2nd day in HK

Went to church yesterday morning. Somewhat similar to Trinity and it was a good experience. First time I've been to a church overseas (as in sit in a service), and first time I've been to another church (i.e. not Trinity) since last year.

After that, we went to Causeway Bay and had dim sum *again* (but I'm not complaining). Met Honey Bee's primary school friend who's a Hong Konger. Quite a nice chap, very friendly. While he and Honey Bee caught up over lunch, Serene (our hostess) and I went shopping. I'm quite pathetic at shopping - bought a zara tee, a Little Twin Stars fan and wrapping paper (why? cos it's cute =P). Bumped into Honey Bee and Friend at Sogo - Why? Cos they were looking for the elusive perfect Hello Kitty soft toy. =P He couldn't find one that I liked though, despite his Friend's best efforts to track down shops that sold Hello Kitty. =P After thatn, we went to eat 炖奶. SO NICE! I love dairy products and the 炖奶 was so smooth and yummy!

In the evening, we went to the Peak. Took a video of the tram ride but if I run out of space on my SD card, will have to delete it (should have brought the camera cable). We took photos of the sunset, ate Mcwings, bought Kittybricks (Hello Kitty in Bearbricks format!) at Macdonalds, took some evening shots of Hong Kong too. Foggy though... =/ After that, we had dinner with our hosts and Friend at Causeway Bay.

We'll be going to Disneyland later. Praying for good weather and a small crowd. Btw, scalded my tongue on the first night and I think it's developed some small ulcers. =/ Hope they heal soon and don't affect my appetite. =P

I am a Horse.

Versatile, powerful, and true, you have quite a reputation for hard work and a certain unbridled spirit. Many look up to you as an example of what people can really become, though somewhere deep down, you admit to feeling a little bit broken. You hate racing, but are still exceptionally good at it. Beware broken legs, dog food, and glue. If your name is Ed, you do a surprising amount of talking.


Take the Animal Quiz at the Blue Pyramid.

1st 24 hrs in HK

Touched down last night at about this time. Received by Honey Bee's friend at the Hong Kong Station, dropped our stuff and went for dinner. The food was great!

Had dim sum today at City Hall and walked from Tsim Sha Tsui to Mong Kok. If only it wasn't raining so hard. Will cut down on sms tomorrow.

Chanal's Birthday Celebrations

Of course he didn't know it when he came to meet us for dinner that day. We even dragged Nic out. =P

Brought him to Rouge where we brought out a small cheesecake. =)

Think everyone enjoyed themselves; don't think I've ever been out this late on a Monday b4. =P

HAPPY BIRTHDAY!

I'm a White Knight...

Your distinct personality, The White Knight, might be found in most of the thriving kingdoms of the time. Don Quixote was a White Knight as was Joan of Arc, the Lone Ranger and Crusader Rabbit. As a White Knight you expect nothing in return for your good deeds. You are one of the true "Givers" of the world. You are the anonymous philanthropist who shares your wealth, your time and your life with others. To give, is its own reward and as a White Knight you seek no other. On the positive side you are merciful, sympathetic, helpful, giving and heroic. On the negative side you may be impulsively decisive, sentimental and misdirected. Interestingly, your preference is just as applicable in today's corporate kingdoms.

Try this at: http://www.cmi-lmi.com/kingdom.html

The Country Quiz

You're France!

Most people think you're snobby, but it's really just that you're better than everyone else. At least you're more loyal to the real language, the fine arts, and the fine wines than anyone else.
You aren't worth beans in a fight, unless you're really short, but you're so good at other things that it usually doesn't matter. Some of your finest works were intended to be short-term projects.

Take the Country Quiz at the Blue Pyramid

Love ya.

问世间情为何物？ 只叫人生死相许.

Inline skating or Dancing?

Got a pair of inline skates recently. Feel tempted to buy dancing shoes for dance class though. =P But doing so requires an investment of sorts, because I don't know how long I'ld last in dance class. And I shouldn't waste the investment on the skates.

Both require time and effort to learn them well. It'll be difficult to apportion time between the two and decide which I like better. =P

ARGH

Yet another agency has performed a feat accompli on me. *bang head on the table* Don't they know that they should go through the Desks or at least alert the Desks BEFORE they ask the Principals?

Working in the office today. Hoping to clear my overdue filenotes.

Karaoke...

Went karaoke last night... was more fun than I would have expected cos wasn't sure initially how many people would show up. =P

Been staying up late all week. Actually woke up at 10+, went back to sleep and finally dragged myself out of bed half an hour ago. ^ ^ Gonna rain soon... sigh...

I'm a lousy event planner.

Thank goodness I'm only the Secretary for D&D this year.

"If you're fat, we can't be friends."

So says the Princess.

How now, brown cow?

Today, i got a few things off my chest. Felt relieved after we cleared the air. And i learned a few things that had happened around me over the last year but i never knew. The question now is, how do we progress from here?

Checking in?

Had to drop a cd off at Hyatt after work just now.

Bumped into Terky on the van and he offered to walk with me from the van drop-off to Hyatt. When we got to Hyatt, the natural instinct was to go up to the reception to confirm that the guest who was suppose to receive the cd did indeed stay there.

So we walked up to the counter, and the guy said, "Checking in?" Sheesh.

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On other matters, had lunch with my course participants today. Alicia complained that although she thinks I need to attend more of such meals and fatten up, she would rather I lunch with the office folks today because only 3 of them were going for lunch together.

