tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-343782022024-03-07T01:40:03.650-05:00Lotus and CedarMy bilingual blog offers a wide variety of topics, including: my random thoughts; human relations; traveling pictures; running marathons; policy and politics; art and arts; chilling out with family & friends; and other aspects of life in Canada.Haricot 微豆http://www.blogger.com/profile/13735177985545566818noreply@blogger.comBlogger1344125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34378202.post-1106189064061138262022-01-08T14:11:00.001-05:002022-01-08T14:13:42.666-05:00新年快樂 Happy New Year 202220220108 自從在2011年由Blogger「移文」到Facebook之後,我和很多博友失去了聯絡,至今不覺又有11年多!!! 時光易轉,生命留痕,我希望你們都好。
我現仍家居楓葉國,有瓦遮頭,一日三餐,雖是清茶淡飯,但多逢祖先神靈保佑,生活總算是穩定安康,沒受流行疫症影響。今日趁機在此祝各位新年快樂,有緣者請勿忘留言數句,以慰昔日友情。
微豆 Haricot
(Facebook 筆名: Yasso Leung)Haricot 微豆http://www.blogger.com/profile/13735177985545566818noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34378202.post-61484018271196183262018-02-28T21:30:00.001-05:002018-03-02T17:58:56.205-05:0020180228 TO MY MOTHER RIP 一路順風
Over the years, I have written a lot abt my Mom. She has finally moved on to join her mother, her husband and all those who are in the great beyond. RIP Mom 一路順風
I would like to dedicate to her this Chinese poem that I learnt when I was in primary school:
白居易: 花非花,霧非霧,夜半來,天明去,來如春夢無多時,去似朝雲無覓處。
My explanation in English:
In the morning fog
We cannot discern
Where flowers begin
And where mistHaricot 微豆http://www.blogger.com/profile/13735177985545566818noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34378202.post-29083294953416594392017-11-19T08:21:00.001-05:002017-11-19T09:39:44.987-05:0020171118 DRAGON BOATING (Set #2)
More photos of year-end party
Haricot 微豆http://www.blogger.com/profile/13735177985545566818noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34378202.post-73471253100754992192017-11-19T07:57:00.001-05:002017-11-19T09:37:16.458-05:0020171118 DRAGON BOATING (Set #1)
Some photos I took at the year-end party.
Haricot 微豆http://www.blogger.com/profile/13735177985545566818noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34378202.post-43746341322977925702016-04-22T19:46:00.000-04:002016-04-22T20:02:21.286-04:0020160422 MAY YOU ALWAYS
TO ALL MY RUNNING FRIENDS
May you always have
Wind on your back,
Wings on your feet !!!
Haricot 微豆http://www.blogger.com/profile/13735177985545566818noreply@blogger.com2Gatineau Park, 33 Scott Road, Chelsea, QC J9B 1R5, Canada45.6005257 -76.04279919999999-32.5524763 118.72282580000001 90 89.19157580000001tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34378202.post-59041442474268713692015-11-28T23:50:00.001-05:002015-11-28T23:50:26.002-05:0020151128 EU FILM FESTIVAL: "A Pigeon Sat on a Branch"
"A Pigeon Sat on a Branch" by Roy Andersson, Sweden 2014.
Existentialism is not an easy subject to digest. I would put "A Pigeon Sat on a Branch" in the same category as Samuel Beckett's "Waiting for Goddard". I am not too crazy abt it because my rational mind keeps on looking for a storyline when there is none.
Au contraire, I love Brad Pitt's "The Tree of Life" as well as Harrison Ford's "Haricot 微豆http://www.blogger.com/profile/13735177985545566818noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34378202.post-58100518060546188992015-11-26T21:25:00.004-05:002015-11-26T21:26:30.860-05:0020151126: AMERICAN THANKSGIVING - "JAMESTOWN - SECRETS OF THE DEAD"(Photo and text from PBS)
As they set sail from London to the distant shores of America in December 1606, the men and boys onboard the Susan Constant, the Godspeed, and the Discovery surely expected the best from their adventure. They’d establish a British settlement, find gold and silver, a passage to the Orient, and, perhaps, the lost colony of Roanoke. The explorers, funded by a group ofHaricot 微豆http://www.blogger.com/profile/13735177985545566818noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34378202.post-64001097336771118812015-11-26T21:02:00.001-05:002015-11-26T21:02:18.857-05:0020151126: AMERICAN THANKSGIVING - "THE PILGRIMS"
"THE PILGRIMS"
(My interpretation of the story aired on WPBS Watertown, New York on 2015-11-24)
Btwn 1630-1651, William Bradford led the pilgrims at Plymouth in an attempt to build a spiritual community in New England where they would live in peace and flourish. But when the Mayflower sailed away, they were left on their own.
