Coincidence...

Talking about coincidence, as I mentioned in my early post about IM. I just got bored again and check on the MSN website, and realised that MSN 7.5 was out to download. I know that MSN 7.5 was out, but most of the downloads are unofficial. Anyways, I just think this is kinda freaky.

Technorati Tags: MSN+7.5, coincidence

Stay or leave??

I've always wanted to stay in UK to pursue my career, but somehow at the moment I've asked myself again. If I can stay, would I really want to stay? And somehow, my answer isn't as definite as before. Part of me really wanted to stay but on the other hand, perhaps it might just be time for me to head home and look after my family. I've been selfish for the past 5 years and perhaps it is time for me not to think only about myself but as well as my family too.

I guess at this moment, I still haven't make up my mind yet, I guess I just have to wait and see, hopefully time will tell.

Technorati Tags: U.K., career

[轉載] 嫁什麼樣的男人?

1.不怕嫁老，就怕嫁小。
如果你的男友只有二十幾歲或十幾歲，你可以失身，但不能嫁。男人三十三歲左右是個不錯的年紀。

2.嫁有錢的還是沒錢的？
嫁願意為你花錢的！

3.離婚的男人嫁不嫁？
離一次婚的男人是塊寶，離兩次婚的男人是根草。

4.嫁事業型的還是家庭型的？
籠統而言：家庭型的。

5.嫁什麼性格的人？
嫁人嫁的是性格，其他的一切都會離你遠去，相似的性格好過互補的性格。

6.嫁人要不要占星問掛？

要！最好找人問一下掌相、面相和八字。如果你做不到，那至少應該深入瞭解他的血型和星座。有人管這叫"迷信"，但"迷信"這東西很神奇

7.什麼樣的男人是大忌？什麼樣的男人是大善？
自私的男人是大忌，有責任感的男人是大善。

9.花心的男人嫁不嫁？
男人是多偶制動物，沒有不"花心"的男人，但有"有自製力"的男人。

再加一條：門要當，戶要對。
其實這一句話把所有的都概括了。老祖宗的話簡練精闢。呵呵，年輕時不韻事，覺著這是瞎扯。現在想來這老祖的經驗不能不啊，說的真是在理兒。老祖宗還是厲害啊。咱是越大越看的清楚嘍！好事兒啊，呵呵，境造就人嘛！門不當，戶不對，自然也就不是一路人。

還有一條很重要很重要：嫁個有學問的還是沒有什麼學問的？
嫁要嫁個和自己差不多的，不能嫁一個你大學，他小學的，要這樣的話，我保證以後都沒有什麼共同語言。以前我還不信這個，現在我是倍兒相信。不是看不起那些學歷底的人，但是有的時候他們的思維方式就是個你不一樣，很多話理解也和你相差甚遠。你解釋也沒有用，他還是用他的思維方式和你說話，永遠上不了該上的台階。

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Instant message (IM)

This is something that I was meant to write in my blog for a very long time, but I kept forgetting about it. After Gmail, Google finally got its own IM. This is something that I was hoping to happen, but just wasn't expecting to happen so soon. I just think Gmail is one of the best, and to me I'm always have my interest on Google. Talking about IM, something freaky about it, I think this isn't the first time that I did sense some sort of update with the IM that I'm using. Last time, it was MSN 7.0, this time it's googol Talk. It just such a coincidence that I was talking to KitKit about IM, I was saying it is about time that there should be an update with IM, then the next day, Google announced the new Google Talk. Although at the moment there isn't a lot of people using Google Talk, at least I hope one day it may becomes one of the competitor like MSN or Yahoo. However, there are still quite a lot of improvement that Google Talk needs to improve, at least some emoticon will be great.

Last time with MSN 7.0, it just at some random day where I was just bored sitting infront of my computer. All a sudden, I just decided to go on MSN website and browse around, then I realised that I can download the new MSN 7.0. Anyways, I've got all excited about it, I'm always keen and crazy about all kinds of IM, I just love to use them. Perhaps I just love to chat online with my friends, it turns into one of my important method of communication with all my friends around the world.

I heard that there will be a new MSN coming up soon, I just cannot wait to get my hand on it. Hopefully I can try it sometime this year.

