Life is ∞

The L words

2011-07-29T06:06:00.000-07:00

Random words coming out of my mind recently...

"When in doubt, check it out."

"Fear comes from the lack of knowledge and experience."

In Awe

2011-04-10T19:42:00.000-07:00

麵書

2011-01-21T23:01:00.000-08:00

Y篇

Location:
百味蘭州拉麵
Super Taste Lanzhou Hand Pulled Noodle
26 Eldridge St, New York, NY 10002
(212) 625-1198

Order:
1. 辣味蘭州拉麵
Hand pulled noodle with beef in hot & spicy soup - $5
2. 蒸餃 (10隻)
Steaming dumplings (10 dumplings) - $3
3. 魚丸 (有湯)
Fish ball in soup - $3

Comments:
Very impressive! 雖然這家餐館的地點,裝修,佈置和一次性碗筷都能給你一種仿如置身大陸的錯覺,但在一個冰天雪地的週五晚,又有甚麼能比一碗爽滑彈牙的熱辣蘭州拉麵,新鮮飽滿的韭菜豬肉餃,和真材實料的福州魚丸更能令人振奮.

我常說,為甚麼中國的菜式不能像日本的那樣,走中或高檔路綫,讓外國人"看得起". 論色香味,中菜絕不遜色於和食.尤其是各種小食,像今晚點的食物,濃縮了各地的民間智慧,千年文化,冇花冇假,不輸任何國家.但近代中國飲食人偏偏普遍缺少一樣東西 -- 對餐飲行業和文化的熱誠與尊重. 我們遊日本時,隨意一間食店,哪怕只是小小的拉麵店,都能看到一絲不茍處理食材的日本廚師.就算在New York City,在Sunrise Mart這種有快餐服務的日式supermarket,我也常常註意到裡面的日本廚師認真地為每一碗麵,每一碗飯擺上紅姜和蔥花.我們中國人一定會說:"不就是快餐/一碗麵嗎,擺這麼整齊有甚麼用?" 又或者會說:"不就是做廚房這種低等工作嗎,這麼用心幹甚麼?" 是的,這種細緻和用心,確實沒有甚麼短期效用,但長此下來,日本飲食以"自重"換來了外國人的尊重,躋身貴價行列.而中餐,連"煮"理的人都看不起自己的行業(從絕大部分中餐館的裝修,服務態度和食物質素便可看出),無心戀戰下又怎叫外國人看得起你呢? 於是,中餐在外國仍是"廉價"的代名詞,逃不出"薄利多銷"的勞碌命運.

跑題跑了這麼遠,全因這家家庭作坊式的蘭州拉麵店.招呼我們的是一個很有精神和友善的女孩.Menu很簡短,基本上就是拉麵或刀削麵,選搭豬牛羊肉,再來就是韭菜豬肉蒸餃,牛雜和兩種魚丸.這種重質不重量的"專註",既是勇氣,亦是自信,現在已越見越少. 給我的整體感覺,有點像日本的家庭式拉麵舖,來來去去幾款麵,幾代人敬業樂業地煮下去.你會說他們不思進取,我倒說,這便是對本行的熱誠和尊重.這種人生態度帶給我們的,除了傳統美味的拉麵,還可以有更多啓示.

L篇

今晚天寒地凍和Y去了一間在Yelp很高rating的蘭州拉麵店，一間如果不是有很好的review或熟人帶是絕對不會進去的小店。

我們點了一碗辣味牛肉拉麵，一碟水餃，和一碗魚丸湯。3樣看似很平凡的東西卻讓我極其感動。爽滑的拉麵，香濃的湯底，皮薄餡靚的水餃，彈牙的魚丸，每一樣都充滿著熱誠。比起那些昂貴，外表豪華的食物，它們更能打動我。

我和Y不禁在imagine: 一家小店每天努力地工作著，用心做好每一款簡單但不平凡的美食。這種敬業樂業的精神，是很多時候我們都缺少的。

Perhaps the key to be very good at something is 用心。

後記

買單時只是$13 total, including tips.

Giving more than one’s expectation is truly the “wow” factor.

夢想紙飛機

2011-01-17T18:03:00.000-08:00

小遊戲：夢想紙飛機

這個game又靚又得意,remind me of 小時候放暑假,一個人在家無所事事,父母又不讓外出. 無聊至極時常用過期日歷紙折好多紙飛機丟下街. 雖然人在屋內,但心情早已隨著紙飛機逍遙在外.

現在再玩紙飛機,輕則被責大不透,重則被冠上亂丟垃圾之名.而且,小時候折飛機用的輕薄日歷紙,來自那種每日撕一張紙的舊式掛牆年歷.而這種日歷已越見越少.用office的專用copy paper折的紙飛機,雪白厚實卻略嫌笨重,飛得不高又墮得太快,實在是實用不足,華麗有餘. 所以在紙飛機這種平民玩意上,質地與賣相都更勝一籌的貴紙反而不如舊式的日曆紙矜貴. 這算不算新不如舊呢?

小天地

2011-01-11T08:28:00.001-08:00

看著這些畫，有一種很溫暖的感覺。

住的地方其實真的不需要很大，all I want is just 屬於自己的小天地.

drawings from Isolan

苦瓜

2011-01-08T20:09:00.000-08:00

陳奕迅伊期D歌都玩人生領悟，我鈡意！

陳奕迅 - 苦瓜

作曲：Kenix Cheang@Private Zoo
填詞：黃偉文
編曲：Kenix Cheang@Private Zoo
監製：舒文@Zoo Music

共你乾杯再舉箸突然間相看莞爾盤中透著那味兒
大概今生有些事是提早都不可以明白其妙處

就像你當日痛心她回絕一番美意
怎發現你從情劫亦能學懂開解與寬恕
也像我很糾結的公事此際回頭看原來並沒有事

真想不到當初我們也討厭吃苦瓜
今天竟吃得出那睿智愈來愈記掛
開始時捱一些苦栽種絕處的花
幸得艱辛的引路甜蜜不致太寡

青春的快餐只要求快不理哪一家
哪有玩味的空檔來欣賞細緻淡雅
到大悟大徹將虎嚥的昇華等消化學沏茶
至共你覺得苦也不太差

下半生竟再開學入迷的終於醒覺移走最後的死角
用痛苦烘托歡樂讓餘甘彰顯險惡如藝壇傑作

就像我一直聽香夭從未沾濕眼角
仔細地看神壇裡木紋什麼精巧也不覺
卻在某蕭瑟晚秋深夜忽爾明瞭了而黃葉便碎落

真想不到當初我們也討厭吃苦瓜
今天竟吃得出那睿智愈來愈記掛
開始時捱一些苦栽種絕處的花
幸得艱辛的引路甜蜜不致太寡

青春的快餐只要求快不理哪一家
哪有玩味的空檔來欣賞細緻淡雅
到大悟大徹將虎嚥的昇華等消化學沏茶
至共你覺得苦也不太差

做人沒有苦澀可以嗎

真想不到當初我們也討厭吃苦瓜
當睇清世間所有定理又何用再怕
珍惜淡定的心境苦過後更加清
萬般過去亦無味但有領會留下

今天先記得聽過人說這叫半生瓜
那意味著它的美年輕不會洞察嗎
到大悟大徹將一切都昇華這一秒坐擁晚霞
我共你覺得苦也不太差

Practice Makes Perfect

2011-01-07T20:38:00.000-08:00

開學才一個禮拜，感覺好像已經過了一個月。
每日放學之後就是practice，仿佛我的眼睛已經不是我的。
戴著幾乎跟在電影SAW裏面殺人頭罩一樣的binocular indirect ophthalmoscope，只有兩個字：頭痛。

