關於 same with same as分別 ，我們在網路上蒐集到這些相關的討論、資訊與評價

HI HI TO ALL MY HAPPY ‘TAP” FAMILYYYY ❣️❣️❣️

I haven’t written to you all for such a long time and I do apologize so much for this. I don’t know how TIME FLIES the way it does!

I wanted to share some thoughts on this very momentous and memorable DAY in my life.. I am strolling into the BIG 6 ❤️ today!!! My BRAIN IS EMPTY!!

All I can think of is HOW GRATEFUL I am to the Universe, and to all of YOU, to my LOVING FAMILY, my INCREDIBLE FRIENDS… all this life has brought to me.. that our Planet is so beautiful and there is so much to be thankful and OPEN to.

After 60 years, chasing so many things, experiencing the excitement, ups and downs of almost all of life, months, weeks, days, minutes, seconds… and I realize, all I really desire and want, is a SIMPLE SMILE, WARMTH, UNDERSTANDING, A Heartwarming HUG, A phone call, or now, text to say HI… A Healthy and strong Body, LOTS & LOTS of LAUGHTER, CONNECTION, COMMUNICATION, LOVE, LOVE & LOVE. No matter what circumstances we run into, Rain, Thunder, Protests, Covid, it is absolutely possible to realize that ALL THINGS MUST PASS, and through the most difficult or most ravishing times, we can find comfort in holding the hands of those loving people around us. I know there is still so much more to learn while we are so BLESSED to be a VALUED GUEST on this Earth for such a fleeting moment. I feel I must keep on learning and evolving to be the BEST person I can be.

I realize that when we are born, we need so much love, feeding, nurturing, understanding, and a lot of HELP! When we get old, we need so much love, feeding, tolerance, patience, understanding, and a lot of HELP! There is no difference in the VALUE of each end of the stick. Just what we can do in between that will make ALL the difference and we all have a CHOICE in how we want to write our own, unique, wonderful, heartfelt STORY.

LIFE can be, and IS SO VERY BEAUTIFUL. The Beauty I used to understand doesn’t hold any meaning for me anymore.. The BEAUTY I HOLD TRUE is the LOVE & BEAUTY inside of ME and all the surroundings of the amazing Mother Nature. Each of us, is handcrafted so very intricately, to have all the same physical features, yet not a single one of us is a duplicate of another. We all have a brain to think, yet every single one of us does not think like any other. We ALL have a PATH, yet every one of our paths is different from each other. But we are ALL meticulously woven together, our lives, our actions are all intertwined. Every action we take, affects another. Every tree, every flower, mountain, sea, sky, clouds, animals, and all beloved creatures. We are the unique creatures, blessed with thinking, speaking & doing. I feel I must do everything I can to HONOR this special GIFT from Mother Nature. Beauty is DEEP & ROOTED & everywhere we look. I’m going to embrace everything PapaGOD & the Universe has given me.

I’m SO GRATEFUL for making it this far, in GOOD HEALTH, GOOD SPIRITS, GOOD MIND & BODY. Every day is a SURPRISE to me. Every moment is truly a BLESSING and ever so sacred. I will continue to live each BLESSED day with an open heart, open mind, and open SPIRIT. I will live each day as HIGH as I can go, no matter how low I feel. I will enjoy growing old GRACEFULLY, and make a conscious effort to do and BE the BEST I can be EACH SINGLE DAY, CHERISH & take care of it like a RARE and Beautiful JEWEL, which LIFE & our EARTH IS.

Today I spend with my LOVING FAMILY & MY FRIENDS. Well.. one loving Family is missing and in Mainland, now resting, but working VERY HARD! I’m so proud of Lam because we are so happy that he gets to SHARE his music with a WHOLE NEW GENERATION of wonderful, talented singers. It’s a GREAT BLESSING to sing with these enthusiastic Artists who can make a great difference in the world with their bellowing voices. I watch every episode with great anticipation and I hope you will too! All the Artists create their own Magic with each song & emotions!

I also would like to share with you my real and Authentic physical & Spiritual SELF!!! I just want to BE TOTALLY and ALL OF what is TRULY ME! I hope you all can accept me as I AM, white hair with my cutey wrinkles! Lam really enjoys it cos now I can keep him COMPANY & look like TWINS! I don’t know where my WHOLE self will go from here.. but I’m really going to look forward to all the natural progressions my mind and body will be taking.. just like Mother Nature.. she accepts all that comes to her and embraces it all…just as it is!

I wonder if I can remotely understand the meaning of life by now? I want to TAP (THINK ACTPOSITVE) at all times making others HAPPY & be HAPPY to see others HAPPY! I understand there is NO RIGHT or WRONG in any of our actions whether positive or negative, but only the divine consequences of those actions we choose. I feel we are BLESSED to be here with a DIVINE PURPOSE which is to help ourselves & each other. To preserve and maintain this amazing PLANET & EARTH. To evolve ourselves, & each generation, so they can pass the baton and also evolve the Earth! I also feel we are definitely NOT ALONE! NEVER! We are always in the SOOTHING, EMBRACING arms of the Divine Source Universe, and when we feel we don’t know where to turn, PapaGOD is ALWAYS there for us, ready to give us whatever we want in the deepest of our hearts with the utmost sincerity. Everything we receive is in its Divine Timing, and Divine Perfection.

With that.. HAPPYNESS & GREAT HEALTH TO ALL OF YOU FOREVER AND ALWAYS and LOVE YOURSELF as well as LOVE ALL THOSE and EVERYTHING AROUND YOU! BELIEVE ME.. ALL WE HAVE and NEED IS LOVE!!!!

MUAH MUAH MUAH with 60 YEARS OF BLESSINGS! YEHHHHHH!!!!
ALL MY LOVE!! SALLY!!!

PS. I had a great wonderful party with best of FRIENDS TONITE❣️❣️ Came home and took some selfies to shock all of U❣️❣️ My HAPPY DECADE HAPPY 6💜 GIRL (⁉️) look❣️❣️ CHEERS EVERYONE❣️❣️❣️🌹🌹🧚🏽‍♀️🧚🏽‍♀️🧚🏽‍♀️

HI HI 快樂的 “TAP” 大家庭 ❣️❣️

已經很久沒有給大家寫信了，對此我深表歉意。不知道時間怎麼就這樣過去了!

我想在生命中這個非常重要和難忘的日子和大家分享一些想法和感觸 —— 今天我悠然邁入了以6字開頭的歲月!! ❤️ 大腦一片空白!!

我所能想到的是對上天，對你們每一位，對親愛的家人，對不可思議的朋友們 —— 對生命所贈與我的這一切 —— 所懷有的深深感激。我們所生活的星球如此美麗，實在有太多太多需要去感謝、感激，去敞開心扉擁抱。

60年過去了，我也曾經追逐過很多，在每月每週每日每分每秒中，經歷了生命可能賦予的幾乎所有激動和起落，而如今我意識到，自己真正渴望和想要的，只是一個簡單的微笑，溫暖，理解，一個暖心的擁抱，一通電話，或者現在更流行的，問好的一條短信.. 一個健康強壯的身體，很多很多笑聲，連結，交流，愛，愛，以及，愛。無論我們遇到怎樣的狀況 —— 下雨、雷電、抗議、疫情，一直要謹記於心的是，無論如何，這一切終將過去；在最困難或最開心的時刻，我們都能握住身邊人的手，並從中找到最大的安慰或共鳴。能得此幸運，在如此短暫的一剎，來到地球做她的尊貴旅客，我知道還有太多東西需要學習，感覺自己必須不斷學習成長，才能成為最好的自己。

