Monday, December 14, 2009
Pink And White
Saturday, December 12, 2009
Tiger fallen into the Woods?
Another fallen angel.
How many wonderful people do we have to lose before we learn that they are also human and they need their little privacy?
Princess Diana, Micheal Jackson. They are wonderful, amazing people but ruined by popularity. Should the paparazzi be less aggressive, the car crash might not happen. Should the public be less greedy towards bad publicity, we could have watched This Is It live.
Tiger Woods is not gone, but he had fallen. Fallen prey to the curious eyes of the public. Fallen prey to the expectations of others. He was right up there, not too long ago, making his billions, enjoying his success. Now, no more professional golf. No more commercials, even past commercials are not given the air time anymore. No more church under his name (although I thought this was rather.. hmm...) All because he committed adultery.
Honestly, haven't we all know of someone who committed the same? You might have even done it yourself. Do you cast away your friend if you found out they slept around while in a marriage? Do you fire your employee when you know he is having an affair? No. So why are people so unforgiving towards these celebrities? Ain't they not human too? They have tons of money, they can afford all the women they want. What's wrong?
Yes, adultery is wrong. There is nothing right about it. However, we have to acknowledge the fact that it's everywhere now. Being famous does not make one a saint. It did however made one's life amplified a thousand times and place it under the stringent scrutiny of the public's eyes. Your buddy there committing adultery is ok... Tiger Woods committing adultery is wrong. Your buddy committed adultery, no money to clear up the mess, you lend him cause it's ok... Tiger Woods committed adultery and can afford to throw millions to clear the scene but still it's not ok.. Why?
Is it because he's actually a role model to the society so he should have a squeaky clean image? Yeah, makes sense. But are there actually people around who would follow exactly what his/her role model did down to every single step? Had these people no brains of their own? If they are true to their partners, nothing in this world can make them stray. Oh, I know, it provides an excuse for those who want to stray. Right, right.
Anyway, my point here is not to support Tiger's extraordinary vertical tango escapades. It is just such a waste to have such a talented golfer leave the professional golfing scene (for now) due to something totally not related to golf. Although it was said that this decision was voluntary but seriously, how much of it was really voluntary? Even PGA supported his decision, sacrificing the significant amount of viewership that Tiger Woods alone would have generated. Voluntary? I don't know.
Let's just hope that he can really sort things out within his family (in private) and return soon to the sport which built him.
Sunday, December 6, 2009
Black and Pink
This design is taken from my favourite, favourite manicurist, Susan. Was browsing through her website the other day and thought this is a pretty design and I should be able to DIY it, so there. I tried doing the same design on my toes but the results was horrible! Ha ha!
Thursday, December 3, 2009
Bitter Sweet - Hong Kong
Must eat in Hong Kong would be the roasted goose. Well, I don't really have a strong liking towards the bird but I still would try to have it at least once whenever I go Hong Kong. This time, I went to the super famous Yung Kee and yes, it did lived up to it name. Worth a try but once again, do not expect cheap prices there. Another must eat would be Wanton mee! My personal favourite is Ho Hung Kee near Times Square and that was the first place I visited after dumping my luggage in the hotel.
We yum cha the traditional Hong Kong way. The restaurant was filled with locals, mostly old folks. They take their time, having dim sum and sipping chinese tea, while their friends join them at different times. There was no pre-arrangement, the same people just turn up and have breakfast together. It was beautiful. One important thing to note in order to truly enjoy this experience, have good commend of Cantonese and be able to read Chinese. I suck on both, but was really lucky to share a table with a very nice elderly couple who helped us from ordering, to snapping the promotional item to showing us how to wash our cups and stuff.
Hong Kong is a wonderful place, with colorful nightlife. Although the sky turn dark earlier there but the night remains very young. I was walking around in Mongkok at 11pm and the crowd is equivalent to our Orchard Road at 8.30pm. Many shops are still open and there are people everywhere! Shot me back to reality that I live in boring Singapore...
Anyway, here are some snap shots. They shall tell you the rest of the story.
My favourite hunt in Hong Kong. Location - 2, Sharp Street East, Causeway Bay. It just behind Times Square. I like how the place is small and cosy.
There are more than wanton mee and beef brisket noodles...
Fried Wantons!! Fantastic stuff!
This is the sweet & sour sauce for the fried wantons and it's quite a substantial amount as opposed to the puny saucer sized amount served locally.
The beef brisket noodles.... Yummy!
Wanton mee. Yes, I had BOTH the beef brisket noodles and the wanton mee.
There is this magical, carefree feeling in the air in Disneyland. Everything is nice and pretty and mountains are the only 'non-disney' things in sight. Makes you forget about the world outside and just immerse yourself in this magical, fairytale land. Now I truly understand Neverland.
Bye bye Disneyland. I will be back.
Some stuff we ordered while waiting for the bird. I know, that's quite a lot of stuff.
Tada!!! The roast goose!! It was worth the wait.
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And it was only then that I realised I've not had any stocking milk tea!! Well, this was the only one I managed to sip.