A New Year is Coming

再過幾個小時就進入2008年了， 祝大家在新的一年也都能盡情享受美好的生活喲～

A couple more of hours and we are about to enter the year 2008, wish everyone has wonderful life as the days passed in 2007!

2008年まであと3時間，来年もワンダフルデイズをエンジョイね～

新年快樂！

HAPPY NEW YEAR!

謹賀新年！

Dream Come True (sort of...)

多年的願望，總算得以實現！....雖然只是以另一種型式啦... XD

由太陽馬戲團知名戲碼「Mystère」、「O」的導演 Franco Dragone 自行成立的公司 DRAGONE 所創作，世紀天后席琳狄翁在拉斯維加斯的秀「A NEW DAY...」，一直是泰咪很希望能親臨觀賞的表演。然而，自2003年3月首唱以來，原本預定演出三年的秀，在全球觀眾的佳評如潮下，直至延長到今年12月15日的謝幕最終場，泰咪始終沒有恰當的機會能親自一睹這700場次全數售罄、超過300萬人參與的盛會....畢竟台灣到美國是段不短的旅程呀....

在兩片DVD、全長五小時的內容裡，除了完整的演唱會實況，更包含了席琳對歌迷的感謝、幕後全紀錄、及演唱會台上台下的秘密等，讓觀眾全方位透視演出幕前幕後。

泰咪本想直接從美國購買這套DVD，以泰咪目前找到的最低售價，加上將近商品價格80％的快遞運費後，竟然還比台灣便宜約一成左右耶～若選擇以一般郵局包裹寄送則差更多！但.... 考慮到泰咪爸媽需要中文字幕（雖然他們去賭城親身體驗過席琳的 Live 魅力了），還是得忍痛買台版囉....

P.S. 凱撒宮飯店當初特地為席琳所興建的表演場地 ─「羅馬競技場」真是很不得了啊，比賭城裡一般秀場更多的座位、寬廣的舞台、舞台背景逼真的超大LED螢幕.... 只有嘆為觀止能形容了！

My dream for years has finally come true! ....Well, sort of....

Created by DRAGONE(*), Celine Dion's live in Las Vegas - "A NEW DAY..." had always been one of the performances Tammy wanted to see. However, since the first show started in March 2003, this 3-year commitment had even been extended until the very last performance on 15 December this year, Tammy still didn't get the chance to see this smash hit in person... (journey to the US isn't an easy plan after all...)

In this 2 DVD set contains the show itself, 3 exclusive documentaries : travel to Las Vegas with the fans - join Celine at home, in her car, in her dressing room, and even backstage. More than 5 hours of never-before-seen footage to let the fans get the full access to Celine's performance.

Tammy was thinking to buy this DVD online through the US. As the lowest price I've found, plus the priority shipping fee which equals 80% cost of DVD itself, it's still about 10% cheaper than in Taiwan! Not to mention it'll even lower if choosing standard shipment. But, considering Tammy's parents need the Mandarin sustitle (though they'd seen this show in Vegas personally), I cannot help but buy the TW edition with higher price....

P.S. The Colosseum @ Caesars Palace, the arena specially built for Celine's show, is really amazing! More seats than the regular performance hall in Vegas, spacious stage, super huge & lifelike LED background screen.... THE COLOSSEUM IS AWESOME!!!

*DRAGONE is the show production company formed by Franco Dragone, the director of Cirque Du Soleil's "Mystère" & "O" etc.

Gift／店長からのプレゼント

聖誕節當天，泰咪妹2号打工的咖啡店店長得知泰咪媽在大阪，特地準備了一 "大" 包小西點＆蛋糕送給泰咪媽！（別懷疑，真的是一大包，如果用買的應該也得花不少...）

日本人真的很愛過西方的聖誕節，據泰咪妹說當天店裡除了預約的客人，購買外帶小點心的人潮更是絡繹不絕，讓她忙到腿軟！要不是一早去就先預留一塊 Xmas cake 要給泰咪媽，晚上下班時冰櫃早就空空如也啦～

On Xmas day, Rei's boss(*) prepared a "BIG" bag of cakes & cookies for her when she knew Tammy's mom is in Osaka! (Believe me, it's really not small, probably cost quite some if buying all...)

Japanese really like this traditional western holiday. Except the customers who had made the reservations, Rei said the stream of people bought cakes to go never stopped, too! If she didn't keep a Xmas cake for mom in the morning, the freezer would had been empty at the end of that day!

