毆打

最近有香港電視台記者到大陸採訪一則關於內地醫院違規操作事故 兩名記者于醫院外觀望 忽然被聲稱為職員的人士毆打受傷 過程被隱藏於樹後之攝影機拍下 中國大陸比較黑暗的一面再次呈現觀眾眼前 醫院院長接受其中一家電視台查詢 堅決表示並不了解事情 記者表露身分後 院長兩聲不知道 不知道後就將電話掛斷 公安派出所被記者問起事情 竟然斷言事件與毆打無關 發言人一邊說事件將依據法律處理 一邊已經判決了 我在西鐵上的電視看見新聞中記者被拳打腳踢的片段 乘客紛紛細語 此等行為之可惡 配上公安局人員說 事情與毆打無關 ... 令我笑左出離

台灣

老闆竟然將我一天見五個人變成我到台灣工幹的條件 今早一直看各行各業的公司尋找收購合併的機會 雖然我去的是六天 可是有兩天我是故意編排自己可以回竹東看親戚和已經兩歲的姪兒 如果我編排得宜 我將會提出去九天 這樣就有兩個禮拜在台灣

膠誤

今天上班搭西鐵的時候 看見張曉雯將謬誤讀成膠誤 十分驚訝 可能每天番早班太辛苦 希望她不會因此難過 也難為編輯將這錯處向鐵路自動廣播 令幾十萬九鐵乘客在車上的寧靜環境中聽到這半粗口的錯誤 點解不會審查一下? 如果cut了 就會少了一個大眾對新聞廣播失去信心的藉口 另外 這正正反影香港電視新聞的處理方式非改不可 當世界各地都將新聞報導員專業化 主持化 香港的新聞領導者仍然故步自封 使廣播員沒有一個擺脫閱讀機器的機會 做閱讀機器不見得不辛苦 如果要一個女孩 整天坐在攝影機前唸重複的東西 不見得讓她自我發揮會令她更辛苦 有適當的訓練 又可以杜絕此種讀錯字的荒誕情況

New Vision New City

最近看到一個樓盤廣告 驚嘆地產商使用宣染手法到非常誇張的程度 樓盤原為市區重建局與某發展商的綜合發展項目 鄰近一個新的購物商場跟一棟新的商業大樓 此區是新市鎮中的幾條大約十年前收回的舊街 用來重新發展 發展商一個月前 到日本著名重建區六本目進行路演 請來該國著名設計師宣傳 將該區塑造為六本目的翻版 設計師當著傳媒稱讚發展商 獨到慧眼 還拍心口預測該區絕有勢頭想六本目一樣的新亮點 前幾天 觀眾開始在電視上看到一隻金馬 在一片漆黑夜空中奔騰 當馬飛到某個角落 就發現一群金色的建築物在閃亮著 此群建築物發光發亮 另平凡的夜空帶來了光彩 激昂的音樂當中 此群建築物有吸光作用 另幾十道強光向其衝去 真令人有點請救地球的感覺 再看樓盤 只不過是標榜為豪宅的半鐵路項目 而當鐵路其他項目完成之後 又會被新的建築阻擋了視線 唯一有說服力的一點是這個是一個有new vision的東西 再一個new city裡面 很快就會被更new的東西所取代

My first feature story in Asia Money

The hunt for good telecommunications assets will continue this year as incumbent acquirers may pay high premiums to fend off upcoming challengers, reports mergermarket.

The past 12 months have seen some frenzied consolidation in the Asia-Pacific telecommunications (TMT) industry. In the first quarter of 2006, announced M&A deals in the TMT sector amounted to US$26.5 billion, edging out financial services and energy with US$18.7 billion and US$17.6 billion worth of activity respectively, to become the busiest sector for consolidation in Asia-Pacific, according to mergermarket data.

Average deal size is also increasing, with six out of the 10 largest deals recorded over the past three years being announced in the past 12 months. M&A deals in the telecoms carriers sub-sector accounted for 17.4% of the US$46.1 billion in total value of deals announced across all sectors over the past four quarters.

Such frenetic activity has not been seen since 2000, when global telecommunications companies viewed extravagant takeovers and mergers as the only way to maintain competitiveness. The success of such TMT deals has varied, but many telecoms companies are now targeting Asia, with the belief that the region can provide sustained long-term growth.

