New Business Idea!

Today Daren and I were just browsing at Borders and suddenly he spoke about the business proposal that he wanted to tell me long ago. And it turned out to be INSPIRING!

We quickly thought about including Pyong, whom always wanted to start a business but is clueless on what and how. His first reaction was : how? do I fly back? school only starts one week later!

hahaha what a guy. I seriously hope that this will take off and fly!
Stay tuned for our GREAT BUSINESS IDEA!

Coming soon.. S.G.D. over and out.

My take on Americal Idol Season 8

My favourite from the start of the show has always been Danny Gokey (even though he's out of the game last week).

There have been criticism about him, mostly saying that he was trying to pull sympathy votes with the passing of his wife during heart surgery just 4 weeks before the AI auditions. But honestly, who cares? It's a singing competition and what matters is whether one can really sing. I believe it's more of the production team who's milking the audience by highlighting it in the show.

Danny's perfect pitching with every song does him justice in my opinion. Everytime I thought he would go off-pitch or rather I feel that he can't reach that note, he does it effortlessly.  Not to mention the soulful raspy husky voice that touches me each time he sings. No tricks up his sleeve, just pure straight singing from the heart - that's quite rare nowadays in the music world (I think). But of course, when paired up with his clumsy dancesteps, it's a pain to watch, but never a pain to listen. =)

As for the other popular contestant Adam Lambert (who's obviously more popular than Danny since he's "still in the running for american's next top idol") - he has the most powerful lungs for screams and impossible high notes that aren't reachable in normal human sense. 

I was pleasantly surprised by his high vocal range in the beginning, and following which, I'm caught up by his raw emotions for his ballads. But weeks after weeks, there's nothing surprising to look forward to (in my opinion) other than his impossible high notes (yet again) during some parts in the song. However, I've got to be honest, that there are a few songs which he really did justice to: Mad World, One, If I Can't Have You, where he displayed his raw emotions.

The next remaining contestant (still in the game) is dark horse Kris Allen. 

In my opinion, he's simply just a pretty boy who's an average singer - he vaguely reminds me of Jason Mraz (of course not within that standard yet). He's singing with his guitar most of the time, and his technique is always the same, with the little "cry-accent" between lines. Boring for me, with nothing to look forward to his every performance - "unforgettable", quoting Simon Cowell. But one credit though: his rendition of Kanye West's Heartless is splendid - his only performance which I liked.

But a competition is still a competition, esp a reality singing competition. 

The viewers have the voting power - so maybe if you are cute and can sing, you'll win.

Just like America's top 2 choices - Adam Lambert and Kris Allen, both cute-looking dudes.

I was rooting for Danny, but I guess I have no choice now but to root for Adam now. Having said that, if he comes up with a rock album eventually, I don't think I'll buy it. May the best man win.

To sign off, here's my favourite song from Danny, ironically from his exit from Top 3 - His soulful yet powerful rendition of "You are so beautiful", which touched the innermost of my heartstrings.

Enjoy.

My Friends and YouTube

I was just talking to Kewei about some talented people I've chanced upon on YouTube, while queuing for popcorn at the GV Marina last weekend.



People like David Choi, Marie Digby, Mia Rose, Sam Hart - they are mostly singer-songwriters, who climbed to fame by posting videos of them singing covers. You'll be surprised at the number of hits they've reached on their posts (over a few million hits!)



And I too, have some friends who hit fame on youtube, with over a few thousand hits for some of their videos, but hey, it's a start!).



Some sing cover songs:







Some respond with the same cover song:







Others write original song, with crazy lyrics:








Maybe I'll do one up myself soon... as soon as I can get over how to look into the camera and sing.

Will you be waiting in anticipation? What song would you want me to sing? =P



But in the meantime, I'll sign off with a favourite song of mine which I chanced upon on youtube - Sungha Jung, a child prodigy on guitar playing "Moon River"

Till then!

My name is Lim Jean Ginny. Nice to meet you.

Honestly I haven't tried doing this before even though I've heard some of friends doing so for themselves.

