2011-09-29
Success Begins Each Day With You - 8 Positive Affirmations for Success
I 'm alive! I'm awake! And I feel great !
I feel good. I feel fine. I feel this way all the time.
http://www.benjamin-goldstein.com/
Typhoon Holiday
Thanks for the typhoon,
we have an extra day-off,
from morning till evening,
no office work,
no shopping,
no exercising,
no dancing,
just reading,
cooking,
and browsing Internet.
What a day!!!
we have an extra day-off,
from morning till evening,
no office work,
no shopping,
no exercising,
no dancing,
just reading,
cooking,
and browsing Internet.
What a day!!!
Performance “The dreamlike world of Chu culture”. 2011.09.30
Performance to celebrate the 62 Anniversary of the National Day of the People's Republic of China - The dreamlike world of Chu culture
Performer : Wuhan Acrobatic Troupe of China
Organization : IACM & Department of Culture and Education, of the Liaison Office of the Central People’s Government in the Macau SAR
The Wuhan Acrobatic Troupe of China is a completely professional organization of acrobatics and so far along to the many strength years, it has turned out in an endeavoured and charismatic art leading group, promoting and up growth this art.
The quit well known Acrobatic Group of Wuhan will present a great acrobatic performance named “The dreamlike world of Chu culture”.
The story is counting with several special film effects, and based in a real holy figure. Many of the authors were the same ones behind the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games in Beijing, as well as the most awarded local actors.
http://www.iacm.gov.mo/e/act/detail.aspx?p1=scrweb&key=76d8fde7-2a39-4447-9017-6143de281ff3
Performer : Wuhan Acrobatic Troupe of China
Organization : IACM & Department of Culture and Education, of the Liaison Office of the Central People’s Government in the Macau SAR
The Wuhan Acrobatic Troupe of China is a completely professional organization of acrobatics and so far along to the many strength years, it has turned out in an endeavoured and charismatic art leading group, promoting and up growth this art.
The quit well known Acrobatic Group of Wuhan will present a great acrobatic performance named “The dreamlike world of Chu culture”.
The story is counting with several special film effects, and based in a real holy figure. Many of the authors were the same ones behind the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games in Beijing, as well as the most awarded local actors.
http://www.iacm.gov.mo/e/act/detail.aspx?p1=scrweb&key=76d8fde7-2a39-4447-9017-6143de281ff3
Key ideas of Peter Drucker
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Drucker
Several ideas run through most of Drucker's writings:
Decentralization and simplification. Drucker discounted the command and control model and asserted that companies work best when they are decentralized. According to Drucker, corporations tend to produce too many products, hire employees they don't need (when a better solution would be outsourcing), and expand into economic sectors that they should avoid.
The concept of "Knowledge Worker" in his 1959 book "The Landmarks of Tomorrow". Since then, knowledge based work has become increasingly important in Businesses all around the world.
The prediction of the death of the "Blue Collar" worker.
A Blue Collar worker''
http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Peter_Drucker&action=edit§ion=10 is a typical high school dropout who was paid middle class wages with all benefits for assembling cars in Detroit. The changing face of the US Auto Industry is a testimony to this prediction.
The concept of what eventually came to be known as "Outsourcing". He used the example of front room and a back room of each Business. A Business should be engaged in only the front room activities, that is their core activities to support their Business. Back room activities should be handed over to other Businesses, for whom these are the front room activities.
The importance of the non profit sector, which he calls the third sector (private sector and the Government sector being the first two). The Non Government Organizations like charities which play a crucial role in countries across the world.
A profound skepticism of macroeconomic theory. Drucker contended that economists of all schools fail to explain significant aspects of modern economies.
Respect of the worker. Drucker believed that employees are assets and not liabilities. He thought that knowledgeable workers are the essential ingredients of the modern economy. Central to this philosophy is the view that people are an organization's most valuable resource and that a manager's job is to prepare and free people to perform.
A belief in what he called "the sickness of government." Drucker made nonpartisan claims that government is often unable or unwilling to provide new services that people need or want, though he believed that this condition is not inherent to the form of government. The chapter "The Sickness of Government" in his book The Age of Discontinuity formed the basis of the New Public Management, a theory of public administration that dominated the discipline in the 1980s and 1990s.
The need for "planned abandonment". Businesses and governments have a natural human tendency to cling to "yesterday's successes" rather than seeing when they are no longer useful.
A belief that taking action without thinking is the cause of every failure.
The need for community. Early in his career, Drucker predicted the "end of economic man" and advocated the creation of a "plant community" where individuals' social needs could be met. He later acknowledged that the plant community never materialized, and by the 1980s, suggested that volunteering in the nonprofit sector was the key to fostering a healthy society where people found a sense of belonging and civic pride.
The need to manage business by balancing a variety of needs and goals, rather than subordinating an institution to a single value. This concept of management by objectives forms the keynote of his 1954 landmark The Practice of Management.
A company's primary responsibility is to serve its customers. Profit is not the primary goal, but rather an essential condition for the company's continued existence.
An organization should have a proper way of executing all its business processes.
A belief in the notion that great companies could stand among humankind's noblest inventions
http://www.cgu.edu/pages/130.asp
Several ideas run through most of Drucker's writings:
Decentralization and simplification. Drucker discounted the command and control model and asserted that companies work best when they are decentralized. According to Drucker, corporations tend to produce too many products, hire employees they don't need (when a better solution would be outsourcing), and expand into economic sectors that they should avoid.
The concept of "Knowledge Worker" in his 1959 book "The Landmarks of Tomorrow". Since then, knowledge based work has become increasingly important in Businesses all around the world.
The prediction of the death of the "Blue Collar" worker.
A Blue Collar worker''
http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Peter_Drucker&action=edit§ion=10 is a typical high school dropout who was paid middle class wages with all benefits for assembling cars in Detroit. The changing face of the US Auto Industry is a testimony to this prediction.
The concept of what eventually came to be known as "Outsourcing". He used the example of front room and a back room of each Business. A Business should be engaged in only the front room activities, that is their core activities to support their Business. Back room activities should be handed over to other Businesses, for whom these are the front room activities.
The importance of the non profit sector, which he calls the third sector (private sector and the Government sector being the first two). The Non Government Organizations like charities which play a crucial role in countries across the world.
A profound skepticism of macroeconomic theory. Drucker contended that economists of all schools fail to explain significant aspects of modern economies.
Respect of the worker. Drucker believed that employees are assets and not liabilities. He thought that knowledgeable workers are the essential ingredients of the modern economy. Central to this philosophy is the view that people are an organization's most valuable resource and that a manager's job is to prepare and free people to perform.
A belief in what he called "the sickness of government." Drucker made nonpartisan claims that government is often unable or unwilling to provide new services that people need or want, though he believed that this condition is not inherent to the form of government. The chapter "The Sickness of Government" in his book The Age of Discontinuity formed the basis of the New Public Management, a theory of public administration that dominated the discipline in the 1980s and 1990s.
The need for "planned abandonment". Businesses and governments have a natural human tendency to cling to "yesterday's successes" rather than seeing when they are no longer useful.
A belief that taking action without thinking is the cause of every failure.
The need for community. Early in his career, Drucker predicted the "end of economic man" and advocated the creation of a "plant community" where individuals' social needs could be met. He later acknowledged that the plant community never materialized, and by the 1980s, suggested that volunteering in the nonprofit sector was the key to fostering a healthy society where people found a sense of belonging and civic pride.
The need to manage business by balancing a variety of needs and goals, rather than subordinating an institution to a single value. This concept of management by objectives forms the keynote of his 1954 landmark The Practice of Management.
A company's primary responsibility is to serve its customers. Profit is not the primary goal, but rather an essential condition for the company's continued existence.
An organization should have a proper way of executing all its business processes.
A belief in the notion that great companies could stand among humankind's noblest inventions
http://www.cgu.edu/pages/130.asp
Drucker's 4 vehicles of self-development
Reading
Writing
Listening
Teaching
Further Princples of Self-Development
Be prepared.
Be true to your commitments.
When change occurs, take immediate action.
Be flexible.
Establish fixed goals, but vary strategy as necessary.
Don't be afraid to take risks.
Writing
Listening
Teaching
Further Princples of Self-Development
Be prepared.
Be true to your commitments.
When change occurs, take immediate action.
Be flexible.
Establish fixed goals, but vary strategy as necessary.
Don't be afraid to take risks.
Hesselbein on Leadership
http://www.amazon.com/Hesselbein-Leadership-Institute-Drucker-Foundation/dp/0787963925
(J-B Leader to Leader Institute/PF Drucker Foundation)
Frances Hesselbein
(Author),
Jim Collins (Foreword)
(J-B Leader to Leader Institute/PF Drucker Foundation)
Frances Hesselbein
(Author),
Jim Collins (Foreword)
Editorial Reviews
Amazon.com Review
Frances Hesselbein's views on leadership have attracted fans since the one-time Johnstown, Pennsylvania, troop leader became CEO of Girl Scouts of the USA in 1976 and turned that venerable but struggling organization around. Now in Hesselbein on Leadership the current chairman and founding president of the Drucker Foundation has compiled 19 essays that lay out the philosophy she honed during those experiences and in years since--a philosophy that today draws more admirers than ever, such as Jim Collins, who wrote the book's foreword. In a disarmingly simple manner, Hesselbein offers her underlying definition of the topic at hand ("leadership is a matter of how to be, not how to do it") and spells out nuances and specifics that those atop any private, public or nonprofit organization would do well to absorb. Throughout the book she shows how character determines performance, how a willingness to innovate and a desire to make a difference regularly bring results, and how the best leaders actually turn a vision into the spark needed to ignite their enterprise. There is plenty of pragmatic advice here amidst the theoretical, and in light of Hesselbein's wealth of provocative yet practical insights, the only complaint may be that this collection is a little on the slim side. --Howard Rothman
From Publishers Weekly
Frances Hesselbein was once a volunteer troop leader, made her way up to CEO of the Girl Scouts of America and is now the chairman of the Peter F. Drucker Foundation for Nonprofit Management. She obviously knows the intricacies of leadership, and in Hesselbein on Leadership, she shares specific leadership principles and her thoughts on innovation, change, diversity and being a female leader. The slim volume dishes out valuable tidbits of advice, such as "regularly acknowledge the contributions of those within and outside the organization" and "create organizations in which people know that it's their job... to care about the results."
Ten Principles of Strategy
Extract from "A Class with Drucker"
1. Commit fully to a definite objective.
2. Seize the initative and keep it.
3. Economize to mass your resources.
4. Use strategic positioning.
5. Do the unexpected.
6. Keeps things simple.
7. Prepare multiple simultaneous alternatives.
8. Take the indirect route to your objective.
9. Practice timing and sequencing.
10. Exploit your success.
1. Commit fully to a definite objective.
2. Seize the initative and keep it.
3. Economize to mass your resources.
4. Use strategic positioning.
5. Do the unexpected.
6. Keeps things simple.
7. Prepare multiple simultaneous alternatives.
8. Take the indirect route to your objective.
9. Practice timing and sequencing.
10. Exploit your success.
Xenophon: Anabasis, or March Up Country
http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/ancient/xenophon-anabasis.asp
Xenophon the Athenian was born 431 B.C. He was a pupil of Socrates. He marched with the Spartans, and was exiled from Athens. Sparta gave him land and property in Scillus, where he lived for many years before having to move once more, to settle in Corinth. He died in 354 B.C.
