轉載自《明報》
六四二十年祭﹕敢有歌吟動地哀
編輯 曾祥泰
作者 曉均
文 史痴
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2009年5月27日
what is she talking about? Written Chinglish!
No wonder she's not in!
投訴信原文(轉載自蘋果日報）
我是 Lucy, I went to Miss Hong Kong first interview. Wah d judges very not polite and not nice law. Today I see a megazine saying this year's Girls so ugly. I saw many good and pretty girls there but they didn't choose ja ma. Don't choose mei suen law but the judge in first interview-- most very not polite to many young girls and to to me law. I only 18 the judges ask me to"why join Miss HK go and why not study la u only F7 ja wor how can fright with other wor." Also say my English bad… hurt die me.
Ho La, other girl tell me la, she study in University ok ga dou but little fat or short then the judge(woman) said " why you look fat or so short!" wah ho hurt ga ma.
One girl is a博士 student ar very high level and very nice ga dou cant get in second interview la. We think she will be in ga but she said no law. You can search her pic and my pic to see la. She gum high level duo ng dak, gum me ng duk duo rite gei but i think the whole choosing is not fair law, choose model mei? young yao inch', high study level yao inch, short yao inch… They onky choose rich girl law so bad.
We don't go and let them inch ga law if they need tall or high level people then why not put in the application form lei.
Waste time!
dou ng fair gei!
u can email me if u want.
Lucy
2009年5月26日
In Contrast: Interview in well-written English
Speak up against the odds
Natalie Wong
THE YOUNG REPORTER (TYR)
Hong Kong Baptist University
Bringing glamorous revenue or glory to TVB, the largest local television broadcaster, may be the goal for many of its artists, but a former Miss Hong Kong contestant chose to expose its dark side that the other 4,000 staff members dare not to touch on.
TVB's senior executives considered the young lady a threat to their corporate image as she “talked too much” publicly. One of the incidents triggering the termination of her contract with TVB took place when she offended them by opposing a “hidden guideline” for local artists – to behave politically correct, which means “to secure your job, say nothing about politics and religion.”
That might be the reason why, as she says, audience could always see celebrities strolling around in charity events but seldom see their faces in political activities.
“Those stars are proud of being a member of Hong Kong's entertainment industry but when asked if there are any constructive ways to contribute to Hong Kong, they could hardly utter a word.” She says eloquently. She looks smashing and confident in her casual jeans.
She soon left TVB with no regret and now she is a model, an actress, an online radio host, and a popular blogger. With her outspoken personality, people started to remember her name – Erica Yuen Mi-ming.
Recently, the 28-year-old lady has further steered her career towards a more provocative area – the political arena.
She was the first artist appearing as a political commentator in a news and political commentary programme of Radio Television Hong Kong (RTHK) called Pentaprism II, in which she commented on taxi fare increase and the Chief Executive's blunders in the two episodes shown in November and December last year.
She recalled that Tse Chi-fung, the producer of the programme, approached her after she expressed her views on the floor of the City Forum held in Victoria Park in October, criticizing Liberal Party's policy on employment.
“I believe RTHK employed me partly because I am a celebrity, having high publicity among citizens.” Another reason may attribute to her critical mind and sharp opinions, which have attracted viewership by the tens of thousands on Youtube.
She says she learnt to think critically and cry out against injustice when she was in St Stephen’s College. “My parents divorced when I was young. I was then sent to a boarding school since nobody had the time to take care of me as my Dad was travelling around for business.”
Ms Yuen then gained a degree at Tufts University in the US in 2003 majoring in economics. After that, she worked at a large business company in Hong Kong for a year and decided to take part in the beauty contest.
As “the pursuit of fame and wealth” remains a stereotyped image of showbiz, she admitted that her decision to enter the entertainment business was a hard one for her father and friends to accept until she started to write as a newspaper columnist and published a book. “They know I am not those gold-digging public figures after reading my articles, “she says relieved.
