2016.02.25 | 潛意識的

[Volume 11 Issue 2, #2104]

Some of the Things We Don't Realize We Do

我相信我哋大家都會有啲動作係慣性地做, 但係自己又唔會發覺自己原來喺度做緊.. 例子係多到一籮籮, 不過基於本貼關係(係㗎, 我每次都會慎重考慮篇幅㗎!!), 今日就放六個發貼之時出現在腦袋中嘅.. 你又會諗到邊啲動作可以同大家分享嘅?? 越係有趣嘅就越好, 哈哈!! :)

i believe there are things that we always do and yet we do not realize we are doing them.. the list goes on but for the sake of this post (yes, i always make serious considerations on the length of my posts), i will just put in six that comes into my mind at the time of posting.. what else could you think of to share?? the funnier the better, haha!! :)

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2015.08.07 | 我在低頭

[Volume 10 Issue 8, #2045]

I Am Looking Down (At My Phone)

我諗大家見到上面張圖, 應該都唔知佢係乜喇.. 其實係我部手機內, 我比較經常用開嘅幾個程式啫.. 我記得曾經有提及過自己撘車返工放工嘅時侯, 一定係把握時間盡情用手機, 所以上一篇貼先會話咩「唔好去話人哋成日低頭玩電話等等」.. 最近就好似每日指定動作咁, 由左至右, 首先我會喺個語言學習程式繼續學三至四個法文module(我仲堅持緊, 唔係三分鐘熱度㗎!!), 之後就當然去睇blog兼留言啦, 跟住呢就會入whatsapp睇及回message, 最後如果仲有時間嘅話, 就玩一陣間游戲咁啦!! 嘻嘻.. 或者大家會覺得我實在係太過於「低頭」喇, 不過我想話都係以上搭緊車嗰段時間啫.. 事關我一到公司, 部手機就一定擺喺檯上一二角之後我就專心做嘢喇.. 又或者返到屋企, 我部手機就肯定留喺間房度.. 在室內, 我唔周圍去都帶住部手機嘅, 而且我係將所有聊天程式較靜音嘅(一直響其實好鬼煩), 間中記得「係噃, 我有部電話噃」時, 我先會睇下咋.. 所以呢, 如果我喺幾個鐘之後先回你嘅message, 就多多包涵喇, 因為我真係唔係每分每秒都check住部手機嘛！!! :D

okay, i guess you have no idea what the picture above is about.. it's actually a collage of the apps on my phone that i use more frequently.. i remember i mentioned before i fully utilise the time on my phone when i am in the train commuting to and from work, that was why in my previous post i said something like "let's not comment about people who keep looking at their phone blah blah blah", haha.. it's like a daily routine to me now that, from left to right, i'll first continue learning 3 to 4 modules of French on the app (surprise surprise i am still hanging on!!), then blog hop and spam comments, then read and reply my whatsapp messages and if i still have time, i'll go for some games!! hihihi.. well, if you think i'm too engrossed in my phone, i would say probably just throughout those commuting hours.. because once in office, my phone lies coldly on my desk while i focus on work.. or when at home, the phone is ditched at the corner of my room.. when indoor, i don't bring my phone around and i mute all the chat apps (to keep myself peaceful from all the annoying beeps), i only check my phone occasionaly when i remember "oh, i have a phone".. hence, please pardon me if i take hours to read and reply your message, especially during working hours or at night, because i don't look at my phone every minute and second!! :D

2015.03.03 | 食藥姿整

[Volume 10 Issue 3, #1998]

Of Taking Pills and Probably (A Little) OCD..

如無估錯, 最近應該有好多人發病, 即係我哋話嘅｢農曆新年後綜合症｣?? 哈哈.. 係嘅, 不幸地本人都中招, 只係不幸中的大幸, 我唔駛請病假之下已痊癒得九九十十.. 多得呢啲我一察覺鼻喉有啲唔妥, 就去藥房買嘅藥丸.. 鍾意佢哋全天然嘅傳統成份, 唔會令人昏昏欲睡同埋幾有效於我(雖然藥效唔係一劑好嗰啲).. 當然最重要係有充足休息, 足夠水份同埋要｢怕死｣, 凡大病小病都應向淺中醫, 千其唔好一拖再拖.. 就好似我咁, 呵呵!! :p 聲明: 呢篇唔係商業贊助貼文(而且大家都知冇乜人搵我啦), 以上提及嘅藥未必對每個人都有效益, 有何疑問切記先詢問你嘅醫生.. :)

i guess many people have been feeling under the weather lately, what we would call "the post-CNY syndrome"?? haha.. and yes, unfortunately i was one of them, but lucky amongst the unlucky, i'm pretty well recovered without the need of sick leave.. thanks to these pills i grabbed from the shelf once i sensed something with my nose and throat.. i like them being all traditional natural ingredients, not making me drowsy and quite effective on me (though not those immediate recovery type).. of course, being most important is to have enough rest, fluid intake and be kiasi enough not to drag but get treatment while the sickness is still rudimentary - like i did, haha.. :p disclaimer: this is not a paid post (because you know spot on that sponsors hardly engage me), and the pills featured above may not work the same on every individuals, consult your doctors if in doubt.. :)

