嘿◆Leon的奇異報告

這個禮拜,值得紀念的東西有很多,根本不知道從那一件事情開始寫.這個禮拜學校開始放假,當然放假前總是要被考炸一番,每一科老師要報告的要報告,要考試的要考試,從來不會有一個老師,好心的放開我們!不過大苦難後總是有著大歡樂,不然怎麼對得起自己嘛.


禮拜四下午一放假,晚上我與馬克就馬上拉著Amanda到KTV去飆歌!我們大概從十點開始唱,一直唱到一點快兩點,還欲罷不能,最後當然是因為$$的問題,所以我們心不甘,情不願地離開了我們的舞台.其中最值得一提的當然就是我們唱到一半,我那深藏不露的球友Alex前來串場,但沒想到竟然唱得如此的好,尤其是他的開場曲,你比從前快樂,就深深的把我們震撼住了…聽完他唱歌,我只能說,我覺得我的朋友都很會唱歌,但是我自己就…吼,不提也吧.不過好險還有Amanda陪我!如果她Amanda問我什麼意思?幫我告訴她,什麼什麼意思,就這個意思 - Amanda跟我都是走偶像派路線的,比較適合專心的往偶像界發展~

我記得那時候走偶像派的Amanda姐唱了一首大熱的廣東歌-小城大事.但是平時比較不常聽廣東歌的馬克沒有接觸過這首歌,看他一臉茫然的樣子,我告訴他,這首歌超好聽的……

欸~怎麼沒聲音了,我們兩個那時候有著十數秒的沉默…

可能因為,當時是Amanda在唱,話就沒有什麼說服力,所以他只能更加茫然的望著我,質疑著我話的可信度吧…所以我現在就找了這首歌讓大家聽聽啦!

在KTV除了唱歌以外,還能做什麼呢?我們竟然玩起了扮鬼臉+醜大賽…比賽的規則是:“一切只能用臉部的肌肉來表達,不可以用手來輔助.”優勝是誰?我們也沒有主意.而且在這裡順便提一下,像我們如此的醜中有帶點可愛鬼臉真的是越來越少嘍!感慨啊~

玩完了扮鬼臉大賽以後,我又吐發奇想的要比賽裝無辜,但是這次只有我跟馬克參賽,因為Amanda嘴唇太厚了,作不了無辜表情必備的招牌 - 撅嘴巴,所以她還沒參加比賽就落敗了…

這次TWINS來到台灣,成績不錯,專輯裡面翻唱了她們自己的廣東金曲,但是另人納悶的是...怎麼沒有翻唱這首,她們在香港KTV大紅的死性不改?!不過我想如果她們要出下張專輯的話,這首歌有很大的可能性會被翻唱,因為實在是太紅了.

我覺得,這首歌很適合想要學廣東話的朋友,因為這首歌的發音不難,我有名友人,他原本不會廣東話,但是死背下來以後,這首死性不改,也唱得七七八八,至少聽得懂他在唱什麼啦!

這首歌,其實是TWINS的公司為了把TWINS的師弟BOYZ捧紅,而讓TWINS & BOYZ合作,這招很賤,但是有很多的TWINS FANS為了TWINS的名號,而買了那張專輯,讓人不得不佩服TWINS公司的手腕.

最後,期待下次TWINS的國語專輯喔,也期待著她們下次與S.H.E的廝殺喔!這樣會不會太血腥啊~

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死性不改-----演唱：Twins/Boy'z
作詞：黃敬佩/宇宙大爆炸　作曲：張佳添/宇宙大爆炸
=> 如果她們要出下張國語專輯的話,這首歌有很大的可能性會被翻唱,因為實在是太紅了. <=

Ｇ：再見了我的寵愛
誰願接受這種意外

最近迷上在夜晚開著一盞小燈,默默的看著倪匡先生的微斯理系列.
衛斯理簡單的來說,他是一個被倪匡先生所創造出來的人物,
但微斯理的職業,個性也都跟倪匡有雷同的地方...

基本上我認為,倪匡他把自己對社會,對很多事情的看法都投射在微斯理的故事裡面,也活在微斯理的幻想世界裡面.

