is often quite hysterical and doesn't care about anyone else except herself, her twins, and the magazine, Runway. [picture on the right... Andrea in my #1 favourite outfit in the movie. And I love the Westwood necklace. um.. it's Westwood, isn't it? Anyway, the whold chic schoolgirl look really suits her.]

The ending was the part that has received the biggest makeover by far. I suppose the director didn't want to show too much of the cruelty in the real world but I think that move has diminished the whole "boss from hell" theme of the novel, and watered down the courage and the difference of Andrea Sachs. Now, everyone in the movie seems to have a little human touch, and the movie is not as depressing (well, the whole slave/sadistic boss issue is of course very depressing). But I guess, the transformed version could somewhat bring out a message, where the novel couldn't and didn't want to - even boss from hell is no devil deep down. Anyway, I much prefer the original ending, um.. actually it's not quite the ending, it's how the relationship between Andrea and Miranda ended.

Nonetheless, it was a fun and enjoyable 110-minutes. I'd probably buy the DVD to keep when it's out. Why not? The $$$$$$$ wardrobe would have been an enough excuse, wouldn't it?

[picture in the right: Andrea in my #2 favourite dress in the movie, when she's scurrying around to get the unpublished Book 7 of Harry Potter.]

[photo source: Yahoo! movies]

Star in the Apple

Sunny.Cloudy.27C

I once read on someone's blog that if you cut an apple horizontally, you'll find there is a star in the middle of it. Even though I have an apple a day, I never knew it until then. So, as a treat to entertain myself, I cut the apple up half way across on a very frustrated Friday in the office:

It was very busy at work on Friday and I didn't get to leave until 8pm (Mum was very pissed that I didn't call earlier). Anyway, the past couple of days were bad days. Cheer's WDO bar show was already full (I thought it's a month away!!), Alias was set to be recorded on the wrong day, tons of work was lying in my in-tray (and still is), had to finish homework until late, had the wrong type of pillow so quality of sleep was worse than poor, was insomniac on Wed and only slept for 3 hours and my alarm clock didn't work so I missed gym on Thurs morning (which I have been looking forward to for the whole week), had a big fight with Mum on Thurs and didn't sleep well, again, and was in a meeting in MK office for 2.5 hours...

Well well... I think bad luck is gone for now. I got the final grade for my first course, which is satisfactory (I'm missing a "+" though!) and I got *my* pillow back, finally (of course, it's a new one). Thanks Mum. :)

相對論

終於放晴.微涼.但依然27C

我媽從小到大最擔心我的,除了沒人要外,就是我甚麼時候睡和今天暢不暢順.後者,她不能控制(其實我也不大能,不過這幾年情況稍稍改善了),因此通常只是乾急或泡蜜水之類呀甚麼的給我喝.前者呢,她能施以威逼利誘,也因此變成之後經常被罵、吵鬧的源頭.

媽現在總是拿小時後的我跟現在的我比較,當然覺得我現在又不聽話又駁嘴又怎樣怎樣...(她還說我看不起她,但我怎會呢?!?!冤枉呀,大老爺!)真的是有理說不清.其實我也知道她是為我好,我也不願看見她不高興.難道我真的會故意惹她生氣?但就是因為大家各持己見,都認定對方不對,所以每一次都在舊傷口上重新挖洞,根本就沒有得到共識,解決問題.

所以我在想,其實我現在也不錯嘛.大概是小時候太乖了.如果那時候皮一點,那麼現在媽就會覺得我進步很多,就不會一直不快樂了.

[媽當然是很疼我了.瞧,那可愛的麵包是我今早的早餐呢.]

阿扁,你回家吧

天昏地暗.T3.紅雨.24C

我不是寫時事政治的料子,更何況這是在彼岸的事,但實在很看不過眼了.

阿扁問人民為甚麼會忍心把這個由他們一票一票選出來的總統推翻.

我聽了之後,我覺得很悲哀.

阿扁,你真的一點自知之明都沒有?權力真的會把人的良心狠狠地矇蔽,把理性封鎖,把理想逐漸淡忘腐化?還是,你原本就是這樣的人,你一開始就矇騙那些擁護你的人民,一而再地給了他們美麗但虛假的希望?

曾經擁護阿扁的人民,你們還是無悔那時的決定嗎,還是會義無反顧地擁戴你們的阿扁嗎?覺得無論是誰上台都有可能發生這樣的事情,或許會更糟糕百倍?或者,還是有那麼自責過一點點,因為你的一票而陷入今天的局面?

