On a lighter note

I keep getting weird boxes filled with candies lately, apparently a lotta ppl are getting married and having kids..these ones are the rather funny lookin ones

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Sorry it took so long

Wren: Apple..I was always tempted to buy one. But cos of the Chinese fonts incompatible problems with PC. I had to give up
Soon: Yes ..I think we are spoiled in HK. China is like hell for CS.
Jono: If it were only that easy...see my reply from the NA guys.
DB: Man.. i did file a complaint. This is what I got

I sent a 3 page complaint to NA Best Buy, and here is what I got in return

Eva,

Thank you for contacting Best Buy about your notebook purchase at the Shanghai store. I'm Thomas with Customer Care.

I apologize that your experience in the Shanghai store was unpleasant. I understand the importance of good service, as well as how frustrating poor service can be. Since the Shanghai store is a Chinese store, I will not be able to assist you with this matter.

If you would like to contact management in the Shanghai store, you may reach them at 400-886-8800. I apologize for any inconveniences this may cause.

Thank you for sharing your comments with Best Buy. Please do not hesitate to contact us with additional questions or concerns.


Best Wishes from Best Buy,
Thomas and the Customer Care Team


Then I go:

Hi Thomas,

Please give me a contact person to refer to, I do not want to speak with anybody who does not speak English and that cannot comphrehend me.

And also as per my last email, the Store Supervisor was one of the persons who DID NOT help me at all, I hope the person you refer will be of higher ranking and can help me in this matter.

Thanks and regards,
Eva


Then Thomas at Best Buy goes:

Eva,

Unfortunately, that was the only contact that I could provide you for that location and I do not have a specific associate that I could refer you to either. I understand the frustrations that you may have with the language barrier, but I do not have a different option for you. Again, I apologize for the inconvenience.


Sincerely,
Thomas

Then I frantically go:

Hi Thomas,

The number you provided me is only a CS hotline in Chinese and NOT a line to a local management office. After writing a 3 page complaint email to a CORPORATE office, this is not the customer service I would expect. And also not the corporate response I expect.

The only option you provided is what I believe a DEAD END, so I guess if I really must return the CHINESE WINDOWS new HP I accquired, I would have to manually break the keyboard, since you guys accept returns of "DEFECTIVE" products, correct?

Thanks but no thanks,
Eva


The final reply I got from Thomas the ROBOT:

Eva,

Thank you for reply.

I am sorry that you are not having any success with the option that I gave you to resolve your issue. What you need to realize is that I do not have any authority over the Shanghai store and am trying to get you to someone that can make a decision regarding your issue. When I first received your email, I did not have any options for you. After speaking with my supervisor, I was given the number that I provided you.

If the number that I gave you is not helping because the representatives speak Chinese, maybe you could have someone who speaks Chinese assist you. Outside of that, I don't have a better option. Again I apologize for the inconvenience.

Sincerely,
Thomas


Do you all think your safe and protected in the states? Well Think Again~~
Would I feel any remorse in buying pirated software ? Like Ever?? I don't think so
Will I ever shop at Best Buy again? FUCK THAT...

Best Buy in China is the WORSE THING

The following story is appalling and dear friends try not to vomit in disgust..

So here I am trying to return my 2 day old lap top to BEST BUY (one of the largest computer retailer in NA,yes they just freshly opened this Shanghai one). And this Biatch goes: Sorry your product is not defective , you can't return it!

Oh wait, lets back up a minute to 2 days ago, so I go to this BEST BUY browsing for a new lap top, I finally decided on an HP model. Well all this time, the BEST BUY geek squad was talking to me in ENGLISH (as I was present with my clearly Caucasian bf, asking his opinion as I have never been a technical person) So I paid..while waiting for a huge line up and I actually wanted to just take off, i waited to pay..then waited to for them to take the product in. So when it came.. the guy wanted to open the box. Since we were in such a rush, I asked him(ARTHUR the sales of this agonizing ordeal in which I had to blog about), I can return this if there are any problems with my Computer in 15 days and he said "YES"

So we go home, then find out that this HP (very fine model I must say) computer is in SIMPLIFIED CHINESE. So it brings back to this biatch. I go: What do you mean its not defective??? But I can't use it..Its in god damn Chinese..?? What the hell? (Does this biatch understands that my 2 day computer will be just collecting dust when I can't use it?) And I then go : YOU HAVE A 15 day RETURN POLICY, I can return anything. Then she goes : Oh its different here, we're different from the USA. Then it hits me, Lord oh Lord, did I forget I am in Shitty China, I forgot that I was burning in hell, and the oasis of Corporate America would save me. Hmmmm .. interesting.. you share the same LOGO, same Color, same GEEK SQUAD but not the essence of service. Pls don't get me started in a Brand Lecture here. Anyway, so am I crazy or is the above completely unacceptable ..??? Well so this girl notices I'm getting a little edgy so she goes to a higher level

