tenaj4u。My Story。

Enough!

2010-08-16T12:52:00.002+10:00

I have no idea on what's going on here. So many things to do in such a little time. So unorganised.

Ok - enough of this! Clear my mind, step by step. I can do it.

Difference between stress and pressure

2010-07-19T19:48:00.001+10:00

There is a fine line between stress and pressure.

It all depends on your mentality-If u handle the issue professionally with no emotions attached, it would be pressure. Otherwise it would be a stress.

I think I have just experienced it today. Was it stress or pressure? I have no idea.

Hello Blog

2010-07-12T11:27:00.002+10:00

Hmm, just realised that I haven't been updating this blog for sooo long. In fact, I still haven't finished blogging my trip to Japan last year …!! Went to a few places after that but of course, the photos are still sitting in my camera, hehe.
So guilty....

Anyway, I have already started to plan more travelling towards end of the year....looking foward to it ^^

Personality Test 心理测试

2010-04-15T13:36:00.011+10:00

This is an interesting test - choose a colour bottle below which matches your current mood (please choose only one bottle). The 48 bottles below represent different kinds of personalities.

Let me know which one you have chosen - for those who cannot understand Chinese, let me know and I can be your translator ^^
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一个流传甚广的心理测试，几乎每一个做过测试的人都说很神准。这48个神秘的瓶子，代表了48种不同的性格。

请凭直觉，从下面48个瓶子中，选出一个来（注意，只能选择一个）：

不要偷看答案哦~~~~ See answers below ~~~

【0号瓶】灵性解救瓶

你是一个神秘的人，与上天有所连结。你可能有很强的第六感或者灵通的能力。代表这个瓶子的塔罗牌是“傻瓜”，代表你有一种天真与信任的质量，可以处于浑沌与混乱的情况。

你的困难与挑战：目前处于恼怒，混乱的状况。你想要为你的生命找一个出口，但是却无能为力。现在的你，就像处于最深的黑夜。危机就是转机，转个身，最大的平静就隐藏在你背后。

你的未来潜能：是一个情绪平衡的人，探寻灵性方面的真理。

【1号瓶】身体解救瓶

你是一个多才多艺，有很丰富创造力的人。但是你习惯将你自己内在的彩虹隐藏起来。代表这个瓶子的塔罗牌是“魔术师”，代表你是一个善于沟通，有创造力的人。

你的困难与挑战：你习惯将你自己的光隐藏起来，虽然你有丰富的内涵，但你无法跟人分享。长久的隐藏，造成你有习惯性的忧郁。

你的未来潜能：知道他或她的理想，而且能够去实现它们。

【2号瓶】和平瓶

你是一个爱好和平的人，同时拥有很强的直觉力。你的出现，可以抚慰周遭人的心灵。这一瓶像是海洋，所以也暗示了你喜欢接近海洋，海洋总可以带给你平静与放松。代表这一瓶的塔罗牌是“女祭司”，代表你的感受很敏锐，可以体察到很细微的事物，可以连结上天。

你的困难与挑战：你有口难言吗？你有太多的话藏在你的心中吗？因为有太多话没有被说出来，所以你无法得到内心的平静。

你的未来潜能：喜爱和平，跟自己很和谐地相处，承诺要追求和平。善用与喉咙有关的创造力（譬如跟演说有关），支持别人。

【3号瓶】心轮瓶

称为心轮瓶，也是双鱼座的瓶子，所以你是以你的心与感觉来过生活。你的心很柔软，很有爱心，很能站在对方的立场想。代表这一瓶的塔罗牌是“女皇”，代表你习惯照顾他人，具有母爱的特质。

你的困难与挑战：你觉得无法呼吸吗？觉得胸部没有多余的空间让新鲜的空气进入。你最近觉得心受伤吗？或者，你长久以来都觉得自己的心一直都没有被照顾到，没有被疼惜到呢？第二瓶选到这一瓶的你，真的该好好连结你的心，让心中的悲伤释放出来。

你的未来潜能：具有直觉力。能够帮助别人找到他们的方向。具有成为艺术家、老师、和治疗师的能力。

【4号瓶】太阳瓶

4号称为太阳瓶，绰号叫做智能瓶。所以你是一个很阳光的，很有智能的人。你很有创造力，喜欢自己动手作一些东西。对你来说，身体最重要的部位是你的胃，胃掌管你的自信，力量与欲望。代表这个瓶子的塔罗牌是“皇帝”，代表你是一个有领导力。

你的困难与挑战：你是一个过度理性的人，你的理性扼杀了你的感情。你重视目标，忽略了过程，这使得你的人生看似充满希望，但欲望的追求让你的生命像是阳光过剩的沙漠，生活紧凑的步调让你的胃肠常常对你发出警讯。

你的未来潜能：在管理和组织方面具有权威和很好的才能，将这些才能跟智能结合。能够知道来自前世的知识，并且能够利用这些知识。

【5号瓶】日出…日落

5号是狮子座的瓶子，代表你是一个具有领导能力以及王者之风的人。你知道如何善用你所具有的能量，你常带给周遭的人阳光与热情，也知道如何要到你要的东西。代表这个瓶子的塔罗牌是“教皇”，代表你很有智能，透过经验而学习，不是透过书本等死的知识来学习。

你的困难与挑战：你害怕生存不下去吗？你缺乏自信吗？或者你为了掩饰自己生存的恐惧以及自卑，所以你试着掌控你的生活，你的朋友，你的情人，你的下属。为了生存，你常紧张得胃痛。

你的未来潜能：具有很多能量，而且能够将这些能量都表达出来。有活力，而且具有个人特质。

【6号瓶】能量瓶

6号称为能量瓶，也是金牛座的瓶子，所以你很实际，很务实，重视物质生活，也具有很多的能量。代表这个瓶子的塔罗牌是“爱人”，这代表“爱”是你生命重要的课题，你可以了解到真正的爱不只是性，还包括你的心与灵性的爱。

你的困难与挑战：挫折感是你现在的生命主题。你觉得心中有很多的愤怒与无奈，使得你缺乏生命力。你真的需要为你的内在找一个出口，让你内在的能量释放。可能是长久以来不被接受的愤怒，可能是工作上的挫折，可能是长久以来压抑的性……

你的未来潜能：是一个很勇敢的人，在逆境中也准备好要去爱。

【7号瓶】耶稣被出卖而被捕的花园

你是一个很清楚自己要什么，同时你也有能力去要到你要的东西。同时你也是一个平衡的人，凡事不容易走到极端。代表这个瓶子的塔罗牌是“战车”，代表你的男性能量与女性能量很平衡，你很有力量，可以让事情发生。

你的困难与挑战：你最近在担心钱吗？你可能怀疑自己有没有能力可以赚到钱。你可能缺乏自信，对自己有所怀疑，并且因此而紧张焦虑得胃痛。

你的未来潜能：新时代的先驱，是一个了解人类的苦难和需求的理想家、哲学家。

【8号瓶】埃及的犬头神

8号瓶叫做Anubis，Anubis是埃及的犬头神，专门守护进入无意识世界的大门。所以你的灵魂本质跟埃及是有连结的。你常用心中的一把尺去衡量外界与其他的人，同时，你也很重视平衡。这也让你哲思当中，思考什么是真正的价值与平衡。代表这个瓶子的塔罗牌是“调适”或者”正义”，代表你是一个平衡的人，具有内省与向内看自己的能力。

你的困难与挑战：平衡是你目前生命中最重要的课题，凡事太过犹不及皆会带来问题。或许你最近时而忧郁时而亢奋，但始终找不到内在真正的平静。或许你积压了太多事情没有表达，或许你已经很久没有跟人说出你内心真正的话。

你的未来：对时间、平衡、公正有很好的感知；有条理，且对平等有特殊的认同（对所有的人，所有的宗教传统等等）。

【9号瓶】水晶洞…心内之心

你是一个喜欢接近大自然的人，山中海边是你徜徉的地方。你习惯独处，过自己的生活。你也是一个很具有“心能量”的人，你可以连结你的心，你也可以透过你的心来表达，所以你的话语具有感动人的力量。

你的困难与挑战：你能自在地表达你的感情吗？我猜不能。这造成你常常胸闷，心肺功能欠佳。有多久没有找朋友好好地说说话了？有多久没有放开心胸跟人表达了？你的心是不是被严肃的头脑捆绑住了，使你忘了如何游戏？使你忘了你内在幽默的一面？

你的未来潜能：是一个不自私的人，与自己的潜意识和内在声音都有连结。发现生命中隐藏的秘密并能诠释它们。

【10号瓶】去拥抱一棵树

你有一颗好心肠，很有爱，很柔软，很慈悲。跟你相处可以使人放松，没有压力。你喜欢自然，喜欢简单。代表这个瓶子的塔罗牌是“命运之轮”，代表你是一个自在、流动的人，可以顺着生命之流而改变。

你的困难与挑战：你常莫名地心悸吗？你会有没来由的恐惧吗？如果你仔细倾听你的心，你会发现你的心在告诉你：我好难过！你积压了太多的感觉在你的心，而你一直没有去看顾心中的感觉。

你的未来潜能：是一个只带领而不掌控对方的人，给予他人成长的空间。打从心底关心人类的问题，认知所需要做的事并将它完成。

【11号瓶】一串花朵

11号是xxxxx座的瓶子，所以你是一个纯洁，单纯，干干净净的一个人，宛如处子一般，像个纯凈的小天使。代表这个瓶子的塔罗牌是“爱欲”，代表你对生命很有多的爱与热情。

你的困难与挑战：你常觉得缺乏爱，缺乏温暖吗？你在亲密关系中有困难吗？你有没有想过，你可以更爱你自己一些？你可能是个完美主义者，对自己要求甚高，或者，对别人要求甚高。由于过往的制约，你对自己或别人有很多的期待。

你的未来潜能：是一个强壮、有威力的人，散发出温暖、温柔和强烈的同理心；是一个真正懂得如何去爱的人。

【12号瓶】新时代中的和平

代表这个瓶子的塔罗牌是“倒吊者”，代表你是一个很有韧性的人，面对生命中的挑战与苦难，你总可以将其当作成长的机会。你具有水一般的特质，有弹性，有包容性。

你的困难与挑战：代表这个瓶子的塔罗牌是“倒吊者”，意思是“透过苦难而成长”，所以你会不会觉得自己的生命总不顺遂呢？或许你目前的生命就像处在深海一样，有些忧郁，缺乏阳光，像是找不到出路一般。

