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无意下了一个“早熟”，看过才发现那些天真浪漫，极度幼稚的情节早已不是自己年龄段的事情了。不过香港能拍出对青少年比较有教育意义的电影也算比较积极的，非常推荐当今那些年少不识愁滋味的15-18岁的小弟弟小妹妹看看了，有些情节很感人，另外薛凯琪仅就长相而言的确很纯很美。
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Saturday, April 30, 2005
Friday, April 29, 2005
Dream
昨天做梦竟然梦见已故的嫁嫁，有某种高科技手段可以产生一种暂时的活着的映像。家人和小姨一家还有舅舅其他人叫我放学后到原来阳逻的老屋四楼吃团圆饭，结果我在和某一十分漂亮的妞有过一段路上的激情戏后（这段就省了，我好像还是第三者:-(）在天上飘了好久终于看到那些眼熟但好像又都翻新了的建筑，准备降落，但总降不下来，反而越飘越高，好不容易跌的一身泥落在地上，还差点掉进湖里。然后就到最底的单元上四楼，一敲门就听见妹妹说“哥哥回了”，开门后一个大桌子，爸爸妈妈都在，然后就看见嫁嫁用抹布端着一碗热汤上来。爸爸说“重，你看这不是嫁嫁撒”，嫁嫁边搁汤边说“这哪是重重喂，都张这大了”，我一听知道这都是假的，马上眼泪就来了，眼睛看向另外一个房间，有人在整理房间，忍不住大哭，然后就哭醒了，发现竟然是梦，眼睛还是湿的。太奇怪了。
也许是在外漂流了太久，发现自己仍是个孩子。
也许是在外漂流了太久，发现自己仍是个孩子。
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Wednesday, April 20, 2005
The Cavs
LBJ and the Cavs need to beat Raptors in ACC and additionally be in hope that Boston will handle New Jersey to jam into the postseason, what a breathtaking night on NBA courts tonight!
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Monday, April 18, 2005
Prelude to NBA Playoff 2005
NBA又一年的季后赛就在眼前。本来想写个赛季回顾和季后赛前瞻，细数一下各个球队球员本赛季的表现和一些季后赛的看点，发表一下一个铁杆球迷的独到见解，像去年一样。但写了一段发现实在太耗时，因为30个球队，要写的东西实在太多，不是坐着一两个整天不停写写不完，写简单了又没看头，所以干脆还是暂且剽窃一下，先看看ESPN的最后一次Power Ranking，以及中国人最关心的火箭队本赛季所有的排名记录：
Note: Every Monday during the regular season, ESPN.com senior NBA writer Marc Stein takes the pulse of the league by ranking all 30 teams.
It is a day of great sadness and joy. Sadness because this is the final edition of Marc Stein's NBA Power Rankings until October. And joy because that means the playoffs are mere hours away. In Stein's farewell batch, Phoenix reclaimed the top spot for the 10th time with a 4-0 week, which made the Team O' The Season this season's first 60-win team ... and Denver slipped up at Houston (without injured Marcus Camby) to suffer just its third loss in a span of 27 games. Tim Duncan's return keeps San Antonio in the top three despite an embarrassing loss to Utah, while surging Detroit bumps Miami as the East's highest-ranked team thanks to the Pistons' longest win streak of the season.
2005 Power Rankings: Week 24
Rank (Last Wk) Team Rec. Comment
1 (4) Suns 61-19 So they didn't maintain that 31-4 pace. Big deal. Suns following up that sick start with a 30-15 burst looks quite sufficient.
2 (2) Mavericks 56-24 Don't say they have nothing to play for. Those increasingly confident Mavs are trying to finish ahead of Miami ... just in case they need home-court advantage in the Finals.
3 (3) Spurs 59-21 It didn't always seem so with Duncan missing 16 games (9-7), but this actually was a fairly easy season for the most versatile Spurs yet. Forty of S.A.'s 59 wins are by 10 points or more.
4 (1) Nuggets 48-32 We don't want to worry Furious George, but the last team to post the best record after the All-Star break and lose in Round 1 was ... George's 1994 Sonics. To Denver, remember.
5 (6) Pistons 53-27 What's the highest compliment we can give the champs? They placed no one on the committee's All-NBA team, but even without a top-15 player they remain our pick to win the East.
6 (5) Heat 57-23 S. Van Gundy is undoubtedly panicky about the way his Heat are stumbling to the finish line, but at least one recent trend is encouraging: Zo has averaged 23.2 mpg since April 8.
7 (8) Rockets 49-31 Postseason success, of course, is what really matters for T-Mac, who has never won a playoff series. But 50 wins would be nice, too. T-Mac's previous teams have never topped 45-37.
8 (11) SuperSonics 52-28 It wasn't the smoothest divisional clinch, but c'mon. Fifty-two wins! Nate must have done some coaching to coax 52 wins out of a smallish squad universally picked to be a doormat.
9 (7) Bulls 46-34 Don't write Baby Bulls off in the first round, even without Curry and Deng. They're 14-2 since a worrisome four-game skid.
10 (13) Celtics 45-35 The reward for Boston's first division crown since '91-92 looks like a first-round series with Indy for the third successive spring. Don't know that we'd call it a welcome reward, though.
11 (9) Grizzlies 44-36 An 0-4 trip means Memphis backed into the playoffs a bit, but don't forget these guys do have road wins over Suns, Pistons and Spurs. Phoenix knows Grizz pose a physical threat.
12 (10) Kings 49-31 Wouldn't be Kings playoff season without injuries: B. Miller, B. Jackson and now Peja. Chances are they all play in the playoffs; chances are better none of them will be 100 percent.
13 (15) Nets 40-40 The way Nets are rolling, it looks as though they'll snare the eighth spot. But if they don't, Nets can point to a league-leading 13 losses in which they led by at least 10 points.
14 (14) 76ers 41-39 As promised Friday, Iverson will get LeBron's spot on our MVP ballot and our All-NBA first team if Sixers make it and Cavs miss out. Which looks like a lock now, doesn't it?
15 (12) Pacers 43-37 Losing to Miami in Jermaine's return, after Shaq got hurt, was a bit of a downer. Here's the pick-me-up: Pacers went on a season-saving run of 15-7 while their O'Neal was out injured.
