Life/生活, Computer/電腦February 17, 2007 14:09:03

My new website…. http://pinreader.wordpress.com

Life/生活, Computer/電腦February 14, 2007 20:48:28

I am going to launch a new website for my blog. I am working about it.
At the same time, I have a lot of words wanna say, many articles in my mind, like
水瓶座—後記
what I got in 5 days lessons
My friends….....etc.

Pls wait for a moment!

Life/生活February 2, 2007 12:51:20

這兩個星期,水瓶座成為我們歡聚的地方,每天到打烊才離開,那時已是凌晨兩時,再去食糖水。最後一天,某某有火了,是衝著我來。離開水瓶座,在旺角徘徊一圈,最後我們在街頭分別,不知什麼時候再相見。

離別的前一天,我們又到水瓶座。談天說地起來,由宗教歷史到鬼故連篇、生活到電影,最後才踏入正題,就是朋友F的男朋友去滾。起初我們以為是有第三者,談了談,才知道是滾。初步結論是滾跟情變的分別是很大,一個只出賣身體,後者則是身心靈。男的女的喋喋不休,我想插咀也不能,只能作一個聆聽者。從他們七嘴八舌的對話,我聽到大家努力提出解決方法,甚至出現一些歪理,但大家沒留意…是朋友F的心情或心理。於是我便開口問她一連串問題,最後發現她是不相信男性或對男性的信任是很低,與家庭背景有關。無論是滾還是第三者、無論男朋友做什麼亡羊補牢的工作,即使不理性地提出結婚,她們的關係是修補不了的。今晚她至少知道自己的問題在那,至於怎樣解決,便要看妳。
另一方面,我也感到同學F跟男朋友之間的問題,部分原因是因為同居,我講了《說好不同居》裡某些觀點,結果沈默良久,大家的視線轉到朋友T,朋友T的女朋友問「咁都同咗,可以點?」問得突然,答得快:「為了未來,現在就分開住。」佢的反應是不俏一看,以為我發神經。
這晚大家圍繞這2個話題說個不停,但我感到朋友T的不自在,甚至有點火。

這班朋友是我的小學同學,對著大家會是最真摰的情感,因為踏入了社會,要找到真摰的友誼不是一件易事。每次為了搞氣氛,他們都會話我傻、瘋、癲,但每次談話,我們都是深入的!這就是”work hard, play hard”。
朋友T是我最好的朋友,他1994移民到紐約,每兩、三年回港一次,緃然少聯絡,我們還是會知道大家某些想法,可算是知己,但我們的價值觀卻是南轅北轍。我們夠朋友到…哈哈!這次回港,到他家,看見他曬的衣服,一看有一條漂亮得很的孖煙囪,Pattern 簡單,我道:「做乜唔買比我,香港無Banana Republic。」沒有反應。隔幾天的晚上,由於夜了,我便睡於他家中,他說:「沖涼啦,比我條孖煙囪你啦!」結果…...

離別的最後一天,又是水瓶座,談到昨天的話題,朋友T突然大聲疾呼「唔好同居呀!」「唔好同居呀!」全場客人看箸我們,他們繼續旁若無人「唔好同居呀!」,又成了大家的話題。服務生過來服務我們,朋友T對他說「唔好同居呀!」服務生茫無頭緒,咯咯地笑。 如是者,過了十多分鐘,當中我不停笑說「你真係有火!」尷尬得很,再加一點無奈。..............(待續)

Extension:
1. 找到網上的《說好不同居》,可以在網上看。我不是鼓吹大家不要同居或同居,但作決定前,知道它的好處及壞處,對雙方都會好一點。

Photography/攝影January 31, 2007 23:05:10

TVB

上星期四下午,我跟朋友到了TVB電視城參觀。大學時,因為Raleigh International Mountain Marathon 的關係,到過清水灣一趟,那一次是因為公事。
這一次就完全不同,是參觀,去了古裝街、民初街、一廠........我當然會用相機拍一拍。
拍了11張,有8張都很滿意...........可到這裡看是那8張。

Extension:
1. TVB in Wiki
2. Raleigh International HK

Movie/電影January 28, 2007 19:10:52

An Inconvenient Truth
Image captured from climatecrisis.net.

Yesterday, I watched a documentary which is talking about global warning presented by former US Vice President AI Gore.
This documentary tells what we did do to the Earth, to cut our misconceptions about global warming, and the effects to future generations. Highly recommended to watch!

No matter you’re gonna watch it or not, please remember the 10 things to do in your daily life.

  1. change a light
    Replacing one regular light bulb with a compact fluorescent light will save 150 pounds of carbon dioxide per year.

  2. drive less
    Walk, bike, carpool or take metro transit more often. You’ll save one pound of carbon dioxide (CO2) for every mile you don’t drive!

  3. recycle more
    You can save 2,400 pounds of CO2 per year by recycling just half of your household waste.

  4. check your tires
    Keeping your tires inflated properly can improve gas mileage by more than 3%. Every gallon of gasoline saved keeps 20 pounds of CO2 out of the atmosphere!

  5. use less hot water
    It takes a lot of energy to hear water. Use less hot water by installing a low-flow showerhead (350 pounds of CO2 saved per year) and washing your clothes in cold or warm water (500 pounds of CO2 saved per year).

  6. avoid products with a lot of packing
    You can save 1,200 pounds of CO2 if you cut down your garbage by 10%.

