今天non-HK朋友仔問我這個問題。因為佢覺得香港就等於行街，但佢又知我吾鍾意行街。
我答：打波，食飯，帶狗玩。
我發覺，其實我個人都幾悶架wor。
Wei，吾好跌入去等死會啊！醒呀！強！
2011年10月31日 星期一
2011年10月19日 星期三
2011年10月10日 星期一
寫在十月十日
我記得去年今天，第一次參加台灣同學會的活動，那時慶祝十月十日“國慶”。去的原因好簡單，有人叫我去吃飯怎麼會不去。搞手們又揮動青天白日滿地紅旗甚麼的，我感覺格格不入自己有點odd。
但細心去想。十月一日跟十月十日，哪個才是真正的國慶？
一百年前，孫中山等發動辛亥革命，佔領整個武昌，推翻清政府，結束帝制。那是中國人歷史輝煌的一天，我完全不用懷疑。
一九四九年十月一日，共產黨打敗國民黨，成立中華人民共和國，這個十月一日也變成正式的國慶。但你問我，那是中國人歷史輝煌的一天嗎？我卻有點...說不出來。
＊不喜勿插＊
台灣人一般都會說自己不是中國人是台灣人。中國同胞們也或許會不高興。這說法也一般被認為是政治不正確。
但同時，如果中國內地（及香港及澳門）人會慶祝十月一日，即慶祝中華人民共和國成立，即慶祝一個基於打敗了國民黨才成立的政府。現在的台灣人明明就是共產黨當年打走的那班人，你現在還慶祝自己當年打走了那班人，那就是根本沒有當過他們是自己人了吧？不然自己人打贏自己人有啥好慶祝的？
我開始有點搞不懂了。
當然你也可以說，辛亥革命，推翻了當時腐敗的清政府；內戰結束，推翻了當時貪污腐敗的國民黨政府...所以十月一日很值得慶祝。
但按此推論，十月一日要慶祝的話，十月十日還是沒有理由不慶祝。雖然我大概也是不會揮動青天白日滿地紅旗，不過中華人民共和國的國旗，我也是一樣沒有揮過。
況且，這個島，是唯一中國人能真正擁有民主的地方。光是這個existence，也夠值得慶祝了吧。
但細心去想。十月一日跟十月十日，哪個才是真正的國慶？
一百年前，孫中山等發動辛亥革命，佔領整個武昌，推翻清政府，結束帝制。那是中國人歷史輝煌的一天，我完全不用懷疑。
一九四九年十月一日，共產黨打敗國民黨，成立中華人民共和國，這個十月一日也變成正式的國慶。但你問我，那是中國人歷史輝煌的一天嗎？我卻有點...說不出來。
＊不喜勿插＊
台灣人一般都會說自己不是中國人是台灣人。中國同胞們也或許會不高興。這說法也一般被認為是政治不正確。
但同時，如果中國內地（及香港及澳門）人會慶祝十月一日，即慶祝中華人民共和國成立，即慶祝一個基於打敗了國民黨才成立的政府。現在的台灣人明明就是共產黨當年打走的那班人，你現在還慶祝自己當年打走了那班人，那就是根本沒有當過他們是自己人了吧？不然自己人打贏自己人有啥好慶祝的？
我開始有點搞不懂了。
當然你也可以說，辛亥革命，推翻了當時腐敗的清政府；內戰結束，推翻了當時貪污腐敗的國民黨政府...所以十月一日很值得慶祝。
但按此推論，十月一日要慶祝的話，十月十日還是沒有理由不慶祝。雖然我大概也是不會揮動青天白日滿地紅旗，不過中華人民共和國的國旗，我也是一樣沒有揮過。
況且，這個島，是唯一中國人能真正擁有民主的地方。光是這個existence，也夠值得慶祝了吧。
2011年10月7日 星期五
RIP Steve Jobs
我自問是一個technology laggard，昨天晚上跟友人談起Steve英年早逝，她說沒想過你會關注。
我說，我沒有iphone，但有Macbook，所以也算半個Mackie吧。Macbook用了一年多，也明白了為甚麼有些人成功有些人不。蘋果的設計關注用家的每一個需要，你平時用電腦會遇到的問題，他們都有想過。每一個難題，大又好細又好，都是改進的機會，也都是勝過對手的機會，也都是贏得掌聲的機會。同樣，日本雖然經濟滑落，但她的文化卻一直受人景仰，就是那種kaizen，那種對生活的關懷，教你不得不佩服。
我討厭英國人不善改進的同時，卻一直發現自己沒有好到哪裡去。我不是一個curious的人，也不是一個entrepreneurial的人。砌一個model，如果已經懂得既有的方法，我很少會去找更快的方法。教授一直強調“This is not user friendly"，我發覺我從來沒有關注過這問題。
我過的人生，是一個讓家人都放心的人生，是每個下一步都非常清楚明確的人生，但同時，也可能是一個永遠衝不破框框的人生。有目標，有收成，但沒有WOW。因為我會settle。因為我不會keep looking。
多得大家在fb的分享，聽過Steve在Stanford的演說，感動了。
我不是說我現在就決定要創業甚麼的。但生活裡，對人，對工作，少一份assumption，多一份關懷，也多一份好奇，我想，我總能做到。
Stay hungry, stay foolish. 我希望我能做到。
我說，我沒有iphone，但有Macbook，所以也算半個Mackie吧。Macbook用了一年多，也明白了為甚麼有些人成功有些人不。蘋果的設計關注用家的每一個需要，你平時用電腦會遇到的問題，他們都有想過。每一個難題，大又好細又好，都是改進的機會，也都是勝過對手的機會，也都是贏得掌聲的機會。同樣，日本雖然經濟滑落，但她的文化卻一直受人景仰，就是那種kaizen，那種對生活的關懷，教你不得不佩服。
我討厭英國人不善改進的同時，卻一直發現自己沒有好到哪裡去。我不是一個curious的人，也不是一個entrepreneurial的人。砌一個model，如果已經懂得既有的方法，我很少會去找更快的方法。教授一直強調“This is not user friendly"，我發覺我從來沒有關注過這問題。
我過的人生，是一個讓家人都放心的人生，是每個下一步都非常清楚明確的人生，但同時，也可能是一個永遠衝不破框框的人生。有目標，有收成，但沒有WOW。因為我會settle。因為我不會keep looking。
多得大家在fb的分享，聽過Steve在Stanford的演說，感動了。
我不是說我現在就決定要創業甚麼的。但生活裡，對人，對工作，少一份assumption，多一份關懷，也多一份好奇，我想，我總能做到。
Stay hungry, stay foolish. 我希望我能做到。
2011年10月1日 星期六
寫在十月一日
很多論調在說，保衛香港，反對陸沈，我們她們分得很清楚。彷彿人家現在要攻打香港一樣。
可能個人感情影響吧，我是菲傭帶大的，早已把她當成自己人。不同膚色而已，難道就可以把一起生活相處的經歷抹掉？
在一個地方生活工作7年，你會覺得這地方不是你的家？我在英國才一年，再討厭她跟她八字再不合，她也是我半個家啊。
很多人嫌人家低技術勞工，但在香港發展最關鍵的時候，沒有她們的貢獻，香港女性在社會，職場的地位絕對不會像現在，走在世界前線。
香港人，憑甚麼看不起外傭？Cosmopolitan，你還夠膽認嗎？你還夠膽做嗎？
沒有接納、欣賞不同人的胸襟，香港真要滅亡的話，不會是因為大陸人，不會是因為菲傭，只會是因為自己沈淪。
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《釋法》
現在局勢很簡單，都七年了，她今天上門要你給個名分。
要是你動不動就找個大佬釋個法去把人打發掉，未來就不要怪大佬永遠都當你是二打六小嘍囉。
不要釋法，請不要釋法。
可能個人感情影響吧，我是菲傭帶大的，早已把她當成自己人。不同膚色而已，難道就可以把一起生活相處的經歷抹掉？
在一個地方生活工作7年，你會覺得這地方不是你的家？我在英國才一年，再討厭她跟她八字再不合，她也是我半個家啊。
很多人嫌人家低技術勞工，但在香港發展最關鍵的時候，沒有她們的貢獻，香港女性在社會，職場的地位絕對不會像現在，走在世界前線。
香港人，憑甚麼看不起外傭？Cosmopolitan，你還夠膽認嗎？你還夠膽做嗎？
沒有接納、欣賞不同人的胸襟，香港真要滅亡的話，不會是因為大陸人，不會是因為菲傭，只會是因為自己沈淪。
＊
《釋法》
現在局勢很簡單，都七年了，她今天上門要你給個名分。
要是你動不動就找個大佬釋個法去把人打發掉，未來就不要怪大佬永遠都當你是二打六小嘍囉。
不要釋法，請不要釋法。
2011年9月24日 星期六
真愛是真的嗎？
近來鬧得最熱烘烘的話題，是女作家高慧然在爽報的專欄《靚女橫行》内一篇文章《他憑甚麼追我？》。還沒有看過的，可到這裡看看:
http://www.hihiforum.com/thread-39626-1-1.html
Forum網友反應奇大，很多人說這女的這副樣子憑甚麼大言不慚，正港女，樣衰兼無品（下刪一萬字）...
老實說，我是不能理解為甚麼大家都會真心的以為她在說自己，並加以歧視。本人認為，作者不應被歧視的原因有二：
1 內容很明顯不是真心話，因為太弱智了。既然不是真心話，沒有理由歧視她沒有自知之明。
2 如果內容真的是真心話，她很明顯就是弱智了。我們不應該歧視弱智人士，因為這違反殘疾歧視條例。
反正作者已經澄清了，說這只是第一身故事寫作手法，證明她不是弱智。我個人對這文章沒有甚麼意見，老實說，論狠辣文筆，本人認為高小姐絕對不夠王迪詩綴核；但就網友的follow up 討論，我的感受卻很深。似乎很多人並不發覺內容有反諷的意味，認為高小姐是真心膠，才會對之口誅筆伐。然後我在想，這是為甚麼？？
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看過我偶像張如城新歌的全新MV，我，開始明白了。
看著這MV，一開始只是覺得，wow，好dum本啊！專程到北京取外景，還請了dancer跟老外在長城fing紅旗打鼓！
直到最後，發現原來老外跟dancer們，都是中央電視台提供的人員。我shock了一shock。他，得到了中央的祝福啊。
...這是真的嗎？
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甚麼是真，甚麼是假，我發覺我已經吾識得分。我望住杯内黑色的咖啡，我望吾透，呢個世界仲有幾多野我係掌握到？我好迷惘。
隨著這世界越來越多真心膠出現，我想，像《他憑甚麼追我？》的這類爭議，只會越來越多。
http://www.hihiforum.com/thread-39626-1-1.html
Forum網友反應奇大，很多人說這女的這副樣子憑甚麼大言不慚，正港女，樣衰兼無品（下刪一萬字）...
老實說，我是不能理解為甚麼大家都會真心的以為她在說自己，並加以歧視。本人認為，作者不應被歧視的原因有二：
1 內容很明顯不是真心話，因為太弱智了。既然不是真心話，沒有理由歧視她沒有自知之明。
2 如果內容真的是真心話，她很明顯就是弱智了。我們不應該歧視弱智人士，因為這違反殘疾歧視條例。
反正作者已經澄清了，說這只是第一身故事寫作手法，證明她不是弱智。我個人對這文章沒有甚麼意見，老實說，論狠辣文筆，本人認為高小姐絕對不夠王迪詩綴核；但就網友的follow up 討論，我的感受卻很深。似乎很多人並不發覺內容有反諷的意味，認為高小姐是真心膠，才會對之口誅筆伐。然後我在想，這是為甚麼？？
*********
看過我偶像張如城新歌的全新MV，我，開始明白了。
看著這MV，一開始只是覺得，wow，好dum本啊！專程到北京取外景，還請了dancer跟老外在長城fing紅旗打鼓！
直到最後，發現原來老外跟dancer們，都是中央電視台提供的人員。我shock了一shock。他，得到了中央的祝福啊。
...這是真的嗎？
*********
甚麼是真，甚麼是假，我發覺我已經吾識得分。我望住杯内黑色的咖啡，我望吾透，呢個世界仲有幾多野我係掌握到？我好迷惘。
隨著這世界越來越多真心膠出現，我想，像《他憑甚麼追我？》的這類爭議，只會越來越多。
2011年9月19日 星期一
Navigo
整個禮拜都在想要不要買Navigo (巴黎版八達通/oyster)。太多條件太多選擇，眼花撩亂。Zone 3-4 一個價，Zone 1-4一個價，斷週計一個價，斷月計又一個價。Navigo 29歐一個禮拜，實在很那貴。不用Navigo 的話，另外一個方法是一次過買10張票，比逐次買票的價錢打了個7折。問題在於，metro的票在上學的火車不能用，上學的火車票從Versailles去巴黎不能用，Versailles去La Defense的票去St Lazare 不能用...結論是我要隨身帶著3堆不同的票。
如此一來就要開始算自己一個禮拜會有多少天上學，會有多少天去巴黎玩，從而算出哪一個比較便宜。慘在法國學校的timetable十分法國，充滿randomness，一個禮拜上一天課，下一個禮拜上四天，再下一個禮拜又只有兩天。抵與不抵，實在無從計算。就算assume自己一個禮拜有3天出去巴黎，也不一定能值回那29歐。但如果去每一個景點都搭metro的話，條數又吾同計法。但如果景點與景點之間用走路的，多點東西看其實比較過癮。但如果集中一個禮拜去不同的巴黎景點的話就抵到爛了，問題是，我明明住在這裡，為甚麼要玩得像個遊客？但如果...
人窮，縮數，煩到喊。
大原則是，我不想因為付了upfront payment而逼自己非出去不可。人，不應該因為“宅”而感到愧疚。所以，我今天又窩在房間裡，等住今晚出去踢波。
朋友們，我還是等你們來找我才買Navigo吧 =)
如此一來就要開始算自己一個禮拜會有多少天上學，會有多少天去巴黎玩，從而算出哪一個比較便宜。慘在法國學校的timetable十分法國，充滿randomness，一個禮拜上一天課，下一個禮拜上四天，再下一個禮拜又只有兩天。抵與不抵，實在無從計算。就算assume自己一個禮拜有3天出去巴黎，也不一定能值回那29歐。但如果去每一個景點都搭metro的話，條數又吾同計法。但如果景點與景點之間用走路的，多點東西看其實比較過癮。但如果集中一個禮拜去不同的巴黎景點的話就抵到爛了，問題是，我明明住在這裡，為甚麼要玩得像個遊客？但如果...
人窮，縮數，煩到喊。
大原則是，我不想因為付了upfront payment而逼自己非出去不可。人，不應該因為“宅”而感到愧疚。所以，我今天又窩在房間裡，等住今晚出去踢波。
朋友們，我還是等你們來找我才買Navigo吧 =)
2011年9月16日 星期五
First quartile － check!
Papa Tarek once asked me：You don’t drink, you don’t smoke, you do sports, what is your exit plan?
Honestly, I don’t have an exit plan. Though I am leading a (probably) extremely healthy and (possibly) boring life (no clubbing and else), but actually, I don’t want to live THAT long. So I hope, today I have reached at least one fourth of my life. If it’s one third, I guess that’s even better. (*wink)
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感謝Facebook諸位洗板式祝賀，另inbox message及skype message不計其數。
去年生日很安靜，因為剛踏足英國還在jetlag中。今年在法國，更安靜，上了一課excel modelling，然後回家去。有想過今天不如吃豪華一點當是跟自己慶祝，在Marche 附近走來走去看有甚麼好餐廳。然後發現，我個人始終孤寒底， 天價鵝肝田螺，遠不及抵食夾大件14歐crepe套餐食得安樂。豪華大餐，還是留待跟良朋知己一起吃才算享受。
由Jouy走上campus每天身水身汗，再加Versailles Chantiers回家要走路超過30分鐘（單車應該10分鐘吧），呢3個月，想肥都難。
在我鯨吞兩個crepe加一個沙律的同時，卻不知何故，腦内浮現了一碟窩蛋免治牛肉飯。
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二三二四，工作了三年，感覺自己經歷了人生的低潮，很殘很累，機件故障，頻頻死火。
不像大部份人，我早幾年沒有exchange的經驗，不過遲到，總好過無到。 出走剛好一周年，看到不一樣的世界，不一樣的人，不一樣的角度。
世界是如此的大，二十五年，才不過夠你學懂這一點點。路還遠，豈能言倦？
大個仔啦，撻番著架車，再上路罷。
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多謝把我帶到這世界的兩老。個人並不是非凡出眾之流，但多得兩位在我成長路中從來都讓我自行碰釘（當然也同時給予無限量支持），小弟可謂經歷千奇百趣，無得威都叫做有得講呀 。
這一年，最深的體會是，原來已經很快樂。
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近排好多人問，所以正式announce 一次：香港時間12月19日，凱旋回歸！
Honestly, I don’t have an exit plan. Though I am leading a (probably) extremely healthy and (possibly) boring life (no clubbing and else), but actually, I don’t want to live THAT long. So I hope, today I have reached at least one fourth of my life. If it’s one third, I guess that’s even better. (*wink)
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感謝Facebook諸位洗板式祝賀，另inbox message及skype message不計其數。
去年生日很安靜，因為剛踏足英國還在jetlag中。今年在法國，更安靜，上了一課excel modelling，然後回家去。有想過今天不如吃豪華一點當是跟自己慶祝，在Marche 附近走來走去看有甚麼好餐廳。然後發現，我個人始終孤寒底， 天價鵝肝田螺，遠不及抵食夾大件14歐crepe套餐食得安樂。豪華大餐，還是留待跟良朋知己一起吃才算享受。
由Jouy走上campus每天身水身汗，再加Versailles Chantiers回家要走路超過30分鐘（單車應該10分鐘吧），呢3個月，想肥都難。
在我鯨吞兩個crepe加一個沙律的同時，卻不知何故，腦内浮現了一碟窩蛋免治牛肉飯。
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二三二四，工作了三年，感覺自己經歷了人生的低潮，很殘很累，機件故障，頻頻死火。
不像大部份人，我早幾年沒有exchange的經驗，不過遲到，總好過無到。 出走剛好一周年，看到不一樣的世界，不一樣的人，不一樣的角度。
世界是如此的大，二十五年，才不過夠你學懂這一點點。路還遠，豈能言倦？
大個仔啦，撻番著架車，再上路罷。
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多謝把我帶到這世界的兩老。個人並不是非凡出眾之流，但多得兩位在我成長路中從來都讓我自行碰釘（當然也同時給予無限量支持），小弟可謂經歷千奇百趣，無得威都叫做有得講呀 。
這一年，最深的體會是，原來已經很快樂。
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近排好多人問，所以正式announce 一次：香港時間12月19日，凱旋回歸！
2011年9月12日 星期一
2011年9月7日 星期三
你是甚麼人，就必到哪裡去
可能是之前在Mannheim的經歷比較不如意。可能是因為有參加足球隊。可能是因為這裡鳥不生蛋。也可能是因為我generally比較容易對一個團體有attachment。
但我絕對相信，能夠互相connect的人，就自然會走到一起。結果來到WBS，打的是羽毛球不是哥爾夫；喝的是可樂不是紅酒；玩的是UNO不是德州撲克；說的是別人多厲害不是自己多有錢。無論世界怎變，我們，大概也只能是這個樣子，變也變不了。
型嗎？不型。 我們不是top business school，但有些東西，真的比ranking重要，no grapes involved。華威人，謙虛，務實，有禮而不失幽默感。值得沾沾。
在這裡最後一天，我只想到這個。
但我絕對相信，能夠互相connect的人，就自然會走到一起。結果來到WBS，打的是羽毛球不是哥爾夫；喝的是可樂不是紅酒；玩的是UNO不是德州撲克；說的是別人多厲害不是自己多有錢。無論世界怎變，我們，大概也只能是這個樣子，變也變不了。
型嗎？不型。 我們不是top business school，但有些東西，真的比ranking重要，no grapes involved。華威人，謙虛，務實，有禮而不失幽默感。值得沾沾。
在這裡最後一天，我只想到這個。
I was just joking
OK when did we last talk about this?
I was bluffing with Mr. Koo about changing his dissertation topic to "The factors leading Liverpool citizens to become fans of Everton instead of Liverpool FC". So Mr. Koo asked me for a quote to help him write his dissertation. I quoted 4000 quid.
Hard to believe somebody (not from our uni) actually approached me for this purpose. Strangely enough, the guy contacted me and said his friend needed to go home and get married, and didn't have time to do his dissertation. He needs help. He just needs a C. Can you please help.
Ms. K said I should quote 4000 quid and see what happens.
Nah. What if he says yes?
So you see, Mr. Koo, what a good friend I am to you. At least I was willing to give you a quote (*wink).
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Thank you, my friend, for deliberately coming over for our last chat on campus :)
年輕的臂章 默默除下了...
I was bluffing with Mr. Koo about changing his dissertation topic to "The factors leading Liverpool citizens to become fans of Everton instead of Liverpool FC". So Mr. Koo asked me for a quote to help him write his dissertation. I quoted 4000 quid.
Hard to believe somebody (not from our uni) actually approached me for this purpose. Strangely enough, the guy contacted me and said his friend needed to go home and get married, and didn't have time to do his dissertation. He needs help. He just needs a C. Can you please help.
Ms. K said I should quote 4000 quid and see what happens.
Nah. What if he says yes?
So you see, Mr. Koo, what a good friend I am to you. At least I was willing to give you a quote (*wink).
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Thank you, my friend, for deliberately coming over for our last chat on campus :)
年輕的臂章 默默除下了...
2011年9月6日 星期二
2011年9月4日 星期日
夢遠了，我都還記得
It's kind of interesting how MBA programs usually sell themselves for transforming people. That's what they always tell you at the start of the course. Get out of your comfort zone. Be more adventurous and ENTREPRENEURIAL. I did dream of how marvellously I would be changed. I'd become a confident person, loads of MBA bullshit, awesome job prospects...
It now seems that MBA was actually a journey to find out how perversely stubborn a person I am. I always used to think I'm not that much of a Virgo but now I know better.
In the past month I had actually been doing a lot of proofreading work for some non-native English speakers on their dissertations. Dissertations would usually discuss whether a qualitative or a quantitative approach is more suitable for the research topic blah blah. One thing I noticed is that
I BELIEVE IN NONE OF THE QUALITATIVE RESEARCH. Yes. Most people use a qualitative approach because of time constraints, because there are not enough samples...and so, I believe in none of them. None at all. OK, yes, you wrote in the case study that you interviewed a guy who said A. But he could be bluffing. Yes, B said the same thing but then I'd start thinking, they won't let you know the whole story anyway so of course they'd say something that's consistent with the rumours in the industry. And there would usually be no case C because of the time constraints.