16 (16) Wizards 45-35 References to '97-98 don't apply to Bulls only. Until now, Wiz haven't had a winning season since His Airness retired, either.
17 (17) Warriors 32-48 They've faded a little, sure, since that record-setting road win streak. But it's been a fun ride since Baron arrived, as Ws over Suns (twice), Kings (twice), Rockets and Sonics would suggest.
18 (21) Clippers 36-44 The magic number to clinch a better record than their Staples Center co-tenants is one. And if not for a season-long injury epidemic, it probably wouldn't have been close.
19 (19) Timberwolves 42-38 Here's a hunch that the best record of any non-playoff team isn't much consolation. Another hunch: McHale resigns as coach and GM, leaving Wolves to fill both posts before anything else.
20 (18) Cavaliers 40-40 Gone might be Cavs' first winning record since '97-98. LeBron's Cavs now face becoming just the second team in history to drop out of the playoffs from 10 games over .500 after 50 games.
21 (22) Raptors 32-48 If Pape's starting, we'll be watching. We'll also be watching Wednesday's finale to track Cleveland's fate and see two of our favorite lefties for the last time 'til fall: Bosh and Jalen.
22 (20) Magic 35-45 Like Frank Hamblen says to all moms: ''Don't let your sons grow up to be interim coaches.'' Injury-ravaged Magic are 4-12 under Jent after losing six straight before he took over.
23 (25) Bucks 30-50 Does anyone remember that Bucks' season started 3-1? It certainly didn't help that Milwaukee, amid increasing sale and Redd's Leaving speculation, went 0-15 on the road vs. the West.
24 (23) Knicks 32-48 On Jan. 1, at 16-13, a playoff berth seemed reasonable. Zeke's Knicks have won only 16 games since, and only that many because they're 3-0 on the road after a 2-20 away stretch.
25 (24) Lakers 34-46 Lakers are actually a robust 27-6 when they hold the opposition under 100 points. Unfortunately there's the small matter of how poorly they defended in those other 47 games.
26 (27) Trail Blazers 26-54 The kiddies' 2-14 mark in March -- the worst month in club history -- has given way to a 2-8 April. At least Portland should get a high draft pick for its season of suffering.
27 (26) Jazz 25-55 Injuries were obviously a killer, but last season's 42-40 magic disappeared just before Thanksgiving ... when Jazz lost back-to-back home games to then-winless Hornets and Bulls.
28 (29) Bobcats 17-63 In the end, Bobs couldn't secure the first three-game win streak in club history. But seeing Bobs with 17 wins still shocks us almost as much as seeing Utah with only 25.
29 (28) Hornets 18-62 It's all good. Owner George Shinn, in a recent letter to season-ticket holders, announced that ''I am committed to building a team that will be successful in New Orleans.'' No worries.
30 (30) Hawks 13-67 At least they avoided 70 losses. Not by much, but Hawks -- after losing back-to-back games to Charlotte to make sure they have the most lottery pingpong balls -- achieved that much.
Houston Rockets Power Ranking Archive
SEASON WEEK RECORD RANK COMMENT
2005 Training Camp 45-37 7 As with Denver, some will say this is too steep a climb, especially since Rockets have PG issues. But we like the T-Mac move that much, along with the Juwan throw-in.
2005 Preseason 45-37 7 Jeff Van Gundy agrees with those who say we've got Rockets overrated. High up in JVG's opening statement on a recent conference call: 'We turn the ball over a lot.'
2005 Week 1 2-2 9 Perilously close to the first 0-3 start in JVG's coaching career, Rockets eventually emerged from a four games-in-five nights stretch with some style.
2005 Week 2 3-4 12 Rockets' start was slow before McGrady hurt his hip and/or groin. Hard to see them getting healthy soon, with six of the next seven games on the road.
2005 Week 3 6-6 15 Perhaps we shouldn't be surprised that they've started slowly. Rockets just might be the slowest team in the league, because of a serious athleticism shortage that must be addressed.
2005 Week 4 6-9 19 Denver's gradual recovery means that Rockets have launched to the top of the league's Most Disappointing list. It's a state law that every team in Texas should be at least .500.
2005 Week 5 7-11 22 At Van Gundy's request, T-Mac is vowing to be more aggressive. The real problem in Houston: JVG is hesitant to ask the same from a passive Yao, who also looks tired already.
2005 Week 6 9-12 17 The flip side to all the T-Mac hubbub: 10 times already, in 19 games, McGrady has scored fewer than 20 points, which happened only 13 times in 67 games last season.
2005 Week 7 11-13 17 To echo a point made recently on NBA Fastbreak by our pal Ric Bucher, how much better would Houston be right now with Eddie Griffin as an athletic power forward to partner with Yao?
2005 Week 8 13-14 18 Even in the unlikely event that Atlanta's Barry does make a big different at the point, Rockets still have PF issues. Yao and T-Mac better start combining for 74 points more often.
2005 Week 9 16-15 12 With two new guards (J. Barry and Wesley), perhaps now Houston can work on another problem. Like, say, its 6-8 record vs. the East ... compared to 9-7 against the West.
2005 Week 10 17-17 15 Anyone else feel like Rudy might have been a better coaching fit for the T-Mac-Yao tag team than JVG? Anyone else notice Rudy is 2-0 vs. Rockets and 15-14 otherwise?
2005 Week 11 20-17 12 Looks like Houston's roster revamping will deemphasize Yao's role on offense a bit. Which probably isn't the worst idea for a guy who's still only fit enough to play 31 mpg.
2005 Week 12 22-19 12 It's a safe bet, even with half a season to go, that T-Mac will have no trouble averaging 20 ppg under Van Gundy, as some suggested. T-Mac's at 28.1 ppg over his last 25 games.
2005 Week 13 24-21 11 Ever since they came to Dallas and posted a 124-point night in the committee's presence, Rockets have scored 100 only twice in the past nine games, going 6-4 in that span.
2005 Week 14 28-21 7 The only team this season besides Seattle to beat San Antonio twice just completed a 4-0 week, with three of those victories on the road. Looks like they're getting it.
