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Class Warfare

Posted on October 9, 2011 by sinyaw

This is not class warfare. It’s math. — Obama, Sep 19, 2011 These few days, a group of people are occupying Seattle by camping in the busy Westlake Park. They claim that they represent the 99%. The general idea is … Continue reading →

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阜杭豆漿

Posted on October 7, 2011 by sinyaw

幾年前就聽人說這是台北最棒的豆漿. 小時住永和,有事沒事就去吃中正橋豆漿,24小時營業,豆漿,燒餅油條,飯糰,都是便宜東西. 吃吃走路,從來不覺得有什麼大不了. 長大了搬去台北,常想起中正橋豆漿,但嫌路遠,不常去. 後來到處都是”永和豆漿大王”,心裏常納悶,一樣嗎? 我們吃的是”四海豆漿”å•Š.可是沒幾年,中正橋的豆漿也都沒了. 想豆漿變成了個遺憾事. 來美國後,找燒餅油條成了個嗜好. 聽說哪裡有,就得長途去試試. 驚聞Mountain View有家推出了油條,一早開車去,等上一小時,這是什麼油條啊,簡直是炸麵棍.難怪英文叫Chinese Donut. 過了好些年,慢慢有幾家做的像些了.但是總是差上那一點,最常的就是冷了.燒餅油條,冷了就只是油味,吃不下去了. 所以每次回台北,必找家燒餅油條店解解鄉愁.街角的都行,每一家都地道. 久了朋友就開始推薦了.這家如何,那家怎樣,我們變成了品燒餅. 吃來吃去,就是這家阜杭沒吃了. 這次來,反正有時差,一早起來,直奔華山市場(善導寺對面),跟著人潮(六點半!)到了這間燒餅油條店. 厚燒餅是用老式泥爐一張張貼上烤出來的,皮脆裏軟,蔥香有咬勁. 其實不該夾油條,空口吃最過癮. 鹹豆漿花結的剛好,料剛夠沒太多,清的部分有鮮味,結的部分像豆花. 蟹殼黃(焦糖燒餅)皮脆糖甜芝麻香. 我覺得飯團太鬆,蘿蔔絲絣味道太重. 聽說薄燒餅也好吃,但我們實在吃不下了. 七點多吃完,看隊排了十來人.據聞九點時能排到樓下去. 台北人真瘋. 想當年信步走到橋頭,坐下就吃的閒興. 回憶嘍.

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If I were a Gatemage…

Posted on October 3, 2011 by sinyaw

Yep, day dreaming… Gatemage is someone who can create a portal that consumes no energy. Any object that enter the mouth will appear instantaneously at the exit, no matter how long the distance. A gatemage can create or close such … Continue reading →

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Solar Industry goes China

Posted on October 1, 2011 by sinyaw

New York Times reported something that’s hardly a news: China now dominates world’s solar cell production. Geez, can someone name anything that China does not? The sensation of the report is on the high-technology nature of the product. This is … Continue reading →

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奸商

Posted on September 30, 2011 by sinyaw

總有五六年了吧,有一天在北京逛書店,看到部”四大小說”評書(就是說書). 現在早忘了多少錢,反正不貴,買下來再說. 不久開始聽水滸,一回半小時,共百來回,有時聽聽,有時擱下,林沖宋江,從北京聽到美國,居然聽了三年多才聽完. 過癮,但也停了小半年才有過勁去聽下一本:三國. 這回聽的勤些,但也快兩年才聽到赤壁之戰.可是心裡納悶,一百一十五回快完了,難道講完赤壁就沒了嗎? 果然,關公義釋華容道後,就沒了. 就是最後一回. 太不爽了. 好在我剛好來了北京.上網一查,好小子,全書365回,那書店根本沒賣全.當當網有全集,88å…ƒ. 當場(立馬)下單,下午送到兩盒子.å…±16å¼µCD. 365個MP3檔.看來全了. 為甚麼商人要做這種事呢? 不就是幾張CDå—Ž?這麼便宜東西,還要惹人罵一陣子.嘆!

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三國(3): 愚忠

Posted on September 25, 2011 by sinyaw

常山趙子龍,入千軍萬馬如無人之地. 殺到血染全身,精疲力盡,逃出重圍. 要不是張飛在長坂坡喝退曹兵,他一員虎將,也被蟻兵捉去了. 這仗,是為了救他”主公”劉備的兒子阿斗,後主劉禪. 這是中國的故有美德: æ„šå¿ . “為人臣子”,必須聽話,絕對效忠不二. 如果”忠孝不能兩全”,那只有犧牲孝了. 孔子的倫理,”君臣”第一,”父子”第二. 從老闆的角度看,這太美了. 不論手下人多有能力,市場價多高. 他們一絕對不能”不忠“,也就是不能叛變. 他們還得絕對聽話,所有的能力,判斷力,都只是對外的. 到了老闆面前,每個都是白癡,只有老闆是對的. 而且他們都是”家臣”不是”å“¡å·¥”. 他們存在的目的是保護老闆個人,或家人,的利益. 而非公司或國家. 三國中,劉備是最爛的老闆,曹操,孫權比他強多了. 若非關張趙,及諸葛亮的愚忠,那可能成三國之勢? å¿ ,當然是個美德. 但不是”忠君”,而是忠於個理念. 美國是第一個把這觀念搞清楚的國家. 所有的政府員工,他們效忠的對象,是美國憲法,而不是任何組織或個人. 三國時期,根本還沒這觀念呢. 當然,趙雲有他的職責,其中之一,就是保護糜甘二夫人及少主.所以他是忠於他的職責. 劉備“故把親兒擲馬前” 換來趙雲的“雖肝腦涂地,不能報也.” 也是不錯的管理手段.

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The Lost Gate

Posted on September 17, 2011 by sinyaw

How nice to be sucked into a book, particularly by Orson Scott Card. This is not really a SciFi, but a fantasy. I am not entering any debates on their differences. The plots and characters are clever and vivid. Orson … Continue reading →

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Snoqualmie Falls

Posted on September 14, 2011 by sinyaw

Before spring of 2013, make this fall into a small detour of a full agenda, instead of a destination. All the trails are under construction and closed. You can only view the fall from the top. I imagined it would … Continue reading →

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The Shadow of 9/11

Posted on September 10, 2011 by sinyaw

Toronto’s National Post had this week-long series on the 10th anniversary of the event. The question was, “Who won this war on terrorism?” We knew that Bin Laden was killed. We knew that Al-Qaeda has effectively been destroyed. We also … Continue reading →

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雙語中英文WordPress

Posted on September 4, 2011 by sinyaw

Remembered that I couldn’t post Chinese blogs after upgrading WordPress to 3.x? Honestly, I did not really try very hard to solve that problem. I was a bit miffed at WordPress at breaking the backward compatibility. It was working and … Continue reading →

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