And so I do a quantitative research. That's not too much better, actually. By working on my dissertation I found how easy it is to muck up the numbers. So you've already done the whole analysis and you find you messed up something in the middle, though it's not obvious and it MIGHT not affect the results. Do you start over? I started over twice but when I messed something up the third time, I just couldn't force myself to do it again. Nobody would check anyway. And due to time constraints my sample was only from the S&P500. And to cover my ass I say the limitation is that S&P500 might not be able to represent the entire market. And end up concluding NOTHING, which I am actually quite comfortable with.
What is the point of doing a dissertation, then?
What's even more scary is that I now know I am a non-believer in basically EVERYTHING. I got goosebumps the moment I write this.
Alright James, I wrote this in English just for you.
It now seems that MBA was actually a journey to find out how perversely stubborn a person I am. I always used to think I'm not that much of a Virgo but now I know better.
In the past month I had actually been doing a lot of proofreading work for some non-native English speakers on their dissertations. Dissertations would usually discuss whether a qualitative or a quantitative approach is more suitable for the research topic blah blah. One thing I noticed is that
I BELIEVE IN NONE OF THE QUALITATIVE RESEARCH. Yes. Most people use a qualitative approach because of time constraints, because there are not enough samples...and so, I believe in none of them. None at all. OK, yes, you wrote in the case study that you interviewed a guy who said A. But he could be bluffing. Yes, B said the same thing but then I'd start thinking, they won't let you know the whole story anyway so of course they'd say something that's consistent with the rumours in the industry. And there would usually be no case C because of the time constraints.
And so I do a quantitative research. That's not too much better, actually. By working on my dissertation I found how easy it is to muck up the numbers. So you've already done the whole analysis and you find you messed up something in the middle, though it's not obvious and it MIGHT not affect the results. Do you start over? I started over twice but when I messed something up the third time, I just couldn't force myself to do it again. Nobody would check anyway. And due to time constraints my sample was only from the S&P500. And to cover my ass I say the limitation is that S&P500 might not be able to represent the entire market. And end up concluding NOTHING, which I am actually quite comfortable with.
What is the point of doing a dissertation, then?
What's even more scary is that I now know I am a non-believer in basically EVERYTHING. I got goosebumps the moment I write this.
Alright James, I wrote this in English just for you.
2011年9月3日 星期六
無論世界怎變
每天每天 站在忙亂又無聊的路旁
等你向我走來
每天每天 一直看見到你和你說話
才算有個開始
每天每天 我都沒感覺我們有什麼改變
我一直以為 這是永遠
而我無法想像你會離開
我已習慣 你走在我的右手邊
一起看無聊搞笑片
約好去看地中海的藍
我已習慣 我們在一起像Old friend
分享生活裡的一切 我知道你每個笑
有不同的意義存在
明白讓你走會後悔(不願意你離開)
這樣的感情太可貴(我現在已瞭解)
我要的幸福
每一天 每一天 慢慢發現
And I love you baby 不會再後退
也不能只是你的 朋友
我已習慣 你走在我的右手邊
一起看無聊搞笑片
約好去看地中海的藍
我已習慣 我們在一起像Old friend
分享生活裡的一切 我只要你在身邊
讓你明白我的愛
等你向我走來
每天每天 一直看見到你和你說話
才算有個開始
每天每天 我都沒感覺我們有什麼改變
我一直以為 這是永遠
而我無法想像你會離開
我已習慣 你走在我的右手邊
一起看無聊搞笑片
約好去看地中海的藍
我已習慣 我們在一起像Old friend
分享生活裡的一切 我知道你每個笑
有不同的意義存在
明白讓你走會後悔(不願意你離開)
這樣的感情太可貴(我現在已瞭解)
我要的幸福
每一天 每一天 慢慢發現
And I love you baby 不會再後退
也不能只是你的 朋友
我已習慣 你走在我的右手邊
一起看無聊搞笑片
約好去看地中海的藍
我已習慣 我們在一起像Old friend
分享生活裡的一切 我只要你在身邊
讓你明白我的愛
2011年9月1日 星期四
2011年8月30日 星期二
2011年8月21日 星期日
一個人的週末
前天應該是在英國第四次寫信去要求refund了，一口氣就寫了兩封，一封給LiverpoolFC，另一封給London Midlands Train。同日，又收到Megabus的refund。
英國的service，很善於道歉，只是不善改進。鏟人是有回報的，但你要給她時間，還要你慢慢教他們如何找回你的booking record。
加上我多次在pub裡的奇遇，我想，我的命格可能真的跟英國有點相沖。
是時候要離開了吧？
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今天有翻看以前的blog entry。我記得，大概4個月前我回了香港。上機前，卻莫名奇妙的感到害怕。很很很害怕。
所以那兩個禮拜，我自己都覺得自己怪怪地。而我卻一直解釋不了。
早幾天跟朋友仔說了幾句，才終於明白自己害怕甚麼。
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我很老土。我可以變，但不喜歡變。而近兩三年，卻發現身邊的人和事變得很快。快得我也有點甩beat了。
也許是我慢了。也許是你快了。總之，就是甩beat了。
前天才剛看到廣告，英國現在才開始討論要興建高鐵。住在這個所有事都慢10拍的國度快要一年了，我還有整整4個月，
我其實有點怕自己回不去。
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很多人都會以為我做所有事都很有效率，輕鬆淡定。我其實sae guae到你不信，只不過我會下很多功夫去隱藏，我會做好多事去打底。我其實一點都不聰明，但每做一件事，我背後用了多少時間，我不會告訴你，我只會告訴你，我很快的完成，是為了要去旅行。
還有人以為我的花名叫“譚嘉強”是因為我“強”，這是流的。
而實際上，我不知道有多少人知道其實我可以有多脆弱。
因為這些，是我在對話中無法說出口的。這就是我的性格缺憾。你，知道嘛？
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你，只在難過的時候才想起我。
請原諒我長長的發up風，因為我平時乞食的對象全都去旅行了，我的餃子＋半條麵包被偷走，現在卻天黑兼下雨不能去Tesco，而我已經連續兩天都吃了Tesco那份量嚴重不夠的叮叮pasta，肚子還餓著呢。我好難過啊，但跟你說這個會不會太扯了？...
英國的service，很善於道歉，只是不善改進。鏟人是有回報的，但你要給她時間，還要你慢慢教他們如何找回你的booking record。
加上我多次在pub裡的奇遇，我想，我的命格可能真的跟英國有點相沖。
是時候要離開了吧？
＊
今天有翻看以前的blog entry。我記得，大概4個月前我回了香港。上機前，卻莫名奇妙的感到害怕。很很很害怕。
所以那兩個禮拜，我自己都覺得自己怪怪地。而我卻一直解釋不了。
早幾天跟朋友仔說了幾句，才終於明白自己害怕甚麼。
＊
我很老土。我可以變，但不喜歡變。而近兩三年，卻發現身邊的人和事變得很快。快得我也有點甩beat了。
也許是我慢了。也許是你快了。總之，就是甩beat了。
前天才剛看到廣告，英國現在才開始討論要興建高鐵。住在這個所有事都慢10拍的國度快要一年了，我還有整整4個月，
我其實有點怕自己回不去。
＊
很多人都會以為我做所有事都很有效率，輕鬆淡定。我其實sae guae到你不信，只不過我會下很多功夫去隱藏，我會做好多事去打底。我其實一點都不聰明，但每做一件事，我背後用了多少時間，我不會告訴你，我只會告訴你，我很快的完成，是為了要去旅行。
還有人以為我的花名叫“譚嘉強”是因為我“強”，這是流的。
而實際上，我不知道有多少人知道其實我可以有多脆弱。
因為這些，是我在對話中無法說出口的。這就是我的性格缺憾。你，知道嘛？
＊
你，只在難過的時候才想起我。
請原諒我長長的發up風，因為我平時乞食的對象全都去旅行了，我的餃子＋半條麵包被偷走，現在卻天黑兼下雨不能去Tesco，而我已經連續兩天都吃了Tesco那份量嚴重不夠的叮叮pasta，肚子還餓著呢。我好難過啊，但跟你說這個會不會太扯了？...
2011年8月3日 星期三
有得揀，算吾算老闆？
因為之前的工作，因為現在的外快freelance，也可能因為將來會做回老本行，我應該大半輩子都花在防止一些老鼠屎搞衰一鍋粥的工作上。建設甚少，倒是能騙一點飯吃。
當你做這工作卻沒有錢作為回報，面對這樣的處境，選擇有3：
1 叫老鼠不要拉屎
2 繼續執屎
3 忘記那些屎，整鍋粥吃掉就算
由於1是不可能的，2是煩人的，趁還能選擇，我選擇3。
當你做這工作卻沒有錢作為回報，面對這樣的處境，選擇有3：
1 叫老鼠不要拉屎
2 繼續執屎
3 忘記那些屎，整鍋粥吃掉就算
由於1是不可能的，2是煩人的，趁還能選擇，我選擇3。
2011年8月1日 星期一
Perverse behaviour by a non-shopaholic
一直都不是購物狂，不喜歡window shopping，也沒有不買不舒服的問題，只有買錯東西不舒服的問題。
由於近來手頭比較緊，去德國旅行時都盡量節衣縮食，包括想盡辦法不買票搭巴士地鐵，包括食包當飯，包括住朋友屋企免得住酒店等等...
我在Dresden的Baroque Quarters逛了一圈，裡面都是gallery跟designer boutique，價錢當然亦不菲。
我在一家麵包店買了一個價值0.15歐的豬仔包打算當晚餐。
下一分鐘我進了一家店，卻買了一條價值99歐的牛仔褲，一舉打破了我畢生最貴牛仔褲的紀錄。
離開這店以後，我覺得這區很危險，所以寧願立刻回去Hauptbahnhof 等車等半小時。但，我完全沒有辦法解釋自己的behaviour。
由於近來手頭比較緊，去德國旅行時都盡量節衣縮食，包括想盡辦法不買票搭巴士地鐵，包括食包當飯，包括住朋友屋企免得住酒店等等...
我在Dresden的Baroque Quarters逛了一圈，裡面都是gallery跟designer boutique，價錢當然亦不菲。
我在一家麵包店買了一個價值0.15歐的豬仔包打算當晚餐。
下一分鐘我進了一家店，卻買了一條價值99歐的牛仔褲，一舉打破了我畢生最貴牛仔褲的紀錄。
離開這店以後，我覺得這區很危險，所以寧願立刻回去Hauptbahnhof 等車等半小時。但，我完全沒有辦法解釋自己的behaviour。
2011年7月24日 星期日
2011年7月14日 星期四
2011年7月4日 星期一
有關激進
連日都有看有關七一遊行及其後示威者阻街的相關報導。例行公事，搞手一定報大數，政府一定報細數，然後一定會有人說數目多少不緊要，你們二十萬人能代表全港嗎，即使只有五萬人我們的聲音就不重要嗎之類之類。這些都是預料之內。
始料不及的是大家對於示威者“激進”的評論。人在海外，消息最方便就是看yahoo，看的都是yahoo上的人發表評論。90％的人都不斷譴責示威者是暴民，正癲狗，被政客利用，阻住大家番屋企好自私，繼而支持快點通過遞補機制，好讓那些癲狗永遠不得回去議會。
雖然我知道他們不能代表overall population，但也很overwhelming。
你覺得有些政客搞屎棍，這很subjective，我也不知道那些政客的最終目的是不是真的為香港好，我沒有辦法說你錯。
你覺得他們暴民與否，也很subjective，我也沒有辦法說你錯。
你覺得他們阻街，是犯法，暴力是不對的，我也沒有辦法說你錯。
你覺得，準時回家不被阻礙，是你的權利，我當然也沒有辦法說你錯。
但我沒有想過，你在一個假日準時番屋企的權利會這麼重要，比一些所謂"PK"爭取保留選舉的權利更重要，比爭取政府不要粗暴立法更重要。
被政客利用，會造就他們每個月多了十萬議員薪金，這樣實在不好。所以寧願被政府利用，繼而造就中共政權繼續慢慢拿走你僅有的權利，千秋萬代永垂不朽萬歲萬歲萬萬歲。
會上yahoo留言的，我斷估是年輕人。一向以為以上觀點都屬於上一輩人的，呢次我真係估你吾到。香港人，幾時變成o甘架？
心都痛埋。
始料不及的是大家對於示威者“激進”的評論。人在海外，消息最方便就是看yahoo，看的都是yahoo上的人發表評論。90％的人都不斷譴責示威者是暴民，正癲狗，被政客利用，阻住大家番屋企好自私，繼而支持快點通過遞補機制，好讓那些癲狗永遠不得回去議會。
雖然我知道他們不能代表overall population，但也很overwhelming。
你覺得有些政客搞屎棍，這很subjective，我也不知道那些政客的最終目的是不是真的為香港好，我沒有辦法說你錯。
你覺得他們暴民與否，也很subjective，我也沒有辦法說你錯。
你覺得他們阻街，是犯法，暴力是不對的，我也沒有辦法說你錯。
你覺得，準時回家不被阻礙，是你的權利，我當然也沒有辦法說你錯。
但我沒有想過，你在一個假日準時番屋企的權利會這麼重要，比一些所謂"PK"爭取保留選舉的權利更重要，比爭取政府不要粗暴立法更重要。
被政客利用，會造就他們每個月多了十萬議員薪金，這樣實在不好。所以寧願被政府利用，繼而造就中共政權繼續慢慢拿走你僅有的權利，千秋萬代永垂不朽萬歲萬歲萬萬歲。
會上yahoo留言的，我斷估是年輕人。一向以為以上觀點都屬於上一輩人的，呢次我真係估你吾到。香港人，幾時變成o甘架？
心都痛埋。
2011年7月2日 星期六
2011年6月24日 星期五
When jokes are not jokes they are really funny
It's pretty much the first time I talk to MBA students from somewhere other than Warwick. Turns out different schools really breed different people.
So me and Ms. Ayse were having lunch with an American guy exchanging from Thunderbird. He said he has a job interview in Hamburg in the next few days, and it will be conducted in German.
Ms. Ayse said, "Ah. So you will be telling them what are your weaknesses in German!" and we chuckled. Well in case you don't know why we chuckled, it's because Warwick students have the common perception that "What are your weaknesses?" is about the daftEST question on earth for any interviewer to ask.
Then this guy said, "Yea. Ich bien ein perfectionist." I didn't know a word of German so for my benefit he translated it. "I am a PERFECTIONIST." he said.
And he went on. "I could never let go of something until it's perfect. I really can't do it. And there's another thing. I can't lie. If I lied it'd be all over my face. I can't even play poker. And I can't bribe. There are many things I can do, but you can't tell me to do anything unethical."
Just in case, I took a look and made sure he's not serious.
Oh no. He IS serious about the question. So both me and Ms. Ayse went dead silent. Thank god it's time for class to resume.
So me and Ms. Ayse were having lunch with an American guy exchanging from Thunderbird. He said he has a job interview in Hamburg in the next few days, and it will be conducted in German.
Ms. Ayse said, "Ah. So you will be telling them what are your weaknesses in German!" and we chuckled. Well in case you don't know why we chuckled, it's because Warwick students have the common perception that "What are your weaknesses?" is about the daftEST question on earth for any interviewer to ask.
Then this guy said, "Yea. Ich bien ein perfectionist." I didn't know a word of German so for my benefit he translated it. "I am a PERFECTIONIST." he said.
And he went on. "I could never let go of something until it's perfect. I really can't do it. And there's another thing. I can't lie. If I lied it'd be all over my face. I can't even play poker. And I can't bribe. There are many things I can do, but you can't tell me to do anything unethical."
Just in case, I took a look and made sure he's not serious.
Oh no. He IS serious about the question. So both me and Ms. Ayse went dead silent. Thank god it's time for class to resume.
2011年6月6日 星期一
Alumni networks
Met some girls from my own sec school in London.
Just because they happen to be in London. Frankly, if we were all in Hong Kong, I'd never even THINK about meeting them for lunch just to chitchat. Funny thing about being in a foreign place, we all suddenly become friends.
And oh how we've grown. We talk about our jobs, we talk about business, we talk about people getting married. The "she" now isn't the "she" we knew back then. The "me" now, I know, is certainly not the "me" we knew back then neither.
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Came across another inspiring blogpost from my favourite blogger: 人在中環: 有火的日子
There is always a positive way to view things.
As my undergrad buddy said today, the very fact of being a student revitalises anyone. And regaining youth at heart is worth it all. Never mind the money.
Looking back, if it wasn't for that incident, I think I'd never be triggered to apply for an MBA program. I'd never be able to get in touch with a whole new world. I'd never be able to know how lucky I was to own whatever I already had owned.
However painful, it turned out to be something good.
Just because they happen to be in London. Frankly, if we were all in Hong Kong, I'd never even THINK about meeting them for lunch just to chitchat. Funny thing about being in a foreign place, we all suddenly become friends.
And oh how we've grown. We talk about our jobs, we talk about business, we talk about people getting married. The "she" now isn't the "she" we knew back then. The "me" now, I know, is certainly not the "me" we knew back then neither.
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Came across another inspiring blogpost from my favourite blogger: 人在中環: 有火的日子
There is always a positive way to view things.
As my undergrad buddy said today, the very fact of being a student revitalises anyone. And regaining youth at heart is worth it all. Never mind the money.
Looking back, if it wasn't for that incident, I think I'd never be triggered to apply for an MBA program. I'd never be able to get in touch with a whole new world. I'd never be able to know how lucky I was to own whatever I already had owned.
However painful, it turned out to be something good.
2011年6月3日 星期五
Stamina
Sometimes I wish I didn't have that stamina.
Was it a waste of time and effort? Yes, absolutely.
Was it self-destructive? Yes, dangerously too!
But why are you still doing it? Well...
I enjoyed the game.
Though I always lose. And I know I never will win.
Some day, I know, I'll get tired and I'll quit.
Somehow =)
Was it a waste of time and effort? Yes, absolutely.
Was it self-destructive? Yes, dangerously too!
But why are you still doing it? Well...
I enjoyed the game.
Though I always lose. And I know I never will win.
Some day, I know, I'll get tired and I'll quit.
Somehow =)
2011年5月24日 星期二
First impression and changes
Came across the msn history of one of my conversations with a friend, on the first day of my course.
"So! How's your course? Any HKers?"
"Yea, 4 including me"
"How were they?"
"Quite nice. Two of them are like, 4 to 5 years older than me, and there's another younger one, I guess she's about the same age. But she's very quiet. Like sheep"
"Sheep!"
"Yea. I am afraid of sheep. They are very boring."
"That's a funny way to put it."
"You know sheep, they don't even realize you are laughing at them when you do so. That's not fun"
A few months passed. The sheep turned out not what she seemed to be on our first day of school. And I told the sheep about that conversation, just for a laugh.
Sheep: 你立心不良！
K: 不過我第一日識你都覺得你好靜，好綿羊！好似需要人保護o個種！同埋你應該學到8級琴！
Me: 如果o吾係8級琴就應該係彈古箏啦！
Sheep: ...我兩樣都o吾識...
Me: o甘...你地又會o吾會覺得我學琴學到演奏級呢...
K: Um...你比我第一印象同而家差o吾多，都係好sporty好鐘意打波o甘...
Sheep: Yee 佢好似逃避緊你個問題...
Me: 撞鬼...究竟點解我呀媽要比o甘多錢我學琴呢...
Sheep: 係呢，點解你會學琴o架？你真係o吾似wor
Me: 聽聞係因為佢地買左個琴，但家姐放棄左，所以逼我學
Sheep: o甘點解逼你學而o吾逼你家姐繼續呢？
Me: 因為我細個好乖。
K + Sheep: ......
Me: 其實我細個時候好文靜o架。
K + Sheep: ......
"So! How's your course? Any HKers?"
"Yea, 4 including me"
"How were they?"
"Quite nice. Two of them are like, 4 to 5 years older than me, and there's another younger one, I guess she's about the same age. But she's very quiet. Like sheep"
"Sheep!"
"Yea. I am afraid of sheep. They are very boring."
"That's a funny way to put it."
"You know sheep, they don't even realize you are laughing at them when you do so. That's not fun"
A few months passed. The sheep turned out not what she seemed to be on our first day of school. And I told the sheep about that conversation, just for a laugh.
Sheep: 你立心不良！
K: 不過我第一日識你都覺得你好靜，好綿羊！好似需要人保護o個種！同埋你應該學到8級琴！
Me: 如果o吾係8級琴就應該係彈古箏啦！
Sheep: ...我兩樣都o吾識...
Me: o甘...你地又會o吾會覺得我學琴學到演奏級呢...
K: Um...你比我第一印象同而家差o吾多，都係好sporty好鐘意打波o甘...
Sheep: Yee 佢好似逃避緊你個問題...
Me: 撞鬼...究竟點解我呀媽要比o甘多錢我學琴呢...
Sheep: 係呢，點解你會學琴o架？你真係o吾似wor
Me: 聽聞係因為佢地買左個琴，但家姐放棄左，所以逼我學
Sheep: o甘點解逼你學而o吾逼你家姐繼續呢？
Me: 因為我細個好乖。
K + Sheep: ......
Me: 其實我細個時候好文靜o架。
K + Sheep: ......
2011年5月14日 星期六
How easy it is to lose money in Cov
We just had one day to spend in Coventry, I decided to take my sis to Leamington.
Was a Sunday. Arrived at Rootes bus station at 15:15. Looked at timetable and found that we missed the 15:12 bus. Next bus will arrive at 16:12.
Sister wanted to go to Tesco to see if there is anything British she could buy as a souvenir. To Tesco we went. Then we caught the 16:07 bus from Tesco to Leamington via Warwick Uni.
Outside Rootes, the bus broke down. In other words, we successfully travelled from Tesco to Warwick Uni for 1.6 pounds EACH. As I got off the bus, Mr. Adeel and Mr. Haroon at the station asked me, what on earth did you do to our bus? We can't go out now!
As the next bus will arrive at 17:12, we decided to take a taxi to Leamington. The taxi took off. I noticed that the meter wasn't on. I asked the driver, "Hello? Your meter isn't on?"
Driver said, "What? We agreed on 20 pounds!"
1. He never mentioned 20 pounds.
2. We never said any word apart from "Leamington" and "Parade" to this taxi driver.
3. As far as experience tells me, going to Leam ISN'T 20 pounds.
I said, no I can't do 20 pounds. At most 15.
