Friday, 25 December 2009

Wednesday, 09 December 2009

  • Currently
    12 Angry Men (50th Anniversary Edition)
    By Martin Balsam, Ed Begley, Edward Binns, Rudy Bond, Lee J. Cobb
    see related

    To another year =)

    謝謝! I'm feeling very loved =)
    To remember what I got on 2009 ERINE day..

    而且,, my work shift got cancelled!
    不錯不錯..!
    生日不用上班, WOOHOO!

    We're going to have our first snow storm of the season tonight, at 12.00 am..
    10 - 15cm of snow..
    明天出去太冷了, 要躲在家複習econ..
    晚上再去吃japanese buffet.. SALMON SASHIMI,"Here I come!" xD

    Doris~''欣 says:
    Erin ~香港而家係9/12 啦...生日大大大快樂啊!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
    你係唔係要係''書堆''中渡過你個生日啊~-v- 
    anyways BEST WISHES and GOOD LUCK!!!!!
    你份''大禮''要遲d先俾到你啊~朋友..
    coz 呢排我活在paper and project 之下.....enjoy yr DAY!!!!XDXD

    Linda Cheng Xiao Xiao
    happy early bday ~~~erine~~~!!!!
    btw...how old r u turning??hahahah....don tell me if u don feel comfortable,....
    hhahah...ya....have a fantastic bday~~~~party????

    Elizabeth Ruiz Ang
    a happy happy birthday to you--!!! 21 ka na rin ba?

    at least i remember ur birthday-- ha ha-- so busy i always forget to greet people on their birthdays

    To Yuet Yung Amie
    haaaaaaaaaaaaaapiiiiiiiiiiiiii birthdayyyyyyyyyyy ERINE!!!
    miss you !!!!

    Sophia Chan
    Hapi Birthday ERIN~~~~!!!!~^^~

    Josh 抓子
    ERINE RUIZ HAPPY BIRTHDAY

    Sarah Ng erin, my love~
    truly, 生日快樂!
    i bet u miss reading chinese, rite~?!
    haa~
    dont forget all those words r~
    hope u enjoy yr birthday, tho u need to work =v=

    Stephanie N. Tung Lam
    happy bdayyyy erin! :DD
    enjoy your big day!

    Ely Wong
    ERINE!!! do u miss me ar~?
    HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!! hope u hv a great one~

    Ngan Lok Ki
    Happy Birthday muimui!! though i told you a few days ago...
    N Log K says:
    hey happy birthday!!

    Jeffrey Tang
    happy birthday!

    Mandy Chu
    Erine happy birthday ya!

    Pat Ng Yat Ping
    erin 生日快樂呀XD
    逸平 says
    happy birthday ar erin!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    Jacqueline Chow
    i want to wait until wednesday but can't wait la......
    Happy birthday! Erin!!

    Nikki L. says:
    Happy Birthday Erine!!! Hugssss
    may all of your wishes come true :)
    Enjoy ur day, studying? lol!

    Savita B.
    Happy Birthday beautiful ♥ I wish you sugar spice and everything naughty ;) and nice
    hehe. Enjoy your dinner! Muahhhh xoxo

    Paul Ramirez
    Happy Birthday ERINE!
    Enjoy your work... on your birthday!

    Girthya Ssn
    HAPPY TWENTYFIRST BIRTHDAY HOTSTUFF!
    hope you have a blast and good luck on your exams :) xoXo

    Nirosha Murugan
    Happy Birthday :)

    Teresa Lu
    happy birthday Erine ♥

    Sally Lo
    Happy Burthday Erine, have a great one, lots of ♥ ♥

    Marie Faminial
    Happy Birthday!! Seee you at work on Thursday?

    Mathias Sze Man
    Happy Birthday ar erine :D

    Melody Chong
    Happy birthday erine!!
    hope everythings' fine in UT!

    Yingying Cheung
    又老一年啦erin~唔知你幾歲先可以返黎同我地一齊過呢?
    生日冇左我又點會快樂呢~
    不過算啦~希望你生日快樂啦~>3<

    Jessica Leung
    Happy Birthday :D good luck on exams kekekekee ;)

    Michael Lau
    happy bday =]

    Talizta Tara Ang
    Happy Erin day!! :)

    Mark Lee
    happy birthday :)

    Thomas Li
    Oh my dear Erin~~Wish you a happy birthday and a fruitful year to come! Get my kissessss here~~XDXD

    Nicole Rochielle Cruz
    happy birthday ate erin!! :D

    Catherine Tomas
    HAPPY BIRTHDAAAAAAAAAAAAYYYYYYYYY *infinite hugs*
    too bad there's a snow storm today! D:

    Jeffrey Lu
    happy birthday erine

    Aida Buenafe says:
    achi, happy happy birthday! love u much. muah!

