Moral of the story

Past weekend, went to a new salon in Japan Town.
Nice haircut, well received that night.
Next morning, after waking up, a shower...
After ther shower, looking into the mirror, shxx!!.... how am I supposed to do it again....

Moral of the story, think twice before you try a new salon/hair style...

countdown finale

Day 2
Been getting quite a few greetings thanks to forgetting to hide it on facebook even though this time I meant to keep it to myself if not confidential....

Late at night a friend of mine im'ed me, "so what's the plan this saturday? :D"
argh... I know, too late to update facebook now.
So I said, "oh man forgot to change my facebook now everyone knows :p no celebrate this year lu" blah, blah, blah, "don't actually want ppl to know :p"
and then he said, "oh it's your birthday?"
Luckily we're not talking face to face..................................................

I guess if I had to choose, i'd rather do this kind of stupid things when I'm relatively younger, so at least at my next bday re-cap I can count one less stupid thing have done at year. Hey I didn't invent this. Most financial firms write off all the bad debts before the next year/ceo kicks in =P

countdown to be cont'd part 2

day 5 -- didn't remember much....
day 4 -- projects I did was recognized to be part of the revenue success in our board meeting today, guess that has indirectly make me feel less miserable toward getting a bit closer to the deadline? :)
day 3 -- just another unproductive day :( and forgot to turn off the date annoucement on facebook... argh..

count down -- 10 more days to go...

10 more days to go before my depression reaches a new level...

問 GG 剩下來十天應有什麼特別值得一做的搞作, rare recommendations from her that dont't involve likely risking of my life:

1) Write down how u feel?
2) Cook a nice meal for yourself and make yourself feels slightly happier
3) Go running after
Repeat this for 10 days

#1 super good idea!! (starting the count down today)
#2 看我最近比豬更似豬的賣相就知道不是太適合吧... 加上近日㕑藝一落千丈....
#3 go running after a good dinner which means most likely will be having wine with it, think I'm not ready to go to hospital just yet...

> Repeat this for 10 days
Perhaps this is the key to turning the whole thing into a torture, which has the bright side of getting me too busy to be depressed over anything else?? =P

a pleasant surprise

今日收到封信，係封有禮物嘅信......

而家除咗 GG 之外，已經再無乜人會送啲有禮物仔嘅信 lu.

好得意，仲有啲好 80 年代嘅廣東話字眼 -- "超好睇"... haha

寄禮物仔嘅時代好似已經係好耐之前嘅事, 不過唔知幾時開始唔記得以前自己都有啲咁嘅情趣.

Joey 仲祝我"好似相撲手咁 strong 咁强呀!" -- hm.... 唔知佢係暗示我最近嘅身型問題，定係佢覺得我肥啲好睇啲呢... 話比濺人蕉知，佢第一個反應就係 " Sumo player...haha...not a hint...just a conclusion she drew"

始終都係佢最好

前排佢幫我搵到嗰啲可能幫到我失眠嘅 nutrition drinks, 禽晚同佢講話我仲忙緊個 project, 結果佢幫我睇晒啲 manual, 話比我聽 exactly 應該點 mix.....

新海報... 頗滿意 :)

雖然屋子裡已經四週都是 cult movie posters.
還要多加的兩張都是 Stanley Kubrick 的... ^^

星期天可有幾多藉口

歷史除了可以用來借鏡外，還可以嘗試為過去提供合理的解釋和辯護......

這個星期天又順理成張地縱容下自己。開了枝意大利的甜酒 Marsala. 很香, 除了甜甜的 aroma 之外, 很喜歡那令人間接地聯想到 Whiskey 的 aroma 香味。

對呀，我說過從香港回來以後，我就很少喝。但是今次當然又不關我的事呀 ^^

全因為終於看了 Blow Up, 裡面 的 causal drinking, sipping 的享受令人有細細回味酒香的感覺。為了令 Blow Up 這個理由更加充份，我決定甘心地被 Blow Up inspired, 去房子外拍拍照。



不但有相為証，加上這樣的天色，不以些少 Marsala 作襯托就太浪費吧! =P


至於 Blow Up, 以四十多年前拍下的電影來說，還能帶給人清新的感覺實在很難得。但帶有 abstract art 味道的電影始終都很難被太多人接受。對我來說，Blow up 在 40 多年後的今天，已經不是會帶給我太大震撼的電影。但的確頗有意思，值得一看。但當中 critics 所提到電影其中一個重要的問題/信息 -- 藝術就只不過是價值的交易嗎? 其實不是 critic 提出的話我也沒有意識到。

話說回頭，乘着上星期天的放縱，今個星期天除了體驗到人是不會從過去中學習外，人還可以從過去抓尋適合自己的借口而讓歷史重演。所以嘛，歷史也不是無價值的。 :)

Craving for sweetness

不知道我身體的潛意識何以懂得紅酒與甜品之間的關係，但總之一旦我沒心情喝酒，我的 craving for desserts 就隨之而來。

這陣子連一塊 toast 也要這樣吃才滿足。天呀，你不是真的要我這些減不盡的肥肉跟我一輩仔嘛??

