I am not feeling right.
Side track: I am thinking of starting to promote thisblog a bit. What do you think? (if there is STILL any response LOL)
Saturday, December 30, 2006
Wednesday, December 13, 2006
Click. What can I say?
Watched "Click". Best choice ever.
Wonderful! Simply TOO good! I mean it is TOO great!!
Well I have to confess that I was never a fan of Adam Sandler. That's why this film wasn't really in my "view list" when I just learnt of it. It was until my friends told me that they cried during the movie (Big men) that triggered my curiosity. I mean, it was unimaginable that a film with Adam Sandler as leading actor can be tear-stimulating.
Anyway, I missed that film when it was on screen (damn, I am so regretful now~!). And now I watched it. It ROCKED my world. I mean... why it wasn't on screen like 10 years ago. It good. real good that I feel pity that I couldn;t watched it like 5 years ago.
This is the first time that I am happy about a ending of a movie claiming all the horrors were just a dream. It is my oridinary response by yelling "Oh No! Not this! What the hell! This is SO old!". I mean, what can be worse than to deny of what has happened on the screen for the last one hour or more and all of a sudden you told me it was nothing but a joke! That is not nice! But for "click" I was happy about that. It would have been one of the most alarming pictures that I have ever watched if it ended with with Michael's death. But with the "dream" trick, it became one of the most inspiring pictures I have watched. Ah.. Frank Coraci, the director, has really frightened me.
However, there is definitely a catch with this "idea". Unlike what happened in the movie, we , real humans, don;t have a second chance.
And, how pathetic!! (I have been yelling this all the time when I was watching the movie as the whole thing went downhill. I mean yelling inside coz my roomate was having a good nap). Many (if not most) people have that universal remote control!! And sadly, but gratefully now I know that, I am definitely one of those pathetic people.
I almost fell over when Morty (Christopher Walken) said whenever there is conclict between family and work. Work- one!. I hope I did not go to that extreme but I must say work has dominated most of my life that I have been spending little time on people around me. This is SO pathetic, isn't it? Working late /studying late for various projects/ activities/ anatomy/ powerpoints etc. but spent little if any time on real, living, warm people around me who are movingm, talking, caring. Gosh, This really makes me feel like an moron. What a pathetic guy! Well of course there is no wrong to dedicate myself in various stuffs: They are all good stuff and I am sure I would deeply regret if I miss any of these. But the point is: when work clashes with people, work-one. Argh, almost makes me getting sick of myself. Disgusting.
And ya. I think I am autopiloting myself sometimes too. Putting all the passion in work.. and then autopilotting my time with people around me. That is not nice.
Now, here is the management plan. I gonna put the VCD on my desk and make sure I am constantly reminded of the impotance to treasure people around... while keeping my passion alive.
Ahh... what a shock!!
Wonderful! Simply TOO good! I mean it is TOO great!!
Well I have to confess that I was never a fan of Adam Sandler. That's why this film wasn't really in my "view list" when I just learnt of it. It was until my friends told me that they cried during the movie (Big men) that triggered my curiosity. I mean, it was unimaginable that a film with Adam Sandler as leading actor can be tear-stimulating.
Anyway, I missed that film when it was on screen (damn, I am so regretful now~!). And now I watched it. It ROCKED my world. I mean... why it wasn't on screen like 10 years ago. It good. real good that I feel pity that I couldn;t watched it like 5 years ago.
This is the first time that I am happy about a ending of a movie claiming all the horrors were just a dream. It is my oridinary response by yelling "Oh No! Not this! What the hell! This is SO old!". I mean, what can be worse than to deny of what has happened on the screen for the last one hour or more and all of a sudden you told me it was nothing but a joke! That is not nice! But for "click" I was happy about that. It would have been one of the most alarming pictures that I have ever watched if it ended with with Michael's death. But with the "dream" trick, it became one of the most inspiring pictures I have watched. Ah.. Frank Coraci, the director, has really frightened me.
However, there is definitely a catch with this "idea". Unlike what happened in the movie, we , real humans, don;t have a second chance.
And, how pathetic!! (I have been yelling this all the time when I was watching the movie as the whole thing went downhill. I mean yelling inside coz my roomate was having a good nap). Many (if not most) people have that universal remote control!! And sadly, but gratefully now I know that, I am definitely one of those pathetic people.
