1.29.2005
Weekend Recap
Jessie同Amy好勁,打足2個鐘
我一個鐘後已經累到半死了~ -.-
之後同埋Priz去屋企附近間Rumi's Cafe食我地個Late Lunch
d野幾好食, 食到好飽。
夜晚去左沙煲打邊爐慶祝step生日
well, 基本上係火鍋唔係打邊爐
d野食一黎就倒晒落去,特別係牛肉....
唔夠10秒無晒~ 哈哈。
男仔同女仔打邊爐既分別.....=_="
之後返Step度切蛋糕
又估埋d恐怖Games,又玩埋d變態游戲
真係笑到我爬係度~~~~
Sat:夜晚去左DT Aqua Riva食Dine Out
食物水準同Fish House差唔多
西餐食物通常都俾唔到咩驚喜我
因為基本上我覺得西餐係食環境食Presentation同食Service既 =P
果度仲有無敵黑媽媽海景添~ ((因為Vancouver海上好少燈))
Sun: 返工
有個大陸佬撞跌我地d野唔賠錢
就連Sorry都唔肯講, 仲聲大大寸寸共
理論一番之後Lilian話同呢d人講野都有失身份所以叫佢即刻走
我地唔係話歧視d大陸人
但事實上真係遇過好多大陸人都好無禮貌
唉...... 呢種無文化既表現幾時先可以改-.-
World Economic Forum 2005
World Economic Forum 2005 (世界經濟論壇) is having its annual meeting 2005 in Davos. The theme for this year is "Taking Responsibility for Tough Choices". Issues like China and Europe economic growth, poverty, globalization, climate change and many more others are discussed during the meeting. Here are the two most interesting and touching stories that i've read:
China on the Brain
基爾安祖蓮娜為非童帶頭募捐 莎朗史東狂呼5分鐘籌780萬
For the first one... well the first paragraph of the article says it all, who don't want to do business with us? (or even only exchanging name cards?!) And the article rises a very good point - true, we need democracy, china wants capitalism, but we will have it in our own ways.
For the second one... from what i learnt from Geog100, some countries in Africa is now having an infant death rate higher than 30%. oh god, almost 1 baby dies out of 3 babies because of different diseases and mainly, HIV.
u know... we should care more about the world, not just ourself.
(((My two cents. ^_^)))
1.27.2005
Map Search
第一次到七樓Map Area, 真係打開眼界.....
勁多Maps~ 乜Maps都有.......@_@
個"map管理員"好熱心咁教我
又叫我講一度地方我唔知係邊既 佢demonstrate俾我睇點搵
咁我咪講 AFRICA囉 (汗)
佢即時沒好氣說可唔可以講深少少.....haha XDDDDDDD
我都覺得自己有d低能 =D
(((之後Carrie話我應該講HONG KONG窩...hahahaha....)))
1.25.2005
全年最沮喪日?
一月係全年最難過既月份。((俗語也有說:年關難過年年過ma))
而最近一名英國心理學家就更加用formula計算出"全年最沮喪日"就係1月24日~
條Formula係咁既:
[{W+(D-D)}*T*Q]/(M*NA)
果位專家話﹐ 每一個negative factor佢都會俾個value佢
例如:
W = the worst weather usually happen in the middle of each month
(D-D)= Credit card loan from Xmas minus the loan that have paid
T = the "after-Xmas" saddness
Q = give up the goals that u set from previous year (which u haven't' achieved)
M = seriously lack of motivation
NA = try to get rid of the confusion ASAP
well, plug all these factors into the formula, and you'll see JANUARY 24th is "the Most Discouraging Day" of the year wor....
1.23.2005
Weekend Recap
日日吃喝玩樂, 快樂不知時日過添....=P
Well, firstly, Happy birthday to Clau and Mi~
22yrs old......-_-"
when did we first meet each other huh?
probably.... when we were 14 or 15 years old?
HOLY...!!!!!! time passes so quickly ne!!!
When i was 16, i thought i had so much time to waste
and now I'm 21, i think i've wasted too much time............
so, i wish both of you are going to have a wonderful future starting from 22 yrs of age la~ (((especially Mi, since you're graduating very soon...^^)))
anywayz, we went to Fish House (Stanley Park) to celebrate yesterday
the food was decent but i kinda appreciate their service and more importantly they didn't charge 15% service fee due to our big group of people~ hehe.... also they didn't charge Carmen's two fresh oysters since the waiter forgot to bring them out and the main course came first.
