Mamma Mia!

If you have HBO channel, you might have watched "Mamma Mia!" the movie last night. It was my second time watching it and I still love every bit of the movie. I was even dancing to all the music :P. It's ABBA music! How can you not dance??

No, who doesn't love ABBA? Other than the movie, I had also watched the musical which was staged here a few years ago. And last year there was this ABBA concert by a group (I can't remember the name) reprising the 4 singers of ABBA -- Anni-Frid Lyngstad (a.k.a Frida), Benny Anderson, Björn Ulvaeus and Agnetha Fältskog. Although they weren't the real McCoys, the music was enough to get us up on our feet and danced throughout the concert. It was fantastic. I especially like the song "Mamma Mia!". The tune is catchy and you must be weird if you just sit there and listen.

Other than The Beatles, this Swedish group, has the most profounding impact and influence in the music industry. They did not reunite ever since the supposed hiatus in year 1982. However, productions like the Mamma Mia! musical and movie were created instead. And if you can't get enough of their soundtracks, start collecting their albums, CDs, videos which are released worldwide. Sad to say I only have one of their CDs. Perhaps I am not crazy enough yet to collect all their albums and stuff. Furthermore, with youtube and internet at your finger tips, one can simply download and listen ABBA songs at his/her convenience.

Now, last night's recap set me listening hard to their songs' lyrics and I realized all their lyrics were simple, down to earth and true to the heart. The lyrics can really struck a chord within me or may be to lots of people out there. So, I guess no matter what I'm gonna say, you still have to experience the ABBA music youself to truly comprehend my excitement and joy. The below excerpt from their song "Thank You for the Music" is appropriately portrayed:

So I say
Thank you for the music
The songs I'm singing
Thanks for all the joy they're bringing
Who can live without it
I ask in all honesty
What would life be without a song or a dance what are we
So I say thank you for the music for giving it to me

Need I say more?

四十不惑

“四十不惑 ，不惑，就是明白，人到了四十岁，对什么事都明白了，明白了，对自己看得更清了，就会大彻大悟。把什么都看得平淡了，波澜不变，荣辱不惊，一切泰然处之。一位哲人对一个四十岁的说过这么一句话：四十岁正是一个以不变应万变的年龄。四十岁是一个可以洞察世间万物的年龄，四十岁是一个成熟的年龄。”

老实说，我为自己步入40岁感到很恐慌。其实那种感觉是很奇特、很复杂，说不上来。所以孔圣人所说的“四十不惑”，我一点都不能理解。

我似乎很明白，明白本身对很多事情都处之泰然，看得透彻清晰。但，我又似乎很不明白，不明白对有些事情那么不释怀、不放得下。我，本来就是个宿命论者，对人生的一切应该是既来之，则安之。只不过是个生日，干嘛那么不安、烦躁？

或者，我根本就做不到四十而不惑？

Happy 44th Birthday Singapore!

We, the citizens of Singapore,
pledge ourselves as one united people,
regardless of race, language or religion,
to build a democratic society, based on justice and equality,
so as to achieve happiness, prosperity and progress for our nation.

我们是新加坡公民，
誓愿不分种族、言语、宗教，团结一致，
建设公正平等的民主社会，
并为实现国家之幸福、繁荣与进步，共同努力。

纵贯线演唱会--新加坡站

超震撼！超赞！

不过，看到那些旅居这里的中国人，利用手机全程在录，真的好cheapskate。频频被工作人员警告也依然偷偷地录。Cheapskate! 我也受不了他们都穿着短裤拖鞋出席，简直是XXX难看！没水准！

好在音乐超赞的，是视觉上的享受。

花样男子 • 花样情思

有位学弟曾跟我说：演习的人是疯子，而看戏的人是傻子。现在确能深深体会。

我并非是哈日或哈韩族，但最近竟然迷上了韩国版的《花样男子--流星花园》，而且中毒何其深。

中毒的程度简直是近乎疯狂状态。除了反复想着剧情，了解各人物的演变，亦在分析人物、情节的分布与发展。睡觉的时候，脑海里也会泛起剧中的歌曲。这些歌曲首首动听，亦能带动情节的起伏，亦能牵动着看的人的情绪。我想最糟糕的是，我似乎踏入剧情其中，深切地感受着每个人物的七情六欲，即使我的世界是那么迥然不同。

所谓“花样男子”，剧种的4位男主角比起台湾版的《流星花园》，确实好看多了。虽然脂粉味重了点，但他们的“美”相信足以让许多妹妹们疯迷。我不致以迷这4位美男子，只不过对故事情节着了迷，即使是不切实际（是这样吗？）的故事。

我不晓得何时能清醒，也许不愿醒来。

真的是疯了，我。。。

Heal The World

Heal the world
Make it a better place
For you and for me
And the entire human race
There are people dying
If you care enough for the living
Make it a better place
For you and for me

2 weeks a go, a super pop star, Michael Jackson, might have left us, buried with him were his life and secrets and what nought. However, his music shall be with us for eon. Like it or not...

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？

除旧迎新

哇，过年咯！祝看官们牛年：
鼠钱不完！
牛那样壮！
虎虎生威！
兔气扬眉！
龙马精神！
蛇得消费！
马到功成！
羊洋得意！
猴会有期！
鸡不可失！
狗用就好！
猪你发财！

发啊！！！

七年之痒

今天过得好累。。。

为什么要叫“七年之痒”呢？为什么不是“七年之威”或“七年之惑”？？？

On the Very Last Day.....

Am I in time to make last minute resolutions?

But why do I wanna make any in the first place when I am sure I won't keep them??? I think this is the time of the year when I am in the mood to really ponder on things and reflect on myself.

Whatever, here are my resolutions, in no particular order, if you are still interested to know:

• to take up driving lessons
• to hit the pool more often
• to be nicer to my friends
• to stop being so cynical
• to clear all the papers on my work station, and demand no more papers for me, use the internet!
• to keep my living room free of all my magazines
• to do a post on my NZ tour
• to psycho myself to be fearless of needles
• to stop "shopping" in the stock market

I think I can really go on forever. So this will do for this year :).

Wishing all of you out there a Joyous and Smashing year 2009! I can do with a bull run for 2009 :P.

玩的心情之2

终于打包行李了。虽然还未完成，大致上呢，该放进去的都放了，不该放的也挤了进去。唉，我简直是大“怕输”，什么有的没的，都做了邻居，得利用接下来的几天做更动。

我想啊，还是去香港最简单啦。忘了什么东东呢，到处都可买到。哦，今年没去朝圣，好想念。。。不如过年前去一趟？不晓得能不能够腾出时间？

哎呀，想这么多干嘛，睡觉咯！

玩的心情

Okay, am about to leave real soon and have yet to pack. Cannot believe myself! I have never left luggage packing till so late, and I am so kan cheong now! Arrghhh......

Work, audits, deadlines aren't helping at all. I feel like I'm buried under all these stress....:(....哪来的holiday moods????

善后

最近的我已变成了莱佛士医院的常客了。

老爸的大肠癌手术、近几个月又陆陆续续的入院、出院、阿宁的心脏搭支架手术、还有我那即将到来的常年健康检查，让我对那间医院产生了恐惧感。

其实生病的人很辛苦，但他的亲人家人也同样的辛苦、痛苦。亲身的体验让我的精神饱受煎熬。我即使再乐观、再乐天派，让老爸那样的欺负、折腾，往往都让我说了很多不该说的话。辛亏有弟妹来分担，也没有小孩的负担，至少还未崩溃，但也令我的情绪很脆弱。

所以，已对阿宁说，日后我生病了，就把我送到疗养院去。既然咱们都没有下一代，疗养院的确是个很好的选择，毕竟在哪儿可得到妥当的照顾。而且对家人应该不会有太大的压力吧。其实阿宁不喜欢我讲这些，但始终得面对现实。

Financial Turmoil

It started off with Lehman Brothers declaring bankrupt, closely followed by AIG shouting for help. Stock markets all over the world plummet like nobody business. Indices yoyo-ing up down up down. So roller-coasterish..... :(

As at now, my stocks' portfolio has gone down for 45%. This is crazy. Looking at the stock market now, all the blue chips are damn cheap (oops, JJ, if you are reading this, please do not imitate me using the "damn" word).

So, should I feel sad or happy? I feel like going shopping, for stocks........

Quote of the Day

"If the Ferrari president is right about the Singapore GP being a circus, then we have to be grateful to him for providing the clowns." -- Bernie Ecclestone

I couldn't help laughing when I read the papers this morning. What a lousy loser. Just because Felippe Massa had a fiasco driving away from the pits with the refuelling hose still attached to his car. Definitely a nightmare. His team mate, Kimi Raikkonen crashed into the barrier, during the last 4 laps. This, confirmed, must dui sim gua........

