火炭公寓的窄小房间，what you see is what i have。觉得没有隐私，跟男人共用一间厕所，你可以想象有多不自由吗？
右手边就是门了，多一个人来就要和她/他争空气呼吸了。
迫不及待地要搬到新的地方去，至少有自己和女性同事的空间，可以煮食，早晨可以披头散发步出房门（现在起来先要梳头发，调整睡衣，感觉好压力，差点没有画好妆才去洗脸），可以穿超mini短裤在家里走来走去，可以选择买性感内衣了。
今天休息日，把美美的粉红碎花蕾丝窗帘给挂了上去，新房间好温馨哦！
抹地、抹窗、抹橱、拼鞋架、洗厕所。。。好累但是好满足哦！
下午买的饭盒-干炒鸡扒河粉（HK$30），好大包，分2餐（午+晚）解决。
这几天没空/不能上网，因为：
1）刮过9号风球后，火炭-（我居住的地区，靠近沙田）的无线网络有问题，拒绝让我使用。最近都在盗取别人不设防的网线。好辛苦，经常抓不到。
2）下个星期要搬了，忙着整理东西、去新公寓打扫、买简单家具。。。
幸好补习中心的课程还应付得来，不然就更焦头烂额了。
星期天去了趟‘锦上路’-香港最大的跳蚤市场，竟然给我们找到跳楼货。商家最后一天，东西（货品+橱柜+摆设）全部便宜卖，我和同事（其实是我）差点把整间店给买下来。
花边lace窗帘布$100x2两对（很一帘幽梦的感觉）
2层竹制杂志架-可折叠$50-艺术
圆形可折叠木质桌子$50-放客厅
大型地毯$120-放客厅
红色小花套的木炭枕头$40x2(一人一个)
之前还和同事去了IKEA买鞋架还有我非买不可的托地把-没有这个特别又扫又抹特效拖把，我不愿抹地。
有了以上的东西，一个简单的临时避风港，就完成了。
今天买了盆纸质红色玫瑰花的圆形摆设$10-商家清仓，又给我捡了好货。
至今还念念不忘在跳蚤市场让我惊艳的白色木质矮桌子+3个红色碎布藤蓝。卖主要价$300，不是买不起，是拿不动了。
接下来的周六、日要做工，只好热切期待下个公共假期的到来，再去一次。
透露一个小小秘密：凡是印有‘花’样的东西-什么都可以-但是不是AUNTIE那种类型的花-要有点艺术的花-我都喜欢哦！花痴，对吗？
新、旧公寓的照片都拍了，没空搬上网，下次，下次，OK?
原来下午飞过的是小鹦鹉，现在我似乎感觉到大鹦鹉的威力了。
从我窗口呼啸而过，一阵又一阵的风声，绝对不是儿戏。
房门被吹得“碰！碰！”响，从落地窗看出去，街上完全没半个人影。
远处洋房的灯火，忽明忽灭，连修长的街灯大叔也被吹得摇摇晃晃。
风吹树摇，完全直不起腰，这一次，我相信如果此刻上街，非常有可能被鹦鹉卷走，带去做压寨丫环。
9号警报，会升级成10号吗？
我是否该把玻璃窗贴上十字型或米字形胶带，以防重物袭击撞碎？
听说上一次发生10号风暴是在十年前，我何其幸运，到港1个月就遇到8及9号警报。
看不到海边风暴景观不要紧，自家窗外令人咂舌的风雨势也绝对够看头了。
希望远在澳门的姐姐和auntie 明天回新加坡顺顺利利。
今晚327班航班被迫取消，塌樹塌牆塌棚意外也频频发生，好多人也被迫住进庇护站。
新加坡乒乓女子单打奥运铜牌落空。
今晚，原来这么多新闻。
不敢睡，风声好恐怖哦！
最新消息（1205）：
八號西北烈風或暴風信號生效。颱風「鸚鵡」進一步迫近香港，未來數小時有機會改發更高信號。在正午12時，颱風「鸚鵡」集結在香港天文台之東南約80公里，即在北緯21.9度，東經114.8度附近，預料向西北或西北偏西移動，時速約16公里，大致趨向香港。天文台表示，按照現時預測路徑，「鸚鵡」會在今日下午至晚間相當接近香港，並有可能正面吹襲香港。目前，本港多處吹烈風，預料風勢會進一步增強，未來數小時有機會改發更高信號。在過去1小時，橫瀾島、長洲 及赤鱲角分別錄得的最高持續風速為每小時95、74及67公里。
