Sunday, August 12, 2007
Motobike trip
周末去了九份(旧地重游)和罗东,跟朋友和两位Big Scooter Club论坛友骑机车去的,我坐在后面. 这是我第一次骑机车那么久,幸好Scooter都是250cc,属于比较大型的机车,所以坐起来还是比较舒服.
Tuesday, August 07, 2007
Testing my new camera (Canon 850IS)
Oscar Fish shot in "Aquarium mode"
Petronas Twin Tower Shot "Auto shot mode"
Petronas Twin Tower Shot "Auto shot mode"VK in Taipei
Today I felt so damn great the moment I stepped into Taiwan. Probably is my lucky day, have some VIP treatment when I had my journey to Taiwan. First of all, Cathay Pacific, once again, upgraded me from Economy to Business Class when I am heading from Hong Kong to Taipei. Had a very good and full meal during the one and half hour journey, I have been busy eating and drinking in my seat the entire hour, the upgraded orange juice comes with some pulp, hehehe, not like what I had in economy class. The above pic showed the tray before main course is served, I love the salad with balsamic vinegar sauce!
The day I depart, the secretary called me up and ask me if I need a pickup at 5pm. I think someone could have asked her to do so because they never bother my arrival before, as my mission this time is to investigate the rep office and see if there is any fishy business going on, so they better treat me right, hehehehe, cuz I am the "Inquisitor" now!
After I arrived at airport, I found the driver who hold the card with my name on it, so he asked me to wait outside and he will go fetch the car. After a few minutes, he showed up with the latest model Camry 2.0E with leather. I never expect that I got a executive sedan at the airport to pick me up. Usually, the best car we got is Altis...
I checked into one of the 3-4 stars hotel in the city, place is wonderful, cost is about RM230 per night, I am including one of the pics in this blog. The hotel is very close to a lot of food source, now I have to think of what to have for dinner, got goose meat noodle, charbroil food, vegetarian meal, soya bean, cakehouse, seven eleven, etc... I feel so great staying in Taipei now, feel like extending my trip in here!
In the hotel, the mineral water is free, you don't have to worry that you will run out of water, they will replenish it after you finish the water. The internet is free, not like some third world country you have to pay 10USD for internet connection for the whole day and that is consider as discounted price. Only thing is the gym room equipment is quite limited and not in good condition.
Wednesday, July 11, 2007
Rape of Nanking Part II
It seems that the second part of the is even more terrify! I feel so heavy with my heart after watching the entire documentary. Got the following quote after the end of the movie,
"The Best Pridictor of the Future, Is the Past. Those who deny the Past and Those Who Do Not Learn From the Past... Are Condemned to Repeat the Past and Suffer the Consequences".
A lot of Japanese who were brainwashed by the government and history text book still doesn't believe the truth of Nanking Massacre, they even put up a fake documentary that try to "point" out the camera trick of the films and try to "proof" it as a fake movie by telling others it is just a propaganda made by the US to stir anti-Japanese sentiment. I think that is sad if these people still think in that way and refuse to accept the truth and learn from mistake (reminds me of Mr. Khurshid from Pakistan).
Well, for those who have strong heart and have a strong urge to know a little more about Nanking Massacre history, this is definitely a movie clip that you shouldn't miss out! Now I am seriously thinking of getting a Samsung or LG LCD TV instead of Toshiba or Sharp!
