2021年6月13日星期日

俱南洋風光的舊電影

 1957年光藝影業公司開業, 拍了三輯南洋電影。那時馬來西亞、星加坡還未獨立,统稱南洋。 當年在外埠拍電影,算是大製作。那三齣電影分別是唐山阿嫂、椰林月、血染相思谷。唐山阿嫂和椰林月都有介紹南洋各地的風光, 故事和演員都相當出色。今趟介紹的是唐山阿嫂,因為這個故事的人物和情節在那個年代是很普遍。


故事主人翁阿九和表弟在澳門生活得不好,決定往南洋霸羅的地方做礦工。
原因是阿九在澳門賭輸了錢,欠下賭債,迫不得已往南洋避債。但是他好賭,工餘在宿舍違規賭錢, 被管工開除,他於是去星加坡找機會。阿九離開澳門之後, 一直沒有寄錢給澳門的家, 債主臨門,老婆被迫當娼, 老母跳井自盡。 最後老婆攜著兒子飄洋過海往南洋找阿九,到了霸羅的礦場找到了表弟。阿九表弟和阿嫂一起往星加坡找阿九,但找了很久都找不到。 阿九老婆因迷惘發生了交通小意外, 因而認識了富人的女兒。 原來阿九因在有錢人俱樂部工作認識了一富人, 並且和富人的女兒熱戀, 不認妻兒。 為了錦繡前程,阿九狠心的把老婆賣去極偏遠的地區。故事結尾,阿九犯罪出獄後找到了舊愛,問到老婆和兒子的下落。 舊愛說他們去了怡保,就是阿九和表弟最初工作的那個鍚礦場 (由此指出霸羅在怡保)。

霸羅這個地方好像已經沒多人認識,猶如在香港很多人不知道雞寮在哪裏(只知道有鴨寮街的存在)。影片給人的感覺霸羅和星加坡很近,我初時以為霸羅就是現在的新山。從星加坡到怡保,現今的大巴走高速公路約需8小時。在50年代,可能要20小時呢。


2021年3月6日星期六

腦殘猶記

新冠肺炎疫情肆虐全球, 所以很多地方都期待用疫苗來達到社会免疫能力。 所以每當有新冠肺炎嘅疫苗出現嘅時候, 大家趨之若鶩, 匆匆忙忙搶購,好像沒有理會疫苗的抗疫效果。 最典型嘅例子就是中國科興疫苗。 根據巴西2021年1月12日發表的第三期臨床試驗報告, 科興疫苗嘅有效率為50.4%。 這樣的有效率竟然有人連數據都不用看,搶住去買(不用我說大家知道是哪一個)。 對於有理性嘅人來說, 都是不會花錢買這些低效率的疫苗, 免費送給第三世界國家的話就另一回事。

 

更有趣的是當這種疫苗抵達香港的時候, 當局欲蓋彌彰,沒有發表疫苗的有效率, 而是經過不同的媒介和團體, 慫湧市民踴躍接種。 不少媒體特別是國內的手機媒體提及科興疫苗如何好, 科興疫苗較外國疫苗更為有效, 中國科技成效令洋鬼子汗顏等等。 下面就是其中一個发表于2021.2.18日(巴西報告發表後一個月),在國內和香港瘋傳的。


請留意片段(00:46)其中一句:「由於使用滅活技術,中國科興疫苗將比其他疫苗具有優勢」。 這個是事實嗎?科興用的滅活疫苗技術,是將病原微生物殺死,導致失去致病力而保留抗原性。 滅活疫苗面世已經有幾百年嘅歷史, 最早滅活疫苗喺十六世紀用來對付天花, 之後就係十八世紀末期嘅牛痘疫苗。 科興係用滅活疫苗啲舊技術,真是成就讓全世界鬆了一口氣嗎?中國愚民這個習慣到現在還沒有改。

https://view.inews.qq.com/a/20210218V0ALAS00?sharer=o04IBAClBq5T4Nckqupdwas6ropQ&uid=&shareto=&openid=o04IBABhHI5YiIM0EfaJ-02zrnEg&key=&version=27001543&devicetype=android-29&wuid=oDdoCt5OgGo8Bp-LrWnMhCdrQOOg

(這個連結請用國內的瀏覽器, 谷歌瀏覽器可能看不到。 )

