ramblings~

the weekend passes by so quickly, even for a long weekend~ today is the last day in the long weekend (i dont' even know why we have this day off really...) and already half the day is gone~
on friday i went out to cwb for dinner at this really nice japanese restaurant at the top of times square. the food was okay but i liked the seating area, with a small shade in between each table so that it felt like there was some prviacy. we went shopping a bit afterwards, where i ended up buying two scarves and a sweater/knit dress D: i love all the items but i'm feeling that there are endless items i want to buy ~_~
we found ourselves going to the arcade again after i escaped the shopping area.. but this time to the cwb one~ it was waaay different than the one at tst as there was a guard checking ID at the entrance) and it was kept a non-smoking environment. there were also a LOT of suit-wearing people in there, which was kind of funny~ the games were slightly different so it was a lot of fun as well XD i think i go to too many arcades lol...

on saturday i went out to with my bro and sis in law to shop and watch 'the prestige'. for those who haven't heard of it, hugh jackman, scarlett johannasson, and the batman begins guy (i'mso sorry, i really forgot his name ~_~)the movie seemed really interesting in the beginning but as it progressed, i kept feeling like it was lacking somewhere... it was really dark and the plot was pretty interesting, but i still feel as if they were lacking that 'pow' somewhere; you didnt' feel bored, but it was the type of movie u'd keep watching and expect something but have nothing come out of it. so i was a little disappointed. However, death note part 2 is out on nov 3 (yay), and i can watch tales of earthsea soon! reallly excited about all that :D
we went shopping afterwards, and i bought a nice pair of dress "shorts". it's hard to explain but they're the type of shorts that are cut like dress pants so hopefully i can wear these to work with boots and it'll be fine... i've been trying to change my work look as i really hate wearing lacy, dressy, feminine work stuff (passed on from my sister D: i didn't have any 'work' clothes before, as i wore a uniform for my previous job), and hate how i want to change out of it when i get off work each day~

today (monday), my sis finally got back from her super long business trip to san jose~! she got me this really cute scarf from burberry at the LA airport when she was switching flights, and also a ton of abercrombie stuff for everyone else. from what i hear, abercrombie seems to be a lot more expensive in toronto than in the US.. but the cut is great and makes every guy look broad and toned~ i really love the cutting! and the materials are really nice as well~ :D too bad i dont' wear sporty stuff often or i'd love their stuff x3
my dad is flying back later today @.@;; so suddenly the house goes from empty to full~ which is nice.. i hope i'll be getting used to it easily.. D:

i'm finally on the last chapter of phoenix wright XD it's so much fun, even though i know that it's really more like a detective game than a lawyer one~ i haven't been playing it often as there are so many other new games (children of mana XD yay~ i'm so glad i have it now) that i got distracted~
children of mana is so fun too... they hvae a multiplayer function, where u can work with other ppl to kill a common boss.. now THAT will be lots of fun~ it's like legend of zelda type gameplay/interface/weapons but a whole different storyline~

ffxii is out tomorrow (english version)! finally! i haven't been obsessing over a ff game in such a long time, ever since ffxi (which doenst' count as it was an mmorpg), and i miss it so much~ i was really disappointed in the gameplay for ffx-2 so it feels like it's been a LONG time since a new ff~ then they'll be releasing the other FF games on nds and psp... soo much to play~ x3

current mood: relaxing at home...

i can't believe it's monday D:

it's tuesday! i can't believe monday went by without me writing an entry about my weekend @.@ maybe because we were all so busy yesterday that time went by really, really fast~

on friday i went out with din and etc as usual~ i feel kind of bad now because i was complaining about how hot it was XD;; i met him at tst, and we ate that 'dynasty of sweet' (i actually forget what they call it in english, dynasty of something) where we usually eat for dessert~ they have pretty good snacking type foods so we just ordered a bunch of stuff and had a lot of fun~ i just hate how small their booths are -.-;
afterwards we went to play that arcade game din as looking forward to all week haha... i managed to beat him this time! the game is like a race between two policemen~ and basically there's a point in the mission u gotta reach before your teammate does, and based on how well u did (whether u shot any civilians or died or anything), u can get a promotion or whatever~ i managed to beat din and become his boss (/hoho~~) and got to choose the next missions~ lots of fun~
we went to mk later and then din and i wanted to eat dessert and ended up at the top of langham place~ we actually managed to chat till langham place closed @.@;; i've never did that before~

