12/6 2253
Just watched Australia vs. Japan. Man I can’t believe it. Japan has better technique and experience. I thought Japan could win the game, though their only goal is not absolutely justice. I think the turning point is Australia’s first goal. Australia gains back confidence and organization after this goal.
Today we went to 瀋飛, which is a fighter plane museum. When we entered the museum without tickets the staff said the museum is closed today but they guided us again after we have bought the tickets. We shot some photos and I will of course post it later.
And tonight 阿磯 and I had a tasty dinner with our host Mrs. 王彬. We had many 韓式串燒 and some noodles called (米察) which looks just the same as Italian noodles but made of corn only.
PS 記得瀋飛內有些拆掉引擎的戰機作展覽用，其中一部綠色迷彩的舊戰機頗有二戰味 (但我不知道型號，也不知道它是否真是二戰服役戰機)，是我最喜歡的。館內有戰機機艙可供乘坐拍照，我當然坐上去拍了照啦~
Tuesday, June 27, 2006
Thursday, June 22, 2006
名勝遊: Shenyang CLIC part 7
10/6 2349
I had a nice weekend. We went to 本溪and visit 水洞。In fact we visited a series of spot like 旱洞、太子河、萬千世界、兵馬桶 and 洞穴博物館。
旱洞 actually is just a big long cave. It was decorated with some stone dinosaurs and marine animals. I think the animals are unnecessary. I just appreciate how big the cave is.
水洞 is another cave, but it has a river inside and many 鐘乳石, which makes itself different from 旱洞。We swing a round on the river on a boat, taking photos. I like the obvious layers of the stones.
太子河 was the first we went. We get on a plastic boat and move it ourselves, but we dunno how.
And the others sites were just some jokes. 萬千世界 is a in-door site showing different scene, such as some stories of Buddha, a look at marine world, hell and wild west. I think the site fails in every aspect. Things are made in polythene. It doesn’t evoke me any feeling, neither frightened nor surprised nor excited. We just laughed at how fake the scenes were. However we didn’t took any photo there so you guys cant laugh with me...And 兵馬桶 were fake too. It was a waste of time and money to see them. Fortunately it doesn’t waste us for much time coz they are put in a small room and it just cost us less than 5 minutes.
洞穴博物館 showed some ancient stuff dig from the ground around 本溪。Actually it is a interesting site but it lacks decoration and quantity.
I had a nice weekend. We went to 本溪and visit 水洞。In fact we visited a series of spot like 旱洞、太子河、萬千世界、兵馬桶 and 洞穴博物館。
旱洞 actually is just a big long cave. It was decorated with some stone dinosaurs and marine animals. I think the animals are unnecessary. I just appreciate how big the cave is.
水洞 is another cave, but it has a river inside and many 鐘乳石, which makes itself different from 旱洞。We swing a round on the river on a boat, taking photos. I like the obvious layers of the stones.
太子河 was the first we went. We get on a plastic boat and move it ourselves, but we dunno how.
And the others sites were just some jokes. 萬千世界 is a in-door site showing different scene, such as some stories of Buddha, a look at marine world, hell and wild west. I think the site fails in every aspect. Things are made in polythene. It doesn’t evoke me any feeling, neither frightened nor surprised nor excited. We just laughed at how fake the scenes were. However we didn’t took any photo there so you guys cant laugh with me...And 兵馬桶 were fake too. It was a waste of time and money to see them. Fortunately it doesn’t waste us for much time coz they are put in a small room and it just cost us less than 5 minutes.
洞穴博物館 showed some ancient stuff dig from the ground around 本溪。Actually it is a interesting site but it lacks decoration and quantity.
Tuesday, June 20, 2006
The Dream House: Shenyang CLIC Extra
Don't complain about the quality, man. I shot it with a pocket PC only!
