一水隔天涯

 

「一水隔天涯」是不少港人的集體回憶， 當年年輕的苗金鳳更是不少人心目中的女神。 這「一水」所指的就是和香港一衣帶水的澳門。

 

曾幾何時每逢週末， 不少港人蜂擁前往澳門， 澳門的飛翼船服務最為活躍， 有時一票難求， 回程船票票價通常炒上二三百元一張。

 

時移世易，皇恩浩蕩，自港珠澳大橋通車之後，穿梭巴士金巴服務變成正統，而且價格較當年專利的飛翼船服務更為便宜，那橫越70載的專利黃金航線時代結束。 以現今長者單程票來說，單程車票只需港幣33元， 來回也不過是66元。 比由深圳往東莞的火車票價還便宜很多。

The Coronation of King Charles III.

 The Coronation of King Charles III.

No doubt, 6th May 2023 is a big day for British Nation as it is the coronation of King Charles III.

I watched the entire process from the evening to late night. It was a precious religious moment. I am glad I could watch this precious Anglican Church and royal crowning ritual process of a great nation.

The Choir

You can see the choir consists of many faces, not just purely British. Chinese, Indian, glasses, tall, short, bald, bearded, pretty and the average are all among them. It shows the great tolerance of the nation.

The Royal Members

It was a rare occasion of royal member gathering. I am not an expert on etiquette or British history. I put down the names as long as I can recognise. Black gown was worn by the direct royal blood, whereas blue gown was by the spouses of the princes. However, Prince Michael seems to be the only exception. His gown was blue with garter star on the right, red on the left shoulder. For all other royal direct blood, they were all dressing the black gown with garter cross on the right, purple red on the left shoulder. Seems Prince Michael dress was similar to the spouse of the direct blood - It is my intuitive observation and I could be wrong.

馬克龍訪華 Macron's visit to China

我很佩服法國總統馬克龍的魄力, 他在任內從事不少的改革, 希望把法國從舊有的浪漫福利歲月回歸現實。 每次改革都受到保守民眾勢力的極大阻撓, 但他仍是一次一次不懈的冒著觸犯眾怒下台的大違，没停止改革。 作為國家最高領導人, 他不能不改革, 因為他面對的是即將瀕臨破產的退休金帳戶, 是連繫著國內千萬人的切身利益。 改革意味著犧牲既得利益者的利益，遇到龐大的反對聲勢是可想而知。

西方的退休金制度運行多年, 早在二三十年前已預見人口老化和年輕勞動人口不足的問題, 當時的策略都是見步行步, 或者留待下任解決。 但是現在問題已是燃眉, 真正嚴峻的時候, 因為距二次大戰結束後嬰兒潮出生的至今已全是退休人士, 加上醫療進步, 人均長壽。 面對龐大的退休人口和相對低的勞動人口, 每個國家都面對著無可逃避的現實，法國也不例外。 作為總統的馬克龍, 不得不作出實際行動, 挽救瀕臨破產的退休金帳戶。

為了轉移國民視線和爭取實質的收入, 馬克龍不得不投向實質強大的貿易夥伴中國, 這是馬克龍訪華的實質。 馬克龍希望此行出訪中國, 能給法國帶來商機和實資的經濟回報, 同時希望藉此挽回聲譽和争取國民對他的支持。 相信西方國家會陸續跟隨馬克龍的路線。

common british cars

I am a car layman. When people talk about cars, they talk about the big names such as Aston Martin, Lamborghini, Porsche, Ferrari, Rolls-Royce, Bentley etc..

In my youth, I was happy as long as I had something that could move me on the road. My time in the UK allowed me to eye-witness many common cars that had risen and set with the British Empire.

Don't know how many of the below you can still remember:

Vauxhall and its Bedford line (Bedford was once dominating the HK buses). If my friend Anthony Yung sees this blog, he will not forget he once owned a Vauxhall Viva.

Triumph - Triumph Toledo was many people's love in the 70s.

Leyland - British Leyland was dominating the Britis motor market in the 70s & 80s because it was merged by many brand names(Kowloon Motor Bus bought a lot of Leylands)

Morris - the symbol of British small cars. Morris Minors and Minis, especially Mini is still having lots of fans around the globe.

Austin  - 1100/1300, Mini Metro, Oxford (london black Taxi). I once owned an Austin 1100 in 1980.

MG - famous for its sport cars in James Bond movies

Wolseley 1100/1300 - exactly the same as Austin 1100/1300 but Wolseley has a vertical radiator grille in its front rather than horizontal in Austin.

Hillman - Hillman Hunter and Hillman Avenger were popular on our campus

Riley  - Riley was positioned between MG and Wolseley and most Riley models resembled Austin/Morris. Once ususally can't tell the differences until they see the marque.

