2015.05.28 | 紋身之說

[Volume 10 Issue 5, #2025]

Talking About TATTOO On Me

18 警告 WARNING 您的年齡必須為18歲或以上, 方可觀看內含之限制級圖片 You must be 18 years or above to proceed with viewing the rated images contained within Maroon 5's Adam Levine poses nude for Cosmopolitan UK's Prostate Cancer Awareness, with a little help from his girlfriend

如果閣下剛才已㩒咗上面個鈕入去裝張限制級嘅相(我相信你哋全部都係啦, 哈哈!!), 請按此處繼續睇落去.. 其實我係上網搵緊張同紋身有關嘅相, 點知就見到呢張相喇.. 啱用噃, 有紋身配合今日嘅話題, 又係(某些時尚雜誌票選為全球最性感男士嘅)樂隊Maroon 5主音歌手Adam Levine.. 而且我覺得呢張相係有個意義嘅, 唔係嗰啲為露而露, 而係為響應英國Cosmopolitan嘅前列腺癌意識活動而拍, 所以最後選用佢.. 不過因為照片尺度問題, 唯有將佢列為限制級.. :) 我諗曾幾何時為一種禁忌嘅紋身, 已唔算得係乜怪誕嘢喇, 反而仲係今時今日嘅一種時尚呀.. 我本人就覺得紋身呢家嘢好型, 仲有諗過喺自己身上整個紋身㗎.. 當然, 我都仲未接受到全身都係大大片嘅紋身.. 我係有諗過紋一個幾吋大嘅圖案喺手臂/胸口/上背/小腿上啫, 而且真係一個就夠, 因為如果太多就變了唔搶眼喇嘛.. 暫時性嘅紋身我就有玩過下, 但係堅嘅就遲遲未實現, 因為以下種種原因(或者應該話係藉口).. 我尚未決定要紋咩圖案同埋紋喺邊度 我其實係好想有個人同我一齊紋, 呵呵!! 堅嘅紋身係一世㗎, 我怕我有日會後悔 我現時嘅體態仲未適宜紋身.. 相信我, 紋身係要在精悍身體上先顯得性感㗎, 唔係個個人都可以紋身囉.. 日本幾乎所有溫泉(除了給黑道人士用之外)都禁止紋身者入場, 而我數次日本之旅都仲未享受夠浸溫泉嘅樂趣喎!! 哈哈~~

if you have clicked the button above to take a peep of the rated image (i bet all of you did lah, muahaha!!), click here to read on.. i was actually looking for some tattoo related photos from Google for this post and found this photo.. yeah, it comes with tattoo which matches the topic of my post, and that is Adam Levine of Maroon 5 (the sexiest man on Earth in some surveys).. also, i find that a meaningful shot not because it's for the fun of being naked, but for Cosmopolitan UK's Prostate Cancer Awareness Campaign.. hence this photo, but due to the nature of his pose, i have to classify the photo as "rated".. :) i think tattoo, for once a taboo, is already not something uncommon but in fact a fashion nowadays.. i myself find tattoo very cool and have been thinking of getting one on my body, but of course big patches and all over the body is way beyond my acceptance level.. what i have been tempting to have is probably one that is just few inches big, either on my arm, chest, upper back or calf.. yes, just one, as i find too many and the tattoos cannot stand out in view.. i have only had temporary ones, but a real one is still not realized due to the reasons (or rather, excuses) below.. i have not decided the pattern i want and where it should be i would very like to have somebody doing it together with me, haha!! it is something permanent and i'm afraid i will regret one day my body is still too wobbly for any tattoo.. trust me, tattoos only look sexy on toned and defined body, it's just NOT for anyone!! almost all onsen in Japan (except those for yakuza) prohibit guests with tattoo from entering, i think i have not had enough of onsen enjoyment yet!! hehe~~

2015.05.26 | 烹飪節目

[Volume 10 Issue 5, #2024]

