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三亚游 （2009.12.31 - 2010.01.04）

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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答 mo 問

問：http://shallwetalk.blogspot.com/2008/01/dinner_12.html

答：It's at a chinese restaurant around the south western corner of
jaffe road and luard road. Forgot the name. It used to my favorite
place with my JRPY. I think I brought Tiger there once or twice too.
Food is ok. Price is ok. Cheap beer. We paid $10 for 6 bottles of
beer (small one, tsingtao) and we couldnt finish all. But I guess it's
just the biz model. Food will cover the cheap prize. During an
extended period, they offer FREE beer/wine, etc. Personally this might
not be a good model as people just hang on and many tended to drink a
lot. Anyway, I wont say it's a great place but do want to visit
occasionally (well... once or twice a year in the few years...)

Dinner

2008.01.10
@Wanchai
w/ Ming

In the News: Tata Motors pursues both ends of the market

THE MCKINSEY QUARTERLY

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IN THE NEWS: Tata Motors pursues both ends of the market

At the Auto Expo in New Delhi today, India's largest auto manufacturer is
expected to fulfill a long-standing promise by unveiling its "People's Car,"
intended to sell for about $2,500. Earlier this month, Tata Motors also emerged
as the leading bidder for Ford Motor's Jaguar and Land Rover lines, thus
revealing its ambitions at both ends of the automotive market. In this
interview from last year, managing director Ravi Kant tells how Tata Motors
transformed itself from a maker of commercial vehicles into a rising global
power in the automotive industry.

LEADING CHANGE: AN INTERVIEW WITH THE MANAGING DIRECTOR OF TATA MOTORS
January 2007

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080110/ap_on_bi_ge/india_ultracheap_car

Tata unveils world's cheapest car

By GAVIN RABINOWITZ, Associated Press Writer 2 hours, 1 minute ago

NEW DELHI - India's Tata Motors on Thursday unveiled the world's cheapest car, bringing new mobility within the reach of tens of millions of people and nightmares to environmentalists, traffic engineers and safety advocates.

Company Chairman Ratan Tata, introducing the Nano — price tag $2,500 — during India's main auto show, drove onto a stage in a white version of the tiny four-door subcompact, his head nearly scraping the roof.

With a snub nose and a sloping roof, it can fit five people — if they squeeze. And the basic version is spare: there's no radio, no passenger-side mirror and only one windshield wiper. If you want air conditioning to cope with India's brutal summers, you need to get the deluxe version.

But it's cheap. The Nano's closest competitor here is the Maruti 800, a four-door that sells for nearly twice as much.

Tata, however, is targeting people moving up from the lower ends of India's transportation spectrum, where two-wheeled scooters selling for as little as $900 are often crammed with entire families.

While the price has created a buzz, critics say the Nano could lead to possibly millions more automobiles hitting already clogged Indian roads, adding to mounting air and noise pollution problems. Others have said Tata will have to sacrifice quality and safety standards to meet the target price.

The chairman, though, insists the car will meet safety standards and pollute even less than motorcycles, passing domestic and European emission standards and averaging about 50 miles per gallon. Girish Wagh, who headed the design team, said it had an oxidation catalytic convertor and it emitted 120 grams of carbon dioxide per kilometer.

Chief U.N. climate scientist Rajendra Pachauri, who shared last year's Nobel Peace Prize, said last month that "I am having nightmares" about the prospect of the low-cost car.

"Dr. Pachauri need not have nightmares," Ratan Tata said at the unveiling. "For us it's a milestone and I hope we can make a contribution to the country."

The basic model will sell for 100,000 rupees, but analysts estimate that customers could pay 20 percent to 30 percent more than that to cover taxes, delivery and other charges.

Tata has long promised that he'd create a 100,000-rupee car, a vow that was much-derided in the global industry but created a frenzy in India. On Thursday, nearly every media outlet in India focused on the live unveiling.

"A promise is a promise," Tata told the crowd.

The car has seat belts, but no air bags. The Nano is about 10 feet long, 5 feet wide. The 2-cylinder petrol engine delivers 33 horsepower and a top speed of just over 60 mph.

Ford's Model T, which debuted in 1909 for $825, had a 4-cylinder, 20 horsepower engine with a top speed of 45 mph. The Model T had fuel economy between 13 to 21 miles per gallon.

Tata has said they expect the car to revolutionize the auto industry, and analysts believe the Nano may force other manufacturers to lower their own pricing. French auto maker Renault SA and its Japanese partner, Nissan Motor Co., are trying to determine if they can sell a compact car for less than $3,000.

For now, the car will be sold only in India, but Tata eventually hopes to export it. The Nano could become the basis for other similar super-cheap models in developing markets around the world.

As rising middle class incomes drive demand for cars in India, automakers expect the ranks of car owners in the country to expand dramatically in coming years.

But for some, a huge influx of cars is a terrifying prospect of traffic jams at midnight, hours-long commutes and increasing pollution.

"If you're talking about urban environment, it will cause serious problems," said Jamie Leather, a transport specialist with the Asian Development Bank. "It's a major concern."

In 2005, Indian vehicles released 219 million tons of carbon dioxide, the leading greenhouse gas blamed for global warming.

By 2035, that number is projected to increase to 1,467 million tons, due largely to the expanding middle-class and the expected rise of low-cost cars, according to the Asian Development Bank.

"The cheaper and cheaper vehicles become, the quicker those pollution levels will increase," Leather said.