"The Best Pridictor of the Future, Is the Past. Those who deny the Past and Those Who Do Not Learn From the Past... Are Condemned to Repeat the Past and Suffer the Consequences".
A lot of Japanese who were brainwashed by the government and history text book still doesn't believe the truth of Nanking Massacre, they even put up a fake documentary that try to "point" out the camera trick of the films and try to "proof" it as a fake movie by telling others it is just a propaganda made by the US to stir anti-Japanese sentiment. I think that is sad if these people still think in that way and refuse to accept the truth and learn from mistake (reminds me of Mr. Khurshid from Pakistan).
Well, for those who have strong heart and have a strong urge to know a little more about Nanking Massacre history, this is definitely a movie clip that you shouldn't miss out! Now I am seriously thinking of getting a Samsung or LG LCD TV instead of Toshiba or Sharp!
News about Nanking Massacre latest documentary taken from 6park.com news...
After watching the first part of the documentary, my heart sored and I feel really sad about the incident happened to the innocent civilians...
随着《南京梦魇》在互联网上的风靡，日本右翼网民也频频在Youtube网站上发表仇视言论，甚至将恐吓信发到制片人的个人电子信箱中。 一部由美国独立电影人制作的纪录片《南京梦魇——南京大屠杀》（以下简称《南京梦魇》）在互联网上引起强烈反响。据制作方介绍，该片迄今已被世界各地网民收看和下载逾400万次，在热门视频共享网站Youtube的“热门讨论排行榜”上一直位居前30名。
与由美国在线公司副总裁特德·莱昂西斯个人投资拍摄、3日在北京首映的纪录片《南京》不同，《南京梦魇》侧重于揭露侵华日军当年在中国南京令人发指的暴行。该片制片人劳恩·约瑟夫博士和中文版制片人吴海燕女士6日说，众多网民观看此片后，表达了他们首次了解南京大屠杀真相后感到的震惊、悲伤和愤怒之情。
随着《南京梦魇》在互联网上的风靡，日本右翼网民也频频在Youtube网站上发表仇视言论，甚至将恐吓信发到制片人的个人电子信箱中。对此，约瑟夫和吴海燕表示，面对威胁和恐吓，他们依然决定继续制作该片的日文版。如果一切顺利，日文版《南京梦魇》可望下个月制作完成，届时将上载到Youtube等网站免费发布。为防止遭到日本右翼极端分子的攻击，日文版《南京梦魇》的翻译和配音人员将不公开其身份和姓名。
1937年12月13日，日本侵略军侵占南京后，在日本华中方面军司令官松井石根和第6师师长谷寿夫指挥下，在南京全城进行了40多天的血腥屠杀，使用集体枪杀、活埋、刀劈、火烧等惨绝人寰的方法，杀害中国平民和被俘军人达30万人。 往闻回顾：《南京》上影，《产经新闻》忧心忡忡 www.6park.com
这部名为《南京》的影片还未上映，已经引起了日本右翼势力的高度紧张。《产经新闻》26日的文章忧心忡忡地表示，“虽说是纪实作品的体裁，但在史实认定上根据的是以‘反日历史观’著称的美籍华人女作家张纯如的那部《南京大屠杀》”，“一旦电影被公映，那围绕即将迎来70周年的南京事件以及历史问题，可能会对日本的国际立场造成极其深刻的影响”。
《产经新闻》另外引述“来自华侨消息人士的话”称，“莱恩塞斯于10月末作为嘉宾出席了美国东部马里兰州举行的纪念张纯如论文竞赛，透露了关于电影《南京》的制作情况”。《产经新闻》注释说，“这个论文竞赛是以美国为舞台进行反日宣传的中国人组织‘世界抗日战争史实维护联合会’主办的，共征集了430件参赛作品”。
针对张纯如所著《南京大屠杀》，《产经新闻》再三地诬蔑称，“书中很多事实和照片被指出存在错误”。
张纯如与小巨人姚明、著名钢琴家郎朗被并称为美国时下最引人注目的三位华人青年。她出生于美国，曾在美联社和《芝加哥论坛报》当记者。1997年，她的《南京大屠杀：被二战遗忘的浩劫》在美国出版，这是首部全面记录当年日军血洗南京城暴行的英文著作，曾连续5个月被列为《纽约时报》书评的最佳畅销书。 2004年11月9日，年仅36岁的她突然在自己的轿车内用手枪自杀身亡。有推测认为，她自杀的原因很可能与撰写太多南京大屠杀血腥场面患上了抑郁症有关。
《南京梦魇》抢得轰动效应
其实，已经有一位美国电影人抢在莱恩塞斯之前，制作出了一部南京大屠杀的纪录片《南京梦魇》。最近该片在美国的加州、华盛顿州、纽约州等地试映50多场，每场几乎都是座无虚席，有时甚至连走廊、门口和窗外都站满了人。当看到屠刀下的中国平民的尸体堆积成山，被强奸后的中国妇女被开膛破肚，进行杀人比赛后的日本军官在疯狂地狞笑，许多人边看边流泪哭泣，电影结束后，礼堂里往往安静极了，很多人一时忘记离开。
这部纪录片的制片人是朗恩·乔瑟夫博士。他曾拍摄过纪录片《希特勒》，在电影界有一定名望。近日，乔瑟夫接受了《环球时报》记者的采访。谈到他的拍摄动机时，他说，25年前，他在一本书中看到了一段描写南京大屠杀的记述，感到无比震惊。他原本决定写一本记录南京大屠杀的书，为此他花了20年的时间收集零零星星的资料。正当他准备动手写书时，张纯如的《南京大屠杀》问世了。他看后，自觉超不过张纯如，于是改变主意，决定拍一部南京大屠杀的纪录片。
《南京梦魇》的制作前后筹备近10年，从2005年初正式开拍，从最初的120分钟版本到现在的77分钟版本，历经数十次修改。影片由乔瑟夫博士的电影工作室和一家美国公司共同制作完成，曾任中国中央电视台记者的吴海燕担任了中文版制片人和配音。影片制作所耗费的近十万美元全部来自于乔瑟夫自己的积蓄。电影评论人士认为，该片的图片资料之完整，史实之引人入胜，制作艺术之精良超越了以往任何一部同类主题的电影，而且这部电影通过一个美国人独立的视角来叙述史实，不代表任何社团、政党或国家的利益，所以更具有说服力和影响力。
乔瑟夫说，令他感动的是，在一次试映后，许多美国华裔观众被深深地打动，他们纷纷慷慨解囊，少则捐500美元，多则捐1000美元。有位老人当场捐了1 万美元。乔瑟夫说，他要把这些捐款用在影片的宣传和推广上，让更多的人能看到它。在洛杉矶中英文版分场试映式上，有好几位美国观众多次出席放映式，不仅观看英文版，还观看中文版，当被问及为什么观看那么多遍时，他们回答说，这是一部令他们的心灵产生震撼的电影，他们希望能够多和制片人交流，多了解这段历史。
乔瑟夫说，影片试映取得了成功后，他将1万个拷贝销售或赠送给了有关人士，另将500个拷贝分发给了美国大报。制作组目前正计划制作该片的日文版，除了寻找日裔制片人，还打算请日本一名著名演员做配音。乔瑟夫说，日本有关人士已向他表示，将在明年夏天在日本放映该影片。最近，还有人向他预订了10万张该影片日语版的DVD，准备在日本免费赠送。《南京梦魇》也已经正式搬上互联网，只要登录www.RapeofNanking.info或者www.RapeofNanking.tv就可以交费观看这部纪录片的中文和英文版。