“台上十分鈡，台下十年功”
只是大概十分鈡的dilation fundus exam，遠遠不止肉眼看到的十分鈡。

周末繼續！

天梯

2011-01-02T22:55:00.000-08:00

Best song of the year

Background story: 四十年代重慶真人真事六歲的時候他認識了比他大十歲的她。縱使受盡白眼和閒言閒語，在十六歲那一年他跟她說：「讓我照顧你一生一世好嗎？」為了避開俗世，他們遠離塵世到深山定居，過著艱苦但快樂的生活。上山下山步步艱難，為了怕妻子受傷，他決定用雙手開墾石級。結果用了五十多年的時間，鑿了一條六千多級的石梯。終於在 02 年一隊登山隊發現了這條偉大的天梯和這個驚世的愛情故事。故事主人翁劉國江先生在 07 年與世長辭，她的妻子決定留在沒山，終生與天梯廝守。

釗峰@C AllStar
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=76tSeMv8y8o
作曲：賴映彤@groovision
填詞：鍾晴
編曲：賴映彤@groovision/Adrian Chan@Sense
監製：簡@groovision

如可　找個荒島
向未來避開生活中那些苦惱
如冬天欠電爐　雙手擁抱　可跟天對賭

無論有幾高　就如絕路
隔絕塵俗只想要跟你可終老
來跨出那地圖　不需好報　都只想你好

能共你　沿途來爬天梯　不用忌諱
中傷流言全悍衛
留住你　旁人如何話過不可一世
問我亦無愧　有你可失去我一切

幾多對　持續愛到幾多歲
當生命　仍能為你豁出去
千夫所指裡　誰理登不登對　
仍挽手歷盡在世間興衰
幾多對　能悟到幾多精髓能撐　下去　
竭力也要為愛盡瘁抱緊一生未覺累

前方　仍然大霧
到懸崖或海邊也許永不知道
能相擁到白頭　一起偕老　不跟天鬥高

前面有幾高　一片荒土
每步隨著攀登叫雙手都粗糙
從崎嶇這路途　開墾給你　可走得更好

能共你　沿途來爬天梯　黑夜亦亮麗
於山頭同盟洪海中發誓
留住你　旁人如何　話過不可一世
問我亦無愧　有你可以　拆破這天際

幾多對　持續愛到幾多歲
當生命　仍能為你豁出去
千夫所指裡　誰理登不登對　
仍挽手歷盡在世間興衰
幾多對　能悟到幾多精髓能撐　下去　
竭力也要為愛盡瘁抱緊一生未覺累

握著手　而幸福包圍泥牆簡陋
牽著走　懷著勇氣至愛得永久

幾多對　持續愛到幾多歲
不轟烈如何做世界之最
千夫所指裡　誰理登不登對
仍挽手歷盡在世間興衰
幾多對　能悟到幾多精髓能撐　下去　
竭力也要為愛盡瘁抱緊一生未覺累

幾多對　持續愛到幾多歲
當生命　仍能為你豁出去

2010 的啓示--給2011自己的信

2010-12-31T14:55:00.001-08:00

2010 終于結束了，自問在NYC的這一年半裏生活是充實的。偶爾會覺得辛苦，沮喪，害怕，會懷疑這是不是自己想做的，想要的，但到最後 the feeling of accomplishment 總能帶給我安慰和平靜。

已經25嵗了（我時不時都要提醒自己已經25嵗），不能再任性，不能再為那些小事而心情低落。也許emotional stability 是一個life-long lesson, 但起碼不能原地踏步吧。身邊其實充滿很多小小的幸福，要用心欣賞，感恩。

這個世界太大了，有很多新事物等著我去發掘。現在自己的世界實在太狹窄，猶如井底。

2010 was a good year, and 2011 is going to be even better!

Fight on!!

PS: 謝謝在身邊一直陪伴著我的人，沒有你，我不會是現在的我。

2010-12-30T06:06:00.000-08:00

"我不贪心，也不等待。我找到感觉对的人，就决定了。我不喜欢左顾右盼，我的时间有限，我想用有限的时间跟另一个人过Better life，而不是用我的Life，去找一个Better的人"

A Bully Finds a Pulpit on the Web

2010-11-27T20:10:00.000-08:00

Must read for those of you who are planning to buy your glasses/contact lenses online...

There's NO Easy Way OUT

2010-10-19T19:53:00.000-07:00

很累，無論精神上或肉體上。

但如果沒有磨練，又怎樣成長呢？

There's no easy way out, just need to walk thru it step by step...

step by step......

縂有一日我會到達我想去的地方。

後記

其實只要向著認爲對的方向走就足夠了。

It is All About the Dose

2010-10-14T13:45:00.000-07:00

不得不讚下依個廣告，拍得靚之餘，完全表現到現時城市人的病態。

Reminds me of a quote, "Whether a drug acts as a therapy or as a poison depends on the dose."

出走太平洋

2010-10-03T09:20:00.000-07:00

第一次聼時覺得很舒服，之後愛上了。音樂是一樣很玄的東西。

曲: 徐繼宗詞: 徐繼宗/陳靖
編: 英師傅/何秉舜@goomusic
監: 英師傅/何秉舜@goomusic / hocc@goomusic

原來你在凌晨時放開雙手轉身去
是否不想說你不愛我怕有點心虛
還是太有默契了反而變得沒興趣
不用害怕我都明瞭
慢慢把我忘了就好

我可以讓你自由自在自己慢慢走
我可以假裝不聞不問不會再挽留
我不會像背後靈一樣纏在你左右
只希望去一趟旅遊
帶我不完整的心片片散霧

太平洋
隨風飄去孤獨大西洋
迎著大浪衝進印度洋
看不見北極海陽光
也許寂寞就像暈船一樣
需要慢慢習慣
可是流過淚的臉旁
還有一點點燙

坐在井底以為你就是我的守護星
沒有了誰這地球依然還是轉不停
在我心中一直有聲音沒有去聆聽
跟自己好好的擁抱
沒有路標往前跑終於看到

太平洋
隨風飄去孤獨大西洋
迎著大浪衝進印度洋
看不見北極海陽光
也許寂寞就像暈船一樣
需要慢慢習慣
只是雷達無法導航
哪裡才是我的靠岸喔~

怎麼樣
已經睡在沒有你的床
想起跟我說過的願望
有一些早就被遺忘
現在身旁只有被子一張
已經慢慢習慣
可是流過淚的臉旁
還有一點點燙

泰國人好有創意啊!!

