高街～曾被遺忘的人

三月份的香港，難得仍然有種乾爽涼快的感覺，和朋友一起往港島慢行，細味香港過去的一些痕跡，始於西營盤，邊走邊看⋯行到高街。

也許不用我多説，很多香港人也會對於這間曾在日治時期被用來作為刑場、對面則是亂葬岡（現今是佐治五世紀念公園）的麻瘋/精神病院十分熟悉；它的名聲來自式各樣的鬼故事，有的繪形繪聲，也有由傳説愈傳愈變＂真＂的種種 ＂鬼屋經歷＂。 以往，自己每次路經此地的時候，多數是天陰陰、乍暖還寒，所以也只會在外圍走走；今天卻在清風送爽之下，和朋友一起入內探索（現今是一間開放的社區大樓）。

由於朋友是位護士小姐，我們的話題自然地一邊想像、一邊嘗試勾畫出昔日病房內的情景，每個空間（現只遺留下走廊及立面外牆）和病人與醫護的生活日常。初時我們在推拷迴廊上可會有鐵欄？每個百頁窗會否相等於一間病房的闊度？房間有多深？又或者其實是一個很大的室內，放置了幾十張病床，病人被布帶挷在床上，醫護穿梭於病床之間，彷如那些戰爭片的軍用醫院一般? 又或者是⋯

當我們再發現了在石欄上似乎有些鐵枝遺痕的時候，並在正門入口一個模糊的門牌上隱約見到病院原本建築的圖形；又或許，這條美麗的迴廊，其實是一條連於左右兩座呈90度病院建築物的一條通道，由於非病人所到之處，所以只需在頭尾加鐵窗？

       

                   

這樣，即是説病人其實不會見到外街？ 他們是過著一個怎樣的生活呢？是如何的一個世界？這些曾經瘋傳的鬼故事，除了可以嚇人和增加此處的神秘色彩之外，可有提醒我們在很久以前，這裏確實有一大群活生生的香港人生活過？或許當年他們是在不得已的情況之下被安放至此，但今天，可有人也在不知不覺之間，被我們放在心裏面另一間＂瘋人院＂而漸漸地，他/她也被遺忘！

P.S. 後記～由於心有不甘，仍然很想知道此處的原貌平面圖，偶爾被我找到這個Blog https://blog.ulifestyle.com.hk/article/benng9413入面其中一張相片，下層迴廊原本是有鐵欄的。

自由、平等、博愛～ Liberté , Égalité, Fraternité

最近忙著各樣大小事情，花在網誌的時間也相對減少；並非沒有想記下的事，只是太多也太雜亂。戰亂的瘋狂、國家主權無限的宣示、核武的氣燄、移民/難民的浪潮、氣候的危機、疫情的無奈、地球／太空資源的爭奪…；要説的還可以有更多，都是你我熟悉而非新鮮之事，也是全球在同步發生中，不管你是什麼1，2，3⋯世界。

Liberté ~ 自由。是每個人都擁有的基本權利，如果各自運用得宜，天下太平；要是滲入了自私和霸氣，就在不知不覺間搶奪了他人的一份去成就自己的所謂自由。並非只有掌權的人才有機會妄用自由而誤置人民生死，即使是無權無勢的平民如我，也有可能在高唱“自由之歌”的同時影響到其他人，每當我想到這裏，心中不禁亮起紅燈。但為什麼原本是美善的質素卻可以變得“邪惡”呢？

我想了又想，可以這樣說嗎？原本擁有的自由在不會無故失效的情況之下，我可以適量及自在地享用；但一旦受到衝擊，特別是不平等的衝擊，隨之而來的反應便會很強烈，甚至為了“捍衛”有可能失去的而極力反抗，去到一個連自己過了火的地步也不自覺，腦海中只剩得‘我要...這是我的自由！其他的…我不管了！’

