Sunday, November 25, 2007

The first day in his life


After 39 weeks and 4 days in mum's womb, the 22nd of November 2007 was his first day in the world. A new world is waiting for him to explore.

Thanks the Lord with His blessing and protection.

Thanks Tim Tim for her patience and unlimited love.

Thanks friends and colleague with support and tolerance.

Tuesday, August 14, 2007

新球季開始

過往英超聯的開季比起英冠聯、英甲組等賽事是遲一至兩個星期,但是今個球季卻是同一日開鑼。

家中的now在四月的時候亦upgrade了now sports 的組合。now sports 在今年的英超比賽首次作高清廣播,在排山倒海的廣告中,是宣傳的重點。但是有到過 Sky Sports看過的朋友都知道,sky sports 本身有如 now sports 1、2、3等 digital channel 頻道,亦有 sport news,HD 廣播的頻道。所以 now sports 在新一季英超所謂的高清廣播,某程度上只是在一埸足球比賽前十多分鐘賽前分析、中場幾分的上半場精華鐘和完場後的總結是本地的高清製作,其餘的時間都是英國方面提供的片段。在高清廣播的場次 now sports 不知有沒有選擇權?

就如家中的upgrade plan,每月$178的月費只包括 now sports和 ESPN、Star sports的頻道,如果要看HD 廣播,便要另外加$$$,價錢是38元租用新解碼器,又加上68元的高清服務月費,一計之下月費差不多貴60%。值得與否,各人想法不同。

英甲方面的列斯聯,足總在開季之前先扣15分,雖然Wise和班主說會上訴,到最後還是未知數。幸好在英甲的第一場比賽中能夠2:1反勝Tranmere Rovers,作一個新的開始總算是好消息。

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Saturday, July 07, 2007

甜甜的生日禮物

在甜甜工作的地方,男同事們已經是一人一機的過日子(PSP 或是 NDS Lite),不論是早餐還是晚飯時總是機不離手。早陣子到了朋友的家玩Wii,那時候問甜甜如果遲些會買遊戲機時,會選擇PSP、NDS還是Wii?當然大部分人都覺得女孩子現NDS是合適一點。

和Carrie商量後,還是決定一起夾份送了NDS Lite給甜甜作生日禮物。事前到forum做資料搜集,發覺有不同的版本(日版、美版、台版、港版和韓版),也有不同的價錢(主要是顏色的分別)。而且還有人寫了試機程式upload了上網,試了甜甜的新機後,完全沒有問題!

在我long Night 和 lunch 的時候,甜甜可以多一樣活動消磨時間。


NDS Lite package 連R4 card、1G microSD card、保護貼、透明機殼和火牛



R4 card 的開機的畫面

Thursday, June 21, 2007

福佳...始終有你

個多星期沒有上blog,才發現錯失很多精彩的片段。今日到一個forum才發現人氣video「福佳始終有你」,看吧心裡的感動與認同比起每日在巴士上,不停重播RxxdSxxw興回歸音樂晚會,作者真是更加理解和體貼民情。在Yahoo的搜尋和Google的搜尋中更有不同website的回應和介紹。

那位人兄的blog中,更加上以下的聲明:(不知是視像檔案的緣故才加上,否則要封黑膠袋和印上警告字眼)
Disclaimer:
1. 以下片段可能令人感到不安、心跳加速、肚痛、強忍淚水、大叫、口部肌肉痙攣,唯此片段由其他網友提供,就如同本 blog 一樣,位於美利堅合眾國的司法管轄範圍;如有膠國網民誤闖他國,請立即離開。由於美國政府沒有對膠國網民採取甄別政策,故此誤闖他國的網民,請自行選擇離開,以免自招不雅與不安。

2. 「福佳」乃大吉大利的意思,本歌歌詞的定義詳見
「有關埋沒福佳的澄清」

3. 除歌詞外,此影片和我林忌本人絕對沒有任何關係,特此通告。




欣賞過後,以譚生和李生的唱腔最叫人「著迷」,想深一層卻叫人感到悲哀。特區政府除了在唱好之外,到底布沒有在過去的危機中汲取到教訓?親疏有別之外,政府有沒有走入市民之中?記得在特首選舉的誓師大會上,譚生有機會發言支持董生云云。時到今日,那位譚生又在市民關心的事上作了甚麼?回歸十年,我們學到的是甚麼呢?

