<十年過去了, 我們又如何?>
看到中環與香港站那個回歸紀念倒數牌, 數字一天比一天少. 三十天, 廿五天, 十天, 七天.
我反而半點感覺也沒有.
除了為那天公眾假期而興奮.
別欺騙自己了, 大家是為了放假而慶祝; 不是為了慶祝而放假.
然後, 我想起, 回歸其實是 2003 年.
是那個 7/1 遊行.
我也將於 7/1 回歸… 希望換到隻 千般愛 …
(作者出外取材, 休息數天)
<十年過去了, 我們又如何?>
看到中環與香港站那個回歸紀念倒數牌, 數字一天比一天少. 三十天, 廿五天, 十天, 七天.
我反而半點感覺也沒有.
除了為那天公眾假期而興奮.
別欺騙自己了, 大家是為了放假而慶祝; 不是為了慶祝而放假.
然後, 我想起, 回歸其實是 2003 年.
是那個 7/1 遊行.
我也將於 7/1 回歸… 希望換到隻 千般愛 …
(作者出外取材, 休息數天)
<領撚晒野>
今晚返完阿媽度食飯, 行過金馬倫道 VCD 舖. 仲播緊林海峰, 算… 跟住見到上面有條 banner, 話方力申同鄧麗欣 套 十分愛 出左 DVD/ VCD.
即刻衝入去買左 VCD, 連埋另一隻 DVD. 全部新貨係門口, 所以全程只係用左 50 秒, 就完成交易…
返到屋企. 一係袋拎出黎… 奇怪點解個封面咁撚核凸…再望真的
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我買左個隻叫 千般愛!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
屌佢老母呀~~~~~~~~~~~~~
簡直係世紀最大騙局呀!!!!!!!!!
好在無掉張單, 打去問.
一講接電話個姐姐仔已經講出徵狀 “你買左千般愛呀?”
我驚自己睇錯, 張 BANNER 係 千般愛. 點知姐姐仔回應 : 唔係呀… 十分愛未出… 唔知幾時出喎…. 你過兩日打黎睇下有未…
救命呀!!!!!!!!!!
仆你個臭街, 咁你釘張 banner 出黎托咩!!!!!!!!!!!!
我唔撚貪心, 我唔要千般愛呀!!!!!!!!!!!!! 十分就夠咧!!
<每周一問 : 第一集>
我肯定呢個系列, 長登長有.
我地尊貴既立法會議員, 基本上就每日花時間問一d 無關重任既問題. 而我地俾幾皮, 甚至乎係十幾皮既 AO, 就係花狗屎咁多力水墨水口水回答d 咁低水平既問題.
有幾低水平? 去片 -
1. 立法會三題:殯儀業燃燒祭祀用品 (六月十三日)
問題:
據悉,殯儀業人士經常使用發泡膠和塑膠物料製作祭祀物品。這些祭品在燃燒時會釋出二噁英等有毒氣體,不單嚴重污染環境,亦危害殯儀業員工和附近居民的健康。就此,政府可否告知本會:
(一) 會不會規定殯儀業人士只能使用在燃燒時不會釋出有毒氣體的物料製作祭祀用品;如果會,詳情是甚麼;如果不會,原因是甚麼;
(二) 會不會使用儀器定期監察在殯儀館或火葬場附近的空氣是否含有毒氣體;如果會,詳情是甚麼;如果不會,原因是甚麼;及
(三) 會不會採取措施,鼓勵殯儀業人士和市民進行殯殮儀式時更注重環保?
答覆:
2. 立法會十一題:特區成立十周年戶外慶祝活動 (六月十三日)
問題:
為慶祝香港特別行政區成立十周年,政府和民間團體本年四月開始陸續在全港各區舉辦不同活動。鑑於部分在戶外舉行的慶祝活動可能
會令鄰近居民受到滋擾和為他們帶來不便。政府可否告知本會,自本年四月至今,有多少項政府和民間團體舉辦的上述活動是在戶外舉行;政府有否接獲關於該等活
動的投訴;若有,主要的投訴事項為何;以及政府有何措施盡量減少同類投訴,讓餘下的慶典活動在不影響鄰近居民的情況下順利舉行?
