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Moved...

2006-11-07T13:39:00.001-05:00

check my new blog out :

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thanks :)

Le Papillon

2006-10-14T17:46:00.000-04:00

Bebu helped me install the chinese input on windows.... I decide to write some blogs in Chinese now :) If you can't read it, you can still enjoy the pictures here.

星期五跟同事去富食街 (16th & Leslie) 吃午飯的時候經過一間餅店叫 Le Papillon. 我記得在明報看過介紹這間店的法式西餅. 舖頭剛剛開當,蛋糕還沒拿去來. 我看見'Blueberry chocolate' 和 'mango' 那個牌子, 在想都應該好吃的. 那就叫老闆在廚房拿了兩件剛做好的蛋糕給我 ;)

回到家跟家人一起分享.．．我比較喜歡芒果味那個，因為鮮果mousse和蛋糕中間有一點鮮芒果醬. 藍梅和巧克力那個都幾好吃．基本上兩件餅都不太甜，又有很清新的鮮果味道, 比港式的creame and cake有很大的分別．

How will world be without humans

2006-10-13T10:37:00.000-04:00

We read an interesting article last night on UK timesonline... It talks about how world would be if humans were to disappear tommorrow. Quite interesting. The summary is shown in the picture below.

Read the article here.

麗華軒

2006-10-09T07:08:00.000-04:00

This Thanksgiving weekend, I had the privilege to go to 麗華軒 for dim sum with family and friends of... I have heard it is one of the top restaurants in NA.

The restaurant wasn't too big but the atmosphere was nice like most restaurants in a hotel. Around 11 am or so, there were maybe 4 or 5 tables of people already enjoying their dim sum.

We were given some generic tea which were very light flavoured because we weren't asked which kind of tea we wanted. Then, we ordered a special tea called "Bi Luo Chun" which was served per person. It tasted like 龍井綠茶 - another kind of green tea. It had a nice smokey flavour. After drinking like 7 cups of tea, the tea was still very flavourful.

There are the dishes we had.. (I didn't try some of them because of allergy o_o)

水晶蝦餃皇, 帶子蝦燒賣, 瑤柱珍珠雞, 雲腿白菜餃, 香茜乾蒸牛肉, 鮮蝦腸粉, 燕液鮮奶撻, 蟹肉伊麵

Generally, the quality of the food was better than the regular Chinese restaurants and it doesn't seem like they use much MSG and oil. Usually, I get a weird taste after the meal if MSG was put in the food. The portion was a bit smaller than other restaurants. I sort of expected their regular dim sum to be a lot different than other places... but it was around the same except for the MSG. The special dim sums they had like rose water scallop dumplings were nicely done. They are the colourful dumplings you see below with eggwhite as toppings. I like these bunny dessert too...

My Birfdae Partie!

2006-10-02T23:14:00.000-04:00

I had my birthday party on the 9/30 ... Friends from ECE, highschool and my old chinese school buddies came to my party. I was so happy everyone could make it :)

We had dinner at Chako Japanese BBQ at International Gourmet Street 633 Silver Star Blvd.
It's sort of a new restaurant... The concept is similar to Korean BBQ except you use real charcoal (hence the name 'Chako') and a grill to cook the food. Most of the foods were mostly meat with some 'grillable veggies' like zucchini, carrots, peppers and corn. I liked their seafood selection - basa fillet, japanese mackeral, squid, and shrimp. The thinly sliced ox tongue was pretty good as well. The meats are slightly different from the korean style of bulgogi meats. It got really smokey in the restaurant so I think it's not a place I would go very often. They also had a salad bar with soba, caesar salad and some other veggies. The soba tasted good. They also serve all you can drink softdrinks in cans.

Then, we went back to my place for mahjong (MJ) and poker. Everyone got into their mahjong seats and started playing. Some of my friends came later so we started a poker table. I wished I could have chatted and played with everyone but it seemed everyone was already enjoying themselves :P

I got a lot of booze and beverages for the party. I am glad there are some leftovers because that means I didn't under estimate.. I wanted to make sure everyone had enough to drink. Although, there were lots of leftover snacks I got... I think next time, I need to get some nicer midnight snacks like hor d'oeuvres or something..

My friends KL and CL bought me a nice mango cake (with lots of fruits and cake) for the party. The cake was lovely. The ECE girls VC, CT, and LH got me a gift certificate from Aveda. They told me I can use it for manicure and pedicure, etc... Yay, pamper me time! My highschool friends EM and IW bought me a gift certificate from Sephora ! Woohoo... Recently I have been going there to check out the nice makeup they have.. The store really has nice stuff. Also, gracie and hsieh got me a gift certificate from Chapters.. I can get a nice book to keep - OH.. possibly a Perl scripting book for reference. I can't believe my friend AA bought me a gift certificate from La Senza... I was just joking about it but I have to give credit for him for being so courageous to go in the store to get this. I am not sure if all guys can do this. Also my msn buddy samster got me a nice club monaco gift certificate - so nice of him.

Gift certificates are such nice gifts.. as well I think this is the trend for people now. People can get whatever they like with it.

Thanks to everyone and (o_o) for nice gifts and coming to my party!

I am loving my new work bag, mista (o_o) !

Taste of Toronto

2006-09-12T17:07:00.000-04:00

We went to the Taste of Toronto this Sunday.

It featured a variety of yummy cuisines with booths selling tasting menu items from $1 to $5.

We had a Caribbean lunch combo from The Real Jerk Caribbean booth - stewed ox-tail with rice and coleslaw ($5). The stewed ox-tail was really yummy and flavourful.

We got the Butter Chicken combo ($5) from Aroma Fine Indian Cuisine - the chicken was also really tender and bursting with flavour.

We also got a Catalonian Flat Bread from Arriba restaurant. This one wasn't so impressive. It was just some Italian sausage on a piece of flat bread with some mozarella.

The festival attracted some tourists and locals. There was live performance and pretty good food as well. We saw some jap. people who were visiting Toronto probably for an English exchange. It was almost like deja vu of the Asia trip I had last year. It's always fun doing j-ppl watching - the way they dress & speak :P

The festival was located at Metro Square, King Street West, 2 Blocks West of University Avenue (St. Andrews Station) Just West of Roy Thomson Hall

Good stuff

2006-09-12T17:06:00.000-04:00

1. Nice blurb

From a friend's forwarded email...

"This is written in the Hebrew Talmud, the book where all of the sayings and
preaching of Rabbis are conserved over time. It says: "Be very careful if
you make a woman cry, because God counts her tears. The woman came out of a
man's rib. Not from his feet to be walked on. Not from his head to be
superior, but from the side to be equal. Under the arm to be protected, and
next to the heart to be loved." Pass this on to all exceptional women that
you know and to men so they know the value of a woman."

2. Nice firefox add-on

For people who do not use Firefox as their default browser, I must tell you, this open-source free browser is the way to go. It has many many many more advantages over the one that comes with your PC.

One of those features that are fun to play with is their add-ons. It's basically a functionality that allows you to customize your own browser.

I have got a new weather add-on to my browser that allows me to see the most updated weather just located at the bottom part of my browser. Usually, this is just an empty area that takes up your browser space, so why not put something informative there?

You can put several locations of weather you would like to view and also put several days of weather forecast.

Go to this link to get your weather add-on :)

Click here to get your weather forecast:
Forecastfox

I'm lovin' it!

thanks (o_o)

3. Nice AYCE J-buffet

If you are sick of j-buffet, you probably have not been to a good one where they serve mediocre quality of food.

Last friday, co-workers and I went to Wasabi Japanese Buffet for a b-day lunch. It's AYCE but not by ordering food from waiters. This is the normal type of buffet where you go grab food for yourself. But, they do not restrict people to only salmon or eel sushi during lunch. You can go over to the sushi bar and order salmon, red snapper, squid, tuna, white tuna, mackeral, shrimp, bean curd, octopus, surf calm, eel and my favourite ABALONE sushi.. mmmm...

There is also the usual soft-shell crab roll, avocado, cucumber, california roll, and hand rolls.

There is a teppanyaki section where you can order teppanyaki sirloin beef and enoki wrapped with beef. Also there are some beef and chicken yakitori (which I found were kind of dry).

There is a ramen booth where you order it on the spot but their soup-base is too light for noodles.

There is a sectioin of fried stuff - tempura, fries, dumplings and etc.

Also, there is a small section of chinese dishes and dim sum.

Generally, I found the sushi more fresh than other places that are AYCE and the selection of sashimi is bigger. The rolls didn't have as much mayonnaise like the other j-buffet places.

This is for $11.99 during weekdays lunch.

First CESA reunion dinner

2006-09-10T23:15:00.000-04:00

After seeing some old CESA friends at one of the CESA's presidents' wedding, I decided to have a CESA execs get together for a nice dinner and catch up a bit.

On Sep. 9, there were about 10 of us who made it for dinner at Qian Long Restaurant at FMP. :) I was so thrilled to see everyone after making a some effort of messaging each and everyone about having such an event for several weeks :P

I was pretty excited to see everyone again after leaving CESA after finishing 3rd year studies.
I would say I was pretty much a shy and quiet person before I joined CESA. In CESA, I learned to be more outspoken and felt a bit more comfortable speaking in a crowd.

After a few years, everyone has graduated and worked a bit. Yet, everyone still looked about the same and perhaps happier :) I really missed this kind of gathering with friends who went through not only school but participated in a student club where we all learned something together and had fun memories. The dinner's conversation, of course, includes our fun camping memories, orientation day lunch, CESA clipboards and where the rest of the execs went after finishing engineering. Most of us stayed and worked in the engineering industry. There were others who pursued different industry or went back to HK to work.

