星期六, 八月 21, 2010

今日所感

考完试回来,坐巴士51。在车上打电话,挨个打。每个人现在一个地方 - 妈妈在姥姥家,弟弟在学校南京,爸爸在家但是仍然在班上打发时间。

最后在Tanjong Katong Mall 那里下车,去shop n save买东西,回家煮吃。边买边给好友老友打电话 - 最后的话题仍然离不开结婚,难道真要一个人孤单到老?

呵呵。。。

我懒得解释。
因为我已经习惯现在的生活。要改变很难。要适应新的状况也很难。

我已经不能相信任何人。看到身边朋友结婚离婚争吵琐碎,我立刻头疼。

我很独立,能自己煮吃(未必美味,但是自己动手丰衣足食,欣赏自己的劳动成果最重要),能自己赚钱养活自己,开心就去看戏,不开心也可以看戏,兴致来了就去跑步,没有兴致就蒙头大睡,不喜欢八卦,不喜欢化妆,不喜欢女生叽叽喳喳,打探东西,不喜欢别人支使我应该这个、应该那个。。。

可能是我过于理想化,羡慕那种宋庆龄、孙中山式的又革命又爱情的生活方式。我不知道他们会不会为生活琐碎争吵,应该不会吧?哪有哪个闲工夫啊?每天是革命情报、道路探索、理想主义,即使最后没有成功,过程就是美好。为了理想,可以各个城市穿梭;为了理想,可以放弃小家;为了理想,... 应该也会有痛苦吧。

Every road leads to Rome。

只是每一条道路都有荆棘、也都布满芬芳。

只是大家选择不同而已。



冬天的青岛

S.P.JAIN Centre of Management

Alexandra Road, 曲线形的天桥,横跨马路。

走下来这边是HortPark,和S.P.JAIN Centre of Management 学校,校园很美。
今天早上10.30~11.30 在这儿考试,一塌糊涂。
很久没有考试了。
上一次应该是2009年1月10日,青岛,海洋大学,考IELTS雅思
冬天的青岛,很清冷,树上挂着雪,
考完试的下午,踏着轻快的步伐,迎着温暖的午后阳光,
漫步海边的街道,看古旧的建筑,
最后去买了爱吃的东西:山楂片、馍、腊肠、脂渣。

第二天早上去考口语。

那时候哪里想到2月2日我就坐飞机来到新加坡?!
命运是个奇妙的东西,很玄。


S.P.JAIN 的校园。

考的不好也没有关系。我的下一站会在哪里?
WHO KNOWS?

星期三, 八月 18, 2010

电影

最近看了几部很棒的电影:
1、《谈判专家》-关于被判、关于谈判(扣押人质),斗智斗勇,只是最后还能相信谁?
2、《柏林‘36》-关于1936年柏林奥运会的一件丑闻
3、《拜见希特勒》- 关于希特勒最后为1945年1月1日新年演说作准备
4、《黑夜幽灵》The Ghost and The Darkness -关于非洲,关于帕特森上校修桥、猎狮的故事,如纪录片,但却引人入胜。美丽的非洲大草原、辉煌的日落,却充满了原始、自然、野蛮的攻击 - 来自两头凶猛的食人兽狮子。让人向往的非洲啊,又让人望而却步。

星期日, 八月 15, 2010

Night Market during Muslim Fasting Month

星期六晚上,charity dinner 结束,出来坐巴士。这边一年一度的马来新年之前的斋月又开始了。所以,热闹的夜市也开始了。
喜欢这种气氛,即使只是逛逛。

最喜欢马来人做的这种Ramly Burger,比KFC,麦当劳好吃多了。
这个也是,热气腾腾,现做现卖。

人头攒动。

花花绿绿颜色的饮料。

哈,台湾烤香肠,风靡亚洲啊。

热气腾腾

这种油条也很好吃。

这些炸的东西也很香。

感觉自己又象一个游客了,迷失在这种无所畏惧的快乐氛围中。
回归到现实是多么痛苦的啊?。

星期六, 八月 14, 2010

Charity dinner



今天晚上(8月14日 星期六) 朋友邀请,要去参加 jeevan frontiers 组织的charity dinner。不知会有什么状况发生?

