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Saturday, January 31, 2009

26/31-1-2008/9 讀報 (Week 5)

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I usually read the print version of Economist, but the reader's comments are attracting me, at which I just discover their present.

節後更冷 珠三角出現工作荒 2009-01-31 信報財經新聞 P07, 兩岸消息
2010年前後七大賺錢行業 2009-01-29 信報財經新聞 P21, 理財投資, 投資網聞
梁羽生兩大愛好:吃肉 看書 2009-01-29 文匯報 A26, 神州大地
Netbook 是虧本貨 2009-01-27 電腦廣場 G04, Editor Signature Forum
牛年一拜請 2009-01-29 香港經濟日報 C12, 世事, 世事——關人馬事, 活力先生
玄學之士一年前對鼠年的預測(排名按筆劃序) 2009-01-29 信報財經新聞 P12, 理財投資
從上香到求籤 2009-01-29 信報財經新聞 P29, 副刊, 面對面, 林思華

Funny: 黃大仙網上祈福 & 黃大仙網上籤文


Funny 2: Google 崔皓旼

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Monday, January 26, 2009

CNY read list!

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26 Jan(Mon) would be the 1st time I introduce Cynthia to my family and she finally becomes one of my family member. "Sorry I am late...." from 盧廣仲.

I would like to pick up photo taking... Just for fun and as a record to my life...

Finished: (4/5/6/7/8/9th in 2009, 237th in total since 2005)
蟹工船
作者:小林多喜二 / 出版日期:2008年10月30日/ On 26 Jan(Mon) / 1 day
Final Exam: A Surgeon's Reflections on Mortality
Pauline W. Chen / Publisher: Knopf; 1 edition (January 9, 2007) / On 28 Jan(Wed) / 2 days
Connected: 24 Hours in the Global Economy
Daniel Altman / Publisher: Picador (September 2, 2008) / 29 Jan(Thur) / 1 day
The No Asshole Rule: Building a Civilized Workplace and Surviving One That Isn't
Robert I. Sutton / Publisher: Business Plus; 1 edition (February 22, 2007) / 30 Jan(Fri) / 2 hours
Ahead of the Curve: Two Years at Harvard Business School
Philip Delves Broughton / Publisher: Penguin Press HC, The (July 31, 2008) / 31 Jan(Sat) / 3 days
The Bottom Billion: Why the Poorest Countries are Failing and What Can Be Done About It
Paul Collier / Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA (August 22, 2008) / 2 weeks

New: (8/9th in 2009, 365th since 2005)
The Bottom Billion: Why the Poorest Countries are Failing and What Can Be Done About It
Paul Collier / Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA (August 22, 2008)
Connected: 24 Hours in the Global Economy
Daniel Altman / Publisher: Picador (September 2, 2008)
Guesstimation: Solving the World's Problems on the Back of a Cocktail Napkin
Lawrence Weinstein / Publisher: Princeton University Press (April 21, 2008)

Watched: (1/2th since 2009)
The Queen (2006) Stephen Frears
老港正傳 (2007) 趙良駿
Bolt (2008) Byron Howard / Chris Williams
Slumdog Millionaire (2008) Danny Boyle / Loveleen Tandan (co-director: India) ←Highly recommended

On 29 Jan(Thur), I met with AY chit chat. It really long time no see! Beside meeting AY, I went to Golden for laptop repair, I saw many tram guys, it seems a dejavu for me, as 10 years ago during my collage time, I am one of them...

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Sunday, January 25, 2009

19/25-1-2008/9 讀報 (Week 4)

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This is the most tired week this year...

I am having 17 days hoilday starting from today, and I already flooded my brain with red wine...

Hope I could have some progress in my 100+ unread books.

Finished: (3rd in 2009, 231th in total since 2005)
Panic: The Story of Modern Financial Insanity
Michael Lewis / Publisher: W.W. Norton & Co. (November 17, 2008) / 1.5 weeks

New: (5/6/7th in 2009, 363th since 2005)
Final Exam: A Surgeon's Reflections on Mortality
Pauline W. Chen / Publisher: Knopf; 1 edition (January 9, 2007)
Everything Is Miscellaneous: The Power of the New Digital Disorder
David Weinberger / Publisher: Times Books (May 1, 2007)
蟹工船
作者:小林多喜二 / 出版日期:2008年10月30日

反智的潮童書店 2009-01-24 信報財經新聞 P08, 時事評論, 方欣浩
大學圖書館「書滿為患」「買一棄一」騰空間 8大院校擬聯手建藏書庫 2009-01-22 文匯報 A21, 文匯教育
葉維義辭任五上市公司董事 2009-01-21 蘋果日報 A04, 要聞

Funny 1: Even cat could feel that 3D cinema is exciting!


