談談圖，笑笑口

你認為圖畫最大的趣味在哪兒呢？

歡迎踴躍留言。

Third Girl by Agatha Christie

我是個膽小鬼，大部份時間不能受驚嚇。但女人是矛盾而呢樣果樣的，所以我雖然蛇gwaai，卻又喜歡緊張大師希治閣及謀殺天后亞嘉莎。

[第三個女郎]橋段不新奇，簡單來說就是掩眼法，但因為內容圍繞「三個」獨立在倫敦找生活的女孩子，所以我有特別的體會。

話說回來，雖然橋舊，但讀者很受，這就是阿嘉莎的魅力了。

睡前讀阿嘉莎，我又發惡夢了。

The Body in the Library and The Jackie O in the Tribunal

We were watching on the TV how Jackie O was accused of murder and finally found guilty at the tribunal. I opined that the Jackie O showed up at the tribunal was a fake one. My boyfriend burst out laughing. He wrapped me with his strong arms and whispered "Sweet heart, you are way too creative."

I am not creative. I am just educated by Agatha Christie over her novel "The Body in the Library". A swap of identity is a common trick.

Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Body_in_the_Library

Plot summary

The story starts with Mrs Dolly Bantry waking up from a pleasant dream, and noticing that the maid has not been in yet. Suddenly, the maid, Mary, dashes in, tearful and breathless, and informs Dolly that there is a body in the library, before running out again.

Colonel Arthur Bantry then goes downstairs and learns from his butler, Lorrimer, that there is indeed a body in the library, sees it, calls PoliceConstable Billy Palk, and then Mrs Bantry calls her friend, Miss Marple (revealing that the victim has been strangled).

Miss Marple is picked up by Mrs Bantry and her chauffeur, Muswell, and taken to Gossington Hall. There she sees the body. It is a very young girl withplatinum blonde hair, with lipstick and painted nails like a gash, wearing a old but glittery, satin, cheap, black and white evening dress of rather poor quality, with silver sandals. The girl is also wearing a considerable amount of make-up. Soon, the police arrive, the senior officers being DetectiveInspector Slack and the Chief Constable of the County, Colonel. Terence Melchett. Nobody in the household recognises the body, though.

Miss Marple states to Mrs Bantry, that a good suspect in the Bantry's neighbour, Basil Blake, the son of an old school friend of Mrs Bantry's, who is mutually disliked intensely by Colonel Bantry. Basil is well known for dating a young platinum blonde girl, called Dinah Lee. Colonel Melchett visits Basil, but soon discovers that Dinah is not dead, as she comes and argues with Basil.

The autopsy arrives, revealing that the girl was strangled with the belt of her own dress, and that death took place between 10:00 and 12:00 at nighttime. She was also heavily drugged first. Despite her appearance, she died a virgin.

Finally, the body is identified as "Ruby Keene" (her real name being "Rosy Legge"), an 18 year old dancer who worked at a hotel called the Majestic in Danemouth. The body is identified by Ruby's great-cousin and colleague Josephine "Josie" Turner, who explains that she is dance and bridge hostess at the Majestic, but required Ruby to fill in a as dance hostess, due to Josie suffering injuries sustained to her ankle, whilst sunbathing. Ruby would just do the dancing with men, and the exhibition dances with Raymond Starr, the tennis and dancing pro. But the previous night, Ruby went missing, and Josie was forced to do the dance.

After Josie has visited Gossington, Mrs Bantry realises that the one who called the police was Conway Jefferson, an old friend of the Bantry's. Conway had a wife, a son, and a daughter (Margaret, Frank and Rosamund) all of whom were killed in a plane crash. Conway had both legs so badly injured, they were amputated. He lives with Frank's widow, Adelaide, Rosamund's widower, Mark Gaskell, and Peter Carmody, Adelaide's son from her first marriage. And then there is Edwards, Conway's valet. Mrs Bantry then decides that she and Miss Marple will go to Danemouth, stay at the Majestic, and find the killer.

Meanwhile, Melchett has appointed a new assistant, Detective Superintendent Harper. Together they interview Conway and discover that he was going to adopt Ruby, disinherit Mark and Adelaide, and settle £50,000 on her. Despite this, Mark and Adelaide both have alibis. They were playing bridge watching Ruby dancing.

Melchett and Harper interview George Bartlett, who was the last one to see Ruby alive, and who has had his car stolen.

