Paul Newman

Pingpong. The German racket is more powerful than the Hung Sheung Hei - 6 stars. You like it or not. Marga has gone to Kota Kinabalu with Pau.

I walked through the Victoria Park to Causeway Bay to take a bowl of wonton noodles in Ho Hung Kee. The pink umbrella Van bought me is terrific. Light, pretty & UV protection. Collapsible.

I have started to like the radio very much since Van has moved out. Radio HK 2.

Albert Au is forever the boy in the neighbourhood. I have been listening to his folksong programme for one hour. So nice. Comforting. Brought back memories in the young days.

Paul Newman has died at the age of 83. His marriage with Joanne Woodward is enviable. Long lasting marriage is just like a fairy tale in Hollywood.

Agnes asked me about the English name of a certain shrimp. She thought it was scampy. I found from Wikipedia that it should be squillid mantis shrimp. Or simply mantis shrimp.

Dinner at KT with Van & A.

Min has gone to London yesterday with Winki & Billy. She is so excited about Soho. She has received the air-parcel. She has bought a cute gift for Uncle and a book frok Jeffrey Archer for me. She has got used to the bite already. Yet, the senses have not come back entirely.

Keep my fingers crossed.

a walk in the peak

Always a pleasant experience to walk in the Peak and have all round views. A bit cloudy.

I failed to listen to Min and therefore wasted the efforts to send over the souvenir to Dr Lui. 5 day week.

I bought a pair of leisure pants - navy blue - good for travel.

Dim sum lunch with Van & A.

Dinner with Nita at home. It is going to be a home for the old-aged.

golden bauhinia

Lots of memories when we had lunch there. 3 years' LYO. The experience is unique. It was first time I got involved in a project of such scale and played such a leading role. Pressure, worries and sense of achievement. Lots of gains and fun, too.

Min played badminton with her school-mates.

Van & Andrew dined with me on Wednesday.

Marga will to go Kota Kinabalu with Pau this Sunday. I will play pingpong by myself. She will go to Beijing end of October. So she cannot join Lorraine & me to Australia.

Very excited about the trip.

typhoon no 8

I do not know since when that the names of the typhoons become so foreign to me.

I can hardly pronounce or remember one.

I likely the girls' names years ago.

Talked to Min over Skype. MSN Wenxi and Idd Lorraine.

I would like to go back to work tmr.

Terrible to stay at home with a typhoon forbidding us to go out.

Patrick Happy Birthday

Good company, good food, good environment & good chats ........ A pingpong racket.

Van's top got stained as the colour of the collars came off.

Talked to Min over Skype. She knew a lot of the HK news.

A typhoon is coming. Wow!

you don't mess with the zohan

Friday - lunch with WM at Thai Basil. Dinner at Hill Road. Lost again. I am a terrible player.

Saturday - seminar in the morning. Very interesting. Lunch at Sai Wan Ho. Tea at McCafe. Chatted with Min over Skype.
I brought Nita to see the movie & we had some wonton noodles near Times Square. See how lonely I am. The typical US exaggerated noisy, hilarious stuff on sex, monies and people's greed and US is the most accommodating place in the world ..... blah blah blah .....

Sunday - no pingpong as Wu could not book any table. She hates the free offer during these 3 months. Her schedules were often upset. Had tea with Ella and browsed at Sogo and the Causeway Bay areas. Dinner at Porpor 's house.

22 Sept is Jeff's birthday. We gave him red packets.

Chatted a lot with Min over Skype. She is still suffering from a cold. 2 days already. She is feeling uncomfortable. I told her about the poisonous dairy products. She is very angry about the incidents.

I read from a columnist about her views in respect of Wong Yuk-man. I share the same thoughts.

Lehman Brothers & AIG

Wednesday - joined the Wanchai group for lunch as I really missed them. James said I am people-oriented. Sure, I am.

Dinner - a happy chat & nice food except that I had to prepare for the test today.

