la Saint-Sylvestre

Uncle and aunt who live in Toronto have come back to Hong Kong for vacation. They haven't come back for 19 years! The last time I saw them was in Toronto in 1999. I didn't realise they have moved there for such long time!! We all family and relatives gathered at one cousin's home and had barbarcued dinner. Barbecue for me again!! Isn't it too much for this month? LOL But anyway we all had good time!!

I got a flash, tripod and 2 black & white films!! Yay!! I got everything I need now, I think I really should use my SLR Camera!! Do I look more like a professional photographer? :D

NETWORK GOT FIXED

I have been a bit annoyed that I couldn't access internet. I know the earthquake in Taiwan broke 6 undersea cables and I was patient enough to wait for the recovery. But what made me feel annoyed is I could browse local websites at work, my freinds could access internet at home but I couldn't do anything at my home PC! PCCW sent a technican to fix the problem this afternoon. He changed a new modem and the landline plug. I have no idea why the earthquake can affect my modem. Anyway it works so well now and I'm quite appreciated with their service this time. But I think I should consider to keep using Netivagtor or not. Seems I-Cable and HK broadband are better eventho they are cheaper.

COMPENSATION LEAVE, BBQ

++ View from the barbecue site ++

Got compensation leave today coz last Saturday I had to work. I went barbecue with colleagues at Pak Tam Chung. My Korean colleague prepared many Korean salad, beef, pork and chicken wings. She even bought Korean wine!! So great!! I love barbecue!! :P

FINISH WORK FOR 2006

Finally I've finished some reports and urgent stuff today. Tomorrow auditor will come so I can't wait to do my work after new year. But I can imagine how busy I will be after new year!!! This year really runs so fast!! I've worked here for a year already!!

After work I had dinner with colleagues at Fat Angelo, just wanna relax and celebrate for the year end. I feel like there is a clique at work, Japanese in group and we Hong Kongers and Korean in a group. Not really a clique but it's just sometimes we are like outsiders when those Japanese colleagues are talking something about the company stuff. Anyway I'm not going to invlove into anything, I just wanna work well.

JUNK

Walked along Tsim Sha Tsui and then saw a junk at Victoria Harbour. I have never seen a junk so close to me and it looks great!! I didn't bring my digital camera with me so I could only take pics with my mobile. I really wanted to get on the junk... it must be fun!

BOXING DAY

Got a gift from my friend on 24th, finally I manage to open it today. Heheee It's a nice wrist rest!! I will use it at work!! Thank you!! Luckily I didn't open it that day :D I can imagine how you all look like if I opened it in front of you guys!! LOL Anyway I like it a lot!!

Joyeux Noël

Merry Christmas!! Yay! I bought a lots of things for myself today!! Some clothes, a coat, earring, and a watch for my Christmas present LOL Oh I'm bankrupt now LOL I didn't mean to buy a watch but I couldn't resist when I saw it :P

Dinner at Han Ah Rum Korean Restaurant, it was great. We ordered too much food and we all were so full!! We had barbecued beef, pork, Korean damplings, Korea Sushi, a spicy hotpot and a beef hotpot!! This spicy hotpot wasn't too spicy but it looked terribly hot lol It's nice tho. I think I should stop eating so much now lol Recently I have been eaten a lot!! That's enough LOL

la veille de Noël

Finally it's Christmas Eve!! I have been waiting for my Christmas holiday for a long time!! I thought I could have a nice long sleep until noon since I have been lack of sleep but I was waken by a phone call from post office in the early morning!! The postman called to make sure if I was home and he wanted to deliver me something. I thought it was a Christmas gift from someone, but it's only something that I ordered from the internet a week ago. I thought it would arrive in January!! So efficient that it arrives before X'mas!!

