Friday, 23 July 2010

寻梦的勇气

昨天我们和一位离职了的朋友叙旧,这才发觉他离开我们后并没有到那家高薪挖角的公司报到。他放弃了工程师安安稳稳的入息,改行做全职摄影师去了。

我崇拜他骤然改行的勇气,欣赏他追寻梦想的决心,于是到这儿来给他打广告、加油打气来了!

我的朋友Ah Swee的Facebook:http://www.facebook.com/home.php?#!/profile.php?id=729986938

我的朋友Ah Swee的摄影部落格:http://sns-photo.blogspot.com/

我不是要唱衰(二)


从台湾回来后有时还真的会想念阿宗面线。所以,最近比以前更注意台湾食物。
那天在槟岛一家大型购物广场看见一家装潢很不错的台湾餐厅,于是决定尝尝。我还非常有挑战精神地点了大肠面线(你知道啦,做不好真的很难吃的)。大肠面线真的很难吃!我的朋友们点的套餐也好不到哪里去。

餐厅嘛,还真的是不可貌相的!



Tuesday, 20 July 2010

我不是要唱衰(一)

我其实想去这家店好久了。自从在网路上看见别人的部落格介绍这家乔治市某家老店改装的新餐厅后,我一直对它念念不忘。差不多每个星期三我过槟岛都会想办法找机会去尝尝。直到上个星期三,我终于和另外三位朋友上门报道。一位点了烧腊饭,两位吃斋菜套餐,我要了一碗鱼头米粉。烧腊饭先送上,看起来像隔夜饭,冷冷的感觉;斋菜送上来时热腾腾了,但色香味俱不全。等了老半天,我的那碗米粉才终于端上来。吃了第一口后,真的,淡然无味,只吃到味精没嗅到鱼象。失望咯~

阿Bong说你就别上你的部落唱衰人家啦~ 我没有啦。老实说,如果我是游客,我不介意进去品茶,毕竟餐厅装潢非常典雅,更重要的是在一众路边小食档当中它显得卫生又干净。只是ho~,一来我是槟城人,这种假小食骗不到我。二来又贵又不好吃,我总有义务忠告天下吧?

于是,我想好了,以后要是让我碰上又贵又不好吃的,我就省略名字,在“我不是要唱衰”里头写写感想。注意哦,只是写写感想哦!绝对不唱衰哦!

Sunday, 18 July 2010

笃定

我知道,自己终会有一处看海听涛之所

从小到大,我的快乐从来不必外求。所以,从小我就知道,自己一生必定会幸福快乐……而这种笃定,在遇上风清扬学了他的独孤九剑后,也就伸延至“我必定会富足得足以为身边认识及不认识的人付出”。我知道我的“为你而设旅行社”已经不远了,我知道我的孤儿院必定会成为事实,我知道我那以我爸命名的奖学金必定可以为莘莘学子延续梦想……

打从一开始循规蹈矩地跟着简简单单的"income - saving = expenses"定律,到不知不觉成了汇丰银行define的有钱人(以流动资产值计算),一切只缘于我跟对人,做对事; 相信,听话,照着做。

这世上教人成功的书籍、讲座等比比皆是,问题是你是否允许自己去理解、相信、照着做?你还记不记得自己童年的梦想?是不是在筑梦的道路上老早就放弃或退而求其次了?

和风清扬一样,我也想成为LIFE ENRICHER。现在,我们既然在现有的、公开的古老成功秘诀里找到了新的旅程,总该轮到我也开始扮演相同的角色了吧?

Saturday, 17 July 2010

Pedicure初体验

所有认识我的人都知道,但凡我没尝试过的事情,只要不是伤天害理的事,我脑海最深处必定潜伏着“我一定要找机会尝尝”的坚持。自我在Krabi错失了尝试pedicure的机会后,这几个月来我一直找着机会……今天,碰上美美愿意陪我癫,我们很即兴地就到Gurney Plaza附近的美容院付出我们的第一次。

我很享受这样子宠爱自己的感觉,脚板儿在泡了热水、去死皮、按摩,嫩嫩柔柔的,舒服极了。当然,既然上指甲油和两只拇指的nail art是免费的,我虽然不特别喜欢,却也不介意玩玩。我很传统,只敢要了似有若无的珍珠白。美美比较IN,上了黑色,yeah得很!

