When HKG is colder than SFO

Today is the so called "Little Cold" (小寒) according to the Chinese Lunar calendar.

 

Brrrrrrrrr.... Just like Old Lee said... It's "So fucking cold these days". 

I so fucking love it!! :D

Naturally Smiley foods

I was just talking about my happy smiley bruise yesterday, I just noticed I am inclined to taking pictures of smiley objects! :D 

I was just flipping through the pictures I took last year, found below 2 pictures with smiley faces. :)

I wish you all a happy smiley 2012 :) :) :)

The happy 卜街 bruise

After more than a week since the tragic fell down on my knee incident, my bruise on the kneecap is finally fading a bit.

Like people noticing funny unexpected patterns on things such as "Jesus on toasts", I have noticed a smily face on my bruise. :)

heheh

I think it mirrors my new year resolution #1, to make my happiness a priority! :D  Even my painful bruise is helping me to reach my happiness goal! :D

My Favorite Christmas Song

I don't know why, suddenly, a week or so after Christmas, the song, "Have yourself a merry little Christmas" keeps popping up in my head, so I decided to combat poison with poison (以毒攻毒) and repeatedly listen to Michael Bublé's version all day long.



This is one of the soundtracks of one of my favorite oldie movies, "Meet me in St. Louis". It was sang by one of my all time favorites, Judy Garland. 

I think the reason I love this song so much is because of its romantic melody.  Every time I listen to it, I feel like dancing a slow waltz with myself. :D  Its theme of reunification with friends and family also touches deep in my heart.



After looping these 2 videos again now, I feel fuzzy and warm inside, don't you? :D

Consider this a belated Christmas Merry wish to you :D

How far can you bend your thumb? 彎拇指同鄉

On New Year's night, my family and I went to have a Japanese feast, as feasting is our professional specialty (a bit redundant here, heh heh).

We of course ate more than just this huge plate of assorted sashimi.  Today's topic is not about the food! :D It's about the thumb-ups :D

Notice the thumb on the right? It's my dad's thumb. Notice how it bends?

During this dinner, my cousin (thumb on left) compared his thumb with my dad's and found out that my cousin's thumb doesn't bend like my dad's.

So I joined the battle and found out that I am truly my dad's daughter! My thumb bends even crazier than my dad's!! :D hahaha

After a bit of research online, I have the so called "Hitchhiker's thumbs".  it seems this is considered a recessive trait and not everyone can bend the thumb this far backwards :D

Maybe I can start a "Hitchhiker's thumbs association" (彎拇指同鄉會) :D Thumb Bender Unite!!

Here are my meaningful research materials:

http://udel.edu/~mcdonald/myththumb.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thumb#Variation

Dad's Calligraphy

Earlier last month, my dad had an accident while playing tennis. His left wedding ring finger was snapped backwards and some tendon of the finger was also snapped.  Very awful.  There's a Chinese saying: "pain in the fingers go directly to the heart (十指痛歸心），　I have never saw my dad whine about pain in such a manner.

Anyways, before this accident, my dad was not too concentrated into his calligraphy practice. :D  But now he's forced to practice a calmer hobby, so he went back to his Chinese writings. :D

Here is his latest works.

個＂秋＂字係咪有Ｄ問題呢?!

除夕-深圳一日遊。

昨天係除夕，　我沒有留港倒數，　反而北上久別了的深圳，　老屈我舅舅請食飯。

我地呢餐係以 羊肉　做主題。　＂送羊入虎口宴＂

Top Left to right: hot copper teapot, 羊肉盒子lamb meat wallet, Lamb meat on sticks! Bottom Left to right: Restaurant's front, more picture of meat on sticks.

 

Top Left to right; cellophane noodles pot stir fry with shrimps, rolls of beef sheets for hot pot purpose, rolls of lamb sheets for hot pot.  Bottom Left to right: sweet and sour fish with pine nuts, rack of lamb!

 真的好好味！　羊肉夠酥，　配以 hot pot, ＂拾＂下＂拾＂下，　食完暖粒粒，好滿足啊!

Happy New Year!!! 2012!!!

Early shift tomorrow, so not much to say, just want to wish you all a Happy New Year!!

^_^

New Year's Resolution 2012

Very simple!

1. Start making my own happiness a priority!! :D
2. Stop taking taxi after work to go home!! :D 
3. More meat and veggies, less noodles! :D 
4. Stop being the "deadline gang" :D
5. Pick up book reading again! :D
6. Stop impulsive shopping! :D
7. Keep the Blog Posts rolling! :D

I anticipate only 4/7 of these could be achieved by year end:D hehehe but hey :D better have a list than not! :D

遇極品野蠻客煩出焦慮症

昨天看舊報時發現太陽報有一篇報導是關於 bad customers 刁難　customer service workers，令到他們有焦慮症。　

身同感受。

上個月我才 handled 一個　"Lan"　有原則的客人，纏繞咗我成差不多兩個月，　真的是有令我焦慮不安呢。　

太陽報原文：
http://the-sun.on.cc/cnt/news/20111219/00407_041.html

新士林夜市失風味

The other day, reading the Sun Newspaper, I was sadden by the report about the new Shilin Night market.  (新士林夜市失風味)

I just found out that the Shinlin night marketing I visited a few times in my previous Taipei trips was only a temporary location.

Although I am excited to have a new place to visit next time I travel to Taipei, the old temporary market will always be a treasured memory.

