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星期四, 10月 28, 2004

喪路狂奔

原來我身邊的人也蠻關心我的,自從我在msn改了ㄧ個奇怪的名,各方好有紛紛查詢究竟,以為我精神狀況出了亂子云云。其實,喪路狂奔是我下載ㄧ首中文歌曲的時候,歌曲在我的蘋果電腦顯示的名稱。雖然跟本來的名稱差天共地,但是非常搞笑,也很有感覺。喪路狂奔不是我現在生活的縮影,也沒有我現在喪屍路上狂奔的後現代質感,純粹搞笑,敬請原諒。

星期一, 10月 25, 2004

euthanasia

Just finished a feature story on euthanasia today. This afternoon, when I was stuck at some point, I talked to a senior reporter on our way to lunch. She said the topic was not new at all and asked me why I didn't do a research before proposing the idea. At the moment, her words brought shiver down my spine. It's like a bucket of old water hammering down from above my head. She is probably right. I didn't do much research before proposing the topic. I did it just because I got a hold of a terminally ill patient who was going to die. But well, I don't believe any topic in the world is totally new, let alone such controversial ones. As long as I make it interesting and up-to-date, I think it'll be fine. Since I was not quite confident about my writing(yet I have been working in this newsroom for like year) I sent my raw copy to my deputy chief editor. I haven't got a reply yet but I hope he will come back to me positively.

home?

I don't know why I am sad here in this apartment. I just had dinner with my parents who I hadn't met for more than a week and a pretty long chat at home. We don't usually do it when I still lived there but tonight, there seemed to be so much to tell. Back here, when my imac is beaming pathetic Korean pop songs and i'm sitting on a rug, depression scythes through my heart. Well, it's been like half a month i gave up on the medication aimed at boosting my broken mind. The things worked pretty well but i had no idea when i could actually go without it. so i stopped before i am financially broke because of the 1000 dollar bill each month.

星期日, 10月 24, 2004

house warming

A bunch of colleagues threw a so-called house warming party for me. But basically i was the one who bought the food, washed the veggies and stocked up on necessities that i would not have got. it's a good thing because with handsoap in my bathroom, ten bowls in the kitchen and a electric stove, my home now looks more like a home. I have to thank Teddy who managed to get the stove to make our hot pot party possible. he had to work today but he still gave sometime for it. It is better than the six bottles of heineken beer and a pack of dried salmon which looks to be bought from a grocery store

星期三, 10月 13, 2004

vipers' nest

It has been almost two months I rolled back to the vipers' nest. My feelings remain pretty much the same, just that I got a new house and a better pay. Something big has happened though, and I have been persecuted by it. Nobody knows what has happened. The ones I know may not even appear in my life again. Anyway, these days my decision not to speak out against another three months of probation has been attacked by my senior colleauges. Maybe they are right. Why do I need to get a six-month test? Afterall, I thought I got a 60 per cent raise in salary so asking for another favour would have seemed too odd.