Sunset over CBD with the moon and Jupiter in view. Photo taken on January 9, 2011

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An average high of 0C makes your body crave for all types of things -- some reasonable, some not. And then there is that unfortunate phenomenon, known as "unfulfilled desires" due to restrictions, limitations, and rejections. This is usually followed by "acts of desperation" and unsurprisingly, "regrets".

Case in point -- Me: "Let's go eat hotpot. ( Read more... )

Today is the 10th day of the New Year. I'm still wishing friends a Happy New Year. I cherish every opportunity to pass a happy greeting to a friend ( Read more... )

My annual movies and TV serials list. Ratings divided into:
喜欢 Me like!
一般/还行 Ok lah
吐 Eugh

Movies List:
1. Julie and Julia -- Me like
2. Mongol -- Double Eugh
3. Avatar -- Me likey
4. 500 Days of Summer -- Me like
5. Gone with the Wind -- Ok lah
6. The Hurt Locker -- Me like
7. Dances with Wolves -- Ok lah
8. The imaginarium of Dr. Parnassus -- Ok lah
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My annual list of books I read in the past year for record keeping and motivation with ratings out of 10 ( Read more... )

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Living in a country that is an ally to North Korea means that we should not pass up the chance to at least visit a North Korean-owned establishment at least once. Visiting their pavilion at the World Expo was a bizarre enough experience. And well, frankly, there aren't that many North Korean establishments around town and I really wasn't ready to ( Read more... )

On Saturday, we hosted a dinner + games party where we had some of our friends over. We played Mafia and Celebrity, with hilarious consequences.

Our oven was hard at work from 2pm till 8pm, which was also how long it took for us to get groceries, chop, cook, clean and get the place ready for our guests. But alas, Evan and I divided and conquered and ( Read more... )

Surprisingly, I have been able to use Cantonese more this week than I have in the past year. It started with Fiona's visit to Beijing on Monday, then it followed with work where I had to contact two photographers in Hong Kong.

This is what happened in one of my conversations (translated to English):

Me: So are you available on the 20th and 21st for ( Read more... )