Saturday, June 30, 2007

周雷聯婚 [晴 + 大雨]

昨晚收拾行李至三時多,晚了起牀,又遇上巴士大塞車,差點趕不上雷碧華今早在玫瑰堂舉行的婚禮 *_* 幸好最後也趕上了。

因為只有女方是教徒,所以婚禮比較簡單。雷碧華的樣子好幸福嘞 =)

天公造美,拍照的時候,太陽出來了;到了室內環節,才下起大雨。

婚禮後,與去年到日本旅行的團友和雷碧華的姊妹團一起吃午餐。很有趣的組合,話題也很「多元化」 =P

與大家選購送給雷碧華的結婚禮物後,我沒有隨大伙兒去看《史力加 3》,獨個兒回家去買車票及旅行物資,很忙碌似的。那邊廂,蘇海明亦去了領西裝及收拾行李。晚上七時多才再與何曉珊和李政立匯合,一起到婚宴會場去。辦得不錯的。可惜吃了防禦高山症藥物的蘇海明身體不適,我們在吃干燒伊麵的時刻便先行離開了。

祝福雷碧華婚姻美滿、幸福快樂 =)

Friday, June 29, 2007

Reminder [Hot/ Rainy]

While I was waiting for my staff to hand in the report for my review at 9pm something (take note, it's 9pm not 9am, how could this go so crazily! Finally I simply stepped out from office by 10pm while the staff just completed the report ... left it for the manager then!), I typed up this reminder for my team to take care of my stuffs during my leaves. The longest reminder I ever sent.

Hope that they won't call me during my leaves, or should I just skip all calls during the trip? =P

Anyway, I won't be able to get reached afterall, since PCCW guys told me that they have no covereage over there for the global calling card ...

* * *

To: The whole team
From: Good dreamer

As a reminder for your reference ... add oil ...

Thanks and regards,
Good dreamer

Daily tasks

- Approve payments > Simon
- Report Funding > Raymond - pls chase up other teams if the funding rpt is not circulated to you for completion by 5pm daily
- DTCC report (for closing confo)> Andrew/ Joey/ Raymond - pls pass the report to Yaqub directly; Yaqub - pls check completeness of report
- DTCC Der Audit report > Andrew - pls extract, save and print the report; Yaqub - pls check (don't have to check MQM messages and Spreadsheet entries); pls perform checking on the monthly modification report if time is allowed
- Calypso Static Data Audit report > Yaqub, pls check
- Report on outstanding/ mismatch confo on or over 5 days > Andrew/ Yaqub
- SP Confirmation monitoring statistics > Yaqub
- Confo register reconciliation > Yaqub
- Incoming confo > Andrew/ Joey/ Raymond, please check my in-tray

3Jul2007

- Report Top 10 outstanding confirmations of HBEU and HBUS by filling in spreadsheet in stated path for Kenneth to consolidate > Andrew/ Joey/ Raymond
- Reverse accrual of DTCC fee Jun07 > Andrew/ Raymond
- Remind EQD team to print and circulate Funding report > Raymond
- Send o/s register by month end to Alice (All outstanding trade confo as of 30Jun07, deal currency and amt) > Yaqub, pls refer to the sample I gave you
- Check and upload Credit Earmark > Yaqub
- Check fee swap tickets from Irene on trade transfer for Pos 226 by FO > Yaqub to assign Link

9Jul and 16Jul2007

- Report Top 10 outstanding confirmations of HBEU and HBUS by filling in spreadsheet in stated path for Kenneth to consolidate > Andrew/ Joey/ Raymond

