this video is just toooo cute and you cant help but laugh when you see it:
Friday, November 30, 2012
Thursday, November 29, 2012
The Grinch
here it comes again - the holiday season - and i am dreading it. i guess this means i am an 'adult' (finally) as i find little joy in christmas any more and isnt christmas really meant for the kids anyway?? for me, christmas used to be about family and food and presents and lounging around and going to movies. now it seems it is primarily about making sacrifices and jumping through hoops.
hoop #1: i am staying in hong kong (which i am currently in a bit of a low with) as the haggis started a new job and he dooesnt have time to fly to the states/uk. this sacrifice isnt huge as i want to be with him for the holidays but i would like to be spending the time with him 'properly' doing fun things we both want to do which brings us to...
hoop #2: we are doing the same christmas as we did last year. yep, same restaurant, same people, same food, same, same, same. i made a couple suggestions to the organiser of other places but it seems they werent good enough...odd considering the place we go to is poop. anyway, i told the haggis i think i will wear the same dress and give the same gifts.
hoop #3: the accommodating-everyone-else-except-me has affected my diet the most, it seems as i was asked to make a reservation at the china club (yes, we did this last christmas) for us, another couple and the haggis' mum as THEY want to go. me, i dont particularly like chinese food nor the china club as i find it very old and stuffy, but that doesnt matter, right? anyway, this responsibility fell on me as you cant just make a booking at the china club like any old restaurant as it is members only. i asked one friend last year so decided not to ask here again and found someone new. she, a very nice colleague, in turn had to jump through hoops to make the booking for me as she gets entree to the club via her black amex. but then how do we pay? she had to ask amex to make concessions for me to pay with my own card. so a huge thanks to her for being so kind but will my party be appreciative...?
hoop #4: new years eve. so, the haggis' mother will be upon us after boxing day and through the new year. as it took her a while to decide if she wanted to come, we went ahead and made new year plans which meant when she finally decided to grace us with her presence in hong kong, another friend of mine had to beg the football club to add an extra chair at our table as our table was full up. she played the 'shes a widow for the first time' card and they said ok. again, does she know or care what i and my friends have had to do to accommodate her?
[potential] hoop #5: lodging. we have wonderful friends who have opened up their home to the haggis' mum for her stay in hong kong as our flat is tiny and cant take one more person, let alone her. now, i am unsure about this one as this posting will go to press because the haggis has had a very big week at work and i havent wanted to bother him with this but has he told her she wont be staying with us? am here waiting with baited breath...
i know i sound selfish and grinch-like but this past holiday and the one coming are primarily dictated now by the haggis' mother. if SHE wants to come to hong kong, what SHE wants to do, what SHE needs, where SHE wants to stay, where SHE wants to eat.
so, after all that whinging, what is my plan of action, you ask? i am of two minds. the first says - go with the flow but dont say 'yes' to things just because i feel like i should. and the other says "get the hell out of here!"
needless to say, my christmas wish is that it would all be over.
hoop #1: i am staying in hong kong (which i am currently in a bit of a low with) as the haggis started a new job and he dooesnt have time to fly to the states/uk. this sacrifice isnt huge as i want to be with him for the holidays but i would like to be spending the time with him 'properly' doing fun things we both want to do which brings us to...
hoop #2: we are doing the same christmas as we did last year. yep, same restaurant, same people, same food, same, same, same. i made a couple suggestions to the organiser of other places but it seems they werent good enough...odd considering the place we go to is poop. anyway, i told the haggis i think i will wear the same dress and give the same gifts.
hoop #3: the accommodating-everyone-else-except-me has affected my diet the most, it seems as i was asked to make a reservation at the china club (yes, we did this last christmas) for us, another couple and the haggis' mum as THEY want to go. me, i dont particularly like chinese food nor the china club as i find it very old and stuffy, but that doesnt matter, right? anyway, this responsibility fell on me as you cant just make a booking at the china club like any old restaurant as it is members only. i asked one friend last year so decided not to ask here again and found someone new. she, a very nice colleague, in turn had to jump through hoops to make the booking for me as she gets entree to the club via her black amex. but then how do we pay? she had to ask amex to make concessions for me to pay with my own card. so a huge thanks to her for being so kind but will my party be appreciative...?
hoop #4: new years eve. so, the haggis' mother will be upon us after boxing day and through the new year. as it took her a while to decide if she wanted to come, we went ahead and made new year plans which meant when she finally decided to grace us with her presence in hong kong, another friend of mine had to beg the football club to add an extra chair at our table as our table was full up. she played the 'shes a widow for the first time' card and they said ok. again, does she know or care what i and my friends have had to do to accommodate her?
