Saturday, September 19, 2009

Best Dim Sum for me


hmmm I am thinking to blog about 'Dim Sum' , rather it is called 'Yam Cha' in Hong Kong. Hong Kong has the best Dim sum among all the countrie I have visited. I had tried a few Dim Sum in a few Chinese restaurants since I came. Today, I would like to blog about the best Dim sum I had so far. Few weeks ago, I was very glad to have a Very Important Visitor to visit Hong Kong and I wanted my guest to try best cuisine here during his trip.
Hehe this restaurant is Lei Garden in International Financial Centre at Central. Lei Garden is a famous Chinese restaurant in Hong Kong. It has a few branches in Hong Kong.
Hong Kong friend told me that the Wan Chai branch is cheaper in price and I should try the signature Mango and Pamelo dessert in Lei Garden, it is very famous Hong Kong dessert which originated from Lei Garden.
More information about this restaurant :
http://www.leigarden.hk/English/Culture.asp
http://www.fotop.net/euniceleo/euniceleo344
http://www.foodnut.com/250/lei-garden-restaurant-review-hong-kong/

Lotus Leave Rice - Best !!!!! So yummy !!! we couldn't finish so I packed it back , it is super delicious with lots of scallops, mushroom, prawns... !! Taste and smell so delicious , totemo oishii !!



Roast BBQ pork ( Char Siew ) and Roast Pork ( Siew Yuk)
The Roast Pork skin is very crispy !! I miss it so much !! I just read the Openrice ( HK Food recommendation website) This is one of the signature of this restaurant .

Friday, September 18, 2009

Hong Kong , here I am!

My Dear friends and my blog supporters :P... I think most of you know I am presently working in Hong Kong .... Sorry for not updating my blog for almost 6 months... I think my blog had been hibernating for too long time, it is time I wake it up !!!
I arrived on April 10th and started working April 12th, time flies and now is September. Somehow I had some fate with this place and finally I am here. Few years back ,an ex-colleague who is a Hong Kong citizen was transfering back to Hong Kong from Malaysia, he wanted to recommend me for a position in Hong Kong. but risk management in banking application was not my interest so it didn't happen.
Last year while I was working in Japan ,I came across a very attractive offer in Hong Kong but I was very happy in Japan with an interesting job and a very nice boss therefore I refused to move or change...hehehe....
5 months here, too much to tell till I am not sure which topic to kick start.. hehe..I didn't blog earlier because I was too busy to adapt myself to my work and to my life here....For work is because I was switching back to more hands-on work now, in Japan was more of coordinating, managing and human skills. Presently, I am recalling all my technical knowledge. New job, new office, new boss, new life ,new people, new accomodation, new culture.... etc.. too many new things....... At last, I would say kind of adapted to my working life... and keep learning and adapting to the surrounding...In this process, I have to thank my mum, good friends of you, very nice and kind supportive friends of mine in Hong Kong.
hehe ok.. let me think which topic to begin blogging about Hong Kong .. may be food ? Food exploration is still my mission here !

Wednesday, March 25, 2009

Body Vive


Last Saturday, I tried a new exercise called 'Body Vive' in the gym. It was launched for some times but I never participated till last Saturday. Body Vive Release 10 was released last Saturday. My combat class was then cancelled to be replaced by the new lauch of Body Vive. One of my friend in the gym asked me to try the new class.......... I thought I wanted to do Cardio originally... on a second thought.....why not try something new ???????? Life might be more happy and interesting when new things enter your life ? May be ??? Therefore, I went !


To be honest, I didn't find myself liking the exercise, I think it was too low impact for me. I could hardly sweat. However, it is indeed an interesting class may be for aerobic lovers. The exercise requires you to use ball, a string( not sure what is it called). It has a little dancing steps involved also. Overall , it is a good exercise . I dind't like it because I like more high impact exercise. Anyway, I have tried so I knew how it was like ! Must try new things in life , try already , don't like just don't repeat !!! Must eat new things also, eat already don't like just don't eat again !
For some of you who wish to know about Body Vive :
先週土曜日Gym で新しいBody Viveをしました。BodyViveあまり好きじゃありません

私の趣味My Hobbies

今日のTopicは私の趣味です。
今日日本語でHobbyをならいました
私は趣味がたくさんあります。音樂をきくことです。次にGym でBody CombatとRPMすることですそれからKaraokeで歌うことです。おいしい食べ物を食べることですと買い物すること、旅行をすること、映画を見ることやBloggingも趣味です 。
私はとても欲ばりです!