Conway, now tired, orders Edwards to call Sir Henry Clithering. When Sir Henry arrives, Conway asks him to investigate. Sir Henry tells him about Miss Marple. Later after dining, Miss Marple tells Sir Henry that if the case is not solved, the Bantry's lives will be ruined forever.

The police suspect that Ruby went to change to meet a boyfriend, who found out about her and Conway, making him panic and strangle her, leaving her at the Gossington library, and drives away to London. Sir Henry interviews Edwards, who tells him that he saw a snapshot of Basil Blake fall out of Ruby's handbag, making Conway and the reader suspect that Ruby had a lover.

Then, Bartlett's Minoan 14 car is found burning in Venn's Quarry, with a charred and blackened corpse inside. With a few scraps of clothing surviving burning, it is identified as Pamela Reeves, a 16 year old Girl Guide reported missing a few days. Pamela was last seen going to Wallworths. Miss Marple interviews Pamela's friends, and discovers that Pamela was actually going to a hotel, for a film test, after being approached by a "film producer", but Pamela never returned from this appointment.

Miss Marple then goes to Basil Blake's house and informs Dinah Lee that she has discovered that she and Basil are married and that Basil will be arrested for killing Ruby. Basil returns and confesses that after getting drunk and fighting with Dinah at a studio party, he returned and found Ruby lying strangled to death on "his" hearthrug. Panicking, he dumped Ruby in the Bantry's library. The police arrive and Basil is arrested.

Miss Marple, Sir Henry and the Bantrys once again book into the Majestic (they had briefly left), but this time with Colonel Bantry, Melchett and Harper. Miss Marple makes a quick trip toSomerset House (something about marriages) and ask Conway to tell Mark and Adelaide that he is leaving the money to a hostel for young dancers in London, and that he will visit a solicitor to finalize the details tomorrow. Conway does so, and they ask Det. Supt. Harper to keep a watch on people, with his men. Then the Bantrys and Miss Marple (along with the staff and other guests) retire for the night.

At 3:00 in the morning, someone breaks into Conway's bedroom, via the window and balcony, and tries to murder Conway by injecting him with poison, through a needle, but the attacker is stopped by Melchett, Harper and Clithering. But the intruder is not named.

Miss Marple then reveals all to the Bantrys, the Blakes, Melchett, Harper, Clithering, and the Jeffersons. Although nail clippings were found in Ruby's room, the girl in the library had bitten hers, which meant that the body in the library was not Ruby's. When Dinah mentioned Somerset House-marriage, Miss Marple found out that Mark was married to Josie. Upon finding out about Conway and Ruby, they decided to murder her and frame Basil. Mark and Josie approached Pamela regarding a film test, and when she accepted, they bleached her hair, put make-up on her, varnished her nails, put her into one of Ruby's dresses, and drugged her. Mark then slipped away to write letters, and drove down to the sea-front. But that was when he drove Pamela to Basil Blake's house, and strangled her. So when the doctor said the time she died, Mark and Josie had solid alibis, they were playing bridge watching the real Ruby Keene alive and dancing, and they did not leave the table until after midnight. Josie told Ruby to go and lie down in Josie's room. Ruby, as well, had been drugged. When changing for the dance, Josie murdered Ruby, either by strangulation, a poisonous injection, or a blow on the back of her head. In the early hours of the morning, Josie dressed Ruby in Pamela's Girl Guide uniform, stole Bartlett's car, drove to Venn's Quarry, and incinerated the lot.

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Killing Silly Billy

我懷疑因為我是潛意識的信徒，所以我跟 Hitchcock，Dali, Rene Magritte，以至 Anthony Browne 一見鍾情。唔係咩？近日給母親煩得要死，勾起很多童年陰影，昨晚發惡夢母親把我的 Omega 胡亂交託給人修理，手錶拿回來，錶面的寶石都給人盜去了。

多麼 symbolic 的一個夢。夢中驚醒後一身冷汗，不知所措，只有連忙沐浴穿戴整齊上班去，但成天都心事重重，不能自己。

下午開完一個 WebEx 會議，曲終人散後我按著自己的心口跟自己說：「喂，焦慮發洩左啦。Let go 啦。」

我不知怎說。但這情況就像我失眠，然後擔心自己失眠，結果剪不斷理還亂，失眠的問題更行更遠更深。

很 Silly Billy 呀可？！

"Billy used to be a bit of a worrier." Billy worried about everything from hats, shoes and clouds to rain and giant birds. Both his parents tried to soothe and reassure him, but Billy still worried.