    Paras says:
    happy birthday erin

    joyceeeee* says:
     is it your bday today? lol
     Happy Erine Day!

    Anna Grigorieva
    Happy Birthday!!! Hope the big 2-1 wont let u down :)

    Winston Ma
    heyhey~~
    Erin~~
    Happy Birthday~~!!!

    Himashi Hettege Dona
    Happy Birthday!

    Anna Grigorieva
    Happy Birthday!!! Hope the big 2-1 wont let u down :)

    Einstein C Ruiz
    Happy Birthday Erine!!! You're still a baby despite your older now.... hehehe..

    Hawwaa Bhamjee
    Happy Birthday Erine!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Hope you have some fun today!! Mwah!

    Ronald Lu 雲 龍
    happy birthday .. hope its one to remember

    Jasmine Mendoza
    Happy Birthday!!!

    Charlemagne Chua Ruiz
    HAPPY BIRTHDAY NIECE!

    Ellen Enriquez
    HAPPY BIRTHDAY MAMA ERIN!
    have an awesome birthday and i hope to see you during exams =D

    Mark Sim
    happy birthday po!

    Vangie Supan Fajardo
    Happy happy birthday Erine!!!! hope you enjoy your day despite the weather : )

    Rowena Belarmino- Cruz
    Happy Birthday, Erine!

    Shima Mirand
    happy birthday dude

    Kenny Royce Wan
    hey happy birthday and good luck on ur exam today!!

    Stephanie Tam
    happy birthday erine! ♥

    Ronnie Wu
    Happy birthdayyyy!!!

    Jessica Leung.ly
    happy birthday ah paul!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ><

    Reina Amante
    HAPPY BIRTHDAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAY!!!!
    Hope you were able to get off work early!

    Tiffany Schofield
    aww it's your birthday! happy birthday :)

    Sumentha D'Souza
    you weren't at work, so we couldn't celebrate together but happy birthday my dear.

    Chong Yu
    Erin ar~Hapi 21th Bithday >3< miz you very much,,
    these few weeks ive been very busy ar,,,
    cant chat with you, let's haf a nice chat these days la~love you ya -3-

    Apple Tsoi
    依仁,生日快樂~我最近好忙哦,
    又要考試,所以就沒來得及跟你說聲生日快樂,
    不過遲了
    也好過沒說~(*^__^*) 嘻嘻……

    Siu Sai Fung
    yo ERIN!!!
    I hope it won't be too late to say
    生日快樂 =D
    wish u a happy life =D

    Angel Chan
    happy birthday ar my dearest erin>3<
    thank you for always proofreading my essays =D

    Mark D. Francis
    Happy belated, hope u had a good one especially since i took ur shift in the cold weather! :P

    Kevin Guo  says:
     MUIII
     HAPPY BELATED BDAY
     SO SORRY IM SO LATE
    FINALLY FINISHED EXAMSS!

Friday, 04 December 2009

  • Currently
    A Trial by Jury
    By D. Graham Burnett
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    Life is about work and play... Right?

    Erine's Final Examination

    Saturday, 12/12    7:00pm - 10:00pm
    ECMC62 International Trade

    Monday, 12/14   2:00pm - 5:00pm
    ECMC54 Economics of the Family

    Tuesday, 12/15  9:00am - 12:00pm
    MGTC35 Narratives on Management and Organization

    Thursday, 12/17 9:00am - 12:00pm
    MGTC24 Managerial Skills


    Ruiz, Erine, Work Schedule, December 6, 2009 - December 12, 2009

    Sunday, 12/06
    03:00PM - 10:00PM  WRK
    ON_SALESFLOOR, 05488_ON, 05488_ON_FIXED_ADDITIONAL

    Monday, 12/07
    Off

    Tuesday, 12/08
    05:00PM - 11:00PM  WRK
    ON_SALESFLOOR, 05488_ON, 05488_ON_SALESFLOOR

    Wednesday, 12/09
    03:00PM - 11:00PM  WRK
    ON_CASHIER, 05488_ON, 05488_ON_CASHIER

    Thursday, 12/10
    11:45AM - 07:45PM  WRK
    ON_CASHIER, 05488_ON, 05488_ON_CASHIER

    Friday, 12/11
    Off

    Saturday, 12/12
    Off

    他媽的..
    要不是我從11號到17號請了假, 他們應該會繼續操死我..

