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李嘉誠

36 Hours: Penang, Malaysia

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http://travel.nytimes.com/2012/02/12/travel/36-hours-penang-malaysia.html?ref=travel

PENANG is on a roll. Thanks to an influx of private and public investment and creative energy — precipitated in part by Unesco’s 2008 listing of Penang’s capital city, George Town, as a World Heritage site — the Malaysian island is padding out its list of attractions. To the region’s best street food add smart restaurants and bars. And a lively street culture anchored in religious festivals has now been joined by shows at the recently opened Performing Arts Center, and events like the Penang World Music Festival (March 30 to April 1; penangworldmusic.com), as well as the annual George Town Festival (June 15 to July 15;georgetownfestival.com), a month of exhibitions, performances and readings by local and international artists and writers. Your stay will very likely be more comfortable than it would have been a few years ago, with new boutique hotels opening in recently renovated pre-World War II shop houses and mansions.

Friday

3 p.m.
1. VIEWS FROM THE PEAK

Get your bearings with a stellar view atop 2,750-foot Penang Hill. The easiest way up is by funicular. The slightly white-knuckle ride in new Swiss-made air-conditioned coaches takes five minutes or less. Up top, the air is fresh and cool, and the vistas unparalleled: to the south, George Town’s neat rows of clay tile roofs; to the north, undulating hills backed by a turquoise sea. If you’d rather walk down (two to three hours) than ride, a little-used jeep trail ends at the Penang Botanical Gardens at the foot of Penang Hill, a 30-minute taxi ride back to George Town.

5:30 p.m.
2. ESPLANADE SUNSET

As the day’s heat begins to fade, runners, dog walkers and idlers converge on Padang Kota Lama, a grass pitch sandwiched between Penang’s stately town hall and 18th-century Fort Cornwallis. Poke around inside the fort (entrance, 1 Malaysian ringgit, or 33 cents, at 3 ringgit to the dollar), then cross the street to the esplanade overlooking the Strait of Malacca. Buy a bag of kacang rebus (boiled chickpeas seasoned with turmeric, 3 ringgit) from one of the parked white trucks and head to the unpretentious (and nameless) cafe at the esplanade’s terminus, where you can watch the sky turn orange over a beer.

8 p.m.
3. CHINA HOUSE

Among George Town’s recent flurry of openings in refurbished structures, China House (153-155 Beach Street and 183b Victoria Street; 60-4-263-7299) is the most stunning: over 10,000 square feet of food, drink, and retail and arts outlets in three interconnected shop houses in the city’s warehouse district. The décor leans to heritage chic, with exposed beams, weathered timber and cement floors, an eclectic mix of Chinois, mid-20th century and contemporary furnishings and splashy textiles. Start with dinner at the intimate BTB+Restaurant (dinner for two, 190 ringgit), where the menu runs to Western dishes with Asian and Middle Eastern influences, then climb the stairs to Galleries I and II to view works by Malaysian and international artists. The best place to wind up the evening is at the stylish Canteen+Bar (drinks for two, 80 ringgit), where arty types mingle with (upscale) backpackers and the after-work crowd around a sheet metal-clad bar; local musicians perform on weekends.

Saturday

7:30 a.m.
4. MALAY SECRETS

Book ahead for a spot at Nazlina Spice Station (71 Stewart Lane; 60-12-453-8167; pickles-and-spices.com; 135 ringgit for a class), where the bubbly former electrical engineer Nazlina Hussin imparts the secrets of Malay dishes like chicken rendang and ikan masak lemak (fish cooked with spices and coconut milk). Hands-on classes start with a tour of a local market, where you’ll taste pickles made from local nutmeg fruit, and end with a communal meal. Or greet the morning with the old-timers at the dim sum institution Aik Hoe (6 Carnarvon Street; breakfast for two, 30 ringgit) and follow with a walking tour of the city’s architectural highlights led by a member of the Penang Heritage Trust (60-4-264-2631; pht.org.my; 180 ringgit for up to three people; book several days ahead). Finally, have lunch at the International Hotel (92 Transfer Road; 40 ringgit for two), where a Sumatran-run hawker stall in a Chinese-owned coffee shop serves a selection of Malay, Indonesian and Indian- and Chinese-influenced curries, vegetable dishes and sambals.