講到食藥, 我諗都冇乜幾個會好似我咁姿整喇, 哈哈!! 藥丸拍咗出嚟之後, 我會將空殼剪走, 跟住再將剪出嚟嘅利角修圓.. 第一, 我唔喜歡見到啲空殼; 第二, 利角要修平先唔會割親人.. 當然, 要收埋啲藥時先會咁做啦, 幾個鐘之後要再食嘅話, 我真係嘥鬼氣咩?? 所以其實都唔係太姿整啫呵, 哈哈.. :D

talking about pills, i guess no one is ever more "OCD" than me, haha!! after popping out the pills, i will cut away the empty shells, and then trim the sharp edges to make them rounded.. first, i do not like to see that unsightly empty shells; second, the sharp edges need to be trimmed so that they won't cut.. of course, only when i am to keep the pills for future, if i'm consuming again in a few hours, who cares to do that?? not quite trivial i hope, hahaha.. :D

2014.11.12 | 拎收膠袋

[Volume 9 Issue 11, #1964]

Carrying and Keeping Plastic Bags in Style

好喇, 暫且不提是否環保不環保, 因為今日我要講一講膠袋.. 如果有人俾我個裝住嘢嘅膠袋, 仲要係打成如A1般的結咁樣嘅, 我一定二話不說即刻解開個結, 確保我拎住個膠袋嗰陣係如A2一樣囉.. 或者係得我咁覺得啦, 打咗個結睇落好uncle囉, 雖然我承認我自己係uncle一個~~ 哈峆峆!!

okay, forget about being not environmentally friendly for a moment, but let’s talk about plastic bags.. if i am given something to carry and the plastic bag is tied in a ribbon like A1 above, i am so gonna untie it right away and make sure i only carry it like A2!! haha, maybe just me but i really find it very “uncle” to tie up a plastic bag like that, though i admit i am one, muahahaha!!

當然, 我會希望有個紙袋又或者用返自己個環保購物袋, 不過好多時候好難避免要用膠袋嘛.. 我呢就唔會丟啲新淨膠袋, 而係會收起再用作垃圾袋嘅.. 如果你都有收起嘅話, 你會求其將佢揸成如B1咁嘅一團, 定係花多幾秒鐘將佢摺到如B2咁的骰呢?? 我咁完美主意, 你都估得到我會係後者啦.. 你唔覺更企理更慳位咩?? :)

of course i would prefer to be given a paper bag or use my own grocery bag, but many times plastic bags are inevitable.. i don’t throw away my plastic bags but keep them to be reused as garbage bags.. if you are to keep your plastic bags, do you usually just crush it into a ball and put a side like B1, or you spend a few seconds to fold it nicely like B2?? being a perfectionist like me, surely i am doing the latter, it looks more tidy and save space too, agree?? :)

2014.11.06 | 椰漿飯說

[Volume 9 Issue 11, #1962]

On Enjoying the Most Basic Nasi Lemak..

我唔係一個愛飯之人, 我可以幾日冇飯落肚.. 而且, 我尤其冇辦法七朝八早就食飯當早餐, 包括好多人都認為係最佳早餐嘅肉骨茶, 唔好意思, 真係冇興趣.. 或者話, 我唯一會當早餐嚟食嘅飯類, 係我哋嘅「全民食物」--椰漿飯之外還是椰漿飯.. 我記得以前我好愛加飯家餸加料, 成座山咁先滿足到我.. 不過依家我就會選擇最基本嘅椰漿飯, 求其有飯有蛋有sambal辣椒就得了.. 我想話, 很多時候, 最簡單嘅嘢可以係最好的, 最基本嘅嘢可以俾到我哋最大嘅滿足.. 上面嘅蕉葉椰漿飯, 可以話係我試過最好食嘅其中一個.. 喺怡保路五條石國聯花園88茶餐室嘅一個小檔口, 一包賣RM1.50, 兩包不是問題.. :p

i am not a rice person, i can survive without rice for days.. and i am especially "unable" to eat rice as breakfast in the morning, that includes bak kut teh that many would consume as an ideal breakfast, but no thank you really.. the only rice i take for breakfast is probably our "national food", the nasi lemak and nasi lemak only.. i remember i used to order extra rice and sides and condiments to go with my nasi lemak, i was only satisfied with a huge portion.. however i now prefer the most basic nasi lemak biasa, just rice with egg and sambal.. i would say, at times, the simplest thing can be the best and the most basic thing can make us feel most satisfied.. the simple and basic but very delicious nasi lemak wrapped in banana leaf above is one of the best i have eaten.. RM1.50 a packet from a little stall at Kedai Kopi 88, Taman Kok Lian, Batu 5 Jalan Ipoh.. two is not a problem~~ :p

