Buffet at Mandarin Hotel

To celebrate 老何's birthday....we went to have a good buffet last week (2009.05.18).

Manadrin Hotel is the usual one we picked. Although the choice of food there is not too many, but the quality of their food is very good, price is reasonable, service is excellent, with unlimited refill of tea, and also, i love their butter!!! ^_~

i don't want to explain too much.....let's watch the photos

you see, their silverware are very elegant

even serve for breads, they have towel to cover the breads to keep them warm

my favourite butter, so creamy!!! ^_^

no special to post those oysters or sashimi....like to mention their huge prawns which i like very much!!!

not much choice for the dessert, but good point that they serve in small portion, so, can try different kinds of dessert, i like the "passion fruit mousse" very much.

我鞋柜裏夏天一定必備 --> "人字拖"

hehehe, 我發覺每到夏天，我最鈡意就係着“人字拖”出街~~

無論去邊（當然唔計返工啦）；去shopping又好，去同朋友tea又好、去游水就當然不在話下啦，最好襯、最好着都係“人字拖”~~

但係唔知點解，係香港賣嘅人字拖款色又少、顏色又單調、又唔夠多、而且又貴，La埋比較好D 嘅款都要$200-$300

呢幾對都係去旅行時買，都只不過係$70-$150左右，仲要係有牌子，最貴嗰對Kenneth Cole都只不過係$150左右...

上星期同開friend行街，向Lacoste 買左呢對新人字拖，um....都唔錯~~ 不過搵機會真係想返去Spain入番幾對新人字拖至得~~

寂寞不寂寞!!

This is a boring post about 思維.....

i subscribed 亞洲周刊 for almost 10 years since i was in University......i quite like this writer, Mr. 林沛理.....This passage talks about 在香港這個城市絕不沉悶，這也許就正是它的問題所在!!!

the inspiring parts in this passage draw my attention are:

-- 沉悶對於現狀，在于它迫使我們啓動思考來正視自己和面對時間

-- 無怪乎縂是要千方百計要殺死沉悶。娛樂工業 所提供的集體幻想、即時滿足就是要將我們變成不習慣、不懂得思考、不懂得反省.........

-- 就是要令他們永無休止地分心，將他們的注意力集中在無關宏旨的事情上

-- 消費主義.........善于制造虛假需求........這些需求的滿足給于我們一种虛假的幸福感和滿足感....


Well.....所以, 我決定..........以后唔睇咁多電視, 唔行咁多街, 唔上咁多網!!! ^o^

2009.05.03 journal

年齡與偏見 並不是放棄的藉口

Those who read my blog know well that i like reading 黃毅力's passages (although i didn't pay to buy his books :P)......this time, i like to post his another passage here to share with you.

i also add my inputs (in blue) below to remind myself when one day in future i re-read my blog again!!

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<都市日報>
2009-05-06年齡與偏見 並不是放棄的藉口
黃毅力

上星期，我收到一封美國舊同學寄來的電郵。電郵內放着一條Youtube網址，是一段Britain's Got Talent 2009(英國達人)節目的節錄。

片段的主角名叫Susan Boyle(蘇珊波歐)，她是一位47歲的單身女子，住在英國一個無名的小村子。她不曾結過婚、不曾被親吻，多年來照顧年老的母親，直到最近母親過世，她便決心實現自己的夢想及母親的遺願，那就是在廣大觀眾面前表演歌藝。於是，她參加一個名叫Britain's Got Talent 2009的節目(類似香港的殘酷一叮) 。不過，Susan多年來只在她的小教會裏唱歌敬拜，不曾上過這種大舞台表演。

她其貌不揚，也沒有婀娜多姿的身材，表象上沒有特別的過人之處，在她出場時，沒有人看得起她，當評判問：「你的夢想是甚麼？」她回答說：「我正嘗試成為職業歌手。」評判問：「為何還沒有實現？」她說：「我一直都沒有機會，但今晚我希望我能夠如願。」評判再問：「那請問你想成為哪一位明星呢？」她說：「就像舞台劇天后Elaine Paige的那一種類型！」

由於她的目光非常遠大，導致在場人士對她作出一連串的嘲笑聲，但她仍保持一股自信心，沒有感到被欺凌或失望的感覺。在冷眼的嘴臉與充滿歧視及偏見的情況下，當音樂響起，她初試啼聲，就已一鳴驚人！現場所有觀眾都目瞪口呆。當她唱完後，全場都為她站立鼓掌，3位評判給Susan節目開播以來最高的評分。女評判說：「這是敲給世人的一次警鐘 "Wake up Call"(不要以貌取人)。」我將這片段翻看再翻看，也覺得非常感動，也想起廣大的讀者及在職場上拼搏的年輕人。我認為，這位女士Susan Boyle的經歷，能帶給大家3個很重要的啟示：

第一：遲來的春天。年齡並不是我們成功的最大阻力，也不是你放棄的藉口。不管你年紀多大，只要你信你得，而你也有下苦功，你便有條件可以成功，關鍵是你有夢想，並一直堅持下去。

[By Vivian]: 我想補充一句: 記住，"成功"唔係擺係別人去決定你，係擺係你自己去決定，係由自己去行出來，並且係由你自己去評分自己。 好多人（包括自己）會成日話如過唔係阿邊個邊個，我就唔會係咁啦；如過唔係mud mud mud，我今日可能會發左達；但係，有時如過諗番轉頭，誠實咁面對番自己嘅過去，當初可能係因為自己唔肯試，唔肯搏（我成日講嘅 "fear of loss") 先至會引至到今天嘅埋怨.....

第二：勤練功，便成功。要闖出名堂，第一件事便要明白「上台3分鐘，苦練10年功」的道理。成功並不是必然，自己的勤奮修煉是最基本的條件，所以不要因為自己的出身及成長的環境相對比人差，或樣貌不夠別人好而感到自卑；反而一些外表比人好，條件比人強，但態度奇差的在職人士，他們的失敗機會會比大家多。

第三：絕對信任自己。就算你正面對冷眼與偏見、歧視及阻力，只要願意堅持，就必然成功。Susan Boyle這女子，明顯地帶出一個重要的成功啟示：站出來努力嘗試，不會因他人白眼而放棄或退讓。

一年一度香港小姐競選又來啦!!

hehehee.....don't say that i am 無聊.......it's just because i ever seen the application form of Miss Hong Kong until this year!! Haha, that's why i missed the best chance to apply when i was young ^_~.....Haha, I know i know, even if i applied when i was young, i maybe described by those 生果日報 as "靚版八兩金" or "哨牙版容祖兒"~~~ hahaha

i found this application form at the building of my work office, so, i picked it up due to curiosity......

well.....let's see what eligibility if want to apply:

-- at least 17 years old while not over age 26
-- be a HK resident, or must have resided in HK for a continuous period of 2 years (um...that's why those young girls from China can only apply Miss Asia)
-- never been pregnant
-- never been married (it emphasis that should not been married "in any part of the world")

Please hurry up to apply....快D報名啦~~ Deadline is May 14, 2009