时间：2009/12/31-2010/01/04
地点：海南三亚（基本上没有离开过三亚）
第一天 12/31 周四
可能 closing 关系，公司没有提早下班。乘 6 点多的飞机，又是很晚才赶上飞机。之前享用了新卡的会员优惠，到 lounge 吃喝了一点，工作了一会儿。
到达机场后乘车进城，要讲价，先开￥80，我们没兴趣，后来有司机建议与另一女士同车，收了我们￥40。到后来发现，其实在三亚坐车是非常不方便的。
酒店（金凤凰@三亚湾）是在 ctrip 订的，基本上要 commit，听说是元旦前后比较忙的关系。酒店一般，我的房间在高层和比较大（在角落），酒肉朋友2号的在低层和比较小。
搞定行李后往外边吃饭，打车到友谊路，原来走路只要5分钟，下车后看了几家店，最后挑了一家，结果给人家宰了，两个人点了3个菜、一瓶啤酒、一个炒饭，吃 了500元。宰是宰了，问题是味道不好，非常不过瘾，但还是发挥了阿Q精神，当上了一课，结果我们在往后的日子非常小心。
话说回来，我们都是行走江湖的老猫，但这次实在有点...
还有，出发前到 QB 的医生拿了点药，医生说泰国比三亚好很多，他去过两次三亚，已经很久没去，他引述当时见过的官员，旅游业下滑的原因就是物价贵。医生说他的个人经验说他们 吃过800元的墨鱼，不是在富贵餐厅，还有那是很多年前的事。
回香港后见到国务院发表了对海南岛的一些发展看法，在这些宰游客的行为和交通方面是有很大的改善空间。
http://shallwetalk.blogspot.com/2010/01/blog-post_8404.html
http://shallwetalk.blogspot.com/2010/01/blog-post_2707.html
但温馨提示，什么地方也有宰游客的事情，当然包括香港。
晚饭后到酒店外面的沙滩走走，很多人，有 karaoke，有放孔明灯、爆竹等等，12 点前大家就打道回府，准备跟家人、朋友等等倒数。
第二天 1/1 周五
很晚才起床，酒肉朋友2号已经弄了很多事情，听说他睡得不好，因为外面有很多爆竹声，我睡了听不到，他说 4 点时还有。
酒肉朋友2号安排了换酒店，但由于是经过几个中间人，我们预付而没单的安排有点怀疑，最后经过很多的安排和认证后最后确定前进前进前进进。这酒店也是在三 亚湾，但比较大、好、清静和远一点。
当天租了一辆私家车，由中午在东北人吃完饭开始到晚上，收费是￥300，对于当地的交通不便，这价钱还是可以的。东北人的菜单跟深圳和珠海差不多，价钱好 像贵点。
司机介绍到西岛玩水上游戏等，但我们兴趣不大，想到天涯海角，司机认为只有石头，有点不以为然，但我们还是到了天涯海角玩了一段时间，游人颇多。
晚上到司机介绍的鑫亿德吃晚餐，不便宜但性价比真的可以，当然比第一晚的好很多很多，后来我们在第四晚也再光顾。
饭后想看看有什么酒吧或 KTV 等地方，司机介绍了KTV地方不是太贵就是没位置（可能是元旦关系），天气也不好，我们在十一点多回到金凤凰。
第三天 1/2 周六
当天要搬酒店，没有订车。早上在三亚湾玩，那里有很多自行车，走很远来回也只收3元，我怀疑他们是赔本的，只有在游客到他们有关的餐厅或到如西岛的地方 玩，他们才可以从中有点收入。
中午在一家东北店吃炒菜饺子烤鱼，上菜慢，味道一般。饭后做了个脚底按摩，收费￥48，技师和地方还好。然后在搬酒店前买了点手信，结果花了不少，要用一 个盒子装起来。搬酒店不容易，等了很久（应该超过45分钟）才有计程车。后来跟司机问了价钱，用100元订了从下午到晚上的服务。
新酒店万环境不错。晚上找地方吃饭，真有点运气，在另一地方另一家店见到第一天宰我们的冤家，朋友对他说不会在上当，很搞笑地店员说店跟那人无关，我们当 然不相信。再到另一家店吃饭，还可以。旁边来了三桌人，见到一个标致的女子，但他们真有点像黑社会，带了很名贵的洋酒和中国的白酒。
饭后到了一家 KTV 玩，地方一般，十二点后回酒店。
第四天 1/3 周日
订了第二天的司机随便游，中午到了大东湾的一家俄罗斯餐厅吃饭，点了几个菜，吃不晚，我挺喜欢的，朋友们觉得一般。饭后到大东湾的沙滩看看，很多人，尤其 是游客，相信不少是俄罗斯。然后再到了一个温泉玩，人颇多，有不同的池和"材料"，其中一个小鱼池，据说小鱼会帮忙吃掉死皮，又另外一个用盐来埋住自己 的，原来觉得很重。晚饭再去鑫亿德，饭后去了酒吧街，到了一家酒吧玩，到午夜后打道回府。
第五天 1/4 周一
很快就到了尾声要回香港，到机场打车也不是看表，路程不要，要40元。我们坐一点后的飞机，但11点后就到，原来出境和海关要12点才开，我们于是等等 等。
还有10分钟我们就去排队，算是第一位，见到一个男人过来看看站住，我们建议他排队，他说他会，但当进去过海关是见到他在后面，我就批评他没排队，于是吵 起来。一直到航空公司柜台，他乘的商务客位，声称他很有钱，还有是白金会员，所以不用排队等等。我们还是吵了一会，他有说到外面打架等等，我那了我的数码 相机拍下来，问他的大名他又不说，后来有职员调停，我们说一不怕打架但不会，二也不是找麻烦，三对他是什么专贵会员商务客位客人也没意见，但在外面不排队 就是看不过。职员解释是说他是东北人所以比较火爆等等... :)
回到香港后在机场吃了个快餐，原本想乘大巴回家，后来还是分享了的士回家。
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Wednesday, January 02, 2008
Digital Divide - broader and deeper?
The topic of Digital Divide has been (and still is) a heated topic, particularly in international forums like ITU, etc. The issue goes broader, IMO, in the era of digital TV. Some people called in RTHK in their morning program and asked what if people couldn't afford getting a digital TV (or a set top box), etc. in the future (of course, let's not argue against extreme poverty). Will there be a chance that they couldn't enjoy free analog TV with "old" TV sets they originally own. Well... we don't know when the cutoff date is (current plan is 2012) but I think volume and competition will drive the price downwards.
