2010 Birthday - Filled with LOVE!

yeh, it came a little late for this yr's birthday recap (and it has been 2 wks since my birthday) *LOL* well, since the so-called birthday celebration didn't "officially" end until yesterday - Carol's treat @ Cafe Gray on 49/F Upper House Pacific Place :-)

REALLY CRAZY this yr - REALLY a WHOLE MONTH's celebration!! hahaha.. I'm really very glad, and feel very blessed, for the ones around (physically), or just a fb msg away :-) VERY grateful for the love, from family, old friends and new friends. Here comes this yr's recap:


the month is really fully packed ga! LOL

• 2010-11-07 – Hot Pot @ Ken's w/ Marco
  
  The birthday "celebration" started on Nov 6 - well, original was just hotpot @ Ken's w/ marco & ken's family - turn out these guys remember and had an early celebration for my birthday!!! woo hoo~~ I can't believe the guys remember my birthday!! hehehe my 1st birthday cake in 2010 - Maxim's Tiramisu cake! love!
  
  
• 2010-11-11 – Singing karaoke with Canossian:
  
  
  AGAIN, this is not exactly a celebration of my birthday but doesn't hurt to get discount for the birthday gal! hahahaha... had a blast!
  

• 2010-11-11 – Family Dinner Nov 11
  
  Since have to align with everyone's schedule had the birthday dinner a littler earlier - and mom got me a Cova Tiramisu birthday cake – yummmmmmmmmmmm!!! :D

• 2010-11-12 – Hotpot and drinks w/ my MBA classmates
  
  It was meant to be another dinner gathering as both clara and I are "Nov birthday stars" - turns out Jan, Clara & Howard gave me my 3rd birthday cake - Maxim's Devil cake!!!
  
  It's really amazing how close we get in such a short time. It's not only about hw time but we did hang out very often lately (every wkend as a matter of fact). Yes, maybe they're just "wine meat friends" as time goes, but I really feel the love and caring from them.
  
  LOVE!
  

• 2010-11-13 – HK MBA Mixer drinks
  
  okay, this is not really for my birthday celebration either LOL, but this is right before my official birthday dinner w/ the gangs. Didn't really get much “networking” w/ other school students (too many there), but instead I did get to catch up with my other wkend mode classmates. nice :)
  

• 2010-11-13 – my official birthday dinner w/ Yekini, Alison, Kim and Paul!
  
  I chose an Italian restaurant Vivi - EXCELLENT service, food is good (although paul's still better) - yet just had a blast with marvelous food (pizza, mushroom and ham risotto, and lobster spaghetti!!) with my FOURTH birthday cake from Mrs. Field's Cookie - thanks Kim, and just a wonderful time to spent together :-)
  
  After dinner (~23ish) Alison and I also went k - together w/ Aquarius. My gosh got so drunk that night - 2 dozens of beers (in addition to the wine consumed in the MBA drinks and Vivi's dinner). Oh, not to mention, a birthday kiss (on the cheek of course!) hahaha LOL
  

• 2010-11-14 – Birthday trip to Ocean Park
  
  Free entry on birthday!! Visited the panda and whole bunch of other animals. and this is the new ride (the train).. but ha, kinda disappointed. HAD GREAT time w/ yekini and zita
  

• 2010-11-15 - Natasha's Japanese food treat!
  
  I really treasure the bond w/ Natasha. Although we may be living in 2 different worlds nowadays, and that, every time i feel kinda sad for seeing her (er.. complicated). but still, very nice to hang out w/ a friend used to be so close from time to time. Love ya!
  

• 2010-11-20 - 6 senses reunion @ Lisa's + Birthday celebration for me and Betty
  er.. i erased the picts by accident (can't upload from work.... ) well, will post that later. :-)
  
  AGAIN, very amazing how close we got after 5 wks intensive class. i'm very grateful to be in such a GREAT team and can be friends together. LOVE!
  