2010-07-29T17:01:00.001-07:00

最近發現,泰國的廣告都拍得好好笑!!

這個我想大家都看過了,經典中的經典!

下來就是害我今天上班偷笑不止的幾輯泰國廣告!

回家又順便看了更多~ XD

泰國除了盛產搞笑廣告,它的保險廣告也出名感人喔! 大家有興趣的話可以去youtube看看.

晶晶日上!

2010-07-28T20:59:00.001-07:00

在東京旅行時發現了很多新奇玩意. 幾經挑選我們兩個窮鬼才狠下心買了兩件小禮物給自己(不過我們買了很多小禮物給其他人喔! XD ):

Y給自己的禮物:
仙人伯 --> 之所以尊稱它「伯」,因為這仙人掌長大後和罐子上畫的圖案是(should be)一樣的~

雄心壯志正準備開始「超生培育」時,才發現... 妖~ 都唔識睇日文!! @O@

「生育」計劃唯有暫時擱置~ 在等待翻譯的過程中,我們決定「生」了L的禮物先 :p !

L給自己的禮物:
L的禮物是係亞洲貌似已經過時了的「種水晶」~ 哈哈
說明書也是全日文,於是我們花了不少時間上中文網站查資料,誰知原來種法有好多種...唯有靠自己「估估下」

按理說要等10多天,誰知我們的「結晶品」深得「父母」真傳,基因異於其他水晶,一周就長到高大威猛,大要「爆樽」之勢. 於是我們當機立斷,馬上「放水」~

一場混亂後,靚靚水晶許愿瓶出世啦!

Züny - 一起砌個動物園

2010-07-16T22:34:00.001-07:00

早在New York Soho 的CB2見過Zuny旗下的河馬bookend,立即被它可愛的造型和精致的做工所吸引. 這次在台北誠品再邂逅Zuny動物園家族的兩隻獅子王 -- 龍珠頭Sanua與孿毛頭Abo -- 我正式宣告中毒! 若不是囊中羞澀,一定會把獅子王劫持回家,每天幫它gel頭,樂此不疲~ hohoho~

除了造型趣致,Zuny的動物皆是全皮打造,縫合精細. 脖子上的tag牌更是刻著每隻動物自己的名字,十分有心思.

旅程結束後再visit Zuny的網頁,才發現原來我們在New York和Taipei看到的Zuny公仔只是冰山的一小角!

繼續post相... More bookends from Zuny Series….

More from Zuny Classic Series !! Bookend Cicci!

還有很多設計的圖片沒有post上來. 如果大家有興趣,可以點擊以下鏈接發掘更多Zuny Collection的資料:

http://www.zuny.info

Have Fun!

小發現小印象

2010-07-10T21:31:00.001-07:00

東京

很少垃圾桶! 大家的垃圾都丟哪里了?
沒有人打包! 吃剩的東西難道就不要了? 沒有人to go?
十分恭敬 + 腰力無敵. 日常鞠躬無限次.
Vending machines的王國.
無論你跟日本人講甚麼文,她/他們基本上都跟你講日文.
硬幣是最常用的貨幣種類.

台北

也是絕少垃圾桶! @@
機車黨好多…走在夜市,汽油味好重,還要躲車.
發票可以中獎,也可以捐給別人去中獎.
真的好多東西吃,而且很便宜.
書局有桌椅供人閱讀,公開鼓勵打書釘? 還有24小時營業的書局

澳門

街上不少悠閑游蕩,還懂自己看燈,避車,過馬路的流浪狗.
可以免費試食到飽的手信街.
如很多殖民地一樣,很多商鋪和公共設施(如巴士)都有中葡雙文. 但其實大部份澳門人看不懂葡文.

想到其他再補充~

破銅爛鐵

2010-07-08T21:55:00.001-07:00

一個月的旅程, 結束後, 留下一堆沉重的

硬幣~

最重的當屬日本coins. 實在不明白,一個聰明絕頂的民族如日本,為何會將coins作為日常生活的主要交易工具,以致付款時每個cashier都會先丟個plastic plate給你,以便你放coins.

不過很好奇的是,還保留君主制的日本,硬幣上卻沒有任何日皇的頭像. 日皇在日本果然沒有甚麼實權.

相比之下,以民主和自由著稱的美國,卻大搞偶像崇拜,每個幣值的硬幣都有不同的名人頭,再搭一句: In God We Trust. 不信God的該怎麼辦?

香港近年的民權運動流行爭取「普選」. 如果以「能否普選」來定奪一個國家/地區的民主程度,亞洲區內,當數台灣為最民主. 不過如此一個「民主先驅」,蔣公還是每天在硬幣上對著你笑. 不知道台灣本土人會不會很討厭用硬幣?

記得香港硬幣以前都有「女皇頭」. 不知何時被偷偷換了洋紫荊. 大概就在戴卓爾夫人失足「線」落樓梯的那一刻開始,女皇頭就注定要退出香港的歷史舞臺.

Mui Mui 相冊

2010-07-05T21:35:00.001-07:00

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但係搞事既性格仍然冇變~

(一邊舔魔爪,一邊扮"蘑菇") 總之,我不過是隻唔小心太可愛的小貓 ~

Till We Meet Again…

2010-05-31T00:03:00.001-07:00

我在城上看風景

2010-05-30T23:17:00.001-07:00

幽靈狗殺到!

2010-05-30T22:30:00.001-07:00

我們第一次加入Munny World的小作品!

剛出盒時"白雪雪",再加上條蟲尾,是不是很像幽靈般,飄啊飄啊飄...

今次既武器係條樹枝, Good! 好彩唔係米田共! 斬件先~

角色構思... research…討論...爭吵...好似仲食咗個飯...

終於拍板,然後才發現...yiu~ 都冇marker,點畫... –.-

怒剿drawing tools中...

凈係得color pencils and crayons… 算! 殺你!

幽靈狗變身中....

一畫完只眼,就好想幫佢唱 "銀河唯一的秘密~" ... 其實佢又點止係超人咁簡單~ 嘻嘻嘻嘻

出爐啦出爐啦!

Hi, my name is Büz! 每個人都會有位守護天使,狗亦都一樣. 我就係一隻狗天使!

呢隻就係我client -- Shiba The Calendar. 你見佢咁憨直,就知道我份工幾辛苦~

我既首要任務,就係保證我client既狗身安全. 將所有危險分子剔除於client既安全范圍外.

咳咳~ 當然,危險永遠都係我地身邊!

(聞)咦! 有另一隻狗既尿味!!危險仲唔抓到你! 跟我返狗場~

大家見我個樣咁兇狠,一定以為守護天使既職責就係打打殺殺,其實并不然... 一d簡單事物,例如... 教Shiba The Calendar溫習佢駝住果本calendar,都係我職責范圍內....

天使: "6月3號咩日子啊?"

Shiba: "L & Y 要去日本度假"

天使: "Good! Save the date lah! "

總之, 一日有我係度, Shiba就一日無憂! 我會做好呢份工!

