I do believe in you and miracle
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Posted:Jan 19, 2006 6:15 am
Last Updated:Mar 5, 2006 9:28 pm 4862 Views
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I do believe in you and miracle,
I do.
I don't believe you would disappear in such a coward way,
I don't.
You did say you would send me a post card in sand's glimmer,when you were travelling
You did.
You did say you would send me a letter of hint, for me to find out where you were travelling - if I find, I join you; if I dont, you would be lost and vanish -
from my world,
You did.
What kind of logic, what kind of game?
I say, it's too cruel.
I will cry, cry, cry...
I will
Yet I do believe in you and miracle
I do believe that karma and yuan is not a joke
I do believe it will return
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關於放縱的對話 (Dialogue abt Indulgence)
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Posted:Jan 18, 2006 4:31 am
Last Updated:Mar 5, 2006 9:28 pm 4881 Views
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癲燕語:
�我的靈魂沒有出路時, 我去旅遊, 我去暢游
我想放縱
但放出去的心
又難以收回來
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�失常序, 回常序
出鞘, 入鞘
正軌, 出軌
我兩極游走
我難以決斷
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蔡瀾語:
�你首先要放縱自己, 去旅行是絕對可以放縱. 放縱是非常好的解決方法, 問題是你可不可以�收科�. �哪種力量令你在放縱之後可以�收科�? �那就是你不停扭轉、領會自己的現實. 逃避之後, 清醒過來, 你要回來, 這是你的選擇. 我覺得這個現實是我, (如果)我一拋開(這個我), 我就變成另一個人, 所以我會回來. �
所以我會回來!
所以我會回來!
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The Price in China
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Posted:Jan 16, 2006 4:49 am
Last Updated:Mar 12, 2006 9:21 pm 5677 Views
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What can you buy with HKD79/EUR8.45/USD10.30?
In Hong Kong? In Europe? In USA? Guess you cant buy much a thing.
How about in China?
Yesterday I tried an promotional offer by my Bank of China credit card company - pay HKD79 - to get a ticket to Zhuhai Chinese Medicine Valley plus a 45 minutes spa/massage on back in their Chinese Ancient Treatment House.
It's really nice and relaxed!
The Chinese Medicine Valley is built naturally along a hill that offers birdview of the city, having both indoor and outdoor facilities. There are a variety of pools inside, mainly Chinese medicine pools (containing long-boiled herbal soup of different functions and benefits to body and mind) , but also aromatic pools like rose, greentea, milk. what's most interesting is a Yi Ching pool designed w/ Feng Shui elements. Also a mineral sand pool where I asked my friend to bury me w/ sands and had a wonderful sleep there lying on an antique blue porcelain pillar. When in sands, i had peaceful thought that everybody does lie down like this and disappear little by little at their last moments.
The pools temperature varied from cold, cool to hot. You can enjoy according to yr likes. At last, I jumped inside the cold swimming pool n had a long-missing swim. I felt cool but excellent! Then I jump to hot pools again to a last contrast feel, which could well stimulate blood circulation.
Remember, we still had spa on the back yet to do. The girl, 20, but has quite good skill. Just close eyes, dip into a slumb and wander...
All these just cost HKD79/EUR8.45/USD10.30 (excl. the petty tips fr the girl). Is China price too cheap or too worthy? When I travelled in Amsterdam, I always stretched out tongue at EUR prices because I had the mind for currency exchange.
However, this's only the seeming surface, dont be cheated by Chinese prices. If you are one of the average salary-earning Chinese people, you are paying high, much higher than your European, American friends and Macau/Hong Kong compatriots for general expense. Actually China can be one of the most inflationary countries nowadays.
We may discuss further this topic later, if interested.
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One week after smoke got in my eys, how can we earn back what we've been robbed (End)
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Posted:Jan 13, 2006 8:55 pm
Last Updated:Jun 26, 2006 11:27 pm 6231 Views
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I'd like to make it short n impartial, as Macau is a tiny, crazy place where social information is rather restrained to gossips among the community.
Last Sat. we had a dinner at the Affso Restaurant. Things emerged step by step:
1. Apart from a wine, we picked up 3 dishes fm the Today's Specialities list and were confirmed twice by the wait-lady (who is fat n had a big smile in the beginning) orally (she did not write it down)!
2. 1st dish - a braised seafood rice came, ok.
3. 2nd dish, came a lamb meat in pot, instead of the grilled fish we ordered. Reluctantly, the waitress retreated it, saying the list given to us for order was from yesterday and the fish we wanted not available today. Then she showed another list and asked us to make a substitute order to replace the lamb.
4. 3rd dish, a boiled misccellany traditional dish, came cold. We requested to heat it up. More reluctantly, she took it to do so. And came back later, food heated. Yet not as good as it s/b.
