黎天王飲庶汁?

潮語

潮語非出自潮州,今屆會考中文試題用上潮語.有同學怨聲載道,潮語是否中文?潮語是否夠潮,而順理成章成為共通語言?
如果你不知潮語由來,可參看住好D有售潮語錄,看看O嘴.屈機的起源.萬估不到住好D,竟能如此洞悉先機,佩服!

Who has moved my 'sofa'?

A new movement- a history of small things (HK)

I am starting a new blog asking friends to write history of small things. There are small things in our lives that tell the history of the community. Personal history interacts with the grand narrative of History. It would be interesting to build up a history of Hong Kong by collecting small histories. For the start, I will write about a HK TV magazine (published 1970) that my father had. I welcome friends to join this movement (small paragraphs and a picture of small things will do). Let me know if you are interested.
www.historyofsmallthings.blogspot.com

Along the mid levels escalator-cafe lavande

Ground floor,4A Prince’s Terrace, Mid-levels

Prince Terrace is a quiet place. There are some art galleries around.
A small cafe called cafe lavande fits well with the enviroment.
It is a perfect place to have a cup of coffee and read!
Yannie and I tried goat cheese & honey toast, chocolat parisien, tuna toast and milk tea.
This place is inspiring. In the cafe, we came up with the ideas how to develop Hollywood road married couple quarter.

SING Y.M.C.A.!

YMCA building is an old building that contains my memory of youth. Inside, there was/is an indoor swimming pool. During my secondary school years, we had our swimming lessons there. Hard to forget how exhausted we were after swimming lessons and still had to walk up the hill and got back to school for lessons.

All about limited: Galleri

Yannie told me that there is a new magazine called Galleri. I finally got a free limited copy 2686 of 4000, very professional printining. cool man!
www.galleri.hk

Historic buildings photos used as folder covers

Attended a seminar orgainsed by Development bureau and got free beautiful folders. What a nice surprise! Thanks xh for reminding me to go! I think the folders should be distributed more widely, say to students...to tourists.....

The seminar was about how we are going to conserve Hollywood road married couple quarter. I have certain feelings for the district and really want to make good use of the place. Will try to write sth perhaps. Actually I suddenly found that I know so little about HK history, esp when I looked at the old photos that were posted on the board outside the hall... so unfamiliar to me.

陳 勤 記

xh, his friend B and I tried the less expensive line of Chiu Chow food in Sheung wan 陳 勤 記. I found the taste ok but a bit salty. I was told that chiu chow food was meant to be salty.
This restaurant was recommended by Chef Chow Chong la.

Shiro- a chic place to chill out!

Lane Crawford has a chic Japanese restaurant as its extension in Pacific Place. sushi (ranging from $40-60), sashimi (ranging from $40-80), drinks e.g. smoothies, coffee(ranging from $40 - 60) and noodles (around $160).

For food, it may be expensive,
For drinks, $40 plus 10% in PP, ok la.

As the deco looks so high end, people would think that the price is very expensive. Now they have to post their menu at the counter in order to attract more customers.

btw, pls note that the bar chairs are not particularly comfortable.

Franc franc concert

I have many VIP memberships (free register in most cases). Normally, I could not fully enjoy VIP priviledges but Franc Franc surprised me by giving me two $250 concert tickets for free (performers: Michael Wong, Ray Wong & Yu Ki).

Michael Wong is Wong Man Tak(the actor). His real name is Michael Fitzgerald Wong. I know that he is now becoming a singer when I saw his appearance in HK Cancer Fund charity show on TV. He sings ok la. The guy called Ray playing erhu. Yu-Ki is a Japnsese singer. Franc Franc has its own brand song album. That has Yu Ki Daikohara's song.

搶奶粉

阿妹告急,話買唔到奶粉,查實初生至一歲名牌奶粉缺市,早有聽聞,親身行去藥房問問,第一間冇,第二間剛入貨,只剩三罐,價錢由上周的百三元躍升到百五元.點解咁誇張?
猜想一.貨源短缺,無人放牧?
猜想二.牛奶廠競爭搶貨?
猜想三.嬰兒人口預計失準,冇估到有咁多豬仔豬女.
猜想四.缺貨名牌奶粉獨霸市埸.
猜想五.香港市場已吸納了周邊城市奶粉消費力.
啟示:如何幫助牧人?如何促進更公平競爭?教育醫療資料有否配合嬰兒的單年增
長?有沒有把握奶粉剌激的消費市場?

