I'm at school now ... so gonna comment in English. Seriously I can identify with what you are writing here. I once blogged about being asked about my age in almost routinely in Korea. I kind of hate to answer because I fear that the following question would be "Why are you still studying at 30-something?" (that is the typical reaction in Hong Kong I guess) But in fact, I very seldom get that.

Well, I guess, it MIGHT be a problem if I finish university and CONTINUE studying and never work until I am 30 something. But having worked for almost 10 years, I think it is actually a good time to go back to school to get your knowledge organized and strengthened. Sometimes, I feel it is really hard to explain this to people in Hong Kong... so I can kind of identify with what you write here.

Yesterday, when I told my friend that I plan to quit my work and spend half year in Beijing to learn Madarin next year. He told me it's better to stay on  stable job and save more money. Yes, maybe he is logical, realistic. I am such a non realistic person.

Maybe in HK, only few people are qualified to talk about dream. And I am those non qualified to talk about dream. It costs me some time to accept the fact.

@Feheart - 正文下方，留言上方有個長方框，第一個功能就是「recommend」，在紅心上按一下就可推文。

真羨慕文中的奇人啊，我會以他們為學習目標。

「學歷至上，知識無用。」就是他們的座右銘吧。

愈看便愈覺得可怕，我是一個沒有專長只有好奇心的大學生，很辛苦的得了個學位，才發現失去了目標。

沙紙已有一張，HIGHER DIPLOMER in一半工程一半設計。

明知讀工程一定有飯開，卻又不想放棄夢想，浪費了幾千元的留位費，傻嗎？

社會與我各有答案。

事實是過兩年後我也要吃飯還錢。

@bigarnex - It's really difficult to go back to school in the 30s. Cause in HK, we have to struggle for living and canot bear any freedom to have further studies. For an ordinary HKer, in the 30s, they have to support the family and raise the children, I really see no other exits...... Until the children grown up.

@antong85 - 香港現在空談「通識」，卻全然沒有這種通識的氣氛，我真的覺得非常諷刺，悲涼地可笑。以前在文學院，除了以上的有色眼鏡外，甚至還有些人會認為我們學的都「只是吹水」，那我們還能說些甚麼呢。

@Feheart - 你讀那科算好的了吧，最少可以在「定形」以糊口之餘，尋找其他的可能。我想這是我們唯一的出路吧。

@runnamiao - 挺有趣的，但我想如果我來作的話會更「盡」一點呢。每個學生都急不及待地要令自己「專」起來，只鑽研容易找工作容易糊口的技能，難怪我們越來越多技能，越來越少知識。

@CheriCherish - Honestly, I think girls in HK do have more choices than boys. Boys need more time and money to plan for future, while it is not a must for a girl to prepare them all to marry or to plan. Other than that, you have to be born in a real wealthy family to support your dream.

I hope I can be qualified to have a dream by the age of 40. But that's not easy at all.

@adrianlu1026 - 而讀文學院，就係：好聽係乜都唔識，唔好聽都係乜都唔識。

@pineapplesam - 對，家長所思所想不一定比老師和業者的好，尤其是經過香港社會的嚴重污染之後。

有些事情，是應該從賢不從眾的，就像某些政策的制定一樣。現在的香港就是這樣：授權給老師之後又指手劃腳，同時推卸自己的責任。

@maple_autumn - 我也羨慕，但我想我只能停留在羨慕的層次了，或最多找個折衷的辦法。

@euyak - 基本上純文純理都是這樣。很討厭這樣。

@alienchans69 - 大家也是過台戲而已，有張沙紙是最快捷的證明。

@Affliction_Man - 我想，學富五車而賺不到錢這不是問題，問題是社會本身不尊重知識和智慧，這便很有問題了。

@tommyjonk - 謝老師！

上次看到John的文章，心中也隱然覺得，寫的東西好像都在來回打轉，而看不到有甚麼改進和轉變。所以有時我想轉個口味，改多作藝評影評算了。

但最後還是老樣子。

@CYLM - 謝謝！你好像現在在外面讀書吧？你的魄力很叫人尊敬呢！

@rabbitobaggio - 對，尤其是在HKU，學生都更多白眼，更多標籤，實在令人感到疲累。

@yychanlyann - 其實我自工作以來已很快磨蝕了夢想，我寧願在工作以外再尋找這東西。

@room5050 - 恭喜你能尋到自己的路向呢！

@twchau - I think we need some "basic knowledge" before we criticize. These "basic knowledge" are so important that they build up a framework for us to criticize the world. However, as the education always stress on criticism and ONLY criticism only, nowadays, I see branch of students criticize WITHOUT ANY LOGICAL ARGUMENT.

On the other hand, to strike a balance between creativity and logical thinking (on-track thinking?) is really difficult. The story of 陶傑 and 鄧飛 make me think of an even older story happened in China in the cultural revolution: a student did not answer the Public Exam Paper, but just wrote "無產階級萬歲，毛主席萬歲" and also criticize the examinor as one of the murderer of capitalism. And then, although he actually answer nothing related with the paper, he got 1st in the exam.

I can't help myself think of this story when I read the newspaper, I must say I do not have a solution on "Liberal Studies".

@galileo_c - 其實我都唔太明你讀咩...... 不如有機會你同我講多次~~~~

@hystericireul - 

@hystericireul - 你當我讀屎片就好，反正文化工業仍未夠開飯

在香港我們會有這種職業流動性嗎？　　

好問題，也正是我在面對的難題...... 

不是沒有，只要你有這樣的人脈，機會／空間／發展就會隨之而來；否則，哈哈......  作夢更容易呢！  

@tommyjonk - 真是太好的提醒了！謝謝 Tommy Sir！  

@rabbitobaggio - 不只文科生吧？在香港，不是「揾食科目」就差不多都是「無用」（在很多香港人眼中）的了！