Many people write blogs because they have something to say. Some people keep their blogs privately. Their blog is like their personal diary which reveals their inner thoughts, fear and desire. They have no intention to show their blog to the public. Some people write blogs for commercial purpose. They make a blog specific for a certain topic and use the blog to drive visitors to their commercial sites. Many of us write blog for fun to share our interests and experience with others. To serve this purpose, your blog has to be visible to the others. Do you know if your blog has been indexed by the search engines like Google, Yahoo and MSN? Type the full url of your blog (e.g. http://www.myblog.com) in Google, do you see it in the search result? If it is not, your blog is not indexed by this search engine. To get your blog indexed, you need to have an indexed page linking to your blog site. The easiest way is to submit your blog url to blog directories.
My Blog Directory
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It will take a while for these directories to add your blog to their sites. When search engine spiders visit these directories and find your link, they will start visiting your blog directly and include your blog in their index.
Wednesday, September 24, 2008
Sunday, July 20, 2008
Batman The Dark Knight
(Spoilers)..........
I went to see Batman The Dark Knight the other day. This is the best action / superhero movie I have ever seen. The film is terrific, chilling with lots of twists and superb acting. I don't know Heath Ledger and honestly I have never seen his acting before, but his performance in The Dark Knight is extraordinary.
This is not just an action movie with good acting, good sound effects and exciting fight scenes, the plots and storyline are also well written. Strangely, when I was seeing the movie, when the people in Gotham was so afraid of the Joker that they wanted to turn in Batman so the Joker would stop the killing, I thought of HK people. Batman is the hero and Joker is the villain, but out of fear, people lost their sense of right and wrong, they put the blame on the hero so as not to anger the villain. Why would I think of HK people? It is because we are the same. Sometimes, we know that the Beijing government is doing something bad, but out of fear, we don't want to say anything to anger them. We are afraid to be punished and worse still, we would rather turn against those who dare to speak out fearing that their action will drag us into troubles.
Are all people selfish and corruptible? When the good D.A., the white knight, turned into a villain himself, the people of Gotham showed that they were ready to sacrifice themselves instead of killing innocent people, and Batman took the blame of Harvey's wrongdoings in order to restore hope and faith to the city. The movie ended when Batman was chased by a manhunt. He does not want to be a hero but a dark knight guarding the city.
I have seen many Chinese movies lately. All of these movies were starred by popular movie stars, they invested million dollars to produce the fight scenes, glamorous costumes and visual effects but they all carried distorted messages that some people had to be sacrificed for the "greater good" or you needed to be cunning and cruel in order to win the political games. The Dark Knight is such a refreshing film, it shows that you can only choose to sacrifice yourself but not the others for the good you believe in. In face of the dark force, people may become lost for a moment, but their conscience will eventually override their fear.
I have heard that The Dark Knight will not be shown in China because the film is too dark. I hope this is not true and the mainland Chinese have the chance to see the film. This "dark" film has its bright side and good messages which are often missing in those Chinese productions.
I went to see Batman The Dark Knight the other day. This is the best action / superhero movie I have ever seen. The film is terrific, chilling with lots of twists and superb acting. I don't know Heath Ledger and honestly I have never seen his acting before, but his performance in The Dark Knight is extraordinary.
This is not just an action movie with good acting, good sound effects and exciting fight scenes, the plots and storyline are also well written. Strangely, when I was seeing the movie, when the people in Gotham was so afraid of the Joker that they wanted to turn in Batman so the Joker would stop the killing, I thought of HK people. Batman is the hero and Joker is the villain, but out of fear, people lost their sense of right and wrong, they put the blame on the hero so as not to anger the villain. Why would I think of HK people? It is because we are the same. Sometimes, we know that the Beijing government is doing something bad, but out of fear, we don't want to say anything to anger them. We are afraid to be punished and worse still, we would rather turn against those who dare to speak out fearing that their action will drag us into troubles.
