Hiking in HK- Wanchai

While trying to escape all the terrible mkt turmoils, typhoons (real n
reel life), we have discovered that very near our place there's a
nature walk and jogging trail- Wanchai Park and Wanchai Gap (or called
半山）.

Now the interesting thing about HK is that even though u are within
city, u can never imagine that the nature is literally just a stone's
throw away.

The entrance to the start of the hike is actually Hopewell Centre 17th
Floor. Imagine taking the lift in your sport gear, wondering what if
our friend sabo us and give wrong info :p

Well, strange enough, once we reach 17th floor of that building, we
seem to be in another part of HK island. We track around to find the
correct path aka looking for that steep slope. Instead, what we found
was this gay, 100% confirmed n stamped, with his tiny tight denim
shorts which show 2" of his ass-crack and 1/4 of his fleshy butts. Pat
say i shld be excited about seeing this, it's like guys seeing gals in
bikini in the middle of city.. Hallow! i hv better taste than this. No
photo to share w u guys tot as he's bringing his big dog for a walk, I
m concerned if he knows i take pic of him, erm his butts actually, he
would set the dog at me.. Seriously, I am v v terrified of dogs!
So we follow him and found the slope, or so we thought. It's a gd 10
min upslope which left me panting. I am a level ground runner.. slope
is never my forte.

Photo is v deceiving, it's actually quite sloppy. Our aim is to reach
Lovers' rock then turn back and return by Wanchai Gap.

Anyway, we finally reach the jogging trail and wow.. there's such gd view on top.
Views along the joging trail..

Another slope.. likely to lead to some rich pple's house up the hill.

and when we reach Wanchai Gap.. ok this is THE SLOPE. it's really steep that i am leaning back while walking down.. like a preggie woman. I am super amazed by this angmo who is jogging up instead. I observe that he's running on his toes, maybe that helps nt to lose balance n fall?

Here's pic, which u cant really tell the steepness of the slope. Do notice that Pat look kinda short right? This is optical illusion cos I am taking pic fr a higher ground so he looks shorty (for once).

We agree that HK is really an interesting city, u never know what u might find around the corner, or at 17th Flr ;)

美丽笨女人

当整个世界因为太疲倦而睡去 
我彷佛听到有人为爱欢呼 为爱哭泣 
早已经听你说过千万次要放弃 
从此不再为他而美丽 不要鲜花 
不想再受委屈 OK 

所以你背起行囊逃 逃 逃到远方 
开始要试着独立 试着重新更爱自己 
有一天清晨醒来发觉不能呼吸 
于是又乖乖回到他怀里 这次你下决心 
牺牲自己 OK 

这一个美丽的 美丽的笨女人 Oh… 
她的故事发生在每个角落里 
她让我相信了自己的爱情 
不能和她一样 软弱无力 
不能迷迷糊糊 勉强自己 
(爱不是死心蹋地 就有结局 哎 呀呀呀…) 

每一个美丽的 美丽的笨女人 Oh… 
都需要向天祈求 感情出现奇迹 
未来的日子需要多少的谎言 
用来欺骗自己 麻醉自己 
需要多少同情 多少勇气

Partner search is reflective of ur shopping habits

Ok.. A very funny analysis. Basically there's a few type of shoppers.

1. Shoppers who hunt for best deals
These are people who spend lots of time, comparing prices, quality,
search online for reviews etc because they want to make sure they are
getting the best deals. They don't mind side-track just to check
irrelevant stuff cos who knows- there might just be some fantastic
deals in that shop!

2. Shoppers who buy based on needs
One who know what he/she wants and just goes to the shop and get the
specific item. No waste time on window shopping.

3. Shoppers who buy based on wants
Ok, these peoples are the envy of most, cos they have the ability and
criteria to buy whatever they want. So long it catches their eyes, in
goes the shopping bag.

Now, let's try n match these shoppers into searching for their life
time partner, erm.. in this world we are living, life time is
inappropriate, maybe a potential spouse (which can or can't be life
time)..

