Paranormal activity 3

Today is Halloween. I don't know if everyone celebrate/like this holiday, but I still wish everyone happy halloween. =) I personally don't celebrate this holiday often. I went to Trick or treat once/twice when I was a kid. Other than that, I did not really dress up in costume again.

This year we went to this Halloween party in Sheraton hotel in downtown Toronto. It was pretty fun, saw quite a few of interesting costume there. You guys may check out the pictures in the following link.

https://picasaweb.google.com/michelle.z.x/2011Halloween?authuser=0&authkey=Gv1sRgCO2huI2EtMjxcQ&feat=directlink

I am here to talk about the movie, Paranormal activity 3. I never really like/dislike horror movies, because I was not really scared. My friend commented, I tend to analyze movies with logic, therefore I don't really get the movie and do not feel scared.

I watched this movie in the theater. It is actually pretty funny to see other people's reaction to a horror movie. I agree with the movie leaves a lot of room for imagination. It may be a good point for some people.

I personally do not like the movie. Maybe it is because i never really understand it. >_< If it is just for an experience, i guess it is worth a try to watch it in a dark room.

Guu Izakaya

Guu Izakaya is a pretty well known Japanese restaurant in downtown Toronto. It is not a new restaurant and now they have two stores.

It is a very cheering dining place. The waiters are very cheerful at all times. They cheer for every customer when they come in/out of the restaurant, cheer for birthday, cheer for dishes...etc. It may be a bit loud for some people. I don't know recommend if you want a quite place for dinner. The dining atmosphere of Guu is different from a typical Izakaya. Regarding to the food, overall it is pretty good. I would rate it 7/10. Some dishes are a bit saucy, but a few dishes such as fried chicken are strongly recommended.

There is one thing I do not like about Guu and I believe many people would agree with me. They do not take reservation, this resulting a long line up at all times, unless you go very early for dinner.

I actually admire the waiters at Guu. I know someone worked there before. As a host, they work 12hour shift. They start preparing for dinner start around 1pm, store opens at 5pm and close at midnight. They do not have any breaks for dinner. It is very tiring, especially they are cheering for customer consistently.

Please refer to following link for photo sharing.


https://picasaweb.google.com/michelle.z.x/Guu?authuser=0&authkey=Gv1sRgCNPdtJPlqvyn0wE&feat=directlink

其實你沒有自己想的這麼好

為甚麼別人能得到和擁有自己所沒有的？並不是命中注定，也不是因為他人比自己幸運，只因為自己真是不夠好。從很小的事就能看到一個人的能力和潛力。你可能沒有用心去做，去想，但出來的效果也恰好反映了你態度。你可能以為小廟容不下大佛，但其實你可能連小佛都不是。小事都做不好，又怎樣去做大事？別高估自己了。

不要問為甚麼他能得到而自己的不到？答案很簡單，你不夠好。可能是工作能力不夠，可能是不夠醒目，也可能是態度不好••• 你以為自己已經做得很好了，拿個90分，卻忘了別人拿的是100分。努力了還不夠，還得用對方法。老天爺沒有你想的這麼不公平，努力過的人或多或少總會得到些回報。

所以在問為甚麼的時候，歎不公平的時候，先做好自己。人總有進步的空間。

Fin Izakaya

I went to this Japanese restaurant, Fin Izakaya twice this week. It is a great restaurant, I certainly don't mind going there more often.

The food there is good, including meat and seasons. We tried the oyster shooter last night, the presentation, flavor, taste are all well matched. The sashimi is fresh and in a great value. The blow torch macro is tasty as well.

Furthermore, the service in the restaurant is creditable as well. Overall, I rate this restaurant 8/10. It is worth a try. =)

The pictures are available in following website.


https://picasaweb.google.com/michelle.z.x/FinIzakaya?authuser=0&authkey=Gv1sRgCPG9wvXpvYid5AE&feat=directlink

Thanksgiving trip photo sharing

那是真正的风和日矖，蓝天白雲。能在這样的天空下生活，是一種幸福。

有時候，你也试试停下来，抬頭看一下那美美的天空。


Please refer to the following link.

https://picasaweb.google.com/michelle.z.x/2011ThanksgivingTripToMuskoka?authuser=0&authkey=Gv1sRgCOmi0qeH8K_a7wE&feat=directlink

october update

十月份過来發生了不少事。

坦白说，不用温書的日子很轻松，但總覚得在浪费光阴。趁還没老，應该多读書，多吸收。經過感恩節假期的思考，也大概找到了以後要走的路。有目标是重要的，即使不會一路顺风的走到最後，但目标會給你走下去的勇气。

本来想写一篇来悼念一下Steve Jobs 的，现在也写进来好了。

听到消息時，覚得可惜了。雖然结果一早就想到了，但曾经仍能够拖一下。他的确為21世纪的科技發展贡献了许多。到此，也没有人再提他當初的 'dictatorship' 了吧。當然，今日几乎人手一部smart phone 不全是他的功劳，但他的确有很大的影响。才五十多歲，是可惜了。

這次感恩節假期也没去哪，爸妈也是刚回来，不想太累了。
短途去了北面的一個小镇，Muskoka，一個挺漂亮，挺安静的地方。在那里退休怕是不方便吧，甚麽都没有。但有空去赏赏枫倒是不错的。跟父母相聚的每一次机會都應该珍惜，年長了，机會就更少了。要去哪里闯得趁年轻，父母老了還得回他们身边照顾。