Signs by Beyoncé Knowles

又到了新的一年...我想不少人在網路上找著2010年最新運勢分析~
當迷信著12星座每日運勢等時~ 卻不知各星座英文為何以及該怎麼唸...
聽歌學英文~ 這首就是選擇之一啦!!
聽聽Beyoncé Knowles這首Signs可以解答以上疑問~
也可從歌詞抓到一點點各星座的特質~ 真是不錯!!

• Aquarius：水瓶座 01/20 - 02/18
  
• Pisces：雙魚座 02/19 - 03/20
  
• Aries：牡羊座 03/21 - 04/19
  
• Taurus：金牛座 04/20 - 05/20
  
• Gemini：雙子座 05/21 - 06/21
  
• Cancer：巨蟹座 06/22 - 07/22
  
• Leo：獅子座 07/23 - 08/22
  
• Virgo：處女座 08/23 - 09/22
  
• Libra：天秤座 09/23 - 10/23
  
• Scorpio：天蠍座 10/24 - 11/22
  
• Sagittarius：射手座 11/23 - 12/21
  
• Capricorn：魔羯座 12/22 - 01/19

A Letter to Santa...

Dear Santa,

Christmas has passed, but I couldn't find my Xmas present anywhere near me. For all those years, I've been missed. The one, and only one wish I've had you never let it happen. And soon comes a new year, and I doubt that there's gonna be any change to it in these 3-4 days, for my new year resolution is gonna be the same as usual~

危險情人 by 李玟

OPI F23 "Crêpes Suzi-ette" Swatches

OPI 指甲油
France Collection

F23 - Crêpes Suzi-ette

New Hairdo

近來這一個禮拜終於下定決心要染髮...染黑色以外的顏色了!!
要不然覺得我的白髮越來越猖狂~
所以就跟Ivy約昨天下班後的時間...

在染髮前就跟Ivy說了我的需求: 深咖啡且要有質感跟有光澤的顏色~
所以就在染完洗完頭要準備驗收, 吹乾頭髮時...(我手上也正翻著雜誌~)
剛好翻到某頁有個model頂著個妹妹頭瀏海...Ivy就問我要不要剪這種瀏海~
其實一直有這種念頭...只是我一直不敢嘗試罷了~ 但又很想換個型!
我真是猶豫不決~

I Can't Give You Anything But Love, Baby by Sophie Milman

This is a great song that's already sung by many people...
I first heard this song is from Diana Krall's album "When I Look in Your Eyes"~
At that time, I didn't really listen to the lyrics...until recently~

Till the day before, I heard another version of this song...
It's sung by Sophie Milman, and the melody is re-arranged and gets naughtier!!
I like this version of "I Can't Give You Anything But Love"~
It's just like an announcement to loved one, and even to others, to tell them, you're mine!!
I've got what you long for~

Trip to Hong Kong & Macau

11月中旬...趁著還有點年假(其實是之前拼命省下來的...但都快年底了沒其他旅行計畫...再不用會浪費掉的~)...
所以就跟另外兩個朋友計畫香港三天兩夜之行...其中一天還跑去澳門~
且我們的行程是早去晚歸~
一早八點的飛機(等於六點左右要到機場...五點出頭得出門)...回程到台灣也要晚上十點了
這樣的行程還真是超級累的!!

這次前往香港算是我的第一次~ 據說我之前去過...但應該還太小壓根啥也不記得了!!

至於本趟行程呢~ 對於香港有啥美食我完全不在乎...我在乎的是有什麼可以血拼!!!
所以同學計畫要去哪吃要去吃啥我都無所謂~ 只要有排到我想去的店買東西就好~
但......
不知是怎樣!! 是穿什麼鞋都會這樣呢?! 還是我本人腳不耐操...更或是那雙平底鞋一點抗壓性都沒有~
這三天我腳都處於痛的狀態...除了痛還是痛~ 腳板走到超級痛的...

