BACKSTREET BOYS CONCERT

Went to AsiaWorld Expo to watch BACKSTREET BOYS concert tonight. It's my first time to go there!! So far away!! It took me nearly an hour to there!!

There were no reserved seats, only free standing area. We bought the $480 tickets and we didn't go there early so there were many people when we arrived. I couldn't see the Backstreet boys clearly!! They were too far away!! And the audio was not good!! I was a bit disappointed. But so far the atmosphere was good especially when they sang the old songs. All the audiences followed them to sing, clap hands and wave!! We got hyper when they sang Everybody and Shape of my Heart :D

It was so hard to take the pics coz I couldn't get closer. The pics are so blurry!! Maybe I should have bought my tripod? :D

I was the fan of Backstreet Boys 10 years ago and what a shame that Kevin has left the group. I really liked him. It would be better if he could come for the concert. BSB has changed a lot!! They are no more boys but MEN :D But they can still sing and dance well!! It was a good show!!

SWEENEY TODD

Once again Johnny Depp + Tim Burton Rocks!! An amazing musical!! The story was predictable and a bit bloody but the songs were great!! Johnny Depp sings so well!! And the costume and acting were stunning! I like the gloomy atmosphere of this movie!! I enjoyed it a lot!! 2 thumbs WAY Up!!

MES VACANCES

I was planning to travel to Taiwan with my friends during Easter Holiday but suddenly my mom wants to advance the family trip to Easter so I had to make a choice. Of course family is more important and we are going to SPAIN and PORTUGAL!! We are going to join the tour (which I don't like) but I don't have choice.

Besides Madrid, Barcelona and Lisbon, I don't know much about Spain and Portugal :D Gotta get some books to see what to do and what to buy there!! I'm bit worried about my vacation coz I'm not sure my boss will approve or not since we are so busy right now! Hopefully I can get some days off. I have been so stress and I gotta get some rest...

SPRING DINNER

It was company Spring dinner tonight. We had Chinese cuisine at East Ocean Seafood Restaurant at TST. We reserved 3 tables for 35 staffs!! Wow!! Last year there were only 20 staffs!! Our company has expanded so fast!!

Boss is very stingy and he only provided $1000 cash for the lucky draw and we all had to donate $10 to the pool!! So the winner would get $1360 cash. We played Janken (Paper Scissors Stone) again like what we did last year. Bonnie won again!! So lucky!! Or I should say she has good technique on playing Janken LOL

Ray got so drunk again and he became talkative. He said something silly and kept telling me that boss is stingy :D I know of course!! Luckily boss doesn't understand Cantonese!! I think I better practise how to play Paper Scissors Stone better before the next Spring dinner!! :D

"playing Janken"

FISH, SHRIMP, CRAB

Went to Stanley to have a walk and then had afternoon tea at Pepperonis. We had a pizza and a chicken platters, the pizza was so delicious!! After tea, we went to Milk's home and visited her baby. Her baby is only one month old and she is very quiet and lovely. It's always good to play with someone's baby :D Giving birth and looking after a baby is really not easy!!

Then I went back home for dinner coz my relatives were coming to my home to visit us. I had another appointment but I had to cancel coz my mom complained that I have been out too much :P Mom cooked a lot of delicious food and I ate a lot!!

After dinner, we played "Fish, Shimp, Crab Gambling", we assumed the gambling results would represent the luck for our entire year. Shit I lost!! How come? Don't tell me I wouldn't have luck and fortune for the entire year!! I'm not that superstitious!!

ENCHANTED + KICKBOXING

Went to watch a Disney movie "ENCHANTED" today. Animation + real actors and actress... A cartoon princess comes to life in new york city after being sent down a sewer by an evil witch. This movie was really entertaining throughout tho the plot was predictable! The songs were great and it's truly enchanting!

After watching movie, I did kickboing. I didn't go for boxing for almost 3 weeks!! I was so tired and I kept yawning during the lesson :P Really need to take some more time to train up again!!

IPOD TOUCH!!

Yay I got a 32G iPod Touch finally!! I'm so excited!! It's my new toy!! :D Its function is excellent!! Expensive tho it worths :D Seems I really hard to resist the new gadgets :D

Then we went to have dinenr at Nuocmam French Vietnamese Cuisine. We ordered my favourite garlic bread, smoked salmon salad with mango and beef noodles. The salad was great!! But the noodles didn't taste very nice. The noodles weren't soft enough. Someone asked me to pay the bill only becoz I got pay raise!! Why? It's not fair!! :D Anyway Seki owed me a nice meal at The Peninsula!! :P

DINNER AT SUSHI TEI

I got my certificate!! I passed the Elementary level of French!! Yay!! But I only got "Passable" but not "très bien"! I really should work harder!! I should practise more!!

