Sherry's Dream

1st July 2007 marks the 10th anniversary of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR). It's such a special occasion, they even have a theme song for it. It's quite a nice song. You can listen to it here. For me, it's a happy day cos I get a public holiday on Monday. No work....woo hoo.....

Anyway, there was a fireworks display scheduled at night to mark the joyous occasion. And since I had nothing better to do on a Sunday evening, decided to join in the fun. And since my office was opening up their doors to let us watch the fireworks and that means avoiding the crowd I didn't mind that much going. And it was worth every minute. I mean the fireworks were not the normal ones that we usually see. It was truly amazing. They had fireworks that look like shooting stars, blooming flowers and streamers. There were even chinese writing (although I don't know what was written )and the numbers 2007 and 2008. Wow can't imagine how they do that. How do they tell the fireworks to form those shapes. Must have some special effects fireworks master at hand. Wow Wow Wow! Too bad cos I was behind a glass window. So didn't manage to take any photos that day. Well since I already brought my camera that day, decided to snap some photos of my office. Post one photo here.

My Beautiful Office....cool isn't it? My cubicle is on the 38th floor....so high up...whee...

The next day since it was a public holiday decided to go with my friends to Lantau Island. Well, the special attraction over there is the beach, their family trail and the yummy seafood. But we decided not to spend time at the beach cos it was way too hot and we knew the place was gonna be crowded. So we chose to walk the family trail. It was totally a bad idea...for me anyway...cos I'm not a jungle trekking kinda person. Walking a flight of stairs is bad enough for me. To go up and down hills and valleys....that's like soooo crazy. Not my idea of a fun outing. And it was super duper hot!!!  It's definitely the first and last time I'll walk the family trail. Was supposed to take 1 1/2 hours. At first we kinda got lost but some kind locals pointed us to the right direction and we managed to reach some resting area and I heard my friend saying that there's 15 minutes left to the trail. Wow, was I happy to hear that. Hmm....15 more minutes...that's not that bad....and we continued walking and climbing hills and walking and climbing hills until we reached an ice-cream stall. My friends stopped by to buy ice-cream and while we were resting I juz kinda ask my friend they must have made a mistake on the trail cos the 15 minutes seem like such a long way and lo and behold my friend told me the wonderful news. Erm, it's 50 minutes....not 15 minutes....Aargh!!! And here was I thinking that we were kinda reaching our destination but in actual fact it was still a long long long way to go. Crapz....

And just when I thought the day couldn't get any better, it started to rain....it was like really really sunny and suddenly it got all dark and gloomy and the rain poured down. We ran like crazy down the hill. I could actually see the place we were supposed to be at but there juz wasn't a way to get down there other than the crappy long trail. Sighz....I was kinda wishing some one would build a slide halfway and I could just slide down all the way without walking. But in the end, amidst all my grumbling, we managed to reach the end of our trail and the best part was, a yummy seafood dinner was waiting for us. So it wasn't that bad after all. Though, I'm not going to walk the trail again. Next time I'll just take the ferry straight to the seafood place and not stop on the opposite side of the island and having to trek all the way. Haha. I'm so devious.

Crowd enjoying the beach on a warm and sunny day...

Erm...factories beside the beach??? How come everyone seems to be enjoying themselves? Aren't these people afraid of pollution?

Oh My God!!! The trail is super steep!!! Help Me!!!! My legs are going to break!!!!

More steep and winding roads....

Wow, how did I manage to trek so high up?

 

Worth the climb to see this beautiful scenery...

Rain...  but I'm at the seafood restaurant already...so it's a HOORAY!!! Way to go girl!!

Yummy, yummy seafood....

Spicy Lala

Black Pepper Prawns

Fried Calamari

 

Nicknames: Senior, SSIC, Kind-hearted Senior, Princess Jin Jin, Barbie

Special abilities: Snapping at people when I have PMS….wuahahahaha….

Age:  27

Family:  What am I supposed to answer? Yes, I do have a family??? Weird, cacated survey

Pets:  None

Location:  Hong Kong

Musical taste:  Sentimental

Clothing style:  No particular style. I wear whatever is affordable, nice and looks good on me

Ethnicity:  Chinese

Occupation:  Boring Auditor

 

Color:  Purple…although everyone seems to think it is PINK…PINK IS NOT MY FAVOURITE COLOUR!!!!

Animal:  Husky

Time of day:  Nightime…cos it's time to sleep…zzzzzzzzz

Day of week:  Sat and Sun…rest days!!!!

Season:  Spring cos I'm a spring baby

Person:  Too many to name

Music:  Sentimental

School subject: English…cos that's the only subject that I don't have to study and still score an A. 

