病毒

從今天的病毒事件，我組學會了以下三點：
1. 就算是平日一些很規律、很微細的工作，也要以認真的態度去處理。(當然，也要資源配合得好。)
2. 上司交托了一件工作給下屬，下屬有責任確保工作依期完成，不要事無大小也依靠上司檢查進度。(當然，遇上重要的事情，為安全起見，上司也應追緊一些。)
3. 如果下屬在執行任務時遇到問題，應該立刻向上司報告，這樣一來上司可和下屬一起分擔責任，二來上司可馬上施以援手或尋找其他解決途徑。

人生

無條件地去愛一個人，是人生中最快樂的一件事。

The Present 禮物

禮物
運用此時此刻的三個方法
讓你樂在工作和生活，就從現在開始！

把握現在
當你想要更快樂和更有效率
專注在現在對的事上面。認真努力在現在最重要的事。

從過去中學習
當你想要現在比過去更好
審視過去所發生的事。從中學習有價值的事。
用不同的方式面對現在。

設法創造未來
當你想要未來比現在更好
想像美好的未來樣貌。制定一個實際的計畫。
現在就付諸行動讓美夢成真。

瞭解你的目的
探索可行的方法
讓你的工作和生活更有意義

Gift from my son

Today I received a gift from my son - it's a tie of HKU. I love it and will wear it next time on TV.
One may wonder how he could buy me a tie when he was still in mother's body.......ok....in fact, his mother (i.e. my beloved wife) bought this on behalf of him. My son did "pay" for this since his mother bought a tie for me would mean she bought one less sweatshirt for him!

Moving House

Under Ceci's leadership, all the things were moved out from Shining House successfully. The flat is now ready for refurbishment which will start tomorrow.

Boy

We visited Dr. Chow this afternoon. After the ultrasound scanning, he re-confirmed that our baby is a boy! Cecilia asked me to give an English name to our baby boy......um......let me "think think".

L Block

排了很久的期，今天終於第一天在QE的L Block覆診，由於是專為公務員而設，所以人較少，但卻不准老公陪伴老婆一同見醫生，有點美中不足。

覆診前聽了一個有關分娩過程的講座，知道老婆在生產過程要承受一些痛楚，到時我一定要在旁陪伴著她和支持她! 老婆，加油!

黃埔

昨日才提到要來黃埔吃飯，想不到今天便實行，我們到了一間叫金不換的泰國餐廳，那裡的魚肚羹材料很豐富，值得一試。坐在隔鄰檯有一男孩，看似很乖，我和老婆都不其然想起我們將來的孩子......希望也是聽教聽話吧!

煮飯仔

今天和老婆煮飯仔，在黃埔吉之島買餸，回家途中看見黃埔有很多餐館，老婆說想找機會試試，好......Blog this!

煙花匯演遇暴風雨

日前匈牙利首都布達佩斯舉行國慶煙花匯演期間，突然出現狂風暴雨，多瑙河兩岸一時間陷入混亂，屋瓦和樹木被吹翻捲走，河水更湧上街道，數以萬計觀眾狼狽逃生。混亂中至少有3人死亡，250人受傷﹔大部分傷者被樹壓住，另有1人被閃電擊中重傷[詳情]。當地氣象台指，事前曾警告主辦單位暴風雨將侵襲布達佩斯，但煙花匯演仍如期舉行，最終釀成此慘劇。

如果此事發生在香港......不敢再想下去了!

Heart in Voh

In Voh of New Caledonia (an overseas territory of France in the Pacific Ocean), there is a large formation of vegetation that resembles a heart when seen from above. A wonderful carving by the nature!

教友BB

今天望彌撒，看到教友「飛機」和德哥的BB仔，雖然祇有四個月大，但卻有很多有趣的反應，看見陌生人會盯著他，向他微笑，非常可愛。希望我們的BB亦會像他一樣逗人喜愛。

產前運動

今天早上和老婆到醫院做產前運動，場面很是有趣，同一時間有很多大肚婆躺臥著，而眾老公則乖乖地坐在一旁。講解的護士很落力，真人示範各種動作。 老婆果然以前是游泳健將，所有動作都很易上手。

這些以前在看電視才遇到的場面，想不到現在發生在自己身上!

