A good start do not necessarily leads to a good ending...

A good start in the morning had turned into a disappointment at the end for me today...

I was very lucky today as I got into a cab for work and almost immediately, the rain poured. I mean it really did poured as though thousands of pails of water were poured onto the street from up there. Today was the only morning among so many preceding mornings in June that I was spared from getting wet from having to walk in the rain. Rain in Hong Kong do not fail vertically down, it goes side ways most of the time and thus having an umbrella will only keep the upper part of your body dry at best. So, I was really feeling lucky and was almost hopeful that I will get my new employment contract with my new salary package ready for me to sign today at the office. I waited until 5pm...still no contract. I walked over to Admin, asked Mr. No and the answer I got was that the contract is still waiting for final approval from the MD. So, I am actually working with no official employment contract at the moment and I really wonder why am I still stuck in the office now?

*PISSED!*

Inspiration from Sex and the City

We are into the last season of Sex and the City and both hubby and I have decided that the character we like best is Samantha Jones, played by Kim Cattrall. I think her personality in the series is fabulous and she will really be good to have as a friend. The part I like best was when she had gone to Miranda's and gave up her long-waited salon appointment to Miranda who needed a salon visit much more than herself. And she even offered to babysit Miranda's baby! What a generous gesture! Also, Samantha was never judgemental of her friends and was always forgiving to the negative aspects of the human nature. And I especially like Samantha because she was never afraid to show off her sexuality both in her language and in her physical ways. It was very interesting and entertaining to watch her go man-hunting.

On the other hand, we both dislike the Carrie character. We think that she was such a brat. She was insecure, difficult, selfish and totally irresponsible as an adult. I hate the part where she would call her friends to complain and wail about her relationships with her boyfriends but never really showed much interests in her friends' problems. She was lucky to have 3 such good girl friends plus a good gay friend. I have to admit, I am envious of her for having this kind of friendships...

For those of you like me who also didn't know, Kim Cattrall is already in her 50s and the rest of the 3 ladies are also in their 40s! Damn! They still look so good! Especially Kim Cattrall! Is it really the effects of Botox that she had claimed to swear by in the movie really true? I am inspired!

Cheating and forgiving.

I am into the 4th season of Sex and the City and like all series, it's beginning to feel like a drag...hubby was already either falling asleep halfway through or he was multi-tasking on his new game. However, I am determined to finish the whole series and get over with it by the end of the week.
I was particularly agitated with the episode when Carrie got back together with Aiden. She had cheated on Aiden with Mr. Big and he was totally heart-broken. They broke up for several months and then got back together when Carrie begged him to forgive her. Did she deserve the forgiveness? I would say NO. I think it's totally unforgivable when one cheat with his/her ex but if it's cheating with someone new, it's possibly forgivable. Well, both is bad but cheating with ex is really BAD! My rationale? It's simple really. If my hubby cheats with someone new, that new person did not come into his life before me and thus I can trust that the time when he was with me before he'd met her was 100% true to me. But if my hubby cheats with his ex, then I am quite sure that he must have missed, loved and couldn't forget his ex all those times when he was with me, thus he was never 100% true to me the whole and the vows would mean nothing but lies. This kind of cheating is totally unforgivable, right?

In the movie version, Steve cheated on Miranda but I thought that was totally forgivable. He had sex with someone else just once because he hadn't had sex with his wife for more than 6 months and he felt remorseful enough to confessed to Miranda himself. That to me is totally forgivable unless of course if his sex partner was actually his ex...that will make it difficult to forgive. To me, just being friends with an ex is unforgivable because I do not think that man and woman can be friends, not especially when they have had a relationship before. Extreme? Well, being friends and going out in a group occasionally is fine but being close friends who chats on msn regularly, meeting up alone to discuss life and relationships issues, etc. is definitely out. That kind of relationship with an ex is already cheating to me even when there's no sex involved...

Rain Rain GO AWAY!

Oh~ I really hate wet weather! Especially in Hong Kong where I have no car and have to take the public transport... I regret not buying the Hello Kitty rain boots I saw in Japan now...BIG MISTAKE! I thought I wouldn't have much chance to wear them but I guess I was wrong. Apparently this year is going to be the La Nina year of storm for Hong Kong and China, according to a well-known storm researcher...*Sigh*

And the roofs at both airport terminals are leaking! What a joke! And the leaks were said to be noticed since the Black Rain day more than 2 weeks ago!
"Democratic Party economic services spokesman Sin Chung-kai said the incident must have made Hong Kong look bad to visitors, but the airport has been operating for over a decade and wear and tear had to be expected." ...The Standard.
"Made Hong Kong look bad to visitors"? I bet it must really be an interesting sight to see so many buckets lying around the terminal collecting water from the leaks! I would suggest that they put up signs stating "Water Conservation Project - Rain Collection Points" around all those buckets instead of "Wet Floor". That may make Hong Kong look better, no? WAH HAHA!

