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Another Fresh Re-start

The flow of time has changed the form of my diary, from descriptive passages back in the last century to the most recent set of photo diaries, and has now undergone another 'metamorphosis' into a blog.

This is a recording of memories known as 'fragments of time'. Futher fragments will appear as time passes by. Please click on the panels on the top / side to move the timeline forward / backward for navigation.

• Jacky Nie

Color of Sunshine

1st June, 2006.

The occasional sunshine during last month has given some effect on the tan but it was quite short lived. No chance recently for further tanning due to bad weather. Will see how the progress goes later.

Tokyo Noir

1st June, 2006.

One of my most favourite photo spots in Tokyo would be Tokyo Tower. During the recent trips the weather did not really permit nice night time photo oppotunities for that. If I have chance to go there again, I will try to shoot my own set of Tokyo Tower photos under my own perspective. The interior of the tower is not the greatest attraction spot but the monument as a whole is pleasing to see and is very classical. Meanwhile, I have just been introduced to a very worthwhile photo site about Tokyo at night. I think the photos there are approaching near-professional quality and definitely a site worth bookmarking.

Tokyo Yakei (Tokyo Night View) - http://tokyoyakei.cool.ne.jp/

The Real Chibi Maruko

1st June, 2006.

The cartoon of Chibi Maruko was famously known by many people and 2006 is the 15th Anniversairy of this cartoon series being broadcasted in TV. To celebrate this, Fuji TV had created a 3-episode series of drama using real actors to depict the world from the eyes of the story creator, Sakura Momoko (who was born in 1965 and should be 41 years-old by now).

The background of this story was set in the early 70s (long before my birth) talking about life in Japan from the eyes of a primary 3 school girl, and this special drama series focused further on points like family and friendship.

I think the story itself really worths watching and would attract much attention from not just children but also from adults who have been watching this cartoon during their childhood. It is a story that have scraped upon many people's past.


Fuji TV, The Chibi Maruko Drama Page - http://www.fujitv.co.jp/maruchan/

O Sakana Tenkoku (The Fish Heaven)

1st June, 2006.

I love sushi and I like it fresh. I often passed the sushi corner in Jusco supermarket and ended up buying a couple of boxes of my favourite ones for occasional meals. There was often a CD player at the counter ended up playing the same music everytime I passed by singing "sakana, sakana, sakana..." (literally meaning "fish, fish, fish...."). This "theme song" (well I kind of gussed it should be) isn't the most original way of boosting sales but definitely is becoming quite catchy in mind, and I always jokingly wonder if there are any subliminal messages lying around telling me to keep coming back to buy their yummy seafood, as I really did anyway.

Driven by sudden curiosity, I kind of wishing to know what this song is actually about and ending up finding it in the Pony Canyon Website. This song is called "O Sakana Tenkoku" (the "Fish Heaven") and was officially used by the Japanese seafood association to promote their products in a lot of Japanese department stores since 2002.

Just a miscellaneous point to ponder.... Hey isn't this the "Fish Hell" in terms of the point of view of the fishies? The world "heaven" seems a bit out of place somehow.

O Sakana Tenkoku - http://www.ponycanyon.co.jp/wtne/cdj/pcca01685/

Natural Q - 自然卷

2nd June, 2006.

Went to the reopened Log-on in Festival Walk yesterday and found a lot of new changes. The CD shelf was displaying a variety of albums and suddenly came across one produced by the Taiwanese band "Narural Q" (自然卷). I have never heard of them but the music in this album has a very distinctly fresh and homely style. I think it is well-worth the $145 anyway.Highly recommended tracks - "Fish Can" (魚罐頭), "Buy" (買), "Taxi" (計程車), "Goatherd" (牧羊人).