祈祷中 ...

8月15日,上传图片,补记如下:

地点:Qian Xi (Paya Lebar) Restaurant, Tanjong Katong Complex #04-09, 845 Geylang Road, Singapore 400845

最动人:乐队的演奏,即使是赞美神的歌曲,却带有浓郁的民族风情,让我感觉在新疆倾听木卡姆民族音乐。

最佩服:8点多钟,客人饥肠辘辘,还没有上菜,一位年长的牧师Paster 仍然能够控制骚动的场面,让客人听他动情地演说神的伟大。

最诧异:最后的拍卖,一张标价$1,200的羊毛手工地毯最后叫价到$6,000,5倍于原标价。不知道最后是否真的实现?

最喜欢的一道菜:炸芋头,里面裹着蘑菇、青红椒、鸡肉。

最无奈:一场交际会而已吧?

任何事业也离不开这样的场面活。

My cake -3

昨天晚上,终于早早放工,早早回去。开始做蛋糕。

把两大块 palm sugar (indonesia product) 放在200ml coconut cream 里加热融化,然后加入 flour,加入cinnamon 和刚刚在小印度的Mustafa 买的masala 香料,搅拌,觉得浓度太低,又加入一些flour,觉得差不多,就把备好的leg ham 撕成碎片,加入其中,再度搅拌,最后放进大锅里,开始隔水蒸(steam)。大约40 分钟之后,用1根牙签插进去,拔出来,没有任何杂质带出来,表明已经熟了。关火,晾凉。

用勺子挖出一大块,加一点番茄酱,嗯,好吃的不得了。是我喜欢的 - 很柔软、很粘,像年糕,sticky and glutinous, soft, warm and rich, a bit sweet with a bit salty from ham, 没有想到Palm sugar会产生这样好的效果。只知道它现在是一种健康的糖。在马来叫 gula melaka。

星期一, 八月 09, 2010

新加坡河沿岸

国会大厦 Parliament House

那个大圆盘屋顶的建筑是 - 高等法院 Supreme Court

谁曾想Parliament 后面建起巨大的赌场 Marina Bay Sands?

这边已经是金融汇聚地。

OCBC 华侨银行,应该是总部了吧?
看上去很想电脑键盘?

这条河也界限着“大坡”、“小坡”。


Singapore River - 这条河的岸边已经完全不同于当年了。
(去年大年三十傍晚,我坐在河边,对月对酒当歌,人生几何?)


Parliament of Singapore



寻找华文书店的痕迹 - 追梦老舍

South Bridge Road

前一段时间读了老舍在新加坡逗留期间完成的小说《小坡的生日》。震撼于老舍的体验、观察生活的能力!对新加坡的描写如此吸引我,不禁又想起当年他一篇简简单单的散文《济南的冬天》就可以骗无数学子趋之若鹜地跑到济南读大学,也包括我在内。

所以,查找了一些资料,知道老舍当年很喜欢去的华文书店,如“世界书局”、“商务印书馆”、“中华书局”等等,都在 South Bridge Road,因此趁这个周末比较轻松,就此走一走 South Bridge Road.
以此为起点,看到这家“佛牙寺”Budda Teeth Temple,就算到了Chinatown 了。


这棵大树正在路的中心,我在这里等绿灯。树的右边就是Maxwell 美食中心了。左边过了马路就是“佛牙寺”。


远处就是Maxwell 美食中心,被一排大树隐藏着。


沿着“佛牙寺”旁边的一条小巷进来,就是这个“牛车水大厦”(Chinatown Complex),二楼是美食中心,有很多很多好吃的。有一次和同事过来吃煮炒,我专门跑到一家炒了40年馃条的老店等10多分钟买一份馃条。

