Helloooo~~~ Harry!

"Am I sleeping with Harry tonight?" I asked wickedly ;)
"Yes" was the answer.

So, here I am, having Harry in my arms and am looking forwards to an amazing night! Though, I think I should ban him from my bedroom, because I could see myself with a very little sleep from now on.

My Bunny in Shiny Armour

He told her off and asked her to leave me alone. I know that he wants to be my knight in shiny armour and protected me but the truth is I don't need him to shield me from gossip. I INVENTED it! Remember?!

The Power of Red

I have been suffering from neck pain for months, so I thought I'll go and buy a new pillow!

Surrounding by so many different types and prices pillows, I was lost. After looking around for a while, I made up my mind to choose this one - simply because it was in a RED package! Yeah, why not! When you have no idea which one to choose, any indication is better than nothing! Oh! Then I found out that the red one was also having a 30% off sale and it ended up to be the best value pillow!!! See, follow the power of red is right!!

I also needed some strong muscle men to help me move my dead best friend - TV, so I sent out the request. In a minute, I had 100% successful responses and they were all keen on help me! Thank you guys!! Now I just need to cook a pot of chicken curry to feed this army!

"Buddy, do you want my TV? I can swap mine (29") with yours (21") " said my buddy with his usual innocent smile. "Or, you can take mine and I'll go and buy a smaller one for myself!"

- What a cute buddy I have! :D

The End

He was running late, so I went wondering around the market and bought some wool socks for my cold feet. How come I have never thought about this idea before! It feels so good and warm!!!! :)

Tonight, we went to see Perfume: The Story of A Murder first. It's actually quite a main-stream film, I found. It's a thrilling story about this guy killing women to make the best/powerful perfume in the world. My heart went with him totally and didn't mind the killing at all. The music was really appealing too.

We then had few hours to kill before our next film, so we went to have some dinner. He tried to tell me how wrong it is to go to Denny's when his friend organising a night out. It was quite hard for me to understand his point as food is food and as long as I am not cooking it, I enjoy any food generally speaking. However, when he started using "Shoes" as an analogy, it made much more sense strangely!

Anyway, the LAST of my eight film festival movies is a Korean film - No mercy for the Rude. (Any loyal reader wants to take my challenge to list them all? ;)) It's in a quite bloody and cute kind of way. I think I have to watch more of this direction's films to understand his style more. After the film it was almost midnight and I was really tired, but I decided we should go to Denny's so I can experience what he meant as I had never been to Denny's. Well, I still think the place is okay, but now I sort of can relate to his feeling. It's like when you are looking for a pair of shoes, sometimes, the style, the price, the colour, the size and the comfort aren't all that perfect for you. When that happens, it's really annoying! Apparently, it's like that for him. When he is looking for a nice night out with friends, going to Danny's is just too disappointing.

By the time, I drop him back to his car, it was really late and I was absolutely too exhausted to go anywhere but home (Universe has a mystery way loving me!). Then his surprising sniffing my neck gave me a stun as we hugged goodnight to each other.

"What's that for?" I said with a puzzled expression on my face. "You know," smiled he with a child-like grin, "like the movie Perfume :p"

"No...we aren't going to get you alcohol tonight! Not after what I heard about what happened to you last time!"
"Oh..nononon. We better get you out of here. You were right! You does have some gambling problem!"

- I DO NOT have a drinking or gambling problem. Really!

Once

He introduced me to the soundtrack first and the songs have been growing on me. Thus, when we found out that the movie itself is part of the film festival, we bought the tickets straight away without hesitation. The film was really low budget, the storyline was average, but now the movie gave the music a different dimension to me and I love them even more. I am going to learn to play some of my favorite songs from the movie, such as Falling Slowly, The Hill et. I really love Marketa Irglova's voice.

To my surprise, she talked in Czech in this film and it was great to laugh before the translation came!!!! They must use an easier dialog in this film than I Serve the King of England which I found very difficult to understand.

Falling slowly, eyes that know me
And I can't go back
Moods that take me and erase me
And I'm painted black
You have suffered enough
And warred with yourself
It's time that you won

- Glen Hansard, Falling Slowly

Being Famous

This is what I am up to with my 14 kids. And yes, they kindly didn't put my age there. It's 17 if anyone is wondering :p

As you can see, my colleague had a bad hair day, so his job was talking to the reporter and mine is to look pretty in the photo. What do you think? Do you think I did a good job :p

Our section has been in the press quite a bit this year. First the Herold, Asianz, IPENZ newsletter, and then the local newspaper. This celebrity ripple continues when my TV reporter friend called me up and asked whether or not she can do a story on me ... :$

He gave me a call from Germany and we chatted for like an hour or so to confirm our reunite. I am getting really excited about my holiday now. I have booked 7 segments so far. I am still working on my aim - 10 flights with a budget of NZ$3000.

