關西京阪神之旅 - 第三日

0800 - 起床
0830 - 吃早餐
0915 - CHECK-OUT
0930 - 搭地下鐵到京都駅
1005 - 搭JR到龜岡駅
1040 - JR馬堀駅
1050 - TOROKKO龜岡駅
1118 - 乘搭TOROKKO觀光小火車
1145 - 到達TOROKKO嵐山駅
1210 - 午餐
1315 - 到渡月橋、嵐山公園
1344 - 搭阪急到河原町駅
1430 - 河原町、先斗町
1629 - 搭JR到大阪駅
1730 - 到達東橫INN梅田中津
1930 - 晚餐
2030 - 逛阪急三番街
2200 - 回到酒店

關西京阪神之旅 - 第二日

0745 - 起床
0845 - 到LOBBY吃早餐
0930 - 乘搭80號市巴士到清水寺
1000 - 清水寺
1045 - 產寧坂及二年坂
1200 - 吃午餐
1300 - 往高台寺方向、圓山公園
1330 - 八坂神社
1415 - 於祇園小石吃甜品
1445 - 搭12號市巴士到金閣寺
1545 - 金閣寺
1630 - 搭205市巴士到四条河原町
1700 - 新京極、錦小路市場、大丸
1900 - 搭5號市巴士到烏丸五条
1915 - 吃晚餐
2030 - 回到酒店

關西京阪神之旅 - 第一日

0430 - 起床
0530 - 於第一城車站搭乘A41到機場
0640 - 到達後於CHECK-IN COUNTER知道航班延遲了
0730 - 入了禁區, 到大家樂吃早餐
0930 - 到了閘口
1005 - 才開始上機
1030 - 才正式起飛
1545(日本時間) - 到達關西國際機場
1645 - 乘搭AIRPORT LIMOUSINE到京都
1830 - 到達京都駅
1845 - 乘搭地下鐵到烏丸五条駅
1900 - 於TOYOKO INN五条烏丸CHECK-IN
1930 - 於WARAWARA居樂屋食晚飯
2100 - 回到酒店收拾行李, 梳洗, CHECK EMAIL
2330 - ZZZzzz...

可中可英

剛剛看完蔡寶瓊老師的《我很蠢，但我教書》。
Prof. Dora Choi was my lecturer for the course Sex Education and I was so much inspired by her lessons.
那年上她的性教育課，深深感受到她那種放得下「自己」與各中、小學教師分享知識及意見。
For so many times, she was there sitting on the stool, looking at all her students, or at times taking up a book and quoting some lines for discussion, and engaging everyone to be in this very interactive way of teaching and learning.

作為英國劍橋大學社會學博士，她併棄了所學的英文專有名詞，把各式各樣的主義、現象及詞彙都繙譯成中文（廣東話）。
For most of the teachers, it was certainly a relief, especially those who teach Chinese Language or some mainland teachers.

許多時候，我們所用的語言都似乎給予了我們一些權力。
And that's what she called 'power language'.
顯然，在現今社會，英語仍然被視為最有權力的語言。
Haven't you noticed there's only 1/4 of all secondary schools EMI schools?
這一百一十四間英文中學也被冠以「名校」之譽。
And quite recently, the scandal of bribery (concerning a DGS teacher accepting bribes from some parents for 'reserving' places at the 'elite' school) just shows the tip of an iceberg about how the public implicitly accepts English (schools) as something superior to Chinese (schools).

教統局對於語文政策所存在的問題就是缺乏彈性。一方面令學校爭相「升格」為英文中學，以維持它們在家長心目中的「尊崇地位」；另一方面令學生無所適從，讀中中的注定英文程度不如英中的，讀英中的又不一定可有效掌握其他科目的課程。
Which medium of instructions should be used should be in the hand of the school body, the teachers and the students, not the bureau itself which shows no flexibility and vision to the policy.

最可笑的是，這些所謂的英文中學也不是裏外不一。用廣東話教授課程的仍然存在。
I'm not going to criticise those 'fakes' but aren't they also the victims of the ineffective policy?

我想，用什麼語言，自由都是在我們的手。
Given, we have to polish our languages so as to have the authority to use them in whatever ways we want.

