2012

The movie 2012... I watched at home, which I think it was a waste. Those effects are worthwhile to pay that $10 to watch in a theather. Too bad that I didn't have time for that, I watched that when I was studying Japanese. >_<

In general, I think this movie is well done. Doesn't matter if Hollywood took the advantage of the Mayas. It is an opportunity afterall. What I got out of it is the humanities from this movie. The first reaction I got was, humans are horrible. Second thought was.. if it was me.. I might act the same? We are all selfish, we all want to protect ourselves first. Different from the leading roles, (or  maybe I don't have kids yet?)  I would be calm and say the last words to my love ones, just like the fathers on the cruise.

I am sure live is precious. If there is an opportunity, we should try to live longer and better. Yet, step back. is it worth it? How many people lost their lives when they were trying? I just thought it is better do something more meaningful than try too hard to run away from death.

The scene I remember the most is the India scientist who died with his whole family. At least they are all loved and together until the moment they leave this world.

Coco Chanel

這並不是新電影, 2008的事了。一直想看但沒有機會, 朋友多數不喜這種歴吏電影。

Coco Chanel is successful with no question. She was ahead of her time. She was unique and brave enough to think differently and show her thinking as well.
Outlier was correct that in order for a person to success in one thing, he at least need to spend 10,000 hours on it. Chanel did!

Maybe the fate is fair. Chanel was so successful in her career but she was never married. She clearly chose her way. A woman like her is certainly unique, Attractive, adorable... But when it comes marriage, men are all backed off.

Everyone has their all destiny. It really depends which one you choose to be.

Bus strike

In HK/China, this almost never happened.
The bus service is completely stopped in this city. There is no any settlemment schedule as well.
No question, a very negative influence on people's daily living.

As a student, it is really impacted honestly.
Maybe I am not the case. I live on campus and I also have a car.
However, to most students they need to figure a way out to get on the campus and it becomes costly.
I am sure it causes tons of inconvience for other people as well.

The bottom line is...
How bad the benefits of drivers would be? How low the wages they are getting now?
Do they not know that working in a public service organization need to be responsible for the public as well? Why are people so selfish? I know it is understandable, everyone was a better life. But there must be another to figure out the settlement.

It is not snowing yet. I can't even imagine when it starts snowing.
People are forced to stay home?

真的没有永遠？

刚巧看了一篇blog文，説的是永遠。
具说没有永遠，没有放不下的人或事，没有永遠的挂念。

我希望是真的，同時也不想。
哪怕我再不相信有童话，我也希望有永恒的美好。我希望會有人有良心，有人會记得。
但同時，我也會自私的希望能放下那些人和事，不再挂念。

想得容易，做很难

很多時候想了很多，想到時要因该怎麽怎麽做，怎样做才是最好的。
但真正到了的時候，却什麽都做不出来。
什麽都没做，其實是没有excuse的，但真的做不到。

原来，我還是做不到。
真没用！

做好人還是坏人

本来一個浅得连三嵗孩童都會回答的問题，需要如此深究吗？
當然應该做個好人。從小父母就教要做個好人，待人有理等等。
什麽時候連简單的道理都忘记了，還是早已选择做个坏人。

我情愿做一個真小人也不做個伪君子。
正人君子真的很好听，谁不想做。但作爲那所谓的正人君子，一大堆条条框框不说。那還是可以接受的，但到了人与人之间的相处就更难了。每個人對正人君子/好人的定義都不同。對人好就是好人？事事按规矩做就是正人？真心待人就是好人？顾得哥来失嫂意。the more you do, the more others would take it for granted.  到頭来，還落得個是坏人的名声。其實何谓坏人又何谓好人？一開始做坏人，至少當你做好事時，别人還會欣赏一下。

做人已經够苦了，好难才有那開心的一下下。還要顾及那做好人的框条。
三嵗定八十，人再變，但本性還是不會變的。
看你做到哪里而已。

洗車

很久沒有勞動了，想不到回家還有這個機會。
這車拿到手只有幾個月時間，我是一個懶人，但今天是我第一次落手落腳洗車。
（哈哈，不要誤會，我有試過拿去油站洗。）如果真的幾個月不洗，我都頂不順。

因為車是珍珠白，所以一點點塵都會看得清清楚楚。
從用皂水，去蹟粉，加水，一點一點地擦。我連車門縫都不放過。
車的里里外外，或是車輪邊我都抹過。

想不到我還會有親手洗車的一天。印像中，中學後都沒有做過了。
心裡上，總覺得自己親力親為做的比外面其他人做的要好。
而且，親力親為得到的才會分外珍惜。

犯贱

突然想起陳小春的一首歌 - 犯贱
人真是犯贱人，至少我是
忙着读書考试覺得太苦太累了
不用读書考试時反覺得太闲了，混身不舒服

what's wrong with me?