BARRY-the GM assistant, in which he gave me some reverse psychology BULLSHIT, and says its normal that we made OUR mistake, when we're in NA, we're used to seeing computers in English, but its the same as him walking in to a NA , and expecting a Chinese version computer. k... wait a minute.. jack ass..first of all Best Buy like ISSSS an american firm, it originated from US,not the Sunning or Gome in which I do expect Chinese stuff. But you're best buy, why the fuck are your specs on your labels in BOTH English and Chinese?? Why? And why the fucker Arthur is speaking to me in ENGLISH the whole time anyways? What was the meaning of the conversation in English? Meantime, there was pounding of the table, a braclet breaking and beads falling on the ground, ppl with scared faces. Oh but it does get better..........the story i mean

So Arthur shows up..And Barry is telling him the situation..and he goes: "But when I see foreigners, I always tell them the OS system is in Chinese" Muther Fucker Arthur..lying son of a bitch. If he had explained it, why the fuck am I returning this computer on this basis? He is covering his ass...At this point the last but not least Geek Squad join our discussion Ewing (his first name is named after Patrick Ewing)..this guy the store supervisor..basically offered to take in our perfectly FINE product back but with a 20% restocking fee.. Why the hell am I paying you guys 2000RMB?? WHY? Then we were like..just give us a complimentary English copy of Vista..then I hear Barry whisper to Ewing sayin "But they want a non-pirated version...." At this point my head was just left with "???????????" and we decided to go.

The best part of this whole thing is, if my HP is defective, I can return it in 15 days. Any takers to RUN OVER my HP so that it breaks? Anyone??? Anyone??

Sad thing is..all this happened on my boy's bday, so sorry he had to go thru that wid me. OKAY..so now..to edit this blog in to a "Non-profanity and A slighter touch of Sarcasm" version as a complaint letter to BEST BUY CORPORATE.

Hey friends..forward this story around if you find this amusing or if you PERSONALLY KNOW THE CEO of Best Buy..and ask them to stop hiring MONKEYS in China. That would be great! Thanks a lot!

UURGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH

There is a time and a place

The stars are all in a flux for my career, change is up in the air but I have no idea on what about will be the outcome. If its written in the stars for you, the only thing that could screw it up for you is that you don't try hard enuff.







Anyway enuff preaching

Food & Biz Trip to Nan Tong

Lately I've become quite the cook, a sudden interest in makin good food. Well I guess that happens when u're living on your own for a while and you're very sick of restaurant food. I've decided to document these dishes I made just for fun.



















My meal today - Satay Beef with Hainanese Rice















Garnished Hainanese Rices

















































Our Car on the Boat - Biz Trip on the way crossing the Chang Jiang River to get to NanTong









































Another Boat crossing beside us

Well enuff talkin..off to the gym for training

China Town

Another day in CHINA town, actually I'm watchin that movie right now (Jack Nicholson is in it)
Well I've been sick the whole week keep on coughin coughin, then feverish, then runny nose. I did a "Gwat Sa" this weekend, they take a spoon or something and scratches my back, it sounds really silly but it sorta works I think, at least I know they did something to the lymphic nodes, as my congested sinuses were cleared at least for a day.

We had another BBQ this weekend, beef kebabs, chiken kababs, lamp chops, rib eye and steamed aspargus(chicken broth+butter). Simply delicious. I guess all that barbequed food isn't really helping my flu but oh well.

Saturday went to this Amekka Cafe and it was only so-so. Last weekend Naoko was here and it was very fun, went to Bar rouge, ate Fu 1039 and also Gu Yi. Chatted about life in general and reminisanted about Hawaii. Oh those were the times..

Today I accomplished quite a lot too, went to the driving range, went to the dentist (finally) then went to the gym and made a warm chicken salad for dinner and baked potatoes..yumm..what would I do widout my potatoes...