2 p.m.
5. OVERVIEW

Housed in a former school built in the late 1800s, the Penang State Museum (Lebuh Light; 60-4-261-3144; www.penangmuseum.gov.my; 1 ringgit) presents an engrossing overview of the island’s history, architecture and multi-ethnic population over two floors of exhibitions in Malay and English. Plenty of space is devoted to kitchen culture, local specialties and even the history of Penang’s kopitiam (coffee shops).

3:30 p.m.
6. HISTORY AND ART

The two-block stretch of Armenian Street, named after an immigrant community of businessmen that included the Sarkies brothers of Eastern & Oriental and Raffles hotels fame, is rich with history and consumer diversions. In addition to Sun Yat-sen’s Penang base (120 Armenian Street; 60-4-262-0123), where the architect of the Republican China plotted the downfall of the Qing dynasty, four Hokkien clan associations reside here. With its opulent temple and small but fine museum, Khoo Kongsi (18 Cannon Square; 60-4-261-4609; khookongsi.com.my; 10 ringgit) is most definitely worth a look. Gallery hop from Studio at Straits (86 Armenian Street; 60-4-262-7299; straitscollection.com.my), showing mostly Malaysian works, to Galerie Seni Mutiara (118 Armenian Street; 60-4-262-0167;galerisenimutiara.com), exhibiting international artists on the ground floor and, upstairs, a permanent collection of paintings by Malaysia’s early post-independence artists. Handblown glass is sold at Fuan Wong Gallery (88 Armenian Street; 60-4-262-9079). China Joe’s, below Studio at Straits, sells women’s wear and contemporary Asian housewares and furniture, while the “antiques” shop Chin Seng Leong (55 Armenian Street), a dusty hole in the wall, is for serious treasure hunters.

7 p.m.
7. LOCAL DELICACIES

When it moved, almost two years ago, from a glorified lean-to in a nearby alley to a spiffed-up shop house, Tek Sen (18-20 Carnarvon Street; 60-12-493-9424; 100 ringgit for two) tripled its seating capacity. That hasn’t diminished the family-owned restaurant’s charm, or its ability to turn out flawlessly executed dishes that have been drawing locals for over 45 years. The extensive menu includes Teochew and Malaysian dishes, each of them memorable. Highlights: stir-fried roast pork with chiles; whole pomfret steamed with ginger, tomatoes, pickled mustard and sour plums; and gulai tumis, stingray in tamarind-soured spicy gravy.

8:30 p.m.
8. NIGHTCAP

That Little Wine Bar (54 Jalan Chow Thye; 60-4-226-8182;thatlittlewinebar.com), a snug social spot frequented by expats and Malaysian residents, pours vintages by the glass (20 to 28 ringgit) and by the bottle. A youngish crowd gravitates to Behind Fifty Love Lane (Muntri Street at Love Lane), a cafe and bar in a low-slung cubbyhole; the owners have been known to organize patrons into teams for games of charades.

Sunday

8 a.m.
9. JUNGLE AND BEACH

Pack a towel and hire a taxi (30 ringgit per hour) to Taman Negara Pulau Pinang (Telok Bahang; 60-4-881-3530;wildlife.gov.my/tnpp/biindex.htm; no charge), a 3,100-acre smidgen of beach-fringed jungle in the northwestern corner of the island, about 11 miles from George Town. After registering at the park office, hire a longtail boat for the short ride to Monkey Beach (40 ringgit, one way for two people), where you can swim and laze on the sand before tackling the moderately challenging 1.8-mile trail back. The hike, traversing a combination of paved and dirt trails and passing a few secluded coves, takes about 90 minutes.

