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• An inspring sstory...(Chinese post)

  Wednesday, Apr 15, 2009 5:02AM / Standard Entry / Personal

  15歲「小」販鄭金鈴獎學金創業立志脫貧

  安徒生筆下有個賣火柴的女孩，為生計在寒冷的街頭叫賣。上星期，旺角西洋菜街人潮中站着一個賣Cap帽的女孩，才15歲，曾被選為香港傑出學生，當同齡少 女沉醉少女漫畫的虛幻，她卻在天水圍綜援家庭裏，終日想着如何搵錢養家，瞞着母親用獎學金「創業」，生產自己設計的Cap帽到街頭擺賣。

  
  

  
  鄭金鈴（圖）在旺角街頭打覑「香港註冊設計」的招牌賣帽，既害羞又充滿期待地等候「懂得欣賞我的人」。
  
  
  鄭金鈴在2007年代表香港到美國亞特蘭大，贏得青少年機械人世界盃2007阿特蘭大Super team季軍。
  

  
  

  賣CAP帽的女孩受盡色迷迷的眼光及惡言辱罵，抹乾眼淚，她說會忍受直至麻木，因為夢不是為自己而發：「家裏窮，我希望將來賺錢請工人服侍媽媽。」

  
  老師：她在學校什麼都參與

  
  賣CAP帽的女孩名叫鄭金鈴，在屯門保良局董玉娣中學讀中三精英班。母親說，自從多年前與丈夫離婚之後，沒有贍養費，一直靠綜援養大一對子女。金鈴上中學 了，她哥哥也出來打工了，媽媽才放心找散工，「我一直沒空管束女兒，不知道她在幹什麼。」金鈴的老師王先昌則說：「她在學校什麼都參與……」戲劇、中提 琴、畫畫、設計機器人，中二時甚至發起全校同學簽名爭取校車接送，又四出找巴士公司承辦，成熟程度令人吃驚。老師都知道她家裏很困難，「快要升高中了，很 擔心她這樣會影響學業」。

  
  但現實環境已讓金鈴成長到超出他們的想像，「家裏沒錢，媽媽上班很辛苦，送外賣、樓面什麼都做過，常捱到頂不住要辭職，一年轉6次工。我想學做生意，想賺錢發達，希望有一天能讓她過好日子」。訪問翌日，她哥哥便被金融海嘯淹沒，被公司裁掉。

  
  曾代表香港赴美參加機械人比賽

  
  當時下父母都感嘆子女難教，金鈴卻在逆境中沒有學壞，一直躋身精英班，中一便代表學校贏得青少年機械人世界盃香港區公開賽營救組冠軍。中二有機會代表香港 往美國亞特蘭大參加總決賽，興興冲冲告訴媽媽，媽媽卻說：「無錢呀，不要去了！」小女孩哇一聲哭了出來，母親說：「我不忍心，把戶口裏僅有的7000元提 了出來讓她做旅費，立刻笑得好開心！」

  
  金鈴和隊友為香港捧回季軍獎座，上了電視，同年又獲香港傑出教師協會評選為香港傑出學生。拿到3000元獎學金，她沒有買名牌、唱K，因為母親大半生服侍別人，「我將來想請工人服侍她」。

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  寄信任天堂詢版權「一切資料上網找」

  
  14 歲的小腦袋便開始為家人的未來計劃。「我從網上訂貨，賣錢包，但沒賣出。」金鈴說，她其實也喜歡蠟筆小新、唱K、看日劇、逛街買衣服，但家境不容許奢侈， 後來她從喜歡的「孖寶兄弟」找到了靈感，決心創業。金鈴用電腦設計了一頂紅色CAP帽，寄信給任天堂美國總部詢問版權，對方沒回覆反對，於是用1000元 向香港知識產權署申請外觀設計專利，去年11月獲批後，找內地廠商生產了50頂帽子，一半放在天水圍商場寄賣。「一切都是自己上網找資料，沒有告訴老師和 媽媽。」她向傳媒發電郵介紹自己的產品，但經驗不足，語焉不詳，連月無人理會。