Driver showed us a list saying "Coventry Taxi Driver Association". "According to this list I should have charged 28 pounds to Leamington. I'm just charging you 20 and you agreed. All the drivers at the station heard you."
1. If the right price is 28 why are you charging me 20?
2. Again, I never agreed to 20.
3. Even if the true price on the meter turns out to be 28, for the sake of not wanting this dodgy guy earn my money, I said,
"Let us out. I'm not going now."
"Fine, but the minimum charge is 2.8 pounds. Pay me 2.8 pounds and I can let you off here."
I prolly should have called the police but I wonder if any police will deal with this on a Sunday afternoon. So we paid 2.8 pounds and went back to the taxi stand to take another taxi.
Total money spent: 3.2 pounds for the bus and 2.8 pounds for the dodgy taxi = 6 pounds
Total achieved: getting horridly pissed off
P.S. Taxi from Rootes to Leam finally took me another 16 pounds.
Was a Sunday. Arrived at Rootes bus station at 15:15. Looked at timetable and found that we missed the 15:12 bus. Next bus will arrive at 16:12.
Sister wanted to go to Tesco to see if there is anything British she could buy as a souvenir. To Tesco we went. Then we caught the 16:07 bus from Tesco to Leamington via Warwick Uni.
Outside Rootes, the bus broke down. In other words, we successfully travelled from Tesco to Warwick Uni for 1.6 pounds EACH. As I got off the bus, Mr. Adeel and Mr. Haroon at the station asked me, what on earth did you do to our bus? We can't go out now!
As the next bus will arrive at 17:12, we decided to take a taxi to Leamington. The taxi took off. I noticed that the meter wasn't on. I asked the driver, "Hello? Your meter isn't on?"
Driver said, "What? We agreed on 20 pounds!"
1. He never mentioned 20 pounds.
2. We never said any word apart from "Leamington" and "Parade" to this taxi driver.
3. As far as experience tells me, going to Leam ISN'T 20 pounds.
I said, no I can't do 20 pounds. At most 15.
Driver showed us a list saying "Coventry Taxi Driver Association". "According to this list I should have charged 28 pounds to Leamington. I'm just charging you 20 and you agreed. All the drivers at the station heard you."
1. If the right price is 28 why are you charging me 20?
2. Again, I never agreed to 20.
3. Even if the true price on the meter turns out to be 28, for the sake of not wanting this dodgy guy earn my money, I said,
"Let us out. I'm not going now."
"Fine, but the minimum charge is 2.8 pounds. Pay me 2.8 pounds and I can let you off here."
I prolly should have called the police but I wonder if any police will deal with this on a Sunday afternoon. So we paid 2.8 pounds and went back to the taxi stand to take another taxi.
Total money spent: 3.2 pounds for the bus and 2.8 pounds for the dodgy taxi = 6 pounds
Total achieved: getting horridly pissed off
P.S. Taxi from Rootes to Leam finally took me another 16 pounds.
2011年5月11日 星期三
Fucking Hot Tube!
The London Tube is really fucking hot. There’s almost no ventilation inside the train. I felt like stuck in an oven.
There was a guy sitting opposite us and his girlfriend was leaning on his shoulder. Hm. The girl looked quite nice. But since the carriage was so hot and stuffy I felt a bit dizzy and started to dose off.
When the train reached Paddington, I woke up because it’s almost my time to get off. In just a short glimpse I noticed that the guy opposite me was wearing a pair of jeans that was VERY TIGHT. EXCEPTIONALLY TIGHT. Hm…the jeans didn’t seem so tight a few stations earlier, if it was SO TIGHT I thought I’d notice that? Hm…and the guy’s face was VERY RED. Hm…
Well I shouldn’t be surprised. The Tube was so hot probably any guy would wanna take off all his clothes then and there.
There was a guy sitting opposite us and his girlfriend was leaning on his shoulder. Hm. The girl looked quite nice. But since the carriage was so hot and stuffy I felt a bit dizzy and started to dose off.
When the train reached Paddington, I woke up because it’s almost my time to get off. In just a short glimpse I noticed that the guy opposite me was wearing a pair of jeans that was VERY TIGHT. EXCEPTIONALLY TIGHT. Hm…the jeans didn’t seem so tight a few stations earlier, if it was SO TIGHT I thought I’d notice that? Hm…and the guy’s face was VERY RED. Hm…
Well I shouldn’t be surprised. The Tube was so hot probably any guy would wanna take off all his clothes then and there.
2011年4月29日 星期五
Royal Wedding
很難忘剛回到英國的那一刻，心情是很沈重的。
我感受不到活力。感受不到進步。感受不到意氣風發。
千古不變的皇室與傳統，就是人民的心靈慰籍。
今天，可能是這國家30年來最團結的一天。經濟政治都太沈重，她需要沖喜一下。
我感受不到活力。感受不到進步。感受不到意氣風發。
千古不變的皇室與傳統，就是人民的心靈慰籍。
今天，可能是這國家30年來最團結的一天。經濟政治都太沈重，她需要沖喜一下。
2011年4月15日 星期五
2011年4月8日 星期五
Please be careful of your belongings
Two news, one good one bad. Bad is, I lost some pounds (as in money, not weight, sadly). Good is, I have a good story to tell.
Below I will present the facts, and the facts only:
Date: 6th April, 2011
Venue: WBS A2.06
Time: around 8pm
1. 7 people in the group.
2. My textbook was originally placed on top of my own laptop.
3. After discussion ended, 4 people left the room, remaining people included Lady, Me and Guy, who chatted about careers stuff.
4. When I was about to leave, I no longer see a textbook on my laptop. One textbook is placed on the table.
5. Examining the textbook, with many corners folded and very worn out, I declared, "This is not mine."
6. Guy said, "Oh. How do you know?" I said, "It's so worn out! Impossible!"
7. Thinking maybe someone dropped my book on the floor (thus making its corners folded) I went home. Briefly flipped through the book. Found underlines and markings. Therefore it is definitely not mine.
8. Next day I went around asking whether my groupmates took my book by mistake. Everybody showed me either their names on their book or highlighter marks on their book. Except one Guy. He said, "Oh, my book is in my car. But I didn't make any markings on my book. I'm sure this is not mine."
9. I reported this finding to Uncle R. Uncle R reported that this morning when there were only 3 people in the lecture room, this Guy was flipping through the textbook.
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So guys, keep a close eye on your belongings, including any textbooks that you're planning to sell out on Amazon. My textbook has now depreciated to scrap value overnight. I don't intend to confront that guy, so treat it as a non-recurring write off. But it's not about the money. My point is:
How could something so "high school" happen in an MBA course for god's sake?!
Below I will present the facts, and the facts only:
Date: 6th April, 2011
Venue: WBS A2.06
Time: around 8pm
1. 7 people in the group.
2. My textbook was originally placed on top of my own laptop.
3. After discussion ended, 4 people left the room, remaining people included Lady, Me and Guy, who chatted about careers stuff.
4. When I was about to leave, I no longer see a textbook on my laptop. One textbook is placed on the table.
5. Examining the textbook, with many corners folded and very worn out, I declared, "This is not mine."
6. Guy said, "Oh. How do you know?" I said, "It's so worn out! Impossible!"
7. Thinking maybe someone dropped my book on the floor (thus making its corners folded) I went home. Briefly flipped through the book. Found underlines and markings. Therefore it is definitely not mine.
8. Next day I went around asking whether my groupmates took my book by mistake. Everybody showed me either their names on their book or highlighter marks on their book. Except one Guy. He said, "Oh, my book is in my car. But I didn't make any markings on my book. I'm sure this is not mine."
9. I reported this finding to Uncle R. Uncle R reported that this morning when there were only 3 people in the lecture room, this Guy was flipping through the textbook.
*
So guys, keep a close eye on your belongings, including any textbooks that you're planning to sell out on Amazon. My textbook has now depreciated to scrap value overnight. I don't intend to confront that guy, so treat it as a non-recurring write off. But it's not about the money. My point is:
How could something so "high school" happen in an MBA course for god's sake?!
2011年4月5日 星期二
Get a gun!
People who don't know me well would have thought I have a quick temper simply telling from my grumpy looks, but those who know me quite well would know that I actually am quite patient with people (part of the reason is I am actually a little bit slow in response).
So I thought I was being quite childish when I kept saying that I hate a certain guy (like last week) and I thought I was being quite childish for hating a certain guy (a different guy) this week as well. Until somebody sitting besides me whispered, "Is it just me? I find that guy in the front EXTREMELY ANNOYING!"
Mr. Serious sitting beside me has been a quiet lad through two terms, and was so serious that I seldom talked to him. But now Mr. Serious was suggesting me to get a gun and shoot that guy at the front.
It really amazes me how somebody could annoy anybody so much without even having talked to neither of us. He feels really good about himself. He speaks with authority. He sounds sarcastic and tries to be funny in a sarcastic way and is really cocky. He keeps saying "yep, yep, yep" very loudly while the lecturer is speaking, as if the lecturer needs his endorsement of what is to be said. And this afternoon, whenever he shows his cockiness again, Mr. Serious would say under his breath, "Shoot him down, man!"
Well Mr. Cocky, congratulations, you've tested the bottomline :)
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By the way, I really liked the valuation model that I was taught today. Fresh stuff that never appeared in the CFA syllabus!
So I thought I was being quite childish when I kept saying that I hate a certain guy (like last week) and I thought I was being quite childish for hating a certain guy (a different guy) this week as well. Until somebody sitting besides me whispered, "Is it just me? I find that guy in the front EXTREMELY ANNOYING!"
Mr. Serious sitting beside me has been a quiet lad through two terms, and was so serious that I seldom talked to him. But now Mr. Serious was suggesting me to get a gun and shoot that guy at the front.
It really amazes me how somebody could annoy anybody so much without even having talked to neither of us. He feels really good about himself. He speaks with authority. He sounds sarcastic and tries to be funny in a sarcastic way and is really cocky. He keeps saying "yep, yep, yep" very loudly while the lecturer is speaking, as if the lecturer needs his endorsement of what is to be said. And this afternoon, whenever he shows his cockiness again, Mr. Serious would say under his breath, "Shoot him down, man!"
Well Mr. Cocky, congratulations, you've tested the bottomline :)
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By the way, I really liked the valuation model that I was taught today. Fresh stuff that never appeared in the CFA syllabus!
2011年4月4日 星期一
2011年4月2日 星期六
Governance emergencies! (2)
OK. Presentation day. Our group was last to go so we're probably expected with the best, but obviously now I think we should come last. No joking, the lecturer was damn right we all worked on our own slides without any co-operation or co-ordination or interlinkage. Because co-operation wasn't possible.
This guy who started off by introducing the company (which, really, wasn't necessary: who doesn't know what is Disney anyway?) started playing a video to "wake the people up" without me even knowing that he was gonna do it. And what was that video? A Mickey Mouse cartoon. That's it. And how much is that related to our presentation? Well, not much to be honest, except that both are associated with Disney.
Then the guy used TEN minutes to introduce the company and the timeline of events (mind you, all 5 of us had 30 minutes in total), which, again, is not much related to the questions that we were prompted to answer. And with odd captions that were meant to "make the presentation more interesting" as well, "Waking of the Sleeping Beauty"? "Ruling with an iron fist"? "The roaring mouse"? What was all that about?! If you could make the whole thing funny, fine; but if you can't, you're just downright odd. No kidding.
Second guy, again, used TEN minutes in answering question 1. To be honest, he did do a good job of making things very clear, but then the remaining TEN minutes had to be split between THREE people. And, I was the ending speaker. Again.
No kidding, I did lots of research for the presentation, but none of them bothered to understand them nor use them properly. And since they didn't do a good job of explaining anyway, I mentioned those at the conclusion section. Ending comment by lecturer, "I think there was some important stuff that should be put in the context, not at the conclusion. I feel your presentation is very loosely structured."
Well, he was right. I didn't even ask for the final mark for our presentation. I'm not even interested. I'm not happy, really; I hate delivering shitty work KNOWING that it's going to be shitty. I just didn't bother trying to convince those uncles with a terribly big ego. My bad.
One funny thing happened AFTER the presentation though. There was a lady doing distance MBA who came along and said, "Well done! I didn't know you were going to speak in the presentation! You were so quiet in the class, I thought you were very shy! You did a good job!"
So I was like, "Shy? Huh? Well...you can ask these guys." and I pointed to my full time colleagues.
And my good old colleague said, "She's not shy. She's not THERE!"
Which is true because, as a protest against the crappy course and the lecturer who constantly feels too good about himself, I skipped the entire Thursday's lectures.
This guy who started off by introducing the company (which, really, wasn't necessary: who doesn't know what is Disney anyway?) started playing a video to "wake the people up" without me even knowing that he was gonna do it. And what was that video? A Mickey Mouse cartoon. That's it. And how much is that related to our presentation? Well, not much to be honest, except that both are associated with Disney.
Then the guy used TEN minutes to introduce the company and the timeline of events (mind you, all 5 of us had 30 minutes in total), which, again, is not much related to the questions that we were prompted to answer. And with odd captions that were meant to "make the presentation more interesting" as well, "Waking of the Sleeping Beauty"? "Ruling with an iron fist"? "The roaring mouse"? What was all that about?! If you could make the whole thing funny, fine; but if you can't, you're just downright odd. No kidding.
Second guy, again, used TEN minutes in answering question 1. To be honest, he did do a good job of making things very clear, but then the remaining TEN minutes had to be split between THREE people. And, I was the ending speaker. Again.
No kidding, I did lots of research for the presentation, but none of them bothered to understand them nor use them properly. And since they didn't do a good job of explaining anyway, I mentioned those at the conclusion section. Ending comment by lecturer, "I think there was some important stuff that should be put in the context, not at the conclusion. I feel your presentation is very loosely structured."
Well, he was right. I didn't even ask for the final mark for our presentation. I'm not even interested. I'm not happy, really; I hate delivering shitty work KNOWING that it's going to be shitty. I just didn't bother trying to convince those uncles with a terribly big ego. My bad.
One funny thing happened AFTER the presentation though. There was a lady doing distance MBA who came along and said, "Well done! I didn't know you were going to speak in the presentation! You were so quiet in the class, I thought you were very shy! You did a good job!"
So I was like, "Shy? Huh? Well...you can ask these guys." and I pointed to my full time colleagues.
And my good old colleague said, "She's not shy. She's not THERE!"
Which is true because, as a protest against the crappy course and the lecturer who constantly feels too good about himself, I skipped the entire Thursday's lectures.
2011年4月1日 星期五
Governance emergencies!
There are some people that you know, at the first moment you hear them speak, you can't click with them.
*
So this guy would tell you to run through the powerpoint from start to finish, but as soon as the 2nd slide comes on he starts commenting. So we'd pause to make changes and discuss what changes to make. Then as you are working, this same guy will say, "Look guys, why don't we run through the whole thing from start to finish."
Then you'd run from the start again. This time when the 3rd slide comes on he starts commenting again. So naturally, we paused again (because what needs to be done needs to get done, ain't that right?) But as soon as you're halfway done, he'd say again "Look guys, why don't we run through the whole thing from start to finish."
And the loop went on once more before I said, "Please write that down and keep it to yourself until we finish?"
*
Our case was about the compensation package of the CEO of Walt Disney Co. The case asked us whether we thought his package was reasonable or not, but enclosing a resignation letter from another director which expressed that the CEO didn't deserve his pay. BUT does that really mean it's not reasonable?
Took those guys some time to finally digest the fact that no, the CEO wasn't overpaid, because more than 80% of his salary came from a bonus which was tied systematically to net profit plus a chunk of stock options while his basic salary was pathetic. Looking at the numbers I crunched the guys were actually hiding their heads in their hands. What's so wrong about saying his pay was reasonable? That's something I don't get.
But what really upset me was, I tried to briefly explain to them his salary structure, which of course, included some numbers. This guy (same guy) just said, "OK, let's not dive into the numbers." WHAT?! If I hadn't been crunching all this stuff you guys would still be stupidly thinking that YES EISNER WAS DEFINITELY OVERPAID. WHY? BECAUSE STANLEY GOLD WHO RESIGNED SAID SO. And then feel good about yourself. Let's not dive into the numbers? Hold on, you're actually saying "Let's not look at the facts"!
Similarly, in the first meeting this guy (same guy) undertook the task of compiling a graph showing the revenue, net profit and share price of Disney during Eisner's regime. Second meeting, no information from him. Decision was: "Let's not put that in the slides, I don't think we should dive into the numbers anyway."
*
Don't dive into the numbers, but yes dive into the sea of 2x2 tables and frameworks. Some guy (same guy) said that those who already did their presentation seemed to just summarize what's in the case studies. That's not adding value and we should avoid it. And, doing it all by himself, he decided to summarize what's in the lecture notes instead. OK, according to him THAT'S adding value, flooding the slides with whatever framework he could find in the lecture notes no matter they're relevant or not. Don't waste our efforts scraping them away man! I don't even want to look at our slides anymore.
*
Then there was the issue of whether all of us should speak or should it be just 2 or 3. We have in total 30 minutes and 5 sections, so I thought all 5 should speak. But no, he said, it disrupts the continuity. Better have just 3. Do you want to present? I'm happy to present.
Wait. 3 people for 30 minutes? That's 10 for each and possibly 15 for some. No I don't think anyone wants to listen to one single bloke talking nonstop for 15 whole minutes. Now THAT'S disruptive.
Ugh. I'm getting a bit personal now.
*
So this guy would tell you to run through the powerpoint from start to finish, but as soon as the 2nd slide comes on he starts commenting. So we'd pause to make changes and discuss what changes to make. Then as you are working, this same guy will say, "Look guys, why don't we run through the whole thing from start to finish."
Then you'd run from the start again. This time when the 3rd slide comes on he starts commenting again. So naturally, we paused again (because what needs to be done needs to get done, ain't that right?) But as soon as you're halfway done, he'd say again "Look guys, why don't we run through the whole thing from start to finish."
And the loop went on once more before I said, "Please write that down and keep it to yourself until we finish?"
*
Our case was about the compensation package of the CEO of Walt Disney Co. The case asked us whether we thought his package was reasonable or not, but enclosing a resignation letter from another director which expressed that the CEO didn't deserve his pay. BUT does that really mean it's not reasonable?
Took those guys some time to finally digest the fact that no, the CEO wasn't overpaid, because more than 80% of his salary came from a bonus which was tied systematically to net profit plus a chunk of stock options while his basic salary was pathetic. Looking at the numbers I crunched the guys were actually hiding their heads in their hands. What's so wrong about saying his pay was reasonable? That's something I don't get.
But what really upset me was, I tried to briefly explain to them his salary structure, which of course, included some numbers. This guy (same guy) just said, "OK, let's not dive into the numbers." WHAT?! If I hadn't been crunching all this stuff you guys would still be stupidly thinking that YES EISNER WAS DEFINITELY OVERPAID. WHY? BECAUSE STANLEY GOLD WHO RESIGNED SAID SO. And then feel good about yourself. Let's not dive into the numbers? Hold on, you're actually saying "Let's not look at the facts"!
Similarly, in the first meeting this guy (same guy) undertook the task of compiling a graph showing the revenue, net profit and share price of Disney during Eisner's regime. Second meeting, no information from him. Decision was: "Let's not put that in the slides, I don't think we should dive into the numbers anyway."
*
Don't dive into the numbers, but yes dive into the sea of 2x2 tables and frameworks. Some guy (same guy) said that those who already did their presentation seemed to just summarize what's in the case studies. That's not adding value and we should avoid it. And, doing it all by himself, he decided to summarize what's in the lecture notes instead. OK, according to him THAT'S adding value, flooding the slides with whatever framework he could find in the lecture notes no matter they're relevant or not. Don't waste our efforts scraping them away man! I don't even want to look at our slides anymore.
*
Then there was the issue of whether all of us should speak or should it be just 2 or 3. We have in total 30 minutes and 5 sections, so I thought all 5 should speak. But no, he said, it disrupts the continuity. Better have just 3. Do you want to present? I'm happy to present.
Wait. 3 people for 30 minutes? That's 10 for each and possibly 15 for some. No I don't think anyone wants to listen to one single bloke talking nonstop for 15 whole minutes. Now THAT'S disruptive.
Ugh. I'm getting a bit personal now.
2011年3月26日 星期六
Is it a guy thing or is it just me?
It's a friendly game. It's at noon in the scorching sun. It's just a 4-on-4 game. It's a mini pitch. There's nothing official whatsoever.
Why would you lecture your own cohort for slacking off in a silly football game?
Why would you tease someone, nonstop, that he has two left legs because his shots are far away from being on target?
Why would you moan about injury every time you missed a goal when you had a golden chance?
Why would you even say "I want us to win" when nobody is even keeping track of the score?
Is it the guys' obsessions about victory that I just don't have?
Frankly, though, I think you should be more mature.
Why would you lecture your own cohort for slacking off in a silly football game?
Why would you tease someone, nonstop, that he has two left legs because his shots are far away from being on target?
Why would you moan about injury every time you missed a goal when you had a golden chance?
Why would you even say "I want us to win" when nobody is even keeping track of the score?
Is it the guys' obsessions about victory that I just don't have?
Frankly, though, I think you should be more mature.
2011年3月23日 星期三
I hate strategy
I repeat, I hate strategy.
Well looking at the paper from 2010, I just don't see how I would benefit by being able to recite the definition of "competitive advantage" and "core competence".
OK. Give me a business. Then I'm supposed to tell you, A is a competitive advantage. B is just a core competence, not a competitive advantage. C are the resources of the company, but it is not the core competence. D is an intangible resource. E is a tangible resource.
OK then. SO WHAT? Does that change anything?
*
And there was this slide that really made me burst:
Title: Levels of uncertainty (Source: Courtney, Kirkland and Viguerie (1997) Harvard Business Review)
- Clear enough future
-- single view
- Alternative futures
-- limited set of possible future outcomes one of which will occur
- Range of futures
-- range of possible outcomes
- True ambiguity
-- not even a range of possible future outcomes
OK, you've exhausted all possibilities. How does that help?
*
Jesus Christ. I prefer serendipity.
Well looking at the paper from 2010, I just don't see how I would benefit by being able to recite the definition of "competitive advantage" and "core competence".
OK. Give me a business. Then I'm supposed to tell you, A is a competitive advantage. B is just a core competence, not a competitive advantage. C are the resources of the company, but it is not the core competence. D is an intangible resource. E is a tangible resource.
OK then. SO WHAT? Does that change anything?
