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王迪詩 Daisy Wonghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05515166576009096843noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2467660043694440323.post-16770002677606059882011-11-05T10:02:00.002+08:002011-11-05T10:16:13.895+08:00我就是王迪詩<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipTuuGhTXrTq1UY-MBOTiesoRjqtSSQuZQbpbzKrKVaYE-BD6GrUJ2sD5lsbeaGB3c2AnX4dfwVUzV7MCODvtj903GJ2O8t67uoKxBzcOP4I0fynFbizjrYOoodlx5oJnpWA8ckvHrEIdS/s1600/Daisy+Wong+1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipTuuGhTXrTq1UY-MBOTiesoRjqtSSQuZQbpbzKrKVaYE-BD6GrUJ2sD5lsbeaGB3c2AnX4dfwVUzV7MCODvtj903GJ2O8t67uoKxBzcOP4I0fynFbizjrYOoodlx5oJnpWA8ckvHrEIdS/s640/Daisy+Wong+1.jpg" width="425" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5z0yeeU2DgNLXev2kEG-bH_d34_YgwSE2EMLqeZFiFMT4pssgYUSJZBVSuwkyhZ76VW0EgJ5sV84CbcUsqEyUGN10Br7_Oeh1uh6UdHjZCXaMgcg85eik-COGL3he9GuHEihlMd5OA6er/s1600/Daisy+Wong+2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5z0yeeU2DgNLXev2kEG-bH_d34_YgwSE2EMLqeZFiFMT4pssgYUSJZBVSuwkyhZ76VW0EgJ5sV84CbcUsqEyUGN10Br7_Oeh1uh6UdHjZCXaMgcg85eik-COGL3he9GuHEihlMd5OA6er/s400/Daisy+Wong+2.jpg" width="266" /></a><br />
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<span style="font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">如果你想問我為什麼要公開露面,</span><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">honestly</span></span><span style="font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">,我期望你會提出一個比較有新意的問題,但我知大家不問個究竟是不會罷休的,逐個逐個答一千次煩死人,倒不如正正經經的答一次。王迪詩,你為什麼要公開露面?</span><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"> </span></span><span lang="EN-US"><o:p><span style="font-family: Calibri;"> </span></o:p></span><br />
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<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">For fun</span></span><span style="font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">。我喜歡冒險。我要做一些從前未做過的事,這樣的人生才過癮。</span><span lang="EN-US"><o:p><span style="font-family: Calibri;"> </span></o:p></span></div><span style="font-family: 新細明體;"> </span><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">我不喜歡重複。人生有很多個舞台,在這個舞台做出一點成績,不代表你不可以到新的舞台做得更加精彩。如果你永遠留戀以往的掌聲,如果你怕輸而死守在自己的</span><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">comfort zone</span></span><span style="font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">,那你的人生只剩一個字──</span><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">boring</span></span><span style="font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">。我以往一直使用文字這個媒介,換個舞台,我可以</span><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">explore</span></span><span style="font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">新的媒介與別人分享我的思想。</span><span lang="EN-US"><o:p><span style="font-family: Calibri;"> </span></o:p></span></div><span style="font-family: 新細明體;"> </span><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">也許有人會認為我公開露面破壞了神秘感,因而會流失一些讀者。如果真的有人因為失去了神秘感而不再喜歡我的文章,</span><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">I don</span></span><span style="font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">’</span><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">t care</span></span><span style="font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">。我是一個作家,我的責任是寫出有價值的文字,我沒有義務去滿足任何人的綺夢。如果文章寫得不好,是否露面也不會有人看。我工作的核心永遠是我的文字,這是身為作家的本份。我為了確保有足夠時間去保持文章的水平,在開始寫「蘭開夏道」一段時間後甚至辭掉了日間的工作,放棄了穩定的收入,專注寫作,那就是一種冒險。我認為要做好一件事,一定要放開手上本來擁有的東西,跳出自己的</span><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">comfort zone</span></span><span style="font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">。公開露面也是因為我喜歡冒險,我無法想像一個沒有驚喜的人生。</span><span lang="EN-US"><o:p><span style="font-family: Calibri;"> </span></o:p></span></div><span style="font-family: 新細明體;"> </span><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">一定也有人想問我為什麼之前不公開露面?是否故作神秘?有一種爭論是關於我的性別、年齡和身份,我覺得太無聊,我是男是女,是老是嫩,難道會改變文章的價值嗎?對那些傳言我只是一笑置之,不屑澄清,別人喜歡說什麼就說什麼。也許因為我採取「懶理」的態度,便有人以為我故作神秘了。</span><span lang="EN-US"><o:p><span style="font-family: Calibri;"> </span></o:p></span></div><span style="font-family: 新細明體;"> </span><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">另一個大家樂此不疲地討論的問題──為什麼王迪詩年年</span><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">28</span></span><span style="font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">歲?為什麼她不會老?到底你幾多歲?我</span><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">28</span></span><span style="font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">歲開始在《信報》寫「蘭開夏道」,所以王迪詩</span><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">28</span></span><span style="font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">歲,就是這麼簡單。我選擇讓她永遠停留在</span><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">28</span></span><span style="font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">歲,因為王迪詩所代表的是一種青春的</span><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">spirit</span></span><span style="font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">,一種愛自己、永遠充滿生命力的精神。寫王迪詩的時候,我為了方便,很直接地把自己的個性喜好投射到</span><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Daisy</span></span><span style="font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">身上。以性格而言,王迪詩跟我相似度</span><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">99%</span></span><span style="font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">,不同的</span><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">1%</span></span><span style="font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">是──我比王迪詩更聰明。</span><span lang="EN-US"><o:p><span style="font-family: Calibri;"> </span></o:p></span></div><span style="font-family: 新細明體;"> </span><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">至於為何那麼多人認為王迪詩是男人,而且不止</span><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">28</span></span><span style="font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">歲?</span><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Well</span></span><span style="font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">,世上有些人總喜歡將簡單的事複雜化。其實整件事由頭到尾都好簡單,我手寫我心,</span><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-fareast-language: ZH-HK;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">that’s it</span></span><span style="font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">。為什麼有人認為王迪詩是男人?大概因為他們不相信世上竟有女人如此了解男人,他們認為只有男人才能寫出男人心底深處的那些秘密。其實了解男人真那麼困難嗎?男人來來去去的特點不礙乎:一、陽具指導腦袋;二、要威要面子。掌握了這兩個特點,描寫男人易如反掌。相比起來,寫女人要困難得多呢,因為女人的心理很複雜。</span><span lang="EN-US"><o:p><span style="font-family: Calibri;"> </span></o:p></span></div><span style="font-family: 新細明體;"> </span><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">為什麼有人認為王迪詩不止</span><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">28</span></span><span style="font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">歲?因為他們不相信</span><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">28</span></span><span style="font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">歲這麼年輕能夠對世情、政治、文化藝術有自己一套的見解,他們以為不是久經歷練是寫不出來的,所以不可能是</span><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">28</span></span><span style="font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">歲。他們也以為一個人不可能既懂音樂,又懂文學,對社會時事又有自己的看法,所以一定是集體創作。這些對我來說只是常識,毋須大驚小怪。從頭到尾都是我一個人寫的,這種小事何須找人幫忙?我八歲那年思考的東西,有些人到八十歲也沒有想過。一個人的思想跟年齡是沒有關係的,唐英年就快六張,訪問一間小學時居然問校長「入</span><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-fareast-language: ZH-HK;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">U</span></span><span style="font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">率」,也許他不知道小學畢業會升中學,而不是「入</span><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-fareast-language: ZH-HK;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">U</span></span><span style="font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">」,但我相信就算小學生也不會問校長「我們學校的入</span><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-fareast-language: ZH-HK;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">U</span></span><span style="font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">率」,可見年齡跟智商完全無關。</span><span lang="EN-US"><o:p><span style="font-family: Calibri;"> </span></o:p></span></div><span style="font-family: 新細明體;"> </span><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">其實香港現在的年輕一代所懂的,遠遠超乎了</span><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">50</span></span><span style="font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">、</span><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">60</span></span><span style="font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">後那一輩的想像。假如只是本著「我食鹽多過你食米」這種心態,把後輩標籤為無知的一群,年輕一代終會心灰意冷,香港單靠一班老餅去維持,遲早玩完。</span><span lang="EN-US"><o:p><span style="font-family: Calibri;"> </span></o:p></span></div><span style="font-family: 新細明體;"> </span><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">再說,許多事情不是必須親身經歷才會有感受的,我們可以透過文學、音樂和藝術去經歷別人的人生。我讀中學時聽</span><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Rachmaninoff</span></span><span style="font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">就有曾經滄海的感覺,好像跟</span><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Rachmaninoff</span></span><span style="font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">一起經歷了他所經歷的一切劫難,音符裡有人生的百般滋味。他的</span><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Piano Concerto No. 2</span></span><span style="font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">是我終此一生最愛的樂曲。文學、藝術可以令人的思想更加廣闊、成熟。</span><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"> </span></span><span lang="EN-US"><o:p><span style="font-family: Calibri;"> </span></o:p></span></div><span style="font-family: 新細明體;"> </span><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">出於八卦,大家一定也想知道蘭開夏道的靈感來自什麼。我有幾個</span><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-fareast-language: ZH-HK;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">DGS</span></span><span style="font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">的同學是律師和</span><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">banker</span></span><span style="font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">,我們常常一起吃飯喝酒,聊聊工作、愛情、時裝和關於吃喝玩樂的一切。我們喜歡漂亮的東西,過著自由自主的生活。同學們談到做上市項目的辛酸事,我心想,假如把這些事情寫下來應該相當有趣吧,於是我構思了王迪詩這個名字,把自己的個性投射到她身上,本來打算讓她做</span><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">investment banker</span></span><span style="font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">,但又嫌</span><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">banker</span></span><span style="font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">滿身銅臭,會計師則常常在一單</span><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">deal</span></span><span style="font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">裡被罵得很兇,我不喜歡。最後我想,就讓</span><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Daisy</span></span><span style="font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">當律師吧。我為了好玩寫了幾篇,然後把這件事忘得一乾二淨。</span><span lang="EN-US"><o:p><span style="font-family: Calibri;"> </span></o:p></span></div><span style="font-family: 新細明體;"> </span><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">後來,我在機緣下認識了一位前輩,他知道我偶爾會寫點東西,問我有沒有喜歡寫的題材,我忽然想起丟在抽屜裡的幾篇文章,回家把它們翻出來交給這位前輩,他看了覺得可以嘗試交給報章。這些文章後來給了《信報》,「蘭開夏道」這個專欄就是這樣開始。我很感激這位前輩的提攜,如果沒有他,我今天不會成為作家,特此在這裡向他說聲多謝。</span><span lang="EN-US"><o:p><span style="font-family: Calibri;"> </span></o:p></span></div><span style="font-family: 新細明體;"> </span><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">也許有人想問我不是律師卻在專欄裡扮律師,是否欺騙讀者?那大家也不妨想想,寫謀殺案是否一定要殺過人?難道金庸一定要識輕功才有資格寫神鵰俠侶?村上春樹也曾以「我」的第一身創作小說,難道他真要到過「海豚酒店」才可以寫《舞舞舞吧》?一個作家的責任,是要寫出他真心相信的東西,透過作品來表達他認為真實的信念,並且令讀者在閱讀的過程中能夠從作家的文字裡看到自己──真實的自己,這對我來說就是真實。</span><span lang="EN-US"><o:p><span style="font-family: Calibri;"> </span></o:p></span></div><span style="font-family: 新細明體;"> </span><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">我寫的小說反映了人們所面對的生活,但當中所提到的人物、情節,並不是現實裡特定對象的形容。「故事」是一個容器,作家用這個容器來盛載他的信念。這個容器和當中的人物、情節是一種創作,但它所盛載的信念不是創作,不是虛幻,而是真真實實,會痛會哭會流血。透過「蘭開夏道」,我要表達王迪詩的信念──一個年輕女性處身光怪陸離的中環、面對愛情和社會的種種荒謬,依然能夠在這不完美的世界享受生活,以她的幽默去化解哀愁。</span><span lang="EN-US"><o:p><span style="font-family: Calibri;"> </span></o:p></span></div><span style="font-family: 新細明體;"> </span><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">This world is basically a piece of shit, yet we can write poems out of it. </span></span><span style="font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">寫作是為了從垃圾裡尋找詩意,讓人知道世界縱使千瘡百孔,我們仍有微笑的理由,這就是我寫作的目的。</span><span lang="EN-US"><o:p><span style="font-family: Calibri;"> </span></o:p></span></div><span style="font-family: 新細明體;"> </span><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">至於我未來有什麼計畫?見步行步,睇心情。以目前這一刻來說,我並沒征服宇宙的計畫。風花雪月是我的抱負,享受人生是我的志向。我喜歡日出便欣賞日出,日落便欣賞日落。做人何必那麼沉重?</span></div><span style="font-family: 新細明體;"> </span>王迪詩 Daisy Wonghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05515166576009096843noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2467660043694440323.post-31311876818675585932011-10-29T10:03:00.001+08:002012-08-04T00:51:15.068+08:00保衛中環!<span style="font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: 新細明體; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">那天我和</span><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Philip</span></span><span style="font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: 新細明體; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">一起吃完午飯,路過匯豐銀行地下的「有蓋操場」,看見一個一個帳蓬井井有條地排列著,甚至有人搬來沙發,坐著悠然地看書。用這種方法「佔領中環」,很有生活情趣。然而他們的行動是要反對投資銀行的過份貪婪,已經有三間大型國際都已經不在中環,雄據西九龍</span><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">ICC</span></span><span style="font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: 新細明體; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">,他們是否「佔領」了錯誤的地方?純粹「攞個彩」倒是無妨。</span><span lang="EN-US"><o:p><span style="font-family: Calibri;"> </span></o:p></span><span style="font-family: 新細明體;"> </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: 新細明體; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">我看著穿了一身</span><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Ermenegildo Zegna</span></span><span style="font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: 新細明體; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">西裝、雙手插在褲袋一副吊兒郎當的</span><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Philip</span></span><span style="font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: 新細明體; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">,笑說:「你這副身世,一看就知你做邊行。人家『佔領中環』的茅頭都指向</span><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">investment bankers</span></span><span style="font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: 新細明體; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">,你不要連累我。」</span><span lang="EN-US"><o:p><span style="font-family: Calibri;"> </span></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: 新細明體; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">金融海嘯的時候,我一直擔心</span><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Philip</span></span><span style="font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: 新細明體; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">會被裁員,而他卻老是一副吊兒郎當的樣子。有時我會驚訝於自己的天真,當事人自己毫不在乎的事,我幹嗎要肉緊上心?這傢伙失業也好,發達也好,關我鬼事?今次我變得聰明了,聽聞最近投資銀行又開始裁員,輪到我滿不在乎了,本小姐才不會替他著急呢!</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Well</span></span><span style="font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: 新細明體; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">,事實上這班「金融才俊」也沒有什麼好著急(現在不管「俊」不「俊」,金融從業員都統稱「金融才俊」)。金融海嘯上集於O八年公演,下集的預告片已經悄悄流出。中環近日暗湧處處,雖然還未出現大幅度的裁員潮,但聽聞</span><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">investment banks</span></span><span style="font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: 新細明體; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">已開始炒人,更莫說我們手頭不少</span><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">IPO</span></span><span style="font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: 新細明體; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">都剎住了,很可能無法如期上市。但投行炒人一點也不可怕,炒你反會送你一份大禮,補六至十二個月的薪水都是等閒事。拿了這份「散水大禮」去歐洲玩一圈,還未買夠一打高跟鞋就已經市況好轉,被公司急</span><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">call</span></span><span style="font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: 新細明體; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">回巢,「不勞而獲」一大筆錢好過中六合彩。</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: 新細明體; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">有本書叫《金錢大帝》,提出了一些問題:「為什麼你的強積金回報這麼低?」「為什麼大行對企業的營利預測,連一般中學生也能做到?」「為什麼分析師、經濟學家和策略師永遠能事後孔明地作出準確的預測?」「買衍生工具的賠率,為什麼比去澳門賭場賭博還要差?」「一個二十來歲、長春藤大學畢業的小伙子,憑啥坐上副總裁之位、開法拉利跑車?」</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 新細明體;"> </span>王迪詩 Daisy Wonghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05515166576009096843noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2467660043694440323.post-78655843120132470692011-10-21T21:31:00.001+08:002011-10-21T21:31:55.654+08:00跳槽(下)獵頭公司說某law firm看了我的CV很感興趣,千方百計游說我跟他們的合夥人見面,我想反正聊一下沒有損失,就給他們一個機會吧。Agent給我安排到美國會一邊吃飯一邊interview,美國會隨處可遇見律師和bankers,難道agent故意讓我給行家撞見,做成「王迪詩過檔」的假象,焗我跳槽?既然如此,我索性將計就計,有時「蘊釀跳槽」的行動讓別人看見也不一定是壞事。<br />
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今年有國際律師行要開展香港業務,大灑金錢招兵買馬,擁有做IPO經驗的律師成為高薪挖角的對象,而且美國律師行的薪水向來都比英國行為高。Agent給我安排在美國會見面的New York firm合夥人Alex,正是剛從某英國律師行跳槽過去的,他先帶了一些「自己友」過檔,如今繼續四出找人埋班。<br />
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「你在這間firm做得開心嗎?」Alex試探道。「不如過來跟我,要舒服得多呢,人工絕對不會令你失望,我還會全力培育你做合夥人。」<br />
我沈思了一會,「我會全力培育你做合夥人」這句話怎麼如此耳熟?到底我在哪兒聽過?let me see……ah yes,我從前也不時從上司口中聽過一模一樣的話,怪不得我對這句話如此反感。每次他們要我硬食豬頭骨或替他收拾殘局,總會情深款款地對我說:「Daisy,你知我遲早升你。」上司這種說話,你信一成都死,正如你相信特區政府高官的說話將來一定後悔。上司們總是給你一根蘿蔔引誘你為公司賣命,到頭來升職加薪的承諾沒有兌現,你還是像最初那樣天天捱驢仔。「你不是答應過升我嗎?」起初還會天真地問。上司就會大條道理說:「你的表現未合乎水平,所以暫時未能升你,但假以時日,你再賣力一點,我還是遲早會升你的。」我討厭這他媽的「遲早」。<br />
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這就像一個已婚男人哄騙年輕女郎當他的小三,「我遲早會娶你」。然後兩年、五年、十年過去了,「你不是答應娶我嗎?」二十歲的時候問這個問題,男人會喜歡你可愛cutie;三十歲的時候問這個問題,男人會嫌棄你不夠成熟;四十歲的時候問這個問題,男人會笑你憨居。<br />
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儘管我仍相當可愛,「遲早升你」這種不負責任的承諾還是不信也罷。如今眼前的Alex又把我當成初出茅廬的(口靚)妹仔,「人工高,福利好,唔辛苦,有前途」,都是教人打呵欠的口號。還是講錢最實際,所謂「人工高」到底有多高?「福利好」究竟有多好?你準不會以為有牙科保健能吸引我這種有腦的花瓶吧?<br />
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人工多少對我絕不是最重要,只是非常重要而已。Steve Jobs曾於1993年在《華爾街日報》的專訪說:「成為墳墓裡最富有的人,對我不重要。每晚上床睡覺,可以自豪說我們做了很棒的事,對我才是重要的。」對於已擁有巨富的人,金錢變成不那麼重要。財富到了某個地步,再多一點或少一點其實分別不大。比如你有三百億身家,那第三百零一億大概不會給你帶來很大的感覺吧。然而對我這種從未試過有錢的人,每個月多賺十萬八萬足以令我脫貧。假如有天命運不知出了什麼差錯讓我成了巨富,我也一定會聳聳肩說:「錢其實也不那麼重要吧。」當然,能夠徹底把富貴看成浮雲的富豪,世間到底還是不多。「愈有錢愈要賺到盡」往往更加普遍,他們有天終可成為墳墓裡最富有的人,真是可喜可賀。<br />
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然後我又問自己,我白天在拚命的趕招股書和跟bankers糾纏,晚上睡覺前是否能夠自豪地說「我做了很棒的事」?Well,um……報章報道執紙皮的阿婆每次都在新股上市時獲利甚豐,那些厚如電話簿的招股書拿去廢紙回收,大概也能賣得幾塊錢。從這個角度看來,我所做的工作確實也對社會頗有貢獻。<br />
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我微笑著喝了一口咖啡,對Alex的硬銷不置可否。他一定已從獵頭公司那兒得知有三間law firm正在向我招手,於是未等我有任何表示,已急不及待約我second interview,再多見兩名專責IPO和M&A的合夥人。就在這時,我感覺到某處正有一雙猥瑣的眼睛定定的看著我,一看,原來是TY那傢伙。他這人出名口多,那次也是因為他口多在酒吧出言侮辱我才被Philip揍腫了嘴。<br />
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午飯過後回到公司,秘書Selina正在很專心地閱讀八卦雜誌,見我回來即雀躍地說:「Daisy Daisy!Eric急著要見你啊!不知發生了什麼事?」她的眼神告訴我她正等著我見完Eric後給她報告。我早料到Eric有此一著,回到自己的房間先覆了兩個電郵,吃了一個蘋果,伸個懶腰,到Armani網站看了一會2012年春夏季的runway,然後到Eric房間輕輕敲門。<br />
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「Hello Daisy!」他熱情地招呼道。「我知你最近工作辛苦,所以特別給你一點鼓勵。」沒想到TY傳播消息的效率竟然快過光纖,半小時之前在美國會給他撞見,轉眼便傳到我上司的耳裡。「公司正在檢討薪酬,我正在為你爭取最大的升幅,這件事交給我吧,保證不會令你失望!」<br />
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為我「爭取」加薪,you hear that?「爭取」。我最討厭這兩個字。你不如說正在向特區政府爭取給王迪詩頒發大紫荊勳章?最後加來加去得個吉,他便可以理直氣壯地說:「我確實已為你爭取了,但最終可是總公司作決定。」假如我要爭取什麼,我會爭取禁止上司對下屬說「爭取」這兩個字。<br />
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「Daisy,我知道像你這樣的人才很渴市,外面也有law firm成立香港部需要請律師,人工也許會高一點,但去到新公司做開荒牛你以為好歎?不說別人,就看Lisa,她不聽我的勸告,貪那點錢跳槽去了做開荒牛,不出一個月整個人像老了十年!怎麼了,很恐怖吧?我不是開玩笑,你可自己打電話問問Lisa,她打了botox又做彩光,依然無法挽救又乾又皺的皮膚,你自己想想吧。」<br />
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這算是「挽留」還是「恐嚇」?Lisa的皮膚又乾又皺,因為她老。就算她不去做開荒牛,她仍然是老。怎能跟我相提並論?<br />
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我滿不在乎地聳聳肩。他恐嚇不成又來軟銷,堆出滿臉的笑容。「Daisy,做生不如做熟,我們不是一直合作愉快嗎?老實講,就算你覺得這裡的老闆不好,但世上哪裡會有好老闆?老闆一定是壞人。」沒想到他竟如此誠實,倒令我有點不知所措。<br />
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以上已是數月前的事了。當時市況還未至於太差,大家都以為只要繼續投入祖國的懷抱,我們還是可以繼續跳舞。沒想到股市急轉直下,獵頭公司已好一陣子沒有來電,搞不好連獵頭公司都自身難保。上司知我無法跳槽,又再度折磨我,上次去北京竟命令我在一晚之內趕起中英文版招股書,好現實的傢伙!(撰文:王迪詩/逢星期六刊於《信報》)王迪詩 Daisy Wonghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05515166576009096843noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2467660043694440323.post-14609294899065111922011-10-08T10:09:00.000+08:002011-10-08T10:09:51.423+08:00跳槽<span style="font-family: 新細明體;"> </span><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: widow-orphan;"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-fareast-language: ZH-HK;">Eric</span><span style="color: black; font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-ascii-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-font-family: Arial;">尷尬</span><span style="font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">又生氣,狠狠瞪了我一眼。瞪著我有什麼用?又不是我傳開去的,我才不會這麼無聊。你區區一個律師行合夥人搞女人有什麼值得討論?你以為自己是特首候選人?而且那不過是一個</span><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-fareast-language: ZH-HK;">KTV</span><span style="font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">的小姐罷了,有報章說唐英年的</span><span style="font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: 新細明體; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-font-kerning: 0pt;">「婚外情傳最少有四女角」,</span><span style="font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">政務助理、銀行界女子,就連替他訂購紅酒的女子都可以撻著,傳媒還說他有私生子,不知這些傳聞是否屬實。如果他的治港能力跟他的性能力一樣強勁,香港就有救了。</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: widow-orphan;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: widow-orphan;"><span style="font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">唐英年指這些新聞「富娛樂性」,於是我以為他被傳媒老屈,那未免太可憐了,怎料唐太承認「已過去了,亦已放低」!婚外情既是已發生的事實,那唐英年所說的「富娛樂性」難道指他本人?做錯事推老婆出來作擋箭牌,發一份含含糊糊的聲明讓記者天天跑去問袁莎妮是否當了「小三」,遇上這種龜縮小男人也夠倒楣了吧。「過去在個人感情上曾經有過缺失」──唐英年這份聲明令大家的想像空間進一進擴大,於是傳媒蜂擁去問袁莎妮是否婚外情的女角。是男人的話,一人做事一人當,我從來不見何厚鏵或克林頓推老婆出來擋。要發聲明的話,就應該清楚寫明與袁莎妮無關,無論事實上是否有關,自己闖的禍不要讓女人代你承擔。</span></div></td> <td style="background-color: transparent; border: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding: 0cm;"></td> </tr>
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</tbody></table><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-fareast-language: ZH-HK;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">TY</span></span><span style="font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">誤以為我和</span><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-fareast-language: ZH-HK;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Philip</span></span><span style="font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">拍拖,一直對被我「男朋友」揍了一拳的事懷恨在心,自然也視我為眼中釘,在工作上碰面的話便處處針對我,平日遇上也絕不放過任何一個出口傷人的機會。這天他盡情嘲笑</span><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-fareast-language: ZH-HK;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Eric</span></span><span style="font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">之後,又轉為向我發動攻擊,在我面前揚著一部</span><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-fareast-language: ZH-HK;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">BlackBerry</span></span><span style="font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">陰陰嘴笑說:「</span><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-fareast-language: ZH-HK;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Daisy</span></span><span style="font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">,如果你和</span><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-fareast-language: ZH-HK;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">BlackBerry</span></span><span style="font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">一同掉進海裡,你認為</span><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-fareast-language: ZH-HK;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Philip</span></span><span style="font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">會救誰?」</span><br />
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<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">我一怔,但裝成若無其事的樣子,盡量不讓臉上浮起任何表情,我</span><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-fareast-language: ZH-HK;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Daisy</span></span><span style="font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">絕對不會讓這傢伙的奸計得逞。可是我確實很想知道</span><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-fareast-language: ZH-HK;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Philip</span></span><span style="font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">會救我還是</span><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-fareast-language: ZH-HK;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">BlackBerry</span></span><span style="font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">,因為他早已跟</span><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-fareast-language: ZH-HK;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Eric</span></span><span style="font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">和許多中環人一樣中了「黑莓毒」,坐車打電郵、吃飯打電郵、過馬路打電郵,黑莓五分鐘沒「震」過,他們的手腳便不知往哪裡放,十分鐘沒「震」過的話他們便開始發狂,歇斯底里地致電秘書和</span><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-fareast-language: ZH-HK;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">IT</span></span><span style="font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">同事要求處理。這樣看來,</span><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-fareast-language: ZH-HK;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Philip</span></span><span style="font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">會否選擇救黑莓而不救我呢</span><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">……</span></span><span style="font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">我會不會連一部機器也比不上呢</span><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">……</span></span><span style="font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">想到這裡不禁忐忑起來,但要是開口問</span><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-fareast-language: ZH-HK;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Philip</span></span><span style="font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">又好像太過「港女」,於是我決定採取「曲線探路」的策略。</span></div><span style="font-family: 新細明體;"> </span><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">我致電</span><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-fareast-language: ZH-HK;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Philip</span></span><span style="font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">先聊一點公事,然後</span><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-fareast-language: ZH-HK;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">by the way</span></span><span style="font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">試探道:「你有沒有聽過</span><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-fareast-language: ZH-HK;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Eric</span></span><span style="font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">遺失黑莓那件事?」</span></div><span style="font-family: 新細明體;"> </span><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">「有呀,不是你講出來的嗎?」</span><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-fareast-language: ZH-HK;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Philip</span></span><span style="font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">問。</span></div><span style="font-family: 新細明體;"> </span><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">我無話可說,這回真是非常冤枉,但這種芝麻小事也無謂澄清,還是盡快回到重點吧。</span></div><span style="font-family: 新細明體;"> </span><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">「</span><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-fareast-language: ZH-HK;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Eric</span></span><span style="font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">沒有</span><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-fareast-language: ZH-HK;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">BlackBerry</span></span><span style="font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">簡直活不下去呢。」我說得小心翼翼,卻不忘保持輕鬆的語調。「</span><span style="font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: 新細明體; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-font-kerning: 0pt;">假如</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: 新細明體; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-language: ZH-HK; mso-font-kerning: 0pt;">Eric</span><span style="font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: 新細明體; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-font-kerning: 0pt;">的老婆和</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: 新細明體; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-language: ZH-HK; mso-font-kerning: 0pt;">BlackBerry</span><span style="font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: 新細明體; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-font-kerning: 0pt;">一起掉進海裡,我肯定他會撲過去救</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: 新細明體; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-language: ZH-HK; mso-font-kerning: 0pt;">BlackBerry</span><span style="font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: 新細明體; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-font-kerning: 0pt;">,然後補上一句:『我老婆會游水,黑莓不會!』他老婆一定好心酸呢。但這畢竟只是女性角度,</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: 新細明體; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-language: ZH-HK; mso-font-kerning: 0pt;">hey Philip</span><span style="font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: 新細明體; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-font-kerning: 0pt;">,你認為一個男人面對</span><span style="font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">老婆和黑莓一起掉進海裡的難題會去救誰?」</span></div><span style="font-family: 新細明體;"> </span><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">「好無聊的問題。」</span><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-fareast-language: ZH-HK;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Philip</span></span><span style="font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">稱。</span></div><span style="font-family: 新細明體;"> </span><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">「我不覺得無聊。」我拚命忍住不發火。</span></div><span style="font-family: 新細明體;"> </span><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">「</span><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-fareast-language: ZH-HK;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Jesus</span></span><span style="font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">!答案不是太明顯了嗎?」他沒好氣的說。「我當然不會救</span><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-fareast-language: ZH-HK;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">BlackBerry</span></span><span style="font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">呀!」我心中一喜,心想這小子不愧為我的</span><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-fareast-language: ZH-HK;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Plan A</span></span><span style="font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">。然後他續說:「我會叫老婆游過去替我拾回黑莓,但這東西濕了水可能馬上壞掉</span><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">……</span></span><span style="font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">」</span></div><span style="font-family: 新細明體;"> </span><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">「你居然擔心一部機器會否壞掉!你難道不關心老婆的安全嗎?」我火冒三丈,顧不得這麼多直向他罵道。</span></div><span style="font-family: 新細明體;"> </span><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">「對了!」</span><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-fareast-language: ZH-HK;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Philip</span></span><span style="font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">好像突然想起了什麼似的說。「娶老婆還是娶個會游泳的比較著數,你在</span><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-fareast-language: ZH-HK;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">DGS</span></span><span style="font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">的時候是不是學校泳隊?</span><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-fareast-language: ZH-HK;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Every DGS girl can swim</span></span><span style="font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">。」</span></div><span style="font-family: 新細明體;"> </span><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">那是向我求婚嗎?</span><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-fareast-language: ZH-HK;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Just kidding</span></span><span style="font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">。我王迪詩還未至於</span><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-fareast-language: ZH-HK;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">desperate</span></span><span style="font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">到這個地步,為了想嫁人而在大海裡冒死為男人拾一部</span><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-fareast-language: ZH-HK;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">BlackBerry</span></span><span style="font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">。看到了吧,天下男人都是這樣,有什麼麻煩事就要女人替他解決,幫他收拾殘局。問題解決過後,他們會感激你嗎?</span><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-fareast-language: ZH-HK;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">I don’t think so</span></span><span style="font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">。</span></div><span style="font-family: 新細明體;"> </span><br />
