19 November 2007

IQ題:富甲一方的油王國的女人為何不用開汽車?

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"The women in our country do not have to drive any cars because they are already driving all the men crazy!"

編者按:此為駐小島油王國話事人提供之模擬答案。妙哉妙哉! ;)

工作上難忘的遭遇

意想不到做"私塾"這一行都要為自己宣傳,星期四全小隊會被"公司報"拍照及專訪,好像登上三色台周刊封面那樣威風,其他人都說這是大好機會向各社區蟻民宣傳我們的小隊,有利將來跟各色蟻民打仗,其實我甚享受做"nobody".....。

今日班主任諮詢各人衣著如何安排(十二月號, 故要聖誕化), 然後出示一頁紙的問卷, 內附6條問題,例如:入行以來最難忘的事情..... 夠容易了吧?可是我的腦裡一片空白, 想不出一項難忘的事去提及, 原因可能有:1) 我未夠投入工作; 2) 我為人太"淡", 很多事情都以"沒啥大不了"的心去看待; 3) 工作真的太順利/沉悶/平凡, 以致難忘的事均欠奉?

如果是從前的話又如何......?

08 November 2007

Love it when she cries load


愛Alanis Morissette 的聲線、video、現場表演、台風, 更愛的是她的歌詞, 一針見血, 中正要害 :

These R the Thoughts: ....why do I fear the quieter I am the less you would listen to me why do I care whether you like me or not why is it so hard for me to be angry....

Uninvited: .... like any woman would be I am flattered by your fascination with me...

I Was Hoping: ....you said wouldn't it be a shame if I knew how great I was five minutes before I die I'd be filled with such regret and I said you're not going to die anytime soon

數數手指差不多已是10年前的作品,那時Alanis廿歲出頭,掌握盡後生仔女的情情塔塔心事。近年被評"食老本", 雖知道"食老本"都要"夠料"才行,非高手萬做不到。

05 November 2007

喪失書寫能力

與讀書小友飯聚, 分享對這一眾post-x世代的看法── 處事待人態度欠佳, 說話書寫能力駭人.... 忽然間心裡一沉, 自己的書寫能力何嘗不是一樣極速倒退?英語更是退步得叫自己面紅, 手到keyboard往往只可以寫出各類倒模般的範本式句子, 以下這一句差不多出現在每一個工作的電郵:

"Please see attached information for your (1) retention / (2) reference / (3) perusal / (4) consideration / (5) attention."

你會覺得這句句子耳熟能詳嗎?共勉之。