你的未来潜能：是一个和平、用“心”的感觉来反应的人。与个人的感觉和本能的智力有很深的连结。

【13号瓶】新时代中的改变

13号是巨蟹座的瓶子，所以你是一个顾家，恋家的人。你很重感情，喜欢一群人在一起的感觉。13号瓶叫做“新时代中的改变”，所以面对改变以及分离的情况时，可以让你真正连结到你的心。代表这个瓶子的塔罗牌是“死神”，代表你作事喜欢干净利落，对于事情可以快刀斩乱麻。

你的困难与挑战：你害怕离别吗？你害怕改变吗？你害怕失落吗？回想一下过往关于离别，死亡，改变与失落的经验，你真的让这些经验过去了吗？还是你的心里仍然留有不舍，悲伤与执着于过去？因为无法放手，所以你的心里留着十年前朋友给你的小纸条，留着小时候的旧衣服，留着前前前男友或女友的照片，留着小学老师跟你说过的一句话……

你的未来潜能﹕是一个清楚且仁慈地传授知识的领导者，同时也能证实你的远见。

【14号瓶】新时代中的智能

代表这个瓶子的塔罗牌是“艺术”，代表你有能力将不同的事物整合在一起，有能力面对极端的状况。你的灵魂本质带着智能的质量，这种智能是属于新时代的智能，而不是老掉牙的传统与想法，所以你可能有不同于一般人的洞见与智能。

你的困难与挑战：你知道聪明与智能的差别吗？前者来自于外在，譬如书本，知识，别人的建议；后者来在于你的内在以及你自己的生命经验，你可能很聪明但缺乏智能。

你的未来潜能：是一个在新时代中受过启示，非常重要的先锋，并与自己内在智能结合的人，散播和谐与平衡的观念，能感受到深度的喜悦。

【15号瓶】新时代中的治疗

你是一个具有治疗天份的人，这里所说的治疗是属于灵性上的治疗，同时你的直觉力也很强，对于周遭人的心情和能量感受灵敏。代表这个瓶子的塔罗牌是“恶魔”，代表你是一个可以面对现实的人，很实际，面对现实生活中的限制，你可以幽默地面对。

你的困难与挑战：你最近有遇到什么让你悲伤的事吗？还是你以前曾经遇过什么让你悲伤的事吗？这些在你内心深处的悲伤，让你感到生命空洞，茫然。

你的未来潜能：是一个强壮而有权威的人（正面意义），具有灵性的力量。即使在最不利的环境中也坚持自己的信念。

【16号瓶】紫袍

你跟灵性，宗教，修行很有缘分。你可能带有很强的直觉力与灵通能力，这种能力可以治疗他人的身心。代表这个瓶子的塔罗牌是“塔” ，代表你有能力释放掉老旧的自我模式与习惯。

你的困难与挑战：你想待在你的身体吗？我的意思是：你想留在地球上吗？或许你常觉得自己像个外星人，你的想法，感觉，行事风格，人生观……都与一般人不同。

你的未来潜能：是一个与神性计划一致的人，并将的生活建立在此观念上，经常获得自发性的“开悟经验”。

【17号瓶】抒情诗人，希望

这个瓶子叫做“抒情诗人”，所以你的灵魂中带着一种诗意以及浪漫的特质。你具有创作的天份，而且创作的来源是你的心以及来自上天的灵感。在创作的时候，你会觉得有股能量来到你身上，是这股能量在创作，而不是你。代表这个瓶子的塔罗牌是“星星”，代表你具有很深的“信任”的质量。

你的困难与挑战：你最近常感到失望，绝望吗？你觉得胸闷，呼吸不顺，有一种快要窒息的感觉吗？再更深的去感觉，你的内在是不是留了一些悲伤，这股悲伤，让你关闭你的心，好让你不需要去感觉。

你的未来潜能：对灵性和隐藏在生命中的奥秘充满兴趣，经由对人的爱和帮助人们与他们的灵性连结而经验喜悦。

【18号瓶】埃及瓶，潮流的改变

这是一个埃及瓶，所以你会不会觉得对埃及有兴趣？或者觉得跟埃及很有连结呢？这个瓶子具有一股王者的质量，你有没有发现你的灵魂本质有着王者与尊贵的品质呢？代表这个瓶子的塔罗牌是“月亮”，代表你给人一股神秘、未知的感觉，摸不透真正的你是如何的。

你的困难与挑战：你总是在追逐欲望，物质上，感情上，心灵上……各式各样的欲望，你试着让自己充满希望，充满阳光般的感觉。

你的未来潜能：按照自己的梦想来安排人生的人，具有改变的勇气，并享受人生目的的实现。

【19号瓶】生活在物质世界里

这是魔羯座的瓶子，所以你是一个实际，务实，理性，稳重，脚踏实地与负责任的人。你重视成就，常能爬到一个较高的位置。你有很好的社交能力，能与许多人建立起关系，并且保持联系。代表这个瓶子的塔罗牌是“太阳”，所以你是一个重视合作关系的人，你可以改变自己让合作的关系保持和谐。

你的困难与挑战：你有两个极端的面，一部分的你实际，理性；另一部分的你灵性，感性。这在你的内心造成一种分裂，使你感到矛盾。

你的未来潜能：跟自己和谐地相处，也把这种感觉传递给别人，拥有很多能量，包括灵通的能量，别人会感觉像磁铁般地为你所吸引。

【20号瓶】星星小孩

这是双子座的瓶子，所以你的特质是喜欢变化，会在两极端摆荡，思绪敏捷，善于处理讯息，善于沟通。代表这个瓶子的塔罗牌是“重生”，代表你有能力让自己站到一个较高的角度来看事情，也就是说透过内省，你可以放弃原有的僵化思考，接受一个较新的观点。

你的困难与挑战：你能想象你自己的内在有一个小孩子吗？事实上，每个人内在都有一个小孩子，即使是七八十岁的老人。当我们可以照顾好自己内在的小孩时，我们可以变老，变成熟，但同时拥有小孩般的纯真。

你的未来潜能：一个乐观主义者，能够以建设性的方式来善用乐观主义。具有很深的内在祥和，而且已经免于恐惧。

【21号瓶】新开始的爱

你是一个成熟与圆融的人，你可以耐心的等待适当的时机让事情自然发生。你给人一种春天的气息，可以滋养你周遭的人，给人一种生意盎然的感觉。代表这个瓶子的塔罗牌是“宇宙”，代表你是一个放松与无为的人，你有能力让事情自然地完成。

你的困难与挑战：你的心受伤了吗？你需要被爱吗？你真的该好好让过往心中的伤口被疗愈，否则，你如何有空间让新的爱进来呢？你的心需要爱来滋养，但首先从对自己的爱做起。

你的未来潜能：一个带着最高的觉知力和拥有真正成熟个性的人，爱神也爱人。是一个给予和接受爱的人，用建设性的方式传达爱（例如，由写作、艺术、公开演说，同时也透过家族的圈子中）。

【22号瓶】重生之人的瓶子，唤醒

你是一个阳光与温柔的人，你像太阳一般给人开心的能量，也同时给人温暖的照顾。代表这个瓶子的塔罗牌是第二轮回的“傻瓜”，代表你具有傻瓜天真与单纯的质量，但这种天真与单纯却保有成熟与历练过的质量，而不是给人幼稚的感觉。

你的困难与挑战：你会不会觉得自己的自信心不足呢？你会不会觉得自己的内心缺乏阳光的感觉？你会不会觉得你不知道自己要什么？就算你要到你要的，心里还是有股不满足？让我们再走深一些，这一切都源自于你缺乏对自己的爱。

你的未来潜能：一个新时代的教师，过着很着根于大地的灵xxxxx。与神性的智能连结，所以有被解放的感觉。

【23号瓶】爱与光

你是一个很柔软的人，具有女性温柔的特质，你待人很和善，很包容，愿意去照顾与体贴他人。

你的困难与挑战：“我要爱”，就是这一瓶代表的讯息。为什么你这么渴望爱呢？你是不是期待某个浪漫的夜晚，有一个迷人的伴侣会送你一束花，然后共进浪漫的晚餐呢？如果现在那个人还没出现，何不多爱你自己一些，送自己一束美丽的人，带自己去吃一顿好吃的晚餐呢？你可能会问：如何爱自己呢？那我会告诉你：接受所有的你自己，不管好的或不好的你。

你的未来潜能：迫切地想要了解自己和实现自我认知（例如，透过治疗、静心等等），以正向和务实的态度接受命运。

【24号瓶】新的讯息

这个瓶子跟金星的能量息息相关，所以你的灵魂跟爱与美的能量有很深的连结。这个瓶子也暗示你有当媒人的天分，你可以帮助周遭的人找到他们的灵魂伴侣。这个瓶子中显示你是一个浪漫的人，喜欢美丽的，优雅的，享受的感觉。

你的困难与挑战：你会头痛，失眠，思绪烦乱吗？好好想一想，你最近是不是积压了很多的话，很多的感觉没有表达出来呢？如果最近没有，那可能是你一直都习惯压抑自己的感情，这可会导致你胸闷，呼吸不顺呢。

你的未来潜能：是一个能因材施教有洞见的人，能唤醒他人的自爱，具有非凡的个人特质、正直和成熟，把精神贯注在喜悦上。

【25号瓶】恢复期的瓶子，南丁格尔

这个瓶子叫做南丁格尔，显示出你天生具有照顾他人的天份，代表真正的你是一个暧暧内含光的人，你习惯把自己的光隐藏起来。

你的困难与挑战：你习惯隐藏自己喔，你把你丰富的内涵都封闭起来，怕被人看到。为什么？你在害怕什么呢？在小时候，当你被看到，被注意到之后会发生什么事呢？因为你习惯将自己隐藏起来，所以你内在容易累积很多能量，这股能量可能会让你常常感到恼怒，思绪不断，悲伤，头痛，失眠，甚至可能让别人觉得你很神秘，难以亲近。

你的未来潜能：是一个有很多能量可以给予他人的治疗者，具有往内观照的能力。能完成计划中的任务。

【26号瓶】惊吓瓶

你是一个喜欢游戏与欢乐的人，你常常像小孩一样咯咯地笑，同时你的笑也会感染到周围的人。你的感官非常灵敏，重视生活的品味与享受。

你的困难与挑战：你缺乏安全感，可能在最近或过去有受过惊吓的经验，而且那个惊吓的经验到现在还影响着你。由于缺乏安全感，所以你可能会过度敏感，无法信任他人或者新的环境，无法真实地展现你所有的一切。