After watching the first part of the documentary, my heart sored and I feel really sad about the incident happened to the innocent civilians...
随着《南京梦魇》在互联网上的风靡，日本右翼网民也频频在Youtube网站上发表仇视言论，甚至将恐吓信发到制片人的个人电子信箱中。 一部由美国独立电影人制作的纪录片《南京梦魇——南京大屠杀》（以下简称《南京梦魇》）在互联网上引起强烈反响。据制作方介绍，该片迄今已被世界各地网民收看和下载逾400万次，在热门视频共享网站Youtube的“热门讨论排行榜”上一直位居前30名。
与由美国在线公司副总裁特德·莱昂西斯个人投资拍摄、3日在北京首映的纪录片《南京》不同，《南京梦魇》侧重于揭露侵华日军当年在中国南京令人发指的暴行。该片制片人劳恩·约瑟夫博士和中文版制片人吴海燕女士6日说，众多网民观看此片后，表达了他们首次了解南京大屠杀真相后感到的震惊、悲伤和愤怒之情。
随着《南京梦魇》在互联网上的风靡，日本右翼网民也频频在Youtube网站上发表仇视言论，甚至将恐吓信发到制片人的个人电子信箱中。对此，约瑟夫和吴海燕表示，面对威胁和恐吓，他们依然决定继续制作该片的日文版。如果一切顺利，日文版《南京梦魇》可望下个月制作完成，届时将上载到Youtube等网站免费发布。为防止遭到日本右翼极端分子的攻击，日文版《南京梦魇》的翻译和配音人员将不公开其身份和姓名。
1937年12月13日，日本侵略军侵占南京后，在日本华中方面军司令官松井石根和第6师师长谷寿夫指挥下，在南京全城进行了40多天的血腥屠杀，使用集体枪杀、活埋、刀劈、火烧等惨绝人寰的方法，杀害中国平民和被俘军人达30万人。 往闻回顾：《南京》上影，《产经新闻》忧心忡忡 www.6park.com
这部名为《南京》的影片还未上映，已经引起了日本右翼势力的高度紧张。《产经新闻》26日的文章忧心忡忡地表示，“虽说是纪实作品的体裁，但在史实认定上根据的是以‘反日历史观’著称的美籍华人女作家张纯如的那部《南京大屠杀》”，“一旦电影被公映，那围绕即将迎来70周年的南京事件以及历史问题，可能会对日本的国际立场造成极其深刻的影响”。
《产经新闻》另外引述“来自华侨消息人士的话”称，“莱恩塞斯于10月末作为嘉宾出席了美国东部马里兰州举行的纪念张纯如论文竞赛，透露了关于电影《南京》的制作情况”。《产经新闻》注释说，“这个论文竞赛是以美国为舞台进行反日宣传的中国人组织‘世界抗日战争史实维护联合会’主办的，共征集了430件参赛作品”。
针对张纯如所著《南京大屠杀》，《产经新闻》再三地诬蔑称，“书中很多事实和照片被指出存在错误”。
张纯如与小巨人姚明、著名钢琴家郎朗被并称为美国时下最引人注目的三位华人青年。她出生于美国，曾在美联社和《芝加哥论坛报》当记者。1997年，她的《南京大屠杀：被二战遗忘的浩劫》在美国出版，这是首部全面记录当年日军血洗南京城暴行的英文著作，曾连续5个月被列为《纽约时报》书评的最佳畅销书。 2004年11月9日，年仅36岁的她突然在自己的轿车内用手枪自杀身亡。有推测认为，她自杀的原因很可能与撰写太多南京大屠杀血腥场面患上了抑郁症有关。
《南京梦魇》抢得轰动效应
其实，已经有一位美国电影人抢在莱恩塞斯之前，制作出了一部南京大屠杀的纪录片《南京梦魇》。最近该片在美国的加州、华盛顿州、纽约州等地试映50多场，每场几乎都是座无虚席，有时甚至连走廊、门口和窗外都站满了人。当看到屠刀下的中国平民的尸体堆积成山，被强奸后的中国妇女被开膛破肚，进行杀人比赛后的日本军官在疯狂地狞笑，许多人边看边流泪哭泣，电影结束后，礼堂里往往安静极了，很多人一时忘记离开。
这部纪录片的制片人是朗恩·乔瑟夫博士。他曾拍摄过纪录片《希特勒》，在电影界有一定名望。近日，乔瑟夫接受了《环球时报》记者的采访。谈到他的拍摄动机时，他说，25年前，他在一本书中看到了一段描写南京大屠杀的记述，感到无比震惊。他原本决定写一本记录南京大屠杀的书，为此他花了20年的时间收集零零星星的资料。正当他准备动手写书时，张纯如的《南京大屠杀》问世了。他看后，自觉超不过张纯如，于是改变主意，决定拍一部南京大屠杀的纪录片。
《南京梦魇》的制作前后筹备近10年，从2005年初正式开拍，从最初的120分钟版本到现在的77分钟版本，历经数十次修改。影片由乔瑟夫博士的电影工作室和一家美国公司共同制作完成，曾任中国中央电视台记者的吴海燕担任了中文版制片人和配音。影片制作所耗费的近十万美元全部来自于乔瑟夫自己的积蓄。电影评论人士认为，该片的图片资料之完整，史实之引人入胜，制作艺术之精良超越了以往任何一部同类主题的电影，而且这部电影通过一个美国人独立的视角来叙述史实，不代表任何社团、政党或国家的利益，所以更具有说服力和影响力。
乔瑟夫说，令他感动的是，在一次试映后，许多美国华裔观众被深深地打动，他们纷纷慷慨解囊，少则捐500美元，多则捐1000美元。有位老人当场捐了1 万美元。乔瑟夫说，他要把这些捐款用在影片的宣传和推广上，让更多的人能看到它。在洛杉矶中英文版分场试映式上，有好几位美国观众多次出席放映式，不仅观看英文版，还观看中文版，当被问及为什么观看那么多遍时，他们回答说，这是一部令他们的心灵产生震撼的电影，他们希望能够多和制片人交流，多了解这段历史。
乔瑟夫说，影片试映取得了成功后，他将1万个拷贝销售或赠送给了有关人士，另将500个拷贝分发给了美国大报。制作组目前正计划制作该片的日文版，除了寻找日裔制片人，还打算请日本一名著名演员做配音。乔瑟夫说，日本有关人士已向他表示，将在明年夏天在日本放映该影片。最近，还有人向他预订了10万张该影片日语版的DVD，准备在日本免费赠送。《南京梦魇》也已经正式搬上互联网，只要登录www.RapeofNanking.info或者www.RapeofNanking.tv就可以交费观看这部纪录片的中文和英文版。
Sunday, June 24, 2007
拉了两天肚子
吃了两天兰卡餐,回到科伦坡后有些水土不服,吃饭都没胃口了,好像肚子进了风.然后又拉肚子.怀疑是那天回家路上吃了一些不卫生的食物.唉,真没办法,我的同事老是嫌外面的食物贵,其实我觉得蛮便宜了,我真的不在意价格,最重要是卫生.这下被搞死了. 下周有位中方同事想跟我们一行,到时候我看能不能我"吃自己"算了.自己觅食去!
Day 3 - 车祸惊魂
离开了Sigiriya以后,我们准备赶回科伦坡,我们预计8点多可以抵达目的地,同事也打电话回家准备回家吃晚饭.在大约六点钟时我们经过了车祸现场...
当时一辆载满Caltex Coolant的货车从我们右面驶过,货车的A柱已经毁形了,绿色的冷冻剂从毁坏的容器滴在地上,一些Coolant容器也散落在地上,整辆车给人的感觉就好像一个人在负伤而逃.当时我还说,这种情况肯定会有人趁机会把路上的Coolant捡回家.我们放慢速度,继续往前开不到几秒钟,看见一辆巴士的右边严重撞毁,一些乘客还争着一个一个一个的跳下那辆巴士.我们放下速度看了一眼,我回头看时还看见该司机趴在驾驶盘上,看来不省人事了. 我想,我们应该在车祸发生后的一分钟经过现场的.
同事犹豫了一下,问我是否应该停下来帮忙.当时我也犹豫了一秒,不知道如果抬了一个血淋淋的人进来,弄脏这辆车,肯定供应商会把我们骂死,第二秒钟我同事说:"我看会有人来的".我又想了一下,如果我们不下车认为后面有人会来协助的话,肯定后面的人也会猜想后面有人会协助的.于是做了一个决定,"停车吧!看有什么事我们可以帮的."
我们把车停在现场大约不到100m吧,我的同事边跑去现场查看什么事,我留在车附近守着,当时可以看见有好几辆车也停下来了.大约一分钟,他把一个大约14-15岁昏迷了的女孩抱着过来了,我赶快把车门打开.女孩上车以后,她的家属也跑过来了.她的父亲母亲还有两个小孩,我们叫他们赶紧上车.不到一分钟时间,两个青年又带着另一个伤者过来,好像脚受伤了.我们索性也把他搞进车里,我们的Corolla车子后面一共挤了4个成人还有两个小孩.
我同事踏足油门马上前往医院去... 他神色紧张,我也一样,女孩的母亲急得快哭了,脚受伤的人在后面呻吟着,我当时也不知道他的脚伤得怎样.只能安抚我们的司机别紧张,小心开车,车身现在很重,容易失控,不然伤者就不只两个了.他之后也镇定下来,放慢一点开.我叫同事问后面的人, 看那位女孩是否有呼吸,他们说"有",那么至少没问题,估计那女孩可能是半昏过去了.
