Jul 09 2008
二十年前，邓爷爷访美，召开记者招待会，正好翻译不在。美国老记想考考邓爷爷的英语水平，便说：“请问美国第一任总统叫什么名字？”邓爷爷英语水平比较呆板，便想按中国人的习俗，见面应该先问姓，便操着四川口音说：“我姓邓”(华盛顿)美国老记认为这个问题太简单，便又说：“请问，您夫人和孩子到美国都干了些什么？”邓爷爷又想问完姓，该问名了吧，就回答说：“小平（shopping）”老记们又问：“那么他们是用什么交通工具？”邓爷爷又按中国习俗，认为他们在问年龄，就回答：“八十（bus）”老记哗然，又问：“那么台湾下一任总统会是谁？”邓爷爷等来等去，翻译还没有来，便回答说：“你等会（李登辉）”老记再次哗然，这么敏感的政治问题也回答得如此轻松，便又问：“那李登辉后边呢？”邓爷爷有些不耐烦说:”随便（水扁，）”老记们看看翻译快要来了，便抓紧时间问最后一个问题：“您觉得二十年后中国面临的最大问题是什么？”邓爷爷极其不耐烦，心想这些美国记者们怎么这么不识趣，没完没了的问个不停，沉下脸反问道：“啥子（SARS）？”
Jul 09 2008
I was dragged to the Rush concert at Saratoga NY - SPAC.. A close mind person like me, of course I couldn’t wait for it to finish. One thing I was impressed with was their punctuality. Eight o’clock on the ticket, 8 o’clock they showed up on stage.
It’s their intercontinental tour promoting their latest album, [...]
Jul 09 2008
When calling a business, I really appreciate that they could bring up your account by caller ID, your home phone. It is a myth to me that most businesses don’t. They’ll tirelessly ask you to verify your home phone number, your address, your e-mail .. etc. Doesn’t the technology suppose to make life easier for all [...]
Jul 09 2008
Max Mosley’s fetish is sadomasochism. He’s been at it for 45 years out of 48 years of marriage, and his wife didn’t know until the headline news in The News of the World. He thinks it’s harmless if it’s done with consenting adults with sound minds and in private. He now is suing for punitive damages [...]