2012-10-31

紐約慳妹撿吃垃圾月儲3萬

明報專訊】現代社會生活衣食住行樣樣離不開花費,可是美國一名日裔女會計師卻反其道,實行跑步上班、從「垃圾堆」找食物,甚至連廁紙都省掉的慳錢大法,每月飲食費僅116港元,扣除必要開支後每月起碼可儲3.1萬港元,她的目標是明年銀行儲蓄可達200萬港元。
10年不買廁紙 跑步上班

"The (Mis)behavior of Markets" By Benoit Mandelbrot

"The (Mis)behavior of Markets: A Fractal View of Financial Turbulence”

http://books.google.com/books?hl=zh-TW&lr=&id=GMKeUqufPQ0C&oi=fnd&pg=PR9&dq=the+misbehavior+of+markets+mandelbrot&ots=2NPFvHZUoA&sig=wKEME8dHZea0cmv36OdkmcXXP3I


http://users.math.yale.edu/~bbm3/webbooks/wb_fin.html

http://www.nature.com/nature/journal/v468/n7322/abs/468378a.html

Benoît Mandelbrot (1924–2010)
Mathematician, and father of fractal geometry, who described the roughness of nature.
 
 

素食食譜 Vege Recipes


 
生命素食網-素食食譜

Sio Ng -Travelling Artist from Macau

http://walked.bysio.net/

http://www.exmoo.com/index.php?m=content&c=index&a=show&catid=27&id=3037


Read an article in today's newspaper, and learn this artist's story, interesting!

澳門四季酒店四季樂善行 Run of Hope

Farewell dinner 2012.10.30

"This should not be the end,
but the beginning...."
one of the colleagues left our office and last night we have a buffet farewell dinner for her.

From the collection of her pictures during the past,
we captured a lot of old memories.

She was a very nice person,
though I didn't work with her directly,
we knew each other for long time.

She was very surprised last night as many ex-colleagues also participated the farewell dinner,
and she was very emotional and thankful for all the people worked with her in past.

She said that -
in past,
she could say she has a lot of friends,
but with last night's gathering,
she could say,
she is a lot of people's friend!!

Hope she has a wonderful life ahead,
live and enjoy every moment,
and as her treat to us -
a jar of honey,
her days ( as well as all the people) are going to be as sweet as honey, and full of sweet memories!!


 

2012-10-30

放假天

下雨天!

Raining holiday!

2012-10-29

老外称娶中国太太等于娶其全家

老外称娶中国太太等于娶其全家 http://i.ifeng.com/news?aid=45814536(分享自@凤凰客户端)

Building Trust

http://www.forbes.com/sites/forbesleadershipforum/2012/10/24/you-cant-be-a-great-leader-without-trust-heres-how-you-build-it/?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=linkedin

Eight key strengths:
  • Clarity: People trust the clear and mistrust or distrust the ambiguous. Be clear about your mission, purpose, expectations, and daily activities. When a leader is clear about expectations, she will likely get what she wants. When we are clear about priorities on a daily basis, we become productive and effective.
  • Compassion: People put faith in those who care beyond themselves. Think beyond yourself, and never underestimate the power of sincerely caring about another person. People are often skeptical about whether someone really has their best interests in mind. “Do unto others as you would have them do unto you” is not just an old saying. It is a bottom-line truth. Follow it, and you will build trust.
  • Character: People notice those who do what is right ahead of what is easy. Leaders who have built this pillar consistently do what needs to be done when it needs to be done, whether they feet like doing it or not. It is the work of life to do what is right rather than what is easy.
  • Contribution: Few things build trust quicker than actual results. At the end of the day, people need to see outcomes. You can have compassion and character, but without the results you promised, people won’t trust you. Be a contributor who delivers real results.
  • Competency: People have confidence in those who stay fresh, relevant, and capable. The humble and teachable person keeps learning new ways of doing things and stays current on ideas and trends. According to one study, the key competency of a successful new MBA is not a specific skill but rather the ability to learn amid chaos. Arrogance and a “been there done that” attitude prevent you from growing, and they compromise others’ confidence in you. There is always more to learn, so make a habit of reading, learning, and listening to fresh information.
  • Connection: People want to follow, buy from, and be around friendsand having friends is all about building connections. Trust is all about relationships, and relationships are best built by establishing genuine connection. Ask questions, listen, and above all, show gratitude—it’s the primary trait of truly talented connectors. Grateful people are not entitled, they do not complain, and they do not gossip. Develop the trait of gratitude, and you will be a magnet.
  • Commitment: People believe in those who stand through adversity. People trusted General Patton, Martin Luther King, Jr., Mohandas Gandhi, Jesus, and George Washington because they saw commitment and sacrifice for the greater good. Commitment builds trust.
  • Consistency: In every area of life, it’s the little things—done consistently—that make the big difference. If I am overweight, it is because I have eaten too many calories over time, not because I ate too much yesterday. It is the same in business. The little things done consistently make for a higher level of trust and better results. The great leaders consistently do the small but most important things first. They make that call and write that thank you note. Do the little things, consistently.

