心經

今天去了大嶼山，吃完齋後遊覽心經簡林，初時從新聞知道有此景點時，覺得它有點兒無聊，今天自己身在其中，發現其實此構思也不錯，建築與四周環境很配合，值得一遊。雖然我是天主教徒，但將看心經作為研究中國人的哲學思想，也未嘗不可。

Treat

Rayman came to my house tonight. We tasted red wine and Ceci cooked. We then had dinner together with music played. All of us enjoyed the dinner a lot! Thanks Ceci. Thanks Rayman.

Give and Take

Give and take.
---> It is more blessed to give than receive.
---> Just give, and do not ask for rewards.

Higher and higher value, but more and more difficult to do.

Lead by example

當一個領導有政策要推行或有觀念要下傳，如何令下屬認同並心悅誠服地執行或跟隨呢?
相信是需要領導本身能夠以身作則(Lead by example)，證明這樣做是對或帶出來的效果是好的，下屬自然會在心底裡認同你的想法。假如說一套做一套，只會令下屬無所適從。

Practice makes perfect?

People always say, "Practice makes perfect." It seems right, but the truth is "Practice makes permanent."
Practice tends to reinforce a behavior but it does not correct inappropriate behavior. To judge whether one is reinforcing good or bad behavior, it is useful to have honest feedback from people with expertise in the area being judged.

Ownership

Talked with boss' boss today about contracting out job. He said "Don't own the project. Don't own the problem."
What he meant is: If the problem belongs to the contractor, ask him to do it well, don't share the problem with him and help him to solve it as a matter of expedience. If something goes wrong in the project, treat it as if it is not your own project, look from outside. Then you won't be expedient.

Is he correct? 80% correct, but I think sometimes it is not.

Alert

My colleague did something wrong yesterday. He did not notice that the scope had been down for several hours at the operational office. Finally, A,R,B were issued without the help of equipment.

This mistake MUST not happen again!

Doctor

Saw Doctor Chau Wing again today. Not a scheduled appointment but an ad hoc one because of Ceci's skin problem. Obviously, Doctor Chau was quite tired today as he did not respond and behave as "smart" as before. Nevertheless, he still listened patiently to us and sketched the itchy parts of the body in detail.

Hot

So hot today...... Under sunny situation, Ceci's skin became red and itchy again :(
It is now 10:00 at night and the temperature is around 27 degrees.
I am now sweating.....waiting for the bath to cool me down.
I suddenly think that air-conditioner should be one of the most important inventions in the last century.

Good News!

See the doctor again today! Good News! We can see the new life clearly in the ultrasound scan. HAPPY !

Consensus

Continue yesterday's story...
The resident upstairs and the workman responsible for the refurbishment met us today. They agreed to mend the holes at our ceiling and clean the affected areas for us...... these were done immediately today. We were satisfied with this arrangment.

樓宇風波

今天放工回家，發現由於樓上裝修，將一些很臭的液體弄到我家的小廁所和分體式冷氣機上，我們已經請大廈管理員及業主立案法團主席來做證，事件仍有待明日與樓上業主及其裝修師傅見面時，才可一同商議補救及賠償問題。就此事有數項觀察:
1. 凡事講證據，而證據是越早發掘及記錄越好，因為隨著時間過去，有時證據會逐漸消失。
2. 找個目擊者或公證人，這個在各執一詞時特別有用。
3. 當你說對方有錯時，由於對方很自然地要自我保護，所以無論是否真的有犯錯，很多時總會先作否認。其實講多無謂，證據最實際。
4. 把對方迫進牆角，只會使氣氛緊張，對方更會變為採用非理智的方法處理問題，釀成困局。

American management

KH talked about american management in the Management Forum today. The most enlightening slide is the last one:

與美國公司打交道應注意甚麼?
- 交易要互相有利
- 談判時重視每一合約條款
- 要為每一得著付出代價
- 對方會遵守合約但不要期望對方肯賠本
- 不要認為對方一定會把生意做下去

你和我

是那一刻的沉不住氣，令你和我有一窗之隔。
是那一刻的不肯退讓，使你和我隔一海之遠。
是諒解是包容是珍惜，讓你和我再走在一起。

朱古力噴泉

看到報紙說在德福廣場有什麼大人國超級朱古力噴泉自助餐，只要購物滿$200便可享用15分鐘。到了現場一看，才知道是雷聲大雨點小，所謂大人國超級朱古力噴泉自助餐，原來是把數個小型朱古力噴泉機放在一起，然後每人手持一串棉花糖加生果之類的東西，沾一些朱古力漿來吃。由於一張發票只能夠讓一個人進入自助餐範圍，所以很多家庭會派一位成員進內，然後「偷運」一串又一串的朱古力棉花糖給「同黨」，非常狼狽!看到這種情景，真教人哭笑不得。

聚舊

今晚和大學同學到銅鑼灣Fat Angelo's吃飯，說句老實話，近年大家見面的次數比剛畢業時減少了，沒辦法...大家都各有各忙，有自己的家庭、工作，所以每次有聚舊的機會時，都份外珍惜。

電車男

電車男電視版今天在無線首播，知道有這樣一個故事已經很久了，但始終未正式看過小說或電影，電視版節奏尚算明快，起碼第一集已講到電車男收到愛馬仕的謝禮並打算撥電話給她。
忽然想起，身邊其實有很多「電車男」，又或者...每個人可能曾幾何時、或多或少都做過「電車男」，過著呆頭呆腦的日子，你有沒有呢?

