I'm not sure if the basmati rice from India we've been eating these weeks is authentic or not.

See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Basmati#Adulteration for the commonplace adulteration of basmati rice.

Roe vs. caviar

The other day, I saw a picture of one sort of Scandinavian "Salmon roe" dish in a posh Globe and Mail style guide. And later that day I saw a written promotional note with a "caviar" dish on it, on a wall of one small and inexpensive Chinese restaurant.

Documentary videos - Witness : To the Last Drop

After having watched the below two videos, I was awestruck by the vastness of Alberta, Canada's oil reserve, as well as the horrible pollution it will potentially unkennel, especially for the lengthy Athabasca River, which is about 1,200km.

Witness : To the Last Drop - Part 1

Witness : To the Last Drop - Part 2

It seems that some native Chinese inhabitants are sick at heart.

A liege is not a liegeman.

The former is a superior of the latter.

There are many things in life which are into the ground, if one wants to really achieve something.

He's a ground.

Scientists say brisk walking can extend one's life by 2 years.

Houses and apartments have been becoming increasingly dual-purpose, as more and more people work from home.

Dogs need to be kenneled and humans need to be sheltered.

Dog rights and human rights.

Canada's energy sector has been bidding foreign investors come and invest. What a phenomenon.

Overlooked should not be the supreme importance of curiosity, which adds zest to life.

While life unfolds for an individual, he understands it more.

And he understands how many headaches there are in life.

Sometime you think the service provided by a waiter or waitress doesn't deserve gratuities, but you still offer them to him anyways.

However, the restaurant probably won't see you again.

Are you fair to the waiter or waitress? Are you fair to the cook who might have cooked you an excellent meal?

In that sense, the waiter or waitress is sort of a salesperson, and he shouldn't have an entirely fixed pay for his work by the restaurant.

Currently I live dual life. One resides in the day, and the other in the night.

In both of them, I stare into the computer screen in front of me.

Will Canada oppose its Prime Minister, Stephen Harper, and denounce the Canada-China Foreign Investment Promotion and Protection Agreement (Canada-China FIPA) eventually?

See Stephen Harper defends investment deal with China.

Movie snippet - 警棍實戰棍法（甄子丹 vs 吳京）

What a bout of martial fighting. It's violent and bloody, though.

I don't know why "a plate of soup, a dish of meat, fruit, cheese, and half a bottle of wine" can be considered to be only a "frugal" dinner.

Is it according to French standard? :-)

See Chapter 41 of Maugham's Of Human Bondage at http://maugham.thefreelibrary.com/Of-Human-Bondage/41-1 .

I'm made cringe by the notorious caloric intake of Americans and Canadians, even in a medium-sized cookie which appears to be no big deal, which is in fact 450.

And to my surprise, a typical portion of dressed salad contains more calories than its commonplace sidekick, a typical hamburger. Gee.

Since around 3 or 4 months ago, I've been pretty sure that RIM would inevitably decline greatly.

But I'm almost always curious over how things are going for it. So almost every week, I briefly check online news about it.

That behavior of mine shows that curiosity and cues from an individual's surroundings leads to finer granularity of knowledge.

Shun sycophants.