    "不錯嘛 Erine..21歲就能在工作中渡過生日..
    將來會變富婆嘛!!"

    ....自我安慰

Monday, 30 November 2009

  • Currently
    The Remains of the Day (Special Edition)
    By Anthony Hopkins, Emma Thompson, Christopher Reeves, Peter Vaughan, Patrick Godfrey
    see related
    最近太忙了, 沒啥時間update xanga..
    11月就那樣寫essay,midterms,做presentations完了..
    12月要來了! Signifies the end of the term..the end of the year..
    Also signifies the start of a new year for December babies!
    In case ANYONE forgets, it's Liho's birthday on the 1st..
    And it's my birthday on the 9th..

    Hahahahahahahaha.. =)


    Memories of November











    呵呵, 心有靈犀..
    我的偶像 Philip Wong 剛update了他的 xanga..

    Facebook is just for socializing and networking..
    Xanga is still home..home of my mind and thoughts..

    "I FEEL YOU PHIL! Heehee.."

Wednesday, 04 November 2009

  • Currently
    12 Angry Men
    By Henry Fonda, Lee J. Cobb, Martin Balsam, John Fiedler, E.G. Marshall
    see related
    跟張大美女聊天最好了!

    ying-- says:
    唔使送野比我啦
    哂錢
    Erin/-e. says:
     well i got a job
     and too late
     i got you smthg already
    ying-- says:
     =..="
    ying-- says:
     寄都哂錢
     咁你寄d平ga la
    Erin/-e. says:
     yeah..dont worry..
     yours is light-weight and equally nice
     =)
    ying-- says:
     good~thz>3<
    ying-- says:
     miss u
     你快d讀完返hk做野
    Erin/-e. says:
     hahaha..好呀..叫ely請我做佢員工

    嗯, 已經找到part time了!
    在 Old Navy 打工, 距離家只有15分鐘..
    如果跑步的話就5分鐘...
    Hours雖然辛苦, can go from 6am - 11pm, 但至少時薪比以前多了一點..
    也會給overtime pay..

    oh well.. ttyl.. =)

Monday, 26 October 2009

Monday, 12 October 2009

  • Currently
    The Insider
    By Russell Crowe, Al Pacino, Christopher Plummer, Diane Venora, Philip Baker Hall
    see related

    Tell Me a Story

    最近因為MGTC35這課看了幾部平常不會接觸的電影..
    這課是要通過不同電影分析managers在工作上所遇到的問題以及有關的道德行為..
    過去的一月看了City Hall, Enron, Wall Street..
    現在想看完 The Insider, 把tuesday要做的discussion做完..

    小時候看事情是黑白分明, 大了以後才察覺現實有灰色地帶..
    自尊, 生活問題, 大眾利益 所有所有,可以把分隔黑白的那條線混濁, 並且把它擴大..
    可能自己因為被家人保護, 所以不會因為錢的問題而做一些社會大眾不會認同的事..
    但是這一個多月來看的電影 讓我知道不是每個人都這麼幸福..

    人, 可以為了爭取更多的利益而不顧上萬人民的生活..
    可以為了支付家人的病療費而違背自己的道德觀念,去做更能幫助家計的行業..
    也有人可以為了增加社會的就業機會,接受黑道錢財上的幫助並保護那些被拘捕的黑道人士..
    我每次看完電影都會上Wikipedia看它們的是否在講述事實..
    腦海中就只是一個問題 "Was it worth it?"

    那些因為偽造假帳而被判25年的商人, 他們對得起那些沒了上百億退休金的人嗎?
    那位 一心只為社會服務,揭發大商們的欺騙的製作人, 最終因為大老闆們有利益上的牽連而要放棄辛辛苦苦錄好的專訪並且被加進黑名單, 他服嗎?
    那位為了大眾的健康而緊持揭發煙商的加藥行為,最終弄得自己妻離子散的doctor, 後來真的 happily ever after 嗎?

    學會從多角度看事情是好事, 但把自己陷進去就不好了..
    將來的我能做出現在的我所認同的選擇嗎? 不會後悔嗎?
    希望會吧! 現在就多觀察, 給自己一點心理準備..

    So tell me a story, I want to learn.

Wednesday, 30 September 2009

  • Currently
    City Hall
    By Al Pacino, John Cusack, Bridget Fonda, Danny Aiello, Martin Landau
    see related

    Try to remember the kind of September



    今天是九月的最後一天, 也是我可以玩的最後一天..
    十月十一月,二月三月是大學生痛苦的時段..
    Assignments, projects, presentations, midterms 陸陸續續地來..

