Dumb and Numbar

The western media coverage around the recent violent episode in Tibet has reinforced our sense of patriotism.  CNN and the BBC used compromised photo/video evidence to play up the issue to their advantage.  One BBC editor was so "common-senseless" that he used a photo which showed an ambulance and hospital workers and captioned it as "China has a heavy military presence in Tibet". 

Others including Washington Post, French news websites and German TV stations led with photos or vids which actually showed Nepalese/Indian police but were ridiculously captioned as "violence-pro Chinese police forces".

Isn't it the moral code of journalism to be truthful and impartial?  Clearly, some reporters and newsmakers at CNN and others know so little about China.  They distort the facts and post their works in front of public eye without the least sense of shame. 

Shame  on you, CNN.  You deserve the new name our fellow patriots have given you.  And please learn how to behave morally and with integrity before you ask again for access to China's news market.

To support the patriotic campaign, please visit www.anti-cnn.com.

今天早上去参加了单位免费的体测，87分的结果还是比较让我满意的，特别是心率测试很完美。而且根本就没有加州那边测出来的体脂正常偏高问题，看来健身房的体测结果都要怀疑地相信。医生最后分析说如果身体肌肉力量再高些，然后体脂率再低些就可以稳上九十分了。建议就是继续坚持有氧训练和肌肉塑造。

下午闲来无事在豆瓣上逛，看到了MANSA国际的一个兴趣小组。忽然想到原来《The Apprentice》里头有一个门萨的会员，不过最后也惨遭淘汰，虽然智商高，但是情商实在太低。本人对门萨不是很感冒，但是还是去做了它网站上提供的一套模拟测试题，30道题做对了24题，说是a very good chance of passing the Mansa test...基本上发现自己对数列的逻辑关系问题比较寒，图形、文字和比较问题则是比较拿手。有兴趣一试身手的朋友们可以去尝试一下：http://www.mensa.org/workout2.php

 

Stephen Roach, currently the Asian Chairman and chief economist on China of Morgan Stanley, met up with my boss this morning to discuss the economic future of China and the world.  He remains cautiously encouraged as to how the world economy will pan out and reasonably concerned about China's nonetheless fast-growing economy and high inflationary pressure.  He mentioned three reasons and cited the economic cycle theory in the context of US experience.

When I do what I do, my brain works like a memory machine: the information comes in, gets processed and then cleared from my brain on its way out.  So I don't recall what Mr. Roach has said exactly.  All I could remember is that he said he was worried that Chinese policy-makers were getting bad advice from economists who favored the idea of going easy on inflation, which was simply a result of rising food and energy prices.  He said the situation was trickier than it looked on the surface.  He emphatically said that the Chinese government should treat domestic policy actions such as wage rises more wisely and consider fully what such actions might entail before actually going into them.  "The worst might be behind us", but still we should not make light of the possible downside risks.  

Boss is very much a believer of Roach's theory, saying that his anti-mainstream readings and projections have mostly proven right in the end.  I don't know, but I feel that there will be something bigger and more ominous in the offing.  I only hope that the money I invested in the fund business will stop its value erosion.

Mr. Roach, fingers crossed that you're right: the worst is over and the best is yet to come!

We've seen successful comeback and not so successful ones.  Michelle Pfeiffer, Demi Moore and Sharon Stone are all good examples.  There might have been some plastic surgery involved, but anyways they all look amazing for their age.

Now talking about male stars.  There haven't been that many comeback stars.  But I've recently found one, James Marsden.

Since his role in Ally Mcbeal and the X-men series, this Tom Cruise look-alike hasn't been very film-active.  He only made a brief appearance in the 2004 film "the 24th Day" opposing Felicity star Scott Speedman and the Notebook. 

But in 2007, he's really made a comeback, looking more handsome with a mature edge at the age of 35.  He's starred in Hairspray, Enchanted and 27 Dresses in a row, doing a lot of dancing, singing and comedy.  It's like a whole-new persona, totally different than his previous characters.

估计又感冒了。一个月内感冒三次！而且这个月是我健身最勤的一个月，瑜伽、跑步和私教课穿插进行，还去菩提做了泰式古法按摩放松身心，结果还是被感冒病毒（或是中医说的寒邪）一击即中。

昨天在试和蔼的主任提供的偏方，感冒着凉初发时，用棉签入鼻孔刺激打喷嚏有助于寒气散出，能够避免缓解甚至消除感冒症状。小试一下果然还挺好用。然后就是拼命喝热开水，喝发汗的热汤，然后钻被窝里发汗。

