Farewell 2007

每年十二月尾，總是有些難以置信如此這麼又一個年頭。近幾個月的經歷雖稱不上特別，但也令我別有感受。和最要好的幾位朋友見面多了，或許離開學校幾年，大伙方開始感覺成長的壓力。就是看多了想多了，煩惱反而更多。

三十應無疑是一個很令人困擾的關口，也因此，當耳邊又響起這首歌時，心情總是輕鬆一些。

由這裡 行過去
行過去 下一區
成熟地 緩慢地
回味地 行過去
彈指間 又一關
誰要劃時代創舉
只想懂得慶賀目前
不早不晚的一歲
平常心境中探取
沿路的風裡

Under the same sky

Back to Hong Kong after some intense travelling.

I was very much impressed by Cartagena, the beautiful, quiet old town by the sea. I got all excited when the local driver told me that it is Marquez's favourite city. We even passed by his mansion.

The experience was far better than what I expected, given that I learned right before the trip that Colombia is regarded as the second-most dangerous country to travel - and the champion goes to Iraq.

3am, cwb

Have started my new job for more than a month. I think I am getting used to the new environment, which is not necessarily a positive sign, as I tend to push myself to perform better and deliver more under the stress of being new. Weird? Anyway I have to control myself before things go wrong. And still I feel fortunate that I had made the move quitting my old job. No hard feelings toward my ex-employer but at least I am kind of refreshed every day now at work. I need to get to know new people and experience a different culture. Not that it is definitely better but I just wish to see something new, something different. I need inspiration.

After a wedding banquet (third in a month), I ended up in a cafe getting together with 3 old buddies. Was supposed to be a celebration for D passing his medical exams but he had already gone when I got there. Yet a 2nd-floor cafe, quite a great one, hassle-free. A dream come true for the cafe-owner ladies, I suppose.

Then the cafe closed at about 2am and we went to a McDonalds nearby. Haha a McD but not a bar or something, we are grown-ups now, got to save money for families I think. I have known these guys for 12 years, we had been with each other through our teen ages and I don't think anything would hurt our friendship for the rest of our lives. There we were, with a think layer of fats encircling our waist, munching fries and talking about marriage, buying an apartment, that kind of things.

On our way back home its was already 3am, and Causeway Bay was finally not that bustling after all. Once in a while when I hang out with these guys I recall the happy moments though they were longer and longer ago. I couldn't help wearing a smile on my face.

diary

轉了工作已一段日子，但也沒甚麼好講的。仍很有新鮮感，也了解要努力一些。
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我很相信，人們都喜愛名牌，只是焦點不同而已。

The past two months......

I finally left this place -

after 3 long years.

feeling groovy

電視播外國shampoo廣告，背後音樂女聲悠悠哼著 - slow down, you move too fast。一下子彷彿整個人也輕鬆了。看過這廣告幾回，雖然不突出，但每次也感到很舒服。

小時父親大人禁聽流行歌，除了他未放工回家前可聽聽電台，其他時間硬食很多英語民歌，包括大量Simon & Garfunkel。不經不覺已入腦，今日我的i-pod也有S&G的精選碟。

這廣告在朱咪咪睇牙最緊要開放之類的噪音中注定要予遺忘。以往電視劇播出一兩句英文歌，總有人忙不迭上網問出處吧。今回上google一search，果然沒有。

特寫這篇，你們也在那短短的幾十秒，relax一下吧。那可是很好的時代。


The 59th Street Bridge Song (Feeling Groovy)

Slow down, you move too fast
you've got to make the morning last
Just kickin' down the cobblestones
lookin' for fun and feelin' groovy
Ba-da-ba-da-ba-ba-ba-ba, feeling groovy

Hello lamp post, what'cha knowin'
I've come to watch your flowers growin'
Ain'cha got no rhymes for me
do-it-a-do-do, feelin' groovy

I've got no deeds to do, no promises to keep
I'm dappled and drowsy and ready to sleep
Let the morning time drop all its petals on me
Life I love you, all is groovy

i love i love i love cheer chen

陳綺貞，名字普通就像小時鄰座的女生，卻有不可思議的力量。

離魂鼓 轟一轟腦海 世界炸開

自小乘地鐵，不經不覺，咱們乘客已由昔日的你眼望我眼無野可做，變為各自手執免費報紙/psp/NDSL之類，連頭頂廣告板也已邁向高科技，會頻密彈出新鮮熱辣訊息。吊詭的是，乘地鐵的時間竟較以前還難熬。

那日，廣告板又彈出最新動態。

泳兒首次拍戲扮死屍
幸獲鍾欣桐傳授技巧

剎那間，不知怎的，腦袋彷彿給掏空了一樣。扮死屍要技巧? 要人傳授? 還要是阿嬌? 有誰需要知道這些? 泳兒干我甚麼事? 又與我身旁的人有何關係? 我在做甚麼?

救命。

Recap: Harlem Yu World Tour at HK Coliseum!

