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Season finale December 31, 2009 I'll be going out tonight, so perhaps it's a good idea for me to write a few lines to wrap up 2009 before the new year comes. 2009 has been an eventful year. We're all busy - occupied by work, school, love.. I'm involved in some part, missed others. You could say my masterpiece this year is The Apollonian; I'd say it's only one way to keep me busy. But other than that what have I achieved? It's often said that university education is for personal growth; sadly I haven't experienced much, perhaps except that I did gain some pounds. What about this site then? It's marvelous. I mean, we've been lost, but I guess if you've read all entries this month, you should know that I've become more of a blogger again. This site has gone through two milestones this year - it had been visited 40000 times by April, and 50000 times by November. Overall, in 2009, from Jan 1 to today, there's been (53277-38759) 14518 visits, or 39.8 per day. Thank you very very much. I had predicted that when I entered university, K&C would slowly come to its end. But it seems that this day has not yet come. And we're going to witness the 8th anniversary day in the coming February. Today's entry is just a season finale. So, I'm going back to study, and may I wish you in advance a Happy New Year : ) 
The worst of both worlds December 27, 2009 八十後的不幸 香港八十年代之後出生的一代，自稱「八十後」，覺得香港不公平，他們沒有出路。 他們的憤怒沒有錯，因為人生最大的悲劇是「生不逢辰」。八十年代後出生的一代，在香港主權移交時，他們最多十七歲，他們也隱約體驗過殖民地香港時代的好。 確實，在殖民地時代，香港是中西薈萃的地方。中西社會的好處，香港都有：民國時代中國人的厚道、善良、勤懇、做人處事的誠實和信用，遇上英國人的法治、嚴謹、理性，殖民地的香港，剛好把中西兩邊的文化沉渣都隔濾在外：大陸鬥地主與「文革」的集體瘋狂、英國七十年代的工會和社會主義，香港有幾位優秀的港督守護着，使喚一群俯首貼耳、喝一不敢二、做夢也不敢想像自己會決策做主人的黃臉孔文官。一條獨一無二的方程式，把維港以外的豬流感、 H5N1、愛滋病，通通隔濾在外。 香港在那個時候，像英文說的， Have the best of both worlds。 然而今日呢？一樣自稱「中西文化交滙」，香港擁有的卻是中西方的壞處──中國的主奴政治、擦鞋訶諂；差不多先生粗疏作風、疑神疑鬼的誅心陰謀論，加上西方的「政治正確」：師奶可以「投訴」大 衞像的「露點」，這也保障、那也平權；美國下一代濫玩 video game的愚昧，香港也模仿，而且比「西方」更懵迷。「西方」的兒童備受一個 Nanny State的照顧，香港一味抄襲，地鐵叫你小心空隙，海底隧道提你與前車保持距離，管這管那，像一個沒完沒了的超級八婆，比「西方」更嚕囌、更令人煩厭。 香港在一九九七年之後，恭喜恭喜， Have the worst of both worlds。 「八十後」的一群，感覺渺小而卑微，因為他們無從領會，早出生二十年，譬如，一九七五年，剛好二十一歲，大學畢業，在麥理浩領導下可以憑才華合理上位的殖民地時代的幸福。 那時候，香港另有宗主，但香港人是真正的主人。有歷史視野的人，在一九八五年簽署中英聯合聲明的時候，就預見那時的好日子，像灰姑娘的派對，時鐘敲響午夜十二點正，必然會結束。你的父母，那時狂歡夠了，沒有做結紮手術嗎？或者加拿大移民？多麼不幸呢。一切本可避免， By the way, that's life。 陶傑 Adapted from Apple Daily 2009.12.22 Boom de ah da December 23, 2009 Well, I should've shown some of you this video: Discovery Channel's ad campaign. It turns out there're lots of variants, which are funny: The original (2008): Simpsons version: Lego version: And a DENTAL SCHOOL version shared by Cheuk today: Last but not least, the 2009 version: Coffee December 21, 2009 My preference for coffee brand and flavour fluctuates a lot these days. I used to consume a lot of UCC 3-in-1. But now I don't because I find it too sweet. I then tried to buy the 3 bottles and mix my own perfect formula, but so far I've gained no success. And recently my formula seems to have got worse, and I dare not drink my own coffee. What should I do then? Well, Nescafe, which has been my friend since F.1, is still my best choice nowadays, given that it has enough caffeine. And I think I will consume an awful lot of it in the days to come. Speaking about coffee, I'm considering getting a french press, but so far I can't find the perfect one. I used to have a drip brew, but I found it too space consuming and too troublesome to make one cup of coffee. But if I had one of this, I guess I can live with the trouble: 
Counting down for Christmas December 20, 2009 One of the side effects dental exams being in January is that our revision is slowed down by holiday mood. We're so ready for Christmas that every minute is not spent at full efficiency. Sigh… Is there a secret RPD formula? Btw, I visited TST yesterday, had a nice dinner at Pizza Express and went to several photo taking spots, including Harbour City and Heritage 1881. I didn't take any pix though, because it's simply not worth taking a photo. Perhaps except one - look, a christmas tree at    
