My Gosh!!! For how many months have I disappeared! Sorry Guys!

 

So here's some highlights of the life in the past year (2007). Busy at my work. Then I went to Shanghai in May for business trip and stayed there for an extra 4 days to visit the city and Hangzhou. Came back to work after holidays - even busier - because I had to get ready for the audit in July. The audit was successful, then life becamse more relaxed until December because I took my Driving Test on the 26th (that's why I didn't really enjoy my Christmas holidays becayse I was so nervous beforehand). Luckily I passed the test and got my Driving License. Between 27 Dec to 3 Jan, I went to Malaysia with my best best friends. It was an exciting trip, a lot of happy memories (see my updated new photo album) - I hope I will tell you more about this trip as it was one of the best trip I've ever had. Then back to Macau again and worked, worked and worked until Chinese New Year. I love New Year Time not just because of the atmosphere and delicacies, but most importantly, $$$ HAHA!!! I GOT A LOT OF LAI SI!!! After New Year, the Goddess of Fortune suddenly left me! I actually found that I got a big nump on my right side of my neck. The doctor told me that I had a congenital disease known as "Branchial Cleft Cyst" and urged me to get a surgery (since the disease cannot be cured by any kind of medication). I took the surgery on 10 March in HK and stayed in hospital for 4 days and took an extra 1 week sick leave.  I am recovering now and is progressing well, the cyst has been taken out and it's examied begnin (thx God). What has been left to my body is a 4-cm scar on the right side of my neck. The time when I was sick is one of my hardest moments in my life. I realized that HEALTH is so so precious to me and I promise I will take good care of myself. And also I'd like to take this chance to give thanks to my family, my best best friends and kind colleagues who gave me the greatest support during the time when I was sick!!! I LOVE YOU ALL~~~

 

     

Happy New Year!!!

 

Are you guys ready to face another 365 days of great challenges*?

 

 

* can also be excitements/happiess/whatever you want to add

 

God bless you all~ 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

今天，珍珠在澳門附近經過，雖然未玫於使我們掛起八號風球，但卻使我們的天空灰黑一片。

 

就在黃昏時，雨停了，雲層中露出小許陽光。

 

走到窗旁，驚喜萬分，因為看到一道雨後彩虹高掛灰天之上。

 

彩虹又長又清楚，七種顏色盡入眼簾。頓時為沈悶的天色帶來一片色彩。

 

上一次看到彩虹已是很久很久以前的事了。今次再見，是一種幸運。

 

在颱風時候看到彩虹，在黑夜降臨前看到彩虹，是一種福氣。

 

此時此刻，就覺得天國離我不遠。

 

天國之階梯，是可遇不可求。

 

就像我們做人那樣，

 

命裏有時終須有，命裏無時莫強求。

 

 

May is the month appointed specially by the Church in honouring Virgin Mary, Mother of God.

 

The Possession of Our Lady of Fatima, which is one of the most important traditional Catholic events in Macau, held this year on May 13.

 

This is my second time joining the Possession, and it is my true honour to participate again in this sacred feast.

 

The Possession started at 6:30 pm, after an hour-durated Mass in the Church of Sto. Domingo. Thousands of Catholics stepped following the altar, on which the statue of Our Lady of Fatima was laid. The journey started from the Church of Sto. Domingo at the Senate's Square, via the Cathedral, City Centre, Praia Grande, Sai Wan, Ex-Governor's Palace, Castle of Santiago, Penha Hill, and finally ended at the Chapel of Our Lady on the top of Penha Hill. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sorry to my dear friends~

 

It has been a long time since I logged-in my msn space in January. I was and am sooooo  lazieeeee...Many apologies!

 

Anyways, new photos were added---photos taken last week in Guangzhou. It was a fantastic trip, and......

 

What a great challenge!

 

1989 AD summer---my first time to visit Guangzhou.

 

2006 AD Easter---my second time to visit Guangzhou.

 

One backpack, one map, one bottle of fresh water, enough cash, my ID, and, I went. 

 

What a big, crowded, messy, exciting, impressive historic megaopolis!

 

With the map as my only guide, I walked and discovered from the new Guangzhou to the old Guangzhou, from the busy commercial centre to the shadowed old town, from the noisy marketplace to the tranquil riverside.

 

The city has grown, and is still growing.

 

The sceneries have been changed, and are still being changed.

 

It is the progression, isn't it?

 

 

恭喜發財，送舊迎新。

送雞迎狗，汪汪汪汪~

恭祝大家，萬事如意。

有生以來，終於第一次玩塔羅牌。

真的很很很很很準！

問了很很很多問題，

一夜間自已變成了一個問題青年。

「塔羅牌呀！塔羅牌呀！請告訴我......」

事業啦，愛情啦.....都是我要知的。

卜辭云：

「過去曾迷茫，

  現在稱心意，

  將來更光明。」

哈哈，真好真好。

塔羅牌，成您貴言。

不過，

我更信自己。

不竟，

命運在我手。

2005 ended, 2006 comes.

Believe me or not, it was the first new year countdown in my life.

Before I left for Toronto, I spent my new year day with my family, so, no countdown.......

After I left for Toronto, the severely coldness stopped me from shouting "Happy New Year" at Nathan Phillip's Square.

This year, I did.

And it was a fantastic and unforgettable experience.