青花瓷

虽然我不是很欣赏周杰伦的唱歌方式--咬字不清，但不能否认，几乎每一首他的歌都吸引了我，尤其是旋律及歌词。方文山所写的词都超水准的，往往都得花上一点时间去了解与欣赏。《青花瓷》亦不例外。这首歌似乎有《千里之外》以及《菊花台》的影子，但肯定也一样撩弄你的思绪。

素胚勾勒出青花笔锋浓转淡　
瓶身描绘的牡丹一如你初妆
冉冉檀香透过窗心事我了然　
宣纸上 走笔至此搁一半
釉色渲染仕女图韵味被私藏　
而你嫣然的一笑如含苞待放
你的美一缕飘散　
去到我去不了的地方

天青色等烟雨　 而我在等你　
炊烟袅袅升起　 隔江千万里
在瓶底书汉隶仿前朝的飘逸　
就当我为遇见你伏笔

天青色等烟雨　而我在等你　
月色被打捞起　晕开了结局
如传世的青花瓷自顾自美丽　
你眼带笑意

色白花青的锦鲤跃然於碗底　
临摹宋体落款时却惦记着你
你隐藏在窑烧里千年的秘密　
极细腻 犹如绣花针落地
帘外芭蕉惹骤雨门环惹铜绿
而我路过那江南小镇惹了你
在泼墨山水画里　
你从墨色深处被隐去

陪我看日出 / 涙そうそう

哪一天早上，上班途中，又听到了蔡淳佳的陪我看日出，好喜欢。这首源之一首日文歌--夏川里美的涙そうそう。找了两首歌的歌词，做了比较，觉得梁文福老师写的华文歌词较为细腻、较为讨好。日文版的比较注重那份对“他”的迫切的思念，而华文版的感情表现得细腻，且带出日出那份光明的美好。

雨的气息是回家的小路　路上有我追着你的脚步
脚下边保存着昨天的温度 你抱着我就像温暖的大树

雨下了走好路 这句话我记住 风再大吹不走嘱咐　
雨过了就有路像那年看日出
你牵着我穿过了雾
叫我看希望就在黑夜的尽处

哭过的眼看岁月更清楚　想一个人闪着泪光是一种幸福
又回到我离开家的小步　你送着我满天燕子都在飞舞

雨下了走好路　这句话我记住 风再大吹不走嘱咐　
雨过了就有路像那年看日出　
你牵着我穿过了雾
叫我看希望就在黑夜的尽处

虽然一个人　我并不孤独　在心中你陪我看每一个日出

古いアルバムめくり
ありがとうってつぶやいた
いつもいつも胸の中
励ましてくれる人よ

晴れ渡る日も　雨の日も
浮かぶあの笑顔
想い出遠くあせても
おもかげ探して
よみがえる日は　涙そうそう

一番星に祈る
それが私のくせになり
夕暮れに見上げる空
心いっぱいあなた探す

悲しみにも　喜びにも
おもうあの笑顔
あなたの場所から私が
見えたら　きっといつか
会えると信じ　生きてゆく

晴れ渡る日も　雨の日も
浮かぶあの笑顔
想い出遠くあせても
さみしくて　恋しくて
君への想い　涙そうそう
会いたくて　会いたくて
君への想い　涙そうそう

再谈狮子座

我是个不折不扣的狮子座。

铺张浪费、死要面子，是狮子座最大的致命伤，他们很怕忽然有人跳出来对他指指点点，有损狮子王者的风范。

有型又有款的狮子，最爱处于万人至上，也有天赋的“掌权人”本色，不但善于操控大权，也有经营管理的大将之风，可说是个天生的领袖人才。无论是言行举止、能力，以至待人接物，狮子座都令人由衷信服。但由于权力欲和控制欲过渡，有时会予人一种压迫感。

勤奋进取的下属最得他的喜爱，也会得到他的信任，身为狮子座的下属，记得时时向他汇报工作情况及进展，并与他共同进退。当他需要你的时候，千万不要失踪。

世间事物都是相对性的，因为有光明，所以在有黑暗。星座特质大多是正面的，但也有阴暗的一面。狮子座的阴影，正是表现在“我是王”这一症候群上。狮子座虽然是个心胸宽大的星座，但有时阴影的到来，使得他们的宽大变得不真切，另有动机。

狮子座的人喜欢被需要，喜欢被人尊重的感觉。但有时他们会忘了每个人都是一个不同的个体，有自己的性格。他们往往只专注于自己的理念，表现出唯我独尊的王者之风，而忽略了他人的感受。

狮子座的人的思想和见解不会局限在一个角落，而是有宏观的格局，经常得面临智力上的考验和政策性的决定。他们不是多愁善感的一型，所以很少闷闷不乐，但是一旦面临绝望时，精神很容易崩溃。幸好他们的复原能力惊人，潜伏内在的热力，很快再度散发出来。

狮子座的人具有开阔的视野，能够一眼就看出事情的重点所在，理出头绪，不过却经常忽略了细节。此外狮子座的人对年轻时候的理想或信念，终生都不容易改变，这种固守观念的习性，难免显得顽固。

狮子座的人喜欢消遣和娱乐，通过参加各种社交活动，与朋友交往等，来表现出自己举足轻重的地位，否则，就会失去魅力和光彩。他们需要在频繁的活动中放松自己，休息反而会使他感到疲劳，这一点对许多人来说，都会觉得不可思议。

狮子座和哪一个星座的人最合得来？他们和天秤座的人，会从聊天中渐渐熟络起来；也许开始时他们不会喜欢双子座的善变，但是久了之后，看法会渐渐改观；狮子座的人与人马座和白羊座的人容易变成好朋友，虽然和人马座常有争吵，但双方会互相容忍。

Birthday's Well Wishes

Birthday's well wishes for me came in early today, although not in droves but I must admit, it really lifts up my spirit! And I really need them! In tonnes, if possible :P! To chase away all those moody and sad clouds!

Soooo greedy of me ne.....

七夕情人節

来自于一封转发的电邮。。。。。。

两个人的空间，我们同在一个屋檐下，拥有温馨的每个晚餐！
两个人的天空，我们漫步风雨中，相互依偎同撑一把伞，一片天。
两个人的路，我们携手同游人间，相扶相搀，一路相伴向前。
两个人的海滩，我们随心的游玩，有了彼此在身边，今生无憾！

两个人的日子，我们依旧相互爱恋，每个眼光都是心动的音符！
两个人的人间，手和手相牵，晨光与夕阳呼应，你我肩并肩。
两个人的瞬间，我们依旧要相拥．珍惜日子里的温情，热恋！
两个人的世界，我们不忘开心入怀，感受彼此的热度，呼吸。

两个人的天地， 让天地见证我们的爱恋。
两个人的黄昏， 说好了， 抓住了， 就永远不会放手。
两个人的静谧， 就让我一辈子腻在你的怀里。
两个人的快乐， 就是那么简单。。。

两个人的相处， 在于心与心的交流。。。
两个人的幸福， 也许只是相互依偎， 如此简单。。。
两个人的恋爱， 就是一个人对另一个人的爱宠。。。
两个人的爱恋，今生的缠绵，我们说好了今生结伴续今生的缘！
两个人。。。

注：生日碰巧碰上了七巧节 :P。。。

注2：华语这语言真的很奇妙，简单的三言两语就将情感注入字里行间，超震撼。即使我了的英语、日语，都无法那么神奇般的表达。

相信

你没有相信的人？那你相信我吧。--“一切完美”

当你很彷徨的时候，有一个人这么对你说，你，会不会感动呢？

生命本是脆弱

如果你还在认为明天永远在的话，奉劝你要及时行乐。

如果你还未向你所爱的人说“我爱你”，那你得赶快行动。

如果你答应了你的孩子或父母亲或朋友任何事，你实践了你的承诺了吗？

如果你想对自己好一点，你是否已做到了？

时间是不会为你我或任何人做停留的，所以请你别再蹉跎。珍惜眼前人，珍惜所拥有的，珍惜现在，把握未来。

因为，生命本是脆弱的。。。。。。

Happy Birthday To Garfield :) !!!

My favourite cartoon Garfield is 30 years old liao :P!

Still so cute.....

LV包包

Now, what is it with LV bags that every one, and I mean, practically every one, is carrying one? I can't believe it! Years ago it was like if you see some one carries an LV bag, you'll go "woah". But now, LV bags are sprouting like spring bamboo shoots!

Went shopping last Friday night and wherever I turned, even in remotely remote Jurong, I saw an LV bag right in front of me. I have nothing against LV, I myself own a few (genuine ones, mind you). What I cannot fathom is, those LV bags' owners are very very young ladies, I must say. Let me think, I did not have such purchasing power donkey years ago when I was that young (okay, I uncanningly let known my age). However, it seems now that such bags are so affordable, which is not the case. They are still as expensive.

So, my next question: are those fakes or authentic LV bags? Okay, okay, I am not the only one who can afford them. So, the most logical explanation is the young is getting richer each generation and the LV bag is getting less exclusive. Yes? No?

Seriously, there are other huge bombastic brands out there -- Loewe, Christian Dior, Gucci, Hogan, Coach, Hermès, Bottega Veneta, Longchamp, etc, but why only LV stands out to be the status cult? Is it coz of the awareness the brand has created over the centuries? Or the hoo-hah over this brand? Well, Hermès' Birkin bag has equally big hoo-hah and publicity. The Birkin bag is custom-made (you get to choose the bag size, type and colour of the leather skin) and you need to queue for up to a year just to own one, and I think Singapore's store has ceased taking order. But frankly I don't get to see any one carrying it anywhere, not even on Orchard Road.

It has to be the exclusivity which LV has been vehemently adhered to -- quality and no SALES. So, I guess, the more such status stigma is given to the brand, the more people yearn and swoon. You tell people: you must have the money to spend or you can forget about Louis Vuitton. The more you put it on a pedestal, the more we mortals will lay our lives down for it. Okay, I am too exaggerative but that's close.