One night, while sleeping over at his grandma's, Billy confides in her. Grandma says, "Well, my goodness, dear. You're not silly. When I was your age, I used to worry like that. I've got just the thing for you." She returns with Guatemalan Worry Dolls and tells Billy to share his worries with them then put them under his pillow and they will do the worrying for you.

Billy does this and has quite a few restful nights until he begins to worry about the burden he is placing in the worry dolls. It doesn't seem fair, he thinks. Browne resolves the problem in this way, "The next day Billy had an idea. He spent all day working at the kitchen table. It was difficult. At first he made lots of mistakes. He had to start again many times. But finally Bill produced something very special..."

Willy the Dreamer

Can you identify all the Magritte, Rousseau, Dali parodies? Or can you count how many bananas are there?

The daddy who read the book to his girl is great. Comforting voice, steady pace, unlimited patience, up-front encouragement and genuine interest.

At the very last page when his baby girl made a count in a different way the daddy made a witty conclusion. How amazing!

星座與你

September 2011
Congratulations, Scorpio! You're really growing in matters of the heart. That's because Jupiter, planet of expansion, is well into its yearlong tour of Taurus, your relationship sign. Jupiter entered Taurus on June 4, making normally risk-averse Scorpios loosen those ironclad boundaries. You may have opened your mind to a new "type" or stepped up into a more supportive role in your current relationship. Because Jupiter rules long-distance travel, you may have fallen for someone from a faraway city or even country! Optimistic Jupiter blesses you with a spirit of adventure and the willingness to try anything once. Now, it's time to pull back just a little bit. From August 30-December 25, Jupiter slows down to retrograde motion, a time that's best used for reflection. Sure, you felt a soulmate connection with that eHarmony guy you've been IM-ing every day. But he lives in Maui and you're in Minneapolis. So...is one of you gonna move? How realistic is this-and if it doesn't make immediate sense on paper, are you both willing to uproot your lives to be together? Perhaps you've sacrificed some of your usual standards for the good of the relationship, like our Scorpio friend who swapped her posh, condo-style apartment to move into her boyfriend and his roommate's dingy fifth-floor walkup. It's definitely improved their relationship to live together (and her rent is so cheap it's almost criminal). But the lack of privacy, charm, and a decent local grocery store is starting to wear on our friend, who loves to cook gourmet meals and flounce around in sexy lingerie. Jupiter retrograde poses the challenge: how much compromise is too much? The September 12 Pisces full moon is a good day to get this out into the open. Pisces rules your passionate, expressive fifth house, and it's a fantastic day to confess a crush or just talk openly with your sweetie about how to make the relationship more romantic, exciting, and workable for you both. Sexy Scorpios have needs-all kinds of them-and you can only sacrifice to a point before you want to explode. The fifth house also rules fertility, so this full moon supports any Scorpios who are trying to conceive. In need of closure? (Let's face it, you're a Scorpio, so there's always somebody you're obsessing or ruminating over.) On September 27, the new moon, Sun, Mercury, Venus AND Saturn are all in Libra, your twelfth house of endings and release. This part of the zodiac rules what's been hidden, so things that have been kept secret could come to light. If you've been wondering whether someone is trustworthy-or just worthy at all-meditate on this at the Libra new moon. Evidence one way or another will definitely reveal itself if you make that your intention. For some Scorpios, this new moon cycle may just mean that you begin a period of greater emotional transparency. Scorpios tend to be uber-private, but if you don't let down your guard a little, nobody will ever see your most vulnerable and lovable parts. YOU may fancy yourself a mind reader, but most other people aren't quite so intuitive. Don't wait around for them to guess how you really feel or make getting to know you harder than a "Where's Waldo?" game.