魚罐頭
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幾個月前你還說愛我
沒有我你不能活
現在你都不跟我聯絡
連通email都沒有

一開始 每天都唱情歌
沒多久 正眼就不看我
難道是我已變成魚罐頭
OH NO NO NO

無聊的時候請你打個電話給我
只要動一動手指頭
不會再讓你有太多等候
無聊的時候請你打個電話給我
只要你親口告訴我
你比較喜歡吃新鮮牛肉
無聊的時候請你打個電話給我
雖然我只是魚罐頭
卻可以陪著你過得比較久

Official Natural Q Site - http://naturalq.agoodday.com/

Untitled

2nd June, 2006.

Besides buying the CD, also went to pick up the new Westwood VIP card.... though to be honest, I have not done much shopping there for a really long time. Kind of wishing if it is a Burberry one instead (though they never really produced one)....

Thinking back few years ago when I started working, I was really crazy about this brand and spent a lot of money on it's stuff. But perhaps nowadays it had become a bit too common to use as bombarded by the counterfeit goods.

And by the way, the monogram of this brand is the Queen's orb (as a gesture of anglomania by the designer), and it is not Jupiter as thought by some people.

Project Early

3rd June, 2006.

The mail order arrived today with the premier album by "Project Early". Project Early is the crossover collaboration between the Taiwanese groups Sticky Rice (糯米糰) and Natural Q (自然捲). I have heard about Sticky Rice as well and they also produced a number of my favourite music previously. The end result of this new album is definitely no disappointment. My comment on this is a mixture of smooth and freshly produced Light Funk + Bossa Nova, which is extremely rare in chinese music especially with the current Canto Pop market. A high quality production it is.

The Official Introduction: 《糯米團》主唱馬念先及《自然捲》團員奇哥。Project Early三十而立，由二位音樂人(馬念先、奇哥)發起，表達對人生前三十年回顧，Project Early是一個創作團隊，這個重量不重質，缺乏思考的流行文化市場，提供另一種思考的方向。 香港MOTO903 新樂潮拜音樂會參與表演。作品中透露出馬念先面對30歲的來臨，他回憶音樂、回憶人生、但依然決定做自己的音樂；於是一張屬於自己的音樂終於誕生，也為他接下來的音樂旅程，安排了一段有趣的遊戲。Project Early計畫將進行十年，在兩人四十歲時 停止，名字的由來是取自三十而立這句古語。這是Project Early第一階段作品(30歲)。

Avex Asia - http://www.avexasia.com

Harbour View

6th June, 2006.

Night view through the power of the new camera.

The Banquet

6th June, 2006.

Went to a wedding banquet of a remote relative tonight. Seen a lot of relatives that I have never known.... Also a chance to over-indulge in food. Actually I am not used to the chinese customs but this is understandable as a happy occasion. Definitely not something I would fancy having though.

New Doggie

9th June, 2006.

The weather was so bad today that it was raining cats and dogs almost non stop. The streets were flooded and being on the bus this morning was just like sailing on the boat and lucky it arrived on the destination safe and sound. Talking about dogs, I have just bought a PSP game yesterday called "The Dog : Happy Life". It is the first of its kind in the PSP game series dealing with virtual pets. The game play may not be as comparable to the NDS Nintendog Game but a lot of functions are also very applaudable especially the Camera mode, and with the use of the "fish lens" provided in the game, the quality is very comparable to the usual commercial photos released by "the Dog" team.

To start the game, I have kept myself a Yorkshire Terrier called Prince. I have bought quite a number of accessories to dress him up including back pack, hats, glasses, collars, scarfs, t-shirts, boots etc.... I also bought him a bunny rabbit outfit but it is not quite suitable for a boy. Anyway here are a few photos of my Prince, isn't he a pretty boy?

The Dog : Happy Life - http://gamethedog.com

Spikes of Ideas

10th June, 2006.

I admire people with sharp ideas, sometimes I wish to be one of them too. Surfing through some advertisement sites tonight gave me a lot of refreshed thoughts. Some are really cool and worth highlighting. The above is just one of those I found about a series of posters promoting environmental protection from the Singapore Environment Council with the title "Atmospheric Pollution Affects Everyone".... yeah in this case, cupids, witches and aliens.....

