再过几分钟就是农历初四了。时间就在忙忙碌碌的拜年中，溜走了。
除夕夜至年初一，只睡了几小时，接下来的12个小时都是处于朦胧中，大脑似乎停止运作。我有个习惯，那就是当我无法有充足的睡眠时，整个人就会静下来，似乎多讲一句话都需要用上好大的力气。派红包时都担心会分错，精神无法集中嘛。反正年初一那天有多blur就有多blur。
说到红包，今年简直是分到我手软，哪来的那么多小孩子？简直是不胜枚举。幸亏我将整叠的新钞随身带着，在途中补充“货源”。实在夸张。
过年除了拜年，拿红包分红包，当然也少不了吃。你只要走到哪儿，就吃到哪儿，根本就停不下来。那些应节糕点太诱人了，更何况许多都标榜着自家做的，你怎么能舍得不品尝？但是呢，这么一来就苦了我的腰围。每吃个凤梨酥，我就得牢记多游几圈的泳。
忙了几天，总算可暂时告个段落，明天要好好的补充我的睡眠，也有机会去游泳。哦，说不定去做一下我的favourite运动，“瞎拼”去也 :)。
Tuesday, January 31, 2006
Friday, January 27, 2006
过年咯！
忙到现在才能松口气，好累好累。
明天就是除夕夜了，好快哦。过去的几个星期忙得头昏脑胀，说实在的，都不晓得自己在忙些什么。即使计划得漂漂亮亮的，总觉得时间不够用。不过，你不忙，感觉上不象要过年，蛮矛盾的。
也许青春已不是我能拥有的，亦无法如昔日乱乱忙，何况我很需要那8小时的睡眠，唉，时间真的不够用。
哎呀，好好过这个年，好好的养精蓄锐，好在新的一年里再创高峰。
新年快乐，岁岁平安！恭喜恭喜！：）
明天就是除夕夜了，好快哦。过去的几个星期忙得头昏脑胀，说实在的，都不晓得自己在忙些什么。即使计划得漂漂亮亮的，总觉得时间不够用。不过，你不忙，感觉上不象要过年，蛮矛盾的。
也许青春已不是我能拥有的，亦无法如昔日乱乱忙，何况我很需要那8小时的睡眠，唉，时间真的不够用。
哎呀，好好过这个年，好好的养精蓄锐，好在新的一年里再创高峰。
新年快乐，岁岁平安！恭喜恭喜！：）
Monday, January 23, 2006
Result Update (1)
Manchester United vs Liverpool 1-0
:), I am not sadistic, just can't help feeling amused with My Significant Other's crestfallen expression this morning. MU scored in the 91st minute, late into injury time. Haha.....
:), I am not sadistic, just can't help feeling amused with My Significant Other's crestfallen expression this morning. MU scored in the 91st minute, late into injury time. Haha.....
Saturday, January 21, 2006
Getting Hooked Up
Not sure is a good idea or otherwise, we are finally wired at our humble abode. Wireless, to be precise.
All these years, we, or rather I, have been advocating less or zilch techie stuff at home. One reason being, you will tend to bring work home, and that is bad. How on earth can you relax and de-stress if you cannot demarcate work and leisure or even play? Another reason is with so much to do with cyberway, how do you rest, for a second? If I get engross in a subject, especially if it is a new stuff/hobby, there is no way to pull me away. I can even sacrifice my beauty sleep. Serious, although I am trying all measures to maintain my youth and beauty.
So, right now, with this laptop (frankly, I do not like laptops coz am so familiar with PCs), I can write/blog, surf, do instant messaging, etc, whenever I wish, and need not have to rely on the mercy of the PC at the office. My Significant Other has been pretty excited and he has been exclaiming, "We're in the e-zone now!" However, I have been hogging the laptop, familiarizing, setting familiar comfy identities. Of course, he will not haggle with me coz at this moment, he is much more concerned with Liverpool winning the next 3 games facing 3 big teams (MU, Arsenal and Chelsea) :).
Anyway, I have another toy to play with during the weekend, other than contenting myself with the goggle box. There are still lots of stuff which I have yet to set up coz I am really a handicap without the mouse. It is so weird to use the laptop's so-call "mouse", which mine happens to be a small red rubber dot. It took me hours this afternoon to re-do the settings for our email accounts and the PC. Arrgh, almost tore my hair apart :(.
Guess I need time, no, I think I better go and purchase a mouse tomorrow. That will make my life much easier. Who knows I will be ready and up to do much more tomorrow :).
All these years, we, or rather I, have been advocating less or zilch techie stuff at home. One reason being, you will tend to bring work home, and that is bad. How on earth can you relax and de-stress if you cannot demarcate work and leisure or even play? Another reason is with so much to do with cyberway, how do you rest, for a second? If I get engross in a subject, especially if it is a new stuff/hobby, there is no way to pull me away. I can even sacrifice my beauty sleep. Serious, although I am trying all measures to maintain my youth and beauty.