你的未来潜能：一个非常独立的人，富有创造力，具有很深的、直觉性的智能，藉由教别人而学习，很聪明，而且很小心，做事不会太过火，凡事采取主动，能够感觉很深的喜悦。

【27号瓶】罗宾汉

这一瓶是射手座的瓶子，所以你爱好自由，不喜欢受约束。这一瓶的名字叫做罗宾汉，代表你是有一颗好心肠，有正义感，常替人打抱不平。你透过对人的热情来表现你的心。

你的困难与挑战：你是否觉得自己是女人住在男人的身体，或者男人住在女人的身体里呢？如果你为此而困扰的话，这一瓶罗宾汉可以帮助你。选到庖黄康哪憧赡芤蛭质只蚶牖樾槎唷?br />你的未来潜能：是一个成功的人、努力工作、很专心、精力充沛、有决策力。坚定而且自己依靠自己。

28号瓶】少女玛莉莲（罗宾汉之配偶）

你是一个看似柔软的人，心肠很好，但却从你的内在散发出一股坚定，不可侵犯的力量，具有韧性，绿色代表你给人的感觉是舒服的，没有压力的。

你的困难与挑战：你是否觉得自己是女人住在男人的身体，或者男人住在女人的身体里呢？如果你为此而困扰的话，这一瓶少女玛丽莲可以帮助你。

你的未来潜能：是一个经常以新的、清新的观点来看待事情的先锋。也是一个可靠、快乐、对自己诚实的人。

【29号瓶】起来，开步走

你是一个动静皆宜的人，你可以热情的与人交往，也可以静静的独处。这个瓶子的名字叫做“起来，开步走”，所以你是一个具有行动力的人，可以带领周遭的人起身去做一些事。

你的困难与挑战：你是否常觉得自己在两个极端之间摆荡呢？有时十分火热，外向，有时非常的冷静，内向。有时像是火山爆发，有时像是处于深海之中。

你的未来潜能：是一个想要改变习俗的改革者。为和平而付出自己、保护别人，希望能给予人类最好的。

【30号瓶】把天堂带到人间

你外表看似平静，但有一颗火热的心。就像是海底的滚热岩浆，不似火山爆发的猛烈，带着超高的热度与能量，静静地涌入海里。这一个瓶子叫做“把天堂带入人间”。

你的困难与挑战：你觉得忧郁吗？你觉得自己像是处在很深的海底，感觉幽暗，寒冷，缺乏阳光。你找不到任何人，或许也不想找任何人。

你的未来潜能：把观念蜕变成行动，对事情看得很清楚，具有超凡的洞察力。

【31号瓶】泉源

你最大的资产就是你的心，透过你的心，你可以将你深层的智能与黄金表达出来。你生活中最大的资产就是大自然，透过大自然，你可以取得源源不绝的智能。

你的困难与挑战：你缺乏自信吗？你害怕让自己的力量完全展现，或许是因为你的力量与很大的怒气夹杂在一块，如果你想要寻找人生舞台，往你的自我价值先开始找起。

你的未来潜能：具有外交能力，与人以心相待，建立良好的团队精神，接受责任，不认为它是负担，反而当成是一种喜悦。

【32号瓶】苏菲亚

你的直觉力很强，有时透过你的直觉，你会说出很有智能的话语，你的思考比较是跳跃式，乍听之下有些无厘头，但其实有些玄机存在。

你的困难与挑战：有时候你会陷入莫名的恼怒与混乱，思绪烦乱，无法平静。你其实拥有敏锐的直觉，但是你无法信任自己的直觉，常常以理性与逻辑打压你内在的声音。

你的未来潜能：具有个人魅力和修养，给予别人温暖、支持和注意，自己感觉平静，了解自然的力量，生活在此刻，能够清楚地与人沟通。

【33号瓶】海豚瓶

这个瓶子叫做海豚瓶，所以你具有海豚的质量：喜欢嬉戏玩耍，爱笑，幽默，喜欢与人亲近，同时，你拥有很强的直觉力，也具有创作的天份。

你的困难与挑战：在你内心深处想要游戏与放松，但是你却无法游戏与放松。你的头脑要你不能尽情的表达你的心与感觉，你的头脑让你非常严肃，你的头脑无法允许你自在，你的头脑扼杀了你的想象空间与直觉力。

你的未来潜能：是一个为和平而工作的艺术家，与直觉和内在导引有连结。努力达成人生的目的，是一个不容许权威或权威人士反对自己目标的改革者。

【34号瓶】维纳斯的诞生

这个瓶子叫做“维纳斯的诞生”，维纳斯是掌管爱与美的女神，所以你具有天生的美感，你的外貌，举止，穿着，都散发出美的特质。此外，你也散发出爱的能量，有很好的人缘。

你的困难与挑战：你觉得没有人爱你，没有人了解你吗？你觉得自己孤单，常被误解吗？如果是的话，仔细回想一下，你习惯将你自己内心的感觉与感情表达出来吗？

你的未来潜能：是一个在生活中各方面都自给自足的人，不需要外在的帮助、自力更生、有内在力量。

【35号瓶】仁慈

这一个瓶子叫做“仁慈”，所以你的本质是一个很仁慈的人，愿意包容别人，心胸宽大，不喜欢与人争执。

你的困难与挑战：你觉得没有人爱你吗？你觉得世界缺乏温暖吗？或者你刚刚分手呢？这种缺乏爱的感觉，其实源自于你内在很深的悲伤。

你的未来潜能：透过帮助别人而体验到很深的满足，同时也帮助了自己，拥有治疗的天赋和远程治疗能力（意思是治疗一个不在附近的人）。

【36号瓶】博爱

这个瓶子叫做“博爱”，所以你的灵魂带有博爱的质量，你不只爱你的家人朋友，对于陌生人也不吝于给予。

你的困难与挑战：你常做白日梦吗？你周遭的人是否常对你说，实际一点，别作梦了。你常常思绪不断，脑筋大塞车吗？这一切源自于你不够爱自己。你只接受你脑中认为好的部分，你对自己有很多的期待，所以你内在许多的部分都被你压抑或忽略。

你的未来潜能：觉知到自己人生的目的。无论做什么事情，即使在不太顺利时，也很清楚地知道自己的内在目标。

【37号瓶】守护天使降临大地

这个瓶子叫做“守护天使降临人间”，所以你与天使的能量有所连结，你对于这个世界带有一些理想，你想要与人分享这些理想，并且让这些理想落实在这个世界。

你的困难与挑战：你觉得冷吗？我说的是你心里的冷，生命中有些忧郁，像是独自待在三千公尺下的深海一般；生命中有些不想被碰触悲伤，使你有如飘在天空，胡思乱想，脱离现实。

你的未来潜能：跟随自己的理想，有修持、灵感和很好的直觉，用自己的行为显现出人生是多么成功和有效率。

【38号瓶】抒情诗人，洞察力

这个瓶子叫做“抒情诗人”，指出你具有一颗善感的心，并且可以透过文字，绘画，音乐等创作加以抒发；此外，你也是一个优雅及充满诗意的人，喜欢徜徉于大自然之中，像山中舞动的精灵一般。

你的困难与挑战：你的心好吗？你有多久没有倾听你的心了呢？你了解你自己的感觉吗？你愿意释放你的心吗？你的心可能常对你说：我好难过，我好失望，我好高兴，我好生气，我想要这个，我想去那里……

你的未来潜能：具有自然的威严和很好的个人特质，与自己的心有连结，同时对社会有强烈的情感。

【39号瓶】埃及瓶，演布袋戏的人

这一瓶叫做“埃及瓶”，代表你的灵魂本质与埃及有所连结，所以你可能对古埃及文明会有兴趣或特别向往，你容易连结上灵性的讯息与知识，并且具有教导他人的能力，可能是一个灵性的导师。

你的困难与挑战：你相信你自己拥有智能吗？不是念很多书，听很多人说的那种外来的聪明才智，而是发自你最内在的智能。

你的未来潜能：具有改变世界的力量，同时了解这个改变必须从一个人的内在开始，从行动中找到了自由，享受知识的获得并将它传授给别人。

【40号瓶】我是

这是牡羊座的瓶子，代表你是一个热情，直接，行动力强与负责任的人，同时具有领导者的特质。这个瓶子的名字叫做“我是”，所以你独立，勇于做自己，就是呈现出自我原本的模样。

你的困难与挑战：你无法做自己，总是担心别人的看法，受别人的意见影响，这源自于你缺乏自信，缺乏勇气去做自己。缺乏自信的你可能会处于另一个极端：因为恐惧而控制，指责别人，自我中心。

你的未来潜能：内在带着很深的智能，并能将它表达出来。已很接近觉醒时刻，意思是在自我的探索中已经走过了一段很长的旅程。

【41号瓶】智能瓶

这个瓶子叫做“智能瓶”，代表你是一个很有智能的人，可以独立思考，不盲从，带着清晰的眼光来看待世界。

你的困难与挑战：你常被欺负吗？你的界线常被人侵入吗？你觉得自己不受重视吗？如果是的话，请问你：你重视自己吗？你觉得自己有价值吗？

你的未来潜能：在生活的每个层面里，是一个农夫，意思是耕作、收成，很和谐地生活在大自然的韵律中，用“自然”的角度来看待事情。

【42号瓶】收成

你是一个阳光般的人，常常可以带给周遭的人快乐，就像太阳一般，溶化人冰冷的心，你是一个聪明与理性的人，擅长逻辑性的思考，你清楚知道自己要的是什么。

你的困难与挑战：你只重视目标不重视过程，你喜欢追求欲望却忽略了享受过程。你是一个理性的人，你善于计划，重视逻辑，却忽略了你的感情，你的直觉，你的心。

你的未来潜能：是一个仁慈、和谐的“阳光”人物，从行动中也可以反映出这点（例如，可能具有舞蹈天份），跟随着自然的流、跟随着生命的流。

【43号瓶】创造力

这一瓶是水瓶座的瓶子，代表你内在有一个部分是理性的，爱好自由的，你重视人道主义，对于环境保护等新时代的议题具有热诚。这个瓶子叫做“创造力”，代表你拥有无穷的创造力，可能是在艺术方面，也可能是在生活或工作上展现。

你的困难与挑战：你的心想唱歌，可是你不给它唱；你的心想跳舞，可是你不给它跳；你的心想游戏，可是你不给它玩；你的心想表达，可是你掐住它的脖子。

你的未来潜能：是一个追求真理的人，经常检讨自己，感觉很和谐，展现“头脑的伸缩性”，意思是你是个富有弹性的人，容易接纳新的事物。

【44号瓶】守护天使

这个瓶子叫做“守护天使”，代表你跟天使的能量有所连结，你可能跟天使或外星人有过第三类接触，你的人就像这个瓶子的感觉：干干净净的，很可爱。你跟灵性，宗教或修行有缘分，如果你有接触静心，你很容易可以感受到很深的平静。

