不過寫寫

很難才有時間上來寫點東西貼貼文了，做到這些又完成不了那些。

近日的slate.com Today's Pictures:

Fall Colors

Autumn leaves, 1989.

© Dennis Stock / Magnum Photos

最喜歡秋天，尤其是又紅又黃的葉。

Broadsheets and Tabloids

LOS ANGELES—Pershing Square.
In late summer, the unemployed fill the benches of the square with their old hats on, their collars tight around their necks, as though they sense the beginning of autumn and the coming of winter. They read the wanted ads, the sports papers, the illustrated magazines and reassure themselves, perhaps, that there really is some comfort, some hope, 1946.

© Henri Cartier-Bresson / Magnum Photos

這種景象，相信很難再會出現，無論世界任何一個角落。

Railroad Stations

NARBONNE, France—1969.

© Bruno Barbey / Magnum Photos

火車站及月台永遠都給人浪漫的感覺。它總比機場或碼頭浪漫及有意境。其實我一直都愛搭火車，穿州過省那種。

一次過滿足兩個願望?

其實不特別喜歡Kinder出奇蛋的味道，只是偶然見到有特別版，就像小孩子一樣，想有一份驚喜。

剛吃過了，這個很好吃，味道有點像金莎，且要用小匙羹來享受!

一些吃的

星期五的下午茶:
是日晚餐:

又來澳門

沒想到竟然有時間/機會三十天內去了兩次澳門。

不過這次經驗告訴我們，以後最好不要星期二來，因為很多食肆都是星期二休息的。又或我們很喜歡的大排檔原來下午三時多才營業，不過賣完便閂檔的了，分分鐘每天只做數小時生意。人家真懂生活。

星期二的下午一共摸了三四次門釘，開玩笑說這天真沒有食神!

原來許久沒光顧的氹仔大利來記豬扒包星期二是休息的。門口寫著威斯丁及大三巴的則都有營業。於是浪費了八十多元的士車資，然後跑去威斯丁，可惜吃了個又貴又難吃的豬扒包，包是冷的!

要求弄熱店員竟然不太願意。
離開澳門前去了多人介紹的海灣餐廳，這間我們倒從未光顧過，食物不錯，不過乳豬一般。
炭燒魚。這個芫茜魷魚很開胃，英文menu倒是Squid with vinegar，沒有提到芫茜的。
因為整天都在吃，第一晚又已經吃了很喜歡的葡菜，所以這晚只吃了這些(還要打包回家再吃)，甜品則叫了個餅乾慕斯(木糠布甸)，不過我覺得我姊弄好吃很多了。
說回我們的酒店，是出發前在碼頭即時訂的，這回揀了價錢不錯的Ponte 16(十六浦)，包早餐。

早餐是自助餐形式，竟然有香檳! 看到鄰桌自由行男士一口氣拿了四杯...
款式很多，還有macaroon。第一晚還趕及到舊葡京的樂宮餐廳吃梳乎厘，有人覺得比太平館的更好吃。蛋味比較重。

這邊綵燈還在亮

One Day 情約一天

其實入影院時連"One Day"是哪個演員擔綱也不清楚。昨天有網友留言問我看了沒有，我只好像略略聽過有此片，因為近日太忙，什麼也不知道。電影差不多開場時我才用手機上網看看imdb，知道是Anne Hathaway飾演。

電影改編自同名暢銷小說。

從來對Anne Hathaway沒有好感，亦不喜歡她，不過又好像看過不少她有份演出的電影只覺得她眼鼻口都過大，樣貌一點都不吸引。演技嘛，又不算特別出眾。

此片看的是情節、故事，噢，當然Jim Sturgess也蠻帥。
電影從1988年說到2011年。由男女主角大學畢業真正認識那天開始，直到這個年代。1988當然我還未念大學，不過電影中有一點我有極大共鳴的是Emma(Anne Hathaway)的兩套服飾。她和不太喜歡的男孩上街時的那條花裙加牛仔褸，正正是我在美國讀大學時曾經穿著的款式。還有她那件藍色旗袍，我看到時簡直感到驚訝，因為大學畢業禮時我就是穿了一件藍色旗袍(比Anne穿的長一點)。
算是一個令人傷感的愛情故事。

(spoiler alert)

我哭了四遍:

1. 當Emma和Dexter見面後Emma對Dexter非常失望。"I still love you, so much. But I don't like you anymore."