It is just like when you come to cars, it has to be a Mercedes Benz and nothing else. Forget Lexus or BMW or Audi. Ferrari, Porsche, Lamborghini, Maserati and Aston Martin are for the yuppies (or so I thought), old and young ones, who have tonnes of money and no where to throw. Just ask the guys, if they can't have the racer baby, they will settle for a Benz, if their pockets permit.

So, we ladies will die die want an LV, before we go for the rest. Yes? Should be, coz I am no exception :). Was so exhilarated when I finally get to own one years ago. Now, it's getting quite an eye sore of seeing soooo many LV bags around, especially, those tai tais (I suspect they are Indonesians) who are carrying those BIG and bulky models. I am starting to target my next IT bag (it's "it", not I.T. mind you). Hmmm....should I go for a Bottega Veneta or the Hèrmes Birkin bag.....hmmmh, that CD's latest model looks great to die for as well........

So, if you do have a fabulous IT bag, do flaunt it. I'll give my due admiration, I promise. But do make sure it's a not an imitation, please.

p/s. Just added a Damier canvas Speedy 30 to my collection last night, all the way from Paris :).

Way Back Into Love

I really like this movie "Music & Lyrics". Simple, funny and witty, and I just fell in love with all the fabulous great music.

i've been living with a shadow overhead
i've been sleeping with a cloud above my bed
i've been lonely for so long
trapped in the past, i just can't seem to move on

i've been hiding all my hopes and dreams away
just in case i ever need them again someday
i've been setting aside time
to clear a little space in the corners of my mind

all i wanna do is find a way back into love
i can't make it through without a way back into love

i've been watching but the stars refuse to shine
i've been searching but i just don't see the signs
i know that it's out there
there's gotta be something for my soul somewhere

i've been looking for someone to shed some light
not somebody just to get me through the night
i could use some direction
and i'm open to your suggestions

all i wanna do is find a way back into love
i can't make it through without a way back into love
and if i open my heart again
i guess i'm hoping you'll be there for me in the end

there are moments when i don't know if it's real
or if anybody feels the way i feel
i need inspiration
not just another negotiation

all i wanna do is find a way back into love
i can't make it through without a way back into love
and if i open my heart to you
i'm hoping you'll show me what to do
and if you help me to start again
you know that i'll be there for you in the end

四川大地震后の震撼

人生
不必太执著

一切
皆已冥冥中注定

既来之，则安之。。。

存在的意义

如果那一样东西的存在不能帮到你的话，那么是时候把它扔了。-- 妙手仁心 III

对人亦能如此吗？

Earth Day地球日

你知道吗？我们的地球生病了，很需要我们无微不至与无私的照顾。你肯付出吗？

其实，有心就能迎刃而解， 你只须：

（1）少用塑胶袋
我们的生活中似乎少不了它。如果你刻意安排，改用环保袋，就会发现原来单单你一个人就少用了许多塑胶袋。同时尽量把一袋的垃圾塞得满满的，就能够确保不滥用塑胶袋。

（2）跟保丽龙包装盒/泡沫塑料(styrofoam)说“No!”
原来这东西一点都不环保。人类制造了它，却又不能将它分解。所以要尽可能远离它。打包食物的时候，请自备空盒，杯葛那些使用保丽龙包装盒的小贩。

（3）节省能源
地球逐渐地暖化，气候的影响甚大。四季不像四季，台风如今提早报到，我们虽在热带，但几乎每天都下雨。所以，别滥用随手可得的能源。少用冷气，虽然我的“阿宁”耐不了热，但我尽可能不开冷气，转用电风扇。

还有，“阿宁”他周末已减少驾车，改用地铁或巴士。一来可环保，尽量不增加在空气中的一氧化碳，二来可省钱，汽油现在超贵。

（4）3Rs -- Reuse, Reduce, Recycle
我国所做的环保工作的确还不够，这也导致人民对再循环这个概念一点都不在乎。超市现在所实行的每个月的第一个星期三“自备购物袋”日，其实是蛮笨的。一个月三十天只实行那么一天能有什么效用呢？何不干脆每个星期三都有，或许人民就能够养成习惯。

要不然你就坚持点，把环保袋放在车内，或出门时随手都带个环保袋。我肯定已经做了。与此同时，在家里也开始把垃圾分类。将可循环的物品，如，宝瓶罐、塑胶盒（即用即丢的）、塑胶瓶瓶罐罐、玻璃、铁、等等，都分出来。丢弃的时候，正确的投入所分类的大垃圾箱里。

其实环保行为/工作不止以上几点而已，你也别小看一个人的能力。我那微薄的绵力，也许可救了一棵树，或防止一条河流的污染。所以呢，拯救地球就由我/你开始吧！就从今天起！

用一生说“我爱你”

与你分享一封转发的电邮。。。唔。。。蛮有意思的。。。

5岁的时候，我说我爱你。
你歪着脑袋，眨着水晶般的大眼睛，
疑惑地问我：“什么意思?"

15岁的时候，我说我爱你，
你的脸红得像火烧云，头深深地低着，
摆弄著衣襟，你好像在笑。

20岁的时候，我说我爱你，
你把头靠在我的肩上，紧紧地挽住我的手臂，
像是下一秒我就要消失一样。

25岁的时候，我说我爱你，
你把早餐放在桌上，跑过来刮了一下我的鼻子说：
“知道了!懒虫，该起床了！”

30岁的时候，我说我爱你，
你笑着说：“你呀！要是真的爱我，就别下了班到处跑，
还有，别再忘了我叫你买的菜！”

40岁的时候，我说我爱你，
你边收拾碗筷边无表情的嘟囔着：
“行了，行了，快去给孩子复习功课去吧！”

50岁的时候，我说我爱你，
你打着毛线头也不抬：“真的？ 你心里是不是巴不得我早点儿死掉。”
然后就咯咯咯地笑个不停

60岁的时候，我说我爱你，
你笑着捶了我一拳： "死老头子!孙子都这么大了，还贫嘴！

70岁的时候，我们坐在摇椅上，
戴着老花镜， 欣赏着50年前我给你的情书，
我们已经布满皱纹的手又握在了一起，
那时侯我说我爱你， 你深情地望着我，
其实你那已经皱纹满面的脸仍是那么美丽……
炉子上的开水咕嘟咕嘟地冒烟, 温馨的暖意充满了整个屋子........ ......

80岁的时候，你说你爱我。
我什么也没说，因为我流泪了，
但是那是我人生最最快乐的日子，
因为你终于说出了那句“我--爱--你"。

看到这我想起了我的爸爸和妈妈.
周围的世界是浮动不安的,但依然有爱真切的存在.
爱象一个圈,起点是炙热,澎湃的......后来琐碎让我们有时忘记了爱,有的人继续下去了,有的人放弃了继续的人在达到圈的终点时,他们将重拾最初的那份爱,只是它变的更广阔,更醇浓......

相信爱情, 最幸福的信仰!!!

那股莫名其妙的感觉

“针打得怎么样了？”干孩子的娘问。

“昨天刚开始打。很痛，也很恐怖。”我述说着。

“不要看就没事。”

“我都快要窒息了，怎么可能去看呢？”

其实那种恐惧的感觉何止窒息了得。心脏似乎快冲出来，打紧得很，身上所有的神经与细胞都提高了戒备，血压指数肯定往上直飙，大脑主栖系统响着警急讯号。。。那种感觉太莫名其妙了。

我相信我的恐惧症并非极端，因还能在我的控制下，不敢去想象那种发狂似的极端，想必将会变成另一个人。其实我也有惧高症，面临和地面有一定的距离时，亦会有窒息的恐惧感，同时双腿开始不属于你的。但至少本身能够克服，要不然怎么去爬山、怎么玩过山车？我还想要尝试绑紧跳、走悉尼海港大桥的bridgeclimb、走澳门塔的空中漫步、参观美国大峡谷的天空走廊，并踩上那聂人的玻璃人行桥。哇，好期待 :P！

我已自我催眠了1年多，好不容易去年鼓起勇气迈出了第一步，做了第一个试验。那时的我简直是直处于“蛮张”状态，mood swing得好厉害，根本就是自杀似的。虽然有了经验，那份恐惧感始终无法消除。这一两天的mood swing也很厉害，好痛苦。

哎呀，不要再去想了啦。要加油，要勇敢一点。。。要。。。要。。。我的妈呀。。。

一种米养百种人

Our neighbouring country just had had their General Election on last Saturday, 03rd March 2008. The big hooha is although the ruling party Barisan Nasional (BN) had won, but in reality, they had lost.

It all boils down to complacency and taking things for granted. Of course, how can politics be so simple and clean? Well, it is not my intention to touch on polictical issues here. After reading all the news, it just strikes my mind it is good to be part of the red dot.

Where on earth can you find another place that sees existence of multi-racism, multi-religion? Not that I know of, but correct me if I am wrong though. For our neighbour, Chinese and Indians are not given equal status, at all levels, including education. Couple with the clash with the Indian community right before the GE, do you think BN still has the chance to return triumphantly? I doubt so.

What really sickens me is the insolent remarks made by their "infamous" ex-premier Dr M. God, he is either senile or he loses a screw somewhere up there. To think they are in the same party, aren't they all the more should support one another, for good and for worst??? Incredulous!!

A friend of mine who has made his base in HK, rattled off list of complaints to me weeks ago. His job requires him to fly pretty frequently, so he presumably and with pomposity, thinks he has seen the BIG W-I-D-E world. He screamed into my ears (no joke) why this why that, China is so big, Singaporeans are shallow minded, blah blah blah.....Sorry, but I really do not, and could not be bothered to, remember his exact words. What I do not comprehend is: if he has seen the world, where did all these complaints stem from???