The house
The kitchen
The washroom
The house
The kitchen
The washroom
Monday, June 19, 2006
怪坡: Shenyang CLIC part 6
9/6 2336
Today afternoon we went to “Magic Slope”怪坡. It claims u don’t need to do work to travel up the slope coz “some kind of force” will push u up, and you feel friction if u go down slope.
And we arrive there. It was a pitch road which seems not horizontal. Our mini-bus moves itself when it goes up the slope and fall back when it goes down the slope. Seems cool huh?
I felt confused when I really experienced it. But I still believe this can be explained. The force can only be mechanical coz for such a strong magnetic or electric force we wouldn’t have working mobile phones there, but we had. I think the road is not inclining in the way as it looks like.
And I found this.
http://www.losn.com.cn/hojin/jsc/14.htm
And the more interesting thing is that the article was written in 1993 but there are still people like us to go and see the so-called Magic Slope. The owner of the Slope is still making money from the trick and the government has done nothing to stop it even though CCTV has revealed the truth.
Unfortunately from the Google search result we can see the Shenyang 怪坡 is not the only怪坡 in the world, and people are still paying money meaninglessly.
Today afternoon we went to “Magic Slope”怪坡. It claims u don’t need to do work to travel up the slope coz “some kind of force” will push u up, and you feel friction if u go down slope.
And we arrive there. It was a pitch road which seems not horizontal. Our mini-bus moves itself when it goes up the slope and fall back when it goes down the slope. Seems cool huh?
I felt confused when I really experienced it. But I still believe this can be explained. The force can only be mechanical coz for such a strong magnetic or electric force we wouldn’t have working mobile phones there, but we had. I think the road is not inclining in the way as it looks like.
And I found this.
http://www.losn.com.cn/hojin/jsc/14.htm
And the more interesting thing is that the article was written in 1993 but there are still people like us to go and see the so-called Magic Slope. The owner of the Slope is still making money from the trick and the government has done nothing to stop it even though CCTV has revealed the truth.
Unfortunately from the Google search result we can see the Shenyang 怪坡 is not the only怪坡 in the world, and people are still paying money meaninglessly.
The First Lecture: Shenyang CLIC part 1.5
5/6 1552
This morning 0830 we went to a meeting room to listen to a talk by a business school professor. I walked downstairs like dead people coz I felt so sleepy…
There was originally a title for the talk but he soon changed the topic by asking what we want to know. At some pt of the talk one of us ask the professor’s opinion toward 4thJune1989 democracy movement. There was a moment of embarrassment, but he soon said people in China have found that their government is becoming more and more open-minded. And he then talked about Beijing’s response about 胡耀邦’s death anniversary and used it as an example. He said people are feeling the pressure being removed slowly.
Well in fact I found that the professor didn’t answer the question directly. So I guess what he said is right, but people are still afraid of talking 4th June publicly. This is the answer I expected so I don’t have a strong feeling to this. The question is whether Beijing ‘d continue to give more freedom of speech to its people.
PS I original want to post this when I was in the host family but I ‘m afraid the word “4th June” will affect my host’s living, I don’t know. So I decided to post this when I come back to HK. Enjoy the freedom~~
This morning 0830 we went to a meeting room to listen to a talk by a business school professor. I walked downstairs like dead people coz I felt so sleepy…
There was originally a title for the talk but he soon changed the topic by asking what we want to know. At some pt of the talk one of us ask the professor’s opinion toward 4thJune1989 democracy movement. There was a moment of embarrassment, but he soon said people in China have found that their government is becoming more and more open-minded. And he then talked about Beijing’s response about 胡耀邦’s death anniversary and used it as an example. He said people are feeling the pressure being removed slowly.
Well in fact I found that the professor didn’t answer the question directly. So I guess what he said is right, but people are still afraid of talking 4th June publicly. This is the answer I expected so I don’t have a strong feeling to this. The question is whether Beijing ‘d continue to give more freedom of speech to its people.