你的困难与挑战：你有着淡淡的忧愁，小小的自闭，做事情总缺少了那一分力气，无精打采。你有些梦幻，想法总是不切实际。你不想跟人联络，什么事都不想做，但独自一人却感到寂寞，无法享受单独，无法得到平静。

你的未来潜能：是一个蜕变过的人，解放自己也解放别人，肩负和平的任务，与上帝有连结，并以务实的方法蜕变神的旨意与神共同创造。

【45号瓶】爱的气息

这个瓶子叫做“爱的气息”，你的灵魂正有着这样的质量：连结着心，连结着爱。你容易为一些生活中的小事而感动：一个小婴儿的笑，一顿好吃的晚餐，情人对你的一个小小的心意……

你的困难与挑战：你习惯隐藏你自己，你不喜欢被人看见。慢慢的，你越来越不了解自己，不知道自己想要什么，想说什么，感觉是什么。然后，你开始觉得很难表达自己的感情，很难连结到你的心，在亲密关系上有困难。

你的未来潜能：接触到古代知识并对这些知识非常了解，是一个敏感的人，具有很强的直觉力，喜爱人生中所有美的事物。

【46号瓶】漂泊者

你是一个归于中心，稳重，有个禅一般的简单与朴实的质量，同时也连结你的心与感受，你是一个随遇而安的人，可以以四海为家。

你的困难与挑战：你是不是优柔寡断，常常难以做决定呢？你是否找不到人生的方向，自己的舞台呢？因为，你其实不知道自己要什么。造成这个现象的深层原因是：你习惯将自己隐藏起来。

你的未来潜能：是一个忠贞的人，过着归于中心的生活；虽然人生中有盛衰浮沉，但仍信任整个宇宙存在的运作，“努力工作也努力玩”，无论是何种任务，都将会很完善和彻底地完成。

【47号瓶】古老的灵魂

你是一个喜欢笑的人，你的笑像柠檬一般，给人清新的感觉，你有很强的直觉力，可能会无师自通会一些事情，你理性又不失感性，冷静又不失幽默。

你的困难与挑战：你是不是常在两极之间摆荡，有时很high，有时却显得忧郁；有时开怀大笑，有时突然陷入莫名的恼怒。

你的未来潜能：有超感应的天赋，与更高的我有连结，拥有奥秘学的知识，人生的方向清晰并以身作则来教导别人。

【48号瓶】治疗的双翅

你是一个非常洁净的灵魂，常常像天使一般守护你的家人及朋友。你的内在有一部分非常的敏感与纤细，这份敏感与纤细使你可以体察他人的情绪以及内心世界，就如同这个瓶子的名字“治疗的双翅”。

你的困难与挑战：你就像一面心灵的镜子，可以如实的反映他人的状态，你的内在就像彩虹般的丰富，可以与上天连结而感到喜悦，你很容易适应环境，很快的可以融入。一个新的环境当中，你的内在隐藏着无尽的泪水，可能是因为最近发生的事情，也可能是过往甚至儿时经验累积下来的。这些隐藏的泪水使你头痛，头晕，思绪混乱，精神无法集中。

你的未来潜能：职业往往与灵疗、心理学或心理治疗有关。热爱生命并有很多与他人沟通的能量。内在有一份很深的相信，可能是很虔诚于宗教的人。感觉自己与上帝和存在“同一体”。觉知到自己人生的目的

Surprise of the Day!

2010-02-23T15:08:00.002+11:00

Thought that I have lost my facebook and flickr access forever at work. But today has changed history - the access to these pages ARE back!!

OMG I am so happy - I have now access to the outside world during office hours! :)

Hmm....I wonder if I will get my YOUTUBE access back as well….:P

I CLIMBED IT!

2009-12-14T21:50:00.011+11:00

Finally, I have climbed the Sydney Harbour Bridge!

We have this work gathering (let's call it, Finance X'mas party :P) and the event is to climb the Sydney Harbour Bridge at sunset.

Loved it loved it loved it!! :D

YOU MADE MY DAY! ^^

2009-11-23T16:01:00.003+11:00

On a boring, cloudy/rainy, cool Monday, at around 3:30pm, you appeared infront of my eyes. You made my afternoon like heaven:).

Thank You!

Cherish

2009-11-17T12:55:00.006+11:00

When you're in luck, or always surrounded by luck, people seem to forget to cherish.

I must say that I am one of them.

Although I don't have the best life in the world, at least I don't have to worry about the basic needs that other people would need to worry about on a daily basis.

Anyway. I think I have forgotten to cherish.

I am currently in my comfort zone, and starting to question about life - Life is normal. Nothing much happening. Trying to find something that spices up my life…...

When I looked at someone else's life today, and have suddenly realised, that I have to cherish what I have.

Being normal, is actually a blessing.

PMS monster go away!

2009-11-12T09:33:00.001+11:00

GRRRRRR…

Couldn't sleep

2009-11-02T02:09:00.002+11:00

Time now: 2:04am Syd time

I should be asleep by now but why am I still awake here writing blogs? I have no idea.

Can I blame the 3 hours difference between Syd and HK?

It is not a good feeling, not to mention that I have to go to work in few hours time!

:(

Leaving Tokyo, on the way to HK...

2009-10-22T13:58:00.005+11:00

On the way flying to HK and end of my Tokyo adventure. I have only started to get used to the lifestyle and I am now leaving!

Tokyo has almost everything you need and want, but they are not cheap at all!I have spent so much that I have blown my budget already.

Alot of my research about the city made my life alot easier when I was there. Basically it was a breeze to get around if you do enough research and follow signs on the street. I can say that I had so much fun there, I wouldn't mind working there if I had a chance! I did feel abit lonely at times but most of the times I enjoyed travelling by myself.

As S said, things actually turned out alright after all the worries. I will remember this trip as I think I wouldn't think I will be doing another solo travelling for a long time.

One thing worth mentioning is that it seem like its fate that A and I got to know each other. If things turned out normally, I don't know if I would be able to get to know her. She is a very nice person and a good friend to keep. I also hope G and T will get well soon, so things can go back to normal again.

I will post the main highlights of the trip soon...

Tokyo Japan 2009 Day 2 Odaiba

2009-10-17T21:37:00.211+11:00

17th October, 2009 Day 2

A offered to accompany me today. (yay ^^)

The plan for today was to spend a whole day in Odaiba as there was so much to see and do:)

We met at Shimbashi Station in the morning and changed to Yurikamome line to Odaiba.

The famous Rainbow Bridge and copy of Statue of Liberty, Odaiba. I must say that the view of the bridge would be nicer at night.

We went to this special omelette rice place called ポムの樹 in Aqua City for lunch.

Closed up

Drink and dessert in the "Lady's Set"

Pomunoki ポムの樹　アクアシティお台場店

Address: 〒135-0091 東京都港区台場1-7-1 アクアシティお台場5F

Tel: 03-3599-5510

http://www.pomunoki.com/pomme/index.html

I have been waiting to have this omelette rice for so long. The rice, the sauce and the omelette were so unique and combined so well together that you can't find a smiliar delicacy for this dish elsewhere.

After lunch we went shopping at the Venus Fort.

The famous fountain

I have seen alot of info on this shopping centre on the web, and therefore have put alot of expectation on this. Unfortunately the shopping centre was undergoing a major renovation at the time I visited, so alot of shops aren't open. I was somewhat disappointed.

However this didn't spoil my mood for my next stop - Ooedo-onsen Monogatari.

front door entrance

queue to reception

choose your yukata!

change room

After all these, we are ready to walk around...lots of shops and restaurant in the complex

Entry to outdoor foot spa

the kids infront of me, yelling, so hot, so hot! ^^

Now the real deal - entry to the Onsen

After we came out of the spa feeling relaxed and refreshed, we were hungry and craving for food!

Dry udon mixed with raw egg

Oden (おでん) and Gyoza

Yakitori and Asahi Beer

Ooedo-onsen Monogatari 大江戶溫泉物語
website: http://www.ooedoonsen.jp

Tokyo Japan 2009 Day 1 SYD -> HKG -> NRT Airport -> Shinjuku

2009-10-16T02:07:00.162+11:00

16th October, 2009 Day 1

Arrived HK at around 5:30am HK time in the morning. The plan was to transit in HK for a few hours before heading off to NRT. Because I've chosen a different airline carrier to fly from HKG-NRT, I had to go to the transfer desk to get my boarding pass. First time to do international transit in HK.

During the flight...

Snack

Lunch

After a short rest, I arrived on the Nippon Land.

Luckily I passed customs and got my luggage with no delay. I then needed to find the ticket office to get a train ticket to Shinjuku.

Ticket Office

Narita Express (N'EX)

Ticket to Shinjuku :)

So far, so good. I have actually arrived Shinjuku earlier than my planned time! I was meant to meet up with my friend A for dinner that night, because she hasn't finished work yet by the time I arrived Shinjuku, I walked around the place while I wait for her.

When I finally met up with her, she took me to this Izakaya for dinner - my first meal in Tokyo.

different types of Chicken Yakitori, green beans (left), Asahi Beer

Fried potato, Japanese wine on the back corner of the picture

Grilled fish

After the dinner, I went back to hotel and hit the (real) bed straight away - what a long day!

Tokyo Japan 2009 - Foreword

2009-10-15T14:43:00.012+11:00

Sometimes its good to have a change to a routine life, like adding spice to a tasteless meal.

My planning process hasn't been easy this time to Japan. Although a lot of changes has happaned during my planning, I am happy that I have made the decision to go ahead with it. Maybe its not perfect or ideal - as I won't be seeing my good friend as originally planned.

Maybe this is the way to experience life. Whatever happens, good and bad, I will treat this as part of my life experience.

Welcome October :)

2009-09-30T15:15:00.002+10:00

I always look forward to the month October, especially the one this year.

Three of my best friends are getting married this month (two on the same day)! It is a very exciting moment, I am very very happy for them that they have found the one.

Another reason is that we are now stepping into the last quarter of the year, meaning that X'mas is just within a blink of an eye! No matter where you are, X'mas is always a very happy event of all times.

So, Merry October!

Two day Conference @ Sergents Mess

2009-09-18T10:21:00.003+10:00

Went to a two day conference at work. The main focus of this conference was to put together a commercial plan for next year, in terms of what are our directions and focus, etc.

I didn’t have much involvement this time (no preparation beforehand needed), as we only had to give advice when necessary. So most of the time I sat there and listened.

We also went to a few store visits to see how our products displayed on supermarket shelves.

Personally, I find this meeting interesting and rewarding as it gave me a better understanding of the business.

