Life of Interspersion

迎兔年---- 賀歲燈飾

2011-01-31T15:34:00.012+08:00

每逢農曆新年，特別喜愛小城街頭小巷的各大小燈飾佈置。還有

兩天就是兔年的來臨，這些可愛造型又精巧別致的兔仔燈飾已量

相了。

你看它們多麽的趣緻。

財神到

粵劇造型

英姿颯爽

恭祝各位：
新年進步！事事如意！恭喜發財！

Making kite 'n Kite-Flying Trip in Hong Kong

2010-05-20T16:52:00.003+08:00

盛典降濠江

2009-12-20T23:43:00.015+08:00

今年十二月份澳門大街小巷也佈滿了溫情洋溢的衣嘗,甚麼盛典? 當然是雙重慶祝紀念日. 一是中華人民共和國華誕六十周年,二是澳門回歸祖國十周年啊! 今天中共國家的胡主席參加今天的慶祝活動.

我這個小市民又怎能不拍下一點兒的相片作回憶呢!

拍於市中心，中國銀行大廈

中國將會送兩隻熊貓比澳門,既期待它們的來臨！

澳門回歸煙花匯演 {是歷年來最大型的一次} 這橋是澳門最長久的大橋，約三十多年了。

聖誕將近，聖誕老人，禮物，聖誕樹是不能缺少的呢！

祝各位節日快樂！

一年一度的荷花節又到了

2009-06-30T23:41:00.003+08:00

P.P's Special Day ^_~

2009-06-12T23:00:00.006+08:00

這十年來, 每年的生日總是一人靜悄悄地過, 因家人都出國去了. 不能在身邊一起吃飯或收到紅封包的啊. :-{

但不緊要的, 身邊總有朋友 [無論是網友或生活中的朋友] 不會忙記我的特別日子的啊.^_^ 曾經有位已認識十哉的朋友對我說過,有朋友總有希望和喜悅.所以每年也會收到他的賀卡, 今年也不例外.

就是這張了. 謝謝你朋友!

今年有幾樣特別的事:

1) 每年六月份在此特別日期前後, 總有特別的荷花觀看. 今年也如是. 這也是一點喜悅氣氛帶給我吧! 因為我很喜歡荷花的.

2) 往一位新相識的朋友家探訪他的孫女. 剛剛滿月, 還嘗了他太太煮的姜醋呢!

3) 買了個別至的黑森林蛋糕. 就是這個啤酒杯.

4) 還有和好朋友[三位美女]一起吃自助餐(Buffet)以是中, 日和泰國的食品為主. [不要問那位是我了]. ^_^

Unique Art Show

2009-05-11T15:48:00.010+08:00

一條條白色,仿如蜘蛀網的物體掛在觀眾席的半空上. 一幕幕用沙畫做出的科幻,富神秘色彩, 又帶有自然景象的背景圖片, 我是不是進入了一個森林裏探險去? 進入了科幻的銀河系世界去找外星人?

不, 不, 不是! 是周日晚我和朋友去文化中心觀賞了由美國Mass樂隊與法國沙畫大師大衛•米廉演出的《超音畫》. 美國Mass樂隊[An acronym for Music, Architecture, Sonic, Sculpture] 就是將雕塑、音樂、舞蹈、視覺藝術等齊集於舞臺上, 讓觀眾置身在一個立體效果的影院裏去感受如進入詩意般的天地.

昨晚的樂器主要以”大地豎琴”為主, 其弦線從觀眾席上越過,附在劇院牆壁上, 弦線約長七百英尺. 演奏者用手夾拂動琴弦就產生縱向震動,推動琴弦的微粒子而產生美妙的音調. 除此之外, 當晚還有小提琴, 鼓, 吉他及真人的高空特技表演, 再配合著柔和的舞蹈及沙畫的效果, 使整個劇院的舞臺疑幻似真, 贏得了熱烈的掌聲啊! 劇團最後以一曲
[太陽快步舞曲] 作完滿的完幕.

"SPRING" update

2009-04-26T20:14:00.012+08:00

I haven’t updated something in my blog for a long time. What a lazy bone I am. ^_^.
Lacked of energy, something pressured me lately or in whatever…

Oh, well, Ms. HappySurfer asked me is there any “Spring” update? Now, here you go Happy Suffer, some Spring blooming flowers to lighten me, you or other friends up.

I snapped these beautiful flowers on Sunday when I passed around a square near around my house area. Though I don’t know their names, can any one tell me? ;-p

Concert in Venetian Hotel

2009-02-02T12:29:00.012+08:00

平淡的農曆新年閃眼間已過, 今年沒有去短程旅行, 因為人太多而且只是三天新年假期. 只是留在這兒, 往那些新落成的酒店逛逛.,拍照, 看舞獅…等. 沒甚麼特別…每年也是類似節目.

但幸好於農曆年初六晚還有個特別娛興節目, 我邀請了父母去威尼斯人酒店看許冠傑演唱會.

[演唱會票]
威尼斯人酒店裏的金光綜藝館可容納一萬多觀眾, 这里曾舉辦過很多大型節目.
如NBA篮球比赛, Celine Dion, AirSupply 演唱会..

[Simple stage background design, Sam Hui & his dancers]

[His eldest son as a guess in the concert]

[what did I shoot in this photo??? these are twinkling lighting sticks effect when he was singing ---starry starry night]

此次請來了[香港歌神]之稱的許冠傑來演唱, 他於七十和八十年代譜下了許多通俗而具鼓舞性的廣東歌. 很受中青年人及長者的歡呼. 所以那天晚上之場館已差不多滿座.

現在讓我們來分享他的其中一首樂曲 --- 財神到吧! 很有新年氣氛

Hot Dog or Sandwich?

2009-01-22T12:44:00.008+08:00

Good news! Good news! [At least to me] .

I found a new Subway store opened lately in Macao which is a very good meal store to me. Why? It is very near my office that means I’ve another choice for choosing my lunch what to eat during a short rush lunch break.

Whoa…so Giant bread, the size is 6” or 12” long. That’s why it called “Subway”

Ok, here is a Menu, though it is a bit blur, but if you click on it to make it large, then you can see prices are quite expensive.
I bought an Italian BMT[Biggest, Meaties & Tastiest] for my breakfast. I shared it with my colleague, both of us felt FULL. :-P

<<新年新景氣>>???

2009-01-12T15:55:00.002+08:00

2008 年已過,
2009年剛開始,
回想過去,
展望將來.
各人都期盼來年各方面也順利.
我也不例外.
但似乎我的開始,
有點兒不順利,不稱心如意的.
上星期未,就參加了一位舊同學之爸爸的哀悼禮.
接踵而來又要決定自已的路途如何走.
常常被周圍的人[家人]所帶來的事而煩惱.
當你還沒有家庭時, 一定要轉變生活環境才好嗎?
現正我站在人生交叉路的中點, 應該向那邊走才對?

HAPPY NEW Year 2009!

2009-01-01T00:38:00.007+08:00

Another New Year just starts :-)

Wishing you have a Happy, Healthy & Prosperous New Year!

2 days SHORT trip

2008-12-09T23:00:00.029+08:00

人們常說, [快樂不知時日過]. 此話很真呢!

在七號及八號的兩天廣東--東莞及深圳短途旅行很快的過渡了. 雖然如此, 有時間遠離生活的地方去散步, 放開懷抱, 飽纜大自然的景色及品嘗中國內地的美食, 也是人生一大享受也.

這次旅程有動, 有靜活動.

靜態的就是參觀了東莞海戰博物館:

它坐落在廣東省東莞市虎門鎮海口東岸的威遠炮臺舊址附近，是一座專題性與遺址性相結合的博物館。該館以鴉片戰爭古戰場——全國重點文物保護單位虎門炮臺為依託，利用文物史料、展示當年中國人民抗擊英國侵略的悲壯情景。

博物館的標題是國家領導人江澤民提筆的.

這是虎門大橋:　位於廣東省珠江三角洲中部，跨海連接了虎門、番禺兩地，使東莞成為溝通穗、港以及珠江兩岸和深圳、珠海兩個特區的交通樞紐。大橋主橋長4.588公里.

我們住宿的五星級的鉑爾曼酒店．　有泳池，　水遼，足浴的設施．

致於動的一面就是：深圳東部華橋城．　它是一個集生態動感，休閒度假，戶外活動為主的樂園．

可愛的白鴿

正在向你打招呼的向日葵［你好嗎？］

蝴蝶園．你見到那個巨型南瓜嗎？

獨特設計的濕地廊橋

海象魚，　產於南美洲的亞馬遜河

濕地花園: [從單路軌卡車上拍]

彩虹般的四季花田，遠看仿如一幅布．

人生100 {Life stages in 100 ages}

2008-10-20T23:17:00.004+08:00

網上郵箱常常收到很多流傳的資訊, 圖片和有趣的故事. 最近, 我收到一編很精妙絕倫的人生短文..很值得三思.

Internet forwarded mails are often spread around with a lot of information, pictures and interesting stories. Recently, I got a very sophisticated short paragraph about human's life. It is so true and let our mind to think about it.

人生吧，0歲出場，10歲快樂成長；

Oh, Life! O years-old just born to the world, 10 years old grow up happily;

20為情彷徨；30基本定向；

20 years-old worry about love, 30 years-old sets our basic orientation;

40拼命打闖；50回頭望望；

40 years-old work hardily; 50 years-old need to looked back;

60告老還鄉；70搓搓麻將；

60 years-old return hometown after retired; 70 years-old play mahjong for having fun;

80曬曬太陽； 90躺在床上；100掛在牆上...

80 years-old bask in the sun; 90 years-old lie on the bed; 100 years-old hang on the wall ...

生的偉大，死得淒涼！能牽手的時候，請別只是肩並肩，能擁抱的時候，請別只是手牽手，能在一起的時候，請別輕易分開！當大部分人都在關注你飛得高不高時，只有少部分人關心你飛得累不累--這就是友情，再忙也要照顧好自己，朋友雖不常聯系卻一直惦念！世界好友周快樂！

When a woman gives birth to a baby is a great/pleasure thing, but death is a truly desolated matter.
Thus, when we are able to embrace each other, don’t just hand in hand; when we are able to lead by the hand, please do not just stand shoulder to shoulder. Please do not separate easily! When most people have been concerned about you how high you fly, only a small group of people concerned you tired or not when you are flying – this is the friendship, no matter how busy you are, you have to take care of yourself, although friends don’t keep in touch often, but still miss each other! Happy week on Friendship of the world!

08新概念一個中心：一切以健康為中心。

兩個基本點：
遇事瀟灑一點，看事糊塗一點。

三個忘記：
忘記年齡，忘記過去，忘記恩怨。

四個擁有：無論你有多弱或多強，一定要擁有真正愛你的人，擁有知心朋友，擁有向上的事業，擁有溫暖的住所。

五個要：
要唱，要跳，要俏，要笑，要苗條。

六個不能：
不能餓了纔吃，不能渴了纔喝,不能困了纔睡，不能累了纔歇，不能病了纔檢查，不能老了再後悔!

又到中秋節!!! Another Mid-Autumn Festival

2008-09-14T17:44:00.019+08:00

朋友，不管你現在身處何方，今晚一定要看看那被你遺忘已久的月亮，許個願吧很可能就會實現哦! 中秋快樂!

