七夕

http://www1.cca.gov.tw/Culture/Arts/cyears/b235/index.htm


迢 迢 牽 牛 星 ， 皎 皎 河 漢 女 。
纖 纖 擢 素 手 ， 札 札 弄 機 杼 。
終 日 不 成 章 ， 泣 涕 零 如 雨 。
河 漢 清 且 淺 ， 相 去 復 幾 許 ？
盈 盈 一 水 間 ， 脈 脈 不 得 語 。


於是每年到了七夕，就有無數的喜鵲飛上天去，搭成了一座鵲橋，讓牛郎、織女一家人渡河相會。據說每年的七夕，人間的喜鵲就會變少，因為它們都飛上天去搭橋了。而且，一過了七夕，喜鵲頭上的毛都會掉落，就是因為七夕去搭橋的緣故。又說七夕當天晚上一定會下雨，這是牛郎、織女重逢後喜極而泣的淚水。

七夕, 牛郎、織女一家人渡河相會.

I wish I can see you today. And every single day.

But I know I will see you soon.

I also pray for the day that 牛郎 & 織女 will be together forever.

我只在乎你

鄧麗君
曲︰三木 詞︰慎芝

如果沒有遇見你　我將會是在那裡
日子過得怎麼樣　人生是否要珍惜
也許認識某一人　過著平凡的日子
不知道會不會　也有愛情甜如蜜

＊任時光匆匆流去　我只在乎你
心甘情願感染你的氣息
人生幾何　能夠得到知己
失去生命的力量也不可惜

＃所以我求求你　別讓我離開你
除了你我不能感到一絲絲情意

如果有那麼一天　你說即將要離去
我會迷失我自己　走入無邊人海裡
不要什麼諾言　只要天天在一起
我不能只依靠　片片回憶活下去

God, give us grace to accept with serenity
the things that cannot be changed, courage
to change the things which should be changed,
and the wisdom to distinguish the one from the other.

~By Reinhold Neibuhr

Rocky Balboa


A quote from Rocky Balboa (2006).
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0479143/

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Let me tell you something you already know.
The world ain't all sunshine and rainbows.
It is a very mean and nasty place and it will beat you to your knees
and keep you there permanently if you let it.
You, me, or nobody is gonna hit as hard as life.
But it ain't how hard you hit; it's about how hard you can get hit,
and keep moving forward. How much you can take, and keep moving forward.
That's how winning is done.
Now, if you know what you're worth,
then go out and get what you're worth.
But you gotta be willing to take the hit,
and not pointing fingers saying you ain't where you are
because of him, or her, or anybody.
Cowards do that and that ain't you. You're better than that!
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Batman Begins

I recommend this movie to be watched on Sunday nights.

I like this movie, with mixed feelings...... just like some girls I know.

I like Christian Bale, with the mask on. How did they find a person who looks so much like Michael Keaton with a Batman mask on? I am sure that is one of the main criteria when they were casting for actors. But without a mask, he is just plain annonying. My impression with him remains in the movie Psycho, as if he was going to start hacking someone with an axe or chainsaw...... which incidentally is what Batman was. A psycho.

Anyhow. I like the story and setting for most parts. But not the ninja training! What the hell was that? And it does not stop there!! SWAT team, kevlar vest, all terrain vehicle, Microwave weapon, made in china boxes, subways, LCD monitors, cellphones......

The original Batman and Batman Returns were set in Gotham City, which is in a parallel universe the 1920 to 1930s. The setting in Batman Begins sometimes show look as if it was in the 1920s, and warped to 2005 in others. In fact, the most annonying part about the movie is the consistency of the time setting of the movie. It utterly confuses the audience which period the movie existed...... It really brings me to wonder if the director realises that Batman movies begin to really suck when they bring high tech stuff and made it a futuristic movie......

The bad guys. A mixed bag really. The gang boss and the slum is real great. Feels like classic batman. The shrink is pretty cool, except when they try to over-explain panic inducing toxins........ The righteous ninja using a microwave to evaporate water, therefore inducing toxins. And therefore the microwave and neurotoxins are his sword of justice?? What a handful..... Cant it be just simpler??? Maybe in his previous life, he was a Jedi master.....

All in all, I have done nothing but bashed this movie. But I still think this is better than all the Batman movies, after the first two, added together. And the main reason that it wasnt better or instant Batman classic, is the confusion with the setting of the movie. Especially when this is supposed to happen before the first Batman movie. In a 1920s settings, without cellphones, microwaves and SWAT!

Waiting

Although this is a dream, it still feels real. When I am living my life to the fullest, extremely focused on my goals and enjoying myself, she comes into my life.

Although it happened when I was writing my thesis in the research room in the dream, and that I was never able to concentrate writing thesis in my room since that day. I still believe that some day she will come back.

I dont strongly believe it, nor will I put a wager on it. But it just feels so real....

閒人勿進

Dear Jane Jane,

Hope everything turns out to be the best for you. You have always been an extremely independent person and have solve your own problems. This time friends can help you through this!

Sincerely,
Steven

Things I Really Want to Do this Year!!