*
And there was this slide that really made me burst:
Title: Levels of uncertainty (Source: Courtney, Kirkland and Viguerie (1997) Harvard Business Review)
- Clear enough future
-- single view
- Alternative futures
-- limited set of possible future outcomes one of which will occur
- Range of futures
-- range of possible outcomes
- True ambiguity
-- not even a range of possible future outcomes
OK, you've exhausted all possibilities. How does that help?
*
Jesus Christ. I prefer serendipity.
2011年3月20日 星期日
多得考試
上一輪考試讓我迷上RubberBand，今個學期嘗試聽聽Mister，畢竟個個都話正。
聽左幾首...hm...
不可以說不好聽，但係...點講呢...
好cliche wor。
RubberBand的core competency是，聽完有開心左，平靜左的感覺。
或，某一種感動。
＊
《夏令時間》
微風吹起剎那 長灘記載仲夏
擠於那帳幕下 營火邊講笑嗎
迷戀那位 在盼對話 是絢爛暑假
黃昏依稀剎那 籃框記掛盛夏
曾呼喊勝利吧 給汗水擦亮年華
誰有來打氣 名字漸忘記 夏天出走遠飛
如今這跳錶 自動停頓了
無稽的笑話 嫌棄在那朝
落泊的房間 睡醒每朝
洗過臉跟倒影說 什麼才重要
航空的信封 漸漸溶爛了
同班的照片 搬遷中給錯丟
密閉高樓中 棲身冷氣風裡
倦了 這身軀 很想再回到初夏的夜裡
揮霍得最多的歡笑聲
是那股不怕乾涸的初生氣盛
時光飄遠 忘了即興
結集舊時場景 安慰澀倦眼睛
在追憶之中不要太易醒
年輕的臂章 默默除下了
藏珍的唱片 誰刮掉報銷
在滿街人堆 未懂對焦
空氣有把聲音說 人經已大了
這秒鐘 沒夏蟲在叫
才知這輩子 青春一早退燒
悶透的時鐘 摧毀每寸依據
若世界太趕 只想再回到初夏的夜裡
很想再回到初夏的夜裡
*
散發正能量的藝術最了不起。
聽左幾首...hm...
不可以說不好聽，但係...點講呢...
好cliche wor。
RubberBand的core competency是，聽完有開心左，平靜左的感覺。
或，某一種感動。
＊
《夏令時間》
微風吹起剎那 長灘記載仲夏
擠於那帳幕下 營火邊講笑嗎
迷戀那位 在盼對話 是絢爛暑假
黃昏依稀剎那 籃框記掛盛夏
曾呼喊勝利吧 給汗水擦亮年華
誰有來打氣 名字漸忘記 夏天出走遠飛
如今這跳錶 自動停頓了
無稽的笑話 嫌棄在那朝
落泊的房間 睡醒每朝
洗過臉跟倒影說 什麼才重要
航空的信封 漸漸溶爛了
同班的照片 搬遷中給錯丟
密閉高樓中 棲身冷氣風裡
倦了 這身軀 很想再回到初夏的夜裡
揮霍得最多的歡笑聲
是那股不怕乾涸的初生氣盛
時光飄遠 忘了即興
結集舊時場景 安慰澀倦眼睛
在追憶之中不要太易醒
年輕的臂章 默默除下了
藏珍的唱片 誰刮掉報銷
在滿街人堆 未懂對焦
空氣有把聲音說 人經已大了
這秒鐘 沒夏蟲在叫
才知這輩子 青春一早退燒
悶透的時鐘 摧毀每寸依據
若世界太趕 只想再回到初夏的夜裡
很想再回到初夏的夜裡
*
散發正能量的藝術最了不起。
2011年3月14日 星期一
2011年3月9日 星期三
今天他們說...
麻甩佬T說，這幾個禮拜我有點不同。平時我好像都很開心的，這幾個禮拜好像很depressed。
師奶仔G說，她也同意我不同了，還有不知道為甚麼今個學期我好像對學業比較認真了，上課竟然有帶reading，有時還有帶筆。
不知道兩者可有關連？
＊
Depressed是真的，而且肯定不是因為生理週期的關係。是一種無力感。
我可以用廣東話／普通話在lecture room裡面對著朋友們發很大很大的爛渣，但都揮不去一種無力感。魚糧繼續做，底繼續包，感覺，就好像當年做隊長。天分不夠頂硬上，落得烏雲蓋頂。
唯一的分別是，無論我有多proactive，我都不是隊長，對他們來說（尤其讀得這course的，ego都不細），我只是一個花o靚。
＊
不過，這畢竟只是很校園的烏雲。跟職場上的相比，這實在不算甚麼，可以一笑置之。
＊
突然很回味剛過去星期日的那場比賽。
史無前例犯了3次規，差點吃黃牌。但賽後隊長跟我說，覺得我踢得很好，連移動城堡都被我嚇退了。有點感動。
他40幾歲人來跟我們這班花o靚踢波，我哪有藉口不跑多兩步？
天分不夠，就用韌力補救。
師奶仔G說，她也同意我不同了，還有不知道為甚麼今個學期我好像對學業比較認真了，上課竟然有帶reading，有時還有帶筆。
不知道兩者可有關連？
＊
Depressed是真的，而且肯定不是因為生理週期的關係。是一種無力感。
我可以用廣東話／普通話在lecture room裡面對著朋友們發很大很大的爛渣，但都揮不去一種無力感。魚糧繼續做，底繼續包，感覺，就好像當年做隊長。天分不夠頂硬上，落得烏雲蓋頂。
唯一的分別是，無論我有多proactive，我都不是隊長，對他們來說（尤其讀得這course的，ego都不細），我只是一個花o靚。
＊
不過，這畢竟只是很校園的烏雲。跟職場上的相比，這實在不算甚麼，可以一笑置之。
＊
突然很回味剛過去星期日的那場比賽。
史無前例犯了3次規，差點吃黃牌。但賽後隊長跟我說，覺得我踢得很好，連移動城堡都被我嚇退了。有點感動。
他40幾歲人來跟我們這班花o靚踢波，我哪有藉口不跑多兩步？
天分不夠，就用韌力補救。
2011年3月3日 星期四
If you hate people pretending to be humble, high five!
Quite some time ago there was this colleague of mine whom I talked about taking an MBA. I was saying to do it in UK would cost me nearly all the money I had, but if I really can't afford it myself my parents can give me some support. This guy says, wow, you're pretty rich huh. And I say, yea, "dou OK ga".
The answer took the guy by surprise for a second, but then he said, I LIKE YOUR ANSWER!
*
I forgot what we were talking about but some guy from my group asked me, you got a pretty high GMAT score, right? And I say, yea, was pretty high.
And the guy who asked the question said, I LIKE YOUR ANSWER!
*
Why do they like my answer? Well it's obviously because people don't usually JUST SAY "I am good."
They'll say, "Nah, I sucked at it." Then wait for other people to ask, "Then what did you get?" "710." "Oh my god and you say you sucked at it? I can't believe it!" "Well yea...I scored 800 in all my GMAT practice tests so I was really disappointed with my results, yea, you know, well, um..."
They'll say, "No I'm not rich! Stop saying that!" Then wait for other people to ask, "Then where do you live?" "Chelsea." "Oh my god and you say you're not rich? I can't believe it!" "Well uh...it just costed me around a million or two, yea, you know, well, um..."
You just HATE these kinda people don't you!
*
So next time anyone asks me why I succeeded in something, I will say to him/her, because I am good.
And that's at least part of the truth, isn't it? (wink)
The answer took the guy by surprise for a second, but then he said, I LIKE YOUR ANSWER!
*
I forgot what we were talking about but some guy from my group asked me, you got a pretty high GMAT score, right? And I say, yea, was pretty high.
And the guy who asked the question said, I LIKE YOUR ANSWER!
*
Why do they like my answer? Well it's obviously because people don't usually JUST SAY "I am good."
They'll say, "Nah, I sucked at it." Then wait for other people to ask, "Then what did you get?" "710." "Oh my god and you say you sucked at it? I can't believe it!" "Well yea...I scored 800 in all my GMAT practice tests so I was really disappointed with my results, yea, you know, well, um..."
They'll say, "No I'm not rich! Stop saying that!" Then wait for other people to ask, "Then where do you live?" "Chelsea." "Oh my god and you say you're not rich? I can't believe it!" "Well uh...it just costed me around a million or two, yea, you know, well, um..."
You just HATE these kinda people don't you!
*
So next time anyone asks me why I succeeded in something, I will say to him/her, because I am good.
And that's at least part of the truth, isn't it? (wink)
2011年3月1日 星期二
The business cycle
Today, I learnt about the business cycle that is very inspiring:
Cash --> Raw materials --> Work-In-Progress --> Finished goods --> Debtors --> Cash
"Do you want cash? Well not really. Because they aren't really generating revenue for you and too much of it lowers your ROI. So you buy raw materials with your cash. Do you want raw materials? Well not really. Because they are expensive to keep. So you turn them into WIP. Do you want WIP? Well not really. Because they are worth nothing until they're finished. So you turn them into finished goods. Do you want finished goods? Well not really. Because you want to sell them! So you sell them and you get debtors. Do you want debtors? Well not really. Because you want them to pay you. So they pay you, and you get cash. Do you want cash? Well not really! That's the business cycle for a finance director isn't it!"
Well I don't understand much of British humour but I understand his. David Murphy is the guy!
Cash --> Raw materials --> Work-In-Progress --> Finished goods --> Debtors --> Cash
"Do you want cash? Well not really. Because they aren't really generating revenue for you and too much of it lowers your ROI. So you buy raw materials with your cash. Do you want raw materials? Well not really. Because they are expensive to keep. So you turn them into WIP. Do you want WIP? Well not really. Because they are worth nothing until they're finished. So you turn them into finished goods. Do you want finished goods? Well not really. Because you want to sell them! So you sell them and you get debtors. Do you want debtors? Well not really. Because you want them to pay you. So they pay you, and you get cash. Do you want cash? Well not really! That's the business cycle for a finance director isn't it!"
Well I don't understand much of British humour but I understand his. David Murphy is the guy!
2011年2月25日 星期五
Young peeps!!! (2)
Not sure if it applies to every culture, but I normally regard 3 years difference as "one generation gap", i.e. if somebody is 3 years older than me I'd say we have a generation gap and if somebody is 6 years older than me I'd say we have TWO generation gaps. Well not that the number is important but it just explains how different people's mindsets are.
So I was back from Tesco with SiMui and on the way some friend of SiMui, who is an undergrad, came along and said hi. During the conversation we learnt that she just had a presentation in class. Well that is nothing special until you realize what she wore. Black tights with, on top, a skirt barely covering her entire hips. Wow, some presentation!
So SiMui is 2 years younger than me and I guess that's the maximum gap I could tolerate. The undergrad who is again 2 years younger than SiMui is, therefore, beyond capacity. To make it simple, they are simply 不知所謂！
So, folks older than me, if you find my behaviour utterly unacceptable, please let me know. Because...I'm still a young peep! =]
So I was back from Tesco with SiMui and on the way some friend of SiMui, who is an undergrad, came along and said hi. During the conversation we learnt that she just had a presentation in class. Well that is nothing special until you realize what she wore. Black tights with, on top, a skirt barely covering her entire hips. Wow, some presentation!
So SiMui is 2 years younger than me and I guess that's the maximum gap I could tolerate. The undergrad who is again 2 years younger than SiMui is, therefore, beyond capacity. To make it simple, they are simply 不知所謂！
So, folks older than me, if you find my behaviour utterly unacceptable, please let me know. Because...I'm still a young peep! =]
2011年2月24日 星期四
Sigh...young peeps!
So this morning I agreed to do a psychology experiment for a project of one my my undergrad football teammates. She told me to "meet her at the Library" (didn't say where) at 1:30pm and for her convenience, I gave her my phone number through facebook inbox.
So I was there at the Library entrance at 1:30pm sharp. Nobody there. I went down the stairs to see if she's outside the cafe. Nobody there. I tried to look for internet access to check my facebook and see if I had remembered the time wrong. Nope, nothing wrong. It was eventually 1:50pm and since she never gave me her number I gave her a message telling her to call me.
After wandering around for some more on campus (WLAN was lost) and I got no phone call I decided I'm not going to waste anymore of my time and go home. And the moment I went back to my own room, the message I got in my facebook inbox was "Oh I am at the Floor 2 sofas", sent to me at 1:55pm.
Well, young peeps, it's your project, not mine. If you don't give a damn, don't try to waste anybody's time. I told her I had gone home. And from her reply "I tried to reply as quickly as possible. But that's ok.", I know she still doesn't have a clue what has gone wrong.
So I was there at the Library entrance at 1:30pm sharp. Nobody there. I went down the stairs to see if she's outside the cafe. Nobody there. I tried to look for internet access to check my facebook and see if I had remembered the time wrong. Nope, nothing wrong. It was eventually 1:50pm and since she never gave me her number I gave her a message telling her to call me.
After wandering around for some more on campus (WLAN was lost) and I got no phone call I decided I'm not going to waste anymore of my time and go home. And the moment I went back to my own room, the message I got in my facebook inbox was "Oh I am at the Floor 2 sofas", sent to me at 1:55pm.
Well, young peeps, it's your project, not mine. If you don't give a damn, don't try to waste anybody's time. I told her I had gone home. And from her reply "I tried to reply as quickly as possible. But that's ok.", I know she still doesn't have a clue what has gone wrong.
2011年2月22日 星期二
And now, the war forecast
Well I know this is all old knowledge, but the picture of this still gives me the creeps. These fucking bastards in the Pentagon look at a computer software and say, "Look, just 6000 casualties, that's not much, let's go to war!"
And the Dupuy Institute says it is a non-profit organization. Man, non-profit organizations are supposed to be doing good for society, no? Or should I say, that's nice of you to be charging only $93,000 for the software so that even poor countries could afford to decide whether to go to war?
And why on earth would anybody think an MBA student is able to comment on a WAR FORECAST MODEL just based on a news article talking about it?
And the Dupuy Institute says it is a non-profit organization. Man, non-profit organizations are supposed to be doing good for society, no? Or should I say, that's nice of you to be charging only $93,000 for the software so that even poor countries could afford to decide whether to go to war?
And why on earth would anybody think an MBA student is able to comment on a WAR FORECAST MODEL just based on a news article talking about it?
2011年2月17日 星期四
Whoa, the human sustainability!
Impressive figures:
Pepsico UK manufactures 10 million packets of crisps each day. HOW IMPRESSIVE IS THAT?!
Pepsico UK puts 100% of its budget for carbonated soft drinks in zero calorie drinks. HOW IMPRESSIVE IS THAT?!
Well...I don't know, really. What Mr. Georgy kindly wiki-ed immediately was that the population of United Kingdom is 60 million, meaning that probably one-sixth of the population is consuming a packet of crisps PER DAY?!
'Tis barking mad.
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Funny how I did actually dream of Paris a few weeks before the news I got yesterday.
I loved that dream.
Because you were there :)
Pepsico UK manufactures 10 million packets of crisps each day. HOW IMPRESSIVE IS THAT?!
Pepsico UK puts 100% of its budget for carbonated soft drinks in zero calorie drinks. HOW IMPRESSIVE IS THAT?!
Well...I don't know, really. What Mr. Georgy kindly wiki-ed immediately was that the population of United Kingdom is 60 million, meaning that probably one-sixth of the population is consuming a packet of crisps PER DAY?!
'Tis barking mad.
*
Funny how I did actually dream of Paris a few weeks before the news I got yesterday.
I loved that dream.
Because you were there :)
2011年2月9日 星期三
Tidying up
小師妹說：你間房亂到連條屍都擺o吾落
由於小弟不見了散紙包兼o吾想 touchwood 死o左o係房都訓得o吾舒服，決定執房，至少令部份桌面可以見光。
執notes執notes執notes，原來全部都一眼都無看過。
o甘多年，原來一D都無進步過。
生活，又可o吾可以執番正小小？
由於小弟不見了散紙包兼o吾想 touchwood 死o左o係房都訓得o吾舒服，決定執房，至少令部份桌面可以見光。
執notes執notes執notes，原來全部都一眼都無看過。
o甘多年，原來一D都無進步過。
生活，又可o吾可以執番正小小？
2011年2月5日 星期六
2011年2月1日 星期二
Here's your formula for calculating compensation
Last year ranking: 42
This year ranking: 58
Fall in ranking: 16
% in fall: 38%
Your formula for calculating the compensation for customer dissatisfaction will be as follows:
[Tuition fee + Accommodation fee + (last salary x 12) + estimated bonus + estimated extra living expenses] x 38%
Notes:
1. Left out the currency adjustment deliberately because HKD has been falling against the GBP.
2. You may take time value into account if your amount is big enough for you to bother.
3. "Estimated extra living expenses" means the excess amount incurred as a result of living in UK rather than your own country. This assumes that the UK has the highest relative price of goods in the entire world. However if you happen to come from a country with a higher price of goods than UK, you may ignore this factor.
4. The above formula is a guideline only. There is room for more creative adjustment, e.g. cost for extra warm clothes if you came from a tropical environment, cost for being sick extra long because the GPs on campus don't give the right medicine but just tells you to sleep, cost for extra frustration at fake train schedules on the uk national rail website etc...
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Hahahahahahahaha just kidding. I still love my programme. And my lovely cohorts!
P.S. I'm sure I could contribute to the "salary increase" meter the coming year. Cuz my original package was too low *wink*
This year ranking: 58
Fall in ranking: 16
% in fall: 38%
Your formula for calculating the compensation for customer dissatisfaction will be as follows:
[Tuition fee + Accommodation fee + (last salary x 12) + estimated bonus + estimated extra living expenses] x 38%
Notes:
1. Left out the currency adjustment deliberately because HKD has been falling against the GBP.
2. You may take time value into account if your amount is big enough for you to bother.
3. "Estimated extra living expenses" means the excess amount incurred as a result of living in UK rather than your own country. This assumes that the UK has the highest relative price of goods in the entire world. However if you happen to come from a country with a higher price of goods than UK, you may ignore this factor.
4. The above formula is a guideline only. There is room for more creative adjustment, e.g. cost for extra warm clothes if you came from a tropical environment, cost for being sick extra long because the GPs on campus don't give the right medicine but just tells you to sleep, cost for extra frustration at fake train schedules on the uk national rail website etc...
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Hahahahahahahaha just kidding. I still love my programme. And my lovely cohorts!
P.S. I'm sure I could contribute to the "salary increase" meter the coming year. Cuz my original package was too low *wink*
2011年1月31日 星期一
Harry Potter and the Lost Train
This is a magical place indeed.
1. Ms. Anna has a meeting the next day so we decided to take a late night train home. She checked twice on the UK National Rail website, there is a train from London Euston to Coventry is 22:50.
2. It was 22:30. We rushed our way out of International Hall and RAN to London Euston. Very quickly Ms. Anna purchased her tickets through the ticket machine. It was 22:47. I rushed to see which platform our train is on. There is no sign of any train to Coventry.
3. We probably missed the train. We approached the information counter to ask when is the next train.
4. Guy from the information counter said, "No more train. The last train was gone at nine something." "What? But the website says there is a train at eleven something!"
5. Guy from the information counter said, as a matter-of-factly, "It's wrong." "What's wrong? The website?" "Yea. It's wrong. This is England. You have to check and double check." As if anything would change if I checked it three times?
6. "Then can I get a refund? If there's no train how come the machine would sell me a ticket that's valid only for today?" "You come here tomorrow morning and get a refund at platform 10. They are closed now."
7. Truly honoured to experience this great moment. Is there anything to trust on this land? Not even the website? Had no choice but to stay overnight at our friend's place.
8. Next morning we arrived at Platform 10 for the refund. Lady, "Why didn't you come here for a refund yesterday?" "The guy upstairs said you're closed by then." "What guy?" "Information counter." "What time?" "Around 22:50, probably?" "We are not closed at that time. Why didn't you come here for a refund?" "The guy told us you were closed!" "No we cannot give you a refund for a ticket of yesterday."
Well well.
1. Ms. Anna has a meeting the next day so we decided to take a late night train home. She checked twice on the UK National Rail website, there is a train from London Euston to Coventry is 22:50.
2. It was 22:30. We rushed our way out of International Hall and RAN to London Euston. Very quickly Ms. Anna purchased her tickets through the ticket machine. It was 22:47. I rushed to see which platform our train is on. There is no sign of any train to Coventry.
3. We probably missed the train. We approached the information counter to ask when is the next train.
4. Guy from the information counter said, "No more train. The last train was gone at nine something." "What? But the website says there is a train at eleven something!"
5. Guy from the information counter said, as a matter-of-factly, "It's wrong." "What's wrong? The website?" "Yea. It's wrong. This is England. You have to check and double check." As if anything would change if I checked it three times?
6. "Then can I get a refund? If there's no train how come the machine would sell me a ticket that's valid only for today?" "You come here tomorrow morning and get a refund at platform 10. They are closed now."
7. Truly honoured to experience this great moment. Is there anything to trust on this land? Not even the website? Had no choice but to stay overnight at our friend's place.
8. Next morning we arrived at Platform 10 for the refund. Lady, "Why didn't you come here for a refund yesterday?" "The guy upstairs said you're closed by then." "What guy?" "Information counter." "What time?" "Around 22:50, probably?" "We are not closed at that time. Why didn't you come here for a refund?" "The guy told us you were closed!" "No we cannot give you a refund for a ticket of yesterday."
Well well.
2011年1月29日 星期六
Results are out!
Well, to no one's surprise really, I gained ONE distinction in:
ACCOUNTING AND FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT
which basically tells me nothing but the fact that I will be a good number crunching monkey all my life.
Ah anyway. Passed everything. I'm happy =)
ACCOUNTING AND FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT
which basically tells me nothing but the fact that I will be a good number crunching monkey all my life.
Ah anyway. Passed everything. I'm happy =)
2011年1月28日 星期五
2011年1月24日 星期一
Was a pretty lousy day
Wanted to wake up early so I could go to Tesco to buy a knee support for my injured knee. Ended up waking up at 11:20 but I had to take off at 12 for a game in Birmingham at 12. Just wanted to grab some cereal for breakfast but my milk went bad before the expiry date so I had to throw the lot into the bin. Had to beg my still-sleeping friend for bananas but apparently wasn't enough to support a 90-minute game without substitutes. And OH the bloody muddy pitch! It slanted so we actually had to run uphill in a football game (unheard of isn't it?!) and the pitch was so muddy it looked like farmland just harvested yesterday. Felt like running in a swamp. And I sprained both ankles in the first half so apparently there's no reason for limping but honestly I couldn't really run. Turns out my right ankle is worse than my left and my right knee is feeling worse. Now finally, I think I should stay off sports for at least a week.
GRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR
GRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR
2011年1月22日 星期六
2011年1月21日 星期五
Run till my battery goes flat
So I fucked up my internship app
I'm totally unproductive
I'm staring at deadlines and not wanting to do anything
And even the microwave lasagne is lousy.
So I put on my tracksuit and run. Heronbank, Rootes, Cryfield, Heronbank, and again. And again.
And I just don't find any reason to stop.
我是牛 我是牛
I'm totally unproductive
I'm staring at deadlines and not wanting to do anything
And even the microwave lasagne is lousy.
So I put on my tracksuit and run. Heronbank, Rootes, Cryfield, Heronbank, and again. And again.
And I just don't find any reason to stop.
我是牛 我是牛
2011年1月19日 星期三
Mid-Jan recap
"Where have you been? All over the world?"
Hell yea, I have! And it's not gonna stop, I guarantee you that. Next stop: in search of the Northern Lights!
"Tengo hambie! Tengo MUCHO hambie!"
No idea what happened but I feel I like can swallow one dinosaur per day.
"Why did you choose corporate finance? You know the stuff! And it's on Friday morning! Ah but you will skip anyway."
Yes. My syndicate groupmate knows me well.
"Please answer me correctly: have you done anything about POM over the holidays?" "No." "Thank you, that is the correct answer."
Now the holiday is over, full steam, guys!
"You should keep a tally of the number of times you get crunched against the number of times you crunch people."
Well sad to say, the number of times I get crunched far outnumbers crunching people. In the last game I crunched somebody else's head with my own head (so in effect I'm crunching myself at the same time) and now I'm itching to break somebody's leg in the next to get even with that tally.
"You are probably the only player I've seen get hit in the stomach EACH week."
Glad I am not pregnant. Full stop.
"But you told me you were tired? You were running like a maniac!"
Well the good thing is, I think my fitness has improved to the point where I can survive running like a maniac in a full 90 minute game free from cramps. But I don't just wanna run. I was supposed to be there to KILL!
"Whose leg did I kill? Oh it's yours! You have another leg anyway. You'll be fine."
How can I NOT love my teammates?
"點解Duffy 個size會同 Mickey一樣呢？“ ”Because it's meant to be a MARY for Mickey while he's on his voyage."
Typical impure idea proposed by my dear SI MUI.
Indeed, I became so much happier when I know you're happy.
Hell yea, I have! And it's not gonna stop, I guarantee you that. Next stop: in search of the Northern Lights!
"Tengo hambie! Tengo MUCHO hambie!"
No idea what happened but I feel I like can swallow one dinosaur per day.
"Why did you choose corporate finance? You know the stuff! And it's on Friday morning! Ah but you will skip anyway."
Yes. My syndicate groupmate knows me well.
"Please answer me correctly: have you done anything about POM over the holidays?" "No." "Thank you, that is the correct answer."
Now the holiday is over, full steam, guys!
"You should keep a tally of the number of times you get crunched against the number of times you crunch people."
Well sad to say, the number of times I get crunched far outnumbers crunching people. In the last game I crunched somebody else's head with my own head (so in effect I'm crunching myself at the same time) and now I'm itching to break somebody's leg in the next to get even with that tally.
"You are probably the only player I've seen get hit in the stomach EACH week."
Glad I am not pregnant. Full stop.
"But you told me you were tired? You were running like a maniac!"
Well the good thing is, I think my fitness has improved to the point where I can survive running like a maniac in a full 90 minute game free from cramps. But I don't just wanna run. I was supposed to be there to KILL!
"Whose leg did I kill? Oh it's yours! You have another leg anyway. You'll be fine."
How can I NOT love my teammates?
"點解Duffy 個size會同 Mickey一樣呢？“ ”Because it's meant to be a MARY for Mickey while he's on his voyage."
Typical impure idea proposed by my dear SI MUI.
Indeed, I became so much happier when I know you're happy.
2010年12月30日 星期四
Friends, how was your 2010?
記得去年12月31日，我寫過，希望在2009終極一跌後，2010Q1會有谷底反彈。遲到好過無到，4月29日，就在把支票夾在辭職信內的一刻開始，我想，應該牛市了吧。
放了一個月大假，加入了新公司，認識了好同事，知道了職場內好人還有很多。Monkey work，也可以快樂，關鍵在人。時間雖短，感動依舊。
來了英國，更愛香港。3個月，沒有感覺到小說裡說的MBA學生互相競爭頭崩額裂，只感覺到自己多了很多能相信的好朋友。
難得在這邊有很多機會踢足球，踢足90分鐘試過，寒天雪地踢過，室內亦踢過，會好好珍惜。
今個假期，西班牙，法國Chamonix，下一站摩洛哥，what's next? *wink*
生活，多寫意。
祝各位新年快樂！
P.S. 謝謝身邊的廚神們，多得你們小弟沒有機會餓死！
P.P.S. Against all predictions, 全年體重持平，可以沾沾。
放了一個月大假，加入了新公司，認識了好同事，知道了職場內好人還有很多。Monkey work，也可以快樂，關鍵在人。時間雖短，感動依舊。
來了英國，更愛香港。3個月，沒有感覺到小說裡說的MBA學生互相競爭頭崩額裂，只感覺到自己多了很多能相信的好朋友。
難得在這邊有很多機會踢足球，踢足90分鐘試過，寒天雪地踢過，室內亦踢過，會好好珍惜。
今個假期，西班牙，法國Chamonix，下一站摩洛哥，what's next? *wink*
生活，多寫意。
祝各位新年快樂！
P.S. 謝謝身邊的廚神們，多得你們小弟沒有機會餓死！
P.P.S. Against all predictions, 全年體重持平，可以沾沾。
2010年12月16日 星期四
2010年12月4日 星期六
Eat, pray, love (2)
終於都把電影看完了。還是不喜歡。原因一樣。
朋友在驚訝為甚麼我好像很不了解女生的想法。然後我在想，我身邊的女性朋友都不是這種“自尋煩惱型”的。
Moody嘛，常常都叫人又愛又怕。
＊
有關處女座
其實我覺得自己很處女座的。只是我的處女座attribute隱藏得太好大家都不發覺。你以為我happy go lucky嗎？你以為我不會想很多？
嘿嘿，其實我神不知鬼不覺已經process了十幾個thinking procedures，是不是很恐怖？！XP
朋友在驚訝為甚麼我好像很不了解女生的想法。然後我在想，我身邊的女性朋友都不是這種“自尋煩惱型”的。
Moody嘛，常常都叫人又愛又怕。
＊
有關處女座
其實我覺得自己很處女座的。只是我的處女座attribute隱藏得太好大家都不發覺。你以為我happy go lucky嗎？你以為我不會想很多？
嘿嘿，其實我神不知鬼不覺已經process了十幾個thinking procedures，是不是很恐怖？！XP
2010年11月28日 星期日
Eat, Pray, Love
看了一半看不下去的電影。
一個女人去浪遊找尋自己，本來是很浪漫很型，但要有ground。
但我覺得這個女人只是不斷不滿現狀，不但自己想要甚麼不知道，連自己不想要甚麼都不知道，i.e. 甚麼都不知道，只是沈醉在自己的depression裡面，無啦啦在傷春悲秋，然後對身邊的人發脾氣。她需要的是心理醫生。
說了這些，朋友說，“怎麼你的都是男生的想法？！她的想法我都可以理解啊！”
Er...?
大鑊，要認真學野了。
一個女人去浪遊找尋自己，本來是很浪漫很型，但要有ground。
但我覺得這個女人只是不斷不滿現狀，不但自己想要甚麼不知道，連自己不想要甚麼都不知道，i.e. 甚麼都不知道，只是沈醉在自己的depression裡面，無啦啦在傷春悲秋，然後對身邊的人發脾氣。她需要的是心理醫生。
說了這些，朋友說，“怎麼你的都是男生的想法？！她的想法我都可以理解啊！”
Er...?
大鑊，要認真學野了。
2010年11月25日 星期四
2010年11月21日 星期日
Abnormal vs different
強力推介本週王迪詩專欄：
第六隻手指，切還是不切？
我托着腮，看着那則網上新聞沉思了一會。孩子生下來有六隻手指，這種個案在世界各地都出現過。有些情況，那第六根手指是畸形的，骨頭不正常或容易折斷，應該切除。但也有些情況，那第六根指頭明明是好端端的，功能正常，看上去跟其他五根指頭無異，除了彈琴和打字方便一點，有什麼問題呢？
只要付得起手術費，大部分父母都會選擇切除。正常人有五隻手指，多了一隻手指會被視為「不正常」的。上學會被同學笑，上街會被途人望，動手術切除是為免孩子自卑。
敢於與別不同
有時候，我不大確定所謂「正常」是什麼意思。跟大部分人一樣，就算是「正常」了嗎？我多一隻手指影響到你嗎？為什麼「人人都有五隻手指」，我就非要「五隻手指」不可？切除一根有血有肉的健康指頭，不是太殘忍了嗎？有些父母認為把孩子塑造成主流一樣，孩子的路會好走一點。一旦跟大夥兒不同，就會遭到歧視了。你比別人聰明，會遭到歧視；你比別人愚蠢，會遭到歧視。智商必須保持在全港中位數的上下10%以內，真是一趟吃力的人生啊。
我從網上看到一則新聞，浙江一個女孩生下來就擁有十二隻手指和十二隻腳趾。家人起初擔心孩子會被人嘲笑，爺爺卻疼惜地說：「正常的，每隻腳趾都有骨頭！」他明白了第六根指頭的意義，給孫女起了名字──邵無雙。
每個人都是與別不同的。問題是，你是否敢於與別不同。
－－節錄自《蘭開夏道》20/11/2010
第六隻手指，切還是不切？
我托着腮，看着那則網上新聞沉思了一會。孩子生下來有六隻手指，這種個案在世界各地都出現過。有些情況，那第六根手指是畸形的，骨頭不正常或容易折斷，應該切除。但也有些情況，那第六根指頭明明是好端端的，功能正常，看上去跟其他五根指頭無異，除了彈琴和打字方便一點，有什麼問題呢？
只要付得起手術費，大部分父母都會選擇切除。正常人有五隻手指，多了一隻手指會被視為「不正常」的。上學會被同學笑，上街會被途人望，動手術切除是為免孩子自卑。
敢於與別不同
有時候，我不大確定所謂「正常」是什麼意思。跟大部分人一樣，就算是「正常」了嗎？我多一隻手指影響到你嗎？為什麼「人人都有五隻手指」，我就非要「五隻手指」不可？切除一根有血有肉的健康指頭，不是太殘忍了嗎？有些父母認為把孩子塑造成主流一樣，孩子的路會好走一點。一旦跟大夥兒不同，就會遭到歧視了。你比別人聰明，會遭到歧視；你比別人愚蠢，會遭到歧視。智商必須保持在全港中位數的上下10%以內，真是一趟吃力的人生啊。
我從網上看到一則新聞，浙江一個女孩生下來就擁有十二隻手指和十二隻腳趾。家人起初擔心孩子會被人嘲笑，爺爺卻疼惜地說：「正常的，每隻腳趾都有骨頭！」他明白了第六根指頭的意義，給孫女起了名字──邵無雙。
每個人都是與別不同的。問題是，你是否敢於與別不同。
－－節錄自《蘭開夏道》20/11/2010
2010年11月20日 星期六
Hail the document crunching monkeys!
與友人不約而同都有英國籍組員。有趣的事發生了，兩位英國同學平時說話頭頭是道，如今要交document了，大家才發覺他們都不懂用Microsoft Word.
當我告訴他，把下一個section放到下一頁，可以不用狂按ENTER而是可以按Control+ENTER，他好像發現新大陸。當我告訴他，可以用format paintbrush 來format其他段落的時候，他說,"Oh can you do the paintbrush thing again? I LOVE IT!"
Hm...對於formatting訓練有素，有幸有不幸吧...
當我告訴他，把下一個section放到下一頁，可以不用狂按ENTER而是可以按Control+ENTER，他好像發現新大陸。當我告訴他，可以用format paintbrush 來format其他段落的時候，他說,"Oh can you do the paintbrush thing again? I LOVE IT!"
Hm...對於formatting訓練有素，有幸有不幸吧...
2010年11月18日 星期四
Ah...forget the Chinese!
Yes I do realize that I haven't been seriously blogging in November, and for the sake of time management I stopped writing in Chinese. Please bear with me, I hope I will resume writing in that language after this term.
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Finally got my first job application rejection. From Rothschild. Well yea I shouldn't be surprised, Linda did warn me that I'm over-qualified for the graduate program...well whatever, it's better than having loose ends dangling around anyhow.
Something about application systems though: been applying online for a global investment bank and failed to proceed to the "submit" button because the system didn't allow me to fill in the name of my previous employers. Applicants can only choose the previous employer name from a list of 300 firms, and (obviously) my old bosses weren't on the list. Well well how cocky is that?! Leon Richards commented: "Well think about it, you probably don't want to work for an employer like that, do you?"
Funny thing is, I do. No hypocrisy, no nonsense. Why ask me all those daft questions about "Why Citi Why Blackrock Why RBS Why Barcap" when what you are actually ONLY concerned about is whether I've been working in a posh firm in the past or whether I have a 2:1 degree in undergrad. Why not do this effective screening and make it honest? It's kinda discrimination, I know. But it's unbelievable how much the HR guys are obsessed with this 2:1 requirement. Is that not discrimination then?
Isn't it awful having that 2:2 hanging around when you know it's not even related to your career at all? Well anyway I decided to STOP ALL JOB-HUNTING till I am about to graduate. Fuck the programs, they've been taking too much of my time! Stop worrying about career. I saved enough money to do exactly that. Why wasn't I sticking to it?
*
Had a really interesting conversation with a classmate today. We were talking about how we could improve to work better. Substantially there's nothing much to say, really, the group's been terrific, but this guy did ask a good question: You're just 24, how on earth did you get THAT cynical?
Reading through my previous blog entries, he's right! Probably 90% of my entries are cynical/depressed and the remaining 10% are happy, and the happy entries are written in codes that probably nobody but the only relevant person knows how to decode.
And now I know there's this point when I no longer knew how to make her happy anymore. Because I didn't even know how to make myself happy. And everything just bloody crashes.
Now. I'm getting hungry again in the middle of the night. And I like it because when this always happens, it means I am happy. =)
*
Finally got my first job application rejection. From Rothschild. Well yea I shouldn't be surprised, Linda did warn me that I'm over-qualified for the graduate program...well whatever, it's better than having loose ends dangling around anyhow.
Something about application systems though: been applying online for a global investment bank and failed to proceed to the "submit" button because the system didn't allow me to fill in the name of my previous employers. Applicants can only choose the previous employer name from a list of 300 firms, and (obviously) my old bosses weren't on the list. Well well how cocky is that?! Leon Richards commented: "Well think about it, you probably don't want to work for an employer like that, do you?"
Funny thing is, I do. No hypocrisy, no nonsense. Why ask me all those daft questions about "Why Citi Why Blackrock Why RBS Why Barcap" when what you are actually ONLY concerned about is whether I've been working in a posh firm in the past or whether I have a 2:1 degree in undergrad. Why not do this effective screening and make it honest? It's kinda discrimination, I know. But it's unbelievable how much the HR guys are obsessed with this 2:1 requirement. Is that not discrimination then?
Isn't it awful having that 2:2 hanging around when you know it's not even related to your career at all? Well anyway I decided to STOP ALL JOB-HUNTING till I am about to graduate. Fuck the programs, they've been taking too much of my time! Stop worrying about career. I saved enough money to do exactly that. Why wasn't I sticking to it?
*
Had a really interesting conversation with a classmate today. We were talking about how we could improve to work better. Substantially there's nothing much to say, really, the group's been terrific, but this guy did ask a good question: You're just 24, how on earth did you get THAT cynical?
Reading through my previous blog entries, he's right! Probably 90% of my entries are cynical/depressed and the remaining 10% are happy, and the happy entries are written in codes that probably nobody but the only relevant person knows how to decode.
And now I know there's this point when I no longer knew how to make her happy anymore. Because I didn't even know how to make myself happy. And everything just bloody crashes.
Now. I'm getting hungry again in the middle of the night. And I like it because when this always happens, it means I am happy. =)
2010年11月17日 星期三
We are all a little tired for some reason
Today a classmate told me, "I am your Daddy for these few weeks. No football for a month for you until you get well."
That's very nice of him really, but when I come to think of it, I have never ever declined to play anything due to injury! (especially since my injuries are never really that serious)
I kind of enjoy the pain and the muscle fatigues I get after every game. If I don't get them, I feel like I haven't used up myself. And curiously, the more physically tired I am, the less mentally tired I become.
And then, dealing with loneliness always becomes easier.
That's very nice of him really, but when I come to think of it, I have never ever declined to play anything due to injury! (especially since my injuries are never really that serious)
I kind of enjoy the pain and the muscle fatigues I get after every game. If I don't get them, I feel like I haven't used up myself. And curiously, the more physically tired I am, the less mentally tired I become.
And then, dealing with loneliness always becomes easier.
2010年11月16日 星期二
JfDI
Somehow feels like I am really living out the meaning of JfDI.
These few days I did think a while about why I should even bother, but then I thought, OK, it's not about whether I "should" but rather whether I "want to". It's nothing big, after all. Just a little odd. Or perhaps even not.
Would it have been better if...?
Shit.
These few days I did think a while about why I should even bother, but then I thought, OK, it's not about whether I "should" but rather whether I "want to". It's nothing big, after all. Just a little odd. Or perhaps even not.
Would it have been better if...?
Shit.
2010年11月5日 星期五
What I went through in the midterms
離開香港以前，我收到最多的祝福語是“記住溝番條鬼妹啊”。
朋友們，我鄭重的說，這是不可能的。
第一，鬼妹不會對我有興趣。第二，參加了女子足球隊這幾個禮拜，覺得文化差異實在太大。
每個禮拜都會收到一個email，title是 "trainings and SOCIALLLLLLL!" 對，trainings是其次，social才最重要。她們每個禮拜三晚上都有social event，一眾女子都按每週主題打扮一番，喝得爛醉然後第二天走堂。有時我覺得，偶爾喝酒當然沒問題，但每個禮拜？！還要每個禮拜都有特別的costume？Isn't that a bit too much?還有一些所謂隊友，training都沒出現過但fb卻有social照片。
禮拜三去了幫足球隊做旁證，賽後又有一堆人想叫我去當天晚上的social，我心想，屌，我來踢波o架。
這種文化差異，非不能理解，但卻一輩子都融合不了。
朋友們，我鄭重的說，這是不可能的。
第一，鬼妹不會對我有興趣。第二，參加了女子足球隊這幾個禮拜，覺得文化差異實在太大。
每個禮拜都會收到一個email，title是 "trainings and SOCIALLLLLLL!" 對，trainings是其次，social才最重要。她們每個禮拜三晚上都有social event，一眾女子都按每週主題打扮一番，喝得爛醉然後第二天走堂。有時我覺得，偶爾喝酒當然沒問題，但每個禮拜？！還要每個禮拜都有特別的costume？Isn't that a bit too much?還有一些所謂隊友，training都沒出現過但fb卻有social照片。
禮拜三去了幫足球隊做旁證，賽後又有一堆人想叫我去當天晚上的social，我心想，屌，我來踢波o架。
這種文化差異，非不能理解，但卻一輩子都融合不了。
2010年10月22日 星期五
Making magic out of nothing
我知道，講Santander已經講到厭了。我承諾今天講完以後不會再提Santander。
話說我戶口開了3個禮拜，debit card還是沒收到。昨天到櫃面查詢，他們說，噢，我們收到很多類似的投訴呢。然後說，等到禮拜5吧，禮拜5還是沒收到，我就重新order一張，送來這裡然後你來拿。不過要多等10個工作天。
我等好了。豈料下午有個很愉快的人打來：
Voice: Hi there, this is xx from Santander Bank. Guess what I found!
Me: Huh?
Voice: I found your card! It’s here!
Me: …
散會後到分行拿卡。
Me: Hi guys…
Guy: Sorry, we’ve sold your card on Ebay. You’ll have to bid for it now.
Me: Look, I’m worth millions out there, if you had sold me on Ebay you would have resigned already. Now where’s the goddamn card?
老味，這堆蛋散還好意思跟我說笑！英國人向來以其幽默感自豪，現在我知道原因了，如果一個人沒有幽默感的話，在英國生活是一定會爆炸的。
等卡途中，有個男孩子來到counter，徐徐說：I’ve opened an account with you some weeks ago, but I still haven’t received my card…
我忍不住笑，counter內的蛋散跟我說：It’s not funny. 我跟旁邊那可憐的男孩說，I know exactly how you feel. Cheers.
我跟同學說，其實我開始有點不明白為甚麼我們會在一個management如此差勁的地方學management。
＊
截至前天，開學這麼久，我一堂都沒走過，曾經跟我一起讀undergrad的朋友應該明白，這事值得寫進Guinness Book of Records。不過昨天的POM lecture，我終於忍不住表露真我個性，簽完名走堂去。但見左邊同學篤iphone右邊同學篤ipod touch，左左邊同學已經不知所終，其餘同學打喊露，不走就有鬼了。
看看那powerpoint，”Definitions of leadership and influence from the dictionary”???
有時真的很佩服英國佬，怎麼總是可以由無野炮製成一大堆說話／廢話，然後跟你收錢。Lecture如是，consultancy如是，尼斯湖水怪如是。我有一個新的career aspiration，就是炮製出一個新的concept，然後以WBS 舊生的身份回來give lecture，連場租都省了。
Making magic out of nothing。為甚麼人家可以是國際教育中心，為甚麼香港不可以？因為香港人，你們太均真，連騙飯吃也特別均真。同意否？
＊
鯰魚越門而過，港人創意無限：
《李禱文》
我們在中環的超人，
願人都尊你的姓為李。
願李的國降臨，
願李的旨意行在香港，
如同行在長實。
我們日用的物品，
百佳買給我們。
免李家的稅，
如同我們免窮人的福利。
不叫我們遇到風球，
救我們脫離黑雨。
因為住屋、電力、交通，全是李的，
直到永遠。
話說我戶口開了3個禮拜，debit card還是沒收到。昨天到櫃面查詢，他們說，噢，我們收到很多類似的投訴呢。然後說，等到禮拜5吧，禮拜5還是沒收到，我就重新order一張，送來這裡然後你來拿。不過要多等10個工作天。
我等好了。豈料下午有個很愉快的人打來：
Voice: Hi there, this is xx from Santander Bank. Guess what I found!
Me: Huh?
Voice: I found your card! It’s here!