09.12.2013 | 針錶電錶

[Volume 8 Issue 12, #1834]

我相信好難可以搵到個完全唔需要睇時間嘅人, 你一日之內會睇幾多次時間?? 無論係睇掛鐘/手錶/手機/電腦(甚至好似古人咁望天打掛)?? 唔係, 我唔係好似張相咁戴兩隻錶, 其實只係為咗影張切合是日話題嘅相啫 - 針錶還是電子錶?? 唔好意思呀, 都係啲cheap錶獻醜, 冇能力擁有隻勞力士呀, 哈哈!! 對我而言, 電子錶就可以更加有效地報告準確時間啦, 而且個日期係自動更換唔需要自己較.. 而針錶就可以更加清楚地掌握時間, 尤其係當要預計時間嘅時候, 睇住錶面啲數字再劃圈圈, 視覺上係比腦裡做加減數嚟得容易.. 各有各好處啦, 所以我戴邊一款錶就決定於咩場合喇.. 較正式嘅場合就會戴針錶(睇落會專業啲), 而休閒場合就通常都係電子錶喇(睇落會活躍啲).. 係呀, 我其實仲有隻集針同電子於一身嘅手錶喎, 冇俾到大家睇啫.. 大家其實會比較喜歡, 又或者比較習慣戴邊一款錶咁呢?? 都幾難決定呵?? 我嘅答案好簡單又直接: 唔駛自己出錢買嘅錶囉, 哈哈!! 星期一快樂, 同埋預祝大家有個愉快嘅一週~~ :)

i guess there is hardly anyone who would not look at the time, how many times in a day do you look at your clock/watch/phone/computer (or even the sky like ancient people did if you could) for the time?? nope, i don't wear two watches like you see in the photo, just for the sake of taking a photo related to this post - analogue watch or digital watch?? sorry ah, just cheapskate watches only, cannot afford Rolex ah, haha!! to me, digital watch lets me tell the precise time more effectively, and the date changes automatically without the need to wind.. analogue watch lets me have a better gasp of the time, especially when i need to estimate time, by looking at the numbers and drawing circles or half-circle tend to be easier to visualize than adding digital numbers.. both have their own advantage but it will depend on the occasion to which type of watch i will be wearing, formal one would be analogue (looks more professional) and casual one would usually be digital (looks more sporty).. huh, i actually have another watch which is both analogue and digital, but i didn't show it here.. so which type of watch do you actually prefer or more used to?? hard to tell isn't it?? my answer is very simple and straight-forward: FREE watch, haha!! happy monday and a great week ahead everyone~~ :)

05.12.2013 | 開大習慣

[Volume 8 Issue 12, #1832]

我希望大家係至少兩個鐘頭之前食咗嘢, 因為今日嘅話題係一個大多數人都覺得核突, 但係又好樂意津津樂道嘅一個話題.. 睇下上面嘅叮噹, 應該都估到八九成啦, 其實我剛才就係喺廁所度諗緊應該要寫咩, 不如就索性寫如廁啦咁, 重要係專著寫「大事」.. 哈哈!! 我發覺我其實好少喺自己屋企如廁!! 唔係, 唔係因為我便秘, 而係因為我個「時間」通常都係好準時早上十一點左右, 咁呢個時間我當然唔喺屋企㗎啦.. 都好嘅, 可以幫屋企慳返啲水費~~ :p 我諗我「炸」得最多嘅應該係我間gym.. 點解?? 因為公司間廁所係冇裝冷氣嘅, 咁我又好鬼憎如廁嘅時候流到一身都係汗.. 所以就選擇「貢獻」給gym嘅廁所囉, 全冷氣設備, 啊, 幾咁涼爽舒適呀!! 呵呵~~ :D 我個人就幾注重廁所嘅衛生狀況嘅, 儘量會避免去啲又污糟又冤崩爛臭嘅廁所.. 就係因為咁, 有時(唔係好急嘅情況之下)我請願忍一陣又或者去遠啲, 直到有間似樣嘅廁所.. 我哋困于廁所格內, 點都應該要啲清新嘅空氣啦係嘛?? :p