Website: http://sherrytee321.spaces.live.com/ [Hey…gotta support myself rite….tee hee]

Book: Books by Judith McNaught,  Julie Garwood, Sophie Kinsella to name a few

Sport: I HATE SPORTS

Holiday: Resting on the beach

Pastime: Sleeping

Alcoholic beverage:  Allergic to alcohol

Fruit: Sweet durians

Vegetable: I HATE VEGETABLES

Soda: Sprite

Tv Show: Charmed, CSI, NCIS, Grey's Anatomy

Location: My bedroom

Car: Toyota Vios

 

chocolate or vanilla: Vanilla

strawberry or grape: Grape (See…told you I love the colour purple…)

dogs or cats: Dogs

guinea pigs or ferrets: Guinea pigs

love or lust: Love

looks or personality: Both are important…unable to choose….kekekeke….

myspace or livejournal: Neither, I like Windows Live Spaces

cows or horses: Horses

milk or fruit juice: Fruit juice

old or young: Huh? What kinda question is this? As in I prefer to be old or young or I prefer older people or younger people. Stupid question. NOT ANSWERING!!

hot or cold: Cold

spring or fall: Spring

halloween or thanksgiving: Thanksgiving…can get to eat turkey…yummy….

cousins or siblings: Siblings

gold or silver: Gold…but not those yellow kind…so yucky as jewellery…silver don't work for me…it gets black once it touches my skin…hahahah….

cards or board games: Board games

alcoholic or non: NON….allergic to alcohol as mentioned above

math or science: Maths

english or history: English

art or literature: Art…but that doesn't mean I can draw k…

phone or instant messenger: Instant messenger

day or night: Night…sleep time

tall or short: Tall

big or small: No particular preference

cooking or baking: Baking

grass or sand: Grass

 

Do you like rap?  Nope

Do you like rock?  Sometimes

Do you like country?  Not really

Do you like metal?  No way

Do you like hardcore?  NO NO NO way

Do you like pop?  Yeah

Do you like emo?  What is an emo???

Do you like jazz?  Yeah

Do you like classical?  Once in awhile

Do you play any instruments?  Yeah, the organ

Do you like concerts?  Yeah…but never been to one before cos the tickets are always very expensive

Are you in a band or group?  Nope

Do you watch MTV/VH1/Fuse?  Nope…no TV at the moment

 

Do you watch alot of tv?  Yes....i'm a tv addict....

Whats your favorite show?  Too many to name…please refer above

Do you like soap operas?  Not really

Do you like reality shows?  Sometimes

Do you watch any cartoons?  Yes…love cartoons

Do you yell at the TV?  Nope

Do you watch the news?  Sometimes

Do you have cable or satellite?  Nope

Are there any commercials you like?  Nope

Do you watch adult swim?  Huh? What has this got to do with television???

Do you have your own television?  Going to get one soon….happy….

 

Do you smoke pot?  Nope

Have you tried ecstacy?  Nope

Have you done any other drugs?  Nope

Have you ever abused prescription medications?  Nope

Would you ever sell drugs?  Nope

Are you okay with your friends doing drugs?  Nope

What would you do if you got caught?  NA

Are you promiscuous?  Nope

Have you ever thought you were pregnant?  Nope

Have you ever been afraid you had an STD?  Nope

Have you ever stolen something?  Nope

Have you ever driven without a license?  Nope

Have you ever been drunk?  Nope

Have you ever done something else illegal?  Nope

Have you ever snuck out of your house?  Nope

Do you lie to your parents?  Sometimes

 

[Gosh….looks like I'm a GOOD GOOD GIRL...]

 

What is your view on abortion? No way

Should prostitution be legal? Nope

Do you believe in god? Yes

Do you support war? Depends

Is it okay to beat your kids? If they are in the wrong

What do you think should be the legal driving age? 18

Is education important to you? Yes

Do you think it is okay to have sex at a young age?  Nope

How do you feel about goverment? Not interested

 

Are your parents still together?  Yes

Do you have any siblings?  Yes

Do you talk to your cousins much?  Sometimes

Who else lives in your house? Just my parents

Do you have family get togethers? Yes

Is your family wealthy? Nope

Do you like your immediate family? Yes

Do you want children? Yes

Do you think family comes first?  Yes

 

Kill or be killed?  Be killed....thou shalt not murder....

die young or old? Old but not TOOO old

break someones heart or have your heart broken? Break someone's heart…hahaha…guys beware….

be poor or be hated? Be poor

be rich or be famous?  Be rich

live in the mountains or on the beach?  Beach

fail a grade or drop out? Fail a grade

get caught by your parents or by a person of authority?  By parents…at least I don't have to go to a lockup…

only have one movie for the rest of your life or only one cd? Only one CD

go to work or go to school? Repeated question

have to change schools or move houses? Move house

lose an arm or lose a leg? Arm

be deaf or be blind? Deaf

be hot or be cold? Be hot

go to the dentist or go to the doctor?  Doctor

lose something or get lost somewhere?  Lose something…getting lost is scary

share a bedroom or share a bathroom?  Bathroom

be by yourself or surrounded by other people?  By myself

get married or stay single?  Get married

never sleep or never eat?  Never eat

 

live?  Hong Kong

work?  Hong Kong

go to school?  Convent Bukit Nanas

go to hang out? Shopping complexes

want to live when you're older?  A peaceful countryside

want to visit?  Paris…the city of romance

never want to go? Dangerous places

go to be alone? My bedroom

spend most of your time? My bedroom

wish you were right now? On my bed sleeping

 