Hello (I Actually Like Watching) Cooking Show

首先我要同大家講清楚, 相中呢位男士唔係我, 佢側邊位女士亦都唔係家母, 哈哈.. 佢哋兩位只不過係我正在睇緊, 香港TVB正在播緊, 叫做《食平3D》嘅一個烹飪節目嘅兩位主持啫.. 好喇, 好喇, 我承認我同樣喺度(好似個師奶咁)追緊套經典鉅作劇《武則天》, 之但係我唔會寫啦, 因為已有好多人寫過嘛.. 反而呢, 我個人就比較enjoy睇呢個烹飪節目噃.. 大家實感到非常驚訝喇, 點解一個好似我咁不懂得(又不能夠)煮嘢食嘅大男人, 居然會喜歡睇烹飪節目?? 哈哈.. 其實唔好齋睇外表, 我其實好享受於睇住啲食材變成一道一道美食, 然之後靚靚上檯嘅過程㗎.. 我覺得就係變緊魔術咁, 你話係唔係?? 烹飪對我嚟講係一門藝術, 所以我只會落手整啲簡易嘅, 複雜嘅需要技巧經驗嘅, 唔好旨意我啦, 因為我唔想污辱烹飪藝術嘛!! 哇哈峆, 呢個係一個同人講你唔想煮嘢嘅好原因呀!! 講笑啦當然, 對於一個連最基本嘅蔬菜/肉/魚/香料都分唔清嘅我, 煮乜鬼嘢唧?? 所以呀, 我都好佩服可以煮得一手好菜嘅人㗎..要我「煮」嘢都得, 好似呢啲完全唔駛煮嘅咪得囉!! 嘻嘻.. ▶ 點解我會鍾意睇呢個烹飪節目?? 呢個烹飪節目已經嚟到第三季, 而我就從未錯過任何一集.. 有別於一般框於特定模式嘅烹飪節目, 佢就顯得更有生氣同實際.. 而我喜歡呢個節目啲乜?? 兩位主持之間非常有趣嘅互動 廚師肥媽嘅率真豪爽 如何將簡單又普通嘅食材化為美食 廿分鐘內點樣可以輕鬆煮四至五樣餸, 且花費不過HK$100 主攻平民大眾觀眾群 最重要係, 睇完一定識煮!! :p

first of all, let me clarify this guy in the photo is not me and the lady beside is not my mum, haha.. they are the hosts of a cooking show called "Good Cheap Eats 3" (食平3D) aired on Hong Kong TVB which i am following.. okay okay, i confess i am also following the epic drama series "The Empress of China" (武則天) like a drama-fanatic auntie, but i am not going to blog about that since many would have already done so.. instead, i find myself enjoying this cooking show more.. and you must be very surprise huh?? why a man who doesn't (and can't) cook or bake but only eats like me, yet likes to watch cooking shows?? haha.. don't judge me by my look, but i really enjoy watching raw ingredients being transformed into dishes and then nicely presented to the tables.. it's magic, don't you agree?? cooking is in fact an art to me, that is why i only hands-on on simple stuffs but not those that require skills and experience and expertise, i just do not want to "harass" culinary art!! muahahaha, a good reason to tell others that you do not want to cook!! just kidding, imagine how could i cook if i can't even differentiate the basic types of veggie and meat and fish and herbs and spices?? that is also why i always salute people who can cook.. if you really ask me to "cook"?? can also lah, simple ones like these that requires no cooking at all lor.. hehehe!! :p ▶ why i enjoy watching this cooking show?? this cooking show is now already in its third season and i have not missed any episode at all.. unlike conventional cooking shows that are always formalised to a certain boring model, this show is more lively and practical.. what i like about this cooking show: the fun way the co-host and lady chef interact the straight-forward chef how simple and common recipes can create stunning dishes how 4-5 dishes can be done easily in under 20 minutes and cost less than HK$100 how they target audiences of the grassroots majority but most importantly, everyone can cook after watching!! :p

2015.05.22 | 兩地時差

[Volume 10 Issue 5, #2023]

Time Difference: How Sensitive Are You??