銀河.....翠華




三鄉..威尼斯 2012.10.28






2012-10-27

Positive Attitude is Everything


周末靚湯

西施骨半斤
節瓜一大個
紅蘿蔔兩個
粟米兩個
栗子半斤
蜜棗3粒

適量水,水滾後轉慢火 2小時.....................................

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2012-10-26

SQ3R reading method

Before you read, Survey the chapter:
  • the title, headings, and subheadings
  • captions under pictures, charts, graphs or maps
  • review questions or teacher-made study guides
  • introductory and concluding paragraphs
  • summary
Question while you are surveying:
  • Turn the title, headings, and/or subheadings into questions
  • Read questions at the end of the chapters or after each subheading
  • Ask yourself,
    "What did my instructor say about this chapter or subject
    when it was assigned?"
  • Ask yourself,
    "What do I already know about this subject?"
    Note: If it is helpful to you, write out these questions for consideration.
    This variation is called SQW3R
When you begin to Read:
  • Look for answers to the questions you first raised
  • Answer questions at the beginning or end of chapters or study guides
  • Reread captions under pictures, graphs, etc.
  • Note all the underlined, italicized, bold printed words or phrases
  • Study graphic aids
  • Reduce your speed for difficult passages
  • Stop and reread parts which are not clear
  • Read only a section at a time and recite after each section
Recite after you've read a section:
  • Orally ask yourself questions about what you have just read, or summarize, in your own words, what you read
  • Take notes from the text but write the information in your own words
  • Underline or highlight important points you've just read
  • Reciting:
    The more senses you use the more likely you are to remember what you read Triple strength learning: Seeing, saying, hearing
    Quadruple strength learning: Seeing , saying , hearing, writing!!!
Review: an ongoing process


http://www.studygs.net/texred2.htm
 

Secret Ingredients for success

Confidence
Courage
Commitment
Control
Purpose

http://michaelhyatt.com/strong-minded.html
 

La liste de vie : un chemin vers le bonheur

Karine Vilder

On est encore peu nombreuses à le savoir, mais il existe une façon très simple de parvenir enfin à réaliser nos rêves les plus fous: dresser notre liste de vie.
En 2003, lors d'un sondage téléphonique, Elsa s'est fait poser la question suivante: «Si vous deviez mourir demain, est-ce que vous auriez l'impression d'avoir accompli tout ce que vous aviez à accomplir?» Elsa, qui n'a alors que 35 ans, répond aussitôt par la négative. Après avoir raccroché, elle se demande bien pourquoi. C'est là que les réponses fusent à la vitesse grand V.

