9. Away We Go
8. Broken Embraces
7. Up In The Air*
6. Taking Woodstock
5. Up
4. The Hurt Locker*
3. Hansel and Gretel
2. Where the wild things are
1. Precious
* Movies I found interesting
矽谷生活 | 科技資訊 | 中文寫作 | 打字練習 每星期至少 月季應會更新一次 | 歡迎留言 | 無需 Google 帳戶
* Movies I found interesting
Today's is a big day in Anthony Kim's PGA career and perhaps an important day in golf history. AK and Tiger are both tied at -10 before the final round of AT&T National.
AK is the defending champion and represents the best next-gen player. He has no fear and eager to win. TW hosts the tournament and seeks to rebuild his best after surgery. Can TW maintains his dorminance? Will this match be the first sign of generation change?
“Senators have come together across party lines to write a law that will not only enable us to avoid the ravages of unchecked global warming, but will create millions of new jobs and put us on the path to energy independence. Other benefits of our legislation will be cleaner air, energy efficiency, relief for consumers and the alternative energy choices that American families deserve. And, by acting wisely, America will regain the leadership we have lost these past seven years.
“There are some in the Senate who insist that global warming is nothing more than science fiction. These are the same kind of voices who said that the world was flat, cigarettes were safe and cars didn’t need airbags – long after the rest of us knew the truth.
“The fact is that the overwhelming majority of scientists say that the earth is in peril if we don’t act now. They’ve told us clearly that more than 40 percent of God’s creatures could face extinction if we don’t act now. They’ve told us of more intense weather events if we don’t act now. Health experts have told us that infectious diseases will increase due to warmer waters. And military leaders have told us that unchecked global warming will lead to severe conflict and war as droughts, floods and rising sea levels create huge numbers of desperate refugees.
“I hope you will help us convince the negative voices that we must act now to avert these dangers. Tell the Bush administration to help us, not fight us. Tell your Senators that action now will have positive results for our families and our nation. Tell those skeptics who say ‘wait for China and India to act’ that the America we know and love doesn’t hide from a challenge and wait for others to lead.
