I like your videos, and I respect your opinions about the downsides of education in HK. However, the way I see it is that when you have a sound financial backing (e.g: a career path you can fall back on, knowing your family can support you if things go wrong, savings) you have so many more options! When you have options you can go and fly business class to San Francisco to chase your dreams, put uni or your job on hold to explore stuff that's not directly related to making money now, or just chill out for a bit. That's absolutely OK. But please realise that many other students just don't have these options. They have to invest all of their time and hard work into the one narrow path that you described, because even though that path may be constraining, it's the path that's most likely to work given the limited amount of options they have. I think most Hong Kong local students are in this situation, and they just can't take a break and explore other paths so readily. They are really really need their degree to work out to have any chance at a decent paying career that can pay for the high cost of living in HK, because they know that if things don't work out they don't have much to fall back on.

@loking4384

5 жыл бұрын

sad but true. btw do u live in HK? you seem quite understand our situation.

@ethangilmaer1552

5 жыл бұрын

A college student in HK , the education system in HK is pain in the ass , so u are right , we dont have much choose to choose , striving in this narrow path you described is the only way we can do. But for me , education is not just for learning new knowledge, it is about all round development, giving us different opportunities to find out something we are interested in and would like to develop it as a future career.

@JasonLeungMelb

5 жыл бұрын

SLY MAN It’s the same everywhere. Most university students here in Melbourne work part time so that they can go on holidays (definitely not flying business class)

@JasonLeungMelb

5 жыл бұрын

Brendan Johnson I would be surprised if his parents paid for the business class. Honestly who’d do that?

@Janice9431

5 жыл бұрын

Jason Leung ur right. I graduated and just worked for the first job that was available to me even though it wasn’t directly relevant to what I studied but u gotta do what u gotta do

I am sure Torres is a smart and hard-working guy, but it's quite clear he came from a privileged family and is receiving a bit of financial help in one way or another. Let's take this video for example. He was flying Cathay business class to San Francisco and sat in what appears to be "The Deck" lounge. I did a quick search and found a round trip Cathay business class ticket from HKG to SFO costs $46,000+ HKD in Feb. I mean c'mon... what 22 year-old fresh college graduate with no full time job can afford to travel in such luxury? His KZread channel and "consulting" part time jobs definitely don't pay enough to sustain his spending. Don't get me wrong... I love Torres, but he is clearly biased on the topic of pursuing one's dream. Everybody wants to make a living doing something they love and chase their dream, but the reality is that not everybody has the financial support from their family to do so. I just don't get why Torres won't admit he is privileged and that his view may be biased. It's okay to be privileged and come from a wealthy family. It's nothing to be ashamed of, but it's equally as important to acknowledge where you stand socioeconomically compared to most students who barely make enough money to support themselves. My family isn't rich, but I know I am privileged compared to most people. I try my best to understand where others are coming from despite the fact that I may not share similar experience. I am a 20 year-old studying abroad in a private university in the US. I have never worked any job in my life and I admit I receive tremendous help from my parents. I acknowledge the small privilege I have and would NEVER tell people to drop out of college and "chase their dream." I don't enjoy all the courses I am taking, but I know I need my degree to be financially independent and stable. I also don't want to waste my parents' hard earned money. Perhaps I will chase my dream one day, too. But for now, I need to start learning to be a self-sufficient and responsible adult and chasing dreams simply isn't part of the equation. I think most young adults in school can relate. (P.S. okay maybe I am just jealous Torres gets to fly business class while I only fly economy class back to Hong Kong. Must be nice up there...)

@ylimeiust

5 жыл бұрын

You made a good point that everyone seemed to miss. He should stay true and honest even if coming from a privileged background, I mean, there's nothing really to be ashamed about. What he's doing is that he's downplaying that side of him too much to stay relatable. I'm a sub of Torres but this video is a little farfetched.

@kannyl08

5 жыл бұрын

Thks man you just list out the reality and the real situation, even i am studying a higher diploma in hong kong, i need to support my tuition fee and living expenses for my study because i cannot receive help from my parents but adversely i have to take care themselves and many poor students like me studying in the evening class. Before you chase your dream, you need to have a stable or better financial condition to support what you are going to do because there is no free lunch.