5. Anyway, we drank, talked and ate. Never thought there w/b storms.
6. Suddently, the wait-lady sprang up by us, stretching out the Today's List, "so, what you want to order to replace the lamb?" We checked they didnt have our fish so we rejected. "No, no, you must order another dish, you 3 persons 3 dishes, this is a new rule here." She insisted. But what kind of rule? There was no clause like what she mentioned in the list, menu, on the table or the wall.
7. Wait-lady came down to the ground-floor, reporting to the boss. We heard her exited voice discussing w/ Affso, the restaurateur. Mins later, she came up, "you must order the 3rd dish, this is the boss's rule!" But our original order was a mistake by the restaurant n there's nothing suitable for us.
"So what do you want?" wait-lady pushed.
"We want your boss!"
However, the boss never came up.
8. We were shocked and discussed what to react. We knew,( from portuguese community gossips), the boss is arrogant and will never accept complaints. The only gentleman of us, LuTe offered to go down to explain the messy situation btw their service and kitchen. I opened big my eyes because i could imagine it.
9. We two ladies sat and waited. Finally, LuTe returned with a frustrated red face. He just got some insult fm the non-sense boss. The boss shouted at him and spoke names. We asked him to tell the details but he refused. We ladies felt very angry and upset. We offered to confront Affso for a discussion but LuTe stopped us.
10.We ordered the bill. The retreated lamb dish was on the bill, with a big $$. We questioned wait-lady, who said she cant help. "Go to the boss..." was her only answer. LuTe showed his extreme meekness of "facing the music". As the last resistance, Crys told the wait-lady we wanted to take the Lamb away. "Tell the boss" was the same answer we got. We ended up paying for what we had not ordered and eaten. At last, wait-lady expressed her sorry's and said its all the boss's problem and nothing she could help.
11. We sat a little while. I felt as though smoke got in my eyes. I hardly rushed to the boss and taught him a lesson! We concluded it's Affso's mal-attitude led to this frustration. He's not smart in business. We ladies cheered a bit up but LuTe still felt down, very down. What shall we do?
12. Polite farewell. We thought we should pay back the boss's unreason and ruthlessness w/ reason and kindness. We two ladies stepped down the groundfloor, where the boss sat there drinking. We looked at him, gently, politely, waved our hands and farewell him. (I felt it's a bye-bye forever). That's our last weapon and straw. The boss stunned there, not knowing how to respond.
Aiii!
Ladies are narrow-minded. Until today I remember this mistreatment and the robbed money of the Lamb by Affso. I may send him a debit note and ask our money back, or go there again, just to finish the lamb we paid but never eat.
Any good idea / way to take back our right and dignity as customers? Please, I do need it for a revenge. Otherwise, we looked very stupid.
p.s. Both Affso and LuTe are Portuguese. Anything to do with their lusitano mentality?
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2006 Golden Sentences based on Chinese Zodiac (Feng Shui)
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Posted:Jan 12, 2006 8:37 am
Last Updated:Mar 5, 2006 9:28 pm 4967 Views
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A/c to the top-selling Hong Kong Chinese astrologer Lei Koi Meng, the following are the "Golden Sentences for the diferent Chinese signs:
(v friends have read his book for several years and proved stunning accuracy.So check and observe
For Dog: birth-1982,1970,1958,1946
"A not so lucky year but there are seeds of good luck out of bad lucks."
For Pig: 1983,1971,1959,1947
"Being too honest w/b poisonous. Being too merciful to others is equal to being cruel to yourself."
For rat: 1984,1972,1960,1948
"Invest on yrself, be kind to yrself and treat yrself better is the very foundation of life.
For buffalo: 1985,1973,1961,1949
"Face the tough situations with simple emotions. Don't use complexity to deal with simplicity."
For tiger: 1986,1974,1962,1950
"Change angle to find other possibilities,change to another direction to make your struggle fruitful."
For rabbit: 1987,1975,1963,1951
"Only after losing it can you savour what u've lost and what u've never treasured before."
For dragon: 1988,1976,1964,1952
"Only with bigger,advanced target will you make progress."
For snake: 1989,1977,1965,1953
"Don't always be smart,to be dumb is valuable and necessary."
For : 1990,1978,1965,1954
"The crescent moon is rather an angle view than being incomplete. View adversity as such."
For sheep:1991,1979,1966,1955
"Pains do not originate from things themselves but from your own sensitive prediction and anxiety."
For monkey:1992,1980,1967,1956
"Dont wait for success to enjoy life,because by then you'll have much more to worry."
For cock:1993,1981,1968,1957
"Do it with 100 ounces of faith,1,000 ounces of carefulness,10,000 ounces of patience."
