覺得該寫一篇解釋自已在幹嘛，或是沒在幹嘛，但是一直覺得會寫不清楚。
那就讓它不清楚吧，反正解釋清楚也不是最重要的。
我是個有聰明沒智慧的人[1]，會想到不同可能，提出疑問，卻不夠有智慧給自己滿意的答案，或是夠有智慧放下疑問，所以容易卡住。[2]
反正，我對人生、對人原本太理想化，對無法預期的事又太多焦慮。現在就是要接受不完美和看清人生不到終點沒有全面解。
最後來句 C'est la vie! [3]
[1] a.k.a. 聰明以上，智慧未滿 (<--應該沒這個詞吧？)
[2] a.k.a. 想太多
[3] a.k.a. 這就是人生哪！
Friday, October 22, 2010
Thursday, October 21, 2010
Wednesday, September 01, 2010
Tuesday, August 03, 2010
Start
It has to start somewhere. One of my problems is taking too long trying to optimise too much, anyway. So here it is. Start, or "re-start" if it feels more like it. I'll start writing again.
Friday, May 07, 2010
Alice in Wonderland (film)
Here's another post that has been in my draft folder for a long time.
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I felt like watching a sequel when I hadn't watched the first movie. Interestingly, that's similar to what Alice felt in the story. She was there and other characters knew her but she didn't remember them.
Because we didn't watch Avatar in 3D so we decided to watch Alice in 3D. They look like cardboards to me. 2D is probably better in this film.
我總覺得 Red Queen 像小S. 主持康熙來了的任性風格加上她之前「變態少女」專輯封面造型。
另一邊既然是有 Anne Hathaway 領國，為什麼人民不早早倒戈呀？Red Queen 又不是時尚雜誌的總編，大家為何那麼巴結她？
有些人覺得 Tweedledee and Tweedledum 很有喜感，可是我看到會想到射擊遊戲裡面出現的怪物，等級很弱的那一種，會想對他們開槍。
毛毛蟲的聲音跟 Snape 一樣ㄟ！你這小蟲，還我 Dumbledore!
ah, I'm not making sense. Just like the wonderland. Happy unbirthday to you!
Enjoyment: 3 stars
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I felt like watching a sequel when I hadn't watched the first movie. Interestingly, that's similar to what Alice felt in the story. She was there and other characters knew her but she didn't remember them.
Because we didn't watch Avatar in 3D so we decided to watch Alice in 3D. They look like cardboards to me. 2D is probably better in this film.
我總覺得 Red Queen 像小S. 主持康熙來了的任性風格加上她之前「變態少女」專輯封面造型。
另一邊既然是有 Anne Hathaway 領國，為什麼人民不早早倒戈呀？Red Queen 又不是時尚雜誌的總編，大家為何那麼巴結她？
有些人覺得 Tweedledee and Tweedledum 很有喜感，可是我看到會想到射擊遊戲裡面出現的怪物，等級很弱的那一種，會想對他們開槍。
毛毛蟲的聲音跟 Snape 一樣ㄟ！你這小蟲，還我 Dumbledore!
ah, I'm not making sense. Just like the wonderland. Happy unbirthday to you!
Enjoyment: 3 stars
Wednesday, May 05, 2010
Things I Didn't Blog about in 2009
Is it May already? Then this post is really late. ha. Better late than never.
Looking back, there are some things that I now think I should have blogged about but didn't. I don't think I can write full stories for each of them now. Instead, I'll just quickly note them down and write short summaries.
Computer Science conferences
Two New Zealand conferences both took place in Auckland coincidentally last year. (They are both in other cities in 2010.) So I got to attend even though I wasn't presenting. The first conference was interesting because it was a student conference that was less formal and had a few social activities. Most people there were studying PhD degrees or already got one. I met two Malaysian PhD students there. One had five children! They were interested in seeing the casino so I led them there one evening. Ha. The dinner was on a harbour cruise one night. The route was similar to the TYA ball that took place many years ago. But this time, intellectual discussions replaced the loud music.