i hope you had your meals at least two hours ago, since i'll be talking about a topic most people think it's awful yet interesting enough to entice discussions.. look at doraemon above and you probably can guess the topic, i was actually thinking about what to write just now in the toilet, so why not about going toilet itself, and particularly doing "big business"?? hehe!! i realize i seldom go toilet at home!! nah, not that i have constipation, it's just that my "timing" is always quite punctual around 11am and that's the time i am not at home.. good also, help save water bill for home~~ :p the place i "bomb" the most should be the gym.. why?? the toilet in office is not air-conditioned, and i really hate having to shit while sweating profusely, that is why i prefer to "contribute" to the one in the gym which is nicely air-conditioned, ah, how cooling comfortable!! haha~~ :D i am quite particular about the hygiene of toilets, i avoid filthy and stinky ones.. that explains why at times (if no urgency) i would rather hold or go somewhere further in which i can find a clean toilet, we do need fresh air while locking ourselves inside the cubicle right?? :p

12.11.2013 | 五彩繽紛

[Volume 8 Issue 11, #1819]

見到呢張色彩繽紛嘅相片, 我好難想象我竟然將呢啲食物通通擺落我個碟度.. 點解我會咁講呢?? 因為我細個嘅時候非常揀食, 呢啲都係我掂都唔願意掂嘅嘢(當然煙肉例外), 估唔到依家竟然頗喜歡食添!! 細個嘅時候我係連一條菜都唔食㗎, 到咗中學畢業之後先慢慢接受, 可能人隨著年紀, 口味都會跟住改變.. 雖然唔可以話我非常喜歡食菜(我始終喜歡肉多啲), 不過至少啲西芹/苦瓜/洋蔥/西蘭花/燈籠椒等我都幾喜歡㗎依家.. 而且我又聽講話, 每日最好可以食不同顏色嘅食物, 因為唔同營養都係以唔同顏色形式出現嘛.. 講到尾, 其實就係飲食要均衡, 儘量多樣化囉.. 所以週末就整咗呢一碟非常之簡單, 但係睇落好健康又有營養嘅「私房碟頭飯」~~ :p [材料] 米, 超市雜錦蔬菜一包, 煙肉片(切碎), 新鮮蝦子(ebiko), 鹽少許 [做法] (1) 煲飯嘅時候落少少鹽調味 (2) 煎香煙肉碎(唔駛落油), 同時將全部蔬菜烚一烚 (3) 將烚好嘅蔬菜用少許煙肉油兜佢十秒度 (4) 將全部食材上碟, 於白飯上撒上新鮮蝦子, 趁熱享用

looking at this brightly colorful photo, i can't believe that i am having all these things on my dish.. why did i say so?? it's because i was very picky and those were food that i wasn't even willing to touch when i was a kid (of course excludes the bacon), surprisingly i quite like eating them now!! when i was young i didn't even want to eat any veggie, until after high school only i started to accept them, i guess maybe as we grow older, our taste buds also changed.. though i cannot say i love veggie a lot (because i still prefer meat anyway), at least i like eating things like celery/ bitter gourd/ onions/ broccoli/ capsicum etc now.. also, i heard that it will be good if we can eat food of different colors in a day, because the nutrients appear in different forms and colors.. with that i believe the bottomline is that we shall have a balanced diet as well as having a moderate variety.. hence last weekend i made this very simple yet (seems to look) healthy and nutritious "secret recipe rice dish"~~ :p [ingredients] rice, veggie combo-pack from supermarket, streak bacon (cut into bits), fresh shrimp roe (ebiko), pinch of salt to taste [instructions] (1) cook rice with pinch of salt to taste (2) pan fry bacon bits (without oil) and blanch the veggie all together (3) stir fry the blanched veggie with a little oil from bacon for about 10 seconds (4) place everything onto a dish, sprinkle shrimp roe on rice and serve while hot

06.11.2013 | 香香公子

[Volume 8 Issue 11, #1815]