We stayed until 10pm and left the restaurant. We then stood outside of the restaurant to have a bit more chit chat. It seems we didn't want the good times to end. We were all happy to see each other again, I think :)

Goooooo CESA - Chinese Engineering Student Association 2002 & 2003!

7 deadly sins...

2006-09-05T23:43:00.000-04:00

Greed:	High
Gluttony:	Medium
Wrath:	Low
Sloth:	Low
Envy:	High
Lust:	Medium
Pride:	High

Haha, call me Envy today. From this "Seven Deadly Sins Quiz", it says envy will bring me "down
there". I agree with the pride part. Everyone's sinful in one way or another...so take the Seven Deadly Sins Quiz

Muhahaha... just kidding.

lantern festival

2006-09-03T17:29:00.000-04:00

Here are pics from Chinese Lantern Festival :)

Lanterns are built by 80 craftsmens from China. I am most impressed with the swimming Dragon, the Phoenix and the Heavenly Temple. The pandas are cute too :D.

I like these ads...

2006-08-26T11:44:00.000-04:00

meron sent me a few cool ads! very creative!

I wonder why we don't have these cool ads in here...

enjoy~

This one is cute...Don't tell the little kids what this one is trying to imply...

Break the wall to come out...

Festivus

2006-08-23T14:36:00.000-04:00

People seldom remember how to appreciate what others have done for them.

Someday, I wish the world would be like the Seinfeld episode where people can set a date on the calendar called "Festivus". People should gather around the table and just say what they are not happy about for each other. People should improve as a result of other's criticism without getting mad at being criticized. Hahaha..

I remember doing all the cooking when hosting a bbq. Then I go to someone's bbq where they complain about having to do all the cooking.

I remember organizing a party and introducing a couple to each other. After they start going out, I have not seen them for years... until they are going to get married.

There is no fairness in this world when people are forgetful for what others have done.

These things make me afraid to have good relationship with people.

Yet, I am not afraid to have people reading this article to realize I am saying this. I just hope apppreciation is somewhere in their mind.

Why do these things happen?

miss P goes to volunteering

2006-08-17T23:39:00.000-04:00

This evening, my friends and I went to the Friends of Chi Heng Foundation charity fundraising gala to volunteer :)

I have always volunteered since high school and throughout university but stopped after I finished university.

One of my friends has been helping out for this organization so I decided to help out as well.

The founder of the organization is a Harvard MBA grad who worked as a banker, a person who gave up his job to dedicate himself to the organization. (I think he is well off so he can volunteer himself full-time for the organization.)

The motivation of the charity is to help these children whose parents are infected or have died from AIDS.

The donation contributes to the orphan's education and programs to help them get job placements.

It seems their mission is not to educate people to not sell blood to unsanitary conditions but rather to help the orphans who are left due to this aftermath.

I think it's good because it gives kids a future and make them grow up in a normal condition with other kids.

Why do we have bad people, crime, killing, people with bad morals? It's because their parents weren't educated or they were brought up in a poor environment. If we lessen the number of people in such environments, I think the world would have less bad people.

Although parents are hard to change, each parent should question whether they have taught their children well enough. Each parent should know their strengths and weaknesses - and try to present their strengths to the kids and let the kids know of their weaknesses. They should not make the kids think that everything they do is correct.

For more information on the foundation, please go to http://www.friendsofchf.ca/ and online donation can be made.

Thanks!

Impressive, impressive...

2006-08-13T20:17:00.001-04:00

My bfurendo and I went to a friend's wedding last Saturday. It was terrific!!! There were several things that I were really good about this one.

1. The Church ceremony was done within an hour in a simple but meaningful fashion.

There were the vows, speeches, singing of hymns and prayers like the usual but everything was done in one hour. The bride walked in after 10 mins of the ceremony. The groom wrote a song for the bride to express his love for her. This guy is talented.

The Church was a small one at a downtown location but it's one of those old classic ones where MTVs go there to shoot music videos apparently...

2. There were 40 tables at the wedding banquet.

40 tables is not a small number for a wedding and I remember if someone in HK has 30 tables, that's already a lot of tables.

Food was served quite quickly in between games. It wasn't boring where people just kept eating and then played games.

3. The groom and bride's dads were really funny.

They made very funny speeches describing how the couple met as well as sang for them.

4. The groom made incredible speeches throughout the evening.

The groom did most of the talking during the evening other than the MCs. This is good because the bride was already busy changing into different outfits and making sure she looked beautiful.

Again, the groom sang a song that he wrote to the bride after they 1 yr anniversary. He sang it in the wedding to everyone.

He thanked the bride's parents for raising such a wonderful daughter for them. This is more of a Chinese tradition for the groom to say that. Hence, we also have the tradition of the groom giving 'milk money' to the bride's family to express this thanks.

5. The background music was well selected to accompany each section of the banquet.

It was funny that when the groom and bride came in...they played "Married with Children" as the background music. As well, there were some game show music when they were playing games.

This was held at Dragon Dynasty Chinese Restaurant. The dessert and general dishes were good. The seafood was ok - didn't taste like a 'catch of the day'... I could taste it wasn't very fresh.

Last weekend

2006-08-07T14:59:00.000-04:00

Haha.. my weekend was pretty fun..All the parties were all on Saturday.

I went to my friend (a former CESA Prez)'s wedding. It was beautiful. The last time I went was when I was Grade 7 playing piano for my piano teacher's wedding. This sort of marks another phase of life when you start to attend friends' wedding. I will have another one to go to next week.

Then, I went to a Lobster BBQ with my HS friends... I was pretty excited about this one because it's also my first time having lobster for BBQ. The lobster was pretty good. They bought the lobsters at a seafood store selling almost only lobsters and crabs.. What surprised me was ... it's literally just a lobster bbq. Nothing else! No drinks either. Haha.. what a joke. So I had a lobster for dinner.

Then, I went to Karaoke at Ten23 with my good friend... We played the usual karaoke games - like "Guess the dices"... this same guessing the dice game seen in Pirates of the Carribean 3...

I found this coupon website - check it out! There are some good 2 for 1 deals to local cruises and amusement park :)

http://www.mytorontomeeting.com/Visitor/SpecialDeals/AllDeals

Goodbye SJMP

2006-08-03T14:45:00.000-04:00

My wonderful high school has been bought by a religious university and will be closed in the year of 2010. Tyndale unversity college has bought the 54 acres of property with $40 million. SJMP used to be a private all-girls school (yes guys, all girls :P) in the 1960s. Afterwards, it became a school in the Toronto Catholic school board.

My impression of the school is very academic. People were into school and were quite competitive. If I recalled correctly, there were always 10 people in the class who got over 90s and always did well in classes. There weren't that many who couldn't pass a grade and very few people smoked. Most people chose to go into Life Science, Business (Accounting) and a small percentage went into Engineering. Of course, there were the ones who got pregnant in Grade 11, became a tom boy for awhile and all those interesting things.

Haha, this is the second place I have been to that is becoming the end of an era.

Contradictions

2006-07-31T11:57:00.000-04:00

Why do people get married in Church when they get "funky" before marriage?

On the flip side, there are non-believers who get married in Church and have followed the laws of the commandment.

What will God think of this kind of contradictory practices?

Sometimes, I don't think it matters if a person goes through the Christian ceremonies to claim they are children of God if they don't even practice what it takes.

The Church is a man-made structure. It is blessed if the people who go there follow or learn to follow the commandments.

I am sorry to know people/believers are using Church as a common venue to get married, while they are not practicing.

I am seeing real life examples.

Too many contradictions. Today's blog entry could raise too many debates.

A --> A & A

2006-07-24T22:45:00.000-04:00

Yes, the big news is almost carved in stone as of this morning 4:47 am.

I got an email from D. O. that the marriage of A & A is true and that it will be a growth for both parties.

I am witnessing and being part of a big news in the SC industry. A 20 year old small A will be become part of a 39 year old big A family.

I am in a state of mixed feelings. I enjoy being at small A but now that I know it will no longer exist perhaps in 90 to 120 days, I feel sort of sad. As well, I am concerned about how big A will treat small A. I guess the direction of small A will all depend on how big A wants it to be. I just hope they will keep small A's wireless because it's something that big A doesn't have.

I will miss being part of small A.. at the same time, I hope big A will treat small A very well in the future. I hope they will keep all the perks we have.

Good bye A... Welcome A & A.

What you should not have

2006-07-17T17:54:00.000-04:00

Jealousy - it's only a matter of time when it reveals to you from another person.

It does not have to be stated bluntly. In between the lines of speeches and body language, it creeps up like a little cunning devil.

It's a stupid thing to have between friends and a destructive matter to have between family members.

All I gotta say is, God - Help us all.

Part 2 - Wildfire

2006-07-14T23:30:00.000-04:00

This is a continuation of the previous blog entry. My HS friends and I went to a summerlicious restaurant located near Lawrence and Yonge called Wildfire.

Although the menu of Wildfire wasn't as attractive as The Strip House, I thought their food was better in taste and quality.

I am placing the pictures right beneath the menu's description so you can compare how it looks and its description.

Summerlicious Menu

$20 Lunch
plus taxes and gratuity

Wild Mushroom Soup
Blend of fresh Porcini, Portobello, and Field mushrooms, seasoned, pureed, and finished with a rich truffle oil reduction

or
Organic Green Salad
With Roma tomato and English cucumber, topped with carrot frites, and tossed with our homemade red wine vinaigrette

or
Grilled Calamari
With warm tomato salsa, capers, black olives, and red onions. Highly recommended by Wildfire’s owner, chef, and staff!

My pick: This calamari tasted much better than the one from Strip House. You can taste the grilled flavour with the fresh squid. The carmelized / sauteed red onions, tomato salsa and garlic were yummie! The onion and garlic didn't have that pungent taste like the raw ones, instead, it has a sweet taste almost like a kind of sweet vegetable or fruit.

