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Just random
August 30, 2009

I continue my work on Apollon today. Progress's not bad, I started typesetting the Chinese section, and it looks great.

And when I read some magazine, I read abt Audi's piano. Yes, Audi. Well, thinking the piano is sexy, I decided to share the story here. [my scanner broke down, so I took a pix] If you're those music L, you must despise this piano, saying the sound quality sucks. But if you're not one of those music L, and have a house big enough to accomodate a grand piano, and want to let others think you're a cultured-type person, it's a good choice.

 

Stay hungry, stay foolish
August 29, 2009

"Stay hungry, stay foolish." This is my message to my F.3 math class as I said farewell to them today, one quoted from Steve Jobs, who quoted this from others as he gave a speech at a college graduation. Today is meant to be special for me, because it's a day I part with my last batch of 08-09 students. They'll start their life as guinea pigs of the new high school curriculum in the coming September.

These students are special - they're really talented (academically). In addition, they like me (which was an opposite case for last year's students). I think they are going to do way better than I did, so I gave them some study tips, some encouragement, some pressure, said a GOOD bye, and most importantly, wished them good luck.

What will my next class be like? Will they listen to me? Will they be hard to teach? Will they like me? Well, I'll soon find out.

Apollon web site, pokchun
August 25, 2009

I continue to pok chun these days, but most of you may not know that - I seldom show up in hall ocamp. The thing is, I'm focusing mainly on Apollonian these days. Process is not bad, but I guess what I need is to be even more focused.

And Apollonian's web site has finally been finished. (It's 7-month late!) They haven't uploaded it to the official server yet, so for the time being, visit here.

Choices
August 23, 2009

Life is full of choices. Since time is one of the limitations in life, choices become another source of limitation, becuase among unlimited number of choices we have to choose one and forgo another.

My one-week remaining time in my summer vacation comprises a packed schedule. I have to attend hall's ocamp on some days, and finish apollon's design at the same time. How has Apollonian been going on btw? Well, for those who haven't had a chance to see it, here's a sneak peek (see below).



Back to our topic today, "choices". What do I need to choose from then? Well, I'm officially done with my student at MOS, who constantly annoys me by disrupting my schedule. Hmm.. I hope he understand.. that he's a jerk.

Quote of the day:
艾菲爾鐵塔的一層設有餐廳,據說莫泊桑曾經常在這裡用餐。
理由是:這裡是唯一看不見討厭的艾菲爾鐵塔的地方。

Dental O Camp, Aperture
August 19, 2009

As you know, I'm back from Dental Ocamp a few days ago. But I only got time to upload a few photos out of the small amount of photos I took in Dental Ocamp. What you see is the way we Sen freshmen - they sit on the floor, we sit on the upper deck of the bed. We didn't really Sen them though. Sening freshmen is a dental tradition, but "not Sening" freshmen is '12's tradition.

  

And you can also see a picture of Aperture in action, which is fantastic. It's a very handy software, and it gets the colour correct.

 

Boys of courage, boys of daring, please act
August 16, 2009

喇沙書院決定改校呔設計,把原本黑色底、紅白間條的白色改成紫色。
理由是: 這是更早的校呔設計。

Facebook馬上有一個 ”強烈反對喇沙校方更改校呔設計“ 群組。
我看了,發表了以下意見。請容許我在此轉載。


大家請多思考

這是天星鐘樓事件的翻版。
點解要轉? 應該點樣轉?
新野係咪一定好過舊?
紅白色已是三十年的傳統
無錯紫色可能是更舊的舊生的集體回憶,
但近代喇沙的知名度越來越高,戴了 二、三十年的紅白色呔不只是近二、三十年喇沙仔的回憶,更代表香港所有人對喇沙這間傳統名校的印象。而這個好印象是近二、三十年戴紅白色呔的一代喇沙仔辛苦建立回來。他們無論在運動和公開試成績以至校風都取得好好的成就。而這些成就戴紅紫色呔的舊生是無份參與建立的。他們只是於每年會考放榜,報紙紛紛報導喇沙有幾個10A生,同事們談論時,自豪地說“我也是喇沙仔”。點解無份建立近代喇沙成就的喇沙舊生,可以因自己的喜好,自己的集體回憶,而更換校呔顏色?