So out of curiousity, I did it. =P

I googled my name and volia! ... a whole list of people with the same name appeared.

There's a financial advisor,a food reviewer, a dojo leader (for akido), a contact person for Guangzhao Industrial Forest Biotechnology Group Ltd, a property agent, etc etc.
But alas... it was only when I scrolled to the bottom did I finally see the very result that represents "the real me" - my Yours Truly classified ads!

Undeterred, I keyed in "Lim Jean Ginny" (thinking that my full name should be quite special la) and searched again. This is what I see:



Hffmmm...Ok, so my name wasn't so special after all. Damn.

Edmund, who was beside me all the while, laughing at my reaction, forced urged me to try searching for his name. He claims that his surname is VERY SPECIAL.

So I googled him too and typically, this pops out:



People always mistake his surname as "Chen" instead of "Cheh". Hahah!
But he had the last laugh... cos ALL the other listed findings are "the real him". DAMN.



Well, to add on to it, he asked me to take on his surname, since his is soooo special. Can you imagine me being called Ginny Cheh, Cheh Jean Ginny, Cheh Jean?!!?
Hmmm, I guess not, it simply just sounds and look weird.

So there you go, I'm perfectly happy to be anoymous on Google.

My name is Lim Jean Ginny. How nice to have finally meet you. q(",)p

Are you my PERSON?

Sometimes I wonder why I bother keeping a blog when I don't even bother updating it. And there isn't any audience either, unlike my friend's blogs, where there are healthy streams of viewers and comments, etc.

I guess I'm a perfectionist when it comes to certain things. I need to do up my photos in perfect layout, settings, have the perfect font, etc. And so, I've made a small decision to stop uploading photos onto this blog, unless I think it's really too good to pass up on sharing. I think I won't want this blog to be "dead" again.

Along the lines of sharing, I've been asking myself a question lately. I've always been a giver, a listener when it comes to problems. I listen intensely when my friends shares - be it good or bad. Not that I'm complaining.

And so the question is: if I had a piece of good or bad news, who will I share it (other than Edmund of course)

If I'm planning a robbery, who will I rope in as accomplice?
(of course this is just a metaphor, I'm not intending to rob a bank)

If I'm planning a wedding, who will I rope in as coordinator?
(of course I know I've gotten a wrong helper, but if I could turn back time, who will it be?)

If I'm planning a business, who will I rope in as partner?
(of course I have partners, but some really failed me)

If I'm dying, who will I want to spend time with?
(other than my family of course)

I've been really thinking hard on who it will be, which is weird seeing that I have tons of friends. The more I think about it, the more emotional I feel/ become. Reason? Well, I can't seemed to bring up a name. Which is sad. And disturbing. And puzzling.

Are you my PERSON then?

Reply please.
Am looking forward to it.

D-Day

心中突然莫名其妙起了一种说不出的感动。


应该是终于看到了好友能够实现梦想，朝着他所要走的路踏上了第一步而为他感到感动。


他一路从学校的Song Composing Club，新传媒的《绝对Superstar》，直到现在的发片歌手，他先天的天份再加上后天的努力绝对不是盖的。（我想运气也有来凑热闹吧）


一直在他的网站上看到歌迷朋友在他的Tagboard留下鼓励及肯定的留言，肯定了他努力的成果， 对他来说，应该更感动吧？


原来等待真的是为了走更远更长的路。


在这里献上猪朋狗友们最高的致敬：一个大拇指。


维健，你一定要加油。我们真的很看好你。

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维健的梦想终于开始了：


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猪朋狗友的感言：

Unsung Heroes of Sichuan

What is the common thing between my blog and the recent happenings in the world?


DUST.


I'm guilty of not being dilligent in updating my blog, which resulted in a massive amount of dust collected on my blog.


The world is losing countless lives engulfed by earthquakes, which resulted into millions of dust created by collapsed buildings.


Yet, there are groups of people out there, who are trying their very best to reach out to those trapped in these misfortunes, reaching out to those who are trying their best to keep alive despite having being trapped under the huge agglomeration.


