May 6, 2010

  • Enjoying those HKG style BBQ meat…..

    After a 2 weeks absent from HKG, I was back on Mon finally, and eventually I had different kinds of HK Style BBQ meat for 3 consecutive nights…..

    Monday at the Tai Hing Restaurant Causeway Bay branch,

    A Roast Goose and  Roast Pork on Steam Rice, a Clay-pot Stir-fried Chinese Greens with chilli sauce

    The goose meat was soo juicy and the roasted skin was crispy, the taste of the  plum sauce on the side was just right, not too sweet…. and green was such a popular dish, nearly every table had one order of it….

    A fusion  Bake Roast Pork  with Wasabi(Japanese horseradish) Creme Sauce on Fried Rice, very interesting, and the taste of the Japanese Wasabi was  a bit too strong to my taste……..I was tearing while having ths dish..

    Tuesday before having dinner I saw the Iron Man Promotion at the Miramar Hotel shopping centre

    Dinneer at the Very Good Seafood Restaurant at Tsim Sha  Tsui,  a restaurant which you can find some lost  old cantonese dishes in Hong Kong

    Roast Pork Belly, and the Braised Soy Sauce Chicken in a clay pot

    Stir-fried Pigeon (squab) meat  and vegetable, steamed eggplant with dried seafood
    while the stir fried one was not everyone’s cup of tea, the egg plant dishes was full of flavour….

    Cashew Nut Sweet Soup

    Wednesday went for a walk at the Elemets Mall  and they are having this Art-nail exhibition by Noboru Tomizawa

    At night before I  prepared to get back to Vancouver had the BBQ Pork in pot stewed Sauce and Steamed Chicken on Rice….at the food court outlet…..

April 28, 2010

  • 邪淫, sexual misconduct

    While surfing the net, I found this interesting chat regarding sex, it’s original a simplified chinese, I just use the google translate to make the tranlsation…

    and here is the original  Chinese Blog

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    邪淫 Sexual misconduct 邪淫的方式 Way of sexual misconduct 补充说明 Supplement 所受果报 Suffered retribution
    婚前同居 Living together before marriage 不是夫妻 Not husband and wife 夫妇以外的淫事。 Something other than prostitution couples. 除了夫妇之间的男女关系外,一切不受国家法律或社会道德所承认的男女关系,均为邪淫。 In addition to the men and women between husband and wife relations, all from countries recognized by law or moral relationship between men and women, are sexual misconduct. 1.堕三恶道。 1. Fall into the three evil paths. (地狱、饿鬼、畜生) (Hell, hungry ghosts, animals)
    2.若生人中,妻不贞良。 2. If the stranger, the wife of infidelity good.
    3.眷属不得随意。 3. Dependents are not free.
    4.淫欲为因,生死为果 4. Lust as the cause, life and death for the fruit.

    生死者,包括三苦八苦,即自生至死,一切诸苦。 Life and death, including eight three bitter pain, that is, from birth to death, all Zhuku. 以及死生生死,轮回之苦。 And death and life and death, reincarnation a hard time.

    <正法念处经>云: “若邪行人,不善视察,犯非法淫,或在浮图!或近浮图,恶业因缘,命终堕大地狱,受大苦恼!常有呋蚁恶虫,啾肉饮血!食其五脏,食已复生,经无量岁,常被烧煮!罪业尽后,生于人中;贫穷下贱,受余残果。” <Fa study following in> saying: “If evil pedestrians, poor inspection, guilty of illegal prostitution, or in Budo! Or near Budo, evil fate, Ming Zhong falling into the great hell, by the big upset! Often furosemide ants evil insects, Jiu meat, drink blood! eat its five internal organs, food has been back to life by the limitless years of age, often cooking! to do after the crime industry, born out of; abject poverty by more than residual fruit. “

    《八师经》云 :“佛告梵志日:犯戒淫人妇女,或为王法捕治,身自当罪!死入地狱,卧于铁床!或抱铜柱,地狱罪毕,当受畜生道。” “After eight divisions,” says: “The Buddha told Fanzhi Day: Fan Jie prostitution were women, or for the Fa-catch rule, since when the crime itself! Death into hell, Woyu iron bed! Or hold Forced Bi crime hell, when by the beasts. “

    《地藏经》邪淫的果报先是 “若遇邪淫者。说雀鸽鸳鸯报。” 然后是: “是诸众生。先受如是等报。后堕地狱。动经劫数。无有出期。” “In Scriptures,” sexual misconduct first and Retribution, “In case of sexual misconduct were. Yuanyang reported that bird pigeon.” Then: “It all sentient beings. First reported by so and so. After the fall of hell. Moving through unscathed. Not have a period. “

    附:什么是三恶道? PS: What are the three lower realms?