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 18pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-align: center; text-indent: -18pt;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: 新細明體;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">*<span style="font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font: 7pt/normal "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><span lang="EN-US"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"> </span></span></span><span style="font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">*</span><span lang="EN-US"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"> </span></span></span><span style="font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">*</span></div><span style="font-family: 新細明體;"> </span><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">股市如坐過山車,經常大起大落。我們律師手頭的</span><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-fareast-language: ZH-HK;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">IPO</span></span><span style="font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">項目也不知有多少能如期上市,我所認識的</span><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-fareast-language: ZH-HK;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">bankers</span></span><span style="font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">都私下看淡,對著客戶大吹大擂又是另一回事。看來今年大有可能會提早收爐。早陣子市況暢旺的時候一星期工作七天,「公眾假期」跟我從未有過半點關係。如今似乎是時候清掉累積下來的假期了,待會下班要去買旅遊雜誌。</span></div><span style="font-family: 新細明體;"> </span><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">由於市況不佳,最近連獵頭公司的</span><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-fareast-language: ZH-HK;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">agent</span></span><span style="font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">也沒再打電話來。數月前我幾乎天天收到他們的電話,說某某律師行正積極擴充,某某律師行可以給你很高人工。無他,像我這種高不成低不就的律師最渴市,只要人不是太笨,在國際律師行擁有數年經驗的律師在一單</span><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-fareast-language: ZH-HK;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">deal</span></span><span style="font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">裡是最有建樹的,難道靠</span><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-fareast-language: ZH-HK;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Eric</span></span><span style="font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">那樣得把口到處吹水的合夥人?</span></div><span style="font-family: 新細明體;"> </span><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-fareast-language: ZH-HK;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Agent</span></span><span style="font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">常常來電也很煩人。不同獵頭公司說的都是重重複複的話,一般都不肯透露招聘的公司名字,堅持約我出來見面才肯透露,神神秘秘,裝成很認真地親身跟你面談過後,分析了你的事業背景和理想抱負再建議你到哪兒大展拳腳。我這人還是比較喜歡開門見山,薪酬合適的話不妨聊聊,錢少免問。再要考慮的就是公司的前景和團隊狀況,若請我回去只得我一人辦事,天天做得像一頭狗,給我多多錢都恐怕沒命享用吧。</span></div><span style="font-family: 新細明體;"> </span><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">今年有</span><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-fareast-language: ZH-HK;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">New York firm</span></span><span style="font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">要開展香港業務,做</span><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-fareast-language: ZH-HK;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">IPO</span></span><span style="font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">的律師最為搶手。</span><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-fareast-language: ZH-HK;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">New York firm</span></span><span style="font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">肯花錢,以大量鈔票招兵買馬,但這個世界又哪有如此著數的事?給你的薪水一定要你嘔出十倍的勞力,施展渾身解數為公司賣命。我雖然貪錢,卻也非常怕死,賺了錢回來也得確保自己有一定的壽命去花錢。</span></div><span style="font-family: 新細明體;"> </span><br />
<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-fareast-language: ZH-HK;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Agent</span></span><span style="font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">說某</span><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-fareast-language: ZH-HK;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">law firm</span></span><span style="font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">看了我的</span><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-fareast-language: ZH-HK;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">CV</span></span><span style="font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">很感興趣,千方百計游說我跟他們的合夥人見個面,給我安排到美國會一邊吃飯一邊</span><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-fareast-language: ZH-HK;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">interview</span></span><span style="font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">。我心想,美國會到處都是行家,分分鐘碰見</span><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-fareast-language: ZH-HK;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Eric</span></span><span style="font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">或我公司的「女皇」。難道</span><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-fareast-language: ZH-HK;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">agent</span></span><span style="font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">想裝我彈弓,故意讓我在公開場合給行家撞見,做成「王迪詩過檔」的假象,焗我跳槽?「去美國會也太危險了吧。」我跟</span><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-fareast-language: ZH-HK;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">agent</span></span><span style="font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">說。「</span><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-fareast-language: ZH-HK;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">How about Bankers Club</span></span><span style="font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">?」她說。那還不是一樣?她問我想去哪,我說去太平館吧,可以一邊吃瑞士雞翼一邊談談律師行的發展大計,我王迪詩將會成為香港歷史上第一個在太平館見工的律師。</span><br />
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<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-fareast-language: ZH-HK;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Agent</span></span><span style="font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">當然睬我都傻,替我安排到美國會吃飯見面,沒想到竟給他撞見</span><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">……</span></span><span style="font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">(待續)(撰文:王迪詩/逢星期六刊於《信報》)</span></div>王迪詩 Daisy Wonghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05515166576009096843noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2467660043694440323.post-77953851635968973422011-10-01T09:26:00.000+08:002011-10-01T09:26:13.957+08:00責任心<span style="color: black; font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: 新細明體; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-font-kerning: 0pt;">有年做一單</span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: 新細明體; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-language: ZH-HK; mso-font-kerning: 0pt;">deal</span><span style="color: black; font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: 新細明體; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-font-kerning: 0pt;">認識了會計師</span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: 新細明體; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-language: ZH-HK; mso-font-kerning: 0pt;">Helen</span><span style="color: black; font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: 新細明體; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-font-kerning: 0pt;">。她工作勤快,人很友善,我跟她頗談得來。有天晚上她致電給我,為難地問我能不能給她介紹一位大狀,她父親偷了別人的錢包,現被起訴。</span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: 新細明體; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-font-kerning: 0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span><span style="font-family: 新細明體;"> </span><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: widow-orphan;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: 新細明體; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-language: ZH-HK; mso-font-kerning: 0pt;">Helen</span><span style="color: black; font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: 新細明體; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-font-kerning: 0pt;">在電話裡說著說著,忍不住哭了起來。「</span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: 新細明體; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-language: ZH-HK; mso-font-kerning: 0pt;">Daisy</span><span style="color: black; font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: 新細明體; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-font-kerning: 0pt;">,朋友可以自己選擇,丈夫可以自己選擇,但父母不是自己選擇的。」</span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: 新細明體; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-font-kerning: 0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></div><span style="font-family: 新細明體;"> </span><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: widow-orphan;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-language: ZH-HK; mso-font-kerning: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">That’s true</span></span><span style="color: black; font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-font-kerning: 0pt;">,</span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-language: ZH-HK; mso-font-kerning: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">I have to say</span></span><span style="color: black; font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: 新細明體; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-font-kerning: 0pt;">。做人有些事情唯有「硬食」,沒權選擇,例如誰做下屆特首。如果「移民」也是一種選擇的話,那特首由誰來做其實也是無所謂的。父母就不同了,你就算移民去北極,你的父母永遠是你的父母。</span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: 新細明體; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-font-kerning: 0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></div><span style="font-family: 新細明體;"> </span><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: widow-orphan;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: 新細明體; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-font-kerning: 0pt;">沒有人比</span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: 新細明體; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-language: ZH-HK; mso-font-kerning: 0pt;">Helen</span><span style="color: black; font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: 新細明體; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-font-kerning: 0pt;">更明白這種「硬食」的心情。她在五兄弟姊妹中排行第三,小時候一家住在油麻地的唐樓,父母是裝修判頭。</span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: 新細明體; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-language: ZH-HK; mso-font-kerning: 0pt;">Helen</span><span style="color: black; font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: 新細明體; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-font-kerning: 0pt;">升上小學那年,父親掏空了公司的錢跟另一個女人逃了,那筆錢原是用來付裝修材料費和工人的工錢,</span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: 新細明體; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-language: ZH-HK; mso-font-kerning: 0pt;">Helen</span><span style="color: black; font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: 新細明體; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-font-kerning: 0pt;">媽媽揹上了一筆巨債,到處向人借錢。她白天在餐廳上班,晚上到超市打工,讀小學五年級的大家姐負責做飯和照顧弟妹。「上學之前,我和二家姐、弟弟和妹妹四人分吃兩個雞尾包,大家姐每天都說肚子不餓,喝水就足夠了。我們讀上晝班,中午回家每人吃半個公仔麵,晚上大家姐給我們每人煮一碗飯,加一點豉油來吃。」</span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: 新細明體; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-font-kerning: 0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></div><span style="font-family: 新細明體;"> </span><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: widow-orphan;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: 新細明體; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-font-kerning: 0pt;">後來</span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: 新細明體; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-language: ZH-HK; mso-font-kerning: 0pt;">Helen</span><span style="color: black; font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: 新細明體; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-font-kerning: 0pt;">母親打工的餐廳倒閉,一時找不到工作,決定申請綜援。母親對五個孩子說:「我們現在需要幫助,但這是暫時性的,媽媽會盡快找工作。你們要記著,跌倒的時候接受別人幫助並不是一件可恥的事,你們也要盡自己的力量去幫助別人。」</span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: 新細明體; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-font-kerning: 0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></div><span style="font-family: 新細明體;"> </span><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: widow-orphan;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: 新細明體; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-font-kerning: 0pt;">九個月後,</span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: 新細明體; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-language: ZH-HK; mso-font-kerning: 0pt;">Helen</span><span style="color: black; font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: 新細明體; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-font-kerning: 0pt;">母親重拾裝修判頭的工作,停止領取綜援。這個五呎三吋高的師奶,領著一班紋身抽煙的麻甩佬到處開工,養大了五個孩子。現在</span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: 新細明體; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-language: ZH-HK; mso-font-kerning: 0pt;">Helen</span><span style="color: black; font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: 新細明體; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-font-kerning: 0pt;">是會計師,她的兩個姊姊都是醫生,弟弟是建築師,妹妹在中學教書。</span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: 新細明體; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-font-kerning: 0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></div><span style="font-family: 新細明體;"> </span><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: widow-orphan;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: 新細明體; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-font-kerning: 0pt;">假如這就是故事的全部,當然是一個幸福甜蜜的</span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: 新細明體; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-language: ZH-HK; mso-font-kerning: 0pt;">happy ending</span><span style="color: black; font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: 新細明體; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-font-kerning: 0pt;">,我們可以手牽手高歌一曲《獅子山下》,可是現實不會這麼完美。</span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: 新細明體; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-language: ZH-HK; mso-font-kerning: 0pt;">Helen</span><span style="color: black; font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: 新細明體; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-font-kerning: 0pt;">大學畢業那年一天放學回家,母親和兄弟姊妹神情嚴肅地坐在客廳,中間坐著一個阿叔。「咁高大啦!」阿叔滿臉堆笑對</span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: 新細明體; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-language: ZH-HK; mso-font-kerning: 0pt;">Helen</span><span style="color: black; font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: 新細明體; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-font-kerning: 0pt;">說。她心裡當下生起「阿叔,你邊位?」的疑問,花了足足十秒鐘來確認眼前這個潦倒大叔的身份,最後還不知是否應該跟自己的父親說一句「</span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: 新細明體; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-language: ZH-HK; mso-font-kerning: 0pt;">Long time no see</span><span style="color: black; font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: 新細明體; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-font-kerning: 0pt;">」。</span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: 新細明體; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-font-kerning: 0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></div><span style="font-family: 新細明體;"> </span><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: widow-orphan;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: 新細明體; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-font-kerning: 0pt;">五兄弟姊妹極力反對讓這個男人留下來,他們對於擁有這樣的一個父親深感羞恥。再說,這傢伙十六年來人間蒸發,這個家依然被母親維繫得有聲有色,今天他們長大成人已不再需要父親了,他也不配有這樣的妻子和兒女。大姊尤其激動,喊道:「這裡不是你的家,你走吧!」然後,母親對男人淡淡的放下一句:「廚房有湯。」</span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: 新細明體; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-font-kerning: 0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></div><span style="font-family: 新細明體;"> </span><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: widow-orphan;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: 新細明體; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-font-kerning: 0pt;">我從未見過有人可以如此不慍不火地面對一個人渣。這個師奶不是普通女人。她只有小學畢業的程度,卻比許多「知識份子」更加明白人生,她讓我想起</span><span style="color: black; font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">日本作家</span><span lang="ZH" style="color: black; font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-language: ZH;">太宰治</span><span style="color: black; font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">筆下的《維榮之妻》,松隆子在小說改編成的電影《維榮之妻──櫻桃與蒲公英》擔任女主角。一個平凡的小女人帶著還在牙牙學語的兒子,面對酗酒爛滾兼有自殺癮的作家老公,樂天知命地包容丈夫的一切,甚至老公跟別的女人殉情,作為妻子仍盡一切所能去幫助他。</span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></div><span style="font-family: 新細明體;"> </span><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: widow-orphan;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-language: ZH-HK;">Well</span><span style="color: black; font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">,</span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-language: ZH-HK;">of</span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"> </span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-language: ZH-HK;">course</span><span style="color: black; font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">,</span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-language: ZH-HK;">Helen</span><span style="color: black; font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">父親不過是一個糟老頭,跟風流倜儻的作家不能相提並論,但女人就是女人,不論日本女人還是香港女人,一樣有這份教人匪夷所思的能耐。電影中那個一無是處的男人曾經說過:「女人沒有幸福不幸福。」我推論他的意思是女人見路就行,沒有路就自己行出一條路來,一路忍一路忍,沒有快樂也沒有悲傷,因為她沒有閒暇去問自己痛不痛,幸不幸福,她要照顧一頭家已筋疲力盡。</span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></div><span style="font-family: 新細明體;"> </span><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: widow-orphan;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">要是你問我,</span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-language: ZH-HK;">Daisy</span><span style="color: black; font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">,你會原諒一個偷盡家財然後人間蒸發十六年的父親嗎?我瘋了就會。你有種的話去打劫銀行再跟情婦遠走高飛,但那是工人的工錢和五個孩子的飯錢,虎毒尚不吃兒,人不如禽獸,為什麼要原諒他?「女人沒有幸福不幸福」這句話大錯特錯,女人當然知道幸福,也知道痛。女人的確見路就行,但一見不對路就應該閃!</span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></div><span style="font-family: 新細明體;"> </span><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: widow-orphan;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">孩子們為了尊重母親,再不情願也得忍受父親搬回來住。數天後,父親開始向五個孩子逐個要錢,他真以為那是「歡樂滿東華」。</span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-language: ZH-HK;">Helen</span><span style="color: black; font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">問他要錢幹麼,他答了四個字──「天經地義」。</span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-language: ZH-HK;">Helen</span><span style="color: black; font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">當然生氣,但若拒絕付款,</span><span style="color: black; font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: 新細明體; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-font-kerning: 0pt;">他必然會向母親要錢,於是給了他一千幾百打發了這個瘟神。</span><span style="color: black; font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">兩星期後,家裡收到大耳窿追數的電話,然後大耳窿開始打電話到兄弟姊妹的辦公室,要他們代父親償還賭債。</span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></div><span style="font-family: 新細明體;"> </span><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: widow-orphan;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">五兄弟姊妹商量登報跟父親脫離關係,但最後都認為那樣作用不大,這個男人還是會繼續為他們帶來麻煩。大家正苦惱之際,母親過來淡淡的放下一句:「解決了。」然後去廚房煲湯。兄弟姊妹面面相覷,後來知道母親用自己的積蓄替丈夫還清了賭債。</span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></div><span style="font-family: 新細明體;"> </span><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: widow-orphan;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: 新細明體; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-language: ZH-HK; mso-font-kerning: 0pt;">Helen</span><span style="color: black; font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: 新細明體; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-font-kerning: 0pt;">結婚了,難得她仍夠膽博。跟母親同住的弟弟後來憶述</span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: 新細明體; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-language: ZH-HK; mso-font-kerning: 0pt;">Helen</span><span style="color: black; font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: 新細明體; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-font-kerning: 0pt;">婚宴散席的那個夜晚,母親獨個兒坐在昏暗的客廳倒了一杯白蘭地,一邊喝一邊默默流淚。「我媽從不喝酒,也從來不哭。那個晚上,她做了這輩子從來不做的兩件事。」</span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: 新細明體; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-language: ZH-HK; mso-font-kerning: 0pt;">Helen</span><span style="color: black; font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: 新細明體; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-font-kerning: 0pt;">說。</span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: 新細明體; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-font-kerning: 0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></div><span style="font-family: 新細明體;"> </span><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: 新細明體; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-font-kerning: 0pt;">第二天,父親把禮金全部拿走,又消失了半年。若你質問他,他大概也會答你「天經地義」。直至一天,</span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: 新細明體; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-language: ZH-HK; mso-font-kerning: 0pt;">Helen</span><span style="color: black; font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: 新細明體; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-font-kerning: 0pt;">接到警察的電話,說她父親在街上偷了途人的錢包要她來保釋。</span></div><span style="font-family: 新細明體;"> </span><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: 新細明體; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-font-kerning: 0pt;">硬食──這是作為女兒的唯一方法。「若我丟下他不管,他會去找我的老爺奶奶要錢,甚至試過來我公司。要是你問我有這樣一個父親是什麼感覺?我會說像癌症,父親像我身體裡的癌細胞,不斷侵蝕我的生命。」</span></div><span style="font-family: 新細明體;"> </span><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: 新細明體; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-font-kerning: 0pt;">假如</span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: 新細明體; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-language: ZH-HK; mso-font-kerning: 0pt;">Helen</span><span style="color: black; font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: 新細明體; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-font-kerning: 0pt;">父親失蹤十六年後回到家裡安份地活,他的日子大概會過得不錯。可是他選擇了另一種生活。也許</span><span style="color: black; font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">有人會激憤地問,他為什麼不改?為什麼一次又一次傷害別人?沒有為什麼,我相信連他自己也不知自己為何要這樣做,那是他的天性。</span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></div><span style="font-family: 新細明體;"> </span><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: widow-orphan;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: 新細明體; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-font-kerning: 0pt;">其實</span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: 新細明體; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-language: ZH-HK; mso-font-kerning: 0pt;">Helen</span><span style="color: black; font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: 新細明體; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-font-kerning: 0pt;">的母親沒有必要去接濟這個男人。子女都已經事業有成,理應是她享享清福的時候。為什麼她仍選擇讓丈夫回家?從小我們都在學習寬恕,但寬恕到底有沒有界線?如果我們寬恕一隻禽獸,然後禽獸再去咬死其他人,我們是否幫凶?</span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: 新細明體; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-font-kerning: 0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></div><span style="font-family: 新細明體;"> </span><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: widow-orphan;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: 新細明體; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-font-kerning: 0pt;">我懷疑</span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: 新細明體; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-language: ZH-HK; mso-font-kerning: 0pt;">Helen</span><span style="color: black; font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: 新細明體; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-font-kerning: 0pt;">母親是因為太愛這個男人,那當然已是幾十年前的事,但有時候女人對曾經擁有(但永世不會回來)的「一分鐘浪漫」有種莫名其妙的執著。後來我跟一個朋友提起這件事,朋友說:「世上最重要的不是愛,而是責任心。」如果我告訴你這個朋友是一位神父,也許你能更真切地體會這句話的智慧。</span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: 新細明體; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-font-kerning: 0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></div><span style="font-family: 新細明體;"> </span><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: widow-orphan;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: 新細明體; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-font-kerning: 0pt;">現代人喜歡開口埋口說「愛」。你打開微博和<span lang="EN-US">facebook</span>,大家都在說「大愛」、「超愛」、「勁愛」。「愛」是大曬的,「愛」是很巴閉的。但對於某些人,例如為人父母者,先別說你多麼「愛」孩子,先談談責任心。要是你問</span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: 新細明體; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-language: ZH-HK; mso-font-kerning: 0pt;">Helen</span><span style="color: black; font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: 新細明體; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-font-kerning: 0pt;">母親為何對如此不堪的男人不離不棄?也許她會答:「因為我是他的妻子。」就是這麼簡單。傳統中國女性「嫁狗隨狗」的觀念很重,就算嫁了一頭狗也會盡好妻子的責任,儘管丈夫從未把她當成妻子,或人。