Another glorious time we had in San Francisco.
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Showing posts with label REMINISCENCE. Show all posts
Tuesday, August 23, 2011
Saturday, October 31, 2009
Sunday, September 13, 2009
咩歌令我最易落淚
不得了， 之前話Edith Piaf首《Padam Padam》可解我欲哭無淚之苦，原來最犀利的還有一首《Mon Dieu》, 聽著聽著個心好似撕裂緊咁。
睇過電影寫Edith的一生傳記《La Mome》就知，她好愛的情人撞機死去，那時描述她的哀傷就係用此曲黎配。
咩事呢，日又喊夜又喊，換來的當然係未能消腫的雙眼，都幾無謂。
究竟人的傷痛，需要多少時間去撫平？
睇過電影寫Edith的一生傳記《La Mome》就知，她好愛的情人撞機死去，那時描述她的哀傷就係用此曲黎配。
咩事呢，日又喊夜又喊，換來的當然係未能消腫的雙眼，都幾無謂。
究竟人的傷痛，需要多少時間去撫平？
Saturday, September 12, 2009
傷感有時，流淚有時
有沒有試過嗰心up住up住又欲哭無淚那種辛苦？我幾年前睇章詒和的《最後的貴族》睇到要掩卷就如是。My heart is totally shattered.
這個下午我聽著Edith Piaf首 《Padam Padam》， I was crying out loud.
喊到咁放，成個人都很累，畢竟這種“運動”唔係時時有，還有就係會有對整日都未能消腫的眼。
這個下午我聽著Edith Piaf首 《Padam Padam》， I was crying out loud.
喊到咁放，成個人都很累，畢竟這種“運動”唔係時時有，還有就係會有對整日都未能消腫的眼。
Saturday, May 23, 2009
幾段
幸福零食
今日見到超市有蝦條賣，令我想起年頭在泰國的一個沙灘，我迷上了對住個海食蝦條飲雪碧，加埋另一個人在旁不斷驚嘆我的瘋顛，我有好多年都感受不到的幸福。現在叫我一個人在沙灘食蝦條，我會覺得好pathetic囉。
今日見到超市有蝦條賣，令我想起年頭在泰國的一個沙灘，我迷上了對住個海食蝦條飲雪碧，加埋另一個人在旁不斷驚嘆我的瘋顛，我有好多年都感受不到的幸福。現在叫我一個人在沙灘食蝦條，我會覺得好pathetic囉。
近幾年的復活節，行過一整排大大小小各式美輪美奐的朱古力蛋，卻感受不到一分復活節氣氛。倒很記得媽咪有年在一間酒店買來的幾只朱古力蛋。雙手捧著裝在配上金綠色絲帶的，清澈透明盒子裏的大大一只朱古力蛋，四、五歲的我覺得好幸福。今天縱使食上一口香滑的朱古力都感受不到那時的幸福。
現在我終于知道點解我有好幾年都唔多自己買零食， 因為沒有我愛的人同愛我的人在身邊，世上原來并無幸福零食。
嘩啦啦
我一直都係好眼淺易喊的。在Theatre睇上一齣電影，眼淚係唔會顧上有無化妝就嘩啦啦留下，只要故事夠悲憫動人夠蒼涼壓抑。睇《Atonement》兩次就喊足兩次。最奇怪係睇《Sense and Sensibility》每場有Elinor同Edward時，總會喊到唔停。
我認為在工作的地方落淚係失禮的。我失禮過一次。那次無端被人屈真的好傷心，斷斷續續喊了半日。還有幾次在工作的地方差點落淚，不過那幾次係被人贊。聽平日會講事講非高高在上巴巴閉的人贊，感覺最多係驚訝詫異。聽實事求是，有碗數碗，有遠見的人贊，那種真誠係好鼓動人心的，每次都令我含淚。
在男朋友面前係唔會掩飾傷心落淚的，所以做我男友都好慘，要忍受我的癲狂、愁臉、及悲觀。
BBC
話時話，BBC制作的那些古典小說adaptation, 每部都好認真，值得收藏。 最近就看了08年BBC 的版本《Sense and Sensibility》，前文都講，我喊唔停囖。反而李安導演的那個電影版，我點睇都未有喊的沖動。雖然李安出名擅長導演壓抑的故事，用電影形式去表達始終有局限，不過更加可能那個版本裏邊有Kate Winslet飾演Marrianne搶走好多戲份，她係那么耀眼演技又一流的演員，她在《Revolutionary Road》裏邊又係搶咗唔少戲份。
現在我終于知道點解我有好幾年都唔多自己買零食， 因為沒有我愛的人同愛我的人在身邊，世上原來并無幸福零食。
嘩啦啦
我一直都係好眼淺易喊的。在Theatre睇上一齣電影，眼淚係唔會顧上有無化妝就嘩啦啦留下，只要故事夠悲憫動人夠蒼涼壓抑。睇《Atonement》兩次就喊足兩次。最奇怪係睇《Sense and Sensibility》每場有Elinor同Edward時，總會喊到唔停。
我認為在工作的地方落淚係失禮的。我失禮過一次。那次無端被人屈真的好傷心，斷斷續續喊了半日。還有幾次在工作的地方差點落淚，不過那幾次係被人贊。聽平日會講事講非高高在上巴巴閉的人贊，感覺最多係驚訝詫異。聽實事求是，有碗數碗，有遠見的人贊，那種真誠係好鼓動人心的，每次都令我含淚。
在男朋友面前係唔會掩飾傷心落淚的，所以做我男友都好慘，要忍受我的癲狂、愁臉、及悲觀。
BBC
話時話，BBC制作的那些古典小說adaptation, 每部都好認真，值得收藏。 最近就看了08年BBC 的版本《Sense and Sensibility》，前文都講，我喊唔停囖。反而李安導演的那個電影版，我點睇都未有喊的沖動。雖然李安出名擅長導演壓抑的故事，用電影形式去表達始終有局限，不過更加可能那個版本裏邊有Kate Winslet飾演Marrianne搶走好多戲份，她係那么耀眼演技又一流的演員，她在《Revolutionary Road》裏邊又係搶咗唔少戲份。
