Pier Politiking...

On July 31st, I went over to the Queen's Pier to show respect and support for the cause of heritage conservation... Hong Kong, in the words of scholar Ackbar Abbas, is a city in constant disappearance...

Too many buildings and structures of historical importance...Read more

Bergman...Bergman...Bon Voyage

This month has been a month of mourning for Cinema...

First, we lost our great Taiwanese director Edward Yang, whose works I think needs no introduction...

Then, today, I heard on the radio that one of my most respected and beloved filmmaker/artist have just passed away peacefully in his home in Sweden...his name is Ingmar Bergman...

My mind quickly fell into Silence...then Persona...Through a Glass Darkly...Fanny and Alexander....Scenes from a Marriage...Cries and Whispers...The Seventh Seal...etc. al...Read more

洞 Vol. 1

Dear all,

First of all, I would like thanks all those who left a comment on my page...to be honest, I did not expect that many people would care to go on my page and be kind enough to drop a word or two...anyways...thanks for all the kind comments...

As I've said in my first entry, I'm not exactly an exciting person, but i do read a lot and watch quite a lot of films (I mean...what else can i do??). I would love to start a sort of group dialogue with anyone who are interested in sharing what films or books or music they'v...Read more

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A wise man once said the following thing:

"...It is better to keep your mouth shut and let people think you are a fool than to open it and remove all doubt completely..." Ever since I read those words a couple of years ago, it has become a kind of personal motto for me. For this reason, I've always avoided writing my own blog and contributing to that vast wasteland of voiceless voices and gibberish that is already abundant on the web these days. I simply don't think I have anything newer to say about anything than all the things...Read more