Churrasco Grilled Chicken Breast
Accompanied by seasonal vegetables and roasted garlic mashed potatoes

This is similar to the salmon dish except with chicken. It was a chicken breast with drumstick and back attached.

or
Charcoal Grilled Salmon Fillet
Served with wasabi infused mashed potatoes and seasonal grilled vegetables

My pick: The grilled salmon is pretty good. Initially I wanted to pick the steak burger but I ended up choosing this tender salmon dish. I believe the way they cooked it was not only by grilling the fish. They probably used a technique of brasing the fish with oil such that the meat remains moist and tender inside. The outside of the fish was crispy and inside was tender.

I didn't taste any wasabi flavour in my mash potatoe but it was good standard mash potatoe.

The grilled vegetables were good. The pieces were big and grilled to perfection. No burnt marks :P

or
8oz Sterling Silver New York Striploin Burger
Topped with Monterey Jack cheese, sautéed Portobello mushrooms,
Wildfire’s specialty houseblend barbeque sauce, and served with fresh cut fries

This was what I initially would have picked. It still looked pretty good even though I didn't get to taste it.

or
Fusilli Primavera
Fusilli tossed with grilled seasonal vegetables and balsamic olive oil, in a rustic tomato and fresh basil pesto, finished with shavings of Grano Padano

Sinful Angel’s Chocolate Torte
Rich, flourless, made with pure Belgian chocolate, and finished
with crème anglaise and a tri-colour coulis

This dessert looks pretty sinful :P It was very sweet from what I heard from friend.

or
Strawberry Almond Dacquoise
Lightly baked meringue folded with coconut and toasted almond, layered amid homemade strawberry ice cream, and finished with crème anglaise

My pick: The homemade strawberry ice cream was very good and tasted like gelato. It was light and I could taste more milk than cream :) The baked meringue was delicious.

Bon Appétit - Please enjoy this with me

2006-07-09T22:59:00.000-04:00

Yes, it's the 2006 summerlicious and I got a chance to go to two of the participating restaurants.

This weekend (Jul 7 - 9) is especially packed with great events in the city.

On Saturday, we went to The Strip House for summerlicious lunch. Here's my score for this restaurant:

Food:
Appetizer: 7.5 / 10
I had the house salad with potstickers. I thought this was a little bit ordinary.
My (o_o) had the lobster bisque. It was a little bit salty.

Entree: 8/10
Seafood salad - The rock lobster tail tasted good. The scallops were cooked and chilled - taste was good, it still had lots of seafood flavour. The mussels were flavourless - a down point for me. The squid was grilled but still a little bit soft...(maybe not well done), I would prefer my squid well done. The soft shell crab tasted great because it was fried and marinated. It was the highlight of the salad. The vegetables underneath the seafood was the same as the house salad veggies. It was mixed with sesame salad dressing which tasted like the kraft sesame salad dressing I have at home.

Grilled Striploin Steak with Rosemary Potatoes - the steak was tender and flavourful. The potatoes were golden yellow with strong flavours of spices and rosemary. Best potatoes I have had in a restaurant.

Dessert: 9/10
Chilled Mango Soufflé - This was a good finale to my lunch. The soufflé cake part was delicieuse! The aroma of the egg and the mango pureé were fantastic! I don't like super sweet desserts so this was a perfect ending to my lunch.

Chocolate Mousse Cake - (o_o) enjoyed the cake.

Atmosphere: 8/10
This place is on the 2nd floor of the building. The lights are dim and tables are close together. It had a cozy feeling but upscale at the same time.

Overall: I would say this is a nice pick... At least I found out there's nice restaurant at that location, because it's not at a main intersection.

The Strip House

Summerlicious Menu

$20 Lunch
plus taxes and gratuity

Baked Lobster & Crab Soup
or
Strip House Caesar Salad with Grana Padano
or
Strip House Salad with Vegetarian Pot Sticker, Citrus Honey Vinaigrette

Slow Roasted Alberta High River Region, Certified Angus Prime Rib of Beef
or
Grilled Alberta High River’ Region Certified Angus New York Strip Steak
or
Grilled & Roasted Seafood Salad
Rock Lobster Tail, Roasted Lemon Butter Soft Shell Crab, Deep Sea Scallop, Mussels & Calamari on Mixed Greens, Asian Peanut Dressing with Crispy Noodles
or
Home Made Maryland Style Crab Cakes with Yukon Gold Fries, Chipotle Remoulade & Cole Slaw
or
Fancy Ravioli with Baby Portobello, Spinach, Grana Padano Truffle Cream

Choice of Duck Fat Roasted Garlic Rosemary Potato, Baked Potato, Yukon Gold Smashed or Fries with Your Meat Entree

Choice of
Chef’s Dessert Selection

To be Continued ...

Janice in the Wonerland

2006-06-26T22:33:00.000-04:00

On Saturday, June 24, my friends and I went to Wonderland for the Chinese Day event. I wanted to go there because I wanted to see Janice sing! (For those who don't know who is Janice, go here

And yes, Janice sings very well live! She sang My Love My Fate, 今夜你不會來, and 大哥.

What's great is that we got FANS seating! Thanks CC and Magdalene! We were sitting in the 2nd row on the right section of Kingswood Theater. Magdalene organized the fans props very well with preparing ballons, banners and little flags to cheer for #7 contestant Bosco. Actually although I don't know Bosco personally, I have been heard him sing when I was the VP of CESA because I was the judge for a UT singing contest. He performed well in Wonderland and I think better than when I heard him 2 years ago... In fact, I think overall the show was really good. I have seen the shows in the past years and this year I think the costumes were the best and they were all custom made. The level of talent of each contestant was very high. They all knew how to control the crowd, position themselves on the stage and were really professional.

We were the loudest group that cheered during the whole show. We got a recognition of being the best Fans group of the show! Haha! We were also on TV because it was broadcasted live through Fairchild.

We (the (o_o) s) had so much fun being the loud and crazy fans. We were screaming and cheering so much during the show! Everyone was so loud and so energetic. Woo!

Relationship 101

2006-06-22T22:10:00.000-04:00

I was talking to a good friend of mine today. In their bf-gf relationship, it has been going pretty well except there are the occasional fights. TIt seems one side doesn't want to change for the other.

I am sure in every relationship there are verbal fights or quarrels (Brits). Whatever the fight may be about, in general, they are usually about how one person could not accept the way the other person do things, behaves, or react to a certain matter. The fight would go on for hours, days or months if both sides persist to stand strong on their opinion. The fight might end but it might reoccur if the same situation comes up again.

I pondered on how I can help my friend to solve their issue, as well I thought about there are 3 simple actions a relationship is based on. Note: I am not an expert but here are my two cents.

1. Admire - This is the ideal case. When a relationship just starts, most people are attracted to certain attributes of one another. Down the road, some people will discover many more things they like about that person. They admire how great the person is and continue to do so. This is a pretty rare case that you love everything about that person. Yet, this is also a very important marking point because it will weigh over all the other attributes of that person.

2. Accept - So, no one is perfect and because you love that person so much, you learn to love the way they do things even if initally you do not like it. You will try to think in their shoes and learn what their logic is in behaving such a way. This is more of a one way thing to do but some people do this to be simple and avoid hassel of going into fights or trying to change the other person.

3. Compromise - Prerequiste is the above #2. Compromise requires two people. Usually, a relationship is a game of tug of war. If there are things you would want to change in that person, it's rarely that the person will totally eradicate of what you think is a problem because people grew up living a certain way. Thus, what really will happen is each side will change the way they think for the other person. Both persons should take a step forward to make the other person happy. This way, the relationship will grow because you have done things for each other.

In a relationship, if a fight occurs and there is no compromise, I think at one point it will start to deteriorate because it will not grow without compromise. A relationship is like a plant, constantly requires nourishing, love and care. It's like the old TLC saying - tender, love and care.

See if you can spot me here...

2006-06-21T21:42:00.000-04:00

Hehe... The dance group has put up a trailer for the Spotlight 2k6 show. It's being made into a DVD and available in September for sale.

Can you spot me in here?

Quote of the Day

2006-06-19T17:43:00.000-04:00

This is a good one..

"Light travels faster than sound. This is why some people appear bright until you hear them speak........."

Both sentences are true (from engineering point of view :P)

Quote is from (o_o)'s web surfing.

Sons-in-law, Daughters-in-law

2006-06-10T00:26:00.000-04:00

A few weeks ago, my friend CC and I had a conversation about the expections of families have on their sons-in-law and daughters-in-law. (General topic - not related personally)

We noticed an interesting trend is that families find daughters-in-law easier to accept as a new family member than sons-in-law. I am not quite sure if it applies to American and European cultures, but I do know that for many centuries, mothers-in-laws always gave a hard time to their daughters-in-law in the Asian cultures. They always had the mentality that the "new daughter" was there to "steal" their sons away from them and etc. So for generations, this tradition had past down until the recent past decade.

Yet, it seems that this is not the case for younger families today. As more women are in the working force, many families have shown that women play in important role in today's work force.

This changes the way society views woman but as well give the idea to mothers-in-law that daughters-in-law are actually people very capable people and not someone who will put more "responsibilities" for their beloved son.

Thus, on the flip side of the coin, men have became less "macho" or "manly" in the sense that they are not really raised with the mentality that "I will take care of my wife and children".
I think this belief in men somehow got lost in a way. Today, men are not required by society to use their physical strength to earn income for a family, i.e. no more cutting wood, carpenter work, manual machinery work which men did mostly in the past. Consequently, they do not need to feel "I need to go out to work for my family" anymore.

The world's growing economy could be a reason for it in the sense that families no longer have to send their sons to hunt or the more recent past, give up schooling to work more multiple jobs to help sustain a family.

