It is snowing again today….
Manxin told me that it is a good auspicious… sort of washes all the bad luck away for the New Year…
So since that the case…
Here I come 2007…
Wish everyone a Happy and Lucky New Year…
May 2007 be a better year than 2006 for you and me...
Sunday, December 31, 2006
Saturday, December 30, 2006
The Path...
I shivered as I stay still… I wonder if it is the weather, or is it my heart…
Work has been pressurizing even when I see no work can be done…
Living in the uncertainly has certainly weaken myself…
I need to move! I need to take action!
What to do? When to do? How to do?
Run away from comfort zone or face it head on?
Either ways, it is hard…
The book “Road less travelled” reminded me that life is difficult…
First of all I have to accept it… face it… and solve it…
So now… difficulties of life… please come to me… let me welcome you, not b’cos I am going mad… but I want meet up with you…
Anyway… I am fighting you… God, Buddha, Krishna, Allah and whoever… Bless me… give me strength… let me roar… show me the light at the end of the path!
Let me walk out this out of this mess… so that I can clean it up… and start building my path…
And by the way… Lady love… where are you?
Work has been pressurizing even when I see no work can be done…
Living in the uncertainly has certainly weaken myself…
I need to move! I need to take action!
What to do? When to do? How to do?
Run away from comfort zone or face it head on?
Either ways, it is hard…
The book “Road less travelled” reminded me that life is difficult…
First of all I have to accept it… face it… and solve it…
So now… difficulties of life… please come to me… let me welcome you, not b’cos I am going mad… but I want meet up with you…
Anyway… I am fighting you… God, Buddha, Krishna, Allah and whoever… Bless me… give me strength… let me roar… show me the light at the end of the path!
Let me walk out this out of this mess… so that I can clean it up… and start building my path…
And by the way… Lady love… where are you?
Her visit to Beijing...
I wasn't a good tour guide, but at least I was there... Hopefully I can get more chances...
Thursday, December 28, 2006
This really inspired me today...
Gemini (May 21 - Jun 21)
The Bottom Line
Own your future -- today, don't let anyone influence your hopes and wishes.
In Detail
You own your future -- so you can't let anyone influence your hopes and wishes or tell you that what you want won't ever happen. This is a time to marshal your inner strength and stand firm for what you want. An excess of energy could cause you to fly off the handle once or twice today, but no one will be offended by your passion. You have a vision of what you want the next year of your life to be. Today, go out and start turning that vision into reality.
The Bottom Line
Own your future -- today, don't let anyone influence your hopes and wishes.
In Detail
You own your future -- so you can't let anyone influence your hopes and wishes or tell you that what you want won't ever happen. This is a time to marshal your inner strength and stand firm for what you want. An excess of energy could cause you to fly off the handle once or twice today, but no one will be offended by your passion. You have a vision of what you want the next year of your life to be. Today, go out and start turning that vision into reality.
What happens to my internet?
Taiwan quake cuts off much of Asia Internet
Posted: 27 December 2006 1840 hrs by CNA
HONG KONG - Internet and phone services were disrupted across much of Asia on Wednesday after an earthquake damaged undersea cables, leaving one of the world's most tech-savvy regions in a virtual blackout.
From frustrated traders seeking in vain for stock quotes to anxious newshounds accustomed to round-the-clock updates on world events, millions of people from China to Japan to Australia were affected.
The disruption was widespread, hitting China, Japan, South Korea, Taiwan, Singapore, Thailand, Malaysia, Hong Kong and elsewhere, with knock-on effects as far away as Australia for companies whose Internet is routed through affected areas.
There was no chaos on the stock exchanges or any of the other doomsday scenarios, but reports that services could be down for weeks were dramatic enough.
South Korea's information and communication ministry said all six undersea fibreoptic cables off Taiwan were hit, causing major disruption. All services, except for exclusive business lines, returned to normal shortly afterwards as they were switched to other systems.
But officials could not put a timeframe on when business lines would be fixed. "It is not a matter of days," said Hong Seoung-Yong, a ministry official handling the problem. "It will take longer than that to repair the damaged lines."
A 7.1-magnitude earthquake off the coast of Taiwan on Tuesday night, which was followed by several smaller quakes in the region, apparently damaged the vast network of underwater cables that enables modern communication.
"The Internet capacity in Taiwan is about 40 percent now, so the service is jammed," said a spokesman for Chunghwa Telecom, Taiwan's largest phone company.