Technorati Tags: IM, MSN, MSN 7.0, Google Talk, GoogleKitKit

Long weekend

It's been awhile since I've updated my blog, these days I just don't want to sit infront of my computer, even though I do have a lot of things to say in my blog. Anyways, just to let you guys know that I'm still alive, it's just that I've been busy recently.

This week is bank holiday, as many of you who lived in UK will know that, there isn't a lot of public holiday, unlike Hong Kong, seems like every month has at least 1 day of public holiday (perhaps not that many, but you get the picture). Therefore, britz will take use of this long weekend (Yes, Monday is public holiday, it's bank holiday Monday..) to travel around or to have some sort of family gathering. I still remember when I first came over in UK, I cannot understand why there isn't any shop open on bank holiday Monday, now I do. I think these years are getting better, at least you can go to supermarket to get some food, although they may not be as fresh as you wish, but you can still do something. Unlike Hong Kong, public holiday just means there are a lot of people everywhere, shops open till late. In here, it just means it will be very quiet or I should say DEAD.

At least, I know one place is busy over the bank holiday, that is hotels, like the hotel that I'm working, we were basically full last night. It was just amazing how many people come in and ask if we have any rooms available. Although this does happen from time to time, especially weekend, I still find last night incredible.

For me, bank holiday is just the same, thats because I usually need to work on bank holiday (I don't mind to work over bank holiday, this just means that I've got a spare day of holiday later on the month). This is probably the first time that I don't have to work over bank holiday, quite unusual for me.

Technorati Tags: bank holiday, U.K., Hong Kong

Switzerland

I've finally bought my ticket to Geneva in October, flying with EasyJet. I will be going there to visit one of my friend - Firepapillion. This is something that I want to do for ages and finally this time it will be only me going over, unlike last time, I went to Swiss with my housemates to travel. I am just all excited about it.

Somehow I think I've started to change my luck recently, things seems to be running more smoothly compare to before. I hope my luck will stay the same, since I really need that.

Technorati Tags: Switzerland, EasyJet

Holiday plans

I guess it's just something about me that wanting to keep on planning different holidays before I leave this country. First of all, I've planned (or we've planned I should say) a trip to Paris in September. However before the trip to Paris, we are going to Oxford for my graduation. At the moment, I'm planning to go to Switzerland to see my friend - Firepapillion, just hoping to buy the ticket soon, so I can get cheap air ticket.

Basically if I'm going on the cheapest days, it will be less than £50 including train journeys to Liverpool, which I don't think it is a bad deal. It is similar to what I need to pay when I go to Oxford by train. This is just like what KitKit said in one of his post. I just find that amazing, as a lot of people will think it will be much more expensive to go abroad, but it isn't the case in here, no wonder there is a lot of people going abroad whenever they have time, and no wonder there are quite a lot of budget airline in UK (yet there are still some that goes busted, apart from EasyJet).

I've actually submitted my CV to one of the consultant company that is recruiting hotel consultant. I wasn't planning to do that at all, but one of my friend who is working in that company suggested me to just give it a try, since that company might be willing to help me out with my working visa (which this is my greatest problem of finding a job in U.K, so that why I've decided to go home). However, this may be a glimpse of hope ( I don't really want to hope too much about it, as I may get disappointed by that again). I guess we'll just have to wait and see.

It's the end of my 2 days off, I will be off again pretty soon, as something big is coming up as well, I will let you guys know about it later.

Technorati Tags: Paris,Oxford, Switzerland, EasyJet, Kitkit

Another new software

Just testing this new software - Ecto, it seems alright. By the way, I'm actually using Mac at the moment, although this software has both Mac and Windows version, I find it is better to use Mac version, especially I use Technorati tag with all my posts. I just find this quite handy.

Technorati Tags: Mac, MS Word, software, Technorati tag

New blogging tool

I’m just testing my new blogging tool at the moment (you can download it from Blogger), I’m using MS word to try to create new post and publish it. I just hope this might be a new way to blog. Let’s see how it goes.

Technorati Tags: Blogger, MS Word, software

[轉載] No一代

我覺得真係講左我地宜家依一代既生活態度, 雖然可能我地唔想承認我地係 No一代, 不過我唔可以唔承認, 我自己都係屬於以上下所指既其中一類, 我地係唔係唔可以做 No一代呢?