Lunch @ Akuma Caca

上週日跟姐妹們約在仁愛圓環附近的Akuma Caca拿喜餅~
Philisa網路上找的店...也沒有人先來過~
卻意外發現這是間很不錯的小店! 嘿~ 以後可以常來!! *意外的驚喜*

Akuma Caca是躲在仁愛圓環的京兆尹旁巷子的小店~
店主要是在地下室~ 但一樓外觀店門口卻很有設計感~
玻璃的外觀配上白色的線條...是個很有特色的設計!!
一樓雖然只有一小塊空間及引領的樓梯...卻一點也不馬虎...有很可愛的fu~

Happy Birthday 2009

好快! 一年又過了~ 又到了我生日!
今年一樣還是Vicky陪我過生日~ (揪甘心~)

這次其實也沒特別計畫要做什麼...就想說去吃個悠哉下午茶吧~
今年也不例外...跟公司請了假~ 要好好度過我自己的日子~
這次呢...本還想跟Vicky去重新裝潢好的小西華(現改名為怡亨)吃下午茶~
結果一整個很熱門...據說現場排隊還不一定排得到~
所以我們就改去另一間叫*杜樂麗法國茶館*

本以為這茶館很大...但其實只有約10桌兩人到四人的座位不等
雖是如此...但不減杜樂麗的特色~

Pixar Expo & 米朗琪

前天跟Vicky約了去 Pixar - 20 Years of Animation 展~ (展覽官網)
因為我們倆生日都快到了...再加上展期也快結束~ 所以就請了一天假出來溜搭啦!
在去之前耳聞的都是排隊人潮等嚇人資訊... 所以那天我們一早八點半多九點就在台北市立美術館前排隊候著啦~
(九點半北美館才開放進場~)
就因為這樣我的起床時間跟平常上班日沒啥兩樣~ >< 但出門的心情是不同的啦~ 還好我們算早起的鳥兒有蟲吃~ 算是第一批就進場!!

Haven't Met You Yet by Michael Bublé

I wanna share this wonderful song!!!
The first video is the official music video, and BTW, the beauty in this official video is now Michael's girlfriend. (*envy*)
And the second video is his promo video; however, though it's not so dramatic like the first one, somehow I like the style, only Michael and all his moves, getting all the spotlight and that makes him more charming than ever.

Moon Festival BBQ

上週六的BBQ Party大成功!!

老早在八月中就寄發email邀請同學們~
老樣子! 同學們會回信的就會回...不回的依舊是那一堆人~
且上班後...大家收信的頻率也不高~ 不像我 always checking my mailbox!
所以意味著我九月要來打電話確認~

Like a Lover by Jane Monheit

SpongeBob SquarePants

最近海綿寶寶很紅~
我也只知海綿寶寶是黃色方方的那隻~
但其他的通通不清楚~
平常也不太看電視的...想說為了不脫離現代流行事物...好歹也要知道啥是啥囉~

Weekend at 台東

上周末跟爸爸公司的員工旅遊來到了台東...
我長這麼大好像是第一次到台東... 平常爸爸也不太會帶我們來這些地方~

這次的行程只能說把整個週末時間排得滿滿的...也累到不成人形~
禮拜六一大早就得出門...因為台東也沒高鐵可搭~
所以我五點就得起床做準備動作...六點出門~ 一整個比平常上班還早...光想到這我就累了~
到了車站看到熟悉的臉孔...其實就算是疲憊的身體也還是會加入大家天南地北的聊天及交換零食等~
這次的行程去的午餐, 回的晚餐都是吃火車上的便當~ 對我來說也還好...沒太大吸引力~

總算是在中午到達台東...

Holidays in United States

Take a note here!!

--- --- January --- ---
January 1st: New Year's Day
3rd Monday in January: Martin Luther King Day

--- --- February --- ---
February 12th: Abraham Lincoln's Birthday
February 14th: Valentine's Day
3rd Monday in February: Presidents' Day
February 22nd: George Washington's Birthday

--- --- April --- ---
>April 1st: Fool's Day
Last Friday in April: Arbor Day

Jazzy Night~

上禮拜六...本來會是宅在家的一天~
晚餐時間接到W的來電~ 說中正紀念堂兩廳院中間廣場有個Jazz Party...
因為Jazz想到我有涉獵...來問我有沒有興趣去聽~
當我接到電話其實是充滿驚喜的~ 因為很久沒接到W的來電嚕~
當下想了一下...就馬上衝去作出門的準備了~
因為在家閒著也是閒著...且難得接收到這種活動的訊息(感謝W囉)...就要把握機會啊~
碰巧出門時弟弟也要出門...就搭了便車啦~ 省下我搭公車轉捷運一趟~ 呵!

