麗池格言

- Quantum Potes Tantum Aude
- As much as you are able that you should dare to do
- 汝為君子儒,無為小人儒 (論語.雍也)

28.12.07

歸回真主


Benazir Bhutto
(1953-2007)

R.I.P.

24.12.07

平安夜晚

兩樽Hoegaarden、兩罐Carlsberg Special Brew勾畫出了我的平安夜;

陪伴在我身邊的還有The Flock和出埃及記;


唯一令我還記得明天是聖誕的就是這套動畫版的Shrek The Halls。

聖誕快樂。

21.12.07

房還是廳

Leona寫了篇 "So, kiss me...",令港生想起一個關於"吻"的趣味問題。

那是港生少時從這本畢華流的<<求愛傻話>>裏看到的,由於沒有此書在手,所以只取其大意,原文嘛,自己找找這本書看看。

Image of 求愛傻話

這個問題,用文字寫來沒甚麼大不了,因為問題的精髓在於用口語當面向你心儀的人提問,那樣才有效果。還有,雖然這問題男女合用,但港生想多是男孩才需要那麼多藉口去一親香澤,所以下面"你心儀的人"就當成是她不是他了。

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一個男人,佢有兩個老婆,一個大老婆,一個小老婆。大老婆刻薄成性,小老婆溫柔體貼,所以,佢只愛小老婆,唔愛大老婆。

一日,佢放工返到屋企,大老婆o係房度瞓到成隻死豬咁,而小老婆就o係廳度瞓著左,甜甜的笑容十分可愛,咁你係o個個男人,你會錫房o個個定係錫廳o個個?"

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問完問題,靜候答案。

正常情況下,答案是"咁梗係錫廳o個個啦!",她答完,你可以多問一次"真係錫廳o個個?",她說"是"的話,你便可以肆無忌憚地吻下去,因為是她說"錫廳(聽)o個個"。(真無聊!若你有這樣的感覺,那麼港生唯有說句對不起......)

若然得到的答案不是上面那個,原因只有兩個:

第一,她很聰明 (或是曾經聽過這問題/看過這本書/這篇扑),知道你的不軌企圖。但既然她明知答案還願意那麼無聊地聽完你的問題,那你也該冒著被掌摑的風險吻下去,完成自己的目的,套用市井術語 --- "搏得過"。

第二,她的智商/理解力/聽力有問題。你依舊可以吻下去 (由於以上提到的缺陷,她/他應該不懂反抗),不過,你該要重新考慮一下是否繼續想與這個呆人呆在一起 (這真是見仁見智,港生知道有些男孩喜愛自己的女友笨一點)。

以上問題和行動,後果自負。

覺得有用 (usable)、打算使用 (plan to use)或是成功使用 (used successfully)的話,可以留言一則交流經驗或是交待經過,不過功勞是屬於畢華流先生的。

至於失敗了而招致掌摑,那就Happy New Year了。

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還記得數年前真的問過這個低能的問題,所以印象才會這麼深刻。今天,就讓一切如這歌的名字一樣,Sealed with a kiss吧,那也是當天我最後吻您時的心中所想。


Sealed with a kiss (1962)
By Brian Hyland

20.12.07

我的母校

早陣子,港生收到小學老師的電郵,叫港生為母校寫一段感想,因為不知不覺間,母校已創立二十週年了。為了紀念,母校想出版一本名本"創校廿載情"的校刊,於是便找來不同時期的畢業生,用數十字寫下對母校的感想,要求如下:

感想: (如感謝母校的栽培、師長的教導和訓勉,或寫寫在小學生活中最懷念的事或人等。) 約70字

70字,如何能夠寫出在校六年的感想?不過,其實誰又會真的在乎那數十字?始終,就像"感想"這兩個形聲字一樣,"感"與"想"在乎的只是"心"罷了。所以,也沒有怎麼想,用了數分鐘草草寫了便算:

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數數手指,由母校畢業至今也差不多十二個寒暑了,但"卍慈學子,邦國之珍"的歌詞現在還是琅琅上口。

不敢忘記的除了校歌,當然還有母校的栽培和師長的諄諄教誨,要用短短數十字寫下對母校的感想,真的很難,唯有借用海明威的名句: “如果你在年輕時曾讀過卍慈,那麼卍慈將永遠跟著你;因為卍慈是一席流動的饗宴”。

母校,謝謝您。


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見笑了。

18.12.07

山不在高

也有一陣子沒有寫扑了,不知為何,就好像總是提不起勁寫下自己的心情。剛巧早陣子在Digital Inspiration看到些有趣的東西,便轉貼在此。


Al Gore's office.