He said I better start working on my fitness for my holiday - Drinking that is :$

Happy Working Day

It's a happy working day today because my boss approved my 7 weeks holiday!!! Now, I can add Macua and Melbourne into my trip!!

10 flights, 8 countries, 7 weeks and many friends :$

They are also sending me to the other consultancy for two months starting next Monday :D It's great as things with Mr. Bunny is getting awkward.

"No Harry to sleep with tonight :( "

Slovak and Taiwanese Films

I went to see two brilliant films today!!

She and I were still astonished that this Czech/Slovak film (I Serve the King of England) made it to the Civic theater while we were sitting down. We couldn't believe it was even a sold out!! :o I mean... who watched Slovak film?! However, It was very well done, well acted and very witty. I couldn't help but clap a bit during the film because it was so brilliant and beautiful. There was no plain bits and it made everyone laugh. The audience gave a big clap when it finished.

Right after the film, I went to see Tsai Ming-liang's film - I Don't Want to Sleep Alone. I am quite used to his style by now, which normally means, no dialog and no background music. I could understand that it could be hard for the general audience to enjoy it, but I got really irritated when this girl sitting next to me kept flipping her cellphone and txting. In the end, I got angry and told her off! :@ There were also two couples sitting around me kept talking... Jesus! I mean I can understand it's not everyone's cup of tea, but if you don't enjoy it, just get out rather than annoying others like me from enjoying it!!

Apart from the annoying immature audience, this film again blew my mind as this director has always been. I didn't get the essence of the film until the credit came up, and then I went WOW!! :o It made so much sense after I saw the credit. This film is so brilliant and so deep!! The more I think about it now, the more "wow" I go!

Priceless

When they moved out last year, I bought me a bean bag - $99
When she moved out this year, I bought a dehumidifier - $279
Being alone and having my own space - PRICELESS :D

P.S. Except the price of freedom is getting expansive... :p

Busy Bee

• A film festival movie (Climates);
• A play (The Crucible); and
• Two Birthday parties.

It has been a full-on day, but very enjoyable :D

However, The reality kicked in when he started talking about his future plan at the last party. Maybe I was just tired, but I got a bit sad as it has been a pleasure to have him walking beside me - making me laugh, making me comfortable, and making me feel wanted. I am now not as vulnerable as I was and maybe it is time I learn not to rely on him so much.

The Death of the President

This pure fictional documentary was really well done. I almost started believing what I was watching. The acting and editing were amazing. However, I didn't enjoy that much because it was so real that it felt like watching a 2 hour news and I lost interest after one hour.

After the little cocktail incident last time, I made sure I didn't have any alcohol this time. But I learned that a full stomach also put me into sleep... :p

Goodbye

I wish I could say goodbye with the brightest smile, because that's how I want you to remember me. But, the truth is - I still love you too much that I just couldn't pull it off without a tear.

"Would saying goodbye make him any more or less gone?"
"I will teach you the arms of a friends that you can turn to whenever you have need."

Breakfast

It's not quite the breakfast in bed, but I am quite happy with the breakfast at office, especially after a tossing and turning night like last night.

Did you hear that? No?
Did you see that? No?

I KNOW!!!! There is no one!!!!

It's once again MY place and MY bean bag! :D

Yay! :$

After the Wedding

This movie was very moving and touching. However, it's not going to be the only thing I will remember for the rest of my life.

I passed out!! :o

Yes, I passed out when I was watching the film! :x A crazy night out, empty stomach and a cocktail (yum though! Lychee liqueur, Stolichnaya Vodka with crushed ice & cranberry juice) just didn't go too well with me.

To be honest, I was a bit frightened and thinking of calling for help when I started feeling "floating" and "empty" like a dementor was sucking all my happiness out, but it was too late. The alcohol/tiredness kicked in before I could react. I felt I was having a seizure or something, because I couldn't control my eyes and my head. The gravity just took its cause. I went - Dooh! and was knocked out completely at once.

It was pretty embarrassed though afterward to tell him what happened in order to find out how much I missed out the film. Fortunately, I only lost my conscious for about 30 seconds and didn't miss that much of the film :p

"Expansive?" I asked
"Nah. It's reasonable."
"Hang on! How much is the main?"
"About $30." He said

" :x :x :x No wonder they call you 鑽石王老五 (Mr. Single with diamond) I am glad that I asked! Stop! My choice then." We turned around and went to where I can afford it.