More brilliant highlights can be found at http://adsoftheworld.com/

Fill in the blanks

10th June, 2006.

Just further interesting discoveries about advertisements. The above are two similar looking ads delivering two different messages. The fine prints may be a bit blurred to see but can you spot the hidden messages?


Answer:
(1) "KLM" - Royal Dutch Airlines
(2) "Together we can eliminate HIV"

Very Simple, but effective.


More brilliant highlights can be found at http://adsoftheworld.com/

More Doggie

10th June, 2006.

A few more styles for Prince. Note that for the bunny rabbit outfit, he doesn't look too enjoyable inside that.... funny though. The extra McDonald's outfit is also a special present released by the official website which proves the game has a lot of potential for expansion. There is also a weekly outfit contest in the official page to earn presents for further upgrades in the game.



Apparently there was also a collaboration between McDonald's (in Japan only!) and The Dog before giving away some special version of the game through a recent Happy Meal promotional lucky draw. Too bad that this is not part of the plan in Hong Kong.

The Dog : Happy Life - http://gamethedog.com
My member page in "The Dog" Website - Click Here
My photo album in "The Dog" Website - Click Here

Even More Doggie

11th June, 2006.

A few more photos made....

The Dog : Happy Life - http://gamethedog.com
My member page in "The Dog" Website - Click Here
My photo album in "The Dog" Website - Click Here

The once in a full moon bad luck
Tuesday the 13th

13th June, 2006.

Yesterday and last night's night duty was definitely not a good one. Problems piled up during the whole 24 hours and the work place was filled with dishonest trouble seeking people being hostile at everyone, followed by a number of other emergencies to be sorted during the whole night. The kind of environment that was best explained by the famous "Murphy's Law" - "If anything can do wrong, it will go wrong" ...... and it did. Maybe I start to dislike people who request fake sick leaves.

Wordy Rappinghood

14th June, 2006.

I am not too fond of Canto Pop in general but have come across an interesting song few days ago called "Wordy Rappinghood" by Jill (衛詩) in her debut album. I like the mimick of the 80's style music and the rapping (especially the french chorus) inside. In fact, the origin of this song by Tom Tom Club would be even more interesting. But after all, this trial by Jill is already not bad.


Wordy Rappinghood
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What are words worth?
What are words worth? - words

Words in papers, words in books
Words on TV, words for crooks
Words of comfort, words of peace
Words to make the fighting cease
Words to tell you what to do
Words are working hard for you
Eat your words but don't go hungry
Words have always nearly hung me

What are words worth?
What are words worth? - words

Words of nuance, words of skill
And words of romance are a thrill
Words are stupid, words are fun
Words can put you on the run

Mots presse, mots sense,
Mots qui disent la verite,
Mots maudits, mots mentis,
Mots qui manquent le fruit d'esprit

What are words worth?
What are words worth? - words

It's a rap race, with a fast pace
Concrete words, abstract words
Crazy words and lying words
Hazy words and dying words
Words of faith and tell me straight
Rare words and swear words
Good words and bad words

What are words worth?
What are words worth? - words

Words can make you pay and pay
Four-letter words I cannot say
Panty, toilet, dirty devil
Words are trouble, words are subtle
Words of anger, words of hate
Words over here, words out there
In the air and everywhere
Words of wisdom, words of strife
Words that write the book I like
Words won't find no right solution
To the planet earth's pollution
Say the right word, make a million
Words are like a certain person
Who can't say what they mean
Don't mean what they say
With a rap rap here and a rap rap there
Here a rap, there a rap
Everywhere a rap rap

Rap it up for the common good
Let us enlist the neighbourhood
It's okay, I've overslept
This is a wordy rappinghood, okay, bye.