random pic taken (din kept moving or i'd take a pic of him too lol)


the next day lg718 came back (yay!) so we went out to mk to pick up his die-cast model (the getter 2?) ~ i was going to buy some comic books (the ouran host club ones) but decided not to at the last minute xD;; later that night we watched matrix 3, which i've never seen and had borrowed from my bro for... nearly half a year (damn i do that to both my 'brothers' D:.. first big ken, and now my own bro hahah...) and hadn't watched it till that night... it was... mediocre.. i just wished matrix had ended at the first movie -.-;
any movies that recently came out on dvd that people recommend? and i dont mean da vinci code -.-;
i went with lg718 and waited for him while he had his hair cut :D i look so tired...


tale of earthsea/GED is coming out on the 26th!!! yay~ i can't wait! it's been about a year since i watched howl so i'm excited to see another miyazaki movie. for those who don't know what i'm doing about, go here~

current mood: busy.. and tired at work~

invisibility cloak @.@;;

wow, i'd never thought it was possible! scientists have actually successfully cloak a copper cylinder using the 'invisibility cloak' they created! apparently, it was done like a mirage, where heat causes the bending of light rays that cloak the path ahead behind an image of the sky~ so basically they created an 'artificial mirage'!
the first working cloak was made of metamaterials, which are mixtures of metal and circuit board materials such as ceramic, Teflon or fiber composite, but tends to give off a slight shadow. just.. wow..

read the full article here~!

i wonder how long it'll take to create one of those invisibility cloaks like in harry potter.. and the consequences of really creating one....

it's weekend xD hope everyone has a wonderful weekend~ feeling pretty good today because the sun is out (not that it'll still be out when i'm off work.. -.-;) and i'm wearing a new jumper dress i got last weekend~ (someone said i looked like a balloon... -.-; because of the way the skirt part is shaped.... oh well ^-^)

current mood:

PS: J9
re: ancient history: hahaha j9 i bet you're right! u reminded me of the good old days when i used to ask him if he had food each class and u and i would joke around...the best days~ thanks for putting a smile on my face by reminding me of that :3

new seven wonders~

a non-profit Swiss organization, new7wonders, has organized a voting for the new seven wonders of the world! the ancient seven wonders of the world include the Hanging Gardens of Babylon; the Statue of Zeus at Olympia; the Temple of Artemis at Ephesus; the Mausoleum at Halicarnassus; the Colossus of Rhodes and the Lighthouse of Alexandria, with only one of those ancient wonders still existing today~
the new7wonders promotes the preservation, restoration and promotion of monuments, which is why they created the chance for people all around the world to vote for what they think is the new seven wonders :D they've narrowed it down to 21 choices, and by a simple registration process, you can vote too~ the voting will end on July 7, 2007 (777 @.@) and the results will be announced then~

You can go here to register and vote~

it's pretty interesting, especially considering how many amazing monuments were made after the ancient seven were chosen~
i'm such a history person D: i admit, i adore ancient history ~_~

btw... tomorrow's friday! yay!

current mood: bored...

@.@ sigh....

well i was off to a pretty good start on friday, considering i had done all my work before 12 and was sitting around, waiting for people to give me work or for them to finish their part before i could do mine...
however, towards the end of the day when i was planning to leave, i noticed my friend's seat was empty @.@ by friend i mean a colleague of mine who i get along with VERY well, the type of 'fresh', straight to the point, really fun-type who doesn't feel like she's much older than me, and who u can just bring along with u to any party, dinner etc and she'd be able to fit in with your friends perfectly. anyway, when she DID appear, it was from her boss' room and she started cleaning up her desk and handing me her stuff... and then i was hit with something: did she just resign?! @.@ we were planning to stay here till at least end of the year but did she snap and resign? well i got my answer when i left and called her.. it turns out they fired her... ~_~; why am i surprised? because they didn't fire someone else when they were late to work, early to leave, early to get to lunch and late to come back, didn't do their work, played solitaire and listened to her Ipod during office hours, fought with the boss, generally a bi*ch when it was uncalled for etc. so i'm really shocked... all they did in the case of the previous person i described was give her two warning letters and she eventually found a better job and quit. what is going on in their minds?!?!
sigh so.. i'm pretty upset about this. i understand its part of of the job and i've seen it happen in my previous job as well, but if u know what's been going on, how her boss is personally biased towards her and what's going on thru her life and her job attitude, u'll see i'm definitely not the biased one when i say it's an unfair thing to do :/ right now, i see her manager rummaging around her binders on her empty desk, clueless as to what to do but with their boss on leave, he's not gonna get much help...but. not my problem~ i really will miss our lunches together and how we'd go crazy at work just so that we didnt take the stress too deeply.. ~_~ sigh...

