Song - 想妳

《衝出逆境》Rush out of Unfavorable Circumstances

作者 ／ 曾小歌
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以下是節錄自《衝出逆境》中的一些佳句：

讓你的惡習先你而死───富蘭克林

從好習慣逃脫，易於從壞習慣逃脫，這真是人生的一大悲哀───毛姆

行動養成習慣，習慣培養人格，人格影響命運───詹姆士

一切幸福，並非都沒有煩惱；
一切逆境，也絕非沒有希望。───培根

時常說沒有機會的人，就是意志薄弱者───納爾遜

如果不自我設限，人生就沒有能限制你發揮的藩籬───安東尼‧羅賓

樹的方向，由風決定；人的方向，自己決定───王大空

大家都想要改造人類，卻沒人想要改造自己───托爾斯泰

成功就是那古老的ABC，能力(ability)、機會(breaks)、勇氣(courage)───拉克曼

沒有任何人汙穢得不配上教堂；
卻也沒有人聖潔得不需上教堂。───佚名

做人不講理，是一種缺點；
做人硬講理，是一種盲點。───佚名    

不廢勞力而得者，唯貧困而已───英諺

有願景是對的，
有夢想也是可以的；
但是沒有努力，
沒有行動力，
美夢是無法成真的。

有價值的東西，都要付出代價───羅拔士

棄形保質───施明德

要像陽光陽光和草地那樣，
對冬天的來臨毫不在乎───蕭伯納

世界上的很都是情都是非常容易的，
只不過那是在別人做過之後。───哥倫布

賭徒理論
法國思想家巴斯卡：
「如果上帝不存在，
而你信仰上帝，
充其量只虛擲了許多歲月；
但若上帝存在，
而你錯過了，
你就輸掉了永恆。
與永恆比起來，
人的一生何期短暫？
所以，
應否追隨上帝，
不言而喻」

愛迪生對於失敗一萬多次的回答：
「在那一萬次中，
我不但沒有失敗，
反而成功地發現一萬種行不通的方法。」

施明德的囚犯哲學
第一：「自由的人擁有遼闊的空間，卻失去了時間；而囚犯失去空間，卻換來了時間。」
第二：「不要求環境適應自己，應該要求自己適應環境。」
第三：「接受絕望的意識，但拒絕絕望的侵襲。」

最有希望的成功者,
並不是才幹出眾的人,
而是那些善於運用機會時間的人,
懂得努力去挖掘開拓的人─── Socrates

幸福的花朵就生長在我們自己家裡的爐邊,
不需要到陌生的花園裡去採摘───澤洛德

Song - I'm Falling Even More In Love With You

Lifehouse Desperate for changing, Starving for truth, I'm closer to where I started, I’m chasing after you I’m falling even more in love with you, Letting go of all I’ve held onto I'm standing here until you make me move I'm hanging by a moment here with you Forgetting all I'm lacking Completely incomplete I’ll take your invitation You take all of me Now I'm falling even more in love with you Letting go of all I’ve held onto I'm standing here until you make me move I'm hanging by a moment here with you I'm living for the only thing I know I'm running and not quite sure where to go And I don't know what I'm diving into Just hanging by a moment here with you There's nothing else to lose There's nothing else to find There's nothing in the world That could change my mind There is nothing else There is nothing else There is nothing else Desperate for changing Starving for truth I'm closer to where I started, I'm chasing after you I'm falling even more in love with you Letting go of all I’ve held onto I'm standing here until you make me move I'm hanging by a moment here with you I'm living for the only thing I know I'm running and not quite sure where to go And I don't know whatt I'm diving into Just hanging by a moment here with you Just hanging by a moment Hanging by a moment Hanging by a moment Waiting by a moment here with you

" Memory Techniques in a Week"

 by Jonathan Hancock, Cheryl Buggy

http://openlibrary.org/books/OL9535149M/Memory_Techniques_in_a_Week_(In_a_Week)
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Memory-Techniques-Week-Jonathan-Hancock/dp/034084969X

A very think book,
but with a lot of usuful techniques,
that it can apply immediately,
wonderful reading!

Product Description

A powerful memory is an essential business tool. For most people, learning is a chore and remembering a constant battle. This book shows that imagingation is the key. Use your creative mind to make information memorable, and you can start to: Remember everything you need: names, schedules, documents, facts, numbers and lists Improve your creativity and problem-solving Boost your efficiency Make what you say and do memorable to others This book has been fully revised for the In a Week series relaunch.

About the Author

Jonathan Hancock and Cheryl Buggy are regular broadcasters and writers who together offer workshops in Effective Learning and Memory Techniques to a wide range of businesses including the Chartered Management Institute. Jonathan is also a World Memory Champion.

我的女友是九尾狐 MV - 太陽雨(狐狸雨)

Song - Because I love You

Shakin' Stevens

If I got down on my knees
And I pleaded with you
If I cross a million oceans
Just to be with you
Would you ever let me down?

If I climbed the highest mountain
Just to hold you tight
If I said that I would loved you
Every single night
Would you ever let me down?

Well I'm sorry if it sounds kind of sad
Its's just sad I'm worried, so worried
That you'll let me down

Because I love you
I love you. Love you
So don't let me down

If I swan the longest river
Just to call your name
If I said the way I fell for you
Would never change
Would you ever fool around?

Well I'm sorry if that sounds kind of bad
It's just bad I'm worried; I'm so worried
That you'll let me down
Because I love you
Love you, love you

Macanese Recipes

http://recipes.wikia.com/wiki/Category:Macanese_Recipes

指甲半月痕 藏健康密碼

【明報專訊】原來指甲也可透露健康小秘密！中醫理論認為，指甲是氣血經絡的交匯點，與五臟六腑有密切連繫，故能反映人體各種狀况。它的軟硬、紋理、光澤等都暗藏身體信息，今次與大家分享的檢視方法更是十分簡便，就是看看指甲最下方呈白色半月形的「半月痕」，按其大小及顏色推斷體內潛藏風險。

生過小孩

又是普通話與廣東話的笑話,
昨天午飯時,
大家在閒話家常
一位普通話為母語的女同事,
操著她的廣東話
向一位男同事說:
"你有三個小孩子"
男同事即時澄清,
"我沒有生過小孩!!!!"

New Year Eve's Wonderful Meals - 2011

According to the calendar,
Friday was the last day of work for 2011,
working hard to catch up the outstanding work,
at the same time,
in order to celebrate the New Year,
ate lunch with colleagues together to share some nice food in a fine Chinese restaurant,
dim sum, and some dishes like crispy chicken, vegetables, noodles and rice,
with the desserts,
the meal was very great,
except the service of the waitresses was in a mess.
When we ordered the drinks individually,
the beautiful Chinese waitresses just couldn't serve the drinks in correct order!!

