「我晚上想要吃清淡一點的~」
MSS一邊在紙袋裡尋找下一粒雞蛋仔，一邊說
我差點被還塞在口中的半個雞蛋仔嗆到，趁她不注意的時候偷偷捏一下自己日漸增大的肚子。她不是在說我吧?
但她接下來宣布她想要減肥，我鬆了口氣，女人說減肥，好像男人說要整理房間是一樣的，只是說說而已，通常說了之後，就會覺得離目標更進了。
說真的，我認識絕大部分和我年紀相同的男人，都發福了不少。據某個男仕西裝店的調查，男人過二十五以後，平均每兩年腰圍就會長一吋。但嚷著要減肥的男人還真不多。
回到為什麼人老會變胖，我想大概是因為年紀大時，活動的時間都減少了，從跑到走，從走到開車，從站到坐，從坐到躺，另一說是，食用快餐的次數增多了，當然麥當勞叔叔沒想過現在的小孩會吃他們家的薯條，每個都吃到過胖。說來說去，好像還是懶。懶得運動，懶得吃一餐健康的。
所以減肥最好的方法，就是戒懶…
後來呢，我和MSS去了茶餐廳吃咖哩，不怎麼清淡…
4/30/2007
4/20/2007
Canucks fans vs. investors
I can't say that I am a real Canucks fan, but I have been listening to games on radio quite frequently in the past few years. Coming out from a few crappy years, I have to say Canucks had become quite successful with a new goalie and new system, but also quite boring, since it has become a "defensive" team.
Of course, when the playoff comes, everyone in Vancouver becomes a Canucks fan, even though they were the person would say that David Nolas (GM) and coach are the idiots, and Sedins (leading assist and scorer of nucks) should be traded. Fans are forgetful, and easily excited. Just like most investors.
For many investors, investment decisions are made irrationally, they get excited and want to jump on the bandwagon when markets are up. "I am willing to take any risk, just get me Nortel!", unfortunately, they are also the ones who would say, "I am risk averse, I cannot take any losses!", when the markets are down. So, they tend to always try to get in when the markets are near the top, and get out when the markets are near the bottom, exact opposite of "buy low and sell high".
We can blame the rationale as "lack of education" or "lack of experience", but at the end of the day, we should make financial decisions based on what is logical and what is rationale.
To our Canucks fans, it is not the end of world when we lose a game, please don't tell me we will never get to the Finals because we lose just one game. (It takes at least 2 more) And don't tell me "we will definitely get stanley cup this year" because we win the next one. (It takes at least 12 more)
To our investors, please consider how much ups and downs you can handle before picking the "hottest investment", just like spicy sauces, I can tell you where the hottest markets are, but I am sure 90% of you cannot handle the heat.
Of course, when the playoff comes, everyone in Vancouver becomes a Canucks fan, even though they were the person would say that David Nolas (GM) and coach are the idiots, and Sedins (leading assist and scorer of nucks) should be traded. Fans are forgetful, and easily excited. Just like most investors.
For many investors, investment decisions are made irrationally, they get excited and want to jump on the bandwagon when markets are up. "I am willing to take any risk, just get me Nortel!", unfortunately, they are also the ones who would say, "I am risk averse, I cannot take any losses!", when the markets are down. So, they tend to always try to get in when the markets are near the top, and get out when the markets are near the bottom, exact opposite of "buy low and sell high".
We can blame the rationale as "lack of education" or "lack of experience", but at the end of the day, we should make financial decisions based on what is logical and what is rationale.
To our Canucks fans, it is not the end of world when we lose a game, please don't tell me we will never get to the Finals because we lose just one game. (It takes at least 2 more) And don't tell me "we will definitely get stanley cup this year" because we win the next one. (It takes at least 12 more)
To our investors, please consider how much ups and downs you can handle before picking the "hottest investment", just like spicy sauces, I can tell you where the hottest markets are, but I am sure 90% of you cannot handle the heat.
4/16/2007
Car and Driver
When I was in high school, my best friend told me, a man is usually remembered by what kind of car he drives, for example, when one asks another, "who is tony?", the other might answer, "the tony who drives a beemer". The same friend also told me that I should get a NSX that is half destroyed and rebuilt after accident, although not really safe and sound, as long as it looks superficially fine, I should get it. Why? Because other men will respect you, and women will like you...
Although I didn't agree with what he was thinking, I have to say I was intrigued by the way he thinks.
Girls have their bling bling jeweleries and boys have their bling bling cars.
My dream cars have always been modest at most, my high school dream car was a 1993 Honda Civic Si hatchback, preferably blue. I could never imagine myself driving a bmw, I didn't know why, maybe my dream was a little smaller back then.
My first car was a family bought red Suzuki Sidekick Sport, a SUV, back in 1996, Toyota had just released RAV4, and Honda was no where close to releasing CRV. It was cool for a while, until a bunch of its electrical problems started to show, and then, a few months after its warranty had expired, one of its piston collapsed, it meant a $8000 repair bill when another engine installed. "Driving is believing", like Suzuki's slogan at the time, "...believing how much it sucked!"
When I got my first real job, I traded in the Suzuki for a yellow Mazda Protege 5, yes, it was yellow, I couldn't shake the commercial with the kid and "zoom zoom". But it was my baby. And the key, in many ways, symbolized freedom and responsibility. It was the "real thing" that I owned.