2005 Week 15 31-21 6 It's a good thing Rockets are so hot -- 15-4 since Jan. 7 -- because our research staff says they have the NBA's toughest remaining schedule based on opponent winning percentage.
2005 Week 16 32-21 7 An eight-game win streak is encouraging in itself, but then there's this: Yao is quietly averaging 20.5 ppg on 64.5-percent shooting during Houston's 8-0 run. Not bad at all.
2005 Week 17 32-24 9 Even after trading for Wesley and Jon Barry, formerly scorching Rockets needed to swing a buzzer trade for longtime target Mike James because Sura's back, by all accounts, doesn't look good.
2005 Week 18 34-25 10 It appears the All-Star break came at the worst time for Rockets, but look at the standings. No. 5 Sacto is well within reach.
2005 Week 19 37-25 6 Rockets are your proverbial Team O' The Week. Only problem with Houston's surge is that the No. 6 seed might prove more attractive than No. 5, depending on San Antonio's finish.
2005 Week 20 39-27 8 Rockets haven't been this far over .500 since 1996-97. But they really don't feel like celebrating after losing Juwan for a while.
2005 Week 21 42-28 5 All Rockets needed to finally seize No. 5 out West was a win over Duncan-less Spurs. Instead Houston joined Atlanta and Charlotte as the only teams to lose to SA with Duncan out.
2005 Week 22 44-30 9 Just when we were ready to anoint Houston as the Lower Seed No One Wants To Face out West, Rockets played New Orleans at home on April Fool's Day ... and lost. No joke.
2005 Week 23 46-31 8 The bad news? Rockets are 7-6 since losing Juwan for good. The good news? A win in Monday's road finale at Seattle would make this Houston's second-best road team ever at 25-16.
2005 Week 24 49-31 7 Postseason success, of course, is what really matters for T-Mac, who has never won a playoff series. But 50 wins would be nice, too. T-Mac's previous teams have never topped 45-37.
Note: Every Monday during the regular season, ESPN.com senior NBA writer Marc Stein takes the pulse of the league by ranking all 30 teams.
It is a day of great sadness and joy. Sadness because this is the final edition of Marc Stein's NBA Power Rankings until October. And joy because that means the playoffs are mere hours away. In Stein's farewell batch, Phoenix reclaimed the top spot for the 10th time with a 4-0 week, which made the Team O' The Season this season's first 60-win team ... and Denver slipped up at Houston (without injured Marcus Camby) to suffer just its third loss in a span of 27 games. Tim Duncan's return keeps San Antonio in the top three despite an embarrassing loss to Utah, while surging Detroit bumps Miami as the East's highest-ranked team thanks to the Pistons' longest win streak of the season.
2005 Power Rankings: Week 24
Rank (Last Wk) Team Rec. Comment
1 (4) Suns 61-19 So they didn't maintain that 31-4 pace. Big deal. Suns following up that sick start with a 30-15 burst looks quite sufficient.
2 (2) Mavericks 56-24 Don't say they have nothing to play for. Those increasingly confident Mavs are trying to finish ahead of Miami ... just in case they need home-court advantage in the Finals.
3 (3) Spurs 59-21 It didn't always seem so with Duncan missing 16 games (9-7), but this actually was a fairly easy season for the most versatile Spurs yet. Forty of S.A.'s 59 wins are by 10 points or more.
4 (1) Nuggets 48-32 We don't want to worry Furious George, but the last team to post the best record after the All-Star break and lose in Round 1 was ... George's 1994 Sonics. To Denver, remember.
5 (6) Pistons 53-27 What's the highest compliment we can give the champs? They placed no one on the committee's All-NBA team, but even without a top-15 player they remain our pick to win the East.
6 (5) Heat 57-23 S. Van Gundy is undoubtedly panicky about the way his Heat are stumbling to the finish line, but at least one recent trend is encouraging: Zo has averaged 23.2 mpg since April 8.
7 (8) Rockets 49-31 Postseason success, of course, is what really matters for T-Mac, who has never won a playoff series. But 50 wins would be nice, too. T-Mac's previous teams have never topped 45-37.
8 (11) SuperSonics 52-28 It wasn't the smoothest divisional clinch, but c'mon. Fifty-two wins! Nate must have done some coaching to coax 52 wins out of a smallish squad universally picked to be a doormat.
9 (7) Bulls 46-34 Don't write Baby Bulls off in the first round, even without Curry and Deng. They're 14-2 since a worrisome four-game skid.
10 (13) Celtics 45-35 The reward for Boston's first division crown since '91-92 looks like a first-round series with Indy for the third successive spring. Don't know that we'd call it a welcome reward, though.
11 (9) Grizzlies 44-36 An 0-4 trip means Memphis backed into the playoffs a bit, but don't forget these guys do have road wins over Suns, Pistons and Spurs. Phoenix knows Grizz pose a physical threat.
12 (10) Kings 49-31 Wouldn't be Kings playoff season without injuries: B. Miller, B. Jackson and now Peja. Chances are they all play in the playoffs; chances are better none of them will be 100 percent.
13 (15) Nets 40-40 The way Nets are rolling, it looks as though they'll snare the eighth spot. But if they don't, Nets can point to a league-leading 13 losses in which they led by at least 10 points.
14 (14) 76ers 41-39 As promised Friday, Iverson will get LeBron's spot on our MVP ballot and our All-NBA first team if Sixers make it and Cavs miss out. Which looks like a lock now, doesn't it?
15 (12) Pacers 43-37 Losing to Miami in Jermaine's return, after Shaq got hurt, was a bit of a downer. Here's the pick-me-up: Pacers went on a season-saving run of 15-7 while their O'Neal was out injured.
16 (16) Wizards 45-35 References to '97-98 don't apply to Bulls only. Until now, Wiz haven't had a winning season since His Airness retired, either.
17 (17) Warriors 32-48 They've faded a little, sure, since that record-setting road win streak. But it's been a fun ride since Baron arrived, as Ws over Suns (twice), Kings (twice), Rockets and Sonics would suggest.
18 (21) Clippers 36-44 The magic number to clinch a better record than their Staples Center co-tenants is one. And if not for a season-long injury epidemic, it probably wouldn't have been close.
