仁記: December 2006

Sunday, December 31, 2006

A Melody Looking

Note: I do not get paid for posting the image above. Indeed, I should.

The stars in this music movie are not my mug of coffee. (Who is that Emily by the way?) The "music" is not the type that I will listen for days. The story plot just sounds like every other Hong Kong stupid movie - boring and worse still, makes no sense. Artworks/CG can be improved, FOR SURE. If I were just an ordinary guy who has to pay to watch it, I will definitely want my money back, NO DOUBT.

But I just like this movie.

Say, I am contradicting.

The movies I like can be very extreme, ranging from "Men Suddenly in Black I", "Mr. and Mrs. Smith", "My Sassy Girl" to "The Lakehouse". They are totally different animal when compared to each other, but they do share a common spot – they echo with my memory that calls up moments that I miss and treasure most.

These moments are important and unforgotten. They are always kept in the safety box deep in my mind which requires a key to unlock. The key, for this case, is the impressive scenes in my favorite movies.

This movie was shot in NYC, the city that I used to visit a lot to meet my dearest, as well as the city with locations engraved with our stories. The buildings seen in the movie reminded me of those along Bowery Street opposite of CF; the bridges reminded me the Williamsburg Bridge that we always passed through when going back and forth to CT; the highway reminded me of I-495 where you gave directions and I drove; and the scenes of Broadway reminded me our time at SOHO, and so on…

I cannot say I was touched when watching the movie, but I became emotional and I had a strong feeling for the need of you. I really want you to be next to me, with my arms can go around you and my face just touching yours. I want to see your face, hear your voice and gently touch your hair just the way I always did. Even though I have repeatedly said the same words for hundreds of times, I LOVE YOU AND I WANT YOU TO BE WITH ME and I really mean it. I always wish the day we have been expecting is tomorrow, sincerely.

Truthfully miss you, my dearest… BuBu…

Friday, December 29, 2006

友朋自遠方來，不亦樂乎

Taken with Mr. and Mrs. Chan @ 蘇州木凟新島咖啡

Thursday, December 21, 2006

做「工程師」的資格

我終於明白我們這班“工程師”在他人眼中爲何這麽低賤。

在面試我部門“裝配技術員”時，我問過一個自稱當過“工業工程師”的應徵者其職責是什麽。他告訴我他只需要記錄生産工時並把數據交給上級，還有就是“看”有什麽地方可以改善(這裡不是指kaizen)。但當我問他有否有效地收集數據並進行分析那裏及怎樣可以進行改善時，他大條道理說我對“工業工程”有所不知；當我再問他對統計學有多少認識時他竟然反問我爲什麽他要懂統計學。照他這樣說“工業工程”並沒有什麽專業技術可言，難怪當我告訴別人我是念「工業工程」時有些人會出奇地感嘆原來有這一門學科。人們從這班聲稱為“工業工程師”得到的印象足以令“工業工程師”地位、顔面無存。

我收過一份從供應商“蘇州華偉工業自動化有限公司”提供過來的圖紙，當我檢查尺寸時我發現全部都與我所要求的有出入。我要求的是跟我所提供的設計一模一樣的產品，這家公司卻胡亂畫一幅差不多樣的產品給我。我打電話跟那個性楊的銷售員交涉，他說我只要提出總尺寸即可，細節他們一概不理。我不能忍受他那“做到差不多就算”的心態，所以要求他把他們工程師的電話給我讓我直接跟工程師談。電話通了，我說明我的用意並告訴那個性胡的工程師英制換到公制時換錯了，他竟然說我“給的是英制是不可能做出來的”，之後更加了一句“十幾個毫米差不了多少”。我聽了真的很氣憤；不是氣他連這種小事也做不到，而是氣他作爲一個“工程師”竟然說出那兩句毫無專業知識、操守、道德的話，可想言知他那“做了就算”那不負責任的心態。這種人可能有一定的“資”，但就一定沒“格”，即枉為/稱“工程師”。怪不得一個在世界上擁有一定地位的職業在這裡會落得如此低微。

「蔡工」這個稱號我受之無愧。我不但是從一家工程系歷史悠久兼國際馳名的大學畢業，我還靠自己實力在公開試中考獲美國賓夕法尼亞州州政府頒發的工程師執照，而更重要的是我有那種真正工程師的「格」去待人處事。雖然我不才也沒什麽資歷，但我仍會以身作則去糾正人們對「工程師」的看法。

Saturday, December 16, 2006

...是...但...

“滿城盡帶黃金甲”是看了，但不是第一天。
(爲什麽我記得全球首映是12/15，但真正的是12/14?)

是下了班沒回家就去看了，但不是一下班就去。

戲院的確是在附近，但我還是走了段冤枉路。

是到了觀前街的戲院裏去看，但買票時發現好像不是同事介紹的“大光明”。

票是買到了，但卻是一張改過的票。

票價是比香港便宜一點點，但同一個價錢在蘇州可以吃一頓燒烤自助餐。

是進了場，但爲什麽影院是這麽小?
(是因爲我沒人相伴來看嗎？)

位子是找到了，但不是好位子。
(後來一位大叔說可以隨便坐)

戲是開始了，但有很多人才剛進來。

音響效果是不錯的，但還是聽到電話鈴聲和別人在講電話。

椅子是舒服的，但左邊那位大哥搖腳我卻是很實在感覺到的。
(地動山搖!?)

真的是黃金甲，但黃金不是脆弱的嗎? 用來做裝甲怎樣可以抵擋攻擊?

周潤發演皇帝是絕配的，但爲什麽二王子是傑王子?
(我現在更期待周潤發演“曹操”的“赤壁之戰”)

故事是條理通順的，但為什麽要大玩小國宮廷亂倫?
(是潮流嗎?“夜宴”如是...)

整體來説是一部非常值得看的電影，但爲什麽“衰收尾”- 結局插曲播的是傑王子的“菊花台”。

戲院是把整套電影播完，但謝場字幕沒出就已經落幕散場了。

是美中不足，還是我太“掩尖”?

“Nothing on Earth is perfect; there is always room for improvement” 這是我的Personal Quote。

要不然我們這些IE吃什麽?