2008年5月31日 星期六

偶有佳作

極少極少睇娛樂版,皆因娛樂圈的所謂「新聞與國內之所謂「真貨無兩樣,都是真的少,假的多 ... 況且我認為娛樂版只報導個別藝人的動向 (甚至不可視為動向),沒有宏觀探索,只給我「件事關我叉事」的感覺,毫無新聞價值! 但鬧娛樂圈之文章我倒十分欣賞,起碼對整個娛樂圈有宏觀監察作用。其中明報的郭先生的文章是小弟之精神食糧之一,算是偶有佳作!

四川地震以來,不少藝人前往 (打算前往) 救災,小弟總覺得此舉弊多於利,有「阻頭阻勢」之嫌 ...

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幫助災民不爭朝夕
文章日期:
2008531

【明報專訊】不斷有藝人前赴四川地震災區採訪,筆者不知對賑災有多大好處。

愚見認為當一個人失去家人或身體重要部分時,就算平時怎樣崇拜某位偶像,與遭逢浩劫相比,是微不足道。

他們需要的是真正的災後心理治療,非幾位藝人走去慰問影兩張相送份禮物便可以解決。

分派救災物品,藝人去當然是多幾雙手,但隨時會延誤進度。

用常理推測,普通救援人員分發物資,災民拿完就走,如果是從某位大明星手中取得,影相簽名少不免。

筆者相信救災人員都是熱心的,不過我們的消防員在搶救嚴重車禍之後也會拍照留念,不排除部分救援人員見到有明星在場會興奮得上前要求簽名拍照,因為是人之常情。

有位藝人向筆者說過,他到內地做宣傳時,過關時試過引起哄動,部分官員撇下了櫃位的工作,就跑過來要拍照簽名,令他很尷尬,在排隊等過關的人最後鼓譟起來。

認識藝人心態的人很清楚,大部分藝人不止不懂得照顧別人,連自己也不懂得照顧自己。

沒有助手保母的話,他們起居飲食都有問題。

平時他們銀包手機也不會自己拿,要他們親自出手去幫助災民是開玩笑的事。

圈內其實有很多義務的工作,來來去去都是同一班人真正落手落腳去做。

有些藝人只會在傳媒的鏡頭面前擺擺甫士,受訪問時熱淚盈眶,反應過大。

要去災區,不爭朝夕,重建期很長,真正有心的藝人,時間是最好證明。

郭繾澂

2008年5月29日 星期四

teacher's dilemma

俾個難題你諗下 ...

A teacher is engaging in adult education for his 6th year, and everything has been going fine. He is even able to endure day time students' attitude, behavior, values, ... But one day ...

There was a student, female in her late 30's, taking the teacher's evening course and sitting on the first row. She looked a little "different" from all other students, but the teacher didn't pay too much attention to her because the teacher himself is also a strange guy. 3 lectures passed and nothing special happened. Here comes the 4th lecture ...

The teacher notices that the front-row student is late, but he decides to go ahead with the lecture (rule #1 for teachers: no one has the right to be late and still not miss anything!) Lecture goes on for 30 mins, and the front-row student comes in. 30 more mins has just passed - time to take a break. The front-row student is asking the teacher what has been taught - reasonable enough. The teacher explains patiently what has been covered. He talks and talks for 15 mins ... oh! the break is supposed to be only 10 mins long (although students wouldn't mind an ultra long break). So the teacher says to the student, "Let me go through the things with you after the class." The student refuses, insisting that the teacher finish the explanation before the class can continue. Seeing that 25 other students are waiting for the class to resume, the teacher says once again, "Let me go over that with you after class," and decides to discontinue the conversation with the front-row student. She insists. The teacher wants to continue the class. She insists. She is almost in tears. She insists. She insists. (loop 20 times ... holy crap!)

The situation is out of control. The teacher repeats himself again and again and again. Luckily, the student finally stops her whining. Class goes well then.

After class (and the lengthy explanation to that student), the teacher talks to the school office about this, because it has never happened to him in his 5-year teaching tenure. One office lady tells him, "That student is mentally challenged (she actually uses a stronger phrase)." The teacher is like, "WHAT? I'm not looking down on her or what, but she shouldn't be here studying with those 25 students. She needs special care." The lady goes like, "係咁架啦! 學校收左佢! 我地都無辦法架!"

如果講粗口要合時,呢個應該係最佳時機! (yeah! i was the teacher in the story that happened just tonight!)