现在正躲在房间，不敢出门。稍早十点多出去买了午+晚餐（很大包，所以分2次吃，再者，厨房不方便煮食，所以就将就着吃吧）。
超市离公寓不远，在另外一栋建筑里，平时几分钟的路程，今天竟然花多2倍的时间。
风，好大大大大！！！！
好几次被逼得躲进小巷里避风雨，手上拿着的2包食物袋（饭、香蕉、水）差点被迫让给那只‘鹦鹉’。
娇小超轻的我，半只手臂也被吹起在半空中。
雨不大，但是因为风速的关系，打在身上，还几痛两下。
美美的秀发也乱了。
上次的台风只是经过香港，这次就不同了，直袭香港。报章还报道说，这只横行霸道的鹦鹉，周三略过菲律宾，造成7死1失踪。
我窗外的雨势和风势，似乎越来越严重。第一次听到风咆哮发狂的声音，原来是如此心惊胆跳。
公寓附近，还好有群山环绕，减低了风势。
星期五的中午，天黑黑，雨不潇，风神正在发牢骚，大自然，不可欺呀！
窗，也上了2重保险锁，开了，担心鹦鹉会把它袭走，不开，房间又闷热。
你一定会问：“酱开房间门喽！通风嘛。”
我（有气没力地回应）：“老兄，我也想呀！但是门外正坐着一位门神，观看2008年奥运精彩节目，我一开门，他就可以顺便趁广告时间欣赏免门票、现场直播超级无敌美女xx衣饰秀兼艳女床上睡午觉的餐点节目，你说，我开门吗？”
所以呢，我就乖乖的，躲在窄小的空间里吃午餐、喝饮料、看着上次在印尼大势疯狂购买的dvd电影（NCIS-season 3）、上网打发时间。
在我还没继续罗索下去前，本人要以最最最诚恳的心，感激为我拔刀相助，在我把新加坡电脑修理人骂光光前，及时阻止我造口业的朋友WYF，介绍了一位拯救我家‘小黑’电脑的和蔼友善，价钱公道的专业人士。
没有救命恩人WYF和她的及时救星，还有专程给我送电脑来的姐姐，我，现在应该正无聊的数着雨丝，或者正喂养几只蚂蚁和看它们搬家，instead of watching my movies n surfing internet.....呜！呜！救犬之恩，感激不尽，铭记与心，刻骨难忘。
哦！忘了报告好消息：我和同事终于找到梦寐以求的房子了！！！
在香港找屋子原来是场噩梦，不是简陋不堪，就是天文数字的租金。
小小豆腐丁点大的地方，竟然要价S$2000!
满意这间，因为房子刚装修完毕，连马桶、热水器也全新耶！
房间超小（和新加坡不能比），但是为了自由，将就点吧！
月租HK$8800=S$1600,吓死人的贵，真的是寸土寸金。
决定农历八月才入伙，讨吉利，不然，我倒想越快搬越好，早点奔向自由。
找房子的故事，有很多波折，下次才交待。
Latest update:天文台在下午1時40分發出九號熱帶氣旋警告信號。
颱風鸚鵡coming tonight or early morning....HK now on typhoon alert no 3
Heard will be raised to 8 or 10 tomorrow.....holiday, i assume? cos no one is allow to go out
My sister n my sister-in-law's mother came to Macau & Hong Kong last sat...