Self Improvement
Toast Master
Language Class
Start on GMAT prep

Hobby
basketball
snowboarding
gym and jogging
read one book every two month

Interest
Cooking Class
Ceroc Dancing
Golf

Experimenting new Things
Sky diving
four wheel mud bike
glacier tramping

Making Money
Ski Tour setup
Health Food export website
Hobby Shop

人生就像大便

有因就有果，吃什麼就拉什麼

只有自己才能勇敢的面對便秘，最後的勝利也只有自己才能體會的到

自己的屁股要自己擦

閒人勿進

如果在那天早上跨出一步，會有什麼不同的故事？

All I care about at this very moment is that I am with you.

是跟若凡的大學同學一起出去認識她的

I wasn't patient enough. I havn't been the most understanding. I didn't know how to say the sweetest things.

Alas, you have always been the princess, I was just never your knight.

I wish that you can be truly happy. And one day, a white knight comes along and sweep you off your feet. The beginning of a new chapter in your life.

My most sincere wishes for your very happy future : )

" Let us never negotiate out of fear.
But let us never fear to negotiate. "

John F. Kennedy as a young president facing the formidable Soviet threat.

This is a pretty good quote from Time magazine I saw today.

台客

"最近會流行起來，應該是演藝圈帶起的風潮。
有些明星的打扮就是比較俗一點，有人說 local，
所以有人叫「台」，因為是台灣特有的調調。"
「台」

形容別人「台客」, 自打嘴巴
尤其是「台」跟「俗辣」有相等意思

形容別人很台 , 自己不是台灣人噢
盲目跟隨流行.....

I hate proof reading......
how many times do i have to rewrite a chapter.......

oh well, it is all relative....

4 weeks of hell or
4 weeks to nirvana~

Ladies and Gentleman, this is your captain on board
please fasten your seat belts and enjoy the flight of proof reading and rewriting..

A New Years Eve at home doing thesis.
A countdown to New Years writing thesis.

I need someone to tell me " I told you so"
Another to tell me "You deserve it....."

What a sorry way to start a new year. A New Year to live in my big fat lazy mistake......

Man this is one really weird summer, so cold, rained ice flakes three times today!! Pour down heavily 3 times, rained 4 times~

If the weather is how your day is, I wish everything goes well for you. And that everything will be alright eventually. Maybe somehow this will make its way across to you~ To everyone who did not have a good day today, I wish you the very very best for Christmas and the coming New Year. May wishes, dreams, hopes and ambitions come true to you in this very New Year.

Procrastination, lack of motivation and intensity. Don’t know when I am ever going to finish my stupid damn thesis~ I am going to smash my hardware with the biggest hammer I can find when I finish my thesis..... Anyone is welcome to come along to the sacrifice

Went to 山水 today. Was pretty good restaurant, great service, and cute waitresses. Food was alright, too expensive for how it tastes, or not fine and exquisite for what it costs, however you want to interpret it~

Cold cold night in Auckland, nothing makes it better than hot warm Shin Ramen!
Gosh Auckland has been unusally cold this week~ This is suppose to be summer already!!
Why does it feel like winter.

Listening to Thanksgiving performed by "George Winston" in album "December". Simply love it.

天氣冷要好好照顧自己,別著涼.
正餐要定時吃

This movie reminds me of the Korean version of American Pie, with equally low disgusting and wickedly funny jokes. As a guy, this movie totally cracks me up, especially the actors who did their part extremely well. I guess in the new Survivor series, they have another source of protein which is readily available.....

Just a few notes, the reason why he is devoted is probably due to the following reasons.....
Firstly, he joined the "Endurance" club, doing all sort of weird things, reminds me of that MTV program (), where they do stupid crazy stunts....
Secondly, if his head aint broken from doing those stunts, he probably broke it while inhaling the insecticide, and jumping out of the 4th floor window.
Third, he ate a rate, which made him sillier......
Fourth, he ate rat poison......
Fifth, he got hit in the balls,
Sixth, he drank some weird hormones designed for animals, resulting in a 38 hour erection..... See all the blood that was supposed to go to the head went elsewhere, so he wasnt thinking properly.....
Seventh, he jumped out from 4th floor again
Eighth, got hammered in the head, by a sledgehammer.

And I have to say, the character Eun Sik has my total respect and admiration, as dumb as he is. He is devotes himself totally, entirely and completely to a girl who has nothing for him....

It is a movie, and probably unrealistic, I know people that dumb, and I know people that committed too~ We all search for a hero, an idol someone who wish we can be, do what we wish we can do, or just someone we can relate to. Whether it is in movies, books, songs, or in life. It is easy to do something knowing that you can do and knowing the results. But doing something knowing it is impossible, or next to impossible or just plain too hard.

I have a dream, that one day I will attempt the impossible, knowing it is impossible, until I succeed.

I am not stupid, I am lazy.
我不笨, 我只是懶.

I am not dumb, I am stubborn.
我不愚蠢, 我只是固執

This one I cant translate.......
我不是看不開, 只是忘不了~

I have been blogging in Chinese for some time, time for me to blog in English again~

I have been listening to Variation of Canon by Pachelbel performed by George Winston in "December" today. It reminded of a time, a place and a person. I guess feelings never die, they just fade away in time. And a key refreshing it maybe anything, a frangance, a picture, a piece of music.

過期的罐頭, 吃了對身體不好
丟了最好

過期的思念, 放在心裡只讓自己心痛
忘了最好

重慶森林 1994