Although financed, I drove it for 4 years before handing it to my brother, who treasures it as much as i did.
As an investment advisor, there are some expectations on what kind of cars attach to us. Look at my co-workers, 3 bmws, 1 benz, 1 nissan and 1 toyota, even the assistants are driving german cars.
That was when I decided to lease a bmw, something I never really imagined as a reality in the last millennium, and early years of this millennium. Bmw is fun to drive, responsive, and fast. Even though it costs over a thousand dollars a month to drive. (lease payment plus insurance plus gas) Not very environmentally friendly either.
Now it comes another time I have to make a change, my Anna, the BMW, will cease to be mine when its lease ends next month.
Considering I am still in the early stage of my career and how much I wanted to purchase my own place in 5 years, maybe, it is not a bad time to consider something a little more modest.
However, on the other hand, I wonder, I wonder if others will see that imagine as unfitting to a successful investment advisor, what would others think? Then, I wonder, maybe I am not strong believer in myself that I will be successful enough to afford bigger payments on a car.
Or, maybe, I just think, cars are depreciating assets which are not good for our environment.
The fine balance I need to look for, somewhere between image and personal goal, both are inter-related somehow.
Maybe, you can help me ease my headache. Here will be my final list:
2007 Nissan Altima
2007 Subaru Impreza
2007 Jeep Compass
2007 Mazda 3 Sport
For now, the headache persists...
Although I didn't agree with what he was thinking, I have to say I was intrigued by the way he thinks.
Girls have their bling bling jeweleries and boys have their bling bling cars.
My dream cars have always been modest at most, my high school dream car was a 1993 Honda Civic Si hatchback, preferably blue. I could never imagine myself driving a bmw, I didn't know why, maybe my dream was a little smaller back then.
My first car was a family bought red Suzuki Sidekick Sport, a SUV, back in 1996, Toyota had just released RAV4, and Honda was no where close to releasing CRV. It was cool for a while, until a bunch of its electrical problems started to show, and then, a few months after its warranty had expired, one of its piston collapsed, it meant a $8000 repair bill when another engine installed. "Driving is believing", like Suzuki's slogan at the time, "...believing how much it sucked!"
When I got my first real job, I traded in the Suzuki for a yellow Mazda Protege 5, yes, it was yellow, I couldn't shake the commercial with the kid and "zoom zoom". But it was my baby. And the key, in many ways, symbolized freedom and responsibility. It was the "real thing" that I owned.
Although financed, I drove it for 4 years before handing it to my brother, who treasures it as much as i did.
As an investment advisor, there are some expectations on what kind of cars attach to us. Look at my co-workers, 3 bmws, 1 benz, 1 nissan and 1 toyota, even the assistants are driving german cars.
That was when I decided to lease a bmw, something I never really imagined as a reality in the last millennium, and early years of this millennium. Bmw is fun to drive, responsive, and fast. Even though it costs over a thousand dollars a month to drive. (lease payment plus insurance plus gas) Not very environmentally friendly either.
Now it comes another time I have to make a change, my Anna, the BMW, will cease to be mine when its lease ends next month.
Considering I am still in the early stage of my career and how much I wanted to purchase my own place in 5 years, maybe, it is not a bad time to consider something a little more modest.
However, on the other hand, I wonder, I wonder if others will see that imagine as unfitting to a successful investment advisor, what would others think? Then, I wonder, maybe I am not strong believer in myself that I will be successful enough to afford bigger payments on a car.
Or, maybe, I just think, cars are depreciating assets which are not good for our environment.
The fine balance I need to look for, somewhere between image and personal goal, both are inter-related somehow.
Maybe, you can help me ease my headache. Here will be my final list:
2007 Nissan Altima
2007 Subaru Impreza
2007 Jeep Compass
2007 Mazda 3 Sport
For now, the headache persists...
4/12/2007
今晚我覺得很臺
前幾天和MSS去看第一屆台灣電影節的“一年之初”﹐其實很多部都很有興趣﹐但MSS一看到某個明星的名字就決定這部了。
電影院在UBC裡面﹐我大概有四五年沒踏進UBC了﹐上次來還是晚上﹐記得以前高中時還會和三五好友開車到SUB打電動。記得還有一次﹐不知道怎麼把機器上的“insert token here”黏到石門水庫上﹐還被朋友們笑了很多年。
當然學生社團用的設備不會太好﹐但電影院還是很臺灣味的﹐那種長條形的戲院電影。放映之後﹐隔壁的那對就開始講話了﹐“剛剛那個男的是誰﹖”﹐“他剛剛講什麼﹖”﹐“他為什麼那個表情﹖”﹐“他是不是喜歡那個女生﹖”...好像十萬個為什麼﹐偏偏她的男人又很愛回答﹐他們就這樣一問一答。突然一陣鈴聲從女人的包包裡傳出﹐先是小聲﹐然後慢慢大聲﹐女人翻出了電話﹐我想她該閉上嘴了吧﹐結果她居然開始講電話﹐不過這次大概覺得在看電影講電話不好﹐聲音小到聽不到。
我開始專心看電影﹐電影已經抽象的看不懂了﹐只見前排的另一對男女﹐男生已經頭歪一邊不省人事﹐女生在旁撫著他的背﹐“再撐一下﹐快完了”。
我開始懷疑這些觀眾是不是主辦單位﹐為製造氣氛而請來的演員﹐就像第一次在加拿大看到果蠅﹐是在某間臺灣人開的豆腐店吃臭豆腐﹐一樣的感動﹐店家真有心﹐連果蠅都進口...