Égalité ~ 平等。或許這就是自由與平等必須共存的其中之一個原因吧！要是世界上所有資源，包括機會也是較為平均分配的，只要每人再為自己的未來努力一點點，便可以安然居住，活在穩定及充足供應之下。但同樣地，要是有人被慾望和貪念所遮蓋，貧富懸殊隨即出現，因為有的想要更多，比基本需要的再多，即使佔據了其他人可得到的一份也在所不計，因為無止境的慾望得不到滿足～這，又何嘗不包含在我們想擁有的“自由”而言呢?！平等：讓每個人也可以有機會活下去、被尊重、被等同，享有生存的自由！

Fraternité ~ 博愛。要是能考慮到其他人，甘願放棄擁有更多，甚至保留比應有的更小，我想，沒可能沒有愛的成份在內。人性大多為自己的一生籌算，包括家人，特別是摯親；但除了在這個圈圈之內，會為著不認識甚至是本土以外的人，在各式各樣的事情上付上心神的…大有人在，也許就在你我的身邊。地球上有很多事情令人憤怒、無奈與歎息，唯有愛能化解一切，把不平衡和失去的挽回。在神人之間如是，在人與人之間也如是。自由、平等、博愛並非不可實現的空談，要是我們每一個肯付出一點點或更多，地球還是有希望的。

來來去去 / To & From...where

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我想，今次La Rue 的網誌，應該先用中文寫，因為這本書所涉及的內容，在今天，對身處香港的我們尤其切身。

兩年前去旅行的時候，完全沒有想過香港又再次出現移民潮（上次是1997年）；如果你有看第六本書Hear Me, 也許會記得當我回來的時候，心繫巴黎的其中一件事，便是繁華背後，瑟縮在街頭巷尾的一班移民；其實我所眼見的也只是冰山一角，在不遠的市外，流浪著幾十萬的非法移民～這是昔日法國為着補充勞動人口而大開中門的後果。過多的移民突然衝擊着整個社會的結構，包括文化、經濟、生活配套、民生等等；但是，為什麼即使法國處於這個局面，仍有人離開故土而遷到這裏呢？

為着更好的生活、下一代有更多發展的可能、更自由的空氣、逃離窮困無望的家鄉…？！任何想像得到的原因，同樣適用於歷世歷代全球的移民潮中，今天，香港也不例外…是無奈？又或只是基本人類求生的慾望?

今年隨著親人及身邊的朋友也相繼預備離開，姑勿論基於任何原因，絕對不是一個容易的決定，特別是對於一群進入收成期在港生活了幾十年的中年人。也許近日也會從不同媒體聽到他們移民前後的際遇，但既然作了決定，無論離開或留下，還是應該積極去面對未來，一步一步地和家人去共同解決前面的問題。身為香港人的我，仍然很熟悉及相信我們的適應能力，更何況有不少是為着下一代而決定的，深信無論在任何地方，你們還是可以生存下來的。

對於決定留下的人，香港仍是我們心繫的故土，仍然很想努力＂耕耘＂，是基於一份信念，更是對神作為一切主權的信心！

 

I think it’s better for me to write this blog post for La Rue in bilingual, because what this book addresses is emigration, a direct impact to us in Hong Kong even under the haunting of Covid since 2019. 

There was no clue for me to imagine the emigration wave appear once again in HK (last time was in 1997 & 2014) when I was returned from Paris, I did plan to include this topic in one of my book but simply for the scenario I saw in Paris, i.e.: of those who struggle to survive there…the uncontrollable result for the government of France to bear due to the drawn in of required working power…influx as a result which crashing the vulnerable society.

Actually what I had seen as mentioned in the book of “Hear Me” was only the tip of the iceberg, millions of immigrants are still scattered outside the boundary of Paris without any support behind a “hidden barrier”. But why people keep on leaving their homeland to somewhere which might not be their real “heaven”!

A chance for future of their own & the next generation, freedom, better living standard, to survive, escape from the mess of their own countries? …all these could be the reasons to emigrants around the whole world, as well as in Hong Kong today; is it barely resigned or just a basic instinct of survival !

There is for sure more & more of my friends are going to leave in 2022, a huge decision they have to  make,  especially for those who are in their middle age ~ time of their harvesting period but now has to be started all over again somewhere. It’s hard but it has to keep moving forward by all means, I am pretty sure they will make it because they are “Hong Kongers”, the toughest to survive - a genetic code that we all have.