答覆:
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立法會十四題:收看中央電視台節目 (六月十三日)
以下為今日(六月十三日)在立法會會議上曾鈺成議員的提問和工商及科技局局長王永平的書面答覆:
問題:
據報,有團體要求政府為港人爭取國內中央電視台(中央台)的頻道在本港進行落地轉播。就此,政府可否告知本會:
(一) 現時可在本港接收多少個中央台的頻道;及
(二) 未能讓更多中央台的頻道在本港進行落地轉播的原因;政府有否計劃與內地有關當局商討如何跟進;若有,計劃的詳情;若否,原因為何?
答覆:
<拿甚么拯救你, 我 (阿媽) 的愛人>
亞視有中資背景既股東入股, 當局希望藉此打破免費電視台之間強弱懸殊既局面. 原本係大股東既陳永祺, 則可望守得雲開, 係亞視上市時撈返筆. 難為已經仙遊既林百欣, 嗚… 佢搞左十幾年都搞唔掂上市. 每當報紙說亞視要重整旗鼓, 近來又說電視大戰, 我不禁嗤之以鼻.
我估計廣管局班人係唔睇電視既. 否則只要佢地周一至周五睇過一晚亞視, 就肯定覺得亞視無可救藥, 再注資都係o徒 gas. 除左保留 Late Show with David Letterman 同 60 Minutes, 其他時段, 播 魚樂無窮 收視肯定更高.
事源我前兩日返阿媽屋企食飯. 背後一陣寒風吹來, 倍覺蒼涼.
唔知點解, 我老母, 即我阿媽, 成日有顆鋤強扶弱既心, 一直唔肯睇無線. 記憶中永遠只係睇亞視呢個慣例, 係我八九歲個陣已經有. 大概是中五時, 亞視因為一套外購劇 三國演義 (當年還沒有回歸, 所以可以叫 “外” 吧) 而收視大增, 媽每天也為此而開心. 當年吃晚飯, 特別好餸. 內情是甚么, 我不知道, 到今天也不知道. 這可能與許多人為祖國的朱DP 升至全球第四大而興奮, 情況差不多.
好一陣子, 家中的電視, 第 1 台是 亞視本港台, 第 3 台是國際台. I am not sure what that felt like. But in retrospect, that is equivalent to switching the left and right click of your Mouse. 你不會因此死掉, 但會好撚麻煩.
後來亞視真係有套經典 – 我和殭屍有個約會 – 那是我最後一套看的亞視電視劇 (但只是第一集. 第二及第三集的劇情實在不堪入目). “我” 一劇的確係香港電視史上的奇葩, 很少故事能將人物的性格, 心理及行為緊緊相扣 (特別係 陳啟泰 既角色). 但之後媽就每天灌輸 “亞視正到無倫” 的觀念, 意圖令我多看亞視. 我唔係小朋友, 所以多看 AV, 少看亞視. 當然, 有張文慈的節目, 我偶爾會多望兩眼.
當阿媽遇上阿姨及皆是無線擁護者的友人 (不排除他們買了廣播公司的股票), 雙方總會在茶敍上花上大量精力, 時間, 及引用無限的數據來証明 無線/ 亞視較好. 現在回想, 阿媽就像 Bloomberg TV 中的 Bernard Lo, 阿姨就像 60 minutes 的 Mike Wallace, 雙方據理力爭, 各不相讓, 理曲詞窮, 強詞奪理. 一日如是, 十年如此, 這實在令我太厭倦. 好一陣子, 聽到無線/ 亞視的爭論, 就會 piss me off.
然而, 阿媽係亞視擁護者的事實, 一直沒有改變. 隨著年月的過去, 香港換了宗主國再換了特首, 老姊換了再換了男朋友, 我換了換了再換了再換了女友, 阿媽對亞視的忠貞, 不但絲毫無損, 而且與日俱增.
於是乎, 每次返屋住食飯, 我都要受 文字獄 既現代版 亞視獄. 之前個套 春天後母心, 劉雪華做後底乸 (佢後生個陣有套戲, 講佢身為格格鍾意左一個將軍, 好好睇), 睇左 15 分鐘, 那些完全不合理, 低能到無比既老土情節, 比起當年張英才胡楓 @ 30 的殘片, 更老土 1000 倍, 悶得我吃飯時差點訓著. 今次那套 第一茶莊 恐怕更厲害. 今次學精左, 一望就知唔對路, 索性唔望電視, 食飯狂睇三份免費報紙, 希望避過 第一茶莊 一劫.