我覺得自己對香水有一種無法解釋嘅鐘情, 如果唔係一路以來嘅話, 咁至少可以話係最近.. 以前要買香水肯定係百貨公司或免稅店, 不過近呢兩年因為資訊發達, 才猶如發現新大陸般, 知道原來自己一路以來都錯過咗好多warehouse sales, 原來比市價平至少一半嘅價錢就可以買得到!! 雖然未必係新貨, 但係平過出面咁多, 我真係唔介意, 況且香水邊有過時㗎?? 最多係過期嘅啫, 但係我覺得可以收存得好嘅話, 應該唔易變質囉.. 所以一年內去幾個warehouse sales(血拼), 我都會趁平入返兩支度擺喺屋企「看門口」, 多數係鐘意個(清淡幽香而唔係花粉果香嗰種)味道, 有時都可能係喜歡個香水樽嘅設計, 呵呵!! 事關我出門都習慣搽啲香水嘅, 一來一身香噴噴咁個人都另舍醒神, 二來有位朋友話香水在玄學角度上係可以淨化一個人嘅心靈(!!), 不過信唔信就睇個人喇, 我就顧慮前者多啲.. 唔計用緊呢支, 家陣屋企一共有四支香水作後備, 雖然你會覺得好誇張, 但係我平均每三個月就用一支(我身體表面積大, 自然用多啲㗎啦, 哈哈!!), 存貨都算差不多㗎喇~~ :p

i think i have an unexplained obsession with perfumes, if not all these while then at least recently.. when i need to buy perfumes last time, it's either departmental stores or duty free shops, but with the more informative era in the recent couple of years, only i realized i have actually missed out a lot of warehouse sales, from which i could have bought the perfumes at least half the price cheaper!! though may not be brand new stock, i really don't mind at all if they are so much cheaper than retail price, moreover perfumes won't get outdated right?? the most they can expired but i guess if we keep them in good condition the quality won't easily deteriorate.. hence i would go to a few warehouse sales in a year, stock-in a couple of perfumes and bring home as "back-ups", usually because i like the (refreshing and crisp but not powdery or fruity sweet) scent, but sometimes could be the design of the bottles too, hehe!! i am used to put on some perfume whenever i leave home, i feel good if i smell good, also a friend told me from the perspective of the metaphysics perfume can actually purify our souls (!!), believe it or not but i guess i'm for the former reason.. excluding the one i am currently using, now that i have four at home and you may think that is too much, but i can use up one bottle within an average of three months (my body surface area is huge, so i naturally need to use more, haha!!), so the stock seems to be just right~~ :p

22.10.2013 | 你有奶嗎

[Volume 8 Issue 10, #1808]

某日正在收聽某電台一個調查節目, 當日係要調查大眾對於人奶哺乳嘅睇法.. 其中一位女士受訪時話「我是喝我母親的 【牛奶】 長大的!!」, 聽後我即刻笑到碌地, 難道佢阿媽會出牛奶??!! 哇哈哈哈哈, 勁搞笑呀!! 其實有奶飲係值得慶幸嘅事, 我有好多朋友都唔飲(得)奶, 一係就腸胃抗拒乳糖(lactose intolerant), 飲親奶就百發百中肯定肚屙, 一係就戒奶之後唔再掂乳製品.. 查實我都有段時期係屬於後者㗎, 雖然我嘅腸胃對乳糖不抗拒, 不過聞到陣味就想作嘔.. 但係當年發育時期, 家中長輩聽聞牛奶有營養, 個個都監逼我每日都要飲一杯奶, 之後先慢慢習慣咋.. 依家嘅我每日都會食乳酪, 你俾乜叉乳製品(甚至發芼芝士)我食, 我都冇問題, 甚至會好鍾意!! 不過大家又唔好以為多飲奶就可發育健全, 有版你見我生成咁款啦, 哈哈!! 其實要健全唔係單靠一樣嘢嘅, 均衡飲食／適量運動／充足睡眠／心境開朗, 缺一皆不宜呀~~ :)

one day i was listening to a survey program on a local radio station, the topic that day was to find out how the public perceive breastfeeding.. one of the interviewed lady said "i grown up being breastfed with my mom's 【COW】 milk!!", heard that and i almost laughed rolling on the floor, her mum can produce cow's milk??!! muahahahaha, tell me it's not hilarious!! actually being able to drink milk is a lucky thing, i have a lot of friends who are either lactose intolerant (sure suffer from diarrhea of they drank milk), or they no longer touch dairy products since they stop feeding on milk.. i actually was once one of the latter cases, though i am not lactose intolerant, smelling them makes me feel like to puke instead.. but it was the growing up years that my family members heard of the goodness of milk, so the elder ones forced and monitored me to drink a glass of milk everyday, only then I slowly get used to milk.. now i eat yoghurt on a daily basis, give me any dairy products (even molded cheese) and i have no problem consuming them or likely that i would love them too!! but don't over-rely on milk to grow up well, i am one good example for you to see how it ended up, hahaha!! in order to grow healthily, balanced diet／sufficient exercise／enough of sleep／stay happy are none you could lack of~~ :)

10.10.2013 | 豬仔錢罌

[Volume 8 Issue 10, #1801]

