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Monthly Archives: October 2009
Cheating for a $20
This is interesting. If you are lazy to click, this economy professor experimented on his students every year. He will get 8 students to bid on a $20 bill. The highest bidder gets it, paying whatever he or she bid. … Continue reading
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å°åŒ—兩天
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Vienna Teng å²é€¸æ¬£
Based on Wikipedia, She was born to Taiwan parents, studied piano since five, grew up in Saratoga, California, got a CS degree from Stanford, and worked in Cisco for two years as a software engineer. Then she quit and … Continue reading
Hell’s Kitchen
I avoid reality shows, unless when I have been hooked. Then I thank Hulu for allowing me to finish the season in one long sitting. Can I say I watch Hell’s Kitchen for education? I frequent restaurants reasonably and really … Continue reading
也想北京
é‚£ä½ å‘¢? 有人看了我è¯å¥³å…’的大作,å•æˆ‘. 真回來了,æ—¥å排的都是人.ä¸åœ‹äººç¿’慣的åƒé£¯,åŠ ä¸ŠèˆŠé›¨æ–°çŸ¥.æ¯å¤©å°±æ»¿äº†.朋å‹è¦‹é¢ä¸æ˜¯é–‹æœƒ. èŠèµ·ä¾†,å–å…©æ¯,時間飛é€. 這次ä½æ±æ–¹,也ä¸æ˜¯ä¼‘å‡,去的地方ä¸å¤š. å‰é–€: 從æ±éƒŠæ°‘巷走到å‰é–€å¤§è¡—,å†é€²å¤§æŸµæ¬„.這塊全變了.但å°å··åè£,還是如舊.都一處和全èšå¾·éƒ½é‚„在. 涮羊肉: 隨便找了一家. 應該去滿ç¦æ¨“,但倆人沒æ„æ€. 鼎泰è±: 其實是去了趟新光.這å¯æ˜¯åŒ—京購物之最 æ½æŸ˜å¯º,戒å°å¯º,盧æºæ©‹: 週末è¸è¸é’,å¸æ”¶ä¸€ä¸‹æ–‡åŒ–. (這å—左木å³çŸ³,念”折”,ä¸æ˜¯æ‹“.) 天安門: å¯ä»¥æƒ³è¦‹åœ‹æ…¶çš„ç››æ³. 沒機會,但想去的地方: é ¤å’Œåœ’: 慈禧的ç§äººæ³³æ± ,百去ä¸åŽ. å·è¾¦: 定樓上的包間. èœå–®ä¸Šçš„æ±è¥¿æ¯å€‹éƒ½é»ž. 烤鴨: 我覺得還是大董好. 新疆飯莊: 大碗å–é…’,大塊åƒè‚‰,åƒç´ 的別來. å¸é¦¬å°é•·åŸŽ: 最有風味,åˆå…·æŒ‘戰性.è¦å¾žé‡‘山嶺出發. 看到CCTV被燒的實在心痛. å地éµå±…然兩圓å¯ä»¥å到底,國家真沒想在這上賺錢. ä¸åœ‹è·‘的比世界快3å€. è¿Žé 趕上,指日å¯å¾…. åŠ æ²¹.
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Beijing’s Blue Sky
Late autumn is my favorite Beijing season, from mid-October to mid-December. The vacation season is over, the cool air refreshes, it does not rain, and the skys are blue. The municipality has been trying very hard to help. The world … Continue reading
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Angels & Demons
Angels & Demons Tom Hanks based on Dan Brown’s fiction I enjoyed the book and overdosed on Dan Brown with it. By that time, I have read Da Vinci Code and Digital Fortress. I liked his pace, but all those … Continue reading
水滸: æŽå¸«å¸«
我居然忘了æŽå¸«å¸«æ˜¯æ°´æ»¸è£çš„人物. 野å²ä¸å¸¸æ這一代å妓. 她色è—å† æ±äº¬,迷倒宋幑宗. 金人入京後,散淨家財,抵æ»ä¸å¾ž. 水滸ä¸çš„女性人物,雖然生動,ä½†å¤šç‚ºè² é¢. æµå‚³æœ€å»£,還當上金瓶梅主角 的就是潘金蓮了. å¦å¤–都是é…角: 最豪氣的是一丈é’扈三娘, 但居然å«çµ¦äº†çŸ®è…³è™ŽçŽ‹è‹±. 其他有åšäººè‚‰åŒ…åçš„å«äºŒå¨˜å’Œæœ‰ç”·äººæ°£æ¦‚的顧二嫂. 看到了æŽå¸«å¸«,終於出了個有個性,有æ‰æ°£çš„çš„é‡è¦äººç‰©. å²ä¸Šæ²’貂蟬其人,羅貫ä¸çš„三國把她推進四大美女排行榜. 所以有人以趙飛燕代. æŽå¸«å¸«ä¹Ÿæ²‰éšè½é›,閉月羞花. 但åªè½ç‚º”å妓”. 其實美女代代有. 能以美色傾城傾國應是:西施,æ˜å›,æ¥Šè²´å¦ƒåŠ å€‹æ²–å† ä¸€æ€’çš„é™³åœ“åœ“.
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iPod Touch v. iPhone
Yesterday, I found the new 64GB iPod Touch on sales for $379. Next to it was the 32GB version for $279, almost 30% drop since I bought mine 6 months ago. I felt stupid. In many social occasions recently, I … Continue reading
Moon Cake Day
This is a re-write from several years ago. My long-time readers will recognize it. Sorry. The 8th full moon, from New Year, is the Autumn festival in China — October 4th this year. Some people call it Moon Festival. It … Continue reading
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