october 2nd was my 105 birthday...yep...that's right...i am 105 years old now and i am loving every minute of it...i was promised a big cream cake before my birthday but someone forgot coz someone was too busy preparing for the trip...so...in compensation...i am going to get an even bigger black forest cake when someone gets back...yummm...can't wait...i still got a small raisin escargo though on my birthday which was really delicious...but of course...nothing would make me happier if i could spend my birthday with you my beautiful...so...you keep those bad elements out of your body and i'll see ya on my 112 k?!
Tuesday, October 16, 2007
Thursday, October 11, 2007
Stuck in Saigon
The plane I was supposed to be on was delayed for five hours, which meant that I had to miss my connecting flight to my destination city, thus had to stay a night at Saigon.
Since this was the first time I wasn't in a hurry to go anywhere, I did not think much of it when it happened. If it was in the old days, I would have make a big fuss with the airline company and force them to transfer me on to another flight to take me to my destination without having to stay overnight in Saigon.
There was quite a long wait at the transit area before I could get through the custom because I did not have a visa. I arrived Saigon around 8 p.m but by the time I got to the hotel it was already 11 p.m. Fortunately the hotel was quite nice, a five star hotel. I had a very nice room service dinner but I didn't get much sleep because there was a construction side right outside the window of my room which operated through the night. I almost forgot how it was to live in such a country.
I went out for a walk very early in the morning since I couldn't sleep. The re-arranged flight was around mid morning so I had a couple of hours to take a look around the city.
Since it was rush hour, the street was already full of people and vehicles. The road was overwhelmed by motorcycles which reminds me of the street of Taipei. The sidewalks and buildings looked very similar to any one of the smaller provincial capital cities of China. And of course, the typical littering on the streets that was also common in such cities.
There was a big park just across the street from the hotel. Many people were gathering around in groups doing morning exercise. Aerobics for the young, dancing and slow stretches for the old and badminton for everyone. Many western tourists by chance also joined the group aerobics for a quick morning exercise, quite a sight.
Departure was a bit better than arrival but not without troubles. It seemed that the lack of communication between government departments and public services were a common issue anywhere in the world.
Overall, it was quite a good first time experience for me. I do believe that there are always two sides for everything, the good and the bad. To be able to enjoy the good would make one much happier.
And you, my baby, should get a very good rest whenever you can, even in the hospital! Perhaps, that's the way your body trying to protest to your mind!
Since this was the first time I wasn't in a hurry to go anywhere, I did not think much of it when it happened. If it was in the old days, I would have make a big fuss with the airline company and force them to transfer me on to another flight to take me to my destination without having to stay overnight in Saigon.
There was quite a long wait at the transit area before I could get through the custom because I did not have a visa. I arrived Saigon around 8 p.m but by the time I got to the hotel it was already 11 p.m. Fortunately the hotel was quite nice, a five star hotel. I had a very nice room service dinner but I didn't get much sleep because there was a construction side right outside the window of my room which operated through the night. I almost forgot how it was to live in such a country.
I went out for a walk very early in the morning since I couldn't sleep. The re-arranged flight was around mid morning so I had a couple of hours to take a look around the city.
Since it was rush hour, the street was already full of people and vehicles. The road was overwhelmed by motorcycles which reminds me of the street of Taipei. The sidewalks and buildings looked very similar to any one of the smaller provincial capital cities of China. And of course, the typical littering on the streets that was also common in such cities.
There was a big park just across the street from the hotel. Many people were gathering around in groups doing morning exercise. Aerobics for the young, dancing and slow stretches for the old and badminton for everyone. Many western tourists by chance also joined the group aerobics for a quick morning exercise, quite a sight.
Departure was a bit better than arrival but not without troubles. It seemed that the lack of communication between government departments and public services were a common issue anywhere in the world.
Overall, it was quite a good first time experience for me. I do believe that there are always two sides for everything, the good and the bad. To be able to enjoy the good would make one much happier.
And you, my baby, should get a very good rest whenever you can, even in the hospital! Perhaps, that's the way your body trying to protest to your mind!
Wednesday, October 3, 2007
Time in a Bottle
I am going on my trip tomorrow. I know that it will not be a very pleasant trip most of the time but I want to put that behind me for now and think of the pleasantness of it like spending some time with my lovely baby girl. So, in a way, I do looking forward to it.