When do you...

go to bed?  12 midnight

get up in the morning?  7.30 am

get out of school? NA

get off work? Officially 5.30 pm but that never happens

eat dinner? 7 pm

take a shower?  In the morning and evening

hang out with your friends? Cafes, shopping complexes

use the computer? When I feel like it

 

cook?  Not really

bake?  Not really

drive a car? Yeap, though not a great driver

drive a boat?  Nope

do a handstand? Nope…wish I could though….

do a cartwheel? Nope…I remembered getting a D for physical education cos I couldn't do a cartwheel during my school days…I HATE THAT TEACHER….

eat a whole box or oreos? Sure…oreos are yummy

lie well? Sometimes

sing? Yeap…like I said…everyone can sing

dance? Not really

play guitar? Nope

make good grades? Yeap

save money? Yeap

skateboard? Nope

rub your belly and pat your head at the same time? Yeap…but what for??

touch your tongue to your nose? Nope

speak any other languages? Yeap, Malay and Hokkien

 

Do you have...

any pets?  Nope

any weird dreams?  Always

any big wishes?  To be rich

your own car?  Nope

your own bedroom?  Yes

your own computer?  Yes

alot of freedom?  Ok Ok ler

a two story house? Nope

a swimming pool? My new apartment does have one…

 

to have more of? $$$$$$$

to see less of? Irritating jerks

to tell you parents? That I love them

to tell your friends? That they are the best frens one can ever have and miss you guys lots...

to be able to forget? I forget things easily…blame it on my short term memory…so don't think I would want to forget anything…

I moved into my new apartment yesterday. So happy..... Such a beautiful place though it's still not completely furnished. Still waiting for some other furniture from IKEA which is due to arrive this Saturday. So excited. And I really really love our beautiful red sofa. It's like soooo comfy and makes the whole apartment feels so homey. Hehe....

 

And I also love my room. Although it's slightly small but think it's enough to put all my stuff. Funny thing bout design of rooms in HK is that they love to have window sills. I mean it's ok to have a big window sill in the living room but to have such a wide window sill in the room??? It takes like bout 1/6 of the room already. Should have just bot a mattress and put it on the window sill. Would have save some money on my bed frame.  But think that the window sill is good if you have nothing better to do and juz want to sit and daydream while observing other people in their rooms (kekeke....good for spying....will go buy a telescope if I happen to see any 'leng chai' in any of the apartments nearby) or walking downstairs.

 

I've not been blogging for such a long time until I really don't have anything to blog about. Sighz.....will post some pictures soon and let the pictures do the talking.

I had the opportunity to visit the Hong Kong Wetland Park today. The Hong Kong Wetland Park is located at Tin Shui Wai, New Territories. It was kinda far from Hong Kong Island but the visit there was worth it. Hong Kong Island is so congested with tall buildings...it's nice to be able to see so much greenery...and with an entry fee of only HKD30...it's a great place to relax and unwind and to breathe fresh air...

  

 

The first thing we saw was Pui Pui's home...Pui Pui is actually a cute little crocodile...apparently it was found in one of the residential areas in Hong Kong so it was caught and now make its home at the Hong Kong Wetland Park...it has its own little enclosure....it must be sooo much more comfy than wandering around Hong Kong and frightening the poor Hong Kong people. But it's really a pity that people first bought Pui Pui as a pet but just chuck it away when it got bigger and wasn't so cute anymore. Talk about being irresponsible.

 

Anyway, we started the trail after visiting Pui Pui's home. We waited a while for the guides so that we would know what we were looking at. It was the right decision to wait cos they were really good at explaining and at least it gave us an idea what we were looking at.

 

The tree above is some kinda fig tree...it's actually called a opposite-leave fig...the reason is cos the leaves actually grow in pairs.

 

This is a yam tree...there are actually two kinds of yam tree in the picture above. The one that we eat is actually on the right. You can see the leaves with the round water droplets. The reason the water droplets stick to the leave is cos they are a bit furry. The other one with the smooth surface is inedible and is actually poisonous.

 

 I've forgotten the name of this tree but those veins on the leaves are actually due to worms living in between the leaves and eating it.

 

Beautiful lotus flowers

 

This flower is really amazing...it's actually yellow in colour...but once a bee sucks its nectar...it will blush and turn a pretty pink...

 

After a tiring walk along the trail...and it's really really a big place....we had a look around the visitor information centre. It's really a good place for students cos there were a lot of interesting learning tools and information on wetlands and nature. Although I wasn't really paying attention anymore cos I was too tired.......hehe....

 

All in all it was a good trip and I was glad my colleague invited me to join her. Time for me to zone off soon....really tired...zzzzzzz.....