2013年7月13日 星期六
2013年1月30日 星期三
Whatsapp to charge annual fee on Andriod user
Rumour spreads that an annual charge of US 0.99 would be charged by Whatsapp, which is a brilliant, ads-free, fast and simple communication platform on mobile phone. Not to mention the charge itself, which I personally think very reasonable as compare to the capital cost of getting a smartphone and the recurrent monthly fee or even the money users may "drop" for no reason, the talking point in Hong Kong is "there are thousands of users showing their anger toward such business action".
Character of Chinese (Hongkonger)
Trying to explain the shouting in regards the .99 annual fee, the ultimate factor should be the inborn character of Chinese. Being a country developing from a weak communist party with plenty of social and external problems, generations of Chinese was born to survive and retain their family. While it can be a good thing to maintain a nice social bonding in family level, there is basically no trust and respect lie between Chinese. This then leads to the current situation where people won't respect value of invention by privating peoples' works and ideas.
When someone cannot appreciate Whatsapp as a nice little software (Chinese prefer criticising then appreciate, esp. to other races), they found no reason to pay, even it's .99.
When someone thought Whatsapp as a blood-sucking devil company / business like those mainland ones, they found no reason to pay, even it's .99.
When someone thought Whatsapp can be replaced by the marvellous mainland WeChat (of course it's free and I believe it's funded by the Central Gov as a way of monitoring daily communication), they found no reason to pay, even it's .99.
Shame to have such mindset, even shame to tell the world that you have such a mindset
In this incident, I can agree no more on one thing I used to appreciate Chinese - Subtle.
Certainly no one is happy when a freebies turn to be charged, however, the worst thing is only these people would yell / shout / complain on FB or wherever public......for how much? for .99.
Other thought
Just realised another similar issue about the free 3G internet connection for previous keyboard Kindle. Yes, it's free, it's worldwide, but then some tried even to "share" the signal for other purposes (even some wise one expected that excessive users might be blocked or lead to the removal of such service).
Greediness.
Character of Chinese (Hongkonger)
Trying to explain the shouting in regards the .99 annual fee, the ultimate factor should be the inborn character of Chinese. Being a country developing from a weak communist party with plenty of social and external problems, generations of Chinese was born to survive and retain their family. While it can be a good thing to maintain a nice social bonding in family level, there is basically no trust and respect lie between Chinese. This then leads to the current situation where people won't respect value of invention by privating peoples' works and ideas.
When someone cannot appreciate Whatsapp as a nice little software (Chinese prefer criticising then appreciate, esp. to other races), they found no reason to pay, even it's .99.
When someone thought Whatsapp as a blood-sucking devil company / business like those mainland ones, they found no reason to pay, even it's .99.
When someone thought Whatsapp can be replaced by the marvellous mainland WeChat (of course it's free and I believe it's funded by the Central Gov as a way of monitoring daily communication), they found no reason to pay, even it's .99.
Shame to have such mindset, even shame to tell the world that you have such a mindset
In this incident, I can agree no more on one thing I used to appreciate Chinese - Subtle.
Certainly no one is happy when a freebies turn to be charged, however, the worst thing is only these people would yell / shout / complain on FB or wherever public......for how much? for .99.
Other thought
Just realised another similar issue about the free 3G internet connection for previous keyboard Kindle. Yes, it's free, it's worldwide, but then some tried even to "share" the signal for other purposes (even some wise one expected that excessive users might be blocked or lead to the removal of such service).
Greediness.
2013年1月6日 星期日
Bad is bad ... no matter what
Why the hell everyone of you said “唔好意思幫唔到我”, I would have felt much better if no one has an intention to “help” me. At least I can leave it to fade or luck or whatever I can’t control. And now everyone of you tells me I was simply not the one or being picked or being accepted. I know the fucking hell now!!!
I met mustache this morning and he said that to me.
“I just don’t like what you said, okay??!?” “It’s disgusting to listen to you” “I know I wasn’t good in control my weight, so what!!!” She’s right. I can’t really answer.
