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The Right Not to Buy.
Ding Tai Fung (鼎泰è±) is a world-famous restaurant chain with a humble beginning not too far from where I lived in Taipei. Over the past several decades, they have opened dozens of branches all over the world. Chinese, and foreigners … Continue reading
Food Scare in Taiwan
The news industry in Taiwan is beyond sensationalism. For an island of 20 millions or so population, there are nearly a dozen news TV channels and half a dozen newspapers. The competition for eyeballs has been a blood sport. As … Continue reading
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Only in China!
ChengDu’s summer can be scorching. Temperature can reach 100°F (40°C). As a Seattle resident who’s used to much milder weather, I cannot really imagine living here without air conditioning. Even for local that commute with a scooter, that blazing sun … Continue reading
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å°åŒ—çš„å°ç± 包
August 30th, 2013 居然四天åƒäº†å››æ¬¡å°ç± 包. 客戶請åƒé¼Žæ³°è±,這當然是經典之作. é‚„è«‹äººåŠ äº†ä¸€æ•´ç¢—çš„è–‘çµ². å°å¿ƒå¤¾èµ·,一å£å’¬ç ´,湯æ±æº¢å‡º,滿å£é¦™æ°£. 餡,çš®,醋,è–‘,混在一起. 太棒了. 鼎泰è±å°åŒ—有好幾家,世界å„角è½ä¹Ÿéƒ½æœ‰. å“質一致. 實數難得. 第二天晚上沒事,ä¿¡æ¥èµ°åˆ°ä¸æ£ç´€å¿µå ‚後,看到æå·žå°ç± 包. 這家兒時騎著車來,å在矮凳å上,ä¾†ä¸Šå…©ç± ,åƒå®Œèµ°è·¯,ä¸ç•¶å›žäº‹. ç¾åœ¨å¥½åƒæ˜¯å€‹è§€å…‰æ™¯é»žäº†. 也好,ç‰äº†å€‹æ¡Œå(30分é˜),é»žä¸Šä¸€ç± ,åŠ å¹¾å€‹å°èœ,è’¸è‡è±†è…是必然的. åƒçš„ä¸äº¦æ¨‚乎. å£å‘³å¥½æ¥µäº†,但是懷舊的喜悅更高些. 下個晚上在喜來登的請客樓請客,åˆæ˜¯æ±Ÿæµ™èœ,看到å°ç± 包,心é 一動,來PKå§. å°é¾åŒ…çš„å£å‘³ä¸éŒ¯,但醋太酸,整個平衡就ä¸å°äº†. åƒå®Œç•¥å¸¶å¤±æœ›. 最後一天,誤了ä¸é£¯,剛好ä¸é ,就殺去了點水樓å—京æ±è·¯çš„旗艦店. 既已PK,當然點å°ç± 包. 一包入å£,長嘆一è². å°åŒ—人實在太幸ç¦äº†,å€ç„¶èƒ½æœ‰å¦‚æ¤ç¾Žå‘³. 這店還ä¸ç”¨æŽ’隊,走進來點了就åƒ. å°ç± 包難åƒçš„到處都是,這四家平心而論都好åƒ:包å°,皮薄,餡香,æ±å¤š. 如果我想åƒå°ç± 包,這四家都是上上é¸. 今天我以è€é¥•å¿ƒè©•æ¯”: æå·žå°ç± å£å‘³å¥½,性價比第一. 點水樓和鼎泰è±ä¸ç›¸ä¸Šä¸‹. 請客樓就點別的èœå§. 後記: ä¸ç§‹å‰,鼎泰è±åšèŠéº»é…¥é¤….別忘了點.
What to do in Taipei?
So you are stopping by Taipei for whatever reasons and need to kill time. You heard that this is a vibrant city that offers many, many fun activities. The problem is that you don’t know any of them. Here are … Continue reading
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Superpower Chess Game
Let’s see, Xi JingPing and Barrack Obama met in Sunnylands, California, early June 7th. Months prior, all major news media berated China for all kinds of cyber criminal activities: piracy, hacking, spying, and downright stealing US’s advanced defense technologies. Move … Continue reading