Saturday, February 14, 2009
Friday, January 23, 2009
We were the bloody tourists in Cambodia
It was an afternoon when Mr. Hand and I arrived in Angkor International Airport. I could feel the heat as soon as we get off the plane. Without any trouble, I got the Visa on arrival after filling up a form, and of course, paying the money. It was unpleasant when the officer used a correction pen making a little mark on my passport cover page. He just marked it to remind himself we had paid the money. Ridiculous!
Well, never mind, we were still in good mood. And because of that, we didn't mind paying seven US dollars to take a taxi to the hotel. We didn't exchange money since the US dollar is widely accepted in Siem Reap. On the way to the hotel, the taxi driver kept talking us to hiring him for the next day tour in Angkor temples. I kept thinking we should get a bike to visit the temples, so we ignored his hard selling.
The road to the down town in most of the section was paved, but the side ways for the pedestrians were left to be sandy, and sometimes littered. I saw some cops at the intersections maintaining the order, but most of the time I saw them just standing around. To my surprise, there were quite a lot private cars. Of course, Tuk-tuks and motor bikes were seen on the road very often. I saw more tourists riding bikes on the road rather than the local people doing it. Hotels were built along the main road one after another. "Hotel Town" is the nickname I make for Siem Reap.
I liked where we were staying instantly. The room was clean and tidy every day. The staff from the hotel was very helpful. Mr. Hand forgot his camera in the taxi and the staff helped us to phone the company the next morning. Luckily we had the camera back. It is good to know that the people in there are so kind and honest.
Waiting staff in the roof-top restaurant were well dressed and with formal manner in serving. I particularly liked a waitress who always greeted us gracefully. Once I made some comments on her dress and she told me she bought the dress from Singapore. I must say she was really a beauty. And once again, a waitress made travel to Singapore, it leaves me an impression that the economic growth in Cambodia is actually doing well.
