Sunday, March 27, 2011
Tuesday, March 22, 2011
Hectic 2011
沒有人相信有這回事.有這樣的人生.
但是,沒有辦法,誰教我成天挑戰極限,整天想要活得跟別人不同.
其實骨子裡是一個標準的宅宅,經常性的關在房子裡.
想念,喃喃.自閉和看喜劇.
2010年和寶貴的好友們在關島婚禮結束之後,
2011年二月開始籌辦婚宴,同時要過這個不容易的年,
二月底辦完台中婚禮,開始準備台北搬辦公室,
2011的三月初的台北婚宴大功告成之後,
我自己的家要在哪裡落腳都還來不及決定,
就被趕到上海來報到.
一下飛機就到辦公室開始上班,
每天晚上跟好心的喬安娜逛了超過十間可怕的房子,
不是髒舊得可怕,就是貴到翻天...
終於2011年的三月中在上海落腳了,
過了一個年,從單身變已婚,名字登記在另一張身份證上.
過了一個年,我離開家,搬到上海.
生活進行著,
一切都很美.
Thank you.
但是,沒有辦法,誰教我成天挑戰極限,整天想要活得跟別人不同.
其實骨子裡是一個標準的宅宅,經常性的關在房子裡.
想念,喃喃.自閉和看喜劇.
2010年和寶貴的好友們在關島婚禮結束之後,
2011年二月開始籌辦婚宴,同時要過這個不容易的年,
二月底辦完台中婚禮,開始準備台北搬辦公室,
2011的三月初的台北婚宴大功告成之後,
我自己的家要在哪裡落腳都還來不及決定,
就被趕到上海來報到.
一下飛機就到辦公室開始上班,
每天晚上跟好心的喬安娜逛了超過十間可怕的房子,
不是髒舊得可怕,就是貴到翻天...
終於2011年的三月中在上海落腳了,
過了一個年,從單身變已婚,名字登記在另一張身份證上.
過了一個年,我離開家,搬到上海.
生活進行著,
一切都很美.
Thank you.
Monday, March 21, 2011
High Maintenance Ivan in HK. March 2011
Talking about HK, every of my friends know that maybe few years ago, I didn't really have positive or negative comment on this city, but after 2009, I grow to dislike this place. Dirty, always with construction on going (I will say everywhere and 24/7, no joking, I actually saw one huge and loud road fixing on 23:00!!!) extremely crowded. Urgh! Don't even make me to talk about the communication problem!! Ever since I travel to HK more and more constantly, I just clearly know that it's not my city. But sadly I have to visit almost 3 times an year. (trip, not for flight transaction)
2011 we decided to go to HK for a business trip. I thought he knows HK better.
But truth is, he doesn't know a thing about her!
Best example.
Day one we went to McDonald to have a cup of coffee and breakfast. I asked him if he is sure about having his first meal in McDonald in HK.
He said, it's McDonald, how far it can go off?
Well, check this out.
He order something similar to macaroni cheese with an egg.
Again I try to tell him that even from the demo picture, it looks very horrible. But Ivan as himself, never take my advise, ordered one macaroni cheese as a first meal, and cup of coffee.
I ate breakfast in McDonald once in a while (in Taipei), their burger with eggs are quite cheering if you had it once in a few months.
But this macaroni cheese, I have to say its a food disaster!!!
Once we open the lid, I tried so hard to hold back my laugh and look at Ivan.
C: Are you going to eat that?
I: I don't know what is this. The picture looks alright!
C: My dear the picture looks horrible itself!
I: Never mind, let me take a picture of it.
C: Aren't you going to eat anything else? Maybe a burger? I can help you order some burger.
I: Ok please order for me, I don't know how to communicate with that lady.
(She apparently does speak different kind of English then our kind, you know, the international kind)
C: Sir, your burger.
I: Ok let me check it.
(checking)
I: Darling can you tell me if it's beef?
C: It's pork.
I: What?! It's supposed to be beef in a hamburger. Don't you think?
C: As far as I understand, all of them are with pork.
I: OK, never mind. I will eat it anyway. I thought it can't be so off, McDonald has standard menu in every country.
C: Well, not anymore... you are in HK.
Of course after one or two bites, we walked out and headed towards to conviction center. Before we left, those ladies sitting next table also complaint about the horrible food to us. (said over heard our complaining conversation and couldn't help to share their feelings to their first meal)
As for my first meal? Maybe I don't know this city too well, but good enough to help myself to find HK type instant noodle which is sold in regular deli right around the corner, and I had it at 8. But that's not for my high maintenance friend Ivan.
