Migrated to WordPress

Understand the cost of maintain blog site over the worl, microsoft is not making profit over the myspace area. Now moved to wordpress, think this is not a bad idea.

Will see how it goes la.

the link after migrated is -->  http://georgechoi123.wordpress.com

I used below photo as top banner. :)

女子組合

真的沒想過, 知道這個女子組合是臺灣的? 還是中國?

答案是 ---> 中國+泰國+韓國

一個 mixed 的組合, 但她們給我的感覺卻有些韓國和臺灣的風格.

哈哈, 大概是混合的風格吧!

  

Cycling at Greenland Dock

Cycling is a good exercise, cycling in Dockland is even more than a relaxed exercise because you can enjoy the nice view, fresh air and sunshine as bonus.

掛念好友

這個是 JW "掛念好友" 的official MV, 不是為她買廣告, 只是喜歡這首歌和 MV  的拍攝手法.

如果多一些這類的MV, 香港90後的 creativity 可以有更多發揮的空間.

不論有多小實力, 始終包装是很重要的. 現今新一代是否注重包裝多於實力?

  

The Bus

 

A different colored Bus in Glasgow, Scotland.
 
 

誰能明白我

人生每每要走很多的路, 有人走大路, 有走小路, 也有走捷徑的 ...

但也有人走重覆的路, 也有人走錯路, 甚至沿地踏步, 看不清前路.

無論走的是甚麼路, 最重要的是清楚地向目標和目的地前進.

誰能明白我 ...

昂然踏著前路去　追趕理想旅途上
前行步步懷自信　風吹雨打不退讓
無論我去到那方　心裡夢想不變樣
是新生　是醒覺　夢想永遠在世上

前路那怕遠只要自強　我繼續獨自尋路向
常為以往夢想發狂　耐心摸索路途上
懷自信我永不怕夜航　到困倦我自彈自唱
掌聲我向夢想裡尋　儘管一切是狂想

途人路上回望我　只因我的怪模樣
途人誰能明白我　今天眼睛多雪亮
人是各有各理想　奔向目標不退讓
用歌聲　用歡笑　來博知音的讚賞

懷自信我永不怕夜航　到困倦我自彈自唱
掌聲我向夢想裡尋　儘管一切是狂想
昂然踏著前路去　追趕理想旅途上
前行步步懷自信　依照心中那正確方向
懷著愛與恕的心　充滿夢想的笑匠
用歌聲用歡笑　來博知音的讚賞
用歌聲用歡笑　來博知音的讚賞

變

I feel a bit sad today

Time to make some changes ...

The song is so appealing  to me ...

天蠶變 - 關正傑

獨自在山坡,高處未算高
命運在冷笑,暗示前無路
浮雲由身邊,發出警告
我高視闊步,雖知此山頭
猛虎滿佈,膽小非英雄
决不願停步,冷眼對血路
寂寞是命途,明月映山崗
倍覺孤高

抛開爱慕,飽遭煎熬
早知代價高,絲方吐盡
繭中天蠶,必须破籠牢

獨自在山坡,高處未算高
命運在冷笑,暗示前無路
浮雲由身邊,發出警告
我高視闊步,雖知此山頭
猛虎滿佈,膽小非英雄
决不願停步,冷眼對血路
寂寞是命途,明月映山崗
倍覺孤高

抛開爱慕,飽遭煎熬
早知代價高,絲方吐盡
繭中天蠶,必须破籠牢

一生稱英雄,永不信命數
經得起波濤,更感自傲
抹去了眼淚,背上了愤怒
讓我攀險峰,再與天比高

Hole in the sky

Looks like the hole in the sky will swallow everything around it.

A Changing Society

My Summary Notes
Life in the UK - Chapter 2 - A Changing Society
The changing role of women

• In the late 19th and early 20th century, many women campaigned for the right to vote.
• Until 1857, a married woman didn’t have right to divorce her husband.
• Until 1882, a woman’s earnings, property and money were belong to her husband.
• In 1918, women over the age of 30 were finally given the right to vote and to stand for election to Parliament.
• In 1928, women won the right to vote at the age of 21.
• 51% of the population and 45% of the workforce in Britain are women.
• Three-quarters of women with school-age children are in paid work.
• 20% average hourly pay rate for women less than for men for same type of job.
• Girls leave school with better qualifications and there are more women at universities.
• It is illegal to discriminate against women at work because of their sex.

 

Migration to Britain

My Summary Notes
Life in the UK - Chapter 2 - A Changing Society

Migration to Britain

Huguenots came to Britain in the 16th and 18th centuries to escape from religious persecution.

In 1840s, Irish people migrated to Britain because terrible famine in Ireland. Many Irish men became labourers and helped to build canals and railways across Britain.