 

中國偉大領導人鄧小平同志。

前任特首梁振英在2010年11月12日接受傳媒訪問時曾經表示鄧小平同志應該成為首位獲得諾貝爾和平獎的中國人。 你可曾知道鄧小平同志在1975至1977年毛澤東逝世前後被稱為「黨內那個不肯悔改的走資派」, 被黨內各組織、工會、團體一致評擊的的人? 我認識到這點是因為當年我母親的一些左派工會朋友探訪時, 不斷大力宣傳、杯葛、痛斥鄧小平。 那就說明一個人的好壞功業不在乎那他這個人的真實, 而在乎他得當權者用什麼態度對待。 像科興疫苗的有效率, 在國內傳媒可以獲得鋪天蓋地的讚頌, 在香港各大注射站排隊的等候支持。 所以共產黨的傳媒機器就是厲害, 因為大多數民衆都是盲目的, 你能夠激起大多數民眾的支持, 你就取得成功。 那管是不是事實。

 

1977年紐約市大停電。

1977年紐約市全市大規模停電, 市內發生搶劫、縱火及其他不法的犯罪活動。 中共報章大事宣傳, 聲稱我們祖國民眾守法, 農村晚上漆黑一片, 社會和諧, 不會發生這些不法勾當, 直指資產社會文明的腐敗。 於是全國人心大快。 當權者當然不會說自己社會落後, 電力供應不足,未能夠享用電力帶來的種種設施和方便,只是說人家資本社會腐化。 當時的中國民眾全盤接受。

 

1637年鬱金香泡沫

「1634年,在荷蘭炒賣鬱金香的熱潮變成全民運動。 一千荷蘭盾一株的鬱金香球根, 不到一個月就升值為兩萬荷蘭盾。 無論哪個階層, 人們都將財產變換為現金, 投資於這種花卉, 一株鬱金香甚至可以換一座房子。 1636年為了方便鬱金香交易, 人們在阿姆斯特丹的證券交易所內, 開設了固定的交易市場。 一年後鬱金香價格的總漲幅高達59倍。 然而當人們沉醉在對鬱金香的狂熱時, 一場大崩潰發生。 1637年2月24日鬱金香球根的價格一落千丈, 成千上萬的人在這場大崩潰中傾家蕩產。

社會心理學認為, 人有理性的一面和非理性的一面。 當非理性的一面在群體中被統一以後, 群體的智商, 就會低於單個個體理性的智商。 」

~節錄自中國作家陸蓉「為何賣掉就漲,買了就跌?」2020年11月版第176頁

 

這裏想說的, 就是「當非理性的一面在群體中被統一以後, 群體的智商, 就會低於單個個體理性的智商。 」即使是不理性, 但是群體的勢力還是很大, 當群體還未招致損失的時候, 勢力會不斷的擴大, 直至招到損失為止, 才回復理性。由此引起巨大的社會成本, 不用多說, 文化大革命、大躍進、美國的特朗普任期 就是例子。賠上去的不是統治階層、不是當權者、是千千萬萬的民眾。國家、社會命運,就是如此。

 


2020年12月11日星期五

2017年12月31日星期日

HONESTY

HONESTY


If you ask me to rate “honesty” between George Washington and Donald Trump, I guess I will choose Trump. Most people have heard about the story of George Washington and the cherry tree. If you really think, you'll realise the story is a make-up, deliberately set to show honesty is valued in the US, while spreading the hidden agenda to every corner of the globe. Most people know what the real U.S. and her society like. 

Regarding Trump, as he always boasts, he represents the real Americans. You can see, in his presidency, he has showed to the world his selfishness, his rudeness, his nonsense, his splitting unity of the UN and nations, and his breaking up the world peace and arouse conflicts among nations (the latest, US admits Jerusalem is Israel’s capital). You can see, he is a real nasty bastard, but he is honest because he did not pretend to be a hypocrite like his predecessors did.

2017年10月30日星期一

小雅·小明

明明上天,照臨下土。我徵徂西,至於艽野。二月初吉,載離寒暑。

心之憂矣,其毒大苦。念彼共人,涕零如雨。豈不懷歸?畏此罪罟!