Ahaha, my translation excercise, thank you.
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Smoke gets in my eyes - (Act 1)
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Posted:Jan 11, 2006 2:14 am
Last Updated:Mar 5, 2006 9:28 pm 4926 Views
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Really! Really!
Time: 8:30-10:00pm Saturday, place: a Portuguese restaurant, main charaters: diners- Swallow(F), Crys(F), LuTe(M); restaurant owner Afso(M );waitress(F);other diners
Description of the restaurant: 16 years history, middle-roller cozy home-feel Portuguese restaurant that is wellknown in Hong Kong/Macau,the owner Afso controls food/service in person. In peak hour, he gets queuing customers waiting for seats. Afso enjoys fame fr being a person of strong characters.
Before I go, i bump into an article abt Dinning Tips: 1. Become a regular/2.Dress Appropriately/3.Always Make and Honor a Reservation/4. Show restraint/5.Tip accordingly. I'd like to be a gentlewoman and i bear them in mind in order to secure a happy dinner.
Among us 3, Crys is the only regular diner to Afso's. We make reservation and honor it on time, all dressing properly. I dress a jeans,a cardigan w/a nice scarf. I feel quite happy when I entered the place n go up to 2nd floor where we are seated. There are already customers w/o reservation waiting by the entrance. LuTe chooses a Portuguese wine and each of us chooses one dish, altogether 3 from the Today's Speciality List. The fat,joyous lady waitress takes order and confirms twice the order w/ us. Bom.
I step down to wash hands. At corridor of washing room, a guy waves his arms forcefully and stop me. What? Who u r? I wonder.
Anyway I freeze there, my eyes big opened," Is it washing room?" I hardly recognized him. He should be Afso. (Actually, 1o yrs ago, accompanied by my friend, who is also Afso's best rapport friend in town, I had a late dinner here and a nice talk w/him but his face fade away in my memory. I only remembered he told funny story of his military life in Africa and showed us a male's organ wood sculpture, and the loud laughter.)
He speaks impatiently and glare at me, "Man'man (Cantonese, means no hurry), somebody's inside." Ok. I wait and spend some min. looking at his wine collection, w/ the buzz fm diners eating and waiting.
--End of Act 1--
(Well, this is a long story, you can guess what makes smoke in my eyes. I'll revert soon.)
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Nove's Travelling, I'm Sinking
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Posted:Jan 11, 2006 12:14 am
Last Updated:Mar 5, 2006 9:28 pm 4720 Views
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My nove goes travelling from Sudan to Jordan.
I'm sinking down from Happy Valley to the Medicinal Valley. Woh!
He needs a trip and I need a spa.
Then join back and refresh again.
Anybody knows a Chinese Kunqu opera classics The Peony Pavillion? If i sink on, i will end up like Du Liliang, the main female character therein. OH...oh...
Surely no, sis and bros.
Coz...Swallow is posing to fly, high
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Happy NY! Who has ever made a NOVE (net love)?
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Posted:Jan 2, 2006 1:31 am
Last Updated:Mar 5, 2006 9:28 pm 5820 Views
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There are advantages and disavantages if you have a nove (after my interview fr some ppl hv this experience):
Pros:
1) You talk many secrets privateness with him/her and feel the tacit understanding is greater than w/ yr real love.
2) You can even talk "make love" there by typing each other if you were close enough in feelings. Hotter, sweeter than reality.
3) Only by exchanging pics, you can enhance yr imagination. The space is huge. No need to face2face, no misunderstanding as the real lovers.
4) You can make promises but never expect it come true but there is a dream.
5) Free, free. No dates, no responsibilites, no fights...
Cons
1) You will compare him/her w/ yr real love. and think Nove is better than love.
2) In some peculiar moments, you will miss your Nove but never can reach out to him/her.
3) Nove can disappear fm computer screen anytime. Some ppl would be sad if such happens.
4) You take the nove as yr illusion and tend to beautify him/her into more wonderful an illusion. Danger! Then you may forget the real love/life.
Suggestion:
If not strong or hard-hearted enough, don't take up this game w/ any nove. Take care of yr love instead.
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Illusion
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Posted:Dec 21, 2005 12:27 am
Last Updated:Mar 5, 2006 9:28 pm 4806 Views
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Illusion
It's all but an illusion
of love and
understanding
from 1 million inches away.
Illusion
breaks
within the time when a waterdrop melts away.
A petal of tear whirls
in my eyes and hearts,
wondering, wandering,
why illusion is just but illusion.
Why the lack of bold creativity,genuine power of
LOVE
dominates us?
Thus, illusion is illusion.
Reality, is still
one million miles away!
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