Boys and girls nowdays are given the same opportunity to learn, to go to college or university, the same amount of love and care that parents in the 40's to 70's do not have much time to do because of work.

On the flip side of the coin, mothers-in-law may probably feel sort of concern whether their daughters will marry to a good son-in-law. This is because boys are not raised the same way as like 40 or 50 years ago. Boys may feel more laid back in taking family responsibilities because they think some of it is already offloaded to the girls. :P

What's on my mind now

2006-06-10T00:06:00.000-04:00

Just a few updates... sort of too busy to write too much although I do have several topics in mind:

I have completed my first week of work at the new job. I have a pretty knowledgeable senior guy to work me which I am quite excited and happie about :D

The work is design related in a way so it's a new experience for me.

The environment is quite good and people generally get to do things the way they want as well as think of solutions that best solves their task.

I really appreciated God in guiding and leading me the way even though sometimes it's hard to see His footprints.

I went to my first intermediate hip hop class last Sunday. The moves are much cooler and the tempo is faster. I hope I can get better at it and be on the beat all the time.

(o_o)...(o_o)...(o_o), I hope your matlabbu model works soon :) Don't be tomatoe about anything. :)

I hope my brother will find a nice job when he graduates.

Moving on...

2006-06-02T22:35:00.000-04:00

It was an emotional day today... Last day of working at my first job after graduation.

There were around 24 people who showed up in my buh-bye lunch. Even though 3 of them were new co-ops, I am sure out of those 21 other people, half of them wanted to farewell me. It was nice of them to treat me lunch at the mandarin buffet. Tasty food too.

Some of them thought that I was leaving for a co-op term. I am glad to hear that because at least I look like student... hehe. It's funny how students work, they don't wanna be treated like students but when you are not a student, you want to be and get treated like a student. It's nice to be treated that way.

Others thought that I won the lottery and didn't have to work anymore :P I wish I wish...

I will for sure miss their kindness. I had very emotional moments when people hugged me and said goodbye. I really hate saying goodbye like that. I had to leave right away because I would have been pouring like the rain today.

It was a very nice and pleasant experience.

Wish me luck as I go to a more challenging role :D

My 1st hip hop show

2006-05-27T23:20:00.000-04:00

Hey, first of all, I would like to thank all my friends who came to my 1st hip hop show - Spotlight 2k6 at the Young People's theatre!

I got great feedback from y'all! Thanks so much!

It was more than watching great dancers and performers because the proceeds do go to a non-profit art house for under privileged kids! So it was a good show for a good cause :)

I definitely feel more confident on the stage now... In the evening show, I honestly wasn't nervous and just wanted to dance on stage like no one was looking at me :P (The afternoon show was more of a real first time performance :P )

Thanks everyone!

樱桃小丸子

2006-05-25T11:52:00.000-04:00

When you were a little younger, do you remember watching a Japanese Cartoon called
"Chibi Maruko Chan" or "樱桃小丸子"? This cartoon is about a playful little girl who doesn't like to go to school.

It's their 15th anniversary of the cartoon so they made the cartoon with real people.

Even if you haven't watched it, you will find it quite funny and cute :)

Link to Maruko Chan Cartoon with Real People

Thanks to my cousin Kai Fo for sending this to me :)

Try again next time la

2006-05-12T23:46:00.000-04:00

Today, I had dinner with my kogepan.

Dinner was made by mr. koge. The steaku were bought from a popular meatshop in downtown.

Menu: Rib eye steaku, potatoe wedges, veggies and soupu.

Dessert: Drumsticku ice-creamu!

We attempted to make coconut milk custard but after chilling the mixture, it divided into two different sections - a cream section and a jello section o____O

I don't know why... but mr koge could also taste the cornstarch was not cooked thoroughly e_e

Dope...mr koge said why I did not tell him to boil it :( I was scared mr koge would be popo.

I hope mr koge will be :) next time we make a bubu and encourage to try again next time...

Who knows how to make good coconut cream custard like the ones you get in Chinese dim sum?

Sakura in High Park

2006-05-07T23:19:00.000-04:00

Note to self: I will go around end of April to see cherry blossoms or go to Japan early April to see cherry blossoms.

I enjoyed this day very much - simple is always the best. Enjoyed the company of (o_o) with me, and enjoyed the wildlife and the green scenary at High Park. It's a nice break from cubicles, computers and messenger :P

Japanese Souffle Cheesecake

2006-05-01T14:05:00.000-04:00

I made a J-cheesecake on the weekend with my kogepan. It uses less cream cheese than regular cheesecake and has a very nice, light, and fluffy texture to it. The cheese flavour is quite noticeable in this recipe even though it uses less cream cheese. It uses a bain-marie method of baking (sort of like half steam, half bake) which gives the cake moisture.

It uses lemon juice so it has a subtle tangy taste to it. I know that this cake was very popular in year 2000 in HK and was sold non-stop throughout day and night. It was sold in several flavours including green tea and taro (purple yam).

I think next time I will make a green tea or taro version of it using those powder you use to make bubble tea. Yummie!

This is easy to make. The key is to beat the egg white so that it stands up so that the cake will be light and fluffy~

Click here for recipe: J-cheesecake

Updates from me :)

2006-04-24T16:15:00.000-04:00

I haven't posted updated a blog for a week...Hope you didn't miss me too much.. hehe.. Several things I want to talk about...

Easter Sheraton Seafood Buffet:

This year's Easter Sunday, it was my first time going to the Sheraton Seafood Buffet. I give it 8/10. There were, as they have advertised, all you can eat lobsters, Alaska crab legs, smoked salmon, prime rib and about 10 hot dishes. It was a brunch buffet so there were also breakfast food like egg benedict, sausage, and etc. In addition, there were some of the basic stuff like bread, salad and etc... It is only available on special days like Easter, Thanksgiving...I saw another ad at the hotel that they will have it for Mother's Day. I have been seeing their ads for so many years but this year I actually took the initiative and brought my family there.

Food quality was very good overall. I am a seafood person so I went mostly for the lobster. I had 2 lobsters, crab legs and some smoked salmon. They were boiled lobsters and I think it was a little overcooked. The meat wasn't as 'crunchy' as the ones you would get in Chinese restaurants when they stir fry it. Other food was yummy, I enjoyed the antipasto they had there. There were some grilled vegetables like zucchini, eggplants, and etc. The prime rib was really tender and very delicious.

For desserts, there was a separate section dedicated to desserts. What I haven't had before was the chocolate fondue. It was a tower of liquid chocolate fountain where you can dip skewered marshmallow, fresh fruits or rice krispies in the chocolate. It tastes pretty good with fruits and was fun to dip in the chocolate. They called this section the 'dessert buffet' and yes they basically have all the cakes you can think of... Mousse cakes, tiramisu, cheesecake, jello, hot rice pudding, hot bread pudding, fruit tarts, date squares, pecan pie... just no ice cream :P The tiramisu was good. I didn't try all of the desserts I mentioned above.. :( There was also all you can drink juices, tea and coffee. There was a wide variety of tea you can choose from.

Overall, I liked the atmosphere and the quality of food they have there.

Webcam:

I got a webcam this weekend. I am so happy to be able to see my HK relatives. I can talk over the internet now.

Relationship talk

2006-04-15T10:50:00.000-04:00

My friend recently told me about his break up story with a girl... I feel sorry for him because he's among one of the most innocent one in our circle of friends. No one deserves to be treated badly by anyone else, however, we often cannot control how people treats us. Thus, the world has become a place where people are very cautious of one another.

In my other friend William's blog, there are many articles about relationship and popular topics such as why girls claim that there are no more "good guys" in this world anymore... If I remember correctly, some articles say that girls often prefer "bad guys" such as guys who don't pamper them all the time, not do things in their way because that way, the girl likes the guy even more... sort of like a reverse psychology thing. Those articles also say girls don't appreciate an 'overdose' of gifts because they think it is too boring or 'not unique'.

My friend who broke up with this girl had a very similar situation. He did all the standard good things to pamper the girl but it was not appreciated. Maybe my friend wasn't her type but still, if you are unsure then don't keep on accepting gifts and give people the wrong signal until you know what you want.

I think this type of wrong signal creates ambiguity and then causes a degradation in how guys treat girls nowadays because either they hear from friends that girls won't appreciate if you contribute too much and such.

Maybe I am an idealist but I hope that in this world there are simple relationships - guys should continue the old traditions - flowers, stuff animals and etc. while girls show their appreciation in a way to hint that she likes the guy as well. Old traditions sound old but they are good.

Relationship are either you like a person or you don't - gray area sucks.

Don't be a kitten that's playing with the knit ball, then kicking the ball away when you don't feel like playing.

Enjoy being in your 20s everyone~

2006-04-11T22:54:00.000-04:00

I have pondered about a question these days about why people have to get married a few years after they graduate. Being an engineering person, I began doing some math...

On an average, people spend about 22+ yrs in life, and now with all those co-op programs and graduate studies program... Some even spend around 26+ yrs in life, since the trend in this world is to get a bachelor's degree and more...

So if you are aiming to get married before or around your 30s, you will get:

30 - 22 yrs of schooling = 8 years for yourself in your whole life.

These are the years in our twenties when we look the best, have the ability to make some money and use it to pamper yourself, get things you like, go travel wherever you wish at any time you plan just totally for yourself.

After that, it's no longer only for yourself...

The math shown above applies for girls and most guys but more restrictive for girls since they are not designed to have kids so late (after 30, the biological restrictions start to kick in...).

So everybody, enjoy being in your 20s! It's when you look the best, have all you want... :D

This is so funny

2006-04-08T21:44:00.000-04:00

This clip was sent to me from o_o. It's so funny, especially when the person speak fast.

Japanese Learning English through watching movies. What a creative way to learn how to "speaku".

