早上听到心扑通扑通地跳。
晚上感觉到心扑通扑通地跳。
蛮好的。
Archive for the ‘Daily Life’ Category
14 Jun
John Woo pidgins
If only I could photoshop out the tractor and replace it with a tank or muscle car…
14 Jun
This one photo made my day.
I had originally planned to do a short photo walk in the afternoon but had to abandon the excursion last minute. With that I thought my chance of getting decent photos today was gone. But what do you know, right in my own backyard!
24 May
鞭一百遍啊一百遍
I thought the city I live in is pretty safe – it had low crime rate when I first moved here. Unfortunately in the past years things had gone downhill along with the economy. There were a few break-ins in the neighborhood, including one last year in a house on the same block [...]
14 May
Seattle driving
I arrived last night in Seattle for a short training course. My colleague drove the previous time I was here, so this would be my first time driving in Washington state. I knew it wouldn’t be a party, but my short stint from airport to hotel was worse than expected:
It was raining.
It was [...]
12 May
The shrinking dollar
The value of a dollar is shrinking fast. Case in point, a nearby restaurant has jacked up prices across the board. Items of prices $8 and more went up by $1. Items of $5 range increased by 50 cents. And this could be just me, but I conjecture that the food [...]
10 May
Badminton racket string snapped
I broke the badminton string on my fake Yonex Nanospeed 9000 racket. This time I was told that it can’t be restrung because it was in bad shape. It’s sad, but I might have to say goodbye to my 2-year old racket I brought from China.
Could it be a hint?
30 Apr
Nokia 5800 initial sync annoyance
We purchased an unlocked Nokia 5800 XpressMusic phone earlier this week. For $200 it was a great deal. The phone arrived yesterday.
Nokia 5800 is Nokia’s first phone with touch screen. As such the touch UI is still crude. One thing that ticked me off was the useless manual which said nothing on syncing [...]
26 Apr
Tan Oak and Tan Bark
今天路经Tan Oak与Tan Bark两条街时我正跟某人信口开河，于是乎，Tan Oak和Tan Bark就成了两个人：
Tan Oak = 陈树 （应该是‘陈橡’，但瞎扯时翻译失败。）
Tan Bark = 陈树皮
解析一下：‘Tan’在新加坡是‘陈’姓。
