sleep is the best medicine

What is happening? So many countries get affected by swine flu.

I slept like a log last night.

Min sent her a photo. She is always the artistic girl.

roller-coaster

The weather has become cooler these few days. However, my heart is filled with hot flushes of emotions. Anxieties, worries, bittersweet feelings and exhaustion.

Lilies of the Field! Who could be enjoying such a state of mind?

farrah fawcett & ryan o'neal

Beautiful woman & handsome man. 2 stars. But they did not sustain, career, parental duties & personal integrity & health.

Min should be landing. Awaiting her call of safe arrival. She has become mature & considerate. Confirmed safe arrival at school by SMS.

Heavily loaded by work.

Agnes & I had lunch at la fourcette at PP. She was inquisitive as to my dating with anyone recently. Very flattering for a grandma. Both of us agreed that it would be wonderful to be in love. Not everybody is lucky enough to be in love some time in life. She thinks even if there is pain mingled, it is worthwhile. Well, wait until she tastes the bitterness.

Dinner at Van's place. Anis is so cute & cheerful.

In any event, we are but driven by fate.

heavy rain in the evening

Min has been downloading songs for me. I know I will be missing her desperately after her return to UK in the midnight of Sunday.

The Sims came over to have dinner at Van's place. Joe will go to Malaysia tomorrow morning, then Singapore. It must be fun.

Susan Boyle

Meeting at Queensway in the morning and lunch/meeting in Fanling in the afternoon.

Chu will be retiring in mid June.

Min likes the Hokkaido magdaleines. Andrew likes the ham with herbs.

Andrew bought a finger ring for Van.

Anis is always smiling.

Susan Boyle has become a hot icon. At first sight, I thought she was a man. 47 years old from Blackburn, Scotland, unmarried and unemployed. What a golden voice she has, and all the mystic elements. "I Dreamed A Dream" from Les Miserables.

Su Chong's younger son would gett married in May. A party for celebration on 17 May at Yau Yat Tsuen Club.

ox-tail with rice

I met 2 men in the lift after lunch in Central. I knew them 34 years ago. I wonder whether they still recognized me.

Dinner at Van's place. 5 days later, Min will return to UK. She took some photos with Anis and stored in her cell phone.

I will take afternoon off tomorrow and brought her to see Dr Tong.

I am tired. It has been a long day.

elements

Spent day time with the Sims at Elements. Did some shopping with Min. Zara and H & S. We had a drink.

From 6-7, I had some brisk walks at the playground. A shower after sweating is so enjoyable. Missed the electricity generated in an afternoon.

Dinner at Van's place. Min will return to UK next Sunday night. She has grown up a lot and talks very sensibly. I am glad that we have very close relationship. Affectionate.

sun & breezes

Free - yes & no.

Yes, part of nature.

No - lots of money from taxpayers, expertise to build, site to be nearby and efforts to maintain so that we can have the big playground for enjoyment of sun & breezes. Fresh air, trees & flowers. Blue sky, white clouds and the open space amongst blocks.

I have oatmeal + banana for breakfast. A big coffee.

Jogging - it is fun.

Who should drink if one is not capable of drinking?

Babysitting the whole afternoon and bought a new set of cordless phones for use in the rooms. I also bought snacks from supermarket.

Dinner at Kowloon Station. Yu Joy Restaurant. A, Van, Min, Irene, Joycelyn & Baby.

See if it is fine weather tomorrow morning for outdoor exercise. Jogging is good for loners.

Richard Branson

He is always seen as playing, flying balloons, living on a converted barge, flying to the States. Or staying at the beach with several Californian girls in bikinis. You never see him sitting at a desk, answering phones, doing paperwork. But at some time during his working day that is exactly what he must do. We just don't get to see it. Thus we think of him as the business playboy, the happy-go-lucky entrepreneur, the devilish entertainer. It's a neat image and one that he seems very happy to go along with - and why not?

This is the sort of image the intrepid Rules Player wants to cultivate - suave, easy, relaxed, languid, in control and very chilled. You never run, never panic, never even seem to hurry. Yes, you may stay up until the early hours of every morning but you will never admit this. ................. To the outside observer you are coasting, taking it easy, taking it all in your stride.

Enviable? Applicable in our daily life?

not that hectic today

Getting used to be busy.

Lunch with T & D Unit.

Min tel & asked me to buy caesar salad. No problem.

Dinner at Van's place. Andrew is in Shanghai. Anis had a check-up and was found in very good conditions. Glad.

Min showed me the Youtube video about Teresa Chang. Cannot imagine how one could be so shameless.

We will celebrate Agnes' birthday tomorrow evening. Time flies.

Shinjuku Incident by Jackie Chan

Friday - worked in the morning.

QEH in the afternoon with Min. Dr Lui found her conditions very satisfactory. The titanium fixed can stay there for life trouble-free. Hope so. Will go back on 7 Agusut at 2 pm.

Dimsum at Yat Tung Heen. Mother & child heart-to-heart chats. I am thankful to have such an affection and understanding between us. Most precious. Most rewarding. I love Min. Lots of fun hearing about her tour in New York. Tom Lloyd & Ben are real handsome. US girls chased after them up to their rooms in the hotel. They said, "Go away. Annoying!" Ben went to McDonald's to hide himself. Hilarious story! Cool. To say no is cool. But that made the girls madder.

We then saw the film of sensations in AMC, PP. Illegal immigrants in Japan from China. All blood and tears. Not even a night of peaceful sleep. Each character had its own individuality. They lived in brutality & vices.

Dinner at Van's place. Anis slept already. I had my favourite Haagen Daz strawberry flavour though Van offered Cappuccino & choco.

A wonderful night of Friday - sound sleep - when I slept. The gift pillow worked magic or what.

Saturday - breakfast with 2 boiled eggs, a bowl of oatmeal and a coffee.

Will take some brisk walks alone in Sai Tso Wan Playground. Looking forward to sweating. Life is not bad, after all.

Dinner with Mom at Lei Garden, APM. When I came home, Min asked me to watch Friends with her. Recommended. Some topics to be shared with guys living on foreign land.

Thinking of what is a home! How to turn a flat into a home?

Ole Spanish Restaurant - Ice House Street

Mother & girls had lunch together. Enjoyable moments. We had soups, Spanish seafood rice & pears in red wine.

Busy busy busy day.

Dinner at Van's home. Baby Anis is cute.

Dolly was locked up on the roof top.

Angel cake was delicious. Sponge cake covered with fresh cream.

mashed potatoes with truffles

Irene made mashed potatoes with milk & butter and black truffles for our dinner. I added some black pepper, too.

Perhaps, the weather was cold and I had indigestion problems. Vomitted in the night time afte stomach aches for several hours.

Will fast today.

Can love cross the oceans?