I almost fell over when Morty (Christopher Walken) said whenever there is conclict between family and work. Work- one!. I hope I did not go to that extreme but I must say work has dominated most of my life that I have been spending little time on people around me. This is SO pathetic, isn't it? Working late /studying late for various projects/ activities/ anatomy/ powerpoints etc. but spent little if any time on real, living, warm people around me who are movingm, talking, caring. Gosh, This really makes me feel like an moron. What a pathetic guy! Well of course there is no wrong to dedicate myself in various stuffs: They are all good stuff and I am sure I would deeply regret if I miss any of these. But the point is: when work clashes with people, work-one. Argh, almost makes me getting sick of myself. Disgusting.
And ya. I think I am autopiloting myself sometimes too. Putting all the passion in work.. and then autopilotting my time with people around me. That is not nice.
Now, here is the management plan. I gonna put the VCD on my desk and make sure I am constantly reminded of the impotance to treasure people around... while keeping my passion alive.
Ahh... what a shock!!
Sunday, December 10, 2006
Unsettled. What if?
M/20
Increased fine tremour X 2 months
Occasional palpitation w/ increaced frequency X 2 months
heat intolerance ?
Weight loss -ve
Anxiety -ve
Diarrhoea/constipation -ve
Good past health
Insignificant FH
NSND
ADL-I
NKDA
P/E:
Fine tremour +ve
Hyperreflexia (knee jerk)
P 88 Regular
Heart sound dual, no murmur
No palm erythema
Hands normal in temp and moisture
No pretibial myoxedema
No exothalmos, lid retraction, lid lag, proptosis, chemosis, ophthalmoplagia
Neck:mass -ve
No lymphadenopathy. Cervial LN -ve
No hoarseness of voice
Trachea central
I am really starting to get worried.
Should get my TSH tested.
Finger crossed
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Watched After This Our Exile earlier... Have thought a lot on the movie and on its meanings.. Hard stuff. Anyway, this is one of the critices which gave me some helped. I am trying to gether my thoughts and write something serious later.
副刊 > 星期日副刊 Our Cinema，Our Times﹕《父子》 渴望Happy Ending
【明報專訊】《父子》(導演譚家明)結束時，兒子BOY已是少年人。鏡頭帶我們去看他找父親。他站在河的一邊，看見彼岸的父親，跟一個女人手拖手慢慢走過。然後，一個騎單車的男孩子在BOY身邊駛過，男孩子回頭向他微笑。BOY看他﹕也許他是父親跟那女人生的兒子，細想自己的童年往事。也讓我想起，在遠處看見親人走路、上行人電梯、在果攤挑蘋果，都容易從心裏滲出近似哀愁的感覺。在凝望的一息間，這個親人的一切：對與錯、成功與失敗、期盼與失望，都失去了意義，變得完全不重要。跟所有人一樣，他挑蘋果要用手，走路要用雙腿，先提右腳再提左腿。如果他曾經遭遇過什麼事情，走起路來有點不方便，那他將要繼續一拐一拐的走下去。
