Mango Napoleon Cake

Prefer the Napoleon without the sponge cake, but this one is also nice.

A Day On The Beach

Finally went to the beach and got some sun......burnt. By spending the Saturday afternoon under the cloudless sky, with a sip of Carlsberg, what more you can ask for.

Twenty Minutes

In a small tea shop located in the hallway of a shopping mall, no background music, no coffee aroma, no big sofa. Just two coffee, two chairs, a table and a magazine. For that little twenty minutes, you just sit there comfortably and engaged in casual conversation occasionally. You don't have to fight for words to fill the silence. Everything goes so natural.

How often do you have these twenty minutes?

My Mum

When I was in kindergarten, I would like to have a mum who would allow me to have long hair so I could wear a pony tail to school; who could read me interesting bedtime stories instead of just reading the words straight from the book and who was more patient like my uncle's wife.

For the past twenty years, I have seen her crying, shouting, cursing, fighting, throwing things & breaking down, all these images of hers still haunt me sometimes. But I have also felt her strength in protecting us, love for the family, energy in taking care of everything, determination to sustain the family, power to defend attack & enthusiasm in learning.

I have witnessed her change from a self-pitied person to a cheerful woman. Now I no longer envy other people's elegant mothers, I feel so proud of my mother just as she is.

Growing Old

It is seen as an unspoken concensus that the children will move out when they got married. So you will be living with your partner or alone when they left. By then you will have all the time in the world...
to sleep (but you can't sleep more than 6 hours a day);
to clean (but since you clean it every day, there is not enough dirt for the work);
to read (if lucky enough that your eyesight is still there);
to have fun with friends (only friends are leaving for heaven one by one).

Oh... I was intended to write a cheerful note on "Proper Attitude Towards Growing Old", but I end up writing these dark ideas.

The Thirteenth Tale

People disappear when they die. Their voice, their laughter, the warmth of their breath. Their flesh. Eventually their bones. All living memory of them ceases. This is both dreadful and natural. Yet for some there is an exception fo this annihilation.

For in the books they write they continue to exist. We can rediscover them. Their humour, their tone of voice, their moods. Through the written word they can anger you or make you happy. They can comfort you. They can perplex you. They can alter you. All this, even though they are dead. Like flies in amber, like corpses frozen in ice, that which according to the laws of nature should pass away is, by the miracle of ink on paper, preserved. It is a kind of magic.

--- The Thirteenth Tale by Diane Setterfield

A Little Bit...

I am a little bit angry, disappointed, sad, lost, unease... as if I am begging for something I am not deserved for.

I just want to have a fun WHOLE night after a damn week of work, instead of a petty two hours...

Memories

"With memories, good or bad; our lives are too empty." well said by the philosopher that I know.

So it is better to embrace our memories as they are, and to leave our lives with a bit more varieties...

Thoughts Blocked

Seldom have new entries in the last 6 months, stopped writing organizers or diary. Work is the only thing that matters, deadlines, reports, meetings... I am so fed up.

Triple Chocolate Mousse Cake

If anyone happens to be born today --- Happy Birthday!~

My First Sail

Sitting on the deck of a sailing boat; eating plums and throwing the chicken wings into the sea; watching the wakeboard skiers nearby under the cloudless sky. Life should be like this... broad, slow and with fun.

If I have enough money, I would prefer to own a boat / yatch rather than a car.

Before Sunrise

Come Here - Kath Bloom
The awkwardness is always the cutest.

Before Sunset

A Waltz For A Night - Julie Deply
I love this song.

A Real Dream?

In the dream, I was standing on the sidewalk, I saw someone walking towards me, his face & feature were extremely familiar. A surge of warmth filled me and yet fear also came along because I was afraid he would disappear when I blinked. So I tried very hard to keep my eyes open.

He walked pass me very quickly, the worry of him going away took over me. So I ran after him and tried to grab his arm, but at the same time I would expect him to dissolve when I touched him. Finally I reached him and he was till there!!! He then turned around....

Hello there my grandpa!!

This was the second time we met in the blurry space that separate us. It feels so real in the dream and I feel so sad in real life.

My First Chocolate Cookies + Blueburry Muffins

Yum!!!~

Paranoid

Doctor asked me to perform a blood test today. I don't want to be a paranoid, but I am actually afraid... not worried. Thanks for being beside me.

Farewell Dinner

Just had a farewell dinner with one of the colleagues, and during the whole time, I can't stop imagining my own farewell dinner... which theoretically shall come in around six months later.

Everybody was so relaxed tonight, a colleague talked about his divorced life; boss shared his family pressure in being a MD before 35 years old; we distinguished who are the early birds and who are the night cats; we teased the quiet & serious colleague... why things always get so beautiful when it is time to end.

I have decided that when I leave, I will bring to the farewell dinner a bottle of Verve Clicquot, Moet & Chandon and the Bellini Cocktail. Can't wait...

Life-long Partner

When I am contemplating the meaning of a life-long partner, I think of the time we are going to spend ahead. If God permits me, I believe I will be still on earth for the coming 40 years to come. For the future four decades, excitement is not to be guaranteed every day. In fact, regular chores will bring along... boredom.

If one gets tired of a relationship after several years and complaining everything has become habit, you do not have to be sad for losing a person like this. Because this is definitely not the one who is willing to walk with you to the end.

Finally

Finally we can have a peaceful dinner with red wine on this day.
Happy 19th March 2007.

2007 Marsh Annual Dinner

Two words for the night --- GOOD SHOW!!!

Every time after the stage performance, no matter it is debate, drama or MC, I felt great. Thanks to my style consulant, I've got the suitable outfit and a perfect make up. ^-^

I guessed the most rewarding thing is to allow my face & ability being recognized by all of them... before I leave.

P.S. Prize won - Sony Ericsson W850i (it naturally goes to my bro~)