LASIK

2010-05-27T20:30:00.000-07:00

Some friends asked me to see if they should have lasik surgery. While I am not an expert and each case varies, keep in mind that every surgery has its risks. Although the success rate of lasik is very high, there are still many possible complications. These include:

1. Undercorrection and Overcorrection
2. Induced Astigmatism (散光）
3. Dry Eyes
4. Haze
5. Corneal Abrasion

and the list goes on and on...

http://www.seewithlasik.com/docs/lasik-complications.shtml

If you absolutely don't want to wear glasses nor contact lenses, lasik is a good option but make sure that the benefits outweigh the risks.

Here is a video of lasik surgery. （小朋友不宜）

http://www.metacafe.com/watch/1417500/lasik_eye_surgery_www_lasika_org/

In a nutshell,

1. A flap (with a hinge on one end)is created with a blade after immobilizing the eye. The flap is then folded back, revealing the stroma (the thick middle section of the cornea).

2. Remodel the corneal stroma with laser (basically flatten it if you are nearsighted)

3. The flap is repositioned.

Dog界花生騷

2010-05-27T18:29:00.001-07:00

Cute爆狗時裝website: http://www.freestitch.jp/match/

唔買狗衫, 都唔好折底, 睇返輪狗先!! 卡哇伊咖呢!!!

Don't be a Robot

2010-05-27T16:20:00.000-07:00

Do what a Robot can't do...
Live,

Love,
Laugh,

Learn.

A Beautiful Mind

2010-05-10T20:41:00.000-07:00

在電影的尾部，男主角的病還是沒有醫好，幻象還是出現在他的眼前。令人感動的是他用理智與邏輯告訴自己那些都是不真實的，都是他自己虛構出來的。

不要跌落自己的幻象中，
思考，思考，思考。

The Fun Theory

2010-05-07T20:08:00.000-07:00

The world is better and happier with creativity.

2010-05-05T14:48:00.000-07:00

Final Assessment 前夕

2010-04-26T18:34:00.000-07:00

壓力有時是自己給自己的。很多所謂的“大”事情其實對之後的生活一點影響都沒有。

自問已經盡力。

A Lesson from the Dean

2010-04-19T13:43:00.000-07:00

"The most important stage of your life is not graduation nor marriage; it is gastrulation."

So if I succeeded through gastrulation, what couldn't I overcome?

Love What You Do

2010-04-15T16:22:00.000-07:00

"Doing what you love" is good, "loving what you do" is better...

Motivation is back...

Prosthetic Eye

2010-04-14T16:27:00.000-07:00

First time seeing the fitting of a prosthetic eye to a patient whose eye was enucleated(removed). The fake eye is not round and is much smaller than I expected.

Optometry is more than vision...

Mind Prison

2010-04-12T19:43:00.000-07:00

"There are two ways to live: you can live as if nothing is a miracle; you can live as if everything is a miracle."

Albert Einstein

breaking free from my prison of mind...

DC之Motion篇

2010-04-09T22:58:00.000-07:00

Lower Manhattan Redevelopment

2010-04-09T20:32:00.000-07:00

The project has been delayed for years. The redevelopment was supposed to be done in 2010, but obviously it's just a joke ~ the Groud Zero is still struggling to break the zero elevation. However, the building and facility design is really brilliant! Lower Manhattan will (hopefully) take over the role of Mid-town and become one of the most vigorous social & financial hubs in the world.

Now all we can do is to guess the completion of the redevelopment.. My boss said :" we may spend rest of our life to do this project, by that time you guys will have as much gray hair as i do..." hmmm... this is probably the most honest estimation I've ever heard.

Visualization Tour of the Lower Manhattan Redevelopment

Anticipated Construction Projects and Street Impacts
(updated on daily basis. And the 3D image is fantastic!! A must-play! Google Earth is needed by the wya)

More pictures about the new WTC site development:

Everything starts with a good sketch:

Getting better...

Dream comes true!

DC之Chinatown入鄉隨俗篇

2010-04-09T20:05:00.000-07:00

Little Reminder

2010-04-09T10:38:00.000-07:00

"The top 3rd of the class usually became good researchers, the middle 3rd usually became good clinicians, and the bottom 3rd usually made the most $$."

Depending on your perspective, you can always win something...

Epiphany

2010-04-04T17:57:00.000-07:00

no matter how trivial it seems...

help others,
help the world...

DC之Sakura篇

2010-04-04T07:49:00.000-07:00

Music is Sanity

2010-03-30T14:06:00.000-07:00

Perhaps emotions can only be expressed through music ...

The Blower's Daughter

And so it is
Just like you said it would be
Life goes easy on me
Most of the time

And so it is
The shorter story
No love, no glory
No hero in her skies

I can't take my eyes off of you
I can't take my eyes off of you
I can't take my eyes off of you
I can't take my eyes off of you
I can't take my eyes off of you
I can't take my eyes...

And so it is
Just like you said it should be
We'll both forget the breeze
Most of the time

And so it is
The colder water
The blower's daughter
The pupil in denial

I can't take my eyes off of you
I can't take my eyes off of you
I can't take my eyes off of you
I can't take my eyes off of you
I can't take my eyes off of you
I can't take my eyes...
Eyes...

Oh, did I say
That I loathe you?
Did I say
That I want to leave it all behind?

I can't take my mind off of you
I can't take my mind off of you
I can't take my mind off of you
I can't take my mind off of you
I can't take my mind off of you
I can't take my mind...
My mind
My mind...

Till I find somebody new

Envision

2010-03-27T17:58:00.000-07:00

remember what u wanted...

Joy in Work

2010-03-26T13:24:00.000-07:00

Look @ the Big Picture

2010-03-25T14:17:00.000-07:00

Dream's幫

2010-03-24T14:46:00.000-07:00

職訓局電影電視畢業生製作

thx for the laughter and energy...

There's No Better Friend!

2010-03-22T16:02:00.000-07:00

Amazing commercials. And most importantly, it's all about DOGS!!!

Adopt A Dog Campaign by SPCA [http://www.spca.org.sg]

買寵物之前請「停一停,冧一冧」. 唔單止要冧「我是否應該養寵物」,還要冧「其實我是否應該領養寵物」

Pedigree Commercial.

D狗仔望住粒狗糧嘅眼神實在令人肉緊~

A Life Lesson

2010-03-21T18:07:00.000-07:00

Our eyes are sensitive to contrast(change), not absolute brightness. This sensitivity to change also applies to the way we think. Let's say Store A sells a cup for $10 and Store B sells it for $12, most of us would buy the first one because we are concerned about the $2. However, when we are buying a car that worths thousands of dollars, we don't pay attention to small differences such as the $2 anymore. Yet a dollar is still a dollar.