These are pictures I took in 2008 of the night market. In 2008, it had a carnival like stalls for fun and games. They are no longer found in 2011.

Now these are 2011's picture. :) Not too different from 2008.  But as of now, this part of the market is moved to a newer and permanent location.

More Reading:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shilin_Night_Market
http://the-sun.on.cc/cnt/china_world/20111226/00429_010.html (新士林夜市失風味)
http://udn.com/NEWS/LIFE/LIF1/6806669.shtml (油煙鎖士林夜市 逛到逃出來)
http://udn.com/NEWS/NATIONAL/NAT4/6805033.shtml (新士林夜市…人車多 油煙多)

噴鼻血！

我覺得我開始 evolve into a cougar :D

之前都講過我呢排迷上了吳尊，　一看到有他做 cover 嘅　magazines，　就買。　最近買了呢本。　呢本係好吾簡單嫁!!!

把 cover 介開，　不一樣的天空啊！！！！

雖然那些 abs 係用了太多 airbrush, 但我看了後個心好像坐了過山車咁，　人都癲了!!!!!

賞心茶叙

老劉好快就移民 Texas 做煮婦, 有感老友記很快離我而去, 所以一向吾出窟嘅小妹我, 一有空便 date 佢。　而我嘅專長就係食，食，食。。。　

飲茶係港人嘅＂市髓＂，我地兩個人＂燦枱腳＂，　去了貴的＂灣仔陶源酒家＂食點心。

這裡有我最喜歡的蘿蔔絲酥（左下），　我地今次仲叫咗　珍珠糯米雞（左上），香酥素鵝　（右上），　酥皮叉燒包（右下），　some mixed mushrooms steamed dumplings (中）。

卜街!

Below pictures are self explanatory :D

呢個係我嘅菠蘿蓋經昨天一個跪低後, bruise 開始浮現喇!!!

Yay! Cold Christmas!!

Today is my cousin's wedding day but I also have to work the morning shift. Usually morning shift makes my mood stink, but equipped with my $15xx bed sheet dress and this 10.6 degrees correct winter temperature, my mood is extremely excited.

Hehehe

Christmas Present to Mom

那天和老劉吃完和牛 lunch 後 去了 Swarovski 盪下... 點各知一盪, 又盪走了 $940。　

可能今年洗在自己的錢太多了, 有些內疚, 慶幸的是, 今次是買給媽的. 好處是, 可以孝敬她之餘, 又可以 frequent 借用.... :D

一家便宜,兩家著! :D

Hong Kong's various Christmas Decorations

Unlike previous years, it seems this December, I have been traveling a lot to different shopping malls doing different money wasting things.. :D

Here are some pictures I captured with my iPhone during this season. :)

I wish you all a Merry Christmas. :)

Causeway Bay Time Square's Candy Land theme

Top:  Causeway Bay 恆隆中心的 giant Swarovski crystals made snowflake. Bottom Left: TST Harbour Center's toyland theme. Bottom Right: Admiralty Pacific Place's Dancing Angel Theme.

Cousin's wedding day weather forcast!

Gosh!! :D Everybody knows I love cold winters; I should be happy that this Christmas is only 11 degrees to 16 degrees! :D

But the silk dress I've got for the wedding is as thin as a bed sheet!!! :D Now need to think on what coat I have to match it with!!

Aiya!

 

Wagyu Lunch with Old Lau! :D

買完那對 bling bling heels 後, 想把它絹大些, 在 Causeway Bay 找不到修鞋店的情況下, 記得 TST MTR有一問 professional 修鞋店，　所以就順便找下老劉吃 lunch.

但見識廣的老劉說應不用比錢去修鞋店攪的，去找 Nine West 咪得囉. 真的攪定了，　saved 幾廿元!

一係吾食，　要食就食好點！　食和牛燒肉吧!!

 

  

 真好味，　marinate 不太 overwhelm　咗牛肉的香味，　個和牛清湯清中滲入shredded和牛細條，　不單調。　燒肉係熱氣咗Ｄ，　但冬天有個暧粒粒的爐在前面，　好有冬日氣氛啊！

set lunch 承惠＄１４０，　增量版加＄３０多兩片! :D

不掉就拉

辣豆國對龍舟鞋船民已經實施甄別政策。接著那段廣東話廣播，就是向他們講述這個政策的內容。

不掉就拉，疊起一堆，莫再到鞋店，丟鞋執行大行動。唔理新舊，請勿進鞋店，遵守禁買奉告，強買者入屋隨時係咁大，穿著入境照烹，藏匿者將公刊樣貌，發現會被控，兼大碌竹蹦，再買者被監禁，之後照踢出辣國！

剛才那段廣東話廣播，是向企圖進入辣豆國的龍舟鞋船民，講述辣豆國的船民甄別政策。

又是去舊迎新的時候，我忽然想到掉舊鞋如同我細個時政府的遣返船民行動一樣。。。於是便在 wiki 找到呢段集體回憶喇。　我把　葛民輝　的　SARS搞笑版本　輕微改了些便成了我呢個禁鞋版本。　嘻嘻。。

被遣返的龍舟鞋船民

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More Reading:

http://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E5%8C%97%E6%BC%8F%E6%B4%9E%E6%8B%89#.E7.85.A7.E5.AD.97.E9.9D.A2.E7.BF.BB.E8.AD.AF