又係Häagen-Dazs 呀！最新出品 marsala fig 醉人無花果，大家一定要試！唔好以為無花果係呀媽煲湯先會用0既野，原來0係中東地方，以至意大利、法國等，都係好重要日0既生果0黎0架。佢同名貴既parma ham係經典既配搭，仲係聖經出現過添。用marsala甜酒醃過既無花果，味道更加柔和，用0黎配雪糕，無得頂~
同場加映：甜酒浸無花果
用料：6個無花果，開半
3 茶匙黃砂糖
320ml marsala酒 (或任何餐後甜酒)
少許肉桂粉
方法：將黃砂糖，marsala及肉桂粉倒入平底鍋中，小火加熱。待糖溶化後便澆在無花果上，靜置兩小時即成。
December 29, 2006
December 24, 2006
Merry Christmas!
平安夜，很平安，天天在家最心安。
剛剛逛了超市一轉，買了很多料回來，準備明天soci bobo Christmas gathering之用。兩三年前的我絕絕絕不會做大(或小)食會搞手，不過自從有V先生的inspiration+support，加上從熱愛煮野食的同事身上偷師，我開始對manage美食gathering有點信心了 .......如果有人support埋dishes washing就更好了，哈哈......
剛剛逛了超市一轉，買了很多料回來，準備明天soci bobo Christmas gathering之用。兩三年前的我絕絕絕不會做大(或小)食會搞手，不過自從有V先生的inspiration+support，加上從熱愛煮野食的同事身上偷師，我開始對manage美食gathering有點信心了 .......如果有人support埋dishes washing就更好了，哈哈......
December 19, 2006
December 17, 2006
December 09, 2006
小結‧展望
11月中過後，工作比之前清閒了一點。回想7月至11月，馬不停蹄，大大少少做過6個events，而且全部都沒有很充裕的時間去預備，總之要快、靚、正(想起澳洲牛奶公司，哈)。這段日子的確很充實，也是一個很好的training，令我更加堅定想在這行發展。這一刻我覺得自己仍然有很大的空間去進步，去做得更多、更好。當然老闆的強心針，使我有信心繼續做好本份，從而不斷學習和提升。
好"行"呀可？這可是我由衷之言呀! 今年我真的很幸運，既遇到一個賞識自己的老闆，又有一些工作能力很高、又容易相處的同事加入自己team，雖然一起工作只有半年左右，合作起來都蠻合拍。而且這大半年做起事上來都蠻順心，對於經驗尚淺的我，或多或少都基於幸運吧。
06年是luck+work hard，07年就要work very hard了 (luck幾時都只是bonus)。無他，對自己要求更高。比心機!
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話說回來，最近清閒點，又頻頻要清假，便把生活節奏調慢點，andante啦。11月中開始重拾興趣, 上舞台化妝基礎班，從新再學起，很好玩，生活充實起來。 照片拍下了不少，不過我學的是「舞台妝」，很濃很誇的，你們必笑無疑。星期一聽了一峰一人一結他，讓我喜出望外的竟然是翻唱林憶蓮舊作傾斜。前兩天試試新煮意，為V先生親自下廚，然後教他叮叮叮，他挺用心的，(很好) ^_^。今天很懶，12時才起床，4時便午睡，變了一只豬。今晚要做點有意 思的事...唔...寫聖誕卡啦!
珍惜‧寫意生活
好"行"呀可？這可是我由衷之言呀! 今年我真的很幸運，既遇到一個賞識自己的老闆，又有一些工作能力很高、又容易相處的同事加入自己team，雖然一起工作只有半年左右，合作起來都蠻合拍。而且這大半年做起事上來都蠻順心，對於經驗尚淺的我，或多或少都基於幸運吧。
06年是luck+work hard，07年就要work very hard了 (luck幾時都只是bonus)。無他，對自己要求更高。比心機!