Lucky we found a nicer place called Bostonian to kill a bottle of wine, steak and nice risotto for dinner. I finally saw him all smiling. But through out whole trip, finding restaurant is always a huge fiasco to us. Except for one very good Korean Restaurant with very mean owner. Bad service but good Kimchi.
End of this trip, we all decided to go to some where prettier next year. South America?
2011 we decided to go to HK for a business trip. I thought he knows HK better.
But truth is, he doesn't know a thing about her!
Best example.
Day one we went to McDonald to have a cup of coffee and breakfast. I asked him if he is sure about having his first meal in McDonald in HK.
He said, it's McDonald, how far it can go off?
Well, check this out.
He order something similar to macaroni cheese with an egg.
Again I try to tell him that even from the demo picture, it looks very horrible. But Ivan as himself, never take my advise, ordered one macaroni cheese as a first meal, and cup of coffee.
I ate breakfast in McDonald once in a while (in Taipei), their burger with eggs are quite cheering if you had it once in a few months.
But this macaroni cheese, I have to say its a food disaster!!!
Once we open the lid, I tried so hard to hold back my laugh and look at Ivan.
C: Are you going to eat that?
I: I don't know what is this. The picture looks alright!
C: My dear the picture looks horrible itself!
I: Never mind, let me take a picture of it.
C: Aren't you going to eat anything else? Maybe a burger? I can help you order some burger.
I: Ok please order for me, I don't know how to communicate with that lady.
(She apparently does speak different kind of English then our kind, you know, the international kind)
C: Sir, your burger.
I: Ok let me check it.
(checking)
I: Darling can you tell me if it's beef?
C: It's pork.
I: What?! It's supposed to be beef in a hamburger. Don't you think?
C: As far as I understand, all of them are with pork.
I: OK, never mind. I will eat it anyway. I thought it can't be so off, McDonald has standard menu in every country.
C: Well, not anymore... you are in HK.
Of course after one or two bites, we walked out and headed towards to conviction center. Before we left, those ladies sitting next table also complaint about the horrible food to us. (said over heard our complaining conversation and couldn't help to share their feelings to their first meal)
As for my first meal? Maybe I don't know this city too well, but good enough to help myself to find HK type instant noodle which is sold in regular deli right around the corner, and I had it at 8. But that's not for my high maintenance friend Ivan.
Lucky we found a nicer place called Bostonian to kill a bottle of wine, steak and nice risotto for dinner. I finally saw him all smiling. But through out whole trip, finding restaurant is always a huge fiasco to us. Except for one very good Korean Restaurant with very mean owner. Bad service but good Kimchi.
End of this trip, we all decided to go to some where prettier next year. South America?
Monday, January 31, 2011
Friday, January 21, 2011
Middle age crisis
中年危機.
1. 非常的需要別人的肯定
年過三十,在社會上也打拼了將近十年,經歷過種種的風雨,雖然在各方面都有一定的進步,卻不知不覺的非常需要別人的肯定,一旦看到有哪個年輕人某件事做得更好,連自己也不禁讚嘆時,就開始興起退休的念頭.奮鬥的火力出奇的虛弱.
2. 如果沒有了面子,裡子也不算什麼
這個年紀的人愛面子愛到一個極致,就算是家產本來就上億,不小心開台LEXUS還會問朋友: 我今天開這台車出來好像有一點遜? 絕對不想在任何方面被看輕.
3. 細數自己年輕的時候做過的事
雖然還不到退休的年紀,卻開始想起年輕的時候如果做了OOOO的事,現在應該可以XXXX.一天到晚想著什麼時候會發明時光機,某某年做了某件事情現在想起來,多麼希望自己沒做,或做得更好.
4. 雖然在頭銜上是被提拔了,卻擺脫不了跑龍套的命運時,會特別怨嘆.
到了這把年紀,稍微努力點幹了個中階主管,卻老是擺脫不了當年剛出道的時候事必躬親的習慣,夜深人靜時意識到自己只是個拿管理加給的龍套小弟時,會覺得這種人生到底要過到什麼時候,為什麼自己還是個螺絲,不是螺帽(誤).
5. 特別羨慕賣雞排或雞蛋糕的老闆
尤其年終檢討今年的毛利率太差的時候,突然想起在街口賣雞蛋糕賣到手軟的老闆,羨慕起賣一塊雞排賺半塊雞排的老闆,甚至在和朋友飲酒作樂的場合裡,會幾個醉漢相約如果再過三年沒有出息,就集資開雞排店(其實心裡都知道自己根本沒那個體力早上起來醃雞排,站炸鍋站一天),還會有朋友很瞎愛起閧開始分配資金,連店面要找哪裡都想好了.