Usage

Lie with
If responsibility, blame, a decision, a choice, etc. lies with someone, they have responsibility, must make the decision, etc.
Example:
Responsibility for the disaster must ultimately lie with the government.

小名片，大學問

在商業社會中，「名片」是人際往來不可或缺的基本配件，名片的交換更是彼此建立初步關係的重要時刻。交換名片必須避免下列5項錯誤：

錯誤1：無法順利拿出名片
在交換名片時才開始四處掏摸尋找，自己的名片和別人的混在一起、無法分辨，這種慌忙的感覺，第一印象就不及格。

錯誤2：沒有確認名片上的名字
拿到名片後看也不看就開始交談，這樣並不得體。應雙手接住名片說「謝謝」，並當場確認。可以複誦對方的名字，若是遇到不會念的字或職稱難以理解，應當場詢問，不問而弄錯反而很沒禮貌。

錯誤3：馬上將名片收起來
收到名片立刻將名片收起來、放到公事包裡，是不合乎禮儀的。拿到的名片別急著收起來，應該拿在手中或是放在桌上的名片盒。和多數人同時會面時，應在桌子的一角按對方的座位順序將名片排好，邊談話邊確認對方的姓名。

錯誤4：忘了帶名片
忘了帶名片，在商業拜訪上是不能原諒的過失。發現忘了帶名片時應該說：「真是非常抱歉，我的名片剛巧用完了。」並向對方道歉，同時告知對方「會補寄名片給您」以做彌補。

錯誤5：名片有髒污
取出的名片老舊或是有折痕，是不尊重對方的行為。千萬不要把這樣的名片交給對方，應該用和忘了帶名片同樣的應對方式來處理，並有禮貌地道歉彌補。

取材自《資料整理快捷術》

Vocab

acclimatize (US ALSO acclimate)
to (cause to) change to suit different conditions of life, weather, etc
Example:
More time will be needed for the troops and equipment to become acclimatized to desert conditions.
We found it impossible to acclimatize ourselves to the new working conditions.

EO wife

Today, Ceci, her parents and I went to a decoration company to discuss the refurbishment of Shining House. During the discussion, my wife showed her EO competence:
1. Well prepared.
2. Delivered messages clearly.
3. Willing to accept other's views.
4. Negotiated skilfully.
5. Made decision promptly.

回家了

回家了，感覺真好。
踏進家門後，看見老婆仍在熟睡，馬上親她數遍，喚醒了她。我們擁抱了好一陣子。當然，少不了聽聽肚裡BB的聲音。
日間睡了一整天，晚上老婆替我洗塵，到Stonegrill吃晚飯，然後再到Haagen Dazs吃雪糕。

On the flight

I was on the plane from US back to HK today. I left LA on Saturday night and would arrive at HK on Monday morning. Therefore, I spent the whole Sunday on the plane. In fact, is there a whole day? I "earned" about 1 day when I traveled from HK to US, however, I "lost" the time when I returned from US to HK ------ the time zone problem.

Last Day in San Diego

This is the last day in San Diego. I myself bought a one-day pass for trolley and bus and visited the downtown of San Diego and the famous Pacific Beach. Since the officer of FSD told me that the security check at airports would take a very long time (to prevent terrorists from bringing explosive on board), I finished the trip very early and rushed to the San Diego airport. Luckily, I was allowed to take an earlier flight so I arrived at LA airport at about 6 hours before the scheduled departure time. To make use of every minute, I took a shuttle bus to Union Station (a railway station) and explored the nearby Olvera Street, which is a historic street with restaurants and gift shops selling Mexican food and merchandise.

Mexico

It is the last day of the conference, but in fact there are no classes worth attending. Therefore, some of us went to Tijuana of Mexico, just cross the border of US. We spent only a couple of hours there and bought some souvenirs. We also passed a hotel called Hotel Caesars where the world famous Caesar salad was invented.

In the afternoon, we returned to US and did some shopping. I bought some baby clothes at Polo and Gap, and also a CK bag for Ceci.