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嗟爾君子,無恆安息。靖共爾位,好是正直。神之聽之,介爾景福。

 

 我相信不是很多人會記得這篇。

 

“明明上蒼,照臨下土” 這兩句無端的進入我腦海,並勾起另外的四句

 “昔我往矣,楊柳依依。 今我來思,雨雪霏霏。”

 

詩經是中國早期嘅大眾民學。上古國人表達的文詞有限,一般大眾不是長於敘述,多以歌謠寄意,長於四字,但言簡意深。

 

金庸筆下倚天屠龍記中的一段:

“熊熊聖火 憐我苦多

  明明亮光 為我消禍

  憐我世上 如許苦多

  炎炎聖火 焚化苦楚

  憐我世上 如許苦多”

 

回顧電視劇中的 “熊熊聖火”,是否像詩經的原始詩歌?











2017年4月4日星期二

詩詞

小兒子八歲時,見我電腦桌面的牆紙古典美女,嚷著要我教他那首有美女的詞。我和他說,你先把它記熟。詞主意境,八歲的小孩哪裡能懂詞的意境。先讓他記下,日後自己體會吧。

“從別後,憶相逢。幾回魂夢與君同。今宵賸把銀釭照,猶恐相逢是夢中。” ‧晏幾道‧《鷓鴣天》

我小時候,聽馬老師說過:我們説作詩,不說作詞,但説填詞。當時不明白,現在算有點理解。詞有詞牌 ,亦即曲譜,詞要入樂,有一定的格律。即是對著曲譜填上長短一定的曲詞,所以叫填詞。

就拿張學良原配于鳳至的《送張學良出征》一詞來做例。該詞是一首隨意的長短句,不屬已知詞牌 。

“惡臥嬌兒啼更漏,清秋冷月白如晝。淚雙流,人窮瘦,北望天涯搵紅袖。鴛枕上風波驟,漫天驚怕怎受。祈告蒼天護佑,征人應如舊。”

配以【蝶戀花】(以盡用原文為主)

“惡臥嬌兒啼更漏,孤院清秋,冷月白如晝。血淚雙流人窮瘦,北望天涯搵紅袖。鴛枕上臨風波驟,漫天驚濤,生怕難承受。祈告蒼天求護佑,征人無恙應如舊。”

詞不單是格律,填詞很講求用字技巧,如何把“鴛枕上風波驟” 合律為七字?所以借用了 “淚彈不盡臨窗滴” 的 “臨” 字。

“淚彈不盡臨窗滴。。。。此情深處,紅箋為無色。” ‧晏幾道‧《思遠人》。

“此情深處,紅箋為無色。” 意境了然,不用多說了。

我們都是普通人,不是每一個人,都像太白,子健一樣,有倚馬可待,七步成詩的才能。大多數人,都是先有概念,一邊寫一邊改,慢慢琢磨而成。看看偉大詩人,有語不驚人死不休的杜甫嘅《絕句》。

“兩個黃鸝鳴翠柳,一行白鷺上青天。窗含西嶺千秋雪,門泊東吳萬里船。”

文詞是絕對工整,詩聖也引以為絕,但也不一定是一揮而就。

再看《北征》

“山果多瑣細,羅生雜橡栗。或紅如丹砂,或黑如點漆, 雨露之所濡, 甘苦齊結實。”

好一對 “雨露之所濡, 甘苦齊結實。” 可見杜甫擅長雕琢,不愧是集詩學的大成。

詩詞創作,最困難的是概念、詩情和意境,填詞是相對容易。拿民國空軍英雄劉粹剛給許希麟的情書為例,年輕人初踏情場,寫下深情一紙:

“初遇城站,獲睹芳姿,娟秀溫雅,令人堪慕;且似與余曾相識者! 初余之注意女士,而女士或未之覺也;車至筧橋,匆促而別,然未識誰家閨秀,如是風姿,意不復見,耿耿此心,望斷雙眸,而盈盈倚影,直據余之腦蒂,揮之不能去。……月餘以來,不復得見女士之影跡,佇探為勞,積勞積思,望穿雙眸。”

如劉粹剛稍加修饰,可赋成四字词:(以盡用原文为主)

“初遇城站,獲睹芳姿,娟秀溫雅,令人堪慕;似曾相識! 余之慕卿,卿或未覺; 車至筧橋,匆促而別,未識誰家,如是風姿,意不復見,耿耿此心,悠悠暗付,盈盈倚影,直據五內,揮不能去。……月餘以來,未復得見,佇探為勞,積勞積思,望穿雙眸。”

所以,只要有情和意,詩詞並不難,修飾一下便是。

 


2017年3月25日星期六

HK Chief Executive Election

As early as right after Hong Kong change in sovereignty, most predicted Shanghai would replace Hong Kong as the most beloved city of China. After all, Shanghai is the home grown city, whereas Hong Kong is an adopted son or the return of the drifted son, of which the people’s mind set, their values and the city culture are more cling to the West which is very different from, and not so accepted in, the Mainland.