For the dinner,
went to IFT for the buffet dinner,
which we had reserved about 4 weeks ago.
It was really a wonderful buffet dinner,
the environment and the service were very excellent.
When entering into the restaurant,
I was filled and touched with the Christmas spirit.
Thought the student waiters/waitress are still in their training process,
they show a lot of enthusiasm to serve.

The appetizers were very good,
I liked all kinds of salads,
and the lobster soup;
there were not many choices for the hot dishes like the 5 stars hotels,
but the hot dishes were very typical Portuguese/Macanese style,
I like them very much -
the clams in wine,
the barbecued Portuguese sausage,
the duck rice,
turnip cake,
vegetables,
stewed sweet and sour pork in Macanese style,
some deep fired snacks,
rice etc.

For desserts,
I was greedy,
I wanted to try all kinds of traditional Portuguese Christmas desserts on the table,
pudding, bolo rei, cake.....
with a tiny portion of each,
but still they made up a lot.
I was quite full,
but with the temptation of the home-made ice-cream,
I also ate the grape fruit ice-cream and chocolate ice-cream,
very special,
so great !!

'Men's Underwear Index' MUI

Read newspaper today and learned one new economic term - MUI, confirmed the definition with the web, it is very interesting!!!!!!

 

Definition of 'Men's Underwear Index'

An unconventional measure of how well the economy is doing based on sales of men's underwear. The reasoning behind this measure assumes that men view underwear as a necessity (not a luxury item), so sales of this product should be steady - except during severe economic downturns, when men will wait longer to buy new underwear. The notable decrease in underwear sales is said to reflect the poor overall state of the economy. Conversely, when underwear sales pick up, the economy is considered to be improving.

Read more: http://www.investopedia.com/terms/m/mens-underwear-index.asp#ixzz1hw9DABmW

"唔好意思" ! ?

晚上,
上完排排舞課後,
在回家的路途上,
經過一間小食店,
覺到好像突然下著微雨似的,
本能的再往上望,
一位男士正手持一個小型的噴水器高高的站在凳子上,
向一個在店前高掛著的污穢不堪的抽油煙機噴,
即時感覺不是水,
是清潔劑!!
立即向站在店前的女老板反映,
後果可以很嚴重,
因為直入我的眼部及皮膚,
女老板即時說"唔好意思!",
心中真的不忿,
為什麼有些人只求自己方便,
不顧及他人的安全!

A Lost Christmas Card - 2011

I have been waiting for my Christmas card from E for a long time,
but finally it didn't arrive,
till today,
I can conclude that it is lost!

It has been a tradition that E sends Christmas cards to us by traditional mails for the past few years,
during his Thanksgiving holiday,
and we, his high school old friends,
usually get the cards before the Christmas.

Don't know what happens with the Postman or the process,
I am a little bit disappointed for this year,
the card is lost,
though it is not a gift nor it is a very expensive card,
but to me,
it is a physical greeting card from an old friend,
not virtual one !

Line Dance - Mambo Rock

Line Dance* - Tush Push

Line Dance* - Stand By Me Cha

Siu is back to Macau

Skyped with Siu just now,
and got the update that
she is arriving Macau on 31/12 night,
so excited!!

Thanks Facebook

Got a message from KJ,
who is an old friend from Berea,
we kept in touch before，
when　he was still working in Richmond,
and later on we lost the contact.

Thanks for facebook,
he found me now.....
he is living in Arizon,
working in the same Hotel Group!!

一語驚人

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佳品分享

1 人不可能把錢帶進棺材，但錢能把人帶進棺材。
2 當你覺得保守一個秘密比傳播一個秘密更有價值時， 你就成熟了。
3 智力測驗就是看你笨到什麼程度。
4 偷一個人的主意是剽竊，偷很多人的主意就是研究。
5 兩個男人追一個女人，用情淺的那個先放棄；兩個女人追一個男人，用情深的 那個先放棄。
6 古代愛情故事多，當代愛情事故多。
7 女人應該注意這些信號：他殷勤，那是他剛剛愛上你；他笨拙，那是他深深愛著你；他從容，那是他已經厭倦你。
8 旅行就是從自己呆膩的地方到別人呆膩的地方去。
9 男人的法定結婚年齡是22歲，法定當兵年齡是17歲，這說明女人比敵人還難對付。
10 還能衝動，表示你還對生活有激情，總是衝動，表示你還不懂生活。
11 人生最殘酷的地方是人只能年輕一次。
12 幸福是什麼？醫院沒我家病人，牢房沒我家犯人。
13 很多人連自己的鄰居都不認識，卻對地球外有沒有外星人極為關心。
14 大多數人想要改造這個世界，但卻罕有人想改造自己

控煙與禁煙

澳門的控煙法將於1月1日生效,
早上聽收音機新聞,
公園內將增設吸煙區,
即時已感覺到在公園內新鮮空氣將會大大被污染,
最近在人多的地方,
如板樟堂,新馬路,
很多時,
走在窄小街道的吸煙者時常強迫他人吸他們的二手煙,
真是還他們的自由,
侵犯了我們在路上的清新空氣,
是否這樣就是在室內已成功控煙!!!

Holiday

Today is my last day of holiday,
since Dec 17,
I took only 4 days leave,
with the Macau Public Holiday,
I could enjoy 11 days off,
resting,
eating,
meeting old friends.....
what a wonderful holday!!!

Poem - A Dream Within A Dream

By : Edgar Allan Poe

Take this kiss upon the brow!
And, in parting from you now,
Thus much let me avow-
You are not wrong, who deem
That my days have been a dream;
Yet if hope has flown away
In a night, or in a day,
In a vision, or in none,
Is it therefore the less gone?
All that we see or seem
Is but a dream within a dream.

I stand amid the roar
Of a surf-tormented shore,
And I hold within my hand
Grains of the golden sand-
How few! yet how they creep
Through my fingers to the deep,
While I weep- while I weep!
O God! can I not grasp
Them with a tighter clasp?
O God! can I not save
One from the pitiless wave?
Is all that we see or seem
But a dream within a dream?

Poem - Dreams

By Langston Hughes

Hold fast to dreams
For if dreams die
Life is a broken-winged bird
That cannot fly.

Hold fast to dreams
For when dreams go
Life is a barren field
Frozen with snow.

Cuppa Coffee

World of Blossoms: Bulbous-plant Flower Show (Taipa)

Boxing Day 2011 - Christmas Gift

難為好心人

與中學同學們下午茶聚,
分享了其中一位同學在回歸日晚上的一個小故事.

那天黃昏在某銀行的自助提款機範圍前,
她好心幫一位小女孩把持玻璃門,
誰知是小孩將門從反方向拉門,
門在75度角不勝負荷,
把門頂上的閉路電視的外殼打破,
因為有閉路電視為證,
她是持著門的人,
以她的職業經驗,
她必須要報警,
否則可能牽涉刑事毀壞.

