What is the price of a memory? Money money money….hay
My last whatsapp with Leung Sifu was around last Friday, I said to him I would not give up, I was going to approach another party which, in the year of 2004 of HKUST demo, had been joinly orginized the demo – Hong Kong Wu XX center…….bearing in mind Leung Sifu assure me after having heard that, “Yes, they will have the file, but they need money.”…..I was so naive and that time I thought my willingness to pay some hundreds or up to thousands HKD would get me one copy. I once was happy. How naive!
I enquired by phone and by email, Hong Kong Wu XXX service center replied in email “We have only CASSETTE which may not in good condition, if find one to make DVD for you, it cost 1 thousands, its hard for us to sell”. Without clarifying Selling or not selling, saying it is hard to do doesn’t imply one not doing nor could not able to be done, am I so stupid? I don’t know what they are saying. I try to email reply back and ask if I want file, would it be fine for the organization, if I am willing to bear the fee for execution for making a copy of those video files. Email reply is clear this time, “We don’t have execution fee policy” I chase the email and replied by …..”would there be any way I can get those file? ..” ….ha ha………….My email sink to ocean……
One day slip, I want an answer, today I phone times by times, even none answer, I keep phoning the organization, at last, I receive an answer. To summarize is: They have the file and yet they won’t let me see nor not even make me copy even I pay, and they are not making any publication for that. I begin to realize how wise is Leung Sifu ‘s word, “….money”, I had not got what he meaned, stupid me. I am sure, they keep the file, they wait, when someone, able to give them big money, yet, I am no one. Or just a normal one they afford bear amount of money.
Why, all those Ving Tsun Sifu, some are now 80s, will not do again demo on stage on their own nowaday. I think they deserve respect in a form by after demo, someone can give them back formal copy of video, ……….they are the one invited for talk, demo, elaboration……..Now I can’t get it, I know the Sifus were on stage on 2004 they don’t received any formal copy……………..When some memory are used to make money, the price is very big. But I am sure many like me, though not having big money, but willing to pay some hundreds or thousands for a DVD!
I would appreciate while one organization making profit, they can be reminded of they have the responsibility of owing GREAT KUNG FU MASTERS valuable demo/sharings, yet, have the obligation of propagate the knowledge, I would appreciate if orgainization who keep the property could publish small amount, instead of NO MONEY NO MAKE ANY, KEEPING VIDEO COPY TILL DAWN, something is valuable, yet no benefit, are kept underground, result in NOT VALUED! HAY! Sad……..