[potential] hoop #5: lodging. we have wonderful friends who have opened up their home to the haggis' mum for her stay in hong kong as our flat is tiny and cant take one more person, let alone her. now, i am unsure about this one as this posting will go to press because the haggis has had a very big week at work and i havent wanted to bother him with this but has he told her she wont be staying with us? am here waiting with baited breath...
i know i sound selfish and grinch-like but this past holiday and the one coming are primarily dictated now by the haggis' mother. if SHE wants to come to hong kong, what SHE wants to do, what SHE needs, where SHE wants to stay, where SHE wants to eat.
so, after all that whinging, what is my plan of action, you ask? i am of two minds. the first says - go with the flow but dont say 'yes' to things just because i feel like i should. and the other says "get the hell out of here!"
needless to say, my christmas wish is that it would all be over.
Friday, November 16, 2012
The Doorway of Death
my wee haggis is very sweet and supportive so i left the flat this morning feeling perky. then i walked into the office, crossed the threshold of happiness into...needless to say, the weather is depressing in hong kong and i cant say my mood is much better. it is so interesting how your environment can so strongly influence your life. at this moment, feeling delicate, i have to admit that my environment is affecting me a lot as i dont have the strength to combat it.
so yes, i am ms. grumpy pants. and this morning, i am bothered by the fact that people RUN around the office. i mean, really? what is the point? and for a set of people who are so little, it confuses me how they are able to make so much damn noise. i am going to see if i can capture it on video or a sound note and share. its truly impressive.
but in the meantime, ive got this to tide you over:
so yes, i am ms. grumpy pants. and this morning, i am bothered by the fact that people RUN around the office. i mean, really? what is the point? and for a set of people who are so little, it confuses me how they are able to make so much damn noise. i am going to see if i can capture it on video or a sound note and share. its truly impressive.
but in the meantime, ive got this to tide you over:
Wednesday, November 14, 2012
Red Cross
ive been feeling a little down. not completely sure but i think its a combination of feeling a little like my family needs me, a little bit like "hong kong is miserable offering no depth to my life and a little like my job is unengaged at the moment as i work in a global role on uk hours all alone in hk.
however, i feel like this happens every once in a while with hk. it is a serious love-hate relationship and its not like living in manhattan, life was perfect, as it wasnt. to boot, i know i would move back tomorrow and have lots to whinge about but for now, i am feeling the superficiality of hong kong at its utmost. and no matter how i try to find new things, i feel like it offers very little.
when i used to feel this way in the city, i would volunteer lots, more than usual - like once a week versus once a month. it was the perfect antidote to get myself out of myself and do something for people less fortunate. i used to love the dance classes with the kids. they would be so happy running around some studio and would forget that they slept somewhere new last night for the 6th night in a row. they would smile in a mischievous way and you just couldnt help but smile back.
so, since volunteering in hong kong is typically limited to those that speak the language or the non-working tai-tai's, i decided to donate to the red cross for disaster relief from sandy. it isnt much but has made me feel a bit better to hopefully have helped someone.
however, i feel like this happens every once in a while with hk. it is a serious love-hate relationship and its not like living in manhattan, life was perfect, as it wasnt. to boot, i know i would move back tomorrow and have lots to whinge about but for now, i am feeling the superficiality of hong kong at its utmost. and no matter how i try to find new things, i feel like it offers very little.
when i used to feel this way in the city, i would volunteer lots, more than usual - like once a week versus once a month. it was the perfect antidote to get myself out of myself and do something for people less fortunate. i used to love the dance classes with the kids. they would be so happy running around some studio and would forget that they slept somewhere new last night for the 6th night in a row. they would smile in a mischievous way and you just couldnt help but smile back.
so, since volunteering in hong kong is typically limited to those that speak the language or the non-working tai-tai's, i decided to donate to the red cross for disaster relief from sandy. it isnt much but has made me feel a bit better to hopefully have helped someone.
Tuesday, November 13, 2012
Exciting Events
the weekend was a busy one! we went to an engagement party as apparently hell has frozen over. never did we think but one of our friends proposed. her first response was "are you sure?" which is just so fitting. anyway, when it happens, it will surely be a par-tay to remember.
then, i had 'around the island' outrigger race which is a 44k (approx. 4 hour) race around hong kong island. it was a beautiful day for it and then we had a nice bbq at the club after. there were lots of old dragon boat friends there as well so it was a great reunion.
not surprisingly enough, i went home, ate a pizza and went to be around 7:30!!!
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