6. 對於某種理財工具特別的著迷而且很愛傳教
因為每月進帳雖然年年成長但深知自己的薪水到自己退休第三年會花全乾,所以非常執著於某種理財操作,甚至不斷的向朋友傳教說要聰明理財,電視上的OOOO曾經講過XXXXXX的道理,分享自己操作了一年的成果.由每年的理財獲利來找到安全感.但這個薄弱的安全感每次在看到遠見週刊又在報哪個年輕人三十歲身價上億時,統統被擊碎.
7. 嘴巴天天講要運動,做夢夢到在運動,卻從來不運動
看到路上,銀行裡,有免費的血壓計就會很熱情的把袖子挽起來量,如果血壓剛好在標準之內,就會自我安慰說自己的血管還很年輕,改年再運動不遲.
8. 對於成藥的廣告特別的尖酸愛批評,卻定期有在吃保健食品
電視上的健康食品,藥品見證的廣告只要一播就罵聲連連,但是每到和朋友狂飲的聚會,卻不約而同的狂喝蜆精或養肝藥.甚至會希望提早到七點半開始狂飲,十一點喝到HIGH了茫了就可以回家,趕上網路傳言的肝排毒時間表,按時睡覺.(卻鮮少達成)
9. 開始注重家裡的視聽設備
"與其跟別人擠,不如在家看DVD"因為懶得再去公共場所擠著看電影或者上公廁,漸漸的從DVD播放器,SONY BRAVIA,到好的音響設備,從夜市版,SZ版DVD,買到正版.還聲稱有BONUS TRACK比看電影還過癮享受.實際上只是自己越老怪癖越來越多,去公共場所只是整死自己而已.
10. 很少還價
越來越討厭麻煩和解釋,由於銷售員也不是自己的員工最好不要大小聲,所以幾乎按照品牌規定的折扣買,或者打九折就很開心,根本不會再試圖討價還價,甚至覺得一句來一句去有損自己的風格.(有很多奇怪的風格和毛病還有無謂的堅持)
11. 絕不進行隔夜的戶外活動
聽聞朋友爬某些很知名不得了的高山,看著他們拍回來的照片,每個人都穿了登山的全裝備,除了讚嘆之外,無法想像自己睡在帳蓬裡或在野外如廁的情景.(第一個想到的絕對不是累,而是"麻煩""髒")
12. 如果有某一天失眠到三點,隔天卻很早起來還很有精神,就會想起自己的阿公阿罵.
一旦自己有老化的現象,或不同於以往的生理現象,腦中浮現的對照組不再是自己的父母,而是自己的祖父母.想起他們坐在躺椅上度估的模樣,還有深夜不睡覺或很早起的印象.XD然後隔天馬上找同齡的朋友問說他們其他人是否有類似的現象.很喜歡針對睡眠問題和朋友傾吐.(或夢境)
13. 很嚴重的多重標準
員工也好,小孩也好,年輕一點的友人也好,覺得他們做事就應該要努力,要認真,要天天學習,要為自己而活,要精彩,要過得認真,珍惜自己所有的時間不可以浪費在無益的事情上,這些要求完全無法套在自己身上,而且這種雙重標準一旦被質疑,因為自己閱歷漸豐,舌燦蓮花,馬上可以反駁一套自己聽了也會嚇一跳的冠冕堂皇的理由.
如果我有想到其他的,再補上.XDDD
Thursday, January 20, 2011
沒品小館的鹹酥鴨
不知道是在電子業做久了還是怎麼的,
每次出門吃飯對於該店的"品質"的一致性都有過多的幻想.
比如說,偶爾去吃一次牛肉麵,
有時候發現太鹹,有時候變太稀,
好像期待不變的永恒已成了一種奢望.
(只是吃個鹹酥鴨囉嗦那麼多)
話說沒品小館這個鹹酥鴨真是一個美味到令我魂牽夢縈.
但是因為它是全鴨,如果沒有找個五六個人吃就略顯勉強.
雖然我們家J桑都說想吃就點...(所以造就了我這麼肥胖的身材)
第一次吃到醎酥鴨已經遺忘了是2008還是什麼時候了,
總之對於他那又乾又鹹的鴨肉和油炸的酥皮念念不忘,
於是年前我們雙聖家族的飲酒作樂大會,
又想到了這隻陪了我做壽,揪攤,打牙祭的大肥鴨.