    畜生道 <br /> 包括牛羊豕马及一切虫禽兽等。 Beasts <br /> including horses and cattle and sheep line is all insects and other animals. 此等众生,生活住处多受自然的支配,无改造环境的能力。 These beings, living quarters and more dominated by natural, non-modified environment. 有的依附人类生活,如牛羊鸡犬等;有的弱肉强食,如虎狼之于獐兔,鹰鹞之于雀虫。 Some dependence of human life, such as cattle and sheep towards each other; some law of the jungle, such as the tigers of the deer rabbit, sparrow hawk harrier of the worm.

    饿鬼道 <br /> 是一种孤贫潦倒受苦之鬼,经常处在饥渴之中,到处游行求食不得。 <br /> Hungry poor sleep in a solitary ghost of suffering, often in hunger among the parade around seeking food may not. 佛经中谓有历千百年不闻浆水之声者,常受饿渴痛苦,故名饿鬼。 Buddhist calendar for thousands of years in that there is no voice of those who heard Whey, often hungry and thirsty by the pain, hence the name hungry.

    地狱道 <br /> 即地下牢狱受苦之处,有“八寒地狱”、“八热地狱”、“无间地狱”等等。 Hell <br /> suffering between the underground prison, the “eight cold hell,” “Eight hot hell,” “Departed hell” and so on.

    婚外恋婚外情 Extramarital affair
    婚外通奸 Extramarital adultery
    包二奶 Mistresses
    一夜情 One-night stand
    卖淫嫖娼 Prostitution
    (已经支付了钱财的人) (Already paid the money people)
    口交 Oral sex 不适当方法 Inappropriate method 若在“三道”[指:口腔,小便道,及肛门]作非梵行的,得邪淫罪。 If “3″ [means: oral, urine Road, and anus] for Feifan Xing, and get sexual misconduct crimes.
    肛交 Anal
    意淫 Yi Yin 自淫不清净 Since prostitution is not clean 若在“自淫”时[因无实体对象]起妄心,产生了与他人作非梵行想(一解:把自己的配偶想象为他人的配偶);又见到属他人之妻,不怀好意,产生了自己与之作非梵行想,这种单方面的“意淫”,也名邪淫。 If “self-prostitution” when [because there is no physical object] from Wang Xin, produced for Feifan Hang with others like (a solution: his own imagination for the other spouse the spouse); they see is the wife of others, not Huai-intentioned, created their own with as Feifan Xing, this kind of unilateral “obscenity”, also name of sexual misconduct.
    手淫 Masturbation
    用性具自淫 Use of a self-prostitution
    看色情物品 View pornography
    把自己的配偶想象为他人的配偶 Imagine your spouse to spouse for others 意淫不清净 Obscenity is not clean
    睡眠或醒时被逼淫 Forced prostitution during sleep or wake 不是自愿 Not voluntary 殴打强迫或迷奸,非自愿。 Assault forced or first seizure, involuntary.
    男同性恋 Gay 不适当对象 Inappropriate object

    若对畜生{女},对已经坏烂的[女尸],对众多[女性],对狱中的[女犯],趁人之危,对逃亡的女性,对师长的妻子,对出家尼众等亲近,作非梵行的,名为邪淫。 If (F) of the beast, rotten to the already bad [female body], and many [women], to the prison, the [female], rebound guy, on the fleeing woman, the wife of the teachers, monks nuns and so on close to make Feifan Xing, known as sexual misconduct. 已经出家的人,虽已无所系属,但对自己的亲属,王属等作非梵行的,得淫罪。 A monk who has been having since nothing is classified, but their relatives, such as Feifan Xing Wang is, the crime was prostitution. 在恶世时,乱世时,暴君出世时,怖畏时刻,若强令自己的妻妾剃发出家,当出家后,仍同她作非梵行的,得淫罪。 In the evil world, the chaos, the tyrant was born, Fearful moment, if compelled their wives Dressed as monks, as monks, still with her for Feifan Xing, and was obscene crime.