 

 

 

Coffee break today

 

Hong Kong is still hoisted in typhoon Signal 8 right now, a whole day long which is not a good time to stay outdoor, so I spend my time to polish my blog. 

 

I always want to install back the widget links of those blogs I loved to follow before, so I try to find them one by one through my previous Coffee Break blog links, a total 17 of them but only two are still valid. 

 

Most of them did start blogging early before in 2009 (also my first year of blogging), and most of them were using Blogger template in those years, they are simple and beautiful, like the one I had chosen. So, it was pretty easy to start writing blog in a good mood, I treasure those memorable days.

 

I am not sure whether I did tell you before, in the very beginning, Blogger didn't offer a custom domain like of what we are having cocoadesign.net, meaning, the only choice was something like coffeebreakbyprotowork.blogspot.com; I was a newbie and misspell "blogspot" to another word (better not say :P), so when I tried to introduce my blog in an e-platform, it was directed to a shopping site, resulting in not only embarrassment but  a really bad feeling to the group. The problem was, I couldn't find out where went wrong until Mr. Wasaweb (a top contributor of the official Google+ help community) pointed out my silly mistake, which was then solved.

 

I shall never forget that night when I was stuck into the mess, and luckily got the help of someone I hadn't met before but save my blog, this is one of the reason that I keep writing today.

 

It's been awhile I was disconnected to wasaweb's blog due to his transformation of the blog structure; but I am so happy that the re-connection is resume today, so I've decided reinstall my link list in this blog, even though I have to restart all over again, it's still worth to rebuild because one of my habit while writing for a new post, a "coffee break" beforehand, to read my favorite blogs. 

 

Feel free to click for a look,  you may like them, too. 

Happy Blogging :D

今年秋天⋯

十月秋色 ~ 小巴黎  P.6-7  (click to enlarge)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

從來都覺得中文詩很難寫得好，也許是因為我的中文根底差，但又事實上覺得…要用白話文去表達詩人情懷的時候，很多時會變得＂造作＂。因此，我總覺得文言文的詩詞較為優美，也較能達到詩中有畫意；可惜，我的文言文更不堪，不得不佩服古人的學養。

最近，因着朋友的特別需要，把 Oiseau Distrait 的 Petit Paris 系列中，即將在十月出版的 Palette October  翻譯成中文，似散文多一點點的內容，還只能勉強把原文交代；我想，日後還是要花多些時間學習學習罷！

香港已經進入初秋，天氣還是十分酷熱，隨了早晚稍有微風的痕跡，其餘時間彷佛仍身處夏季。但是今年的秋天，應該會過得不太一樣，也許是我們和一些親朋在香港過的最後一個秋天。是今年或是明年…要離開的始終留不住，也許世界之大，總有可安身之處，亦用不著太過離愁別緒；只是，秋天嘛！還是容易令人傷感，但願，或去或留的人，繼續努力走下去！主祐地球人！

節錄自 小巴黎 ~ 十月秋色(非賣品中文初稿) 忘記鳥作品

我快要墮下⋯ 

願我能⋯即使已是放手的時刻 

很想，很想支撐多一刻  

即使多一秒 

但我將要墮下⋯

沒有動力可撐多一秒鐘

請讓我徐徐墮下

至少可以和他們一起

放下一段歲月⋯

一個卑微的心願

請別為我們哀傷

這並不是終結

當自由的微風再度吹起時

我們便會再次飄洋過海

在疾風中閃閃發亮

告訴世人，關於我們這一代的故事

一個勇敢的故事

From: Palette October ~Petit Paris Series by Oiseau Distrait

 

I am off, falling off...

If it's time to let go

I still want to hold

a second or so...

 

But I'm lost

without force...

to hold any more

 

Let me fall

at least together

with them all

for a season

that's all

 

Don't upset

it's not the end

we will fly when the wind comes by

scatter across the ocean

shining in motion

let everybody knows...this generation

 

Jan 2021 Hong Kong

Today is 14 Aug 2021, 

 七夕 Qixi Festival in Hong Kong, but I am not going to write the story of it, instead, something about my yearly appointment on 1 January to Pok Fu Lam on the Hong Kong side.

