赞网页！--- Fundamentals of Piano Practice

这是一个Mars非常推崇的网页。

跟一般介绍钢琴教学的网页不同，这个网页注重的是“如何学弹钢琴”。教的是“技术”，是“理论”，不是教你哪个歌曲，哪个chord。。。而是教你如何efficiently学好弹钢琴的技巧，让你不会因为觉得钢琴很难学就半途而废。

去这个网页看看吧，我也花了一个早上看了不少。是一个华裔美国人吧，说是要写一本免费给大众可看的书本。

http://www.pianofundamentals.com

莫扎特所以是莫扎特不是因为他特别gifted，是因为他知道怎样在很短的时间内学会弹一个曲子。

虽然里面的文字很冗长，几乎没有图片。但仔细阅读，发觉也挺有意思的！




Venus

钢琴交流-起始篇

钢琴是Mars & Venus最近在玩的新玩意，所以想在这里开一楼交流交流。

还没交流任何东西之前，要事先声明，我们都是老老的钢琴新手，不是什么专家！嘿~

新加坡名主播——-董素华的blog

这是新加坡有名主播董素华的blog。

看过新加坡电视节目的人，不会不认识她的。个人觉得她非常出色。而我们也很爱看她主持的“财经追击”。

http://tungism.wordpress.com/






Venus

在维也纳购物

除了第一区的Kaertner Strasse之外，维也纳还有一条有名的购物街，在Museumsquartier附近，叫做Mariahilferstrasse。这里没有Kaertner Strasse那样高档，是年轻奥地利人喜欢去购物的地方。

熙来攘往的Mariahilferstrasse

另外，在维也纳，还有一个很具特色的地方，可以让你买到和看到许多新奇的东西。这个地方叫做Naschmarkt，是维也纳独有的“菜市场”。

全长1.5公里，这个市场从16世纪开始就存在了。从以前的小型市场，到现在维也纳最大的市场，售卖的物品应有尽有。各种食物、水果、香料、蔬菜、花朵、肉类、面包、乳酪，甚至海鲜。另外，还有一些餐厅。

Naschmarkt的档铺都在街道的两旁排展开来。你从市场开端一直走，沿途会看到左右两边有各种各样的档，这样一直走1.5公里，你就已经见识到了维也纳式的市场。

Naschmarkt从这里开始


很美丽的花朵


想不到在维也纳也有许多热带水果卖哦

朋友G说，这里如果是中午后，特别多人，店家都会高声叫卖，非常热闹的。而我们去的那天已经快要黄昏了，“They are already tired now, haha...”G说他们已经没力气叫卖了。

她在其中一档看上一种枣子，里面塞着看起来像cheese的白色乳液，然后这些枣子浸在看起来像醋的容器里。G说，“I love this, this is nice...”然后叫我试试看。那个老板马上递了一些过来要给我试。我也不假思索就拿了一粒放进嘴巴里。

开始咀嚼后，我露出到奥地利那么久以来第一次因为食物难咽而扭曲的表情。G看到我的脸部变化，说，“Not nice??”我还在努力品尝，希望能挽回枣子的劣势。可是越咬越嚼，就觉得越难吃！

我皱起眉头，摇头摇手说，“No no, this is not for me....too salty...”G不解地重复，“Too salty??”。。。“Yeah, you don't think so? not salty for you???”我也很不解。她说，“No......they are very nice for me....”随即跟在旁边等待已久的老板要了一份。

老板拿完了给她之后，说了一些德语，意示我要不要也买一份。G帮我回答说，不适合我，哈哈。真的是太咸又太怪了。G说她买的那包是拿来当零食吃的。零食吃这种？我不禁又蹙起眉心，哈哈。

走到Naschmarkt的快要末端时，我突然看见一个特别的店铺。招牌上写着“东洋商会 Orient Shop”。G看到我很有兴趣的表情，就问，“Do you want to go in?”我当然是say yes了。

进去里面后，发现有很亲切的东西。卖的全部是中国日本的产品。我认得的招牌包括出前一丁快熟面，还有李锦记蚝油，哈哈。我跟G说，“We have these noodles in Singapore. Have you tried this before?”指着出前一丁。她摇头说没有。呵呵。

东洋商会外面；那个洋人是不是在拍我呢？哈


看到李锦记蚝油吗？


出前一丁面，我曾常吃的快熟面，但对身体不好，还是少吃为妙

我们在里面绕了一个圈就出来了，在奥地利看到有卖中国食品，觉得份外亲切啊，呵呵。

在Naschmarkt尽头，回眸一看，这时天已渐暗

就这样一个黄昏，在一个奥地利朋友的陪伴下，我看到了维也纳草根的一面。



Venus

泰国：我们来也！

今晚下班后
跟Mars去了NATAS Fair
在总多的booth之中
我们终于选择了大通旅游
订了二人的配套

2007年10月
我们要去曼谷了！

:)