2008年の新しい趣味はBlogging です、三か月からかきはじめました。もう一年しています。
2009年の新しい趣味はRPM です。RPMはGymでGroup Cycylingするです。RPM はとても おもしろいです。そしてにきやかですが疲れます.

毎年外国へ旅行をします。時々外国で仕事をします。寒い国がとてもすきです。
下記の国へいくたことが:
1)日本のOsaka,Kyoto,Kobe, Nara, Tokyo
2)AustraliaのMelbourne,Sydney,Brisbane、GoldCoast
3)中国のShanghai, Beijing,Tianjin, Hangzhou, Wuxi、Suzhou
4)ThailandのPhuket,Krabi,Hatyai
5)TaiwanのTaipei
6)AmericaのTexas
7)IndonesiaのMedan
8)UKのLondon
9)FranceのParis
10)Singapore
11)Brunei
12)Hong Kong
13)Korea
日本がいちばん好きな国ですから日本語をならいでいます。日本語をならうことも新しい趣味の一つになりました。


おいしい食べ物を食べます。英語で  Eat delicious food !
いるいるな国の料理が好きです。
私はりょ理があまり上手じゃありませんが簡単な料理はだいじょうぶです。
私は中国料理や日本料理やWesternりょ理などが好きです。
India料理はからいですからあまり好きじゃありません。

Body combat が 得意です、2006から3年間しています。Combatの友達 たくさんです。Combatの先生は私の友達です。

音楽、ジャズとクラシック、広東語の歌、中国語の歌、英語の歌、全部聞きます。毎週、私と友達いしょにジャズBarでうたをききにいきます。先週から、ジャズのBarに新しい歌手が来ました。うたはKaraokeで友達と歌いますとても楽しい。

週末 いつも買い物します。かばんと靴を集めます。日本のかばんが好きですからBurberry BlueLabelのかばん とSamantha ThavasaのかばとPinky & Dianneのかばんを買いました。

私の生活はにきやかでと楽しいです !

Time to do translation !! Why I always start with Japanese ( perhaps my broken Japanese :P) then followed by English ? I wanted to practise my Japanese so I would like to write in Japanese based on what I have learnt so far, I thought writing will help in my learning of Japanese. However, I only have limited grammar and vocabulary, therefore I could only start with those usage I have learnt then only do English translation. :P If the other way round, I couldn't cope with it ! :P

Here I go ...........

Today topic is My Hobbies ( sound like a primary school student 's essay ? kekeke but my hobbies are definately not kid hobbies ok !)

Today I learnt the new vacab of hobby in Japanese '趣味'pronouced as 'Shu Mi'.
I have many hobbies including listening to music, doing Body Combat and RPM(Group cycling) in the gym, singing in Karaoke,eating delicious food, shopping, travelling, watching movie, blogging. I love all these activities !

In 2008, blogging was my new hobby, from March last year till now, coming to 1year soon. RPM ( Group cycling in the gym ) is new hobby of this year. RPM is very interesting and lively but very tiring . ( it actually burn lots of calories and also requires good stamina).

Every year, I will travel. Sometimes is for work purpose. I love cold countries ( 4 season country is so much more interesting ! )

List of countires I have been before ( personal trip and business purpose). I thought I maintain this list so that I will keep adding new countries to this list.
1)Japan :Osaka,Kyoto,Kobe, Nara, Tokyo
2)Australia:Melbourne,Sydney,Brisbane、GoldCoast
3)China:Shanghai, Beijing,Tianjin, Hangzhou, Wuxi、Suzhou
4)Thailand:Phuket,Krabi,Hatyai
5)Taiwan:Taipei
6)America:Texas
7)Indonesia:Medan
8)UK:London
9)France:Paris
10)Singapore
11)Brunei
12)Hong Kong
13)Korea

Japan is top of the list, my number 1 favourite country therefore I am learning Japanese ! :) Learning Japanese is a new hobby too .