勵志名言 GREAT QUOTES


拿起笔,写下你的梦想,你的人生就从此刻起航!
乔伊斯·迈尔斯
 A #2 pencil and a dream can take you anywhere.
Joyce A. Myers

 
越是在艰难困苦的时候,我们越是要看到希望。
亚里士多德·奥纳西思
It is during our darkest moments that we must focus to see the light.
Aristotle Onassis

 
不要问自己收获了多少果实,而是要问自己今天播种了多少种子。
罗伯特·路易斯·斯蒂文森
Judge each day not by the harvest you reap but by the seeds you plant.
Robert Louis Stevenson


一路走到底,你就会发现那个最佳出口。
罗伯特·弗罗斯特
The best way out is always through.
Robert Frost

你生活的品质取决于你所提出的问题。
自我成长先生
The questions you ask determine the quality of your life.
Mr. Self Development


相信自己,你也就成功了一半。
西奥多·罗斯福
Believe you can and you’re halfway there.
Theodore Roosevelt


改变你的思想,你就能改变自己的命运。
诺曼·文森特·皮尔
Change your thoughts and you change your world.
Norman Vincent Peale


行动是根本,想法锦上添花。
哈里·爱默生·福斯迪克
It is by acts and not by ideas that people live.
Harry Emerson Fosdick


幸福不应该留到未来品尝,幸福是你专门为当下的自己所准备的。
吉姆·罗恩
Happiness is not something you postpone for the future; it is something you design for the present.
Jim Rohn


一个人伟大或渺小,取决于他的意志力。
弗里德里希·席勒
Mankind is made great or little by its own will.
Friedrich Schiller


万事皆有可能,不可能的意思是,不,可能。
奥黛丽·赫本
Nothing is impossible; the word itself says ‘I’m possible’!
Audrey Hepburn


即便是再微小不过的事情,你也要用心去做。这就是成功的秘密。
斯瓦米·希瓦难陀  
Put your heart, mind, and soul into even your smallest acts. This is the secret of success.
Swami Sivananda

 

照亮前方的路,路就会被找到。
艾拉·贝克
Give light and people will find the way.
Ella Baker


想法改变了历史的进程。
约翰·梅纳德·凯恩斯
Ideas shape the course of history.
John Maynard Keynes


传递光亮有两种方式:成为一支蜡烛或当一面镜子。
伊迪丝·沃顿
There are two ways of spreading light: to be the candle or the mirror that reflects it.
Edith Wharto

 


 

高空作業

大樓外面搭了很巨型的棚架,
看見工人們像高級特技人般上上落落的工作,
卻明顯沒有安全帶,
向有關人士反映,
為何不注意工業安全......

答案是:
原則上是需要的,
但運作上不實際,
阻礙工作進度
且已買了保險,
會向工人們提醒.

不怕一萬,
最怕萬一,
為什麼工人們自己的安全意識還是如此低!
 

風趣的半唐番表叔母

表叔母好健談,
原來她的一生都很傳奇,
小時家中也算富有,
父親在美工作,
堅持女子都要受正規教育,
她在澳門的培道學校唸書,
以她的時代,
能有此機會真是不簡單.
但在澳門住過一段日子後
卻經歷時代改變,
在鄉中不能回澳,
及家中財產盡失,
要下鄉幹活及面對要求說假話的日子,
但她選擇說實話,
堅持自我!

由於時間關係,
沒有機會了解她如何往香港及結婚.

她訴說在夏威夷的生活,
早期當然是辛苦....
她初時的英文程度有限,
在果菜批發欄工作,
從早上至深夜,
她很努力向工友們學習果菜的名稱.
由於勤力,
老板很重用.

最有趣的是曾在中式快餐店工作的日子.
因為夏威夷多日本人,
他們的口音有別於英文,
且有時他們的日文也通用,
故在前台接待客人溝通時,'
為了易記-
她自己創詞,
吔你唔死=炒飯
Sopa = noodles.....

她說最經典的一次,
是一位日本人在說烏面,
她的工友看著那女人滿頭大汗,
一直猜她想要什麼食物,
最後才知日本人說的是"woman",
她需要去女洗手間!


真是搞笑.............

2012-10-25

東邊日出西邊雨,
道是無情卻有情!

2012-10-23

Aunt from Hawaii

夏威夷86歲的表叔母坐了14小時飛機來澳旅遊,
原本今天晚飯,
早上卻在街上相遇;
我第一次與她見面,
她說我很小時見過我.
很健談的一個長輩!

Love to listen her story

2012-10-22

華都酒店飲茶

是日休息,
連周末及公眾假期有四天假,
中午約了三年沒見的HH,
他建議在他學校附近的華都飲茶,
初時想二人不可以食很多種類 -
因我大食,
且點心通常是四件,
但未試過此餐廳,
可以一試.