面对着的就是“佛牙寺”的后门。每逢周末过来,总是很多人在这里下棋。
我坐在这里吃蛋糕。


绿荫下。。。


吃完蛋糕,休息一下,开始走上South Bridge Road。
看到这家“华侨银行”,仔细看上面的字,有“大坡”“分行”。
正是因为读老舍的《小坡的生日》,才查找资料知道新加坡还有“大坡”“小坡”的称呼。
“大坡”就是指新加坡河南岸这边Chinatown 、Tanjong Pagar 一带。而“小坡”自然是指新加坡河北岸Bugis 一带。




看到人力三轮车出来,这条古旧的巷子,有路灯,有开在房子侧面的窗户,有巷子深处的大树。


北京同仁堂 - 多么响亮的字号。也不知道是哪一年开进了新加坡?


詹美回教堂
James Mosque

途中还经过一个印度庙。
因为里面正在举行什么仪式,没有拍照。
可想当年,马来回教、印度教、中国佛教汇集在这一条街上
需要多么包容的态度?
也因此可以肯定尽管印度人、马来人、华人之间有众多不同,
但只要大家互相尊重各自的信仰,这个世界就会少很多无畏的争端。


最终找到这栋“福海大厦”(Fook Hai Building),但是已经没有“世界书局”(172 South Bridge Road)的踪迹,对面也没有了“商务印书馆”。
这条路上还有一家“中华书局”,在44号,离这里应该还有很远,所以没有继续走过去。

50多年过去了,变化了的,没有变化了的,都凝聚在时光的隧道里,
看不见,摸不着,只能感觉 ... ...



这里已经是高楼大厦林立。


等绿灯亮,继续往前,很快就到新加坡河了。

看看这些树,就知道这条街道的历史了。

我继续往下走,经过新加坡河、国会大厦,去City Hall 对面的体育场Padang 看国庆日预演。

Glace Cake

Glace
2010年8月7日  星期六


下午从office 出来,直接来到这家cake shop - 忘记是在哪看到报道关于日本的面包、蛋糕在新加坡发展势头猛烈,并介绍了3家特别的面包店。其中之一就是这家。所以趁这个周末跑过去,满足我的口腹之愈。

住所:12 Gopeng Street, #01-33/34 Icon Village Singapore 078877

很棒很浓郁的巧克力蛋糕!$5.10,还是觉得有点贵了。不过仅此一次过把小瘾还是可以的。

提着这块蛋糕往Chinatown 的方向走。

NDP 2010 Rehearsal


7 Aug, 2010    Saturday

So relaxed and refreshed.

Although a bit sad (difficult to find an exact adj word to describe my current feeling), because at least I am in a place which is not my hometown. I can be objective to say this contry is more developed and has a more perfect institution than my own, but I am not a person without feeling, even though I once tried to.

That is why I refused to attend the "Praying meeting" with the church cell group yesterday.

So complicated and have to struggle with myself.

NDP 2010 Rehearsal


7 Aug, 2010     Saturday    

I arrived at the Padang of City Hall at about 6.40pm, and watched the rehearsal until 8.15pm.
I am very excited to watch the show, especially when I climbed up the stand which is (maybe) 20 metres high.  

I took so many photos when I stood on the stand, the highest level of the stand, and I never saw the city hall before at such level !

I felt the breeze of the night, the lights, the fireworks, and the quiet in my inner heart as nobody coming to interrupt you.

So wonderful to have a Holiday, no matter in what name of.

星期日, 八月 08, 2010

Formula 1 2010 Chinese Grand Prix Highlights Race Edit [HD]

Formula 1 Malaysia Grand Prix Highlights Race Edit [HD]

Formula 1 2010 Australian Grand Prix Highlights Race Edit [HD]

Formula 1 Bahrain Grand Prix Highlights Race Edit [HD]

Formula 1 2009 Season Preview Highlights [HD]

Formula 1 2010 Spanish Grand Prix Highlights Race Edit [HD]

Formula 1 2010 Monaco Grand Prix Highlights Race Edit [HD]

Pendulum 'Watercolour'



When Im Falling Down Will you pick me up again
When Im too far gone , dead in the eyes of my friends . Will you take me out of here
when Im staring down the barrel when Im blinded by the lights
when I can not see your face (take me out of here) *repeating ...

