Remember the Whip. The Tiger is Here.
February 15, 2010 Leave a comment
(Photo Taken: Home – Elkan’s 1st CNY Drawing)
Departure on Reunion Day
February 13, 2010 Leave a comment
I am not used saying goodbye on New Year’s Eve. It was a strange mixed-feeling inside. I am feeling very happy cos’ I am looking forward to my long holiday in Hong Kong. After 4 weeks of long crazy working hours and tiring trips, I really need a break badly. Therefore, I told myself there will be no long-haul traveling or packed activities (like last CNY in Malaysia) this year – just simply quiet quality time with my wife and kid. (We are planning a couple of free-&-easy days in Macau / Zhuhai over the weekend)
On the other hand, I was feeling very sad (must be the gloomy wet and cold Hong Kong weather). This is our 1st CNY abroad – without our parents and our Singapore friends. Both of my favourite companions – Tracy and Echo flew out today to join their family for CNY. Overnight, the house was so quiet and empty. Lucky for me, Harshad is now in my living room, blasting my speakers with his bloody violent PS3 Game. (Those gun-shots sound so much like the fire crackers!) Everyone I know are now outside Hong Kong! (Friends like Scott, Hong Fei, Zeph and my cousin Tao) While there are plenty of CNY festive elements around us, it is the presence of friends and families that warm up the festive.
Sending Echo off was rather difficult. Elkan couldn’t hold back his emotions and that affected both Echo and me. Honestly, I was feeling very sad to say bye to her. Despite her lowest period, Echo was very kind and lovely towards my family, especially to Elkan. Over the past 10 days, she was like a second nanny – spoiling my son with toys and undivided attention. No wonder, Elkan missed her so much now.
Perhaps Kalinda and my Cousin Yei are right – we are getting old. Got to spend these few days wisely and happily! Afterall, I am not sure what I am celebrating tomorrow. Valentine Day or New Year Day? That will depend what kind of meals Felicia will be baking tomorrow. Fusion, I would say.
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Forrest Gump Restaurant
February 12, 2010 Leave a comment
(Photo Taken: Bubba Gump Restaurant (inspired by the movie "Forrest Gump") at The Peak, Hong Kong. The speciality? Lots of shrimps – baked, deep-fried or boiled. Guess the name of their waiters? No brainer, they are all called "Forrest". A good place to dine, overlooking the skyline of Hong Kong. Great service with big portion of food.)
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Ye Shanghai is Here!
February 8, 2010 Leave a comment
After so many weeks of waiting, Lady Echo is finally here with us! And she sure brought us lots of joys and luck! For 10 days till the eve of CNY, she will be part of the Chua’s extended family in Hong Kong. We just can’t wait to show her around! (No surprise, our first dinner was at the Singapore Restaurant at City Garden Hotel)
Straight from my Japan trip – Tracy, Echo, Harshad and me made a day trip to Macau. It was Echo’s first visit to Macau and we were showing her around. We spent 5 hours visiting the major casinos and theme parks. (There is a new casino Oceanus that looks just like the WaterCube of Beijing). Echo is sure one big lucky charm. Her presence "blessed" our night with big winnings! Together, Tracy and I won about HKD10K in our 1st hour (our base was only HKD200!). Of course, we got so excited about our winning that we forgot the one golden rule of gambling -"WIN & LEAVE". We stayed for another 4 hours – the longer we played, the more we lost. In the end, we took home only half of our original winning.
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日本料理ここですか？
February 8, 2010 Leave a comment
The last time I went dining with my Chairman in Tokyo – we went food-hunting (jumping from 1 restaurant to another) on our very first night. That was the same experience I had with David last week. We went from one restaurant to another "日本料理ここですか？" – looking for real Japanese food. And how "lucky" we were – none of those Japanese-looking places we went serve authentic local cuisine. In the end, we settled for korean BBQ and fushion-food. (And lots of ビール*) – *beeru
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Meet “Adidarth”
February 8, 2010 Leave a comment
(Photo Taken: Shibuya, Japan – Adidas Cross-Over with Star Wars – since 2007. Now, we know why Nike lost out to Adidas. The "Air" simply can’t outbeat the "Force")
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Our 84th-85th HK Visitor – Wendy and Leonard!
February 2, 2010 Leave a comment
It has been 5 long years since we last met. Surely, Wendy and I went through many roller-coaster rides. Not sure why? I guess this is how fate planned how our paths. We have survived many road-blocks and also many many detours. We have been in and out of friendship for all kinds of misunderstandings. And certainly, Wendy is a very very unique friend of mine and it is very strange and difficult to describe our friendship. Time is often the best remedy. It can heal the most difficult memories and also create many more moment of possibilities.Over the last 2 years, Wendy has initiated a couple of meetings to meet up with me in Shanghai. But timing was never ideal for both of us. (However, I bet we spent many hours looking at each other’s webpages – We do have one thing in common – it is our love for photography! And Wendy is such a good photographer.)
Finally, we get to meet each other in Hong Kong this week. And she came to us with a very blissful piece of news – that is her 2011 wedding to Leonard! (Congrats, my friend!) Despite my super-hectic schedule (yes, it was another insane over-midnight and weekends working marathon), I am so happy that we managed to meet up twice. Thanks to our friendly and very understanding visitors, they came by our office at Central and waited for us. On their last night in Hong Kong, we brought them to the Peak for dinner. And when they left, we kinda miss their presence.
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The Real 7-Eleven Store
February 2, 2010 Leave a comment
(Photo Taken: Sai Wan Ho – Finally, I found the one shop that is so true to its original brand promise – Only opens from 7am to 11pm. This 7-Eleven near my house closes at 11pm. For those who didn’t know – 7-Eleven was found by Joe C Thomson back in 1946, operating from 7am to 11pm. It was only in 1962 when 7-Eleven first introduced the 24-hour retail concept in Texas.)
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