香港春季電子產品展

今天以參展商身份出席香港春季電子產品展，令我意想不到的是會場大得很，是我首次見過在會展有這麼大的展覽會，所佔的Hall有很多，連Hall與Hall之間的通道也成為展覽地方，厲害!
(圖片來自TDC, 顯示用作展覽的範圍)

破案

海關人員竟然可以在檢查過關人士的行李時發現陳皮梅包裝的錯誤英文串法，從而破了一宗運毒案，莫非如Blink一書所說，他有一種獨有的潛在思想，能thin-slice到錯誤的英文跟毒品有關？
(圖片來自蘋果日報)

嘔吐

相信今天是Ceci作嘔作悶後嘔吐得最多的一次，催化劑是三大塊菠蘿(我連一塊也嫌多!)，看見她這樣，我也心痛。上天給予女性這種獨有的能力，但她們也因此而時常感到不適，不知道其他動物會否也像人有這麼多反應呢?

Lode Runner

不知怎地在網上瀏覽到有關Apple II時代的遊戲，更被我重溫到Lode Runner的畫面:
看到這個曾經陪伴我成長的遊戲，心中有一種很特別，近乎"乸 "住的感覺，或許它令我想起很多中學時的回憶吧!

Blink (續)

Blink 這本書真的是越看越有趣了，當中介紹了一個網站，讓大家看看自己會否在不知不覺間將一些東西聯繫起來，例如黑人=差的東西，中國=不好，同性戀=壞.........
https://implicit.harvard.edu/implicit/china/index.jsp

Blink

Started reading the book "Blink" by Malcolm Gladwell today. Very interesting, can't stop reading it. It showed that snap judgement can be more effective than cautious decision. Believe it or not! The book is full of experiments, examples and stories supporting this idea. Highly recommended to everyone who loves thinking.

錯誤

以下是從一本書裡學到的:錯誤是否一定是壞事? 很多時是，但是過份相信錯誤是壞事會令孕育新創意的機會大大減少。錯誤有一個好用途，它能告訴我們什麼時候應該轉變方向，人主要是從嘗試和失效中學習，而不是從正確中學習。我們可以犯錯，但要快點犯完錯誤。

睡眠

I wrote the following message in response to a blog article of my friend who suffers from insomnia:

有時太介意睡得夠不夠，反而會增加心理壓力。所以睡前我會對自己說，不管睡得祇有三小時還是足夠八小時都不緊要，睡得好不好與時間長短未必成正比。總之現在身在床上，沒事煩著要我馬上做，我便什麼也不知，什麼也不理，有得合著眼便懶理什麼失眠或睡得夠不夠的問題，總之躲在只屬於我的被窩裡，不問世事，很自然地便會進入狀態。
(什麼狀態? 都說不要理了......)

留言

終於有人在我的blog留言了，原來像我這個以個人逸事、有點悶的blog也有人賞面看，真的要說聲謝謝!

醫生

今天看了另一個醫生，診斷和上星期的可謂大相逕庭，上星期我們的心被掉進谷底，但今天卻來一個極速反彈。是不是在這一個星期裡，身體真的可以有這麼大的變化? 還是不同醫生有不同的「病人心理處理」方法?

這一刻，最中用的還是這句話: Hope for the best and prepare for the worst. 抱最好的希望，作最壞的打算。

閒

過了一個很悠閒的假期，和Ceci吃午飯，買了兩本書，本來想買更多的，不過心想還是看完這兩本再買罷，免得把家裡未看完書本的數目越增越多。

假期

今天是公眾假期，亦是我本人的一個較長假期的開始，不過，和過去的長假期有些分別，就是我不會外遊，其實這次放假，純粹是因為爆假，根本手頭上還有一些尚未完成的工作，因此相信假期當中還需要到公司走走。希望今次不要因為沒有外遊而白白浪費假期，但願能好好地利用每一日吧!

大隻佬

有線今晚又重播大隻佬，又是那因果論......

Acting

Rather busy at work today as this was the last day of acting. My boss will return to work tomorrow. I think I have been acting for more than 10 times since he had the idea of early retirement. Many colleagues think that this is unfair to me, however, I think that this is very good because I can have more opportunities to try the tasks of the next higher rank. Although I beleive that I have to wait for several years for the "real" test, the acting appointments in the past year did train me a lot.

Rest

Have to sleep earlier tonight for two reasons:
1. morning TV tomorrow.
2. more rest for both of us.

Disappointment

Saw the specialist doctor this morning......she brought us a very unexpected news...... Many feelings come to mind.....but, what I am most concerned now is Ceci's health, and I know that I have to love and care about her more and more.