physio

Neck & shoulder warmer. Stretching arms against the wall. Holding dumb-bells or cans for swing. Taiji. Stretching arms and legs with a strong elastic string. Massages for calves and knees.

Take care of oneself.

Mother's Day

Coincidentally, it is his 59th birthday, if he is still alive. Is he? Where is he and how is he?

I think the mother's role is a great one.

Breakfast, pingpong, lunch at Wylie Path and dinner at KT.

Will go to Shenzhen and Harerbin.

hair trimmed

Shopped in Park n Shop and Jusco. So relaxing. Kind of therapy.

Dinner at Joe's home. Edward, Shirley & Elaine from so far. They all like the stewed Chinese mushrooms. I like the clams with sake.

Enjoyable weekend. The Italia rose wine.

spaghetti carbonara

Pre Mother's Day Dinner - cooked by Van - spaghetti carbonara, rocket salad, cherry tomatoes, blue cheese, red dates drink and soup of the week.

Anise is beautiful.

shirin

It is a sweet name. She treated me with dinner. We had a good evening.

friends are friends

Usual gang. Nice.

Dinner at V's place. Anise is naughty sometimes. She will frown and hit people to attract attention and express her dissatisfaction. For instance, we keep her in the room while we have dinner. Afterwards, when she comes out of the room, she will yell and frown.

Little Girl, wish you all the best in your project. :)

andrea bocelli

A wonderful evening!

Santa Lucia Mamma I can't help falling in love with you The Prayer

No complaint except that I dunno any Italian.

Lunch was my baby-sitting time. HK Park.

2 cans of campbell's soup & 1 elastic string

I will be doing exercises any time at home or in the office. So handy. No dumb bells requried. Make it a light-hearted and daily stuff. The mind has to look after the body. Will power and good habits.

Money & knowledge & actions resolve problems.

cotton path

The fish was yummy.

elements

Lunch. Window shopping and visiting Joyce.

Home alone for the evening. Must learn to enjoy solitude. To get used to it, at least.

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.

Be not afriad!

With the humility and generosity of spirit for which he is known, Pope John Paul II speaks directly and forthrightly to all people.

His message: "Be not afriad!"

Pope, how I wish you would pass me your power and wisdom! I need them for my daily life. I feel weak and silly. I pray for your help.

when in Rome

We had dinner at Lippo.

We saw the movie "When In Rome". Then, we had dinner at Ichikawa, Festival Walk.

Dunn get trapped by small things. I am capable of kicking away nuisances and adapting to absurd situations.

Smile and work with a cheerful spirit. All irritations are small things. All enjoyments are remarkable. Sweet dreams!

enough enough enough

He said, "Enough enough enough, we have more than enough. No need for any present."

Yet we bought him a good quality plastic water bottle and a towel. Both are marine blue.

Sweet dreams! Shamrock!

morning walk along the seaside

I am sleepy. Very sleepy.

I bought a bag of Japanese organic sweet potatoes for Pa. But he dislikes such. I am upset. I got it back.

Sleepy Sunday.

Dinner at KT. Marga bought a finger-ring from China. Onyx set in silver. I gave a thermo mug for Fely with red top and another one to Pau with blue top. Nice mugs. Good for hot drinks in winter.

Will try mashed sardines with skin and bones removed, mixed with minced shallots and beat an egg on top. Pour in the olive oil from the tin. I will microwave it for breakfast with white sliced bread and coffee.

Shutter Island

The best-selling novel by Dennis Lehane adopted by Director Martin Scorsese.

Leonardo DiCaprio acted so well.

Very heavy stuff - I was horrified by many scenes. I pray that I shall have sweet dreams.

Dinner at Kennedy Road.

treat every day as if it was your last

One day you will be right.

We never know when is the day. So treasure today.

I gave up taiji for baby-sitting. Will she do anything similar when I become old? To impose responsibility on her is unfair. I better spend time thinking about my weekend entertainments.

I like my Aquascutum trench coat & scarf.