• 2010-11-27 - Carol's birthday treat at Cafe Gray, 49/F Upper House Pacific Place
  
  
  ha, this is the OFFICIAL last event for my BIRTHDAY celebration (although, in between filled with eating buddy dinner @ Hooray (another marvelous view place) / lunch with jack & elsie / another CRAZY birthday dinner + drinks for Clara). ANYWAY, Carol is so nice to take me to this $$ place with MARVELOUS view! more importantly is that we got a great time just to catching up! ;-)

This year, officially 30 sth (LOL), my birthday MONTH is filled with LOVE, with many who loves me, from different "diameters" circles of friends. A lot of partying, yet, more importantly, my recent life is filled w/ ppl who loves me - not only those "wine+meat" friends, but many who actually cares and loves me (in various degree). I'm truly gratefuly, life is good to me, and indeed this is one of the best birthday ever!! :-)

Birthdays recap:

2009 - i guess it wasn't the best time - no entry!?
2008 - not much blogged either.. bummer!
2007
2006
2005 and before

You got me curious...

A Natural Way to Stop Coughing...

OMG! 真的很窩心噢。。。 LOL

but then I am a very sweet person too hehehehehehehhe

Happy friday :-)

Happy Thanksgiving...

“Some people come into our lives and quickly go. Some stay for awhile and leave footprints on our hearts. And we are never, ever the same.” ~Flavia Weedn

Finally I recover one of my favorite quotes (probably back in BSU days!) which, this year, don't know why all of a sudden, I'm really glad to have those who around me - both quickly go and leave footprints in my heart :-)

and they're never the same ;-)

Happy Thanksgiving~~~

===
A note to my friends (and sister, of course)

My dear sister Cees and friends,

Thanks for always being there for me and accept me as who I am all these years. Although we're thousands miles away you're always in my heart and I'm indeed very grateful to have you in my life :-)

As my classmate (Lisa) said, Life is wonderful whenever there's Love around. Thanks for making my life wonderful :-)

Happy Thanksgiving ;-)

Love,
M

Apartment Hunting - Tsuen Wan Centre

I figure I need to blog down my comment as record :PPP

Tsuen Wan Centre 荃灣中心

Conclusion:
Location is too far from MTR. Not familar with transportation around. Many old ppl (w/ kids too) Could consider rental (of higher floors) but will not consider as purchase.

Pro:

• Dogs allowed
• most building w/ a side near mountain, so air is fresh
• 實用面積 % is high (i think ~80%?), as the 400 sq ft i visited is similar to the size i'm living now (mine is 42xft).

Con:

• Too far away from MTR. Although has green minibus ($2.5), if walking probably FURTHER away from my home to yekini's place (okay, maybe similar la, b/c 綠陽新村 (above MTR) -> 愉景新城 ->荃景花園 -> 荃灣中心)
• the 屋苑 itself is old (29/30 yrs, total 16 buildings), the main elevator hall @ G/F is redcorated but individiual floor's elevator's hall is VERY OLD (similar to 南豐). All 33 different buildings i went to the individual floor's elevator's hall SMELL! >.<
• price is not THAT cheap (compare with HK island, of course it's cheaper), 400ft selling 1.68M (4200/ft); 490 ft @ 2.08M (4250/ft)
• it's NOT that CLOSE to work.. i took taxi from work place to there last nite and it cost 4X - i.e. as far as Quarry Bay to Causeway Bay / Wan Chai area... the main pt is i think it has very limited choice of transportation (mini and bus) to TW MTR...

Well....

點解會有種厭惡嘅感覺？？

真是我變了嗎？？i mean, 只是我??

No idea.. but I sure hope this type of 厭惡嘅 will disappear real soon and don't get worse...

Thank you Paul~~~

for the wonderful and thoughtful gifts from your Japan trip... although i can't join you this time.. hopefully can join next time la~ :DDD

Wine Fest 2010 @ Kowloon West

post this a bit late.. only got all the copies from Isaac tonite :)

Went to the annual Wine Fest last Friday (Oct 29). Last year visited w/ Kim, Wah and Paul but since this yr they've to prepare for the JP trip they couldn't join :( But oh well, i had GREAT FUN w/ my "Wine Ghost +Fine Dining" buddies :)))

Thanks for Issac + Meiji, On On + bil mui, Christine, Anson and of course my dear classmate Howard for such a great time! Enjoyed a lot and can't wait for next wine ghost gathering!! :DDDD (and hopefully Carol can join us next time)

Happy happy happy~~ :)

下一站。。。北海道？？？？

hmm... still have like 9 months to go... let's see.....

