Some excuses for not blogging in recent years

My literacy standard has worsen dramatically in recent years and I have almost forgotten how to write! Everytime I read my blog entries written almost 8 years ago, I wondered since when I stopped leaving time for reflection in this space. This space I used to share about my life, my thoughts, my ups and downs.
Indeed, thoughts come and go, and I like to just think and bury them deep in the bottom of my heart. But only to share with my closest ones (family and closest friends). Perhaps, I was too busy, too preoccupied with many other things in life, which, looking back, only some were significant and most were not. Insignificant ones took most of my time since 2005. Somehow, what supposed to be insignificant  did mean something to me. It was by going through such, then I have something to compare with so then I know what are significant.

(Significant ones - meeting my husband, getting married, fixing new home, getting ready for BB's arrival, motherhood, my new job) (Insignificant ones - boring previous job, getting in and out of pointless relationships)

In recent years, I have become unpredictable, I dislike following the norm, to do what people would expect me to do, this unpredictability manifests in many ways, how I deal with my career/ friends/ men... One of my ex-boss said to me ,"真係估你唔到。" (He was referring my speedy marriage and pregnancy) I thought to myself, "咁易俾你估到就唔係Amanda喇！"

Being unpredictable means now I don't like disclosing too much of myself in this public space. I like giving room for some guessing.

多謝老公！

終於加入iPad 行列，開始中蘋果毒lu！可以同老公FaceTime 同埋隨時隨地share Aki的最新動態，寫blog都容易好多！因為有個blogger app 同埋可以手寫中文!

BB 戰車 - Peg Perego P3 Compact

After a long time of thorough research, finally gathered my family together to shop for the STROLLER!!!!

We settled for Peg Perego's P3 Compact. 

Imagining BB in this already.... :D

Sweet Dad~

Last night our family dined at Serenade restaurant in TST, and mum suspected she dropped her pearl necklace there after we got home.

This morning, dad got up at 6 something in the morning, walked to the restaurant, searched around the table and found the necklace....but....without the pearl.

Dad asked the staff there and the staff said that the pearl must have been vacuum-ed away. Dad demanded them to open the vacuum cleaner immediately and searched the pile of dust in the dust bag....even though he couldn't found it at the end....

I never thought dad would do something like this....RESEPCT!!!!!

This is sooooooooooooooooo sweet of him!!!! Mum was so touched!!!

What brings some warmth to an already weary heart

In the midst of preparing for the beer drinking competition which was about to start in 10 minutes' time, a girl in my team handed me a small card with a bible verse, and written some of her thoughts about me on the back...

Amazed, speechless... I almost forgotten when was the last time I received something like this...some 10 years ago? When I was still in high school perhaps?

The warmth came forth kind of re-ignited my long hibernated soul.

Thank you, Maggie.

These are a few of my favourite things

It's ME @ a glance...

Food

炒菜心, 炒豆苗

亞媽靚湯

Sashimi - Salmon, Tuna, 牡丹蝦, Scallop

Oysters - Gilladeau, Hammer Inet, more to be tried...

(Oyster Station, I will be a more frequent go-er of this place)

Wagyu Beef

Mummy's homebaked spring chicken

Foie Gras

Parma Ham

澳洲牛奶公司炒蛋多

Scones + Strawberry Jam + English Afternoon Tea/ Earl Grey (Perfect Combination)

Chocolate Cake (from Awfully Chocolate)

Creme Brulee (from Paul Lafayet)

Frozen Yogurt (New Item from Oct 2010)

Napolean Cake (from Mimosa)

Parisian Macaroons

Dan Ryan's Ceasar Salad

Drinks

Cappuccino (Illy Espressamente) - Truly the best, a sip can takes you to heaven, it even puts Cova to shame. Needless to say, now I don't drink Pacific Coffee, Starbucks, Agnes b, Caffe Habitu... Yes, it is that good. The foam on it is what I call FOAM!!! Not bubbles, come on!

