I’m not sure whether I’m entitled to call myself a book lover, but I do enjoy reading very much. I keep lots of books at home, ranging from Japanese comics to HKCEE Mathematics past paper. You may wonder why I keep Mathematics past paper at home. Well, it’s all for work – haven’t I told you that I’m an experienced Maths tutor? I’ve taught this subject for over ten years!
Now back to books. Here’s a list of authors whom I admire. Let’s see if we have similar taste:
o George Orwell (His Nineteen Eighty-Four is a must-read!)
o W. Somerset Maugham (His short stories are terrific!)
o Tim Harford (author of The Logic of Life and The Undercover Economist)
o 董橋 (How I love his 英華沉浮錄!)
o 蔡東豪 (He’s such a handsome guy! I was so sorry to learn that he’s already married with a kid …)
o 亦舒 (She has published near 300 books, mostly love stories with occasional sci-fi and detective stories.)
o 林行止 (Hey, I’m a top fan of the Hong Kong Economic Journal!)
o 喬志高 (He complied A New Dictionary of Idiomatic American English.)
In fact, the list is endless, so I’d better stop here, or I won’t have space for the other two topics …
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I became a film addict about ten years ago. I didn’t know what triggered my love for films – the two cinemas near the place I worked? Or the low ticket price (only HK$35) then? Anyway, I just love watching films!
I don’t have a book I particularly like (The books I read are all very good!), but I do have a favourite film: La Meglio Gioventù (aka The Best of Youth). It’s a six-hour film about an Italian family, and I watched it five times. It sounds crazy, but I felt so good watching it!
At first, I was only interested in the plot of a film. But a few years ago, I started paying attention to the soundtrack, and I fell in love with the music. My favourite one is Vier Minuten (aka Four Minutes, a German film about a musically-talented young woman). Both the music and the film are powerful. I also like listening to Korean drama soundtracks; the music is so soft and romantic!
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That’s all for now. Through the books I read, the films I watch, and the music I listen to, I hope you would have a better understand of who I am. Thank you for your patience.