我也意識到，出生的時候，我們需要很多愛，需要被餵食物，需要關懷、滋養、理解，需要很多幫助！變老後，我們也需要很多愛，需要被餵食物，需要寬容、耐心、理解，需要很多幫助！人生兩端的價值，並沒有任何分別。只有在中間段，我們能選擇如何去書寫屬於自己的，獨特的，精彩的，發自內心的故事；而也正是在中間段所做的選擇，決定了我們會有怎樣的人生。

生活可以，也確實是非常美麗的。我曾經所理解的美，對於現時的我而言，已經沒有了當初的意義。現在，我所抱持的真正的美，是內心的愛與美，以及令人驚嘆的大自然所賦予的，環繞著我們的一切。每個人都好似複雜精緻的手工藝品，雖然有著相同的身體特徵，但沒有一個人是另一個人的複製品。我們都有大腦可以思考，但每個人和其他人想的都不同。我們都有要走的人生之路，但每個人的道路各不相同。然而，大家又被如此精心地連結在一起，彼此的生活和行為交織在一起。我們採取的每一個行動，都不可避免地影響著他人，甚至影響著每一棵樹，每一朵花；影響著山、海、天空、雲朵、動物，和所有其他可愛生靈。我們是獨一無二的存在，有福氣擁有思考、講話和行動的能力。所以我感覺自己必須盡所能去致敬和珍視這份來自自然的特殊禮物。美深深根植於我們目光所及的每處。我將擁抱上天和世界贈與我的一切。

我很感激人生走到了這裡，健康，精神，頭腦和身體都很好。每一天對我來說都是驚喜。每一刻都是充滿祝福和神聖的。我將繼續以開放的心靈、開放的思想和開放的精神去過好每一天。我會盡力去把每天過到最好，儘管有時候也會感覺低落。我將享受優雅地變老，有意識地努力在每天做到自己的最好，也成為最好的自己，珍惜和照顧匆匆而過的每日，好似它們是稀有又美麗的珠寶；而其實，生命和地球也的確如此。

今天我會和我愛的家人們和朋友們一起度過。對的，一位有愛家人不在這裡，他在內地，現在有空休息一下，但一直都在非常努力地工作! 我為Lam 感到驕傲，因為大家都非常開心他有機會同新一代如此出色、才華橫溢的年輕歌手們分享他的音樂。與這些富有激情的藝術家們一起唱歌是一種巨大的幸福；年輕一代的歌聲將給這個世界帶來改變。每一期節目我都有充滿期待地觀看，希望你們也會看！所有的藝術家們都在用每首歌和感情創造著自己的魔法！

我也想和你們分享真實的自我——外在與內在，容貌及心靈!!! 我只想做完完全全的，真正的自己！希望你們能夠接受這樣的我，白頭髮，和可愛的皺紋! Lam 很喜歡我這樣，因為現在我可以和他作伴，我們看上去像雙胞胎! 我不知道我的整個自我會從這裡走向何方，但對接下來身心將會經歷的所有自然旅程，我真心期待… 就好像大自然一樣，她接受並擁抱一切如它們本初的樣子！

我好奇自己現在是否可以算作大概開始理解人生的意義呢？我想做TAP (THINK ACTPOSITVE)，隨時通過正面積極的思考和行動為他人帶去開心，而看到他人開心也會令我感到開心！我明白我們的任何行為，無論是積極或是消極的，都無關對錯；只是，不可避免的，選擇的行為都會帶來相應的結果。我感覺帶著神聖的目的來到這裡是一份福祉，而這個目的就是助人助己，是保護和維繫這個不可思議的星球，是持續進化發展自己和每一代人，這樣他們就可以繼續把進化地球的接力棒傳遞下去! 我也感覺到我們絕對不是孤獨的！從來都不是！我們一直都被上天撫慰著，擁抱在臂膀中。當感覺不知道如何走下去，上天總會在我們身邊，以最大的誠意給予我們內心深處最渴望的所有。我們得到的一切都有它神聖的時間表，都遵循著神聖的完美安排。

以上… 祝愿大家永遠幸福開心健康，愛自己，愛周圍的所有人，愛周圍的一切！相信我… 我們所擁有的和需要的一切，就是愛!!!!

MUAH MUAH MUAH with 60 YEARS OF BLESSINGS! YEHHHHH!!!!
ALL MY LOVE!! SALLY!!!

PS. 今晚我和最好的朋友們開了最棒的Party ❣️❣️❣️ 回到家後拍了幾張自拍，肯定會驚到你們 ❣️❣️❣️ 我的快樂第6個10年 💜 GIRL (⁉️) look❣️❣️❣️ 大家乾杯 ❣️❣️❣️🌹🌹🧚🏻‍♀️🧚🏻‍♀️🧚🏻‍♀️

🌻Docusign(DOCU), Crowdstrike(CRWD)財報結果
上週這兩家公司發表財報了.

這兩天看了一下他們的財報結果. Again, 兩家的表現都很好, 但發現分析師給DOCU的調價(往上)幅度比較多, 就好奇研究了一下SaaS公司是怎麼被估值的. 有興趣的話可以看看(從中學習到很多. 非常推薦一讀):
https://makingsenseofusastocks.blogspot.com/2021/09/blog-post.html

(By the way, 分析師對CRWD的價格調幅沒那麼大, 主因是成長趨緩了. 而DOCU的free cash flow佔營收比, 以及顧客黏著力在這季創了新高, 是讓分析師按讚的幾個原因).

關於CRWD: "The Street is already modeling revenue growth deceleration in 2022 to 36%, down from 60% expected in 2021, which on its own might prove a hurdle for a stock already trading at a high multiple," said Bank of America analyst Tal Liani in a report.

分析師對於DOCU的評價:
• 11位buy; 給的價格分別是: $310, $320 (x2), $330 (x2), $340 (x2), $345, $350, $350, $389
• 給Buy的分析師的評語:
o Baird: The analyst continues to view them as a best in class way to play digital transformation trends with strong growth, cash flow and profitability, and a strong competitive position. Power said DocuSign remains one of his top long-term compounding growth ideas.
o Citi: While slightly shy of the double-digit billings beat in recent quarters, DocuSign still delivered a solid 8% beat to Q2 billings, which grew 47% year-over-year, Radke tells investors in a research note.
o Evercore ISI: he calls "another strong quarter." While some may have wanted to see more aggressive Q3 billings guidance, he believes estimates "continue to leave room for upside," Materne said.
o JMP Securities: While revenue growth decelerated to 50% from 58% in Q1, the company is the clear leader in electronic signature and the broader system of agreement having crossed over 1M customers with a $2B run rate this quarter, the analyst tells investors in a research note, adding that he sees lots of room for growth as DocuSign targets a $50B total addressable market.
o Needham: The analyst commented, "Docusign reported another strong quarter in 2QF22 with typical DOCU upside to revenue and profitability. Sales metrics and growth decelerated Q/Q, as we expected against a massive pandemic quarter, but at a much slower rate than we believe much of the Street was anticipating. 65k net new customers was lower than the 70k - 90 range of CY20 but was still more than 2x greater than any pre-pandemic quarter, highlighting a strong end-market driving 47% billings growth against a strong comp. Commentary on incremental Agreement Cloud demand was positive, suggesting an additional growth tailwind combined with solid international can further aid 2HF22. Although DOCU shares could be lower near-term due to weak 2H OpMg guidance, we think this guidance is conservative, as the recent OM was greater than the pre-pandemic level even with tough comps."
o RBC Capital: The quarter highlighted the sustainability of the company's tailwinds post-pandemic as most of its underlying metrics such as billings and net revenue retention were solid, the analyst tells investors in a research note, adding that the traction with CLM and Notary was also "impressive".

