temple tour this sat 2/8/08

I love to write my blog in chinese, but recently my laptop 'broken'..got to wait till i m bk in singapore then can repair....so please tahan with me for a while.

u : Why not do so in hk?
Me: My family members/friends asked me not to trust the people here so i listen loh.

u : Chinese word? Microsoft got what, so easy, why u cannot?
Me: I tried n tried n tried n...... but cannot leh....regional language setting cannot find chinese word (traditional, big5 all dont have)...sunday tried to load in 搜狗拼音输入法(Google) but failed.....sigh....so i think i give up liao...last point to add - i m lousy in all these computer stuffs.

u : How come i can see u typing some chinese words har?
Me: Because i just discover this www.pandamama.com where u can edit chinese word using english or cantonese...it took me looooong time to type it out so, that is the best i can do

Anyway, just a update on what i did today.
Last week went to 東平洲(逍遙遊、印洲塘海岸公園、吉澳風味海鮮餐一天遊)with my friend-of course i didnt eat the saefood, just took plain rice n vegetables)
so since i m off this weekend too, i went ahead and book a tour (alone)to temple this sat(昂坪360 - 纜車、昂坪市集、寶蓮寺、天壇大佛、齋宴一天遊)via cable car..1 day temple tour is HK$183 ( with vegetarian lunch provided)

feeling very happy now cos just got my pay, very happy, haha!
Dont worry, will definitely save money for my retirement.

Below are some photos that i took last sat,will upload the rest of the photos another time, too late now.

My Macau trip 23-24/7/08

Went to 5 casinos while i was in Macau last wed-thur....what can i say? They are all so grand, u dont have to be a gambler to go macau....just go around the casinos n start drinking their juices, definitely worth your trip.

All casinos provide free flow of drink- pineapple/tomato juices, coffee, tea, bottled mineral water...i love those water bottles...so cute n handy...yes, they are all free...u can take as many as u like

Went to 5 casinos :
Casino Grand Waldo.....Casino sands.....Casino Babylon....
The Venetian Macau....MGM Grand Macau

My opinion?
Best pineapple juice is from MGM

Best water bottle = MGM (Gold)-i like the colour of gold......Venetian(BLack)-not bad....Sands (White)- ok....Babylon(Blue)-normal

Best place to loss money = MGM (i just got this women's instinct that it is not a good place to play/win $...very grand, like the lady boss..why do i say these? i lost HK$20 to her within 4 or 5 minutes

Best place to play jackpot? Casino Grand Waldo where i stayed for 1 nite...
why? they have the cheapest jackpot in the WHOLE macau starting from HK$0.01...i spent HK$15 n it lasted for more than an hour...worth it....no wonder my friend said she is not going to genting at KL anymore

Conclusion : Now i know that casino doesnt have to be smelly - i could hardly smell cigarettes while i was inside the casino (it could be that not many people are there playing in the afternoon)

will definitely go there again cos there are a total of 28 casinos in Macau, i just conquered 5. Plus, i just have to stay one nite at the Venetian Hotel...rumours said that it is real big with 2 queen size beds and 6 adults can stay inside

Raining now

I can hear thunder n see lighting from my bed here...it just started to rain...hopefully not too heavy...cos i m not prepared for that black rain....anyway, i m not working tomorrow....the weather is still very hot n killing in the afternoon.

some useful informations for all to know regarding the raining seasons in Hong Kong:

There are three levels of warning: AMBER, RED and BLACK.

The AMBER signal gives alert about potential heavy rain that may develop into RED or BLACK signal situations. There will be flooding in some low-lying and poorly drained areas. Key Government departments and major transport and utility operators are put on alert.

The RED and BLACK signals warn the public of heavy rain which is likely to bring about serious road flooding and traffic congestion. They will trigger response actions by Government departments and major transport and utility operators. The public will be given clear advice on the appropriate actions to take.

From what i heard of, once the RED?BLACK signal was issued, traffic is going to be dead or congested...either u stay in a safe place or u rush home within an hour or 2...

I got my dream room now : full height window near my bed with wooden floor tiles...except that the beautiful picture now is occupying a very small area....i hv no way to change my bed position, not to mention that wooden cupboard....can u imagine that i knocked myself few times in my bedroom? (btw, i am small built and still skinny, as usual)

Being a vegetarian in hong kong is difficult...people here are almost meat eater (my friend described them as carnivores)....everyday, i have to search for green leaves to eat,the task is challenging...i can only find one pure vegetarian restaurant in Shatian since i arrived here 8 days ago.