畢竟, 是福不是禍, 是禍躲不過. 食食下我發現電視發出一陣悶氣, 瞬即瀰漫全屋. 情形就好似超級撒亞人咁發出金黃色既氣咁. 我連打幾個喊路, 知道唔對路… 即刻轉台睇英文新聞. 就連唔望住都悶, 睇黎套野真係好 q 悶. 但係阿媽面前, 又唔食得煙, 要扮乖乖仔, 於是乎, 忍悶忍左半句鐘.
故事未完, 跟住有 大城小故事. 講得o岩, d 故事真係要黎小. 除左吳亭欣幾正 (但佢好似無出過場), 其他角色, 有寶佩如, 李香琴, 盧海鵬, 黎淑賢, 施明 (楊思皮個外母), 樓南光, 上世紀全部半紅不黑既藝人, 你都可以搵到. 劇情係點已經膠到唔想知, 仲講大家族廿幾個人既風風雨雨, 屌你老味 溏心風暴 大家族兩房人都係得十個人. 最悶剎係節奏緩慢得可怕, 尤其是盧海鵬講野, 一分鐘只能講十個字. 加埋做佢老婆既李香琴, 百五歲人端講野似慢動作, 個世界好似停頓左咁. 個首主題曲既歌詞, 比起香港始終有你更老土 :
世上除左我阿媽, 無人可以頂得住 第一茶莊 + 大城小故事 呢個套餐. 我終於知道我阿爸點解要離婚…
算了. 最過份的, 還是亞視每星期總有兩三晚, 本港及國際台兩台聯播賽馬. 按第2台, 是粵語賽馬; 第4台, 是英語賽馬. 按來按去, 也是賽馬. 情形就好似奧運或者世界盃開幕, 全香港開著既電視都係播開幕禮咁. 走唔甩. 你一係唔好睇, 唔係就一定中. 播的馬可能不同 (其實我分唔到), 但都係講賽馬. 真係俾佢吹撚脹. 屌那星, 有冇搞撚錯呀.
乜撚都唔做, 淨係播馬, 播到你識, 播到你賭. 大佬, 香港人係咪真係咁鍾意賽馬, 你兩台要聯播呀?
唉.
而當亞視放棄港人及其收視, 轉攻大陸. 所播的內地品牌廣告更加驚嚇 (但其實香港電視台既廣告係大陸根本睇唔到), 甚么 超威牌蚊香, 娃哈哈純正水, 澳雪淋浴露/ 洗髮水, 好家風紙巾. 連電視唯一可以看的節目 (即廣告) 也可以趕客, 這就像一顆樹壞到入樹心的中央, 無得救了.
亞視悶得令我認為, 若然想同你心上人搞野, 但又唔想單刀直入, 你不如帶佢上屋企睇亞視. 一睇, 佢會自動除衫解悶. 即使佢性冷感, 成條死魚咁, 都會變得極想做愛. 含吹奶啜, 琴棋書畫, 粥粉面飯, 紙筆墨硯, 全部出齊.
電視上播放著的, 正是大城小故事; 你也在大幹你小的故事.
<360>
昂平360 纜車從高處墮下, 九鐵發表聲明, 表示事件肯定九鐵列車的安全性. 亦有保險公司表示已加入條款, 寫明 搭昂平 360 已經等同 戰爭 或者 UFO 襲港, 領野既話, 人保無得賠.
同時, 地鐵表示, 已從行招標係纜車站隔離開檔租用 降落傘, 電筒, 氧氣筒, 水樽等救生用具的檔口, 以備滯留纜車 或 纜車墮下. 情形就好似當年大家去張保仔洞有電筒租一樣咁體貼.
纜車從高處墮下, 不期然諗起黑社會中 梁家輝 選唔到話事人, 將兩個叔父封係個箱度, 然後係山頂一腳申落谷底. 昂平 360 他日開返, 應該走 X-GAME 路線, 將車箱設計得更小, 甚至乎係唔整車箱, 純粹用鐵鈎吊住個客, 等佢地試下做 Batman, Spiderman 既滋味. 然後隨時係半空放客落山, 滾呀滾.
係滾既中途, 大家就會真正 360 度全方位感受到樂趣 (及痛楚).
