Leglessbird International Movies Guide
I love watching movies, all sorts of movies, it allows us to stretch our imgination, to live our fantasy. Also, many movies really touch us, move us. It is also a great way to learn something from cultures other than our own. Therefore, I would like to share with you some of the greatest movies that I and my friends have come across. Hope you would like them too and share with us your favourite movies as well.
Newsletter September 2006
What is Irene up to?
Art Exihibition - John Li
I'm happy to welcome autumn for more hiking activities. The path behind where we live leading to the Peak is lovely and I like to go there more often. This weekend, we went to Cheung Chau for a short walk and visited my grand parents. Autumn also means a season of weddings. It will be fun to attend some of them.
The opening of exhibition at the Bella Vista Art Gallery was cozy. We're planning for a new one and a painting workshop in October. More details: Jamart
Enjoyed attending the bridal shower of one of my best friends! First time joinging a proper bridal shower.
What is Dominic up to?
Cambridge Class of 19xx
Just finished my project in Shanghai. Now working on building different ventures for 2 companies and part-timing on project.
Time flies, just had a reunion dinner with my fellow class from Cambridge to celerate our 1x th anniversary of graduation.
Having been to a number of wedding or engagement banquets in the last few months, more to come in Q4! I also notice that I am receiving quite a few baby photos from friends.
Weather is getting very nice, hiking will resume in October!
We went to serveral dinner and parties in the last few weeks, including a Cambridge University Chinese Society dinner, Warwick high table dinner, Swedish party organised by the French Alumni Association, An Italian party featuring "Fiocco di culatello" (a special type of Italian ham) :-)
In this issue, we have a guest writer who wants to recommend a restaurant in Cambridge, UK. Enjoy.
North and Mid Vietnam
We went to North and Mid Vietnam during 21 Dec 2002 to 1 Jan 2003. It was an interesting trip and we enjoyed meeting many fellow travellers from different countries of the world. We were also glad to find out that we have visited all 4 recognised World Heritage sites in Vietnam, namely, Ha Long Bay, Hoi An Old Town, Hue and My Son (Note: now there is a fifth). Having said that, Ha Long Bay is very similar to Gui Lin of China; My Son is like a mini version of Angkor Wat of Cambodia. If you have been to these 2 places before, you won't be as impressed.
Itinerary
1 AM flight: Hong Kong > Hanoi
2 Bus+Boat: Hanoi > Perfume Pagoda
3 Bus+Boat: Hanoi > Ha Long Bay
4 Bus: Cat Ba Nat'l Park
5 AM Boat+Bus: Ha Long Bay > Hanoi; Train: Hanoi > Sapa
6 Sapa
7 Night Train: Sapa > Hanoi
8 Noon flight Hanoi > Hue
9 Dragon Boat Trip: Hue
10 Bus: Hue > Hoi An
11 Bus: Hoi An > My Son; Boat: My Son > Hoi An PM flight: Hoi An > Hanoi
12 PM flight: Hanoi > Hong Kong
...Read more
Cotto (Cambridge, UK) - By guest writer in UK
This restaurant has been open a year and serves organic food. It also sells bowls, wooden cheese boards, cookery books, cakes, take-away coffees etc
The interior is extremely well designed, with white walls and modern, Jasper Conran designed oak furniture, including a beautiful buffet to display glasses, bottles and a large collection of fabulous bowls. The upstairs dining room houses exhibitions, and is currently displaying Fiona Thomas? work. This adds to the pleasant ambience, as the lighting is extremely good, and the walls are equipped with hanging rails to ensure that the work is displayed properly...Read more
The Servant: A Simple Story About the True Essence of Leadership (buy from Amazon) by James C. Hunter
John Daily, a businessman who heads up a company and has a family and good life style, is failing miserably in each of his leadership roles as boss, husband, father, and coach. What went wrong? Find out from his weeklong retreat at a remote Benedictine monastery.
Is leadership born? or trained? This book explains the simple principles of a good and successful leader. One of the concepts is:
POWER = The ability to force others, by virtue of your position over them, to do what you wish them to do.
