Max's Little Cube: Entertainment

必须学会的25 项技能

Sun, 18 Nov 2007 17:48:06 GMT

美国杂志《大众机械》说：我们的生活越来越为技术所驱动，男人们正在丧失在家里制作和修理常见东西的技能。蓝领在萎缩，白领在膨胀。年轻人们，相比轮榔头，更会编网页，写程序。所以他们搞了个所谓 25 项每个男人都应该会的技能的单子，在 blog 圈引起了不小的反响。

每个男人都应该会：

1. Patch a radiator hose（修暖气软管）
2. Protect your computer（保护你的电脑）
3. Rescue a boater who has capsized（营救翻船者）
4. Frame a wall（搭墙）
5. Retouch digital photos（润饰数码相片）
6. Back up a trailer（倒拖车）
7. Build a campfire（生篝火）
8. Fix a dead outlet（修插座）
9. Navigate with a map and compass（用地图和指南针找路）
10. Use a torque wrench（使用转矩扳手）
11. Sharpen a knife（磨刀）
12. Perform CPR（做心肺复苏急救）
13. Fillet a fish（剔鱼（外国人做鱼一般都把骨头先剔掉的。中国男人的话，大概得改成剐鱼鳞，去肚肠了。））
14. Maneuver a car out of a skid（操控打滑的汽车）
15. Get a car unstuck（把陷在泥里的汽车弄出来）
16. Back up data（备份数据）
17. Paint a room（刷房子）
18. Mix concrete（混水泥）
19. Clean a bolt-action rifle（清理闩锁式鸟枪）
20. Change oil and filter（更换汽车机油和滤清器）
21. Hook up an HDTV（接数字电视 HDTV）
22. Bleed brakes（换刹车油）
23. Paddle a canoe（划小船）
24. Fix a bike flat（修自行车胎）
25. Extend your wireless network（延伸你的无线网）

在这里找到了这些技能的 how-tos。

因为是美国人弄的单子，所以有很多项和汽车有关的。：）渐渐地，对中国男人这些也变得必要。最吐舌的是第 19 项，清理闩锁式长枪，难道说这枪在美国这么普及么？

一般的家庭里面，都是丈夫管这些技术和修修补补，所以男人必须得有点 DIY 精神。

最后必须提一下，在不同的时代，在不同的国家，对男人的期望是不同的，不要对这个单子太认真。

Way Back Into Love

Tue, 29 May 2007 02:22:19 GMT

I’ve been living with a shadow overhead
I’ve been sleeping with a cloud above my bed
I’ve been lonely for so long
Trapped in the past, I just can’t seem to move on

I’ve been hiding all my hopes and dreams away
Just in case I ever need them again someday
I’ve been setting aside time
To clear a little space in the corners of my mind

All I wanna do is find a way back into love
I can’t make it through without a way back into love
Oh oh oh

I’ve been watching but the stars refuse to shine
I’ve been searching but I just don’t see the signs
I know that it’s out there
There’s gotta be something for my soul somewhere

I’ve been looking for someone to shed some light
Not somebody just to get me through the night
I could use some direction
And I’m open to your suggestions

All I wanna do is find a way back into love
I can’t make it through without a way back into love
And if I open my heart again
I guess I’m hoping you’ll be there for me in the end

There are moments when I don’t know if it’s real
Or if anybody feels the way I feel
I need inspiration
Not just another negotiation
All I wanna do is find a way back into love
I can’t make it through without a way back into love
And if I open my heart to you
I’m hoping you’ll show me what to do
And if you help me to start again
You know that I’ll be there for you in the end

song by Music and Lyrics Hugh Grant & Drew Barrymore

What Designer Brand Are You?

Tue, 10 Apr 2007 02:27:04 GMT

You scored as Diesel.

Diesel

83%

Tommy Hilfiger

83%

Abercrombie & Fitch

58%

Dior

58%

DKNY

50%

Burberry

42%

Gucci

42%

Anna Sui

33%

Louis Vuitton

33%

Chanel

25%

What Designer Brand Are You?
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Attention! Little Fatty Celebrity

Sat, 24 Mar 2007 10:59:14 GMT

88 Ways To Tell You Are Chinese

Wed, 20 Sep 2006 08:55:03 GMT

Read from other places, I posted here with my comments.

Partially ture but change it in everyday. Let see what's gonna change in a five years or so.