    女同性恋 Lesbian
    阉人及阴阳二性不全人 Eunuchs and sexual dysfunction were Yin and Yang
    变性人(有时变男,有时变女) Transgender people (and sometimes becomes a man, sometimes becomes a woman)
    对男女尸体 The bodies of men and women
    对动物 Animals
    出家人 Monk
    自己的父母 Their parents
    兄弟姊妹 Brothers and sisters
    七代以内的亲属 Seven generations within the family
    未成年的少男少女 Minor boys and girls
    在死尸旁 In the dead side 不适当的地点场所 Inappropriate location sites 在道路边,塔庙边,祠寺边,大众集会之处,若自身,若与他人在上述等地作非梵行的,得邪淫罪。 The road side, Tamiao side, Temple Temple side, between the public assembly, if its own, if with others to make Feifan Hang in these other places, and get sexual misconduct crimes.

    若在木,泥,画像旁(一解,应指圣贤像),以及死尸等人边,作非梵行的,得邪淫罪。 If wood, mud, beside the portrait (a solution, shall mean the saints like), and others dead side for Feifan Xing, and get sexual misconduct offenses.

    道路旁边 Road side
    塔庙、祠堂附近 Ta Miao ancestral halls in the vicinity
    经书前、佩戴加持品 The book before, Pei Daijia hold goods
    大众集会之处 Public meetings between
    佛像或圣人的塑像画像旁边 Portrait statue of Buddha or a saint next to
    僧众附近 Monks in the vicinity
    有光线的地方 Where there is light
    于对方有害的地方 In other hazardous areas
    白天 Day 不适当时间 Inappropriate time

    在白天、受持斋戒日、哺乳期、妊娠期、月经期间、生患不能作不净行的疾病期间、产妇尚未完全康复期间以及伤心忧愁之时作不净行 During the day, accept and uphold the fasting day, lactation, pregnancy, menstrual period, the health risk can not be no net line during the disease, maternal and sad period has not yet fully recovered when the sorrow of no net line

    怀孕时(哺乳期、妊娠期) Pregnancy (lactation, pregnancy)
    月经期间 Menstrual period
    受斋戒时 By the fast time
    生病时 Ill
    为父母、兄弟、国王守“灵”期间 As parents, brothers, king defends “Spirit” period
    伤心忧愁之时 Sad when sorrow
    一夜之内作超过五次 For more than five times within one night 不适当次数 Inappropriate times 在一夜之内作超过五次以上的不净行 In the night, more than five times over within the non-net line

April 17, 2010

  • A week-end in Cebu

    After 3 months of non-stop working, it’s time to have a ‘Spring-Break’ and I choose Cebu, Philippines as my week-end destination.

    Cebu the 2nd large city of the Philippines, is located further south of the Manila which flying from HKG it takes another 30 minutes more, and flying on a LCC Cebu Pacific, I guess it’s the maximum for me…..I can imagine how bad it will be if you fly over 5 hours with an approx 30″ seat pitch, no recline funtion…

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    Woke up on Friday morning had my typical Pinoy breakfast, pancit(fried noodle), Corned beef, garlic rice and of course a sunny side up……and a bowel of  sinigang na hipon (Shrimp In Tamarind Soup)

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    It was rainy both in Vancouver and Hong Kong , so the  Sun and the hot weather is a bliss!

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    Some cultural dance ….

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    The next day had a city tour, and the Chinese Temple is located at the prestigious residential area over looking the city of Cebu

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    Then to the Heritage of Cebu Monument and touring an old house which was built about 300 years ago

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    Inside the house found this delivery chair……, at the Magellan’s Cross some ladies will sing/dance/pray for you once you paid for the candles which they would nlight it up for you afterwards…..

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    Inside the Bacilica Minore de Santo Nino the current structure was built around 1740, they have kept the oldest El Nino statue which to be told was brought by the Magellan as a gift to the King and Queen…And the final stop was the Fort San Pedro which was built in a triangle shape by the Spanish protect themselves from the locals around 1565

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    Pinoy food hopping a the Ayala Center( a shopping mall)

     

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April 5, 2010

  • Medusa

    This Easter there is a remake of the movie ‘Clash of the Titans’, I remember I started to read the book of all these Greek gods around 11 or 12….and fell in love with a female monster named Medusa, a very beautiful female turned into a monster because it’s a punishment from a Goddess  -  Athena, what had Medusa done wrong?…..according to all the myths, stories and the you tube link below …she’s been raped by the Poseidon ,  Athena  was very angry about it and the poor victim Medusa had to take all the blames…..

    The reason I like her because she had such a ‘Killer’s Look’ Once you look into her eyes,  you will turn into  stones…I found it scary, and fascinating….Then in the mid to late 80s, there’s this Italian fashion brand name Gianni Versace who used the image of the Medusa as their brand logo, to me I found  all their models either boys or girls looked extremely stunning, and had that ‘Killer’s Look’ , and I just stopped and spent minutes just to look at their window displays like a ‘Stone Man’

March 24, 2010

  • Who stole it?