From 1880 to 1910, a large number of Jewish people came to Britain to escape racist attacks (called pogroms’) in what was then called the Russian Empire and from the countries now called Poland, Ukraine and Belarus.

In 1950s, centres were set up in the West Indies to recruit bus drivers.

In 1950s, textile and engineering firms from the north of England and the Midlands sent agents to India and Pakistan to find workers.

In 1960s, the number of people migrating from these West Indies, India and Pakistan areas fell because the government passed new laws to restrict immigration to Britain.

In the 1980s, the largest immigrant groups were from the United States, Australia, South Africa, and New Zealand.

1990s, In the early groups of people from the former Soviet Union came to Britain looking for a new and safer way of life.

Since 1979, more that 25,000 refugees from South East Asia have been allowed to settle in the UK
 

Life in the UK test

Today I attempted the Life in the UK test in one of the authorized  centre.

I passed the test, yeah !!!

I am glad that I passed it.
I will share my experience and technique, post the study notes and key points in the next posts.

If you are planning to take the test, please visit this Blog.
GOOD LUCK !!!
 

Growing Up

Glad to see you rejuvenate again.

Sunset

Time to go home, good night.

Putney Bridge

This is really a nice place, Putney Bridge in Bath.

Whether you look from far end or close end, it's just very nice

 

Roman Bath Spa

Roman Bath (Bath UK)

Bath Abbey

It is a nice place and I highly recommend to visit. :)

HDX vs PCoIP

Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI) becomes more mature, people start to realise more about the potential application on virtual desktop. With HDX and PCoIP, user’s experience is further raised with high quality view.


Mobile users are more than happy to use it as a thin client, more and more people will be able to work from home office via this path.

So Good

Thanks letting me know Spring is here.

Xendesktop 4

The new feature of HDX from Xendesktop 4 is very promising. Wonder if the performance is still efficient under WAN with high latency?


I always have this question because the main use of this is for remote office users. If I have to upgrade the bandwidth between offices or if I have to do spend a lot of effort to make this work, what is the point ?


Knowing the new technique of HDX is encouraging because a lot of heavy graphic work can be off-loaded on the server side rather than on the client side. And I'd like to see some live tests or demos before I am impressed.

Technologies

The world is ever changing, and new technologies emerge even faster than you can think. People are more intelligent today, and the majority of people are still catching up with these rapid changes.


Are we leading the technologies ?
Are we led by the technologies ?
or
Are we led by the people who creates these new technologies ?
Are we leading the people who creates these new technologies ?


The key thing probably is how to explore and make use of these emerging new technologies. Do we really need these technologies ?


Are these new technologies changing our life, the way we interact ?
How important is the impact of the new technologies ?


???

Alanta Sunset and Night

The sunset was very nice on Wednesday, if compared to the Monday early morning, it's lightly snowing. The night view from hotel was nice and quiet too!

The weather changed quite fast and there's a big difference in temperature. The highest so far was 16 degrees while the lowest was 3 degrees, definitely different from my last visit.  And same like last time, I missed Wendy's so much since this was not available in both London and Hong Kong. So I bought the biggest triple bacon beef cheese burger meal. Yeah ... Very nice !

Beauty

Glad to see you again!

Flight to US

My flight on Sunday was a scary one.

There was about an hour left before arriving Atlanta in the US.

The plane was forced to flying in 2 round of circles to avoid the thunderstorm, and of course the plane was up and down a few times.

So the people in the plane were worrying about it, and me too.

The guy sat 2 seats (we were not close to each other because it's business class seat) next to me even screamed when the plane had a small free fall ... (in fact we had about 3 times feeling like small free fall)

See below photo I took for the plane's actual flight route and you will understand what I am talking about.

Thanks the Lord our God I finally landed safely and I heard the passengers clapped their hands when we were landed.

Final Fantasy VIII - Eye on me

Just watched again the trailer of Final Fantasy VIII - Eye on me.

It was created in 1999 and the graphics cannot be comparable to today's technologies.

It was still the best final fantasy love story and best song among all series.

This song was sung by Faye Wong and it brings me back a lot of memories.

A lot of good scenes in the trailer;

- the first dance - (with fireworks up above)

- the challenges

- the hug

- the feeling of lost and regain

- the ending reunion

 

Whenever sang my songs
On the stage, on my own
Whenever said my words
Wishing they would be heard
I saw you smiling at me
Was it real or just my fantasy
You'd always be there in the corner
Of this tiny little bar

My last night here for you
Same old songs, just once more
My last night here with you?
Maybe yes, maybe no
I kind of liked it your way
How you shyly placed your eyes on me

Oh, did you ever know?
That I had mine on you

Darling, so there you are
With that look on your face
As if you're never hurt
As if you're never down
Shall I be the one for you
Who pinches you softly but sure
If frown is shown then
I will know that you are no dreamer

So let me come to you
Close as I wanted to be
Close enough for me
To feel your heart beating fast
And stay there as I whisper

How I loved your peaceful eyes on me
did you ever know
That I had mine on you

Darling, so share with me
Your love if you have enough
Your tears if your're holding back
Or pain if that's what it is
How can I let you know
I'm more than the dress and the voice
Just reach me out then
You will know that you're not dreaming

Darling, so there you are
With that look on your face
As if you're never hurt
As if you're never down
Shall I be the one for you
Who pinches you softly but sure
If frown is shown then
I will know that you are no dreamer

月亮說

看了 "我的故事.我的歌-王菀之" 之後, 終於瞭解此歌的創作背景.

