星期一, 7月 25, 2005
排戲前的熱身運動
他們在西洋菜街上演街頭劇,演員二女一男(又係爭仔),對白完全即興,圍觀觀眾,可以隨時嗌「LOVE」,然後遞上你想他們想諗的對白,以類似一人一劇場的方式,讓觀眾直接參予。
先旨聲明,事緣,去年觀摩過他們於藝術中心放映有關長毛的錄像作品後,本人對「好戲量」毫無好感,甚至反感。
該片跟隨長毛尋找古巴革命家,全片煞有介事,過程完全不知所云,沒有對焦。應該有一個中心思想吧﹖對不起,沒有。片中,當長毛到了革命家的墓地,還無厘頭地靜音,然後打出「你心目中的長毛是怎樣的呢﹖」「你看到的長毛是怎麼的,就是怎樣的。」
對不起,楊先生,你很不負責任。什麼大條道理稱觀者看到什麼,就是什麼,長毛對於觀者是什麼,就是什麼。說穿了,正如老奸臣滑的上市公司,明知道業績麻麻,但死要玩數字遊戲。自己無料到,就拋個波俾觀眾,末了,還到加上一句︰「接不到呀﹖乜你咁渣嫁。」
長毛在做什麼,觀眾當然知道,他們不知道的,是拍他幹什麼。
看了十分鐘街SHOW,來來去去都是爭風呷醋,觀眾間或彈一句「其實我係鐘意男人嫁。」搞搞GAP。我忍不住問了在場的好戲量工作人員。「究竟你想套戲係想帶出啲咩嫁﹖」
「冇,因為我哋遲啲會有個叫愛到出頭既舞台劇表演嘛。」(原來是宣傳。)
「睇過我哋演出既都會覺得我哋既戲劇好有趣,好幽默咁咯。」(咁即係帶出啲咩呢﹖)
「其實我哋係討論吓,結果係點唔重要。最緊要過程。」(咁即係想討論啲咩﹖咩方向﹖想俾啲咩俾人﹖)
算啦,都係。學生玩得開心咪得咯,至少,都引起唔少學生對戲劇既興趣。(留意︰只是學生)
但是末了,還是忍不住問︰
「係喎,楊秉基係咪度﹖」
「佢無嚟喎,唔知去左邊。」(他媽的繼續不負責任。)
好戲量,令我想起排戲前的熱身運動。
星期四, 7月 14, 2005
Take it slow, pls.
活在香港,真係學成龍話齋,充滿動感。周遭的人,永遠也是那麼匆忙,加上科技日新月異,資訊泛濫,每人每日其實做了很多無謂的事情,例如︰上網覆e-mail、睇新聞、甚至寫日記等。牛津大學剛舉辦了一場科技反思大會,主張減慢生活步伐,重新尋回電腦的OFF鍵,更搬出各種例證,證實減慢節奏,實有利於質素的提昇。其中,與會者之一Mr. Honoré更指出時間買少見少下,人人步履加快,已經快到一個為快而快的地步︰「We turn everything in race with the finish line but we never reach that finish line.」
唏! finish line在哪兒﹖有沒有這條finish line都成問題。香港人,快咩呢﹖
原文轉載︰http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/4682123.stm
文中更說了選擇多,並非一味好處多多,閱畢實在身同感受。
星期一, 7月 11, 2005
One fine day
第一個係一個新西蘭人,係 我哋係銅鑼灣搵車去淺水灣既時候識。佢以遊客身份問我,點樣去坐船去大嶼山長沙,我話俾佢知最快係搭地鐵,係IFC出口出云云。 點知一個唔該佢就決定跟我哋去淺水灣,話可以慳番啲時間,咁我無理由唔答「係」嫁。本來,於旅途中認識新朋友係一件好愉快既事,但呢位老外,似乎性格過於 急進,而且耐性欠奉。當我正致電新巴查詢有咩巴士可以去到淺水灣時,可能令呢位老外久等咗,佢究竟串到問我係咪諗住下個星期先去,仲問我係咪係香港住,咁 串﹖我EQ好,唔同你計較。
最後,我們最後當然找到小巴前往。講番呢個老外,佢話自己無固定職業,宜家係網上搵緊個網賣花灑(??),而 家四出環遊世界。錢係邊度嚟,靠投資賺錢喎。 嘩,投資就賺到錢環遊世界,你買咩呀﹖Anyway,最搞笑係佢重話自己心態其實係artist喎(雖然我完全feel唔到),又話自己喜歡任何範疇既 art。總之,呢個老外係度過住d令人羨慕既生活,希望佢啲花灑真係賺到錢啦。
另外一位認識既新朋友,係同我一齊昅女既客家阿叔。話說我 一條友,游游游,游到海中間,停低抖吓時,竟然有個阿叔走過嚟話,指住岸上的一個T-back鬼 妹︰「你睇嗰條女,露到咁大個pat,彈下彈下。好奇怪,如果我個女係呢度露就好野,係屋企就唔得。除曬衫反而無野睇,咩樣遮吓遮吓仲想睇。」除咗知道佢 個女係屋企唔會著T-back外,我都唔係好知佢想講咩,唯有鬥拋︰「唉,人既慾望係無窮無盡既。」阿叔當堂點曬頭,表示十分認同。
最後,呢位楂的士,又租的士出去俾人楂既阿叔,祝我快啲搵多啲錢,娶返個老婆喎。雖然我無你估既十八、九歲咁細,但結婚呢家野真係長遠咗啲,唯有多謝你先啦。

星期五, 7月 08, 2005
A decision
If you came to a vulnerable moment in your life, you will find decision is not a thing u can deliberately make.