I quite understand when I do travel, never expect there are some perfect toasts cheering you up in the morning. To be fair, the breakfast in the hotel was not bad, let me say, the food tasted safe. Don't know from when Mr. Hand likes eating toasts for his breakfast no matter in where, I kind of sticked with the French Toasts since I couldn't buy any wholemeal or dark rye bread in there.
Then we discovered a typical market place for the bloody tourists to dine and shop. In one of the restaurants there, we were crazy about its assorted fruit shakes. It was risky to dine outside the hotel but we could not help. It was the local taste in that restaurant kept us visiting although the food from there brought me diarrhoea.
To be continued...
Well, never mind, we were still in good mood. And because of that, we didn't mind paying seven US dollars to take a taxi to the hotel. We didn't exchange money since the US dollar is widely accepted in Siem Reap. On the way to the hotel, the taxi driver kept talking us to hiring him for the next day tour in Angkor temples. I kept thinking we should get a bike to visit the temples, so we ignored his hard selling.
The road to the down town in most of the section was paved, but the side ways for the pedestrians were left to be sandy, and sometimes littered. I saw some cops at the intersections maintaining the order, but most of the time I saw them just standing around. To my surprise, there were quite a lot private cars. Of course, Tuk-tuks and motor bikes were seen on the road very often. I saw more tourists riding bikes on the road rather than the local people doing it. Hotels were built along the main road one after another. "Hotel Town" is the nickname I make for Siem Reap.
I liked where we were staying instantly. The room was clean and tidy every day. The staff from the hotel was very helpful. Mr. Hand forgot his camera in the taxi and the staff helped us to phone the company the next morning. Luckily we had the camera back. It is good to know that the people in there are so kind and honest.
Waiting staff in the roof-top restaurant were well dressed and with formal manner in serving. I particularly liked a waitress who always greeted us gracefully. Once I made some comments on her dress and she told me she bought the dress from Singapore. I must say she was really a beauty. And once again, a waitress made travel to Singapore, it leaves me an impression that the economic growth in Cambodia is actually doing well.
I quite understand when I do travel, never expect there are some perfect toasts cheering you up in the morning. To be fair, the breakfast in the hotel was not bad, let me say, the food tasted safe. Don't know from when Mr. Hand likes eating toasts for his breakfast no matter in where, I kind of sticked with the French Toasts since I couldn't buy any wholemeal or dark rye bread in there.
Then we discovered a typical market place for the bloody tourists to dine and shop. In one of the restaurants there, we were crazy about its assorted fruit shakes. It was risky to dine outside the hotel but we could not help. It was the local taste in that restaurant kept us visiting although the food from there brought me diarrhoea.
To be continued...
Friday, January 02, 2009
Hello 2009
THERE IS,Somewhere in the world is still beautiful...
Something I still can hope for in 2009...
Something I still can dream for in the future...
Sunday, November 30, 2008
Sunday, August 31, 2008
Snapshots
Spring flowers on the deck
I found the treasure in a supermarket. It really reminds me of the childhood.
Sunday, May 11, 2008
媽咪媽咪
“媽咪，妳可唔可以俾妳隻耳仔我？好得意啊！”
“好啦，就俾咗妳啦！”
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“媽咪，妳年輕嘅時候可以去做明星，我覺得妳靚過鄧麗君啊！”
“我依家好老咩？我現在就去做明星，睇下邊個煮飯妳食。”
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“媽咪，我著唔落妳啲24寸牛仔褲，我又肥咗啦。”
