Birthday

On Saturday we went to Stanley for a tea buffet.  This is for the purpose of my birthday celebration.  Thanks Meow for choosing the place and walking around with me.

I really enjoy Stanley.  Lots of tourists.  Having been residing overseas for quite some time, I have developed a perspective to look at Hong Kong (or,  if you will, "to better appreciate Hong Kong").  In my opinion, you won't know about your place if you have not been away from your place for quite a while.  That is like, you won't understand the good things about cm, m if you're not forced to use inches, feet.

Stanley is a sub-culture in HK.  I like to go to Stanley because I can test my cultural preference.  If you're "all Hong Kong", I guess you won't enjoy staying in Stanley.  Being in LA, every HK person has experienced the "american way" and the "Hong Kong way" of life.  To some extend, if you go to Stanley, it's more or less LA --- the promenade...sea front...leisure...sit-back-relax...food...etc.

HD

Going HD at home.  Bought the LCD tv and the set top box.  I spent much time on measuring at home and trying out at the store.   I just hope everything works out fine.

『又講？！』可能是你看到這標題後的反應。對，不得不講。

我看到報紙標頭「多米尼加共和國給予香港特區護照持有人免簽證入境旅遊待遇 」（9 Oct 08）和「香港特區護照持有人現可免簽證前往巴西旅遊」(23 Oct 08)。

我想講，BN(O)一早已擁有這兩個國家的免簽證待遇。

如果你有機會去這兩個國家，你會帶那本護照去？特區，或BN(O)？就算你兩本都帶去，到入境時，須二擇其一，你會出示那一本？

I came across someone's blog entry, which was put on HK's Xanga as featured/top blog, etc. I found #9 on the guys' side was rather funny and quite true:

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Friday, October 17, 2008
男人女人，可愛也。
nicoleiloveyou_2004@ Guest

男人的可愛之處:

１.萬分情義烙在心頭上，你有難，再艱鉅，也會幫到底
２.遇上喜歡的人，再硬朗大男人，也會臉紅了半天
３.不解溫柔，但會笨笨的讓你知道他在努力學
４.口裡說著不要，可是會偷偷把你織得一團糟的圍巾圈上
５.像個小孩子，總要你哄著親著，才肯妥協
６.明明已經認識不短時間了，還是不厭其煩的說著滿口甜言蜜語
７.一直說著女人最好有樣有身材，卻偏偏喜歡你這個不出眾的女人
８.自己沒甚麼可取之優點，可是他卻能說整晚也說不完你的好
９.吵架了，他也很火，但是看見你鼓了腮子的樣子，又哄回你了
１０.男人是沒腳的小鳥，他竟一直追問，你何時做他老婆

女人的可愛之處:

１.手都燙紅了，還是死要學下廚，說是要為你煮一餐好的
２.明明在生氣，亦別過臉打算不理你，可是你說一聲我愛你，她又會依偎在你懷裡
３.永遠不會長大，每天不聽你一句我愛你就死心不息，死黏著你不放
４.被你牽著會見朋友，總是緋紅了臉蛋，讓人好想咬一口
５.笨手笨腳的為你打理家務，但你記得她從來就是十指不沾陽春水
６.會偷偷跟朋友談論帥哥，可是一被你發現，又會緊張不已的解釋，怕你生氣
７.明明有功課要做，有朋友要陪，可是一知道你有空，就會一切不顧，奔向你
８.幾天問你一次你愛她甚麼，滿意了，就會親你一個，抱你整天，讓你不再覺煩厭
９.家裡已經有差不多的東西了，但是經你手送的，她還是一副興奮莫名的樣子
１０.她沒真的了解你是否完全認真，可是已經下定決定，非你不嫁

還有很多很多，說不完，談不盡。
男人跟女人也可愛的，絕對可以愛。
你們發現到身邊的那個人，有多可愛嗎？

我覺得我個friend講得不錯。佢話：「你跟我都只是 UCLA  幾萬個學生中的一粒沙  一山還有一山高　人外有人」。

我不知道他講的是何人或何事，但我都頗認同這事實。

UCLA的人會有時覺得自己好勁，包括我自己在內，以前我都有這樣覺得的。出到社會，其實UCLA並沒有甚麼巴閉，人家最多都是「嘩」一聲，就是這麼多。UCLA唯一有處好，就是給你多一點點的機會練習寫作而已。UCLA給我的，就只是那比別人識多一點點的寫作。這亦只是排位賽給我的一點點優勢。可是，如果到真正比賽時不發力，這是會被拋後的。

我想，從我口中說出以上說話並沒有甚麼問題吧，因為我是從那兒畢業的。哈哈哈哈！

This movie is very full of errors and re-trials.  Among 3 women he likes, the man finally "figured out" whom he really liked.  However, he already divorced with 1 of the these women, leaving her daughter with the ex-spouse.

This guy's relationships-life is totally a mess. Nobody in the movie has any "commitment" at all.  The movie is good for entertainment purposes, but the philosophy inside ain't good for learning.

Nevertheless, the Producer/Director wishes to make the movie like telling a story of over a long period of time (i.e. for the happenings from 1992 to now).  They are really successful in that; I felt that the movie is telling me a lot of what happened to the man over the years.

Good story-telling!

That girl thought she could tell, by first sight, whether the man is gay or not.  But she made mistake and led into a big trouble.

Recently, the University's cafe/canteen offers a free upgrade of regular coffee to "instantly ground coffee" (即磨咖啡).  With purchases of any combos that come with hot drinks, patrons can ask for the free upgrade to the.  While they call it "instantly ground coffee" in Chinese (即磨咖啡), I guess it is automatic cappuccino.

When people call it "即磨咖啡", I don't think people know what kind of coffee it is; people don't even care about it.  All it cares is the differentiation between the coffee made by (1) an auto coffee machine and (2) coffee made by dripping (e.g. Mr Coffee).  People can surely and competently differentiate between (1) and (2).  However, the type of coffee is not very much a concern!

I am not a professional coffee person.  But a lot of people in Hong Kong would categorizes coffee in the following layman ways:

1. 3-in-1 Instant coffee (i.e. the sachet of instant coffee is to be mixed with hot water; stir it; done.  The most inexpensive way)
2. Home made or local tea restaurant (茶餐廳) coffee (i.e.  Made by dripping or french press)
3. "instantly ground coffee (即磨咖啡)" (i.e. coffee made by an electronic-operated machine.  Usually it's automatic cappuccino)
4. Starbucks coffee (i.e. costly and professional coffee.  Trying to be cool holding the Starbucks in hand.)

hahahahaaha!