my god daughter

i am now officially a god mother (AKA 干妈）....my best friend brenda gave birth to a cute little gal on 19 Sept :) ever since brenda found out she was pregnant, she already told me that i will be the god mother of her child :) i felt so honoured :') honestly, i don't really know what a god mother should do....hhmm...can anybody help me? after 9 mths of burden for my dear brenda, finally she gave birth to a cute little baby gal...she named her "charlotte"....what a beautiful name...the fact is that both of us love sex and the city so much and that the character, Charlotte, is brenda's most favourite...in our impression, charlotte is beautiful, feminine, gentle, loving, pure and a romantic gal....there...brenda found many reasons to name her beautiful baby CHARLOTTE...congratulations my dear..you are now officially a mum and me, a god mum...let's wish our friendship will continue to flourish...

here's a picture of 3 weeks old little charlotte

Pretty charlotte in mummy's loving arms...does she look like mummy? i think so

Little charlotte taking her milk..wanting to grow up faster...isnt she adorable :')

拔牙风云 (a story about tooth extraction)

It was public holiday in hong kong one day....the day we all love to snug at home and rest....i havent had home cooked meal for ages, so that day, since i had nothing much to do, i decided to cook at home and watched my favourite cartoon~~~aaahhhh..the thoughts made me smile...as i really enjoyed watching the cartoon so much....anyway, i cooked my favourite fried rice with eggs and lots of pepper...jenn called it pepperly fried rice...i used to cook fried rice to feed my bro and sis back in Australia..i loved it so much..and still love it now...oops, a bit out of topic....anyway, while i was enjoying my dinner with my favourite cartoon, suddenly i munched into a rocky thing...i took it out and thought it was a small pebble from the rice....so i continued to eat...hhmm..it felt weird in my mouth and after that realised, the pebble belong to a part of my wisdom tooth...now i had a BIG hole in my mouth...frantic...coz that means i would have to visit the dentish...which i hate so much...but i had no choice...

this is part of my wisdom that fell out while i was having my dinner

the next day, i went to our company dentist...took x ray and a brief check up, hoping she could help fill the hole...instead, she delivered bad news to me and said the hole is too deep and couldnt be filled and the only option i had is to pull it out at a cost of HKD1800...additionally i might need operation if the tooth broke while she try to extract...i was sweating...i looked at her with a sad and worry look...she thought i think the cost is too high...she then said, take a few days to consider...then i said, i will definitely pull it, but i'm just afraid....i was really really scared that i didnt dare to make the choice...the moment i was at my office, i called all of my friends to ask them what i should do....i know what i should do, i was just AFRAID....after a few hours of counselling and encouragement from my dear friends, finally i picked up the phone to call my company dentist to make an appointment for the next day....who knows, the nurse told me that the dentist said she will need ONE HOUR to pull it...i lost faith in her immediately...so i went to another dentist recommended by my friend...there, i had my appointment the next day....

the next day at 330pm:

1. dentist checked my tooth, told me sadly that it couldnt be filled and the only choice is to pull out;

2. Took x-ray...dentist told me my tooth had 4 STRONG legs...and it was a big tooth...she would try the conventional method to pull but if the tooth broke, i might need operation

3. me expressed my fear but i had no choice...the dentist pulled out a huge needle, i closed my eyes while she injected...she said she needed to break the tooth a bit to make it easier...so she started with the "construction" work....

4. A nurse held my head while the dentist tried to pull my tooth out..she twisted clockwise and anti-clockwise...the process went on for exactly 30 mins before my wisdom tooth was pulled off...the dentist put it on the bloody tooth on the table and asked if i wanted to keep it...instantly, i shook my head...what should i do with it? give it to the tooth fairy? hehehe....

i was so relieved that it was finally over....but there was a big hole in my mouth now and the blood kept streaming out...it was swollen for a few hours and i was living on porridge for the whole weekend....here are some of the pics i took....

me just finished my 30 mins agony....i still had the cotton in my mouth

My bloody cotton

I was terrified...it just wouldnt stop my blood didnt stop streaming out until the next day....

买粪？

today before i went to B's house for lunch, i wanted to get something for B...so i went to the nearby shops to get something...after that i thought i better bring more things coz i would have a FEAST later at B's place....so i went to the nearby fruit store to get some huge dragon fruits....while at the fruit store, i overheard the following conversation:

Lady A: 哇，你们卖 “Si” 啊。。。(me interpreted as you guys sell shit? i thought the fruits had some shit stuck on them...i was a bit shocked....)

Salesperson: 是啊。。。我们的"si" 很美的啊。。。（translation: our shit is very pretty ar。。。again, i was amazed at the conversation...how could shit be pretty?)