(撰文:王迪詩/逢星期六刊於《信報》<span lang="EN-US"><a href="http://world-of-daisy.blogspot.com/"><span style="color: blue;">http://world-of-daisy.blogspot.com</span></a></span>)<span lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div><span style="font-family: 新細明體;"> </span>王迪詩 Daisy Wonghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05515166576009096843noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2467660043694440323.post-26527747258418777702011-09-24T11:34:00.000+08:002011-09-24T11:34:58.332+08:00還是女人靠得住<span style="font-family: 新細明體;"> </span><span style="font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">我一邊開</span><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-language: ZH-HK;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">conference call</span></span><span style="font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">一邊翻著時裝雜誌。按了</span><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-language: ZH-HK;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">speakerphone</span></span><span style="font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">,聽著</span><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-language: ZH-HK;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">bankers</span></span><span style="font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">在電話裡嘰嘰呱呱地爭論不休,我不知道他們在討論的事情到底跟我有什麼關係,也不明白為何他們硬要拉著律師來參與這個會議。我呷一口</span><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-language: ZH-HK;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Espresso</span></span><span style="font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">,決定午飯時間去</span><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-language: ZH-HK;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Bottega Veneta</span></span><span style="font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">買雜誌上刊出來的大衣,香港的秋天終於來了,然後一眨眼就是冬天,那麼化妝也得換上秋冬色彩了,待會要逛一轉</span><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-language: ZH-HK;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Harvey Nichols</span></span><span style="font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">。一年四季都有好玩的事,這個世界怎麼可愛成這個樣子?</span><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 20pt; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-line-height-rule: exactly;"><span style="font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">「</span><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-language: ZH-HK;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">I see.</span></span><span style="font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">」我對著電話說,一邊上網看</span><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Caribbean Islands</span></span><span style="font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">的旅遊介紹。開這種事不關己的</span><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-language: ZH-HK;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">conference call</span></span><span style="font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">,我會每十分鐘對大夥兒說一次「</span><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-language: ZH-HK;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">I see</span></span><span style="font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">」,貪這兩個字模稜兩可,講了等於沒講,卻又</span><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-language: ZH-HK;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">somehow</span></span><span style="font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">發出了聲音,顯示了我的存在。「</span><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-language: ZH-HK;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">I see</span></span><span style="font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">」真是語言學上偉大的發明,講一百次也不用負責任,跟政府高官對市民說「你的意見我已經聽到了」異曲同工。「</span><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-language: ZH-HK;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">okay</span></span><span style="font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">」、「</span><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-language: ZH-HK;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">no problem</span></span><span style="font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">」就不同了,說了就要攬上身,手尾好長。</span><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><span style="font-family: 新細明體;"> </span><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 20pt; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-line-height-rule: exactly;"><span style="font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">有次</span><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-language: ZH-HK;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">conference call</span></span><span style="font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">裡面有一個印度投資者,我依然每十分鐘「</span><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-language: ZH-HK;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">I see</span></span><span style="font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">」一次。後來同事問我:「那傢伙剛才到底說些什麼?」莫說我根本完全聽不懂那印度人的英文,我連他剛才是否在說英文也不能確定,也許他說的是印度語或火星文。我</span><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-language: ZH-HK;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Daisy</span></span><span style="font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">向來精靈,心生妙計,給印度人發了一個電郵,說剛才的電話會議非常有建設性,現在</span><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-language: ZH-HK;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">recap</span></span><span style="font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">一次會議的議題,然後把開會的</span><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-language: ZH-HK;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">agenda copy and paste</span></span><span style="font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">在電郵上,這裡那裡加點廢話,粉飾一番,問印度人有沒有補充,我們按他的補充來辦事便可。</span><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><span style="font-family: 新細明體;"> </span><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 20pt; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-line-height-rule: exactly;"><span style="font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">我對著電話說了七次「</span><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-language: ZH-HK;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">I see</span></span><span style="font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">」之後,</span><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-language: ZH-HK;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Katie</span></span><span style="font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">進來我的房間一屁股坐在椅子上,看樣子非常憤怒。</span><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><span style="font-family: 新細明體;"> </span><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 20pt; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-line-height-rule: exactly;"><span style="font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">「原來他有老婆!」</span><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-language: ZH-HK;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Katie</span></span><span style="font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">爆發了。我連忙檢查是否已按下電話的</span><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-language: ZH-HK;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">mute</span></span><span style="font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">鍵,不然全世界都會透過</span><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-language: ZH-HK;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">speakerphone</span></span><span style="font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">聽到</span><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-language: ZH-HK;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Katie</span></span><span style="font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">的偉論。她說的就是早前認識那「</span><span style="color: black; font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-ascii-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: Arial;">純情有錢仔」,她花了足足九個月時間來發展這段「山楂樹之戀」,深信與其在辦公室裡浪費青春,倒不如重鎚投資在那張「長期飯票」。</span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><span style="font-family: 新細明體;"> </span><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 20pt; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-line-height-rule: exactly;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-ascii-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: Arial;">純情、有錢、靚仔而且不是</span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-language: ZH-HK;">gay</span><span style="color: black; font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-ascii-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: Arial;">,我不認為這種生物存在於地球,當時我就很認真地問過</span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-language: ZH-HK;">Katie</span><span style="color: black; font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-ascii-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: Arial;">他會不會是外星人派來的間諜。她以為我開玩笑,其實他是外星人有什麼出奇?奇得過有騙子聲稱「性交可以轉運」而又有人信?要是證實了他真是外星人,整件事反而會變得合理起來。</span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><span style="font-family: 新細明體;"> </span><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 20pt; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-line-height-rule: exactly;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-ascii-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: Arial;">「老老實實,你有沒有借錢給他?」我問</span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-language: ZH-HK;">Katie</span><span style="color: black; font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-ascii-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: Arial;">。</span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><span style="font-family: 新細明體;"> </span><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 20pt; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-line-height-rule: exactly;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-ascii-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: Arial;">「當然沒有!」</span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><span style="font-family: 新細明體;"> </span><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 20pt; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-line-height-rule: exactly;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-ascii-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: Arial;">「那你賺了。你沒花一分錢就有一個純情俊男陪你玩足九個月,包一隻鴨九個月的費用可是天文數字啊。」</span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><span style="font-family: 新細明體;"> </span><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 20pt; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-line-height-rule: exactly;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-language: ZH-HK;">Katie</span><span style="color: black; font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-ascii-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: Arial;">聽了我的話若有所思,大概是覺得我所言有理,怒氣馬上消了一半。</span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-language: ZH-HK;">See</span><span style="color: black; font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-ascii-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: Arial;">?這就叫做</span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-language: ZH-HK;">EQ</span><span style="color: black; font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-ascii-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: Arial;">,是我在中環見過幾千隻怪物之後參透出來的道理,凡事都向好的方面去想,成敗可以逆轉,絕處可以逢生。最愚蠢就是去跟他理論,哭著問他「為什麼要騙我?」。這等於問一個賤人「你點解咁賤?」,你叫賤人如何回答?若他答你因為遺傳基因,你是不是要追究他的祖先?</span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><span style="font-family: 新細明體;"> </span><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 20pt; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-line-height-rule: exactly;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-ascii-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: Arial;">第二天</span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-language: ZH-HK;">Katie</span><span style="color: black; font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-ascii-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: Arial;">到上海出</span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-language: ZH-HK;">trip</span><span style="color: black; font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-ascii-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: Arial;">,三天之後回來已經完全恢復正常,又重新開始喝起咖啡來。</span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><span style="font-family: 新細明體;"> </span><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 20pt; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-line-height-rule: exactly;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-ascii-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: Arial;">「</span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-language: ZH-HK;">Daisy</span><span style="color: black; font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-ascii-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: Arial;">,你知不知報上說</span><span lang="ZH-HK" style="font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-language: ZH-HK; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">每日飲兩杯咖啡可</span><span style="font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">以</span><span lang="ZH-HK" style="font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-language: ZH-HK; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">減低中風風險達</span><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-language: ZH-HK;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">14</span></span><span lang="ZH-HK" style="font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-language: ZH-HK; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">%</span><span style="font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">?」</span><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-language: ZH-HK;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Katie</span></span><span style="font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">認真地說。其實她根本不喜歡喝咖啡,勉強地喝是為了健康。她由十八歲開始已作好中風的準備,二十歲開始儲錢用來老了請私家看護,以防嫁不出去也不用在街上執紙皮,</span><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-language: ZH-HK;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Katie</span></span><span style="font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-ascii-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: Arial;">是一個危機意識特強的女人</span><span style="font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">。她一度買重「純情有錢仔」可照顧她一生一世,危機意識大幅降低,她深信只要能嫁給這個男人,就算中風也無憂米,九個月來沒喝咖啡,香檳倒是喝了很多。後來她發現自己上了賊船,於是急急恢復每日兩杯咖啡的習慣。</span><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><span style="font-family: 新細明體;"> </span><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 20pt; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-line-height-rule: exactly;"><span style="font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">「可是報上也說</span><span lang="ZH-HK" style="font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-language: ZH-HK; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">專家對咖啡的影響意見分歧,</span><span style="font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">有人</span><span lang="ZH-HK" style="font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-language: ZH-HK; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">認為咖啡是</span><span style="font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">刺激性飲料,</span><span lang="ZH-HK" style="font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-language: ZH-HK; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">可</span><span style="font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">導</span><span lang="ZH-HK" style="font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-language: ZH-HK; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">致血壓高</span><span style="font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">。」我說。於是</span><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-language: ZH-HK;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Katie</span></span><span style="font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">喝完咖啡後又喝了兩匙初榨橄欖油,聽說可以降血壓。</span><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-language: ZH-HK;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><span style="font-family: 新細明體;"> </span><br />
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 20pt; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 18pt; mso-line-height-rule: exactly; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-align: center; text-indent: -18pt;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: 新細明體; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">*<span style="font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font: 7pt/normal "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><span style="color: black; font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-ascii-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: Arial;">*</span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><span style="color: black; font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-ascii-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: Arial;">*</span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><span style="font-family: 新細明體;"> </span><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 20pt; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-line-height-rule: exactly;"><span style="font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">週末看了一場電影。《情約一天》(</span><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-language: ZH-HK;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">One Day</span></span><span style="font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">)談不上精彩,卻讓我哭得死去活來。</span><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><span style="font-family: 新細明體;"> </span><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 20pt; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-line-height-rule: exactly;"><span style="font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">男女主角大學時代相識,故事追蹤往後二十年的七月十五日。男女主角都曾經在年輕時感到迷失,男孩追逐名利,眷戀花花世界;女孩堅忍踏實,默默耕耘。男孩不願對這個女孩專心一意,女伴如走馬燈,縱慾酗酒揮霍青春。歲月匆匆流逝,在你還未察覺已人到中年了,女主角闖出頭來,男主角卻活得一塌糊塗。可那時她已屬於別人,男主角錯過了她,一切都已經太遲了。</span><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><span style="font-family: 新細明體;"> </span><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 20pt; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-line-height-rule: exactly;"><span style="font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">後來發生什麼事,還是讓有興趣的讀者自己去看電影吧。至於我自己,還未入場已猜出他們的結局了,而且我非常肯定女主角最後將發生何事,劇情相當套路,這是我認為電影「談不上精彩」的原因,都是千篇一律的橋段,但每次都能賣座,因為即使你明知故事男女主角的結局,還是忍不住想看,看著令許多女觀眾哭得死去活來,因為電影令女人想起自己在現實裡那段「談不上精彩」的愛情。要是</span><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-language: ZH-HK;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Katie</span></span><span style="font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">來看這部電影,大概會是全場哭得最淒厲的觀眾吧。</span><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><span style="font-family: 新細明體;"> </span><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 20pt; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-line-height-rule: exactly;"><span style="font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">這跟一些女人處理感情的方式其實也差不多吧,明知這個男人喜愛花天酒地,明知他不會為你改變自己,可你還是一直愛他。無論你跟什麼人在一起,你心裡永遠給他留著一個位置。縱使這人不斷傷害你,甚至全世界都瞧不起這個男人,跟他在一起的時候卻有一種難以言喻的快樂,世上只有這個渾蛋能讓你快樂,說到這裡還是忍不住要吐出一聲「</span><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-language: ZH-HK;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">shit</span></span><span style="font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">」。愛情並不是理性所能解釋的事情,只能歸咎於前世殺了他全家,今世花一輩子來還債!</span><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family: Calibri;"> </span></o:p></span></div><span style="font-family: 新細明體;"> </span><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 20pt; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-line-height-rule: exactly;"><span style="font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">近年條件好的港男非常渴市,大家只懂慨嘆好男人絕種了。其實聰慧漂亮、能燃亮別人生命的好女人更難能可貴。《情約一天》的女主角為這個爛泥一樣的男人重新振作,燃亮了他的生命,假如他願意一早聽這女孩的話,他的人生肯定美好得多,所以說聽女人話會發達。你看美國人現在不是後悔到死?唉,早知選希拉莉。大家都這樣想。美國人錯過了希拉莉,正如許多男人都錯過生命中最重要的女人。</span><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-language: ZH-HK;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">CNN</span></span><span style="font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">報道指三分之一美國人後悔當初選錯了人,認為由希拉莉做總統會比奧巴馬好得多。當初奧巴馬還是靠出口術,向選民大聲疾呼「</span><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-language: ZH-HK;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Change</span></span><span style="font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">!」結果由三餐溫飽「</span><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-language: ZH-HK;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">change</span></span><span style="font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">」為三餐不繼。又是時候引述</span><span style="color: black; font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-ascii-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: Arial;">戴卓爾夫人的名句了:「</span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">If you want anything said, ask a man. If you want something done, ask a woman.</span><span style="color: black; font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-ascii-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: Arial;">」</span><span style="font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">現在美國人都想希拉莉再選總統,</span><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-language: ZH-HK;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">sorry man</span></span><span style="font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">!</span><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-language: ZH-HK;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">it’s too late</span></span><span style="font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">。希拉莉的丈夫克林頓已告訴大家:她不會參選了。遇到一個好女人千萬要好好珍惜,不然將來一定後悔。(撰文:王迪詩/逢星期六刊於《信報》</span><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><a href="http://world-of-daisy.blogspot.com/"><span style="color: blue; font-family: Calibri;">http://world-of-daisy.blogspot.com</span></a></span><span style="font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">)</span><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><span style="font-family: 新細明體;"> </span><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 20pt; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-line-height-rule: exactly;"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family: Calibri;"></span></o:p></span></div>王迪詩 Daisy Wonghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05515166576009096843noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2467660043694440323.post-46497544403296316432011-09-17T09:16:00.000+08:002011-09-17T09:16:13.373+08:00黑莓毒(下)<span style="font-family: 新細明體;"> </span><span style="font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: 新細明體; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-font-kerning: 0pt;">上司</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: 新細明體; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-language: ZH-HK; mso-font-kerning: 0pt;">Eric</span><span style="font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: 新細明體; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-font-kerning: 0pt;">和我一起來到北京開招股書起草會。</span><span style="color: black; font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">民企老闆黎總「打倒昨日的我」,把上次開會時說好的事情徹底推翻,我上次辛辛苦苦寫成的招股書草稿頓成廢物,又得重新寫過,真氣死人!</span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-language: ZH-HK;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Bankers</span></span><span style="color: black; font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">為了在客人面前認叻,對這份草稿左彈右彈。正當我憤怒之際,</span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-language: ZH-HK;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Eric</span></span><span style="color: black; font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">居然答應黎總於明天早上完成招股書的中英文版。</span><span style="font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: 新細明體; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-font-kerning: 0pt;">我們做丫環的沒有反抗餘地,主子要我們去東,我們不敢去西,但我可以咀咒他。</span><span style="color: black; font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">我深信</span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-language: ZH-HK;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Eric</span></span><span style="color: black; font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">一定會有報應。</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: 新細明體; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-font-kerning: 0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 20pt; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-line-height-rule: exactly; mso-pagination: widow-orphan;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">散會後,</span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-language: ZH-HK;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Eric</span></span><span style="color: black; font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">、</span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-language: ZH-HK;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">bankers</span></span><span style="color: black; font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">和黎總一同去</span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-language: ZH-HK;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">KTV</span></span><span style="color: black; font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">,我則趕命似的準備招股書。</span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-language: ZH-HK;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Eric</span></span><span style="color: black; font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">悄聲在我的耳畔說:「</span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-language: ZH-HK;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Daisy</span></span><span style="color: black; font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">,幸好我在黎總面前要你今晚趕工,否則你就得一起來</span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-language: ZH-HK;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">KTV</span></span><span style="color: black; font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">了!全靠我救你一命,而且我還</span><span style="font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-ascii-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: Arial;">犧牲自己陪客唱歌。」</span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><span style="font-family: 新細明體;"> </span><br />
