WTF FABIO CAPELLO!!

I haven't been up to the football news for a long time coz I don't have time to watch the games and I don't have sport channels at home anymore. But sometimes I do still read the newspaper and keep myself updated.

Owen was snubbed by the England national team manger Fabio Capello and the newspaper writes things like "Owen's future looks bleak". As a fan of Owen, it is really upset to see this England hero being treated like this. He's never let England down. Never will!! This is a standard management technique - write off a player's chances if only to impose your authority on the team. Mclaren did it with Beckham too! Owen was and still is a fine player!! I think Capello is totally non sense!!

PARTY AT NABIL'S HOME

Chris and Charly are going back to France on next Tue so we had party at Nabil's home tonight. They both showed us the photos of their trip in Asia and we had sushi and pizza and wine for dinner.

They took a lot of photos and they looked so enjoyable!! It's very good to travel for 3 more months!! I don't even have chance to visit the Asian countries that they have been to!! Cool Guys!!

MERINO

Someone bought me a Merino after the adventure in NZ. It reminds me that I got a sheep cuddle toy from my aunt when I was around 8 or 9 years old. Once my mom washed it for me and sun dried it outside the balcony but it fell down to the ground accidentally (I was living in 13/F). Flying Sheep!! :D Of course finally my mom got it back for me and washed it again :D

I liked this sheep a lot but I can't remember how it was out of my life. Maybe it "flew away" again? LOL Anyway thanks and I like this Merino a lot!! I don't know where to put it tho LOL My bed is full of cuddle toys already!!

HAPPY & SURPRISING FRIDAY

What a surprise!! It brightened my day!! Was it a dream? I still can't believe it!! That's why I like surprise coz you feel extra happy with what you have never expected!! :)

MERCI DIEU!!

Merci Dieu!! I passed my test!!! How lucky I am!! :) I didn't expect it!! Thanks Raphael!! We whole class can promote to Level 11!! I hestitated to take Level 11 or not tho I've passed coz I wanted to stop one term and study by myself to catch up some basic stuff. But they all encourged me to take level 11 together!! Well I will reconsider it again!!


After class we had dinner together at Red Chimneys restaurant to celebrate! It was a very great night!! Raphael is a very good teacher and he may not be our teacher again for the next level :( But we took a lot of pics and we enjoyed the dinner a lot!! :)

CHRIS & CHARLY ARE BACK!!

Chris and Charly are back!! After 3 more months adventure in Asia and finally they are back to Hong Kong!! We had dinner together with Kayin, Janet and Nabil. It was great to see them again!!

Chris wanted to eat Japanese food and I knew it!! I think he can't live without sushi!! :D They talked about their adventure and it sounded very interesting. They told me that they didn't need much money and I was surprised that they spent so few in a day!! It's relly that cheap in Asia??

I envy them so much and I wanna have my own adventure soon!! But not in Asia :D I prefer Europe more!! Gotta save more money!!

FRENCH TEST

Got French test tonight but I didn't have time to study coz I have been very busy. We can't be promoted to next level if we are failed. I don't have any expection coz I know I can't pass!! I feel so frustrated after doing the test coz it was sooooo difficult!! I think I gotta retake Level 10 :( How to improve my French??

SEAFOOD PARTY

Party at Milk's home!! Since Milk's hubby knows where to buy cheap and fresh seafood so we went to their home to have a seafood party!!

They prepared a lot of food like oysters, sashimi, sea urchin, shellfish, scallop, shrimp, salad... All the food was so fresh and delicious!! I liked the sea urchin and sahimi a lot!!

I first tired to mix Party Sangria and it was very easy to make and it tasted so good!! :) I loved it!!! We played playing cards, Wii and watching TV until 9pm and then went home! I was soooo full!!

WATCHMEN + MORIHACHI

I'm into American Hero movies so I went to watch "Watchmen" today tho many of my friends are not keen on watching it. I thought it was something like X-Man or Spider man but I was so disappointed after watching this movie.