10Jul2007

- Check Callable CLN report > Yaqub
- Check and upload Credit Earmark > Yaqub

Miscellaneous/ Tasks in progress

DTCC

- DTCC TIW Backloading Statistics to be reported to HBUS for consolidation --- upon request > Andrew/ Joey/ Yaqub
- DTCC TIW Backloading > Yaqub as central contact, Andrew/Joey pls f/u
(1) DB - pls chase cpty for o/s alleges in Pre-BL and then confirm in Prod-BL
(2) LEH - pls chase cpty for o/s alleges in Prod BL (we've agreed with ctpy to resolve remaining trades in Prod BL) and f/u on Sino-Forest trade
(3) JPM - pls chase cpty for 1 allege o/s in Pre-BL and then confirm in Prod-BL; also 3 trades o/s in Prod-BL at the moment
(4) HBEU - pls f/u with Mel with the submission file and start backload
(5) UBS - pls chase for progress of iTraxx MCAs amendment Link ; chase HBUS Julie Mei for DTCC progress on amendment of procedural manual > Yaqub
- DTCC Pay/ Rec > Yaqub + IT Alex and Stanley
- DTCC Credit Event Adherence > Yaqub, pls confirm with Mel on when this will be rolled out/ whether we have to participate
- DTCC-CLS link > Yaqub, pls provide weekly update to Trevor

Calypso project and enhancement

- Project GO go-live date 7/8Jul2007 > Pls refer to Yaqub + IT Kit and Alex for emergency support
- 3 enhancement items to be incorporated in Jul/ Aug release > Yaqub + IT Alex and Henry
- Cents digits issues for fee autofeed to DTCC (iTraxx and autofed unwind fee) > Yaqub + IT Alex + HBUS Mel/ Roshan/ Carletta
- Auto-feeding of partial unwind and novation from Calypso to DTCC > Yaqub to check on progress with HBUS Mel/ Roshan from time to time
- Calypso dual authorization for static data maintenance > Yaqub + IT Kit + HBUS Carletta
- Approach BNP and see if they agree to use matrix for APAC Corp trades as well (change Calypso setting if they agree) > Joey

Ad-hoc items

- JPM merging of DTCC accounts #7747 to #6162 by novation > Yaqub as central contact, Andrew/ Joey/ Raymond to f/u
- GS novation / MS novation > Pls check the status with FO from time to time

Miscellaneous

- Audit confirmations > Andrew/ Joey/ Raymond, please check my in-tray and f/u
- Check existence of ISDA Master Agreement with potential counterparties for FO through Central Documentation database
- Deem SSI > Raymond - pls keep track of the status; Andrew/ Joey/ Raymond - pls prepare letters for issuance to ctpy ; Yaqub - pls submit the request to Trevor or I can submit them when I'm back
- Resolve enquiries from Investigation team (Zies/ Enid/ Isabella) especially for Jun2007 quarterly payments > Andrew/ Joey/ Raymond
- Check on unconfirmed settlement amounts e-mailed from Irene > Andrew/ Joey/ Raymond
- FO iTraxx price calculation spreadsheet, Frankie may ask for info from time to time > Yaqub as contact point, Andrew/ Joey/ Raymond to help
- Citi confo for HSBC Private Bank > Pls forward to Alice Ling

Change Management

- General Change management enquiries > Pls refer to Billy (SDGIR)
- Change management - payment register enquiries > Pls refer to Alice

*** Reminder: Month-end Trade Vol reporting definitions ***
Dashboard
- Partial unwind reported under Unwind, NOT under Amendment & Cancellation
- All novations (Step-in, Step-out, Remaining) reported under Assignments and Novations

Fed Metrix
- Include all CRD trades (flow + structured)
- Trade vol: New trades + Novation + Unwind + Partial Unwind --- this should match with total no. reported under Dashboard (excluding intra-group and intra-desk trades)
- Trade confo: New trades + Novation + Unwind + Partial Unwind + Amendment + Cancellation + Exit --- this should match with total no. reported under o/s register by month-end sent to Alice, excluding intra-group confos (or with traceable/ explainable difference)
- Electronically eligible - Non-Electronically confirmed / Electronically Eligible: Put in no. of trades which is eligible to confirm on DTCC but not electronically confirmed, e.g. iTraxx trades with certain ctpy, CDS trades with a counterparty not confirming on DTCC.
- Non-Electronic - Manually Confirmed / Not Electronically Eligible: Put in no. of trades which is not eligible to confirm on DTCC, e.g. TRS.
- Pls refer to my e-mail on 22Jun2007 for Jun2007 quarterly roll figures

Wednesday, June 27, 2007

Mission re-failed [Rainy/ Hot]

Sorry Mr Backpack, you're still being set aside. Sigh ...