為了給 GG 知道我跟她說的 toast 是怎麼樣的，我決定...... 我決定要多做一塊來好把它拍張照給她看看!!! (雖然最終我用完這個耤口後仍然沒打算主動
send 這一張照片給她看) ^^

開酒新藉口

尋晚 wine party 後，由好多人好熱鬧突然間變得好靜，感覺有啲怪。

掙扎咗好耐，最後比 GG 一慫恿就開咗枝啲friend留低唧酒。但係枝酒好難飲(應該係話我好唔鐘意飲). 所以今朝早一醒，谷鬼氣, 即刻就開番枝 Tapiz Merlot 嚟餸羊。

個賤精一知道就話 "haha. Good excuse wor". 從香港番嚟後都無乜點飲過，就縱容吓自己兩日先啦 =P

兒時響往的生活環境

半夜近到屋企, 望到山下面個baseball field. 圍住個field唧街好靜，無人行。暗黃色唧街燈仍然開住，後面一間間好似喺Vancouver唧白色大屋，好整齊，好企理唧感覺。淡淡地唧黃色街燈之下，啲屋變得有少少似係做作唧Art film入面唧大屋一樣。

加上今晚天氣好好，無乜風，只係有少少涼，好舒服好爽唧感覺。突然間唸番起，呢種好似就係細個唧時候，曾經響往過唧生活環境。又令我唸番起十幾年前去Vancouver探阿姨一家，黃昏時候我出去跑步，我表弟就踩單車跟住我尾，嗰種天氣，嗰穩感覺。簡單唧生活，簡單唧人，簡單唧世界，當然好似已經離我地好遠......

喺度一眼望落都係山上山下唧屋同燈光，深燈色，鮮燈色，越睇越似過太真唧片場。天色好清，好多星星，喺屋頂上面睇，個天仲更加闊，就得幾條好長好幼唧好似紋樣唧雲，作為一個平常夜景，實在唔可以再要求啲乜。

我突然間想大聲叫大聲問，究竟呢啲係咪就係我想要唧生活??? (當然我未痴得咁勻循真係叫啦，如果唔係少林足球個阿嬏就會出嚟飛掃把，叫我"mao 嘈啦......')

點解仲要返嚟

突然間覺得同呢個世界唧感覺好佰生 -- 好似只係有一層好薄好薄唧霧，就將我同世界劃開咗喇。喺我唧界限內，好似喺一個同出面無辦法接通同明白唧世界...... 層幾何時呢種感覺間唔中就返嚟, 既然走咗咁耐，點解仲要返嚟....

2008 cny resolution(s)

Lets not even try to evaluate last year's =P
Lets just make this year a year of discipline. Just stick with this one resolution -- one and only one!!!

結過婚就真係唔得?

其實從眼神一睇就知道大家對大家有一定唧好感。年紀大咗掛，經驗又好，直覺又好，好快就知道比好感無再多好多任何嘢，但大家都知道我地互相會為對方盡量抽少少時間比對方。

但從知道咗佢結過婚嗰刻開始，估唔到，感覺就變咗。

我即刻話比同學會知，阿蕉好出奇。

唔單止佢，我都好出奇......

從來都係一個被認為，或者自己認為，好open同睇得開唧人，今次連我都好出奇。結過婚有咩咁大不了，有咩問題？但嗰刻即刻就有啲 turn-off 唧感覺......

之後唸番，覺得唔通係因為佢已經為過另外一個人真心咁 commit 同 settle down with 過, 而對我只係揾一個適合同 logical 唧 partner, 所以好 turned off? 我都唔知。雖然我從來都真係對 mutual 唧感覺好執著, 但係唔知係今次係因為只係想為自己 justify, 定係純粹因為唔係 mutual 同 partner hunting 所以就 turn off? 我都唔知道....

Ideal dates

Came across this funny email thread asking sssa about their ideal dates long time back:

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I think it's fun to write down a list of elements that you want to see from your dates and your problems that they have to put up with you. what's your?? =) My ideal dates: passionate someone enjoy exchanging ideas and feelings care about social issues easy going, not measuring, not realistic Things you have to put up with me: I tend to ignore demanding requests I need personal space I do drink quite a bit, but i don't like getting drunk I enjoy spending time with you, but there're other important things in life too I have an evil twin called Judy and... I don't agree on the current role of guys being slaves when it comes to dating a hk girl btw, chong, citibank has recent changes in the senior management, this is your chance to do your personal stuff at work. Fat B, use your imagination, put away Cathy from your mind for 10 mins =P ~~~~~~ chong's (refined) list (on his blog): ~~~~~~ Ideal dates 1. funny or sense of humor 2. cheerful 3. appreciate my character 4. slim 5. have a sense of what's going on w/ the society 6. share my interests in movies and music 7. share similar core values Things she has to bear in mind 1. give me space 2. I don't have evil twins but quite a few evil friends 3. I'm sweet (haha) but I'm not a 100% romance seeker 4. I can sometimes be quite sarcastic 5. I'm a cool-headed (or cool-hearted you can say) person who don't usually show much excitement. ~~~~~~ 而家睇番就知點解何小姐咁怕肥..... 而阿蕉就因為喺飲醉酒唧時候, 對好多唔熟唧人,公開咗自己個blog。所以第二日就要delete 咗個blog去... 所以揾唔番佢講乜lu... 而肥B，當然一如以往係唔會話比我地知啦.... :)

Our creative director Fat B

Just happened to have watched a movie conversation on TV discussing different sex positions. First thing comes to my mind is Fat B. He's truly the only one within our circle that would ask all these interesting scientific questions out of the blue and 1) make us laugh to death, 2) make us wonder how his brain functions, and 3) make us wonder how Cathy is handling all these questions....

One day Fat B suddenly asked in email:
um, i may ask fong in my blog: "how to make cute babies? which
position to use?" ;-)

Perhaps we should document all Fat B's comments and questions....

Hate new year resolutions, yet coming up with my own... crap! :)

I hate new year resolution as usual, like always... didn't plan to write my own until I find it pretty fun to see GG's evaluating of her own from 2006. Guess I'm obsessed with evaluating certain things. what the heck, lets see how am I going to evaluate these next year:

1. Explore US software startup opportunties and opportunities in china, at least to a point that I can say there's no better opportunties I can find or the good ones are not really good fits to me
2. Maintain at least the same level of dedication to work and better manage my work time, at least to a point I don't feel sorry when I look back. (hm... how do i quantify this?)
3. From my to-read list, finish at least one every 2 months or 6 books a year (this is really tough for me, guess i'm pushing the limit here =p)
4. Do one of the following: starting documenting at least one interesting person within my friend circle from the second degree and up/starting writing down my novel ideas/starting documenting sssa past events. Exception: unless there's a need for me to play a dedicated role in Wun's movie script
   
5. Able to carry out a simple mandarin conversation (hehe, lets not make this measurable)
6. Write the postcards I've bought in Argentina to my sponsor kids (haven't wrote to them for years, lets keep this goal acheivable =p)
7. Take one fun course, spanish, dance, or whatever
8. Get comfortable with chinese typing. (this is so critical to #4, but this can be such a time demanding item. someone please slap this undecisive/greedy slacker to take this item off!)
9. Do one of the following: Get Yung Yee VIP card by helping Chong to do whatever it takes to become a "fu ma" (okay okay, kiding!!)/Say I love you to 356 unique people/Start falling for less wrong people =P
   
10. Maintain a body weight of 139.99 pounds or less, for as least 3 months (serious, seriously tough, looking at our mom GG would help a bit)

Lets stop here, really no point to put tons of others on my mind to here since i might already need a miracle to really accomplish all these... Better keep the list "short" and try to do a good job at every one of them :)

ps According to my casual observation, new year resolutions work for typically only 3 months for most people....

Hong Kong reporters -- what really went wrong...

GG has just hosted a party and there was supposed to be a few reporter friends there.

阿聰o係email話:
You're sure they're only interested in wine but not interested in making up stories? I don't want to see squares covering my face in the newspaper. =P

I think the perception we have on reporters are the most visible and mainstream reporters -- they do whatever to get your attention for profitability and they make ethical judgements based on only whether it's illegal....

Sadly I don't think the real culprit is the quality of the reporters, it's the mainstream HKer mentality. Reporters just happen to be more visible because they ARE the media...

it's all a matter of points of view

on sunday night...

what happened: a friend of mine had 4 japanese girls came to visit her from japan and i was invited to their dinner. I invited them to my place after dinner.

Last night I talked to my friend on the phone and she told me their conclusions are:
- i'm very kind because I treated them a bottle of muscat
- I'm very sweet because as a guy I would mix drinks for girls and cut the cakes up
- I'm very charming because I talk like those in their comedy shows
- they asked my friend if hong kong guys are all like that?

My conclusions:
- Japan is seriously lack of good guys
- girls come from Japan rural area are very nice and generous in giving good comments
- I need to relocate to Japan instead of Argentina
- I told my friend to tell them that hk guys are all like that in order to boost up HK's image (but that would probably make more single hk girls harder to find a partner)

Problem:
- I've got carried away after a few drinks and said I can stop over in japan during my visit to hk this xmas
- my friend called me about the logistics of my itinerary and accomodations but I feel bad to tell them the truth is I need to visit China this time