我地唔係石景山假迪士尼, 叫得做 360, 收得你錢, 唔可以o厄你.
近日董廢帝又出黎講野, 纜車都即刻俾佢嚇到跌落黎. 真係仆街始終有你.
他日金融風暴再黎 (所以先要 GST 嘛), 負資產, 死剷, 含家剷唔使燒炭死. 俾少少錢, 搭一次纜車, 然後係上面跳黎跳去, we 嘩鬼叫. 好彩跌落黎, 地鐵肯定要賠, 老婆仔女就有著落, 層樓唔使俾銀行做銀主盤.
政府作為地鐵最大股東 (佔逾 70% 股份), 地鐵領左野, 班董事會成員既政府高層即刻反台變臉. 賊喊捉賊. 難得傳媒又陪佢地一齊癲. 議員仲話係因為切燒豬個陣有問題, 所以先有今日既田地.
呢d 恐怕係叫砌生豬肉.
照咁睇, 周松崗睇怕要買定一打紅色底褲邪一邪佢. 所以香港上市公司既 CEO 都要狂買紅底褲, “底褲” 概念股 (要問靚媽), 有得炒!
而大陸既遊樂場變成送命場, 成日有意外發生; 纜車與土地公公傾城之吻, 完全體現中港一體化. 所以愛國既我一d 都唔怕纜車墮下. 為左國家既興旺, 為左認同國家, 為左表示我對國家既忠貞, 為左慶祝回歸十年, 我而家好想佢開返, 然後地鐵用 “搭去東涌 送來回 纜車” 黎救市, 情形就好似當年 維港巨星匯 派飛咁 (當年既巨星有許志安, 不過無韓紅), 我就排隊去搭佢一搭. 死左固之然可以上頭條, 為國家壯烈犧牲; 唔死得就去東涌新開個 outlet 買野.
他日再開返 (儘管機會率比陳水扁下台更低), 政府應該重金請 安安 同 盈盈 搭一次 (甚至乎係數次) 360. 我連國寶都敢拎黎較非, 邊個仲敢話唔安全!
延伸閱讀 (copy from Hystericireul):
Hystericireul : 昂居 360
Kursk: 影響不大 – 昂坪360
kykykyky : 香港的地鐵
昂坪三碌拎
<Games 2 and 3 of the Finals>
Let’s admit that. No matter how many games it will win in the rest of the Finals, Cavs just simply cannot beat the Spurs and win the NBA champions this year. David Stern should immediately suspend the Finals (just like MTR suspends the operation of 360 cable car indefinitely) and give the trophy to Spurs directly. Go NOW, there is simply no excuse for any hestiation.
I think this pretty much summarises the 2007 NBA Finals. I think if you look at the rating reports, the NBA fans know at the outset that Cavs is not gonna win. (Please read the report in “Rating of NBA Finals” : http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/playoffs2007/news/story?id=2902227)
You know what? If 溏心風暴 is shown in the States at the same time as this year’s finals, I bet 細契 will become the superstar in Los Vegas this summer. Over 90% of the people won’t realise NBA is having finals.
If you are not convinced that Spurs will win, just take a quick look on video at the top right corner of the following links :
http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/dailydime?page=dailydime-070610
http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/dailydime?page=dailydime-070612
You know, EPSN commentators always remind us that it’s 1 versus 5 in the Cavs-Spurs series and the Spurs is the better TEAM to win (both of which are true). Some people say Duncan so far is the MVP. Oh, i don’t care. If the Finals end now (which it should), Parker will get it. By the way, my beloved Bill Simmons of ESPN will predict Spurs win 4 :1 :
http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/page2/story?page=simmons/070607
And Cavs should stop planning how to win 1 or 2 games. LBJ should boycott playing the Finals. They should sit together and pitch who they can get from the trade market this summer. From EPSN’s 2007 Free agent list (http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=2654216) and without considering salary cap (i always have problems with numbers), I hereby suggest the Cavs selecting the better supporting cast for LBJ. Sorry, there should be no base for comparison at all, since LBJ has no supporting cast, strictly speaking. There isn’t any “better” if you have none in the first place.
First, Cavs should replace coach Mike Brown. I think everyone has ever watched Cavs playing must agree. There are few coaches in NBA than whom I strongly believe I will be a better one. Mike is just one of them. Unless Cavs could replace Mike, every additional supporting cast in Cavs will degenerate to the 2007-Final version Larry Hughes.
