Greece Chocolate Cookies

最近女朋友做了一種巧克力餅乾,他說是朋友從希臘人那邊學來教他做的,
不過不知道叫什麼,就先叫做"希臘式巧克力餅乾"吧!
非常好吃,我all flatmate吃了都讚不絕口,
我放了幾個草莓做顏色搭配,看起來頗具名家風範,
如果拿到倫敦的高級餐廳賣,一客可以賣個20鎊吧!



據我女朋友口述,我整理下來的做法如下:

準備材料:
錫箔紙
Tesco牌餅乾-一包
可可粉-八湯匙
icing sugar-八湯匙
無鹽butter-50克

做法:
一 先把餅乾用碎-撥成一小塊一小塊,約一個指甲大
二 將無鹽butt煮沸成液狀-放置一旁
三 將可可粉/icing sugar用手攪拌讓所有材料覆蓋上
四 最後將液狀butter倒進去
上述全部混在一起,倒在錫箔紙上並固定成長條狀,
然後用錫箔紙緊緊包住,就直接放進冰箱,約三至五個小時即可完成

The review of Godfather

I saw the movie 'Godfather' recently. I have heard many news and comments for this movie however until today I haven't seen this movie. I have to admit that this movie is excellent and what makes it brillent is not only the godfather part1 but also the following continuation part2 and part3. The all three parts integrate into the complete one. The part1 only introduce the start of a new godfather and a death of the old godfather. Although Al Pacino's performance is quite great, the performance of his father- Marlon Brando is superior than his- That's just my private thought. Maybe that's due to the time of the movie is too short for Al to actor but it's dfficult to blame for that becuase the movie wanna model the characteristic of Al who don't wanna inherit the family business forced to do so. If the movie focus on Al too much then the audience will soon realize the importance of Al and won't pay attention to the performance of Marlon. So I think that the continuation cannot help to actor becuase too many stories should be told.

First, the rising of old godfather and whole family and second, the following stories of new godfather both need to be stated. So we can see the Godfather part2 introduces the both stories. To explain that new godfather- Macheal memorize those stories of his father, I'd rather believe that the director wanna organize the whole story and introduce to the audience. The part2 is excellent because of the combination of the current time and old time.

I am not a professional movie reviewer but I can see the significant skill of the director. Francis Ford Coppola, who is the great diector of Godfather, usually uses door to represent some prospects. Such as in the part1, Macheal had a serious quarrel with his wife-Kay. After that, Kay went to another room to get some wine and wanted to recover the relationship between them. However, one man just came in and closed the door. This also means the interruption of relationship between them. Moreover, in part2, when Kay came to see their children, Macheal just closed the door and also end the their relationship in person. In part3, Macheal assigned Vincent to be the next godfather and left to another room. That means that he formally gave up the power of godfather and the end of his reponsibility.

After all, this is a nice movie.I strongly recommand this movie to be the top 5 of worth-looking flim.

有感而發

用了mac之後,老地方大概是我最常去的論壇,
每天都會去看看最近mac有什麼新資訊或是大家在討論什麼東西,
只是最近我發現一個現象,尤其在新手發問區特別嚴重
'好像有些朋友說話好像不太有禮貌又或言不及義'
我不知道為什麼,也不想引起筆戰,只是說說我自己的感想

最近在交流區,我發現有一些朋友,尤其是剛接觸mac的人,
常常會說一些讓人哭笑不得或是看不懂的話-我不是指問題本身,
問題每個人都會遇到,尤其是剛接觸mac的人,
因為大部分都從windows跳過來,難免會有一些操作上的困難,
我自己本身剛接觸的時候,就因為一個輸入法不知道怎麼選字而困擾了很久;
我指的是一些敘述的方法,例如問一個別人看不懂的問題,
Ex:'各位大大,我的mac出問題了,能幫我解決一下嗎?'-----但是問題呢?
又或者是'怎麼那麼奇怪呀......這個怎麼會變成這樣呢?'-----什麼變成怎麼樣?
那些前輩們知道你的電腦出問題,但是問題出在哪裡他們不知道,也就無從回答起,不是嗎?
應該是在你的title上面就說明清楚你的問題,summarize一下,
而在content本身更詳盡說明你的型號,你的問題等.....這樣大家才知道要怎麼幫你解決問題