C'mon, we are not born equal, how to expect each and every one of us to have the same perspective on each matter? There are people out there who can't barely bring home a proper meal and know not what tomorrow holds for them, and you want them to think with a bigger heart? You must be joking!

We are blessed as we are able to see the various parts of the world, but that does not equate us to have a louder voice. If we are wise enough, count our lucky stars. And, if we are wiser, emulate the goodness/excellence of others and take not the dregs of the worst.

Complacency kills the wisdom. If it is a lesson to be learnt, so be it. Take it in your stride and move on. Stop being such a pompous pig, and just shut up.

理直氣和

理直氣和
撰文／李焯芬

故事發生在一個餐廳裡。

「小姐！你過來！你過來！」一位顧客高聲叫嚷，指着面前的杯子，一臉冰霜地說，「看看！你們的牛奶是壞的，把我一杯紅茶都糟蹋了

「真對不起！」服務員笑着道歉，「我馬上給你換一杯。」

新紅茶很快就準備好了，碟邊與前一杯一樣，放着新鮮的檸檬和牛奶。服務員輕輕放在顧客面前，又輕聲地說：「我是不是也能建議你：如果放檸檬，就不要加牛奶，因為有時候檸檬酸會造成牛奶結塊。」

顧客的臉紅了起來，匆匆地喝完茶便走了。

有人笑問服務員：「明明是他土，你怎麼不直說呢？他那麼粗魯地叫你，你怎麼不還以一點顏色？」

「正因為他粗魯，所以才要用婉轉的方法應付。正因為道理一說就明白，所以用不着大聲。」服務員說：「理不直的人，才需要靠氣壯來壓人。理直的人，則可以用氣和來解決問題和多交朋友。」

人們常說「理直氣壯」，卻往往忽視了「理直氣和」的好處。有理不在聲大；世間許多問題，也只有在心平氣和的情形才好解決。

Leap of Thoughts

Today, de day of the leap year or intercalary year, 29th of February, 2008.

Weird, isn't it? It is pretty interesting that TODAY only exists for every 4 years, and what if you were born on this very day? You only get to celebrate it every 4 years! And, what if your wedding anniversary falls on TODAY? I tell you, the husband will love it coz he has every excuse to forget it every year. What a juxtaposition!

So, would any one be crazy enough to do anything crazy or commemorative on this very day?

There is nothing special about TODAY but somehow I think I need to pen something, coz the next time you see 29th February, it will be another good 4 years later. Who knows by then, where I shall be. Perhaps if God Almighty permits, there will be pattering of little feet at my humble abode :). Yeah, who knows.....

I really wonder, is there any one who specially celebrates TODAY?

p/s. My sincere apologies if you have no idea what you are reading about. Me too, have no inkling what I am thinking, or writing about either....ごめんなさいね...

第N针

打针，肯定是我的死穴，但，似乎是命中注定，逃也逃不了。。。

03月05日，又是另一场恐惧的开始。。。

农历新年前の清单

♠ 大扫除

♠ 买新衣

♠ 大购物

♠ 办年货

♠ 逛年货市场

♠ 逛花市

♠ 买鲍鱼、海味、肉干、年糕、大吉

♠ 送礼

♠ 换新钞

♠ 觅、收红包封套

♠ 包红包、做记号

♠ 抹抹洗洗

♠ 张罗新年摆设

♠ 制作应节糕点

♠ 冲夜间吧杀

♠ 换新被单、“古申”套、等等等

。。。。。。为什么例不完的？？？？

六周年了！

“阿宁”说6周年要好好地过。。。

时间溜得好快，就这样被呵护、被疼爱了6年，是幸福的。。。

月牙湾

敦煌古墓的沙粒
带着我们的际遇
我从半路看回去
这秦关漫漫好蜿踞

梦想穿过了西域
包含了多少的缠意
爱情像一本游记
我会找寻它的密语
看..月牙湾下的泪光
在丝路之上被遗忘

是谁的心啊孤单的留下
他还好吗我多想爱他
那永恒的泪那一句话
也许可能蒸发

是谁的爱啊又为谁降下
轻声呼唤就让我融化
那一滴雨水演化成我翅膀
向着我爱的人追吧

Yielding to Temptation

01st December 2007. I started my shopping on this day (er, for Christmas -- this is a good excuse ne :P) and I'm telling you, you can just feel the festive moods are in the air :)!

Aiyo, can you imagine all the Christmas decorations at Orchard Road were up around November and you can see those shopping malls ain't going to lag behind. Their Christmas trees and those bling bling decors were up as well! Christmas carols are also blasting all over places! Incredible! Now with 23 more days to go, better start planning, if you got parties to go.

Now, with sales and more sales, and those Christmasy gorgeous goodies to go for, now what should we gals do? I say let's throw caution to the wind and do what American writer, Mark Twain said: "I deal with temption by yielding to it." Hmm...and I thought Oscar Wilde said that.

Anyway, am looking forward to the holidays coz it will be some long holidays for me. How I wish I've made plans to have a white Christmas. The nearest I had had was 7 years ago at HK. Too bad, no snow. Perhaps must plan one for next year.

Now, I must go and hang up the Christmas wreath on my door :).

爱，永恒的活力

正当我忙得天昏地暗的时候，朋友转发了这份“爱，永恒的活力”。一时兴起，请看官们来评阅我的“宏观”吧！

爱情这玩意，没有的时候拼命想，有的时候又觉得很烦。那它到底应该是什么呢？

其实爱情犹如一枚钱币，是两面的，没有所谓的对或错，没有所谓的应不应该。人本来就是七情六欲的构造，爱到天翻地覆、海枯石烂时，一切是美好的，是乌托邦的。可是很多人也许忘了，再轰轰烈烈的爱情也需要你的用心与灌溉。没有用心、爱心的播种与耕耘，哪能享有丰裕的丰收？这个道理是亘古不变的。

当你爱一个人的时候，也希望对方也爱你。若不爱，也无所谓，对我而言。因为你绝对有权利去爱人。不奢望对方的回馈，是因为你无需去对他有任何要求。我伟大？应该不是吧。爱应该是无任何方程式的。爱的条件不是你爱他一点，而他爱你多一点。应该是互动的，而不是你永远都是处于受的一方。

朋友问我：能不能同时爱2个人？答案：因人而异吧！人，本来就是自私的，试问哪有这么多博爱的人？2年前曾阅读过这篇文章--“爱的条件”， 作者的见解引起了我的共鸣，犹记得亦倍感震撼。希望看官们读了也会有同感。

爱，始终都是一个谜，人永远对感情最敏感。若要理出个头绪来，或许是给爱情写上了休止符。你不去理睬它，或许爱情就是很简单的东西。

日不落

最近发现新大陆，迷上了蔡依林的“日不落”(MV)，亦轻快亦活泼，朗朗上口的旋律，好愉快的感觉。

听歌往往是心情的写照，你，同意吗？

Will You Dare to Find New Ways?

One people, one nation, one Singapore
That's the way that we'll be, forever more
Every creed and every race
Has its role and has its place
One people, one nation, one Singapore

Today is the time of the year when we sing our hearts out, belting out the lyrics of those national songs爱国歌, with gusto and pride. And, I see no reason why we shouldn't do so.

This tiny red dot, smacks somewhere in that world globe of yours, has come a long long way, and has achieved so much that her people are all well taken care of. We may be well pampered, we have lots of complaints (yes, I know, Singaporeans are complaint kings and queens), know nought of social grace and road courtesy, love to queue especially the queue is for food (haha), never miss out a sale, super kiasu and whatever nought you name it. But that's what make us so special and unique.

We have an efficient government (I know I know, you guys may not agree with me and gonna protest) but we really cannot find fault with the current government. They make sure all of us have affordable roof over our head, a retirement egg nest, enjoy the harvest the government reaps, have the ability to work beyond retirement and be prepared at all times against terroism. So, what's so bad about it?

There will always be people out there sniggering at us being 乖乖仔, no freedom of speech (is that so?), the ruling PAP is our nanny, but who cares? Well, I do lah, especailly if it gets on my nerve. But I must pity those smart alecks coz they never enjoy what we are enjoying. Aiyah, I think they never know. They never will.

Like what PM Lee has said in his National Day speech, "Singapore's changing...and I'd like Singaporeans to see it." Yes, I do like what I am seeing and we defnitely will completely transform.

Happy Birthday Singapore, and for more good years ahead :)! Yeah!

I am 16...

....going on 17.........I know I am naive..... -- Sound of Music --

How I wish I can say that again. Oh alright, am 37 going on 38. OMG, 38. Should I say scary? I really cannot imagine when I hit the BIG 4--0 in a couple of years time.

When I was much younger and innocent (*ahem), I simply could not wait for my 21st birthday. When it finally came, it was just fantastic coz leagally, I'm an adult. Ha....so, soon after, 22nd, 23rd came so fast that I could bargain for. So much so that I wish time can slow down.

I know, ageing with grace is a must now. And, as you grow a year older, you also turn wiser and mellower, hopefully. Everyday when I look at myself in the mirror, I really like what I am seeing. Yours truly looks so much presentable and more pleasing to the eyes :). Should I say with more sophistication? Yes, would like to believe so. And, yes, beauty never comes cheap or easy. You cannot imagine the regime, day and night, hot and cold, you have to adhere. Well, nothing ventures nothing gains. Yes? No?