UCH - spent the whole day there. 7:45 am to 6:00 pm. Some miserable feelings returned.

Luckily the test results are all good. Much relieved.

Dinner with Porpor & Nita.

13 Sept 2008 - a nightmare for the global investment bank.

How much impact would it be on HK shareholders? Must be some terror for some time.

Min is back happy & more confident.

vacation leave

I had not cancelled today's leave although Michelle went back to UK last night. I deserve 1 day's relaxation.

I had lunch with Ber at APM. We chatted and chatted as if the 40+ years have not passed away. We have gone through childhood, teenage, work, marraige & children. She has retired for several years already and I am still a bread winner and a school fee earner.

She brought me to Mongkok to order for a sourvenir for Dr Lui. She is familiar with the shop there. She told me Ann's home is just like a rubbish bin or a dirty warehouse. How could her husband tolerate? But he has, for many years, and with a patient and smiling face. That is marraige.

Min has returned to school safe & happy. She has been tidying her room - tidying her room which she seldom does in HK. Totally spoilt. We love them, spoil them and then hate them for being spoilt.

Dinner home - congee. Must remember about the diet before the medical test on Thursday. God knows how scared I am.

mamma mia!

Must see the musical next time I go to London.

Meryl Streep is just wonderful. Pierce Brosnan is still very good-looking.

ABBA - those were the days. The songs bring back lots of memory.

Dinner at home.

kevin drove us to the Airport. Porpor enjoyed the latte from Starbucks.

Min forgot to place her manicure set in the suitcase. 2 items were thrown away. She was unhappy about it.

Wish her a safe journey and a smooth path ahead.

Will meet Ber tomorrow for lunch. She is a contented and mild lady. Her company is always soothing and gentle.

Mid-autumn festival

Pingpong at QE Stadium. Very good facilities but the location is not that convenient for me.

Lunch with Marga, A, Van & Min at Causeway Bay.

Browsing around at Sogo. A pingpong racket with stickers are made in Germany.

Dinner at Porpor's home.

The Japanese pastries, Taipan moonckaes, Chiuchow mooncakes & Jenny home-made cookies from Stanley. Fruits.

Many children are playing downstairs with laterns.

Min will be leaving tomorrow night.

lost again

From 10 am to 10:30 pm. Lunch & dinner and fruits in between.

There is a typhoon in Taiwan.

Min went to karaoke with friends.

Pingpong tomorrow.

Times flies. It is one week since I saw Wong Tszwah last Sunday.

Mid-Autumn festival.

much relieved

Min went to Dr Tong. Took photos and x-ray. Reset the braces. No decay. Less pain than yesterday.

Good condition. Wait for the senses to come back on lower lip and the small area beneath it.

Ho prefers less expensive restaurant. He is a decent person.

We will celebrate Patrick's birthday. The friendship is invaluable. We all wish the comradeship can continue forever. Nice to have friends of same wave length and sharing fun and difficulties though we do not think alike at all times. That is just natural. We are not robots.

Sweeney Tod

The Demon Barber in Fleet Street - Johnny Depp. Most bloody & cruel movie.

Insufficient forewarning - Min has a hard time in having the arch bars removed. Luckily I have taken a day off to accompany her.

Had lunch with the 2 girls. Must treasure such time. Valuable.

HouLaoshi hates the leftists. You can say anything to her except .........

massage is useful

Lunch with Min.

Massage after work relieved some exhaustive & stiffened muscles.

Dinner with Van.

Hou Laoshi came.

Air-ticket for Min changed again to 15th night time. I will be missing her but for her future ..............

I like my haircut. Hay is cerintaly a good stylist.

Election

Voices or noises?

Philip always says I am a great Mom. He asks Min to love & respect me whenever he sees her. He thinks my support to the girls is great.

Busy busy busy.

Lunch at Lippo to farewell Pauline.

Ella is fine. She has lots of information about the Election and the candidates. She has strong likes & dislikes about the various political parties and individuals.