Right after, I would walk towards Central to take the MTR way home. Before that, I must walked through the narrow streets "up & down" in Sheung Wan; which was enjoyable if you had "strength" and love the old stuff, like this. 

Well, we can still see this kind of stalls in some other old districts like Sham Shui Po, but always a bit different here, may be due to the sloped narrow streets and the "fainted" color of shops nearby. You would get the feeling of returning to the 70's - 80's liked travelling in time machine. 

I loved the kind of  "slow" motion, the aroma of livelihood, the tranquil moment while most of the people were still sleeping after the crazy night on the New Year's Eve... as well as the antique color that could always be captured.

I took this photo simply by my "ancient" iphone SE, as my usual practice, the lighting & color to be reflected as real at that moment as possible, that's the moment of us!

Actually there was the hawker inside, but I tried not to interrupt & therefore took this angle, which was fine provided my "models" were feeling comfortable :p

Before I left this district, one of my favorite spot, here...a very traditional Chinese sausage maker, I wished they would never replaced the incandescent light bulbs, never... the yellow tone that eventually vanishing !

Usually a lot more sausages will be hanging all along on those horizontal railings, by the end of January close to our Chinese New Year, imagine how spectacular it will be; the most happiest festival for Hong Konger, a few more months to go. 

I can't estimate what will going to happen in the coming months before my next visit in 2022, both the pandemic of Covid-19 or the political changes in Hong Kong, but I have confidence as always, hope in human nature...wish we & you all the best!

再見，朋友！

今天無意中得知有一些朋友已經在短時間內離開了香港，一家移居他方。雖然這也不是什麼奇事，但和大家道別一句也沒有，甚至連WhatsApp 通知也欠奉，感覺還是酸溜溜的；是因為未必會再見？又或是離去怱怱呢？！

每個人都有他們對未來的計劃與期望，加上新世代的交通及通訊便利，其實身處何方也沒有特別的距離感，不過，今天的感覺有些不一樣；令我整天即使在工作中，思緒仍難以集中，因為今次的＂距離＂似是很遙遠⋯

昨天晚上和朋友閒談，告訴他們，如果有一天他們也要離去，請務必和我見一次面，好好道別！我還以為這是一個很低的要求，原來不知何時，這已經成為一個可能不能實現的＂強求＂了，心中不是味兒⋯

生活了數十個寒暑，對不少幻變的世事，算是勉強學會了如何去面對。作為基督徒的我，亦實在會多一分力量，深信神掌管一切的信心；或許，這也是我心中此刻仍然可以有一份平安，雖然我不知明天會如何，會否仍然是我能＂承受＂的狀態，我仍然希望有＂希望＂~似是廢話罷😅！不過，我是認真的，因為我們同是地球村的地球人，神所愛的子民，願你們~我的朋友們⋯一切安好！

(窗外突然下着雨，似是代替我們的道別⋯)

思維靜院

教會為着解構聖經中的書卷 ~ 雅歌，特別舉辦了這次三日兩夜的靜修營，也是我一早計劃好離職後給自己一個靜思的日子。

半小時的快速船，離開市區往長洲山上的思維靜院，和朋友一起步行上山，原本十多分鐘的行程，因為入錯分义路，在雨中花了差不多三十分鐘才到步.…忘記了告訴她，能夠一次順利到達陌生目的地，在我的前半生，出現的機率微乎其微, 不過現今有GPS, 我還是肯定在入夜前必定到達 :P

進入相對寂靜的世界，人聲、手機聆聲丶媒體資訊…被大自然的風聲、雨聲、鳥語、晨曦一一代替。完成每節的聚會之間，總能享受完全屬於自己的時空。

一望無際的海面，除了七八隻老鷹翺翔之外，也看到弟兄姊妹各自靜思於小角落；夜間，亦能望到山下長洲居民的燈火，船隻歸航的指示燈… 此刻，很舒服。

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

第一個晚上，在房間用風扇代替冷氣，除下口罩，打開窗，享受着雨後樹木的清香；思考着神與人/ 人與人之間關係的點點滴滴。第二個晚上，索性把風扇也關掉，讓風聲、雨聲、蟲鳥夜鳴陪伴入睡…. 此刻，很平靜。