The conference was held at a very nice venue overlooking the Sydney Harbour. This venue has only been opened for 6 weeks but has already been fully booked for various functions throughout the year!

The food, decorations and service we had for the past 2 days were superb.

The 'ballroom'

the bar and lunch/tea area

Entrance to the ballroom

View from ballroom balcony

Sergeants Mess
Chowder Bay Road
Chowder Bay, Mosman
http://www.sergentsmess.com.au/

Why?

2009-09-09T15:17:00.003+10:00

Why is time so slow today?

Joke of the Day :D

2009-09-04T09:22:00.004+10:00

Something to cheer you up ^^
_______________________________________________________________
Memoirs of IMH (Mental Hospital)

Record I

Patient A: "So how.. this book not bad ya?"

Patient B: "Excellent! Astounding work. No nonsense shit, sharp and
concise to the point. But there's a major flaw in this piece of art
too many character names to remember!!!"

Nurse: "Hey! Can the two of you..put the telephone book back to the
original place?"

Record II

One doctor asked a patient: "If I were to cut one of your ear off,
what will happen to you?"

Patient: "Then I will not be able to hear..."

Doctor: "Hmm.. that's normal...So if I were to cut your other ear
off, what will happen to you?"

Patient: "Then I will not be able to see..."

The doctor became nervous and asked: "Why would you not see then???"

Patient: "Because my spectacles will drop down..."

Record III

IMH has an old lady who wears black everyday, carries a black
umbrella and squats @ the entrance to the IMH everyday without
fail, rain or shine.

The doctor wanted to administer treatment for her and decided to
start by understanding her behaviour.

So, the doctor also wear black and carries a black umbrella; squatted
outside together just next to her, rain or shine, everyday without
fail.

So...days goes by...the two of them squatted side-by-side w/o a
single exchange of words..for one solid month...

One fine day..the old lady finally broke the silence and asked the
doctor: "Err...Excuse me! Are you also a mushroom?"

Record IV (the best)

A nurse saw a patient writing a letter.. She got curious and went to
take a peek.. But the patient didn't wanna let her see.

Nurse (unable to contain her curiosity): "Who are you writing to?"

Patient : "I'm writing a letter to myself..."

Her curiosity grew and she thought to herself (Why would someone
write a letter to himself?)

So she asked again: "So...what's written inside?"

Patient (got impatient): "You crazy ah? I haven't receive the letter,
how would I know??"

Record V

Two patients escape from the IMH. They climbed up a tree and one of
them fell from the tree and started rolling on the ground.

After a while, the patient rolling shouted to the top: "Hey! How come
you are not coming down yet?"

The patient ontop replied: "No..no...I can't...I'm not ripe yet"

Record VI

One patient visited the doctor: "Doc...how? I think I'm a chicken
since I was born..."

Doctor: "Woah! that's very serious...Why do you only come and seek
treatment now?"

Patient: "Because my family needs me to hatch the eggs..."

Record VII (Perfect)

One truck driver was doing his usual delivery to IMH.
He discovered a flat tyre when he was about to go home after
unloading the stuff.

He jacked up the truck and took the flat tyre down.
When he was about to fix on the new tyre, he accidentally dropped all
the bolts into the drain.

The truck driver was very sad as he can't fished the bolts up;
started to panic.

Coincidentally, one patient walk past and asked the driver what
happened.

The driver thought to himself, since there's nothing much he can do,
he told the patient the whole incident.

The patient nonchantly replied: "can't even fix such a simple
problem...no wonder you are destined to be a truck driver..."

he goes on explaining:

"You just have to take one bolt each from the other 3 tyres and fix
it onto this tyre. Drive to the nearest workshop and replace the
missing ones"

The driver was very impressed and asked "You're so smart but why do
you stay in IMH?"

Patient replied: "I stay here because I'm crazy not STUPID!"

The Goal

2009-07-21T16:31:00.005+10:00

From time to time you come across to things that you cannot achieve straight away, you set a goal.

Once you have set a goal, you are working towards it.

When you are working towards the goal, you have to give up some of the things you normally do or get. At times you might even need to step out of your comfort zone - just because you want to achieve that goal.

But not everyone like this.

At this stage, you might find yourself come across to different mental states. During good times, you feel motivated, happy, optimistic, etc. However during bad times, you feel anxious, pessimistic, loss of hope (thinking that this is never going to end) etc.
Key thing is to pull yourself out from the depressed mode back to the positive one.

Impossible is nothing.

2009 The Rocks Aroma Festival, Sydney

2009-07-19T21:20:00.051+10:00

The Rocks Aroma Festival is held annually, this year on Sunday, 19th July 2009. Loved the coffee, the food, and the atomphere there ^^

In search for a perfect cup of coffee....

Different kinds of jams and sauces from Alpine Berry Farm

Gourmet food stall from Pony Lounge and Dining

The Rocks Aroma Festival, Sydney

Sunday 19th July 2009

10am - 5pm

Banana Bread

2009-07-16T20:46:00.009+10:00

Yummy :)

Comparing with the ready-to-eat ones from shop

Honestly, I didn't expect it turned out so....professional looking! Just like the ones you bought from cafes ^^

Moist banana bread
1/2 cup butter or margarine
1 cup sugar
2 eggs
3/4 cup mashed ripe bananas
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 1/4 cups flour

Method:
Preheat the oven to 175/180C.
Oil and flour a 9x5x3-inch loaf pan.
Using an electric mixer, cream the shortening and sugar.flour, nuts and cinnamon and mix thoroughly. The dough will be sticky.
With the mixer running on medium speed, add the eggs one at a time. Add the bananas and mix well. Add the baking soda and salt
Pour the dough into the prepared pan
Bake for about one hour or until the center is brown and set.

Lets do afternoon tea...

2009-07-14T21:15:00.018+10:00

On a lazy afternoon, the best thing to do is to sit back, relax, and enjoy a nice afternoon tea (or coffee hehe) with a piece of pastry in hand.

The rasberry pastry is so crispy, but not too sweet, not too heavy - just the right texture :D

Cacao Fine Chocolates and Patisserie
52 Fitzroy St
St Kilda VIC 3182
(03) 8598 9555www.cacao.com.au

Sometimes...

2009-07-12T19:21:00.001+10:00

I reckon, when you have something to look forward to, it makes your life alot easier.

Hmm, so where is my next holiday destination? :D

Friends

2009-07-10T11:13:00.001+10:00

During your lifetime, there are so many different types of friends that you come across with.

It is so hard to find a "perfect" friend, we all have different groups of friends.

Hobby friends, relationship-problem friends, eating friends, travel friends, shopping friends etc.

So how many different groups of friends do you have?

Day minus one

2009-06-30T14:52:00.001+10:00

For the past 2 days I have been eating lunch at my desk, constantly preparing documents for the internal auditors (one after next request) plus preparing for our half year end. And geez, its only the beginning!

When is this going to finish?

Surprise

2009-06-25T10:48:00.009+10:00

I have been very unhappy for the past few days.
A nice surprise has done its trick - I am now over the top.
Thank you, G! :D

Coldest day of the year?

2009-06-10T14:42:00.004+10:00

Max 14C
Min 7C
When I had a look at outside from my office window today, the sky looks perfectly fine, and doesn't look like its very cold out there.
But according to the weather report this morning, today is going to be one of the coldest day of the year!
Apparently it's the wind chill factor that makes the weather so unbearable.

Skincare - Facial serums to target winter dryness

2009-06-09T22:31:00.009+10:00

(from left to right: AESOP Oil Free Hydrating Serum, JUJU Cosmetics Aquamoist Essence, BLOOM Daily Shield Sunscreen SPF 30+)

As winter is approaching, your daily skincare regime needs to be revised to combat problems like dryness.

I managed to find some new skincare products added onto my normal skincare regime to target this dryness problem, as some areas of my face tend to be dryer than others.

AESOP Oil Free Hydrating Serum - all products for this brand are made from plant based ingredients. Although their official website indicated that the serum is "perfect for use in humid or polluted climates", I find that this product is good to use all year round including dry weather like Sydney.

JUJU Cosmetics Aquamoist Essence - one of the star products for this brand, this product is highly recommended by the famous Taiwanese TV show "Nu Ren Wo Zui Da" （女人我最大). One drop after toner and before moisturiser, it moisturises skin immediatedly and lasted for whole day. Sometimes I use this as a primer before applying foundation, it will help to create a natural, lasting makeup.

BLOOM Daily Shield Sunscreen SPF 30+ - I just happened to spot this product on some beauty reviews and wanted to give it a try. I loved it! The cream itself is not too greasy, and the best thing is, unlike other sunblocks, it has no frangrance at all! Because of its non greasy texture, it is a great product to be used all year round. I usually put this on after moisturiser and before foundation/BB cream application :)

Great Ocean Road, Victoria

2009-06-07T00:14:00.000+10:00

During the trip to Melbourne this year, we went to the Great Ocean Road to visit the Twelve Apostles. It was a very, very long drive (almost 4-5 hrs one way from Melbourne), however the view was stunning. It would be nicer if we could stay there overnight so we were able to enjoy the view better.

Out of the 12 Apostles, only 8 were left when we went there.

Choc chip cookies

2009-06-06T22:13:00.001+10:00

Ingredients
225 g butter, softened
1/2 cup sugar
1/4 cup Condensed milk
2 cups plain flour
1 tsp baking powder
3/4 cup Choc chip bits

Other ingredients not in photo: butter, sugar

Preheat the oven to 190 C

Cream butter and sugar together. Beat in sweentened condensed milk and then sift flour and baking powder.

Stir into butter mixture with Nextle milk choco bits

Roll tablespoonfuls of mixture into balls. Place on a lined oven tray. Press biscuits down to flatten.

Bake in preheated oven for 15 mins or until the biscuits golden brown. And Voila!

Tweet tweet twitter

2009-06-05T22:31:00.000+10:00

Recently I have decided to join this social networking site called Twitter. It is a "micro-blogging"service that enables its users to send and read other users' updates known as 'tweets'. The reason why I joined this is becuase....unlike facebook and flickr, I can access this site at work!

However, my circle of friends don't seem to use alot of this site, so not many people on my list at the moment. I am still at the experimental stage, not too sure if I will make alot use of it. So far its pretty cool, I can get to update all my random thoughts whenever I feel like it. I have even installed a Twitter 'badge' on my blogger so ppl can see my thoughts whenever it gets updated.

Sydney Royal Easter Show 2009

2009-06-04T09:20:00.003+10:00

There was this corporate event going on @ the Olympic Park during the Easter period. During the day we were sitting in a conference room, listening to people talk. At night we were able to do something more interesting!! Since we were one of the major sponsors at the Sydney Royal Easter Show, we received some free tickets to take a peek at the showground! And then dinner and fireworks at the Show. Hmm, last time I went to easter show was like 10 years ago....