2010-03-21T16:47:00.000-07:00

random snapshot @ vision expo

第幾個一百天

2010-03-21T13:55:00.000-07:00

【第幾個 100 天】創作故事
在JJ創作第七張專輯歌曲這段時間裡，JJ歷經了咳血、失聲等挫折，不管是身體或是心理，整個人都深陷低潮，一度有著懷疑自己無法再唱下去的深刻無助。對音樂充滿熱愛，對創作懷抱熱忱的JJ來說，這段時間無疑是最難以煎熬的100天。
某一晚，JJ獨自在夜深人靜的時候關上醫院的房門與無聲的冰冷相處著，閉上了眼睛突然閃過那時候，曾深愛著一個人的自己純真的模樣，瞬間溫暖的力量彷彿掀開了JJ在心中一直相伴的黑白鍵，揚起了一段聽過就很難忘記的旋律⋯⋯
這首氣勢磅礡的感人情歌，JJ自己想呈現的就是：『就算面對末日來臨，還是願意放手一搏，明知不可爲而為之的堅定信念！』只要願意相信，不再輕易放手，不管未來第幾個一百天，都讓人感動的期待著！同時這也是JJ和所有支持自己的朋友的約定，接下來的每個一百天，就算無法預知會發生甚麼好與壞，悲與樂。只要願意相信，再見面的時候，JJ要和大家一起改變命運，迎接更美好的未來！

An Afternoon @ MoMA

2010-03-18T19:42:00.001-07:00

Sakura

2010-03-18T17:31:00.000-07:00

3/27 - 4/11

http://www.nationalcherryblossomfestival.org/cms/index.php?id=390

2010-03-16T15:04:00.001-07:00

2010-03-16T14:42:00.000-07:00

It is not about the grades, it is about what you learned...

after a couple years, grades would be nothing but a bunch of letters...

小鼠啓示錄

2010-03-11T21:03:00.000-08:00

擾攘了兩週,終於把大閙我們睡房的小鼠繩之於法!

損失: 一包絲苗米(房東的）,兩塊鼠膠（叫房東買的）

戰果: 小鼠兩隻!

啓示:
正所謂,歌仔都有教落「慢慢走勿亂跑馬路如虎口, 交通規則要遵守安全第一 BuBu命長久」~ 小鼠,生命冇take 2,請小心搵食.

簡單而隆重的葬禮。願天主與你們同在。（與我們隔開）

阿門。

Reminiscence

2010-03-11T20:59:00.000-08:00

Perfect Match

2010-03-10T16:15:00.000-08:00

Although it sounds old, drinking tea has somehow become my habit. The aroma and heat just soothe me down...

wouldn't ask for more...

It's Springtime!

2010-03-09T11:20:00.000-08:00

can't express how joyful I am to feel the warmth after the snowy winter in NYC...=)

Happy Springtime!

Prelude in E minor

2010-03-08T19:50:00.000-08:00

An Education

2010-03-08T16:17:00.000-08:00

美好的生活不需要高級的跑車，奢華的娛樂，昂貴的食物...

Double Rainbow

2010-03-07T21:09:00.000-08:00

Bitter. Sweet

2010-03-07T20:04:00.000-08:00

Achieving Your Childhood Dreams

2010-03-06T20:11:00.000-08:00

the best lecture...

I'm Stainboy

2010-03-06T10:02:00.000-08:00

a big head with a big tummy

a crooked back with skinny limbs

no special talents nor wealth

yet dreaming big and fighting on

William Kentridge

2010-03-06T08:50:00.000-08:00

mind-blowing

High School Memories

2010-03-04T10:38:00.000-08:00

Once In a Blue Moon

First Time

simply beautiful and touching...

Open Happiness

2010-03-03T15:49:00.000-08:00

haven't seen such a creative and beautiful commercial for a long time...

How to Live Before You Die

2010-03-03T15:36:00.000-08:00

"Stay hungry, stay foolish"

2010-03-03T09:35:00.000-08:00

"What it is it wouldn't be and what it wouldn't be it would , you see"

2010-02-27T14:18:00.001-08:00

想念朋友們的時候可以做什麽呢？

很想一起努力

2010-02-16T18:15:00.000-08:00

gives me goose bumps...

214

2010-02-12T22:11:00.000-08:00

我曾經問自己
生命有何意義？
每天重復來回
縂覺得很疲憊

直到我遇見你
才慢慢地清晰
那簡單的甜蜜
是奮鬥的勇氣

真的謝謝你
陪著我在這裡
因爲你的鼓勵
才可以向前進

我知道這一切得來毫不容易
握在手裏就要好好地愛護和珍惜
就讓我們一起努力地走下去
不要擔心未來种种的不確定
雖然有時候會遇到困難或委屈
但是我相信雨過後就會看到天晴
過去未來現在才是真正存在

一起尋找生命每一段奇跡
一起去感受世界裏那醉人的美麗
只要我們勇敢地不停走下去
一定會到達所嚮往的國度裏

然後回想起每一次堅強的繼續
會發現這原來就是生命中的意義

過去未來現在就讓我們在一起

2010-02-09T14:35:00.001-08:00

The Burton Family

2010-02-07T14:01:00.000-08:00

The Power of Double

2010-02-07T13:51:00.000-08:00

"Love is not just looking at each other; it's looking in the same direction."

I heard a legend about love when I was in high school. "Long, long time ago, human beings existed as conjoint twins. There were three sexes: sun (male-male), moon (female-female), and star (male-female). Human had been growing more and more powerful that God feared people would rebel. In order to weaken and control human, God severed people into halves. Since then, it is the goal of each individual to seek back his/her lost half."

To me, this story is not about finding the only one true love, but to show how powerful love is. Indeed, I gain courage and strength when love is around. The feeling of attachment keeps me motivated that I am able to do so much more and better. "Together we can conquer anything", that is the beauty of love.

Love is Wisdom

2010-02-07T13:50:00.002-08:00

"A relationship is a two way street. You work through it all together."

“A couple got into a fight because of some small issue, and they didn’t talk to each other for two days. Although both of them wanted to resolve the conflict, neither one of them was willing to take the initiative to break the silence, believing that it is an act of weakness. Suddenly a thought went through the woman’s mind and she opened her closet to start searching. She then opened each of the drawers but still couldn’t find what she was looking for.

The man got confused after a while and asked her what she is finding. The woman pretended to be mad and replied, “I am looking for your voice!” He laughed, went up to her and kissed softly on her lips.”

Don’t be discouraged if there were problems in a relationship. Love is about forgiving and understanding. Sometimes it just takes a little creativity to work it out.

The Beauty of Acceptance

2010-02-07T13:50:00.001-08:00

"We come to love not by finding a perfect person, but by learning to see an imperfect person perfectly."

On the first day of school, a little girl met a boy with serious hunchback. They started to play happily on the playground; their laughter was like spring sunshine.

After playing for a long while, they became exhausted and sat down on the grass. The innocent girl suddenly seemed to realize something and she told the boy, “I know why your back is curved.”

The boy was embarrassed, remaining silent.

The girl kept talking, “I know what is inside. Do you know?”

“I don’t know.” The boy’s voice was trembling.

The excited girl answered cheerfully, “The curved body is a big basket, containing a pair of angel’s wings that is yet to be spread by God.”

Sometimes I heard people complaining about their lovers, saying that they are not rich enough, smart enough, cute enough, etc. Those people don’t understand that love is not about finding the perfect mate, but accepting and appreciating the imperfection. It is through acceptance that people bond strongly with each other.