Noon
10. NOODLE SOUP

It would be a mistake to leave Penang without sampling its most iconic dish: asam laksa, a sour, sweet and spicy fish-based rice noodle soup garnished with mint, cucumber and shreds of peppery torch ginger bud. On the way back to George Town, stop at Miami Beach (Jalan Batu Ferringghi) and make for the food court, where a female vendor named Ita serves an exceptional version, thick with bits of sardine (3 ringgit). Eaten accompanied by coconut water (2 ringgit) sipped through a straw, it’s a fitting end to an island interlude.

IF YOU GO

Modeled on European boutique hotels, Campbell House (106 Lebuh Campbell Street, Georgetown; 60-4-261-8290;campbellhousepenang.com) delivers warmth and top-notch service. Each of the 10 individually designed suites has an iPod docking station, minibar and espresso machine. Rates, starting at 400 ringgit ($134), include breakfast, in-room refreshments and Wi-Fi.

After an 18-month restoration, the Oasis Hotel, formerly a hostel, has re-emerged as a bijou boutique hotel named after its street address,23 Love Lane (Georgetown; 60-4-262-1323). Housed in four 19th-century structures set around a walled garden, the hotel’s 10 rooms (including a duplex), from $150, are furnished with antiques and contemporary artworks by Malaysian and Southeast Asian artists from the owner’s private collectio
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How to trace back your loss handphone!

遺失電話該怎麼辦呢？
現在有一個很好的辦法來幫你找回你的電話!
If U Lose Your Mobile Phone..!
This is how it works!

1。在你們的手提電話先鍵入 *#06#
Dial : *#06# from your mobile.

2。當你鍵入了*#06# ， 電話會顯示出16個獨特的數字。
Your mobile shows a unique 15 digit.

3。將這組數字記錄下來。最好記錄在別處，因為這號碼是用來找回你們被盜的手機最重要的資料之一。
Note down this no. anywhere but except your mobile as this is the no. which will help trace your mobile in case of a theft.

4。要是你們的手機被盜了，就將這組數字網郵至cop@vsnl.net。
Once stolen you just have to mail this 15 digit IMEI no. to cop@vsnl.net

5。不需要到警察局報案。
No need to go to police.

6。你的手機將會在24小時內，透過GPRS and internet 跟踪。
Your Mobile will be traced within next 24 hrs via a complex system of GPRS and internet.

7。當電話遺失或被插入其他電話卡，你也可以找到它！
You will find where your hand set is being operated even in case your no. is being changed. 

記得將這訊傳達給你們的好友或親戚！
PASS ON THIS VERY IMP. MESSAGE TO ALL YOUR FRIENDS AND RELATIVES.

假如失去了手機，就照著以下步驟將資料寫好並網郵至cop@vsnl.net
If u lost your mobile, send an e-mail to cop@vsnl.net
With the following info:

Your name:
Address:
Phone model:
Make:
Last used No.:
E-mail for communication:
Missed date:
IMEI No.:

記得將所有資料記錄好，以應對不時之需！
Keep all these information stored for emergency use..

分享出去，為你們的“愛”機多個保障！
if u like it just share it.......

The meaning of Pizza !

Volume of the pizza is --> pi *z*z*a where z is the radius & a is the depth

Angry Birds

The real angry birds! 

Steve Jobs: How to live before you die, 2005

Steve Jobs(贾伯斯): 我只说三个故事，不谈大道理，三个故事就好..

今天，  

很荣幸来到各位从世界上最好的学校之一毕业的毕业典礼上。  

我从来没从大学毕业过，说实话，这是我离大学毕业最近的一刻。 

 今天，我只说三个故事，不谈大道理，三个故事就好。 

 第一个故事，  

是关於 人生中的点点滴滴如何串连在一起 .. 

我在里德学院（Reed College）待了六个月就办休学了。  

到我退学前，一共休学了十八个月。那麼，我为什麼休学？  

（听眾笑）这得从我出生前讲起。 

 我的亲生母亲当时是个研究生，  

年轻未婚妈妈，她决定让别人收养我.. 