All I believe and all I know are being taken from me cant get hold.
When you grow old and worlds collide collapse bring no suprise
Take me out of here! (Feed the fire break your vision throw your fists up come on with me) *

Just stay where you are let your fears ob-side just stay where you are if theres nothing to hide


(Feed the fire break your vision throw you fists up come on with me)*

Pendulum - Watercolour Album Version

Formula 1 2010 Turkish Grand Prix Highlights Race Edit [HD]

Formula 1 2010 Grand Prix Du Canada Highlights Race Edit [HD]

Formula 1 2010 PETRONAS Malaysian Grand Prix Highlights Race Edit [HD]

Formula 1 2010 SANTANDER British Grand Prix Highlights Race Edit

Formula 1 2010 Hungarian Grand Prix Highlights Race Edit [HD]

Formula 1 2010 German GP Highlights Race Edit [HD]

星期六, 八月 07, 2010

GP China 2010 - Entrenamientos libres - Accidente de Buemi (Crash Buemi ...


You cannot believe it. The "Red Bull" racing car was finally a crash. The two front wheels flied off.

At last, the Red flag was waved - Informing the drivers "the session has been stopped".

The Red flag was waved only according to the instruction from Clerk of Course.

电影《王牌对王牌》 (The Negotiator)

昨天晚上,实在没有心情学习。做好今天要带的午餐 - 三文鱼和烤南瓜,就上网看中央6台电影频道。实在经典!斗智斗勇+心理战。
 
不到最后,不知道结果。

只是在经历了如此一场浩劫之后,最后的胜利者还能相信谁?

星期五, 八月 06, 2010

Bertrand Arthur William Russell (1892~1970)

偶然读到罗素的话 - 对自己人生的总结,觉得很受用,于是搜索。摘抄原文如下:
(有网络的日子真好)

At the age of 84, Russell added a five-paragraph prologue to a new publication of his autobiography, giving a summary of the work and his life, titled What I have lived for.
What I have lived for


Three passions, simple but overwhelmingly strong, have governed my life: the longing for love, the search for knowledge, and unbearable pity for the suffering of mankind. These passions, like great winds, have blown me hither and thither, in a wayward course, over a deep ocean of anguish, reaching to the very verge of despair. I have sought love, first, because it brings ecstasy—ecstasy so great that I would often have sacrificed all the rest of life for a few hours of this joy. I have sought it, next, because it relieves loneliness—that terrible loneliness in which one shivering consciousness looks over the rim of the world into the cold unfathomable lifeless abyss. I have sought it, finally, because in the union of love I have seen, in a mystic miniature, the prefiguring vision of the heaven that saints and poets have imagined. This is what I sought, and though it might seem too good for human life, this is what—at last—I have found. With equal passion I have sought knowledge. I have wished to understand the hearts of men. I have wished to know why the stars shine. And I have tried to apprehend the Pythagorean power by which number holds sway above the flux. A little of this, but not much, I have achieved. Love and knowledge, so far as they were possible, led upward toward the heavens. But always pity brought me back to earth. Echoes of cries of pain reverberate in my heart. Children in famine, victims tortured by oppressors, helpless old people a hated burden to their sons, and the whole world of loneliness, poverty, and pain make a mockery of what human life should be. I long to alleviate the evil, but I cannot, and I too suffer. This has been my life. I have found it worth living, and would gladly live it again if the chance were offered me.

