Stay or Not?

When I first come up the idea to go back to HK, I did think about to stay there for couple years and get a job there. My mom sure want me to stay there coz I can take care of her if I do so. But, to be honest, it is hard to find a job in HK especially for the field that I have been studying about. And the paid will be a lot less compare to the US. I believe in HK, for the new college grad. is about 9K~10K HK dollars average for their salary. It would be a lot less compare to here. The median salary range is about $45K per year in US in US dollar. Even when I was at intern couple years ago, I got paid about $3K per month. So, kind of hard to imagine that the salary at HK. My aunt (my uncle's wife) told me to reconsider about staying in HK coz the salary range is a lot less. When I think twice, it is hard for me to decide if I want to stay in HK or not. For visit for sure since I haven't see my parents for three years.

I believed if I planned better at the beginning, may be I won't end up how it seem right now. But, it is too late for it, I guess I need to come up some alternatives and hopefully they will work.

The best way to put off the HEAT!

Anyway, in this summer for the day that is over 90 or 100 degrees, what would you do to put off the heat? Here is a suggestion!



Would you like to compete for it? A nice ice-stick..... hehe....

Misc. for July

Regarding writing the blog, I still think it is easier for me to write in English. Even though I don't to accept this, my chinese is getting worst. My daily life don't really require using any chinese.... speaking is still okay since my roommate already came from Hong Kong. But, at work or other places, English is the first language that I would use. Hope I will get back my chinese writing skill by the time I go back to HK.

Last weekend was my grandpa's birthday. The whole family gone to have lunch together. They were planned to have dinner. However, my grandpa got sick and couldn't make it. At first, I needed to work on Sat. Since they changed the plan, I was able to go to the p-town to join them. We took some pictures, but I realized that since I am the one who bring camera for the family gathering, I wasn't in most of the pictures. Even I asked my relatives to help me to take picture, I guess they are not uses to my camera and the pictures always (like 8 out of 10) came out not focus. I can't even print those pictures...... so sad.... :(

By the way, it seems like my aunt changed her mind that she might be able to go to HK with me. So, I guess I may wait for her and go to HK either the end of Sept. or the early Oct.

七月的過去﹐八月的來臨

不知不覺間﹐七月已過去了。八月的來臨﹐意味著暑假快要結束了。 看來我也要快點訂機票回港走一會﹐我已很久湧有回港﹐上一次已是三年前的事了。 不知香港變成怎麼樣﹐三年雖不算是很長的時間﹐但也不算短。 希望我還會認得回家的路。 我也可順度換新的身份證﹐或許看看新建的迪士尼樂園。 我曾到過在LA的迪士尼樂園﹐香港的應該會很不同的﹐希望不用排太久才可玩那些機動遊戲。

最近的近况 -- 七月的更新

好耐冇update個blog. 不是因為忙﹐只不過是惰懶了小小。可能因為天氣熱﹐唔想郁。 唔知我香港的朋友有冇掛住我既消息。 我近排要返通宵班﹐所以日夜時間顛倒﹐所以日間的反應比平日慢小小﹐徐些之外一切正常。近日電視又播"神鵰俠侶",令到我心思思再拿出本書再生一次. 不過今次大陸拍得不錯,看得出製作費不少,D實景又靚,又多特技效果.

上次抄CSI套"法證先鋒"都幾好,制作都算認真,還算不錯. 講講下好以只是講電視劇,但是講真我都幾鐘意睇電視,因為唔使用腦碼.

上星期過百度華氏真是好難過,我不停飲冰水先至可以解下暑,唔知香港個邊熱唔熱,我諗都應該幾熱. 我遲D都諗住番香港行下,不過而家D機票好貴. 都要等過左暑假個旺季先番, 同埋番去換番個身份證先. 報到住咁多先,因為打中文真是很累. 又要諗下個字點寫,又要諗下個碼點,真是用了好多腦力.

Sunny Summer

I was out of town last week. Just visited my grandparnets back in P-town. Therefore, didn't update the blog at all. It was super HOT p last Monday. High up to 105F here in Corvallis.

