More Notebook firepower provided by Sony

Who needs firebomb when you have notebook battery by Sony?

More Sony.

Weapon of truck destruction.

September 27

Many thanks for the Dinner and presents from sister, brother-in-law and my nephews Eric and Edward.

YMCA Swimming

My Boy

  

DingDong

  

My Boys

  

Why China isn't biting Apple

I got my news from Yahoo and here is an opinion piece called Why Apple isn't biting China attributed to Steven Schwankert, IDG News Service - IDG News Service.

The author did a good job by pointing out the obvious, lack of pirated software, lack of service and high price. As long as a cheapo PC can get the job done, and oh yes with tons of virually free software (read pirated software) available, why bother getting a Mac at a premium?

If Apple can sell its wares like Louis Vuitton does, a lifestyle, then maybe people would buy it. And I think Chinese in China still not quite get the idea of computing as some sort of lifestyle. If they don't get it, they won't buy it.

The piece may as well be called Why China isn't biting Apple.

Dow is rocking again

Dow is just one hair from reaching its all time high, which is like I don't know.

The real estate market is slowing down now. The median home price falls the first time in 11 years or so. (for exact accurate figure, please search it yourself)

Meanwhile Andrew Fastow of Enron fame or notoriety got a rather lenient 6 years sentence.

People who make a dfference in their own life

People who dare to make a difference in their own life.

See RTHK video here.

Text and video in Cantonese with Chinese subtitles.

More on flight training centre

Too fat, then walk in Madrid

First view, via New York Times. Vlada Rosylakova, above left, with Natasha Poly.

If you can walk Madrid, you are probably too fat. Madrid bans thin models to walk their Fashion Week there. Nobody really cares Madrid fashion week, until they use fat models. It's always New York Fashion Week, London Fashion Week .... Madrid steals the spotlight by using fat models, go Madrid.

More When Is Thin Too Thin? New York Times, Eric Wilson

Breaking: Most wanted man might be dead

Reuters via Yahoo news

This is not likely to be confirmed anytime soon. Perhaps wishful thinking from the French. Does the report exist? Is what's reported true? French ministry demands leak investigation. Leak is bad, I know it first hand, my bathroom leaks, my basement leaks, I can't think of any leaks that are good leaks.

YouTube Friday

Chinese School

Taken September 9, 2006

War Photographer's Wish

"The war photographer's most fervent wish is for unemployment"
-- Robert Capa (1913 - 1954)

Arabian Harem Pants

Arabian Harem pants, worn by Medicham and Snejana Onopka for Marc Jacobs Spring 2007
Medicam artwork by Ken Sugimori, Photo by Marcio Madeira.

Nintendo Wii

Sid, get your wallet ready for the Nintendo Wii launch at year end.

Over here, it's available November 19 carrying a MSRP at 249.99. For your DS Lite, did you get any Brain Age or Brain Academy for yourself? I guess I need those. My brain needs a work out. There are just so many things to buy and yet so little money.

September 14, 2006.

[I don't buy CD often at all. But everytime I buy them, I am faced with the challenge of opening the package. It's almost impossible to have a smooth, neat and fast opening]

September 13, 2006, 2 days after September 11, I bought myself 2 CDs from Target each at less than $10, also I borrowed 3 Chinese movies from the library, a magical place where you can can check out books, CDs, DVDs, VCDs for free.

I don't know but I found the movies pretty terrible. New Police Story (San Ging Chaat Goo Si)(2004) starring Jackie Chan, was pure garbage. World Without Thieves (Tian Xia Wu Zei) (2004) starring lookers Andy Lau and Renee Liu, didn't fare any better. The third one was called Initial D (Tau Man Ji D) (2005) starring a male ensemble cast from Hong Kong and Taiwan. In the tradition of Chinese playing Japanese pioneered by Memoirs of a Geisha, Tau has Chinese actors playing Japanese racers. I don't think it's really a big deal. What bothers me is the movie sucks and the male actors can't act, or perhaps the movie itself doesn't merit any acting. Of the three, I think the New Police Story sucks the hardest, it's just terrible.

I bought Best of Bowie and FUTURESEX/LOVESOUNDS, it's like something old and something new. I am old fashioned so I still buy CD, albeit rarely. I mean the Best of Bowie has some 20 songs and it only costs me $10 and why would I bother to pay 99 cents for a track? I saw Justin Timberlake's performance of Sexyback on David Letterman's show and I was sold.

September 12, 2006

Apple's Showtime special event, 5 years and 1 day after September 11, 2001, is what should I say, so underwhelming, full stop.

September 12

That is the day after September 11.

After 5 years and 1 day, Ground Zero is still in a freaking mess, and that begs the question of WTF?

US Open

Roger Federer won the Championship in 4 sets, beating Andy Roddick in 6-2, 4-6, 7-5, 6-1. It's Federer's third consecutive US Open Championship.

Roddick put up a good fight in the 2nd and 3rd set, but he totally lost it during the fouth set. And Federer seemed winning it without too much as breaking a sweat. So in the match of man vs machine, Federer the macine won. The guy just made it look so easy.