28 October 2006

Leviathan

I support a very big part of Thomas Hobbes' idea of human nature and the need of the formation of Common-Wealth (Leviathan). Actually on the lecture about Thomas Hobbes' theory I saw my reasons and explanations to a lot of things happening in the world, even in church (in general). Although most of the time my illustration of thoughts are rejected by people (again, church people particularly), now I know I am not the only one having that in mind, I am not the originator. Eventually being pessimistic to human nature is not a wrong theory, in Christianity speaking, when you consider about the original sin. However there are two main things I differ from TH: I am not a materialist and I believe human nature contains both Good and Bad (note that it's capital G and B).

So what about Thomas Hobbes? Thomas Hobbes believes our voluntary motions are consequences of our endeavours, and all our endeavours are towards something. The things we want, we desire, are appetites; and the things we try to be away from are our aversions. There are something that we are neutral on, that's contemns. Basically this means for everything results in a motion ( i.e. we act), it is base on appetites and aversions, in other words what oneself wants and oneself doesn't want. There is no Good or Bad, but different conceptions of good and bad for everyone -- one sees his appetites are good, and his aversions are bad.

Undeniably, I do think very much about people's actions are just base on their appetites and aversion. The difference is I also believe, some people will show real sympathy, pity and charity etc. to others. Not just knowing that oneself could suffer what another is currently suffering, or seeing another's misfortune a possible misfortune of oneself. Like your family and your real friends, but these all require certain level of relationship and love. The more the love is in the relationship between one and another, the more possible non-egoistic actions would carry out. That is, the Good in human I was talking about.

Thomas Hobbes continued on elaborating what power is. He stated power is the present ability to obtain some future good. Powers are the exercises of people achieving their appetites and getting rid of their aversions. Obviously here the conflicts appear because of the sameness and differences in people's love and hate. There is never a way we can satisfy everybody because people always have conflicts in their interests and most of the time what one wants is on consumption of someone else. All sorts of powers involve power over other people. All of us have natural powers and may or may not have some sort of instrumental powers. Since natural powers are more or less equal in everybody (TH thought!), so instrumental powers are the main differences between people, like wealth, reputation, people, etc.

Isn't this what people trying to do? How many politicians becomes a politician purely because of real concern about people and would like to bring these people what they want (instead of what he wants to happen in the world)? Wealth, reputation, people, are the tools people in the world use to get what themselves want most of the time. How often do you see people use their power to help someone else to get their good without any fulfillment to their own good? Again, I do not deny the existence of Good in people, but just not that often. I hope it's not in Poisson distribution.

What if there is no restrains on power execution? That's the State of Nature TH is talking about, and he believes no civilised life is possible under this situation. I concur. Imagine all of us are fighting for something , using all sorts of mean, all of us would be too busy to protect our stuff and getting what we want. How could us ever develop and improve? That's why when playing Civilization, you can't proceed too far with Anarchy. Ah, just have to love Civilization.

So, that's why we need Common-Wealth. As a society there is a need of something that can protect most people appetites and aversions (I think it's just another application of Generalisation -- on "what most people want and don't want"). People give up some of their power, given that everyone in the society has to do the same, and authorise somebody (or group of people) the power, given that person (or the group) is ensuring peace and safety in the society. Well, you may think this does not sound good, but I think this is one of the best we, human beings, can ever come up with.

26 October 2006

IE 7.0 and FireFox 2.0

They are both sitting on my work machine now. The first impression on IE 7.0 is, "ah, now I have two FireFox browsers".

"Are there any good new features", or "is there any bugs" are usually not my concern. As an end-user I only have my mind on the stuff that I need to use and want to use. If I encounter a bug, then sorry, there is a bug, I won't try to find out why it behaves that way or what causes the bug. I believe this is exactly what people do with our products too. End-users do not talk with the word "usability" but "good" or "bad". "Usability" is just a word that we use, which basically means how can we make different kind of end-users happy, from gurus to ignorance ones. So as an end-user I don't care about the usability of IE7 nor FF2, they are either -- "good", or "bad". However, that makes not much difference to me. I have FF there usually just for testing. Everything we develop has to work on both IE and FF (and safari), on Windows and Mac. Other than that IE is sufficient enough for me to do everything. If I have to test both IE and FF and decide to use the better one, should I get Opera as well? I am not that fuzzy in web browsing honestly, it's just something very minor.