This is my favourite phrase: "Why do you par-sis-to?" and "Why do you keepu fightingu? Mista Andason"

Here's the link.

How to speak like that:
1. replace all the "r" sound with "ah".
2. replace all g with gu like "fightingu".
3. replace all t with to like "par-sis-to".
4. replace all th sound with 'seh' like "some-sing".

Another personality test

2006-04-05T23:14:00.000-04:00

I came across a love personality test that my friend had on her msn space.

Try it out, it's fun.

These are my results from the test.

***The Keys to Your Heart***

You are attracted to obedience and warmth.

In love, you feel the most alive when your lover is creative and never lets you feel bored.

You'd like to your lover to think you are stylish and alluring.

You would be forced to break up with someone who was emotional, moody, and difficult to please.

Your ideal relationship is comforting. You crave a relationship where you always feel warmth and love.

Your risk of cheating is zero. You care about society and morality. You would never break a commitment.

You think of marriage as something precious. You'll treasure marriage and treat it as sacred.

In this moment, you think of love as something you can get or discard anytime. You're feeling self centered.

My Comment: Everything is correct except the last point. Everyone needs loving all the time. If they say they don't, they are just lying to ya :P

"How to deal with dummies" for Dummies

2006-03-28T22:27:00.000-05:00

I have a real pet peeve for people who don't get things after explaining more than twice OR keep thinking that their idea is correct without trying to think in other people's shoes.

Today was a perfect example - I was bombarded with two of these people and trying to tell them something does not need to be done in a complicated fashion while they were just insisting their point in their own little world.

I have patience but to a certain point where if people are more experienced than me and asks me really really basic questions, then that just makes me think "I really need a dummies book in How to Deal with Dummies". Yes, I am a dummy myself as well - I really need to learn to how to deal with these people.

Thank God for managers today. They were created for a reason. Saved my day and could have saved more words instead of wasting time trying to explain to the dummies.

Key word of the day: Bandwidth

These are my fav-our-ite things

2006-03-16T15:29:00.000-05:00

When I was a kid, I would always write down what's my fav color, fav cartoon and etc..

I am going to put these info in my blog to share with you. Hehe...

Favourite Colour: Pink (it used to be purple but I think it's not too cheerful)

Favourite Type of Music: Good Chinese Pop (Jay Chou), J-Pop, K-pop (BoA), Hip hop, Classical

Favourite Musical Instrument: Piano, violin

Favourite Food: Shark's fin soup, abalone, sea cucumber, all seafood except shrimps

Favourite Japanese Snack: Pocky (any flavour)

Favourite Vacation Spot So Far: Tokyo, Japan

Favourite City: Hong Kong

Favourite Movie: Comedy - any movie with Chow Sing Chi

Favourite Candy: Skittles... mmm, taste the rainbow

Favourite Chocolate Bar: Twix... mmm crunchy cookies. I don't like plain milk chocolate or dark chocolate.

Favourite Chips: Lay's Original Potatoe Chips, Calbee (HK) Potatoe Chips

Favourite Cakes: Cheesecake, Tiramisu and not mousse cake or cake with lots of cream.

Favourite Wine: Umeshu (Japanese plum wine)

Favourite Type of Exercise: Aerobics, dancing

Favourite Type of Clothing: Comfortable, sporty, trendy

Favourite Drink: Hangzhou or Japanese Green Tea

Favourite Book: Bible

Favourite Cartoon: Shinchan, Little Cream

Talk to the hand

2006-03-15T11:30:00.000-05:00

I bet most people are talking with the hand nowadays with all those IM programs out there. By that, I mean everyone communicates by typing to each other. I still remember back in the highschool days when I used to be on the phone with my friends for hours and seldomly go on the computer because I wanted to "try out" using ICQ.

Right now, everyone just goes home, turn on their computer and go on MSN (or Gaim or whatever program you are using). Everyone edits their moniker on a daily basis and whenever you go online, you go and check out what your friend's name has changed to, then the conversation starts from there.

IM programs do provide an extreme convenience to everyone since you can just talk to the person without lifting that handset and punching in a few numbers to make that phone call. I like IM but then again I dislike it because I think people are starting to get "less connected" by communicating using alphabets. Ironically, I am blogging to tell you my thought because I think there will be more people who will know about this using the internet. I just think that people should go out more and just take the time to make a nice little phone call to stay in touch with their friends.

Spotlight 2k6 - yeah!

2006-03-11T00:28:00.000-05:00

Announcement: This is a follow up to my previous announcement post... Here are the details to my hip hop dance performance. There are over 90 young dancers in this performance. If you interested in going, let me know and I can help you get tickets :D I am not good at marketing but this should be pretty good if you enjoy watching people dance in MTVs and any dance related shows.

This is totally non-profit and it is a charity event. (In fact, I had to pay for these dance lessons but I don't get paid to perform in this show :P)

Event Name - Spotlight 2K6: Dim the Lights...

In support of Art Heart: A Home for Creative Opportunity <-- Charity Event for this organization.

Date: Saturday May 27, 2006

Place: Lorraine Kimsa Theatre for Young People
165 Front St. East

Matinee 3:00pm; $14/$18
Evening 7:00pm; $18/$22

Launch Date of Website: Monday March 13, 2006
www.vybedance.com/spotlight

Love your woman

2006-03-09T00:35:00.000-05:00

Mar 8 = International Women's Day

My co-workers told me that in Communist countries like China and Russia, women get lots of perks like free movie tickets, gifts from companies or their men on this special day. What's the deal with the democratic countries in North America not to show any recognition other than just saying "Happy International Women's Day" ? Haha..

My grade 11 English Teacher Mr. V. asked us one day "In the whole human history, do you think men or women has done more work?". We (who were all girls) mostly answer "men". Then he said, "no, it's the women". His explanation was because the work and the psychological engagement that women has for their family has always been much greater than the men. I didn't quite realize it when I was Grade 11 but I kept in mind what he said all these years and started to realize that women do a lot of work throughout history.

Women are essentially the nutritionist and dietitian of the family. She is always concerned whether her husband and children are fed well, get good food, grocery shopping and make lunches. These are something in the nature of women. They are born with it. Since most moms feel that they have the responsibility to nurture their children, in the eyes of a little boy, a female to them is one who cooks for them and feed them. Furthermore, to a little girl, a girl is one who will grow up to cook for her family. Most families are mostly established like that throughout history. It's just been these past decade that there is an increasing population of men who work at home and started to take on the role of being the cook.

Women always have both her husband and children in their mind. Men are sometimes like big kids, they need to be nurtured like kids and so, women are caregivers. They are mostly the ones who likes to give the hugs and kisses to their kids and to their husband as well (alone - you know what I mean). You can tell that they are natural in doing that when you see little girls holding baby dolls on the streets.

Women naturally feel responsible for their children because it's something that came out from their own bodies. Children is something totally attached to them. Even though the children were born and has already came out of her body, she is attached to her children everyday if not every minute.

Women try to fight for "equality" but I think in fact, they are just trying to remind people that women do a lot of important things that allow the famous men scientist, astronauts, economist, lawyers, doctors, engineers...etc to have cooked food at home, clean clothes to wear, emotional support when their projects at work go wrong, have someone to hug them when they need to, so that all these famous men can achieve their goals that they so desire. Women want the recognition because they love the men that they are with. They care for her children as a result of the love for her men. She does not want to be treated "equally" because she thinks they deserve more. Instead, she wants to be recognized for her "work behind the scene" as a result of her love.

To be realistic, I think equality will never happen between men and women. Simply because men will never ever have monthly periods, have to go through the pain associated with being pregnant, the insecurity that she naturally ages quicker than a men of same age and etc. Women are basically just species that consider a lot for who she loves. So for you men out there who has found a woman that loves you a lot, you have already won the jackpot for life.

Yet, although women is a complicated being, all you need to do is to love the one you have. There's nothing better than this which will free her worries.

ABC's of skin care

2006-03-04T13:16:00.000-05:00

In my opinion, people in Canada may tend to age faster because the weather here tends to be quite dry. So, I have decide to put up this post as a "Skin Care" article.

I was doing some surfing online for skin care and noticed this article which is quite good.

In order to see what our skin goes through everyday, you can do a little experiment. Peel an orange into its slices and don't expose its 'flesh'. You can eat most of the orange and leave one or two pieces on the kitchen counter. Wait for 30 mins or 1 hour and look at the orange's skin. You will notice the skin of the orange has dried up a lot.

My analysis: our skin is going through the same thing everyday - getting dried up by this dry weather even in our own homes! o_o Hence, we are more proned to age faster since we lack moisture in our skin. I think it's really important for us people in Canada to moisturize ourselves more than people who live in humid cities like HK who are privileged to be moisturized by nature everyday!

Take food with these vitamins if you want to....

A: reduce fine lines and wrinkles

B: have healthy glowing skin and moisture retention

C: repair your skin from sun damage, rebuild collagen for elasticity

E: repair dry and rough skin

K: repairs panda eyes (dark circles) :P

Read the article for further details.... Take care of your biggest organs people - the skin.

~xoxo

J-talk

2006-03-03T12:42:00.000-05:00

This is a cool ad, isn't it? At a first glance, I thought it was a new Nintendo DS game with people in it :P

I found this from a website that has many pictures taken in Japan. I visited Tokyo last year (2005) April and I often recall (deja vu) this trip from time to time because it was just SO MUCH FUN. I miss it so much!

Visit this link Tokyo to see more pictures from this exciting city... I have been to most of the places there so I can tell you that it's really like that when you go there. :D

I found another interesting picture shown above. It's one of those "put a coin and clamp a toy" machines~ What's special about it is that it has monokuro boo pigs in it (the black and white pigs)! I think it's one of the more recent sanrio characters. I haven't been a real sanrio fan for characters like Hello Kitty but this new character looks very cute~

These are the Monokuro boo characters from Sanrio website.