P.S.在陰陽怪氣的節目中,有主持為video作出新的解釋:





擴充機隊

大約半年前的文章提到甘泉航空從新加坡航空公司購入兩架747飛機。全日空在3月6日的新聞公佈中提及,將會把三架Boeing 747-481客機出售與Oasis Growth Income and Investments Limited of Hong Kong,作為新航線的服務之用。相比起之前購入的兩架747,新購入的747只有7年機齡,亦是全日空機隊中最年輕的747客機。

第一架客機的出廠序號是 29263/1204,首航日期是30/03/1999,其於5月2日交給甘泉航空。
過往的註冊編號:

JA404A (All Nippon Airlines)

B-LFC (Oasis Hong Kong Airlines)


From www.airliners.net

第二架客機的出廠序號是 30322/1250,首航日期是28/06/2000。
過往的註冊編號:

JA405A (All Nippon Airlines)

B-LFD (Oasis Hong Kong Airlines)


From www.airliners.net

第三架客機的出廠序號是 29262/1199,首航日期是25/02/1999。
過往的註冊編號:

JA403A (All Nippon Airlines)

B-LFE(Oasis Hong Kong Airlines)


From www.airliners.net

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Monday, May 07, 2007

找圖片

自從列斯聯降落點冠聯役後,在報紙、雜誌上已經少了報導,想找一些圖片就更加困難。在英國的報導中又比較少圖片。在網上見到一些大球會的圖片後,再按旁邊的credit找 image sourse。列斯聯的圖片都算雖找到。

而下面的Link大部分我估計是給編輯用的,所以在選擇的時候要click editorial
Getty Images
PA Photos former Empics Sports Photo Agency
Sportsfile
Actionimages
Viewimages

在知識產權下即使說朋出處,個人、private use的豁免可能未能保障一眾blogger在blog裡的應用。在現今的情况只好盡量有所小心。

Ken Bates: I'll get Leeds back to the top

轉載自Yorkshire Post, 7th May 2007

EXCLUSIVE:

Ken Bates intends staying at Leeds United for the "long haul" after revealing the club are looking for investors and not buyers.

A dramatic turn of events last Friday saw the Elland Road outfit placed in administration amid debts of £35m only to then emerge minutes later in the hands of a newly-formed company called Leeds United Football Club Limited.

Bates is listed as a director of the new firm along with United chief executive Shaun Harvey and director Mark Taylor, so, providing a creditors meeting at the end of this month approves the sale, it means Leeds will emerge with the same management team at the helm.

Dennis Wise's side finished bottom of the Championship after being deducted 10 points by the Football League for going into administration, but Bates remains in bullish mood about the club's prospects in 2007-08.

He said: "The bookies have made us 6-4 favourites to go up and 5-1 to win the league, and bookies are rarely wrong. There is no reason why we can't get back to the Premiership.

"I am here for the long-term, the long haul, to get Leeds back to where they belong. There is nothing else to do in life but football. I saved Chelsea, but this one has been harder. What is important is the legacy."

Although relegation was confirmed by the points deduction, United's fate had all but been sealed a week earlier when Alan Lee scored a late equaliser to earn Ipswich Town a draw at Elland Road. It left Leeds needing a bizarre set of results on the final day to stay up and Bates then revealed the club were seeking outside investment. It was not clear, however, whether this would involve a straight-forward cash injection or a full-blown takeover bid.

However, after the drama of last Friday when Leeds were placed in administration only to then emerge in the hands of a new company late in the afternoon there is no doubt in Bates's mind what the club need.

He said: "We are looking for investors, not buyers. We would welcome partners and investors. They would have to be the right kind of partners who are interested in the long-term future of Leeds United. The way you make money is to go in at the bottom of the cycle. That is where Leeds are. Small clubs have their day in the sun, but big clubs are always big."

Since taking charge at Elland Road in January 2005, Bates has been inundated with enquiries from parties claiming to be interested in investing in the club.

Ray Ranson, who is believed to be competing with former Thailand Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra for control of Manchester City, is just one of many to have contacted Bates, who has adopted a consistent mantra throughout.

The Leeds chairman said: "I have always had two rules – proof of identity and proof of funds. But the moment we say that, we never hear from them again."

The few days leading up to United going into administration saw intense speculation over a possible takeover bid being launched with former United director Simon Morris understood to be interested along with Leeds United Supporters Trust (LUST).

However, Bates, who turned down the chance to buy Leeds in 2003 when approached by then chief executive Trevor Birch, said: "The people who were supposed to be interested did not come forward. We had Simon Morris, but we only read about him in the paper. Where were they?

