回家（3）

想家哦。。。
不知为何，这次从家里回来后，很想家。可能太久没回家了。（也没有很久，才两个月而已。）想念我的房间，想念我的床，想念家乡的食物，想念妈妈的家常便饭，我竟然还想念开车的感觉耶，从来不曾发生的事！
我应该是想念在家里，无忧无虑、饭来张口的日子。
回来后，除了半工读的压力，还要面对公司里，永无止境的改变，烦。
看来，我总是放松了，才发觉压力的存在，后知后觉吧！

这次，回家，还与一个好朋友见面，真开心！
她常说，如果你在KL就好了。
每次，我都会在心里想，你在新加坡就好了。

人生从来不完美。
加油啊！

最近。。。

最近，很烦，心情，很混乱。
为了，自己的事，朋友的事，工作上的事，私底下的事，种种事情。
好事坏事，一起来。但是，坏事的影响却比好事大。
我知道，我知道，能解决的事，不用担心；不能解决的事，担心也没有。但是，我就是放不下、看不开。很佩服那些看得很开的朋友，我会努力向你看齐的。
梁咏琪有一首歌，歌词这么写：能安慰自己的人，比较容易快乐。我会努力学习。

最近，常叹气。
是是是，叹气不好。因为“唉声叹气”是双胞胎。
但是，把一口气深深的呼出来，感觉还不错，让我觉得轻松一点，无奈感减少一些。
我应该爱上叹气了，还是习惯叹气呢？
叹气没什么不好，就当它是深呼吸的一种吧。

最近，不想讲话。
不想跟客户讲话，不想跟老板讲话，不想跟朋友讲话，就是没必要就不想说话。
可能这两年，讲话太多，把说话的固打都用完了。
但是，回想过去，其实，我并不曾是一个多话的人。
那应该是过去两年，我是异常的变爱说话，现在是恢复正常而已。
那好吧，不用想太多了。
不讲话就不讲活噜。

看到这里，睡着了的朋友，不好意思，闷到你了。
看到这里，担心我的朋友，别担心，写出来后，我就没事了。
生，容易；活，容易；生活，不容易。有时，语无伦次，乱乱说话，减减压。
生活是灯，工作是油；若要灯亮，就得加油！

宝岛之旅：大囍之日-婚宴

千呼万唤始出来，犹抱琵琶半遮脸。
先抛个书包，没抛错吧？:P
上菜噜！

1）吉祥如意特拼

这是冷盘。有腊肠，冻肉，叉烧，盐鸡和菜卷。哦，这是我给它们取的名字，实际名字不晓得。其实，我很怕吃冷的肉，因为怕吃到肥油的味道。这个冷盘太棒了，腊肠，冻肉都是晶莹剔透的，但是却完全没有肥肉味呢，日本朋友（Akimoto-San）特别喜欢腊肠，他说日本吃不到。

2）百子千孙

这是我的最爱之一。桂圆，云耳糖水，红豆和汤圆。汤圆很Q哦，重点是，汤圆有馅呀，豆蓉。把汤圆和糖水混一起吃，很好吃，不甜也不腻，刚刚好。好想再吃耶！

3）龙虾戏晓

顾名思义，就是龙虾和虾子。龙虾是沙拉的做法，虾子不记得怎么煮了，只记得它们的鲜味，yum yum :)

4）各盅排翅

我的另一项最爱哦。呵呵，我一直没有特别爱鱼翅，因为取鱼翅的方法很残忍。但是，这一盅排翅太棒了，主要是那汤水很浓郁呀。就是材料很够，而且经过长时间敦出来的上汤，很好喝呀！！！

