Work Hard Play Hard

Some people take their life lightly;

they work gently, play softly.

Some people prefer immediate pleasure;

they work gently, play hard.

Some people stress work satisfaction;

they work hard, play softly.

Some people stretch their life fully;

they work hard, play hard.

But how they spend their life is not

always their own choice.

They may be destined to do so!

畢書盡 - 浮生未歇

 

浮生未歇

作詞：耕耕   作曲：Xun(易劼稷勛)
Bii畢書盡 – 浮生未歇

風吹散蒲公英
落在你的手心
你搖晃的背影
我怎麼能看的清

我不忍去聆聽
被你拉扯的命運
畢竟只能清醒地歎息

啊~

你是我的約定
我想呼吸的空氣
侯鳥越過冬季
我卻等不到你

我想要去追尋
尋找你的身影
用不滅的宿命
喚醒我的愛情

雨敲打的很輕
滴在我的手心
我只能在屋頂
孤獨的看著風景
思念讓我很小心
輕輕呼喚你的名
而我總得不到回應
只剩下傷心

你是我的約定
我想呼吸的空氣
侯鳥越過冬季
我卻等不到你

我想要去追尋
尋找你的身影
用不滅的宿命
喚醒我的愛情

啊~
我想呼吸的空氣
侯鳥越過冬季
我卻等不到你

我想要去追尋
尋找你的身影
用不滅的宿命
喚醒我的愛情

用不滅的宿命
喚醒我的愛情

Hong Kong is now a service society without customer services

Hong Kong is now a service society.

Most people working in Hong Kong 

earn their living 

by selling various services.

But I have recently experienced 

that most people are selling

their services without good customer services.

These people do not care much 

about customer services.

In their mind, customers are 

coming to buy their services.

They don't have the concept of 

the need for effort

to sell their services to attract customers.

* * *

How long can Hong Kong sustain well as 

a service society without customer services?

_______

Sting - Englishman in New York

I don't drink coffee, I take tea, my dear

I like my toast done on one side

And you can hear it in my accent when I talk

I'm an Englishman in New York

See me walking down Fifth Avenue

A walking cane here at my side

I take it everywhere I walk

I'm an Englishman in New York

Oh, I'm an alien, I'm a legal alien

I'm an Englishman in New York

Oh, I'm an alien, I'm a legal alien

I'm an Englishman in New York

If "manners maketh man" as someone said

He's the hero of the day

It takes a man to suffer ignorance and smile

Be yourself no matter what they say

Oh, I'm an alien, I'm a legal alien

I'm an Englishman in New York

Oh, I'm an alien, I'm a legal alien

I'm an Englishman in New York

Modesty, propriety can lead to notoriety

You could end up as the only one

Gentleness, sobriety are rare in this society

At night a candle's brighter than the sun

Takes more than combat gear to make a man

Takes more than a license for a gun

Confront your enemies, avoid them when you can

A gentleman will walk but never run

If "manners maketh man" as someone said

He's the hero of the day

It takes a man to suffer ignorance and smile

Be yourself no matter what they say

Be yourself no matter what they say

Be yourself no matter what they say

Be yourself no matter 

what they say 

(oh, I'm an alien, I'm a legal alien)

Be yourself no matter what they say 

(I'm an Englishman in New York)

Be yourself no matter 

what they say

 (oh, I'm an alien, I'm a legal alien)

Be yourself no matter 

what they say

 (I'm an Englishman in New York)

Be yourself no matter 

what they say 

(oh, I'm an alien, I'm a legal alien)

Be yourself no matter 

what they say

 (I'm an Englishman in New York)

Be yourself no matter 

what they say 

(oh, I'm an alien, I'm a legal alien)

Be yourself no matter 

what they say (I'm an Englishman in New York)

Be yourself no matter what they say

 

The Dialogue between Two Pieces of Sakura Blossom Petals

A sakura blossom petal speaks to 

one of her neighbouring petals,

"When I die and fall, 

I hope that I can die at the Moon!"

"Why do you want to die at the Moon?"

"I want to live longer!"

"How can you live longer at the Moon?"

"The force of gravity at the Moon is only 

one sixth of the earth, so when I fall, 

I will fall slower, 

so I can live a few seconds longer before

I land and die on the ground."

  * * * 

兩片櫻花瓣有關生命的對談

某一櫻花瓣對另一櫻花瓣說，

“當我要下落，我希望我能下落在月球上！”
 “你為什麼想下落在月球上？”
 “我想活得長久一點！”
“在月球上你怎樣能活得長久一點？”
 “月亮的地心吸力是地球的六分之一，
這樣我就可以下落得慢多幾秒。。。”

  * * * 

One more time, one more chance

The "dust-is-dust" Assumption

There is an old Chinese saying that
"Since all is void, where can the dust alight?"
The original Chinese version is
“本來無一物，何處惹塵埃”。

This saying means that if you can become nothing,
no dust can settle on you!

Do you know what the dust's response is
when the dust hears this saying? 