The Ball 2007

I was so prepared for this year's ball. I had my dress, partner, stylist and driver (they no longer trust me after last year's incident :x ) booked a month ahead! :D

The food was so-so and the band/music was bad, but the dancing floor was hot! I have never had so much fun on the dancing floor. I danced like one of those girls whom I always admire and wish I could be, who seems so confident of her body movement, who does not care what other people think of her, and who just loosely flirts with others to have a bit of fun :$

I taught some of them some Cerec moves and I even thought him to do a drop without hurting myself! He promised me that he will learn more by next year. He better! After all, I am not going to be his 2nd wife forever! ;)

Walk Out!

We sat down at 7:30pm and we didn't get our tapas until 9pm. Then there was still no sign of our mains at 10pm! That's it! Hunger made me grumpy! By that time, I've lost my appetite already. I was too tired to be polite and walked out the restaurant straight away :@

"So-and-so, call Pizza Hut and Order 6 piazzas! The rest of you, my place. Now!" I gave orders soon we left the place!

In an hour, I fed 14 people in my place! :o Gee! The power of hunger is amazing! Oh! And I kicked everyone out by midnight because it's the ball tomorrow ;)

Make sense? Totally!

I am surprised that how much it makes sense to my friends when I first said,
"When I cut him out of my life, I suddenly don't need as much support."

I thought I needed certain amount of support/love in general to help me go through this difficult time of my life and I thought by letting him go, I would be devastated and would need to fill that huge hole in my life. However, in fact, the support/love I need is NOT confined. I now feel so free, so empowered that I don't need much in my life; therefore, I am once again happy about who I am.

And there are friends who are constantly there checking on me and I feel my love tank is easily overflowed these days. Thank you, guys!

Harry Potter 5

I'm in Happy Harry Land!!!!!! Yay!!! :D "Harry! Harry! Harry!"

I can't wait for the last book to come out!!!

I was surprised how my perspective towards some friends changed dramatically based on this new piece of information I received tonight at the gallery.

Now, I am aware this shift of my perception; I am just working on shifting it back.

見山是山，見水是水
見山不是山，見水不是水
見山還是山，見水還是水

mountains are mountains and water is water
mountains are not mountains and waters is not water
mountains are once more mountains and water is water

Original:
Before a man studies Zen, to him mountains are mountains and water is water; after he gets an insight into the truth of Zen through the instruction of a good master, mountains to him are not mountains and water is not water; but after this when he really attains to the abode of rest, mountains are once more mountains and water is water.

- Buddhism

Half Sold out???

I went to buy 6 Film Festival movie tickets for me and friends today, which were just half of my wish list. The other half would depend on whether or not I can find time to squeeze them in.

To my surprise :-o , the Slovak film we want to see were half sold out already! Those are just the presale tickets! The Festival has not even started it yet!! Seriously, who watches Slovak film?? :p This year I'll be watching the slovak film with a slovak again :D

AHB closed

Apparently the traffic is stationary on the motorway due to the storm hitting Auckland. A state of emergency was declared in the Far North. It was a fierce fight against the strong gusty wind and at the same time dodge half hanging traffic signs and flying miscellaneous things around me :#

WHAT? The Auckland Harbour Bridge is CLOSED? How am I getting home tonight?! I hope Spiderman will find a way dropping me home later.

P.S. We didn't have hot water for two days until 11pm on Thursday. I had to boil hot water to have shower! It's amazing how little water I actually need for a shower!

Spiderman Ripple Effect

Life has made a turn for good in the last few days... :D

He made the decision not to support me and I made the decision not to see him ever again. I think we both made the best decision for me. My heart still ached when I went to play squash and watched Harry Potter4, but surprisingly, I took it better than I thought I would be.

I think this weekend can even be described as Happy, which has been out of my dictionary for a long time. When he chose to close the door and walked out on me, others open windows for me. I got many sweet friends who wrote me emails and invited me out. They all cutely quoted "I am not taking no as an answer!" It's just really sweet.

Happy things this weekend,

• I am baking again... It normally means I am happy
• A postcard from Finland
  
• A cheap(er) ticket arranged to Europe
  
• Playing squash
• Bought myself a pair of gloves for my holiday/skiing
  
• Harry Potter Marathon (watching all 4 movies in preparation for the premiere of the fifth one)
• Brunch in Mission Bay
  
• Picking up my ball dresses.

On top of that, there are Mr. Bunny (a.k.a Mr. You Jump I Jump), Mr. Buddy, and Mr. Mechanics entertaining/stirring my life and keep me amused.

桃花

First the " You jump, I jump";
Then the " Six weeks or Six months";
Then the mechanics kept saying "小姐，妳好靚" :$

最近走什麼桃花啊？！