大约15分钟,我们抵达了医院,我同事和女孩的母亲把女孩抬进去,医护人员也把脚受伤的扶进医院.当时我才看见原来他的脚后面流血了.估计是被巴士车身的铁皮刮伤.我们车后所幸铺了一些报纸,所以车后遗留下的血迹不多,我用报纸随便擦一下,然后进去里面找个垃圾桶丢垃圾. 发现政府医院里面非常破,像是五十年代的医院...
伤者送进去后,我们也功成身退.我同事说今天我们做了件好事,我点头认同,我还打趣地说,他们全进去以后都不理我们了,也没说谢谢,我们好像透明了似的...呵呵,当然也没有期望他们会道谢,我们只是尽我们能力,送他们一程到医院.之后我们在路上也看见两宗车祸,一辆车撞进河流,还有一个是巴士撞轿车.兰卡的巴士开车都很乱来,同事告诉我说两年前还发生巴士超车撞火车的事件,造成好几十个人死亡,司机没有事情,但法官一怒之下判了司机终身监禁.
当晚我们又遇到修路,我真搞不懂他们,干嘛选在晚上七点半修路呢?交通那么繁忙,要修不能等半夜车子比较少的时候修吗?结果搞到我们整十一点才到家...
当时一辆载满Caltex Coolant的货车从我们右面驶过,货车的A柱已经毁形了,绿色的冷冻剂从毁坏的容器滴在地上,一些Coolant容器也散落在地上,整辆车给人的感觉就好像一个人在负伤而逃.当时我还说,这种情况肯定会有人趁机会把路上的Coolant捡回家.我们放慢速度,继续往前开不到几秒钟,看见一辆巴士的右边严重撞毁,一些乘客还争着一个一个一个的跳下那辆巴士.我们放下速度看了一眼,我回头看时还看见该司机趴在驾驶盘上,看来不省人事了. 我想,我们应该在车祸发生后的一分钟经过现场的.
同事犹豫了一下,问我是否应该停下来帮忙.当时我也犹豫了一秒,不知道如果抬了一个血淋淋的人进来,弄脏这辆车,肯定供应商会把我们骂死,第二秒钟我同事说:"我看会有人来的".我又想了一下,如果我们不下车认为后面有人会来协助的话,肯定后面的人也会猜想后面有人会协助的.于是做了一个决定,"停车吧!看有什么事我们可以帮的."
我们把车停在现场大约不到100m吧,我的同事边跑去现场查看什么事,我留在车附近守着,当时可以看见有好几辆车也停下来了.大约一分钟,他把一个大约14-15岁昏迷了的女孩抱着过来了,我赶快把车门打开.女孩上车以后,她的家属也跑过来了.她的父亲母亲还有两个小孩,我们叫他们赶紧上车.不到一分钟时间,两个青年又带着另一个伤者过来,好像脚受伤了.我们索性也把他搞进车里,我们的Corolla车子后面一共挤了4个成人还有两个小孩.
我同事踏足油门马上前往医院去... 他神色紧张,我也一样,女孩的母亲急得快哭了,脚受伤的人在后面呻吟着,我当时也不知道他的脚伤得怎样.只能安抚我们的司机别紧张,小心开车,车身现在很重,容易失控,不然伤者就不只两个了.他之后也镇定下来,放慢一点开.我叫同事问后面的人, 看那位女孩是否有呼吸,他们说"有",那么至少没问题,估计那女孩可能是半昏过去了.
大约15分钟,我们抵达了医院,我同事和女孩的母亲把女孩抬进去,医护人员也把脚受伤的扶进医院.当时我才看见原来他的脚后面流血了.估计是被巴士车身的铁皮刮伤.我们车后所幸铺了一些报纸,所以车后遗留下的血迹不多,我用报纸随便擦一下,然后进去里面找个垃圾桶丢垃圾. 发现政府医院里面非常破,像是五十年代的医院...
伤者送进去后,我们也功成身退.我同事说今天我们做了件好事,我点头认同,我还打趣地说,他们全进去以后都不理我们了,也没说谢谢,我们好像透明了似的...呵呵,当然也没有期望他们会道谢,我们只是尽我们能力,送他们一程到医院.之后我们在路上也看见两宗车祸,一辆车撞进河流,还有一个是巴士撞轿车.兰卡的巴士开车都很乱来,同事告诉我说两年前还发生巴士超车撞火车的事件,造成好几十个人死亡,司机没有事情,但法官一怒之下判了司机终身监禁.
当晚我们又遇到修路,我真搞不懂他们,干嘛选在晚上七点半修路呢?交通那么繁忙,要修不能等半夜车子比较少的时候修吗?结果搞到我们整十一点才到家...
Saturday, June 23, 2007
Going Home
我们在斯里兰卡的狮子山花了两个小时多一点后才离开...在山脚下遇到一个兜售"魔术盒"的人,用一千卢比买了他的木雕盒, 一个内有乾坤的木雕盒...
时间已经是四点半,我们得赶紧撤,准备回去科伦坡.
时间已经是四点半,我们得赶紧撤,准备回去科伦坡.
Mirror Wall
图下的墙壁称作"Mirror Wall", 由于墙面非常猾,据说一些诗人用当地语言在墙上刻了一些歌曲,诗句之类的文学作品,另外,也掺杂了一些"现代诗人的作品",什么"我爱xxx","xxx到此一游".墙壁已经围起来了.
一路上的风非常大,感觉到好像有人在推我一把似的.
一路上的风非常大,感觉到好像有人在推我一把似的.
石壁上的裸女II
站在石壁上健的铁架看这些石壁画其实会有些心惊胆跳的,因为风非常地大,这些鉄架有些也开始生锈,望着脚下会很恐怖,所以我也不敢站得太久.几个工人坐在那里,正在进行铁架维修工作,让我进来看这些壁画.
Road to Sigiriya II
Road to Sigiriya II
终于可以旧地重游,这次我再次回到了我想要再来的地方,付了20美元门票,终于可以到这号称77大世界奇迹之一的"狮子石"看看!
Day 3 - Water Range 酒店
我们在Anuradhapura住的Water Range 酒店外观
早上起来在酒店四处走走,同事出去城里看医生了(腰骨疼),和前台唯一的"经理兼Waiter兼清洁员工"打了个招呼,叫他准备早餐.他于是跑去后院找那位"警卫兼园丁兼厨师"去准备早餐.我开玩笑地说你们这里都身兼多职.哈哈!
屋里外的风非常凉快,这里比较偏远,看见一些拿着机枪的士兵从门口经过,一个接一个的,像是要到前方的战场似的...我问那位前台经理,你们酒店为何没有电视?他说有,带我到一个电视房去,里面排了一些椅子排排坐,就像电影里面的那些精神病院的房间,中间放了一部电视,一些精神比较好的会坐在电视前看电视.我跟那位经理开玩笑,说我的电脑屏幕也比你这个电视大.他看着我,笑了一笑.我叫他开一开电视机,准备做一个测试,结果不出所料,电视收不到电视台.我问他如果有电视机但收不到电台,跟没有是一样的.
