Photo of my November2013 #11

Experiencing life in a roller coaster in the past month, be it family, work and relationship...

Granny, work momentum, and dragged feelings towards someone that not gonna work... Am making me so exhausted.

Now, life is back to the old quiet routine, seemed nothing has ever happened in the past month.

I'm not sure what's next, my heart is gone and I'm confused. 

All I know is keep going and keep moving, seize the day and make everyday counts!

Photo of my November2013 #10

I'm back after a long journey, 5 countries and 3 continents in the past month.

Spent today with a dim sum lunch with my beloved grandma, then some quiet lonely moment at home sweet home with Leonard Cohen whom I fell for listening to his vinyl in Portland.

I missed my other granny, who used to be nagging to me in moment like this. I missed her, but I'm sure she's with me right now...

Granny, hope you are well in the other world. I missed you, you made us angry in laughter most of the time... but lovely indeed.

Photo of my November2013 #09

Planned to end this trip with a run, and it's obvious that running to Golden Gate Bridge is a must for me!

So here I go from the downtown area (I'm staying in doggy place called Tenderloin btw). It's quite a long way (14k+ Return) and with the exhausted body and sickness in the past two weeks... but I'm determined.

The roads are hilly prior to reaching the coast, and it takes me great effort to run up and down hill. Then it comes to the never ending trails along the coast-foggy weather making it so long! Glad that there are lots of runners and bikers that remind me to continue...

Finally there. But the fog blocks the view that I can merely see the bridge... feeling down but I should continue. 

As I run along the bridge, I'm so touched that I can run on this famous yet one of the most difficult bridges to be constructed! Running to the deck, the fog cleared the way and I can see the tower! It's a slender and elegant, yet strong bridge. 

I'm glad that I did it, and finally find out single trip is 13k already!! -.-"

I really like run the world - and run the world's famous bridges too!!

Photo of my November2013 #08

This is the only day for city sightseeing in San Francisco.

So, it is a must to visit the most famous yet old public transport system here (continue with our Cities As System workshop): streetcar and cable car.

The cable car is primitive, to change the direction of the cable car, it is done by manually operated turntable. Each cable car requires a three-man crew.

I met this Cantonese guy on the cable car.. And when it stopped at terminus, I'm not yet done with exploring how the cable car works. So I asked whether I can stay for photographs, and that's how we started our conversation (first English, then Cantonese)! 

He said girls from Hong Kong are shy, and get blushing red face with jokes... Anyways, I'm not sure how long what he met girls from HK, as I'm sure this is not the case!!

Very funny for him to ask me where I come from, when I said HK, he asked exactly which part it is... And found our we are both from Kowloon... Haha

Happy to chat with strangers, that's part of the fun when you travel. Especially you feel connected as you communicated through Cantonese in a foreign place!

:)

P.S. Stay happy, Wylie. Live for yourself! Carpe Diem!!

Song of the Nite: Love

I love Muir Woods.
Looking at these redwood trees which are more than a thousand years old, i'm feeling small.



















For all the people and things that I feel important in my entire life, they aren't comparable to these trees at all.
My life is just like a blink of the eye, not even enough to form a tree ring on them.

So, why should I care... and why should I love?
It's complicated, and I'm confused.

(P.S. I miss you, but you just don't give a shit...?)



Love - Priscilla Ahn (John Lennon Cover)

Love is real, real is love
Love is feeling, feeling love
Love is wanting to be loved

Love is touch, touch is love
Love is reaching, reaching love
Love is asking to be loved

Love is you
You and me
Love is knowing
We can be

Love is free, free is love
Love is living, living love
Love is needing to be loved

Photo of my November2013 #07

In Napa Valley where wine should be more popular, I found this petit local coffee shop opposite to coffee giant Starbucks. 

Without hesitation this is a must-go (anti globalisation...!)

The roasting table has a rack with rubber stamps for every coffee blend sold - only on the list.

How great it is just to concentrate the taste that you think is right for customer, focus on the taste that you should brewed only... Rather than pleasing the customer(client).

Coz you are the expert and you should know what is best for them.

Photo of my November2013 #06

On the road to Napa Valley for wine flights with fine cuisine, but then someone requested another round.

So we were in a bar and started random conversation: the samurai bartender who likes HK and keep saying American jokes; 'snob' Londoner but indeed a Scottish who has a very cool violinist gf; and finally, an American woman originated from Canton with a high tech IPO company (can't understand her Cantonese though).

Interesting conversation and... That's what I called LIFE!

Carpe Diem.