Are all people selfish and corruptible? When the good D.A., the white knight, turned into a villain himself, the people of Gotham showed that they were ready to sacrifice themselves instead of killing innocent people, and Batman took the blame of Harvey's wrongdoings in order to restore hope and faith to the city. The movie ended when Batman was chased by a manhunt. He does not want to be a hero but a dark knight guarding the city.
I have seen many Chinese movies lately. All of these movies were starred by popular movie stars, they invested million dollars to produce the fight scenes, glamorous costumes and visual effects but they all carried distorted messages that some people had to be sacrificed for the "greater good" or you needed to be cunning and cruel in order to win the political games. The Dark Knight is such a refreshing film, it shows that you can only choose to sacrifice yourself but not the others for the good you believe in. In face of the dark force, people may become lost for a moment, but their conscience will eventually override their fear.
I have heard that The Dark Knight will not be shown in China because the film is too dark. I hope this is not true and the mainland Chinese have the chance to see the film. This "dark" film has its bright side and good messages which are often missing in those Chinese productions.
Sunday, June 1, 2008
可怕
看了兩段新聞覺得很可怕：
"四川地震牽動世人關懷，企業紛紛捐款賑災，在華經營的跨國企業也不例外，但他們萬料不到，捐款數額不足1000萬元或遲了宣布，都會被網民批鬥，更被編入「國際鐵公雞排行榜」，名聲一落千丈，甚至被憤怒的消費者圍堵和杯葛。這種賑災文化，深具中國傳統劫富濟貧的色彩，與西方資本主義下企業為股東創富的理念牴觸，是一次東西文化衝突。"
"「天安門母親」網站於5月28日正式成立，但3小時後即被封殺，只能在中國境外瀏覽。丁子霖說，網站開通後，收到不少海外年輕留學生的信息，批評網站及逝世的孩子。網站開通後，有新一代海外中國留學生留言破口大罵，「說我們無恥、六四的死者活該；我們在網站上有悼念四川地震死難者，他們卻說把四川死難者和六四死難者相提並論，是侮辱四川死者」。"
捐款賑災只能發自內心，大陸憤青的行為有如强盜，而且為什麼只針對外國企業？Alibaba的老板只捐一元，很多中國企業/中國人甚至沒有捐錢，為什麼又不見對這些人圍堵杯葛？香港人捐了十多億，亦被內地網民責備為無恥，說我們這樣富有，應該捐一千億才對。
中國留學生大罵天安門母親的網站更是離奇，人家只想公開事實真相，亦有表達的自由，憤青的反應令人莫明其妙。
希望這些行為不是代表了大部份的新一代。若不然，大陸的新一代既沒有同理心，行為有如强盜，個性偏激，EQ奇低，活像新一代的義和團。有這樣的青年，中國還有希望嗎？
"四川地震牽動世人關懷，企業紛紛捐款賑災，在華經營的跨國企業也不例外，但他們萬料不到，捐款數額不足1000萬元或遲了宣布，都會被網民批鬥，更被編入「國際鐵公雞排行榜」，名聲一落千丈，甚至被憤怒的消費者圍堵和杯葛。這種賑災文化，深具中國傳統劫富濟貧的色彩，與西方資本主義下企業為股東創富的理念牴觸，是一次東西文化衝突。"
"「天安門母親」網站於5月28日正式成立，但3小時後即被封殺，只能在中國境外瀏覽。丁子霖說，網站開通後，收到不少海外年輕留學生的信息，批評網站及逝世的孩子。網站開通後，有新一代海外中國留學生留言破口大罵，「說我們無恥、六四的死者活該；我們在網站上有悼念四川地震死難者，他們卻說把四川死難者和六四死難者相提並論，是侮辱四川死者」。"
捐款賑災只能發自內心，大陸憤青的行為有如强盜，而且為什麼只針對外國企業？Alibaba的老板只捐一元，很多中國企業/中國人甚至沒有捐錢，為什麼又不見對這些人圍堵杯葛？香港人捐了十多億，亦被內地網民責備為無恥，說我們這樣富有，應該捐一千億才對。
中國留學生大罵天安門母親的網站更是離奇，人家只想公開事實真相，亦有表達的自由，憤青的反應令人莫明其妙。
希望這些行為不是代表了大部份的新一代。若不然，大陸的新一代既沒有同理心，行為有如强盜，個性偏激，EQ奇低，活像新一代的義和團。有這樣的青年，中國還有希望嗎？
Tuesday, April 22, 2008
中國憤青