 

這裡，有一個小角落，掛着一個手作風鈴，在疾風中發出噹噹巨響; 但行近細聽，柔弱溫婉的餘韻隨着中間水渠口蓋緩緩擦向鐵通發出，似乎有未完的說話…望着晴空的白雲，聽着聽着…此刻，忘我。

其實離開繁囂並不太難，離開資訊對某些人來說才是最不習慣；是恐防遺漏即時新聞還是害怕會被遺忘的一刻？

重回現實的晚上，關掉一切媒體裝置，雖然窗外傳來的是車響人聲，眼前的小山丘旁邊萬家燈火，心中卻傳來柔柔鈴聲，此刻 ... 重回我的小角落！

旅貓日記

這是一篇被遺忘了的網誌草稿，應該也有兩年之久。還記得那段時間重新到圖書館借書(包括這一本)，前後還看了夏目漱石的＂我是貓＂和另一本，川村元氣的＂如果這世界貓消失了＂，三本貓書，各有特色。

我喜歡貓，因為她們有個性，尤其耳朵呈三角形的短嘴貓；她們形態優美，悠然自得，不會隨便驚動你，除非她感覺到你喜歡她，而此刻她也想和你在一起。 

看旅貓日記，要預備一盒紙巾…主人翁因為一個原因，帶着小貓展開幾次探訪之旅，昔日的朋友，單戀對象…目的是為她尋找新居，看看她喜不喜歡新主人及環境。一次又一次的旅程，也換起主人翁的記憶與思念; 即使貓咪仍未有最終決定，無奈分別的時間已到.… 當你明白原由之際，貓咪選擇了她自己的想法…

已經是兩年前的閲讀，我已忘記主人翁及貓貓的名字，也忘記是三次或共四次的旅程，但此刻仍然記得那份着急、不捨和無奈的心情；同樣地，代入貓兒的角色，你確實會有另一個打算，不是為著自己的去向，而是對方，你所記掛的人/或貓！

結局如何，如常地留待你去經歷…旅程，仍是要繼續…

Transparent Integrity

 

Whenever a sunny day, there is always a wonderful moment in the afternoon for light to play with shadow, they attracts me, so I stop working to join them for a while, usually not a while but long enough for me to think of something that we've missed like...transparent integrity!

I forget where have I learned these wordings from, a book may be; but they were written on a post-it which pinned on my notice board since 2016. The shadow play in this afternoon reminds me of it, the transparency that has to be as crystal clear as this, I think, as a person, a human being...

I wish I won't lost mine!

Start from Point Zero

I still remember the moment when I was watching the news in Hong Kong, one day just a month before my departure...

Notre Dame was on fire!

Originally I though it was some archived report, but NO, the nightmare is right NOW on 4 Sept., 2019. Followed by the faces of the citizens appeared on Tv, I feel their sadness, too... no one would or willing to accept the reality because Notre Dame, like many other heritages in France, she is unique & non-replaceable!

Notre Dame is a Gothic style cathedral built in the year of 1163, located in île de la cité of Paris. Bell tower above 400 steps, magnificent rose window, gorgeous ornate flying buttresses or the “mysterious” gargoyles; one of the largest 7800 pipes organ in the world, royal treasure collections...all are worth to visit; plus...

Point Zéro des Routes de France: the bronze star, the “kilometre zero plaque” which indicated the calculation starting point of road distance in France. Besides “Raft of the Medusa” in the Louvre, this is my second goal in this trip, but now, it’s vanishing, I do feel disappointed & trying to figure out what to do? cancel the trip? change my itinery? 

Experts expect a four to five years recovery is required, at least; so, I am thinking how about to go, say “hello”to her, bring her some“comfort” may be, or at least a blessing from Hong Kong... sounds great?