Anyway..signing out..yawnnnn

Huang Shan and HKG

Hong Kong - MYYYYY Town
You can use you're imagination and interpret whatever you like of my trip to HK

• Just because you have lots of alcohol jumping about in your brain and messing it up to give yourself an allusion that the night is "HAPPENING", it doesn't mean that ppl are like "Super Bored" when they are standing and oberserving


• Not Kool to ask your friends to go have chicken, even when you're drunk and you think that they are bored


• Single Single Double


• e E e E e - e Wok


• No... not EVERYONE can go to Volar..(maybe that statement will seem true to you only when you're drunk)


• Producer of a Porn Video is not a good pick up line


• Always..I mean ALWAYS look before you pet your partner on the leg, coz you may have quite the suprise when you turn your head after sinking in another conversation facing backwards to em'


• If you drink Absolute Pear Vodka , Whiskey mixed with Ginger Ale . Its pretty much bad news. 1 glass will give you a buzz spinning head (Me and Paul). More than 2 glasses will get you lying on the street (Bday Boy Grass)


• Ask around if someone has already put alcohol in the mixer before you pour it in (Thats the mistake I made, hence the deadly drink above)
  
• Always pass drinks around to your friends ..especially to the bday boy (Especially when you know you will have a messed up drink)
• Slap as hard as you can when you think the other person will not remember the next morning

Huang shan pics

Misty sea of clouds

Top of Huang Shan (Gwong Ming Dang)

Ass hooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo

OOOO Ca-Na-Daaaaa (Tronnnn to)

Ultimate purpose of the trip - to witness this ...LOL




















2nd purpose - to experience this...oh sooooooo relaxing

Running Train at Webers

I swear..I did not pose for dat ...

Muskoka Wharf in Gravenhurst




















Wharf


Chueey and me

I did it ......

Now only beholds what other challenges that lie ahead...and the nice things that comes when you suceed....

For some reason.. I was not ecstatic when I attained what I wanted ...either it was a sheer overconfidence or just that when you put into enuff work.. you would honestly feel that the result won't matter anymore...

Anyway..I'm pooped now..should off to bed...

Random Pics and Vids

I have heard complaints that my last HKG entry was at first very difficult to read but still entertaining..and it would be easier if I had PICTURES...

My god.. you guys are such a POP culture..anyway..here..to feed your visual stimulation needs..




Fireworks in China..so loud~

Sunset at Si Ming Lake

Si Ming Valley

Some off-ramp road

Terraines

Golfing Pros..=P
















My first attempt..hated the mosquitos















Just only the CUTEST creature alive




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Anonymous'es: Wow so many ppl lurking around that I dunno of
Ahvy: My friend..how are you?? Ask daiman my MSN and add me pls.

A Bug's "Soup" Life

Icky la...gross ..












Handy already made packets
















Can anyone tell me if I'm drinking bugszz??
(Too hard for me to read)


Getting old + Not enuff rest + way too much alcholol = blotchy skin
At least thats the formula for me, for about a couple months now, I have been having skin problems, they come and go in a few hours, but lately its becoming worse and worse. I did go to a dermatoligist but its not completely cured. And now I have resorted to Chinese Medicine, I remember last year when I was making it, I was screaming and kicking when I unfolded the paper satchet to let the medicine go into my boiling bowl. Why? Coz the Chinese medicine consisted of Dried BUGSZZZ..let alone.. I was almost in tears when downing my medicine. So this time, I had the doc premake the medicine for me, so I would not have to see the contents of the medicine, but its still icky and tastes completely foulllllllllll Anyway will start caring for my body more..will keep up the Chinese herb meds..
*pics will be uploaded later

A SHOUT OUT to my best friend in Shanghai - "Happy Bday Teddy Jacky!!"

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Saimun - I said Thank you to her in my heart already so its ok. Its a lesson well learned, but forgetting the ticket is really uncharisteristic of me. Anyway, I presume that my pig year bad luck will continue and will see what more horrible adventures I have up ahead
Soon - I know la.. Btw too bad I couldn't drop my "Mong Bar" last weekend
Miho - Hai.. Watashi wa baka desu.. demo ne CHOOOOOOO kawaii no baka ne!!!
Winnie - I bring olive oil and soya sauce to cook obviously..what else would I do with it? Rub it on my body?
Daiman - Yes but I think you will more drunk than me lor
Anonymous - Well ...all my trips to HK lately have been memorable to me.. good or bad..BTW your anonymity annoys me

Like...Dramaaaaaaaaaa ...