Facing the harsh weather, raiding pirates, Indian attacks, dwindlingHaricot 微豆http://www.blogger.com/profile/13735177985545566818noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34378202.post-77477337961148169892015-11-26T20:26:00.001-05:002015-11-26T20:26:38.724-05:0020151126: CHARITABLE DONATIONS ON THE PHONESomeone representing the Canadian Police Association (CPA) called and asked whether I would like to support their anti-bullying campaign.
The CPA caller was polite and not pushy, but I couldn't take the chance. "Sorry I don't accept phone solicitation." I said. He thanked me and hung up.
Back in June, the Ottawa Police put out a scam alert but then had to quickly withdraw it because the Police Haricot 微豆http://www.blogger.com/profile/13735177985545566818noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34378202.post-42093285049347329002015-02-06T00:23:00.001-05:002015-02-06T00:23:14.670-05:00EPIC CATCH!!! Dashing Thru the Snow - CN Train 406 West at Salisbury, NB...
20150206: This is a video taken by a railfan at a crossing west of Salisbury, New Brunswick. With all the snow storms hitting Eastern Canada in the last week or so, the railroad track is covered with several metres of snow. But that didn't seem to bother a fully loaded freight train which just ploughed right through the crossing.Haricot 微豆http://www.blogger.com/profile/13735177985545566818noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34378202.post-83518830053726747072014-07-26T21:45:00.001-04:002014-07-26T21:45:46.604-04:00香港老家: 從阿巴甸街,灣仔大彿口,到北角新邨 / Growing up in Hong Kong: Aberdeen Street,Wan Chai, North Point Estate
前數天,在網上找到了一個懷舊香港北角新邨的團體,我看到「村友」貼上的照片,腦海不禁充滿了童年時代的回憶.
(一) 阿巴甸街
(The following article was first posted on Dec 8, 2008)
母親說她和父親結了婚之後,由九龍油麻地搬往鴨巴甸街住,当年父親入息不高,与年輕的配偶,兩口子租了一間狹窄的板間房,母親「佗」 着我的時候,在鴨巴甸街上斜落斜,什為辛苦吃力,但可幸我的袓父母住在附近的荷李活道,所以有緊急事也可以大家互相照应。
我記得年幼時阿嫲常帶我往文武廟処玩,又去上環街市買餸,回到祖父母処就和「中間房」木匠的兒子阿榮玩拍「公仔紙」, 但是我們孩子是不准去「尾房」玩,因為那对夫婦住客是吞雲吐霧的(鴉片?)「煙精」。
我記得在騎楼望開对面是「飛髪舖」,顧客有兩個選擇,「陸軍裝」或「花旗裝」。楼下是賣柴丶炭丶雜物的舖頭,常常Haricot 微豆http://www.blogger.com/profile/13735177985545566818noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34378202.post-63609969296614071902014-07-24T01:30:00.001-04:002014-07-24T16:23:31.525-04:002014年夏天: 「秋老虎」和「黑苺冬天」 / Summer 2014: Blackberry Winter & Indian Summer
Photo Credit: Via Krystyn Chong's Google+ Account
七月天氣炎熱, 冷氣机數星期24/7未有休息, 這和早陣子的寒冬, 真是大有分別 !!
週末我將会跑半馬拉松距離的障礙賽, 希望天氣会冷卻一些, 讓運動員跑也跑得舒服一點.
