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工程技術，地產投資，信仰家園，時尚生活
梁誌天（Steve Leung），香港十大頂尖設計師之一，擁有香港大學建築學學士，城市規劃碩士多個顯赫學曆，積累了豐富的設計經驗。1997年創立了梁誌天建築師有限公司及梁誌天設計有限公司。
2013年03月15日
周六，是一周中唯一悠閑的日子。我坐在陽台上，就著一壺英式早餐茶，吃幾片土司，一邊瀏覽本地的中文報紙《星島日報》。我住在香港島南部，地點比較偏僻，靠近一片美麗的海灘，因此這裏海景不錯。和我住在一起的，有我的妻子Anita、兩個孩子，分別是25歲的Stefanie和20歲的Nicholas，還有我的母親May，以及我的畢爾格獵犬BJ。
早上8點左右，我就起床到家裏的健身房鍛煉，大多就是在跑步機上跑一下，然後去吃早餐。我熱愛運動，尤其是各類水上運動，最近我買了一艘Monte Carlo遊艇，名叫Bella Vita，長為65英尺（約19.812米）。早晨，船長帶我們去赤柱市場逛了一圈，我們在碼頭下船，步行前往小店Si Yik，這是一家賣奶茶、法式土司的店鋪，他家的麵條也十分美味。之後，我們乘遊艇去另一邊的海島，也就是我最喜歡的南丫島。在集市上買了些曲奇後，我們徒步翻越丘陵，回到停靠遊艇的碼頭。有時，我們會在海灣裏遊泳，然後去天虹海鮮酒家吃午餐，那裏的蝦料理非常新鮮，食材都是就地捕撈、烹飪的。有時，我們也會在山頂停留，嚐一嚐建興亞婆豆腐花，這位老婆婆已經在這兒做了50年了，美味的豆腐花配上甜甜的糖漿，讓人回味無窮。回到家的時候，通常是下午4點，然後我會帶著獵犬出門散步。
我很喜歡駕駛跑車，最新的“玩具”是一輛阿斯頓•馬丁Virage，我還有一輛法拉利F430、一輛保時捷Panamera、以及一輛悍馬H3。無論是外部造型還是內部細節，這些跑車的設計都讓我著迷。周末，我經常開著跑車去郊外逛逛，譬如大譚或者石澳，如果用悍馬馱著我的自行車一起去，我也會騎騎自行車。
晚上，我會帶母親出去吃飯，平時工作忙也難得有這樣的機會。通常我們有兩種選擇，要麽去灣仔萬麗酒店中的滿福樓吃中餐，這是一家米其林星級餐廳，要麽就去我自己的小餐館。我是1957 & Co的合夥人之一，目前有泰式、日式、意式三種餐廳，都在銅鑼灣的同一幢建築內。我向來對食物充滿激情，很想抽出些時間好好學學怎麽做菜。
周日我也8點起床，開車到九龍灣的辦公室，花幾個小時時間為接下來一周的工作做準備。然後我驅車前往新界區，在上水的廣成冰室裏和Anita吃一頓簡餐，我們最愛這裏的紅豆冰和雞蛋三明治。有時我們也會去西貢的Hebe One O One西餐廳，那裏的海鮮意大利麵很不錯。
午飯後，我們經常去香港島上的商場，國金中心或者太古廣場。男人大多不愛購物，但我是個例外。我喜歡觀察商場的內部設計，譬如家具、燈飾、壁畫、櫥窗等。對我來說，商品本身卻是最不重要的。我對中國和法國的當代藝術很感興趣，日本和韓國藝術家的作品也是，因此我經常會順路去季豐軒畫廊逛逛，看看有沒有什麽新作品。如果恰好有藝術展覽，即使最後什麽也不買，我們也會去參觀。如果我真的買了什麽，隻是因為我個人非常喜歡，而不是為了投資價值。
周末傍晚，我們有時會邀請朋友到家中聚餐。感謝香港的好天氣，讓我們在一年中的九個月都能在露台上燒烤。人生苦短，我認為學會享受生活中的每個部分很重要。生活，也包括工作，所以午夜前我就早早上床睡覺，以迎戰即將到來的工作日。
（本文根據FT旗下奢侈品雜誌《如何消費》（How To Spend It）2013年3月刊文章 “Steve Leung’s Hong Kong”編譯。更多文章，請登陸 www.howtospendit.com）
Destinations | Perfect Weekend
Steve Leung’s Hong Kong
The multi-award-winning architect and designer’s projects range from high-rise residences, restaurants and hotel interiors to bathrooms, furniture and wallpaper
“Saturday is the only day I can enjoy a lazy breakfast at home. Living on the southern part of Hong Kong island means I have wonderful sea views, so I sit on my terrace with a pot of English breakfast tea and some toast and read the local Chinese newspaper, Sing Tao. My home is in a very private spot near a beautiful beach, where I live with my wife, Anita, our children, Stefanie, 25, and Nicholas, 20, my mother, May, and BJ, our beagle.