The Anabasis is his story of the march to Persia to aid Cyrus, who enlisted Greek help to try and take the throne from Artaxerxes, and the ensuing return of the Greeks, in which Xenophon played a leading role. This occurred between 401 B.C. and March 399 B.C.
The whole content of the master piece is available on the above address!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0843/is_4_30/ai_n6135655/?tag=content;col1
According to Robert W. Enzenauer 's "Leadership Insights of Xenophon",
Leadership was the art of inspiring the spirit and the act of following, regardless of the external circumstances;
Leaders expect positive results;
Leaders set clear expectations for performance;
Leaders provide a vision of the future;
Leaders inspire their followers;
Leaders succeed during adversity;
Leaders set the example;
Leaders are accessible and available;
Leaders show initiative;
Leaders lead from the front, not from the rear;
Leaders provide timely and fair discipline;
Leaders are honest and trustworthy;
Leaders reward good performance;
Leaders have loyal followers;
Leaders uphold the highest standards of ethical behavior;
Leaders take care of their followers;
http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0843/is_4_30/ai_n6135655/?tag=content;col1
According to Robert W. Enzenauer 's "Leadership Insights of Xenophon",
Leadership was the art of inspiring the spirit and the act of following, regardless of the external circumstances;
Leaders expect positive results;
Leaders set clear expectations for performance;
Leaders provide a vision of the future;
Leaders inspire their followers;
Leaders succeed during adversity;
Leaders set the example;
Leaders are accessible and available;
Leaders show initiative;
Leaders lead from the front, not from the rear;
Leaders provide timely and fair discipline;
Leaders are honest and trustworthy;
Leaders reward good performance;
Leaders have loyal followers;
Leaders uphold the highest standards of ethical behavior;
Leaders take care of their followers;
The Stuff of Heroes: The Eight Universal Laws of Leadership
William A. Cohen (Author)
http://www.amazon.com/Stuff-Heroes-Eight-Universal-Leadership/dp/1563525240'
An excellent book on leadership.
1. Integrity first.
2. Know your stuff
3. Declare your expectations
4. Show uncommon commitment.
5. Expect positive results.
6. Take care of your people.
7. Put duty before self.
8. Get out in front.
http://www.amazon.com/Stuff-Heroes-Eight-Universal-Leadership/dp/1563525240'
An excellent book on leadership.
1. Integrity first.
2. Know your stuff
3. Declare your expectations
4. Show uncommon commitment.
5. Expect positive results.
6. Take care of your people.
7. Put duty before self.
8. Get out in front.
9.29 - No. 8 Signal is hoisted
Woke up at 7:15,turned on the radio,
to my surprise,
we got the typhoon No. 8 signal,
obviously,
going to have at least half day off.
Enjoying the bonus hours !!!
Out for lunch,
the weather seemed not so bad,
but it was very quiet,
many shops were closed,
except the convenience stores,
and some eating shops.
to my surprise,
we got the typhoon No. 8 signal,
obviously,
going to have at least half day off.
Enjoying the bonus hours !!!
Out for lunch,
the weather seemed not so bad,
but it was very quiet,
many shops were closed,
except the convenience stores,
and some eating shops.
2011-09-28
Top 5 Ways to Trick Yourself into Being Happy
by Josh Clark
http://health.howstuffworks.com/mental-health/human-nature/happiness/5-ways-to-trick-yourself-into-being-happy.htm
5: Hang Out With Smiling People
4: Treat Yourself to a Tasty and Healthy Meal
3: Try the 5 Percent Trick-"If I were 5 percent more responsible today, I would _________"
2: Use Your Money to Do Something Nice for Someone Else
1: Go Work Out For Once
http://health.howstuffworks.com/mental-health/human-nature/happiness/5-ways-to-trick-yourself-into-being-happy.htm
5: Hang Out With Smiling People
4: Treat Yourself to a Tasty and Healthy Meal
3: Try the 5 Percent Trick-"If I were 5 percent more responsible today, I would _________"
2: Use Your Money to Do Something Nice for Someone Else
1: Go Work Out For Once
盤點清貨 最後今天
在熱鬧的板樟堂遊客區,
某化妝品店的店內招紙寫著:
"盤點清貨 最後今天",
我每天經過,
店內的招紙仍在.
回想,
不久前,
此店的招紙寫著:
"裝修清貨 最後今天",
但我每天都見此招紙,
此店亦從沒有裝修,
原來每天真的是新的一天!
某化妝品店的店內招紙寫著:
"盤點清貨 最後今天",
我每天經過,
店內的招紙仍在.
回想,
不久前,
此店的招紙寫著:
"裝修清貨 最後今天",
但我每天都見此招紙,
此店亦從沒有裝修,
原來每天真的是新的一天!
Lunch at Macau Military Club
Lunch with colleagues at Macau Military Club,
as L is a member,
we get 30% off the lunch buffet price,
plus no service charge,
very nice Portuguese food:
Traditional Portuguese soup
Portuguese smoked ham and assorted sausages platter
Appetizer Mussels
Buttered Portuguese serra cheese
Seasonal vegetable with fresh herbs, sea salt and vinaigrette sauce
Fresh tomato slices with black olive oil, balsamic vinegar and sweet basil
Green peas with Portuguese sausage
Potato purée
Sautéed green asparagus
Mushrooms sauté with olive oil
Traditional “Portuguese” duck rice
Stuffed squids
Traditional Portuguese sweet rice
Baked pear with honey sauce
Chocolate cake
Assorted fruit platter
I like all the dishes, including the desserts!
as L is a member,
we get 30% off the lunch buffet price,
plus no service charge,
very nice Portuguese food:
Traditional Portuguese soup
Portuguese smoked ham and assorted sausages platter
Appetizer Mussels
Buttered Portuguese serra cheese
Seasonal vegetable with fresh herbs, sea salt and vinaigrette sauce
Fresh tomato slices with black olive oil, balsamic vinegar and sweet basil
Green peas with Portuguese sausage
Potato purée
Sautéed green asparagus
Mushrooms sauté with olive oil
Traditional “Portuguese” duck rice
Stuffed squids
Traditional Portuguese sweet rice
Baked pear with honey sauce
Chocolate cake
Assorted fruit platter
I like all the dishes, including the desserts!
Coffee
This afternoon,
in the office,
A recommends one kind of Vietnam coffee to L,
it is a small pack of instant coffee mate,
but the smell is so good,
even though I don't drink coffee,
I instantly think of the idea to buy several packs,
to put into my toilet,
as I read articles that coffee can cover the bad smell in the toilet.
At the same time,
my colleague L says that it is not a good idea.
He says this idea is not good for the coffee lover,
as when one smells that good coffee,
especially in a nice restaurant,
it will remind him/her the smell of the coffee in the toilet,
and definitely will destroy the appetite!
The answer is - I don't drink coffee.
Don't know the outcome yet!
in the office,
A recommends one kind of Vietnam coffee to L,
it is a small pack of instant coffee mate,
but the smell is so good,
even though I don't drink coffee,
I instantly think of the idea to buy several packs,
to put into my toilet,
as I read articles that coffee can cover the bad smell in the toilet.
At the same time,
my colleague L says that it is not a good idea.
He says this idea is not good for the coffee lover,
as when one smells that good coffee,
especially in a nice restaurant,
it will remind him/her the smell of the coffee in the toilet,
and definitely will destroy the appetite!
The answer is - I don't drink coffee.
Don't know the outcome yet!
Song - 在晴朗的天空下
曲：李宗盛 詞：林夕
張開眼中 一扇溫暖的窗 驅走這赤地裡的荒涼
從大地頭上 初升的朝陽 照出一個永遠方向
懂得愛心 知道怎麼分享 不枉愛過活過這一場
誰亦是同樣 奔波於驕陽 人潮從來沒有築牆
一早決心 將我愛笑的心 感染世上愛哭的人
曾立下宏願 可不可都能 唱出真正壯闊聲音
關心眼光 仿似最美的燈 終於會照亮遠方的人
如未盡全力 怎麼可消沉 能抬頭凡事也可能
人和人年和月都太類似 無論怎麼都只活一次
晴朗的天空中找到生息的真意 人才能無悔舊時
在人潮和圍牆下只要願意 憑著一雙手總是可以
晴朗的天空中 跨過彼此的疆界 連潮流亦會轉移
2011-09-25
清真蘭州拉麵
是第二次在此間小店子吃東西,
她不是在蘭州,
而是在遠離蘭州十萬八千里外的南方.
往廚房遠望,
看見新鮮的手工做拉麵.
此處沒有豬肉.
上次吃了一個豐盛的新彊大盤雞,
羊肉及牛肉湯拉麵,
很滿足.
今次試了牛肉炒拉麵,
手抓羊肉
及一碗羊肉的湯夾饃....
好好味,
羊肉很好吃,
很厚厚的羊肉塊,
加上大大的骨頭,
有很豪放的感覺,
炒拉麵很特別,
粗粗的,很"al dente"「彈牙」,
配上鮮茄色的汁料及配菜
很有特色的美食.
美食不離味精,
最後來一個可口可樂,
解味精,
午餐非常實惠!
她不是在蘭州,
而是在遠離蘭州十萬八千里外的南方.
往廚房遠望,
看見新鮮的手工做拉麵.
此處沒有豬肉.
上次吃了一個豐盛的新彊大盤雞,
羊肉及牛肉湯拉麵,
很滿足.
今次試了牛肉炒拉麵,
手抓羊肉
及一碗羊肉的湯夾饃....
好好味,
羊肉很好吃,
很厚厚的羊肉塊,
加上大大的骨頭,
有很豪放的感覺,
炒拉麵很特別,
粗粗的,很"al dente"「彈牙」,
配上鮮茄色的汁料及配菜
很有特色的美食.
美食不離味精,
最後來一個可口可樂,
解味精,
午餐非常實惠!