回到大學的語文政策，我不得不說中大推行得宜。
At CU, I wasn't able to experience how Chinese and English can coexist without dominating one or the other - I was an English major!
不過，中大學士課程令我能接觸到不同學系的知識，更賦予學系相當的自由度於教學語言，甚至於學生論文可用的語言。
Being able to enjoy the flexibility at CU, I couldn't imagine how horrible it'd become with my initial plan to study at HKU when my A-Level results released.
我應該感到慶幸。至少，當有什麼嚴重的事件在校園發生時，我不需要為「必須交上英文報告才受理」而苦惱又氣過半死。

Today, we must give bilingualism a new perspective, reflect and reposition it to make us more sensible individuals.

我們都是「可中可英」的。

Dreamgirls OST

CURRENTLY LISTENING:

Recommended songs:

• 'And I Am Telling You I'm Not Going'
• 'Dreamgirls'
• 'Family'
• 'I Am Changing'
• 'I want You Baby'
• 'Listen'
• 'Love You I Do'
• 'Move'
• 'One Night Only'
• 'Patience'
• 'When I First Saw You'

帶我遊花園的書展

從稅務大樓到第一個展廰，花了我四十五分鐘，大會的遊花園徑真的很厲害！

我的「斬獲」：

Item No. 1: 林夕的散文集《我所愛的香港》
Item No. 2: 李碧華網誌集《給母親的短柬》














先買的兩本書竟然是中文書，很驚訝吧！
不能不說的是我的中文是OK的，哈哈！

Item No. 3-5: Reader's Digest (back issues x 3)
Item No. 6: Dale Carnegie's Public Speaking for Success














You wouldn't believe it! The back issues only cost me $5 each!!! (HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!)
As for the other one, well, obviously, I'm digging into public speaking now... apart from my enthusiasm in solo verse speaking and prose reading, HAHA!!!

Item No. 7-9: 'Never give up!' memo pad (x 3)
Item No. 10: McMug & Mcdull 2008 Calendar
Item No. 11: U Magazine (the latest issue) + small lovely bag + 'green' bag























Oh and even if you don't have much money to spend on books - here they are - the nice bookmarks for every visitor!











Last but not least, this year I'm lucky enough to save myself from 'burning money' in the Book Fair coz the English books published by Oxford and Longman are BLOODY EXPENSIVE!!!

Amount spent: $300+

上年回顧：
總值七百大元的三個半小時

A year ends, another begins

On that day
New places, new faces
Expect to say, to
Everyone, 'Hi, I'm your mate!'
Indifference shown
Since we were afraid to express
The excitement that came slow
'Hello,' and more words were suppressed
Every day to every month
Bits by bits we grew
Excellence in every race we won
Shines on us and we all glow
To become stars that brighten up our class

一首學生原創的打油詩

一年就是如此過　欠交功課實太多
若然老師迫下我　必定準時交功課

知識增長的確有　功課練習也足夠
死記硬背皆沒有　如此學習係一流

幸好上年考得好　入到G班受指導
好老師確難遇到　都可算係執到寶

來年境況實不明　或者留班都未定
若能回歸此班中　必定努力讀英文

07.07.07

The BIG day!

A LOVELY from my dear 1Ers

THANKS!!! I love it VERY MUCH! Reminds me of the Mario games I played when I was young... HAHA!!!

Thanks for the birthday song today and this ADORABLE gift! :)

《始終有你》

點點燈火彷彿流螢　照亮百家姓
成全這小島變巨星
東方跟西方的文明　邂逅了衝勁
繁榮這裡　遇上安定

明艷紫荊風中爭勝　找對了路徑
花瓣開得繁盛
人人能力大小也力拼
任誰留下血汗　就是個精英

香港始終有你 (香港始終有你)
讓萬眾掌聲響一世紀
香港始終有我 (香港始終有我)
十萬個驚喜多一世紀
感謝你　小天地　創天地
盛夏冷冬各種天氣　不捨不棄
才會了不起　香港始終有你

獅子山觸得到長城　血脈裡感應
和諧靠你　賦予生命
明艷紫荊風中爭勝　找對了路徑
花瓣開得繁盛
人人能力大小也力拼
任誰留下血汗　就是個精英

香港始終有你　(香港始終有你)
讓萬眾掌聲響一世紀
香港始終有我　(香港始終有我)
十萬個驚喜多一世紀
感謝你　小天地　創天地
盛夏冷冬各種天氣　不捨不棄
才會了不起　香港始終有你

(因為你在這裡)
讓萬眾掌聲響一世紀
香港始終有我
(因為我在這裡)
十萬個驚喜多一世紀
感謝你　小天地　創天地
盛夏冷冬各種天氣　不捨不棄　
才會了不起　香港始終有你