Arrived at office at 9 this morning for a meeting that was scheduled to last for an hour, but it turned out to run double the scheduled time @_@ It's 11am something when I got back to my seat. Long, long list of unread e-mails reddened my inbox, while my in-tray was flooded with piles of documents. I hated to have take-away in office for lunch but I had to give in finally, not to mention that I've only got 15 minutes for my lunch before I was back to my work again =(

What's going on? Who could take me out from the hell?

Tuesday, June 26, 2007

Mission failed [Rainy/ Sunny]

Packed nothing for tonight AGAIN. Improved a little bit over my off time --- 10 minutes earlier than last night --- but this was somewhat too immaterial. Sorry, Mr Backpack, I'll try to allocate some time to you tomorrow night. Sigh.

Monday, June 25, 2007

事與願違 [熱/ 雨]

<完美計劃>:
7.30pm 完成日常工作
7.30pm - 8.00pm Conference call
8.30pm 前離開公司
09.15pm 返抵家,晚餐
10.15pm 收拾旅行用品
12.00mn 行李辦妥,沐浴

<現實結果>:
7.30pm 處理突發事件,只完成 1/3 日常工作
7.30pm - 8.15pm Conference call
10.40pm 工作未完成但決定離開公司
11.20pm 返抵家,晚餐
12.10am 處理人民幣找換交易
12.30am 剛上交易失敗 @_@ 看友人傳來的「米雪西藏高山症昏迷入院」新聞及「何謂高山症?」報導
1.00am 沐浴
1.30am 對著螢光幕打這篇手記

今晚又收拾不了行裝 @_@ 為了能在星期六下午看《史力加 3》及以輕鬆愉快的心情出席雷碧華早晨的婚禮和晚間的喜宴,明晚、後晚、大後晚一定要努力收拾背包 *_*

撞破

心不在焉地上班,想著旅行的事。

午飯後跑到韓蔚的公司去,除了領取旅行大背囊外,還匆匆地以雙目「遊覽」她的辦公室。當我們以為自己的行動神不知、鬼不覺,甚至沾沾自喜之際,忽然跑出一個正要去盛水的印度人 ... 哎呀,給撞破了 =P

《從黃鶴樓到武當山》 [熱]

又到了閱讀我至愛的《都市日報》的時間,今日挑選的是林一峰的文章。

《從黃鶴樓到武當山》 林一峰

因為做了一個月的中國巡迴演唱會,我趁機在站與站之間到了慕名已久的不同勝地看一看。北京郊區古鎮爨底下村、由胡同改建的咖啡室街道南鑼鼓巷、新興酒吧區後海、上海夜生活集中地外灘、音像出版文化重地紹興街、南京古陵墓、古城牆 ...... 其中要數武漢之行最有意義。

一翻開中國地圖,發現不計新疆西藏自治區,武漢正是漢族人口的中心點,這個名副其實的中原地帶集合了各地精英,成為了中國的大學城,而所有人文氣質都匯聚在城市中心點的古建築 — 黃鶴樓。

長江漢水交匯於三楚腹地,武漢隔兩江三鎮互峙,城內黃鶴樓屢毀屢建,由三國時期到中華人民共和國一千七百年的風霜,在崔顥、李白、白居易等歷代名仕筆下若隱若現,雖說「黃鶴一去不復返,白雲千載空悠悠」,身為中國人卻定要一登。

五層高的現代黃鶴樓依舊屹立於中原心臟地。在最上層迎?風看?長江大橋,如果古代才俊們看到現今天天堵車的長江大橋,會吟起甚麼樣的詩來呢?別過頭看,一座電梯就在身後,遊人魚貫進出,真難相信古樓?面竟然會有電梯 ! 我再一瞥剛從那?一級一級辛苦爬上來的木樓梯,那一刻我很從容,哈哈,五層樓底甚高的樓梯實在不算甚麼,因為前兩天我已經用雙腳一步一步攀上了武當山山頂。

武當之巔啊 ! 那個大清早確實是我生命?面一個很大的創舉,雖然僅僅一千六百多米,但沿路上斜落斜千迴百轉,也不是說笑的,加上那是傳奇的武當山,意義更不一樣。

渾身濕透,雙腿酸軟,正到達頂峰之際,忽然眼前出現了跟這險峻美景相配襯,又有點格格不入的大型建設:登山纜車!!

