"Booking Ref.: JCZK9" - and Misc...

So I've booked my ticket to Bali just like 20 min ago - ha, maybe a bit "too rush" - for some reason i kept having a feeling that the trip is going to get cancel or sth.. @_@''

so i just booked it to "prevent" myself changing my mind in the last min! wakakkakaka

getting a bit "excited" - oh i've to start doing this and doing that for the trip.. wakakakakkakakakakakakakakaka *alright, i'll put it aside for the time being* :P

raining VERY HARD tonite - they've the red cloud warning signal - my gosh, the only nite i was thinking to go out for fun it rains like hexx?!?!?!? No Fair V_V...

actually went to dinner w/ jer & jon tonite. See these boys more frequently after Gerry's left (hahaha, gerry, you've to "review" why!) wakakaka.. just kidding. Now none of us stay in the place where we first met - for better or worse. Yet still glad to get together w/ the boys.... just feel it'd be better if Gerry is here too...

oh well..anyway...

oh, also had lunch w/ Natasha today - one of those last min thing - she's sooo "up there" - or maybe i just never really really know when we were in Purdue?! don't know... (and in some sense don't care)... ha... well, at least a contact pt i spse.

Looking fwd for movie - MI3, Da Vinci Code, X-Men 3.... hmmm.. maybe we'll watch it together in the theatre @ the same time?! (i kept thinking it's kinda "cool" (i mean, durable) but then when i think AGAIN i feel kinda... ha, as ah ca said "再肉麻的我這年齡不愛說了"

wakakakkakakakakakakakakka

Tense up... (well, a bit) :P

This wk is EXTREMELY busy (or i'm extremely lazy)! hahaha.. ANYWAY, so much looking forward to the LONG WEEKEND coming up.....

other than the tremendous work load (mostly also b/c spent the whole wk last wk in Shanghai)... anyway, on top of that there's an additional "task" - organizing the upcoming Purdue's dinner @_@''

well, although it's still like a month away, the thing is, usually i don't have to "take the lead" - the club's president & the rest of the "senior" core members usually take care most of the stuffs - but it just happened that 2 of the major guys are out of town at the time being - AND it just happen i'll be in town these days - so i "kinda" take the lead - i still put "kinda" b/c i'm not too confident of doing the same - i mean, okay, i have no problem doing it for primary schoolmates' gathering - as i know EVERYONE of them (in person) so it's "easier" for me to call them up..

but Purdue's alumni - when one going down the list and see ppl are from Class of like 1960's, 70's (my gosh, before I born).. @_@;; hmm.. really hesitate to call and contact them! i'm afraid they would think i'm some kinda sales V_V;; i mean, most of these ppl are BIG ppl - i don't wanna show my "foreign face" (yeung sheung) in front of them

@_@'''

*ha, like i don't really dare to call up anyone w/ some of the BIG last name, if u know what i mean*

hmm... i know it'll be a good experience - and come w/ LOTS of work - i'm just afraid i can't handle it good - AND PROPERLY - and that it'd ruin the whole thing

getting tense... v.v'

HELP~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Trip to BALI (end June)~~~~~~

okay okay, finally i've decided and actually PLANNING to go visit my DEAR FRIEND in Bali!!!! :D i'm sooo excited now (ham, the truth is that i haven't even SET the DATE!) wakkakakakakaa..

Can't wait to see him... (well, the tentative plan is only a wkend, but still! :)))) cross my fingers that the trip will be ACTUAL (and not blow water one)

kekekekekeeeeee

So I'm here in Tianjin...

Super Tired.... and my gosh, this is only the first day of the exhibition.... just can foresee a lot busier tmr.........

The only good thing is - i got the BIG room ALL by MYSELF (and BIG BED - 6X6!!!) WAKAKAKAKAKAKAKAKAKAKA

P.S. i should have work on my meeting material / presentation for Sat - oh well, what the heck, i just need a few couple hrs to spend w/ Mr. Chow :P

P.P.S. Interesting Fact: I can post my blog in China - but couldn't access to my own blog (i think the domain got block in China)... :P

Movies Review - Oldies...