2011-09-23
UN Volunteer programme
https://careers.un.org/lbw/home.aspx?viewtype=VOL
Take the first step and visit www.unvolunteers.org to find out more and register your details.
http://www.onlinevolunteering.org/en/index.html
UNV is looking for a diverse cross-section of volunteers: just like you. Be our inspiration in action. Join this team of remarkable people and make real change happen.
http://www.onlinevolunteering.org/en/index.html
The Economics of Love and Marriage
http://www.daviddfriedman.com/Academic/Price_Theory/PThy_Chapter_21/PThy_Chap_21.html
David D. Friedman
Published by South-Western Publishing Co.
http://www.daviddfriedman.com/Academic/Price_Theory/PThy_ToC.html
David D. Friedman
Published by South-Western Publishing Co.
http://www.daviddfriedman.com/Academic/Price_Theory/PThy_ToC.html
David Letterman's "Top Ten Ways Barack Obama Celebrated His Birthday"
10. Updated his resume
9. Treated himself to piece of first lady's carob-flavored kelp loaf birthday cake
8. Asked for an iPad, let Republicans negotiate him down to a wad of gum
7. Pizza and video games at Washington kids' restaurant 'Chuck E. Schumer's'
6. Asked for any cash gifts to be in Canadian dollars
5. Sent 82nd Airborne on In-N-Out Burger run
4. Invited fun costumed characters
3. 'Shark Week' and two pints of Chubby Hubby
2. Got a fabulous makeover from Michele O'Bachmann's husband
1. Forged a Kenyan birth certificate to get him out of this miserable job
9. Treated himself to piece of first lady's carob-flavored kelp loaf birthday cake
8. Asked for an iPad, let Republicans negotiate him down to a wad of gum
7. Pizza and video games at Washington kids' restaurant 'Chuck E. Schumer's'
6. Asked for any cash gifts to be in Canadian dollars
5. Sent 82nd Airborne on In-N-Out Burger run
4. Invited fun costumed characters
3. 'Shark Week' and two pints of Chubby Hubby
2. Got a fabulous makeover from Michele O'Bachmann's husband
1. Forged a Kenyan birth certificate to get him out of this miserable job
David Letterman's "Top Ten Ways The United States Postal Service Can Turn Things Around"
“美國郵政起死回生的十大絕招” - David Letterman
10. Change name to UPS
9. Invent a stamp that licks back
8. Add wacky sound effects for mailboxes
7. Alter mail trucks to look like Millennium Falcon from 'Star Wars'
6. If your letter isn't delivered in 30 minutes or less, it's free
5. Bedazzled uniforms
4. New hit reality show: 'Real Mailmen of New Jersey'
3. Customers can now pay with gas or grass
2. Take the Packers and give three and a half tomorrow night
1. Ten cent surcharge to deliver my hate mail — you'll make millions
10. Change name to UPS
9. Invent a stamp that licks back
8. Add wacky sound effects for mailboxes
7. Alter mail trucks to look like Millennium Falcon from 'Star Wars'
6. If your letter isn't delivered in 30 minutes or less, it's free
5. Bedazzled uniforms
4. New hit reality show: 'Real Mailmen of New Jersey'
3. Customers can now pay with gas or grass
2. Take the Packers and give three and a half tomorrow night
1. Ten cent surcharge to deliver my hate mail — you'll make millions
2011-09-21
What Lipstick Tells Us About the Economy
Interesting article, read another similar articles about the increase of lipstick sales during recession before........
http://curiouscapitalist.blogs.time.com/2011/09/14/what-lipstick-tells-us-about-the-economy/
What Lipstick Tells Us About the Economyhttp://curiouscapitalist.blogs.time.com/2011/09/14/what-lipstick-tells-us-about-the-economy/
Posted by Roya Wolverson Wednesday, September 14, 2011 at 3:33 pm
Allison Joyce / Reuters
Designer coats and crystal glasses can be hard sells in a tough economy. But lipstick is another story. At least that's the thinking behind the "lipstick index," termed by Leonard Lauder, chairman emeritus of cosmetics company Estée Lauder, in 2001 to explain the surge in lipstick sales during that recession.
Lately, the lipstick theory hasn't been holding up. Lipstick sales – on the decline since 2007 – continued to fall in 2010, according to the latest data on the product released by market research firm Mintel. That throws lipstick out the window in the hunt for measures of recessionary spending in the Great Recession. I caught up with Lauder today to ask him what gives with the bomb in lipstick sales and whether that upends his theory.
Lauder's response? Nail polish is the new lipstick. And lipstick wasn't really the point. "We have long observed the concept of small luxuries, things that can get you through hard times and good ones. And they become more important during harder times. The biggest surge in movie attendance came during the 1930s during the Depression," says Lauder. That trend is similar to the uptick in lipstick sales during the 2001 recession and other colorful cosmetics like nail polish in this one.
Sales of nail-enhancing goodies like nail polish are up 65% since the first half of 2008, according to market research firm NPD Group. The shift, Lauder surmises, has to do with the glut of lipsticks in women's boudoirs and the pick-me-up associated with donning color. "The idea of a brand new lipstick shade used to excite everyone. Today people have so many, they don't want to try a new one." Women, he says, would rather "shop their closets" for what they already have rather than buying more of the same.
Nail polish is another affordable pick-me-up, but it now offers all kinds of crazy new shades to inspire the recession-prone splurge. "I picked up this signal from my grand daughters. All of a sudden there was nail enamel in these strange colors. That's the way the world is going: Notice me."
Read more: http://curiouscapitalist.blogs.time.com/2011/09/14/what-lipstick-tells-us-about-the-economy/#ixzz1YbFYIade
The 6 Weirdest Jobs in China 中国最奇怪的6种职业
#1.The "Granny Police"
#2.Spit Monitors
#3.Gold Farmers
#4.Poop Collectors
#5.Standing In Line For Other People
#6."Face Jobs" For White People
http://www.cracked.com/blog/the-6-weirdest-jobs-in-china/
外国人眼中中国最奇怪的6种职业：
1. 奶奶巡逻队；
2. 文明督导员；
3. 打金者（游戏一族专用，目前特指中国玩家-——他们把游戏里的“金币”卖给那些懒得打金 的游戏玩家，“金币”可用来购买游戏里的虚拟物品）；
4. 掏粪工；
5. 职业排队员；
6. 洋花瓶（专供各种会议、剪彩仪式、新闻发布会）
http://select.yeeyan.og/view/227505/219186
2011-09-20
Top 10 Things You Should Never Say at Work
By Steve Tobak
http://www.bnet.com/blog/ceo/top-10-things-you-should-never-say-at-work/6988?tag=yahoo-bnet
1. Never say, “I don’t need the money” or “I don’t work for the money"
2. Never threaten, “If you [fill in the blank], then I’m going to the
boss."
3. Never diss or dress down anyone publicly.
4. Never say anything privately you wouldn’t say publicly
5. Never assume you’re “in” with the boss.
6. Never say, “[fill in the blank] makes me uncomfortable"
7. Never say, “When I retire I’m going to ."
8. Never gossip, especially about office romance
9. Never say you have authority for something you don’t.
10. Never make a mistake you have to live with.
http://www.bnet.com/blog/ceo/top-10-things-you-should-never-say-at-work/6988?tag=yahoo-bnet
1. Never say, “I don’t need the money” or “I don’t work for the money"
2. Never threaten, “If you [fill in the blank], then I’m going to the
boss."
3. Never diss or dress down anyone publicly.
4. Never say anything privately you wouldn’t say publicly
5. Never assume you’re “in” with the boss.
6. Never say, “[fill in the blank] makes me uncomfortable"
7. Never say, “When I retire I’m going to ."
8. Never gossip, especially about office romance
9. Never say you have authority for something you don’t.
10. Never make a mistake you have to live with.
百必看港片 下月起放映 電影資料館推選
【明報專訊】香港電影發展近百年，康文署轄下電影資料館請來6名資深電影人，選出「100部不可不看的香港電影」。作品橫跨20世紀，從1940年代由「香港電影之父」黎民偉執導的《勳業千秋》、李小龍當童星的《細路祥》，到賣座電影《賭神》等均榜上有名。康文署下月起分3年，將百部電影重新放映，市民花30元便可入場重溫昔日光影（詳見另稿）。
憑《桃姐》一片助葉德嫻奪威尼斯影后的導演許鞍華，雖憑《瘋劫》、《撞到正》、《投奔怒海》和《書劍恩仇錄 》4作品入圍「百大」，但她昨出席公布儀式時表示，近年拍攝寫實電影的空間日漸收窄，慨嘆除非有文化和電影基金資助，否則難以拍有質素電影。
另外，由於資料館在選取電影時以2000年作分水嶺，令近10年賣座電影如《無間道》，或揚威國際的《歲月神偷》都未入圍。
限20世紀內 6人評選重藝術性
百部獲推選作品由1916年至1999年間發表，包括了58名導演於不同年代的香港電影，遠至1916年的歷史紀錄片《經巡中國》，近至1999年杜琪峯的《鎗火》。導演方面，以吳回的入圍作品最多（5部），其次為朱石麟（如《清宮秘史》）、徐克（如《蝶變》）、楚原（如《愛奴》）及許鞍華等，均有4部入圍。
百部電影由6人推選小組選出，小組成員之一、電影資料館節目策劃何思穎說，評選着重藝術性及可看性等準則，而50及80年代都是電影黃金時代，如50年代的《父母心》，講述只懂空談的男性與錙銖必計女性的分別，「無錢都要供仔女讀書」的社會題材，時至今日仍存在。
50及80年代興盛 吳回5戲入圍
50年代電影最多，共27部，包括李小龍主演的《細路祥》、經典演員吳楚帆的《家、春、秋》。當然不少得六七十年代一系列武俠或國語片，如李翰祥的《武則天》、胡金銓的《大醉俠》、張徹的《刺馬》；80年代則有24部電影，包括新浪潮的《邊緣人》、《半邊人》，以及《賭神》等。「跨時代」的新舊版《黃飛鴻》、《英雄本色》亦入選。
何又說，《邊緣人》開創以卧底為題電影的先河，而橫跨20年的《英雄本色》，亦道出社會對釋囚看法的分別；至於90年代的愛情片《甜蜜蜜》，則演繹出新移民來港生活點滴。
浸大電影學院副教授盧偉力認為，50年代香港電影質素最高，藝術水平、寫實題材較多，而80年代有新浪潮電影的衝擊社會文化。但隨年月過去，拍攝寫實電影的導演愈來愈少，近年許鞍華的「天水圍系列」，以至《桃姐》，已經是少有的社會寫實佳作。
憑《桃姐》一片助葉德嫻奪威尼斯影后的導演許鞍華，雖憑《瘋劫》、《撞到正》、《投奔怒海》和《書劍恩仇錄 》4作品入圍「百大」，但她昨出席公布儀式時表示，近年拍攝寫實電影的空間日漸收窄，慨嘆除非有文化和電影基金資助，否則難以拍有質素電影。
另外，由於資料館在選取電影時以2000年作分水嶺，令近10年賣座電影如《無間道》，或揚威國際的《歲月神偷》都未入圍。
限20世紀內 6人評選重藝術性
百部獲推選作品由1916年至1999年間發表，包括了58名導演於不同年代的香港電影，遠至1916年的歷史紀錄片《經巡中國》，近至1999年杜琪峯的《鎗火》。導演方面，以吳回的入圍作品最多（5部），其次為朱石麟（如《清宮秘史》）、徐克（如《蝶變》）、楚原（如《愛奴》）及許鞍華等，均有4部入圍。
百部電影由6人推選小組選出，小組成員之一、電影資料館節目策劃何思穎說，評選着重藝術性及可看性等準則，而50及80年代都是電影黃金時代，如50年代的《父母心》，講述只懂空談的男性與錙銖必計女性的分別，「無錢都要供仔女讀書」的社會題材，時至今日仍存在。
50及80年代興盛 吳回5戲入圍
50年代電影最多，共27部，包括李小龍主演的《細路祥》、經典演員吳楚帆的《家、春、秋》。當然不少得六七十年代一系列武俠或國語片，如李翰祥的《武則天》、胡金銓的《大醉俠》、張徹的《刺馬》；80年代則有24部電影，包括新浪潮的《邊緣人》、《半邊人》，以及《賭神》等。「跨時代」的新舊版《黃飛鴻》、《英雄本色》亦入選。
何又說，《邊緣人》開創以卧底為題電影的先河，而橫跨20年的《英雄本色》，亦道出社會對釋囚看法的分別；至於90年代的愛情片《甜蜜蜜》，則演繹出新移民來港生活點滴。
浸大電影學院副教授盧偉力認為，50年代香港電影質素最高，藝術水平、寫實題材較多，而80年代有新浪潮電影的衝擊社會文化。但隨年月過去，拍攝寫實電影的導演愈來愈少，近年許鞍華的「天水圍系列」，以至《桃姐》，已經是少有的社會寫實佳作。
Confidence Men: Wall Street, Washington and the Education of a President
http://www.amazon.com/Confidence-Men-Washington-Education-ebook/dp/B004OVEZ8O
The hidden history of Wall Street and the White House comes down to a single, powerful, quintessentially American concept: confidence. Both centers of power, tapping brazen innovations over the past three decades, learned how to manufacture it.