Highlights of the day:
- one of the main courses - Five-Spice Duck Confit
((Star anise, ginger & cranberry sauce, buttermilk mashed potatoes & seasonal vegetables)) just totally tasted like 燒乳鴿, or maybe 燒乳鴿 is actually a French dish? haha.....
- Mike doubted that our cake was cut by the executive chef since each piece of cake was cut so nicely... haha
- Went to Casino afterwards, had a very exciting bet and ended up winning $3.5~ feel so happy.......=D
1.18.2005
今日比較多野講 =)
但真正上學日子只有三天
所以﹐ 悠閑程度與放假時分別不大 =D
(((搵工願望暫時毫無進展的說)))
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媽今天生日,在凱悅買了個六寸鮮芒果蛋糕
不嬲覺得凱悅的蛋糕不錯
雖然價錢普遍貴其他地方一倍 =(
本想買芒果麼士/芝士蛋糕
但售餅員highly recommend鮮芒果蛋糕
說很多客人都專程訂它云云~
好, 就試下你有幾好食 >:)
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偶然下係一個blog內見到有人討論"點解我地要讀大學?"
有人覺得讀大學只是履行對父母既承諾
又或者我地覺得, 已經通街都係大學生
你如果唔係既, 點同人競爭?
"為俗人眼光而活著,在俗人眼光下找意義" <-- (活在中國人的傳統思想裡更加感到壓力)
作為一個就黎畢業既大學生﹐
我意識到一張證書只不過係俾到你見工既一個機會
說穿了,人地唔係想請一本textbook,或者一台機器
人地要既係你既Talent, 你既ability, 你既uniqueness
見到有位人兄分析得好好
希望各位朋友睇睇, 再想想。
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一個bachelor degree呢個年代只係個minimum!
小弟見唔少申請做文員既畢業生, 成積几好都請唔落手….
要出來搵倒工,做得好,賺倒想要賺既錢,除左主修果d專門知識(specific/professional competence)要趁讀u既時候, 銳意develop好自己既general competence. 後者好多時比前者重要.
呢d general competence 最少有五範:
(a) 思考能力….唔單係分析, 重要創造, 唔單要好, 仲要快….要practical, 要 inform decisions, 要 strategic, 要realistic, 要 win-win
(b) 溝通能力….寫, 聽, 讀, 講中英文之外, 溝通既effectiveness, 表達既技巧. 好多剛出來做野既朋友, 几時同點用電話/email/會面/letter各方式同同事, 上司, 下屬, 或者客戶溝通, 都無概念
© 建交能力 - 所謂既 networking, 唔係單單中國人既"關係", 邊度涉及人, 就有呢個element. 個assumption係你幫下我, 我幫下你. 友要多, 要有信任; 敵要少, 要買得起. ….亦包括點樣manage 同事, 上司, 下屬, 或者客戶既關係. 仲有點樣manage是非. 一味擦鞋或者企硬, 係好out同無dynamics既approach.
(d) up to date …掌握資訊, 消息, 科技, 行程, 咩都要好奇去知….快人一步, 理想達到
(e) 終生學習….上進心已經唔係奢侈品, 因為唔上, 相對就係退, 唔少几十年bank clerks比人抄左之後完全係外面生存唔倒. 想唔想自己部電腦永遠都唔out? 自己個人腦都要! 終生學習, 持續進修就好似firmware update自己. 仲有, 終生學習 =/= 考多几張cert, 要真正學, 唔係買沙紙, 要真正食力, 碌得過都好, 講兩句就知無料到. 唔好太計較實質功效, 有日機會來到, 就會用得著, 用唔著, 都無蝕.
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1.17.2005
Pac-Man 食鬼~
1.15.2005
Still Cold
失驚無神又落下雪
曬兩野又溶返晒變冰
玩野~~~~~~~
頭先同小Ben排隊等自助洗車果陣聽到今晚會70%落雪+冰雨
搞到佢即刻唔想洗,哈哈~~~
尋日去左Carrie度打麻雀
初時佢屋企無開heat搞到我地勁凍
我地著晒鏤,襟晒顫,戴埋手襪咁打
雖然之後開左heat
但都一樣咁凍~
所以我完全無hup到眼訓,幾好~ 哈哈。
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from iPod --> Mini iPod,
and now plz meet iPod shuffle
516mb or 1GB~
well 1GB should be good enough for me since i really treat it as a mp3 player, not portable hard drive ok.....
oh ya it's starting from $99USD~
really an irresistable price huh >:D
1.13.2005
Drive Safe
Burnaby RCMP say a car was driving erratically on Hastings, using the left turn lanes to pass.