后来得知这间酒店的老板是一位退休的陆军上校,估计没搞过酒店生意吧...
同事回来后我们便到食堂里面坐着等早餐,里面的苍蝇非常多,随便用报纸也拍死了7只苍蝇,有一只苍蝇还掉进了我的饮料,在那里泡了一秒钟才飞出来,弄得我整杯饮料都不敢喝了...
吃饱后给酒店老板打了个电话,没想到这位"上校"的英文还真不赖.我觉得这里的价钱还可以,20美元一晚包早餐.我问老板为什么没有电视和热水,他说电视他会搞,而热水搞不了,因为Anura天气很热,一般都不需要热水;问他为什么没配厕纸,他说他担心员工偷用厕纸,结果昨晚他员工送来了餐巾纸,新亏我自己有准备,不然把餐巾纸丢进马桶还会不塞吗?最搞笑的地方是,他说他们的酒店"in high demand",我听了真想大笑.上校说他酒店有很大的需求,不过"念在"你们愿意派人来常住,我扣35%给你,只收20美元.他当时可能不知道我们就站在前台,他的账本我看得清清楚楚,有多少人来睡过,收了多少钱我都知道.那位老板还问我你们现在在哪里住.我告诉他,我昨天就在你这里睡.真想告诉他,你这里苍蝇还多过人! 15间房有14间是空的,连10%都没有,还High Demand?有没有搞错呀?不过我也不想多说,反正他们的员工比昨天我们看的管理员友善,而且老板在科伦坡,约了他周一到公司把合同签了算.
屋里外的风非常凉快,这里比较偏远,看见一些拿着机枪的士兵从门口经过,一个接一个的,像是要到前方的战场似的...我问那位前台经理,你们酒店为何没有电视?他说有,带我到一个电视房去,里面排了一些椅子排排坐,就像电影里面的那些精神病院的房间,中间放了一部电视,一些精神比较好的会坐在电视前看电视.我跟那位经理开玩笑,说我的电脑屏幕也比你这个电视大.他看着我,笑了一笑.我叫他开一开电视机,准备做一个测试,结果不出所料,电视收不到电视台.我问他如果有电视机但收不到电台,跟没有是一样的.
后来得知这间酒店的老板是一位退休的陆军上校,估计没搞过酒店生意吧...
同事回来后我们便到食堂里面坐着等早餐,里面的苍蝇非常多,随便用报纸也拍死了7只苍蝇,有一只苍蝇还掉进了我的饮料,在那里泡了一秒钟才飞出来,弄得我整杯饮料都不敢喝了...
吃饱后给酒店老板打了个电话,没想到这位"上校"的英文还真不赖.我觉得这里的价钱还可以,20美元一晚包早餐.我问老板为什么没有电视和热水,他说电视他会搞,而热水搞不了,因为Anura天气很热,一般都不需要热水;问他为什么没配厕纸,他说他担心员工偷用厕纸,结果昨晚他员工送来了餐巾纸,新亏我自己有准备,不然把餐巾纸丢进马桶还会不塞吗?最搞笑的地方是,他说他们的酒店"in high demand",我听了真想大笑.上校说他酒店有很大的需求,不过"念在"你们愿意派人来常住,我扣35%给你,只收20美元.他当时可能不知道我们就站在前台,他的账本我看得清清楚楚,有多少人来睡过,收了多少钱我都知道.那位老板还问我你们现在在哪里住.我告诉他,我昨天就在你这里睡.真想告诉他,你这里苍蝇还多过人! 15间房有14间是空的,连10%都没有,还High Demand?有没有搞错呀?不过我也不想多说,反正他们的员工比昨天我们看的管理员友善,而且老板在科伦坡,约了他周一到公司把合同签了算.
Day 2-1
一路上我们可以看见绿绿的田园风光,非常漂亮...晚上在Anuradhapura的旅馆不好找,好又便宜的旅馆都住满了人. 有一家比较好的旅馆开价还要六十多美元一晚,我告诉他,现在兰卡局势不好,游客不敢来了,科伦坡酒店都纷纷降价,连Hilton Colombo也只是五十美元一晚,你们还收六十多美元?真是服了这帮人,难怪酒店入住率也只有10%.我们想派人来住上一两个月,这种价格我们怎么用?还有一个没有生意头脑的经理,硬要收取我们45美元一晚的费用,他愿意让给我们以后出差的员工35美元,但基于合同还没签,他硬要收取我们45美元.我问他,你有没有搞错?你为了多赚1千卢比而放弃十万卢比?结果他还是坚持要多那一千卢比,连我同事也火了,叫我走.最后我告诉那位经理,因为你这样,我们决定不认证你们这家酒店,不把生意给你!说完我们掉头就走了.当晚我们到入住酒店时已经是11点了.
我们去了一间没有客人的酒店睡,22美元的.厕所没有厕纸,没有热水,没有电视,酒店刚开张一个月,搞到我边洗澡边原地跑步,因为水有点冷.不过有点值得赞赏的是床褥比较硬,枕头是新的,所以比在Kandy睡得舒服.
Day 2
Day 2
上图是去Anuradhapura途中所拍摄,路上被这棵倒下的树挡着,司机们都下车出力把树推去路旁
上图是去Anuradhapura途中所拍摄,路上被这棵倒下的树挡着,司机们都下车出力把树推去路旁吃着早餐时就给财务同事打了个电话,终于找到人了,最终确认本地员工有15美元津贴,我赶紧把这好消息告诉他,对我而言何况也不是好消息?下午吃饭时,他终于放开地吃了,而且这次主动付款了.吃饱后还问我要不要甜点...
下午我们在Kandy完成了差事以后,就驱车前往Anuradhapura.
Day 1
第一个晚上我及其痛苦,吃都吃不饱.我那位本地员工同事问我出差有没有给补助,吃饭能否报销?我说我不知道,但吃饭肯定不能报.结果搞到他吃饭非常地省,平时我一个人可以吃的东西他确叫了一份,两个人吃,每人两块印度面包,我已经很饿了,但我又不好意思多叫,真的有些受不了!我真的很想自己去吃,他爱吃不吃是他的事,至少我可以吃得饱饱的,不需要省着吃,肚子一饿,整个人就很懊恼.我马上打电话给财务部的同事,问补助的事,刚巧那位财务部同事电话丢了,打了好多次没人接听.结果在吃得不是很饱的情况下回酒店睡觉去了,只能期待明天的早餐,下午茶,晚餐都是我在付钱,想想一两餐也就算了,但不能餐餐都由我的补助来补助他吧?决定明天再问财务部的同事,到底本地员工出差怎么报?!
