独一无二, 无尽的爱

Went to see The Mummy 3 (Tomb of the Dragon Emperor) last evening. Not a bad movie, although it could have been better. I saw it in Chinese dubbing with English subtitles! It was a bit strange to be watching an American movie like this. Haha. My friend was scared to see the gore parts and hid her head into my shoulder. Not a bad feeling to play the protecting knight. LOL.

Completely unrelated, considering trying Google Chrome, but I already have FF and Opera installed in addition to the default IE. Adding a 4th web browser would be too much. Maybe I’ll wait until it’s no longer in the Beta stage.

I keep having “Display driver nvlddmkm stopped responding” error messages, following which the computer would lose its display. I have had it sent for ‘repairs’ twice, without success. I have just done a system restore. Fed up. I will see if I can get a desktop computer for not too much. Can’t continue like this.

Need to delete several files, then maybe I can have enough space to use for Ubuntu again. But I heard that having dual OS could reduce the speed of your computer. Wonder if it is true.

nvlddmkm driver error msg

Bored at work, actually don’t feel like working. Too much on my mind. Spent an hour looking at various cartoon pictures of Chinese guys in the dynasty eras. I want to do a comics strip and it’s called doing “reasearch” for it. haha.

Not much to say, so I am pasting a Chinese joke instead.

人=吃饭+睡觉+上班+玩 猪=吃饭+ 睡觉 代入:人=猪+上班+玩 即:人-玩=猪+上班
结论:不懂玩的人=会上班的猪
Man = Eat + Sleep + Work + Play
Pig = Eat + Sleep
Therefore Man = Pig + Work + Play
Namely: Man - Play = Pig + Work
Which means Man who don’t understand the need to have fun = Pig who can work

男人=吃饭+ 睡觉+挣钱 猪=吃饭+ 睡觉 男人=猪+挣钱 猪=男人-挣钱
结论：男人不挣钱等于猪
Man = Eat + Sleep + Make money
Pig = Eat + Sleep
Man = Pig + Make money
Pig = Man - Make money
Conclusion: Men who don’t earn money are like pigs

女人=吃饭+ 睡觉+花钱 猪=吃饭+ 睡觉 代入上式得：女人=猪+花钱
移项得： 女人-花钱=猪
结论：女人不花钱的都是猪
Woman = Eat + Sleep + Spend Money
Pig = Eat + Sleep
Which means Woman = Pig + Spend money
Or Woman - Spend Money = Pig
Thus: Women who don’t spend money are all pigs

综上： 男人为了让女人不变成猪而挣钱！ 女人为了让男人不变成猪而花钱！
男人+女人=两头猪
In summary: Men earn money so as to prevent women from becoming pigs (they have money to spend)! Women spend money so as to prevent men from becoming pigs (they need to keep making money)!
Man + Woman = 2 Pigs

The Olympic’s Opening ceremony, or 开幕式 (kai-mu-shi) was not bad. The opening bit with the drummers was cool. I admit that. But then it drifted in some obscure references of long gone eras that even the Chinese presenters and my Chinese companions were at times lost as to how to interprete. (For info, the 3 characters that came up in one section of the ceremony, they all represented 和 (he) which means peace). The modern era bit was completely wasted.

I was happy to see the Mauritian team coming out, and pointed it out to my friends. The opinion was that there were “a lot of black people” .

Laughed with all the laowais (foreigners) and locals when we saw Mark Roswell (aka Dasha 大山, probably the most famous foreigner in China) in the Canadian team.

Initially planned to go and watch the ceremony in a pub, but by the time my friends got there, the place was already jam-packed and we ended up watching it in 4 Seasons’s Jazz bar. Nice place though expensive. Pre-opening ceremony we had a group of ladies singing, a tad too loud for my taste.

Darn! So stupid of me

Forgot to backup my phone before upgrading the software. Now I’ve lost some important phone numbers.

Losing SMS I don’t really care that much, but how can I contact the girls again? Oops, did I say girls? I meant some contacts’ details. Haha.

Laptop crashed again yesterday. First diagnostic would be the new graphics card not working so well with current configuration. Saw the purple streaking and picture freezing that occurred just before the other graphics card went off.

Still haven’t installed new theme as I can’t use my laptop to make file transfers/upgrades. Probably will install the Vita theme. Simple but nice.

That’s it for now. It rained heavily with gales of winds late evening and during the night. I forgot to close the balcony windows and my clothes got wet. Too lazy to re-wash them. Hope they aren’t dirty.

Edit: Vita theme installed. Need to readjust the picture later.

Site has been unavailable for the last week or so. Cause: Bandwidth exceeded.

I have a song that I linked to the blog, and somehow people were downloading it from the site (I blame Yahoo, Google, etc for finding out about the song :D ), thus the incredible traffic. I have deleted the song from my site and will revert the blog theme later after I have removed the link. I am at the office and don’t have the time to look in which file I inserted the script for the blog page template.

Or maybe I’ll just use download a new theme. The one I have been using dates from last year. Yeah, I’ll do that. New theme tonight.

