empty your bag; bare your soul

last last week, silly told me about this art exhibit called 'chanel mobile art' that was traveling around the world and which was currently showing in Hong Kong. basically the whole structure inside and out was a piece of 'traveling' art./architecture. It was erected in the empty parking lot of the old star ferry, located right near where i work~ after figuring out that the 'free admission' was actually paid in the form of a HK$10 'service charge' to select a time slot to see the exhibit, i ordered 2 tickets and went to see it last thursday the 20th! i still had half day of leave left so after going to work for a few hours, i went to the 1:15 show with my dear fishy~

when you walk in (no cams unfortunately D:) they give you an mp3 player which plays a 30 min commentary + music which takes you thru the whole structure. i really enjoyed it because it allows you some time to see each exhibit at a good pace and the commentary guides you so that you will notice the littlest details/point of view in each exhibit~ my favorite part was the sidewalk with a reflection that showed the busy day in some apartment complexes, the giant chanel purse, and the last part, where we could pick up three postcards relating to the exhibit and where we were given a moment to write one wish on a piece of paper and tie it the branches of trees inside.

my favorite postcard is used as the title of this post: empty your bag; bare your soul which basically is an expression in french "vider son sac: dire ce qu'on a sur le coeur", used when someone reveals something that was kept secret for a long time. thinking back, this really describes me as i've definitely bared my soul and have nothing to hide.

on a related note, as i've mentioned before i've been going to yoga classes lately, with focus on hot yoga. hot yoga is, according to the instructors, like medicine; it helps heal your body mentally/emotionally/physically and although its not as enjoyable as other forms of yoga may be, it gets better the more you do it, all of which i definitely agree with. how do i know? in the last session of hot yoga that i went to on sunday, the instructor, during our last relaxed 'corpse pose', told us to release ourselves, release the emotions, stress, tensions and emotions inside us and to let go. it was then that i noticed my face was feeling really 'tight', like i was trying not to give way to something. so after hearing him say "release", i relaxed my face and was surprised to realize that i was crying. i think with by crying, i let out all the inner parts of me that i don't realize are sad or at least needs to cry, and thus 'healing' and releasing and letting go. after my shower, i felt so much better about myself and i hope i continue to feel that way!

current mood:

PS: i finally got wow to run on the US client but for Taiwanese servers~ yayyyy~ will post more pics of my char soon~ i tried lock out too.. so much fun compared to leveling a priest xD

silly~ haha thanks for letting me know about this exhibit! i hope you have a chance to go, there are a lot of it that's really 'different' but i liked it and it was a good experience :D bollywood dancing is a LOT of fun.. haha if u come visit, lets go to one of those classes and have fun! it's basically "mtv style" dancing but bollywood style~ i've never laughed so much in my life! miss you sooo much~

j9~ haha when u said 'hermione hair' i laughed and realized that your lovely thick and luxiourous hair really is like hers! (but in the best way possible!) cut ittt! i haven't regretted cutting my hair at all and i know you'll look awesome with short hair too.. maybe we can somehow convince silly to cut her longgg hair as well, especially since she wants to! miss you! hope u can come visit me soon and that i can see you soon as well~ (happy belated birthday! i hope you got my card dear)~

ara~ i wish we can play together again XD it'll be sooo much fun don't you think? i'm thinking of making a lock soon too just for fun but i still need time for it -___-;;
btw, post pics soon, i wanna see the pics you were talking about xD love you~~

ramblings

long time no update XD to recap my days quickly:

1. i went to a wine & chocolate tutored tasting last week and had a lot of fun! the chocolate was all from lindt and it was really interesting to learn that cognac matches those lovely hazelnut chocolate balls from lindt very very well.. mmm~ (i think this class was very dangerous; i became so full from eating chocolate xD)

