I’m sorry I neglected you baby.

Of 10 Things plus 1 about Beijing and Hong Kong

I’m chilling to: Jay Z – Empire State Of Mind… ( Someone get me to New York…NOW!)

1) Beijing seems to be a hot destination this year – it seems so many friends and friends of friends are going…

The send-off for Jia Wen.

Anyway, see you in another 6 hours girl.

2) When in Beijing, remember that Big Brother is watching…

Or maybe it was because it was the high tourist volume..I don’t know.

But anyway…

3) It’s awful that some parts of the Forbidden City have been made into a common storage room. Boo. Still beautiful nonetheless.

And yet, still a perfect chance for a picture opportunity.

Hee Hee. It’s my version of modernity mixed with the ancient.

4) Sometimes Beijing can look like Korea, well to me at least. Haha.

5) Munching on the supposed best Peking Duck in Beijing…

With a very BIG menu… 

Quite atas too no? Apparently, it’s impossible to get a table without a reservation every night…

Heng we ate our ‘dinner’ at 5pm. Ingenious tourists no?

Where they turn Kwek Kwek ( Haha. Mr Tern Wen ) Quack Quack…

INTO>>>> Kwa Kwa.

DROOL…

Da Dong: Highly Recommended – for the duckie lovers… but remember, make a reservation or get ready to QQQQ…

6)We Singaporeans are super happy when we see snow…

Even kwa kwa frost also makes us Uber excited lor…

7) The great wall is surprisingly steep and tiring to climb…it reminded me of climbing the NOR’s back in Brunei. They should warn people to do stretching before climbing!!!

Ok, so these are posed, but you get the picture yea?

Apparently the act-atas PRC love a good fur coat too.

Now, if only that were real mink…

9) I would kill to dress like this again:

Beijing ( -5 to 2 deg ):

Hong Kong ( 12 to 17 Deg ):

Hai.

10) The chinese are pretty liberal nowadays…

In the cab,

11) :BLACK CHOCOLATE – the hot new find in Hong Kong: part of the I.T. group – well, I mean which part of fashionable Hong Kong isn’t right? . Loved it.

Love the cute ziplock bags the shirts came in too! The packaging is so amazing.

Unfortunately, I gave the larger bag to a certain Det comm. But, hope that you like the stuff – not many people get stuff like that from me hor. And dont be so emo already ok? – And be less evil too.!

Well, thats all for now.

xoxo,

Sean.

Of Keeping It Real.

Nickelback: Gotta Be Someone – Live ( Just Love, Love, Love the song. )

” When life throws you lemons, make lemonade. So what do you do when life throws you emotional upheaval, family problems, financial turmoil and insecurities all snowballing down the path…somebody help me/talk to me/ save me. Please?

The Dailies – 02/12/09

Eleanor Roosevelt once said,

” Happiness is not a goal, it is a byproduct.”

Now, onto creating the distraction/ I’m-still-happy post.

xoxo,

Sean.

Of Food For Thought

I happened to chance about either Elvin Ng’s or Nat Ho’s blog:

Accomodate

One of the advantages of going out alone is that you do not have to accomodate others. You do not have to smile, you do not have to make small talk, you do not have to spare a thought for others. And that was what I experienced when I went to the movies myself, went to the night market myself, went to the pub to listen to the live band myself, went to eat chicken rice balls myself. All the time for yourself. All focus on yourself. Finding yourself. Almost an indulgence. It was a good feeling. Did it once. Did it again. Will continue to do so from time to time.

Why? Because sometimes you are so tired of smiling and trying to be nice to others when others do not try to smile or be nice to you. Not a saint but you know you have tried to be good to others but others do not seem to try to be good to you; in fact, they begin to think you are a pushover. When every good seems to be forgotten and each bad remembered. When a sheet of white paper with a black dot is noticed only for its black dot. When whatever credit you thought you might have built up counts for nothing really.

I really don’t want to be calculative. But I really don’t want to be too accommodating either. How many can you accomodate in your life? How many would you like to accomodate in your life? Seriously, people who matter. I don’t want to be too accommodating. I’ll keep this at the back of my head. And continue to be the same, the way I deem right.

Good guys finish last.

But that’s because they last the longer distance.

Do we want to be the good guy or the bad guy?

Interesting…

It seems to be easier to be brutally honest when it’s someone else’s words, no?

xoxo,

Sean.

Of Starbucks Sunday

I’m listening to:

OneRepublic – All The Right Moves.

Maybe it’s the post-holiday syndrome or maybe it’s the sheer number of pictures to upload and post. I WILL update about Beijing soon.

Anyway, to ‘tide’ you over, here’s a big-ass picture in full winter gear.

a) But in the meantime, more from The Wallaby Journals:

Day 10 – 29 Oct 2009

I’m pretty miserable now, my back hurts, I can hardly take a breath without coughing, it is ridiculously insanely hot and as luck would have it, the internet is down. But on a brighter note, its good to know that my foot did NOT rot. ( A personal victory – albeit an extremely pathetic and minute one, but still…)

In other news: I realised -

a) I don’t know how to react to rowdiness, I would either walk away rolling my eyes, laugh awkwardly or sit on the sidelines uninvolved.

b) I’m really not the typical 20 year old Singaporean male ( Yes, this is probably old news ), I have no interest in sports, gaming,  don’t trawl through FHM/Maxim/New Man, don’t think much about doing the whole pub scene – of course some friends dispute this…It’s probably true that I’m weird, but I’m ok with that, I never really fit in or wanted to be part of any pack anyway.

c) How people conduct themselves matters alot to me, in every situation. I believe it shows so much – it reveals one’s values, principles, beliefs, character, upbringing. Now, more than ever, it seems increasingly imperative that we be our own individual – be they financially, physically, emotionally or mentally.

b) A blast from the past. OMG. have those who havent already seen it on FB.

And I though it would have been burnt away forever ever. Apparently never never.

Read: Retro-Mania.

c) The coolest thing about technology and communication – cross border communication. Video conferencing is surprisingly fun!

Home in Simei, Hotel in Beijing. Of course, now the roles are reversed and I’m jealous beyond words…hope you’re having a blast girl!

d) The total damge done from shopping this trip….$1013.50. On shopping alone. OMG, someone say SHOPAHOLIC.

xoxo,

Sean.

 

Of Facebook

I freaking took half an hour to figure out how to upload pictures onto facebook without creating an album. This is apparently an impossible feat. Nothing is working out.

Sometimes, I don’t know why I even bother or try – guess we aren’t talking about Facebook anymore…

xoxo,

Sean.

Of Gossip Girl – and all her bitchy wisdom.

I’m listening to:

Anya Marina – Whatever You Like

A deserving kinky video for such a kinky song.

Ever relevant and true , from this week’s GG

‘ Sometimes, its after the curtains close that the real reckonings come ( of which we have to deal with ), whether its about who we wish we were, who we wished we could be or who we want.’

Someone tell me why I’m such a tween.

xoxo,

Sean.