看了中國學生在Duke U抗議，王千源跟學生理論的片段，聽到她說: I am a Chinese, it doesn't mean I can't think .... I have my own judgment .... Bravo，終於有些會獨立思考的新一代，雖然是少數，聊勝於無。再看家樂福門外的憤青，辱駡去買貨的市民，有點想嘔血的感覺。家樂福的老板是否資助達賴，有的話是否觸犯了中國的法律，怎麼不由政府去查？憤青們何不做得更絕，要所有外資出聲明：從沒有直接或間接和達賴有聯繫，承認西藏是中國的領土，強烈遣責西方政府、西方傳媒、西方人權組織、西方人民抹黑中國？若敢不從，抵制罷賣到底。最好以後不准CNN, BBC, ABC, CBC, New York Times, The Guardian等等到中國採訪，以免誤導世人。奧運也不准到，以免他們亂報金牌數字，又或者說中國人沒禮貌、隨地吐痰，不排隊，大聲喧嘩，產品質素有問題，沒有人權自由之類，故意唱衰中國！！還有還有，要13億人民會寫字的都要統一思想，不可以有自己的意見，要立據跟黨中央的意思走，此志不渝！！
Monday, April 7, 2008
掃墓
真的不明白，為什麽中國人掃墓要燒這樣燒那樣的？每年清明重陽，少則十幾宗，多則幾十宗山火，燒了上萬棵樹，這些樹要很多年才長出來的！掃墓原本可以很乾淨俐落，帶一束鮮花，靜靜地待着，一陣陣的花香。香港人偏偏相反，一大羣人在喧嘩，放一塊燒豬一隻雞，大口大口吃，燒香燒衣紙，不知釋放了多少致癌物。還有缺德的人留下火種，一條條火龍漫山跑。種了多年的樹，就這樣燒光了。香港人呀，請珍惜樹林。因為在一個石屎森林中，吸引人的不是高樓大厦，五光十色，也不是很dynamic的行人，而是路邊的一棵棵樹，給了我們一點點清新的空氣，在繁華的都市中有着另一份的脫俗。
Thursday, April 3, 2008
African violet
What plants can bloom all year round? African violet is one of them. This is a pinwheel flowering African violet - a chimera. A chimera has different genotypes in different cell layers (L1-L3). For this particular plant, the L1 and L3 layers are white and L2 layer is purple, thus forming the pinwheel pattern. A chimera can only produce true-to-type offsprings by suckers. If you propagate it by leaf cutting, the pinwheel flowering pattern will be lost and the flowers of the offsprings will only be solid colored.
African violet comes in a wide variety of color and leaf pattern. The most common flower colors are blue, purple, pink but you can also find yellow, green, red flowers. The leaves can be variegated with white spots or all green. Both the flowers and leaves may have smooth or ruffled edge.
Monday, March 31, 2008
A strange day
One of my favourite songs - discovered in The Cure concert in Hong Kong.
And I laugh as I drift through the wind
Blind...dancing on a beach of stone
Cherish the faces as they wait for the end
Sudden hush across the water
And we're here again
And I laugh as I drift through the wind
Blind...dancing on a beach of stone
Cherish the faces as they wait for the end
Sudden hush across the water
And we're here again
Wednesday, March 19, 2008
Peaceful Protests or Riot in Tibet?
CCTV released photos and footage showing Tibetans attacking Chinese and Chinese businesses last Friday. This is what Beijing wants us to see and believe – a bloody protest which needs to be controlled by force. But I wonder, what happened before the riot took place on Friday? The monks are said to have peaceful protests between Monday and Thursday, but some protesters were arrested. Some witnesses reported monks being beaten up by the local and military police. Is this why the Tibetans turned into violence in the end?