雖然每次水準不一,有時候皮不酥,偶爾肉沒味道,
但是它的香味仍然是值得一嚐再嚐.
打給爸爸,
他一副已經吃飽不想再吃任何東西的口吻,
他也就順順的答應了下來.(不答應也沒用,妹妹手上已經提著鴨打算去赴約了)
打給哥哥,
我那鮪魚肚小鳥胃的哥跟我說他想吃PIZZA,(品酒大會的手工PIZZA)
看看時間,該店已經休息了.
我和老爸到了約好的地方,二話不說把那包得好好的鴨子慢慢的打開...
那個香味頓時迷漫了整店(明明就禁帶外食)
雙聖爸這時還能克制住食欲,很冷靜的說"以前我們在湖南也吃這個"
後來我趕快張羅刀叉(禁帶外食還用人家的叉子)
交給老爸之後,見他俐落的刀法把鴨子大解八塊(其實已經切好了)
不斷接連著把鹹死人的肉送進嘴裡,
搭上一口啤酒,再塞一片酥皮... OMG.
人間美味.
比我還會遲到的哥,半小時前就說在路上,
仙仙來遲(我們都講仙仙啦)坐落,
桌上的鴨肉已經只剩半隻.
哥說: 蛤?都是我的噢?
妹說: 我跟爸吃掉半隻.
哥說: 我吃不了那麼多啦!(小鳥胃嘛)
後來妹妹張羅酒啊餐巾紙啊...
四十五分鐘其間,只看哥一口啤酒一口鴨肉一口鴨皮,不知不覺間...只剩骨頭跟脖子了.
哥說: 吼,我想吃披薩
(暈)你不是小鳥胃嗎?
每次出門吃飯對於該店的"品質"的一致性都有過多的幻想.
比如說,偶爾去吃一次牛肉麵,
有時候發現太鹹,有時候變太稀,
好像期待不變的永恒已成了一種奢望.
(只是吃個鹹酥鴨囉嗦那麼多)
話說沒品小館這個鹹酥鴨真是一個美味到令我魂牽夢縈.
但是因為它是全鴨,如果沒有找個五六個人吃就略顯勉強.
雖然我們家J桑都說想吃就點...(所以造就了我這麼肥胖的身材)
第一次吃到醎酥鴨已經遺忘了是2008還是什麼時候了,
總之對於他那又乾又鹹的鴨肉和油炸的酥皮念念不忘,
於是年前我們雙聖家族的飲酒作樂大會,
又想到了這隻陪了我做壽,揪攤,打牙祭的大肥鴨.
雖然每次水準不一,有時候皮不酥,偶爾肉沒味道,
但是它的香味仍然是值得一嚐再嚐.
打給爸爸,
他一副已經吃飽不想再吃任何東西的口吻,
"我已經吃飽囉,不吃了."
我跟他說: 爸,是哥哥想吃啦.他也就順順的答應了下來.(不答應也沒用,妹妹手上已經提著鴨打算去赴約了)
打給哥哥,
我那鮪魚肚小鳥胃的哥跟我說他想吃PIZZA,(品酒大會的手工PIZZA)
看看時間,該店已經休息了.
我和老爸到了約好的地方,二話不說把那包得好好的鴨子慢慢的打開...
那個香味頓時迷漫了整店(明明就禁帶外食)
雙聖爸這時還能克制住食欲,很冷靜的說"以前我們在湖南也吃這個"
後來我趕快張羅刀叉(禁帶外食還用人家的叉子)
交給老爸之後,見他俐落的刀法把鴨子大解八塊(其實已經切好了)
不斷接連著把鹹死人的肉送進嘴裡,
搭上一口啤酒,再塞一片酥皮... OMG.
人間美味.
比我還會遲到的哥,半小時前就說在路上,
仙仙來遲(我們都講仙仙啦)坐落,
桌上的鴨肉已經只剩半隻.
哥說: 蛤?都是我的噢?
妹說: 我跟爸吃掉半隻.
哥說: 我吃不了那麼多啦!(小鳥胃嘛)
後來妹妹張羅酒啊餐巾紙啊...
四十五分鐘其間,只看哥一口啤酒一口鴨肉一口鴨皮,不知不覺間...只剩骨頭跟脖子了.
哥說: 吼,我想吃披薩
(暈)你不是小鳥胃嗎?
Tuesday, January 18, 2011
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