學吃太空餐

周末看了一個探討非法傾倒廢料問題的電視節目,提及受影響公地,要政府部門肯積極協調,才能清理堆積的廢物;私人地方因政府無權管,情況更壞,農民亦情願放棄農地,給人堆田.
務農,不合時宜了;有地,為甚麼不發展?天氣變化再不恩澤農民.在城市社會發展中,農民沒有被善待,沒有農夫,沒有農田,情況又怎會只限於香港.供應Supply一再萎縮,又如何應付增長的需求demand,而且還是'以為浪費代表富有'的人群?悶局...我們不斷創造消費者,卻無力培養創造和保護者.

又有一個電視節目,談及很多國家都有儲藏犆物種子,不過有種子庫因戰禍被炸毀,最令我意外的是,現在有的種子種類,比以前還要少.長此一去,糧食要再被定義,或許我們要改變思維,學吃太空餐.

日式下午茶

阿妹推介圓方Megu下午茶,$238+10%,兩位用,有精美壽司.惹味牛柳治,別具心思甜品,咖啡茶好多選擇,這樣級數餐廳提供高質素服務,價錢相對不算貴,阿妹果然冇介紹錯.值得一提,Megu廁所個廁所板自動掀起,但沖水及洗手反而要手動,都唔知話佢先進定唔先進好.
photo by ying

報紙

我喜歡早上坐地鐵及坐火車的時間,因為我可以看兩三份免費報紙,但愈看愈「無癮」,每日新聞論調千篇一律,將人物刪去,換上張三李四,也沒有分別.
多可惜,為著速度,我們放棄了廣度和角度,沒有分析,甚至不在乎被談論者的面貌.但這樣,新聞還算新嗎?新聞在社會還有甚麼功能?

推動旅遊

看香港政府推動旅遊,真教人冒汗.來來去去...山頂.購物.幻彩詠香江,好像沒理會過旅客期望的轉變.山頂已沒有從前的吸引力,因為能見度時常偏低,而且很多旅客也去過(除非好好發展有歷史價值的部份如從前的'港督府'遺跡,遺跡可引出殖民地歷史).
其實只要稍微留意旅遊趨勢和發展,就會明白今天真正吸引人旅遊,在乎城市魅力,源於歷史,來自生活,重視個性化的旅遊體驗,讓旅遊者各自品嘗不同的味道,從景物嗅出一些城市歷史脈絡.
可惜我們很少用歷史眼光看事情.例如會展不只是賺錢的展覽場地,也是回歸交接的歷史印記.早前星加坡朋友來港,問我那裡可以看香港歷史,一時間我竟不知如何回答,因為香港由漁港變成飛龍,中間過程蒼白,仿如沒有了數據庫,形同失憶.
對我來說,沒有認真處理歷史的城市,是沒有主體的社會,主體既不存在,如何處理客體?如何引發對話?
香港是一個流動的城市,有潮水式人潮管制措施,但沒有提供Meeting point,程序的順暢=效率=成果,要知道講求制度雖好,但容易變成因循.創意往往在對話中產生,制度有時阻礙了對話空間,而沒有創意的城市就只能聽命於世界大勢.搞創意產業,「難」哉!

新阿宗麵線(荃灣荃興徑25 號A ,即路德圍)

Stel1a帶我去食疑似阿宗麵線,味道賣相十分像,麵線可以加蚵仔,算不錯,可惜其他小食稍嫌水準不穩定,店主曾到台灣拜師學藝,有基本功力.在附近店舖發現8元5包越南即食河粉,通透細滑,食後不口渴.若然無米食,大家可以考慮轉食越南河!

專業精神

伍晃榮報導的是體育新聞,不是新聞報導的主角,卻沒有自貶.因他的投入.創意令觀眾留下深刻印象,專業精神令人尊敬.

