be POSITVE keith be POSITIVE!

一百歲的時候
我讓世界爬到我的膝蓋上頭
做一個完美的倒立
雖然我們並不因為這樣
而有了更好的了解
－－夏宇＜簡單未來式＞

In a network of networks of networks of…

In times, increasingly, you find all the mottos and yourself lame,
people and things entered and left your life so casually,
crudely. You start to think
people don’t actually exist in your world — you exist in theirs.
I don’t know, I guess it’s not necessarily a negative thought:
admit that the Earth turns.
Astronomically speaking,
it does not mean to stop for your sunbath weekend.

We don’t call this a compromise.
It’s natural to live with the food chain.

The Hong Kong Republic

Then the government started being rude and the police is the biggest gang.
Then we are Chinese we are pround of being Chinese we stuck with our passport we kiss the dictatorship we have a new slogan.
Then we write poem we take pictures we write songs we make videos we take action we speak.
Then I blog I blog I blog I blog I blog I blog I blog I blog…
Then I need a job found a job do the job hate the job fuck the job.
Then I have a son have a second son have a daughter and she has her daughter.
Then soon I’m old enough I tell my son and also his son: don’t be stupid RUN save money eat well use condom when have sex.
Then ashes to ashes dust to dust “a” for apple “b” for BYE.

be positive keith be positive!

Sir I have questions!

• Is a “proper job” means sit properly at office do boss’ favorite?
• What if I keep my jean and t-shirt on? (I’m allergic to suit. I may die.)
• “I don’t sell my writing but you have to read it.” Is this some sort of mental disorder or just an economical phenomenon?
• PhD stands for “Permanent Head Damage”. Really?
• The Bible grows on me, the poetry and novel grow on me, the girls grow on me, music and photography grow on me, motion pictures grow on me… Are these my keywords?: semi-structured, fuzzy logic, incompletion, in the middle of everything.
• I begin to dislike the Hong Kong government — diseases spread far from Beijing. (Being a Hong Kong citizen I feel like mute!) (I know, I know this’ not a question at all.)
• Leeds, Birmingham or Glassgow? London is too expensive. Preston is too quiet. Edinburgh is too far. York… can’t afford the land, like Oxford. Where should I go next? May be just Liverpool, may be just stay in Hong Kong.

上體下體

(source: http://blog.sina.com.cn/19800907libo)

「知道麼，她是因為你陽痿
才愛上你的……」
當所有男人
都把「硬」當作榮耀
她說：我愛你的軟

－－尹麗川＜以下所述是真實的＞

她一定是對他不滿
才嫁給他做老婆
為了方便表達她的意見

－－尹麗川＜嚇唬＞

I、m in Beijing 北京

As the title describes, I’m in the middle of my BJ trip. Here is a quick post. Well, I don’t want to long list things again, pictures may be easier. I have bought a lomo DC earlier and this trip relies on it completely — the picture quality is fairly good but I like snapshotting.

Two more things to say:

• I have got a niece called Kaitlyn!
• Monkey Majik is cool!

Dreams 18Oct09

I had many dreams last night and I remember 2 of them:

Dream 1. I was with Steph, an old friend, and some other people taking MTR. Steph wrote her questions on paper and showed them to me: she first asked would I cry at all, I said yes. Then she asked how often, I answered not often. She then condemned me for my cold blood: how could you not cry with those songs you listened to? I don’t agree with her but I didn’t say. There was a music player or something with a screen. I made up quickly a playlist and it started with a Karen Mok’s song. Some of her songs made me cry before.

Dream 2. I was talking to my mom and suddenly I remembered that I should plan a trip to Chile for some conference. I forgot the contents of the conversation between us but I was happy and started to mess up the plan: may be I would go to Liverpool after Chile for visit? My mom suggested that may be she could meet me at Liverpool so I can show her around.

