days without internet

由於台灣地震的關係，網絡系統嚴重受障礙。沒有internet 的日子十分不方便 ，上不到msn就像生活缺少了一部份…不知不覺巳進入另一個時代！

父子

After This ... R and i went straight to TST and had 2 pints of beer immediately.
I guess we all felt the same, this film was so "heavy" that we couldnt breath after 160mins.
This unbearable heaviness generates from the simple realistic yet structured narrative specially arranged by the director.It makes me think about L'Argent (1983) by Bresson & The Bicycle Thief (1948) by Vittorio De Sica.(No Offense to the director! , just feel " After" is as powerful as those master works and cant believe i can still able to see it ... esp by the Hong Kong director )

Within a week, i travelled through the rich imaginative world from " the science of sleep" to the " realistic-down-to-earth" life in " After this our Exile".How wonderful to witness different film styles, both are powerful!

Ho Siu-kee: Body Gesture — Part Two

" O , that's all? "
my first impression to the exhibition after I glanced through the first and second floor of the gallery within 10 mins.

About 7 pieces of "sculptures" and a videowork were displayed, which were out of my expectation.I anticipated more from " Kee Gor " , as my colleague claimed he is one of the Masters among HK art scene.

I walked back to the beginning and started looking again.

The " emptiness" between the space and "sculptures" allow us to move freely and to explore his works from different presepectives.It also allows you to explore your own body movement while looking at his works. The most interesting part is , the artist allows you to touch and feel his "scultpures".Bit by bit, i start creating my own experience / "linkage" with his works.

I am an outsider on how to distinguish a " good" or " bad" "sculpture" but this is a very new experience for me to encounter sculptures in such an "interactive" way.
Is it only a sculpture?

PS:what a lovely little scone buscuits specially hand made by my colleague!
It matches with this exhibition perfectly: SIMPLE yet Thorough !

奇女子

剛在 HK Magazine 看了一篇關於她的短訪，對她有了新的認識。

怎樣成功堅強的女人 ，也只是普通人……

old and new

everyone is talking about the close of the cin-art today, i took a half day off and went to IFC for a new release of a film...

everyone starts to treasure or to realize the importance of things/ppl when they start to lose it...

instead of reminisces the past, maybe we should look forward and examine why we will lose it in the first place...

dont blame the change of viewing practise from cinema to dvd/cv or illeagal download ; ppl like to spend their money on other enterainment... these are just a bunch of old excuses....

how about using new maketing strategy to reach mass public... ... ? its not an easy answer ....

Just start thinking..think big..think the impossible and make it happen..like the character in " The Science of Sleep". Havent been in Cinema for a while , glad to catch a good one..

a moment to remember...

Ting the dreamer posted a piece of wise word from Krishnamurti on the topic of "What is Love".i keep rethinking about it these days. " can i really do it?" " when can i achieve this state of mind?"

um, watching pairs of old couple dancing thru the jazzy nite, this is the moment where i can feel the meaning of "true love" which cannot discribe in word

Coffee Time

Life starts getting busy these days and i really miss my last travel trip...its been more than three months from now...

I miss the tranquillity of being with myself...esp the time in the cafe ...

when i look at these photos , i wish that unique moment can substain ...

A Window with Two Views

Marshmallows kissessss

Cant believe i can eat BBQ marshmallows on weekday!!!! what a luxary!

Little White Flower

Last week i bought four packs of " Little White Flower" in one day...

the first 3 packs were bought at a flower shop.

this one was bought from an old lady in her sixties from a pub in wanchai.

She also sold red roses..but since i was having a drink with my female colleague and no male companion around,

she introduced the " Little white flowers" to us...

the bottom part was supported by a wire and the flower bud was tighten up by a white thread with a tiny knot...

though it costs me 20 bucks, the same cost as the 3 packs ,i appreicate her spirit..what a hardworking lady..

