Engineer vs Management

Once upon a time, a man in a hot air balloon realized that he was lost. He reduced altitude and spotted a woman below. He descended a bit more and shouted. "Excuse me, can you help me? I promised a friend I would meet him an hour ago, but I don't know where I am."

The woman below replied. "You're in a hot air balloon hovering approximately 30 feet above the ground. You're between 50 and 51 degrees north latitude and between 114 and 115 degrees west longitude."

"You must be an engineer," said the balloonist.

"I am," replied the woman. "How did you know?"

"Well," answered the balloonist, "everything you told me is
technically correct, but I've no idea what to make use of your information. The fact is, I'm still lost. Frankly, you've not been much help at all. If anything, you've delayed my trip."

The woman below responded, "You must be in management."

"I am," replied the balloonist, "but how did you know?"

"Well," said the woman, "you don't know where you are or where you're going. You have risen to where you are due to a large quantity of hot air.
You made a promise, which you've no idea how to keep, and you expect people beneath you to solve your problems. The fact is, you are in exactly the same position you were in before we met, but now, somehow, you've managed to make it my fault!!"
(an email from JK)

林憶蓮 : 走在大街的女子

黃昏交錯的影子
重躑漍礙漱葖
意亂情迷的城市
快樂悲傷都很容易忘記
傳來的旋律有一點熟悉
風吹疲憊的令我想哭泣

走在大街的女子
是不是都有一些些心事 喔
走在大街的女子
當心你就要走失

我用緩緩的速度
陪伴無心的漫步
模糊不清的笑容
就像黑白畫面靜止不動
過往的人群那麼不清晰
嘩笑的令我無法再回憶

走在大街的女子
為什麼總是憂傷的姿勢 喔
走在大街的女子
到底你要去那裡