Me: …
散會後到分行拿卡。
Me: Hi guys…
Guy: Sorry, we’ve sold your card on Ebay. You’ll have to bid for it now.
Me: Look, I’m worth millions out there, if you had sold me on Ebay you would have resigned already. Now where’s the goddamn card?
老味，這堆蛋散還好意思跟我說笑！英國人向來以其幽默感自豪，現在我知道原因了，如果一個人沒有幽默感的話，在英國生活是一定會爆炸的。
等卡途中，有個男孩子來到counter，徐徐說：I’ve opened an account with you some weeks ago, but I still haven’t received my card…
我忍不住笑，counter內的蛋散跟我說：It’s not funny. 我跟旁邊那可憐的男孩說，I know exactly how you feel. Cheers.
我跟同學說，其實我開始有點不明白為甚麼我們會在一個management如此差勁的地方學management。
＊
截至前天，開學這麼久，我一堂都沒走過，曾經跟我一起讀undergrad的朋友應該明白，這事值得寫進Guinness Book of Records。不過昨天的POM lecture，我終於忍不住表露真我個性，簽完名走堂去。但見左邊同學篤iphone右邊同學篤ipod touch，左左邊同學已經不知所終，其餘同學打喊露，不走就有鬼了。
看看那powerpoint，”Definitions of leadership and influence from the dictionary”???
有時真的很佩服英國佬，怎麼總是可以由無野炮製成一大堆說話／廢話，然後跟你收錢。Lecture如是，consultancy如是，尼斯湖水怪如是。我有一個新的career aspiration，就是炮製出一個新的concept，然後以WBS 舊生的身份回來give lecture，連場租都省了。
Making magic out of nothing。為甚麼人家可以是國際教育中心，為甚麼香港不可以？因為香港人，你們太均真，連騙飯吃也特別均真。同意否？
＊
鯰魚越門而過，港人創意無限：
《李禱文》
我們在中環的超人，
願人都尊你的姓為李。
願李的國降臨，
願李的旨意行在香港，
如同行在長實。
我們日用的物品，
百佳買給我們。
免李家的稅，
如同我們免窮人的福利。
不叫我們遇到風球，
救我們脫離黑雨。
因為住屋、電力、交通，全是李的，
直到永遠。
2010年10月20日 星期三
低科技之歌
上個禮拜去了一個IT&Communications Specialist Overview，嘗試著了解IT行業到底是甚麼一回事，結果全軍覆沒。除了因為講者聲線沈悶，還是因為他沒有解釋過許多的jargons，e.g. spectrum，non-linear consumption，linear consumption，blah blah。講座完了，簡單跟同學說了一句“Can't“。I just can't。
唯一真的記住的是講座中播放的一段youtube。
不知道為甚麼，看完以後我的感覺不是驚歎，不是欣喜，而是心寒。
話說片裡應用的就是所謂cloud computer科技，現在已經在develop，所以並不是天馬行空。2019好快到，我們會像Mission Impossible裡面的人凌空撥兩撥就看到電腦的東西？會閱讀Harry Potter報紙（紙上有動畫）？會吃飯途中突然篤篤飯檯覆email?
這樣下去，我總是覺得人類的四肢會全都萎縮掉。
昨天再接再厲，去了一個forum（剛好避過了fire drill），講者是Capgemini的傢伙，說的還是網絡科技帶來的轉變。我唯一明白的是，轉變會越來越快，越來越快，越來越快，越來越快。
而我，仍然在拒絕用iphone，拒絕24小時篤篤貢。如此老土，我應該很快會被社會淘汰吧？
＊
一 開始 天下未大亂
一 定是 出事在人類太向前
科 技是 威力大又利便
人 於 是手腳漸變短做運動氣 喘
原來是 做慢些 更細心 更浪漫
人 為什麼 卻要反
想 像是 給電玩局限住
通 話是 用網名互贈 兩個字
而親 密是 早沒落 舊玩意
原來是 做慢些 更細心 更浪漫
人 為什麼 會覺得 太麻煩
誰明 做盡些 也快些 到極限
yeah yeah yeah yeah
科 技是 沒有真 做任何事
原來是 做慢些 更細心 更浪漫
人 為什麼 會覺得 太麻煩
誰明 做盡些 也快些 到極限
yeah yeah yeah yeah
為何用 電動的 數碼的 更浪漫
人 為什麼 約去街都 怕麻煩
懷念 技術低 創意高的 向後站
yeah yeah yeah yeah
是我想話我好慢
但我享受我不凡
是我想話我好慢
但我享受我不凡
原來是 做慢些 更細心 更浪漫
人 為什麼 會覺得 太麻煩
無人願 畫畫畫 作作詩 我示範
yeah yeah
為何用 電動的 數碼的 更浪漫
人 為什麼 約去街都 怕麻煩
懷念 技術低 創意高的 向後站
yeah yeah yeah yeah
＊
都說十月是災難月。背部受傷了！
唯一真的記住的是講座中播放的一段youtube。
不知道為甚麼，看完以後我的感覺不是驚歎，不是欣喜，而是心寒。
話說片裡應用的就是所謂cloud computer科技，現在已經在develop，所以並不是天馬行空。2019好快到，我們會像Mission Impossible裡面的人凌空撥兩撥就看到電腦的東西？會閱讀Harry Potter報紙（紙上有動畫）？會吃飯途中突然篤篤飯檯覆email?
這樣下去，我總是覺得人類的四肢會全都萎縮掉。
昨天再接再厲，去了一個forum（剛好避過了fire drill），講者是Capgemini的傢伙，說的還是網絡科技帶來的轉變。我唯一明白的是，轉變會越來越快，越來越快，越來越快，越來越快。
而我，仍然在拒絕用iphone，拒絕24小時篤篤貢。如此老土，我應該很快會被社會淘汰吧？
＊
一 開始 天下未大亂
一 定是 出事在人類太向前
科 技是 威力大又利便
人 於 是手腳漸變短做運動氣 喘
原來是 做慢些 更細心 更浪漫
人 為什麼 卻要反
想 像是 給電玩局限住
通 話是 用網名互贈 兩個字
而親 密是 早沒落 舊玩意
原來是 做慢些 更細心 更浪漫
人 為什麼 會覺得 太麻煩
誰明 做盡些 也快些 到極限
yeah yeah yeah yeah
科 技是 沒有真 做任何事
原來是 做慢些 更細心 更浪漫
人 為什麼 會覺得 太麻煩
誰明 做盡些 也快些 到極限
yeah yeah yeah yeah
為何用 電動的 數碼的 更浪漫
人 為什麼 約去街都 怕麻煩
懷念 技術低 創意高的 向後站
yeah yeah yeah yeah
是我想話我好慢
但我享受我不凡
是我想話我好慢
但我享受我不凡
原來是 做慢些 更細心 更浪漫
人 為什麼 會覺得 太麻煩
無人願 畫畫畫 作作詩 我示範
yeah yeah
為何用 電動的 數碼的 更浪漫
人 為什麼 約去街都 怕麻煩
懷念 技術低 創意高的 向後站
yeah yeah yeah yeah
＊
都說十月是災難月。背部受傷了！
2010年10月17日 星期日
Ant in Somewhere 1st year anniversary!!!
一年。
英國夏令時間2010年10月17日凌晨12點正，累積讀者人次為4718。這一年真的要多謝所有讀者，你們的回應（正面反面都是）是我繼續寫的動力。親口跟我說過覺得我的blog好看的你們，不要低估你們這句話的威力啊。
由最原始的Ant in Office 到Ant in Academia，由舢舨到大飛到著草英國，這一年紀錄過的奇遇應該夠拍一套電視劇。
奇遇嘛，有辣有不辣，有些荒誕不是人人承受得起。如果有得揀，我會選擇不要，但沒得揀。所以這blog就繼續了，繼續很多題材，很多牢騷。
OKOK，電視劇是有一點誇張，但我覺得至少可以出一本書 。你地話呢？
＊
長長的路的盡頭是一片滿是星星的夜空
這一趟華麗的冒險沒有真實的你陪我走
長長的時間的旅程充滿太多未知的誘惑
數不清對你承諾過的一切
還有多少沒有實現過
不願放開手 不願讓你走
瘋狂的夢沒有了你 還有什麼用
不願放開手 不願讓你走
不願眼睜睜的看你走出我的生活
不願眼睜睜的看你走出我的生活
＊
大家不要再post綺貞演唱會的相啦…我好吾開心呀…
英國夏令時間2010年10月17日凌晨12點正，累積讀者人次為4718。這一年真的要多謝所有讀者，你們的回應（正面反面都是）是我繼續寫的動力。親口跟我說過覺得我的blog好看的你們，不要低估你們這句話的威力啊。
由最原始的Ant in Office 到Ant in Academia，由舢舨到大飛到著草英國，這一年紀錄過的奇遇應該夠拍一套電視劇。
奇遇嘛，有辣有不辣，有些荒誕不是人人承受得起。如果有得揀，我會選擇不要，但沒得揀。所以這blog就繼續了，繼續很多題材，很多牢騷。
OKOK，電視劇是有一點誇張，但我覺得至少可以出一本書 。你地話呢？
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長長的路的盡頭是一片滿是星星的夜空
這一趟華麗的冒險沒有真實的你陪我走
長長的時間的旅程充滿太多未知的誘惑
數不清對你承諾過的一切
還有多少沒有實現過
不願放開手 不願讓你走
瘋狂的夢沒有了你 還有什麼用
不願放開手 不願讓你走
不願眼睜睜的看你走出我的生活
不願眼睜睜的看你走出我的生活
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大家不要再post綺貞演唱會的相啦…我好吾開心呀…
2010年10月15日 星期五
十月
真係吾應該飲甘多
回到hall，一個人頭痛中想起的盡是不該想起的人和事
腦內響起的是叫人心痛無比的《無忘花》
真該死，是不是？
最慘是，我沒有醉，只是嘔。
唉。
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如果失重兩肩感慨萬千
太累沒法可入眠
你能讓眉頭積雪
落到我手心裏
無忘花又再現
我清楚你的心一切弱點
有誰讓你數心跳
愛如願隨年轉厚
換你回贈一吻
度四季於一笑
花田遇上了春暖
花瓣夏雨灑風中轉
百折千廻就放開 秋色染面
老情人 心照不宣
冬雪會倦情感會亂
睡醒已是明天
仍期待下一花季可再見
情深不見底不必怕緣淺
會承受你的改變
我從未要你解釋 沒有名份的吻
無忘花枝不需折
花笑獨欠人不見
不記明日黃花昨日現
百折千廻 時日流轉不了斷
好情人 有聚有別
總可再遇抱擁每段
再想已是明天
長留在我心的你不會變
愛如願隨年轉厚
換你回贈一吻
度四季於一天
回到hall，一個人頭痛中想起的盡是不該想起的人和事
腦內響起的是叫人心痛無比的《無忘花》
真該死，是不是？
最慘是，我沒有醉，只是嘔。
唉。
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如果失重兩肩感慨萬千
太累沒法可入眠
你能讓眉頭積雪
落到我手心裏
無忘花又再現
我清楚你的心一切弱點
有誰讓你數心跳
愛如願隨年轉厚
換你回贈一吻
度四季於一笑
花田遇上了春暖
花瓣夏雨灑風中轉
百折千廻就放開 秋色染面
老情人 心照不宣
冬雪會倦情感會亂
睡醒已是明天
仍期待下一花季可再見
情深不見底不必怕緣淺
會承受你的改變
我從未要你解釋 沒有名份的吻
無忘花枝不需折
花笑獨欠人不見
不記明日黃花昨日現
百折千廻 時日流轉不了斷
好情人 有聚有別
總可再遇抱擁每段
再想已是明天
長留在我心的你不會變
愛如願隨年轉厚
換你回贈一吻
度四季於一天
2010年10月14日 星期四
Guys, why am I paying you?
OK, I'm seriously pissed. It's 1am in the night and for the sake of speed I'll write in English. I've been browsing through the websites of all those investment banks out there trying to find out the deadlines for applications, and there I find there are a hell lotta employer presentations in Rootes building in October that we have never heard of within the walls of WBS.
12th Oct Credit Suisse (which I already missed)
14th Oct Citi
18th Oct RBS
19th Oct Finance job fair
21st Oct Morgan Stanley
25th Oct Rothschild
27th Oct Barcap
These were all found on the Warwick University Careers Centre website (which, by the way, is extremely user unfriendly), but never found on wbscareers.
Two possibilities:
1. WBS assumed MBA to-be graduates are utterly not interested in investment banking (what the hell?)
2. WBS expected MBA to-be graduates to be proactive and look for the information themselves, and NOT telling us about those events is part of our training (well what could I say, what the hell?)
I'm not paying you all that money just for unlimited coffee doses, for goodness sake.
12th Oct Credit Suisse (which I already missed)
14th Oct Citi
18th Oct RBS
19th Oct Finance job fair
21st Oct Morgan Stanley
25th Oct Rothschild
27th Oct Barcap
These were all found on the Warwick University Careers Centre website (which, by the way, is extremely user unfriendly), but never found on wbscareers.
Two possibilities:
1. WBS assumed MBA to-be graduates are utterly not interested in investment banking (what the hell?)
2. WBS expected MBA to-be graduates to be proactive and look for the information themselves, and NOT telling us about those events is part of our training (well what could I say, what the hell?)
I'm not paying you all that money just for unlimited coffee doses, for goodness sake.
2010年10月13日 星期三
Brits and pieces (4)
先旨聲名，本entry絕無種族歧視之意，只是想陳述事實。
1.
話說HSBC UK有一個服務叫‘HSBC Passport’，是方便將要來英國的外國人申請，聲稱會speed up the process，落地3－5天內就會辦妥所有手續。為求快捷，我在香港的時候已經申請了，資料都填妥以後system說1－2星期內會給我一個email confirmation。過了兩個月了，這個confirmation還是不見。
2.
反正campus內沒有HSBC，我申請Santander好了，貪其不用排隊。護照都帶了，但沒有student status confirmation就不可以開戶口。原來不是學生就不配有銀行戶口？！我是英國公民啊，如果不是學生但要申請綜援的話點算？！
3.
申請的時候，有一個細路招呼我。問他graduate account 跟student account有甚麼分別，他說要問問。問他savings account息率幾多，他說要問問。回來答我，如果savings過了某個benchmark，就有2.5％息。那benchmark多小？他說要問問。
4.
身上沒錢了，debit card又未到，唯有到counter拿。忘了帶passport，他不讓我拿錢算正常。第二天帶了passport，他卻說我沒帶confirmation letter不可以拿錢。所謂confirmation letter不過爛鬼紙一張，你吾比我掉左？帶埋passport都拿不到錢我真是聞所未聞。吵了一輪終於拿到，不過就一肚氣。
5.
要交學費了。登入，竟然看見due today的學費是整個MBA的tuition fee。老味，連已經交了的deposit都沒扣掉，昆我呀？！
6.
雪櫃終於沒有leftover，今天跟同學去University House canteen吃lunch。拿著chicken tikka wrap，付了款，我問老伯，可以幫我加熱嗎？老伯說，'I'm sorry, no, we only heat up paninis." 我指著chicken tikka wrap 的包裝，寫著“serve hot or cold"。"If you can't heat that up, that would be awfully misleading, no?" 老伯慌了，指著老娘說，"She'll ask for you." 老娘拿著wrap到hot food counter，有人告訴她，原來用來加熱panini的爐也可以用來加熱wrap啊。所以老娘就把wrap放進去加熱，卻太陶醉弄她的熱朱古力，結果我的wrap焦了。
第一世界國家，第三世界服務。唉。
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十月是傳統的災難月。災難好像還沒有（touchwood不會有吧），但心情不太好是真的。
1.
話說HSBC UK有一個服務叫‘HSBC Passport’，是方便將要來英國的外國人申請，聲稱會speed up the process，落地3－5天內就會辦妥所有手續。為求快捷，我在香港的時候已經申請了，資料都填妥以後system說1－2星期內會給我一個email confirmation。過了兩個月了，這個confirmation還是不見。
2.
反正campus內沒有HSBC，我申請Santander好了，貪其不用排隊。護照都帶了，但沒有student status confirmation就不可以開戶口。原來不是學生就不配有銀行戶口？！我是英國公民啊，如果不是學生但要申請綜援的話點算？！
3.
申請的時候，有一個細路招呼我。問他graduate account 跟student account有甚麼分別，他說要問問。問他savings account息率幾多，他說要問問。回來答我，如果savings過了某個benchmark，就有2.5％息。那benchmark多小？他說要問問。
4.
身上沒錢了，debit card又未到，唯有到counter拿。忘了帶passport，他不讓我拿錢算正常。第二天帶了passport，他卻說我沒帶confirmation letter不可以拿錢。所謂confirmation letter不過爛鬼紙一張，你吾比我掉左？帶埋passport都拿不到錢我真是聞所未聞。吵了一輪終於拿到，不過就一肚氣。
5.
要交學費了。登入，竟然看見due today的學費是整個MBA的tuition fee。老味，連已經交了的deposit都沒扣掉，昆我呀？！
6.
雪櫃終於沒有leftover，今天跟同學去University House canteen吃lunch。拿著chicken tikka wrap，付了款，我問老伯，可以幫我加熱嗎？老伯說，'I'm sorry, no, we only heat up paninis." 我指著chicken tikka wrap 的包裝，寫著“serve hot or cold"。"If you can't heat that up, that would be awfully misleading, no?" 老伯慌了，指著老娘說，"She'll ask for you." 老娘拿著wrap到hot food counter，有人告訴她，原來用來加熱panini的爐也可以用來加熱wrap啊。所以老娘就把wrap放進去加熱，卻太陶醉弄她的熱朱古力，結果我的wrap焦了。
第一世界國家，第三世界服務。唉。
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十月是傳統的災難月。災難好像還沒有（touchwood不會有吧），但心情不太好是真的。
2010年10月12日 星期二
Comfort Zone (2)
揭曉了。
竟然accounting and financial analysis啊。
可能寫MD&A已經是我最comfort的comfort zone。我頂。
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MBA畢業以後最typical的出路，不外乎投行或是consulting。
上星期分別聽了一個consulting 及 finance 的 specialist overview。不知道是不是我的bias，finance的人連說話都特別爽快，而consulting的人總是慢吞吞的，很多廢話。
我還記得，第一年工作也是在一家consultancy firm，寫的報告都是沒有內容，沒有真正solution的（真有的話，都被partner以‘太危險’的理由刪除了），想當年，是因為太沒滿足感才想辭工的。
那我現在為甚麼還在想要不要在consultancy工作？
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上上禮拜六玩了個careers development centre，模擬MBA recruitment program的assessment centre來個presentation加group discussion，也算是要很用腦的，玩完再來個feedback session，結果那assessor在禮拜日早上9點正打來給我feedback，痛苦不堪。
那feedback甚麼呢？除了assessment centre 的表現以外，就是psychometric test 的結果。Psychometric test在網上進行，問你52條問題，每條問題給你3個statement，要選你最同意或是最不同意的。我本人記得每一次看到‘You like negotiation’ 或是‘You are good at negotiation’ 等跟negotiation 有關的statement，我都會選最不同意。
Psychometric test 的結果出來了，就是告訴我，‘You don't like negotiation。’ 真係吹到啤一聲。
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眼見人家都報了careers centre 的一對一45 minute coaching session，我柴娃娃又報了。
一開波careers coach問我，”Where do you want to be in your career？“ 我說不知道，如果有IB offer 的話繼續做IB 似乎是最sensible的decision，但我又不想再短幾年命。談了一堆不記得甚麼以後，臨走她的結論是，”You don't know where you want to be in your career. Actions to do: explore more."
Good stuff, eh?
竟然accounting and financial analysis啊。
可能寫MD&A已經是我最comfort的comfort zone。我頂。
＊
MBA畢業以後最typical的出路，不外乎投行或是consulting。
上星期分別聽了一個consulting 及 finance 的 specialist overview。不知道是不是我的bias，finance的人連說話都特別爽快，而consulting的人總是慢吞吞的，很多廢話。
我還記得，第一年工作也是在一家consultancy firm，寫的報告都是沒有內容，沒有真正solution的（真有的話，都被partner以‘太危險’的理由刪除了），想當年，是因為太沒滿足感才想辭工的。
那我現在為甚麼還在想要不要在consultancy工作？
＊
上上禮拜六玩了個careers development centre，模擬MBA recruitment program的assessment centre來個presentation加group discussion，也算是要很用腦的，玩完再來個feedback session，結果那assessor在禮拜日早上9點正打來給我feedback，痛苦不堪。
那feedback甚麼呢？除了assessment centre 的表現以外，就是psychometric test 的結果。Psychometric test在網上進行，問你52條問題，每條問題給你3個statement，要選你最同意或是最不同意的。我本人記得每一次看到‘You like negotiation’ 或是‘You are good at negotiation’ 等跟negotiation 有關的statement，我都會選最不同意。
Psychometric test 的結果出來了，就是告訴我，‘You don't like negotiation。’ 真係吹到啤一聲。
＊
眼見人家都報了careers centre 的一對一45 minute coaching session，我柴娃娃又報了。
一開波careers coach問我，”Where do you want to be in your career？“ 我說不知道，如果有IB offer 的話繼續做IB 似乎是最sensible的decision，但我又不想再短幾年命。談了一堆不記得甚麼以後，臨走她的結論是，”You don't know where you want to be in your career. Actions to do: explore more."
Good stuff, eh?
2010年10月7日 星期四
What is law for, really?