@charleschen1589

5 жыл бұрын

totally agree with u

@FordeeHo

5 жыл бұрын

@@charleschen1589 i think that was supported by his sponsor like air line or tourist company.

@torrespit666

5 жыл бұрын

Apple paid for my business class.

雖然托仔好有感觸 但重點恕我放係好難接受佢只係96 而且唔係外國土生土長 拎香港護照 仲考過dse :o) ?????

@torrespit666

5 жыл бұрын

我應該係接受完dse的洗禮後老左10年。sosad.

@torrespit666

5 жыл бұрын

BTW DSE不是人考的試。You can't beat the system.

@perryiuhc690

5 жыл бұрын

你種口音唔係90%香港學生做到 係咪同exchange同學傾得多鍊成？btw香港專出非人性考試 al簡直宇宙級

@torrespit666

5 жыл бұрын

@@perryiuhc690 好彩唔洗考AL........

@antonioltc

5 жыл бұрын

@@torrespit666 No disrespect, HKAL is the real big boss

繼續做你喜歡做的事，加油托哥💪

Totally agreed with you. Love what you do is so important. BTW say hi from SF!!

"People love to tell you what to do. But they don't have to suffer with you if you end up not liking it" 托哥講出我心底話......

很喜歡這類探索內心的內容 難得看托哥這麼正經談論自己

你出片就係我認識外國文化的推動力！！！加油Torres!

以我讀大學的觀察，好多人入大學只係因為個dse夠分數入，冇咩理想或目標。話題多數圍繞GPA，邊個course好grade，或者打機﹑上莊喂威喂，根本係在浪費時間。

@Neiamenase

5 жыл бұрын

當年A-Level一Q樣, Especially BBA. 不是說讀BBA唔好, 不過真正為興趣讀BBA ge 人真係好少

@tsunyeelam9878

4 жыл бұрын

真，無意義咁讀

Finally find u on KZread. I watched your vids on Tiktok all the time

其實托哥佢坐果個候機室已經證明佢本身已經好能有錢...

@cvnouhime

5 жыл бұрын

咩lounge黎?

@kleehk

4 жыл бұрын

@@cvnouhime 國泰航空

@HKGDot

4 жыл бұрын

頭等tic入Lounge唔洗錢

@MagnusMas

4 жыл бұрын

你真係見識小

@babycook5848

4 жыл бұрын

他确实挺有钱的

感觉所有的困惑不是HKU给你的，只是因为在高压的教育体系下，我们没能够更早地认识自己。发现的时候，已经很难改变做出的选择了

@thomastse6977

7 ай бұрын

我们没能够更早地认识自己。发现的时候，已经很难改变做出的选择了 so true

好多人想擺脫呢個考試制度，但往往因為家境，被迫接受，最後黯然無光。所以我好佩服你可以改變呢一切，因為睇你細個只不過好普通嘅香港細路。BTW，真心想知，youtube是你的正業?當初神街訪係你大學part time?

@torrespit666

5 жыл бұрын

KZread 是其中一個工作，我做很多consulting. 是啊，part time ahahahah

@robertng138

5 жыл бұрын

@@torrespit666 dude what exactly u doing beside u tuber plus teaching hongkongese English on u tube.

@jonahzhang5338

5 жыл бұрын

怎么说呢，有考试好过没考试啦，如果像美国还要推荐信，更多家境一般的人就更难上专上教育了。

@royroy6714

4 жыл бұрын

教育一向係比窮既人向上爬既一條梯, 並唔係人生既全部. 有錢人係唔需要呢條梯,因為佢地已係最高層

Yes, schools only provide a foundation education. The topics or subjects are fixed. Learn by doing is much more fun! Enjoy yr videos, always entertaining ! Make a video in the States for us pls!

@torrespit666

5 жыл бұрын

will do !! stay tuned!!

Great Episode! thank you for this ep! and always showing us what's the world like. I have exactly the same situation, when I looked back to my uni education 14 years ago, seems nothing really related to real world, even what I ever worked for. This video makes ppl think!