出門前google了一下...原來這次是兩廳院首次舉辦戶外免費演出...
但這個夏日爵士派對今年已是第七屆嚕~ 頗負盛名~
(這個我倒是都不知道~ 以後要多注意這類訊息~ :p)

iPhone 3Gs 預購首領~ Yeah

Yeah~ 今天是iPhone 3Gs預購首領日~
不過我還是得等下班後回家到附近神腦門市拿貨...
所以一到下班時間就火速殺回家吃點東西就前往門市領東西啦~

我預約時間是七點...
到了門市花了約半小時作了說明, 簽約, 辦理等手續之後 iPhone 3Gs那個小黑盒就出現在我眼前啦~
門市服務人員也幫我把SIM卡裝進小黑(暫時就這麼稱他吧~)裡面~

回到家趕緊就開始進行資料轉換的工作~
之前手機的聯絡人等資料都是存在NOKIA的記憶卡裡的~
所以接下來整個週末我都目不轉睛的...把玩熟悉我的新小黑~

Love Story Meets Viva La Vida by Jon Schmidt & Steven Sharp Nelson

I wanna share this video because I'm amazed by this combination and they really did a fantastic job...
Awesome!
This mix version came out because Jon's daughter loves the song "Love Story" and ... here it is!!

The songs played are "Love Story" by Taylor Swift (Click Here) & "Viva La Vida" by Coldplay (Click Here)...

Michael Jackson -The Ultimate Collection- 到手

今天快中午時有郵差投遞掛號...本想說應該是其他家庭成員的東西~
沒想到竟然是我在Amazon訂購的CD來了~

Ho ho ho~
就來開個箱吧!

從Michael Jackson 震驚的過世消息出來之後...我知道他專輯一定會很難買...
去博客來逛了一圈...這套The Ultimate Collection也已銷售一空...我立刻加入補貨email通知~
(詳情請見這邊, See...NTD.1880)

急性子

最近越來越覺得自己急性子常發作
(說難聽點...其實就是沒耐性!)
倒也不是自己發生了什麼事...反而是週遭的人事讓我看得有點受不了~
但說來慚愧...我也不是一直都是這樣~ 好像也是看不同的事情/狀況會有不同反應~
有些事好像需要急一點...我卻又慢條斯理地~ (冏~)

Pending~

One thing stuck in my head for a month now.
I don't know what I should do or just let it go if I don't get any further response...
But I'm the kind of person that if I don't get proper closure of certain thing, I won't think it's the end.
So...I'm sorta miserable right now~ God, I hate this!!

Afternoon Tea at MP Lounge

昨天下午跟朋友去遠企38樓喝下午茶~
之前就看過網友的Blog以及看到在38樓居高臨下的View...就非常心動~
聰明如我, 事先就先買好了下午茶券...(還好有及時宅配到~ 有省到一點錢~ 還好還好!!)
到了遠企...發現原來MP Lounge在飯店那棟樓上...
一直以來印象中我只逛過購物中心似乎沒走到飯店那邊~
所以這也是個第一次啦~

搭乘電梯直達38樓後...眼前就是MP Lounge啦~

看到這...是不是很引人入勝啊?!

鏘鏘~

有種柳暗花明又一村的感覺~
頓時眼睛都亮了起來~

運動

知道自己上班時間坐在椅子上的時間太久太久了...
身體狀況越坐越不好~
雖然飲食也不是沒控制...但整天坐著總是不好!!

所以大概從6/16開始下班後都會去公司的健身房運動運動~

Weekend at 宜蘭礁溪

上週末跟著爸媽去礁溪玩耍~
說玩耍好像也不是真的有玩到啥...其實也就是離開市區有度假的感覺~
不過這次去完全就是去吃吃喝喝~

禮拜六下午才出的門...剛好出門時間遇上台北的那場大雨~
但計畫已定~ 風雨無阻...
到那邊約花了一個半小時...
爸爸公司其他同事也都還在上課~ 我們就先進房間稍作休息~
這次入住礁溪老爺飯店...飯店設計還不錯~ 挺喜歡部分的空間設計!!

Busy Weekend

I had a busy weekend last week, which was a good thing to me.