2. 當Dexter離婚後到法國找Emma時，她已經有個jazz musician的法國男朋友。Dexter不想和他倆一起見面，獨自遠遠望著Emma與Jean-Pierre時。

3. 悲傷欲絕的Dexter和父親一起渡過七月十五日的晚上。父親說: 你要每一天都像Emma仍在身邊一樣的活下去... 你看，過去十年我不是一樣這樣過?

4. Dexter和女兒跑上小山丘，那個當年他和Emma在"那一天"的小山丘。
很不錯的愛情故事。不過也有人覺得初段很老套，沒有新意。又覺得老外又怎會有這些細水長流的單純友情(最後轉化為愛情)的故事。

即使不喜歡Anne Hathaway，我也非常推薦這齣電影。

Trailer

More photos

Movie costumes

後記: 那個舊同學"搶人老婆"的一段也真的非常殘忍。末段只覺得男主角極度命苦。還有從當年叱吒娛樂圈到後來要在舊同學的公司幹活，果真令人沮喪。有時現實真的是一盆又一盆冷水撥過來的。

還有還有，原來導演Lone Scherfig(來自丹麥)前作有"An Education"。那看來An Education成績及深度比此片高一點了。

電影中畫面最美的一幕是黃昏時分二人酒後裸泳，很喜歡日落時天空的紫。

也喜歡用了廿多年的打字機和MacBook，雖然有點刻意，也反映了情感經歷了多個年頭。

Rotten Tomatoes只有37%。

Friendship Among Men vs. Women

(via a friend on facebook)

Proof that Men Have Better Friends...

Friendship among Women:
A woman didn't come home one night. The next morning she told her husband that she had slept over at a friend's house. The man called his wife's 10 best friends. None of them knew anything about it.

Friendship among Men:
A man didn't come home one night. The next morning he told his wife that he had slept over at a friend's house. The woman called her husband's 10 best friends. Eight confirmed that he had slept over, and two said he was still there.

Sunday Stealing on a Friday Night

Sunday Stealing: The Lower 40 Meme, Part One:

1) Who is the last person you high-fived?
don't remember

2) If you were drafted into a war, would you survive.
probably

3) Do you sleep with the TV on?
not unless I'm alone in a hotel room

4) Have you ever drunk milk straight out of the carton?
nope

5) Have you ever won a spelling bee?
those on TV? nope

6) Have you ever been stung by a bee?
no

7) How fast can you type?
quite fast

8) Are you afraid of the dark?
not really

9) Eye color:
dark brown

10) Have you ever made out at a drive-in?
no

11) When was the last time you chose a bath over a shower?
two weeks ago

12) Do you knock on wood?
sometimes

13) Do you floss daily?
yes, every night

15) Can you hula hoop?
a little

16) Are you good at keeping secrets?
kind of

17) What do you want for Christmas?
feast with my family, and lots of presents!

18) Do you know the Muffin Man?
no

19) Do you talk in your sleep?
seldom

20) Who wrote the book of love?
God

Sunday Stealing: The Lower 40 Meme, Part Two:

21) Have you ever flown a kite?
long long time ago

22) Do you wish on your fallen lashes?
no

23) Do you consider yourself successful?
hmm, not really

24) How many people are on your contact list of your cell?
around a hundred maybe, I don't know

25) Have you ever asked for a pony?
no

26) Plans for tomorrow?
just relax!