Steve Ballmer's office.


Bill Gates' office.

網站登出了三個大人物的辦公室。

剛以環保鬥士的身份捧走諾貝爾和平獎的前美國副總統Al Gore的辦公室和一個普通大學教授的辦公室沒有甚麼分別,都是充滿了紙和文件,以一個"亂"字就可以總結它的狀況。不過,港生有一個問題,他不是說要環保嗎,怎麼有那麼多紙張?他的電腦並不比Bill Gates少,還要有一台Plasma!好一個環保鬥士!

反觀兩個微軟高層的辦公室都很簡約整齊。經常做出驚人行徑的微軟行政總裁Steve Ballmer的辦公室井井有條,房中最多的是相架。而Bill Gates就十分"言行一致",從這張類似宣傳照的相片,看得出他用的是自家品牌的Windows XP和IE (其實這是廢話,難道他會在眾人面前用Apple嗎?),而辦公室中也以電腦為主,看不出有紙張的痕跡,想知多點這個全球首富的工作模式,可以看這介紹

雖然以上三人的辦公室各有特色,但都有一個共同點,就是都不算很大,或許這就是劉禹錫在<<陋室銘>>中所說的"山不在高,有仙則名"吧!

12.12.07

聖誕連儂


Download the artwork here.
Please print & display in your window, school,
workplace, car , computer & elsewhere
over the holiday season.

December 8, 2007

I miss you, John. 27 years later, I still wish I could turn back the clock to the Summer of 1980. I remember everything - sharing our morning coffee, walking in the park together on a beautiful day, and seeing your hand stretched to mine - holding it, reassuring me that I shouldn't worry about anything because our life was good.

I had no idea that life was about to teach me the toughest lesson of all. I learned the intense pain of losing a loved one suddenly, without warning, and without having the time for a final hug and the chance to say, "I love you," for the last time. The pain and shock of that sudden loss is with me every moment of every day. When I touched John's side of our bed on the night of December 8th, 1980, I realized that it was still warm. That moment has haunted me for the past 27 years - and will stay with me forever.

Even harder for me is watching what was taken away from our beautiful boy, Sean. He lives in silent anger over not having his Dad, whom he loved so much, around to share his life with. I know we are not alone. Our pain is one shared by many other families who are suffering as the victims of senseless violence. This pain has to stop.

Let's not waste the lives of those we have lost. Let's, together, make the world a place of love and joy and not a place of fear and anger. This day of John's passing has become more and more important for so many people around the world as the day to remember his message of Peace and Love and to do what each of us can to work on healing this planet we cherish.

Let's: Think Peace, Act Peace, and Spread Peace. John worked for it all his life. He said, "there's no problem, only solutions." Remember, we are all together. We can do it, we must. I love you!

Yoko Ono Lennon

(Source: http://www.imaginepeace.com)

3.12.07

人面桃花



不經不覺,一個月了。

日子還是如舊的過,只是像是色彩變了灰。
日子還是如舊的過,只是像是拼圖缺了塊。
日子還是如舊的過,只是像是靈魂失了魄。

沒有您,日子還是如舊的過,只是已經不再完整。


(The artwork is from: http://quentin.vijoux.free.fr)

異曲同工


Mr. 6那裏看到他談Viral Video,以上面這段新加坡媒體發展局的宣傳短片作引子,令港生聯想起年多前在馬沙那裏看到的香港會計師公會有關CPA的宣傳片"Tute In Da House",(當然還有其改篇歌"Tubed of Da Plastic"),它們該是異曲同工吧?



香港和新加坡常常被人拿來比較,今次孰優孰劣?各位自己下評語吧。