Job satisfaction December 18, 2009 The word "job" has a synonym: occupation. It speaks for itself - a job keeps ourselves occupied. One of the reasons for each of us to have a job is to keep us occupied, so that we can find meaning in it, and thus meaning in life. So far, I've only been tutoring. It sometimes gives me satisfaction, sometimes frustration. But I have to say, most of the time it's not bad. Recently I found that I really can't connect with this year's F.3 students though. They're just not smart enough (compared to last year's). Yes, Kevin Chan is never a good teacher. He can't turn those bad good; he can only make those good better. But given I don't have any other choice, I can only live with that. Worse still, I have no hope getting a batch of better students next year, because I've already seen who they are. And they're worse. Two and a half years from now, I'll be a dentist. What kind of job is that? I don't know, but it'll surely be pretty different from what I'm experiencing at PP. I hope that will bring me more satisfaction than tutoring, and studying. RPD, routine December 15, 2009 Well, not feeling well today, I didn't attend the RPD resit exam today. But thanks to this test, I've finally begun doing some serious reading on RPD. I hope my progress can give me a pass in January's exam. I think for the routine anzyme.com readers, they all know that it's a routine for me to take pictures of X'mas decorations at FW every year. I've seen those this year, but was too disappointed that I decided against taking any picture there. Sometimes, routines are to be forgotten. Tidying, paradigm shift December 13, 2009 I spent the whole day tidying things up at home. As I did that I discovered a lot of things I've long forgotten. Stuff in primary school, in the early days at La Salle, that sort of thing. I found the ridiculous script I wrote for EK's drama in F.1, the beautifully designed book reports/reading portfolios I've done throughout the years (and how I "recycled" them year over year as I meet different English teachers), the chinese dictation book in F.4 (which I got full mark every time because I cheated), ... And when I read my primary school diaries, I discovered something shocking: on one page, I read the word "K Chan".. Well, I've always thought I didn't get this name until F.1, but now I know it started earlier. Perhaps you're right that I don't have a childhood T.T Btw, that story was already tweeted nine hours ago. And some of you already know this. I think this is a good paradigm shift in how things work here: less important stuff or things I don't have time to blog but would still like to share are tweeted first, and when I have the right time and mood for that, I blog. In this way you can get a glimpse of my life one-stop. And I do hope that this will bring you closer to Twitter, and more and more people will start tweeting. Thanks. Day off December 10, 2009 For the first time in weeks, I've experienced a day-off. Even feeling great, this holiday mood has overwhelmed my mood for study. Which is sad. Starting today, I'm putting a box which redirects my tweets here. I know it's not presented in the most elegant way, but I hope this brings you guys closer to Twitter. Our quotation from Tsao Chip continues today. It's another lesson to learn.
TST, more December 9, 2009 Today I'm showing another pix. This time it has nothing to do with showing you S90's image quality, because it just takes good photos, not excellent ones. And it's a bit too hazy today. And the sea was a bit rough. That's what I experienced as I left TST (I went to Cultural Centre's Starbucks) and took the ferry to Central. The wave actually delayed my ferry's boarding.. 
