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wordless film

2007-02-26T23:31:00.000Z

I have left the cinema wordless....It is a beautiful film, it can melt your heart and light up your soul, you can't afford to miss it in your life, which could be changed by.

Such a beautiful life...

CYN in London

2007-02-18T19:40:00.000Z

和Chris 去了London 凑热闹过春节，真是people mountain people sea 啊！！哈哈

Saturday上午到达后，为了让Chris以最佳状态迎接猪年，所以先去了剪头发。由长毛怪摇身一变成为靓仔后，我们来到了期待已久的“水木巴山” （不是庙！！）一家四川餐厅，点了招牌菜 - 水煮鱼和鱼香肉丝，真的是好美味呀！但是很麻很辣。

鱼香肉丝

水煮鱼

逛完了，酒足饭饱，住进了Hilton in Canary Wharf...on ninth floor with perfect view over Canary Wharf...

在London 的另一发现竟然是..........

Mag, please pay attention on the following title!!!

Discovery of missing JoJo in London

JoJo

JoJo and friends in a basket...

JoJo in the army....

Creme Brulee Yummy!!

2007-02-18T19:32:00.001Z

Partial home-made Creme Brulee (only the Grill step is done at home!! haha)

Before:

After:

So delicious and not so diffcult to make actually!!

Creme Brulee Yummy!!

2007-02-18T19:32:00.000Z

Partial home-made Creme Brulee (only the Grill step is done at home!! haha)

Before:

After:

So delicious and not so diffcult to make actually!!

Pig leg sized "Braised Lamb Shank"

2007-02-14T22:17:00.000Z

We went out tonight to a restaurant called Browns in Bath, nice atmosphere but absolutely packed. I was lucky enough to get this 2 seat booking as there were a cancellation just 30 mins before I called last week. Despite courses taste alright, it was really good value, the “ Braised Lamb Shank” that I order is severed by a pig leg size…haha

Happy Valentine’s day!!

Music and Lyrics

2007-02-10T18:18:00.000Z

Went to watched “Music and Lyrics” by Hugh Grant and Drew Barrymore, it is a sweet, romantic and light-hearted comedy, my favorite type of film. The story is about living-in-the-past 80's song writer falls in love with his lyricist who inspired his heart. There is a line in script makes me couldn’t agree more "....melody is physical attraction, appearance, sex....lyrics are getting to know the person to understand her/him inside..."

http://wwws.warnerbros.co.uk/musicandlyrics/index.html

Comments: Hugh Grant obviously has put on some weight on tummy and waist; winkles around eyes start to show; and his way of act is pretty consistent with all his other movies. Drew Barrymore is a very stunning and cute sweetie. Generally it can be categorized as same type as "How to lose a guy in 10 days" and "Two weeks notice". It would surely be an option for well time spent in a weekend.

Score: 4 stars = strongly recommend

Economic Models explained with cows

2007-02-10T00:31:00.000Z

Economic Models explained with cows

SOCIALISM: You have 2 cows, and you give one to your neighbour.

COMMUNISM: You have 2 cows. The State takes both and gives you some milk.

FASCISM: You have 2 cows. The State takes both and sells you some milk.NAZISM: You have 2 cows. The State takes both and shoots you.

BUREAUCRATISM: You have 2 cows. The State takes both, shoots one, milks the other, then throws the milk away...

TRADITIONAL CAPITALISM: You have two cows. You sell one and buy a bull. Your herd multiplies, and the economy grows. You sell them and retire on the income.

SURREALISM: You have two giraffes. The government requires you to take harmonica lessons

AN AMERICAN CORPORATION: You have two cows. You sell one, and force the other to produce the milk of four cows. Later, you hire a consultant to analyse why the cow has dropped dead.

ENRON VENTURE CAPITALISM: You have two cows. You sell three of them to your publicly listed company, using letters of credit opened by your brother-in-law at the bank, then execute a debt/equity swap with an associated general offer so that you get all four cows back, with a tax exemption for five cows. The milk rights of the six cows are transferred via an intermediary to a Cayman Island Company secretly owned by the majority shareholder who sells the rights to all seven cows back to your listed company. The annual report says the company owns eight cows, with an option on one more. Sell one cow to buy a new president of the United States, leaving you with nine cows. No balance sheet provided with the release. The public buys your bull.

THE ANDERSEN MODEL: You have two cows. You shred them.

FRENCH CORPORATION: You have two cows. You go on strike, organise a riot, and block the roads, because you want three cows.

JAPANESE CORPORATION: You have two cows. You redesign them so they are one-tenth the size of an ordinary cow and produce twenty times the milk. You then create a clever cow cartoon image called 'cowkimon' and market it worldwide.

