The weather is so changeable!
Yesterday was rainy and cloudy, minus 0 degree; today is Sunny and windy, 7 degree. So inevitably, I
got a bloody cold! That kind of cold did not bring me a blocking nose and high fevers, but only headache, cold and fatigue.
With my heavy head, I managed to watch Lust and Caution!
Some thoughts here:
It is a good movie, definitely as a milestone to some people.
It is a Chinese story in a Hollywood mode!
The movie gives a close reflection of the times and the society at that time.
Friday, 18 January 2008
Wednesday, 26 December 2007
Friday, 14 December 2007
Expensive Tofu
Tofu is made from soy beans. It is a popular food in far east Asian countries. Here I can only go to China town to get it because Western supermarkets do not sell it. Because this food is tender and thus hard for the storage and transportation, it is seen that it is produced locally, very often made in house. This time I surprisingly found out that Tofu I bought is made in the United States! If to count the price by tracing carbon footprint of this tofu, it should be very expensive!
Sunday, 25 November 2007
John Howard's time passed!
Strange, strange, strange! The world is changing and everything could happen!
Always see someone in the western world to be crowned with the degree in law or politics, but in Australia, this time, the new Prime Minister, Kevin Rudd, has his first degree in Chinese language and history. Nowhere could you find his ambition to put his feet on the top post of this country from what he learned at his young time, because the subject is simply so far from law, politics, or even the western literature.
Always see someone in the western world to be crowned with the degree in law or politics, but in Australia, this time, the new Prime Minister, Kevin Rudd, has his first degree in Chinese language and history. Nowhere could you find his ambition to put his feet on the top post of this country from what he learned at his young time, because the subject is simply so far from law, politics, or even the western literature.
Saturday, 24 November 2007
The Queen's diamond wedding
BBC reported:
A suitably regal anniversary
“ It was a very British kind of celebration.
As the drizzle came down on the grey London pavement, Westminster Abbey witnessed a distinctly restrained display of pageantry.
This was, after all, the diamond wedding anniversary of the head of state and her consort.
Elsewhere, such an event would probably be marked with fireworks, triumphal music and military parades.
Here, the Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh opened a new public walkway and unveiled a plaque.
There were no street parties, no state banquet. The night before, Prince Charles hosted a black tie dinner for his parents and 20 close friends. And after the church service, that was it. ......”
Comments: This is the celebration for the Queen's 60 years marriage. It sounds that the celebration was not that grandy as it should be to match the glamour of the so called diamond wedding. However, it is suitable at “A time of rationing, bomb-scarred cities, and making the best of one's circumstances”. And most important, after all, it is “very British kind of celebration”, in other words, the form is not the most important.
A suitably regal anniversary
“ It was a very British kind of celebration.
As the drizzle came down on the grey London pavement, Westminster Abbey witnessed a distinctly restrained display of pageantry.
This was, after all, the diamond wedding anniversary of the head of state and her consort.
Elsewhere, such an event would probably be marked with fireworks, triumphal music and military parades.
Here, the Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh opened a new public walkway and unveiled a plaque.
There were no street parties, no state banquet. The night before, Prince Charles hosted a black tie dinner for his parents and 20 close friends. And after the church service, that was it. ......”
Comments: This is the celebration for the Queen's 60 years marriage. It sounds that the celebration was not that grandy as it should be to match the glamour of the so called diamond wedding. However, it is suitable at “A time of rationing, bomb-scarred cities, and making the best of one's circumstances”. And most important, after all, it is “very British kind of celebration”, in other words, the form is not the most important.
Saturday, 17 November 2007
Laughter ------ scarce commodity, but not here
Monday, 12 November 2007
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