2010年3月29日星期一

我愛擦鞋

煲呔說,「擦鞋」是他的興趣。

不論他說的,是型而下的把皮鞋擦得立立靚,還是型而上的把老闆捧上天,這下赤裸表白,也真令人打了個突。

不過,這次我倒真的信他,無花無假,愛的,就是擦鞋。

聞說他當特首之初,政治化妝師要為他塑造形象,問及平日有啥嗜好,無甚寄託的他,想了又想,只想到工作以外最肯花時間的,是擦鞋。

相傳當年金融風暴,煲呔血拼大鱷,壓力無處宣洩,唯有捧來全屋所有皮鞋,逐雙逐雙擦得發亮。畫面,大概有點像《孤男寡女》中,神經質的鄭秀文,緊張起來便拿着紙巾發狂周圍擦!

又相傳,識於微時的AO們,都曾見過年輕的煲呔,伸出大腳晒戰績,自豪地說﹕「誰都沒我擦得好!」

身為政治人物,言行要被大眾解讀,是他的不幸。誰叫他的表現,又實在是「擦鞋」的最佳示範。

本着「老闆永遠是對」的原則,由永遠阿二財政司司長,冷手執個熱煎堆成了政務司司長,最後臨危受命被捧上特首之位。幾十年公僕生涯,「一下一下擦」、「逐寸擦」、「有耐性地擦」,坦白得可愛的心得,很難叫人不對號入座。

靠「擦鞋」上位,不算可悲,平白擦了鞋,仍不得主子寵幸,才最可悲。

想起早前翻過一篇杜汶澤的訪問,談及當馬屁精的日子。杜說﹕「擦鞋是想獲得好處,如果對方一直不給你……你便覺得他欠了你……所有擦鞋仔都心理不平衡,一個人怎會同時擦鞋又激動的呢?就是因為有太多未得到。」

不知何故,此話令我想起經常黑面的煲呔。特首先生,每當看見領導人提及香港的「深層次矛盾」時,你那難為的模樣,我無限同情。你不過是擦鞋了得而已,國家又怎可對你如斯苛求呢? 

1 則留言:

匿名 說...

I really like your comments on Mr. Tsang, especially your conclusion: His expertise is shoeshining, how can his country demands him that much? (I'm sorry if I cannot translate exactly and accurately what you said. That's my fault.)
I guess China will not allow Mr. Tsang and SAR government has too many creative and innovative ideas to run Hong Kong. What China needs is a submissive follower. So, Mr. Tung or Mr. Tsang are the same. What I really feel sad is: the very poor, seniors who need residential care and other needy people have been experiencing a lot of hardship for the past so years. But it seems that they are not able to do any concrete things to help them. The livelihood of the poor keeps deteriorating. What a shame!
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