(*Rei is Tammy's little sister who works part-time at a cafe)

Start of the Day

特製日式中華涼麵！
顏色太單調？冰箱裡只剩紅色食材了啦.... XD

Specially made Japanese-Chinese cold noodle!
Dull colors? "Red" were the only stuff left in the fridge....

特製の冷し中華です！
何で全部同じ色？　冷蔵庫の中に赤い食材しかの残ってない....

National Treasure All Around

(↑按我看大海報↑Click me to enlarge the poster↑)

上星期六去看《國家寶藏 2：古籍秘辛》，隔天又非常恰巧地在電視上看了一遍完整的第一集，過了個充滿《國家寶藏》的週末呢！

（題外話：那天看電視才知道港譯片名為《驚天奪寶》，果真港味十足啊～）

《國家寶藏》塑造了一個新系列的冒險、尋寶類型電影，整個故事主軸均圍繞著美國歷史發展。事件及解謎接踵而來、毫無冷場，讓喜愛歷史題材的泰咪看得大呼過癮！

不過，和第一集相較，泰咪覺得第二集的正式版宣傳海報（右邊那張）設計實在有點糟..... 雖然把劇情關鍵都點出來了，但幾乎被填滿的版面卻顯得過度飽和；且尼可拉斯凱吉的髮型有點小亂，這應該是此種電影類型的海報可以避免的部分。....或者.... 再完美的修片技巧，也救不了凱吉哥日漸後退的髮線?? 呵呵～

製片傑瑞布魯克海默歷年來所監製的作品，幾乎都是造成話題的大成本大製作，從80年代轟動一時的《捍衛戰士》、90年代的《赤色風暴》《絕地任務》《世界末日》，以至於千禧年後的《珍珠港》《黑鷹計劃》《神鬼奇航系列》、及高收視率的電視影集《CSI》....

或許有些人認為他的作品不過就是集特效、爆破於一身，用金錢所堆砌出來的大場面商業電影；但，除了具藝術價值、一切合乎邏輯常理的作品，世界上也需要這種精彩熱鬧的純娛樂電影的存在啊！

泰咪喜歡獨立製片、藝術電影的美，但也愛高預算大製作的無與倫比。Jerry Bruckheimer 最高！（刻意這麼表達好像有點太誇張了喔？哈哈～）

.....總統秘密手冊第47頁啊..... 期待《國家寶藏》第三集早日誕生囉～～

Went to see "National Treasure : Book of Secrets" last Saturday, and luckily watched the episode 1 on TV the next day. The whole weekend was full of Nationsl Treasure's mood!

"National Treasure" has built a new series of adventure films. The whole storyline is surrounded by the history of the United States. Question followed by the next clue, there are always more problems waiting ahead, and that's why the history preferred Tammy like this series.

However, compare with the first one, the poster of the sequel (right hand one, regular ver.) is kinda disaster... Though it points all the keys, the whole layout looks over-filled in the same time. Nicolas Cage's hair style is a mess, and it could had been avoided. ....or.... no any high tech can't even stop Cage's hairline from going backward?? haha~

The producer, Jerry Bruckheimer has been well known since "Top Gun" in 80s, "Crimson Tide", "The Rock", "Armageddon" in 90s, to "Pearl Harbor", "Black Hawk Down", "Pirates of the Caribbean" & smash hit TV show "CSI" after the millennium.

Some people may say that his works are all built on the huge money, and only mean lots of special effects & explosions. However, except the logistic or art films, the world still need this kind of entertainment movies.

Tammy appreciates the beauty of independent art films, and loves the amazement that commercial movies bring to us like no other. Jerry Bruckheimer Rocks!! (saying it that way may seem too overblown?? haha~)

.... page 47 of the President's secret book.... Hmm... I wonder what will be in the next episode....

Merry Christmas!!!

差點忘了今晚是聖誕夜，祝大家都有個美好的聖誕節囉～

Almost forget tonight is Christmas Eve, wish everyone

MERRY CHRISTMAS
&
Enjoy the Joyful Holiday!