PS I original want to post this when I was in the host family but I ‘m afraid the word “4th June” will affect my host’s living, I don’t know. So I decided to post this when I come back to HK. Enjoy the freedom~~
Saturday, June 17, 2006
Hold on to People They're Slipping Away
Dedicated to everyone who has been together with me in these two weeks in Shenyang.
Slipping Away
Moby
All that we needed, was right
The threshold is breaking, tonight
Open to everything happy and sad
Seeing the good when it's all going bad
Seeing the sun when I can't really see
Hoping the sun will at least look at me
Focus on everything better today
All that I needed I never could say
Hold on to people they're slipping away
Hold on to this while it's slipping away
All that we needed, tonight
Are people who love us, and life
I know how it feels to need
Oh when we leave here, you'll see
Open to everything happy and sad
Seeing the good when it's all going bad
Seeing the sun when I can't really see
Hoping the sun will at least look at me
Focus on everything better today
All that I needed I never could say
Hold on to people they're slipping away
Hold on to this while it's slipping away
So long
So long
Open to everything happy and sad
Seeing the good when it's all going bad
Seeing the sun when I can't really see
Hoping the sun will at least look at me
Focus on everything better today
All that I needed I never could say
Hold on to people they're slipping away
[14x]
Slipping Away
Moby
All that we needed, was right
The threshold is breaking, tonight
Open to everything happy and sad
Seeing the good when it's all going bad
Seeing the sun when I can't really see
Hoping the sun will at least look at me
Focus on everything better today
All that I needed I never could say
Hold on to people they're slipping away
Hold on to this while it's slipping away
All that we needed, tonight
Are people who love us, and life
I know how it feels to need
Oh when we leave here, you'll see
Open to everything happy and sad
Seeing the good when it's all going bad
Seeing the sun when I can't really see
Hoping the sun will at least look at me
Focus on everything better today
All that I needed I never could say
Hold on to people they're slipping away
Hold on to this while it's slipping away
So long
So long
Open to everything happy and sad
Seeing the good when it's all going bad
Seeing the sun when I can't really see
Hoping the sun will at least look at me
Focus on everything better today
All that I needed I never could say
Hold on to people they're slipping away
[14x]
Monday, June 12, 2006
北陵and Dream House: Shenyang CLIC part 5
8/6 2157
Today afternoon we went to 北陵, which is the tomb of 皇太極. The view there was beautiful, with lots of green plants and blue sky above. We took many photos there. I promise you guys I shall post some of them.
And we headed back to U and met out host family. The hosts are all professor of the U. 阿磯 and I went to home of Professor 王彬, who is a professor from the Law Department.
And we arrived at our “home”, which looks more alike a paradise. The house is about 1k sq feet on the 1st floor. Yes, 1st floor. It has a penthouse of about 600sq feet. Not to mention the decoration! It’s just my perfect dream house!!
I ‘m going to stay there until 15th June. :D
Today afternoon we went to 北陵, which is the tomb of 皇太極. The view there was beautiful, with lots of green plants and blue sky above. We took many photos there. I promise you guys I shall post some of them.
And we headed back to U and met out host family. The hosts are all professor of the U. 阿磯 and I went to home of Professor 王彬, who is a professor from the Law Department.
And we arrived at our “home”, which looks more alike a paradise. The house is about 1k sq feet on the 1st floor. Yes, 1st floor. It has a penthouse of about 600sq feet. Not to mention the decoration! It’s just my perfect dream house!!
I ‘m going to stay there until 15th June. :D
18/9 Museum: Shenyang CLIC part 4
7/6 1859
Today afternoon we went to 18/9 museum. It contains materials about Japanese invasion of China during WW2. In the museum it shows a land of bones of Chinese who were buried alive by the Japanese. The staff there told me the bones are real things. I saw some skulls have bullet holes on it (one of the skulls have 3 bullet holes). Another mud plain showed the bones of one man and woman holding each other, also buried alive by the Japanese. It was a very sad scene.