 她强烈觉得应该让有大学毕业的人收养我，  

所以我出生时，她就準备让我被一对律师夫妇收养。  

但是这对夫妻到了最后一刻反悔了，他们想收养女孩。

 所以在等待收养名单上的一对夫妻，我的养父母，  

在一天半夜裡接到一通电话， 问他们  

「有一名意外出生的男孩，你们要认养他吗？」  

而他们的回答是「当然要」。 

 后来，我的生母发现，我现在的妈妈从来没有大学毕业，  

我现在的爸爸则连高中毕业也没有。  

她拒绝在认养文件上做最后签字。直到几个月后，  

我的养父母保证将来一定会让我上大学，她的态度才软化。 

 十七年后，我上大学了。但是当时我无知地选了一所  

学费几乎跟史丹佛一样贵的大学（听眾笑），  

我那工人阶级的父母将所有积蓄都花在我的学费上。 

 六个月后，我看不出唸这个书的价值何在。那时候，  

我不知道这辈子要干什麼，也不知道唸大学能对我有什麼帮助，  

只知道我为了唸这个书，花光了我父母这辈子的所有积蓄。  

所以，我决定休学，相信船到桥头自然直。 

 当时这个决定看来相当可怕，可是现在看来，  

 那是我这辈子做过最好的决定之一 。（听眾笑） 

 当我休学之后，我再也不用上我没兴趣的必修课，  

把时间拿去听那些我有兴趣的课。这一点也不浪漫。 

 我没有宿舍，所以我睡在友人家裡的地板上，  

靠著回收可乐空罐的退费五分钱买吃的。  

每个星期天晚上得走七哩的路，  

绕过大半个镇 去印度教的 Hare Krishna 神庙吃顿好料，  

我喜欢 Hare Krishna 神庙的好料。 

 就这样追随我的好奇与直觉，大部分我所投入过的事务，  

后来看来都成了无比珍贵的经歷  

（And much of what I stumbled into  

by following my curiosity and intuition turned out  

to be priceless later on ）。 

 举个例来说。当时里德学院有著大概是全国最好的书写教育。  

校园内的每一张海报上，每个抽屉的标籤上，都是美丽的手写字。 

 因为我休学了，可以不照正常选课程序来，  

所以我跑去上书写课。 我学了 serif 与 sanserif 字体，  

学到在不同字母组合间变更字间距，学到活字印刷伟大的地方。 

 书写的美好、歷史感与艺术感是科学所无法掌握的，  

我觉得这很迷人。 

 我没预期过学这些东西能在我生活中起些什麼实际作用，  

不过十年后，当我在设计第一台麦金塔时，  

我想起了当时所学的东西，所以把这些东西  

都设计进了麦金塔裡，这是第一台能印刷出漂亮东西的电脑。 

 如果我没沉溺於那样一门课裡，  

麦金塔可能就不会有多重字体跟等比例间距字体了。 

 又因为 Windows抄袭了麦金塔的使用方式（听眾鼓掌大笑）。  

因此，如果当年我没有休学，没有去上那门书写课，  

大概所有的个人电脑都不会有这些东西，  

印不出现在我们看到的漂亮的字来了。 

 当然，当我还在大学裡时，  

不可能把这些点点滴滴预先串连在一起，  

但在十年后的今天回顾，一切就显得非常清楚。 

 我再说一次，  

 你无法预先把点点滴滴串连起来,   

  只有在未来回顾时，   

  你才会明白那些点点滴滴是如何串在一起的..   

（you can't connect the dots look-ing forward;  

you can only connect them looking backwards ）。 

 所以你得相信，眼前你经歷的种种，将来多少会连结在一起。  

你得信任某个东西，直觉也好， 命运也好，生命也好，或者业力。 

 这种作法从来没让我失望，  

我的人生因此变得完全不同。（ Jobs停下来喝水） 

 ____________________________________________________ 

 我的第二个故事，是有关 爱与失去 .. 

 我很幸运－年轻时就发现自己爱做什麼事。我二十岁时，  

跟 Steve Wozniak在我爸妈的车库裡开始了苹果电脑的事业。

 我们拚命工作，  

苹果电脑在十年间从一间车库裡的两个小伙子扩展 !  