天星碼頭是因為有凌駕性公眾需要,中環要填海發展,所以要遷移。
但喇沙校呔呢?是有凌駕性需要(e.g. 國家主席胡錦濤宣佈白色為他的個人顏色,全國從今開始不能用白色,否則後果自負), 還是只是今屆OBA的政績工程?

舊天星碼頭拆了,用一個更舊的design去取代,有無意思?
喇沙的傳統紅白色校呔不是不可以換,但是點解要復古,用一個更舊的design去取代?
要換,點解唔請國際流行時裝設計師 Giorgio Armani 設計一條潮爆全港、保證型過DBS的校呔?
無錢,係咪起碼要找喇沙畢業、任職時裝設計師的舊生先設計一條校呔,再由現任喇沙仔(F.1-F.7)全民投票(General Polling),選出一條真真正正屬於喇沙仔的呔?

SA主席: 你說你不反對學校改呔的顏色,這是你的意見,還是經咨詢後,全體同學的主流意見?如果只是你的意見,你不反對是否就代表全體同學不反對?你是經同學的民主程序選出來的,代表全體同學。你有無盡SA的責任,做好學生與校方的橋梁,好好咨詢同學,然後把同學的意見好好向學校反映?學校無咨詢SA,是否代表你們被通知後,甚麼都做不到? 你有無想過代表同學,跟學校抗爭?

各位喇沙仔,無論是現任、還是舊生,你們要留意。這件事非同小可。代表的不只是一條校呔,代表的不止是傳統,還代表喇沙書院的民主倒退。學校同學生已失去一條合理的溝通渠道,喇沙逐漸消失了原本我們喜愛的自由風氣。

現任的喇沙仔,請你們愛惜你們的自由,多加自律,令學校沒有藉口剝削你們擁有的各種自由。你們有的自由在很多學校是無的。

參選SA EXCO的同學,請你們拿出你的GUTS,不要來來去去淨係識出product,其他校務只由校方自把自為。你們的權力來自同學,不是 C.Tang。你們要為同學發聲,必要時同學校抗爭。

舊生,尤其是近幾年畢業的,請你們多留心母校發生的事,多發表意見。
但發表意見時,請以理服人,不要以FORUM式的無禮貌、無point地發言。

希望學校的優良傳統能保留,將來我們還能夠以身為喇沙仔自豪。

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Why am I in St. John's mode when talking abt things concerning La Salle? I don't know, but I'm just very furious when I heard about these: changing the colour, reaction from the SA president, how the school (has not) consulted the students, how the OBA plays musical chairs.. La Salle boys, it's time to do something.

So I'm back from O Camp. It's not bad, and not as exhausting as last year's (mainly because there's no Mui Wo O). Anyway we woke up at 10 this morning, and left at 11 for Tung Chung. We went Yum Cha, which was, sadly, just merely satisfactory. I guess I have to go to nicer Dum Sum restaurant next time.

I'm at home now, but will go back to hall soon. Let me upload photos later.

O Camps
August 14, 2009

How's my last entry? Every once in a while, my creative side emerges and enables me to write something. Yes, K.Chan's creativity is limited, that's why you see less and less changes in theme picture, less and less long, well written entries, ... Right now I have to save up more creative power for Apollon. I've set the deadline for design on 31st this month. Will I meet my target? For the sake of my 18 colleagues, I'm determined to do that.

Nonetheless I agreed to be group uncle in hall ocamp. And I'll be joining dental ocamp tmr evening. Hmm.. Ocamp may not be fun for freshmen, but it's definitely fun for seniors.

So, for those going to dental ocamp, see u there; for my other friends, see you soon.



PS 四月拉雯 - the chinese translation of an English name from my recently read Yishu book. do you know who that is?