A spokesman for CAT Telecom, Thailand's communication authority, said Internet services had been disrupted across the country.
"Those whose businesses mainly rely on Internet communication have been affected. They can't do anything," he added.
Phone services in some countries were also disrupted, in particular for calls to the United States.
"Several undersea data cables were damaged," said a spokesman for PCCW, Hong Kong's biggest telecoms company.
Service providers quickly tried to redirect customers to the cables that had not been affected but the reduced capacity was no match for the normal workload of users, leaving an Internet service that was painfully slow or non-existent.
"It's a nightmare, basically, because we have no idea what is going on in the markets today," said Steve Rowles, an analyst with CFC Seymour in Hong Kong, who echoed others in saying that damage was limited due to year's end.
"It has happened on the right day as a lot of people are away for holidays, so there's low trading volumes," he said.
In China, web users in cities as far apart as Beijing in the north and Chongqing in the southwest reported difficulties accessing overseas websites, state media reported, after several undersea cables belonging to China Telecom were cut.
The Tokyo Stock Exchange, the world's largest bourse outside of New York, was functioning without problems, a spokesman said.
The Hong Kong stock exchange also said it was also working without problems, but after-hours crude trading in Singapore was affected as traders reported they could not access the New York Mercantile Exchange (Nymex).
NTT Communications, the long-distance call business of Japan's largest telecom firm Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corp., said 1,400 toll-free phone lines and 84 international lines used internally by companies were affected.
The crux of the trouble seemed to be in the underseas routes near Taiwan, which providers would try to bypass in favour of other routes through Europe, said a spokesman for Japanese telecoms firm KDDI Corp, Satoru Ito.
"If there is too much traffic on that route, it might get blocked up and further slow down Internet connections," Ito said.
- AFP /ls
Sianz... China also affected loh... No Utopia...
Posted: 27 December 2006 1840 hrs by CNA
HONG KONG - Internet and phone services were disrupted across much of Asia on Wednesday after an earthquake damaged undersea cables, leaving one of the world's most tech-savvy regions in a virtual blackout.
From frustrated traders seeking in vain for stock quotes to anxious newshounds accustomed to round-the-clock updates on world events, millions of people from China to Japan to Australia were affected.
The disruption was widespread, hitting China, Japan, South Korea, Taiwan, Singapore, Thailand, Malaysia, Hong Kong and elsewhere, with knock-on effects as far away as Australia for companies whose Internet is routed through affected areas.
There was no chaos on the stock exchanges or any of the other doomsday scenarios, but reports that services could be down for weeks were dramatic enough.
South Korea's information and communication ministry said all six undersea fibreoptic cables off Taiwan were hit, causing major disruption. All services, except for exclusive business lines, returned to normal shortly afterwards as they were switched to other systems.
But officials could not put a timeframe on when business lines would be fixed. "It is not a matter of days," said Hong Seoung-Yong, a ministry official handling the problem. "It will take longer than that to repair the damaged lines."
A 7.1-magnitude earthquake off the coast of Taiwan on Tuesday night, which was followed by several smaller quakes in the region, apparently damaged the vast network of underwater cables that enables modern communication.
"The Internet capacity in Taiwan is about 40 percent now, so the service is jammed," said a spokesman for Chunghwa Telecom, Taiwan's largest phone company.
A spokesman for CAT Telecom, Thailand's communication authority, said Internet services had been disrupted across the country.
"Those whose businesses mainly rely on Internet communication have been affected. They can't do anything," he added.
Phone services in some countries were also disrupted, in particular for calls to the United States.
"Several undersea data cables were damaged," said a spokesman for PCCW, Hong Kong's biggest telecoms company.
Service providers quickly tried to redirect customers to the cables that had not been affected but the reduced capacity was no match for the normal workload of users, leaving an Internet service that was painfully slow or non-existent.
"It's a nightmare, basically, because we have no idea what is going on in the markets today," said Steve Rowles, an analyst with CFC Seymour in Hong Kong, who echoed others in saying that damage was limited due to year's end.
"It has happened on the right day as a lot of people are away for holidays, so there's low trading volumes," he said.
In China, web users in cities as far apart as Beijing in the north and Chongqing in the southwest reported difficulties accessing overseas websites, state media reported, after several undersea cables belonging to China Telecom were cut.
The Tokyo Stock Exchange, the world's largest bourse outside of New York, was functioning without problems, a spokesman said.
