30.08.2008 | 琴棋書畫

古時有琴棋書畫呢四大才藝, 通常都係啲富家公子或千金小姐必須練成嘅絕技.. 嚟到呢個年代, 究竟琴棋書畫又有幾重要, 又有幾多人會重視呢?? 我覺得現時琴棋書畫只不過係嗜好咁簡單, 你鐘意就去搞, 唔鐘意嘅話你父母都唔會逼你.. 而家啲細路實在係又太多知識技能要學, 邊有時間嚟琴棋書畫陶冶性情啊?? 而我自己, 就係一個琴棋書畫全部不通嘅一個人版喇, 呵呵~~

• [琴] 記得好耐以前, 父母問我想學鋼琴定電腦, 結果我選擇咗電腦!! 而家覺得有啲遺憾, 反正自己今時今日做IT呢一行, 每日都用電腦, 當時點解唔去學鋼琴?? 其實我好羨慕識得彈鋼琴嘅人架, 好型好有氣質囉覺得..
• [棋] 我諗我唯一識得玩嘅棋就係圍棋同買啲白癡飛機棋喇(哇哈哈哈哈!!), 皮毛些許但係一啲都不精通.. 另外中國人偉大嘅像棋, 我點極都唔識捉, 父親大人卻係像棋迷一個, 始終都得唔到真傳, 失禮失禮..
• [書] 初時以為係閱讀, 不過應該係指書法吧?? 乜嘢都好, 閱讀永遠唔係我杯茶, 我唔會有耐性精心坐低睇書.. 書法更加唔係我嗰皮啦, 以前每次書法功課都係得個丙等, 你話藝術書法可能我叻少少, 不過話到正氣書法就係咁先喇..
• [畫] 講到繪畫, 我承認我天生有啲慧根架, 藝術細胞都頗發達, 以前曾經一個隨意作品都令好多同學仔讚嘆不已架.. 不過可能就係小時了了, 加上冇好好發揮, 而家從事IT呢一行幾何有藝術可言吖, 所以就慢慢咁慧根退化囉, 可悲..

the ancient chinese categorised four major talents - musical instruments, chess, reading/caligraphy and paintings.. and these talents were most commonly being pursued by those from rich families.. however when it comes to now, how important are these talents and how many of us really cares about possesing those talents?? to me, they are nothing more than what we called "hobbies" instead, so optional that your parents will not force you to do it should you are not keen on them.. and furthermore, kids nowadays have too much more important knowledge and skills to learn.. for me, i am gonna say that i am never good in any kind of those four talents, haha!!

• [musical instruments] i still remember when i was asked to choose between learning piano and computers, i opted the latter.. it has always been a regret for me, as i'm now earning my bread in the IT industry and i am using a computer everyday, i started to wonder why i did not choose piano then?? i always envious about great pianist, how smart and how cool they look when they are playing their piano..
• [chess] other than orthello and the stupid snake-and-ladder, i know nothing about chess at all, and mind you i'm just very lousy with those i know too.. also to the chinese chess, i can never ever learn to play, in contrary to dad who is a chinese chess fans, i just could not inherit his skills on this, shame shame..
• [reading/caligraphy] i am not too sure if this is about reading or caligraphy, but anyhow i'm never good in any of them.. i'm not someone who will have the patience to sit quietly to read, and i can never get anything better than a C grade for my caligraphy homework back then.. or perhaps i say i'm quite good in creative caligraphy, but never those traditional style required by teachers..
• [paintings] well for painting i think i was quite gifted and talented, at least back then in schooldays my artwork would normally impressed my peers (of i feel so proud of myself back then).. however due to immersing myself too long in this virtually artless IT industry, my talent somehow shrunk to almost none, pity pity..