Colombo->Kandy->Anuradhapura->Sigiriya->Colombo
为了协助项目组认证酒店,主动率领了一位财务本地员工随行,一来可以协助充当翻译,二来可以开车,(因为我没有本地驾照).计划首先前往兰卡中部的Kandy,然后去北部的Anuradhapura区,在从Anura区回到Colombo,顺便把未完成的心愿了结,上Sigiriya一趟.我们这三天两夜的行程大约400多公里. 路上还是蛮惊险的,Anura区为战火边缘的和平地段,如果由Anura出发再往北上的话,就是到了政府军和猛虎组织的战线,Anura拥有大型医院,主要是用来医治从北部送来的伤兵.而Kandy为斯里兰卡一大城市之一,这次是第二次到Kandy,所以没什么新鲜感姑且不介绍了.以上照片是下午从公司出发,在去Kandy路途中留影的...
Sunday, June 17, 2007
手提钻的骚扰
周六下午,不知何故,宿舍大楼底层的停车场好像在搞扩充,因为下面的停车场设计得有些愚蠢,令大车好不容易才能进出该停车场.搞扩充是好事,但是下午就开始听到手提钻的噪音未免让人觉得有些烦躁,下午躺不下去了,出去和同事打球去.
周日凌晨三点多才睡,九点多早上时手提钻的声音又来了!由于我住在一楼,工程就在楼下进行,噪音首当其冲.这种声音真的会令人抓狂!! 被他轰炸得睡不了,要听歌,看碟也听不清楚.忍无可忍下楼找公寓的经理投诉一把. 我说TMD你们到底有没有Common Sense? 星期日来开工,好歹你们这里也算是比较豪华公寓,人家想在家里好好休息一番,你们确在这里搞装修,你知不知道楼上可以感觉到有多吵?经理说他也没办法跟这班工人说了他们不听.投诉了一把之后我又回去寝室了,手提钻仍然还在那里钻着.
过了十五分钟,老子又忍不住了,那种声音真的弄得我心好烦,整个人越来越火爆了,这次我那着电话下去,准备要这栋大楼的老板电话,准备D他一顿!看见刚才那位经理,我叫他把他老板的电话给我,让我去跟他说.经理告诉我,他老板正好要过来,我说好,等下叫我下来,让我见他!
二十分钟后,见了他老板,我跟另外一个下去看热闹的室友准备找他老板出气时,他老板也不想多说,因为他自己也在场感受了一番,告诉我们他已经叫工人停工了,然后急急忙忙闪人...NND我还准备了一些台词都还没用得上他就转身走了.还说你们不需要教我怎么做,说一听到投诉就过来看个究竟了.
我问那位经理,整个早上那么吵,楼上没有一个租户下来投诉吗? 经理说有,好像是你的roomate,我说我roomate没下来投诉,只有我.公司在这里租了4间公寓,12个人住,问了其他同事难道他们不觉得吵吗? 还是我反应太大.他们都说有,然后我问他们,你们也没有反应?就这样忍下去? 我室友告诉我,中国人就是这样,喜欢忍气吞声,多一事不如少一事.
我告诉我室友,经常在班车,在饭桌,经常听见许许多多的同事在抱怨什么公司老在扣他们的税啦,工作时间长工资少啦,然后又说工作一两年没加薪这个那个的,然后又说假期少,都是周六上班自己攒下来的假期. 我说,那想怪谁呢?说白了,就是你们自己作贱自己,不会为自己争取自己应得的利益,老外才不跟你来这套,薪水低,工作时间长,你看他们跟你来这套不?其实也不是只有中国人,马来华人很多都是这样,什么都忍气吞声,自己顾自己,所以族群利益被剥削,只会在后台呱呱吵,叫他出来投票确说很忙,什么改变不了事实之类的废话. 小孩从小就教导别人的事就不要多管闲事,大人看见抢劫就先躲一旁,以免殃及池鱼. 在这种情况之下,匪徒才胆敢那么猖狂,为非作歹...
不知怎么我现在越来越看不惯这种现象,曾有一位女同事说她很少会看见像我这种人,看见什么不公平的地方会提出来,因为一般的中国人就会逆来顺受...(可能是因为我告诉过她上次我投诉马航饮料的事,还有她知道我跟马来员工追问战争补助的事而吵到HR那里,结果HR把我列入黑名单了,当时公司给中方员工在比较危险的地方补贴战争补助,但是马来员工确没有,要知道,子弹和炸弹不长眼睛,谁理你是本地还是中方? 风险是一样的!所以有几个"正义之士"把这个补贴争取下来了.:p)
另外我的室友100%认同我的说法,刚才住在一起的领导问他为什么不去上班(老大,今天是周日也!),他装糊涂了,不想去,更不想犯贱!...在写着这篇blog时,手提钻的骚扰已经停止了,六根恢复了清静...准备去享用我的糙米粥去
周日凌晨三点多才睡,九点多早上时手提钻的声音又来了!由于我住在一楼,工程就在楼下进行,噪音首当其冲.这种声音真的会令人抓狂!! 被他轰炸得睡不了,要听歌,看碟也听不清楚.忍无可忍下楼找公寓的经理投诉一把. 我说TMD你们到底有没有Common Sense? 星期日来开工,好歹你们这里也算是比较豪华公寓,人家想在家里好好休息一番,你们确在这里搞装修,你知不知道楼上可以感觉到有多吵?经理说他也没办法跟这班工人说了他们不听.投诉了一把之后我又回去寝室了,手提钻仍然还在那里钻着.
过了十五分钟,老子又忍不住了,那种声音真的弄得我心好烦,整个人越来越火爆了,这次我那着电话下去,准备要这栋大楼的老板电话,准备D他一顿!看见刚才那位经理,我叫他把他老板的电话给我,让我去跟他说.经理告诉我,他老板正好要过来,我说好,等下叫我下来,让我见他!
二十分钟后,见了他老板,我跟另外一个下去看热闹的室友准备找他老板出气时,他老板也不想多说,因为他自己也在场感受了一番,告诉我们他已经叫工人停工了,然后急急忙忙闪人...NND我还准备了一些台词都还没用得上他就转身走了.还说你们不需要教我怎么做,说一听到投诉就过来看个究竟了.
我问那位经理,整个早上那么吵,楼上没有一个租户下来投诉吗? 经理说有,好像是你的roomate,我说我roomate没下来投诉,只有我.公司在这里租了4间公寓,12个人住,问了其他同事难道他们不觉得吵吗? 还是我反应太大.他们都说有,然后我问他们,你们也没有反应?就这样忍下去? 我室友告诉我,中国人就是这样,喜欢忍气吞声,多一事不如少一事.
我告诉我室友,经常在班车,在饭桌,经常听见许许多多的同事在抱怨什么公司老在扣他们的税啦,工作时间长工资少啦,然后又说工作一两年没加薪这个那个的,然后又说假期少,都是周六上班自己攒下来的假期. 我说,那想怪谁呢?说白了,就是你们自己作贱自己,不会为自己争取自己应得的利益,老外才不跟你来这套,薪水低,工作时间长,你看他们跟你来这套不?其实也不是只有中国人,马来华人很多都是这样,什么都忍气吞声,自己顾自己,所以族群利益被剥削,只会在后台呱呱吵,叫他出来投票确说很忙,什么改变不了事实之类的废话. 小孩从小就教导别人的事就不要多管闲事,大人看见抢劫就先躲一旁,以免殃及池鱼. 在这种情况之下,匪徒才胆敢那么猖狂,为非作歹...