Living in Hong Kong

I have become a fan of Sex and the City since watching the movie on Saturday. Well, not actually a real fan but I enjoyed the movie so much that I decided I wanted to watch the series from the beginning and I am wondering why I have not watched the HBO series last time. Oh well, I am now watching the series starting from season 1 and have reached the last few episodes of season 3 now. Looking forward to finishing season 3 tonight and then maybe move on to season 4. At this rate, I may be able to finish the whole series by the end of the week! Hubby has been real sweet, downloading the series for me and also watching it with me in bed. ;) He loves the sex talks among the girls...
Initially I think I don't have anything in common with any of the main female characters in personality but just enjoyed watching their fashion. A new dress for every date or every party, designer shoes, fanciful accessories and beautiful handbags...that's every women's dream, no? Now after 3 seasons, I think I can relate a little to each and every one of them afterall! That explains the tremendous popularity and success of the series clearly to me now. *Where have I been all these years?*

Last night, we watched season 3 when Typhoon Fengshen hit Hong Kong and hubby was especially excited about it. It was the 1st jackpot hit for us in 3 years and he was really hopeful to get a day off. He's disappointed now that he still has to go back to the office for the afternoon half of the day though...

Things at the warehouse are getting messy, the goods that arrived last night at the airport could not be taken out of the terminal yet and thus could not be delivered to us. And the goods that were suppose to go out to customers this morning could not be delivered. I start to think how can Hong Kong ever be a reliable logistics hub when there are natural disasters like typhoons and black rain and landslides and floods? I never have to worry about such incidents in Singapore! I am sure many other industries out there are struggling with the aftermath effects of the typhoon. Stock exchange had to be closed for half the day, I wonder how many millions are lost there. Schools are closed for the day, so what happen to the parents? Trees are blown down, many construction sites are destroyed, mud from the landslides are choking the drains...floods are inevitable. So that's what a vibrant city like Hong Kong offer you folks!

*Just bear with me 1 more year, darling!*

It has been quiet at home these 3 days now that mum and D have gone back to Singapore...It hurt so much that day at the airport as we were approaching the departure gate when D started to cry. He didn't cry openly, he just kept rubbing his eyes, trying so hard not to let his tears flow down. He remembered that he's a boy and "boys don't cry"...My own eyes were swelled with tears as I hugged him tight consoling him that he will see me very soon. Eventually, D had to go in and I hate HK airport. Why do they have to make the glass opague? Why can't they have the glass clear so that I can still wave to my son as he approach immigration like that of Changi Airport? *Stupid airport!*

We turned to leave and before we reached the Airport Express, D called...my heart broke for the 2nd time in less than 10 minutes. He just cleared immigration and was at the security check line for the bags. He didn't say much, he just called to call me mummy and to hear my voice so I kept talking, telling him that I love him and that he will meet me soon. What else could I have said? It's too late to bring D over now that hubby and I have decided that we will move back next year. So, we all just have to bear with the situation now. 3 years have passed, so what's another year? Right? I hope it's right but I guess human emotions are definitely more complicated that 1 is less than 3 and thus 1 is easier...

June Holiday ~ Bye-bye Kagoshima - 10th June 2008

There were just 2 more destinations on our tour this last morning at Kagoshima before we had to catch the afternoon flight back to Hong Kong. The weather turned bad this last day, making the journey up to Kirishima Shrine（霧島神社）very bumpy and difficult for me to play my NDS Lite game. In fact I got quite sick arriving at the shrine and had to take some motion-sickness pills to help me get over it. We didn't spend too much time at the shrine as it really was just a place for us to throw a coin into the offering box and make a wish or two. I didn't make any wish in particular, I just wished that my family will be healthy and happy always. I thank God everyday silently in my heart that my family is healthy and I try to make everybody as happy as I can possibly do.

Kirishima Shrine（霧島神社）

Takachiho Farm（高千穂牧場）

After the visit to the shrine, we went to our last stop for the day at Takachiho Farm where I had the most delicious sausages and softcream. The view from the farm was great too and there was even space for grass-skiing! I bet it will be a really popular place with the kids. Visit the cows and the sheeps, have fresh milk softcream, sausages and then grass-ski...FANTASTIC!