--
話說回來，最近清閒點，又頻頻要清假，便把生活節奏調慢點，andante啦。11月中開始重拾興趣, 上舞台化妝基礎班，從新再學起，很好玩，生活充實起來。 照片拍下了不少，不過我學的是「舞台妝」，很濃很誇的，你們必笑無疑。星期一聽了一峰一人一結他，讓我喜出望外的竟然是翻唱林憶蓮舊作傾斜。前兩天試試新煮意，為V先生親自下廚，然後教他叮叮叮，他挺用心的，(很好) ^_^。今天很懶，12時才起床，4時便午睡，變了一只豬。今晚要做點有意 思的事...唔...寫聖誕卡啦!
珍惜‧寫意生活
November 29, 2006
November 15, 2006
My first "sight-saving" trip
From July 24 to July 28 the organization I work at had the seventh Student Ambassador sight-saving trip that joined forces of Denise Ho, our Student Ambassador Captain, and the four young and smart winning students, to Hanoi, Hai Phong and Thanh Son of Vietnam. I was so delighted to be part of the dynamic team together with my colleagues, the videographer, as well as a professional and long-term volunteer photographer. Along with the team were two reporters from Ming Pao and a Portugese newspaper who were specially invited to tour with us.Prelude
Just two weeks before the trip we organized the Student Ambassador Campaign Award Ceremony. It was perfect to have the ceremony held not long before the trip because I could get to know the students and warm up with them. This also served as a mark to get involved in the upcoming tour and the post-trip activities. Since this was my first "sight-saving" trip, I was, to be frank, excited but at the same time a bit nervous. Luckily, my boss was a genuine guide who built me up with confidence. I carefully worked step by step, and managed to get things prepared before meeting the group at the airport!
The hostIt was late evening when we arrived at Hanoi. The next morning, we were invited to the Vietnam Office and were warmly welcomed by Thinh, the Country Director. Different from Hong Kong office, Vietnam office is a multi-storey European-style building with a cozy atmosphere. We met with Thinh and all the Vietnam office staff in the conference room located at the roof of the building. While there, Thinh gave us a brief overview of what they had been doing in Vietnam, which was a simple but powerful support to our understanding of our work during the rest of our visits.
We were extremely fortunate to have Hue and Hang, two nice ladies from Vietnam office as our tour guides and interpreters. Without them, we would not have had such a smooth and safe visit. In appreciation of their effort of all arrangements and re-arrangements (yes, we were just “too flexible”), Venus and I presented to each of them a specially designed Student Ambassador T-shirt and a our own made-in-Hong-Kong mobile strap with a collection of "PinPin"s with on it, and they returned to us with big big hugs! May I grab a little space here to express once again my gratitude to Hue and Hang!
The placeWe had been to the Hai Phong Provincial General Hospital and an outreach eye care centre in Thanh Son to witness an eye examination and an eye surgery. Back to Hanoi, we went on to Vietnam National Institute of Ophthalmology (VNIO), the largest hospital of its kind in Vietnam. There were thousands of visually impaired patients, both old and young, queuing up for hours to wait for maybe only a ten-minute eye check-up. A girl wearing an orange shirt squatted on the ground alone. She must have been waiting for a very long time. If I had some candies on hand, I would have given her a treat.
A tragic story…The most shocking scenario came to me when we visited Tran Thi Thuy, a two-year-old baby who was born two months prematurely. Suffered from retinopathy of prematurity (ROP), it was already too late when Thuy's parents brought her to the Orbis-subsidized eye hospital. Her eyesight would never be restored. Later on, her father abandoned the family. Hugging her beloved daughter, her mother cried when she recalled the grievous memories.
Just arrived at Thuy's home we were treated by Thuy's grandmother some cold drink. I still remembered its taste. It was sweet.
Coda
It was a rewarding experience, both to my exposure and to my better understanding of our sight-saving work. Now I can tell others even more confidently who we are and what we do. It is my privilege to be in this family.
Something extraYou'reright, that's me with the Student Ambassadors in the photo! It was taken as a rehearsal of the series of shots which were supposed to feature NOT me but Denise and the four youngsters. When they took the real shots with
November 14, 2006
cheap and easy pasta (a recipe)
a simple lunch dish with lots of fragrance that guarentees MY satisfaction. while it seems to require a lot of ingredients, any stuff other than the pasta is optional, in fact, having two or three of them will already be great. and you can rescale them according to your palate and availability of resources.
