St Valentine's Day

I think I am a hopeless sucker for romanticism, that is, if there's such a word.

Just finished watching "Music and Lyrics" on HBO and this is the upmteen times that I have watched the movie. I just just just love the music! And, it's Valentine's Day today! Woah, I feel so so so romantic.....

Went shopping today and wherever I turned, there would be some youngsters carrying those pretty wrapped bouquets of flowers -- red roses, purple tulips, bright yellow sunflower, and even bears. Yes, a bouquet of bears. So cute! I couldn't stand it. I felt so old! Had just lamented to My Significant Other during lunch at 欣叶, his first bouquet of flowers to me was 9 years ago. The first and the last. As usual, he would say, to him every day is V-day....yah yah yah....

Anyway, it's Valentine's Day, I don't wanna spoil my romantic mood :). Gonna dwell in those happy moods for the rest of the night....

Happy Valentine's Day!

打边炉

今天是元宵节，周末的时候相信很多人已提早庆祝。我并非想凑热闹，只不过很有吃火锅的雅兴，所以呢，也打起了“边炉”。

打边炉是阿宁的主意。餐桌上摆了一个礼蓝和大吉的摆设，懒得去移动，所以咧，得另寻“餐桌”。

这小桌子原是TV room的小摆桌，size恰到好处：），放上火锅确实刚刚好。

星期六一早起床后，就跑去NTUC以及湿巴杀，买了熬汤用的鸡骨、鳕鱼、三文鱼、鸡腿肉、shabu shabu的超薄片的猪肉、各式的蘑菇、豆腐、各式各样的丸丸、日式粉丝、还有少不了的蔬菜、红萝卜、葱头及玉蜀黍。

回到家赶快清洗掉鸡骨的油脂，汆烫后，与红萝卜、西芹、葱头、玉蜀黍、干贝等，一起入锅熬煮。

洗洗切切，准备到来已是12点多。坐在小凳子上，享受成果是别有一番风趣。现在是吹着北风，厨房的方向正面向着北面，冷风习习吹来，吃着热腾腾的打边炉，哈，真是好过瘾。阿宁说如果加上一件风衣，就似如在路边吃着火锅了。我们边吃边聊，好不写意。似乎很久没有这么悠闲地享受一餐。

我们连续吃了2天的打边炉，很是享受。今天将会把火锅收回箱子里，收回储藏室。下一回的打边炉想必将会是明年的这个时候了吧。

回到原点

观看了最后一集的《团圆饭》，突然间恍然大悟，过年就是一切回到原点。

春节已过了十一天，似乎很安静。前几天拜天公的时候，亦有同感。四处皆肃静，仿佛一切都进入冬眠状态。

十年一轮，这回的世界性金融危机颇有震撼力，一波接一波，似乎未见谷底。心中有点不安，隐隐觉得另一场暴风雨正储心积虑地酝酿着。

难道真的得回到原点？