What are words worth?
What are words worth? - words

What are words worth?
What are words worth? - words

He'll stop ... Don't stop ... Stop.

The Cat Store

16th June, 2006.

Went to the "Cat Store" Cafe (阿貓地攤) today and had tea. This is the second time I visited this homely cafe with the theme of cats and seeing little (well... not so little as they look quite well-nourished) kitties passing by everywhere whilst eating. I can later see why the kitties would get quite fat around (yes, maybe fat is the right description) since they all tend to gain a lot of their "service tips" from the customers, hehe....

The names of the dishes in the cafe are all cat-related but of course no literal cruelty to cats e.g. 貓麵 (cat noodles) , 貓茄茄 (baked tomatoes with cheese, the kitty style)..... I have chosen for myself a "snowy cat" (雪貓) which is actually an apple sorbet.

The Cat Store (阿貓地攤) - http://dreamy-cat.com/catStoreArtwork/

The Cat Store (Part 2)

16th June, 2006.

Ended the day with some shoppings done in a nearby $10 shop. Bought a few impractical items as usual. I think I am not the so called "Kidult" but I just like things that are pleasing anyway.

My Virtual Self

17th June, 2006.

Having been to the Cat Store Cafe yesterday, my virtual self had also been there recently too. I have been browsing around a site called Sooff which is a Hong Kong site offering online entertainment and avatar function available there allowing users to "walk around their virtual world". There interesting point is that there are some real landmarks that appear there as well such as 阿貓地攤 and Cantoyama, etc.... For those who has account as well, my user ID is ikewolf, nice to see you there.

Sooff - http://www.sooff.com

Harajuku

19th June, 2006.

I enjoyed every of my monthly visit to my stylist for hair cuts. Besides being an occasion for a friendly chats, these also were chances to scan through all the updated magazines. A recent issue of Men's Non-no included the latest seasonal collection from Burberry Black Label. It looks like I would like the whole lot of it. I miss the last visits to Tokyo especially the shoppings, and Burberry is definitely a must on the list. The Blue Label shop in the main street in Harajuku (Next to the Paul Smith Shop) had an exquisite collection different from those in the Black Label shop (and definitely much better than the Burberry London series in Hong Kong). Shopping was definitely enjoyable especially with those ultra-friendly looking salesperson around, and handing you the bag at the shop door after the sincere 30 degrees bow. I wish to go again.

A picture means a thousand words

19th June, 2006.

Another example of "a picture means a thousand words".

More brilliant highlights can be found at http://adsoftheworld.com/

I love art

19th June, 2006.

I like visiting museums and seeing artworks. 3 months ago I paid a visit to the Hong Kong Museum of Art and the most interesting bit was the contemporary works in Hong Kong. The most remembered impressions were from Tsang Kin-wah. Tsang Kin-wah’s controversial art has raised eyebrows in Hong Kong, with its arrangement of often profane and offensive words in deceptively pleasant patterns.

Censorship vs Arts.

Now here are more art galleries brought right in front of you:
1. Tsang kin-wah - http://www.tsangkinwah.com
2. More about his works - Click Here
3. The Hong Kong Art Archive - Click Here

Unshaven

20th June, 2006.

Just wondering how it would look to be unshaven.... waiting for further progress....

醫生肺腑之言

21st June, 2006.

Two days ago I was in the hospital library during lunch break and I was reading the Reader's Digest and to my surprise, I found this article and I liked it very much. It kind of speaks out all of what I feel.