Funny 2: The girl from The Birth of Venus, Botticelli, Sandro


Origin: Phil Sharp

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Saturday, January 17, 2009

11/17-1-2008/9 讀報 (Week 3)

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2 weeks of hard work finally completed. I dislike the low efficiency working style in China.

The big bang theory is so hilarious.

New: (3/4nd in 2009, 360th since 2005)
危机中国(《财经》杂志丛书)
张进 王以超 / 中国友谊出版公司 / 出版日期:2009年
The No Asshole Rule: Building a Civilized Workplace and Surviving One That Isn't
Robert I. Sutton / Publisher: Business Plus; 1 edition (February 22, 2007)

海味風暴老字號紛劈價 狂減兩成豪客一擲20萬掃燕窩蟲草 2009-01-17 蘋果日報 A11, 消費
喬布斯告假半年 蘋果開始交接 2009-01-16 信報財經新聞 P18, 國際時事
我認為戰爭是危險的地方……「Bushism」離奇語錄一大堆 2009-01-14 明報 A22, 國際新聞
王澤:漫畫是止痛藥 2009-01-13 信報財經新聞 P43, 副刊, 面對面, 鄭天儀
清盤重組生意增 會計新職添兩成應屆畢業生難受惠 新聘者月薪減五千 2009-01-18 文匯報 A01, 重要新聞, 頭條

《金融時報》炒80 人
全球經濟不景,英國《金融時報》宣布裁員80人,佔總體員工5%..... 面對經濟衰退,西方大型傳媒機構也不得不進行凍薪或裁員自救,《華爾街日報》將凍薪減輕裁員壓力,加拿大《環球郵報》更削一成人手。

I just heard that FT is hiring graduate trainees.

Inspiration 1:
On the Shortness of Life; Life Is Long If You Know How to Use It by Lucius Seneca (c. 4 BC - 65 AD)

Inspired by Seneca, Jeff VanderMeer took on the challenge to read 60 monumentally important books in 60 days. His summary of the first 20 books is here.

Inpspiration 2: He and I are living in the same HK, at the same time.

Runner-up, XII International Humanitarian Photographic Award. Photo by July 16, 2008.

Funny: Russia sense of humour:

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Saturday, January 10, 2009

4/10-1-2009 讀報 (Week 2)

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I am working til 3am everyday in this week, and it would only be part 1. Part 2 start from 4am next Monday.

There are rumours of 4 days work week plan. Will there evolve to 4 hours work week? Looking forward to it.

New: (1/2nd in 2009, 358th since 2005)
Ahead of the Curve: Two Years at Harvard Business School
Philip Delves Broughton / Publisher: Penguin Press HC, The (July 31, 2008) / This is the most expensive paper-back that I'd ever bought.
Panic: The Story of Modern Financial Insanity
Michael Lewis / Publisher: W.W. Norton & Co. (November 17, 2008)

Finished: (1st/2nd in 2009, 230th in total since 2005)
Confessions of a venture capitalist : inside the high-stakes world of start-up financing
Ruthann Quindlen. / New York : Warner Books, 2000.
創業2.0:科網六子蕩寇誌
黃雅麗 / 經濟日報出版社

遊艇跑車富豪玩具銷情慘淡 2009-01-10 東方日報 A06, 探射燈
米價今年或再飆升 2009-01-10 信報財經新聞 P10, 國際時事
陸東逆市出書套任總名句潤四叔? 2009-01-08 明報 B04, 財圈動感
男人購買性服務原因 2009-01-10 信報財經新聞 P25, 理財投資, 經濟人談文說藝, 何炘基
百萬人失業 泰國消費勁減22億 2009-01-09 文匯報 C02, 副刊趣知廊
盜版光碟也搞附加值 2009-01-04 亞洲週刊 P35, 封面專題, 葉堅耀 ←this is funny!

