Life can only be as good as what we make it to be.


But it's always easier when you are with good friends.



It almost felt like I was back in Ktown for a sec there....minus a few people and a few things...

Warren took me to this really cool and chill shisha bar RIGHT BY MY HOUSE at main street.  Didn't even know there's a shisha bar!  Then Arthur showed up.  Then Jeevs. 

Then of course, we picked up and chilled behind a public school, while Jeevs unknowingly mimicked my actions, and the guys told hilarious stories.

I wish I could somehow sum up this evening better....but I just can't lol. 

All I can say is that it seems like time has never passed between us.  We pick up exactly where we left off.

That's one thing that really amazes me, every time I come home and see people I haven't seen in a while, even if it was coming back from Ktown.  It's those people who you'll click with no matter how much time has passed since you saw them last. 


And Friday night!! Argh.  LOL.  We never even MADE it to Madison.....because we stopped at Tattoo for someone else's birthday.....and then from then on, I was in no condition to drive because these guys kept buying us drinks so that in the end, Hue had to come find us after she was done at Maddy.  We didn't make it back uptown until almost 6am.

It was one of the most randomest nights ever.   And I swear, this shit only happens when I'm out with Aimee.....especially when it's ONLY US.  The shit we got into when we were in HK last year....=\  I think this one could top all the rest.

When it's only us two together....it's bad news.

Okay guys, NEVER AGAIN, PLEASE? lol


But let's go out this Friday =)
It's Jace's birthday this Friday, and the guys REALLY REALLY REALLY want me to go crash it...........because we all know that someone would just LOVE THAT.  Apparently, they all hate her.  Maybe I'll just drop by....?

But we all saw that coming lol.

Anyways, I'm happy because I am booked solid this week. 
Monday - G
Tuesday - Dave
Wednesday - Hue + mission
Thursday - Melo + Hue (possibly the guys too)
and Friday - I have a few things to choose from...


My job search is going...........

I hope someone hires me.
It's actually harder to find something in HK than in Shanghai......
Apparently my limited Chinese reading skills is less of a handicap in Shanghai.  How did that happen?
But I'll update on that when something actually happens.

I need to sleep now.  Waking up for more needle stabbing tomorrow. Yay!

wow....I should blog soon....

Maybe I'll blog now then...


Nothing really exciting has happened.  Let me see what I can remember....

Met up with Jonathan and JB in Shenzhen at the end of July at the last leg of their trip before they took the train back to Shanghai, then fly back to Canada.  We spent the whole day at the spa, and when I say whole day, I mean 9 whole hours.  We swam in the pool, watched a few movies, got my aromatherapy massage while they both tried cupping and came out looking like ladybugs (eek....), ate free ice cream (OMG THEY HAVE TARO FLAVOUR), played pool, and had dinner.

He got me a few gifts from his trip to Guilin and Yangshou.  A few matching items....and I'll stop here because I can picture Cassie throwing up at her computer right now as she reads this...=) but it was very thoughtful.

I came back to HK and then came down with a fever.  Had to go back to Zhongshan to teach English the next day.

Got even SICKER while teaching because of the AC.

Spent the next few days with a fever on and off.  And because of that, I missed Candace's birthday.

Saw Jenn before she left for Japan again.  Made more Korean food =)

Saw RAOUL in HK for like an HOUR.  He's now in KL for the HPAIR conference...where I should be too...>=( boo.

Cassie finally arrived and came to visit AFTER a #8 typhoon.   Took her shopping, had the best fries at Press Room and a very good bottle of wine, went to Club 9 and thought of Melo, watched the Olympics opening which left us in awe, found out the price for the LV bag she wanted, watched the Olympic games, and just ate a lot.

Visited Cass in Macau with the siblings for 2.5 days....and it was almost like bringing and an entire grade 4 class over there.  I don't remember the last time where I laughed so hard all day.  And Cassie and I looked inebriated the entire 2.5 days because we were either high on life, or extremely tired from being high on life.  I don't know what it was...but I think it had to be the combination of the people we were with and the water we drank or something...

Alv: You should buy the hat too!
Cass: The baby's TWO YEARS OLD!
Alv: Doesn't mean the baby doesn't have a HEAD!



Chin: I don't know what that is, I didn't study JE-MOL-UH-GEE!!!!!
(I'm sorry that we didn't believe you Chin....but this is just TOO FUNNY.)

There was also nose-picking, talks of bloody boogers, talks of sex with socks on, the cupping of golden breasts, marching in straight lines, spreading of legs, braiding of hair, colour-accenting on the cameras, webcaming with Jonathan, 4 people on a bed, forgetting to get our 15% discount for our Italian dinner at the Venetian because Cass and I were too preoccupied in planning how we were going to pick that giant nose, and the list of stupid things we did goes on and on...

Can't forget the ju pa bao that was sold out 2 hours after they started serving them....so we had ju pa TOAST....-_-"  Also the po tat (Portuguese tarts) that I am willing to sell my soul for.  And lastly, CIRQUE DU SOLEIL!!!! Which was AMAZING!  We had friggen amazing seats right in the center and about 10 rows from the front!! Thank you Cass!!! =))))

So now I'm back in HK.  Had really good Jap food last night with Sav, Chin and Melissa.  Then it was bbt in front of the TV because we were too lazy to do anything else.

