Saturday, April 29, 2006

this has got to stop!

started this weekend with decadent meals...
feeling damn guilty now >__<

went dinner with my team and the big boss on friday evening after work. some girls have been scheduling this dinner for a while because they've been craving for 花雕雞(a type of chinese wine chicken)for months, so we've decided to go there this last friday. luckily enough, we've also invited the big boss to join us. kekeke~ maybe you can guess why =P
the restaurant is not fancy, but small and cozy. they have many interesting and tasty dishes, and since it was big boss' treat, we ordered almost everything that was on the menu (muuuahahaha~ well, he said he was really hungry and he insisted that we had our tummies full)
as appetizer, we had clear rice wine clam soup. very refreshing, juicy clams, yum~
main course, the chicken pot of course!! it's a full pot of thigh (best part of the chicken for most asians) cooked in 花雕wine, soy sauce and other spices. the meat very tender, and the sauce was perfect with rice!
now, what i liked the most bout the place: their waiters are always attending your table because they have to watch the fire and cook other stuff for you. that's good service.
after eating half the chicken pot, the waiters came and added more yummy side dishes like rice cake and tofu skin in. so we continued eating the new goodies. and before the sauce dried, they cooked more rice noodles with the sauce, and we ate some more.
in the meantime, our 2nd pot came in: huge pork bones soup (豚骨湯)cooked with slight chinese medicine spices. have to admit that dish was really good~~~ we all liked it ^__^ but i think it was too thick and a bit too rich. in other words... too freaking nutritious!
still, that pot was almost gone.
and while we were all struggling with those huge pork bones, the waiters cooked more veggies in the old soy wine sauce pot.
wah.... endless food lah~~~
of course, i didn't stop eating. ^__^y munched all the way

after we suffering from high colesterol coma, we moved to the after-dinner dinner. this time, DESSERT Baby~!! oh yeah~
Haagen Dazs Cafe right at the corner (the grl who booked the restaurant is a genius! she really loves good food)
again, boss' treat. so we failed to control ourselves for the 2nd time and each ordered a high-caloried ice cream extravaganza. hehe, point of no return, we've already sunk in too deep.
mine was this precious dulce de leche and coffee ice cream sunday in a tall glass layered with crushed waffles, choco sauce, tonsa nuts, and buuuuncha whip. die lah~~~

instead of starting my weekly workouts on monday, i think i should start doing it EVERYDAY
and maybe just chew gum for 1 whole week... =P
been warned that pple in my dept gain approx 5kg... very scared

meggie's at tamsui home now, she pucked on my fav AX jeans on our ride back home =( poor her... but this is the first time i realized animals barf as well

ringing in my head: Ne-Yo - So sick

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Friday, April 28, 2006

if i had known earlier >__<

surfing the internet again, and found this

http://seattle.craigslist.org/car/155331028.html

very bitter now...
why no one told me bout this before? maybe i coulda been driving a BMW!!!
i dun mind bout the silly goofy ads, heck, it's a FREE CAR!
not that i hate my old ankochan, but... still... when you compare ankochan with a benz... that a LOT of difference neh!
i'm sure that at least that car's front windows can roll down =(

arrrgggghhhhhhhhh. apftt
bitter...

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Thursday, April 27, 2006

i've been...

counting how long it has been since we first met
counting those moments of excitement, joy, happiness
counting how many good times we've enjoyed
counting our dissapointments, frustrations, unexpected bombs
counting the rough times we went through
counting the disputes we faced
counting the true-selves we shared
counting the tears we shed
measuring the importance of your presence in my life

and now, my friends
i'm counting on my prayers to wish you well
i'm counting for the day when we meet again
i'm counting on you ^__^y

Monday, April 24, 2006

another week has gone. some rants:
- didn't go back home this weekend but stayed in the city for indulgencies. haha! =P went shopping w/sis on sat for some undies that are on sale, i spent some big bux... was tempted by the in-store coupons, and that's what made me sink so much... spent all the vouchers right after on this pair of shoes that i've been trying on for a while.
plus other products that i bought throughout the week
>___< evil mother's day sale! and i didn't buy anything for mom!!! sigh... bad debt amounting till end of year...