Loving Unconditionally

2010-02-07T13:49:00.001-08:00

"True love doesn't just fill your heart; it overflows into your whole body and soul."

A young man was riding a motorcycle with his girlfriend at night. He was speeding.

“Please slow down, I am scared.” The girl told him.

“No, this is fun.” He replied.

“Please, I am very scared.” She begged.

“Okay.” He suddenly asked her, “Do you love me?”

“Of course I do, I love you so much.” She hugged him tightly from the back.

“Can you take off my helmet and put it onto yourself?” He sounded uneasy. “It is making my head uncomfortable and blurring my vision.”

The next morning, there was this news: a motorcycle crashed because of brake malfunction. The passenger survived, but the driver died.

As it turned out, the man realized that the brake was not working when he and his girlfriend were on the road. He didn’t tell her because he knew that it would frighten her. Instead, he chose to let her wear his helmet and for the last time, hear her say “I love you”.

Love is beautiful and unforgettable because of the willingness to give. While the man in this story gave the girl his life, in reality we give patience, tolerance, compassion, and much more to the ones we love. True love is loving unconditionally.

Simply Thoughts

2010-02-07T13:44:00.000-08:00

"The essence of love begins when infatuation ends."

“I saw you talking to a girl outside earlier. Who is she?” A man asked his friend in the coffee shop.

“Oh, she is my coworker.” The friend replied.

“Man, she is so beautiful! Her lips are full and plum, her eyes are dreamy and charming, and moreover, she walked so gracefully!” The man showed such a deep infatuation. “You must introduce her to me next time.”

The friend giggled, because the girl isn’t pretty at all. In fact, her lips are swollen because of a bug bite earlier in the morning; her eyes are actually tired and sleepy since she has worked overnight. Finally, the poor girl sprang her ankle on the way to the coffee shop and so she has to walk very slowly and carefully.

I heard people claiming to be madly in love with someone whom they have only met for a few times. While love at first sight may turn out to be the true love of life, most of the times it is just infatuation that lasts very shortly. In this story, the man idealizes the newly-met girl in his own mind, and he is actually infatuated by his thoughts, not by her.

Live Simply

2010-02-07T13:43:00.002-08:00

“Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication."

Once upon a time, a beautiful bird with golden feathers was living in a garden. Everybody in the neighborhood adored her as her feathers sparkled like stars when she spread her wings and flew high up in the sky. One night as she flew freely around the city, she discovered a pot of gold sitting in the backyard. “I can buy the crystal necklace that I always wanted now.” The bird was so excited and delightful.

With the money found, the bird happily bought her first necklace. When she was showing it off to her friends, a Chihuahua wearing a shiny diamond necklace, a lovely red coat, and a pair of furry boots walked by and laughed, “What a cheap little necklace you have!” She shook her head, “Mine is the latest masterpiece from an Italian designer and my master even bought me this gorgeous outfit to go along with it!”

Eager to shine amongst the crowd, the bird kept on buying the latest fashion in outfits, jewelries, accessories, and much more. One day as she was resting in her nest, a snake crawled in from the tree. Shocked and terrified, the bird tried to escape. However, she couldn’t fly because the clothes and the jewelries that she was wearing dragged her down.

Many people indulge themselves in material fulfillment, buying much more than needed often to keep up with the so called “trend”. This results in wastes and even harm as material obsession can lead to life imbalance. On the other hand, according to the famous 80/20 Principle, people usually use only 20% of what they have 80% of the time. It is therefore more efficient to simplify instead of spending time, money and energy on non-useful things. To me, life isn't about trend but style, and simplicity is the style.

Keep Holding On

2010-02-07T13:43:00.001-08:00

“In the middle of difficulty lies opportunity”

The only survivor landed on an uninhabited island after the shipwreck. He stared at the sea every day, hoping that some ship would pass by and save him, but there was nothing. In the mean time, he built a simple cabin so he had a shelter.

One day after gathering food from the forest, he was desperate to see that the cabin was engulfed in flames. Everything he saved from the shipwreck was gone. “God, how can you do this to me?” He cried.

The next morning he heard ship horn sounds. The sailors came and rescued him. “How did you know that I am here?” The man asked them. “We saw the thick smoke and thought that it was a signal for help.”

Keep having faith even in the face of difficulties. The hardship we encountered may turn out to be an opportunity. Just remember that there is a positive side to everything.

Believe in Yourself

2010-02-07T13:41:00.000-08:00

“It's not who you are that holds you back, it's who you think you're not.”

Long, long time ago, a general was leading a troop to fight in an incoming battle. Although he and the soldiers knew that their winning chance is slim given the fact that the enemy is much more powerful, they were still marching out to the battlefield because that was an order from the emperor. Watching the discouraged soldiers, the general was very worried.

“Let’s pray and ask God if we will win this time.” The general told the soldiers. “I am going to flip this coin: if head faces up, it means we will win; if not, we will lose. Let God tell us what our fate is!” After listening to the general, the soldiers stared at the coin nervously. “Yes! We are going to win!” They all screamed cheerfully when the coin landed on the ground, head facing up.

During the battle, all the motivated soldiers fought courageously, defeating the enemy ultimately.

“We were destined to win!” the soldiers cried out. As they were celebrating, the general showed them the coin: both sides are heads.

We always feel helpless when we get into awful situations, believing that it is fate and we can do nothing about it. In reality, fate is just a reflection of our actions and chance. The harder we try, the higher the probability of success become. Miracles can happen.

Failure and Success

2010-02-07T13:40:00.000-08:00

“If life gives you lime, make margarita.”

Long ago, there was a mediocre man who worked as an insurance sales agent in the United States. One day, after the man’s persistent persuasion, a client finally agreed to sign the contract. However, as the client was about to sign with the man’s fountain pen, a drop of ink fell from the pen and smeared the contract. “Forget it, I am leaving.” The client got mad and left the room before the man tried to apologize.

Instead of complaining about his bad luck, the man learned from this failure and was inspired to create a modified fountain pen without unwanted dripping. After working days and nights, he succeeded at last and established a company that became the leading manufacturer of fountain pens. This man was Lewis Waterman, who patented the first practical fountain pen in 1884, which is still universally used nowadays.

Don’t be depressed because you failed. These are valuable experiences as they give you the opportunity to learn from the previous mistakes and come up with new ideas. Life is trial and error after all and failure is nothing but a stepping stone to success.

Be Persistent

2010-02-07T13:37:00.000-08:00

"The journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step."

“What is your tip on success when you encountered numerous obstacles in your career?” A reporter asked the entrepreneur during an interview.

“One time when I was inspecting a mining field, I saw a worker trying to break a rock. He struck the rock at the same place with a jack hammer for about a hundred times, but still hadn’t succeeded. While he continued, the rock suddenly broke into halves.” The entrepreneur went on, “As you see, it finally broke not because of the last strike, but because of the previous one hundred strikes.”

Many people just envied the glory of those successful individuals, but neglected to understand how much the latter had done to thrive. Indeed, success did not happen overnight. Most of the times we failed to get the results that we wanted even after all the hard work. However, it does not mean that our efforts were wasted but instead they brought us much closer to triumph. With persistence and motivation, we would taste the fruit of success someday.

