How HDB CCTV can be useful in Singapore

I don't know the real motivation of installing CCTV near HDB lift area, and I am not so concern, yet. But this is a fine example of how such an expensive infrastructure can be truly useful to resident, and as a effective deterrent.

By far the only place in Singapore I saw this.

Guess there really is a different in value of life at different part of Singapore.

Is that why the HDB here is much more expensive?

鸿门宴， 历史如果真如此

这是一部电影，不是历史。应该说，这是一部改写历史情节的电影。当然，历史是不能改变的，编剧所能做的，是用动人的方式，把已发生的，巧妙地呈现给观众。这部戏，确确实实的做到这一点。

鸿门宴，稍微有中国历史知识的人，都知道为何事。谁为军师，何人赢得天下， 反而不是故事的主题。

戏里最精彩的人物- 范增，让黄秋生演活了，从意气风发，一股必胜的豪情，到满腔悲概，孤注一掷的悲哀，把我们所熟悉的历史人物，可能不可能的一面，带到银幕上。有你的！

为了不破坏看这场戏的乐趣，我不会陈述太多。值得一提的是，普通导演会安排精彩打斗的鸿门舞剑，被李仁港以一场别开生面的斗智斗勇的方式给诠释出来。

想说的是，历史如果真如此！

戏里的场面不凡，每个人物都淋漓尽致，这是一部我看得非常过瘾的戏。期待它的高清版。

戏末稍稍有点纳闷，缺少了十面楚歌的哀嚎场面，霸王别姬的离情，项羽就这样死去。有负一代豪雄。不足。

PS: Please forgive my Chinese. But I worry too much, there is always Google, just highlight and Google away. Credit photo, Wikipedia: link

Chinese, An Original Language of Heaven

I remember, vaguely, someone told me about English being the language of angel. The archangel.

And now, Behold! A shockwave presentation which capture the essence of Chinese language, and turn it into a herald of the almightly. Imagine my amazement.

I wish that does not make you hate Chinese even more. You see, I was thinking that this is a good method to teach your children Chinese, and Bible, at the same time.

Chinese, it is inevitable that we learn it, because it is the origin of heaven.

Link: Chinese: Language Of God?

文字谜，你能解开几个？

信不信由你，我在看答案之前全都猜中了。这简单。

道别

我们给于新加坡火车道最后的拜会，好像是为将要去很远旅行，不再归来的老朋友饯行一样。没有哀伤的别词，也没有惆怅的语调，只有我用力的踏在陈年的老铁上，肯定了那一种远久的，又说不出的情怀。

是暮色将近而又纷纷不离的人群，也是拍摄者孜孜不倦的按下快门的闪光，使我不知道要从哪里开始，才能拾起，值得回忆的石块。

这里虽是孩童不曾涉足的地方，却好像是他们熟悉的遊乐场，他们好像和你从不曾分开过，又好像与你相识了好久好久。或许，只有他们最真挚的童真，才是给你送行的最佳礼物。

三十年后，让我们再回到这里，述说别情。

（笔者：二零一一年七月，新加坡宣布将会拆除火车道。有点对看着文明老去的那一种感伤。）

想死

无论你想或不想，除非你长生不老，它总是会来的。

那天看美国动画影片‘保罗’，戏里外星人保罗双手捧起一只没生命迹象的鸟儿，集中精神‘祷告’，它竟然活了过来。不果这并没给家人带来什么惊奇，接下来发生的事却连号称编剧神童的我也吃了一惊。

小女儿就在鸟儿复活的时候喊道：“吃了它！”

当我们还没回过神来时，保罗竟真的一口，把那可爱复可怜的小鸟，连毛带骨的生吞下去！

对不起破坏了那些想去大影幕观赏这部戏的人的兴致。谢过了！

我为错过了鸟儿临死前那一刹那得表情，感到婉惜，极快的，又为自己为什么会感到婉惜，而觉得惊讶。我是想捕抓生命消失时刹那的光辉呢，还是想窥探生命跨越另一个世界的轨迹，连我也说不清。不过，我能肯定，文里戏里所形容的比起真实的也不过如此。

话说回来，农历七月又要到了，今年刚好碰到新加坡国庆日，不知道是不是这样，而对于这话题特别敏感。

回头太难

昨夜落枕了

麻绳紧紧地缠绕住后颈

还能呼吸

脑袋却不怎么清醒

早晨的镜子里

是长颈鹿脸上的苦笑

忧郁长驻的眼角

以及

热水也化不开的眉间

宁愿如传说中的那只鸟

月轮

把相思套在胸间

炫耀

不必勾在心上

刺不穿

羡煞极了

雄狮甩甩头的潇洒

总觉得那是一种英姿

还有还有

猫头鹰不忌讳的回顾

笔者注：这几天太劳神了，一早起床发现颈项不能转动，伤了。刷牙时不止牙龈肿痛，镜子里一对黑太阳，激放着红色闪电。脑里有千千万万只针，不停的跳动，好像要从眼眶把我的灵魂挤压而出。本来嘛，经典有教不必把自己的苦处说给人听，故意引人注意，不过当时实在清醒极了，所以只好写下几首歪诗，自娱娱人。

The first woman RSM for NDP in Singapore

I just can't resist woman like that. Sorry, I mean I can't help to notice the resemblance between them. Hmm, different everything, but look alike, maybe is me.

Now our soldier can think of their mother when they are drilling, that's a change.

遥远的记忆

许多原本应该记得的，已经忘怀了.　那些应该忘记的,　却 怎么也放不下．人如果可以改变自己的情怀，忘掉过去,　会不会其实是一种失去自我的方式．

人没有能不能，只有肯不肯．没有未来,　一切取决于现在.

Celebrate before GE 2011 cooling off day

We give all GE rally a miss tonight, we have had enough. More important, we want to get together to discuss, no, to unify our vote, for one party. You see, there are about 15 of us, we want harmony. Like one politician says, how can you accept each other in a multi-party family.

We have to make a decision.

We decide to vote for our finance minister, and our young minister. I know we are going to regret this, but what to do? She control my bank account, and he is my future prime minister.

I am going to chicken out this time. And sing. Happy Birthday! Mommy and William.

Who needs a cooling off period when you have been starving since afternoon. We cut the cake and share, I take the biggest piece, off course. Someday, someday I am going to give up my piece, but not today.

智勇兼备刘程强

深入敌阵, 破釜沉舟的背水一战, 虽然没有赢来对手的赞赏, 却深深抓住民众的心. 那种豪壮气魄, 令我慨然. 有一种壮士一去兮不复返的情怀.

祝你好运! 刘程强.

No gahmen doesn't mean no censorship, ok?

MDA or whoever spotted make this happen, well done.

I blog about this before. And more than one time said it is the best Now it has earn another award from me, the first one and only IT magazine which got it's pages torn off before it went on sale on various newspaper booth. Ho!

I don't want to complain, I want a refund. Kidding. Seriously, I understand this is a delicate matter, that's why you cannot watch certain movie at 16 but can have consensual sex. I thought I read from some famous blogger's blog now the gahmen dissolved liao? You prove me wrong. You prove that even without government, our society still can function as a quasi-conservative whole. I am proud of ya!

I just want to say, I will continue to support this magazine as it is the best. I will also continue to get things from the Internet as long as it is not banned in Singapore.

Our gahmen know the best.