说起来还真佩服她们的巧手,指甲只有那么小小一片(我坚持要把脚指甲剪短),却也能画上这么小巧可爱的秀气图案。


原来pedicure是个古老玩意儿了。法老们也好这调调。说起来我们人类文化也只不过是一直在recycle着流行,所谓潮流,还不是古老的智慧?

Thursday, 8 July 2010

火炭炉

小时候住在怡保,妈妈受了左邻右舍的广东饮食文化影响,开始爱上了煲汤。

那时候,我们在后巷水沟上架了一个石板,火炭炉就摆在石板上。每天早上从巴刹回家后,妈妈做的第一件事情就是拿火种火炭起火煲汤。贪玩的时候,我和薇都曾经拿着扇子坐在后巷马马虎虎乱扇一通。

去怡保之前,我们是典型的福建人。喝的都是煮汤,如薄荷汤、蛋花汤、紫菜汤等。也不是餐餐有汤喝的。去了怡保之后,我们餐餐每人一大碗,我最爱的,都是老火煲的汤了。

搬回大山脚后,受不了后巷臭气熏天,却又怕火炭把墙给熏黑,我们就再也没有用火炭煲汤了。

有时候,纯粹就是想念那种缓慢步伐烹调出来的美味……

Tuesday, 6 July 2010

南迁

对于祖先南来的故事,我一直有着挥不去的、想知道的欲望。
你说,那种乘风破浪南迁的苦旅,靠的,是一种怎么样的笃定信念呵。

Monday, 5 July 2010

大铳巷的故事

爸爸年轻时在槟城一位梁姓富翁的公司里上班。老板是中国移民,有着上一代人刻苦耐劳的精神,却也有着许氏三兄弟电影里头许冠文那般的吝啬刻薄。小时候,夜里和爸爸闲聊,爸爸总会说起许多这位梁老板的故事。在我小小心灵中,不知怎的,他总是一位喜剧性的人物。
梁老板有一回叫我爸到“大铳巷”去送货,我爸对他说不知道大铳巷在哪儿,他说:“si gin na, lin chong gong duo do lok bun ng zai a?(死仔,你祖宗住在那里都不知道啊?)”从此我爸就记下了Khoo Kongsi的地址,我亦然……

Saturday, 3 July 2010

Toy Story 3

When a group of people make a milestone animation movie like Toy Story, they are great!
When they managed to continue the fun and magic as in Toy Story 2, they are beyond great!
Now they make it even more deep and sweet, bring even more laughter and tears, they are to be worshipped!

Long live Pixar!!


This is a movie that almost impossible not to like. It violates my value if I start to tell you all the adventures, funny moments, heart soar scenes or the enchanting finale. So basically it is impossible for me to tell you how great this movie is. But, trust me, this is the best of the year so far!


oh, by the way, I really have to say this: I never know that Ken can be this lovable! :)

Monday, 21 June 2010

Let Me be Real Again......

You Are Real






No matter what, you are always yourself. You don't know how to be anyone else.
You are honest, authentic, and comfortable in your own skin. You embrace your faults.
You expect everyone else to be as transparent as you are, but you're not always so lucky.
You're in search of the good people in this world, and as you find them, you make friends for life.


For the past few months, in a particular area of my life, I have been trying very hard to be someone else: Someone that doesn't say "I don't like this idea" when I actually don't like the idea; Someone that doesn't say "Please revise this report. This is not acceptable" when I actually think that the report is totally unacceptable; Someone that says "You can improve in this and that" when in actual fact I think this person is totally not performing and achieve no results; Someone that pretends that she's satisfy; Someone that assumed whatever will be, will be; Someone that pretends as if nothing happened...... I have been trying very hard but I really don't know how. (Luckily I only tried this in one particular area of my life. Else, I'd be exhausted pretending.)

Today, I have decided, I want to be myself again, in every single aspect of my life. For those that cannot accept the truth and facts, sorry. I am just being transparent, again.