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<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 20pt; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-line-height-rule: exactly; mso-pagination: widow-orphan;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">步出剛才開會的商業大廈,一陣秋風掠過,我忽然覺得自己有點淒涼。腳上穿的四吋高</span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-language: ZH-HK;">Alexander McQueen</span><span style="color: black; font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-ascii-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: Arial;">讓我的腿有點酸軟,我捧著厚厚的文件等的士,等了半天才等到一部,就在我打開車門之際,一個從頭</span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-language: ZH-HK;">LV</span><span style="color: black; font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-ascii-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: Arial;">到腳的濃妝女妖居然從另一邊車門溜進車內。我怕女妖爬出來咬人,急急替她關上車門。</span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><span style="font-family: 新細明體;"> </span><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 20pt; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-line-height-rule: exactly; mso-pagination: widow-orphan;"><span style="font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: 新細明體; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-font-kerning: 0pt;">終於截到的士,又遇上塞車。現在大陸媒體都稱「首都」北京為「首堵」。我看車龍沒有絲毫移動的跡象,索性在車內用</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: 新細明體; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-language: ZH-HK; mso-font-kerning: 0pt;">lap top</span><span style="font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: 新細明體; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-font-kerning: 0pt;">寫起招股書來,誰知愈寫愈肚餓,看看表,</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: 新細明體; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-language: ZH-HK; mso-font-kerning: 0pt;">damn</span><span style="font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: 新細明體; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-font-kerning: 0pt;">,居然已塞車近一個鐘頭。我王迪詩什麼都可以忍,但絕對不能遲開飯。我一肚餓就會失去耐性,吃得不好就馬上發脾氣,天皇老子都無面俾!<span lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div><span style="font-family: 新細明體;"> </span><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 20pt; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-line-height-rule: exactly; mso-pagination: widow-orphan;"><span style="font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: 新細明體; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-font-kerning: 0pt;">我憤怒地回到酒店,因為不想等,唯有在酒店餐廳幫襯那些例必難吃的自助餐。回到房間打開</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: 新細明體; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-language: ZH-HK; mso-font-kerning: 0pt;">lap top</span><span style="font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: 新細明體; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-font-kerning: 0pt;">跟招股書死過,我決定採取一鼓作氣的策略,否則對著文件「誓願」那樣很可能會搞到天光。想起此刻</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: 新細明體; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-language: ZH-HK; mso-font-kerning: 0pt;">Eric</span><span style="font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: 新細明體; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-font-kerning: 0pt;">正在</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: 新細明體; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-language: ZH-HK; mso-font-kerning: 0pt;">KTV</span><span style="font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: 新細明體; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-font-kerning: 0pt;">風流快活,而我則工作得像一頭狗,禁不住又多咀咒他兩句。凌晨兩點終於大功告成,我幾乎感動得流下淚來。<span lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div><span style="font-family: 新細明體;"> </span><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 20pt; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-line-height-rule: exactly; mso-pagination: widow-orphan;"><span style="font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: 新細明體; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-font-kerning: 0pt;">我洗了一個熱水澡,用電腦播著</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: 新細明體; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-language: ZH-HK; mso-font-kerning: 0pt;">Eva Cassidy</span><span style="font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: 新細明體; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-font-kerning: 0pt;">的</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: 新細明體; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-language: ZH-HK; mso-font-kerning: 0pt;">Songbird</span><span style="font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: 新細明體; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-font-kerning: 0pt;">,終於可以輕鬆一下了。門鈴就在這時響起,我嚇了一跳,誰會在凌晨二時找我?準是其他住客認錯了房間吧。但門外的人見不被理睬,竟「呯呯呯」的敲起門來,難道火燭?我穿著浴袍從門上的小孔窺看外面的情況,居然看見</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: 新細明體; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-language: ZH-HK; mso-font-kerning: 0pt;">Eric</span><span style="font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: 新細明體; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-font-kerning: 0pt;">!<span lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div><span style="font-family: 新細明體;"> </span><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 20pt; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-line-height-rule: exactly; mso-pagination: widow-orphan;"><span style="font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: 新細明體; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-font-kerning: 0pt;">「開門呀!」他一邊拍門一邊喊著,解鬆了的領帶掛在粗胖的脖子上,頭髮亂七八糟,一副生意失敗的樣子。唱完</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: 新細明體; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-language: ZH-HK; mso-font-kerning: 0pt;">KTV</span><span style="font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: 新細明體; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-font-kerning: 0pt;">理應精神爽利才對,他到底發生什麼事?<span lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div><span style="font-family: 新細明體;"> </span><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 20pt; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-line-height-rule: exactly; mso-pagination: widow-orphan;"><span style="font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: 新細明體; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-font-kerning: 0pt;">「</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: 新細明體; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-language: ZH-HK; mso-font-kerning: 0pt;">Daisy</span><span style="font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: 新細明體; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-font-kerning: 0pt;">!救我!」他繼續喊著。這傢伙會不會被人追斬,打算躲進我的房間?這樣的話死也不能開門!又或遇上其他麻煩要我幫手收拾殘局,例如被公安掃黃時抓個正著?又或吸毒要去勞教?最可怕的情況是他飲大兩杯,借醉來敲我的房門!<span lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div><span style="font-family: 新細明體;"> </span><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 20pt; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-line-height-rule: exactly; mso-pagination: widow-orphan;"><span style="font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: 新細明體; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-font-kerning: 0pt;">我把音樂關掉,默不作聲裝作沒人在房間裡,一邊用毛巾擦著頭髮,一邊從門上的小孔密切觀察那笨蛋的一舉一動。<span lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div><span style="font-family: 新細明體;"> </span><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 20pt; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-line-height-rule: exactly; mso-pagination: widow-orphan;"><span style="font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: 新細明體; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-font-kerning: 0pt;">「開門吧,我知你在裡面!」他繼續拍門。「我丟了很重要的東西!」<span lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div><span style="font-family: 新細明體;"> </span><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 20pt; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-line-height-rule: exactly; mso-pagination: widow-orphan;"><span style="font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: 新細明體; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-font-kerning: 0pt;">「丟了錢可以賺回來的,都是身外物。現在你先睡吧!」我隔著門說。<span lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div><span style="font-family: 新細明體;"> </span><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 20pt; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-line-height-rule: exactly; mso-pagination: widow-orphan;"><span style="font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: 新細明體; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-font-kerning: 0pt;">「不是錢,是</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: 新細明體; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-language: ZH-HK; mso-font-kerning: 0pt;">BlackBerry</span><span style="font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: 新細明體; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-font-kerning: 0pt;">!我的</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: 新細明體; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-language: ZH-HK; mso-font-kerning: 0pt;">BlackBerry</span><span style="font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: 新細明體; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-font-kerning: 0pt;">不見了!」<span lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div><span style="font-family: 新細明體;"> </span><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 20pt; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-line-height-rule: exactly; mso-pagination: widow-orphan;"><span style="font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: 新細明體; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-font-kerning: 0pt;">我忍不住陰陰嘴笑,這傢伙不理我的死活,迫我憑一副血肉之軀在一夜之內趕起中英文版招股書,虐待下屬終於有報應了!</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: 新細明體; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-language: ZH-HK; mso-font-kerning: 0pt;">Eric</span><span style="font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: 新細明體; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-font-kerning: 0pt;">中了「黑莓毒」,只要一刻沒有黑莓就會感到渾身不自在,</span><span style="color: black; font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">甚至連在飛機上收不到電郵的時候也抱著黑莓睡覺,如今他丟了黑莓一定痛不欲生。</span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><span style="font-family: 新細明體;"> </span><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 20pt; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-line-height-rule: exactly; mso-pagination: widow-orphan;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">我從秘書口中聽過</span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-language: ZH-HK;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Eric</span></span><span style="color: black; font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">老婆抱怨:</span><span style="font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: 新細明體; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-font-kerning: 0pt;">「我家不用鬧鐘。每天早上我都會在半夢半醒的時候聽到枕邊傳來的的躂躂的聲音,張開眼便會看見我老公躺著打</span><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-font-kerning: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">BlackBerry</span></span><span style="font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: 新細明體; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-font-kerning: 0pt;">。然後他會帶著</span><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-font-kerning: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">BlackBerry</span></span><span style="font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: 新細明體; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-font-kerning: 0pt;">走進浴室,右手刷牙,左手打</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: 新細明體; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-language: ZH-HK; mso-font-kerning: 0pt;">email</span><span style="font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: 新細明體; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-font-kerning: 0pt;">。再用右手打</span><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-font-kerning: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">tie</span></span><span style="font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: 新細明體; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-font-kerning: 0pt;">,左手打</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: 新細明體; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-language: ZH-HK; mso-font-kerning: 0pt;">email</span><span style="font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: 新細明體; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-font-kerning: 0pt;">。我在他面前換衣服,他仍然在打</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: 新細明體; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-language: ZH-HK; mso-font-kerning: 0pt;">email</span><span style="font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: 新細明體; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-font-kerning: 0pt;">。吃早餐、搭電梯、過馬路<span lang="EN-US">……</span>直至我們一同來到中環,各往各的辦公室走去,他的眼睛仍然死死的釘在</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: 新細明體; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-language: ZH-HK; mso-font-kerning: 0pt;">BlackBerry</span><span style="font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: 新細明體; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-font-kerning: 0pt;">上。我說,衰佬,你跟</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: 新細明體; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-language: ZH-HK; mso-font-kerning: 0pt;">BlackBerry</span><span style="font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: 新細明體; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-font-kerning: 0pt;">結婚吧!」<span lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div><span style="font-family: 新細明體;"> </span><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 20pt; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-line-height-rule: exactly; mso-pagination: widow-orphan;"><span style="font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: 新細明體; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-font-kerning: 0pt;">今次</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: 新細明體; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-language: ZH-HK; mso-font-kerning: 0pt;">Eric</span><span style="font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: 新細明體; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-font-kerning: 0pt;">丟了黑莓,也算是為他老婆出一口氣。我決意見死不救。<span lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div><span style="font-family: 新細明體;"> </span><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 20pt; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-line-height-rule: exactly; mso-pagination: widow-orphan;"><span style="font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: 新細明體; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-font-kerning: 0pt;">「這幾小時下來一定累積了大堆電郵,我不回覆是絕對睡不著的,你快開門讓我用你的電腦覆</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: 新細明體; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-language: ZH-HK; mso-font-kerning: 0pt;">email</span><span style="font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: 新細明體; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-font-kerning: 0pt;">!」</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: 新細明體; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-language: ZH-HK; mso-font-kerning: 0pt;">Eric</span><span style="font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: 新細明體; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-font-kerning: 0pt;">在門外吼叫。<span lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div><span style="font-family: 新細明體;"> </span><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 20pt; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-line-height-rule: exactly; mso-pagination: widow-orphan;"><span style="font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: 新細明體; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-font-kerning: 0pt;">開門讓你進來?</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: 新細明體; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-language: ZH-HK; mso-font-kerning: 0pt;">You must be kidding</span><span style="font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: 新細明體; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-font-kerning: 0pt;">!被人誤會我有姦情事小,被人笑我沒有品味事大。別說我不近人情,</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: 新細明體; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-language: ZH-HK; mso-font-kerning: 0pt;">Eric</span><span style="font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: 新細明體; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-font-kerning: 0pt;">自己也好應該照照鏡子。讓人看見這樣一個賤肉橫生的中坑半夜潛進我的房間,我王迪詩還有面目行走中環?<span lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div><span style="font-family: 新細明體;"> </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: 新細明體; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-font-kerning: 0pt;">「</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: 新細明體; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-language: ZH-HK; mso-font-kerning: 0pt;">Eric</span><span style="font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: 新細明體; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-font-kerning: 0pt;">,半夜三更不會有人給你發電郵的,明天回公司才覆也未遲呀。」<span lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 20pt; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-line-height-rule: exactly; mso-pagination: widow-orphan;"><span style="font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: 新細明體; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-font-kerning: 0pt;">「不行!歐洲和美國有時差,萬一他們給我發了電郵那怎麼辦?」<span lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div><span style="font-family: 新細明體;"> </span><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 20pt; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-line-height-rule: exactly; mso-pagination: widow-orphan;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: 新細明體; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-language: ZH-HK; mso-font-kerning: 0pt;">Obviously</span><span style="font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: 新細明體; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-font-kerning: 0pt;">,他需要的不是</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: 新細明體; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-language: ZH-HK; mso-font-kerning: 0pt;">BlackBerry</span><span style="font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: 新細明體; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-font-kerning: 0pt;">,而是鎮靜劑。<span lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div><span style="font-family: 新細明體;"> </span><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 20pt; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-line-height-rule: exactly; mso-pagination: widow-orphan;"><span style="font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: 新細明體; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-font-kerning: 0pt;">「</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: 新細明體; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-language: ZH-HK; mso-font-kerning: 0pt;">Eric</span><span style="font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: 新細明體; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-font-kerning: 0pt;">,我工作了一整天現在實在累了,有什麼事明天再說吧。」<span lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div><span style="font-family: 新細明體;"> </span><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 20pt; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-line-height-rule: exactly; mso-pagination: widow-orphan;"><span style="font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: 新細明體; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-font-kerning: 0pt;">他果然靜了下來。我很高興,把燈關掉鑽進被窩。這時電話響起來了。<span lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div><span style="font-family: 新細明體;"> </span><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 20pt; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-line-height-rule: exactly; mso-pagination: widow-orphan;"><span style="font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: 新細明體; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-font-kerning: 0pt;">「</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: 新細明體; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-language: ZH-HK; mso-font-kerning: 0pt;">Daisy</span><span style="font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: 新細明體; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-font-kerning: 0pt;">!」不用說當然是</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: 新細明體; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-language: ZH-HK; mso-font-kerning: 0pt;">Eric</span><span style="font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: 新細明體; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-font-kerning: 0pt;">。「你不開門讓我進來,</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: 新細明體; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-language: ZH-HK; mso-font-kerning: 0pt;">fine</span><span style="font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: 新細明體; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-font-kerning: 0pt;">!我明白你沒化妝不想見人。這樣吧,你用你房內的電腦替我</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: 新細明體; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-language: ZH-HK; mso-font-kerning: 0pt;">check email</span><span style="font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: 新細明體; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-font-kerning: 0pt;">,然後逐字讀給我聽,我再告訴你如何回覆,那不是解決了嗎?」<span lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div><span style="font-family: 新細明體;"> </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: 新細明體; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-font-kerning: 0pt;">「未──解──決。」我說。<span lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 20pt; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-line-height-rule: exactly; mso-pagination: widow-orphan;"><span style="font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: 新細明體; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-font-kerning: 0pt;">「你到底──」<span lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div><span style="font-family: 新細明體;"> </span><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 20pt; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-line-height-rule: exactly; mso-pagination: widow-orphan;"><span style="font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: 新細明體; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-font-kerning: 0pt;">我啪一聲的掛了線,然後關掉手機、黑莓,拔掉房間的電話線。要是他再來拍門,我會召喚酒店保安。<span lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div><span style="font-family: 新細明體;"> </span><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 20pt; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-line-height-rule: exactly; mso-pagination: widow-orphan;"><span style="font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: 新細明體; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-font-kerning: 0pt;">折騰了一夜,次日清早七時便出去開會了,因為今天要乘車往較遠的地方。我睏得要命,在酒店升降機碰見</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: 新細明體; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-language: ZH-HK; mso-font-kerning: 0pt;">Eric</span><span style="font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: 新細明體; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-font-kerning: 0pt;">,不知是否心理作用,他好像在一夜之間老了十年。「我不去黎總的公司開會了,我先去找北京同事看能否借到</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: 新細明體; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-language: ZH-HK; mso-font-kerning: 0pt;">BlackBerry</span><span style="font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: 新細明體; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-font-kerning: 0pt;">。」<span lang="EN-US">E</span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: 新細明體; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-language: ZH-HK; mso-font-kerning: 0pt;">ric</span><span style="font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: 新細明體; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-font-kerning: 0pt;">沮喪地說。沒想到一部黑莓居然對他造成如此沈重的打擊,現代人的心靈真是脆弱,要打沈一個四肢發達的男人還真容易呢。<span lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div><span style="font-family: 新細明體;"> </span><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 20pt; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-line-height-rule: exactly; mso-pagination: widow-orphan;"><span style="font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: 新細明體; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-font-kerning: 0pt;">升降機門打開,我們穿過酒店大堂準備乘車各行各路。怎料一個性感女郎在大堂把</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: 新細明體; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-language: ZH-HK; mso-font-kerning: 0pt;">Eric</span><span style="font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: 新細明體; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-font-kerning: 0pt;">截住,我心想,難道是小三找上門了?<span lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 20pt; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-line-height-rule: exactly; mso-pagination: widow-orphan;"><span style="font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: 新細明體; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-font-kerning: 0pt;">「還給你的!這裡寫著你的名字<span lang="EN-US">……</span>」女郎把一部</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: 新細明體; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-language: ZH-HK; mso-font-kerning: 0pt;">BlackBerry</span><span style="font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: 新細明體; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-font-kerning: 0pt;">遞給</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: 新細明體; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-language: ZH-HK; mso-font-kerning: 0pt;">Eric</span><span style="font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: 新細明體; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-font-kerning: 0pt;">,同時指著畫面上的名字。她堆出一個商業化的笑容,不斷眨著那貼了兩層「摩天捲曲」假眼睫毛的眼睛,挽著</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: 新細明體; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-language: ZH-HK; mso-font-kerning: 0pt;">Eric</span><span style="font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: 新細明體; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-font-kerning: 0pt;">的手臂說:「你昨晚說你住在這家飯店,人家可一直記住啊!我剛下班便特地過來把這東西還你<span lang="EN-US">……</span>」</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 20pt; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-line-height-rule: exactly; mso-pagination: widow-orphan;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 20pt; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-line-height-rule: exactly; mso-pagination: widow-orphan;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: 新細明體; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-language: ZH-HK; mso-font-kerning: 0pt;">Eric</span><span style="font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: 新細明體; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-font-kerning: 0pt;">如夢初醒的接過黑莓,喃喃的說:「啊!昨夜在<span lang="EN-US">……</span>」<span lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 20pt; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-line-height-rule: exactly; mso-pagination: widow-orphan;"><span style="font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: 新細明體; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-font-kerning: 0pt;">在哪?當然是在</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: 新細明體; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-language: ZH-HK; mso-font-kerning: 0pt;">KTV</span><span style="font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: 新細明體; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-font-kerning: 0pt;">樂極忘形,丟了黑莓也沒察覺。我看看性感女郎,難得她工作了一夜還能保持臉上的濃妝。</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: 新細明體; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-language: ZH-HK; mso-font-kerning: 0pt;">Eric</span><span style="font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: 新細明體; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-font-kerning: 0pt;">給她一大疊鈔票以示感謝,我看傻了眼,那疊厚厚的銀紙足夠他買四部黑莓,可</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: 新細明體; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-language: ZH-HK; mso-font-kerning: 0pt;">Eric</span><span style="font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: 新細明體; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-font-kerning: 0pt;">已跟這部黑莓建立了感情,好像重遇失散了二十年的母親,看來相當激動。<span lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div><span style="font-family: 新細明體;"> </span><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 20pt; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-line-height-rule: exactly; mso-pagination: widow-orphan;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">人與人之間的感情,也許還不及人與</span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-language: ZH-HK;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">BlackBerry</span></span><span style="color: black; font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">或</span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-language: ZH-HK;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">iPhone</span></span><span style="color: black; font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">之間的感情。</span><span style="font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: 新細明體; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-font-kerning: 0pt;">假如</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: 新細明體; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-language: ZH-HK; mso-font-kerning: 0pt;">Eric</span><span style="font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: 新細明體; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-font-kerning: 0pt;">的老婆和</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: 新細明體; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-language: ZH-HK; mso-font-kerning: 0pt;">BlackBerry</span><span style="font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: 新細明體; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-font-kerning: 0pt;">一起掉進海裡,我肯定他會撲過去救</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: 新細明體; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-language: ZH-HK; mso-font-kerning: 0pt;">BlackBerry</span><span style="font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: 新細明體; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-font-kerning: 0pt;">,然後補上一句:「我老婆會游水,黑莓不會!」(撰文:王迪詩/逢星期六刊於《信報》<span lang="EN-US"><a href="http://world-of-daisy.blogspot.com/"><span style="color: blue;">http://world-of-daisy.blogspot.com</span></a></span>)<span lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div><span style="font-family: 新細明體;"> </span><br />