電影結束後﹐又去喝珍奶﹐很臺的電影﹐很臺的觀眾﹐很臺的飲料...
今晚﹐我覺得很臺...
電影院在UBC裡面﹐我大概有四五年沒踏進UBC了﹐上次來還是晚上﹐記得以前高中時還會和三五好友開車到SUB打電動。記得還有一次﹐不知道怎麼把機器上的“insert token here”黏到石門水庫上﹐還被朋友們笑了很多年。
當然學生社團用的設備不會太好﹐但電影院還是很臺灣味的﹐那種長條形的戲院電影。放映之後﹐隔壁的那對就開始講話了﹐“剛剛那個男的是誰﹖”﹐“他剛剛講什麼﹖”﹐“他為什麼那個表情﹖”﹐“他是不是喜歡那個女生﹖”...好像十萬個為什麼﹐偏偏她的男人又很愛回答﹐他們就這樣一問一答。突然一陣鈴聲從女人的包包裡傳出﹐先是小聲﹐然後慢慢大聲﹐女人翻出了電話﹐我想她該閉上嘴了吧﹐結果她居然開始講電話﹐不過這次大概覺得在看電影講電話不好﹐聲音小到聽不到。
我開始專心看電影﹐電影已經抽象的看不懂了﹐只見前排的另一對男女﹐男生已經頭歪一邊不省人事﹐女生在旁撫著他的背﹐“再撐一下﹐快完了”。
我開始懷疑這些觀眾是不是主辦單位﹐為製造氣氛而請來的演員﹐就像第一次在加拿大看到果蠅﹐是在某間臺灣人開的豆腐店吃臭豆腐﹐一樣的感動﹐店家真有心﹐連果蠅都進口...
電影結束後﹐又去喝珍奶﹐很臺的電影﹐很臺的觀眾﹐很臺的飲料...
今晚﹐我覺得很臺...
4/09/2007
天天夜夜
LeAnn Rimes：How do I live without you
Faye：I want to know
LeAnn Rimes：How do I breathe without you
Faye：If you ever go
LeAnn Rimes：How do I ever
合：Ever survive How do I How do I How do I live
阿沁：當你的淚在微笑中滑落 回憶的風 吹著我走 我卻情願停留
Faye：等一顆心到時間的盡頭 呼吸也會痛
合：可是我記得 你給我的夢
Faye：每一天在你的懷裡等待
阿沁：每一夜我感覺你的存在 走過傷害
Faye：我回頭看
合：是永遠都燦爛的愛
Faye：這一次我決定勇敢去愛
阿沁：這一次我陪你看到未來
Faye：So, how do I live
阿沁：How do I live
合：How do I live without you
Faye：How do I live～～ oh～～～
阿沁：當世界都遺忘我的時候 你的一切對我來說 緊握才能擁有
Faye：我明白一份真愛的背後 藏著苦和憂
合：心痛的時候 更深刻 感受
Faye：每一天在你的懷裡等待
阿沁：每一夜我感覺你的存在 走過傷害
Faye：我回頭看
合：是永遠都燦爛的愛
Faye：這一次我決定勇敢去愛
阿沁：這一次我陪你看到未來
Faye：So, how do I live
阿沁：How do I live
合：How do I live without you
Interesting twist to LeAnn's song, but it works for me.
Faye：I want to know
LeAnn Rimes：How do I breathe without you
Faye：If you ever go
LeAnn Rimes：How do I ever
合：Ever survive How do I How do I How do I live
阿沁：當你的淚在微笑中滑落 回憶的風 吹著我走 我卻情願停留
Faye：等一顆心到時間的盡頭 呼吸也會痛
合：可是我記得 你給我的夢
Faye：每一天在你的懷裡等待
阿沁：每一夜我感覺你的存在 走過傷害
Faye：我回頭看
合：是永遠都燦爛的愛
Faye：這一次我決定勇敢去愛
阿沁：這一次我陪你看到未來
Faye：So, how do I live
阿沁：How do I live
合：How do I live without you
Faye：How do I live～～ oh～～～
阿沁：當世界都遺忘我的時候 你的一切對我來說 緊握才能擁有
Faye：我明白一份真愛的背後 藏著苦和憂
合：心痛的時候 更深刻 感受
Faye：每一天在你的懷裡等待
阿沁：每一夜我感覺你的存在 走過傷害
Faye：我回頭看
合：是永遠都燦爛的愛
Faye：這一次我決定勇敢去愛
阿沁：這一次我陪你看到未來
Faye：So, how do I live
阿沁：How do I live
合：How do I live without you
Interesting twist to LeAnn's song, but it works for me.