The second conference presented some interesting ideas I had never imagined. Also, my classmate presented his paper there and got asked questions that they hadn't thoroughly considered. It was kind of awkward but he survived. He also won the best student paper. Probably very few papers qualified for it, though. :P
Ski trip
I went skiing for the first time but we didn't really ski much. It was a three-day trip with Andy and Alice. We stayed at Ohakune, which takes six hours or so to drive there from Auckland. On the mountain, it took a long time to get all the gears for skiing, and the open hours were short. I found it difficult to move around on a slope on the snow. When I took a step up, I might slide down half a step. It was like walking in the sand. No, it was worse. It was cold and the gear was heavy. It was very tiring. We didn't have much control over skiing either. One of my companions knocked down a kid when sliding down the slope slowly but uncontrollably. Overall, I felt cold, tired and very slow on the snow. The plus side was we rarely have the chance to play with snow. Will I ski again? Yes, I'm wiling to try it again. Part of me wants to do it again so I can make up my mind that it really isn't for me. Ha. Or maybe I'll try snowboarding next time. Of course, it's also possible it'll be better next time. Then it'll be something fun to do in the winter. I'm bored with the winters in Auckland. Sigh.
Coromandel trip
Alice's family invited me to join them for their family trip to Coromandel. It was unexpected, but it happened. I really thank them for the invitation. I got to try a few things that I wanted to do but never had much chance to do. It was a 4-day trip. I joined Alice, Andy and the rest of Alice's family and the eight of us stayed in a bach in Coromandel. There was no cellphone signal there. That indicated how remote it was.
I went fishing for the first time. Beginners luck? I caught the biggest fish out of five men in our group. Andy caught the most fish, three. I went kayaking for the first time. Although I stayed close to the shore, it was still quite fun. I'm glad I stayed close to the shore. When Alice's brothers-in-law kayaked far away to fish, they saw sharks in the water! They came back safely but it was a big scare.
Other than those activities, we spent most time in the bach. I saw that mums really do a lot of work to take care of the family. Alice's sister tended her infant child. Alice's mum made sure we all had nice food and a clean place to stay in. In a way, I guess a downside of staying in a bach is that there's no service and you have to take care of everything yourself. It may feel too much like home for people who want to feel "away from home" on a holiday. OK, I guess homes aren't usually next to the beach and have spectacular sea views.
Oh, and we played cards a lot. A LOT.
Christmas celebrations
I followed friends to Ponsonby to see the light decorations on Franklin Rd. We also went to see the Telecom Christmas tree. It was similar to the tree last year but I found last year's tree was slightly better because it didn't have the light sticking out which was distracting. By the way, there were phone booths for you to call Santa. But Santa never picked up our call.
We went to Christmas in the Park. Well, just the last half hour of Christmas in the Park because we were just there for the fireworks.
Lastly, my family drove around the neighbourhood to see the light decorations on the houses in our suburb. There were two houses that had elaborate decoration for many years. This time, they again decorated their frontyards to be pretty and festive. We also found a few other houses put up many lights this year. We thought maybe they were influenced by the two houses and decided to start decorating.
Looking back, there are some things that I now think I should have blogged about but didn't. I don't think I can write full stories for each of them now. Instead, I'll just quickly note them down and write short summaries.
Computer Science conferences
Two New Zealand conferences both took place in Auckland coincidentally last year. (They are both in other cities in 2010.) So I got to attend even though I wasn't presenting. The first conference was interesting because it was a student conference that was less formal and had a few social activities. Most people there were studying PhD degrees or already got one. I met two Malaysian PhD students there. One had five children! They were interested in seeing the casino so I led them there one evening. Ha. The dinner was on a harbour cruise one night. The route was similar to the TYA ball that took place many years ago. But this time, intellectual discussions replaced the loud music.
