the pawn

sometimes i feel like i am nothing but a pawn in this corporate world.. pawns have to work hard, and were still very poor. there are more of them than any other pieces on the chessboard.. and often they are sacrificed to save the more valuable pieces!! but if you think about it, who really is not one in this big picture of things? sometimes you only find value in yourself after being used..

you ask me if i would rather be the queen.. i will probably say no. while the queen is the most powerful piece of the game it is also often put in the most precarious position.

one thing for sure, in any given chess game, there can only be ONE queen on the same side. if you have more than one of these ladies, they then have to be on OPPOSITE terms.. :)

you do not know what GAO is until you tried this

another highlight of this trip - believe it or not, was the homemade 'GAO GAO' bird's nest soup!! walau eh! i have never had to CHEW and becareful not to be chocked by bird's nest before in my life. seriously, the amount of bird's nest the mum put in that one small pot is unbelievable..you really do not know what GAO is until you tried this..

majulah long weekend!

back for a short trip to 1) look at the baby nephew 2) go SWEAT and 3) complete the vanity projects that "cannot" be done in HK like haircut, facial, trim brows..

had a wonderful breakfast at Mandarin Oriental's MELT cafe - definitely one of the best hotel buffet breakfast i have ever had. i was mainly sold by the pancakes served with maple syrup and cinnamon butter.. which was oh 我的老天爷的好吃!!

i like the nephew - he is a lot more chillax compared to the neice.. hopefully he maintains his cool. hahaha.. ok maybe not the best picture but it was really hard to get that picture perfect moment with a baby in your arms!