Good news: Wenjun got admitted into LSE.

work is rewarding

Disregard my grumbles. I enjoying working. Work is challenging. Work is bringing along knowledge. Work keeps us associated with people. Work enriches our experiences. Work is rewarding. Spiritual and monetary. Work maintains my dignity.

Love it!

The main cause of my feeling so good is Min 's home.

Nury Vittachi says

God must love stupid people. He made loads of us. No matter how hard we work, how busy we are, we always get works undone, mistaken, delayed. We are blamed and criticized and beaten up. Who can work smart? Hands tied. So slow and clumsy and crazy.

A mad mad world of loads of stupid people.

peaceful day & night

Prayers bring along peace. For all those whom I love!

i know i would cry

But I did not expect to cry that much.

Echoes of the Rainbow

Memories of childhood. I am impressed by the 2 brothers.

The Park Lane and Wing Lok Street.

Hideo Wakamatsu

A gold-coloured calf-skin handbag. Large size. For lady executives.

A finger-ring of tourmaline - 5 stones. A pair of smoky quartz ear-rings and a pair of purple blue ear-rings. Oxette - a good brand from Egypt at iSquare where Hyatt Regency Hotel was.

Woodhouse in Chung Hing Building, TST. Lan Fong Yuen since 1952.

Min in Nottingham.

Dinner at KT. We bought a cake for Porpor and we sang a birthday song for her.

A's grandma celebrates her birthday today. How close!

translate love into actions

Score higher marks in the next semester;
Eat healthy food;
Drink more warm water;
Remain cheerful;
Wear retainers at night;
Skype and email Mom reguarly;
Pick positive people as friends;
Take care of your properties and take care of your body and soul. (A heart could not be broken too often. We need time to repair it. And the scars will never disappear.)

Cook me some yummy food;
Buy me a coin purse or a scarf; a book or a comb;
Be punctual when we go for movies or tea;
Make Mom laugh, best with tears!

The list is not yet exhausted.....

citygate outlets

A big big shopping spot. All except the most most luxurious brands. Enjoying like a tourist. I find that the sales teams there are not as sophisticated and courteous and smart as those in Central, Causeway Bay & Pacific Place & Tsimshatsui. There is a big difference.

Gungung & Porpor were very happy.

Anis tried the swing and she was so fond of the boy's bicycle. I long to buy her one. As soon as she can ride.

Happy Birthday to Por & Van

Double Happiness!

exceptionally high EQ

If he ever gets jailed, he would come out like Jeffrey Archer, write and earns credits by his experience in the prison.

Did he ever collapse, worry or regret? Or as he said, he just faces some changes in life as everybody else everyday everywhere.

Cant believe it. So calm and well organized a press conference including clothes and tone.

Anyway, today is a happy day for me. I like all the people I have met today. Yu told me about the roast pork lunch in TW. Terrific. I am pleased.

God grant me sweet dreams!

it's Friday again

Racing with work schedules. Kept busy all the time.

Will have a long weekend with family members.

great joy of the day

Awesome!

I am able to get a young reader to my blog and he permits me to read his.

Then we chatted on Skype as a conference with Sum, too.

Not every Mom has the wonderful chance to join their children's groups. I do.

Love you all, young friends. The world is yours. Many thanks for permitting me to be amidst you from time to time.

The feeling is respect and fun and warmth. So nice to start the day with ........

:)

Andrew feels so great about Anis b. When I told him that she insisted me to repeat singing "I am a Big Apple", he said, "you indeed have face." LOL How lucky Anis b is!

agree to disagree

To live with ........ when we have no choice.

Old Age

Retired people who considered themselves to be as energetic, happy, hopefull and useful as they were when they were younger lived more than 7 years longer than those who reported more negative perceptions of aging.

Physical exercises and mental stimulation help a great deal. Self-acceptance & self-esteem.

Recruit positive people to support you in your effort to stay on the sunny side of the street.