呢大半個月嚟, 都係寫關於我月頭嘅曼谷之旅, 希望冇悶親大家.. 今日轉口味寫下討論題材嘅貼, 都係同旅行有關, 我哋講下時差.. 多次旅途上, 我都遇到對時差特別「執著」嘅人, 「執著」於自己國家嘅時間而不敏銳於當地時間, 奇哉也.. 以下例子皆以一位馬來西亞人為背景.. 第一類 第二類 結論 第一類, 講親時間總係要refer返大馬時間, 而當別人同佢講緊當地時間嘅時候, 佢總係要多把口問「咁係大馬時間幾點?」.. 有啲唔係幾明啰, 既然身在該處就當然用返當地時間啦, make sense嘛, 仲要理馬來西亞幾點做乜?? 除非係要同返在馬來西亞嘅人聯繫就令當別論.. 下下要顧及兩個時間, 我覺得會亂晒大龍囉, 哈哈!! 最可笑係, 隻錶都仲依然係大馬時間, 每次睇時間都要計餐飽.. 而我呢, 一上機就即刻校隻錶去目的地時間啦.. 第二類, 堅持要跟返大馬時間做事.. 譬如話, 食嘢/瞓覺/起床都要跟足大馬時間.. 事前時間計餐飽唔在講, 其實有需要咁做咩?? 可能避免調節生理時鐘, 不過好似唔太方便啩?? 時差小同短期尚可以, 但係時差大, 而要長期咁樣, 大概冇可能做到啩?? 我就剛剛相反喇, 會盡量調節自己嘅生理時鐘, 咁樣對jetlag最有用, 而最有效嘅方法, 就係跟住當地時間做事!! 好呀.. 我其實喺度噏緊啲乜X??!!! 圖片取自 http://giphy.com/gifs/laughing-despicable-me-minions-ZqlvCTNHpqrio

for the past half a month, i have been writing about my recent Bangkok trip, i hope i did not bore you.. today, I wish to have a discussion topic post for a change, yet still related to travel long, let's talk about time difference.. in many of my trips, i have come across people who are very "firm" towards time difference.. "firm" in the sense that they stick strongly to the home time but are never sensitive to the local time at where they currently are, how interesting.. Type 1 Type 2 Conclusion the first type, who always insist to refer to their home time whenever they talk about time, or when someone tells a local time, they naturally want to ask "so, that is what time back home??".. i find this rather peculiar, being at a different place away from home, it make sense to use the local time right?? why still need to bother what time it is at home?? unless we plan to connect to somebody at home, then it's a different story.. i would find it confusing to always remember two different times, haha!! what's more funny is that, the watches still show the home time, and whenever there’s a need to know the time, there’s a need to do some calculations first.. as for me, i always tune my watch according to the destination time once i board the flight.. the second type, who always insist to do things following their home time, for instance all the eating, sleeping and waking up must follow home time.. put aside the need to calculate the time, is this necessary?? perhaps this is to skip adjusting the biological clock, but rather it is quite inconvenient huh?? it would be fine when the time difference is small and for a temporary period, but if the time difference is big and for a long term, i don’t think this will be possible right?? as for me, i am totally on the other side, i will adjust my biological clock as much as possible, this is best to overcome jetlag, and the best thing to do this is to follow the local time immediately!! okay.. what the f**k am i trying to talk about here??!!! Image taken from http://giphy.com/gifs/laughing-despicable-me-minions-ZqlvCTNHpqrio

2015.05.19 | 曼谷悠遊(Q&A)

[Volume 10 Issue 5, #2022]

Bangkok: A 90/10 Leisure/Business Trip (Q & A)

我最近嘅曼谷之旅基本上係寫完㗎喇.. 不過見手機內仲淨低幾張相, 倒不如就拎埋出嚟寫多篇完結貼咁啦.. 史上第一次成個trip嘅相通通曬冷, 唔係我寫得多, 而係我根本冇乜點影, 哈哈!! 今日就以呢個問答貼埋尾啦, 唔係你所以為嘅旅遊貼士或有奬游戲, 只不過係回答讀者留言所問嘅一啲問題啫.. 再一次證明雖然我(冇時間)回覆留言, 但係我有去逐條睇㗎!! enjoy.. :)

i am basically done with my recent Bangkok trip with the previous three posts.. however, i saw a few remaining photos in my phone and thought, might as well just use them all up for one finale post.. for the very first time i "show hand" all photos of a trip in my blog, not because i wrote a lot but because i took very few photos, haha!! so, a Q&A post this is, not about travel tips or giveaway contest, but rather to answer some questions posted by my readers in the comments sections.. it proves again that though i did not (have the time to) reply to your comments, i actually read every single one of them!! enjoy.. :)