這個拍攝的地方, 是位於英國西北面的温德米爾湖區 (Windermere Lake District).

http://www.picturesofengland.com/windermere/

用那裡的風景配上 "月亮說" 這首歌詞的意境, 真有一番味道!

希望有人upload 這MV 到youtube 給人分享啦 :)

月亮說 - 王菀之

凝望你背影　傷感沾濕眼睛
明月夜再清　可惜心水更清
沒半點雲彩　遮掩片地的愛
伸手會拾到往日美麗的歡笑聲

情話是美景　一心醉便忘形
湖岸是背景　輕舟點出尾聲
剩我一人飄　想飄往幸福處
星星掛夜空卻沒氣力撐到那麼遠

人情在　花不開　春天過後要等待
情人在　心不再　哪有動情是意外
驀然忘了當初怎決定相愛
相愛的心終於都變做感慨
為何遇上最愛偏要避開
孤舟哪處靠岸不會被掩蓋

在緣份的天空可會遇真愛
這世間有幾多情侶可一世相愛

凝望你背影　傷感沾濕眼睛
明月夜朗清　只因心水已清

啦啦啦 ...

想你的時候

一天又過去了, 知道嗎? 這刻我在想妳!

聽着, 哼着, 這首歌 ...

想你的時候 - 千百惠 - 史俊鹏

當我想你的時候　我的心在顫抖
當我想你的時候　淚水也悄悄的滑落
當我想你的時候　才知道寂寞是什麼
當我想你的時候　誰聽我述說

我也曾醉過　也為你哭過
愛情如此的折磨　究竟是為什麼
漫漫的長夜　我串起你的承諾
你要我如何接受　就這樣離開我

 

Ready to go

Growing up ...

Church in Brussels

The Cathedral of St. Michael and St. Gudula in Brussels, Belgium.
It is the best Church in Brussels.
 

Manneken Pis

The famous spot in Brussels, Belgium.

 

 

Brussels - Belgium

真的想不到, 比利時布魯塞爾的氣温還要比倫敦低, 只得零下四度, 有相為證呀,真的很泠唷!

幸好我也穿得厚, 身上的羽絨真幫忙了不小. 但帽子, 頸巾和手套就是户外不能小的裝備噢!

星期日的早上還是下着細雪, 哈哈 ... 真的有點浪漫的感覺!

若要選布魯塞爾城市裡最美麗的也方, 我一定選The Cathedral of St. Michael and St. Gudula (http://www.cathedralestmichel.be/)

不但外面的建築和雕刻十分漂亮, 內裡的擺設和設計, 足以比美意大利米蘭及羅馬的天主教堂.

在參與彌撒的時候, 莊嚴的氣氛配合風琴伴和的聖詩, 真的令我十分投入和感動!

 

 

少小離家老大回

新年到了, 星期一年初ニ(倫敦沒有農曆年假耶!) 返エ時,我的同事用英文email 給我 "Kung Hei Fat Choy" !

真令我喜出望外, 想不到鬼佬同事也有這份心意, 真好噢!

今天腦子裡就是飄着 賀知章的七言絕句 - 回鄉偶書 (唐詩)

大概是有些怗念香港的情懷吧!

少小離家老大回，鄉音無改鬢毛衰，

兒童相見不相識，笑問客從何處來。

臺灣歌手

臺灣歌手林俊傑最近的一首新歌-第幾個100天,可以用一個字形容 - "正" !
除了唱得好,歌曲表達方式也不錯,是我近期很喜歡的歌.
也令我記起年多前曹格的另一首歌-背叛.
比較之下, 兩首歌有很多共通點;Tone很相近,旋律有高低起伏的節奏,配合歌詞裡很多"我"的主觀表白.
若多聽幾遍,也許會感受到歌裡隱藏的"等待"和"無奈"的主觀感情.
用感情演譯出來的歌,才算是一首好歌.下面是歌詞和MV.

