Shark Fin, Anyone?
May 22, 2009 Leave a comment
( Photo Taken: Beijing Underwater World, China)
( Photo Taken: Beijing Underwater World, China)
The City of Giants
May 22, 2009 1 Comment
I am back in Beijing this week to complete what I didn’t accomplished in my last short trip. It may sound stupid, but I have promised myself to visit the famous "bird nest" and "water-cube". Okay, I am not really into sports but I am one of those who want to touch and see whatever I saw on TV. Haaaa… sounded like a real "himbo". (Hey! You have no idea what I watch on TV.) No matter what, I just want to tick some of these unfulfilled boxes on my list this year.
I was in Beijing during her hottest days in May – 34-35 degrees! Am I lucky or what? The sun and the heat was unbearable. The weather forecast said the weather is going back to its norm 19-25 degrees this weekend! (Urghhh…by then, I will be back to HK!)
I have a great host – Hovman!
And he knows exactly what I like! And he brought me to many interesting places – good food, cool space and lots of art! Mmm… the only thing he missed out is the GIRLS! Okay, just a good host – not great.
2 nights ago – Hovman brought me to see the "Great LED of Beijing". My first words "My god, the Chinese is incredible! Are they inferior or what? What are they building such big stuffs AGAIN?" I began to think this must be a "Chinese Thingy"- The Chinese like to build big, enormous, giantic, mammoth, massive, extraordinary things!!! They have the Great Wall, the Bird Nest, the WaterCube, the Three Gorges Dam, the Basketball player Yao Ming …. and by 2010, they are going to have the world’s biggest "Great Wheel" in Beijing Chaoyang Park. (see: http://www.greatwheel.com/beijing_eng/home_english.htm)
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Meet the real Harry!
May 17, 2009 Leave a comment
He has more wiz and magic than Harry Potter. He created an island far more powerful than the one in "LOST". And he created a society that is well-respected by many. He created an identify I am proud to carry. He doesn’t carry any wand – his men carry the whip. He is a HERO to many and Villian to some. Some fear him while many respect him.
His most powerful spell (ERP) "Expecto Reducto Portal" vaporised your money into the thin air. He is "Who Must Not be Named" in most kopitiams… He is no ordinary Harry… We have a codename for this great man – LKY.
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Blast Off to the Big 3!
May 16, 2009 Leave a comment
Tracy has been working with me longer than anyone else. In fact, she has been through 3 companies with me, from Singapore to Shanghai to Hong Kong. She is never a pretentious or an unreal "corporate-packaged" girl. Tracy is more like your typical "Rachael" of Friends. She is direct, crude, dangerously clumsy and very candid. Most importantly, she is one-of-a-hell loyal assistant! She is always the "girl under the radar" and I never think she ever make any big impact in the corporate world.
I brought her back for my event this May. 3 of my clients came to me and sang her praises. I was very surprised – cos these are the "hard cookies" who don’t normally give good words. I was so proud of her and felt so happy for her. And last night, we had an informal "birthday drink" with Tracy and friends at Clarke Quay. I rewarded Tracy by participating in her birthday dare – "The Reversed Bungy!"
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My 1st Puppy Love
May 16, 2009 1 Comment
Through the wonders of Facebook, I managed to "reconnect" my friendship with Ida after nearly 18 years. I sent her a surprise gift on her birthday and we met over the past few nights to catch up those "good old days". As I was extremely packed with work over the past 10 days, Ida had to accomodate with my schedule and I made her (with Yixi and Meijie) come all the way to my hotel lobby to meet me. Wow, this sure sound exciting – imagine me meeting my "puppy love" at my hotel lobby!!! Haaa….I bet many of my guys and ladies readers (who are mainly Felicia’s buddies) are having second guesses about our night-outs… Sure, I did invited "her" up to my room to use the internet (what a good reason, right?). But disgustingly, 2 not so "Zi-tong" friends came along too and ransacked my room!
One of the most special moments between Ida and me was when she showed me a "love book" that I made for her 20 years ago! (My god, it was filled with mushy texts and graphics!) I was touched that she has kept this book with her for the past 20 years. When I saw the book, thousands of images flashed back in my head – "it was like traveling back in time to 1990" I said this to Ida. It was a very strange feeling… Like a psychic, when I touched the book, I can see that lost images of yesterday. I was sitting there, very quiet… and feeling very sad – for I realised that that pure love and innocence weren’t there in me anymore. I remembered the time when I made that book. I was at my late-granny house.. And for that one moment, I felt so so so sad.
I hate to be sentimental again. And Ida can felt that too. For an uncomfortable moment, we just sat there, not knowing how to break the silence. I asked her permission to keep this book for a couple of days. I took the book and she left (for Shanghai).
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Ahead of Raffles
May 16, 2009 Leave a comment
(Photo Taken: Boat Quay, Singapore – "Sir, the Swine Flu has nothing to do with us PIGeons…")
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Meet the Origins of Heroes and Xmen
May 4, 2009 Leave a comment
Alice brought back some really nice paper GOD-ICONS from her Taipei trip. She get us pick our own "GODS". Strange and amazing.. by some magical coincidence, the icons we picked out for ourselves are pretty matching to our own characters and vibes… Even the looks are the matching! Yeah, I am the RED HOT Dictative Chinese in this TRIO. The French boss is the Newy Sonic Ears Orange Red God and my Indian Buddy is the Far-Sighted Jade Green God.
Come to think of it… the Chinese Gods do have mutant-like powers… like the abilities to see a thousand miles or super-sonic hearing. My gosh! We created these mythical characters hundred years back (way way before the Hollywood superheroes movies/comics were created!). Marvel created the "Fantastic 4" but the Chinese has our own Marvelous "Ten Brothers"? However, we don’t call them "mutants" or Xmen – we coined these special people as "GODS" with purposeful powers!
Yeah, we do have our own "Spiderwoman" – but she is typically known as the kickass, sexy hot Villian "蜘蛛精". Imagine we had a joint Chinese-Hollywood movie – Spider-man verus "蜘蛛精"! Wow!
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Umbrella Vending Machine
May 3, 2009 Leave a comment
Photo Taken: An attractive Umbrella Vending Machine inside the MTR Station. Cost: HK68 each.
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