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From : 讀者文摘2006年3月號 (中文版)

醫生肺腑之言，想聽嗎？

黃淑玲 撰

病人去看醫生，對醫生總有這樣那樣的期望；你有沒有想過，醫生對病患同樣有期望？

《讀者文摘》在台灣、香港兩地廣泛諮詢醫生有什麼心底話想對病人說，發覺醫生的日子並沒有一般人想的那麼好過。一位醫生更感歎：「為什麼只有病人權益，沒有醫生權益？」以下的調查結果，你可能意想不到。



50% 醫生想忠告病人：
「你要為自己的健康負責，不可盡是依靠醫生。」

不少醫生都說，很多人對醫藥仍有不實際的想法，認為吃了藥便一定會好起來。台灣屏東縣的張醫生指出：「藥不是萬靈丹，醫生更非全能的神。」他舉例說，抽菸或生活習慣不良引起的慢性咳嗽，吃藥無濟於事，反而會養成對藥物的依賴。香港一位醫生表示，健康掌握在自己手上：患者不想面對問題，醫生做什麼都沒有意義。

也有醫生表示，除了保養身體，還須保養心靈。香港精神科苗醫生指出，不少現代人忽視身心平衡，看精神科醫生只是希望「能令自己開心起來」。

香港一位鄭醫生也慨嘆病人家屬太過依賴醫生，經常希望借醫生之口勸告家人，如勸丈夫戒煙戒酒。鄭醫生說：「這要大家合作，戒煙戒酒必須病人自發。」

建議：請教醫生是否須改變某些生活習慣，並切實遵循。



48% 醫生希望病人：
「看病時關掉行動電話。」

不少醫院或診所都請看診病人關掉行動電話，但成效不大。台灣桃園縣的孫醫生說，醫院配發行動電話給他，以便緊急聯絡，不料「有些病人認為既然醫生可以講行動電話，他們講也沒有關係。」近半數醫生非常不喜歡病人講電話，因為會拖長其他候診者的等候時間。

建議：除非迫不得已，否則看診時請關掉行動電話。假如電話鈴響起來，可告訴來電者你暫時不方便接聽，遲些會回對方電話。



45% 醫生想對病患說：
「不行，我不能虛報資料助你申請保險賠償。」

這情況在台灣、香港都頗為普遍，很多醫生都對此感到煩厭。香港一位劉醫生說：「我一定會講清楚，最後多半是病人自己覺得不好意思，並明白你不是那種醫生。」

高雄市的張醫生也指出：「有些病人為了申領私人保險金，動輒提出住院，有個小傷口也想住院一天。」

除了保險賠償，台北市一位陳醫生還說，有些病人根本行動自如，但由於家屬沒時間照顧他們，遂要求醫生將「日常生活活動功能」寫成不及格，以便申請外籍看護。假如醫生拒絕，即埋怨醫生不肯幫忙。「難道他們不知道這是違法行為？我當然不會答應。」

此外，沒病卻要取醫生證明書的人也不少。香港一位醫生說，病人有時會單刀直入提議：「醫生，我今早睡晚了，給我寫一紙病假證明好嗎？」更有求診者直接了當，說要「買」病假證明書。

建議：偽造證明是犯法的。請先了解自己的醫療保險項目，假如不受保項目是自己負擔不來的，可問醫生有沒有較便宜的選擇，或請醫生轉介去公立醫院診治。此外，應考慮有些手術是否必須做（如矯型或近視雷射手術）。



45% 醫生希望病人謹記：
「請馬上說出你的問題，別到要離開時才告訴我。」

台灣桃園縣一位孫醫生說：「有些病人想測試醫生能力，看你行不行！例如病人起初不說哪裡不舒服，只說：『你看看，我的眼睛到底怎麼了？』你說他得了視網膜病變，他才說：『真的，某醫院醫生也這樣說。』遇上這種病人，真叫人氣結。」

病人不直截了當說出病情，實在費時失事。香港公立醫院一位醫生甚至想對病人說：「我已經連續工作三十多小時，一直沒有睡覺，請你說話爽快一點好不好？」

當然，醫生有時也要體諒病人。台灣桃園縣的唐醫生解釋，病人看到醫生或會緊張，忘了說出病情的重點。一位病人說：「我不是不想長話短說，但病得迷糊，加上醫生不耐煩的眼神是一種無形壓力，說話難免紊亂。」