保育鐘樓藝術行動

保育鐘樓藝術行動 Art Action t o Conserve the Star Ferry Clock Tower

我們繼續行動 直至你看得見
日期：每個星期日
時間：下午3時至5時
地點：中環天星碼頭
今年冬天，中環天星碼頭將會被移為平地。
民間發起拯救天星行動經已兩個多月，立法會亦開始促請政府暫緩計劃，研究建留天星碼頭及鐘樓的可行辦法。面對各方面的訴求，政府繼續視若無睹，實行「拖字訣」，以「生米已成熟飯」的腔調來敷衍了事。
我們是一班初出茅廬的年青藝術家，由9月開始，每個星期日假天星碼頭一帶，自發進行持續性集體藝術行動，以喚起更多市民對城市環境和歷史保育的關注，以及支持保育天星碼頭及鐘樓。
或許我們行動太遲， 或許我們太年青， 或許我們沒有策略， 或許我們的聲音太渺小。 或許或許........
我們會繼續行動，一直堅持，直至行動能夠引起社會對天星碼頭和鐘樓的關注，直至行動能夠為社會散播一點珍惜歷史文化的種子，直至普羅大眾醒覺自已在社會裡擔當了一個重要角色。
如果你問社會是什麼， 我們就是社會。

觀迎參觀我們的blog，回顧我們過去一個月在天星鐘樓外的作品 http://publicarthumancommunity.blogspot.com/

參與者
張鐵樑 蔡芷筠 莊楚卿 李俊峰 呂芷謙 李穎珊 曾德平 童昭安 黃雅斯 王偉健 嚴穎嘉
聯絡人: ger 92753902

Shakes em Bun !

fianlly got a chance to try the new burger shop!
It's kinda contradictory, while feeling sad about the demolition of the "old pre-historical" buildings in Wan Chai, i am glad to see the opening of new cafes and small food shops , i think Wan chai is going to be a new " soho" area very soon...

Shakes em Bun --> features various kind of milk shakes, burgers and hotdogs

R and i ordered the classic " doggie style " (hotdog) , " missionary " (burger) and Chliie fries. * Better to try the basic food item cos its the easilest way to tell if the food is good or not ! the sausages and the burger steak are very juicy and delicious!

We also ordered " berry delights" and "choco love" milkshakes , choco love is mixed with coco, peanut butter and vanilla ice-cream.. I thought this drink must be ext. sweet & heavy but surprisingly creamy , smooth and not sweet at all! Yum yum! A great meal will wash away all my worries and stress!!

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its been nearly 2 months since the trip...
i miss those days so much...it seems like yesterday ...
This cafe reminds me all the wonderful time in Paris,
Agnès b.cafe - le pain grillé --toast (in english) ... this caption appears on every plates and cups.. i dunno the meaning until my best friend groupies and i spent the whole afternoon there...
this place is so warm, relaxing and cozy ... the price is reasonable even with no service charge...
gotta mention the widen range of cakes and pastries for the afternoon delights....
i love this place so much and it will become my fav place for chitchat and girrly talk!

Heartbeat

less than 5 hours at Pompidou, i still got the chance to see one of the most memorable and powerful exhibition during the trip ---
" The Movement of Image "

at the dark little corner , i found the most touching work and
i finally met her (work) ...

Heartbeat by Nan Goldin is a series of slides portraying the intimate life of different pairs of couples/ close friends of Goldin ,along with the heavenly vocal by bjork. "Prayer of the Heart" is a soundtrack specially composed by John Tavener for Bjork.The soundtrack was sung in 3 languages Coptic, English and Greek with simple line: "Lord Jesus , have mercy on me".

Sitting there, i was moved by these images, but at the same time with tingle of saddness and loneliness...of being as the outsider , which is on the same position as the photographer, we are so vulnerable....


a work from her solo book " I'll be your Mirror".

a kiss

my nephew ,
with his little hands embraced my neck and gave me a big big kiSSsss suddenly...

the feelings was strange...embarrassed ...shocked ... warm & touched

i kept thinking about my reaction...

i guess is the chemistry of Human touch ...

no matter is a 2 years old boy or a man...

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the most loveliest mooncake which lighten up my gloomy monday...