Last Sunday, I was tring to go to Lincoln City for the super hot day. However, there was a car accident at highway 18 and the polic close down the highway. The poor me couldn't reach the beach and needed to get back home on the same road...... :( Miss the beach soooo much.

Before that disappointed trip to Lincoln City, I went to Cannon Beach on last Friday with my grandparnets aunt. It was so nice. The clear sky with the peaceful sand.

最近的近况 - 五月的後補

最近沒有什麼特別的事﹐我翻看了韓劇"藍色生死戀"。看到差不多大結局時﹐因為實在太慘情,我終於頂唔住要轉去睇"浪漫滿屋" 需然都喺同一個女主角,但喺劇情就輕快得多. 而且得十六集,好快就睇完. 原本仲想睇埋喬妹套"ALL IN",但喺套戲有D悶,睇到十幾集時已經睇唔落去啦!

原本這個post喺五月時開始寫,但喺到七月先至寫完, 都喺因為中間時唔記得咗開咗個頭. 而且寫得唔喺咁詳盡,因為過了兩個月,有D唔記得做咗D乜.

今日想打中文

好耐無打文﹐用了很長時間才打了幾隻字。以前學打的時候都打得幾快﹐現在就差得遠﹐仲要唔記好多字點打﹐恐怕要練番一排先會打得快D。仲有D唔記得咁多中文字點寫﹐希望可以越打越快。

用中文報告下最近的近况先
上星期日母親節﹐我淨係去返工。但是星期六就上左Portland去探我的袓母﹐同屋企人去食飯。因為早去及訂了位﹐才不用在酒樓外呆等。食完飯我的亞姑們又話要落場打幾圈﹐好彩我第三個亞叔出現救左我﹐我先至唔洗陪打足四圈。因為次次同佢地打都俾佢地的聲浪令到我頭痛。好啦﹐打到這裏為至﹐因為實在用了太多時間先打好一段中文﹐或許下次再練下先。

Happy Mother's Day

Anyway, today is Mother's Day. I didn't really do anything special about since my mom is still in HK. I did went to P-town and visit my grandma yesterday and have dinner with the relatives.

It was soooooo sunny today and I really want to stay outside. However, I need to work in the afternoon. I only able to manage to get back in town from P-town and then don't really have any time left to enjoy the weather. And I understand people all stay out or out of town for the Mother's Day. No one even show up in the lab so far. I guess I probably won't see any user show up during my shift. >__<

My roommie is having her wonderful vacation. Good for her...... I got to stuck in the Corvallis. Anyway, someone just show up in the lab while I was typing this message. arrrrrhhhhh....... Things are always so unexpected.

Another week passed

Well..... it is Wed. half of the week passed. Can't believe how time pass like a second. This week has nothing exciting happened. Well.... except talking with my mom....... can't believe I was search those information for her. But, need to inform her what she should know. My mom was complain that since I wasn't around her, I couldn't be useful........ I agree and hopefully I will be useful to her soon...... hehe..... >___<

Anyways, I was writing some more in here but, it got cut off due to I use the special character. And my words is shorten now........ :(

A talk with my mom

Anyway, I called my mom this morning coz I missed a call from my dad yesterday. It turns out nothing really matter happen. They just called....... However, my mom asked something regarding a marketing sale for a Lampe Berger fragrances. I never heard of it. And my mom told me one of her friend (not really close) asked her out for breakfast and then took her to a building (don't remember the location from my mom). It was like a seminar regarding a product for Lampe Berger, it is a product that release fragrances and it claimed that it could kill gems freshen the air. Moreover, they were trying to convince my mom to join their club as a member(cost HK$5000). Then, she could ask others to join and she could get commission by doing so. Well...... at least my mom didn't buy what they said (may be she was still thinking at that time) and find some excuses to get out of that place.

