芥蘭回家了

We have been waiting for this date for so long, and we picked her up from the pet shop once I landed HK yesterday. She has become stronger and healthier, how great is that!
Please take a look at the below clip to see how strong (and violent) is she!

2009 Business Trip #4 - Taipei (Day 4): My Favourite Restuarant in Taipei - Shi Yang Culture

Taiwan is a lovely place where you can get some fresh air and see the greens somewhere not too far away from the city centre.
Tonight, we went to have dinner at Shi Yang Culture, Yang Ming Shan. I can say this is my favourite restaurant in Taipei so far. I am loving it because

• The place is nicely decorated in a semi-Taiwanese/semi-Japanese style. Please see the website for more photos of its decor.


• The restaurant is bulit in the mountain. There are little cabins all over the place along the hill. You can imagine you are sitting in the forest. (remarks: I am sitting indoors tonight, but it's nice too)


• You don't need to order food here. What you need to do is you tell them what you do not eat. For example, we came with an Eqyptian who does not eat pork. In this case, they will serve you a menu that is pork-free.


• Food is delicious yet creative. They also serve fruit-flavoured vinegar to refresh your taste between dishes.


• Food presentation is excellent by using a lot of flowers collected in the mountain. They will garnish the food like flower arrangment on the plate. The dishes are super cute!

Although i don't know how much did it cost, it is really a nice place to relax and have a chat with friends. They serve lunch and dinner everyday except Monday.

I hope I got DSLR with me. The photos here are not in good quality.

我是一個怎麼樣的人?

Don't miss out the red highlights. I enjoyed them very much.
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7月29日 天生的分析
7月29日出生的人非常客觀，善於分析週遭人的個性、潛力、道德觀與才華，此外，他們還有一項令人非常激賞的才能，就是能準確預言自己家庭、社會或組織的發展過程。因此，今天出生的人很適合從事和商業、政治、政府公職或軍事有關的工作，因為他們所擁有的精準判斷力，能夠正確證估國外情勢或反對勢力。 This is quite true, i am quite good at planning, and foresee how things are developed in a setp by step approach.

當然，這一天出生的人也有其缺點，例如在觀察其他國家的文化、民俗與民族性時，往往會受刻板印象或先入為主的觀念所影響。許多出生於今天的人在這方面都相當固執。由於對自己身屬的組織難免存有觀察上的盲點，所以他們對其他團體的觀察經常會比對自己的團體要正確許多。也就是說，他們的客觀性其實還是會受到「愛國主義」左右。 yes, I realized this problem when I was an intern. So, I am trying to change, but sometimes, it's difficult.

當然，這種愛國情操也可以轉換成其他形式的忠誠，例如對運動團體、公司或社團組織等的擁護。在他們身屬的圈子裡，7月29日出生的人是很好的組織者與計劃者。此外，他們很重視家庭親情倫理，對自己的小孩子、配偶與親人經常是百分之百的支持，也樂於參與各種家庭聚會。出生於這一天的人特別會保護家庭，會盡一切努力以使家人不受物質匱乏或家庭破碎的威脅。 I treasure family and friendship indeed.

由於他們對團體特性有深刻的瞭解，因此在面臨紛爭時，往往是最佳的仲裁者。一旦瞭解對方代表或談判者的文化背景，他們會立刻明白應該怎麼去接近對方，包括各式各樣的合適禮節。這一天出生的人特別適合擔任教師、社工人員、勞工促裁者或政黨工作人員I like harmony, so I am always the one to achieve a happy ending.

不過，由於7月29日出生的人傾向於將個人擺在團體之下。因此，他們常會忽略個人的差異性。若是升級當了父母，就必須注意，得將小孩視為不同的個體來看待，並鼓勵孩子發展出自己的特性來。由於天生忠誠，這一天出生的人或許會忘了自己也是具有自由意志的個體，得在個人生活上果斷一些。Dear friends, please help reminding me when I have my own children. It's too early to talk about this. May be I should give Kai Lan some room for her development. But I really hope that Kai Lan could do drawing like me. hahahha

通常，在犯錯誤時，他們都會說是自己的責任，而在成功時，又會將功勞歸於所屬的團體。長期下來，他們很可能會失去個人的理想，甚至無法發展出自己的意識形態。 Stupid Meiling!

幸運數字和守護星 7月29日出生的人會受到數字2（2+9=11，1+1=2）和月亮的影響。受數字2影響的人通常是很好的同事與夥伴，但絕非最佳領導人，這種特質非常適合今天出生者團體取向的價值觀，然而，它也可能成為個人創造力與行動上的阻礙，並帶來挫折。此外，這種特質又因月亮強烈的反省與消極的傾向而變得更加明顯，然而今天出生者活躍的一面也會因太陽（獅子座的主宰行星）的影響而得以強化。此外，數字11（2+9=11）則使7月29日出生者的概念取向變得較為踏實。 No wonder I will not be the boss!