Sydney Royal Easter Show

Dinner time!

Nice view to see the fireworks..

Happy Easter from the Easter Bunny!

The thing I didn't like about..

2009-06-03T22:31:00.003+10:00

Blogger does not have this function that you can "lock" your articles by setting a password, so you can limit what ppl can see. So you only need to maintain ONE blog. I know other Blogs do have this setting in place, which I reckon its a good function.

I wish they can introduce this function soon.

More homemade...

2009-06-02T22:28:00.002+10:00

On a lazy Sunday morning....:)

(Abit of camera shake)

Lazy Bum I am

2009-05-26T19:37:00.001+10:00

I know I know. I am a lazy bum indeed. See how long have I not updated this blog?

Have so many photos and thoughts would like to share, but whenever I felt like posting it, i was busy. But when I wasn't busy, I was off doing something else.

Ayio..

I wish that...

2009-02-17T21:46:00.006+11:00

We have more public holidays spread out during the year. Why? Because the PH's are not spread out for Australia. we had to wait for another 6 weeks (from now to Easter) for the next long weekend. 6 weeks - can you believe that? Take PH in HK for example, basically their holidays are evenly* spread out during the year, so you didn't have to wait for sooo long for the next one.

Until then, I still need to hang in there and work.

*at least spreads out more evenly than Australia PHs

Masuya Japanese Restaurant, Sydney

2009-01-27T20:48:00.061+11:00

I would like to dedicate this entry to my good friend Big Eye Panda, who has once emailed me a lovely BBQ Pork Rice(叉燒飯) during a cold winter month, when i was having a low body heat and craving for a warm meal.

In return, I would like to share with you, (and your other half, of course!) the some lovely dishes that we had few weeks ago.

Man, this restaurant is simply unbeatable.

Masuya Japanese Seafood Restaurant
Address: Basement level, 12-14 O'Connell St, Sydney NSW 2000
Tel: (02) 9235 2717

Happy CNY 2009!

2009-01-26T20:20:00.021+11:00

First entry in 2009...

Happy New Year of Ox! I wish that everyone stays pretty and healthy everyday and prosperous throughout the year!

So what is your new year resolution for this year?

For me, I am just hoping that I am able to stay positive and happy everyday! :)

:)

2008-11-10T20:07:00.005+11:00

I just realised that we will be going to Malaysia in...3 week's time? Omg.
Although I know that the trip not overly exciting (becuase it will be a short holiday and I will have to come back to do my lovely financial year end - how can i escape that *shake my head*) but at least its sometime different from the ordinary life. At least you can get away from your usual day to day routine.

Therefore I am wholeheartedly looking forward to it.

I can see the light at the end of tunnel...soon...

What do you do when you are alone?

2008-11-05T19:57:00.007+11:00

Maybe reword the sentence - how would you fight boredom when you are alone?

Recently I have found myself lost. I cannot describe the feeling. When I get home, I feel that the world is so bland and no feeling. I feel that there is no colour to life. I keep question myself why I keep feeling that but I cannot find the answer.

I used to enjoy every moment when I am alone by watching DVD, surfing the net, etc.

But what has changed? Why have I lost interest to everything?

Please find me an answer to this.

What a week!

2008-10-17T21:15:00.010+11:00

Oh my, didn't realise that its been awhile since I last updated the blog - exactly 1 month ago.

Things @ work have changed dramatically for the past month, mostly positive :) I am happy and looking forward to the new change to my career life.

I have just finished the painful part of October (especially the 2nd week - been working more than 15 hrs each day), and now I am enjoying this week from recovering and bludging.

Back to normal next week- will need to create those work instructions for handover.

Anyway, so glad that Friday is here.

The Marples Tea Room, Sassafras

2008-09-17T16:59:00.005+10:00

This time in Melbourne, my friend took us to the other side of Yarra Valley and stopped at this surburb called Sassafras.

This place is famous for scones. Believe it or not, we had to wait around for 1 hour to get a seat! No prebooking is allowed.

Inside the cafe

Scones with cream and jam

Although I am not a big fan of scones (I always thought that the scones are tasteless and too much flour) and cream (always hated the cream on the bday cakes), I quite liked it. The scones are nice and warm when they are delivered on the table. With the freshly made cream and jam, together with a nice cup of hot tea, it is a perfect way to spend the afternoon in a cold winter weather.

The Marples Tea Room
382 Mt Dandenong Tourist Road
Sassafras VIC 3787
(03) 9755 1610
http://www.missmarples.com.au/

Happy Moon Festival 2008 中秋節快樂。

2008-09-16T21:08:00.015+10:00

It was the Mid Autumn Festival last Sunday. My mum was telling me that how the traditional mooncakes were all made of pig lard and therefore unhealthy and all that. So this year I have decided, instead of mooncakes, I am having these:

Although not as much varieties as the ones in HK, I find these quite refreshing and fulfilling after dinner.

The alleyways of Melbourne

2008-09-03T23:33:00.014+10:00

The thing I like Melbourne the most is their alleyways you could find alot of surprises in there.

Guess what? I was sitting next to Libby Trickett the other day...

2008-09-02T20:05:00.006+10:00

Something to rave about...

I was sitting next to Libby Trickett the other day, the Olympic Gold Medalist. Here I was sitting in my seat in an airplane getting ready to take off, and then Libby has boarded the plane with hand full of stuff. When she asked me whether she could squeeze through (trying to get into the windows seat) I couldn't believe that she was sitting on the same row as me!

Anyhow, she was just a human afterall. I didn't talk to her at all, because I think she didn't want to get disturbed.

Melbourne 2008

2008-08-30T22:56:00.008+10:00

I am in Melbourne now, staying in a nice serviced apartment @ St Kilda. I wish I can get to know Melbourne a little better, as recently I've had a chance to come to Melbourne every now and then.

This time, my friends and I went to a very nice winery in Yarra Valley for lunch. The difference between Yarra and Hunter Valley is that the wineries in Yarra Valley are all over the valley, whereas the wineries in the Hunter are more centralised.

Personally I reckon the taste for white wines are alot lighter in Yarra than the ones in the Hunter. My friends are serious wine collectors. All the wines they collected have put away nicely in the Kennards Self Storage - Wine storage section. I have never heard of this kind of thing before - I always thought that they only provide storage solutions for furnitures etc. Apparently they have one section that is exclusively for wine storage. They have a temperature and humidity control to keep good wines safe. Of course they have to be good wines in order to qualify for a place in there :)

Will post some photos soon.

Why, Aussie dollar dropped so much????

2008-08-27T13:07:00.000+10:00

Sometimes I wonder...

2008-08-25T21:46:00.000+10:00

What is it like when you don't have a stable job (deliberately), and do contracting here and there?

Must be fun.

Rock Restaurant, Hunter Valley

2008-08-20T22:20:00.018+10:00

Went to this nice restaurant during April - we actually found this restaurant by accident, because it was quite hidden as in location.

Nice view, good food, what more can you get?

Garlic Bread

Fish

Salmon

Blueberry Cheese cake

Cappuccino

Toliet 1

Toliet 2

Toliet 3

Rock Restaurant

Debeyers Road, Polkolbin NSW 2230

Phone: 02 4998 6968

Fax: 02 4998 6987

Headache

2008-08-18T22:52:00.005+10:00

Today I had a headache that followed me around whole day. It went away for a bit after lunch time but it came back after 4pm until now!

Why why why? Why am I forced to do all these things? They always want you to do something in order to "see your talent"or something. IS THIS REALLY NECESSARY?

I just want to be happy. thats it.

OMG..

2008-08-14T23:07:00.003+10:00

OMG, I haven't started packing yet, and I am flying to Melbourne tomorrow!

Good thing is that I have already checked in, just need to run straight to the boarding gate...keke

Freebies...

2008-08-12T22:12:00.003+10:00

IMG_1219
Originally uploaded by tenaj4u
Received this box of chocolate sometime ago at work - was found on everyone's desk in the morning.

Its meant to be a hot chocolate - where you put the small pieces of chocolate into a cup, melt it in the microwave, and put some milk onto the melted chocolates.

However i was just too lazy and put the chocolate directly into my mouth :P

Yummy.

My new toy :D

2008-08-11T21:44:00.008+10:00

Been sick and tired of my "brick" mobile phone, I have decided to search for a new one.

My ideal phone would be a small and compact all-in-one phone with touch screen.

At the moment i don't think theres anything available on the market yet....so i have to find my next ideal one I suppose.

I always wanted to go back to Nokia as I found it more user-friendly.

Here is my new phone :)

box

box opened

phone - front view

phone - back view

At the moment I still didn't get the full use of the phone. I still didn't able to get my GPS working...should get it working b4 my trial subsciption expires...

Stress and how to distress

2008-06-26T09:33:00.001+10:00

What would you do if you are having a bad/stressful day at work? It can be range from missing your bus/train on your way to work, making some silly errors during work, or just simply don’t feel like working at all.

For me, I would prefer going onto the treadmill and “run it off”. Recently I found that when I am stressed at work, by hopping onto a treadmill can actually reduce my stress level, forcing myself not to think too much. At the same time it gives you a clear mind after finishing your workout.

Different people have different distressing techniques. What’s yours?

Don't drink too much water....

2008-06-25T17:32:00.003+10:00

Or else you might lose your sight....scary

Love is like....going to the bathroom?

2008-06-24T19:24:00.000+10:00

Interesting and kind of true...don't you think?

Self Pity - What's the point?

2008-06-23T23:53:00.005+10:00

Sometimes I found myself self pitying on how "bad luck" I was when something negative happened, or things not planned as smooth as it would be. The more I self pity, the more depressed I wouuld become.

From now on, when I have encountered things that are not going as planned, I will write them down - the mistakes i have faced, some analysis on why I made the mistake, and FOCUS ON how to avoid the SAME mistake in future - is the key point.

Makeup - NARS Eyeshadows

2007-10-27T19:27:00.011+10:00

I was walking in the Ocean Terminal (HK) one day and spotted some eye makeups at the NARS counter. They have heaps of colours there.

Since the eyeshadows I had in my collection were all pale colours, (ie light pink, cream, etc) I wanted to get some colours that will stand out more on my eyes. The lady there was very patient, she was trying to demostrate 'smoky' eyes on my eyes....
Two new colours were added into my collection:

2 colours (without flash)

Still haven't tried the eyeshadows as yet...hehe

Back to Sydney...again

2007-10-17T20:21:00.000+10:00

I went to HK at the end of September for about 2 weeks, to attend a good friend's wedding, and of course, some retail therapy^^

I had a good time indeed, 2 weeks away from work and all that. When I came back, people told me that I LOOK relaxed.:)

Although I didn't get to go to other interesting places this time (other than Shenzhen and Zhuhai), I got to spend time with my family, which was very valuable to me.