And I swear, I am not going to plan my birthday ever again.  I'm just going to have dinners with people after this year.  All I care for is to see people anyways.  So from now on, small group dinners only.  I can handle multiple dinners =)


And I never realized that filming a SIMPLE scene can be SO DIFFICULT AND TAKE SO BLOODY LONG.  I got called in a few times to film the tv show...and boy oh boy....I never expected it to be THIS SLOW.  I can't IMAGINE what it's like to film ACTION MOVIES. Shit.  Well, at least I got paid sleeping... Each time they call you in, it's a minimum of 9 hours on the set, even if you're an extra.  So for every 9 hours that I was there, I slept for at least 4 hours.  It's not that fun.  You say the same line 18 million times because either
        a. you screw up, or
        b. someone else keeps screwing up, or
        c. they have to film you saying that from 29 different angles, or
        d. they have to film the other people who are in the scene while you're talking also in 29 different angles, or
        e. you have to say your lines faster because each scene is allotted with a specific time, or
        f. you have to say your lines slower.

I was going to lose my mind.
And they take FOREVER to set up the lights and the scene as well.  AND IT'S JUST AN OFFICE SCENE!!  I heard it takes almost twice as long when you're shooting outside....

But I think it's only like this for HK tv shows because they have a low budget...I don't think hollywood filmmakers take THIS LONG to film a damn scene.


SOOOO.  After all that, what's happening now???? 
Well, since I will be heading back to Toronto soon, and I don't know exactly when I'm coming back, and I had to say this because...they have to get this section of the show done before mid-October, and so I can convince them that it would just be easier if they found someone else.

Shit I'm so happy.  I was actually dreading their calls....I don't want to waste another day on the set and have someone read me my lines and then spend all day saying those lines over and over again pretending that I actually mean them.  Seriously, you don't even really need to memorize your lines too much because they only film a few lines at a time!

Having dinner with the family tonight, then heading for drinks.  I'll have to see how this goes because there are many different groups of friends...but whatever, I just want to see the people not just for my birthday, but because I'm leaving soon....though I will be back.



Blah. I still have to upload pictures.....



So once again, I don't know what I'm going to do with my life.  I'm stressed.  Argh.

So life has been slightly hectic at the moment.....


The Miss HK finals was just last Saturday...and I went with Jenn.  Got ready at her place up in the mid-levels and then we went to a salon to get our hair and make up done.....




But I must say..I HATED my make up...I didn't realize how dark she made me look.  I ended up looking SO MUCH DARKER than I actually do.  And the rest of the make up was just so-so.  I could have done a much better job....so I wasn't too happy.  Hair was alright; it looked much better in person than in pictures.

We were running late.  And to "relax", Jenn rushes into a 7/11 and buys a mini bottle white wine and downs it in the cab. LOL It was sooo jokes.  And as we were trying to put on foundation on our legs IN THE CAB....I dirtied my dress...-_-"  But thankfully it was on the underfolds of my dress so no one could see it.  Now I have to dry clean my dress. 




The show was.....not that great.  It was worse than last year's.  And I didn't really like the theme....though they had some pretty nice costumes and dresses, there were a few that I would never be caught dead in.  I guess perhaps there may have been a bit of bitterness on our part hahah But it was still a lot of fun watching because we knew all the girls there (except the 2 from overseas).  We had free flowing champagne all night and mini desserts.  Candace wasn't feeling well, so she didn't make it.  Overall, it was an enjoyable night!  Jenn and I hit up LKF afterwards..went to Privy and Volar...then M1nt and after unsuccessfully searching for some hot/cute guys, we went back to Won's place, which was right next to M1nt, and I stayed over.  And oh, of course before we went to M1nt, we got the standard Porkchop bun and fried noodles at Tsui Wah.  mmmm I'm hungry just thinking about it.



I spent the next day with Jenn...just chilling and shopping at IFC.  Then we went grocery shopping at City Super because she was going to teach me how to make Chap Chea (I have no idea how to spell it...) and some Korean pancake thing.  She's an AMAZING cook.  Seriously can make ANYTHING.  I on the other hand am quite hopeless in the kitchen.  But I did help! It actually wasn't that difficult!


So that's the end of that.  I am done with the whole MHK thing for good.  The staff at the show kept asking us if we were going to try again next year....-_-"  People actually do try out more than once...but I think I've had enough of it and my fair share of fun thankyouverymuch.


So I started my internship at the Metro Radio Station in HK if you didn't already know....
It's a lot of fun, I actually really enjoy it.  There's no pressure and it's really refreshing working with people who really like their jobs and everyone's just having fun all the time.  The office is super noisy and always full of people.  I just saw "Ho Yee" today (Seet Ga Yeen....?  the one with the mole on her forehead).  There are always artists and singers coming to the station....sad thing is, I usually have no bloody clue who they are.  I basically follow 2 dj's around.  One guy, one girl.  I basically help them research for content for their shows; I like the guy's program more.  His show is from 3-4 and the girl's show is from 5-6.  Next week I will be co-hosting the show with the girl.  She has a singer coming in every day and interviews them, while the guy invites an artist every week.  I get to help them make up questions to ask them.....funny thing is...they'd be like "Okay, Cheng Yong is coming next week!  Help think of questions"  And I'm just thinking "Who the hell is Cheng Yong.....????" LOL.  GAH! hahaha

Anyways, everyone is really nice, and I have a lot of fun...there's no REAL work and everyone is pretty chill. 




Also.  I got the lawyer part for the ATV show...LOL.  My filming slot is this Friday....It's a really small role, so it will only take one full day of filming or something....not really sure what's happening yet.  I will ask tomorrow..-_-" 


Anyways, that's it for now.