Happy New Year 2010 In Advance!

May your New Year 2010 be joyous!

Interesting Visitor

A few days before I started my leave, an interesting personality visited my office and it particularly liked my beige sofa.

Merry Christmas, Everyone!

Photo taken from flickr.com.

Sparkly Christmas Is Coming!

Winter Solstice Balls

The Winter Solstice Festival is one of the most important festivals celebrated by the Chinese community (including overseas Chinese). It is usually held on or around December 22 every year when sunshine is weakest and daylight shortest. Traditionally, the Winter Solstice Festival is also a time for the family to get together. One common activity for this festival is the eating of "Tangyuan balls" (湯圓) - balls of glutinuous rice, which symbolize Reunion. These glutinous rice TangYuan balls can be plain or stuffed with bean paste. They are usually served in a sweet soup.

Burberry Summer: Burberry

A scent that makes you have the inspiration to be creative ;)

Twinkly Christmas Is Coming!

I have scheduled to take family photo on the Christmas eve. Not to leave everything last minute, I've decided to have my manicure and pedicure done earlier - to prevent last minute rush. Don't you love the cute snowman on my right toe ;D

Pretty Tee

I love this pretty J Crew flora tee. Looks very chic!

The Unusual Male-Female Relationship Comedy

My brother recommended me to watch "All About Steve". I must say it's an unusual comedy; it focuses more on human relationship rather than just male-female relationship. The story is about Mary Horowitz (played by Sandra Bullock), an eccentric crossword puzzle constructor, convinced that her blind date the CCN cameraman Steve (played by Bradley Cooper) is her true love. She trailed him as he travelled all over the country, hoping to convince him that they belong together. Bradley Cooper should be a charismatic male lead, but he wasn't given very much role to play with. I am ok with that since I don't really like him.

Love this quote from the movie: "You missed the bus probably because you're not meant to take it."

A Message?

A moth flew into our living room, and stayed in there for more than 24 hours yesterday evening. My parents believe that moth carries the soul of our ancestors who come visit their descendants especially on birthdays or festive seasons. So, we didn't chase it away. The moth seemed to enjoy the atmosphere and stayed quietly at the corner without disturbing us. Pardon me for the occasional superstition, could it be carrying my grandma's soul? 

Happy Pancakeism Day!

My birthday cake this year was designed by my nephew Baby K and my brother. It's a lovely strawberry cheesecake with Thomas the Tank Engine as the centre piece. To add to my birthday joy, Baby K helped me to put the candle, and also assisted me in distributing the cakes!!!!!!!!

Looking Forward to X'mas!

I'm probably the world's worst x'mas tree accessorize person ;D Besides the usual "ding-dong" balls and snowmen, we have added the "make-belief" snow on the tree this year!

Beautiful Sunset

We took my nephew Baby K out for a stroll last week. On the way home, I saw this beautiful sunset in the background. I am glad that I had my camera with me that day. 

Hallyu (Korean Wave)

The most enjoyable part of eating Korean food is, you don't waste the leftovers. Throwing in the entree, leftover gravy to a fresh bowl of rice will give you a different tasty flavour. Bibimbap (stone pot mixed rice) and Sundubu-Jjigae (bean curd stew) are my two-MUST orders whenever I visit a Korean restaurant.

My Name Is Snowberry

Hello, my name is Snowberry. I was adopted by my Mommy Pancake Queen on 2nd August 2009. Basically, I travel with her everywhere since then. Our recent trip was to ChangChun in China, which is a town where the average winter temperature is -18 degrees celcius. I really enjoyed the trip and the snow - look at those snow behind me in this picture. 

For this trip, we almost couldn't catch the connecting flight because of the 5 hours flight delay at ChangChun (heavy snow). Basically, we were running and rushing without pause, and along the way there were road block, entrance area closed and skytrain temporary out of service. But still, with determination, we have managed to reach the specified Gate on time. Phewww ...

Feel Like An Ice Cream

Pictures taken at ChangChun (China) last week during my lunch break. Average temperature: -18 degrees celcius. 

My New Addiction

I noticed two days ago that Coca Cola Light has helped to soothe my mild sore throat. 

Isn't this collector item Coca Cola Light bottle cute?

Photos from flickr.com.

That Particular Sunlight

Up Close

Apart from herbal chicken soup, we don't exactly eat much ginseng at home. Thus, this is the first time that I have ever seen a complete Chinese ginseng, that is, not grated as you have seen in some gift boxes. 

Thinking of 2010 Makes Me Happy

Another 30 days before 2010!