Trio Concert by Bronfman, Shaham & M?rk

This is a rare concert. You don't get trio in Hong Kong very often. This time we have three top class musicians in Hong Kong. The prices of the concert was reasonable. I bought the HKD100 ticket, which proved to be of super-value. I utterly enjoyed it.

Japanese Cartoon

This site brings back so many memories!

http://tvtv.webhop.org/

Kiki & Booba

From Wikipedia
In a psychological experiment first designed by Wolfgang K?hler, people are asked to choose which of these shapes is named Booba and which is named Kiki. Decide which is which and then scroll down to see the result.
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95% to 98% of people choose Kiki for the orange angular shape and Booba for the purple rounded shape.

It is thought that this has implications for language development, in that the naming of objects is not completely arbitrary. The rounded shape may most commonly be named Booba because the mouth makes a more rounded shape to produce that sound. Similarly a more taut, angular mouth shape is needed to make the sound Kiki. The sounds of a "K" are harder and more forceful than those of a "B", as well.

Note also that, in the Roman alphabet, the angular shape mimics the angular letters K and I, while the rounded shape mimics the rounded letters B and O.

Pride and Prejudice

I watched the DVD last weekend. It was quite an enjoyable film. I particularly like the way they talked and the manner they displayed, e.g. when a lady entered or left the room, the gentlemen would stand and bow. The subtleness of the Brits is something that the Chinese lack. Of course, they could be overdone and become overly subtle or hyprocritical. But I'd rather have people acting the way they did in the past.

The music in the film was good! I wonder whether it was composed for this film or it was merely some classical music adopted.

Property

I sold my property in mid-2004. I felt great after that because the burden on the mortgage was lifted. We have been renting an apartment since then. The issue of whether I should buy another apartment as a long term investment comes up again. The problem is: there are few apartments that we really like and can afford. And I am not too sure about the local property market trend would continue...

New Mobile

My old 8250 finsihed its mission on earth. I was a bit sad, because it has been with me for a long time...

I bought a new phone: NOKIA 1100. It has no camera function, no radio, no video. It must be the simplest mobile phone available. It costs me HKD468 only.

I can't handle phones that are too complicated. I use the phone for communication only. And it is good enough for me.

聾貓

Click to enlarge. Absolutely amazing!