“Right now, many of our states, including my home state, are leading. They have the will. Our mayors are leading. They have the will. Religious leaders have urged us to act now as well. They reminded me of a wonderful quote that motivates me to work as hard as I can for as long as it takes to responsibly address global warming. These words stay with me: ‘When God created the first man, he took him around to all the trees in the Garden of Eden and said to him “see my handiwork, how beautiful and choice they are. Be careful not to ruin and destroy my world, for if you do ruin it, there is no one to repair it after you.”’
“I truly hope that you will support our efforts on the Senate floor. Please join our fight, and thanks for listening.”
想知一位歌手唱功如何?
註: 這是 KTV 版, CD 版的 vocal 較好。
聽 live 相信是最好方法。
這音樂會在車中聽百聽不厭, 其中這歌實在好聽
原來是朋友 blog 中早寫過的「笑忘書」。
筆者覺得泳兒比原唱好。
今天剛賣了筆者人生的第一部「新車」。
此車對筆者頗有意義:二千年的一、二月發生了兩件不尋常的事。
首先是在一個大雨滂沱的晚上發生車禍,舊車被「total」。對方是駕 Corvette 的醉酒司機,幸好筆者及時閃避,迎頭相撞恐怕會很嚴重。(那晚實在經典,二十分鐘內與同一警察打兩次交道。)
第二是在公司轉到現職,是筆者職業的轉捩點。
買此車除了因為舊車報銷,也是慶祝新職。
時間轉眼過去,回看八年公私也很順利。此車似給筆者帶來很多好運(可能有一個很好的VIN吧?)。
雖然有點不捨,但筆者慶幸給車子找到好的「新居」— 新車主是警察(巧合?),與筆者的汽車要求一致,也欣賞本田的引擎技術。
現在賣車是一個很好的段落,2008是標誌另一階段的開始。
打開冰箱,找到鹹蛋和魷魚乾。
鹹蛋較易弄,決定煮「鹹蛋蒸豬肉」。
蒸肉餅其實很多秘訣。因很容易蒸得太實和硬。
正常蒸肉餅應用半肥瘦梅頭,仲要唔可以用機絞碎。
但係...「孤兒仔煮飯,懶得就懶。」™
睇啲免治黑豚豬肉都幾夠肥,蒸豬肉應不會太硬。
言歸正傳,材料需要:
醃料:
其他醃料(非必要):
做法 (* = 筆者唔記得落):
肥瘦豬肉 + 鹹蛋 + 醬油 + 幼鹽* + 糖 + 生粉 + 麻油 + 胡椒粉 + 酒 + 魚露* 撈埋一齊。注意要同一方向攪。直至舊肉起膠唔散:
肉餅入碟,放上薑絲*:
猛火隔水蒸8分鐘,將近熟時加入蔥粒,再蒸2分鐘即成。(筆者蒸了7分鐘,無落蔥。)
完成圖:
我的晚餐 (有菜! 其實昨晚也有,相影得唔好):
後記:
今天挑戰難度,嘗試一道難弄得好的「豬肉蒸水蛋」。
材料: 日本免治黑豚豬肉 (圖),有機雞蛋 2 隻。
調味: 醬油, 魚露, 澱粉, 酒, 麻油。
步驟:
黑豚豬肉 + 魚露 + 澱粉:
把 2 隻蛋完全打勻。然後加入(蛋 volume x 1.5)分量的水,和少許魚露,攪勻:
找一個玻璃蓋鍋子和陶磁碟子 (鐵碟不是太好)。
鍋子加水,放入蒸架和空碟子。把水煮滾,而碟子也會變熱:
水滾時,加入豬肉,鋪平碟上:
加蛋, 收細火 (不可大火, 因蛋會老):
溫火煮至蛋熟 (因此要用玻璃蓋)。時間大約 4-6 分鐘,時間因火大小而異,用眼決定。
完成後加醬油和麻油:
我的晚餐:
後記:
地點: 旺角某鞋店
人物: 我、小玲子、售貨員
某次回港,和小玲子在鞋店閒逛,無意中和店員聊起來。
售貨員來自廣東,口音帶點不正。聊了一會,她看我們雖然粵語流利,但我皮膚較黑,不像本地人。
她便問: 「你們是不是遊客?」
我們不太意外,因為我們真是遊客。
但我們土生香港,並在這裡長大。所以好奇香港人覺得我們從那裡來。
我們: 「對! 你猜我們從那裡來?」
她想了一會說: 「你們是不是印尼或星洲華僑?」
我們涕笑皆非,但這答案也不無道理。
那我(們)便成了南亞人。
地點: 公司會議室
人物: 我、另外三個同事
在公司,不成文規定是公事上只說英語,即使能說對方的語言(閒聊例外)。
這天我做 presentation,開完會,三個同事說起國語來。
我用港式國語對他們說: 「喎天德擋離民梳沈摸。」
...OK... 其實我同英文說的...
他們有點出奇,其中一個說還以為我是夏威夷人。
吓...咁都得?
他解釋他有中國朋友和我 last name 相同,所以推斷我有中國血緣。
從外表看我皮膚較黑,像中日混血,加上夏威夷多日本人,所以有此推斷...
又幾 make sense 喎... 那我便成了夏威夷中日太平洋島人 (Pacific Islander)。
地點: 北海道某鞋海邊小鎮
人物: 我、小玲子、小食店主
這天和小玲子到訪小鎮,我們剛下火車,需要致電溫泉叫車。
火車站四周只有一間小食店,我們便去借電話。
我用有限日文問: 「すみません, 電話がありませんか?」
店主: 「ありますよ! にばえんです。」
吓? 我一頭霧水。店主見我聽不懂,知道我是遊客,便豎起兩隻手指。
哦...原來要 ¥200...
打完電話,原來店主識英文。他說還以為我們是從沖縄來的...又是因為皮膚較黑吧...
結論: 看來註定是太平洋島人。