K..like..wtf..HKG is bad for me bad bad bad...it like a teenage soap drama every single time i go back. I can't just use the term "my trip was dramatic", I have to say it this way to fully express it "my HKG trip..goooooooooood..like.. DRAMA"

Anyway back to what happened..My lovely friend Lilian invited me to one of her nice cocktail events for a very prestigious magazine which she works for (And yes I actually saw Mr and Mrs Chow Kai Bong ) And I'm there because its free alcohol..I was pretty much begging and naggin to go. And the event was in Central so I drove to have a nice pretty haircut in the afternoon before the event. Then V called me to go earlier around 4ish which was perfect as I was done by then..then it was just drink drink drink..and my phone ran outta battery so I didn't quite have a sense of time..the party was on going..and I think I kinda realized I was ummm wasted..so Grass was nice enuff to accompany me to Chui Wah and eat with me then kicked me on the taxi home..then whilst staring at the garage when arriving home...

"Wow..it looks empty.. wait a minute.. What the FUCKKKKKKKKKKKK... my car..shit..its still in the parking place..shit.."

Then I decided that I should set my alarm at 5am in the morning to make sure I will first go drive the car to Jordan, then meet Triple X lam at the trainstation at 650am to catch the first train to Guangzhou to meet my potential client. Then be back in HKG around afternoon to catch my flight back to Shanghai at 5pm. Let alone.. when you're drunk..you are very inadequent in judging if you are packed or not.. so when I woke up ..I realized I packed everything but my new "HUGE" speakers..then I had to repack everything to fit it in my suit case..and the freaking calling cab person took 30mins to get to my place in which the time I left home was 6:25 which leaves me just enough time to get to the train station to catch the plane..

When I got back..me and Triple X had a nice plan..it was already 230 pm..first..ill taxi to Jordan so that he can pick up my luggage..then Ill take the taxi to Central to get my parked car to drive to Jordan so that my mom can pick it up. Bullet Proof...

When I arrived at the parking.. that parking dude goes... "wah... ho wor mei wor.." (Wow..thats a juicy bill). I go " Yeah..I know" My mind goes "Shut the fuck up".. so its 27 hours in total and 35/hr.... then its HKD945 in total .. Thank you very much...#$%^&*()
*footnote 1 - My return ticket cost was RMB840..yes the cost of stupidity is HIGH very High

So finally I drive out of this bloodsucking piece of shit parking..and an uneasyness feeling just hit me..so I go look in my bag to scourage for my ticket / Id etc.. And my ticket is no where to be found .. now 3:15pm..(with an interscreen cut panned to my house now, like the show 24) The phone rings and my house helper Harsit answers " Wei".. Me "Just run to my room NOW..and don't ask" Harsit "What? Go to your room? Am I lookin for something?" Me " I said don't ask .. now RUN!!!!" " Go look under my computer monitor.. do you see my ticket?" Harsit overjoyously says in triumph "Yes yes yes... I found it I found your ticket" Me impatiently "Just read it and tell me the time FM XXX ETD 17:00"

At this moment, its no question that I realize I cannot make it back home and to the airport in time to make the flight, so my only option was to call the operator to ask for Shanghai Airlines CS line to BITCH my way out of this shithole. Of course I was transfered like 9 times ..now 3:45..tick tick tick.. and the Rep was telling me how impossible it is to board a flight without a ticket ..blah blah blah.. then using my knowledge of Introductory Bitch Basis 101 ... I said "Well Ok then. So how are you about to help me with my situation now?" Then she said something like I can tell the airline that I lost the ticket then they can reimburse me back the money 1.5 years later.. 1.5 years.. 1.5 years... Oh come on.. my ticket was 840 RMB (*footnote 2 - 105 cheaper than my parking fee..in which i could have parked in the middle of the street..and get a ticket for 320..Wow..they can book me 3 times already yippeee)
What good would 400 RMB be after 1.5 years? The point is I needed to leave NOW

However, without a choice, I had to comply so I phoned my trip ticket agent in China, and asked about the reimbursement, and she said "No..your return flight was free..so no we can't reimburse" Then I asked if I can change my flight to a later day and she said yes..so now its 4:00pm..i'm talkin to this agent whilst collecting BACK my shit from Triple X in the Airport Express Station.

So yes drove back home..got that freakin ticket..and Harsit told me how bobo was so sad lying in the greenhouse and not wanting to move even when my mom calls her..coz my bobo is smart..she knows when I pack my case..I'll be like vanished again.. so my bobochu is wagging her tail following me and barkin for the 5-10 mins ..then I said sorry I had to leave her and gave her a lil kiss.. The guilt of giving her the false hope is terrible...

So Mom calls to ask for the car..and she was asking "When are you leaving?" and I go "emmmm ..I changed my flight to 8:30" (Like I'm gonna tell her that I forgot the CAR last nite, she was asleep when I got home ..and I left at 6-ish while she was still sleeping).. So I pick her up in the car..then she dropped me off to the train station..