雖然在賭博場酒店內,
人流有點複雜,
但原來食物不錯,
最喜歡那點心拼盆 -
一次滿足我的貪吃,
有松子豆苗餃
蝦餃,牛肉球,奶黃包,
另外吃了糯米雞
沙律海鮮卷
葡撻,
很有水準,
最喜歡是聚舊聚舊,
互通近況,
朋友是要見面的!

二人午餐共140元,每人各70元.

 

漏石油氣

家中的石油氣漏氣,
無法使用,
早上打緊急電話,
服務熱線的職員以為是香港區,
才知是港澳同用一熱線,
同時只是代理的代理,
地址要很久才清楚記錄下來,
那位小姐說要保持空氣流通,
45分鐘有師父到,
結果之後要3次電話再確認,
30分鐘後師父來到,
不用5分鐘,
通知是樽頸的膠薄了,
暫可繼續使用,
好像是小事一件,
但原來小事真的可以變大事!
 

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2012-10-21

Quote of the day

Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn't do than by the things you did.
 - Mark Twain

 

Lemonade girls in Coloane

In a little old lane of the downtown area of Coloane,
a quiet Sunday morning,
three little foreign kids set up a tiny table with a small paper banner,
on the table they have three little jars of well-prepared lemonade and two packs of paper cups,
the banner wrote - lemonade at 5 dollars,
they speak only English,
but they target to sell the drinks to the people passed by,
they are very cute, energetic and aggressive,
I talk with them,
and they tell me they want to raise fund for their school (in Taipa),
they also prepare official reciepts for the customers,
it seems that they are around 7 to 8,
they are very smart girls,
but I believe their teacher also helps them to make a very special experience!


 

Line Dance* - EZ Sexy Girl


人生旅程

早上乘路環巴士往步行徑時,
同車有三名中年女士帶著大袋東西往市中心不遠的少年感化院/監獄,
言談中她們交換訊息方式去鼓勵在內面暫住的女孩,
希望她明年能出來時重新開始,
做母親的,
可做的,
都不及年青人自己的獨立思考,
人生旅程,
不能永遠一帆風順,
重要的是
身處逆境時要勇於面對,
積極忍耐及準備,
明天將會是美好的,
只要心内有陽光!
祝福在那中途暫住的院友.



2012-10-20

Quote of the day

The fire is the test of gold, adversity of strong man.

Line Dance - Fly Me To The Moon


Unpleasant shopping experience in Mannings

Mannings used to be my favorite shop for beauty and health care items,
but I don't know why,
recently,
I am kind of losing faith of it.

Last time,
the advertisement in the shop said I can get an extra pack of tissue paper of selected product,
by the time I paid,
they told me it was out of stock -
but the poster and the sample of the gift was still there.

I didn't want to waste my time for argument in the late evening - at the closing hours,
thus paid and left.

Today,
the advertisement said that buying three health care items,
I can get a pack of product free,
at the end,
they told me the body cream lotion is not the health care item,
as there are many customers at my back,
I didn't want to argue with them,
annoying the other customers,
thus paid and left again.

I just don't like the way they treat customers,
still remember the owner of one shop I worked for long time ago,
the boss told me that we should treat our customers nice,
and keep the promise all the time!
 

Dinner for The Double Ninth Festival


京都骨改豉油王乳鴿
另加金錢蟹盒
八人,1700元!
 

海報中的澳門 "Graphism on Macao"

有空時喜歡到澳門的藝術博物館逛,
十月初時看了題述的海報展,
海報上很多的展也看過,
真有串點成線,
連線成面,
歲月流金的感覺!
 
 
 
 

















Onimaru








2012-10-18

排便

又是粵普笑話,
早上向同事解釋一些名稱-
大樓入口有牌匾,
看他面色有猶豫,
後來他告訴我們他以為是-
排便!

2012-10-17

手機網絡又出事!

今日中午手機没訊號,
初時以為是預付咭用完,
惟有怪自己没有充值,
至下午時才知是和記網有事,
長達多個小時,
很不方便,
為什麽服務沒有保障,
真的是很有問題!