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</div><span style="font-family: 新細明體;"> </span>王迪詩 Daisy Wonghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05515166576009096843noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2467660043694440323.post-52159303197543066942011-09-10T09:33:00.000+08:002011-09-10T09:33:52.328+08:00黑莓毒(上)<span style="color: black; font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">步出北京機場,秋意濃了。</span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">上司</span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-language: ZH-HK;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Eric</span></span><span style="color: black; font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">、新同事</span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-language: ZH-HK;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Phoebe</span></span><span style="color: black; font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">和我一起踏進預先訂了的</span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">limousine</span><span style="color: black; font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-ascii-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: Arial;">,開往金融街的酒店。我架上墨鏡,給玻璃窗敞開一道小小的縫隙,讓秋風輕輕透進車廂裡來。九月的香港依然悶熱得教人難受,可北京的黃昏時份已秋意盈盈,又是一個新的季節了。</span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-language: ZH-HK;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><span style="font-family: 新細明體;"> </span><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-ascii-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: Arial;">我自然也不能執輸跟著換季,穿了最新款的</span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-language: ZH-HK;">Alexander McQueen</span><span style="color: black; font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-ascii-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: Arial;">高跟鞋。出門前本來猶豫了一會,因為這雙鞋足足四吋高,穿去出</span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-language: ZH-HK;">trip</span><span style="color: black; font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-ascii-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: Arial;">怕會拗柴,可是這雙鞋子襯那條</span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-language: ZH-HK;">slim-cut</span><span style="color: black; font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-ascii-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: Arial;">紅裙</span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">……</span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-language: ZH-HK;">well</span><span style="color: black; font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-ascii-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: Arial;">,</span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-language: ZH-HK;">it’s just beyond words</span><span style="color: black; font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-ascii-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: Arial;">!而且以四吋的高度來說,這雙鞋子還真舒適呢。</span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><span style="font-family: 新細明體;"> </span><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-ascii-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: Arial;">從香港到北京的航班一般尚算準時,但從北京回港則例遲,而且一</span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-language: ZH-HK;">delay</span><span style="color: black; font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-ascii-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: Arial;">就是數小時以上,困在機艙等到人都癲。</span><span style="color: black; font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">不知是因為我行了大運還是因為地球的磁場發生異變,最近從北京回港的航班居然很少</span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-language: ZH-HK;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">delay</span></span><span style="color: black; font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">,我認為這是人類航空史上的一項創舉,我甚至覺得搭的士遇到紅燈的次數也突然少了許多。的士是運程的指標,如果步出家門一揚手便截到的士,那天的工作就會非常順利。但要是跑了九條街也找不到的士,又或處處被人截糊,往後一整天都會很倒楣。</span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><span style="font-family: 新細明體;"> </span><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">截的士還總算忍得住,燈位才是致命的地方。譬如說,由蘭開夏道出尖沙咀一定要走繞道,否則的士在理工大學對開的燈位一停,你簡直覺得自己會呆在那個他媽的紅燈直至百年歸老。</span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-language: ZH-HK;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Well</span></span><span style="color: black; font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">,人生就是這麼的一回事,由千千萬萬次紅燈和航班</span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-language: ZH-HK;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">delay</span></span><span style="color: black; font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">而組成。</span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-language: ZH-HK;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Awesome</span></span><span style="color: black; font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">。</span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-language: ZH-HK;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><span style="font-family: 新細明體;"> </span><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-language: ZH-HK;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Eric</span></span><span style="color: black; font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">一路上</span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-language: ZH-HK;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">BlackBerry</span></span><span style="color: black; font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">不離手,甚至連在飛機上收不到電郵的時候也抱著黑莓睡覺。我只能說,</span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-language: ZH-HK;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Eric</span></span><span style="color: black; font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">變了。從前他喜歡打機,不打黑莓。如今他終於發現打黑莓比打機還要過癮,準是受了「女皇」傳染吧,一刻沒有</span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-language: ZH-HK;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">BlackBerry</span></span><span style="color: black; font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">就會感到渾身不自在。</span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><span style="font-family: 新細明體;"> </span><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">為何他們如何沉迷黑莓?因為很多人透過電郵向你請示,問你意見,這種「被需要」的感覺給予人莫大的安全感,彷彿是一種地位的肯定,透過發號司令可以證明自己的存在價值。當然,律師們用</span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-language: ZH-HK;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">BlackBerry</span></span><span style="color: black; font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">是身不由己的,客人期望你二十四小時全天候服侍周到,任何正常人都會覺得這很討厭,</span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-language: ZH-HK;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Eric</span></span><span style="color: black; font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">卻不知幾</span><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">e</span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-language: ZH-HK;">njoy</span></span><span style="color: black; font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">,好明顯他是不正常的,中毒了。毒癮發作的時候,每三十秒就要打開</span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-language: ZH-HK;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">BlackBerry</span></span><span style="color: black; font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">看一次。要是身處飛機或其他無法接收訊息的地方,</span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-language: ZH-HK;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Eric</span></span><span style="color: black; font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">也要把黑莓緊緊抓在手裡,就像抓住自己的尊嚴一樣。</span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><span style="font-family: 新細明體;"> </span><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">要是黑莓超過五分鐘沒「震」過,</span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-language: ZH-HK;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Eric</span></span><span style="color: black; font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">就會忐忑不安。電池用光了嗎?此處接收不佳?是網絡故障還是其他人都死光了?「五分鐘沒人找我?簡直天方夜</span><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-ascii-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: Arial;">譚!」</span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-language: ZH-HK;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Eric</span></span><span style="color: black; font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">是這樣想的。他無法接受整整五分鐘他是「不被需要」的。我可以理解一個中三學生沉迷</span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-language: ZH-HK;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">facebook</span></span><span style="color: black; font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">上癮的心態,因為青春期的孩子渴望得到別人的認同,需要被關注而且害怕孤獨,可是</span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-language: ZH-HK;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Eric</span></span><span style="color: black; font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">的青春期早已一去不返。也許黑莓的出現令他第二度發育,讓他再次經歷一場可歌可泣的青春期。</span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><span style="font-family: 新細明體;"> </span><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">吃飯打電郵,過馬路打電郵,一邊刷牙一邊看電郵,好像覆遲一秒電郵就會令國際市場崩潰。於是,黑莓成了中環不少情侶之間的「深層次矛盾」。除非你老婆也同樣中了黑莓毒,兩夫妻可以一邊同檯吃飯一邊打電郵問候對方的近況,否則嫁了一個「黑莓道友」,跟嫁給一塊人肉紙板實在沒有多大分別。誰會料到自己婚姻中的第三者竟是一部</span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-language: ZH-HK;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">BlackBerry</span></span><span style="color: black; font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">?</span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><span style="font-family: 新細明體;"> </span><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">我們在會議開始前五分鐘來到會議室。民企老闆黎總已經到了,一臉嚴肅地等著我們。他手邊放著一部手提電話,機身密不透風地鑲滿鑽石。我見識少,一輩子未見過那麼多的鑽石。坐在他身旁的人似乎經常有意無意地看著地下,我一直懷疑他們想撿手機掉出來的鑽石碎。</span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><span style="font-family: 新細明體;"> </span><br />
<span style="color: black; font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">我最怕這種招股書起草會。</span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-language: ZH-HK;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Eric</span></span><span style="color: black; font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">當然喜歡寫招股書,既可收取額外的起草費,負責寫的人又不是他,而是我。其實我不明為何要由律師寫招股書,這些東西跟法律根本一丁點關係也沒有。聽前輩說,起初是由</span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-language: ZH-HK;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">bankers</span></span><span style="color: black; font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">寫的,後來不知怎的變成了律師的工作。而</span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-language: ZH-HK;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">bankers</span></span><span style="color: black; font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">就像家禽,困在籠裡太久就不曉飛。要是你現在問</span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-language: ZH-HK;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">bankers</span></span><span style="color: black; font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">招股書是怎樣寫的,不如先問他們還識不識字。</span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">寫招股書絕對是吃力不討好的工作,因為這是</span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-language: ZH-HK;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">bankers</span></span><span style="color: black; font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">唯一可以借題發揮的地方,在客人面前把律師寫的招股書插得體無完膚,以便證明自己多麼有料,多麼著緊這單</span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-language: ZH-HK;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">deal</span></span><span style="color: black; font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">。大陸客更難招呼,因為我們的招股書是先用英文寫成,然後由印刷公司翻譯成中文,令大陸人看得一頭霧水。翻譯出來的中文是港式中文,跟內地的用詞和語法不盡相同,大陸人看著就如讀火星文一樣,例如香港人說的「演講」,內地叫「講演」;「保安」則稱作「安保」。加上招股書的內容必須經過驗證,不能把大陸人慣性使用的套話、浮誇的形容詞和假大空加進去,他們當然是很不滿的,認為招股書無法突出公司優點,文字不夠漂亮,也欠缺套話的點綴。他們不明白,這是一份招股書而不是電影劇本。之後聯交所還會對招股書提出很多質疑、要求補充,律師就得疲於奔命地一一應付,</span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-language: ZH-HK;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">touch wood</span></span><span style="color: black; font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">有什麼錯漏,分分鐘影響整個上市項目,簡直就像活在白色恐怖之中。唉,講起都覺得沮喪</span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">……<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><span style="font-family: 新細明體;"> </span><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">我預了黎總會批評我起草的「風險因素」,沒想到他竟隻字不提。可是他對公司的優勢和發展戰略(是的,大陸人喜歡稱「戰略」,而不是「策略」,愈浮誇愈好),居然跟上次開會所講的完全不同。他這公司的優勢居然在一夜之間作</span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">360</span></span><span style="color: black; font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">度改變,我想問他:你會不會在一夜之間由喜歡女人變成喜歡男人?</span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><span style="font-family: 新細明體;"> </span><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">上次開會明明說好了的,今天突然打倒昨日的我。不知是否因為見得香港高官太多,我近年一見人「打倒昨日的我」就要扯火。這些人真能做到</span><span style="color: black; font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-ascii-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: Arial;">「昨日種種譬如昨日死,今日種種譬如今日生。」昨日和今日的自己是兩個毫無瓜葛的陌生人,這是一種境界。我想學,但我怎麼也無法跟昨日的自己</span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-language: ZH-HK;">hi and bye</span><span style="color: black; font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-ascii-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: Arial;">。</span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><span style="font-family: 新細明體;"> </span><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">於是,我上次辛辛苦苦寫成的招股書草稿成了廢物,又得重新寫過!</span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><span style="font-family: 新細明體;"> </span><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">「什麼時候寫好?」黎總問。</span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><span style="font-family: 新細明體;"> </span><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">「好快好快。」</span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-language: ZH-HK;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Eric</span></span><span style="color: black; font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">說。</span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><span style="font-family: 新細明體;"> </span><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">「有多快?」</span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><span style="font-family: 新細明體;"> </span><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">「明天吧!」</span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><span style="font-family: 新細明體;"> </span><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">我張口結舌的看著</span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-language: ZH-HK;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Eric</span></span><span style="color: black; font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">。明天?就憑我一副血肉之軀?</span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-language: ZH-HK;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">You are kidding</span></span><span style="color: black; font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">!新同事</span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-language: ZH-HK;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Phoebe</span></span><span style="color: black; font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">從未寫過招股書,只有我一個人,想做死我?</span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><span style="font-family: 新細明體;"> </span><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">「一晚就夠了,明天早上你就能看到中英文版。」</span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-language: ZH-HK;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Eric</span></span><span style="color: black; font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">怕我死不去,再補多一句。</span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family: Calibri;"> </span></o:p></span></div><span style="font-family: 新細明體;"> </span><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">翻譯本是招股書印刷行的工作,但現在印刷公司已關門了,</span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-language: ZH-HK;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Eric</span></span><span style="color: black; font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">居然為了趕在明早起貨而強迫我兼任翻譯?我用眼神告訴他:「混蛋我不會答應!」根本沒有必要在明天早上交出中文版。閣下要</span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-language: ZH-HK;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">impress</span></span><span style="color: black; font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">客人的話,大可以在金融街裸跑,怎麼燒到我的頭上來?</span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">黎總大概看到我的頭上正在冒煙,向</span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-language: ZH-HK;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Eric</span></span><span style="color: black; font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">投以懷疑的眼神。</span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family: Calibri;"> </span></o:p></span></div><span style="font-family: 新細明體;"> </span><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">「放心吧,絕對沒問題!」</span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-language: ZH-HK;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Eric</span></span><span style="color: black; font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">向黎總大派定心丸。「王律師的中文是我們全公司最好的,她若不做律師大可以當作家!」我狠狠瞪了</span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-language: ZH-HK;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Eric</span></span><span style="color: black; font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">一眼,看他會否吩咐我在客人面前表演「七步成詩」。我愈來愈覺得自己像</span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-language: ZH-HK;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Angel</span></span><span style="color: black; font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">,不是天使,而是海洋公園那條海豚,天天表演凌空翻騰。</span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><span style="font-family: 新細明體;"> </span><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">「你們事務所還真是人才濟濟。」黎總皮笑肉不笑的贈了一句。</span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><span style="font-family: 新細明體;"> </span><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">我深信</span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-language: ZH-HK;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Eric</span></span><span style="color: black; font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">一定會有報應。沒想到報應當晚就來了</span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">……</span></span><span style="color: black; font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">(待續)(撰文:王迪詩/逢星期六刊於《信報》</span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><a href="http://world-of-daisy.blogspot.com/"><span style="color: blue; font-family: Calibri;">http://world-of-daisy.blogspot.com</span></a></span><span style="color: black; font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">)</span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><span style="font-family: 新細明體;"> </span>王迪詩 Daisy Wonghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05515166576009096843noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2467660043694440323.post-87082028171139717852011-09-03T09:29:00.001+08:002011-09-03T09:30:07.312+08:00也談怪癖開始寫作以後,我經常有意無意地向人暗示--Iam a shopaholic。我既不吸毒,也不酗酒,沒有豪賭的習慣,不是同性戀更不是雙性戀,我甚至會吃有營養的食物,有時間又有心情的時候還會跑步。這樣「正常」的人如何稱得上「作家」? <br />
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「Well,I'm actually a shopaholic.」我輕輕切碟上那片tenderloin,一邊漫不經意地告訴與我共膳的幾個女banker。 <br />
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「連卡佛減價!」她們其中一人興奮地喊。 <br />
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「我早知道了,」另一個女banker 說。「我買了三個手袋! 太便宜了! 我這一季只買了五對Christian Louboutin,現在想來都覺得太刻薄自己。」本來想在她們心中建立購物狂的形象,但她們居然比我更像購物狂,真氣死人! <br />
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有次我跟Philip 說,我在努力建立一個不正常的形象。「我看根本沒有這個必要吧,你本身就是徹頭徹尾的一個怪人。」他說。 <br />
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「所以我們才能成為朋友。」我補充了一句。 <br />
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後來我從報章雜誌看到世界各地的怪人,才明白了天外有天。例如英國有個二十多歲的女人喜歡啜食家具噴蠟,心癮發作時還會在深夜爬起床找「零食」,她說很喜歡噴蠟在嘴裏產生的質感,常常噴一點在手指來舔,或噴在抹布上去吸啜。她小時候已喜歡吃沐浴泡泡,母親則有吃煤癖。這對母女可以當作家。 <br />
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Robert Schnakenberg 是西方pop culture 的專家,寫過不少光怪陸離的作品,我常常捧著他的書看得張口結舌,好像他所寫的Secret Lives of Great Authors,踢爆了一眾文壇巨人的怪癖:Charles Dickens 每天梳頭幾百次,喜歡頭朝北極的方向睡覺,平日最愛流連停屍間,他喜歡觸摸某樣東西三次,認為這樣可以帶來好運,想不到這位大文豪原來這樣婆媽! <br />
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我當初讀James Joyce 那本沉甸甸的Ulysses,除了很驚訝人類居然能寫出那麼多字,對這本書寫表達的東西一直有點疑惑, 後來從Schnakenberg 的書裏知道James Joyce 原來有性怪癖,忽然打通了任督二脈,「click」一聲明白了Ulysses ,深深感嘆這真不愧為一部巨著,至於當中的意境,各位讀者可自己找一本來看看嘗試感受一下。 <br />
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Lord Byron 更厲害,一年內曾與二百五十個女人睡過,這還未包括與他同睡的男人數目;俄國大文豪托爾斯泰一生堅持誠實地面對藝術與人生,於是他在新婚當晚誠實地強迫妻子看他的日記,當中詳盡地記錄了他與女農奴和各種女人的性愛史;法國詩人G<span lang="EN" style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; letter-spacing: 0.1pt; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: 新細明體; mso-fareast-language: ZH-TW; mso-font-kerning: 1.0pt; mso-text-raise: 1.0pt; position: relative; top: -1pt;">é</span>rard de Nerval經常在巴黎牽著一隻龍蝦散步,我這才知道龍蝦除了游泳,原來還會走路,而且大概能走得相當快,否則如何能被人牽著上街散步?<br />
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Nerval 曾經說過: 「龍蝦是絕佳的寵物,牠們和平、認真、了解海洋的秘密,而且不會吠。」此人於1841 年正式瘋掉。 <br />
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Honor<span lang="EN" style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: 新細明體; mso-fareast-language: ZH-TW; mso-font-kerning: 1.0pt;">é</span> de Balzac 是世上最胖的大作家之一。他曾這樣說: 「I am not deep, but very wide.」不知他在形容自己的外形還是作品。這位大作家的癖好當然就是吃,據說他曾在巴黎的餐廳一次過鯨吞百多隻生蠔、一隻鴨、一打羊肉排、兩隻鷓鴣、一條魚、十二個梨子和大量水果作為甜點,並喜歡把骨頭吐在地上,這樣他就會覺得好high。他還有一個癖好--喝咖啡。每天灌下五十杯又黑又濃的土耳其咖啡。對,是五十杯。 <br />
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如果這樣一個老粗居然也能寫出The Human Comedy如此細膩的作品,那外星人明天來侵略地球實在也毋須訝異。但要是你以為他完全不介意別人笑他粗魯,可就錯了。 Honor<span lang="EN" style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: 新細明體; mso-fareast-language: ZH-TW; mso-font-kerning: 1.0pt;">é</span> de Balzac 原名Honor<span lang="EN" style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: 新細明體; mso-fareast-language: ZH-TW; mso-font-kerning: 1.0pt;">é</span> Balssa,他把姓氏改了,還加了「de」,令名字聽來高檔一點,好像Caf<span lang="EN" style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: 新細明體; mso-fareast-language: ZH-TW; mso-font-kerning: 1.0pt;">é</span> de Coral 聽來不是很高級嗎?誰能猜出它不是法國餐廳而是大家樂?也許我應該把自己的名字改為「Daisy de Wong」。 <br />
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Honor<span lang="EN" style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: 新細明體; mso-fareast-language: ZH-TW; mso-font-kerning: 1.0pt;">é</span> de Balzac 經常穿成乞丐模樣,邋邋遢遢,卻很有女人緣。有說男人只要有才華就能俘虜女人的心,我很好奇,這傢伙如何能一邊往地上吐骨頭一邊俘虜我呢?可他就是有本事令一個富婆對他死心塌地,不斷貼錢供他揮霍。 <br />
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說起來,這種事情在古今中外都屢見不鮮,古有胖才子,今有風水師,就算談不上女人的對象,也堪稱男人的偶像。 <br />
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你能想像莎士比亞一邊寫《羅密歐與茱麗葉》一邊放貴利嗎?Jesus,這簡直把整件事弄至毫無浪漫的餘地!據Robert Schnakenberg 所說,莎士比亞是炒樓專家,還像《威尼斯的商人》那樣放貴利,並專門趁饑荒囤積穀物。他雖然賴死不納稅,但對債仔卻絕不手軟,是一個強勢的大耳窿,不論金額多小例必告上法庭。 <br />
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有次莎士比亞偷聽到一個男演員和一個美女的對話,美女說: 「你晚上來我房間時,暗號是宣布你自己是理查三世。」莎士比亞於當晚提前來到美女漆黑一片的閨房,說出了「暗號」。當那位男演員興致勃勃地來到美女的房間外,竟發現門上貼莎士比亞寫的紙條「征服者威廉已經比理查三世捷足先登。」雖然乞人憎到了極點,但又的確幾好笑。 <br />
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單是癲狂還不夠造就出文壇巨星。若不是英年早逝,就必須為他增添(或老作)一些傳奇了,譬如說,傳聞莎士比亞是King James Bible 的作者,如果你翻看Psalm46,從開首數四十六個字,再從最後倒數四十六個字,你會得出「shake」和「spear」,可這又代表什麼?閣下自行想像吧。 <br />
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有人說莎士比亞是英倫最偉大的劇作家,也有人說他是手段最卑劣的賊。但莎翁一生最大的爭議,還是莎士比亞劇作到底是否出自他本人之手,有人甚至認為莎劇的真正作者是伊莉莎伯女皇一世!至於她如何在1603 年過世後仍然能夠寫作,則是個謎了,莎士比亞一直活到1616年呢。如果你問我,Hey,Daisy,你相信那些劇作是莎士比亞本人寫的嗎?我認為只有兩種人才會不相信--一妒忌莎士比亞的人。二、白癡。 <br />
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同樣名叫William, 二十世紀美國作家William S.Burroughs 比莎翁還要瘋狂。他和朋友們開派對時經常愛搞搞氣氛,但搞氣氛可有很多事情可做,你可以唱歌,可以裸跑,為什麼非要在自己的老婆頭上放隻玻璃杯然後開槍把它擊碎呢?這傢伙不是神槍手,他只是作家,而且具備了吸毒、販毒、酗酒、自殘兼雙性戀等「名垂千古」的條件,在哈佛大學畢業後幾乎大半世都要父母供養,不難想像他會「呯」的一聲用槍打得老婆的腦袋開花。這件事發生在墨西哥,他被控謀殺被關在獄中十三天,直到他哥哥賄賂了官員和證人,作家才獲得了保釋。 <br />
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我不知道Burroughs 對自己一槍打死了自己的妻子有沒有內疚之類的感覺,我只記得他曾說過,若不是殺了自己的老婆,他根本無法寫作。事實上,他的確在等候審判時起勁地寫起了小說來,後來違反保釋條件逃回了美國。 這個故事給世人的教訓是--女人千萬不要嫁給作家。<br />
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當我不明白一個人, 我的意思是--作為一個human being--為什麼能把自己的人生弄得一塌糊塗至如斯田地,我相信偉大作家們也同時以疑惑的眼神看著我,就像James Joyce 臨死前留下的一句: 「Does nobody understand?」(撰文:王迪詩/逢星期六刊於《信報》<a href="http://world-of-daisy.blogspot.com/">http://world-of-daisy.blogspot.com</a>)王迪詩 Daisy Wonghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05515166576009096843noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2467660043694440323.post-5709221621310845072011-08-27T08:21:00.001+08:002013-11-10T23:45:31.253+08:00股壇風雲自從看了最近上畫的電影《竊聽風雲2》,我嚴肅地考慮是否應繼續給予Philip「Plan A」的位置。To be exact,我考慮是否應繼續容許banker(或與股票相關的一干人等)存在於我那二十六個Plan 之中。 <br />
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說起來,這還是Philip 自己招來的禍。誰叫他主動約我看《竊聽風雲2》?這部電影最近在中環很紅,我身邊的bankers 無不雀躍地買票入場,看完後眉飛色舞地高談闊論。無他,這種講述金融界黑幕的電影,銀行家最有共鳴,他們簡直把自己幻想成電影中的男主角,在股壇呼風喚雨,步出戲院時都大呼過癮。只是不知他們把自己幻想成哪個男角?古天樂?No way!He's a cop!金牌經紀胡楓?他被謀殺。家財萬貫的經紀曾江?他殺了人。股壇才子劉青雲?他入了赤柱。 <br />
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現在你該明白,我為何要重新考慮是否應繼續容許與股票相關的一干人等存在於我那二十六個Plan 之中。 <br />
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當然不知道這電影對我造成如此深遠的影響。 那天下午他致電給我,興致勃勃地問我要不要一起看《竊聽風雲2》。我可以很坦白地告訴你,我答應一起看戲並不是因為Philip,而是因為吳彥祖和古天樂。 <br />
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我們在戲院坐下。Philip 心情似乎很好,事實上他心情經常都這樣好,有時看他笑嘻嘻的樣子我就無明火起,但你問我確實是為了什麼而生氣?他到底做錯什麼?我又答不上來。他好像從來不會記掛任何人,從來不會因為任何一個女人(那當然包括我)而不開心,and that's not fair!為何永遠都是我等他邀請我看電影?難道就不能倒過來由他擔起等待的角色?一想到這裏就覺得我的憤怒非常合理。 <br />
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戲院每張座椅之間都有一個扶手,而這個扶手是可以拉起來的,讓情侶可以更親密一點。Philip 一坐下來便拿出BlackBerry 來打email,當我透明,真是豈有此理!<br />
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你以為世上只有你一個有BlackBerry?我也不要執輸,拿出黑莓狂打一番,同時用眼角瞄了一眼那個座椅扶手,Philip 打電郵的時候把手肘靠在扶手上面,然後又用拳頭有節奏地輕輕槌扶手。這傢伙心裏到底在打什麼主意?難道他打算漫不經意地把扶手拉起?假如他真的這樣做,我該作出什麼反應?我應否將扶手重新拉下來以示矜持?但那樣又好像很mean……當我為這個問題而深感懊惱,戲院的燈光「啪」一聲給關掉。開場了,而Philip 居然什麼也沒有做過──我指對那座椅扶手。 <br />
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《竊聽風雲》第一集我早已看過,很不錯的電影。第二集的故事更複雜、懸疑性更強,整體來說比第一集還要精采,曾江和江毅的演出技驚四座,令這部電影的戲味更濃。相比同是講述金融危機的西片Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps,我認為《竊聽風雲2》要好看得多,洋人應該向港產片學習一下。 <br />
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以下這段包含劇情,打算看電影的讀者請忍住不看這段。Alright,是這樣的,故事由一宗交通意外展開,香港證券界名人羅敏生(劉青雲飾)的法拉利撞翻了,督察何智強(古天樂飾)發現羅敏生車上被裝了軍用竊聽器,追查之下發現了竊聽者阿祖(吳彥祖飾)的存在。到底這名受過軍訓的強悍竊聽者是好人還是壞人? <br />
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到了最後才有分曉。阿祖利用眾人各懷鬼胎的心理,以竊聽得來的錄音作籌碼,目的是要把一個人引出來進行報復,在過程中揭開了神秘組織「地主會」的面貌。 <br />
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為什麼會稱為「地主會」呢?因為有幾個華資經紀在一個私人會所聚頭,用撲克牌玩「鬥地主」遊戲,一邊商量許多秘密勾當,暗地裏操控香港的股票市場,隻手遮天。他們邀較年輕的羅敏生入局,令他成為紅遍香港的股壇紅人,豬籠入水,可最終愈踩愈深,回不了頭。 <br />
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這股壇紅人羅敏生的太太是律師,他被差人拉的時候總有太太為他辯護,也經常給他法律意見,例如盡快「草」。Philip 看了大力往座椅扶手一拍,喊道:「我早說過娶老婆一定要娶律師!」真討厭,這小子的嘴巴就是甜!我臉上一熱,但隨即按住嘴角的笑意,免得讓Philip 以為我很高興,只淡淡的拋下一句: 「律師費一樣照收。」<br />
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其實「鬥地主」是大陸的產物,在香港還是近年才聽聞有人玩這遊戲,如今用來放在港產片裏,大概是為了迎合大陸觀眾的口味,不知是否也反映了當代香港人渴望「鬥地主」的心態?看電影中的「地主會」在股壇隻手遮天,要誰人發達,誰就馬上發達;要誰人的命,誰就馬上喪命。看戲的人往往肉緊地問:是不是真有其事?金融界是否真的這麼黑暗?I don't know。但世上黑暗的何止金融界?你以為自己在一個「乾淨」的行業裏,與冰清玉潔的同事並肩作戰,其實是你被騙。世上根本沒有「乾淨」的行業,只有「相對乾淨」的行業。賺錢多的行業,大家都在謀財;賺錢少的行業,人們都在謀權。要是你有道德潔癖,又沒有人願意養你,那麼閣下惟有選擇「相對沒那麼髒」的行業。選擇行業跟選特首是一樣的,你不能選一個好特首,只能「choose the less worse」,而「even worse」的是市民連選擇的權利也沒有。 <br />
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那華資經紀的勢力又是否真如電影中那麼強大?我想電影當然是有令事情戲劇化的需要,但華資經紀行的影響力在香港向來不容忽視。外資證券行的實力和規模固然較華資行強大,而今時今日就算師奶都懂得自己上網買賣股票,華資經紀行的作用已大不如前了,但香港畢竟是華人地方,華資公司的影響力永遠存在,看看港交所推行延長交易時段是何等吃力便知道了。 <br />
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港交所行政總裁李小加推行改革,其中有關縮減午飯時間的問題令傳統華資經紀很不高興。最近李小加發表「萬言書」已沒再提延長交易時段了,只說應與內地交易時間同步,惹人猜測他已放棄縮減午飯時間至一小時。那班經紀大佬究竟因何反對?有人指香港跟內地的公眾假期根本不一樣,兩地的交易時間怎能看齊?一些交易員甚至認為延長交易時間令股價的波幅減少,增加了短炒的難度;也有人提出每天主要交易量出現在開市後半小時和收市前半小時,因此延長交易時段沒有多大意義。 <br />
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但說到底,還是因為大佬要吃飯!香港跟外國不同,外國地方大,要約人午飯遠不及香港方便,老外大多咬個麵包了事,取消午飯時段也無傷大雅。香港的經紀可不同了,吃飯是交換行情和拉生意的重要時候,甚至連去夜總會都是工作的一部分,可謂敬業樂業。十年前鄺其志擔任港交所行政總裁的時候,已試過建議取消中午的兩小時休市,並延長下午交易時段至下午六時,更建議引入晚上八時至十時的「夜市」時段,令全日交易時間達十小時,結果呢?不用說當然是遭到華資經紀強烈反對。 <br />
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步出戲院的時候已是午夜。「睡前看這麼緊張刺激的電影,不知今晚睡覺時會不會發惡夢。」我抱怨道。 <br />
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「那我陪你──」Philip 嬉皮笑臉的說。我伸手去掌他的嘴,手卻在空中被他捉住,我一驚,手馬上就縮了回來。 <br />
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「我是說陪你到便利店買牛奶幫助入睡啊!你以為我陪你幹什麼?」這混蛋居然哈哈大笑起來。 <br />
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我將嚴肅地考慮是否應繼續給予Philip 「Plan A」的位置。 (撰文:王迪詩/逢星期六刊於《信報》<a href="http://world-of-daisy.blogspot.com/">http://world-of-daisy.blogspot.com</a>)王迪詩 Daisy Wonghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05515166576009096843noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2467660043694440323.post-57140718337371540262011-08-20T12:28:00.001+08:002011-08-20T12:29:05.265+08:00Perlman,我等你!<span style="color: black; font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">我一邊小心翼翼地更換小提琴的弦線,一邊瞄了一眼桌上的音樂會門票,忍不住陰陰嘴笑了起來。成功了!終於搶到</span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-language: ZH-HK;">Perlman</span><span style="color: black; font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">演奏會的門票了!是的,那確實是幾經艱苦才「搶」回來的,那可是一代小提琴巨星</span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-language: ZH-HK;">Perlman</span><span style="color: black; font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">啊!我打算由現在一直慶祝到十月二十三日的音樂會。</span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span><span style="font-family: 新細明體;"> </span><br />