行醫十七年的鄭醫生認為：「有些病人只會告訴醫生表面的問題，根本問題卻原來是憂鬱症或其他情緒病。他們沒法說出來，醫生便要憑蛛絲馬跡找出端倪。」

建議：看醫生前，把所有症狀和不適寫下來，由醫生決定哪些最重要，須馬上處理。此外，老人家如記憶力不好，或求診者言語不通，最好有親友陪同去看醫生，方便了解。



36% 醫生想對求診者說：
「我還沒有為你檢查，怎能就開處方或寫轉診單？」

一位家庭主婦說：「我也不想一見醫生就要求轉診，可是有些普通科醫生一星期工作六、七天，每天都是看傷風感冒病人，恐怕不會再騰出時間進修，去了解新藥或新病理。假如我的孩子患了特別的疾病，他能判斷嗎？我始終對專科比較有信心。」

香港一位陸醫生說：「很多病人二話不說，即要求轉介看專科，這樣很不尊重普通科醫生。病人對我沒有信心，那就別來看我，只是這話對病人說不出口。」他強調，假如有需要，即使病人不提出要求，也會轉診專科醫生。可是一般疾病， 如感冒、咳嗽、紅眼症等，哪須看專科。陸醫生一般會叫病人先吃藥看看，真有需要才作轉介，但有時也頗為難。

台灣一位范醫生行醫三十五年，他說：「醫生要仔細看過病人的病歷、診斷過才知病情，可是有病人一進診間，就說自己有什麼病，要求開藥。」

建議：醫生開藥或寫轉介信之前，有責任為病人做檢查，以便診斷。所以還是先讓醫生看診吧。如仍有疑慮，則不妨坦誠相告。



39% 醫生希望病人明白：
「我沒有無病不治的仙術。」

生老病死是大自然規律，即使醫學進步，也不可強求。高雄市一位施醫生說：「不是來醫院就可以治好疾病。生死有命，醫生能力有限。」

　　 香港公立醫院一位資深女醫生說，遇上不能完全控制的病情，有時只能提出「客觀」建議，以免自己背負法律責任：「就像我的外甥，早些時跌斷手臂，主治醫生只羅列出敷石膏和做手術的優、缺點，卻不敢提出任何建議，根本不能幫助我們下決定！」她指出，假如不是病人現時動輒愛追究責任，也不會造成這個局面。

香港一位三十多歲的癌症康復者回憶說：「當年醫生說了老半天，我也不知道應該只割腫瘤，還是必須截肢。我不期望他們有神仙棒可把腫瘤變走，但至少應給我一點建議，於是我問：『假如患病的是你自己，你會怎樣抉擇？』最後我決定只割腫瘤，以後密切觀察是否有復發跡象。」

換言之，病人、醫生必須坦誠交換意見。台灣�壎芵p立桃園醫院一位醫生指出：「有些中風病人的家屬會問：怎麼病人沒有起色？其實，除了到醫院做復健練習，病人在家�堣]要做，家人則可從旁協助。」也有醫生指出，糖尿病、內分泌系統等內科慢性疾病，只要病人小心飲食和依照醫生指示服藥，一般都能控制病情。

建議：有些疾病雖然不能完全治愈，但可能稍為好轉或減輕痛楚。如果擔心藥物有副作用，不妨直接跟醫生說，千萬不要自行停止服用，或服食成分不明的「補藥」、採用坊間的「祕方」。



42% 醫生想對病人說：
「我不喜歡電話詢問病情。」

台灣花蓮一位行醫三十年的眼科醫生說：「眼科就是靠檢驗，怎可電話問診？這根本無法充分了解病情。」

有趣的是，病人在電話上問症，有時比在醫生面前還仔細。香港一位醫生說：「假如問的是舊病症，或是藥物反應，我會樂意回答，但新症病人必須親自到診所檢查。有時，病人會裝作自己感到不舒服，卻原來是替他人問症。」