Tell you, the dust responds,
"I am nothing, I need nothing to settle on !
How come you assume that I need something to settle on!"   

* * *

 Kansas - "Dust In The Wind"

I close my eyes only for a moment, 
and the moment's gone
All my dreams pass before my eyes, 
a curiosity

Dust in the wind, 
all they are is dust in the wind

Same old song, 
just a drop of water in an endless sea
All we do crumbles to the ground, 
though we refuse to see

Dust in the wind, 
all we are is dust in the wind

Now, don't hang on, 
nothing lasts forever
but the earth and sky
It slips away, 
and all your money won't another minute buy

Dust in the wind, 
all we are is dust in the wind 
(all we are is dust in the wind)
Dust in the wind (everything is dust in the wind), 
everything is dust in the wind (the wind)

Floating Age Discrimination

When you reach your seventies,

you are regarded as old by those 

in their sixties, fifties, forties, thirties, twenties, 

and even younger individuals.

In your sixties,

you are treated as old by those 

in their fifties, forties, thirties, twenties, 

and younger.

At fifty,

you are perceived as old by those 

in their forties, thirties, twenties, and younger.

In your forties,

you are viewed as old by those 

in their thirties, twenties, and younger.

Even in your thirties,

you are seen as old by those 

in their twenties and younger.

However, in reality, those in their thirties 

are quite young 

considering the average life expectancy today!

It's unfortunate that people in their thirties 

face age discrimination!

So, you always seem old in the eyes of 

the younger generation!

***

But when it comes to your own perception of age,

it feels very different:

When you are in your seventies,

you still see yourself as young 

because you feel younger than 

many in their eighties or older.

In your sixties,

you perceive yourself as still young 

because you are younger than 

many in their seventies or older.

At fifty,

you view yourself as young 

because you are younger than 

many in their sixties or older.

In your forties,

you feel young 

because you are younger than 

many in their fifties or older.

When you are in your thirties,

you undoubtedly see yourself as young 

since those in their thirties are 

indeed quite young

given the average life expectancy today!

But no one knows how long their life will be,

and there is certainly 

no age discrimination at the doorstep of Death!

______ 

The Beatles - When you are sixty four

When I get older losing my hair

Many years from now

Will you still be sending me a Valentine

Birthday greetings bottle of wine

If I'd been out till quarter to three

Would you lock the door

Will you still need me, will you still feed me

When I'm sixty-four

You'll be older too

And if you say the word

I could stay with you

I could be handy, mending a fuse

When your lights have gone

You can knit a sweater by the fireside

Sunday mornings go for a ride

Doing the garden, digging the weeds

Who could ask for more

Will you still need me, will you still feed me

When I'm sixty-four

Every summer we can rent a cottage

In the Isle of Wight, if it's not too dear

We shall scrimp and save

Grandchildren on your knee

Vera, Chuck and Dave

Send me a postcard, drop me a line

Stating point of view

Indicate precisely what you mean to say

Yours sincerely, wasting away

Give me your answer, fill in a form

Mine for evermore

Will you still need me, will you still feed me

When I'm sixty-four

Don't Go Overboard

When we act to get something, 

don't go overboard!

It is not just because going overboard can hardly win others' belief.

More trickily, going overboard will create counter-force by itself in yourself.

You not only need to make other people to believe you,

 but also need to make yourself to believe yourself~


How hard it is to make yourself to believe yourself!

______________________



陳奕迅－浮誇

Dreams Come True

Some dreams come true with something happened~

For example, getting a leave day from work~ 

Some dreams come true with something avoided~

For example, getting a negative test of a possible illness

* * * 

What about if you can fake an illness to get you out of work!

Do you think that in such case,  

you have double-dreams coming true?

* * * 

Avoid having such dreams!!!~

Subsequent bad chain-dreams will come true!

Honesty: Billy Joel (張韶涵 cover)

 

[Why "Honesty" is such a lonely word.

people can't be honest because they used to dishonest?

Or because protecting someone you love so you can't be honest.

or because you have difficulties so you can't be honest.]

If you search for tenderness

It isn't hard to find

You can have the love you need to live

But if you look for truthfulness

You might just as well be blind

It always seem to be so hard to give

Honesty is such a lonely word

Everyone is so untrue

Honesty is hardly ever heard

And mostly what i need from you

I can always find someone

To say they sympathize

If I wear my heart out on my sleeve

But I don't want some pretty face

To tell me pretty lies

All I want is someone to believe

Honesty is such a loney word

Everyone is so untrue

Honesty is hardly ever heard

And mostly what I need from you

I can find a lover

I can find a friend

I can have security

Until the bitter end

Anyone can comfort me

With promises again

I know, I know

When I'm deep inside of me

Don't be too concerned

I won't ask for nothin' while I'm gone

When I want sincerity

Tell me where else can I turn

'Cause you're the one that I depend upon

Honesty is such a lonely word

Everyone is so untrue

Honesty is hardly ever heard

And mostly what I need from you