甚麼時候我們可以有一個讓我們值得信任的領導,真正的為人民服務,真正的強政厲治,而不是為了一己私慾才一躍而上那高高無上的位置卻又不顧我等平民的生死禍福?甚麼時候我們才可以自己去選誰來替我們管理我們在住的城市,保護我們在生活的社會,有建設性地孕育栽培我們的下一代?

在凱達格蘭大道為了爭取應得權利的台灣同胞,願天公造美不要像我們這邊下天昏地暗的雨,讓你們可以順利進行你們的和平靜坐和抗議.但也希望你們惜福,不要因一時控制不了而做出一些魯莽的行為,讓你們的良好意願被歪曲、摧毀,然後再重複一次那不堪回首的事件. [不過,我當然是覺得台灣政府不會也不敢有那種行動.前車可鑑呀.而且,小馬哥在看守著,也不會怎樣吧.]

[photo source: Taiwan Yahoo! News]

Drift Tokyo? Drift Nowhere!

雨.25C

實在不太想寫我看過這部戲,但看後感不停地在腦裡面繞,真的受不了.

某人(對,已經忘了是誰問的,才不過幾天的事而已)問我近來有沒有看戲,我說星期六去看了《飄移東京》.還沒說好不好看,談心(對,想起來了,是看完的第二天去做facial時的對話)就說:「這不像是妳會看的戲喎!」 ... 說起來也是,原本我是想去看《兩生花》的,但喬又不知道那是甚麼東東,所以我也懶得解釋,心想遲些再自己去看吧.我也不願看那不倫不類的The Lakehouse, Devil又得等到下星期,就隨便選了這齣.偶爾有點「觀」能刺激調劑調劑也好呀.

一開始就是細蘇天天在《好回家》播的Tokyo drift (Fast Furious).Teriyaki boyz的這首歌已經達到耳熟能詳的地步.雖然歌是奇奇怪怪的,倒是跟看場那畫面蠻貼切.

可戲,是大爛戲.破落牽強的橋段、大美國主義、外國人看日本/日本人的stereotype滿場飛.完全的為飆車而飆車.完全的以為懂得飄移飆車就可以操縱這個世界(或者,起碼是他們的那個世界)...

其實故事一定要發生在東京嗎?主角為甚麼穿州過省就可以免了面對法律的裁判?硬是說無路可走唯有去投靠遠在東瀛的老爸,因而學得一手飄移好技術,並在異鄉和疏離已久的老爸重修關係.就是因為在他鄉,就是因為是外人(gaijin),對當地甚麼都可裝作不認識,認為沒需要去懂.因此,就有很多時間的去轉注在某些事情/東西上,其他日常基本的事情都變得不重要.因此,故事的發展就算是很天方夜譚都無所謂,一切都變得很理所當然.

故事不合理也算了,難頂的是選角做得很差(女演員方面其實都還可以).男主角看起來比Prison Break裏的Michael更像超過三十歲,卻要來裝傻裝天真的演一個十八不到的角色.動不動就咧嘴而笑,像煞了動物園裏的猩猩.還有那要命的口音...他是哪一個鄉下的呀?!演反派的日本黑幫二打六,(其實是蠻高級的了,替他叔叔在收陀地 :P )Takashi,卻是一個橫看豎看都像韓國人,連日文講起來一點都沒日本口音的美籍亞裔(糟糕的是他好像連英文也不多準).天呀!導演還是美籍亞裔(應該是台灣人吧?),找這種演員大概還可以騙騙洋鬼子,但你的戲是要在香港台灣日本上的吧?找假東洋鬼子來演,真的... 全片比較生動的就是黑人小兄弟Twinkie了.[最搞不懂得的是為何妻夫木聰竟會願當個大串星?!為著要進荷里活??] **Disclaimer:我沒有種族/國家歧視的意思,我只是覺得要找一個適當的演員是非常重要的.**

入場前就知道是這種等級的戲,也不過是為了看那幾場飄移賽車罷了.飄移,拍得確實是不錯,充滿爆炸感(比起來,其實劉大導的功力也很不錯呀!),起初幾場的場面是頗震撼的.試想想,停車場時螺旋型的斜路一直通到頂層,車是一路橫的飄上去,絲毫不差.不得不說句「型爆呀!」再來一場繞著另外一輛車不停的打白鴿轉,轉到頭暈了為著是一個電話號碼.也是很型呀.但型得來就有點地痞流氓的模樣了.然後,我看到了《頭文字D》那條勁多hair pin的山路.然後,我看到了周董版的《頭文字D》的毛病--飄得太多了.