「 懷 中 產 生 活 夢 想 的 年 輕 人 在 成 年 的 門 檻 奮 鬥 ， 不 工 作 、 不 儲 蓄 、 不 結 婚 、 不 生 孩 子 的 年 輕 人 卻 徘 徊 在 門 檻 之 外 。 」 這 批 不 願 或 不 能 進 入 成 人 行 列 的 年 輕 人 ， 被 稱 為 「 No 一 代 」 。 最 近 出 版 的 《 新 民 周 刊 》 封 面 文 章 詳 細 描 述 了 這 「 一 代 」 的 年 輕 人 。

雜 誌 羅 列 了 「 No 一 代 」 的 幾 個 關 鍵 字 ， 我 們 可 以 藉 此 瞭 解 這 「 一 代 」 的 特 性 。 「 月 光 族 」 ： 指 放 棄 儲 蓄 而 將 每 月 收 入 全 部 花 光 的 城 市 青 年 ； 「 啃 老 族 」 ： 指 進 入 生 理 成 年 期 卻 仍 然 依 靠 上 一 代 的 經 濟 來 源 生 活 的 年 輕 人 ； 「 單 身 寄 生 蟲 」 ： 指 成 年 後 仍 與 父 母 同 住 ， 自 身 工 資 多 用 於 自 身 消 費 而 日 常 起 居 還 要 依 賴 父 母 幫 忙 的 年 輕 人 ； 「 丁 克 」 ： 即 Dink ， Double incomes no kid 的 縮 寫 ， 指 婚 後 夫 妻 都 工 作 而 選 擇 不 生 育 的 家 庭 ； 「 丁 狗 」 ： 即 Pinkod ， 夫 妻 不 生 孩 子 只 養 狗 ； 「 傲 他 酷 」 ： 日 語 OTAKU 的 音 譯 ， 是 極 度 喜 歡 日 本 動 漫 的 城 市 青 少 年 的 自 稱 ； 「 新 人 類 」 ： 原 是 日 本 進 入 消 費 社 會 後 一 代 反 傳 統 價 值 觀 的 年 輕 人 ， 這 指 生 活 時 髦 的 城 市 年 輕 人 。 “ kidult ” ： 英 文 「 小 孩 」 （ kid ） 和 「 成 人 」 （ adult ） 的 複 合 ， 指 生 理 年 齡 已 進 入 成 年 ， 卻 有 孩 子 氣 的 愛 好 或 生 活 狀 態 的 人 。

說 穿 了 ， 所 謂 「 No 一 代 」 並 不 像 美 國 六 十 年 代 的 「 垮 掉 的 一 代 」 那 樣 有 鮮 明 的 「 反 抗 文 化 」 的 特 徵 、 過 波 希 米 亞 式 的 嬉 皮 生 活 ， 他 們 只 是 處 於 一 種 「 責 任 真 空 」 狀 態 ， 或 是 自 覺 採 取 一 種 拒 絕 負 責 拒 絕 成 年 化 的 生 活 態 度 ， 或 是 面 對 充 滿 競 爭 的 社 會 喪 失 了 「 成 年 的 能 力 」 。 這 兩 種 狀 況 都 不 必 憂 慮 或 恐 慌 ， 對 前 一 種 來 說 ， 那 是 他 們 自 己 選 擇 的 生 活 方 式 ， 而 且 也 不 過 是 常 規 社 會 中 的 極 小 一 部 分 ； 對 後 者 ， 他 們 只 是 在 有 條 件 的 情 況 下 ， 暫 時 沒 有 成 年 的 能 力 ， 一 旦 喪 失 了 依 靠 的 物 件 ， 他 們 終 究 會 找 到 生 活 的 能 力 。 每 一 代 人 的 成 長 過 程 中 都 會 遇 到 各 種 讓 上 一 代 人 憂 慮 的 問 題 ， 但 一 代 一 代 人 不 都 這 樣 過 來 了 嗎 ？

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[轉載] 急口令 (繞口令)

傑傑係一個討論區到見到宜個急口令 (繞口令), 我又覺得佢好似幾得意, 所以想同大家分享.