>>>>>>> UPDATED 20140724 <<<<<<<
My blogger friend Inner Space has raised a very interesting point in his posted comments: Is Eskimo Winter the opposite/equivalent of Indian Summer? According to Wikipedia, the Haricot 微豆http://www.blogger.com/profile/13735177985545566818noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34378202.post-20037801085950840172014-07-23T00:53:00.003-04:002014-07-23T00:53:47.389-04:00烤羊鞭 / Roasted Sheep Penis
外籍友人「捱得順」在大陸某食店點菜, 看到了歺牌上的烤羊鞭, 大吃一驚, 眏了張照片留念. 不同的文化習俗, 當然引起了不同的反應.
Don't read this aloud at the supper table unless you are with Chinese relatives, in which case, the challenge is to restrict the conversation to sheep penis
Btw, the Chinese euphemism for animal penis is '鞭' that means 'whip'. Go figure!!
On a serious note, the traditional but outdated practice of eating endangered species, Haricot 微豆http://www.blogger.com/profile/13735177985545566818noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34378202.post-5497750568054805152014-07-22T02:49:00.002-04:002014-07-22T02:51:28.025-04:00多雲和涼爽的一天: 密其湖 白蘭芝海灘 / A Cloudy and Cool Day at Blanchet Beach, Meech Lake
Photo credit: Lotusandcedar 20140717
After my run around the 8K Wolf Trail loop (狼徑), I went down to Blanchet Beach (白蘭芝海灘) and took this photo of Meech Lake (密其湖).
With 14 geese calling Blanchet home, the place was not exactly clean and I didn't bother to go swimming.
Haricot 微豆http://www.blogger.com/profile/13735177985545566818noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34378202.post-79629856519744969562014-07-21T00:01:00.000-04:002014-07-21T00:01:00.068-04:00葡萄美酒, 職業生涯 / Career Growth & Good Wine
20140718: I just came back from a going-away party for a friend who is off to Asia for an assignment. Here are my thoughts ..... A career is just like good wine, it takes time to grow, but oh, do we ever like the fruit of our efforts !!!
職業生涯,
就像這瓶酒好酒,
需要時間來成長 。
最終, 我們將會享受
努力的成果。
圖: 安大略省 葡萄酒商質量聯盟 字: 微豆
Haricot 微豆http://www.blogger.com/profile/13735177985545566818noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34378202.post-43244415436854857252014-07-20T01:38:00.000-04:002014-07-20T19:10:18.096-04:00"A FILM ABOUT COFFEE" / 一部關於咖啡的電影
20140717: I am a coffee drinker. So I went to The Mayfair Theatre and watched the movie "A FILM ABOUT COFFEE" presented by Bridgehead Coffee. Now I understand the difference btwn "Fair Trade" and "Direct Buy".
Source: http://afilmaboutcoffee.com/
"CANADIAN PREMIERE - A Film About Coffee is a love letter to, and meditation on, specialty coffee. It examines what it takes, and what it Haricot 微豆http://www.blogger.com/profile/13735177985545566818noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34378202.post-53031730129580660912014-07-18T14:56:00.002-04:002014-07-20T01:19:16.625-04:00母語(第一語言)減退 / Mother Tongue (First Language Attrition)20140716: 有關母語減退的個人感受
Although I currently think and dream in English, I have never completely lost my mother tongue (which is Cantonese). Yes, there are times when I have to use Google Translate to re-learn a Chinese character, but overall, I am still proficient enough to communicate with my Chinese relatives and bloggers in HK. The big question is: Should I fall prey to Alzheimer like my MomHaricot 微豆http://www.blogger.com/profile/13735177985545566818noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34378202.post-28400927604832086282014-04-07T23:34:00.000-04:002014-04-07T23:45:05.349-04:00Élection générale québécoise 7 avril 2014 / Quebec General Election April 7, 2014 / 魁北克大選2014年4月7日
Majority Liberal is a certainty in the Quebec provincial election. Who would have predicted !!
Some comments from the peanut gallery:
* According to CBC Evan Solomon's Power and Politics discussion, Prime Minister Harper was never warm to ex-Premier Jean Charest. Will our PM and Premier Couillard use this opportunity to re-build the fed-prov relation?
