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Pageviews:48 On a self-drive holiday trip with Jane along the coastal line in NSW towards VIC, I secretly added a destination without letting her know in advance. In addition, I had our initials, love message, and the date engraved on a padlock. It was my second visit to the Sea Cliff Bridge, but for Jane it . . . → Read More: Love Lock on Sea Cliff Bridge 
Pageviews:145 上个月，我拿了2周的年假，与家人一起去渡假。临放假之前，我交代一位日常负责行政管理的同事帮忙给我办公室里的花草浇水，因为她有每个人的办公室的钥匙。她问具体要求是什么，我就说大概两天浇一次就可以了。 渡假完毕回来上班的那天早上，我在办公室里发现一张小纸片。它让我十分感动，也让我对那位同事留下了非常良好的印象。帮忙浇花的这么一件小事，她可以管得非常妥当。 在那纸片上，她预先列出了每一次浇花的具体日期，每次她进我办公室浇花完毕后，就在相应的日期上打个勾。其中有一天本来是需要浇花的，是星期四（9月8日），但那天她请病假了，于是当她星期五（9月9日）回来的时候就把日期改了，马上补浇。 就是这么一件小事，它能透露出行政管理中的三个重要事项： 第一，有任务，但没有具体要求，就要把具体要求搞清楚，再行动； 第二，执行任务时，要有计划，有安排，有提醒，有监控，有记录； 第三，出现问题时，要灵活处理，尽可能作补救，努力继续按原计划执行任务。 做到这三点，进一步来说，还能意味着什么呢？——假如虽然按照要求浇花了，但是花死了，那么责任就不在于执行者身上，而在于决策者。这果然是拥有多年行政管理经验的人员的行事作风！与这样的同事一起工作，办事起来，我会感到很放心。 我们在日常的工作上和生活上做的各种小事都在给别人一种什么印象呢？这个小故事，值得大家借鉴！在此附上那张小纸片：
Pageviews:338 I have been enjoying a group buying lifestyle for a while. It is not just about the discount I got from the deals; it is also an opportunity for me to explore what good things life has to offer, which I would not have discovered if those group buying sites did not exist, especially in . . . → Read More: Are You Getting Ripped Off by Group Buying Sites? 
Pageviews:517 Recently, my girlfriend Jane kept asking me the same questions: why I love her, why she deserves my love, whether I love her because I love her or because I feel lonely… I seem to have answered the questions in some instances immediately after I heard the questions previously, but this . . . → Read More: Why Do Two People Love Each Other? 
一个让人触目惊心的标题突然浮现在人们眼前——“中国统计局宣布：中国城市人均月收入已突破9000人民币大关”，于是人们开始疯狂地传播、议论和埋怨；“被平均”、“拖后腿”、“祖国，对不起”等字眼也相随地被无限制地复制……经过一番查找、搜索、邮件咨询，我得出的结论是，大家的眼睛都被自己懒得动手探寻真相的状态给蒙蔽了！ . . . → Read More: What Is Blocking Our Eyes? – Some Thoughts on the Headline “Chinese Average Urban Household Monthly Income Exceeds 9000 CNY per Person” 
In a recent trip to Tasmania, I took a fancy to a set of dried flower collage which was made of the Tasmanian native plant varieties, in a low-end antique shop located in a small town called Ross. It was priced at 10 Australian dollars, but a place on the collage had been damaged – there was a gap. I was a bit hesitant at that time: to buy or not to? This “antique” was the only one displayed there, and there was no second stock; if I missed this, maybe I would not get a better buy than this one which got my heart at the first sight. So I bargained with the boss, with an ultimate deal at 5 Australian dollars. In the remaining time of the trip, I collected some cones falling from the trees