這是從天臺上拍到的明月.

每年中秋又怎會缺少我喜愛的水果.

芭樂 Guava 甜柿和澀柿 persimmons

我喜愛的潮式蘇皮月餅.

嘗月之時又怎能沒有茗茶呢!

"The Sound of Music" 終於在澳門登場

2008-08-14T00:50:00.028+08:00

《Sound of Music》、《I am going seventeen》、《Do—Re—Mi》、等等都是家喻戶曉, 令人回味的經典金曲. 特別是曾經作為學生時期的你對它們都耳熟能詳吧!
對, 這些就是著名百老匯音樂劇《仙樂飄飄處處聞》裏的歌曲. 昨天這場百老匯音樂舞臺劇已登陸澳門文化中心綜合劇院.

其實這音樂劇已在多個國家,城市巡迴演出過，很榮幸澳門主辦機構首次邀請特洛伊卡娛樂公司、百老匯亞洲公司為本地居民呈獻此音樂劇. 首場已是全院滿座. 所以我很高興能買到前排的座位門票去觀看呢!

還記得童年第一次接觸《仙樂飄飄處處聞》時,是看黑白片時代之電視節目[當時是播原著], 第二次就是讀小學四年級時一位英文老師給我錄制了一盒卡式磁帶是該劇中所有的歌曲來學英文, 故此從那時起留下了深刻印象.今次觀看完後, 感到故事之情節內容或場景雖是一樣, 但男女主角---修女瑪莉亞, 上校喬治•馮•特拉普及七名小孩都是看原著令我回味多點.

我特别喜欢的是:《So Long, Farwell》:

和《Do—Re—Mi》:

雖然不可以在場內錄音, 但有互聯網的設備, 讓我們來重溫此動人的樂曲吧!

Tropical storm 'kummuri' affects Macao

2008-08-06T15:58:00.010+08:00

於連續兩星期的酷熱天氣影響下, 實在令人感到呼吸困難, 汗流浹背.

今天早上這兒懸掛起八號東北烈風信號。並帶來連場大雨, 使氣候暖和了一點兒. 更開心的當然是有一天額外的假期可以在家休息. 通常當熱帶風暴接近本地並掛起八號烈風信號時, 全部學校停課, 大部份的公司不用上班的, 甚至街上的攤販也不常見. [基於安全問題] 。

以前打風時, 人們總是朵於家裏, 還未雨綢繆地購置好食物[如罐頭, 肉類...等]在家裏. 不想外出. 但現今社會改變, 在打風的日子裏, 不少的大型茶樓也開業供市民飲茶, 吃飯. 市場裏某些攤販也繼續賣菜. 甚至有些人出外跑步, 拍下打風的照片作留念. 不知他/她們是否為求刺激之感! 我就沒有這勇氣了, 還是安全地留於家中, 聽聽音樂, 看看電視是最好的娛樂! 你說是嗎?

盛放蓮花

2008-06-18T16:07:00.009+08:00

A rainbow?

2008-05-11T23:02:00.005+08:00

很長時間沒有見過彩虹了, 對上一次看見的應該是十年前往澳大利亞行時, 在飛機中從窗中見到.

不知何解, 每次見到彩虹出現, 都總是那麼興高采烈感覺.

昨天下午路經一間娛樂場所前面的廣場, 看到一道半拱形彩虹, 於是用相機拍下了數張照片, 雖然它是由那噴泉灑出的水霧及陽光折射所成, 但總是一道美麗的小小彩虹. :-) 與此同時, 又怎能忘記以下此首經典名曲呢!

Over The Rainbow
(Arlen-Harburg)
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Somewhere over the rainbow
Way up high
There's a land that I heard of
Once in a lullaby .

Somewhere over the rainbow
Skies are blue
And the dreams that you dare to dream
Really do come true

Some day I'll wish upon a star
And wake up where the clouds are far behind me
Where troubles melt like lemondrops
Away above the chimney tops
That's where you'll find me

Somewhere over the rainbow
Bluebirds flyBirds fly over the rainbow
Why then, oh why can't I?

Some day I'll wish upon a star
And wake up where the clouds are far behind me
Where troubles melt like lemondrops
Away above the chimney tops
That's where you'll find me

Somewhere over the rainbow
Bluebirds fly
Birds fly over the rainbow
Why then, oh why can't I?
If happy little bluebirds fly
Beyond the rainbowWhy, oh why can't I?

記憶力衰退還是失憶??

2008-04-22T23:16:00.002+08:00

一般人的概念都認為人的記憶力會因年齡的老化而衰退, 我突然間反問自已, 今天黃昏所發生的此情此景, 到底是自已年齡大了, 還是突然間失憶呢?

事緣是這樣的:
我下午放工回家時, 路經一家酒店的大堂, 見到一位菲律賓籍贯的女士同我打招呼.
她好像帶著很親切友好的笑容及很長時間沒有和我見面的心情和我閒聊了二十分鐘.
她確實記得我的名字及知道我以前在大學做事. 我當時覺的很莫名其妙. 但是也有對她作出親切回應.
她說”Hello, P.P. 你不認的我嗎?”
我說”你個樣很熟, 你是?”
她說:”我是Chris .”
我回答: “啊! Chris. {其實我是扮演/裝模作樣地說}
她說:’為甚麼會在這個區域見到你, 你沒有在大學做事嗎?”
我說: “沒有啦, 已經三年”
她說:”真是好啦, 可以在這兒和你重聚.”
…
…
…
就這樣, 我們談話了一會兒, 她問我取了聯絡電話. 我因為要趕快回家, 所以與她告辭了.
回家後, 我想了很久, 依然覺的奇怪, 到底她是誰?　我們在那兒認識？
真的想不起來．:-p

觀中東電影:

2008-04-06T23:46:00.007+08:00

現在去戲院看電影的人甚少, 完全是多謝那些大量製造翻版電影碟的商家及有互聯網的緣故.
在這兒的電影院只剩下兩三間可供市民去看戲. 通常播放的都是港產片多, 而其它的都是荷里活的影片.

適逢最近一周為澳門國國際電影節, 在文化中心放影一系列的精彩的影片: 包括有本地人製造的, 有來自臺灣, 南非, 澳洲....等.

今天是電影節的最後一天, 我看了一套在中東---黎巴嫩拍的電影 ----[美女髮廊].

第一次觀賞黎巴嫩的電影, 感覺很特別及有一份新意. 此片是用阿拉伯語對白, 但有英文字幕.

故事是講述五位女士在貝魯特相逢於一間髮廊裏工作. 她們的話題都是圍繞著男人，性別，焦糖脫毛，理髮和母親之間.

導演籍著五位女士在回教國家生活，領悟到女人要走出廚房在髮廊工作絕不簡單，雖然她們的自信及美貌都具備, 但煩惱重重，一個想修補處女膜的人，一位發明星夢的女孩，一位愛上女同性戀，而另一個則愛上已婚男人的女人，在髮廊內呼吸自由的空氣，美麗，快樂與哀愁.

從此片中可帶領我們從另一鏡頭去洞察黎巴嫩人的事與物. 例如: 欣賞到黎巴嫩人婚禮, 他們對宗教的忠心, 女性在中東地區的地位...等,值得觀看.

Q….Q……clawed toys

2008-03-16T20:59:00.006+08:00

What a lovely Chinese Bride & Groom piggies.

An orange crab and blue sea urchin phone straps.

I chose Pinkpanther's one as for my mobile phone strap.

Thanks to my cousin, gave me these cute cute clawed toys from claw vending machines from JP. He often guides tour to Japan and likes to play that kind of game machines. That's why he brought lots of trophies back each time.

I am jealous of him, he is so smart. I have never clawed one up till now. :-p

Villain hitting [打小人]

2008-03-05T22:37:00.009+08:00

今天傍晚出外買一些日用品時，經過一小巷，好奇地停留了一會兒. 見到幾位長者在街上念念有詞地在供奉天地神明，還在打一些用紙造成的人. 她們在做甚麼呢?

原來今天是中國二十四氣節中的其中一節 -----驚蟄. 是新曆三月五或六日 . 由於驚蟄後，不論害蟲益蟲全部甦醒 , 這意味著小人亦都開始多起來 , 所以不論男女老幼 , 都會去打小人來求新一年各方面可以順順利利 , 不受小人的纏繞在生活上不順境，遇上了阻礙，或工作上有些倒楣、或身體有病、或賭運不佳、或愛情不如意，希望可以將小人「打」走，以達到事事順意.

傳統的打小人是要買符印紙碟:

打小人的咒語一般就是這樣,但可以隨意而改:

打你個小人頭: 等你成世沒出頭,十足個豬泵兜!
打你個小人眼: 等你眼紅又眼種,行路僕到喊!
打你個小人手: 打到你有錢唔識收!
打你個小人胸:等你呼吸唔順暢!
打你個小人腳:打到你有鞋沒得箸!.

現代科技進步, 不須要”神婆”來幫忙打小人啦. 在網上也有此小玩意.

只要你輸入你所討厭或憎恨僧的人名, 就可以開始打. 不管你如何打也可以. ^_^

其實再網上打小人都是一種減緩沉重的生活壓力發洩途經. 事實上, 在我們現實生活裏, 在我們生活周邊的圈子裏不是存在很多小人嗎?

每年的農曆年我都去廟宇求籤, 每次也告知我在工作裏會遇到小人. 怪不得我做事總是不那麼順利. 現在就讓我在電腦的那個網站中發洩, 沒有人會知到我打誰人! ;-p

Freezing （+﹏+）

2008-01-17T16:47:00.000+08:00

這幾年的冬天都不覺如何的寒冷, 可能是由於氣候暖化的緣故.

但是這幾天,這兒突然受到中國的一股龐大的反氣旋所帶來的寒冷空氣所影響, 使氣溫突然降下, 由18-19°C. 下降至8°C. 這是2008年首天最冷的一日.而且寒冷北風撲面而來, 那種寒風刺骨的感覺, 和北美或者中國北方的飄雪的冬天比較,真是寒氣逼人.{真想整天捲入暖暖的被窩裏做只懶惰的冬眠小蟲}.

在這嚴寒的天氣下, 你會選擇吃些甚麼食物來讓你的身體和暖一點? 有人會和家人往餐館或者在家中吃火鍋,吃些辣的食品....我中午上班時, 經過市中心的一小攤販在售賣栗子. 它是澳門很出名的街頭小食, 只售十元一袋. 於是就買了兩袋回公司作為茶點,再沖泡一杯熱騰騰的綠茶.嘩! 那翻茲味不用我多描述, 你也可意會到吧!

A Profound Education ad.

2007-12-11T19:59:00.000+08:00

A friend sent a rather profound education advertising, wanna share with you.

Children are blank/white paper, would you like to color the paper in black or rainbow color? All depends on parents.

觀菊展

2007-11-24T20:43:00.000+08:00

“CooKoo, cookoo, cookoooooooooo..起床啦! 起床啦!”
“CooKoo, cookoo, cookoooooooooo..起床啦! 起床啦!”