19 (19) Timberwolves 42-38 Here's a hunch that the best record of any non-playoff team isn't much consolation. Another hunch: McHale resigns as coach and GM, leaving Wolves to fill both posts before anything else.
20 (18) Cavaliers 40-40 Gone might be Cavs' first winning record since '97-98. LeBron's Cavs now face becoming just the second team in history to drop out of the playoffs from 10 games over .500 after 50 games.
21 (22) Raptors 32-48 If Pape's starting, we'll be watching. We'll also be watching Wednesday's finale to track Cleveland's fate and see two of our favorite lefties for the last time 'til fall: Bosh and Jalen.
22 (20) Magic 35-45 Like Frank Hamblen says to all moms: ''Don't let your sons grow up to be interim coaches.'' Injury-ravaged Magic are 4-12 under Jent after losing six straight before he took over.
23 (25) Bucks 30-50 Does anyone remember that Bucks' season started 3-1? It certainly didn't help that Milwaukee, amid increasing sale and Redd's Leaving speculation, went 0-15 on the road vs. the West.
24 (23) Knicks 32-48 On Jan. 1, at 16-13, a playoff berth seemed reasonable. Zeke's Knicks have won only 16 games since, and only that many because they're 3-0 on the road after a 2-20 away stretch.
25 (24) Lakers 34-46 Lakers are actually a robust 27-6 when they hold the opposition under 100 points. Unfortunately there's the small matter of how poorly they defended in those other 47 games.
26 (27) Trail Blazers 26-54 The kiddies' 2-14 mark in March -- the worst month in club history -- has given way to a 2-8 April. At least Portland should get a high draft pick for its season of suffering.
27 (26) Jazz 25-55 Injuries were obviously a killer, but last season's 42-40 magic disappeared just before Thanksgiving ... when Jazz lost back-to-back home games to then-winless Hornets and Bulls.
28 (29) Bobcats 17-63 In the end, Bobs couldn't secure the first three-game win streak in club history. But seeing Bobs with 17 wins still shocks us almost as much as seeing Utah with only 25.
29 (28) Hornets 18-62 It's all good. Owner George Shinn, in a recent letter to season-ticket holders, announced that ''I am committed to building a team that will be successful in New Orleans.'' No worries.
30 (30) Hawks 13-67 At least they avoided 70 losses. Not by much, but Hawks -- after losing back-to-back games to Charlotte to make sure they have the most lottery pingpong balls -- achieved that much.
Houston Rockets Power Ranking Archive
SEASON WEEK RECORD RANK COMMENT
2005 Training Camp 45-37 7 As with Denver, some will say this is too steep a climb, especially since Rockets have PG issues. But we like the T-Mac move that much, along with the Juwan throw-in.
2005 Preseason 45-37 7 Jeff Van Gundy agrees with those who say we've got Rockets overrated. High up in JVG's opening statement on a recent conference call: 'We turn the ball over a lot.'
2005 Week 1 2-2 9 Perilously close to the first 0-3 start in JVG's coaching career, Rockets eventually emerged from a four games-in-five nights stretch with some style.
2005 Week 2 3-4 12 Rockets' start was slow before McGrady hurt his hip and/or groin. Hard to see them getting healthy soon, with six of the next seven games on the road.
2005 Week 3 6-6 15 Perhaps we shouldn't be surprised that they've started slowly. Rockets just might be the slowest team in the league, because of a serious athleticism shortage that must be addressed.
2005 Week 4 6-9 19 Denver's gradual recovery means that Rockets have launched to the top of the league's Most Disappointing list. It's a state law that every team in Texas should be at least .500.
2005 Week 5 7-11 22 At Van Gundy's request, T-Mac is vowing to be more aggressive. The real problem in Houston: JVG is hesitant to ask the same from a passive Yao, who also looks tired already.
2005 Week 6 9-12 17 The flip side to all the T-Mac hubbub: 10 times already, in 19 games, McGrady has scored fewer than 20 points, which happened only 13 times in 67 games last season.
2005 Week 7 11-13 17 To echo a point made recently on NBA Fastbreak by our pal Ric Bucher, how much better would Houston be right now with Eddie Griffin as an athletic power forward to partner with Yao?
2005 Week 8 13-14 18 Even in the unlikely event that Atlanta's Barry does make a big different at the point, Rockets still have PF issues. Yao and T-Mac better start combining for 74 points more often.
2005 Week 9 16-15 12 With two new guards (J. Barry and Wesley), perhaps now Houston can work on another problem. Like, say, its 6-8 record vs. the East ... compared to 9-7 against the West.
2005 Week 10 17-17 15 Anyone else feel like Rudy might have been a better coaching fit for the T-Mac-Yao tag team than JVG? Anyone else notice Rudy is 2-0 vs. Rockets and 15-14 otherwise?
2005 Week 11 20-17 12 Looks like Houston's roster revamping will deemphasize Yao's role on offense a bit. Which probably isn't the worst idea for a guy who's still only fit enough to play 31 mpg.
2005 Week 12 22-19 12 It's a safe bet, even with half a season to go, that T-Mac will have no trouble averaging 20 ppg under Van Gundy, as some suggested. T-Mac's at 28.1 ppg over his last 25 games.
2005 Week 13 24-21 11 Ever since they came to Dallas and posted a 124-point night in the committee's presence, Rockets have scored 100 only twice in the past nine games, going 6-4 in that span.
2005 Week 14 28-21 7 The only team this season besides Seattle to beat San Antonio twice just completed a 4-0 week, with three of those victories on the road. Looks like they're getting it.
2005 Week 15 31-21 6 It's a good thing Rockets are so hot -- 15-4 since Jan. 7 -- because our research staff says they have the NBA's toughest remaining schedule based on opponent winning percentage.
2005 Week 16 32-21 7 An eight-game win streak is encouraging in itself, but then there's this: Yao is quietly averaging 20.5 ppg on 64.5-percent shooting during Houston's 8-0 run. Not bad at all.
2005 Week 17 32-24 9 Even after trading for Wesley and Jon Barry, formerly scorching Rockets needed to swing a buzzer trade for longtime target Mike James because Sura's back, by all accounts, doesn't look good.
2005 Week 18 34-25 10 It appears the All-Star break came at the worst time for Rockets, but look at the standings. No. 5 Sacto is well within reach.