◄ 4A 4B 4C 4D 4E 4F 4G ► Terminal 21商場仲有邊啲城市主題?? 有冇去每層不同主題影相?? 包括所提及嘅廁所同清潔制服?? what other city themes are there in Terminal 21?? did you go every floor to take photos, including the restrooms and the cleaners uniform?? « » 除咗之前嘅美國, 見到嘅仲有倫敦, 羅馬, 伊斯坦布, 日本等.. 其實都只不過係個(有少少特別嘅)商場啫, 又唔係咩重點旅遊景點, 其實好多商場都嚴禁影相下化?? 而且我係去shopping又唔係去觀光, 我覺得喺商場內影相有啲搞笑, 所以有見到靚嘅先隨手影下, 唔會專登每個角落都唔放過嘅, 更勿論係廁所~~ besides the USA theme showed earlier, there are also Japan, London, Rome, Istanbul etc.. it's actually just a shopping mall (which is a little special with the themes) and not a major tourists spot, if not mistaken i think many malls prohibit photoshooting huh?? furthermore i went there to shop and not to take photos, and I find taking photos in a mall a little silly, so it's only by chances but i didn't go to every corner purposely just to take photos, needless to mention the toilets~~

曼谷悠遊 Bangkok Trip 2015 ◻ Part 1 ◻ Part 2 ◻ Part 3

2015.05.15 | 曼谷悠遊(3)

[Volume 10 Issue 5, #2021]

Bangkok: A 90/10 Leisure/Business Trip (3 of 3)

我對上兩次去曼谷係八年前同一個月, 都係當年嘅公司出錢嘅, 一次係去training, 而另一次係公司team-building旅行.. 再之前嘅泰國遊呢, 就係2000年世紀初去過合艾兩次.. 一共四次trip就係我學會少少好基本嘅泰語同埋點樣嗌某啲食物.. 今日呢篇係曼谷悠遊系列最後一貼, 我知好多讀者都很期待睇我食過啲乜.. 好啦, 好似寫遊記一定要寫美食咁, 請大家細賞.. 不過先此聲明, 我唔係(好記得)影咗好多相, 而且我冇食冬陰功, 冇食芒果飯.. 多謝大家捧場!! :)

my last two trips to Bangkok were in the same month 8 years ago, both sponsored by my then-company, one for training and the other a company team-building trip.. before this, my Thai experience was in early 2000s when i went to Haadyai twice.. these four trips were when i learned a little basic colloquial Thai as well as their local food.. as the final post for this series of Bangkok travelogue, i know many readers can't wait to read about what i had eaten throughout the trip.. okay, like a food post is a must, here you go.. but please pardon me as i did not (remember to) take many photos, and FYI i did not have tomyum and sticky rice with mango.. thanks for reading!! :)

曼谷悠遊(Part 3): 吃, 吃, 吃 Bangkok Trip (Part 3): Eat, Eat, Eat « » ◄ 3A 3B 3C 3D 3E 3F 3G 3H ► 我就係差唔多每朝喺旅館食咁嘅早餐喇, 都係一般嘢, 不過算係唔錯喇.. 留意右邊兩碟嘢, 我有故事要講.. 我愛食佢哋嘅蛋炒飯, 某日發覺冇炒飯食, 我就用我極度有限嘅泰語同個大廚講「khao phad, aroy muck」(炒飯很好食).. 我哋互相回個微笑, 十分鐘之後, 佢竟然捧咗一大碟即炒嘅蛋炒飯俾我!! 仲係香噴噴熱辣辣, 真係令我受寵若驚!! 我有冇話大家知我其實頗喜歡食多士㗎?? 某日冇晒果占, 突發其想諗到多士可以試下搽牛油同幾滴䜴油喎.. 於是我就隨心一試, 雖然聽落怪怪地, 但係咦??!! 係幾好味噃!! 冇老點你㗎, 不妨一試, 話唔定你會愛上佢.. :) these were what i had almost everyday for breakfast in the hotel, pretty standard stuffs but good enough to kick start the day.. paying attention to the two on the right, i have stories to tell.. i love the fried rice and there was one day they did not serve fried rice.. so i told the chef using my very limited Thai "khao phad, aroy muck" (fried rice, very delicious).. we exchanged smiles and 10 minutes later while i was at my table, she brought me a plate of fried rice, specially cooked for me from her kitchen!! what a pampering surprise!! did i tell you i love toasts?? one day they ran out of jam and i suddenly had an idea to eat my toast with butter and a dash of soy sauce.. so i did, it may sound weird but i have to say it tastes really good!! go give this a try, you may love it!! :)