35%西班牙上班族 患假期後綜合症 (明報) 09月 01日 星期五 05:05AM

【明報專訊】悠長假期過後，你若有疲倦、失眠、昏昏欲睡、胃口欠佳、難以集中精神工作、有不正常肌肉痠痛或心跳太快，以至焦慮、空虛或容易發怒等徵狀，你可能已患上「假期後綜合徵（症）」。
西班牙(相關新聞 - 網站)研究人員指出，要預防「假期後綜合徵」，最好把一段悠長假期「斬件」，分開申放。上班前兩三天逐漸回復平常的生活節奏，有助克服此症。另外，應避免把旅行及悠閒節目堆在長假期進行，這可減少「上班如苦差」的感覺——這感覺正是導致「假期後綜合徵」的主因。
他們估計，該國介乎25至40歲的上班族中，高達35%受此症影響。

http://hk.news.yahoo.com/060831/12/1sac5.html

Let me check:
Before holiday:
失眠 - Y
昏昏欲睡 - Y
胃口欠佳 - Y
難以集中精神工作 - Y
有不正常肌肉痠痛或心跳太快 -Y
焦慮 - Y
空虛 -Y
容易發怒等徵狀 -Y

After Holiday:
疲倦 - Y
失眠 - N
昏昏欲睡 -Y sometimes
胃口欠佳 -N
難以集中精神工作 -YYYYY
有不正常肌肉痠痛或心跳太快 -N
焦慮 - N
空虛 - Y - a little bit
容易發怒等徵狀 -N

In that case, i have "Post Holiday Syndrome " most of the time... or even worser..?

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the reason for buying this book because i am attracted to the title:
食蛋撻的路線圖 (the route for egg tart) , it satisfied my passion for finding good valuable food.
What surprised me is,this book is not just talking about food (where to find the food or how delicious the food taste ) but also the author's observation on food related to the cultural changes.From local traditional delicacies like egg tart, won ton noodles,Horse cookies (馬仔), local creamy butter cake to weatern zoe's bakery, Fuji Apple vs "snake" apple, traditional Zung (Dragon boat festival)(粽) vs low fat Zung ..etc
This book is a "Morning delights" to read while travelling back to work... it will arouse your appetite of the day!
As most of the food can be found in Wan chai area, it provides me a chance to visit some of places mentioned in the book... these local snacks become my " afternoon delights" & " after work delights" ...
one more thought...if the local tv channel can conduct a more in-depth research on Food & Cutlure issue rather than inviting second-line stars host using same bunch of vocabulary to describe the taste of the food, the food programme will be totally different...

《食蛋撻的路線圖》
作者：梁家權
出版社：上書局

the taste of food 04

The Tea Bag fills with Love ...

my colleague brought some chinese tea to the office and shared with us.
Tea leaves were hand packed into little "delicate" sachets by her husband.
(as drinking that kind of tea would be good to her health, he prepared those little sachets so she could bring back to the office )...

i am touched...

the taste of food 03

My First Cappuccino with homemade honey pound cake

Special thanks to madlo & lilian for teaching me how to brew a coffee, how to break the coffee machine and let all the grounded coffee "spattered" all over the kitchen....

the taste of food 02

My Fav. jap food...

havent been to my fav jap restaurant for a while.I miss the tuna steak rice...the tuna is so tender and fresh in which the fish oil is well preserved within the fish.it melts once you put it into your mouth...why the tuna steak is so good tonite..?it makes me think of a quote..someone says it is better to be in 70% full rather than in 100% full, leave a room to let the taste linger ...same as in food and in relationship... i guess

the taste of food 01

The Happiness of Krispy Kreme
fianally got a chance to try the legendary donut in hk..
the first time was in uk..highly recommended by my friend..of course i really like it!!
i felt extremely excitied cos my colleagues could allow me to buy a dozen of donut back to the office and share with them ... (yes i hv a bad habit of buying lots of food at once,eat very little ,share with freinds or leave them aside, i enjoy the process of purchasing the food)
So great they all love it and provided me another chance to buy 2 dozens of krispy next time... afterall...office life is too boring..sometimes, we need to add a little bit of "flavor" in it ...