Little Update

2010-02-07T12:55:00.000-08:00

A new member to the "studio" since last Thxgiving...

2010-02-07T12:42:00.000-08:00

張芸京 - 1030

作詞：張芸京龜鳥作曲：張維倫

再也沒能夠替你收藏殘留手心的勇氣
轉過頭你又將我留在入口
10月30的笑臉是你最想逃開的夢魘
原來藍天總飄散灰白色霧氣

吐出了心跳和問號
你死鎖放縱著憂郁
原來氧氣不再供應忘了呼吸

悲傷絕望遲鈍愚昧
自怨卑劣崩潰忽略

你跪著哭泣我無能為力
你撕裂著怒吼我無能為力
你默禱著低訴我無能為力
你放逐著奔逃我無能為力
你跪著哭泣我無能為力
你撕裂著怒吼我無能為力
你默禱著低訴我無能為力
你放逐著奔逃我無能為力

悲傷絕望遲鈍愚昧
自怨卑劣崩潰忽略

你跪著哭泣我無能為力
你撕裂著怒吼我無能為力
你默禱著低訴我無能為力
你放逐著奔逃我無能為力
你跪著哭泣我無能為力
你撕裂著怒吼我無能為力
你默禱著低訴我無能為力
你放逐著奔逃我無能為力

2010-02-07T12:24:00.000-08:00

張芸京 - 黑裙子

詞：林文炫　曲：胡彥斌

天邊的那朵雲　要去那裏流浪
如果有答案　要記得跟我講
誰的愛　放在假日的市場
討價還價　拍賣著他的重量

穿著白色西裝的紫烏鴉
站在那裏不停的鼓掌
就要下雨　你的自尊要逃向何方
是男是女　隨便你要怎麼想

只為他　穿過一次的黑裙子　深深鎖在記憶的牆
寫好的遺言　也要用力唱　祭拜我們為了愛的瘋狂

只為他　穿過一次的黑裙子　還在風中盪
黑指甲　短頭髮　有些話不用講
為愛　我就是這樣

Christmas @ NYC

2009-12-31T21:31:00.000-08:00

Life is infinite ... food!

2009-12-31T20:47:00.000-08:00

From Top to bottom, left to right:

Toro Over Rice, $6 (Udon West @ St Mark)

Chocolate Green Tea Cupcake & Thai Milk Cafe, $4 during happy hour (Spot Dessert @ St Mark)

Tiramisu, $3.5 (Cafe Zaiya @ Kinokuniya)

Green Tea Cake, $5 (Cafe Zaiya @ Kinokuniya)

Pork Congee & 牛雜腸粉, $3 (車仔檔 @ E. Broadway subway station)

Chicken Wings (home made ^0^)

Toasted Sausage with honey & Aloe + mango juice, $6 (Tearrific @ Mott Street)

Loss of Accommodation

2009-10-18T09:08:00.000-07:00

We begin to lose our accommodation (ability to focus on near object) after the age 10 at a rate of about 0.3 diopter a year.

I guess I would need reading glasses when I am 49 then.

Visible Blood Vessels

2009-10-16T20:46:00.000-07:00

Fundus (the back of your eye) is the only place in your body that blood vessels can be observed without cutting you open.

Traffic Signs

2009-10-12T22:57:00.000-07:00

Just saw an extremely funny traffic sign (yet it's definitely a bad traffic sign design~) in today's lecture. I did a little search on Google and found even more hilarious signs (I would only post the pictures that I believe are real, not gonna post those photoshopped one ) ~ let's LOL !

This sign is the one presented in lecture, which violates the traffic sign design principle of "shall not distract the drivers"~ XD

Falling Cow Zone Ahead?!!

Animals Matter! :

Good to know that we are sharing the planet with animals ~

More distractions ~ :

I'd rather not know...

( @ Barcelona, Spain )

Young boys with shorts and teen girls with mini skirts zone ahead?!! I will be totally distracted XD !

Some funny signs I saw:

@ Cal Poly Pomona

@ UCLA

Finger Daily 1

2009-10-11T23:59:00.000-07:00

1 pm. @ an optometry school classroom,

alright, I admit that I'm here for a slice of free pizza after the class meeting... =.=

3 pm @ think Cafe.

What do L&Y do to prepare mid-terms?

Obviously, we came from different planets...

"Guu" is the sound generated by your stomach when it wants to be filled.

good reminder? sometimes,

disturbing? most of the time,

embarassing? in no time...

Home-made Cafe

2009-10-11T16:15:00.000-07:00

讀書很多時候是件累人的事. 但在cafe,邊吃邊喝邊讀書,卻是L&Y樂此不疲的休閑活動. 但很多cafe都要規定消費. 要讀幾個小時的書,無論如何也要奉上十塊八塊血汗錢.

想讀書讀得有feel,又已經把太多時間金錢丟進各大小cafe的L&Y,決定把我們的房間改造成cafe的感覺! Action!

營業時間:

一周七日,每日24小時.

特色:

本cafe坐落於海徬高層,獨享Manhattan Bridge無敵海景.
全館布置以「家」為主題,一切擺設皆為館主私人收藏, 務求讓來客有身處家中的感覺.
自帶衛浴和廚房. 煮食工具一應俱全.來客可一嘗下廚樂.
Office工具齊全,免費高速有線/無線上網. 最新Notebook, Desktop, 24" HDTV, wii任玩任用.
獨家配備ikea大床,被枕齊全. 來客讀書疲累時可休息
館主獨家分享收藏的精選音樂. 種類繁多,應有盡有. 讓你在符合心情的音樂中讀書.

館主誠意推介:

無敵Manhattan Bridge美景! XD

食物方面有: 招牌三文魚刺身, $10

Home-made 茄粒紫菜Miso soup, 配刺身最佳~ :p

還有Espresso味小cubic威化金字塔! XD

其他食物包括:

各式粉麵: (可選擇加: 蛋, 紫菜, 菜脯, 特級魚腐, 時菜, 等)

香辣豬骨濃湯公仔麵
港式車仔麵
四川擔擔麵
QQ米線
臺式冬粉
臺式拉麵
日式烏冬

各式小食

Home-made簡易壽司
香辣豬耳,豬肚,牛展,上海醺蹄...(Based on availablity)
鮮奶cereals
Gold Fish
果仁朱古力

各式飲品包括:

車仔香片茶
舊街場白咖啡
太子花旗參茶
Home-made玫瑰花茶
檸樂
檸蜜
檸水

各式湯水不定期供應~ (湯單請參照本blog其他posts)

(Wahahahhaha,寫完之後覺得自己家簡直perfect. 在家讀書其實也很有風味呢! XD)

Drinking Art

2009-10-05T20:04:00.000-07:00

1. You want... Japanese style?

無敵Green Tea Latte!

Much better than Starbucks'

Mochaccino

So pretty!!

@Cafe Zaiya, 18 E 41st St # C, New York, NY 10017-63952. Second level of the Japanese Kinokuniya Bookstore.