The second conference presented some interesting ideas I had never imagined. Also, my classmate presented his paper there and got asked questions that they hadn't thoroughly considered. It was kind of awkward but he survived. He also won the best student paper. Probably very few papers qualified for it, though. :P
Ski trip
I went skiing for the first time but we didn't really ski much. It was a three-day trip with Andy and Alice. We stayed at Ohakune, which takes six hours or so to drive there from Auckland. On the mountain, it took a long time to get all the gears for skiing, and the open hours were short. I found it difficult to move around on a slope on the snow. When I took a step up, I might slide down half a step. It was like walking in the sand. No, it was worse. It was cold and the gear was heavy. It was very tiring. We didn't have much control over skiing either. One of my companions knocked down a kid when sliding down the slope slowly but uncontrollably. Overall, I felt cold, tired and very slow on the snow. The plus side was we rarely have the chance to play with snow. Will I ski again? Yes, I'm wiling to try it again. Part of me wants to do it again so I can make up my mind that it really isn't for me. Ha. Or maybe I'll try snowboarding next time. Of course, it's also possible it'll be better next time. Then it'll be something fun to do in the winter. I'm bored with the winters in Auckland. Sigh.
Coromandel trip
Alice's family invited me to join them for their family trip to Coromandel. It was unexpected, but it happened. I really thank them for the invitation. I got to try a few things that I wanted to do but never had much chance to do. It was a 4-day trip. I joined Alice, Andy and the rest of Alice's family and the eight of us stayed in a bach in Coromandel. There was no cellphone signal there. That indicated how remote it was.
I went fishing for the first time. Beginners luck? I caught the biggest fish out of five men in our group. Andy caught the most fish, three. I went kayaking for the first time. Although I stayed close to the shore, it was still quite fun. I'm glad I stayed close to the shore. When Alice's brothers-in-law kayaked far away to fish, they saw sharks in the water! They came back safely but it was a big scare.
Other than those activities, we spent most time in the bach. I saw that mums really do a lot of work to take care of the family. Alice's sister tended her infant child. Alice's mum made sure we all had nice food and a clean place to stay in. In a way, I guess a downside of staying in a bach is that there's no service and you have to take care of everything yourself. It may feel too much like home for people who want to feel "away from home" on a holiday. OK, I guess homes aren't usually next to the beach and have spectacular sea views.
Oh, and we played cards a lot. A LOT.
Christmas celebrations
I followed friends to Ponsonby to see the light decorations on Franklin Rd. We also went to see the Telecom Christmas tree. It was similar to the tree last year but I found last year's tree was slightly better because it didn't have the light sticking out which was distracting. By the way, there were phone booths for you to call Santa. But Santa never picked up our call.
We went to Christmas in the Park. Well, just the last half hour of Christmas in the Park because we were just there for the fireworks.
Lastly, my family drove around the neighbourhood to see the light decorations on the houses in our suburb. There were two houses that had elaborate decoration for many years. This time, they again decorated their frontyards to be pretty and festive. We also found a few other houses put up many lights this year. We thought maybe they were influenced by the two houses and decided to start decorating.
Thursday, April 01, 2010
Avatar (film)
We watched it on the second day when it was out, before the number of media coverage exploded. We watched in 2D because we hadn't heard all the praises about its 3D visuals. Sigh.
Well, I guess a lot of you have seen it so I don't have to say much. I enjoyed it. It's like Titanic, isn't? The film presents an interesting environemnt. A big object breaks and falls. People panic and run around. The running time is long. I enjoy the visual and the story telling. It's a story that's well presented.
Enjoyment: 5 stars (0 to 5)
From now on I rate works on a scale of 0 to 5 instead of 1 to 5. So
0 to 2 are bad,
3 to 5 are good.
There's deliberately no neutral.
Well, I guess a lot of you have seen it so I don't have to say much. I enjoyed it. It's like Titanic, isn't? The film presents an interesting environemnt. A big object breaks and falls. People panic and run around. The running time is long. I enjoy the visual and the story telling. It's a story that's well presented.