Leading domestic communications companies have been scouring the market for new engines of growth while consolidation has continued in their own home markets. The biggest deal announced in the first quarter of 2006 was Vodafone's exit from Japan. As part of Vodafone's global restructuring plan, the telecoms giant in March agreed to sell its stake in Vodafone KK to Softbank for US$15.3 billion. UBS advised the vendor while Citigroup and Deutsche Bank advised the bidder.

Analysts predict foreign partnership deals will increase this year, but more in terms of value than volume as it will be increasingly difficult to find smaller, cheaper companies to snap up. As one sector analyst says: "Asia is no longer cheap."
With stabilizing local currencies and improving economies in many countries, Asian operators are expecting higher yield from their investments, which lessens the financial need for tie-ups. "Some companies are announcing higher dividends, while some of them are doing buybacks and they are positive about the businesses," says another analyst.

Besides finding it difficult to identify valued potential targets, traditional buyers will see their strategies complicated further by the emergence of cash-rich operators with ambitious management also looking to expand overseas. The recent acquisition by Etisalat and Dubai Islamic Bank of a 26% stake in Pakistan Telecom for US$2.6 billion, is an example of growing competition in potentially very lucrative markets. Aggressive plans by incumbent acquirers such as Japanese NTT DoCoMo, SingTel and Telekom Malaysia may face a challenge with the emergence of acquisitive counterparts from strong markets, such as SK Telecom, Maxis and Chunghwa Telecom. These players are expected to be looking for potential targets in Pakistan, Vietnam, India and China, where mobile-phone operations are less mature, and where the market is under-penetrated. M&A activity in the Philippines and Indonesia is slowing, and regulatory uncertainties in Thailand are hindering some deals from happening, some analysts believe.

Private equity funds in the TMT sector add another interesting dynamic. In January, Newbridge Capital, partnering with TPG-Axon Capital, announced its plan to become the third-largest shareholder in Hong Kong-based operator PCCW by buying shares from Pacific Century Regional Developments (PCRD), a Singapore investment holding company that owns a 23% stake in PCCW. The latest news reports state that the consortium now plans to up its offer in order to privatize PCRD.

While integrated players that can utilize content in different mediums are attractive, regulatory issues and politics, which surprisingly stained the Shin Corp/Temasek deal in Thailand, will be a key to success. For domestic consolidation, Hong Kong will continue to be an interesting arena following a few takeovers in the past 12 months. Deals such as the disposal of China Resources Peoples Telephone to China Mobile; the merger between New World Mobility and Telstra's CSL; and the purchase of Sunday by PCCW, of which 20% is, in turn, owned by China Netcom, were viewed by some as a proxy of future consolidation in the Chinese market. Market rumours regarding further restructuring are likely to continue but it will be interesting to see if there are any announcements before China rolls out its 3G licence this year. It will also be interesting to see whether heavy subsidies to Hutchison's global 3G businesses will affect its overall Asian strategy and whether PCCW's bid to gain market share in Hong Kong will cause a further shake-up in the sector.

USD 455m

日日對住咁大的deal 不禁想起如果我有幾億就好

Baker & Taylor acquired by Castle Harlan for USD 455m

Castle Harlan, the New York-based private equity investment firm, announced that a private equity investment fund it organized and manages agreed to buy Baker & Taylor.
Baker & Taylor is a North Carolina domestic and international distributor of books and entertainment products to libraries and retailers. The transaction is valued at USD 455m. It serves customers in 98 countries around the world and has six distribution facilities strategically located throughout the country.
The company is being sold by an investment partnership organized by Willis Stein & Partners, an Illinois private equity firm. It had acquired Baker & Taylor in 2003. Consummation of the transaction with Castle Harlan is contingent upon the satisfaction of customary legal and business conditions.