星期六早上六時已被枕邊的手提電話鬧鐘聲喚醒. 可能你會懷疑在週末不用上班, 為何這麼早起床! 平日懶惰的我, 總是在週末睡到九時半或十時才起床. 但是今天報了名參加一天遊, 前往廣東省中山市小攬鎮賞菊展. 而旅行社特定八時正於拱北關口集合.

此就是連接澳門及中國珠海的拱北口岸

我們到達集合地點還早了十分鐘, 於是找領隊報到. 但總會有些人是遲到, 不守時, 要等到八時二十分才出發. 哎!, 大群人去旅行總是如此.
小欖鎮離澳們須兩小時的車程便可抵達. 它位於珠江三角洲中部，是廣東省中山市的重鎮..旅行社先安排我們到石歧附近的農莊果園參觀,大遍綠油油的果樹.雖然不是水果成熟季節,但還是看到楊桃, 木瓜..及品嘗到由樹上摘下來的新鮮水果.

我們到這果園參觀果樹:

領隊正在講解各類生果及植物之用處:

已成熟的楊桃, 還有木瓜


溫室種植的玩具南瓜:

蛇瓜---因形態似蛇. 由豆角和絲瓜交接栽植而成:

參觀完後大約已是正午十二時, 該是午飯時間. 領隊帶我們往果園附近的一間餐館吃午飯. 以旅行餐的菜肴來說, 也算很好的一餐. 八個小菜, 一個燙. 有毛蟹, 蝦, 鴨, 魚, 菜,甜品及水果. 領隊說, 每位只須人民幣五十元. 很超值呢!

午飯後繼續往我們的目的地. 四十五分鐘車程終於到達了菊展覽會場地---小攬. 小欖鎮又稱菊城，是廣東省有名的藝菊之鄉。當地群眾熟諳菊性，擅於栽培，技藝精湛，家家戶戶都精心培育若干獨特的盆菊，互相交流觀賞，作為日常生活的一項藝術和情趣。有隔60年舉行一次盛大的“甲戌”菊花會的鄉俗習慣 .
此次菊展分為三個大展區, 分別設江濱公園、龍山公園、人民公園..菊會一般分大立菊精品、名菊薈萃、菊花盆景等7個欣賞區。展品內容有亭、台、樓、閣、塔、壁、牌坊等造型景點及用菊花為主題的詩詞、對聯、書法、美術、文學、攝影、插花藝術、手工作品和飲食、食品等比賽及展覽活動.

走進公園，眼前頓然一派明亮，在秋日的陽光裏，菊花盛開，黃的如金，白的似雪，紫的如虹，看得人眼花繚亂。而菊花的清香，也不時滲透到全身，走在菊花的海洋裏，只覺得身心舒暢.

現在讓我們來欣賞這些菊藝吧!

十二生肖樂隊菊花燈飾中的龍及蛇. 它們可愛嗎?

中國佛塔及菊花塔是仿照內蒙古的白搭而造

巨型花瓶和開心的大佛:

在回程途中, 那時只是四時三十分, 大部份團友已在車內小睡反而我卻不覺疲倦,坐在座位處欣賞源路風景. 兩旁有綠油油的田園, 高山環繞, 還可目睹紅紅的太陽在那遙遠的西方之山峰上漫漫落下. 好像造成一幅美麗圖畫於眼前.

當車開了大半的路程, 將近半小時到達珠海時,真倒楣! 車廂裏的某一小零件發生了問題, 要停泊在公路旁並叫人來檢查及更換. 那時, 很多團友都下車來舒展手腳, 因長途車實在很疲倦. 我們停流了二十五分鐘, 當時有很多蚊飛入了車內, 又不能打開視窗. 於是各人都拿起報刊,畫報等物件將那些蚊驅散或用手拍死它們. 眾人都哄堂大笑, 難道這是一個特別的餘慶節目在歸家途中安排給我們! 

Ravishing Maple Leaves

2007-11-15T12:25:00.000+08:00

As all we know the Global warming phenomenon. In recent years, the Autumn season is always late to arrive in here. I could just feel a crisp Autumn day starts by the end of October!

I received a forwarded e-mail from a friend lately who sent me some redness, golden Maple Leaves landscape photographs which were took in Beijing Haidian district.
Oh.. what so lovely and beautiful photos to enjoy and I hope to fly over there for spending a ravishing vacation.

It is obviously let’s feel the romantic, warm and poetic scenes across the mountain district with all Maple leaves.

A long steeply road leads us to find another mysterious scenery.

The silence of that little hut was expelled from redness maple leaves and made it a bit cheerful.
It seems lots of lover’s footprints left there to keep a good memory. Hmm..hmm..I wish someone could walk with me together at there.*~*

From this series photos, what kind of inspiration will give to you? Perhaps, it implies to us about:

Don’t let the good, beauty sceneries elapsed hastily in your eyes!

Don’t forge to capture treasure good moment in our life!

Sometimes all beautiful things are vanished quickly!

Let’s do remember to solidify these beauties forever in your memory!

It will be a source of your soul!

Fun 3D Meez

2007-11-08T23:00:00.002+08:00

I have searched several web-sites and would like to make an animation Avatar for a long time. Either some aren't attracted me or some aren't so vivid.

Huh...I found Meez on today occasionally and made the following avatar that really looks like my present reflection and mood when working in the office. So COOL!

“Oops, still not the time to off work NOW?”:-D

New Tag!

2007-10-26T23:44:00.000+08:00

Oops, I have a new tag given by Selba again, as she did a few tags in her blog lately after her hibernation. Well, I appreciate that I would be a friend in her tags listing [Thank you my dear friend] and it is interesting to do it before a weekend. Here you go:

1. Name one person who made you laugh last night.
I should say, not just one. A few people made me laugh because they were speaking falter & not accurate Mandarin in a speech club.

2. What were you doing at 0800?
(8:00 am) waiting bus to go to work.
(8:00 pm) doing exercise (Pilates) in a Fitness Center.

3. What were you doing 30 minutes ago?
Hey, still have to answer. Of course doing your homework lar.

4. What happened to you in 2006?
Um...um...I guessed it is so hard to list out what were happened in 2006. The most happiness thing to me should be created my own blog and learnt a lot in 2006 and even now, especially I’ve knew some friends in blog-land (include YOU!).

5. What was the last thing you said out loud?
I am a shy lady, I don’t say out LOUD. :-p.

6. How many beverages did you have today?
a cup of tea with milk, 1 bottle of mineral water.

7. What color is your hairbrush? Silver

8. What was the last thing you paid for? Shampoo

9. Where were you last night?
P/s refer to question no. 1..

10. What color is your front door? White

11. Where do you keep your change? In my purse

12. What’s the weather like today?
Dry, light to moderate easterly winds.

13. What’s the best ice-cream flavor? Green-tea.

14. What excites you?
Experience something new in work or in life.

15. Do you want to cut your hair? I had my hair cut 2 weeks ago.

16. Are you over the age of 25?
I wish I would go back to teenage stage!

17. Do you talk a lot?
Depends on who I talk to, otherwise, my mouth shuts up often.

18. Do you watch the O.C.? No.

19. Do you know anyone named Steven?
Yes, 3 or 4 Steven(s) I know.

20. Do you make up your own words?
I am not the one to blurt something out unthinkingly. ;-)

21. Are you a jealous person?
Sometimes do, sometimes don’t.

22. Name a friend whose name starts with the letter ‘A’. Alicia

23. Name a friend whose name starts with the letter ‘K’. Kevin

24. Who’s the first person on your received call list? My Dad.

25. What does the last text message you received say?

"I am standing in the rain. I’d rather be on-line with you” A wrong text message to me from someone who I don’t know. {L.O.L.}

26. Do you chew on your straw?
Ei Yahhhhhh………..Chew straw??? Yummy meh???

27. Do you have curly hair? I wish I have.

28. Where’s the next place you’re going to?
May be Taiwan, Japan or Beijing again.

29. Who’s the rudest person in your life?
All people I know are good and polite to me up till now.

30. What was the last thing you ate? Banana

31. Will you get married in the future?
I wish someone tells me that!

32. What’s the best movie you’ve seen in the past 2 weeks?
I haven’t seen any movies for a long long time.

33. Is there anyone you like right now? Yes.

34. When was the last time you did the dishes? Last night.

35. Are you currently depressed? Nope.

36. Did you cry today? Why to cry? I am happy!

37. Why did you answer and post this?
For fun and treasure friendships.

38. Tag 5 people who would do this survey.

Find it out in my comment thread. ;=)

What were happened in here on 1st Oct.?

2007-10-02T12:48:00.000+08:00

Luckily we have 2 days public holidays in here, because 1st and 2nd are the PRC international day. Basically Chinese should celebrate this great DAY everywhere, just like this pic.; having a National flag-raising ceremony in the Lotus square.

But, in another corner of an area of 28.6 sq.km in Macao SAR, several group of people showed up and demonstration peacefully walked up on the street, what have they appealed for?

Around 1300 Motorists drove their motorcycles to against the (New Traffic Road Law). and sounding horns on to against the (New Traffic Road Law), one of the laws is to prohibit illegal parking for Motorcycle.

Actually, there are around eight-five thousands motorbikes in here and the actual parking spaces for them are less than thirty thousands.

These are our local security policemen.

In the central area, another group about 50 teachers and social workers joining in the procession for the first time.
They are carrying banners and shouting slogans: "Encourage Teachers”, "Macao Education got sick," and demanded the government to "upgrade teacher professional status, address teacher voice." "Face of educational crisis", "reconstruction of teen-agers values of orientation."

Most of the demonstrationists gave their letters to the Govt. for seeking solve problem. Would they accepted it or not, is yet a question.

Munchies

2007-08-10T14:52:00.000+08:00

這就是這兒唯一一間大型的百貨公司

在澳門這小島裡, 大型的百貨公司實再寥寥無幾. 所以平時的週末沒甚么特別的好去處時,唯獨是到此家最大型百貨公司----八佰伴[首家分店設立於1992年]來逛逛.

最近閱報時, 得知在這個星期裡於八佰伴二樓舉行一個日本美食節, 於是昨天下午放工後前往看看有甚麼特別的貨品售賣.

嘩! 琳琅滿目的日式貨品呈現下我眼前.很想每樣都買些品嘗.因為所有貨品都是由日本製造且空運來這兒售賣及做宣傳的.在澳門很少可以買到. 例如有: 水果: [四方的形的西瓜,日本哉種的木瓜],汽水:[百事的黃瓜汽水, 日本裝的可樂..], 點心:[甜薯,日式餃子…],連日式包裝的米也有...但是價錢方面則昂貴了一點兒.

最後, 我只買了這兩樣零食,就是蘋果汁及枝豆的薯條. 蘋果汁有很濃郁的蘋果味,還有一粒粒蘋果肉在裡面, 比POKKA的四洲粒粒橙汁好味的多啦.
枝豆吃入口時很脆, 没有鹹味的感觉.非常之好味!

待將來有機會參觀日本時, 肯定會瘋狂購物一番! 到時的賬單賬單可能難以想像! :-p

A Tag by a Wonder Doggie

2007-07-07T11:57:00.000+08:00

Considering there aren't so many doggies have their own blogs, especially this cutie Wonder Dog-- Momo, she is playing baby tag lately. Okay, I accept your tag, here it is.