Ward visit, misc December 8, 2009 We visited QM's OMFS ward today. The session was not as bad as I expected. We were shown some boring videos as appetiser, then toured around the ward, saw some patients and were asked some questions, most of which we didn't know the answer though.. To conclude, this visit is somehow above expectation, given that my expectation wasn't too high.    And now you should know that what I'd really want to focus on is not that visit, but the misc items I mentioned in title. They are randomly taken by S90, which performs really well in low light conditions (you should know how dark it is at 和民). Yes, those are what I had yesterday, and I'm especially fond of Starbucks' new Hazelnut and Chocolate Muffin, which is essentially 金莎 muffin. Am I not correct? Hazelnut and chocolate, what else can it be if it's not 金莎.. Btw, this is nice. 
December panic, values December 6, 2009 There's always panic in December. We face panic every day. But to me, December seems to be the most panicking month so far - at least since I've entered university. The most natural source of panic is exam, which comes in January, but there're more than that. What also contributes to this panic is the guilt that I haven't studied much in the past three months. Yes, I've been through a lot of moments since September - I started extracting Fortunately, there's one thing I've accomplished - publishing The Apollonian. Well, that has little to do with my future career. (Or will it?) Btw, I find buying S90 is a wise choice - not because of its image quality, but that it has indeed spiced up my life. Now I find a reason for updating this blog more frequently. Hopefully after exam (which doesn't start and, coincidentally, end on Jan 6), I'll start working on the new wordpress blog seriously. And it's my wish that the new blog would spice up your life. One more thing I discovered is when I write, I am, once again, pleased with the values I've always held in this blog. I write stories of my life, not phrases or short sentences that express emotions but few would understand. And I insist that I either hold this value, or don't write at all.     
Lightroom December 4, 2009 One of the killer features S90 offers as a compact camera is the ability to shoot RAW. Sadly, because Aperture doesn't support RAW format of S90 (yet), I can only use something else for the time being. In this case, instead of choosing photoshop, I chose Lightroom. Lightroom offers the same flexibility, if not more, as photoshop does, and using it makes more sense because I really need a good photo library software that lets me manage those photos. More importantly, Lightroom 3 beta is free! The free beta extends to April next year, by then I should've switched back to Aperture. What? You're not giving up Aperture? Why should I?    Say hello to S90, RPD December 3, 2009 Well, some of you should've already known that I bought S90. Why S90? The first thing you need to know is why I need a camera. Well, my camera is 3 years old - it was bought in Oct 2006, so it's too old to begin with. Notwithstanding, I have to stress that it still functions in a good manner, takes great picture, and looks good. So why need a change? Well, as I've mentioned, it's too old. I thought about waiting for a Lumix LX3 replacement (LX4?) when it is released next year, but that means I'll have a long wait. And then I was fascinated by S90's stylish and minimal design. Well, I'm always fascinated by things lacking any detail: Macs, iPhones, Magic and Mighty mice, iPod, … Wait, it seems that so far we've only been talking abt Apple products. What abt other brands? Sadly, there's none. Not until I saw S90. So, it's been a while I've been struggling whether I should get a S90 right away, or wait for a LX3 replacement and then compare its functions with S90's. But then I'm never a photography L, so I don't care about the camera's configurations so much. But it's time that I got something more manipulatable, yet still remaining compact. That's S90. I used to post the unboxing photos whenever I got new gadgets. But because Canon doesn't put as much emphasis on packaging as Apple does, I guess we can skip that. What about my old Sony T5 then? Well, I decide to keep it, and use it on selected occasions. Thank you, T5. I'll never forget the wonderful moments we've spent together, the excellent pictures you've taken for me, and most importantly, the wonderful moments you've captured.   What about RPD then? Well, I've tweeted a week ago that most students in our class need a RPD resit exam, which I thought was nonsense. What's more unreasonable is that given our class's low attendance rate, we kinda need a "detention". The whole class received an email from a doctor, which says a lot of us are required us to "see her at 12:30 tomorrow". C'mon, university education is abt whole-person development, not spending our entire life on studying. As long as we manage to keep our standard in exam, why not let us choose to be absent when we need to? And why turn a university faculty into a high school? Shame for you.. PS There's been (51201-50047) 1154 visits to K&C in November, meaning 38.5 visits a day. Thx. |