stag hill and stag party

I went to see the movie "Hangover" with Min. That is exactly a story of a stag party. Life could be as messy and absurd as the story goes.

We have slips, errors and blindness at times. We have stupidity and fun at great expense. Min enjoyed the movie tremendously. She likes all kinds of mishaps. She thinks it is real. Simply a matter of facing them. She is philosophical.

manor park

Wish you all the happiness and success!

Leith Hill Tower & Guildford Museum

Coat of Arms

Angels without wings

It is a blessing in any event to have someone to talk to, someone to share our problems and worries. Our laughters and our interestintg chats make our lives cheerful.

Good friends are angels without wings. They cushion us from hurts. They support us when we are down. They appreciate us for our strengths and understand us for our limitations.

You are one!

U of Surrey, Guildford

the Sabbath Day

A day to let my body & soul to have a good rest.

I accompanied Min to TST East for the English language test. Then breakfast at Starbucks by myself. Had a hair cut, colouring and oil treatment with Marga. Lunch with Paus.

Beauty process - more for relaxation. ParknShop. Dinner at Van's.

Min has settled to take the offer. Winki got admitted into Nottingham.

Now for visa & hotel.

My body needs re-fuelling. My soul needs re-assuring.

Pingpong tomorrow followed by a game meeting at Kingsui's place. I will bring her Chinese mushrooms.

strawberry daiquiri, buffalo wings/jacket potatoes

Tuesday - Lunch at HK Park and Dinner with a pleasant group.

Anis was sick, brought to see doctor for cold, cough & running nose.

Wednesday - usual gang at Wanchai. Hot, hot summer days.

Inherit the Wind

Spencer Tracy & Fredric March & Gene Kelly.

Evolution v. Fundamentalist (Creation). How far should a man be permitted to speak out what he thinks? Are there good laws and bad laws? Do we give up blood relatives for our love? Do we give up our religion for our love? Must see again to digest such a heavy subject.

I had lunch with Grace. Nice food. Enjoyable company.

No work on Monday is like sneaking to a playground while the whole world is busy. So comfy.

7 pink and 1 red solitaire

To start a week fresh, sweet & gratifying with a breakfast with roses. Followed by pingpong and lunch with sis. Shopped around in TST. Min is coming home with Winki.

Hot & sticky. 2 showers a day.

Pa is in hospital. Respiratory problems as usual. Jason is home. He is left-handed and this time the right arm has been injured and is in plaster.

dubai international airport

Min will come home tomorrow afternoon. I miss her!

Al Fahidi Fort

It was built in 1799, the oldest existing building in Dubai, now part of Dubai Museum.

Min visited the Aqarium and had bought pistachios as presents upon return. She is obviously enjoying greatly. Lucky girl!

Dubai Knowledge Village

It was built to allow Universities to open branches & campuses in Dubai. Dubai has a diverse & multicultural society. the medium of instruction in public schools is Arabic with emphasis on English as a second langauge, while most of the private schools use English as their medium of instruction. Approximately 10% of the population has university or postgraduate degrees.

PS Jason broke his arm yesterday while cycling. He udnerwent an operation on the fractured elbow early this morning. Poor boy and poor grandparents!

Sunset Dubai

Wind Towers in Dubai

Let the ball drop

Sit back and relax and enjoy a cup of tea and listen to some beautiful music. Do some reading. Forget about everyone and everything. This is a form of prayer and a time for us to be with God alone.

Reserve some energy, some sentiments and some praises for ourselves.

Learn to ignore. Learn to discard. Learn to laugh. Laugh unpleasant feelings away. Laugh off ill remarks from malicious people.

Love those who love you. Stay away from those who are nasty to you. Be indifferent to those who are indifferent to you. Share happiness with those who bring you happiness. Comfort those who support you when you are down. After all, we only live once. Treasue every moment!

rainy days

Wenbang is going to Nottingham in mid September. Lorraine will accompany him.

I will go with Min, too. See if we can meet.

Anis is cute. We all feel blessed with a lovely baby.

hot weather

It is a pleasure to walk and sweat by myself. I know it is a blessing. Just imagine some cannot walk due to various reasons. Some do not have a lovely playground nearby. So count the blessing.

It has been terribly hot.

To a friend: arrange for games and chats with us. You will feel better. Be more outspoken and forget about good marks and good comments from others. Too much pressure to be perfect. Be naughty sometimes and be care-free sometimes. We do not live for others. It is more so as we have completed quite a substantial part of our path.

saturday morning walk

So pleasant. Walked alone. Sweating all over. Had dumplings for lunch. Chatted a lot with Min.

Shopped at Kai Tin wet market and ParknShop. Coffee at Mcdonald's. All the Coca-Cola glasses are sold out. Very popular.

Dinner at Van's place. Anis is very very cute. She fell asleep when the teacher taught them English in the baby class but was cheerful at tea time. She can drink with her own cup. She wore the school uniform.

No pingpong tomorrow. I will probably go to walk at Sai Tso Wan playground again. Refreshing and rejuvenating exercise.

west kowloon

Thursday: visit to west kowloon. Somebody found me interesting wearing high heels for site-visit. Dinner with K & Ella.

Friday: a sunny morning. I had a walk by myself enjoying the luxury of doing nothing. Simply breathe & stretch. It is absolutely a relaxation time wiping away all my griefs & worries in life.

Will be joining a farewell dinner for Agnes.

Min & I saw the movie "Overheard". 3 cool men. Lau is stylish and an excellent actor. Ng is handsome. Koo plays his role well. See if any one will win the academy.

It was a happy dinner. All laughters.

tropical cyclones

We had a farewell lunch for CK. A very good work partner for over 5 years.

AV & I have different feelings towards gale warnings. They want an extra rest day. I want everything go normal to save the troubles in resumptions.

Pacific Coffee & Starbucks relieve many tired souls from hard toil and provide sweet time & relaxation for friends & lovers.

Anis has been cool to me last night. How could a baby be cool?

meeting am & visit pm

Busy Monday. Is there a day that is not busy?

Chats on movies. Min bought a book on Monet as a birthday present. She is a thoughtful girl. She will be going to Dubai with Wingki.

I have been listening to HeiYazi. Angelic.

in the heat of summer

Pingpong in the morning in QE Stadium. I walked to Causeway Bay by myself. Min joined me for lunch. Korean BBQ. We bought several books from Page One.

Tea at Gold Finch Restaurant. We will dine at Porpor's place. She will cook congee with crabs for me.

Global warming. Min asked whether the world would come to an end as the result of rising temperature. I do not know the answer.

I viewed a movie on the notebook for the first time. "Witness for the Prosecution" by Tyrone Power & Marlene Dietrich. Directed by Billy Wilder and based on Agatha Christie's hit London play. It is not unputdownable. It is "must chase to the end".

Hi-tech makes life more interesting.

Happy Birthday

Good Health! Good Luck & God Bless You!

Happiness, peace of mind, pleasurable company & interesting activities in daily life.