At the end it shows how Chinese treat the Japanese war criminals nicely and how thankful the Japanese were, and expresses anger to change of materials into a pseudo-history in some Japanese history textbook. To be honest I won’t say the former part is subjectively enough for putting itself into a museum, but I strongly believe that most of the Japanese are good people. It is the latter part that annoyed most Chinese people.
Today afternoon we went to 18/9 museum. It contains materials about Japanese invasion of China during WW2. In the museum it shows a land of bones of Chinese who were buried alive by the Japanese. The staff there told me the bones are real things. I saw some skulls have bullet holes on it (one of the skulls have 3 bullet holes). Another mud plain showed the bones of one man and woman holding each other, also buried alive by the Japanese. It was a very sad scene.
At the end it shows how Chinese treat the Japanese war criminals nicely and how thankful the Japanese were, and expresses anger to change of materials into a pseudo-history in some Japanese history textbook. To be honest I won’t say the former part is subjectively enough for putting itself into a museum, but I strongly believe that most of the Japanese are good people. It is the latter part that annoyed most Chinese people.
Sunday, June 11, 2006
Old Palace: Shenyang CLIC part 3
6/6 2317
Today afternoon we went to the “Old Palace” in Shun Yang”. I don’t know there is an Old Palace here. I thought there is only one in Beijing. We took some pictures there. We had a guide but she was kind of hasting and rushed to the next checkpoint as soon as she finished the previous one, and she didn’t answer questions patiently which is most important for my dissatisfactory.
Then we head back to university and meet some local students. It was a nice experience. My roommate Zack and I talked to two girls, 齊聞 and 盧舉紅. We talked about universities and secondary school education in China and Hong Kong, food, Cantonese and Madrid. Just when I head back to my room I realized I forgot to take pictures with them…I hope there will be chance.
Today afternoon we went to the “Old Palace” in Shun Yang”. I don’t know there is an Old Palace here. I thought there is only one in Beijing. We took some pictures there. We had a guide but she was kind of hasting and rushed to the next checkpoint as soon as she finished the previous one, and she didn’t answer questions patiently which is most important for my dissatisfactory.
Then we head back to university and meet some local students. It was a nice experience. My roommate Zack and I talked to two girls, 齊聞 and 盧舉紅. We talked about universities and secondary school education in China and Hong Kong, food, Cantonese and Madrid. Just when I head back to my room I realized I forgot to take pictures with them…I hope there will be chance.
Friday, June 09, 2006
a short temp post
the articles about CLIC trip to Shen Yang are unmodified and drafts only. i will modify them after i go back to HK. there will be some clips and more photos later.
"GOOD" news, my blog was confirmed blocked in China (read this). No one can read my blog in China, including me!!
for some reason, the second article of 5/6 will be posted after i go back to HK.
:)
"GOOD" news, my blog was confirmed blocked in China (read this). No one can read my blog in China, including me!!
for some reason, the second article of 5/6 will be posted after i go back to HK.
:)
New Arrival: Shenyang CLIC part 1
5/6 0249
first day in Shenyang. I‘m damn tired right now after 4 hrs of flight plus 1.x hr of road travel. can’t believe that I will type a diary in time like this.
The U is big. I think it is bigger than HKUST. Our hall looks like a hotel, though some of the furniture is a bit old and crack. I think I will take some pics of this room tmr , em…no, I mean the coming morning. Now my hair is dry and I gotta sleep.
PS many thx to Tin Pui for lending me the notebook :)
first day in Shenyang. I‘m damn tired right now after 4 hrs of flight plus 1.x hr of road travel. can’t believe that I will type a diary in time like this.
The U is big. I think it is bigger than HKUST. Our hall looks like a hotel, though some of the furniture is a bit old and crack. I think I will take some pics of this room tmr , em…no, I mean the coming morning. Now my hair is dry and I gotta sleep.
PS many thx to Tin Pui for lending me the notebook :)
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