我現在是一名高中生，看你的這部影片讓我對未來填選志願有點新的想法呢～超喜歡你的影片的！

I think it is very similar to the situation I met when I graduated from high school in Mainland China, I didn't even know which major I should study for my uni. I think some comments below are correct that not everyone has the chance to really do as brave as you can, but I think Torres provides us a lot of motivation in this video. As he mentioned he got a very good grade in the first academic year, I believe this was not cuz he is rich or sth, just cuz he was really hard working. I love your video and I really feel the motivation and positive attitude you give us. I think, at least after this video I will also try to focus on what I really want, I can't be that decisive to kind of "quit" sth, but I think I will try to follow you like apart from the school, to leave more spaces to myself and think more about myself.

睇得出托哥好用心同觀眾分享佢心入面既諗法 Yes, Follow your heart , because you only live once and no way to hit rewind back when your eyes were closed

托爺加油 繼續追夢💪🏻

I can’t describe how much I love what you are doing in your life mate. U legit nailed it

Torres，請問你介不介意講下你係點樣學好英文的？我好中意英文文化同埋英文，但係，我係好似點都無法學好英文 so sad

Love your content So MUCH !! every books tell me to follow your heart. do what you want to do bur bur bur. I just literally don't understand. After a year of working holiday living abroad.. I finally understand and totally agree !!

興趣系最好的老師，托哥做你喜歡噶事情吧，支持你

祝脱哥早日成为20万KZreadr！做你喜欢的事情

You got the entire passion to express your true feelings and thoughts while sitting down to chat with us. I FEEL it, bro! Support you! (Actually I just subscribe you for a few months and don't know the fact that you worked with 神街坊) It's always precious that one can live and enjoy a life with enthusiasm, imagination and curiosity. ;)

What kind of part time job have you taken?

torres 超愛你的影片

谢谢你托哥让我看到这段视频，我的经历和你很像，我在大陆也是念的最好的几所大学之一，学着我不喜欢的专业，不过我最终发现了我喜欢的职业，虽然我付出了很多，经历坎坷，但是遵从内心真的是最棒的选择。

i had watched lots of video since you are working for神街訪. i got some much fun from your video. like your video much and support what you are doing.

@rzechs

5 жыл бұрын

哈哈哈，我也是自從 “神街訪“ 便追看托哥。

@hosannasin

5 жыл бұрын

me too🙆🏻‍♀️

@user-th5fu4yk6q

5 жыл бұрын

我也是哈哈

支持深度的托哥 但又懷念神街坊狂野的托哥

Super inspired! Doing what you like and put all your energy in it is really sth incredible!

Love this video, I absolutely agree with you !!

this vid is very inspirational especially for HKers! keep it up Torres!

I was numb when u mentioned land law/contract law. Then my heart starts to beat again after you shared Steve Job words!!!! I felt passionate and wanna do something different! After 3 mins, I've decided to make my move. To go to my desk, and continue to review the supplier contract which is due tomorrow. Yeah...... back to reality.😂😂😂

omg this is the first time i watch ur vid and I LOVE IT!!

Great video! Thanks torres~

Can you talk about you life in secondary school? especially how did you tackle the dse !! thanks

其實讀書令你有權作出選擇 有選擇權。 所以都唔係話完全無用嘅

Follow your heart and Do what you like to do! after 乖乖 graduation dont think too much if you are not 托哥

I worked my ass off to get a close to perfect GPA in my undergrad because I want to get a master degree. But life became so suffering and I didn’t like it at all. So when I get into Grad school I changed my attitude. I hanged out with friend and just did what necessary to pass the test. Turns out it became the best part of my memory in grad school. By the way, what Torres doing for living now?

so how did you make money through? by making youtube videos haha , i am quite curious. already a big fan of you.

今集真係feel more connected. 感覺像托哥同大家傾心事... 認真、嚴肅既托哥更有魅力,真的! 希望往後托哥會再同大家傾心事...

托哥100分 so much value from this video. It really solves the problem I am having now.

I don't think there is any wrong for expressing your feelings towards university. I watched a video earlier about transferring university twice or three times in HK. It's great that you found what you want to do in life. Not many people are brave enough to chase their dreams. So I guess that's why most of us graduated and secured a job and then worked our whole life in it. That's why I love to watch your videos.