藝術教育的體會

今次旅程除了令我感受到西方社會對藝術發展的重視及尊重外 ，其中令我留下深刻印象的便是他們對大眾尤其是年青一代藝術教育的重視。
這樣說可能過於表面，因為我在此所說的也只是我的觀察，沒有什麼實據，但是我相信，連一位旅者也能強烈感受到的，也與現實距離不遠。

差不多每個大型展覽也設audio guided tour， 對藝術家背景、作品甚至影嚮他創作元素等資料大多從深入淺出的文字作介紹。令大小朋友們對展覽的認識很有幫助。如想得到較深入的資料，可到設在館內的書店購買展覽場邗和相關書藉，十分齊全。當然離不開「賣錢」的紀念品、明信片…

每次到美術館也可看到一群群學生們與老師一起前來參觀，老師仔細地跟他們引導講解…週日/平日也隨處看到一家大細前來欣賞作為家庭樂節目之一…

是暑假的原故，各大美術館特設很多為小朋友而設的免費活動，鼓勵家長一起參與…

只能說香港是「不為也，不是不能也。」，「不為也」的原因離不開金錢、人力資源有限等等香港藝術發展的老生常談問題。不能只片面地說政府沒有足夠的支持，大眾甚至本地教育對欣賞和參與藝術的「氣候」也很微弱。當Hello Kitty進入展覽畫廊後才能吸引大眾走入美術館，這條路還有很長要走呢？

「不是不能也」，因為正在努力的大有人在，「藝術在醫院」便是其中的忠堅份子。 把藝術帶進冷冰冰的醫院，讓這裡的人透過參與、觀賞感受藝術的力量 。藝術教育和治療也是他們推廣的主要宗旨。

今天是第三次參與他們的活動，跟以住不同的是今次與他們一起繪畫，心情緊張又缺乏信心。雖然有經驗導師教導，但人數很多，亦需要輔助引導。繪畫是我從小最沒有信心的美術項目，心想，連自己也不能把小鳥小貓畫得神似，怎樣去引導他們呢？幸好經「阿熊」「大波」等人的指導下戰戰兢兢地作嘗試 (心裡想著連自己也沒有信心，怎可以令他們感受到呢？)。看到他們一步步小心翼翼地把顏料掃在畫布上，由初時的不知所措到放膽地下筆 ，不悄一會便漸漸地構成為一幅幅色彩繽紛的圖案。 漸漸地，我的信心也增強起來。是他們給了我信心……

我真的很想再次聽到在V&A露天噴水池廣場中央聽到小朋友們在參與暑期藝術活動時發出的歡笑聲 ，這一刻我被感動，是因為這是藝術教育所引發出的力量 。

http://www.flickr.com/photos/bunbun78/225768783/

老少女戰士4

its another work from Stella!

Sick Leave

sick leave

noun
Definition:

absence due to illness: absence from work for reasons of illness

reference: http://encarta.msn.com/dictionary_/sick%20leave.html

* the intrepretation of this term is changing in modern society especially in" office " culture.
when your colleague is on sick leave, which mean
(1) she/he like committed a serious crime and in a great escape.
(2) irresponsible person ie. somebody who behaves irresponsibly (cos she cant be reach by mobile phone, but doesnt know that her phone maybe out of battery, or in fact her/his body is so weak to pick up any call or she/he might caught in the car accident or etc ?)
(3) must be having a job interview

shall we think in another "humane" way:
sick leave means:
(1) it is a sign that your colleague 's physically status is getting worse due to overload of work.
( how you ever thinking to care about your colleague )
(2) she/he need some time to rest and to let their body for recovery.
(3) if the matter is not in urgent( unless sth that she/he promise to finish in prior), please leave her/him some privacy, afterall, her mobile phone is for private use, she/he pays the phone bill not the comapny. Please be considerate and keep on hold the matter until your colleague back to the office...(this case applies to pirvate mobile phone user only).

I agree that being a responsible person is the attitude that we should carry not only in the mature adult world but should start off in childhood. However, Paid Sick leave (with medical certification) -which entitled under the Labour Legistlation, is also the result of a Democratic society that everyone should respect.

Labour Legistlation:
http://www.labour.gov.hk/eng/legislat/contentA.htm

A Concise Guide to the Employment Ordinance - on sickness allowance
http://www.labour.gov.hk/eng/public/ConciseGuide.htm

before 10:54am

10:54am,
i can write this blog...
which means, i can arrive at my office before 11am...
a little by little, i try going back to the office earlier each day and hopefully to 10am...

