逛奧海城所見

中午去奧海城既HKBN打算cancel個家居電話，點知裏面極其多人，原來又系TBB的宣傳活動，而且是巾幗2的宣傳，幾乎所有演員都在場，無怪得咁有號召力啦。TBB經常系奧海城搞宣傳活動同拍劇，一樓既大堂都算寬大，但是交通不算太方便的，而且唔系最旺的中心地帶，可能四叔租比TBB租得好平挂，哈哈！

USAVICH中的可爱普京兔子

最近發現了一套超搞笑的日本卡通，但是就以前蘇聯60年代爲背景，連名字都是俄羅斯人的名。成套卡通基本沒有對白，而且每集只有1分半鍾，但是就可以令人笑破肚皮，日本人的動畫設計水平太高了。其實光看綠色普京兔子的樣子就足可以印人發笑，那個樣子真的好傻好可愛，真恨不得買翻個key chain，mobile strip或者毛公仔玩下，哇哈哈！

Pre-birthday Celebration

由于下個禮拜可能比較忙，于是就同Angel今個禮拜出去了，當慶祝我生日。剛好Harbour City有Tap Dance表演，而且Julien有份表演，本來想同Angel一起去看的，不過她吾到6pm都出吾到來，唯有自己看了。

大概3點去到The Gateway，點知表演的地方在Ocean Terminal, 當我飛速趕到去的時候，已經跳左大半了（其實場舞蹈也只有8分鐘），還好6pm還有一場，于是我决定在Harbour City逛逛，等到6點再去看。

因此我便開始Harbour City三小時的孤獨旅程。行過的商場有Lane Crawford, G.O.D., Citysuper，本來頗有興趣行G.O.D., 因爲對design和傢具比較有興趣，還打算照幾張相。點知個店員發現我照相，就馬上黑面，吾准我繼續照。G.O.D.也太小家了，又不是有什麽商業秘密。不過我已經十分掃興，很快就離開了。後來去了Citysuper，感覺才好一點，甚至有點衝動想買朱古力吃，不過都忍住了。那天買的唯一一樣東西是Kiehl's的有色lip balm，本來就在我budget之中，不過買的時候還是謹小慎微，試了好久才决定。

到了6點，終于看到Julien的演出。其實場舞蹈是爲了配合TDC的展覽，所以只不過是加入了tap dance的元素，幷不算是純粹的tap，所以Julien的功力未有顯現出來，不過對于商場表演來說，已經交足功課，够吸引眼球了。

其後Angel來了，本來我們打算到Knutsford吃飯，結果行到皇悅酒店，見到日本料理buffet $150一人，于是就决定一試。裏面的環境不錯，而且服務周到，經常加茶加湯，見牛肉一吃完，就馬上refill，而且壽司還可以，起碼魚生是比飯大的，而且都還挺新鮮。手卷也不錯，還有鵝肝和海膽手卷呢。另外還吃了天府羅，燒秋刀魚，串燒鶏軟骨，同燒三文魚飯，不過燒三文魚飯就一般。我真沒有打算要Angel請，她還未找到工作。但她堅持，就當餐飯系生日禮物了。隨後我們應該回家，但Angel即興話要帶我去吃梳乎厘，于是我們就直奔土瓜灣的一間甜品店，要了咖啡味的梳乎厘和榛子醬朱古力紀廉班戟。班戟味道很不錯，榛子醬十分香濃，同紀廉的搭配恰到好處，而個梳乎裏就外脆內軟，不過稍爲過甜，感覺有點heavy。下次男友來HK都好想帶他去試試添。由于逛了3，4個鐘，又穿了新皮鞋，脚趾同脚掌痛得很厲害，脚跟又被鞋邊刮著，感覺很不舒服。回到宿舍的時候，已經累到想馬上躺下了。所以今天也遲了起床，沒有做運動。

最近經常看關于投資理財的課程同信息，發覺在這個M型社會裏，單靠打工是不能保證退休生活，所以懂得投資和理財真的很重要。本來找到一個合適且性價比又很不錯的課程，但是已經額滿了，次次都是這樣。唉，算吧，學投資也不一定要上課的。

Tap Dance Mania

I had intended to sleep earlier last night, but I didn't, not because of homework and assignment, but my obsession with tap. I spent almost an hour viewing videos and webcast about tap (Jesus, I'm getting loafing, which is bad:)). I would never figure out what drove me to have such a whim that I wanted to do something different or learn something new every year. And this year, I chose to learn dancing. I thus sipped through every piece of information about dancing in forums or BBS. I was then led to CCDC's site and found the course on social dance. When I was just about to make up my mind to take social dance, "tap dance" just rushed into my mind. Curiosity can kill anything and create everything. I just couldn't suppress my interest in tap. When I eventually found out a dancing school's foundation course that can perfectly match my schedule, I swore I would definitely take that.

The course only includes 6 classes, and I've gone through 4 of them. That was really interesting experience. Tap dance is difficult and easy at the same time. It's easy because you don’t have to pay much attention to many other parts of your body, especially your hips that are normally not the best part to move beautifully. And as long as you can grasp the three most important elements (rhythm, ankle, focus of gratuity), you'll be the master. But the time and efforts you need to spend to skillfully grasp the three things comprises the difficult part.

That's why I kept viewing the classic but wonderful tap dance clips last night (just for one night, I promise). Though quite discouraging, as your determination to keep on will be beaten to bottom low after watching the tap masters' shows. You just can’t imagine your feet (remember: both your right and left foot) can move, step, shuffle, kick, swing, etc like a relentlessly non-stop and everlasting mini motors.

I should say I've made significant progress these days after several days of practice. My left foot can eventually goes with my right one and steps the way it does. To have your left foot exquisitely shift and move like your right one is never that easy. But you'll be surprisingly pleased with the result if you do practice. And tap dance becomes my another sources of courage because it's another proof of the worn-out but universally true saying—practice makes perfect. I'll be missing the tap class after it's over, I'm serious.

A few interesting tap dance clips:
Singing in the Rain

Tap 1-River Dance I

Tap 2-River Dance II

Tap Dance China

Julien's tap show at Harbour City, March 11, 2007

Tap Show I

Tap Show II

Tap Show III

一個賞心悅目的website

偶然發現了一個很精彩的網站
http://www.echiechi.com/#

裏面的相片照得好漂亮。顏色出奇地鮮豔，鮮豔得好像一個童話的國度，即使普通的生活點滴，普通的過客行人，普通的街角片段，都彌漫著浪漫的遐想，似乎每一張照片都訴說著一個動聽的故事。看了這個網站以後，我也好想拍下一樣動人的照片，儘管我知道blog主應該是資深的攝影家，也知道所用的專業照相機價值不菲。有興趣總是好的，總有一天我可以實現的。

除了照片，背景音樂也很特別。雖然都是些我沒有聽過的音樂（除了Faye Wong 的夢中人）， 不過每首歌都挺特別，有Jazz, 輕快的pop, 韓國的，德國的，同網站的風格也十分相稱。不時上去流連一下真是不錯的享受。

昨晚發現這個網站後，我就瘋狂的google了一番，希望找到更多特別和有意思的網站，不過搜索結果就一般，只發現一些圖片網頁。以後遇到這麼特別的網站再介紹，也歡迎各位告知你覺得好玩有意思的網站哦。

BF破天荒地看了我個英文space，仲話我好耐沒有更新。的確，我都快忘記了它的存在。剛剛寫了點野，算是報答BF的專程拜訪吧。雖然要每日更新已經不太可能實現，不過我會勤力D多上去的。