It's almost another week....
Again, what have I done?
Feeling defeated on all fronts of life.
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I don't care what the others see of me.... how good my life appears to be...
I'm not happy, that's something I cant hide.
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Some much frustration in me...
Friday, July 29, 2011
Monday, July 25, 2011
Another weekly.
Not a good one. That's the only thing I can say about last week.
If Murphy's Law holds true, "Anything that can go wrong, will go wrong.", then my Heyman's law certainly describe the world more accurately, "Anything that can go wrong, must go wrong on me."
Life was okay at the start of the week, but as it gone by, it grew down hill... screwed up something major at work... boss is not even in speaking terms... can it be any worse? I dare not ask, for fear there is something major just waiting around the corner of life.
This is going to be one long, busy and tough week.
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I have a bit of faith whenever I listen to the song "my love will get you home".
Where is the love?
If Murphy's Law holds true, "Anything that can go wrong, will go wrong.", then my Heyman's law certainly describe the world more accurately, "Anything that can go wrong, must go wrong on me."
Life was okay at the start of the week, but as it gone by, it grew down hill... screwed up something major at work... boss is not even in speaking terms... can it be any worse? I dare not ask, for fear there is something major just waiting around the corner of life.
This is going to be one long, busy and tough week.
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I have a bit of faith whenever I listen to the song "my love will get you home".
Where is the love?
Monday, July 18, 2011
Sunday in Central.
Thank you for the invitation on this otherwise boring day...
A cup of coffee, a slice of lemon cheese cake at pret today was just awesome.
I have never seen the quiet side of Central, people are taking the slow pace of life today... um... things are just different to my memory of Central.
Chatting here and there, playing rubik's... life's just fun.
Thanks for everything.
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Met up with Kennon late at night...
A decent meal at Simply Life.
Have faith in yourself bro, take things slowly and I'm sure you'll have a bright future.
All the best.
A cup of coffee, a slice of lemon cheese cake at pret today was just awesome.
I have never seen the quiet side of Central, people are taking the slow pace of life today... um... things are just different to my memory of Central.
Chatting here and there, playing rubik's... life's just fun.
Thanks for everything.
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Met up with Kennon late at night...
A decent meal at Simply Life.
Have faith in yourself bro, take things slowly and I'm sure you'll have a bright future.
All the best.
Sunday, July 17, 2011
Rolling Stone's 100 best song of the decade.
http://www.rollingstone.com/music/lists/100-best-songs-of-the-aughts-20110617/gnarls-barkley-crazy-19691231
How many have you listened to?
How many have you listened to?
The Postal Service - Such Great Heights
Mr. - 零時起哄
The new Coca-cola commercial song.
I used to think finally there's some talented musician in Hong Kong... but little did I know, this song got a 'twin brother'.
The Postal Service - Such Great Heights
Coincidence? Maybe not...
"I am thinking it's a sign
that the freckles in our eyes are mirror images
and when we kiss they're perfectly aligned
And I have to speculate
that God himself did make us into corresponding shapes
like puzzle pieces from the clay
True, it may seem like a stretch,
but its thoughts like this that catch my troubled head
when you're away when I am missing you to death
When you are out there on the road
for several weeks of shows
and when you scan The radio,
I hope this song will guide you home
They won't see us waving from such great heights,
'come down now,' they'll say
But everything looks perfect from far away,
'come down now,' but we'll stay...
I tried my best to leave this all on your machine
but the persistent beat it sounded thin upon listening
That frankly will not fly
you will hear the shrillest highs and lowest lows
with the windows down when this is guiding you home
They won't see us waving from such great heights,
'come down now,' they'll say
But everything looks perfect from far away,
'come down now,' but we'll stay..."
Determination.
Sometimes... deadline really drove one's potential to the extreme... the mood and the utmost desire to spend the night at home counts too.
I was in a work frenzy the whole day on Friday... at some stage I do have the feeling that nothing is going to stop me... just ignoring all distraction and focus on the task...
If I can keep that drive everyday, I shall have no problem in any post... but it's just a fantasy...
Monday will be another ordinary work day.