Having said that, it's interesting to see what's happening in the States:
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http://tech.yahoo.com/news/ap/20080101/ap_on_go_ca_st_pe/digital_tv
Feds share coupons to help TV transition (AP)
Posted on Tue Jan 1, 2008 12:34PM EST
WASHINGTON - Millions of $40 government coupons become available Tuesday to help low-tech television owners buy special converter boxes for older TVs that might not work after the switch to digital broadcasting.
Beginning Feb. 18, 2009, anyone who does not own a digital set and still gets their programming via over-the-air antennas will no longer receive a picture.
That's the day the television industry completes its transition from old-style analog broadcasting to digital.
The converter boxes are expected to cost between $50 and $70 and will be available at most major electronics retail stores. Starting Tuesday, the National Telecommunications and Information Administration will begin accepting requests for two $40 coupons per household to be used toward the purchase of the boxes.
Viewers who have satellite or cable service will not need a box.
To request a coupon, consumers can apply online at http://www.dtv2009.gov starting Tuesday. The government also has set up a 24-hour hotline to take requests, 1-888-DTV-2009 (1-888-388-2009).
Congress, in ordering the transition to digital broadcasting, set aside $1.5 billion for the coupon program, which will fund 33.5 million coupons and other costs.
The giveaway basically works under the honor system.
The first 22 million coupons will go to all households that request them. That includes a residence that gets cable service for one television but has a spare TV that still uses an antenna, for example.
The rest of the coupons, however, are meant only for those who do not subscribe to a pay-television service.
The Nielsen Co. estimates that 14.3 million households, or about 13 percent of the 112.8 million total television households in the nation, rely on over-the-air television broadcasts for programming.
Tony Wilhelm, director of consumer education for NTIA, said the agency expects to have enough coupons to satisfy demand. "We think the high number will be 26 million," he said. "Low end is 10 million."
Members of Congress have criticized both the National Telecommunications and Information Administration and the Federal Communications Commission for their work on the transition to digital television.
In November, the Government Accountability Office, Congress' investigative arm, released a report that concluded there is "no comprehensive plan" for the transition.