    這個學期的課有難度,但不失趣味..
    Managerial Skills有group project, 認識了不少人,自己也開始積極參與class discussion..
    嗯, 還沒告訴他們我會講中文..我的姓氏可以騙倒得多人.. xD
    Corp. Finance有稅錢計算,發現政府真的拿了我們很多錢... ...
    Int'l Econ 有group essay,而我的隊員不太像responsible people...痛苦.....!
    Narratives on Mgmt & Org. 很好玩, 功課是要看電影, 但我不太踴躍參與class discussion..
    Econ on Family, Women & Work 超正點! 原來marriage + fertility 可以用economic theory作解..

    Hopefully, I'll survive this semester.. =u="

Sunday, 20 September 2009

  • Currently
    BATTLE OF RED CLIFF PART 1 & PART 2 ENGLISH SUBTITLES - 2 DVDS
    see related

    就怕自己沒膽經歷人生


    image by Paul O'Connell

    上星期是 Fall 2009 的第一個 academic week..
    幾乎所有的課都有 group presentations, 快把我煩死了..
    有責任心的人最怕跟"賴皮鬼"一組..
    當然, 要認出這些他媽的混蛋很容易, 只要找時間相處就可以..
    可是重點是我們沒有時間, 分組就只好是旁邊那個陌生人..
    =u= 希望能找到好的聰明人....

    上Narratives on M&O時講到了 Life cycle..
    認識了Erik Erikson 這位作家..
    他說人生只有success & failure, 每個時期的定義不同.. 很有趣..
    就說一下 Early Adulthood
    Success: Intimacy     Failure: Isolation
    Early adulthood: intimacy goes beyond hookups to lasting and stable relationships; the possibility of having children; same-sex unions in this model are a good thing (love)

    人的一生 能有多少奇遇? 也不就那兩個..

    人就是徘徊在success + failure當中..
    就怕自己沒膽經歷人生..!

Monday, 14 September 2009

  • Currently
    Howl's Moving Castle
    By Chieko Baisho, Takuya Kimura, Tatsuya Gashuin, Akihiro Miwa, Ryûnosuke Kamiki
    see related

    當良藥變成毒藥, 一定要戒掉


    我以為人會隨著年紀增長,思想會變得更成熟..
    但是我錯了. . . . . .

    到底為什麼會變成這樣子呢?
    總是吵一些芝麻小事.. 倆人死要面子, 總不低頭認錯..
    現在可好了, 十年的友誼好像就這樣斷了..
    一切回到原點, 只當點頭之交, 不做對方的哭訴對象..

    老實說, 還真的有那麼一點心痛..
    當初離開HK,到達Toronto的一段 transition, 因為有你在線上, 我才不覺得寂寞..
    日常生活的點滴都習慣跟你說..
    因為找不到別人, 畢竟好朋友要考AL..
     
    如果我的家常便飯悶著你了, 很抱歉..
    但是我要說是你變了, 變得小氣, 連心事也要比較有趣不有趣..
    我的心路歷程並不需要參加比賽..
    我只需要別人聽一下, 告訴我他們的意見, 伸出援手..
    如果你不屑, 那我也不好意思浪費你的 internet capacity..

    你這服良藥過期了, 對我身心有害..
    不過 我還想跟你說一聲謝謝.. 很感激這三年來的加油打氣..

Saturday, 05 September 2009

  • Currently
    Disturbia (Widescreen Edition)
    By Shia LaBeouf, David Morse, Carrie-Anne Moss, Sarah Roemer, Aaron Yoo
    see related

    friendship > personal ego

    Reminded me of a certain someone..


    Originally uploaded by creampuff

    今天一大早本來要去Yorkdale逛一下,可是Nikki走出家時才發現車子被爺爺奶奶借去了..
    所以只好改成next Wed [忘了她星期四有課... =u= can't help it, I have thur + fri off for this sem]
    難得能在summer morning上線,決定找LiHo聊天.. xD

    聊了很多很多, 因為同樣用英文chat,答覆速度又快,又沒dead air.. "i'm lovin' it"
    居然能從各自的近況聊到將來小孩要送去哪念書....?!? omg, how'd we get there...

    我很喜歡用 loves 這個詞在線上叫bestfriends, 說不上為什麼..
    總覺得這個稱呼是留給對我來說是很重要的人,不用在好朋友身上就太可惜了..
    這是對好朋友的 愛的表現 ! 呵..


    - I always have goose bumps and can't help laughing when you call me " Loves"
    - cos you're the only one who say that and I find that interesting


    originally uploaded by duetletterpress