就此事令她不開心之餘,
更學了一課.....
因為那位小女孩及她的媽媽,
是當時的證人,
在事發後,
卻即時消失!

Song - Life is Bitter

When I grew up, I lived by the trains
Looking at them, day by day
Hoping to get on, get on my way
Of never coming back and I  knew then
One day I will follow this track

Life is bitter, a kiss could be so sweet
I've got a tattoo inside my eyes for a girl I'll never meet

I walked that long, long road
For the longing, for just one dream
Sold my heart and sold my nice pair pair of boots
Lost my papers and lost my self, my self respect
To find out there are so many, losing the same

Life is bitter, a kiss could be so sweet
I've got a tattoo inside my eyes for a girl I'll never meet

Turned four times and was twenty-two
Drank a bottle of red, just like rain
Found a sweetheart to help me out of blue
While here ex repainted my face with a bottleneck

Life is bitter, a kiss could be so sweet
I've got a tattoo inside my eyes for a girl I'll never meet.           

Poem - "Life is Bitter..." William Ernest Henley (1872)

William Ernest Henley

Life is bitter.   All the faces of the years,
Young and old, are gray with travail and with tears.
  Must we only wake to toil, to tire, to weep?
In the sun, among the leaves, upon the flowers,
Slumber stills to dreamy death the heavy hours …
                         Let me sleep.

Riches won but mock the old, unable years;
Fame’s a pearl that hides beneath a sea of tears;
  Love must wither, or must live alone and weep.
In the sunshine, through the leaves, across the flowers,
While we slumber, death approaches through the hours …
                           Let me sleep. 

Movie - Invictus

Plot ( source from wiki)
After 27 years in jail, Nelson Mandela (Morgan Freeman) is released in 1990 and subsequently elected President of South Africa. His immediate challenge is "balancing black aspirations with white fears", as racial tensions from the apartheid era have not completely disappeared.

Poem - "Invictus"

"Invictus" is a short Victorian poem by the English poet William Ernest Henley (1849–1903).

Out of the night that covers me,
Black as the pit from pole to pole,
I thank whatever gods may be
For my unconquerable soul.
In the fell clutch of circumstance
I have not winced nor cried aloud.
Under the bludgeonings of chance
My head is bloody, but unbowed.
Beyond this place of wrath and tears
Looms but the Horror of the shade,
And yet the menace of the years
Finds and shall find me unafraid.
It matters not how strait the gate,
How charged with punishments the scroll,
I am the master of my fate:
I am the captain of my soul.

夫妻婚姻的“魔鬼定律”

http://health.msn.com.cn 2011-12-24 06:33:06 来源: 他健她康网

　　我们身边有很多夫妻，看得多了，总能从中总结出一些定律来。以下多条定律，未必条条有理，但也有几条近乎“魔鬼定律”。

　　忠诚定律：妻子越是爱丈夫，丈夫对妻子越是忠;丈夫越是爱妻子，妻子越是对丈夫不忠诚。

　　花钱定律：妻子把钱花在打扮(美容、穿戴)上，丈夫把钱花在过(烟、酒、牌……)瘾上。



　　炒菜定律：经常炒菜的肯定是妻子，炒菜好吃的肯定是丈夫。



　　买菜定律：一到菜市场就不知买什么菜好的多是妻子，一到菜市场见啥菜买啥菜的多是丈夫。



　　成熟定律：越是被妻子深爱着的丈夫越是成熟，越是被丈夫娇宠着的妻子就越是不成熟。



　　说话定律：夫妻之间谁说得话越多，谁的话就越没分量。



　　伤害定律：夫妻之间，一方对另一方付出得越多，分手时所得到的伤害越大。



　　抱怨定律：经常抱怨的总是妻子，经常被抱怨的总是丈夫。



　　干活定律：在丈夫的眼里，家里总是没有什么活;在妻子的眼里，家里总是有干不完的活。



　　做事定律：做事见好就收的总是丈夫，做事想好上加好的总是妻子。



　　着装定律：男人只有合身的服装而缺少流行的服装;女人只有流行的服装而缺少合身的服装。



　　出门定律：最着急出门的是妻子，最后一个出门的也是妻子。



　　洗碗定律：妻子洗碗易净，丈夫洗碗易碎。



　　唠嗑定律：越唠越有精神的多是妻子，越唠话越少的多是丈夫。



　　吵架定律：夫妻越是毫无原因的吵架越是吵得越凶。



　　距离定律：有时候夫妻之间的地理距离越远，情感距离越近。



　　危机定律：当家庭经济出现危机之时，丈夫的想法总是希望妻子帮自己一把，而妻子的想法是能否换一个丈夫。



　　脾气定律：夫妻之间，挣钱多少决定脾气大小，不挣钱的人没脾气。



　　平等定律：夫妻双方都认为自己是家长，可重大的事情又一个人说了不算。



　　劝说定律：夫妻之间一旦发生矛盾，出面劝说的人越多，矛盾越是不容易解决。



　　讥笑定律：在懂得爱情的夫妻那里，相互间的讥笑会演化成一种幽默，在不懂得爱情的夫妻那里，相互间的讥笑会演化成一场战争。



　　回家定律：妻子一出门就想回家，丈夫一出门就不爱回家;妻子一旦不愿回家，丈夫就得匆匆回家;丈夫一旦不愿回家，妻子迟早也得离家。

Movie - "Up in the Air"

2011年度經典語句

轉載:

(綜合報道)(星島日報報道)微博上出現一篇盤點二○一一年經典語句的文章，句句抵死，值得收藏，公諸同好，尤其編劇同行，應該參考留低。

一、工資就像大姨媽，一個月一次，一周左右就沒了。

二、我平胸我驕傲，我為國家省布料。

三、人生就像打電話，不是你先掛，就是我先掛。

四、長壽秘訣——保持呼吸，不要斷氣。

五、因為以前太掏心掏肺了，所以搞得現在沒心沒肺。

六、晚上不要講鬼故事，因為人愛聽，鬼也愛聽。

七、親愛的，你可得一定要相信我啊，我連坐船都頭暈，更何況是腳踏兩條船呢？

八、代溝就是，你問老爸覺得《菊花台》怎麼樣？老爸想想說：「沒喝過……」

九、夏天就是不好，窮的時候我連西北風都沒得喝。

十、男人的雙手不是用來洗衣服的，而是用來擁抱女人的。

十一、人人都說我很聽話，其實我只聽自己的話。

十二、人和豬的區別是：豬一直是豬，而人有時卻不是人。

十三、爺爺說：「周杰倫出家一定是個好和尚，因為他唸的經實在太好聽了。」

十四、五毛和五毛是最幸福的，因為他們湊成了一塊。

十五、或許有一天，當你披上婚紗的時候，我已披上了袈裟。

十六、刷牙是一件悲喜交加的事情，因為一手拿着杯具（悲劇同音），一手拿着洗具（喜劇同音）。

十七、那天，你說你討厭我，我笑了，笑得撕心裂肺。

十八、原來，愛情從來沒有離開過，只是我記得，你忘了。

十九、所謂情話，就是說了一些連你自己都不相信的話，卻希望對方相信。

(我的遊樂場 文雋)