2005 Week 19 37-25 6 Rockets are your proverbial Team O' The Week. Only problem with Houston's surge is that the No. 6 seed might prove more attractive than No. 5, depending on San Antonio's finish.
2005 Week 20 39-27 8 Rockets haven't been this far over .500 since 1996-97. But they really don't feel like celebrating after losing Juwan for a while.
2005 Week 21 42-28 5 All Rockets needed to finally seize No. 5 out West was a win over Duncan-less Spurs. Instead Houston joined Atlanta and Charlotte as the only teams to lose to SA with Duncan out.
2005 Week 22 44-30 9 Just when we were ready to anoint Houston as the Lower Seed No One Wants To Face out West, Rockets played New Orleans at home on April Fool's Day ... and lost. No joke.
2005 Week 23 46-31 8 The bad news? Rockets are 7-6 since losing Juwan for good. The good news? A win in Monday's road finale at Seattle would make this Houston's second-best road team ever at 25-16.
2005 Week 24 49-31 7 Postseason success, of course, is what really matters for T-Mac, who has never won a playoff series. But 50 wins would be nice, too. T-Mac's previous teams have never topped 45-37.
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Monday, April 11, 2005
Sunday, April 10, 2005
Saturday, April 09, 2005
My Personal Favourite Movie Genre
有穿透力和深度的爱情电影，非青春偶像耳，像这个陌生女人的来信；
反映现代社会普遍存在的复杂的婚姻问题题材的，像韩国的一个“不忠/最后一吻”；
心理惊悚但不血腥的恐怖片，主要是日片西片，像美国版午夜凶铃；
灾难片，警世钟，培养忧患意识，像最近看的凤凰劫；
外星科幻，超自然，政府阴谋，破案推理，像x档案，超级喜欢，但它不是电影，类似吧；
用平易的方法叙述的名人传记片，像甘地；
周星驰早些时候独特的无厘头派搞笑喜剧片；
韩国轻喜剧，性喜剧，带三级片味道的但却很唯美的，什么色即是空可以算一个，呵呵；
反映某一特定社会底层或畸形社会里少数分子的悲凉命运的，像我记得看的一个“Monster”；
有关中国历史名著的，三国水浒啊，不过也都是电视；
文学味道很重的反映人类古文明的，像罗马的荣耀；
探究这个宇宙和银河系的天文学纪录片，记得很早之前看过国内一部，什么名字忘了；
所有关于NBA或者乔丹的影片；
也许还漏了很多。
反映现代社会普遍存在的复杂的婚姻问题题材的，像韩国的一个“不忠/最后一吻”；
心理惊悚但不血腥的恐怖片，主要是日片西片，像美国版午夜凶铃；
灾难片，警世钟，培养忧患意识，像最近看的凤凰劫；
外星科幻，超自然，政府阴谋，破案推理，像x档案，超级喜欢，但它不是电影，类似吧；
用平易的方法叙述的名人传记片，像甘地；
周星驰早些时候独特的无厘头派搞笑喜剧片；
韩国轻喜剧，性喜剧，带三级片味道的但却很唯美的，什么色即是空可以算一个，呵呵；
反映某一特定社会底层或畸形社会里少数分子的悲凉命运的，像我记得看的一个“Monster”；
有关中国历史名著的，三国水浒啊，不过也都是电视；
文学味道很重的反映人类古文明的，像罗马的荣耀；
探究这个宇宙和银河系的天文学纪录片，记得很早之前看过国内一部，什么名字忘了；
所有关于NBA或者乔丹的影片；
也许还漏了很多。
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Friday, April 08, 2005
琵琶语
徐静蕾近日的一部在国内上映的电影《一个陌生女人的来信》里头这个配乐如此震撼，在我看第一遍时片头就有隐约的预感。在片子中途那个羞涩的小女孩一头不小心栽进他命运中的男人的怀中时琵琶声再次响起，在片尾从年迈的管家和女人的对视后音乐再次想起直到片尾字幕全部打完，我承认没有这首曲子也许我不会对这部电影有这么深的印象。虽然后来知道是林海早些时候的编曲，但没想到竟然和电影情节如此的吻合贴切，琵琶的一丝一弦，钢琴的附和和小女孩的吟唱，深深的振颤着观众的灵魂，为女主角的悲惨命运感到无比的心痛和无奈。我没看过原著，只是就电影故事论故事。她这种爱情观在现在看来简直是天方夜谭，在爱情中始终要面对的一个课题-付出和得到这个平衡中走了我们认为的极端，这也是她那句“我爱你和你无关”的实质所在。一个儿时最纯洁最美好的梦竟然成了这个女人一生的梦魇，耗尽了她毕生的时间和热情，直到死后才把这许多无人知道的痛楚倾诉给那个永远不属于她的男人，没有怨恨没有抗议，连最后一句话都是“我已经写不下去了，亲爱的，保重......”用现在最普遍的话来评价就是“那个男人值得吗？你怎么这么傻？？？你这样做是为了什么？？？”但这是她的错吗？这种悲剧是她自找的吗？？？全世界也许都在笑她这样一个女人，但她真的错了吗？？？我们虽然可以很简单的将它归结于外部因素，小女孩从小就穷困潦倒，缺少基本的父爱，母亲执意的乔迁，八年血腥抗战，国破家亡，导致了她的支离破碎但无法自拔的爱情，和一个第一次就和他说sorry的男人单方面的纠缠了一生。但是事实就是这么简单么？这些因素能够解释一切么？由这些客观因素造成的女人的主观意识到底是极度荒谬的还是无比坚强的？如果说女人的眼泪，无数次的憧憬，短暂的欢愉，以及这封来信本身体现了人性中最基本的渴望被爱的欲求，但除了这些，她自己认为她和她的小孩的离去是一个悲剧的结尾还是对尘世的超脱？真理和荒谬只有一线之差，能像数学家量化来决定这个度的人是不存在的，否则它就是圣人，我们心中的神，爱情的真谛到底是什么在这部电影中被看似平淡但穿透性的显现了出来，留给人们的是一个令人窒息但永远解不开的谜。
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Thursday, April 07, 2005
Committee on International Relations, U.S. House of Representatives
Committee on International Relations, U.S. House of Representatives
I truly understand the situation of human right abuse in China, people in China of course have much less rights and freedom than those in democratic western countries, which is one of the most important factors that drag its foot to stride forward on its way to modernization. People have learned to obey from their childhood and thus lost their own discretion on what is right and what is wrong, consequently would lost their own activity and creativity. Those who have accumulated their own wisdom during their growth are either forced to be working under uncomfortable bureaucratic rules, even participating in it, or simply cannot bear more, as a consequence, leave their own country to make livings overseas. But on this case I may have my own reservation. If every woman in China claimed for absolute right to give birth, I suppose that they would at least have three or more children per household, what a world would be in China after 10 or 20 years? The ensuing disaster would not be limited to China itself but very likely spread to the whole world. Just because the states doesn’t have any one child policy doesn’t mean China should emulate it. China is always a unique country in the world due to so many historical conflicts over hundreds and thousands of years. The current population problem in China is an accumulation of several historical policy-making mistakes. The government is now actually sacrificing the human rights, which most people are not pretty unaware of, to make corrections to those mistakes. Weighing between the two choices, the present government de facto have no choice.