你係唔係一個會帶散銀出街, 然後買嘢就會摷晒啲散銀出嚟嘅人?? 又或者你買嘢嘅時候會找一大堆散銀返嚟, 因為怕麻煩, 就全數擺喺屋企完全唔會再帶出街?? 我係屬於前者, 散銀都係錢, 點解要擺喺度唔用?? 擺喺度啲錢又唔會自己再生錢係唔係先?? 不過最近又好玩嘢喎, 開始將啲五角錢收起嚟擺入呢個玻璃罌.. 就好似以前細個嘅時候, 大家總係有一個豬仔錢罌, 每日都入幾個散銀入去咁.. 見到個錢罌慢慢咁滿, 其實都好有成就感嘅.. 尤其當你開始嘅時候就已經定下一個目標, 啲錢你要用嚟買呢樣買嗰樣, 我覺得可能會更加motivate自己儲錢囉.. 眼見呢個玻璃罌已經大概有五分之一滿, 我又有個衝動要儘快裝滿佢喎, 哈哈.. 大家不如估下裝滿晒五角錢之後, 呢一罌錢總共會有幾多呢?? $.$

are you someone who brings coins with you, and when you are buying something you dig them out to give exact change?? or are you someone who brings back all the coins home, because you think they are troublesome, you just keep them at home forever?? i am of the former type, coins are still money, why just leave them aside unused?? they won't grow extra money if you just leave them in the drawer right?? but lately i kind of play around, i started to collect my 50-sen coins and put them all into this glass container.. just like when we were kids, we used to have one piggy bank where we slot in a few coins everyday.. when we see the piggy bank is slowly getting full, we feel very contented.. especially if we have already set a goal for ourselves when we started saving the coins, we'll use the money to buy this and that, i guess this way were are even more motivated to save money.. looking at this container of mine which is about one-fifth full, i am now more determined to fill it up as soon as possible, haha.. guess when this glass container is filled up with 50-sen coins, how much money will i have then?? $.$

18.09.2013 | 賞味期限

[Volume 8 Issue 9, #1789]

當你買嘢嘅時候, 尤其係飲食產品, 你會唔會每次都檢查咗個保存期限先呢?? 我記得應該係廿五年前先實施標明保存期限嘅法例, 自此我買親嘢之前都會好習慣睇個保存期.. 我每次都係會揀限期最遠嘅(常理啦係嘛??), 不過當然, 我都甚歡迎差不多要過期因而減價嘅貨品嘅, 哈哈!! 其實喺未有保存期限呢樣嘢之前, 我哋斷定某食品是否仲食得, 都不過係基於味道, 色澤或質地.. 有咗呢個更為科學嘅方式之後, 我其實頗好奇個限期有幾準確?? 有可能未過期之前就已經壞咗, 又有可能過咗期之後都仲係食得喎.. 咁你係唔係(盲目)跟足保存限期嘅指示呢?? 即係話只要尚未過期就照食無誤, 一旦過咗期就棄之不屑?? 我可以承認我係, 雖然偶爾有所猜疑.. 講真吖, 就好似我哋好多時候都選擇相信科學證據多過自己嘅本能判斷一樣.. 平常生活中嘅一件小事, 都可以帶出一個值得深思嘅課題吓?? :)

before you buy something especially food and beverage, do you always check on the expiry date first?? i remember labeling the expiry date was only regulated somewhere 25 years ago, and since then i do have a habit to look at the expiry date before buying anything.. i always choose products with the furthest expiry date, though at times i don't mind at all those near-expiry but with price reduced, haha!! anyway, before we have this expiry thing, we judged the condition of the food or beverage by their tastes, colors or textures.. but with this more "scientific" way of stating the expiry, i am curious about its accuracy (though i still use it as a guideline), because things could already be unconsumable before the expiry, or still good to consume after the expiry.. so, do you always follow strictly, or rather blindly?? that is, eat while still before and dump away after thing is expired?? i would say yes for my case despite sometimes my doubt, and come to think about it, it rather seems like most of the time we tend to choose to trust the scientific proofs rather than our own instinct judgements.. interesting food for thought from just a tiny little thing in our daily lives huh?? :)

05.09.2013 | 面部護理

[Volume 8 Issue 9, #1782]