2011中國內地新聞語

http://hk.news.yahoo.com/我反正信了-成新聞語榜首-010022575.html
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由中國網財經和百度新聞合作推出的今年10大新聞語錄，「至於你信不信，我反正信了」高居榜首。

中國網指出，一個國家流行的話語在某種程度上「反映了這個國家的現狀或者情緒」。
「至於你信不信，我反正信了」，是鐵道部發言人王勇平在溫州動車追撞事故發生後說的。
他說：「因為當時在現場搶險的情況，環境非常複雜，下面是一個泥潭，施展開來很不方便，所以把那個車頭埋在下面蓋上土，主要是便於搶險。目前他的解釋理由是這樣，至於你信不信，我反正信了。」

這個說法引起民眾不滿及調侃，並被廣泛引用。

其他的年度新聞語錄還有「連捅八刀是彈鋼琴的重複性動作」，這來自於西安音樂學院大三學生藥家鑫10月20日駕車撞人後又將傷者刺八刀致其死亡，他的辯護律師所提出的相近說法。
「房價上漲是因為老百姓錢太多了」，是全國政協委員馬蔚華所言。

此外，今年的新聞語錄還有：「我放棄一切，和XX私奔了」、「我爸就是國法」、「我們就是騙你的」、「1萬塊錢，不算大事」、「好孩子是誇出來的」、「戴避孕套不算強姦」、「富二代也有好孩子」。
 
這些話之所以成為熱門的新聞話語，有許多是因為民眾認為它反映了不合理現象，深具反諷味道。

十大語文錯誤 「撼」祖國居首 傳媒常見錯詞錯音上榜

【明報專訊】上海《咬文嚼字》雜誌編輯部，周三公布今年中國出現頻率最高、覆蓋面最廣的十大語文錯誤，首位是故宮送出的一面錦旗，把「捍祖國強盛」錯寫成「撼祖國強盛」。
以下為十大語文差錯：

1. 社會影響最大的語文差錯：「捍」誤寫為「撼」。今年故宮送給北京市公安局的一面錦旗上，把「捍祖國強盛」錯寫成「撼祖國強盛」。「捍」是保衛、防禦之意，「撼」卻是搖動之意。

2. 最易混淆繁體字：復/複。 今年是辛亥革命百周年，「光復」一詞頻現。電影《辛亥革命》多次把「光復」誤寫成「光複」。其實「復」表示還原、恢復；「複」本意是「有裏子的衣服」，引申指重複。

3. 媒體知識差錯：今年是中共建黨90周年，但有媒體把中共黨徽上的鐮刀與槌頭，誤說成「鐮刀與斧頭」。查鐮刀代表農民，槌頭代表工人。

4. 災害報道常混淆詞語：泄露/泄漏。日本地震引發核泄漏危機，但媒體報道時常將「泄漏」錯寫成「泄露」。語文專家稱，「泄露」的對象一般是機密信息，「泄漏」則使用較廣，凡是液體氣體等的漏出，均可稱「泄漏」。

5. 最易誤用稱謂：村長。媒體報道農村新聞時，常把「村主任」誤稱「村長」。中國《村民委員會組織法》規定，村民委員會是村民基層自治組織，由主任、副主任和委員共3至7人組成，其主要領導稱「村民委員會主任」，簡稱村主任。

6. 工程中常見的詞語錯誤：「合龍」誤為「合攏」。今年杭州錢江三橋坍塌，不少媒體歸因大橋在施工中「過分強行合攏」，查應寫作「合龍」。傳說天上的龍有吐水的本領，故人們把大壩未合龍時的流水口比作龍口，把修築堤壩或橋樑等從兩端施工，最後在中間接合，叫做「合龍」。

7. 最易讀錯的金屬元素：鉈（粵音：它）。 今年中國礦業大學發生學生「鉈中毒」，有電視主持把「鉈中毒」讀成了「『砣』中毒」。語言專家稱，鉈是多音字。讀「砣」時，意指秤砣；讀「它」時，才是金屬元素名稱。

8. 使用溫度單位常見錯誤：把「攝氏度」分開來說成「攝氏」多少「度」，如「攝氏15度」，準確說法應是「15攝氏度」。攝氏度是法定計量單位，不能隨意拆開。

9. 學生作文易錯引語：「一年之計在於春」。 「一年之計」易誤為「一年之季」或「一年之際」。

10. 商店用字中常見差錯：「家具」誤寫「傢俱」。
（燕趙都市報）

Red House Macau

There are plenty of nice places for eating in Macau,
also found out this one...
good for group gathering.

地址: 澳門荷蘭園大馬路 109-C B 地下
訂座電話 :  6633 6033 Benny


http://redhousemacau.blogspot.com/

http://zh-tw.facebook.com/pages/Red-house-macau/187452035249

https://picasaweb.google.com/RedHouseOnMacau/SrYsbC?authkey=IpQFFskoT5s#

Christmas

Yesterday went out to see if there is any beautiful Christmas lights in Macau.

Except the IACM's Christmas lights in Largo Senado and some other places,

I realised that for the big Hotels or buildings,

they didn't spend munch money on outdoor Christmas lights,

as a result,

in Nam Wan Area,

when I looked far away over the Lake,

it made no difference with the normal days -

just the normal casino lights,

remember well that in HK,

there are plenty of Christmas lights in TST and Central and Wan Chai areas,

I also miss my white Christmas times in America

there were always plenty of  beautiful Christmas lights outside the houses,

the air was so fresh and the ground was covered with snow,

what a beautiful Christmas !!

Tommy Private Kitchen

http://www.facebook.com/pages/Tommy-Private-Kitchen/113505838682485

Hotline: 6668-6685
Private address: 澳門嘉思大馬路 松苑大廈地下A (山頂醫院巴士對面)

Two friends ate over there,
and also said that the food is very good,
especially the sea food,
the price is a little bit expensive,
but it is worth to have a try!

羅比士餐廳 Restaurante Lopes

Want to eat Portuguese food,
was recommended this newly opened restaurant ( 1-2 years) in Taipa,
surprised that there were not many customers,
while the others were full of eaters on Friday night.

The restaurant was not in the main street,
with the Christmas decoration.
the atmosphere inside was very warm,

Didn't take much,
ordered the "Frango Assado"
with plenty of 'batata", salada, pão,
house wine,
the chicken was good,
and then with the "Bolo Rei".
That was for a Friday dinner!