1.You look like you are 18. [True]

2.You like to eat chicken feet. [False]

3.You suck on fish heads and fish fins.[False]

4.You have a Chinese knick-knack hanging on your rear view mirror. [I will do that]

5.You sing karaoke. [My friends do]

6.Your house is covered with tile. [False]

7.Your kitchen is covered by a sticky film of grease. [Sometimes]

8.Your stove is covered with aluminum foil. [Ture]

9.You leave the plastic covers on your remote control. [My dad did that]

10.You"ve never kissed your mom or dad. [Does it count when I was little?]

11.You"ve never hugged your mom or dad. [Cultural differences]

12.Your unassisted vision is worse than 20/500. [You'v got me]

13.You wear contacts,to avoid wearing your "coke bottle glasses". [I'll try]

14.You"ve worn glasses since you were in fifth grade. [Junior high actually]

15.Your hair sticks up when you wake up. [Only Chinese?]

16.You"ll haggle over something that is not negotiable. [?]

17.You love to use coupons. [Sometimes]

18.You drive around looking for the cheapest petrol. [Tell me how to drive first]

19.You drive around for hours looking for the best parking space. [Same as above]

20.You take showers at night. [Yep]

21.You avoid the non-free snacks in hotel rooms. [Monica from< Friends> also did that]

22.You don"t mind squeezing 20 people into one motel room. [?]

23.Most girls have more body hair than you,if you are male. [Let me see their naked]

24.You tap the table when someone pours tea for you. [Only happen in Guadong]

25.You say "Aiya!"and "Wah!"frequently. [Cultural differences]

26.You don"t want to wear your seatbelt because it is uncomfortable.[Not me]

27.You love Las Vegas,slot machines,and blackjack. [China forbid that, that's why]

28.You unwrap Christmas gifts very carefully,so you can reuse the paper. [Who send me one first?]

29.You only buy Christmas cards after Christmas,when they are 50% off. [Now I use E-Card]

30.You have a vinyl tablecloth on your kitchen table. [Ture]

31.You spit bones and other food scraps on the table.That"s why you need the vinyl tablecloth. [Ture]

32.You have stuff in the freezer since the beginning of time. [Nonsence]

33.You use the dishwasher as a dish rack. [Really?]

34.You have never used your dishwasher. [Really?]

35.You keep a Thermos of hot water available at all times. [Cultural differences]

36.You eat all meals in the kitchen.. [In the dinning room]

37.You save grocery bags,tin foil,and tin containers. [My parents did]

38.You have a piano in your living room. [I wish]

39.You pick your teeth at the dinner table (but you cover your mouth). [Reminds me my brother in law]

40.You twirl your pen around your fingers. [Yep, Can you?]

41.You hate to waste food. [False]

42.You have Tupperware in your fridge with three bites of rice or one leftover chicken wing. [False]

43.You don"t own any real Tupperware -only a cupboard full of used but carefully rinsed margarine

tubs,takeout containers,and jam jars. [My parents did]

44.You also use the jam jars as drinking glasses. [No, Am I crazy?]

45.You have a collection of miniature shampoo bottles that you take every time you stay in a hotel. [70's]

46.You carry a stash of your own food whenever you travel (travel means any car ride longer than

15minutes).These snacks are always dried and include dried plums,mango,ginger,and squid. [When I was little]

47.You wash your rice at least 2-3times before cooking it. [Why not?]

48.Your dad thinks he can fix everything himself. [Ture]

49.The dashboard of your Honda is covered by hundreds of small toys. [Don't have one]

50.You don"t use measuring cups. [I used before]

51.You beat eggs with chopsticks. [Once]

52.You have a teacup with a cover on it. [Who doesn't?]

53.You always look phone numbers up in the phone book,since calling information
(*69)costs 50cents. [?]

54.You only make long distance calls after 11pm. [If it's only for chatting]

55.If you are male,you clap at something funny and if you are female,you giggle whilst placing a

hand over your mouth. [Cultural differences]

56.You like Chinese films in their original undubbed versions. [Ture]

57.You love Chinese Martial Arts films. [Ture]

58.You"ve learnt some form of martial arts. [Can punch counts?]

59.Shaolin actually means something to you.[Of course]

60.You like congee with thousand-year-old eggs. [?]