** Another PS: my guess: 鍾有成(王喜) 有精神分裂

不是吃素的人
二〇〇九年八月十一日

亦舒會說一個人「不是吃素的人」。

暑假來臨,預科生課程讀到一半,期考過了,未知結果,已經心裏有數。
紛紛懸崖勒馬,請補習老師救亡。

我有幸被家長學生「寵幸」,一個月內接了三份英文補習。

古代皇帝的妃嬪要被寵幸,先要有被寵幸的條件:甜、靚、正。

我不甜,也不靚,還好,尚算正 - 決定正確,今年重考英用,得到入宮選拔的入場券。

皇上有三個。第一位力不從心,不跟指示提早完成功課,可惜得到個滿江紅。

第二位荒廢朝政,由補習開始到現在只上了兩次朝。

第三位,也是最新的一位,文質彬彬,於名校讀書,會考英語更獲甲等。
惜萬事由母后垂簾聽政。多加訓練,乃可造之材。

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第一次與新學生見面,學生的家住四十七樓。
入到屋內,整個港大校園盡入眼簾,
像是告訴別人,本市的最高學府是他的囊中物。

學生告訴我,他會考成績是五星等。
我內心一怔,知道這學生不易應付。
但畢竟他有的,我都有;他要的,我已有。
懷著自信的心情,我便開始授課。

我的課堂通常分成三部分,
頭兩部分做丙部的練習(今天準備的是閱讀理解和校對練習),
第三部分是戊部應用技考或聆聽習作。連核對後解題在內,
我的學生平均用一個半小時完成練習。

今天的學生只用了半小時就完成閱讀理解和校對練習。
當然,這個本是對所有高考生的標準(包括那時的我在內),
但從來未替甲等學生補習的我,見識了學生的能力,到底會感到震撼。

幸而,我的經驗這時發揮作用。我決定提高火力,
跟學生切磋一下口語專題演講,再做兩個應用技考短練習後,
終於結束了為時一個半小時的英語課。

走的時候,我想:我也不是吃素的人。

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And what happened after I left? Well, I met Lester and Michael for dinner (again) at CWB. This time we had California Pizza Kitchen, which was great. We enjoyed ourselves.
Something to share
August 9, 2009

Found this highly amusing - I've wanted to share this since a few months ago, but I just couldn't find a good place to upload it (youtube keeps deleting copyrighted content), so..


Saturday
August 8, 2009

Well, basically I did nothing on Friday morning and afternoon. It was a bit fun in the evening though - I attended dental ocamp's "revealing the spy" session. Every year I feel a bit of sorrow when I see how the freshmen react. The whole spy thing is cruel, and meaningless.

I forgot to mention that I treated myself at Bee Japanese Curry on Thursday, which was quite nice. But I guess when it comes to Japanese Teishoku (set meal), I can't forget Hundred People One Pig. Is it still there?

Tutoring on Sat has resumed. But the sad fact is that my dear students will soon promote to F.4, meaning we'll have to say goodbye. Well, I wish you good luck.


I Day, welcoming day, more
August 7, 2009

What happened in the past few days? Well well well, Sunday was busy as we prepared for I Day. And then I helped in I Day on Tue, which was exhausting. On Wed I had a re-u with hall's ocamp group. Greg McNutt changed his surname to "Lawson", because he has now graduated and become a lawyer in the UK. No, that's not a joke. He really did that. Hmm.. A good thing about me not being admitted to medicine is perhaps that I don't have to change my name to Kevin Medic-son.

And then yesterday I went to Dental's welcoming day. Unlike some of my friends who are so enthusiastic that they came without being invited, I attended only to fulfil my duty as (one of the) chairperson(s) of Apollonian. The freshmen were nice (for now), just as we (all seniors) were nice to them too (again, for now). An interesting fact is that many Lasallians (5, past or immediate graduates) were admitted to Dentistry. This does not include Lee Kai Cheung, who's been admitted to CU Medic (as a Non-Ju W). My fellow Lasallians, I wish you good luck.