After French lesson, I had dinner with Charly and Nabil at Sushi Tei. Charly is going to leave on Sunday and I just wanted to Farewell with him. Time really ran so fast!! Christophe wasn't free tonight!! Wow!! He has a date on Valentine's day?! I'm so curious!! Gotta ask him later!!

We ordered quite a lot of food and I was so full!! It was kinda late to eat that much :P They have farewell party for Charly on Saturday night but I couldn't go, what a shame!! I wish them have fun!!

HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY

There is a research that girls don't really want to receive flowers on the Valentine's day coz the flowers are too expensive on that day. It doesn't worth. It's just men assume girls like to receiver flowers. I do agree it's kinda romantic but it doesn't matter tho if two people love each other, everyday can be Valentine's day. I can't see this day is so special coz you can express your love everyday but not only on Valentine's day.

As a conclusion, girls usually say something different from what they think. Who doesn't like flowers? I do love the flowers!! Thank you and Happy Valentine's Day!!

WARAWARA + THE PEAK

Dinner at WaraWara at MK. We planned to go to Karaoke but it was too expensive so we had Japanese food instead. I haven't been to Karaoke for a long time and I was a bit surprised that they have rasied up the price so much!!

We ordered some sashimi, sushi, rice and snacks. The food was quite good and the price was reasonable. Connie told me that Ryustina can speak Japanese!! Wow it's impressive!! And she has studied in Japan too!! How come she and Ryzard can afford to travel to so many countries? :D Rich guys!!



After dinner, Ryzard suddenly wanted to go to the Peak!! Oh it would be great if he told us earlier!! We then went to Central to take the minibus to the Peak. It took more than 30mins but we only stayed in the Peak for 15-20 mins!! We were crazy :D It was so cold there and I was shaking!!

They made fun on me for the whole night!! Just phone calls!! Nothing much special!! :D I can't control, rite? :P

MK -> TST

Hanging out with a friend after work. We met at MK and I thought he wanted to take a look on the laptop but he said he had plenty of time to see it later so he asked if I had something to buy. We went to Broadway, MK Computing Centre to see the iPod touch. I found one shop which sells $3050 for 16G only! But they only accept cash.

After that, we walked from MK to TST. It's pretty long way but we didn't have much things to do so we just strolled around. I have been so tired!!

HIKING AT SAI KUNG

I was so reluctant to wake up this morning!! After the dancing night, I went to bed at 5.30am. It is so hard to wake up at 9am. I was a zombie!! It was a nice sunny day but still a bit chilly. We met at Mongkok and then we took the minibus to Sai Kung.

I organised this hiking activity and gathered 4 groups of friends together!! We had 10 people to go hiking! Thanks for Justin to suggest a route and lead us. I don't know the way at all :P And thanks for Nabil to bring the red wine! It was so delicious!! Red wine + hiking!! I've never tried that before!


It is a easy route to hike but I'm so tired coz I didn't have enough sleep and I wasn't used to my new hiking boots. I don't feel comfortable with them. The beach is so beautiful!! I really wanted to lie down on the sand and take a nap there. Charly Rocks! He walked down to the sea with bare feet!

After hiking, we went back to the Sai Kung city centre and then had seafood dinner. Yummy!! Chris, Charly and Nabil didn't know how to eat crabs :D Oh it's really not easy :P I like the shrimps most, they were so fresh!

Then we went to Honeymoom dessert to have some dessert. I ordered Durain pancake and asked Charly to taste it. I knew that he wouldn't like!! He thinks it smells bad! Non! C'est bon!! :D

CNY FIREWORKS

This is my 3rd time to see the CNY fireworks on the boat. The last time that I saw was nearly 10 years ago. I hardly remember how it was. It's great to see the fireworks on the boat! I wanted to bring my Canon 400D to take fireworks pics on the boat but a professional camera man advised me that better to take videos than pics on the boat so I only brought my compact camera with me.

It was such a freezing foggy windy night. I felt like I was an ice on the boat!! The boat was shaking so I couldn't take pics clearly without using flash!! There were nearly 40 people on the boat, we had some food, drinks and lucky draw. I won a big prize!! $150 Park'n Shop cash coupon!! Yay!! What a first good fortune in Rat Year :)

The fireworks was amazing!! It's totally different to see it from TV. But it was so cold that I couldn't focus on the fireworks :P My hands and body kept shaking!