分析師對於CRWD的評價:
• 12位buy; 給的價格分別是: $300, $310 (x2), $313, $315 (x2) , $305, $320, $325, $330 (x2), $340
• 1位給hold: $280 (from $220 by J.P. Morgan(same))
• 給Buy的分析師的評語:
o Baird: The analyst believes the company has significant room for growth with core modules, opportunities with Humio and in cloud workload security, among others, should help drive a continuation of strong growth over a long time horizon.
o BTIG: The company's "strong" Q2 results "cleared every hurdle", even though the buy-side benchmarks may have been slightly higher, the analyst tells investors in a research note. Powell adds that Crowdstrike is clearly gaining share in its core endpoint security target market at a rapid pace and gaining traction with new products across multiple categories.
o Canaccord: The analyst said the stock is down from its recent highs, and he thinks the re-rating creates a more favorable entry point for longer-oriented investors for a foundational security name. He views Crowdstrike as a long-term secular winner in security due to its native cloud platform advantage versus closely held peers in endpoint security combined with platform expansion into tangential segments to capture greater share of security budgets.
o Goldman Sachs: CrowdStrike last night delivered "another beat and raise quarter as the company benefited from another quarter of elevated demand," Essex said. But it traded lower following net new annual recurring revenue growth guidance that was slightly less than investors had hoped for. Essex, nonetheless, said the quarter demonstrated CrowdStrike's "ability to continue to go down market efficiently."
o JMP Securities: The analyst notes the company's Q2 annualized recurring revenue of $1.34B topping his estimate of $1.30B, with "sustained" 70% ARR and revenue growth along with margin upside seen as key highlights for the quarter. Suppiger adds that the metrics reflect Crowdstrike's "strong execution and robust demand environment".
o Mizuho: "very good" fiscal Q2 results. The annual recurring revenue growth of 70% year-over-year "was strong and still nicely surpassed" the Street's 65%-66% estimate, Moskowitz tells investors in a research note. He believes "strong execution can propel" Crowdstrike's stock higher.
o Piper Sandler: The company's metrics "outperformed across the board" in Q2 with 70% annual recurring revenue and revenue growth and record net new customer adds in the quarter, Owens tells investors in a research note.
o RBC Capital: Hedberg adds that CrowdStrike's record pipeline entering Q3 should continue to fuel the company's "land-and-expand" momentum.
o Stifel: Q2 results that he said "exceeded consensus estimates across all major financial metrics." He continues to believe that Crowdstrike's growth opportunity "remains in the early days" despite the company's scale given continued share capture within its core endpoint security market and incremental module adoption on the Falcon Platform, Reback tells investors.
o UBS: the company reported "pretty good" Q2 results against high expectations.

🌻趨勢: 跨境電商 Cross-border commerce
Morgan Stanley:
From our perspective, we think many are underestimating what the cross-border eCommerce demand could ultimately be, once key friction points like FX rates, tax and duties, shipping, language, etc are smoothed—all issues that Global-E directly addresses.

Cross-border ecommerce brings new, high-yield volume: We think elevated levels of cross-border ecommerce (ex-travel) is a structural shift thathas yet to be fully contemplated in MA (and V)'s long-term forecasts. MA's cross-border CNP ex-travel volume was 69% above 2019's level in 2Q and 63% higher in 1Q. Strength reflects both broader ecommerce adoption plus globalization of commerce, as marketplaces and services that reduce cross-border friction (such as those from GLBE) make international online ordering more readily adopted. Early data at V suggests greater cross-border ecommerce spend is persisting even in areas with pre-pandemic levels of international travel. Cross-border transactions also come at a higher yield, making us more optimistic that the trend can bring incremental long-term growth to the networks.

產業的潮流是有連貫性的. 疫情讓電商更發達後, 接下來應該就是加速電商跨境了. 跨境的話, 有很多問題需要解決(稅率, 語言, etc.) 這就需要有公司來做整合的動作. 這種跨境, 也可以想像是omnichannel的一種呈現.

Harley Finkelstein (President of Shopify): "I mean I think commerce in 2021 is cross-border."

🌻SPAC熱潮退卻，初創市值蒸發750億美元
"SPAC熱潮已經退卻。分析顯示，在2月中旬以前完成合併的137家SPAC的總市值已經蒸發25%，市值回落幅度上個月一度超過1,000億美元。"

"像貝萊德(BlackRock Inc., BLK)和富達投資(Fidelity Investments Inc.)這類企業管理的基金，以及許多對沖基金、養老金管理公司和其他一些投資者，都在SPAC的回落中遭受了衝擊，他們在去年年底開始的熱潮中競相投資SPAC。其中許多基金由於在價格還很低的時候就早早入場，所以現在仍坐擁可觀收益。事實上，SPAC市值仍有約2,500億美元，高於一年前的約1,000億美元，反映出這期間股價上漲和新公司上市的影響。

但即便如此，今年年初令人炫目的回報還是讓許多後來者做了接盤俠，扎堆投資所謂穩賺不賠的領域，其永恆的風險可見一斑。在過去的幾個月裡，一些投資者眼睜睜看著帳面財富縮水。"

"股價下跌會在SPAC領域形成惡性循環，因為投資者有權在併購交易前從空白支票公司撤資。一旦SPAC跌破發行價，投資者就更有可能這樣做，而許多SPAC的股價現在正處於這樣的水平。目前，在尚未宣布併購交易的空白支票公司中，超過95%的公司股價低於發行價。

投資者的大規模撤資會讓已經上市的空白支票公司手上的現金大幅減少，讓其更難實現業務目標，並可能加劇股價跌勢。"

https://on.wsj.com/3n6JznC

🌻BNPL (buy now pay later)
But most BNPL providers including Affirm, Klarna and Afterpay have been losing money despite breakneck revenue growth as they invest heavily in marketing to win share. Sweden-based Klarna’s credit losses more than doubled in the second quarter. Affirm has projected adjusted operating losses of $50m-$55m for the fiscal year that ended June 30.

The path to profitability for many of these companies was to achieve massive scale, analysts said.

https://www.ft.com/content/ca201a37-a16d-4223-b123-04d38350a972

Pictures: 一葉知秋; from EarningsWhispers

哈佛知識分享:《做生意的三個 S》 - 七集介紹、第一及第二集。

做生意有三個 S: Survive (生存), Sustain (持續), and Succeed (成功).

全文內容:

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1grPxQjlN7OUFarSI3KYLgbQL1-7Bw3-X3uPTqV9_mZA/edit?usp=drivesdk

。。。。。。。

My hobby 《星期六早餐會》!

七/八/九月份早餐會 Topic: Applying "Michael Porter" to your business: How to compete and win!

哈佛分享: 如何應用「米高波特」於你盤生意? 點競爭? 點贏?

講起哈佛策略教授， 無人出名過 Michael Porter. 有幸我2017年在哈佛親身上過他教的課程， 今次早餐會同你分享，希望對你做生意亦有所啟發。

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1. 先講生存 survive - 即係收入多過支出。連錢都賺唔到，日日蝕做乞衣，唔好講嘢。 絕大部分生意，五年內都係生存唔到!

2. 再講持續性 sustain - 持續地賺到錢，持續地收入多過支出，Sustaining 養活咗99%中小企， 但佢哋永遠都係中小企 ，因為可能幾十年業績都浮浮沉沉!

3. 要成功就講 Succeed, I mean become really really Super Successful - How to win? 就要講策略 Strategy.

Do you have a strategy? 你做生意有無策略?

根據哈佛最出名嘅策略教授 Michael Porter "The first test of a strategy is whether your value proposition is different from your rivals. If you are trying to serve the same customers and meet the same needs and sell at the same relative price, then you don't have a strategy. "

如果你嘅價值主張係同你嘅競爭對手一樣， 即係話你服務緊同一班客， 解決緊同一問題， 收緊差唔多價錢的話， 哈佛教授米高波特就講你係「人做你做」，你「無策略」 。 長遠，你唔會賺大錢! You can only sustain, but cannot be super successful! 咁應該點?