Pulitzer Prize–winning journalist Ron Suskind introduces readers to an ensemble cast, from the titans of high finance to a new generation of reformers, from petulant congressmen and acerbic lobbyists to a tight circle of White House advisers—and, ultimately, to the president himself, as you’ve never before seen him. Based on hundreds of interviews and filled with piercing insights and startling disclosures, Confidence Men brings into focus the collusion and conflict between the nation’s two capitals—New York and Washington, one of private gain, the other of public purpose—in defining confidence and, thereby, charting America’s future.
The hidden history of Wall Street and the White House comes down to a single, powerful, quintessentially American concept: confidence. Both centers of power, tapping brazen innovations over the past three decades, learned how to manufacture it.
Pulitzer Prize–winning journalist Ron Suskind introduces readers to an ensemble cast, from the titans of high finance to a new generation of reformers, from petulant congressmen and acerbic lobbyists to a tight circle of White House advisers—and, ultimately, to the president himself, as you’ve never before seen him. Based on hundreds of interviews and filled with piercing insights and startling disclosures, Confidence Men brings into focus the collusion and conflict between the nation’s two capitals—New York and Washington, one of private gain, the other of public purpose—in defining confidence and, thereby, charting America’s future.
About the Author
Ron Suskind is the author of The Way of the World, The One Percent Doctrine, The Price of Loyalty, and A Hope in the Unseen. From 1993 to 2000, he was the senior national affairs writer for The Wall Street Journal, where he won a Pulitzer Prize. He lives in Washington, D.C.這麼近,那麼遠
黃昏下班,
街上一片繁華景象,
中秋節的花燈,
大大的節慶門樓
手上大包小包的遊客滿街.
經過便民藥房,
聽到一男一女在對話,
在投訴為什麼要相約在噴水池,
應該要找一個易認的地標,
從他們的位置向前望,
真的是沒有什麼噴水池,
只見大大紅色的門樓裝飾,
及很多很多的行人,
澳門的地標在那兒?????
我也真的不知道!
街上一片繁華景象,
中秋節的花燈,
大大的節慶門樓
手上大包小包的遊客滿街.
經過便民藥房,
聽到一男一女在對話,
在投訴為什麼要相約在噴水池,
應該要找一個易認的地標,
從他們的位置向前望,
真的是沒有什麼噴水池,
只見大大紅色的門樓裝飾,
及很多很多的行人,
澳門的地標在那兒?????
我也真的不知道!
Song - 那個女人
韓劇 秘密花園 中文版主題曲
《那個女人》中文歌詞
有個女人正愛著你
那個女人認真的愛著你
每天每天 就像是你的影子 跟隨著你
那個女人 笑著 卻也哭著
究竟還得獨自注視著你多久
這像風一般的愛情 這像是謊言的愛情 還得持續多久 你才能愛我
只要稍稍走近你 只要靠近你一步 就會後退兩步的你
這樣的愛著你的我 現在就在你的身旁 那個女人哭泣著
那個女人非常的小心
所以現在正在學習笑著的方法
連和好朋友都不能傾訴的話與太多了
所以那個女人的心總是在哭泣
所以 那個女人正愛著你
這樣的傻瓜 因為是這樣的傻瓜 所以可以擁抱我嗎
我也想要被愛 親愛的 每天每天在心裏 只能在心裏
這樣的呼喚著你 那個女人 今天依然在你的身旁
那個女人就是我 你知道嗎 還是你明明知道卻依然如此呢
不知道的你 真的是個大傻瓜啊
究竟還得獨自注視著你多久
這像傻瓜一般的愛情 這像是謊言的愛情 還得持續多久 你才能愛我
只要稍稍走近你 只要靠近你一步 就會後退兩步的你
這樣的愛著你的我 現在就在你的身旁 那個女人哭泣著
Song - 那個男人
韓劇 秘密花園 中文版主題曲
作詞：Hae Seong Jeon/Tae Yeon Won
改編詞：楊宗緯
作曲：Hae Seong Jeon/Tae Yeon Won
有個男人愛著你
用心愛著你
那個男人愛著你
徹底愛著你
他情願變成影子
守護著你跟隨著你
那個男人愛著你
心卻在哭泣
作詞：Hae Seong Jeon/Tae Yeon Won
改編詞：楊宗緯
作曲：Hae Seong Jeon/Tae Yeon Won
有個男人愛著你
用心愛著你
那個男人愛著你
徹底愛著你
他情願變成影子
守護著你跟隨著你
那個男人愛著你
心卻在哭泣
2011-09-19
Song - 李香蘭
歌名: 李香蘭
作曲: 玉置浩二
填詞: 周禮茂
惱春風 我心因何惱春風
說不出 借酒相送
夜雨凍 雨點透射到照片中
回頭似是夢 無法彈動
迷住凝望妳 褪色照片中
＊啊 像花雖未紅 如冰雖不凍
卻像有無數說話 可惜我聽不懂
呀 是杯酒漸濃 或我心真空
何以感震動
照片中 那可以投照片中
盼找到 時間裂縫
夜放縱 告知我難尋妳芳蹤
回頭也是夢 仍似被動
逃避凝望妳 卻深印腦中
重唱＊＊
2011-09-18
洗假牙
昨天,
聽到一位世叔提及到某舊式茶樓洗假牙,
百思不得其解,
以為是在茶樓附近有牙醫,
不恥下問,
才了解真正意思.
此舊式茶樓主要的茶客為長者,
他們吃完東西後,
會將口中假牙取出,
以水杯清洗假牙.
所以在他們的圈子中,
約朋友往某茶樓洗假牙,
即茶聚,
洗假牙是食完東西後清潔假牙的動作,
反正大家都是長者,
都是使用假牙!
聽到一位世叔提及到某舊式茶樓洗假牙,
百思不得其解,
以為是在茶樓附近有牙醫,
不恥下問,
才了解真正意思.
此舊式茶樓主要的茶客為長者,
他們吃完東西後,
會將口中假牙取出,
以水杯清洗假牙.
所以在他們的圈子中,
約朋友往某茶樓洗假牙,
即茶聚,
洗假牙是食完東西後清潔假牙的動作,
反正大家都是長者,
都是使用假牙!
Wedding Banquet 2011.09.17
Barbecued whole suckling pig
Braised crab meat and bamboo piths with greens
Sauteed sliced pigeon and shrimp with honey beans and yellow fungus
Deep-fried crispy seafood rolls with cheese
Braised superior shark's fin soup with shredded conpoy and fish maw
Braised sliced abalone with seasonal vegetables
Steamed fresh garoupa in supreme soy sauce
Classic deep-fried crispy chicken
Fried rice in Fujian style
Braised e-fu noodles with Chinese leeks and mushroom
Sweetened cream of red beans with lotus seeds and lily bulbs
Chinese petits fours
Fresh fruit platter
Braised crab meat and bamboo piths with greens
Sauteed sliced pigeon and shrimp with honey beans and yellow fungus
Deep-fried crispy seafood rolls with cheese
Braised superior shark's fin soup with shredded conpoy and fish maw
Braised sliced abalone with seasonal vegetables
Steamed fresh garoupa in supreme soy sauce
Classic deep-fried crispy chicken
Fried rice in Fujian style
Braised e-fu noodles with Chinese leeks and mushroom
Sweetened cream of red beans with lotus seeds and lily bulbs
Chinese petits fours
Fresh fruit platter
中國傳統結婚敬茶儀式-大妗姐的吉利說話
斟茶及飲茶時
飲過新抱茶，富貴又榮華。
飲過新娘茶，靚過林青霞。
飲過新郎茶，型仔過劉德華。
飲過新人茶，發到笑ka ka。
飲過新人茶，發到笑哈哈。
飲過新人茶，開心到笑ka ka。
飲過新人茶，子孫聽晒話。
飲過新抱茶，出年做嫲嫲。
飲過新抱茶，生個孫仔四圍爬。
今年娶新抱，出年有孫抱。
一杯飲到尾，青春又健美。
飲過新抱茶，好快做嫲嫲。
飲茶笑呵呵，好快做婆婆。
飲茶笑騎騎，好快做爺爺。
飲茶飲到尾，年頭靚到落年尾。
茶到口，財到手，財神走到大門口。
茶到口，財到手，半山買多幾層樓。
茶到口，財到手，出年又飲滿月酒。
茶到口，越來越正斗。
飲深D，賺多D，中完孖寶中三Ｔ。
飲深D，等你買多幾個ＬＶ。
飲深Ｄ，生多Ｄ。
飲過新娘／新郎茶，靚過阿嬌阿ＳＡ。
斟茶比姨丈，買六合彩中頭獎。
一杯飲到尾，修身又健美。
茶到口，財到手。
茶到口，財到手，買田又買樓。
茶到口，財到手，買車又買樓。
茶到口，財到手，富貴榮華一齊有。
茶到口，甜到漏。
飲深D，賺多D。
飲深D，中三T。
香茶到口，添福又添壽。
甜茶飲到尾，青春又健美！
甜茶到口， 兒孫快有！
三杯到口，明年飲姜酒。
飲茶到口，橫財就手。
飲茶到口，得心又應手。
戴金或飾物時
戴起大囍，年年有喜，新郎哥養得起。
戴起大囍，戴到上手臂。
戴起大囍，好快有新己。
戴過金手鍊，有錢又有面。
戴過金戒指，生個金童子。
戴過金頸鍊，個個都比面。
戴過鑽石戒指，出入渣波子。
金扼帶上，三年抱兩。
金扼夾到手，ＢＢ好快有。
戴起金器，大喜大喜。
戴起大囍，新娘好快有囍。
戴起大囍，戴到風生水起。
戴起大囍，戴到兒孫滿地。
戴起大囍，戴到金銀遍地。
戴起大囍，保你家肥屋潤笑嘻嘻。
戴金戴喜，風山水起。
戴過金介子，好快生對金童子。
金摙帶上頸，明年住山頂。
金扼夾到手，好快買車又買樓，美金都到手。
金介戴上，三年抱兩。
戴個大金牌，一世唔洗捱
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
大婚當日，新娘的父母為女兒穿裙褂時候，大妗姐會先將褂衣的拉鏈拉開、褂裙鬆開，父母先將褂裙由上為新娘穿上，此時大妗姐會誦唱：
「姑娘穿上綾蘿裙，好帶兒孫一群群；爸爸拉上同心鍊，由年頭好到落尾；媽媽扣上鴛鴦扣，兩心緊扣永不分。」
接 著，父母替新娘由上穿上褂衫，大妗姐會誦唱：
「姑娘穿上龍鳳褂，富貴吉祥又榮華；爸爸扣上如意扣，珠聯壁合，成雙成對永不分。」
然後，父母為新娘穿上繡花 鞋，父親左邊；母親右邊，而大姐會唱著：
「姑娘着起綉花鞋，富貴榮華齊同來，一隻富貴，一隻榮華。」
最後，父母一同雙手搭在新娘上，大妗姐會唱：
「全套嫁 衣都穿上，鸞鳳和鳴永不分。今日覓得如意郎，兩家富貴萬千年。」
有關婚禮習俗:
http://bbs.cantonese.asia/thread-26976-1-1.html
2011-09-16
澳門奇景
澳門,
真是與別不同,
海陸空都先後發生大事
先有飛凡航空倒閉,
再有早排的81新里程交通大混亂,
昨天又有巨龍停航清盤,
消費者真是無奈的受害者,
政府做了些什麼?