4/05/2007
天淨沙
天淨沙 秋思
馬致遠
枯藤老樹昏鴉
小橋流水人家
古道西風瘦馬
夕陽西下，斷腸人在天涯
在臺灣的教育很有逼人老的感覺﹐小時候背了三字經﹐唐詩﹐宋詞﹐祭文...學了一肚子偉人國破家亡的悲傷﹐時不與我的感慨﹐回想起來那個十幾歲的小孩在意﹖回家打電動的意願大多了。
那些詩詞會不會讓我們更會做人﹖會不會讓我們更有氣質﹖大概不會﹐翻翻每個學生的課本就知道了﹐那句會考﹐那個詞的解釋要知道﹐遠比內容和作者的心情重要﹐除非考題是“請選擇作者馬致遠當時的心情1)很開心2)很不開心3)還好4)很冷”
記得以前的國中課本﹐每段的左方都有註解﹐告訴學生一些句子的意思﹐那還要老師幹嗎﹖老師要告訴學生那些會考。
華人的教育是單方向的多﹐學生都習慣“告訴我重點,給我答案”﹐不要叫我體會﹐除非聯考會考﹐那就把我該有的體會也跟我講吧﹗
結果就是出現一堆社會新鮮人﹐對人際很生疏﹐對自己的感覺很不清楚。可能教育部的是希望某一天﹐這些人會突然想起偉人的話﹐心中國旗冉冉昇起﹐從此全民遵從國父遺訓﹐本著三民主義給人類帶來世界和平...
馬致遠
枯藤老樹昏鴉
小橋流水人家
古道西風瘦馬
夕陽西下，斷腸人在天涯
在臺灣的教育很有逼人老的感覺﹐小時候背了三字經﹐唐詩﹐宋詞﹐祭文...學了一肚子偉人國破家亡的悲傷﹐時不與我的感慨﹐回想起來那個十幾歲的小孩在意﹖回家打電動的意願大多了。
那些詩詞會不會讓我們更會做人﹖會不會讓我們更有氣質﹖大概不會﹐翻翻每個學生的課本就知道了﹐那句會考﹐那個詞的解釋要知道﹐遠比內容和作者的心情重要﹐除非考題是“請選擇作者馬致遠當時的心情1)很開心2)很不開心3)還好4)很冷”
記得以前的國中課本﹐每段的左方都有註解﹐告訴學生一些句子的意思﹐那還要老師幹嗎﹖老師要告訴學生那些會考。
華人的教育是單方向的多﹐學生都習慣“告訴我重點,給我答案”﹐不要叫我體會﹐除非聯考會考﹐那就把我該有的體會也跟我講吧﹗
結果就是出現一堆社會新鮮人﹐對人際很生疏﹐對自己的感覺很不清楚。可能教育部的是希望某一天﹐這些人會突然想起偉人的話﹐心中國旗冉冉昇起﹐從此全民遵從國父遺訓﹐本著三民主義給人類帶來世界和平...
4/02/2007
City of Roses
Within 10 hours of landing in YVR, MSS and I went on another trip to the US west coast, this time, Portland. Why portland? It was the only city we can think of where it is close enough without flying, but far enough with driving.
Last time I was there, I thought roses grow in the winter, that is why you always see them in fridge inside florists. Actually, roses grow in summer, the fridge is there to inhibit their grow... so... I saw lots of rose stems... not a pretty scene.
First the ride was fun, MSS did not fall asleep 15 min after the road trip, she was actually awake for 6 long driving hours. The hotel on the other hand was not that impressive, it is small and pretty modest, Junipter Hotel, it feels more like a motel than a hotel, the parking lot smells like alcohol, but at least the room was clean and the front desk was very helpful. The lesson? Pictures can be very deceiving, we managed to take a few pictures from the same angle and they turn out to be very nice as well, but if you take the pictures from another side of the room, it sucked.
Still, the room has a comfortable bed, and that is what is important.
Spontaneous as we were, we ran into the gondola that is been built between the mountain that oversees portland and its port. The gondola took us to the medical campus of portland university. It had artistic interior with paintings and designer furniture's and stunning view of the city.
oh, almost forgot to mention, we had a great lunch inside the hospital's cafe, charming attendants, great experience.
Overall the city of portland is a charming, hip town, with some small city feel. It is not as busy, (pubs close at 11pm!!), as Seattle. Plus it has no sales taxes, which makes it a great place to visit in the summer.
Why summer? We saw a sea of flowerless rose stems this time around, still no flowers...
Last time I was there, I thought roses grow in the winter, that is why you always see them in fridge inside florists. Actually, roses grow in summer, the fridge is there to inhibit their grow... so... I saw lots of rose stems... not a pretty scene.
First the ride was fun, MSS did not fall asleep 15 min after the road trip, she was actually awake for 6 long driving hours. The hotel on the other hand was not that impressive, it is small and pretty modest, Junipter Hotel, it feels more like a motel than a hotel, the parking lot smells like alcohol, but at least the room was clean and the front desk was very helpful. The lesson? Pictures can be very deceiving, we managed to take a few pictures from the same angle and they turn out to be very nice as well, but if you take the pictures from another side of the room, it sucked.
Still, the room has a comfortable bed, and that is what is important.
Spontaneous as we were, we ran into the gondola that is been built between the mountain that oversees portland and its port. The gondola took us to the medical campus of portland university. It had artistic interior with paintings and designer furniture's and stunning view of the city.
oh, almost forgot to mention, we had a great lunch inside the hospital's cafe, charming attendants, great experience.
Overall the city of portland is a charming, hip town, with some small city feel. It is not as busy, (pubs close at 11pm!!), as Seattle. Plus it has no sales taxes, which makes it a great place to visit in the summer.