Copyright: mergermarket.com

World Cup timetable (HK Time)

A組 - 德國、哥斯達黎加、波蘭、厄瓜多爾
> > 2006/06/10 12:30am 德國 vs 哥斯達黎加
> > 2006/06/10 03:00am 波蘭 vs 厄爪多爾
> > 2006/06/15 03:00am 德國 vs 波蘭
> > 2006/06/15 09:00pm 厄爪多爾 vs 哥斯達黎加
> > 2006/06/20 10:00pm 厄爪多爾 vs 德國
> > 2006/06/20 10:00pm 哥斯達黎加 vs 波蘭
> > -----------------------
> > B組 - 英格蘭、巴拉圭、千里達、瑞典
> > 2006/06/10 09:00pm 英格蘭 vs 巴拉圭
> > 2006/06/11 12:00am 千里達 vs 瑞典
> > 2006/06/16 12:00am 英格蘭 vs 千里達
> > 2006/06/16 03:00am 瑞典 vs 巴拉圭
> > 2006/06/21 03:00am 瑞典 vs 英格蘭
> > 2006/06/21 03:00am 巴拉圭 vs 千里達
> > -----------------------
> > C組 - 阿根廷、科特迪瓦、塞黑、荷蘭
> > 2006/06/11 03:00am 阿根廷 vs 科特迪瓦
> > 2006/06/11 09:00pm 塞黑 vs 荷蘭
> > 2006/06/16 09:00pm 阿根廷 vs 塞黑
> > 2006/06/17 12:00am 荷蘭 vs 科特迪瓦
> > 2006/06/22 03:00am 荷蘭 vs 阿根廷
> > 2006/06/22 03:00am 科特迪瓦 vs 塞黑
> > -----------------------
> > D組 - 墨西哥、伊朗、安哥拉、葡萄牙
> > 2006/06/12 12:00am 墨西哥 vs 伊朗
> > 2006/06/12 03:00am 安哥拉 vs 葡萄牙
> > 2006/06/17 03:00am 墨西哥 vs 安哥拉
> > 2006/06/17 09:00pm 葡萄牙 vs 伊朗
> > 2006/06/22 03:00am 葡萄牙 vs 墨西哥
> > 2006/06/22 03:00am 伊朗 vs 安哥拉
> > -----------------------
> > E組 - 意大利、加納、美國、捷克
> > 2006/06/12 09:00pm 意大利 vs 加納
> > 2006/06/12 12:00am 美國 vs 捷克
> > 2006/06/18 12:00am 意大利 vs 美國
> > 2006/06/18 03:00am 捷克 vs 加納
> > 2006/06/22 10:00am 捷克 vs 意大利
> > 2006/06/22 10:00am 加納 vs 美國
> > ------------------------
> > F組 - 巴西、克羅地亞、澳洲、日本
> > 2006/06/12 09:00pm 巴西 vs 克羅地亞
> > 2006/06/14 03:00am 澳洲 vs 日本
> > 2006/06/18 09:00pm 巴西 vs 澳洲
> > 2006/06/19 12:00am 日本 vs 克羅地亞
> > 2006/06/23 03:00am 日本 vs 巴西
> > 2006/06/23 03:00am 克羅地亞 vs 澳洲
> > ------------------------
> > G組 - 法國、瑞士、南韓、多哥
> > 2006/06/14 12:00am 法國 vs 瑞士
> > 2006/06/14 03:00am 南韓 vs 多哥
> > 2006/06/19 03:00am 法國 vs 南韓
> > 2006/06/19 09:00pm 多哥 vs 瑞士
> > 2006/06/23 10:00pm 多哥 vs 法國
> > 2006/06/23 10:00pm 瑞士 vs 南韓
> > -------------------------
> > H組 - 西班牙、烏克蘭、突尼西亞、沙地亞拉伯
> > 2006/06/14 09:00pm 西班牙 vs 烏克蘭
> > 2006/06/15 12:00am 突尼西亞 vs 沙地亞拉伯
> > 2006/06/20 12:00am 西班牙 vs 突尼西亞
> > 2006/06/20 03:00am 沙地亞拉伯 vs 烏克蘭
> > 2006/06/24 03:00am 沙地亞拉伯 vs 西班牙
> > 2006/06/24 03:00am 烏克蘭 vs 突尼西亞
> > --------------------
> > 16強：
> > 2006/06/24 11:00pm A組首名 vs B組次名 -- 1
> > 2006/06/25 03:00am C組首名 vs D組次名 -- 2
> > 2006/06/25 11:00pm B組首名 vs A組次名 -- 3
> > 2006/06/26 03:00am D組首名 vs C組次名 -- 4
> > 2006/06/26 11:00pm E組首名 vs F組次名 -- 5
> > 2006/06/27 03:00am E組首名 vs H組次名 -- 6
> > 2006/06/27 11:00pm F組首名 vs E組次名 -- 7
> > 2006/06/28 03:00am H組首名 vs G組次名 -- 8
> > --------------------
> > 8強：
> > 2006/06/30 11:00pm 1 vs 2 -- 9
> > 2006/07/01 03:00am 5 vs 6 -- 10
> > 2006/07/01 11:00pm 3 vs 4 -- 11
> > 2006/07/02 03:00am 7 vs 8 -- 12
> > --------------------
> > 4強
> > 2006/07/05 03:00am 9 vs 10
> > 2006/07/06 03:00am 11 vs 12
> > 季軍戰
> > 2006/07/09 03:00am
> > 冠軍戰
> > 2006/07/10 02:00am