Lady A: 是啊。。。你们的“si” 真的很大很美。。。(translation: yeah, your shit is indeed very big and pretty）

so i turned around to find out what they were talking abt...oooo...it was not shit that they were talking about...it was....ta-da

i hear it wrongly because...persimmon in chinese is called 柿子(shi4 zi3)...in cantonese, it is pronounced as (si3) which sounds like shit in cantonese....hahaha.... (^^) phew

Real life doraemon

As all of you know, i already moved to a new area...what i haven't told you is that, i have a very nice security guard...as LJ called him "papa guard"....he is an old man from Singapore...the day when i moved in, he asked me where i'm from coz i don't look local...so i told him..."Malaysia"....his eyes lit up immediately and told me he's from Singapore...from them on, he treated me like his daughter....everyday, i go out, he would ask me a few standard questions such as "where are you going?" "have you eaten?" "what time are you coming back" etc....i told LJ about him and she asked me to be careful~~~you know these days, there are a lot of weird news....he could be a psycho..who knows...anyway, he's been nice so far...he knew i just moved in and i havent had a lot of furniture...so one day, he asked me if i want a table....oh, perfect, i was just gonna get a table~~~it was nice of him, so i bought him a bar of nice chocolate as my appreciation....mayb he likes my chocolate :p, he asked me another day if i wanted an air purier....i didnt know how to say no....so he gave it to me and it's now sitting in one corner...what's an air purier anyway? so i returned him my appreciation with a bowl of delicious and hot bak kuk teh soup....and after that, he asked if i wanted table lamps....actually i told him i already had one and just bought one...he insisted that i take them....well, i took them but they are sitting in a corner of my cabinet..they look hhmmm.....well, let's just say, not my taste...i wanted to throw away but i was afraid that he would know...so i kept them anyway....just yday morning, i woke up late...mayb he was worried so he intercommed me and asked if i'm ok..i said yeah...then he asked if i have a fridge..i said yeah, i just bought a small one...then he asked, is it enough for you? i said yeah...then he said actually i have got a fridge here if you want it, u can take it...then i replied, oh, hmmm...shld be ok, i think the small one will do...

if he offered earlier, then i wouldnt have to spend on fridge lo..but nvm la, i don't have space for it anymore...and somemore, i don like second hand fridge..who knows what the previous owner stored~~~~~could be human flesh~~hiak hiak hiak....i told my friend about it and mentioned something i havent really thought about....don't you think papa guard is like a DORAEMON? hehehehe....come to think of it, he does act like one...luckily he doesnt look like one :p thanks papa guard :p

• this is the table i got....initially i wanted to get a nicer one...but since i already have this, i just bought a table cloth to make it look nicer....

• this is the air purifier...hhmmm....i don't know what it's for...tat's why it's still sitting at one corner collecting dust....

• these are the lamps...hhmm....they are sitting in my kitchen cabinet....i don't know what to do with them..anybody wants them?

it's good to have someone to look after you when you are in a foreign country...but the downside is, sometimes i don't feel like going out because i don't really like to answer questions :( one day, i left the country for two weeks without his knowledge, i was so afraid that he would come up and knock on my door to see if i was ok....i must tell him my work schedule then....:p

special drinks in HK

This only would be funny to those who can read chinese...went for a movie with Ah Fai the other night...before dinner, we decided to have something to eat first before the movie..so we went to a noodle shop nearby...as usual, we get to choose set meal or just noodle...so both ah fai and i looked carefully at our menus and we both decided to order the same thing.....after selecting my maincourse, i decided to order drinks too...hhmm...when i looked at the menu, there were alot of questionmarks on my mind...they sure have alot of new drinks...and i couldnt make out what they are..so i asked ah fai...

Me: hey, do you know what is 滑香滑檬檬洋？

Ah Fai looked at me and frowned and said: What? what's that? (Pause) oh, hhmmm..you should read the wording horizontally...not vertically...

Me: Oh? (looked at the menu) yeah, you are right...(*blush*) ahem..i thought the menu is arranged vertically like most chinese books and menus....i get it now...

Ah Fai and I couldnt stop laughing...hahahhaa....what would be 治治乐喜蜜啡?

these are some extracts of the menu.....me so blur~~~

I made a fool of myself...hehehe..here's an extract from my friend's blog...d*mn funny :D 滑香滑檬檬洋 時間: 九月某夜晚飯時間 地點: 葵芳某商場某雲南米線快餐店 人物: A (某香港原居民), B (南洋某小國原居民, 而又不願透路來歷人事) 對話節錄: A: (向B) 我要這個那個米線... B: (向A) 我也要這個那個米線....(看著餐牌飲品類)......甚麼是'滑香滑檬濛洋'...????? A: (看看餐牌飲品類).....嗯...... 餐牌是向橫看的........呀哈哈哈哈哈哈哈哈哈哈哈哈哈哈哈哈哈哈哈哈

New bags

i have always wanted to get a trolley bag for my laptop...my laptop is d*mn big and heavy and everytime i travel, i felt like my shoulders were gonna fell off my body...especially when i go away for weekend with it and my clothes....felt like i am walking with a big rock on my back....don't i just feel like kung fu panda when he is getting his training? Pain~~~~so i decided to get a bag..it's not easy task...i looked up and down, left and right in philly for a perfect bag..but they are either over my budget or they look ugly..so i decided to hunt in HK....finally, after x days of searching, i found it in Sogo yesterday....so happy....thanks to jenn who also helped me search in kuching, i still found it in HK~~~~ and yday, while i was spending on my bag, i helped jenn spent on her bag too...my friend and i both thought that it's a really nice luggage..what's best is, it's buy one get one free~~~like all other aunty (AKA 师奶), we couldnt stand the temptation....Elle was on offer too and initially, i thought of buying that but after knowing the promotion...i ditched elle and go for these...ta-da...jenn..ur new luggage....