Here are the rules:

- Each player starts with eight random facts about themselves.
- Those who are tagged need to write their own blog about their eight facts and post these rules.
- At the end of the post, chosse some people to get tagged and list their names.

1) I am the only member in my family who has two adorable and deep dimples. People often said having such dimples would become un ugly wrinkle when grow older. (argh…argh!!!)

2) I was born in a small village in Mainland China, then followed with my parent immigrated to Macau since seven and grew up in this little and peaceful city.

3) I don’t like spice food and raw food (e.g. vegetables or oysters).

4) One of my unforgettable trips was to New Zealand in 5 years ago which was also the first one that I traveled alone.

5) When I was in Grade 2, one day I went to play in my classmate’s home (her house was very big, liked a castle) after class without informed my mother. She almost looked for me everywhere and from our neighbors. :-p

6) I am single and keep expecting or looking for my dream Prince appears.

7) I love reading books/magazines in a Cyber café Library for a whole day.

8) I guess it’s one of my weird habit (but it’s ture), I got used to peel off crust of any bread first before eating.

Oh..suddenly I can't think of who to tag. Um...um .Selba, Wayne and Happysurfer.

Deplorable Fishes

2007-06-27T00:04:00.001+08:00

I believe most of office ladies would like to plant some mini plants or to rear some fishes in the office. My colleague isn’t an exceptional one.
She bought 6 fishes and put it in a small glass fish bowl which decorated so colorful on April. At that moment, fishes have been happily lived together.

One month later, I felt sad for two fishes. What was happened?

The Black Moor Goldfish ate half body of two small gold fishes because of he felt too hungry or without enough forage to eat? Finally, the black one dead too, I thought the little fishes were stuck into his belly and choked him died. (O.M.G.!!!).

Well, one day on last week, after my colleague helped her lovely fish to refill water {have you noticed that the fish bowl full of water?} One gold fish swam out from the fish bowl and slide down onto the floor. (Seems like suicide. {l.o.l})
Even worst, my colleague stepped it into a flat shape and even without noticed that.

What a poor fish family or a small group of friends?!?

I doubt the last two will be die or not! Sooner or later. :-P

Vapid Birthdays

2007-06-14T15:00:00.000+08:00

Baby's vision

2007-05-25T15:23:00.000+08:00

When everyone was a child, they had their visions of being a ?????, then what’s yours? ^_~.

I received an interesting e-mail from a friend, it do make me laughing when I am looking at the following cute adorable photos and think of my dream when I was little. I assure you’re laughing now, don’t you?

Umm..um..let's see What will these babies want to be when they grow up?

Hey Kid, do you want to be a CEO of Burger King?

How about this little baby? (OH! Who is this??? #^_^#)

What are those Drunken Men doing?

2007-05-25T10:54:00.000+08:00

At around 11:30 a.m. on yesterday, I planned to buy some porks, fishes in the RED Market for preparing a nice lunch originally. When I went to there, then I noticed those porks and fishes booths will be closed for a few days. Why? For what?

AH....it was the meaning event --- Feast of the Drunken Dragon was celebrated. That's why I saw so many elderly women, so many visitors and of course those drunken fishermen were dancing there. Thus, I stopped at there to be one of the audience and took some photos. I thought it's worth to enjoy it under a very HOT Sunny day, also the first time for me to see the whole ceremony in Macau.

Have a look at this not-so-good slideshow album.

Amusing Toys

2007-04-11T15:57:00.000+08:00

During Easter Holidays in few days ago, I went to the Taipa House Museum in Taipa Village to see an interesting aged toys collection.

Two toy collectors from HK and Macau respectively, they showed around 200 toys which were manufactured in Germany, England, Japan, China, Hong Kong and Macao from 1930 to 1980. There are metal toys of transportation vehicles, included the DINKY designed nature models of race cars and toy helicopters manufactured during the Cultural Revolution era of China.

Besides these, the China Can Co. Ltd. in HK produced metal toy cannon during 1950, that company made use of the leftovers from can-manufacturing to make toys and had been able to produce several kind of metal toys in Shanghai. As boys do prefer to play with toys associated with wars, there are also numerous toys were showed out, particularly a green plastic soldier that was manufactured in Japan during 1940 to 1950.

The most hit plastic toys in 60s & 70s are girls fancy – dolls, combine and make up clothing dolls, Mickey mouse, giant robot, Robocop and pinkpanther.

Let’s have a look for some toys came from the Cultural Revolution period:

six sides blocks with chinese animation stories and three traditional chinese dolls

Here are the plastic series toys:

um...boys like to play with these guns but I have been played with this cute wind up pushcart when I was a child

Toys made of iron sheet:

Mini-Bar, refrigerator & washing machine and have a look at this battery operated toy, it had been popular during the 50s due to science-fiction film.

This display definitely awoke everyone’s childhood memories and recall those happy moments while being a child. Of course I am the one of them. Although many of those exhibited toys which I haven’t played, but I do know the following ones are my childhood’s toys to have fun frequently.

Kaleidoscope AND Aeroplane Chess

By knowing how the playing toys for last generation were, I admit a bit envy the young generation’s modern, new technology toys!

Time to be a Filial Descendant

2007-04-05T21:37:00.000+08:00

每逢清明節日, 總會聽到以下唐代著名詩人杜牧有一首膾炙人口的絕句《清明》

----（唐）杜牧 (Tang Dynasty) Du Mu

清明時節雨紛紛，
It drizzles endlessly during the rainy season in Spring,

路上行人欲斷魂。
Travelers along the road look gloomy and miserable.

借問酒家何處有？
When I ask a shepherd boy where I can find a tavern,

牧童遙指杏花村。
He points at a distant hamlet nestling amidst apricot blossoms.

雖然這兒幾天來的天氣突然有點兒轉涼, 但幸好今天天氣都良好, 前往掃墓沒有帶來任何的不便之處.

近這六至七年里, 因父母要返回國外生活的原故,于是便由我做代表往觀音廟拜祭外祖父,母(媽媽的父母亲). 最初有點兒不習慣, 看見別人能夠一家大小開開心心地掃墓去, 好像去野餐般似的, 但我就有些空虛感覺. 幸運地有位年長的亞姨(其中一位親友)每年也陪同我及教我如何準備有關的祭品, 例如: 香燭, 紙扎祭品衣包, 金銀紙…等, 食物有燒肉, 松糕, 茶, 酒, 水果…等. 原來整個拜祭的儀式也有那么多知識要學, 擺放食物位置, 先做那些, 後做那些...真是活到老, 學到老!

現在的家庭去掃墓, 好像是這特別日子裡, 大家又有一天來相聚. 有雙重意義. 家庭多成員的, 就會買多些祭品來掃墓. 掃墓完後, 便興高采烈地來吃一頓午飯或晚餐. 而家團成員比較少的, 則簡簡單單的籌備了.

無論是那一種形式來拜祭祖先也好, 只是代表孝子賢孫的一份孝道而已!

Inefficient Postal Service

2007-03-30T17:07:00.000+08:00

討厭! 討厭! 討厭!

最近我對這兒的郵遞服務很不滿意. 因為已是第四次延遲傳遞郵件給我或寄失.不知是我倒霉還是甚麼的!

一般從海外寄來的信或者是郵包只須六個工作天便可收到, 普通的信是派到家裏的郵箱裏, 而小郵包則要等收到郵政局的通知書才可以去領取. 因為郵箱细小.

最近, 我朋友于十六號從日本寄了一個小郵包給我, 我等了差不多十天, 還收不通知書. 於是往郵局櫃臺查詢. 我不是投訴, 只是問清楚.

我問櫃臺的員工那小郵包到了沒有, 說明了郵包的來源, 何時寄出..等等資料...

員工很推卸責任地回應我, 這不是我的責任, 是郵遞員負責派的. （我心想，難道我要去問郵遞員嗎？）我說這不是第一次延遲通知我, 上一次的信抵達了郵局一星期也沒有人通知我. 櫃臺員工叫我留下聯絡電話給他, 假若找到便致電我. 我問他何時會通知, 他說不知道. 真是過份, 找一份郵件要那麼長時間嗎?

我離開了那兒五分鐘後收到該員工的電話說已幫我找到．我再次去郵局櫃臺，他說，＂我突然間找到了＂．原來該郵包於二十三號已送到了總郵政局．我有點兒生氣地回應道，＂你們收到它已一星期了，為甚麼不通知客人？＂櫃臺員工一句道歉的說話也沒有，便招呼另一個取信客人．

討厭! 討厭! 討厭!　這些就是政府部門執行ISO service　的結果？

Blooming Orchid Plants

2007-03-19T17:07:00.000+08:00

Colorful, fragrant flowers are not only attracted ladies, but sure brings vibrant and hope with life to everybody in everywhere of the world.

My friend and her hubby went to see Orchid plants exhibition in Taiwan last week and posted some beautiful photos in her blog, Well, I have obtained permission from her and would like to share these blooming Orchid Plants with all of you for welcoming the earlier SPRING!!!

Wow! Lovely piggy couple. "Hello everyone, wellcome and enjoy our Orchid Plants"

So beautiful, aren't they?

Again, I got tagged again! O

2007-03-07T18:09:00.000+08:00

A pretty Indonesian lady Selba said “Tagging someone means that he/she cares about you!!!” Hey, care or tease? ^_~. In whatever, here is my homework for you.

5 reasons why I blog?

1) Curious
Initially, I was very inquisitive to read my net friend’s blog and kept track to know how was of my friend’s interesting life in overseas. From there, I linked to others blogs and read so many amazing issues, highly valued/interchanged comments from some of people who never know each other in the real world. Perhaps you could refer to Vikings and Panthers and see how Pandabonium described me. That’s how I started my blog. *blush* (Thanks Panda again)

2) More authentic and forever
Since blogs are posted to the web-site that are available at once and remain live unless you take them down or cease them. People are expressed their thought, point of views, more or less like on-line diary. Unlike those text messages in YM, MSN, Icq or Skpye which were scrappy snatches and feigned so much.

3) Learning
From blogging, I learnt some computer program languages and quite new techniques to create my own web-site. The great benefit to me is: pushing me to write /practice in English writing skill. (Coz English isn't my mother-tongue).

4) Sharing

A very convenient, good channel to share our cultures, interesting stuff with other people.

5) Knowing friends

Glad to know all of you in here. Cheers!!!! ;-)

Celebrated CNY in China

2007-02-22T17:04:00.000+08:00

Chinese New year is the most important, traditional Festival. It is observed as a public holiday in a number of countries and territories where a sizeable Chinese population resides. Luckily, there’re 5 days of Public Holidays in Macau.

I and my family would celebrate it in Macao normally, but I went to my hometown with my parents in ZhongShan City of Canton Province in Mainland China in this year to visit my eldest sister’s family and met my uncles, aunts who came back from San Francisco and Hong Kong to spend CNY too.

There wasn’t much big difference of the Lunar New Year atmospheres between ZhongShan city and Macao, only lack of firecrackers (forbidden). At least, I thought I had a quiet slept at night from CNY's eve to the third day of CNY. ;-)

Traditionally, Chinese families would buy hundreds of décor things in the New Year markets to beauty their house, such as red banners with “Luck” written on them are hung around the house and on the fronts of doors, blooming plants (Peach blossom, Narcissus, Bamboo or Tangerine plants) to symbolize rebirth and new growth. Of course we would do so, but just made it simple, still had CNY feelings.

