蛋撻港督兩三事
週六, 2005-11-12 02:36 — 葉一知
朋友多了一張門票，今天請了我這個閒人去聽彭定康演說。
演說風采依然，只是眉宇間多了一點老態。可惜自己英文不滯，無法轉述精警語句。
回想起來，與彭也有點緣份吧？他到任香港第一天，碰巧我到尖沙嘴出席中學謝師宴。約四點多，巴士到了尖沙嘴，突然彌敦道往旺角方向的車子出現一排鐵馬，護送幾架大房車，好不威風。
當然，車上就是彭定康。
當時自己還是個無知少年，殖民地、中共、回歸等等，在認知上都離我很遠。
但我記得，當年中方狠罵彭定康為「千古罪人」。
彭定康和董建華都註定名垂千古——前者以末代港督身份，後者以特區第一任行政長官身份。以後的歷史文獻和教科書都缺不了他們的名字。
但誰是罪人呢？嘿嘿。
另一件令我印象深刻的事，是當年彭定康出席天壇大佛開幕，巧遇新華社社長周南，彭大方上前握手，周卻拒絕，並做出一個「合十」的手勢，彭只好跟著「禮儀之邦」的代表合十打招呼。
還記得2001年，董特首巡區，有個周老闆拒絕與他握手嗎。當時有些親董人士大罵這個老闆無禮貌，後來他卻一百八十度轉變，說：「董生再來，我會主動跟他握手，一星期也不洗手﹗」聞說有政府人士從中協調，才有此逆轉。
小市民不跟特首握手，沒禮貌。大人物不跟港督握手，叫為民族出口烏氣。
所以我立志要當中國的大人物，到時候鬼佬朋友來喝喜酒，拱手祝賀時，我大可豎起中指回敬。
姑勿論彭定康功過如何，大家都不會忘記他食蛋撻的趣緻表情，雖然只是一場show，演技卻是那麼專業。所以，今天他重訪香港，還要像歡樂滿東華的例行節目，表演一次食蛋撻。
回應
差點忘記了
這個合十的圖像!
I miss him so much!
He looks much older now, than 8 years ago.
I cried then, and I cried again this time. Really don't know how many more times he will come back again.
I feel so emotional to see him everytime......
做乜咁激動?
你咩年紀? 竟然為左佢咁激動?唔通你係佢fans, 會追車攞簽命果隻?hahhaa
I am not old
When you see somebody who should be an 'outsider' who cares so much about YOUR future, YOUR life, while the so-called locals don't care at all, how can you be calm?
I still remember how his two daughters cried in front of the tons of cameras and how he turned around to see for one last time (then) this beloved place. He loves Hong Kong more than many so-called 'Hong Kong people' do. He loves Hong Kong more than many people could imagine.
And this time, I see that he has said something really touching again, and he has grown old now, I worry if there would be any more people who can love our Hong Kong so much, ever again.
If you want, see what I wrote about him this time. http://www.xanga.com/Frostig/386818616/item.html