曼谷悠遊 Bangkok Trip 2015 ◻ Part 1 ◻ Part 2 ◼ Part 3

2015.05.12 | 曼谷悠遊(2)

[Volume 10 Issue 5, #2020]

Bangkok: A 90/10 Leisure/Business Trip (2 of 3)

我哋原先都冇諗住要extend咁多日嘅, 之不過因為公共假期關係, 機票特別貴.. 所以決定逗留耐啲, 因為俾多兩晚住宿都經濟同值得過俾peak-season嘅額外票價啦.. 一共有八日咁長, 都有諗過可以花一兩日去清邁, 巴提雅或者大城府, 但係最終放棄呢個打算.. 與其咁緊湊, 倒不如輕鬆自在留喺曼谷啦.. 就咁, 除咗見客嗰一段時間, 我哋其余時間就周圍去行下(當然中會有空檔返旅館擺低嘢同休息)同埋搵幾位嗰邊嘅朋友見下面..

we did not plan to extend stay for that many days initially, but due the overlapping public holidays, airtickets were more expensive.. hence, we decided to stay longer in Thailand since two more nights of accommodation was a lot more economical and worthwhile than paying for the extra peak-season airfares.. having 8 days in total, we thought of an excursion to either Chiang Mai, Pattaya or Ayutthaya, but we ditched the idea and ended up taking it easy and relax just in Bangkok.. therefore, besides the meeting, we spend our time "exploring" around (with intermittent breaks back to hotel to unload and take rest) and meeting up with a few friends there..

曼谷悠遊(Part 2): 所去到, 所看見, 所血拼, 所享受 Bangkok Trip (Part 2): The Been, Seen, Shopped & Pampered « » ◄ 2A 2B 2C 2D 2E 2F 2G 2H ► 我覺得曼谷嘅大型商場比吉隆坡仲要多.. 而且比較起吉隆坡疏散嘅商場, 曼谷嘅係十分集中, 而且商場同商場之間有連接, 同公共交通又有很方便嘅銜接.. 所以喺曼谷血拼感覺良好, 對購買狂嚟講更是天堂.. 而其中我覺得比較有特色嘅係Terminal 21(上圖左上), 停Sukhumvit地鐵站或Asok BTS站可達, 每一層都有唔同城市嘅主題, 甚至連每層廁所以至清潔阿嬸嘅制服都match㗎!! 犀利呀~~ i find out there are more big scale shopping malls in Bangkok than in KL area.. furthermore, compared to the isolated malls in KL, those in Bangkok are more centralized as well as conveniently connected with each other and with public transport.. this makes shopping such a pleasant experience in Bangkok, and a heaven for shopaholic especially.. one i find more unique is Terminal 21 (top left of the photo above) accessible via Sukhumvit Metro Station or Asok BTS Station, each floor is of a different city theme, even the washroom on every floor down to the uniform of the attendants also match!! brilliant~~

曼谷悠遊 Bangkok Trip 2015 ◻ Part 1 ◼ Part 2 ◻ Part 3

2015.05.08 | 曼谷悠遊(1)

[Volume 10 Issue 5, #2019]

Bangkok: A 90/10 Leisure/Business Trip (1 of 3)

相信唔少讀者都很好奇我上個禮拜去咗邊.. 唔係咩又遠又高檔嘅地方啦, 泰國曼谷之嘛.. 呢次可以話係個九私(下遊玩)一公(幹)之旅, 去嗰邊見個potential partner, 然之後趁假期之便, 自己extend幾日逗留喺曼谷玩.. 其實冇諗過要寫呢個trip嘅遊記, 只係有讀者提醒咗我.. 點講呢?? 曼谷係「普遍」至好多人都有去過嘅地方嘛, 我其實冇乜特別嘢好寫喎.. 更何況今次已係我第三次去, 2007年十月都去過兩次, 所以新鮮感不大.. 都好, 與其絞腦汁諗要寫咩貼, 倒不如拎我(記得)影低嘅少少相片, 實行以相片分類說故事啦.. 不過放心, 呢個系列會係易消化嘅(因為只有3篇貼), 唔似得日本遊記咁heavy(我知悶親大家), 哈哈!! 希望各位慢慢觀賞啦.. :)

