吹水的濕地公園

老牌汽車雜誌《Car and Driver》香港版收檔

lau_wan_ching — Thu, 26 Nov 2009 03:29:43 +0800

以本地出版的汽車雜誌來說，《Car and Driver》應該是最具代表性的一本，十幾廿年前已經有買來睇，可說是「由細睇到大」，話摺就摺，頗為化學．（連結）

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Amazon Kindle香港初體驗

lau_wan_ching — Sun, 25 Oct 2009 03:53:37 +0800

今朝收到從美國速遞來的kindle，發現果然名不虛傳，實在是正嘢，難怪Amazon近排業績咁好．

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首富的說話藝術

lau_wan_ching — Sun, 16 Aug 2009 05:24:07 +0800

首富李嘉誠在公司業績記者會當中，被問及旗下樓盤日出康城鄰近垃圾堆填區、臭氣沖天時，李嘉誠回應說，他親身到過現場，那裡一片綠油油，心曠神怡．短短幾句話，已經盡顯說話技巧，可以做公關課程的教材．

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好玩的香港立體地圖

lau_wan_ching — Tue, 26 May 2009 02:56:39 +0800

內地的3D城市地圖終於出到香港了，畫功精美，可惜覆蓋範圍有限．（連結）

一袋兩制

lau_wan_ching — Tue, 26 May 2009 01:19:30 +0800

香港除了有一國兩制之外，還有一袋兩制．今期的國家地理雜誌，由於刊登了一些少數民族在河邊洗澡的照片，要封上膠袋．奇怪的是，同一期的英文版，也有相同的報道以及圖片，卻不用封上膠袋，令人摸不著頭腦．以下是南華早報的報道：

If you read in Chinese, they sensor the nudes

If you read in Chinese, they censor the nudesFor the second time in nine months, National Geographic magazine is being sold in a sealed plastic bag carrying the warning required for pornographic publications - that it be kept away from readers below 18.
But the warning applies only to its Chinese-language edition. The English-language edition, which carries the same article and photographs that appear to have prompted the warning, is for sale on newsstands and in bookshops without any warning label or transparent wrapping.
The article in question in the magazine's May issue is headlined "Searching for Shangri-la", and features a colour photograph of a group of half-naked women of the Lisu ethnic minority bathing in a pool in a ritual that celebrates the coming of spring. The issue also features a black-and-white photo of a topless woman native of Saunders Island in the South Atlantic mending fur jackets.

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人要為自已的相貌負責

lau_wan_ching — Mon, 25 May 2009 08:57:22 +0800

解放黑奴的美國總統林肯，喜歡以貌取人，他有一句名言，任何年過四十歲的人，都要為自己的相貌負責．

An adviser to Lincoln recommended a particular person for a cabinet position, but Lincoln balked at the suggestion. He said “I don’t like the man’s face.”

“But, sir.” said the adviser, “he can’t be held responsible for his face.” Lincoln replied, “Every man over forty is responsible for his face.”

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