Thursday, December 30, 2010
Monday, December 27, 2010
Thursday, December 23, 2010
Monday, December 20, 2010
Sunday, December 19, 2010
Friday, December 17, 2010
Sunday, December 12, 2010
Conserved in Celluloid: An approach to the contextual understanding of urban Hong Kong through post-war movies
Thursday, December 09, 2010
Wednesday, December 08, 2010
Tuesday, December 07, 2010
Thursday, December 02, 2010
Wednesday, December 01, 2010
Sunday, November 28, 2010
Saturday, November 27, 2010
Tuesday, November 23, 2010
Sunday, November 21, 2010
Authenticity 真確性




The first 3: movie sets depicting a middle-class household in 1950's HK
The last one: movie set depicting streetscape of the same era
Source: Bruce Lee My Brother
If authenticity = truthfulness+credibility, as far as conservation is concerned, then which one (interior or streetscape) do you think is more 'authentic'?
Saturday, November 20, 2010
Tuesday, November 16, 2010
Sunday, November 14, 2010
Monday, November 08, 2010
其實我份工做咩?
兩年多以來的job description:
- compile summary and comments for revitalisation proposals on one of the assessment criteria;
- draft speeches, speaking notes, Line-to-take, Q&A for 'senior' management;
- write-up, translate and edit newsletter;
- procurement of service providers for guided tours, exhibition, events;
- conceive and supervise production of a teaching kit for secondary school teachers;
- draft answers to press enquiry;
- MC-ing for event;
- working on multi-media aspects for projects;
- handle requests (mostly unreasonable ones) by so-called 'stake-holders';
- handle requests (mostly low-b ones) by so-called 'senior' management;
- handle requests (mostly undingable ones) which should have been handled by supervisor;
- assume the ridiculous role of a property owner in search of a management agent;
Written on a day of time off, when mood seriously dampened after replying work-related sms.
Saturday, November 06, 2010
Tuesday, November 02, 2010
Sunday, October 31, 2010
Saturday, October 30, 2010
Hood
Wednesday, October 27, 2010
Kissing scene in "As Tears Go By"
didn't realise how stylistically passionate this movie is till now.
Wednesday, October 20, 2010
Monday, October 18, 2010
Friday, October 15, 2010
Thursday, October 14, 2010
Wednesday, October 13, 2010
叛逆
Thanks to my friend's treasure hunt, this clip is solely for the historic buildings featured:
0:40 - Ball's Court @ Bonham Road (demolished)
1:29 - King's College @ Bonham Road
1:58 - Old Pathological Institute (now Museum of Medical Sciences) @ Caine Lane
2:41 - Junction of Seymour Road and Robinson Road (demolished, now is Wellcome supermarket on G/F)
3:07 - No. 6, Robinson Road (demolished)
3:39 - Seymour Terrace (demolished)
Great choice of locales by the MV director.
Monday, October 11, 2010
Sunday, October 10, 2010
笑看風雲變
A tribute to Anita Mui at her birthday. I always think there was something classy about the Canto-pop of the late 1980's-early 1990's. More to come.
Saturday, October 02, 2010
Sunday, September 26, 2010
Saturday, September 25, 2010
Friday, September 24, 2010
Thursday, September 23, 2010
Sunday, September 19, 2010
Monday, September 13, 2010
Crunch Cake
Sunday, September 12, 2010
Saturday, September 11, 2010
Monday, September 06, 2010
Thursday, August 26, 2010
Wednesday, August 25, 2010
The Tudors
honey又發功,complete season 1-4 box-set 到手。Peter O'Toole's blue eyes have been gone...miss him in 'Lawrence of Arabia'.
Tuesday, August 24, 2010
Sunday, August 15, 2010
Swing - 黑雨天白鋼琴
just caught it on radio. have been trying to locate their old albums but still can't find any.
Sunday, August 08, 2010
Thursday, August 05, 2010
《殺人犯》真相大白節錄
my friends always quote this as the ultimate 'laan' HK movie and this clip demonstrated why they thought so.
Wednesday, August 04, 2010
Wednesday, July 28, 2010
Tuesday, July 27, 2010
Sunday, July 25, 2010
Thursday, July 22, 2010
Sunday, July 18, 2010
Wandering thru old Kowloon - Ho Man Tin Hill 1951
never really explore this part of HK. thx kaming goh goh for sending me this clip. only confirms that my consciousness must have been around since forever.
Friday, July 09, 2010
蘇微
So, nothing much to worry about after the termination of this 'life'. Recommended reading: Many Lives Many Masters by Dr. Brian Weiss.