Tick Tick Tick 6:35pm..Check in girl goes "Well ..it seems they didn't change your flight.." Me with building rage calmly says "No way.. I'll call my agent right now to clarify this..hold on.." Meanwhile she simultaneously asks the manager if the flight is full and if I can still board. Then me searching my pockets..looking into my bag .. Fuccccccccccccccckkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkk... Where the fuck is my phone??? Fuck.. fuck... Then I borrow their phone to call my phone.. (*footnote 3 - for those avid readers.. I am happily married with my K608i for almost 10 months now..and I am proud of myself for this commitment..and FYI the buyin phones that cost under 1.5K rule is very very good in kicking the addition of losing phones.. it did wonders for me) Ring Ring, Mom " Dim ar?" Me " Mom...this is my phone..you have it.. I need it .. Can you bring it back to me?? " Mom unwillingly "Well I dunno where that place is...its hard to find.. you kno I can't drive at night" Me go " Mom..I need my phone..." She goes "oh..ok then"

Tick tick tick... 10 mins..15 minss .. the darling check in girl lets me check in..so phew..i'm safe..then 20 mins passed..now time 6:45pm.. I'm like wtf wtf..building anger...and secretly cursing the person who said "oh..how's u're hk trip?? you always have drama" and FLASHBACK just the nite before I said "haha.. no wor.. no drama wor.. hahahah" .. ...stupid jinxing...em...jinxer... Grrr...

7:05..Where the fuck is she..she could have gone home and came back..then I slowly see her pull in.. and she handed thru the window..I wanted to question..why it took so long and scream and let out all my crap on to her..but she's Mom..and she just wasted her time to do me a favor out of her way.. so I just gave her a nod while biting my lip and just gave her a single hand WAVE then turned my back.. I tried really hard to squish out a Thank you..but I couldn't do it coz if I opened my mouth..the only words that would come out is "WTF WTF.. and !@#$%^&*("

So I rushed and ran and hussled to the airport..checked in customs...they threw out my liquids..olive oil..soya souce ..and my insect replelent.. then checked the board..inside the gates.. FM812 - DELAYED... @#$%^&

Lessons learned

• HKG ...like Drama
• Bad things and shitty deals comes in 3's
• Im actually a really really really bad person when I'm rushed
• Tickets.. are important ..they are your ONLY chance to get on an airplane..even if you have their Airline VIP card with means of idenfication..and you are in their computer system..it doesn't mean shit..if you don't have "Le ticket"
• Stupidity --> Drunkness --> Shitty Deal
• Stupidity comes at a very high cost..sometimes more than a return ticket..and NO..I won't stop whining about my guargantuan parking fee..I dont' think I will ever get over it

Ultimate Morale of this entry

• No..its not drink responsibly..its I'll never drive my freakin car out for drinks again..

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Anonymous - Hey who's this?
Jon - Thanks for checkin in here and there, the latest as you can see is quite the drama
Saimun - I have fulfiled your request of blogging this..Lols. I agree ..what happened is actually very good blog material

Wow...people still read this!!!!!!!!!

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Jerome: Poke...you have been slow in updating yours too isn't it? I'm so exicted about the cottage trip, when will we get the package?????
Saimun: Wow..everyday.. my fans still here.. yey!

HKG today, need to go to the stylist fix my lap top. And do a million things...Wawwwh

It's been a while ...hasn't it?

Anybody still out there? Are all my avid readers gone?
Give me some motivation to update this more often!!!



John Legend - Save Room

This is one of the songs thats I have been playing a lot lately. The first time I heard it I honestly John Legend was like a 40+ white guy,LOLS, it was the name and his deep voice I think.





Imogen Heap - Hide and Seek
Wow..this was done Live...Amazing..

A very very very goofy near death experience

The black stuff is ashes...

Burnt pillow, wooden floors are burnt too, from pounding to burnt pillow ...I hope my land lord doesn't see it

Last night after a long nite of partying and drama, I had a little bit of drama myself. I had my normal candle by my bed. I was watchin TV and I guess I dosed off. Then somehow I was woken up by this weird smell. I opened my eyes..then i see my pillow and my blanket ON FIREEEEE. Yes... FIRE... I didn't even have time to scream or swear... First I kicked off my blanket..then the pillow on the floor..Then i picked up the pillow (coz the flames were bigger there and it was easier to handle)..kept smashing it on the ground to put it out. Then I worked on my blanket , threw that against the floor and put it out. But the blanket was still glowing and stuff so i decided to throw it in the tub..put my shower on for a minute..to make sure..the fire won't re-ignite.