好悶呀呵？這個下午好悶呀！

閱讀

我幫一位部門主管舉辦 skip level breakfast，有六十多位同事出席活動，說了很多意見。部門主管表示謝意，請我吃午餐，地點又當然是我最喜歡的 Living Room。

在 Living Room 的大樹幹旁，我穿一條雪白長裙，背後綁一個大蝴蝶結，正午的陽光肆無忌憚地照出一室的明媚。我掀開 Rene Magritte 的畫冊，向部門主管逐一介紹 Rene Magritte 的圖騰。

我的意思是：生活除了工作，還有很多美好事物。

IT 的同事們大部份都沒有閱讀的習慣，而閱讀，能讓我們的世界豁然開朗。開卷，真的很有益。

我的 IT 男朋友也閱讀，但他讀的東西我都沒興趣，也看不懂。不過這是好事，我喜歡去喜歡一個我不能夠完全懂得的男人。

嘿，我喜歡找一個對像去祟拜，這樣我的心便有了著落。

ABC 謀殺案

中學上心理學堂，Mr. Bean 教我們 1+1 不一定等如 2。比如說數個明滅明滅的燈泡，獨立來看就只是一明一滅，但把這些明滅明滅的燈泡順序排成一行，便是一個閃燈訊號。

ABC 謀殺案 (The ABC Murders）是我首本 Agatha Christie 的書。

名偵探白羅正面臨一個挑戰。挑戰者可能是一個連環殺手。殺手好像是順著一本按英文字母排列的英國火車時刻表來殺人：安多弗(Andover)的阿雪爾( Ascher)首先死於棒擊，接著是少女巴納德( Bernnard)在貝斯希爾(Bexhill)海濱被勒死，兇器似乎是少女自己的皮帶。第三起謀殺案即將來臨，是哪個城市哪個人呢？

:-)

我喜歡看 Agatha Christie，因為我喜歡從微小的事物看全局；又或相反，考考自己，跳出作者的佈局，合縱連環，由大前題推理出小節的前文後理。

阿珍

笑，像世間一切美好事物，是令人戀棧的。

晚上二人晚餐，對方說起樓宇維修保養，我竟然一諗就諗左去楊學德......的【囡囡大廈】（冇圖）。

嗯。諗起楊學德，自不然諗起我最愛的威珍：


可愛路線的小克都有寫過阿珍。見【十分蓋】中 0:35 的「愛你阿珍隔個膠袋太難耐。」：



星期日檔案那個表現棟篤笑的女子話觀眾在劇場一啲都唔笑，但向條街撞返卻蠻話好好笑。棟篤笑女子自己覺得觀眾好好笑，在鏡頭前係咁笑。

嘿。

方敏生

GG常常血洗部落，見到好野就拿拿臨轉貼先：

2010年11月20日星期六
http://go47.blogspot.com/2010/11/blog-post_20.html
方敏生
最尾兩段。

得閒，我會講「正義．幸福．起跑線」。

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信報財經新聞 2010-11-20 P13 | 政在生活 | 政在生活 | By 何素文

走入凡間 方敏生

外表纖纖弱質的社聯行政總裁方敏生，想必有點反叛的基因。當年中學時代，讀的是「師姑庵」的修女學校，卻自我作主選擇了在中六的時候轉往英皇書院，變成男校女生！大學時期，沒有往外國升學去，而是選擇在香港讀書，還堅持要入住以「玩」聞名的聖約翰宿舍。家境富裕，卻選擇到俗稱雞寮的寮屋區去當個發動居民動起來的社工。這一切一切，方敏生不說，真是看不出來！

方敏生剛剛獲政府委任成為二十位關愛基金成員之一。社會近日掀起了一股「仇富潮」，隨即鼓動對弱勢要有「關愛精神」。

「關愛」的意思比以前複雜、混雜了，有人出發點較單純，發生在非洲安哥拉正在去除地雷的小徑，走在上面的是英國戴安娜王妃，冒險是喚起世界關注掃雷。

遠一點的例子，就有一代偶像柯德莉夏萍，離開聲色犬馬的荷里活後，逕自跑到第三世界國家，呼籲發達國家關愛貧童。

放下身段對不少人來說是艱難，但對於一些人卻很容易！

方敏生便是一個例子。她家世顯赫，祖父是「抗日名將」方振武，父親方心讓除了是骨科名醫外，也是立法局及行政局的非官守議員。至於前政務司司長陳方安生，就是方敏生的堂姐。像所有名門大家庭之後一樣，方敏生自少都獲得很好的生活與教育安排，小時候一直讀「修女學校」，是那種同學們都有工人送午飯到學校來的那種「富貴人家」的學校，當年，她還會做一點浪漫的事來，就是不坐私家車偏要坐坐巴士，來體驗生活。「我們突登試下搭、了解什麼是隧道巴士！」。她的生活，一如其大學教授所言是「很好彩」，而她也承認自己一直以來的生活就像活在「龜殼」，處處受到保護。