Understanding Michael Porter! 何謂競爭? 何謂策略? 如何勝出? What is competition? What is strategy? How to win?

Michael Porter 相信係仲在生最出名嘅大學策略教授， 佢1979年首次提出嘅 Porter's Five Competitive Forces (行業競爭五大動力)， 1980提出嘅 Four Generic Strategies (四個一般策略)， 1985年再提出嘅 Value-Chain Analysis (價值鏈分析)， 讀過任何 business school 嘅同學都應該學過。 佢今年已經七十四歲， 唔知仲可以教多幾耐書，有幸我2017年去哈佛大學親身上過佢課程，畢生受用。

今次我就一連七集，同你分享呢本書 Understnding Michael Porter。

(1) Competition, what's the right mindset? 你應該點諗「競爭」?

(2) What are the Industry Competitive 5 Forces? 什麼是行業的五大動力? 對你利潤有什麼影響?

(3) Competitive advantage through your value chain 你的企業價值鏈如何令你有競爭優勢?

(4) What is strategy? How do you create value? 什麼是策略 ? 你如何創造價值?

(5) The trade-offs. 要「取」得更多，就要「捨」得更多。 做生意如何「取捨」?

(6) Fit. 成間公司要言行一致! 全部力要向同一個方向走。

(7) Continuity. 持續性，無得急! 路遙知馬力!

有興趣聽多啲，就來我七/八月份星期六嘅早餐會啦! 下一集同你先講 (1) What is competition? what's the right mindset? 乜嘢係「競爭」? 你應該點諗「競爭」?

第一集:

哈佛知識分享:《何謂競爭? 你應點諗競爭?》What is competition? What's the right mindset?

一連七集: 今集同你先講《何謂競爭? 你應點諗競爭?》What is competition? What's the right mindset?

做生意你可以 Me Too, Me Better 或者 .... Me What? 乜嘢? 等陣再講。

Me too, 就係「人做你做」， 你要贏，只能夠鬥平! 同一碟乾炒牛河， 如果一樣味道，你就係要賣平啲，人哋先幫襯你。

Me better，就係你做得叻啲，你做得好啲、快啲、靚啲、新啲， 咁你就可以收貴啲! 你碟乾炒牛河，真材實料的，好味啲，就可以賣貴啲。

可惜前兩者，都係一個零和遊戲。 你贏，就人哋輸。 人哋贏，就你輸。個餅係得咁大，你日日講 market share (市場佔有率)，但無新行業價值製造過， 個餅冇大到。

根據哈佛策略教授 Michael Porter， 做生意除咗 Me Too, Me Better, 你要盡量做到 NOT Me Best ... but ME ONLY. Be unique! 你做生意必需具獨特性。

佢話做生意 there is simply NO BEST! 冇話「最好」，因為唔同人客有唔同需要，你嘅產品啱，他們自然有需求。你要「創造需要」!

包括我在內， 之前香港都無「商舖基金」，買賣舖只有鬥平鬥靚。 但如果間鋪又要靚，又賣得平，硬係無錢賺。唯有靠大市升。但萬一唔升? 一個社運/肺炎，馬上個個炒家/投資者停晒。 依家個市好啲， 馬上「短炒」出返曬嚟。 但我覺得做生意係唔可以靠個市升去賺錢。 要個市跌，甚至乎大跌，都搵到食，咁先至係一盤生意。 容許我好自豪地講，社運/肺炎後，我哋買入咗31間香港街舖，沽出咗11間，合共約港幣7.9億嘅街舖，沽得嘅，間間賺錢，論宗數及論回報，都係同期全港 by far，I mean really really by far 最多! 我哋點做? 就係因為我哋行咗 Michael Porter 所講嘅，Be Unique ... be ME ONLY.

根據呢本書，Understanding Michael Porter, 佢講 what's the right mind-set for competition? 你應該點諗競爭?

盡量得，你應該諗 Not be the the best, but be unique。 唔係要做到最好，而係做到最獨特。

Not be number 1, but earn higher returns. 唔係要做到第一，而係要多啲回報，賺多啲錢!

Not focus on market share, but focus on profits. 唔係要市佔率，係要利潤。

Not serve the "best" customer with "best" product, but meet the diverse needs of target customers. 唔係要「最好」嘅產品，畀「最好」嘅客。而係 用唔同嘅產品，滿足唔同顧客嘅需求。

Not compete by imitation, but compete by innovation. 唔係人做你做，而係要創新!

Not ZERO SUM game, but POSITIVE SUM. 唔係「零和遊戲」、互相廝殺， 而係大家從不同層面創造價值， 可以有好多個贏家。

記住競爭，唔代表你一定要贏人。 打到兩敗俱傷，又有乜意思呢? 如果即使你打唔打低人，自己能夠賺多啲錢，咁又 why not? 點解要去打低人呢?

"Strategy explains how an organization, faced with competition, will achieve superior performance. The definition is deceptively simple." by Michael Porter.

好的策略，就係能夠解釋到點解有競爭對手環境下，你公司依然能夠達致較高回報。

Operation effectiveness is different from having a good strategy. 有高嘅營運效率，唔代表有好嘅策略。

Michael Porter 話 Operation effectivness 就好似隻老鼠喺個圈入面係咁跑咁， 無論你點跑得快，你都只係繼續喺個圈入面。 你可以勤力啲、做得快啲、做得好啲，但始終你繼續都係喺個圈入面。

但有好嘅策略，a good strategy , 就能幫你跳出呢個圈，帶去你想去嘅地方。

"If rivals all pursue the "one best way" to compete, they will find themselves on collision course." by Michael Porter

「如果所有競爭對手，都朝著一個「做到最好」的方向競爭， 大家只會撞到頭破血流。」

"Strategic competition means choosing a path different from that of others." by Michael Porter

「策略性競爭是指揀一條同競爭對手唔同的路。」

好似間茶餐廳咁， 你可以炒餸快啲，上菜快啲，服務好啲，埋單走多兩轉， 但係始終都係一間茶餐廳，只係做緊 Me Too 或者 Me Better. 人哋唔去你嗰間，就去另一間，係一個「零和遊戲」。 無論你點做得快啲、好啲，競爭對手一樣都會嘗試追上。 無策略，你會跑得好辛苦。 喺個圈入面繼續跑來跑去。

另一種諗法，或者你可以把間茶餐廳， 變成專做外賣， 加埋其他餐廳上你平台， 加下加下，變下變下，變成間 Deliveroo。同前者一樣，大家都係做食，但你專做外賣，咁你會唔會係 more unique? 更獨特! Earn higher returns， compete by innovation AND 做大啲個餅 positive sum game 呢? 會唔會有原本唔想食茶餐廳嘅人，都叫咗外賣返屋企食呢? Deliveroo 依家倫敦上市嘅市值係超過500億港幣， 試問有幾多間茶餐廳或飲食集團能做到呢?

