Wednesday, June 25, 2008

Koh Samui Chapter 4

倒帶。
有時,有些東西是整定的,明明不要,但偏偏出現在眼前。
第四天,resort的frontdesk突然12:58pm打給我,說一點至三點停電,一心留在房賣懶亦因而被迫取消。於是便要求司機車我去揼骨,途經了一直想去去的 Villa Nalinndadda,但因車行得快,不太肯定。
之後,到達了司機介紹的5星resort,好不對勁,我不想在沙爹王做spa,於是便叫他折返。
果然,真的是Villa Nalinndadda。


坐在餐廳裏,細心打量選什麼 spa items時,也趁有陽光,拍下照片。選 hotel/resort 和選另一半一樣,一是要型,一是要細心,兩者兼得亦屬上乘之選,但很罕有,布島的 Indigo Pearl 則是例子,而 Villa N 則屬細心型。

花瓶內是有魚的。


Villa N 只有八間房,房內設計一般,屬地中海白屋仔式,但size 太小,design 東西太大件,太多角,可能最貴的房會好些,但正在住客,不能入內參觀。說實也不是太貴,5800 Baht成交,另包spa item 一項。

四個小時的spa後,來了一杯 hot peppermint tea加 honey。技師十分細心,見我做完面膜有少許敏感,時常在晚飯時了解了解,而spa用的產品十分好,連Cameron Diaz和Rachel Weiz也是顧客之一。不要少看Villa N,這高檔民宿的spa和restaurant與眾五星酒店齊名。

點菜中,而 front desk staff 亦同時拿了個花球去給一對到這裏慶祝新婚2週年的(勁 rude) 韓裔夫婦。



蟹湯 - 8分。蟹肉鮮,而且十分紥實,仲有海鹽味,而湯雖清,但卻帶泰式香草的辛和甘,我未飲過這樣的蟹湯,很 surprised。

再來一個 surprise,廚師之後弄了個免費的 lemon sorbert 加 vodka,十分醒胃清涼,9分。


主菜:Seafood Platter 6.5分。一般般,沒甚驚喜,唯獨那個 wasabi mayonnaise 很好食。


一眼睇哂,front desk 就是 bar 枱,十分親民,那個女子英文說得十分好,樣子有點像袁彩雲,同時也看見廚房為自己泡菜。


吃完主菜後,還有點餓,廚師便介給了crab meat avocado,配 honey curry sauce,配得很好,但嫌牛油果和蕃茄不夠凍。 8分。

點品:Jasmine Cream Brulee,9分。十年前有人教曉了我吃cream brulee,那時是未裝修前的文華,吃後從此就愛上了。吃cream brulee除了味道,還要聽聽匙把上面焦糖弄破聲音,不夠嚮不夠脆則不行,不是有那幾款食物可以給你聽的。而custard和茉莉味混成一起,很特別,出面是吃不到的。
亦是這個時候,我整個旅程第一次覺得餐桌的另一邊應該是要有人坐的。


等車中。


仍然等車中,蘇梅袁彩雲則和香港人沒大分別,上班時間是用來玩msn的。
但我喜歡她,我說要看房,她便帶我去,介紹了一會。我說無煙,她便叫人老遠出去買,這才叫細心,這就是服務,至少我在刷卡時覺得這錢是花得值的。

Tuesday, June 24, 2008

A Single Traveller and Three Packs of Cigarettes

Well, this entry has to be (re)written in Chinese, but I don't have the writing pad here with me and I want to write it up now. So, that's it.

I've been thinking about smoking and travelling these days. It seems to me that their relationship is pretty intrinsic. What makes a person travel? Everybody travels for a different reason, for work, for leisure, to see something new, to forget something old. Or some people just travel for the sake of travelling. Going away in this case is already inside the travellers' blood.

Some may even say they travel for no particular reasons. It's also true though.

Now, let's go back to the reality: you could only bring in 60 cigarettes when you return to Hong Kong. I, of course as a habitual smoker, will buy 10 packs upon depature. And when I return, I could only (by law) bring back 3 (though every often I disobey the law, and honestly, laws are made to violate than to obey).

This means that I have to finish 7 packs in my trip. What if a traveller only goes out of town for 1 day. How is he supposed to smoke 7 packs in 1 day? Of course, you may say well, he has the choice not to buy any at the duty-free. True. But considering the reasonably low price of tabacco at the airport and the ridiculously over-priced ones out there in the market, a loyal and wise smoker will definitely buy some when they're at the borders.

Or maybe he has to discard some of the unsmoked cigarettes at his destination before he returns, in order not to get caught and penalized. Discarding things at the site of travelling always happens. How often we always bring stuff we don't really want at the home town and then discard them over there after use? And we always think there's not enough space in the suitcase and we don't really need them anymore. So, say goodbye to those disposable stuff. They're only disaposable when you travel, which means when you don't need to travel, they will always lurk in the shelf somewhere, waiting not to be used.