你有否後悔（過）

blog起名爲不後悔，是想常提醒自己不要做讓自己後悔的事。
要做到不後悔，说难不难，说易也不易。

雖説在做每個决定前都問一下自己會否後悔，但今日的不後悔不等于明天的不後悔。 所谓今日不知明日事，或许明天另有事情發生想法又不同了。 又或许即使明知道是错的，但不做又不甘心，甚至失控，你還會做那决定嗎？

很多朋友會说，他們有後悔的事。如果時光可以倒流，他們會做不同的决定。
很奇怪，我並没有类似的想法。
不是説我忘记過去或不想過去的事，只是我不後悔我曾做過的事。哪怕是错的，我也情愿。没有曾经错過，也不會有今天的成长。即使當初做的所有事都是完美，今日的结局也不一定會有不同。就好像电影 Butterfly effects，無論男主角如何改變歴史，也不见得有更好的结局。

既然後悔無用，無用的事做来作什？
雖後悔無用，但反省還是必要的，有反省才知道改进。只做两者中的其一真不太容易。
人總會想 “如果我....那就可能....” 那通常是第一反應，然後再日rationalize自己，告诉自己應该怎样想才是對的。最後才説服自己以後该如何做的更好。

其實有否後悔過並無所谓，能開心的過才是难得。
什麽時候我的blog也能改爲快楽的過，呵。

horrible friend

nonono.. i don't really have a horrible friend, but i am one.
it happens to me more than once.. actually, a couple time..
for a friend that i talk to everyday, or seeing everyone... i keep forgetting their birthdays. >_<

when did i become so heartless and cold blooded?
i used to remember all their birtdays, the stuff they like, the stuff they need...
and now.... i hardly even remember their birthdays.
what happened to me?

i thought i was getting better...
in fact... i am getting worse...

Leona Lewis

due to the external environment i grow up with, i listen to all kinds of music. 
asian, black, european, pop, R&B, jazz, rap, dance...etc. 
nothing particular that i like the most, i don't look for specific songs, sometime i just pick and choose the ones that i have opportunity to hear. 
there are only a very few singers would let me pay attention with, and she is one of the them - Leona Lewis.


Leona Lewis is born in 1985,British, rose to fame in the X factor singing contest.
She was the winner of the group 16-24s by then.

Her first album Spirit came out in 2007 and helped her achieve international breakthrough. All 13 songs were amazing. In 2008, Bleeding Love and Better in time  have been plugged  around North America. I have her album in my ipod for over a year, and I never get bored of it. 
Her second album Echo out now, which I have been waiting for a while. Her talented voice and singing technique are all well presented in her song. (hah, I am listening to it when I am writing this, not done the whole album yet so I can't pick favor yet.)

The music in western culture generally takes longer to compose and work on. Quality is so much more important then quantity. I didn't mind waited two years to hear another awesome album.

work evaluation

do you get those moments that you make up excuses to not attend work?
do you have those times that you hate your job and don't want to go to that work place again?
do you ever quit because you don't like what you do at work?

i am starting to experience those.
no, there is nothing wrong with my boss/work.
however, when i am not doing anything new after a year, i don't have motivation to go to work anymore. i know even the smallest task or every job would bring me something. but when you have to photocopy/filing for an hour, i don't think there is that much fun there. fortunately, it is only a temporary part-time position....

i start learning to make up excuses to skip work.
i start ask for sick leaves.
i start to not going to work because i don't want to.
yes, i feel bad about it, but i still do it.

change of layouts

i usually change template once so often in a few months.
why being not consistent? maybe it is because of my character as well.
i am easily to get bored of one time, i don't like repetitive stuff.
for the past half an year, i made my life easy and  used default ones provided my blogger.

this time.. starting of november, i decided to do something new.
i found some other templates online, better designs. i believe adding some elements is always a positive thing.
i don't think this template is sophiscated, there is other html code needed to be work on.
i hope the new layout is welcomed, just like other new stuffs.

maybe it is waste of time, but it was kind of an impulse decision.