Wednesday, July 07, 2010
Thursday, July 01, 2010
Monday, June 28, 2010
麻痹
再也感受不到時代脈膊,是我最害怕會發生在自己身上的事。
開腦震盪會議,思索欲邀嘉賓名單, 事情以好玩過癮為宗。與會的三尾四頭的同事認真地建議這些名字:朱維德,韋基信, 林燕妮, 西茜凰。
那一刻我慶幸,生活還有別的可能性讓我可以與世代同呼吸。
Sunday, June 27, 2010
七號巴士
The No. 7 bus route is often featured in old Hong Kong movies. Enroute finds Waterloo Road, from which Ho Man Tin Street stems. Thanks Kaming Goh Goh for inviting us to visit his exquisite vintage home in this uniquely tranquil neighbourhood where traces of 1950's-60's Hong Kong can still be experienced.
Would like to propose a bus ride in No. 7 from Star Ferry Tsim Sha Tsui. Anyone?
Monday, June 21, 2010
永遠懷念伴香港草根成長的香港「祥利冰室」下月結業!
Movies are canvas of our times. Cheung Lee's immortality is realized in Johnnie To's movies, so were the many long lost faces and places of Hong Kong.
Sunday, June 13, 2010
换到千般恨
An after taste derived by 顧冠忠 in 打擂台. Pick up the tribute to 1970's Hong Kong pop culture with this much loved RTV drama song.
Saturday, June 12, 2010
Fundamental
someone mentioned this song in a group gathering lately. good stuff i still reckon, even 20 years later!
Sunday, June 06, 2010
Dandelion's Promise 蒲公英的約定 LIVE 2007 World Tour - Jay Chou
Very likely an all or nothing game: HK$800+ for a ticket or no ticket at all....
Tough choice....
Friday, May 28, 2010
林宥嘉-我愛的人
the original singer sucks of course, only making this rendition is farrrrrrrrrrrrr better...
Wednesday, May 26, 2010
一人行
Sunday, May 16, 2010
Friday, May 14, 2010
Saturday, May 08, 2010
Duet
Yes I know it's Dai Goo Ma and laugh as hard as you would.
But I still think his 鋼琴後的人 is classic
and I need a male vocal to do this one with me in K next time.
Thursday, May 06, 2010
Saturday, May 01, 2010
1127
Never been interested in any of his movies made in the 1970's.
Yet, watching him as a child star in the 1950's, that's what I call charismatic.
Strongly recommend '人海孤鴻‘(1960) in which he shines even more.
Thursday, April 22, 2010
Wednesday, April 14, 2010
Tuesday, April 06, 2010
Monday, March 29, 2010
三月雜談
紛擾忙亂的三月將過,來一個月尾回顧雜談。
上旬上海半公半私之旅,前半部續弦參舊懷古之癖,每天看老房子散步到Paul吃早餐之外,特別去了多倫路由老洋房改裝的老電影咖啡館磨了個下午,看著默了聲的《馬路天使》。《色戒》裡王佳芝說「快走」後茫然登上三輪車,幽幽地說出:「福開森路!」就是現在的武康路,老洋房一條街,黃興故居變成了旅遊資詢中心,內設經典建築模型,實為無心插柳之下發現的小驚喜。後半部住進蘇州河邊上的新亞大酒店,二十年代已經面對郵政局,到旁邊的建築系上課,頗有玩味。連日走訪工廠變創意產業的地點,聽威尼斯人建築師談其修復項目,驚訝上海之浮華。壽辰日埋頭組務砌功課,以感冒菌相伴,外灘一頓午餐已經算是是日精點。
