hiking

we (bowie, karen, lamyee & I) went hiking at Shing Mun Reservoir. Meeting at 1230 (well, i was the first one arrived on time!!) and took No.82 minibus to the Visitor centre of the Country Park.

First of all, we decided to take a moderate level path to go. But when we faced the divided paths, we chose the upper one as we though it might be a circular path round the reservoir and the lower one should be the returned one. So, we walked, walked, walked (for 30 mins) to the bee breeding ground and back to the start point!! Thus, we knew we went to the wrong direction.

(Lamyee, Bowie, Karen and Moo)






Well, we took a short break at the starting point and started again. So this time, we went to the lower path. This path was not a quite easy one to go as there were several steepy upslopes. Wow, we are old biscuits now!!!! When I asked whether we would return after reaching Point 10, all of the gals said "no, keep walking". Yes, I understood that it was not fun to go through those slopes again.





(Lamyee, Karen, Moo and Bowie having lunch - sandwich, bread, apple, banana, chocolate)


At Point 14, we stopped and had a picnic at the quiet peaceful picnic site enjoying our lunch and fresh breath. After then, we kept walking to the main dam. Along the path, we saw some monkeys and Lamyee has a so-called "monkeyphobia". Karen and I were excited to take photos with them.






(monkey momom with its baby)






Beyond the main dam, there are some BBQ sites filing with people. We though that it might be fun to BBQ there if we have our own cars. After other 15-mins-walk, we were back to the starting point again and finished 2 paths (pineapple dam and main dam) in 4 hours (1330-1730).







(Karen, Moo and Bowie at the main dam)




After hiking, we went to Mongkok to have our delicious hotpot meal at Tam fishhead celebrating Bowie's birthday.

愛人

前兩日, 聽林憶蓮跟楊千嬅的訪問, 不記得是誰說: 唔駛理佢鍾意定唔鍾意, 如果你鍾意佢, 就講佢知....

要說的, 我已明明白白的說了. 有點後悔, 因為自己任性; 因為自己想解決心中的結, 很自私的不顧他人的感受...

剛聽了CR2重播"黃偉文友情夾GIG音樂會", 他說: 喜歡一個人, 好應該趁佢仲生歐歐, 現兜兜同佢講你鍾意佢, 因為人死咗, 講咩都冇用.

其實說了話就是潑了出去的水, 收不回. 有機會去愛人, 或者被愛, 都是種福氣.

如果要問現在我還喜不喜歡你, 我會說:


Merry Christmas

my Pocket-PC

I bought a pocket-PC after 3-week consideration. Whenever I looked at my hand-writing organizer, I did not want to buy an electric organizer. First, the PPC is not cheap (it costs HK$4280), and second, I always wondered whether I did need one as I used my organizer for more than 10 years (since I was in S.4).

But when I had lunch with my ex-colleague Myra, she said, "People needs improvement and moves forward". Yes, I must confuse that the paper organizer was not good/compatible/extendable enough. Sometime I need to check the archaeological or historical timeline/chart at once, it was impossible to copy the whole page from the encyclopedia and draw them down!!

When I decided to buy the HP iPAQ2750, I felt a slight sorry to my old organizer. But I will still use the organizer cover as it was a gift from Sister Susan and I have just bought a new Rotring pen which is with a syllius pen (well, it might be a fate that I have to buy a pocket PC).

After going home, I immediately plugged in power and waited for 4 hours patiently. I downloaded some nice themes and skills aiming to dress my new partner up. I chose an artistic Von Gogh's Starry Night. One thing I must say that it is so convenient to sync the contact list and documents from the laptop to the PPC automatically.

It helps building up the schedule, to-do list with reminder, shopping list....

Technology is technology. However, it might be too early to praise it.

我最喜歡的詩

定風波 蘇軾


莫聽穿林打葉聲，何妨吟嘯且徐行。竹杖芒鞋輕勝馬。

誰怕？一蓑煙雨任平生。

料峭春風吹酒醒，微冷。山頭斜照卻相迎。

回首向來蕭瑟處，歸去，也無風雨也無晴。


由中學時候就從心喜歡,少時已有'一蓑煙雨任平生'的感慨!