So, do I discard things this time? Well, I hope I have got rid of something in a metaphysical sense. But I'm not sure if I succeeded though. You won't know until you get back to your hometown and when your routine life resumes, you will know.

Though, I hope I did.

But, no matter what, those unsmoked cigarettes are by no means thrown away. For a smoker who risks bringing in more than 60 cigarettes upon immigration, the government should somehow reward them with a medal for the bravery. Do you think a person who plans to leave one day and still buys a full pack will still care about the law? It proves one thing though - he is a loyal smoking and regards smoking much more highly than obeying the law.

Even if someone is so stupid only to bring back 3 whole packs upon return, they will surely buy the taxed ones in the market after consumption. So, what's the point of enacting such a law? Addiction has been in all cultures for thousands of years - this cannot be changed.

What about a law that only allows returning travellers to bring back 30% of unhappy memories after travelling? This would definitely make HK a better place. But, you may ask, how could emotions be quantified? Cigarettes could, but the act joy of smoking couldn't. We buy cigarettes not because of the tabacco sticks themselves, but we buy also the moments of smoking. Cigarettes are not cigarettes if they're not smoked properly.

So, smokers returning from trips could be categorised as follows:

1. bring only 3 packs and 30% of unhappy memories
2. bring more than 3 packs and 30% of unhappy memories
3. bring only 3 packs and more than 30% of unhappy memories
4. bring more than 3 packs and more than 30% of unhappy memories

Which type are you?

Sunday, June 22, 2008

The hanging seat at the lobby


Oh, well. 20 mins after checking in, I had my first accident - I broke the ashtray.


The pool of my villa







The toilet (but the tub is not really holding the water)



Resort restaurant, 4K (pronounced as Fork). I am the only guest there.

Dear Travel Buddies, here are my fringe benefits today:
1. A bottle of red wine from the CEO (Santa Alicia, 2006). Ah daam, is it good/average stuff?
2. 50% off on drinks and beverages. I should try champagne later. I didn't know until I signed the bill of my room service!
Things to expect tomorrow:
1. Perhaps sunrise
2. In-room breakfast (the breakfast menu is better than the dinner one)
3. Perhaps lunch at The Library (http://www.thelibrary.name/TP_Lunch.html)
4. Meeting the CEO, perhaps
5. Going to town to hunt for (bargain) skincare products


Saturday, June 21, 2008

黃金十年

大約十年前的這段時間,開始了人生的一個新階段。是黃金,還是鑊甘,嗯,一半半。其實不是太在意在這裏下分水嶺,只是我不介意缺一門之餘,也銳意做清一色,一週大概八成時間是OK的,餘下的兩成就間中發吓癲。假若我有一百歲命,難過的廿年也應該走了,剩下的八十光景年頭,everything will be OK! 正等如今朝見老dean,佢有佢講,我有我抝,五句起已經知道是多餘,嘥氣嘅嘢唔會再做,因為要討好自己。

話我知 每個愛人教我愛情學會麼
只可證實彼此傷心過
旁人著緊不停將感情傳授我
相戀的理論重要麼
話我知 抱過愛人吻過愛人有幾多
方可以換來朋友到賀
如若一百歲我會找到他 已不錯

Wednesday, June 18, 2008

Friday, June 13, 2008

The L Word

讀書時期,同學們瘋了的湧去考SAT,我的反應是:I don't give a shit,因為明知自己無機會去國留學,考來幹嚒?

數年後的今日,朋友們瘋了的湧去看SATC (Sex and the City),談論着 double L,要 Label 同 Love,我不得不give a shit,至少我正寫着一篇關於它的博客文章。

Label and Love 或 Love and Label,排位非重點,眼光應放在連接詞 and 身上,示意兩者兼得,享齊人之福。

同時間,亦顯示出 Label 和 Love 對現代潮人的重要性。Label 乃身外物,發於面亦留於面,但我們其實已經重物多過重人,每日想着要買的東西多於想着身邊的人,食飯不小心的把菜汁滴到衣服上便來個婉惜和心痛,還要向世界訴苦。我們已不知不覺地把自己的感情注入消費品上,起碼當真感情痛失時,還有多多的第二最愛撐一撐自己。

Want Label and Love,若 Label 和 Love 可以滿足無窮無盡的want時,同時亦告訴我們它們的可棄掉特性。舊的 Samsung 可用新的 3G iPhone 代替,用完這支 eye cream 後便密謀試買下一個新品牌,一樣新的東西,表示它一定有天會變舊,而變舊亦暗示着可以用更新的東西代替,Love 亦一樣,歌詞亦有云:那次偶遇你不愛,我不愛,他會愛。Label 和 Love 被 wanted,因為它/他們有滿足感,disposable,consumable。我們便是 consumer,buyer,lover,disposer and de-lover。