5）百蹄乌参

就是海参和猪蹄。嗯，我都不吃的，所以这是唯一我没碰的菜肴 :P 但是看王博士吃的津津有味，应该也是很好吃。

6）珍珠烤鳗

我爱珍珠，不爱鳗鱼，哈哈，王博士，刚好和我相反。所以，这一道也是一级棒的。糯米饭煮的刚刚好，不会太软，而且很入味，真好吃。可惜，太多好吃的，真想打包当早餐呢。

7）葱烧牛排

牛肉我没有很爱，因为牛肉不可能没有牛臊味的。这个还不错，牛臊味有一点啦，但是这个牛肉很嫩耶，就像焖了很久一样，我可以接受。

8）清蒸石斑

这道鱼应该是今天最不起眼的了，呵呵，其实它还是不错吃的，有一点点腥味啦，只是其他的菜色太出色了。

9）彩椒双菇

名字和图片已经解释了这道菜吧。我很爱，因为我特爱新鲜的菇类。像冬菇，就是那种晒干的菇类，我反而不大喜欢了。看图片很想油油的，其实吃起来不会哦，所以我喜欢！

10）养生全鸡盅

哎哟，看卖相已经知道这个汤有多清甜可口吧，很够味的药材鸡汤。汤料没吃，因为太饱了 :P

11）萝卜酥饼

别以为是甜品哦，馅是咸的。想象一下，就是萝卜丝（味道有点像我们的薄饼的馅）包在松脆的饼皮里，加上外皮的芝麻香，哎呀，我要流口水了。隔壁桌的阿姨，看我们没吃完，打包了。我也想打包耶 :p


12）八宝芋泥

这是甜品，芋泥加上红豆，绿豆，果冻。是好吃的，甜而不腻，真希望我像牛有四个胃。

13）宝岛水果

嗯，就是水果啦。我只有一片西瓜的位子了，没办法，嘻嘻。

总结一下，就是很好吃，Oishi, Ichiban!!! 我一定会记得这一餐，吃的太满足了。小T有告诉我一桌的价钱，我只能说，这个价钱在新加坡，没法吃的这么丰富和美味。

**这里提一下，宴会大概进行了4小时，新娘换了3套礼服，都美呆了。一对新人，很用心，不但献花感谢双方父母的养育之恩，新娘还献花给从远方到来的女宾客。我是其中一个噜。可惜，花没法带回来。

宝岛之旅：大囍之日-仪式

今年重游台湾，就是为了出席小T和T嫂的婚礼，顺便看看是否和新马的一样。:D 去年
访台时，参与了小T婚宴的试菜聚会。这次才从小T口中知道，原来那是王老先生欢迎我们特地请的客，歹势，我们误会了一年。

八月二日一早，我和王博士，以及另外两位日本同学，就到了T嫂的家，准备参与婚礼的仪式。主人家很客气，请我们吃桂圆汤圆汤，让我们占占一对新人的喜气，好吃哦。
不久，迎娶车队到了。少了喇叭声（horn horn）多了爆竹声，一样的热闹。就像新马的一样，新郎下车后，先到家里，吃吃甜点，然后再进行接新娘的仪式。但是，这次小T1也太幸运了，因为时间关系，姐妹们也没有出太多难题，最难的应该是要他以日语唱情歌吧。但是，小T，竟然唱了早稻田大学的歌曲，嗯，T嫂收货就OK啦，呵呵。
过后，就是拜祖先，向父母敬茶，与亲朋戚友合照。最后，一对新人拜别女方父母，新郎为新娘盖上头纱，要回男方家里去了。这时，喜娘会以竹篩为新娘遮頭，新娘也準備了扇子2把，上車後丟扇子1把、另1把留在車上帶到婆家。然后又是一阵爆竹声，迎娶车队要回男方家里了。后来才知道，只有处女才用竹篩，如果已经有身孕就不能了，会对胎儿不好的。相信新马的朋友已看到一些不同之处了吧。

到了男方家里，先是闹新娘房。一对新人在朋友们面前，“表演”了两次爱之吻。可惜我们的诡计没有得逞，不然就要上演“用嘴巴交换汤圆”噜。摄影师说，千万别咬不然会很恶心，哈哈。过后，又是拜祖先，向父母敬茶，与亲朋戚友合照，嘻嘻。过后，我们又分得一碗汤圆哦，占喜气，占喜气，所以我把它吃完了。这时已经是上午11时了，中午12时，就是结婚宴会，一对新人也要到宴会现场了，我们这四个观礼的外国人，也跟着离开了。

这里一定要提一下，一对新人本来就郎才女貌。新郎，风度翩翩，新娘，美丽动人。但是，当天，新娘真是美呆了。除了是因为新娘天生丽质以外，化妆师的功力绝对要记上一功。她让新娘看起来更美丽，简直是锦上添花，没有一丝浓妆艳抹的感觉。另外要提一下的就是，两队伴郎和伴娘，风头仅次于一对新人。首先，伴郎，一个是man man 的型男，一个是帅帅的美男子。伴娘，一个是高贵的短发气质美女，一个是清纯的可爱教主。哎哟，台湾盛产靓仔靓女啊！（有机会的话，我把照片放上吧）