健康 有些7月29日出生的人會擔心自己將罹患與父母或兄弟姊妹一樣的遺傳性疾病，不幸的是，最後他們往往面臨同樣的命運。同時，他們也可能會把心理上的不安定、沉溺或缺憾視為家族性的遺傳。的確，他們有些疾病是來自於遺傳，但是出生於7月29日的人必須清楚一件事，生活方式與健康生活的選擇才是關鍵的因素，而治療、復原及戰勝疾病更和遺傳無關，完全要靠自己積極的心態去完成。這一天出生的人做事非常有計劃，因此，他們會樂於遵照特定的三餐調配及睡眠安排，這對維護健康有很大的幫助。

建議
不要一視同仁，記住，每個人都是不同的個體。不要忽略自己的想法。你可以自傲於前人所留下來的遺產，但千萬不要將自己整個人埋進去。

名人
I really enjoy the red highlights below, not sure how I will end my life in the future...
錫奧多拉基斯(Mikis Theodorakis)希臘電影配樂、歌曲作曲家，代表作為《希臘左巴》(Zorba the Greek)，後在希臘軍事政變時，以共產黨員身份被逮捕入獄。
意大利法西斯獨裁者墨索里尼(Benito Mussolini)，他執政時，集大權於一身，試圖建立一個「意大利帝國」，後遭常員暗殺。
第一位爵士樂電子吉他手克利斯欽(Charlie Christian)，為「班尼古德曼樂團」(Benny Goodman Band)團員。
漢馬斯克德(Dag Hammarskjold)瑞士經濟學家，曾擔任聯合國秘書長，並獲諾貝爾和平獎，在一次飛機意外事件中喪生。
19-20世紀劇作家與小說家塔金頓(Booth Tarkington)，以擅長描繪中、西部小城市中產階級的生活而知名，著有《潘拉德與山姆》(Penrod and Sam)。
蘇格蘭電影導演佛塞斯(Bill Forsyth)，主要作品《本地英雄》(Local Hero)在坎城影展中大放異彩，並奪得彼得謝勒喜劇獎。

塔羅牌
大秘儀塔羅牌的第2張是「女祭師」，她坐在寶座上，看來自在平靜，有些高深莫測。她擁有靈性，可以讓隱藏的力量和秘密顯現，進而給予人們這些知識。所以當牌面正立時顯示的是寧靜、直覺、含蓄以及謹慎。當牌面倒立時則表示詭秘、猜疑、冷漠和遲緩。
What a cool lady i am!

靜思語
忘了去記得，記得去忘記。

優點
有觀察力、忠誠、概念取向。

缺點
獨斷、排外、畫地自限。

2009 Business Trip #4 - Taipei (Day 3)

The operator i met today is a pretty girl who looks like Taiwanese Singer Suen Yan Zi. I think she must be a dream girl for many men.

I have finished work earlier today, so I visited my favourite shops - Working House and Eslite Bookstore. I got some new tableware and books this evening.

On the first night, I also bought a Japanese camera backpack for ah lun at Tailung Hands, i think i am spending too much $$$ in this business trip.

2009 Business Trip #4 - Taipei (Day 2)

Got 6 meetings today!! I feel a bit tiring today with my high heels.

Luckily, got a lot of market intelligence from the trade partners. I also met some funny Taiwanese. People here like to make jokes, i am loving them.

By the way, I have got new Taiwanese souvenirs this time. It's a paper-thin pork jerky with almond, and I have ordered the delivery last night, and the box arrived my hotel room today. I really enjoy this purchase, because I do not need to visit their shop and carry the heavy box back.

For more details of the pork jerky, please visit http://0225528327.travel-web.com.tw/

2009 Business Trip #4 - Taipei (Day 1)

80% of the passengers on the plane are wearing surgical masks. 20% include me, a few foreigners and some flight attendants.

I did bring along the masks just in case, but everyone around me look very healthy, so I did not put on the mask as planned. Because of the swine flu, the flight loading is seriously affected. The good news is we are not sitting shoulder to shoulder, and we all get some personal space on the flight. How good is that!

I am staying in Grand Formosa Taipei again. The area does not have much changes. Ah Lun and I did take a few photos in this crossroads in Nov 2008. I passed by that crossroad this evening again during the dusk time.

Recovering Kai Lan

Visiting Kai Lan before my trip

When we meet Kai Lan, we could forget all our stress. We are so in love with her!!!!!

Informed by the Pet Shop tonight, Kai Lan is safe to go home late this week. We will pick her up on Saturday afternoon, when I am back to Hong Kong. Saturday will be a busy day again, because we will go straight to get her after my flight landing in noon time. I remember all the tiring cleaning work 2 weeks ago, and I guess she forgot all the toliet training, so I am prepared to clean her area 4 times a day.

Nevermind, this is part of the package and I am sure I am doing this with a smile.

Kai Lan is getting naughty and curious again, which means she is getting healthy. It's great to see her before my travel. :)

Looking curious and innocent! I am 100% sure she forgets us by this look.
Kai Lan is like a cow in this view! She has grown "longer" within this week even though she was sick. Loving her muscular body.

Surprise!

Surprise just came before mid night of 10 May. Just in time.

Sunset @ Home (May 9, 2009)

When the weather is lovely, the sunset will be very nice.

Saturday was a sunndy day, and I captured the romantic sunset from my computer room alone. Hope to share with you all.