2018/03/25

遺忘詩篇


HKIFF 42 catalogue cover_遺忘詩篇
HKIFF42










不經不覺又一年了,今天晚上在又一城看了在第四十二屆香港國際電影節所揀選的第一套電影:法國作品,遺忘詩篇。92分鐘的電影,不算長,節奏很慢,人物、場景很少,故事很簡單。由管理員帶着觀眾從被遺忘的墓園,重尋被遺忘的人和事。

管理員對最後一具未處理屍體的執着,讓故事中人尋回失落的安慰,也讓我們從死亡中緊記持守人性的尊嚴。全套戲的色彩很美,尤如退色的畫;尤其偏愛管理員飯枱上的吊燈及窗外萬家燈火卻又如斯寧靜的夜景。墓園在鏡頭下呈現一種脫離現實的狀態,彷彿在另外一個空間似的,很特別,令人很留戀。

如果你看電影簡介,也許會領略到更多由導演想帶出的訊息,不過我還是喜歡用一份探險的心情去看電影節的戲。今年,是個好的開始,一套令人細味的好戲。你呢?是否已和大家一樣,展開了你的探險之旅?!

 提示:唔好話我唔提你,記得聽埋片尾 Vivaldi 隻 Summer 先好離座呀!




2018/03/12

Real Distortion

Lotus pond of Yiu Chung Yee Museum in Hong Kong

I've took this photo quite a long time ago, which was on the same day as the "fluorescent butterfly" in my Anti-gravity blog post , in Oct 2017. 

This is a really nice and tranquil place at Yiu Chung Yee Museum in Hong Kong, as far as I've remember, that was  a rainy day, so tourist were rare; i.e.: the best time for "photo adventure". I was looking for interesting view angle and by chance, this was what I had discovered. 

It looks a little bit weird, right? I mean the angle of view. The truth is, by normal, the direction of vanishing point should be 45 degree at NE, but I twisted my camera + my head, of course :D, to capture this almost isometric view, everything become weightless in a second, especially those furniture, so cool!

If the building at top left can be compressed a little bit more, it will be perfect, but as my usual practice, minimum PS touch is the best; so I  better leave it as it is to remind me they are distorted in real ! Hope you'll like it.
 

2018/02/24

做個兼職設計師

幾年前,機緣巧合之際,開始第一次教自在人生自學計劃入面嘅一個美化家居課程。相信好多人都認識呢個專為婦女而設嘅計劃,由政府,公開大學同一D社區中心或者教會合辦;目的當然離唔開鼓勵市民,特別係退休婦女或者主婦、新來港人士等有個持續進修嘅機會啦,最近連男生都收埋,好熱鬧。

不知不覺間,眨吓眼,斷斷續續咁已經踏入第三年教學生涯。

原本諗住係工餘時間以外,一方面認識多D冇利益關係嘅人,平衡吓生活 :D,另一方面又可以將自己熟識嘅室內設計知識同同學分享吓。初時以為已經係成人嘅同學們都係係咁意,柴娃娃搵D嘢學吓,消磨吓時間;不過真係估佢哋唔到,大部份同學唔單只唔係玩玩吓,好專心甚至好認真咁抄筆記,都令我幾意外......即係我都唔可以hea 教,要認認真真啦 :P

另外最有意思嘅係,有唔少同學係我嘅長輩,初初聽佢哋叫我一聲"老師",真係有D"唔敢當"嘅感覺;而老實講,或許真係因為係老一脫人,大部份都好有禮貌,令我突然搵番失落咗好一陣子嘅"尊師重道"感覺,好珍貴!

你估係課堂上最多人問嘅係咩嘢問題吖?(截至2017年第三個學期止)

第三位:做個升高嘅地台儲物,你話好唔好呀?!
第二位:你覺得地面做瓷磚定係木地板好呀?
第一位 :究竟牆身油漆好定貼牆紙好呢?

呢幾條差不多係我嘅必答題 :D

短短幾年間遇過唔少類型嘅同學,同埋亦親身體會到一般用家其實最關注嘅裝修疑慮;每當我見到佢哋因為學會一D新知識又或者我為佢地解答咗疑團嘅嗰種神情,感覺好滿足。特別係佢哋係完成生平第一次繪畫平面圖嘅時候,眼前一個個既驚又興奮,好似返到小學生時期嘅佢哋,真係好可愛。所以不經不覺間,我亦將更多時間投放係教學當中,我諗,係時候份正職要轉兼職啦!

由於呢個計劃,老師全部算係義務性質,所以人工或者講成車馬費更適合。加上我係遊走較偏遠地區,真係"車馬費"唔慳得,所以身邊大部份親朋戚友其實唔多支持我此舉.....不過有樣好,就係設計師總係有佢哋嘅"固執"哈哈!而佢哋都知我份人,就係咁,2018年應該會遊走於五個地區三個課程當中,享受並重新學習"為人師表"呢份"正職",期待!