Whenever she has a chance to give comment in the public, she would first analyze the news and sometimes asks for more information from Lion Rock Institute, a Hong Kong based think tank she belongs to that promotes free market based public policy solutions where some members are columnists and editorial writers of Apple Daily such as Simon Lee Chao-fu. Her views are based on the principle of supporting democracy and free market policies.
Among the million types of flamboyant women on the planet, Ms Yuen and Former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher may be categorised in the same group as their outspoken characters coincide.
Thatcher once said, “I love argument, I love debate. I don't expect anyone just to sit there and agree with me, that's not their job.”
Ms Yuen openly traded biting remarks with seasoned political commentator Albert Cheng Jing-han, nicknamed Taipan, over controversies in “Sunday Taipan”, a political commentary talk-show of NOW TV.
Sparkle is important in a talk-show. Partnering with Taipan, Ms Yuen says that it was “an exciting task as there are usually no scripts, no standard quotes.”
“I think Taipan wishes to mirror David Letterman in the style of hosting, but it's still a long way to work out an efficient approach.” She adds referring to Letterman, a world class talk-show host in America, who has won consecutive six Emmy Awards of the CBS show‘Late Show with David Letterman’.
Being green in politics, she says she is not qualified yet to occupy key positions in social advocacy. She also says that it is more challenging for her to be persuasive as the audiences know her showbiz background.
Yet, as an artist who has been frequently featured in Hong Kong’s tabloid magazines, she fits perfectly to “bust the bad guys” and tries to set the local entertainment business on “a more righteous footing” as she says.
She frequently uploads to her three blogs to express her viewpoints. One of her blog posts analysing the so-called “scandals” in local tabloid magazines has been translated into English and posted on EastSouthWestNorth, an English-language Web log that dealing with Chinese politics and media that is arguably the “most content-rich, reliable and illuminating,” according to a Reuters reporter.
Netizens respond powerfully and enthusiastically to her often sarcastic comments. Some agree with her, some admire her, some rebuke her and some even curse her. She says, “I am grateful to all interactions we have. They help me explore what human nature is.”
In 2006, her onslaught against female pop singer Stephy Tang’s practice of judging the quality of a book by just glancing over a few pages was quoted by Apple Daily as the day’s entertainment news headline. In a single day, her web-journal attracted about 300,000 hit counts. “Stephy is really popular I would say,” she says grinning with her eyebrow raised.
There are many reasons why young women participate in the Miss Hong Kong Beauty Pageant. Some may see it as a step up the career ladder, others as a way to become a Hollywood star. For Ms Yuen, it is a way to “let her voice be heard” as she says.
“So many behaviours in the showbiz industry are away from fairness. A lot of so-called ‘super stars’ are ‘privately’ outspoken. They grumble in their peer circle but never say it out loud. So the problem is never solved. If they’re victims, they will always be victims,” she says boldly.
She condemns the recent scandal over ten female artists in TVB concealed the identity of the offender after being sexually harassed.
However, she admits she had lost numerous commercial contracts as the clients disliked her blunt criticism. She insisted, “I will not alter my character to please anyone as long as I believe expressing overtly is worth doing.”
Talking about her future plans, the petite, feisty lady has big ambitions. Starting up a skin-care business, teaching investment strategies, producing TV shows, setting up a new political party and running for the next Legislative Council are all possibilities.
For such kind of person who is always going beyond limitations, she is capable in surprising ways to “let her voice be heard” in the future.
2009年5月22日
2009年5月21日
2009年5月20日
完全同意茜茜莉亞
轉載自茜茜莉亞共和國：
http://choicecilia.spaces.live.com/blog/cns!EA55593E0331507E!1929.entry
http://choicecilia.spaces.live.com/blog/cns!EA55593E0331507E!1929.entry
昨晚在家裡和媽媽一同看電視, 有一個呼籲女性注射防子宮頸癌疫苗的廣告, 開始是一位病人, 在床上哭, 旁白大意是「因為患上子宮頸癌, 要切除子宮, 失去了子宮, 我覺得自己很不完整, 不是一個完整的女人」.... 大概是這樣吧?