Saturday... nothing much... was out for a gathering at friend's place... really, a happy reunion. Though we meet each other so infrequently... but whenever we get together, fun is guaranteed...
It's so much like spending time in a hall's pantry during orientation camp... I really missed those days~
I was in a work frenzy the whole day on Friday... at some stage I do have the feeling that nothing is going to stop me... just ignoring all distraction and focus on the task...
If I can keep that drive everyday, I shall have no problem in any post... but it's just a fantasy...
Monday will be another ordinary work day.
Saturday... nothing much... was out for a gathering at friend's place... really, a happy reunion. Though we meet each other so infrequently... but whenever we get together, fun is guaranteed...
It's so much like spending time in a hall's pantry during orientation camp... I really missed those days~
Thursday, July 14, 2011
Another week passed by.
Work is such a thing, without knowing, it turned your life into something monotonous...
It's days after days of non stop writing, busy for nothing kind of life...
Reality is just too cruel to accept.
I am finding an antidote, a reason to carry on.
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Is on the bus now, seeing the Ocean Park commercial... pretty much like last year's there will be new animals and amusements available... It all seems like yesterday, when the chemistry and the anticipation was still there... those were the good memories I kept.
How are you doing? I wish you well.
"人總需要勇敢生存 我還是重新許願"
It's days after days of non stop writing, busy for nothing kind of life...
Reality is just too cruel to accept.
I am finding an antidote, a reason to carry on.
=
Is on the bus now, seeing the Ocean Park commercial... pretty much like last year's there will be new animals and amusements available... It all seems like yesterday, when the chemistry and the anticipation was still there... those were the good memories I kept.
How are you doing? I wish you well.
"人總需要勇敢生存 我還是重新許願"
Sunday, July 10, 2011
A puzzling movie.
I went for a movie on Saturday, "Tree of life" starring Brad Pitt and Sean Penn...
I love every bit of the scene and sound of the movie... however, after watching the whole movie, I realize one big question...
What was the movie all about? I dont even have the slightest idea of the plot!
I dont know if it's my problem... but nevermind, it's been a good two hours spent with you.
Dinner at Amici Langham... it's been such wonderful chat. I've heard a lot about you through others, but it's always different to hear from the subject herself. Thank you for all the sharing, I hope we can have more of such happy times.
I love every bit of the scene and sound of the movie... however, after watching the whole movie, I realize one big question...
What was the movie all about? I dont even have the slightest idea of the plot!
I dont know if it's my problem... but nevermind, it's been a good two hours spent with you.
Dinner at Amici Langham... it's been such wonderful chat. I've heard a lot about you through others, but it's always different to hear from the subject herself. Thank you for all the sharing, I hope we can have more of such happy times.
Work, and more work.
Work resume on Tuesday...
Work piled a bit as I was away for a few days...
Switched on my burner and cleared as fast as I can...
When I finally see some hope on Wednesday.... my progress hit a large, concrete wall...
I was suddenly assigned to seek legal advice on an incident where a detainee was foudn smoking of an indoor area of police station...
Why me? I wasnt even there to witness the incident.
Totally pissed...
I was working for 16 hours each day in order to meet the unreasonable deadline, and after some confrontation with the boss... finally the work was submitted... only to find the deadline wasnt really that urgent, and the boss had deferred till Monday before deciding... damn, I just dont give a thought about it... I've my own business to tend to.
Friday night, celebration for Horace's birthday~ Felt great to spent time with the 13 fabulous of you guys and gals.... simply fantastic.
I hope more of the same great gathering belies in the near future.
Work piled a bit as I was away for a few days...
Switched on my burner and cleared as fast as I can...
When I finally see some hope on Wednesday.... my progress hit a large, concrete wall...
I was suddenly assigned to seek legal advice on an incident where a detainee was foudn smoking of an indoor area of police station...
Why me? I wasnt even there to witness the incident.
Totally pissed...
I was working for 16 hours each day in order to meet the unreasonable deadline, and after some confrontation with the boss... finally the work was submitted... only to find the deadline wasnt really that urgent, and the boss had deferred till Monday before deciding... damn, I just dont give a thought about it... I've my own business to tend to.