At night I had Christmas dinner with friends at Shooter! Not too expensive, I liked the soup and the ribs!! It wasn't expensive. And we ate a lot!! It would be better if the restaurant has better X'mas atmosphere :P

After dinner, we went to the Peak. It was soooo cold!! But the sky was clear and I could see the nice beautiful night view of Hong Kong!! Wow!! I didn't know the nightview could be so impressive!!

PARTY NITE, WORN OUT

What a tiring day!! I'm worn out!! Last night I went for party until 3am and then today I still had to work! I only had 2 hour sleep! I hate working on Saturday!! Althought I will have compensation leave on the coming Friday, there is no meaning. My head is so hurt coz I drank too much and I didn't get enough sleep. I shouldn't have drunk so much lol Well at least I can come home by myself lol

My company doesn't have any Christmas party, I think Japanese really don't really care about Christmas. But suprisingly we all have some gifts from company. What gifts? Those cosmestic samples from suppliers, damaged, defected and returned goods from customers! Oh my god! Some products are expired, I don't think I will use it. My company is so stingy lol Or my company is so "generous" to give these gifts for us.

AN EARLY X'MAS PRESENT

I got an early X'mas Present! A very nice calendar!! Thank you so much!! I like it a lot! I forgot I should wait to open it in Boxing day :P I'm too impatient lol It's really good to have a new calendar, the calendar on my wall now is still Michael Owen Calender 2005 :D Looking at this new calendar make me want to go travel. I think I really need to make a travel plan soon...

SORABOL + AZABUSABO

Dinner at Sorabol tonight! We had a luxuary set and it was great. Not really luxuary tho but someone said it was too expensive lol Oh well that's why we can only have luxuary dinner when he is not in lol After dinner it's our dessert time again! We went to Azabusabo to eat ice-cream. I'm quite annoyed with the service of this restaurant but I like the ice-cream. Yummy! :D

PO CHAI RICE

It's so cold today!! 12 degrees! I was reluctant to wake up this morning. It's like dragging myself out of bed LOL Becoz of that, I was late!! 9:01am!! Shit! Why the lifts always take so long to the upper floor? I think those people who are going lower floors should walk up the stairs LOL It's good for health! LOL Hopefully our office will move to 10/F soon! At least I can save 3-4mins! ;)

I really wanted to eat Casserole Rice (Po Chai Rice) today. It's too cold! Nothing is better that eating "Po Chai Rice" to keep yourself warm!! Murshoom chicken in Rice is really perfect match!! Yummy! (o^_^o) My rice cooker has a function to make casserole but I think it can't be compare with the tradition one!

PRISON BREAK SEASON 2

Finally I have finsiehd watching Prison Break Season 2. It took me long time to finish it! I have been too busy and I hardly managed time to watch it. I can't wait for the season 3!! It will be released on 22 January!! Still have a month to wait!! That's too long!!

THANKS GOD!!

I feel so relieved today!! Thanks god!! After checking in the hospital, the doctor said I'm all clear now!! I have worried for few days!! But I still need to be careful and I don't want to get infected again. Nothing is better than health!!!

Afterward, I had hair trim at Hair Peace. I just walked in and I didn't make appointment with any hair stylist. This hair stylist suggested to do straight perm but I didn't have much time. And then he said curly hair suited me. Straight or perm? Sounds like he wanted me to pay more for doing more things on my hair but not only a hair trim.

Then shopping around at TST but I couldn't get what I want. Someone had crazy shopping but I only bought a scarf!! Not really satisfied but better than nothing :P

DINNER WITH SUPPLIER

Dinner with a supplier tonight. We usually talk on phone and make orders but it is our first time to meet. Actually we were not coming out for talking about business. It's not convenient to talk about non business stuff at work. But then it turned out mainly talking about our works and colleagues. Too much things to complain lol But we ate quite a lot, 2 people but had 4 dishes!! Isn't it too much? Hehee :P

EXPECTATION

people tend to like hearing something good eventhough deep in their heart, they are sure that things are not going like what they expected. I did expect something but it's not what I can control. So when I knew that, I felt a bit upset. It's not easy to get it out of my mind. It happend before, I still remember that night, my reaction, my feelings. It was just like tasting a dark chocolate. That's why I only like white chocolate. I don't like the bitter taste. C'est la vie?