If you feel unhappy, remind yoruself of the things in your life that you have to be grateful for.

necklace w a cross pendant

A gift of great sentimental value. 20 years?

he falls from height

What goes up must come down? Many seem to be pleased with this piece of scandal. Some are keen enough to deny knowing him or being familiar with him. With his intelligence, did he not expect such? He is talented and has contributed a lot. However, a misconduct is a misconduct, if proven.

Whoever gains fame & riches will invite jealousy? Human nature is wicked sometimes and people are delighted with others' misfortunes though they may not benefit from it.

Power corrupts? He has really been mean, harsh, greedy and taken unfair advantages?

The basket of orchids we presented yesterday was really pretty. I like roses, forget-me-not and orchids.

Is it an exciting game or an exhausting game? Is it healing or killing? Who determines what and whom? When and why and why not?

Bangkok Bangkok, if there are no natural disasters, you get destroyed by men just well?

ageing gracefully

- low fat/high fibre
- the Mediterranean diet - olive oil & balsamic vinegar + olives + fruits/veg, onions
- sardines
- apricots & figs
- blueberries & bilberries
- red wine
- water
- sleep

- forgive & forget
- stay away from the negative, if not possible, ignore
- declare the end of youth and welcome the harvest of maturity

- love yourself, respect yourself, feel good about yourself
- fresh air, blye sky, white clouds, seaside, lawn, moonlight & meditation
- laughters & tears - go natural

getting warmer today

Fu has got promotion and will treat us a delicious dinner to celebrate.

Event to start at noon.

Fortunately, I have friends who are always positive and encouraging and kind.

Baby cries whenever I leave. Poor me!

taiji & yoga

What is the difference?

Which is more enjoyable?

Which is more beneficial to our bodies?

Kathryn Bigelow

An American film director. Aged 58. Married to James Cameron from 1989 to 1991.

This year, she won an award for the Best Director for "The Hurt Locker" which won an award for the Best Picture. James Cameron was her competitor by "Avatar". He sat in the row at her back and joined in the standing ovation.

Hollywood is a glamorous place and the Oscars mark the successes!

Sandra Bullock

The Worst Actress from Razzie and The Best Actress Academy Award. She received them within one week, equally gracefully.

We get praises and criticisms interchangeably. Normal. Her case is a magnified version. Amusing!

a natural rhythm of change

Letting unsatisfactory situations persist unnecessarily is a source of unhappiness.

How to pull ourselves out of a predicament?

How to feel good and sleep well?

The Oscars

Must see:

The Hurt Locker
It's complicated
Alice in Wonderland
The Blind Side
Crazy Heart

May see:
Avatar

cross-over

Traditional Cantonese opera and contemporary Cantonese drama.

Love is the theme.

Weather is turning cold again. Drizzling.

lots of fun

Dine & wine. Morning walk. Pingpong. Mahjong. Coffee and fruits. Carefree chats & laughters.

No complaints.

lunch time baby-sitting

Happy hour!

fixed

3 cards re-issued and activated.

The main door. The cupboard door. The notebook.

Another card to be re-issued.

Everything needs maintenance. Our bodies need most. Broken hearts, too, could be repaired if you are lucky enough.

Medicine cures. How determined you are?

humid

So humid.

Chile has a gret disaster! Grade 8.8 Earthquake and tsunami!

the green mile

Tom Hanks, like Meryl Streep, is just awesome.

I went to see the Cantonese opera - 4 love stories - with Mama and YeePor.

The Lanesborough - a St Regis Hotel

Difficulties are challenges. Endurance is strength. The more demanding the job is, the more worthy to pursue.

She told me so this morning.

Wish her all the best for a meaningful sail! A rewarding career!

too occupied

Busy schedules.

Wanchai lunch. Dinner home. Sleepy!

work work work

Busy for the whole day!

i am contented! absolutely.

Chatted with little girl in the morning.

Chicken congee for lunch.

Afternoon with Anis.

Dinner with AVA & Porpor at QRE .