I truly understand the situation of human right abuse in China, people in China of course have much less rights and freedom than those in democratic western countries, which is one of the most important factors that drag its foot to stride forward on its way to modernization. People have learned to obey from their childhood and thus lost their own discretion on what is right and what is wrong, consequently would lost their own activity and creativity. Those who have accumulated their own wisdom during their growth are either forced to be working under uncomfortable bureaucratic rules, even participating in it, or simply cannot bear more, as a consequence, leave their own country to make livings overseas. But on this case I may have my own reservation. If every woman in China claimed for absolute right to give birth, I suppose that they would at least have three or more children per household, what a world would be in China after 10 or 20 years? The ensuing disaster would not be limited to China itself but very likely spread to the whole world. Just because the states doesn’t have any one child policy doesn’t mean China should emulate it. China is always a unique country in the world due to so many historical conflicts over hundreds and thousands of years. The current population problem in China is an accumulation of several historical policy-making mistakes. The government is now actually sacrificing the human rights, which most people are not pretty unaware of, to make corrections to those mistakes. Weighing between the two choices, the present government de facto have no choice.
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Wednesday, April 06, 2005
Flight of the Phoenix
This is the movie trailer. This movie is great to me, not mentioning the critics from yahoo movies site with only "C" less ratings. I may be fond of disasterous movies, which always show to us how human beings are vulnerable to the immense nature and somehow exert a subtle influence on us to cherish our beautiful and peaceful lives. One inappropriate setup is that the director let the nomads speak Cantonese, in the Mongolian desert, ROFL...ha
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Sunday, April 03, 2005
Commandos 3 Destination Berlin Impression
中文名是盟军敢死队，大名鼎鼎的一个系列，这第三部是2003年的一款游戏，这两天才有幸一睹芳容，结果仅用一个半白天的时间就全部通关，两个字:失望，或者比较温和一点，四个字：比较失望...
游戏刚出来时比较忙，加上当时本子的配置太低，场景一出到室外画面就慢得像死机状态，又听外界评论游戏不匝地，所以一直搁置着，没有当时二代出来时候那种强烈的购买冲动，不提的话估计都记不起来还有个盟军三代还没在我手下解决掉这个事儿：） 前几天偶然在gamespot上看到这个老游戏，下了个demo，在新的配置下游戏表现不错，终于决定了个心事，找个full version的一试一个老盟军的身手。在官方网站上逛了逛，突然发现有1.5G的full version可下，就是缺个licence，这个在中国行不通，呵呵，任何有licence的东西都可以用补丁补，一补就好了，所以我也跟着再fb一把，白吃一顿了，哈。
首先说说好的印象吧，出品公司和studio没变，是一个基本的品质保证，不像我知道的另外一些系列，做到某一代突然出品公司不是前几代的同一公司，整个的就变了味，那一个叹气啊。盟军三肯定还是原汁原味的，更像盟军2的加强版，应该叫做commandos 2.5也许更合适。画面没得说，虽然很傻的是画面被定格在800x600分辨率就不能调，但三个战役的各个任务衔接中的过场动画没有采用单独的纯动画，而是在原控制画面上完成，感觉更连贯和悦目，战斗画面更加火爆。风雪，豪雨的效果就不用提了，感觉就是在二战战场。建筑物的刻画更细致，斯大林格勒战役里的喷泉，神殿似的圆柱，中欧战役的火车，小镇，诺曼底战役里的潜艇，海岸，战壕和堡垒，都给人爽的感觉，大大加强了游戏气氛和艺术的美感。除了游戏的art做得很好，在gameplay上，游戏跟前几代相比更偏向了和德国鬼子直接面对面的交火，这至少占到了游戏内容的四分之一，就像第二代的缅甸那关和大队敌人火拼以及拯救大兵史密斯后的那场counter strike，战斗冲突的要素和敢死队暗杀类的要素在各关卡中被体现的更佳平衡，至少我挺喜欢和大队敌人真刀真枪的斗法，在要口布好你的士兵，同时调度你的敢死队队员，就等着德国佬来送死吧，呵呵呵。还有一个小优点：充分利用了硬件技术的发展-鼠标滚轮，hoho，可以用它来转动视角和拉近拉远，方便。
再说不好的，这个比较多了，也许是作为一个老盟军迷我很挑剔，但的确有些不说不快，列个一二三四先：
1。Stupid Game Control: 我不知道为什么取消了那么多的武器快捷键，为了迁就rookie players也不是这样迁就啊，对于这种tactics和timing尤为重要的游戏，这简直是致命。杀个背对你的鬼子还要按q或者e在武器中切换，或者点击屏幕下的主武器图标，还没等你选定，鬼子已经回头用电眼看着你，提起枪指着你的脑袋，小命不保矣...