I am not sure if I would have time to update the blog, perhaps when I am in deep shit while I was there I would...lol. Anyway, I am going to leave this song, one of my favourites here for my baby before I leave.
Time in a Bottle - by Jim Croce
If I could save time in a bottle
The first thing that I'd like to do
Is to save every day
Till eternity passes away
Just to spend them with you
If I could make days last forever
If words could make wishes come true
I'd save every day like a treasure and then,
Again, I would spend them with you
But there never seems to be enough time
To do the things you want to do
Once you find them
I've looked around enough to know
That you're the one I want to go
Through time with
If I had a box just for wishes
And dreams that had never come true
The box would be empty
Except for the memory
Of how they were answered by you
I am not sure if I would have time to update the blog, perhaps when I am in deep shit while I was there I would...lol. Anyway, I am going to leave this song, one of my favourites here for my baby before I leave.
Time in a Bottle - by Jim Croce
If I could save time in a bottle
The first thing that I'd like to do
Is to save every day
Till eternity passes away
Just to spend them with you
If I could make days last forever
If words could make wishes come true
I'd save every day like a treasure and then,
Again, I would spend them with you
But there never seems to be enough time
To do the things you want to do
Once you find them
I've looked around enough to know
That you're the one I want to go
Through time with
If I had a box just for wishes
And dreams that had never come true
The box would be empty
Except for the memory
Of how they were answered by you
Sunday, September 30, 2007
Toughest Survivor
I was told that goats are the toughest survivor on this planet. The reason is that they would eat anything, grass, tree barks, all kinds of plants including poisonous plants and even dirt. Because they eat everything their immune system must be very good and they hardly ever get sick. The only time they get sick is when they eat too much.
I often wonder if that is true that goats would out live any living creatures on this planet and I saw something today that convinced me that they probably would!
It wasn't a very pretty thing, in fact it was quite gross. I saw one of the young goats drinking his mother's urine while she was peeing. My first reaction was, Ewwwww. Then I remembered a news I heard on the radio a couple of months ago about two brothers who worked in a mine in China. There was an accident and they were buried in the mine. They came out of the mine in the end after 6 days and said that they survived by drinking each others urine.
Hmmm.....
I often wonder if that is true that goats would out live any living creatures on this planet and I saw something today that convinced me that they probably would!
It wasn't a very pretty thing, in fact it was quite gross. I saw one of the young goats drinking his mother's urine while she was peeing. My first reaction was, Ewwwww. Then I remembered a news I heard on the radio a couple of months ago about two brothers who worked in a mine in China. There was an accident and they were buried in the mine. They came out of the mine in the end after 6 days and said that they survived by drinking each others urine.
Hmmm.....
Friday, September 28, 2007
Focus
I ran hot water over the back of my hands to clean away the dirts from the day's work and they hurt like hell. I looked at it and saw many small and a few big cuts. The biggest cut was like 1 cm long, all red and ugly. The skin near the root of my small finger nail was almost turned over. Damn that hurts!
What was I working on? Well, I was tying all the cables onto the metal trays that were mounted on the wall. The trays have many small holes which allows plastic ties to go through them in order to tie the cables down. It looked like quite a simple job but not really. It's very difficult to get the ends of the ties to go through the tiny holes.
Anyway, after 5 hours I got them all done, more than one hundred cables. I really wanted to finish them before I leave. I guess when you are very focus on doing something, all you see is the task at hand, the rest of the world just don't exist until afterwards, that, includes the feeling of pain, mentally and physically. No wonder many people channel their grief by working relentlessly.
What was I working on? Well, I was tying all the cables onto the metal trays that were mounted on the wall. The trays have many small holes which allows plastic ties to go through them in order to tie the cables down. It looked like quite a simple job but not really. It's very difficult to get the ends of the ties to go through the tiny holes.
Anyway, after 5 hours I got them all done, more than one hundred cables. I really wanted to finish them before I leave. I guess when you are very focus on doing something, all you see is the task at hand, the rest of the world just don't exist until afterwards, that, includes the feeling of pain, mentally and physically. No wonder many people channel their grief by working relentlessly.
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