哈林的魅力造就了各有各忙的中學同學又相聚，全賴n年前Lo把哈林夜總會借大伙逐一試聽。可惜買不到星期五的票。full house，而且觀眾情緒相當高漲，較預期的熱鬧。大部分也是耐聽的舊歌，arrangement也很不錯。葛民輝做guest，九唔答八，冗長爛gag，救命。中段草蜢突然爆出，腦內立時浮現他們concert中阿傑仔不斷指揮觀眾多番狂唱一起森巴舞的情景，大驚。幸未波及是次演出。側田反而不錯。不可不提的是台上那雲集各國人士的crew，竟可以玩很多種樂器還兼任和音，dancers，神奇。

concert中提及哈林1982年服役，其間開始創作音樂，即至今已廿年有多了。想起來此君也頗為legendary。多年仍有hit歌出產，這在華語樂壇十分罕有，一奇。似乎能master多類型曲調，二奇。經常用吼叫型唱腔但仍能保養聲帶，而且假音又得，三奇。個樣一直唔變但又唔特別out，四奇。做主持又得，五奇。

散場後宵夜，憶起以往在教室的時日，很多笑位，兩位嫂嫂也很興奮。不可否認，我們當年是一伙十分乞人憎的中學生。那時我告訴自己他朝千萬別考慮教書，因為對著如我們這幫人一般的學生，是很難受的。但最終我們那一屆同學還是有很多執起了教鞭。加油呵!

feeling of getting old

Time flies, time flies. I think I need to be a man from now on.

Love, love.

星期五隨想

Had quite an enjoyable time at the Group dinner yesterday, unexpectedly. I was sitting at the table furthest from the stage, and that was probably what made it great.

Birthday cake from a large group of colleagues just now. Suddenly I realized despite I hated the work, I couldn't deny the affection in me for this place I work for.

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喜歡，從來也不代表要佔有。佔有後，一切幻想就變質了。偶爾看看，把感覺妥貼的收在心內，反而有一種安穩，多好。這命題當然不局限於愛情層面，根本就是一種高尚的生活態度。

又想起Essays in love。

sing a little serenade

雖然已經幾個月，我仍很迷戀這首歌。就讓一切再開始過，拿著背包，腳踏青荵的草地，日復日的為小事愁煩牽掛。而眼前，永遠充滿希望。

小情歌 詞曲：吳青峰

這是一首簡單的小情歌
唱著人們心腸的曲折
我想我很快樂
當有你的溫熱
腳邊的空氣轉了

這是一首簡單的小情歌
唱著我們心頭的白鴿
我想我很適合
當一個歌頌者
青春在風中飄著

你知道
就算大雨讓這座城市顛倒 我會給你懷抱
受不了 看見你背影來到
寫下我 度秒如年難捱的離騷
就算整個世界被寂寞綁票 我也不會奔跑
逃不了 最後誰也都蒼老
寫下我 時間和琴聲交錯的城堡

confession of a vampire

晚飯後，很睏，就在床上睡了一會。醒來精神飽滿，但有些怪怪的感覺。這我已試過很多回。日入而息。在本應要去睡的時候起來後，我總是清醒而難以集中，可能潛意識覺得自己有些違反了自然。望著眼前那堆書本文件之類，腦內忽然一片擁擠浮現千萬種畫面，或往日的人和事、或我嚮往的風光，接著就是一連串的情感，或懊悔、或迷惘、或怨懟、或牽掛，彷彿都要吐出來。再想起若不是自己長期休息不夠就不會這麼疲累，要如此吃飽睡睡醒後胡思亂想不事生產，心下加倍悲哀。

一鉤新月天如水，夜色從來也很美，只是我變了。

What do you see yourself in 10 years???

More and more often I have this piece of thought in my mind: if the 15-year-old me had the chance to see how I would be doing in 10 years, probably I would have instantly kill myself. At 25, I am out of shape, far from being a big shot, shallow, and living my life without a clear direction.

While on the other hand I am already happy and grateful with what I already have, I do hope one day I would be standing tall in front of myself, that kid I once was.

Discoveries on TV

Then in the second week of 2007, I am back to the 18-hour working days again. And as always, I never wanted to go straight to bed after getting home, procrastinating a bit instead.

Wanna recap on the short trip before getting back to work. Whenever I was abroad, I spend a lot of time on TV in the hotel room and that has almost become my major reason for travelling (how pathetic). Probably cuz I don't watch much TV at home.

This time I was happy to these on TV.

1. Napaleon Dynamite - watched this for the first time and I just loved it. I don't really know why but I am kind of into geeks / unfashionable things / long and winding roads in the suburb / high school life......... and the movie has it all. This movie is absolutely something more than a great laugh.

2. Sodagreen - watched this band's music video and was really, really impressed. Actually I had seen their albums in some Sino stores for many times, I should have bought one of those.

2007!!!

出門幾日，回港迎接新年。電視播倒數片段，一個二個的新年願望仍然係人人有工開，我就一想過兩日要返工就已很消頹。唉。

這個假期節目排的滿滿，毫不relax，但也開心。要一提的是終找到旺福的旺福同名同姓專輯，已好耐未為一樣東西那麼興奮了。

新一年仍希望我愛的人平安喜樂，自己積極向上。