Serves 1, that is yourself
125g thin pasta (linguini preferred, but spaghettini is alright. cappellini might be too thin for this. a standard pack of pasta measures 500g, so that's a quarter of it.)
1 shallot, sliced
2 gloves of garlic, thinsliced
1 piece of sundried tomato soaked in oil, thick sliced
5-6 olives (black or green to taste), pitted, crushed into paste
1 anchovy (with oil), crushed
a few capers in vineger, rinsed with water
olive oil (extra virgin is worth it)
salt and pepper
i. do the al dente pasta
a. boil 1.25L of water with 1 tablespoon of salt added.
b. put in the pasta, keep water from boiling too hard.
c. cook for the recommended time MINUS 2 minutes, then drain.
d*. if you can't sychronize with step 3 below, i recommend you to cool the pasta down under running water, drain again, then apply oil evenly on it and reserve.
ii. build the amazing fragrance
1. heat pan with oil (fish oil and tomato oil), sauté shallot and garlic until golden.
2. add olive paste onto the pan until you are drunk with its rich bouquet, then tomato slices, then capers.
3. add your just-done pasta with the anchovy, stir until pasta is uniformly coated with other stuff.
4. add 30mL of water, and stir again until reduced. Season and enjoy right now!
Note:
1. this is a pasta dish without a definite "red or white" sauce. If you feel uneasy without one, add about 100g of can tomato onto the pan before step 3, which makes a typical "roman" sauce. But in this case, you'll need tubed pasta like rigatoni and penne, and halfing (or ringing) the olives instead of crushing them.
2. don't overlook the delicate steps of cooking pasta. the difference is heaven and earth. read this.
(i'll take some photos of it later. so do come back)
Serves 1, that is yourself
125g thin pasta (linguini preferred, but spaghettini is alright. cappellini might be too thin for this. a standard pack of pasta measures 500g, so that's a quarter of it.)
1 shallot, sliced
2 gloves of garlic, thinsliced
1 piece of sundried tomato soaked in oil, thick sliced
5-6 olives (black or green to taste), pitted, crushed into paste
1 anchovy (with oil), crushed
a few capers in vineger, rinsed with water
olive oil (extra virgin is worth it)
salt and pepper
i. do the al dente pasta
a. boil 1.25L of water with 1 tablespoon of salt added.
b. put in the pasta, keep water from boiling too hard.
c. cook for the recommended time MINUS 2 minutes, then drain.
d*. if you can't sychronize with step 3 below, i recommend you to cool the pasta down under running water, drain again, then apply oil evenly on it and reserve.
ii. build the amazing fragrance
1. heat pan with oil (fish oil and tomato oil), sauté shallot and garlic until golden.
2. add olive paste onto the pan until you are drunk with its rich bouquet, then tomato slices, then capers.
3. add your just-done pasta with the anchovy, stir until pasta is uniformly coated with other stuff.
4. add 30mL of water, and stir again until reduced. Season and enjoy right now!
Note:
1. this is a pasta dish without a definite "red or white" sauce. If you feel uneasy without one, add about 100g of can tomato onto the pan before step 3, which makes a typical "roman" sauce. But in this case, you'll need tubed pasta like rigatoni and penne, and halfing (or ringing) the olives instead of crushing them.
2. don't overlook the delicate steps of cooking pasta. the difference is heaven and earth. read this.