- went to NY Bagel's w/jeff yesterday for brunch. yum~~~ i missed the greasy american style breakfast sooo much! the brunch was really good, great potatoes and nice warm chewy blueberry bagel with a thick layer of cream cheese... fatty... yum... (drooling for it again) too bad it's quite pricy. then window shopped some more, and every stand in the food court seemed so delicious for some reason that we had some snacks again. however, we're both proud of not giving in to Mr. Donut's.
geez... we walked so much! from 9:30am til 2:30pm. that should burn out the bagel's calories, rite?

- bro in law brought back an akita puppy, may i present to you~~~ Meggie!! (after crossing out names such as 笨笨, 秋田, oden, 豬血糕, 芝麻, 貢丸 and other food names). she's a real scarycat, doesn't like to take walks, and would pee and poop in the streets just so she can go back home again.
meggie is a nice dog, but cold. 她很冷, 但很忠, 只會對一人好, 其他人她都不會理會. 害我的心也冷了.
唉~ 連狗也不要我
the only one that "loves" me is 呆呆, the bird that likes to poop around, specially on pple's shoulders. but 呆呆 only wants me coz i wear earrings which she can bite and chew on.

- think i'm pms-ing... v'been moody, emotional, and craving for food. or maybe it's something else? watev. had a small bottle of ice wine last thursday, REALLY GOOD! cheers!

心情點播: 莫文蔚 如果沒有你

Tuesday, April 18, 2006

ew eeeewwww~~~~

had a really good workout yesterday! YAY
went to the gym for a different class this time, a Funky class. haha~ turned out quite funky indeed! the room was packed, coz it turned out that the instructor is this really famous guy in the work-out/gym industry in taiwan. he goes to tv shows and apparently teaches dance moves to some artists here, hm... interesting
but he's quite cool and funny~! he kinda feels like a gym version robin williams (of course, not the appearance part)
gosh... the class made me sweat like a pig! all those jumping and moving around... left knee feels funny now but i dun care, coz i'm seldom this happy bout sweating that much. =D
you must give credit to a person if he/she can be so 台 and still make all those cheesy 芭樂歌 fun and enjoyable. hehe~
big round of applause!!!!

now... on the way back, saw this on a side wall of NY NY.


eeewwwwww....

no comments... but i think i can definitely use this as a strong argument for my thesis

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Sunday, April 16, 2006

realized that, time can heal certain wounds
but there are other scars that are hard to erase, they'll even last for ever.

"過了兩年就不能哭嗎?"
說的好 難道會過了兩年心就不會痛嗎?

只是痛到麻木 不想再理會
但不代表它消失了
回首看 情感還在
不同的是 學會如何開懷面對罷了

kiki, i miss you. 在天國的妳要乖乖的

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Thursday, April 13, 2006

dr. shaun, i miss u~

need chiro. NOW~~~
my whole body is in pain, and i think i'm making even more bone cracking sounds (from my vertebrae) than i used to. and oh~! the crackings round my neck~!!!
i think my head will roll off from my body any time from now...

this is all from the Body Pump class... went there a couple days ago, and now all my muscles are complaining, specially those from my upper body. stupid unclear class schedules, not explaining the classes in details, thus misleading me in getting into something i'm unsure of.
anyway, it was a full hour weight class!! pure muscle toning!
weights = resistance = unsuitable for nongi
alright... it was decent, a good class for those who'd like to refine their curves and test their body limits. but BAD BAD for someone who can't do even ONE pushup.
hence, the pain that i'm going thru now T_T

one other reason why i decided to go to the class, totally irrelevant to the pain topic, is that i wanted to prove myself wrong and reverse my stereotyping misconception.
prove what wrong?
so here's the deal. don't take it personal, y'alrite?
anyway, yui and i came to a conclusion that asian guys are pretty... gay
maybe it's coz we're not seeing enough, maybe we're looking in the wrong places, or maybe it's just as simple as having a bad luck. but in any case, seems that all the guys that we're encountering/observing in our countries are quite sissy.
damn, i think i'm raising male hatred against me...

ok, let's slightly modify mybiased prejudice/thesis: asian guys that i'm seeing in asia (eg. tw), are not as "macho" as i would expect them to be. (that means, those of u who are outside tw can ignore this blog entry, and we can all be friends again~! yay!)
there~ tada~~

uh! i've left my original topic way too far.
so, summary: i went to the gym expecting to see more "decent" guys in order to reverse my misconception bout "asian guys in asia are quite gay".
facts: saw relatively more guys. in the streets, office buildings, and inside the gym. checked out working guys, working-out guys, random walking guys but still... all average and below...
(maybe need to observe from more sample groups next time)
conclusion: my proposal still stands. nevertheless, i'll continue this experiment until i prove myself wrong (sorry mark... i tried...)

there MUST be something missing here that i'm not getting... coz, how can it be?! how can both jp and tw not providing sufficient eye candy for the ladies?!!!
... i don't get it... i really don't...