而說到沒禮貌,這個也是目前一大問題,這個又要分成兩方面:
1. 問題已解決:有些人在問題被解決之後,人就消失了,連個謝字都不說一聲,這並不是有禮貌的行為.
2. 問題沒解決,然後說'怎麼沒人可以幫我解決'或是'難道這裡都沒人會嗎?'又或是回答錯了結果回來罵人等行為...
我要說:這些前輩們不是整天坐在電腦前面等著回答你的問題,回答你的問題也賺不了你的錢,
他們只是覺得大家都是mac一族,希望能在台灣把mac壯大起來

Actually,我自己也是新手,只用了mac還不到一年,之前也是有一堆問題,
所以常上老地方問問題,現在回去看以前的文章,也覺得問問題問的很沒禮貌,
甚至有一次去參加網聚的時候,我覺得在當時並沒有很有禮貌,好像在跟人家裝熟.....
在此也要跟那兩位前輩說聲不好意思,小弟不是很懂事(現在也是...)

而因著自己是新手,所以對於新手們的心情也了解,所以也想對前輩們說一些話:
請前輩們多多體諒我們這些後進,幾乎所有人都是pc switcher,多少會不適應,
也幾乎都是因為覺得mac比pc好才會換過來的,
但是有些情況下,會發現mac跟想像中有落差,而對mac失望,
或是急於解決一些問題而口氣不佳,
像我開始用的時候,wireless一直訊號不穩,所以覺得怎麼apple會這樣..乾脆回去用pc就好了等想法,
(後來才知道網卡沒裝好....iBook 1.2G,很多前輩應該知道這件事)
所以能體諒新手們的感覺,所以希望前輩們如果被問到覺得很蠢的問題,請不要生氣或嘲笑,
畢竟大家都是mac一族,相煎何太亟?
我以前也會去攝影家手札,後來覺得新手問問題被罵或被嘲弄的情況越來越嚴重,
造成我不想再去那邊,我常來老地方,就是覺得這裡對新手很友善,資訊也相當豐富,
所以我覺得老地方不會像那邊一樣戰雲密佈,這應該感謝各位前輩的努力,
也要感謝白大及各管理員的用心,使得老地方成為許多mac族的最愛!

最後,希望大家都能夠對這裡盡一份心力,努力讓他成為不只是老地方,還是個好地方!

My recent new stuff-Apple Keyboard

Though I really want to blog all new stuffs I acquire, I do have no time so I can just introduce two of them. The first one is Apple Keyboard. I purchased it in Sep from a Japanese lady. How I love Japanese so much! This lady sold me a mirror, a Apple keyboard and a electric heater for only £10. So cheap!!! If I buy all of them new in the store, I need to pay £40. And the most important is that they are almost new, not the broken or rubbish things. Thanks for her again.

Too far from today's point. Since I bought iBook, I used it very carefully. However, I still afraid of its abrasion. So I really wanna buy a new keyboard but it's hard to find a suitable one. Then the Japanese lady mentioned above appeared. How lucky I am! After getting this keyboard, I scrutinized it in a quite detail way. This keyboard was really deserved to be so expensive. The Apple spirit was entirely inside.Equitted with Apple computer, its functions can amplify to the max and be connected with Apple computer closely! That's somehing I really recommand to buy, if you also have a Apple.

Evaluation of Apple & M$ 2007 strategy

After debating the SWOT analysis of two companies, the evaluations for their future plan also should be discussed. Both Apple Computers and Microsoft Corporation have the important plans for 2007. That year could even be the most competitive year for those two companies. Microsoft Corporation will release the new operation system named Vista and the new digital music player named Zune. Those two products are the main products of Microsoft Corporation in 2007. As for Apple Computers, it will release new operation system named OSX 10.5 and new serial of iPod. Although many other products are expected to be released in 2007, Apple Computers usually keeps the new products confidential. A new generation of iPod is that most people predict to be released in 2007 in order to meet Zune, so they will strongly compete with each other next year.


The evaluations of Microsoft Corporation’s policy are below. First, Vista, the new Microsoft operation system, will have six different versions to meet the different needs. That seems a considerable policy to customers. However, sometimes the consumers may be confused about which one they should choose. Second, It is very unusual for Microsoft Corporation to delay the release date of Vista many times from Autumn 2005 to Spring 2007. It will have the strongly negative impacts to the company because it may be thought that the company has no very precise plan. However, many people still look forward to Vista. According to the information that Microsoft announces, Vista has many stronger functions.