I asked hh to not to add an extra spring roll for dinner.
“I came back on Sunday for hours to wrap up the monthly report”
My new supervisor told me that she spent her Sunday in the office touching-up on my works on Friday.
Conclusion:
Irrespective of my good intention, no one really knows or likes or understands or appreciates what I say or did. Negative is negative, it can never be changed no matter what.
I met mustache this morning and he said that to me.
“I just don’t like what you said, okay??!?” “It’s disgusting to listen to you” “I know I wasn’t good in control my weight, so what!!!” She’s right. I can’t really answer.
I asked hh to not to add an extra spring roll for dinner.
“I came back on Sunday for hours to wrap up the monthly report”
My new supervisor told me that she spent her Sunday in the office touching-up on my works on Friday.
Conclusion:
Irrespective of my good intention, no one really knows or likes or understands or appreciates what I say or did. Negative is negative, it can never be changed no matter what.
2012年12月28日 星期五
"衰收尾"
Tonight is the "real" farewell to the team head in a closed small-scale gathering afterall (after all the holidays, all the posting thing as well as rumours). What he is going to tell me tonight? Did he standby me during the process?
Set aside the acting, it's been a mess in holding this gathering. 13 people used to raise their hands and it turned out only 7 did really sit at the dining table. Almost half... Some were sick, some were disappeared, some were out of town. Amongst the 7 people attended, just realised that I was damn fucking hell the only one showed up in BOTH the official farewell as well as this small-scale one. For instance, I roughly spent $800 on the farewell of someone (who also accidentally leads to my current situation). How stupid I am.
Over the dinner, upon early departure of the disappointing supervisor, I was expecting the team head to tell me something (or at least reveal what he felt on this comedy). Till the end of the dinner, he finally said "衰收尾". Okay, that's it. Of course I turst him, like I did during the last similar occasion half a year ago. The mystery is still - Why is it?
All the way back home, I realised it's not indeed a new thing to me to "衰收尾". Ever since the time of Ms Yuen till now, history repeats itself. Together with hh, the conclusion is I'm having a life full of lies and excuses.
- you are handsome and smart
- you are presentable
- you are having plenty of chance....in the future
- you are expecting a "normal" wife
- you are expecting a "normal" home
You know what, the turth is nothing is going to happen.
Set aside the acting, it's been a mess in holding this gathering. 13 people used to raise their hands and it turned out only 7 did really sit at the dining table. Almost half... Some were sick, some were disappeared, some were out of town. Amongst the 7 people attended, just realised that I was damn fucking hell the only one showed up in BOTH the official farewell as well as this small-scale one. For instance, I roughly spent $800 on the farewell of someone (who also accidentally leads to my current situation). How stupid I am.
Over the dinner, upon early departure of the disappointing supervisor, I was expecting the team head to tell me something (or at least reveal what he felt on this comedy). Till the end of the dinner, he finally said "衰收尾". Okay, that's it. Of course I turst him, like I did during the last similar occasion half a year ago. The mystery is still - Why is it?
All the way back home, I realised it's not indeed a new thing to me to "衰收尾". Ever since the time of Ms Yuen till now, history repeats itself. Together with hh, the conclusion is I'm having a life full of lies and excuses.
- you are handsome and smart
- you are presentable
- you are having plenty of chance....in the future
- you are expecting a "normal" wife
- you are expecting a "normal" home
You know what, the turth is nothing is going to happen.
2012年12月26日 星期三
Up? Everything is just down....all the time.
So we were actually having the farewell dinner for team head on the same night when posting was released, that means I was masked from the outcome the whole night. However, the truth is I heard from another colleague that I was "granted" the chance to take up the place. How radiculous it is to know my fate from a third party (should be fourth party indeed)?
In the middle of the dinner, I was finally "told" by my supervisor that this acting thing will be a temporary one until a new real one (she said s i o that moment and turned out to be a c i o) comes and it would probably be till 4 weeks after when the big big head retires. So fantasies came about acting pay (yea, money after all).