Why summer? We saw a sea of flowerless rose stems this time around, still no flowers...
3/30/2007
City of Sin
I have been missing for the whole week last week, some of you were wondering if Lamb has be adopted by aliens. To those, sorry to disappoint, I was in US.
It started out as fulfilling a promise I made in University. I promised my buddy that I will go vegas with him in my sophomore year, we never did. While he has not gone to Vegas since, I have actually gone there four times already.
So, MSS, my university buddy (MUB), my snowboard buddy (MSB) and I went on a short 3 nite 2 day Vegas trip.
When MSS, MSB and I touched down in Vegas, we were hit with a warm sensation to our skins... is that sunlight? We have heard much of it in Vancouver, but haven't really seen it...
It was hot, really really hot, around 30C hot. The whole Vegas Experience was pretty spontaneous. Within 4 hours of landing, we were sitting in Mirage's theatre watching "LOVE", the newest cirque du soleil show in Vegas, with Beattles music. The tix weren't cheap, but we had the good seats.
Then, it was a lot of walking, buffeting, hotel watching, ppl watching, picture taking...
Although it was the 5th trip for me to Vegas, there were still many first times on this trip. Saw the first "real" show, went on New York New York rollercoaster, ran into post st.patty's day crowd...
The time we spent in Vegas was short, but it was some of the best Vegas trip in years!
It started out as fulfilling a promise I made in University. I promised my buddy that I will go vegas with him in my sophomore year, we never did. While he has not gone to Vegas since, I have actually gone there four times already.
So, MSS, my university buddy (MUB), my snowboard buddy (MSB) and I went on a short 3 nite 2 day Vegas trip.
When MSS, MSB and I touched down in Vegas, we were hit with a warm sensation to our skins... is that sunlight? We have heard much of it in Vancouver, but haven't really seen it...
It was hot, really really hot, around 30C hot. The whole Vegas Experience was pretty spontaneous. Within 4 hours of landing, we were sitting in Mirage's theatre watching "LOVE", the newest cirque du soleil show in Vegas, with Beattles music. The tix weren't cheap, but we had the good seats.
Then, it was a lot of walking, buffeting, hotel watching, ppl watching, picture taking...
Although it was the 5th trip for me to Vegas, there were still many first times on this trip. Saw the first "real" show, went on New York New York rollercoaster, ran into post st.patty's day crowd...
The time we spent in Vegas was short, but it was some of the best Vegas trip in years!
3/26/2007
I'm Back... sorta...
I am back from the Spring break trip(s), gone to Las Vegas, Portland and Seattle, drove over 1200km in my car (which won't be mine in less than 2months). The pics are here*.
Will update on the trip a little more in the next few days.
*pics have been approved by MSS to be public viewable.
Will update on the trip a little more in the next few days.
*pics have been approved by MSS to be public viewable.
花心何來？
幾週前，MSS和朋友去打羽毛球，遇到一個我們都認識的朋友，這個朋友有陣沒連絡，但八卦知道MSS新歡是我，這不稀奇，因為台灣人圈小，這種好事一下就可以傳遍天下，但我想要是MSS和我有想瞞天過海的念頭，這好事大概會傳的更快…
傷腦筋的就是這位朋友聽了很多我的八卦，就欲言又止的和MSS透露他知道我很花心，但就不再說下去了(事實上他還是口若懸河的講了一大堆)。MSS當然就跟我說了，我是沒有仔細問這朋友說過什麼，但他自認跟我的前女友很熟，我怎麼算還是算不出來是哪個，因為哪個都不大可能。
當然，有點氣，因為這朋友又不是熟到會談感情的事，又氣他幹嘛在我背後和MSS講我八成不是真的壞話，這樣做有欠厚道…
但MSS補上一句，”但XXX也聽OOO說你很花心哦”，可是XXX和OOO我又不熟，他們怎麼又知道呢？
但想想，我已經不是第一次給人指控花心，有人說我是social poodle，social butterfly，師奶殺手，嘴花心不花…在背後說的應該還不止吧！
之前，我和一位也是單身多年的朋友聊過，為什麼大家都認定我們兩都是花，說來說去我們的共同點就是”愛講話”和”女性朋友很多”。前者我沒辦法，別人覺得我講話沒誠意，我還真的沒辦法，但我本性還挺嚴肅的，對人也很真誠，不過大部分的人對我的第一印象都是”油腔滑調”…
女性朋友多是無奈也是好事，無奈在單身的男性朋友不多，在B和C list上的朋友除了八卦之外，就是過兩人世界家居生活，偶爾有家庭派對，過去還不是給他們八卦。剩下一堆需要照顧的大多是單身的女性朋友，和她們出去幾次就給人說閒話，有朋友告誡我，”如果對她沒興趣，就不要隨便找人家出去…”，不是吧…所有的單身女性朋友我都非得用下半身去篩選嗎？
這就是問題了！如果就像許多人想像，和她們有什麼，那我就花心了，但如果真實上沒什麼，又被女性朋友當成姊妹，我就真的無辜了。那些姊妹淘會跟我講她們便秘，姨媽來了，腿毛沒刮，被男人甩，想甩男人…東西多到我自己都覺得我是電視，電影裡女主角的那個”彎的”男性好朋友。拜託，真的不是好不好！
所以，少部份人把我當彎的用，大部分人把我當花花公子(我有那閒錢和一堆鬼時間就好了~ 可以做別的事;))。看來，我有MSS真的要好好珍惜…
傷腦筋的就是這位朋友聽了很多我的八卦，就欲言又止的和MSS透露他知道我很花心，但就不再說下去了(事實上他還是口若懸河的講了一大堆)。MSS當然就跟我說了，我是沒有仔細問這朋友說過什麼，但他自認跟我的前女友很熟，我怎麼算還是算不出來是哪個，因為哪個都不大可能。
