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Surviving an economic downturn
Are you worried about the recent economic downturn? I guess many are, including myself. Fortunately, I didn’t buy any of those “mini-bonds” or invest (gamble?) in the stock market at all. There are two reasons I never invest in stocks: First, they are not interesting to me. I realize that if I’m not genuinely interested… »
Oasis Hong Kong goes into liquidation
Earlier this evening I was shocked to learn from a blog that Oasis Hong Kong Airlines has gone into liquidation. It’s quite saddening news to me, I had a pretty good experience with them when I flew to Vancouver last summer. Upon my return to Hong Kong, I got an email from Oasis asking for… »
回歸十年
眨下眼就十年！時間過得超快，我唔認老都唔得，幾個月前發現自己開始有白頭髮！天啊 ….
十年前呢個時候我做緊乜呢，我應該係灣仔返緊暑期工，等緊A-Level放榜。份工係舊生會的老校友介紹的，係一間叫O & T做玻璃工程的小公司裡做filing clerk，月薪五千，返五日半, 還記得老細話會展新翼Ｄ玻璃我地都有份做架,幾威呀！我永遠都會記得四月廿一日呢個日子，就係我考最後一科那日，我第二日就開始返工，想掙多Ｄ錢，第一個月一出糧就去298買了我第一部scanner, 夜晚就狂scan相，自己學HTML整網頁。Filing clerk 的工作都幾無聊，我懷疑佢地都無乜所謂我file得啱唔啱，成班同事都忙到死，我諗當年佢地要趕起會展新翼個project俾中英雙方搞香港主權移交儀式都幾大壓力，佢地好驚唔知邊個領導人行過會俾玻璃跌落黎整親,好彩無事！;-)
那時Windows 95都出左一排，我係公司仲要用Windows 3.1, 又無得上網，好灰，好彩我鍾意打倉頡，Ｄ同事有野就搵我打下。1997年真係買左好多revoluntary的東西，例如第一部數碼手提電話 (motorola CDMA)、數碼相機(1.5 mega pixels)、56K modem … 又經常upgrade部電腦, 成日都好鬼興奮。回歸那日，我同大部份人一樣，望住個電視，感覺？都幾感動架,不過都唔係好關心（或擔心），因為我正經歷人生的一個重要階段 ﹣﹣ 入大學。7月4日放榜，我梗係緊張啦，不過真係估唔到咁 dramatic, 真係好難忘的一天，呢世都會記得。當時要決定既係： JUPAS轉唔轉科好呢？我都幾鍾意Architecture, 不過一想起要讀五年就怕怕，所以最後都無轉first choice — Law (3+1年)。又估唔到喎，最後係HKU竟花了六年光陰！真係 … 而最後我無做律師，亦無做建築師，走左去寫網頁！
三年讀LLB, 兩年打大學工，一年PCLL, 咁就六年，離開HKU那年正是2003年，SARS時戴住個口罩考試，成個香港都好down, 但亦可以話係最好的創業時候。自己間蚊型公司一做就四年，睇住香港經濟一日比一日好，可能真係「快樂不知時日過」？ 十年前打暑期工，今日就請人做暑期工；十年前刨書考試上莊，今日就跑數見客出糧；十年前用PC用modem用15″ CRT; 今日就用Mac用wireless broadband用20″ dual LCD。好多人話：「以前 XXX 幾好呀！」，我就會話：「咪搞，千祈咪叫我返轉頭！」人，總是要向前看，尤其係做 I.T. 呢行，唔學唔用新野好快就會俾市場淘汰。十年前你識HTML好勁，今時今日？連小學生都識寫blog用flash 玩youtube, 想食老本？好難。係I.T. 呢行, 「經驗」可能係一種負累，有時遇到Ｄ中年I.T. 人成日講「以前 XXX 以前 YYY」, 我就會好驚同疑感。驚：自己十年後會唔會變成咁？疑感：點解呢Ｄ人無新野講？係，我認我係未用過（或見過）用punch… »
Adobe to acquire Macromedia
Shocking … Adobe is going to acquire Macromedia. I am praying that Adobe won’t kill Fireworks, it is the web graphics software I can’t live without. Dreamweaver should be safe, I hope Adobe will help making it less buggy and sluggish on Mac. What’s next? Apple buying… »
Happy New Year, please pray & donate
Wish you all a very happy new year! Without any celebration, I stay home tonight. My heart is with all those who are hurt by the Indian Ocean earthquakes and tsunamis. I am not religious, but all I could do is to pray and to donate:
Mercy Corps
Oxfam Hong Kong
Red Cross Hong Kong
World Vision Hong Kong
Hope… »
LegCo Election 2004
9.12 – today is the Hong Kong Legislative Council Election Day, I have been looking forward to this day and reminding people around. There are chaos in some polling stations, luckily the station I went to is so far free from any trouble. I live on the Hong Kong island, there are 6 lists to… »
What are you doing today?
Portugal just beat Holland 2-1 in Euro 2004’s first semi-final match, they played brilliantly and well-deserved the win. After visiting Portugal last month, albeit only 3 days, I feel like supporting the home team (unless England is still in). Portuguese people gave me a good impression: they are cheerful, helpful and enjoying their lives. Portugal… »
Hong Kong People’s Pride
Chief Executive Tung Chee-hwa was forced to shelve the second reading of the National Security (Legislative Provisions) Bill early today after Liberal Party chief James Tien suddenly resigned from the Executive Council and his party withdrew support for the legislation. Tien told reporters he had asked to see mainland officials to reflect the demands… »
500,000 rally in Hong Kong
The first of July 2003 is a day to remember. Hundreds of thousands of marchers dressed in black took to the streets of Hong Kong to protest against the controversial proposed national security law implementing Article 23 of the Basic Law, and I am one of them. I arrived at the Central Library at… »
See you on 1 July
I have a tight schedule on 1 July 2003. HKTennis.com Tennis Club will have its Fun Day at Hong Kong Tennis Centre starting 2 pm, as the webmaster and secretary I must be there. But how could I possibly miss my part in the 1 July Demonstration against implementation of Article 23 of Basic Law?… »