Firstly I would like to appologize that I could not keep doing the advent calender. Last weeks I got busy with work and also private life. I am now looking forward to the holiday and can’t wait until tmr. I will go to Wuyi for Hotspring in China. I really need a off-time!
My friends and blog readers, I wish you all nice and relaxing holiday, as well as Merry X’mas!
Please take care and see/read/talk to you very soon!
When I was eating dinner with my friend Quyen, I saw a lady with blond hair. She was sitting desperate in front of a bowl of noodles, holding a spoon and chopsticks in her hand.
This scene remembered me to my bro and mine childhood: My mom taught us how to eat with fork, spoon, knife and chopsticks. My bro and I grew up with them. When we are kids, my mom even went with us to an Indian restaurant, so we also learnt how to eat with our hand. I am very glad that my mom taught us so many things while we are kids.
At the first beginning when my bro hold his first spoon in his small hands, he did not know how to use it. How can the food be delivered in this mouth by using this new tool in his right hand? My brother was wondering, but he was not desperate, because he DID knew the answer. While he was holding the spoon in his hand, he dipped his face into the food and grabbed it with his mouth.
I guess the lady close to our table faced the same problem as my bro. “How can eat the noodles with a spoon and a stick?” The chopsticks provided by the food court need to be separated by end user, but I guess the lady did not know this.
Well, she was hungry and she found a solution:
PS Later on, she has been supplied by fork and knife after requesting.
This year I also joined Mad Paddlers and we paddled from March to November. Every Wednesday evening we trained in Pak Sha Wan and every Sunday morning close to Sai Kung pier.
This is my second year for dragon boating. The first year was very tired and I was concentrating to coordinate my arms, legs, back and neck properly. At that time I also fight against fear of sharks…. So I could not enjoy view although I thought it should be beautiful.
This year my body got used to the movements, so it was a little bit easier. But still I need to concentrate.
Well, during one training session at the evening, I saw following great view:
A moon rise. I have never seen a moon rise before! Did you? Actually I did not even know that the moon is also rising! The moon was round (fullmoon) and it was shining in orange! Oh no… the moon was burning! It looks like this moon came out of the water, hided between mountains before slowing going up to the dark night sky. The moon looked so handsome, incredible beautiful!!! Have you seen such a moon rise before?
During our training the moon rise and spent us some light for our training on the sea. The moon rise made me so happy and I was able to win new power for our tough training!
03 / 12 / 2009
My friend Gloria recommended me Mayday for learning and singing songs in Chinese after my request. (and I recommend to you, if you like Rock Music!) We bought together a CD last October. I do not understand all their songs, but some of them.
Mayday is a group of 5 men; they are friends from the beginning. They are singing, because they like it. This one I can feel when I am watching and listening them during their concert. They have their own style in singing and performing. I have found out that a lot of performers/singers in Hong Kong always wear extraordinary costumes. I am sometimes wondering whether the costume or their singing is the performance. I really do not like that style. But Mayday is different: Casual “costume”, simple songs, clear voice and a lot of fun.
When I am listening to their songs, I am remembering their live concert.
“五*月*天! 五*月*天! 五*月*天!“ Girls are shouting in the Concert Hall in Hung Hom. I am one of the girls. Yes, I like the Taiwanese Rock Band 五月天 (Mayday). I have decided to go to their concert on 22nd May 2009. Since I bough the ticket 2 days before THAT day, there was no wonder, that I could only get the expensive ticket for 680HKD. When I was buying the ticket, I did not realize the real value of the ticket: My seat was REALLY close to the stage- close to Mayday. (At my first Maydays’ concert I could see Mayday only as an “ant’-size”.) This time I could even see their face and movements of the mouth! Wow! Ｏ(≧∇≦)Ｏ イエイ！！
During the concert I was standing, jumping, singing ♪~♪ d(⌒o⌒)b ♪~♪and clapping in my hands, shouting together with the other girls “回*来*了[Come back]!” and “五*月*天!” after they finished one song.
I am able to sing few songs of them unless I have the song text. Luckily the song text had been shown on the huge screen display. But unfortunately I was sitting too close to the stage, so I could not see the screen very well . T_T, however I think I could master it well.
Ashin was asking: “谁是从香港来的! [Who is coming from Hong Kong?] “ All fans (incl. me) stood up and shouted. It was amazingly great atmosphere!
In February of this year I went to (my first) Mayday’s concert in Macau. Also there Ashin was asking “谁是从香港来的! [Who is coming from Hong Kong?] “ “我~[Me~]!” I shouted. I was looking around and had to recognize that I was the only one from Hong Kong in my row and also in my block…
I behave like every fan. I did not stick out … until I speak English “Excuse me, could you please help me to take a picture for me? Thanks.” The girls started to giggle and got suddenly very shy. They step one step backwards and tried to hide each other. Hey common, I am not an alien. Don’t be afraid of me! Some of them asked me to take picture with me together ….
At around midnight after the concert I walked (!) home, since the concert hall is so close to my home. Just 8 Minutes away! o(^o^o)o(^o^)o(o^o^)o I am so happy to be such close with MadDay!
02 / 12 / 2009
Since I talked to my father, I have also just remembered this habit of the advent calendar, when I was living in Germany: Celebrating Christmas isn’t just about one day. It’s about 25 days! This calendar counts the days until Christmas. Every day one door/window of the calendar will be opened, and chocolate, pictures or another small happiness can be found behind.
My mother used to prepare the advent calendar by herself for us. Although she prepared so many advent calendars for us – for my bro and me – year by year, I can only remember one advent calendar she made for us. I can remember that year very well. Every day each of us (my bro and me) got Duplo brick. Later on we get some “mom”, “dad”, “son” and “daughter” Duplo-figures and also some Duplo- furniture. At the end it was a whole set of a Duplo Family with House! It was nice, because we can build up the house as we wish and place the furniture according to our phantasy. So sometimes when we played with Duplo, the children room was soooo huge. ^___^
Well, on my blog I do not have any advent calendar. What a pity! Therefore I got the idea to make my own countdown to Christmas. I will (try to) write every day until Christmas. Topic will be “Memories”.
This year will end soon and it is a great opportunity to think about the past (memories and events). It could be a happy, sad or thoughtful memory. Sometimes happening will be forgotten to fast! So let’s take time, go back to the past!
Every one is welcome to join me for this project!
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