我是詩人

今天好好整理自己寫過的詩,小心地做個列表,一看才知道自己由2000年開始寫,到現在已寫了102首. 而當中也看到一些端倪:

2000年: 多數是圍繞身邊發生的小事, 有幾首是大專考試時太無聊寫的 (18首/由十月開始)
2001年: 可算了詩作的全盛時期, 一年寫了38首. 當中多數寫身邊小事及一個我曾經很愛的幻象
2002年: 寫了18首,還是寫那個幻象,有些是在中大小住的幾個星期飲醉酒寫的 (那時我懷疑自己是個瘋子)
2003年: 可能身心枯萎,什麼也寫不出. 那時期是我自懂事以來最難過的一年. 生不如死. (全年生產量 - 2首)
2004年: 人生的轉捩點,離開香港後,思想開始回復清晰,人也開朗. 很多寫在蘇格蘭的日子(14首,多由離開香港開始)
2005年: 還有幾天便結束2005年,不多不少的寫了12首,差不多都是一個人在途上的所見所聞.

身邊曾經有幾個詩人朋友,最後連好友wien都不多寫了(我想她應該很久沒有寫才對). 我沒有受過任何詩作訓練,作詩很多時都只隨心,或者是醉酒的時候. 隨著近年改了飲酒的習慣,寫詩的能力也相對低了. 朋友當中知我會寫詩的或許只有小花一個,她是唯一一個擁有我手抄版本的人, 如果有一天我死了,又或者我成名了,小花就發達了!!

汽水樽裡的咖啡

今天坐在寬敞的英式客廳看到這mtv,雖然不覺得很動聽,而且屋內人影閃爍,但看著歌詞及影像,不禁出神. 之後再讀自己這幾年寫的詩,竟有種油然而生的感慨.


汽水樽裡的咖啡 何韻詩

誰出錯將咖啡都裝進汽水樽
我覺得很有問題
如果我突然想溝鮮奶　我應怎麼控制
這是條懷疑上帝的問題

男人的粗獷身體　裝了女人心
我有否心理問題
如果我是誰　必須根據　染色體的設計
埋藏內心的幼細　大概就要荒廢

我身體裝著誰人　兩歲半已定形了　
早知包裝不太搭調　
但我忍到那日　跟你初見面　才忍不了　
砰砰蓬　猶如暴漲浪潮

我的心該屬誰人　壓制到接近忘了
差一點將本我殺掉
但咖啡可注入這汽水樽　情感藏不了

如果你是蘋果汁裝進咖啡杯
似我這一個類型
何不也盡情湧出本性　別理裝的器皿
鹹甜或酸苦半世　亦照著你高興

我的心該屬誰人　壓制到接近忘了
差一點將本我殺掉
但咖啡可注入這汽水樽　濃香藏不了

我身體裝著誰人　我會說那是前世
跟今生的主角對調
但咖啡幽禁在這咖啡杯
同樣可使別人嚴重心跳
別怕軀殼外形　全部錯了　潛質先緊要

我竟然當老師

一個月前,致電相識了十年的袁老師(她當年正是替陳崧好老師的袁暹如老師),知道她一月要生孩子(又係仔呀!!),她說正想找我去代她教書(就是代課老師啦). 我還以為她戲言,因為一個月後她沒有打電話給我,我也沒有放在心上.

星期三跟筱曼老師談了一會電話,她說如果有教書的機會(而且還是band5)很難得,不停叫我快快找袁老師. 星期四的早上,當我還在跟暖暖的被窩搏鬥,袁老師就打電話來叫我下午到學校見校長,我嘗試推說不如第二天才見吧,因為是日要搬大包小包到中文大學短住,所以我才不想動身. 但她說校長想放聖誕節之前見我,我唯有先'搬家'到cuhk,之後再裝身(要semi-formal)到位於油塘的佛教何南金中學去.