Friday night I had a dinner date with some new friends, and we went to a restaurant called "VVG Bistro 好樣餐廳" which is in the alley of the east town of Taipei, and it took me like forever to find it. (That's not my point...haha~)
But I must say, the dishes there are delicate, and I love their dessert a lot...yummy yummy~ but a little expensive!!

賭注?!

最近眾親好友宣佈婚訊的還挺多的~
其實我常常會疑惑...他們怎麼知道那個人就是你的*正確先生/小姐*的?!
我總覺得只是年齡到了, 時候到了, 剛好又有這麼一個人在你身邊~
再加上平常相處沒有什麼太大摩擦, 相處愉快....所以就這麼賭下去了!!

是這樣嗎?

Weekend at Fleur De Chine Hotel 雲品酒店

上週末(7/4, 7/5)難得我有機會遠離台北市區跟著爸爸公司去日月潭玩耍......
他們禮拜六下午是要上課的...員工家屬就純玩耍囉~
重點是這次入住日月潭新飯店"雲品酒店"...前前身為中信飯店後來改為汎麗雅酒店...但聽說是名字不好又改為這次的雲品酒店....
總之~ 不管背後真正原因為啥...起碼感覺雲品高尚了些~

一早八點多就出發搭乘高鐵...約一小時就到達台中...(有高鐵真快速~)
再搭遊覽車前往雲品酒店...也約一小時而已! 聽說是因為有新的高速公路...我是不太暸啦...後來我就睡死了~

到達酒店就有迎賓酒歡迎我們~

Shocking News: Michael Jackson's Death

I got up this morning, turned on my laptop and the first thing I saw on the Internet is this shocking news, Michael Jackson died of heart attack and at his 50th of age.
It's too out of the blue......I still couldn't believe it.

I could recall old memories of mine that I liked to wait in front of TV just to watch his new MV, each one of his dances and moves could have big influence in the entertainment industry. Originally he's gonna have his finale in London in Jul. 2009, and I'm waiting to see his comeback, although now he took an early leave in his life stage, yet his spirits and works will remain for the rest of us to appreciate and this is the legacy we won't forget.
The King of POP, Michael Jackson, we will miss you, and may you rest in peace.

Suddenly by Toni Braxton

So sad...I couldn't find any online store selling Toni Braxton's Libra album in Taiwan...
(maybe I'm just not looking too specifically...)
Except buying mp3 on iTunes or Yahoo!, etc etc...
Also I want to find this album "Libra" with bonus tracks in it...which is harder than it already is...
Phew~
But I wanna mention, the song "Suddenly" is so good that I love it when I first hear it...It's soft and with Toni's voice, it's got a tender-loving melody...it's hard not to fall in love with the song or even Toni...

Changes...

(1) 禮拜六要來將現行ADSL改為光纖了~

還不都是約是上禮拜收到中華電信寄來的mail通知:

目前12M/1M, 2M/512K, 3M/640K, 768K/128K等速率已停止客戶新申請或舊客戶升降速至上述速率, blah blah blah......, 為提供最佳服務及更經濟實惠的上網速率, 凡於98年6月30日前辦理升降速率或升級光世代可免收異動費或接線費

項目	ADSL				光世代
速率	256K/64K	1M/64K	2M/256K	8M/640K	3M/768K	10M/2M
電路月租費	160	346	370	473	430	550

*上網費另計*

但其實也不知道到底中華的光纖評價好不好...想說也就來試試看了!!

程式小記

HTML的 Table 表格框線的呈現方式:

(a) frame="border" 指外框線的顯示
屬性值: above / below / border / box / hsides / lhs / rhs / vsides / void

(b) rules="all" 指內框線的顯示 *今天學到的* (是個很容易被遺忘的屬性啊!!!)
屬性值: all / cols / groups / none / rows

失落沙洲 by 徐佳瑩

Until U Love U by Pussycat Dolls

Pussycat Dolls' Concert

這週末(6/7 Sun.)要來去聽Pussycat Dolls的演唱會~
在買票前也是掙扎了一會~ 但想想機會難得...還是決定要花錢~
(ps.討厭的是這週六還要補上班...很煩~)

Online Photo Album Services Comparison

I'll list several famous brands of photo album service here. These brands are what I'm considering...