Second, replace Mike Brown.
Third, in case you have any doubt on my allegation on Hughes, here is Hughes’s statistics for this Final :
2006-07 Playoffs | FG | 3PT | FT | Rebounds | Misc | |||||||||||||
G | GS | MIN | FGM-A | FG% | 3PM-A | 3P% | FTM-A | FT% | OFF | DEF | TOT | STL | BLK | TO | PF | AST | PTS |
vs. SA | 2 | - | 21.5 | 1-10 | 10.000 | 0-2 | .000 | 0-0 | .000 | 0.0 | 2.5 | 2.5 | .50 | .00 | 1.00 | 1.50 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
If it wasn’t official records, I won’t believe this is someone with 10% Field Goal, more turnover (1.5) than points (1.0) or assist (1.0), with a payroll of US$13 million. This is the nice thing about capitalism. If the name is hidden, I will guest this is Detroit’s Darko Milicic or Bobcat’s Morrison (he is not even that bad). Yes, Larry is injured, but who doesn’t in NBA?
I saw another NBA fan in MSN a couple of days ago. We talked about how boring Spurs is (and sucking Cavs is). We then came up with Larry Hughes. My friend kidded that if we were 6 foot tall, we probably won’t score only 2 points in a game (which Larry did in Game 2). There cannot be anything more insulting than such allegation.
And you know what? When Larry didn’t play in Game 3, the Cavs JUST lost by 3 points.
I am not sure. But it seems that a trade between Hughes and S. Marbury is not impossible. First, adding Hughes to the Knick’s lineup could reduce Knick’s possibility of getting into playoff (that’s exactly what I Thomas wants). Second, Marbury has much stronger scoring ability than Hughes, which to many teams (including Knicks) is a tragedy but to the scoring-drought Cavs, it could be a potential weapon. Third, if you are paying US$13M for someone contributing 1 point in a basketball game (we are not soccer!), you don’t mind paying an extra US$4M who could possibly score more (Marbury’s salary is about US$17M). This brings us a better (thought not satisfactory) point guard who can contribute 17-22 ppt per game.
Fourth, using Gooden and Varejao or Ilgauskas (if anyone can dictate his name, pls let me know) and anything in Cavs not named LBJ and Gibson for K Garnett. Maybe a package of Gooden with sign and trade of Varejao is fair enough. Anyway, Gooden is only 25 (i thought he is 28 something). The nice thing about this trade is we can bring Marbury and Garnett together again. I am not sure what their relationship was about when Marbury left Wolves, but i think, as many people did, relationship can be rebuilt.
In case the Marbury- Garnett Trade does not materialise, Cavs should have the money and talent to lure either R. Lewis (free agent) or Mike Bibby (Early Terminate). Playing with LBJ brings you something more than monetary return. There is pretty good chance that Cavs can get either or even both. But first they have to deal with Ilgauskas’ salary ($9M) and that for Hughes as well. Desmond Mason is also a free agent… who i think is comparable to R. Lewis.
Fifth, waive Damon Jones. Tell him to play in CNBA. Waive Snow and Marshall as well.
Sixth, attempt to sign the following guys : Luke Walton / Chucky Atkins / Jason Kapano (3 point shooting is okay); Steven Blake (traditional pass-first point guard); Kurt Thomas/ Jamal Magloire (low post defender).
So if Cavs have LBJ, Lewis, Bibby, Gooden, Magloire; with Varejao, Gibson, and a centre, such a 8-man rotation should be unbeatable, at least in the East for fifty years. This is well beyond the life of Hong Kong’s 1 country-2 system.
凌晨三點
剛去完一個大學同學的婚宴.
其實並不是剛去完, 只是我才剛剛回到家裏.
不知道是前兩天生病時睡得太多, 還是在婚宴上 “人出酒我出命”, 喝了太多白酒, 回到家反而睡不著.
然後一口氣做了幾件很久沒有做的事. 先把過去三天 feedback log 看一次; 再到原人圈左按右按, 看到了熟悉的人物, 也 “發現” 了原來 扑圈 有所謂的 weblog pool, photo pool 與 video pool; 再把有 subscribe 我的人看過一遍 (當然有看開的就沒有再看了). 想到一些人, 想到一些事.