Min has gone out with her friends for Karaoke. I am the lonesome Mom who has a very quiet evening.

Lorraine has gone to Malaysia for business.

Art - a French play by Yasmina Rezo

No pingpong today. Lunch at Gold Finch Restaurant at Lan Fong Road with Marga. She bought 1 cardigan and 1 top for Van. Blue tone.

Dayo Wong Tsz-wah.

It is a play about art and friendship of 3 men.

A large white painting - modern art and expensive.

Difference of opinions amognst friends. Very amusing.

Dinner at Porpor's home.

Christy has gone to study a second Master degree in UK with her younger brother.

See if their romance can survive.

Peter Lee & Jay Cheung

The elder brother of Bruce Lee had died in Austrlia while watching TV. It seems to be so painless. People related to him are well-known figures. 2 marraiges & 2 divorces. Lots of gains and lots of regrets.

Min brought me to Hair at Festival Walk. The stylist recommended was Jay. I like the hair cut very much.

Dinner at home with Nita. Min met her friends before she will fly back to UK one week afterwards. Charmaine in Paris, Axelle in Paris, Karin in LA.

Raymond will come back to study in HKU. He does not like Sydney U. He thinks life there is terribly boring. So nice to have choice.

I will go to see the show of Wong Tsz-wah tmr.

Van bought me a box of mooncakes. I bought one box today, too.

thank god it's friday

Dr Lui is so nice. The nurse, too.

The check-up is good. Everything in progress. Still, the numbness is there.

"Made of honour" at AMC PP with Min. Took some night snack at ZEN after that. Benny is always warm and courteous. He is a very good service provider.

Patrick Dempsey had married a woman of forties when he was 21. Can't imagine.

yea it has been passed

Not feeling that terrific. Quite exhausted.

I am a wrestler. Everyday, I wrestle with different beings.

Not exactly rivals, but parties of various interests. Competing, conflicting. I am a loner in some way. A boy I know calls himself Loner Sam. He must be sad.

Often I bear bruises on my body & soul. My home is my shelter, my healing corner.

Life is a very complicated game.

Miranda tel me 2 days ago. We have known each other for about 30 years. We are friends throughout but sometimes we are more friendly, sometimes less friendly.

Meg thinks I love Min more than anyone else. Kwong said I am in love with Min head over heels.

will it pass tmr?

Who can relax totally and sever work from home life or leisure time or even sleep time?

I cannot.

Food & kind words can bring along comfort. Hot drinks, too.

I had lunch with Van & Min at Lippo. We talked a lot about everything..

Female colleagues said I should wear dresses, especially colourful ones as I look younger then.

Sing & Chi offered me an hour of rest after work in their shop premises. Free or charge - plus a cup of warm water.

Hou Laoshi came.

Both Agnes & Tam said Min looks prettier than before. The corrective surgery does her lots of good.

Talked to Marga about Gungung & Porpor. Aged people become more stubborn and attention seeking. We will be like that years afterwards?

a black dress with coloured floral pattern

Must reinforce myself.

Buying and wearing new clothes. Keep looking smart & trendy.

GBP is getting cheaper - around HK$14.00 per pound.

Van came back for dinner. A is still busy in his office.

Vita Calm seems doing Porpor good.

worked until 9:45 pm

Meeting until 1:35 pm.

Meg & I had lunch at Shiro, Lane Crawford. Japanese set lunch about $200.00 per head. Could not join the Wanchai group.

Our Father, thankful for that I am capable physically, mentally & emotionally. I have team-mates who are good-willed. Some to steer, some to do hands-on. I have sufficient banknotes to foot the cross-harbour taxi bill. A maid to prepare a delicious meal for me and a sweet girl to wait for me home.

See if Vita Calm can do Porpor any good.

Tons of work wait for me tmr.

Meryl Streep acting Mama Mia! Must watch. Kris Phillips = Fei Xiang - an Anglo-American, born in Taiwan.

Irene, Andrew & I all have different votes.