Lust.Caution

This is a brilliant movie. For someone who can't stand listening to mandarin, which 99% of this movie is spoken in mandarin, for 2.5 hours, it's brilliant. Go to see see la ~

Rarest of the rare!

I have many Leo friends who's birthday surround mine.

I have people whom I know that share the same birthday as me, such as my direct cousin and my best friends baby.

I have not yet met anyone who shares the same DAY, MONTH & YEAR as me.

Yesterday I have. This is Peter!! Finally got to meet him - actually this is the second time I've met him. (I didn't know he was the one last time I met him)

Born on the same DAY, MONTH, YEAR as me, born in Hong Kong too!!



Many many thanks for Kali for introducing us!!

www.mysweetheartfood.com

Steam egg pudding with Spirulina - apparently really nice for the skin and makes you look years younger!

Mango Pancake

Ice cream with dumplings with black sesame inside

This is a very yummy Ferrero Rocher Souffle - highly recommended!!

The 2 black banana's are BBQ banana's.. very yummy with the ice cream.


Please note: I did not eat all these on my own! hehehe =)

Interested ? go to www.sweetheartfood.com

More memories

I can't believe that we are already nearing the end of September. Time is going by so quickly and it's reaching 7 months that I've been in HK. I can no longer call myself a newbie. I have to be honest. I am adjusting. I am starting to enjoy it just a little more than I did before.

Seeing the new winter fashions of nice long coats and the sexy winter boots make me feel very excited. I often wonder whether HK will be that cold that I'll need to wear those mega wolley jackets. I was told HK wasn't even cold enough to wear a leather jacket. This will be my first Autumn, winter in HK. I've managed to get through my first summer in HK. I have to say - it's not too bad.

This year will be my first mid-autumn festival in HK. Seeing people at work start buying lanterns for their little kids, lights and decorations on the streets, the colourful butterflies, the beautiful flowers and the traditional big lanterns.

My memories of playing with lanterns lie back home in Sydney 1990. I remember choosing a bright pink butterfly lantern, my brother, a blue car lantern. On a full moon night glowing into our backyard in Haberfield, my dad placed candles inside our lanterns and we played for hours, listening to stories about the rabbit in the moon.

I walked past the markets in Central today, seeing the lanterns for sale and realised that now they have the ones that have lights in them. I wasn't suprised. There was a clitch on the handle to turn the light on and off. There's no need to worry about the weather on the night, no need to worry about whether it was raining or too windy and no need to take 5 second steps to ensure the candle doesn't blow out. I still like the candle lanterns though. It brings me back memories of the days that Dad, Mum, Mike and I were sitting in the backyard, under the moonlight, the four of us happy & smiling and telling stories.

Black Sheep Exhibition

Carrie Chau website: www.wunyingcollection.com

a belated b'day presssieeeee...

Can you notice the STRAWBERRIES, MANGOES, MARSHMELLOW & CUPCAKE ?? It's HANDMADE by DeeDeeeee.

Thanks Deeeee =) Love it sooo much !!!! xxoo

A belated New Year resolution

Since 2003, one of my New Years Resolution which is always top on my list is to do a Detox for 15 days. This year, because of my move from Sydney to HK, it's been delayed. I'm finally doing it. Today, I went to get my de-caf coffees, soy milk, cereal, brown rice and veges ready for my 15 days of not being able to drink my normal milo breakfast, my daily intake of choc and junk foods, my wonton noodles & BBQ pork rice lunches.. and the list goes on...



To be prepared of not being able to eat my favourite foods for the next 15 days, my cousin and I rewarded ourselves with this little pink piggy - note the date!! hehehe

Procrastinating again...

I've been back in HK and back to work for 4 days. Getting back into my old routine and "attempting" & "trying" to study for my exam next Tuesday. My first FP licence exam in HK. I've been procrastinating. I only have 4 more days to study and MC's are my weakness. Starting to feel the pressure now...

My Sydney Trip 23/8 to 2/9 - 2007

Unfortunately back home, I couldn't logon to blogger to update my blog.
However, I've finally managed to post pics up on my MSN SPACE & Facebook.