However, many people are also stunned by the high system requirement and high price of Vista. If Vista requires such a high equipment, but many people may need to change their current computers. It is argued that is negative for consumers because they do not want to spend money and tend to use the current operation system. Many people also feel upset about the high price. Those factors will affect the sales of Vista.


Compared with the uncertainty of Microsoft, Apple’s new operation system seems to be more stable especially the embarrassing period of switching IBM CPU to Intel CPU is almost over. It should be the time for Apple Computers to enjoy the benefits. However, the majority of computer users still use the Microsoft XP and they are not familiar with Apple’s operation system. What Apple Computers can do is to attract more users to use their operation system to extend their market.


Another plan of Microsoft Corporation is the release of new digital player named Zune. Compared with iPod, Zune has more functions. It seems to be the killer of iPod. However, many people now have already owned a digital player and it is a question that they want to buy the new one. It seems to be significant that \some people, especially the iPod fans, won’t buy Zune. Another doubt comes from Zune itself.


Although Zune has a number of functions, people do not really want those new technologies. Take Sony as an example. Sony’s last PDAs has many fantastic functions. It was released in Summer 2004 and many of its functions were still superior to most current PDA but Sony received bad revenues from PDA because of its high price and many people do not need such the new functions at that time. That leads to Sony to stop its PDA sales in Autumn 2005. According to the example, it should be proved by time if Zune brings positive or negative impacts to Microsoft Corporation.


Those are the evaluations of the future plan for 2007 of two companies. It seems that Microsoft Corporation has less positive impacts. However, it has already been very strong in this industry. They can use their strengths to excess Apple Computers. The consequence can not be known until the year really come.

Prison Break

Prison Break


This is the maxseries I saw recently. It's kind great. Though the following actions are not hard to expect. But still pretty cool.

Google買下Youtube!!

兩個Youtube的創立者直接在網路上使用這支影片作為Announcement

Google 買下 YouTube -轉貼自老地方冰果室
10/10 11:08 pm 五樣
網路最大的搜尋引擎公司 Google 於稍早證實了確實以 16.5 億美金的股價買下了網路影片供應商YouTube 公司。 不過雖說買下，但 YouTube 公司仍維持原樣，沒有裁員的舉動，也沒有任何公司內部結構上的變動。預計 YouTube 此舉也能為該公司帶來更廣大的市場，不僅能與 Google 大量的廣告做結合，在搜尋方面也能與 Google 的搜尋引擎做整合。 預計政府核准順利的話，Google 以及 YouTube 將能在今年年底時完成併購的所有動作。而此舉也將讓 Google 成為全球最大的網路影片供應商。

Google到底還是買下Youtube了....
自己的Google Video不爭氣,只好把對手買下,
我想如果Flickr沒有被yahoo給搶走的話,
現在應該也是Google的一員了吧!
因為Picasa也是不太爭氣,
我想,再怎麼厲害的公司,還是會有被對手超越的一天,
把威脅自己的對手給吃掉,應該是一步上上策吧!
如果當年Microsoft吃下Apple,或是吃下Google,
今天也不用落得被圍剿的地步,
雖然他還是很大,不過已經不如當年風光

最近真是刺激連連......

併購相關新聞最近也有另外一則:
BENQ放棄SIEMENS手機部門,
我想,當初大家雖然普遍不看好,不過BENQ確實也苦撐的超乎想像!
雖然他輸了裡子,但是至少他贏了面子!
Bring Taiwan to Worldwide!

ok....news about that maybe I can talk later in the future.

Personal MobilePhone Book

在英國辦K800i也有一段時間了,
這兩天收到從我的電信公司一個東西,
覺得這樣東西真的還蠻值得大書特書一下的















看到沒?這不是典型的關於你手機及各項服務的介紹書喔!
封面有我的名字跟我用的手機
注意喔~~他不是隨隨便便用個影印只貼上去,而是印上去的喔~
有印過的人應該就知道,
如果印一張紙跟印一千張紙的成本是一樣的
Why? Cause The Costs are the same!
成本是在製版費的部份,所以他印一本勢必要開一個板,
所以這個成本實在還蠻高的,
而且他不只一頁喔~~
雖然當然還是有很多是可以直接印上去的,
但是你還是可以感覺到他們的用心
不像國內有時候連印DM都很省,
當然可能有人會說"這有什麼稀奇?改PDF就好啦!"
恩!那為什麼不做呢?
這樣一個小東西就會讓消費者的心情很好呀!
"看!這就是專屬我的書呀!"

































