the tan chen hong dodson HK reunion

been a while since the family of four travelled together. definitely a luxury for the sis to be out alone without the kids. i was eager to arrange for something special so i made a booking for lunch at an exclusive club in HK.

the food was really amazing - so many selections and they were all delicately prepared. they rarely repeated the same dishes so each time you go back to the buffet line you find something new!

what made it extra special was the décor and exclusivity of the club i guess.. i will definitely bring special guests/visiting friends to this place anytime!!

just another day in HK

really curious to see how long these protestors can last.. the previous "occupy central movement" went on for more than a year!! i certainly it will not take that long for the workers to find a solution as time is clearly not on their side..

life is GOOD

came to work and saw 爱心早餐 ready on the table with a very sweet note. i guess this must be "breakie?" as AN would most likely put it..

ps: LL.. jiayou!! life is good! "earn while we can!" HAHA.

cycling @ Tai Po

today was a fantastic day out cycling in Tai Po! really makes a difference when you have locals to bring you around. for a start, i would have never found the bike rental company! it was on the 5th floor of a building in an industrial estate.. and you know the trail is amazing when you look up and see this while cycling!

went to the village in Tai Po where the fellow HK friend's grandma still lives in.. we even had the priviledge to visit the 94 year old grandma and see the insides of the ancestral house

vegetarian-ed

fulfilled my promise to be a vegetarian for a week, a promise i made here: Chi Lin Nunnery at Diamond Hill HK. Reb, you MUST win the fight against pneumonia!! we are all rooting for you!!

simple things that make me happy #12

a pot of good soup shared with a good friend.

家人。朋友。

i knew the day was not a good one when i was greeted with a PITCH BLACK sky at 9am in the morning!! apparently it is the "amber rain signal" in HK today. but what i did not expect was the thunderstorm brewing 1,596 miles away.. in Singapore. tried to contain the emotions but it just went..

thankful for the friend who shared an umbrella with me on a rainy day. See's candies, rock my boat.

silence all these years

other day i was walking around trying to find the 'silent bros noodles shop' and for a moment i thought i was 'blur' with directions (but how can it be?? it was just DOWNSTAIRS) actually i was not... the shop has been torn down!! it is like.. GONE. no more awesome CCF for S next time she comes to HK..

such is the situation here, even if you are very good at what you do, you may not survive the ruthless landlords and their hunger for sky rocketing rents. i started to wonder what will happen to the 'silent bros' and their parents? will they have the ability to set up shop somewhere else? will business be as brisk?

well i tried to think on the bright side - perhaps they have made enough money to retire :) i have many questions but will never have any answers.. i never saw them again.

simple things that make me happy #11

i finally ditched the office papercups! towards a greener me.