25.9.10
is greed good?
五年前住在中文大學的宿舍,位處半山,往窗外看就是吐露港。
仍記得那是"心型"間隔的單位,三人同房,把三張床拼合在一起,騰出空間,有了我們的小天地。
當時一年宿費只7千多。
今天無心插柳下去看了馬鞍山一新樓盤的示範單位。正在吐露港的另一面。
7座共逾千個單位,最少面積也在八百多呎以上,而且只得向園林的一座而已。其餘都是九百呎以上的三房設計。今天參觀的示範單位中,一千二百呎,竟然有3個廁所。
其餘推介還有整楝三層的獨立屋,每層只有6百餘呎,比村屋每層標準7百呎還細。
發展商很用力地把樓盤打造成"海景豪宅"。全屋豪裝,和我心目中的室內設計風格相距甚遠。
譬如說省去不要的生活機能,創造凝聚人流的公共空間,增進住在屋子裡的人的交流...
我曾乘車經過那兒鄰近的居苑,環境的確不錯。自成一閣,還有海濱長廊。但這新盤入場價五千元一呎,而且動輒千呎以上,並不針對上車族。
如要自食其力,又要符合李嘉誠說的三成首期才入市,即是說一個年青人要賺到150萬資本才有"入場"的資格。
但經紀不斷游說,買不買,不重要,總之先拿15萬入場。28號正式開售後,抽籤揀選首輪108個單位。到時看不上心儀單位,十月中退票即是。他們說,"飲茶都要攞飛"。態度極度進取,似要追"入場人頭"數。我們逃跑出來的同時,也看見不少人"入場"。
怪不得昨天看報道,說發展商現在不再推出上車樓,因為"豪宅"長期有市場。
安居樂業,有時不需要3個廁所的。今天我看見的,似是投機成分較多。
但我知道,即使生活在廣闊的北京的八十後,同樣面對貴價樓之苦。
回家後看報紙,黃金海岸,呎價也只3600。要在海邊安居樂業,即使在香港,也是有選擇的。
更何況,海也分"有情海"和"無情海",不一定有海景就好。這是麥玲玲說的。^^
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Hello again, Beijing
上星期到北京出差。由北京南站打車到機場途中遇上大塞車。
但車經過這CCTV大廈。低抄拍照,發覺它真的很大。
出發前沒想過會看到鳥巢體育館,結果也看到了。近距離看,也覺得真的很大。
在這裡開演唱會,可容納9萬人。我問誰有如此號召力,當地朋友答"成龍"。
然後也看到水立方,前面是一個很大的廣場。
我很喜歡這樣邊走邊聊,這樣一個晚上,寫意地漫遊。風很大,讓你知道秋天的味道。
在那裡放風箏,可以飛得很高很遠。
此行也看到了四合院,在五環,名叫"望京一號"的餐館。地方不大,但坐在庭園,可看到戶外的景色。朋友說小時候也在四合院生活,我可以想像到那時的人,晚後聚在庭園裡撥扇乘涼,聊天。
距離上次到訪北京已兩年,今次的感受最深。這麼遙遠的朋友們,兩年來的生活也起了大變化,大家都踏實地,努力地實踐更好的生活。
而在我獨自遊走那裡的社區、車站、火車的旅程裡,發現的是比以前更貼近當地的生活。
是新北京,也是老北京。
我竟也斷斷續續的,逐漸了解這地方、這裡的人。
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23.9.10
1.2.3.4.
four core values to make a better life.
•Trust in the belief that the world is fundamentally a good place and that all people, however, flawed, are—at the core—well-intentioned
•Tolerance for other people’s viewpoints and perspectives
•A passion for education—not in the traditional sense but as a way to approach life with curiosity and an openness to what others have to teach us
•A personal work ethic grounded in self-discovery and a commitment to finding something that you wake up every morning looking forward to
Continue reading: The Gates Notes - Life is What You Make It
•Trust in the belief that the world is fundamentally a good place and that all people, however, flawed, are—at the core—well-intentioned
•Tolerance for other people’s viewpoints and perspectives
•A passion for education—not in the traditional sense but as a way to approach life with curiosity and an openness to what others have to teach us
•A personal work ethic grounded in self-discovery and a commitment to finding something that you wake up every morning looking forward to
Continue reading: The Gates Notes - Life is What You Make It
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11.9.10
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3.9.10
blessings
I saw the hymn on Jennifer C's calendar of 3 Sept.
It is a nice hymn. I like it and I sing.
May the road rise to meet you
May the wind be always at your back
May the sun shine warm upon your face
And rains fall soft upon your fields
And, until we meet again.
May God hold you in the palm of his hand.
- Irish blessings -
It is a nice hymn. I like it and I sing.
May the road rise to meet you
May the wind be always at your back
May the sun shine warm upon your face
And rains fall soft upon your fields
And, until we meet again.
May God hold you in the palm of his hand.
- Irish blessings -
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