Btw I only gave a very short speech, but I have no regret. I mean, who's listening?

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The Dean talked abt these chairs yesterday.. Mind you, some of these are true, some are not.

菲臘牙科亂花 400萬公帑
購超豪牙椅 較同類貴逾倍


【本報訊】菲臘牙科醫院草率招標購買豪裝醫療儀器,浪費約 400萬元公帑。本報接獲消息稱,該院透過招標購買大批名牌醫療儀器,卻不符合標書要求,更比其他同類儀器貴一倍。知情人士批評該院亂花公帑,促請該院管理局嚴密監察招標過程。
記者:白琳

菲臘牙科醫院最近招標購買大批儀器,包括 37張牙椅。有投標者以匿名身份向本報投訴稱,中標儀器最少未能符合六項標書要求,包括椅背調校功能及牙椅尺碼等,批評招標過程不公,向院方投訴多月卻未獲回覆。購買的儀器前日送抵醫院,準備安裝。

20多萬元一張
有業內人士透露,市面一般牙椅售價約 10萬元,中標品牌的牙椅卻動輒 20多萬元,即是次招標浪費最少 400萬元公帑,「呢個牌子係靚嘢,牙醫一聽個名就知好貴,用平啲對病人冇分別,一般診所唔會用咁貴。」

據了解,招標程序主要由兒童牙科負責,與中標者簽約後才知會菲臘牙科醫院管理局。局方接獲投訴後,發現儀器確實未能符合招標書的所有要求。中標者又承諾,若儀器不符標書要求,會承擔一切責任,但最後不了了之。

兒童牙科部門解釋,其他部門也用同一品牌,又急於開學前更換牙椅,權衡輕重後接受投標。局方指解釋牽強,叮囑該部門日後招標前諮詢局方。局方曾就事件徵詢廉政公署,最後認為個案不涉及貪污,沒正式轉介廉署調查。

知情人士透露,若重新招標,院方反而要向供應商賠償損失,局方只能「無奈接受」。事件反映部門做事因循僵化,「用開邊隻就唔理價錢照用,呢間唔係私家醫院,用嘅係公帑,唔可以亂使。」

招標條件太苛刻
知情人士又指,院方把招標條件寫得過份苛刻,把很多不必要的產品功能列為「必須」,市面根本沒有任何產品符合所有要求,「個 spec(產品規格)寫成咁,簡直係引人投訴。」他促請局方日後嚴密監察撰寫標書至揀選供應商的整個招標過程。本報曾向院方查詢,但院方稱暫時未能回覆。

獨立運作被指三不管
菲臘牙科醫院亂花公帑購買貴價儀器,醫療政策評議會發言人郭家麒批評,事件源於該院獨立運作「冇王管」,內部行政「七國咁亂」。他促請衞生署或醫院管理局接管該院,整頓封閉性管理文化。 郭家麒接獲多名牙醫投訴稱,該院曾有教授濫用私症制度,使用醫院資源免費為親友診治;有些儀器購買多年卻從未使用;本地出身的牙科醫護則受歧視難以晉升

管理局冇牙老虎
郭家麒形容該院如聯合國,大部份教職員來自歐美等地,工作文化迥異,部門各自為政

該院只是香港大學牙醫學院的服務提供者,並非由該學院管轄。雖有菲臘牙科醫院管理局監察,但僅屬冇牙老虎,「管理局唔會參與醫院運作,能力有限,醫院乜都自己搞掂,唔會驚個局。」 他建議管理局加入病人組織代表或獨立人士,增加透明度,「醫管局都仲有聯網總監管吓啲醫院,又有公眾投訴委員會,呢間醫院三不管,點會唔混賬?」

Apple Daily
2009.8.7

First of August
August 1, 2009

My first day in August has been devoted to the Apollonian. Indeed many works have been done, and I feel good about myself. So Kevin Chan has finally come back to work. Hopefully we can deliver Apollon on time.

PS Popularity Index from Jul 5 - Aug 1 is (45851-44885) 966, or 37.2 visits per day. Thank you.



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