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May 7, 1989 (Sunday)

Staff meeting – presented the “Achiever of the Month” award. Pamela and Y asked for treat! Kitchen managed by the “four heavenly kings” for the night shift: Daryl, Jason, Dan and myself. Ran out of dough to sell. Record closing time for aux station – even Joey was shocked by my risky method. Kitchen staff… Read More »

Thanks? No, thanks!

From The Economist:Both the chairman and chief executive of Alcatel-Lucent resigned as it reported its sixth consecutive quarterly net loss. The merger in 2006 of France’s Alcatel and America’s Lucent formed one of the world’s biggest suppliers of telecoms infrastructure. Since then its market value has fallen by half, thanks to difficulties with integrating the… Read More »

皇帝果真大鱼大肉乎?

那倒未必。吃的道理很简单,桌子再大,酒菜再多,但一个人每餐能吃下肚的,也只有一个胃那么大的容量而已。 根据“满清十三朝宫闱秘史”:清德宗每食三膳,其馔有数十品,罗列满案。然离御座稍远之馔半已臭腐,盖连日以原馔供也;近御座之馔虽不臭腐,然大率久熟干冷,不能可口,皇上每食不能饱。有时欲命御膳房易一馔品,御膳房必奏明西太后,西太后辄以俭德责之,故皇上竟不敢言 Related post:四海困穷,则天禄永终 Technorati Tags: 皇帝 大鱼大肉 清德宗 御膳房 西太后