即使, 是想利用「後果可以有多嚴重」來呼籲人去注射疫苗, 但有沒有想到許多已經超齡不能注射疫苗, 卻即將必須要切除子宮的女士, 看到這個廣告, 有多不開心?
要在黃金時段, 向700萬人宣告, 沒有子宮的人, 是不完整的女人嗎?!
要知道她們為了健康, 必須選擇要去捨棄子宮的決心和勇氣, 為何卻要被一個廣告如此的傷害, 提醒失去子宮的她們, 是「不完整的人」?
為什麼不能用一些正面的訊息去宣揚、鼓勵人去注射疫苗, 卻要用到這種會傷害到許多根本不能注射卻偏偏只能選擇切除的病者的爛廣告??
這對一直鼓勵病者去切除子宮而保命的家人朋友們, 又會是如何的一個重擊?
可以的話, 誰想去做一個不完整的女人?!
讓人不安的爛廣告, 沒有腦筋的爛編劇、爛導演, 一個已經太多, 太多....
2009年5月18日
2009年5月16日
又有誤會
我這次做雙眼皮手術，有些無聊人又說：
“之前邊邊邊個整你又鬧人，宜家自己又整？”
大概是有些誤會。
我從來沒有說人家整容有問題，只是鬧整了之後不認，更說自己是
1）自然美
2）天生麗質
3）女大十八變
4）化妝師神乎其技
等等的廢話的人，沒有誠信，不誠實，開著眼睛講大話而已。
我好久以前已經寫過一篇這樣的文章，叫《整容不認無誠信》：
2009年5月12日
2009年5月6日
青年願景── 對香港的六個冀盼
http://www.roundtable.com.hk/54/
我們是一群來自研究及學術界、文化藝術界、傳媒界、非政府組織的青年公民社會成員。我們這一代香港人，儘管沒有經歷戰火洗禮，卻在成長中見證著香港多個轉捩 點。即使身份認同一再變改，對我們而言，香港依然不應是借來的地方，香港人也不應活在借來的時間。香港，依然是我們生於斯長於斯的家。
近年來，香港瀰漫著揮之不去的鬱悶──經濟的低潮、政策的折騰、狹隘的視野，以及對社會科學和實踐研究的輕視，使香港的優勢和自主性越見薄弱迷失。但政府和 不少主要社會資源的持份者，依然崇尚逾時的精英主義，習慣以由上而下的思維，延續昔日的管治模式；但在追求經濟增長或新機遇的同時，我們整體的生活質素卻 未見改善，社會的貧富差距越見巨大，離以人為本的社會越來越遠。這不但使我們感到無力和無奈，更令我們為未來擔憂。經濟和健康的連串危機，把我們從習以為 常的、效益主導的經濟生活中驚醒，告誡我們急需反思過去的生活價值，並為社會、經濟和生活模式確立新方向。
近一世紀前，陳獨秀先生在《新青年》雜誌寫下《敬告青年》一文，寄語青年在風雨飄搖之時，承擔起改造社會之責。今天，我們作為生於七、八十年代前後、行政架 構及立法議會外的一群，也提出六點對社會的冀盼，希望拋磚引玉，帶動政府、學界和民間，開展對香港未來的討論；也希望社會痛定思痛、勇於變革，為下一代建 立一個視野遼闊、共同參與、不再反智的社會。
知性的而非官僚的
任何社會與公共政策，均應以嚴謹的研究作基礎，並以社科的謹慎態度將之納入公共行政體系之中，而非先有結論、後有研究。本地不乏水平出眾的學者和文化工作 者，但卻往往不被重視和鼓勵，無奈於學院進行與社會應用無關的學術論文，或在民間被視廉價勞工。無論是政府、企業，或掌握學術資源的機制，均有責任為本地 提供更自由、更富應用性的學術和文化土壤，推動更多與社會相關的研究及創作，尊重知識，同時為理想、實踐和創意拆牆鬆綁。
流動的而非停滯的
傳統『香港精神』，認為香港人肯捱願搏，自力更生便總有出頭天。但今天的香港階級流動停滯，青年人不是墮進無休止自我增值的扭曲循環，便只能在技術工作短 缺的勞工巿場徬惶掙扎，兩極化的勞動巿場抹殺了突破的可能性。香港需要更健康的勞動巿場和流動階梯，社會制度需要新的想像和更彈性的發揮空間，讓有新思維 和創作力的人──特別是青年人，可以根據個人的興趣和理念，自由創造自己和香港的未來。