第一級
1) 床腳撞牆角, 牆角撞床角, 你話床角撞牆角定牆角撞床腳!
2) 姨媽而家去宜家傢俬買而家岩用既宜家傢俬
3) 入食物實驗室扲緊十個緊急掣
4) 麥當娜約左麥當雄去麥當勞道個間麥當勞食麥皮撈當歸
5) 肯德龜同肯德雞去肯德基食肯德基最出名既巴辣香雞
6) 郵差叔叔送信純熟迅速送出

第二級
7) 財政司叫邰正宵做財政司, 邰正宵叫財政司囉台証先,
財政司話俾邰正宵知, 要囉台証先要搞掂財政先。
8) 郭藹明過郭可盈, 話郭可盈個袋型,
郭可盈叫郭藹明過海改個袋型, 改成郭可盈個袋型。
9) 潘宏彬、祝文君去搬雲吞, 祝文君跟潘宏彬去橫濱,
潘宏彬同祝文君一齊去紋身 , 紋枝人參枝參有崩

第三級
10) 圓圓遠遠叫圓月, 叫來圓月來賞月。
圓圓說:月月圓,圓月說:圓圓月。
圓圓說 :圓月的眼圓比月圓。
圓月說: 圓圓的圓眼賽圓月。
究竟是圓圓,圓月的眼兒圓,還是圓圓的月兒圓
11) 奄金琴軍今暗暗, 混吉挖金挖甘桔, (唔得了,忍唔住笑)
金骨挖桔挖銀骨, 銀桔甩金不挖得, 金骨混筆挖金粒,
粒粒金粒挖銀桔, 銀桔挖筆梗不吉, 不吉挖金更不吉,
筆墨挖骨得不償失, 得失混吉挖金筆, 畢生大吉。
12) 石室詩士施氏, 嗜獅, 誓食十獅, 氏時時適市視獅,
十時, 適十獅適市。是時,適施氏適市, 氏視是十獅,
恃矢勢, 使是十獅逝世, 氏拾是十獅屍, 適石室, 石室濕,氏使侍拭石室,
石室拭, 始試食十獅屍, 食時, 始識是十獅屍, 實十石獅屍。試釋是事。

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[轉載] 不要愛上我的器官 - 張小嫻

依一篇文章形容得好貼切, 宜d係男人同女人係愛情上既唔同巴觀點. 希望大家好好咁欣賞.

我們用腦袋去思考，用眼睛去看東西，用耳朵去聽，用嘴巴去吃，我們用哪一個器官去跟自已所愛的人親熱呢?

假如你立刻想到性器官，你顯然不是一位體貼的情人。

我們不單用器官去親熱，而同時是用感官。

男人可以和自已不愛的女人上床，因為他可以只是追求器官的極樂。

女人不可以和自已不愛的男人上床，因為我們在乎自已的感官。

有愛的撫觸，才是溫柔的。

器官可以接受他，感官卻不可以。

兩個器官不會相愛，兩個人才可以相愛。

我希望你愛上我的感官，而不是我的器官。

男人說，每個女人的那個器官都差不多的。這句話聽起來不是太令人悲傷嗎?

儘管女人的那個器官相差不遠，但是她們的心靈和個性卻是獨特的，是跟其他女人不一樣的。

每個男人的那個器官也許都有差別，否則男人才不會那麼在乎自已的長短。

卻不是那個器官的尺碼，而是那個器官的主人。

不要問我，你的器官怎樣。

我想像我們活著的那個世界，是感官的世界，而不是器官。

在那裡，唯有感官之愛才能讓我們的心弦起舞。

Technorati Tags: love, relationship, share

Day out

This is sooo annoying, I've actually lost what I've typed when I was trying to publish my blog and I cannot recover it. Therefore, I have to type it again. I just hate it when this happens. It was a long post as well, oh well.... just have to try and retype, it is just annoying, it would make this post felt different, I always believe and think whatever I typed first will be better then retype, as I have no patient retyping a blog after it disappeared.

