http://www.belleliu.com Passion, career and life of a geeky girl in Hong Kong Thu, 06 Nov 2008 11:57:21 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 The last piece of furniture (TV shelf) arrived last weekend, and I'm happy to announce that my move from North Point to Sheung Wan is completed! It's been two weeks now and I am loving it every day: Much more space. Two bedrooms (one used for study/closet) and a proper kitchen. Walk ... http://www.belleliu.com/2008/11/06/happy-birthday-to-sister-peggy-2/ [caption id="attachment_682" align="alignright" width="300" caption="Letter from the Royal Bank of Scotland"][/caption] Last month I received this letter form the Royal Bank of Scotland to "correct" their typo in a previous letter: their total asset figure. I can't comprehend the difference between 2.4 billion and 2,400 billion, but I honestly don't ... http://www.belleliu.com/2008/10/28/embarrassing-moment-of-the-royal-bank-of-scotland/ 讀畢今期壹週刊裡黎智英《事實與偏見》專欄中「不許成功見白頭」一文，很有共鳴。因為壹週刊的網上內容是要付費的，所以唯有連結到有轉貼的討論區。 這幾句實在寫得很好： 你可以將你的 vision 作為信念圖騰 ，卻絕不可能以此為發展計劃 。 做生意的目的只有一個 ，那就是滿足顧客的需要 ，而不是膨脹自己的 ego 呀 。 不要只顧幻想生意會做得多大多大 。人不是要做大生意才會開心的 。 不止一次被問到：你對公司的發展有什麼大計？何時會擴充？五年後會怎樣？十年後會怎樣？我都是這樣的回答：我不知道。有時我更會補上一句：我享受這種　“未知”，如果將來真的如我所料，那就很沒有趣了! “像好些事情一樣 ，做生意順其自然好了 。” 　沒錯，我真的要常常提醒自己保持一顆平常心，無論做生意或是其他，隨緣就是了。 http://www.belleliu.com/2008/10/12/%e4%ba%8b%e5%af%a6%e8%88%87%e5%81%8f%e8%a6%8b-%e4%b8%8d%e8%a8%b1%e6%88%90%e5%8a%9f%e8%a6%8b%e7%99%bd%e9%a0%ad/ DAHON is one of the very few companies that I fall in love with after just one purchase. Check out their philosophies and history, support center and photo gallery. One of the best websites I have seen: score 10 out of 10 in almost every aspect! So looking forward to ... http://www.belleliu.com/2008/10/08/my-first-bike-dahon-m%c2%b5-p8/ Are you worried about the recent economic downturn? I guess many are, including myself. Fortunately, I didn't buy any of those "mini-bonds" or invest (gamble?) in the stock market at all. There are two reasons I never invest in stocks: First, they are not interesting to me. I realize that ... http://www.belleliu.com/2008/09/30/surviving-an-economic-downturn/ As one of the organizers of this year's BarCamp Hong Kong, I'm absolutely amazed by the turnout: 220 attendees, a number very close to that signed up on Facebook and Wiki, and many of them arrived early. This is so different from the iPhone Party crowds, so I can't help ... http://www.belleliu.com/2008/09/08/reflections-on-barcamp-hong-kong-2008/ The first BarCamp last year was a great success, finally we're having the second one this Saturday, 6 September 2008! Food, drinks and free wifi will be provided. Anyone with something to contribute or with the desire to learn is welcome and invited to join. Come, speak and learn at BarCamp Hong ... http://www.belleliu.com/2008/09/03/barcamp-hong-kong-2008/ Back from a short 2-day trip to the Sheraton Huizhou Beach Resort with family over the past weekend. Huizhou is the city where my dad works, so he somehow got to learn about this "new" resort and decided to try it out. Well, it's really new. So "new" that half of ... http://www.belleliu.com/2008/08/25/sheraton-huizhou-beach-resort/ 認識我的人都知道我係「夜鬼」一個，我最喜歡半夜三更開工，貪夠靜夠專心。可惜最近都愈來愈少機會有一刻清靜，連睡覺都不能。講出來都覺得很搞笑：隔離單位有對年青夫婦不停吵吵鬧鬧，搞到我要打電話去管理處。 可能佢地以為半夜三四點人人都睡了，就走出來走廊嘈，但係我就正正給他們搔擾。我無興趣聽佢地嘈什麼，但感覺到「火藥味」很重，好擔心會遲早有一日會「出事」。我們這個年代的人鄰里關係冷漠，除非有人嗌火燭或救命，否則多數都抱「多一事不如少一事」的心態。 坦白講，我擔心有「血案」多過有噪音，但又唔知道可以做什麼，難道走出去勸交？這對年青夫婦家裡還有個小孩，我很難想像「出事」起上來會有多嚴重。我記得自己幾歲大時見過父母鬧交，雖然只是斯文的口角之爭，已經嚇得我又喊又失眠，事隔多年都重記得，那種影響可想而知。都係那句：諗得好好好好 ... 清楚先好結婚生仔，唔該！ http://www.belleliu.com/2008/08/20/%e4%b8%8d%e8%83%bd%e5%85%a5%e7%9d%a1%e7%9a%84%e5%8e%9f%e5%9b%a0/ As with all matters of the heart, you'll know when you find it. And, like any great relationship, it just gets better and better as the years roll on. So keep looking until you find it. Don't settle. Steve Job's commencement speech at Stanford is one of my favourite sources of ... http://www.belleliu.com/2008/08/18/finding-your-true-love/