GERMAN CORPORATION: You have two cows. You re-engineer them so they live for 100 years, eat once a month, and milk themselves.

ITALIAN CORPORATION: You have two cows, but you don't know where they are. You decide to have lunch.

RUSSIAN CORPORATION: You have two cows. You count them and learn you have five cows. You count them again and learn you have 42 cows. You count them again and learn you have 2 cows. You stop counting cows and open another bottle of vodka.

SWISS CORPORATION: You have 5000 cows. None of them belong to you. You charge the owners for storing them.

CHINESE CORPORATION: You have two cows. You have 300 people milking them. You claim that you have full employment, and high bovine productivity, and arrest the newsman who reported the real situation.

INDIAN CORPORATION: You have two cows. You worship them.

BRITISH CORPORATION: You have two cows. Both are mad.

IRAQI CORPORATION: Everyone thinks you have lots of cows. You tell them that you have none. No-one believes you, so they bomb the **** out of you and invade your country. You still have no cows, but at least now you are part of a Democracy....",

A WELSH CORPORATION: You have two cows. The one on the left looks very attractive.AN

AN AUSTRALIAN CORPORATION: You have two cows. Business seems pretty good. You close the office and go for a few beers to celebrate.

Most amazing Valentine's Rose :>)

2007-02-09T21:58:00.000Z

今天提前收到2007年情人节的玫瑰，这不是一束普通的玫瑰，她完全符合今年的世界主题- 环保!... 环保!!...环保!!! 整个工艺男友在3小时那完成，所用材料只有bubble wrapping paper, masking tape和 spray paint。绝对是上等的工艺品就像是立体的玫瑰油画，届时她也荣登为我在情人最想收到的礼物，同时也不得不为男友的心思与天分而感到佩服！照片和大家分享一下吧！！

2007_Rose _1

2007_Rose_2

2007_Rose_3

2007_Rose_Material

Memory (2001_Rose)

To be honest, I was totally amazed when opened the box where the rose was displayed, it was so quiet at the second and my mind suddenly run out of idea, “my god, what is this ? it is so beautiful…….” Thank you so much, Chris, I can’t resist but to confess this is the best Valentine’s present I have ever received in my life so far (hinted more to expect in the coming years….haha).

I am completely impressed by the talent of your heart and warmly touched by your deepest love.

Happy Valentine’s Day! xxx

BABY!!!

2007-02-05T20:47:00.000Z

Lily is expecting her second baby in 6 months time (faint!!) and will hold wedding by the end of this year!!

吸引力不等不幸福

2007-02-03T20:53:00.000Z

这个世界上令你着迷的男生一定不是令你幸福的男生，而能给你幸福的男生一定要为你着迷。我早就发现了这真理。令你着迷的男生有两种外表和内涵。外表有多么的不可靠我想不用多说众所周知，但是有内涵的也不见得容易捉摸。不管是外表型还是内涵型，只要不迟钝他们都很清楚的知道自己的优势，于是选择的时候就会异常挑剔。外表型会寻找外形相当的，内涵型由于自视太高，在他们的眼里只能看到女神。我觉得在这两种选择下的爱情都不会长久，因为前者是虚荣，后者是偶像，两种爱情都不会转变成亲情。美女终有一日会变徐娘，女神一旦参与了鸡毛蒜皮和油盐酱醋就不再神圣。

疯狂的事

2007-02-03T20:22:00.000Z

我好像很久没有做过这么疯狂的事了。竟然和高中的好友（现在北京）电话聊天，从中国时间晚上12点聊到凌晨4点。电话中途切断3次，但却丝毫没有影响我们的兴致。我和Miss T 不知不觉相识快10年了，高中的时候她是一个内敛又害羞的女孩，但成绩却好的出奇，后来我们因为同坐一班公车而相识。这么多年一个人在异地生活的经验让她便坚强了很多，但也品出了生活中很多的无奈。不管身处何地，我们的心灵和想法还是那么的贴近，她仿佛是一个天使可以阅读我的心声。我最近在努力的挖掘我的生活到底出了什么问题，总是觉得枯燥，没有新的元素和冲击。从来都没有如此的渴望做点什么或是换一个生活方式。后来我发现，其实对于现状我并做不了什么，就像长辈说的，到了什么年龄就要做什么事，难道25-30 岁的女生就一定要没工作的找工作，没男友的找男友，没结婚的要结婚，没生孩子的生孩子，生了小孩的就要为之奉献牺牲下半生吗？听起来悲哀，想深一层觉得很恐怖，为什么我们就不能留多一点时间给我们的朋友和我们自己呢？（朋友大概也没有时间应酬我，因为她们正在做所谓应该做的事）