武當山上的登山纜車啊!原來那些汗水,那些腳骨力,還有那些想半路退縮的念頭,統統可以省卻;我終於坐下來,接過氣,然後大大聲的笑了出來。

「哈哈!每次都是這樣子 ...... 」

的確,有時是故意賭氣,有時是陰差陽錯,從小到大我都是這樣子走了很多所謂的冤枉路;不過,我敢肯定的說,如果我早知道有纜車,我還是會選擇徒步上山,辛苦是辛苦,那個體會和滿足感卻是乘纜車所沒有的。

你或者可以省回不少時間體力,但同時你亦會錯過了沿途的花香鳥語,熱透時偶爾拂過的微風,太陽猛烈時看見前面不遠處樹蔭的興奮,極渴時清水透進身體每一部分的透心涼,跨過一小個一小個山峰的小小成功感,走完最後一段路踏在頂峰上滿足地鬆的一口氣,眺望山腳時笑?說自己黐線的快感,與及事後可以大大聲告訴自己及別人「我曾經靠自己爬上了山頂」的驕傲。

這是虛榮嗎?或許;這算很了不起嗎?又不盡然。但肯定,這種偶爾的沾沾自喜絕對可以讓自己生活多點姿采,在這個一切物質得來太易的世紀?,實實在在地說一聲「我靠自己」,真的不賴。

「反正我已經做到了,那下一次上武當山就可以乘纜車了啊!」我跟友人打趣道。

「下一次?去峨嵋山啦!」友人說。

沒錯,天大地大,為何要重複走相同的路?

節錄自《都市日報 --- 香江人語》

Sunday, June 24, 2007

薯伯伯

蘇海明傳來一家位於拉薩的咖啡館的網頁,細看之下,原來那是薯伯伯開的!

六年前就知道「薯伯伯」這個人了,那時正在準備歐洲自由行,薯伯伯的網頁有很多資料,當時心想這個人還真厲害!

時光飛逝,薯伯伯的旅遊腳步沒遲緩下來,仍然快我一步。他還曾經踏單車來往泰國、寮國、柬埔寨、越南、中緬邊境及中國雲南旅行,真不得不佩服他!

究竟薯伯伯是甚麼人,能活得如此自由自在?

在家 [熱]

沒外出,整天在家乖乖地看書、處理資料及搜羅東西。

明天就出發就好了,那比上班有趣得多。

Saturday, June 23, 2007

Phrase of the day [Hot]

"Can forgo everything but never for travelling."

Kind of shocking upon reading the phrase, which was printed on the back cover of the Tibet travel book. I just loved this so much!

My hope. My faith.

So what I did to actualize this was to skip the steak-cooking party with lovely ex-PwCers @ Meiyee's home tonight and dealed with trip-related stuffs, including haircut!

Friday, June 22, 2007

婚紗照 [熱]

相約葉翠妍領她的結婚請帖,一見面她便說幹嘛把頭髮留得這麼長。她已經是本星期內第二個說我頭髮長的人了,在旅行前一定要修剪一下。

晚上先看葉翠妍的婚紗照,再看鄧詠琳在台灣拍攝的婚紗照初本 ... 還有其他的嗎? 一併傳來吧 =P

Thursday, June 21, 2007

來自愛人之《藏地牛皮書》[熱]

陳美儀替我在中山找到遍尋不獲的《藏地牛皮書》! 正確點說是「仔仔」替我找到了 =P

無微不至的愛人更派速遞員把牛皮書送到我的公司來,還擔心我怕書本有點殘舊。我當然不會介意,內在美比外在美重要,而且物輕 (其實不是太輕) 情義重嘞!

多謝愛人 *,*

Wednesday, June 20, 2007

記憶年齡 [熱]

除了第一次試玩時不明所以而得出一個 27 歲的結果,其他時候玩這測驗的結論都說我的記憶年齡是 20 歲。我是多麼的年輕嘞 *,* ~

Tuesday, June 19, 2007

端午節 [熱]

端午節假期,沒有睡至日上三杆,因為約了朱文恩和沈班長吃午飯。吃過媽媽裹的糉子,然後就出門到德福的Spaghettis House 吃了一個 long long lunch 。下午看了一會旅遊書,跟著又跑到三聖吃海鮮去。

一天下來,吃得肚子快要脹出來了 *,*

Monday, June 18, 2007

發夢 [熱]

疲倦。中午時分,吃過午飯,跑到冷氣充足的大會堂圖書館去小睡片刻。

不用上班就好了。

Sunday, June 17, 2007

真相 [熱]

下午去探望 BB 陳卓堯。

妳快要當姐姐了,妳知道嗎?