唔想咁大改變? 試想想賣漢堡包。 麥當勞係全球最大快餐店，唔駛講。 佢嘅漢堡包係賣得最快，最多! 但你識唔識呢個女人? Lynsi Snyder. In-N-Out Burger 第三代接班人。

Michael Porter 話相比起麥當勞，佢唔係要最快最大最多，In-N-Out Burger 係要最新鮮嘅食材，never frozen, never microwaved，最有傳統風味，最具 family tradition 家族色彩， 餐牌/秘方基本上70年都不變過。McDonald / Burger King 餐牌有超過80樣嘢揀，佢只得少過15。

佢要嘅係家庭傳統 family tradition！ 佢係要做少啲，做好啲，每人分多啲。雖然每間分店都賺到錢， 以舖比舖，平均每間In-N-Out Burger 舖嘅營業額係每年450萬美金，高過麥當勞的舖平均每年260萬美金，高出七成。每間 In-N-Out 舖嘅 Profit margin 估計高達20％，比同行競爭對手亦高出一倍， 佢就係要特登開少啲，開慢啲。用咗70年時間， 只係開咗三百幾間，全部自己直接經營兼自置物業， 為咗容易管理，絕大部分分店都係喺美國西岸。 佢每開一間分店往往啲人都要大排長龍， 有人揸幾個鐘頭車，甚至乎搭飛機/酒店過夜專登去食。

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因為每間舖賺到錢，個個員工人工都特別高。例如，根據網上薪酬統計網站 Glassdoor.com，In-N-Out Burger 嘅 Store Manager 店長平均人工加花紅，係年薪美金16萬3千元。 麥當勞? 係美國只係4萬4千美金。In-N-Out Burger 高出近3倍。 最基層員工，人工都比市場高出5成。人工高，自然員工做耐啲，平均Store Manager 店長都做17年，員工上下一家人感覺強啲，對人客笑容自然多啲，服務好啲。

比起麥當勞，佢哋唔係鬥快鬥多。In-N-Out Burger 每個客往往都要等成起碼十分鐘先有漢堡包食。提起 Mobile ordering 手機落單， 咁啲人客唔使等咁耐? 聽下佢 CEO Lynsi Snyder 點講?

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Be definition of Michael Porter, In-N-Out Burger is pursuing a different path from that of others. 行緊條自己嘅路。Be unique! Not to be number 1, but to earn higher returns. Not to focus on market share, but on profit. 唔同嘅客有唔同需求，既然自己回報可以高啲，點解需要打低競爭對手呢? Positive Sum Game, 個餅係做大咗! 雖然佢聲稱永遠都唔搞 franchise，永遠唔搞上市，全部自己親自經營，根據2021年福布斯富豪榜，In-N-Out 第三代老闆 Lynsi Snyder 身家現有36億美金，係榜內最年輕女士。 麥當勞嘅創辦人呢? 都唔知去咗邊度!

你呢? 你又打算點樣同人競爭? 記住，Michael Porter 話:

"In the vast majority of businesses, there is simply no such thing as "the best.""
絕大部分嘅生意， 冇嘢叫做絕對嘅「最好」!

BE UNIQUE. 做到 ME ONLY!

"Winning without beating others!" 「唔使打低競爭對手都勝出!」咁先至係「贏」嘅最高境界。

有興趣聽多啲 Michael Porter，就來我七/八月份星期六嘅早餐會啦! 下集我再同你講 (2) What are the Industry Competitive 5 Forces? 什麼是行業的五大動力? 對你利潤有什麼影響?

有時間就睇埋幾年前 CBS 對In-N-Out Burger 嘅報導，家族經歷過幾次嘅悲劇，依家留到第三代，佢哋嘅堅持可能亦對你做生意有所啟發。

第二集:

哈佛知識分享: What are the Industry Competitive 5 Forces? 什麼是行業的五大動力? 對你利潤有什麼影響?

The real point of competition is not to beat rivals. It's to earn profits.

競爭，最重要唔係要打低競爭 對手，而係要賺錢! - My favorite quote from Michael Porter.

今次一連七集同你講 Michael Porter. 上集同你講咗《何謂競爭? 你應點諗競爭?》What is competition? What's the right mindset? 今集同你講 (2) What are the Industry Competitive 5 Forces? 什麼是行業的五大動力? 對你利潤有什麼影響?

巴菲特 Warren Buffett 曾經講過: “When a management with a reputation for brilliance tackles a business with a reputation for poor fundamental economics, it is the reputation of the business that remains intact.”

當好聲譽嘅經理， 遇上差回報聲譽嘅行業，通常係行業嘅聲譽會繼續留低。

因此我經常話「先揀行業，後諗點做!」 做生意就好似賽馬比賽咁，要勝出，行業就係隻馬，老闆就係個騎師。 隻馬識飛嘅，騎師煲兩口煙都能勝出， 如果佢再加把勁， 鞭多兩下，咁就不得了， 可能賺到盤滿缽滿! 但如果隻馬係跛嘅，唔通騎師跑埋一份咩?! 咁就騎師唯有先要醫番好隻馬，再去比賽， 咁勝出機會率才更大。

但如何分析隻馬 (即係個行業) fit 唔 fit? 根據哈佛大學最出名嘅策略教授 Michael Porter，佢1979年首次提出嘅 Porter's Five Competitive Forces (行業競爭五大動力)， 從五個層面分析個行業得唔得， 亦都係可以就住呢五個層面加強隻馬嘅競爭力。

分別係:

(1) Bargaining Power of Buyers 買家的議價能力。

(2) Bargaining Power of Suppliers 供應商的議價能力。

(3) Barriers to Entry 入行門檻。

(4) Threat of Substitutes 代替品的威脅。

(5) Internal Rivalry 內部競爭的激烈程度。

近年好多人提出，應再加多第6個:

(6) Availability of Complements 互補商品的存在。

要賺錢就係希望價錢 (Price) 高過成本 (Cost)， 相差越大，你就賺錢越多。 但你要賺錢，你要知道你唔單止係同你競爭對手爭緊， 你同一時間係同緊你嘅買家、供應商、代替品、及潛在入行競爭者爭! 逐個逐個同你講，因為:

(1) 越大買家的議價能力 Bargaining Power of Buyers，就會把你價錢越撳低， 因為買家佢哋會講價，所以唔可以太依賴某個買家。

一般嚟講，如果最大嘅客戶佔你超過10%營業額，或者最大五個客戶佔你25%或以上營業額， 你就有customer concentration risk, 過份客戶集中的風險。 因為你好怕佢哋走， 佢哋議價能力就自然提升。 好多廠，某個歐美大客訂單都分分鐘佔咗超過一半生意額， 因此經常畀人牽住鼻子走，好多嘢做，但賺唔到錢。

"Powerful buyers will force prices down or demand more value in the product, thus capturing more of the value for themselves." by Michael Porter

「議價能力強嘅買家，會把價格推低或者對產品要求提升， 從而買家自己得到更大價值。」

包括我自己在內， 前排某大美資基金，管理美金資產幾百億，話同俾我幾十億同我合作投資商舖，但條件多多， 又呢樣又嗰樣 ... 唔只一間，仲有好多其他，我全部 say No。 就係因為我唔想過份依靠某大客，當我無本事。 我想細細間，慢慢增長，玩耐啲。遠遠好過霎時間爆發得太快，遲早市況一逆轉就爆鑊。

我成日話，我每季只係希望集資港幣6000萬，加我自己 top up 25%， 冇咁大個頭，唔好戴咁大頂帽 。我自己個 fund 每季集資，每年淨資產增長四五億港幣，每個月拉勻買入港幣5000萬街舖，沽2000萬，I'm happy! 買下買下，好快就買足1000間街舖。要依賴就依賴我自己，信得過多好多。

為咗增長，你又有冇過份依賴某個或幾個大客呢? 如果佢哋鏈你或者執咗，你又會點呢?

仲有， 唔單止客人大，佢哋嘅議價能力先至強。如果你嘅產品係市場係冇乜差異化， no differentiation, 人做你做， me too strategy, 個個都係度格價的話，佢哋買家議價能力都係好強。因為人哋平一蚊，佢哋就走咗，buyers are very "price sensitive", 你為咗留客，唯有減價。因此，you have to be different， 同其他競爭對手有所唔同， 咁即是你加價，買家都留低幫襯你。 但問心，你盤生意同人哋又有幾唔同呢?