the rest of the friday was pretty fun, having ate dinner with don and going to the arcade and chatting at starbucks for a few hrs after.
on saturday i spent the day with lg718, mostly napping and watching xmen3~ i went to dinner with my bro the next day and watched tv with lg718 afterwards, relaxing. the new episodes, the male version, of that cookign show where they get celebrities to cook is airing now! it's really funny but i sometimes wonder if it's all exaggerrated ~_~;;

sigh D: monday already......

current mood: sigh..

ps: thanks for your email janine.. it made me feel warm and fuzzy~~ haha..

pps: hihi dorcas, nice to meet u~ and your name isn't really stupid/silly, just different D: sorry if i sounded mean before~

happy birthday nicole!!!

just a short blog msg to say happy birthday to nicole~
i can't celebrate with u this year .. sigh i wish i can fly back -.-; and 'meet' mio etc~ but i'm sure we can do that in the future~
hope you had a great bday!!!
and that the cs group celebration organized by bro (ken) will be interesting and fun~~ remember to send me pics~~~


current mood: feeling 幸福 :D
thanks to those who comforted me in my 'black air' time ~ love u all very very much~
(and yes, i'll continue to blame the weather, maddy~)

feeling blue =.=

feeling kind of blue lately ~_~ not exactly sure why but just some strong feeling of 'grey-ness' in general =.=.. nothing is really going right and i'm constantly bugged by this feeling that something's wrong and there's just something to be upset about ~_~ what is happening?!
one interesting thing is that a lot of ppl i know are feeling the same way i am lately.. or at least similar feelings.. ara's grey so i guess i'm glad i can 'pui' her and be blue x3 i'm so silly in a stupid way =.=;
maybe it's the fall/october-ish feeling that's making me like this.. i dont' remember what it was like last year which is good so I dont' need to compare either ~_~ i find that there's not much that makes me really excited anymore. shopping, eating etc are all the same ~_~ gah~ i need to get out of this mood!

1. work sucks ~_~ i realize it more and more each day
2. everything is so boring and repetitive
3. i want to be excited over something for once.. D:
4. ouran (anime) is over.. :( the one thing i really liked and enjoyed (anime-wise) lately~

current mood: sigh.. feeling lots of 'black air' around me...

looooong weekend~~ xD

well for once my post has a 'loooong' in front of it :D first long weekend after endless 'dry' no red day months D: i had a niceeee relaxing long weekend~ and best of all, long weekends make the current week shorter~~ yay! and mid-autumn/moon festival coming up so it'll be nice and pleasant :D

friday was amazing.. i just couldn't wait to get off work.. the sun was shining brightly, i was wearing the lovely one piece black dress i got from IT and all and i just felt wonderful all over ~ in fact i managed to keep myself the whole day and enjoy doing my work for once lol.. after work i met up with lg718 and dinb and had dinner (damn i actually forget where we ate.... wtf) and then went to shop a bit and had a drink~ we found this really ... funny ornament on the wall then.. it seemed liek a super tiny deer but it turns out to be a rabbit with antlers fashioned on it's head haha...which u can see here:


on saturday we just spent a slow day shopping around in tst and just overall relaxing. we had a lovely dinner at this chiu chow restaurant near where lg718 lives and took a long walk back home around the seaside. i love his flat! it's situated right at the edge of the seaside and overlooks into this nice view of hong kong island~ i love love love how u reach the lobby of his tower, go out and the seaside is right there; right in his backyard~ the wind was nice and cool and as they had a few light displays on for moon festival we attempted to take pics in the dark~ sigh.. up to now i'm still wondering how other owners of the 903sh manage to take such sharp, clear pics at nighttime -.-;

some pictures of the lighting:

me (looking tired D: i wanted to take a pic with the adorable bunnies it failed haha oh well.. it was dark and all..)


crabs xD for some reason there were crabs .. lol


the lily is actually much more beautiful in real life lol but we did our best (or rather lg718 did):


the weekend went by so fast D: i hope this coming weekend will be just as fun! i'm tempted to go shopping again ~_~:;;

current mood: have a headache D: and dizzy...
ps: ok blogger is being annoying and wouldn't let me upload pictures for the past week XO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!