I will be posting some interesting photos hat I took from this trip, might take awhile though :)

MOTIVATION NEEDED

2007-09-10T16:44:00.003+10:00

Been really busy but demotivated lately, so ...

I SERIOUSLY NEEDED SOME MOTIVATION

Singapore Stopover Aug 07

2007-08-26T23:28:00.008+10:00

We stopped at Singapore for a few days before we head back to Sydney from Taipei. Although the temperature (according to the weather report) was similar to Taipei, it felt more humid and hotter.

Since Singapore is a small city, we basically just walk around the city area after some more retail therapy :P

so many ppl on Orchard Road

And after some nice food too :)

Taiwan - Taipei Computer Exihibition

2007-08-25T23:31:00.000+10:00

I was looking at the Yahoo Taiwan website in the hotel when we were in Taiwan one night and found out that there was a computer exhibition at the Taipei Convention Centre. And it was free on the last day of the exhibition. We thought, perfect, we could just go there on the way, as we were heading towards to that direction (Taipei 101) anyway.

Bus stop to exhibition centre

New train station under construction

Taipei 101 Tower

Taiwan - Making of Hot Herbal Jelly

2007-08-25T23:30:00.001+10:00

We were walking in the Raohe Nightmarket one night. It was raining on that night, so not alot of stalls were open.

After dinner and dessert, we spotted this stall selling cold herbal jelly, herbal teas, and guess what, HOT HERBAL JELLY AS WELL! (Apparently it was summer in that time we went there, so there wasn't alot of places selling hot herbal jellies because of the weather)

However we found out that they only sell hot ones during winter time. But the person there was nice enough to make one for me - maybe because he saw the disappointment on my face.

Therefore I was lucky enough to see the making of the hot herbal jelly:)

Step 1: Cooking of syrup

Step 2: heating up of herbal tea (仙草茶）

Step 3:Mixing syrup and corn flour into herbal tea

Taiwan - Day trip to Jiufen (九份)

2007-08-25T23:29:00.001+10:00

Taiwan 小吃（xiaochi)

2007-08-25T23:28:00.001+10:00

Gongguan night market

Raohe Night Market

Shilin night market

Jiufen

Others

The authentic pai gu fan

Cafes in Taiwan

2007-08-25T23:27:00.002+10:00

I noticed that there were alot of coffee shops in Taipei. I will mention few of nice ones here:

Finca Coffee

Iced coffee

Cappucino

Almond cheesecake

the coffee shop

Movenpick cafe

Pumpkin soup

Godiva cafe

White chocolate cake

The cappucino

Godiva chocolate

Godiva iced coffee

nice centerpiece on each table

The making of chocolate

Taiwan Day 6

2007-08-25T23:26:00.000+10:00

We realised that we needed to wash some of our clothes or else we won't have anything change of clothes left!

We found this laundromat place in our area.

Driers

washing machines

vending machines for Laundry and clean bags

Instructions on how to use the machines

We had to wait for quite awhile, almost half day was gone after we finished washing. While we were waiting we discovered this nice cafe around our area.

At night we went to a different night market - Raohe St night market. Not alot of shops opened though, because it was raining on that night.

饒河街夜市

Taiwan Day 5

2007-08-25T23:25:00.001+10:00

Have you seen this kind of Starbucks coffee before? I spotted this in Seven-Eleven in Taipei :)

front

back

Lush bathbombs:)

Shilin nightmarket

Teppanyaki - Taiwanese Style

Time for desserts.....

redbean and condensed milk on shredded ice

greenbean and taro and pearl on shredded ice

Taiwan Day 4

2007-08-25T23:25:00.000+10:00

More photos from Taiwan :)

Look at the Mopeds...

Fried oyster pancake

Fried rice noodles

Steamed vegetables

"Paigu Fan"排骨飯

"Gongwan tang"貢丸湯

Ladies toliet@ breeze centre

豆花 sweet beancurd soup

Taiwan Day 3

2007-08-25T23:24:00.000+10:00

Next day we decided not to have the free buffet breakfast provided by the hotel. We went this traditional breakfast shop next to our hotel had some "traditional breakfast" instead.

The shop front

Making of breakfast

There is this thing called "韭菜盒子"（"Jiu cai he zi"). Inside the pastry, it has some vercimilli, chives, and egg...pan fried.

"Jiu cai he zi"

After breakfast, we walked around the Taipei city before heading off to the famous "Ding Tai feng" (鼎泰豐）to have lunch with my mum and one of her best friends.

A table of mouth watering food

xiao long bao (小籠包）

This, was the famous xiao long bao we came all the way for. Compared with other xiao long bao's, the outside layer was very thin and be careful, take extra care when you bit into the it - very juicy.

Chicken broth

Fried rice

Why fried rice? Did it look like any other fried rice? But when you look harder, you can see that the rice was nicely separated from each rice, and the egg was nicely surrounded by the rice. At first I also thought it was just like any other fried rice, but after I finished my little bowl of fried rice, I knew the difference straight away and wish I wanted to have more! But unfortunately there were non left!

Wonton soup

The food overall was very nicely presented and was high quality, but it has came at a price - I could have eaten around 25 traditional breakfasts for the price of the lunch that day!

Because of the humid and hot weather, we felt like something cold after lunch. I had this mango iceblend - I could see a whole mango was chopped to make this blend!! Loved it!

Mango iceblend

We went to another night market at night. This time we went to "Gong Guan" night market.

Deep fried chicken hawker stall

Look at the deep fried chicken...

Pearl milk tea

Chieves pancake

The making of chieves pancake

Fruit stall

Night market stalls

Bags of cut fruit

Yummy "Leng mu"

Another day of yummy food!

Taiwan Day 2 - Grandma's 80th Birthday Party

2007-08-25T23:23:00.000+10:00

Next day we went to our hotel cafe for breakfast. There were alot of choices to choose from, a mix of Chinese and Western styles.

The breakfast coupon

Delight hotel buffet breakfast

After breakfast we walked to the closest MRT station - the Nanjing East Road Station.

View of Taipei City from Nanjing East Road MRT station

MRT Single ticket

The MRT Station

Taipei city

Later the day, we caught a train from Yonghe to the Yangming mountain. Since the spa restaurant was not easily accessible by public transport, the restaurant had a free shuttle bus service to transport us from the closest MRT station.

The Spa restaurant

Free shuttle bus service from MRT station to Yangmin Mountain

Alot of Spa restaurants along the street

Golden spa...

Private spa room

Shower facilities

Storage compartment

Cold and hot water switch

The restaurant offered a wide range of food, but not too sure what kind of cuisine they were. I know that the restaurant was opened the Aboriginal people in Taiwan.

The cold dishes

The soup

The sashimi platter

The "longlife" bun

Very nice looking...

The beer stand

And last but not least..

Happy Birthday Grandma!! :)

Day 1 - Sydney - Taipei via Singapore

2007-08-25T13:55:00.010+10:00

During the flight from Sydney to Singapore...
Woo hoo! Here we are, after the longgggg wait (we decided, booked and paid the airfare to Taiwan at around late March), on our way to Taiwan. We will be stopping over @ Singapore for a few hours before we head off to Taipei in the evening. In the mean time we will be strolling around @the Singapore airport. Hmm, I am sure there will be LOTS and LOTS of shopping waiting for us…… :)

Breakfast on the plane
Both breakfasts didn't have the "wow" factor, but they both did the pupose of stopping our stomach from rumbling...I acutally thought that the noodles were a bit oily for breakfast, as I normally have toast and coffee.

Cheese-chive omelette with veal sausage, grilled tomato and potatoes

Braised egg noodles with chicken, mushrooms and Chinese greens

Snack time!

Lunch

Seared chichen in herb jus, roasted vegetables and potatoes

Stirfried beef and vegetables in oriental black pepper sauce with steamed rice

Changi Airport, Singapore

Afternoon tea...

The Coffee Bean Cafe

I quite liked this cake, as it was very moist and not too sweet. You could taste the real banana pieces from time to time.

Banana mud cake

Dinner
We hopped onto another plane to Taipei 3 hours later. The food was alot tastier than the ones we had from Sydney to Singapore, suited for the Asian palate.

Five spices flavour roast chicken served with assorted vegetables and chicken flavoured rice

Fish fillet with salsa verde, potato mash with shallot confit and spinach

Dessert

After we arrived Taipei, my uncle was kind enough to give us a lift to our hotel.

The hotel room

Bathroom with big bathtub

Shower facilities

Delight Hotel Taipei
Address: No. 432 Changchun Rd. Taipei, Taiwan
Tel: TEL: +886 2 27160011

After everything was settled, we felt that we needed to get something to eat. We went downstairs and found a place that still opens at that time (It was around 11pm already)

Carrot cake

The Egg cake - Dan bing

The Tealeaves egg

It was a long day for us..

Back to Sydney

2007-08-22T14:29:00.000+10:00

We are back from our holiday last Wednesday! It was a fun fun holiday, had lots and lots of food and fun. Honestly, I didn't want to come back!!

I will be posting some photos soon :)

Taiwan and Singapore Trip 3 Aug 07 - 14th Aug 07

2007-08-01T20:38:00.004+10:00

We are going to Taiwan on the 3rd Aug - 11th Aug and stopping over in Singapore until 14th Aug. Can't wait can't wait can't wait can't wait :)

Homemade muffins

2007-07-29T15:15:00.000+10:00

I love to bake! However I haven't been baking for so long that I can't remember when was the last time I baked. Recently the "urge" came back and I wanted to bake again.

At first I was going to bake something more 'complex' ('complex', in my term means mixing and measuring the raw materials from start to finish, not using the premix packets). However due to the time constraints (we will be going to overseas soon, we aimed not to cook anything exciting this week so we can keep our fridge as empty as possible) I can only make something small, simple and quick.

Anyway, I spotted this packet in the supermarket, you only needed to put milk into this premix powder and then it's ready to go in the oven.

Cupcakes on Pitt, Sydney

2007-07-28T15:14:00.000+10:00

I've been waiting to visit this place for quite some time now - they only open during office hours on weekdays and Saturdays from 10am - 4pm.

On that day, we went to this cafe after lunch so it was afternoon time. the shop was sooo small (only 2 tables were in the shop) we had to takeaway the cupcakes.