"LUST rang up and said 'can we come and talk to you?' I asked them to put in writing what they wanted to do – we sent them the standard letter we have sent to everyone.

"They claimed to have a £100m backer. We said 'show us proof of funds and we can talk'. I have not had a reply.

"Since administration, we have had 10 people contact us and I have agreed to meet them all. But they have to show proof of funds."

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最後一仗

自從列斯聯輸給修咸頓,賽和葉士域治;同時間侯城搶分成功,先和史篤城再贏卡迪夫城。在英冠聯的榜末一直以得失球差被壓倒列斯聯,在護級的路上好像愈來愈灰暗。在分數上,侯城要大比數輸給普利茅夫,列斯聯則要嬴打比郡8球。在這樣的情況下廠有護級成功的希望。問題是這樣的主觀願望卻往往和客觀事實不相稱。

在最役後一埸的比賽前,列斯聯5月4月下午發表公布,因負債3500英鎊而進入托管狀態,同時被英格蘭聯賽會扣除十分,之前說在數字上的留級可能,但被扣分後以36分跌至榜末,必定和修安聯及盧頓一齊降落第三級別的英甲作賽。這亦是列斯聯創會八十八年來, 首次降到第三級聯賽。

列斯聯宣布破產後,將由現任主席Bates另組新公司接手,在SkySports的訪問中說到,希望列斯聯在新的一季有新的開始:
"The financial burden of the past finally pushed the club into administration following the issuing of a winding up petition by HM Revenue and Customs who will be one of the company's major creditors.

"The action taken brings to an end the financial legacy left by others that we have spent millions of pounds trying to settle but the important thing now is not to view this as the end, but the beginning of a new era."

在5月6日的比賽中,列斯聯最後火0:2不敵打比郡。在聯賽榜得36分包尾。這埸比賽亦是Gary Kelly効力列斯聯16年來的最後一埸比賽。

在來季比賽中,北愛爾蘭國脚David Healy亦有很大的機會離隊。


無論如何,在英甲比賽的列斯聯在入場球迷、電視轉播的收入都極有可能減少下,要如何爭取好成積還要看Bates如何管理球隊和Wise的帶領。

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Saturday, April 28, 2007

Critical Moment

列斯聯上周作客修咸頓以0比1落敗,全失3分後球隊再次落入降班區域。在比賽領紅牌的中場阿倫湯臣上訴成功,領隊Wise指旁證距離40碼而作出判定,並未能了解當時真正情況。

在餘下的比賽中,列斯聯必須先勝葉士域治,同時希望侯城失分;才可以暫時脫離降班的行列。在Carlsberg的遊戲中選出最雖忘一刻有以下的一段:

"Leeds needed to win to stay up. Arsenal needed to win to keep their championship hopes alive. leeds against the odds were drawing 2-2 with 2 mins of play left whn viduka got the ball and curled it into the top left corner. it was the last match arsenal lost in the league before their 49 game unbeaten run."

當年列斯聯打敗希望得到冠軍的阿仙奴,不知今年會否歷史重演,最後一埸的比賽打倒打比郡而成功護級。

















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Wednesday, April 18, 2007

最後3場

上星期六的比賽中,列斯聯的Heath在21分鐘憑頭搥先開紀錄,這亦是全埸唯一的入球,使列斯聯在主埸以1:0打敗般尼。43埸比賽得45分,以得失球差排在侯城之後;相對第18位的昆士柏流浪少4分。

在餘下的3場比賽中,首先面對現時以66分排第8的修咸頓,跟著是得57分排14的葉士域治,最後一埸是要和爭取直接升上英超的打比郡對戰。在3埸比賽中,葉士域治的一埸可以說是再拿3分的重要目標。修咸頓假如取多3分,可以升上第3至第6名的排位,參加附加賽以奪得升上英超的席位。面對現時排第3的打比郡,列斯聯在最後一埸的比賽更是勝負悠關。雨隊都是以全取3分為目標;一隊為護級,另一隊為升班而戰。

相對列斯聯,侯城在餘下的比賽中面對史篤城、卡迪夫城和普利茅夫;班士利則要和水晶宮、李斯特城和西布朗比賽;李斯特城除了面對班士利外,還有普雷斯頓和狼隊;昆士柏流浪要對卡迪夫城、狼隊和史篤城。在幾隊中稍事失分使隨時成降班的一份子。

星期二晚上李斯特城失分在伯明翰的比賽,英冠榜末沒有改變;如果列斯聯能取得6分,在最後一埸面對打比郡時使沒有太大的壓力。

















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24Luton4391024507437

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