P.S. I Love You

幾天前無意中在AOL首頁看到這部電影的廣告，勾起了影痴泰咪的好奇，當然得馬上按進去看個究竟囉！

理查拉葛瑞夫尼斯演而優則導，這部感人的電影，改編自暢銷小說，由金獎影后希拉蕊史旺與傑瑞德巴特勒(《 300壯士：斯巴達的逆襲 》)，一同深情演出；而該片製作人 Wendy Finerman 近期最為人知的作品，即是去年頗受好評的《 穿著Prada的惡魔 》。

一見鍾情的哈莉（希拉蕊史旺 飾）與傑瑞（傑瑞德巴特勒 飾），在短時間內結為夫妻，兩人沈浸在幸福的婚姻中沒多久，傑瑞就重病而過世了，頓時成為年輕寡婦的她，躲在屋子裡不與人來往，直到她在30歲生日當天接到丈夫生前留給她的信 ─ 一段寫在蛋榚上的訊息、和一捲錄音帶，要哈莉開心地慶祝自己的生日。

之後哈莉總是不定期地接到傑瑞的信，以各種令人驚訝的方式出現在她面前。

知道自己不久於世的傑瑞在生前為哈莉留下了一套 "療傷計劃"，讓她忘掉傷痛走出自己的人生。在這十封以各種型態出現的書信裡，唯一相同的地方就是，他在每封信的結尾都留下了 ”P.S. 我愛你"....

就預告片看來，應該是部蠻溫馨感人的電影，不只男女主角間的愛情，亦包含了親情與友情，幫助哈莉走出喪夫之痛。

台灣好像預定在農曆春節檔期上演，希望這不是一部「預告片」型的電影才好啊... 呵～

P.S. 泰咪只注意到男主角 Gerard Butler 演過《 300壯士 》，直到看過演員表，才恍然大悟他就是《 古墓奇兵 2 》裡蘿拉亦敵亦友的前男友、及《 歌劇魅影 》裡最重要的角色：魅影！

最近的反應及聯想力似乎有愈來愈遲頓的趨勢.... 唉.....

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Saw this film's ad on AOL days ago, and that caused movie buff's curiosity...

Based on the best-selling novel, the film is from the director of "Freedom Writers" & "Paris, Ja T'aime", and the producer of "The Devil Wears Prada". Played by the Oscar winner Hilary Swank, Gerard Butler, Lisa Kudrow, and Kathy Bates etc.

Holly Kennedy (Hilary Swank) is beautiful, smart and married to the love of her life-- a passionate, funny, and impetuous Irishman named Gerry (Gerard Butler). So when Gerry's life is taken by an illness, it takes the life out of Holly.

The only one who can help her is the person who is no longer there. Nobody knows Holly better than Gerry. So it's a good thing he planned ahead.

Before he died, Gerry wrote Holly a series of letters that will guide her, not only through her grief, but in rediscovering herself.

The first message arrives on Holly's 30th birthday in the form of a cake, and to her utter shock, a tape recording from Gerry, who proceeds to tell her to get out and "celebrate herself".

In the weeks and months that follow, more letters from Gerry are delivered in surprising ways, each sending her on a new adventure and each signing off in the same way; P.S. I Love You.

Holly's mother (Kathy Bates) and best friends (Gina Gershon) and Denise (Lisa Kudrow), begin to worry that Gerry's letters are keeping Holly tied to the past, but in fact, each letter is pushing her further into a new future.

With Gerry's words as her guide, Holly embarks on a touching, exciting and often hilarious journey of rediscovery in a story about marriage, friendship and how a love so strong can turn the finality of death into a new beginning for life.

The movie trailer looked touching and heart-warming. Not only the love between Holly & Gerry, also the family & friendship to help Holly overcomes her sorrow.

Hope it's not only looks great on trailer. ha~

P.S. Tammy only noticed that Gerard Butler was in "300", until I saw the full cast list and suddenly thought of he was also in " Lara Croft Tomb Raider 2" as Lara's ex-boyfriend, and the most important role in "The Phantom of the Opera", The Phantom!

Tammy's memory seems getting worse.... sigh.... u_u

不吐不快！

昨天下午泰咪和泰咪媽搭火車去嘉義

當時正好有其他班次進站，出來的人不少，出口匣門大排長龍。我們從後站要進剪票口時，有個小伙子擋在入口動也不動...

泰咪媽說了我們趕車，沒想到那臭小子竟然不屑的回：「趕車干我屁事啊！」

小時候你們老師沒教你要靠右走嗎？還是你笨到不會分左右邊？？要不要我教你啊???!!! Fxxxing Axxhole!!!!!

以上那段話是在事發過後三秒鐘才從泰咪腦中蹦出來，當時氣到無法迅速思考，只大聲的回了他一句「出口是在另一邊吧！！」

現在的小孩子真的很沒家教吔！

遇到這種狀況都無法及時回嗆過去，平時個性太溫和就是有這種缺點，唉.....