(2) 越大供應商的議價能力 Bargaining Power of Suppliers，就會把你成本提升，因為供應商佢哋會加價。員工、舖嘅業主都係間茶餐廳嘅供應商。 銀行就係財務公司嘅供應商， 我最大嘅供應商就係嗰班沽舖嘅業主， 因為每個月我洗緊五千萬入貨。

"Powerful suppliers will charge higher prices or insist on more favorable terms, lowering industry profitability." by Michael Porter

「議價力強嘅供應商，會收貴啲價錢，或者要求更有利嘅條款 ，導致降低成個行業嘅利潤率。」

香港好多生意都係代理某品牌/產品或 franchise (特許經營)開始，佢哋都係供應商。但如果咁多年不斷都只係靠做代理/franchise，好就好，萬一外國某品牌易手或同第二代唔啱，咁就大鑊。

Michael Porter 話，如果 switching cost (轉換成本)係高嘅， 例如果佢哋要重新當地請人 、重新開舖、重新鋪設個網絡，供應商都可能焗住留低，佢哋嘅 bargaining power (議價能力)會下降。 但如果， 一下子終止代理或 franchise 協議，就所有嘢歸佢，咁你就大鑊! 供應商嘅議價能力極強， 就好似香港嘅7-11咁。

7-11而家在香港開到一千間分店，當中大約400間係特許經營。話就話係特許經營比創業者創業，實質上所有嘢都係歸牛奶公司 (7-11母公司)， 加盟者其實只係攞住嚿錢打份工， 話走就走，人客都唔知發生乜事。 問心，你同我都唔知邊間7-11是嗰400間特許經營。咁樣供應商的議價能力 bargaining power of supplier 就極強。 因此， 我認識好多711的加盟者， 勤力守規矩一定搵到食，但發達，住山頂洋樓養番狗?! 我 so far 仲未聽過。

做生意目標，根據 Michael Porter, 就係要把你嘅供應商議價能力降低。 從多啲唔同渠道入貨，流程盡量標準化，好似大家樂/McDonald's 咁，咁對員工既依賴程度亦都會降低。 做代理嘅，就 make sure 即使唔做，啲人物、網絡係歸你。 我識好多朋友，都係一面做代理，另一邊就建立自己品牌， 打長短棍做生意。 代理係短棍(賺錢)，自己品牌係長棍(投資)，睇長線。

你又打算點降低你對供應商嘅依賴程度， 增強你自己嘅議價能力呢?

(3) 越低入行門檻 Barrier of Entry 就會把你價錢下降及成本提升， 因為多人入嚟爭，自然大家都減價促銷及加價搶人搶貨。

"Entry barriers protect an industry from newcomers who would add new capacity." by Michael Porter

入行門檻會減低新加入者增加產量。 產量多，自然價格下跌。 向供應放入貨都會多咗，亦都會搶高來貨價。 因此做生意嘅你，就要盡將個入行門檻提升。主要有三方法:

(1) 做到好大，有規模經濟(economies of scale)， 咁你每件貨生產嘅平均成本就會下降，即是規模報酬遞增(increasing returns to scale)， 咁競爭對手就好難入嚟同你爭。

(2) 做到好專， 只要你有某專業知識，人客就會好依賴獨有技能。 例如我自己唔單止淨係投資地產，我係專買街舖。 我唔單止係領展/黑石等大地產基金，大我唔夠他們大，但我係專買香港五六千萬以下街舖嘅商舖基金。 當你做得專，人客自然好難搵替代品。

(3) 當多一個人客使用，對原本個人客價值就提升，this is what we call "Network Effect" (網絡效應)。例如whatsapp/wechat/facebook/youtube，全世界只得你一個人用就冇用，越人用對你嘅價值就提升。

如果你有齊以上三樣嘢，恭喜你，新競爭對手好難入嚟同你爭! 你有排賺錢。 但如果你三樣都冇，你只係 Me too Me Better 嘅策略的話， 我估你只會繼續浮浮沉沉, survive (生存) and sustain (持續)唔難, 但好難 become super successful (好成功).

第四動力 : (4) 越大代替品的威脅 Threat of Substitites 就會把你價格下降， 因為人客可以選擇其他商品，唔駛用你。

"Substitutes - products or services that meet the same basic need as the industry's product in a different way - put a cap on industry profitability. " by Michael Porter

「產品或者服務嘅代替品， 會把整個行業嘅利潤封頂。」

例如 DVD rental 租碟， 令到好多人唔駛買碟. 有 Netflix 嘅 streaming 就唔駛再去租碟。 有高鐵就搭少啲飛機， 有whatsapp就打少啲電話， 有數碼相機就少人用菲林相機。It's all true!

因此你經常都要諗下你嘅行頭會唔會突然間有代替品 substitutes 去衝擊你成個行業。 咁你點應對呢?

包括我自己在內，有網購，就自然落少間舖買嘢。 因此長遠舖價必定受網購影響。 但我只買街舖， 香港有大約有十萬間街舖， 我只想好似7-11咁，當中揸住一千間，我係業主。即1％。 我相信網購點發達，都唔會快過你行過條街口喝入去7-11買包嘢飲。 因此我揀舖都要好小心。 我只買街埔，係因為街舖冇新供應。 網站可以有好多個，商場可以再起一千個，但街鋪無。 啟德、東涌、將軍澳、明日大嶼都好，都係無街舖賣。 物以罕為貴。而我盡量都只買可以做飲食及服務業嘅街舖， 難被網購取代。如果純粹做零售、乾貨，投資就要好小心。

你行頭嘅產品或者服務，又輕唔輕易被替代品取代呢?

最後 (5) 越大內部競爭的激烈程度 Internal Rivalry 價格就越低及成本也越高，因為大家同行都鬥平鬥靚， 可能導致割喉式競爭。

"If rivalry is intense, companies compete away the value they create, passing it on to buyers in lower prices or dissipating it in higher costs of competing." by Michael Porter

如果行頭有割喉式競爭，任何價值製造嘅利潤， 都會因為減價或者成本上升而消失。

咁你又點知道你個行頭易唔易會有割喉式競爭? 睇6樣嘢:

(1) 大家競爭對手係唔係差唔多大細，好多好散。好似街市咁，咁就好容易減價競爭。 但如突然有一兩個大嘅龍頭冒起， 好似百佳/惠康咁，反而會穩定價格。

(2) 大家賣嘅產品差唔多， 好容易格價。 例如手機品牌、電子產品。

(3) 好多人入嚟爭，唔係為錢而爭， 而係為社會貢獻或者國家任務而爭。

(4) 整體行業增長好慢， 甚至乎收縮，變成「困獸鬥」

(5) 產品係 "perishable" 即係 時間係敵人! 呢一刻唔要，之後想要返都唔得。 例如: 酒店房，今晚唔住，聽日就有其他人。 機位今日唔答，聽日就已經飛走咗。 因此今日就大家都要劈價求售。

(6) High Exit Barrier 高離開行業嘅門檻， 好多生意，唔係話走就走，好多面子面俾、好多員工要炒、好多數要找、 老豆、阿爺留落嚟， 阿孫阿仔焗住要做， 有生意但唔識變通嘅，唯有減價。

"Price competition is the most dangerous form of rivalry." by Michael Porter

價格競爭係最危險嘅競爭。

好彩我選擇買舖。因為間間街舖都唔同，有獨特，無炒家會入嚟做蝕本生意，即時今日唔減價賣，一百年後間舖都仲喺度，時間係朋友，舖價仲分分鐘升咗。

自問，平時你又有幾大劈價求售嘅壓力呢? 你點樣可以做得獨特性，唔同人哋割喉式競爭呢? 把時間變成朋友呢?