Now, here are some simple decors in our hometown house.

Front door: Red banner with the God of Wealth and Sitting room: Simple plants,tangerines and a gold Pig.

Candy Tray arranged in circle is called "The Tray of Togetherness" and The tini fish is a Chinese rice cake--represents good wealth and prosperous.

Reunion lunch or dinner with family members and visit relatives are the MUST do program on the first, second day of the new year. More significantly, the second day of CNY is my Dad's birthday. We arranged a Birthday lunch/party for him in a Chinese restaurant and invited his siblings with their family members to attend, so that we could join together on that Day to express our greetings to each other as well.

Here are two special dishes that we ordered during the lunch: A grilled pig and Chinese Birthday peach bun. (We called it Sao Bao)壽包.

Except enjoyed food and chatted with relatives, I received lots of red packets/red envelopes (Lai See) from my senior relatives (included USD$, HK$ and RMB$). Wow $$$$$$$$$$$$ wow…:-P. Though it is, I only bought a pair of cuteness good luck poster from China, then nothing else.

I stuck them on my office desk screen on the first day (today) to work after CNY holidays and decorated my office computer as a wall-paper for wishing me good luck/happy/smoothly in work in the year of Boar.

Gong Xi Fa Cai !!!(in Mandarin)

Kung Hei Fat Choi!!! (Cantonese)

恭喜發財!!!

A weird shadow

2007-02-11T19:02:00.000+08:00

It is a boring day on today; I shot some vapid photos around here and there.

A weird shadow one was turn out that I become an elegant lady with long legs. ^_^

What?? Tag me 70 questions?

2007-01-26T16:50:00.000+08:00

Tagging questions to blog pals are quite common around the blogging world. It’s funny. I read Selba’s blog lately, she was tagged by someone for the following 70 questions..Wow...wow...really a long tag. Then I read further more in her comment thread, huh, I found The Moody Minstrel tagged me. I don’t mind to accept his challenge and this is the first time for me to answer such kind of questions. Now, here you go....

1) Are your parents married or divorced?
Married. The last generation of Chinese must abide by their marriage promise.
As for the young generation, *sigh*

2) Are you a vegetarian?
No, I am not. I do like to eat vegetarian food occasionally.

3) Do you believe in Heaven?
I don’t know. I don’t have any religion. Interestingly, I have a peaceful & serious mood while I stay in the Church. Contrary, when I go to the Chinese Temple, I feel gruesome and horrible.

4) Have you ever come close to dying?
No. (touch wood, knocking at the desk)

5) What jewellery do you wear 24/7?.
A necklace with an opal stone pendant.

6) Favourite time of day?
Near around the evening, Time to go home after work in a day.

7) Do you eat the stems of broccoli?
NOPE, strange taste.

8) Do you wear makeup?
Not often, except to a party or special dinner.

9) Ever have plastic surgery?
No, I won’t try it. Natural beauty is the best.

10) Do you color your hair?
I tried to color my hair in brown red long time ago.

11) What do you wear to bed?
Pajamas

12) Have you ever done anything illegal?
NO.

13) Can you roll your tongue?
Yeap, I can.

14) Do you tweeze your eyebrows?
Why I have to do that? I ‘ve a pair of pretty eyebrow. Don’t want to hurt it.

15) What kind of sneakers?
All Stars

16) Do you believe in Abortions?
Yes, I do.

17) What is your Hair color?
Black

18) Future child’s name?
It isn’t my personal decision.

19) Do you snore?
No one tells me that.

20) If you could go anywhere in the world where would it be?
Travel or Settle down? That’s different. :-)

21) Do you sleep with stuffed animals?
Don’t need them now.

22) If you won the lottery, what would you do first?
I might have bug-eyes and could be left speechless at that moment.

23) Gold or silver? ----Silver

24) Hamburger or hot dog?
Hot dog

25) If you could only eat one food for the rest of your life, what would it be?
sweet corn

26) City, beach or country?
country

27) What was the last thing you touched?
my office keys.

28) Where did you eat last?
Chinese DimSum (dumplings) in the restaurant nearby my working area.

29) When’s the last time you cried?
Haven’t cried for a long time.

30) Do you read blogs?
*O*, what am I doing now.??

31) Would you ever go out dressed like the opposite sex?
That’s easy and no problem for lady to dress like the opposite sex when go out. I do it sometimes. If a man do that…..um..um….(funny)

32) Ever been involved with the police?
I lost my purse.

33) What’s your favourite shampoo conditioner and soap?
Don’t have any specific one.

34) Do you talk in your sleep?
I am not sure it’s talk or not. My mom told me that I always reading English out loud when I fall asleep. That was happened long time ago while I studied in elementary School.

35) Ocean or pool?
Ocean.

36) So, who has the original missing questions? #36, 37, 61, and 62.
I want to know too.

37) Who would you take on a ménage à trois for a dirty weekend?
Me.

38) Window seat or aisle?
Window.

39) Ever met anyone famous?
Famous singers from HK, Alan Tam; the President from Portugal visited Macao.

40) Do you feel that you’ve had a truly successful life?
Can’t say now, still a long way to go in my life.

41) Do you twirl your spaghetti or cut it? I cut it with scissors first. .

42) Ricki Lake or Oprah Winfrey?
Sorry, don’t familiar with them...

43) Basketball or Football? None of them.

44) How long do your showers last?
Depends on. If I am in a hurry to go somewhere else, 10 minutes are enough.

45) Automatic or do you drive a stick?
I don’t have driving license.

46) Cake or ice cream?
Can they be mix up together? Ice cream cake. ^_^

47) Are you self-conscious?
May be.

48) Have you ever drank so much you threw up?
No, I haven’t.

49) Have you ever given money to a beggar?
Yes, but not often. It’s hard to judge he/she is a real beggar or not in nowadays.

50) Have you been in love?
Sure.

51) Where do you wish you were?
I wish I wasn’t born to this world.

52) Are you wearing socks?
Yes.

53) Have you ever ridden in an ambulance?
Yes. (once).

54) Can you tango?
NOPE.

55) Last gift you received?
A box of chocolate (white one) from my colleague (she went to Malaysia at the end of Dec. last year)

56) Last sport you played?
Squash

57) Things you spend a lot of money on?
Traveling.

58) Where do you live?
Macau SAR of China.

59) Where were you born?
Somewhere in China.

60) Last wedding attended?
A wedding of my long-lost contacting elementary classmate. She's living in Taiwan now after her wedding.

61) Spit or swallow? swallow

62) Favorite position? Cross my arms in front of my chest.

63) Most hated food(s)? Food I hated: um..um....spicy ones.

64) What’s your least favourite? Can’t think of any now.

65) Can you sing?
I think everybody can sing, just depends on he/she sings good or bad.
I can sing but I don’t have a nice voice. .

66) Last person you instant messaged?
I instant messages to my colleague in HK everyday, coz work needs.

67) Last place you went on holiday?
ZhuHai, ---MainLand China.

68) Favourite regular drink? Tea or Orange juice.

69) Current Song?Your Song - Elton John

70) Tag 3 friends: I won’t tag anyone, it’s a FREE WORLD.

Breathing a sigh of relief now. *(~_~)*

豬年談 ”豬” 事

2007-01-19T19:55:00.000+08:00

新的一年”豬”年剛剛開始, 而中國的陰曆新年亦即將來臨.

市面上有關 “豬” 的物品比比皆是. 例如: 新年裝飾物, 趣致的毛公仔..
而報張或者網絡的小篇幅亦有談及豬的種種事情. 好像關於豬的俗語:
往往那些貶儀的俗語多於褒揚/誇耀居多.

中國人常常用動物來形容人, 很多都是含沙射影. 正如今年是豬年, 讓我們說些豬的中国俗語:

時下流行稱呼那些面上有皺紋的中年女人為豬扒.
比喻下等的人---豬狗不如
罵人愚昧 --- 豬那麼愚蠢
表示少見多怪, 或因見識淺薄而羞愧 --- 遼東之豬
比喻見識再少也會懂的一些 ---- 沒吃過豬肉, 也見過豬跑.
形容只能一起玩樂, 不能共患難的朋友 --- 豬朋狗友

到底”豬”的本性是不是那麼可悲?

我就不完全認同了. 在現實生活中, 豬是很有營養價值的. 正如豬肉是日常要吃的主要食糧, 也可用來煮湯, 豬扒可作燒烤,
每逢有喜宴 (結婚晚宴, 新年團年晚宴…)中, 第一道主菜不是一隻乳豬先出場嗎.

在傳統的文化中, 豬是家中之寶, 像征財富, 代表如意吉祥. 殺豬祭灶神來祈求如意,五穀豐收, 人畜興旺.

你看, 在下面相片中的豬家庭是多麼的可愛和和睦相處.

真的不明白為何人類會將豬形容的那麼低劣??????

A Speical JP Map Card and Gift from Jakarta

2007-01-07T12:20:00.000+08:00

A very SPECIAL New Year greeting card sent from my Japanese colleague.
How commercial and educational card to promote Sights, Tastes and Toys of Regional JP.

Um..um... now I could found MM and PandaB are living in the no.15 area there.

After opening those flaps, you can see some interesting pictures and learn a bit simple Japanese as well. I like no.9 Kokeshi (doll) and no.24 – takoyaki (but I don’t know what it is)

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An Indonesian Bookmark: (From Selba , thank YOU ^_^)

It is not just a little bookmark that simple, at least I learnt those beautiful puppets are all handmade in Ancient City of Yogyajakarta in Central Java. The Puppets date from when Java was a Hindu Kingdom and the puppets are used to retell the epic Indian Ramayana. Originally the story in which the demon king Ramana seized Sita the beautiful wife of Rama was set in Southern India. However Javanese Hinduism transplaced all the events to occur within Java. Now Java is Muslim, the whole court of Java escaped to neighbor Bali where Hinduism still flourishes.

Yuletide's Decor

2006-12-25T20:05:00.000+08:00

Christmas decoration are brimmed with peaceful, warmth and joy in everywhere of the world. Each place shows it’s own characteristic.

Right in here, let me share some Yuletide’s decor from this little city for wishing YOU Enjoy the season's holidays.

Santa Claus is riding his Reindeer Sleigh coming to here...Uh, OH!!! Where are you, Santa Claus?

AH!!! I found you. You brought a BIG X'mas Tree in our central area..Hmm...so beautiful.

And the exuberant Christmas flowers too!

Then how come to miss a funny party with these cutness bunnies in here?

After the party, Santa Claus walks around the famous sighseeing spots -- Guia Lighthouse, A Ma Temple, Ruin St.Paul Church.. in Macao. Let's join him together..GO!!GO!!!GO!!! :-)

Feliz Natal e Bom Ano Novo 2007! (in Portugese).

華東五天之旅

2006-12-07T17:08:00.000+08:00

你們見到這架粉橙色有只松鼠的飛機嗎? 是那么別致, 卡通化. 我就是乘坐此澳門航空客機往中國的華東地區(南京, 無錫, 蘇州, 杭州及上海)走馬看花地遊覽了五日.

