nowadays democracy is indirect, we elected someone to represent us in the council. even in general election, every people vote for themselves, we transfer some power to the representative, say, president.
during the election, candidates can imagine many things, can give a vision, an imagination to people, to "sell" themselves, to image themselves as the most suitable person.
however, there is no guarantee thy what they said will come true. this is the flaw of democracy, or more precise, the flaw of right transfer, the flaw of election.
in hk, there are many politic party, before the election, they publish their attitude on certain issues. Say, they support general election, extend the transparency of the government, etc. however, after they were elected, sit in the council tight, they take action totally opposite by objecting related bills, acts, etc..
not just in hk, I can see in Taiwan, every in US, candidates will say something they cannot do. Although in catholic country, there moral standard is higher then Chinese, they are more careful when talking about sensitive issue. however, the democracy is mean to wipe out the fluctuation on human moral standard. the best is minimum the effect on moral. of course, that does not mean we don't need a good moral of leaders.
so, may be, we require all elected candidates are required to their wealth to the failed candidates, or opposite party. When ever they do something violated what they said during election, their money will be donated to charity by the opposite party.
however, as the councillors are not sitting there forever, they have to face another election after the council was over. people will "remember" why they did and not voting those cheaters again. that seem to be a good counter action to regulate councillors. and who regulate the opposite party for donating the money??
but that may be not enough. What if someone, mean to do bad things and just want to be a councilor once?? he don't mean to be re-elected, but just want to do selfish thing?? moreover, people have to be a good memories to remember what they did in last few years. to be honest, it is hard to do!
I know this is not the best answer. the idea is that, they are immediate facing a drawback on violate promise. and they are always be watched by the opposite party, or even the media.
media can only make their image bad, but for those real evil, they don't care. there must be some way to regulate those are not honest. and make every candidates to say something real practical and realistic.
Tuesday, August 21, 2012
Monday, August 20, 2012
On the doubt about general election in hk
it is very surprising that, among those well educated teenagers or young adult , not to mention those older, believe that general election is not suitable in hk. their argument is that, hk people are not wise. people will elected some idiot and make bad policy.
for those, I always tell them an analogy:
If you go to a resteraunt, you chooses some shit, you can order something else next time, if your dishes with a cockroach, you can change it! however, if you were forced to eat some shit, you have no choice and have to eat it day by day!
it think it is very obvious. if we make mistake, we can learn. but someone make us have a bad day, what can we do? ok, we can fight back. but it is not a good or easy way.
another analogy I would like to tell the
is:
a fresh graduate always faces a problem on Jon hunting - experience required. everybody complain about this. I need to have some experience to have some experience? take a time machine? something apply to general election. people cannot say, since this city never have experience on election thus, we may do it wrong, so better wait until we are more "wise", more "experienced". I think it is totally bullshit. I bet that no parent will tell their kid don't learn to walk, since you have no experience, you will fall an be injured, you better crow for your whole life.
After I told this to may friend, they suddenly realized that "not wise" enough is not the reason for not having a general election. it is just the power-holder don't want to share the power, coz no matter how deep shit they made, they are not the one who suffer.
I hope this idea will well spread among the hk public.
one more thing, people will also argue that, many people were blindly supporting china interference on hk issue. but I think, as long as they are hk people, live in hk, they also suffer from bad policy. through general election, people will discuss, talk, and educate each other. by time to time, only the goo will pop out.
for those, I always tell them an analogy:
If you go to a resteraunt, you chooses some shit, you can order something else next time, if your dishes with a cockroach, you can change it! however, if you were forced to eat some shit, you have no choice and have to eat it day by day!
it think it is very obvious. if we make mistake, we can learn. but someone make us have a bad day, what can we do? ok, we can fight back. but it is not a good or easy way.
another analogy I would like to tell the
is:
a fresh graduate always faces a problem on Jon hunting - experience required. everybody complain about this. I need to have some experience to have some experience? take a time machine? something apply to general election. people cannot say, since this city never have experience on election thus, we may do it wrong, so better wait until we are more "wise", more "experienced". I think it is totally bullshit. I bet that no parent will tell their kid don't learn to walk, since you have no experience, you will fall an be injured, you better crow for your whole life.