多元的而非民粹的
自由多元的言論空間，是香港僅餘不多的既有優勢之一。唯有不以仇恨和恐懼推動討論，以知識和理性深化對話基礎，方能讓這優勢得到最大發揮。公民社會需要開 放、認真、互相尊重的討論態度，政府兼聽則明、民間互相包容，建構真正多元的、非形式主義的、由下而上的交流諮詢平台，深化知性討論，下一代才能在理性的 環境成長。
開放的而非封閉的
香港需要一個開放的政治空間，讓社會不同立場和階層者均可以參與管治。『均衡參與』不應是維護既得利益者、延續由一小撮政治精英把持政治困局的幌子，而是 一個整全民主社會的真正願景。在『一國』之下的香港，更有責任讓『德先生』好好定居，落地生根，作為中國民主化的楷模。
國際的而非孤島的
香港擁有大中華地區相對最寬鬆的媒體與網絡自由，加上殖民地的歷史因素，理應是一個國際城巿，這也是歷來香港對中國的價值。但近年香港卻越見去國際化，國 際視野淪為商業工具及包裝，社會卻缺乏對世界的認識和關懷，少數族群亦不被主流社會主動融和。在高喊「背靠中國、面向世界」口號的同時，我們必需主動確立 香港在國際社會的獨特價值，維繫本土社會的國際性，更具人文關懷地了解和參與世界，方能真正地拓展視野，擺脫孤島心態，確認自己的長處和路向，從而維持對 中國的獨特貢獻。
我們的而非無根的
『我們』指的是廣義的香港人，無論是年長或年輕、生於斯或移居至此，既視香港為家，便需正視本土的歷史脈絡，從個人的根，發展出屬於我們的路向。在全球化 席捲中國的同時，了解及確立自己獨特的定位更形重要。香港獨有的文化、歷史、複雜而多元的身份，在中國近代史，也一直具有富批判性的、醞釀新思維的優良傳 統。這些傳承，正是香港人的根本，我們務必對之珍重，並認真研究和借鑒。否則十年後的香港，只會淪為一個無根的社會，和一個毫無特色的夕陽城巿。
發起人: The Roundtable Network – The Social Science Network in Hong Kong [圓桌香港社會科學網絡] @成立四週年紀念 (http://www.roundtable.com.hk)
我們是一群來自研究及學術界、文化藝術界、傳媒界、非政府組織的青年公民社會成員。我們這一代香港人，儘管沒有經歷戰火洗禮，卻在成長中見證著香港多個轉捩 點。即使身份認同一再變改，對我們而言，香港依然不應是借來的地方，香港人也不應活在借來的時間。香港，依然是我們生於斯長於斯的家。
近年來，香港瀰漫著揮之不去的鬱悶──經濟的低潮、政策的折騰、狹隘的視野，以及對社會科學和實踐研究的輕視，使香港的優勢和自主性越見薄弱迷失。但政府和 不少主要社會資源的持份者，依然崇尚逾時的精英主義，習慣以由上而下的思維，延續昔日的管治模式；但在追求經濟增長或新機遇的同時，我們整體的生活質素卻 未見改善，社會的貧富差距越見巨大，離以人為本的社會越來越遠。這不但使我們感到無力和無奈，更令我們為未來擔憂。經濟和健康的連串危機，把我們從習以為 常的、效益主導的經濟生活中驚醒，告誡我們急需反思過去的生活價值，並為社會、經濟和生活模式確立新方向。
近一世紀前，陳獨秀先生在《新青年》雜誌寫下《敬告青年》一文，寄語青年在風雨飄搖之時，承擔起改造社會之責。今天，我們作為生於七、八十年代前後、行政架 構及立法議會外的一群，也提出六點對社會的冀盼，希望拋磚引玉，帶動政府、學界和民間，開展對香港未來的討論；也希望社會痛定思痛、勇於變革，為下一代建 立一個視野遼闊、共同參與、不再反智的社會。
知性的而非官僚的