成了一家员工超过四千人、市价二十亿美金的公司。  

在那事件之前一年推出了我们最棒的作品－  

麦金塔电脑（ Macintosh），那时我才刚迈入三十岁；  

然后，我被解僱了。 

 我怎麼会被自己创办的公司给解僱了？（听眾笑） 

 嗯，当苹果电脑成长后，  

我请了一个我以为在经营公司上很有才干的傢伙来，  

他在头几年也确实干得不错。  

可是我们对未来的愿景不同，最后只好分道扬鑣，  

董事会站在他那边，就这样在我 30岁的时候，公开把我给解僱了。 

 我失去了整个生活的重心，我的人生就这样被摧毁.. 

 有几个月，我不知道要做些什麼。  

我觉得我令企业界的前辈们失望－  

我把他们交给我的接力棒弄丢了。 

 我见了创办 HP的 David Packard跟创办Intel的 Bob Noyce，  

跟他们说很抱歉我把事情给搞砸了。  

我成了公眾眼中失败的示范，我甚至想要离开硅谷。 

 但是渐渐的，我发现，我还是喜爱那些我做过的事情，  

在苹果电脑中经歷那些事丝毫没有改变我爱做的事。

 虽然我被否定了，可是我还是爱做那些事情，  

所以我决定从头来过。 当时我没发现，  

但现在看来， 被苹果电脑开除，是我所经歷过最好的事情 。 

 成功的沉重被从头来过的轻鬆所取代，  

每件事情都不那麼确定，让我自由进入这辈子最有创意的年代。 

 接下来五年，我开了一家叫做 NeXT 的公司，  

又开一家叫做 Pixar 的公司，  

也跟后来的老婆（Laurene）谈起了恋爱。 

 Pixar接著製作了世界上第一部全电脑动画电影，  

玩具总动员（Toy Story），  

现在是世界上最成功的动画製作公司（听眾鼓掌大笑）。 

 然后，苹果电脑买下了 NeXT，我回到了苹果，  

我们在 NeXT发展的技术成了苹果电脑后来復兴的核心部份。  

我也有了个美妙的家庭。  

我很确定，如果当年苹果电脑没开除我，就不会发生这些事情。 

 这帖药很苦口，可是我想苹果电脑这个病人需要这帖药。  

有时候，人生会用砖头打你的头。不要丧失信心。 

  我确信我爱我所做的事情，   

  这就是这些年来支持我继续走下去的唯一理由   

（I'm convinced that the only thing  

that kept me going was thatI loved what I did）。 

  你得找出你的最爱，   

  工作上是如此，人生伴侣也是如此。  

 你的工作将佔掉你人生的一大部分，  

唯一真正获得满足的方法就是做你相信是伟大的工作，  

而 唯一做伟大工作的方法是 爱你所做的事..   

（ And the only way to do great work is  

to love what you do ）。 

 如果你还没找到这些事，继续找，别停顿。尽你全心全力，  

你知道你一定会找到。而且，如同任何伟大的事业，  

事情只会随著时间愈来愈好。所以，  

在你找到之前，继续找，别停顿。（听眾鼓掌， Jobs喝水） 

 ____________________________________________________ 

 我的第三个故事，是 关於死亡 .. 

 当我十七岁时，我读到一则格言，  

好像是  

「 把每一天都当成生命中的最后一天，你就会轻鬆自在 。  

（ If you live each day as if it was your last,  

someday you'll most certainly be right ）」（听眾笑） 

 这对我影响深远， 在过去 33 年裡，我每天早上都会照镜子，  

自问：「如果今天是此生最后一日，我今天要做些什麼？」 

 每当我连续太多天都得到一个「没事做」的答案时，  

我就知道我必须有所改变了。 提醒自己快死了，  

是我在人生中面临重大决定时，所用过最重要的方法。 

 因为 几乎每件事－所有外界期望、所有的名声、   

  所有对困窘或失败的恐惧－在面对死亡时，都消失了，   

  只有最真实重要的东西才会留下..   

（ Remember-ing that I'll be dead soon  

is the most important tool I've ever encountered  

to help me make the big choices in life.  