(i'll take some photos of it later. so do come back)
November 08, 2006
November 06, 2006
Bravo Latata
又名邋遢遢。呢間野多年前0係銅鑼灣禮頓道開過一陣子舊年0係soho重開，同比小姐食lunch，神心地行上半山食。
清清地0既裝修，幾casual，不過可能今日公眾假期（10月31日），會蒲soho0既人都未有耐起身，所以算靜。
一坐低，侍應就俾左杯我以為係cocktail0既野，心諗應該無0黎錯啦，事關0係銅鑼灣食0個次都有一杯荔枝mimosa。飲落先知無酒精0既（可能係lunch關係），我估係西瓜溝熱情果之類。
因為未食早餐，早到0既我就叫0左個goat cheese on toast。焗得0岩0岩好，出黎0既時候，仲係吱吱聲，好鬼吸引~ 不過事先聲明，羊奶芝士0既氣味唔係人人都受得住架，叫之前要諗諗先喎。
兩個都叫0左business lunch。湯同沙律都ok，驚喜0既係個主菜。我0既羊架可以做到一滴哽口既榨都無，而且話medium就真係medium---須知最好0既扒房都成鬼日overcook。比小姐條聲稱係hand-caught既grill魚，有0的似鯖魚0個類，都feel到個番茄sauce整0左好耐。羊架絕對唔算難做，所以0係咁平凡0既野俾我食出佢既誠意，都真係算係咁。
甜品---哈哈哈，homemade0既玫瑰雪糕食到我地lem lem脷~ 到呢個時候其他客走晒，剩低兩個傻人0係到heh，又影下相，如是這般，又過了愉快的一個下午。
清清地0既裝修，幾casual，不過可能今日公眾假期（10月31日），會蒲soho0既人都未有耐起身，所以算靜。
一坐低，侍應就俾左杯我以為係cocktail0既野，心諗應該無0黎錯啦，事關0係銅鑼灣食0個次都有一杯荔枝mimosa。飲落先知無酒精0既（可能係lunch關係），我估係西瓜溝熱情果之類。
因為未食早餐，早到0既我就叫0左個goat cheese on toast。焗得0岩0岩好，出黎0既時候，仲係吱吱聲，好鬼吸引~ 不過事先聲明，羊奶芝士0既氣味唔係人人都受得住架，叫之前要諗諗先喎。
兩個都叫0左business lunch。湯同沙律都ok，驚喜0既係個主菜。我0既羊架可以做到一滴哽口既榨都無，而且話medium就真係medium---須知最好0既扒房都成鬼日overcook。比小姐條聲稱係hand-caught既grill魚，有0的似鯖魚0個類，都feel到個番茄sauce整0左好耐。羊架絕對唔算難做，所以0係咁平凡0既野俾我食出佢既誠意，都真係算係咁。
甜品---哈哈哈，homemade0既玫瑰雪糕食到我地lem lem脷~ 到呢個時候其他客走晒，剩低兩個傻人0係到heh，又影下相，如是這般，又過了愉快的一個下午。
November 03, 2006
一夜歌 一夜情
呀老死又叫我去頂人地張Drama飛。平時的星期四一定唔得閒，但係咁arm今日得喎，所以就去jor睇《一夜歌 一夜情》。
劇場變成歌廳，大家邊喝酒邊吃花生邊看show。講情、講愛、講溝通、講珍惜，以歌聲代替說話，其實通通都濫得老掉牙。不過，它偏偏有一股魔力，就是老掉牙的故事，就是一切都是以料之內的故事，才叫你感動，才讓你醒悟，才教你的腦袋猛烈轉動。
戲一開始便很狂野，充滿SM味道，還邀請觀眾上台作樂，氣氛輕鬆愉快。想起數年前一女星因為被人「爆大鑊」，沾上3P事件，結果要娛樂圈最吃得開的獎門人出 面，叫大家給她一個機會 - 她已經「悔悟」了。為甚麼她要對公眾悔悟？SM、3P，甚至45678QRS也好，與閣下何干？為甚麼大家只針對女星行為「有傷風化」，而不追究爆大獲者侵犯私隱？