on the ground along the way, and intended to “fix” this collage when I went back to Sydney. I used a strong glue to stick new dried cones to the collage in order to fill in the gap, and reinforced the other parts, which were a little bit loose. I think there is no perfect thing in the world; even if there is something perfect, you may not have the opportunity to obtain; even though you have the opportunity to obtain, you may have to pay a heavy price that you are reluctant to pay. Therefore, if you find something that is not perfect but can make yourself content and get easily and immediately, you’d better accept it gladly and repair it a bit. Consequently, you will possess a new treasure in your life. If you are a little careful, you may notice that even if this collage has been fixed, the added cones and the original ones beneath are a duplicate, which is contrary to the original idea of the artist – use different plant varieties as much as possible. However, this is the best I can do. I feel satisfied that I can have the opportunity to collect back the similar cones in the picturesque island of Tasmania to repair this collage! . . . → Read More: Fixing the Tasmanian Dried Flower Collage 
Pageviews:630 I cooked two fried eggs and two peices of toast for breakfast this morning. I didn’t mean to make a heart shape but when the egg white appeared solid, I simply flipped the eggs over onto the yolk side. Then, here it is. A heart shape came out. I ran to grab my phone, took . . . → Read More: Heart Shaped Fried Eggs I usually buy books on Fishpond.com.au for their low prices (lower than Amazon.com considering the price plus shipping), but recently I was looking for books about property investment for the Australian context and I found that PropertyBooks.com.au offers even cheaper prices. I gave it a try and it turned out that they dispatched the books on the same day when I placed the order and I received them the next day. I’m impressed and I highly recommend this website to others. . . . → Read More: Recommending PropertyBooks.com.au Pageviews:868 Source: Kogarah City Council (www.kogarah.nsw.gov.au) Today, I got my first traffic ticket in Australia. When I parked near my home temporarily, the car head was opposite to the direction of travel. However, before I saw the ticket, I didn’t realise there was such a rule for this situation. Vehicles are driving and parked both . . . → Read More: Got the First Traffic Ticket in Australia 刚刚第一次在网上购买了上海大剧院的歌剧的门票，现在想把刚才的体验与我以前在悉尼歌剧院网站上购票的体验进行一次比较。本文将从市场营销和购票流程两个方面对两个剧院的网站进行比较。 . . . → Read More: Comparison of the Experiences of Purchasing Tickets Online from Shanghai Grand Theatre and Sydney Opera House (Chinese) I recently travelled to China for a short stay. I purchased a prepaid China Mobile Sim card and used it on my iPhone 3GS. However, I had trouble in accessing the Internet via GPRS. I called China Mobile for help. But they said their standard GPRS settings for iPhone 3GS were not available. So I had to go to a local Apple store for help. In this post, I’m going to share the settings that worked. . . . → Read More: GPRS Settings for China Mobile on iPhone 3GS While having a rest in the balcony, I noticed that several kids were having fun with their electronic toy car on the brae opposite to my dorm, the view of which then was captured by my camera fetched by me immediately as I consided the wonderful moment of life was occuring. Now, please enjoy the photos and see what was happening… . . . → Read More: The Having-fun Kids on the Brae |
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Sydney Tower Eye vs. Oriental Pearl Tower vs. World Tower
在过去三年内，我层在不同场合到过悉尼塔、上海东方明珠塔以及悉尼的世界塔上去。这篇文章比较这三个地方的景色、价格、服务等。很多游客来到悉尼，会选择到高达300多米的悉尼塔上，观看悉尼的全景。你可以选择支付二十多澳币的电梯费直接到观光台站着看风景，或者选择五十多到九十多澳币不等的自助餐或者西式套餐（免电梯费），坐下来慢慢欣赏美景，同时享受美食。我刚到悉尼的时候，试过到观光台去。观光台是拥挤的，是站着看的，是不舒服的，也拍不了好照片。因此，后来当我爸妈第一次来悉尼的时候，那是2010年初，我选择了到悉尼塔上去吃自助餐，并且有意选择了傍晚6点到8点这个时段（自助餐有两小时限制）。为什么呢？因为这样可以看到白天的景色，又可以看到晚上的景色。2010年8月，我们到上海去观世博，也吸取之前的经验，到了东方明珠塔的时候，就直接买了200元一位的自助午餐门票直接沿着一个VIP通道（不需要排队）乘坐食客专用电梯，达到最高层的旋转餐厅。不过，与悉尼塔的旋转餐厅相比，东方明珠塔的显得稍逊一筹。首先，东方明珠塔的餐厅的玻璃，是带有颜色的。我不知道这是不是为了营造一个更好的用餐氛围（不怕太阳晒），但这明显削弱了其让人慢慢欣赏美景的功能。其次，自助餐的食物也没有达到高档自助餐的水准，菜式比较一般，其官方网站也没有列出详细菜单；而悉尼塔的自助餐官方网站则列出了详细的菜单，其中包括鱼、虾、蚝、羊等品种，以不同的风味做出来。最要命的是，我问东方明珠塔自助餐的服务员要一把餐刀时，她说他们不提供刀，勺子和叉子已经足够了。因此，面对眼前的大块大块的肉、蔬菜、包子，你只能用叉子把它挑起来，塞到嘴里去，用牙齿把它们“切”成小块…… 口渴了？对不起，那里也不提供茶水，只能买瓶20元的矿泉水。而悉尼塔自助餐则提供免费的冰水，当然，其他的饮料是另算的，有价目表。但那里的饮料的价格，是和外面普通的咖啡厅和酒吧的差不多的，并没有刻意对游客提价。因此，那次我们在东方明珠塔里的自助餐经历，并不十分愉快，除上塔速度较快以外。我们是因为吃饭而得到优待的；如果你不吃饭，在下面排队等一小时吧！饭后，我们到楼下的观光台去看看，其玻璃是很长时间没有擦过了，或者说外面确实灰尘太大了，因此看到的景色不是十分清晰。我妈看到有个望远镜，好奇地往里面一看，咦？怎么看到一堵墙？哦！原来是对面的环球金融中心！后来我们才知道，原来东方明珠塔不是上海最高的建筑物，环球金融中心才是，它在2008年已经落成。环球金融中心也有观光台和餐厅。它还有目前世界上最高的酒店——上海柏悦酒店，它坐落于环球金融中心的79-93楼。于是，我明白了一个道理——与其到旅游景点那里匆匆忙忙地观光和吃饭，倒不如到位于高层建筑物上的酒店去住一晚，以更好地欣赏大城市的美景。当然，这种选择，是不可能360度旋转的了。那么，上个月，几位亲戚来悉尼玩的时候，我就推荐一起住在悉尼市中心的世界塔上的五星级公寓式酒店——Meriton Serviced Apartments World Tower, Sydney。我们当时选择了两房一厅的户型，三百左右澳币，平均下来每人约75澳币；住客在悉尼塔内停车则30澳币一晚。这个价格是绝对的超值，性价比非常高。要知道，在悉尼市中心里的普通四星级酒店的一个房，也得两百澳币左右一晚（我们四个人要两间房的话就要四百澳币左右，平均每人100澳币左右）；而且，在悉尼市中心里的带遮盖的停车场里停车，一般来说怎么也得二三十澳元一小时。悉尼世界塔上的酒店从62层起，我们当时住在七十多层，窗外可以看到达令港。黄昏和晚上的景色最美，还能看到远处的飞机在房间的落地玻璃中央飞过，感觉房间就处在与那些飞机飞行的高度一样。美景需要配美食。由于该酒店公寓配备了一个设施齐全的厨房，包括烤箱、微波炉、洗碗机、各种刀具和餐具等，于是我们那天晚上在悉尼歌剧院看完一场交响乐回来之后，就在世界塔楼下的Coles超市买了一些材料回来做夜宵，边品尝美食，边欣赏悉尼的城市夜景。总的来说，到了一个大城市，与其到作为旅游景点的观光塔去，倒不如到它附近的高层建筑物上的酒店去住一晚，那样就可以非常舒服地休闲地欣赏不同时段的城市美景了。若有机会再到上海的话，也许可以尝试上海柏悦酒店。 . . . → Read More: Sydney Tower Eye vs. Oriental Pearl Tower vs. World Tower