Do you really believe the one-country two-systems intact for 50 years? I do not. But I do believe it is the authority’ wishes to keep Hong Kong status quo for 50 years. 50 years is short in human history, but it could be a lengthy period for a government to maintain its “status Quo”. Then tell me what you would do if you want to keep things as it is, better no backward or forward especially no significant or remarkable developments that make the island stand out at the world stage. If the Island is remarkable, it plays down the other sister cities. If HK falls behind or backward, it hurts the locals and authorities either. Then as a strategist or a person masterminds the political and social balance, what would you do? Consider also from the authority’s point of view, it is not just to deal with the immense situation. It needs, for long term, to cater for the possible social and political upturns in China’s vast landscape in the future.

In the late-80s when the US wanted to break their labour unions in its own states, instead of having the trial in its own land, they chose New Zealand as their Guinea pig. They spent money to lobby the NZ statesmen, labour leaders, assisted them with US labour lawyers etc.. So the new labour law (employment contract Act) was enacted in 1991 and labour unions were broken down one after another, the US examined the outcome for their own sakes.

When Deng Xiao Ping started his economic reforms, he experimented his ideology in a few places before rolling it out in other parts of the mainland. So it came the 4 special economic zones Shenzhen, Zhuhai, Shantou, and Xiamen. The leaders then studied their outcomes with respect to their parameters of each zone such as environment, location, finance, education, infrastructure, plus the various actions and actors involved.

As a strategic modeller, you are asked to produce the expected outcome. Supposed the expected outcome is to keep the Status Quo including economic, financial, political, and educational, GDP, technological. This is not an easy task as it is an open world today with advanced communication media, internet, not to mention possible Western influences / interventions such as US, Japan and its likes. The utmost important and controllable parameter is the Government as its policies would affect both the public and private sectors. HK civil servants have the long traditions of being executioners rather than venturers. Keep their rice bowl full and their innovation will be silent. keep the riches and let them be the icons for those that are eager for hopes. Keep everybody busy in their long hours job to hocus their mind. Keep their elected counsellors oppose each other whatever matter in their everyday fights that no collaborative efforts and results could be achieved.

It is not expected any changes for the people from a new chief executive election. Whatever the outcome is, there will still be the same social rift, wealth polarisation, comfort for the middle class, skiing property price, dreams for quick fortune as these are parameters that keep Hong Kong’s status quo. Everything in the election and the social landscape has been well planned over a decade ago especially after the July-1 Grand March in 2003. The chief executive candidates are there to perform a show orchestrated by the authorities. What you learn from the daily news are just episodes to make you feel it is not a dull show.

There is no way you can plead you wishes to the authority. You can see whatever you believe “legitimate petitions” in the Mainland have all been cracked down by the Mainland authority. It is because only the authority’s initiatives are legitimate. It is suggested to keep a low profile, keep everything unprovoked, live as an ordinary person and do not expect ex-ordinaries. In Hong Kong, we have social security, public housing, medicare, full employment. Although not everybody is well cared for, most do. After all, life is not fair since the dawn breaks. What would you expect apart from an ordinary life! If you are not contented and you believe you should be treated better than others, then you can look for a better place for yourself. If you think you are living a sad life, then go watch the 2016 movie “Manchester by the sea”. You will learn what is the meaning of tremendous pressure in life and live by your dark shadow. Check YouTube for the word “hunger” and you will appreciate you have good food and clear water. Life in Hong Kong for most people is a blessing though it is controlled.

2017年3月8日星期三

三八


Today is 3.8.  I received a few messages from friends. Almost all messages were on the good side of women. No doubts about that woman are great. On the other hand, I firmly believe - nothing on earth is as wicked as women. 