以上就係 Michael Porter 1979年首次提出嘅 Porter's Five Competitive Forces (行業競爭五大動力)， 近年好多人都提倡應該有第六個。

(6) Availability of Complements 互補商品的存在 (仲於有個好嘢!) 。越多就越把價錢提升及成本下降，因為多咗馬路 (車嘅 complements) 就自然更多人想買車， 更多人想買車，就自然車價格上升，每架車生產及銷售成本也下降。

做餐廳嘅，Deliveroo 可能係 complements 互補品, 馬上送外賣成本下降。 做電動車嘅，多啲充電站就係互補品，令到多啲人買電動車。4G/5G 上網快咗，係手機遊戲嘅 completment. 唔同嘅 Apps 都係買手機嘅 completment. 越多人創業，都係我買舖嘅 complement.

Michael Porter 話做生意，就要明白以上五加一項的行業推動力，點樣影響整個行業嘅利潤。 頭五樣，is not Add-Up effect，唔係睇總和，而係只要一個差至極點， 成個行頭及你盤生意好易玩完。

例如有咗手機網上新聞之後， threat of substitute 代替品嘅威脅，舊式嘅報紙檔/雜誌社就執一間少一間。 如果你做餐廳只得一間舖，咁多年來太依賴某業主單一位置， 唔知係咪因為風水好定心頭好，萬一業主一沽舖，下手買家大幅加租，盤生意也馬上玩完。記住 Bargain power of supplier 業主就係你供應商， 如果你冇得搬，佢議價能力就好強。

因此，做生意你就係要盡量想辦法， 把握以上五加一動力，加強你自己嘅生意穩定性及賺錢能力。記住，一開場我話:

The real point of competition is not to beat rivals. It's to earn profits.

競爭，最重要唔係要贏對手，而係要賺錢! 要賺錢，長遠賺得穩定，就要好好把握頭5大動力，把他們盡量推下降，及第6動力盡量拉上升。

有興趣一齊研究下點做? 聽多啲 Michael Porter，就來我七/八月份星期六嘅早餐會啦! 下集我再同你講 (3) Competitive advantage through your value chain 你的企業價值鏈如何令你更具競爭優勢?

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「給晴晴：媽媽不想你經歷我所走過的彎路、再捱過我吃的苦……」
“I found very best in me because of you
One day I'll try to be a mom as great as you”

遙送「回信」給天上母親 憑歌寄意唱出最真摰情感

一張泛黃的信紙，伴隨著叫人掛念又窩心的筆跡，是歌曲《Fifth of May》誕生的起端。以新生代音樂人身份再度回歸的Robynn(葉晴晴），推出個人第二支深情之作，而今次所刻劃出的情感，源自於一份平凡卻教人動容的母愛。

歌名《Fifth of May》，5月5日正是代表著Robynn一個極其重視的日子——母親的生日。Robynn的媽媽於多年前罹癌病逝，雖無緣欣賞到女兒在出道後的舞台，但她卻一直留在Robynn的心中，無盡地給予Robynn力量與信心。而每逢5月5日，Robynn都會抽空回到她從小成長的家，感受與媽媽擁有共同回憶的地方。在一次的巧合之下，她找到了一封未曾翻閱的信，是母親在Robynn考進大學之時所書寫的。信中的內容除了讓Robynn憶記起昔日的點滴，亦被那份來自母親的憂心所感動，促使Robynn更想以媽媽作為榜樣，希望有朝一日能成為她一樣好的母親。

《Fifth of May》繼續由Robynn包辦曲詞創作，一字一句都飽含著她最真實的情感，深信在天上的媽媽也能夠收到這封「回信」。歌曲以清脆厚實的木結他聲作主軸，隨後編曲層次漸見豐富，搭配Robynn細膩的演繹更顯箇中張力。透過唱出自身所經歷那份堅定不移的母愛，Robynn希望也能同樣地把這份情感傳遞到聽眾的內心深處，也為世上每一位偉大的母親送上暖意。

MV加入親身經歷

Robynn出道9年,原本準備以個人歌手姿態回歸樂壇,驚喜迎來了天賜「禮物」，新的身份亦賦予了這首歌多一層的意義。懷胎四月拍攝了MV，與攝製隊冒熱同行為取靚景,雖然對懷孕中的她是一大挑戰,但她非常感激MV導演張蚊把兩首歌的MV連貫中有不同故事, 《Fifth of May》延續首部曲《Lost Forever》, 透過走訪小女孩曾身處的各個場景，回憶起她昔日的成長片段。而導演張蚊在創作整個故事的同時，亦巧妙地加入了兩個Robynn的親身經歷，分別是母親因癌病逝世，以及Robynn重回舊居偶然地找到一封母親寫給她封存多年從未寄出的信。透過這些細微的連繫，張蚊希望能進一步呈現出Robynn在寫這首時歌的真實心境，讓觀眾更能細味到箇中的感動,遙送「回信」給天上的母親。


Music & Lyrics by Robynn Yip
Produced & Arranged by T-Ma
Mixed by John Benedict Pereira
Mastered by Randy Merrill at Sterling Sound




Something 'bout the light breeze
on the Fifth of May
Takes me back to the bedroom
where I was raised
With the out of tune piano
that mended all my heartbreaks
I wrote my first songs ever here
while you just listened as I played


Nostalgia trickles down my face
onto your letter for me before you went away
it said...


"When I was young like you
I was tough like you
and I fought like you
but I hope it's easier for you;
I wasn’t as loved as a daughter
But as a mother oh I knew
No matter what I’d save the very best for you”


Dad hair is thinner and greyer by the day
But rest assured he’s healthy and in a happy state
Our house is so old
though he never wants to renovate
But I guess it’s great the place has
always stayed the same


Suddenly nostalgia trickles down my face
And on the fifth of May I thought of what you used to say


"When I was young like you
I was tough like you
and I fought like you
but I hope it's easier for you;
I wasn't as loved as a daughter
But as a mother oh I knew
No matter what I’d save the very best for you”


Even though you’re not here anymore
Empty house dusty frames rusty doors
Every year on this birthday of yours
I feel you here beside me


When you were young like me
You were tough for me
And you fought for me
And it wasn’t as easy as can be
You loved both your daughters
And there is one thing that holds true
I found very best in me because of you


And in your final weeks
You were tough as can be
and you fought for you
Against all the pain you went through
With every changing chapter
You’re still my rock my strength my truth
I found very best in me because of you
One day I'll try to be a mom as great as you


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MV Credits






CAST:
Girl- Suey Kwok
Boy- Jeffrey Ngai Tsun Sang
Mother- Tina Cheng Pui Na
Father- Clifford Tsang


Director/ @IrvingCheung 張蚊
Assistant Director/ Lok Tsz Hong
Scriptwriter/ Ng King Lung


Director of Photography/ Tam Wai Kai
Focus Puller/ Tai Yun Hong
Camera Assistants/ Yeung Hiu Tung, Man Ho, Yu Hau Ming, Ng Yu Tat


Gaffer/ Ko Wing Chai
Lighting crew/ Lee Kwan Wai, Wong Wei Tung, Man Chi Chun


Photographer/ Quist Tsang @quistography


Art Director/ Nononino @n_n_n_o
Assistant Art Director/ Rex Loong
Costume Designers/ Jeff Mui & jumbotsang
Makeup Artist/ Anitalomakeup @anitaaal0125
Hair Stylist/ GLORIA Lam


Production Manager/ Annie Lau
Unit Manager/ Lai Yiu Chung
Production Assistants/
Christiana Yeung
Chan Siu Lun


Post-production/ Glance Limited
Post-production Producer/ Philip Chan
Editor/ Lam Chi Hang
Colourist/ Li Man Lok
On-line/ Steven Cheung Chun Ho
Graphics & Subtitling/ Nononino @n_n_n_o


Artiste Management / Jennings Wong @RYE Music
Special Thanks / amanwithahat, Dionne Lee, JT, Nicky Ma, Connie Yau

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SENZA A Cappella

SENZA A Cappella is an a cappella group from Hong Kong Baptist University established in September 2009. The name 'senza' is an Italian word meaning 'without', which coincides with its unique a cappella singing style where songs are performed without musical instruments.