首天, 全部團員集合于澳門機場的離境大堂, 此行約有二十位團友, 多半是中年夫婦, 只有六位年青年人. 但是他們都很健談的.
我們乘坐中午十二時二十五分的飛機往南京,(午飯就要在飛機上吃), 到達南京已是下午三時…天氣非常差, 還下毛毛雨, 約七至十一度. 導遊還告訴我們在這五天行程中, 要記得七十一. 不要誤會是七十一便利店, 而是早上七時起床, 晚上十一時回酒店. 欸!!! 這么差的天氣環境下, 教我們那有心情去遊覽???

一小時車程後, 我們到達了宏偉的南京長江大橋, 甚么也看不到, 也拍不到照片. 結過只留在室內的陳列館聽了關於此橋的一點兒歷史背景. 簡潔而言, 由數目一到十都能了解它的資料.
一)它是中國的第一大橋
二)有上下兩層行車, 上層行普通車輛, 下層行火車.
三)此橋由三段組成, 中間一段主橋及兩座引橋.
四 - 五) 上層長4.5 公里.
六 - 七) 下層長6.7 公里.
八) 用了八年去建成.
九) 它有九個橋柱.
十) 為中國十全十美的大橋.

晚餐時, 吃過地道的鹽水鴨. (非常難吃). 之後, 去夫子廟市場一行便回酒店休息.

第二天:
到中國漁米之鄉無錫市. 遊覽中國第三大淡水湖─太湖. 乘船看看三國城的拍攝場景而已.

第三及第四天:
往蘇州:
參觀著名的盤門三景: 有瑞光塔, 水城盤門及吳門橋. 瑞光塔建于北宋, 而水城盤門則建于春秋時代, 為蘇州僅存的古城. 盤門的水陸城門並存, 透過城門便見到跨越古運河的吳門橋. 在此只短短的停留半小時, 但已體會到蘇州的獨特粉牆黛瓦建築及綠柳飄揚園林景色.
接著, 就到蘇州的第一絲綢廠看繅絲. 從業人員講解了從養蠶開始, 到蠶絲如何一根根抽出來上繅絲的過程, 然後做成絲綢成品. 哈..許多的團員及觀光客也被現場之製成的蠶絲被所動心而購買了.

在幾天旅程中較吸引我的地點當然是杭州的西湖. 西湖三面環山, 湖的面積是6.03平方公里. 湖面上有白, 蘇兩堤 . 將湖面分為五個小湖; 湖中有孤山, 亭園, 人工島…等. 其中船, 是杭州西湖中不能代替的獨特景致, 坐著那古典的畫舫漫遊及欣賞西湖的十景, 仿如置身于詩情畫意的世外桃園中的感覺. 難怪宋代的文學家蘇軾在他的一首詩中稱頌道: “欲把西湖比西子, 淡壯濃抹總相宜”.

最後一天只有四小時逗留在上海. 因為要于下午二時前趕赴機場辦登機手續.所以八時在酒店吃完早餐後乘車往上海的黃浦外灘一行, 在那坐國際聲名的地標---東方明珠塔前留影, 然後再去參觀小吃天堂城皇廟及上海老街遊覽購物. 在上海老街中, 我們當然品嘗了馳名而正宗的南翔小籠包. 還買了些當地的食品作手信..如: 紅豆白兔糖, 奶油五香豆…等.

不經不覺已到了中午一時半, 領隊催促我們要乘車往上海浦東國際機場. 當辦完所有登機手續時, 只是三時半, 使我們在候機室等了一小時才可上機. 由上海回澳門只須兩小時. 底達澳門機場已是七時半, 再取回所有行李及過關, 回到家已差不多八時. 雖然是很疲倦, 但此時此刻的感覺是最舒服的. 因有一張溫暖的床可以熟睡.

Vacation count down (3.2.1..)

2006-11-21T21:45:00.000+08:00

My sentiment is just like this photo, already in a vacation mood now.
3 days more to go, it’ll be my 2 weeks vacation. YIPPEE!!!

11.11.

2006-11-13T21:46:00.000+08:00

11.11 (Eleventh of November)! What kind of day worth to be celebrated?

Um..um…Independence Day in Poland or Ending WWI on the Western Front?

Though these are two important days have to remember, but what I am going to mention is another important event which was my cousin’s (Son of my father’s brother) Wedding Day on 11.11.2006 in the Regal Kowloon Hotel of Hong Kong.
I expected for his wedding for a long time, and now it was the date came that could shared his happiness in another stage of the life.

Here is a bit information about wedding's in Hong Kong:

It is included many traditions that are handed down from generation to generation in China. But depending on what province they are from in China they observe very different forms of this tradition. Also the western influence has brought about many changes. In the past it has been the Chinese custom for a boy’s parents to contact a girl’s parents by means of a mediator to arrange a marriage, before the young couple have ever met.

However, courting today in Hong Kong is usually done Western style. Nowadays when a couple who are dating decide to get married, usually the boy goes to the girl’s parents about the matter. Sometimes the boy’s parents, or in some rare cases a mediator known by both families, will intercede for the boy. During this contact between the two families the wedding details, dowry and other requirements are discussed. In these considerations the girl’s parents have the primary say.

When it is time to set the date, parents may consult a fortune-teller who may pick a “lucky day.” Or the “lucky day” may be arrived at by looking in the Chinese almanac. This is basically a book of astrology listing each day of the year and what should or should not be done on that day. “Good luck” is considered very important by both non-Christians and even members of Christendom’s religions in Hong Kong. They do everything possible to bring good luck on this special occasion. Once the wedding date is set, the bargaining starts on what might be called the bride price or dowry. The dowry usually is a set amount of money paid directly to the girl’s parents, or for a restaurant wedding feast.

The girl’s parents customarily stipulate the number of tables as well as what some of the feast courses must include, such as mushrooms, and chicken. The bride’s family may also require that a certain number of catties (pounds) of wedding cake be delivered on a “lucky day” before the wedding for distribution to friends and relatives. Usually the bargaining ends in an amicable settlement, with compromises on both sides. Sometimes, however, breaches in the relationship occur, even resulting in the calling off of the wedding. Or the in-laws may have separate feasts.

Of course, the boy’s parents are concerned about the money involved, since they often help their son to pay the dowry, and sometimes assume all the cost. After bargaining in connection with the wedding is over, there is frequently a discussion regarding what the girl’s parents are going to give the newlyweds. Sometimes it is furniture for the new home, except the wedding bed, which only the boy is to buy. If the girl’s parents are well-to-do, they may provide an apartment with the rent paid for one year, or, in some cases, paid in full.

When the wedding day finally arrives, the groom first goes to get his bride. When he arrives, friends and members of the family may not let him in unless he first pays “luck money.” This money, placed in red packets, is given to the one who opens the door or to everyone in the house. It is only after payment that the groom may receive his bride. Next, the wedding party may head to the marriage registry for the ceremony. Some people in Hong Kong, however, may want to be married on a “lucky day,” but find they are too late to get their marriage registered on that day. So they choose to have a customary Chinese wedding, and then, in the meantime, live together before having their marriage registered.

During the whole wedding ceremony on the day, I expected two things:
One is on the food: I was looking forward the food all night. Everyone was hungry because we had to wait forever while the bride and groom took photos with every possible family combination you can imagine.

(Wow...how sweet kiss after toasting to each other!!!!)

First, we got a barbecued whole suckling piggy delivered to each table. The piggy wasn’t as tasty as it looked but we were only served the crispy piggy skin, they took the piggy away. Then there was some kind of Sauteed sliced chicken and cuttlefish with vegetables, then some shark-fin soup, which was quite thick but not untasty. After that, served us some braised, sliced abalone with vegetables. Then some steamed spotted garoupa. Near the end, some rice and noodles. What a palatable dinner!

The second interesting and entertaining thing I was expected which was an emcee played some games to the bride and groom.

You see, my cousin requested to wear a RED shorts, walked around all the tables and the volunteers have to write some good lucks words or phrases on the front side and back side on his shorts. Of course, the first volunteer is his DAD.

(He looks like a superman ^_^)

My cousin’s Dad is writing the Chinese good luck words – 大吉大利.

The dinner almost finished at 11:45 p.m., I and my parents need to catch up the Jetfoil went back home, thus we had to leave a bit early. We said good bye to bride & groom and their families, wished them good luck again.

Charity Bazaar

2006-11-05T23:45:00.000+08:00

難得在一個天朗氣清的周日, 中午約了幾位朋友去新麗華酒店的中餐廳飲茶,我們議論了一輪後, 終于決定午飯後去園游會.

甚么園遊會? 就是一年一度由明愛舉辦的慈善園遊會.

明愛是服務了社會弱勢社群有五十多年機構, 它服務澳門社會不同階層，包括安老、複康、熱線輔導、推動社區、露宿者、複康巴士、家庭問題輔導、婦女中心、托兒服務、敎育服務等，並推動社區閱讀文化，推動靑少年文化生活，協助失業人士，助養本地、南亞和內地兒童，幫助南亞水災和地震災民等。

舉辦此慈善園遊會目的是籌募年度社會服務經費. 園遊會已成為居民踴躍行善獻愛心的慈善嘉年華活動之一。今年園遊會主題為“齊喜樂，共分享”，其內容豐富, 設有各類文娛節目, 還有以各類多姿多采的攤位遊戲為主，大部分的攤位遊戲都是由那些教會學校, 慈善團契負責. 所以每年這個時間那些中學生也很花心思去設計攤位遊戲, 輿觀眾同樂. 同場還設展覽區、兒童嬉戲區、美食區及DIY區等。

在園遊會裡逗留了整個下午, 除了玩遊戲獲得些小獎品 (文具, 毛公仔, 零食,小擺設..)外, 最重要的是做了善事. 助人為快樂之本, 施比受更為有福!

Went to Hill-climbing on Double Ninth Day

2006-10-31T14:34:00.000+08:00

30 th October, Double Ninth Day also named Chong Yang Festival (重陽節) falls on the ninth day of the ninth month of the Chinese lunar calendar. According to Chinese custom, nine is the highest odd digit, people take two of them together to signify longevity. Therefore, it has become a special day for people to pay their respects to the elderly and a day for the elderly to enjoy themselves. It has also been declared China's day for the elderly.

The day is traditionally celebrated by activities including hill-climbing, drinking chrysanthemum wine, hanging dogwood sprays, and other customs handed down from the Han dynasty story of Huan Ching and Fei Chang-fang, and were all originally practiced to avoid disaster and danger. Taking advantage of the high, cool fall winds of the season, the people on Taiwan have enriched the holiday with kite-flying, a custom which has become immensely popular on the island over the years.

Through the ages, Double Nine Day has evolved into a rich and varied occasion, with hill climbing and kite flying activities to strengthen the body, soul and heart; and Senior Citizens' Day to invigorate the traditional Chinese values of filial piety and caring for the elderly. The occasion is thus a time both of good spirit and deep traditional significance.