《父子》的結局令我記起杜魯福的《四百擊》(1959)。安坦但奴(Anton Doinel)逃離教導所奔到海邊，眼前茫茫大海，是他將要單獨面對的自由。那時候，他也許還不知道，他可以做夢，可以風流，甚至選擇糊裏糊塗地過日子。但生命剛剛開始，他必須戰戰兢兢地試探它。BOY在《父子》片末再出現時，已是17、18歲的青年，卻好像對生命的自由，再沒有恐懼或期盼。他8、9歲時因為入屋行竊被關進教導所，其間發生了什麼事，電影沒有交代。他上路尋找父親，到昔日兩父子住過的旅館打聽，一併向店東買回那隻多年前偷來的手表，送還給物主。他的畫外音告訴我們，他探望過兒時鄰居的太太，她說已很久沒有跟他媽媽聯絡，倒知道他爸爸有了新家庭，而且日子過得不錯。然後，他站在河邊看對岸的父親，眼神像是充滿憐憫。
遭父母離棄
但他那個年紀的人應該做夢，對生命的憐憫可以交給時間慢慢滋生。但BOY很早便要背上責任的擔子。小時候他信賴的兩個人，爸爸和媽媽，都背棄了他。媽媽想過好日子，離家改嫁，卻沒想過要帶他一起走。之後他去過找她，媽媽也沒叫他留下。爸爸是個意志薄弱的賭徒謊子，他的擅長是利用人家的善意。兒子見自己家窮，去同學家玩時牽走一隻手表，爸爸看見，只說一句﹕「你偷來的？」然後，他「訓練」兒子入屋行竊。幾次失敗後，兒子說﹕「爸爸，我們別偷東西了。」爸爸說好，但話還未了，轉頭看見一戶人家熄燈，便趕兒子進去行竊。兒子遭抓住被打，他自顧慌張逃跑了。兒子被送到教導所，他去探望，卻只知求兒子原諒。小孩子怎懂得原諒出賣自己的成年人？BOY哭罵，撲過去咬破他的耳朵。
憐憫與憤怒
然後，差不多十年過去。我們不知道BOY遇上過什麼人，相信過什麼宗教。BOY的少年期是一片空白。他去尋找父親，其間還要彌補自己多年前、無知無邪地犯下的錯誤。我們不知道他為什麼去找父親(卻可以肯定父親沒有探望過他)？想跟他建立什麼關係？是他很需要「父愛」？還是真的在遠看父親的那一息間，明白了憐憫？他也會去找媽媽，「原諒」她嗎？但他還那麼年輕！世間萬物皆有時，憐憫有時，憤怒有時……
《少年》更無情
大島渚1969年的《少年》(BOY)和《父子》有些相似。兩個孩子都沒有名字，都只叫「BOY」，都有不長進的父親逼他們犯罪，剝奪他們的自由和尊嚴，而最後他們都選擇「接受」父親和家庭。
《少年》卻憤怒和徹底得多。大島渚針對的目標清晰明確﹕日本的父權和家庭制度。《少年》裏的勾當是先讓男孩假扮被汽車撞傷，然後由父母向司機勒索。一家人最後落網，孩子卻什麼都不肯跟警察說。
這個殘忍冷酷的家是他的所有，外面的世界只會更無情，他的唯一歇息是做白日夢。大島的鏡頭和剪接是疏離的：長鏡頭、事件經常在畫面的最右邊或最左邊發生、插入黑白的段落；畫面常見日本國旗，要不便是紅色的鮮血落在白雪上；抽象的音樂是聲音多過音樂。
失去童年夢
《少年》的情感是憤怒，並要求觀眾理智的去看去想。《父子》是另外一回事。《少年》的背景是北海道，《父子》是南洋；一個冷，一個熱。《父子》以浪漫悅耳的音樂、夕陽餘暉般的金黃色燈光、旖旎的影機活動和剪接，把我們放到一個殘酷世界的悲哀感情裏沐浴，感慨年輕生命被逼趕快長大，失去做夢的自由。這有泡溫泉的舒服，可以消除勞累，但之後終要回到外面冬天的世界。
文﹕王慶鏘
策劃：王慶鏘 李焯桃
編輯：葉旺文
Increased fine tremour X 2 months
Occasional palpitation w/ increaced frequency X 2 months
heat intolerance ?
Weight loss -ve
Anxiety -ve
Diarrhoea/constipation -ve
Good past health
Insignificant FH
NSND
ADL-I
NKDA
P/E:
Fine tremour +ve
Hyperreflexia (knee jerk)
P 88 Regular
Heart sound dual, no murmur
No palm erythema
Hands normal in temp and moisture
No pretibial myoxedema
No exothalmos, lid retraction, lid lag, proptosis, chemosis, ophthalmoplagia
Neck:mass -ve
No lymphadenopathy. Cervial LN -ve
No hoarseness of voice
Trachea central
I am really starting to get worried.
Should get my TSH tested.
Finger crossed
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
Watched After This Our Exile earlier... Have thought a lot on the movie and on its meanings.. Hard stuff. Anyway, this is one of the critices which gave me some helped. I am trying to gether my thoughts and write something serious later.
副刊 > 星期日副刊 Our Cinema，Our Times﹕《父子》 渴望Happy Ending