2. yoga - i've been doing a loooot of yoga~ thank goodness for my colleague who does it with me because it helps when someone pushes u to do it with them and u don't cancel class etc. often! i feel my body is getting stronger too? the detox effects from hot yoga are so good! u feel really cleansed afterwards :D the meditative effects are awesome as well and i feel so so so good to come, having left my baggage of bad memories and burdens behind me further and further with each lesson~

3. WoW - i have to tell my secret: i was sucked into the game again, this time on the taiwanese servers! as the taiwanese servers are much faster, less lag and also much fewer glitches and crashes due to the first two points, they are sooo much different from the US servers. however, the biggest con is everything (and i mean everything!!) is in chinese.. and taiwanese chinese at that, so i gotta get used to it :/ i still cant get my comp to type chinese in-game which means i can't do much to get people to party with me for quests/instances (they tend to shy away from english speakers). but to be really honest, there aren't many newbs/low levels on that server and the ones i did find were... well... not as experienced as the US players were -___-; (talk about not pulling the mob to the side and not clearing the area to aggro almost everything around u!!) and there weren't too many ppl in general? so i guess that's what accounts to the low pings~ so first time i've soloed in wow~
i rolled a blood elf priest, as we wanted to try out horde side this time (i miss alliance :( it's so so so much brighter in the alliance areas lol! less death etc.). i like blood elf a lot but i miss playing my night elf druid a LOT... but at the same time, i can't myself to start a tauren ~_~;; so i decided to just try a new race :D i'd play warlock but as i hadn't played it in the english ver. before, i wanted to have a main that i knew how to play with first and get used to the chinese gamplay, then start an alt as a lock so at least i wouldn't be clueless about everything ingame... i can't imagine the horror of playing a warlock with no idea what the commands are and also having no idea what the quests are about -___-;
i'm quite disappointed at the changes in shadow priest since i last played (about two years ago?).. i wanted to go shadow priest for pvp but with the changes, i'm going to spec disc. priest for now and see how it goes. if i play my lock well, and like it, i think i'll go with lock as my main later.. but who knows? i haven't really tried pvp in wow as i left just before the pvp stuff came in so i'll have so so much to learn -___-;

and a screenie of my current chara... apologies for the bad screenshot, i just realized i hadn't taken many since i started this character~ notice all the chinese.. i only recognize my skills/spells because of playing tons in wow but the racial trait spells, the names for professions, what to do for quests are alllll in chinese so i'm confused half the time D:


will update later with more pics and etc. since i went to the chanel mobile art exhibit today!! :D (Thanks silly for telling me about it xD)


current mood: tired, worn out a bit, and needing rest D:

1. yoga tomorrow, bollywood dancing saturday, more yoga on sun XD
2. movie night on sunday, yay!

silly~ i got your card! funniest thing was, i haven't seen you online since i got it so haven't been able to tell you.. thanks so much for being there.. i can feel your 'warm caring feelings' thru the card and i was so happy to receive it; it came at a really good time :D love you tons darling~

nic~ so sorry leh =.=; haven't been really online lately so didnt' upload the pics ah! really apologize but i will do it now for uuu~~ email u link later!
i'm glad u read my last post la, because really really touched to have seen u and i really want to tell u that you're super special to me :D (wifey ah ma! haha) love you :D take care and come back soon!!

raven~ thanks so much for your help with the miffys.. i really really appreciate everything :D love you tons! i hope you dont' feel as tired soon after each working day ... i'm just glad that you dont' get sick as easily and have gotten used to life there :D

nic's visit to hk :D

My dearest wifey nic came to visit in feb, and although we didn't have many chances to see each other (stupid telephone number thing T___T), we had a ton of fun when we did get to see each other :D

i miss her so much already T____T there are just some people you meet, and no matter how far apart you are and how long you haven't seen/talked, it doesn't matter; because it stays the same :D and nic is one of many of those people :D through her, i've met even more special people and so i love her even more for that :D

i was finally able to meet mio as well! as mio fanclub president, it was embarassing not to have met the lovely mio previously. well, nic braved thru the crowds of people and finally brought her out for me to meet! and all i can say is: she's even more beautiful in person!