As my old HP ran insane days ago, I have already planned for a new printer these days. After checking out several options, HP all in one is likely to top my will-buy printer chart. These days, I am under serious consideration to pick up the one.
However, as I have to report on a ad hoc complaint story today, consideration is forced to be terminated. My today's report required me to get the BR information of the related company strictly tomorrow, which means I have to print out the BR search receipt before mid-night. So after consult several GOOD friends, who are also my kind neighbours, i found that the only way to get the print out was to buy a new printer.
As the truth came as late as 0945pm, i got to rush to Fortress in Cityplaza to catch the late train. Finally, I got there and found my HP. Unfortunately, the storekeeper let me learn a sad story about my HP: no stock, have to wait for home delivery.
So........ the storekeeper recommended another Canon all-in-one printer, though it had never appeared on my will-buy printer chart, it seems fine to me and only cost $680. OK, MasterCard paid, signature signed, I was back to home with an expected printer, Canon.
The old pic of me and my brother in this blog is my Canon's work. I guess u would not deny its hardworking on this.
An unexpected came as a lovely chick, It came as what life does to me.
Perhaps, to make a decision is not that hard as i expected.

星期四, 7月 07, 2005
星期三, 7月 06, 2005
Love in Thoughts <誘惑假期>
凱迪,若果時間在哪時可以停住,就好了。
那時,我將妳擁入懷,很想跟你說,妳的腰真的很幼細。
但我沒有。
昨天的派對,妳於廚房內,高聲對你的女性朋友說,自己同時有多個男朋友,並享受該種生活。聽起來,確不好受。
那夜,在湖中,你跟我說你不要只屬於一個男人,我很不開心,但我沒有作聲。回到屋裡,你跟我占卜,說我會孤獨的走下去,對著笑著的你,我很苦悶。所以我利用了艾莉,我為她感到可憐,雖然我對她說我沒有。
你哥哥敞在我的面前,槍還握在他的手中。雖然我伴著你哥哥已有大半天,但硝煙的味道嗅起來還新鮮。
你哥哥忍不住看著漢拿與你親熱,正如我不能忍看著你與漢拿親熱一樣。也許你的朋友說得對,人應該超越佔有慾,才能互信互愛。可惜,我們是凡人,寧受千刀萬剮的痛,也不要自我超越;
因為只有愛,才有生命。
我們認為,至少你哥哥如此認為,人應該在體現了最快樂的時光後,就離開人世,反正,對於宇宙而言,我們的離去,不過幾個細胞被人體淘汱一樣,時間亦不會就此停住。所以我與他成立了自殺同盟,我是如此的認為,但我最後卻沒有選擇到這條路。
我沒有埋怨你,我們都沒有做錯,至少我們真正活過。
你哥哥的血往四方濺散,牆上、衣櫃上、床單上、我的白襯衫上。我抱著你哥哥,望著被窗外的夕陽,紅色一點一點的,慢慢乾了,鮮紅的雖然開始退色了,但刺鼻的血腥味仍纏繞四圍,退席無期。
保羅上
星期一, 7月 04, 2005
星期五, 7月 01, 2005
星期日, 6月 26, 2005
三個女人一個墟,你自己數吓有幾多個墟。
星期五, 6月 24, 2005
The Voice
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。
星期三, 6月 22, 2005
星期六, 6月 11, 2005
Marketing Economy
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.