2008年5月28日 星期三

有錢都唔賺既傻仔

Boss called me tonite and asked if i would have time to teach an evening class. The only 2 questions that i asked her were:
1. what date will it be?
2. how many students are there?

She told me there would be 40+ students, breaking the record high the school has ever had.

I’m considering saying no to her, although i do have time to teach that course. I hate a lot of things, but nothing compares to grading a stack of exam papers. To add more to the hellish grading job, today's students are getting worse and worse in terms of English writing (out of imagination, let me tell u!). And the course my boss asked me to teach is exactly a wordy subject.

Should i teach that? Looks like i've already made up my mind. Let me call her tomorrow and say no!

我就係呢類人,賺錢唔係最重要,要做一d我認為唔值、我討厭既野,多多錢都咪搞我!

playing with my S100FS

悶悶地,所以嚮屋企玩下部相機 ...

正如一般中高檔 digicam,我部 S100FS 都有不同既 focus modes,其中一個 mode 容許用家選擇對焦點,下面四張相,你會發覺每張既物件都一樣,但對焦點係唔同既! (click 圖放大清楚點啊!)

對焦點: 相機遮光罩既字樣 FUJIFILM

對焦點: 電掣既 ON/OFF 掣

對焦點: 潤唇膏

對焦點: remote control 既 now BROADBAND TV 字樣

2008年5月26日 星期一

嘩! 唔洗咁呀?!

小弟非常同情四川地震既災民 ... 但有樣野唔講唔得,就係香港電視新聞既做法 ...

無線、亞視無辦法,一日只有果兩、三個小時既新聞,90%時間講關於四川地震既消息,無可厚非! 但小弟主力睇既 Now broadband TV 有個廿四小時新聞台,每節半小時,我坐低兩個鐘,竟然只有一單同四川地震無關既新聞,洗唔洗呀!?

或者呢個世界既人就係咁自我,當年小弟嚮美國經歷911,當地電視台都係日日只報導911相關新聞,好似全世界只有美國一個國家 ... 唉!

只好上網睇其他新聞 ......

2008年5月24日 星期六

又係你?

我估呢位車主最近做左蒲bar精 ...

2008年5月20日 星期二

2008年5月19日 星期一

再遊大坑東遊樂場

趁天色好少少 (只係少少),行多鑊!

星期日去完教會,返屋企拿相機,跟住食少少野,準備影相!

呢間茶餐廳毫無創意,Donald Duck
句口號都抄 ...... 以後唔再幫襯佢!

$58洗車都算幾平喎

今次行佢正門過 ...

在香港駕駛的問題之一
無錯! Sham Shui Po 都有富貴人家!


休憩處的英文很特別 ...

天色好番d就有人踢波!
準備轉入公園!

2008年5月18日 星期日

懷念它 - 風光篇

家,附近的風光 ...

香港寸金尺土 (近年應改為「尺金寸土」),
世人皆知! 所以只貧民區一街之隔,
就是太子、九龍塘一帶之豪宅

熟悉九龍地理,應該知道太子、
深水「步」、石硤尾是相連的

在下家一分鐘路程,你會見到設施
完備、風光明媚的警察會俱樂部

家背後有所尚算聞名的 bb 學校

亦有所小學暨 bb 學校,不過要上山 ...

家附近有巴士穿梭,交通很方便啊!

懷念它

賣左樓,確有 d 唔捨得 ... 所以趁尋日黃昏有時間,拿部相機,行行屋企附近,影下相,懷緬一番! 天色唔多好,正好配合在下之心情 ......

它,不是甚麼豪宅,只是座落香港貧民
區邊緣的一座私人樓宇,但我會懷念
(我懷疑大業主有台灣背景 ...)

大廈外觀

估下我住邊!
(右手邊,頂樓對落一層)

既然座落貧民區,大廈「大」堂自然
不大,而且沒有「平地」

管理處當然也秉承「細」的風格


而且「舊」,畢竟已廿多年樓 ...

每層3伙的設計,所以只有一部,
不過住左年半,它只讓我失望一次
(因為要維修)

款式當然也舊,但 Otis 係電梯
名牌,果然係實至名歸!

內「風光」

出啦!

原來係11樓!

近年半以來,在下出入過千次的大門

銀色鐵閘屬於鄰居的

燈燈燈凳! 開門啦!

回來時天已黑齊!