i guess many readers were curious where i was away to for the past week.. nowhere far nowhere exquisite, just BANGKOK only lah.. it was a 90/10 Leisure/Business trip, went there to meet up a potential partner and then extended stay for leisure considering the long holidays.. i actually have not thought of blogging this trip until some readers "reminded" me with their expectations.. i mean, Bangkok is like so "common" and many have been there before, i have nothing special that i wanted to blog about.. furthermore, this was my third visit after the first two in October 2007, hence even less excitement.. okay, rather than having to scratch my head for topics, i shall just blog in categories base on the very few photos i (remember to, sic) have taken.. no worries, i promise you this will be a light series (only 3 posts) unlike the heavy Japan trip posts (i know they bored you), haha!! hope you enjoy~~ :)

曼谷悠遊(Part 1): 交通, 住宿及通訊 Bangkok Trip (Part 1): Transport, Accommodation & Communication « » ◄ 1A 1B 1C 1D 1E 1F 1G ► 我哋乘搭MARS航空, 而我之所以會影呢張相, 係有原因嘅.. 呢份係我食過最差嘅飛機餐, 派食時就已有陣令人不適嘅味道, 而呢個sambal fish with rice認真係難食, 以一包餅乾作甜品係寒酸到爆燈, 食物嘅包裝cheap到冇朋友!! 本來以為有個本地明星廚師投訴之後佢哋會轉換caterng service, 但好失望地, 因為虧損而削減開銷, 最後落得品質直降.. we took MARS Airlines and there was a reason why i took this photo.. this was the WORST onboard meal i have ever had, it smelled unpleasant when food was served.. this sambal fish with rice tasted awful, that small packet of biscuit as dessert was perfectly pathetic, how the food was served looked cheapo!! i thought they have changed catering service after the complaint from a local chef celebrity, but sadly they have not, but making lost ⇒ cut cost ⇒ lousy quality..

曼谷悠遊 Bangkok Trip 2015 ◼ Part 1 ◻ Part 2 ◻ Part 3

2015.05.05 | 五年惡夢

[Volume 10 Issue 5, #2018]

A Nightmare Every 5 Years

如果閣下經常有旅行, 相信每隔五年都會有個惡夢.. 如果你曾經有過很好的更新護照經歷, 恭喜晒, 因為你確實係(罕有嘅)幸運呀!! 不如我就隨意問下吖, 有幾多人係感到壓迫, 天未光就要趕去移民局, 拎唔到早冧把就注定要坐喺度等足一日, 滿肚苦水都只可以goot一聲吞落肚?? 之前耗費幾百萬嘅自動更新機淪為擺設, 之前耗資幾百萬嘅網上更新系統又已關閉, 依家回歸最基本嘅「出席排隊」模式.. 申請要求同地點一改再改, 就係唔見流程同效率上有所改進.. 如果連根本問題都仲未解決, 就算開多幾多間UTC都無濟於事啦.. 如果再有個幾百萬項目, 我好想建議做個網上預約系統, 等普羅大眾可以上網預先book一個有空檔時段, 到時只要一去到就可以即刻將事情辦妥, 唔駛好似依家咁等運到!! 有咗呢個預約系統去知道工作量, 我相信效率肯定提升, 而且佢哋又可以更有效管理人力物力喎,係個雙贏局面呀!!

if you travel often, i guess this is the nightmare every 5 years.. for those who had good experience renewing your passports, congratulations, you are one of the (rarely) lucky ones!! let me ask around, how many of you have been so stressed up rushing to the immigration offices before sunrise, and if you can't get hold of an early ticket, you probably spend a whole day waiting for your turn, not to mention all complaints you may have just swallowed down your own throat?? the multi-million renewal kiosks are now left as white-elephants, the multi-million online renewal are now closed down, we are now back to the basic "tampil dan beratur" model again.. requirements and locations keep changing but nothing done on improving the workflow and efficiency.. there is no point even opening more UTCs but not solving the root problems.. if there is another multi-million initiative next, may i suggest an online appointment booking system?? we pre-book an available hourly slot, go there and get things done instantly, no more by trying luck and waste time waiting!! with such a system where transaction volume is known, i believe things can be done more efficiently and they can manage resources more effectively too.. seriously a win-win!!