    Watched another movie on Sun in HKG…this time not a Holllywood Movie but a HKG local one. The movie plot is based on the director’s own childhood which was at the late 60s (which I was a toddler), however what the movie is talking about has some kinds of relation with me, because at the early  70s things were more or less the same….I cried several times not only because some parts of the movie are sad, but the silly things that  the little boy has done  recall myself lots of memories….. who  stole it……? I guess the time….

    And the movie is called

    歲月神偷 (Echoes of the Rainbow)

March 15, 2010

  • 2 Movies within 3 days

    Last Thursday Night went ot watch Alice In Wonderland at the a 4D cinema which is located at the HK International Airport Terminal 2 because I could receive the special staff price at HKD80/ticket. What is 4D? Other than putting on the 3D glasses to watch the 3D effects, you could feel the water splashing, wind blowing, see the somke during the movie……and help to make it more delightful

    On Friday night went to have a all you can eat Japanese food at Causeway Bay with a couple of friends, so you just pick whatever you like on the order form and the servers would bring you the food. 2 1/2 hours limit have as much as you can……

    my Friends Favourite of the night……Salmon Sashimi and the abalone slices

    The 3rd day at the Elements Mall, you could feel the Easter festive mood already, and while waiting for the movie, I spotted this  future HK Ice-Hockey team in the making……

    Then watched the musical Nine, haha I really like the Italian accent of English here…..the movie reminds me of another classic….All That Jazz by the late Bob Fosse, anyway my friend and I did enjoy the movie, however we both think it’s not everyone cup of tea. After that had a light meal at the  Caffe Habitu  a nice thin crispy Pizza of the week

     

March 6, 2010

  • Food Pic – HKG Jan2010

    Just love eating…….

    W Hotel – The Kitchen early Jan 2010


     

     

    Hot and Sour Noodle at Jordan Road Mid of  Jan 2010

    Four Season Hotel – The Blue Bar end of  Jan 2010

     

March 5, 2010

  • Fashion Trend for 2010 Fall/Winter – Homeless Look

      Any idea to wear this coming Winter? Fashion desinger Viviene Westwood has an Idea for you called Fashions Made Homeless

    and this is the trendy icon from China being named Brother Sharp
    reported a real life Vagrant in China

  • Snap Shots

     
    A lazy layover in HKG this week,  nothing much happening except did take a couple of pictures which I like or I should say related to…..?

    Wed evening, while waiting to meet up my friend at Causwway Bay for dinner, was window shopping at the Sogo Departments Store, at the Toy department saw this:

    The Special Barbie Collection of Charlie’s Angels in the Baby Kelly doll figure… been  looking for it since last Thanks Giving  in Vancouver,( when it was announced  to be sold  on the internet) from the Toys R us, to Amazon.CA it’s not available, except on the Amazon.com(the US site) but they refuse to send it to any address other than a US one! E-Bay…….yes they have it however my account was suspended…..And eventually I could find it here in HKG  about 5 months later and was imported from ….Toronto though made in Indonesia….and it costs me HKD319.90/set .

    Dinner at a restaurant which offer HK local favourties….don’t know why lately there ae quite a number of new establisments offer the same kind of food and emphasize on the retro decor this one I visited is called the Hong Kong Dai Pai Dong. If you are like me grew up in HKG during the 70s you may recognize something..

    I am not putting any food pics because eventhogh they tasted good, they are very ordinary like the Beef Brisket in curry sauce on rice, the HKG style Russian Borcht….oh there is one interesting thing regarding this place their server’s  uniform their shirts are from…Emporio Armani 

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    okok  at  least  one pic about food and drink……their HKG Style Milk Tea was really good

     

    Last but not least…taking a picture at the Time Sqaure that made my day! hahahah  Have a good week-end everyone!

February 24, 2010

  • Winter Olympic 2010

     The game has been going on in Vancouver for over a week, though I am not a big fan of the winter sport and I am not in town that often, since  I call Vancouver my home town, I think it’s just nice to feel the spirit  whenever I”m around.

    The Olympic Cauldron


    Some of the traffic are blocked off  for all the exhibition, and activities, at different area, people are having fun just like a big party. Here I’m at the Robson street in Downtown

    Another event  venue located at the Richmond  City Minoru Park and being called the O Zone

    And had a free gift after an hour long queue up….

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