After the boat trip, we went to Wanchai to have some drinks. We went to Carnegie's again since I like the atmosphere there and the beer there is very cheap. Then we went to Beijing Club to dance and drink since someone can take us in for free :D Yay!! We danced until 4am and then go home. It was fun but I was extremely tired.

FAMILY GATHERING AT BIG UNCLE'S

Have family gathering at Big uncle's home today. Every year is same. I'm extremely tired and I was a bit reluctant to go out since the weather was so cold.

Nothing much special to do, just chitchatted, watched TV and had dinner. Joey & Newman's baby is 2 months now. He is very big!! He is around 14 pounds and he doesn't look like 2 months old :D I didn't dare to carry him coz I dunno how to carry a baby. I'm scared to drop him on the floor :P

MONKEYS IN RAT YEARS

"Monkeys enjoy an excellent rapport with everyone they meet and revel in the stability of their love relationships. Where wealth is concerned, you are the second luckiest sign in the zodiac. The Monkey who has worked hard will see many rewards in the year of the rat. The year may start off slow, but by the end of March the full richness of the rat year will be evident and continue through the year. Tolerance helps you to avoid making enemies by judging friends or coworkers too harshly. Overall the rat is a good friend to the monkey and provides many chances to find good fortune in love and in your career. Take your time in picking the best of these. Avoid the temptation to spend unwisely. This is a year for saving, not spending. The right decisions will see the foundation of a comfortable nest egg building during the rest of the cycle. Enjoy your good fortune."

Oh well, I will have luck in this year! That's great!! I will grap the chance!! :D Yay for all Monkeys! :D

HATE TO WORK OVERTIME

I really hate to work overtime especially during special festival or before holiday. Today is Chinese new year eve, we are allowed to leave at 3pm but I got too many stuffs to do so I had to work overtime :( I worked until 9pm alone!! Got a new important duty on next Monday and I want to finish some urgent stuffs before Chinese New year holiday. I'm afraid I can't handle so many things. When will we have new staffs?

HOT POT + FLOWER MARKET

It has been so chilly that I can't really stand for it!! The weather is so strange!! Wanna keep myself warm so we had hotpot dinner at Yau Gwat Hei tonight. We didn't order much food but we were so full!! I know the Chinese hotpot can't be compared with the fondue :D Anyway we all enjoyed the food a lot!

After dinner, we went to the flower maket at Victoria Park. It was so crowded!! One of my friend was running a bazaar in Mongkok but I didn't have time to take a look. It would be fun to run a bazzaar with friends!! I have no idea for the meaning of the flowers like narcissus, orchid... What I can say is they will bring you good fortune :D

CORONA NIGHT!

Dinner at Tsui Wah Restaurant with Connie, then we went to have a drink with Ewa, Demain and Chris at LKF. It was pretty early so Insomnia was kinda quiet. After a bottle of drink, Demain wanted to go to dance so we wanted to take them to the club. Chris thought it would be more interesting for Ewa and Demain to walk around at Wanchai so we took the tram to Wanchai and then had another drinks at a bar at Jeffrey Road.

This bar provides such cheap Corona!! Only $10 for a bottle!! Great!! We drank a lot of Corona!! I think I drank 5 or 6 bottles :P Demain was so bad to hit my bear with his bottle bottom and the beer raised up quickly. He tricked me and distract my attention!! Me and Connie wanted to take an revenge on him LOL It was fun and it reminded me of the trip of Germany. Do Europeans like to play this kinda game? :D

We drank a few bottles and then we started to dance in the bar. Chris and Demain climbed up to the bar table and then danced on it!! :D Table dance!! :D Ewa also went up and she asked me and Connie to come with her. I felt embarrassing to dance on the table but finally I did it and it was so fun!! I think I wouldn't dare to do this kinda stuff without drinking alcohol. I was tipsy :P It was such a great night and I was so enjoyed!! Glad to hang out with Ewa and Demain :)

YEAH THIS IS WHAT I DESERVED!!!

Boss is in Hong Kong this week and we got a year end performance review. I have been so hard working so I have confidence on my performance. I thought boss would only ask something about me and my aims but he asked me to tell him the strength and weakness of my other colleagues. I was unexpected!! I didn't know what to say coz I didn't prepare.

Boss asked me what I think about my salary and I told him directly that I want more :D I'm happy that I will have a raise and bonus which is a really good amount :D I deserve it!! It worths the effort :)