兩個戴著牛仔帽的男士眉來眼去，你唱我和，還彈起piano duet來，肉麻動作駛得觀眾"kit"聲發笑。我也有笑，但我隨即便後悔。為甚麼他們斷背便要笑？笑他們因為同性而產生跟「正常異性戀行為」有落差的「趣怪」畫面？還是用笑來掩飾社會對同性戀的「畸視」？我想起了我的朋友，特別是那位很懂我的好朋友。很內疚啊。
兩對男女分別對望唱和， 憑歌寄意。接台位一轉，他們交換了對手，但歌聲依舊，依舊是愛的訴說，是真心的、幸福的訴說。我猜導演是想揭示多元關係的正面吧。甚麼？多元關係也可以幸 福嗎？你不敢答「否」；單對單的關係就一定幸福了嗎？你也不會隨便答「是」。一段感情幸福與否，坦白才是關鍵。發現身邊好友並非「唯一」，先別叫人傻妹/傻仔，可能人家day one已經講清講楚呢。人家有的是面對多元關係的灑脫，你有無丫？我就無喇。
上面三段是群戲，都不很長，但很有 impact。接著是四段獨腳戲，有感動位，也有「對白抵死」位，有笑有淚，不過沒有群戲搬叫我腦振盪，所以寫到這裡就開始有便秘徵狀。加上酒氣過了，那「嘩啦嘩啦寫下洋洋千字」之勢漸漸轉弱。再加上我掛住呀水水，係呀，唔駛望隔離，係你呀水水。待續~
劇場變成歌廳，大家邊喝酒邊吃花生邊看show。講情、講愛、講溝通、講珍惜，以歌聲代替說話，其實通通都濫得老掉牙。不過，它偏偏有一股魔力，就是老掉牙的故事，就是一切都是以料之內的故事，才叫你感動，才讓你醒悟，才教你的腦袋猛烈轉動。
戲一開始便很狂野，充滿SM味道，還邀請觀眾上台作樂，氣氛輕鬆愉快。想起數年前一女星因為被人「爆大鑊」，沾上3P事件，結果要娛樂圈最吃得開的獎門人出 面，叫大家給她一個機會 - 她已經「悔悟」了。為甚麼她要對公眾悔悟？SM、3P，甚至45678QRS也好，與閣下何干？為甚麼大家只針對女星行為「有傷風化」，而不追究爆大獲者侵犯私隱？
兩個戴著牛仔帽的男士眉來眼去，你唱我和，還彈起piano duet來，肉麻動作駛得觀眾"kit"聲發笑。我也有笑，但我隨即便後悔。為甚麼他們斷背便要笑？笑他們因為同性而產生跟「正常異性戀行為」有落差的「趣怪」畫面？還是用笑來掩飾社會對同性戀的「畸視」？我想起了我的朋友，特別是那位很懂我的好朋友。很內疚啊。
兩對男女分別對望唱和， 憑歌寄意。接台位一轉，他們交換了對手，但歌聲依舊，依舊是愛的訴說，是真心的、幸福的訴說。我猜導演是想揭示多元關係的正面吧。甚麼？多元關係也可以幸 福嗎？你不敢答「否」；單對單的關係就一定幸福了嗎？你也不會隨便答「是」。一段感情幸福與否，坦白才是關鍵。發現身邊好友並非「唯一」，先別叫人傻妹/傻仔，可能人家day one已經講清講楚呢。人家有的是面對多元關係的灑脫，你有無丫？我就無喇。
上面三段是群戲，都不很長，但很有 impact。接著是四段獨腳戲，有感動位，也有「對白抵死」位，有笑有淚，不過沒有群戲搬叫我腦振盪，所以寫到這裡就開始有便秘徵狀。加上酒氣過了，那「嘩啦嘩啦寫下洋洋千字」之勢漸漸轉弱。再加上我掛住呀水水，係呀，唔駛望隔離，係你呀水水。待續~
October 31, 2006
死訊
某天晚上十一時許， 電視傳出「全國政協副主...」，主播話未說完，老細們便「哎呀...嘩...哎呀...」聲四起，似在哀悼某些人。然後立即走進會議房，不出三小時，便弄出大拿拿五版的專輯。
嘩...
下一天，還多嘔六版出來...嘩...
嘩...
下一天，還多嘔六版出來...嘩...