Photo of my November2013 #05

It's so ad hoc but we managed to make it. Good hopers knew for more than 20 years met in San Francisco.

How amazing it is. I'm so overwhelmed...

Happy to see we are all the same as we were. Same as the old days but mature.

My friend, your quote is with me. 

"Believe in my decision made at present as the best in my life."

Will see you lovely ladies soon, in SF and HK.

Photo of my November2013 #04

Match boxes from the vintage shop in Portland called SMUT.

They are from all over the world and every of this little box has its story.

So, how many stories can be unfold from this small wooden box...?

Photo of my November2013 #03

Crazy doughnut time in the midnight with colleagues. Best in Portland.

Sweet food, sweet colleagues. I'm happy.

"Good things come in Pink boxes."

Photo of my November2013 #02

Tribute to Andy Warhol - love it.
i love this city. nostalgic with wonderful state-of-art urban planning, creating a city FOR the people.

This is Portland.

 

Photo of my November2013 #01

Just wanna celebrate my special double '3' birthday with a monthly album...
"Photo of My November 2013"

Like this very american way of billboard... VINYL forever.

Song of the Nite: 說了再見以後

你古怪的脾氣，離別夜曲， 

你執迷的憂鬱，幻想即興。 

我孤獨的聲音，飄零一地， 

細看不是花絮，是點點淚滴⋯ 

愛是顆星，在現實的光害裡， 

低頭想找你，卻只剩倒影。 

我試著騙自己，有散也有眾， 

只是想起了，再無人聆聽，不如歸去。 

Song of the Nite: 親愛的路人

好久沒有聽劉若英的歌。
每次，她的歌都說中了我心裡的感受…
這是另一首讓我流淚的歌。

是親愛的抑或是路人，都是讓我成長的人。
沒有你們，沒有今天的我。

…看破了嗎？好像還未呢，親愛的。

親愛的路人 - 劉若英
一個一個笑窩 一段一段淚光

每一次都以為 是永遠的寄託
承受不起的傷　來不及痊癒就解脫
我們　已經各得其所

所謂承諾　都要分了手　才承認是枷鎖
所謂辜負　都是浪漫的蹉跎
所以別問　還差什麼　我們沒結果
都結了果　卻由他來收穫

那時候　年輕得不甘寂寞　錯把磨練當成折磨
對的人終於會來到　因為犯的錯夠多
總要為想愛的人不想活　才跟該愛的人生活
來過　走過　是親愛的路人成全我

塵埃落定之後　回憶別來挑撥
何必刻意難過　去證明快樂過
時間改變你我　來不及回看就看破
灑脫　是必要的執著

那時候　只懂得愛誰最多　忘了誰最懂得愛我
對的人會成為一對　因為再不怕犯錯
沒有錯　讓最愛的人錯過　才知道最後愛什麼
來吧　來吧　讓親愛的路人珍惜我
沒有你們愛過　沒有我

Song of the Day: 一起去跑步

自從參加了UMT2.0以後, 發覺跑步不再孤獨.

有同伴一起跑, 更令我堅持多一點, 跑多一點!
好好記住, 這2個多月的汗水

今天一直在公司工作, 真的好想去跑步!

明天是最後2次的UMT訓練了
期待明天跟大家跑跑跑...



一起去跑步 - 宇宙人 

有多久了 沒有流汗
有多少運動鞋 還沒有穿
有多少問題 在追纏
有多少庸人自擾 甩不開

轉一個彎(不需要方向感)
沒那麼難(毛細孔會打開)
煩惱跟著體溫散去
我說 為什麼要流淚 不流汗

一起去跑步 請不要說不
我們的節奏 是吸兩口再吐
用這樣的速度 把地球的忙碌 都拋在半路
一起去跑步 也許有岔路
也許被斑馬擋住
至少我們 沒有甚麼 到不了的路

一起去跑步 請不要說不
我們的節奏 讓夕陽不再哭
用這樣的速度 把地球的忙碌 都拋在半路
一起去跑步 也許有岔路
也許被斑馬擋住
至少我們 沒有甚麼 到不了的路(那麼多的路~)

一週年

一年又過去.
今天是我們core team set off 一週年.

一年後回想起一年前的種種.
到底我們怎麼可以把所有東西都打點齊全然後跑到雲南山區用兩個多星期去起橋呢?

實在想不起.

只是覺得, 每個人都有個小宇宙, 把所有小宇宙加起來便什麼也做得到.

感恩能遇到我親愛的core team buddies.

懷念這個改變一生的經歷.