The Hong Kong stock exchange also said it was also working without problems, but after-hours crude trading in Singapore was affected as traders reported they could not access the New York Mercantile Exchange (Nymex).
NTT Communications, the long-distance call business of Japan's largest telecom firm Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corp., said 1,400 toll-free phone lines and 84 international lines used internally by companies were affected.
The crux of the trouble seemed to be in the underseas routes near Taiwan, which providers would try to bypass in favour of other routes through Europe, said a spokesman for Japanese telecoms firm KDDI Corp, Satoru Ito.
"If there is too much traffic on that route, it might get blocked up and further slow down Internet connections," Ito said.
- AFP /ls
Sianz... China also affected loh... No Utopia...
Monday, December 25, 2006
How I wished today never comes...
Last week ended in a blink of eye…and I didn’t even had enough of last week…
Most properly, last week is my most enjoyable week I ever had through out the one year in Beijing… Never had I enjoyed myself so far and feel like living with an objective… and YES… I was tired, but it was all worth it… I have enjoyed myself so much that I wished X’mas will not come…
The emptiness has not gone away, but has gotten stronger… It wasn't beause it was my 2nd X’mas alone in Beijing, but it was made stronger with the wonderful last week…
As much as I wish today never comes… I can't wait for the future too… I am struck in the present…
And by the way, did anyone buy X’mas presents for me??? :p
Most properly, last week is my most enjoyable week I ever had through out the one year in Beijing… Never had I enjoyed myself so far and feel like living with an objective… and YES… I was tired, but it was all worth it… I have enjoyed myself so much that I wished X’mas will not come…
The emptiness has not gone away, but has gotten stronger… It wasn't beause it was my 2nd X’mas alone in Beijing, but it was made stronger with the wonderful last week…
As much as I wish today never comes… I can't wait for the future too… I am struck in the present…
And by the way, did anyone buy X’mas presents for me??? :p
Thursday, December 21, 2006
We met again...
It has been a long time since I saw her… but the day has finally came for us to meet again… She is here on a short trip in Beijing for work so I didn't really have time to show her all the places of interest as time was kind of limited…
Well… what matters most is that we finally meet up again, and we got to talk and chat on whatever we have been missing out for the past few years… This is so great… I didn’t realized that we can have so much to talk about, cos we didn’t talk a lot in the past or maybe we do talk a lot in the past, but I think we can even talk more now…
She also commented that I have changed... have I? Well, I think she have changed a bit too… Ha… Ha… :p Anyway, I am grateful that she came to Beijing…
Friday, December 15, 2006
煎饼果子
I often eat this thing call 煎饼果子 or some people just call it 煎饼. Well, it is almost my everyday’s breakfast because I will buy it after I got off the subway, and then eat it along my way to office. It is especially delicious during winter, because when it is cold, you will hold it with your hands and eat it while it is hot.
This is how it is cooked.
This is how it is cooked.
Wednesday, December 06, 2006
Swing while you eat...
This restaurant is cool... You get to eat and play with the swing at the same time...
Tuesday, December 05, 2006
Creativity in Menu Planning
Yesterday evening, I went to eat in one of those small restaurants in a small alley near my work place with Tongwei. It is a newly opened restaurant so we thought of trying out their food... As I got the menu from the waitress, I looked through it and saw that there were English names translated for some of the common dishes… Out of curiosity, I begining looking for the English names of those dishes which I usually like to order...
I smiled and laughed at the first few dishes with English names… Then as I go on, I laughed out louder and louder until other people will to stare at me as if I'm mad or whatever... I guess this restaurant really had a good sense of humor when they translate those dishes’ names, especially on the 干锅仔鸡...
I smiled and laughed at the first few dishes with English names… Then as I go on, I laughed out louder and louder until other people will to stare at me as if I'm mad or whatever... I guess this restaurant really had a good sense of humor when they translate those dishes’ names, especially on the 干锅仔鸡...
宫爆鸡丁 – The temple explodes the chicken cube
酱爆鸡丁 – The sauce explodes the chicken cube
干锅仔鸡 – Fuck a chicken
油麦菜 – Rape flower
红油百叶 – One hundred leaves of sesame oil
Aren’t they really creative? Ha… Ha…
Monday, December 04, 2006
Look the river/canal is starting to freeze...
If you see closely... the river/canal are starting to freeze... the top layer have already form small pieces of ice...
Friday, December 01, 2006
One Piece: Straw Hat's New Ship is Ready!!!
For those who don't read the manga...This is a preview of it for you...
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