Because almost everything - all external expectations,  

all pride, all fear of embarrassment or failure -  

these things just fall away in the face of death,  

leaving only what is truly important ）。 

 提醒自己快死了，  

是我所知避免掉入畏惧失去的陷阱裡最好的方法。  

人生不带来、死不带去，没理由不能顺心而为。 

 一年前，我被诊断出癌症。我在早上七点半作断层扫瞄，  

在胰臟清楚出现一个肿瘤，我连胰臟是什麼都不知道。  

医生告诉我，那几乎可以确定是一种不治之症，  

预计我大概活不到三到六个月了。 

 医生建议我回家，好好跟亲人们聚一聚，  

这是医生对临终病人的标準建议。  

那代表你得试著在几个月内把你将来十年想跟小孩讲的话讲完。  

那代表你得把每件事情搞定，家人才会儘量轻鬆。  

那代表你得跟人说再见了。 

 我整天想著那个诊断结果，那天晚上做了一次切片，  

从喉咙伸入一个内视镜，穿过胃进到肠子，将探针伸进胰臟，  

取了一些肿瘤细胞出来。 

 我打了镇静剂，不醒人事，但是我老婆在场。她后来跟我说，  

当医生们用显微镜看过那些细胞后，他们都哭了，  

因为那是非常少见的一种胰臟癌，可以用手术治好。  

所以我接受了手术，康復了。（听眾鼓掌） 

 这是我最接近死亡的时候，我希望那会继续是未来几十年内  

最接近的一次。 

 经歷此事后，我可以比先前死亡只是纯粹想像时，  

要能更肯定地告诉你们下面这些：  

没有人想死。即使那些想上天堂的人，也想活著上天堂。  

（听眾笑） 

 但是死亡是我们共同的终点，没有人逃得过。  

这是註定的，因为死亡很可能就是生命中最棒的发明，  

是生命交替的媒介，送走老人们，给新生代开出道路。 

 现在你们是新生代，但是不久的将来，你们也会逐渐变老，  

被送出人生的舞台。抱歉讲得这麼戏剧化，但是这是真的。 

 你们的时间有限，所以不要浪费时间活在别人的生活裡。

 不要被教条所侷限- 盲从教条就是活在别人思考结果裡。 

 不要让别人的意见淹没了你内在的心声。  

最重要的，拥有追随自己内心与直觉的勇气，  

你的内心与直觉多少已经知道你真正想要成为什麼样的人  

（have the courage to follow your heart and intuition.  

They somehow already know  

what you truly want to become），  

任何其他事物都是次要的。（听眾鼓掌） 

 在我年轻时，有本神奇的杂誌叫做 《Whole Earth Catalog》，  

当年这可是我们的经典读物。  

那是位住在离这不远的 Menlo Park 的 Stewart Brand发行的，  

他把杂誌办得很有诗意。 

 那是 1960年代末期，个人电脑跟桌上出版还没出现，  

所有内容都是打字机、剪刀跟拍立得相机做出来的。  

杂誌内容有点像印在纸上的平面 Google，  

在Google 出现之前35年就有了：  

这本杂誌很理想主义，充满新奇工具与伟的见解。 

 Stewart 跟他的团队出版了好几期的《Whole Earth Catalog》，  

然后很自然的，最后出了停刊号。当时是 1970 年代中期，  

我正是你们现在这个年龄的时候。在停刊号的封底，  

有张清晨乡间小路的照片，  

那种你四处搭便车冒险旅行时会经过的乡间小路。  

在照片下印了行小字： 

  求知若飢，虚心若愚   

（Stay Hungry , Stay Foolish）。 

 那是他们亲笔写下的告别讯息，我总是以此自许。  

当你们毕业，展开新生活，我也以此祝福你们。

How to use punctuation!

An English professor wrote the words:
"A woman without her man is nothing:
on the chalkboard and asked his students to punctuate it correctly

All of the males in the class wrote:
"A woman, without her man, is nothing."

All the females in the class wrote:
"A woman: without her, man is nothing."

Punctuation is POWERFUL

哈佛大学开放课程：幸福课(Harvard Open Course Positive Psychology)