Fettuccini and Clams
The hardest part of making this dish is to prevent the clams from overdone. Clams overcook can be rubbery and if undercooked, it tasted raw fish. The seafood broth has to be made first, clams add at the very last. Once it is done, toss the fettuccini with the sauce and serve immediately. It is a healthy dish and I could stay there and eat all day.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tYlf3VPJzyo&list=HL1385796236
《春展 2 》__ 羅伯特‧哈斯 江紹倫譯
Robert Hass
A man says lilacs against white houses, two sparrows, one streaked, in a thinning birch, and can’t find his way to a sentence.
有人說像白屋前的紫丁香兩隻麻雀
迷失在樺木林間不識句子
In order to be respectable, Thorstein Veblen said, desperate in Palo Alto, a thing must be wasteful, i.e., “a selective adaptation of forms to the end of conspicuous waste.”
泰斯汀華布蘭說在高樹名城人們必須濫用
即是說造形必須展示明顯的廢棄 Continue reading
下馬飲君酒 問君何所之
君言不得意 歸臥南山陲
但去莫複問 白雲無盡時
《Parting》 Wang Wei 江紹倫譯
Dismounted I drink with you
Enquiring what lies in view
You say things are not according to will
You are retiring in the South Hill
I’ll ask no further you just be gone
Clouds will drift freely on Continue reading
In October, Kate and I went on a European (Mediterranean) & Trans-Atlantic boat cruise on the new 142,000-ton Royal Princess. We stopped over at London, UK for two days before flying to Venice to board the ship.
In London, we took the ride at the London Eye which is a gigantic Ferrirs wheel in Central London.
加拿大的同學們，
可否同大家介紹一下貴國的巿長，Ford nation, 此肥佬已經成為世界頭條新聞（菲律賓台風,obamacare 排二三）。我每日打開 CNN 就見到他俾人圍攻，他一時淚流滿面道歉，一時嘈巴之閉大突圍。
肥佬市長的樣子相當可愛，像只熊人婆。他口若懸河，乜飛劍都可以擋住。
我想知道此君有乜德政。我想知道全村人都在反對佢，點解佢也可以唔落台。
請敎。
Regards,
Don (LA). Continue reading
(Through Rose-Coloured Glasses)
As requested by Don, here we go …..
Stuporman, a.k.a. Rob Ford, the youngest son of Doug and Diane Ford, of the planet Etobicoke/Toronto, was born with a silver spoon in his mouth. The wealthy Ford family owns Deco Labels, a multi-national labelling and printing firm based in Etobicoke. Rob has disguised himself as the elected mayor of Toronto since 2010 , and claimed to be the frontman of the Ford Nation/his supporters. Representatives of the Evil Media (which are constantly trying to dig up dirt about our super-anti-hero) have struck gold recently, from the crack video, to his admission of having smoked cocaine, to having a Mickey while driving, to have purchased illegal drugs in the past two years. Upon admission to such mis-deeds, he has stubbornly refused to step down, but repeatedly opened his foul mouth, to provide us with great amazement and constant entertainment. He stayed close to his drug dealer friends, dragged in his Stuporman Family and staff, and performed other related parodies to his ongoing story, which led us to question his ‘stupordity’.
Before he became the Mayor of Toronto, he was a city councillor for 10 years. He had always been a loner, and was a strong critic of other councillors’ spending habit. Ford was known for his controversial comments and passionate arguments at Council. He ran for mayor on the platform of stopping the City Hall gravy train. He was very popular with the ‘Joe Public.’ He won with 47% of the votes (383,501). People expected him to cut spending and save them money. Ford himself claimed he saved taxpayers 1 billion dollars. But according to an article of the Toronto Star, this is much debatable (http://www.thestar.com/yourtoronto/robford/2013/11/08/deconstructing_mayor_rob_fords_fiscal_record.html).
As for the ongoing fiasco, no need to repeat here. There are tons of reporting already.
He believes in his own invincibility, since there is no municipal law to impeach or kick out an existing bad mayor. He is sitting tight and lashes out once in a while with the threat of a law suit. Other than trying to restrict his power, there is not much the City Council can do at the moment, unless the Province of Ontario intervene with some new laws.
Ford revealed to US Fox News Channel today of his ambition: to be prime minister one day. Oh yeah, PM of Crack Nation?!
As the world turns, our Stuporman marches on.
Stay tuned.
Visit the Legendary Peach Blossom Valley (in parts) tr. by SL Kong
漁舟逐水愛山春 兩岸桃花夾古津
The fishing boat follows the river into the mountains in spring
On both banks peach blossoms shine in timeless sprints
坐看紅樹不知遠 行盡青溪忽值人
Watching the flaming trees from the boat he knows not the distance
Reaching the end of the stream he has met no human instance
山口潛行始隈隩 山開曠望旋平陸
A narrow cavern leads the stream through a lonely way
Where the cliffs part a plain stretches far on a shinny day
遙看一處攢雲樹 近入千家散花竹
In the distant grove giant trees appear like hanging clouds
Nearby a thousand homes stand amid bamboo flowers
(樵客初傳漢姓名 居人未改秦衣服 居人共住武陵源 還從物外起田園) Continue reading
(Through Rose-Coloured Glasses)
Brilliant! Who can think of that! A Robbie Bobbie Bobblehead doll! Yesterday Mayor Ford kept himself busy selling and autographing his “mini-me”, for charity. 20 buck a head. They were selling like hotcake.
A smiling nodding Ford. Every Torontonian should have one on her/his desk. Then you can ask him any question. And no matter what you ask, he will keep smiling and nodding his head.
Robbie, have you smoked crack cocaine? Smiling and nodding his head.
Have you purchased any illegal drugs in the past 2 years? Smiling and nodding his head.
Are you going to resign? Smiling and nodding his head.
Are you a drug addict? An alcoholic? Smiling and nodding his head.
Are you going to Rehab? Smiling and nodding his head.
Wow, this is even better than a simple “No Comment”!
Brilliant. After the bloodbath at City Hall today, rumour has it, they are coming out with a new doll —- Robbie the Undead.
Smile everyone smile
All of your trouble will perish like bobble
Smile everyone smile
Nod everyone nod
All of your trouble will perish like bobble
Nod everyone nod