  7. adjust your thermostat
    Moving your thermostat down just 2 degrees in winter and up 2 degrees in summer could save about 2,000 pounds of CO2 per year.

  8. plant tree
    A single tree will absorb one ton of CO2 over its lifetime.

  9. turn off electronic devices
    Simply turning off your TV, DVD player, stereo, and computer when you’re not using them will save thousands of pounds of CO2 per year.

  10. be a part of the solution
    Learnmore and get active at climatecrisis.net.

Extension:
1. climatecrisis.net

Movie/電影January 18, 2007 13:24:49


Pingu goes fishing


Egghunt

Love is able to break the ice, create win-win situation.
Love your enemy even.

“Love and kindness are never wasted. They always make a difference. They bless the one who receives them, and they bless you, the giver.”
— Barbara De Angelis

“Love, like truth and beauty, is concrete. Love is not fundamentally a sweet feeling; not, at heart, a matter of sentiment, attachment, or being “drawn toward.” Love is active, effective, a matter of making reciprocal and mutually beneficial relation with one’s friends and enemies.”
— Carter Heyward

Copy from Micah.com.

Life/生活, Work/工作January 4, 2007 11:25:12

一個人生活在世界上一定要有理想,有追求,沒有理想就等於沒有靈魂。
理想是照亮現實的燈火,是人生奮鬥、追求的目標,也是鼓勵人們奮勇前進的巨大動力。

吳儀

二零零六年十二月二十一日

中五除了應付會考,還找到一份文書工作,這樣就認識我的mentor,也是我的雇主—Kay, 亦師亦友。
每隔一般時間我便找她吃飯,每次她會教曉我一些待人處事的道理。講真,每一次都是似明非明,但這天有點不同,我可以確定我是有得”箸”地離去。
11月尾,出席了她爸爸的安息日,這天談起了爸對她一生的3大影響,有
1)凡事不能預計太過緊,要預鬆一點,最直接的影響是她不會遲到,亦不願別人遲到;
2)成日笑,有開懷的心;
3)不會自怨自艾。
當然有詳細的解釋,從以上3點,我大概明白為何Kay有這樣的性格,做就了她的一生。

回家後,我想了爸對我3大影響,有
1) 老實,詳見於
2) 對自己很節儉。我爸的衣服沒有換許多年,我們買新的,他只會放於衣櫃裡,仍是穿舊的,所以我們都不敢多買。我也不惶多讓!在學時,穿的全都是參加什麼比賽、義工、教會贈送的衣物,頂多都是別人送,朋友們經常笑我,工作後,才多買一點,就算買,都是等到減價後才買;
3) 默默耕耘,每遇事故,他縱然不喜歡或受委屈,為了成就某事,仍會努力完成。例子有許多,印象最深是......我的出世。我在寶血醫院出世,當時的收費約是3萬5千元,現在浸會醫院分娩收費約是3萬5千元 (是2006年7月的收費,我老細剛用過那裡的服務),可想而知當年的3萬5千元是多寵大的數字。我們家庭在那時候是不能負擔的,但媽卻堅持入住這所醫院,是因為我哥哥姐姐在那裡出世,或可能是要開刀,最後爸花了三年時間來清償債務,直到近年我們才知此事。

我的性格被這3點影響很深遠:
1) 如老實,使我待人以誠,容易相處,亦令我易信別人,被騙金錢;
2) 節儉使我凡事親力親為,對成本會很敏感,亦培養了一些興趣,如shopping時,看到一些好東西,但貴,便會研究其自製的可行性,另外每一次我和女朋友下廚招呼朋友,她都會發脾氣,因為我會霸佔整個廚房,容不下她。這些都成了我的興趣。
3) 這點影響我最深,使我的情感不會易於表達,不想跟別人談,讓自己解決,就是我爸面對問題的解決方法,不過近年已有改善,進步中。

Kay 一直教曉我怎樣認識自己、尋找理想,這過程是相向,不知道是雞先還是蛋先。從我觀察中大部人先認識自己,後尋理想會來得容易,除非他有很強的目標感,便可以因目標而調較自己。否則,如不能認清自我,上面那句理想、甚麼靈魂都不會明白,試問不知道自己的興趣、能力、長短處,便談什麼理想,尤如紙上談兵,這倒是可以,但走的路一定會比別人長。

還有Kay教我洞悉問題,然後主動找朋友、師長解決或看書。每遇事情,無論工作、自我成長、讀書、情感,都能很快意識問題所在,然後找朋友,使我走的路比別人少。當然我知道她是想培養我自己解決問題的能力,但那時我未能,所以先找朋友把問題解決,從中學習,現在好得多了。

Extension:
1. Mentor
2. Mentor II

Photography/攝影January 2, 2007 19:52:08

Pinhole camera

Today, I passed thou’ PageOne in Tsim Sha Tsui, I found this toy for kids. This is one of the items in the series “Kids Lab”.
This is not just a toy, this is a real camera. If you wanna try to take pinhole image, you may buy this camera because it gives you convenience and great enjoyment at cheap price, the selling price is HKD100. On the other hand, it is a good illustration to teach people how camera works, how to take the images.
It uses 135mm film, which means you are not required to develop the film in darkroom, just pass the films to the developing film shops and digitalize the films. In long term, you save a lot of time and money in developing the films.

Extension
1) Pinhole camera in Kids Lab, Fun science.
2) There are many good toys for kind in 4m-ind.com