身為台灣的學生，完全可以明白你在說什麼，打從心裡很佩服你的勇氣，我從你的影片中也得到了許多啟發，常常提醒我這個世界比我所想的還大，加油，支持你繼續做托哥～

@yukchan867

5 жыл бұрын

honestly all you need is rich family and study hard

@matthewchuang6707

5 жыл бұрын

呵呵 看看別的留言在罵什麼喔~~

@hsien-chichiang274

5 жыл бұрын

Matthew 不管網友怎麼說也改變不了他家有錢的事實，所以他可以這樣生活，這樣看世界，我支持他並從他身上學到東西並不影響我處世的觀點，我家很窮，所以我也是拼命讀書，自己打工、學貸，試著翻身，他有他生活的方式，我有我的，我支持他不代表我要變成他，所以要其實沒什麼衝突

@matthewchuang6707

5 жыл бұрын

好喔 大家一起加油吧!!

@echokav

5 жыл бұрын

@@hsien-chichiang274 我從一支他做的健身影片認識他,雖然好像很多人給他負評(香港人比較毒舌?),但我很喜歡他總是很有活力而且說到做到堅持到底的精神,不管他今天有不有錢,但總是可以從不同的人的影片學到不同的東西!

university is just the place not just study but also to discover and understand yourself. HKU just let you know what u want to be and give you the platform or opportunity to do it. Dont just simply say quitting Uni or regrets about going to Uni , you should cherish it and remind yourself how extraordinary Uni life is.

Well, One things clear, this mark I have not regret to subscribed your channel. Thanks Torres, Please carry on and follow your passion.

Great! Happy that you are so clear about yourself now! Do what you really wish to do! Good luck and have fun!

本身有米先可以任性 無錢就要生生性性

@sandrahu5988

4 жыл бұрын

Ka Tsun Yu so true

I was just accepted to HKU for a semester! Soooo excited for my exchange semester, Hong Kong, HKU, other exchange students, locals, food,... I’m from Germany 🇩🇪 btw

@ChenBritMi

4 жыл бұрын

Lisa A congrats! Welcome to hk!

This is the most video i like in your channel. Thanks!

托哥太棒了！！加油继续做自己想做的事。

Yes. I agree. University education may not be necessary but you cannot deny that could be a unique journey no matter you find it useful or meaningful. As a HKU graduate, I remember I received a bag with something like "HKU is not a destination but a journey" printed during registration day. To be honest, HKU won't necessarily get you a great job. But, it gives you a wonderful journey. Someone may realise after the graduation. Someone may be enjoying while they are at HKU. From what you shared in the clip, you met the exchange students at HKU and decided to explore the world instead of continuing to be a nerd. That's exactly what university education means: to choose the way you want to live with. You may not appreciate your time at HKU but it indeed inspired you to be a person that we are watching, isn't it? That's part of your life. There are so many teenagers working so hard to get into HKU or university in general. Please encourage them to try their best instead of portraying that is cool for not being a college student. Just like you, they will not know if they want to be a college student until they really experience it. What I'm trying to say is please appreciate all failure and success in our lives because those make us better. DSEers fighting!!!!

没放寒假之前刷了你的全部视频～没想到刚刚刷youtube,更新了😆第一次留言

@torrespit666

5 жыл бұрын

keep the comments coming!!

@ian6091

5 жыл бұрын

@@torrespit666 😆嗯，期待下一个视频

Dear, if you ain’t enter in HKU, how comes you can know those exchangers?

明白托哥的想法，這沒有錯對，用行動做自己的認為對的事。如果你不在本科行業工作，廿年三十年後，你會忘記你本科知識，但你不會忘記這段燃燒過的日子。

U are born to be a star💪

Not sure if it's appropriate to watch this video if u are a yr1 HKU student with high expectations XD 港大真的很多exchange students，每次向同學介紹自己來自台灣，他們的第一句都會問我是不是交換學生😂😂 btw最後還是覺得你的影片偏正向，而且濃濃的英國腔很好聽哈哈哈

啱!!!!社會對我哋geh期望真系扼殺咗我哋好多geh創意同勇氣去做我哋鍾意geh野😭

我是快40的大叔了~看過你的影片令我印象深刻~加油~我也想這樣看看這世界^^

But honestly, it's kinda ironic because what you have absorbed are actually offered by HKU, be grateful pls!