行步見步

聖經話明天自有明天的憂慮,一天的難處一天當就夠了. 馬太福音6:34.
憂慮同難處基本上避唔到,但上帝俾我有樂觀底子.阿媽身體出現問題,舊同學M透過阿媽教會知道消息,致電問候,同學話我好似好化,我覺得同化唔化無關喎!上星期都sad左陣,淚水眼圈裡徘徊,埋怨左上帝幾句,冇心情做野.
跟住我發現人其實都好想知'我地唔想發生ge事'點解會發生,因為有D事情not within our plans,為著合理化事情ge發生,我地會嘗試尋找事情當中ge意義.感謝神,係我情緒主導發緊神經ge時候,xh emailed我一個故事,叫番醒我:

有個人去食麥記，食o左個漢堡包，唔飽；
再買多個萍果批食，都係唔飽；
再買多個杯雪榚食，都係唔飽；
買多個盒麥樂雞食，剛食o左一粒，就開始覺飽喇！
佢話︰早知食麥樂雞一粒就飽，我就唔駛浪費錢去食漢堡包，食萍果批同雪榚喇！
(courtesy by xh)

我覺得個故事幾funny!有早知無乞兒ge道理,人人都知,但總想自已會係例外ge幸運兒,以前聽過團契導師(大媽)ge一句話,「在主裡,我地唔係見步行步,而係行步見步」,即係我而家經歷緊,行步見步,踏著ge就係恩典.若你為我代禱,請求主賜予我同我ge屋企人行步見步.
係度順便多謝各位親友同事幫助同慰問,Mrs. Chu你ge意見幫助我快速作決定,好關鍵嫁!

自由與美德奧運篇 - 一個有自由無美德的年代

你當然有你的理由搞串party
但那只顯示你的無禮
尊重主人家是基本禮貌
食物難吃極,也要為別人留面子
轉過彎善意批評無問題
直指食物難吃突顯自己失禮
難怪有本書指出
我們要學的
在幼稚園已學過
Robert Fulghum's All I Really Need to Know I Learned in Kindergarten

Kopi Luwak

I got an Indonesian souvenir which I wanted to buy long long time ago but did not know where to buy it.
A very odd but special coffee. The 'coffee' taste is not very strong.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kopi_Luwak

A bit disgusting I admit
If you dare to try, contact me.

Photo by Angel, thanks.

食之不盡,澳門兩日一夜

同事組團,一行十五人大大小小去澳門,第一站閒逛威尼斯人渡假村,無澳門特色Foodcourt隨便吃了沙甸魚三文治及葡汁牛治,再行去漁人碼頭遊覽,夾好時間Check in利澳酒店,旋即飛身嘗瑪嘉烈葡撻嘆咖啡,千山萬水拜候禮記三文冶雪糕,行行大三巴,消耗點卡路里.一路行一路食沙度娜木糠布甸,團友買潘榮記金錢餅又咬一囗.經過明記牛什,大家一人咬一串,甜杏園馬蹄沙透心涼下肚清清熱,晚餐等著我們是寶石常記預訂足料清甜雞煲翅($8OO足十五人品嘗).豉油蝦及乳鴿,生炒骨,荵油撈麵...回回氣再到華麗的MGM Clubbing,宵夜有內港六記粥麵脆口米通鯪魚球,鮮味水蟹粥,滑滑鳳爪.大大碟蝦子撈麵...在那裡,重遇馳名細龜牛河.如此食行食食行,坐盡各大酒店專車,又一天.
第二天,行程更緊湊,早上到龍華茶樓一盅兩件,排骨.燒賣.臘腸卷.蔥油雞,再與何老板合照及索取簽名.坐公車到黑沙灣Fernando吃燒乳豬.番茄沙律.燒雞.紅腰豆豬手.燒沙甸魚,大伙兒吃得不亦樂乎.飯後甜品官也街吃莫義記榴蓮雪糕,味濃有口感,好味過天娜出品.悠然漫步龍環葡韻,景觀變了威尼斯人酒店及其他地盆,卻不損我們攝影雅興,韜韜推介但不算好好味魚翅球一群人隨街拮.
順道看看皇冠酒店,百分百為賭的酒店設計,令人非常失望,轉車到葡京胡亂走走,被北方佳麗循環快速貓步嚇了一跳,惟有到永利分享美味high tea定定驚,三層咸甜糕點一位才$98,夠三四人分享,叫一份再另叫飲品,非常化算.臨尾試祥記蝦子撈麵,南乳豬腳仔及鮮魚皮.
飽食兩天,試了新食肆,認識新的人,行了新酒店,有了新體驗,還第一次有人有斬獲萬歲消夜,更有很多趣事發生.對我來說,這次旅程很特別.雖然有事煩心,但這兩天恢復了一點能量.記起朋友的一句話,"every day is great".