雖則還是那句,看此戲不是為了劇情,但太多的出現就不覺得神奇了.而且,飄到最後,飄得我頭疼了.

[photo source: www.countingdown.com]

MSN is dead for the night...

Cloudy.Possible Rain.Very COOL!!! 23C

in memory of the 911 victims? Sorry.. that's a bad gag.

But I'm still in awe that five years have flown past. Even though I wasn't at the site (poor Miranda was!), I can still remember vividly what my reaction was when I first saw what happened on the TV -- I thought it was a stunt show, because it's way out of any living human's imagination to crash a plane into the Twin Towers of WTC. Anyway, five years have past, what have we achieved? What have we done in order to obtain greater peace? By losing more lives? By starting more wars? By taking apart more families? By arousing more hate?

There is no easy way to end all these, but I don't see what has been done was getting us any closer to peace.

***

Anyway, I have certified that my MSN is dead tonight at 2320. It will not connect no matter what!

Well, not that it's really that important, because even with all those people on my MSN list, I don't really talk to them.

But I just want to be on!!! And it failed me. So, I will try to rescue it from its feigned death.

Found this link which seems to have provide some clue to this mysterious error 80072745. OK, me trying the solution now...

Cheer is Here!

依然有隨時要下大雨的感覺.28C

Or I should say, Cheer is gonna be here in HK!

好想好想去,可是為甚麼我的朋友中都沒有跟我一樣喜歡陳老師的?!

剛才問了中學同學喬,那回覆有夠模稜兩可的!

我要去!我要去!唔...還是得先找人跟我去...

漁火點點

灰雲厚厚.27C

實在很累所以昨晚甚麼都沒做,只有坐在床上做半個小時的腳低按摩後,便關燈睡覺.

其實是躺在床上先懶洋洋一番.因為窗簾還沒關的關係,看到外面燈火還蠻盛,所以就無聊的拿起相機亂拍一通.由於技術不濟,拍出來比看到的差很遠.但原來我那小小的電子傻瓜機還是蠻厲害的.

公司離奇收花事件

嘩!貓呀!狗呀!29C

今早一回到公司,一大群人圍在我的座位議論紛紛的模樣,把我嚇個半死.然後定鏡zoom in看清楚一點,何解同事陳小姐桌上有一束花?還要是玫瑰花?然後,再看真一點...嘩!我也有?嘩!前面的長舌同事都有?!

咦...我最近得罪了誰,咁大整蠱?但應該不是吧,否則為甚麼我們三個都有花呢?不過,為何阿妙品同事沒有??[以上三人皆是女同事.]

少不免的當然是猜猜猜誰是黑手的遊戲.一干人等通通變成可疑人物.最好笑的是,我轉頭過去後面剛好望到阿哥(即我老細),阿哥以為我懷疑是他(我當然沒有,只是想看看他有沒有頭緒而已),急忙耍手又擰頭地連聲否認.哈哈哈.那表情,真的笑死我了.

最後,是幕後黑手親自出來揭開謎底.是誰?阿妙品囉.

原來她昨晚替人家在大會堂的音樂會當司儀,閉幕時眾人向她獻花聊表謝意.但妙品嫌帶回家要打理麻煩,所以就挑了幾束比較漂亮的帶回公司送給我們.那時候是晚上十點多.所以,問reception姐姐也沒用.唉...妙品的思維是不能以常人的標準去理解的.

早上的猜猜猜只是一個序幕.接著下來一整天就不停的有人問「咦,點解會有花嘅?」真的好想放個錄音給他她他當回應!所以說,在公司收花是很大鑊的.本來就已經夠忙了,還要應付一堆問題.最要命的是,問題其實只有一個!

至於我那束花的下場如何?我拿了回家孝敬阿媽囉.阿媽,都不知多高興. :P

Calbee大搜查(一):韓風烤魷魚味

晴.開始有些秋意了.28C

終於有空寫這篇了!