Busy gambling(jackpot) with them in macau
Busy bringing them around in hk to eat & to buy
tried lots the good food in hk n macau
i think i m tired of macau now, or should i said i know macau quite well after this trip....
weather is dxxx hot there, can die of dehydration
added a few more famous casinos into my list:
Casino Wynn - i like the bottled of water given out- handy n cute
Casino StarWorld - Breath-taking lobby when view at nite, musical fountain at nite time
Casino Grand Lisboa - exterior is fascinating n attractive
Casino Lisboa - kind of old building
Casino Rio - the hotel i stayed for 2 nites - small casino
(sat rate HK$1520=S$280)(sun rate = HK$1030=S$188)
nice room cos we requested for non-smoking n they gave us a corner room. Spacious. Previously we also requested for non-smoking room at Grand Waldo, they also upgraded us to a sea-view room, beautiful...invited my HK colleague-P, to join us, so 4pp in a room n yet not squeezy
Would not recom this hotel cos location is not very ideal, but the price is within our range...never come to macau during sat nite...your pocket can burn a big hole...
My friend got me a good lobang in HK for accomodation.
The owner is an Indonesian from Surabaya...
bought 2 apartments in Causeway Bay (Somewhere like orchard road in singapore)...
renovated into small rooms n rent it out to visitors...
some rooms are well-equipped with own bathroom but some have to share...
My sister, auntie n me stayed in this big room with 3 beds(shared toilet) for 2 nites...TV, water,mini-fridge,mini cupboard....HK$480/nite(S$87)
facilities are minimium but we just require a room to stay so it is fine for us...
of course, there are securities downstair! most importantly, it is just next to MTR(causeway Bay)...plenty of good foos, shopping n it is also within walking distance to my tuition centre :)
９９天了，原来，家里没有爸爸已经那么久了。
失去妈妈也５年１个月了。
无论在那里，是在异乡的床上，或是在家里的房间，孤寂感总会袭上心头，而泪，也悄然滑落。失去双亲的滋味，原来是如此苦涩、无助及彷徨。
我爱我的兄弟姐妹，但是，我更爱我慈祥的爸爸、妈妈。
早就和补习中心说好了，明天要拜祭爸爸，所以待会要搭飞机回家。深深怀疑，没有双亲的家，还是家吗？
朋友安慰说：＂你还有我呀！＂
我知道，也感激，但是每天打开家门，想看到的，却是父母和蔼的笑容。那２４小时都不弃不离的人影，不是朋友可以取代的。