White Chocolate cupcake

Cookies and cream cupcake

Cupcakes on Pitt, Sydney
Shop 2, 323-327 Pitt St
Sydney NSW 2000
02 9264 4644
http://www.cupcakesonline.com.au/

Uncle Tobys Internal Announcement

2007-07-26T14:12:00.001+10:00

Today at work there was some internal product launch from Uncle Tobys. They invited Grant Hackett, Libby Lenton, and Kieren Perkins to the launch. Therefore we were lucky enough to see them in person, they all looked very fit and alot nicer in person than on TV:)

Their autographs :)

Daytrip to the Blue Mountains

2007-07-22T17:24:00.000+10:00

Last time we went to Blue mountains was around 2 years ago, just before I left my 2nd company for the 3rd. I remembered that I coughed all the way during the whole trip. Wasn't very fun at all.

We went again this time because we made an appointment with our harpist to organise the ceremony music that will be played at our wedding. Plus a day trip getting away from Sydney is always good :)

We arrived at the harpist's place at around 11am and listened to her play for about one hour. I quite liked the mellowness of the instrument.

After that we went to Echo Point to enjoy the view - it's a must-go place for tourists. We later on went to Leura for lunch.

The beer-battered fish and chips

The Sausages and Mash

The Beef Burger

Leura Post Office Restaurant
146-148 The Mall,
Leura, NSW, 2780

We later on went for some more desserts :)

Flourless Chocolate Torte

The Chocolate cake

The hot chocolate

Mocha

Cafe Josophans
187a The Mall, Leura
02 4874 3833

Night out with Winnie

2007-07-05T10:51:00.000+10:00

Winnie and I met at Uni. Since our backgrounds are similar ie we studied the same subjects, shared alot of common topics, etc, we became good friends since then. We've been through good times as well as bad. She's one of my few friends that plays guitar and likes hard rock music which I regularly hang around with. In a nutshell, she is one of my best friends I met in Sydney.

For my bday this year, she decided to take me to this place that was referred by a colleague of hers. When I had a look at the website, the first impression I got was, um, modern fusion Singaporean?? Anyway we were willing to give it a go.
We arrived there around 10 mins late (because we were trying to find the address b4 we started the car!), the waiter seemed to be pretty polite and helpful. Since the restaurant was way too dark, we didn't take alot of pictures of the room - we even needed to use a torch to read the menu!

We ordered two dishes - one congee and one chilli crab (the chilli crab needed to be preordered one day before).

Drunken Chicken Congee

When the congee arrived, we looked at each other - um, the bowl so "big"!! On a cold, wet winter night, we would expect something a little bigger. The taste was quite unique, as I have never tried the combination with congee and alcohol - it had a strong taste of Chinese wine in the dish.

Chilli Crab

The dish we came all the way for. The display of the dish was very nice, however it looked like the crab was still alive! We LOVE the sauce, we even order some rice just to have it with the sauce!:)

I wonder how this dish would compare with the true, authentic ones in Singapore. Can't wait!!

SHR Sydney
423 Bourke St, Sydney
http://www.shrsydney.com/

Since we only had two tiny dishes for dinner, we obviously still had room for dessert. Winnie said she wouldn't mind going to the Lindt cafe at the Cockle Bay Wharf since she had never been there before. When we arrived @ the Lindt cafe, the cafe was closed at 7pm on a Wednesday night! We were naturally disappointed. Since we didn't have anywhere to go, we went the the closest cafe we could think of - the Blackbird Cafe.

The both desserts were pretty nice, but of course not as nice as the Lindt ones!! :)

Almond Tart

Cookies and Cream Cheesecake

Blackbird Cafe
Balcony Level, Cockle Bay Wharf,Sydney
http://www.blackbirdcafe.com.au/

My new heater :)

2007-06-30T13:44:00.004+10:00

As the weather is getting colder and colder, the tolerance level of me compacting cold is getting lower. Especially for this year, Sydney weather has the lowest temperature in 20 years. Therefore we decided to buy a new heater to compact the cold :-)

We shopped around for a good heater that would last long and look nice in our living room :)

And then we saw this heater. It's a very light heater, as well as fitting into our living room theme perfectly ^^

Happy Birthday to me 2007 ^^

2007-06-28T22:52:00.002+10:00

On my bday at work, my colleague got me a mini bday cake - a mud cake muffin for my bday:)

Its a mud cake muffin!

We (a group of 12 ppl) later on went to Rhodes Phoenix for yum cha...we had alot of fun indeed.

After work, G got me a very nice cake from a French Patisserie cake shop at the Rocks..

Its a Tiramisu!

La Renaissance Patisserie
47 Argyle St, The Rocks NSW 2000
www.larenaissance.com.au/

At night G and I went out for a restaurant around our local area - called "Not Bread Alone". It is a nice, compact restaurant, sits around 10 tables at most, so booking is essential.
We have chosen 2 dishes for entree and 2 dishes for main:

Seafood Chowder

The texture of the soup was too starchy and needed a little more seasoning, however there was alot of seafood in there. I actually liked with the one @ Nicks Bar and Grill better ^^ They were the best I have tried so far hehehe.

Bruschetta
With the Bruchetta, I personally preferrd it with lots of balsamic binegar which I believe that it was lacking in the dish.

Seafood Risotto
For the mains, the seafood risotto looked surprisingly different to what I had expected. Again it had a very generous amount of seafood in it. I loved this dish!

Chicken breast stuffed w/ mushrooms & walnuts

With the chicken breast, G said the meat was a little too tough and the dish needed a little more seasoning.
We didn't try the desserts (although they all looked very mouth watering), because we had the bday cake waiting for us at home :) Therefore I had a cup of skim cap instead.

I liked the coffee art on the coffee:)

We'd be happy to explore their breakfast and dessert menu at some point later in future. We'd definitely be back!

Not Bread Alone
Shop 2, 376 Pacific Highway (entrance on Hume Street),Crows Nest
Tel: +61 (02) 9966 9788
www.notbreadalone.com.au

Night out with Mellie 18/05/07

2007-06-15T19:13:00.000+10:00

Mellie and I met at work, we became good friends and still kept in touch after I left the company.
We went out to the Kings St Wharf that night and had alot of fun indeed.

I cannot remember exactly the name of the dish...

steamed black mussels

Georges Mediterranean Bar & Grill
The Promenade, King Street Wharf, Sydney
Tel: 02 9295 5066

After dinner we went to the famous Lindt cafe which was opened @ Cockle Bay Wharf few months ago.

The Opera Cake

The Black Forest Cake

Hot Chocolate

Lindt Cafe - Shop 104-105, Cockle Bay Wharf, Sydney

Tel: 02 9295 5066

Darling Harbour Jazz Festival 07 - Food

2007-06-10T20:30:00.000+10:00

We realised that we had to eat during the day. We ended up had our lunch at a cafe called B&C cafe in the Harbourside Shopping Centre.

Chicken Casear Salad

Grilled Chicken Sandwich

smoked salmon wrap

Cafe B&C - Level 2 - Shop No 473-475 Harbourside Shopping Centre Sydney

Since we love jazz so much, we stayed at the site until Kate Cebrano came on board, until around 6:30pm. We later on went to the "Macau Cafe" in Chinatown.

HK style milk tea

My Favorite - Baked Portuguese chicken with rice

Baked porkchop with rice

Curry chicken spaghetti

Salt and Pepper soft shell crab

mango sago cream with grapefruit

We had good fun that night indeed :)

Cafe De Macau New Generation Eatery - 761 George Street, Sydney Tel: +61 (02) 9280 2800

Darling Harbour Jazz Festival 07 - Music

2007-06-10T20:20:00.000+10:00

Winnie, G and I went to the Darling Harbour Jazz festival this year. This event has been held in Darling Harbour around June every year for the past few years.

Although it was a rainy day on the day, the sites were still packed with jazz lovers.

THE DARLING HARBOUR JAZZ & BLUES FESTIVAL
9 - 11 June 2007

Travel Expo 24/03/2007

2007-06-07T18:52:00.000+10:00

We went to this travel expo back in March this year. This was a two day event, conveniently located in the Convention Centre, Darling Harbour.

We were very keen to find out more about:

Things to do and sightseeing in Taiwan, Singapore and possibly Malaysia - we are planning a trip to tw in Aug! (less than 2 months to go! whoo hoo!)
Honeymoon destinations! :)

We ended up taking around 5 bags of brochures when we walked out of the expo!!

http://www.travelxpo.com.au/

Homemade Pizza

2007-05-26T22:31:00.000+10:00

One day we decided to make pizza at home:

Step 1 - pizza base with tomoto paste and some cheese

Step 2 - with onion

Seafood pizza b4 putting into oven

BBQ ham pizza

We used Lebanese bread as the pizza base, some tomato paste, seafood mix, and cheese, and put into oven for around 15 mins and we are done!!

Forgot to take photos of the finished products - we were too hungry and ate the whole lot b4 we realised! :P

My first factory visit

2007-05-25T22:34:00.001+10:00

After 18 months working in Nestle, I finally get to visit one of our factories in Sydney!

I felt like I was going to a school excursion on that day.

Factory

We got to see how products were made from raw materials to finished products.
We also got to visit a distribution centre as well, the biggest Nestle warehouse in Australia.

Warehouse

My Spiderman Hamper :)

2007-05-03T19:10:00.000+10:00

There are heaps of competitions at work from time to time to promote our products within the company.

There was this competition called "the spiderman competition" You need to answer a few questions to enter a draw. The prize for this competition was a hamper with full of our company's products (and a free double pass to see Spiderman ^^). I was happened to be 1 of the 5 lucky winners of the draw! :D

Here is what it looks like:

All products

Closeup

My free double movie pass to see Spiderman 3 ^^

Ramen-Kan Chatswood (Closed)

2007-04-13T21:47:00.000+10:00

Pork Katsu Don

Spicy Tan Tan Ramen

Ramen-Kan Chatswood Level Ground,
Shop 6, 272 Victoria Ave Chatswood NSW 2067

Movenpick Icecream

2007-04-13T18:55:00.000+10:00

Today at work, someone told me that there were some MOVENPICK ICECREAMS in the icecream freezer!! I have known about this brand for quite sometime already, but haven't had a chance to taste it until now...

with spoon inside

YUMMMMMMMMM:)

Good Friday Dinner @ Pancakes, The Rocks

2007-04-06T22:22:00.003+10:00

Today is "Good Friday", first day of the 4 day Easter long weekend. Bascially most of the shops are closed in Sydney on this day. What I like to do on the public holidays, is to find out the list of shops that are still open on that day...

potato gratin

pizza

Pancakes @ The Rocks
4 Hickson Rd The Rocks NSW 2000
Open 24 hours