The scene reminds me of June 4 massacre when thousands of people are believed to be killed in Beijing in 1989. Tibet government claimed that they did not open fire at the protesters but witnesses heard gunshots. In 1989, Beijing also claimed that no one died in Tiananmen Square… Kind of make you wonder, has Beijing really changed over the past 20 years? Now Beijing even asks all foreigners and reporters to leave Lhasa, are they ready for bloodshed there?
The resentment of Tibetans against Beijing did not start on Monday. Dalai Lama said what Beijing did to Tibet is cultural genocide, Beijing denied. In fact, the communist appointed Tibetan government has implemented many policies that affect Tibetan life. For examples, Tibetan government employees and the monks have to denounce Dalai Lama; Tibetan students and government workers are prohibited from visiting monasteries or participating in religious ceremonies; and the monks are forced to receive “patriotic education”.
Zhang Qingli (the Communist Party secretary of Tibet) said last year: "The Communist Party is like the parent to the Tibetans; and it is always considerate about what the children need" "The Central Party Committee is the real Buddha for Tibetans." Does it sound very familiar? “The Chinese government is like the parent to Hong Kong people……whatever we do and decide is for the interests of HK”. But Tibetans are not Hong Kong people, they have their own culture and spiritual lives, whereas most Hong Kong people are materialistic, they are content as long as you give them some monetary gains. In addition, why do the Chinese government always consider themselves the parent and everyone else their children? Unless they think we are all retarded and can’t decide what is good for us, or they are super intelligent, but history has proven that they are not.
If Beijing really wants stability in Tibet, they have to do something more than the old tricks. Ruling with a firm hand, crushing protests, brainwashing people with so called “patriotic education” are not enough to pacify the Tibetans. And I bet the Tibetans don’t want a “parent’ who is controlling, violent and autocratic!
The scene reminds me of June 4 massacre when thousands of people are believed to be killed in Beijing in 1989. Tibet government claimed that they did not open fire at the protesters but witnesses heard gunshots. In 1989, Beijing also claimed that no one died in Tiananmen Square… Kind of make you wonder, has Beijing really changed over the past 20 years? Now Beijing even asks all foreigners and reporters to leave Lhasa, are they ready for bloodshed there?
The resentment of Tibetans against Beijing did not start on Monday. Dalai Lama said what Beijing did to Tibet is cultural genocide, Beijing denied. In fact, the communist appointed Tibetan government has implemented many policies that affect Tibetan life. For examples, Tibetan government employees and the monks have to denounce Dalai Lama; Tibetan students and government workers are prohibited from visiting monasteries or participating in religious ceremonies; and the monks are forced to receive “patriotic education”.
Zhang Qingli (the Communist Party secretary of Tibet) said last year: "The Communist Party is like the parent to the Tibetans; and it is always considerate about what the children need" "The Central Party Committee is the real Buddha for Tibetans." Does it sound very familiar? “The Chinese government is like the parent to Hong Kong people……whatever we do and decide is for the interests of HK”. But Tibetans are not Hong Kong people, they have their own culture and spiritual lives, whereas most Hong Kong people are materialistic, they are content as long as you give them some monetary gains. In addition, why do the Chinese government always consider themselves the parent and everyone else their children? Unless they think we are all retarded and can’t decide what is good for us, or they are super intelligent, but history has proven that they are not.
If Beijing really wants stability in Tibet, they have to do something more than the old tricks. Ruling with a firm hand, crushing protests, brainwashing people with so called “patriotic education” are not enough to pacify the Tibetans. And I bet the Tibetans don’t want a “parent’ who is controlling, violent and autocratic!
Tuesday, March 18, 2008
藍莓有效嗎?