Eat, Pray and Love

Went Eat, Pray and Love w/ Maggie Fan tonite. Went b/c

1. Julia Roberts' fans (yes, since Pretty Woman)
2. i'm its target audience - 所謂嘅中女囉 :P

I think it has its niche. As its major target audience i'm deeply moved and it turns out to be a tear bomb movie (at least for me). I'm not sure if Maggie really enjoy as much (ha, for someone just finished college... i'm not too sure)... i do think that watching the same alone at home is probably more appropriate.

it's about life, it's about oneself, it's about love, it's about forgiveness.... i think Julia did a great job of trying to portray the inner side of the character, audience can easily "associate" oneself w/ different parts of the movie...

but of course, i don't have that courage to be away for a whole year - as julia's best friend said - what if it didn't work? I do wanna go to italy (ha) yet probably not india and bali. it's also interesting the "western" way to see india, reminds me of my own experience while i was there....

although, i think the ending is a bit "行貨", a MUST see for rest of 中女 like me - or just lady :)

FW: 單身中女愛遊記

hmm... going to watch Julia Roberts' "Eat, Pray, Love" tonite... let's see how that go...

===
單身中女愛遊記

你看，要是你身邊有伴的話，是不會被人叫作中女的。

只有廿到尾近三十、和三十開外的單身女人，才會被打上中女的標籤。彷彿沒有戀愛的女人，就會未老先衰。

但事實也令人不得不承認，沒有愛情滋潤一下，倒真會叫人dry得皺紋也多出幾條。
我們可以抵賴說，因為社會實況是男少女多，所以適婚女人要找適婚男人難如登天。但，實際要探究箇中原因時，有多少位單身中女，是因為過於自矜而找不到伴侶？

自矜，白點講，就是眼角過高了。

就拿我幾位朋友來說說，她們經濟基礎好勤於保養皮膚和身材性格也不見得特別麻煩（每個女人都有自己的麻煩之處，總之不是超級煩就是了，男人請容忍點），即使不是石榴裙下臣子萬千，也至少有一兩個追求者吧？為甚麼戀愛史偏偏是空空白白的一頁？

問題在於一個包袱：怕蝕底。她們不是大呼「男人行開」的女權主義者，她們也很希望在自己想小鳥依人時能小鳥一點依人一下，只不過，她們思想太傳統，老以為女人合該生來就被男人苦苦追求，千辛萬苦追到手的才會珍惜。而且，她們也總想能一擊即中，戀一次愛就結婚生仔白頭到老合葬瑤台，愈是這樣想，就愈不敢開始行出第一步。於是就像想學游水又認為自己必定會遇溺的人一樣，永遠站在海邊，羨慕人家在海裡玩各樣水上活動。

也於是，她們所謂的愛情煩惱，永遠停留在跟某某男人曖曖昧昧的階段。

這代表她們沒有認清現實情況，沒有與時並進。現實是，適齡又適合的男人，早已被mark清光，你要不就找個小朋友，要不就埋一個聞到棺材香的富翁身，博他把遺產全留給你，否則，唯有接受一些適齡但條件上有些瑕疵的男人。

「咁好蝕底喎！如果佢第時有第二個唔要我，蝕俾質素咁低嘅男人，好唔化算啫！」看來，她們需要經過深度洗腦，才可以脫下中女的標籤。

所以我特別欣賞E。她也是個徹頭徹尾的單身中女，卻沒有整天幻想忽然有個白馬王子闖進自己的生命，她很樂意隨著緣份走，單身就單身嘛，單身也有很多樂趣和更多自由，旅行也不用就對方的喜好和假期時間。
獨身了幾年的E，最近身邊出現了一個不錯的對象。以上幾位怕蝕底的中女教她要火速行動別錯過尾班車（怕落水者在推人落水，多麼諷刺），不過她認為應該再給點時間大家，認識對方的「核心價值」，兩人都覺得適合才再說吧。

這豈止是戀愛觀，簡直就是中女應有的人生觀。

心跳加速

都唔記得上一次是什麼時後突然覺得心跳加速 (i mean, for that 10 WHOLE seconds, okay, i don't know, maybe less, but feels long) LOL, but definitely not sth I had "encountered" in the last 6 months (well, at least not that i could remember) LOL

當一個男人好誠懇地用雙手捉住你嚟應承你一D嘢時，無論事請大小（有幾無聊／雞毛蒜皮嘅事都好），真係會冧到暈o架!!!

I know i shouldn't even be excited - after all it's me who's 洩咗呀！ ahahahahahha

ANYWAY, as Gerry said, still a good memory LOL