摘一则

2006-12-03T16:25:00.000Z

偶然间，读到了一个这样的故事，它讲述了两个不同的妻子。第一位妻子的丈夫是一个不得志的画家。画家不知道自己的画俗艳不堪死板至极，但其妻子捧着那些画的时候，对她来说那些不只是画而是绝世珍宝，是来自她丈夫的旷世之作。另一位则妻子去了丈夫老同学的家之后，回家的途中不停的在友人面前用羡慕有埋怨的语气说“他们家的房间都高呀！，，，他家的睡房比我家的浴室还大，，，”在现今的时代，烈女的精神已经不再被追崇。女性已经被赋予了足够的自由和权利，但是，当她们履行权利争取丰富生活的时候　却被评价为太现实，太物质。　父母对子女执著的爱不难，因为那是“从他们所出”；子女对父母执著的崇拜也不难，因为那时“他们从所处”；但是一个妻子，　尤其是贫穷的妻子，即使丈夫失意，仍然对自己选择的人有信心，就难得了。因为夫妻之间没有血缘关系，只要有机会，　大可以重新选择。　曾经见过这一幕，　背着的大男生的小男生说“他不重，　他是我兄弟”；　又想起了那一幕，　丈夫战败归来，一个瘦弱的女子扶着他，抬头挺胸地说“他是英雄，他是我丈夫”。此时我心中浮现了一个问号，我可以看到这样的一幕吗？　事业有成英姿飒爽的男子紧握着花颜已逝的妇人，深情地说“她最美，她是我的糟糠之妻”。

随笔一则

2006-12-02T23:50:00.000Z

远离城市，隐居乡村，趁着圣诞的来临，就决定到大都市走一走，没想到还真的有收获。走进豪华商场的手袋区，一个华贵的女式手袋同时闯入了我和男友的视线。我们快步走上前，那手袋像有磁性般吸在了男友的手上，我们不约而同的从对方的眼中看得了同一个答案，它将是是送给男友妈妈的最佳礼物。看着看着，我们似乎开始犹豫，然后轻轻的放下了它，还是学生的男友对我说，“就算我今天买下它送给Mummy, 它也不能算是我送的，，，”听着他窘想背后的遗憾，我有点辛酸，但又不得不承认那是事实。在我们离开商场后的一段路上，他好像若有所思，终于在公车上他清了清喉咙，说“我毕业后一定会努力工作，下次再想送手袋给Mummy的时候，我不允许自己再犹豫，，，”这句略带稚气的承诺如果出自10岁孩童，我会欣慰，但当我看到男友真诚而成熟的眼神时，我知道他很清楚这句承诺的份量，霎那间，我突然觉得他单薄的肩是那么的厚实，可靠；我开始庆幸，上帝对我的眷顾了。

Devil

2006-11-22T22:33:00.000Z

On my daily, Mon-Fri, 8am-6pm marked as "money slave"; Fri, 9pm, marked "fun in cinema"...a good film can be a pleasant ending of a week...especially when it turned out to be a better one exceeds my expectation. Watched "The Devil Wears Prada" 2 weeks ago, it was a good example, which I can still remember the story line after 2 weeks!!! I enjoy such films that don't end when it finish showing, but would allow me to take some thoughts away from it, refresh the way of thinking and handling life. Whether you go for a high fashion or simply want to be impressed by top designs, I am sure you would enjoy this film because it doesn't only tell about what you see but what behind those glamour clothes. People commenting it tells similar story with Sex and City, I think they aren't comparable, honestly Sex and city never goes much below the surface and what Sex and city could have been with intelligence and real wit instead of rote bitchiness! (www.rottentomatoes.com)

James Bond

2006-11-22T22:07:00.000Z

Before writing this post, I spend quite a while to think how to start, what format should be used? Is it worthy spend sometime on looking at how does other people write? Hang on a minute, something not quite right going on here!!! This is my blog, it is MINE !!!

Planed to watch James Bond last Friday, blind me!! It is such a popular one, which I wasn't so keen to spend my money on at all. Well, I was forced to watch the trailer couple of times (cos it was always shown before the one I want to watch), my god feeling told me it is not so attractive, I mean Daniel Craig. Who is your favorite James Bond?

Welcome all for entering in Ciolumbai's web home

2006-11-18T19:27:00.000Z

Hello, everyone....so glad to see you all here. This blog has been established since May 2006, hope you will come to visit time to time...check it out!!