I am always a happy-go-lucky gal, and definitely a staunch believer of kismet/fate. I, for one, do not believe that you can change or test fate. Your life has been destined upon birth and it is up to you how to live it to the fullest, for worse or for better. I choose to live it happily and adventuoursly. Happily coz I love the warm fuzzy feeling of joy and happiness. Adventurously coz you only live once, so no room for regret. None at all, to be precise.

So, at this point of time, I have crossed half of my life. Yes, there is no regret or whatsoever, and I do not see why I should have any. I try not to dwell on the uncertainty which may lie ahead of me. Come what may, it will be....que sera sera.....

狮子座

如果你想认识，或了解我，我想，以下的小解可让你得到一些蛛丝马迹。


狮子是森林之王，但大家都知道，比狮子聪明，厉害的动物不计其数。无可否认的，狮子的长相与吼声架势十足，而且独来独往的它们，很容易显得自以为是或高高在上。这点与狮子座人生的基调很相似。但自以为是和高高在上，都是在人群中比较出来的，当人群散去后，自以为是可能转变成不被了解的愤怒，而高高在上则导致高处不胜寒的孤寂感。

人生如戏，生活的每个角落都是人生舞台，既然要表演，就要演的漂亮、秀个痛快。狮子座人把生活的每个角落都当成自己表演的舞台，似乎看淡人生的他们，其实有一套强烈的自我主张。

狮子座的女孩是那种被群星拱月而仍旧泰然自若的女子，她也许不是最美，但是派头最足、人气最旺，举手投足之间散发出来的热力，可以将所有异性的眼神熔化。

不管她在现实世界的出身如何，她都是传说中的皇族女子。表现欲很强的狮子座女性，一旦不受到别人的重视或被低估时，脸上会立即显现出不悦的神色，令人敬而远之。但她们做任何事都光明磊落，自信心极强，且不畏权势。

狮子座的女性很自我，做事没恒心。所以，虽具备临导能力，却很难有效地发挥。不过，她们具有为别人牺牲、奉献的精神，而且有一颗真诚的心。

对狮子座而言，爱可以让世界转动。他们喜欢爱人，也喜欢被爱。他们是理想的情人，具备了使爱情变得神奇或使某件事变得特别的天赋。

他们也需要对方的回应，不论男女，都一样是善妒的猫，无法忍受一堆苍蝇追逐着他们的另一半，更加无法忍受的是背叛，那会使他们深深受伤，而且无法宽恕对方。

他们还会期望对方如对待君王或女王般地对待他们，从某个角度来说，狮子座可能表现出惹人爱的一面，所以你才愿意这么对待他（她）。但从另一个角度来看，这种帝王般的态度，有时还真惹人厌。

给你一个吻

嗨嗨，各位叔叔阿姨大家好！我是我christina阿姨的小外甥女，信宜。

我已经2个月大了，不过阿姨恨不得我快快长大。不要啦，做baby最好，吃了睡，睡醒了又吃。哈，好开心，不用愁，又有人疼，人生一大乐也。

说人生我肯定还未有资格，但别怕别怕，阿姨和姨丈有先见之明，给我取了个好名字：信宜 -- “一生持信，终世得宜”。他们要我秉着信义做人，宜人宜己。哇，得铭记在心哦。

喔，又是睡觉时间咯！叔叔阿姨们，改天再聊啦！

千里之外

最近迷上了周杰伦和费玉清的“千里之外”。很特殊的对唱、合作，很中国风。

若你有闲的话，不妨去听一听，会上瘾的。

Happy Valentine's Day

Yes, it's Valentine's Day, not V-day, my Significant Other would have said.

No, I don't celebrate at all but I do not mind receiving flowers. My Significant Other gave me a big bunch 7 years ago, I guess that's the end of it. How unromantic, huh?

With CNY just roound the corner, I'm so dead tired, with so many nth things to do. My writing bug has vanished too.....arrgh........I can't write like I used to........

Singapore Idol

My Significant Other said it was pre-determined. I wonder how it was so when the final decision lied in the hands of us audience. -_- ......

So, Hady Miraz beat fellow contestant Jonathan Leong to crown as the next Singapore Idol. Really don't understand, the judges kept saying he has good vocal. But frankly, it's not that appealing to me. Okay, I just tuned in to the finale show, and I still think Jonathan is a better and appealing singer, right from the audition to the grand finale.

Question from My Significant Other:" Who makes a better neighbour? Malay or Chinese?"

Okay, I shall rest my case.....

真的有这么难吗？

喜欢就喜欢，讨厌就讨厌，真的有这么难吗？ -- “我叫金三顺”

人是犯贱的，越有选择，越举棋不定。不明白为什么简简单单的事，总爱复杂化。一就是一，难不成是二吗？

Tranquility Before A Storm

These were some of the pictures I had taken last Wednesday in Mongkok, before the forecasted Typhoon Bopha. It was terribly hazy and humid. The air seemed quite calm before the thunderstorm which hit HK early the next morning.

I was watching some TV programme when I heard those thunder. It sounded like fighter planes flying past (we stayed on the 38th storey) but it did not sound logical. Went to peep out of the window and gosh....what a sight! Sorry, forgot to take some pictures, but you can try to imagine. The wind was working hard, blowing the rain to almost horizontal lines, lightning kept flashing and thunder clapped through the night. Quite an experience. It was what HK termed as the "T1" -- yellow signal. This was my second "yellow" thunder storm in HK. The first was in year 2001. It was not as bad as this one.

Luckily for us, Typhoon Bopha had weakened when it approached HK on Thursday morning. Instead of a typhoon T3 signal, it was changed to a tropical storm signal. Our luck just ended there. We got stuck at the airport for 5 hours due to a flight delay. The airport staff for SQ was terribly lousy in handling the situation. When they should make an annoucement to inform us of the situation, they did not. When it was not required, they kept annoucing, showing off their not-so-good English. Arghh....so I guess it is better and wiser not to travel during the Lunar 7th month, huh? No? I really wonder...

Blowing Big

Weather forecast had reported 3 typhoons will hit Japan and Taiwan today, especially Southern Taiwan, they may get hit by 2 typhoons. After hitting Taiwan, the typhoons will shift towards Chian's Fujian, Kwantung. Hopefully we don't get them here in HK.

Just went to the little wet market in Mongkok just now. Interesting place. Weather seems okay but it is very hazy when you see the view from a high place. It is very polluted here and the air pollution hovers around the high level almost every day :(.

We may have some rain today, some storms expected. Nothing to worry I guess. Hopefully the typhoons will not change their course and hit HK again. Keeping my fingers crossed.

Mongkok, Hong Kong

Hot Weather, Rush Hour

No, not another sequel by Jackie Chan and Chris Tucker, am talking about the rush hour in HK, couples with the hot spells.

I know, we do have such rush hour back home but this ain't familiar territory, so it is kinda weird and fascinating to see the Hong Kongers rushing for the MTR. Not forgetting to mention stressful. They are forever so rushing for time, even going home, my god. I feel stressful as well although I am just a holiday maker. Even walking on the streets can be intimidating. They are rushing to beat the red lights, or catching the bus or mini bus. Oh yes, not forgetting the escalators. They can't even take their own sweet time to go up or down. One thing good here is that everyone, including me a foreigner, will keep to our right (yes, HK keeps to the right, weird), leaving the left side free for poeple who are rushing or do not have the patience to take a leisure ride on the escalator. This can never happen back home although there are signages telling us to do so.

However, I'm afraid the goodness stops right there only. While waiting for the trains' doors to open, they too like us, will crowd the entrance, thus, inconveniencing the passengers who are trying to push their way out. Argh....can be real irritating if you are trying to manouevre your way out. To be exact, you'll get push by the people behind you, during the rush hour.

It is summer in HK now, the heat is picking up after a short visit by Typhoon Prapipon (did I get the name right?). It was quite windy 2 days ago, just right after the typhoon. Not so windy today, so you can imagine the heat. I wonder does that contribute to the short temper of the Hong Kongers. They tend to raise their voice volume when they aren't too happy. It can get quite deafening for me coz I simply cannot take too loud a noise. Oh my goodness, I even witnessed a quarrel between the HK fellow citizens, a lady and a uncle, 2 days ago at TST's Esprit Outlet. The air-con was on full blown but the heat between them was building up. I was so taken aback, but the rest were like, it's part and parcel of their life.

Talking about full blown air-con, it is soooo ironical when the HK is trying to be environmental friendly, doing their part to save the earth, BUT, their air-cons are forever so cooold. It is switched on full blast, even during their autumn / winter seasons. Unbelievable! How to conserve energy? I simply do not understand. Can you imgaine I need to bring along a cardigan with me whenever I step out of the hotel? It is soooo hot outside, but it is the contrast when you enter a building. Why doesn't Donald Tsang visit Japan to learn this idea of conserving energy, instead of going to Singapore to create such a big hooha over a bowl of bak kut tek?

Well, expecting more heat spells for the next couple of days. So, I guess it will be good if I stay indoors, with my cardigan.

Mongkok, Hong Kong

p/s. Got a birthday cake from the hotel just now when we went up to the Coffee Lounge for some drinks. Very sweet of them :).