Friday night, celebration for Horace's birthday~ Felt great to spent time with the 13 fabulous of you guys and gals.... simply fantastic.
I hope more of the same great gathering belies in the near future.
Chengdu trip, continued.
Where was I last time? Right... I was flew to Xi'an as the weather in Chengdu was too bad for landing... That's some 2 hours flight... but worse still, the plane wont depart for Chengdu again until some 5 hours later.... I was literally locked in a tiny cabin with the dissent passengers... The situation reminds me of the refugee camp in Rwanda... Babies crying, men fighting for food, people pissed... fortunately me and my mates are sitting together... and we exercised our utmost patience and indifferentness, by playing (for me, learning) games after games of card Sango'sha... I have not only learned, but mastered the skill in that prolonged wait... so unexpected...
By the time we finally flew back to the airport in Chengdu, the dawn is breaking. The traffic outside the airport was so chaotic, as the flight delay had disrupted the plan for many. It's so so so tiring to get a cab home...
Forth Day, Unexpected was that I re-lived the life in hall, again... sleeping in early morning, only to wake in the late afternoon for tea (a cup noodle in this case), people cramping in the living room for games and chat, totally forgotten about time... it's like we've moved the 14/F pantry to Chengdu... such happy times.
Dinner with our host (parents of Tat's girlfriend). We thanked them for their hospitality. We had the famous Siuchuan hot pot... it wasnt as spicy as I have expected... but what I didnt know was, it's so oily... Apart from the surface of hotpot soup was floating with a layer of red oil, I was given a bowl of sesame oil to dip my food in it.... I was told it's the cure to the spicy feeling on the tongue that I happily obliged (not knowing it'd cause me much pain later on).
Later that night me and the (I wont say the word horny here) "passionated" bunch of guys decided to check out the night life in Chengdu, afterall... it's always good to know the culture of other city, right? We ended up at a club in "nine-eye bridge"... The girls in Siuchuan are quite pretty, though some have to work on their fashion sense and make up, but I dont know if it's their food or climate, they tend to have good figures and smooth skin, and their facial features are better than the common "Kong-girl"... I must stop here before offending people... but that night was quite fun, I must say.
Fifth day, a day of unlimited torture and waiting...
Our stomach was really not suited to the oily food of hotpot, me and some mates have developed diarrhea because of that. We nonetheless continued with our trip to the big budda of Lok'shan.
It's such a long journey... a 90 minutes ride to a public bus station only to find all tickets were sold already.... have to resort to hiring a cab.... after another long (2 hours) ride.... we are finally there.
After a long walk up and down the stairs, suddenly, the sitting budda appeared... it's certainly a wow moment, you got to amaze how the ancient chinese craved the mountain and made such a large sculpture...
After a while spent there, it's another long walk up the stairs.... and I ended up on a bus trip again. On it, I've another taste of Chengdu's life... travelling in peak hours... My bus got lodged in the middle of traffic jam... I ended up sitting on my seat (with a constant yelling kid behind me) for 4 plus hours... that day I've sat for a total of more than 9 hours on the seat.... certainly, that's a record...
By the time I finally alight the bus... I'm close to exhaustion as I was so starved and stiff.... Had a local hotpot (clear soup this time) and I was home packing my stuff...
Board the plane to Guang zhou.... got on a train back to Zhen zheng and had lunch there. Gead for a massage (i really needed it).... then by late night, we wet for some good and cheap korean food... then it's finally the end of this crazy journey.
Though a lot have happened in the trip, I still feel thankfully I'm home in one piece... you know, my track record for travelling was that good :P
Just good to be home.
By the time we finally flew back to the airport in Chengdu, the dawn is breaking. The traffic outside the airport was so chaotic, as the flight delay had disrupted the plan for many. It's so so so tiring to get a cab home...
Forth Day, Unexpected was that I re-lived the life in hall, again... sleeping in early morning, only to wake in the late afternoon for tea (a cup noodle in this case), people cramping in the living room for games and chat, totally forgotten about time... it's like we've moved the 14/F pantry to Chengdu... such happy times.