早上聽收音機的新聞,
一個社論有一精警的評語:
無事時,有監管的政府部門,
出事後,只有相關的部門!
部門或官員涉出錯時,
更可以自己查自己,
真的是"強"政府.
真是與別不同,
海陸空都先後發生大事
先有飛凡航空倒閉,
再有早排的81新里程交通大混亂,
昨天又有巨龍停航清盤,
消費者真是無奈的受害者,
政府做了些什麼?
早上聽收音機的新聞,
一個社論有一精警的評語:
無事時,有監管的政府部門,
出事後,只有相關的部門!
部門或官員涉出錯時,
更可以自己查自己,
真的是"強"政府.
Der Freischütz Opera in 3 Acts by Carl Maria von Weber
The 25th MIMF closes with one of the great milestones in the history of opera: Der Freischütz. The resounding success of the 1821 premiere of Carl Maria von Weber’s masterwork practically guaranteed its status as a manifesto for German Romantic opera, one that would become a significant formative influence on Richard Wagner.
The story of a forest gamekeeper who makes a deal with the dark side to win a shooting contest and the hand of his beloved, Der Freischütz broke new ground with its potent mixture of supernatural elements, dreams, folk melodies, evocations of nature and symphonic tone painting.
With its beloved overture, “Huntsmen’s Chorus” and the famously eerie Wolf’s Glen scene, Der Freischütz is an unforgettable piece of musical theatre and an operatic event not to be missed!
http://www.icm.gov.mo/fimm/25/en/events/detail.aspx?id=3707
Going to enjoy this opera on Nov 2, 2011!!!!
The story of a forest gamekeeper who makes a deal with the dark side to win a shooting contest and the hand of his beloved, Der Freischütz broke new ground with its potent mixture of supernatural elements, dreams, folk melodies, evocations of nature and symphonic tone painting.
With its beloved overture, “Huntsmen’s Chorus” and the famously eerie Wolf’s Glen scene, Der Freischütz is an unforgettable piece of musical theatre and an operatic event not to be missed!
http://www.icm.gov.mo/fimm/25/en/events/detail.aspx?id=3707
Going to enjoy this opera on Nov 2, 2011!!!!
"Management Cases "
By Peter F Drucker, Joseph A Maciariello
http://fishpond.com.au/Books/Management-Cases-Peter-F-Drucker-Joseph-Maciariello/9780061853753?cf=3
http://www.flipkart.com/books/0061435155
Practical management cases, good for reflection!
http://fishpond.com.au/Books/Management-Cases-Peter-F-Drucker-Joseph-Maciariello/9780061853753?cf=3
http://www.flipkart.com/books/0061435155
Practical management cases, good for reflection!
"A class with Drucker"
A class with Drucker:the lost lessons of the world's greatest management teacher
By William A. Cohen
http://www.amazon.com/Class-Drucker-Lessons-Greatest-Management/dp/0814409199
http://www.leadershipnow.com/leadershop/9780814409190.html
"The Master of Modern Managment", can't stop reading, need to catch up the time !!
"與CEO對話:願景與睿智"
http://www.hkbookcity.com/showbook2.php?serial_no=116306
本書特色
書中訪問的八位CEO，部分知名度甚高，例如阮蘇少媚、吳天海、胡定旭等，部分則來自行內的傑出機構，如奧美（廣告業）、震雄集團（塑膠業）、美國銀行、香港郵政等，讀者都明瞭他們是商界翹楚。
本書整理自香港電台的同名節目，且相關書籍之前已出版了多輯，廣受關注，讀者都十分熟悉。
本書內容採取對話形式，由主持人引導嘉賓逐步深入討論，相比起一般管理學的書籍，內容更淺白和容易吸收。
I like the series of this publication, and I enjoy the reading very much.
| 作者: | 冼日明 |
本書特色
書中訪問的八位CEO，部分知名度甚高，例如阮蘇少媚、吳天海、胡定旭等，部分則來自行內的傑出機構，如奧美（廣告業）、震雄集團（塑膠業）、美國銀行、香港郵政等，讀者都明瞭他們是商界翹楚。
本書整理自香港電台的同名節目，且相關書籍之前已出版了多輯，廣受關注，讀者都十分熟悉。
本書內容採取對話形式，由主持人引導嘉賓逐步深入討論，相比起一般管理學的書籍，內容更淺白和容易吸收。
I like the series of this publication, and I enjoy the reading very much.
2011-09-15
2011-09-14
發泡膠飯盒早禁用
內地近年查獲的毒飯盒仍以發泡膠製的佔多數，事實上國家早就要求禁用。
一九九九年，國家發布了《淘汰落後生產能力、工藝和產品的目錄（第一批）》，把用完即棄的發泡膠飯盒被列入「落後產品」名單，要求在二○○○年底前淘汰。
但過了超過十年，內地大部分食肆仍在使用發泡膠飯盒，全因生產成本低廉。
*******
什麼是良心商人?
澳門的情況更是無皇管,
每天,
看見人人都常常手持外買盒,
在食店內的白色發泡膠盒,
真是不環保之餘,
直接影響健康,
消費者是可以選擇的???!!!
My grandaunt
I don't exactly know her full name,but since when I was a kid,
I knew there was a grandaunt who usually visited us once every year,
usually after the seventh day of the Chinese New Year,
as she said she needed to work for her boss' family during the busy festival.
I usually longed for her visiting,
as we only met once a year,
plus she was very nice to me,
and she always bought me nice presents.
By the time I grew up,
my parents told me her story,
and I felt very bad because her money spending for my presents was not easy money.
She was the wife of my sixth grand uncle,
She married with my grand uncle whom I never met,
because he died young.
She was an elegant and tidy lady,
short hair, soft voice, medium height,
she should had come from an educated family.
They didn't have any children,
and for a lady without a husband,
her life was very tough in the old days.
She was lucky that she got a housework job with a medical doctor's family,
she stayed-in the house and worked wholeheartedly with the family.
She seldom had holidays,
and by that time,
we seldom chatted over the phone either.
She saw me growing up,
and I saw her getting old,
years by years,
I got taller and she got shorter.
She still worked with the medical doctor's family,
by the time I finished my high school.
I know her work was more than a job,
as they treated her as family member.
I miss the time chatting with her when she visited us,
sharing with the news with each other.
However,
the bad news came when I was in my sophmore year,
she got sick and not long,
she passed away,
I even didn't get the chance to say goodbye to her.
Nevertheless,
her beautiful and elegant posture is still always in my mind,
and her teaching to me is very valuable.
I knew there was a grandaunt who usually visited us once every year,
usually after the seventh day of the Chinese New Year,
as she said she needed to work for her boss' family during the busy festival.
I usually longed for her visiting,
as we only met once a year,
plus she was very nice to me,
and she always bought me nice presents.
By the time I grew up,
my parents told me her story,
and I felt very bad because her money spending for my presents was not easy money.
She was the wife of my sixth grand uncle,
She married with my grand uncle whom I never met,
because he died young.
She was an elegant and tidy lady,
short hair, soft voice, medium height,
she should had come from an educated family.
They didn't have any children,
and for a lady without a husband,
her life was very tough in the old days.
She was lucky that she got a housework job with a medical doctor's family,
she stayed-in the house and worked wholeheartedly with the family.
She seldom had holidays,
and by that time,
we seldom chatted over the phone either.
She saw me growing up,
and I saw her getting old,
years by years,
I got taller and she got shorter.
She still worked with the medical doctor's family,
by the time I finished my high school.
I know her work was more than a job,
as they treated her as family member.
I miss the time chatting with her when she visited us,
sharing with the news with each other.
However,
the bad news came when I was in my sophmore year,
she got sick and not long,
she passed away,
I even didn't get the chance to say goodbye to her.
Nevertheless,
her beautiful and elegant posture is still always in my mind,
and her teaching to me is very valuable.
問路
上周六在白馬行先後兩次被遊客問路。
第一個在星光書店門口，問如何往噴水池，毫無難度。
之後再往前行，至葡國領事館前，兩位美少女手持地圖，走上我前面問如何往安德魯（瑪嘉烈）葡撻，即時考起腦筋，想想如何表達…..向前行，走大道……至中華廣場…..最後，建議她們再在那處問路人。
有時最困難的，也是最易解答的！
第一個在星光書店門口，問如何往噴水池，毫無難度。
之後再往前行，至葡國領事館前，兩位美少女手持地圖，走上我前面問如何往安德魯（瑪嘉烈）葡撻，即時考起腦筋，想想如何表達…..向前行，走大道……至中華廣場…..最後，建議她們再在那處問路人。
有時最困難的，也是最易解答的！
2011-09-13
Remarks by the President Obama at "A Concert for Hope" 20110911
THE PRESIDENT: The Bible tells us -- “weeping may endure for a night, but joy cometh in the morning.”
Ten years ago, America confronted one of our darkest nights. Mighty towers crumbled. Black smoke billowed up from the Pentagon. Airplane wreckage smoldered on a Pennsylvania field. Friends and neighbors, sisters and brothers, mothers and fathers, sons and daughters –- they were taken from us with a heartbreaking swiftness and cruelty. And on September 12, 2001, we awoke to a world in which evil was closer at hand, and uncertainty clouded our future.
In the decade since, much has changed for Americans. We’ve known war and recession, passionate debates and political divides. We can never get back the lives that were lost on that day or the Americans who made the ultimate sacrifice in the wars that followed.