【明報專訊】《父子》(導演譚家明)結束時，兒子BOY已是少年人。鏡頭帶我們去看他找父親。他站在河的一邊，看見彼岸的父親，跟一個女人手拖手慢慢走過。然後，一個騎單車的男孩子在BOY身邊駛過，男孩子回頭向他微笑。BOY看他﹕也許他是父親跟那女人生的兒子，細想自己的童年往事。也讓我想起，在遠處看見親人走路、上行人電梯、在果攤挑蘋果，都容易從心裏滲出近似哀愁的感覺。在凝望的一息間，這個親人的一切：對與錯、成功與失敗、期盼與失望，都失去了意義，變得完全不重要。跟所有人一樣，他挑蘋果要用手，走路要用雙腿，先提右腳再提左腿。如果他曾經遭遇過什麼事情，走起路來有點不方便，那他將要繼續一拐一拐的走下去。
《父子》的結局令我記起杜魯福的《四百擊》(1959)。安坦但奴(Anton Doinel)逃離教導所奔到海邊，眼前茫茫大海，是他將要單獨面對的自由。那時候，他也許還不知道，他可以做夢，可以風流，甚至選擇糊裏糊塗地過日子。但生命剛剛開始，他必須戰戰兢兢地試探它。BOY在《父子》片末再出現時，已是17、18歲的青年，卻好像對生命的自由，再沒有恐懼或期盼。他8、9歲時因為入屋行竊被關進教導所，其間發生了什麼事，電影沒有交代。他上路尋找父親，到昔日兩父子住過的旅館打聽，一併向店東買回那隻多年前偷來的手表，送還給物主。他的畫外音告訴我們，他探望過兒時鄰居的太太，她說已很久沒有跟他媽媽聯絡，倒知道他爸爸有了新家庭，而且日子過得不錯。然後，他站在河邊看對岸的父親，眼神像是充滿憐憫。
遭父母離棄
但他那個年紀的人應該做夢，對生命的憐憫可以交給時間慢慢滋生。但BOY很早便要背上責任的擔子。小時候他信賴的兩個人，爸爸和媽媽，都背棄了他。媽媽想過好日子，離家改嫁，卻沒想過要帶他一起走。之後他去過找她，媽媽也沒叫他留下。爸爸是個意志薄弱的賭徒謊子，他的擅長是利用人家的善意。兒子見自己家窮，去同學家玩時牽走一隻手表，爸爸看見，只說一句﹕「你偷來的？」然後，他「訓練」兒子入屋行竊。幾次失敗後，兒子說﹕「爸爸，我們別偷東西了。」爸爸說好，但話還未了，轉頭看見一戶人家熄燈，便趕兒子進去行竊。兒子遭抓住被打，他自顧慌張逃跑了。兒子被送到教導所，他去探望，卻只知求兒子原諒。小孩子怎懂得原諒出賣自己的成年人？BOY哭罵，撲過去咬破他的耳朵。
憐憫與憤怒
然後，差不多十年過去。我們不知道BOY遇上過什麼人，相信過什麼宗教。BOY的少年期是一片空白。他去尋找父親，其間還要彌補自己多年前、無知無邪地犯下的錯誤。我們不知道他為什麼去找父親(卻可以肯定父親沒有探望過他)？想跟他建立什麼關係？是他很需要「父愛」？還是真的在遠看父親的那一息間，明白了憐憫？他也會去找媽媽，「原諒」她嗎？但他還那麼年輕！世間萬物皆有時，憐憫有時，憤怒有時……
《少年》更無情
大島渚1969年的《少年》(BOY)和《父子》有些相似。兩個孩子都沒有名字，都只叫「BOY」，都有不長進的父親逼他們犯罪，剝奪他們的自由和尊嚴，而最後他們都選擇「接受」父親和家庭。
《少年》卻憤怒和徹底得多。大島渚針對的目標清晰明確﹕日本的父權和家庭制度。《少年》裏的勾當是先讓男孩假扮被汽車撞傷，然後由父母向司機勒索。一家人最後落網，孩子卻什麼都不肯跟警察說。
這個殘忍冷酷的家是他的所有，外面的世界只會更無情，他的唯一歇息是做白日夢。大島的鏡頭和剪接是疏離的：長鏡頭、事件經常在畫面的最右邊或最左邊發生、插入黑白的段落；畫面常見日本國旗，要不便是紅色的鮮血落在白雪上；抽象的音樂是聲音多過音樂。
失去童年夢
《少年》的情感是憤怒，並要求觀眾理智的去看去想。《父子》是另外一回事。《少年》的背景是北海道，《父子》是南洋；一個冷，一個熱。《父子》以浪漫悅耳的音樂、夕陽餘暉般的金黃色燈光、旖旎的影機活動和剪接，把我們放到一個殘酷世界的悲哀感情裏沐浴，感慨年輕生命被逼趕快長大，失去做夢的自由。這有泡溫泉的舒服，可以消除勞累，但之後終要回到外面冬天的世界。
文﹕王慶鏘
策劃：王慶鏘 李焯桃
編輯：葉旺文
Wednesday, December 06, 2006
Dolce Vita
Today had a day-off. Did some studying in the morning and went to Festival Walk in the afternoon.
The Christmas Tree was great--always the best you can find amongst the big shopping malls--Although I think the tree of 2004 was better.
Anyway, had a haircut and bought some CDs and VCDs for my enjoyment. Splendid.
DOLCE VITA!
After hairciut:
Before:
Photo from PWH surgery:
Wah... I must have been mad by posting 3 self-portrait in a row :P
Freezing...
The Christmas Tree was great--always the best you can find amongst the big shopping malls--Although I think the tree of 2004 was better.
Anyway, had a haircut and bought some CDs and VCDs for my enjoyment. Splendid.
DOLCE VITA!
After hairciut:
Before:
Photo from PWH surgery:
Wah... I must have been mad by posting 3 self-portrait in a row :P
Freezing...
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