又是时候休息休息
并且看看新事物了！

泰国：我们来也！



Venus

澳门街景（议事亭前地到大三巴）

下了巴士，在新马路某个角落看到这种牌子：


老外搭三轮车游澳门


澳门街道平静的一面（看到一辆BMW，哈哈）


澳门街景


澳门旅游景点——议事亭前地


议事亭前地有旅游局，可以在里面拿资料


议事亭前地的仁慈堂


议事亭前地的路牌在“便民大药房”的旁边


板樟堂前地，很多像Baleno这样的店铺


St. Dominic's Church 玫瑰圣母堂，位处板樟堂前地


卖草地街


议事亭前地到板樟堂前地到卖草地街最后到大三巴牌坊这条路线是澳门购物的好地方，这里有许多店铺。除此之外，也能看到一个“标准澳门”的印象。=)





Venus

好有 Feel ~ 的歌

(Another Song) All Over Again Lyrics (Justin Timberlake)


Justin Timberlake - (Another Song) All Over Again Lyrics

You've been alone, you've been afraid
I've been a fool
In so many ways
but I would change my life
If you thought you, might try to love me
So please give me another chance
To write you another song
And take back those things I've done
Cause I'll give you my heart
If you would let me start all over,
Again

I'm not a saint
I'm just a man
Who had heaven and Earth
In the palm of his hand
but I threw it away
So now I stand here today asking forgiveness and if you could just please
Give me another chance
to write you another song
And take back those thing's I've done
Cause I'll give you my heart
If you would let me start all over
Again

Little girl you're all I've got
don't you leave me standing here once again
Cause I'll give you my life
Yes I would
If you would let me try to let me love you

So please give me another chance to write you another song and take back those thing's I've done

Cause I'll give you my heart
If you would let me start all over
Again

Again, oh,no no ohh

You know I love you, yeah
give me one more chance
No no, no no no no


Goodbye My Lover Lyrics (James Blunt)


James Blunt - Goodbye My Lover Lyrics

Did I disappoint you or let you down?
Should I be feeling guilty or let the judges frown?
'Cause I saw the end before we'd begun,
Yes I saw you were blinded and I knew I had won.
So I took what's mine by eternal right.
Took your soul out into the night.
It may be over but it won't stop there,
I am here for you if you'd only care.
You touched my heart you touched my soul.
You changed my life and all my goals.
And love is blind and that I knew when,
My heart was blinded by you.
I've kissed your lips and held your head.
Shared your dreams and shared your bed.
I know you well, I know your smell.
I've been addicted to you.

Goodbye my lover.
Goodbye my friend.
You have been the one.
You have been the one for me.

I am a dreamer but when I wake,
You can't break my spirit - it's my dreams you take.
And as you move on, remember me,
Remember us and all we used to be
I've seen you cry, I've seen you smile.
I've watched you sleeping for a while.
I'd be the father of your child.
I'd spend a lifetime with you.
I know your fears and you know mine.
We've had our doubts but now we're fine,
And I love you, I swear that's true.
I cannot live without you.

Goodbye my lover.
Goodbye my friend.
You have been the one.
You have been the one for me.

And I still hold your hand in mine.
In mine when I'm asleep.
And I will bear my soul in time,
When I'm kneeling at your feet.
Goodbye my lover.
Goodbye my friend.
You have been the one.
You have been the one for me.
I'm so hollow, baby, I'm so hollow.
I'm so, I'm so, I'm so hollow.

Mars

澳门旅游必到之地：澳门地标，大三巴牌坊

去澳门，有一个地方非去不可，那就是澳门的地标，大三巴牌坊。如果你留意那些澳门旅游册子，就会发觉，几乎每份册子，都会有这个牌坊的照片。

大三巴牌坊其实是一个叫做圣保禄教堂的遗址，很久以前有一场大火把教堂烧毁了，唯有这面形似中国传统牌坊的墙遗留了下来。从此此处成为澳门的旅游地标。牌坊上面刻有许多的雕塑，非常有古典味道。

这种古建筑物是我所喜欢的类型，碰到那石头感觉好像能触摸到过去。虽然现在已经变成热门的旅游点，每天都有很多来自不同国家的人来到这里，但不能抹掉它独有的那种“过去的味道”。