Then happy merry christmas~~~
Just now, after the holidays, with formal departure of the team head, I was told this acting thing is a "fake" one which will last for 2 weeks. WTF!!! A new team head will be coming and everything will resume normal 2 weeks later. What the hell to keep that secret when there is actually nothing confidential and surprising at all!!?? Just fucking go to hell.
In the middle of the dinner, I was finally "told" by my supervisor that this acting thing will be a temporary one until a new real one (she said s i o that moment and turned out to be a c i o) comes and it would probably be till 4 weeks after when the big big head retires. So fantasies came about acting pay (yea, money after all).
Then happy merry christmas~~~
Just now, after the holidays, with formal departure of the team head, I was told this acting thing is a "fake" one which will last for 2 weeks. WTF!!! A new team head will be coming and everything will resume normal 2 weeks later. What the hell to keep that secret when there is actually nothing confidential and surprising at all!!?? Just fucking go to hell.
2012年12月12日 星期三
This chapter is coming to an end
Okay, eventually it's Thursday 13/12/12 today. All the rumours, noises, news, guess and expectations would be cleared. Upon today's posting release, someone is going to take the team head's place and I will be freed from all the imginations and fantasies of climbing up the ladder.
Still remember the similar feeling upon the departure of my supervisor half a year ago, of course, I was dumbed last time. From my "sixth sense", same outcome is expecting as till now in the first half of the day, I was not given any clue about the upcoming arrangement.
Well, again and again, who cares? Not even about my importance in the team. You don't need to report or tell or whatever shit comes from your mouth. No interest at all to know. Then, I will live my life without any distrurbance from you, for sure. Just don't expect me as your soilder.
Still remember the similar feeling upon the departure of my supervisor half a year ago, of course, I was dumbed last time. From my "sixth sense", same outcome is expecting as till now in the first half of the day, I was not given any clue about the upcoming arrangement.
Well, again and again, who cares? Not even about my importance in the team. You don't need to report or tell or whatever shit comes from your mouth. No interest at all to know. Then, I will live my life without any distrurbance from you, for sure. Just don't expect me as your soilder.
2012年12月9日 星期日
再見斌仔
我同大部份既香港人一樣, 只係傳媒報導中認識斌仔, 至日前, 亦從報導中得知斌仔離開了我們的世界. 講了解斌仔, 當然談不上, 只係單從佢既故事佢既經歷, 給予我地三思我地每一個人對生命既看法同態度.
斌仔04年請求安樂死電郵節錄 (轉自蘋果日報)
‧「我認為對一個生命的最大尊重，並不是不理任何原因硬要維持生命…我只想將自己的命運重新掌握在自己手……有尊嚴地離開這個世界。」
‧「每天二十四小時我都是在病床上，所有飲食、大小便、清潔、轉身、睡覺、全都是假手於人……我可說是不折不扣的廢人一個。」
‧「我想終止這無了期的等待，可是我就連自殺的能力也沒有，每日都是活在孤獨、寂寞、無奈、痛苦當中。」
從以上的文字我明白佢對生命對自己當時既想法, 無論對自己對身邊既人, 可能佢生命既結束絕對係一件不壞既事. 但問問自己, 我何妨不是一個無理想無希望既人, 想掌握生命, 想擺脫孤獨既生活呢? 咁我係咪都想結束自己既生命呢?
其他人一定會話, "你行得走得, 有手有腳, 有老婆有工作, 你覺得你有資格同人講不幸, 講放棄嗎? "從另外一個角度睇, 就係我有手有腳有老婆有工作, 都有著同一種對生命既失望之餘再加送對家人對社會既責任, 我如果連有呢個失落既感覺都無資格有的話, 我其實真係咩都無.
斌仔, 我唔肯定你在離開既時間既想法, 但既然我地被給予生命, 我地都可能被收回, 不同既只係時間同形式. 希望在我地在世間生活既時間, 有著不同既經歷, 享受也好, 受苦也好, 都總算嘗過. 希望你在天父既國度有另外一種既生活. 安息.
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