2018/02/23

It began with STAEDTLER

Staedtler Triplus fineliner
Around half years ago, one of my student gave me ten numbers of these Staedtler Triplus Fineliner, simply because she learned from my lesson about 斷.捨.離 (a method invented by a Japanese of how to organize your stuff and refresh your simple life/mind), which had to be proceed prior to re-design the interior of her house...as a result, they are the "useless stuff" that needed to be cart away from her place.

At the very beginning, I just used them as another writing tool, but one day, I had another idea, how about this....
Blue tone drawing by Staedtler Triplus fineliner 1
 I started to draw on some of my aging illustration board, well, it seems it's yellowish tint did match with these too blueish liner; so I drawn another one...
Blue tone drawing by Staedtler Triplus fineliner 2

followed by 
another one
and another one...
Blue tone drawing by Staedtler Triplus fineliner 3
Blue tone drawing by Staedtler Triplus fineliner 4
...finally, I've got a series of landscape, ha ha :D 

They were put aside in my drawer for a while but one day , I had another idea, again...what if I edited these image by Photoshop to become these...





Digital editing from blue line drawing
It looked amazing, just added a lit bit of mysterious, which suited our Twilight Zone series in Cocoa Grocery...so, another day, what I thought is...metamorphosis!






 



 Here is what I've finally got as my wish !
Tranformed into cushion sale in Redbubble
Blue Dye Garden floor pillow
 Yes! It was all started by STAEDTLER !







 

2017/10/19

Anti gravity!

Yellow butterfly at Yiu Chung Yee Museum






A beautiful pale yellow butterfly,
enjoying her lunch 
after rain;

"so delicious...la, la, la...
hey, you!
you are in a wrong way! "











Think out of the box,  pal! 
this is the reality :D
 



Urban Beauty


 

 



 

 

2017/10/16

Where are you at this moment ?!

  
Before Sunrise CD cover
1995


If you like Julie Delpy and Ethan Hawke, these are the must see movies. Before Sunrise was the first one I had watched on T.V. at Pearl 930.... well, years and years ago. Two young strangers met on a train in Europe, they spent a whole after night at Vienna together, sharing hopes, joys, dreams, and love....then returned on train at dawn and aparted to their own destination.

Before Sunset was the second one I had watched on T.V. again late night at year end, right after Before Sunrise, Yes! movie double up :D So the feeling and emotion were even much stronger as the story carried on : Jesse (Ethan Hawke) and Celine (Julie Delpy) met after nine years in Paris......so, can you imagine...... 

Before Sunset CD cover
2004
They were both more mature, having their own business and experience. Once again, they unfolded as much as they could before they had to apart again at dusk.  Life altered after the first met, but love remains.

There was an open ending in this story, whether Jesse could/would capture his plane back to US?  or stayed with Celine?

Another nine years pasted, I had to find out the real face of true romance between Jesse and Celine. This time, I went to the theatre, flied to Greece, learned a lesson before midnight.

Before Midnight poster
2013
Life is amazing, because it is a learning path that everyone has to participate into, no short cut, no forever romance, no unawakened dreams. It mold you to become what you are from teen to mid age. 

Beautiful faces, stunning environment, meaningful dialogue, romancing moment...all you can find in this series of movie. Even though some people may say the last one is far too reality and they are too old which diminish the past romantic atmosphere of the whole film;
this is what we need to walk and grow together with Jesse and Celine, not only in their but our life, too.

I have to leave you now and enjoy my "triple up" !
Au Revoir!

                                               











Ikea Coffee Bean : Surprise !

Coffee bean from Ikea
Everybody knows that I am an IKEA and a Coffee lover, will it be lovely if they are merging?

Each year I will take a visit to see if there are any new products arrive, but unfortunately not many in the coming of 2018 in Hong Kong. Well, truly a little disappointed, so I am going to grab my favor almond pie before leaving, and accidentally discover this!

I am not a super fans of organic product especially in food, my past experience reminds me the "mild" taste of "everything" which are "boring". So I did hesitate a while when I saw this. In addition, because they are not freshly roasted, a certain compromise to aroma is expected.  

This espresso coffee bean is 100% Arabica, UTZ certified.
Produced in Sweden (I doubt whether it is the origin ).
Acidity 3, Body 5, Roasting 5....that's it, not much detail in terms of aroma or after taste...,etc. 
Cost: $46/250g. 
If compare with others, it is obviously very economical. 


To my surprise, the bean size are quite big, even though it looks like an Italian Roast, I will say a City Roast is more appropriate with a slight cinnamon favor is noted. 

Although this kind of ready packed coffee bean can not be compared with the freshly roasted and high quality single origin coffee; it is good enough for a morning coffee with sugar & milk, the overall taste is quite balance. So, give a try and you may love it :P