2。Where are the other elite fighters and the cute dog??? 不要老是间谍加老大黄金搭档了，我们需要更多的角色来完成不可能的任务，然而游戏做到第三代，人物不加反减，水鬼仅出现一次借个光，加上三个战役的所有大大小小任务加起来只有12个，给人的感觉就是偷懒和应付任务，敢死队员的搭配显得单调无味，也跟所有女人无关，全部是男士的天下。我就纳闷：历史长河中人类战争死了这么多人，大多都是男人，怎么到了如今这个世界的男女比例还是男人多呢？呵呵，题外话。主角人物的塑造虽然有更多的声色对白，但不足以弥补这个少了部分精英队员带来的缺憾。
3。Music:个人比较喜欢游戏音乐，所以先提起来。我很崇拜Mateo Pascual的盟军二的音乐制作，在新浪上下了所有的soundtracks，听起来不比直接玩盟军二感觉差，那种战争的紧迫感和欧亚大陆的渺渺烟火“跃然纸上”，绕梁三日不识肉味耳...到了三代有些关口没了音乐，也许是剧情需要，有的也多是简单的进行曲节奏，没了很多二代里的除了节奏，还加入了很多浑然一体的悦耳旋律，没有了那种视听震撼的感觉。
4。NO Difficulty Level and Medal Reward System: 大作的游戏肯定有难度水平option，但它竟然没有，很轻易的承认它不是一部大作。统一口径，谁玩都一样，就像中国的电影，只有老少皆宜的，没有niche market的。这也是造成仅用不到两天就全部通关的一个重要原因...老玩家喜欢挑战高难度，通关后有相应的依照你完成的水平给出的赫赫奖章，这些奖励统统取消了，也没有了收集僻喜欢的隐藏关口，看来设计组只想把一些老玩家给踢出这个系列了。最不能容忍的一个失误就是贝雷帽几乎凭一己之力攻克了噢马哈海岸的敌军堡垒后，只有一个“Mission Completed”的简单提示，然后直接被无情地踢到主菜单，我怀疑我的战争洗礼就这样结束了？？？
5。None-rotatable Mini Map：有些关口是计时的，这点很好，让你不能躲在黑暗的角落里查看地图低头无尽的思考我他妈的下一步应该杀那个短命鬼，哈。但在不熟悉地图的情况下看地图时肯定要旋转视角，结果大地图转来转去，小地图也不跟着转，看了半天都会有找不到北的情况，白白浪费时间。在外景时一些角落仍然会有看不到的情况，移动地图有时会卡住，但小地图上明明显示还有移动空间。
6。Confusing Objectives: 查看任务时时间不暂停，任务简报也太短，有时都不知道具体的任务要求，confusing...小偷和工兵摧毁装甲车和坦克那关就没有说到底需不需要终结所有坦克，也没有说离第一个装甲车开出有时间限制，我第一次困在这一关里，好像杀了几个敌人，根本没有惊动任何敌人，没搞清怎么回事就发现一个officer狂奔，指挥着那些机器离开了...第二次动作还是慢了些，没埋好所有地雷就看见车子离开，只炸掉了大部分的装甲车和坦克，但游戏不提示你没有炸掉所有装甲车，等你去炸掉另外一个建筑和油罐，结果所有全部炸光了，也不能过关，两个soldier在那儿傻站着，那叫一个郁闷，只有再全部重来，这些都是“言简意赅”造成的...呵呵
7。Luxury Ammo: 这直接造成游戏难度大大下降，策略不再那么重要，let me tell you，尽情地用你的狙击枪吧，一个子弹消灭一个敌人，别担心我会为你制造的:)
8。Rifles Are The Strongest Weapon: 很多情况下快速杀一帮比较零散敌人时rifle是首选，让你的队员拿着它趴下用攻击模式自动攻击就万事大吉了，敌人如果一个个零散跑过来，这一招是百试不爽，同时也造成对其的依赖性，让你成为一个步枪子弹收集狂，破坏了游戏平衡。这点在二代基础上扩大了。
9。NPC AI is Still not So Strong: 这个也许是所有单机电脑游戏的通病，当你看穿了电脑的策略或者作弊手法，你就对游戏彻底失去了兴趣。这款游戏中可以随便挑出很多来：在夜晚往室内扔手雷很近的敌人竟然会听不见；趴下来敌人在远光里看不见，一包香烟却能发现；间谍在敌人眼皮下用毒针从不会发现；发现大批哨兵失踪余下的敌人没有反应，依旧我行我素，走自己的路线，占自己的岗；明知道有人埋伏在暗处，“偏向虎山行”；拿着手电筒的警卫也发现不了平白无故出现的一堆炸药；敌人夜晚能和白天看到一样远，等等等等，有些是旧伤了，有些则是新痕。
10。Multiplayer Is Weak：这个我没有体验，因为需要LAN的连接，但众多评论都认为这种策略游戏本来就不适合联机模式的，我也就人云亦云了。
游戏刚出来时比较忙，加上当时本子的配置太低，场景一出到室外画面就慢得像死机状态，又听外界评论游戏不匝地，所以一直搁置着，没有当时二代出来时候那种强烈的购买冲动，不提的话估计都记不起来还有个盟军三代还没在我手下解决掉这个事儿：） 前几天偶然在gamespot上看到这个老游戏，下了个demo，在新的配置下游戏表现不错，终于决定了个心事，找个full version的一试一个老盟军的身手。在官方网站上逛了逛，突然发现有1.5G的full version可下，就是缺个licence，这个在中国行不通，呵呵，任何有licence的东西都可以用补丁补，一补就好了，所以我也跟着再fb一把，白吃一顿了，哈。
首先说说好的印象吧，出品公司和studio没变，是一个基本的品质保证，不像我知道的另外一些系列，做到某一代突然出品公司不是前几代的同一公司，整个的就变了味，那一个叹气啊。盟军三肯定还是原汁原味的，更像盟军2的加强版，应该叫做commandos 2.5也许更合适。画面没得说，虽然很傻的是画面被定格在800x600分辨率就不能调，但三个战役的各个任务衔接中的过场动画没有采用单独的纯动画，而是在原控制画面上完成，感觉更连贯和悦目，战斗画面更加火爆。风雪，豪雨的效果就不用提了，感觉就是在二战战场。建筑物的刻画更细致，斯大林格勒战役里的喷泉，神殿似的圆柱，中欧战役的火车，小镇，诺曼底战役里的潜艇，海岸，战壕和堡垒，都给人爽的感觉，大大加强了游戏气氛和艺术的美感。除了游戏的art做得很好，在gameplay上，游戏跟前几代相比更偏向了和德国鬼子直接面对面的交火，这至少占到了游戏内容的四分之一，就像第二代的缅甸那关和大队敌人火拼以及拯救大兵史密斯后的那场counter strike，战斗冲突的要素和敢死队暗杀类的要素在各关卡中被体现的更佳平衡，至少我挺喜欢和大队敌人真刀真枪的斗法，在要口布好你的士兵，同时调度你的敢死队队员，就等着德国佬来送死吧，呵呵呵。还有一个小优点：充分利用了硬件技术的发展-鼠标滚轮，hoho，可以用它来转动视角和拉近拉远，方便。
再说不好的，这个比较多了，也许是作为一个老盟军迷我很挑剔，但的确有些不说不快，列个一二三四先：
1。Stupid Game Control: 我不知道为什么取消了那么多的武器快捷键，为了迁就rookie players也不是这样迁就啊，对于这种tactics和timing尤为重要的游戏，这简直是致命。杀个背对你的鬼子还要按q或者e在武器中切换，或者点击屏幕下的主武器图标，还没等你选定，鬼子已经回头用电眼看着你，提起枪指着你的脑袋，小命不保矣...