It was quite a nice to spend my day (or morning) with my sales manager, going out to visit company and visit our competitor hotel. The reason that I wanted to spend a day with her is
just trying to get some understand what her job is like and see if I like to work this kind of job for my future career. And guess what, I do like it, I find it is quite interesting, however, this actually shows me one thing about hospitality. We have to "be fake" at work, especially working in the hospitality industry. I still remember when I was young one of my friend mention to me, you have to be fake in order to survive in a working environment, I disagree with this idea, I just can't understand why do I have to be fake when I was at work, why can't I be myself and not to be fake. But now it is a different story, I do understand why now, you just have to be fake so then you won't upset your guest. Being fake is actually against my personality, I always wanted to be myself, but I guess in order to survive at work, that is probably the only way. Anyways, hopefully my next job I will be able to work as sales coordinator for start, then at least I hope this will help me to achieve my long term "kinda dream", working in the marketing department in the hotel. Although this isn't my ultimate career, but at least it is something that I want.

During the day, we went to visit 2 companies, one of the is just an introductory meeting, where the booker actually is new to her position. We are just trying to build a good relationship with her. It is important that to have good relationship with the book of the company, since they are the one who book the accommodation for the people in the company, if you have a bad relationship with them, they might just turn around and book in another hotel. It is just simple as that. Then we went to another company to present them with bottles of champagnes and certificate for company of the month. Basically what company of the month means is that they either give us a lot of room nights per month or frequent guest for our conference facilities. It doesn't just look at the monthly sales but as well as their previous too. Anyways, we've present our gratitudes to them, however their attitude was just horrible. Basically one of the contact was just like pick up the bottle of champagne and go. The other was still willing to sit and have a small chat. We had some reservation problems with them recently and we know that they are not happy about it. This girl was just explaining to my sales manager about the problem, however I don't find that 100% true of what she said, since I was working on that night when this happened. Anyways, this is where I was mentioning being fake and just still have to pretend that yes you are right on what you are saying. Well whatever, she is just annoying. I just don't like the staff of that company.

Anyways, we head back to pick up my reservation supervisor just to make a little trip to our competitor hotel - Lancaster House Hotel. It is a four star property and manage by Best Western. This hotel was my second choice if the hotel that I'm working actually rejected me, but thank god that they didn't. It was a very nice hotel with nice decoration and lovely fireplace. They built a new extension quite recently where it includes the mini suites and a new conference room. I like their mini suites very much, since it is only £30 extra to upgrade from a standard room to those suites. I think at least there are some selling points when they are trying to sell these suites, unlike ours £25 upgrade and it doesn't get you a lot. Basically those mini suites have a little lounge area, the bathroom have two doors, one is the normal door and the other one is actually a sliding doors where you can watch telly while you bath, all the controls are nearby the bath, so at least you can change channel and volume. On the bed there is this very nice personal touches, where this soft toy (a very cute dog) is actually a "do not distrub" sign, so just leave the dog outside the door then their staffs will know that you don't want to be disturbed. I just think this is kindda unusual compare to those paper sign. I think I really like the bathroom, especially where there is the LCD television nearby and you can watch telly while you bath, I might not willing to get out and just stuck in the bathroom. Apart from that, the room isn't big, it is nothing like ours and Old Bank Hotel (the one that I used to work in). I think the bedrooms are better in Old Bank Hotel but I like the bathroom in Lancaster House Hotel. I hope I can get to stay in Lancaster House Hotel one day, and definitely want to stay in Old Bank Hotel (but it is just too expensive when I don't have the staff rate anymore).

Although Old Bank Hotel and Lancaster House Hotel are both four star property, but I can see there is a very different feel to it, I guess Lancaster House Hotel can give you a country club feel as there are quite a lot of garden space and even a outdoor hot tub ( I find that amazing, especially when the hotel is just very near to the university). They do have a lot of conference facilities and one of the conference center is actually shared with Lancaster University (as Lancaster House Hotel actually invested in it as well, while Lancaster University allows them to use the land). This is actually quite smart and can benefit both end, how it works is that if there are any day delegates, the room hire goes to Lancaster University, the F&B and the accommodation goes to Lancaster House Hotel. However Lancaster University has the priority to book and use those conference rooms, when they are unable to sell them, Lancaster House Hotel can start selling them.

Anyways, it was an enjoyable day and I did learn quite a lot from my sales manager, I used to think she isn't a nice person, but after talking to her properly, I find she isn't that bad afterall.