I want Label and Love,萬念由此起。「我要」的概念一日出現近百次,早上我要飲咖啡,食早餐,上班要人醒目,人家也要我看着deadline做人,放工要 happy hour,約朋友吃吃飯,減減壓,晚上要早瞓。一個我字,延伸出無限的可能性和可要品。越得不到便起想要,人的 ego 便越來越大,可能 Label and Love 只是Carrie 的 double L 其中兩個例子,真正的 double L 應該是 Lots and Lots。

Ego 越大,自我越澎脹,以文章以本人自身和觀察為出發點,或許土點說便通了,越想要是因為曾經失去過,兩個L不如一個L -- Let。Let it be,所有LG,試試 Let Go,生活就應舒適點,自在點。

Tuesday, June 10, 2008

有<-->時

近來工作鬆了點,有時會懷疑是否需要一個旅行,但今日又遇到一班討債的土匪,旅行非去不可。多點空間,希望眼睛可以看遠一點。有人問,一個人去不悶嚒?我也有想過,但有時我好自由,又有什麼不好?反正在香港又是大部分時候自己一個啦,有乜分別?能克服自己一個去唱K的尷尬,就沒什麽好怕了,我反而害怕見到青蛙,resort d嘢唔好食,驚炎蛇,驚被蚊叮多些。

有時,我把電話嚮聲關掉,有時,又成日check住有無missed calls。
有時,自己消遙過日晨,有時,又敲敲個啷啷,想有事發生。
有時,做吓杯麵,有時,又發怪夢夢。
有時,收埋自己,又有時club hopping。
有時,望都唔望人,有時又望吓你有無望我。

只要有時間,我便會隨着感覺行動,如水般捉不到,也摸不着。

Friday, June 06, 2008

問題一

執咗好多舊CD出嚟,發現了商台N年前出過的一套飢饉30籌款CD,有2隻碟,考考你,知不知以下歌曲的主唱者:
Disc 2
1. 每天愛你多一些 (hint: 唔係張學友)
2. 日落日出
3. 對不起,我愛你
4. 對你愛不完
5. 深深深
6. 深愛的你
7. 少年國
8. 各自各精采
9. HOME ALONE
10. 最愛的妳
11. 現代愛情故事
12. 無根草
13. 讓昨天歸於昨天
14. 刻骨的愛
15. 我不愛誰愛你 (CR II DJs)

Wednesday, June 04, 2008







老積 Lucy

想看卡斯柏王子原因只有一個,就是捧 Lucy 場,小伊人名Georgie Henley,在第一集中演技老鍊,表情多多,但純真下掩藏着假正經,為了甜品,就隨意地跟了鹿精 Mr. Thomas 返屋企。數年後,長大了不少,想也不能再看到那副老積的臉了。
我的 Sexist Neighbour

近日喺Parking Wars遇上了一個sexist,他便是我的「鄰居」 Ernine。

一直留意咗佢街一陣子,發覺逢illegal parking 的勢必無事。於是我在買了雪糕車無耐後,便得車拍到他街上,一來以為安全,二來可以利誘些 illegal parkers,然後我再用tow car ticket 佢哋,所以我作出了以一個陣式: ice cream care (legal parking), car A (illegal parking), car B (illegal parking)。

豈料翌日起身,收到佢兩張牛肉乾,火都嚟埋,佢ticket咗我都算,剩餘四個parking space 俾條女全部 illegal parking,仲食埋我架雪糕車的小甜頭。

條女已經泊咗架車係佢條街超過4日,仲未肯走,擺明縱女啦,我頂。

若想見此 sexist 的面目,只須 search by user name,張相有個馬利奥捧住兩粒個頭咁大嘅珍寶珠是也。

Sunday, June 01, 2008


是日乃晉仔和POLO的生日派對,初次拜會後還懈逅了很多有趣的小狗(和大狗),也了解到friends with money的寵物是用Aesop的animal line洗白白的。



本週慳錢家族的代表作:Moet 香檳乙支 (at Diesel party) 及 shu umera 手巾乙條 (at Sogo)。

Friday, May 30, 2008

死X梗

北京奧運國家隊女排一點也不好打:

A组: 中國、古巴、美國、日本、波蘭和委内瑞拉。
B组: 巴西、意大利、俄羅斯、塞爾维亞、哈薩克斯坦和阿爾及利亞。

頭輪每組六隊出四隊,然後交叉淘汰,即時死亡,即A1到B4, A2-B3, A3-B2, A4-B1。
A組:中古美日
B組:巴意俄塞 , 此4隊全部55波,七國咁亂