不過，她可不甘於活在舒適的「龜殼」內。「龜殼」可以是保護，也可以視為一個窒礙， 「如果不伸出手腳出殼外，如何走前一步？走的一步可能好刺腳，但走前一步，可以找自己的海洋、自己的天空！」於是，中六那一年，方敏生為自己人生作出了一個重要抉擇，由「修女學校」轉到「平民學校」英皇書院，近距離體驗社會。到升讀大學，她也選擇入香港大學修讀社工，拒絕美國或英國大學的取錄，留在香港，希望多點了解社會。實習都是到漁灣居民組織、婦女戒毒工作、在觀塘雞寮的職業學校當駐校社工。而畢業後的第一份工作也是在李鄭屋的基層組織「基愛」，幫助寮屋居民。

一步又一步的打開人生一扇又一扇窗，讓她領悟到「在我的生活圈子是很理所當然的事，原來在同一社會入面，很多人不是！」她看到了較貧困的同學，寧願留在學校、有冷氣的機場讀書。她也看到了一些人的生命是沒有「希望」這兩個字！

「看到自己的細佬妹考慮的只是到英國或美國讀書，但雞寮的細路是沒有機會的，當時放學的那些細路，還被駐校社工『的』回學校，因為門口有黑社會在等梗放學！」她當時很動氣，還問那些學生： 「好的就俾人拉入冊，不好的就被人斬開一碌碌，你第日想點！」「你會看到什麼地方出身，就是什麼機會！沒有人可以選擇自己在哪裏開始，正如我沒有得選擇在哪個環境出身，他們也是沒有！」方敏生皺起眉頭，哀慟地說。

從低層中她明白到，世界其實很大！

跟方敏生談談，明白到她最大的本錢，並非家底、學識，而是她父母，尤其是爸爸的身教及對她的包容。

方心讓既是名醫，更是復康會創立人，他把復康工作看得重過事業，而小時候的方敏生自小跟父親出席活動、接觸殘障人士，令她有點領略， 「他教我活著不是為自己！」大學畢業後，大抵是反叛性格，當時方敏生有「三不」， 「政府不做！大機構不做！復康也不做，因為爸爸做復康！」最後落戶了在李鄭屋的基層組織「基愛」，主要服務白田安置區，劃下了社工生涯的起步點。比起上述的三個選擇，安置區單是看衛生環境，聽上來也最難忍受的。「公用的廁所如果是旱廁，就更加核突啦，我們返工去廁所，廁所門又爛晒，有些是條坑的，不是一個一個的廁所。」環境差，人背景複雜。那裏有邊緣社群、「癮君子」躲起來吸毒、罪案又特別多，偷竊、婦女洗澡遭人偷窺等事都會發生。那時做居民組織的方敏生還要等到晚上、街坊下班才上班，她習以為常。

「那時很多門字入面有字的那些字，全部識晒！」她哈哈說！

不過，她感激父親從來都是對她信任，更沒有多過問。「他們不知道我的情況怎樣，因為當時去堂阿哥那裡住，」她說。但她父親既是行會、立法局議員，我想又豈會完全不知道寮屋區的情況！那只是對她的愛與包容。

這點，方敏生也很明白。「好欣賞他給我很大空間去闖，給我很大的信心！我做什麼，他也覺得我是最好！」已為人母，育有一子一女，方敏生說換轉是自己，則是難以放開， 「現在女兒夜一點回家都打電話問，很不同的，可能因為現在社會複雜一點。」

說到貧窮仍有火

方敏生八十年初大學畢業，投入社會工作，可是三十年來，眼見貧窮差距、當時社會矛盾的房屋問題，如今仍然如夢魘一樣。

八十年代，政府興建不夠公屋，基層市民都住在安置區，環境惡劣， 「政府初時起的有如豬棚一樣，只給一個蓋，按你幾多人，就劃塊地給你，四面牆也是自己建的。」三十年過去了，安置區也全部拆卸、連當時服務的街坊都「上樓」了，她說不能說社會沒有進步，然而貧窮問題以至貧窮差距仍然活生生的存在，唯一不同只是形式轉變了！

