Monthly Archives: January 2010

Apple Ipad just released!

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Apple Ipad just released yesterday in San Francisco. It is a very simple design – everything just a big touch screen. People said including me, that it looks like the big iphone. However, it is much powerful and advance than the iphone 3G. A everything-touch screen you can use to read books electronically, brown Internet easily, and type and email people like using the laptop, and you can play games, watch DVD in high definition, or organise and view your photo easily etc.

I can see that Ipad’s released will change the industries. But this is technology – whether it is updated or outdated. Moreover, it has unbeatable price: $499 for Wifi, or you can choose 3G ipad with contracts with phone companies. A single Amazon / Sony electronic book reader is cost the same price. Or it is considerable to have an Apple Ipad which had all the computer functions, including the book reader too?

There is no need for me to review the technical terms. A very good blog about Ipad fromStephen Fry is worth reading it. Stephen likes technology and like using Apple.

Some people are still talking about comparing the google-phone to the iphone. I think google needs a long way to reach Apple’s technology and designs. John before had skeptical about using PC or changing to an Apple. However, when we first bought an Apple Mini in 2005, and constantly using it, then we felt in love Apple’s products. It does simplify your daily life as we can not live without computer nowadays.

John has one 24 inch IMAC for his programming, Macbook Pro laptop for travelling and iphone for daily life. I have one Mac Book and Nano Ipod, and the Apple Mini is waiting to be sell. This is not showing off that how much Apple equipments we had, is more to say that once you love using Apple’s stuff, and you will continuously using it. And I do admit that we are a little bit crazy about Apple’s stuff. How could you not too?

This is not saying that we will also have Ipad soon as well for the sake of having it. It all depends do we necessarily need it or not? But for other people, it might be a good change.

(cover pictures from official apple website)

昨天最新的苹果Ipad在三藩市隆重推出一个全自动触摸的大屏幕。很多人包括我也在想，就像大型iphone一样，不过比iphone更先进，更多功能。Ipad 可以当成电子书籍阅读器，自动触屏去阅读杂志和新闻，同时也是自动触屏使用键盘，这完全改变我们需要实际键盘的需要，触摸即刻！也可以当DVD看高清录像，再可以组织和编辑你的旅游照片。既轻薄又多功能。

我可以想像到 Ipad即将改变很多科技工业的发展，但这就是科技，与时进步，这也推动企业更以先进的科技发展。再说，Ipad 更有无懈可击的价格 －wifi才是499美元，或是买3G的Ipad，然后和电信公司签约。索尼或amazon的电子书籍阅读器就要一样的价格了。为何不选择苹果的 Ipad呢？苹果的市场策略就是，价格实惠，但永远不会因时间而改变价格。

这里就不用我介绍所有的功能。被封为英国的多才多能的Stephen Fry 用了4遍文章介绍了苹果的Ipad，你可以阅读下。Stephen喜欢科技的东西，也喜欢用苹果的东西。有些人还在讨论google发明的手机好还是iphone好？我想google的科技发明还要走一段路才能比的上苹果技术和设计。我们之前也对苹果机有一定的怀疑，不晓得真的那么好用。自从05年买了第一台苹果机，之后我们就开始爱上苹果的东西。

约翰因为工作需要，他有1台24寸imac，一个macbook pro手提和iphone；而我只是简单的mac book手提和nano ipod播放音乐，我们还有要卖掉的苹果mini。这里不是说明我们有很多苹果的东西，而是说明了，一但你用了apple的东西，你就爱不舍手，让你的生活简单化。当然，这不代表我们也要买个Ipad，要看我们真正的需要它不，不过价格真的十分便宜。但给其它需要新电脑的朋友，何尝不考虑下呢？ （照片封面来自苹果官方网站）

Miss Li from Stockholm

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UK has a music free application that you can download and listen music for free legally. It calls Spotify. Listen free music while you are online, just like Last.fm, but more latest music and very easy to use. However, it only applies in the UK. Anyway, I have been using it for some time now.

Today, I discover an artists from Stockholm, who is same age with me called Miss Li. She just released a new album ‘Dancing the whole way home’. Miss Li’s style like Amy Winehouse – Jazz, Blues, Rock and Indie as well in a variety of style. I do like this album, and it is definitely worth putting into my ipod.

It’s amazing that she is young and so talented! I do like Swedish artists a lot, like Kent, The Cardigans, Club 8 and Jazz musician Lisa Ekdahl and Koop. They are all my favourite artists. Sweden is great place and it produces a lot of great artists and music. My favourite songs are:

  • I heard of a girl
  • True Love Stalker
  • Polythene Queen
  • Is this The End
  • Stuck in the Sand
  • A Daughter of a Son
  • The Boy in the Fancy Suit
  • Stupid girl

Moreover, Swedish people are incredible trendy in fashion too. We did plan to travel to Sweden before, but it is more expensive than London. I think I need to save more money so I can be there soon. Sweden is Rock!

My Obsession Women – Daria Werbowy

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In fashion industry, most people adore Kate Moss and Keira Knightley in the UK because they both have typical high cheek bones and classic British elegant faces. Personally, I think they both are pretty but rather common. When you talk about perfect face and body, everyone will think of brazilian supermodel Gisele Bündchen. Indeed, she has everything and she is incomparable.