Overall, I had a fantastic time back home. I caught up with as many friends as I could. I do apologise for those who I didn't have time to see. My schedule was so tight and 9 days back in Sydney is definitely not enough.

This is what happened in the 9 days back home (cut short):

1. Had my fav Banana bread @ Gloria Jeans x 3
2. Had my fav carrot cake from Muffin Break x 2
3. Thanks to Brian who organised a very welcoming steamboat@his house! Thanks Alice, Alice Jai, Jon, Polly & Andrew for all helping out and making the night so much fun and memoriable! Pictionary was so much fun!
4. Had a delicious dinner at Westin Hotel, Martin Place with W.
5. Had many mother-daughter shopping, yumcha, coffee, dinner and chats! This is something I miss ever so much!
6. Spent time with my 7 week old pup - Fluffy. I gave him his first bath and now he's toilet trained!!!
7. Spent time with K and Penny x 5. Was so happy to be able to be part of Penny's 1 month birthday dinner and catching up with K and learning the life of motherhood.
8. Had my favourite baked pork chop with corn and cheese sauce in Chatswood x 3 - Bumped into some unexpected friends there too!
9. Went to Cha for Tea for drinks with Elaine & Alex
10. Had a nice sister - brother lunch at Makoto with Mike.
11. Had 2 x 4 hour session chats with S. Can't believe how long we chatted for. The only place we could find open at 11pm that wasn't too far for both of us was North Ryde RSL, which closed at 2am. Then we felt hungry and made our way to Harry's for after mid - night snack! Didn't get to Harry's till 2.30am - had a cheese dog with mash and peas and gravy.. mm... unforgettable!
12. Another night - had a sudden Macca's craving at 2am at home. Managed to convince Mike to go drive thru. Only to realise that the drive thru was closed - so wearing our PJ's, we hurried in and out of Pennant Hill Macccas. Lucky I didn't bump into anyone.. hehee
I had 5 nuggets, half a packet of large fries and an apple pie and Mike had a large McChicken Meal and 5 nuggets! Arn't we pigs?? hehehee =)
13. More lunch visiting people @ work and more dinners & drinks.
14. Third last night dinner with Brian & crew @ Amo Ramo at The Rocks followed by dessert at Harbourside Kitchen@Park Hyatt where I had a yummy sticky date pudding with fudge ice cream.
15. Second last day - went yumcha with my mum at Eastwood, then did some shopping at CBD, went to the Cupcake shop @ Pitt Street to bring some over to K's place for afternoon tea & dinner at Crowsnest with Uncle & Aunty Wong.
16. ... waking up at 4.30am to get to the airport with my lovely mum & bro to send me off.

As you can see, my whole trip consisted of eating, drinks, eating, more drinks and more drinks after! It was great catching up with everyone and coming back home after being away for so long. It was soo warm. It felt so much like home. Even though it was FREEZING COLD!! Getting back into my car felt abit weird at first, but it definitely didn't take me long to adjust.

I enjoyed sitting at home on my lounge, just staring into space and loving how spacious my house was. How big my kitchen is. My bedroom. My bathroom. Being away makes me realise even more how much I appreciate my home, my family and my dear friends.

No.. I didn't want to come back. Yes, I am homesick. Sydney will always be home.

But hopefully it won't be long till i'm back again!

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6 months in HK already

Time has gone by so quickly and I've already been in Hong Kong for 6 months. It seriously doesn't feel like 6 months - actually yes it does. Sometimes it feels like i've been here a long time and i'm dying for the day that I can come back to sydney, and sometimes it feels like yesterday when I was saying goodbye to my family and closest friends.

In another week - YES!! Offically one week from today, I'll be flying back to Sydney, for 9 days!

Am I excited? Of cos i'm excited.

Am I stressed? Of cos i'm stressed. My workload has just hit rocket roof - I had my first time OT - staying till 7.55pm last night.

I feel so tired.
I feel so exhausted.
I feel I need a break.