不知怎么我现在越来越看不惯这种现象,曾有一位女同事说她很少会看见像我这种人,看见什么不公平的地方会提出来,因为一般的中国人就会逆来顺受...(可能是因为我告诉过她上次我投诉马航饮料的事,还有她知道我跟马来员工追问战争补助的事而吵到HR那里,结果HR把我列入黑名单了,当时公司给中方员工在比较危险的地方补贴战争补助,但是马来员工确没有,要知道,子弹和炸弹不长眼睛,谁理你是本地还是中方? 风险是一样的!所以有几个"正义之士"把这个补贴争取下来了.:p)
另外我的室友100%认同我的说法,刚才住在一起的领导问他为什么不去上班(老大,今天是周日也!),他装糊涂了,不想去,更不想犯贱!...在写着这篇blog时,手提钻的骚扰已经停止了,六根恢复了清静...准备去享用我的糙米粥去
Friday, June 15, 2007
Thursday, June 14, 2007
Omega Dynamic
Today I went out with a local Sri Lankan colleague who loves watches, he took me to the local antique watch dealer to check out some fine watches, like Rolex, Tudor, Omega, etc...
We came across a shop that he recommended, small shops but he got a handful of antique watches on hand. The only watch that catch my interest is the thirty years old Omega Diville Auto with leather strap that he showed me (Off course the leather strap is not genuine because no such leather can last so long). Before I asked him the diville selling price, he notice the Omega Dynamic Chronograph Automatic (year 2000 model, final edition of Dynamic)that I was wearing. He asked me how much I bought my watch, I told him USD600. He said right now the price of my watch has shooted up to about USD1500! I was surprised to hear that, perhaps is the Euro currency rate increased.
Well, I bought this Omega watch like 4-5 years ago, at that time, the market rate is about USD 720+ and one day, while I was surfing the internet, I found out the watch price fell to USD580+ probably is due to the bad sales in US. Without hesitation, I log onto the website and purchase it online. The Omega Dynamic is quite thick, may be around 1.25cm, and comes in without date indicator, this is the reason that I seldom wear it to work because it doesn't tells me the date. The movement of this watch is very reliable and accurate for an automatic watch (especially compare to my Oris and previously owned Tissot). I gave it to my dad as a present when I first went home from US, my dad only wears it once in a while thus the watch was left into very good condition before I took it back and wear it once in a while.
Just few months ago I check the used price at ebay and I still found out that this watch was selling at 7xx.xx USD before the bid ends. Well today this watch dealer saw my watch and shows great interest on asking me to give him an offer to sell it to him. My colleague felt that it is quite funny because we suppose to come here and buy watches but could end up selling watches. I told the dealer in a joking way that if he pays me USD1200 I will sell it to him. He said he can't.
Then I ask him how much he wants to sell the Deville, after some bargain, the price of the Deville came down to USD110 which I think is a good buy. I didn't buy the watch yet but I am very interested on that watch. Before we go, the dealer offered me USD800 for my watch and I told him I will think about it, I took his name card because I don't think I know how to come back to his shop because it was located at a very crowded place, hopefully we might strike a deal later. For USD800 I don't think I want to sell it because USD value has depreciate since few years ago, and with the money I got, I still have to top up another 40-50% for a Seamaster. Will see what happen...
We came across a shop that he recommended, small shops but he got a handful of antique watches on hand. The only watch that catch my interest is the thirty years old Omega Diville Auto with leather strap that he showed me (Off course the leather strap is not genuine because no such leather can last so long). Before I asked him the diville selling price, he notice the Omega Dynamic Chronograph Automatic (year 2000 model, final edition of Dynamic)that I was wearing. He asked me how much I bought my watch, I told him USD600. He said right now the price of my watch has shooted up to about USD1500! I was surprised to hear that, perhaps is the Euro currency rate increased.
Well, I bought this Omega watch like 4-5 years ago, at that time, the market rate is about USD 720+ and one day, while I was surfing the internet, I found out the watch price fell to USD580+ probably is due to the bad sales in US. Without hesitation, I log onto the website and purchase it online. The Omega Dynamic is quite thick, may be around 1.25cm, and comes in without date indicator, this is the reason that I seldom wear it to work because it doesn't tells me the date. The movement of this watch is very reliable and accurate for an automatic watch (especially compare to my Oris and previously owned Tissot). I gave it to my dad as a present when I first went home from US, my dad only wears it once in a while thus the watch was left into very good condition before I took it back and wear it once in a while.
Just few months ago I check the used price at ebay and I still found out that this watch was selling at 7xx.xx USD before the bid ends. Well today this watch dealer saw my watch and shows great interest on asking me to give him an offer to sell it to him. My colleague felt that it is quite funny because we suppose to come here and buy watches but could end up selling watches. I told the dealer in a joking way that if he pays me USD1200 I will sell it to him. He said he can't.
Then I ask him how much he wants to sell the Deville, after some bargain, the price of the Deville came down to USD110 which I think is a good buy. I didn't buy the watch yet but I am very interested on that watch. Before we go, the dealer offered me USD800 for my watch and I told him I will think about it, I took his name card because I don't think I know how to come back to his shop because it was located at a very crowded place, hopefully we might strike a deal later. For USD800 I don't think I want to sell it because USD value has depreciate since few years ago, and with the money I got, I still have to top up another 40-50% for a Seamaster. Will see what happen...
Wednesday, June 13, 2007
Paris Hilton in Jail
Read the news about Paris Hilton convicted to jail for 45 days due to wreckless drunk driving. I think this is not her first time driving wrecklessly, must have crashed her SL mercedes or something this time.
Being a girl that borned in a rich family, I think she is totally spoiled, hopefully by bringing her into jail will change her attitude a bit, is ok if you kill yourself for drunk driving your car wrecklessly, but it is not OK if you killed someone innocent, just like the recent case in Taiwan which the singer killed someone due to drunk driving. Some people said that Paris is quite dumb but some said she is smart because she knows how to make money, from album, perfume, TV shows, movies, etc. Well, for me, I think she is cute in a way, although some girls might disagree with me, but I am sure a lot of guys out there will agree with me. A guy friend of mine once told me that he watch such and such movie just because Paris Hilton is one of the actress in there, of course, I am with him! :)
Updated news: Paris didn't eat and drink much for past three days because she is afraid of going to toilet and afraid someone might have set up a voyeur camera to film her... Poor little girl! Perhaps that should cut down the jail term to 21 days if she behave well in jail, because I also worry that she will kill herself in jail. Celebrity going to jail is never easy, but they should share the same punishment with normal citizen, there shouldn't be any exception!