Pure White

前幾天在新天地的 adidas 專櫃看到棒球帽的訂價，一頂要 NT$550 耶！

下一個動作就是馬上去 1F 的 Ralph Lauren，買下這頂 50% off 的小白，雖然還是比 NT$550 多了一點，但 C/P 值就是高下立見啦～


繡金色 logo 呢！和虛華的泰咪實在太相稱囉！哇哈哈哈～

Saw adidas' baseball caps @ Mitsukoshi days ago, it cost NT$550!!

Tammy's next action was rush to Ralph Lauren on the 1st floor, bought my "little white". Though it was still a bit higher than NT$550, don't you think it truly worth buying!?

Look that golden logo, isn't it so fit on peacocky Tammy? haha~

No More Calendar...

MOS 的月曆送完了啦!!! 泰咪沒拿到.... U_U





12/10 起改送「彩繪巧用夾」，可當車票、名片套等，共有「Mountain, Ocean, Sun」三種依序推出

這東西對泰咪好像沒那麼必要，拿來放公司識別證好了～

MOS Calendar's all ran out!!! Tammy was too late to get one....

New present "Painted Ticket Holder" is available since 10 Dec. Three designs "Mountain, Ocean, Sun" will be out in order.

It seems not so necessary stuff for Tammy. Well, let it be the new home of my office ID card may be a good idea....

Healthy Weekend

最近的生活真是愈來愈健康了啊～

昨天騎車去安平，同事帶我們走一條少有人知的堤防道路，大概市政府沒經費維護，只有一開始的一小段是平整的，之後超過一半的路程全是 off road，黃土路面下的大型網狀鐵片全都裸露出來了，難怪有人說騎完那一段之後輪胎有被割傷的痕跡。

由於是窄輪胎，泰咪一路都看著地面，小心翼翼地閃開危險障礙物，根本無暇顧及河面上的美麗景色... XD


今天一早又搭同事的車前往龍崎的「牛埔泥岩水土保持教學園區」健行。地型就如田寮「月世界」一般，該園在當地進行復育工程，使原本寸草不生的泥岩地不再一片死寂。


久聞其名的308高地、許多自行車騎士喜歡前往挑戰的熱門地點，今天終於有機會一睹其真面目。一段接著一段的上坡，有些連開車都覺得很陡了，如果真叫泰咪騎自行車走這段路，大概會有生不如死的感受吧！呵～

(P.S. 真正post這篇文章的時間晚了顯示日期四天，其實泰咪早就寫好了，一直擱著的原因，是英文部分只完成一半啦.... ><)

Feeling my life's more and more healthy these days!

Tammy biked to Anping yesterday, one colleague took us to an embarkment not known by many people. Except the beginning, more than half route is all off road, lots of big iron nets had already exposed on the road surface, no wonder some people said their tires were slashed after that route! Guess the city government probably doesn't have extra budget maintaining it... ha!

Since Tammy's narrow tires were usually for road bikes to ride on flat roads, I kept concentrating on watching the road surface to avoid those big rocks & iron nets, totally didn't have time watching the beautiful birds & river view... XD

This morning we went to "Neopu Mudstone Soil & Water Conservation Pedagogical Park" at Longchi, Tainan county. Its geography was like "Moon World" in Kaohsiung. The government tried different conservation methods to grow plant in the park, makes it no more moon-surface like.

308 High Land (named from its height, 308 meters), now a popular location to be challenged by cyclists, finally Tammy had the chance to see it in person. Continuous & endless uphills, some were even looked difficult for cars!

Imaging Tammy bikes on 308.... I will probably wish to die!! haha~

Night Train／夜晚的平快車

學生、上班族、旅人....
在同一班列車上，各自奔向下一個目的地及溫暖的家

Students, workpeople & travelers....
Heading everyone's own sweet home and next destination in the same train....

Cartier Xmas

新光三越新天地大廳的聖誕樹，今年由卡地兒贊助，樹上掛滿了招牌的紅色飾品盒

.....如果那些都是真的..... (幻想中....)

Glamorous Christmas tree @ Mitsukoshi, sponsored by Cartier this year. Classic jewelry boxes hung all over on the tree.

What if those are all real..... (daydreaming....)

MISDO 08 Calendar, GOT!!

總算有機會把它帶回家了

MOS至今都還沒任何消息耶，大概今年就這麼沒了吧....

Finally have it!

Thinking about getting another one from MOS BURGER, but still hasn't had any news about its release.

Guess MOS probably doesn't hold the campaign this year...