  
  上星期四，她首次走到旺角街頭擺賣，站了一個下午賣出6 頂，高興得忍不住回家告訴媽媽，媽媽才知道女兒竟做起生意來，擔心得很，「那條街壞人多過好人！回家睡覺好過啦！」她知道金鈴前日又要擺賣，嘴裏不斷向女 兒潑冷水，下班後卻頂着疲倦趕到西洋菜街看望女兒，嚷着不睡覺也要陪伴至女兒「收工」。

  
  王先昌老師昨天接到記者電話，才知道金鈴賣Cap帽的故事，感嘆說：「她家裏環境差，但很少說自己的事，我真是很吃驚，她好厲害！當下許多放縱的青少年，應該好好看看這個榜樣。」

  
  單親、綜援、金融海嘯、失業……無數人頹唐呻吟的時代，天水圍這個賣Cap帽的女孩，沒有傷春悲秋。

  
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• 25 Random Things...

  Sunday, Apr 12, 2009 3:24AM / Standard Entry / Personal

  Recently, a friend of mine send me this request on Facebook where I am suppose to write 25 random things, facts, habits, or goals about myself.  I spent 10 minutes going through it with very little thought. 
  
  You may not agree with some of the things I say here, but this is who I am.  =)
  
  1) I hate all religion...including Atheism.
  2) Photography is fun...especially if I get to meet more hot model chicks!!
  3) Soccer is the greatest sport on earth. Fuck hockey!
  4) The root of all evil is THE LOVE of money. Not money.
  5) Money is nothing more than a tool. Happiness comes from spending it.
  6) The Opening ceremony of the Beijing Olympic was awesome...
  7) I'm the next Li Ka-shing. Seriously.
  8) US missed a great opportunity to save themselves with Ron Paul. Now they're screwed and I'm outta here!
  9) You only have 1 life to live. Make it count.
  10) Worrying is when you only focus on the problem and not the solution
  11) China will be the next economic leader of the world. Book it!
  12) I used to own a Mercedes Benz. And I will own one again.
  13) Life is not fair. Deal with it.
  14) If you found someone you want to be with...go for it. Because regret is far more painful.
  15) I once broke my ankle and refused morphine.
  16) Throughout history, great men had been destroyed by one or a combination of these three things: 1) Alcohol, 2) Gambling, 3) Women.
  17) Monte-Carlo is my favorite city
  18) "Rose's Garden" is a multi-billion dollar cancer research complex. It is where the cure for cancer will be found.
  19) If a problem won't lead to your death, then it's not much of a problem.
  20) The best way to destroy a person's life is to shield him/her from failure
  21) The Holy Bible is NOT a history book.
  22) Smart people always think differently than the majority. Cause they stand out.
  23) Gears of War is better than Halo. Yes, it is.
  24) The worst professions in the world are university teachers and lawyers. No respect for either or.
  25) My time is worth a lot of money. You read all 25 things so you now owe me US$250,000. You'll get the bill in your mail.
  
  
  

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• Everybody Dance Now!

  Wednesday, Apr 8, 2009 2:41PM / Standard Entry / Personal

  With all the hate and war that is going on in this world, it is so refreshing to see how a group of people can come together and in complete random deliver to the world something so unique, so overwhelmingly beautiful.
  
  A reality show in Belgium recently performed a PR stunt where they hired 200 dancers and choreographed a number to be performed in Antwerp's central train station...during rush hours with many unsuspecting people.  This performance was not announced and caught many by surprised.  The end result, a humorous yet wonderfully performed spectacle that made me wish I can be a part of.
  
  Take a look...
  
