captain: ah leen ah, you see ah, organic kay (的 in cantonese) strawberries ah, quality easily leh, no good ah. must choy choy then use.

me: choy?
*mind message: is it 'throw'?

captain: choy choy first ahhh.... choy ah...

me: erm... choy?
*mind message: is it 'chop'?

captain: aiyoo... choy ahhh...

me: *think very very hard*

me: ohhhh... CHOICE lah! not choy. and you should say 'choose' and not 'choice' for that sentence!

captain: ohh, hai ya hai ya....

-.-

went tung chung with lingwei on monday to visit Citygate Mall. we were so excited initially, because we thought that things there will be very cheap since it is all outlet shops. but both of us got pretty disappointed in the end. first, the goods there are all last season collection. secondly, it is not cheap at all! but we still had fun la (: oh, and i think i'm really crazy over hainanese chicken rice cause i ate the same thing for both lunch and dinner that day (:

weather getting colder and colder. 20 degree celsius today. can start to plan for disneyland and ocean park already. must not waste the good weather (:

pictures.


phobia in the making - Trolleyphobia.

some random note: fear of frogs are called Ranidaphobia.


mineral water for the rich and wealthy.


sometimes things can get very complicated. note the number of red prints. all these are special orders or requests. wow, the order is pretty long, it is for a big group? nope, it's only table for 2.


but some guests simply refuse to use the sign. like today, i walked into a man, bathing. imagine the embarrassment and shock. i almost dropped the tray and he got a classic O-M-G look on his face. shall not elaborate.


carson bought us egg tarts on his last day in in-room dining. i noticed hongkongers use egg tarts as gift very often. got a newborn? eggtarts. leaving the company? eggtarts. joining a new company? eggtarts. strike 4D? eggtarts. dept did well? eggtarts. too much money don't know where to spend? eggtarts!


it's really nice. will buy for you guys when i'm leaving for singapore (:


central hongkong. buzzing with life everyday. This building is Mandarin Oriental. Around IFC mall, and it's pretty near to Four Seasons Hotel.


vibrant central at night. still busy traffic.


Mandarin Oriental at night (:


all thanks to flora, i got a HK library card now. will fully utilise it since there is a library below my house (:


chocolate cake that jean made. hahaa. she's a huge chocolate fan.


LOVE to all! (:

p.s. I finished reading 'Geisha of Gion' by Mineko Iwasaki.



Lingwei lent me a very interesting book too - The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas by John Boyne.

The book follows a young boy, Bruno, the son of commander general of a Nazi concentration camp.



i think i got the reading worm back again.