回港後繼續在病榻下上班上課做兼職上健身房,偷閒看了《不赦島》及《歲月神偷》。後者的肉麻精英式自我陶醉不消提,前者男角的精準演出叫我覺得有些人令到電影這回事,還是買票入場看才成。
電腦完成歷史任務,亦標誌我成為蘋果用家的日子即將展開。週末參加了友人帶領的電影現場之旅,拜服於其旁徵博引又不失幽默的表達手法,晚上家庭飯局,見到好久不見遠道由英國回來的表弟妹,心裡就是歡喜。
在倫敦當建築師、畜了鬍子的bear bear表弟一擁過來,那句英式口音的「How are you?」窩心到不能。
名字出現在鄰博的奇情故事裡,又是另一樂事。
上旬上海半公半私之旅,前半部續弦參舊懷古之癖,每天看老房子散步到Paul吃早餐之外,特別去了多倫路由老洋房改裝的老電影咖啡館磨了個下午,看著默了聲的《馬路天使》。《色戒》裡王佳芝說「快走」後茫然登上三輪車,幽幽地說出:「福開森路!」就是現在的武康路,老洋房一條街,黃興故居變成了旅遊資詢中心,內設經典建築模型,實為無心插柳之下發現的小驚喜。後半部住進蘇州河邊上的新亞大酒店,二十年代已經面對郵政局,到旁邊的建築系上課,頗有玩味。連日走訪工廠變創意產業的地點,聽威尼斯人建築師談其修復項目,驚訝上海之浮華。壽辰日埋頭組務砌功課,以感冒菌相伴,外灘一頓午餐已經算是是日精點。
回港後繼續在病榻下上班上課做兼職上健身房,偷閒看了《不赦島》及《歲月神偷》。後者的肉麻精英式自我陶醉不消提,前者男角的精準演出叫我覺得有些人令到電影這回事,還是買票入場看才成。
電腦完成歷史任務,亦標誌我成為蘋果用家的日子即將展開。週末參加了友人帶領的電影現場之旅,拜服於其旁徵博引又不失幽默的表達手法,晚上家庭飯局,見到好久不見遠道由英國回來的表弟妹,心裡就是歡喜。
在倫敦當建築師、畜了鬍子的bear bear表弟一擁過來,那句英式口音的「How are you?」窩心到不能。
名字出現在鄰博的奇情故事裡,又是另一樂事。
Sunday, February 28, 2010
Thursday, February 25, 2010
Friday, February 19, 2010
大頭妹
長輩的心肝寶貝女,娃兒時期是何其可愛。
再見娃兒時,已是亭亭少女。與自己身旁那年紀較大的另一半,反差很大。
數年之後再見,枕邊人已經遠去,娃兒也長大成人了。兩人就是感到莫名的親切,短短相對數天,就像是認識了幾輩子的事。事情發展下來,他們都意識到對對方不應該有感覺,濃烈刺熱得叫人害怕。
那天晚上,他決定告訴她。一輩子都郎當不羈的他,當然不至於天真地以為她會接受自己,全為讓她知道,他會以令一種方式去愛她。她從來沒有聽過更動聽的表 白,看著眼前丰神俊朗的他,她不忍坦白自己的理性聲音:「距離只會愈來愈遠的兩個人,何必呢?」感性的那邊卻一直為他留了一個特別的位置。
是夜,事過境遷的兩個人又會面了。他拍拍她的頭,輕叫聲:「大頭妹!」她微笑回應,就像那年冬天一樣。
再見娃兒時,已是亭亭少女。與自己身旁那年紀較大的另一半,反差很大。
數年之後再見,枕邊人已經遠去,娃兒也長大成人了。兩人就是感到莫名的親切,短短相對數天,就像是認識了幾輩子的事。事情發展下來,他們都意識到對對方不應該有感覺,濃烈刺熱得叫人害怕。
那天晚上,他決定告訴她。一輩子都郎當不羈的他,當然不至於天真地以為她會接受自己,全為讓她知道,他會以令一種方式去愛她。她從來沒有聽過更動聽的表 白,看著眼前丰神俊朗的他,她不忍坦白自己的理性聲音:「距離只會愈來愈遠的兩個人,何必呢?」感性的那邊卻一直為他留了一個特別的位置。
是夜,事過境遷的兩個人又會面了。他拍拍她的頭,輕叫聲:「大頭妹!」她微笑回應,就像那年冬天一樣。
Thursday, February 11, 2010
有人喜歡jazz
he is still one of the VERY few who can handle cantonese-in-jazz . not jacky cheung lor sorry!
Sunday, February 07, 2010
Tuesday, January 19, 2010
1985, 1991, 2010
i watched the film 'white nights' back in 1985 and this song didn't touch me till i heard this live version in 1991. have been staying with me since till now.
Sunday, January 17, 2010
Thursday, January 14, 2010
Q
請教男子組:如被讚cute,會否覺得是compliment還是相反?
請勿誤會,我所指的趣緻男生並非穿工人褲查什果bin潤唇膏的林志穎台式裝可愛,而是大男孩feel得來帶點傻氣的那種。
洪永城就是以前的吳大維,看見他傻笑時眼睛咪城一線,身上點點嬰兒肥,頓覺心情舒暢,母性加獸性大發!
我有少少鐘意左kui…
請勿誤會,我所指的趣緻男生並非穿工人褲查什果bin潤唇膏的林志穎台式裝可愛,而是大男孩feel得來帶點傻氣的那種。
洪永城就是以前的吳大維,看見他傻笑時眼睛咪城一線,身上點點嬰兒肥,頓覺心情舒暢,母性加獸性大發!
我有少少鐘意左kui…
Saturday, January 02, 2010
young sherlock holmes
just watched the 2009 version and reminds me how i used to like this one made in 1985.
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