Inspired, a group of us (we call ourselves ZPGY) came together to do something we do best - sing. It might not be something great but we do hope to reach out to more people and create awareness to raise more funds for the people of Sichuan. We believe that no matter how big or small the effort is, it's the thought that counts.


So here it is, for the unsung heroes for Sichuan...





Please spread the song around, paste in it your blog, msn, facebook or anywhere which you think can reach out to people.

Every effort makes a difference.

.:: Juan Juan ::.

I can give you.......anything~

This is one cool collaboration.



I especially love the harmo during chorus, not forgetting the dance...

makes me wanna...
start pouting..
start twirling in the spaces in the room..
start twisting my hair with my fingers....
and sing.... "I~~~ can give you gatsby~~~~"

Germany -> Zürich -> Milan -> Venice

Ok ok, this is a long awaited, overdue post yet again, sitting in my draft box for the longest time... here goes!

Last weekend in Austria, hence we decided to do some travelling! (Can you tell that I've been waiting for a long time for this to happen??)

So from the little town we were living in Germany, we packed our little getaway bags and set off on the little adventure. But before that, we got to send our beloved 洪爷 to Zürich Airport to take his flight back to SG. As usual, I was dozing off along the way (5 hours drive ah!). 洪爷 even commented that there was a lovely symphony of "the sound of music" from me and Milk from the backseat.

After sending 洪爷off, we decided to explore Zürich a bit. (of cos la! travel all the way here!). Afterall, it's the biggest city in Switzerland. So we grabbed the little tourist guidebook from the airport and chanced upon something very unique.

I've heard of this brand from a friend in SG (who by the way is very crazy abt this brand). Freigtag bags are made from used truck tarpaulins, seat belts, bicycle inner tubes, used airbags - promoting recycling. Hence not a single bag is identical - all unique on it's own. I think that is also why the price is also very unique. *wink* See the green bag? Yup I bought it! (but not for myself...damn!)

Moving on, we drove into the City Centre to see if there's anything to munch. So hungry! The standard of living is really high! 1 simple lunch (quiche and coke) set me back abt 15 swiss franc (about 18 SGD)! No wonder Zurich was named the city with the best quality of life in the world.



Perhaps it's because I've heard so much about Zürich that I had quite high expectations. Cheese fondue, Swiss Chocolates, Army knives.. but nothing really caught my eye ah. The streets in Europe were about the same - just the different architectures and all. Was intending to stay there for a night, but in the end, we decided to move on to another destination - Milan!

It was another 2.5 hours drive, with me dozing most of the way again and the weather was dreamy cos it was drizzling. Along the way, we passed through a long tunnel, with a magnificient view of the Alps! There were a few mountain tops still wearing its snowy cap on the tip - imagine the temperature up there! Very nice view indeed!

By the time we reached Milan, it's almost dinner time. Did i mention that the days are longer here during summer? The sun sets only at around 9pm and rises at 5am! And by dinner time, I meant 9pm! We met up with a friend (Yuxiang) who currently resides in Milan and she brought us to a chinese restaurant for a sumptuous dinner. You might think that it's a normal chinese meal.... BUT! I got the fits when my drink arrives. You see, I've been in this very ang mo country for so long that I crave for soya bean milk for ages (not to mention Seasons Ice Lemon Tea!) so I pounced on the first chance I get to order the yummy milky drink! And here it is my dear readers:

Hahah.. I got the shock of my life when it arrived! I swear that there weren't any indication of how large the drink was, so naturally I assumed that it comes in a glass. ALAS! The lovely waiter brought me 1 Litre! Milk and myself were laughing so loudly that the couple next to us tot we were going crazy. But I tell you, it was really damn hilarious! YES, I miss drinking soya bean milk but NO, i didn't finish the 1 Litre! Too much la!

The next day, we woke up to the sunlight streaming into our room, with Yuxiang saying "太阳晒屁股了"! She had the day off and hence wanted to bring us to town, shopping, etc. BUT, she had to get a haircut first (from her already very short hair). Well, that leaves me and Milk alone to tour town (our Italian colleauge went home to Torino already).

