閒談雜說

2025年12月10日星期三

the uncredited beauties

The embedded video features excerpts from two films, produced in 1957 and 1968. At first glance, the similarity is clear—both scenes include a theme song performed during a party. But that’s not what I want you to spot. The clip is only one minute long, so watch to the end and see if you can uncover the mysterious similarity I’m hinting at.

hints: it is about the uncredited beauties!

The woman in medieval attire, styled like a “painting come to life,” has captivated thousands. Yet her identity remains a mystery—fueling only speculation and wonder. (btw: I know who they are)

2025年12月5日星期五

奴性的復辟

近日在某國傳媒的短劇，不難看到鼓吹當奴僕的影片。故事都是圍繞著只要有一個強大的主子，願意當奴的前赴後繼，跪地哀求，當不成奴僕的，甚至鬱鬱而終，抱憾終身。

其實這也不是今天開始, 打從上世紀末電視劇雍x王朝開始, 某國已不時傳遞當奴才的信息。其中強調只要忠於主子, 即使是錯都是對, 一切有主子包底。

這反映什麼? 反映在某國某些領導階層認為眾生應為奴僕, 為奴的應感到莫大光榮。是以利用傳媒推廣, 欲把這種思維納入正統。二十一世紀了, 有見識的都知道以個人成就, 為社會、為人類作貢獻, 不用吹噓標榜, 才是高尚, 而不是以當奴才為光榮。奴才是因為自己沒才，不求上進，要倚仗權貴, 要沾上別人的光，不勞而獲。難道這就是某國普羅大眾的心和應有的作為。西方人就是没有智慧，抓破頭皮也不明所以！

2025年11月27日星期四

香港版衝天大火災 The Towers Inferno

26/11/2025 香港大埔宏福苑五級大火，火勢迅速猛烈，烈火由外圍建築棚架燃燒入屋，仿似人間地獄。

各方有不少評論，有人認為這是人為災禍:

1．香港社會素以監管聞名，建築，消防、保安都有規限和受監管, 為何容許宏福苑八棟高樓同一時間搭起棚架維修。那監管為誰生?

2．一般維修棚架純粹係短暫用途，但宏福苑棚架由2024年7月開始，為期超過15個月！

3．消防、保全局、建築業監管部門去咗邊?

4．令人懷疑是否有黑勢力還是利益輸送。如果是黑勢力，警察部門和保安局是否應被問責？如果是利益輸送，管治部門和廉政公署往那？

5．令人懷疑保安局職責重點是否仍在保護大眾市民的生命和財產安全。

有說香港貪污不嚴重，但很多人還是覺得香港廉政公署 icac 除咗掛住個招牌，養人發薪之外，好像沒做什麼？

每逢社會發生大事件都會引起人反省和改善，今時今日的社會，或許仍有，但某些人看不到。

香港自開埠以來都係逐利者嘅天堂，利之所趨，不擇手段。在沒有宗教、因果，只重口號、自我宣傳、唯利是圖的大環境下，良心似乎不是什麼一回事。

願生者安寧，死者安息。

2025年11月25日星期二

曾是熙來攘往

時：25/11/2025 20:00.

地：上環信德中心

景：3樓

1. 飛翼船售票處

2. 售票處對面的錦麗越南菜館

色：盡顯冷清

曾是熙來攘往, 摩肩接踵。俱往矣, 千古繁華事, 幾許停留

Hong Kong Central icons by night

Hong Kong Central – International Financial Centre

Looking across, from left to right, are the city’s most iconic landmarks: IFC II, Bank of China Tower, Cheung Kong Centre, Jardine House, Exchange Square, Chater House, IFC I, and the Four Seasons Hotel.

I worked in two of these buildings in the '70s and '90s, notably Connaught House and Union House (later known as Swire House) .

Connaught House, now renamed Jardine House, held the title of the tallest building in Asia when it was completed in 1973. At that time, the General Post Office stood directly in front of it, further the north of the GPO, was open water. I guess among my Facebook friends, perhaps only Samuel Lam still remembers that waterfront view.

Swire House, originally Union House, rebuilt after the Millennium and now known as Chater House. When I worked there, it still featured a dedicated lift that went straight to the Taipan’s office — even though his office was on the second floor.

Today, you can still see a similar tradition in IFC II, where a private elevator goes directly up to the 88th floor, the office to the CEO of the Hong Kong Monetary Authority. My office was far below, the 82th floor.

2025年11月22日星期六

懂女性思維才知道男人蠢

我從2025年年中開始多引用了網上資源來反映現今女性喺社會和現象. 女網友們可能覺得不是味兒. 我只反映事實, 不是針對任何人群.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DsHdHx45rsU

上面嘅youtube視頻連接解釋得很清楚, 雖然未必是很透切.

例如社會為何還需要男人, 除了提供資源之外其中一個原因就是保護, 包括保護人身和已經獲取到的資源. 如同法律嘅存在源於保護已有資源者嘅資源和人身. 亦可能係作為女性與女性之間矛盾和關係之間嘅緩衝物. 男性自古自今都是因為有被利用性而存在吧.

如果你看到過這視頻後而認同的話, 那你應該是久歷人世滄桑的老餅了.

Eyes of Great Bay Area

What is it?

It is a conceptual model from the Chinese science fiction novel The Three-Body Problem. It is not a destructive weapon; rather, it is a Star Fleet.

It belongs to one of the shops located in the basement of the new Shenzhen Book City, a massive bookstore in Shenzhen's Qianhai district, also known as the Eyes of the Greater Bay Area (GBA), a new landmark in Shenzhen, China.