Andrea Bocelli

Will go to his concert on Tuesday May 4 in HKCEC. Looking forward to listening his magnetic voice.

I visited Anise during lunch time. Cute.

olc group

Dinner.

Anne's husband got thymic cancer. Operation + radiation/chemotherapy. Undergoing recovery.

Alice's secretary died of lung cancer. A woman of 42 with regular life. Stop talking about the golden formula of health, Guys.

Who hasn't got a case or two nearby? Within the 6 degrees of separation.

Holy water from Lourdes.

Anise

The Prayer

Celine Dion & Andrea Bocelli.

Our Lady of Lourdes

Our Lady, pray for us!

marsh road, wanchai

I seldom went there.

Recently, I have become very forgetful. Perhaps too much stress. Lost a bag of biscuits, fruit gums and muffins from Marks & Spencer today in Times Square. Poor!

2 safe arrivals. J will go to Vietnam tomorrow.

miss u little sweetie

Take care! You are forever the little darling in Mom's heart.

happiness

Happiness is but a state of mind.

I am much gratified.

No relationship can be sustained without sufficient trust and respect.

cafe landmark

A break from work.

pandora's box

In Greek mythology, Pandora's box is the large jar carried by Pandora that, when opened by her, unleashed many terrible things on mankind - ills, toils and sickness - and hope. Contrary to popular belief, in the original story, Pandora's box was not actually a box at all, but rather a jar.

feeling so good

Work ran smoothly, generally speaking.

Lunch with old friends, literally old.

I bought a 1-pound mango cream cake from Cova, PP.

I bought a cross pendant with a necklace to replace the lost one. The saleslady adivsed me to take it off during baths and sleep. I will not listen to her. I love wearing it day and night.

I feel very happy.

Avatar

James Cameron. Great production.

More on the storyline of the whites invading the virgin land of the Red Indians. Eventually, the Na Vi Princess killed the white commander who was in charge of high technologies & powerful weapons with 2 arrows.

Peace & environmental protection. Loves across races and cultures.

No survival without strength - body and mind.

iceland volcanic eruption

What will happen? J stuck in Helsinki, Finland. Young people going back to study.

tsinghua pals

We had reunion dinner. Very cheerful. Deneb footed the bill in celebration of her promotion.

S has had a miscarraige. Her elder sister has lung cancer and the family is facing financial difficulties. B has lung cancer as well. Poor non-smokers!

Those who are healthy with food & lodging should treasure how blessed they are and think on the more positive side of everything. Who can own the whole world? Find your place and simply enjoy the unspecified span.

Last night, when I drew a sketch of a cat on a notepad and showed to Anis, she said "Miao" and laughed.

when i am 64

Will I live up to 64 or more? What then? But definitely not now I look like 64?

latte

I like latte - coffee with milk. Delicious. I like strawberry ice-cream, green tea ice-cream and vanilla ice-cream.

I like orange juice, honey lemon water and camomile tea & peppermint tea.

No earthquake. No plane crash. No snowstorm. No war. Sweet dreams.

No painful joints. No headache. No illness.

Any sunny day! Any rainy day!

Dealing with setbacks

Tolerate failure. Believe you will succeed the next time.

Don't take it personally. Keep on keeping on.

Learn the lessons. Look for success within failure.

Kick away blind panic. Filter gossips.

sick leave

Getting aged. The body is having this or that pains/illnesses.

* Really good parents expect their children to be noisy, messy, bouncy, squabbly, yelling and covered in mud.

Date Night

A bored and ordinary couple from New Jersey to have a dinner in Manhattan, New York City. Lots of fun.

cotton path

I like poetic street names. Breezy Path is another nice one.

my signature

Who could recognize me by text or by voice or by style or by ideas?

b calls any moving vehicles cars including pram - perambulators. But she calls taxi taxi. Any beige tone or champagne tone cars daddy's car. She knows my English name.

humid weather

Cant remember what the weather should be, say 20 years ago.

Recently, it is so unusual. Irregularly cold and warm. Wet all the time.

Does weather affect our health? Like pollution? Affect our mood?

Anis is growing up. She is curious about everything. she finds joy in learning.

God, please re-grant us the childlike characters so that we can be so happy by touching small white daisies and chasing pigeons in the park ............. discovering a cat at the corner of the car-park and watching the fountains ..............................

Oh, Mom has put half a bottle of honey into the double-boiled chuenpei. She even left the half bottle for me to add into it if I felt it was not sweet enough.

where?

Jackie Chan movie - Spy Next Door. APM. Dinner & Book Store.

Seaside Walk. KT dinner.

Riva. Sogo. Hong Kong Park - L16. Kennedy Road.

Seaside Walk. Cotton Path.

All play & no work to re-charge.

rituals

Not only of the mass, morning prayer or Bible reading.

It can be bringing your child to piano lessons, painting lessons, ballet lessons every Saturday, every Sunday.

It can be visiting your parents and bringing them to dimsum or dining with them at home.

It can be having morning walks with your beloved and doing some stretching. Breakfast Chinese or western style.

It can be writing a short note of love to each other or an exchange of regards.

It can be a missing beat when you wake up and you keep your fingers crossed for someone's well being for the day.

It is Children's Day - Mandy's birthday.

death

If we die eventually, if we die at unscheduled time, why bother? Why bother whether we score A in exams? Why bother whether we are promoted to the top of the rung? Why bother whether the people next door like us or not? Why bother to go through the pains and sufferings resulting from illnesses?

Morrie, how could you die such a serene way?

deaths

Within 2 weeks, E's brother-in-law, Tina Leung & TTT died. Different illnesses. Aged between 61-69.

Reading "tuesdays with Morrie" by Mitch Albom. An old man, a young man, and life's greatest lesson.

When we come to life or death, nothing really matters very much. 'Be not afriad!" Who has the courage and the wisdom?

Love is not enough

We have to give them discipline, self-discipline, values, the ability to form good relationships, a healthy lifestyle, a range of interests, a decent education, a broad mind, the ability to think for themselves, an understanding of the value of money, the skills to be assertive, the ability to learn and find their way in the real world.

We must refrain from the awful temptation of saying, "I told you so." when it all goes wrong.

Why is it there so much evil in the world?

We cannot forget that in every century, at the hour of truth, even Christians have asked themselves a tormenting question: How to continue to trust in a God who is supposed to be a merciful Father, in a God who -as the New Testament reveals - is meant to be Love itself, when suffering, injustice, sickness, and death seem to dominate the larger history of the world as well as our smaller daily lives?

She was dressed in pink standing in the playpen waiting for us. When I rang the door bell, I heard her laughters. So keen to see each other! I held her in my arms. The world has become very sweet and warm. She can say "car, daddy & mamma." Joe had bought her a toy taxi but she seems to be more interested in the real ones, moving on the road.

Another baby girl is also adorable, I was told. The Grandpa is totally softened by her chats and dances.

Wednesday - a delicious and expensive lunch from D. Exactly 1 year after the launch. Min is fond of the pink cute cuddle blanket.

Thursday (All Fools' Day) - a medical report that is relieving and the doctor very re-assuring. A relaxing afternoon tea at home. Then I bought myself a present for myself to celebrate. A dinner for reunion of the 2 sisters.

We will have another gathering this evening at Jordan.

I know I am lucky.