Most of the concern rests with public education campaigns. While Congress allocated $1.5 billion for the coupon program, only $5 million was for education. The Association for Public Television Stations reported in September that 51 percent of participants surveyed were unaware that the transition was taking place.
Since then, the broadcast industry has announced a voluntary public education campaign. The FCC is circulating a plan among commissioners that would make public education efforts by broadcasters mandatory.
Congress ordered the transition to digital broadcasting to make more efficient use of the publicly owned airwaves.
On Jan. 24, the FCC will auction off the spectrum currently used for analog television. That portion of the airwaves will be sold to wireless providers and is expected to bring in as much as $15 billion. A portion of the spectrum will also be dedicated for use by emergency responders.
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On the Web:
FCC information: http://www.dtv.gov/
Having said that, it's interesting to see what's happening in the States:
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http://tech.yahoo.com/news/ap/20080101/ap_on_go_ca_st_pe/digital_tv
Feds share coupons to help TV transition (AP)
Posted on Tue Jan 1, 2008 12:34PM EST
WASHINGTON - Millions of $40 government coupons become available Tuesday to help low-tech television owners buy special converter boxes for older TVs that might not work after the switch to digital broadcasting.
Beginning Feb. 18, 2009, anyone who does not own a digital set and still gets their programming via over-the-air antennas will no longer receive a picture.
That's the day the television industry completes its transition from old-style analog broadcasting to digital.
The converter boxes are expected to cost between $50 and $70 and will be available at most major electronics retail stores. Starting Tuesday, the National Telecommunications and Information Administration will begin accepting requests for two $40 coupons per household to be used toward the purchase of the boxes.
Viewers who have satellite or cable service will not need a box.
To request a coupon, consumers can apply online at http://www.dtv2009.gov starting Tuesday. The government also has set up a 24-hour hotline to take requests, 1-888-DTV-2009 (1-888-388-2009).
Congress, in ordering the transition to digital broadcasting, set aside $1.5 billion for the coupon program, which will fund 33.5 million coupons and other costs.
The giveaway basically works under the honor system.
The first 22 million coupons will go to all households that request them. That includes a residence that gets cable service for one television but has a spare TV that still uses an antenna, for example.
The rest of the coupons, however, are meant only for those who do not subscribe to a pay-television service.
The Nielsen Co. estimates that 14.3 million households, or about 13 percent of the 112.8 million total television households in the nation, rely on over-the-air television broadcasts for programming.
Tony Wilhelm, director of consumer education for NTIA, said the agency expects to have enough coupons to satisfy demand. "We think the high number will be 26 million," he said. "Low end is 10 million."
Members of Congress have criticized both the National Telecommunications and Information Administration and the Federal Communications Commission for their work on the transition to digital television.
In November, the Government Accountability Office, Congress' investigative arm, released a report that concluded there is "no comprehensive plan" for the transition.
Most of the concern rests with public education campaigns. While Congress allocated $1.5 billion for the coupon program, only $5 million was for education. The Association for Public Television Stations reported in September that 51 percent of participants surveyed were unaware that the transition was taking place.
Since then, the broadcast industry has announced a voluntary public education campaign. The FCC is circulating a plan among commissioners that would make public education efforts by broadcasters mandatory.
Congress ordered the transition to digital broadcasting to make more efficient use of the publicly owned airwaves.
On Jan. 24, the FCC will auction off the spectrum currently used for analog television. That portion of the airwaves will be sold to wireless providers and is expected to bring in as much as $15 billion. A portion of the spectrum will also be dedicated for use by emergency responders.
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On the Web:
FCC information: http://www.dtv.gov/
有耳非文
晚上在家鍛煉，打開 881 準備聼《有誰共鳴》，原來今晚是頒獎典禮的重播，第一個我聽到的 sound bite 是有耳非文，聼得出很興奮和很有 passion，有點感動。
認識有耳非文是很久以前她重唱伍佰的你愛我，不能說很好，但是唱法是很特別，也有買過她和其他人的 CD。
Keep up your good work... :)
《你爱我》
《東京鐵塔下 有耳非文》
認識有耳非文是很久以前她重唱伍佰的你愛我，不能說很好，但是唱法是很特別，也有買過她和其他人的 CD。
Keep up your good work... :)
《你爱我》
《東京鐵塔下 有耳非文》
25 min of exercise
very tired...
probably because haven't exercised for a long while...
probably because haven't exercised for a long while...
need to do more...
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