Then I was super tired, so I just took my guest blankie then went to bed.

My ah yi came this morning, (THANK GOD), she cleaned up the ASHES on the floor..changed my slightly burnt sheets, sow a part of my blanket cover on to my burnt blanket, and changed my pillow cases.

Last night , right after the fighting with fire thing, I just wanted to sleep. I guess once I felt safe..then I'd be ok to sleep but now thinking back. Its like, if I haven't smelt the burning stuff, I guess I would be burnt? But then how do one wake up from the smell of burnt pillows and blankies?? Weird.. I guess our natural instincts are still here when we need them, hmmm, so maybe I can out run a leopard next time..

My final thought: When I'm getting my own place and doing my own interior, I am definitely getting Non flamable Pillows / Blankets etc. I remember seeing a episode of sixty minutes of how a whole freaking mattress can burn up in 3 minutes and crap..pillows burn better than charcol......

Oh and for those who are reading my blog.. yes.. I mite have been a goner..so be nice to me..and spoil me more..LOLS

Stranger than Fiction

My favourite part of the movie, when he brought her flours (flowers), any girl would warm up to that.

The various themes of this movie, fate vs free will, cassandra complex, intertwined lives, parallel plots,does personality determines your fate or vice versa so forth I absolutly loved this movie because I have always been the biggest fan of fate, Que sera sera, I think it is what get me thru bad moments in time. I am sure if I have lost any particular fraction of second of my life, I or my life would be entirely different but yours would be entirely different too because we are all interelated.

"We must remember that all these things, the nusances, the anomalies, the subtilties which we assume only accesorize our days, are in fact here for a much larger and nobler cause. They are here to save our lifes"
-Narrator

But I do however think that our personality affects the person we are, the inner motifs which constitute our choices in life. Being such a big beliver in fate, I always had the happy go lucky memento when shit happens, I would definitely say that I had my fair share of hard times and it did in fact changed my personality. But wait a minute, my personality is actually predisposed as I am also a true believer in zodiac signs. Pisces in Sun, Virgo in Moon. The best that they come with. A truly empathatic peaceful individual who is also a rational determined perfectionist. Which equals, the Type B personality enterprenuer, the determined artist, the little girl who speaks like an adult, the adult who likes to whine to get attention and cuddles, definitely the passivist who is passively agressive, most of all, just an irony that works out pretty well. I am now at the age that would want to be very well developed in my career (which means i will have the brains to screw those in my way, but do not have the stomach for it, emmmmm...unless you make me / my goodness, the negative -postive-negative paradox) With my life, I think it would be nice to be wealthy, but I know that would not be my sole motivator, I would very much want to help, educate and somewhat change and impact the world. As now living in China, I do realize how drasticly different peoples lives can be when they are uncivilized and uneducated.

I never ever regret and do not plan to also, I have always chosen how I live life, after this movie I know how I want to live it or what diretion to live it. I know for me to pursuit happiness is to do what you love, in order to love what you do.

Dr. Jules Hilbert:
"Hell Harold, you could just eat nothing but pancakes if you wanted. "

Harold Crick:
"What is wrong with you? Hey, I don't want to eat nothing but pancakes, I want to live! I mean, who in their right mind in a choice between pancakes and living chooses pancakes? "

Dr. Jules Hilbert:
"Harold, if you pause to think, you'd realize that that answer is inextricably contingent upon the type of life being led... and, of course, the quality of the pancakes."

A change of life is all I need....

March Madness II - UA857

So march madness continues...I did had an uneasy quesssie kinda feeling today..I almost didn't make it to my connecting flight in San Fran as my flight in LAX was delayed for 30 mins. So I could not do the check out check in again. But they gave me an inter connecting flight. But I got thru even got time to go to Duty free then I went to the gate then they said i was a 'dead seat' coz technically i didn't check in. Anyway, i finally got on the flight and all was sailing until..........i heard an announcement saying that we have to head back to San fran..as a chunk of our wing was left on the driveway...phew..we had to head back to check on it..by the time we arrived it was 5pm ..so pretty much we had to wait for the next morning. So I checked into this motel...requested for a room with a nicer view...then called Ric and Connie..and met them for dinner.. If there was something good out of this incicent..it must be them.