以本人亲身经历得出结论是：春天是病毒滋生的季节。

应对措施是：每天洗手到脱皮为止。

祝大家健康！

上周末和Kevin和Tanny享受了表姐的糖醋排骨之后到Tanny刚买到loft的楼盘去观摩样板间。楼盘名为“金地名京”，地处四惠站东北角，紧挨东恒国际。

先看了90平米G座的样板间，果然是设计合理，装修高档的公寓房，设计中还纳入了风水的考虑，浴室和厨房的大小非常合心，客厅也很棒。90平米的两种户型都觉得挺好。之后看了Tanny买的Loft户型，感觉还不错，就还是有点压抑，然后对我这种孤家寡人是非常不实用。样板间的装修效果还是很赞的，墙纸配色和家电，还有厨具、洁具都是高档产品。所以按照每平米18500左右的价格来看，还是比周围的其他楼盘要划算便宜。在房地产业多年摸爬滚打的Kevin同志也对该楼盘赞不绝口。

我当然心动了。但是，就是囊中羞涩啊。90平米的一室户总价要160多万。一次性付清获得折扣是没有希望了；首付30%加30年按揭的话，每个月要付7000元的房费会让我生活品质大大下降的，而且关键明年还不知道在国内国外呢。问了问Carol说贷款还有风险。

所谓人穷手软，虽然看得心里痒痒，但就是没资金出手。一直在想如果有个富有的好朋友一起买了投资也好啊，因为真的很看好这个楼盘，交通太方便了。

媒体上老是炒作房市拐点的理论，但是我还是相信房价继续升温，毕竟是首都嘛，谁不想混个一席之地啊。就像金地名京已经较两周前价格升水2%哩。

从现在开始要继续多多赚钱，多多攒钱，理性消费，合理投资，然后争取在年龄的首个数字增加之前完成3年前的理想。

“革命尚未成功，同志还须努力”。

From Terry's funny cartoon...Be nice to babies!

Google和微软的争大头战斗总是此起彼伏。在Google推出网上存储图片和文件的服务之后，Windows Live也推出了新的FolderShare服务。前者让用户有了随时随地在网上存储和修改文件的能力，而后者则让用户能够在其允许的多台计算机终端上共享一个文件夹，但是让微软获得你计算机信息的做法总是让人觉得不安全，就像之前Wayne转发的那封说Gates在分享其财富，通过转发就能让微软向你帐户转账的邮件那般让人觉得网络还是很危险的世界，而把你的宝贵数据交给网络托管总是不靠谱的。

终于看了《赎罪》。英式的文艺片果然帧帧如画，导演插叙、倒叙、快进、虚拟的手法全都用到了，不被看好的爱情、替罪羊、战争的残酷、离别盼重逢、誓言化悲剧的战争爱情片元素贯穿其中。电影的画面随光阴的逝去在三个主人公的身上流转；现实的残酷慢慢地刺进美好的愿望，直到他败血而死，她溺水而亡。少女终成老妪，埋藏心中的爱意只能说付与将死之人，而背负一生的负疚感只能用其书作中虚拟的场景和美好的结局加以释怀。没有被自己原谅的负罪永远比受罪者心中的恨意要沉重。他也许早已原谅了她，她的姐姐也许没有来得及，但她一生都没有原谅自己。最后的忏悔不由让观众泪从心生：儿时因为苏醒中的爱意而说错的话、做错的事，没有勇气及时补救，这样的罪纵然有心也一生难赎。

I'm gonna read the novel...

 

Since Blogbus' latest system upgrade, I haven't been able to view the pictures and tune in to the music on my blog or any other Blogbus-run blog.  It's really annoying and disappointing considering I just renewed the VIP service but now basically my blog is a paralyzed text-only webpage plastered with a lot of red crosses.

Strange enough, this only happens when I access my blog from home now. 

Before now and when the problem is fixed, I guess I'll have to stick to plain text... Really depressing...

 

轻信安全卫士360的建议，装了所有的Windows补丁，结果整个系统被篡改，而且卡巴和系统变得不能兼容。只好重装系统，还重装了两次。

和《江山美人》一样，《花花刑警》也是无聊的烂片，对合拍电影真是失去了信心。不过影片里头那个David脱了眼镜变化还真挺大的。

《Sarah Connor Chronicles》放到了第9集。许多美剧都在休眠中，也就只有这部戏值得看了。Cameron真是酷到家了。

小松拓也最近好红，已经在好几个地方看到了他的广告。日本帅哥跑到中国来闯娱乐圈。估计也只有“海派”的上海能够提供这样的机会了吧。

 

昨天到大悦城的MUJI去逛了一下，感觉还不错，人挺多，但商品和规格都不够全，价格比香港小贵一些。之后在RBT碰到一个很拽的服务员。整个大楼的装修味道还是很浓烈，眼睛昨晚回来果然又充血了。

感冒好了许多，还剩个尾巴。美元继续贬值，该去一股脑换成人民币了。

增加了一首Rosie Thomas和Sufjan Stevens的 Say Hello.*（下载：http://realice.blogbus.com/files/12049481800.mp3）