Ten years ago, America confronted one of our darkest nights. Mighty towers crumbled. Black smoke billowed up from the Pentagon. Airplane wreckage smoldered on a Pennsylvania field. Friends and neighbors, sisters and brothers, mothers and fathers, sons and daughters –- they were taken from us with a heartbreaking swiftness and cruelty. And on September 12, 2001, we awoke to a world in which evil was closer at hand, and uncertainty clouded our future.
In the decade since, much has changed for Americans. We’ve known war and recession, passionate debates and political divides. We can never get back the lives that were lost on that day or the Americans who made the ultimate sacrifice in the wars that followed.
2011-09-12
十七條黃金定律- 拿破侖希爾《成功規律》
1、保持積極的心態 成功等於天天進步一點點。積極的心態包括誠懇、忠誠、正直、樂觀、勇敢、奮發、創造、機智、親切、友善、積極、向善、向上、進取、努力、愉快、自信、自勉和有安全感等。
2、要有明確的目標
3、多走些路 做個主動的人 要勇於實踐
4、正確的思考方法
5、高度的自制力
6、培養領導才能
7、建立自信心
8、迷人的個性
9、創新致勝
10、充滿熱忱
11、專心致志
12、富有合作精神
13、正確對待失敗
14、永葆進取心
15、合理安排時間和金錢
16、身心健康
17、養成良好的習慣
2、要有明確的目標
3、多走些路 做個主動的人 要勇於實踐
4、正確的思考方法
5、高度的自制力
6、培養領導才能
7、建立自信心
8、迷人的個性
9、創新致勝
10、充滿熱忱
11、專心致志
12、富有合作精神
13、正確對待失敗
14、永葆進取心
15、合理安排時間和金錢
16、身心健康
17、養成良好的習慣
李嘉誠激勵員工的一首詩
當你們夢想偉大成功的時候，
你有沒有刻苦的準備?
當你們有野心做領袖的時候，
你有沒有服務於人的謙恭?
我們常常都想有所獲得，
但我們有沒有付出的情操?
我們都希望別人聽到自己的說話，
我們有沒有耐性聆聽別人?
每一個人都希望自己快樂，
我們對失落、悲傷的人有沒有憐憫?
每一個人都希望站在人前，
但我們是否知道什麼時候甘為人後?
你們都知道自己追求什麼，
你們知道自己需要什麼嗎?
我們常常只希望改變別人，
我們知道什麼時候改變自己嗎?
每一個人都懂得批判別人，
但不是每一個人都知道怎樣自我反省。
大家都看重面子，
but do you know honour?
大家都希望擁有財富，
但你知道財富的意義嗎?
各位同學，相信你們都有各種激情，
但你知不知道什麼是愛?
每一位員工都是優秀的，只要他得到正確的培訓;
每一位員工都會對工作付出、負責、用心的，只要他得到正確的理念
每位員工的薪水都取決於他為企業創造的價值。
只有為企業創造的價值越多，他的薪水才會越高。
提高價值，一是技能，二是態度。
你有沒有刻苦的準備?
當你們有野心做領袖的時候，
你有沒有服務於人的謙恭?
我們常常都想有所獲得，
但我們有沒有付出的情操?
我們都希望別人聽到自己的說話，
我們有沒有耐性聆聽別人?
每一個人都希望自己快樂，
我們對失落、悲傷的人有沒有憐憫?
每一個人都希望站在人前，
但我們是否知道什麼時候甘為人後?
你們都知道自己追求什麼，
你們知道自己需要什麼嗎?
我們常常只希望改變別人，
我們知道什麼時候改變自己嗎?
每一個人都懂得批判別人，
但不是每一個人都知道怎樣自我反省。
大家都看重面子，
but do you know honour?
大家都希望擁有財富，
但你知道財富的意義嗎?
各位同學，相信你們都有各種激情，
但你知不知道什麼是愛?
每一位員工都是優秀的，只要他得到正確的培訓;
每一位員工都會對工作付出、負責、用心的，只要他得到正確的理念
每位員工的薪水都取決於他為企業創造的價值。
只有為企業創造的價值越多，他的薪水才會越高。
提高價值，一是技能，二是態度。
Li Keqiang's visit
【明報專訊】One's comments on a certain issue may represent one's interests and values. Can you identify these people's values by referring to their reactions to the following incident in question? What motivated them to act as they did?
■The incident
On August 16, Vice-Premier Li Keqiang (國務院副總理李克強) began his 3-day official visit in Hong Kong, bringing with him policies favourable to the SAR, which he regarded as a gift. Li's visit was expected to endear (使其受愛戴) him to Hong Kong citizens. During his visit, over 2,000 police officers were called out to ensure his safety.
The last day he was here, Li attended the centenary (百周年) ceremony of the University of Hong Kong (HKU). He emphasised his visit was not political. Representatives of HKU students showed the Vice-Premier around and took him to some of the university's important monuments. Li also met with Prof Jao Tsung-I (國學大師饒宗頤), a scholar who has contributed much to the humanities including literature and history.
During Li's visit, unusually tight security measures were taken to keep him safe. A group of university students who demonstrated to express their views on the June 4 incident complained the protest area was too distant from the venue of the ceremony. They said it was hard for Li to notice or hear them. Three students were kept at a stairwell (樓梯間) by some police officers, who they claimed had falsely imprisoned (非法禁錮) them. HKU was criticised for giving up its autonomy (自主).
■The incident
On August 16, Vice-Premier Li Keqiang (國務院副總理李克強) began his 3-day official visit in Hong Kong, bringing with him policies favourable to the SAR, which he regarded as a gift. Li's visit was expected to endear (使其受愛戴) him to Hong Kong citizens. During his visit, over 2,000 police officers were called out to ensure his safety.
The last day he was here, Li attended the centenary (百周年) ceremony of the University of Hong Kong (HKU). He emphasised his visit was not political. Representatives of HKU students showed the Vice-Premier around and took him to some of the university's important monuments. Li also met with Prof Jao Tsung-I (國學大師饒宗頤), a scholar who has contributed much to the humanities including literature and history.
During Li's visit, unusually tight security measures were taken to keep him safe. A group of university students who demonstrated to express their views on the June 4 incident complained the protest area was too distant from the venue of the ceremony. They said it was hard for Li to notice or hear them. Three students were kept at a stairwell (樓梯間) by some police officers, who they claimed had falsely imprisoned (非法禁錮) them. HKU was criticised for giving up its autonomy (自主).
媽姐一生奉獻 有人視如至親
【明報專訊】自港府1920年代禁止「妹仔」人口買賣後，大戶人家就流行請媽姐長住家中，打理家務及照顧少主等，賭王何鴻燊家族、永隆銀行前股東伍絜宜家族等名門望族的子孫，都是由媽姐帶大。有些家庭對待媽姐如至親，在她們失去工作能力後仍讓她們留住家中，何鴻燊家族就經常攜同年老媽姐出席活動。
對媽姐文化素有研究的香港歷史博物館名譽顧問鄭寶鴻說，媽姐起源於1920年代，風行於1930年代，開始時主要由外籍家庭聘請華人女工當工人，其後名門望族爭相仿效，所以媽姐又稱「打西人工」、「打住家工」或「打工媽」。
"你諗你啦"
想表達 "你諗你啦"，
可以講 "It's your decision"，
或者 "It's up to you."
或者 "Whatever you decide."
From: English Town
可以講 "It's your decision"，
或者 "It's up to you."
或者 "Whatever you decide."
From: English Town
車禍失夫妹父母 倖存女當義工慰摯親﹕ 請珍惜和家人點燈籠時光
亞視第二屆「感動香港人物」選舉，候選人之一「飛行義工三人組」，包括國泰採購部女職員吳詩韻。原生於幸福四口家庭的她，在2008年3月新西蘭一宗自駕遊車禍中，全家五人只有詩韻生還，與他同車的丈夫、父母及妹妹都不幸過世。
2011-09-11
I see the angels
After Yam Cha,went to visit my aunt.
By the time I arrived the hospital,
the silent wards were full of visitors,
they are from one christian church which I also participated their activities once in a while.
From far away,
I also recognized a lady whom we went to a church trip together to the remote village few years ago.
I think they are beautiful in heart,
glad to see the angels!
By the time I arrived the hospital,
the silent wards were full of visitors,
they are from one christian church which I also participated their activities once in a while.
From far away,
I also recognized a lady whom we went to a church trip together to the remote village few years ago.
I think they are beautiful in heart,
glad to see the angels!
BILL GATES' SPEECH TO MT. WHITNEY HIGH SCHOOL in Visalia, California.
Love him or hate him, he sure hits the nail on the head with this!
To anyone with kids of any age, here's some advice. Bill Gates recently gave a speech at a High School about 11 things they did not and will not learn in school. He talks about how feel-good, politically correct teachings created a generation of kids with no concept of reality and how this concept set them up for failure in the real world.
Rule 1: Life is not fair -- get used to it!
Rule 2: The world won't care about your self-esteem. The world will expect you to accomplish something BEFORE you feel good about yourself.
Rule 3: You will NOT make $60,000 a year right out of high school. You won't be a vice-president with a car phone until you earn both.
Rule 4: If you think your teacher is tough, wait till you get a boss.
Rule 5: Flipping burgers is not beneath your dignity. Your Grandparents had a different word for burger flipping -- they called it opportunity.
Rule 6: If you mess up, it's not your parents' fault, so don't whine about your mistakes, learn from them.
Rule 7: Before you were born, your parents weren't as boring as they are now. They got that way from paying your bills, cleaning your clothes and listening to you talk about how cool you thought you are. So before you save the rain forest from the parasites of your parent's generation, try delousing the closet in your own room.
Rule 8: Your school may have done away with winners and losers, but life HAS NOT. In some schools they have abolished failing grades and they'll give you as MANY TIMES as you want to get the right answer. This doesn't bear the slightest resemblance to ANYTHING in real life.
Rule 9: Life is not divided into semesters. You don't get summers off and very few employers are interested in helping you FIND YOURSELF. Do that on your own time.
Rule 10: Television is NOT real life. In real life people actually have to leave the coffee shop and go to jobs.
Rule 11: Be nice to nerds. Chances are you'll end up working for one.
http://urbanlegends.about.com/library/bl_bill_gates_speech.htm
The Rules of Life: A Personal Code for Living a Better, Happier, More Successful Life
http://www.amazon.com/Rules-Life-Personal-Happier-Successful/dp/0131743961
By Richard Templar
Got this book during a trip in Bangkok,
a good book that I immediatly finished it within a very short time,
now it stays in my bookshelf,
whenever I see the cover of the book,
it reminds me,
there is always a way to live better, happier, and more successful,
I am the painter of my own picture.
By Richard Templar
Got this book during a trip in Bangkok,
a good book that I immediatly finished it within a very short time,
now it stays in my bookshelf,
whenever I see the cover of the book,
it reminds me,
there is always a way to live better, happier, and more successful,
I am the painter of my own picture.
《桃姐》 A Simple Life
My favorite actor, actress and director,
by reading the story plot,
I know for sure I would love this movie, looking forward to seeing it!!
Sisters
Received a very meaningful e-mail from a friend who is now living in Vancouver, love the content very much, and extracted the part most wonderful written:
Time passes.