2. You want... American antique ?

hmmm.... no fancy drinks...not satisfied?

How about this?

@ Housing Works Bookstore Cafe, 126 Crosby Street New York, NY 10012. Non-profit organization, all staffs are volunteers. All books are used books, pretty good deal!!

3. You want...Traditional?

Latte Art!!

Spanish Latte, Stay in.

@think Cafe, 248 Mercer Street, New York, NY. Right next to NYU. Free internet.

Vincent

2009-09-28T12:41:00.000-07:00

Deeply touched by the song recently, so I made this simple video in remembrance of this great artist.

Starry, starry night
paint your palette blue and grey

look out on a summer's day
with eyes that know the darkness in my soul.

Shadows on the hills
sketch the trees and the daffodils
catch the breeze and the winter chills
in colors on the snowy linen land.

And now I understand what you tried to say to me
how you suffered for your sanity
how you tried to set them free.

They would not listen
they did not know how
perhaps they'll listen now.

Starry, starry night
flaming flo'rs that brightly blaze
swirling clouds in violet haze
reflect in Vincent's eyes of China blue.

Colors changing hue
morning fields of amber grain
weathered faces lined in pain
are soothed beneath the artist's loving hand.

And now I understand what you tried to say to me
how you suffered for your sanity
how you tried to set them free.
perhaps they'll listen now.

For they could not love you
but still your love was true
and when no hope was left in sight on that starry starry night

You took your life as lovers often do

But I could have told you Vincent
this world was never
meant for one as beautiful as you.

Starry, starry night
portraits hung in empty halls
frameless heads on nameless walls
with eyes that watch the world and can't forget.

Like the stranger that you've met
the ragged men in ragged clothes
the silver thorn of bloddy rose
lie crushed and broken on the virgin snow.

And now I think I know what you tried to say to me
how you suffered for your sanity
how you tried to set them free.

They would not listen
they're not list'ning still
perhaps they never will.

More Paper Toys: Iphone Dock And Headphone Organizer!

2009-09-26T22:02:00.000-07:00

上一篇寫了怎樣廢紙利用,做一個「型英帥靚正」的smartphone dock. 今天上網閑逛,發現原來網路上流傳著很多同類型的DIY paper design ideas. 見手上還有材料, 於是再試做了另一個design的paper iphone dock 和一個耳機organizer. 效果不錯! ^^

不過真的很想有一把戒刀...用剪刀剪卡紙,而且有一張還過了硬膠,真的好累!! 手指關節快壓碎了... ><

1. Smartphone Dock

The original prouct uses plastic, and is sold online for $4.99. Its selling point is -- "fits in your wallet" -- because its size is exactly the same as your credit card. Here is the product site: http://www.gogostand.com/

I revised the design and used plastic card paper to make the dock. After several adjustments, it finally can firmly support my fat HTC Kaiser, which means it can take care of my N97 with no doubt. Great! ^^

2. headphone Organizer

My desk is not big, and my headphone successfully turns it into a messy field. This owl shape organizer is really helping me to deal with my annoying headphone!

The original design uses acrylic, which means you have to use laser cutter to get the shape.
[ http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:364 ]

Obviously I'm not gonna go buy a laser cutter. So again, I used a piece of thick plastic-filmed paper (it is a flyer from NY State Dept of Transportation .... sorry NYSDOT, I did apply for your positions, but you never get back to me...) to do the design. The paper is very strong and difficult to be cut, so the final product turned out to be... oh well... not that "owl".... But it still does the job --- cute and useful !! :p

3. More DIY iphone docks...

http://www.geeky-gadgets.com/
The two original designs mentioned above are found at this website. The site also shows other funny DIY iphone dock designs under the "DIY" catergory. Here i will show some do-able dock designs :

Stay cool AND eco-friendly!!

蒼蠅的問題

2009-09-25T18:58:00.000-07:00

今天一只巨型的蒼蠅飛進了房間。

我問：“我們住在7樓，為什麽蒼蠅可以飛得這麽高？”

Young 答：“因爲它住在6樓。”=.=

Paper Smartphone Dock [太師椅 version]

2009-09-25T14:28:00.001-07:00

I've recently tried the iphone paper dock/stand design on this interesting website[ http://www.dessinemoiunobjet.com/ ], because the design makes good use of the flyers, folders, or brochures that I grabbed from a career fair last week.

Everytime I attend a seminar or career fair, somehow I always unconsciously take tons of papers home even though I know shortly I will realize they are useless and throw them into trash can. Some of these paper products are made of high quality card paper and can be good material for other usage. Now is the time to give them a second life! :)

Initially I followed the original design instruction and got an awesome-looking dock. It was working barely OK with my Nokia N97, but gradually got bent by my HTC Kaiser (ATT Tilt) -.- .... well the dock can still manage to lift up the phone, but in a structural engineer’s words, its “serviceability” is failed. XD

That’s alright~ the dock is primarily designed to support the weight of iphone (ok ~ you light & skinny monster beat my n97 and kaiser this time…-.- ) , so now all I need to do is to cut some pieces of plastic card paper (see how high quality those flyers/brochures paper can be!!) to reinforce the dock structure:

The first dock is perfect for N97 to sit on, but the sitting space is still too thin for Kaiser. I therefore revised the design a little bit and use rest of the plastic card paper (plus it’s way stronger than card paper!) to make a second dock exclusively for my fat HTC. And here we go:

They can sleep on the docks too while charging or transferring data:

A Hong Kong blogger said this dock is her iphone’s 貴妃椅. I would say my improved docks, which are bigger and stronger, are my N97 and Kaiser’s 太師椅! XD Sit tight and do your work phones!

Tea Time!

2009-09-24T22:49:00.000-07:00

My TEA favor:

Homemade Hong Kong style milktea: Lipton Black Tea Bag + Black & White Evaporated Milk (行內叫「黑白淡奶」)
Homemade Taiwanese style oolong milktea: 世家原片凍頂烏龍茶包 + 黑白淡奶
Starbucks London Fog (Tazo tea bag + steamed milk)
Green Tea Latte ( Cafe Zaya @ Manhattan )

New tryout:

車仔茶包--香片, same company with Lipton but is lot cheaper, trying to figure out the difference.

早餐一個椰絲檸檬蛋糕,一杯車仔香片,what a wonderful morning!!

Starbucks herbal mint tea by Harney & Sons herbal tea bag

Tastes very refreshing! And the cubical tea bag looks cute!

Will try out more!! Now teaaaaaa time! :)

Fantastic Voyage

2009-09-21T18:52:00.000-07:00

這一年發現自己改變了不少。現在的我總是不想浪費時間，總是想不停地做有建設性的事情。雖然有時候一些煩勞會令我無法集中精神，我找到了一個治療情緒的好地方--書店。

翻開一本本精美的書刊，仿佛置身一個個全新的國度。永無止境的知識讓我頓時覺得自己煩勞的渺小。如果生命是一個fantastic voyage, 那麽知識一定是那艘載著我們前行的艦艇。

（原諒這篇blog的文縐縐，我只是有感而發）