唐詩《畫》

《畫》作者 王 維


遠看山有色，

近聽水無聲。

春去花還在，

人來鳥不驚。

唐詩《鳥鳴澗》

《鳥鳴澗》——王維

人 閑 桂 花 落，

夜 靜 春 山 空。

月 出 驚 山 鳥，

時 鳴 春 澗 中。

Song - Think Twice (Celine Dion)

Song - I Love you more than you`ll ever know

Song - I am Your Angel (Céline Dion - Duet with R. Kelly)

No Mountains too high, for you to climb
All you have to do is have some climbing faith, oh yeah
No rivers too wide, for you to make it across
All you have to do is believe it when you pray

And then you will see, the morning will come
And everyday will be bright as the sun
All of your fears cast them on me
I just want you to see...

I'll be your cloud up in the sky
I'll be your shoulder when you cry
I'll hear your voices when you call me
I am your angel
And when all hope is gone, I'm here
No matter how far you are, I'm near
It makes no difference who you are
I am your angel
I'm your angel

I saw the teardrops, and I heard you cry
All you need is time, seek me and you shall find
You have everything and you're still lonely
It doesn't have to be this way, let me show you a better day

And then you will see, the morning will come
And all of your days will be bright as the sun
So all of your fears, just cast them on me
How can I make you see...

I'll be your cloud up in the sky
I'll be your shoulder when you cry
I'll hear your voices when you call me
I am your angel
And when all hope is gone, I'm here
No matter how far you are, I'm near
It makes no difference who you are
I am your angel
I'm your angel

And when it's time to face the storm
I'll be right by your side
Grace will keep up safe and warm
And I know we will survive

And when it seems as if your end is drawing near
Don't you dare give up the fight
Just put your trust beyond the sky...

I'll be your cloud up in the sky
I'll be your shoulder when you cry
I'll hear your voices when you call me
I am your angel
And when all hope is gone, I'm here
No matter how far you are, I'm near
It makes no difference who you are
I am your angel
I'm your angel

I'll be your cloud up in the sky
I'll be your shoulder when you cry
I'll hear your voices when you call me
I am your angel
And when all hope is gone, I'm here
No matter how far you are, I'm near
It makes no difference who you are
I am your angel
I'm your angel

Au Salon

Chère Maria,
  
     Il y a un salon du prét-á-porter à Paris dans un mois.  Il est trés grand et il y a beaucoup de stands commerciaux a visiter.
  
     Je veux préparer et planifier notre présense au salon tout de suite de cette maneire:

1. Reservez un stand de taille moyenne, bien sitúe;
2  Contactez le decorateur et donnez-lui les informations necessaires;
3. Preparez des cartons d'invitation;
4. Confirmez la venue des fournisseurs et preparez la nouvelle collection;
5. Organisez une reunion avec les responsables;
6. Preparez un devis ( avec les dépenses et les frais) pour à approuver par le directeur des que possible.

    Si vous avez un problème, telehonez-moi.

                Cordialement,
                                                                                                           Ana.

JE

J'ai fait du sport, mais aujourd 'hui, non, Je n'en fais plus.

Le week-end, je ne sors pas du tout.

Je sors beaucoup avec mes amies et ma famille.

Je préfére aller au cinéma, au théâtre, à l 'opéra ou dans les musées.

Après le travail, jé préfère lire un livre, un journal, un magazine ou regarder la télevision.

Je n'aime pas beaucoup regarder la téle.

Je dîne chez moi, j 'aime bien. J' adore faire la cuisine.

Je sors dans les bars, dans les discothèques.

Je n'aime pas beaucoup danser.

Viagem

Para mim, viajar é uma forma de aprender.

Posso saber melhor as vidas, as culturas e  os hábitos do outros países.  Gosto muito de viajar.

Támbem gosto de viajar sozinho com os meus amigos, porque temos mais liberdade e podemos fazer as viagens mais economias.

Já vistei algumas cidades de China, queria de ir para Europa na proxima féria.

Michelle Obama At Spelman 2011

Obama At Coast Guard 2011

Tom Hanks At Yale 2011

Denzel Washington At UPENN 2011

Amy Poehler At Harvard 2011

MERYL STREEP AT BARNARD (2010)

J. K. ROWLING AT HARVARD (2008)

"I cannot criticize my parents for hoping that I would never experience poverty. They had been poor themselves, and I have since been poor. And I quite agree with them that it is not an ennobling experience. Poverty entails fear, and stress, and sometimes depression. It means a thousand petty humiliations and hardships. Climbing out of poverty by your own efforts, that is something on which to pride yourself. But poverty itself is romanticized only by fools." ~ J.K. Rowling

"Ultimately, we all have to decide for ourselves what constitutes failure. But the world is quite eager to give you a set of criteria if you let it. [F]ailure means a stripping away of the inessential. I stopped pretending to myself to be anything other than what I was, and began to direct all my energy into finishing the only work that mattered to me. Had I really succeeded at anything else, I might never have found the determination to succeed in the one arena where I believe I truly belonged. [R]ock bottom became the solid foundation on which I built my life." ~ J.K. Rowling

Movie - 《志明與春嬌》Love in a Puff

source: wiki

自2007年1月1日開始，香港實施室內全面禁煙，煙民都被迫從辦公室走至後巷抽煙。自此，來自不同背景職業的抽煙族，在後巷開闢了一個打諢聊天、結交朋友的特殊場所，其中一對男女──張志明與余春嬌，亦因抽煙而在骯髒又狹窄的後巷中邂逅，一段錯摸不定、曖昧難測的戀愛關係，由燃點香煙的瞬間中展開。
一次，志明主動上前為春嬌點煙，首先是這個微細動作令春嬌對他加倍留意，而兩人在談天說地間，滿腦子怪念頭的志明更令春嬌樂陶陶，自此一拍即合，兩人不停互發短訊來往，甚至相約在晚上一起抽煙見面。那晚，志明與春嬌在室內抽煙，惹來衛生署檢控人員追捕，二人牽手拔足狂奔，首度肌膚接觸......


Watched one third of this movie today,
and it reminds me that there are many smokers around,
I am looking forward to seeing the January 1, 2012,
when the smokers are not allowed to smoke in the restaurants in Macau,
I want fresh air!!
But comparing with HK,
I think the fine in Macau is too low - MOP600,
In Hong Kong, the fine is HKD5000.
Therefore, the cost for smoking indoor in Macau is too low,
in addition,
the smokers can take chance,
if they were not caught,
they can still enjoy their smoking indoor!

Recipes

http://www.campbellskitchen.com.hk/zh/
http://www.swansoncooking.com.hk/zh/recipes/

Yesterday shopping in the supermarket,
and discovered that Campbell and Swanson also provide recipes for the shoppers,
the above links are their web-site,
cooking is easy!!