35% 醫生希望大眾了解：
「我賺的錢沒有你想像中多。」

很多人都覺得醫生收入豐厚。有些病人甚至會計算醫生每天看診的次數，例如以每位病人平均收費新台幣七百元（約港幣一百六十元）計算，每天看病四十宗，一個月的收入可真不錯。但有醫生指出：「他們就是沒想到我們也要付租金、保險費、員工薪資等，還有其他開支。」

台灣高雄市一位外科醫生說：「有些病人想一次看不同的病症，如果你不同意，會說你賺那麼多錢，怎麼這樣小氣。其實醫生工作很辛苦，工作時間也很長。」

香港一位醫生更指出，有些病人甚至會說，醫生賺錢那麼多，少收一次診金或收便宜一點也沒關係吧！他更遇過一些病人，看診後知道自己不用服藥，轉身便走了。其實不取藥也要付診金。

建議：看病時應注意的，是醫生怎樣診斷和治療，不要老是想著他們到底賺多少錢。



醫生還有話說……

以下是醫生想對病人說的其他心底話：


· 說話客氣點吧，不要對我漫罵。

· 入診症室前，請先吐掉檳榔和口香糖。

· 請不要晚飯後或看完電視連續劇後，才在診症時間將結束前來個電話：「我現在來看病，請醫生等等。」我想說：「醫生也是人啊！」

· 雖然你獲得社會援助，看病免費，但請不要事無大小都來看醫生。你花的是我們納稅人金錢。

· 你患的是身心病，受情緒影響，藉身體的病徵表達出來。

· 你是來看病，不是來拿藥的。

· 不要因為我不會說台語，就不合作。

· 很多病要慢慢復元，不可能一天治好。

· 我用聽診器檢查時，不要說話。

· 你在我面前罵別的醫生，在別的醫師面前是否也罵我呢？

· 向醫生提問，請不要像盤問犯人似的。

本調查二○○五年九月初至十月中旬以問卷形式進行。問卷在台灣經由各大醫院派發，在香港則隨香港醫學會會訊寄出。共收集了三百五十多位執業醫生的意見。


Quoted from Readers Digest Asia - Link

活在白色巨塔中

22nd June, 2006.

《 白 色 巨 塔 裡 的 天 使 - 急 症 室 護 士 事 件 簿 》

Found this book in bookshop. Not bad for a read. Very realistic about our daily life.

經濟日報出版社 - http://www.etpress.com.hk/

Yakitate!! Ja-pan (日式麵包王)

25th June, 2006.

"Yakitate!! Ja-pan" (日式麵包王) is my recent addiction. Out of the 69-episodes series, I have watched 27 so far. It is a very interesting anime series in the theme of "Ja-pan" (Japanese Bread). It is a combination of comical elements with a range of interesting food knowledge (so it had reminded me about the gluten and caesin that I have just been reading about 2 weeks ago!). The most interesting bit would definitely be the moments of tasting during the contests, with the ultimately exaggerated responds reminded me of a very classic anime that I watched during childhood, "Mister Ajiko" (伙頭智多星). Apparently, the Japanese bakery Yamazaki had also been so interested in these "ja-pans" that they had even tried to sell them in stores as well (see below: the Ja-pan number 61, 8, 58 and 12..... out of them, I think I would really wish to try number 58, which is the crispy cookie coated melon bread, I guess it would be a similar concept to our "pinapple bread" in Hong Kong).





I think they should be trying to sell out the Ja-pan number 44 too, which, in the story, would send people into heaven (wow!) after tasting because of the exceptional tastiness.

Yakitate Japan - http://www.yakitate-japan.com/

The Colour of the Sky

27th June, 2006.

Untitled

28th June, 2006.

Bought some new items for work today. I suppose I need some new encouragements like that again. Feeling kind of tired mentally.