BOWLING, BAD SCORE!!

I hardly concentrated on work today. May be I've got that Monday morning feeling. Or may be becoz of the dream last night. Or may be something which is stuck on my mind. Yes I really should set a goal, but I still don't know. I don't have a clear mind and a future goal like someone. Experiment? Hmmm I'm still finding out the answer. It's not easy.

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I played bowling with colleagues tonight. Well... comparing with last time, my score is bad!! Why is like that? I can't believe!!

MY DESIRE?

What is my desire now? Only one thing coming up on my mind. I don't want to consider too much but I have to!! Sometimes not everything is under your control. No matter how much you want to do or get something, if it doesn't suit you or it doesn't belong to you, you can only let it go and act like you don't care. It's hard and you may regret but at least nothing will get involve in it.

Someone told me, if you want to make it in this world, you have to know what you are worth and what you are capable of doing. Relying on others is not a good strategy towards advancing in life. What a positive thinking! So I should pay effort to get something I want!! But is it possible?

BBQ at SAI KUNG

Chilling out with friends at Sai Kung today. We had afternoon tea at Jaspas and we had some delicious dessert. They looked good but a bit sweet. It would be better if they added less sugar.

After tea we took some graduation pics for my friend, she has just graduated and she had her gown so we had some fun together. I found my new camera is very functional and powerful! So great!! :D

Then we barbecued at Sai Kung Flea Market. The food was ok, not too many choice but at least there was grill and we were no need to set the fire by ourselves. For me, I still prefer the traditional BBQ, we buy the food from supermarket, look for the barbecue site and set the fire by ourselve, it is more fun!

Cross dat bridge when I come to it

Whenever I don't know how to settle a problem, what I can do is to neglect it. It seems like I will not worry about a possible problem but will deal with it if it happens. But actually I feel sick of facing the problem. I hate I'm not tough enough to deal with knotty stuff. Am I too easy to be led by the nose? May be I'm a good actor that I can deceive everyone but sadly I can't deceive myself. How can I get rid of troubles?

BUSY SUNDAY, NOTHING GOOD

I overslept!! Luckily I still arrived the Convention Centre on time to take the Japanese proficiency test. I couldn't concentrate on the test coz I was too sleepy and I got headache. I kept yawning and I almost fell asleep!! Anyway I don't have any expectation on it. I know I can't pass, unless I was so lucky to choose 70% right answers! Why the passing mark is 70% not 60%? So difficult to get pass!! Haste makes waste?

After test, I rushed back to office coz I had lots thing that I didn't finish on Friday. I didn't want to go back but I had no choice. Hopefully the new staff will come, I feel like I can't bear soon.

Dinner with family at Cafe Lagoon. Actually we have booked Dan Tai Fung but someone suddenly changed his mind!! It's strange that Dad only likes Chinese food but suddenly he chose to eat steak! I think the only reason is he doesn't want to wait for the table. If he really wants to eat steak, I wouldn't choose there. What da suck!! I ordered medium rare steak but it was like well-done!! The steak was bad, like chewing gum!! The foie gras was bitter and it didn't taste like foie gras. The waiters weren't well-trainned and I was annoyed with the poor service. Overall this restaurant is crap!! I will never go there again!! Wasting my money!!

CURRY FAVOUR

So BUSY today!!! Suddenly I had to meet the client and had meeting! Why didn't let me know earlier!! I hate to be informed so late. My manager acted a bit strange today... I wanted to work as long as I have finished some urgent stuff but then suddenly she suggested to have dinner with the assistant manager after 8pm. It makes me feel like she wants to curry favour with someone (obviously not me!!). I know she feels threatened since the assisant manager has joined this company. She lacks leadership and ability, no wonder why she has to do that.