So, right now, with this laptop (frankly, I do not like laptops coz am so familiar with PCs), I can write/blog, surf, do instant messaging, etc, whenever I wish, and need not have to rely on the mercy of the PC at the office. My Significant Other has been pretty excited and he has been exclaiming, "We're in the e-zone now!" However, I have been hogging the laptop, familiarizing, setting familiar comfy identities. Of course, he will not haggle with me coz at this moment, he is much more concerned with Liverpool winning the next 3 games facing 3 big teams (MU, Arsenal and Chelsea) :).
Anyway, I have another toy to play with during the weekend, other than contenting myself with the goggle box. There are still lots of stuff which I have yet to set up coz I am really a handicap without the mouse. It is so weird to use the laptop's so-call "mouse", which mine happens to be a small red rubber dot. It took me hours this afternoon to re-do the settings for our email accounts and the PC. Arrgh, almost tore my hair apart :(.
Guess I need time, no, I think I better go and purchase a mouse tomorrow. That will make my life much easier. Who knows I will be ready and up to do much more tomorrow :).
Thursday, January 19, 2006
Crazy Horse Revisited
Unless you are a worshipper of topless dancing, The Crazy Horse caberet show will soon become a passè, I think, despite so much hype being built around it.
Caught the show early this month, complimentary of a friend. And I would not say I'd thoroughly enjoyed the show. There are a couple of dances which really utilize the use of dance moves and lights to portray an artistic image, or rather, a 3D wallpaper. Quite tastefully, in fact.
The beautiful caberet girls really look and dress the same, all towering at 1.75m (or taller) height, differentiating by their own bouncy assets. All moves are choreographed to ooze sensulity and sexiness. Nothing sleazy or distasteful. Colourful lightings are cleverly used to ensue dazzling sights on the girls' curvaceous body. You will be mesmerized by these lights rather than the nearly-nude girls.
Sad to say, there were only a lingering number of audience although the showroom is pretty compact. We were seated pretty near the stage, in fact, it is just right under our nose. So I would say the view is pretty fascinating :P. Due to the the few number of us, the staff/ushers had to be roped in to create the hippy mood, with all the wolf whistling and "oohs" and "ahs" and "wahs". We're so 'unmoved', unlike some of the Caucasian audience. They're more appreciative of such performances and they really gave compliments by cheering the caberet girls on.
If you ask me whether it is worth going for the show, I can only tell you, no harm watching it once. The novelty will wear off, sooner or later, coz I think it is not in our culture to appreciate such performance on a long run. Frankly, the show is nothing erotic, nor it is sleazy. You will appreciate the beauty of human anatomy, and appreciate the art weaves between dance and lights.
Who knows you may come out of the show, converted, as a connoisseur of topless dancing :).
Caught the show early this month, complimentary of a friend. And I would not say I'd thoroughly enjoyed the show. There are a couple of dances which really utilize the use of dance moves and lights to portray an artistic image, or rather, a 3D wallpaper. Quite tastefully, in fact.
The beautiful caberet girls really look and dress the same, all towering at 1.75m (or taller) height, differentiating by their own bouncy assets. All moves are choreographed to ooze sensulity and sexiness. Nothing sleazy or distasteful. Colourful lightings are cleverly used to ensue dazzling sights on the girls' curvaceous body. You will be mesmerized by these lights rather than the nearly-nude girls.
Sad to say, there were only a lingering number of audience although the showroom is pretty compact. We were seated pretty near the stage, in fact, it is just right under our nose. So I would say the view is pretty fascinating :P. Due to the the few number of us, the staff/ushers had to be roped in to create the hippy mood, with all the wolf whistling and "oohs" and "ahs" and "wahs". We're so 'unmoved', unlike some of the Caucasian audience. They're more appreciative of such performances and they really gave compliments by cheering the caberet girls on.
If you ask me whether it is worth going for the show, I can only tell you, no harm watching it once. The novelty will wear off, sooner or later, coz I think it is not in our culture to appreciate such performance on a long run. Frankly, the show is nothing erotic, nor it is sleazy. You will appreciate the beauty of human anatomy, and appreciate the art weaves between dance and lights.
Who knows you may come out of the show, converted, as a connoisseur of topless dancing :).
Tuesday, January 17, 2006
Happy 4th Anniversary
Start of a cold to commemorate the day......*sniff sniff*
And, CNY is just round the corner, and I have got tonnes of errands to do!
And, CNY is just round the corner, and I have got tonnes of errands to do!
Friday, January 13, 2006
Wednesday, January 11, 2006
Hair Cut
Had my long hair cut, or rather shaved, short 2 days ago at my hairdresser, Gary.