變性人婚姻 官倡諮詢公眾
(經濟日報)2010年10月6日 星期三 06:00
【經濟日報專訊】本港首宗變性人爭取婚姻權利的司法覆核案件，法官昨裁定由男變女的申請人W敗訴，法官指雖然法庭察覺到變性人苦苦面對社會上的歧視，但香港對變性人婚姻未達社會共識，變性人婚姻不應單由法庭詮釋，倡議政府就此議題向公眾諮詢，並由立法決定。
35歲申請人W昨透過律師表示對裁決感失望，強調在香港土生土長，希望能在香港結婚，不打算在海外註冊，將提出上訴；有變性人直言法官判決荒謬。
雖然法官判政府勝訴，但他在判詞特別強調，政府不應將今次結果視之為勝利，希望本案為政府向公眾諮詢的催化劑，並更進一步討論同性婚姻及法定伴侶等所遇到的困難。
保安局：有需要會聽社會意見
保安局回應歡迎裁決，指本案涉及社會政策及基本價值，政府有需要時會聆聽社會的意見。
法官在判詞中指，《婚姻條例》訂明是一男一女結婚，而男女的定義是由出生時所決定，並不包括變性人。至於《基本法 》與《人權法》保障港人結婚及組織家庭的權利，法官認為，雖然香港較從前接納及同情變性人，但現時仍欠理據指香港接納變性人婚姻，而《基本法》與《人權法》亦需切合當代，惟香港社會對變性人婚姻未有共識。
法官又指，變性人婚姻牽連甚廣，例如法律應否跟隨醫學上性別的改變等議題。法官質疑，倘若批准變性人與其原本性別一樣的人結婚，是否等同同性婚姻？向伴侶交代是否結婚前的先決條件？如未完成變性手術的「變性人」在婚後後悔成為變性人，應如何處理？法官指婚姻法源遠流長，其功能一直是反映當代社會共識，故婚姻法訂立目的並不旨在反映醫學的進步。
變性人指荒謬 質疑混淆視聽
法官認為，凡此種種可見，變性人婚姻不應單從法庭詮釋，再者如前所述，香港社會對變性人婚姻未有共識，故法庭不應匆匆就變性人婚姻下定義。
變性人Joanne認為法官判決荒謬，質疑將變性人婚姻與同性婚姻相題並論，是混淆視聽，剝削變性人結婚的權利；另一等候進行變性手術的Yannes坦言，會告訴伴侶自己是變性人，其親友對其取向早已知情，不認同法官所言。
申請人W於兩年前在本港公立醫院完成變性手術，身份證已獲准由男改為女，但婚姻登記官卻拒絕W與男友結婚申請，理由是W出生時是男兒身。
法官：張舉能；案件編號：HCAL 120/09。
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“婚姻法源遠流長，其功能一直是反映當代社會共識，故婚姻法訂立目的並不旨在反映醫學的進步。”
老實說，法官的這個statement很很很奇怪。從來沒有人argue過法律的purpose是用來反映醫學的進步。現在我們argue的，是法律的purpose是用來保障社會上不同人的權益，而如果法律不與時並進（包括與醫學的發展並進），法律就沒辦法達到保障人權（包括小眾的人權）的目的。
變性人也是人，跟你我沒有分別。如果法律不接受變性人是普通人，那我們怎麼不乾脆把變性手術列為違法？！既然這個手術是合法的，身份證都可以改了，他們的權益就應該受到保障，法律怎麼可以一成不變？
我也不認為是用來反映社會共識。大部分社會議題要達成共識不難，但有關性別、性取向等道德問題，老實說，我看不到有共識的一天。現在甚麼年代了，還有大大小小的道德塔利班在對同性戀者說三道四。不是不讓他們說，但你可以想像他們對這議題讓步嗎？
小眾之所以是小眾，因為他們的行為跟大眾共識說‘正常’的行為不同。理論上，一個民主體制小數服從多數，已經在cater for大眾共識。我們還需要另外一個體制來prompt這個‘小數服從多數’嗎？（OK我知道香港沒有民主，但畢竟我們還是在扮‘循序漸進邁向民主’嘛。）
或者我們只需要很簡單的問一句：他為了跟心愛的人結婚，連性別都改了，你還想他怎麼樣？？？
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I did put my entries in Google translate and saw what came out. It was hilarious!
(經濟日報)2010年10月6日 星期三 06:00
【經濟日報專訊】本港首宗變性人爭取婚姻權利的司法覆核案件，法官昨裁定由男變女的申請人W敗訴，法官指雖然法庭察覺到變性人苦苦面對社會上的歧視，但香港對變性人婚姻未達社會共識，變性人婚姻不應單由法庭詮釋，倡議政府就此議題向公眾諮詢，並由立法決定。
35歲申請人W昨透過律師表示對裁決感失望，強調在香港土生土長，希望能在香港結婚，不打算在海外註冊，將提出上訴；有變性人直言法官判決荒謬。
雖然法官判政府勝訴，但他在判詞特別強調，政府不應將今次結果視之為勝利，希望本案為政府向公眾諮詢的催化劑，並更進一步討論同性婚姻及法定伴侶等所遇到的困難。
保安局：有需要會聽社會意見
保安局回應歡迎裁決，指本案涉及社會政策及基本價值，政府有需要時會聆聽社會的意見。
法官在判詞中指，《婚姻條例》訂明是一男一女結婚，而男女的定義是由出生時所決定，並不包括變性人。至於《基本法 》與《人權法》保障港人結婚及組織家庭的權利，法官認為，雖然香港較從前接納及同情變性人，但現時仍欠理據指香港接納變性人婚姻，而《基本法》與《人權法》亦需切合當代，惟香港社會對變性人婚姻未有共識。
法官又指，變性人婚姻牽連甚廣，例如法律應否跟隨醫學上性別的改變等議題。法官質疑，倘若批准變性人與其原本性別一樣的人結婚，是否等同同性婚姻？向伴侶交代是否結婚前的先決條件？如未完成變性手術的「變性人」在婚後後悔成為變性人，應如何處理？法官指婚姻法源遠流長，其功能一直是反映當代社會共識，故婚姻法訂立目的並不旨在反映醫學的進步。
變性人指荒謬 質疑混淆視聽
法官認為，凡此種種可見，變性人婚姻不應單從法庭詮釋，再者如前所述，香港社會對變性人婚姻未有共識，故法庭不應匆匆就變性人婚姻下定義。
變性人Joanne認為法官判決荒謬，質疑將變性人婚姻與同性婚姻相題並論，是混淆視聽，剝削變性人結婚的權利；另一等候進行變性手術的Yannes坦言，會告訴伴侶自己是變性人，其親友對其取向早已知情，不認同法官所言。
申請人W於兩年前在本港公立醫院完成變性手術，身份證已獲准由男改為女，但婚姻登記官卻拒絕W與男友結婚申請，理由是W出生時是男兒身。
法官：張舉能；案件編號：HCAL 120/09。
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“婚姻法源遠流長，其功能一直是反映當代社會共識，故婚姻法訂立目的並不旨在反映醫學的進步。”
老實說，法官的這個statement很很很奇怪。從來沒有人argue過法律的purpose是用來反映醫學的進步。現在我們argue的，是法律的purpose是用來保障社會上不同人的權益，而如果法律不與時並進（包括與醫學的發展並進），法律就沒辦法達到保障人權（包括小眾的人權）的目的。
變性人也是人，跟你我沒有分別。如果法律不接受變性人是普通人，那我們怎麼不乾脆把變性手術列為違法？！既然這個手術是合法的，身份證都可以改了，他們的權益就應該受到保障，法律怎麼可以一成不變？
我也不認為是用來反映社會共識。大部分社會議題要達成共識不難，但有關性別、性取向等道德問題，老實說，我看不到有共識的一天。現在甚麼年代了，還有大大小小的道德塔利班在對同性戀者說三道四。不是不讓他們說，但你可以想像他們對這議題讓步嗎？
小眾之所以是小眾，因為他們的行為跟大眾共識說‘正常’的行為不同。理論上，一個民主體制小數服從多數，已經在cater for大眾共識。我們還需要另外一個體制來prompt這個‘小數服從多數’嗎？（OK我知道香港沒有民主，但畢竟我們還是在扮‘循序漸進邁向民主’嘛。）
或者我們只需要很簡單的問一句：他為了跟心愛的人結婚，連性別都改了，你還想他怎麼樣？？？
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I did put my entries in Google translate and saw what came out. It was hilarious!
2010年10月6日 星期三
Comfort Zone
這是老生常談。任何trainer／領袖訓練／勵志書都會告訴你，千萬不要死癡著自己的comfort zone，要daring，要entrepreneurial。有時候我覺得，你這個老鬼談甚麼comfort zone！現在甚麼世界了！This is an age of accelerated changes。我們這一輩要cope with的改變太多太快，大家考完CPA又要考CFA，不進修根本生存不了，市不好又怕被炒，可能這世界根本就沒有甚麼comfort zone（可能，政府工除外）。
可是今天，對於comfort zone的概念我又好像明白了多一點點。
話說，我們今個term有6個core module，當中包括：
accounting
marketing
economics
organisational behaviour
practice of management
operations management
還有上禮拜6的personal careers development centre
你猜我最comfortable的科目是甚麼？
禮拜4過後就剛好上完一整個cycle，到時你就會知道我想說甚麼。
P.S. There was this classmate of mine (I think from UK?) who told me he liked my blog today, probably after reading the few English punch lines in my last entry regarding the MBA. Just wanted to say thanks if he happens to read this entry but I don't think I'm in the mood for changing channels in my blog...yet.
可是今天，對於comfort zone的概念我又好像明白了多一點點。
話說，我們今個term有6個core module，當中包括：
accounting
marketing
economics
organisational behaviour
practice of management
operations management
還有上禮拜6的personal careers development centre
你猜我最comfortable的科目是甚麼？
禮拜4過後就剛好上完一整個cycle，到時你就會知道我想說甚麼。
P.S. There was this classmate of mine (I think from UK?) who told me he liked my blog today, probably after reading the few English punch lines in my last entry regarding the MBA. Just wanted to say thanks if he happens to read this entry but I don't think I'm in the mood for changing channels in my blog...yet.
2010年10月5日 星期二
2010年10月3日 星期日
MBA - Master of Bullshitting And?
過去5天被問最多的問題：
1. Where are you from?
2. What's your background?
3. Why did you want to take the MBA?
4. Why Warwick?
5. So do you want to go back to your industry after the course?
6. So do you speak Mandarin or?
7. So there's another Carmen in our course?
8. Where are you staying?
答完又答，答完再答，沒完沒了。這是3，4，5的答案：
3. I didn't want to work
4. Cuz the other schools didn't take me
5. I don't freaking know,that's why I am here
跟所有interview一樣，你永遠不能說真話，也不能只說一句就收爹，所以每一句後面都加了很多很多的廢話，總而言之，今個禮拜說得太多了，明天我決定不說話。
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The freaking charter
中西文化是有點差異的。
第一天，course director跟我們搞了個所謂的MBA charter。Charter說，校方承諾準時準備好所需的notes，保證教學內容up to date，blah blah。彷彿這不是校方應分做的一樣。還真有人口痕到說要把“on time” 改為“on a timely basis”，彷彿有分別的一樣。Charter說，學生承諾準時上課，上課時關掉響鬧裝置等等。還真有人問這東西是不是要簽名的，最遲要甚麼時候簽blah blah blah。我o吾簽o吾通你o吾比我讀o羊？
MBA charter搞過了，過兩天又來個team charter。學校早已經把我們分成syndicate groups，自己跟自己group又要來個charter，老老實實了，駛o吾駛呀？o岩就o岩o吾o岩就o吾o岩對住你最多3個月o吾o岩玩就閃人咯屌。仲細o羊。
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New World of Work
Wisdom: not to treat yourself as a commodity.
當然，如果自己都把自己當成商品一樣，仆街老闆就更加大條道理可以把你當成商品。但這個世界有老闆不把員工當成商品嗎？
有關這個問題，分別跟印度，印尼，土耳其及約旦談過，其實都一樣。再向西走會不同嗎？I wonder。
記得我早前說過，越能吃苦，越吃苦。The harder you work,the harder work you get.
My own conclusion: never try to excel by working harder. Instead, bullshit your way through it.
所謂MBA，重點大概就是bullshit的技巧訓練。用腦賺錢，成本比較高；用口水賺錢，成本低了，利潤自然比較高。對不？
1. Where are you from?
2. What's your background?
3. Why did you want to take the MBA?
4. Why Warwick?
5. So do you want to go back to your industry after the course?
6. So do you speak Mandarin or?
7. So there's another Carmen in our course?
8. Where are you staying?
答完又答，答完再答，沒完沒了。這是3，4，5的答案：
3. I didn't want to work
4. Cuz the other schools didn't take me
5. I don't freaking know,that's why I am here
跟所有interview一樣，你永遠不能說真話，也不能只說一句就收爹，所以每一句後面都加了很多很多的廢話，總而言之，今個禮拜說得太多了，明天我決定不說話。
＊
The freaking charter
中西文化是有點差異的。
第一天，course director跟我們搞了個所謂的MBA charter。Charter說，校方承諾準時準備好所需的notes，保證教學內容up to date，blah blah。彷彿這不是校方應分做的一樣。還真有人口痕到說要把“on time” 改為“on a timely basis”，彷彿有分別的一樣。Charter說，學生承諾準時上課，上課時關掉響鬧裝置等等。還真有人問這東西是不是要簽名的，最遲要甚麼時候簽blah blah blah。我o吾簽o吾通你o吾比我讀o羊？
MBA charter搞過了，過兩天又來個team charter。學校早已經把我們分成syndicate groups，自己跟自己group又要來個charter，老老實實了，駛o吾駛呀？o岩就o岩o吾o岩就o吾o岩對住你最多3個月o吾o岩玩就閃人咯屌。仲細o羊。
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New World of Work
Wisdom: not to treat yourself as a commodity.
當然，如果自己都把自己當成商品一樣，仆街老闆就更加大條道理可以把你當成商品。但這個世界有老闆不把員工當成商品嗎？
有關這個問題，分別跟印度，印尼，土耳其及約旦談過，其實都一樣。再向西走會不同嗎？I wonder。
記得我早前說過，越能吃苦，越吃苦。The harder you work,the harder work you get.
My own conclusion: never try to excel by working harder. Instead, bullshit your way through it.
所謂MBA，重點大概就是bullshit的技巧訓練。用腦賺錢，成本比較高；用口水賺錢，成本低了，利潤自然比較高。對不？
2010年10月2日 星期六
Brits and pieces (3)
今天過了很英國的一天。
Day off，早上11點多起床，看看facebook，看看新聞，看看股票，才記得今天國慶休市。
施施然到campus拿學生證。昨天忘了帶護照，排了一個鐘都沒拿到，我問身份證行不行，護照副本行不行，都說不行，因為他們一定要scan我的護照。今天再去，再排了一個鐘，結果沒有人scan我的護照。
下雨了。我決定這不是一個好日，所以放棄了買textbook，也放棄了print case study。施施然回hall。
下午朋友說，去Tesco好嗎，好。同學問，你有電飯煲是嗎？上來煮飯吧。
亂煮的結果還不錯。英國的一天就是，沒有甚麼productivity，但沒有甚麼內疚。
勉強看完了case study，拿起吉他在想除了陳綺貞我還懂甚麼歌。踏入了10月，我想起了“非你莫屬”。這歌讓我記得，愛，可以叫人daft得不得了。＝）
妳，還好吧？
Day off，早上11點多起床，看看facebook，看看新聞，看看股票，才記得今天國慶休市。
施施然到campus拿學生證。昨天忘了帶護照，排了一個鐘都沒拿到，我問身份證行不行，護照副本行不行，都說不行，因為他們一定要scan我的護照。今天再去，再排了一個鐘，結果沒有人scan我的護照。
下雨了。我決定這不是一個好日，所以放棄了買textbook，也放棄了print case study。施施然回hall。
下午朋友說，去Tesco好嗎，好。同學問，你有電飯煲是嗎？上來煮飯吧。
亂煮的結果還不錯。英國的一天就是，沒有甚麼productivity，但沒有甚麼內疚。
勉強看完了case study，拿起吉他在想除了陳綺貞我還懂甚麼歌。踏入了10月，我想起了“非你莫屬”。這歌讓我記得，愛，可以叫人daft得不得了。＝）
妳，還好吧？
2010年9月24日 星期五
Brits and pieces (2)
Don't get me wrong, 蘇格蘭其實很美，很寧靜，很乾淨，適合養老。不過去一天很美，兩天很美，10天就會死。
不知不覺已經去了很多站，包括：
London
Lake District
Edinburgh
Inverness
Fort William
Oban
Glascow
Blackpool
Coventry
暫時最喜歡Edinburgh，貪其夠人氣夠historic，Castle多野看但又不太bustling。Haggis pie 除外。
跟不同中國餐館的老闆談天很有趣，他們都會問“你是香港邊度人“。如果你問我是”英國邊度人“，我可以理解你expect我答”London"或是“Coventry"或是”Liverpool"，但問香港邊度總是怪怪的。原來大部分70年代移民到英國的都是新界人，跟當時原居民政策有關。得閒真要research一下。
去黑池，純因為順路。Blackpool是一個臨海的城市，但沙灘一點都不美。跟蘇格蘭的小鎮不同，Blackpool沒有小鎮風情，只有彷彿置身60年代的殘舊。周圍的大廈不古舊（即沒有特別歷史價值）但殘破，遊樂場像荔園，店鋪都在播60年代oldies。
她令我想起高雄。當時2008年，到處還是“美美剪髮”，“愛心卡啦OK”，“麗麗美容”等店鋪，播的不是周杰倫不是SHE而是姚蘇蓉。看到曾經風光的城市走向衰落，感覺更心酸。
寫這entry的時候剛剛到達Coventry，酒店位於市中心，隔鄰就是BBC電視台，但街上基本上沒有人。晚飯後見到附近有幾條雜友在抽煙喝酒，母親大人問怕不怕被人老lup，我說，他們不過是Coventry University的學生而已。市中心尚且沈悶至此，我這年應該是用來煉仙的。
待續...
不知不覺已經去了很多站，包括：
London
Lake District
Edinburgh
Inverness
Fort William
Oban
Glascow
Blackpool
Coventry
暫時最喜歡Edinburgh，貪其夠人氣夠historic，Castle多野看但又不太bustling。Haggis pie 除外。
跟不同中國餐館的老闆談天很有趣，他們都會問“你是香港邊度人“。如果你問我是”英國邊度人“，我可以理解你expect我答”London"或是“Coventry"或是”Liverpool"，但問香港邊度總是怪怪的。原來大部分70年代移民到英國的都是新界人，跟當時原居民政策有關。得閒真要research一下。
去黑池，純因為順路。Blackpool是一個臨海的城市，但沙灘一點都不美。跟蘇格蘭的小鎮不同，Blackpool沒有小鎮風情，只有彷彿置身60年代的殘舊。周圍的大廈不古舊（即沒有特別歷史價值）但殘破，遊樂場像荔園，店鋪都在播60年代oldies。
她令我想起高雄。當時2008年，到處還是“美美剪髮”，“愛心卡啦OK”，“麗麗美容”等店鋪，播的不是周杰倫不是SHE而是姚蘇蓉。看到曾經風光的城市走向衰落，感覺更心酸。
寫這entry的時候剛剛到達Coventry，酒店位於市中心，隔鄰就是BBC電視台，但街上基本上沒有人。晚飯後見到附近有幾條雜友在抽煙喝酒，母親大人問怕不怕被人老lup，我說，他們不過是Coventry University的學生而已。市中心尚且沈悶至此，我這年應該是用來煉仙的。
待續...
2010年9月23日 星期四
Brits and pieces (1)
衣
我們一家分別在3個不同的蘇格蘭市鎮合共買了10條Edinburgh Woollen Mill 的 cashmere scarf. That's it.
食
好很貴。公路的service station 都是Burger King 和 Panini 店，平均都7，8鎊一餐。
在愛丁堡找不到Dimmy同學推介的Outsiders，胡亂走進了一個Pie shop，就食蕉了。母親大人不知如何點了Haggis Pie，來了才知道是內臟，所以推了給我。我也差點吐了。原來中國菜對我來講這麼重要。其後我們到的都是中國餐館，點的都是甜酸排骨，揚州炒飯和炒白菜，足見我們對英倫伙食的信心已經全然崩盤。
住
住B&B，永遠會遇見一些很想找人說話的老人家。他們說，留在湖區10天。10天？！另外一個說，留在Fort William 5天。5天？！留兩天都開始悶了，怎麼可能10天？！
行
一決定要來英國的那天，家中兩老堅持要送我到英國，我說不用了，仲細o羊。他們說，一起去蘇格蘭嘛。
現在很清楚明白他們非要我一起來的原因。駕車由Windermere至其他湖，再兜回Bowness的途中，最多彎窄最“妖葉”的路都留給我了。第一個鐘還好，第3，4個鐘真的有想嘔的感覺。體力簡直嚴重透支。10點就要上床睡覺。
待續...
我們一家分別在3個不同的蘇格蘭市鎮合共買了10條Edinburgh Woollen Mill 的 cashmere scarf. That's it.
食
好很貴。公路的service station 都是Burger King 和 Panini 店，平均都7，8鎊一餐。
在愛丁堡找不到Dimmy同學推介的Outsiders，胡亂走進了一個Pie shop，就食蕉了。母親大人不知如何點了Haggis Pie，來了才知道是內臟，所以推了給我。我也差點吐了。原來中國菜對我來講這麼重要。其後我們到的都是中國餐館，點的都是甜酸排骨，揚州炒飯和炒白菜，足見我們對英倫伙食的信心已經全然崩盤。
住
住B&B，永遠會遇見一些很想找人說話的老人家。他們說，留在湖區10天。10天？！另外一個說，留在Fort William 5天。5天？！留兩天都開始悶了，怎麼可能10天？！
行
一決定要來英國的那天，家中兩老堅持要送我到英國，我說不用了，仲細o羊。他們說，一起去蘇格蘭嘛。
現在很清楚明白他們非要我一起來的原因。駕車由Windermere至其他湖，再兜回Bowness的途中，最多彎窄最“妖葉”的路都留給我了。第一個鐘還好，第3，4個鐘真的有想嘔的感覺。體力簡直嚴重透支。10點就要上床睡覺。
待續...
