19.2.09

Yean aka Sun Tzu?

近来围绕同事间的话题,是孙子。单是看字面,一班鬼佬聊孙子兵法?好像很厉害一下! Main reason was on certain courses, we will discuss and talk about leadership, management and development. So… one day, one of the trainer asked:

Mr. : Yean, you know San Su (三苏)?

Me : No. Who’s that? Mr. : U don’t know him? He was one of the greatest general in China, the author of The Art of War.1

Me : Oh… U meant Sun Tzu 2, yeah!

Mr. : Who is Sun Tzu? Me : The “San Su”. Mr. : … …

他们将孙子的英译名Sun 读成太阳;英文拼音也没有轻声zi。 接下来的几天,“孙子”成了一直在我口中重复和纠正他们的二字。不知那个佬,为了以免忘记, 就索性把我称为yean aka Sun Tzu! 3 ______________________________________ Foot note:- 1 Attributed to Sun, and it was originally called the Sun Tzu Ping Fa (Pinyin: Sunzi Bingfa), or simply the Sun Tzu. It presents a philosophy of war for managing conflicts and winning battles. (from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sun_Tzu) 2 Traditional Chinese: ; simplified Chinese: 孙子; pinyin: Sūn Zǐ, pronounced SOON-dzi, translated to "Master Sun"; c. 400–320 BCE), also called Sun Wu (traditional Chinese: ), is traditionally believed to be the author of The Art of War, sometimes called the Sun Tzu, an influential ancient Chinese book on military strategy considered to be a prime example of Taoist strategy. Sun has had a significant impact on Chinese and Asian history and culture, both as an author of the Art of War and as a legendary figure. During the 19th and 20th centuries, Sun's The Art of War grew in popularity and saw practical use in Western society, and his work has continued to influence both Asian and Western culture and politics. (from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sun_Tzu) 3 Abbreviation of also known as.

15.2.09

三支红肉丝

情人节这天, 同事们在舞会趴地的时候,不懂从哪儿弄得几支又长又大的塑料玫瑰花,说是代表我远方的他,来个遥远寄相思情。今年,少了浪漫,却添加了热闹、关爱和友谊。

20.12.08

富裕,是不同啲!An Oil-Rich Nation

卡达尔 (Qatar )的国庆日落在十二月十八日,冬季。世界各国都会在国庆当天搞些噱头,也是吸引国外游客重点之一。当地人民有他们展现对国家‘爱戴’的方式,可是对我这过客和局外人而言,引起的只有内心的不安和恐慌,不敢恭维。当警卫也管不了的时候,唯有遵守及尊敬,是一直警惕自己要做的事。
城市多哈(Doha)有场烟花秀,老早就谗言会比前阵子杜拜举办的还要壮观。克隆(Clone)的城市就是如此,你有我也要有,大堆例子如摩天楼、城市眼等,做不到后无来者,至少要前无古人。众人聚集在滨海道路旁等待美妙的一刻来临。虽然比预定时间迟,但还是不负众望,这场秀是有点特色。仰头脖子都还没酸,十三分钟七百万的表演,还有什么祈求?
卡达尔的冬季,从九月开始。微凉的气候犹如秋天般可爱。当严寒刺骨的冷风开始日益加剧地在侵袭你身上的每一寸肌肤时,尤其入夜时分,门窗紧闭却仍在懊恼寒风从哪儿钻进来,令你时而转辗难眠,时而午夜冻醒时,其实不知觉中,冬天已无声无息盘居在这片寸草难耐的沙漠。它的冬天,没有冰天雪地冰刨雪人,迎来的只是足以令你窒息的寒风。偶尔的一些小插曲如风沙、卷风,没有安全工业眼镜和口罩,都让我却步难行,随后身上还必定留下滩滩印泥。虽然如此,对大部分人来说,这季节说到底还是可爱的,因为没有人会期待短短五个月后,炎热的夏天的到来。要贴切形容,是个梦魇的开始。

25.11.08

ABROAD - Qatar, Doha

远离他乡的感觉并不好。但从另个角度来看,生活不就该如此? 8小时的飞行,冰凉的机位随着太阳光的折射逐渐温和。太阳,真的很美。她的魅力,就在当你 无声无息的开始抱怨、失望、泄气的时候,给你一个吻一个温抱。 往下看,就会领悟生命的渺小和无常。毕竟事物变迁得太大太快,一个从渔业、捞虾为生的小国因石油业的蓬勃发展,已令各大国俯首称臣。五行是中华文化最为闻名学说。木火土金水,土生金,就是这些石油国真实写照。寸草难生之地,却布满黄金。

9.11.08

50 First Date

This romance comedy is about a man who goes out of his way to make a woman fall in love with him every day and helps her family cope with this illness by saying, “Don't just have her live the same day over and over. Make her life better. Allow her to grow because she is going to age and she's going to deal.” It's actually incredibly sensitive.

Marine biologist Henry Roth (Adam Sandler) finds the perfect woman, Lucy Whitmore (Drew Barrymore) and falls head over heels for her. But when he sees her the following day, she hasn't a clue as to who he is. Lucy suffers from a rare brain disorder that wipes her memory clean every night. Now, with the help of his friend Ula (Rob Schneider), he has to concoct new and increasingly clever ways to meet her and get her to fall for him every friggin' day. 有人祈求能忘切昨日甚至以往种种的不快或伤感之事。看了此影片,料您会衷心感激上天赐给自己完美的脑袋。毕竟回忆才是世界上最完美的人生片段。

26.10.08

Die Hard

Four days holiday made me lazy. A typical human weak point when we know we have plenty of time to get our things done, we would rather sit back and watch movies or do some other unrelated things. Spent the whole saturday afternoon dating Bruce Wilis through his Die Hard series. In fact his character is a brave and passionate career man but i felt great pity for his wife Holly who i think she might need to take tranquilisers to calm down her heart beat everytime husband John McClaine had to go on a mission.

2.10.08

Madasgascar

太安逸的环境,总会让人失去内心寻找梦想的那团伙,除非从一开始就已决定说任何环境都摆动不了坚定的意志。但很多人也会因为时过境迁后记不起当初的话吧?每一只都放映了社会不同层面的核心人物,我属于哪一只?

The Holiday(2006)

感情失意度个假还有bonus找到个真名天子,还是条件哗哗一级棒,有点说不过去,还是近乎离谱呢?可是从头到尾片中的配乐风景真会沉醉,听Kate Winslet 的到地英语腔就已经是个享受。它是为失意者打气,还是说身边的未必就是以后陪自己走人生的那个?
唉看部电影也那么多的问题,也是个问题。