Local Tour – Why Not?

I had lunch with a French guy yesterday after a meeting with him in my office. He told me that he brought his daughters with him to visit the Shanghai Expo and then came to Hong Kong for a few meetings. During his stay in Hong Kong these few days, he has brought his daughters ...
快閃深圳之旅

今日有D唔舒服,開咗差唔多成日會。臨放工忽發奇想,打俾阿哥約佢上深圳,打算去福田華強北路間賽格電腦中心睇睇有冇PCMCIA嘅HSDPA咭賣。其實近日係淘寶見到有人賣,有一兩個間鋪頭正正係賽格。本來想係網上買,但又怕香港唔arm用,再加上喪做咗一整星期,想做D另類嘢,所以無聊地黎一個快閃深圳之旅。係胡忠搭巴士過海,再轉火車到沙田,坐阿哥車到皇崗,泊車再搭的士到落馬州。8點半到賽格,但係原來收6點。吹脤!行咗半個鐘,電腦鋪收晒,但係5步一間手機鋪,價錢仲貴過香港,死未?!再打的去咗保税區間喜來登酒店,依家食緊薄燒牛,阿哥仲叫咗3大份,同埋兩份牛肉炒飯,全牛宴!轉頭去腳底按摩,哈哈!Brad's Cyberspace - The Official Web of Bradford Lee from Hong Kong (http://www.bradfordlee.com)
下籤再現

(Quoted from Appledaily on Jan 28, 2009) 一支車公廟下籤,為港人揭開己丑牛年的序幕。昨日是大年初二車公誕,行政會議新貴、新界鄉議局主席劉皇發按傳統為香港前景求籤。發叔拿籤筒搖呀搖,跌出第27籤下籤,解曰「內有家鬼,求財不遂」。玄學家解釋籤文預示官員不濟、政策一事無成。首次求得下籤的發叔說:「車公好靈 。」寄語港人要團結和諧。這是2003年後,香港再次求得下籤 。鄉紳政要再為香港的運程求得下籤,籤文解曰「內有家鬼」。政界人士及網民昨日紛紛議論誰是「政壇內鬼」。立法會議員李卓人認為,中聯辦、政治助理、副局長、民建聯皆為家鬼;他更充當政經預言家,預料農曆年過後,新一浪金融海嘯隨時在牛年湧至,極可能會出現新一輪大裁員潮。李卓人並預料5月過後,大批畢業生陸續到市場求職,失業率隨時會升至6%或以上 。行會新貴劉皇發昨為香港前景求得27籤下籤,在他身旁的沙田鄉委會當然委員蔡根培,92年原來也曾為沙田的前景求得同一支下籤。當時任沙田區議會主席的他見狀大驚,即場託人將籤燒掉,並再次求籤,結果求得一支上籤。其實,官員偶會求得下籤,但身邊的鄉紳都甚懂「執生」。84年,當時的沙田政務專員曾蔭權求得下籤,在場的鄉紳即說他「不夠誠心」,應「再接再厲」。結果曾蔭權「徇眾要求」下再度求籤,求得一支中籤。99年,時任民政事務總署副署長的呂孝端先為港人求得一中籤,身旁的呂太「補飛」,求得一支上籤,成功保住連續六年求得上籤的「佳績」。(UNQUOTE)My views:求籤同睇相有一個共通點,就係結果有好亦有差。我最怕搞呢D嘢,結果好就好囉,如果唔係,成年囉囉孿。不過,有時囉囉孿都有好處:例如我早幾日唔記得係邊度睇到話屬兔的今年揸車要小心,我呢幾日當堂小心咗,以防好嘅唔靈醜嘅靈。哈哈!其實特首"微服出巡"到各區探訪家庭前,D官員梗會幫該家庭攪靚佢粉飾太平。點解無人幫發叔準備一桶全上上籤呢?咁咪大家開心囉!大家都係想有D心靈安慰姐!Brad's Cyberspace - The Official Web of Bradford Lee from Hong Kong (http://www.bradfordlee.com)
八號幹線

Mingpao News (Mar 21, 2008)I'm gonna try this out today ...(QUOTED)八號幹線沙田至長沙灣通車八號幹線沙田至長沙灣段今早7時通車,沙田、大圍直出西九龍只需不足10分鐘,劃一收費8元。八號幹線沙田至長沙灣段由昂船洲高架路、荔枝角高架路、尖山隧道、沙田嶺隧道、大圍隧道組成,長約6.7公里。(UNQUOTE)Brad's Cyberspace - The Official Web of Bradford Lee from Hong Kong (http://www.bradfordlee.com)
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(Left) The Angkor beer that I brought back from my Cambodia journey late last year suddenly reappears in the fridge today; (Right) An "enhanced" iPhone being displayed in a mobile phone shop in Shatin. This iPhone replica may not be 100% full features as the original iPhone but it allows users to plug in ...