However, I like Gisele, but I set my eyes on Daria Werbowy, who is an Ukrainian Canadian model, originally was born in Poland. My obsession of her is her eyes and smile -mystery and sexy!  Her face is very unique and she got a perfect body as well. In style, she wears a lot of simple, chic and street style fashion. I am totally adore her body and her look. Look at her pictures, how could you not like her?

We all know that faces and beauty eventually will wear-out, and it is rather superficial and temporary, but I appreciate and love seeing pretty things and people. Sometimes I just could not stop staring at them. Anyway, Daria is the most popular supermodel and fashion icon nowadays. Maybe sometimes we want something that we can not have. Cover pictures are from Style.com

2010 Wishes

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We have walked through the 2009 – a recession economic year! However, it is a whole new world to discover 2010. My wishes for 2010 are very simple:

Luck & Bless

Money & Pass Driving License

Health & Happy

Travel & Different experiences

Good food & Music

Is it too much? I have already had a good start in the New Year, and wish all yours and my dreams will come true this year. The picture was from one of my favourite fashion blog Stockholm Street Style in Sweden.

大家已经经历了09年的经济萧条，2010年刚来，我真心祈祷我2010年的愿望成真：多多运气＋福气，多多钱运＋拿到车牌，多多衣服＋鞋子，多多食物＋音乐，旅游多多＋经历多多，开心和健康就好了。是否太多呢？愿望不算多的，祝福大家的愿望和我一样，都会实现。开年的一月八号已经是我人生的第一个好的开始，结束了5年的爱情长跑，约翰和我终于结婚了。婚礼简单浪漫，也是我一生中最开心幸福的一刻。希望今年愿望实现。封面照片是我最爱的瑞典街头时尚照片。

My Passionate Home Cooked Food

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I enjoy baking and cooking different types of food at home. Normally we cook Italian and British food at home, though I could cook some indian or chinese sometimes, it take a lot of preparation and the chinese ingredients are expensive here. I always think my Mum cooks the most amazing chinese food. However, I discovered that my Mum tends to put some pork and nice real meat stock inside the food, but John doesn’t like much pork because it is too fatty and greasy he said.

As John nowadays can eat some beef and it is cold winter snow day. I decided to make some Jamie Oliver’s recipes. Beef stew is the easiest winter food. It tastes meaty with different herbs. You can eat with some garlic bread or some Jasmine rice. Superb!

I always cook Bacon Asparagus Tortelloni and it is the quick and health dish, but delicious. Asparagus needs to be careful, hot water 3 minutes, and ice water for 1 minutes, then fried with garlic and butter 1 minutes. It will be the most crunchy tasty Asparagus ever. Trust me. I think I know different herbs and meat combination since I learned so much from the chef from TV.

I made some of the scones from James Martin’s dessert book, eat with clotted cream and Jam! As the dessert expert John said it was the most moist inside, crunchy outside and delicious scone ever, and better than a lot of shops are selling. It gave me so much joy and confident about my cooking.

The pumpkin pie we normally make at the weekend. I just made some chocolate cookies yesterday. I love cooking and I think it is nothing happier than people you love eating well and enjoying the food.

Good food, good music and good accompanies, then Happy Day!

Celebrated New Year Eve in London Eye

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Miwa’s boyfriend Haruki flew from Japan to celebrate New Year Eve with us, so we decided to have New year dinner, then went to see the firework in London. We took Haruki to eat the amazing fresh-made Gourmet burger because he likes beef like I do.

We managed to find some seats in one of them in Soho, and surprisingly, all the restaurants were not full at all except some of them in the tourist places in Leicester Square. After the giant burgers and chips, we walked down to the pub near St James Park, ordered some champaign and desserts to get our mood started.

At 11 pm, we stood behind the House of the Parliament, and it was so cold about minus 3-4 degrees outside with a full moon. The firework was last 10 minutes, and it was magnificent and so colourful. News said that there were about 250,000 people witnessing the countdown and the firework. The funny things is after the firework, it was snowing for 5 minutes. What else you can get in a night! We had an extremely good time in New Year Eve. Goodbye 2009, another new year has come.

Happy New Year to all of you, and wish you and me will have a lot fortune and luck in 2010. Picture of firework is from Dailymail News.

日本好友美和的男友山野春树专门从日本飞来英国4天和我们一起渡过元旦新年。我们决定去伦敦眼一年一次倒数和看烟花。春树第2次到返伦敦，这次我们带他去吃超级棒的牛肉汉堡包。一个汉堡包有7－8寸高，超级新鲜美味！

约翰老说新年一定哪里都爆满，我们6点在soho找到位置坐了下来，吃完我们就走去汉金殿后面的公园，找了间酒吧开了香槟庆祝新年，因为外面实在冷，零下3－5度，所以我们要找个温暖的地方坐下来，喝喝香槟把新年气氛调动起来。我们聊天到11点，出发去霸位置看烟花！外面已经人山人海。

烟花放了10分钟，伦敦的烟花实在不同，颜色五彩缤纷。报道说，当晚估计有25万人在这里看倒数和烟花。当晚晴空万理，也是满月。烟花结束后，最兴奋的是开始下雪。下了10分钟大大的雪，我们就各自回家了。告别2009年，走向美好的2010年。谢谢大家陪伴我度过这么多年。同时祝福大家都过个好年，祈祷2010年你我都运气连连，开心无限。 烟花照片是在dailynew网上载录下来。