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<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-language: ZH-HK;">Perlman</span><span style="color: black; font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">只演一場。</span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-language: ZH-HK;">Alright</span><span style="color: black; font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">,現在大家知道我當日在場了。每次有類似的活動,之後總會收到一大堆讀者電郵問:「</span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-language: ZH-HK;">Daisy</span><span style="color: black; font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">!你是否當日穿黑色連身裙、束著馬尾的女孩?</span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-language: ZH-HK;">Oh my god</span><span style="color: black; font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">!你就坐在我前面!天呀我無法相信</span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-language: ZH-HK;">Daisy</span><span style="color: black; font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">就在我的眼前,太激動<span lang="EN-US">……</span>太激動了!」我什麼時候說過那就是我?可我也沒說過那不是我。要遇上的人,終究還是會遇上的。</span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-language: ZH-HK;"><o:p> </o:p></span></div><span style="font-family: 新細明體;"> </span><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">也許你還記得,這場</span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-language: ZH-HK;">Perlman</span><span style="color: black; font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">音樂會的門票,</span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-language: ZH-HK;">Plan B</span><span style="color: black; font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">早就答應會赴湯蹈火為我拿到手。但我嚴肅地思考過這件事,發現歷史上唯一靠得住的男人就只有耶穌,所以我決定靠男人不如靠自己,畢竟</span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-language: ZH-HK;">Perlman</span><span style="color: black; font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">只來一晚,何況今次是</span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-language: ZH-HK;">recital</span><span style="color: black; font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">,不用夾整個樂團,讓我可以專心細聽</span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-language: ZH-HK;">Perlman</span><span style="color: black; font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">的天籟琴聲。這次演奏的曲目包括</span><span class="apple-style-span"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Beethoven Violin Sonata No. 7 in C Minor</span></span><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="color: black; font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">、</span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Saint-Saëns Violin Sonata No. 1 in D Minor</span></span><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="color: black; font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">和我非常喜愛的<span lang="EN-US">Mozart Violin Sonata in B flat</span>,錯過了我會後悔一世。</span></span><span class="apple-style-span"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></span></div><span style="font-family: 新細明體;"> </span><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">說起來,我似乎經常都在做著令自己後悔的事啊,例如我最近</span><span style="color: black; font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-ascii-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-hansi-font-family: Arial;">一次過買了五雙高跟鞋,現在後悔得不得了。我為什麼不買下第六、第七雙?為什麼!我居然為著省那些少錢,又怕放在家裡阻地方,議而不決,決而不行。現在好了,賣光了,有錢也買不到了,開心啦!我有時真的令自己好失望。其中一雙我沒有買的還是</span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-language: ZH-HK;">Valentino</span><span style="color: black; font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-ascii-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-hansi-font-family: Arial;">的</span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-language: ZH-HK;">ankle boots</span><span style="color: black; font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-ascii-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-hansi-font-family: Arial;">,我永遠無法忘記那完美的線條,還有那柔軟的皮革散發著那高級的氣味</span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">……</span><span style="color: black; font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-ascii-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-hansi-font-family: Arial;">如今我看著家裡那五雙鞋子,才發現自己最愛原來是那雙沒有買的</span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-language: ZH-HK;">Valentino</span><span style="color: black; font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-ascii-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-hansi-font-family: Arial;">,這大概就是文學世界所謂的「遺憾」吧。從此我時刻提醒自己,以後買鞋要麼不買,要買就要買到盡,這樣才算不枉此生。</span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"><o:p> </o:p></span></div><span style="font-family: 新細明體;"> </span><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">我跟</span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-language: ZH-HK;">Joyce</span><span style="color: black; font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">提起這樁憾事,她支吾以對,好像很心虛的樣子。我起初以為她也漏買了第六和第七雙鞋子,但她掃貨向來比我還要兇悍百倍,購物方面應該不會為她帶來絲毫遺憾。</span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-language: ZH-HK;">Well</span><span style="color: black; font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">,那麼必定就是為了男人吧。我知道她</span><span style="color: black; font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">交了男朋友,就是上次和我們一起去迪士尼的那個男律師,至於上手那個有老婆的飛機師,已經是</span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-language: ZH-HK;">yesterday man</span><span style="color: black; font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">了。</span></div><span style="font-family: 新細明體;"> </span><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">那交了律師男友不是很令人興奮的事嗎?有什麼值得遺憾?</span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-language: ZH-HK;">Joyce</span><span style="color: black; font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">也很喜歡</span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-language: ZH-HK;">Perlman</span><span style="color: black; font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">,幾個月前就嚷著要跟我一起去他的音樂會了。心水清的讀者大概已察覺到問題所在,明明是有男朋友的,幹嗎要拉著我一起去聽音樂會呢?我當然沒有開口問</span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-language: ZH-HK;">Joyce</span><span style="color: black; font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">,這麼</span><span style="color: black; font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-ascii-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-font-family: Arial;">尷尬的事教我如何問得出口?難道我應該說:「</span><span lang="EN" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-language: ZH-HK;">Hey Joyce</span><span style="color: black; font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-ascii-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-font-family: Arial;">,你為何不與男朋友去聽音樂會?</span><span lang="EN" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-language: ZH-HK;">Oh my god</span><span style="color: black; font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-ascii-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-font-family: Arial;">!他不是連</span><span lang="EN" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-language: ZH-HK;">Perlman</span><span style="color: black; font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-ascii-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-font-family: Arial;">也聽不懂吧?」你以為我見得男律師少?像我</span><span lang="EN" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-language: ZH-HK;">law firm</span><span style="color: black; font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-ascii-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-font-family: Arial;">的同事</span><span lang="EN" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-language: ZH-HK;">Sam</span><span style="color: black; font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-ascii-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-font-family: Arial;">和</span><span lang="EN" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-language: ZH-HK;">Keith</span><span style="color: black; font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-ascii-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-font-family: Arial;">,我肯定他們連「</span><span lang="EN" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-language: ZH-HK;">Perlman</span><span style="color: black; font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-ascii-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-font-family: Arial;">」這個字都未識串,說不定還會以為從哪裡爆出了一個「珍珠男」──「</span><span lang="EN" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-language: ZH-HK;">Pearlman</span><span style="color: black; font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-ascii-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-font-family: Arial;">」!</span></div><span style="font-family: 新細明體;"> </span><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-ascii-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-font-family: Arial;">於是,連同另外兩個熱愛古典音樂的朋友,再加上</span><span lang="EN" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-language: ZH-HK;">Joyce</span><span style="color: black; font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-ascii-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-font-family: Arial;">,我們一行四人興高采烈地決定了,十月一起去聽這場美好的音樂會吧!</span><span lang="EN" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-language: ZH-HK;">Perlman</span><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="color: black; font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">上次來香港已是九年前的事了,</span></span><span style="color: black; font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">而且他今年已經六十六歲,聽他的現場演奏機會買少見少,所以只要他大駕光臨,不管演奏什麼樂曲、不管門票價錢,我都必定捧場。相比起來,雖然</span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-language: ZH-HK;">Sarah Chang</span><span style="color: black; font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">、</span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-language: ZH-HK;">Hilary Hahn</span><span style="color: black; font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">等也是世界頂尖的小提琴家,而我每次也是第一個前往撲飛的粉絲,但也許因為她們仍然年輕,心裡總覺得將來聽她們更上一層樓的機會還多著呢。靜候她們的音樂會到來的時候,心裡當然也充滿期待,卻不會像等待</span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-language: ZH-HK;">Perlman</span><span style="color: black; font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">演奏會那樣,門票像珍珠那樣寶貝,幾乎要放在床頭供奉!</span></div><span style="font-family: 新細明體;"> </span><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-language: ZH-HK;">By the way</span><span style="color: black; font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">,雖然</span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-language: ZH-HK;">Joyce</span><span style="color: black; font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">和我都非常喜歡</span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-language: ZH-HK;">Perlman</span><span style="color: black; font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">,但我們對</span><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Heifetz</span></span><span style="color: black; font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">的看法卻有很大分歧。</span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-language: ZH-HK;">Joyce</span><span style="color: black; font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">對他讚不絕口,我卻忍不住要說一句,</span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-language: ZH-HK;">Heifetz</span><span style="color: black; font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">演奏一些</span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-language: ZH-HK;">Bach</span><span style="color: black; font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">的樂曲是可以稱為「難聽」的。他似乎看不穿巴赫樂曲的結構和不同聲部的交替,只把一堆音符以超快的速度奏出來。我不知他為何要這麼快,又不是跑田徑。快,除了顯示演奏者練得很熟,技巧上應付得來,其實沒有多大意思。這種話除了我王迪詩,世上夠膽公開這樣說的人大概不多,但我跟不少朋友私下聊起,卻發現他們都有同感,只因為太多人當</span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-language: ZH-HK;">Heifetz</span><span style="color: black; font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">是神,批評他分分鐘被人打!但我反正已經得罪了很多人,特首和高官尤其忍我好耐,如今再得罪多一班</span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-language: ZH-HK;">Heifetz</span><span style="color: black; font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">的粉絲,我就當錦上添花吧。</span><span class="apple-style-span"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></span></div><span style="font-family: 新細明體;"> </span><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="color: black; font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">我最喜歡的小提琴家永遠是</span></span><span class="apple-style-span"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-language: ZH-HK;">Hilary Hahn</span></span><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="color: black; font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">,我在這方面非常專一。但在我心目中,</span></span><span style="color: black; font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">當今世上最好的小提琴家非</span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-language: ZH-HK;">Perlman</span><span style="color: black; font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">莫屬。「最好」的意思包括技巧、情感的表達和演奏家本人的性格。單單擁有音樂才華是不夠的,性格比能力更加重要,大家應該也曾遇過一些能力很強卻非常乞人憎的混蛋。不管從事什麼行業,性格都是決定一個人成敗的關鍵。</span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></div><span style="font-family: 新細明體;"> </span><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">有次我在歐洲聽</span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-language: ZH-HK;">Perlman</span><span style="color: black; font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">的演奏會,坐在我旁邊的小女孩驚訝地對她父親說:「爸爸,怎麼他的琴竟那麼小!」這是現場看</span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-language: ZH-HK;">Perlman</span><span style="color: black; font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">的一種有趣景象。小女孩沒說錯,那琴在</span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-language: ZH-HK;">Perlman</span><span style="color: black; font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">手裡的確顯得像玩具一樣小,可那其實並不特別小,只是</span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-language: ZH-HK;">Perlman</span><span style="color: black; font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">是大塊頭,坐在輪椅上像隻</span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-language: ZH-HK;">bear bear</span><span style="color: black; font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">熊,小提琴在對比下就顯得異常細小了。</span><span style="color: black; font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-ascii-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: Arial;">他四歲患小兒麻痹症,腿壞了,卻令他的雙手很大、很發達,為他演奏小提琴帶來極大的便利。失去一份禮物,上天就會給你另一份禮物,這是我從</span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-language: ZH-HK;">Perlman</span><span style="color: black; font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-ascii-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: Arial;">身上領悟出來的。</span><span style="color: black; font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">然而你可以一直為自己所失去的東西而抱怨,一輩子活在自卑和不忿之中。選擇哪種態度,就是所謂的「性格」。</span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></div><span style="font-family: 新細明體;"> </span><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-language: ZH-HK;">Perlman</span><span style="color: black; font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: 新細明體; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-font-kerning: 0pt;">於一九四五年在以色列出生,後來到了美國,在茱莉亞音樂學院學習。他說話很風趣,這麼一位音樂巨人,居然會出現在《大衛牙擦騷》和《芝麻街》!他還曾經與名廚柏賓共同主持《藝術家的餐桌》,討論美食與音樂的關係。他除了醉心音樂,對生活中的一切都充滿好奇,擁有一顆赤子之心,這就是一種好的性格。全心全意地愛音樂,這是一件美好的事;全心全意地愛一個人,同樣美好。但如果除了你所愛的這個人你就一無所有,</span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: 新細明體; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-language: ZH-HK; mso-font-kerning: 0pt;">sorry</span><span style="color: black; font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: 新細明體; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-font-kerning: 0pt;">,你的人生還是相當可悲。</span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></div><span style="font-family: 新細明體;"> </span><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">想到不久以後便可以看見</span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-language: ZH-HK;">Perlman</span><span style="color: black; font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">、聽他的音樂,心裡就覺得好溫暖。</span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-language: ZH-HK;">Perlman</span><span style="color: black; font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">總是令人感到溫暖。每一位演奏家都在他們的音樂裡注入了個性,譬如說,</span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-language: ZH-HK;">Anne-Sophie Mutter</span><span style="color: black; font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">豪邁、</span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-language: ZH-HK;">Sarah Chang</span><span style="color: black; font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">浪漫,</span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-language: ZH-HK;">Hilary Hahn</span><span style="color: black; font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">的演奏把我帶進完美的數學世界,聽她的音樂,感覺就像飄浮在漆黑的宇宙裡,看著一個一個星體依循各自的軌跡運行,那總讓我的內心澄澈如鏡;</span><span style="color: black; font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-ascii-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-font-family: Arial;">烏克蘭小提琴家</span><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Valeriy Sokolov</span></span><span style="font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">雖然名氣相對較小,但他的演奏是何等優雅。</span><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family: Calibri;"> </span></o:p></span></div><span style="font-family: 新細明體;"> </span><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">至於早陣子來香港演出的</span><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Midori Gotō</span></span><span style="font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">,是一位鼎鼎有名的日本小提琴家,門票一下子就被掃光了。</span><span style="color: black; font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">我沒有買票,因為她拉琴的動作像划船,看現場演奏是一種整體的感覺,包括視覺和聽覺,所以我想還是聽她的</span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-language: ZH-HK;">CD</span><span style="color: black; font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">吧。</span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-language: ZH-HK;">Midori</span><span style="color: black; font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">是一位談吐優雅的女士,她於十四歲那年在</span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-language: ZH-HK;">Tanglewood</span><span style="color: black; font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">舉行了一場很轟動的演奏會,她在演奏時兩次拉斷了琴弦,卻十分鎮定,動作利落地向身旁的樂團中人借琴兩次。第二天,</span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-language: ZH-HK;">New York Times</span><span style="color: black; font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">的頭版刊出了這樣的標題:「</span><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Girl, 14, Conquers Tanglewood with 3 Violins.</span></span><span style="font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">」。</span></div><span style="font-family: 新細明體;"> </span><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">而</span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-language: ZH-HK;">Perlman</span><span style="color: black; font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">,他那細膩豐腴的音樂之所以能溫暖人心,是因為你能夠從他的音樂裡聽到善良。<span lang="EN-US">10</span>月<span lang="EN-US">23</span>日文化中心。</span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-language: ZH-HK;">Perlman</span><span style="color: black; font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">,我等你!<span class="apple-style-span">(作者:王迪詩/逢星期六刊於《信報》<span lang="EN-US"><a href="http://world-of-daisy.blogspot.com/">http://world-of-daisy.blogspot.com</a></span>)</span><span lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div><span style="font-family: 新細明體;"> </span><br />
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</div><span style="font-family: 新細明體;"> </span>王迪詩 Daisy Wonghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05515166576009096843noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2467660043694440323.post-54386034840493692672011-08-13T11:09:00.000+08:002011-08-13T11:09:10.820+08:00海嘯又來了<span style="font-family: 新細明體;"> </span><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 19pt; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: widow-orphan;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: 新細明體; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-font-kerning: 0pt;">這個星期,中環最熱的話題是「冧市」。由辦公室、餐廳、酒吧到中環的大街小巷,只要碰見<span lang="EN-US">bankers</span>,大家就會不約而同聊起今次美國國債「三條<span lang="EN-US"> A</span>」的金漆招牌不保,會不會令我們自身難保。</span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: 新細明體; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-language: ZH-HK; mso-font-kerning: 0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><span style="font-family: 新細明體;"> </span><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 19pt; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: widow-orphan;"><br />
</div><span style="font-family: 新細明體;"> </span><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 19pt; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: widow-orphan;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: 新細明體; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-font-kerning: 0pt;">據我個人在中環所見所聞,<span lang="EN-US">bankers</span>雖然對客戶聲稱樂觀,較為厚道的會說審慎樂觀,但他們行家之間的<span lang="EN-US">gossip</span>,幾乎一面倒認為「今次大鑊」,甚至有人認為今次要比零八年「更大鑊」。「看吧,果然應驗了<span lang="EN-US">2012</span>世界末日啊。」有人這樣說。畢竟今次不單只是美國的問題,而是整個歐洲的問題。大家心裡其實都在想著什麼時候輪到大陸爆煲,卻沒有人會大聲說出來,這種烏鴉口一定被人撑嘴,大陸爆煲我們吃什麼?你告訴我吃什麼!</span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: 新細明體; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-language: ZH-HK; mso-font-kerning: 0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><span style="font-family: 新細明體;"> </span><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 19pt; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: widow-orphan;"><br />
</div><span style="font-family: 新細明體;"> </span><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 19pt; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: widow-orphan;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: 新細明體; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-font-kerning: 0pt;">大陸最近來了一個超級颱風「梅花」,擦過華東後直撲遼東半島,威力非比尋常,有<span lang="EN-US">bankers</span>私下慨嘆「梅花」是不祥之兆,金融海嘯第二波恐怕是避無可避了。你看他們多麼迷信!<span lang="EN-US">Bankers</span>平日炒炒賣賣,屬於「撈偏」,「撈偏」的人特別迷信。</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: 新細明體; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-font-kerning: 0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><span style="font-family: 新細明體;"> </span><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 19pt; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: widow-orphan;"><br />
</div><span style="font-family: 新細明體;"> </span><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 19pt; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: widow-orphan;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: 新細明體; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-font-kerning: 0pt;">Alright</span><span style="color: black; font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: 新細明體; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-font-kerning: 0pt;">,讓我們從科學一點的角度去看看這一場金融危機吧。「今次大鑊」不足為奇,因為零八年的金融海嘯根本從未得到解決,美國人推出量化寬鬆政策,聽來偉大到不得了,但說穿了就是不斷印銀紙吊住條命,你信不信這措施有效?反正我是信了。美國人則一邊把垃圾全部掃進梳化底,一邊繼續唱「<span lang="EN-US">what a wonderful world</span>!」,這是美國人的民族性格,擅於吹水來粉飾太平,實務工作卻無人關注,這是美國之所以能成為政治和經濟超級大國的原因,也是美國「今次大鑊」的原因。成也性格,敗也性格,就是這麼回事。</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: 新細明體; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-font-kerning: 0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><span style="font-family: 新細明體;"> </span><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 19pt; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: widow-orphan;"><br />
</div><span style="font-family: 新細明體;"> </span><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 19pt; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: widow-orphan;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: 新細明體; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-font-kerning: 0pt;">大家應該還清楚記得零八年金融海嘯的時候,多國政府動用公帑拯救了不少投行,才一轉眼,投行又故態復萌向職員派發天文數字的花紅,<span lang="EN-US">see</span>,這就是「天性」,你叫吸血鬼不要吸血,慘過叫他們去死。既得利益者繼續得益,金融問題愈積愈深,爆煲是遲早的事,不爆反而沒有天理。<span lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div><span style="font-family: 新細明體;"> </span><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 19pt; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: widow-orphan;"><br />
</div><span style="font-family: 新細明體;"> </span><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 19pt; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: widow-orphan;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: 新細明體; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-font-kerning: 0pt;">話是這樣說,我所認識的<span lang="EN-US">bankers</span>到目前為止倒仍沒怎麼驚慌,原因很簡單,兩個字<span lang="EN-US">──</span>預咗。這班金融界蠱惑仔似乎對金融危機早已習慣,有了抗體,我甚至懷疑他們對這種事還有沒有知覺,總之他們依然大魚大肉,女伴如走馬燈,嬉皮笑臉地過日子,今朝有酒今朝醉就是<span lang="EN-US"> i bankers</span>生活的寫照。我本來想打電話給<span lang="EN-US">Philip</span>,探聽一下他任職那間<span lang="EN-US"> i bank</span>有沒有裁員的跡象,當我拿起電話時我又問自己,這傢伙有沒有工做關我鬼事?於是又把電話放下,到<span lang="EN-US">pantry</span>沖了一杯<span lang="EN-US"> Earl Grey</span>。<span lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div><span style="font-family: 新細明體;"> </span><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 19pt; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: widow-orphan;"><br />
</div><span style="font-family: 新細明體;"> </span><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 19pt; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: widow-orphan;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: 新細明體; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-font-kerning: 0pt;">在我所認識的人之中,唯一真正恐慌的只有我的上司<span lang="EN-US">Eric</span>,早前已有幾個客拖欠律師費,如今市場一片愁雲慘霧,他要再追回那幾條街數更是難上加難了。<span lang="EN-US">But that's his problem, not mine</span>。到時總部迫他交數,他準又會迫我和其他女律師去陪客吃飯以乞求善款。這傢伙也未免太天真了,你當我王迪詩是什麼?我已經決定了,如果<span lang="EN-US">Eric</span>再迫我去乞錢,我就會在飯局上跟客戶暢談「今次大鑊」,有錢都留來自保,得鬼閒找你的律師費?<span lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div><span style="font-family: 新細明體;"> </span><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 19pt; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: widow-orphan;"><br />
</div><span style="font-family: 新細明體;"> </span><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 19pt; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: widow-orphan;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: 新細明體; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-font-kerning: 0pt;">回想零八年的金融海嘯,初時聽起來簡直就像世界末日呢,股市狂瀉、雷曼兄弟倒閉、投資銀行大幅裁員,不用說<span lang="EN-US">IPO</span>市場當然是一片死寂,我們一班律師天天坐在辦公室裡數手指,不知要坐到什麼時候。結果呢?我認識一個<span lang="EN-US">investment banker</span>,被公司裁走獲補發一年的薪水,興致勃勃地拿著這筆巨款和女朋友環遊世界,結果剛到了紐西蘭準備跳降傘便收到舊公司急</span><span lang="EN" style="color: black; font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-bidi-font-family: 新細明體; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-font-kerning: 0pt;">call</span><span style="color: black; font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: 新細明體; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-font-kerning: 0pt;">回巢。為了此事,他還跟女朋友大吵一場。那又難怪,原本答應了環遊世界,結果卻只遊了幾條街,更莫說去</span><span lang="EN" style="color: black; font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-bidi-font-family: 新細明體; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-font-kerning: 0pt;">Milan</span><span style="color: black; font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: 新細明體; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-font-kerning: 0pt;">瘋狂購物了,最慘是口袋裡的鈔票多著呢。<span lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div><span style="font-family: 新細明體;"> </span><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 19pt; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: widow-orphan;"><br />
</div><span style="font-family: 新細明體;"> </span><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 19pt; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: widow-orphan;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: 新細明體; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-font-kerning: 0pt;">如果你問我怕不怕金融海嘯又來了?</span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: 新細明體; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-language: ZH-HK; mso-font-kerning: 0pt;">Well</span><span style="color: black; font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: 新細明體; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-font-kerning: 0pt;">,阿爺是美國最大的債主,中國手上那超過<span lang="EN-US">1 </span>萬億美元的美國債券搞不好隨時泡湯,阿爺未驚,幾時輪到我驚?我相信香港一些市民甚至在熱切期待海嘯再來。平民百姓面對香港今天這個炒至畸形的樓市根本無法生存,有人在等著樓市隨股市大瀉,讓香港重新變回一個適合人類居住的地方。看見</span><span lang="ZH-HK" style="color: black; font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: 新細明體; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-language: ZH-HK; mso-font-kerning: 0pt;">九肚山地皮居然</span><span style="color: black; font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: 新細明體; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-font-kerning: 0pt;">以</span><span lang="ZH-HK" style="color: black; font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: 新細明體; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-language: ZH-HK; mso-font-kerning: 0pt;">底價</span><span style="color: black; font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: 新細明體; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-font-kerning: 0pt;">一口價<span lang="EN-US">55</span></span><span lang="ZH-HK" style="color: black; font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: 新細明體; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-language: ZH-HK; mso-font-kerning: 0pt;">億元拍賣出去,相信不少人都</span><span style="color: black; font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: 新細明體; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-font-kerning: 0pt;">在暗自鼓掌吧。<span lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div><span style="font-family: 新細明體;"> </span><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 19pt; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: widow-orphan;"><br />
</div><span style="font-family: 新細明體;"> </span><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 19pt; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: widow-orphan;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: 新細明體; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-font-kerning: 0pt;">當然,這僅限於手持可觀現金的人。若手頭沒有充足現錢,一旦金融海嘯再來勢必重創不少公司,裁員在所難免,到時有些人連糊口都成問題,更莫說趁樓市大跌執便宜貨了。這兩天已從報上看到企業暫緩招聘的新聞,</span><span lang="ZH-HK" style="color: black; font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: 新細明體; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-language: ZH-HK; mso-font-kerning: 0pt;">歐美債禍的後遺症陸續浮現了。</span><span style="color: black; font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: 新細明體; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-font-kerning: 0pt;">世上有多少人像<span lang="EN-US">investment banker</span>,被炒魷魚能獲補發一年的薪水?被公司炒多幾次就發達了。讓我<span lang="EN-US">Daisy</span>馬上辭掉律師的工作轉做投資銀行家,然後博炒,也不失為一條脫貧的好橋!<span lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div><span style="font-family: 新細明體;"> </span><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 19pt; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: widow-orphan;"><br />