October 29, 2006
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永恆回歸（修訂版）
原文十月廿六日見報
若非陳副總着我寫這篇手記，我也不發覺已坐在編輯室兩個月了。由學生哥搖身一變成「傳媒人」，每天有數以萬計的讀者看我的「傑作」，令我每晚都不得不誠惶誠恐地工作。
由上學到上班，轉變的確不少。現在每天都是「死線」，三小時內便要把兩版弄得漂漂亮亮，比起用兩年時間寫一篇論文，實在刺激得多。
在報館工作最獨特之處，莫過於人人都「被逼」多看了許多新聞---編輯部裏無處不在的電視，播放的24小時新聞。上班的8個小時裏，同一個故仔不知會重播多少 次。雞毛蒜皮的還算了，自己專心一點工作便聽不到；大新聞有如「反貪腐」運動，可以佔去一半的airtime，結果一夜裏，耳朵便接收了數以千計的「啊扁 下台！」口號。如果換成撞火車、沖天火災等慘劇，呼天搶地的哀鳴便像鬧鐘一樣，每15分鐘定時「嗚......嗚」的響鬧。起初同事們都「嘩嘩聲」的駐足細看，但一小時以後，大家便若無其事，只顧埋首於自己的工作，將那段新聞寫在明天的報紙上。
無論多麼慘絕人寰的事，人的注意力總是有限， 憐憫之心總會被這樣的重復搾乾吧？尼采說，就算天大的事，只要讓它無窮的重復發生，最後都會被trivialize得一點意義也沒有。歷史便是給拿來研究、嘲笑的，誰會關心？但，我頭上的電視，甚至報紙上不斷重現的、幾乎一模一樣的突發新聞，不就是把他的「思想實驗」實現了嗎？我開始有點怕，怕自己對悲劇麻木，對社會的不公不再關心---這可不是我的理想啊。
不過看看我的老闆，他們像時刻抱着無限的衝勁，迎接每天的新聞。到底有什麼秘技保持這種狀態？真的要請教一下。
凌晨一時，我乘上穿梭巴士，看看書，想想選一個怎樣的心情來結束這一天，期盼下一個循環。
若非陳副總着我寫這篇手記，我也不發覺已坐在編輯室兩個月了。由學生哥搖身一變成「傳媒人」，每天有數以萬計的讀者看我的「傑作」，令我每晚都不得不誠惶誠恐地工作。
由上學到上班，轉變的確不少。現在每天都是「死線」，三小時內便要把兩版弄得漂漂亮亮，比起用兩年時間寫一篇論文，實在刺激得多。
在報館工作最獨特之處，莫過於人人都「被逼」多看了許多新聞---編輯部裏無處不在的電視，播放的24小時新聞。上班的8個小時裏，同一個故仔不知會重播多少 次。雞毛蒜皮的還算了，自己專心一點工作便聽不到；大新聞有如「反貪腐」運動，可以佔去一半的airtime，結果一夜裏，耳朵便接收了數以千計的「啊扁 下台！」口號。如果換成撞火車、沖天火災等慘劇，呼天搶地的哀鳴便像鬧鐘一樣，每15分鐘定時「嗚......嗚」的響鬧。起初同事們都「嘩嘩聲」的駐足細看，但一小時以後，大家便若無其事，只顧埋首於自己的工作，將那段新聞寫在明天的報紙上。
無論多麼慘絕人寰的事，人的注意力總是有限， 憐憫之心總會被這樣的重復搾乾吧？尼采說，就算天大的事，只要讓它無窮的重復發生，最後都會被trivialize得一點意義也沒有。歷史便是給拿來研究、嘲笑的，誰會關心？但，我頭上的電視，甚至報紙上不斷重現的、幾乎一模一樣的突發新聞，不就是把他的「思想實驗」實現了嗎？我開始有點怕，怕自己對悲劇麻木，對社會的不公不再關心---這可不是我的理想啊。
不過看看我的老闆，他們像時刻抱着無限的衝勁，迎接每天的新聞。到底有什麼秘技保持這種狀態？真的要請教一下。
凌晨一時，我乘上穿梭巴士，看看書，想想選一個怎樣的心情來結束這一天，期盼下一個循環。
October 25, 2006
感冒，別跑過來!
可能是昨晚睡覺前沒有徹底將頭髮弄乾吧
今早起床頭重重似的
而且噴嚏特多
上班後心知不妙
跟阿姐請半天假
偷出少少時間跟V先生lunch(好o野!)後
便回家睡覺了
唉，頭髮未乾千祈唔好up住訓...
今早起床頭重重似的
而且噴嚏特多
上班後心知不妙
跟阿姐請半天假
偷出少少時間跟V先生lunch(好o野!)後
便回家睡覺了
唉，頭髮未乾千祈唔好up住訓...
October 19, 2006
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