當然，有點氣，因為這朋友又不是熟到會談感情的事，又氣他幹嘛在我背後和MSS講我八成不是真的壞話，這樣做有欠厚道…
但MSS補上一句，”但XXX也聽OOO說你很花心哦”，可是XXX和OOO我又不熟，他們怎麼又知道呢？
但想想，我已經不是第一次給人指控花心，有人說我是social poodle，social butterfly，師奶殺手，嘴花心不花…在背後說的應該還不止吧！
之前，我和一位也是單身多年的朋友聊過，為什麼大家都認定我們兩都是花，說來說去我們的共同點就是”愛講話”和”女性朋友很多”。前者我沒辦法，別人覺得我講話沒誠意，我還真的沒辦法，但我本性還挺嚴肅的，對人也很真誠，不過大部分的人對我的第一印象都是”油腔滑調”…
女性朋友多是無奈也是好事，無奈在單身的男性朋友不多，在B和C list上的朋友除了八卦之外，就是過兩人世界家居生活，偶爾有家庭派對，過去還不是給他們八卦。剩下一堆需要照顧的大多是單身的女性朋友，和她們出去幾次就給人說閒話，有朋友告誡我，”如果對她沒興趣，就不要隨便找人家出去…”，不是吧…所有的單身女性朋友我都非得用下半身去篩選嗎？
這就是問題了！如果就像許多人想像，和她們有什麼，那我就花心了，但如果真實上沒什麼，又被女性朋友當成姊妹，我就真的無辜了。那些姊妹淘會跟我講她們便秘，姨媽來了，腿毛沒刮，被男人甩，想甩男人…東西多到我自己都覺得我是電視，電影裡女主角的那個”彎的”男性好朋友。拜託，真的不是好不好！
所以，少部份人把我當彎的用，大部分人把我當花花公子(我有那閒錢和一堆鬼時間就好了~ 可以做別的事;))。看來，我有MSS真的要好好珍惜…
3/21/2007
Gone to...
It has been 12 days without any posts, some of you might wonder if I have disappear from the face of the earth. The truth is that I have been taking some time off from work. I have gone to Las Vegas and still am in Portland. Like always, I will tell you about the places I have been.
Don't miss me too much~
Don't miss me too much~
3/09/2007
Happy Bday! Barbie!
According the almighty wikipedia, Barbie is 48 years old today!
Ever since Barbie was introduced in the America International Toy Show in 1959, it has been one of the best selling toy of all time. Almost every girl has at least one barbie sometime in their life.
There is quite a few problems with barbie though, let's talk about unrealistic Barbie may project as a female image. If she were a real person, she would be 7"2, 130 pounds, 48-23-36, I am pretty sure that is not possible for a human female.
Maybe, Barbie represents the Chauvinism in our society. I remember Lisa Simpson was trying to point out that her doll was derogatory to women. Also as pointed out in Aqua's top hit back in the 90's, Barbie likes to shop and hosts pizza parties.
Barbie, combine with yesterday's article on "24" which said women still make only about 70% salary to their male counterparts made me realize something. The media, the society still have certain expectations of women (and men). Many are just wrong, but until the commercials/tv shows with dumb/overweight men and slim/hot/multipurpose women change, the barbism is here to stay.
Btw, important info of the day, Barbie is taiwanese! That is right, Mattel had its first Barbie plant in Tai-Shan county in Taiwan. The Barbie plant has since relocated long time ago (maybe to a country with child labours?), but the Barbie culture is still in. Villagers still have "Barbie meets" every month to show off their designer clothes.
Happy Bday day, Barbie! Your plastic implants don't look a day old!
Ever since Barbie was introduced in the America International Toy Show in 1959, it has been one of the best selling toy of all time. Almost every girl has at least one barbie sometime in their life.
There is quite a few problems with barbie though, let's talk about unrealistic Barbie may project as a female image. If she were a real person, she would be 7"2, 130 pounds, 48-23-36, I am pretty sure that is not possible for a human female.
Maybe, Barbie represents the Chauvinism in our society. I remember Lisa Simpson was trying to point out that her doll was derogatory to women. Also as pointed out in Aqua's top hit back in the 90's, Barbie likes to shop and hosts pizza parties.
Barbie, combine with yesterday's article on "24" which said women still make only about 70% salary to their male counterparts made me realize something. The media, the society still have certain expectations of women (and men). Many are just wrong, but until the commercials/tv shows with dumb/overweight men and slim/hot/multipurpose women change, the barbism is here to stay.
Btw, important info of the day, Barbie is taiwanese! That is right, Mattel had its first Barbie plant in Tai-Shan county in Taiwan. The Barbie plant has since relocated long time ago (maybe to a country with child labours?), but the Barbie culture is still in. Villagers still have "Barbie meets" every month to show off their designer clothes.
Happy Bday day, Barbie! Your plastic implants don't look a day old!
