were you there?
the early birds~~~
the ‘manly’ one with hand injury~~~
but he could still snap a shot of me n liyi hosting~~~
the 不老的传说～～～
my radio idol~~~
i felt like a 100% fan~~~ aahah
isn’t this one of the rare posts where u see so many pics of me!!?!?
;p once in a long while la~~~
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動物園新來了一隻獅子。
在餵食的時候，其他的獅子都吃牛排，這隻新獅子只分配到一根香蕉，
起初這隻新來的獅子以為自己資淺，不以為意。
但隔了幾天，牠實在受不了，就開口問了其中一隻獅子：
「為什麼你們每天都在吃牛排，而我只能吃香蕉？」
資深的獅子回答說：
「因為我們這個動物園，獅子的人事凍結，你佔的是猴子的缺。」
…… 這是什麼狀況? > *_* <
這隻新來的獅子再問了其中一隻獅子：
「為什麼隔壁那隻土狗子也在吃牛排，而我還是只能吃香蕉？不能換個缺嗎？」
「因為你佔的是猴子的缺。他佔的是老虎的缺，最重要的是 -………………………………………………………….
那隻狗是園長介紹來的！」
職場上的不公平
你花很長時間做一件事時，就是「動作太慢」
上司花了很長時間做一件事時，就是「思考縝密」
你做事不細心，就是「粗心大意」
上司做事不細心，就是「事情太多」
你赴約遲到叫做「不守時」
上司赴約遲到就是「因為太忙」
你犯了錯，是因為「你是個白癡」
上司犯了錯，就是「因為他也是人」
你和同事打成一片，就是「搞小圈圈」
上司和同事打成一片，就是「平易近人」
你加班就顯示「效率太低」
上司加班表示他「廢寢忘食」
你在上班時間講笑話，會「影響工作」
上司在辦公時間講笑話，可以「活絡氣氛」
你做了不屬於你該做的事，就是「越權了」
上司做了不屬於他該做的事，就是「富有主動精神」
你堅持自己的立場，就是「太固執」
上司堅持自己的立場，就是「講原則」
你忽略了某項規章，就是「違反規定」
上司忽略了某項規章，就是「不拘小節」
你討好上司，就是「拍馬屁」
上司討好他的上司，就是「配合度高」
你不在辦公室時，被罵「到處閒逛」
上司不在辦公室時，一定是「忙於公事」
你在社交應酬中喝多了一點，就成了「不識大體」
上司在社交應酬中喝多了一點就是「很豪爽，沒架子」
你因病請假一天，就被批評「怎麼老是生病」
上司因病，一天沒來，就「一定是病得不輕」
你若請假，就「一定是去做別的事情了」
上司若請假，就「一定是太勞累了」
相較之下，你會覺得很不公平吧？那當然囉！
實際上，職場上根本就沒有真正的公平；
更確切地說，上司與下屬之間沒有真正的公平，
這也是亙古不變的真理！
面對這種不公平，你也許會感到心理不平衡，
但是?我們必須走出這種心理不平衡的泥淖，
應該以正面心態，看待職場上的不公平，
提高自身的抗壓力，勇敢面對現實，
以積極、樂觀的心態去面對!
「世上沒有永遠的公平」
上班族對這一點都應有清楚的認識、並做好準備，
才能讓自己有能力去承受不公平的壓力。
當然……這就是人生…..這就是成長
extracted from internet~~~
after staying a night in the old town of cesky krumlov…
we got up early so as to seize the day~~
‘we are on the road again~~~’
i hate waking up early… but i have to admit sometimes u get amazing pictures with the change in the morning lighting
various colours n weather on the way to prague~~
first things first… old town square~~
up to the prague castle~~~
next must-go place : charles bridge
u prob noticed 2 diff lightings, yes i went back to prague town the next morning…
yes… it’s another xmas market~~~
i went up the astronomical clock tower… those ‘dots’ were people gathered to watch the astronomical clock…
for the less-than-a-minute action at the top of the hour~~~
my fave food in europe~~~
~THE END~ of the winter europe trip i mean…
after several days on the luxurious ‘floating’ hotel, it’s time it docked n bid farewell to us~~~
so we parted at linz~~ bye~~~
we spent some time at linz~~~
then it’s time to move on~~~
before hitting prague, stopover at cesky krumlov!!
Český Krumlov is a small city in the South Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic, best known for the fine architecture and art of the historic old town and Český Krumlov Castle. Old Český Krumlov is a UNESCO World Heritage Site and was given this status along with the historic Prague castle district. ~wikipedia.org~
but it was raining~~~ quite heavily~~~ n i had no umbrella!!!
look carefully n u can prob spot droplets…
check out the view at night~~~ nice hor~~~ but still raining!!!
lastly… a familiar brand in cesky krumlov~~~
next stop : prague, final stop of the winter europe holiday~~
i m seriously lagging in my blogs…
paisei la hahahaha thank you for visiting marybukoh.com tho it didn’t win at the recent SRA…
your viewing is definitely more important than that purplish trophy~~~ ;p
so.. this is melk abbey, austria…
no words from me can fully describe how fabulous this place is~~~
how a cockroach will see the melk abbey square?!
The magnificent baroque building has been undergoing extensive restoration work since 1978, and large-scale adaptations have been carried out for the areas of the school, the guest house, culture, and tourism. In this way Melk Abbey presents itself to visitors today as one of Austria’s highlights and as Europe’s great cultural ensemble.
http://www.stiftmelk.at/englisch/index.html
into the indoor museum that must be guided n doors locked after entering~~~
the coffin that can be used over n over again!!!
room 9
the marble hall~~
The room served as a dining hall for the imperial family and other distinguished guests, as well as a festival hall.