6am,
my alarm clock started to ring,
alarm clock "stop"; mobile phone "snooze" then "stop"
my jogging plan failed again...

nite after nite,
alarm clock sets at 600am ; mobile phone alarm clock sets at 615am again ...

stella ' s 老少女戰士#3

Here comes another work from Stella So .
I really appreciate the works of Stella, a highly talented young artist who carries unique observations to the place where she was born and live -- Hong Kong
Wearing her signature "french-styled" cap, with her lomo panorama (mini dv cam) in hand; from the demolition of wan chai old district, restaurants, 7.1 demonstration to wto, she captures "the moment" of Hong Kong and reveals through her illustrations and animations with vivid , distinctive styles.
please visit :
http://www.smstella.com/

stella ' s 老少女戰士

今早剛回到公司便收到Stella的電郵，附上她的新作(每逢星期四在成報邗登)。
很開心她跟我們分享她的新作，看着時令我有種身同感受的感覺，對着電腦傻傻地笑…

Black Coffee

剛看了一個關於咖啡的電視節目，令我想起旅程時去過的咖啡店。
喜歡咖啡的原因不是甘香(苦)的咖啡豆味，而是那種「咖啡生活態度」；
每當我品嚐它時，總能令我把生活步伐放慢下來，然後慢慢品嚐它的甘香(苦)…
如果能坐在較舒適的地方與好友暢談，更是一大享受…

坐在Chez Adel裹，想試聽一聽live french chansons，可是卻來得太早。
一場來到便來一杯咖啡吧！
想不到來到法國也是喝illy咖啡，不打緊…
令我深刻的是咖啡店四週的寧靜、三位可愛小朋友的笑聲和令我感動的小狗…
小狗好像知道我的心情，靜悄悄地陪伴著我整個黃昏…

from blow up to Nokia N93...

Entering into the Photographer's Gallery, so eager to see the Antonioni's Blow-up photo exhibition..but turned out to be a disappointing one...

what 's more surprised me was another small scaled exhibition located at the main entrance." In-Focus" featured around 10-20 digital photographs which were taken by the passengers /amateur with their phone cameras during the "7 july terrorist bombing " in UK.

Although the resolution of the photograph was low and might not be consider as" professional journalist photography " but the impact was very strong cos those photographers were also the survivors of the bomb attack. They were not observing (like what journalist did) but experiencing the event at the same time...i were struck by the terror revealed from the photographs... cos they were so "close" to the event..felt like u were expereincing the same with them...
there are other topics that worth to discuss like "citizen vs professional journalist photography"" the impact of phone camera to photography"... etcetc...
so good to see an inspiring exhibition which is free to public...

as the simply" dial out/ receive call/text msg/alarm clock/calendar"mobile phone user,i dun understand y ppl like to change their mobile phone so often..i will buy a new one until it;s broken and dun think i can utilize the function...
after watching this exh n the mobile ads by gary oldmen( using his mobile phone to make short film),its time to upgrade my knowledge in mobile phone technology...


the photographer' gallery:
http://www.photonet.org.uk/

short films by mobile phone:
http://www.nseries.com/nseries/v2/index_studio.html#studio,motion

the way of seeing...

dunno why,
the sky was exceptionally beautiful this evening...
capivated by the scene,i stopped in the middle of the footbridge,took out my camera and captured this moment..

" is it because my state of mind changed and so as my way of seeing..?...n everything becomes so beautiful suddenly..."
"conclusion..if i wanna see this beautiful scenary..i should leave the office on time.."

new beginning

here comes my first blog...finally...
within 30 mins, i have finished my another " before 30's plans "...
before that, this " blog" has been wandering inside my mind for almost monthssss...

"on the road" comes from the book by Jack Kerouac. I dun read a lot , in fact i always claim myself as " illiterate", but this book does inspire me a lot. I dun remember most of the content as i read it ages ago, but what left behind is the energy and the free spirit of the author, the endless verve of searching and exploring.

The process is confusing, tiring without clear direction, but not everybody can be brave enough to take the risk and walk through the "side track" ...
i wish i have that kinda spirit...
to think a little bit further
to see a little bit deeper
to be brave enough to walk a little bit further

i guess this blog will be my own " on the road" experiences...
though this is my road..n i realize things have to be solved out on my own..
i believe without "you" -my friends , i cannot stand alone..

through this blog, i wanna share with you my experiences , as i wanna listen to yours ...

bunbun
5 aug 06