說真的,到這邊這麼久,我有一個感覺
英國人效率雖然低,也很會拖,但是做事實在,
台灣人效率很高,但是所謂的事情做完是指把進度完成,
而非把事情做到最好

我想,這就是差別!

帶著相機去旅行-Reading,驚喜

Reading?那麼小的一個地方有啥好晃的?
我原本也是這樣覺得,
後來無意中在Wiki查到Reading Town的資訊,
一張照片吸引了我,"這是什麼地方?遺跡?"
於是,我決定今天到Reading附近走一走

這是一個Abbey的遺跡,我看到的時候震撼了!
"Reading居然有這麼一個遺跡隱身在商業區!?"
而且我看一旁的簡介,居然12世紀就有了~
一直以來Reading給人的印象都是一個相當新開發的城市,
沒想到還有那麼一處好地方,
我本身很喜歡這種地方的感覺,而且可以感覺原先建築相當美,
大概有四到五層樓高,讓我不禁佩服起那時人類的技術就已經那麼先進了!

































另一個地方是George- My flatmate強力推薦的,他說,那是一個相當優美的地方,
我半信半疑的來到了這個地方-Caversham,
一看之下又是一次大驚奇-很漂亮!
雖然並不大,但我覺得有River Cam的味道,
而這條河是Thomas River的一段,
讓人不禁感覺到Reading政府的用心,
反觀台灣,高雄一條愛河......媽的也差太多了......懶得比較!
為什麼怎麼做就是做不出這種感覺呢?





























今天一趟Reading之旅,讓我驚喜不斷,
只要肯去發現,小城市也是有美麗的地方!

帶著相機去旅行-再見London

第一次去覺得倫敦的時候並不覺得他很大,但是這兩天看書,
才發現我上次去的只是一小部份,其實要把倫敦玩透不是一兩天的事,
至少必須要去兩三次才有辦法,
所以這一次我將目標鎖定在St.James & Buckingham一帶

從Piccadilly cicus下車,一出到外面我就被川流的人群嚇到了, 這一站相當熱鬧,
又由於他是一個七叉道,我從一開始就把自己丟掉了......
不過還好,跟我預定的沒有差太多
















我先到了St.James Park,上次來的時候其實就經過了,
但是並沒有地圖,雖然覺得他很美卻不敢貿然進去,
後來一直念念不忘.這是第一站就直接殺到裡面去了!
聽說這是倫敦人票選最美的Park,他其實並不大,
但是真的相當優美,相當值得來一趟














接著我到了Horse guards-皇家騎兵營及Downing St,
這個所謂英國最高政治地位的象徵,就是代表一層又一層的鐵欄杆及警察.
































接著由Birdcage Walk(鳥籠路...英國人取路名真的很混!)走過去,
我到了Royal Guard Museum,我想這種地方大概除了我之外沒幾個人會進去,
而且他還要收錢(再次證明英國人很會賺錢....),不過我進去了,
結果覺得其實還ok啦...對我而言,
大概是這種軍事的東西比較吸引我一點,
雖然英國對於自己的東西總是very proud,
even it’s nothing or only some bullshit
不過其實看看還不錯!但是也因為這樣,我錯過了進Buckingham Palace的機會,
因為票賣完了,尤其他的開放時間只到9/26.....實在令人扼腕!














繞著Palace走了一圈,我到了Green Park,這個Park幾乎什麼東西都沒有...
就是只有草跟樹...也就是真的只是Green.....
我看到草地上很多人坐在涼椅上,我也走累了,
所以我也去抓了一把涼椅來躺著,
陽光,徐徐的風,清新的空氣,這是一個懶洋洋的午後....
然後,有一個人過來跟我收椅子的錢,
恩...那就給他吧.......
ㄟ!不對呀!為什麼要給他錢?
結果他說這是倫敦市政府提供的,所以要收錢,還給我一張收據.
媽的!我心中真是有千萬的幹....英國人連這都要收錢,神經病!
特此證明...真的有收據.....














接下來我到了St. James Palace等地,但是不知道為什麼都不得其門而入,
好像是假日沒開放吧!雖然時間還早,不過因為今天走蠻久的,
我還是決定先回去,等待下次有機會再來!
下次倫敦的重點在Hyde Park及Kensington一帶,