[rant]
Why doesn’t Quicktime has a f.cking language option? When I download Quicktime through its website, everything looks normal. Everything in English, even when I click on the installation process.

However, once the bloody thing is completely installed and you click it open, IT’S IN FRIGGING CHINESE!!!!!

QUICKTIME/APPLE BLOODY HELL, I KNOW IN CHINA MOST PEOPLE WILL WANT THE FACKING CHINESE VERSION, BUT WHY DON’T YOU GIVE THE USER THE OPTION AT DOWNLOAD PAGE OR INSTALLATION STEP.

YOU BUNCH OF BASTARDS AND CUNTS!

[/rant]

Just had to get it off my chest.

2 more weeks and it will be the Olympics in Beijing. But I don’t feel anything about it. I can’t care any less.

I’m getting more and more sluggish at work. Need to pull myself to complete the June accounts asap.

A distant auntie wants to introduce me to a girl in Shanghai because an uncle apparently told her I am “lonely” in Shanghai.

At what point does the age gap between a guy and a girl becomes too important? Or is there no limit? No, I’m not talking of those gold diggers and old farts relationship, but real emotion/love relationship. And it’s got nothing to do with the point above.

Watched 《The battle of Red Cliff 赤壁》, like it so much that I decided to read 《Three Kingdoms 三国演义》, which is a classic Chinese romantic litterature. A bit disappointed as I discovered the movie is very different from the classic novel. However, the fact remains that as a movie it was great to watch.

Want to watch 《Storm Riders 风云决》 which is already out in the theatres. From the trailer, you would never have thought it not to be a Japanese manga. Looks awesome.

It’s so hot. 35-38C. Need to switch aircon everyday.

Want to buy an electric bicycle. Would cost about 1500rmb (about Rs6,000) for decent one. There is one model about 600rmb (Rs2,400), but might be of poor quality. Fearful of the risk of someone stealing it.

Haven’t played my Wii for ages. Nor watched DVDs for that matter.

The hairdresser that opened a few metres away from my apartment has massage services. Wonder if it is any good. Want to do a back massage. Or a foot massage. But I can’t remember seeing them advertising foot massage service.

Bought a new pair of shoes as the heavy rainfalls that took place in Shanghai last month resulted in my sole pair of leather shoes split open.

I agreed to have a friend staying at my apartment when she told me she wanted to move out from the house she shares with her husband. Later, I started thinking it might be awkward for me in the future if I have “guests” coming. But it was too late to withdraw my offer. I don’t want to reak my promise. Good thing she thought the thing over again and decided to stay with her husband.

Argh, switched the aircon off barely 5mins ago, now feel too hot and need to switch it on again.

Ok, enough pointless ramblings. Goodnight.

Taken shamelessly from Good Morning China!

BEIJING TRAFFIC: as American Football
To help you understand Beijing traffic, and perhaps to one day navigate its hazards, I’ve come up with the following analogy. I hope you find it helpful.

BEIJING TRAFFIC: as American Football

Traffic lights: BAD QUARTERBACK

In Beijing, a traffic light is like a quarterback- an extremely bad one. It’s so bad, none of the players listen to it. If they don’t get what they want.. they’ll just audible audibly and bullrush the intersection. Because of this lack of respect for Mr. QB, you find yourself in an interesting predicament.

You: RUNNING BACK

As soon as the quarterback huts and the light turns green, you might as well find some holes in the defense and go for the endzone. Here’s what you’re up against:

Buses: DEFENSIVE LINEMEN

Slow to accelerate and overweight, you can usually navigate around these guys pretty easily. They’re mainly dangerous because they can block you from seeing over the line of scrimmage, sometimes allowing a strong safety to sneak up on you.

Cars: BAD CORNERBACKS

Nimble, but usually polite, a car will usually cede if you walk in front of it. Bad tacklers. Unfortunately, they can be easily confused with…

Taxis: STRONG SAFETY

These are the guys you have to really look out for- they can really lay the smack down. Quick to accelerate and extremely aggressive, they will stop at nothing to “invent” lanes to tackle you. Beijing taxis make Rodney Harrison look like Michelle Kwan. Naturally, they love to talk trash, and honk frequently.

That’s it for the defense- let’s look at what’s protecting you from this monstrosity.

Other pedestrians: OFFENSIVE LINE

Strength in numbers, but I can’t tell if these guys are for or against you. On the one hand, if you can get sandwiched between a group of 5 or 6, you’re usually good. On the other hand, if you’re only with 1 or 2, they can be very hesitant. This might be because they perceive themselves as running backs and you as their offensive line. Luckily, there’s one last offensive player, and it’s the best.

Bikes: FULLBACK

Hands down, your biggest asset. These guys are big, bad, and have been in the league for years. I mean it takes balls just to WALK in Beijing… to bike here is Chuck Norris ballsy. So, if you can walk quickly with a bike protecting you from those nasty strong safeties, you’re all set. Touchdown.