消費者委員會說，專家普遍認為藍莓產品標榜的功效欠科學證據支持。
中大眼科及視覺科學系譚智勇表示，目前未有嚴謹的隨機對照臨床試驗支持藍莓護眼的說法。
我看得有點好笑，藍莓不是藥物，不可以申請專利，任何人也可以種植藍莓，提純生產。藍莓是天然食物，可能要長時候食用才會有效。試問何人會出錢做隨機雙盲臨床試驗 (可能要花幾千萬)，而且最少要等一年半載才可以測試結果？隨機雙盲臨床試驗是藥廠做的，拿了專利的話，只值一元的藥物也可以賣一百元。
香港營養師協會亦同樣指出，外國有研究證據顯示，山桑子不能提高夜視能力。
外國某個研究是測試視力正常或高於正常的人，吃了bilberry之後有沒有改善夜視能力，而且不知實驗期有多長，也沒有用夜視能力低於正常的人做試驗。
花青素非藍莓獨有。
對呀，不過一般藍莓素是濃縮的，有25%花青素，而藍莓、士多啤梨中的花青素含量較低吧了。
藍莓可增加出血風險，服用薄血丸華法林或接受肝素治療病人，避免服用藍莓提取物；可能降低血糖及血壓，服食降血壓藥及糖尿病人應諮詢醫生；藍莓產品可能致肚瀉。
很多營養素如鳳梨酶素、蒜頭、維他命E等都有抗凝血的作用，抗凝血防止血塊形成，有利血管健康。除非是手術前後，或平常有出血問題，或正在吃其他藥物，才需要特別留意。維他命吃多了也會中毒，輕則肚瀉。若照標籤吃藍莓素，叫你吃三至六粒，你不去吃十多粒，相信是沒有問題的。
不過我也不贊成過度誇大藍莓的功效，這只是天然食物，又不是靈丹妙藥。
看來消委會還是試試電器有沒有漏電，輸出功率幾多這樣的測試好了。天然營養素有沒有功效這樣的題目，外國也爭論不休。消委會訪問了幾個本地的「專家」，又能得出個什麼結論來？！
中大眼科及視覺科學系譚智勇表示，目前未有嚴謹的隨機對照臨床試驗支持藍莓護眼的說法。
我看得有點好笑，藍莓不是藥物，不可以申請專利，任何人也可以種植藍莓，提純生產。藍莓是天然食物，可能要長時候食用才會有效。試問何人會出錢做隨機雙盲臨床試驗 (可能要花幾千萬)，而且最少要等一年半載才可以測試結果？隨機雙盲臨床試驗是藥廠做的，拿了專利的話，只值一元的藥物也可以賣一百元。
香港營養師協會亦同樣指出，外國有研究證據顯示，山桑子不能提高夜視能力。
外國某個研究是測試視力正常或高於正常的人，吃了bilberry之後有沒有改善夜視能力，而且不知實驗期有多長，也沒有用夜視能力低於正常的人做試驗。
花青素非藍莓獨有。
對呀，不過一般藍莓素是濃縮的，有25%花青素，而藍莓、士多啤梨中的花青素含量較低吧了。
藍莓可增加出血風險，服用薄血丸華法林或接受肝素治療病人，避免服用藍莓提取物；可能降低血糖及血壓，服食降血壓藥及糖尿病人應諮詢醫生；藍莓產品可能致肚瀉。
很多營養素如鳳梨酶素、蒜頭、維他命E等都有抗凝血的作用，抗凝血防止血塊形成，有利血管健康。除非是手術前後，或平常有出血問題，或正在吃其他藥物，才需要特別留意。維他命吃多了也會中毒，輕則肚瀉。若照標籤吃藍莓素，叫你吃三至六粒，你不去吃十多粒，相信是沒有問題的。
不過我也不贊成過度誇大藍莓的功效，這只是天然食物，又不是靈丹妙藥。
看來消委會還是試試電器有沒有漏電，輸出功率幾多這樣的測試好了。天然營養素有沒有功效這樣的題目，外國也爭論不休。消委會訪問了幾個本地的「專家」，又能得出個什麼結論來？！
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