Fashion: body art

2006-03-01T16:02:00.000-05:00

The photo on the right is a from MSN Mainichi Japan
featuring models that took part in "MAC Chinese New Year Party". They are "wearing" the traditional Chinese Qi Pao that is painted on their bodies. Looks real and amazing eh?

I couldn't tell it was actually body paint instead of clothes. If you click the link above, you can browse through more pictures. Another one which I find really amazing is the picture on the left- a model with hundreds of pearls and sequins.

The article says it took like 8 hours to paint the models...then I am thinking, can they even eat or drink for the day? How are they going to go the washroom :P ?

Thought of the day: Yay, it's already March. This means summer is getting closer. Winter days, go away, hurray, hurray!

announcement ...

2006-02-27T22:35:00.000-05:00

Hip hop: maybe some of you don't know, I started taking hip hop dance lessons last year. Our dance group is going to perform on May 27 at an event called Spotlight. It's an annual charity performance event featuring different dance groups. Details TBA. You can see how the group dances here: Vybe (a clip from 2004 show)

Kogepans: I got 3 more kogepan members added to my kogepan family collection. They are my favourite Japanese cartoon characters. Kogepan means burnt bread... don't ask me why a burnt bread is so interesting, they just look cute to me :P You can read about these funny bread characters here: Kogepan

In the picture on the right features dark chocolato pan, the original kogepan with chocolate and white chocolate pan :)

They come in a cup - very kawaii ne~

meron, arigatou gozaimashita.

Kogepan explained in French "Qui est ce petit morceau de pain brûlé, qui se sent mal et se bourre la geule à la bière (lait) avec son copain, la brioche brulée?" Haha...

The simplicity of being a guy :D

2006-02-24T14:20:00.000-05:00

This is from William's blog (www.xanga.com/chanctw). Credits to him. I think it's a good share.

<投資>

其實投資女人是最划算的，尤其是投資一個好女人，有這樣經歷的男人一定會同意我的看法。

女人是奇妙的生物，當你真心打動她之後，她就會不斷地為你付出，直到終老一生。

想一想，你只是花一點時間陪她去吃飯、看場電影，送一些可愛的小禮物，說些能打動她的話，告訴她你將會帶給她如何一個美好的人生，幫她打蟑螂，偶爾搬搬粗重的東西…這零零總總加起來，了不起是兩年、三年的時間 (比較高竿的一年以內)。
換來的是什麼呢？

男人的下半輩子裏，有一個天天為你守候的女人；在你回家時一張迎著你幸福的笑臉 (吵架的時候可能沒有，但畢竟吵架的日子少多了)，熱騰騰的飯，或是兩人一起去吃飯也不錯；還會為你生孩子 (我想，生孩子有多痛不用我多說了)，養孩子，處理家事 (這是你最煩的，不是嗎？)；你失意時，陪你談心、鼓勵你；你高興時，她比你更高興；你得意時，她與你分享喜悅和成就；天天夜裏的溫存，多少次你們真心的交會。以上都是三十年以上。而男人在這三十年中，只是做一件他本來就在做的事 - 上班。

男人阿男人，難道不結婚你就不上班嗎？何況這年頭大部份的女也上班。所以，不好好愛女人的男人真是豬狗不如。

去好好珍惜好女人吧! 當你發現這個女人開始為你付出時，你就要了解你的幸福日子已經開始了，當然，你也必須開始為她的一生負責，儘力去做到你給她的夢。

有老公的記得拿給老公看，有男朋友的記得拿給男朋友看。

當你發現這個女人開始為你付出時，你就要了解你的幸福日子已經開始了，
當然，你也必須開始為她的一生負責，盡力去做到你給她的夢。

一些癥兆幫你了解你的幸福是否快來了：
1.
※她開始喜歡你身上的味道，不經意的時候你會發現她拿你的衣服或你用的東西聞一下，並且露出幸福的表情。
2.
※在人多之處，尤其是陌生的地方，只要你一出現，她就立刻覺得有安全感
態度上明顯的從拘僅轉為自在。
3.
※她開始記得你生活的細節，並且會提醒你小事情。
切記，被女人嘮叨也是一種幸福。

4.
※她會要求你少抽煙、喝酒、熬夜，叮嚀你注意身體健康。
通常女人認定一個男人之後才會注意這些事 . . . !
不然，她只會覺得你抽煙的姿勢好帥。

5.

※偶爾，她會有點無厘頭，甚至是歇斯底里地向你發怒。
別緊張，這只是女人在發洩情緒，同時這也表示她已經完全認同你了。
你有看過一個正常的女人(有精神病的不算)
向不熟悉的男人、或是陌生男人如此這般的發洩情緒？
好好安慰她之後，你會發現她會更愛你，並且一次比一次更深。
6.
※你發現你們的感情不似剛認識時的火熱，但是有一懂安定的感覺，
很自在，做任何事情自然而然地考慮到彼此。

Giving...

2006-02-23T17:13:00.000-05:00

As you gain or achieve things through life, we often forget that there is also a time where we should give... It's somewhat in my belief that there should be some sort of giving and receiving which completes life. If you keep as much possession as you possibly can, one day something will be taken away from you (by God for believers). Some people rather not have any friends because that way, they don't have to deal with the exchanges that go on between people - gift exchanges, dinner outings, just to keep their life simple in this way. Some people are what we may term 'cheap' but I think deep inside, they have a great sense of insecurity. They may have probably once been poor and is afraid to give because they are thinking they might lose their possessions again. Some people are really 'cheap' in the sense that they feel uncomfortable in sharing any part of their possessions with other people. I think there may be a danger for people who live such a life because one day they may have to pay the price for it.

I do know people who, on the other hand, are never afraid to give. In any moment of their life, they are ready to give you a ride to the airport or whatever if any relative or friend ask them to do something. They don't 'evaluate' like most people whether it's worth it to help the person. I admire those people and I think it's something they are born with. They always carry a 'sure, why not' attitude and don't tend to think too much about detail. I am glad to know there are people like that in my life :)

Seafood....mmmmm

2006-02-22T22:18:00.000-05:00

I don't know how many people enjoy (gourmet) good food but what I do know is that some people live to eat and not eat to live. Haha...

My dream is to travel around the world and taste all the good food out there. Don't get me wrong, I am not on a feasting frenzy, I just enjoy tasting different kinds of good food. My favourite food is seafood. You may be concerned about cholesterol but I have also researched about this concern and found out how to eat seafood smart. The majority of the cholesterol is contained within the 'brains' or the 'roe' of the seafood. Say, if you like lobster so much that you eat all the stuff within the head, then the cholesterol level that you consume will be much higher than if you just eat its meat. Same applies for shrimps and crab, i.e. the stuff in the shrimp head and the roe within the crab head.

In Toronto, there isn't much seafood to eat. For fish, we have the common salmon, tilapia, catfish (which the texture I find is too soft), swordfish, white fish, (frozen) sole fillet, etc. We do have a lot of imported fillet but they have lost their 'seafood' taste. Lobsters are what I find the most decent in Toronto since they come live, however expensive. Sometimes in the summer, you can get cooked (not previously frozen) lobster tails which are less than $6 each. YUMM!
Scallops are poor here I think because they are either too small or shrink after you even stir fry them.

I hope there is good seafood around here. If you must go for seafood, I will say Hong Kong has a wide selection of salt water seafood. Go to Sai Kung for a 4 course meal for around $25 per person with fresh lobster, fresh clams or conch, fresh fish, and a dish of vegetables. MMMM.. If you want an even wider selection, go to Japan for tonnes of inexpensive sashimi and fresh in Tokyo or very nice crab in Hokkaido. It's nothing like what they serve in those all you can eat Jap place here. After it's frozen, the fish tastes different. However, I am not a big fan of sashimi now since I am a little bit concerned about the hygiene and safety of raw fish.

Sick at home ...hence have time to write

2006-02-16T11:51:00.000-05:00

Happy Valentine's Day everybody! Hope you can all find your true love! I had some good steak at Baton Rouge on the weekend.. 14oz NY Striploin.. hehehe...

Recently, I have been getting a craving for shark's fin soup, lobster and seafood... hehe... In planning for vacation this year, I think I will go back to Hong Kong to visit my grandpa while he's still well alive and healthy.

I have heard from a high school buddy that several of the my close high school friends' parent had passed away these past two years. Very shocking news. I hope this will give the message to everyone to enjoy life everyday. I think the root cause of all bad deadly diseases is stress.. so everyone, chill out and don't worry about yesterday's sorrows. Just keep smiling after you think about being mad.

Appreciate what you have, strive but not complain about what you don't have... It's my pet peeve that people always say 'I don't have money etc..'. This is a really bad habit of many people. What do you really mean when you say that you don't have money? For some people, they already have good family, a house and have enough to run their house with running water and heat, so don't complain about not having money. It's only a conditional statement saying that you don't have money to buy something or you already have money and you just want more. Who doesn't want more money so that they can get whatever they want? I want a LV purse, a ferrari and etc but I never say I don't have money because these are just wishes.. not like a mandatory thing to keep you alive.

Silicon Monolithic Integrated Circuits in RF Systems

2006-01-21T23:43:00.000-05:00

The conference was held at San Diego, California. I brought back a lot of sunshine from this sunny city. The weather was very nice (10 to 18 degrees Celsius). The first thing we saw as we got off the airport was Palm trees. hehe... It was sunny blue skies throughout the three days we were there. The SiRF conference started on the day of January 18 and ended on January 20. We attended many conference talks. At the end of each talk, questions were asked to the presenter. Most the time, questions were directed towards issues that were not answered in the conference. There were of course sharp questions which gave the presenter some difficulty. Luckily, we had 3 questions that were asked which we anticipated. These include linearity and noise figure of the filter and why HBT-HBT cascode was not used. Our talk went very smooth and was clearly delivered to the audience. Our supervisor was also quite happy with the presentation.