阳光投射在地上的那个影子，有个名字，叫孤儿。
想念你们，爸爸妈妈，在香港，在星期四的中午。
新买的相机，功能很多，最爱它可以拍黑白照，还可用笔写写画画，加上有音乐，边看slide preview还可听歌，一级享受。
逛昂平时，到了后来才想起带了驴生和猪子出来，结果电池要没了，无法拍更多他们的郊外踏青照，实为一憾事也。
现在早上１０点，外面正在刮８号 风球，也就是说不用做工，因为风非常大雨特别大。偷偷告诉你，最高兴的就是，今天补习中心缺的课也不用补回去耶！无端端又得了一天假期。
但是，缺点却是，整天闷在家里，虽然可以上网、看书，但是肚子却要严重抗议。不敢用同居男人的厨房－听说他有洁癖，害我冰箱里２包舅母送的素食都还没开封。以往在雅加达，带去的食物都清得７７８８了。唉！只好吃面包＋饼干了。
你：趁他不在偷偷煮咯。
我：朋友，８号风球,'大伯公'也被困在家。小小的香港房间,能怎样'偷偷'呢？
越说越委屈，听说我的房间是加建的，也就是说，
我的房＝客厅的一部分
从我的落地窗可以看到大街上的情景－无人。既使有人影，也见他行色匆忙，手上的雨伞，也正吃力的和狂风在博斗。这场比赛，奖品是－谁才是雨伞的拥有者。８点起床到现在，看了好几场人类和大自然精彩挑战，结果都是人类赢了。
昨天去沙田 的＇万佛寺＇闹了个笑话（照片待会儿再放上网）。
话说逛累了寺庙，我就坐下喝＄５豆浆（新加坡叫豆花水），顺便和阿婶聊天接触。
我：这场雨还蛮大的呢！
婶：是呀！
我（夸张地）：听说昨天刮１号风球呢！
婶（外星眼球骨鲁鲁的看着我）：现在也是１号呀！
听了，脑袋停档,片刻后，我脑里才浮现一个方程式画面：
下雨＋刮风（不是很大）＝１号风球
。。。。。无语。。。。。
接下来，我默默赶紧喝着豆浆，匆忙间还要提醒自己别咽着了，成为第一个喝豆浆咽死的人。
昨天花钱晰沥沥，哗啦啦，好可怕！
每天，每一天（尤其逢假日），我都告诉自己，今天只能花HK$100（包括午、晚餐）
但是，每次都有意外之喜祸，唉！
临出门前，就决定今天逛寺庙、百货公司，应该是省钱之日。
还没进地铁，赠值八达通$200（交通费）
第一站：
逛大围宝福纪念馆－捐$20，还可搭乘可以引发＇心脏病＇的古老缆车。这间外貌象寺庙的建筑，实际上是安放骨灰的地方。
第二站：
逛万佛寺－捐$30，午餐$50，豆浆$5－收获很大：沿着山路走，有500罗汗护着你。
进到大殿，除了瞻仰佛像外，还意外看到月溪法师真身呢！
下山时走临外一条路，除了沿路有罗汗像护驾外－保护我下山平安，还沿途经过＇排头村＇－清末建筑古屋，还有还有，鸽子笼般大小的铁板屋。
第三站：
原意是吹冷气，逛宜家-IKEA，消费估计$0。。。。那里知道，变成＄99.90
话说上星期浏览租售网页时，爱上其中一间的客厅布置，尤其是画在墙上的３朵花－超爱。那时就在想，那里有呢？如果我家的墙上也有，那该多好呀！
在家具部悠闲步行时，无意中走回之前入口处看到的客厅。心想，是否可以偷拍照留念？这一去，就不见＄了！竟然看到心爱的花，正娇艳但羞涩的躲在书橱后面，点缀厅堂。妈呀！赶紧问售货员，可否购买。后来？我就变成３朵花 的主人了！
其实，旁边那幅莆公英挂画我也喜欢.
第四站：
沙田中心，帮朋友买了３包减肥茶$234，（她原本要４包，但是钱不够）还剩 $70多。此刻，深觉恐惧。带了＄７００多出门，现在却只有。。。当时痛下决定，晚餐吃面包，警告自己。面包$14.50
以为结束了，但是，唉，经过7-11店，发现$12的１书２册旅游杂志，里面有澳门＋香港介绍耶！所以。。。破财了！
结论是：
1)香港花费超级、好贵哦！不想亏待自己，但是这种花法，月底还没到，我就没钱了！上个星期３发粮，现在很怀疑是否可以顶到月底。
2)下雨＋起风（很大，有呼鲁鲁的声音，夹杂着女人的尖叫，男人的吆喝，而且需要和风神搏斗强雨伞的）
＝就叫８号风球
不幸有机会的话，再告诉你９号、红雨和黑雨是什么情景。
最新消息：
1)＇xxx＇此时正吃饱了，在客厅享受和电视小姐做亲密接触。而我，看来要啃面包了，唉！
2)老板说：＂要补课给学生！！！＂
唉！唉！唉！
明天回新加坡，希望雨势,风力已弱。
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.
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...
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.....
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.
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.
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