星期日, 八月 01, 2010

法国电影《几度春风几度霜》

“但你有时看上去很悲伤,你不再爱她了么?”
“我不悲伤,我已经失去了快乐的希望。我失去了激情。”
“那是一种叫做忧郁的情绪,它会过去的。”
。。。

“你喜欢愉悦,从不抗拒诱惑,对么?”
“你已经知道了。”

Ayrton Senna

Ayrton Senna - dead crash 3/3

Ayrton Senna - dead crash 2/3

Ayrton Senna - dead crash 1/3

INTEGRALE VESTITO CHANNEL - The death of Formula One triple world champion Ayrton Senna, on May 1, 1994, resulted from a crash that occurred while he was leading the 1994 San Marino Grand Prix at the Autodromo Enzoe Dino Ferrari in Italy. The accidents of Senna and Roland Ratzenberger (the previous day) were the first fatal accidents in Formula One in eight years, and were the worst of several accidents to take place during the race meeting.


There have been many attempted explanations for the cause of his death, but no consensus has been reached. His death was a turning point in the safety of Formula One, as many safety measures have since been implemented. The Grand Prix Drivers' Association was reformed later in 1994, and the association has contributed to these changes.

Drivers' safety in F1

Formula 1 is justly famous for high technology, speed and excitement, but it is arguably the progress made in the field of safety which has been the sport's most remarkable achievement in recent decades.

German F3 - safety car hits a racing car

F1 Safety Car -2010

When the new Formula-1 season gets underway in Manama/Bahrain (12-14 March 2010), it will mark the debut of the Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG F1 Safety Car - the most spectacular and powerful Official F1 Safety Car of all time. The job of the new Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG, which will be launched on 27 March 2010, is to ensure maximum safety in Formula 1. The "gullwing" model replaces the SL63 AMG, which was used as the Official F1 Safety Car in 2008 and 2009. As in the last two years, the C63 AMG Estate will be used as the Official F1 Medical Car for the coming season.


"Together with the entire AMG Team, I am very proud that the new SLS AMG is the official F1 safety car. I'm sure all Mercedes and AMG fans will be excited to see the gullwing model together with the new Mercedes GP Petronas Team at the F1 circuits," says Volker Mornhinweg, Chief Executive Officer of Mercedes-AMG GmbH.
From March 2010, the Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG F1 Safety Car will be deployed whenever hazardous situations such as accidents or bad weather endanger normal racing. The SLS AMG, piloted by Bernd Mayländer (38, from Germany), will be on standby in the pit lane throughout the entire race. When radioed by Race Control, the former DTM driver and his co-driver, FIA man Pete Tibbetts (44, from the UK) will take to the track at the head of the field in order to guide the Formula-1 race cars safely around the circuit.

Rhys Millen practicing for a bac flip

From his first practice jump to his nearly successful New Year's attempt, checkout a ton of previously unreleased footage of Rhys Millen's quest to successfully back flip a truck. Although Rhys was thoroughly disappointed, his New Year's Eve back flip was nothing less than milestone in automechanics. http://redbullusa.com/

NASCAR Pit Stop in Times Square w/ Red Bull Racing

Red Bull Racing NASCAR (National Association of Stock Car Auto Racing )driver Brian Vickers and his pit crew perform a full pit stop in the middle of Times Square, New York. 20.6 seconds might not be the fastest pit stop ever, but it will never be beaten in Times Square. http://teamredbull.com

F1 car on frozen lake - Red Bull Racing returns to Quebec

Scuderia Toro Rosso driver Sébastien Buemi drives the Red Bull Racing running showcar in an exclusive winter session on Circuit Gilles Villeneuve, and an incredible ice run on the frozen waters of northern Quebec. The car, a 10 cylinder, Cosworth-powered STR1, was fitted with a one-of-a-kind set of Bridgestone Potenza F1 snow tyres and featured 420 tungsten studs on each of the front and 588 studs on each of the rear tyres, each one embedded in an aluminium casing. http://redbullracing.com/

F1 car drives on sand! - Logistics behind the Red Bull Beach Run

Tony Burrows from Red Bull Racing explains the modifications that were made to the RB5 to run it on sand for the first ever Formula 1 beach run.
For all your formula one needs on and off the sand, check out http://redbullracing.com/