Being a girl that borned in a rich family, I think she is totally spoiled, hopefully by bringing her into jail will change her attitude a bit, is ok if you kill yourself for drunk driving your car wrecklessly, but it is not OK if you killed someone innocent, just like the recent case in Taiwan which the singer killed someone due to drunk driving. Some people said that Paris is quite dumb but some said she is smart because she knows how to make money, from album, perfume, TV shows, movies, etc. Well, for me, I think she is cute in a way, although some girls might disagree with me, but I am sure a lot of guys out there will agree with me. A guy friend of mine once told me that he watch such and such movie just because Paris Hilton is one of the actress in there, of course, I am with him! :)
Updated news: Paris didn't eat and drink much for past three days because she is afraid of going to toilet and afraid someone might have set up a voyeur camera to film her... Poor little girl! Perhaps that should cut down the jail term to 21 days if she behave well in jail, because I also worry that she will kill herself in jail. Celebrity going to jail is never easy, but they should share the same punishment with normal citizen, there shouldn't be any exception!
Sunday, June 10, 2007
"I am a School Teacher"
This evening, after our outdoor basketball game with other four colleagues, we walked back to our apartment. On our way back, someone trying to initiate a conversation with my colleague who is walking right behind me and my colleague started to walk faster, apparently, a 40 years old guy trying to tell my colleague that he is a school teacher and eventually he managed to catch up with me due to I was the last guy.
People like me is always curious, I wonder what he is up to.. there goes our conversation:
"School Teacher": Hi.... I am a school teacher in Sri Lanka, How are you?
Me: (Whatever, "I hear you!" I know you are a school teacher)I am alright...
"School Teacher": How you find Sri Lanka.
Me: (Always doesn't like to offend others and trying to be polite here): It was okay... (If you want to hear the truth, there are too many annoying crows here! Bird droppings everywhere and you can hear the croaking sound 24/7. Why don't the government start to shoot some crows like what they did on Port Klang many years ago).
"School Teacher": So are you Chinese?
Me: No, I am Malaysian, (pointed to the front), they are Chinese.
"School Teacher": Oh...(he sounded like very interesting) (You work here? Where do you work?
Me: Huawei, Telecom business...
"School Teacher": Look, I need to show you something...
I notice he was about to show me a role of booklet or receipt book on his left hand (I am not sure what the hell is it, and I am not keen to know), I immediately put the conversation to an end by telling him...
Me: Look, if is about money, don't talk to me! (I said it arrogantly and impatiently) Then I mumbled, there are too many crooks around.
"School Teacher": Okay.
The school teacher immidiate slow down his pace and I continue to walk my direction, try to catch up with others at the front.
This is not the first time I met this kind of "crook" while walking on the street, really tired of them, or may be he is really a school teacher, but I really doubt it. Well, I don't mind to make some donation if he really is genuine because how come a school teacher will come out on Saturday evening to collect donations for school? This must be a joke! Teachers won't do that, only students will do this, as I have done it before!
Last time there is a guy who initiate a conversation with me and then told me some lame story that he came here to meet up with his friend in XXX Building, and his friend didn't show up, so he need some "help" and see if he can ask me to give him some bus fare so he can go home. First of all, if you did come to meet up with your "friend" without your return bus fare, I think you deserve to walk back with your own leg because of being such an idiot. Sometimes being a crook have to be creative, you can't use such an old trick again and again, it just don't work that way!
Well, many years ago, I was being conned with the same old trick while having dinner in KL, a chinese guy told me he just came from China and then he need some bus fare or something because someone cheated his money because it did happened and reported in newspaper before, stupid me gave him a few ringgit to "help" him because he looks really "pitiful". After that, I guess that I was conned. Later on I read these kind of news in newspaper and forums it just makes me become "smarter" when dealing with crooks. Also if you are reading this, be careful of someone that wants to borrow your phone and make some phone calls, he may run away with your phone if you lend it to him, unless you think you are fast enough to outrun him, never ever lend your phone to strangers.
I really hate these kind of crooks which abuse other people's compassion! That's why I am being so unfriendly to the so called "school teacher"! Sad to say, there are still a lot of idiots out there that was conned by internet/SMS "phishing".
People like me is always curious, I wonder what he is up to.. there goes our conversation:
"School Teacher": Hi.... I am a school teacher in Sri Lanka, How are you?
Me: (Whatever, "I hear you!" I know you are a school teacher)I am alright...
"School Teacher": How you find Sri Lanka.
Me: (Always doesn't like to offend others and trying to be polite here): It was okay... (If you want to hear the truth, there are too many annoying crows here! Bird droppings everywhere and you can hear the croaking sound 24/7. Why don't the government start to shoot some crows like what they did on Port Klang many years ago).
"School Teacher": So are you Chinese?
Me: No, I am Malaysian, (pointed to the front), they are Chinese.
"School Teacher": Oh...(he sounded like very interesting) (You work here? Where do you work?
Me: Huawei, Telecom business...
"School Teacher": Look, I need to show you something...
I notice he was about to show me a role of booklet or receipt book on his left hand (I am not sure what the hell is it, and I am not keen to know), I immediately put the conversation to an end by telling him...
Me: Look, if is about money, don't talk to me! (I said it arrogantly and impatiently) Then I mumbled, there are too many crooks around.
"School Teacher": Okay.
The school teacher immidiate slow down his pace and I continue to walk my direction, try to catch up with others at the front.
This is not the first time I met this kind of "crook" while walking on the street, really tired of them, or may be he is really a school teacher, but I really doubt it. Well, I don't mind to make some donation if he really is genuine because how come a school teacher will come out on Saturday evening to collect donations for school? This must be a joke! Teachers won't do that, only students will do this, as I have done it before!
Last time there is a guy who initiate a conversation with me and then told me some lame story that he came here to meet up with his friend in XXX Building, and his friend didn't show up, so he need some "help" and see if he can ask me to give him some bus fare so he can go home. First of all, if you did come to meet up with your "friend" without your return bus fare, I think you deserve to walk back with your own leg because of being such an idiot. Sometimes being a crook have to be creative, you can't use such an old trick again and again, it just don't work that way!
Well, many years ago, I was being conned with the same old trick while having dinner in KL, a chinese guy told me he just came from China and then he need some bus fare or something because someone cheated his money because it did happened and reported in newspaper before, stupid me gave him a few ringgit to "help" him because he looks really "pitiful". After that, I guess that I was conned. Later on I read these kind of news in newspaper and forums it just makes me become "smarter" when dealing with crooks. Also if you are reading this, be careful of someone that wants to borrow your phone and make some phone calls, he may run away with your phone if you lend it to him, unless you think you are fast enough to outrun him, never ever lend your phone to strangers.
I really hate these kind of crooks which abuse other people's compassion! That's why I am being so unfriendly to the so called "school teacher"! Sad to say, there are still a lot of idiots out there that was conned by internet/SMS "phishing".
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