music on my blog...

haha, after half an hour of stupid ventures, i finally got a song on my site... yay!! at first it was easy to embed a song clip on the site, but there is no way to stop it from playing and it keeps looping... i wanted that kind of "mini-player tag", so i can pause it and play it etc. and i finally got it working... haha, it is elva's "ran hou"... lyrics are good ne...

and merry christmas + happy boxing day!!!

Merry Christmas

美國善心婦 巴士每人派390元
Merry Christmas

24/12/2006

Merry Christmas（聖誕快樂）！今日是平安夜，是耶穌降生的日子，歐美人士都會大事慶祝聖誕。據美聯社調查，逾八成的美國人相信有天使，近九成美國小朋友相信有聖誕老人。

在這普天同慶的日子，不少人深信要與人分享喜悅，美國華盛頓州有名善心婦人就在巴士上大派金錢，每人五十美元（約三百九十港元），有人接到錢後感激不已；這亦是奇畺出現的日子，有人被困多日，直至聖誕前夕才獲救。

逐架巴士派錢
乘客感激流涕
【美聯社】「聖誕快樂！」美國一名女子登上巴士，向巴士乘客說「聖誕快樂」及奉上夾有一張五十美元（約三百九十港元）鈔票的聖誕卡後，二話不說下車，跟尠 又登上另一輛巴士重施故技，這位好心腸女子的善行令好些受惠者感激流涕。

「這些錢對我多重要」
這個聖誕驚奇發生於華盛頓州斯波坎市多條巴士線上，一名女子在一至兩個少年陪同下登上巴士，從一個布袋取出信封派給乘客。當收到信封的乘客明白發生甚麼事時，巴士已駛離車站。

巴士司機克萊蒙斯稱，她上車後老是低尠頭，故記不起之前是否見過她。他說：「巴士後面坐了位後生仔，他看來激動到想喊，他以蹩腳的英語說『她不知道這金錢賀卡在聖誕節對我有多重要』。」

另一巴士司機多布森接載過這名神秘女子兩次，他說：「事件令人振奮，人們不斷打手機相告親友。坐這些巴士的人真的很需要這筆錢，這是好人好事，令人激動不已。」

運輸部門發言人表示，這名「聖誕女人」向大約二十名乘客派錢，當局試圖找出其身份，但不成功，而她的善舉似乎並非某公司的宣傳花招。

christmas eve...

its christmas eve... another year, another christmas... i got a tree, i got a christmas parcel, and i got a few christmas cards... so im alright...

and this is what my parents sent me this year...

finally...

finally finished the draft of my essay... and then now need to progress to my exams... well, christmas is in-between but i don't feel quite enthusiastic about it this year... i haven't got myself a gift... i'm too afraid of my exams... (i thought last year was a bad enough christmas, in terms of mood and stress, but well, it didnt get better this year...)

oh, and i think i am addicted to family guy... i can't say i love stewie or maybe brian yet... but i think im getting there...



還有,原來今天是冬至哦!!冬至快樂呢! 才想起今天要去家樂福買湯圓(黑芝麻味的),然後晚飯後到樓下的小廚房用我的那個小的不能再小的鍋去'嘗試'煮湯圓. 來北京後,差不多每一年都煮,但是還沒有一次是真正成功的,因為每次都煮的太久,湯圓的黑芝麻陷全漏出來,把那個薑湯變成芝麻糊:( 希望今年會有點進步吧.

想起湯圓,就會不經意的想起以前. 前一年,泰國的同屋堅持我們不要只是做普通的湯圓,一定要做番薯糖水湯圓.結果是,我們在從廚房到房間的樓梯上,把那個糖水打翻了. 我們每人最後只能吃一粒湯圓和一片紅薯.

去年的冬至,是個傷心的日子... 上一年的今天,身邊的大夥兒朋友,都準備回國.晚上吃的是散伙飯,不是團圓飯. 雖然是很小心很用心的煮了湯圓,但是出來的結果,還是變成了薑湯上漂浮著白色的粉團和黑芝麻漿. 丟臉得不敢拿出來. 然後旁邊的室友,在大批朋友的幫助下收拾行李,準備著第二天早上的離開. 心裡面真的很難受呢. 晚上雖然不是自己吃著那些'湯圓',可是,嘴裡根本就吃不出味道了.

一年過去了,今年沒有人要離開,房間也有了三個同屋陪我.希望今年的冬至,不會那麼悽涼,我的湯圓也不會那麼失敗就好了.

還有,中關村的聖誕佈置很不錯:

great pictures of 2006...

was reading yahoo news just now when i saw reuter's pictures of the year... and this is my favorite...


the caption read, "U.S. President George W. Bush hands back a crying baby that was handed to him from the crowd as he arrived for an outdoor dinner with German Chancellor Angela Merkel in Trinwillershagen, Germany." he looks more like a comedian than a president...


and this is for my cousin gilberto -- guess who is the person covered in the black veil and robes in the picture? if you don't recognize him (yes, it's a him), this is your idol michael jackson photographed in bahrain, dressed as a muslim woman... seriously, why do u like him?

makes me wonder what are these people thinking... "wait till i win enough money to rebuild those ruins?!" i thought shanghai was a great place with rather educated chinese people but i didnt know things were like this in the suburbs...