Milan, together with Paris, is one of the leading fashion capitals of the world. In another word: a paradise for shopping! We took the train to Centrale Station and a magnificient sight beholds me:

The Duomo, in Duomo Square, is Milan's main cathedral, a massive late Gothic church (started in 1386) in white marble, with hundreds of spires and thousands of statues on its exterior. Well, I missed the chance to climb up onto the roof, missed the great views between the Gothic spires cos I was distracted by another sight:

Galleria Vittorio Emanuele, the mother of all shopping malls: upscale shops in a splendid 19th- century palace of a mall. It's really grand! Let me show u:

From where I come from, nothing matches this honestly. And nothing beats having seen this with your own eyes. Photos captured from my lumix 9 does not do this place justice, but hey, no choice la, this must suffice! It's the next best thing I can do! hehehe...

Walking through the long passageway, I come to a clearing in the middle where there are four shops facing each other in a circle. Big brands with the brand name braced in gold against black background - really grand! Guess what, the famous "M" is one of the BIG brand of the four shops, taking a prime spot in this famous building!

Coming to Milan, what is a MUST? SHOPPING OF COURSE!! Without further ado, I practically hopped into the shops, one after another, with Milk on my trail, trying to catch up with me. Shops after shops, brands after brands.. and FINALLY, we bought something...

I bought the white wallet for the lucky man in my life and my lovely, generous, always-make-me-angry irritating friend Milk bought me the shiny gold coin purse for my xxth birthday! Simply love it my dear! My dear readers, it's really nice right? Comments pls!

Moving outside, I learned that I'm actually a very famous person in Italy! Don't believe me? Take a look:

They have me as an art statue! Gosh, I'm honored really. But I dun feel that great, parading my nude body in public la. But, for the sake of art, I shall just close one eye! Hahaha!

Night beckons yet again, so does our tummy. Yuxiang brought us to a very nice Italian restaurant in the town she lives in - Serengno. Lovely decor, rowdy kids and adults (due to a wedding held there with very very loud music, singing and dee jay's ranting in Italian which we dun comprehend) - all made up for with delicious food! YUMS!

They had long utensils, complete with big servings of food! Yuxiang ordered a plate of mussels - I think there should be at least 50 of them, Milk ordered a seafood pasta cooked in white wine (look at his face - simply in haven!)and for yours truly, a tomato based pasta with a huge crayfish and crab claw. We were so engrossed with the food, that we forgot to chat! hahaha...

Half day in Zurich, 2 days in Milan - This is indeed a fruitful weekend! But dear readers, there's more to come, stay tuned for......VENICE!!

P.S: This has been a VERY LONG ENTRY indeed (I'm falling asleep already)...

.:: Juan Juan ::.

Long Awaited...

It's been a long time since I've blogged... my faithful reader Milk is complaning that I'm lazy everyday. Well, to satisfy my only reader, I shall dedicate this long entry to him. =)

I've been in Austria for about 6 months (excluding the 2 weeks that I've been home) and of cos there are ups and downs during these 6 months. To sum it all up, it was a good experience - experiencing the culture, weather (very fresh air and snow!), food (the stuff here are mostly fried), different cities (actually only been to 2), crazy colleagues (esp a very crazy Italian colleague), etc etc.

And of cos, there is Milk. What would I do without him? I think life will be quite unbearable if not for him. Well, he definitely tops my list of my "Most Irritating Friends" List (actually there is only 1 person on the list) as he loves to "shake" my fats when I'm not noticing, esp around my arms! It's really damn irritating!! Not to mention the amount of things I find under my pillows and in my comforters - PLATES, BOTTLES, - you name it, you got it.

But on the whole, I felt much happier when I was asked to move to Salzburg (where Milk was stationed for the past 3 months). Although work is more hectic (cos the whole operation team is there) but there was fun.. esp when we played "Shanghai Dai Di".. really fun! Gambling rules! Esp when u win your bosses' money hahaha..

Here's a glimpse of where we stayed.