</div><span style="font-family: 新細明體;"> </span><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 19pt; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: widow-orphan;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: 新細明體; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-font-kerning: 0pt;">香港畢竟以炒賣起家,而且命好,零八年那一場所謂「海嘯」對香港只做成了短暫的打擊,我們在祖國的強大臂彎取得了溫暖,很快便恢復過來,大家又再度樂此不疲地炒股炒樓,發揮「香港精神」。 「上帝要你滅亡,先要使你瘋狂」,樓市被炒至瘋狂的時候,民怨也沸騰起來了。</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: 新細明體; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-font-kerning: 0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><span style="font-family: 新細明體;"> </span><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 19pt; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: widow-orphan;"><br />
</div><span style="font-family: 新細明體;"> </span><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 19pt; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: widow-orphan;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: 新細明體; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-font-kerning: 0pt;">我和財政司司長曾俊華一樣不吃「粟米斑塊飯」,但我看報紙,我知道深水(土步)一個位於八樓的九十呎板間房沒有電梯,月租也要<span lang="EN-US">1100</span>元;我知道物價暴漲之後,有些人連豬肉都買不起。市民憤怒地要求復建居屋,特首曾蔭權拖呀拖,終於在上月</span><span style="font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: 新細明體; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-font-kerning: 0pt;">表示會考慮「包括居屋在內的不同資助房屋計畫」,十月的《施政報告》會公佈具體內容。需要你興建居屋的時候,你坐著發呆。群眾憤怒了,你才「考慮」興建。建成的時候<span style="color: black;">剛好撞正金融海嘯第二波引發的經濟大衰退,跟「八萬五」有異曲同功之妙,「負資產大聯盟」的成員是時候回來聚聚舊。</span><span lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div><span style="font-family: 新細明體;"> </span><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 19pt; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: widow-orphan;"><br />
</div><span style="font-family: 新細明體;"> </span><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 19pt; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: widow-orphan;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: 新細明體; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-font-kerning: 0pt;">曾蔭權的後知後覺,常令我懷疑他每天除了在官邸裡餵錦鯉,究竟在幹什麼。看著倫敦暴動,怎不教人心寒?這種事情隨時可能發生在香港!今天的英國和香港同樣面對貧富懸殊、社會不公義等「深層次矛盾」,而政府也同樣無能。暴徒在英國放火搶劫來洩憤,而我們在香港只能祈求上天打救了。</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: 新細明體; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-font-kerning: 0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><span style="font-family: 新細明體;"> </span><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 19pt; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: widow-orphan;"><br />
</div><span style="font-family: 新細明體;"> </span><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 19pt; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: widow-orphan;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: 新細明體; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-font-kerning: 0pt;">所以,靠政府不如靠自己。風暴也好,海嘯也好,自己執生吧。最近網上流傳一段舊新聞片子,題為「亞洲金融風暴之十月股災」,那是<span lang="EN-US">1997</span>年<span lang="EN-US">10</span>月<span lang="EN-US">28</span>日無線新聞。不看還可,看了才驚訝曾蔭權原來老了很多,更令人震驚的是十四年前那些高官就金融風暴發表的言論跟今天幾乎一模一樣!<span lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div><span style="font-family: 新細明體;"> </span><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 19pt; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: widow-orphan;"><br />
</div><span style="font-family: 新細明體;"> </span><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 19pt; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: widow-orphan;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: 新細明體; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-font-kerning: 0pt;">1997</span><span style="color: black; font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: 新細明體; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-font-kerning: 0pt;">年<span lang="EN-US">10</span>月<span lang="EN-US">28</span>日,恆指狂跌<span lang="EN-US">1400</span>點,時任特首的董建華出來會見記者說:「我相信股市上落是暫時性調整,我對前途樂觀,因為基本上香港和國內經濟好好。」曾蔭權當時是財政司司長,站在董伯後面點頭稱是。曾先生被記者追問時還說香港股市「已經跌至見底」,後來又說香港「最壞的日子已經過去」,結果香港人往後幾年都在更壞、超壞、非常壞的日子裡度過,熱淚盈眶地擁抱負資產、失業和通縮。</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: 新細明體; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-font-kerning: 0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><span style="font-family: 新細明體;"> </span><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 19pt; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: widow-orphan;"><br />
</div><span style="font-family: 新細明體;"> </span><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 19pt; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: widow-orphan;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: 新細明體; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-font-kerning: 0pt;">十四年後的今天,香港多份報章於<span lang="EN-US">2011</span>年<span lang="EN-US">8</span>月<span lang="EN-US">9</span>日這樣報道財政司司長曾俊華的話:「香港的內部環境能保持強勢,基調良好,有能力抵禦外來的波動。當局最近就銀行和其他金融機構作出壓力測試,結果顯示各機構都具有抵禦相當大風險的能力。」這番話怎那麼耳熟?</span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: 新細明體; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-language: ZH-HK; mso-font-kerning: 0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><span style="font-family: 新細明體;"> </span><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 19pt; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: widow-orphan;"><br />
</div><span style="font-family: 新細明體;"> </span><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 19pt; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: widow-orphan;"><span style="font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: 新細明體; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-font-kerning: 0pt;">假如海嘯再來,你信不信香港政府有能力應付危機?反正我信了。(作者:王迪詩/逢星期六刊於《信報》<span lang="EN-US"><a href="http://world-of-daisy.blogspot.com/"><span style="color: blue;">http://world-of-daisy.blogspot.com</span></a></span>)<span lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div><span style="font-family: 新細明體;"> </span><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><br />
</div><span style="font-family: 新細明體;"> </span>王迪詩 Daisy Wonghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05515166576009096843noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2467660043694440323.post-14318467821858014632011-08-06T09:55:00.001+08:002011-08-09T16:35:19.567+08:00成也英國 敗在香港世上任何一位行將卸任的官員都希望可以close chapter with honor,看曾蔭權的形勢卻似乎打算close chapter with horror。 <br />
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曾先生的職銜是「行政長官」,所以他真的以為自己只負責「行政」,手板眼見功夫,毋須用腦,只聽吩咐。從前叫「港督」,職權明顯完全不同。「督」就是督促、督導、監督的意思,比「行政」高級很多。曾蔭權讀得書多,語文能力很強,自然能參透什麼是自己的「分內事」。 <br />
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不難想像,當港澳辦主任王光亞批評香港公務員聽慣了英國老闆的話,回歸後卻不懂當家作主兼缺乏長遠規劃能力,曾蔭權一定深感無辜。見工的時候,老爺沒有講明「行政長官」需要用腦,如今又改口話要用腦,要規劃,要當家作主,一時一樣,即是擺明屈我!好,等我反駁你! <br />
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「在一國兩制下,香港人要學好做主人翁、港人治港。」這就是曾蔭權的「反駁」。他花了四天時間左度右度,思前想後,終於決定不回應王光亞的批評,改為「扮回應」。難得他在大庭廣眾說出這種九唔搭八的廢話而不會臉紅,而且連那幾句廢話也無法好好記住,寫在貓紙上照稿讀,更莫說連照稿讀也口窒窒,一臉心虛,神情閃縮。Obviously,連他自己也不信自己所說的話。 <br />
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面皮夠厚實在也是一種生存之道。無論王光亞批評什麼,無論全港市民罵他什麼,曾特首都能像電影《賭俠》的主角那樣,不斷對自己說: 「你睇我唔到,我睇你唔到……」然後自己果然變透明了。 <br />
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那天我一邊喝咖啡一邊看電視新聞,看見曾蔭權在論壇上大談領袖的八大條件。他說領袖必須「講得出做得到」、有遠見、有誠信,害我差點打翻了咖啡。他有什麼遠見? 「六大產業」還是「傳奇東亞運」?然後他說: 「我學懂的道理是不能孤軍作戰。你需要一個好的團隊,沒有好班子的領袖是難以成功的。」我當下明白了為何他無法成功。曾先生還在演說結尾時重申,明年6 月30 日任期屆滿前「絕不會鬆懈下來,否則我便有違我剛才所說的領袖要素」。我決定關掉電視機。 <br />
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有人罵王光亞發表這番言論是「干預」香港,損害一國兩制港人治港blah bla h blah。財政預算案宣布「注資六千元到強積金戶口」,這麼弱智的措施難道是中央想出來的嗎?是中央下令香港高官在家裏僭建嗎?停車熄匙搞到一鑊粥,又是中央的構思嗎?全中國有34 個省級行政區,包括23 個省、5 個自治區、4 個直轄市、兩個特別行政區,阿爺自顧不暇。如果你說中央從來沒有干預香港的政制,再天真再傻的人也不會相信吧,但香港一般的民生瑣事,難道全都是中央下旨?香港人會不會高估了自己的重要性呢? <br />
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香港今天的民生事務一塌糊塗,樓市畸形、貧富懸殊、空氣污濁……這些都是香港官員職責範圍之內應該做好的事,但他們卻沒有做好。無論王光亞發表言論是否一種「干預」,沒有人能否認他說出了事實──我們的而且確由一群腦麻痹、沒遠見、沒承擔的「家丁」領導,他們時刻都在等待主子發號施令。 <br />
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曾蔭權作勢「反駁」王光亞的時候,強調中央也曾讚揚香港公務員,那有什麼出奇?香港公務員效率向來很高,你要公務員買郵票、訂A4 紙,他們都辦得妥妥貼貼。 王光亞說的是「不懂得做boss」的人,公務員的職責不是做boss,而是執行指令。所以他的言論不可能打擊公務員士氣,只打擊了曾蔭權的士氣。 <br />
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一個敗家仔終日伸手問阿媽要錢,然後離家出走,結果一事無成流落街頭,死死地氣回來要阿媽打救。阿媽說「爭氣啦衰仔」,你就話阿媽打擊你的士氣,這就是廣東話所謂的「發爛渣」。 <br />
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王光亞說「成也英國,敗也英國」,將罪行歸咎於英國,已經為香港官員搭了一道下台階。莫怪我Daisy 又來踢爆, 「成也英國,敗在香港」才是實情!撫心自問,英國人跟我們非親非故,沒有義務把一片爛地發展成金融中心。英國佬在殖民,難道跟香港人有親? 「成也英國」已經非常難得,難道在交回殖民地後還要管你們的公務員培訓?英國人把一個殖民地管理得井井有條,留給我們一套完善的司法制度,我只能說,英國人盜亦有道。香港官員不爭氣,與英國無關。 <br />
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如果真要賴的話,我會賴香港沒有普選,以致無法用手上的一票來驅逐曾蔭權。儘管一人一票選舉特首也無法保證此人上任後的表現,但自己的眼光,自己的選擇,是好是醜都心甘命抵。只要市民手上有票,即使這次選錯了人,下次還是有機會再選賢能,總好過現在死路一條。打開報章,天天看那幾個「疑似候選人」和他們的助選團隔空開戰,而這些候選人甚至連自己會否「獲批准」成為候選人也未知道,天天等上面開綠燈。我不知這算是什麼樣的「選舉」,而這樣的「選舉」還會繼續選出多少個曾蔭權。 <br />
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有句話叫「低處未算低」,touch wood 講句,有朝一日我們可能會非常懷念曾蔭權,正如現在也有網友呼籲董建華復出一樣。試想想,要聽足十年用「口窒窒」的方式讀出「用詞不當」的施政報告,都幾難受。 <br />
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既然市民現在無法一人一票普選特首,反正死路一條,我寧願支持董建華復出當下任行政長官。事到如今,董先生是我唯一信得過的人,因為我至少知道他可以差到什麼地步,心裏總算有個底,策劃逃生措施也比較方便。那該如何安排董先生復出呢?這方面確實需要一點政治智慧,那就讓小妹來獻個計吧,先安排「友好傳媒」扮偷拍到董先生跑步,題為「我對腳已經好番晒!」,同時宣布參選特首。文革時期,毛主席就曾在長江暢泳以顯示自己身體健康,然後把照片刊在《人民日報》頭版,董先生跑步有異曲同工之妙。傳媒追問董先生是否復出參選時,他可以笑回答「早晨早晨!」,靜待民意醞釀發酵。董先生是全國政協副主席,位列國家領導人,地位崇高。由國家領導人擔任香港特首,絕對可以提升香港的地位。 <br />
假如下任特首不是董建華而是另選新人,則無從捉摸了。捉不到他的路數,要事先制定逃生方法也就更困難了。雖然有人說,放心吧,很難會有人差過董建華了,香港最壞的日子已經過去了,那我又要問──什麼是「最」? <br />
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在「壞」的領域裏從來不存在「最」,正如在「好」的領域裏同樣用不上「最」字,人生是因為這樣才值得豪邁地賭一場。當初曾蔭權接任特首的時候不也威風凜凜嗎?當日他榮升特首時吹的國歌口哨猶在耳畔,今天看見他的民望,才明白民望原來真的就如浮雲啊。 (撰文:王迪詩/逢星期六刊於《信報》<a href="http://world-of-daisy.blogspot.com/">http://world-of-daisy.blogspot.com/</a>)王迪詩 Daisy Wonghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05515166576009096843noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2467660043694440323.post-74814292780140991362011-07-30T10:18:00.000+08:002013-11-11T00:03:23.093+08:00IPO的生與死<div style="line-height: 10.9pt;">
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<span style="color: #333333; font-size: 10pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-hansi-font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-family: 新細明體;">上司</span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #333333; font-family: "Arial", "sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt;">Eric </span><span style="color: #333333; font-size: 10pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-hansi-font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-family: 新細明體;">整個上午都神經兮兮,一早回到辦公室即鬆開領帶,滿頭大汗。他平日最喜歡出來周圍八卦吹水,今天卻一直把自己關在房裏。最離奇的是,秘書放在他桌上的那片</span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #333333; font-family: "Arial", "sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt;">blueberry cheese cake</span><span style="color: #333333; font-size: 10pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-hansi-font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-family: 新細明體;">,</span></span><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Arial", "sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt;"> </span><span style="color: #333333; font-size: 10pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-hansi-font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-family: 新細明體;">他居然一口也沒有吃過(</span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #333333; font-family: "Arial", "sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt;">Please</span><span style="color: #333333; font-size: 10pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-hansi-font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-family: 新細明體;">,請不要問我為何一個嚴重超重的人仍會每天吃</span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #333333; font-family: "Arial", "sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt;">cheese c ake </span><span style="color: #333333; font-size: 10pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-hansi-font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-family: 新細明體;">做早餐,我拒絕評論這種自我毀滅的行為)。整個上午,</span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #333333; font-family: "Arial", "sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt;">Eric </span><span style="color: #333333; font-size: 10pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-hansi-font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-family: 新細明體;">只不停的講電話,一時對</span></span><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "細明體_HKSCS", "serif"; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 細明體_HKSCS;"></span><span style="color: #333333; font-size: 10pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-hansi-font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-family: 新細明體;">電話陰聲細氣(想必是在乞求客人付律師費);一時對</span></span><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "細明體_HKSCS", "serif"; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 細明體_HKSCS;"></span><span style="color: #333333; font-size: 10pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-hansi-font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-family: 新細明體;">電話咆哮(大概是在欺負比他「弱小」的人來發洩吧);有時候則望</span></span><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "細明體_HKSCS", "serif"; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 細明體_HKSCS;"></span><span style="color: #333333; font-size: 10pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-hansi-font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-family: 新細明體;">窗外的浮雲發呆,似乎受了相當大的打擊。</span></span><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Arial", "sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt;"> </span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="color: #333333; font-family: "Arial", "sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt;">So you see</span><span style="color: #333333; font-size: 10pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-hansi-font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-family: 新細明體;">,</span></span><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Arial", "sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt;"> </span><span style="color: #333333; font-size: 10pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-hansi-font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-family: 新細明體;">「追數不遂」和「追求不遂」給男人帶來的創傷,其實不相伯仲。不,到了</span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #333333; font-family: "Arial", "sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt;">Eric </span><span style="color: #333333; font-size: 10pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-hansi-font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-family: 新細明體;">這種三十歲末期的階段,金錢要比女人重要得多。「追女仔」不過是青春期小男生的玩意,這個遊戲之所以令小男孩患得患失,是因為他們還未參透出一個道理</span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #333333; font-family: "Arial", "sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt;">──</span><span style="color: #333333; font-size: 10pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-hansi-font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-family: 新細明體;">女人是不用追的。只要有錢,女人便會自動飛撲過來。何止不用去追,就是趕她們也不願意走。</span></span><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Arial", "sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt;"> </span></div>
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王迪詩 Daisy Wonghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05515166576009096843noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2467660043694440323.post-26183637171313803222011-07-23T13:58:00.001+08:002011-07-23T14:00:24.213+08:00明星自從知道當年紅遍上海的一位女明星後來在街頭行乞,每次看見乞丐我就忍不住幻想她的過去。 <br />
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這趟幻想源於數年前在上海紹興路一家書店尋獲的小書。我從前也曾經在這個專欄裏寫過紹興路,這是一條感覺很平和的小路,從前是法租界的住宅街,沒有高大宏偉的建築,卻聚了上海文化出版社、上海三聯書店等著名出版社,形成了一條安恬的文化路。有次我在那兒的書店閒逛,發現了一本上海人民美術出版社出版的《老電影明星私家相冊》,一看之下驚為天人,全是傾國傾城的美女黑白照,她們是二三十年代紅透半邊天的明星,而這些名字我竟絕大部分聞所未聞!我喜歡看美麗的人,而且我對前人的故事總是神往。編著者劉澍曾花了五年時間,採訪了一百多位當年的著名演員、導演和劇作家,從他們那兒收集了珍貴的照片和資料,許多還是鮮為人知,當下買了相冊津津有味地看起來,今天也在這裏引述書中一些明星的往事。 <br />
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這些風華絕代的明星都曾經那麼閃耀過,結果卻有人自殺,有人做了乞丐,有人當上特務,也有人得到幸福。 看她們的人生,不禁驚嘆人的命運是何等奇怪,尤其是女人的命運。牌局分明佔了絕對的上風,聲勢逼人,下一秒居然一鋪清袋;也有牌局明明已到了絕境,下一秒卻又可能一鋪翻身! <br />
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要知道時代是否已經改變,看女人的眉毛就知道了。 不同時代的女人,畫眉的方式亦有所不同。除了化妝和衣,不同時代的女人也散發不同的氣質。當年的女明星別具韻味,她們的名字都那麼富於詩意──夏夢、朱虹、秦怡、上官雲珠……一個個像武俠小說裏的瀟灑人物。 <br />
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1926 年,中國電影界誕生了第一個「電影皇后」,名叫張織雲。她紅極一時,各家爭相找她當月曆模特兒,她在《苦兒弱女》等悲劇電影有出色的表演,被稱為「悲劇聖手」,這樣的綽號也真大吉利是。與今天的女明星一樣,當年的女星已流行嫁有錢佬,張織雲嫁給「茶葉大王」唐季珊之後便息影了。怎料四年後,唐季珊看上了阮玲玉,張織雲也就被拋棄了。後來唐季珊又移情別戀,阮玲玉自殺身亡。這故事後來被拍成電影《失戀》,還由張織雲本人主演,真不愧為「悲劇聖手」!書中還說張織雲後來隨歌舞團赴南洋演出,也曾開設自己的電影公司和美容院,解放後移居香港,生活極為潦倒,最終流落街頭而死。唉。 <br />
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女人再美再本事,還是敗在一個「情」字手上。我Daisy 經常告誡自己,男人如衣服,這件衣服不合身,大可以丟了再買件新,what's the big deal?愛自己,話知你。做女人最緊要有錢,有錢就可以獨立,毋須看別人面色,否則如何稱得上bourgeois-bohemian?<br />
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人生如戲,最戲劇性的女星應該就是楊耐梅。據《老電影明星私家相冊》所說,楊耐梅生於上海大富之家,1923 年在《玉梨魂》中扮演一個貪慕虛榮的女人,一炮而紅,後來又主演了改編自托爾斯泰名著《復活》的無聲片,是一位很有才華的女演員,而且打扮前,是當時社交界的大紅人。可惜因為她一直在電影中飾演風流的角色,令她與家庭決裂了。楊耐梅後來開設電影公司,出品並主演了《奇女子》,反應本來不錯,她卻染上了賭癮和鴉片癮,不出兩年便散盡家財,公司也關門大吉。她後來也曾拍過電影,但有聲電影取代默片以後,她終因國語不佳而息影。據書中所說楊耐梅晚年潦倒,流落街頭行乞,臨終前留下一句: 「余衷思前事,如春夢一場。」又是另一個「性格決定命運」的悲劇。 <br />
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在當年的女星當中,最有型的可說是「黑眼圈女郎」談瑛。她生於上海,和女同學們到片場看阮玲玉拍戲時,導演發現這個身穿白襯衫和黑短裙的女孩別具魅力,於是邀請她在新片《失足恨》當女主角,一舉成名。她有一位鼎鼎有名的粉絲──張愛玲。當年張愛玲和家人去杭州玩,在報紙看到廣告得知上海電影院正上映談瑛的電影,非要去看不可,只好由弟弟陪回到上海,一下火車便直奔戲院連看兩場。 <br />
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我從書上看到談瑛的照片,果然是很有格調的女孩。她平日的化妝與眾不同,喜歡在眼眶抹上黑色眼影,也就是今天的smoky eyes,可她比時代領前了七十年啊!這在30 年代簡直就是創舉,成為少女們爭相模仿的偶像,被稱為「黑眼圈女郎」。有個性的女人,不管在什麼年代都會發光。 <br />
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當年還有一位「F.F.女士」,也就是「Foreign Fashion」的意思。她是殷明珠,精通英語,喜歡騎馬、唱歌,還會開汽車,在當時是很時髦的女性。上海淪陷後,她與丈夫移居香港,以賣畫為生。 <br />
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這些明星的命運都與時代聯繫起來。假如她們活在今天,所擔心的應該是搞什麼緋聞來博見報,而不是如何在亂世中保住條命。當中有「烈女」英茵,她是一位出色的女演員,抗戰爆發後與戀人平祖仁一同做抗日間諜。平祖仁於1941 年被日本特務逮住了,次年被日軍槍決。英茵冒死安葬了平祖仁的遺體,然後自殺以殉。 <br />
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除了女明星,書中也介紹了一些男演員。當年上海電影界有「四大天王」──金焰、陶金、劉和舒適,四人都是令女影迷尖叫的美男子。舒適是中國民主同盟成員,1950 年和其他電影人在香港扯旗山躺在地上,排成「人民」字樣,被港督列為「不受歡迎人物」,驅逐出境。若生於今天,他可能會上街示威「倒曾」,可惜我沒有在香港見過那麼英俊的「社會運動家」。 <br />
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當年還有一位曾轟動國際的中國女星,因為她的創舉而成了民族英雄。她的名字是李旦旦,原名李霞卿,生於1912 年。因為對她分外感到興趣,所以從網上查了一下她的資料,得知她生於革命世家,叔父李沛基用炸彈暗殺了清朝的將軍,自己也犧牲了。 <br />
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至於李旦旦的父親李應生則是中國最早的電影人之一,她在父親引導下參演了《玉潔冰清》,因為青春可人而一舉成名。但有天她忽然厭倦了銀幕生涯,改為學駕飛機,據說她是中國第一位女飛機師,這在當年是非常轟動的新聞。老外看見這位美麗的中國女機師,紛紛讓她登上報紙頭條。據說李旦旦總是穿光彩的旗袍,頭上紮一朵絲花。 <br />
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抗日戰爆發後,李旦旦被中國政府派到美國,於1938 年開始系列飛行和演講,主持集會支援中國抗戰,足遍布美國。《老電影明星私家相冊》這樣述說李旦旦的結局: 「40 年代初期,因駕駛飛機失事,不幸遇難,結束了她流星般的人生。」可是我從網上也看到這則資料: 「長期以來,一些書刊錯誤傳抄李霞卿於1940 年(或1944 年)在一次飛行事故中『結束了年青的生命』,而實際上她於199 8 年在美國逝世。」書中的男女影星全都風華正茂,一個個像會發光似的,很難想像曾經在人世間如此這般閃耀過的人,有天竟被忘得一乾二淨,他們都給湮沒在歷史的長河了。再美麗耀目的人,也只能那樣閃一閃,that's it。於是我拿起手袋,去廣東道買了兩對Jimmy Choo,晚上與朋友們分享了一瓶Dom Prignon。得快樂時且快樂, have fun and that's it。 (撰文:王迪詩/逢星期六刊於《信報》<a href="http://world-of-daisy.blogspot.com/">http://world-of-daisy.blogspot.com/</a>)王迪詩 Daisy Wonghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05515166576009096843noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2467660043694440323.post-69754340018770790162011-07-16T12:09:00.001+08:002013-11-11T00:15:20.696+08:00假如我是特首假如我是特首,不出一個月就會倒台。 <br />
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究竟我Daisy 有什麼壯舉令我閃電倒台?我在上任後的首項工作是令樓價下調至適合人類的水平,同時嚴打發水樓,禁絕屏風樓;哪個警務處處長下令拘捕合法地採訪示威的記者,即炒;在中環和市區大量加建公園,讓市民在得到肺癌之前能呼吸些少較清新的空氣……單是上述其中一條已是死罪,一個月才被拉下馬是非常樂觀的預測。但下台也得有個下台階,找個什麼藉口好呢,let me think……董建華是因為腳痛才不得不下台,曾蔭權早前被示威者撞一撞,心口隱隱作痛,為隨時「心痛下台」鋪定路,那麼女人做特首也就有了經痛下台的便利了。 <br />
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我在下台之前的一個月裏,除了在官邸餵錦鯉還可以做些什麼?現在想來,竟發現原來有很多事情可做,或情不自禁地做了出來,例如當我得知自己當選特首,一定喜不自勝,因為我終於可以代表全港市民!假如我剛巧路過政府總部,定會踏興奮的步伐吹起口哨來,要是剛巧遇六點半新聞時段,吹的一定就是國歌。 <br />
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這件事想起來就教人興奮,我居然忍不住吹起國歌來,這樣一邊寫「蘭開夏道」的確別有一番風味,心情更在不知不覺間激動起來,我忽然醒覺自己是何等愛國。是的,假如我是特首,我需要做的頭等大事正是強調我非常極之超級愛國。我肯定有人challenge 說:<span class="highlight">王迪詩</span>你這個番書妹如何證明你愛國?Well,愛國是一種情操,情操是無色無味無形的。換句話說,是無法證明的。前特首董建華表揚當時的財政司司長梁錦松「情操高尚」,也從來沒有證明過。Fine fine,我知你們是不收貨的,證明證明證明,真煩死人。我每天生活中穿的吃的用的,90%以上Made in China,就連我身上這件正牌Burberry 也是祖國製造,難道這樣還不足以證明我的愛國情操? <br />
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曾看到《自由時報》一篇報道,引述英國《金融時報》指Prada 在中國找到技術合格的工廠,因為不願蒙上「Made in China」的低廉形象,Prada 執行長提議取消產地標籤,改為「Made by Prada」,這不是很廢話嗎? 在Prada 店內的產品假如不是「Made by Prada」,難道是「Made by Panda」? <br />
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假如我可以做一個月特首,我會馬上開展《基本法》第二十三條的工作,成立專責委員會,並委任董建華為委員會主席,搞到一鑊粥之後又可以乘機拖上幾年。 大家不用多謝我,多謝委員會主席吧。 <br />
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搞完二十三條,我會馬上頒授金紫荊勳章予藝人陳冠希,因為「陳冠希淫照事件」天天佔據報章頭條,分散了市民對施政失誤的注意力。那時是推出《基本法》第二十三條的最佳時機,搞不好連政改方案也能一併通過,連微調都可以省掉。機會難逢,可恨當時特區政府錯失良機。如今再來謝霆鋒與張柏芝婚變事件,雖天天見報,卻無法搶去替補機制的版位,所以我不會把勳章頒給張柏芝,她的力度不夠。 <br />
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假如我是特首,我會解決香港社會的深層次矛盾。如何解決?講囉。講,即是關注。表示了關注,即是盡了人事。 市民依然不滿?那麼我會表示高度關注。什麼?市民要上街示威?我派錢。派六千不夠,派八千。八千不夠,派一萬。 <br />
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反正又不是派我口袋裏的錢。對於那些不符合分錢資格的人,可以派關愛基金。關愛基金派不到,可以派體育基金。再派不到,可以派「莫須有」基金。窮人派多一點,富人派少一點,於是需要入息審查,這樣便可以增加行政成本,加開政府職位,製造就業,穩定公務員士氣。 <br />
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要做特首,當然還得鍛煉好身體,被人擲蕉時能及時閃避,即使被人襲擊也不會「在飯後心口隱隱作痛」。說起來還得多請幾個識功夫的局長,可以護駕。但「人肉錄音機」則可免了,與其請個局長扮錄音機,倒不如乾脆用真的錄音機,價錢要便宜得多。 <br />
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假如我是特首,我還會取消每年的財政預測,改由一班風水命理師負責預測來年政府的盈餘,因為政府過往預測十次錯十次,我會改用問米的方式務求提高預測的準確度。當然,這一切都不及取締「蘭開夏道」這個專欄來得要緊,甚至應該把整條蘭開夏道夷為平地。不然,個個星期六打開報紙就看見<span class="highlight">王迪詩</span>那死妹釘揶揄特區政府,這個專欄篤眼篤鼻,必須取締。 <br />
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說了這麼久,我想澄清一點:我沒說過我會參選特首,我只是開始考慮。最近看見幾個孩子圍一個蛋撻垂涎,有人企圖伸手去碰,手伸到半空卻又縮了回來,幾個孩子的手就這樣在空氣中抓來抓去,神神化化,究竟在幹什麼?他們在等。等阿媽批准才敢吃蛋撻。他們一邊等,一邊齊聲高唱《世上只有媽媽好》,有奶便是娘。接下來是「母親的抉擇」,蛋撻只有一個,到底該賞賜給誰? <br />
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其中一個孩子說: 「媽媽,如果你批准我吃這個美味的蛋撻,我一定當仁不讓!」另一個則說: 「我開始考慮是否問你准不准我吃蛋撻。」又有一個稱: 「我現在專心做功課,學校好多功課,蛋撻的事遲些再談。」等,其實也不是想像中那麼痛苦,至少可以一邊等一邊做網站,另也有人一邊等一邊在報章發表評論。誰說做網站和寫評論就是參選?我<span class="highlight">王迪詩</span>都有幾個blog,還每星期在報紙寫專欄,難道我又出來選嗎?有一點我倒是想不通,為何那麼多人爭吃蛋撻?為何那麼渴望做特首?蛋撻這東西,爭到就「奶撻」。 <br />
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英國小說Yes Prime Minister 稱,挑選誰人擔任首相真是困難的選擇,簡直就像推選哪個瘋子去管理精神病院一樣。小說有一幕講述首相從美國訪問回來便不斷打瞌睡,累得半死,完全記不起美國總統在白宮跟他說過什麼,他歸咎於時差。 <br />
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首相一邊打呵欠,一邊要求私人秘書Bernard Woolley 把他外訪期間堆積下來的工作檔案拿出來,好讓他一一處理。Bernard Woolley 私下笑說,首相真的以為大堆工作急待他回來處理啊!市民從傳媒獲得首相工作非常勤奮的印象,其實不過虛構而已,一般都是由政府新聞辦製造出來的。他還列出首相實際上需要做的事 <br />
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每星期合共工作八小時。除此以外,首相還得閱讀各種簡報、會議紀錄、外國信函等,並且到處跟人握手。但實際情況又是怎樣的呢? Bernard Woolley 這樣說:「Although there are lots of things people want thePrime Minister to do, lots of things he should do, and any number of things he can do, there are very few things he has to do.」Oh by the way,書中還提到首相之位大把人爭,為何會選中這個人?因為他平庸,易於操控。要是首相有遠見,公務員的工作量將大大增加;假如首相有主見,官員將難以控制他。於是,一班高級公務員合謀令兩名能幹的候選人墜馬,然後協助原任部門首長的那個笨蛋,憑解決英國香腸問題的「政績」而登上首相寶座。這樣說來,得到公務員支持的那位候選人,不知應該高興還是難過? <br />
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遊戲完畢。現在去afternoon tea。什麼?你問我何時宣布參選特首?笨蛋,我根本未夠四十周歲。 (撰文:王迪詩/逢星期六刊於《信報》<a href="http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100002531504380"><span style="color: #228899;">http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100002531504380</span></a> )王迪詩 Daisy Wonghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05515166576009096843noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2467660043694440323.post-35007346881930232042011-07-09T14:41:00.000+08:002014-01-13T12:52:35.865+08:00老伯的天空第一次遇見他,是在一個星期天的下午。 <br />
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當時天氣很冷,我穿的高跟長靴踏在地上發出清脆的「咯咯」聲。我邊走邊用iPod 聽Rostropovich 的大提琴獨奏,前面不遠處的情景卻吸引了我的注意 ── 一個老伯,I'm not kidding,那是一個非常之老的阿伯,我認為是老到了人類極限的阿伯,看來大概一百歲,穿拖鞋和睡衣,搖搖欲墜地站在路中心不住向途人伸出那隻乾枯的手,口中喃喃不知在說些什麼。我在遠處數 ── 一、二、三、四、五。老伯先後向五個途人伸出手來,五人都即時彈開。 <br />
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這就有點意思了。到底這個老到了人類極限的阿伯有什麼本事,足以令五名壯年男女嚇得拔腿就跑? <br />
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我摘下headphone 往老伯走去,他果然又向我伸出那隻乾枯的手,嘴唇開始顫抖起來,彷彿有什麼重要消息宣布……「阿伯,你先攬住這根燈柱,故事可以慢慢講。」老伯眼下最需要的是一根燈柱,因為按照他搖搖欲墜的姿態,很可能在三十秒之內啪一聲倒在地上。我扶他以蝸牛的速度往兩步以外的燈柱移動,那兩步讓我明白了什麼叫「咫尺天涯」。他簡直就像掉在大海裏的人,抱一片浮木花盡力氣游向對岸。游了一世紀那麼久,thank God,終於游到燈柱。 <br />
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「阿伯,你抱住燈柱別動,我馬上回來。」我說罷跑到三呎之外給他拾回一隻甩掉了的拖鞋,他從剛才起就一直在寒風中光一隻腳。我把大衣給他,他無論如何不肯披上,不斷重複說「別弄髒……別弄髒……」。 <br />
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穿好了拖鞋。「Alright,阿伯,現在請你慢慢說吧。」他說了。但我完全不知他在說什麼。我請他慢慢重複了幾遍,從他那極其沙啞和夾雜鄉音的呢喃中,我隱約聽出了一個「福」字。我心想,難道阿伯看穿我福爾摩斯的真正身份?否則我怎能單憑這個「福」字去填滿整個故事? <br />
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幸好我讀了不少東野圭吾,對推理算是有了多少心得。我認真地思索起來,阿伯則一邊「福福福」地呢喃不斷。我靈機一觸,翻起他那件睡衣的衣領,Christ! I got it!衣領上果然寫他的名字!沒猜錯的話,他應該住在附近的老人院,而這老人院的名字很可能有個「福」字。 <br />
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我用BlackBerry 上網搜尋這條街的老人院,共有三家。然後我再從剛才阿伯甩拖鞋的方向推斷他應該從左邊一路走來。 <br />
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「阿伯,你再攬住燈柱一會兒,我馬上回來!」說罷跑往左方那家老人院,確定了有「福」字沒錯,猶豫要不要通知老人院派人推輪椅去接老伯回來,但想想老伯溜出來還要迷路,回到老人院後說不定會捱罵,還是為他保守迷路的秘密吧。 <br />
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於是我又飛奔回來找老伯,扶他以蝸牛似的速度回老人院去。我自己走路才三分鐘的路程,陪老伯走了近半小時,可恨那段時間無法截的士。 <br />
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「天氣這麼冷,你走到街上幹嗎?」我邊走邊跟他聊天。 <br />
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「悶呀。」老伯低頭說。 <br />
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終於來到老人院了。我們就在那裏道別。 <br />
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兩星期後的周末,我買了水果到老人院去探望他。一副一副軀殼陳列在老人院的走廊兩旁,有的鼻孔插喉管,有的張大嘴巴奮力呼吸。因為曾在老伯的衣領上看過他的名字,所以能向老人院的職員明確說出要探望的人。我說我是老伯的朋友,職員也沒向我查問什麼,便領我來到一個狹小的床位,老伯穿同樣的睡衣,坐在床沿望天花板發呆。 <br />
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老伯的視線從天花板慢慢地移向我,一直盯我的臉思索了很久,還是沒半點頭緒,卻跟我聊了三個鐘頭。在他那沙啞和夾雜鄉音的說話裏,我只聽懂一半。他今年九十五歲,年輕時做苦力,有三個兒子,有孫。說到這裏,他止住了,眼眶也濕潤了。 <br />
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現在回到剛才的問題──到底這個老到了人類極限的阿伯有什麼本事,足以令五名壯年男女嚇得拔腿就跑? 以典型香港式思維來說,一個老伯在街上向途人伸出手來,可能馬上就被想成恃老行騙,所以途人紛紛彈開。 <br />
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香港的確有不少街頭騙案,從種金黨、祈福黨、跌錢黨到聲稱「性交可以轉運」的神棍,都有人信。也曾聽說一些阿伯阿婆專門在街上聲稱丟了錢包,一臉淒慘地向途人要錢。當你第二、第三天來到同一個地方,又會遇見同一個阿婆再次丟了錢包。 <br />
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騙的雖然只是十元八塊,但騙財事小,香港人不喜歡被人當傻仔。被人嘲笑英文差、品味低、沒教養,全都不及被人笑傻仔那麼嚴重。這跟香港人貪小便宜的性格百分百consistent,能夠從別人身上取得一點小便宜,感覺好high,因為自覺拿到數,沒有執輸,那顯示你是一個醒目仔,在香港社會很吃得開。 <br />
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令我難以理解的是,一個人瑞站在街上搖搖晃晃,扶他一把會有什麼「蝕底」?要你幫他擋子彈嗎?假如一個人到了生命的盡頭還要在街頭騙錢,那讓他騙去十元八塊有什麼大不了?Oh sorry,差點忘了被阿伯搵笨是很羞家的事。不是錢的問題,而是我為什麼要被人當傻仔,從我身上搵數?保護自己,防止被人搵笨,是一些香港人生命中的very big deal。當然,那五個彈開的途人也多少有點羊群心理,看見前面那人閃開,自己也就馬上閃開。人閃我閃,唔好蝕底。 <br />
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我覺得愛全人類是一件很容易的事,愛你身邊的人卻很難吧。世界小姐的佳麗們被問及理想,答案準是「World peace!」;什麼地方天災,香港人捐錢也很慷慨。但看見一個老伯在街上向你伸手,即閃。 <br />
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那次探望老伯後又過了很久,我再次路過那所老人院,從遠處便認出了那位老伯的身影,他身穿睡衣,拿拐杖,站在老人院門前呆呆地望天空。 <br />
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他一定是害怕迷路,所以只敢站在門口。他由冬天站到春天,然後一直站到夏天。我忽然覺得很憤怒,上天到底要戲弄他到什麼時候?他聽不清,看不清,朋友死光,家人已將他遺忘,他甚至無法好好記住這所老人院的名字,這根本就是不存在於世上的一個人,可他卻又分明在呼吸心跳。為什麼? <br />
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人生是很諷刺的。多少人注重飲食,每年做身體檢查,不抽煙不喝酒,千方百計保持身體健康,卻啪的一聲倒下猝死了。粗茶淡飯的窮人從來沒錢做什麼身體檢查,從未吃過什麼有機食物,卻一天一天地活下來,不知要活到什麼時候。 <br />
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然而我不得不佩服,老伯這一站卻又有他的骨氣。 不靠別人,在那虛弱的身軀所能及的範圍內,憑自己的力量去欣賞天空。再說,也許他很明白別人是靠不住的。如果有天你活到一百歲,在寒冬裏迷路向人求援,絕望地向一個又一個途人伸出手來,而他們一個又一個地閃開,也許你會感到自己貢獻了一輩子的這個城市,這名叫香港的城市,真是一個鬼地方。(撰文:王迪詩/逢星期六刊於《信報》<a href="http://world-of-daisy.blogspot.com/">http://world-of-daisy.blogspot.com/</a>)王迪詩 Daisy Wonghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05515166576009096843noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2467660043694440323.post-15467850420160668392011-07-02T09:19:00.003+08:002013-11-11T00:25:34.131+08:00談幽默文章跟女人一樣,只有好看與不好看兩種。不好看的文章,即使作者擁有三個博士學位,依然很不環保,浪費紙張。對區區一篇文章尚且如此,可想而知大家對女人會有幾harsh。<br />
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那何謂好的演講?「幽默大師」林語堂認為演講必須像女孩子穿的迷你裙,越短越好。我有一點補充:視乎迷你裙穿在誰人身上,也視乎演講的人是誰。如果是我的老闆,最好一個字也不要講。<br />
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林語堂的演講很有名。據說紐約某林氏宗親會曾邀請林語堂演講,這種類型的場合,不用說都是希望講者歌頌祖先一番。林語堂知道若不歌功頌德,同宗會必定大失所望,但擦鞋吹噓又有失學者風範。於是他寫了一篇幽默的精簡講稿:「我們姓林的始祖,據說有商朝的比幹丞相,這在《封神榜》裡提到過;英勇的有《水滸傳》里的林沖;旅行家有《鏡花緣》里的林之洋;才女有《紅樓夢》里的林黛玉。此外,還有美國大總統林肯,獨自駕機飛越大西洋的林白,可謂人才輩出。」台下宗親聽得好high,掌聲如雷。但,等等……他談的不全是小說中的虛構人物嗎?又或是跟林氏祖宗毫無關係的老外?那班叔父被人搵了笨沒察覺,還不知幾興奮;與此同時,林語堂卻又沒有吹噓林氏的光榮史而有失學人風範,真是一場既得體又幽默的出色演講。<br />
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不少人認為幽默感都是老外的專利,中國人沒有幽默感。林語堂認為外國人這樣問,就好像在問撒哈拉沙漠是否有沙一樣好笑。他相信幽默產生於日常生活,而中國人的生活如此豐富,又怎會缺乏幽默呢?的確也有一點道理。我想起廣東省領導匡吉有一經典名句:「廣東省與香港關係密切,好比穿同一條褲,一人拉肚子,兩個一起髒!」誰說中國同胞不懂幽默?<br />
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當年的祖國官員認為這種比喻精彩又風趣。老外與中國人的文化背景不同,官員「被襲擊」時的反應也很不一樣。前美國總統小布殊被人擲鞋,他輕鬆地(或故作輕鬆地)自嘲道:「我看到鞋子的號碼是10號。」到了中國總理溫家寶被扔鞋,他說:「這種卑鄙的技倆無法阻擋中英兩國人民的友誼。」誰比較幽默,見仁見智。<br />