25 October 2006

路過Zarahn迷的Blog。。。

唔,湊巧路過一個Zarahn迷的Blog,看到阿銘他們的相,還看到阿銘家的相。感覺真的很怪,看到自己認識的人在雜誌,在MTV,在開concert,就是覺得怪怪的。

想起當年玩阿銘套鼓,想起當年聽他們錄下來的歌,想起當年阿銘叫我們夾錢買鼓棍給他,想起我們到現在還常用的"因為肥"萬用原因是從阿銘來的。。。現今看著有人為他們著迷,只覺得可笑。想起當年被無聊人傳出完全互不認識的美寶的哥哥與我有路,更覺無稽,我連他真人也沒見過幾次。。。那就是今天的別人的偶像嗎?! 想起高佬和小姐在一起時的事,唔。。。我還是覺得小姐飛了他是正確的,因為我是Te te派的。XD

不知道今天有多少人喜歡他們,但我相信我們這群一起長大的人,可以支持他們的選擇,但不能成為歌迷了。年青的一輩會覺得認識名人很厲害嗎?我年紀小些時也會想若我認識的人做了明星那會怎樣,到長大了,真的有這樣的事情了,只覺得人生就是這樣吧。昨天認識的人,明天總有些發了達,有些出了名,有些平平凡凡,有些成為社會敗類,有些遇意外過身了。。。甚麼人也有,也沒甚麼特別吧。

十月二十五日

還有一個月。怕嗎?哈哈。。。

24 October 2006

準備中

皮蛋人未到紐西蘭,禮先到了,意料之外的,他也真的很錫我呢。。。我們還收到了很多禮物,最高興的是大家都在我們的Wedding Registry lists裡買東西給我們,我們很辛苦去選的東西都有人買呢!想起每一件都會用在我們家裡就很開心了,將來我們的家裡許多東西都有著朋友給我們的祝福和心意,就是我煮飯時和小王子吵起架來,一手叉腰一手拿著大舀子想指著他罵時,也會立刻想起買舀子的人是想我們幸福的,可能就會消了氣吧。。。(笑)

小王子的爸爸終於能有長假期,來看我們結婚,我很開心呢,越多人越熱鬧。一生人一次,我們都想摯親能看見,和我們一同準備,一同實行,一同高興。雖然還有很多要做的,而我們也真的很懶散,身邊的人都比我們著緊,為我們的散慢而憂心,但我相信所有事情都會很順利的啦,我一向使樂天熊仔派的。

還有一個Assignment和一個Exam,我會努力的了。這三天要做好Assignment,然後就開始每日讀一點點書,應該沒問題吧。。。哈哈~

19 October 2006

幻想中

有時我很懷疑自己每天是在做甚麼的。工作,吃,睡,洗澡,如廁,打機,撒嬌,上網,看書。。。就這樣過每一天吧。其實生活在今天不是甚麼有趣的事情,但怎樣才算有趣呢。。。

若我是Sailormoon,每天變身出去替月行道,警惡懲奸,不出一星期可能就不新鮮了吧。而且我這麼怕痛的人,也沒有偉大的想要造福人群的理想,極其量只可充當露娜(還可以變一個靚女)。。。

若我是佩佩,每天看秦博士有不同的病人可能會挺有趣吧。但我這麼怕血和傷口,要我輔助秦博士做手術,我可能先嘔昏了吧。還有那樣的身體,不能跑不能游呢。。。

若我是宅急便的琪琪,應該會可些吧?可以騎掃帚四處飛呢。但我想那會很冷,我這麼怕大風,耳朵一定受不了要痛起來。還要每天穿一色一樣包得很密實的黑裙,會很悶啦。。。

若我是娜汀亞,那就不錯了。會雜技,有小獅子阿健在一起,最令我響往的是她是亞度蘭提斯的人嘛。不過她還真的是太黑和太"平"了,但這應無損我生活的趣味。單是知道了自己是亞度蘭提斯的人就該夠興奮很久了。。。(說起很想再看哦。。。)