快乐在你手

快乐，是智慧； 如何在不完美的人生中保持快乐，是一门学问。

快乐的第一步，是学会看好的一面。

-- 欧乐民の“快乐在你手”

你是我的头痛

“你就是我的头痛！”

2天前因无缘无故生闷气，我的“阿宁”因不知是好，无所适从，冒出了这么一句话。当时的我愣了一下，但没去安抚他，继续生我的闷气。

无可否认，我的确是被“阿宁”宠坏了。有时候像个小孩子似的，无理取闹，晓得他会迁就我，就乱发脾气、乱撒娇。相信他最受不了的是，我一声也不吭，一脸的不高兴，嘴嘟嘟的。其实不是我不愿吭声，只不过想控制自己的脾气，担心一发起火来，会说出不该说的话。

我已收敛许多，尽量不乱发飙，尽量不对“阿宁”有太多的要求。看在他这么疼爱我的份上，尽量什么事都随便一点。但是，有时候忍无可忍，就会发飙了 ：（。真的没办法，我毕竟是个有感情的人，还是得发泄发泄一下。不过我的气来的快，去的也快，犹如龙卷风。“阿宁”很不能认同这一点，因为他觉得这样子很浪费细胞。当然啦，他好会记仇，长气的要命。我每次都会问：“这样人生会快乐吗？”我好不喜欢那种不开心的心情，闷闷的，感觉极为不好。所以咧，不开心的、伤心的、生气的，一概都要发飙，要不然很辛苦。

早上心血来潮，发了简讯给“阿宁”： “我还是你的头痛吗？”

“你说咧？”他反问了我。我即刻笑了出来，很开心，因为我还是“阿宁”心中的那个宝 ：）。哈。。。

Viva Italia!

Italy 5 : France 3

So, Italy had played to the masses' wishes -- won the 2006 World Cup, after a penalty kick shoot out. Although I did not watch the game, according to my Significant Other, the French played so much better than the Italians. Hence, it must be kismet that the championship had to go to Italy -- for that so-to-say 12 years curse.

Okay, after a month of craziness, hay-wired and topsy turvy schedules, blood-shot eyes due to lack of sleep, perhaps now life has to return to normalcy, albeit a sense of loss. Despair not, for all you know, World Cup 2010 is just round the corner.

Portugal 0 : France 1

葡萄牙几经辛苦，首次打入半决赛，但始终无缘问鼎大决赛， 眼巴巴看着越战越勇的劲敌，法国，迈入大决赛，争夺那最后的荣耀。

比赛毕竟是无情、残酷的。再怎么辛苦、怎么努力、怎么把握机会，最终还是得收起尊严，收拾心情，打道回府，再为4年后的比赛付出血汗与尊严。

The Heat Is On

Italy is going to the finals!

Am pretty sure the German players must be very very, sure very very depressed :(. No word can console them. They were so near, yet so far. Competition, is always cruel.

The other semi-final game will be on tomorrow morning. It is either Portugal or France to join Germany in mourning their loss. You may think I am exaggerating, but if you are fighting for that world level honour, you will think otherwise.

So, may the best wins......

Lastest Standing

Early this morning we saw Spain making an early exit from World Cup 2006. Very sad...can't see Raul on the field now. France has really upped their game and their victory this morning was a suprise.

So, the last 8 teams will be: Germany, Argentina, England, Portugal, Italy, Ukraine, Brazil and France. Germany will meet Argentina this coming Friday. That will be the clash of the titans. It is a pity that we are unable to see these 2 great teams at semi-finals or final.

The game is getting more exciting, so you can start placing your bet on your favourite team. Just a kind reminder -- don't place too big a bet, just for the fun of it. You are forewarned.

The Soccer Mania Continues

World Cup 2006 is into the quarter qualifying rounds, and so far, Germany, Argentina, England, Portugal, Italy and Ukraine are in. I am expecting the last 2 teams to be Brazil and Spain, unless the Spanish team decides to give an early Christmas gift to France. It is sad that Michael Owen from England, had to make an early exit, due to an injury, but I guess he didn't lose much. Lots of pressure on the English team and even their captain, Beckham is feeling the heat. Poor guys.

You may think that I have been sacrificing my beauty sleep to see the ball rolling. Sorry to disappoint, I have yet to watch a full match at all. With a Significant Other so ardent with the game, it is not easy not to know anything about World Cup 2006. Life would be so montonous if I choose to ignore him. Have been gallivanting on thy self for the past few weekends, short of painting the town red. Pretty liberating, I must say.

2 more weeks to go before the world champion will be named, and am counting down. Nope, not excited lah, I just want my Significant Other to get his life back. He is a sucker for disciplined lifestyle, and his sleeping hours have gone haywire since the world cup. Poor thing......

If you are not into the big F game, you will never comprehend all these madness. No matter what, it is here to stay, whether you like it or not. Thank god, it is a 4-year event.

Spate of Quarrels

I may be notorious for my short-temper among my close friends, but am also famous for my loyalty and sincerity. If you are my friend, a kosher friend, I will be there for you, through thick and thin. My loyalty will not waver, unless, you forfeited the chance.

Friends, to me, are so precious that I would sacrifice anything for them. Years ago, I was even prepared not to meet my soulmate, but was adamant to keep my friends. Although today we have all settled down, our friendship has never gone with the wind. We grow with one another, and are always there for one another, for good and for bad.

Thus, it really hurts me when we get ourselves tangled in a mass/mess of miscommunication. That's where all hurtful words surfaced, although may not be intentionally. Very sad...indeed.

Why hurtful? Coz we care, coz we value what we have shared for so many years. And coz we care, we value, we expect much more from one another. Do we take one another for granted? Maybe yes, maybe no.

So, how do we clear up the mess? Good question. I realized that as we grow older, ego and pride become permanent residents, and they are hard to chase away. Unless we make an effort to clear up the mess we have self-created, the crack may widen, or deepen. Till then, no matter how much plastering we do, it will be to no avail.

Perhaps after a good night sleep, everything will be as good as new, if we do make an effort. Afterall, we cherish what we have.

World Cup 2006 Mania

Seriously, I DO NOT like the term "soccer widow". In fact, I hate it. Who on earth gave that coinage??? The Chinese version sounds worse: "足球寡妇". Sucks!

Keep seeing that word on every newspaper I turn, and frankly, it irks me and it makes us seem so pathetic. Forgive me for cyring out loud, if our men get so excited and turned on by the big F word, so be it. The earth still evolves and life goes on. We women, need not have to end our lives! Hello~, we are the women of the 21st century, we set our trend, and be the lord of our kismets.

Yes, my Significant Other is very very excited, crazy and hilarious about the World Cup, and is forgoing sleep to watch 22 men chasing a ball. And, no, I AM NOT a soccer widow, for goodness sake. I have plans of my own. Am always a good girl during weekday nights coz I need ample rest, and recently, have not been in the pink of health. Thus, all the more I need to rest, even on the past few weekends (World Cup just commenced last weekend). However, for the upcoming weekends, do plan to go shopping, it is the GSS mind you, meeting friends for lunch/dinner, gallivanting if I permit, and not forgetting, to put my culinary skills to test, again. Have not been cooking for quite some time, so with my Significant Other hooks to the goggle box, I need to feed him.

I do not feel less loved like some writers said so. My Significant Other is still as attentive and caring to me. Some adjustments to make though, for instance, no travelling during this period, and I may have to go home on my own after work (yes, I know I am very pampered). Nothing big deal, and in fact, am glad for the time when I can be on my own. I need to get in touch with my inner soul now and then :).

So, what is the big hooha of "soccer widow"? NOTHING, if I am permitted to say so.

You can join the guys if you like, so you will have similar topics to whack about in the toilets/bedroom. If you like pretty handsome guys, all the more you should watch the games. There are no lack of them. Just to name a few, the familiar David Beckham and Michael Owen of England, Francesco Totti (so-called Prince of Rome), Gianluigi Buffon and Filippo Inzaghi of Italy (actually, the whole team is swarming with good looking dudes), Raul Gonzalez of Spain (my favourite, Fernando Morienties was not picked for the team for this world cup), Michael Ballack of Germany, Kaká of Brazil, Hidetoshi Nakata of Japan......and what have you :).

And if oogling at these beautiful handsome dudes is not your cup of tea, head to Singapore Pools to heat up the excitement. Yes, place a bet or two. No, am not advocating gambling here, but just for the sake of fun. Pick a favourite team and follow them throughout the whole tournament. Who knows you may have beginner's luck ;).

There are more on the list. You can drop into one of those pubs which is broadcasting the games, or, hop to the shopping mall which has those mega TV screen and have the company of bunch and bunch of crowd, or.......now, you have all the reason to stay up late. There! Isn't that fantastic?

So, who is gonna call us "soccer widow"? Don't you dare start......

最近的我较脆弱

Not sure is my restlessness the culprit, but, have not been feeling too good recently.

Have had diarrhoea for a few times, and my Significant Other has been bugging me to go for a colonscopy, and me being the stubborn me refuse so. I write it off as food poisoning, if not stomach flu. With the Dumpling Festival just 2 days ago, my appetite of dumplings have created yet another tummy revolution. That's the price to pay for gluttony. Oh, well, what the heck.

This morning woke up with a slight sore throat and running nose. Wonder did I catch the flu bug from my Significant Other? He caught the bug last week at his office, and is still nursing the insistent coughing, which really scares the hell out of me. Have been sleeping late recently, and obviously, insufficient sleep decreases my body immunity.