AUTHORITY = The ability to have others voluntarily do what you wish them to do as a result of the nature of your relationship with them and the example you set in front of them.
The principles can be applied to different situations of our life...Read more
Bridal and Mirror Pools
This is also a very easy hike. After visiting the Bridal Pool and Fall, hike your way to the Mirror Pool and Fall which are also very impressive. Spend a relaxing afternoon at the pool before returning the same path to catch the bus back to Tai Po Station
How to get there
Bus no. 275R (weekend and holiday only) will take you all the way to the Bridal Pool and no. 75 will take you to Tai Mei Doe and takes about 40 mins to get to Bridal Pool... Read more
Shinobi Heart Under Blade (buy from Amazon)
Shinobi - Heart under blade 甲賀忍法帖 (Japan, 2005)
During the Tokugawa era, the two ninja clans Iga and Kouga have existed for over 400 years, always been opposing each other and separately have been helping different regimes in power. Under a cease-fire agreement, the two clans have not been fighting each other. The two future leaders of the clans, Oboro (Iga) and Gen-no-suke (Kouga) are in love with each other. Little did they know that the cease-fire has been uplifted by the Tokugawa regime because, he wants to exterminate the two clans by asking them to fight one another, because during the peaceful time, Tokugawa feels that the ninjas are themselves a threat to him. Each clans has to send 5 people to fight, Oboro and Gen-no-suke are the leaders of each team. Can the lovers escape their destiny or would they have to fight each other to save their own clan?...Read more
Hiking in Hong Kong
Living in Hong Kong, a concrete jungle, can be stressful and suffocating sometime. Why not take a walk on the country side (and yes, Hong Kong does have beautiful country side as you can find out here), breath some fresh air, stretch your body and do some exercise. More importantly, spend an enjoyable weekend with fun and nature-loving friends.
About Leglessbird Restaurant Guide
Who are we?
We are a community of friends who get the kick out of finding excellent restaurants that serve delicious cuisine from all over the world.
What's the purpose of the site?
To share our dinning experiences with other food lovers who appreciate good cuisine and to provide easy means for selecting restaurants for the special occasion or just a causal gathering.
What's so special about this site?
Unlike some of the other restaurant guides or restaurant listing services, we have been to all the restaurants on this site. These are all personal experience.
How to make a story using 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 and 10
This was an assignment for a student who is taking English as a second
language. Keep this in mind when reading this one. Lim Ah Toy, a Chinese
student, was asked to make a sentence using 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 and
10. Not only did he do it 1 to 10, he did it again from 10 back to 1. This
is what he came up with.
"1 day I go 2 climb up a 3 outside a house to peep. But couple saw me, so
I panic and 4 down. The man rush out and want to 5 with me. I run until I
feel 6 and throw up. I go to 7 eleven and grab some 8 to throw at him. Then I
took a 9 and try to stab him. 10 God he run away. So, I put the 9 back and
pay for the 8 and left 7 eleven. Next day, I call my boss and say I am 6.
He said 5, tomorrow also no need to come back 4 work. He also
ask me to climb a 3 and jump down. I don't understand, I so nice 2 him but
I don't know what he 1. THE END."
and Lim Ah Toy graduated from his ESL class with honor.
Eating grass
One afternoon, a well-to-do lawyer was riding in his shiny limousine
when he saw two men along the roadside eating grass.
Disturbed, he ordered his driver to stop and he got out to
investigate the situation.
He asked one man, "Why are you eating grass?"
"We don't have any money for food," the poor man replied. "We HAVE TO
EAT GRASS!"
The lawyer then said, "Well, then, you can come with me to my house
and I'll feed you!"
"But sir, I have a wife and two children with me. They are over
there, under that tree."
"Bring them along," the lawyer replied.
Turning to the other poor man he said, "You come with us, too."
The second man said, "But sir, I also have a wife and six children
with me!"
"Bring them all!" the lawyer answered. They all jammed into the huge
limo.
Once underway, one of the poor fellows turned to the lawyer and said,
"Sir, you are too kind. Thank you for taking all of us with you."
Genuinely touched, the lawyer replied, "Glad to do it. You'll really
love my place; the grass is almost a foot high!"
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