                           

One may ask what drives me write this blog? it was a Hong Kong Movie named 少女懷春 (1963) actors: 丁瑩 | 張儀 | 羅蘭 | 李克.  李克 was a handsome guy on the big screen for a short period. You may not recognise his name 李克, however, you may still remember the nicked name 「白頭陳」 陳曜旻 who had news headline affairs with 章小蕙 (鍾鎮濤 前妻） between 1996 and 1999.

you can see a lot of old british cars in that movie. These british old models gave way to the Japanese when it came to the 70s. You propbably cannot see any of them on the road nowsdays.

人心內涵

香港社會每日都有大小見聞， 就近日城中熱話提幾點：

 

圖一： 好相貌

 

從這件不幸事件可見， 两涉事前夫妻都是相貌堂堂。 我們的社會注重表面， 不重視人品和內涵。 我以前在工作單位上常常聽到用家私語「公司一早就要多聘這些靚仔（good looking boys）」和我哋做 requirements study 啦。

 

圖二： 當壞人掌控權力

當已經沒有權力， 仍可以策劃如此兇殘的殺人勾當， 當權力賦予這種人手上， 這個社會將會如何， 可想而知。

 

圖三： 女人是弱者？

社會上普遍存著一種假設， 認為女人是弱者， 女人應被賦予同情， 法律應該維護女性。我做了幾十年人， 我所見的女人並非如此。特別是心機，口舌毒辣的女人比任何男人更甚。

 

Treat myself well

Flowers for others for many years. Never had bought one piece or a bunch for myself. Why so mean to myself? Narcissist or Valentine? Good to be - for my eyes only.

有做過嘢

B9 屯門 往香園圍口岸車站

假若你不是屯門區居民， 只是偶爾途經該處。 若你想坐B9線往香園圍口岸的話。 那你請留意， 因為B9路線的上車站有點混亂， 隨時可能令到市民誤點， 錯過了本可上的一班車， 而需要再等30分鐘。

 

大多數乘港鐵到屯門站下車的乘客轉駁巴士的話會步行至巴士交匯處（總站）入口。 在入口處你可能會見到有一輛B9停泊在車站間。 那你要小心， 不要在那裏候車， 因為真正的車站是位於車站最內後方。 而在車站入口沒有指示。 指示的標貼要深入到車站內端看到B9車或站才看到那指示。 其實那個指示只是例行公事 (有做過嘢）， 並不會給予乘客真正的幫忙。

奮發向上，遠離低層

This is the real hk low class. the very bottom level of residnece. To avoid travelling with them, get yourself a limo or at least a taxi. that;s why people working so hard to lift themselves up from the grassroots. Always tell yourself: learn to become rich, so that you can move away from them. In Chinese, 奮發向上，遠離低層。

李永樂老師

李永樂老師 。2021年中國十大網紅之一。 博學多才，以平鋪直述的方式教授物理、數學和通識。 不譁眾取寵， 沒有一點廢話，獲廣大網民支持。 更難得的是， 李老師有顆正義之心。

對於李永樂老師的個人檔案，可參考維基百科。

介紹其中的兩篇：

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OTYMqaiJLwg&t=823s

（自閉症）

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Hgk8GApTqw&t=1274s

（古代科舉）

Chatbot or Writebot

I guess most of you have heard about an AI chatbot called ChatGPT from openAI. However openAI ChatGPT is not available in HK due to HK is being barred as China. No worries, there are many other alternatives as long as you type "ChatGPT alternatives" on Google.

I tried Chatsonic this evening for 2 essays: 1 - a sad poem for lossing a little daughter; 2 - an ice breaking letter from a father to their sons. Below are what it returned. You may find that writing would no longer be a subject of study in the future.

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can you write a sad poem for the loss of my little daughter, ending with "life will never be the same again".
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My little angel has gone away,
Grief and sorrow fill my days.
This pain that I cannot explain,
Will never go away but remain.

The memories of us together,
Will linger on like stormy weather.
Her laughter and her smile,
Will be with me for a while.

No matter how I try,
I cannot say goodbye.
The memories of our love,
Will be forever like a white dove.

Life will never be the same again,
My love for her will remain.
This pain I never imagined,
Will never be forgotten.
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my sons do not speak to me for many years, nor do they call me on phone. It is all because their mother did not allow them to speak to me after our separation. please help me write a letter to them to break the ice.
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Dear Sons,

I hope this letter finds you both in good health. I am writing to you to express my love and affection for you both, and to apologize for any mistakes I have made that have caused a rift between us over the years.

I understand that you may feel angry and hurt, and that your mother may have had a role in the way things have been between us. Whatever the cause, I am sorry. I am also sorry for not being able to spend time with you, and for not having been able to be the father I wanted to be.

I want you to know that I love you both dearly, and that I miss you dearly. I would be so grateful if you could find it in your hearts to give me the opportunity to rebuild our relationship, and to show you how much I care for you both. I promise that I will do my best to be the best father I can be, and to create a strong and loving bond between us.

I hope you are both doing well. Please let me know how you are both doing and how I can help.

With love,
Your Father
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