雖然我天生係白底人, 不過我就冇咁幸運有可以令人羨慕嘅肌膚.. 加上青春期嘅時候疏于照顧, 所以皮膚一路以來都唔係咁好, 依家更加當然係「年老色衰」啦唔駛講.. 如無記錯, 大概三十歲嘅時候先開始認認真真注意面部護理, 我覺得係有啲遲, 不過總好過冇啦.. 其實就冇俾過錢去做啲咩面部護理療程嘅, 咁多年嚟都係去買護膚產品, 自己喺屋企用咁囉.. 心得就唔夠膽講話有喇, 不過基本嘅護理知識都略知一二嘅.. 至少我覺得以上一字排開(部份)嘅護膚產品, 雖然比不上靠個樣搵食嘅朋友, 不過應該足夠嚇親好多男士(甚至女士)啩?? 哈哈!! 順便一提, 因為唔係賣廣告, 所以上面張相就特意除去牌子, 如果你八卦想知, 可以私底下問我喎, 呵呵.. 其實塊面光彩啲, 人都覺得醒神啲㗎, 所以照顧皮膚已經唔係女人嘅特權喇~~ :p

although i was born with fair skin, i wasn't gifted with good skin and complexion that people would envy.. moreover i didn't really care about my skin during pubescence years, hence my skin has never been good, not to mention now that i am slowly going over the hill.. if i'm not mistaken, i only started to seriously look into facial care, i think it was late but at least better than none.. anyway i have not paid for any facial treatment sessions, all these years i just buy the products off-shelves for use at home.. can't say i am experienced but i think i have some basic knowledge.. at least lining up (some of) my skincare stuffs in the photo above, though incomparable to those who earn a living with their faces, i guess enough to impressed many other guys (or even ladies) right?? haha!! just to clarify that since i am not advertising for the products, i have removed the brand in the photo above, if you would like to gossip about what brand i am using, you are welcome to private message me, hehe.. actually i think having clean and refreshed skin makes one looks smarter too, hence skincare is really not the prerogatives of ladies anymore~~ :p

24.07.2013 | 鬧鐘響起

[Volume 8 Issue 7, #1760]

你是否下下都需要有個鬧鐘嚟叫醒你?? 我絕對係需要嘅, 又或者話我係個依賴鬧鐘嘅人.. 再者, 嚴厲要求鬧鐘有snooze功能, 因為我會將鬧鐘較早半個小時, 等我可以snooze夠三次之後先甘願起身.. 係呀, 我真係好享受倒頭再瞓嘅感覺㗎, 所以就連週末, 我個鬧鐘都會響, 靜咗佢之後再大被蓋頭眠, 直到大概兩個鐘之後自然醒為止, 爽呀!! 呵呵~~ 當然, 我梗係冇個正正式式嘅鬧鐘啦, 不過就係手機set咗每日都叫醒我咁囉.. 仲好添, 可以放自己喜歡嘅音樂做鬧鐘聲, 唔駛同隔離鄰舍同一個普通聲嘛.. 你想象下, 如果其中一個響起, 其他人都以為係自己個鬧鐘響, 該煨囉, 咁娘爆嘅嘢我點做得出?? 講到鬧鐘聲, 我就肯定唔會放好舒服嘅音樂啦, 咪盞搞到自己更加渴睡?? 放啲嘈喧巴閉得令人聞之煩躁嘅音樂, 譬如我依家用緊嘅呢一隻, 肯定非常有效地叫醒我呀!! :D

are you someone who need an alarm to wake you up?? i definitely need one, or better say i gotta rely on alarm to wake me up.. indeed, an alarm clock with snooze function is a must, because i set my alarm half an hour earlier, so that i can snooze for three times before i am finally willing to wake up.. ah, i just love that feeling of going back into sleep, that is why my alarm still goes off on weekends, i'll just switch it off and go back to sleep until i wake up naturally, perhaps two hours later, shyiok ah!! haha~~ of course, i don't really have an alarm clock but my phone is set with an alarm to wake me up everyday.. better still, since i can set my own music as the ring and not the common one like those of the neighbours.. imagine one rings, everyone thought that is their alarm waking them up, nah, that is so not stylish and i am so not going to do that!! and i never set soothing music as the ring because that would me we feel like want to sleep more, but rather some very noisy and irritating music like this one i currently have, surely effective to wake me up!! :D

25.02.2013 | 新年利是

[Volume 8 Issue 2, #1676]