下一篇是重头戏，结婚宴会 :)
先看一下菜单，吊各位的胃口，哈哈！

随笔

又偷懒了个多月 :p
也不是没东西写，可能有点太忙吧，情绪太忙，脑袋太忙，呵呵。
但是最近有个突发奇想，必须赶快写下，不然会忘记。

我觉得
好男人就像“酒”，越老越醇，身价越高，很多人争着要。
好女人就像“古董”，越老身价也越高。但是不是每个人会欣赏。会欣赏的人，也不一定有能力拥有。

共勉之。

30hrs Famine Camp

"饥饿30" A camp that I want to join long time ago.

This is an annual event of World Vision. In Malaysia, this camp is held in Kuala Lumpur. As an Ipohian that work in Penang, is troublesome for me to join the camp. Besides, I have gastric problem, this also make me hesitated to join the camp.

At the beginning of 2009, this idea pop up at my mind again. Since I'm in Singapore, I should at least find out about the "30hrs Famine Camp" in Singapore. When I browsed thru the website, in such a good timing, they are looking for VOLUNTEER. Just right for me, give me a chance to be an observer (before becoming a camper), and is been a long time that I didn't help out in this kind of activities :)

I have forgot about the signing up as volunteer, until I get an email from the organising commitee of "30hrs Famine Camp", early May. The camp will be held on 5-6Jun. As a 1st timer, I decided to join only as a general helper. Game master or fascilitator is too much for me. After making sure that I could take a day off on 5Jun, I accepted the offer :)

Without any knowledge about the camp and what is the task of a general helper, I registered myself on 5Jun, 9am at Anglo-Chinese School, Baker Rd. The school is already full of teenagers early in the morning, eemm, I'm surprise and happy to see that the new generation are so enthusiatic with charity event :) After registered myself, I started to help in the registration of fascilitator. Surprisingly a lot of them are teenagers too, even most of the game masters are teenagers, eemm. After that, I was assigned to register the campers. In this camp, the campers will be catagerised into different countries and in the country, they are further grouped into different families. There are a total of 1012 campers!!! :-O You can image how busy is the registeration counters!!! Again, all the campers are teenagers, this make me more curious, I have to find out more from the World Vision staffs when I have a chance. As far as I aware of, the campers in KL are from all age group, seems like in Singapore is different.

My 3rd task, as an usher for media, which is to bring the media to a conference room for media conference. I was then have a chance to chit chat with the World Vision staff. In Singapore, foreign charity organisation is not allowed to held a big event to get donation from the community. That's why the famine camp in Singapore is only meant for those teenagers, 18 above, most of them who are still in high school and junior college. They will pay SGD30 for the camp, and during the 30hrs they will have lots of games (even under the sun) and they will also spend some time to collect old newspaper from the community (this year is Tampanies area). Money that earned by selling old newspaper will be donated to World Vision for figting hunger around the world. I think this is really a good idea, to let the young generation aware that, they are actually in a very comfortable and blessed condition. While they are demanding to get new laptop or PSP, there are children out there don't have food. Maybe not all the camper can really understand the meaning of the camp, but I sure there will be some, and gradually there will be more, sedikit sedikit, lama lama jadi bukit :D

As an usher, I have special reward, hehe. A-Mei (张惠妹) is the ambassador of the camp. She walked pass me, which also mean there is a few minutes time, she is just beside me!!!! :-O I think I'm really old, my reaction is so slow, I was stunned and don't know what to do when she walked passed me!! I should have shouted out her name, welcome her and shake her hand, lousy me :p A-Mei is petite. She is wearing a 5in high heel, and just as tall as me. But of course she is gorgeous. This is not the end of my reward, I have a chance to attend A-Mei Media Conference :) thanks to Jenny, allowing me to off duty early :D

In the media conference, A-Mei, share her experience in visiting a World Vision sponsored area in India and her feeling as a child sponsor. When a reporter ask her about an attitude in this society that she dislike, this is her answer: 阿妹说:"这个社会,缺乏了爱,人与人之间,缺乏了关心.希望大家可以从身边的家人和朋友开始,付出多一些爱与关心......" (This society is lack of love and caring between human being. I hope that everybody can start to give more love and careto the people around us, starting from our family and friends......) Such a simple and meaningful words, you and me aware of it, but have we put into action? I'm a volunteer, trying to help people, but have I "help" my parents enough?? Her words somehow, make me think a lot more, which I will in the future too on how to show more love to my family.