怎么去大三巴牌坊？

不管你是乘搭德士，还是搭巴士到了新马路旁的议事亭前地，你很容易就会在议事亭前地看到有旅游牌子，你只要跟着上面的牌子走，就会去到大三巴牌坊了。

具体来说，路线是这样的：从议事亭前地开始，途经板樟堂，再沿卖草地街步行三分钟即达。

由板樟堂前地至大三巴沿途是澳门最久最经典的购物街。你可以在这里看到很多的店铺，以后我再说这个。

大三巴牌坊

从远处就看到它了。


再拾级而上。


然后牌坊就在你的面前了。


Zoom上去看看，很精致吧，那些雕刻。


换个角度拍拍。


牌坊的后面是长这个样子的：


走楼梯上去牌坊后面，还有点高哦。


到了牌坊后，可以从这里俯瞰澳门最有名的购物街了。


牌坊的后面还另有乾坤，都是免费入门的。


就是一间天主教艺术博物馆。


里面有不少艺术品。


还有一间“纳骨堂”，里面存放了不少骨头，由于感觉有点怪怪，所以我不想把那些照片放上来，具体是怎样的就要亲眼去看罗，呵呵。


大三巴牌坊的旁边还有一间小小的庙。


叫做“哪吒庙”，似乎没什么人。


从哪吒庙拍到的大三巴牌坊“背影”。


总结

如果你喜欢历史的味道，来大三巴牌坊就没错了。不妨多花一点时间在这里，感受感受一下那气息，摸摸那些几百年前就在那里的石头。

看到那个旅游指示牌，附近好像还有一个教堂，和一个大炮台。我们不清楚这两个地方离大三巴有多远，我们如果去，需要多少时间来回等等。而且大炮台是不是在山上的呢？我们还有很多地方没有去。权量了所有的因素之后，我们决定不要去那个教堂和大炮台。

下次吧，有机会我们一定再来的，大三巴牌坊。



Venus

我去世界最古老的动物园

在一个风和日丽的星期天下午，我跟3个新认识的奥地利朋友(同事G，同事N，还有G的朋友E)，一起去Schoenbrunn的动物园(Tiergarten Schoenbrunn)。

这座动物园建于1752年，位于奥地利夏宫的大花园里。曾经是国王与女王看奇珍异兽的地方，如今已经转换为一个相当现代化的动物园。成人需要门票EUR12。

由于朋友G超爱动物，所以她一直推荐我一定要去看这座世界上最老的动物园。而她的朋友也很奉陪地跟我们玩了大半天。还记得那天阳光有点大，我们在等待买票的时候，穿着大衣都觉得有点热。但是进去以后又发觉太阳没那么猛了，不穿大衣又有点凉，哈哈。

其实动物园我不是没去过，上次去新加坡的动物园还觉得那里很好玩的呢。不过倒是第一次在冬天去欧洲的动物园，而且还是历史那么悠久的动物园。只见园内的树木仍然是秃头枯枝，那景象对于奥地利人来说不美，他们看到我拍那些树木的照片时说，“It's prettier here in spring when the flowers are all blooming。”可是对我来说，哈哈，看到树木掉光了叶子反而更为新鲜。

动物园里的动物不少，给我留下深刻印象的有熊猫、企鹅、无尾熊、骆驼、河马等。其他的动物如狮子老虎大象猴子在新加坡都看过了，而且数目更多，表演花招更多。新加坡动物园其实有很多更为特别的动物和表演，在维也纳都没有。Schoenbrunn动物园里唯一的表演是海狮喂食表演。

两只熊猫是中国“借”给奥地利的，叫做阳阳和龙徽。我还是第一次近距离看到熊猫呢，当时它们正好在进食，在吃竹子，呵呵。另外，我看到企鹅的时候也觉得很特别，呵呵。还有还有，动物园里竟然有Orang Utan，哈哈，不过很特别的是，它们要住在室内，因为室外太冷了，而且它们的屋子怪怪的，想到在新马，它们几时需要住在室内啊？呵呵。

众人围绕着海狮表演


熊猫在专心吃午餐


阳阳和龙徽在维也纳


Orang utan的奇怪房子，那团棕色的毛是它的背，哈哈

另外，这座动物园最最吸引我的东西，是那间巨型的温室，还有一个热带雨林温室。巨型温室我在进门途中就看见了，我们只是从旁边远远看到，没有进去。一开始看到那些青青色的骨架我还不知道是什么，可是越看觉得越不对劲，因为里面种的东西。。。竟然是棕榈树！

我怀疑自己看错，不是吧？我问G，“What are those in there?” 她跟朋友讨论了一下告诉我，“Palm tree...” 这个答案让我震慑了一下，哈哈哈，在马来西亚路边无止境的棕榈树在这里竟然要住在屋子里。而且还要建那么大的屋子来给它们住，真是特别。朋友说，“No choice, they have to stay inside...Indeed, same theory goes to the orang utan, haha...”

