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Management by Confusion

Not sure if this is a new style of management.

Some people tends to give you very vague answers. And you will "guess" what he (also refers to she here) really means. If you have done something - by guessing the meaning - with satisfactory results, he will take the credit. On the contrary, if the result is not satisfactory, he will say this is not what he means.

Some people tends to ask a few people doing the same thing. After you have paid all the effort completing the task, you found that another person is doing the same thing. Or when other people is working on the task, for no reason, he will ask you to take it over from wherever it was.

Some people tends to give an order but not specifying who does what. After some time, if you are stupid enough to take up the task voluntarily, you will find that you are paying all efforts with no appreciation in return. Because that was not something that he really wants to do.

I have heard that this is a type of "culture". From the upper class to the lower, everyone does things in this way. That's the reason they are hesitate to write up all the procedures and guidelines and job specifications. Because it will be more flexible - whenever it is for sharing the work load or for sharing the responsibilities.

開花了!

陰影

今天我光顧了一間曾經令我有痛苦回憶的餐廳。

話說很久很久以前，當時男朋友還會跟我去一些懶浪漫的法國餐廳，為慶祝一些雞毛蒜皮的事情。那一天，我們就選擇了這一家雜誌上介紹過的法國餐廳。

本來是一餐很稱心的晚飯。可能是吃得過量了點，吃甜品的時候已經有點胃痛。

一踏出餐廳門口，已經痛得站不住，好像有塊石頭在胃裡面一樣。買了點胃藥，勉強上了車，還是痛得不得了。我在車上狂哭，男朋友唯有手忙腳亂的把我丟到急診室裡。

我還暗叫了一聲：如果生仔是這樣痛我就不生仔了！

結果，醫生給我打了一支針，說是胃抽筋什麼的，故事就完了?

後來好幾年都沒有到過這間餐廳了。

今天路過，吃了個午餐。可能是心理作用，吃完了也有一點點胃痛。

Kowloon Shangri-la

My boyfriend and I wanted to have brunch in hotel this morning. We went to Kowloon Shangri-la and asked the concierge if they offer brunch. It was 10:45am. We were told that breakfast buffet was just over but we can order from the menu. Cafe Kool was recommended.

My boyfriend then asked if valet parking was available and the hotel said we could have 2 hours free parking.

We went up to Cafe Kool - where breakfast buffet was finished at 10:30am and the lunch buffet would be started at 12pm. We were given a breakfast menu. We ordered an american breakfast, an egg benedict and a coffee. The bill was like $370 something.

When we checked, the waiter told us that ONLY if we order lunch could they give us free parking. Or if we were hotel guests.

My queries: (1) lunch buffet costs $198 per person and an american breakfast costs exactly the same, why discriminate? (2) why do we need to drive if we were hotel guests? (3) we could easily find a parking space nearby if we were told by the concierge, but they did not indicate that while they were aware that only breakfast menu was available at that time.

They just told us that this was their hotel policy. I further asked if afternoon tea offers free parking. They said tea buffet would. I did not check but I am pretty sure that a tea buffet would cost less than what we had for breakfast. What a bizarre policy.

Joyeux Noel

Today is the first of January and I am supposed to write something like "a new beginning" or so. But I was so impressed by the movie that I watched yesterday, that, the story and the scenes have been in my mind throughout the day today.

Christian Carion, the Director, said this in the official webpage (http://www.merrychristmas-themovie.com):

"The intentions - ... In 1993, fate seemed to guided me to a book: Batailles De Flandres et DArtois 1914-1918 by Yves Buffetaut. Inside, I discovered a chapter called The Incredible Cirstmas 1914, where the author writes about the fraternisations between the enemy, the story of the German tenor applauded by French soldiers, the football game, the exchange of letters, the Christmas trees, the visiting of opposing trenches. And I was overawed."

I don't like war at all. But I have to admit that wars could be a very good topic in making movies - like Saving Private Ryan, 憭芣扔���憌���� (Korean movie), and Joyeux Noel.

Best of 2005

Frankly speaking my 2005 was like a mess. Yet there was something worth mentioning:

1. Il Divo: I have been writing this in my other blogs. Il Divo's four boys are definitely the best voices I can find.

2. Hecken Lee Concert Hall: my vote for the best canto-pop album of the year.

3. Merry Christmas: the BEST movie I have ever seen this year. There is laughters and there is tears. Better if you know English, German and French (and Latin), but you won't disappoint even if you know none of these languages. And you would never understand why people would fight after watching this...

4. ar Ball: my lovely kitten (it WAS a kitten in March 2005) and Allez's pet friend. It has become a BIG cat now... (will try to upload Allez and Ball's pictures soon).

Look forward to a better 2006!!

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