Coincidentally, 30 October was followed the weekend, thus I had three days holidays (totally free to relax). In order to celebrate the said date, we (I and my parents) walked up to the Guia Hill (the nearest one from my home) in the early morning at 6:30 a.m. as to do running as well. Though it took us 25 minutes walk from my house to there, there were lots of slanting stairs needed to walk up, so gasping. (lack of doing exercises) . We reached to the highest spot finally of the hill – Guia light house. It opens once (double ninth day) per year for local citizens or tourists to visit.

The lighthouse is a 15-metre high tower with a radius of 7 metres at the base narrowing upwards to 5 metres. At the top, there is a circular observation platform, 7 metres in diameter, where the lantern is installed. The tower has a rustic simple exterior design. The light transmitter is accessed by a spiral flight of stairs inside. Beside the lighthouse lies Guia Chapel built before 1622.

Guia Hill is the highest hill on the Macao Peninsula, rising 94 metres above sea level. Guia Fortress built between 1622-1638, has an area of around 800 square metres. The fortress is trapezoid in shape and has six metre high walls. The parapets are crenulated in order to accommodate large cannons. The fortress includes a lighthouse and a chapel. Macao takes its coordinates from the exact location of Guia Lighthouse completed in 1865.

The chapel has a nave measuring 16 by 4.5 metres, with thick bearing walls supporting the interior vaulting. The roof is covered with traditional reddish ceramic tiles. The roof ridge is 7 metres high and the corresponding eaves are 4.8 metres high. Inside, the sacristy is located on the left of the chancel and a small choir is located over the entrance.

In 1998, frescoes were discovered inside the chapel. The frescoes that decorate the entire interior of the chapel are elaborate representations of both Chinese and Western themes displaying motifs of religious and mythological inspiration, thus enhancing even further the cultural value of the chapel.

Arrrg..AH!! AH!!! MY ELBOW...

2006-10-22T12:12:00.000+08:00

OH, my fat fat elbow was scald

by the iron. *blush*

昨天熨衣服時, 不小心碰到熨斗的頂端,燙傷了手肘的表面皮膚. 當時又紅又腫. 于是用燙火藥膏涂搽在傷口(約15mmx6mm), 經過一晚後, 今天起床時, 怎料那腫脹的水泡穿了還有些流血. 所以用藥綿粘些獅子油(Josalon’s Healing Oil) 即時令它止了血, 再用消毒紗布包紮傷口, 就造成這個怪怪的手肘.

欸!!! 為何會這樣不留神, 希望那傷口治愈後, 不會有疤痕留下吧!

Ornaments in Moon Festival

2006-10-05T15:21:00.000+08:00

15th August of the Lunar Year, TOMORROW will be the Mid-Autumn Festival (Moon Festival). Chinese people believe that on that day, the moon is the biggest, roundest and brightest. And the term round implies family reunion in Chinese. So the Moon Festival is a festival for members of a family to get together wherever it is possible. Sons and daughters will bring their family members back to their parents' house, typically having dinner together, for a reunion.

P.P. feels extremely glad to celebrate the moon Festival in this year with her parents who came back from abroad in this meaningful date since 6 years ago.

I know, there are so many stuff (moon-cake, food, moon, fairy-tales..) to share for the Moon-Festival. Right in here, I simply would like to post a little colorful traditional Lanterns photos in this small city and hence wish everybody has a Wonderful Moon Festival.

Old vs New (Bus-stop)

2006-10-01T19:58:00.000+08:00

The very traditional old China style Bus-stop. The only one existed in Macao.

The commercialize Bus-stop, finds it everywhere in this little city now.

Going to see the ART exhibition

2006-09-24T20:45:00.000+08:00

After a long exhausted working week, should find something to relax on weekend. By reading local newspaper, know that a special, unique art exhibition is displaying in the Macau Museum now.

( This is the Macau Museum. Have you noticed that the appearance and location, seems up high at the hill? Yes, it located at the Monte Fort, it has been built into the ancient Fortress. )

Right this time, as a converging platform for Chinese and Western cultures, Macau Museum has brought the marvelous works of joint arts of Switzerland and Foshan of MainLand China paper-cuttings.

Paper-cutting has been one of the fascinating folk arts in the long-standing Chinese decorative art tradition. As early as Han & Tang Dynasties, there was the prevailing custom of women adorning their hair with Fang-Sheng, which was a set of two overlapping rhomboid pads decorated with gold or silver tinsel and scissor-cut silk flowers and birds.

The instrument of paper-cutting is nothing more than a pair of scissors or a small burin. The simplicity of the tool has contributed to the popularity of this art. Chinese maidens and young wives, together with the paper-cut artists, painted the life they enjoyed and cherished with pairs of scissors. Because of the wide diversity of regional cultures and ways of life, their paper-cuttings are seen clearly reflecting diverse styles and condensing regional characteristics. In the north, choice of subjects for paper-cuttings was often vegetables, fruits and livestock, bearing a folksy nature with simplicity, vigour and unconstrained style. At south of the Yangtze River, artists favoured from spring swallows and willows to pavilions, stone bridges and sailing boats, showing a refined, exquisite and refreshing taste. As for Foshan city, it becomes a representative of the modern paper-cutting in China since the implementation of the national reform and open policy. Foshan paper-cuttings are strikingly decorative and rich in tang of life, and therefore enjoy a mass popularity.

This one is a new year greeting-card from a Lecturer in Ningbo University, China

The main hue of Swiss artist work is in black & white, we could experience the idyllic sceneries from Switzerland countryside and savor the representational portrayal of Swiss life in the excellent works.

Switzerland Paper-cutting

Hey, the avatar in my blog profile is the nice paper-cutting work too!!! ^_^ What do you think?

Sparkling SKY!

2006-09-17T22:24:00.000+08:00

Glitter Stars

BANG!
There goes another one,
BOOM!! BOOM!!!
Screaming as it goes.
It's getting high,
Up in the sky!

WHOOSH!
Behind a spark,
Yellow, orange, silver
Red, white and blue,
Exploding in the dark!

Here is a warmth Silver Heart and some falling Stars

Though it was 20 minutes Firework display contest, "Macau International Fireworks Display Contest" has become an annual characteristic of Macau. It attracts many visitors specially choose this time of the year to come to Macau to enjoy an exotic and romantic holiday.

These marvelous fireworks not only lights up the nights of Macau, but also the hearts of spectators. Would you feel the same?

Sounds of Wind-Chimes..

2006-09-08T11:50:00.000+08:00

最近的某一天, 當我打開家中的信箱時, 收到一張溫情洋溢而且充滿詩意的一張風鈴明信片, 份外高興. 自從有了電子通信後, 實在已很久沒有收到朋友郵寄的信或者明信片., 而這張正是我一位日本同事寄來的.

你看! 一串串透明倒掛著的半球形玻璃球, 搖風寄語, 將她一點兒的親切問候隨風吹送到這兒來. 再此我寫出誠意致謝! 希望她工作順利, 事事如意!

看著此明信片時, 使我頓感到轉瞬間夏天快將過去, 秋天也即將來臨.我特別喜愛秋天, 微風迎來,周圍的花草樹木之顏色都在變化, 另人倍感舒服. 所以每年的秋天, 我都掛上那兩串熒光黃的星星風鈴在客廳和陽臺間的窗架上, 休憩時坐於客廳裏, 一邊品茶, 一邊看書同時聆聽那由微風吹奏起的輕鬆而優美的風鈴聲, 仿如進入大自然的懷抱里似的, 使我心境變得平靜.

在寧靜環境中, 靜聽輕柔的風鈴聲, 會另人有不同的情緒, 可能是思念, 歡欣, 又或者.....那么當你聽到這一點點的鈴聲時, 你會想起甚么???

現在也讓我將風鈴所傳來的寄語帶比海外的家人, 網友或者很長時間沒有聯絡的朋友, 願你們健康, 快樂!!!

Enjoy the International Blog Day

2006-08-31T16:20:00.000+08:00

今天在閱覽網友的網頁時, 才知道今天是(International Blog Day)國際博客日.
雖然我參與了博客的日子不是很長, 讓我也來介紹以下五位網友的網頁和大家一起分享此國際博客日.

Robin 是來自新加坡, 一位寵物愛好者, 特別是貓和狗,若你也喜歡寵物, 那一定要到他的網頁一遊.

Happy一位很神秘的吉隆坡女士, 從來也不透露自已是個如何的人. 但是, 當每人閱讀其網頁時, 都份外高興.

Selba 另一位美女來自印度尼西亞雅加達, 她喜歡旅行. 曾在六月份往土耳其, 如果你有興趣和她分享土耳其遊歷和印度尼西亞的文化, 請參閱她的Blog.

Moody 来自美國, 現居於日本, 是一位教師亦是一位音樂愛好者. 最近八月, 他帶領一班學生前往澳洲作學術性的交流活動. 他的文筆絕對有吸引力.

PandaBonium 他是一位見識廣博, 博學多才的中年人. 他在天空飛越了無數的里程..因為他曾經是一位飛機師.

Enjoy Blogging Day, everybody!!!

Did I go to Japan?

2006-08-25T10:12:00.000+08:00

You see! This fast bullet Train is crossing a field of lavender.

Spectacular Osaka Castle.
Kaminarimon Gate

Oh…No!! I am not in Japan. This is an epitome of Nippon culture and trends are moved to here – Macao!

The historic center of Macau has inscribed as a World Heritage Site since July 2005, Macao Tourist Office proceeded lots of interchange cultural activities with other countries. E.g. Japan, Singapore ..etc. Now, it’s a take turn chance that Japan Consulate General and Japan National Tourists Organization gave supports to Macao Govt. In the Macao Tower is brining the unique aura of Japan to here “Japan Amusement Expo.”, it invested 5 million dollar for combine the following attraction of Japan:

The nation-wide scenic:
Osaka Castle, Miyajima Otorii, ancient Japnese Odedo village, Kaminarimon Gate, Otaru Canal, Asakusabashi (淺草橋)

Typical delicacies:
Ramen, tempura, sushi, Sukiyaki (Japanese Hot Pot) will be selling in winter season.

Traditional Cuisine Street

Traditional cultural displays:
Paper arts, write a wish on the wooden charms for praying good fortune, workshop of Yukata introduction, Kendo and Sumo Wrestling Arena Performance...

Gismos:
Photo House (to play geisha, ninja, feudal warrior or sumo wrestler), Game Arcade to play Play Station, Ninja house to take Ninja training session…

Among the whole themes in the Expo, Nissin Museum attracted me the most which unmasked the secrets and the origin of instant noodles.

It isn't a noodle shop. It's a Nissin Museum!

(Work-flow of making a cup-noodle and explained the difference of noodle in various countries in the world. Actually, in order to pander the various countries flavor that made difference tastes and ingredients of the instant cup noodles.)

On the other hand, the sponsored Institution will be provided various programs each month. It is definitely an ideal place for families or tourists to go for fun over the following 6 months from now on!

Ice Lantern Festival

2006-08-20T22:51:00.000+08:00

Though there is still a long way to make my trip to the Northern cities of PRC to see its snowy white beauty and unique ice-carving arts. Coincidentally, there’s a chance for me to see the Harbin Ice Lantern in Hong Kong. In order to welcome 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing, as a city of PRC that brought the world-famous “Harbin Ice Lantern Festival” to Hong Kong.

I went to HK for one day trip with my friends on today. Well, it is very convenience from Macao to Hong Kong, just took 60 minutes by Jet foil.