I'm really looking forward to meeting my family & friends and my new little addition to the family - Milky!!

My new puppy!!!

@ Cherrybrook!!!

Pup number 2 is MINE!!!

Isn't he just adorable?

Wish I can hurry back to see my new puppy!

Food Party

Went to Kwai Hing yesterday for the first time and spent the day/night at my friends house. We had a food party at her house.

This is a fried "lam yu" chicken

Crab & scallaps

This is a yummy homemade fish and papaya soup!! It was soooo creamy white and soo sweet.

And this yummy ice cream pizza is a belated birthday cake for the 3 LEO's that were there! =)

My first TYPHOON 8 experience in HK

At around lunchtime, typhoon signal 3 was hoisted. By 2pm - signal 8 was hoisted.
Pack our bags and home time!!! YAY! NOT !!

Can you imagine the number of people in the MTRs? All offices in central shut down. All employees rushing to go home at the same time. Mega rush hour traffic jams! and with big winds, rain, people holding umbrella's poking each other, not a great experience.

MTR stations only limiting 20 people in at a time - people lining up for trams and buses. Squished and wet.

Tropical Cyclone Warning Bulletin Issued at 15:45 HKT
TC Warning TC Position & Track TC Warning for Shipping
TROPICAL CYCLONE BULLETIN
HERE IS THE LATEST TROPICAL CYCLONE WARNING ISSUED BY THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY.

THE NO. 8 SOUTHWEST GALE OR STORM SIGNAL IS IN FORCE.

THIS MEANS THAT WINDS WITH MEAN SPEEDS OF 63 KILOMETRES PER HOUR OR MORE ARE EXPECTED FROM THE SOUTHWEST QUARTER.

AT 4 P.M., TROPICAL STORM PABUK WAS CENTRED ABOUT 30 KILOMETRES WEST-NORTHWEST OF THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY (NEAR 22.4 DEGREES NORTH 113.9 DEGREES EAST) AND IS FORECAST TO MOVE NORTHEAST AT ABOUT 8 KILOMETRES PER HOUR ACROSS THE WESTERN PART OF HONG KONG.

TROPICAL STORM PABUK IS CROSSING THE WESTERN PART OF THE TERRITORY. THE ASSOCIATED RAINBANDS CONTINUE TO BRING HEAVY RAIN AND SQUALLS TO MANY PART OF THE TERRITORIES.

(PRECAUTIONARY ANNOUNCEMENTS WITH NO. 8 SIGNAL)

(1) COMPLETE ALL PRECAUTIONS IN YOUR HOME. LOCK ALL WINDOWS AND DOORS, FIT BARS INTO POSITION AND INSERT REINFORCED SHUTTERS AND GATES IF THEY ARE AVAILABLE. ADHESIVE TAPE FIXED TO LARGE WINDOW-PANES IN EXPOSED POSITIONS WILL REDUCE DAMAGE BY BROKEN GLASS. STORM WATER DRAINS SHOULD BE CLEARED OF LEAVES AND RUBBISH.

(2) PARK YOUR CAR WHERE IT IS LEAST LIKELY TO BE DAMAGED.

(3) DO NOT STAND NEAR WINDOWS ON THE EXPOSED SIDE OF YOUR HOME. MOVE ALL FURNITURE AND VALUABLES AWAY FROM THESE AREAS. MAKE SURE YOU HAVE A SAFE PLACE TO SHELTER, SHOULD WINDOWS BE BROKEN.

(4) SINCE SEAS ARE VERY ROUGH, YOU ARE ADVISED TO STAY AWAY FROM THE SHORELINE AND NOT TO ENGAGE IN WATER SPORTS.

(5) PLEASE LISTEN TO YOUR RADIO OR WATCH YOUR TV FOR THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION BROADCAST AT THE 15TH, 30TH, 45TH AND 58TH MINUTE OF EACH HOUR. YOU CAN ALSO BROWSE THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY'S WEB SITE FOR THE INFORMATION.