1. Flickr
(provided by Yahoo!)

• Capacity: 2 videos & 100MB worth of photos each calendar month
• Pro Account: $24.95/1 year, $47.99/2 years
  
  
  
  • Unlimited uploads and storage
  • Unlimited sets and collections
  • Access to your original files
  • Stats on your account
  • Ad-free browsing and sharing
  • HD playback for high-definition video uploads
    

2. Picasa
(provided by Google)

• Capacity: 1GB of photos and videos (photos posted to Blogger are included in the 1GB of free storage)
• Paid Storage: 10GB >> $20/year, 40GB >> $75/year, 150GB >> $250/year, 400GB >> $500/year 20GB >> $5/year, 80GB >> $20/year, 200GB >> $50/year, 400GB >> $100/year

iPhone 3G：此3G非彼3G啊!!

我聽到很多人講到iPhone 3G時都會有認知上的錯誤!!
有人會說, 是第三代(3_rd Generation)的iPhone; 又有人會說, 不是不是! 我的是8G (or 16G)

其實都不對!!
在美2007/06 上市的 iPhone是為第一代iPhone, 那時的iPhone 有4GB & 8GB的容量;
現在台灣由中華電信代理(2008/12上市; 美為2008/07上市) 的iPhone 3G 此為第二代, 有8GB & 16GB容量!!

推薦: Toni Braxton's Secrets

前幾天轉了幾張早就有的CD到iPod裡面...剛好聽了幾首好一陣子沒聽的歌~
當聽到Toni Braxton的Secrets專輯裡面的Un-Break My Heart...頓時對這首歌的喜愛又躍上心頭~

接下來這幾天在車上都反覆聽著Secrets專輯...
我必須要說~
這張真的很優!!
喜歡R&B的人不妨試聽看看~ 我覺得非常耐聽!!
(Wow~ 都已經是10年前的專輯了! 但好聽的作品就是能禁得過時間的考驗!!)

Manhattan from The Sky by Kate Voegele

First time hearing this song is from TV show "One Tree Hill", the singer Kate Voegele is also cast as Mia in this TV show. I love this song as soon as I hear it.

Jane Monheit's Concert

(from JaneMonheitOnline.com)

About a month ago, I accidentally found out that Jane Monheit's having a concert in Taipei. So as a fan and no experience of her any previous concerts, I decided to attend this one.
It's held at National Concert Hall in Chiang Kai Shek Memorial Hall. Since it's been a long time, I couldn't remember exactly when I was there in that concert hall and which concert I attended to, so I feel a bit excited about going.

Fantasy by Earth, Wind & Fire

Every man has a place, in his heart there's a space,
and the world can't erase his fantasies
Take a ride in the sky on our ship Fantasii
All your dreams will come true right away

And we will live together, until the twelfth of never
Our voices will ring forever, as one

Black Gallery Spectacles 到手!

哈!! 我的新眼鏡Black Gallery Spectacles BG 5002到手啦~
所以今天要來我的第一篇開箱文!!


純黑簡單大方的眼鏡盒...右下角有品牌名BGS字樣

"名符其實"的開箱啦!!

Where is Doctor-Patient Confidentiality?

在台灣看診...常常會在你看診時一旁的護士已經叫下一號病患進來等候~
想當初對於這種模式我不會有太多意見~ 甚至是沒有覺得奇怪的地方!

但在去了趟美國後...以及在種種和醫院相關主題的影集當中....
可以知道起碼美國人對Doctor-Patient Confidentiality看得很重要....
在美國的三年中我也有到診所看過病...
過程中....初診一定是要填寫基本資料...再來護士會帶你到另一間房間去測量身高/體重/血壓等基本數值~
應該是為接下來的看診提供一些基本依據的數字...

新眼鏡~

耶!! 我又買了個新眼鏡了! (如左圖)
本想說只要買個鏡框...再把一年前才配的眼鏡的鏡片裝過去就好~
(因為之前花了不少在那副眼鏡上)
上個月聽我的sales說四月份會進新框...(諸如Gucci or Burberry此類)...
所以我就趁這機會去一探究竟...但看了很久~ 大多都不合我臉型!
看了一小時多...結果我看上的框...壓根跟現在的鏡片不合...只能重配!!
雖然又破費...但現在是滿心期待啊!!!
(大概要等到本月月底才能拿到了~)

Hard to Find A Nice Dress

Sigh!!