* It is interesting to note that MrHaricot 微豆http://www.blogger.com/profile/13735177985545566818noreply@blogger.com4Biosphere Environmental Museum, 160 Chemin Tour-de-l'Isle, Montreal, QC H3C 4G8, Canada45.5140459 -73.53134390000002419.9920114 -114.83993790000002 71.0360804 -32.222749900000025tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34378202.post-43374868499829454062014-01-19T00:42:00.002-05:002014-01-19T00:42:31.292-05:00On-line BloggingI am quite aware of my dormant state with Blogger.
Time management is all abt prioritizing one's daily demands.
So many things to do. So little time to reflect --
I shall return !!!Haricot 微豆http://www.blogger.com/profile/13735177985545566818noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34378202.post-5114285376800411522013-12-15T23:59:00.000-05:002013-12-17T22:32:08.129-05:00貓樣笑話 / Cat's Meow
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我唔發火你當我係病貓??!
亮兵器 !!!
No more treats you say ?!?
Look at this and think again ....
Haricot 微豆http://www.blogger.com/profile/13735177985545566818noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34378202.post-75038193134854068202013-12-11T02:24:00.001-05:002013-12-11T02:25:26.013-05:00加拿大宣佈北極屬楓葉國土 / The North Pole belongs to Canada The Russians reportedly planted a flag under the Arctic Ocean to symbolically stake their territorial claim.
On the other hand, we Canadians planted our Prime Minister and his military officials on an ice floe for everyone to see.
So there !!!!
Haricot 微豆http://www.blogger.com/profile/13735177985545566818noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34378202.post-36066257367863654762013-11-24T23:25:00.000-05:002013-11-24T23:25:08.995-05:00101st Canadian Football League CFL Grey Cup Final in Regina, Saskatchewan Nov 24, 2013
101st CFL GREY CUP FINAL NOV 24, 2013:
(Saskatchewan Roughriders 45 - Hamilton Tiger-Cats 23)
OMG, the Saskatchewan Roughriders' Darian Durant and Kory Sheets are just unstoppable !!!
The last time I cheered for the Riders was when Ronald "Ron" Lancaster (October 14, 1938 – September 18, 2008) was their quarterback.
I was living in Flin Flon then, working for the mining &Haricot 微豆http://www.blogger.com/profile/13735177985545566818noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34378202.post-39899991965840610242013-11-24T16:00:00.000-05:002013-11-25T00:43:13.513-05:00"Up There" - A Deadly Funny Movie from UK
K and I watched the UK movie "Up There" at Library And National Archives Canada's auditorium on Wellington Street. The United Kingdom is one of the many EU countries participating in the 28th edition of the European Union Film Festival hosted by the Canadian Film Institute.
Here is a summary of the "Up There" story according to IMDb:
"..... Martin (deceased) is stuck in a Haricot 微豆http://www.blogger.com/profile/13735177985545566818noreply@blogger.com2395 Wellington Street, Ottawa, ON K1A 0N4, Canada45.4199955 -75.70803860000000919.764924 -117.19241360000001 71.07506699999999 -34.223663600000009tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34378202.post-65701204906556982272013-11-09T23:59:00.000-05:002013-11-11T02:19:54.644-05:00Mr. Justin Trudeau at Ladies Night: Admiration for China's Dictatorship?!
Justin Trudeau has just given the Canadian Prime Minister and the Conservative Party exactly what they want to characterize the young politician:
LACKING JUDGMENT TO BECOME PRIME MINISTER OF CANADA.
While we all know Prime Minister Harper gave China the cold shoulder when he first became Prime Minister, he quickly learnt that the world's most populated and fast-growing country is Haricot 微豆http://www.blogger.com/profile/13735177985545566818noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34378202.post-83805166221280075272013-11-05T22:24:00.000-05:002013-11-05T22:24:00.864-05:00 馬拉松賽跑訓練計劃:比賽準備,長跑競賽, 賽後復原 / Marathon Training Plan: Preparation for a race, running it, and Recovery
Below is the presentation I made at a running workshop in October, 2013. Obviously, the information below are based on my own personal experience as an amateur runner and they might not apply to you at all. Please consult other more qualified athletes and use your judgment.
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PRESENTATION (20131031 16h00 version)
1. Pre Race (3-4 weeks)
* Realistic Haricot 微豆http://www.blogger.com/profile/13735177985545566818noreply@blogger.com2