2010年9月10日 星期五
2010年9月6日 星期一
大飛最後一天
Last day 之前的那個晚上，發生了詭異的事。Client 的數發出來了，Auditor 立即出個電郵叫我們 ignore。Auditor 的 revised figures 發出來了，Client 立即出個電郵叫我們 ignore。如是者反反覆覆了好幾遍，我們像傻仔般改了一次數，但以後就再不上當了。
結果我們決定不會在我 last day 那天 submit A1。但是我跟大哥們還是熬到12點半。o羊叫真兄弟？咪就係我lor。老實說，你問我介不介意OT，我其實是不一定介意的。如果OT的只有我一個，我很介意。如果整team一起，其實真的無所謂，儘管最後大家做的事都是很on9的在對字。最重要是過得了自己個關。
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我記得有套台灣電影叫艋甲（or something like that）。它的 slogan 是“我們混的不是黑道，是義氣！”正路的人聽到這樣的口號當然會說它on9，傻仔o羊！講義氣？！
同樣的，打份工而已，現在說甚麼兄弟了？
近來去了上海，幾天都目擊地鐵內的碰撞口角，想起舊老闆說的一句“This is the way of life here"，突然明白了一個道理。
能吃苦的人最吃苦。中國人最能吃苦，所以就很苦。
＊
你在報紙專欄／網上是不是常常看見一些文章勸年輕人要抵得唸，要抓緊每個工作機會，珍惜寶貴的工作經驗？
寫這些的人必然要是成功人士，否則就沒有說服力了對吧？
成功人士，即是現在的老闆，高層了對吧？
老闆，高層，會叫你不要吃苦嗎？當然不會。寫這些東西，你坦白承認你是在落藥就好了，不要騙我說這是成功之道。
打工仔們呀，你越能吃苦，越能幹，工作就越多。但你的薪水會不會越多？不會。你的上位機會會不會越多？不會。你的花紅會不會越多？更是不會，你做老闆都費事於同級同事間製造分化啦。未來找工作的 prospects 會不會越好？也不關事。否則短短3年，哪來這麼多蛋散給我遇見啊？
＊
如果你仍然相信世界美好，你就當是一個窩囊的打工仔在說廢話好了。這個傻仔為了躲進象牙塔辭了工，現在沒有工作反而感到不安，證明他不是一個發達的材料。
在大飛上始終都遇見好人，總算是一件美事。
結果我們決定不會在我 last day 那天 submit A1。但是我跟大哥們還是熬到12點半。o羊叫真兄弟？咪就係我lor。老實說，你問我介不介意OT，我其實是不一定介意的。如果OT的只有我一個，我很介意。如果整team一起，其實真的無所謂，儘管最後大家做的事都是很on9的在對字。最重要是過得了自己個關。
＊
我記得有套台灣電影叫艋甲（or something like that）。它的 slogan 是“我們混的不是黑道，是義氣！”正路的人聽到這樣的口號當然會說它on9，傻仔o羊！講義氣？！
同樣的，打份工而已，現在說甚麼兄弟了？
近來去了上海，幾天都目擊地鐵內的碰撞口角，想起舊老闆說的一句“This is the way of life here"，突然明白了一個道理。
能吃苦的人最吃苦。中國人最能吃苦，所以就很苦。
＊
你在報紙專欄／網上是不是常常看見一些文章勸年輕人要抵得唸，要抓緊每個工作機會，珍惜寶貴的工作經驗？
寫這些的人必然要是成功人士，否則就沒有說服力了對吧？
成功人士，即是現在的老闆，高層了對吧？
老闆，高層，會叫你不要吃苦嗎？當然不會。寫這些東西，你坦白承認你是在落藥就好了，不要騙我說這是成功之道。
打工仔們呀，你越能吃苦，越能幹，工作就越多。但你的薪水會不會越多？不會。你的上位機會會不會越多？不會。你的花紅會不會越多？更是不會，你做老闆都費事於同級同事間製造分化啦。未來找工作的 prospects 會不會越好？也不關事。否則短短3年，哪來這麼多蛋散給我遇見啊？
＊
如果你仍然相信世界美好，你就當是一個窩囊的打工仔在說廢話好了。這個傻仔為了躲進象牙塔辭了工，現在沒有工作反而感到不安，證明他不是一個發達的材料。
在大飛上始終都遇見好人，總算是一件美事。
2010年8月21日 星期六
Are you ok?
大飛倒數最後5天。
經常會被人問起我為了甚麼唸MBA。我不可以說真話（想去玩但又想CV有野看），也不可以說seek for career change，因為下一步人家就會問我想轉甚麼，但其實我不知道，所以會說想繼續做corp fin。
我不只一次問過自己，這是我想要的人生嗎？
偶爾跟方力申談起前途問題。大家都知道留在corp fin. ，是可以生存，但一點都不sexy。不只是job nature不sexy，前景也不很sexy。真的，大國企都上市了，大民企又上市了，只剩下現在這些雞民企，越做價越低，我們要發都好難。
決定去讀書那一刻，安全感其實已經開始越來越少。一年後甚麼世界？
＊
今個禮拜不再衝書仔，鐵鏈千叮萬囑一定要幫手執好due d files。強調了幾次。
方力申千叮萬囑我不用幫手寫MD&A，但記著一定要執file。而且強調，執file這重要的任務一定是找最後生可畏的人來應付。
Client的人好像已經做到謝皮了，send過來的file都錯曬名，我想，這最後5天應該會過得很漫長。
Note: 有師妹仔問我，我代號方力申的同事是不是很養眼？我想答不是的，他的代號只是英文名相近，及他聲線比較高音而已。
我今日問呀大哥，其他professional party知道要下禮拜入form嗎？他說，這個timetable沒有對外發放過，所以知道的人是"NOBODY NOBODY BUT YOU!"
為了製造一個詼諧的效果，他還加了相關的舞步。男人老狗，我只想問他，
ARE YOU OK??????
經常會被人問起我為了甚麼唸MBA。我不可以說真話（想去玩但又想CV有野看），也不可以說seek for career change，因為下一步人家就會問我想轉甚麼，但其實我不知道，所以會說想繼續做corp fin。
我不只一次問過自己，這是我想要的人生嗎？
偶爾跟方力申談起前途問題。大家都知道留在corp fin. ，是可以生存，但一點都不sexy。不只是job nature不sexy，前景也不很sexy。真的，大國企都上市了，大民企又上市了，只剩下現在這些雞民企，越做價越低，我們要發都好難。
決定去讀書那一刻，安全感其實已經開始越來越少。一年後甚麼世界？
＊
今個禮拜不再衝書仔，鐵鏈千叮萬囑一定要幫手執好due d files。強調了幾次。
方力申千叮萬囑我不用幫手寫MD&A，但記著一定要執file。而且強調，執file這重要的任務一定是找最後生可畏的人來應付。
Client的人好像已經做到謝皮了，send過來的file都錯曬名，我想，這最後5天應該會過得很漫長。
Note: 有師妹仔問我，我代號方力申的同事是不是很養眼？我想答不是的，他的代號只是英文名相近，及他聲線比較高音而已。
我今日問呀大哥，其他professional party知道要下禮拜入form嗎？他說，這個timetable沒有對外發放過，所以知道的人是"NOBODY NOBODY BUT YOU!"
為了製造一個詼諧的效果，他還加了相關的舞步。男人老狗，我只想問他，
ARE YOU OK??????
2010年8月17日 星期二
有條煙腸
煙腸仔昨天last day了。沒有散水餅（煙腸仔你想他怎麼樣？！），只是臨尾還是不斷被鐵鏈男以言語戲弄（以及我煽風點火），讓大家放工前輕鬆一下。
今天我跟鐵鏈說，這條煙腸應該是我工作3年見過的煙腸中，表現得最正常的一個。
有些煙腸，十屬九頭，老板說話不住點頭，港交所亦視若無睹 i.e.見一鑊盅一鑊。
有些煙腸，飛電話飛錯，影印影錯，抄野抄錯，坐係度就吾錯 i.e.弱能。
有些煙腸，賴死不走，6點半不走，7點都不走，7點半你想走，問他幹嘛不走，他說，想看看老闆有沒有東西要他幫忙 i.e.吾知訂。
拜託，煙腸不是用來幫忙的，我們要entertain一條煙腸需要花費多少氣力你明不明白？！更重要的是，你不走，我點走？
剛走的這條煙腸仔，5點半準時收工，無野做訓覺，有野做都有時會HAE（視乎工作而定），但至少我不會覺得他不用腦e.g.佢吾肯話我瘦。煙腸，by definition 就是要hae的。不hae枉少年！
P.S.放假倒數8日，我其實是一條暗煙腸！
今天我跟鐵鏈說，這條煙腸應該是我工作3年見過的煙腸中，表現得最正常的一個。
有些煙腸，十屬九頭，老板說話不住點頭，港交所亦視若無睹 i.e.見一鑊盅一鑊。
有些煙腸，飛電話飛錯，影印影錯，抄野抄錯，坐係度就吾錯 i.e.弱能。
有些煙腸，賴死不走，6點半不走，7點都不走，7點半你想走，問他幹嘛不走，他說，想看看老闆有沒有東西要他幫忙 i.e.吾知訂。
拜託，煙腸不是用來幫忙的，我們要entertain一條煙腸需要花費多少氣力你明不明白？！更重要的是，你不走，我點走？
剛走的這條煙腸仔，5點半準時收工，無野做訓覺，有野做都有時會HAE（視乎工作而定），但至少我不會覺得他不用腦e.g.佢吾肯話我瘦。煙腸，by definition 就是要hae的。不hae枉少年！
P.S.放假倒數8日，我其實是一條暗煙腸！
2010年8月16日 星期一
有關年紀的歌（三）
春天是他最愛的季節 當微風隨意吹亂他的頭髮
他並不在意身邊世界的吵雜 只想著自己生命中的變化
還有十五分鐘才午休 從早到晚沒有想像中那麼好過
安定的日子不一定就是幸福 忘不掉他在心裡做過的夢
他今年農曆三月六號剛滿二十二 剛甩開課本要離開家看看這世界
卻發現許多煩惱要面對
他常會嚮往能回到那年他一十二 只需要好好上學生活單純沒憂愁
他就像一朵蓓蕾滿懷希望
秋天是忽然間就來臨 青春雖然有本錢可以灑脫
一場戀愛二十二個月後結束 才知道有些感情不值得賭
九月天氣還是有點熱 他想公車再不來就走一走路
他開始明白等待未必有結果 一個人也能走上夢的旅途
他今年農曆三月六號剛滿二十二 剛甩開課本要離開家看看這世界
卻發現許多煩惱要面對
他常會嚮往能回到那年他一十二 只需要好好上學生活單純沒憂愁
他一直滿懷希望
人生偶爾會走上一條陌路 像是沒有指標的地圖
別讓他們說你該知足 只有你知道什麼是你的幸福
他常會嚮往能回到那年他一十二 只需要好好上學生活單純沒憂愁
他笑著想過未來 oh 他應該得到幸福 如此的簡單的夢
有沒有實現
＊
陶吉吉的《二十二》，是我學會barre chord 後第一首自己懂得編出來的歌。
我的二十二過的不很爽。原因嘛，你看完我整個blog的其他文章就一定明白。
今天很認真的數算著我這3個月的消費。3個月人工，原來要花光是多麼容易，也多麼的難。買電腦，買相機，買結他，買世博旅行package，樣樣我都用了差不多一個月以上的時間去思考買還是不買。Hockey棍，思考了半年，結果決定反正我都走了，就繼續用球會的棍就算了，免得浪費家裡的位子。大兩年者，洗o吾洗o甘pussy呀？
二十二前的我好像不是這樣。貴hall，住！房dec，貪得意嘛，買！女友生日，買！聖誕節，買！去旅行，兩人份，訂！ICQ搭訕，go！還想甚麼？
現在，要不要say 個hi，我也想了一句鐘。用這一句鐘，想想怕不怕煩到人家，想想怕不怕人家討厭，想想有甚麼可以把對話繼續下去，免得一兩句又收皮。真是煩死了。我用這個鐘寫起了這篇blog，然後決定把這個hi吞進肚裡。人大了，sexy不起來。
＊
我不是那些很會跟我的事業有關的長輩打交道。何謂跟事業有關的長輩打交道？比如說，我想當一個律師，我就從小跟我當律師的親戚打好關係，每逢拜年都提醒他們我志願是當個律師，大個了，路也或許會易走一點。又比如說，積極一點跟mentor溝通溝通，對未來事業更多了解，周圍識下人，無往而不利。
但是，我從來都不。甚至我表表哥在做corporate，我都忘了問他是哪一間的partner。有時我都會問自己，點出來撈呀？
偶爾看見facebook流傳著一篇文章，說一家公司最需要的是怎麼樣的僱員。要common sense，要勤力，要用心做眼前的工作，要顧及團隊，這些我自問都做得到。但看著看著，我知道那篇文章是血汗工廠用來騙人的。
他並不在意身邊世界的吵雜 只想著自己生命中的變化
還有十五分鐘才午休 從早到晚沒有想像中那麼好過
安定的日子不一定就是幸福 忘不掉他在心裡做過的夢
他今年農曆三月六號剛滿二十二 剛甩開課本要離開家看看這世界
卻發現許多煩惱要面對
他常會嚮往能回到那年他一十二 只需要好好上學生活單純沒憂愁
他就像一朵蓓蕾滿懷希望
秋天是忽然間就來臨 青春雖然有本錢可以灑脫
一場戀愛二十二個月後結束 才知道有些感情不值得賭
九月天氣還是有點熱 他想公車再不來就走一走路
他開始明白等待未必有結果 一個人也能走上夢的旅途
他今年農曆三月六號剛滿二十二 剛甩開課本要離開家看看這世界
卻發現許多煩惱要面對
他常會嚮往能回到那年他一十二 只需要好好上學生活單純沒憂愁
他一直滿懷希望
人生偶爾會走上一條陌路 像是沒有指標的地圖
別讓他們說你該知足 只有你知道什麼是你的幸福
他常會嚮往能回到那年他一十二 只需要好好上學生活單純沒憂愁
他笑著想過未來 oh 他應該得到幸福 如此的簡單的夢
有沒有實現
＊
陶吉吉的《二十二》，是我學會barre chord 後第一首自己懂得編出來的歌。
我的二十二過的不很爽。原因嘛，你看完我整個blog的其他文章就一定明白。
今天很認真的數算著我這3個月的消費。3個月人工，原來要花光是多麼容易，也多麼的難。買電腦，買相機，買結他，買世博旅行package，樣樣我都用了差不多一個月以上的時間去思考買還是不買。Hockey棍，思考了半年，結果決定反正我都走了，就繼續用球會的棍就算了，免得浪費家裡的位子。大兩年者，洗o吾洗o甘pussy呀？
二十二前的我好像不是這樣。貴hall，住！房dec，貪得意嘛，買！女友生日，買！聖誕節，買！去旅行，兩人份，訂！ICQ搭訕，go！還想甚麼？
現在，要不要say 個hi，我也想了一句鐘。用這一句鐘，想想怕不怕煩到人家，想想怕不怕人家討厭，想想有甚麼可以把對話繼續下去，免得一兩句又收皮。真是煩死了。我用這個鐘寫起了這篇blog，然後決定把這個hi吞進肚裡。人大了，sexy不起來。
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我不是那些很會跟我的事業有關的長輩打交道。何謂跟事業有關的長輩打交道？比如說，我想當一個律師，我就從小跟我當律師的親戚打好關係，每逢拜年都提醒他們我志願是當個律師，大個了，路也或許會易走一點。又比如說，積極一點跟mentor溝通溝通，對未來事業更多了解，周圍識下人，無往而不利。
但是，我從來都不。甚至我表表哥在做corporate，我都忘了問他是哪一間的partner。有時我都會問自己，點出來撈呀？
偶爾看見facebook流傳著一篇文章，說一家公司最需要的是怎麼樣的僱員。要common sense，要勤力，要用心做眼前的工作，要顧及團隊，這些我自問都做得到。但看著看著，我知道那篇文章是血汗工廠用來騙人的。
2010年8月11日 星期三
有關止蝕
今天飯局，聊起止蝕。
沒有試過等某巴士等了很久，終於忍不住決定上一架較不順路的，一上車，原本要等的巴士卻來了。
有沒有試過買了一隻股票，蟹了一整年，決定換馬了，明天即刻被人炒上一成。
止蝕，是一門藝術。Frankly, I am not good at it.
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有些人，做牛做馬為了搏升。可是可能一世都沒得升，但又不會有人告訴你，你不要再等下去了，一世都輪不到你。勤勤懇懇，得了勤工獎還是轉不了perm。
朋友說，我這局面很不錯。變數多，充滿uncertainty，既變態，又刺激。最緊要識得止蝕。
早幾個月已經跟各方好友說我要止蝕收兵，豈料不但沒有實際行動，還狠狠的賭多了一鋪，輸到呀媽都不認得。輸完，還是留有一手ding住ding住，怕且要賭到佢停牌。死未！
蠢不蠢？是蠢的。不過，不用大量注資。留得青山在。
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讓我在這夜抱著你看多一眼 共你講晚安
若你在這夜厭倦了就算悶了 儘管跟我講
從來沒稀罕這刻不必造作 同行如若太辛苦你別隱藏
明知我近況 何必要問我 別再講
讓我在這夜吻著你吻多一片 道理不要講
若你在這夜冷靜了沒有話說 別去不要探訪
從未算風光賭注全部盡放 明明窮盡也賭得接近瘋狂
明知我近況 何必要問我 別再敷衍我多一趟
還能賭 仍能輸 仍沉迷戀愛壞處
如何賭 如何輸 方知分寸
早失知覺 誰可挫敗我 不怕輸 只怕沒結果
誰能賭 誰能輸 臨完場 再下注
誰人能參透輸光好處
若要玩甘心去輸 殘局被看穿
在這夜再沒有什麼假的需要 技倆都太行
若你代我絕了亦沒有重要 目的早已見光
從未算風光賭注全部盡放 明明窮盡也賭得接近瘋狂
明知我近況 何必要問我 別再敷衍我多一趟
就算再加幾注 不需你寬恕
沒有試過等某巴士等了很久，終於忍不住決定上一架較不順路的，一上車，原本要等的巴士卻來了。
有沒有試過買了一隻股票，蟹了一整年，決定換馬了，明天即刻被人炒上一成。
止蝕，是一門藝術。Frankly, I am not good at it.
＊
有些人，做牛做馬為了搏升。可是可能一世都沒得升，但又不會有人告訴你，你不要再等下去了，一世都輪不到你。勤勤懇懇，得了勤工獎還是轉不了perm。
朋友說，我這局面很不錯。變數多，充滿uncertainty，既變態，又刺激。最緊要識得止蝕。
早幾個月已經跟各方好友說我要止蝕收兵，豈料不但沒有實際行動，還狠狠的賭多了一鋪，輸到呀媽都不認得。輸完，還是留有一手ding住ding住，怕且要賭到佢停牌。死未！
蠢不蠢？是蠢的。不過，不用大量注資。留得青山在。
＊
讓我在這夜抱著你看多一眼 共你講晚安
若你在這夜厭倦了就算悶了 儘管跟我講
從來沒稀罕這刻不必造作 同行如若太辛苦你別隱藏
明知我近況 何必要問我 別再講
讓我在這夜吻著你吻多一片 道理不要講
若你在這夜冷靜了沒有話說 別去不要探訪
從未算風光賭注全部盡放 明明窮盡也賭得接近瘋狂
明知我近況 何必要問我 別再敷衍我多一趟
還能賭 仍能輸 仍沉迷戀愛壞處
如何賭 如何輸 方知分寸
早失知覺 誰可挫敗我 不怕輸 只怕沒結果
誰能賭 誰能輸 臨完場 再下注
誰人能參透輸光好處
若要玩甘心去輸 殘局被看穿
在這夜再沒有什麼假的需要 技倆都太行
若你代我絕了亦沒有重要 目的早已見光
從未算風光賭注全部盡放 明明窮盡也賭得接近瘋狂
明知我近況 何必要問我 別再敷衍我多一趟
就算再加幾注 不需你寬恕
2010年8月10日 星期二
罪惡之城（二）
“本公司決定把律師L君推出去擋子彈， we have no further comments for tonight."
話雖如此，還是差不多9點才走。File野file到懵左。話說，Intern仔無野做，我點了Intern仔幫我file correspondence。這是瑣碎的，卻不是無聊的，因為眾人真的經常會翻開來看。不過Intern仔可能是名校仔脾氣吧（喇沙仔們請告訴我，他像你們嗎？），看來是厭棄其無聊瑣碎，做到甩甩漏漏核核突突。你都無野做，唯一叫你做的，卻這麼簡單都做不好。喇沙仔5點半逃之夭夭，結果我自己file都無o甘慢，搞下搞下又9點。
近來有朋友很受蠢＋衰下屬困擾，她問我怎麼應對。其實，實話實說就好了。o羊叫teamwork?每個團隊總有donkey work，邊個做？o吾係你做o吾通我做？浪費時間？我頂你個肺o吾浪費你的時間o吾通應該浪費我的時間？
今天上榜，肥了5磅。明天再戰printer，是個定力大作戰。如果我可以忍住不吃零食不玩那裡的咖啡機，應該會進入limbo state。祝我好運。
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在GYM裡播的，竟然是郭富城的《我為何讓妳走》。
仍然是這街中的四周 仍然是這夜晚空氣在浮
騎著電單車的黑皮褸 懷念妳那雙手
從來沒有飲品祇有酒 迎著夜雨淚更爽快地流
從來沒發誓一生永久 還是會心傷透
我為何讓妳走 一走了妳永遠再不回頭
然後我像跌入洪溝 誰也沒法拯救
我為何讓妳走 祇因妳說妳有妳的自由
無奈我為妳易放而難收 從此飄於世間像夢遊
尋覓著妳蹤跡一再走 才明白這是個廣闊地球
誰人在這夜輕捉妳手 誰在吻妳的口
誰曾話過相戀想永久 人便定要讓愛的有自由
然而就這夜竟分了手 誰為我心補救
：）
話雖如此，還是差不多9點才走。File野file到懵左。話說，Intern仔無野做，我點了Intern仔幫我file correspondence。這是瑣碎的，卻不是無聊的，因為眾人真的經常會翻開來看。不過Intern仔可能是名校仔脾氣吧（喇沙仔們請告訴我，他像你們嗎？），看來是厭棄其無聊瑣碎，做到甩甩漏漏核核突突。你都無野做，唯一叫你做的，卻這麼簡單都做不好。喇沙仔5點半逃之夭夭，結果我自己file都無o甘慢，搞下搞下又9點。
近來有朋友很受蠢＋衰下屬困擾，她問我怎麼應對。其實，實話實說就好了。o羊叫teamwork?每個團隊總有donkey work，邊個做？o吾係你做o吾通我做？浪費時間？我頂你個肺o吾浪費你的時間o吾通應該浪費我的時間？
今天上榜，肥了5磅。明天再戰printer，是個定力大作戰。如果我可以忍住不吃零食不玩那裡的咖啡機，應該會進入limbo state。祝我好運。
＊
在GYM裡播的，竟然是郭富城的《我為何讓妳走》。
仍然是這街中的四周 仍然是這夜晚空氣在浮
騎著電單車的黑皮褸 懷念妳那雙手
從來沒有飲品祇有酒 迎著夜雨淚更爽快地流
從來沒發誓一生永久 還是會心傷透
我為何讓妳走 一走了妳永遠再不回頭
然後我像跌入洪溝 誰也沒法拯救
我為何讓妳走 祇因妳說妳有妳的自由
無奈我為妳易放而難收 從此飄於世間像夢遊
尋覓著妳蹤跡一再走 才明白這是個廣闊地球
誰人在這夜輕捉妳手 誰在吻妳的口
誰曾話過相戀想永久 人便定要讓愛的有自由
然而就這夜竟分了手 誰為我心補救
：）
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