八个笑话领悟人生哲理

一、建筑师
 
一位夫人打电话给建筑师，说每当火车经过时，她的睡床就会摇动。 
“这简直是无稽之谈”建筑师回答说，“我来看看。” 
建筑师到达后，夫人建议他躺在床上，体会一下火车经过时的感觉。 
建筑师刚躺下，夫人的丈夫就回来了。他见此情形，便厉声喝问：“你躺在我妻子的床上干什么？” 
建筑师战战兢兢地回答：“我说是在等火车，你会相信吗？” 


【顿悟】 
有些话是真的，却听上去很假；有些话是假的，却令人无庸置疑。

二、引诱 

英国绅士与法国女人同乘一个包厢，女人想引诱这个英国人，她脱衣躺下后就抱怨身上发冷。绅士把自己的被子给了她，她还是不停地说冷。 
“我还能怎么帮助你呢？”绅士沮丧地问道。 
“我小时候妈妈总是用自己的身体给我取暖。” 
“小姐，这我就爱莫能助了。我总不能跳下火车去找你的妈妈吧？” 

【顿悟】 
善解风情的男人是好男人，不解风情的男人更是好男人。

三、调羹 

麦克走进餐馆，点了一份汤，服务员马上给他端了上来。 
服务员刚走开，麦克就嚷嚷起来：“对不起，这汤我没法喝。” 
服务员重新给他上了一个汤，他还是说：“对不起，这汤我没法喝。” 
服务员只好叫来经理。 
经理毕恭毕敬地朝麦克点点头，说：“先生，这道菜是本店最拿手的，深受顾客欢迎，难道您……” 
“我是说，调羹在哪里呢？” 

【顿悟】 
有错就改，当然是件好事。但我们常常却改掉正确的，留下错误的，结果是错上加错。

四、穿错 

饭厅内，一个异常谦恭的人胆怯地碰了碰另一个顾客，那人正在穿一件大衣。 
“对不起，请问您是不是皮埃尔先生？” 
“不，我不是。”那人回答。 
“啊，”他舒了一口气，“那我没弄错，我就是他，您穿了他的大衣。” 

【顿悟】 
要做到理直气壮，并不是件容易的事情。理直的人，往往低声下气；而理歪的人，却是气壮如牛。

五、回电 

一个苏格兰人去伦敦，想顺便探望一位老朋友，但却忘了他的住址，于是给家父发了一份电报：“您知道托马的住址吗？速告”
当天，他就收到一份加急回电：“知道。” 

【顿悟】 
当我们终于找到最正确的答案时，却发现它是最无用的。
六、伤心故事 

有三个人到纽约度假。他们在一座高层宾馆的第45层订了一个套房。 
一天晚上，大楼电梯出现故障，服务员安排他们在大厅过夜。 
他们商量后，决定徒步走回房间，并约定轮流说笑话、唱歌和讲故事,以减轻登楼的劳累。 
笑话讲了，歌也唱了，好不容易爬到第34层，大家都感觉精疲力竭。 
“好吧，彼德，你来讲个幽默故事吧。” 
彼德说：“故事不长，却令人伤心至极：我把房间的钥匙忘在大厅了。” 

【顿悟】 
我们痛苦，所以幽默；我们幽默，所以快乐。

七、卖书 

一个很有名的作家要来书店参观。书店老板受宠若惊，连忙把所有的书撤下,，全部换上作家的书。作家来到书店后，心里非常高兴，问道：“贵店只售本人的书吗？” 
“当然不是。”书店老板回答，“别的书销路很好,都卖完了。” 

【顿悟】 
“拍马屁”是个奇怪的词：你象是在奉承他，又象是在侮辱他。

八、帮忙 

在邮局大厅内，一位老太太走到一个中年人跟前，客气地说：“先生,请帮我在明信片上写上地址好吗？” 
“当然可以。”中年人按老人的要求做了。 
老太太又说：“再帮我写上一小段话，好吗？谢谢！” 
“好吧。”中年人照老太太的话写好后，微笑着问道：“还有什么要帮忙的吗？” 
“嗯,还有一件小事。”老太太看着明信片说，“帮我在下面再加一句：字迹潦草，敬请原谅。”
 
【顿悟】 
你若不肯帮忙，人家会恨你一个星期；如果帮得不够完美，还不如……

an article i read online, which i think it is pretty true. 

law abiding citizen

Today is Halloween, however I do not have celebrate about it.
After this exam, I went to a movie, and it is not even a horrow movie. I guess I really learn to be myself and ignore about this holiday thing now. We picked this action movie law abiding citizen instead.
According to the rating on Flixster, it was not a bad movie. However, it is not as good as I expected.

Bitterness goes before sweetness.

Almost every single scene is expected, even the conversation is expected. From how Gerard Butler planned the whole thing, how he would kill the justice workers... The only part was kind of twisted was the ending. Yet, I am sure it was thought of by other people.
The filming was not bad, except for some tech use was not amazing. Unfortunately, the plot bores audience a lot.

I like the main ideas/message behind this movie.
The justice system is not good enough to punish the people who deserve it. I am sure the same problem exist in other countries around the world.
I have always agree with legal system is difficult to achieve real effectiveness. It is usually slower with the updates in society. Also, there is too much grey areas in reality. Most of the stuff does not have a correct answer, not about black or white. How much could actually be justice?


After half day of chilling, November starts, 2009 is coming to the end.
If you do what you need/should do, would you be able to get what you want?