Life happens.
Distance separates.
Children grow up.
Jobs come and go.
Love waxes and wanes.
Men don't do what they're supposed to do.
Hearts break.
Parents die.
Colleagues forget favors.
Careers end.
BUT.........
Sisters are there,
no matter how much time and how many miles are between you.
A girl friend is never farther away than needing her can reach.
Time passes.
Life happens.
Distance separates.
Children grow up.
Jobs come and go.
Love waxes and wanes.
Men don't do what they're supposed to do.
Hearts break.
Parents die.
Colleagues forget favors.
Careers end.
BUT.........
Sisters are there,
no matter how much time and how many miles are between you.
A girl friend is never farther away than needing her can reach.
2011-09-09
《朱鎔基講話實錄》
《朱鎔基講話實錄》（一至四卷）已由人民出版社出版，由人民出版社和中國財經出版社向全國發行。
《朱鎔基講話實錄》收錄了朱鎔基同志擔任國務院副總理、總理期間的重要講話、文章、信件、批語等348篇，約123萬字。收入照片272幅，批語、書信及題詞影印件30件。編入《朱鎔基講話實錄》的文稿，是根據朱鎔基同志出席重要會議和到地方、部門考察調研講話的音像資料、文字記錄稿編輯而成，絕大部分是第一次公開發表。
朱鎔基同志擔任國務院副總理和國務院總理期間，適逢我國從計劃經濟體制向社會主義市場經濟體制轉變的關鍵時期。在黨中央、國務院領導下，朱鎔基同志直接主持了財稅體制改革、金融體制改革、價格與流通體制改革、國有企業改革、政府機構改革、社會保障體制改革、住房制度改革、投融資體制改革等一系列重大改革，初步建立了社會主義市場經濟體制的框架。也正是在這個時期，我國有效治理嚴重的通貨膨脹，實現了經濟“軟著陸”；成功應對亞洲金融危機的衝擊，扭轉了通貨緊縮趨勢，保持了經濟穩定、快速增長。《實錄》翔實反映了朱鎔基同志在中國改革和發展中的工作歷程，內容豐富，語言生動，圖文並茂，可讀性強。
《朱鎔基講話實錄》的出版發行，對於了解20世紀90年代至21世紀初我國改革開放和經濟、社會發展的進程，進一步推進中國特色社會主義偉大事業，具有重要意義。
http://big5.mlr.gov.cn/wskt/wskt_hsgs/201109/t20110909_944154.htm
http://www.chinareviewnews.com/doc/1018/2/8/0/101828092.html?coluid=45&kindid=0&docid=101828092&mdate=0908101329
http://www.chinareviewnews.com/doc/1015/0/5/5/101505546.html?coluid=7&kindid=0&docid=101505546
《朱鎔基講話實錄》收錄了朱鎔基同志擔任國務院副總理、總理期間的重要講話、文章、信件、批語等348篇，約123萬字。收入照片272幅，批語、書信及題詞影印件30件。編入《朱鎔基講話實錄》的文稿，是根據朱鎔基同志出席重要會議和到地方、部門考察調研講話的音像資料、文字記錄稿編輯而成，絕大部分是第一次公開發表。
朱鎔基同志擔任國務院副總理和國務院總理期間，適逢我國從計劃經濟體制向社會主義市場經濟體制轉變的關鍵時期。在黨中央、國務院領導下，朱鎔基同志直接主持了財稅體制改革、金融體制改革、價格與流通體制改革、國有企業改革、政府機構改革、社會保障體制改革、住房制度改革、投融資體制改革等一系列重大改革，初步建立了社會主義市場經濟體制的框架。也正是在這個時期，我國有效治理嚴重的通貨膨脹，實現了經濟“軟著陸”；成功應對亞洲金融危機的衝擊，扭轉了通貨緊縮趨勢，保持了經濟穩定、快速增長。《實錄》翔實反映了朱鎔基同志在中國改革和發展中的工作歷程，內容豐富，語言生動，圖文並茂，可讀性強。
《朱鎔基講話實錄》的出版發行，對於了解20世紀90年代至21世紀初我國改革開放和經濟、社會發展的進程，進一步推進中國特色社會主義偉大事業，具有重要意義。
http://big5.mlr.gov.cn/wskt/wskt_hsgs/201109/t20110909_944154.htm
http://www.chinareviewnews.com/doc/1018/2/8/0/101828092.html?coluid=45&kindid=0&docid=101828092&mdate=0908101329
http://www.chinareviewnews.com/doc/1015/0/5/5/101505546.html?coluid=7&kindid=0&docid=101505546
Rats in the Aeroplane老鼠也移民
尼泊爾客機鬧鼠患滯留本港
明報 – 2011年9月7日星期三下午8:10
尼泊爾航空再鬧「鼠患」，一架客機因此滯留香港國際機場，至今日傍晚捉鼠仍未成功。
這架波音757型客機，原定6日晚由香港出發，飛往尼泊爾首度加德滿都。飛機準備起飛前，機組人員在機艙發現一隻老鼠，航班最終取消，84名乘客獲航空公司安排入住酒店。
這已是尼泊爾航空近日來發生的第二宗機艙「鼠患」事件。日前，同一架由加德滿都飛往泰國曼谷的客機，因機艙有老鼠而取消航班。尼泊爾航空發言人表示，出於安全考量，必須捉住老鼠，才能讓飛機起飛。
There may be several possibilities for the rats to live in the Nepal aeroplane:
the rats are smart to get in but stupid to get out,
there are plenty of delicious food there
the condition of living inside the cabin is more comfortable than in Nepal,
the hygiene is not up to standard inside the cabin, but favorite for the rats, or
they want to immigrant to another richer country!
這架波音757型客機，原定6日晚由香港出發，飛往尼泊爾首度加德滿都。飛機準備起飛前，機組人員在機艙發現一隻老鼠，航班最終取消，84名乘客獲航空公司安排入住酒店。
這已是尼泊爾航空近日來發生的第二宗機艙「鼠患」事件。日前，同一架由加德滿都飛往泰國曼谷的客機，因機艙有老鼠而取消航班。尼泊爾航空發言人表示，出於安全考量，必須捉住老鼠，才能讓飛機起飛。
There may be several possibilities for the rats to live in the Nepal aeroplane:
the rats are smart to get in but stupid to get out,
there are plenty of delicious food there
the condition of living inside the cabin is more comfortable than in Nepal,
the hygiene is not up to standard inside the cabin, but favorite for the rats, or
they want to immigrant to another richer country!
2011-09-07
"一本你想要的人生字典"
作者：張鐵成
出版社：培育
出版日期：2008年11月13日
Good stories, I love this one too!
總統和生病的小男孩
有一天，柯林頓到醫院探視病人，有一位小孩突然鑽到他的身邊。這個小孩不斷地看著柯林頓先生，什麼話都不說。
就這樣沉默了幾秒鐘之後，柯林頓首先開口：「你有什麼話要跟我說嗎？」
「我想要你的簽名！」小孩用洪亮的聲音說。
柯林頓情不自禁地露出微笑，拿起名片，很快地寫上名字，正要交給小孩時，小孩又要求說 ：「我可以要4張嗎？」
柯林頓一臉笑意：「為什麼要這麼多張？一張不夠用嗎？」
小孩回答他：「我要用3張你的簽名去換麥可喬丹的一張簽名照，至於剩下的一張我會妥善地收藏起來。」
柯林頓總統並沒有因此而不高興，他接連拿出3張名片，都簽上了名字，同時開朗地說：「 我所疼愛的一個侄子，最喜歡麥可喬丹，改天有空我也要幫他去換一張麥可喬丹的簽名照。」
心靈絮語
真正明智的大人物，面對普通人的時候，總是顯得平易近人。這正是他們被認為「偉大」 的一個主要原因。
Woman and Dog
Few years ago,in the S. Paul's Ruins Square,
there was a statue called "Woman and Dog",
many people critized the posture of the woman,
as it was not nice to represent Chinese woman.
I had the same opinion,
and I didn't understand why the Portuguese artist got this impression for the art work.
For the past few weeks,
I usually spend my evening time in the nearby park.
There are usually many women with their dogs before dark in the Monte area.
I learn that from the number of dog owners I met,
it seems that women like dogs rather than men,
as only few masters are men,
The masters and the dogs sometimes sit together on the benches.
Today,
I accidentally saw one women with the similar posture of the statue,
I discovered that the impression of the artist was correct !!
It is just like a camer,
the artist captured the moment for the art work -
no matter it is good or bad,
to represent the Chinese woman.
there was a statue called "Woman and Dog",
many people critized the posture of the woman,
as it was not nice to represent Chinese woman.
I had the same opinion,
and I didn't understand why the Portuguese artist got this impression for the art work.
For the past few weeks,
I usually spend my evening time in the nearby park.
There are usually many women with their dogs before dark in the Monte area.
I learn that from the number of dog owners I met,
it seems that women like dogs rather than men,
as only few masters are men,
The masters and the dogs sometimes sit together on the benches.
Today,
I accidentally saw one women with the similar posture of the statue,
I discovered that the impression of the artist was correct !!
It is just like a camer,
the artist captured the moment for the art work -
no matter it is good or bad,
to represent the Chinese woman.
Please don't put salt on my wound
Encountered a careless mistake few months ago,
it was not completely my fault,
but a mistake by someone else,
out of my control,
and only discovered after the meeting,
thus I needed to contact the oversea visitors telling them they had mistaken my belongings.
I needed to make a lot of effort to get back the item.
I knew very well it was not my fault,
but I also knew that I could do better to control it and avoid it happened.
I didn't feel good for long time.
Today,
S brought out this issue,
actually it was none of his business,
and he did remind me of my bad experience.
Please, please,
mind your own business,
and don't put salt on my wound!
it was not completely my fault,
but a mistake by someone else,
out of my control,
and only discovered after the meeting,
thus I needed to contact the oversea visitors telling them they had mistaken my belongings.
I needed to make a lot of effort to get back the item.
I knew very well it was not my fault,
but I also knew that I could do better to control it and avoid it happened.
I didn't feel good for long time.
Today,
S brought out this issue,
actually it was none of his business,
and he did remind me of my bad experience.
Please, please,
mind your own business,
and don't put salt on my wound!
