三個女人一個墟，你自己數吓有幾多個墟。

To Martin, Best wishes to your new job
To Ling, Best wishes to your 08' plan
To Salad, Best wishes to your job hunting
To C+, Enjoy your holiday
To Ms. "Mug", Take some rest
To Edith, Always be happy

The Voice

爾冬陞大抵可以稱為一個作者論的導演。無論什麼戲種，入到場，總不免有一刻會以為導演沒有六十，也有七十，戲中總有「位」哦你。「早熟」亦不例外。

如果將薛凱琪換上陳寶珠、將房祖明換上謝賢，故事結構主題不會有太大分別。「早熟」不過將時空換上了。

少年成長是否必經磨練﹖追求自由是否一定等同任性﹖追求自我是否需要被打壓﹖對於這些問題，爾冬陞給了很肯定的答案︰年青不過是一時任性，成人化是最終的過程，社會是聖殿。

電影從一個成年男人的角度拍攝，導演尤如法官，宣佈黃毛小子終是黃毛小心，除非揹起責任，否則一無是處。

也許是現實，但是否可以容許有更多的可能性﹖年青激情啫，不用behind the bar嘛﹖這只反映導演狹窄的視野。

現實上，也許是對的，對於一個五十歲的人來說。問題是，我們才二十出頭，讚同你，未免有點未老先衰。世界仍很大，客觀情況許可，何妨自由一下。

Anyway, 電影仍是好看，特別在表達兩代溝通上。雖然富家女加屋邨男的設定老土，但對白情節編排及演釋卻精彩，尤其是曾智偉及黃伙生，當然還有毛毛的飾演的低下階層 師奶。兩位主角初段演出仍算自然，deliver到角色。但後段，兩人卻則未能將角色因有咗，再加上時日日情出現微妙變化的轉變演釋出來。

提提你，看看電影中的女角，你會發現爾冬陞是一個不折不扣、無可救藥的大男人。

嘩，估吓係咩

Ops, 大澳的天空(留意下，有隻飛機嫁)

Marketing Economy

Working in Next, it's not surprised to spot out the underlying philosophy of the publication is -- market economy. As 楊懷康 is our spiritual leader (despite some reporters actually don't believe in or even never heard of his idea), the importance of free market is always emphasized and realised as an atmosphere around the company. To him, free market seems to be the only answer to all matters.

Well, if free market is the ultimate solution, why heads of all rich countries are sitting by the round table this week in London to try to give an answer to poverty in Africa? The fact is that while the riches get richer, the poor get poorer. If no measure is going to carry out, the poor countries would only be exploited.

From an economist point of view, perhaps they should take the role as cheap labour in a globalized world, but do they deserve a better living environment?

Actually, on the other way around, market economy raises a lot of problem. Taking media as a subject to study. Without government regulations, Commercial media would only air programs which appeal the majority, like Korean Drama. They would keep on airing money making programs, as a result only majority would be satisfied.

It is obvious that minority group of people, which representing a bunch of top mindsets in the society, if not, at least avant garde kind, is totally ignored. As the situation goes on, more people turn their back on TV, the program would only become more and more anti-intellectual, so as the society. Inevitably, our offspring will inevitably become more and more stupid.

The question here is concerning about how to move the civilization forward. Free market economy can only give people what they need, but dare not risk to provide something beyond their desire and challenge their thoughts and existence.

The situation is especially obvious in a small market, like in Hong Kong, where no room for commercial cultural media to survive.

PS, Bollywood is going to hold a film award ceremony in Netherlands. Although most of the dutchs may never seen any indian film, or hardly know anything about bollywood, the move of indian still truly admirable. It's a true step to introduce idian film to the west by holding a ceremony not in the hometown. The show, as far as i know, would be broadcasted to the world. We don't know the rating figure, but it is already arepected move though risky at the same time.

Hey? Want a Goody?

Come On! 咁都得劇社

About public housing

Dear Sir

I have read your article today firing on the new regulation of application for pubic housing on the single applicants. I must say i strongly agree with you. I am a reporter from Chinese media, but it seems that large proportion of chinese media do show their support on the new move by the Housing Authority. Most of them are viewing the issue from the resources allocation angle, few of them is really discussing about whether the new regulation is really fair or not.

Personally, I think discrimination on family status and academic qualification is obvious. As these single appilcants passed the mean test, they should be able to make the application while wether they will get the public house is another issue. Thus, I propse that young and single one should be given chance to make application, but allocation of public house should be subjected to the social condition.

Public housing is long be a problem for HK government, but I request a system in which everyone is fairly treated.