After I told this to may friend, they suddenly realized that "not wise" enough is not the reason for not having a general election. it is just the power-holder don't want to share the power, coz no matter how deep shit they made, they are not the one who suffer.
I hope this idea will well spread among the hk public.
one more thing, people will also argue that, many people were blindly supporting china interference on hk issue. but I think, as long as they are hk people, live in hk, they also suffer from bad policy. through general election, people will discuss, talk, and educate each other. by time to time, only the goo will pop out.
Saturday, August 11, 2012
自嘲
古典瞬間：自嘲是一種高級幽默
孔子是善於自嘲的大師級人物，他在鄭國與弟子們走散，獨自在東門外彷徨。子貢到處找老師，有一個人告訴他說：「東門外站著一個人，看上去就像喪家之犬的那位，是不是你的老師啊？」子貢找到孔子並且轉述了那人的話，孔子苦笑著說他形容得傳神：「是啊，我確實像條喪家之犬啊！」
孔子在亂世之中到處遊說，到處碰壁，尷尬又沮喪。他能認識到這一點，說明他是十分自知的。看來，自嘲的第一要素，就是要有自知之明。
魏晉文人劉伶是喝酒的高手，也是自嘲的高手。劉伶醉酒之後，並非如死豬一般酣睡，他能妙語如珠，令人莞爾。他瘦小乾巴，其貌不揚，有次喝醉酒之後，與人發生衝突，那人捋出袖子伸出拳頭準備「修理」劉伶，劉伶也把衣服撩起來，不過他不是來動武的，他露出猙獰可數的一排排肋骨，慢條斯理地說：「你看看，我這雞肋骨上有您放拳頭的地方嗎？」那人大笑著離開了。劉伶及時的自嘲，有四襾撥千斤之效，不但免了一頓皮肉之苦，還留傳下來一段佳話。
自嘲還需有開闊的胸襟墊底。因為胸襟開闊的人，一般都比較幽默，而幽默的一條重要原則，就是寧可取笑自己，絕不輕易取笑別人。自嘲，是自知、自娛和自信的表現，是一種高級幽默。
宋朝詩人石曼卿，氣宇軒昂，詩酒豪放。有一次，石曼卿乘馬，馬伕一時失控，馬受驚疾走，曼卿墮馬落地，摔得不輕，馬伕嚇得要命，但他慢悠悠對馬伕說：「幸虧我是石學士，如果是瓦學士的話，豈不早被摔碎啦？」
最近看到兩則墓誌銘，寫得特別風趣、充滿自嘲。一位是書法家啟功，他66歲時自撰墓誌銘。銘文曰： 中學生，副教授。博不精，專不透。名雖揚，實不夠。高不成，低不就。癱趨左，派曾右。面微圓，皮欠厚。妻已亡，並無後。喪猶新，病照舊。六十六，非不壽。八寶山，漸相湊。計平生，謚曰陋。身與名，一齊臭。
還有一位是著名戲劇家翁偶虹，他在一九九三年不幸病逝。這篇《自志銘》是翁先生生前對自己一生的總結：是讀書種子，也是江湖伶人。也曾粉墨塗面，也曾朱墨為文。甘作花虱於菊圃，不厭蠹魚於書林。書破萬卷，只青一衿；路行萬里，未薄層雲。寧俯首於花鳥，不折腰於縉紳。步漢卿而無珠簾之影，儀笠翁而無玉堂之心。看破實未做，作幾番閒中忙叟；未歸反有歸，為一代今之古人。
詩人北島說，依他看，沒有多少中國文人懂得自嘲，故非重即輕。我的理解是，自嘲的輕重很難把握，自嘲過輕，如隔靴搔癢，有矯情之嫌，而自嘲過重，將自己貶得一錢不值，又近於自輕與自賤了。啟功的「身與名，一齊臭」，有些言重，翁偶虹的自嘲恰如其分，「寧俯首於花鳥，不折腰於縉紳」，大概也是所有擅長自嘲的文人最本質的底蘊。