The good thing is - Had to wake up at 5am to go to the airport and then head in to work. Now I am home, I can take an arvo nap!!!

More rain to come... more info on the cyclone visit the Hong Kong Observatory website.

Piggy baby year!

Speaking to my cousin in London yesterday, he shared the news that his wife was 20 weeks pregnant. I'm so happy for them!! Since their last visit in Sydney, I've always felt it was time for them to have a baby. The sad thing is - they are planning to give birth and stay in London. They always told me if they ever decide to have a baby, they will go back to Sydney. Circumstances have changed. After going to my other cousins baby's 1 month dinner, and the birth of baby Penelope, and some other friends with their second child to come, it seems very obvious that this must be a great year or a popular year for babies. Or must it be, I am at the age where all my friends are just having babies! heheheeee

All you girls out there,so so happy seeing lots of Golden Piggies! hehehe =)

Another Farewell

I'm sad to say that today I had to say goodbye to a dear dear friend Becs who is leaving for New York tomorrow.
I remember it wasn't that long ago when we were sitting at her Burwood home, having viet noodles for dinner on Burwood Rd, followed by Kettle Chips snacks and 4 bottles of red wine, along with gummies. Laughing and chatting over red wine, painting our nails, while we were tipsy, having the best girly night. I remember waking up the next morning, getting ready, sharing moisturisers, makeup and having a nice breakfast over coffee.
It wasn't that long ago that Becs, K and I were having coffee and talking about our opportunities in Hong Kong and New York.
I also remember continuous non stop support from this dear dear friend. Lots of hugs, lots of reassurance and much much care & love.
I remember the dinners, the yummy blue cheese mussels & chips at Belgium Beer Cafe, yumcha at Marigold and the salt & pepper squids, the afternoon hi teas, lunch at the Fish Markets and steam boating at my house.
The night we went to Croydon for yummy baked rice dinner and still having deep fried ice cream even though we were both stuffed.
I remember Becs, Dida and I sitting around wearing our lion KW necklace together, with big smiles for the camera.
I remember the Jap dinner we had when she came to HK three months ago, the drinks we had - and today I had to say Goodbye and wish her all the best in her new career and in the new exciting life of New York.





Becs, take care of yourself and i'm sure if you don't, Kev will take good care of you. You know that if you need anything, i'm always here for you. Look after yourself and don't forget you promised me that you will always reply my emails and not loose contact ! xxxooo

My beautiful God Daughter Penny!!!

I'm not bias or anything, just because it's my best friends baby nor because I am the Godmother of baby Penelope - but isn't she adorable?




** with Mummy & Daddy **

Yan Hei @ 3 weeks old

Mmh.. she doesn't seem to want to open her eyes!!

The best birthday present !!

For my birthday this year, I received 2 wonderful presents!
First: These two handcrafted cards made beautifully by my two little cousins. One 8 and the other 13.



Second: The daughter of my best friend K, for 16 years, born on the same day as my birthday makes me the official Godmother for Penelope Wong!! =)
K & D, I'm so happy for you and K, BIG congrats for being a MUMMY and DADDY - it really must be fate that baby Penny's birthday is on the same day me!! hehehe

My Red Date

My yummy red date water ~~!!

The Realistic World

When you become friends with someone, does what they do as a job matter? So what if your high school friends didn't go and do further education after high school eg. University or Masters degree. Why would you think less of them if they were a good friend? Does it matter that they are happily satisfied with a HK$10,000 per month paying job?

Does it matter if certain topics don't interest you? Every one has different interests and not everyones interest, interests the other person. Why can't they share the insight of those experiences with you and vice versa?

Just because you had more studies than some, does it make you naturally think less of others, or perhaps, think down of them. I don't believe so.

I hope that me having a dip in the realistic world of Hong Kong doesn't make me turn out into someone who thinks like that. I don't want to be someone who places grades on people on how much they earn, what they do and what their education background is. It certainly fustrates me to know " a friend " thinks that certain way. I know I cannot change the way that person thinks, but I can definitely control myself from not thinking that way.