2009-01-06 信報財經新聞 P13, 理財投資, 投資者日記, 畢老林:
順帶一提,投資版為加強內容,已獨家購得克魯明在《紐約時報》專欄的刊載權,逢周二及周六刊出(本周因「技術問題」,第一篇刊於周一),有興趣了解這位出爐經濟學諾獎得主如何看奧巴馬的經濟政策,讀者萬勿錯過。除此之外,《金融時報》短小精悍的Lex Column也由本報獨家轉譯其文章,逢周一至周五刊出。

It would be a big wow for me... but could HKEJ do a good translation?

Funny 1:
盧海鵬於七三年從大陸游水落香港,隨即投考無第三屆訓練班,同屆有周潤發及吳孟達,他是班長,監製蕭鍵鏗為副班長,其時,每逢週末大班同學都會起哄相約barbecue,不諳英語的盧海鵬終忍不住問蕭鍵鏗:「你個個星期都去條橋,條橋好好玩咩,到底條橋邊!」

Funny 2: Chinese way:

A passenger boards a train through a window at a railway station in Changzhi, Shanxi province January 8, 2009.

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Saturday, January 03, 2009

28/3-12/1-2008/9 讀報 (Week 53 / Week 1)

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09企管新趨勢 5大關鍵詞 2009-01-02 香港經濟日報 A31, Management, 梁朗燕
鼓勵逆境下看書增值 連鎖書店減價 生意升兩成 2008-12-31 明報 A08, 港聞, 特稿, 謝凱瑩
深圳大芬村:廣交會顆粒無收 聖誕新年食光蛋 最大油畫基地 訂單劇降七成 2008-12-29 文匯報 A06, 重要新聞
信報林太退休李澤楷接掌擬推英文財經網攻內地曹仁超專欄減產 2008-12-31 明報 A06, 港聞 ← 愛得太遲
誰為香港書市點石成金? 2008-12-28 明報 P10, 讀書, 劉美兒
「數錢大賽」搵笨 參賽者呼上當 2009-01-03 文匯報 A21, 神州大地

Funny: Pay attention to the rivets when placing ads.

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Thursday, January 01, 2009

Read List!

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Happy new year guys!

I have completed 39 & bought 68 books in 2008. Just discovered that I still have quite a number of books that are still intact.

Finished: (39th in 2008, 228th in total since 2005)
The China Price: The True Cost of Chinese Competitive Advantage
Alexandra Harney / Publisher: Penguin Press HC, The (March 27, 2008)

New: (66/67/68th in 2008, 356th since 2005)
The Back of the Napkin: Solving Problems and Selling Ideas with Pictures Dan Roam / Publisher: Portfolio Hardcover (March 13, 2008)
Confessions of a venture capitalist : inside the high-stakes world of start-up financing
Ruthann Quindlen. / New York : Warner Books, 2000.
The New New Thing : A Silicon Valley Story
Michael Lewis / Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company (October 20, 1999) -> Just discovered that this is my 2nd copy.

2008 listing:

Best Books:
Richistan
Robert Frank / Publisher: Crown (June 5, 2007)
Super Crunchers
Ian Ayres / Publisher: Bantam; 1 edition (August 28, 2007)
The China Price
Alexandra Harney / Publisher: Penguin Press HC, The (March 27, 2008)
Damn, it Feels Good to Be a Banker
Leveraged Sellout / Publisher: Hyperion (August 5, 2008)
Pocket World in Figures 2009
Publisher: Profile Books Ltd (25 Sep 2008)

Best CD:
Infinity Journey - 王菀之
Start From Here - 王若琳
Beethoven: The Collector's Edition - Beethoven
宮崎駿動畫歌曲集 - 面谷誠二
Once - Glen Hansard & Marketa Irglová

Best Movie:
The Dark Knight
Iron Man
21
Be Kind Rewind
Journey to the Center of the Earth

Best DVD:
City of God
Back to the Future 1-3
Lars and the real girl
Sydney White
Die Welle

Best Picture:

A girl holds a candle during a protest in Amman, Jordan, December 31, 2008 against Israel's air strikes on Gaza.

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