It's a small town in Germany called "Berchtesgaden". It's located near the border with Austria, some 30 km south of Salzburg and 180 km southeast of Munich. We stayed near the mountain where the "Eagle's Nest" (also known as Kehlsteinhaus) is located. The Eagle's Nest is actually the retreat where Hilter stayed. (nope, I didn't go there) There is also a deep glacial lake called "Königssee" which my irritating friend Milk promised to bring me but never did.

Well, everyday we have to drive about 30 mins into Austria, Salzburg to our office to start work. The journey is usually very serene as we are all busy napping, with only the driver (usually is Milk) concentrating on the roads.



After a hard day's work (and a taste of my boss's cooking and many rounds of Shanghai Dai Di), we finally can get to go back and rest.



It's a nice cosy room, equipped with a mini kitchenette, balcony and attached bathroom with tub. Not too bad until it became too hot to sleep! The summer here was a bit weird.. very cold, average 12 degrees everyday but then suddenly, became very hot! But on the whole, it was a nice stay. So make a guess - which is my bed? =)

Like I said, this entry is dedicated to my most irritating friend (note that I've said it 3 times - means I mean it haha) - Milk. Thanks for everything here in Austria (and back in Hong Kong and SG too). Without you, it's quite meaningless here actually. Although you do make me very angry at times, but what would I do without u?



We've survived thru this together, finally seeing the rainbow (double rainbow in fact!) at the end of the day. Let's sit down one day and reminisce about the wonderful days spent here in Austria, shall we?



Next to come - my weekend trip in Europe.
Guess where? =)

Till then,
.:: Juan Juan ::.

Don't do it.. I'll be there..

"Dying is easy, it's life you've got to face."

I guess that's what's going through people's mind when they wanna just escape from this world, from all their problems. A permanent solution would be to take the easy way out, but think about the people who will grieve after you are gone. It won't be easy for them.

Just like Kewei, I don't believe that he took his life. Or maybe we choose to believe it this way. Was wondering if he had a soulmate/ close fren to actually talk to, bare his soul out, share his ups and downs - maybe the accident won't happen? 'Cos that soulmate / close fren would have been there with him on that fateful night?

To all my beloved friends out there, please don't ever allow such accidents to happen / do such things to me. I won't be able to take such shocks. Talk to me anytime if you want to - you know I will definitely be there for you, no matter what.

Be it a listening ear, a shoulder to cry on, a warm fat hug - I'll be there.

I'll be there, really.

.:: Juan Juan ::.

"Things not within my control"

To me, the things that are not within my control, are things which no matter how much effort I put in, there are still no improvements/ results are not what I expect/ want.

Natural disasters, World Peace, Deadly Diseases, Death are some of the many things which I classify as "not within my control". How often do we hear our friends and family saying "there are things which aren't within my control"? Well, of course I'm guilty of that too.

I have a few bad habits (okok A LOT A LOT! happy?!? hahah) that I always use that sentence to counter my friends.

One of which is being late - all the time.
I do know that it's a very irritating habit of mine. I really dunno when and why I've cultivated this very bad habit of being late for all outings with my friends. As much as I want to change that, I don't seem to be putting in a lot of efforts. To all my dear friends out there, I promise that I will put in effort to arrive on time from today onwards. So do pat me on my back if I do ok? Encouragements are very much needed in this area.

Bad Tempered & Stubborness is my second on my list.
Perhaps I show this side of me only to the people who are very close to me for e.g. my family and the "Arobar" gang. Cos they are the only ones who complained abt this trait of mine. Yes, I admit that I'm stubborn cos I stick my "so-called" principles when it comes to certain things. And I can be VERY unreasonable if things don't go my way. But I can be very understanding too, so I guess that balances out? (trying hard to make amends).

Last on the list is Snoring.
I do snore. I think everyone does as well, BUT in terms of different audible "levels".
I used to snore so badly that I kept my travelling partner up all night even with her ipod earphones (with music of cos) firmly in her ears. Even Uncle Cheh complained abt my snoring. But in turn, Uncle Cheh starts to snore lately due to tiredness and I finally realised how bad it is to disturb others in their sleep with snores. Being a non-light sleeper, I drifted into sleep easily as he only snores in the first ten minutes of his sleep.