2。Where are the other elite fighters and the cute dog??? 不要老是间谍加老大黄金搭档了，我们需要更多的角色来完成不可能的任务，然而游戏做到第三代，人物不加反减，水鬼仅出现一次借个光，加上三个战役的所有大大小小任务加起来只有12个，给人的感觉就是偷懒和应付任务，敢死队员的搭配显得单调无味，也跟所有女人无关，全部是男士的天下。我就纳闷：历史长河中人类战争死了这么多人，大多都是男人，怎么到了如今这个世界的男女比例还是男人多呢？呵呵，题外话。主角人物的塑造虽然有更多的声色对白，但不足以弥补这个少了部分精英队员带来的缺憾。
3。Music:个人比较喜欢游戏音乐，所以先提起来。我很崇拜Mateo Pascual的盟军二的音乐制作，在新浪上下了所有的soundtracks，听起来不比直接玩盟军二感觉差，那种战争的紧迫感和欧亚大陆的渺渺烟火“跃然纸上”，绕梁三日不识肉味耳...到了三代有些关口没了音乐，也许是剧情需要，有的也多是简单的进行曲节奏，没了很多二代里的除了节奏，还加入了很多浑然一体的悦耳旋律，没有了那种视听震撼的感觉。
4。NO Difficulty Level and Medal Reward System: 大作的游戏肯定有难度水平option，但它竟然没有，很轻易的承认它不是一部大作。统一口径，谁玩都一样，就像中国的电影，只有老少皆宜的，没有niche market的。这也是造成仅用不到两天就全部通关的一个重要原因...老玩家喜欢挑战高难度，通关后有相应的依照你完成的水平给出的赫赫奖章，这些奖励统统取消了，也没有了收集僻喜欢的隐藏关口，看来设计组只想把一些老玩家给踢出这个系列了。最不能容忍的一个失误就是贝雷帽几乎凭一己之力攻克了噢马哈海岸的敌军堡垒后，只有一个“Mission Completed”的简单提示，然后直接被无情地踢到主菜单，我怀疑我的战争洗礼就这样结束了？？？
5。None-rotatable Mini Map：有些关口是计时的，这点很好，让你不能躲在黑暗的角落里查看地图低头无尽的思考我他妈的下一步应该杀那个短命鬼，哈。但在不熟悉地图的情况下看地图时肯定要旋转视角，结果大地图转来转去，小地图也不跟着转，看了半天都会有找不到北的情况，白白浪费时间。在外景时一些角落仍然会有看不到的情况，移动地图有时会卡住，但小地图上明明显示还有移动空间。
6。Confusing Objectives: 查看任务时时间不暂停，任务简报也太短，有时都不知道具体的任务要求，confusing...小偷和工兵摧毁装甲车和坦克那关就没有说到底需不需要终结所有坦克，也没有说离第一个装甲车开出有时间限制，我第一次困在这一关里，好像杀了几个敌人，根本没有惊动任何敌人，没搞清怎么回事就发现一个officer狂奔，指挥着那些机器离开了...第二次动作还是慢了些，没埋好所有地雷就看见车子离开，只炸掉了大部分的装甲车和坦克，但游戏不提示你没有炸掉所有装甲车，等你去炸掉另外一个建筑和油罐，结果所有全部炸光了，也不能过关，两个soldier在那儿傻站着，那叫一个郁闷，只有再全部重来，这些都是“言简意赅”造成的...呵呵
7。Luxury Ammo: 这直接造成游戏难度大大下降，策略不再那么重要，let me tell you，尽情地用你的狙击枪吧，一个子弹消灭一个敌人，别担心我会为你制造的:)
8。Rifles Are The Strongest Weapon: 很多情况下快速杀一帮比较零散敌人时rifle是首选，让你的队员拿着它趴下用攻击模式自动攻击就万事大吉了，敌人如果一个个零散跑过来，这一招是百试不爽，同时也造成对其的依赖性，让你成为一个步枪子弹收集狂，破坏了游戏平衡。这点在二代基础上扩大了。
9。NPC AI is Still not So Strong: 这个也许是所有单机电脑游戏的通病，当你看穿了电脑的策略或者作弊手法，你就对游戏彻底失去了兴趣。这款游戏中可以随便挑出很多来：在夜晚往室内扔手雷很近的敌人竟然会听不见；趴下来敌人在远光里看不见，一包香烟却能发现；间谍在敌人眼皮下用毒针从不会发现；发现大批哨兵失踪余下的敌人没有反应，依旧我行我素，走自己的路线，占自己的岗；明知道有人埋伏在暗处，“偏向虎山行”；拿着手电筒的警卫也发现不了平白无故出现的一堆炸药；敌人夜晚能和白天看到一样远，等等等等，有些是旧伤了，有些则是新痕。
10。Multiplayer Is Weak：这个我没有体验，因为需要LAN的连接，但众多评论都认为这种策略游戏本来就不适合联机模式的，我也就人云亦云了。
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