In the last week or so TVB rerun some of the old movies after the midnite finance news (as part of the "celebration" of HK Oscar's 25th anniversary)... not every single one of them is my favorite, yet these 2 are on the "wish-list"

1. 秋天的童話 (1987)(周潤發、鍾楚紅主演) - i can't believe i was only TEN when this first come out?! All I can remember is probably from one of their reruns?! anyway, actually before i rewatch this the other nite i only recall this is one of those famous "romantic" story between 船頭尺 & 十三妹... (and of course, the famous "茶煲" starts by Chow in this movie)

hmm.. maybe it's b/c it's really a LONG time ago?! those so called "romantic / touching" scene doesn't seem that touching anymore. I feel bad to say, but many are just plain reality - and just kept thinking that Mr. XYZ or Ms. ABC I knew in my years in US had worse happened to them...

just don't feel "dramatic" at all?!?@ or is it b/c I've been in US??? or I've lost the so called "dreams" and stop believe in them? hmmmmmm a bit "disappointed" indeed.

2. 金枝玉葉 (1994) - (張國榮、袁詠儀主演) - i remember I've watched this many times - ha, # of times are probably just behind Forrest Gump. Anyway, for some reason i still like this movie a lot - in contrast this story is so not real - but the touching parts still remain touchy :) and maybe w/ the help of the theme song "追" by Leslie - I'm really getting old.... usually when i listen to the music i can recall the first time i hear the song - but i don't remember what exactly i was doing - and i LOVE this song (i know I've bring this CD w/ me when i return to HK)...

A mixed feeling when watching this again...

Anyway, the past is the past, we can't look back all the times, but still okay to "retouch" it once in awhile I guess. I'm glad I stayed up and watched it again.

Where / What were you doing when the above first shown on the big screen?

FW: Cathy: 聽話的朋友-3

失眠 lately.. but of course not exactly the below case - but isn't that happen to every one of us - in one or other point of our life?!?

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每到深夜，我都會很猶豫該不該打給你；
也許你很忙也正忙，也許你很煩也正煩，
也許你很累也正想睡，
也許你對我的容忍已經到達極限。
每到深夜，我就很難入眠，
一是因為沒有聽見你，
一是因為想聽見你又不知該不該找你，
然後我就會打給你了；聽見你說完了，
然後我才可以安然睡去。
今天晚上你很累，我放了一首歌給你聽，
發現你幾乎不搭他腔；雖然還想聽聽你，
還是跟你說晚安，
希望明天醒來，一切都比今天要更好一點...
星座書上說我太過積極影響到別人，
好吧!那我暫時不打給你了，
等你想念我在妳耳邊的瑣碎嘮叨，
你應該會自己找我吧!會吧!...
會，會吧?!我又要失眠了。

Something Small, Something Fun, Something Practical & Something Last - Wedding Gift for my Grandson...

My "grandson's" wedding is tomorrow! (actually today - april 2)... it's really a headache when it comes to getting wedding gift for close friend - the one i really have done was for Low dai - but he's a bit "okay-er" - b/c he's very "gin" ma! wakakakakakkakakaa... (and also, doesn't have to be "too much" for low dai's gift as i also do "yan ching" at the same time)... but this time, my "grandson" woh! wakakkaka.. just can't be too "outrages / ridiculous" as I'm the "elder" ma! hahaha... besides, he's not going to have any wedding dinner... so a bit headache....

So i have been out for shopping for the WHOLE SAT AFTERNOON today my gosh! i can't remember when was the last time i shopped like this - in terms of both $, time & energy! hahaa.. MAYBE x'mas shopping?! XD

well, i still think the bath set i got for Low Dai from Fruit & Passion is GOOD... so started that as the base (at the beginning I was SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO disappointed when I found their shop in Times Square was CLOSED!!) i was almost to give up but then maybe it's "fate"!? just found it in World Trade Center by accident! haha!

I also wanna buy something from Swarovski - nice and last - but nothing really really catch my eyes (okay, the wine glasses, or the pict frame "scarlet" are very nice - but a bit too "hong" and OUT of my budget la.... their candle holder is nice too but then charles said he and kitty doesn't use candle at home @_@;; hmmmm)

Gift Basket Gift Basket... with Something Small, Something Fun, Something Practical and something that can last a bit longer...

So this is what i've came up with - after ... 5 hrs in CWB! :P

1. Something Small - "Sweet" "Sour" "Bitter" & "Spicy" - 1st two symbolized by mixed Japanese candies, 3rd is Cova chocolate & wasabi biscuit, 4th is 2 small bottles of Tabasco (hahaha)

2. Something Fun - 7 types of Bath Salt from Franc Franc - just think kinda funny

3. Something Practical - ha, may not be as "practical" as one may think, but hey, at least the new couple can use the bubble bath / massage oil / insance / gift set together! that's the bath set i was referring earlier from Fruit & Passion

4. Something that can last a bit longer - 4 small heart shape crystal magnets from Swarovski - just after item 1 to 3 are "finished," the couple still have something to remind them their grandma did give them something during their wedding :)

Actually the couple has stated in their wedding invitation that they don't have a wish list or sth.... that's why i wanna give it to them before the wedding (not that i've enough time), but then my dear grandson fly me aeroplane twice @_@; so no chance to give these to the couple in advance - hmm.. i just hope they'll like the gift la.....