Technorati Tags: sales, career, Lancaster House Hotel, Old Bank Hotel, Lancaster University

[轉載] 純真的友誼 - 張小嫻

男女之間真係可以有純真既友誼? 如果你地係幾年前問我, 我可能可以100% 好肯定咁答你我相信. 但係宜家, 我可能會猶豫, 而俾唔到一個肯定既答案, 不過我好認同宜一句話: "也許曾經有過微妙的愛火，然而，愛火早已幻成更長久和純真的友誼".

[轉載] 純真的友誼

我一直也相信，男女之間，可以有一段很純真的友誼。

我最好的朋友都是男孩子。我們的愛，不是情愛，是友愛。

我們大家都很清楚，我不適合做他的情人，他也不適合做我的情人。

一旦做了情人，也許比不上現在這麼好。

我們會互相關心，會祝福對方，會希望對方成功和快樂。

當有人對他不好，我會為他抱不平。

有人欺負我時，他會毫不猶豫的站在我這一邊。

他創業的時後，需要我幫忙，我不會要任何報酬。

我創業的時後，要他來幫忙，他也會毫不計較。

我們用不著經常見面，但是，感情永遠都那麼好。

我永遠無法牢記著他的生日，他在弄不清楚我在哪天生日。

然而，看到適合他用的東西，我會買給他。

他買了一些很漂亮的賀卡，會把最漂亮的那張送給我。

當我沮喪的時後，他會開解我。

當他失意的時後，我會鼓勵他。

他失戀的時後，我會聽他訴苦。

當我不了解男人的想法時，他會告訴我。

我們之間，也許曾經有過微妙的愛火，然而，愛火早已幻成更長久和純真的友誼。

情人會離我而去，肝膽相照的朋友卻是一輩子的。

而你愛著的那個人，也許只能跟你做情人，永不可能跟你做朋友。

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[轉載] 張小嫻的短文集

我自己係以下既事曾經有深深既感受, 我亦都好認同以下既講法, 所以希望同大家分享.

那個人一直也對你很好，但你始終沒有愛上他。

你自問以你這樣的條件，實在不用屈就。

然而，有一天，他跟別人談戀愛了，你竟然覺得心酸。

不旦心酸，更糟的是你發現自己其實是愛他的。

你對他的戀人妒忌的要死了，你想他回來你身邊，但又希望保持自已的尊嚴。

他現在愈是快樂，你便愈痛苦。

原來，你愛他已經愛得很深了。

釣不到的魚是最大的。

你愛他並不是你自已所以為的那麼深，你只是沒有你自已所以為的那麼有自信。

吃不到的葡萄也不是酸的，而是太甜了，甜得你不敢想像，唯有說是酸的。

有些女孩子知道舊情人談戀愛之後，整個人會很失落。

明明是她提出分手的，她自已也有新的男朋友，卻為甚麼還是有酸溜溜的感覺呢?

原來，放走了的蝴蝶是最美麗的。

捨棄了的東西是最有價值的。

走失了的小狗是最可愛的。

我有一頭失走了的混種小狗，直到今天，我還是覺得牠聰明伶俐，活潑又美麗。

而事實上，我只是大概記得牠的模樣。

你的仰慕者移情別戀了，你就當是你養的小狗走失了吧。

牠的好處，就是牠走了。

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Sales meeting on day off

It's my day off today, but I've decided to spend some time with my sales manager trying to understand her job, since I am intersted to get a position in the sales department. This is something that I am aiming at when I'm back in Hong Kong. Of course if I've managed to work on MICE that would be lovely, at least it is something that I am interested in.

I'm actually looking forward today, I just want to get the feel of what is it like working as a sales person, at least I can see if I like this job before I will apply it.

For the past posts, I've been posting other people's work. I was going to post some more. I should be doing that on my next post. I think some of these posts can relate to my friends at the moment, those articles are quite meaning and when you come across those problems, at least when you read those articles, hopefully it will cheer us up and lead us to think in the correct direction.

Regarding about my August depression, I guess I am feeling a bit better after talking to Kit, I never doubt about him but the only thing that I've been always worry is that I will give in to my mom and give up the things that I want and wish for, i.e. Kit and working in hotels. Anyways, I just think we'll see when we are back in Hong Kong. I just want to thank for Kit's patient, since he had tried to explain these things to me over and over again and he really showed his patient on this issue. And of course I would like to thank my friends (Mocha, Firepapillion, Skylarine and others) for all the support that they give me. I just never can thank them enough for being so supportive.

