Being Part of the Legend

凡夫卒子，無法創造歷史、改變歷史，至少尚有見證歷史的機會。

作為一個外來者，我只是抱者看客的心態觀賞比賽。不過香港隊今晚的表現，著實令我熱血沸騰，情不自禁為他們的每一次進攻吶喊、為他們每一次錯失良機嘆息；更與全場四萬觀眾一起，向日本隊的每一次攻勢喝倒彩。

比賽的結果，似乎對球迷來說已並不那麼重要。以港隊的實力，能夠站在決賽的舞台上，即使輸了亦絕對能用「雖敗猶榮」四個字來形容；贏了，則無疑將成為「創造奇蹟一刻」這句口號最好的註腳。

無論如何，相信大家已多年未見港隊如此神勇的表現了，他們不僅在今晚為大家奉獻了一場精采的球賽，連克日、韓、朝東亞三強的彪炳戰績，亦將這個港人曾一度不以為然東亞運動會，變成了另一個永遠難忘的集體回憶。

不知那群已不配用「恥辱」來形容的國字號球員及教練們，現在是什麼樣的心情？

香港大球場四萬個座位座無虛席，證明了只要球員盡心盡力、努力拼博，取得不俗的戰績，球迷一定會回來的。衷心希望，沉寂了多年的香港足球，能就此復活。

綠茵場上，港隊的表現，再一次詮釋了「Impossible is Nothing」這個香港核心價值；足球場外，亦祝願港人能夠再接再厲，創造一個又一個新的傳奇一刻。

On friendship

Wednesday, 28 October 2009 at 19:11 on facebook

One's horizon broadens with the growth of age as well as experience. So does my definetion of friendship.

In childhood, a friend is someone playing games and sharing similar naughtiness of playing practical joke on others with me.

Being a student, friends are those who not only quarrel, fight and do crazy (or even stupid) things, but also share hobbies, views, dreams with me.

At work, friends are people although argue, disagree, but still show full support heartily, and those who fight with me for a common goal. What's more, friends are those who still blessing me even when i leave.

Thanks for those who blessed me on msn, replied my email or left a few lines on my FB. It warms me. You are all my good friends.

what a reporter means to me

Saturday, 26 September 2009 at 08:41 on facebook

Leaving office at around 1 o'clock in the morning, finding nothing to eat in the street but McDonald’s, and walking home as quickly as I can, that’s a typical day of my working life.

Seems odd enough? Probably.

With long working hours, uncertainty of private time even space, reversed daily living habits, and most of all, lower pay compared to many other industries where required the same education level, what am I still here for?

To me, being a reporting is something like witnessing history, to be part of the events that are of great significance.

In terms of financial events, I always wish that how wonderful it would be if I were old enough to recall the Black Monday of 1987, informed well to aware Asia Financial Crisis of 1998, educated better to understand the bursting of Dot-com Bubble of 2000.

However, in the past two years, i witnessed substantial skyrocketing and plumping of stock market, experienced the most turbulent period of one of the leading international bank, and participated farewell press conference of one of the most successful and longest-incumbent central-banker around the world, most of which usually just happens once in a century.

And hours ago, another eye-catching event just happened, which is the announcement that the above-mentioned leading international bank is about to locate its CEO office back to HK from London. I was at the press conference again. Hooray!

What else rewards can i expect other than those exciting moment?

燭光晚會

去了六四燭光晚會，感覺一般。不如想像中那般慷慨激昂。

「血染的風采」描述的內容其實與那場民運一點關係也沒有，不過是被藉來暫用，可有港人知道這首歌的真正來歷？

同樣道理，六四事件的來龍去脈，面對種種不同版本的解釋，有多少港人會親自去查證？

事件發生當年我只有四歲，隱隱約約有些記憶，也零零星星聽父輩門提過這段經歷。我對這段歷史的認知，幾乎全部來自道聽途說及文字記載，實在相當有限。我不是馬力之流，會說一些自己都不相信的話混淆事實；亦非司徒華之輩，為民主自由有誇大事實之嫌，因此我對六四不會有如「屠城」或「風波」般帶有主觀判斷色彩的印象。我唯一知道的是，這是當代中國發展過程中極其重要的一個事件，人們應當以此為警惕，至少不該把它遺忘。

所以我來了。雖然今年是我第一次參與。

祖國大陸的人民更不應該忘卻這段歷史。當人們只會轉注於股市、基金，一切以金錢為衡量價值的標準時，不要忘了你們曾經也為了追求理想，為了堅守原則而生活過。

簽證‧機會‧簽證

其實我也有Blogger，不過上一次使用，已是一年半之前。

唯一的一篇英文entry，稚嫩得的可以。

感嘆的是原來我也那麼積極過。卻越來越發現，現實遠不是那麼完美。如果沒有人願意給你提供機會，再大的能耐也是白搭。

聽了某位學長的建議，也學著主動出擊了一回，連續致電了幾家報館。態度客氣的，立即給你轉往人力資源部；稍稍不耐煩的，問幾句還是幫你轉；以下這個對答，卻是一絕：

我：「唔該請轉人力資源部。」
某報社總機接線員：「......有咩幫到你?」
我：「其實我是應徵者，想問一下貴報有否收到上星期我send來的求職信及CV，我叫作......」
接線員：「呢D野冇得check ga，收就一定收到ga啦，你申請的部門如果覺得適合，自然會通知你ga啦!」

接著，我只能說聲唔該，然後掛線。

這間報館所出的那份報紙，我每天都會風雨無阻地去買，無論再多功課或其他事情、寧願犧牲睡眠時間都會堅持閱讀。這間我最想為其服務的報館，卻讓我狠狠地失望了一回。

我不會因為某些小職員的傲慢而改變我的閱讀習慣。我要的是對我有用的資訊，求得也不過是一個機會。只是所謂的大報，難道就這麼對待你的潛在雇員?

看了某位同學的Blog，才想起杜生曾說過的話：內地學生想在本地傳媒業發展，難。當然這次連人力資源部都不願意幫我轉的報館，不是他曾提過的某份最具公信力的報紙，但昨日這個小小的插曲，已有理由讓我懷疑其實我之前發過的CV，根本就沒到過聘請相關職位的部門。內地學生的身分令那些HR們直接過濾了我的申請。

再此要特別提一下那家「最有公信力的報紙」，他們向我提供了全套應徵的程序：筆試加面試。結果，應該是落選了。我願意相信是自己無能。無論拒絕我的理由是否與簽證有關，都要衷心感謝他們願意提供這樣一個機會。不愧是一份大報。

Man-made Destiny

Personality determines destiny.

I believe in the assertion of destiny, if, it is based on one's personality;

I believe in the view of miracle, however, it is about the result of human efforts.

People are always changed by things around, no others ways. This blog will record things happened either on me or others, which make me think about my world and life in more depth, and may change views and perspectives of future in the whole life span, as a land of self-examination, self- criticism, and self-improvement eventually.

Getting to know is one hand of things, the motivation of altering and improving is the other. Although words on this blog may not work well with actually at all, it is the initial of change at least, which as a mirror reflects every little pace I took efforts to forward.

Man is able to make destiny, as well as change it. Just as theory of Karma (the automatic repayment in later life for what one does presently) in Buddhism, the result one will get tomorrow depends on efforts he or she takes now.