她形容，目前基層家庭面對的是機會問題、部分是因跌了在「政策罅」中接受不到幫忙的問題，這些是今天富裕社會面對的貧窮問題。

「即是香港中環半條街是Armani、Gucci，仍然還有籠屋！」日前社聯才帶「大孖沙」體驗基層生活、造訪籠屋，「有個阿伯在廁所上面間了一個閣樓住，那次（自由黨）田北辰踩了進屎坑，因為不知道那個是屎坑！」貧窮個案多不勝數，方敏生連續列舉好幾個個案。「新來港的、他們叫『煲仔飯』，這些新來港的單親家庭就是靠個仔才可取綜援、養埋他！他們不敢看醫生，因為他不是香港人，這些貧

窮仍然存在！」

她又提起，失聰人士希望獲關愛基金撥款，給他們買助聽器， 「如果不是綜援、60 歲以上、85 分貝以上、學生，你是沒有的！」「有些情況則是老豆『走了佬』、阿媽持雙程證，個細路是交給廟祝照顧！因為沒辦法呀，要持雙程證，不是經常在這兒！就是有這些個案，令你聽到是不安樂的！」本港作為國際都會，有批細路不懂分辨時代廣場及立法會， 「你帶他去立法會，他問是否時代廣場，有朋友指是學習遲緩，其實是學習機會的問題！為何窮的小朋友的學習能力、語言能力、自信、社交能力都弱一點，他們不是生出來就是這樣的！」希望幫助該批貧童， 「如何不要輸在起跑線上。」政府在政策，最多多做一點， 「十大基建講緊二零三幾年啦！為何福利不可長期規劃、人口老化不可規劃、為何不可承諾？公屋為何不是三年就有得上，殘疾人士十年都無得上！護養、安老，人口為何沒有得規劃，為何社會發展比經濟發展次一等！要講還有排講！」說起貧窮問題，她還是有火！一切彷彿時光倒流，回到了當年在李鄭屋幫助屋民的那個方敏生！

「我從事社工這個行業有個福分，是看到人性的強處、生命影響生命的動力，你在其他行業並沒有這樣直接的，有些事物是Larger than Life（很傳奇的）。所以，如果俾我再選擇，我都會行返這條路！」

採訪：何素文、江麗芬

撰文：何素文

版面設定：楊慶祥

攝影：黃俊耀

何素文

Breastfeeding in public

從紐約客 A Cup of Jo 處讀到這一篇，會心微笑。

不知道是羞怯還是尷尬還是對婦孺欠缺同理心還是鹹濕，香港男士對女性於公眾地方哺乳很不自在。「她要開始了...」男士對我使個眼色，我報以poker face。辦公室設有nursing room，開會時男同事問：「用黎做咩架？」「俾d 餵母乳的媽媽用的。」男同事笑嘻嘻：「係咪帶埋個 bb入黎？」我拍案而起：「番去請教你媽咪啦。」

agatha christie

十月號的 Jet Magazine 談推理小說。其中一個雙連頁列出了古今中外推理偵探--沒有 Agatha Christie 筆下的白羅和瑪波小姐。

我實在不明白。

金田一那個悲報島的故事，是抄 Agatha Christie 的 "Ten Little Indians"。東野圭吾的【容疑者Xの獻身】那個死者不是死者的橋段，Agatha Christie 在 "The Body in the Library" 中一早做用了。

就小說而言，令我最著迷的是“ABC Murder", " A Murder is Announced"，和“ The Murder of Roger Ackroyd“。

而在白羅和瑪波小姐之間，我比較偏好後者。瑪波小姐認為人與人之間的差異是相當微小的，只要你對人生有足夠的體驗，再加上細心一點的觀察，你會發現任何人的行為都是有跡可尋的。

我喜歡觀察別人，亦對 unreconcilable 的細節非常敏感。我曾經想做 forensic accounting 的工作，但沒有機會入行。噢。

嘿。

Until somebody says YES

I told mother I am badly hurt and I want to be loved and I want to have someone telling me bedtime stories. Today she got for me this book borrowed from the library.

The Cat and the Mouse

Played in the House.

Then they played in the barn

‘Til the Mouse came to harm.



The Cat bit the Mouse’s tail off. “Please, Mr. Cat,” said the Mouse. “Give me back my tail.”

But, the Cat said, “No! I will not give back your tail until you go to the cow and get me some milk to drink.”

