地理堂的綜合網誌

India bans Chinese telecom equipment

Chinese government always thinks that there is no consequences whatsoever of its action on the Internet. The government hacks into its people’s computers or spies on international network as if any retrieved information is free to grab. Well, I guess this time its telecommunication industry simply gets hurt for a change. Chances are India will not be the last country to put out such a ban. In fact, more Chinese products will be banned by foreign countries due to national security reasons. Will Apple set up a factory in China to build its computer? Probably not. Will Nokia manufacture its handsets in China? I doubt it. Will any foreign companies contract China to send their satellites into orbit? Fat chance! Prosperity may be able to allow Shanghai to host a World Expo but it definitely won’t make China a trustworthy nation in the world.

Source: CBC

家庭計劃，男子有責

（打爛模型聲）

男：「都話叫你唔好再賣比我架啦！」

女：「仲好講，你估你無份架！」

關德興（從街門口經過）：「喂喂喂，你哋有事慢慢講。家和萬事興，家衰口不停。（模型）家庭計劃係你一個人嘅事加嘛，點賴得晒模型舖架！」

男：「呢啲係模型舖減價累我加嘛！」

關德興：「混帳！男人大丈夫，家庭計劃，你都唔敢負責，你仲係男人嚟嘅！」

男：「係，師傅。知道嘞！」

1983年家計會關德興廣告

四月春 II

今日一早起身本打算去踩單車，但在家中砌模型還是拖到十一點幾才出發。這趟的路線與以往不同。上星期二乘坐公司的穿梭巴士去魁北克省那邊開會時發現，原來跨過去魁北克省的一條大橋上有單車專用線，所以今天就帶備 GPS 踩過去魁省那裡！

下四圖：今次最大的收獲就是影到這隻土撥鼠！牠可算並不怕醜，至少我從皇家鑄幣廠側發現了牠之後開始，停車，取相機，拍照，換鏡頭（長火）至再影相這段時間中，牠都大大方方在原地上嗅來嗅去讓我影個夠。話時話，這團肥肉也相當大隻，有一般家貓的大小。

下圖：魁北克省的 Gatineau 市，留意圖左下方的路牌是法文的。多倫多的路牌是英文的，渥太華的路牌是英法雙語的，而魁北克省的路牌是全法文的。所以一旦誤入魁省的話，也不能靠路牌分開東南西北。（話時話，東南西北法文不是 "E"、"S"、"W"、"N"，而是 "est"、"sud"、"ouest"、"nord"。所以我帶了 GPS 是有理由的。）