However, when i talked about my point of view with other reporters, i found almost all are against my view. They think the young and highly educated one should not abuse the social resources as they are expected to earn much later on. I fully understand their opinion (as i am the young and highly educated one too), but the core of the issue is not lying on wether you will be rich or not, it's a problem of the fairness of the system, isn't it?

It is pity to see that fairness and justice is getting thinner in Hong Kong nowaday. People are concerning about their material need rather than basic ideology(or core value, u may say).

Anyway, It's good to see your opinion, let share more next time.

Jonathan Wong

(original an email to the editor of a newspaper)

What news really mean?

Edward de Bono's "Six Thinking Hats" is trying to shed new light on the traditonal thinking mode. In the past, people are trying to prove their own point of view when discussing with other people, and emphasis lay on "what is" rather than "what can be". The old approach is a kind of argumentative one which proved to be not constructive at all. As everyone is arguing they are right, they are not actually facing the problem.

It reminds me of how magazine approach a story. Magazine is different from the conventional daily. Instead of setting a POV after having all the fact analysed, Magazine is making the hypothesis first. Thus, when a reporter is told to write a report, actually, he is doing a job of collecting evidence in order to support the hypothesis. So when he finds one person's POV is favourable to him, there may be 9 people interviewed with counter-POV.

As a result, an article based on hypothesis rather than hard fact or ideology, together with biased and subjective POV is getting published. Do they really face the problem? face the fact?

Too arrogant the system is and reporters as well. I mean do they really qualified to make such a hypothesis?

I suppose not, the truth is that more senior position the reporter is promoted to, s/he will be more defensive to any doubt on their judgement and opinion, as they can't afford their profession to be challenged. But what if they are really wrong? Clearly, s/he is trapped by her own position and any new idea won't be welcomed to flush in. Stupid, isn't it?

Please always remind yourself to be humble.

amusing gaze 

Hello

The voice of familiarity,
Heard with echo,
Now pale, weightless
Heavy as well,
Pain attached.

‘round the corner of the street,
Wandering in the front of the doorway and
The gate. Shut ever after.

Hello?

Hello to me, can u?

太多失落

Lost ... Where to find?
生命中有太多的失落，人生的追求、事業的目標、愛情的關係。
其實我們都是被「扔」進這個世界中的，根本我們有一開始已沒有選擇權。從來沒有選擇過，為什麼卻又要承受著那麼多痛苦及責任﹖

有時的確很累

一瓶來自上海的香水

這瓶香水來自上海，調配師並非阿Paul，而是新生代劇作家喻榮軍。

多角戀愛、善變但又渴求專一；背叛愛情但又渴望愛情；放不開時又放得開，這戀愛態度很時尚呢!!

「時尚」 -- 近年於國內非常風行的名詞，「趕時尚」亦是許多上海人，特別是上海女人，的真實寫照。

「香 水」一個時尚的包裝底下，推銷的還是老掉牙的城市愛情故事。借用香水，角色間互相錯摸，離離合合卻了無新意，臨尾錯摸性向一段，更顯得索強空洞。整體而言， 劇本流於表面，近乎沒有命題。小聰明小技巧雖然有掩眼作用，但仍無法掩蓋劇本的蒼白，皮膚不好，再好的粉底也於事無補。

上 海自上世紀初，己被譽為東方巴黎，拿今日上海浦東的東方明珠塔與艾菲爾鐵塔相比，這稱號雖然依然合用，但不免顯得有點浮誇粗疏。一個拿香水，拿法國做題材 的華文舞台劇，即使背景改作香港，但觀眾閉著眼，也能嗅著濃濃的沪味，洋化、媚外、物質、愛時尚，卻同時彌漫著一陣生誘味。

劇本對多角愛變及背叛，沒有加上道德批判，甚至用喜劇手法處理，意圖正式化這種情愛關係。這劇於上海頗受歡迎，還曾於購物商場演出過，可以看出上海人對這劇的認同感，這反映出背叛偷食，於上海人來說，己見怪不怪，還時尚呢。

四名演員各自表述，四名角色同時模糊。噢，一塌胡塗。

如是觀塘，如是興奮

如是觀塘，如是興奮

Van Gogh version#1

I am really surprised to watch such a vivid documentary on an artist life on TV. The programme is produced by Channel 4, my favourite channel in UK focusing on TV progame in art, and was broadcasted by TVB today.

In the first episode, the early life of Van Gogh is portraited which started from his birth in Holland, to his early working journey in Britain, and finally back to Holland after the frustration on the attempt to become a missioner for Jesus Christ.