I would definitely enjoy the stay here should i not be a vegetarian...they have abundant delicious food here. Went to library and Yi Tian (a Japanese supermarket)yesterday n i was really amazed at the types of food being offered there...my favourite soft shell crab -big n crispy around s$4....(Dxxx would definitely love this place cos her favourite is Japanese food)so many varieties of jap food n i could hardly pull myself away..Oh! the fruits too...so juicy n fresh n expansive! one small honeydew = S$25....i wonder how many can affort it...

Miss home, miss singapore

need to look for accomodation at causeway bay-my work place...currently staying near sha tian....must take underground tunnel...whole journey took 40 mins

sharing the apartment with a female colleague n a guy(boss's brother)..very inconv
cannot drip water on the floor after using the toilet...
must clear all the hairs away too
try not to use his 16 yrs old utensils - otherwise get 30min of lecture
hv not been washing my clothes for many days - running out of fresh clothes to wear cos dont dare to do any cleaning when he is at home

i m working 3 days next week while my friend is working 6 days, so instead of resting at home, i must get out of it...i really dislike the idea of not resting at home during off day but to escape fr it

currently housing contract is expiring in oct, so really hope can move out of it asap


went to view 2 apartments - very very small!!! worse than my weslin small room and yet the rental is expansive! school's budget for 2 is around HK$8000, if it is away from HK island then u can get quite ok hse...but with that budget near causeway bay, what u get is like 450 sq ft area....environment is bad, unlike singapore which is clean n bright....i miss home now.....

going Macau on my 4th night

This is my 3rd nite in Hong Kong. have to type this blog post fast because not sure when is the connection going off-Yes, i m tapping on people's wireless account..sorry but i have no choice. 3 days without surfing the net is enough for me aldy.

For you, my friend, below is a short summary of what i did these few days:

Weather here is damn hot! 31 degree c

started working yesterday for hk summer course- guess what? my working day for this 2 weeks or so is Mon, Wed and Fri! on top of that, i am only teaching 4 students, which is like 4.5hr of teaching only! i am not teaching in a school anymore, now is a tuition centre.

Dont envy me yet - still got to arrive early to centre n stay there n do work

HK mrt is like sardine - v v packed in the morning. My work place is in Causeway Bay - another island so got to take train n bus(pass through underground tunnel)

went shopping today to Sha Tian with female friends-1 staying with me, the other is helper in the centre.

book a nature tour for sat 26/7/08 - HK$144 - i think is travelling to an island

most excited new is : 3 of us last miniute decided that we want to travel to Macau TOMORROW!Guess we aldy konw each other for long or they really love me very much to bring me around! Haha! actually no lah! next week my flatmate got to teach everyday so tomorrow is the best day to go cos thursday all of us are off.

2 months passed-longing still there

My laptop is seriously sick, sent for repair about a week long and came bk not completely cured. Looking for another specialist doctor.

Leaving next sunday for Hong Kong,still havent get enough of staying at home, resting, meeting with friends after a month long of holiday. In a way, i am looking forward to it-the travelling, learning new things/people/culture but leaving my comfort zone is something that i always fear.

havent pack my luggage yet, in fact, it was unpack from my returned trip from jakarta. so seasoned am i that i just have to spend litle time on the preparation, though this time round have to cater to the so-called winter season of hong kong. wont be buying any winter clothes, can definitely get it easily there. cant wait to see myself wearing coat.

went to Genting with my brother n family n sister n relatives last week for few days.It was a trip filled with happy moments that i treasured dearly, as usual. They went back on sat while i continued my trip down to kuala lumpur alone for 2 nites. Daring, but guess i needed time to be alone. The trip was so-so, i enjoyed buying books, reading comics at chinatown area.

No idea why, but for the return trip back to singapore i was tearing throughout the 6 hours of travelling....yup throghout, except for dinner time. Memories of soooo many things just flooded me and the uncertainties of things just caught me by surprise. Luckily i was sitting alone by myself, otherwise people would thought that i have gamble all my money at the casino. No matter how i tried, i just couldnt stop the tears from flowing down. It was a release, a way of letting go certain things, a realisation of 'me' now.