鬼丸拉麵道場

在橫街窄巷裡的小店子,
如果不是好食友人的食友介紹,
真不知羅神父里的盡頭,
有一間日本味非常濃的拉麵店-
從裝修裝飾,環境音樂,
真有如在日本的感覺,
二人試了豬軟骨拉麵及鮮牛肉拉麵,
以及二隻雞蛋,
共104元
不錯!

2012-10-15

"The Economic Naturalist"

http://www.robert-h-frank.com/book.html

By Robert H. Frank.

The Economic Naturalist shows how simple economic principles help answer such diverse questions as these:
  • Why does a $500 tuxedo rent for $90 a day while a $20,000 car rents for only $40?
  • Why do female models earn so much more than male models?
  • Why might retailers deliberately hammer dents into their own appliances?
  • Why do the keypad buttons of drive-up cash machines have Braille dots?
  • Why are child safety seats required in cars but not in airplanes?
  • Why are whales, but not chickens, in danger of extinction?
  • Why is there a light in your refrigerator but not in your freezer?
  • Why do 24-hour convenience stores have locks on their doors?
  • Why are newspapers, but not soft drinks, sold in vending machines that allow customers to take more units than they paid for?
  • Why are brown eggs more expensive than white ones, even though the two types taste the same and have identical nutritional value?

Read the introductory chapter


--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Fantastic book, I like reading it very much!

"The Econmoic Naturalist"

The Economic Naturalist: In Search of Explanations for Everyday Enigmas [Paperback]

(Author)
 
 
The Economic Naturalist: In Search of Explanations for Everyday Enigmas


"全腦式速讀 --心智圖法速讀術" The Speed Reading book

全腦式速讀 --心智圖法速讀術

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Related reading:
Online Memory Improvement Course
http://memory.uva.nl/en/training/memory_improvement/

 

危機管理學

http://hk.news.yahoo.com/blogs/businessworld/危機管理學-20121010.html#more-id
 
作者 | 商界鋒云
 
政府也好、生意人也好、打工仔也好,總不會永遠一帆風順。天有不測之風雲,正如上星期南丫島撞船事件。面對重大危機,如何適當地作出回應,正是管理層無時無刻面對的工作。然而企業面對不一定是人命傷亡,但當如遇上供應商突然倒閉、銀行暫停貸款、貨物品質出現問題等事件,對公司來說可能是生死存亡之戰。如果萬一突然遇到嚴重事件,企業管理層應該如何處理?

Celebration Dinner at Fisherman Wharf

Traditional cold platter -
            Jelly fish with seasame
            Pan-fried vegetarian roll
            Spicy pork knuckle
            Spicy chicken
            Marinated Beef Shank
            Cucumber sichuan style

Sautéed sliced chicken and cuttlefish in XO chili sauce

Deef-fried crabmeat puff with goose liver

Double-boiled chicken soup with sea whelk and sea cucumber

Steamed fresh garoupa

Deep-fried crispy chicken with sea salt

Fried rice with pineapple and diced chicken

Braised e-fu noodle with assorted mushroom

Red bean cream with lily bulk and lotus seed

Chinese petit fours

Fresh fruit platter
 

Line Dance* - Chilly Cha


2012-10-13

<舌尖上的中國> A bite of China

很吸引的一套關於中國美食文化的紀錄片!

http://www.pts.org.tw/AbiteofChina/
http://www.tudou.com/programs/view/cmBWVFYl0tA/
http://web.pts.org.tw/php/newsletter/view.php?NAENO=1&NEENO=2573

该片七集分别名为
《自然的馈赠》、
《主食的故事》、
《转化的灵感》、
《时间的味道》、
《厨房的秘密》、
《五味的调和》和
《我们的田野》,代表了对中国饮食的不同切入角度!

http://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E8%88%8C%E5%B0%96%E4%B8%8A%E7%9A%84%E4%B8%AD%E5%9B%BD
 

Line Dance - Mambo Rock


Line Dance - Blue Night Cha


Parade of Lusofonia 2012




The crowd I met on my way to line-dance class in the afternoon!!

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