簡易醉雞

喜歡食醉雞,
曾上烹飪課學做此菜,
在家亦有試做:
預先將雞件調味,
用蒸的方法,
再將雞汁及花雕酒與雞件一起浸,
只需要放在冰箱內雪多個小時,
很容易!
可惜食譜不知藏在那兒,
今天用了懶人方法......
做了今天晚上的醉雞.

1. 把雞洗淨，放入沸水中，急煮約兩次（每次約5至10分鐘）,在第一次之後抽出用冰水過冷河(在電視的煮食節目學的,可以令雞肉爽),在第二次煮沸之後,瀝乾水分,待涼。
2. 其後把雞切塊，放在容器內，倒入紹興花雕酒，適量魚露及糖,浸5至6小時，即可取出食用。

Song - I still believe

You look in my eyes
And I get emotional inside
I know it's crazy
But you still can touch my heart
And after all this time
You'd think that I
I wouldn't feel the same
But time hasn't done nothing
And nothing's changed

[Chorus:]
I still believe
Someday you and me
We'll find ourselves in love again
I had a dream
Someday you and me
We'll find ourselves in love again

Each day of my life
I'm filled with all the joy I could find
You know that I
I'm not the desperate type
If there's one spark of hope
Left in my grasp
I'll hold it with both hands
It's worth the risk of burning
To have a second chance
No, no, no, no, no, no I need you baby
I still believe that we can be together
No, no, no
If we believe that true love never has to end
Then we must know that we will love again.
[Chorus]

[chorus]
i still believe(ooh baby i do)someday you and me(just give me one more try)inlove again. I had a dream(i miss your love)someday you and me.. We'll find ourselves inlove again.

Song - I Want To Know What Love Is

I gotta take a little time
A little time to think things over
I better read between the lines
In case I need it when Im colder

In my life there's been heartache and pain
I don't know if I can face it again
Cant stop now, Ive traveled so far
To change this lonely life

I wanna know what love is.....
I want you to show me......
I wanna feel what love is.....
I know you can show me......

I'm gonna take a little time
A little time to look around me....
Ive got nowhere left to hide
It looks like love has finally found me....

In my life! there's been heartache and pain
I don't know if I can face it again
I cant stop now, Ive traveled so far
To change this lonely life!.!.!.!.

I wanna know what love is.....
I want you to show me......
I wanna feel what love is......
I know you can show me......

I wanna know what love is....
I want you to show me....
And I wanna feel, I want to.... feel what love is....
And I know, I know you can show me....

show me

I wanna know what love is, lets talk about love
I want you to show me, I wanna feel it too
I wanna feel what love is, I want to feel it too
And I know and I know, I know you can show me
Show me love is real, yeah
I wanna know what love is...

Jack's Kitchen 法廚天地

Location	00853 Macao, China澳門鏡湖馬路5號(假期酒店前行20米)
Hours	Mon - Sat: 15:00 - 18:00 19:00 - 23:00
About	來自法國亞爾薩斯的廚師Jack盛情為大家帶來味覺新感受！

Description	套餐每月更新，還有季節食品及新創作，廚師喜歡新鮮感！ 註: 實際營業時段視客人而定 .
Food Styles	French
Parking	Street
Services	Takes bookings Good for groups or parties
Specialities	Dinner Coffee

Email	arnchoi@gmail.com
Phone	28358089/ 66851844

Portuguese Passport Renewal

As my Pourtuguese Passport is going to be expired very soon, searched over Internet and can't get any useful information, thus I sent an e-mail to check, I didn't expect that the people over there replied within just one working day !!!  Also, I  realised that I could make a preliminary booking........ Information is as follow per the e-mail information:

interested party may book a preliminary booking for Passport renewal either by telephone ((+853) 83948137) or e-mail (info@macau.dgaccp.pt). It is requested that the applicant provides us with his full name, current Passport nº and expiry date, the National Citizen Identity Card nº and expiry date and the contact nº. After providing us with the aforementioned information the applicant will be informed about the next available date for Passport renewal.

You may find the list of the necessary documents for the Passport renewal procedure below:

 Passport Renewal

- Current Passport and respective copy (with no more than 6 months of validity).

- Current National Citizen Identity Card and respective copy (valid).

- Macau I.D. Card and respective copy or Hong Kong I.D. Card and respective copy.

- Consular Immatriculation Card (only applicable to the holders of this Card).

                                                        - Current address in Portuguese or English.

Note: * Children under 18 years old must be accompanied by one of the parents and submit both parents documents of identification. BICN are required by parents with Portuguese Nationality. In case of divorced parents, the minor should be accompanied by the parent who owns the Parental Right, proof of which should be submitted during the application.

** Be reminded that in order to renew the Passport the applicant must hold a valid National Citizen Identity Card.

Song - 謝謝你們 愛我的每個人

Song - 晨曦

Cidade Latina 2011 Macau

2011.12.20 Cidade Latina

香港圓玄學苑菊花展遊2011.12.19 Hong Kong Yuen Yuen Institute

弟子規

昨天在圓玄學苑的時候,
看到一本小小的書,
名叫"弟子規",
精簡意深,
是教導小朋友的有用教材,
但自己的中文不能全部明白,
所以上網查考:

http://www.amtb.org.tw/pdf/hz32-05.pdf
(電子書)


【弟子規全文】

總 敘
弟子規，聖人訓，首孝弟，次謹信，汎愛眾，而親仁，有餘力，則學文。

入 則 孝
父母呼，應勿緩。父母命，行勿懶。父母教，須敬聽。父母責，須順承。
冬則溫，夏則凊；晨則省，昏則定。出必告，反必面；居有常，業無變。
事雖小，勿擅為；茍擅為，子道虧。物雖小，勿私藏；茍私藏，親心傷。
親所好，力為具，親所惡，謹為去；身有傷，貽親憂，德有傷，貽親羞。
親愛我，孝何難；親憎我，孝方賢。親有過，諫使更；怡吾色，柔吾聲。
諫不入，悅復諫；號泣隨，撻無怨。親有疾，藥先嘗；晝夜侍，不離床。
喪三年，常悲咽；居處變，酒肉絕。喪盡禮，祭盡誠；事死者，如事生。

出 則 弟
兄道友，弟道恭，兄弟睦，孝在中。財物輕，怨何生；言語忍，忿自泯。
或飲食，或坐走，長者先，幼者後。長呼人，即代叫；人不在，己即到。
稱尊長，勿呼名；對尊長，勿見能。路遇長，疾趨揖，長無言，退恭立。
騎下馬，乘下車，過猶待，百步餘。長者立，幼勿坐；長者坐，命乃坐。
尊長前，聲要低；低不聞，卻非宜。進必趨，退必遲；問起對，視勿移。
事諸父，如事父；事諸兄，如事兄。