Liverpool–>HongKong

當我們年輕
那時，世界包圍了我們：槍聲如雨，
我們不打算逃走。
－－＜邦妮與克勞德＞廖偉棠

• I’m back in Hong Kong
• a few things to do next: body check, visiting people, mainland trips, job, keep writing, plan book publishing, friends’ weddings …
• Nose alergy — Hong Kong, city of dust
• Like imaginary memory, be sick of the past hurts realistically.
• Oh! I need a job, I found so many things to buy!  — Hong Kong, city of I should spend money for the rest of my life thank you very much!
• I need a flat. I need privacy.

Quick Note: Spain (and Portugal) Trip (22-28July09)

[[SPAIN]]

[PPL]

• people are happy
• people tend not to care about rules: no queue at bus station; some ignore traffic light (also the drivers!)
• people are nice, polite, and welcome tourist
• no bad kids
• not many people speak fluent English
• small population of chinese and other foreigner
• Chinese open “chinese store” beside chinese restaurant. chinese food has no place in spain
• people are sporty; have beautiful body — hard to see a fat man/woman

[ECON]

• SME shops everywhere
• privately owned small shops can survive
• things are not cheaper than UK
• food: expensive (6+euro for a mcdonal meal)
• public transport: cheap (1.xx euro for most bus; taxi costs almost half of that in UK)
• many people are paid at minimum wage (around 600 euro/month as i remember) and live a good life
• haven’t seen many manufacturing industries

[FOOD]

• i fallen in love with the bar-cafe
• bar-cafe: it’s like spainish style 茶餐廳; sell any kinds of drink + tapas and food
• all day
• sea food are nice
  tapas are nice
  diet coke is called “cola light”
  beer is cheaper than soft drink (1-2euro for a 300ml bottle of soft drink)

[LAYOUT]

• buildings are generally taller than those in liverpool
• old church and building everywhere but rather clean and tidy
• Graffiti everywhere like part of the culture
• roads filled with buses, taxis and motor car
• streets are wide and comfortable in commercial area
• blocks pack tight with lanes in residential and older regions

[WEATHER]

• was 45`C in Sevilla; around 30 in Malaga
• quite dry. nicely hot. slightly windy

[ETC.]

• English songs on the radio
• many festivals
• train: clean, tidy, big, comfortable
• beach, beach, beach

[[PORTUGAL]]

(this post is long enough!)

June 2009

The problem of not updating a blog often is to have many different things piled up to manage at one time. So I better leave it for pictures:-

Descriptions: in brief, some Graffiti (by me and Eric) + computer-based re-creation graphics + Liverpool Tatoo Convention 2009 + my Olympus film cam and B&W films arrival + a nice old to-be-repaired car.

I’m addicted “re-creating” graphic design lately. And thinking it’s a good idea to put some good works into my book (if it would finally be published). Thinking to add a gallery in this blog!

If you Pray for a New Bicycle

When I was a kid I used to pray every night for a new bicycle. Then I realised God doesn’t work that way, so I stole one and prayed for forgiveness.

- Emo Philips

My June

I would call June 2009 “My June” because I’m so high for finishing up my current job by the last day of May!

I do NOT hate my job, it’s a decent job indeed. But  quiting the job simply means the starting of a summer holiday. It allows me do alot of things that I fancy — those simple things that I am capable to do but the works wouldn’t let me go.

Just a brief to-do list in the next few weeks:

• I will finish up the thesis correction (ok, this’ not an interesting one)
• I will write a proper CV and send out (ok, even worse)
• I will fool around Liverpool and some cities I have been in UK, and take many nice pictures of them. Then I will make a little album together with some writings, make sure I will not forget them in the future.
• I will go to Ireland with Jack etc for a break
• I will meet friends as usual
• Read many books and watch many many many films
• I will quite my Chinese teaching job at Wahsing Chinese School and am going to miss my students secretly
• I will pack up my stuff
• I am ordering an Olympus mju-I film camera and black&white films, for the “My June”. I thought I would get a Olympus mju-II but didn’t have much luck at ebay. muj-I is not a bad choice — top-quality len and robust functionalities
• Book ticket back to HongKong