The two black bags behind belong to jenn...and the one in front is my new trolley bag...im so happy~~~ \(^^)/

my small party

i decided to invite my friends over to my place for dinner one fine day....so i sent out my invitation one fine day and 9 of my friends replied!!! unfortunately, two had to work on that day and cancelled on me last minute...i was sad but what the heck, party would still go on...i had problem deciding on my menu on that day...hhmm...unlike jenn, i didnt go online to search for what to cook...i just followed my instinct...so early on saturday morning, i visited the supermarket near my place...it was early, i was tired and me, for some reasons, kinda regretted that i had decided to cook instead of just doing a potluck.....my brain wasnt working...so i bought pork ribs for bak kuk teh, minced pork for steamed mince pork, chicken, tomato, veggie, fat pork, all sorts of sauces (fyi, i had nothing at home...so for one party, i had to get all of the sauce ingredients, plates, spoons, chopsticks, chair, carpet, pillow etc etc etc...that's why i regretted)...but it turned out to be good and i was glad that i arranged such event...think i will do it more often from then on :)

after much preparation, ta-da, i had everything made..my bak kuk teh smelled super good...my mince pork looked ok, my soy sauce pork looked yummy...after that i cleaned my place, took my friends to wong tai sin...and i even treated papa guard my bak kuk teh...he loved it...fyi, he's from singapore and he treated me like his own daughter...gave me this and that...i just felt guilty for not showing appreciation...anyway, the night was good, my friends brought all sorts of fruits, tit bits, soft drinks, red wine, yao zha kuih and everything...they loved my bak kuk teh...hey, im so proud of myself..it was my FIRST attempt..thanks to my master...my mum..she gave really good instructions and i didnt follow the instructions on the packet....here are some of the pics....the food and gathering was good that i forgot to take pictures...hahaha...sorry~~~~

• My malaysian style bak kuk teh - 肉骨茶

• My soy sauce pork - been cooking for TWO hours

• Food all gone....

• My living room - doesn't it look cozy? i love it...do u? :p

• my kitchen...small but it was where i made myself a chef :)

• my bedroom...with my pink piggie toy

Plane fright

i just reached home in hk at 9pm on sunday...gosh, i lost out the whole of my weekend for this trip...left hotel in philly on saturday at 9am...24 hrs altogether!!! for this trip, instead of taking the transit flight from philly like i always did, we drove from philly to NY airport instead...it was actually faster than transiting...this will be my route from now on...on saturday, my colleague drove from philly to half way in new jersey, and i continued the drive from new jersey to brooklyn bridge to NY airport...i couldnt believe i drove on one of the famous bridges..it was a great experience!!!! took us only 2.5 hrs to reach...instead of 5 hrs of plane ride from philly to LA (plus 2 hrs of waiting and 1 hrs of driving time)

this is a picture of brooklyn bridge while we were in the car...it looked magnificent

Anyway, for this flight, i forgot to check in online earlier and when i did it, there was one last aisle seat left..which was second last row...i took it anyway coz it would be more convenient for me...but it turned out that it was the worst decision i have ever made!!! the moment i sat down, i felt like vomitting coz the person sitting beside me was a huge man...and what made it worse, he had body odour!!! u would think, what's the big deal...let me tell u why: first, it was a 15 hrs flight, second, it was not a normal odour..it was normal odour plus strong weird smell (sour + salty)...i wonder what this man ate for all his life...i don't wanna know...so i asked the cabin crew to find me a seat in front...without checking, she told me today's flight is too full, no seat available..i was sooOOooo disappointed and didnt know how to cope with the smell....i didnt dare to breath...i tried to cover my face but i couldnt...then i asked for help for the second time..again, i got the same answer...desperate but didnt know what to do...after the plane took off, my tv screen did me a favour..it was broken and i asked for help...they reset it for me, still broken, i got angry and scolded the crew...and guess what, they found me a seat!!! in fact, they had a lot of seats in front...i felt so cheated...guess what im gonna do now? log into the site and lodge my complaint!!!!!

after i changed my seat, i went bek to my old seat to take my bag...surprisingly, another lady took over my seat..guess what she was doing the whole time..she was holding her breath, pressing hard on her nose all the time....i didnt know if she sat there throughout the whole flight..i know i couldnt...and wouldnt