謹
朝起早，夜眠遲，老易至，惜此時。晨必盥，兼漱口，便溺回，輒淨手。
冠必正，紐必結，襪與履，俱緊切。置冠服，有定位，勿亂頓，致污穢。
衣貴潔，不貴華，上循分，下稱家。對飲食，勿揀擇，食適可，勿過則。
年方少，勿飲酒，飲酒醉，最為醜。步從容，立端正，揖深圓，拜恭敬。
勿踐閾，勿跛倚，勿箕踞，勿搖髀。緩揭簾，勿有聲；寬轉彎，勿觸棱。
執虛器，如執盈；入虛室，如有人。事勿忙，忙多錯；勿畏難，勿輕略。
鬥鬧場，絕勿近；邪僻事，絕勿問。將入門，問孰存，將上堂，聲必揚。
人問誰，對以名，吾與我，不分明。用人物，須明求，倘不問，即為偷。
借人物，及時還，後有急，借不難。

信
凡出言，信為先，詐與妄，奚可焉。話說多，不如少，惟其是，勿佞巧。
奸巧語，穢污詞，市井氣，切戒之。見未真，勿輕言，知未的，勿輕傳。
事非宜，勿輕諾，茍輕諾，進退錯。凡道字，重且舒，勿急疾，勿模糊。
彼說長，此說短，不關己，莫閒管。見人善，即思齊，縱去遠，以漸躋。
見人惡，即內省，有則改，無加警。唯德學，唯才藝，不如人，當自礪。
若衣服，若飲食，不如人，勿生慼。聞過怒，聞譽樂，損友來，益友卻。
聞譽恐，聞過欣，直諒士，漸相親。無心非，名為錯，有心非，名為惡。
過能改，歸於無，倘揜飾，增一辜。

汎 愛 眾
凡是人，皆須愛；天同覆，地同載。行高者，名自高；人所重，非貌高。
才大者，望自大；人所服，非言大。己有能，勿自私；人有能，勿輕訾。
勿諂富，勿驕貧；勿厭故，勿喜新。人不閒，勿事攪；人不安，勿話擾。
人有短，切莫揭；人有私，切莫說。道人善，即是善，人知之，愈思勉。
揚人惡，即是惡，疾之甚，禍且作。善相勸，德皆建；過不規，道兩虧。
凡取與，貴分曉；與宜多，取宜少。將加人，先問己；己不欲，即速已。
恩欲報，怨欲忘；報怨短，報恩長。待婢僕，身貴端，雖貴端，慈而寬。
勢服人，心不然，理服人，方無言。

親仁
同是人，類不齊；流俗眾，仁者希。果仁者，人多畏；言不諱，色不媚。
能親仁，無限好；德日進，過日少。不親仁，無限害；小人進，百事壞。

餘力學文
不力行，但學文，長浮華，成何人。但力行，不學文，任己見，昧理真。
讀書法，有三到，心眼口，信皆要。方讀此，勿慕彼，此未終，彼勿起。
寬為限，緊用功，工夫到，滯塞通。心有疑，隨札記，就人問，求確義。
房室清，牆壁淨，几案潔，筆硯正。墨磨偏，心不端；字不敬，心先病。
列典籍，有定處；讀看畢，還原處。雖有急，卷束齊，有缺壞，就補之。
非聖書，屏勿視，蔽聰明，壞心志。勿自暴，勿自棄，聖與賢，可馴致。

麻煩顧客三大特徵逐個捉

(綜合報道)(星島日報報道)有沒有試過專挑餐牌沒有的食物？又不斷埋怨食物價錢貴、分量少？甚至大聲呼喝店員？提出無理要求、處處挑剔兼愛謾罵的客人，在服務從業員眼中通通被視為「麻煩顧客」。部分麻煩客人的行為和說話更令人瞠目結舌，例如相約開房、向員工潑水和「祝你比車車死」等；而女性顧客麻煩程度較男性更甚。無奈有上司遇到麻煩客人便化身「快閃黨」，留待前綫同事獨自應對。

盈力僱員服務顧問早前在街頭，訪問了五百位需與顧客接觸的在職人士，發現最多受訪者提及麻煩顧客三大特徵，是提出「無理要求╱超出服務範圍」、「大聲講野╱罵人」和「對服務或貨品諸多挑剔」，例如有客人強逼保險從業員，幫手處理對方在其他保險公司購買的保單。

有超過一半受訪者又表示，性別與麻煩程度有關，當中逾八成人認為女性比較麻煩，主要原因是女性顧客較「腌尖」和「小器」。

公司幫倒忙 五成人啞忍

調查亦發現有些公司支援不足，約半數被訪者認為公司沒有採用或提供措施幫忙解決麻煩顧客。更有公司設立一些「幫倒忙」的措施或制度，例如規定就算客人惡言相向、粗口橫飛，員工亦不可走開，變相縱容客人。超過六成被訪者又認為，要與麻煩客人接觸，令他們承受「幾大或好大壓力」，但逾五成人指自己只能忍受。

調查機構管理顧問孫立民提到，公營機構遇到麻煩客人情況比私營的更嚴重，因私營機構能予前綫員工彈性，遇到麻煩顧客也能給予優惠作安撫，但公營機構員工只能依程序辦事，欠缺彈性，當顧客不滿可到申訴專員公署投訴，有機會影響升遷，備受壓力更大。

孫立民建議，公司管理層應定期到前綫，親身體會員工的處境，並在處理顧客問題上，和前綫員工立場一致。同時，上司應主動為同事解圍。

至於服務業員工，在面對麻煩顧客時應保持語氣平和，並要顯示誠意，例如翻查舊個案和請示經理。員工也應理解顧客們的心情，表達同理心，能有效減少麻煩處境，並要避免手部動作，以免觸怒顧客。

Obituary: Kim Jong-il 叛逃者揭秘：愛美食更愛女色 金正日如花花公子

BBC News:

Kim Jong-il was one of the world's most reclusive and enigmatic leaders, presiding over a secretive and internationally isolated country.

The world's only hereditary communist ruler, he was criticised for flagrant human rights abuses and for threatening the stability of the region by pursuing a nuclear weapons programme and testing long-range missiles.

When he assumed power after the death of his father, Kim Il-sung, in 1994, very little was known about Kim Jong-il. He had seldom been seen in public.

He was said to have personally ordered the shooting down of a South Korean airliner in 1987.

The South Korean media portrayed him as a vain man, a playboy with a bouffant hairstyle and sporting platform shoes in order to appear taller.

Anecdotal evidence suggests he was not as stupid as his southern neighbours made out, though his over-fondness for food and drink was probably true.

Konstantin Pulikovsky, a Russian emissary who travelled with Mr Kim by train across Russia, reported that the North Korean leader had live lobsters air-lifted to the train each day which he ate with silver chopsticks.

The two men, he said, shared champagne with a bevy of female companions of "utmost beauty and intelligence".

He was seen draining 10 glasses of wine during his 2000 summit with then South Korean President Kim Dae-jung and is known to have a taste for Hennessy VSOP cognac.