現在似乎甚麼都要創新,所以就出現了眾多不同風味的卡樂B了.而事關我是個卡樂B怪,每次趁我媽不在的時候就大包大包地享用卡樂B.所以我打算紀錄下我對所吃過不同口味的卡樂B的感覺.

其實是很應該由BBQ味打開序幕的,不過也不用多說了嘛.因為BBQ味的卡樂B在我心中永遠是10粒星的!!好,就以BBQ味為準來打分數給這些特別版卡樂B吧.

***

上星期六考完試坐地鐵回家,經過7仔看到了這包搶眼的韓風烤魷魚味.不過因為得回家只好作罷.之後跟W和R唱K前,又看到7仔,所以就趕緊進去看有沒有.嘻嘻,皇天不負有心人,還是讓我買到了.

1. 包裝正面

2. 包裝後面可愛的魷魚漫畫

不過試了後就有點失望.吃不出來有魷魚味呀.(是我舌頭有問題?)倒是有點像外國的BBQ味(跟卡樂B的是不同的!!)...醬有點一"pat pat"地撻在薯片上,咬到時鹹死了.而且是我最討厭的波浪型... 如R說的,比熱浪更不特別...我的$7.9呀!~~~

星: 4粒.非常俾面啦.

3.薯片的模樣--是波浪型的.urgh...看到了沒有?那一"pat pat"的醬呀~~~ (很模糊的相,可醬還是很清晰的!媽呀~)

長江牧場

天晴帶雲.29C

終於拍到了!上星期五帶了相機,卻因為巴士突然開動所以來不及拍.今天無心插柳卻拍到了.不過是有點模糊...

說的是長江中心門外的牛型藝術品.我還沒有機會走到它門口去看看,不過我媽上禮拜提過之後,在巴士上我就留意到了.有點好奇這些色彩繽紛的牛兒是有甚麼作用?是模仿多倫多滿城的moose?R提過的柏林熊?又難道像那些樹一樣,是風水格局?(純粹猜測) 倒是希望不要太阻礙行人啦.

[問了在CKC工作的朋友,聽說這些牛牛好像是歐盟的禮物,每一隻代表一個國家喎...]

電視精的一天

熱熱熱熱熱.28C

今日好熱,不過差不多整天都躲在冷氣中,做了一天不環保的人.但我不想熱死呀!(或弄得全身黏黏的.)

今日做了一整天的電視精.當然除了我以外,還有我媽啦!

沒法子,一個禮拜裏好看的電視劇太多,時間太少,唯有都錄下來等週日才看.可能會詫異香港居然有好的電視劇看?今天李碧華小姐才在她的生果報專欄上狠批三色台的節目呀.噢不,任你說我崇洋也好,哈日也好;不好意思,今天所看的節目裡除了W滲進的美食節目以外都是美、日的電視劇.而且都是一系列的偵探劇.

煲帶的流程由久違了的竹野內豐的《人間的證明》(日:人間の証明, 英: Proof of Man) 開始.竹野是新調往搜查一課的明日之星.行為有點偏激(已經埋下了伏筆),絕對是個工作狂,但也有溫柔的一面(一定會有的啦...).當和青梅竹馬的桐子說話時居然燦爛地笑了一下.連我媽也說,原來他是還懂得笑的.全劇十集,第一集就鋪下了好幾條線的路.還蠻期待的,希望有點突破啦.

之後就是The Inside和Alias.其實一連兩套都是那個木木獨獨的女主角(Rachel Nichols),有點吃不消.不過她在Alias裏的表現又好像好一點.這一集的The Inside很精采,那個十歲的Madison實在太可怕了,演技(指戲裏的角色)比張柏芝還要精湛呢.不知為何,FOX已經於第二季後就停拍了.有人說太暴力,有人說那些橋段會慫恿potential criminals去跟風.其實人生如戲,戲如人生.誰抄誰,根本是雞與雞蛋的問題.體外話,原來此劇于2004年時已有pilot episode,不過好像跟現在的劇情有點不一樣...還是根本是另外一套?

至於Alias當然是不用多說了.雖然有時候會受不了它的天馬行空,可是變幻無窮(!!)的劇情又太吸引了,必定會一路追下去.當務之急就是要把之前幾季追回來(我斷了起碼兩個season沒看,好慘呀!).可問題有二:(1)原本打算依靠J借碟給我,怎知一借就是一年--還沒有借到.沒法啦,他要不時重溫他心愛的Alias嘛.唉,煲碟原來跟做人一樣,還是靠自己好.(2)學期正式開始,怎麼還會有時間連續煲碟?!