Enjoyment: 5 stars (0 to 5)
From now on I rate works on a scale of 0 to 5 instead of 1 to 5. So
0 to 2 are bad,
3 to 5 are good.
There's deliberately no neutral.
鄧麗君 Beat It
最近中文電視、廣播強力廣告有歌手要來開懷念(模仿？)鄧麗君的演唱會。I wonder if she'll sing Beat It?
最早是 Ray 跟我說鄧麗君有這個表演的。It surprised me. 這比「梁詠琪教你做乳酪蛋糕」錄影帶的存在還更難以置信呀！(錄影帶請洽 Ray)
最早是 Ray 跟我說鄧麗君有這個表演的。It surprised me. 這比「梁詠琪教你做乳酪蛋糕」錄影帶的存在還更難以置信呀！(錄影帶請洽 Ray)
Wednesday, March 31, 2010
Jack 回來, jump start 也回來
話說車子忘了關燈這件事我自己只有久遠的高中時期發生過。雖然我家車上都有放 jump start 用來接電的工具，印象中都是來借給 Jack 用的，不過那也是多年前的事了。
Jack 這次回來，才讓我又碰到久違的 jump start ，都不太記得怎麼用了，果然還是 Jack 比較熟練。不過這次其實是飽沒關車燈，我們在 Denny's 停車場折騰很久，是有位穿著 Holden 外套的阿伯指點讓車子充二十分鐘的電才能發動。
複習一下也好，最近我的車發動的越來越有 delay，哪天搞不好也發不動也要 jump start.
Jack 這次回來，才讓我又碰到久違的 jump start ，都不太記得怎麼用了，果然還是 Jack 比較熟練。不過這次其實是飽沒關車燈，我們在 Denny's 停車場折騰很久，是有位穿著 Holden 外套的阿伯指點讓車子充二十分鐘的電才能發動。
複習一下也好，最近我的車發動的越來越有 delay，哪天搞不好也發不動也要 jump start.
Wednesday, March 24, 2010
亞洲戲劇的車禍
為什麼亞洲的戲劇裡面常常出現車禍？
我在看到流傳的夜市人生撞飛麥可的影片之前就有這種感覺了。最近一次是上週看「我在政府部門的日子」這部新加坡片，片中有兩次車禍 (片尾 offscreen 有第三次？)。更早以前，韓劇好像也常有車禍。台灣像是「命中注定我愛你」這種偶像劇也很愛有車禍。總覺得亞洲的戲中一定會有車禍。要是我是外國人的話，看了這些戲也許會以為亞洲人開車很危險吧！
我想想，難道西洋的劇中沒有車禍嗎？當然，動作片除外。(小聲說：沒車禍但是有空難. Lost 到底演完沒？)
我沒仔細想，不過至少想到一個，The Lake House 有車禍，可是又馬上想到，那是韓國的劇本。
啊，隨便啦，就繼續撞吧。麥可！
我在看到流傳的夜市人生撞飛麥可的影片之前就有這種感覺了。最近一次是上週看「我在政府部門的日子」這部新加坡片，片中有兩次車禍 (片尾 offscreen 有第三次？)。更早以前，韓劇好像也常有車禍。台灣像是「命中注定我愛你」這種偶像劇也很愛有車禍。總覺得亞洲的戲中一定會有車禍。要是我是外國人的話，看了這些戲也許會以為亞洲人開車很危險吧！
我想想，難道西洋的劇中沒有車禍嗎？當然，動作片除外。(小聲說：沒車禍但是有空難. Lost 到底演完沒？)
我沒仔細想，不過至少想到一個，The Lake House 有車禍，可是又馬上想到，那是韓國的劇本。
啊，隨便啦，就繼續撞吧。麥可！
Saturday, February 27, 2010
Monday, February 15, 2010
Wednesday, January 13, 2010
Summer, 2010
For the first two month of 2010, I probably spend a lot of time working on my master thesis. When it's sunny at the weekends, I'm probably outside. So I guess I'll write less here for these two months.
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