The terrace is the balcony connecting the Marble Hall and the library. From the terrace you have a wonderful view of the Danube, the scenery of the Wachau valley, and the town of Melk.
The library of the Melk abbey consists of a total of twelve rooms containing about 1.888 manuscripts, 750 incunabula (printed works before 1500), 1700 works from the 16th, 4500 from the 17th, and 18.000 from the 18th century; together with the newer books, approximately 100.000 volumes in total. About 16.000 of these are found in this library room. They are organized by topics: beginning with editions of the Bible in row I, theology (rows II to VII), jurisprudence (row VIII), geography and astronomy (row VIIII), history (rows X to XV), and ending with the baroque lexica in row XVI.
THE BEST OF THE BEST!!!!! The high point of the baroque monastery is the church.
really really really v v v nice!!!!
only the time allowed is too short… the guides there really strict~~~
hmmm ‘strict’ abbey too~~
next up: cesky krumlov, czech
just thought i could share some general shots so that u can relate to the cruise experience i had~~
part view of the cruise; the view from the cabin~~
the everchanging view from the sundeck or your v own cabin~~
the ‘dunno-what’ road; road signs~~~
a visit to the captain’s room~~ cool!!
totally relaxing~~~
Christmas Markets
Open from Nov 15s or 20s to Dec 23th or 24th, most Viennese Christmas Markets (“Christkindlmarkt”, “Adventmarkt” or simply “Weihnachtsmarkt”) are not so much for shopping as for eating and drinking. From midday until the late hours of the night, people gather at Christmas markets to drink mulled wine, punch, and chat to one another and the occasional stranger.
More of a fairground than a Christmas market, this is Vienna’s largest and busiest incarnation. Located on the large town square, the Wiener Christkindlmarkt is by far the largest and probably best known christmas market in Vienna. Large christmas tree in front of the townhall, skating possibility, adorned trees in the park, often crowded!
[yes, it's not even 6pm]
n the stalls~~~ WOW!!!
i bought none of the above~~~ too fragile n nowhere to display at home~~~
i merely ‘ate n drank’~~~
and the parliament house is almost just next to this xmas market~~
btw one of the famous people from vienna is~~~
Johann Strauss II (October 25, 1825, St. Ulrich – June 3, 1899, Vienna) was an Austrian composer of light music, particularly dance music andoperettas. He composed over 500 waltzes, polkas, quadrilles, and other types of dance music, as well as several operettas and a ballet. In his lifetime, he was known as “The Waltz King”, and was largely responsible for the popularity of the waltz in Vienna during the 19th century.
IMHO, Johann Strauss’s most famous works is The Blue Danube.
A statue of the Waltz King in Stadtpark, Vienna
NEXT STOP –> Melk, Austria
Belvedere in Italian literally means beautiful view.
It is used as a generic architectural term, and has been used to name many things.
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The Belvedere is a baroque palace complex built by Prince Eugene of Savoy in the 3rd district of Vienna, south-east of the city centre. It houses the Österreichische Galerie Belvedere museum.
美景宫（德语：Schloss Belvedere）是位于奥地利首都维也纳的一个巴洛克建筑风格的宫殿。美景宫曾是哈布斯堡家族成员欧根亲王的宫殿。在欧根亲王去世后，美景宫于1752年被卖给玛丽-泰蕾莎。现在的美景宫是奥地利美景宫美术馆的所在地。
extracted from wikipedia.org
This palace is divided into Upper Belvedere and Lower Belvedere. I think i was here long long time ago when i was on my 33days graduation tour.
The view of Upper Belvedere from the garden~~~
The view of the garden; n the view of Lower Belvedere from the garden~~~
the most ‘popular’ [molested] statue~~~
i told u… xmas markets were EVERYWHERE~~~ ;p
KunstHausWien (Vienna House of the Arts)
Even an avowed hater of modern art can appreciate the KunstHausWien, Hundertwasser’s (born Friedrich Stowasser in 1928) major contribution to the Viennese art world. In a time when artists often try to shock the public or merely impress other members of the rarefied gallery subculture, Hundertwasser’s manifesto rings out as an utterly reasonable plea: The architecture of KunstHausWien would be a bastion against the dictatorship of the straight line, the ruler and T-square, a bridgehead against the grid system and the chaos of the absurd. Starting with the façade of the building, adapted from its prior life as a furniture factory, there is a Gaudi-in-Barcelona feel to the place. Windows peek out like eyes from curvy, rounded plaster and colorful paint. It’s a Disneyland for grownups! Do not miss the Hundertwasserhaus and the shopping village situated about 300m from KunstHausWien. Very similar to Gaudi.
extracted from wikitravel~~~
as u can see… the architecture is really different…
even the pavement is not even… breaking most if not all the rules that we are so accustomed to…
according to the tour guide, even the floor in some of the apartments are like that!!!
every part seems unique~~~
n if u r curious about the man behind this~~~
we share the same birth date~~~~ only he was born 15/12/1928
just directly opposite the apartments is this ‘village’… ie souvenir shops
and since we cannot go into the apartments…
the next best thing is to go into this building to ‘experience’ the similar design…
this is a souvenir cup n notebook
if u are interested… check out the ‘happening’ toilet too…
btw it’s euro 0.60… automated~~ plse have exact change~~
but i think it’s overrated~~~ hahaha