遊澳門小提示
夜晚很難找的士,留意.
六記紅荳餅收山,的士司機話檔主係佢親戚,決定唔再做喎!
葡京回港澳碼頭專車,要憑票上車.
瑪嘉烈葡撻D蛋料超熱,小心.

Macau Travel 1

Macau Travel 2

Macau Travel 3

聖火

在法國,聖火被暫時弄熄,以便繼續傳送,我舒了一口氣,發生在法國,總好過在其他地方.否則可以成為另一場風波.
我也試著想像,那個坐在輪椅上傳送者的感受及在鏡頭前親手關掉聖火那個人的感受.究竟有甚麼準則,作此決定?
我估計從今以後,每個傳送聖火者,心理都會受威脅.我相信人有表達自己的自由,但同時要尊重其他人的自由.我相信奧運的宗旨是提倡和平,運動員不應該受政治壓力,我真的想看一場和平的奧運.北京在公平的篩選中勝出,它就名正言順主辦奧運.

誠品好讀四月第八十六期後暫時休刊

http://www.cna.com.tw/menu/NewsDetail.aspx?strCatL=EDU&strSearchDate=&strNewsID=200804060036&strType=DD

油麻地的電影感

表弟回港數天,我建議帶他重遊兒時居處-油麻地:榕樹頭,油麻地警署,美都餐室,百老匯電影中心,果欄,表弟覺得這些地方彷彿全在電視電影見過,是的,我認為油麻地是香港最富電影感的地方.

淺水灣酒店

因工作關係,上星期去過淺水灣酒店,它有種特別韻味,是一個能孕育傾城之戀的地方.員工告訴我天氣太熱太泠及下雨時,都不會打開窗,所以一年中開窗的日子不多,我有幸碰止了.

下午茶自助餐有驚喜

去紅磡海逸酒店食下午茶自助餐(2:3O to 5:OO),食物有意外驚喜,揀紅磡海逸酒店為就Isaac BB可以參與,BB令我地好有口福,自助餐竟然有鴨舌食,仲要好味個隻.紫米露香滑唔太甜,好smooth ge感覺,係食過最好食ge紫米露,雪糕有四種味,我食左butter scotch及一種好熟悉但唔知叫咩名ge雪糕,有D杏仁碎粒個隻,芒果千層餅做得鬆化,而杯跟餐例牌咖啡出奇地好,選擇多元化,價錢亦不過百六蚊左右,值得推介.

家居佈置

同事Y用Homeless框配搭米妮作家居佈置,效果不錯啊!

掃墓

今年我第一年跟親朋去掃墓,表弟正巧加國回來,也一同參與.其實我家沒有掃墓傳統,父親常認為在生時,不好好對待,死後才做,也只是做給生人看.所以以前從沒有去掃墓,清明節是百分百假期.
透過今次參與,我發現很多人扶老欈幼掃墓.又要早起,又一袋二袋,還要人頭湧湧,上山下山,當中更有孕婦及潮人.我和表弟都是基督徒,沒有任何儀式要進行,但覺得這個具孝義傳統的節日,守著還不錯.
在這樣的節日,我可以懷念教我詠春的公公及一邊看賽馬一邊給我切蘋果的爸爸.

Yau Ma Tei fruit market

Ecological perspective of Fair trade

I met Mr. SW Chiu (a person who advocates fair trade) and I met Prof. K C Ho (from Green Power). I found that they do crossover.
In the past fair trade goods are from Europe, they now import goods from Vietnam and India to reduce environmental damage caused by transportation. It is not difficult to support fairtrade. Pour your support!Oxfam has tea. Cafe O has coffee.

http://www.hkfairtradepower.com

solitude books

If you assign time to read
You have time to read
Trust me.

If you feel bored,
you have to read...
If you feel dumb,
you have to read...
If you feel lonely,
you have to read...
If you need solitude,
you have to read...


'Solitude books' has interesting books that cannot be found in local book shops.
Bookshop owner said that he is not sure how long this book shop can survive.
I am sure that it will only survive if people still read

http://solitudebooks.blogspot.com
1B, 458 Nathan road. Yau Ma Tei