因為職業的原因，文人常常受到各種攻訐，文人選擇自嘲，潛意識裡就有這樣的心理：我自己早就嘲笑過甚至「自輕」過自己了，你再處心積慮地挖苦我，又有什麼勁？
如賈平凹禿頂，他說到禿頂的好處，其中第二條就是「沒小辮可捉」，真是絕妙的一語雙關，而其他諸如省洗理費、能知冷知曬、有虱子一眼就能看到、隨時準備上戰場、像佛一樣慈悲為懷、不會被削髮為民、怒而髮不沖冠等，無一不透著「聰明絕頂」的高級幽默。
孔子是善於自嘲的大師級人物，他在鄭國與弟子們走散，獨自在東門外彷徨。子貢到處找老師，有一個人告訴他說：「東門外站著一個人，看上去就像喪家之犬的那位，是不是你的老師啊？」子貢找到孔子並且轉述了那人的話，孔子苦笑著說他形容得傳神：「是啊，我確實像條喪家之犬啊！」
孔子在亂世之中到處遊說，到處碰壁，尷尬又沮喪。他能認識到這一點，說明他是十分自知的。看來，自嘲的第一要素，就是要有自知之明。
魏晉文人劉伶是喝酒的高手，也是自嘲的高手。劉伶醉酒之後，並非如死豬一般酣睡，他能妙語如珠，令人莞爾。他瘦小乾巴，其貌不揚，有次喝醉酒之後，與人發生衝突，那人捋出袖子伸出拳頭準備「修理」劉伶，劉伶也把衣服撩起來，不過他不是來動武的，他露出猙獰可數的一排排肋骨，慢條斯理地說：「你看看，我這雞肋骨上有您放拳頭的地方嗎？」那人大笑著離開了。劉伶及時的自嘲，有四襾撥千斤之效，不但免了一頓皮肉之苦，還留傳下來一段佳話。
自嘲還需有開闊的胸襟墊底。因為胸襟開闊的人，一般都比較幽默，而幽默的一條重要原則，就是寧可取笑自己，絕不輕易取笑別人。自嘲，是自知、自娛和自信的表現，是一種高級幽默。
宋朝詩人石曼卿，氣宇軒昂，詩酒豪放。有一次，石曼卿乘馬，馬伕一時失控，馬受驚疾走，曼卿墮馬落地，摔得不輕，馬伕嚇得要命，但他慢悠悠對馬伕說：「幸虧我是石學士，如果是瓦學士的話，豈不早被摔碎啦？」
最近看到兩則墓誌銘，寫得特別風趣、充滿自嘲。一位是書法家啟功，他66歲時自撰墓誌銘。銘文曰： 中學生，副教授。博不精，專不透。名雖揚，實不夠。高不成，低不就。癱趨左，派曾右。面微圓，皮欠厚。妻已亡，並無後。喪猶新，病照舊。六十六，非不壽。八寶山，漸相湊。計平生，謚曰陋。身與名，一齊臭。
還有一位是著名戲劇家翁偶虹，他在一九九三年不幸病逝。這篇《自志銘》是翁先生生前對自己一生的總結：是讀書種子，也是江湖伶人。也曾粉墨塗面，也曾朱墨為文。甘作花虱於菊圃，不厭蠹魚於書林。書破萬卷，只青一衿；路行萬里，未薄層雲。寧俯首於花鳥，不折腰於縉紳。步漢卿而無珠簾之影，儀笠翁而無玉堂之心。看破實未做，作幾番閒中忙叟；未歸反有歸，為一代今之古人。
詩人北島說，依他看，沒有多少中國文人懂得自嘲，故非重即輕。我的理解是，自嘲的輕重很難把握，自嘲過輕，如隔靴搔癢，有矯情之嫌，而自嘲過重，將自己貶得一錢不值，又近於自輕與自賤了。啟功的「身與名，一齊臭」，有些言重，翁偶虹的自嘲恰如其分，「寧俯首於花鳥，不折腰於縉紳」，大概也是所有擅長自嘲的文人最本質的底蘊。
因為職業的原因，文人常常受到各種攻訐，文人選擇自嘲，潛意識裡就有這樣的心理：我自己早就嘲笑過甚至「自輕」過自己了，你再處心積慮地挖苦我，又有什麼勁？
如賈平凹禿頂，他說到禿頂的好處，其中第二條就是「沒小辮可捉」，真是絕妙的一語雙關，而其他諸如省洗理費、能知冷知曬、有虱子一眼就能看到、隨時準備上戰場、像佛一樣慈悲為懷、不會被削髮為民、怒而髮不沖冠等，無一不透著「聰明絕頂」的高級幽默。
How much my parents spent on me on schooling (so far)
recently, it said it required 5millions HKD for a child to properly study in HK education system. it is all bull shit. if we put this as investment, that mean most HK parents are not a efficacious investor, who spend a lot of money in cheap stock.