2011-09-06
12 个方法让你活到人类寿命极限
唱赞歌 可以使你增加：2岁
到海边去晒太阳 可以使你增加3.3岁
让脑子高速运转 可以使你增加：4.6岁
换个没有污染的国家生活 可以使你增加：6.4岁
用牙线 可以使你增加：6.4岁
喝奶 可以使你增加：7.2岁
为自己找一个伴侣 可以使你增加9.5岁
笑 可以使你增加：10岁
加入足球队 可以使你增加11岁
买一只狗陪你 可以使你增加：11.4岁
检查前列腺 可以使你增加：12岁
经常在家测血压 可以使你增加：25.2岁
http://msn.life.ynet.com/3.1/1109/06/6179073.html
到海边去晒太阳 可以使你增加3.3岁
让脑子高速运转 可以使你增加：4.6岁
换个没有污染的国家生活 可以使你增加：6.4岁
用牙线 可以使你增加：6.4岁
喝奶 可以使你增加：7.2岁
为自己找一个伴侣 可以使你增加9.5岁
笑 可以使你增加：10岁
加入足球队 可以使你增加11岁
买一只狗陪你 可以使你增加：11.4岁
检查前列腺 可以使你增加：12岁
经常在家测血压 可以使你增加：25.2岁
http://msn.life.ynet.com/3.1/1109/06/6179073.html
椰絲香蕉餅
作者 吳靄儀
材料是：3隻熟透的香蕉、
160克幼黃砂糖、
112克牛油（攤軟）、
米醋數滴、
1湯匙冧酒、
260克白麵粉、
3／4茶匙發粉、
1／2茶匙豆蔻末、
50克椰絲、
粗粒砂糖約1湯匙。
製法是：
先將麵粉、發粉及豆蔻末混合待用；
用攪打器將牛油和幼黃砂糖混合打至雪花膏狀，
滴入米醋和冧酒，
加入熟香蕉打勻成糊狀，
然後緩緩加入麵粉拌勻，
最後拌入椰絲，
倒進長方形餅模子之後，
在面上灑上粗粒黃砂糖，
在170℃焗爐內烤約50分鐘即成。
值得介紹的是，這個製法可以用解凍的香蕉。香蕉急凍法很簡單：熟香蕉去皮切厚片，在淺盤排開置冰格內，冷凝後收集在膠袋中冷藏。用時先解凍，連汁水一起用。
鹹魚飯
Got this funny joke from my colleague, but I don;t know how to laugh, as I have same problem on speaking the Mandarin.
"
上普通話課聽寫測驗，全班最用功的香港阿英坐在老師面前第一個置。
老師讀：「嫌犯」。阿英立刻在筆記寫上「鹹飯」
老師不小心瞄到阿英的卷子，但又不忍讓她難堪，就提高音量：「嫌疑犯！」
只見阿英遲疑一秒，似有頓悟提筆將「鹹飯」 改成「鹹魚飯」 老師再瞄完後差點暈倒.
於是提高音量說, 是「犯人的嫌疑犯！」,
阿英聽了覺得很有道理, 於是再加上三個字「飯冷的鹹魚飯」
因為阿英聽媽媽說用隔夜冷飯炒出來的比較好吃.
老師再也忍不住了,用翻白的眼神對著阿英, 我說是「有一位嫌疑犯！」
阿英用顫抖的筆跡慢慢寫下「魷魚味鹹魚飯」
老師只好走到阿英身邊, 然後手按阿英的肩膀說, 是那種「罪大惡極要死的嫌疑犯！」
滿腦想著食物的阿英怯怯地塗掉先前所寫, 然後改成「嘴大餓極要食的鹹魚飯」 "
"
上普通話課聽寫測驗，全班最用功的香港阿英坐在老師面前第一個置。
老師讀：「嫌犯」。阿英立刻在筆記寫上「鹹飯」
老師不小心瞄到阿英的卷子，但又不忍讓她難堪，就提高音量：「嫌疑犯！」
只見阿英遲疑一秒，似有頓悟提筆將「鹹飯」 改成「鹹魚飯」 老師再瞄完後差點暈倒.
於是提高音量說, 是「犯人的嫌疑犯！」,
阿英聽了覺得很有道理, 於是再加上三個字「飯冷的鹹魚飯」
因為阿英聽媽媽說用隔夜冷飯炒出來的比較好吃.
老師再也忍不住了,用翻白的眼神對著阿英, 我說是「有一位嫌疑犯！」
阿英用顫抖的筆跡慢慢寫下「魷魚味鹹魚飯」
老師只好走到阿英身邊, 然後手按阿英的肩膀說, 是那種「罪大惡極要死的嫌疑犯！」
滿腦想著食物的阿英怯怯地塗掉先前所寫, 然後改成「嘴大餓極要食的鹹魚飯」 "
2011-09-05
揭秘吃海帶的14大好處和3大禁忌
Thanks for Angela's information..............
1、防治甲狀腺腫。
海帶含碘和碘化物，有防治缺碘性甲狀腺腫的作用﹔
2、降壓。
海帶氨酸及鉀鹽、鈣元素可降低人體對膽固醇的吸收，降低血壓﹔
3、降脂。
海帶含有大量的不飽和脂肪酸和食物纖維，能清除附著在血管壁上的膽固醇，調順腸胃，促進膽固醇的排泄﹔
4、抑制腫瘤。
熱水提取物對於體外的人體KB癌細胞有明顯的細胞毒作用，對S180腫瘤有明顯的抑制作用，而且海帶還富含抗癌明星_硒，具有防癌的作用﹔
5、提高免疫力。
海帶能提高機體的體液免疫，促進機體的細胞免疫，調節免疫力的食物還有很多，香菇就是其中之一﹔
6、降糖。
海帶中含有60%的岩藻多糖，是極好的食物纖維，糖尿病患者食用后，能延緩胃排空和食物通過小腸的時間，如此，即使在胰島素分泌量減少的情況下，血糖含量也不會上升，而達到治療糖尿病的目的﹔
7、利尿、消腫。
海帶上常附著一層白霜似的白粉--甘露醇，它是一種貴重的藥用物質。現代科學研究証明，甘露醇具有降低血壓、利尿和消腫的作用﹔
8、預防心腦血管病。
海帶中含有大量的多不飽和脂肪酸EPA，能使血液的黏度降低，減少血管硬化。因此，常吃海帶能夠預防心血管方面的疾病﹔
9、消除乳腺增生。
海帶中大量的碘可以刺激垂體，使女性體內雌激素水平降低，恢復卵巢的正常機能，糾正內分泌失調，消除乳腺增生的隱患﹔
10、護髮。
海帶中的碘極為豐富，它是體內合成甲狀腺素的主要原料，而頭髮的光澤就是由於體內甲狀腺素發揮作用而形成的﹔
11、補鈣。
海帶含有豐富的鈣，可防治人體缺鈣﹔
12、美容。
海帶汁可以美容養顏，用海帶熬成的湯汁泡澡，可以潤澤肌膚，使皮膚清爽細滑，光潔美麗﹔
13、減肥。
海帶含有大量的膳食纖維，可以增加肥胖者的飽腹感，而且海帶脂肪含量非常低，熱量小，是肥胖者減肥的食物﹔
14、延緩衰老。
海帶富含鈣元素與碘元素，有助於甲狀腺素合成。這兩種食物搭配，不僅能美容，還有延緩衰老的作用。
海帶常用食療方
1、海帶生麥：適用於各種癌症病人
干海帶40克 ，生小麥1000克 ，加水同煮，服湯液，一日分4∼5次服完。此方是各種癌症病人的理想保健食譜，可常服，有輔助治療作用。
2、海帶醋：適用於甲狀腺疾病患者
干海帶30克 ，洗淨，晒干后碾成粉末。每日3克 以布包好，放在米醋中浸泡，即成海帶醋。將此醋徐徐喝下，適用於甲狀腺腫大、甲狀腺腫瘤、淋巴腫瘤等症。
3、海帶木耳羹：適用於腫瘤和心血管病患者
干海帶15克 ，黑木耳15克 ，瘦豬肉60克 （切成細絲）。先將海帶及木耳用水洗淨發透，切成細絲，與肉絲一起煮沸，加鹽、味精，再用水澱粉勾芡，即可食用。
此方適用於消化道腫瘤患者和高血脂症，還可防治高血壓、冠心病、甲狀腺腫大。本方海帶攻堅消積，黑木耳活血化瘀，瘦豬肉滋陰補虛，對腫瘤病人是理想的藥膳。
4、海帶三絲：適用於糖尿病及肥胖症患者
干海帶30克 ，黃花菜15克 ，筍絲20克 。海帶浸泡后切成絲，與黃花菜、筍絲共煮。此方適用於糖尿病及肥胖症患者，可經常食用。
5、白糖拌海帶：對老慢支管有明顯療效
海帶用水浸泡洗淨后，切成絲，放在杯中連續用開水浸泡3次，每次約30秒鐘，倒去水，加綿白糖拌食，早晚各吃一杯，連服一周，對老年慢性支氣管炎有明顯療效。
6、海帶煮豆腐：“長生不老的妙藥”
干海帶60克 ，水豆腐250克 。海帶用水浸發后切成長條，與豆腐共煮，再加入油、鹽等調料即可。
日本盛行海帶與豆腐配吃，認為這是“長生不老的妙藥”。科學研究証實，日本某些高齡老人眼不花、背不駝、頭腦清晰，其原因之一是他們常以豆腐與海帶等海藻類食物合吃的結果。
海帶的飲食禁忌
1、吃海帶後不要馬上喝茶（茶含鞣酸），也不要立刻吃酸澀的水果（酸澀水果含植物酸）。因為海帶中含有豐富的鐵，以上兩種食物都會阻礙體內鐵的吸收。
2、患有甲亢的病人不要吃海帶，因海帶中碘的含量較豐富，會加重病情。
3、孕婦和乳母不要多吃海帶。這是因為海帶中的碘可隨血液循環進入胎兒和嬰兒體內，引起甲狀腺功能障礙。
English – Difficult language for some!
Got a mail with the following article from my friend, it is really funny, and I copied it for sharing:
http://frankherles.wordpress.com/2009/08/02/english-difficult-language-for-some/
Posted on August 2, 2009 by frankherles
This is a true story of the Japanese Embassy in the United States.
Days ago, Prime Minister Mori received some instructions in Basic English conversation before he visits Washington and meets president Barack Obama…
The instructor told Mr. Mori: When you shake hand with President Obama, please say ‘How are you’. Then Mr. Obama should say, ‘I am fine, and you?‘. And you respond saying: ‘Me too’. Afterwards we, translators, will do the work for you. It seems very simple, but the truth is…
When Mr. Mori met Obama, he mistakenly said ‘Who are you?’ – Instead of ‘How are you?’
Initially, President Obama was a little shocked, but managed to react with humor: ‘Well, I’m Michelle’s husband, ha-ha-ha…’
Then Mr. Mori replied: ‘Me too, ha-ha-ha…’
Then there was a long silence in the meeting room…
http://frankherles.wordpress.com/2009/08/02/english-difficult-language-for-some/
Posted on August 2, 2009 by frankherles
This is a true story of the Japanese Embassy in the United States.
Days ago, Prime Minister Mori received some instructions in Basic English conversation before he visits Washington and meets president Barack Obama…
The instructor told Mr. Mori: When you shake hand with President Obama, please say ‘How are you’. Then Mr. Obama should say, ‘I am fine, and you?‘. And you respond saying: ‘Me too’. Afterwards we, translators, will do the work for you. It seems very simple, but the truth is…
When Mr. Mori met Obama, he mistakenly said ‘Who are you?’ – Instead of ‘How are you?’
Initially, President Obama was a little shocked, but managed to react with humor: ‘Well, I’m Michelle’s husband, ha-ha-ha…’
Then Mr. Mori replied: ‘Me too, ha-ha-ha…’
Then there was a long silence in the meeting room…
2011-09-04
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)