So I sat at the same table as David. Always like going to lunches with David because he's funny and entertains the guests. The lunch came with a simple dessert buffet. So typical me, having the sweet tooth, tried the mango mousse cake, strawberry mousse and two slices of fruits. And you know what he did? He dumped half of his tiramisu and cheese cake - two of the most sinful desserts - onto my plate and told the participants that I could afford to gain more weight. -_-

So here goes...

i blame you.

Take bigger steps

Teacher commented that I need to take bigger steps so that I can land on steps without losing my balance. Wonder if it looks very un-graceful. Need to find a mirror in a big room that I can practice in front of. Hmmm...

finally twisted one cherry stalk after 10 min.

A conversation the other night went...

I: You haven't met the right person to make you change your mind yet.

Friend: I haven't met the person who won't ask me to change my mind.

We were talking about relationships and changes;  I was trying to convince the Friend that being in a relationship with SOMEONE would require One to make certain changes to One's lifestyle, while the Friend was convinced that THE ONE should ideally be someone who doesn't ask One to change One's lifestyle.  The Friend also talked about how patience was important if SOMEONE wanted to see the changes happen. And that the Friend was fundamentally flawed.

How should it be? To change or to expect THE ONE to accept you for who you are? Since last year, changes have been ongoing, whether I like it or not...  But it never seems enough, does it?  I am who I am.  Nobody's perfect.  Everyone has flaws.  So is it that my flaw(s) is/are unacceptable? What is expected of me? Am I to keep changing myself to match what is expected of me?  Then that really wouldn't be me anymore, would it?

I hate to say it, but the Friend's logic seems to be more right than mine.  

Quiet Day Ahead

Woke up with the strangest dream.

Haven't been home the whole day in a long time.  Weird feeling.  

In the midst of doing laundry...  Washing my socks too.  Long overdue.  =P

OH! and today's ST Lifestyle published the recipe for Hilton's famous cheesecake! But so difficult! How am I suppose to flip the cake over to see if it's evenly browned on both sides and put it back into the cake mould?

Came across the quiz on someone's blog...

The Keys to Your Heart

You are attracted to those who have a split personality - cold as ice on the outside but hot as fire in the heart. In love, you feel the most alive when your partner is patient and never willing to give up on you. You'd like to your lover to think you are flexible and ready for anything! You would be forced to break up with someone who was emotional, moody, and difficult to please. Your ideal relationship is traditional. Without saying anything, both of you communicate with your hearts. Your risk of cheating is zero. You care about society and morality. You would never break a commitment. You think of marriage as something precious. You'll treasure marriage and treat it as sacred. In this moment, you think of love as something you don't need. You just feel like flirting around and playing right now.

What Are The Keys To Your Heart?

How true is this?

Looking back

My blog is close to two years old now.  It started cos of Prozac - he started a blog and soon after, everyone in the gang had one.  

Wonder if people read their old entries? Honey Bee says that I've grown lots since I started my blog.  

Reading the old entries of a friend's.  and i realised that some things never change.

Assuming that you were talking abt me...

No, I wasn't bored out of my skull. I had an interesting conversation too... and I'm glad that you didn't find me too naggy. haha... Not expecting miracles but am hoping that you'ld cut down on some of your "unhealthy" habits soon.

I almost choked on Fresh N White

Was brushing my teeth when EAR called.

Today, my fren in Tokyo msned me early in the morning. He was feeling terrible. He may be in /on the brink of slipping into depression. His girlfriend of a year confessed last month that she liked someone else. Could feel how crushed he was... =( Really felt like flying over there to comfort him. Hope that things will get better for him and that he would be able to move on in the event that...

What do you do when the one that you think to be THE ONE tells you that he/she is in love with someone else? How would you cope? Can't imagine.

On a happier note, it's fun to dance with your eyes closed. But the Teacher says I'm too rigid. Wonder if it's cos of my heels...

To move on, or not to move on

My colleague was saying that after you've worked in the public sector for a while, it'll feel so comfortable that you wouldn't want to move to the private sector. Furthermore, by then, you would have no value-add to the private sector.

Princess Di said that if i quit, she wouldn't stay too long after that. Just goes to show how important the people around the workplace are. There's great rapport among my colleagues of equal rank and the guys from my batch. And i'm wondering if i should invest in a pair of dancing shoes. Cos i know i'ld be too lazy to learn outside of my workplace. =P

Feel quite accomplished.  Blogging more regularly now. =)

waltzing around

points to remember:

• arms cannot be like chicken wings
• straight, lean back
• legs must be flexible...
• posture! posture! posture!

怒气冲天

Where i've been...

plucked the url off Princess Di's website:



create your own visited country map

For Choir trips
Austria
France
Germany
Luxembourg
UK

For Work
Malaysia (KL)
Thailand (BKK)
Bhutan
India (ND)
Maldives
Sri Lanka
Qatar
UAE (Dubai - transited at airport for total of 5hrs)

For holidays!
Japan
Malaysia (Genting Highlands, Malacca)

4th of July

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, PRINCESS DI!

One week on

It always feels weird a week after a big party. Cos right after that, life goes back to normal - u slave at work all day. When the next weekend, there seems like a vacumn where your previous weekend was.

It's a really hot day... should be going swimming. Anyone for Wild Wild Wet?