Then I took the duty free red that i bought to the dinner, we went to elephant man , it was nice. Talked for the whole dinner, it was so nice..its likely that they will come to our cottage trip.. YEY! Anyhoo.. I still had one more white wine at my motel.. so i had to drink it ..since I already broke the duty free seal..excuses excuses.. what better time to get wasted on a day of expected delay..(i even wanted to smoke...lols..I did not of course)

Anyway..the wine is soaked in the ice bucket..i'm showered set the alarm.. with some greasy food..since i had a gift coupon..lols..i ordered stuff eventho i was completely full.

Anyhoo..the pic above was when our flight had to dump the fuel to get light enuff to have a safe landing.
It was near San Diego I belive, west coast anyhow...

I caught a glimpse of March madness which I was very happy about....LOLS...
March Madness ...thats what it is... that is what it is...

NYC and March Madness

Fire Hydrant..Snow in mid march??? Crazy...

Soho Streets

Bored on the flight..so took a mil pics

The Last Kiss

Its a horror movie for all women. I would not have bought this DVD if I had known the story, thought it was a chic flick but how wrong was I.


The tagline was : We all make choices, what's yours?


The most memorable part was when the father in-law was giving Zack Braff after he was chasing his wife back after cheating on her cause he had cold feet. I remember Zack said: I know NOW, I cannot live without her and I love her. Then the father in law said : What you feel only matters to you. It's what you do to the people you love. That's what matters. That's the only thing that counts.


How true....

The movie had a happy ending sort of speak, but what is a happy ending in life, is it that you were happy at the end of your life, or is it an accumlation? Like you were sad at the end, but most of your life was good so it's a good ending. Oh god, I dunno... happy endings are just relevant to time, since most of us dunno when is the end, therefore its the journey that counts? Being so zen lately..hrmmm ..can't help it. LOLs

But honestly when at the end, the wife lets Zack back into the house, i was thinking you don't know what you're getting into, I can just see the problems ahead..LOLs ...pessimistic me.. one of my friends reminded me that how much I wanted a family...hmm....the far distant dream

CNY in Hong Kong - Blackholes and Revelations

How do I start to recap this trip? Thoughts and images are overflowing in my mind but words escape me. For starters, it was INTENSE. I was happy, depressed, angry, sympathethic, felt despair and had hope, was lost then found. It was a journey indeed, in which it taught me a valuable lesson in relationships, family , friends etc. I have walked thru the valley of the shadows of death, and seen the repricussions of unconditional love and the consequences of when that love is not reciprocated.Its a never-ending vicious cyle, having a false pretense and not getting a return will only get you the worse emotion that anyone can get... Not depression but rather the deadliest of them all.. Disapointment.

It was an invaluable lesson indeed, I have relearned to love and not love (cut your losses while still short sort of speak), i have learned to treasure and cherish those you love and also are in need of it, AND NEVER EVER TAKE ANYTHING FOR GRANTED and also being rational and calm will almost always help to judge the situation. Eventhough its always easier to go with your heart, but acting on your mind will almost always be a better way out. Yes, my sun sign is Pisces, but my moon sign is Virgo, direct opposites, trying to skew myself towards the moon from now on.

Muse concert on March 3rd my birthday, best concert that I have ever seen, and considering that I always thought that Matt Bellamy is the hottest lead any band can have, but the energy that they project off the stage is stellar. I'm glad it was not a huge crowd, which means that almost every person that was there was a fan. Come on people, normally quiet kongers jumping up and down and screaming and singing the lyrics??? They must be true fans. I would say "Time is running out" was the climax of the nite. But "Starlight" hit a special spot for me.

My clip of the concert had terrible sound recording, so pls enjoy this instead. Dedicated to my family, relatives and friends who I will ever love so dearly.

So faye, DB
- Cannot imagine the consequences of not having you as friend, i know i have said this a gazillion times but forever in your debt
Jacky
- Thanks for just being there that night and just taking really good care of me, sorry that I ruined your black suit and I owe you dinner
Alam
- Thanks for being a great friend and helping me getting a shot for the client
CP
- Thanks for taking me to this GREAT concert, best and only birthday present (cakes and red pocket cash doesn't really count i believe). Or perhaps I owe you $400? Lols....







Starlight - Muse

Far away
This ship is taking me far away
Far away from the memories
Of the people who care if I live or die

Starlight I will be chasing your starlight
Until the end of my life
I dont know if it's worth it anymore

Hold you in my arms
I just wanted to
Hold you in my arms

My life
You electrify my life
Let's conspire to ignite
All the cells that would die just to feel alive

I'll never let you go
If you promise not to fade away
Never fade away...

Our hopes and expectations
Black holes and revelations
Our hopes and expectations
Black holes and revelations

Siu Bo Chu...I see u tomorrow la....