As a 25 years old guy who always feels confused about the future, the story of Van Gogh is quite inspiring. You may think he found his own destiny and destiny in an early time, or he could not have huge artistic achievement. Indeed, the decision had to be made with a strong will, however his decision in pursuit of art fulfillment was not to be made until at the age of 27.

Before the decision came to be made, he has been doing several jobs. As his father was a very successful art dealer, he was arranged to be employed as a customer service provider in a gallery, job duty including ass-kissing to riches by praising their weary taste on art. After being fired as being missioner from the Church, he underwent a period of confusion. But finally, he finds his mission and talent on being an artist.

There were several twisting points in his early life. He might be an art dealer, book store manager, teacher or even a priest. However, the fact that he was not a good employee for the above posts made him step into an artistic path.

So the story telling us that the path for everyone comes in a different time, some may come earlier, some may come a bit later. So I guess, at least I try to believe, a true calling would be arrived finally and great achievement should come along.

Another fascinating part of Van Gogh is definitely his love life. It is reported that he fell in love with a widow, who had a son already. The portrait of the widow doesn’t look attractive at all, even a lot older than Van Gogh. Such weird pursuit on love finally scars the widow when Van Gogh tried to show his heart to her. It inevitably results in the fluctuation on his emotion. One week later, he made an even more astonishing decision, to marry a prostitute, Sien.

The decision is not hard to explain. As finally Van Gogh found a woman who was fully dependable on him and would like to stay with him for the rest of his life. The act seems to be a symbol of reassuring himself as the God of his life. However, Sien was described as unattractive and even ugly. Van Gogh actually drew a picture on her titled “sorrow”. He intended to show her strength on fighting the pains of life. The textile of the skin reminds me the roots of tree.

As Van Gogh finally came to the days with a lovely family, things should go smoothly afterward. Shouldn’t it? Well, let see.

我也想乘一趟

今天去了藝術中心，特意為明天作準備。來到五樓的"Seven"日本設計師聯展，發現了這張由服部一成設計的JR print ad，才驚覺純影像，也可造成如些驚人的效果。温暖而純真的感覺，叫人馬上想訂張火車票，周末前往郊遊。如果我坐地鐵都可以有咁既feel的話，你話幾好呢!!

Taken 25/2 

隔窗未了緣，誘惑邊緣

去前曾於電影節放映一場，零三年連奪意大利金像獎的五項殊榮，但卻整體卻只為不過不失，故事驚喜不大。正場反應冷淡可以理解。

丈夫一天帶了一個失憶老人西蒙回家。祖凡娜結婚多年，養兒育女，生活己夠累人了，實在承受不起多一個人，故急欲將西蒙從她的生活中趕走，更因此與丈夫多番吵架。但後來，祖發現失憶老人竟是整餅高手，且還背負著一段未完成的同性愛，這正好對應當時祖與隔窗男子羅倫素發展的瞹味關係。祖看似找到新的出口下，但她有力量去突破嗎﹖情人丈夫，工作理想，她會怎樣選擇﹖

電影的結局保衞了傳統的家庭觀念，但卻揭示了轉變的可能性。人物描寫方面，以女主角祖凡娜比較出色，較有層次。西蒙及美男子羅倫素卻流於表面，尤其是羅倫素，除了外型英偉外，就只是一個雄性符號。祖與西蒙的互動雖然包含了對理想及愛情的響往，但啟發不足，感動不深，較為表面。

可幸飾演女主角的演員祖凡娜梅素姬摩外型出眾，演出尚算細膩，實為本片難得的亮點。而攝影及配樂亦令本片加分，算是挽回了意大利金像獎的面子。

蠻童之歌，歌頌人性

蠻童之歌，食正神職人員醜聞熱，令人不禁想起同樣由真人真事改編的「瑪德蓮墮落少女」。不過，蠻童並非孌童，故性侵犯只是佔一小部份，並非主菜，說它像「暴雨驕陽」反更貼切。

電影藉著從戰爭回來的費加入勞教所，與教會講求紀律的保守勢力周旋，突顯教勞教所非人性的一面。費春風化雨，以知識啟發少年，睇唔過眼神父諸多變態行為，包括無理體罰等，處處與神父作對。但不幸地，費威脅到原神父的地位，最後釀成悲劇，將電影帶往高潮。

正如「瑪德蓮墮落少女」，題材已給予劇本一個紮實的基石，非人道的勞教所本身已充滿可塑性，再加進費這個人道主義的角色，戲味自然湧到埋嚟。正邪交鋒，扣成一闕歌頌人性的讚歌，演員演出逼真，值得一看。