成立了

今天將blog 名轉為中環共和國，希望為這部落格帶來ｄ新氣息。中環，是香港金融中心。這塊土地有奢華，有殺戮，有高潮，有淚。每天為幾百萬打工仔帶來希望，亦帶來無限感慨。

Ken

今天收到個短信，知道阿Ken手術順利。感謝神。想起上次他入院，我跟幾位前虎報的記者到醫院看他。這次他進醫院並沒有讓我們知道，如果有同事為他籌錢，他要再做手術的消息不會傳開。現在他好了，希望很快可以跟他去大吃一餐。

在公司

放完三天假期,個人黑左,好似瘦左

要多做點戶外活動,除了消磨時間,還可以消磨肥膏

今天又開始筆記檢查活動.本來忘了,但有同事在吃飯時提起,令人吃不安,坐不落.

今天是阿Ken做手術的日子,希望他好快可以同我們吃叻沙.

想起跟他們禮拜五關於二十五歲的討論

Friday thoughts

Going to Lamma tomorrow and will see hot Japanese colleague and my mentor from London. Sunday going to bring the British to a hike @ Saikung's waterfalls. Not sure if I should bring camera since things and men will all get all soaked.

Tonight had an long and open conversation with my longtime friends on life and girls. Three men chatted and fretted and came to no conclusion.

A thought after saying good night to my mum. Why is she getting old?

我與一個做有線的同學之談話

我:
不如我地夾錢看世界杯

威
下？？裝有線？唔睇，公司都有得睇。

我；

唔想看多ｄ自己meh
hehe

威
唔想，冇人工加無眼睇。

我:
咁你如果找到工 記住係電視機面前同觀眾講屌你老母呀

威
如果喺直播就好啦，我都唔係直播﹗﹗

我:
哎呀

威
直播：歡迎收睇XXX、我喺XXX。小慧呀，今日屌唔屌新地個老母好呀？

我:
我覺得都好呀 不過其實如果你要屌 我比你屌啦 我成日都想比人屌架
oh sorry 好似太過份

威
接：又夠鐘講bb，如果想繼續屌，可以屌有線個老母。
哈哈。

我:
各位觀眾再見 記得行路小心ｄ！
同埋明天記得轉看now byebye

威
如果做anchor玩野
報價個陣：嗱，隻匯豐又升穿一百四十蚊，仆街、唔係係四百一十蚊，唔係唔係，屌，係跌到十個四毫半。

我:
有分析員表示 匯豐升到410 蚊根本係無mud 七可能 但ｄ散戶又唔能信 所以先造成對近幾天既升勢

威
分析員表示 匯豐升到410 蚊根本係無mud 七可能，但仍然維持匯豐評級為跑羸大市，仲提醒散戶如果唔能信，可以繼續高位追入，等你地個個仆街都破產。

Mozart

開住部ipod 既莫札特的歌曲 幻想自己是一個高文化的人 攸然自得的過著週日的夜晚 本來部ipod mozart既歌隔離就係DMX 同50 cents 但係今日發覺自己個胃有點酸軟 所以想聽聽據說可以放鬆心情的歌

晚上在數錢 應該係銀包收集回來的錢 (因為最近出外吃飯都用信用卡 所以收集了好多錢) 發覺這個月除了一點剩餘的卡數 都有幾千元剩 發現時 精神為之一振 跟住同自己講 錢而已 不要太緊張