* * *

忽然發現,原來我不明白你,你也不理解我。

多可悲。

Saturday, June 16, 2007

Dinner @ C'est bon! French Cuisine

爸爸說想吃「法蘭(音"noun")西牛扒」,於是今晚到德福的法國餐廳 C'est bon! 去吃晚餐

問爸爸覺得法國菜好吃嗎? 爸爸說:「不能說不好吃 ... 這可是我一生人第一次吃法國鵝肝!」一張感慨得要命的模樣 =P

弟弟品評:「怪不得人們都說『法國菜、多舊魚』!」究竟那是甚麼意思 @_@?

成行 [熱]

今日難得陽光燦爛,可惜睡至下午才起牀,浪費好時光。

太累了。天氣好熱,口中吸啜著 Starbucks 的紅豆味 Frappuccino ,心想是紅豆壞了抑或是店員技巧欠佳 --- 那味道,紅豆香淡然無存,甜到極端衍生成猶如藥水的苦澀。

終於買了廣州至拉薩及西寧至深圳的機票,西藏之旅要成行了,只欠 Mr Bean 的回覆 ...

Friday, June 15, 2007

辦公室政治 [熱]

在最忙碌的今天, J 竟然請病假! 有點惱卻沒發難,反而鄰 team 的同事不知有心抑或是無意地說:「兩天都嚷著說病,早不請假、遲不請假,星期五才請假?!」

沒出聲,免得捲入辦公室政治。

到翡翠拉麵小籠包吃午飯,得知鄰 team 的人事巨變,驚訝之餘沒有太多意見。

沒出聲,免得捲入辦公室政治。

這樣的生活還挺疲累的。

一天下來,最快樂的時光就是與歐陽嘉敏、金佩思和林詠欣到 Outback 吃了一頓豐富晚餐,暢所欲言,多輕鬆自在! 一切很美,除了我又是最後到達的人,遲了一個多小時 @_@

Thursday, June 14, 2007

疑問 [熱/ 雨]

因為十二時半要出席 seminar ,又因為下大雨,所以罕有地與同事 Kennis 、 James 及 Fion 於十一時半一起跑到麥當當去吃午飯。

K:(無聊地) 妳與多少人一起去旅行?
M:(閒閒地) 加上我只有兩個人。
K:(八卦地) 和誰去?
J:(理所當然地) 當然是和男朋友去嘞!
K:(緊張地) 妳有男朋友的嗎? 很久了的麼?
M:(莫名其妙地) 是 ... 也可以說是很久了 ...

下午三時半,同事 Kennis 特意走到我的座位來。

K:(秘密地) 我有話想對妳說。
M:(低聲地) 甚麼?
K:(緊張地) 我吃飯的時候,好像很驚訝妳有男朋友似的,妳可別生氣吖 ...
M:(無聊地) 當然不會嘞,別發傻了!
K:(如釋重負地) 我也估計你不會,不過妳知道啦,不是人人都不介意嘛! 可妳天天都這麼晚走,所以我才奇怪,而且妳看來很「自由」,妳明白嗎? 就是 ... (下刪三千字 ... )

疑問1 - 為什麼旅行「當然是和男朋友去」,不能跟其他朋友去嗎?
疑問2 - 公司裡誰曾因被人驚訝地問及有男朋友而不悅? 不宜捲入這些辦公室風波但又心癢癢的想知道 =P
疑問3 - 甚麼是「看來很『自由』」? 真的不明白 *_*

Tuesday, June 12, 2007

敦敦 [熱/ 雨]

忙透了。

項目工作仍然煩人,不說也罷。

收到陳嘉文的全家幅及與兒子一起拍的婚紗照,敦敦很可愛吖 *,*

Monday, June 11, 2007

技能學習 [熱/ 雨]

今日又體驗到人的劣根性。其實我很討厭趕人家做事,為什麼大家不能自發一點? 還有,能不能來一點沒那麼「無厘頭」的「建議」?