As the ambassador, A-Mei also appeal everybody who has economic capability, to join the "sponsor a child" program. In Singapore, you only need to pay SGD45/month in order to sponsor a kid. SGD45 = 1 meal in the restaurant or 1 handbag or 1 dress or 1 pants, so it's really not that hard to sponsor a kid. In Malaysia, you only need to pay RM50/month to sponsor a kid. I know, because I'm a child sponsor for few years already :) My son is at Xin Jiang. (Eemm, I should write more to him). Hopefully economy become better soon, no more pay cut, no more freeze increment, then I could sponsor a 2nd child. Actually a lot of my friends already a child sponsor, so if you are still not one of them, please consider, this is a good way to repay debt to society.

Ok, let's talk about my feeling as a general helper. I'm glad that the World Vision staff that I met are nice and friendly. Since human is not perfect, there are something I hope they can improved. I think they should have better define the task of a general helper. From the 1-day-experience, I felt that they assign the task, spontaneously. Most of the helper didn't know what is schedule of the camp, when is the campers registration started, when is the opening ceremony (didn't even know if there is an opening ceremony) etc. Some of the helpers didn't know what to do when the task assigned is completed, should I go home already, do they still need my help, are some questions that always pop up in our mind. I just felt this is unfair for us, the working adult, who are taking day off to help out in the camp. Some of the helpers were being told that their help is no longer required after campers registration (which is around 1pm), if this is being told early, the helpers might only need to take half day off. I was being told that my help is only need for 1 day, not required to overnight at the camp, in fact I already packed everything for overnight. (I brought my backpack to the camp, haha) I don't really mind, but just prefered if they can told me early. There are still room for improvement :)

香港必买手信

出差之前，已经想好要买什么了，还不是因为看了SS的Blog。

香港的鸳鸯和奶茶很出名，所以想买一些3in1的回来尝尝。牌子也已经survey好了（大排档奶茶，鸳鸯，Lipton 金装奶茶，UCC炭咖啡）可惜没买到。很多事情都是酱的，当你找它，是永远找不到，不要的时候时常看到。我就是找不到Supermarket咯，奇怪吧！？香港的7-11可以找到Lipton啦，但是价钱贵一半以上，所以没买。
然后是蛋卷，是不是时常在香港的综艺节目看到他们玩蛋卷？？那些蛋卷好像好好吃，所以我也想吃一口咯 :P SS说北角德成號很有名嘛，可惜当我去到时已收铺了。明明说7pm才收嘛，我到时才6.30pm，难道礼拜天没开吗？？

是不是以为我什么都没买回来啦？？才不会呢，香港好吃的多的是，这些没买到的下次再买咯！:D

1) 瑶柱裹蒸粽

因为端午节将致，既然来到香港当然要带个香港粽回家尝尝啦。这个是在潮楼买的。HKD68，两个，我和CC，每人带一个回家，呵呵！

看一下，这两个粽子是放在这个保温袋里面的，虽然说是保温袋啦，其实粽子是冷的，真空包装。还有个介绍小卡片。有没看到，很大一个，我的一个手掌这么大耶。还有看一下，那个粽叶很大张，和我们的不一样。粽饭有点软，味道很好， 料很多，不错吃！！

2）糖心皮蛋

对，就是顺兴行的糖心皮蛋。
我在同一条街走了好几回，才找到这间店，看一下照片，你就知道原因了。店主应该是不愁没生意的。

糖心皮蛋的特点就是它的蛋黄像糖浆，看一下，加醋腌姜一起吃，很好吃哦。


4个皮蛋，HKD14

顺兴行 Soon Heng

上环永樂街61號地下

Tel: 2544 1911/ 2543 4655

Mon-Sat 2pm-6pm

3）荣华蛋卷

都说我想吃蛋卷嘛，买不到德成號，我就在机场的荣华饼家买了原味和芝麻，两种蛋卷咯。嘻嘻！
原味蛋卷很香鸡蛋的味道，芝麻的就多了芝麻味咯，也是很香，好吃。个人偏爱原味的。:D