AAAAnyway, dun care that much bout eye candy now, eye candy cannot relief me from backpain. gimme dr. shaun first~~ a masseuse will also do ^_^

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Monday, April 10, 2006

..........

i'm bored!
i'm bored i'm bored i'm bored!!!!

bored to a point it's not funny anymore
no new cases, no new documents, so all that i get to do these days is just sit in my chair, face the computer screen, and read some busines/company related articles that they pass around.
hmmmmmmmm...

read some briefings bout previous expos aborad, man, how i wish i can go abroad and help out w/the expos too! saudi arabia, uruguay, slovakia, anywhere is fine w/me. i don't mind the flight, and i won't complain bout their local food either...
just plz take me~~~~

last week, during one of the big boss' daily walk inspections, he stopped by and was commenting bout his search for an english speaking person to go to the singapore food expo...

uh uh uh~!!! ME ME!!- i thought
"i need someone who can really speak english" he said

arghh~~ MEMEME!! i'm here~! RIGHT in FRONT OF U!- why can't you hear my silent yearnings!?!
"...really. any suggestion? do you recommend anyone?"

and before i realized, i raised and waved my hands at him very exitedly...
T__T
kinda embarrasing moment... coz a lot of pple laughed... wth

"no lah~ you cannot go yet, i need someone more experienced, but u'll get your chance", and that was his subtle decline
apffttttt.... #$^%^#*- .... no comments

bleh... gosh i'm hella bored...

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Friday, April 07, 2006

angel

Angel - Sarah Slean
I bought my angel on the Fourth of July
I didn't plan it, it just happened that way
I guess faith stepped in in the end,
'Cause I needed him then

When I bought him they said, Are you sure?
No refunds, returns or exchanges because
once he's yours, he's yours for good
Now, you behave like an angel should

'Cause I saw it on TV,
they were selling pieces of heaven
and I thought, Hey, what about me?
When am I considered... ooh

I chained my angel to the eavestrough
It was November and I think I pissed him off
He's mad but I don't care
You're my Angel, so there

I figure it's only about sixty more years
So come on Angel, stop all the tears
Come sing me a song or two
Whatever it is you Angels do

'Cause I saw it on TV
They were selling pieces of heaven
And I thought, Hey, what about me?
When can I make reservations... ooh

My pet angel's got a long lost friend
He says he's coming back when the world ends
when us humans have lost our touch...
God never liked people that much

'Cause I saw it on TV
they were selling pieces of heave
and he thought, Well, how can this be?
What in the Hell are they thinking?

i've heard this song for a couple of years now, yet never really paid attention to the lyrics until today. heh, really interesting ^^
kinda reminded me of certain country with its certain population law, hehe
anyway, u've gotta love sarah slean's songs!!!
... and it feels like being on a treadmill
run and run
3 miles, 4 miles, who cares, just run until you can't anymore
as far as you can, as long as you can, as much as you can
then, exhausted, you stop
tired, out of breath, proud that you've made this far
yet you realize that you're still at the same point where you've started from

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Wednesday, April 05, 2006

got some good news from my dearest and ever so cute friend, aya!
^___^y
after all this separation, aya and her sweet bf are finally together in china~!
YAY!!!!
gosh... i'm SOOOO happy for them!!! it's great to hear that they can be with each other after all this time, because they've both worked so hard and they deserve this happiness, they trully deserve each other. it's just amazing the support and cherish that they showed during all this time, both so caring and considerate, doing their best to make each other (and themselves) strong.
i'm very proud of them, VERY ^^
AAAAH~~~ AYAaa~~~ so proud of you!!!

-huuuuuge grin-

aww.... 這樣才對嘛! 有情人就應該終成眷屬的啦!

ps. if anyone knows any good tips on chinese rice wine (eg. what to eat before/after drinking), plz tell~! will be greatly appreciated

-huuuge grin continues-