Monday, July 27, 2009

Photos - Taiwan & Germany

The photos of my recent trip to Taiwan and Germany are now available in my Travelogue.
Tips: Wait all thumbnails are downloaded, then click off the annoying ad on the right side of the screen.

Tuesday, July 21, 2009

Monopoly


Simon was feeling bored, he brought the Monopoly to us excitedly. Was fun to play again this childhood game, the luck was not with me yesterday...

Sunday, July 12, 2009

BBQ Dinner


With Bobet, we organized a BBQ dinner at home yesterday. We did it mainly for the cook, maid and the 2 watchmen working for us, 2 colleagues were invited. Possibly due to the communication barricade, or could be too shy, they kept silence most of the time.

Many parties were held in this guesthouse in the past, but it was the first time SAG staffs, us, organized a dinner for them. They said they had never before been invited to dine on the same table. I heard “Thank you” repeatedly. I could sense their gladness.

They are simple people, nice to us, they deserved a little respect. (After all, they were the ones prepared all the meals, and cleaning… we gave only instructions…)

外甥女

家有弄瓦之喜。妹今早生了个女儿,七磅二,母女平安。夫姓陈,前阵子我挑了几个名字,较喜欢单名“愉”,意乐、活无忧。古人喻倾国容颜为沉鱼落雁、羞花闭月,陈愉谐音沉鱼也,是巧合。妈说母女名字不能太相似,妹名“仪”与“愉”相近,投了反对票。复选了“容”字,是宽容、呈大体。妹说我痴恋黄蓉矣,其实不然。再说如这小丫头有黄蓉一半聪颖美貌,夫复何求?在考虑中。。。

2 movies

Angels & Demons

Disappointed… another failure after “The Da Vinci Code”, same mistake. The movie just couldn’t accommodate the whole story. It was a waste for Tom Hanks playing the role of Dr.Langdon.

非诚勿扰

冯小刚的电影没让我失望。喜欢精简的编剧台词、幽美的北海道、令人怜悯的漂亮舒淇,更喜欢幽默的葛优。


Wednesday, July 08, 2009

Security

We were shocked to learn that someone broke into our new guesthouse at night and stole the new Samsung flat screen TV and the decoder. No one was alarmed, nor did the watchman. I wondered if he was asleep all night long? Police report was lodged, I doubt the investigation would bring any result. Speculation immediately pointed to the watchman.

I had been told several times that the criminal rate in Rwanda was very very low, and the city was absolutely safe. But, explain to me, if this statement is true, why armed security is seen around the city even our office building?

I don’t know if we had bad luck, for sure we have to keep higher alert to our safety and security from now on.

Tuesday, July 07, 2009

Site Visit to Mt. Kigali

We made a site visit on Sunday. 2/3 of the roads were unpaved, and the last 1/3 was particularly not so comfortable, lots of turns in this hilly terrain. We passed through small villages occasionally, exciting kids were yelling and waving. Like to see the big white teeth glimmering on their bright smiling faces. People are poor but they keep themselves tidy. We stopped by at one small village for lunch, a skewer cost EUR 0.30 each, compared to EUR 1.20 charged in Kigali’s restaurant. The overall environment was peaceful, no hassle…