I cite one of the message jokes I received today:
有一位老奶奶,突然不去跳广场舞了,改为去学游泳!
大家都问:你怎么改游泳了?老人家无奈的说:“唉,儿子和媳妇吵架,每次媳妇都问:'我和你妈掉水里你先救谁?'”
我不想为难儿子,所以就学游泳了!
过段时间小两口又吵架,媳妇说:“我和你妈掉水里你先救谁?”
老公答:“我不用下水,我妈会救你的,她会游泳。”
媳妇不依不饶:“不行,你必须下水。”
老公答:“那你死定了!我不会游泳,我妈肯定先救我。”😃😃
折磨中国男人千年难题,终于被伟大的母亲破解啦!

Please note the final sentence "折磨中国男人千年"! Who tortures men? Who starts wars? Who wants to dominate?  Who speaks small words? Who spreads hatred? Who breaks relationship within a family? The answers always point to one - women? 

The metaphors for men and women are cats and dogs respectively. Dogs are loyal, humble, friendly, simple and straight forward. Cats are complicated. Cats are snobbish, haughty, cruel, submitted under force, pleasing; however, kill when they are in upper hand.

As stated by 柏杨 (中国人史纲): 妻子未必有對外開疆的能力,但摧毀一個家庭以致一個國家的能力還是綽綽有餘。 There are plenty of historical facts on that, for example, the story of Troy, Wars between kingdoms. In China, we had “不聞夏殷衰,中自誅妹妲.” So you know the significance of women! It did not merely happen in the past, yet it happens all the time. When women become more knowledgeable and powerful, they will torture men to their death. That's why a wise man in the past said “唯女子與小人為難養也。” 難養 does not mean difficult to feed - it means "they are difficult creatures by nature!"  Difficult in the sense that their mouths are malicious: 近之則不遜,遠之則怨. I am not here to spread gender discrimination. I am here to tell an old man’s words - you need to understand women’s nature so that you know who you are dealing with! Wake yourself up from the dreams of love novels. Women themselves are well aware of their woman counterparts!



In the old days, women were victims of violence! I can tell you there are lots of men mentally tortured by women. It is common in western countries to have men’s victim clubs. Therefore do not look down women otherwise you could be drowned easily by your ‘man’ ego.

2017年2月18日星期六

公義

2017年2月17日,香港區域法院裁定七名警員襲擊傷人罪成,各人被判入獄2年,不得援刑。

當消息傳出之後,在不同媒體上都有人發表意見,支持和反對都有。我最反感的是一些幸災樂禍,落井下石的報道。很多人認為这回判罪過重,因為他们以此和佔中行動比較,和旺角暴動的違法者的判罪作比較。特別是佔中運動嘅策劃者,至今仍“逍遙法外”。很多人同情這七位警員,原因係因為他们是在保衛香港治安的情況下,執法行動時犯錯,係情有可原,據理據公義,唔應該受到這樣重嘅刑罰。更加有人不滿。指判案法官為狗官。

這是一個爭議性嘅項目,我在這裡表達我的意見,我知道不會人人認同,甚至會有人罵我狗雜種。我只係希望大家能夠明白什么是法律。

對於判刑太重和指法官不公義:英式法庭法官系秉承著公正和不偏不倚的原則,受人尊重,品格高尚,專業地位無可比擬,不是電影裡面被戲劇化了的芝麻官角色。法官判案和判罪,都係依據法典,法律文獻,案例,刑法罪行,年期,一切係有規可循,並非單憑個人一時意欲,或者受其他人的影響。需知七警是執法者犯法,判刑會較一般市民重。還有,這次是執法者聯郡毆打一名手無寸鐵的示威者。如不重罰,難生阻嚇之效。法官在判刑時的確是參考過往案例,當年的判刑是二年半。由此種種我不認為法官不公義。

對於七警和佔中者判刑大細超:佔中計劃係經過法律界人士精心策劃,根據現行法律,你可以控訴他們什麽?告人要清晰指控所犯何罪,罪犯何條?唔係話縱容佔中發起人,係現時司法制度底下,你控佢地唔到,你再做落去的話是浪費納稅人的錢。如果可以的話,律政司一早已經做了。很多大機構高薪養班師爺,目的係帶佢地做"好"事,冇把柄。再說佔中係經過精心部署,七警俾人影咗相,可能已經係佔中計劃裡面部署其中一項,預咗會有咁嘅事發生,所以揾定人影相。怪只怪他们部署不及人家精密,七警魯莽行事,給了人把柄。七位警員不過是政治博弈之下的犧牲品,即使係受人暗算,願賭服輸啊,需知鬥爭從來都不是光明正大的。