awww, the world cup times... so many memories... so many lost bets... and a very angry zinedine zidane...


florescent green pig bred by taiwanese stem-cell researchers... this is gross, a disgrace to our pig species!! what will they breed next? glowing blue chickens?? what are these people thinking??


to my other cousin joana -- look!! i found a picture of kimi (raikkonen)!!! sorry it was crashed car in the picture...

well, there are more than 150 pictures of war, starvation, floods and other tragic events in those 208... i really hope in 2007 the world will be a better place... breaks my heart when i saw some of those bloody pictures... oh, and a warmer picture to mark an end to this post... mama giraffe and baby giraffe at a loving pose... (em, by baby, i mean it is 6 feet tall!!!)

home cooking

這幾天一直都很餓哦... 吃完飯不到十五分鐘就會想吃零食... 真的不知道為甚麼... 很想吃那種家常便飯哦... 像簡簡單單的清蒸魚,白灼椰菜,薯仔紅蘿蔔湯,西芹雞柳,等等... 真的很想吃... 本來今天有想過週末去家樂福買菜自己煮,可是又覺得特別麻煩,在房間吃不給同屋吃又好像不是,所以放棄了... 北京有甚麼地方可以讓我吃家常菜呢???

不過我還有一包betty crocker的cookie粉... 週末應該可以做了, 哈哈... 想起也開心...

FONDANT au CHOCOLAT

it is one of those things in life which makes me exclaim "life is beautiful!!!" --- the fondant au chocolat cake!! i rushed to zhongguancun to get those right after i leave class... haha, a great prize for a hectic day...

sleeping facts for my dear friends

i am never a fan of sleeping... i like staying up late and waking up late... never liked afternoon naps even though i was really tired... i like staying in bed doing silly stuff like reading or hiding under the blankets but not sleeping... there are always times when i roll back and forth on my bed but i just cant fall asleep... tried counting sheep but the longer i count, the more awake i am... tired reading a really boring book or studying, but it doesnt really help... i will just hide under my blanket or look at the ceiling... (well, people do complain they cant wake me up by calling me on the phone... the truth is, i am awake but i just dont wanna get off my bed to pick up the phone so im not actually sleeping...)

i have always been jealous of people who can fall asleep anywhere anytime... like my friends katie and lawrence, who can fall asleep while talking on the phone, or mid-way through a conversation, not to mention during long classes... yes, like u stopped talking for like 30 seconds and u can find lawrence already sleeping soundly in his chair... u can call katie at any afternoon and if no one picks up the phone, she's sleeping... i always think they're just super-human...

i was reading random blogs when i came upon these sleeping facts... but there are some which i think are not entirely accurate in my experience...

- Anything less than five minutes to fall asleep at night means you're sleep deprived. The ideal is between 10 and 15 minutes, meaning you're still tired enough to sleep deeply, but not so exhausted you feel sleepy by day.


i dont really think my above-mentioned friends are sleep deprived... they sleep more than 8 hours most of the time and i cant imagine anyone can be sleep deprived after those long periods of sound sleep...

- Snoring occurs only in non-REM sleep

then how come i get woken up 10+ times every time i slept in the same room with my parents?? hm, im certain they snore the whole night... or does that mean they only have non-REM sleep?? next time should check whether their eyes move when they sleep...

- Experts say one of the most alluring sleep distractions is the 24-hour accessibility of the internet.


finally this is something i find true, haha...


and look at what i have stolen from that same person's blog!! this is something i call FUNNY!!

lonely dinner (but i'm so FULL!!)

so today is the second day im all alone again... i wanted to stay in but i desperately needed some fresh air cuz my room's all stuffy and smells of kimchi... so i went out to the zhongguancun shopping mall AGAIN (like the 3rd time this week), haha... and i finally got the gift so i dont need to think about it anymore...

that mall is a huge complex... with all the shops and restaurants from wangfujing and world trade... there is PAUL FRANK!! well, though everything is last season and short-sleeved and they have only 3 items from small paul, im still happy to see my favorite monkey head... if only they have more small paul items... and then there's calvin klein jeans (good window-shopping spot), and then tough denim (where i got my salad purse) and levi's (where i got the gift)... and then there's MNG (my bugs bunny tee), and ebase... and of course there is i.t!!! hehe... shopping paradise if i have the money...

and across the street there's carrefour, haagen-dazs, sephora, and 7-11... and sanrio and aji ichiban... and bread talk... and pepper lunch... and strangely enough, they have TUPPERWARE!! oh my, i never thought there will be a tupperware store to satisfy my fetish of microwavable containers...

and today i went to eat at this place called "chamate"/"chatea"... its actually a modern tea restaurant, serving taiwanese food and good tea... as usual when im alone, i tend to order too much... and i ordered so much stuff the waiter thought i was kidding... but today, i pretty much finished everything!!! everything including the pickled cabbage and the side-dish... the food is so good i want to order one more bowl of rice... and the special thing is that all the dishes come with a mini fire underneath to keep the food hot throughout the meal... im so stuffed after i finished my drink i couldnt move for a while... and it made me give up my starbucks caramel macchiato... and i got their membership card so i can go there and eat at a discount and a prepaid card... its just that good!!


right... im a very stuffed lonely person... :P