After. 女朋友。男朋友

不是一齣浪漫電影
但其實, 我們每個人都一樣

是很心痛以後
我們大概明白了一些

以本土歷史而成的愛情故事
讓我想起好多年前的玻璃之城

我們, 永遠都回不了以往的日子
所以, 往事永遠都是那麼美好

"其實 我們都在自討苦吃"

這, 在我腦裡重重的敲了一下...

我

還在學習不去煩惱與生氣

也要理解別人的想法
學會寬容一點
其實也有一些自己做得不好的.
又上了一課.

而這些這些就是我的修練
要學會常常觀照自己.

人最難看見的, 就是自己

Song of the Nite: 只有夜來香

太忙了, 好久沒有讓自己一個人好好靜下來.
我的blog與日記, 都空白了好幾個月.

今天跟家人晚飯過後, 回到家就聽到盧廣仲的聲音

我
穿越了樹梢
經過了河
城市裡的神話
我就向前追
莫名其妙 會飛
不知道誰在我夢中歌唱

繞過了街角
美麗的空曠
是不是你在說話
也許 只有夜來香

可能 只有夜來香
今天 只有夜來香



只有夜來香 - 盧廣仲

熟悉的街道
黃昏的太陽 西下
Oh 疲倦的飛鳥
陌生的微風 吹

金色的河水
飄送著生活的迷 惑
我一步一步地
走著就走進夢中

我
穿越了樹梢
飛過了圍牆
城市裡的神話
我就向前追
莫名其妙 會飛
想知道誰在我夢中歌唱

繞過了街角
美麗的空曠
怎麼都沒人說話
原來 只有夜來香

我是個孩子
只在你身邊 玩耍
Oh 聰明的眼睛
揚起的風箏 飛

彩色的天空
山頂有太多迷 惑
我一步一步地
走著就走進愛情中

我
穿越了樹梢
經過了河
城市裡的神話
我就向前追
莫名其妙 會飛
不知道誰在我夢中歌唱

繞過了街角
美麗的空曠
是不是你在說話
也許 只有夜來香

可能 只有夜來香
今天 只有夜來香

十年

還有兩天, 就踏進工作的第十個年頭.

十年, 過得比我想像的快.

我是幸運的.

在工作上, 除了從好多好厲害的人身上學會專業技術與知識以外, 更遇到兩位伯樂.
我在他們身上, 學會好多好多, 做人、處事、對工作的喜愛及隨之以來的熱情.

2000年. 當大伙兒都在去完Cyprus揹著背囊歐遊的時候, 我選了回港做暑期工.
在金門那個暑假,  我參與了人生的第一個基建(東鐵線)工程.
除了曬得像個賓賓, 我開始了解這個行業的一點點, 明白在地盤那種好天曬落雨淋的工作環境. 我為對那些鑽探出來的石芯與泥土作出描述而決定打樁的深度而高興.
還有, 我遇到了第一個伯樂.
在他身上, 我學會如何敬業樂業, 及對待自己工作應有的態度.

2005年, 放棄了政府較穩定的工作跑到A公司, 工作當然辛苦好多, 但所學到的是我意料不到的.
很多辛酸的工作之中, 也給了我不少挑戰, 更令我又不少擴闊眼界的機會.
讓我在A裡面學到更多的, 就是我的第二位伯樂.
在她身上, 我看到了什麼是profession. 她就是一部人肉字典, 我們有什麼technical問題去找她, 總有一個完滿的答案(同時付上更多的問題)與清晰的解決方向.
不論多麼麻煩的project與client, 多麼teadious的工序, 她總會擁有超乎常人的+ve正能量去安撫各人, 然後有條不紊地安排工作, 最後準時完成. 她在團隊裡面, 總有讓人安定的感覺.
她也不只是我的上司...好多生活工作上的交叉點, 她會給我不少提示, 讓我看清楚一點.
記得數年前那段只會哭的日子, 也是她不時的開解, 還有工作上的寬容, 才讓我慢慢拾回自己, 繼續前進.

這位伯樂, 為了她更重要的, 要離開了.
其實, 我真得十分不捨, 但不知為何, 在她面前我總會把這個不捨得收起來...
這陣子我一直有種不捨與少了她的不安感, 但我知道很快就過去的.
我們也會再碰面的 :)
All the Best to YOU!


在他們兩位身上, 我明白... 做一份自己喜愛的工作, 你便能做得很好.
他們的態度感染著我, 也讓我知道我要去感染下一代.


遇到你們兩位伯樂, 是我的福氣.