Outdoor dinner

All the participants had dinner at a park nearby. Not much food but the scene was very good, especially during sunset. There were also bands singing and people, after drinking beer, were "high" and danced! Of course, I did not do so.......I went back to the hotel early and slept!

Promotion Gimmick

In the exhibition, many exhibitors gave away souvenirs to promote their company and products. Among all of them, a company which sells GPS hand-held machine got a very smart idea. It dispatched badges to the visitors, and on each badge there was a number printed on it (Of course, also with their brand name). A same number was printed on TWO badges which were dispatched randomly to different persons. The company promised that if you could find the person wearing the badge with the number same as yours, both of you could get the GPS machine free (each cost more than HK$1000 I think). As such, many people wore the badge in order to be easily found by his "twin"........and helped the company to promote their brand name! What a smart idea! The company even hired two twin sisters to dispatch the badges!

The story did not finish yet...........in the convention center, there was a message board for people to post their messages such as job offer, CV....... now people start to post their badge number and mobile phone number and hope that his "twin" can see the message and call him, so that both of them can get the free GPS machine! What a funny phenomenon!!!

Individual sessions

It's the second day of the conference. Attended some individual sessions, most of which are related to weather. Not very useful because each session lasted for only 30 to 45 minutes and the speaker could not discuss the topics in depth. Another reason was that I always fell asleep during the talk.....haaaaa....my fault. The last reason was that I could not listen to every word of the speakers. They talked too fast!!!.......seems that I have to brush up my English listening skills.

Besides individual sessions, the exhibition also opened today. Many many booths which took me more than 2 hours to complete visiting all of them. Got some brochures which might be useful for my presentation at O.

That's all for today.

First Day Conference

This conference is really a big one, with more than 10,000 attendees. The plenary session today is just like Norah Jones concert in the HK Exhibition and Convention Center. However, the content of presentations were really boring. Very general and too macroscopic. I hope that the individual sessions in the next few days will be more beneficial to me, as I can choose to attend those related to my field.

Arrival at San Diego

I arrived at San Diego on Sunday afternoon (already Monday in Hong Kong Time). Although there was chao in HK airport days before, my flight to the US and the connecting domestic flight were smooth. The hotel I lived was Manchester Grand Hyatt. It is really very "grand", and very expensive too. Even if I made a call to a toll-free number, the hotel would charge me US$1 ! After registrating at the convention center, I got a tote bag containing a lot of information about the conference.

At night, I had dinner near the hotel, at a place called Seaport Village, something like the "Gold Coast" in HK, with other government colleagues. After the dinner, I went to bed early because I was really too tired after the long-haul flight.

臨別依依

明天便要到美國工幹一星期，這是結婚後第一次離開老婆這麼久，捨不得她......當然，還有肚裡的BB啦!

3-8

3.....
8?
The O has to face a very very hard time dealing with all the complaints about this issue.

電視態度

自從我在二月二十三日和五月二十四日張貼的blog提及自己做電視的態度後，今天又被Poon問我是否不喜歡做電視，因為他覺得我在鏡頭前缺少了熱情。他說兼顧好台詞、聲調、手勢等等後，最重要的就是要表現出對這份工作、甚至這間機構有「熱情」，否則被管理層看見，會以為我對這份工作失去了興趣。難道這就是早前燦榮兄在講座中所說的赤子之心？

跌倒事件

今天吃完午飯，回到辦公室後不久，接到老婆來電，說她在公司門口因天雨路滑跌倒，弄傷了腿部。我立刻向老板申請了緊急事假，乘的士趕到老婆公司，然後一起乘救護車到醫院。據醫生診斷，須要打破傷風針及為腳部傷口縫針，幸好胎兒沒有受到影響。老婆，保重啊，以後要小心一點了。

教仔

從同事口中聽回來的：
1. 小孩子愛常常發問，父母應該儘量解答，之後可再介紹他看有關圖書。不要因為嫌煩而不理會他，因這樣會令他失去好奇心。
2. 從幼便向小孩子灌輸正確的道德觀念，父母的身教亦很重要。