2011

It's over half way through January and i haven't really do a proper 2011 post.
I've been back to HK for about 5 weeks and the first 3 was occupied by Deena the Pretty Green while she stopped by as part of her TW - US - HK trip. we had a great time wandering HK and for me, it's quite fresh to reexplore HK with a total stranger.
So as usual, im gonna let the picture do the talking~
it's funny how we lived together but she managed to update her blog on a 2-3 day basis, if not daily...therefore most pics are either stolen off her blog or herself...


after we both crashed on the first night, we started off our first outing at TST


visiting 星光大道 and eating 糖荵餅


next day started off with a satisfying sushi lunch at 板長




we also met Michael Lau


this turtle Jello made Deena tick "Turtle" off her "Animal I must eat before i fly away" list
 

she also met Pac, my non related brother, guitar provider, occasion *stuff* provider and future Producer

and with a guitar in our hand, we were able to focus on what this whole trip was all about - "Music"


but then it's X'mas eve so we went out for a lil celebration, there's my lovely sister while they were having fun in G.O.D


identical Bun


it's much more natural for us to take silly photos....


see how akward? yeah?


by this time it's past 12 and right into X'mas, there's Daniel


crazy girls~






ended up with Pac Djing


few days later was Carson, 3# and Gus


and shisha


next day she found her internet crush - Martin, but quickly changed her mind after playing with it, not up to her standard i guess


to our surprise we got XO, such a long story~so if you're interested CLICK


awesome Katsu for lunch before we head to 上環 for some secret mission


new shoes


it was then off to the peak

too much to go on, i'll break it in two part...

My Flooded Town

It's no news that Brisbane, the city that I grew up in is now half covered in water. But right now i am safe and dry in Hong Kong while most of of my friends and love ones are suffering from empty supermarkets, isolated streets, some lost their house and most prized possession and hopefully, no more deaths and missing will be discovered.


flooded stadium, turning it into a swimming pool?


one of the busiest street of Brisbane...?


but this is when we all gather up and form a big circle, helping each other out, what a great bloke!


this is where my favourite bike shop is located, i think i need to start canoeing instead of biking


it is very important to keep a smile on your face during the bad times

http://www.allvoices.com/contributed-news/7875205-a-13-year-boy-sacrifice-his-life-to-save-his-brother-brisbane-floods

however, for the Rice family, there won't be any smile on their faces. 13 year old Jordan Rice, who sacrificed his life to ensure his little brother Blake (10 yrs old) to be saved first, is not the only victim of this heartbreaking tragedy. And as the article says, no one will wear a black armband for him, but he is a true hero, a champion of all champions, and a man above all man.

 R.I.P  Young Jordan Rice

ps: as with any other natural disasters, there goes charity, funds and donations. I never imagined my home town to go through such disaster, but please, any help is much appreciated. 

Donations - Food Relief Appeal

Gira Pudding

i realise i have been extremely lazy with blogging...ar well.

I WANT THIS NOW!!!

Heavy Rotation

haven't done a youtube/music post for a while, just wanna share some of my heavy rotation on youtube lately:

1. End of the World by YoYo Shum @Charathay


it's the first song ever that have made me cry

2. Derezzed by Daft Punk for Tron: Legacy


I. Cannot. Wait. to. See. TRON!

3. Excuse and Virgin by The Morning Benders


i think it would be one of the most beautiful thing to have all me and my band's best friends to record a song together, regardless how it'd turn out. actually just to have them sing together would be amazing



the room look so hot...

Miss GinOy

ever since a kid, i have never been mad about any celebrities, singer or "stars". but of course as a man, there'd be a few woman that i consider as goddess and therefore take more notice (although no one thinks devon aoki is pretty...i still think she has something that no other celeb or model can compare).

but a while ago, i discovered someone call 歐陽靖 GinOy, and instantly i was madly addicted to her. at first i was curious about her actual identity/occupation, as her description floating on the internet says (rough translation):

daughter of an ex-Taiwan actress and high rank gangster (who is also a renown member of the RSPCA...), IQ estimate of 168 but she hasn't finished highschool, a model/actress although she was considered as obese until age 16, nominated for "best styling" of a movie that she styled even it's her first attempt when she was 20, won first prize at an international LOMO competition, loves to shoot film, a bass player, would be considered as an OTAKU in normal people's perspective, ranked top 20 in Taiwan for most Playstation 3 games finished with 100% completion (quite possibly no.1 female), covered in tattoo, released an Existentialism/ sci-fi novel without reading much novel in the past and finally she love beer.

after reading this interesting background, i bought a copy of her novel and read it. i wouldn't say it's the best sci-fi novel i've read, but it does have a very interesting concept that keeps your eyes focus on the book. And after going through every single post on her blog and pretty much every single bits of information that i can find about her on the internet, i can confirm that, for the first time in my life, i am hooked on to a celebrity.



oh did i mention that she has the type of face that i consider as really hot?

her blog is: http://ginoy.blog.shinobi.jp/

ps: seems like apart from Devon Aoki...all of my female crush (Sue Qi and Vivian Hsu) are Taiwanese....

Sydney

2 weekends ago i went down to sydney with a large group of people for a break from brisbane and Eason's concert. it was fun to travel in a large group all the time, but also very, very tiring...
and the weather was not ideal for travelling (the past 4 trips i've made all ended up having atleast a day of heavy rain...is it me?)

anyway, not much to say, but some photos of the trip!

started off the trip as beatles


ended up having a personalitey change at night 


saw this lovely backyard/garden at ksubi store, took a sneaky shot and got told by the staff "no shooting"


but i did spot a magpie


and some lovely flowers


for the first time in my life felt peer pressure as i sat on the bar bar chair on william st, behind me is mr.italian (forgot his name, been working at the same shop for over 50 yrs)

it's like putting myself in a 60's flick


stepped out into the 70's


how i felt most of the trip


 literally stuffed ourselves at 炭之家


 had a fight/kung fu show in front of maccas after kareoke with mr.lowie


wrapped out trip at the Opera house


lastly must thank the new friends made at Sydney: Dave, Gus and Polly, hope to see you guys soon!

Cookie

i baked some cookie a few days ago for the first time ever.



reason? i'm tired from many hours of PS3 and my sis wants some homemade cookie, i always claim that i can make better cookie than her, even though i've never baked before.



how did they turn out?



If i am a cookie baked by me, i'd be proud to be such a....err... "cookie like" cookie. it's everything a cookie can ask for.

but it's WAAAAY too sweet, even for a sugar fiend like myself, ar well, it was nice afterall.