豬腸淋黎x英判18星期,暴徒向多個警察尿淋判3星期,擲磚輕判,擲雞蛋坐監,天理何在?法官嘅原則係不偏不倚。而不偏不倚角度系取決於原告同被告律師所提出的證據、供詞、陳述。不是每一案件都是一樣,律師值錢就在這裡。你一介小民法援律師,同黎x英嘅律師當然係會唔同,咁判決就當然係唔同啦。你自己用嘅係政府律師,告你嗰個律師又係唔同級數。法律源於保護富人的人身及財富,防止他們的人身受損及資產給搶掠。即使今天,這個原則沒有改變。鼓勵大家發奮向上,不然認命吧。

我们在華人社會成長,很多華人所認為對的事,係西方法律上面來講可能係不鼓勵或者係犯法嘅。例如朋友犯事,你重義氣,不舉報朋友,甚至幫他躲避。但在西方法律來说,你知情不報,犯法,甚至有可能被控其它罪。你會覺得好心無好報。某人受騙,境況堪憐,你抱不平,揍騙子一頓,那你犯法。你會覺得無公義。

三十年前我係國外目睹一件令我畢生難忘的事。我一位會計師學長,為了禁止他妹妹吸毒和苛索,不許她到他家來。有一天他妹妹偷入他家偷錢並在房中吸毒,他怒極一時,踢破房門,教訓她一頓。誰知她住警署告她哥哥施襲。最後罪成,他公司把他革除,會計師公會以他有刑案將他除名。他從此一蹶不振。他本意是為他妹妹好,誰知惹來下半生潦倒。沒天理吧!

我對七警的判罪深表同情,因為是在一次捍衛社會治安下犯錯,不是打家劫舍,無法無天的滔天罪行,判刑令人慨嘆。它令到一個人失掉有意義的工作,喪失尊嚴和家庭幸福。判罚一個人都已經太多,何況是七個人。我理解他們會上訴,但證據確鑿,逃不了。減刑也無補於事,因為一經定罪,便會掉了工作,沒有了長俸!一旦有了刑案紀錄,終生不能再在任何政府部門受聘,你如何從一專業再過渡?這給你翻身不了!另外移民外國的資格亦都可能失去。

法律是嚴峻無情,旨在打擊不法行為。襲擊他人,致令他人受傷是違法行為,不可不知。君不見,西方法院門前法律女神像,她是盲目的,手持天枰。她不看世事,不理人情,她只會按法典枰事,這叫做公正、不偏私,她是法官的楷模。法官是法律中人,講事實和表面證據,未必會顧及其它呀!法庭裁判未必是絕對公正,它也可能令人含冤受屈,飲恨終生!但畢竟這是小數。沒有法律,弱肉強食下的社會會更不公義。


2017年2月13日星期一

My Children's Drawings


I tidied up the book cabin and found 2 drawing books. I flipped thru them and without checking the name on the books; I knew which one belongs to my elder son and which belongs to my younger son. My elder son was a mature birth with all the needed nutrition from his mum. My younger son was not. His mum was weak when carrying him and he was not growing that the doctor decided to have him birth pre-mature. His mum had no milk to milk him. He was grown on bottles. He hardly cried or moved during the first eight months of infancy. It did not surprise me my younger son was not as talented as his brother.

The Pictures were drawn on 3004A Sketch books (size: 11.25" * 14.75"). They were drawn in 2005 when the children were 8 and 7. I put them in 2 sets below. I think you can also tell which belongs to whom.

My elder son has many talents, sports, musical instruments, drawing, dancing, of course academic as well. He resembles my appearance but he has his mum's soul. My younger son resembles his mum's brother but he has a warm heart.










小鹿誠健商

有一必有二, 陸續有來. 小鹿 誠健商 。 Where there is one, there will be two; more will sure follow. Hardly any incidents like this used to happen in Hong Ko...