The venue is in a shopping mall at City-plaza of H.K. which is kept freezing cold at -5 C as opposed to melting summer temperatures as high as 33 C. City-plaza became the coolest place in town such as a large fridge has been installed.
When we entered into the room, I heard lots of zowie “wow…wow…hua..!!!”from children, even adults. All visitors were attracted by the 16 assemblages of ice lanterns which ice crystals glowing with the marvelous auroras in the room.

Actually, ancient and primitive ice lanterns were supported by skeletons of thin bamboo strips. Water would be sprayed on the surface of the ice to primarily hold components in place. More layer of water would then be added to thicken the whole piece and put a candle inside, thus form the ice lantern. In nowadays, Harbiners used their sense of aesthetics and supreme craftsmanship, they carved plain ice blocks into a great various of artistic objects. And with the installation of colorful low-heat lighting, these objects will be transformed into works of Art.

This is the flower represents Hong Kong -- Ice Bauhinia

Kids love to play this challenging Ice Slide. Ice_Tunnel

The Giant Floral Vesse

The Octagonal Pagoda is the most outstandingone.

Forbidden Palace

(**photos were download from internet)

Women's Talking Point

2006-08-13T21:56:00.000+08:00

Perhaps you would say, topics among women are nothing more than gossip news, discuss about theirs children or spouse, fashion …etc. Yes, those are a part among them. I had a reunion with my close friends recently; we talked about women' s view on the marriage. May be most of us reach to the suitable marriage stage, thus we had different point of view for that. Do you know what we chatted?

Ms. F said: " As a woman, must or have to find a man to marry and produce before 30, that would be a real woman" .

Ms. J replied :" Right, if women don’t marry and give birth after 35 which would be very dangerous in produce at advanced in ages.

Ms. C:" Perhaps you are right, well, if the feeling of affinity hasn’t arrived, how could I just discussed about this?”

Ms. F. "L.O.L. Which generation you are living in? You can meet or find friends through various ways. It is no differentiate for man chases lady or lady chases the man! Don’t you need matchmaking like your predecessorin the fortieth/fiftieth era?”

Ms. C:" What’s bad for matchmaking? Both of them could get along with each other at least, then figure out whether he/she is that Mr. or Ms. right.”

Ms. J:" Hey, during my grand Parents period, they related on written letters for their communication and seldom meet. They cultivated their love feeling until after marriage. “

Ms. C:" Hm. . Hm. . . Hm. . This isn’t being in love! I would rather find one loves you more than you love him which will bring your bliss in all one's life."

Ms. F:" I disagree, you see most people got pregnant before their marriage, you can hit separately when some problems are confronted. What might if your spouse leaves you in the future, you still have your child to accompany you to spend old age.

Ms. C: ‘What? Relying on your next generation to hold you and your spouse together? Is this a true love? Have you think about the future of your child? She/he might be affected by you in living in a single family.”

Ms. J: " Come on, be open mind. It is normal case for most of the people would get divorced when problems are appeared. If everyone has the same thought as you, who will marry with you when you are old.

Ms. C: " Gee!!! As you can see, thousands of independent ladies who don’t marry in this world, they can still alive! "

*Sigh* why they had sort of opinions?!? What on earth is that hard to seek an ideal marriage life?

Ghost Festival

2006-08-08T16:39:00.000+08:00

8 Aug. 2006

(People pray for luck and peaceful on the street)

On the 14th night of the July Lunar month, it is the Chinese tradition which is called Ghost Month. Taoism named it as (中元節): pinyin: (Zhōngyuán Jié),Buddhism named it as (盂蘭節): (pinyin: Yúlán Jié).

According to legend, in the Ghost Month, ghosts and spirits come out from the lower world to visit earth. It is the climax of a series of the Ghost Month celebrations. Traditional activities on that day had to prepare ritualistic offering food, burn hell money to please the visiting ghosts and spirits as well as deities and ancestors. Other activities include burying and releasing miniature paper boats and lanterns on water, which signifies "giving directions to the lost ghosts" as well as to prevent them for hurting mortals on earth. Thus, most southern in China have to practise the general mores.

A special Vase

2006-07-30T19:43:00.000+08:00

I put something different in the sitting room on today as to create a happy mood on weekend, so I did a simple flower arrangement. Though I am not an Expert to handle it, it looks great after I did some trimming and arrangement.

There are a few vases are stored in my house. This one should be my most favorite one which was bought from Beijing in 1998 when I studied Mandarin there. It looks very artistic.

(My fond of Vase with Duhuang fresco)

You might notice the carving picture on it that is the very famous Duhuang fresco in China. Duhuang located in the Gobi dessert, it features many beautiful wall fresco paintings and more than 3,000 sculptures dating from the fourth to the fourteenth century. Such a historical country, I must go to a visit in the future!

CHA…Cha…cha…!!

2006-07-24T10:02:00.000+08:00

23 July 2006

Cha…cha…cha….cha…123…123…

From cha cha to four steps, then Tango, Waltz….Whew!! Whew!!!
A dazzling stage，pairs and pairs of skillful Dancers dressed in gorgeous ball room dress and danced in a harmony dancing movements. Um..um…it wasn’t a show in the club. It was the Macau International Championships of Latin and Standard-dance which was held in function room in Macau Tower.

Ei…eh…although I don’t know how to dance or not a good dancer, I enjoy to see this kind of competition sometimes. Especially the event held on Saturday, my friend represented Hong Kong to participate the Open and Close Professional stand competitions. Of course, I have to cheer her on.

The whole championship started from noon to 9:00p.m and it was divided into three sections:
Noon section: Close Juvenile Latin under 12 years
All competitors were from HK, Mainland China and Macau. They must present Cha cha, Rumba, Tango and Jive per round.
There’s a little pair came from China, they are only 6 years and the very shortest, cuteness one in this section. The little girl is taller than the boy. They attracted a lot of audiences who showed for their no. “113, 113 Ka Iao (Ganbate)” Finally, they awarded an award.

Afternoon Section:
Close Amateur Standard plus Close Professional Standard. It was the same, participants were from HK, China and Macao. Somehow, it was a bit difficulty for them. They had to perform Waltz, Tago, Four Steps, Quick steps for each round.
My friend won the 2nd runner up. (OH….oh….yeh!!!!!!!!!!!) Bravo..!

Evening Section: Open Professional Latins
All teams are from overseas, Australia, England, Finland, German, Taiwan….etc.
This part was the most wonderful part in the whole day. Which country won?
It’s England Team. !

Here are some photos. (forgive my poor photo taking skills and the poor camera).

(Stage)

(My friend and her partner)

(The Winner--From England)

(Presentation of Prize)

BOOKMARK

2006-07-19T12:23:00.000+08:00

Bookmark”? Am I going to talk about web-based bookmark repository? No, of course not!

Bookmarks are the favorite collection of PinkPanther since she was in Grade 3 until now. A series of book marks collection are not just gave me deeply footprints in my various stages of life, also to apprehend some truth of human’s life from it’s nice wording or poem.

Especially this: (A gift from my Dad. I stick it on my desk as a motto).

"Don’t Quit”
** When Things Go Wrong as
They sometimes will, when
The road you’re trudging seems all up hill.
When the Funds are low and
The Debts are high and
You want to smile but
You have to sigh.
When care is pressing,
You down a bit,
Rest if you must, but DON’T QUIT.

**Life is queer with its twists and turns,
As everyone of us,
Sometimes learns, and
Many a failure turns about.
When he might have won,
Had he stuck it out;
Don’t give up.
Though the pace seems slow,
You may succeed with another blow.

**Success is failure turned inside out,
The silver tint of the clouds of doubt, and
You never can tell
How close you are,
It may be near when
It seems so far;
So stick to the fight when
You are hardest hit,
It’s when things seem worst that
You must NOT QUIT.

網絡之友

2006-07-12T16:57:00.000+08:00

在現今二十一世紀科技資訊發達的年代, 人們通信,交流訊息的方式也隨之改變. 往昔那些甚麼白鴿傳書, 書信交筆友….等已被電腦網絡聯繫媒體所取代. 如: Yahoo messenger, MSN messenger, ICQ,. IPhone, net-meeting.. 我們應該為此而高興還是慨歎!

事實上,有很多人也是通過以上方法來結交朋友,尋找配偶.在我周邊的朋友, 亦有好幾個實例,成功地找到自已的另一半.是他們幸運之果??

在虛擬的網絡世界裏可以任意改編一個網名和那些沒有見過面的人交談, 可以輸發自已情感, 盡吐苦水, 總好過面對面去指責現實裏的朋友或家人. 而且可以瞭解別國的文化及他們生活見聞.

我也嘗試過和不同國家的人閒聊, 但很多都是短站性的無聊之談的網友.只有幾位保持了六年的時間, 現在還有繼續聯繫. 但我對於這點還是覺的有點疑惑,到底網絡之友可以深交嗎? 我們可否成為真正的朋友?

A New baby Monkey

2006-07-09T15:00:00.000+08:00

08.July.06

I haven’t been to the Zoo to see animals for a quiet long time. Coincidently, one of my friend celebrated her daughter 's birthday on yesterday and asked me to participate their activity which was go to the zoo near around my house for having some fun. Surely I promised.

Though the zoo isn’t very big one, there are various larks, animals are there attracted children or family to see, e.g. Robin, Swallow, Pigeon, Bears, Goat…etc. While we were strolling in the zoo, my friend’s daughter suddenly shouted to her mother, “Hey, Mom, come over here! You see that baby monkey, it’s cute, it has gold fur.!!!”.

AH..there was a newly born baby monkey in this Zoo, it’s a type of Monkey calls Francoisi’ Leaf Monkey. That baby girl monkey was born in May this year, it has five family members (included her parents), one brother is 3.5 years and a sister in 2 years. Their parents were donated to here from GuangXi Province of MainLand China in June 2000.

According to the Zoo Keeper' s explanation, this kind little monkey has gold fur of it' s whole body when it was born, then will peel off their golden fur into black fur little by little.
Interestingly, you can see it' s long long tail which is longer than it' s slim body. A tuft of hair upstanding on it’s head, a pinch of white hair on it’s cheek. WHAT A LOVELY MONKEY.

I heard people said this sometimes: “If someone was born in the year of Monkey, he/she has a very clever, nimble character.” I do believe it, because some friends around me, they are in this character. How about you?

Lotus Festival

2006-07-02T11:49:00.000+08:00

01.July.06

Pure, fragrant and pretty flowers – LOTUS are always attracted me to see. Yes, it’s an annually Lotus Festival in here. In such a hot weather (34 C. degrees) plus almost sweating while I am staying in my home (sigh). Because I live in the 4th floor of a flat and the balcony is just at the top part. Thus, I decided to go out for a walk and took a short bus trip to Taipa Island. When the bus was passing
through the Bridge, I saw a lovely sky with piles of white clouds such as those large pieces of cottons.

Well. What if I’ve a pair of wings that could fly over there, it sounds fairy ^_^.

After 30 minutes, I arrived at the Taipa Garden. All of those blooming lotus were waiting for me to capture their beauties.

(Lotus Pond) A tiny egret is standing inside that house, can you see that?

(White vs Pink)