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有人說美國是一個「泛幽默」的國家,一般對話都愛搞gag。所謂「泛幽默」是什麼意思?Well,我們也有泛民主、泛道德、泛乜乜、泛物物。「泛」就是「濫」,這是我個人的理解。「泛幽默」即事無大小都搞一下gag,就算根本不好笑,也能擺出一副輕鬆自在的姿態,裝成一副游刃有餘的樣子。譬如說,在聚會上有人打算站起來發言,在座的老外會為了搞氣氛而大喊:「Come on,sing《My Way》!」教人忍不住報以一句:「哈哈哈,真風趣。」<br />
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洋人參加宴會,與人寒暄,也愛表演一下「幽默」。例如洋人跟一位男士聊天,只要這位男士身旁的女伴不是鯨魚或蜥蜴,洋人就會意味深長的一笑,同時用拳頭輕搥男士的肩膀說:「Lucky man!」。對於這種無意識的、純粹發出聲音的讚美說話,我全部歸納為「廢話」。有次我與一個男性朋友去ball,眼見一個洋人過來打招呼後作了那種熟悉的意味深長的微笑,我先他一步指著我身旁的男性友人說:「Lucky Man!」洋人的對白被搶了,一時不知如何接下去,心裡暗罵這個女人不依劇本演戲。在這種沈悶的ball場,我專門搗蛋。<br />
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林語堂之所以把humour譯作幽默,因為「凡善於幽默的人,其諧趣必愈幽隱;而善於鑒賞幽默的人,其欣賞尤在於內心靜默的理會,大有不可與外人道之滋味。與粗鄙的笑話不同,幽默愈幽愈默而愈妙。」可見幽默感跟爛gag不同,前者subtle,後者simple。<br />
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同一句話,對不同國家的人民也能產生不同的意義。英國王妃的父親Michael Middleton在女兒的婚禮派對上,講述威廉王子曾出動直升機到他們家的後院與凱特相會。「當我看見自己家的後園有部直升機,就知他一定很愛我的女兒。」引得來賓捧腹大笑。<br />
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換了在香港又會怎樣?立法會議員要求召開特別會議,追究王子是否把直昇機「公器私用」。即使直昇機是王子自掏腰包買的,也得追究他是否亂花納稅人給他的零用錢;傳媒天天做頭條,直至另一個拉登被擊斃來充當頭條;政黨帶領新移民和八十歲阿婆上街示威,怒吼「貧富懸殊!」,堅持市民也應該享有王子女友的待遇,才算公平。於是要求政府借出直昇機,派籌兩千,讓市民免費搭一轉直昇機,以化解香港的深層次矛盾。結果一萬名市民前往搶籌,其中三十人在酷熱中暈倒,二十人在混亂中扭傷,警方在清場行動中與市民互相推撞,演變成一場「警權是否過大」的激烈辯論……總之,整件事最終會變成沒有任何浪漫的餘地。香港社會沒有幽默感。<br />
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Natalie Portman在拍攝電影Black Swan的時候,邂逅了芭蕾舞蹈家Benjamin Millepied。在金球獎頒獎典禮上,Natalie 懷著Benjamin的孩子在台上領過最佳女主角的獎座,說:「我要感謝Benjamin,他是電影的編舞師,亦曾在戲中客串與我排舞的一幕。他在這場戲中被問到,would you sleep with this girl?他在戲中說no,但那不是真的,he totally wants to sleep with me!」引來全場大笑。說這種笑話猶如踩鋼線。由一個美女說出來,大家都讚,啊,好風趣呢!但換了由一個男人來說,可能變成猥瑣的鹹濕笑話。這跟文化也有關係,由外國人說出來感覺輕鬆幽默,但假如由中國人說出來,尤其是換成廣東話的時候,感覺很核突。<br />
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英國小說家兼詩人George Meredith曾說:「假使你能夠在你所愛的人身上看出荒唐可笑的地方而不因此減少你對他們的愛,就算是有俳調的鑒察力。」幽默是一種苦中作樂。德國科學家奧圖和他的兄弟在研究滑翔機的時候,生活非常艱苦。女房東同情地看著這對消瘦的兄弟說:「你們是怎麼回事?花那麼多錢買些沒用的東西,連飯都吃不飽,簡直就像流浪漢!」奧圖笑說:「太太,你怎麼糊塗起來了?我們是故意勒緊褲頭的,要知道,雁一肥,就飛不動了。」<br />
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最近我在微博看到內地流傳一則博文:「房價靠道德,買房靠爹娘;安全靠誠信,治安靠聯防;教育靠捐款,慈善靠奸商;反腐靠內訌,治國靠分髒;通脹靠自律,政績靠撒謊;收入靠明搶,發展靠拆房;盛世靠張嘴,穩定靠杆槍;公平靠理性,正義靠仰望。」奸商和腐敗滋養了中國人民的幽默感。<br />
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我對黑色幽默情有獨鍾。狄娜說:「不管世界變成多壞,我也不會改變我的善良。」我就告訴自己,不管世界變成多黑,我也不會改變我的幽默。王迪詩 Daisy Wonghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05515166576009096843noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2467660043694440323.post-12741895176760658822011-06-25T10:23:00.000+08:002013-11-11T00:28:14.916+08:00出軌的男人「Daisy,Perlman 今年會來香港,要不要一起去看?」Plan B 某日來電說。<br />
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「當然想,但票一定很難買吧,而且現在還未開始發售。」<br />
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「只要你想看,我無論如何都會買到。」<br />
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Well,大家都知道Philip 是我的Plan A。但人生無常,來多個Plan B、Plan C 和Plan DEF 作為contingency 也不為過。這二十六個Plan 的排位是浮動的,隨他們的值博率和表現的變化而起起跌跌。從以上這段電話對話,你大概能明白為何Plan B 能攀上Plan B 這個位置。首先,在香港要找到一個認識Perlman 的男人,絕非想像中那麼容易。很多男人在炒樓和炒股票方面非常能幹,然而當你跟他們提起Perlman,他們可能會反問那是否歐洲冷氣機的牌子。<br />
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Plan B 不但聽過Perlman,而且聽得懂,會分析、欣賞、回味。換句話說,有足夠的智力跟我溝通。他知道我一定想聽這位小提琴大師在香港的演奏會,特意為我張羅門票,他就是有這份細心。<br />
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你大概會問,Hey Daisy,Plan A 呢?你和Philip 有沒有下文?Yeah,alrig ht,我是跟他有過快樂的時光,他甚至曾經邀請我到他父母家裏吃飯,但那已是很久以前的事了。我不妨坦白告訴你,最近我除了在工作上偶爾跟Philip 碰頭,我倆已有好一陣子沒聯絡了。既然他沒找我,我也沒有理由找他。不是我自誇,但我的確進步了,從前總是被Philip 影響我的情緒,現在就算他要跟別的女人結婚,我也不痛不癢。關於這個男人,honestly,I don't give a shit。<br />
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「Daisy Daisy!不得了……」同事Katie 喘氣跑來我的房間,把手機塞進我的手裏喊道: 「快看!」我見她如此激動,知道那手機裏一定藏什麼有趣的照片。一看,Jesus Christ!照片裏居然是一個疑似Philip 的男人,抱一個女人的肩膀正在步入酒店的升降機!豈有此理這不知死活的臭男人,我永遠永遠不會原諒你!<br />
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我氣得兩手顫抖,把照片zoom 完再zoom,Katie 說:「不用再zoom 了,我百分之一百肯定那是Philip。除了他,世上哪有男人帶女人去開房還會穿那麼醒目的Paul Smith?我約了朋友在Blue Bar,剛來到四季酒店大堂就看見Philip 抱一個女人的肩膀準備入升降機,我連忙用手機拍下來,你看,拍攝的角度不錯呢,我還拍到他的側面……最衰我部手機不能上網,無法第一時間把照片電郵給你。下次應該用BlackBerry 來拍,馬上就能傳給你了,省得我急跑回公司來找你呀,幸好你這麼晚還在公司,否則可枉我白跑了一場!」Katie 的嘴巴沒有一刻停過,煩死人了!<br />
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這時,剛巧路過的Sam 聽見Katie 大呼小叫,又過來八卦一番。坐在我房門口的night secretary Eva 也來湊熱鬧。<br />
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眾人指手機的照片熱心地發表意見,一致認為那人沒錯就是Philip。<br />
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「但那女人究竟是誰?只拍到她的背面啊!」Eva說。<br />
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「總之肯定不是Daisy。」Sam 陰陰嘴笑道。<br />
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我狠狠瞪了他一眼,但我並沒有罵他的興致。我只感到胃裏有個火團在憤怒地燃燒,Philip 做錯什麼我都可以原諒,但帶女伴去酒店還要被人拍下,教我王迪詩以後哪有面目行走中環!<br />
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「王小姐,你三日前才說過『I don't give a shit』,今天怎麼又氣成這副樣子?女人真善變。」Sam 還在火上加油。<br />
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「Shut up. 」我說。<br />
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「其實Sam 也不無道理呀。莫說你跟Philip 不是情侶,就算是夫妻,丈夫帶女人去開房也是很常見的,你憑什麼去生氣?」Eva 啃花生說,聽來她老公帶女人去開房也很常見。<br />
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「可不是嘛,更何況你自己也有二十六個Plan 圍你大小姐團團轉啊。」Kat ie 說。<br />
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「兩件事怎能相提並論!我有跟Plan B 去爆房嗎?我那堆Plan 只是contingency,我不過從旁觀察他們然後評個分,就這麼而已。Philip 卻不是從旁觀察這麼簡單!」<br />
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「其實他和女人步入酒店的升降機,也不一定是開房呀。」Sam 說。<br />
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「你不如說他去四季酒店借廁所?」Katie 一臉不屑的問。<br />
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「理論上也有這個可能。」Sam冷冷的回了嘴。<br />
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「Sam,你的理論救不了這個世界。你看看這照片,從這個男人的表情、眼神和身體語言,我百分百肯定他正慾火焚身。」Katie 說。<br />
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「為什麼女律師的嘴巴這麼賤?」Sam 怒道。<br />
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「那你是不是打算去律師會投訴我?」<br />
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我無意打斷他們吵架的雅興,倒吸了一口氣深深坐進椅子裏去。到底是什麼原因,我的心竟然這麼痛?<br />
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男人如衣服,這件不對就換過件新,我是這樣告訴自己。What's the big deal?<br />
第二天,我打電話給Plan B 約他吃法國菜,他高興得像中了六合彩。晚上準時七點在我公司樓下停了一輛保時捷。「對了,為什麼這麼有興致吃法國菜?」Pl an B愉快地問。「因為我最討厭就是法國菜。」Dead air。接下來Plan B 不敢再說話,裝成專心駕車的樣子。紅燈停下來時,我在玻璃窗的倒影裏看見他在偷偷看我。換了Philip,才不會這麼關注我的感受。想到這裏,又覺得好像虧待了Plan B 。我不是有心找他出氣的,可是我心情實在糟透了。當我以為自己放下了一個人,上天總有祂的方法讓我知道我其實是多麼在乎這個男人。<br />
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其實,我們究竟能不能選擇去喜歡誰?<br />
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理論上可以,但實際上我們為何會對某人有特殊的感覺,明知靠近他會帶來災難,卻依然渴望與他親近?愛情是違反理性的行為,我甚至覺得自己喜歡什麼人並不是我在自由意志下的選擇,這分明是一個局。那到底是誰設的局?我不知道,但這人肯定無聊透頂。是上帝嗎?Well,maybe。老老實實,你以為做上帝不悶?對那一片渾沌的宇宙哭笑不得,創造了一男一女之後欲哭無淚。<br />
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下了班還要去應酬,做事務律師真是一份教人身心疲倦的職業。但楊總是我們手頭上一單IPO 的老闆,他親身來到香港,上司Eric 為他安排的飯局我總不能不給面子。想到這裏,就覺得自己真是敬業樂業。<br />
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「來,王律師!今天太高興了,再來一杯!」楊總邊喊邊往我的杯裏灌酒。這傢伙居然弄來一打茅台。<br />
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我馬上給楊總公司的financial controller 劉小姐倒酒,口中喊「劉小姐!我也敬你一杯!」,目的是轉移視線,令楊總忘記我那杯茅台。豈料劉小姐掩嘴巴說: 「對不起,我要吐了──」同時迅速閃到洗手間去。<br />
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我很驚訝,她不過喝了一小杯而已,這麼快就不行了?<br />
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楊總手一揚,說: 「別管她,小劉是我們公司酒量最差的人!早陣子她來香港跟投行開會,聽說晚飯時喝了那麼一小杯就幾乎倒下了,我說,哎呀,小劉,你都把我的面子丟光了!幸好投行有人把小劉送回酒店……呀,對了,就是Philip。」楊總說罷乾了手中的茅台,馬上又來另一杯。<br />
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我心裏升起了一陣飄然的快感,我認為那是酒精的作用。Honestly,Philip 與女人去酒店是為了開房還是為了送一個醉娃回房,I don't give a shit。<br />
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散席後,我致電Katie 跟她討論一單M&A 的進展,然後無意中想起楊總的話。<br />
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「By the way,上次Philip 送回酒店的那個女人,原來是楊總公司的 financial controller 劉小姐。我剛才跟她吃飯,她真的一點也不能喝!」<br />
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「Daisy,你別這麼天真好不好?Look,一個是喝醉了的女人,一個是血氣方剛的男人,兩人在一個浪漫的夜晚來到一個酒店房間,怎可能沒事發生?」<br />
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「的而且確沒事發生,for sure。」我堅定地說。<br />
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「你居然對Philip 這麼有信心?」<br />
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「我對他一點信心也沒有,但我了解他。我給你看一些東西,看完你便明白了。」<br />
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我把那位劉小姐刊在公司網頁的照片電郵給Katie,因為她在酒店只拍到劉小姐的背面,從未見過她的樣子。<br />
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Katie 看了照片,捧腹大笑,忙說: 「一場誤會!一場誤會!」(撰文:王迪詩/逢星期六刊於《信報》<a href="http://world-of-daisy.blogspot.com/">http://world-of-daisy.blogspot.com/</a>)王迪詩 Daisy Wonghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05515166576009096843noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2467660043694440323.post-82724887354485945292011-06-18T13:29:00.001+08:002013-11-11T00:37:33.016+08:00醉爆律師團( 下)<div class="mbl notesBlogText clearfix">
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我們一眾律師和bankers 等五十多人,雲集南京出席一單上市項目的kick-off meeting,各方傾巢而出,輸人不能輸陣。當天晚上,客戶設宴,好一場轟烈的「劈酒大會」。<br />
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廂房裏擺四圍酒席,每間公司的團隊都準備逐逐敬酒,人家乾了,你不喝就是不給面子。但現在喝的是50 度以上的茅台,而不是雜果賓治,究竟怎樣才能全身而退?當面拒絕不喝是無禮的,而扮純情推說不會喝酒也難以令人信服,於是我們發明各式各樣的「逃醉」方法。<br />
喝茅台的酒杯一般很小,而茅台又是透明白酒,溝水是我常用的伎倆,但當然要眼明手快,趁沒人注意的時候悄悄進行。我覺得自己聰明得不得了,坐坐,忽然感到手肘有點濕濕冷冷的,我沿手肘上那幾滴茅台酒一直追蹤源頭,發現我身旁的內地律師Catherine 正在用毛巾擦嘴,而茅台酒竟一滴滴從她用來掩嘴的毛巾流下來!<br />
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Jesus Christ,而且剛好落在我的手肘上!怪不得她整晚拿一條毛巾,原來每次乾杯後用毛巾假裝抹嘴,其實是把含在嘴裏的茅台吐出來!<br />
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這時,TY 拿酒杯不懷好意地朝我走來,他就是上次跟Philip 大打出手的混蛋banker,這傢伙心術不正,Philip 揍他那一拳好痛快呢。<br />
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「Hello Daisy!每次見你都這麼明艷照人,來,我敬你一杯!」他邊說邊拚命往我的杯裏倒酒,居然企圖想灌醉我,真是不知死活。<br />
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「哎唷!我醉了……」我按額頭說,接把身子輕輕一晃,用高跟鞋出盡力一腳踏在那狗公的腳上。整整五秒,他雙眼直瞪前方,視線卻完全沒有焦點,臉上喪失了一切表情,然後慢慢的、漸漸的扭曲起來,他的臉恍如被颱風劃破的海面,給颳起了一浪混亂的波紋,我推斷那表情表示他正處於異常痛苦的狀態。我從他那微微顫抖的嘴唇,推斷他想講粗口,但大概疼痛得說不出話來。這混蛋能被我那雙三吋高最新款的Sergio Rossi踩上一腳,是他的榮幸。他不知道高跟鞋是女人最強的武器。想抽我水?未免低估了本小姐吧。<br />
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TY 顯然不服,腳上的疼痛未退已扮醉向我撲過來,我不讓他有捲土重來的機會。「哎唷,我想嘔──」我說朝他撲去。「等等等等!」他一個側身閃開。「我去幫你拿膠袋……」之後他整晚再也沒有出現過了。<br />
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在大陸做生意,首先考驗你的酒量。我認識一些中國投資銀行的bankers,他們在job interview 被考核的就是喝酒。若連這一關都不能通過,就算你叻到曉飛都很難在大陸的商業世界生存。<br />
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終於輪到我們律師行去敬酒了。「女皇」領我們,浩浩蕩蕩逐敬酒,一邊喊「來來來!再來一杯!」。<br />
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站在我身旁的trainee Karen 一副等行刑的樣子,bankers 圍她大喊「乾了吧!乾了吧!」,她幾乎要哭出來。Trainee 要train 的就是劈酒,還是向Sam 和Stella兩位師兄師姐好好學習吧,他們兩人最愛交際,不知幾high。但他們也不傻,很明白這樣喪飲烈酒分分鐘中酒毒猝死,他們才不會為了討好客人而冒上殉職的危險呢。<br />
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「我不行了──」Karen 掩嘴似乎快要吐了。<br />
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「誰叫你真的喝?」我悄聲跟她說。<br />
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她疑惑地看我,我用眼神告訴她注意Sam 的手部動作,只見他往自己的杯裏倒了茅台,同時吶喊助威,「乾杯乾杯!」的喊個不停,然後把茅台一飲而盡。<br />
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「看到了沒有?」我問Karen。<br />
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「看……看到什麼?」她傻傻的看我。<br />
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「難道你沒看出箇中的玄機?剛才Sam 的確把茅台一飲而盡,但他接馬上喝了旁邊那杯水。表面看他是喝水,其實卻是把含在口中的茅台吐進水杯裏。這一招叫『移形換影』,把酒杯裏的茅台轉移到水杯裏去,這傢伙簡直就是我們law firm 的大高柏飛。」Karen 向Sam 投以敬佩的目光。「這還不算什麼,你看Stella。」我說。只見Stella 嬌聲嗲氣地笑道: 「來來來,我再敬你!」這不禁讓我想起古裝片電視劇裏「怡紅院」的情景。說時遲那時快,我注意到Stella 在一個側身的掩護下,花了萬分之一秒把杯裏的酒撇在地上。平常很可能會被人發覺,但這時大部分人已酒精上腦,搖搖欲墜,Stella 把握時機趁眾人仰頭乾杯的剎那倒掉自己那杯茅台。Karen 看傻了眼,心裏一定替自己大感不值,她可是老老實實的喝掉每一滴烈酒啊。<br />
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然後我悄悄讓Karen 窺看我手中的酒杯。「啊,Daisy!你──」她驚訝地說。是的,我手中的酒杯裏根本什麼也沒有。茅台的酒杯很小,我用手掌掩掩就能蓋住了大半杯,裏面盛什麼,或是否盛什麼,在眾人已醉得語無倫次的情況下根本無人在乎。我連以水扮酒都費事,乾脆用動作掩護矇混過去。<br />
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在一片碰杯與喧鬧聲中,再有三個律師和bankers 相繼倒下,其中一人甚至大字形躺在地上一動不動,不知還有沒有呼吸。現場屍橫遍野, 「女皇」卻一杯接一杯仍舊談笑風生,面不改容,真是女中豪傑。不知她什麼時候會開始唱《月亮代表我的心》,可能還會拉我為她唱和音。<br />
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就這樣過了極其胡鬧的一夜。待大夥兒醉得不省人事,我和幾個女律師決定逃之夭夭,離開時還得小心翼翼地跨過醉倒在地的男人,滿目瘡痍,我忽然有種劫後餘生的感覺。<br />
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回到酒店房間已經累得半死,洗了熱水澡即倒頭大睡。本來還帶了補濕面膜打算睡前用來敷臉,現在卻累得丟了錢也無力去拾,還管它什麼補濕?<br />
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第二天清晨八點morning call(是的,八點對我來說的確是雞啼那般早的「清晨」),九點出車往郊區看廠房,這是上市項目中必須要做的「盡職調查」(due diligence)。我和幾個律師及bankers 在酒店大堂等Eric,九點十分仍未見人,我給他打了三次電話,終於聽到他半夢半醒的聲音: 「呀……我忘了今天早上要開conference call……我不看廠房了……」無法起床就乾脆承認吧,還要我去跟客人說謊,真討厭死了。<br />
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廠房一般設在郊區。我們的汽車跑了一條橋又奔上一條高速公路,然後又再跑了N條橋,每次都要停一停付「買路錢」。跑了兩個半小時,終於來到南京市郊的廠房。<br />
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律師為上市項目做「盡職調查」,會親身到現場看看那生產基地是否真的存在。但老老實實,我根本親眼看完也不知那是什麼。假如那工廠實際上在生產化學武器,而他們告訴我那是減肥藥,我也會說: 「啊,對了,看來就像減肥藥嘛。」我也曾經幻想這樣的情況:假如企業在招股書上聲稱廠房設在A鎮,實際上卻為了隱瞞某些事情而把負責盡職調查的律師們送到B鎮,我也是不會發現的,因為大陸的城鎮看來個個差不多,而在跑了三條橋、四條高速公路和拐了七次彎之後,我連自己是否仍在地球也不太清楚,又怎能確定自己身在招股書所指的A鎮?所謂「盡職調查」,就是「盡人事」。<br />
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中午要在工廠吃飯。我們每人捧一個鐵盤,拿了一點飯菜,就像監犯,我幾乎想唱一首監犯的經典飲歌《友誼之光》。想到一會兒後又得跑三條橋、四條高速公路和拐七次彎才回到南京市中心,真教人沮喪。(撰文:王迪詩/逢星期六刊於《信報》<a href="http://world-of-daisy.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><span style="color: #3b5998;">http://world-of-daisy.blogspot.com/</span></a>)</div>
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王迪詩 Daisy Wonghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05515166576009096843noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2467660043694440323.post-74894319347890335562011-06-11T10:34:00.003+08:002013-11-11T00:35:06.931+08:00醉爆律師團(上)最近股市有氣無力,IPO 市場卻一片火紅。我說的當然是「中國紅」。<br />
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每逢在工作上遇到外國人,總是聽到他們的鴻圖大計離不開「China China China 」,大家都湧到中國掘金,老外自然也搶分一杯羹。<br />
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祖國同胞的鈔票多得就快可以填滿宇宙的黑洞。中國企業爭相上市,企圖賺更多錢去填滿更多黑洞,讓律師和bankers 忙得瘋了!假如2012 年就是世界末日,我們這班律師依然會於2013 年在地獄裏寫招股書、講conference call,還有跟聯交所苦苦糾纏。就算世界末日,中國企業仍要上市。<br />
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因為內地IPO 的項目多不勝數,從前只有bankers 哄客戶幫襯, 現在卻是客戶求bankers 接生意!小型投資銀行尚且還會落力推動項目上市,但大型投行的生意簡直如雪片般飛來,眼前這個項目進展太慢就乾脆放棄,費事睬你,反正大把deal 排隊等他們去做呢。<br />
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我連續兩星期都要在周末上班,每天深夜回到家裏已累得半死,脫掉高跟鞋即躺在沙發上一動不動,腦裏不停喊: 「王迪詩,趕快起來換衣服……洗澡……然後到床上舒舒服服地睡吧……get up!」這種時候,我的意志力總是比平常加倍薄弱。<br />
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在嚴重睡眠不足的情況下,我從衣櫃裏隨便選了一條Burberry Prorsum 裙子,戴上墨鏡, 準備飛往南京出席一單上市項目的kick-off meeting。然而不管多麼疲倦,一雙高跟鞋在職場上是少不得的,這是我對工作的一點堅持。你會問,hey Daisy,高跟鞋與工作究竟有什麼關係?表面上沒有,但意識形態上絕對有關。對專業女性來說,高跟鞋是工作的象徵,一穿上高跟鞋就會馬上進入全力以赴的狀態。男人也許不會明白女人對高跟鞋那份感情。<br />
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當我來到南京,會議室正擠得水洩不通。上市項目的kick-off meeting 是一次「曬馬」行動,i banks、香港律師和中國律師、會計師、物業評估師等等全部傾巢而出,全場五十多人,這就是我Daisy 經常說的「輸人不能輸陣」。各方輪流介紹一下自己的團隊,簡單說說自己的工作重點, that's all。所謂「kick-off meeting」並無任何實際效益,重點在於當天晚上的劈酒大會。<br />
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我們律師行的合夥人Eric,另加Sam、Stella 和我三個律師和一個女trainee ,浩浩蕩蕩步進宴會的廂房,儘管這班人當中絕大部分在kick-off 之後就會消失得無影無蹤,往往只剩下一個律師加一個trainee 參與實際工作。<br />
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除了我們幾個嘍囉,還有我們律師行的鎮店之寶「女皇」,她穿一件火紅Valentino 套裝滿場飛。「女皇」日理萬機,但這類活動她盡量都會抽空出席。<br />
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場內擺四圍酒席,坐在「主家席」的當然就是我們的客戶,亦即計劃上市的企業老闆和他的左右護法,還有每個professional party 的最高級代表。可是老闆旁邊該坐什麼人呢?律師行和i bank 高層都互相謙讓,以後拍吵架又是另一回事。在商業世界,大家都很落力扮演自己的角色, 這就叫professional──professional actors。<br />
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在一片人海裏,我看見了TY,就是我在專欄裏寫過那個跟Philip 在酒吧打架的混蛋banker。他一直認定Philip 是我的男朋友,被我的「男朋友」揍了自然懷恨在心,之後在工作上碰面也常常針對我。這傢伙作賊心虛,正鬼鬼祟祟地從人群的隙縫間窺看我。我跟他點頭微笑,他裝作看不見就閃開了。<br />
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「來來來!鄭總,我敬你一杯!」有人大喊一聲, 「劈酒之夜」正式開始。侍應端出了這晚的主角──53 度飛天茅台。聽說這種酒標價一千多元人民幣,但經常缺貨,因為大陸的政商界開會設宴必有茅台,人人搶買根本不夠分,有錢也未必能夠買到,我很懷疑眼前這一批是不是假酒。內地媒體曾經報道有人回收酒瓶,再灌入劣質酒,封上仿真度極高的瓶塞及標示,直接賣到KTV 和餐廳,情況就像不法商人回收日本奶粉罐,裝進劣質奶粉。<br />
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「唉,又來當陪酒。」我身旁的內地律師Catherine 長嘆一聲。我當然明白她的意思,惟有自己執生。說時遲那時快,其中一間投行的團隊已發起「敬酒」行動,逐逐輪敬酒,之後每間公司都要這樣做一次。你不能扮純情推卻道: 「不好意思,我真的不會喝酒啊!」人家把酒杯倒轉了說: 「看,我乾了,你隨量吧。」你不喝就是不給面子。<br />
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我想起早前從內地報章《第一財經日報》看到, 「貴州茅台」把2015 年的收入計劃從260 億元人民幣加碼到400 億元。Jesus Christ,400 億元!賣酒居然能賣400億元,當真不可思議。<br />
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提起貴州,不少香港人都會聯想起「希望工程」。孩子們每天翻山越嶺步行三小時上學,家裏窮得一條褲四個人穿,農民在貧瘠的土地上流露絕望的眼神,隨慈善團體前往探訪的香港女藝人站在一旁擦眼淚,呼籲人們捐款。<br />
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從前貴州予人的印象就是窮。無論我的想像力如何豐富,我都無法把「貴州」和「400 億」兩件事串連起來,簡直就是兩個星球的事嘛。當然,今時不同往日了。<br />
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茅台之所以能成為巨大的搖錢樹,其中一個原因是茅台是要來送的,不是要來喝的。中國人講面子,而茅台就是面子。講面子就是虛榮,而人類為滿足虛榮心所願意花的錢是無限的,茅台酒的價格也因而瘋狂上漲。兩個月前在貴州舉行了一次拍賣,一瓶「精裝漢帝茅台酒」以890 萬元人民幣成交,好厲害呢。<br />
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不少中國領導人都愛喝茅台。據說茅台酒搭上了政治,原來有段故仔。1935年,一支紅色的軍隊走進了茅台鎮,軍官非常尊重茅台酒,下令全體士兵不得損壞酒廠的設施,要喝酒就公買公賣,讓當地鄉親父老聽非常窩心。毛澤東和周恩來還派人買了茅台酒慰問將士,士兵拿來擦腳,驚見「奇效」,那究竟「奇」在哪裏?<br />
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周恩來曾說: 「1935 年我們長征到茅台時,當地群眾捧出茅台酒來歡迎,將士們用茅台酒擦洗腳腿傷口,止痛消炎,喝了可以治療瀉肚子,暫時解決了我們當時缺醫少藥的一大困難。紅軍長征勝利了,也有茅台酒的一大功勞。」周總理又曾到日內瓦開會,回國後向黨中央報說: 「在日內瓦會議上幫助我們成功的有『兩台』,一台是茅台,一台是戲劇《梁山伯與祝英台》。」<br />
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中國流行「茅台外交」,但把酒精含量50 度以上的烈酒拿來款待國家元首,飲大兩杯不怕「出事」嗎?1971 年,美國《紐約時報》副社長兼專欄作家詹姆士賴斯頓夫婦應邀訪華,此行實為次年尼克遜總統訪華鋪路,周恩來以茅台款待,賴斯頓喝得好high,吃荷葉包肉時,竟連荷葉也一併吃了。1972 年,尼克遜訪華,周恩來又以茅台款待。尼克遜說: 「我聽說過您講的笑話,說一個人喝多了,飯後想抽一根煙,可是點火時,煙還沒有燃,他自己先爆炸!」周恩來當真拿來火柴一劃,丟進自己那杯茅台酒裏,竟嘩一聲燃燒起來!看,我Daisy 早就說過那根本就是「火酒」!<br />
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我們繼續在飯局上狂灌「火酒」,兩個律師和三個bankers 率先倒下,被相繼抬離現場。在那片酒池肉林的喧鬧中,TY 忽然不懷好意地朝我走來, what the hell is he thinking about?...(待續)(撰文:王迪詩/逢星期六刊於《信報》<a href="http://world-of-daisy.blogspot.com/">http://world-of-daisy.blogspot.com/</a>)王迪詩 Daisy Wonghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05515166576009096843noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2467660043694440323.post-68764959502663581852011-06-04T11:12:00.001+08:002013-11-11T00:42:21.139+08:00庸官之「庸」也是一種惡最近到北京公幹,回程時在候機室翻《第一財經日報》,看到一篇關於「市長信箱」的文章非常有趣,在這裏引述出來娛樂一下各位讀者。 <br />
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話說內地官府潮興玩「信箱」。河南孟州市委市政府的網站,有一個名為「書記市長信箱」的欄目。一名市民提交了這封信: 「我是中原活塞的一名員工,五一期間公司強迫加班,並且威脅後果自負,扣我工資,請問我該怎麼辦?」十五天後,他收到孟州市人民政府這樣的回覆:「如果你對該公司沒有認同感,索性解除勞動合同走人吧。畢竟天高任鳥飛呀。」是的,這是「市長信箱」,而不是那種「心急人上」的八卦雜誌信箱。 <br />
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2009 年,湖北應城縣一名市民寫信到「市長信箱」,質疑該市「創建辦」的處事方式, 「創建辦」這樣回覆: 「我辦沒時間跟你閑扯,你有意見到創建辦來面淡( 『面談』錯寫成『面淡』)。」你沒看錯,的而且確是「我辦沒時間跟你閑扯」。我一向以為自己好型,今天才遇見真正的「高手」。 <br />
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這些「市長信箱」除了加倍暴露政府是何等無賴,對人類究竟有什麼益處呢? 然而,為了訓練自己適應世界的荒謬,我認為有必要發掘一下無賴的優點,令自己相信地球仍然適合人類居住。這樣想,我發現其實「市長信箱」的回覆也有可愛的地方。相比香港政府部門那句「我們會不時檢討」, 「我辦沒時間跟你閑扯」聽來任性之中不失天真,坦率之中又帶點剛烈,令政府的形象更人性化。 <br />
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老老實實,面對那班無知的蟻民,誰有時間跟你閑扯?分別只在於是否把心底話大鳴大放而已。香港的高官不會這樣坦白,他們心裏想「吹咩?」之際,口中仍會說「急市民所急」。例如孫明揚身為房屋及規劃地政局長的時候,房子居然違例僭建,屋宇署在五年之間向他發警告再釘契,全被孫明揚當成透明,說不定有人心裏想的正是「吹咩?」或「我沒時間跟你閑扯」。現在事件給揭露出來,大家都稱讚屋宇署說: 「啊,真是公正不阿,就連局長都不會給予特權,照樣出信要求清拆。」我倒覺得另一個可能性比較大--當時屋宇署的公務員根本沒注意到那是孫明揚的房子,只是跟程序作一式一樣的標準處理。 <br />
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事件給揭發出來,輿論要求知法犯法的孫明揚下台,他說會「承擔所有後果」。接多份報章引述政府消息人士補充,孫明揚的言論並非表示辭職。若不辭職,那到底如何「承擔所有後果」?是祈禱懺悔嗎?是捐錢給關愛基金「贖罪」嗎? <br />
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「僭建」風暴席捲政界,副環境局長潘潔、教育局長孫明揚、立法會議員梁耀忠、張國柱、王國興……最後終於燒到特首曾蔭權的頭上,他的物業也有涉嫌僭建的玻璃圍板。當人人都犯錯,就變成沒有人犯錯,這叫「罪不及眾」,大家happy 。最唔抵就是民建聯的陳鑑林,他最先被揭發物業僭建,首當其衝,天天見報被罵個狗血淋頭。 誰不知後來陸續揭發高官議員齊齊僭建,來到曾蔭權都已經水尾,市民對這事已失去興趣了,倒不如關注一下謝霆鋒和張柏芝的婚姻。 <br />
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不管犯下什麼錯誤,高官只要出來面懵懵道個歉就不了了之。所謂「問責制」,與其說是名存實亡,倒不如說根本從來沒有存在過。本文的標題是從《鳳凰周刊》(鳳凰衛視旗下刊物)一篇評論借來的--庸官之「庸」也是一種惡(作者:周兼明),當中就提到了內地官場如何問責。 <br />
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這篇文章說,內地近日刮起了「治庸問責」的整肅風暴,山西從去年起連續九次進行了「整肅工作紀律、狠殺不良風氣」行動,湖北還開設了「治庸辦」,誰來管這個辦也真有型呢,想想看,要是新聞報道員這樣說: 「治庸辦主任王迪詩今天出席公開場合時表示……」,sounds cool! <br />
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文章描述的內地官場的一些情況跟香港非常相似:「由於缺乏相應的懲戒措施和透明的問責制度,雖然從中央到地方做出了一些『治庸』探索,但往往是雷聲大雨點小,或虎頭蛇尾,鮮克有終。人們極少看到有重要官員,在『治庸』風暴中被整肅、撤職,最多只是一些低階庸官暫時得不到重用或嘉獎,卻並未因此受到什麼損失,仍然活得滋潤。」香港的高官也活得很滋潤,說不定孫明揚還在家裏的僭建樓閣嘆世界。文章還把「庸官」的表現描寫得十分到位: 「簡單來說有三種表現:一種是思想的平庸僵化,對民眾訴求無動於衷,更談不上對工作有什麼創新意識;一種是行為的庸碌無能,遇到矛盾或避之若浼、或扯皮推諉,工作效率低下;還有一種是人事的庸俗鑽營,除了會投機與作秀外,無甚實績。凡此種種,一言以蔽之,就是在其位不謀其政。」若不是作者說明所指的是內地,我還以為他在寫香港官場! <br />
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也許有人會說,Daisy,你不要歧視蠢人啊!你以為他很喜歡自己蠢?阿媽把他生成這樣有什麼辦法?所以我得把話說清楚──蠢,不是罪。但人蠢又偏要做官,而且做到一塌糊塗仍死要霸住個位,就是一種惡。蠢人當官,害死多少百姓?那不是一句「阿媽生成」就可以了事。「離開很容易,留下來卻需要勇氣」並不是平庸的藉口,這樣會累死很多人。假如香港爆發沙士的時候能有一位英明果斷的領導者,也許不會死這麼多人。沙士不是天意,而是人禍。我不奢望高官有遠見和才能,只求他們做個負責任的庸官,力有不逮唔該辭職。 <br />
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我對香港官員的要求很低,平庸是必然的,如果你是一個人才,你會不會跟一個無能的大佬?特區政府應驗了「柏金遜定律」,無能的人為了保住職位,只能選擇更無能的下屬,令組織的規模惡性膨脹。結果,整個特區政府上上下下都像患了「柏金遜」。 <br />
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文章的作者引述了政治學家Hannah Arendt 的觀點--平庸也是一種惡。「她認為在一些政治體制中一些平常的小官僚,因為沒有明確的愛憎和判別正邪的能力,這種公文機器同樣可能成為惡的化身。當然,這種平庸的惡,不會像一些『極端的惡』那麼容易辨識,他們往往既不陰險奸詐,也不兇橫無理,可能除了晉升之外也無其他特殊的動機,他們甚至不完全明白自己在做什麼。他們也不是愚蠢,而是完全沒有思想。這種無思想性,這種對正義與邪惡的麻木,同樣能引發一個時代的災難和浩劫。就像『文革』中一些運動追隨者那樣,僅僅因為自己的平庸和無思想,就入到了一種體制的犯罪洪流中,成為那些『極端的惡』的幫兇而無知無覺。」 <br />
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Hannah Arendt甚至說過: 「平庸的惡可以毀掉整個世界。」真教人心寒! <br />
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問責制本來的目的就是治庸。香港也在實行問責制,問題是負責治庸那人叫董建華,最後連他自己也被「治」了,成為香港自回歸以來唯一一次成功「治庸」。 到了曾蔭權政府,財政司司長曾俊華把預算案搞成一鑊粥,面懵懵當沒事發生,絲毫沒有問責下台的打算,臉皮厚過電話簿。 <br />
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也許你會反問,最近前資訊科技總監葛輝踢爆政府的招標醜聞,他指控政府以「政治任務」為藉口,以圖干擾招標評審, 「欽點」把標書批給有左派背景的團體。如果查明葛輝所言屬實,政府高官就是各懷鬼胎,專耍手段,一點也不「庸」啊!那當然不是「庸」,那叫「腐敗」。 (撰文:王迪詩/逢星期六刊於《信報》<a href="http://world-of-daisy.blogspot.com/">http://world-of-daisy.blogspot.com/</a>)王迪詩 Daisy Wonghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05515166576009096843noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2467660043694440323.post-6806659474686788652011-05-28T09:44:00.000+08:002011-05-28T09:44:04.453+08:00日本災區食物安全又好味,yeah!我一直以為,我之所以不能從政是因為我不夠卑鄙,今天我才知道原來是因為我怕死。 <br />
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當我從電視新聞目睹溫家寶總理訪問日本地震災區,驚心動魄地把宮城縣的鮑魚、岩手縣的前澤牛、青森縣三文魚和千葉縣的松露送進嘴裏,我徹底明白了溫總曾經說過的「死而後已」。要是像香港特首曾蔭權那樣「做好呢份工」,就肯定不會搵命博,那絕對是超越了打工仔的一種烈士情操,難道你以為「生吞輻射」好過癮? <br />
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後來報章說,內地人民微博上一位署名「新潟總領館朱麗松」的中國官員,留言抱怨領導人當時「正在品嘗來自福島縣伊達市、田村市等地的番茄、黃瓜等蔬果,但是日本人卻未事先告知有此一環節」。那即是說,我們的總理被擺上了,突然當上了輻射食物的代言人。 <br />
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既然人家這麼客氣,下次日本首相訪華,我國定要禮尚往來,奉上石蠟翻新陳米飯、避孕藥魚、石膏豆腐和蘇丹紅鹹蛋,睡前再整多杯三聚氰胺奶定定驚。但再想想看,吃過量輻射可能十年八載後才生癌死,吃石膏豆腐和三聚氰胺奶死快好多,計落大陸還是有數呢! <br />
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我曾在內地雜誌看過一些報道,有中國「御廚」透露領導人最關注飲食安全,每煮一道菜都會預留多一份放在冰箱二十四小時,若有人吃後不適便可追查食材來源。平日如此小心翼翼,豈有此理焗我吃輻射魚? <br />
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溫總顧全日本人的面子全部照吃,真是厚道。 換了是我,一定會使出平日應付鹹濕客人的招數,一方面不便開罪他,但同時又不會蝕底給他。譬如說,假如我是訪問福島的領導人而事前不知要表演吃輻射魚,我顧及禮儀問題不會當場拒絕,但我也絕對不會「死而後已」,我會說: 「看來很好吃啊,但我對海鮮敏感,真可惜呢。」Daisy,也來品嘗這岩手縣的前澤牛吧。「我最近拜觀音,戒牛。」福島出產的番茄可以吃了吧。「哎呀!掉在地上了!I'm so sorry.」在日本人的精心策劃下,中、日、韓三國領導人在國際傳媒面前上演了一場show,劇名就叫「日本災區食物安全又好味,ichiban,yeah!」。 <br />
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而這場晚宴舉行前數小時,福島核電廠營運商東京電力公司公布,3 號反應堆在十天前洩漏了250 噸輻射水入大海,持續了四十一小時,輻射物數值20 萬億貝可。 三國領導人剛好趕得及品嚐新鮮出爐的輻射海產。 <br />
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溫總都算用心良苦。去年9 月發生了日本艦艇和中國漁船在釣魚台水域碰撞事件,之後中日關係就陷入冷戰。 為了打破僵局,日本首相菅直人還趁在歐洲出席國際會議,在走廊與溫家寶總理「扮偶遇」。今次溫總親自訪問日本災區, 「搵命博」吃下輻射海產,還將派出大型採購團赴日,中日關係何止全面解凍,簡直火速熱戀。但韓國總統李明博未免太無辜了,熱戀的是你們兩人,又不是我,是你們兩人拍拖又怕不好思,硬要拉我來當「電燈膽」,但我可沒答應過要陪一起吃福島番茄啊!等等,還有最應該出現的人沒有出現……美國不是日本的好朋友嗎? 怎麼不請奧巴馬來表演吃輻射魚? <br />
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溫總的一片苦心,我是明白的。與其像美國佬那樣跟仇人打打殺殺, 我寧願雪中送炭。如果對方懂得appreciate,大家以後就能和平地過日子了,那不是太美好了嗎?要是人家不領情,fine,損失的又不是我。Well,我Daisy 向來對「友誼」這東西看得好淡,人與人之間的友誼,國與國之間的友誼,同樣都是兩方面的事情吧,並非我一個人所能控制的。我比較關心我能夠控制的事情,例如我今天喜歡穿Philip Lim 還是See by Chlo。 <br />
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我還注意到今次溫總訪日跟以往的一些不同之處。從前接待中國領導人,日本出動酒井法子,穿和服捧一束花,純潔得像一朵待放的百合。後來這朵待放的百合去了吸毒,接待中國領導人的重任就交給SMAP。中居正廣和木村拓哉等SMAP 成員,還用普通話在溫總面前獻唱了《世界上唯一的花》,溫總一邊輕輕的打拍子,場面真是感人。話時話,那「唯一的花」究竟是什麼花?Let me see...啊,對了,會不會是茉莉花?我記得胡錦濤主席2006 年訪問肯亞,當地孔子學院學生唱的正是《茉莉花》。那些非洲黑人孩子好不容易才學會用普通話唱《茉莉花》,如今又得轉歌了,too bad。 <br />
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SMAP 是日本藝人,他們大概也沒料到會成為中日關係的寒暑表吧。他們原定於去年到上海表演,但9 月發生了日本艦艇和中國漁船在釣魚台水域碰撞事件,上海之旅自然無疾而終。如今中日關係回暖,溫總又邀請SMAP 到中國表演去了。木村拓哉與溫總會面,卻稱沒時間去靈堂送別日劇《律政英雄》舊拍檔兒玉清,還惹來日本網民不滿,指責他太沒教養。那假如他去靈堂而不見溫總,又會不會被網民大罵「置國家大事之不顧」?究竟在網民眼中,什麼才是對? <br />
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我雖然喜歡木村拓哉,也喜愛到日本旅行,但最近有朋友約我吃日本菜我還是拒絕了。 日本官員聲言食物安全,正如當初他們堅稱核廠安全一樣。日本福島核事故發生至今兩個多月,似乎安靜下來,並不是因為問題已解決了,而是因為拉登死了,傳媒一窩蜂搶報道拉登,報道日本核災難的熱潮便冷卻,大家放鬆了戒備,又興致勃勃地吃日本刺身。 <br />
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烏克蘭切爾諾貝爾核災難發生了二十五年,到了今天,當地出產的農作物仍然輻射超標,事故後已確診六千多名少年和兒童罹患甲狀腺癌,也有兒童患乳線癌和骨癌。有環保組織指出,輻射滲入泥土,流進大海。如果是碘131,輻射八十日後就會消散了。但銫137,則會持續釋放輻射三百年!更會引發白血病或甲狀腺癌等等。日本核事故發生至今才兩個多月,而福島比切爾諾貝爾更接近海邊,輻射直接污染海水。我不評論別人吃日本海產和農產品的行為,但我自己暫時是不會吃的。 <br />
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我有一位長居東京的港人朋友,他最近終於決定遷回香港了。「連水都不乾淨,點住?」他在日本都已經落地生根了,萬般不捨地離開,但實在受不了天天到超市「撲水」、連吃飯都無法安心的生活。我問他日本人有沒有離開日本? 「有能力走的日本人,不少都已經跑到美國和歐洲了。有些人很想走,但沒有能力。堅持留在日本的精英當然也是有的,但在我認識的日本朋友和同事當中,走得動的都走了。」我想日本可能會變成猶太人一樣吧,最精英的國民都四散於海外,說也覺得有點悲。 (撰文:王迪詩/逢星期六刊於《信報》<a href="http://daisy-lancashire.blogspot.com/">http://daisy-lancashire.blogspot.com/</a> )王迪詩 Daisy Wonghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05515166576009096843noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2467660043694440323.post-22952585724063283992011-05-21T17:31:00.000+08:002013-11-11T10:35:21.271+08:00「美女」的定義我們一班女同事圍電腦研究了老半天,依然無法明白王妃妹妹的屁股究竟有什麼好看,以致英國人要在facebook 成立「Pippa Middleton Ass Appreciation Society」。<br />
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「把照片放大一點……right……再放大一點……」Katie 對坐在電腦跟前的Emma 說: 「左看右看,實在看不出有什麼特別。」Katie 邊說邊看玻璃門裏自己的倒影,稍微側身,嘴角泛起一個滿意的微笑。女人總是永恆地活在比較之中。<br />
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「快來看!這份報紙透露了Pippa Middleton 用什麼方法瘦身……」Emma 聚精會神看電腦屏幕說,我們全體湊近過去。「啊,怪不得了,原來她過去數月每星期都去健身中心做Pilates。」<br />
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「Pilates 有效嗎?」我的秘書Selina 肉緊地問,大家開始熱烈地辯論起來。這時我們law firm 的「低胸裝皇后」Stella 剛巧路過,湊熱鬧說: 「What's up?Oh……好無聊。」說罷絕塵而去,剩下我們一班女同事面面相覷,Katie 很生氣。「那是什麼態度?她在說英國人無聊,還是說我們無聊?這麼無聊她又過來搭訕?」<br />
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Emma 隨手拿起桌上一份合同當紙扇為Katie 降溫。Selina 倒是很看得開,還安慰Katie 說: 「用不生氣呀!人家靠擦鞋上位又不介意袒胸露臂,得老闆歡心,說話自然大聲過你呀。」每次Stella 出現,全體女同事必定同仇敵愾。其實本來Selina 並不十分喜歡Katie,怪她去Milan 旅行的時候沒有給她買手信,而那已是兩年前的事了,Selina 居然一直記到現在,我今天上午要她打的文件她卻忘了。<br />
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我們繼續七嘴八舌地討論Middleton 姊妹。「所以話,女人最緊要命好。」我啃一個蘋果說: <br />
「毋須很能幹,毋須很漂亮,也毋須很努力,只要命生得好,就會幸福。」<br />
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「對!你看我們三個就知道了,我們這麼能幹,這麼漂亮,而且非常努力,但我們每天依然工作得像一頭狗,又要看人面色,究竟這個世界有沒有天理?」可惜她是Katie, 而不是Kate, 同人不同命也。自從KateMiddleton 由平民搖身變成英國王妃,全球有幾十億女人正酸溜溜地問「為何不是我!」。<br />
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「那我們的命恐怕生得太差了吧。」Emma 托腮輕嘆一句。<br />
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「那還用說?我們的命肯定勁差!」Katie 憤憤不平。「但也不是最差,我們再糟都勝在還有幾個錢,將來老了至少有錢請私家看護。我每次在街上看見阿婆執紙皮,我個心都不知幾寒!在香港執紙皮競爭好大,我又身子弱,將來老了哪裏夠別人爭?我不餓死才怪!所以女人一定要有錢。」Katie 是個危機意識特強的女人, I'm not kidding,她的而且確作了臨老執紙皮的心理準備,甚至還上網search 過私家看護的資料。我曾經懷疑Katie 是否被男人騙過錢,但我又不好意思問她,反正問了她也不肯認吧。<br />
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這時Sam 剛巧把文件拿來給Emma,見我們圍電腦起哄,又來八卦一番。有關「Pippa Middleton Ass Appreciation Society」,我們認為也不妨詢問一下男士的意見。<br />
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「你看,這份報紙說Pippa Middleton 在姊姊的婚禮上『驚艷全球』,究竟英國人有沒有見過女人?」我說。<br />
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「英國人見過女人,但未見過不胖的女人。」Sam以一副冷靜客觀的口吻指出問題的核心。「老老實實,在香港至少能看見過百萬個這樣的屁股,不外如是。英國佬未見過世面。」<br />
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See!一談這個題目,男人就high 了起來,簡直成了專家。Sam 雖然口多,但平日在女律師面前談這種題目還是不敢放肆,生怕我們對性騷擾條例太過熟悉。然而今天的情況有點不同,現在我們談論的不是一個普通屁股,而是英國王妃妹妹的屁股,整件事馬上變得高檔起來。同一個題目,可以是貴族的,也可以是低俗的,視乎主角的身份地位。<br />
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「我去歐洲旅行沒有十次都有八次,最漂亮的是意大利女人,最難看的是英國女人,又胖又粗魯,有些還很爛飲!英國女人十歲就開始發胖,年紀愈大情況只有愈糟,不然,倫敦是幾好住的。」Sam 說。原來女人的身材還會影響那個城市是否「好住」,影響男人的quality of life。<br />
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但想想看,這傢伙的話似乎也不無道理。全英國最瘦的兩個女人是Keira Knig htley 和Alexa Chung,兩人都紅到發紫,因為瘦。Keira Knightley 的電影事業如日中天,2008 年曾被《福布斯》列為荷里活片酬第二高的女演員,成為當時榜上唯一非美國女星;Alexa Chung 的父親是中英混血兒,她的骨架纖細,任何衣服穿在她身上都有型有格,本是模特兒的她主持電視節目一炮而紅,成了全球時裝界的偶像。<br />
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然而,英國女士實在也不用灰心,別忘了英國還有一個Bridget Jones,她之所以紅,是因為胖,英國女人看見她都很有共鳴,可見不管肥瘦都有市場,人生是充滿希望的。To be fair,論胖,英國人還不及美國人。我從報上讀過一則新聞,全部美國人加起來合共超重四十億磅!第一夫人Michelle Obama 正努力宣傳抗肥胖運動。<br />
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Kate Middleton 與王子大婚後成了全球偶像。我也很喜歡這位王妃,高貴大方而且笑容親切。在英國人民沒錢的時代,懂得選擇中價時裝,而且穿得很好看,是一位美貌與智慧並重的稱職王妃。但大家覺得她美,某程度也是因為比較,看看英國皇室的其他成員,例如英國安德魯王子前妻、約克公爵夫人Sarah Ferguson,堪稱女人中的「極品」,那副尊容自不用說,離婚後還向商人索錢作為介紹「握手費」,聲言: 「你關照我,他(安德魯)就會關照你。」報章還指她計劃設立個人品牌,老翻皇室家傳之寶、結婚禮物等於電視購物頻道出售!再看看她的兩個女兒Princess Beatrice和Princess Eugenie,身型外貌盡得其母真傳。綜觀整個英國皇室,只有騎馬高手Zara Phillips 是個美人。如今終於有一個較為像樣,全國上下怎能不興奮到死?<br />
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有人會說,Daisy,不是人人都像你這樣以貌取人,內在美比外表更加重要!That's right,我從不否認內涵的重要性,我只是無法想像當一個男人參加公司的周年派對,向上司和下屬介紹說: 「這是我的太太。」然後大家看見他旁邊有一條鯨魚,雖然這可能是一條很有內涵的鯨魚。<br />
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每個人都應該珍惜自己的健康,不要什麼都放進嘴裏,也應該做適量的運動。這已不是外表的問題了,而是人生態度的問題。每個人都應該相信自己明天會比今天進步,當你懷這樣的信念,渾身就會散發出正能量,那是一種魅力。<br />
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不只女人,男bankers 個個好食好住,肚滿腸肥,還厚顏地聲稱「沒有肚腩就不像銀行家」!有人還把自己中學時代的照片放上facebook,他們自己看竟不覺得難受。我常常在中環看見不少bankers 因為脖子的贅肉太多,恤衫的頸喉鈕無法扣上,見客的時候就把領帶鬆鬆地掛在脖子上,任由恤衫的頸喉鈕鬆開,這種裝束居然穿在「國際金融中心」的銀行家身上。真要命。<br />
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當你看自己一天一天發胖, for God's sake, do something!下定決心做運動、找個專業營養師設計餐單、調整心理,總之應該馬上行動。不是為了討好別人,而是為了令自己開心,同時也為了香港的市容。說到底,世上沒有比愛自己更加重要。(撰文:王迪詩/逢星期六刊於《信報》 <a href="http://world-of-daisy.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><span style="color: #3b5998;">http://world-of-daisy.blogspot.com/</span></a>)王迪詩 Daisy Wonghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05515166576009096843noreply@blogger.com