昨日元宵過後, 農曆新年正式曲終人散喇, 大家今年派咗或逗咗幾多封利是呢?? 我尚係正印「花仔」一名, 當然繼續享有逗利是嘅權利啦, 感謝各路親朋戚友派俾我以上嘅利是(雖然今年感覺少咗好多封, 哈哈!!).. 講到利是, 我有一個習慣, 就係會將父母俾嘅利是收起到下一年, 今年係拆舊年佢哋俾嘅利是.. 以此類推, 即係話父母永遠都有封利是陪住自己, 長長久久.. 其實真係冇咩特別意思, 就係咁多年嚟嘅一個習慣, 咁做我有種為父母積福嘅感覺.. 呢種做法當然係完全冇根據啦, 不過真係感覺良好㗎, 好似為佢哋做啲嘢咁囉.. :)

after chap goh meh last night, it means the chinese new year is officially over, how many angpows have you given or received this year?? i am still a "flower boy" (this is how the chinese call unmarried guys regardless their age) so i receive angpows instead of giving of course, thank you all relatives and friends for the angpows above (though it seems i have less this year, haha!!).. talk about angpows, i actually have a habit to keep those given by my parents until the following year, so the current year is opening the angpows given the past year.. and so on, meaning there will always be angpows from them with me all the time, until eternity.. no special reason but just a habit, doing so i feel like i am indirectly blessing them.. of course this is not any tradition but it does make me feel good, as if i am doing good merits for my parents.. :)

28.11.2012 | 最佳位置

[Volume 7 Issue 11, #1612]

喺輕快鐵車廂內, 我通常都係選擇企.. 第一, 以我胖大身軀同其他乘客排排坐, 大家會好逼夾.. 第二, 既然我選擇坐低, 我又唔係好想讓位俾人.. 所以為大眾著想又好, 為自己著想又好, 索性全程企冇咁嬲.. 講到企, 我就最喜歡企喺如圖中門側邊同座位之間嘅一條罅.. 企喺呢度, 保證你可以全程企得舒服, 唔怕俾人逼撞, 唔怕企得太入要落車嘅時候需要沖破重重關口.. 而且最重要係企得攰喇, 可以有嘢俾你靠住, 確實係一個最佳位置呀.. 不過個位其實係為坐輪椅嘅傷殘人士特設嘅, 如果遇到佢哋就記得要讓位喇~~ :)

i don't usually sit but prefer to stand when i'm in the LRT.. first, my huge body will cramp everyone if sitting side by side.. second, if i happen to sit then i am quite reluctant to give my seat to others later.. hence, for myself or for other passengers, i would rather stand the whole journey.. talking about standing, i always like to stand in between the side of the doors and the row of seats, as seen in the photo above.. i guarantee you can stand in comfort there, no need to be pushed by others, no need to be afraid of getting too deep into the coach and find it tough to get out.. most importantly, when you are tired you can always lean on the walls too, definitely a strategic spot to stand huh?? anyway, this spot is actually meant for those on wheelchairs, if you see any please remember to let them occupy that space.. :)

25.11.2012 | 大字馬騮

[Volume 7 Issue 11, #1609]

今日fing-fing為大家表演從天而降呢個特技?? 雖然fing-fing係點樣跌都跌唔死, 不過呢個只不過係角度問題, 其實佢係表演佢個睡姿俾大家睇啫.. fing-fing最喜歡就係好似海星咁「大字型」姿勢瞓覺㗎喇, 夠晒舒服, 夠晒反映佢嘅豪氣!! 大家瞓覺時又係點樣㗎呢?? 面向上, 面向下, 定係打側瞓呢?? :)

today fing-fing is performing the skyfall stunt?? though fing-fing will never die no matter how he falls, it's just the angle this photo was taken, he is just showing his sleeping pose.. this is the way fing-fing likes to sleep, the starfish pose, so relaxing and reflects how easy-going he is!! so how do you pose when you sleep?? facing the ceiling, burying your face into the pillow or sideways?? :)

22.11.2012 | 超大漢堡

[Volume 7 Issue 11, #1606]

見到咁高咁大一個漢堡包, 我首先當然係好興奮, 跟住就盤算到底要點樣食.. 雖然我口唔係細, 但係要一口咬落去都唔可能, 所以通常我會一層一層分開食, 其實咁樣會更加滋味.. 如果可以一口咬落去, 你習慣水平定垂直咁拎住個包呢?? 其實水平比較正確, 而且比較安全, 點解?? 因為見過某人垂直咁拎住個漢堡包, 都未咬落去啫, 兩舊肉餅就咁「嗶出嚟」跌落地下喇, 真係唔知好喊定好笑, 呵呵!! :D

when i see such a huge and tall burger, first i will of course feel excited, next i will plan how to eat the burger.. though my mouth is not small, it's still impossible for me to open my mouth wide enough to give it a big bite, usually i will eat the burger layer by layer, and actually it seems to be tastier this way.. if you are able to give it a full bite, do you usually hold it horizontally or vertically?? i would say it's better and safer to hold it horizontally.. as i've seen somebody holding the burger vertically, before even giving it the first bite, the two patties just "squeezed out" and dropped onto the floor, that is really ironic, is it better to cry or to laugh?? hahahaha~~ :D