61.You prefer your shrimp with the heads and legs still attached. [Opposite]

62.You never call your parents just to say hi. [donno]

63.If you don"t live at home,when your parents call,they ask if you"ve eaten,even if it"s midnight. [Ture]

64.When you"re sick,your parents tell you not to eat fried foods or baked goods due to yeet hay. [Ture]

65.You know what yeet hay is. [Ture]

66.You e-mail your Chinese friends at work,even though you only 10feet apart. [MSN]

67.You use a face cloth. [Pls, I'm a dude]

68.You starve yourself before going to all you can eat places. [No]

69.You know someone who can get you a good deal on jewelry or electronics. [Ture]

70.You save your old Coke bottle glasses even though you"re never going to use them again. [False]

71.You own your own meat cleaver and sharpen it. [?]

72.Your toothpaste tubes are all squeezed paper-thin. [70's]

73.You know what moon cakes are. [I'm Chineses]

74.When there is a sale on toilet paper,you buy 100rolls and store them in your closet or in the

bedroom of an adult child who has moved out. [Not that desperate]

75.Your parents know how to launch nasal projectiles. [what?]

76.You iron your own shirts. [You don't?]

77.You play a musical [Still in my list]

78.Even if you"re totally full,if someone says they"re going to throw away the leftovers on the

table,you"ll finish them. [Not ture]

79.You"ve eaten a red bean popsicle. [80's]

80.You bring oranges (or other produce)with you as a gift when you visit people"s homes. [Cultural differences]

81.You fight over who pays the dinner bill. [Cultural differences]

82.You majored in something practical like engineering,medicine or law. [English]

83.You live with your parents and you are 30years old (and they prefer it that way).Or if you"re

married and 30years old,you live in the apartment next door to your parents,or at least in the same

neighborhood. [Cultural differences]

84.You don"t tip more than 10%at a restaurant,and if you do,you tip Chinese delivery guys/waiters

more. [?]

85.You have acquired a taste for bitter melon. [Hate it!]

86.You eat every last grain of rice in your bowl,but don"t eat the last piece of food on the table. [Cultural differences]

87.You know why there are 88reasons. [Very Funny!]

88.You see the truth in this and then send it to all your Chinese friends. [Well, I just post it here]

Illation

Mon, 08 May 2006 04:29:48 GMT

Question: Explain the definition of women

Answer:

Conclusion: Women are born to be evil

Six Movies That I Expecting

Sun, 30 Apr 2006 12:40:48 GMT

1 Mission: Impossible III

May 5

Plot Outline: Secret Agent Ethan Hunt (Cruise) comes face to to face with a dangerous and sadistic arms dealer while trying to keep his identity secret in order to protect his girlfriend.

2 Poseidon
May 12

Plot Outline: In this remake of the 1972 disaster classic 'The Poseidon Adventure' (1972) , a luxury ocean liner capsizes from a colossal tidal wave, leaving its survivors to fend for themselves as they find a way out.

3 The Da Vinci Code
May 19

Plot Outline: A murder in the Louvre and clues in Da Vinci paintings lead to the discovery of a religious mystery protected by a secret society for two thousand years -- which could shake the foundations of Christianity.

4 X-Men: The Last Stand
May 26

Plot Outline: When a cure is found to treat mutations, lines are drawn amongst the X-Men, led by Professor Charles Xavier (Stewart), and the Brotherhood, a band of powerful mutants organized under Xavier's former ally, Magneto (McKellen).

5 Superman Returns
June 30

Plot Outline: After a long visit to the lost remains of the planet Krypton, the Man of Steel returns to earth to become the peoples savior once again and reclaim the love of Lois Lane.

6 Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest
July 7

Plot Outline: Jack owes an unpaid debt to Davy Jones and his army of sea-phantoms...his soul. Now, he must find a way to save himself from becoming one of them, and suffering forever.

Movie Review: The Weather Man

Fri, 24 Feb 2006 05:42:01 GMT

Life's forecast calls for rain By: Irena Janjic, MBA 1

"Easy doesn't enter into grown-up life." The Weather Man portrays this message vividly, reminding us that all real things worth fighting for are hard and sometimes futile. After watching this dark comedy, I was reminded what movies should be like when portraying life and all of its inherent storms. It is only in Hollywood that a magical transformation occurs, causing all of our blues to disappear and be replaced by wealth, success, and beauty. The reality is, however, that being a grown-up is not as easy-going and glamorous as Hollywood would let us think it is. As scary as that sounds, we need to face adulthood with courage and a sense of humor.

Nicolas Cage plays David Spritz (his last name in the movie was shortened from Spritzel for his TV career), a Chicago weatherman whose tragic flaw is that he doesn't value his work: the only thing in his life at which he is proficient. He is charming on-screen and gets recognized on the street, but his weather predictions are fickle and often inaccurate, which inspires his viewers to throw fast food at him with surprising frequency. The outright disrespect drives him crazy, yet he remains limp and immobile. After all, he is a lot like fast food himself; he entertains but there is no value or nutrition to his existence.