林俊傑-第幾個100天 作曲: 林俊傑

我 把愛鋪成藍天
讓不安的妳 一抬頭就看得見
我 把心燒成火焰 讓怕黑的妳 擁著溫暖入眠
我曉得 時間如雪 有時候會覆蓋一切
但是真愛 一如倔強會重生的綠葉
第幾個100天 還是很有感覺 用眼睛去素描 妳內心的世界
第幾個100天 也像剛熱戀 兩個人手一牽 連命運都改變
曾有的敏感脆弱 在我的胸口 妳就躺下來別說了 將有的固執衝動
我也會擁抱妳安撫著體諒妳心疼著Wooh ~Wooh~
第幾個100天 越來越有感覺 用眼睛去素描 妳內心的世界
管過多少100天 也像剛熱戀 兩個人手一牽 連命運都改變
當守護變信念 連淚水都很甜

曹格-背叛 作曲：曹格

雨　不停落下來
花　怎麼都不開
儘管我細心灌溉　你說不愛就不愛
我一個人　欣賞悲哀

愛　只剩下無奈
我　一直不願再去猜
鋼琴上黑鍵之間　永遠都夾著空白
缺了一塊　就不精采

＊緊緊相依的心如何Say Goodbye
　你比我清楚還要我說明白
　愛太深會讓人瘋狂的勇敢
　我用背叛自己　完成你的期盼
　把手放開不問一句Say Goodbye
　當作最後一次對你的溺愛
　冷冷清清淡淡今後都不管
　只要你能愉快＊

心　有一句感慨
我　還能夠跟誰對白
在你關上門之前　替我再回頭看看
那些片段　還在不在

 

 

山奥少年の恋物語

一年多前聽後十分喜歡的歌, 再聽也越欣賞 ...

電影 "我的機器人女友" 裡主角回到過去年幼的年代 ... 看到自已以前的生活種種 ...

真的很有感情... so soft ... so touching ...

你還記得你兒時親人的照顧和關心嗎? 看到心底裡的童真嗎?

   

早安少女組

看了幾次-早安少女組 Morning Musume 不同時期的成員的music video,

還是覺得2006年第五至六期最好.每次看都感受到她們的活力和青春氣息
日本的一隊少女組合, 名稱沒變但成員卻時常更替. 所以有時一行8人,

有時全組12人.這種組合概念,香港人也該參考參考.其實早安少女組己有12年歷史了,而成員也到了第八期.
看來看去還是較喜歡以下兩位成員;
藤本美貴 Miki Fujimoto 第六期成員 現時24歲,23歲閃電嫁給庄司智春
高橋愛 Takahashi Ai 第五期成員 現時23歲,現任隊長兼主音,成熟一點的她比初出道時更為受落.

  

Flower

I am waiting for your next blossom.

足跡

看看下面的圖片, 是誰的足跡?
"你係唔係影相影到冇嘢好影呀?"
我哈哈的儍笑起來 !!!
早前在雪地上, 我看到了不同的足印, 有我和其他人在雪地留下的"鞋印".
但嚴格來說, 牠們オ是真真正正的稱為足跡.有鴿子,紅嘴鳥,烏鴉,狗,狼...
"你會除鞋在雪地上留下你的足跡嗎? 喂..看這張似吾似飛行路綫圖?"
"你shot咗呀?!"
... @_@

Mirror

When the snow becomes water, it mirrors the sky. Does it look like an arrow pointing forward?

White Ground

Though not heavy snow in my area, the ground is already filled up in white..

Snow and Icy

Be careful walk in the street.

高達 MSA0011

真想不到, 原本預計15 至18個小時把Gundam MSA0011砌好的, 但結果是用了26小時, 分4天オ完成. 比較砌RX78 GP02A 多了差不多一陪時間.

原因不是我慢, 而是因為這個高達是可以變形, 還有戰機和不同武器. 雖然同是Master Grade, 但真的比較繁複而且部件也很多.

今次某些部份還要用縲絲釘和膠水, 所以時間不知不覺就多用了. 話雖然如此說, 還覺得有些部份是可以省去的, 分得太細有時反覺得Bandai 是為了給你多砌一點而分拆某些部件出來.

有時會問自已, 為甚麼砌高達模型? 除了是喜歡它之外, 有兩個好處;

1. 提醒自己, 原來心底的小男孩還未長大

2. 磨錬一下耐力和細心, 因為想快也得按部就班的去完成它

Anyway, 這就是成品啦

Alan 阿蘭

阿蘭的一首近期不俗的歌曲 - SWEAR, 特別是拍攝方法, 雖非創新,但也不錯了! 

其實第一次認識這位歌星, 是赤壁主题曲-心戰

不要以為她是日本人,其實 阿蘭-達瓦卓瑪 是一位中國藏族女歌手, 只是到日本發展而巳.
不論是唱日文歌或是中文歌,也十分投入,所以聽得很舒服 :-P

我還是較喜歡SWEAR MV 裡的打扮,多一點活力!

   

日文和中文

   

 

 

Good Morning 2010

Thanks the Lord our God giving us a new year!