i asked my parents about how mush they spent on me:
kindergarten 3 years: my mom forgot the exact number, but she said not more then 10k a years
Primary school 6 years: free, only on textbook, from 1000 HKD a year to 2000 HKD a year.
Secondary School 7 years: free from 1st year to 3rd years. then 500 HKD a month. text book is around 2000 a year.
University 3 years: Free from grand from government, (~ 120k, living cost borrow from government. )
Graduate school (M. Phil) 2.5 years: 105k
Graduate school (Ph.D) 3 years : 0
Extracurricular activities:
Swimming (age 6 to 9): many be 3000 HKD in total
Martial Art (1 years): few hundred, say 500 HKD
Judo (1 year ): ~ 500HKD
Tutorial (english, 0.5 year) : ~ 2000 HKD in total
Graduation trip (to Europe for 1.5 month ) : ~ 50k
Total : 238k < 240k HKD
compare to the "rich" educations ~ 5000k, my parent only spent about 5%.
in my opinion, if thinking children education is an investment, thus, parent spend so much is bad investor.
the important of education is critical thinking, think analytically. not remember a lot of facts, rules. i mean, of course finally we have to know such thing and remember them, but it is not the goal.
in chinese, about 2500 years before, there is a famous book, called "way of learning" or "the university" (大學), in there, already wrote a famous quote
comparing with criticizing and analysing is the way of knowing. 致知在格物
i asked my parents about how mush they spent on me:
kindergarten 3 years: my mom forgot the exact number, but she said not more then 10k a years
Primary school 6 years: free, only on textbook, from 1000 HKD a year to 2000 HKD a year.
Secondary School 7 years: free from 1st year to 3rd years. then 500 HKD a month. text book is around 2000 a year.
University 3 years: Free from grand from government, (~ 120k, living cost borrow from government. )
Graduate school (M. Phil) 2.5 years: 105k
Graduate school (Ph.D) 3 years : 0
Extracurricular activities:
Swimming (age 6 to 9): many be 3000 HKD in total
Martial Art (1 years): few hundred, say 500 HKD
Judo (1 year ): ~ 500HKD
Tutorial (english, 0.5 year) : ~ 2000 HKD in total
Graduation trip (to Europe for 1.5 month ) : ~ 50k
Total : 238k < 240k HKD
compare to the "rich" educations ~ 5000k, my parent only spent about 5%.
in my opinion, if thinking children education is an investment, thus, parent spend so much is bad investor.
the important of education is critical thinking, think analytically. not remember a lot of facts, rules. i mean, of course finally we have to know such thing and remember them, but it is not the goal.
in chinese, about 2500 years before, there is a famous book, called "way of learning" or "the university" (大學), in there, already wrote a famous quote
comparing with criticizing and analysing is the way of knowing. 致知在格物
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