David Spritz is divorced with his children growing up alienated, confused, and in a hurry to escape their botched childhood. His overweight daughter starts smoking and his son begins socializing with a counselor who has indecent intentions. We watch Dave spend time with his kids, trying to untangle their troubled teenage lives, only to further complicate matters. David doesn't give up and continues to try. However, David's father, Robert Spritzel (superbly played by Michael Caine), is the main source of his insecurity. Robert is a brilliant Pulitzer novelist, admired by many and envied by his "inadequate" son.

As Chicago grows gloomier and colder, so does David's life. Yet, this Indie-like movie inspires hope and genuine sympathy. Gore Verbinski, a director known for his visual style ("Pirates of the Caribbean" and "The Ring"), makes the journey similar to a poignant book coming to life through satire, humor, and beautiful imagery of Lake Michigan and the streets of Chicago. Don't walk into this movie hoping to see explosions and thrilling car chases. Walk into it expecting to see life.

Offical Web Site: www.weathermanmovie.com

Another Life In Asian City

Fri, 30 Dec 2005 05:51:06 GMT

While I was surfing the net, I found this:

A foreigner, a freelance writer, a personal website holder, a local cab driver in Shanghai, China. All these roles merge into one amazing peoson- Dan Washburn.

Now he is an editor in a great blog called : Shanghaiist.com . Which is including Shanghai news, events and views from westeners prospect.

I wonder what would he life be in China. How the passanger react when a 大鼻子老外 pulls over the cab and says welcome abroad? Any chance I can bump into Dan while I visiting my Shanghai's friend?

Maybe my friend was right : Shanghai is a crazy city. Anything can happen in this wonderland.

Taxi Driver Certificate:

Jane Zhang Launches Own Blog

Thu, 20 Oct 2005 02:59:48 GMT

2005 The Super Girl -- Jane Zhang(张靓颖) launches own blog in Sina.com

http://blog.sina.com.cn/m/zhangliangying

The Six Desperate Housewives?

Sat, 01 Oct 2005 16:17:52 GMT

COURTENEY COX ON DH?

Even if Marc Cherry, the creator of Desperate Housewives is determined to keep random celebrities off Wisteria Lane, we've heard that Courteney Cox could be making an appearance on Desperate Housewives, according to the New York Post. She is in talks to take the role of a mental institute escapee in a future episode ...

Lord ! A Special Day For Underwear !

Tue, 23 Aug 2005 15:43:58 GMT

I think New York is a crazy place on earth , look , They were launching National Underwear Day...

Oh my god, What kind of day is that? haha , Back to superman days, underwear is the formal dress!

Remember , every year on August 10th , the day is the day!

resource : www.freshpair.com

Matthew Perry Sleep Sleep Sleep

Tue, 23 Aug 2005 08:13:10 GMT

Stuff you've never seen.....

You are so cute Chandler! Even you are dozing off.

Source: Junk Feud

It's Good To Be A Child

Fri, 19 Aug 2005 05:54:31 GMT

Jacky cheung in Hong Kong Disneyland

The Hong kong Disneyland will be open in september 12th, 2005.

Get your journey started : http://www.hongkongdisneyland.com/

Stargate Fans Must Have This!

Sun, 31 Jul 2005 10:07:47 GMT

This is Ancient font & Asgard Font, now you can actually typing those words in your computer!

Download it now!

Ancient font

Asgard font

Gossip: Happy Daddy David Beckham

Sat, 16 Jul 2005 06:00:10 GMT

David Beckham is teaching his son how to make a fortune from the football

It's Hard To Forget Classic TV Like This

Thu, 14 Jul 2005 07:20:12 GMT

Click the picture to Zoom in

Tom Cruise has its own blog!

Wed, 13 Jul 2005 04:21:25 GMT

Not sure he will continuate to bloging, but at least he finally has one.

http://tomcruiseblog.blogspot.com/ (need proxy to visit within China mainland)

Magazine Covers Collection Site

Tue, 05 Jul 2005 05:17:05 GMT

A cool site indicate newest mag's covers

http://tylerlee.nease.net/magcovers/mcc_index.htm

Doremon

Thu, 12 May 2005 02:46:11 GMT

I'm a big fan of Doremon ( A Japanese comic book character). I wish someday I could collect all the stuff .... This is just one of them I saw on the net. Isn't that cute?