Alias之後就開始看W好心地借給我的錄影帶.嘩!簡直是包羅萬有.因為媽還沒看過帶裏那集的《和味無窮》和《美女廚房》,所以就讓她先看,而我就把過去四天的報紙清掉啦.(實在太多了,只能夠走馬看花地讀一下.)《美女廚房》播的剛好是Kary那集,簡直是經典.真不明白為甚麼明知自己不懂得做菜又要上廚藝節目,竟然事先沒惡補一下...

接著是只有AXN在播的Numb3rs.不太是我那杯茶.那些數學我又聽不懂,而且橋段又差不多.追是不一定會,有就看囉.

然後,要進入正題的時候(即要看House),哎呀,要出去吃飯啦.

回家後就繼續我週日的schedule啦:ANTM,半集《美女廚房》,接著是《女王的教室》.嘩,今晚的預告...我只能說我跟神田同學的反應一樣:擘開個口得個窿.下禮拜,不得不看!

但但但,如前面提過,學期正式開始了,真擔心有沒有時間備課,溫書,做功課,更枉論要做電視精啦.而且,Prison Break要開始啦...(主角說是34歲,可怎麼看來只像20出頭?!)

1 down!

Sunny.But suddenly showered when I got to school!! 31C

Memory is an unreliable tool when it comes to measuring time. It was as if yesterday when I started the first class, and then "boom!", I've taken the exam today. It all happened within a month.

And I was just feeling that it has been a while since my last class... but that's what? A week and a half? All the spare time left from no class really makes the day longer, and almost too free.

So now 1's down, but there're 14 more to go! Woohoo!

買周董新碟之前...

晴.有雲.28C

早幾個禮拜聽到《千里之外》就知道周董快要發片了.曲是周董一貫喜歡的中國風;詞嘛,聽電台根本不可能聽清楚他唱甚麼.不過,多播一會(注意:我聽的時候是某個要上班的早上,睡眼惺忪的還賴在床上),就發覺有點不同.不對,是大大的不同.為甚麼周董突然間咬字這麼清楚...還有,怎麼不像他的唱腔?!

答案是:那一段唱歌的人不是他.是小哥費玉清!

天呀!我心想,你不要把費玉清拖垮了.雖然點子是很不錯.[不過,還是得再多聽才知道是否有火花.]

然後,那天去HMV看到了預購的宣傳單.

失望.

直覺告訴我是在賣他一年一度的新專輯,可是我怎麼都搞不清楚(如果沒仔細的看那些字的話)到底是在賣新碟還是新曲+精選(雖然這不是周董的風格).

為甚麼會有這樣的錯覺?

1. 大碟名稱 - 《依然范特西》 - 為甚麼要重用一張過去有那麼好成績的大碟的名字?是江郎才盡、黔驢技窮所以緬懷過去?還是要用以前彪炳偉績才能再勾起大家對他的信心與興趣?

2. 封面概念 - 我還以為是因為之前《七里香》、《葉惠美》、《11月的蕭邦》的美術budget用過頭了,這一次要節省開銷把之前拍的照片循環再用.我已經是拿起這幾張唱片時分不出那一張是那一張了,你還來一次暗暗咖啡色調歐洲浪漫中古的調調?拜託,不是要用這來考證我到底是不是提早得了老人癡呆症吧?

3. 中國風 - 正如一眾樂評人論陶喆一樣,已經做過了《月亮代表我的心》,為甚麼還要再做《忘不了》?是真的得每一碟必須有一首中國風不可?《東風破》、《髮如雪》之後找不到突破所以找來費玉清?

[12.43am: 剛再聽了promo version,周董真的要每碟一首中國風...嗚哇哇~~]

我現在買周董的唱片純粹是一個情意結.我不能算是一個周董迷,但我曾經非常非常喜歡他的歌.曾幾何時,我的5CD光盤機裏放著只有周董的頭三張CD,日夜不停的播到我室友被我感化到說周杰倫是偉大的.多難背的詞都曾經是琅琅上口的呢.

但,上一張《11月的蕭邦》裏除了《夜曲》、《黑色毛衣》和《髮如雪》,我居然對其他的都毫無印象.

但,我還是很期待周董的新專輯.

《依然范特西》,妳又會帶給我們甚麼呢?