The ensemble comprises students from various disciplines in school. Active both on and off campus, it aims to promote a cappella culture to the Hong Kong society, through performing a rich repertoire from classical pieces to songs from Broadway, jazz and Canton-pop.

SENZA A Cappella made its debut appearance in November 2009 in the 3rd anniversary concert staged by The Contemporary A Cappella society of Hong Kong. It continues to perform in other public events, including the 5 evening Season Of Love concerts in 1881 Heritage, Tsim Sha Shui, and as the guest performers in The Chinese University of Hong Kong -- Tung Wah Group of Hospitals Community College's singing contest, as well as in ICAC I-Generation Farewell Party.

In March 2010, SENZA A Cappella attended the masterclass coached by Angelina Choo, the founder of Singapore's A Cappella Society, in the University of Macau. The next day it costarred with other a cappella groups in a joint-places concert in the University of Macau, starring FindaVox from Shanghai, Oops from Taiwan and UM Singers from Macau.

Senza has just won their Championship in Hong Kong Baptist University Joint-Society Singing Contest in April, 2011. In the same period, they represent Hong Kong Baptist University to compete in the "Inter College Singing Competition 2011" and Senza has won their first group championship in this Joint University Competition. At the same time, they also won the "Best Choreograph Award" in this competition.

In 2012, Senza was invited to perform with Kay Tse in "Kay Tse Concert 2012", first time singing on the stage of dream - Hong Kong Coliseum. In the same year, Senza was invited to perform in the Hong Kong 2012 International A Cappella Festival - Alfresco A Cappella.

無伴奏合唱組合 - SENZA A Cappella

SENZA A Cappella　是香港浸會大學於二○○九年成立的無伴奏合唱組合。「Senza」一字本為意大利文，解作「沒有」，跟組合「沒有伴奏」的風格相符。

以浸會大學為基地的 SENZA A Cappella 於2009年11月首次亮相，所有成員都是來自浸會大學的不同學系。組合在學園內外皆十分活躍，短短2年間已有多次演出經驗，並獲得好評。他們旨在以不同類型的樂曲（包括來自古典樂，音樂劇，流行曲，爵士樂等）向社會推廣無伴奏合唱。

組合曾獲邀分別參加了由新加坡無伴奏合唱組織創辦人Angelina Choo指導和著名組合Key Elements成員Vaughan Tan先生所指導的大師班，被喻為"a group of talented young singers!"。SENZA更獲邀於澳門舉行的跨地域音樂會中演出。

組合於同年5月份，獲邀前往海南島演出，同台藝人有謝安琪、張雨綺和張靜初等。SENZA更有幸能與謝安琪合唱《囍帖街》的無伴奏合唱版本。同年，SENZA獲邀於"抱抱低碳生活音樂會"中再度與謝安琪合唱。

組合更於2010年9月12日舉行了他們的首場周年音樂會，並於2011年在浸會大學的聯系歌唱比賽中得到冠軍。同年，SENZA代表浸會大學以自己改編的《約定》參加《大專聯校歌唱比賽2011》，獲得合唱組別的冠軍以及最具台風獎，廣獲一致好評。

組合獲邀於2011年11月舉行的亞洲無伴奏音樂節2011中擔任演出嘉賓，更與C All Star同台合唱。SENZA更在2012年1月首度踏上紅磡體育館舞台，於《謝安琪你們的幸福演唱會2012》中演出。SENZA更將會於人2012國際無伴奏音樂節中的無伴奏音樂會中演出。

SENZA將不斷提升其演出水平，希望在來年和以後的日子為大家帶來更多好聽的音樂。

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SENZA A Cappella

SENZA A Cappella is an a cappella group from Hong Kong Baptist University established in September 2009. The name 'senza' is an Italian word meaning 'without', which coincides with its unique a cappella singing style where songs are performed without musical instruments.

The ensemble comprises students from various disciplines in school. Active both on and off campus, it aims to promote a cappella culture to the Hong Kong society, through performing a rich repertoire from classical pieces to songs from Broadway, jazz and Canton-pop.

SENZA A Cappella made its debut appearance in November 2009 in the 3rd anniversary concert staged by The Contemporary A Cappella society of Hong Kong. It continues to perform in other public events, including the 5 evening Season Of Love concerts in 1881 Heritage, Tsim Sha Shui, and as the guest performers in The Chinese University of Hong Kong -- Tung Wah Group of Hospitals Community College's singing contest, as well as in ICAC I-Generation Farewell Party.

In March 2010, SENZA A Cappella attended the masterclass coached by Angelina Choo, the founder of Singapore's A Cappella Society, in the University of Macau. The next day it costarred with other a cappella groups in a joint-places concert in the University of Macau, starring FindaVox from Shanghai, Oops from Taiwan and UM Singers from Macau.

Senza has just won their Championship in Hong Kong Baptist University Joint-Society Singing Contest in April, 2011. In the same period, they represent Hong Kong Baptist University to compete in the "Inter College Singing Competition 2011" and Senza has won their first group championship in this Joint University Competition. At the same time, they also won the "Best Choreograph Award" in this competition.

In 2012, Senza was invited to perform with Kay Tse in "Kay Tse Concert 2012", first time singing on the stage of dream - Hong Kong Coliseum. In the same year, Senza was invited to perform in the Hong Kong 2012 International A Cappella Festival - Alfresco A Cappella.

無伴奏合唱組合 - SENZA A Cappella

SENZA A Cappella　是香港浸會大學於二○○九年成立的無伴奏合唱組合。「Senza」一字本為意大利文，解作「沒有」，跟組合「沒有伴奏」的風格相符。

以浸會大學為基地的 SENZA A Cappella 於2009年11月首次亮相，所有成員都是來自浸會大學的不同學系。組合在學園內外皆十分活躍，短短2年間已有多次演出經驗，並獲得好評。他們旨在以不同類型的樂曲（包括來自古典樂，音樂劇，流行曲，爵士樂等）向社會推廣無伴奏合唱。

組合曾獲邀分別參加了由新加坡無伴奏合唱組織創辦人Angelina Choo指導和著名組合Key Elements成員Vaughan Tan先生所指導的大師班，被喻為"a group of talented young singers!"。SENZA更獲邀於澳門舉行的跨地域音樂會中演出。

組合於同年5月份，獲邀前往海南島演出，同台藝人有謝安琪、張雨綺和張靜初等。SENZA更有幸能與謝安琪合唱《囍帖街》的無伴奏合唱版本。同年，SENZA獲邀於"抱抱低碳生活音樂會"中再度與謝安琪合唱。

組合更於2010年9月12日舉行了他們的首場周年音樂會，並於2011年在浸會大學的聯系歌唱比賽中得到冠軍。同年，SENZA代表浸會大學以自己改編的《約定》參加《大專聯校歌唱比賽2011》，獲得合唱組別的冠軍以及最具台風獎，廣獲一致好評。

組合獲邀於2011年11月舉行的亞洲無伴奏音樂節2011中擔任演出嘉賓，更與C All Star同台合唱。SENZA更在2012年1月首度踏上紅磡體育館舞台，於《謝安琪你們的幸福演唱會2012》中演出。SENZA更將會於人2012國際無伴奏音樂節中的無伴奏音樂會中演出。

SENZA將不斷提升其演出水平，希望在來年和以後的日子為大家帶來更多好聽的音樂。