2008年12月30日星期二

才子


才子 12.30.2008

最近,正在讀那本「蔡瀾品女人」,實在有趣,把女士們描繪得淋漓盡至。想到蔡瀾,就想起他的好友,倪匡,又是文壇一寶。但最近,城中鬧得熱切的,卻是他的兒子和那玉女的情事,我對這則新聞只能報以一笑置之,但稱這倪少爺為才子,那就說不過去。

怎樣才算得上才子,我從來沒對此有所研究,但在我腦海中,古時的所謂才子,應當風度翩翩的走在花燈夜,手中搖著紙扇,唸唸詩、作作詞,口中唱著:對酒當歌,人生幾何。若近代些,那至少要像徐志摩這樣,無論是那醉人的康橋或其心愛的小曼,他筆下的世界全把眾人著了迷吧。

我想,才子樣貌當然不能太難看,飽覽群書,字字誅譏,見識廣博,琴棋書畫,樣樣俱能;當然,風流總是難免的,其才華定當吸引些知已紅顏伴在左右,所以,要做到多情而不濫,當然不容易啦!

相反,單憑父蔭,有兩分娟好的容貌,能寫上幾篇文章,交上幾個明星女友,這就算是才子,唉,莫非香港真是這麼糟糕,找不著真正有才華的男士,或是應該感謝傳媒的嘩眾技量,硬把這倪少爺追捧成為才子呢?

2008年12月23日星期二

祈禱


祈禱 12.23.2008

在大學時,終於能成為天主教徒,很高興的便去加入這個大家庭!

其實,我在領洗前,已上了很多課,去準備成為一個好教友;但我卻不曾記起,神父有否教授過祈禱這一課,究竟我們祈禱的內容是什麼呢,要同天主講些什麼才好!總不能天天叫祂幫你這樣或那樣、保守你升官及發財;所以,我就編了一個簡單的祈禱內容,無論那天日子怎樣過,睡前也要和天主說以下的幾句話:

「我祈求世界和平、中國早日强大、實現民主,我家人、朋友身體健康、快樂!」

這段禱詞我已講了二十多年了,但我還是會繼續的重覆下去,因為,世界上,還有些地方戰爭尚存;中國强大了、但民主步伐還是太慢,至於,健康快樂,不是可以天天有的!所以,在這普天同慶的日子裡,我再次祈求天主:

祝願世界和平、中國早日實現民主,家人和你們身體健康、快樂!

2008年12月22日星期一

雪花般的政治


雪花般的政治 12.21.2008

這數天,北國下著大雪,被困在家中,訥悶極了!想起一篇科學報導,從來沒有人知道雪花的真正形狀,因為,雪落下時,便與空氣接觸,很快變成水點或冰粒;所以,書上、圖畫中的雪花形狀,只是人們構想出來的、並不真實。

我喜歡科學,因為我有股求知慾,而又欣然見到實驗後得到的總結和成果;但原來,世間上,有些事是我們窮其一生,都無法知道其真相或結果,所以,有位好友常說:過程才是重要的,而我卻覺得此話太無奈了,但日子久了,我又必須坦然去接受這現實!政治確實是個好例子,要付出多少的努力,而得到的成效卻是那麼少。大部份人會說,為何去幹這些吃力不討好的事,政治買不到飯吃的;但沒有這些執著、把持原則的政治人,我們的民生,生活,甚至下一代的未來,將會被影響,一切是適適相關的。

那麼,政治意識是與生俱來的,還是財鴻勢大者、或閒著沒事做的人,才能當政客。今早,看到時事節目,討論卡洛琳甘迺迪 (Caroline Kennedy) 是否適合當紐約州參議員,去補上希拉理的位置。圓桌上七嘴八舌,有說她其實能幹,又有人批評她過於沉實,只因甘迺迪這名字而被人垂青,為何政治就不能夠簡單點嗎?或許,她生長於這個顯赫家族,長期在鎂光燈下生活,變得沉默和慎言;但她現在卻有心為人們服務,為何不給她一個公平的機會去嘗試,畢竟,在政治世界裡的真正有心人,實在太少了,而雪花般的政治,真實與否,又有誰知曉呢!

2008年12月19日星期五

Merry Christmas 2008


Merry Christmas 2008

Athena: What should we say this year to our friends, aunties and uncles?

Dustin: Tell them you are a 6th grader, went to California for the whole summer, won first on the Math Olympiad, pass the 5th level of Royal Exam in Piano, still playing Saxophone, singing in school Broadway Show: The Little Mermaid…enjoying chess, reading and crafting.

Ava: Me, me, me …what should I say, I am still the “Princess” of the family, and in Pre-K; unlike you, Dustin, you are in 5th grade, received the perfect score in NYSSMA on violin, and also playing chess, clarinet and most importantly, enjoy watching TV with me!!

Athena: Yes, you all went to HK without me, Mom went back in summer to volunteer for a legislator for his re-election campaign and he won (Hooray!!). And mom got to see her father (Grandpa) twice in summer, however, grandpa went to heaven in September and mom is still very sad about it. Mom is always busy on the internet, enjoy Facebooking and she is the chair of the department now.

Dustin: Haha, yes, we went to Disney in HK and Macau during summer. We had lots of fun, but the Disney in HK is so small…..! And Dad is still v. busy as the director and in charge of many projects in the airports in China.

Ava: My turn... yes, I liked staying with Grandma in Taipo during summer, and I like the Disney in HK v. much. But, I don’t like Grandma’s music: Chinese opera…..I prefer Athena’s favorite one: Rock Music….And too bad, I can’t read yet, unlike you, Athena, you read many books. Your recent favorite books are Twilight and The Bartimaeus Trilogy: The Amulet of Samarkand.

Athena, Dustin, Ava: Overall, we have a good year with some sadness, but we are thankful to be healthy and love by our mom, dad and you all. We are heading to Pocono for skiing during X’mas!! So, nice talking to you folks, and wishing you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!!

新年快樂!身體健康!