San Diego was a very nice, clean and quiet city. There were many resturants especially Mexican ones. However, even in downtown San Diego, the restaurants weren't even half full at most of the time.

We visited the San Diego Bay area, Balboa Park, Gaslamp Quarter and Old Towne.

The Mexican food was quite nice - every dish included guacamole, re-fried beans and salsa. Tortilla (pronouced as 'Tort-tee-ya') and salsa was served as the appetizer.

As a whole, the trip was a very good enrichment and experience.

Booya! We got a working circuit!

2005-03-07T02:45:00.000-05:00

I am so happy that our design project all worked out in the end! Last Friday (Mar 4) we tested the tunable and fixed frequency filter in the 7th floor RF lab. Guess what? They both work and do not oscillate! In RF design, the worst thing and the easiest thing to design is an oscillator (even though if your circuit is designed to do something else). I am lucky to have a fixed frequency filter that worked at 1 GHz ! The lab results were EXACTLY the same as the simulation. This is freaky but at the same time the most amazing thing that happened on Friday! I will always remember that if I do ever get to design RF circuits again that I will make sure S22 is well below -8dB. I am totally relieved and our supervisor was very happy and impressed with our work. I think mrben worked very hard for this project with his superstar layout.. What can I say? We have a superstar team. For sure, our PTL ngg made sure that everything went the way it should be with his in-depth understanding of electronics better than anyone else on the team.

I thank God for giving us the strength and persistence in the pursuit of this project.

Gradball and Iron Ring

2005-03-06T23:46:00.000-05:00

Yup, us graduates-to-be had our gradball (mar 5) and iron ring (mar 3) ceremony this week. They were really fun events. I like the atmosphere at gradball.. it was classy and quite relaxing. I am glad that my dress turned out pretty good afterall ... (I didn't choose the dress and I thought it was too plain and simple.) Anyway, the evening started with some BEvERages at a lounge-like setup hall. There were some hor-d'oeuvres which were mainly vegetarian. They tasted quite good. Followed by taking a bunch of pictures with friends, we went to another hall to have dinner. The speeches were simple and to the point - to congratulate 0T4+PEYs and 0T5 for graduating. Dinner was alright.. The chicken was dry without much sauce .. I am sure I can get better elsewhere or simply at home. The dessert was like a chocolate truffle. I only ate some of it and gave the rest to ngg. Then, a live band played a lot of jazz, jive music - the very lively stuff - like broadway musical style. I was hoping for more of the classic slow songs and dance stuff.. too bad. I went home after a few dances. I conclude that it was a very nice evening.

I am not wearing my iron ring yet because I think it's more suitable when I have my degree and working as an engineer. It feels sort of weird to wear it before graduation.

2004-12-18T23:48:00.000-05:00

Oddly enough, I still don't feel like I am in holiday mode yet. It has always been that way ... like after exams, you can't feel totally relieved yet.

I went to see Polar Express yesterday at IMAX theatre. It's a great movie. In fact, it's the best Christmas movie I have ever seen. The graphics were well done and the plot wasn't boring for a second. If you have a chance to see it 3D, it'll be even better. The movie talks about a little boy who finds it hard to believe in Santa Claus and it's taken to North Pole to see Santi for real. The creativity that went into portraying Santa's workshop amazes me much.. haha.

2004-12-16T23:47:00.000-05:00

Hooray! It's finally Christmas holiday time. I finished all the exams for the four courses that I took. I think microwaves and IC Engineering were pretty useful courses because you really learn things that will be useful in the industry. Controls was much like an algebra course but I like that stuff so it was good. DSP was weird because everything in the course was weird.. enough said.

Christmas time is a time to gather with friends and family. Sure, there are presents involved but what really counts is the thoughtfulness in the present. Presents may seem like a superficial thing as a part of the holiday season but it's an excuse for people to think about their loved ones. We are often too busy to do so during most of the time as we spent time working our heads off..

Time to Party !

2004-10-12T17:44:00.000-04:00

Design Project: We finally taped out. The team managed to get layout done with many last minute changes... mrben deserves loads of credit for that. With all the projects from grad and undergrad, the chip is 5mm x 5mm in area. We have 3 things that are going to be fabbed: 1) 10+G op amp 2) tunable 1G filter 3) non-tunable 1G filter... I hope that after four months, we will get it the same performance as simulated.

Everyone should smile everyday.... it keeps you healthy.

2004-10-05T23:06:00.000-04:00

Design Proj: After meeting with S. Industries, we have saw that our common mode rejection is quite low. Also, we had to put resistive divider at the input bias since we don't have enough pads for power supplies. We wanted to use HBT divider but it's too sensitive to temperature variation (1mV/1 degree). The full circuit's S22 was high meaning that the circuit could oscillate. We had to increase output resistance from 10 to 30 ohm to decrease S22.

GO: too many ppl parking at the lot now... It feels a lot different this year.... for many reasons.

2004-09-28T22:40:00.000-04:00

Design Project: We are close to tape-out now... Over the course of September, we have finalized a filter with a Q of 2 and designed a tunable version that is capable of operating over process and temperature. The layout of the opamp exhibits high parasitic capacitance of 35fF at the cascode output. This has slowed our opamp down from 13 G to 10 G...

Other note: It's sad to know that there are some things which you can't really have control over... Sometimes when things don't comprise or work out, it will deteriorate. I wish everyone in this world have some kind of common ground. I found myself having a tendency to comprise for others even if I don't want to. At some point (later in time), I think I may speak up but at that time, maybe the effect may be different.

2004-08-19T21:47:00.000-04:00

Time flies. It's been two weeks since I left work for design proj... We are tuning the filter at the moment to get to work at 2G. For some reason, the negative resistance at the output is preventing it from working at our desired frequency. Today, mrben has a LVS clean circuit. If you want to know what's LVS, google it or something. It's what's hot nowadays.

Olympics really show that humans are the supreme being of the universe. Human beings are capable of doing anything from lifting weights that are two times their own weight, swinging around the bars like monkeys and swimming like fish except in more styles than a fish can swim... Hmm.. imagine if a fish is to swim in backstroke style...

2004-08-14T22:12:00.000-04:00

Yesterday I designed a HBT input opamp with 14G and using 8.88 mA tail current... this is closer to the 8mA tail we have for the NMOS input opamp. We can possibly use this to do a comparison between the two versions of opamp.

Today I went fishing for the 2nd time. It was more comfortable sitting in a bigger boat... but I only caught 1 little sunfish! @_@ I would prefer using smaller bait to catch more fish.... Grr.. plus the fee is costly this time. Anyway, at least I gotta bring my bro to see what fishing is like. Leech seems to be good for big fish only.

2004-08-11T14:00:00.000-04:00

On Day2: I have designed a HBT input opamp with sufficient GM and PM... But it's not quite fast... only 8G so I think we need to lower the current or tune the sizes of the PMOS.

lalala...

Going into school mode....

2004-08-09T09:27:00.000-04:00

Course Selection Day: I can't believe the website was on at 5:50am already. Luckily, I just felt like pressing the button at that time and added courses like crazy... Good that all the courses were added.

Total Sweetness!

2004-08-06T23:45:00.000-04:00

Last Day of PEY: It ended off nicely... I had a couple farewell lunches, dinner and KTV. I also got some nice gifts..

Thanks to everyone.

Now it's time to concentrate on design project... (as if I haven't already been doing it...)

2004-08-03T21:29:00.000-04:00

Hmm... deciding for 4th yr courses is not such an easy task... Even though we get to choose this year, I am still thinking, "why can't they just give us options like the Coms?!?.. You know like Combo A, Combo B, Combo C...including a drink and fries!"

Also, why do bad profs still exist in this world? Maybe they would bring a different perspective in their research but they probably don't make a lasting educational impression on students..!

Grrr...

Yeah! Count down: 3 more days :)

2004-07-29T23:46:00.000-04:00

My colleagues threw me a farewell party today. It was quite thoughtful of them... Not only that, I also got a quite special gift.. haha. I would like to thank them for their thoughtfulness.

Life is quite interesting... What you seem to expect would not come true, while what is unexpected may come to you.

Haha.. I just finished watching some Chinese soap.. I can't they left an open ending... boo.. One thing that is meaninful about the last episode is they said that true love is hard to find. No matter if a person has many good qualities - the most important is having the same feeling for each other. I usually don't talk about this stuff but I have just heard about too many examples that either the person is really attractive, talented, or wealthy but cannot find a true love.

Good news: Prof says the -15dB Gain is adequate.. Finally, we have a STABLE op-amp. Nice. I also appreciate mrben for chugging along with the layout.

Sponge-bob square pants is funny~!

2004-07-28T21:08:00.000-04:00

I had bubble tea for 2 consecutive nites at the same place.. haha... It was great meeting friends that I haven't seen in awhile. The best thing about these gatherings is knowing that everyone is well and living a happy life. Happiness is the most important thing that anyone can have. We should take it easy for most things... I am learning how to be a happier person.

2 more weeks til PEY ends and 2 more weeks til course selection date... Debating whether to take useful course or take bird course and get better marks.........

I hope that I have a good long weekend... haha.

I love Taro Bubble Tea!

2004-07-25T21:48:00.000-04:00

I watched Elva's 2003 concert yesterday .... It was amazing. I didn't know that she first started at a local Chinese singing concert at Vancouver.

Count down: 2 more weeks til PEY ends.

Sigh. I can't believe we spent a whole freaking month making the op-amp faster and forgot to check PHASE RESPONSE. What a rookie mistake! Boo... Now we need to ensure it's STABLE before doing anything else. Good that mrben is working on the layout while we are doing optimizing.