Macau once again re-energizes. Everywhere in Macau is vitality.

On New Year Eve, everywhere in downtown Macau and seaside was crowded with celebrating people.

Families, Friends, Couples, bfs & gfs, all overwhelmed by happiness.

Laughs, Cheers, Joys....

What more? A super warm temperature! It made the city's celebration more excellent.

5...4...3...2...1....Happy New Year!!!

Fireworks first came from Fisherman's Wharf, then from Lake Nan Wan.

Spectacular explosion mixed with prasing noises.....and......SMS messages and phone calls filled with greetings.

What made the nght more perfect.....of course family and friends, how can I exclude them!

Happy New Year and Best Wishes!

This morning as I was roaming through the internet, I accidentally found a site where people could give coments on the air carriers they had ever travelled. As I was reading the comment, I found a column "Comments on Air Macau". Curiously, I clicked the column. NOT surprisingly (notice the word NOT), 90% of the people in the discussion board gave negative comments on Air Macau.  

The reason I said "Not surprisingly" is because I do agree with all those 90% commentators. Air Macau flight from Macau to Taipei was the worst flight I have ever travelled! The ground staff in MFM did not show any professionalism at all---she chatted with her colleagues beside her (sometimes even gossiped) during the time she was issueing my and my friend Dino's boarding passes without showing any respect for both of us. Her altitude is totally unacceptable! Rude and did not smile at all. She didn't even greet and thank us, and I didn't even hear a "please" from her (e.g. instead of saying "Can I have your passport please", she said "Give me your passport"). When asking her questions, she answered very impatiently. 

En Route flight and service: The seats in the plane (A320) were small and, in my point of view, dirty (especially the white blanket taped on the top of the seat's back where you lie your head on). All the announcements en route were spoken in English and Mandarin; Cantonese, however, was totally ignored. I think Air Macau should never forget that Cantonese is one of the official languages in Macau (actually, the dominant one) and should use it during every announcement to reinforce the image of Macau (I am not saying that I don't understand mandarin, but c'mon, show respect for our official language). Furthermore, the food was not tasty at all  (even worse, there was no drink selection), the entertainment boring, design outdated, the crew impatient and rushing.........in short.........Air Macau gave me a bad image! I was totally "impressed"!
As a Macau local I have a great expectation on Macau's only "national" air carrier. But, to my great disappointment, it is the worst air carrier I have ever chosen (even Air Canada, the airline I considered as the worst, is 1000 times better)......shame!

The number "Twenty-Four" represents many things. A few examples will be:

 

It is the number of hours in a day.

It is the number of cycles in the Chinese Solar Year (i.e., 廿四節氣).

It is the number of teeth in a healthy kid's mouth.

It is the number of karats representing 100% pure gold.

It is the number of frames being projected per second in a traditional motion picture film.

It is the number of bits which a computer needs to represent truecolour images.

It is the number of points in the game backgammon. 

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The number "Twenty-Four" to me, represents the starting point of a new stage. A stage I bid farewell to my long summer holidays; a stage I bid farewell to the time when receiving pocket money from my parents; a stage I bid farewell to my class-skipping university life; a stage I bid farewell to my little greenhouse, a stage I bid farewell to my dependent life-----in short------it is the stage I say goodbye to the "Old Me".

 

Stepping into my Year 24, I am offered a vista full of opportunities and yet risks. It is the time I have to face the real society, the real challenge......and my blurry future. It is the time I have to adapt and to fit, just as what Charles Darwin had stated in his The Origin of Species: "Survival of fittest".  

 

Ciao, my Years 0 to 23.

 

And here I come, my Year 24 and Beyond.......

 

My part time job starts!

 

This is what had happened:

 

Last week, I received a phone call from my friend Dino, who told me that his friend's cousin (woo.....complex relationship) was seeking for a private form 4 chemistry-physics-math tutor, and asked if I was interested. After hearing the news, I actually hesitated for secs as I was doubting my ability. Honestly, Chemistry, to me, is quite ok, at least I have spent quite a lot of time on this subject while in university.

 

Physics......mmmm.......well.......merely.....it is not my major, but at least I have taken one physics course in my first year, so, ok lah. The super big problem falls on math. Although I have taken several math-related courses while in university (calculus and statistics), they were quite different in nature from the form 4 math, which deals with algebra, trigonometry, geometry and so on. Thus I have to say that I haven't touch these mathemetical fields for at least 5 years.

 

But, after minutes of hestitation, I persuaded myself to take the task, well, I believed that as a bechelor, I was able to make use of my knowledge to help the juniors, and, of course, I need $$$.

 

After that, I spent the whole night staying in my storage room and seeked for my high school textbooks, which I have hidden in a forgotten place for years. Since then, until yesterday, I actually sat in front of my desk and "studied".....oh my god.....I have not actually studied ever since I finished my graduation exam (I actually miss it but don't wanna continue any longer)-----Hoping that I would remember as much stuff that I had learnt before as I could in such a short period of time!!!

 

The first day passed.....it was quite ok lah.....As I have expected, math remains as my poorest field and so.....better to take longer time to "study"....it's not that easy to earn a buck :<

 

By the way, congraduations to Macau Team for winning 7 gold medals (so far) and numerous of silver and bronze medals in East Asian Games! So proud of Macau!!!