@ChenBritMi

4 жыл бұрын

carrie ting self entitlement 😂

我係今年dse考生 完全唔知自己想讀咩想做咩職業 淨係識得諗要入到大學 其實你講得好啱 要做自己想做嘅野 不過我又好驚人地嘅目光 而且喺呢個社會嘅壓迫下 我真係唔敢😖😖😖

San Francisco Audience for you!!! Have a great trip!!!

You inspired me thx Torres 🙏🏻btw 有次係調景嶺站商場條電梯見到你，但見你跑住講緊電話所以無同你打招呼😭

Following your passion and we will support you forever.🏃‍♂️

👍睇得出你啲片有幾比心機

@torrespit666

5 жыл бұрын

多謝你啊！

always luv ur videos

I’m definitely with your points, 托哥

我以為你30

@torrespit666

5 жыл бұрын

法克

@mayitbe6606

5 жыл бұрын

身形高大通常感覺成熟，好事

@cheng1210-l5p

5 жыл бұрын

原本想說比我老 結果今天才知道比我年輕...

@margareto21

5 жыл бұрын

我以為30幾歲，事業穩定嘅成功人士！！

@felixcheung8108

5 жыл бұрын

我以為30多

完全赞同托哥既讲法，人生好短，只能放开自己做自己心里想做既人，先会无遗憾。🤓🤓

你真係好用心機拍片，好睇嘅片當然要比like👍👍

想請問托哥影片中（2分鐘左右）的正方形墨鏡品牌或在哪買的呢？Appreciate that for ur answer 👍

我完全懂你，别管其他人怎么说🤜 follow your passion, and your life will be different.

大部份事情都是客觀的, 它好不好在於當時人如何轉化, 一件東西的用途可以超過它本身設計的原意, 比如你不喜歡大學的課程, 但是你利用了大學這個地方去認識交流生而開闢了新天地, 如果沒有進入大學你可能就沒有這個機會了. 其實你做得很好, 發揮出很好的轉化能力, 你覺得你還是不喜歡進入大學, 只是因為你還未懂得欣賞這個前因後果的關係, 也許幾年後回望你會感激曾經.

@jonahzhang5338

5 жыл бұрын

太对了

@user-po8vd5gp5w

5 жыл бұрын

香港人本性就是忘恩負義 自我中心

What happened to the San Francisco video @@?

Torres I really like your videos... Keep it up.

下年就到我考DSE 但成績一直都唔係好好 睇完依條片 突然好有動力 想搏盡無悔 多謝你😂

@torrespit666

5 жыл бұрын

搏盡無悔呢4字一直係我書桌上掛住 加油！

@user-po8vd5gp5w

5 жыл бұрын

唔通睇完可以攞5**?

@et2331

4 жыл бұрын

依家應該考緊試嘅你加油吖!

Whenever you feel like criticizing anything, just remember that all the people in this world haven't had the advantages that you've had

What?! I am also doing architecture but at Melbourne University!! Thank you so much for your true words and I really feel you for what you have spoken about that you feel like you are not putting enough efforts into assignments and about the land contracts, etc... They are so theoretical and unpractical, and you forget as soon as the exam ends.

One of the greatest video you have made

無意冒犯. 你可以追你既夢, 但如果講學校生活沉悶而另擇出路, 我諗你可能只係浪費緊一個8成考生都想要既學位(每屆DSE都只有20%人入到大學), 而且我估托哥暫時無負擔或生活不成問題, 換轉另一個家庭有問題既人, 放棄專業尋夢係不負責任而唔係勇敢, 再退一萬步來講, 托哥既VLOG裡面既生活水平我諗有95%既香港人都享受唔到, 唔係話唔可以講自由, 做愛做的事, 只係如果你放你既學位同夢想響個天秤上面秤, 對於好多人睇來係一個好奢侈離地, 根本無代價既選擇.