3/07/2007
You'll be Fine
You'll be Fine
你說害怕去愛
我說何必無奈
人生本來就是悲歡離合不改
有我在別感慨
好久不見你的笑容
You'll be fine 你有愛 別再沉迷悲哀
把你的心房達打開 心不再風中搖擺
You'll be fine I'm with you 生命沒有失敗
將心鎖解開 我能讓你依賴
You'll be fine I'm with you 生命沒有失敗
將心鎖解開 讓我們一起為真愛等待
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I guarantee you that you have never heard this song before. Because it was written by my friend, Frank, back in 1998, I wrote the lyrics, and it was performed by Betty. Frank was submitting the song to this chinese song writing contest, I don't think we won anything, but it was fun.
Found the original lyrics this morning. I thought, maybe, I should just stick to writing blogs.
你說害怕去愛
我說何必無奈
人生本來就是悲歡離合不改
有我在別感慨
好久不見你的笑容
You'll be fine 你有愛 別再沉迷悲哀
把你的心房達打開 心不再風中搖擺
You'll be fine I'm with you 生命沒有失敗
將心鎖解開 我能讓你依賴
You'll be fine I'm with you 生命沒有失敗
將心鎖解開 讓我們一起為真愛等待
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I guarantee you that you have never heard this song before. Because it was written by my friend, Frank, back in 1998, I wrote the lyrics, and it was performed by Betty. Frank was submitting the song to this chinese song writing contest, I don't think we won anything, but it was fun.
Found the original lyrics this morning. I thought, maybe, I should just stick to writing blogs.
3/05/2007
酒吧偶然
上個週末，很幸運的跟MSS(My Special someone)出遊夜店，聽說是誰誰誰的生日，還是誰誰誰辦的活動，不予追究。 共度浪漫晚餐之後(茶井外帶炒飯，很快，紅槽肉飯好吃，牛肉don不好吃)，攜手同去酒吧。
地點在煤氣鎮某個十年前去過，印像中蠻破爛的酒吧。 和MMS的朋友們在寒風小雨中欣賞許多明顯小我一輪的勇敢辣妹們，穿著迷你裙在同樣的寒風小雨中發抖。好不容易進了酒吧，才發現寄放外套的排隊比外面還長，排了三十分鐘，我們的外套還是暖暖的在手中，雖然我們已經不冷一陣子了。
酒吧不大，舞池不特別，DJ不怎樣，跳舞的人都很小。有點錯覺自己好像來錯地方。
音響尤其破爛，音樂大聲就算了，還會破音。真是折磨我脆弱的耳膜。
在舞池中和一堆小朋友蹭來蹭去之後的心得就是，我還有點想念已經倒掉許久的SKYBAR，至少他們還有可以給成年人的地方坐。
還有，我注意到大體上去酒吧的人有幾類:
1. 喝酒的人-醉翁之意不在舞，是酒。有些人怕跳舞給人笑，就三五幾人躲在角落或酒吧附近虐待自己的肝，通常被保安人員抬出去，沒什麼生命跡象的就是這種人。 大多是男性。
2. 跳舞的人-通常有兩種，一個人或一群人，一群人的會在舞池中圍一圈，大概是求生本能吧，有點像野牛在保護幼兒一般，遇強敵時會搞小圈圈。一個人跳舞的人通常很有體力，不用休息，臉上表情不是傻笑(有加過酒精)，就是一副便秘狀。不論是不是自己願意一個人跳，他們很有可能是下一種人。
3. 登徒的人-大多是男性，不是一個人，就是一對，很少有超過三個一組。他們喜歡站在圍一圈的女生外圍，看能不能楷到什麼油，模模女生的背、屁股，他們晚上就可以笑著睡著，通常他們膽子不大，出聲制止，他們就會夾尾而逃。但觀賞野牛圈和狼群的戰爭是很好玩的事。
4. 思考的人-又是男生居多，站在舞池最外圍，看著舞池裡的男男女女，皺者眉，抱著手，好像在觀察有無突發事件，又像感嘆人生為何如此糜爛。
5. 尋人的人-以女生居多，通常會一手拿著手機，從舞池東門殺入，西門殺出，再從南門殺入，北門殺出，一個晚上十來次，樂此不疲，有時還一邊講電話一邊找人，為什麼在酒吧裡最多人的地方找人，就不知道了。
6. 聊天的人-通常是女生，不論在舞池裡還外，就是要講話，但噪音繁多，講得不清不楚，回的雞同鴨講，有點像msn的對話，”你剛下班阿！！！！”，”對阿！！！我也很久沒來啦！！！”，”謝謝！！！我也很喜歡你的上衣，好辣哦！！！”，”他今天要上班loh，不能來…”
7. 夕陽的人-老男人居多，西裝筆挺，但舞池裡的男女，他應該都生的出來，不是在舞池外和悶酒，就是在最顯眼的地方跳70年代流行過的舞步。
8. 抽煙的人-男女都有，在酒吧外面，排滿人的地方抽煙，讓寒風中的人群，更加的痛不欲生，他們會在那已很嚴肅的表情談論一些生意，八卦，國家大事，鄰居的小狗…通常在室內的時間比在室外的時間短。
眾生去酒吧的動機都不一樣，但不外乎是為了1)開心 2)有人注意。但跳舞跳到在看人，外加回想以前辦過的舞會，好像一切離自己有點遠了…
地點在煤氣鎮某個十年前去過，印像中蠻破爛的酒吧。 和MMS的朋友們在寒風小雨中欣賞許多明顯小我一輪的勇敢辣妹們，穿著迷你裙在同樣的寒風小雨中發抖。好不容易進了酒吧，才發現寄放外套的排隊比外面還長，排了三十分鐘，我們的外套還是暖暖的在手中，雖然我們已經不冷一陣子了。
酒吧不大，舞池不特別，DJ不怎樣，跳舞的人都很小。有點錯覺自己好像來錯地方。
音響尤其破爛，音樂大聲就算了，還會破音。真是折磨我脆弱的耳膜。
在舞池中和一堆小朋友蹭來蹭去之後的心得就是，我還有點想念已經倒掉許久的SKYBAR，至少他們還有可以給成年人的地方坐。
還有，我注意到大體上去酒吧的人有幾類:
1. 喝酒的人-醉翁之意不在舞，是酒。有些人怕跳舞給人笑，就三五幾人躲在角落或酒吧附近虐待自己的肝，通常被保安人員抬出去，沒什麼生命跡象的就是這種人。 大多是男性。
2. 跳舞的人-通常有兩種，一個人或一群人，一群人的會在舞池中圍一圈，大概是求生本能吧，有點像野牛在保護幼兒一般，遇強敵時會搞小圈圈。一個人跳舞的人通常很有體力，不用休息，臉上表情不是傻笑(有加過酒精)，就是一副便秘狀。不論是不是自己願意一個人跳，他們很有可能是下一種人。
