A digital camera slowly becomes an essential part of my life. It is as important as a pen and book to a diary writer, or a recorder to a reporter. It visually recorded my life since I started owning one, early in 2004. Since then, over 4000 pictures/video clips were taken. If a picture is worth a thousand words, that would be 4 million words, far more extensive than a thick novel.

For almost 4 months now, my friend borrowed my camera for a trip, but hadn’t had a chance to return it yet. And I am suffering from "camera-deficiency syndrome". Symptoms include sweaty palms autonomously reaching for any gadget that includes a lens, or looking through the hole of a key chain as if composing a shot. During the past week, I finally laid my hands on a camera, for work. And I went crazy with it, like an addict acquiring a dose after a long long time. Snapping pictures randomly, some of which are, of course, unrelated to work. And here are those random ones, taken near and in York Mills subway station.

Although I seldomly post contents other than my own, I can’t resist but to post this, and I can’t agree more.

The Guys’ Rules

At last a guy has taken the time to write this all down. Finally, the guys’ side of the story. (I must admit, it’s pretty good.) We always hear "the rules" From the female side. Now here are the rules from the male side.

These are our rules! Please note… these are all numbered "1" ON PURPOSE!

1. Men ARE NOT mind readers.
1. Learn to work the toilet seat. You’re a big girl. If it’s up, put it down. We need it up, you need it down. You don’t hear us complaining about you leaving it down.

1. Sunday sports. It’s like the full moon or the changing of the tides. Let it be.

1. Shopping is NOT a sport. And no, we are never going to think of it that way.

1. Crying is blackmail.

1. Ask for what you want. Let us be clear on this one:
Subtle hints do not work!
Strong hints do not work!
Obvious hints do not work!
Just say it!

1. Yes and No are perfectly Acceptable answers to almost every question.

1. Come to us with a problem only If you want help solving it. That’s what we do. Sympathy is what your girlfriends are for.

1. A headache that lasts for 17 months is a problem. See a doctor.

1. Anything we said 6 months ago is inadmissible in an argument. In fact, all comments become null and void after 7 Days.

1. If you won’t dress like the Victoria’s Secret girls, don’t Expect us to act like soap opera guys.

1. If you think you’re fat, you probably are. Don’t ask us.

1. If something we said can be interpreted two ways and one of the ways makes you sad or angry, we meant the other one.

1. You can either ask us to do something Or tell us how you want it done. Not both. If you already know best how to do it, just do it yourself.

1. Whenever possible, Please say whatever you have to say during commercials.

1. Christopher Columbus did NOT need directions and neither do we.

1. ALL men see in only 16 colors, like Windows default settings. Peach, for example, is a fruit, not A color. Pumpkin is also a fruit. We have no idea what mauve is.

1. If it itches, it will Be scratched. We do that.

1. If we ask what is wrong and you say "nothing," we will act like nothing’s wrong. We know you are lying, but it is just not worth the hassle.

1. If you ask a question you don’t want an answer to, Expect an answer you don’t want to hear.

1. When we have to go somewhere, absolutely anything you wear Is fine…Really.

1. Don’t ask us what we’re thinking about unless you are prepared to discuss such topics as baseball, the shotgun formation, or golf.

1. You have enough clothes.

1. You have too many shoes.

1. I am in shape. Round IS a shape!

Thank you for reading this. Yes, I know, I have to sleep on the couch tonight.

But did you know men really don’t mind that? It’s like camping.

Pass this to as many men as you can - to give them a laugh.
Pass this to as many women as you can - to give them a bigger laugh!

Source: unknown (Received this as a forwarded email)

谷歌 - 有那首流行曲不是"谷"出來的 ? 谷歌不就是這個意思嗎?

但是谷歌還有別的意思,, 例如是一個搜索引擎的中文名..第一次看到這個Google的中文名..有點怪, 心想, Google 幹嗎叫作 什麼歌.. 和歌曲又有什麼關係?但是看了這一篇"谷歌-誕生背后的故事", 才發現這個名字背後的理念是多麼深遠. 緃使有很多比谷歌更好更親切的名字,但是 Gu ge 還不錯 , 反正 Google 就是Google ,多了一個中文名字也多一份優勢.

消息來源: Google 黑板報 - 谷歌的诞生

I couldn’t wait till I get off work today, and drive.

Never been so eager to take a driving lesson. But this is the first lesson for this year, and the first time I drive this year. While people my age would usually have accumulated 4, 5 or or even 6 years of experiences, I am still a newbie at it, and many factors today made it more than just exciting. A combination of rain, dusk, rush hour traffic and highway driving which turned this lesson into a challenge.

Warming me up with the basics, instructor led me on Lakeshore, travelling westwards until we were far enough away from the busy downtown districts. Then it was a series of left turns, right turns, S- and L-parkings and three point turns. Believe it or not, I already forgot how to properly do a three-point turn, or parkings. Anyways, on the return trip, I suggested that we should take the highway route. Afterall, it was what this lesson should be for.

It was still raining, I was driving on the rightmost (slow) lane at all times. Then there was a truck in the neighbouring lane just ahead of my car, travelling at the same speed as I was. Those annoying wheels were splashing water all over my windshield and rendered the wipers useless. "What should I do?" I was getting nervous.  I was told to keep a 2-second distance with the car in front, while the impatient driver behind is probably rushing home to see his family, as he was following so close that his headlights blinded me when looking into the rear mirror. For ages (for exaggeration sake, although it probably lasted only 10 seconds), I could see just water splashes in front of me, those blinding lights behind, more cars on my left, and concrete slabs on the right. However, I finally exited the highway on Jarvis. And that, was a relief.

Since instructor won’t be available on weekends, I will probably be driving on Wednesday evenings again. And I definitely look forward to driving in the evenings. Cool.

I broke a record. But it is "niks" to be proud of. My first glance on the computer clock reads 10:52 am, on a Friday morning, at the office. On thursday evening, :CL: was telling me how he arrived at work when the clock strike the tenth hour, and how his workers started to notice this behaviour of his. However, within less than a day, I beat his record, by far… late enough for the hobbits to have their third meal of the day, the Eleventies.

And there were no excuses, I apologized to my boss and simply told him I slept in. Boss excused me, and I was back to work as normal. I left work at 6pm.

It was rather ironic that I just warned myself not to be the next target in my previous blog entry.