“嚇，妳肥啲先靚啊，唔緊要啦，我唔係買了很多新的褲給妳，現在好了，妳唔洗成日翻我衣柜拿我啲褲。哈哈。”
“妖！”
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“媽咪，拿，啲衫係買俾妳。一路以黎，妳就買咗好多衫給我，今次終于輪到我買衫俾妳，睇下中唔中意。”
“妳買嘅我肯定中意啦。”
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“媽咪，妳又瘦咗啦！”
“唔係啊，咪又係咁，唔好成日大驚小怪。我每日都會快步行一個鐘，我的健康妳唔使擔心。人老咗就要認。生老病死，妳要接受事實。”
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媽咪媽咪，這么多年來，辛苦妳了。
“好啦，就俾咗妳啦！”
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“媽咪，妳年輕嘅時候可以去做明星，我覺得妳靚過鄧麗君啊！”
“我依家好老咩？我現在就去做明星，睇下邊個煮飯妳食。”
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“媽咪，我著唔落妳啲24寸牛仔褲，我又肥咗啦。”
“嚇，妳肥啲先靚啊，唔緊要啦，我唔係買了很多新的褲給妳，現在好了，妳唔洗成日翻我衣柜拿我啲褲。哈哈。”
“妖！”
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“媽咪，拿，啲衫係買俾妳。一路以黎，妳就買咗好多衫給我，今次終于輪到我買衫俾妳，睇下中唔中意。”
“妳買嘅我肯定中意啦。”
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“媽咪，妳又瘦咗啦！”
“唔係啊，咪又係咁，唔好成日大驚小怪。我每日都會快步行一個鐘，我的健康妳唔使擔心。人老咗就要認。生老病死，妳要接受事實。”
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媽咪媽咪，這么多年來，辛苦妳了。
Saturday, May 10, 2008
焗蛋糕的味道
焗蛋糕時從焗爐傳出的味道係令人感到溫馨的。
一整年沒有焗蛋糕了，是日焗出一個幾靚女的甘筍蛋糕，令我感到好滿足。 看著緬甸正在受緊難的民眾，我更覺得蛋糕的味道於我很重要。我這樣一個有時間懶閑情逸致去焗蛋糕的人，還要對什么有所不滿嗎？ 沒有了。還有什么不愉快呢？沒有了。蛋糕的香氣在那一剎那填補了我所有的空寂，也令我對人對事的一些思念及執著所嘗到的苦淡化了不少。
能享受焗蛋糕的味道，唔係必然的，是以我會很珍惜。
Friday, February 15, 2008
Monday, January 28, 2008
An optician's murmuring
I hate working on Saturday. I am an optician in this brand new store selling eyewear glasses. I stand at the shop most of the time rearranging those glasses' display. Young ladies from a beach nearby are wearing shorts and bra tops walking pass and not giving a single glance at the shop at all. They are all heading to the cafes and too busy with the chit-chat. Watching myself wearing a suit in a lovely summer day is very frustrating. The pace is too slow in here without any customer. I take no enjoyment with the job at all. I try to be professional in the shop, that's why I keep rearranging whipping the glasses to waste the time.
When I am whipping up a pair of glasses, there are two young ladies approaching to me.
"Excuse me, could you help me to repair this frame?" the lady in black asks me.
Oh, finally I've got something to do. What a piece of cake for me! A nail has been lost. Soon I found a nail which could be well matched to the original size. It took me only several minutes to fix the frame. I handed it back to her after whipping the pair of glasses into shining bright.
"How much do I need to pay?" the lady asked.
"You don't have to pay. It's free." I told her.
She gave me a surprising look and told me, "Look, I'd like to pay for what you have done."
She is funny. "I am not allow to charge in this case." I told her.
She still can't believe it but have no more insistence. "Thank you very much I appreciate it. You have a nice day." She said and left with her friend.
Well, I am sure you are having a nice day, but not me. What time is it now? Only 1:00PM? SIGH..........
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In a coffee shop, there are two young ladies chatting.
"Gosh, can you believe it? I don't need to pay up to 60 bucks for a damned nail. I never thought it could be free. Unbelievable."
"Yes, you should buy me a drink."
"Last time I paid 40 bucks for the same problem in OPSM at the mall. I NEVER go to there again. How dare they charged me 40 bucks for a tiny little nail!"
"Now you don't want to pay for the service at all. Middle-age woman!"
"Well, that's different. I would still like to pay if they could be reasonable. Like 20 bucks or something. Anyways, I learn the new reasonable price for the service in the new shop today. I might go to that shop to buy my contact lenses as well."
"Don't you notice that optician have no smile at all? How can he serve customers well?"
"I feel no offense. Come on, if I were him who working on Sat. I would be probably the same have no smile at all. I am satisfied with his service."
