02.24.08
Gift from Mira
Very nice backpack.
Love bagpack because very youthful&useful.
02.23.08
1.Today I received a spicy duck that my brother’s girlfriend brought from her hometown Sichuan. Lots of stew beef that my dad made, and lots of chestnuts that suppose to help me grow hair(on my head). Almost every day you can find hair in Tantan’s poo. Imagine how much hair lying on the floor that I can not see.
2.Yesterday made a Chinese “dudou” using the half a meter left-over silk fabric. No, attempted to make one, but failed. reason–outside cut in bias, lining cut in straight grainline.(didn’t estimate the fabric right), in 2 years of school I never know how much of a difference it makes when you do a bias cut.(I only sort of knew that it stretches better and flows better and fits better, but neva, neva would i think it makes such a huge difference! My lecturer should not read this otherwise she will either open the window, ask you to jump, or she kills herself.) Now I know…
But the fabric is just beautiful.
3. Just stayed 1 night in Sz and came back having a sore throat like everybody else. Sore throat and coughing takes a long time to heal. So tired. From Jan to now I keep having minor annoying health problems.
Xiao Tan says Hi.
02.22.08
The passport that sees me age
Got my new HK passport today. This one lasts till 2013. Woo, by then I will be 33 yo.
Last one was done in 2002, expired. Every time it expired I got 5 years older!!!!
02.15.08
Valentine’s
On the evening of Valentine’s day 2006(or 2005??), we stepped in an Italian restaurant called Mamamia. Nice cozy restaurant, beautiful deco, very warm ambience, soft music+soft whispering of lovers all around,romantic lighting and quite ok+quite expensive set menu. We spent just an hour to devour our food in almost silence while waiting for the next course. My conclusion of the night: Chinese spinach is different from Western spinach!
As we left, I was telling Gordo:”We are too married for this, let’s have dinner either before or after Valentine’s Day next time.” —This way we will enjoy the same food without having to pay 2 times of the price.
Valentine’s 2007, after eating tons of chocolate in school I went straight home. Gordo bought a bunch of flowers and made a homecook meal. We opened a bottle of wine and we watched TV and slept.
Feb 13th 2008, walking out of Wastons I told Gordo:”Tomorrow is Valentine’s.”
Gordo:”Really?”
Me:”Ya. I wonder if we should do something.”
Gordo:”I know its some day in Feb, but I did not know it is tomorrow.”
Me:”Well, it is tomorrow.” Thinking to myself:”He is getting older and more confused….” 
So in the night when I stepped out of the shower and was ready to go to bed. I turned the bedsheet and there, lying on top of my pillow, was a jewel box. I was totally caught in surprise!
It was a very exquisite diamond bracelet….Geez… glowing, shinning…
Of course after examining the beauty of the craftsmanship and trying it on, it came the uglyness of price inquiry, after which I felt like I had been stabbed a thousand times in the heart and left bleeding dry. Damn. I mean, thank you…but…damn it.
“I would’ve never spent this much for a chain in a thousand years.”I said.
Gordo:”That’s why I had to buy it without you being around.”
I don’t know if I should kiss him, or should beat him up…
And Gordo’s theory–Dinner will be turned into shit tomorrow. A trip together will end. Flower will wither. Diamond will be remmebered. —All right…since it’s done, I should keep it carefully then.
It will certainly be remembered, but it’s against the rule. Like most Chinese wives, I like to be more frugal.
02.11.08
My sexy little black skirt
I was very excited when I discovered that I had a piece of left-over black lace, which is about 1.2 meter. So last night I finally decided to get down and make a skirt out of it.( too bored…)
It will be something like this…
It’s all black and details are not easy to be seen: Stitched on both PL so the whole skirt looked rouched.Shorter on the right, ruffles at bottom, and small ruffles stitched between the upper skirt and the bottom ruffles.
And no, it does not “accodion up”.
Very happy with it, except for the poor stitching work. Exactly my kind of vulgarity.
Here I was trying to look cool, and look who’s trying even harder to uncool it all up for me…
First dress I made that I actually believe it would sell(because I would buy..) cheers.
02.08.08
Sad
Sad. New cycle of depression? Hope not.
Mom and dad are great parents. Really good to me…
My expensive hat
After Mary bought her hat, I had to have one too.(Girls should not shop together. The dent each makes in their wallet will be bigger if shop together.)
But i do not regret. I like it , although Gordo said its something that a junkie who smokes at a corner of a street would wear.
02.07.08
CNY2008
My mom and Wang Xiao Tan
THE couple
Mom&Daught in same pose…
What is this Chinese family cooking…?
Sport of stuffing and breath-holding…
Brother&gf, sweet….
Super duper funny Wang Xiao Tan& me
Looking “who is trying to do what”…
mm…
Lazy me. No writing. Hope next year when I look back I’ll know what happened by these pics…
02.02.08
Nothing new today except it was even colder. Took a while for the heaters to catch up. (By the way I heard the heaters in the super were all sold out, we were quick to have bought another one before stock runs short).
Oh my headache comes back. It is caused by the dislocation of bones in my neck. 1.5 months ago the doctor decided that I should wear a corrector, but I did not. One thing, for there was nothing of my size in the hospital and we couldn’t find anywhere that sells. Another being that I am so afraid of the trouble and was hoping it would heal somehow, magically. But, no:(
So the agony continues, especially with this cold. Now it affects the nerves in my head.
What should I do, what should I do, what should I do?… Going back to the doctor means being pissed all over.(Not the first time I frowned at his prescription and every time he looked at me, he was looking at me like I am ridiculous). Not going back??? Should I get someone professional to massage me?…..But it’s so cold I am not going out….
Other than that….went over Red hot chilly peppers, R.E.M, Eagles and Santanas concert dvd, good! Curry for lunch, cake N cognac for mid-afternoon, nothing for dinner. took my pills loyally. Entertained the black demonio.
Vein on my hand still hurt. Stupid doctor, typical, made me spend all this money and felt sick for 2 days afterwards. I knew there was no problem.
Oh yeah, talked to Nancy in the afternoon. Complained about stock market and regretted having moved back from Sao Paolo. (”told you so..”). But we did reach some very nice agreement. Looking forward to it.
yawn. please let there be less pain tomorrow….