I joined a 10.5K run yesterday morning.
After the race, the organizer gave away pears to the runners.
When it finally came to my turn to collect my pear, there was only one left.
It immediately reminded me of a common saying in Cantonese - "the orange at the bottom of the basket".
And, I was not surprised at all to find ... the pear carried a black speck.
Pear (II)
I joined a 10.5K run yesterday morning.
After the race, the organizer gave away pears to the runners.
I overheard a runner say:
"usually we get bananas after races. This time we got pears. Anyway, I think pears are better."
It immediately reminded me of a Japanese TV programme a long long time ago.
It was called Megaten.
There were 3 hosts: Baba Kenji, Tokoro George and Ms. Suzuki.
In each episode, they explored the science behind a very common subject matter.
These included: how fireworks work, the nutrition of Natto (preserved beans in Japanese style), ...
I can imagine:
if they hear somebody say pears are better (than bananas) after a race, probably they will take it serious, proceed with some experiments and then prove: pears are really better than bananas.
1 comment:
Lau Cheuk Man,
Really happy to see you have a personal blog called "一劉一BLOG."
After reading your pear-to-pear posting, I have two ideas:
1. Never give anyone (including your prospective employers, lovers, etc) an image that you are the "final orange at the bottom of a basket"
2. Some women can say a dozen of advantages of bananas over pears. Some men can say a dozen of reasons why pears are better than bananas (although some men do have preferences over bananas). We should recognize the breadth of various views and treasure what we have on hand.
Sing
October 11, 2006
Singapore
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