Those who met him say he was well-informed and he was said to have followed assiduously international events.

Some saw him as a clever manipulator, willing to take risks to underpin his regime.

Former US Secretary of State Madeleine Albright said that Kim Jong-il was "very much on top of his brief".

His image in North Korea was one of a hero in the typical manner of the dictator's cult of personality.

Official North Korean accounts say he was born in a log cabin and the event was reportedly marked by a double rainbow and a bright star in the sky.

They say he wrote six operas in two years and designed one of Pyongyang's most famous landmarks.

In fact, according to outside experts, Mr Kim was born near the Russian city of Khabarovsk where his guerrilla father was receiving Soviet military support.

Subsequently, the young Kim spent the Korean War in China.

Like most of North Korea's elite, he graduated from Kim Il-sung University.

In 1975, he acquired the title Dear Leader and five years later joined the Central Committee of the Korean Workers Party and was given special responsibility for art and culture.

In 1978, he ordered the abduction of a South Korean film director, Shin Sang-ok and his actress wife Choi Eun-hee.

They were held separately for five years before being reunited at a party banquet.

 

They said afterwards that Mr Kim had apologised for the kidnappings and asked them to make movies for him. They completed seven before escaping to the West in 1986.

Kim Jong-il's love of the cinema bordered on the obsessive. He is said to have collected a library of 20,000 Hollywood movies and to have even written a book on the cinema. Elizabeth Taylor was believed to have been his pin-up.

He is also believed to have visited the state film company hundreds of times and produced a patriotic 100-part serial on North Korean history.

Famine
In 1991, he was elected supreme commander of the Korean People's Army. Analysts believe he was given the position to counter potential resistance to an eventual succession.

By now, North Korea's rigid centrally-controlled economy had slipped into an ever-deepening economic crisis exacerbated by the collapse of the country's main trading partner, the Soviet Union.

Trade dried up and the regime even ran out of fuel for factories and offices.

Natural disasters led to crop failures and hundreds of thousands are believed to have died. Potential unrest was quashed by the authorities.

This grave state of affairs continued after Kim succeeded his father on his death in 1994. However, Kim Jong-il did relieve the crisis somewhat by appealing for international assistance, particularly from China.

He also visited China several times, and was known to be interested in how communist China had adapted its socialist principles to a market economy.

After visiting Beijing and Shanghai in 2000 and 2001, North Korea began experimenting, on a small scale, with private entrepreneurship.

He also moved some way to improving relations with South Korea.

In June 2000, he met the South's leader, Kim Dae-jung, the first inter-Korean summit since the Korean War in 1953 which divided the nation.

The summit's main achievement was to increase links between the states, including allowing the reunion of families separated by the Korean War. More than a million Koreans were affected in this way.

Missiles and rumours
In August 2008 a report appeared in a Japanese news magazine claiming that Kim Jong-il had died in 2003 and that his supposed public appearances had, in fact, been undertaken by body doubles.

A month later US intelligence sources claimed Kim had suffered a stroke, following reports that he had failed to appear at a military parade to mark the country's 60th anniversary.

Amid rumour and counter rumour the North Korean authorities released a video in April 2009 which claimed to show Kim making official visits to factories during November and December 2008.

He made a dramatic appearance in August 2009 when former US President, Bill Clinton, flew to North Korea to secure the release of two American journalists, who had been arrested after allegedly illegally entering North Korea in March.

After meeting Mr Clinton it was reported that Kim Jong-il had agreed to pardon the two journalists and they returned to the United States.

Kim Jong-il's devoted commitment to his father's particular Marxist-Leninist vision was fundamental.

His insistence on maintaining the North's nuclear weapons programme in the face of international criticism, and the development and testing of long-range missiles capable of hitting American cities, cast Kim Jong-il as both a pariah and a maverick, and ensured that his country remained isolated.

His death at the age of 69 on 17 December 2011 was announced on state television.


(星島日報報道)許多到過北韓或從北韓逃亡出來的人，都形容金正日雖然外表嚴肅，卻過着「花花公子式」的生活，愛看外國電影，又愛吃世界各地的高級料理，也愛近女色。
未經證實的消息說，金正日共收藏了二萬部荷里活電影，甚至有傳聞指他收藏了不少成人片，以及在一九七八年指示綁架一名南韓電影導演和他的女友。

收藏大量成人電影

飲食方面，他愛吃世界各地的特色美食和高級料理，其酒窖更藏酒逾一萬瓶，愛豪吃龍蝦和豪飲干邑拔蘭地。

傳聞也指金正日生活淫亂，妻妾成群，據說共娶了五名妻子，但仍愛向俄羅斯跳舞女郎拋媚眼，而且有歌舞女郎提供性服務。

擁五名妻妾

金正日的情史很可觀，他曾三次結婚，非正式情人也有多名。第一任妻子是大學時代戀人洪一茜，兩人育有一女。接着是和打字員金英淑再婚，育有一子。第三任妻子成蕙琳和他育有長男金正男。

沒有婚姻關係的情人，則有高英姬和金玉。據傳高英姬是他的最愛，兩人育有次子金正哲、盛傳為接班人的三子金正恩，和一個女兒。金正日大多和高英姬及兩人的三個孩子一起生活。

靠政治宣傳變「神」

高英姬於二○○四年過世，金正日的私人秘書金玉據傳就成了他實際上的妻子。除此之外，謠傳金正日還有許多風流帳和多名私生子。

在北韓地位近乎「神」的金正日，被官方宣傳機構描寫成能人，聲稱他會駕駛噴射戰鬥機、會寫歌劇、擁有過目不忘的記憶、製作電影等，又指他在職業高爾夫球界締造無人能及的佳績，於首度在球場上顯身手時，有十一球一桿進洞。

金正日靠着政治宣傳、戰俘營、承襲北韓對他父親金日成的個人崇拜和廣大軍隊來穩固政權。

金正日上台後，北韓人民的日子苦不堪言，受到農作歉收和水災等影響，九十年代期間有約一百萬北韓人死於饑荒。

上台後人民苦不堪言

有人猜測金正日為餵飽國庫，曾計畫綁架日本人、透過大使館販賣毒品、並把北韓化身為偽鈔製造大國。

金正日早年展現冷酷作風。情報專家表示，他於一九八三年下令在緬甸發動炸彈攻擊，造成十七名高級南韓官員死亡。金正日還在一九八七年炸毀一架大韓航空公司飛機，機上一百一十五人全部喪生。

金正日的出生地可能是一個游擊隊陣地，他的父親金日成在該處指揮入侵的日軍，企圖阻止日本把朝鮮半島殖民化。

金正日長大後，於一九六四年大學畢業，在執政勞動黨內扶搖直上。他於一九八○年獲封為金日成的指定接班人。不過，金日成於一九九四年去世後，金正日等了三年，到九七年才正式上位。