"That because you don't have to pay and the whole dealing is totally out of your expectation that gives you the extra sensational shopping experience. What if he charged you 40 bucks with that ill face? Are you still happy with the service?"
"Well, handsome ones can serve customers with their grumpy faces because they are still handsome. As long as they are still handsome, I am alright with that."
"You are not only having an ill face but an ill mind."
"Thank you!"
When I am whipping up a pair of glasses, there are two young ladies approaching to me.
"Excuse me, could you help me to repair this frame?" the lady in black asks me.
Oh, finally I've got something to do. What a piece of cake for me! A nail has been lost. Soon I found a nail which could be well matched to the original size. It took me only several minutes to fix the frame. I handed it back to her after whipping the pair of glasses into shining bright.
"How much do I need to pay?" the lady asked.
"You don't have to pay. It's free." I told her.
She gave me a surprising look and told me, "Look, I'd like to pay for what you have done."
She is funny. "I am not allow to charge in this case." I told her.
She still can't believe it but have no more insistence. "Thank you very much I appreciate it. You have a nice day." She said and left with her friend.
Well, I am sure you are having a nice day, but not me. What time is it now? Only 1:00PM? SIGH..........
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In a coffee shop, there are two young ladies chatting.
"Gosh, can you believe it? I don't need to pay up to 60 bucks for a damned nail. I never thought it could be free. Unbelievable."
"Yes, you should buy me a drink."
"Last time I paid 40 bucks for the same problem in OPSM at the mall. I NEVER go to there again. How dare they charged me 40 bucks for a tiny little nail!"
"Now you don't want to pay for the service at all. Middle-age woman!"
"Well, that's different. I would still like to pay if they could be reasonable. Like 20 bucks or something. Anyways, I learn the new reasonable price for the service in the new shop today. I might go to that shop to buy my contact lenses as well."
"Don't you notice that optician have no smile at all? How can he serve customers well?"
"I feel no offense. Come on, if I were him who working on Sat. I would be probably the same have no smile at all. I am satisfied with his service."
"That because you don't have to pay and the whole dealing is totally out of your expectation that gives you the extra sensational shopping experience. What if he charged you 40 bucks with that ill face? Are you still happy with the service?"