若我是綾波麗,那就慘了。。。

17 October 2006

觀看性與愛情的改變

看著不同的年代對愛與性的看法的"進展",有時真的不能不對改變之大而驚訝。

八十年代的愛情,雖是剛剛開始開放的年代,卻還是重於以一生一世的關係為目標,總是在找能長相廝守的人。最令人高興的是,女孩子們開始去追求自己所愛的,而非只暗示著和等著男孩子來追求自己,然後從中挑選。那時愛情還是偏向簡簡單單的,大家覺得很浪漫的歌詞,許多都是把愛情容入在日常生活之中。性還不是連小學生也能掛在口邊的題目,沒有很多十多歲就開始與男女朋友上床的人,連婚前公開說有性行為的人也沒多少,也會被視為隨便。

九十年代初期,開始提倡說"有無Feel","有feel"就可以在一起,"無Feel"就拉扯兩下說再見,男女雙方已不太有耐性經營感情,也不認為要一起去解決問題,合則來,不合則分,誰對誰也沒甚麼責任。那時的人聽到朋友和在一起一兩年的人分了手又開始新戀情,覺得已不是甚麼新奇有趣的新聞,但還是會有微言,還會有人說這是在玩弄感情。性雖然還不是小學生會常聽到的知識,但婚前性行為開始普及,大家開始見怪不怪。

九十年代後期,已不是開始說"有無Feel"了。年青人都在尋找令自己快樂的人和愛情關係,沒有哪個人會覺得與對方在一起是總該向著婚姻進發的。若"有Feel"的話,就是即日認識即日走在一起也可,拍拖幾個月換對象已趨正常化。在一起一整年也未能與女朋友上過床的人開始被人可憐,打著的旗號已變成"對方以前有沒有性經驗一點也不重要"。

到了如今,真的談愛情的承擔的人少之又少,會共同建立感情並互相遷就和包容的情侶要在人海中尋找一下才會見到,小學已說著戀愛戀愛的倒是滿街都是,拍拖多年走上紅地氈的可遇不可求。等到婚後才上床的第一句被問就一定是"你信教?",連沒同居就結婚的人也被視為稀有種類。

到底我們的愛與性的改革是好還是壞,每個人心裡可能都有不同的看法,我也不是想論斷些甚麼,只是對這二十年左右的動盪驚嘆不已。

隨筆記

NZ快要有Soft Launch了,Hard Launch我則多數不會參與太多,因為我一整個月都不在。

大老細真好人,真的在結婚前加了我人工,算是一份很可的結婚禮物吧。我的神倒是很幽默的,加人工那天就要我爆一爆鈦,又要$$$換了。媽笑說一定是我沒有感恩,神提一提我XD。哎呀~提我也不要嚇我嘛,插著根大鐵勉強駛回家,格格聲的,我很怕呢。。。

結婚的東西都弄得七七八八,但好像還有很多要處理的。帖倒是派得八八九九了。

11 October 2006

又病了幾天

不知名的病,又喉嚨痛,又嘔,頸和右眼又有小紅點。。。可能只是allergic reaction。甚麼心情也沒有,試問連續兩晚半夜起床磨到自己嘔得出再睡,怎可能好心情呢。談情說愛也省下了。

現在沒事了。

05 October 2006

白先勇

我一向喜歡的周耀輝又寫了這樣的一首歌出來。

慚愧的是我沒有讀過《孽子》,《夜曲》,《永遠的尹雪豔》,只拜讀過《我們看菊花去》和《謫仙記》。當然我是有讀過《玉卿嫂》的。我決定要找本《孽子》來看,總覺得沒看過他唯一的長篇 -- 還要是滲著那個主題 -- 好像是妄說了"知道白先勇是誰"一樣。

這是Jade Loves裡面我最喜歡的歌。。。

04 October 2006

小王子skin

我這次的小王子skin靚嘛?FireFox和IE都絕對capable!!!!