正下著大雨, 偶爾有閃電.
今晚的婚宴, 很簡單. 只播了短片, 簽了字, 二人作了簡短發言, 大家就低頭吃一頓飯. 沒有舞龍舞獅, 沒有海豹頂波. 很好, 很好.
上乳豬時播的是 麥乜 既豬腩肉 (?一時唔記得隻豬叫乜名. 總之係個首歌), 真係呆一呆. 當然, 比起前一陣子參加另一個婚宴, 上乳豬時播的竟然是 mission impossible. 簡直秒殺.
據說, 陰天的日子, 股市的表現比較差.
比較肯定的是, 陰天的日子, 心情會比較差.
心靈無法平靜下來, 是件很討厭的事.
煎熬半年有多後, 終於完成手頭上的項目. 要過的關卡都過了, 要開的會議都開了. 除了一些後期的工作, 項目終於可以埋單, 收皮; 然後放在抽屜中, 有空拿來自娛一番. 當項目完成後, 肉體應得到解脫, 可是精神上卻沒有太大的喜悅. 我不知道為什么. 這與 kursk 所說的虛無, 可能不同. 不知道, 其實我根本搞不清楚是怎么的一回事.
這 “不知道” 的感覺實在令我十分難過. 就是說不出這究竟是甚么,
還有是為什么有這種感覺. 這實在令我很懊惱. 是快樂, 不快樂, 忿怒, 哀傷, 失落的感覺, 我也可以學懂如何與之共處,
但連對手是甚么也不知道, 實在無法打下這場勝仗. 是否無病呻吟, 或者做愛時呻吟, 今天不清楚. 多想一覺醒來就沒有這感覺,
但我知道這是不可能的.
可能是, 我認為太多東西走錯了方向. 呢個世界唔應該係咁 (錢應該用黎射飛彈), 呢個社會唔應該係咁
(煙唔俾食粗口唔俾講連咸野都要禁), 報紙雜誌唔應該係咁 (除左搵陳法拉做封面), 政府唔應該係咁 (除左減稅), 人類唔應該係咁
(陳法拉應該係我條女). 不想當救世主, 但面對種種 “唔應該係咁” 既事情, 但又無力改變, 更難以獨善其身, 這是令我很不安的.
咪講咁撚遠. 上星有晚三點幾搭的士返屋企. 的士司機去到街口, 講 : 係哥仔, 你係度落好唔好. 行落去我要兜好大條路先上到去.
真係俾佢秒殺. 老哥, 我家陣係搭緊的士, 唔係電車呀. 俾d 職業道德好唔好?
我都費事同的士佬爭拗. 但我要指出落車既位置, 距離我屋企起碼三百米.
我想, 這是到達另一個均衡點 “equilibrium” 前的過渡性心情. 可能像嫖妓付鈔與妓女到達房間之前的那份忐忑差不多.
不想說太多有關以前的女友, 皆因越說得多, 只會越顯出我抵撚死. 不要說你們 (我知道很多人正對著個芒說抵你死), 就連自己都覺得自己抵撚死.
嘩哈哈哈哈.
總之, 我覺得是對的事情, 無愧於心, 不要再想太多.
背部有部痛, 應該是打波時弄傷了.
是時候睡覺了.
是時候放假了.
凌晨三點半
<Here we go : The 2007 NBA Finals>
This is crazy – When i work, i don’t feel sick anymore. The more i work, the more i feel better. This makes me to feel myself like 阿信 and have a 辛苦命. I can still recall the busy days when i had to study very hard (at least i think so) and worked on a part time basis (in return for money to date girls during college time), i seldom got sick. Once i had holiday, it’s 120% sure i will be sick (more certain than the guarantee fund you have in your MPF account). That’s weird. That’s bizarre. That’s horrible.
And i begin to love writing xanga in English… It’s simply faster, and it’s easier to convey message. Especially writing NBA in English makes myself a 1000 times easier. But that’s not a good news for my readers (and somehow myself). Or I guess when the Finals’ gone, i will switch back to Chinese entry.
As I have said here about a week ago, if Cavs won the Eastern Final, people will forget teamwork and talked about the return of one-man-save the earth, die-hardism, individualism (or Jordanism). That’s exactly why ESPN guys compared LBJ (LBJ stands for LeBron James, it does not stand for LeBanon and Jordan the small country in Mid-East) with Michael Jordan.