I'm not completely cured of cos, but I do try to minimise the audibility by sleeping on my side or front, learn to breathe the correct way and try to lose weight (to no avail hahah). I am also more conscious about the fact that I snore and be more cautious when sleeping. Of cos there are times when I really control cos I'm dead-tired but I try to sleep lightly when possible too.

Well, having said all that about my bad habits, I guess I can only conclude the following: "what goes around, comes around".

Nowadays, I find myself in the same situation as with my travelling partner, plugging music to no avail due to extensive audible snorings from my roomie here.

It must be retribution.

Well, all I can say is "This is not within my control" - the ball is in her court.

.:: Juan Juan ::.

P.S: In order to boost the "comments" traffic in my blog, suggestions to improve the situation is greatly appreciated.

What is wrong?

I've been losing my eyesight lately, for whatever reasons.
I'm having blurry vision for the whole day (many days) and I have to squirm and squirt my eyes in order to see whatever I want to see. Not sure why, perhaps lack of sleep and having too bright lights in the office?

There are many things that contribute to a perfect (or rather better) working environment.

Firstly, we should have good working partners - which is sadly lacking in this place I'm working in. People are just only interested in what they are working on, and aren't willing to help each other out. Else, there aren't initiatives to help each other out and rather spend their time doing other stuff.

Second - Communication
If everyone can communicate properly to each other on what they want and need, I guess things won't be in such a mess now. There are things which I don't and won't understand since I'm not an engineering person. Hence if there are no clear instructions/ briefing, I won't be able to complete the job throughly despite putting much efforts into it. The worst thing is, when the party is not listening to what I'm trying to say based on what I know. It might not be right, but at least it explains what I'm working on (based on my knowledge) and that you'll get a better picture. I won't say that I'm an expert or whatsoever, but at least I try my best. Everytime I try to get a confirmation, I'm being "pushed away" with reasons being "busy" or "just ignore it". Well, how can I complete my work then?

Third - Workflow
If there are proper workflow dictated to us, work should be done easier. I guess too many cooks spoil the broth. Everyone has their own opinion and tries to injet their own "flavour" and opinion. It's even worse when the boss himself do not know what he wants.

I guess it's just my luck to meet all these obstacles.
Perhaps I shouldn't expect too much.

Well I always believe that I can do it, and I shall.

But
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.
.
.
.
you've really disappointed me today.


.:: Juan Juan ::.

旅程

今天无意间在 itunes 里听到这首歌。

感触很深，所以想和大家分享。
别误会，我并没有失恋。只是听了有点感动罢了。
当然梁小姐的唱功真的了得，完全带出歌曲的感觉。

一对正在热恋中的人，会不会害怕因了解而分开，还是很期待未来能带给他们些什么？
时间真的比爱情伤人吗？还是距离会把一切拉远？
有些时候，真的不知道是什么维持两个人的爱情。
是感情？是习惯？

昨天牛奶问我是否会想念谢伯。我回答“不会，因为每天都在线上看到他”。
牛奶又接着问我是否会很渴望他的拥抱。
我想了想。

答案是：非常想。想到要死。

我的旅程才刚开始，就要接受距离的考验。
但我相信，应该没问题吧？

.::娟娟::.
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歌名: 旅程
歌手: 梁静茹
曲: 黄子达 词: 管启源

最近的天气有一点冷 我就不想出门 只想安静的独自一个人
最近的生活并不认真 总是坐着发愣 偶尔会需要这样的过程

是我的责任 让你心中 乱了分寸
你小心的问 不停的问

其实我并没有你想像中完整 不会永远都像当初单纯
不要把我当成小孩 能不能
其实你不需要总是为我心疼 不想永远依赖你的体温
我害怕你爱到最后 失去灵魂

因为怕失去所以迷人 你的每一个吻 让我明白怎样才算认真
因为时间比爱情伤人 我不得不承认 熟悉的最后都变的陌生
你不要追问 未来还有什么可能
这一段旅程 还没有完成

Grouchier than ever...

i hate mornings.

well, perhaps more in Austria only.

i hate the feeling of waking up in the morning, feeling damn irritated.
i hate the feeling that I don't get enough sleep due to extensive snoring from my roommate.
i hate the feeling that I don't have any personal space here.

ijust feeling damn grouchy these few mornings.
just ignore me.