要嘛不要嘛

現在我最欠缺的,是暗地裡戀著一個人的心情。我已經太久沒有暗戀一個人,也沒有單戀一個人,缺少了那一種凄美的感覺,我的感情總不太平衡。其實我是喜歡徘徊在愛與不愛之間,能培養點自虐的情緒。很想遠處見到這人經過,也慶幸那種巧合,然後心跳;很想知道了一件關於這人的事,其他人不知的,然後享受那一點所謂的默契;很想偷望這人,見他也望過來,然後裝作若無其事的移開目光繼而竊喜(或用我近來很常用的字眼:暗爽)。相戀不是不好,但我見他遠處經過,就會出聲喊他;知道了他一些事,不再在意我知道的會不會比別人多,因為是一定比較多吧;偷望他嘛,他回望時,就光明正大的對著他笑了。

不過嘛,說就是這樣說,但我單戀著一個人時可能又想相戀吧(雖然未試過這樣想。。。)。我多半是有這個就想那個,得一想二,得寸進尺的人吧。。。XD

02 October 2006

今日魔王

想看<<今日魔王>>哦,因為有很多靚仔。。。有人願意滿足一下我嗎。。。XD

肥胖學會會長

我的二叔呢。。。是肥胖學會會長。。。 XD
每次我看到新聞或聽到電台節目,都覺得很好笑,
因為肥胖學會的會長,聽上去應該是肥胖的,
像攝影學會的會長,應該是很喜歡攝影,
他卻非常非常的瘦呢。。。
應該叫反肥胖學會吧。。。

王菲

很多人都以為我是喜歡王菲的,哎,我不是啦。我覺得她很美,但我其實更喜歡林青霞那種美;至於歌,我是很喜歡王菲的歌,最主要的原因是剛剛巧那是我的音域,也是恰恰適合我的肺容量的,所以不費吹灰之力就能唱了。當然,我比較希望的是能不費吹灰之力地唱那英。另外我是喜歡彭羚,何韻詩和盧巧音的歌,很可惜全都不是我能求求其其很懶地唱完的。

我不曾有過任何女性的偶像的。。。我不愛女人。。。

林夕

近來我常在夢中見到某人,實在很奇怪,到底"預表"了甚麼?XDDD

我常在夢裡看見很多我認識但又不知怎麼會走進夢裡的人,而且我還很有想像力。有一次我夢見了一個小學時每年全級考差不多第尾的男孩子,要強調他是有點樣衰的,而且我和他說過不知有沒有十句說話;又有一次夢到了Software裡低我一年的女孩,雖然我未見過她化粧,但那個夢裡我可是能夠幻想出她化了粧的樣子的,現在當然記不起了。我也常常夢到一些中學同學一起在我以前讀的那間小學裡(不記得在作甚麼),但從不會夢到Macleans或大學為場景。

曾經試過夢到自己去了一個地方,像一個花園,有一個湖,湖裡的不是水而是雲,然後我見都了一隻狗,坐在一塊石頭上。發這夢時其實有印象但不深刻,但我又再發了一次那樣的夢。我再去到了那個地方,這次雲湖裡爬出了一隻很卡通的鱷魚,有點像Peter Pan裡面那隻鱷魚,但瘦一點。那隻狗還是坐在那石頭上,並開口說了一句話:

"你是不時上次來的那個女孩子?"

我一直記得這句話。很想相信那地方是真實的,是存在的,很想再造夢時多去一次。記得我是騎黑色Harley去的。

但其實以上我所形容的不是那地方的全部。我兩次夢到那地方,也去過那花園外的世界。唯一有印象的是一個很大的過山車,整個給一棵類似是柳樹的大大大樹覆蓋著,天色是恆常黑暗的,好像有圓月。第一次去時只匆匆一忙,第二次時看真了點,但從大大大樹的厚厚垂柳內有人好像要走出來了,很恐怖的情境。。。之後我就不記得了。

我還是很想再去看一看,但這幾年我也夢不到了。