  
  Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0UE3CNu_rtY
  

  
  
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• Give back what is rightfully ours…

  Monday, Mar 2, 2009 9:08PM / Standard Entry / Personal

  The hypocrisy of Western societies have once again been demonstrated to the full extend when they put two sculptures taken, nay stolen, from Bejing in 1860 in an auction.

   

  Since when was it legal to sell stolen goods? 

   

  Those sculptures represented pieces of Chinese history, pieces of China.  They were looted from us in a brutal invasion because we wouldn’t support their Opium import, which was killing our people!!  And they dare auctioning them off in a public!?  This represents the utmost disrespect for China and the Chinese people and we shouldn’t stand for it.  Not now, not ever.

   

  Fortunately, we now have more pride in ourselves than back in the 1800s.  Mr. Cai Mingchao, an adviser to China's National Treasures Fund, has pulled what I considered to be a great prank and justice on behalf of the Chinese people.  He bided for the sculptures when they went into auction and “won” them!  Now, he refused to pay because he feels that they belong rightfully to the Chinese people.

   

  I am extremely proud of Mr. Cai for doing this and I believe all Chinese should support his actions.  Not for his refusal to pay for the sculptures but for his decision to stand up for what is right.  

   

  Give back what is rightfully ours!!
  
  
  
  
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• There are traditions that best be forgotten...

  Wednesday, Jan 28, 2009 5:42AM / Standard Entry / Personal

  To all my friends and fellow AnDers, Happy New Year!  I wish everyone...身体健康, 万事如意, 新年幸福!!
  
  I haven't post an entry for a couple of months.  I've got to be honest, it is mostly because I'm a bit lazy and fallen off my discipline wagon.  :P  I promise I won't do it again and will write more often.
  
  That being said, it is with great sadness that my first post of 2009 and year of the Ox be a rather negative one.  Here goes...
  
  I'm sure to those of you who resides in Hong Kong are familiar with 黑妹 these past few days.  黑妹 is a mutt who accidentally trapped herself between two temples in Saigon, Hong Kong.  She has been trapped for 4 days with her head and tail being the only body parts she can move.  She was discovered by a passer by, who happened to be walking his dog when he heard 黑妹's wimpering.  He then proceeds to call the authorities for help.  After that, 黑妹 has become an instant news sensation.  Pet lovers from all around gathered to offer their support for 黑妹, talking to her, cheering her up, offering food and water.  黑妹 initally responded very well by wagging her tail.  Firefighters have made numerous attempts to pull 黑妹 out between the two temples but she was in too deep to be pulled without being seriously injured.  They have even attempted to pour oil on her in hopes that she'll be able to slip away.
  
  Now some of you might ask, why knock a hole through one of the walls?  Sounds like an easy solution doesn't it?  Well, it is.  But here is where it really gets my blood boil.  The two temples are owned by the villagers and being the idoitic old fashioned ignorant ass that they are, refused to accept any damage to the temples.  Their reason?  Not because of cost, but because of Feng Sui (風水).
  
  How sad are we to live in a world where a life is less important than luck?  風水!?  Are you fucking kidding me?  There are traditions that best be forgotten and I will be the first one to sign up if they ever come to their senses and decided to abolish 風水.  風水 is a fraud, a con, a big fucking lie.  If you believe in 風水, you're not only lying to others, you are lying to yourself.  Believing that if you have your funiture adjusted in such a way success will be invetiable.  Oh how I wish life can be so simple.  Because of 風水, this poor little dog had to endure various types of unusual, and possibly painful rescue attempts, when a small hole in the wall might have done the trick.
  
  Eventually, firefighters did set 黑妹 free but she is already in terrible shape.  Sadly, she didn't make it and died on her way to the vet.  風水 has murdered 黑妹.
  
  For those who knows chinese, below is the news report about the event.  To the "elders" who took 風水 over a life.  I can only wish that 黑妹's ghost will haunt your villages for many years to come.
  
  
  Video: http://hk.youtube.com/watch?v=xFy-jxCk1mk
  

  
  
  
  
  
  
  

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