Eating delicious food is another hobby. I like many different types of cuisines/ meals. I am not good in cooking myself ( haha only good in eating !! ) simple cooking perhaps ok... ( simple as in ? ... haha a guy asked me before simple as in ? I told him making sandwich consider simple cooking ? hahahaha... i think he was scared away by my asnwer ! kekeke.. in fact I could do more than sandwich, I did some cooking while I studied in Australia, I believe is whether I wish to do or not if I have time, I can do ! )---> all the comments in () are not written in Japanese hehe too complex to write till I learn furhter !

I like Chinese, Japanese , Western meals. I cannot take spicy food therefore I don't like Indian cuisines. ( I also eat Vietnamese food , sometimes Thai food ( selectively for not too spicy type) .

I am quite skillful in Body combat ( haha use the word skillful coz I learn this new vocab in Japanese). I started in 2006 till now is more than 3 years. I have many body combat friends and some trainers are my friends too.

I like music, Jazz , classical, Cantonese songs, Mandarin songs, English songs. Every week, I will go to a Jazz bar with my friend to listen to live Jazz singing. Since last week, there is a new Jazz singer singing in the Jazz bar. Sometimes go Karaoke with friends is very enjoyable.

Weekend, will go for shopping ( cutting down shopping a lot more at this current economy situation). I like Japanese brands handbags therefore I bought Burberry Blue Label, Samantha Thavasa and Pinky and Dianne in Japan.

My full if full of fun , lively and enjoyable !

Friday, March 20, 2009

Which Japanese name suits me ?どれ日本の名前がいいですか


Yesterday while I was having dinner, I suddenly thought of having a Japanese name.日本の名前がほしいです hehehe

My Japanese teacher will assign or give Japanese class student a Japanese name which will be used in the class. For example, if your Chinese character can be translated to Japanese then it is easier. If not , she will take longer time to think of one for you. I am not sure if teacher will give me one or may be because I stay in Japan for some times before, so I might prefer to choose one myself.


First in the list I thought of is Yuki. 雪 (snow)

Few Reasons :
1)I like to see yuki 雪!! When i first saw snowing in osaka although tiny snow, I was so happy !
2)I like cold weather !!
3)I was born in January (winter snowing times )
4)Yuki also sounds like Yuuki ( 勇気)which means courage, courages, something I have ? or had ? or something I always need to have.
5)Yuki sounds modern ! hehehe
6)Yuki has another kanji character of 幸 which has the meaning of happiness, good fortunehttp://www.20000-names.com/female_japanese_names_02.htm

Mum and my other friend suggested Kawaii ( pretty/cute) . There was a lady named Kawaii in the Hong Kong series we are watching so idea came from there. haha but I dare not use this name, difficult to carry this name... especially as times goes by kekeke

I tried to do a research online and found this website :
It is a good website which gives me ideas of what is the meaning of my Japanese friends' name.
I realised Mei is a Japanese name ?http://www.behindthename.com/name/mei-2
hmmm...

Many ideas in my mind .. hehehe since I like Doraemonどらえもん cartoon... should I use a gal character in the cartoon ? Shizuka 静香 meaning is quiet.hahahah...
For Japanese's lady name, I like one of my friend's name the most is Kumiko 久美子.. but I don't want to have the same name ....hehhehe..
While shopping with mum, saw a accessories shop by the name of Yumiko. So mum suggested to have the name of Yumi. I checked YUMI (由美): Japanese short form of names beginning with Yumi-, meaning "cause-beauty." hmmm... Yumi or Yuki ? hehehe...

It is just for the fun of having one Jap name may be used in Japanese class or...., I will keep considering and thinking..
Feel free to share your ideas with me too !!