It's Saturday night. Spent it doing my assignment (isn't it supposed to be easy?!) and went to the gym. I really like going to the gym nowadays by the way. Just for anyone's info.
Well I thought I could get a nice late dinner at a nearby restaurant (Coco's) and I then saw an uncle selling street food. It was a rare scene because street food practically no longer exists in Hong Kong because of its infamous unhygienic preparation and low-class presentation. So imagine my excitement when I saw it! It was 鸡蛋仔 by the way, just like waffles made into shape of balls. It wasn't that nice, I've tried better. But still the sight of an authentic street food stall excited me and that excitement sort of boosted the taste. And compensated for the expensive price too. What can I say, I am unknowingly becoming a fan of Hong Kong street food! With that said, probably not gonna try it anymore.
Feeling lucky, I went for my late dinner. And there I was, in the restaurant, sitting by myself on a slightly large table, thinking that I must appreciate this quiet, slow moment before my schedule seriously becomes hectic on Monday. The white rice even tasted especially nice and delicious to me. WHITE RICE. Then, huge crowd of people started coming in and they needed a larger table to accommodate them. So the waitress asked if I could shift to another smaller table. (When I first reached, none of the smaller tables was available) So I said okay. But I was thinking in my heart, what does a guy have to do here in Hong Kong to enjoy his dinner quietly and peacefully. Then, another group of people came and they had to sit right in front of me to wait for my table. Well of course, I could have ignored them and continued with my meal. But the pressure is still there. The pressure of the local Hong Kong atmosphere. The pressure of speed. And busyness. Unbearable. And right that exact moment, I can still recall right now, I no longer felt any taste from the white rice.
Hong Kong life, they say.
Sunday, February 17, 2013
Monday, February 04, 2013
It's February of year 2013
It's been a long while since I last posted something. I find it pointless whenever I say this. I say this with remorse and somewhere in my heart vow to never leave my blog unattended; however, here I am, repeating my regretted action (and breaking my vow), proving myself pointless.
It has been busy. There is literally no time for what I want to do, I simply want to do too much!
But there are only two focuses that I have for this time.
刚刚看完了华人星光大道二的决赛。总觉得冠军是内定的。亚军也可能是。有一点点太明显了。但冠军选手还是很强，只是，看得出我喜爱的选手也知道（内定的）成绩，所以选歌也选得比较放松。但还是会很支持他！喜欢他的歌声！喜欢她的感动！
接下来要讲些很跳tone的话题。
I woke up early this morning for a charity event: Distribution of Chinese auspicious saying to the neighbourhood around Kennedy Town! I almost could not wake up! But in the end some sense of guilt in my conscience poked me up hard and I literally jumped up from my bed. It was kinda weird for me to have joined this event because none of my friends joined. I was there by myself. I was sorta playing with luck too: to see whether I would see any recognizable faces, you know, just to get a companion. But I was out of luck.
So I teamed up with two lovely ladies and we headed to the streets to give out the sayings. I was mainly aiming at the elderly people. At first I was hesitant. But after the first try, I went on a roll! The first attempt really did the job for me. The first grandma I gave the saying to was so happy to have received the Chinese saying and to have heard what I said. “婆婆，这是我们香港大学写的珲春，送给你，祝你新年快乐，身体健康，蛇年行大运！” That's basically all that I said. And there were really unexpectedly happy! And the looks of joy and bliss on their faces really brightened up my day! Within probably one hour, my team was done! We were efficient, indeed. But I am more proud of our good deed of bringing happiness to the neighbourhood. I really hope the grandmas and grandpas are happy and have a great Chinese New Year!
It has been busy. There is literally no time for what I want to do, I simply want to do too much!
But there are only two focuses that I have for this time.
刚刚看完了华人星光大道二的决赛。总觉得冠军是内定的。亚军也可能是。有一点点太明显了。但冠军选手还是很强，只是，看得出我喜爱的选手也知道（内定的）成绩，所以选歌也选得比较放松。但还是会很支持他！喜欢他的歌声！喜欢她的感动！
接下来要讲些很跳tone的话题。
I woke up early this morning for a charity event: Distribution of Chinese auspicious saying to the neighbourhood around Kennedy Town! I almost could not wake up! But in the end some sense of guilt in my conscience poked me up hard and I literally jumped up from my bed. It was kinda weird for me to have joined this event because none of my friends joined. I was there by myself. I was sorta playing with luck too: to see whether I would see any recognizable faces, you know, just to get a companion. But I was out of luck.
So I teamed up with two lovely ladies and we headed to the streets to give out the sayings. I was mainly aiming at the elderly people. At first I was hesitant. But after the first try, I went on a roll! The first attempt really did the job for me. The first grandma I gave the saying to was so happy to have received the Chinese saying and to have heard what I said. “婆婆，这是我们香港大学写的珲春，送给你，祝你新年快乐，身体健康，蛇年行大运！” That's basically all that I said. And there were really unexpectedly happy! And the looks of joy and bliss on their faces really brightened up my day! Within probably one hour, my team was done! We were efficient, indeed. But I am more proud of our good deed of bringing happiness to the neighbourhood. I really hope the grandmas and grandpas are happy and have a great Chinese New Year!
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