Witnesses estimate the driver was going at least 80 kilometres an hour when he lost control of his Pontiac.
"It appears that as the vehicle approached the curves at Delta and Hastings, it lost control and went up on the sidewalk," said Burnaby RCMP Cpl. Douglas McLaughlin.
"It appears that the vehicle cleared the sidewalk, hit a retaining wall, spun and hit a tree."
McLaughlin says 62-year-old Catherine Yuen of Burnaby was declared dead at the scene after being hit and thrown several metres by the out-of-control car.
The driver, a 58-year-old man from Courtenay, had to be removed from his burning car using the Jaws of Life. He was taken to hospital with minor injuries including a broken wrist.
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HASTINGS又有交通意外喇。。。。
之前果個係Kensington夾Hastings渣200km/hr撞到自己架車斷開三節 (即場死左)
今次仲係正Priz個BLOCK出面果個轉彎位添ar
條友係果個彎位以80km/hr Cut Lane跟住失控仲撞埋行人路
撞死左個婆婆呀......唉。
Everyone, Plz....Drive Safe
1.12.2005
1.11.2005
生日想食乜?
咁岩Dine Out Vancouver會係21號開始到二月三號
唔知你地有無興趣呢?
http://www.tourismvancouver.com/dining/dineout.cfm
有既唔該早d出聲
好多出名既餐廳好快就會FULL架喇 =D
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Ben's selection: C restaurant
My selections: Le Gavroche and Provence Marinaside
Priz's selection: Anyone with complicated names....hahaha
Ray's selection: No seafood-only restaurant
1.09.2005
Spring 05 - Begins
聽日又係一個新Semester既開始
Schdule for now:
Monday: 1:30pm - 4:30pm
Wednesday: 11:30am - 4:30pm
嗯﹐ 太空閑了吧。。。。
係時候要搵多份Part-time喇 =)
Recap:
Annual Kick-off event on last SAT
very great and successful event ar~
lots of clients joined and informative seminar we had...
(((remember don't hold USD la.....hehehehe)))
因為我地要co-ordinate既關係
我地都無乜點食到果度provide既早餐
所以之後我地幾個走左去加樂飲茶
哈哈, 佢地幾個全部著晒西裝
好在無人認錯佢地係酒樓部長o者 =D
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1.07.2005
Back
Kamloops真的很冷很冷啊。。。。。
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第一天
半夜三點半出發﹐ 可憐的小Ben到一點先訓得著
但兩點已經要起身了 (我可睡到兩點五十分啊 A_A)
我地行Hwy#5 大概八點去到Kamloops﹐然後係麥當勞食左個早餐
再渣到去SunPeaks大概10點~
沿途見到越來越多雪覺得好興奮
因為始終去滑雪嘛﹐要多雪先好玩既~
但去到我就知我個想法係錯晒!!!!