@torrespit666

5 жыл бұрын

尋夢等於賺不了錢？？你老闆比你有錢是因為你在為他的夢想拼搏。

@lukasZz724

5 жыл бұрын

故步自封就打死一世工...

@yippeter5049

5 жыл бұрын

托哥呢次堅係離地。。如果你家境無返咁上下又有後路 邊會拍到旅行vlog，仲要幾次歐游。。 普通香港人入到hku都死死下仲要還學債，仲邊會餘力邊有能力去反思人生

@msophyiscs

5 жыл бұрын

生存者偏誤。另外讀書係好有趣的。At least 我個夢係做科學家，而科學家條路就係讀書，攞好成績，上研究院，讀博士.....。對比下那些立志向一個專業尋夢的人，托哥只係選擇了一條比較輕鬆容易實現的路（夢想）。

@bpcsa061017

5 жыл бұрын

你可以自己做嘢賺錢 草錢 或者林方法用錢搵錢 而唔係一直講咩離地離地 我中五開左個網站都賺左幾十萬

前排

原來你咁叻仔㗎， 加油繼續努力

托哥 影片出太慢了！我好期待耶。

托哥人生赢家 就是看上去真的是有点纵欲过度

托哥你啲英文好正。想問下你係點樣學英文同練到咁樣嘅口音。

@SFATFACL

5 жыл бұрын

这么严重的口音

@patrickchow1981

5 жыл бұрын

我的感覺：主要是父母的英語都很好，在家裡也是講英文。。。

@YuShawStang

5 жыл бұрын

聽夠多，就聽的出口音了。

@robertng138

5 жыл бұрын

He been picking up S African accent from his girlfriend.

@lePendejo

5 жыл бұрын

要經常聽同講。要知道正確讀音，不斷糾正自己，而且要堅持。一開始很累很辛苦，但就是正正太吃力，普通人就放棄而不理，繼續平常的香港口音。我爸媽都不會說很多英語，但如果你跟我說話你只會聽到英國口音。我提議多點閱讀書，念出口，慢慢讀，讀到自己覺得對為止。但自己練比有老師指導會慢很多，而且很難堅持下去。Anyway, I wish you good luck in mastering your English and have a fabulous CNY!

I really love to hear your english and share more with us !!!!

You are cool now. I have been doing mostly fine in uni but it still feels partly empty. I won’t say the education system in the west is better (than HK)since I recently being an exchange student, but yeah the way they teach is very different, more freedom I can tell. Also, I love it when I get to know more about people’s cultures. I’m really not considering straightly goes for my profession after graduation but maybe I will find some small connections unconsciously in my future career. In the meanwhile, I just want to expose more to my interested aspects and enjoyed my exchange life a bit which is in fact a means to escape from my uni for a while.

did you delete your san francisco vlog? what happen?

go torres

真好啊....托哥要加油啊！

一萬分認同！

其實托哥主要收入來源係咩，冇父幹，又可以成日去旅行😎

@treegun6090

4 жыл бұрын

係父幹

无意中刷到这个视频，现在正在迷茫中，同学建筑的高中生现在面临择校问题，不知道是去英国纯建筑学校，还是去美国综合性大学，之前一直觉得自己很热爱建筑，现在有些怀疑了，觉得是不是去综合性大学会有更多的可能性，而且觉得两个国家文化也很不一样，纠结

@oooo-fw2gf

5 жыл бұрын

请问大学排名？若差不多，建议你去美国，交义学系，纯建筑以后再念，先顾就业，在综合多学科里多了解。。

嗨 托哥 可以問一下你一開始戴的雷朋是甚麼型號嗎@@

What the main source for funding your travel expenses?

u a so lucky, u found something u like! btw 0.0 u just 23yrs old

😊😊😊很難想像你這個外表小我很多歲⋯

@felixcheung8108

5 жыл бұрын

老成吸引洋女

@raychukk

5 жыл бұрын

同感

@RYAN_TAM

5 жыл бұрын

我都難以想像 托哥係考DSE，而我考 HKCE 會考。

As an architecture student, what electives in secondary do u have to take? M1 or M2? And any others?