还是喜欢吃那甜甜咸咸的糕点叫月饼

莱佛士皇朝月饼

中秋节快到了。 今年我想我也得给家里做一点小贡献， 买些月饼给大家吃。

今年也是我初次到 Takashimaya Shopping Centre 正举行的中秋节嘉年华会，去考察一下今年的月饼市场。 场地上到处都是人潮。 很快的， 我也成为了他们的一份子， 开始了我的“试吃月饼行动”。

我在场地上先绕了一圈， 品尝了许许多多各种口味， 色彩缤纷的月饼。 今年的中秋月饼制作焦点似乎是“创意”。

听说有间酒店餐馆制作出了榴莲月饼， 很香甜也很畅销。 它外层的酥皮包着里头香滑的榴莲馅 (durian paste)， 吃起来口感应该有点像在吃洋式糕点 cream puff 吧。 听起来好像很好吃， 可是在中秋节吃 durian puff 是有点怪怪的吧。

另间酒店餐馆（莱佛士皇朝）创造出了有点希奇古怪的黑芝麻斑兰冰皮月饼 (black sesame & pandan snow skin mooncake)。 这月饼不论是颜色搭配 - 外黑内青 - 或是口味搭配， 都让我皱起了眉头。 但友善的销售员一直向我推销， 我便伸手拿了一块尝尝。 Mmm。。。 口味还蛮有新鲜感的！ 甜甜的黑芝麻冰皮配上淡淡的斑兰馅， 虽是离开了传统的莲蓉口味， 但入口的味道还保纯着月饼的甜味， 并不使我排坼。 没想到我真喜欢上了这新口味！ 我决定买一盒让家人试试。 :D

可是， 流下最深影像的是某间糕点店的燕窝果冻月饼 (bird's nest agar-agar mooncake)。 这月饼比黑芝麻斑兰月饼还更古怪呢。 它看起来一点也不像月饼， 只是硬凑合了“燕窝”和“月饼”两个字来吸引买家。 我想， 创意归创意， 糕点也得配合佳节的历史与传统。 所以， 我一点也没对它动心。

绕了一圈后， 我想， 还是喜欢在中秋节吃我熟悉的那甜甜咸咸的糕点叫月饼。 佳节快乐！

Naturally 7

Let me introduce an a capella group NATURALLY 7...


Didn't believe that was sung a capella? Too perfect? Believe me, I didn't too when I was first introduced to them by a colleague. Watch this one now:


Okay, more convinced. Now check out this SOLID performance:


This is probably one of the most solid sounding a capella group I've ever heard.
http://www.n7house.de/

王力宏 - 我们的歌 (Lee Hom - Our Song)

Just bought Lee Hom's latest album. 我们的歌: my current favourite song :D
Kinda like the drums and the beat and the electric guitar and the piano and the lyrics and the melody and... the singer :P

Great software inventions.

In my opinion, some of the greatest software inventions of our time are:
email,
search,
instant messenger,
youtube on the Internet;
and sms on mobile devices.

I can send all kinds of documents to people in an email.

I can learn so much of just about any topic of interest with a search engine.

I can do real-time technical diagnostics with a co-worker located thousands of miles away, in a different time zone, on an instant messenger.

I can "watch TV" and program the "channels" the way I want on my computer via youtube. What's more - this "TV" is international.

I can convey a message to someone, when I don't have the time or see the need to verbally speak to him/her, using sms.


From what I can see, these inventions greatly bring down the barriers traditionally posed by time and space, playing a big part in making everyone in the world that much closer. I'm quite glad to be in this industry, and to be living in this era.

What's gonna be the next killer app?