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Hi, I thought I'd start a new blog to document my life in Hong Kong because I realized the "labels" are a lil messy. I want to own just one journal for my life in Hong Kong. I'm so sorry but I got to ask you to update your RSS feed. Here's my new blog - http://dimsum-monkey .blogspot.com/ Cheers!
I wanna jot down some lovely places I've been to before I forget about it. Caffe Habitu at Hutchison House, 10 Harcourt Road of Central serves really good coffee and pasta. The pasta is actually al dente and goes really well with the fresh coffee. Cost around HKD 65 for a pasta and the coffee's around HKD 38 to 45. There's a ramen place opened by Japanese that I like as well. …
There's always something going on in Hong Kong. When I first arrived, I saw a man being pinned down on the floor at the MTR. He was accused of molestation and he was peeing in his pants. No kidding. At work, during lunch hour, there's always some protestors outside the government house at Central, throwing insults at both the government and the banks. At home, there's …
The syllabus has been getting harder and harder. Equities and I are not friends. I haven't been getting enough sleep since I normally hit the sack past midnight, but my alarm rings at 6 am. It's really challenging for me to sleep earlier because a) I need to clean up a lil b) I really do want to talk to Bryan and c) I need to read up. Sleep, is more luxurious than a panda-fur …
I want to get to know winter more. Besides eating heck a lot and trying not to get out from my warm duvet, I'm not clear what else I'm motivated to do in my spare hours. I've been feeling really inactive but I hate running in the chilly cold winter wind. Normally, tightening those shoe-laces excites me. I don't even have the motivation to walk to my gramp's place these …
It's been a week since the start of my new job in Hong Kong. I'll be spending the first 2 months like a good ol' student, taking classes and having exams. I've backpeddled in my career a bit to join a completely new industry and I really think it's great that my new company has such a good training program so that finance noobs like me could play catch up. I thought it's a …
I really need to document my 2011 adventure as everything's so fresh and new. On the 19 Jan, I flew to Hong Kong for the start of my adventure. It was a cold, windy Wednesday night. I knew I was frowning for most of my plane ride because there're so many uncertainties and I have so many questions that I don't have answers to. The next day, I was a mad man on a mission to … 
It was a tormenting 5-rounds process and I didn't think I would stand a chance. Especially with some questions looking like these - Tell us about the bond bubble Sell me this mug for $50 Who's the Federal Reserve Chairman? What's happening to China? Tell me what's going to happen to the yuan. What's 30% of 35? What's been happening to the Euro? So I'm really stepping into a …
I really must eat more fruits and supplements. Been sleeping for more than 15 hours past 3 days because I've been having the fever, the flu, sore throat...the whole package. It feels like crap and it's just not worth going through the pain. Being sick is the most unproductive thing ever. I don't have the energy to do anything and we could avoid it by just taking care of …
This year, I want to document my life so I that I could flip through this blog and look back at all the great memories. So on the last night of 2010, Bryan and I visited Wensi at her place. Teddy made a yummy pasta dinner for us. After some red wine, games and chatting, we headed to UE Square to start the party. It was a night of foam, mad hats, poppers, crooning, noisy …
I would say, 2010 is the year of fresh perspective for me. Some highlights include 1. Building an apparel & printing business into a somewhat successful business, considering it's only 12 months worth of work. 2. Having a professional relationship with Bryan, my boyfriend of 2.5 years, that gives me the opportunity to know more about him and communicating with him in a …
One thing I enjoy about Christmas is gatherings of all sorts - with friends, family and it's a perfect excuse to snuggle up to your boyfriend while enjoying a glass of wine or two. Bernard and Desiree put together a really good barbecue with the most awesome steak in the world. Alex brought a couple bottles of red wine. Karl and Debby brought pasta. Fiona brought the dessert. … 
I'm pretty psyched that it's Christmas soon. I love dinners and gift exchanges. It's the time of the year you tell people you love how much you appreciate them. This year, I bought one of the most meaningful gifts ever. It's a great way to say I heart you and I believe in you. 
I've been trying so hard to regulate my sleep hours. It went a bit insane again, sleeping at 7am and getting up at 3pm. The thing is, it's so easy to get carried away with whatever you're doing. This is not the way I want to live my life because I always, always wake up feeling lethargic. I've been successful in sleeping by 2am and getting up between 9 to 10 am these few … 
Yesterday at the Borders Clearance Sale, I ran around the hall like a superhero on mission. So many books, so much ideas packed into one convention hall, such a wealth of knowledge. I splurged close to a hundred. Here's some of my lootsLearn Spanish CD + Book pack Learn Spanish Phrasebook How Starbucks Saved My Life Marketing Calculator : Measuring and Managing Return On … 
What do you do for energy and inspiration? I usually turn to sports but because I've been pretty sick of late (caught a bad-ass cold), I need to stay away from working out so I was thinking through what gives both energy & inspiration. Here's a list. Reading a good book while sipping pipping hot tea Taking a walk at Macritchie Reservoir Cleaning my work table … 
Since Tuesday, it's been hell for me because my fever wouldn't go away like an annoying fly buzzing around your lunch. Just keeps pestering me. As my body temperature goes up, my sense of humor goes down. The week is spent sleeping or stoning in front of TV. I've probably seen 48 movies and 108 TV shows along with 345 music videos. I know I could have spend my time more … 
Bryan and I might have just figured out a way to optimize our time and resources in running Spotables and we were testing it out in the last few weeks. Bryan is very good with details and a very patient person, so he's our full time sales, customer service & production person. As for me, I'm not bad with spreadsheets (I've my whole life plan written in spreadsheets most … 
I booked a Deluxe Room at Piccolo Hotel in Kuala Lumpur for Bryan's birthday. Either we were really lucky or their service is superb, but they gave us the Executive Suite instead and it's just so lovely. The room is really huge and the king size bed was so sleep inducing. We spent our days eating street food, chilling in our big room, watching movie or singing KTV. On our … 
It's my perfect Sunday. Got up late, had a coffee and was enjoying my book. Then I enjoyed a late lunch with my mom and now we're hanging out at the library. We'll probably spent a couple of hours here browing a bit, then maybe go for steamboat dinner. Next week, Bryan and I would be taking a trip to somewhere. It's my surprise holiday planned for him (he's turning older) so … 
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