Turkey Trip, & TV Program - Little eyes see the world

Just returned from Turkey trip (biz, of course!)... hmm.. it's really different - 1st time i'm in a Muslim country.... English doesn't take you too far, and can't deny customs are really different - food isn't the best (as I don't really like lamb - and no chicken on the menu due to avian lu)... so all I had is really beef.. =6 but for sure it's a pretty city (well, if it's not that cold it'll be better)...

Anyway, I think I'll save my reports tmr :P

A bit jet lag, so still watching TV - came across a program called 小眼睛看世界 made by Japanese TV crew - a documentary about a village girl in China struggling to get her secondary education.

Probably not the best "program" to watch - as at the very end there's no "good ending" - because her fmaily can't finance RMB 300 registration fee (~US40) and so she has no other choice but to stay home - although her open exam's result qualify her for the best secondary school in her region.

RMB300 - not too much to many of us - but to her family it's already 60% of the WHOLE YEAR's income. I mean if i were one of the crews i'll probably just fund that RMB 1000 for her whole yr's expense (since the secondary school is very far away she has to live on campus and all the misc. ~ 700) - not that I've a lot of $, but that I just think spending this RMB 1k worths a lot more than other spending that I've spent on other things...

I don't know what'd happened to this girl... and i know in reality thousands and thousands of similar cases happened on a daily bases - not only in China, but around the world... The documentary states that at least 10% of children in China are facing this problem and the Chinese Gov't are starting to fund by scholarship and stuffs...

i really hope that this girl can't reach her dreams one day - to be the teacher in her own village to teach the younger generations...

FW: Cathy: 聽話的朋友-1

今天，我留了短訊要你給我電話，
我們嘻嘻哈哈又笑又鬧也又說了好幾個鐘頭。
掛上電話我繼續讀起神之船，
在你打斷我之前，草子已經六年級...
和平常一樣我將右臉放在枕上躺著看書突然想起你，
鼻子一酸，左眼淚橫過鼻樑和右眼淚匯合，
緩緩暖暖靜靜流下，
被枕頭吸浸，為什麼掉眼淚?
不止一次，像說故事般的跟你說著她的寂寞，
我感覺你心疼...為什麼掉淚?
因為發現我更寂寞...寂寞到了頂點，
一說出口怕就會被擊垮，而麻煩的事你也跟我說，
再細碎的小事我也要跟你報告；
我和你都期待每一次的交談，
但我和你卻又同時都很有默契絕口不提。
關於我們...現在我和你相距1小時20分，
很快的，我將離你更遠更久，
到時候你用什麼理由，我用什麼藉口，
請你來看我，你能告訴我，關於我們關於我，
你在想什麼?我們在做什麼?
有什麼未來可言嗎?你可以告訴我嗎?
要這樣繼續，還是等待時間
漸漸讓你把我忘記...而我也不再想起你?
葉子說：人與人之間一旦邂逅
就不會失去對方，是嗎?
可時間...卻總是逼著我背叛我所相信的永恆啊
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Cathy, always my favorite~ just remind me one of my old friends...

We haven't talk to each other for a very long time - well, since like last summer? Actually we haven't see each other for a very long time. Whenever we meet in HK I kept saying I'll visit him whenever he's - from England, to Japan to Indonesia now... i just never make it there to visit him...

Sometimes I wonder the inner me keep myself away to visit him is that i'm afraid... once we met it just won't be like the old days anymore... afterall both of us has grown up... after all these yrs...

As a matter of fact it just happened that I called him right after i stepped off the flight today - ha, every time i'm in the airport i just like to give him a call - unfortunately only got to his voice mail - hmmm... i'm not the type that leave messages... afterall it's nothing "special", just wonder how he's doing.

Maybe I should really plan for my next vaction in Indonesia...

Family Reunion Part 2 - Cousins...

Well, it was only a SHORT dinner - at uncle's shop... hmmm... probably b/c I was late and there's a kid around; some still jet lag, others have to rush for next meetings... ANYWAY, I guess it's still nice to just get together :)


Our next gathering - 2008 in Vancourver! :)