一舞動四方
我中學時期愛上了舞蹈，等到我讀大學了我對舞蹈的愛就延申到對舞蹈評論的愛，紐約時報的resident dance critic Alastair Macaulay 的文章我尤其喜歡，凡是他筆下的我認為有啟發性的文字，我都會存下來；閑來拿出來反覆玩味，是一種精神享受。
Category: Thoughts on Writing
以髮為喻
言慧珠是梅蘭芳最得意的弟子。有次她請一位德高望重的前輩給她的表演打分。老前輩說：「扮相、身段都好，就是沒有梅先生的那股仙氣兒。」 言慧珠就問：「何謂仙氣兒？它又是怎麽來的呢？」
No License to be imprecise
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Matthew Cheung is also an incompetent in another area: English writing
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Some Like it Hot
This video on Douyin gave me a much-needed laugh as I waited with trepidation for the human cost of theContinue Reading
Take a cup of kindness yet
Among the notes of condolence British author Claire Tomalin received when her 22 year-old daughter Susanna killed herself, the oneContinue Reading
The Makeover 陈法拉 Still Needs
Perhaps it’s because Fala Chen (陳法拉) has proved herself to be remarkably adept at reinventing herself – when I read herContinue Reading
SCMP Chief Editor Tammy Tam Column Takedown (2)
In the body of text below, I comment on a column written by SCMP chief editor Tammy Tam paragraph by paragraph. I have numbered each of her paragraphs for easy reference. I have also presented her copy in bold text, to distinguish it from mine.