This movie was a bit confusing and the plot was disjointed. Neither Me nor PY had a clue on what was this movie about. It was too long and I kept wondering when it was going to end. It wasn't worth to watch on the cinema!!

After movie, we went to a Japanese BBQ Restaurant "Morihachi" for dinner. We ordered a lot of meat and seafood, the beef was very delicious!! It was very soft and I felt like they were melting in my mouth!! Yummy!!

We went for a drink at LKF after dinner and we had a nice casual talk together. It's very good to have gathering with good friends. I enjoyed this night a lot!! :)

HALF ITALIAN??

Tomato is back from Italy and we came out to have dinner together with Suika and their colleagues. I haven't seen them both for a long time!! Time flies!! Tomato has been in Italy for 3 months already!! It sounds like she enjoyed her life in Italy very much!!

She still looked quite the same and she will stay in Hong Kong until summer and then she will go back to Italy again. She's like a half Italian now :D But she still can't speak Italian yet!! :D She is going to learn tho! For sure learning in Italy can be faster!!

We had dinner and drinks until midnight and then I met AC in CWB coz Big D is going back to Thailand next week and I was supposed to have dinner with them but I was having dinner with Tomato so I couldn't go. I didn't really want to go to CWB at 1am but they were waiting for me.

When I met them, I didn't see Big D, AC told me that he was too tired and he went home already. I thought I was going to farewell with him!! Darn! Then what was the point for me to go there?!! Finally Ar Ton took us to a Thai Bar, we expected that it would be an interesting place but it wasn't!! They played something like 60s' songs and there were many old thai women with young thai lads. I felt so bored and I kept yawning... Shit wasting my time... I swear I will never go there again!!

MY COLLEAGUE

My colleague has asked me out for dinner many times but actually I'm not so keen on it coz I don't like to be so close with my colleagues. I think it's different between friends and workmates. I can have fun and laugh and do some silly things with my friends but I won't act like that when I'm at work. I'm not acting cool or something it's just I think it's better seperate work and private life.

I had dinner with her after work and she looked happy to have my company. I know she has been upset and stressed becoz of her manager and she wanted to quit the job. She needed someone to talk to and I understand her situation. But I can't do anything to help her.

It's easy to have conflicts at work and I don't think I can make a just decision if I'm too close with my colleagues. So I try to stay away with them and I don't want to mix my work life to my private life. I do have good friends that who were my colleagues but work is work, it's lucky if you can find real friends at work but it is not a necessary.

POSITIVE SUPPORT

I've been so busy recently and finally I had time to have dinner with my old friend. I haven't seen her for few months, it was good to come out for dinner and update each other's recently lives.

She complained that her life was as routine and boring as usual coz she doesn't have much things to do after work excepting watching TV at home. But I complained that my life was a bit boring too. She was amazed that I felt boring coz in her eyes, my life is very busy and full of fun. It's hard to express how I feel bored, I feel like I miss something in my life and I just want to have a change or something. I keep myself busy coz I'm easy to feel bored if I don't have anything to do.

I told her that what I wanted to do and I'm glad that she had a positive mind. She supported me and it made me feel great. But the only thing that she didn't appreciate is that I'm still running away from the problem and not facing it. I know I shouldn't be like that but I really don't know what I can do. I just need some more time...

LA UMAI

I heard that there is a new French Japanese fusion Restaurant in North Point so I wanna to have a try there. This restaurant is on the 25 floor of a commerical building and you can see a bit Victoria Sea view.

It was very dark inside the restaurant and I could barely read the menu. We ordered oysters first, they didn't have many choices, only Kumamoto and Fine de Clair. The oysters were ok, not as good as I expected. I guess maybe becoz it isn't the right season for eating oysters.

And then we had Canadian sea urchin, it was so fresh and delicious!! It was perfect match to eat with cucumbers!!

The sashimi salad was ok, the sauce was quite good but it didn't taste special and the portion was too small.

I like the baby Australian Wagyu, it was so tender and juicy!! I loved it!!

The beef spaghetti tasted quite good and we we so fully after eating few dishes. Overall their food was quite good but I don't think I will go there again coz I can have better dishes at other places with cheaper price.