Type 1 guys, well, basically should get the best deals, most of time,
cos once they make the purchase/selection, they are convinced that it
would be the best choice. Generally, these people would be happy most
of time, qn is "What is best might not be suitable for them". They can
hide their heads in the ground (just like ostrich) and be happy. But
once the soil is shaken, their world crash and they would wonder
what's the point of searching so hard when the end is as unpredictable
as the weather. Percentage of own happiness*: 50% (100% if they manage
or have the luxury to hide their head)

Type 2 is luckier as they know what they want n likely their choice
would be really long term, if nt life time. The tricky part is when
the selection is just to fulfill a current/urgent need. Then
subsequently, they get to know of a better choice? Now, these guys,
being so rational, would be miserable for a while (since they believe
in nt wasting time), trying to weight pro n cons of upgrading/
switching or staying on with the current choice. Then wala, choice
made and life goes on till they get to know a better upgrade.
Basically, their life is a continuous fulfillment, just a matter of
who does the fulfillment. Percentage of own happiness: 80% (allow some
deviation due to downtime- aka pondering on choices)

Type 3... hmmm what can i say. On appearance, they must be the
happiest cos every single day they are always with the ONE they fancy
at the moment. While beneath skin-deep, I am not too sure if they are
as happy as appearance sake. But at least, they do not depend on fate
and grab whatever they like. Percentage of own happiness: 100% (for
living life to fullness)

ok ok.. i know i'm talking craps here. How can it be as simple as
shopping.

* own happiness: self happiness, doesn't include their SO or families
or friends

Best of Hong Kong- Soups

Cantonese love food and they are well-known for their soup and i get
to pick up recipes here n there so that I will cook nice soups at home
too. Qn: why cook when u can hv it out. Just a personal preference and
taste that I like clear soup, HKer's taste buds tend to be more salty
and oily.

Of course, another reason of cooking soup at home is my magic thermo
pot. This is heaven-sent! U can cook 老火汤 for up to 10hrs without
electricity or gas. I always hesitate using slow cooker due to the
electricity consumption and also worry abt shortcircuit (especially my
current apt is 19yrs old!) Furthermore, the soup i cook in Sg was not
as tasty due to the hrs i spend~ 45min-1hr max; and Pat's mum can cook
fantastic soup, so i rather don't compete with her. (private joke, i
would ask pat to grade mine on scale of 妈妈汤). So soup is never a
must whenever i cook in Sg.

Now in HK.. Leaving all the ingredients cooking slowly throughout day,
the taste really get into the soup, i don't even add salt nowadays and
the taste is getting higher on 妈妈汤 scale. I would just need to
stir-fry 1 or 2 more dish then wala.. we have a gd dinner.

Hk soups are not just tasty, they also have 'medical' benefit, and
there are soups recommended to drink in each season. Though pat is
pretty unadventurous in food and he dislike 陈皮 (which is supposed
to be gd for throat) so there's limited type of soups i can try. 1
recommendation is to use Monkeyhead mushroom, which is gd for spleen
and organs. It can be cooked with maize, carrot and lean pork, with
dried scallops n 蜜饯 (candied dates) for extra taste. Another
combination is with red and green carrots. Simple and It taste clear
and gd. ;)

bonus come early...or late? heck.. my Preciousssss iPhone!

Well... this is my second staff benefit rec'd, which normally only
happen at year end, so it comes early in Sep but on the other hand
iPhone was launched last Jun (gd that Asia launched later, we hv 3G vs
2G last yr ;p) and HK launched iPhone 7-11. This mean my baby is late
by 1+yr! anyway it is better late than never. Almost miss this phone
if i hv to leave Apple due to move to HK.
Ok.. here's a pic of my baby bonus..

Frankly, I'm nt a tech-babe, phone is a phone n never really
interested in those PSP. But iPhone is really cool. It is a bit weird
me tap tap here n there but within 1 day and i get the hang of it and
surfing internet on iPhone is exactly like Safari on my mac. Simply
love it!
(so pat.. no, this phone is mine *keke*)

I even add Face application so that I log on Facebook easily.

and my 2 fav games at the moment

puzzloop 

Monkeyball