I've booked holiday in September, Kit and I are going to Paris to visit Mac Expo and listen to Steve Job's keynotes. I know and I am sure that Kit is very excited about this, we are going to do things that he love - going to Mac exhibition and taking Eurostar from London to Paris. Actually it's been awhile since I've been to Paris and I am looking forward to be in Eurostar. I just can't wait for that, it seems like I do have a lot of activites been planned up for September - graduation, Mac Expo. It is going to be a busy month.

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[轉載] 愛情化學論

以下係一個好得意又好有道理既一篇文章, 竟然用化解去可以解釋愛情既有限期... 犀利, 犀利....

[轉載] 愛情化學論

從 生物化學的角度看，愛情是甚麼？科學家說是一杯化學雞尾酒，由荷爾蒙 Phenyle-thylamine，腦部分泌物多巴胺（Dopamine）、苯乙胺（Mescaline）和 後葉催產素（Oxytocin）組成。一大堆化學物質名稱看得人眼花撩亂，索性統稱為愛情物質。愛情物質的成份與大麻、安非他命類近，能抗抑鬱、令人情緒 亢奮及產生幻覺。

從化學觀點看，說愛情是一種興奮劑甚至是毒藥，並非毫無根據。我們熱衷談戀愛，因為戀愛我們感到刺激、陶醉、開心、飄 飄然 …… 這連串的感覺，其實與吸食迷幻藥與軟性毒品帶來的即時效果相近。若科學家對愛情的生化研究正確，那便令人搞不懂了：到底是多巴胺刺激我們戀愛，還是我們戀 愛是為了獲取多巴胺帶來的刺激？是先有雞還是先有蛋？

就像所有藥物，多巴胺的效力也有時限。情侶在初相識時，腦部分泌出大量的多巴胺， 讓我們感到深深愛對方，進入狂喜狀態。當固定的兩性關係久了，不但多巴胺 的分泌減少，身體還會對愛情物質產生抗體。失去了化學物質的刺激，情侶再難以興奮起來，窩心的感覺蕩然無存。科學家說「愛情物質雞尾酒」的有效期為20至 30個月，然後，兩人不是分手收場，就是讓愛情演化為親情，讓愛變成習慣，靠回味往昔的熱情來維持。

為何限期是20至30個月？科學家說這是讓兩性完成邂逅、交合和生產過程的合理時間，從生物學考慮，戀愛的目的是繁殖。這樣的研究報告，聽得人毛骨悚然。

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[轉載] 假如可以從頭來過 - 張小嫻

以下係我係依幾日成日諗返過去既事, 而啱啱睇到既一篇文章, 幾啱我宜家所不斷問我自己既一個問題....

[轉載] 假如可以從頭來過 - 張小嫻

你曾經有這種遺憾嗎？

事情發生了一段日子之後，你想，如果讓你重新處理，你會處理得比當天好一點。你當時太不成熟了。也許，你太天真了，太年輕了，太意氣用事了。當事為甚麼那樣固執呢？今天回首，那件事並非那麼嚴重。你沒有做錯，但是，你可以不用那個方法去做，結果也會不一樣。

假如可以從頭來過......失去的友情，已經不可能挽回。當時失去的東西，也已經不可能復得。

後悔，本來便是成長的副產品。

當你一天比一天成熟，你自然會後悔自已昨天所做的事。啊，原來你可以做得好一點。直到一天，你不再為昨天後悔，你才是真的成熟了。

我們雖然不再後悔，卻仍然會遺憾。

我們一再對自已說，當時是可以有另一個方法處理的。遺憾，其實又有甚麼意義？檢討，才有意義。

從今以後，相同的事情發生，你會聰明許多。況且，事情已經過去了，根本就沒有機會讓你用今天的智慧去重新處理昨天的事。

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Beginning of August...

I've been really worry, upset, depress and all sorts of mix emotions since August. The only reason I can think of is that I've come to realise that the date for me to go home is getting sooner (and obviously I'm not looking forward to it at all). I've tried my best to be as happy and enjoy it as much as I can, but I just can't. I can't stop thinking and imagining my life after I'm back in Hong Kong. This is sad, I should treasure the rest of my days in U.K. and enjoying the most of it while I can but I can't at the moment, I just feel depress, I hope it won't turn into depression. Recently, I don't want to go to work, I just want to be at home and spend more time with Kit. I hate myself being like this but sometimes I just can't help it, I can't stop myselg thinking about it every now and again.