I'm recently looking for a decent dress, but after last evening's search, I found it harder than I thought.
First, I won't go to street vendors or some dresses without big brand names. I believe quality comes with brand.
Second, I did find one or two that meets what I need, but the price is too unacceptable, some cost about NTD 10 thousand dollars.
I know I can buy that kind of dress at cheaper price in US than in Taiwan.

Treasure Now & Expect Future

昨天意外發現某網友逛到我無名Blog...
我也好奇的點回去瞧瞧...
發現這位網友寫了很多外國藝人/樂團的分享文~
剛好我看到了Jason Mraz & Colbie Caillat合唱的"Lucky" MV~
Wow~ 我很愛副歌部分~
當然就趕緊來google一下JM...也(噓!!)Download了他的mp3
(要申明: 我都會先download真的喜歡我是會去買CD的!!)

聽聽其實我還真的滿喜歡的~
之前就聽過這號人物...卻一直沒仔細去聽他的作品~
正好前一陣子(2/28) Jason Mraz才來台北辦演唱會~
那時的我其實對他也不了解~ 自然而然我也不會花錢去那場演唱會!!
現在想來...其實非常非常可惜!!

Lucky by Jason Mraz & Colbie Caillat

*COACH* For Sale

I have a COACH Ergo Leather Pleated Framed Satchel ready for sale.

(Style: #12248)

If anyone is interested, please feel free to contact me.

Detail:

• Price: NTD $7,000
• Condition: Brand New (never used)
• Material: Leather
• Measurement: 15" x 9.5" x 5"
• Payment Method: Cash / Transfer

My Recent Wishlist

最近省錢大作戰進行一陣子之後...(其實也只是省大錢花小錢...)
慢慢發覺即將要爆發...
再加上快要母親節...百貨公司的年中慶也要開跑...爸爸生日也在五月~
我看省錢大作戰這計劃即將要中止~ 要開始花錢囉!!

不過這一兩個月的節制下來...(周末都宅在家...也就沒機會到百貨公司花錢~)
的確在帳單上有明顯效果~ 起碼心比較沒那麼痛!!
好吧~ 就把之前的省錢當作是為之後的花錢作準備的!! (有種心酸的感覺~)

掃墓

這兩天我們家提早去掃墓...為得也是要避掉清明那禮拜的人潮~
今年幾乎跟往常一樣...
但唯一不同的是當我們在拜拜時...會有莫名奇妙的人跑到我們旁邊說一些好話(大家健康發大財之類的)...
然後說完會賴著不走...等著你給他錢~
光我們昨天在那邊的兩個小時左右的時間...就有兩三個大人以及四五個小孩跑來做這類的事情~

Can't Get Enough of TV Series...

The history of my loving of American TV Series can be traced back to my junior high in Taiwan, if I'm right~
So when I was in US, it's definitely a good chance to watch them.
Because the TV channels in Taiwan don't carry all the TV series, so fans in Taiwan couldn't see them on TV unless the fans can find them via the mighty Internet.
I really wanna recommend some of the TV series that I've seen. The plot is really tense and all the performers are really great at what they do.
The performers all act like those are what they've been doing in the reality.

Friendship

I think I cherish friendship whenever I can get in every step of the way. Although I haven't got in touch with friends I haven't met for a long long time (since that "long long" time ago, Internet seems not so popular as now, so I lost many friends' contact), yet if I got that chance to meet them, I still feel excited and happy about it. And I hope my friends would feel the same way as me. No matter where I am, once we're friends, we're friends.

New Blog, New Start

Since my company blocks Wretch, so I decide to start writing blogs in Blogger when I'm in office, which I thought about it for quite some time, and I finally made up my mind to do it.

都是fu的問題~

最近突然湧現的感覺...

Who's Gonna Love You by The Pussycat Dolls

美白美白!!!

最近很懶得寫blog...
反正我的生活也是乏善可陳~
不過既然缺水這麼久...就來補個一篇吧~

過年假期跟著爸媽去了吳哥窟一趟...
其實那是我壓根兒也不會想要去的地方...應該說, 這地名是不會出現在我地圖上的!!
既然爸媽出錢...反正過年也不知道要幹麻...就跟著出去玩囉~
想說....反正自己也沒興趣去....就跟著爸媽多去一個地方吧!

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