老細之前說,我在這個項目中需要學習的技能,就是不用他出面而能夠令高級於我的人妥協及完成項目。你會不會把事情說得太過輕鬆了?

Sunday, June 10, 2007

哀悼 360 [熱/ 雨]

咁大架吊車、咁粗嘅鋼纜再加上啱啱通過年檢,咁都可以從天而降、跌到粉身碎骨,實在太恐怖嘞! 好彩無人受傷,算是不幸中之大幸。

以前沒有乘搭過昂平 360 ,以後有機會也未必敢試坐了 @_@

Preference Tag - Food

Per Cow's request ...

1.Soup: Cream soup with whatever ingredients
2.Salad: Potato mayonnaise with baked bacon
3.Meat: Steamed miced pork with egg
4.Seafood: Grilled crab legs
5.Vegetables: Broccoli
6.Side dish: Baked potato skin
7.Egg: Omelette with ham, backed bacon and sausage
8.Cereals: Brown rice
9.Canned food: Luncheon meat
10.Burger: Egg McMuffin
11.Chips: Calbee
12.Pasta: Fettuccine cabonara
13.Pizza: Italian delight
14.Drink: Lemon water
15.Soft drink: Sprite
16.Coffee: Mocha ... can I have Frappuccino?
17.Tea: Green tea
18.Herbal tea: Peppermint
19.Juice: Orange
20.Cocktail: Gunner (is it cocktail?)
21.Fruit: Orange
22.Bakery: Doughnut ... much much sugar please!
23.Cake: "Thousand layer" cake
24.Jelly: Orange flavour
25.Ice-cream: Vanilla
26.Sundae: Chocolate with peanuts (McDonald's)
27.Candy: Coca-cola candies
28.Chocolate: 52% dark
29.Cookies: Plain butter
30.Finger food: Egg tart

P.S. Cow, could you make the list shorter next time? Else I won't be writing it as a guinea pig even you forward the link to me especially I couldn't copy and paste the contents ~ =P

報稅 [雨]

終於提起精神到網上去提交報稅表,看到要繳納的稅款,面色一沈。

已經到了用標準稅率比累進稅率更化算的地步,很可怖。下一次老細問我對花紅和加薪有甚感覺的時候,我該直言一點也不高興,因為全都跑到稅務局的庫房去,我的口袋空空如也 >_<

Saturday, June 09, 2007

Mega Box [熱]

Mega Box 開幕,就在九龍灣,於是到那裡去走了一圈。說「走了一圈」是千真萬確的,因為人人都慕名而去,弄得那裡水洩不通。看那黑壓壓的人頭像螞蟻一樣在商場內蠕動,連乘搭扶手電梯也要排上數圈,多可怕。

到別處好了。

晚上回家前,到德福花園的 Pokka Cafe 與沈班長及馮金踫踫面。吃了一杯大大的朱古力雪糕特飲,很味美 *,*

Friday, June 08, 2007

同事聚會 [微雨]

先與 Gavin 及 IG 到蘭桂芳的馬來西亞餐廳吃晚餐,然後到尖沙咀去會合其他同事。 Kennis 的朋友開了一家 pub ,邀請大家一起去喝喝東西、聊聊天,於是我出席了十年難得一現的同事聚會。

除了 farewell 同事以外,我的 team 從來不會有任何非公事聚會。我曾經對這個現象感到很訝異,可是時間久了,也習慣了,不竟你不能明白所有人的思維方式。所以我一直都只會和同一個 section 其他 teams 的同事玩,有時候經理也會以奇怪的目光看著我們,我想他是理解不了。

以前坐在老細旁邊,沒有人敢走到我的座位閒聊,更別提邀約參加同事的聚會,因為老細會聽見的,正如我聽到老細八成的對話。為什麼會這樣? 無法解釋,這裡本來就是個怪地方,充斥著異文化。

現在坐到「偏遠地區」去,自由多了。希望兩個月後仍能維持「自由身」;又或者,直接讓我跑到別處去好了。

Thursday, June 07, 2007

Cool man [Shower]

終於下雨了,為連日蒸熱的天氣帶來一陣涼意,卻為我忙碌的一天帶來不便 @_@

Yukako 小姐說,那人很 cool ,要是我和他見面了,一定會喜歡他。他的真人 cool 與否我不知道,電話裡的他說話像連珠炮,很急趕似的,卻又談了半小時。到後來已經疲憊不堪了,匆匆結束對話。且看看他的本人是否真的那麼 cool ...