That's really a mystery. Have upped my excercise regime, I should be healthier if not stronger. However, I keep having all this minor minor ailments. As for my restlessness, it has been around for quite a while, and it looks like taking permanent residency. Arrgh....it really irks me and yet I am unable to do anything about it. Hate the feeling of it, and it is driving me to near insanity.

It seems like I lack focus in life, very very disinterested in almost everything. Did some soul searching, and still can't really decide the remedy. I try not to let it bothers me, but it is gorging me bit by bit.

So my horoscope does say that the restlessness will pass, patient is the keyword here. Hence, I have been pondering on my next course of action -- to hit the GSS or party the night away. Oh well, might as well, let my hair loose and do the unthinkable....:).....

最高境界

快乐来自于心理的平静，
切记人到无求品自高。

人的欲望何其多，试问有多少凡夫俗子能有无求？对人对事对物的要求无止境，这就是人存在的意义？

我，肯定不是例外。对人我有要求，对一切的一切亦有要求，自问品性如何？莫负他人即心安理得也。

似是而非

“你快乐吗？ 我很悲伤。
你悲伤吗？ 我很快乐。
你害怕吗？ 我很彷徨。
你彷徨吗？ 我很害怕。”-- 大长金

人的七情六欲是如此复杂地交错着，不曾平复过。

感情的对比，更能衬托人的情感，亦显现你我那不曾安静的心湖。

Meaningful Quote

It takes a minute to have a crush on someone,
An hour to like someone and,
A day to love someone - but,
It takes a lifetime to forget someone.

生病

若我说生病也是一种情趣，你赞成吗？

昨天早上起来，量了体温（为了测排卵期，早上醒来第一件必做的事），看了温度，顿时睡意全无。37.59摄氏度。不敢相信自己的眼睛，再量了一次。还是一样。叫了我的“阿宁”，他看了温度计，斩钉截铁的说：“你在发高烧！”

让他这么一喊，我霎时觉得全身发疼，疼痛似乎从骨头里痛来，全身无力，很渴睡。即使再丰富的节目，都得一一取消 ：（。

吃了早餐，吞了2颗班纳杜，我的“阿宁”半哄半推的，拉我去睡觉。哈，我还真不甘寂寞，连生病也不愿休息：P。盖了被，“阿宁”拍拍我，才甘愿入睡。

睡了几个小时，朦朦胧胧地爬了起来，肚子闹别扭，泻肚子。量了体温，烧还没退，全身四肢皆无力，吃了2个面包，又吃了2颗班纳杜，也吃了宝济丸，再倒头去睡。可是呢，睡又睡不好，感觉好热好热。冷气似乎不冷，被都给我踢掉，差点想把衣服都脱掉。

肚子又闹革命，赶紧爬起来。唉，又泻肚子。虽然并非似洪水般地泻，但也极为很不舒服，更何况还在发烧。好辛苦。“阿宁”看了我的病态，相信他也很焦虑。

“肚子饿不饿？我去给你买点吃的？喝多点水。。。你热不热？给你开冷气吧！”我的“阿宁”又递水又殷勤地伺候着。人，总是很奇怪，生病时总爱撒撒娇，我不是例外。乘机向“阿宁”撒娇，象小孩子似的，全身的疼痛当然也助了一臂之力。

“阿宁”把我照顾得无微不至，坐在电视机前面吃着他帮我买回来的鱼圆面，的确很甜蜜。

“面好不好吃？喝点汤，要不要？”真的把我当小孩子了，但我也乐在其中。

电视机一开，简直是一拔不可收拾。自己在发烧，全身的疼痛，泻肚子，甚至老爹姓什么都抛到九霄云外了。James Bond要上场了，即使在生病也该有点娱乐吧。

“本来很喜欢James Bond的，看你这个样子，我现在很不喜欢James Bond！”“阿宁”在抗议。我看着他嘟着嘴巴的样子，都觉得好好笑。我晓得他的懊恼，但也晓得他是很疼爱我的。

一口气看了2部James Bond的戏，间中也转台看投票的结果（耶，PAP又当选了！）。“阿宁”一再地叮咛我看完戏，吃了药，就得早点休息。我哪有睡意呢？睡了一整天，那还能睡？敷衍了“阿宁”，依然双眼盯着荧光幕不放。

原以为“阿宁”已去会周公了，哪知他从卧房跑出来兴师问罪。

“就知道你不会乖乖去睡，”他轻微地斥责着。

看着他好像生气的样子，相信无法有任何妥协，唯有乖乖地听话，吃了2颗班纳杜，再去会周公。

今早醒来，量了体温，烧已退，真开心。但“阿宁”还是无微不至地照顾我一整天。

谢谢你，“阿宁”，谢谢你细心的照顾。

昭告的后果

Ever since I annouced my wish/urge/plan for retirement, the one and only response is...you've guessed it: surprise.

Hmm...I am not a workaholic, so if I plan to retire now, it should not have drawn so much astonishment from people who really know me. Come to think of it, no one supports the idea! This is ludicrous, do you not think so???

My girlfriends go: "Why do you wanna retire?", "Are you sure you wanna do that?", "What are you gonna do after you retire?", "It will be boring, you know.", etc, etc. I got the gist :(.

No, I'm not swayed by their unsupportive gesture, but never expect such response when I made known to the world, on impulse. So, I ask my Significant Other, again, what he thinks of this idea of mine.

“我举双手双脚赞成！” He says. He is definitely for it coz he thinks my daily living ain't disciplined, or rather, topsy turvy. He always has no kind word when I stay up late and work up early the next day. Yes, he would rather I sleep to my fill.

"You are always sleep-deficit! How can you have slept enough?" He reprimands me. I don't wanna argue with him coz I know he has my welfare at heart. No matter the upmteen times I've told him I'm a night person and hate waking up early in the morning, I'll sleep when my bio-clock tells me so, etc etc, he can never comprehend. *Sigh*......

Anyway, I digress, a fair bit.

I am still harbouring the thought, not gonna give it up just coz my gal friends aren't for it. I do know I may find retirement a bore after a while coz ultimately I am a person who strives for adventures. Of course I won't jump on the wagon without a plan on hand. Can't imagine being a tai tai after retirement. Of course I would want to enjoy that for a fair bit :). Go shopping, at high-end shops and boutiques, go for high-tea when my legs are about to give way. Sipping my earl grey tea (argrrgh....I hate earl grey ;<), looking at life passing by. Ha, so siok :P. No?

What else can I do? Hmm......guess I really need to go and plan a bit, before I jump on the wagon.

Happy and Good

When we are happy we are always good, but when we are good, we are not always happy. -- Oscar Wilde's "The Picture of Dorian Gray"

My Travelling Barang Barang

There is no way for me to travel light. In fact, it is near impossible :P.

True to my roots, I am very very super kiasu. Would rather overpacked/overbrought than to forget to bring any item. Not even a toothbrush. Thus, I'd definitely have a check list. Well, mine ain't to the extent of a few pages, just a page, listing from the stuff I need for my hair to the shoes I wear =), including the stuff I need to pack for my Significant Other.

Preparation of the check list can commence weeks prior to the trip. Okay, you can say I'm crazy, but this is called insurance. Depending on where I'm travelling to, will plan and mix my wardrobe for the trip, just like going for a fashion show :). I even go to the extent of matching my Significant Other's clothes with mine =). With this on hand, I need not have to think what I'm gonna to wear and how to mix and match, and that saves lots of trouble during the trip itself.

Other than clothing, the next important item will be those bottles. Yes, bottles. Bottles which said to contain my skin care regime, body care regime, contact lenses regime and what-have-you. With an increasing ardent passion for my skin care regime, that translates to more bottles to bring along. Although I pack travel-size bottles, they can add up to huge quantity and mass. No kidding.

So, with all these bottles to pack, there is one thing I cannot do without -- pouches, which come in all sizes. You name it, I have it :). Oh, I even have a 1st aid kit pouch, just for all those medicine. Over the years, I've collected a number of pouches, and family and friends who come to know of this passion of mine, will always give travelling pouches to me as souvenir. I especially like those from Tokyo Disneyland. They are so colourful and cute.

Now, with so many number of pouches to load, the weight of our luggage is the same, regardless of where we're going to. Yes, even a short trip over the weekend. My Significant Other just commented the same during our last trip :). Well, I can't help it although am trying to travel minimal. I guess this is one habit which dies hard. Plus, I'd rather be safe than sorry, so cannot simply immolate any item.

With such impeccable pre-travel planning, the aftermath is I need to unpack all these pouches after the trip, including tonnes of souvenirs bought. Very pai seh to say this, but I really hate unpacking. Hence, always need to have my Significant Other to download everything from the luggages, then I'll clear each pounch and bag one after another. The reason? I can't stand so many pounches lying around, so I will clear them, no matter what. Weird, huh?

Well, that's the fun and joy of travelling, eh.....minus the unpacking :P. Can't wait for the next round of pre-travel planning. Ha......

肯定

只要你一个眼神肯定，我的爱就有意义。-- 光良の“勇气”

困难

最困难的事，是人的事。 -- “大长金”

Extra! Extra!

我要退休！。。。。。。

可以吗？

A Nautical Lifestyle

Out on the open wide sea for 6 days, and the feelings were great. Therapeutic in fact.

Life had been rather decadent for the past week, coz I had not been doing anything but rest, play and eat. And, yes, put on some weight again. Darn...why do I put on weight so easily? And why I never lose it as easily as well?