提到微斯理,就不得不提到他的妻子白素.微斯理與白素,在微斯理系列,白素不僅僅是微斯理的妻子,也是他的支柱,跟著微斯理上山下海的冒險,而且她還是所謂的非人協會的一員.(微斯理還不夠資格進去喔!)暫且不提這些題外話,切入正題吧.

這次看得是 “暗號之二” 可想而知,有 “暗號之二” 就曾經有暗號之一吧!這兩本書是連貫的,暗號系列主要是影射中國和西藏之間的故事,書中的故事就是圍繞著,真假活佛圍繞的,而暗號,就是三個信物.分別是,一節斷臂,一只銅鈴,還有一朵蓮花.而只要在 “適當的時機”出示所謂的三個信物,就可以把中國政府所立的假活佛給推翻.微斯理的故事通常聽起來都是那麼簡單,但是情節卻曲折又離奇,所以想要知道,微斯理與敵人之間的鬥志鬥力,還有急轉直下的情節與曲折離奇的過程的話,就自己去看書啦.

值得一提的是,書中出現了一位,貌似微斯理的關鍵人物,相像程度,連他那經過白素媽媽(後來成為外星人)改造頭腦的女兒分不出來唷!他到底是誰呢?跟微斯理又有著什麼剪不斷,理還亂的關係?啊,看書就知道了啦!

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Nowadays we are living in a capitalism world. In the society like this, profit is an important factor to determine the successfulness of an organization.
However it is important for organizations to notice that profit is not the only factor they should care about, but also social responsibility is another important value they should be aware of.

Almost all the organizations have a goal, which is to maximum profit. In the short term, social responsibility increases the costs and expenses of the organization. Therefore from the point of view of the investor and the manger, social responsibility will limit the profitability and the growth potential of the organization in the short run. The Body Shop uses a “no advertising rule” for their business. This is really unusual for a large company like this. They use their advertising fees toward social responsibility. Obviously, this does creates a green positive image for the company, but makes the Body Shop less popular than other cosmetic companies which put a lot of money into adverting e.g. (NIVEA or Bonds). There are also other factors to influence the popularities of the brand, but the advertising played an important role. The growth of the company will be limited and makes it hard for the organization to achieve the goal of profit maximization and compete with other competitors. Body Shop has issued two profits warnings in the last six months alone and has been suffering from management mistakes as well as increased competition from rivals such as Boots and the supermarkets. (Independent, 2001)

Social responsibility increases the public perception of the business to the consumers. In the long term, the organization can attract a certain type of customers who have the same believes with them. Those customers will be more loyal and support the organization than the normal customers. Against the animal test of the body shop is the most famous example. Anita Roddick, the creator of the Body Shop believes cosmetics testing on animals are unethical, unnecessary and should be banned as the tests can cause suffering and even death. (The value of the Body Shop, 2005) Thus the body shop has put a lot of effort into social responsibility. Support community trade, Activate self esteem, Defend human rights and Protect our planet are the faith of the Body Shop and these ideas of the Body Shop attracts the customers and also increases the value of Body Shop in the customers’ mind.

Although the profitability of the business and the social responsibility are not linked directly, that people still have an expectation toward the companies to give some social responsibilities as a feedback. It is necessary for the organization to demonstrate a reasonable amount of social responsibilities to be sustainable. Because I believe they earn profit from the consumers, therefore it is fair from the organisations to provide some social responsibility they have the ability to supply and no matter the supply is a sponsorship or decreases the pollution; any kind of social responsibility will be appreciated by the society.