Dinner with our host (parents of Tat's girlfriend). We thanked them for their hospitality. We had the famous Siuchuan hot pot... it wasnt as spicy as I have expected... but what I didnt know was, it's so oily... Apart from the surface of hotpot soup was floating with a layer of red oil, I was given a bowl of sesame oil to dip my food in it.... I was told it's the cure to the spicy feeling on the tongue that I happily obliged (not knowing it'd cause me much pain later on).
Later that night me and the (I wont say the word horny here) "passionated" bunch of guys decided to check out the night life in Chengdu, afterall... it's always good to know the culture of other city, right? We ended up at a club in "nine-eye bridge"... The girls in Siuchuan are quite pretty, though some have to work on their fashion sense and make up, but I dont know if it's their food or climate, they tend to have good figures and smooth skin, and their facial features are better than the common "Kong-girl"... I must stop here before offending people... but that night was quite fun, I must say.
Fifth day, a day of unlimited torture and waiting...
Our stomach was really not suited to the oily food of hotpot, me and some mates have developed diarrhea because of that. We nonetheless continued with our trip to the big budda of Lok'shan.
It's such a long journey... a 90 minutes ride to a public bus station only to find all tickets were sold already.... have to resort to hiring a cab.... after another long (2 hours) ride.... we are finally there.
After a long walk up and down the stairs, suddenly, the sitting budda appeared... it's certainly a wow moment, you got to amaze how the ancient chinese craved the mountain and made such a large sculpture...
After a while spent there, it's another long walk up the stairs.... and I ended up on a bus trip again. On it, I've another taste of Chengdu's life... travelling in peak hours... My bus got lodged in the middle of traffic jam... I ended up sitting on my seat (with a constant yelling kid behind me) for 4 plus hours... that day I've sat for a total of more than 9 hours on the seat.... certainly, that's a record...
By the time I finally alight the bus... I'm close to exhaustion as I was so starved and stiff.... Had a local hotpot (clear soup this time) and I was home packing my stuff...
Board the plane to Guang zhou.... got on a train back to Zhen zheng and had lunch there. Gead for a massage (i really needed it).... then by late night, we wet for some good and cheap korean food... then it's finally the end of this crazy journey.
Though a lot have happened in the trip, I still feel thankfully I'm home in one piece... you know, my track record for travelling was that good :P
Just good to be home.
Thursday, July 07, 2011
Trip to Chengdu.
As expected...
It's been a fun trip whenever I spent time with the university hallmates... I felt so 'at home' whenever I was hanging out with them (cause I'm just too used to the life then?)... and this time, it's a non-stop 6 days journey~
28th morning... still need to pop back at office for the handover, despite I was taking leave on that day...
Fortunately nothing unexpected.
The journey to guang zhou is already a fascinating experience... the train ride, the feeling of 'lost' in a foreign city... the language echoing in the background... probably the most important of all.... finally a time for a break~
Sleeping non-stop on the plane... as I know it'd be a long (and occasional torturous) journey ahead...
By the time we arrive, it's almost past midnight in Chengdu... fortunately we settle quickly at Tat's place.
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First day of journey... a city tour of chengdu...
Been to some really old temples, the zoo and an 'old city' (dunno why it looks the same everywhere...)
All was great
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Depart for Jiu jai gou on the second day... I cant stop praying on the plane, though it's only a ride shortly over 45 minutes, but seeing the mountains right the the belly of the plane is still some hair raising experience...
Still able to make it out in one piece.... then was the long long taxi ride from airport to the valley. Met an Indian guy along the way who agreed to join our tour in the valley~
After some effort (and a lot of admission fees) we finally make it inside the valley... I was a bit disappointed for the first few scene as I felt I could have seen similiar ones somewhere else... but as I head deeper into the valley, I started to question my own eyes...
How was that possible? The lake was so serene and the water is crystal clear with a tint of blue, the algae on the lake bed had coloured the water with patches of green. Together with the occasional ripple or mist on the water surface, the view was just magnificient...
And what's special about that place was that, whenever you started to feel bored about the awesome scenes, it'll give you a bit of excitement... say you've seen a small waterfall and amazed at its beauty, after a few turns, you will be amazed at the sheer size and power of another...