I asked Gary what I can I do with my hair other than trimming it short and do some highlighting. Perming is out coz I do not want to be called "Auntie" on the road. So, instead of cutting, Gary shaved away all my locks. Actually, it was "thinning" all my locks. No, I was not heart pained. Really want a change for the new year, and I was kinda tired of my straight long hair. The shaving had left me with a shorter hairdo, with uneven ends, and it makes me look "wild", according to my colleagues :).
Gary highlighted my hair as well, without asking me what colour I wanted. Well, he knows me too well, unless I want a major change/makeover. Inititally I wanted a short hairdo, but somehow Gary wasn't buying the idea and he refused to cut it short, which he happily did so 10 years ago. Okay, I could have a short or even boyish hair cut 10 years ago, but not now. Hmm.....perhaps he has seen me morphed over the years, so I guess he prefers me to stay feminie :P. Ha......
Anyway, always like the feeling after a hair cut. Of course, I never pass up the opportunity to ask my Significant Other how he finds my new hairdo. As usual, "It's okay," he replies. Hmm...wonder why I ask but I think we ladies never fail to do this. It is like getting a reaffirmation from the men, although we may not need it at all. Weird, huh?
For all I know, my hair will be long in no time......
I asked Gary what I can I do with my hair other than trimming it short and do some highlighting. Perming is out coz I do not want to be called "Auntie" on the road. So, instead of cutting, Gary shaved away all my locks. Actually, it was "thinning" all my locks. No, I was not heart pained. Really want a change for the new year, and I was kinda tired of my straight long hair. The shaving had left me with a shorter hairdo, with uneven ends, and it makes me look "wild", according to my colleagues :).
Gary highlighted my hair as well, without asking me what colour I wanted. Well, he knows me too well, unless I want a major change/makeover. Inititally I wanted a short hairdo, but somehow Gary wasn't buying the idea and he refused to cut it short, which he happily did so 10 years ago. Okay, I could have a short or even boyish hair cut 10 years ago, but not now. Hmm.....perhaps he has seen me morphed over the years, so I guess he prefers me to stay feminie :P. Ha......
Anyway, always like the feeling after a hair cut. Of course, I never pass up the opportunity to ask my Significant Other how he finds my new hairdo. As usual, "It's okay," he replies. Hmm...wonder why I ask but I think we ladies never fail to do this. It is like getting a reaffirmation from the men, although we may not need it at all. Weird, huh?
For all I know, my hair will be long in no time......
Tuesday, January 10, 2006
The Spring Cleaning, The Rain
It had been raining cats and dogs for the past few days and it seems that the pouring ain't gonna stop.
Started the spring cleaning for the coming CNY last Saturday. I'm telling you, thanks to the rain, it was quite relaxing due to the cool weather. Well, I was pretty ambitious to want to finish all the cleaning within a day, but being so meticulous and "petty", some of the chores have to spill over to this weekend. Luckily, we do clean frequently, so the annual spring cleaning ain't that bad.
Many of us would take the spring cleaning as an opportunity to dump whatever stuff they have been hogging over the year. I wonder how many of us would really do that? As human beings, we are so clingy to the material stuff, attach too much emotions. I am sure no exception. However, for the sake of space, I really need to discard lots and lots of stuff. For example, shopping carrier bags. Okay, these shopping carrier bags are evidences to my shopping therapy sessions. Be it big or small or medium, colourful or plain, tasteful or disdain desgins, you name it, I have it. In order to free up more storage space, I had commenced to discard some old ones, and this will definitely not a one-time job.
Anyway, I am glad I had started the spring cleaning early. Can you imagine the coming weekends are loaded with much more itinerary? It seems that almost everything must happen right before CNY, other than the spring cleaning, shopping for the CNY, making/baking the CNY cookies and goodies. For instance, my cute little niece will be celebrating her 1-year-old birthday around this time, and my Significant Other's father is joining the race to celebrate his as well. I really wish I can clone myself to be able to accomplish all the tasks.
Well, I may be complaining time is not to my bidding, however, I really enjoy every minute and every second before CNY. I like getting the place ready and done for the new year, with change of flowers arrangement, CNY decorations, etc. Everything smells nice and crisp and new :). Have yet to purchase all the perishables, but my list is getting longer by the second :P. Oh, another task which I really really enjoy doing: getting new currency notes from the bank for the preparation of ang pows. Okay, I will not divulge how much we need to give away each year, although it is increasing every year as there is always a new addition (be it friends or relatives), it is still a joy preparing these ang pows.
Must admit the rain does not dampen my festive spirits at all. In fact, I was out the last of couple of days, running all the errands, battling with the cold falling rain. I even managed a trip down to Chinatown's CNY bazaar, although it was pretty awkward and tedious, having to hold on to the umbrella, and trying to free my hand to look at all the goodies. Never mind, will be coming back again, for the next couple of weeks before the CNY. Hopefully, the weather will permit a sunny sight, for all of our sakes.