Sidenote: (but Chanel made my day today. Thanks gal! CB* rocks!)
*sorry folks, private joke

To all my NCRF...

This post is specially dedicated to all my non-chinese reading friends (herein referred to as NCRF) who have been complaining about my blog being written in Chinese. The last straw came from Gerald, whose comment was "OMG! Your blog is in chinese. OMG" when I asked him to visit my blog. (So you happy now? Better leave me comments!!)

Well... let me see... why do I blog in Chinese?
After much deep thinking, I can only think of these few SIMPLE reasons:

a) It SEEMS more sophisticated.
b) It reminds me that I'm so bilingually talented.
c) It makes me realise how wonderful my hanyu pinyin is.

Honestly, I like writing in both English and Chinese. But am actually learning to write better phrases in Chinese I guess. And being in Europe currently, one can't help going back to one's roots I guess. (CRAP! hahaha).

I've been very lazy lately to update my blog (as always) but I've taken TONS of photos lately, esp during the trip to Vienna 2 weekends ago. I guess I have to blame it on my camera settings (1 photo is 2.8MB!!!) cos I got to resize and all (me being a perfectionist and all hahahah). Well, I'll just have to re-set the bloody camera to a smaller file size I guess so that my beloved readers (any out there?) can get to see the beautiful city of Graz (once again) and Vienna.

Till then, my dear NCRFs...wait for my next english post..

.::Juan Juan::.

Sidenote to Gerald:
Yup seen that you've finally updated your blog (for my sake according to you)... but but but.. no mention of me at all!! If it's for my sake, then shd at least give me a footnote or what ah.. hehehe

不用刻意的想Title (Milk说的)

今天终于看完《花样少年少女》了~~ （吴尊真的很帅~~）

虽然觉得故事结束的太草率，也有很多人物不了了之地从故事中消失。
但尽管如此，我还是对结局印象深刻，蛮满意的。
可能它让我对爱情及感情有了另一个看法吧。

感受到所谓的爱情不一定要用告白的方式才开始。
它可以在朝夕相处，互相保护中慢慢增长，培养。
慷慨的付出，自私的接受也是一种幸福，只要对方默默地知道彼此的感觉就足够了。
一个不需要理由，无需解释但又失去理智的爱情是不就等于一个可以一直走下去的爱情吗？

能够待在自己喜欢的人的身边真是一件很幸福的事。
虽然这些日子，我亲身体验到离开心爱的人的身边是多么的辛苦， 也完全明白需要一个人依靠，拥抱和那在我头上轻轻抚摸我的头发的感觉的重要性。但我还是改不掉我独立性格的习惯，任性地离乡背景，也从中失去了拥抱，依靠等等的权利。不管我有多独立坚强，渴望爱情的滋润应该是个很基本的事吧？不要笑我啊，我也是歇下外壳的我还是个感性的小女人啊！

我很希望我周围的朋友能和我一样，渴望爱情，拥有爱情。
虽然说是容易，但还是需要靠缘分吧？
不要再渴望过去的进行式，勇敢地期待未来的进行式，努力寻找《缘分》吧!

因为...我也是靠这个《缘分》，才让我认识到你们。
所以我亲爱的朋们，加油吧。我会带着笑容，等着你们的好消息。

.::娟娟::.

最近...