熱駌鴦 - 珊瑚堡 one is surprisingly good!

Milk Tea (from TaiHing)

Tomato Juice

Carrot Juice

Red Wine - Shiraz, Merlot

Cocktails - Bellini, Cosmopolitan, Grasshopper, Baileys, Irish Coffee

Fruits

Top Favourites - Durian (Just want it cool and smooth to melt in my mouth)!!! Cherries, Strawberries, Black Grapes, Blueberries, Avocado

Like and Enjoy - Water Melon, Orange, Apple :)

To Do/ Getaways

Cycling

Swimming + Sunbathing in clubhouse

Gym + Sauna in clubhouse

Getaway @ Shatin Hyatt Regency - Affordable Luxury

Hanging out in TST/ Elements

Movies - Cinema - The Grand (best for 3Ds), IFC (posh posh, hard to book), AMC FW, Golden Harvest WG

Brunch/ High Tea with my gals

Books/ Authors

Mitch Albom

Jostein Gaardner

Freakonomics, The Tipping Point

tbc...

tbc...

Froyo

Tried and Tested!

Sep

Holly Brown - Central

Oct

Best Berry - I-Square - TST

Tuttimelon - The One - TST

Roll - Graville Road - TST (smoothest and sweetest)

Berrygood - Harbour City LCX - TST (harder, and less sweet, similar to Tuttimelon)

Nov

tbc...

Reading...

"The natural human drive towards pleasure will motivate your subconscious to find exactly what you want; simple 'cold' visualisation, without the joyous emotion is unlikely to work as effectively."

"Visualisation can help you excel in just about anything you want to. All you have to do is imagine yourself in the appropriate mode, looking exactly as you want to feel, behaving exactly as you want to behave - and succeeding."

"Nowadays, it is a firmly held psychological principle that what you rehearse in your mind is more readily available to you in real life, and visualisation coupled with deep relaxation or hypnosis is perhaps the most effective form of mind rehearsal that is available to us."

"The best way for you to feel comfortable and at ease within yourself is to simply let go of the negative associations......If you want to hang on to hate, jealousy, anger or whatever because you do not see why you should 'let somebody off';, then that is obviously entirely up to you. It make no difference to the object of your negativity, but it will severely diminish your own chances of happiness or success. How can you be happy with negative feelings inside you?"

The 'Swish' technique

"There are 4 rules that need to be observed if you are to achieve you aims. Those rules are:

1) The goal must be plausible, possible and realistic.

2) It must be suitable for your personality type.

3) You must have a clear idea of what you are seeking.

4) Positive thinking and positive doing. "

"Resistance issues are caused by a conflict of interests. What will you do when you have achieved your goal - what will life be like then? If you don't know have not felt it, dreamt of it, then you simply do not want it badly enough. You have to really want the outcome of your plans, absolutely and unconditionally, or there will be a negative thought process at work, deep in the subconscious, that will hinder you."

Gamble

Have not had much Gambler's luck, yet the stubborn Gambler is gambling again with ALL the stakes...

Ending with another Total Failure to a full bankruptcy, or, perhaps, Luck will turn and favour the Gambler this time round?

We will see...

You can save that dude

Whether "you" are ever gonna read this,

I actually no longer save your number in my phone, and have no intention to reply your text(s).

My birthday just passed was actually fantastic, there is actually someone who does care about me and put in real effort in making me happy. Well, you don't need to know.

Unlike that cheap manipulative bitch, I don't try to save a safeline for coming back later. When I break up, I break up clean. No ambiguity nor entanglements. So that you know, when you lose me, you lose me forever. And that's your loss. Not mine. I am certain about that.

Keep well,
A

p.s Please return me the HKSI notes, CFA books and my calculator. I actually still need them.
You can drop the stuff at my lobby with the guard for my pick up. As for other stuff, you may either return/ throw away at your discretion.