任何社會與公共政策，均應以嚴謹的研究作基礎，並以社科的謹慎態度將之納入公共行政體系之中，而非先有結論、後有研究。本地不乏水平出眾的學者和文化工作 者，但卻往往不被重視和鼓勵，無奈於學院進行與社會應用無關的學術論文，或在民間被視廉價勞工。無論是政府、企業，或掌握學術資源的機制，均有責任為本地 提供更自由、更富應用性的學術和文化土壤，推動更多與社會相關的研究及創作，尊重知識，同時為理想、實踐和創意拆牆鬆綁。
流動的而非停滯的
傳統『香港精神』，認為香港人肯捱願搏，自力更生便總有出頭天。但今天的香港階級流動停滯，青年人不是墮進無休止自我增值的扭曲循環，便只能在技術工作短 缺的勞工巿場徬惶掙扎，兩極化的勞動巿場抹殺了突破的可能性。香港需要更健康的勞動巿場和流動階梯，社會制度需要新的想像和更彈性的發揮空間，讓有新思維 和創作力的人──特別是青年人，可以根據個人的興趣和理念，自由創造自己和香港的未來。
多元的而非民粹的
自由多元的言論空間，是香港僅餘不多的既有優勢之一。唯有不以仇恨和恐懼推動討論，以知識和理性深化對話基礎，方能讓這優勢得到最大發揮。公民社會需要開 放、認真、互相尊重的討論態度，政府兼聽則明、民間互相包容，建構真正多元的、非形式主義的、由下而上的交流諮詢平台，深化知性討論，下一代才能在理性的 環境成長。
開放的而非封閉的
香港需要一個開放的政治空間，讓社會不同立場和階層者均可以參與管治。『均衡參與』不應是維護既得利益者、延續由一小撮政治精英把持政治困局的幌子，而是 一個整全民主社會的真正願景。在『一國』之下的香港，更有責任讓『德先生』好好定居，落地生根，作為中國民主化的楷模。
國際的而非孤島的
香港擁有大中華地區相對最寬鬆的媒體與網絡自由，加上殖民地的歷史因素，理應是一個國際城巿，這也是歷來香港對中國的價值。但近年香港卻越見去國際化，國 際視野淪為商業工具及包裝，社會卻缺乏對世界的認識和關懷，少數族群亦不被主流社會主動融和。在高喊「背靠中國、面向世界」口號的同時，我們必需主動確立 香港在國際社會的獨特價值，維繫本土社會的國際性，更具人文關懷地了解和參與世界，方能真正地拓展視野，擺脫孤島心態，確認自己的長處和路向，從而維持對 中國的獨特貢獻。
我們的而非無根的
『我們』指的是廣義的香港人，無論是年長或年輕、生於斯或移居至此，既視香港為家，便需正視本土的歷史脈絡，從個人的根，發展出屬於我們的路向。在全球化 席捲中國的同時，了解及確立自己獨特的定位更形重要。香港獨有的文化、歷史、複雜而多元的身份，在中國近代史，也一直具有富批判性的、醞釀新思維的優良傳 統。這些傳承，正是香港人的根本，我們務必對之珍重，並認真研究和借鑒。否則十年後的香港，只會淪為一個無根的社會，和一個毫無特色的夕陽城巿。
發起人: The Roundtable Network – The Social Science Network in Hong Kong [圓桌香港社會科學網絡] @成立四週年紀念 (http://www.roundtable.com.hk)
2009年5月3日
人類豬手
沒想過有一天我會像個排球初學者般，打爆微絲血管。
無打一年的報應...（15年功力一朝喪）
其實我是一年多沒有做任何運動（太懶），是時候pick up排球和瑜伽（筋骨已經硬得像老太婆）。
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| From *~~袁彌明 Erica's blog~~* |
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| From *~~袁彌明 Erica's blog~~* |
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