so what / where / how r we?

I know when u'll do ur grocery shopping; you "warn" me if it's still okay to go to Indo as the volcano is going to explode; i kept telling you your "today's horoscope" but then u never believe in it; you told me how MI3 does not "make sense", while I told you how impossible it is for me to escape from my Pakistan's trip...

But afterall, what are we? where are we? How are we going forward?

"Healthy" Sat - & Movie Review: MI3

Started out very healthy today - went to play badminton in the afternoon in one of my friend's place's club house... I mean, it was okay la, at least get my body "moved" a bit?! hahahahaa....

On the other hand, noticed that the club house is very nice, but then the apartment itself isn't "the best"- sometimes just wonder - r u looking for the best apartment or value the facilities come w/ it more?

anyway, i think i value the apartment more - yet it won't be any time soon before i go and look for my OWN apartment, so no worries :P

Afterward went to watch MI3 (Mission Impossible 3) w/ my friend (well, was meant to watch it w/ Mr. Busy - but you never know when he ACTUALLY SLOW down and has time to SIT AND watch movie w/ me so i just went w/o him!) hahahahaa.. ANYWAY, back to the movie's review:

Well, I mean, as my friend said "the action is great, but don't expect too much from the story plot".

Well, "technically" speaking i will give the movie a 80 pts out of a 100 - i mean, the movie itself is about 2 hrs, yet the story plot is okay - never really lose the momentum (so never really feel "bored" during the movie). Also, has to admit the action scenes are quite nicely done - i don't think it's too overdone or anything.

Story line on the other hand is in fact a bit weaker than i expected - the story is a bit too simple and one can "guess" the plot quite easily. I think they should work more on the script itself and make it away from the "old cake" setting like their original. (there're so many arguable points!) Anyhow, i think the actions setting an the actors acts can cover up this relatively weaker story plot shortcoming gae.

There're quite some good movies coming up - ha, can make up all my "quota" for the last 2 quarters! next on the agenda - Da Vinci Code & XMen3:

Da Vinci Code - good story line (I read the book ma) & GREAT actor - one of my favorite - Tom Hanks. Hopefully they won't ruin it when it comes to the big screen

X-Men 3: was just talking to Pisces - this is one of 2 the American cartoons that i watched ALL THE TIME - the other one was Simpsons. Anyway, expect it'll be good too....

Ha, let's see if Mr. Busy can make it to one of them :P

48 horoscopes & personalities...

Got this from a fwd email, quite interesting in terms of the way they separate the whole yr w/ 48 types - and frankly speaking i think it's quite accurate woh!

天蠍座三

優點: 合群、迷人 (wakakakkaka)、聰明機智 (WAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH)
缺點: 防衛心重、自滿、喜歡控制人 (SO TRUE AH!)
建議:
隨時檢視自己，多接受高難度的挑戰，有必要時也應該冒險一試。要用心體會什么才是人生中最重要的，注意哪些是具有恆久價值的。目標要遠大，不要怕失敗。

48星座的性格

Always fansinated by the "art" of horoscope :D

"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?!?

===
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.....