I tried not letting anyone know and just pretend to be happy (and didn't want to write it in my blog), but I guess it is a good thing just to say it out, at least I know why I behave like this. Going home for good, this just adds the weight on me and I can already imagine when time comes even closer, more stress out I will be. I can just see myself in such position.

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Relationship issues

Recently when I talked to my girl friends, I just realised a lot of them having issues and problems with their relationship, which led them to break up with their boyfriends. Is it just a bad time of the year in relationship or its just time for a change? I just wonder when I hear their problems, is it us (the girls) who doesn't understand the guys or just vice versa? Or perhaps it is just relationship that wasn't going to work out in the first place but we are just too blind to spot it? I just truely wonder, what is the right element of a relationship? Communication, understanding, patient but in the same time trying not to annoy, not over reacting on anything and being able to give personal space to each other. If those are the elements of a relationship, then why are we having so many problems with it?

I just don't understand, perhaps it isn't that simple where you can explain relationship in a simple mathematic equation, or there just isn't a simple formula to explain it at all. Although personally I am not experiencing any of their problems that they are experiencing with their boyfriends, I would still think about in general what does the guys want in a relationship? To be hoenst, it is quite simple what girls want, they just want honesty, security, able to share and lean on their other halves. But what is the guys expecting from us? It will be intersting to find out.

It is quite intersting about girls and I wouldn't agree before I was in a proper relationship, girls does change for their partner. They would change in a way that they weren't expected or prepared about it. I think I am a good example, before when I was single, I would always say I am an independent girl and doesn't need to lean on someone even if I'm in a relationship. But when you are actually in one, you will be surprised how this had changed. I still remember back then I was totally shcoked by the changes that I had. I never thought or expect myself being so girly in some ways, as well as being emotions about small things, and definitely never came across myself being so attach with another person i.e. want to be with him all the time. That really surprised me. Anyways, I just wonder will guys have the similar changes in a relationship?

Although I ain't in the right position to say this but all I can say to all my girl friends, until we can really understand guys, I just think perhaps it isn't a bad idea to be single for now and try to learn about them. At least then we can hope we know a bit more about what they really want and why do they behave in a certain way.

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Surprises...

I was talking to my friend - Skylarine early this morning (when I say early, it was like 4am in the morning). Its been awhile since I've talked to her, and we were catching up quite a lot about our friends. I knew a few weeks ago that she is coming back to UK for her master, but what I didn't know was that one of my guy friend is actually coming to UK to study law. That really amazed me, since when we were still in high school, he was just saying he won't be coming to UK to study, the weather was awful and etc. But now he actually decided to come and do another degree in law, which I think that probably surprised me. I just think its sad that I will be going back to Hong Kong for good and where my close friends are actually coming to study in UK. I was so hoping to hang out with them in Hong Kong. I guess it's all just timing problem.

Anyways, I was talking to Skylarine over the phone later in the afternoon, just finishing off our conversation earlier on. And when I was talking to her, I just realised how long I haven't actually speak to her over the phone, even when she was in UK. She actually forgotten my voice, so I guess you can imagine how long we haven't talked at all. We had a nice long telephone conversation, talked about everything and anything. It's been really really nice to speak to her again. And I am looking forward for her to come to UK again, as well as my guy friend.

Talking about surprise, I was meant to have my driving lesson today, somehow I waited in my car park for 15 minutes and the car didn't show up. It was extremely windy and cold and I just stood there and wait. Then I just cannot stand it anymore so I came back to the house and tried to ring my instructor. I can't reach him as usual, so I decided to ring my driving school just to confirm that I haven't go the time wrong. Appearently, I don't have a lesson booked for today and my instructor is actually off today as well. I wasn't happy at all after hearing this, especially I have a driving test within 3 weeks time. I've left my instructor with a voice message and still hoping to hear from him again. It was quite annoying, especially when I've phone my driving school, they said he is so busy this week and next week, where he won't be able to fit me in??!!

Anyways, I guess I just have to wait and see what is going to happen. Isn't today full of surprises then?

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