"Well, handsome ones can serve customers with their grumpy faces because they are still handsome. As long as they are still handsome, I am alright with that."
"You are not only having an ill face but an ill mind."
"Thank you!"
Thursday, January 17, 2008
夢
最近發的夢都很奇怪。
有一個夢講自己生活在New York好幾年，忽然我姨媽來旅行問我去邊度逛好，我答不出，萬分迷茫。然后又見證了一單謀殺案，最深印象係自己躲在門后瞄到兇手那把血淋淋的刀。
有一個夢係夢到自己同一大班唔識的人去旅行住進一家客棧，見到小泉純一郎也在。話說小泉氏穿著樸素的衣袍很冥想式地端坐在一旁，身邊有把武士刀，見到他妻子在收拾緊行李，也見到他有一個幾歲大的兒子在獨自安靜地玩耍。我覺得很驚奇，居然見到小泉氏真人。在我呆望之際，小泉氏居然用英文問侯我，然后我地就開始了一段很簡單的對話。間中其妻子也會很婉柔地微笑著加入對話。印象係小泉氏神態很悠游淡定，有份令人感到舒服的自信。然後畫面變了在一個跑道上，自己騎著電單車跟一大堆人比賽，其中又見到小泉氏帶著超然的姿態第一個到終點。回到客棧我又見到他，告訴他那個比賽他贏得很漂亮。他又係一副很超然的神態，很客氣地叫我年輕要努力，這次我見到他眼底的一份悲涼，似乎沒有什么可以令他快樂，也沒有什么可以令他不快樂。
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事實係：
1. 我未到過New York, 肯定唔知邊度好逛；
2.小泉氏很早就跟太太離婚，也沒有再婚過。我認為他的確有份超然的氣度。
有一個夢講自己生活在New York好幾年，忽然我姨媽來旅行問我去邊度逛好，我答不出，萬分迷茫。然后又見證了一單謀殺案，最深印象係自己躲在門后瞄到兇手那把血淋淋的刀。
有一個夢係夢到自己同一大班唔識的人去旅行住進一家客棧，見到小泉純一郎也在。話說小泉氏穿著樸素的衣袍很冥想式地端坐在一旁，身邊有把武士刀，見到他妻子在收拾緊行李，也見到他有一個幾歲大的兒子在獨自安靜地玩耍。我覺得很驚奇，居然見到小泉氏真人。在我呆望之際，小泉氏居然用英文問侯我，然后我地就開始了一段很簡單的對話。間中其妻子也會很婉柔地微笑著加入對話。印象係小泉氏神態很悠游淡定，有份令人感到舒服的自信。然後畫面變了在一個跑道上，自己騎著電單車跟一大堆人比賽，其中又見到小泉氏帶著超然的姿態第一個到終點。回到客棧我又見到他，告訴他那個比賽他贏得很漂亮。他又係一副很超然的神態，很客氣地叫我年輕要努力，這次我見到他眼底的一份悲涼，似乎沒有什么可以令他快樂，也沒有什么可以令他不快樂。
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事實係：
1. 我未到過New York, 肯定唔知邊度好逛；
2.小泉氏很早就跟太太離婚，也沒有再婚過。我認為他的確有份超然的氣度。
Thursday, January 03, 2008
I like my shadow more...
I love holidays in summer. I have Lisa Ono's version of "I feel good" in my mind to relax.
Wednesday, January 02, 2008
媽咪，好掛住妳啊！
第一次整花給媽咪係在幼兒園，記住媽咪係中意黃色的，所以整左一朵黃紙花。當時老師皺眉，幾次勸我用粉紅色或紅色。我偏唔聽，把黃花送給媽咪，媽咪依然笑得很美麗。
前幾日有人提起我二月就黎生日，我一向都唔多覺得自己生日有咩特別，不過會在那日特別向媽咪表露心聲并且多謝她的勞苦辛酸。今日實在好掛住呢位依然可以著24寸腰牛仔褲的靚靚媽咪，又剛剛逛完plant centre, 突然好有興致折了一盤郁金香，因為是媽咪最喜歡的花，好neat又高貴0甘話喔。在制作過程中，含笑回想了很多與媽咪經歷的有趣事，所以出黎個效果都唔錯。
Tuesday, January 01, 2008
訓出個新年
“小姐，妳玩自閉啊呢排？今晚好似上年一起在閣樓睇煙花倒數，入左好多酒，成班人預左訓地板，預埋妳。”
“唔去啦，你地反得開心啦。前排病下病下，都係要0錫下身。”
“妳又病，唔係嘛？咩事啊？借口啊？唔好老點喔！”
“Hayfever, 可大可小架。捱義氣送阿邊個去機場那時前一晚就發燒啦！現在講野喉嚨時不時就tickling。呢排形住一碰酒就會出事......”
"得啦，驚死我唔信，作0甘多野。"
“唉，妳好心放過我啦。”
“0甘妳打算做咩啊，成晚流流長。又係睇書？放假都一日到黑托住本書，真係以為自己係文藝青年咩？”
"趁咩都唔使做，當然係大覺訓同追blog睇。新近發現渣老板個blog, 真係好鬼精彩，等我以后創業都有個底。"
“0甘妳就訓出個新年，發個創業好夢啦！”
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即使係上次倒數時0甘熱鬧，都發覺自己好抽離，更何況係今年。十一點聽住鄰居又燒煙花又開party入睡, 早上六點就起來check信箱看看有沒有來自Hawai 同Egypt的紙張，感覺實在太好了。話我自閉其實倒也沒錯。都唔知幾enjoy。
“唔去啦，你地反得開心啦。前排病下病下，都係要0錫下身。”
“妳又病，唔係嘛？咩事啊？借口啊？唔好老點喔！”
“Hayfever, 可大可小架。捱義氣送阿邊個去機場那時前一晚就發燒啦！現在講野喉嚨時不時就tickling。呢排形住一碰酒就會出事......”
