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I am surprised to see the fog weather is so common in China now. The fog seems getting worse and worse especially in northern China. Lots of major cities are reported with foggy weather. It brings great inconvenience during the Chinese New Year. The highways are closed. Planes can't land on time.

决定回家过年了. 早早定了机票. 新加坡到西安来回SGD671. 早上5:30出了门, 开始了回家的旅程. 在章宜机场买了免税的中华香烟, 8:30AM坐BOEING 757起飞, 小不拉几的飞机. 中午到了广州. 到了广州, 才被告知从广州到西安的航班从4:30PM延迟到7:30PM. 在机场里开始了无聊而漫长的等待. 还算有人性. 机场给了水, 下午还给了盒饭. 这国内的机场, 简直就是宰人的地方. 里头吃饭的地方, 大概没有关系是开不了的. 中午吃了RMB80的炒米粉, 喝了一听RMB20的饮料. 好容易熬到了太阳下山. 疲惫不堪的乘客上了BOEING 777. 大概延误了几帮人, 调了个大飞机过来. 9点多到了咸阳机场. 这一延误, 回家的机场大巴也没了. 坐着到西安的机场大巴去了西安. 车上的服务员可真是热情. 详细给大家介绍了一下西安. 让人看着就觉得亲热. 旁边一个姑娘, 一路狂打手机, 声如洪钟, 大概和对方在讨论什么几元钱的事情, 透着那么股子俗气. JB, 我操的穿插其中, 听着那么熟悉. 在西安睡了一晚, 第二天一大早兴高采烈的打的到西安长途汽车站. 人也是熙熙攘攘的. 上了豪华大巴, 汽车晃荡到了三桥西宝高速公路的地方, 雾大到了N米内看不见任何东西, 高速也封了. 又开始了一个漫长的等待. 一直到下午1点, 在大家的骂的都没力气的时候, 高速终于开了. 下午4点, 经过了35小时的春运旅途, 终于到了宝鸡.

Two interesting phenomenas around Chinese New Year in Singapore. I experience them for the first time. Lo Hei - it is a plate with shredded vegetables and fishes. Family members and friends gather around the table, toss the shredded vegetables as high as possible, and wish for good fortune and happiness. After the tossing, the table looks a little messy. Who cares, it also means we have overflowing food. Two Mandarin Oranges - it is token of good luck during Chinese New Year visiting. I was wondering, why just two, not a whole box of Mandarin Oranges? It costs less than SGD15. Now I know there is a special meanings.

新加坡1月19日上演 . 从来没见过电影院里坐的这么满. 电影本身故事平淡无味, 毫无悬念. 象很多回忆录一样, 试图从一个人的视野去展现所处的时代的变迁, 这一点 没有做到. 艺妓的真实生活是什么样的, 也没有做到. 故事是白人眼中的东方故事. 这大概也是日本人不满的原因把. 在白人的眼里, 亚洲人长的似乎都一样. 杨紫琼, 巩俐不知道哪里象日本人, 更不要说神秘的日本艺妓了. 大概演蒙古的公主比较合适. 巩俐就更是表演夸张得象个十足的怨妇娼妓. 让人难以置信她演的是一个当时有名的艺妓. 不过作为一个过气的, 以演绎旧中国村妇闻名世界的演员, 来演艺妓实在是有点难为她. 我想她也尽其所能了. 女主角章子仪和少年时代的Suzuka Ohgo是让 活起来的亮点, 特别是少年时代的Suzuka Ohgo, 让人信服的感受到一个无所依靠, 渴望关心和幸福的纯真善良的少女. 章子仪的演绎也不愧获得金球奖的最佳女主角提名. 让人感受到了东方人含蓄绵长的情感世界. 电影里有个镜头, 就是艺妓可以只用一个眼神, 就让路上的陌生男人心仪. 小百合做到了, 章子仪也做到了. 电影本身没有什么好看的. 但是一部日本艺妓的电影, 竟然里头的三个艺妓都是华人出演, 就这一点就够奇的. 特别是章子仪, 因为这个电影被国内骂的狗血喷头. 看了片子, 觉得她有些冤枉. 里头那个艺妓出卖初夜权的情节（mizuage), 历史上还真有这么个仪式，不过电影里也强调的过分了. 祝愿章子仪能获得Oscar最佳女主角. 希望Suzuka Ohgo能获得Oscar最佳女配角提名. Suzuka Ohgo (copyright www.ziyifilms.com)

Laksa is a very distinct and tasty dish in Singapore. I heard of it only after I came to Singapore. Just after a couple of times tries, I love it very much. Laksa looks very gravy and spicy. It has rice noodle, fried tofu, fishball slice, maybe egg, served in rich coconut milk, curry, and pawn soup, and decorated with laksa leaf. Give it a try when you have the chance. It is much better in taste than the so called famous Singapore National Dish - Hainan Chicken Rice. However, Laksa is really not a health food. It is high in cholesterol. Keep it moderate in your daily diet.

I am surprised to see this event is not mentioned in Wikipedia. I create an entry for it. Please add more contents and keep it updated. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zhuling

Disney is going to buy Pixar for $6.7B. This is a smart move after Disney made the first so-so CG movie Chicken Little . If Disney doesn't buy Pixar, the honeymoon is over. Pixar sooner or later will be bought by some other big fishes. (Paramount bought DreamWorks for $1.6B) 20 years ago, Steve Jobs bought the CG division from LucasFilm for $10M. Now Pixar worths $7B.