回想一年前 我欠債數萬 只有一萬元人工 又不能讓家人知道 真的好辛苦

現在要盡快處理個胃殘留著當年緊張時積聚的胃酸 然而洗澡時發現肚皮有粒硬塊 希望只是一夠骨

清醒

夜闌人靜，享受難得的清醒。慶幸自己今週滴酒不沾，拒絕墮落。但根本問題仍然存在。

三小時

還有三小時就是悠長假期啦

Stupid people

I told my dad:"some people are really stupid" of coz i was talking about those people i'm training. they keep asking stupid questions and never learn. when i was saying that. i felt my nose getting sore and agitated. this is how hard i worked towards this point. it's been six months and i became the most senior reporter in the company, while four competitors resigned. they were stupid so they are off. and the company should really feel great having hired me because of what i have done and what i will do for the company. when i am now training people, the questions they are asking is really the questions i had nobody to ask. my boss at the time was so cold and she expected me to know everything or i'm too stupid to work here. and now i became evil instead of learning lesson from my boss and treating juniors better. yes it's evil but where else can i vent the steam. i told my dad. i am really smart and i felt so excited about it. but all these is only to convince myself i'm doing the right thing while the job has alreay made me sink into irrevertible challenge in life and depression.

Journalist Award

I never thought I am a good writer. People have told me I am still young and time is there for me to pick up new words and write well. Since I was really small, I felt I can speak better than I write. My mind is probably faster than my hands so i always jump in what I write. just saw a friend's blog who writes really well. it's strange to realize i can understand what she writes but i can never write like her. maybe it's uniqueness of life. i don't speak in a way others do but i can always listen. my ex colleague told me i could be underestimating myself and overestimating the passage of time. he said i have only been one and a half year in the writing business and i should n't stop learning although i was no longer going to be a journalist. today i saw my article won an award at the hk journalist society. well, the award is not really for me coz it's only the headline that won (i checked with the website and saw the editor's name next to my article, who obviously was the winner) but this gives me aspirations (exacebation?) as in hey man, i should have been more persistent on what i'm doing and i could have achieved more than what money counts! ok. this is a valid point since my job changes has been led by salary figures. and the problem is i still don't feel patient enough to read and my colleague said this is the only way i can improve writing.

Classic

XXX says:
ok, well can you say which companies you spoke to, what they said and add some analysts comment rather than just research?
XXX says:
otherwise we will have to leave on hold til you have soemthing fresh
Dennis Chong HK says:
ok, let's hold it until i get a response from the companies. but it will be after easter.
XXX says:
when is your easter?
XXX says:
our is in 2 weeks
Dennis Chong HK says:
this friday
XXX says:
what about tomorrow?
Dennis Chong HK says:
as i said the companies will not talk until next week
XXX says:
what did the companies you spoke to actually say?
XXX says:
oh, i see
XXX says:
when was this Deutsche Bank research report?
Dennis Chong HK says:
sept 2005
XXX says:
i see, from which office was it done?
Dennis Chong HK says:
it's their hong kong equity research analysts
XXX says:
since its their hong kong office would you mind calling them so we can use their comments rather than an old report?
Dennis Chong says:
i did they said they don't talk to the press. you could try
Dennis Chong says:
i don't know why they don't but it's what happened
xxx says:
that's odd, banks usually like talking abnout their reports, that why they publish them
XXX says:
have you tried to call them?
Dennis Chong HK says:
yes i did you could try now this XXX should be on her desk
XXX says:
that would be wonderrful
Dennis Chong HK says:
you can find her number on the report
XXX says:
you don't want to call?
Dennis Chong HK says:
i called her already
Dennis Chong HK says:
she said they don't speak to the press
Dennis Chong HK says:
i called 30 mins ago
XXX says:
ok, give me her number and i'll try her
Dennis Chong HK says:
the number is on the research report

女同事同自己

公司有好多女同事 日日同佢地吃飯 日日聽他們既girls talk 唯一可以埋堆既 就係一係唔講野 一係講D 中聽既野

係張檯四個人加我 一個泰國人一個韓國人一個加拿大竹昇一個澳洲番黎既 咁既配搭 的確係 我小時候夢寐以求既

幾個女人有幾種性格 但始終離唔開 "八" 呢個字 一座埋 構成1.33 個虛 我唯一可以做既就安靜咁做一個觀眾

其實我都有想 如果佢地是但一個做左我老婆會點 一個似我以前既暗戀對象 一個笨得可愛 一個好傾 一個最漂亮 四個都各有優點 而且三個都沒有男朋友

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