Reference:
Independent (08.06.2001) Mexicans serenade Roddick with $1bn Body Shop bid. The New Zealand Herald. Retrieved March 25th 2005, from http://www.nzherald.co.nz/index.cfm?ObjectID=193882

The value of the Body Shop. (2005, April 02). Against animal testing. What’s happening in the UK? , achieved at http://www.uk.thebodyshop.com/web/tbsuk/values_aat.jsp

總述LV 百來年的歷史,大概只有兩個字 “傳奇” 可以形容吧。

有誰能夠想像一位名為LOUIS VUITTON 的少年能在懵懂的十六歲，創造出如此歷久不衰的經典品牌？1896年，GEORGE VUITTON ( LOUIS VUITTON之子) 設計出LV縮寫與四瓣花組合成的 “Monogram” 花樣,更是將LV的聲勢推向高潮，一舉躍上世界經典品牌的寶座。而本世紀初的一齣悲劇，也帶領LV走向第一次的高峰。 由於LOUIS VUTTON 他結合了當時可謂神奇的防水布料在旅行箱上面，在經歷過鐵達尼號沉船後，更讓這個古典味十足的老牌子聲名大噪，成為了當時貴族們熱愛的旅行用品。

如今這個經典的老牌子，與村上隆合作開發出全球都買翻了的櫻桃包。但是櫻桃包真的美麗嗎？在網路上打上這個問題，你可以看到極兩極化的評語。一邊是愛得要死，一邊則是覺得幼稚。整體來講,這次LV所推出的櫻桃包，如果沒有灌上LV的名號，而是以另外種形式發行(例如走在西門町街頭隨處可見的卡通娃娃)，那麼這樣的櫻桃包，還會引起你的注意嗎？我覺得LV的誠意值得思考，(這次最大的誠意大概就是櫻桃的每個表情都不一樣吧。) 這次在台灣推出的櫻桃包，還會幫先買的顧客印上 “福”　字讓我心中真是充滿了驚嘆號。而近年流行的結合卡通與經典名牌，如果幾年以後不流行了，還會是經典？或者會只是LV的另一個失敗的嘗試？

不可否認的，村上隆的確是顛覆了經典的LV，把它年輕化。但是,年輕就應該跟卡通化劃上等號嗎?這次LV挑戰了人們接受卡通與時尚結合的界限。但是也使得經典的品牌染上了濃濃的商業味，(尤其是印　“福”　那招)而這種商業味可能將大大降低LV在人們心中的品牌地位，尤其是那群金字塔頂段的客人們。

村上隆與LV的結合，到底可否為百年的經典品牌再次的成為經典呢？讓我們拭目以待吧。

最後,如果你想要更加了解LV的進化史,請參考我的相簿.
要到我的相簿,請按按下面的圖,可以直接連接.

Writing can be classified to a lot of different styles, in these styles; I like the creative writing most.

The things make me most enjoy creative writing is because you have the power to decide the next step of the story. Words in an essay are like codes, but the authors arranged the words to make the code attractive. For example the most famous novel nowadays is Harry Potter, no doubt. She manipulates the letters and makes the audiences crazy about her story. Not only the power of arrange the story line attracted me, but also I think writing has a kind of function to exaggerate. The exaggeration also attracted me for writing, because writing can make some simple things meaningful. A lot of philosophies are easier to understand by introduced by writings not talking.

I also find writing challenge. As I have said wording is like a code, but how to make the code interesting always annoyed me. To solve this problem, I realized the planning and drafting stages is helpful. Sometime your ideas are flowing, not in orders, to plan before you write an essay makes I know what am I going to writing and how am I present the idea out to the readers. Drafting helps me to have a pre-view of my final work. It is really important because after you have done a draft then you can edit and that always makes your essay more perfect and understandable. These techniques are really helpful when I write my essays.

To update my photo album on line is the leisure activity I enjoy the most.Photography is only about taking pictures. However, to create a photo album makes my photos more meaningful as it can record the special moment and share that moment with people especially sharing that moment with my parents and friends.

The purpose to create a photo album on line is because, studying in New Zealand makes my parents and friend in Taiwan felt, they have less understanding of me, as they don’t really know my recent information both academically and socially. To make them fell involved so I have created a photo album online to keep in touch with them. They can check on the inter-net in anytime and figure out, what am I recently doing, or whom am I hanging out with, through that photo album easily.

After I have created the photo album on line, the benefits from it may be I also make some new friends. Some of them may be interesting about my NZ life according they have never been to NZ before and some of them will invite me to visit their album. It is also interesting because I can see their life as well. Finally I have to say, an online photo album tides up the relationships between people. It is also another way for people to understand each other.