Greetings from ...........

red roses

56 to 57.

life health love family security friends fun peace

books/ movies/ mahjong/ pingpong/ emails/ skype/ shopping/ tea/ dining/ travel/ chats/ walking in the garden

They are good friends!

Friendship is invaluable. They are fun and support!

Times flies definitely!

Count down! 3 more years to go.

Aquascutum

The understated British elegance with the waterproof fabric.

A reversable trench coat fawn/navy check on one side and navy on the other with collar and cuffs folded showing the other colour.

A scarf with the club check in black, white, red, & brown.

Timeless items.

8 degrees Celsius. Freezing cold!

global freezing!

It is so cold. No central heat. Freezing!

fai & bongbong for vacation

Both have come back from LA. A family known to me for over 30 years. Always dinner & mahjong.

Valentine's Day

A romantic comedy. Romances can turn sour, chaotic, problematic and tragic. But Los Angelenos keep on kissing and falling in love and hugging. They survive well whatsoever. The clue is perhaps the words "always" and "forever" shall mean "as long as it lasts".

roses for shamrock by shamrock

for little girl mic

cold & rainy

Happy reunion dinner at KT. I like Anis's red Chinese silk & cotton padded coat.

Festivals mark our days with lots of meaning.

Happy Valentine & Kung Hei Fat choy!

Some may choose where and with whom to spend the vacation, I simply choose between "Happy" and "Unhappy". For obvious reasons, I choose "Happy". Life is great worth itself irrespective how many wishes are granted by the Supreme. I cannot ask much from others nor Him. I can decide how much to expect from people.

No pneumonia, no fever, no waiting in the casualty in a hospital on the first day of the lunar year, life is good enough!

Cheers!

lunar new year puddings

Time for red packets and New Year puddings.

Will go to a movie in the morning - budget tickets.

True Legend - wushu, intensive love and hatred, patriotism - 3D technology.

Martial Arts and David Carradine.

Reunion Dinners

Valuable time - Thursday in Kwun Tong, Friday at Causeway Bay.

Thankful!

3 cards stolen but no losses incurred. So lucky! Please learn the lesson and be more careful.

sweet dreams!

Sweet dreams are the greatest comforts urban folks could have.

tell me your dreams by sidney sheldon

See if I can find it unputdownable. He used to be a wonderful storyteller. His works helped me to go through some very difficult time. An escape from the bitterness of reality.

music lesson in the morning

Will take the morning off to bring Anis for music lesson. Must be more enjoyable than meetings.

the garden downstairs

I like the garden downstairs.

So sleepy.

u jump, i jump

If u are happy, I am happy. If u are upset, I am more upset. Lovers, mother and child ........

So cold and wet. I must keep myself warm. The nightmare of penumonia is still prevailing.

Having been clearing up books, magazines and notes. We need to throw away clothings and books if we often buy new items. Shopping and purchasing seem to be pleasure. It could be a therapy for fun and satisfaction. Yet, the risk is you will empty your pocket and fill up the rooms with stuff. Not many books will be re-read and re-read. Some clothes may even be forgotten unless you have a big enough wardrobe displaying each single piece and make it easy for retrieval.

Lunar New Year is coming. Any resolutions and which would be realized?

marina

Long time no see. She kept on talking for 5 hours or more. That is why she has got a hoarse voice. We chatted as if we never departed from each other.

How much do we know the difference of how we see ourselves and how others see us?

The flat after renovation is great. A comfortable home. The food was delicious. I wish I could be a good cook a few years later like my friends.

tired

So tired. How could I be energized?

mother & child

The mother role is the role I like most, though the responsibilities are sometimes dreadful.

:)

Weather remains cold.

hello beautiful world

Rich and poor. Healthy and sick. Old and young.

Enjoy this moment. Enjoy today. Enjoy your presence in this imperfect world. Enjoy the company of your imperfect lovers, family members and friends. Being imperfect ourselves, life is a passage of time for us to go through with endurance and to seek happiness with broken hearts.

baby guard dog akita

hachi