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忧心
去国åŽï¼Œå‡ æ¬¡å‡ æ¬¡çš„å›žåŒ—äº¬ï¼Œé»˜é»˜åœ°çœ‹å¥¹å˜åŒ–。北京人都以北京为傲,但夸了门é¢åŽï¼Œä¹Ÿä¸€å®šåŸ‹æ€¨å‡ å¥ã€‚çƒæ°´ç…®é’è›™ï¼Œä»–ä»¬ä¹ æƒ¯äº†ã€‚æˆ‘è¿™ä¸æ—¶çš„过客,看得忧心。 空气就别æ了,朋å‹å®¶ä¸‰å±…室二百多米大,放了五个滤清器,没天没地的滤。åœä¸¤å¤©å©å就喘气åˆå‡ºç–¹åã€‚æ»¤ç½‘ç‹ å¿ƒä¹°ï¼Œæœ‰æ—¶è¿˜ç¼ºè´§ï¼Œå©åçš„å§æˆ¿ä¸€å®šå¼€ï¼Œå®¢åŽ…晚上就åœäº†ã€‚出了城到河北,高速路边的广告牌,居然说“这里有呼å¸çš„自由â€ã€‚ 朋å‹å®¶çš„阿姨,ä½çš„åœ°æ–¹ä¼ å‡ºç¦½æµæ„Ÿã€‚一下全家慌了,å«å¥¹åˆ«æ¥å®¶äº‹æ²¡äººå¹²ï¼Œæ¥äº†åˆæ€•æ„ŸæŸ“。说是这回ä¸ä¼šäººé™…ä¼ æŸ“ï¼Œä½†æ˜¯â€œæˆ‘ä»¬èƒ½ä¸å°å¿ƒç‚¹å—?â€è¨€ä¸‹ä¹‹æ„,把éžå…¸æ—¶ä»£çš„记忆挖出æ¥äº†ï¼ŒæŠ¥çº¸ç”µè§†è¯´çš„,ä¸ä¸€å®šã€‚咱们å°å¿ƒç‚¹å‘—。 河北的农民,肥料政府给,ä¸è¦é’±ã€‚äºŽæ˜¯å‡ åå¹´æ¥ï¼ŒåœŸåŒ–验是强碱,废了。没肥料ç§ä¸äº†ä»»ä½•ä¸œè¥¿ã€‚知é“的人åªä¹°è¿œåœ°è€Œæ¥çš„“有机èœâ€ï¼Œä¸€å‘¨èœé’±æ•°åƒã€‚没办法,è¦å‘½è¿˜æ˜¯è¦é’±ï¼Ÿ 化å¦è‚¥æ–™å…»æˆå¼ºç¢±çš„土,æˆäº†å·¥ä¸šåºŸæ–™ï¼Œä¸‹é›¨å…¨æµè¿›é¥®æ°´æºã€‚我们人ä¸æ•¢å–,能给鸡é¸é±¼çŒªç‰›å–瓶装水å—?有机饲料给它们åƒå—?没事,给它们打针,猛打就ä¸ç”Ÿç—…ã€‚æ€•äº†ï¼Ÿä½ ä¹Ÿå¯ä»¥åªåƒæœ‰æœºè‚‰æˆ–è¿›å£è‚‰ã€‚ 全北京的人,都在éšéšçš„怕,默默的ç‰ï¼Œä¸€å¤©å¤©çš„过日å。今天轮到ä¸èƒ½å¼€è½¦æŒ¤åœ°é“,明天注æ„ä¸èƒ½åƒé¸¡é¸ï¼ŒåŽå¤©æ¢ç©ºæ°”滤网。放å‡æ•¢ç´§è·‘去“自由呼å¸â€çš„地方。帮帮忙å§ï¼
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A Fool Proof Get Rich Scheme
Do you know 5 year Treasure Bill from the US has the yield of less than 1%? Yes, they are really cheap. Do you know the equivalent from China has the yield of about 6%! So, borrow money at the … Continue reading
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三國(8): 曹æ“
好ä¸å®¹æ˜“請來了神醫,曹æ“å»æŠŠè¯ä½—下ç„至æ». 自己也病亡.ç¾åœ¨çœ‹ä¾†,是腦瘤å§. 三國ä¸,論管ç†äººæ‰,å”明,åŸå¾·æ˜¯é å…©å. 有趣的是他們都ä¸æ˜¯CEO. 曹æ“從未稱å¸,æ»æ™‚是”é王”,漢之宰相. 諸葛亮至æ»ä¹Ÿæ˜¯åŠ‰å®¶çš„家臣,從無åæ„. å°æ™‚覺得曹æ“是奸臣,é‡è®€ä¸‰åœ‹,倒沒這感覺了. 他是跋扈了些,但始終沒åå•Š. 說來,他把”漢室江山”,管的ä¸å£ž.å—å¾åŒ—討, 給劉家立了ä¸å°‘功勞. 三國把赤å£å¯«çš„太美了. 諸葛神的,周瑜美的,曹æ“å°¿çš„.一戦而三分天下. 但以全局而論,他一直是三國ä¸æœ€å¼·çš„一支. 蜀å³æ°¸é 在他的陰影下. 所以關羽è¯å®¹é“放他一馬,是真毀了劉備的”霸楔. 話說回來,也ä¸æ˜¯æ›¹æ“先善待了關羽å幾年嗎? å†çµ¦æ›¹æ“åå¹´,他能一統天下嗎?
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练英文
练英文有两招: 找个英文读物,最好是知å新闻刊物,éšä¾¿é€‰ä¸€ç¯‡ï¼Œä»Žå¤´è¯»åˆ°å°¾ï¼Œæœ‰ç”Ÿå—查了åŽå†™åœ¨å¼ 纸上。读完åŽï¼Œå›žå¤´å†è¯»å¼€å¤´ä¸¤æ®µã€‚然åŽï¼Œä¸çœ‹å®ƒä¹Ÿä¸ç”¨èƒŒï¼Œè‡ªå·±å†™ä¸€é,比较一下。 这时,把生å—表拿æ¥å†çœ‹ä¸€é,看完就å¯ä»¥ä¸¢äº†å®ƒã€‚ 找æ¡è‹±æ–‡æŒï¼Œä¸‹è½½æŒè¯ã€‚一é¢å¬ï¼Œä¸€é¢è·Ÿç€å”±ä¸€é。能跟ç€å”±å®Œå°±è¡Œã€‚ 这两招,æ¯å‘¨ç»ƒä¸€é。ä¸ä¼šè¶…过一å°æ—¶ã€‚三月必有æˆæ•ˆã€‚一生都能å—益。别去上英è¯ä¼šè¯ç。浪费钱。
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