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Wednesday, 04 May 2011
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RIVERDANCE - The Farewell Tour
Just came back from RiverDance, The Farewell Tour, performed at the HKAPA. It was just as amazing as the show I watched previously, in June 2007. haha actually I only realised that I had watched it before several seconds into the show. It was just wonderful! This time I came with Paddy and he enjoyed it very much. I am so glad that I watched it again!
The show this time wasn't as great as last time, but the music and dance were still very professional. I found many differences when it is shown here in HK. The stage was too small so not many dancers could be lined up along the stage. It also seemed that this group of dancers on the Farewell Tour wasn't as good as that performed 3+ years ago... hmmm
Nevertheless, RiverDance is still a show very worth watching!
Wednesday, 15 September 2010
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Beginning? End?
“What we call the beginning is often the end. And to make an end is to make a beginning. The end is where we start from.” ~ T.S Eliot
1st September 2010 = beginning of an END (Exciting New Developments!)
This day is the start of my PhD study. Here in HK I'm undertaking this challenging and exciting programme.
Monday, 01 March 2010
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If
If you can keep your head when all about you
Are losing theirs and blaming it on you,
If you can trust yourself when all men doubt you,
But make allowance for their doubting too;
If you can wait and not be tired by waiting,
Or being lied about, don't deal in lies,
Or being hated, don't give way to hating,
And yet don't look too good, nor talk too wise:If you can dream - and not make dreams your master,
If you can think - and not make thoughts your aim;
If you can meet with Triumph and Disaster
And treat those two impostors just the same;
If you can bear to hear the truth you've spoken
Twisted by knaves to make a trap for fools,
Or watch the things you gave your life to, broken,
And stoop and build 'em up with worn-out tools:If you can make one heap of all your winnings
And risk it all on one turn of pitch-and-toss,
And lose, and start again at your beginnings
And never breath a word about your loss;
If you can force your heart and nerve and sinew
To serve your turn long after they are gone,
And so hold on when there is nothing in you
Except the Will which says to them: "Hold on!"If you can talk with crowds and keep your virtue,
Or walk with kings - nor lose the common touch,
If neither foes nor loving friends can hurt you,
If all men count with you, but none too much;
If you can fill the unforgiving minute
With sixty seconds' worth of distance run,
Yours is the Earth and everything that's in it,
And - which is more - you'll be a Man, my son!Rudyard Kipling (1865-1936)
Saturday, 19 December 2009
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looking forward to Christmas...
The last time I was in HK over Christmas was in Dec 2005, when I came back for the break 2 months after matriculation. This time, I have graduated and can enjoy a true holiday without worrying about collections :p
Now that I have started working, I realised that I could no longer enjoy the free time I had in the past few years. I would agree with many that studying is more enjoyable than working
although I think I might prefer working. Working means I can simply follow my supervisor's instructions and perform the laborious/tedious (sometimes simple but time-consuming) tasks; but studying would involve self-discipline in completing the set homework, preparing for lessons and tests and exams. Personally I don't like exhausting my brain to study for exams. There are just too much to be stuffed into my brain and I cannot stand it! I also don't really like the idea of writing like mad for 3 hours, and all my efforts are judged by that stack of paper alone. These thoughts made me remember the stresses and misery I sometimes faced over the past years...
I am happy with my work now. I am glad that I no longer need to read and study and memorise for exams, but instead, I get to do practicals. I enjoy practical work and analysing the results of my experiments.I am interested in this area, found it meaningful and would like to stay in this place. I am very lucky to be working here now - this time, this place, and with these people.
Apart from working, I am also enjoying other aspects of my life here back in HK. I quite like spending time at home with my family, chatting with my parents about the happenings around me, enjoying the homecooked delicacies (HK is just an amazing place for food!) and making fun of our lovely little pet. An important letter I always like writing into my diary is 'P'. P is busy lately (haha yes I am busy too) so I treasure the times we get to spend together.
It's been a long long time since I came to put down some words here. Perhaps the upcoming Xmas holiday has pushed me to update this blog with some reflections. I must say I am really looking forward to the Christmas break next week. I believe I deserve a rest. Perhaps it is time to celebrate our past year and plan for next year . This Christmas would be a special one, a different one, that I am spending with my family and P, and in HK.
Xmas presents for you:
"Live in the present moment and find your interest and happiness in the things of today." ~ Emmett Fox
"Treasure the present because you never know how much you might miss these times someday, or realize how much of a gift they really are until they are gone." ~ Tara Joan
"Yesterday was history. Tomorrow is a mystery. Today is a gift, that's why it's called 'the present'." ~ unknownMERRY CHRISTMAS & HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!
Friday, 02 October 2009
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happy 60th National Day
yesterday was National Day public holiday so it was an 'official' day off yay!
My fun and friendly colleagues arranged to go to Ma Wan as one of them has a flat there. Ma Wan, aka Pak Lai Wan, is a v beautifully developed residential area on an island. We took a ferry across the harbour and went to his flat and played Wii for 2 hours It's my first time playing that fun and exciting game! Then we went down to his clubhouse and play badminton for another 1+ hours. My labmates stayed on to play a bit more badminton before going back to his flat for more Wii. I missed their seafood dinner which was arranged to start at 8.30pm, as I had another group gathering to attend 
This colleague is a v practical person. He designed his flat in a practical way and he v proudly commented that it's his 'dream house'. And I definitely agree! 他所擁有的都好令人羡慕： 一手好廚藝，一對恩愛的夫妻，一個簡單實用的屋企 （還有一個設施完善的 clubhouse）， 窗外有一望無際的海...... 這樣的人生，或許是一些人夢寐以求的。不是人人能夢想成真，不過聽著這位朋友向我們介紹他的 dream house 時，我為他感到很高興
From Ma Wan, I took the ferry back to the Central piers, and went onto another ferry to Mui Wo. It's P's (second) housewarming party so I joined his huge group of coursemates for dinner I ate so much that I still feel bloated today! It was a nice time chatting and munching together. Then I took a late ferry back to Central before heading home.
haha so yesterday was a day I spent at sea and on islands
I am really happy that Hong Kong still manages to keep these outlying islands in a good state for people to live and visit. I always enjoy looking across the harbour, blowing the sea breeze, and travelling out to sea whenever I have the time. HK is a great place and I'm happy that I'm finally back home