最近常失眠。（原因重重，但都是“环境的元素”）
好不容易入眠时，不到几个小时就天亮了。不用说，工作时就一直打瞌睡。
再加上最近的工作量不是很大，让我更有空间发挥我的偷睡神功。

最近看了几套偶像剧 - 花样少年少女，东方朱丽叶 （实在没办法看完），求婚事务所之情书等等。还有一螺的戏等着我，叫着我，呼唤着我。但我每次看完一出戏都会感触特别多。不论是喜剧或悲剧，我就会消沉一阵子，心里闷闷的，无法从剧情里脱身。看来还是少看为妙。

最近学会了怎么写Haiku。
Haiku其实是一种日本的诗 - 由三行句子组成。
第一行及第三行只能写5个音节，第二行则可以写上7个音节。
它可以是很无理头的句子，也可以在字里行间隐藏你想说的话。
以下是小女子心血来潮的一两个Haiku:

Symmetrical sights
Oh please let her see the light
Give me back my night

Rhythmic awakes
Light beckons me when eyes closed
Three o'clock daily

还可以吗？（可能只有杨尚公才看得懂吧？）

最近学会了怎么充分利用itunes。
经过长年累月和杨尚公的耐心指点及示范，（我只差没有把我的电脑丢出窗外），我开始认认真真地努力搜索专辑照片，新歌及整齐歌曲的资料。但是，应该是itunes不喜欢我吧，无论我怎么跟我的ipod "sync"，始终还是不能达成我所最求的完美境界。只好慢慢来吧。

最近，时间过的很快吧？
真难想象我在这聊寂的国家，不知不觉也硬撑了一个多月了。
每天都过着连苍蝇都不会羡慕的日子，真想把时钟调快几个月，好让我快快归国，保护国土。
还好还有一个杨尚公伴随左右，陪我一起笑，一起吃喝拉，一起写部落格，一起胡闹，一起对付小人。感谢上天赐给我一个杨尚公，也感谢杨尚公介绍这份工作给我，让我扬眉吐气，可以回国过些舒服的日子。也让我知道家人和朋友对我有多重要。在此，还是要跟杨尚公说声 [对不起]，我把你拉到跟我一样的破"三板"。 但庆幸的是：[还好有你在]。

.::娟娟::.

A Picture speaks a Thousand Words

今天很累，所以就学学Milky Bar的作风，放多多照片。

有空，有心情，有时间....才跟大家多多介绍。


Food in Austria


Hotel Daniel


Streets of Graz


Graz Famous "Seashell" cafe and Arts Centre


Schlossberg


Snow!


Bird's Eye View of Graz


Some bloody museum (I'm getting bored just by uploading the bloody pictures already!)


BLOODY Buildings (Enuff or not???)


有很多朋友说我的Blog没有很多照片 - 这次应该够了吧？？？？？？？

晚安了各位~

.::娟娟::. （带着草枝摆和赶羚羊的感觉回房睡觉了）

幸福箱子

今天秘书Skpye我说 "Ginny, a massive package has arrived for you upstairs!"

我带着又兴奋又愤怒的心情，接收了她所谓的 "Massive Package"。

兴奋是当然的。
等了那么久的东西，今天终于等到了。

我在这即寒冷又鸟不拉屎的国家只有六件上衣 - 当时上机的时候，严重超重，所以得放弃很多。再加上，这儿有个会把衣服通通洗成深褐色的洗衣机，更是把我的烦恼加重。想换洗又不敢，不洗又不卫生。怎么办？

此外，在方圆五百里都没有售卖中国产品 - 例如午餐肉，酱油，等等。我原本买了很多罐头食品，快熟面，包装食品等等 - 都因为鸟鸟航空不让我带“多点公斤”，所以又得放弃。

所以，借着以上种种合理的理由，我叫了谢伯帮我把我所有无法带过来的东西，全帮我空运过来。

但是，我左盼，右盼，过了八百多年了，都不见我的包袱到来。所谓一日如一日年，我真的等到脖子都长了。

咳~ 详细的情形我就不多提了。 （跟谢伯闹大革命， 也因此造成了我愤怒的心情）

但....当我一打开那Massive Package时，什么愤怒都没了。



因为....我看到的东西，不是我的衣服，食品，日常用品...
而是一个装满亲情，爱情即友情的箱子。

真的很感动。 打从心底的感动。

好想回家啊。

.::娟娟::.