I am sure I’ll finally have my chance to complete my goal some years later, although the originality may not be the same, we can view from another angle, as my beliefs always; no matter what, it’s our choice to locate the Point Zero after all!

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Cést parti ! 

follow me in Point Zéro - book Five of Petit Paris.

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Jardins Secret - our secret garden

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It's over a years time since I've been returned from Paris, time flies. I hope I can still remember every moment that moved my heart in those days and record them in details before I forget :P

As scheduled, last book of the year (4th book of Petit Paris) Jardins Secret is ready to be released on 25 December 2020 -  the best time of all.

Talking about beautiful garden, Paris may not be "Number One" in the world, but it must be one of a kind . Whether for those belongs to the memories of the Parisians in the good old days ,  Jardin du Luxembourg;  the royal garden,  Jardin des Tuileries; or those artistic related private ones of Rodin and Monet ...they are absolutely beautiful and romantic, I have to say!

When I started to select photos for this book, "family & friends" are two words that came into my mind; it may therefore will disappoint some readers (hopefully not), because not much related to the "must see spots" have written but it's so true that family & friends are what I've seen while walking along in the garden, so...I write down to share with you. 

Unless we live in our own in an isolated island, otherwise we' ll bond to our family & friends; the relationship is strong and deep but fragile as well. We may build by our greatest effort but destroy unintentionally...

I am forgetful but not in these two issues, although it may be a disaster some how that trap myself, and unless I go back to cultivate my petite garden again,  it may gone forever... So, sometimes it do need a bit of courage to face the fact... & Act!

Year 2020 will end after a few more weeks, it's a harsh year to all of us in the whole world, if this little book can evoke some one who you love or care, call him/her...

How are you my dear? 

Wish you well and Merry Christmas !

 

 

 

 

這是希望

 今天早上吃完自家早餐後，本應該按原地計劃開始新一天的工作，但剛才從窗邊往外看到的情景，令我不得不停下來寫這篇網誌。

跟平常不同的是，今早來到街上的清潔工是一位青年人；瘦削的身形穿着新簇簇又很不合身的工作服，啡紅的短髮及閃亮的手錶，卻沒有配戴任何清潔手套或防晒帽。當他停在不銹鋼的回收箱面前，除了例行收取垃圾之外，他把回收箱推離地鐵站的牆邊，把藏在縫隙的垃圾也一併清理。

也許是新手關係，時兒在思索應如何處理不同的垃圾：先挪移又長又大卷的橫額？掃出來散佈在地上隨風飄揚的垃圾？仍在深處不肯＂離場＂的鷄毛掃.…還是先把回收箱移回原處？

決定隻身把回收箱位置還原，才知道那長長的鋼箱並非如想像般容易對付。左邊回位時，右邊已壓着掉在地上的掃帚，推回右邊救起掃帚，左邊又回彈...一來一回重覆兩三次，好不容易費勁地完成，見他仔細檢示着掃帚頭的損毀…收拾工具，又在繼續下個＂站＂！

我站在窗前看着這一切，良久…口罩遮擋了青年人的表情，也許疫情下令他不得不投身這個行業，是無奈？不願？還是有幸仍可以工作？我想我永遠不會知道。但從整過過程，我卻看見是忠於所托，就這麽簡單，直接；也就是我所認為仍然有的希望！

做個遲多少少先引退嘅設計師

原來都有好一段日子無寫網誌了，可能係全球疫情期間有好多其他鎖碎事要理，又或者我真係唔想特登停落嚟。

唔經唔覺已經去到九月入秋，我嘅引退計劃亦都展開咗一段日子啦。家居工作室入面一箱箱嘅室內設計物料，俾我反轉再反轉，希望可以俾人或者回收，因為做呢行嘅朋友都知道，D物料好多都好鬼靚；而且有D係好難先攞得到，要丟去垃圾站，始終有D吾捨得，成日同自己講：或者第日會有用呢？結果即使唔係要引退，擺吓擺吓都擺咗好多年；到今日，都係要清走…