中國八強好可能遇着塞黑,分分鐘要打五局,輸了即只能得第五,陳忠和還奢想只帶三個主攻,唉,唔係太穩陣,倒不如淘汰除6,帶兩個自由人,做好防守,便有個攻下去。

天佑女排。

Tuesday, May 27, 2008

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Friday, May 23, 2008



剛掛上電話,難免有比較,兩個字「際遇」說明了一切。年紀相若,但公司看重他,雙糧,bonus,這樣那樣,已遠拋離了我。行業不同,無得比?那麼努力有得比嘛,每人每日24小時,他的確有時很夜才下班,但換轉我又不是回了家備課兼改文嘛?我知我這份工空閒時間比平常人多,但打個比喻,要是我附出他七成努力,也未必有他兩成回報,這條數究竟可以怎樣計?

說到這裏,已發覺自己將近三十,事業仍是白卷,頂多也只是填了名,寫了學號,怎樣交待,但我數着年輪,幾圈年輪,已經濕了眼。

我也覺得醜,今日抝生抝死,亦只不過是不超過五個percent的加薪幅度,況且現在還是很多機會是零人工加,新聞也剛報導今個月通脹為百分之5.4,訴完一輪苦,對方已經分分鐘見到份雙糧過了户。

今日心翳之時,去了抽了兩口煙,透一透氣,望見空地有兩頭牛,牠也未必會見到我。

我一直想做賣doughnut,不是因為我愛吃doughnut,已是我想做一個平平凡凡,普普通通的優秀路上行人,打一份連稅都不用繳的工,長得醜的,有個醜女友,兩個人不知道世界多大,不奢想外闖,次次逆來,每每順受,從來沒有人說你可以更好,亦從來不喜歡讀書,不會幻想讀博士,寫書,沒有迫自己做somebody,然後結婚生仔就一世,不是福氣嗎?

就算是庸人,有了際遇,就應該無敵,無憂無慮。

看,現在誰多想了,誰在庸人自擾?就當我是庸中之庸,只懂怨命。我不是偉人,也從未有過這未份之想,但碼公平些,可以嗎?

這刻記起了年頭在濟公廟求過的事業簽:王莽篡位。

兩個月前的老廟塔羅:食之無味,棄之可惜。

Thursday, May 22, 2008

希望工程

1. 無可能無人死,只希望無人枉死。
2. 開竅。
3. 寫得出嘢。
4. 工作不要常常卡住。
5. 多些時間休息。
6. 養隻小狗。
7. 屋企啲垃圾快D清。
8. 安靜地去旅行。
9. 看一部好書,一齣好戲。
10. 唔好再夢見D先夫,怪夢夢停止。
近來又入了怪圈,做乜都唔靈,四五月的工作揸到成個人謝哂,寫又寫唔出嘢,send咗出去的東西十年都未有回音,總是覺得有些阻滯,唔得順利,一時好想同人溝通,一時最好邊個都唔好煩我,我唸,可能我根本整定不能再上前多一級,不如安份守己罷啦,但耐唔耐又不甘心,但又做得不夠好,很多方面都未夠水平,好煩。

Tuesday, May 20, 2008

屯門,再見。

今日終於完成了連鎖睇堂活動,終於可以和一樣工作說再見,我亦都唔想再見到你。

Sunday, May 18, 2008

未到九點己經上床,仲以為可以一覺瞓到天光,點知十一點鬆啲醒咗 (因為夢見R,要他和我去旅行),今晚又一定眼光光,但要六點半起身返工,今次仆街啦。

九五年,村上在神户地震後出了這本書,全部故事都和這天災有關,有我很喜歡的 Super Frog Saves Tokyo。

Wednesday, May 14, 2008




搭對車,聽錯歌




我今次out爆,到今朝搭車入屯門先知有首咁嘅歌,個chorus爛到爆,但個melody成日喺我個腦到浮吓浮吓,死都唔走:http://youtube.com/watch?v=DlbHNoAmXeI

Monday, May 12, 2008

我還是如常,沒有新居,也沒有新車,如常的嚮往媽媽不在家的自由,如常的看看書,睇睇碟,洗洗錢,打打波,也如常的弄傷了頸項,去了看鐵打,說了什麽什麽移位,弄正後,拔個罐,貼了幾劑藥,好像如常的沒事了。也如常的推開了別人,你對我好我知道的,但繼續下去我不能担保有什麽下文,我還是如常的絕情地趕了自己出去。其實如常有什麽不妥,既不是壞事也不是錯事,我這幾天過得不錯,但知道一個律師朋友得了抑鬱症後,就覺得就算月賺六萬又怎樣,有了車有了樓有了伴友又怎樣?我決定花些時間幫幫他,也希望自己生活因而變得實在。


備註:乘的士到鰂魚涌睇鐵打,個女司機名叫「江琤琤」。