This is unfair. To be honest, no one can ever be compared with Michael Jordan. I am not saying in the basketball domain, but every sports domain. You talked about soccer : Pele and Maradona are great, but they are not, from a professional sportsmanship perspective, as attractive and valuable as Michael Jordan is. Perhaps it’s their fathers’ fault by bringing them to the world too early. Beckham is valuable, but many doubt if he actually knows how to play soccer (i do doubt as well). You talked about Tennis, Agasi, Sampras, Federer are legends, but somehow people are not paying enough attention to sports that do not have physical/ body interaction. So Jordan is simply Jordan, our great Jordan that has neither precedent or successor.
In 50 years ahead, the two Michael-Js in the states (the other is Michael Jackson) will become a legend that when you become a grandfather and tell your grandsons that you once watched MJ playing basketball, they will drop their jaw to the floor with an unbelievable exclamation. It’s just like someone told you now that he has a full collection of 飯島愛/ 小澤圓 (so it must be “he). If you are not sure how chi-lan-sin MJ is, try either of the links :
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=txela2VuI7A
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H8M2NgjvicA
So I felt sorry for LBJ. But I felt more sorry for Pistons and too sad for everyone who loves unselfish basketball. The motown just missed Ben Wallace and his block shots so much. But LBJ’s 48 point Game 6 is really amazing. Poor Prince. King is simply the father of the prince. You can’t beat your father right? or you go to jail with Paris Hilton.
Today’s result is not very suprising, 85-76. LBJ is only 4-16 with 6 turnovers. Well done, Bowen. Trust me, not only no one in Cavs could defend Duncans (no one in the entire NBA league can indeed), neither can they defend Tony Parker nor Ginobili. I even think they have trouble defending Bowen. Unless they are taking LBJ on Parker, Parker will be the final MPV (it’s NOT Duncan). Indeed, Parker has been a more energetic and consistent player than Duncan this year. If you wish to watch the highlight for today’s game, please click the following link
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ItL76Sbh9U4
Anyway, I think i’m one of the few guys that (1) are delighted for LBJ and Cavs’ meltdown today BUT (2) are not a fan of Spurs. This is weird because i hate Duncan very much, but on the other hand i like the way they play Cavs. Just sweep LBJ, dismantle the Gooden and Hughes and other supporting cast with no performances, go to WhiteHouse, Spurs.
Show them it is teamwork that matters in basketball. Show then you can win ball game with boredom.
I still insist my earlier prediction of 4:1 Spurs wins the title.
<六四, 後記>
如果你覺得今晚六四半點也不悶納, 切勿看下去. 如果覺得晚會正到無倫, 又繼續看落去, 也切勿留言.
先說明數點. 無論晚會如何, 除非我死撚左或者唔係香港, 否則我仍會繼續去. 就算有一天中國政府或者香港政府平反左, 只要一直有人搞, 我都會去. 去, 並唔係為求得到什么實際利益, 或是追求心靈上的安慰, 而是我覺得這應該要做, 這樣做是對的.
所以, 若你無去過, 唔好睇完以為晚會好悶就唔去, 皆因去並唔係為左乜特別野. 但話分兩頭, 如果你咁諗, 其實你都唔使去.
我不知道大家覺得如何 (反正我不太在乎), 但個人認為, 每年一度的六四晚會, 越來越像買一隻 CD : you probably like 1 or 2 of the songs, but you simply don’t want the remaining 8 or 9.
皆因每年的六四晚會, 就夾雜著完全不夠級數的喧嘩, 還有各樣政治動機/ 議題的炒作 (借 tommyjonk 的 idea). 除非大家忍耐力或者集中力驚人, 否則唔係一早走左, 就係最後會忘記六四晚會的真正意義.
晚會不是民建聯的嘉年華, 是個追悼亡魂的活動, 不可能會 “有趣”, 也不可能像陳法拉般吸引. 好了, 我不是白痴, 這個我當然明白. 但你也別要搞什么東西來有意無意將晚會變得更沉悶. 一年如此, 兩年如是, 三年如斯, 去年我已覺得參加六四晚會, 已接近可以參加頭十五分頭 (到司徒華讀完弔文), 然後可以去揼個骨或者去富豪酒店飲杯咖啡, 趕及最後十五分鐘李卓人讀宣言時回來就可以.