I get up around 8am and exercise in my home gym – usually a run on the treadmill – before breakfast. I’m a very sporty person and love all kinds of watersports. I recently bought a 65ft Monte Carlo motor yacht named Bella Vita, and the skipper takes us round to Stanley Market in the morning. We get off at the pier and go to Si Yik – a small local store selling milk tea, French toast and excellent noodles – then motor to one of the outlying islands. My favourite is Lamma, where I visit the street market to buy cookies, then walk over the hill to the other side to rejoin the yacht. Sometimes we go for a swim in one of the bays then have lunch at Rainbow Seafood Restaurant, which serves very fresh shrimp, caught and cooked on the spot. Or we might stop off on top of the hill at Kin Hing Tofu Dessert, a store selling delicious bean curd in sweet syrup that has been made by the same lady for 50 years. We’ll get home around 4pm, when I’ll take the dog for a walk.
I also really enjoy driving my sports cars at the weekend. My latest toy is an Aston Martin Virage, and I also have a Ferrari F430, a Porsche Panamera and a Hummer H3. I’m fascinated by their design – both the interior and exterior details. I’ll drive out to the countryside at Tai Tam or Shek O, where I’ll take a stroll, or, if I’ve brought my bike with me on the Hummer, do some cycling.
In the evening I take my mother out for dinner, as I never get a chance in the week. We either eat Chinese food at the Michelin-starred Dynasty in the Renaissance hotel in Wanchai, or go to one of my own eateries. I’m a partner in 1957 & Co, which owns three restaurants – Thai, Japanese and Italian – all in the same building in Causeway Bay. I’ve always been interested in food and I’d like to spend some time learning how to cook seriously.
On Sunday I get up at 8am and drive to the office in Kowloon Bay, where I’ll spend a couple of hours preparing for the week ahead. Then I’ll drive out to the New Territories for a simple lunch with Anita at Guong Shing Ice Cafe in Sheung Shui, where we have its signature red-bean ice and an egg sandwich, or Hebe One O One in Sai Kung for mussels and pasta.
After lunch we often go to the shopping malls on Hong Kong island – IFC and Pacific Place. Men don’t usually enjoy shopping, but I’m one of the exceptions. I love looking at the interior design – the furniture, lighting, graphics and window displays. For me, the actual products come last. I’m also interested in contemporary Chinese and French art and work by Korean and Japanese artists, so I might go to Kwai Fung Hin Art Gallery to see what’s new. Or if there’s an art fair on we’ll take a look, even if I don’t buy anything. But when I do it’s always something I really love, rather than an investment.
Sometimes we have friends round for dinner at home on Sunday evening. Maybe a barbecue on the terrace, which we can do nine months of the year thanks to the weather. Life is short and I think it’s important to enjoy every aspect of your lifestyle. That also includes work, so I’ll be in bed before midnight to make the most of the coming week.”