原本立定心意2021年1月1日會唔再叫自己做室內設計師，點知…竟然俾我遇到最後一個工程，而係無理由唔做嘅，仲要係由今年跨年到2021年中。或者係命運安排，希望好頭好尾啩😅

於是前幾日過開香港區，就順便行去久違咗好耐嘅洛克道。話說嗰日天氣極悶熱，兼且係下午兩三點，照計咁嘅環境之下條材料街冇乜人都係正常嘅，但係，嗰日俾我嘅感覺要用＂蕭條＂同＂死寂＂嚟形容。

我個人習慣係舖頭門口快速望入去，見到有吸睛嘅＂料＂同＂人＂先會再入去仔細＂尋寶＂，不過…我見到嘅係冇開嘅舖、冇執同冇更新嘅貨丶冇表情嘅人、冇坐出嚟嘅貓.…整體感覺係好多塵嘅＂灰色＂！

結果，原本諗住發掘吓有咩新料/產品嘅我，只係慢速沿住洛克道由銅鑼灣行去灣仔方向落埋港鐵回歸九龍⋯

冇錯，過去年多，全球變化真係好大，特別係香港；由社會運動，疫情到全球國家宣示主權等等，全部都衝擊住每一個人。要我哋係咁疲倦嘅環境之下提起精神，有時真係講就易；冇經濟壓力同下一代嘅人都有擔心，何況係有下一代同手停口停嘅小市民呢？所以我見到嘅情景，一D都唔出奇，只係無奈。諗番起舊時嗰種人多車多，條街爆滿出貨入貨；舖頭員工同時又要照顧有無限問題嘅街客同埋，差唔多日日都見住嘅師傅.…嗰種熱鬧得嚟又有D混亂嘅good old days!

又係老鬼心態，睇完料搵間茶餐廳，強勁冷氣下一邊歎奶茶油占多，一邊八掛吓隔離嗰枱師傅呻D乜；雖然係咁細嘅空間入面，你一句我一句，嘈到拆天，但係總可以專心聽到一D趣事；呢種＂特異功能＂其實都係做呢行嘅＂收獲＂⋯又係另一種令我有DD懷念嘅日子。

講咗咁多，都係要返回現實；或者今日、今個月甚至今年、明年，大環境都未必有乜大改善，但係就正如我地幫人設計裝修咁，殘舊破爛嘅地方始終會變番完整同靚，只要肯付出同行動；所以係我寫網誌嘅呢一刻，我仍然深信，好老土咁講：希望在明天！

地球人，一齊努力啦！加油！

無止境的貪念

或許"貪念"真是人類的天性, 地土、資源、財富、名聲、權力、慾望...沒完沒了.

心想控制了便等於擁有, 以為這一切便會永遠屬於自己, 可以坐着為皇, 世世代代千秋萬世, 真的嗎?

世界上從來沒有一件物件、一個人類、一個思想是屬於我或你. 容讓我以宗教角度而言, 萬物都是神所造, 除祂以外, 沒有人能掌管、能強行佔據. 神尚且讓人類有自由選擇跟隨祂與否的決定, 那麼, 我們憑什麼要同等的他/她向我們"依附"呢? 稍微壓制自我的驕傲, 容讓別人有個喘息空間, 真是那麼"丟臉"嗎? 我們...都是活在同一天空下的受造物, 為什麼不能逆轉"權力令人腐敗"這個咒詛呢?

是我們不能? 還是不願!

你認為對我的 "好", 可以"溫柔"地讓我明白嗎?

如果我的 "愚笨"未能理解並接受你的 "好意", 你能耐心一點, 也嘗試學會明瞭我的憂慮嗎?

是什麼逼使人瘋狂? 不再理性, 不再有同理心, 不再憐惜身邊的人, 不再明白自己在世上只是寄居的, 沒有佔有權...我想, 是"貪念", 也源於驕傲.

倘若世界已經變得無處可容身, 有一個地方仍然屬於你我, 就在我們的心中...一個只有神及自己可以觸及的地方.

倘若你已經很 "疲累", 就在那裡稍作休息罷!

請不要, 也不能絕望.

悶?!