填好表格就見校長.....他說他們是band5學校,而我的母校天主教郭得勝中學是band1,對我來說這可能個挑戰 (是, 我想那些學生可能會'挑'我), 我笑說自己讀書時也是個'曳'學生(well,'曳'的定義很廣泛!!). 簡單介紹學歷和工作經驗後,校長就決定請我. 我將會展開為時兩個月的代課老師生活.

之後告訴好友這個消息,她們也不約而同地說: 唔係嘛,你教書?! 仲要教中史....然後大笑...還好,她們沒有說我誤人子弟....邊個誤邊個都未知啦!!!!

這個聖誕節除了整理自己的事外,還要好好備課, 我已經想好怎樣'對付'他們(中一及中二的學生)

好啦,各位同學, 叫聲'鄧老師'!!!!!

fitness workout

強壯身體鍛練有功 my fitness workout schedule

1] 1 set of weight training
2] 30-40 mins. running (-200 to 250 calories @ 6.7 to 8.1km/hr with 1.5 to 2 incline)
3] 10 mins. stretching
4] 10 mins. rowing (-70 to 80 calories with 6-7 wind resistance)
5] 20 mins. cycling (-80 to 100 calories with random hill training)
6] 1 set of weight training
7] 10 mins. cross-training/stepping (-80 to 100 calories @ cardo-training)

勁呀!!!!!!

關淑怡

關於我 關淑怡
作曲：Stephen Rudeen & Tessa Niles
填詞：黃偉文

道歉吧　認錯吧　
後悔吧　自責吧
誰是我　共你真的有關嗎
聽你講得那麼差
你覺得真的有份嗎　聽著吧

做決定　是我吧　
負責任　是你嗎
嚴重嗎　人家不會有影響吧
何必跟我說這種話
好比拉上了窗紗　但外面還在說話
冷靜吧

風光關於我　滄桑都關於我 　
好不好都只是我　
興衰都關於我 　悲喜都關於我 　
你去做你　我做我的我 　
需要你代付帳麼　一切美麗壞結果 　
我負荷

滴了淚　冒了汗　亦是我的
濃或淡　不關你的事　
一杯水　冷暖自知
不要給你用正義　制限住

做對事　做錯事　
做了後　就會知
何用你　誇張到發生前　
來給我批注 可惜根據我所知　
准你參與沒意義　太礙事

道歉吧　認錯吧　
後悔吧　自責吧
其實我　沒有空等你感化　聽清楚

手槍都指我　勛章只頒給我 　
好不好都只是我　
褒貶都關於我 　生死都關於我 　
你有沒有　氣力去幫我 　
所有快樂或痛楚　觀眾會代負責麼 　
想清楚


等了關淑怡太久太久
她
終於回來了

這些年來
每個人有自己的故事
大家 都長大了

2005是回歸之年

其實呢個世界好好玩

忘盡心中情

忘盡心中情
詞：黃霑　唱：葉振棠


忘盡心中情 遺下愛與痴
任笑聲送走舊愁 讓美酒洗清前事

四海家鄉是 何地我懶知
順意趨寸心自如 任腳走　尺驅隨遇

難分醉醒 玩世就容易
此中勝負只有天知
披散頭髮獨自行 得失唯我事

昨天種種夢 難忘再有詩
就與他永久別離 未去想那非和是

未記起從前名字


但願我也能如此
這首歌令我想起在歐洲當flaneur的日子

我喜歡一個人住

近日又心情欠佳....因為家中的一件事, 不過對我來說, 這件事絕不是小事一樁. 是什麼事, 身為我的朋友大都知道, 不再說了. 只是我肯定自己是一個很傳統的人, 不是去過外國讀書就會變得開放.

雖然朋友們各持不同意見, 但我覺得這不是我的錯, 因為我爸媽跟我的想法一樣. 只是他們默不作聲.

我只是告訴自己, 找一份好工作, 希望可以快快"離家出走". 我真的"冇眼睇".

今日, 我決定困自己在房間.....什麼事也不理.

後悔回來