So, may luck be with us :).
Started the spring cleaning for the coming CNY last Saturday. I'm telling you, thanks to the rain, it was quite relaxing due to the cool weather. Well, I was pretty ambitious to want to finish all the cleaning within a day, but being so meticulous and "petty", some of the chores have to spill over to this weekend. Luckily, we do clean frequently, so the annual spring cleaning ain't that bad.
Many of us would take the spring cleaning as an opportunity to dump whatever stuff they have been hogging over the year. I wonder how many of us would really do that? As human beings, we are so clingy to the material stuff, attach too much emotions. I am sure no exception. However, for the sake of space, I really need to discard lots and lots of stuff. For example, shopping carrier bags. Okay, these shopping carrier bags are evidences to my shopping therapy sessions. Be it big or small or medium, colourful or plain, tasteful or disdain desgins, you name it, I have it. In order to free up more storage space, I had commenced to discard some old ones, and this will definitely not a one-time job.
Anyway, I am glad I had started the spring cleaning early. Can you imagine the coming weekends are loaded with much more itinerary? It seems that almost everything must happen right before CNY, other than the spring cleaning, shopping for the CNY, making/baking the CNY cookies and goodies. For instance, my cute little niece will be celebrating her 1-year-old birthday around this time, and my Significant Other's father is joining the race to celebrate his as well. I really wish I can clone myself to be able to accomplish all the tasks.
Well, I may be complaining time is not to my bidding, however, I really enjoy every minute and every second before CNY. I like getting the place ready and done for the new year, with change of flowers arrangement, CNY decorations, etc. Everything smells nice and crisp and new :). Have yet to purchase all the perishables, but my list is getting longer by the second :P. Oh, another task which I really really enjoy doing: getting new currency notes from the bank for the preparation of ang pows. Okay, I will not divulge how much we need to give away each year, although it is increasing every year as there is always a new addition (be it friends or relatives), it is still a joy preparing these ang pows.
Must admit the rain does not dampen my festive spirits at all. In fact, I was out the last of couple of days, running all the errands, battling with the cold falling rain. I even managed a trip down to Chinatown's CNY bazaar, although it was pretty awkward and tedious, having to hold on to the umbrella, and trying to free my hand to look at all the goodies. Never mind, will be coming back again, for the next couple of weeks before the CNY. Hopefully, the weather will permit a sunny sight, for all of our sakes.
So, may luck be with us :).
Wednesday, January 04, 2006
Hello 2006
Dear 2006,
To-date, I have been pretty contented with life. I have had my ups and downs, highs and lows, but nevertheless, I am blessed and being given much more than I can bargain for.
Am no doubt a fatalist, so I shall not wish for the unreacheables and unpredictables. However, being human, I do have a couple of teeny weeny wishes, hoping and waiting to fulfill in 2006.
(1) Bringing a new life into this world. I am ready to step into motherhood, just need the blessings of God. Am not sure if this wish of mine is a selfish one, but I sincerely and earnestly hope my prayers will be answered. I shall leave it to kismet, and will accept life as it is, que sera sera.
(2) Friends. Throughout my life, I have placed much importance in friendship. Value all my friends greatly and am blessed to have friends who are there for me, through weals and woes. Am contented to remain status quo, and have no desire to modify or jeopardize any relationship.
I shall be, no doubt, still very me. Hopefully, wiser. And, learn to know material stuff are all fleeting and transient. However, I still want to chalk it to me still being worldly. Afterall, am still part of this mundane world.
Let this post cements my first step into year 2006.
Yours truly,
Christina
p/s. It's raining cats and dogs....
To-date, I have been pretty contented with life. I have had my ups and downs, highs and lows, but nevertheless, I am blessed and being given much more than I can bargain for.
Am no doubt a fatalist, so I shall not wish for the unreacheables and unpredictables. However, being human, I do have a couple of teeny weeny wishes, hoping and waiting to fulfill in 2006.
(1) Bringing a new life into this world. I am ready to step into motherhood, just need the blessings of God. Am not sure if this wish of mine is a selfish one, but I sincerely and earnestly hope my prayers will be answered. I shall leave it to kismet, and will accept life as it is, que sera sera.
(2) Friends. Throughout my life, I have placed much importance in friendship. Value all my friends greatly and am blessed to have friends who are there for me, through weals and woes. Am contented to remain status quo, and have no desire to modify or jeopardize any relationship.
I shall be, no doubt, still very me. Hopefully, wiser. And, learn to know material stuff are all fleeting and transient. However, I still want to chalk it to me still being worldly. Afterall, am still part of this mundane world.
Let this post cements my first step into year 2006.
Yours truly,
Christina
p/s. It's raining cats and dogs....
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