27) Can you juggle?
guess not

28) Missing someone now?
no

29) When was the last time you told someone "I love you"?
in a different way

30) And truly meant it?
yes

31) How often do you drink?
once or twice a month

32) How are you feeling today?
superb

33) What do you say too much?
n/a

34) Have you ever been suspended or expelled from school?
no

35) What are you looking forward to?
some free time

36) Have you ever crawled through a window?
I don't remember

37) Have you ever eaten dog food?
no!

38) Can you handle the truth?
yes

39) Do you like green eggs and ham?
no

40) Any cool scars?
no, I don't like them

是日午餐

很感恩

一切不是偶然，感謝神賜給我的所有。要數算，真的一言難盡。

菱角

"食唔食隻菱角呀？"

"食咩菱角呀？"

"中秋食菱角架嘛... "

"係咩, 中秋點解要食菱角？"

"你竹升呀宜家？中秋食菱角都唔知... "


想來兒時也可能聽過甚至中秋也會吃過菱角，不過已經近乎全無印象。你們有多久沒吃過菱角呢？有多少人的家還會中秋時應節吃菱角？

上網找找才知菱角是涼性植物，有消暑清熱作用。據說小孩子中秋吃菱角會聰明伶俐。

昨晚吃了一點，味道似無味的椰子肉。

鲜磨粟米汁

中秋的深夜, 在翠華喝了杯鲜磨粟米汁. 真的是原汁原味的鲜磨粟米汁, 沒有加糖或鹽. 感覺蠻健康噃.

雖然已是凌晨三點, 補祝大家中秋快樂, 人月兩團圓!

Random Five

Things to be grateful for:

1. A good sleep.

2. Got a job.

3. Quality time with mum.

4. Loved ones' care.

5. Health.

香港的蘋果

相中鬼婆之後擺post影相留念.

Twelve Hours

The Three Dimension Luck and Power Test

You Are Balanced - Realist - Empowered

You feel your life is controlled both externally and internally. You have a good sense of what you can control and what you should let go. Depending on the situation, you sometimes try to exert more control. Other times, you accept things for what they are and go with the flow. You are a realist when it comes to luck. You don't attribute everything to luck, but you do know some things are random. You don't beat yourself up when bad things happen to you... But you do your best to try to make your own luck. You have a good deal of power, but you also know the pecking order. You realize that working the system does get you further. You know who to defer to and who to control. When it comes to the game of life, you play things flawlessly.

The Three Dimension Luck and Power Test

Blogthings: We're Not Shrinks, But We Play Them On the Internet

Sunday Stealing on a Monday Night

The 20 Questions of Doom Meme:

1. Do you believe in Heaven?
yes

2. Have you ever come close to dying?
sort of, probably not

3. What jewelery do you wear 24/7?
just a sterling silver cross necklace

4. Would you ever consider having plastic surgery?
no... oh well, never say never ;)

5. What do you wear to bed?
tank top and pants

6. Have you ever done anything illegal?
jaywalk

10. Ever been involved with the police?
yes

11. Do you talk in your sleep?
once in a while

12. Now a celebrity fantasy. Who would you take on a ménage à trois for a dirty weekend?
hmm... :) Matthew Rhys and Luke Macfarlane? haha...

14. Where do you wish you were?
anywhere but "here"

15. Have you ever ridden in an ambulance?
yes

16. Is there any type of dancing that you love to do?
ballet, lyric jazz...

17. Last gift you received?
souvenirs from Australia

18. Last sport you played?
swimming

Random Five

1. 九月喇原來...

2. 維他檸檬茶出咗個特別版啜爆飲管, 有好多個lone架, 有冇試過?

3. 嗰啲日日暱喺office每日寫到兩篇blog話自己份工幾忙嘅, 其實都唔知咩叫忙.

4. 今年真係見過好多人好多事.

5. 竊聽風雲2都OK好睇.