工作繁重，前景未明，薪金低於市價。話想轉工，想咗好耐。
The workload is heavy, the outlook uncertain, and the pay sits below market rate. I have been thinking about changing jobs for a long time.
本周初難得有場面試。結束後，對方笑著送我出門。係出於禮貌，定真係有意呢？回家愈諗愈惆悵。傍晚六點半，咁啱肚仔餓，都係開着焗爐先醫肚，再諗下一步。
Earlier this week, I finally had an interview. When it was over, the interviewer smiled and saw me out. Was that simple courtesy—or genuine interest? The more I thought about it on the way home, the heavier I felt. By half past six, I was hungry anyway. Better to switch on the oven, feed myself first, and leave the rest for later.
急凍酥皮切成細條，捲住雞肉腸，毋須額外調味，一百八十度焗到金黃即可。
I cut frozen puff pastry into thin strips, wrapped them around chicken cocktail sausages, added nothing extra, and baked them at 180°C until golden.
本來還想趁等待之際，由準備到面試細節逐項回顧。點知酥皮一脹，油香一湧，成個腦就靜晒。拎出嚟稍為攤涼，輕輕一咬，鹹香鬆脆，非常過癮。
I had meant to use the waiting time to replay the interview in detail, from my preparation to every answer. But as the pastry rose and the smell of butter filled the kitchen, my mind went quiet. I let them cool slightly, took a bite, and there it was—savoury, crisp, flaky and deeply satisfying.
有些好味道，不必費盡心思。
Some good things need not be laboured over.
求職大概也是如此。請得，遲早有消息；請不得，此刻再做乜，也不會改變結果。既然不由我掌握，何必把晚飯也一併耽誤？
Job hunting, I suppose, is much the same. If they want me, I will hear from them in time. If they do not, nothing I do tonight will change that. Since the outcome is not mine to control, why let it spoil dinner too?
「焗得好香呢！拎啲入房俾我得唔得？」
“That smells amazing. Can you bring some into the room?”
內子也餓了。
My wife was hungry too.
結果可以等，美味不可以。
The result can wait. Good food cannot.