Lost in Deportation?

Life works in mysterious ways, personally I often feel very alienated in airports or on plane rides. I'm sure I have been on planes at least a couple hundred times, and the feeling is still the same. Its probably because airports/planes often signifies that you are leaving someplace or someone behind. My soul would often have a sense of vacantness or emptiness during the time between airport to airport.

Well today, I rather had a very interesting experience in this PVG airport. When I got off the plane in PVG, I dashed as always to the immigration(I know my ways in this airport, I know the quickest lane out etc etc) I stood in line flilled in my form..and franticly trying to get my ID out it time. Alas.. its my turn..but wait..where is my ID.. I dug and I dug...nothing.. its ok..I'll just stand aside (but still in line of coz)..and wait till I find it. Minutes passed, the immigration officer told me to go to the back of the room so that I could find space to open my carry on luggage to continue to find my ID. Sigh.. well.. no choice then. So I walked back to the end of the room....

Half an hour later, I painfully realised that I lost my China ID card. So I walked to the guard on the side and told him my situation, there he radio-ed someone..saying I lost my card..and told me that the ground crew will try to check on it . 20mins later..this other lady..came to him and told him the same case, apparently she has a flight to catch at 9pm, it was just 4:30 by then so still tonnes of time. Then after a while I realised that there is this girl..that was sort of waiting too. Then she started to grow very impatient then not long after the crew returned her passport back to her. So in my mind, I was thinking hmm..so ok..it can't be too bad..."ERRRRRRRRtTTTT" ..wrong..

So after 2 hrs or People's Magazine and Vogue reading, I chatted up the lady who also lost her passport. And I asked the guard, is there any possibility fo rme to go thru. The FM(Shanghai Airlines) person finally came to find me, and accompanied to the visa office. Well let me tell you folks.. HK ID doesn't mean shit..in China..eventhough I told them that i had another ID which was my working permit, but it was in my office, they did not care. And for you Canadians out there, you are not welcome here either, eventhough we are the friendliest bunch. Your passport doesn't mean shit either without a visa. So now that I realized I have no alternate way to charm my way thru the customs... I call my BOSSSSSSS...which I really didn't want to do... and she goes.. why didn't you tell me earlier??? And now..my cell is out of battery and reach.. so she sent a person from MU to take care of me..and that she can call that person's cell to get in touch.

Now..my stupid plane had already turned around to HKG, so i have to wait for the news if they found my ID or not. The last flight back to HK is 8:30, and the plane would touch down in HK is 7:30, so it means if they can find it, then I don't have to go back. But if they don't, I have to catch the plane back to HK. DRAMA......

And from all this time, I was chatting up with the security guard. So what do to talk about with someone in which you find that you have absoulutly nothing in common with?? "The development of Shanghai, AND Celebrity gossip" Thank god for the tabloids...

So its around 8, and I finally recieved news that they found my ID, from the MU person, not FM. Then the whilst sitting and waiting for my ID to get on the return - return flight, which is due to arrive at 11:00, 2 MU managers came down to find me, then brought me to the VIP lounge in the departure hall, I went thru stairs with the security, went thru the security post, put my stuff thru the metal detectors AGAIN, i didn't have my boarding pass, so the MU ppl just goes..she's a passenger, and they let me in. Then we walked to the VIP lounge with coffee tea snacks and internet access.

Morale of the story "Don't be an idiot and lose your freaking traveling docs, and know the right people if you are in China"

Family Guy

Yes..I'm a huge Family Guy fan..I can say that I have watched EVERY episode up till date. I just love the humor that the writers can punch in every 10 seconds..sometimes i have to watch it 2 times to make sure I didn't miss the punchlines. Gosh this is a clip from episode 84 and I didn't get this until my second viewing .. BUT LOLS... You guys know that I went to the Madonna concert not long ago rite.. crap..I was laughing out loud..I totally vote this the funniest line in this episode..

Setting: The Grammy Awards

Announcer: And the award for the biggest posse goes to.........(drumroll)........ JA RULE
Madonna stands up in anger and disbelief: WHAT????????
Announcer trying to explain: No, Madonna...Posse.... POSS-E
Madonna sits back down: Oh...

Hey..who gets this joke?? or doesnt???

Shanghai Sharks

Last Night I went to the Shanghai CBA game, it was so kool. A nice ball game where we won！Yey!
The guy in the pic , he's the captain of the Shanghai team. Scored 23 points, double double at least. Super Point Guard!!!!!! My hero......