3. 登徒的人-大多是男性，不是一個人，就是一對，很少有超過三個一組。他們喜歡站在圍一圈的女生外圍，看能不能楷到什麼油，模模女生的背、屁股，他們晚上就可以笑著睡著，通常他們膽子不大，出聲制止，他們就會夾尾而逃。但觀賞野牛圈和狼群的戰爭是很好玩的事。
4. 思考的人-又是男生居多，站在舞池最外圍，看著舞池裡的男男女女，皺者眉，抱著手，好像在觀察有無突發事件，又像感嘆人生為何如此糜爛。
5. 尋人的人-以女生居多，通常會一手拿著手機，從舞池東門殺入，西門殺出，再從南門殺入，北門殺出，一個晚上十來次，樂此不疲，有時還一邊講電話一邊找人，為什麼在酒吧裡最多人的地方找人，就不知道了。
6. 聊天的人-通常是女生，不論在舞池裡還外，就是要講話，但噪音繁多，講得不清不楚，回的雞同鴨講，有點像msn的對話，”你剛下班阿！！！！”，”對阿！！！我也很久沒來啦！！！”，”謝謝！！！我也很喜歡你的上衣，好辣哦！！！”，”他今天要上班loh，不能來…”
7. 夕陽的人-老男人居多，西裝筆挺，但舞池裡的男女，他應該都生的出來，不是在舞池外和悶酒，就是在最顯眼的地方跳70年代流行過的舞步。
8. 抽煙的人-男女都有，在酒吧外面，排滿人的地方抽煙，讓寒風中的人群，更加的痛不欲生，他們會在那已很嚴肅的表情談論一些生意，八卦，國家大事，鄰居的小狗…通常在室內的時間比在室外的時間短。
眾生去酒吧的動機都不一樣，但不外乎是為了1)開心 2)有人注意。但跳舞跳到在看人，外加回想以前辦過的舞會，好像一切離自己有點遠了…
3/01/2007
Truly, madly, deeply
There was a young man in high school, there was a groom in the church, there was a man in love. That song by Savage Garden, perhaps one of the most annoying song and overused song in weddings sounds better in my head today.
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I'll be your dream, I'll be your wish I'll be your fantasy
I'll be your hope, I'll be your love be everything that you need
I love you more with every breath truly madly deeply do
I will be strong I will be faithful 'cause I'm counting on
A new beginning.
A reason for living.
A deeper meaning.
I want to stand with you on a mountain
I want to bathe with you in the sea
I want to lay like this forever
until the sky falls down on me
And when the stars are shining brightly in the velvet sky,
I'll make a wish send it to heaven then make you want to cry
The tears of joy for all the pleasure in the certainty
That we're surrounded by the comfort and protection of
The highest powers. In lonely hours. The tears devour you
Oh can't you see it baby?
You don't have to close your eyes
'Cause it's standing right here before you
All that you need will surely come
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I think I am in love and I think it is all your fault...
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I'll be your dream, I'll be your wish I'll be your fantasy
I'll be your hope, I'll be your love be everything that you need
I love you more with every breath truly madly deeply do
I will be strong I will be faithful 'cause I'm counting on
A new beginning.
A reason for living.
A deeper meaning.
I want to stand with you on a mountain
I want to bathe with you in the sea
I want to lay like this forever
until the sky falls down on me
And when the stars are shining brightly in the velvet sky,
I'll make a wish send it to heaven then make you want to cry
The tears of joy for all the pleasure in the certainty
That we're surrounded by the comfort and protection of
The highest powers. In lonely hours. The tears devour you
Oh can't you see it baby?
You don't have to close your eyes
'Cause it's standing right here before you
All that you need will surely come
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I think I am in love and I think it is all your fault...
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