不夠級數的喧嘩. 記得兩年前台上人仕的所謂戲劇, 悶殺全場, 起碼趕走了七成人. 今年換上了天安門母親運動的對話 (玫瑰呼喚 : 六四真相), 嘗試將 六四 18 年 對比 回歸 10 年. 不是不俾機會你叫人反思, 但這比起中大學生哥更加眼高手低. 爛 gag 膠到無倫, 甚么熊貓, 97 出世的小孩. 我是先入為主,但台上人仕講第一句我已經知領野. 我一直勸自己要俾機會人家, 畢竟中國就是不給機會當時的年青人, 才會有今天吧.
但我實在無法接受, 更離譜是炒作不知道何時完結. 大佬, 你知唔知今日三十幾度, 雖然個天無雲, 但熱力散得不夠快, 個足球場真係可以煎熟隻雞蛋咁滯? 屎忽已經出左汗, 仲要聽你班粉腸鳩o翕, 真係火都黎. 我唔係要歎, 要歎我就唔去. 到中途, 我已經忍不住去抽煙. 不是煙癮起 (我沒有煙癮), 我只是不想再忍下去, 中途拂袖而去. I just need a fucking breath. 有誰知道該環節是講 “六四真相”?
好了. 王丹的講話. 說不上感人, 但若王丹繼續嘗試以 “即使我們有再強大的經濟實力, 中國也無法在國際社會崛起” 來叫人 “一定要堅持下去悼念六四死難著” 等邏輯完全不通的說話來打動群眾 – 難道是為了在國際社會崛起才要伸張正義嗎 – 倒不如切切實實的說當晚的一切, 與及他當時的心情. (王丹的全文可以在 http://www.alliance.org.hk/64/6418/index.php) 找到. 然而不論講成點, 王丹是要繼續說的.
何俊仁. 完全唔 Q 知所講乜. 佢叫人一齊喊口號支持內地維權律師, 睇怕得佢一個人叫.
好了, 其實我一看大會程序, 便知今晚最難捱的一關, 是 支青組 x 學聯 這個 combo. 我真係唔撚知支青組條友講乜, 連 “天安門既廣場” 都o翕得出, 我懷疑佢有冇預備過, 同埋支聯會班老鬼有冇睇過佢篇稿. 跟住一口氣o翕十幾廿個要求, 年紀大聽唔得清楚, 但印象好似除左解決全球溫室效應同埋原點重置皇后碼頭, 其他乜都有.
若然我係民建聯既馬力同陳克勤, 見到支青會年年都派出 d 咁既年青人腳, 豈不偷笑乎?
薪火相傳是要, 但薪火相傳從來是件很簡單而隆重的事. 是否找個有前途的, 與華叔一起去點火炬, 而不是 “年青人”? 倒不如話係 人類 同華叔一齊點拉. 獻花又可否是支聯會常委 + 支青組? 而場刊又可否登下 支青組 的人名? 與其讓d 廁所位俾後生仔, 不如學衛蘭咁同黎明合唱一曲拉 (唔係點解衛詩又紅唔起?).
聽完 “天安門既廣場”, 我已經放棄, 行去搭叮叮走人. 但一直無車, 於是乎仲可以聽埋 學聯 代表. 佢起碼有聲, 有氣勢, 聽得出有預備. 但佢講既野有三成重複一開波既絕食書 (節錄), 更令我相信班老鬼無睇過佢地既講稿.
各樣政治動機/ 議題的炒作. 一直認為李卓人係宣讀高手, 有聲, 有氣勢, 有抑揚頓挫. 今年既宣言 (上面條 link 有全文), 講香港普選. 屌你老味, 不如叫曾蔭權落台拉.
好了, 我實在忍夠了. 下年可以聽完王丹, 就直接去杜老誌宵夜直落.
六四晚會, 是以燭光來悼念六四事件中不幸身亡的人. 就是這么簡單的一件事. 搞咁多大龍鳳, 顧得頭時腳來翻, 吃力不討好.
我不想每年六四晚會變成測試忍耐力的訓練.
但當我這篇 xanga 是在晚會時想到, 對不起, 我今天戰敗了.