at tong chiu; we had a last min dinner + dessert thing :D i haven't done the (^_^)v pose in awhile (haha it's just awkward now i think.. am i getting older?!?! :P):


group pic :D
we then went outside for a few more pics :D without a background, we ended up taking pics standing across the street from harbourcity XDmy dear donb and i:dear don and me with mio! nic loves this pic because mio is really looking directly into the camera!! mio is soooooooo adorable here :heart: (and don is nearly smiling haha...).. excuse my wonky hand position; i was trying to keep the flap open so that mio could peer out :D
i misss you nic! come back again soon!! then we can bring mio over to my place to explore :D

randomly: i finally signed up for yoga and will have started classes!

current mood: sipping tea and relaxing...

silly~ don't be silly (haha your nickname!)!! i love your longggg comments and if it helps you procrastinate, even better :P if i were next to you in real life, that would be my 'duty' anyway! cut it short for the summer :D i wish u were here, we could go places and get hair done together... i hope the snow goes away for you soon and you can enjoy lovely, balmy weather like i'm starting to get in hk XD

raven~ hahah you know what? you're the ONLY friend to see my 'other hairstyle' in person before i changed it! so shhh... gotta keep it a secret! :D i'm glad you like how it is now.. i miss you so much already!! i wish you could go with me to see the laruku concert in HK but i'm still worrying that i can't get tickets or something ~_~;; you have to take me to other lives in tokyo as well!! :D miss you! will visit you soon~

ara~ aradearest you look beautiful with any hairstyle!! :D i want to see wedding photos soon! please keep me posted on when you'll take them hon :D love ya!

kristy~ thanks .. i'm doing better and i can feel you are too! we'll both get thru all this together.. thanks for taking time off your busy schedule to read my blog and see how i'm doing. love ya tons! we need to make more calls to each other!

my hair (and ling = 天賜的..)

this was taken on my mom's cell phone (to test the camera and also the inbuilt flash.. i have to say, i need to get a new cell with a better camera next time haha.. i miss the crystal clear pics!! these pics are quite good considering it's taken randomly on a phone), and as i haven't been showing ppl my new hairstyle yet, here's a pic of what it looks like..

with my mom and brother (who looks like he's keyed into the picture)...at sunday tea~

and at a restaurant on monday (it's messier in this pic tho because it was raining outside but i posed for the pic anyway.. haha..) using flash, which is why i resemble a ghost xD

not sure about you guys but i love this hairstyle much more than my previous one (the one i cut just before CNY...).. i sometimes miss the long hair but when i look around and see all the long curly haired girls, i don't miss it anymore XD alot of people felt it was a 'waste' to have permed it and then straighten it a few weeks later (not to mention the damage D:) but i really wanted to feel comfortable with myself and i'm so glad i did it! as kenny said, this cut is a lot more 'fresh' and i feel like myself :D no longer the clueless, lost girl! (or so i hope haha) and at least my friends/family/dears are telling me they love it :D

will post more pics later of random gifts, clothing, etc. that i took during the past few weeks.. i posted pics from CNY and such in my photo album but i think there are a lot more that i haven't had a chance to post yet (dinner/drink with nic etc.). since i see nicole tomorrow, hopefully we can take more!

current mood: loving, enjoying myself and my own time...

ps: i wonder if anyone in HK knows of some good cafes? i've been reading/studying/doing hwk out of home and wanted to find a place other than pacific coffee and starbucks...

pps: after i asked my mom whether it was true they wanted another daughter (ie. me), my mom replied ".....天賜的!"... and repeated it when i asked her if it was accidental =______= hence my new msn msg... but really, you have to admit my mom is great with words haha...

ppps: no more worrying about me.. 1. i am eating properly (gained weight again!); 2. i am sleeping well; 3. i love myself! :D thanks for the love...