It's good expectations at every turn of corner... really, that's why it's so special~
Spent the night at one of the village in the valley. Technically it's not allowed, but it was such a norm that nobody seems to surprise why we're there... they even offered their 'home' for our stay... in fact... I've never seen a 'home' so much like a hotel.... with so many double and triple rooms on every floor?? You must be having a large family in order to fill those rooms....
But staying there do give one big advantage. The sun set only until 9... if i were to follow a tour, I will be escorted out of the valley at six, the latest.... but now I got the chance to really see the scenes without being pushed around by other tourists (the notorious Chinese tourist, mind you)... Simply good.
Spent the third day there too, skipped seeing Huang Long as the schedule was too tight... but nevermind, it's just too heavenly in there.
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Nightmare starts at night... Received news that our plane was delayed and therefore we stayed a few hours in a nearby hotel (provided by the airline)... After checking in the plane, we waited for a while longer before we took off... after a very brief flying, the captain made an announcement over the intercom stating that the airport in Chengdu had been closed because of tunderstorm, and therefore we would be heading for Xi'an...
What?
Too tired now... will continue writing, probably tomorrow...
It's been a fun trip whenever I spent time with the university hallmates... I felt so 'at home' whenever I was hanging out with them (cause I'm just too used to the life then?)... and this time, it's a non-stop 6 days journey~
28th morning... still need to pop back at office for the handover, despite I was taking leave on that day...
Fortunately nothing unexpected.
The journey to guang zhou is already a fascinating experience... the train ride, the feeling of 'lost' in a foreign city... the language echoing in the background... probably the most important of all.... finally a time for a break~
Sleeping non-stop on the plane... as I know it'd be a long (and occasional torturous) journey ahead...
By the time we arrive, it's almost past midnight in Chengdu... fortunately we settle quickly at Tat's place.
=
First day of journey... a city tour of chengdu...
Been to some really old temples, the zoo and an 'old city' (dunno why it looks the same everywhere...)
All was great
=
Depart for Jiu jai gou on the second day... I cant stop praying on the plane, though it's only a ride shortly over 45 minutes, but seeing the mountains right the the belly of the plane is still some hair raising experience...
Still able to make it out in one piece.... then was the long long taxi ride from airport to the valley. Met an Indian guy along the way who agreed to join our tour in the valley~
After some effort (and a lot of admission fees) we finally make it inside the valley... I was a bit disappointed for the first few scene as I felt I could have seen similiar ones somewhere else... but as I head deeper into the valley, I started to question my own eyes...
How was that possible? The lake was so serene and the water is crystal clear with a tint of blue, the algae on the lake bed had coloured the water with patches of green. Together with the occasional ripple or mist on the water surface, the view was just magnificient...
And what's special about that place was that, whenever you started to feel bored about the awesome scenes, it'll give you a bit of excitement... say you've seen a small waterfall and amazed at its beauty, after a few turns, you will be amazed at the sheer size and power of another...
It's good expectations at every turn of corner... really, that's why it's so special~
Spent the night at one of the village in the valley. Technically it's not allowed, but it was such a norm that nobody seems to surprise why we're there... they even offered their 'home' for our stay... in fact... I've never seen a 'home' so much like a hotel.... with so many double and triple rooms on every floor?? You must be having a large family in order to fill those rooms....
But staying there do give one big advantage. The sun set only until 9... if i were to follow a tour, I will be escorted out of the valley at six, the latest.... but now I got the chance to really see the scenes without being pushed around by other tourists (the notorious Chinese tourist, mind you)... Simply good.
Spent the third day there too, skipped seeing Huang Long as the schedule was too tight... but nevermind, it's just too heavenly in there.
=
Nightmare starts at night... Received news that our plane was delayed and therefore we stayed a few hours in a nearby hotel (provided by the airline)... After checking in the plane, we waited for a while longer before we took off... after a very brief flying, the captain made an announcement over the intercom stating that the airport in Chengdu had been closed because of tunderstorm, and therefore we would be heading for Xi'an...
What?
Too tired now... will continue writing, probably tomorrow...
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