Anyway, holiday on a 5-star cruise is wonderful. Very spoilt indeed. 6 meals provided everyday, and you can eat till you drop. I slept so well although it's not my own comfy bed (that's to say, I was so burnt out), ate although I didn't feel hungry, idled the time at the casino, and donating a fair bit, sat at the cabin's balcony (we booked the balcony class cabin -- we would go insane if we're cooped in a small enclosed room for so many days) staring out to the vast sea and thinking nothing.......

Decadence can be so......enchanting......hmm....

花見

綺麗でしょう？

It's the hanami season in Japan and just by looking at the pictures, which my colleague at Tokyo HQ had emailed me, is enough to make me swoon.

The sakuras have a life span of 10 days only, and I yet to have the first hand experience to undergo the wondrous impact these blossoms have on the Japanese.

One day, hopefully in the near future, I will get a taste of such beauty.






NB: 花見 = hanami = cherry blossoms viewing

Emotions

Well, have been asking this question for the past few days and still have no answer.

The question: why do I get upset, and why don't I like to be upset?

It started off when I posted a comment at one of the regular blogs I visit, and I got "bombarded" by others (well, it's actually one reader, an idiotic one somemore, let's call him Mr Goon). The topic we touched on was "democracy in HK". Okay, I was being a BIG kaypoh when I posted that comment but it's just my two cents worth and did not expect such vehemence from another fellow reader. What irked me was he misinterpreted and misunderstood my comment, and that got me very upset. Very very upset indeed.

Am not sure you're following me, but that particular upset feeling is/was terrible. I didn't feel good (of course lah, needless to say) and had to resort to asking around for opinions to support my views and made me feel better. Although I did receive similar views but somehow the gnawing upset feeling did not want to go away. Not afraid to admit I was cursing Mr Goon within me. Was cursing his ancestors all the way. Very not nice of me, but hey, he asked for it :(.

Anyway, my point is I do not like to get upset and to think that an idiot upset me was really the limit. My evening was spoilt and I was trying means and ways to calm myself. Kept psychoing myself to cool down and forget the whole issue. Luckily, I didn't lose sleep over it.

I still get quite touchy (this may not describe the feeling appropriately), whenever I think of it, even as when I'm writing this post. I am a peace loving person, yes, believe it or not. I don't like people around me to talk loudly or raise their voices; don't like doors being slammed or closed noisily; don't like when people throw things to vent their anger; don't like when I'm wrongly accused; don't like smart alecks, especially they're acting like idiots of the century; and the worst, don't like when people sit on my emails/messages and feign ignorance. All these, will raise the alarm bell within me. And, it really really irks me.

My solution? To avoid the above at all costs. You may think that I am running away from reality. Maybe I am, but this is the only solution I can think of and choose. Everyone can talk and live the way he/she chooses to be, and I cannot dictate. Since I am unable to draw parallel with them, avoiding/ignoring them seems to be the best bet, for now.

I like to keep my emotional level at balance, being happy and hilarious are exceptions. I know I cannot live like a hermit coz ultimately I need friends, real kosher friends, to be precise.

So, if you are reading this, please be a sport, don't come and upset me.

心.情.真.诚

用心，用情，用真，用诚，人生的路上才能通畅无阻。

Killer Waves

No, not the tsunami, it is the splintering heat.

If the heat can kill, well, it can, I would have been slaughtered for the umpteen times. It's soooooooo hot!

The UV rays are invading us from all angles, and I need to apply sunblock even when I'm in the comfort of my humble sanctuary. I can feel the heat radiating through the windows. Luckily, the curtains are thick enough to block out certain degree.

Now, what does one do to cool down?

Drink tonnes of ice water
Take cold shower, numerous times
Blast the air-con at high speed, with the fan switch on as well
Take siesta, and forget the heat
Forget all earthly clothes, behind closed doors, please
Plunge yourself into the pool, although it is like onsen

Any other suggestion(s)?

Getaway

What would one do to "recharge battery"?

Is going away a good antidote? If yes, where and how long?

Or doing what-you-love-to-do :P a way to unwind?

Will sweating yourself like mad good for driving out all the toxins from your system?

I really wonder......

Temptation

I can resist aything but temptation. -- Oscar Wilde's Lady Windermere's Fan

Sleeping In the Buff (PG, R(A), NC-16)

That disclaimer is required just in case my god daughter and son are reading this post :).

Anyway, spring is dawned and we are commencing to get the heatwave albeit occasional drops of rain are released to encourage more heat from the scorching grounds. Am not sure about yours, but our air-con, at our humble abode, works pari passu with the weather. Mind you, the machine is still good and we clean diligently, and have a professional to check and maintain annually. Can you imagine the cooler is screaming at 19°C, the fan level is put to high, but the room temperature is not even up to the Eskimo's standard yet? Plus, I am not even donning much clothes (let's not go into details ;), but I have no objection if you let your imagination runs wild :P) and it is not enough to keep me cool! To think that I am some one who is afraid of the cold.

So, there was this night I decided to throw all my earthy clothes out of the window and sleep with my birthday suit. And, yes, the room's air-con was still at full blast and I happily tucked into the comfort of my comforter. You may think that I had reached slumberland within a minute, but you guessed incorrectly.

Instead of experiencing cooling cold, I was getting hotter by the minute, no, it should be second. Incredible, right? I was expecting to be shrouded with a cold blanket, with the cooling air kissing and teasing my fair light skin. On the contrary, I could feel the pricky heat creeping onto my soon-to-be-irritated skin, and perspiration soon to form. I threw off my comforter, hoping the God of Stutterring Cold would bless me, but alas, the onslew of the heat rage invaded my slumber sanctuary from all corners.

I finally surrendered the idea of having the 280 threadcount bedsheet caressing my soft bare skin. Had my Significant Other threw me my skimpy tank top, and guess what, it was so much cooler than in the buff. Weird, huh?

Till now, I still cannot comprehend. Is my body generating more heat than usual or what? And no, I was not sexually turned on either. Do our bodies' temperatures not lower when we sleep? How can so many others enjoy sleeping in the buff? I am pretty sure they do not experience such heat invasion as I did, or else, they will not be advocating this habit.

A friend told me that the bed at Grand Hyatt Hong Kong is magnificently comfy and cooling. That, should be the ideal haven for sleeping in the buff. Hmm....right, am gonna get my own first hand experience, on my next visit to the Pearl of the Orient.

What Should It Be?

This thought has been with me for quite some time, since last year: where do I want to go from here? And, it is gaining strength each day.

I guess I have reached bottleneck at this junction of my life, and need adrenaline, fast. Each day seems to be a chore and the routine is killing me, slowly, like an odourless poison. Wish someone could enlighten me. It is quite a torture when you lead each day aimlessly.

Yes, I do have plan, but this plan cannot be coerced, it can only be given by The Almighty. And, talking about this, me already on the verge of giving up. Really wish I know what went wrong.

.......too many thoughts running amok in my mind now.....not too sure what to think. In fact, I don't even want to think about it.

Perhaps a good night sleep will bring good tidings for me tomorrow....

Result Update (3)

Liverpool vs Arsenal 1-0

Yes, my Significant Other was all smiles this morning and he was even singing :). 3 precious points for his team, so that made his day. Maybe he will strike 4D today :P......

Happy Valentine's Day

~爱，总在无意中滋长。~

情人节
有甜蜜，有欢笑，有玫瑰花和爱情的陪伴

情人节
是你与心怡的人一起渡过

情人节
有商机，好多东西都在这一天珍贵起来

情人节
因那轻声的叹息，使得那落寞的孤单更为孤独

情人节
有你在身旁，一切尽在不言中

彩虹

虽然是飘着细雨的早晨，虽然为了拜天公又睡眠不足的我，上班途中瞧着两道彩虹，霎时心情很漂亮。

Result Update (2)

Chelsea vs Liverpool 2-0

Of course this is definitely bad news for My Significant Other. He had been trying to avoid all media the whole morning.

Beauty and the Beast

"It's beauty who killed the beast."-- King Kong

That really sums up the whole movie. Director Peter Jackson has personified King Kong and given it more humane emotions than it should have. Oh, Naomi Watts really put on a great show. Can't get my mind off her full-of-life eyes, they can talk!

Oh, I digress. What I wanna say is did beauty really kill the beast? Did King Kong really mind or care about Ann (Naomi's character in the movie) or was she just its toy? But that did not seem to be coz King Kong really enjoy Ann's company and she did make it laughed. Or maybe King Kong rescued Ann from the grasp/teeth of those 3 dinosaurs, and the affirnity/bond just grew?

Whatever it is, King Kong does not belong to this real world. So are Edward Scissorshand and Phantom of the Opera. Neither is the Bicentennial Man. So, why must all these ficticious figures be created? To earn our empathy or tears or our money?

And, what really irked me was it was Carl, that idiot, who brought King Kong to the real world, who had the final dialogue of the movie. Sucks, and he even got the cheeks to say that.

*Sigh*...I do not like being pulled into the trap of such emotions, and I realy DO NOT feel good at all :(. It's kinda complex and am not sure how to explain. Whatever it is, am gonna avoid all such movies in the future, if I can.

送走鸡年,迎来狗年

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 :)。

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！：）

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.....

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 :).

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 :).

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!

The Passing of Time

Wrinkles should merely indicate where smiles have been. -- Mark Twain

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......

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 :).

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....