• Samson Young/ 楊嘉輝

  • whole day/ 一整天, 09/12/2013

  • Man Ming Lane park/文明里休憩處, karoke lounge opposite to the park/文明里休憩處對面的卡拉OK酒廊

  • Zoom H2/ Recorder mounted on boom stick protected with a windshield/錄音機套上防風罩置於收音吊桿

Location 1
“at dust.” mid-afternoon. children of southeastern asian descent playing. grandma resting by the block of concrete to the left of the bench.

Location 2
“the pearl of the orient.” early afternoon. a boy practiced for recitation contest. the title of his speech was “my home, hong kong, the pearl of the orient.”

Location 3
“marrying rich.” late evening. a group of school-aged girls dreamed of property acquisition, and of marrying to rich persons with questionable hygiene.

Location 4
“in it to win it.” early morning, around 4:30am. traders in the nearby fruit market (heard at a distance) were already getting busy. three teenagers playing poker.

Location 5
“straight out of a tv drama.” late evening. close to midnight. two men and a middle-aged woman. they talked about loans, gambling, and quarrels over money.

Location 6
“sex and death.” late evening. close to midnight. middle-aged men idle chatter. they discussed death and the deteriorating body in the only way they know how.

Location 7
“farewell (swan songs).” late evening. inside of a karaoke lounge. two older customers and six middle-aged songstresses. a hostess sat with us.

地點 1
「塵中。」午後。帶有東南亞口音的孩子在玩耍。婆婆在混凝土左側的長椅上休息。

地點 2
「東方之珠。」中午之後。男孩為朗誦比賽練習。文章的題目是「我的家,香港,東方之珠。」

地點 3
「嫁個有錢人。」深夜。一群女學生夢想有物業在手,亦想嫁給衛生有問題的有錢人。

地點 4
「嘗試才能取勝。」清晨。約早上4時30分。附近水果市場的生意人已愈來愈忙碌(聽時有點距離)。三個青年人在玩撲克牌。

地點 5
「電視劇情真實版。」深夜。接近午夜。兩個男人及一個中年女人。他們在說借貸,賭博,並為金錢吵起來。

地點 6
「性與死亡。」深夜。接近午夜。中年男子們在閒聊。他們以他們知道的方式,來討論死亡和不斷衰敗的身體。

地點 7
「離別(天鵝輓歌)。」深夜。在卡拉OK酒廊。兩名上了年紀的顧客及六位中年的女歌者。老闆娘與我們同坐。

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