棕榈树住在很大的温室里

根据资料，这些大型温室，是世界上最古老的大型温室之一。想不到奥地利的国王也那么喜欢热带植物噢。。哈哈。。

另外，还有一个热带雨林(rain forest)温室在动物园内。这个热带雨林温室可以让人随便进去的。我还记得在外面有一个显示牌：“Temperature 28°C，Humidity 80%”。朋友G来过很多次了，她说，“It's very difficult to breathe inside...” 对于他们来说，这样潮湿的空气很难呼吸。

我们一夥进去以后，我又觉得很滑稽。因为我在维也纳的世界最古老动物园里，却感觉到像在马来西亚某个山林里，真有趣真有趣。室内和室外的温度相差很大，而且湿度正好是热带雨林的湿度。里面有一些热带雨林小动物，还有许多热带雨林的植物，比如香蕉树！哈哈。

热带雨林温室门


香蕉树在维也纳

我跟G说，“It's like home here，”哈哈，G笑。“If you come to Singapore, this is how it feels like, 80% humidity，”我又取笑她。她给我一个无奈的表情，她跟我相处了几天，就说一定要到新加坡去旅行一次。“You must get used to this, haha...it's like this everywhere in Singapore，”我继续说，呵呵。

其实，突然间从一个干燥的冷空气中走进热带雨林里，是有点不习惯，因为湿度落差很大。而且，我们穿着冬衣进来，自然觉得更加热了。但真正在热带居住久了，就不会感觉到什么呼吸困难的了。

发现到维也纳也有热带雨林让我印象很深刻，哈哈。




Venus

注：Schoenbrunn动物园网址，http://www.zoovienna.at/e/index.html。

Eight Items That Impact Daily Trades

There are a number of things that can impact an investor's entry (buy) into or exit (sell) out of a given stock and/or sector. Depending on the investor and his or her goals and investing time frame, the importance of timing the entry will differ. Obviously, the shorter the time frame the more important the entry; specific entries matter little to long-term (five years or more) investors.

Eight items that can materially impact the average day's trading.

1. Overseas Market/Economic Action

The US market.

2. Economic Data

Ex, Interest Rate, Exchange Rate

3. Futures Data

They start trading before the stock market and are a very good indicator of what the stock market opening will look like.

Investors should check to see if futures contracts are trading higher or lower in pre-market trading. This will give them a better feel for where the index they are tracking might be headed "after the open".

4. Buying at the Open

Buying or selling stock at the open of the market might not be a good idea.

The opening hour of trading is basically the first time that most market participants have to enter or exit the stock, which can easily produce higher-than-average trading volume. These market participants are reacting to the myriad of news stories that came out between yesterday's close and today's open, which includes major market news events like economic reports and political changes.

5. Midday Trading Lull

There is typically a drop off in trading (meaning the volume of transaction) at noon as most of the major news events are out in the market. During this lull, stock prices can often lose some ground.

When this happens, stocks can be purchased at a cheaper price at 1pm than they could at, say, 11am. Again, this is important to know, as this can affect both entry and exit points.

6. Analyst Upgrades/Downgrades

An analyst may disseminate an intraday note that can have a significant impact on a given stock and/or sector. As a tip, remember to scan financial websites or watch business reports on television.

If a large company has just been upgraded or downgraded, try to judge the potential impact on certain industries and the market as a whole.

For example, if a major semiconductor stock were downgraded by a well-known analyst due to slackening demand for that company's products, it might be reasonable to assume that other smaller players may be experiencing similar trends. It might also be logical to assume that shares of computer makers (which purchase large numbers of semiconductors) might be impacted as well.

7. Web-Related Articles

All investors should try to peruse the web and visit major news portals throughout the day, to see if there are any potentially market-moving news stories in the public domain. Be careful to avoid sites that give recommendations based on the stocks they own.

8. Friday Trading

Even if you're a "buy and hold" investor, a significant number of retail and institutional traders typically liquidate their equities on Friday (usually in the afternoon), so they don't have to hold their positions and assume risk through the weekend.

It means that stocks can and often sell off Friday afternoon during the last few hours of the trading day, if for no other reason than traders are looking to go home "flat" (without positions on their books). Keep this in mind on Fridays if you are trying to find a favorable time to enter or exit a stock position.

Bottom Line

While company-specific events can have an impact on equity prices, there are a number of other factors that can affect your shares as well. Savvy investors should be aware of them.

From Investopedia

Mars