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Babel, the movie

Some movies are just brilliant. This is one of them. It seems that they are totally seperated people in this world, speaking in different languages - English, Spanish, Japanese, and some northern african language. However, they are actually linked in some ways, and share the same feeling as human being. I guess this is the part where Babel for. Very touching.

Talk Show in US

By definition, talk show is a program where a group of people come together to discuss various topics led by a talk show host on TV or radio. However, the most popular TV talk shows in US are more or less in a one-man-show style. The host himself or herself becomes the celebrity and focus, shown up in Hollywood movies as ‘host’ now and then. The program covers anything, including politicians (president, Bush is the most favorite these years, state governor, congressmen), celebrities from Hollywood, Wall Street, and everyday bizarre news, mostly in comedy sketches. Some TV talk shows • The Tonight Show with Jay Leno – Fun fact, Jay Leno on eBay with userid jayleno-harley. The Harley Davidson was sold for $800,100 to raise money for the 2004 tsunami. • Oprah – The highest rated talk show in US, the target audiences are desperate housewives, to lift their spirits. The show has such a huge influence, a book mentioned in her show can rapidly become bookselling blockbuster from nowhere. In o...

Google News in China doesn't look correct

The related antibody news sure is very scary 患者丙肝抗体阳性与佰易涉嫌产品有关联 人民网 江苏省全面清查佰易问题球蛋白 新华网江苏频道 On Google News China version, the top focus news is this one. The subject is something related to antibody in Chinese, but it is metaphor style here, real meaning is to take precaution. The content and side picture is even more interesting. Totally nonsense.

郭富诚的《父子》

在台湾电影行业萎靡不振,金马奖越来越无聊的今天,郭SG连中两元,也不奇怪了。其实他自己的演技在两部戏里并没有多大变化,就是哭的眼泪鼻涕的,一脸打工仔春运挤车几天没睡好的样子。不过比起金光灿灿,晃的人眼睁不开的大片,《父子》和《三叉口》还是强多了。故事发生在马来西亚,拍的环境背景也很贴近马国的生活。里头的哥们生活的及其郁闷,欠了一屁股赌债,老婆和别人跑了。自己和儿子四处躲债,让儿子去偷东西。真是背极了。里面几个女演员也看着比巩大妈顺眼多了。

Pay utility bill online in Shanghai

China really changes a lot. Now 1 out of 10 Chinese is web citizen (using internet). To pay utility bills now is really easy. The website is http://www.962233.com . Well, the site name looks really spooky. Don't worry. It is printed on the back of your bill. You login, search your bill by some number, and pay it, as simple as that. How much the utility? For electricity, 0.617CNY per KWH. For gas, 2.10CNY per m3.

看大片《黄金甲》

《黄金甲》就不多说了,我看的怎么老觉得是《夜宴》呢?而且从《无极》开始, 皇帝都改了叫法了,一个字,王,很奇怪的感觉。据说是《雷雨》改编的。实在是无聊极了。王朔说老张就是一搞装修的。我看也就是给暴发户搞装修的。

VMware Fusion on Mac

I heard the buzz - VMware Fusion on Mac beta is out. I logon the VMTN, register to download. Apparently the site only accepts US address. Nor Singapore neither China. The .dmg file is around 110M. I am so eager to see how it works. Whoops! Click the .dmg and get the message that it only supports Mac on Intel, not PowerPC core. Damn. BTW. In China Apple store, I see Apple computer installed with not Mac OS X, but Windows XP. Why bother to pay extra cash just to get that bitten apple logo?