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Saturday, June 07, 2008

Adagio

在facebook上玩了一個有關芭蕾舞的小測驗, 五條問題. 其中一條是:

Your favorite part of ballet class is...

答時才想到原來我比較喜歡Adagio. 其他的選擇有: Grande allegro, Fouettes, Delicate pointe work, Rehearsal及Pirouettes.

Adagio是較慢的動作. 給人思考及呼吸的空間. 通常是課堂裡barre work後到center時的第一部份. 不用扶把.

Friday, June 06, 2008

減壓與正能量

兩年前寫的一篇"我的十大減壓方法", 應該是最多人瀏覽的文章之一. 相信不少人都很需要減壓. 即使現在再寫多一次, 其實也是那十樣.

看RealSimple發現數篇不錯的文章, 大家不妨參考以備不時之需.

Emergency Tool Kit for Happiness
早一點睡早一點起床, 這個我的確要學習

14 Quick Energy Boosters
聽歌、出外走走、小睡片刻、大聲高歌, 都是蠻有用的.

9 Things You Can Do to Be Happy in the Next 30 Minutes

How to Be Nice
做吓好人, 積吓德.

還有很漂亮的Daily Thoughts on Happiness相片及語錄系列.

Thursday, June 05, 2008

The Beach Test & the Gemstone Test

What the Beach Test Says About You

You like people, but you're careful about who you get close to. Friendship is important to you... so important that you aren't just friends with anyone.

You have cold feet when it comes to love. You have a lot of uncertainty until you convince yourself to dive right in.

You are deeply passionate about several things in your life. You're not passionate about much... and the few passions you have are truly obsessions.

Your sense of humor is very physical. Your facial expressions or spot on imitations of people are hilarious.



Your Gemstone Says...



You are an excellent communicator. You express yourself clearly.

You relate easily to other people, and you're a great listener.

Friends turn to you to help stay grounded and sane.

You realize that everything is interconnected in life, and you aim to help as many people as possible.

第一次

雖然en pointe已有一年多, 不過pirouette en pointe(足尖轉圈)是仍未學會的.

昨晚首次嘗試, 十個驚嚇!

站在舞室中央嘗試轉圈, 第一二次是免強可以, 然後非常恐懼. 導師說: 怕什麼? 那不過是五六寸吧...

Pirouette en pointe, 就像整個身體交托給那雙足尖鞋一樣, 近乎完全失控. 雖然比平日的pirouette on demi pointe容易完成多過一個圈, 不過pirouette最難的, 其實是怎樣落地. Landing永遠是最難的了.

相信就和飛機飛行一樣, take off和landing是最考機師的. 我也認為, pirouette的起步和著地也是最難掌握的. 希望終有一天克服得到!

Office Pranks

10 Greatest Office Pranks (請click看其餘九樣)

好激.

其實辦公室裡高手林立, 最易傷人始終係把口.

To Do list

寫出來, 成功率會大一點吧:

1. 減肥 - 十磅. 一星期起碼三天午餐只吃乳酪+生果一個/沙律, 晚餐不吃飯

2. 早一小時睡, 早一小時上班

3. 多做masks, 好好保養

4. 攞堆冬天衫去乾洗(我知, 夏天咗好多個月啦... 不過都未食五月糉... )

5. 執嘢

6. 夜晚上才陣網

7. 工作上勤力少少

Wednesday, June 04, 2008

Hearts of Palm 棕櫚心

那天在Ruth's Chris叫了一個沙律, 看餐牌時以為叫了一個Asparagus with Parma Ham, 怎知上菜時吃了一大半才醒起, 為什麼沒有Parma ham的. 原來自己叫錯, 那是Hearts of Palm, 真的眼大睇過龍.

Hearts of Palm, 很特別的名稱, 上網找尋, 中文名字是棕櫚心. 樣貌極似筍, 有點怕像筍一樣"毒", 所以只吃了兩三片, 其實質地蠻有趣, 亦不錯.

其實是一種名為sabal Palmetto植物的心, 是美國Florida州的state tree, 是大蕭條時代的窮人食物.

除了鈉(sodium)較高外, 頗有營養, 又低膽固醇, 多纖維.

不過實質有多少像我們平日少吃的筍, 有沒有人知道可以告訴我?









Source: FoodTale; NutritionData; FoodGenius

Ruth's Chris

對上一次來大約一年多, 這次價錢相對好像上升了一點. 依然有set dinner, 不過最便宜的都要六百多了, 上次是四百多便有set dinner(沒有記錯吧).

這次分別叫了一個沙律(Asparagus with Hearts of Palm)作頭盆, 一個New York Strip一個Ribeye, 都是12oz的. 也要了saute mushrooms, mashed potatoes及broccoli作side dishes. 好像沒上次那麼好吃. 雖然仍算滿意.

甜品是apple crumble及bread pudding. 看看自己的blog才記得原來上次也有叫bread pudding, 這回賣相不同了, 也更好吃. Apple crumble也是相當不錯. 前後喝了三杯紅酒. 價錢和上次差不多.

這次遇到一個服務非常好的女侍應, 值得一讚.

Tuesday, June 03, 2008

寶麗萊六十年

from slate.com - Requiem for Polaroid (18幅)

原來寶麗萊已面世六十年了. 想一想, 玩是玩過的, 可我從未擁有過一部即影即有相機. 影完相等影像浮現, 其實是蠻令人興奮的過程.

對上一次被拍進寶麗萊相機... 應該是2004年尾的事了.

My Expression Number


Your Expression Number is 9


An idealist and humanitarian, you strive to make the world a better place.

You do your best when you follow your feelings and sense of compassion.

Deep down, you dream of being loved by many.

You are capable of much human understanding and have a lot to give to others.

While you are very ambitious, you never lose site of perspective.

You have an abundance of creative talents... you just need to tap into them.

Although you are a giving person, you can become selfish if you are ignored.

If you are not able to help people, you tend to shelf your talents.

Without others, you become aloof and start to lack sensitivity.

多謝夾盛惠


肥醫生, 爛牙牙醫, 地產佬... 還有什麼人的話我們不願意相信?

皮膚差的化妝小姐/美容師; 髮型難看的髮型師; 肥腫難分的健身室員工; 錯漏百出又其身不正的老師; 街邊睇相佬; 瘦猛猛的廚師/餐廳老闆

還有什麼?

Monday, June 02, 2008

無獎競猜遊戲: Cate Blanchett

近年越來越欣賞澳洲女星Cate Blanchett, 考考大家, 下面幾張劇照分別是哪齣電影? 答案明天揭曉.

Sunday, June 01, 2008

Ballet B&W

all photos from flickr.com

Some quotes...

Your birthday is a special time to celebrate the gift of 'you' to the world. (thinkexist.com)

Meeting you was fate, becoming your friend was a choice, but falling in love with you I had no control over. (thinkexist.com)

and the 400 Greatest Quotes in Movies...

Common Everyday Actions That Axxhxxes Use

在網上見到, 掂!

1. Personal insults
2. Invading one's "personal territory"
3. Uninvited physical contact
4. Threats and intimidation, both verbal and nonverbal
5. "Sarcastic jokes" and "teasing" used as insult delivery systems
6. Withering e-mail flames
7. Status slaps intended to humiliate their victims
8. Public shaming or "status degradation" rituals
9. Rude interruptions
10. Two-faced attacks
11. Dirty looks
12. Treating people as if they are invisible

I CAN'T AGREE MORE!!!

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