I love Elva's songs!

2004-07-17T12:52:00.000-04:00

This week, work has been SUPER busy... Along with training my PEY, I had to take over for my mentor who went to Taiwan to save a chip... Everyday, I have been labbing everyday, all day except for lunch.

Design project's been stuck for a week. The filter's transient response is unstable and we don't know how to do impedance matching. It sucks to not know. I hope we get over this hurdle soon so that we can do layout ASAP.

Still thinking when PEY should end....

Hmm... I just have to say Engineering people knows how to have fun. Across the spectrum of Engineering, we are just like normal people. Some people are more of an introvert, and some are more of an extrovert.

Got a slanted hair-cut yesterday.. hehe... looks like this \

I love Dilbert's comics!

2004-07-12T00:01:00.000-04:00

Good that now our whole team is in T.O. to work on design project. I hope we will make great progress before skule starts.

BBQ + mahjong + karaoke - a total chinese style bbq.. haha... Enough food. Fun gathering.

Fishing is a fun event. I never thought it was a sport but I think it comes from the fact that when you bring the fish up from the water, it may require quite some force. I can see why some may find it boring because it requires patience and quietness. I think it's a type of enjoyment for a lot of people because other than fishing, it's a type of getaway from the busy city life. Best day to fish is a sunny day with partly clouds. Sunny day would fry..

I love jokes!

2004-07-07T21:54:00.000-04:00

Finally, the opamp is implemented to the rest of the circuit. Good news is that the frequency response does show a bandpass response with peak frequency at 5G. It's cool that something work out to be what's simulated. The secret ingredient is give your circuit lots of love (i.e. time and attention). Nothing would fail if you have love.

Work's been super busy these days. Non-stop.

I love trying new things.

2004-07-04T13:11:00.000-04:00

A few things...

Tomb Raider @ 'Wanderland' is very fun. Lying down is a different feel from sitting on a roller coaster.

Spiderman-2 is good. Good plot, good actors. A non-dizzy movie. (I usually get dizzy from movies if there are fast-moving frames in a movie.)

2 months spent on a schematic... Must get out of this stage and start layout.

I love concerts!

Casinos are evil.

2004-06-24T23:24:00.000-04:00

Sometimes, it's amazing to see how things have changed over the years. I think after studying engineering - you become more mechanic. You speak in hex, you think in m/s, mA/um^2, rpm or at least attach those units when you speak.

Today is the quarter final match of England vs Portugal. Beckham missed his PK again. Too bad. Even though I don't know whether it's the stress or aging but I am disappointed.

Happy thing is that friday tommorrow... The coming weekend @ Wanderland will be fun :)

2004-06-13T20:20:00.000-04:00

Wow.. I haven't post for a month now... Recently, it's all been design project and what not. I seem to have the opamp working at close to 20G .. which is what we expect. Hopefully, when it's implemented into the rest of the compensation network, it'll work fine. Today's the second match of Euro 2004 - England vs France. I go for England because of Beckham...haha. It's the skills + looks. It seems like my summer is fading away gradually... just all occupied by design project.. Life hasn't been so "work work work"... Back then, I would still remember how to have fun. Good that company organized this "Wanderland" event at end of month. It'll be fun.

2004-05-13T22:08:00.000-04:00

When people are young, it's the best time to do all the things we want... Be it bungee jumping, sky diving, parachutting, buying the things you like for yourself.. Personally, I just want to go travelling - to places to see other people's culture, the famous tourist sites around the world and to try all the authentic foods... What better time is there to do all the fun things - when we have the most NRG we have...

"defense system"

2004-05-07T20:28:00.000-04:00

There are some people in the world who are natural at being superficial... They will never tell people their true feelings or what not...Why does such instinct exist? Some I am guessing this is a type of defense system within human being...just like the type of horseradish that is used to make wasabi also have its own defense method. Its known that when an insect takes a bite of the plant's leaves, the lungs of the insect will explode causing the insect to die.

2004-05-05T20:27:00.000-04:00

I dislike the feeling of uncertainty. When one is in an uncertain state, the action will not represent one's true intention. When in doubt, decisions should never be made.

2004-05-02T23:26:00.000-04:00

Friends who reach out their hand for help are one of the most beautiful things that can happen in life. A person who reaches out to another without any request or any expectation for a return of favour expresses a beautiful side of human being.

2004-04-29T11:15:00.000-04:00

"One man's meat is another man's poison..." This statement has never been so true after going a 24 hr battle with my worst allergic reaction last weekend. It's weird how the human body can be so vulnerable sometimes. Everyday we kill millions of cattles and catch many many schools of fish to put on our tables, yet sometimes we can be killed by traces of peanuts or a dash of MSG. This is just like how an elephant can be so scared of a little mouse. I don't recall reading any articles about the source of allergic reactions but what I know is that it can be developed as one grows. Some people are born with it, some not. From this experience, health is definitely the best kind of wealth anyone can have.

2004-04-23T20:30:00.000-04:00

It's Friday :) Two weeks ago, manager requested all of us to submitted bi-weekly reports. I can't believe two weeks has past. In another month or so, the new PEYs will come. Recalling how I felt last year, I was really excited to start PEY because it would be the first work experience where students get to apply what they have learned. PEY allows students to know how a corporate working environment is. PEY feels like school minus the homework, assignments and tests. We all still get to have lunch with our classmates and talk about "student topics" - school, where to have fun, and etc. Work experience in the future years would never be the same because everyone would not be treated like student. Right now, we can be creative, innovative and work excessively and possibly be appreciated for what we do,or not but expectation is limited. Later, when we all enter the work force, hard work and committment are all expected - no doubt. Many working adults have often recalled being a student was the happiness time of their life. It's true that student may not have financial foundation but the lack of responsibility allows us to have fun without worrying if the kids are being taken care of or whether your spouse is home or not... Being a college/university student would probably, ironically, be the most free time in one's life... at least mentally... It's a time when we can just go party when we want to, or just do the things that we desire to do.. and not to forget, it's when we have reached the legal age.. haha. Let's enjoy the golden time!

"Good Food"

2004-04-20T21:35:00.000-04:00

Why is that most of the good-tasting food is unhealthy - high in cholesterol, high in fat or high in sodium? Why is most of the healthy foods mostly non-appealing or simply won't get you addict to it? Why is that some people can do many illegal things while others do many good deeds but could still have bad things happen to them? Why do most people cherish the best things in life only after they lose it? It seem weird to have many "unnatural behaviour" that exists in humankind. Is humankind consist of a bunch of rebellious beings? Why do we pursue "the bad" at one point or another? Some people do manage to stay on their "good side" and some may happen to take a detour... from good to bad, and bad to good.. It's correct to say that "without high, there's no low" and vice versa... But how do certain people manage to stay on high without ever exploring the low? Perhaps, curiosity sometimes can out do rationale. Just like how students with great academics can do drugs or what not.. or high executives can be charged with corruption...

2004-04-18T22:13:00.000-04:00

I had an English teacher who once said that throughout the history of mankind, women were always the ones who worked the most. Many famous people (scientists, politicians, doctors, lawyers, actors) were, by majority, comprised of men. Men have the ability to focus on one goal that they wish to pursue - despite of the state of their personal lives. Women, on the otherhand, are more considerate beings in which they are concerned with many issues such as the well-being of their partner and children. With the daily support of a women (a mom, a spouse or a partner), men are able to concentrate and pursue their goals. The primary goal of many women is the well-being of her family. The primary goal of many men is obtaining an abundance amount of wealth to maintain a living. Most women don't mind working for a job which men may consider "low-class" or "have no respect" or in an environment where they are "bossed around". With this difference, men have a goal in mind that they hold an important role in sustaining the family's living. Although women have been granted many rights over the century and begin to have an equal image in the eyes of society, there are some things which will not change. These include giving birth, being the "dietitian" in the household and etc... They are inherently the ones who are concerned with her family in a "microscopic view" which requires a lot of effort mentally and emotionally... while men may concern the "macroscopic view"... having a house, a car, and food on the table... which requires more effort physically... Which really requires more energy?

2004-04-16T21:13:00.000-04:00

Whoever made a standard for Intelligence Quotient (IQ) should have also included Emotional Quotient (EQ) as a factor in evaluating one's "intelligence". Sure, people can have high IQ meaning that they can think logically, be good at linguistics, mathematics and pattern recognition, but whether people can control their emotions in different situations just as important. Emotions can overcome a person's ability to think logically because different chemicals are being released in the brain during different emotional experiences causing a block in the brain.

Hurray, weekend is on the way~ :D

2004-04-08T16:07:00.000-04:00

For those of you that watch Seinfeld, you may remember one episode where Frank Costanza and Kramer made up a festival called "Festivus". Festivus is celebrated around the time of Haunukah (before Christmas). It's a time where you sit around with your family, friends or your boss at the dinner table and you tell them "HOW MUCH THEY HAVE DISAPPOINTED YOU DURING THE YEAR". I think this is a rather cool festival because during Christmas seasons, everyone just remembers to buy presents and such, but there isn't really a time of the year where people just sit around to let out all the crap that they have taken during the year. Everyday, we encounter different situations - some are good and some are bad. A lot of times, people tend to hold in when they see something wrong. I think this is one of the sources of stress for city people nowadays... So don't take so much crap because the more you take, the more you will get.

2004-04-07T22:37:00.000-04:00

Not quite sure when all this blog hype came about... but after reading people's blog, i have decided to make one of my own :) I thought that my random ramblings could maybe help me keep a record of my thoughts... and perhaps give the readers some insight of my 2 cents worths.

Originally I wanted to name this missP.blogspot.com ... too bad the name's been taken.. so I will settle with misstcc.. The name was given by a friend.. I think it's cool so I'll use it.