因為Kamloops入面係勁凍囉 (零下十八度)
我地個個未滑雪都已經著到成隻粽咁
我著左一件中袖Tee + 兩見Fleece + 一件夾綿 + Gortex
anywayz...去到滑雪場﹐搞左好耐先開始滑雪
一坐上個Ride就覺得超凍﹐唔係大風﹐但真係好凍囉
我開始勁流鼻涕﹐手腳開始冰冷 (甚至開始無感覺)
滑落黎個陣加埋風速更加爽死了 -_-"
滑完一次之後大家都好唔惦﹐拿拿淋走去廁所吹返暖d手手腳腳
Clau同Carmen更加放棄埋
well...$49一個Ride, so waste ne =_=
而我地抖左一陣之後開始習慣所以就繼續滑喇~
SunPeaks呢個Mountain好大﹐又唔多人
如果唔係咁很凍應該會很好玩的 =(
HighLights of the Day:
- 我地個住個條村叫Crystal Village, 屋入面既擺設同裝修都好Family Style既, feel very warm about that
- Outdoor Jaccuzzi 超級正:浸既時候望住旁邊厚厚既積雪,感覺真好 =D
- Dinner: Steak, SweetCorns, Chunky, Ceasar Salad
- 六個人用一支旅行裝牙膏﹐ 大家每次刷牙都用鼻屎咁大劈牙膏咋~~~~ Michael仲話為左大家所以犧牲唔刷牙, haha
- Watched "The Mummy"
- 全部人11點前全部訓晒~~~~~~~~~~ 我估小Ben一韃落床無20秒已經訓著左﹐佢真係太累了 =)
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第二天
其實每年我地去ski trip都會預滑兩日雪既
但因為尋日既恐怖經驗﹐所以我地決定今日唔滑雪喇
所以個個訓到九點幾十點先起身
但起身後就發覺今日既溫度竟然"高達"零下十一度
所以我估如果今日先滑可能會好好多 =(
食完個西式早餐之後我地就開始行下個village
周圍影相同Snow War =DDDD
個度d雪超綿﹐係渣唔實既﹐好得意~~~~~
跟住又想去Snowshoe同Skating
((Snow Mobile無得玩﹐狗狗拖雪車又勁貴))
到最後因為大家都唔係好願意郁動既關係((縮沙 -_-))
所以到最後係乜都無玩既, 哈哈
((仲有最衰我地唔記得帶Tobagan)))
Highlights of the day:
- 入面個market d野勁貴, 牛奶2L$5.5, 牛油$5.5一舊, 酒$10一Pack (平過飲奶lor)
- Dinner: 粟米青口火腿蛋絲白汁螺絲紛 + Garlic Bread + Chunky
- 玩左4個鐘Monopoly.... ((搞到我睇唔到Mummy Return =P))
- Ray 飲左酒嘔。
story will be continued......=D
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1.03.2005
Ski Trip (4th-6th)
hopefully it's not unimaginably cold la =D
(Lowest: -16*C Tomorrow and -11*C on Wed and Thurs in Kamloops @_@)
1.02.2005
凍+支力
搞左成五個幾鐘﹐"支力"到爆。。。。
天氣又凍﹐搞到病病地咁。。。。。
屎啦星期二仲要去Ski Trip架
希望可以快d好返啦 =(
P.S. 各位﹐我地既善款已經捐左去Red Cross啦 =D
1.01.2005
It is 200......5 now?
Can u see our "2005"?
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尋日New Year Eve一朝早就返 Office 幫手包禮物
一共左包左成200份禮物﹐ 包左兩個幾鐘
不過其實我地都包得好"拿西"﹐ 嘻嘻~~~
之後去買材料預備Party既野食
真係唔該晒Jessie﹐又得登同我地落Chinatown買材料
又煲夏枯草過我地~
d夏枯草好正﹐果真做到"又唔好咁甜﹐但又唔好唔甜"呢個無聊要求wor.....哈哈!!
之後同Priz去Save on買野整Cheese Bread
大約六點到就去Saimon度預備我地個Sukiyaki喇~
Menu of the day:
Appetizer: Blue Cheese bread + Shrimp with sweet&hot sauce (from costco =P)
Main course: Sukiyaki + Udon (all the ingredience, especially the fresh winter mushrooms are really good)
Dessert: Chocolate Moose Cake (from Costco too =P)
((↑切燒豬儀式))
食完野我地就決定落DT倒數
因為我地去到DT已經11點幾﹐所以我地就無行去個Library Square個邊倒數
而走左去Banana Republic,兩間Starbucks果個路口個度等喇
嘩~~~勁多人囉﹐仲勁多中國人囉
我第一次感受到原來Vancouver係咁多香港人既 @_@
大概等到差唔多12點,d人就開始起哄
到12點d人就沖出十字路口慶祝喇
不過最衰係個鐘無秒針﹐所以我地全部Miss晒5 4 3 2 1囉 v___v
anywayz.... I'm quite glad that 2004 is over
and I hope everyone can be better in 2005 =D
New year resolutions:
1) to GRADUATE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
2) earn more $$$ and experience
3) Start CFP and work hard for it
4) Don't be lazy physically and mentally
5) read more, learn more, play more, achieve more
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OOoooo one more thing, thanks everyone's donation ar~~