“Welcome every morning with a smile. Look on the new day as another special gift from your creator, another golden opportunity to complete what you were unable to finish yesterday. Be a self-starter. Let your first hour set the theme of success and positive action that is certain to echo through your entire day. Today will never happen again. Don’t waste it with a false start or no start at all. You were not born to fail.” ~by Og Mandino

Tuesday, July 29, 2008

Friday, July 25, 2008

Bye Oon... さようなら!

We bid farewell to Oon, the Production Manager and who used to be one of our lunch partners too, today at Jia Ping restaurant. It was hardly daring to believe that he was leaving us after been serving NLM for more than 14 years. No words could best describe our feeling now but just SAD... *sob* Anyway, we would still wishing you all the best in your new career and good luck in your next endeavors!!

Who was this guy? Why he kept hiding himself behind the pinky hat?!
Aha, he was the MAN of today - FY Oon.


Group pix before the dishes were served.


Here was the time that we had been waiting for long. The dishes gave us a visual treat and the bright colour of food tempted everyone to taste it. Yummy! Yummy!
I'm gonna be quick else the food would leave nothing to me in short. Because I was sitting at a table with all guys who used to act very quick, especially eating. *chuckle*


This was the ever priceless farewell gift from me - lovely juicy kiss. Oops, hold on. You are too tall that I can't reach your cheek! Then, better give you just fly kiss instead. *giggle*


Wow, what had you all been talking about which amused everyone there?!


Oon: Err... Low, I think you still owe me something.
Low: What?
Oon: You haven't settled your laundry expenses with me yet.
Low: Have I?
Oon: Yes, of course! You had passed your ONE WEEK undergarments to me for washing on last Saturday. Don't you remember?
Low: ... *blushing*


CS: Hey buddy, please do help to reserve a post in your new company for me yah. May be I will think about to change my career too... Hehe...


Oon's job reviewing session for last 14 years...


Left: Hey, I had closed my eyes unknowingly in that pix. NG!
Middle: These two guys were almost falling asleep. NG!
Right: Finally, everyone was in condition. *wink*


Wong: Hey mate, you have to pay before you take. I'm not kind of simply let people take the photo of mine. Go and fill up the requisition form in database before you want to approach me yah. *snigger*


The elders and the younger. *wink*


Good bye Oon and good luck to you!! Do come back and visit us whenever you miss us, cheers!

Tuesday, July 22, 2008

赤壁(上)。观后感

中国四大名著-《三国演义》、《西遊記》、《水滸傳》、《紅樓夢》,唯独《三国演义》我没翻过,只因为其内容对我而言稍微沉闷了些。更贴切一点,小姑娘我对三国的战争,各路兵法战略,以及军事政治一窍不通,也一概不知,更是压根儿没想过要知道。当年甚至还庆幸自己不用上中六逼自己"啃"《三国演义》。如果这是对名著的不敬,那么我真的是很抱歉,为我当时的无知而开始反省了,是在看了"赤壁(上)"之后。


上周日被老公半哄半骗地拉进电影院看"赤壁(上)"。懒洋洋地窝在沙发里,四周黑漆漆地,心里头纳闷着又是一部玩弄政权的电影,不同的是发生在战国时代吧了。

电影开始了-中国汉朝的年轻小皇帝仿佛是一个手无搏鸡之力的傀儡,完完全全震慑在一代枭雄曹操的威严之下,任凭曹操为所欲为,敢怒而不敢言。曹操挟天子而令诸候,因有一份野心想要消灭南方的东吴(属孙权管辖)以及西方的蜀国(属刘备管辖),并篡夺汉室,而不择手段要收服所有人。西蜀刘备遭曹操成千上万的大军追击而溃不成军,在军师诸葛亮的献策之下,决定与东吴孙权结盟共抗曹操。


电影里头并没有特别歌颂任何一位历史人物,因为他们个个都是英雄,个个都是好汉!

很欣赏诸葛亮和周瑜精明的用兵策略,尤其是利用他们所谓"过时"的八卦阵,再加上手上仅有的三万士兵,就足以把曹操陆上的雄厚大军打得落花流水,大快人心!用兵遣将,阵法排列,可见他们的足智多谋。不管是作战还是音律,他们之间一直都有着共鸣。


很惊讶张飞火暴鲁莽地脾气之下,却可以好似文人雅士般写出一手好字,他是外刚内柔,铁汉柔情吗?!


很佩服关羽在兵荒马乱,可否安然活到明天都成问题的时代,还可以气定神闲地教导孩子们读书识字。有一个小孩问道:"都吃不饱了还念什么书呀?"关羽严肃地答道:"等你长大后就会用到。"言简意骇,不是吗?!


刘备在逃难期间仍为自己的弟兄和下属们编织草鞋,完全不计较身份高低,实实在在地表现出了有福同享,有难同当的侠义精神。这也许就是为什么仍有一班的英雄豪杰愿意追随着他,即使他不是个非常优秀的领袖。


电影人物的对白少了冗长及难懂的文言文,句句精简而幽默,偶尔还会不禁让人莞迩一笑。 老实说,我似乎已从刚开始时的心不在焉,到慢慢跟着澎湃的战争情节而高低起浮,两只眼睛几乎离不开大银幕。一句话可以形容:是超好看的啰!哈哈~

虽然说电影里头的故事和真实的历史是有些出入,但这也不失为另一种的演绎手法。至少演员们把中国历史上乱世英雄的豪情气魄挥洒得淋漓尽致,让观众更能透彻领会。


剧照摘自http://ent.sina.com.cn/f/m/chibi/