Wednesday, June 06, 2007

「粉絲」[酷熱]

下班的時候走過皇后像廣場,有人正在那裡拍戲。看不到是誰正在演出,只知道公園周圍被「粉絲」重重包圍了。

乘搭扶手電梯進入地鐵站,後頭趕來一班「粉絲」與我擦身而過,聽到他們口中唸著:「快,他像要離開了,應該從那邊走!」一群人由 K 出口跑到 J 出口去,隨後的幾個是身穿校服的學生!

拜託,都快到晚上十時了,不回家去、穿著校服在街上晃幹什麼? 現在的「粉絲」真瘋狂! 為什麼我年輕的時候沒有這樣瘋狂過嘞? @_@

Tuesday, June 05, 2007

執屎 [熱]

有時候還真不明白,東西完全不經我手,出問題的時候幹嗎要找上我來收拾殘局?

直到晚上十時離開辦公室的時候,仍然想不通 ...

Monday, June 04, 2007

Sharp [Hot]

Y:「嘩,妳今日對鞋好 sharp 喎!」
M:「是嗎? 因為我的生活太 dull 了,所以要得穿 sharp 一點來取悅自己。」

然後經理不可歇止地大笑,笑得人人都望到這邊來。

有那麼好笑嗎? 想了好一會,仍然毫無頭緒 @_@

重點是,其實那雙鞋子也不是那麼 sharp 嘞 ...

Sunday, June 03, 2007

上班鞋 [熱]

上班穿的鞋子開始破爛了,不得不去尋覓新鞋子。這從來都是困難的事,因為又小又正式的上班鞋得來不易。

待太陽稍褪一點,近四時才出門。心想別蹉跎太多時間,直接到上次那家鞋店買同一式樣的鞋子算了。到了鞋店,在陳列架上找到目標,立即要了一雙。拿著新鞋,看上去總覺得有點不同,現在穿的那雙好像比較耐看 ... 管他的,先買一雙!

新鞋在手,心裡踏實多了,放緩腳步慢慢走。到了另一家鞋店,看到一雙露一點點趾的白底黑邊上班鞋。從來都沒有買過這一款上班鞋,踫巧最小的尺碼還算合穿,又便宜 ... 就在炎熱的夏天來一點突破,明天穿著它上班去 *,*

Saturday, June 02, 2007

新舊交錯 [酷熱]

周末,又跑到中環去,因為蘇海明要到祥興洋服店訂造西裝。那是一家老店,據聞有很多名人光顧,可沒有恃寵而驕,價錢維持於公道水平。稍後且看看成品是否物超所值。

去過老店,隨即走到對面馬路的新店 H&M 。之前只逛過一回,今次看得比較仔細。以中環的物價來說,這裡的東西真的頗便宜,難怪人山人海。聽到有人用普通話說:「這邊、這邊走!」想不到這裡已經成為自由行、國內團的景點之一!

Friday, June 01, 2007

周五聚會 [熱]

晚上九時才離開辦公室,到銅鑼灣金滿庭與陳榮芹、金佩思、林詠茵和歐陽嘉敏共進晚餐。她們都是中學同學,卻個別地有幼稚園、小學及大學同學的關係,很複雜。

要聖誕節才能吃陳榮芹的大餐,似乎到歐陽嘉敏家吃姐姐的泰國菜和看歐陽嘉敏的「豔照」比較可行,還有「時裝」表演看 ... 嘿嘿 =P

晚飯後到可以隨地拋花生殼的 pub 暢飲聊天, Gunner 當然是我的不二之選。中學同學的好處,就是通常都住得很相近,的士由銅鑼灣出發,經藍田、觀塘再到牛頭角,全程一百多元四人分,每人不用三十塊,價錢相宜又快捷,抵!