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澳式足球瘋 Crazy for AFL!
Monday, Mar 30, 2009 8:42PM / Standard Entry
說起來很有趣, AFL對於美國人來說就是American Football League美式足球. 就是那種全身上下武裝具全的行頭, 一群人人高馬大互相一而再再而三的衝撞, 這樣一個魯莽的比賽. 而我這裡所說的AFL, 其實是同樣一群人激烈粗魯的衝撞, 卻完全沒有任何人身的保護, 這樣一個幾近瘋狂的運動 - Australian Football League 澳式足球.
When you read the word "AFL" , you most probably would think of American Football League, that's if you are American. American Football, with the limited knowledge I have, is a type of sport that players wear protective padding and run ruthlessly towards each other. The "AFL" I mean here, is along the same lines with ruthless running and tackling, minus the padding. It's so crazy it's insanely fun. It's Australian Football League.
墨爾本是AFL的起源地, 元祖為Melbourne Footbal Club 墨爾本足球俱樂部 - 也是世界上最古老的足球俱樂部之一. 這個澳洲土生土長的運動'當初其實是為了讓板球球員在冬季休賽的時候不至於荒廢健身而創造的, 沒想到現今居然成為澳洲最受歡迎的球賽, 遠遠超過板球!
Melbourne is the Mecca of AFL. The game's originator, the Melbourne Football Club, was one of the oldest football clubs in the world. It's hard to believe that AFL was invented to keep the cricketers fit during the winter. Little did they know that AFL is now far more popular than the cricket itself in Australia!
這次跟朋友一群人由各地八方齊聚在墨爾本, 就為了親自感受AFL現場滋味. 我們由悉尼飛去, 有的從坎培拉, 有的是剛由中國移民過來的, 還有個第一次到澳洲旅遊的美國好友.
We gathered together a group just to experience the excitement live. Interesting group we had: A good friend flew in from Canberra. A friend that had recently migrated to Australia from Beijing, An American friend visiting Australia for the first time. Two friends from Melbourne. And of course us, who flew in from Sydney.
怎麼說呢? 要嚐嚐澳洲本地人的瘋狂, 就是要親身體驗一下AFL才叫地道!
So what's the verdict? If you want the real taste of authentic "Strayan kulcha", you gotta get yourself a ticket for AFL in Melbourne!
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Twitter!!
Sunday, Mar 22, 2009 11:43AM / Standard Entry
Alright, maybe I am not an early adopter. After perhaps 4 weeks hearing my friends raving about "Twitter", I finally registered an account with them.
But at least I registered the account earlier than, Ellen Degeneres talked about it on her show, and Sydney Morning Harold devoted two pages in The Good Weekend for its phenomenon.
Apparently it's very very VERY up close and personal. It is as if you are with THE person 24/7, who ever you are following. Anyone famous, or not famous, or even infamous.
I guess it's blogging to its extreme. Yes it is hard to come up with blog posts that worth a while reading sometimes. But at least writing an article that talks about something we are interested in, giving some details of how it happened and how we got there, makes sense to most people.
Now what we are facing is an entirely different game.
We suddently have to become a philosopher who can come up with witty/meaningful/sarcastic/cruel sentence that is completed in 140 words.
At the moment I only have 2 people "following" me. They are my colleagues sitting next to me. They don't need twitter to know what I am doing, because I am doing things right next to them. I guess you could call it "pity following".
But hey at least I've got time and room to improve my thought process, so I can come up with something that worth reading in, 140 words. (Not like this long post. Thank you for reading it by the way!)
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盤古七星看夜景 Beautiful night spot in Pangu Seven Star Hotel Beijing
Saturday, Jan 31, 2009 12:49PM / Standard Entry
昨晚好友很神秘地, 說要帶我們去個"不為人所知的好地方"看夜景.
上了車直奔二環三環, 離我們熟悉的區域越來越遠, 然後突然不知不覺地, 鳥巢與水立方就在我們的面前炫麗地閃耀著.
原來我們要去的地方就是位於鳥巢和水立方一側鼎鼎大名的"盤古七星酒店". (這名字取的好, 居然還自己附帶個"七星"呢~!)
Last night we were told by our friend in Beijing that we were going to a fantastic night spot that "no one knows about". The suspense was unbearable~ I mean, a place in Beijing that "no one knows about"? Perhaps it means "only less than two million people know about it"...
We hit straight to the highway, taking us further away from our familiar surroundings. Before we realised where we were, the magnificent Bird Nest and Water Cube were standing shining before us.
So it was revealed then our mystery destination was the Pangu Seven Star Hotel. (You might have seen it from all the Olympic coverage)
這就是盤古七星, 從頂樓Lounge照過來的.
This is the Pangu Seven Star Hotel, taken from the Lounge at top floor.
這是位於頂樓的"樂滿堂" (HAPPINESS LOUNGE)
This is the place we went to - Happiness Lounge.
鳥巢與水立方相連，真的很壯觀，不是嗎？
Isn't this view breathtaking?!
水立方的多樣風采！
Water Cube's fashion parade~
跟媽媽在頂樓留念～！
Me and my mum's kodak moment~!
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北京新春跨年煙火 Chinese New Year Fireworks in Beijing
Wednesday, Jan 28, 2009 1:06PM / Standard Entry
北京的春節最壯觀的就是民放煙火了 ;-)
西方跨年都是政府安排策劃的, 北京這裡則是人們自個兒掏腰包, 甚至是炫燿財力的機會, 除夕子夜一到滿城煙花, 壯觀極了. 根本不用委屈地在公園裡還是馬路上排隊等位, 自家的窗戶就是好景點!
P.S. I didn't take this photo :-P
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牛年新春如意吉祥~ 牛牛牛~! Happy Chinese New Year~!!
Monday, Jan 26, 2009 6:44PM / Standard Entry