So she jumped and she ran and soon she began, “Please, Miss Cow, give me milk that I can give to the Cat so I can get my tail back.”

But, the Cow said, “No! I will not give you any milk until you go to the Farmer and get me some hay.”

So she jumped and she ran and soon she began, “Please, Mr. Farmer, give me some hay, so I can give it to the Cow. Then the Cow will give me milk that I can to the Cat so the cat will give me back my tail.”

But, the Farmer said, “No! I will not give you any hay until you go to the butcher and get me some meat.

So she jumped and she ran and soon she began, “Please, Mr. Butcher, give me some meat, so I can give it to the Farmer. Then the farmer will give me hay that I can give the hay to the Cow. The Cow will give me milk. I can give the milk to the Cat, so the cat will give me back my tail.”

But, the Butcher said, “No! I will not give you any meat until you go to the baker and get me some bread.

So she jumped and she ran and soon she began, “Please, Madame Baker, Give me some bread so I can give it to the Butcher. Then he will give me some meat that I can give to the Farmer. The farmer will give me hay, so I can give it to the Cow. The Cow will give me milk. I can give the milk to the Cat, so the cat will give me back my tail.”

And the Baker said, “Yes!” I will give you some bread if you will promise never to come into my Bakery and eat my baked goods and scare my customers away.

The mouse promised she would not bother the baker and her customers. The Baker gave her bread. Then, she jumped and she ran and soon she began to take the bread to the Butcher. The Butcher gave her meat. She took the meat to the Farmer. The Farmer gave her hay. She took the hay to the Cow. The Cow gave her milk. she took the Milk to the Cat who gave her back her tail.

Then the Cat and the Mouse

Played in the House.

Then they played in the barn

And NEITHER came to harm.

Walker Books

Children books publisher Walker Books is celebrating her 30th anniversary. A shooting on the sky, echos the light being held by the walking belly belly bear.

I enjoy reading picture books a lot. Walker Books’ founder, Sebastian Walker, had a simple vision for the company: “All that counts,” he said, “is that a child says at the end of the book, ‘Again!’”

Exactly. Definition for nice stuffs is simple and straight-forward. Be it the food, be it the wine, be it the place, be it the people. When you feel like to have it again, the stuff is nice. And you should not need a checklist b4 of after your encounterment.

縱使生命消磨，也不願眼睜睜地看別人受折磨

四年了，我在NGO工作整整四年。
雖然決定了抽身離去，但仍然對行業非常關心 。
看見相關的資料還是會剪存作日後參考之用。

縱使生命消磨
生命是一種消磨，今天比昨日死去一點；人與人之間互相猜忌，太多的零和遊戲；國不以家為本，戰爭的理由無限上綱地神聖；全球化下蟻民愈來愈周身蟻；祖國江河日漸失色，太多的銅臭，太少的公義。

我看見人我聽見人聲，恨不得閉上眼睛聾了耳朵（哦非禮勿視非禮勿聽）。

只因為年輕，以為這雙手雖然小，也定能盡點綿力。

但到後來，年紀毫不憐惜的在我身心刻劃了一筆又一筆的印記，才發覺我的手真的非常小（小得可以讓你緊握）。

批判思考仍然無限，我怎能對我手的有限視若無睹？我怎能夠昧著良心仍舊喜孜孜興致勃勃地做我於NGO的工作？

我時時問為什麼仍有人活於貧窮線下，每天靠不足一美元去生活；我時時問為什麼有這麼多白內障、又或冇手冇腳的國民，個案多至我做看來看去也看不完。

到後來，哈，這真的是社會的錯──是本國社會的錯，也是國際社會的錯（在這世界，每個人都是同謀者）。

要根治問題，NGO是否應多做倡議的工作？

但現在以倡議為主要工作的NGO的做事方法我又不怎認同。

於是，便唯有抽身，冷眼旁觀。

也不願眼睜睜地看別人受折磨

但我仍然關心。

我打算寫一點東西：NGO的行政費、裂唇項目、中國的白內障項目、世界各地的未婚媽媽項目、非洲的血鑽，獅子會等等。

我又想很「麥肯錫」（唉，信報諸君，不是麥堅時──那是律師事務所）地把各有關的NGO項目的金錢流轉用圖表公諸於世──但是，搜集資料的過程真的非常艱鉅。

我會努力的，這一篇就當是自我勉勵的楔子吧。