Archive for December, 2005

A75之死

Saturday, December 31st, 2005

之前提到同A75講bye bye,不料果然應驗。昨晚唱K耍樂,拿出DC準備影相留念之際,LCD畫面竟然出現”memory card error”這段error message,多次重開及抽出插入CF卡亦不能解決問題,幸好回家後相片原好無缺,先儲存好相片第二天再仔細研究。

今早用canon原廠跟機的32Mb卡測試,先嘗試在相機中format CF card,但相機顯示CF卡容量竟然只有3.8Mb。強行format,但畫面一黑只顯示”E50″。嘗試用電腦format CF卡再插入,亦徒勞無功。再用幾張CF card來測試(包括之前一直使用的PQI 64Mb,新購入的Kingston 512Mb),結果亦相同。

再check 機內的CF slot,亦沒有彎曲或斷針的情況出現。究竟出了甚麼問題?

聖誕快樂 (Joyeux Noël)

Thursday, December 29th, 2005

為了慶祝bagghin生日,在聖誕過後新年之前的一晚,去BC看了聖誕快樂(Joyeux Noël),觀賞時間尚算應節,不過依bagghin所講,平安夜來看最好feel。

當男高音和唱蘇格蘭士兵的風笛,那場戰爭開始走了板。三國代表在no man land開會相討平安夜停戰時,觀眾終於笑了,我也笑了:大家可以坐下來好好談談,又何需打生打死?當大家建立了友誼,又怎能夠若無其事地繼續互相廝殺?故事發展下去越發荒謬,戰爭成為一種形式,徒具外表的差事,大家一早已經無心戀戰。

一路看電影,我一路想:「仲打乜鬼仗?玩煮飯仔咩而家!」電影情節越荒謬,我越陷入一片混亂,想不通戰爭的意義何在,除了「誓死效忠」四個字--如果這也算是一個理由,一個讓大粒佬找人送死以滿足自己變態慾望的理由。

故事的結局當然不是甚麼happy ending,它不需要騙師奶去破涕為笑。它讓我想起很久以前看過的無人地帶(No Man’s Land),同樣描寫一個在no man land上發生的荒謬處境,角色們最終的去向,同樣沒有人關心。不同的是,聖誕快樂的背景是第一次世界大戰,無人地帶的背景是波斯尼亞戰爭,好像戰爭的荒謬本身沒有怎樣變過。

電影最後出字幕,說1914年平安夜有多處前線軍人共同慶祝聖誕,我半信半疑。步出戲院,wm問我這是真人真事嗎?我不知道,也不太敢想。一夜溫馨,過後的炮火會否顯得更加悲涼?

龍脊功夫之旅

Monday, December 26th, 2005

龍脊係介乎打爛埕頂山同雲枕山之間既山脊,屬於港島徑第八段既一部份。路線冇乜大上大落,算係輕鬆之選。如果嫌港島徑第八段路程稍長,可以遊完龍脊之後,係大潭坳退出搭車閃人。有心既可以全走第八段落大浪灣玩水。

今日金鑽陣容出遊龍脊,非常罕見!大家先係筲箕灣補充糧水,再搭巴士入石澳,係土地灣站落車。車站旁就係龍脊入口,非常便利。

可能假期關係,全條路線都頗熱鬧,有好多鬼佬帶狗仔出遊,又有人踩越野單車,仲有一班人係山上放遙控飛機。脊上可以望哂石澳、大浪灣、紅山半島、赤柱一系列港島南區優質地皮,真係一條五星級既睇景路線。脊上相當大風,吹到面都歪,但海風真係爽爆!美中不足既係,今日煙霞太勁,遠少少都白茫茫一片,香港既睛朗天空越來越少見,真係想嗌一句:「還我青天!」

大家踏住開朗既腳步,好快就到達終點大浪灣喇。原本以為睇下海影幾張到此一遊就閃,點知呢個海灘先係今日既高潮所在,完全有離哂題既感覺!

首先係我同german既solo

張學友 & 噴射引擎

怒踢板友 + Matrix

雙截龍®!

嘯海潛龍!

個海灘都幾多人,唔知有冇人留意我地?不過大家都已經發揮到渾然忘我既境界...

本來行山都冇乜野,打完一輪功夫反而腳仔軟,火速坐van仔出去食飯醫肚。

交通
新巴9號:筲箕灣至石澳,於土地灣站落車。
紅van來往大浪灣及筲箕灣。假日亦有新巴9號班次繞經大浪灣。

悠閒一影

Monday, December 12th, 2005

今日與matt悠閒一影,黃昏的荃灣碼頭。想當年荃灣碼頭有快船出中環的,現在已經拆掉變成珀麗灣的碼頭。


餘輝映照下的海濱長廊


荃灣西站少有的玻璃窗,一大片石屎外牆太浪費美景了


汀九橋落日

望著伴我周圍去搞到成身傷痕的A75,我竟然有種bye bye的念頭。這是否中毒的徵兆?係就大鑊了。

小測驗2

Friday, December 9th, 2005
Dating Strengths Dating Weaknesses
1. Adventurousness - 75%
2. Sense of Humor - 71.4%
3. Varied Interests - 71.4%
4. Optimism - 57.1%
5. Confidence - 55.6%
1. Selfishness - 72.7%
2. Appearance - 66.7%
3. Arrogance - 50%

Dating Strengths Explained
Adventurousness - You are willing to try new things and be spontaneous. You want to get out there and really live, and you will attract people with a similar love of life.
Sense of Humor - Girls are attracted to people with a good sense of humor. Be sure to put yours on display!
Varied Interests - You don’t limit yourself, and that’s a dating asset. Your varied interests make you available and interesting to a wider range of girls.
Optimism - People are drawn to your positive outlook. Your optimism attracts others to you.
Confidence - You are sure of yourself and confident of your abilities. Displays of confidence go a long way when attracting a date.
Dating Weaknesses Explained
Selfishness - You think too much of yourself and your needs. You must learn to put your partner first and tend to her needs.
Appearance - Devoting a greater effort at making good first impressions is a must. Try to be fit and develop a style if you want to catch a girl’s attention.
Arrogance - You are a bit full of yourself. You need to practice a little humility now and then, as arrogance can be a turn-off.
Dating Strengths and Weaknesses Quiz by Dating Diversions