FAREWELL TO KATE

Kate is going to study in Paris soon so we had a farewell party with her. She is very excited about her trip to Paris and I'm so happy for her!! Kelly will go to Paris too at the end of March! Lucky Gals!! I wish I could study there too!!

We had drinks in Oktober Bar and we talked a lot of things about France, French, Travel... Recently I don't feel so enthusiastic on study and other things, I just feel like lacking of engry but after the party I feel much better. It always good to have friends around to laugh together!

"Foto by Diana with 35mm back"

DIANA 35MM BACK + FISHEYE

Dinner with Gi today and she helped me to buy a Diana 35mm back and Fisheye lens! :D Yay new toy!! I'm so happy and I can't wait to try them!!

this 35mm back, I can use 35mm film and take pics with 4 different style. Panoramic with sprocket holes, Standard Panoramic, Standand Landscape and Square with sprocket holes. I gotta try more on my Diana F camera!! :)

BARTENDING

Finished the bartender beginner course and I tried to shake some cocktails at home. It's a great fun to mix cocktails but I couldn't get the alcohol that I want. I need peach schnapps to make Sex on the beach and I couldn't find in any supermarket. Why is that? It's not so rare, is it?

I wanna learn some bartending flair tricks and wanna try it at home but my mom asked me to stop LOL She was worried that if I would break anything!! :D It's very hard to learn but it looks so cool!!

N.T. N.E. HIKING

Went hiking at North East of New Territories today. It's good to breathe some fresh air and go for a hike but it was really hard for me to wake up in the early morning. We met at Tai Po KCR station at 9.15am!!! We all bet that Lim would be late or no show but surprisingly he was the 1st one to be there!!

Our route was from Bride's pool >> Wu Kau Tang >> Sam A Tsuen >> Lai Chi Wo >> Fan Shui Au >> Bride's pool. It wasn't a rough route but we hiked for nearly 7 hours!!

Last month there was a fire and all the trees were burnt. This area was bald and dark!!

The weather wasn't fine today. It was humid and cloudy so the pics look a bit gloomy. I hate this kinda weather!!

I was so tired and I felt like my legs weren't mine!! Next time we should arrange to hike on Sat!!

VICTORIA HARBOUR LIGHT SHOW

Met Vic and Tim after work and then we watched the Victoria Harbour Light Show together. Vic was surprised that it was my first time to see :D Well I'm not tourist!! But I was surprised that Tim has seen 4 times already!! I guess he really likes the show :D

I always want to see the show and take some nice pics but the problem is I really don't like to carry the tripod. It's too heavy!! I didn't really concentrate on watching the show but mainly talk to Tim and Vic coz there were too many people and they blocked my sight.

After watching the show, we took the ferry to Central and then Vic took the airport express to the airport. He was going back to Paris. It was a short night but great!! Hopefully I can see them again soon in Paris!!

STANLEY + LKF

Met Vic & Lau after work & we had a walk at victoria park. Then we went to Stanley coz they haven't been there yet. The shops in Stanley Market were closed but we could still have a look at Murray house. Vic asked me the history of Murray House, what a shame that I don't know it so well! I realise that I don't know Hong Kong wo well :P

It would be better to go to the Stanley during day time but it's still not too bad to walk along Stanley at night.

Then we took the bus to Central & met Peggy & Caroline at LKF. We had some food at Tsui Wah first and then we had a drink at Bulldog. We had nice conversations and we talked all kinda stuff together.

Thanks for Vic to teach me some French!! I should have talked to him more in French!! :D And he recommeded me some French music too!! Cool man!! It was a very great night and I enjoyed a lot!!

VALKYRIE

I wanted to watch this movie since I watched the trailer, I had high expectation on it. I only know it was based a truth story about an operation of Valkyrie that somone was planning to assassinate Hitler.

I know the history and of course I know Hitler wasn't assassinated but the story was boring and unexciting. It's unbelivable that Tom Cruise acted as a German captain. It's not worth to watch it in the cinema!!