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2019年4月14日星期日

The bottom-line of a professional (Professionals 2)


Who is a professional in a specific field?
A professional in a specific field is 
a person who is tested and assessed to 
have attained the required level of 
expertise in that field, 
such that he is qualified to 
represent the profession by 
providing services at or above 
the required level of expertise.

A sensible professional would 
defend and protect himself to avoid 
falling below the standard of professionalism. 
This is the bottom-line of a professional.

A professional will cease to be 
considered a professional if 
he acts below this standard for any reason, 
even just once,
in the eyes of 
both professionals and non-professionals.


______________________________


Sting - Shape of my heart.

Leon The Professional.






"Shape Of My Heart"

He deals the cards as a meditation
And those he plays never suspect
He doesn't play for the money he wins
He don't play for respect
 
He deals the cards to find the answer
The sacred geometry of chance
 [Studio version:]
The hidden law of a probable outcome [Live version:] 
The hidden laws of a probable outcome
The numbers lead a dance 
I know that the spades are the swords of a soldier
I know that the clubs are weapons of war
I know that diamonds mean money for this art
But that's not the shape of my heart
 
He may play the Jack of diamonds
He may lay the Queen of spades
He may conceal a King in his hand
While the memory of it fades
 
I know that the spades are the swords of a soldier
I know that the clubs are weapons of war
I know that diamonds mean money for this art
But that's not the shape of my heart
That's not the shape, the shape of my heart
 
And if I told you that I loved you
You'd maybe think there's something wrong
I'm not a man of too many faces
The mask I wear is one
 
But those who speak know nothing
And find out to their cost
Like those who curse their luck in too many places
And those who fear a loss
 
I know that the spades are the swords of a soldier
I know that the clubs are weapons of war
I know that diamonds mean money for this art
But that's not the shape of my heart
That's not the shape of my heart
That's not the shape, the shape of my heart 



Sting - Sounds Like Art



2015年7月24日星期五

Idiot Professional (Professionals 1)

Being a professional in a specific field
has many privileges. 
For example, he has a say in and for that field 
while non-professionals do not.

Among these privileges, 
these professionals values one in particular: 
the excuse for being an idiot in all other fields.

When such a professional is approached 
in his workplace or social circles
for holistic advice, work output, 
or any other matters of a wider scope,
he often lacks the capability to provide it. 
The underlying reason is that, 
while he may possess 
substantial professional knowledge in his specific field, 
he has little or even no understanding of others, 
coupled with a lack of common sense. 

However, he can use the strong excuse of 
being a professional only in his specific field, 
stating that he does not have 
professional expertise in other fields.

The best he can do is to 
pass the buck to others or to 
other professionals in different fields.



* * *

Leon the Professional (1994) 
(Sting - Shape of My Heart)




"Shape Of My Heart"

He deals the cards as a meditation
And those he plays never suspect
He doesn't play for the money he wins
He don't play for respect

He deals the cards to find the answer
The sacred geometry of chance
[Studio version:]
The hidden law of a probable outcome [Live version:] 
The hidden laws of a probable outcome
The numbers lead a dance
I know that the spades are the swords of a soldier
I know that the clubs are weapons of war
I know that diamonds mean money for this art
But that's not the shape of my heart

He may play the Jack of diamonds
He may lay the Queen of spades
He may conceal a King in his hand
While the memory of it fades

I know that the spades are the swords of a soldier
I know that the clubs are weapons of war
I know that diamonds mean money for this art
But that's not the shape of my heart
That's not the shape, the shape of my heart

And if I told you that I loved you
You'd maybe think there's something wrong
I'm not a man of too many faces
The mask I wear is one

But those who speak know nothing
And find out to their cost
Like those who curse their luck in too many places
And those who fear a loss

I know that the spades are the swords of a soldier
I know that the clubs are weapons of war
I know that diamonds mean money for this art
But that's not the shape of my heart
That's not the shape of my heart
That's not the shape, the shape of my heart


Sting - Sounds Like Art



2015年5月26日星期二

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