"得啦，驚死我唔信，作0甘多野。"
“唉，妳好心放過我啦。”
“0甘妳打算做咩啊，成晚流流長。又係睇書？放假都一日到黑托住本書，真係以為自己係文藝青年咩？”
"趁咩都唔使做，當然係大覺訓同追blog睇。新近發現渣老板個blog, 真係好鬼精彩，等我以后創業都有個底。"
“0甘妳就訓出個新年，發個創業好夢啦！”
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即使係上次倒數時0甘熱鬧，都發覺自己好抽離，更何況係今年。十一點聽住鄰居又燒煙花又開party入睡, 早上六點就起來check信箱看看有沒有來自Hawai 同Egypt的紙張，感覺實在太好了。話我自閉其實倒也沒錯。都唔知幾enjoy。
Monday, December 31, 2007
The embarrassment on the last day of the year
I was taking a nap, the phone rang...
“Hi, JK. B is here. Can you please help me to find something in the garage? My car is broken down and I need that thing to fix it. It's a black pipe like gadget with some electronic plugs. It's bigger than a coke can. And it's in a big metal box.”
"Wow...how can I find it? There're hundreds of millions things down there. OK, I will try. Hold on. "
Then I was in the garage searching for the damn thing in the dark.
"Hey, B! I can't find it. Can't even see the damn big metal box."
"OK, did you walk through the concrete wall? Don you know what I am talking about?"
"What? Where's the concrete wall. How can I walk through if there's one, gosh!"
"Well I mean behind the shelf on the right hand side. You walk through there. Get yourself behind the shelf."
"You should say so at the beginning."
Then I walked into a messy place behind the shelf.
"Can you see it? Are you there?"
"Yes, I'm still alive and I still can't see the damn thing. There's only a shelf with some plastic bins."
"......a bit far away from the shelf...... "
I kept searching for the metal box around and finally found it.
"I've found it. There're a lot of cables."
"Pull them out and look for that little coke can like thing."
I was searching for the damn thing like the homeless searching for food from the rubbish.
"Hooooh, I've found it. Is it made in Germany? There's a circular thing inside and some metal bits. Jesus, what's that? It's so dirty. My hands are all black."
"Oh, yes it is! Thank you so much! Now I will organize the delivery to my place. I am in Coromandel right now. You write down the address and the man will come to collect it in an hour. You just find a box to keep it safe. The address is ......"
"OK, is that the only thing I need to do? Pack it up and wait for the courier to come? Do I need to pay for the service?"
"Nah, I will pay for it when the courier come."
"Are you sure? I never heard that people can do that."
"No worry, just do what I said. Thank you so much. Can't imagine if you are not at home today."
"It's alright. I just get used to hearing your car is down occasionally. Good luck. "
"......See you later."
An hour later the courier came. He was a handsome man.
"Hi there."
"Hi. How are ya? Here's the stuff."
"What's it?"
"A plastic thing, I don't know exactly."
"Fine, as long as it's not the glass."
He was still standing at the door and waiting .
"So, do I need to pay?"
"Yes, it's $14 dollars thank you." Holly shit! My face turned red immediately.
"Oh, the guy who organizes the delivery would like to pay it after the delivery "
I felt so embarrassed. The whole idea was so brainless and I should not be the one to blame.
"No, you need to pay it first." The man said with a smile. The smile made me feel like I was fucking hopeless.
"Don't you mind I just run to the ATM and get some cash. Look, I am so sorry that I haven't prepared the cash." I said so with my guilty look.
The man laughed and said, "Well, nah, I don't want to wait. But I can send it for free. I can do it. I am the person who run the operation system in the office. I am not the guy who is supposed to do this pick-up job, I fill his place coz he's gone away for holidays. I can just use my free ticket. I can send it free for you."
I was in a shock with an "O" shape mouth. Believe it or not, I have no choice.
"Your phone number please? I need to give you the track number later since you can't have the receipt right now as you can't pay for it. OK?"
"Sure, the phone number is......" I felt even more embarrassed.
"Right, at 5:30pm, the track number will be informed to you."
"Thank you so much" I said with a relieved look.
"You are very welcome. Happy new year. See ya."
"Happy new year."
The man ran away...
Sunday, December 16, 2007
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