Since she talked for at least half and hour regarding that, I think she may be interested in that or want to know the true. Therefore, I spent the next 20 minutes searching on the internet and found some news regarding that brand(my mom only mentioned half of the Chinese name of that product, took me some time to find the news regarding that thing). Okay...... the search result is that it is not totally a scam(but, totally not recommend to join). But, it a marketing technique refer as MLM(Mult-Level Marketing). A lot of people ending loaning from others to pay off the stock fees. And it is true that if you were doing this at the beginning(so, that refer to the top level), you do earn money from whoever that was referred by you. However, the return is not as great as what they have mentioned in their seminar. There are news regarding this type of business couple years ago. I got couple newspapers and magazines reported this issues couple years ago. It is interesting that these kind of thing still happened now. If you want to know about the details of how MLM works or what is behind of the DCHL Lampe Berger thing, try a search on "DCHL Lampe Berger". Then, you should find some news(or anti-DCHL blog) regarding that. I did a search on yahoo HK coz my mom met these people in HK and there were news even the HK tvb station had mentioned in their programs before (like in year 2000).

Easter Weekend

This is the Easter Sunday, I just went back to Portland for the Satursday coz my grandparents came back. I have the chance to visit my little cousin. She is still a new born baby (age less than a month) It seems like my grandparnets are quit happy to see the little baby. We went to a dim sum at Wong's King in SE portland. To be honest, the dim sum there is just so so. I guess I need to go back to Hong Kong sometime soon to eat the real chinese food....... miss the old days....

Anyway, this weekend overall was pretty good until I met that crazy idiot driver. Hope it won't happen again and hope even if it happen, a police will be near by and lecture that guy(or sent him to jail please).

My baby cousin and me........my cousin is soooo little and kawaii .... hehe >___<

Crazy Driver

It was pouring outside when I was driving back from P-town to Corvallis. And when I was close to Albany on I-5, there was a guy using his high bean light flashing to me (like almost 5 minutes) and trying to force me to let him pass.......... Can't believe such a guy exist...... since he has a brand new Toyoto sienna white van, I can't even see his license plate. Moreover, don't know where are those cops gone....... they should be around and protect the lawful citizens...... So, be aware if you will drive around Albany area (That guy got off I-5 on Albany exit 334)

That is exact model and color of what that crazy idiot was driving last night. WATCH OUT!!! People who live in Albany, OR.

NANA the anime and newly updates

Finally watched the newest NANA anime. After the manga and the live movie, it finally came down to anime. The op sounds so cool. The tone for the voice actor(Paku Romi) of Osaki Nana is kind of too low. She also voice for Edward for Fullmetal Alchemist. This is the first time I hear her voice for a female charactor.

Here is Nana anime official site.

Anyway, I got a new hair cut during the spring break. This is the first time I tried to get it at a beauty school. And the result is terrible........ I just hope my hair could grow faster....... >___<

Haven't update the blog for a while coz kind of busy study for my citizenship test. And I passed last Wed. now just have to wait for the doing the oath and I could be officially as a US citizen. Kind of broke after paying all those application fees........ it costed me almost $400. I kind celebrated with two of my aunts at Red Lobster. The lobster tails were sooooo good, but, need to pay the price for it......... After paying the rent and cable, I am officially "BROKE"...... and there still have a whole month to go before I get my paycheck..... arrrrhhhhh.....

Finally, it can sense the spring time

Spring is around........ Mix of sun and rain mostly these weeks. However, when the sun comes around, everything looks so lively. :)

The first day of the spring term term (Last Monday Apr. 3), I passed by the street and saw the cherry blossom was so pretty. Even though they won't last long, just look so good. :)

After the dayling saving time be actived two week ago, I could see the blue sky even after I done with work. It was so beautiful.

Quiet...... like dead..... in the lab.....

Can't believe it is only the second day of the final week........ and the kidder lab is dead..... no one show up so far.... and I only have one more hour to go.

Pinki came to Corvallis for her ex-roommie's birthday and I got a chance to have lunch with her at local boyz. I haven't go to local boyz for awhile........ feel so evil since I was having the diet plan started this week....... oh man.... my veggie soup......

Man.... I am hungry..... :(

I am really hungry since there are two idiots brought in food (their dinner) to the lab. And I am being super nice not kicking them out of the lab. (I know... it is final week..... don't want to be mean for that) But, in my heart........ I hope I could kick them out of my sight at this moment........ arrrrrhhhhhh.......

Quiet in the lab

It is pretty guiet in the kidder lab where I usually work. Only 1 person showed up until now. And I only has 30 more minutes to go. Guess people are studying hard for finals and test during the dead week.

It was snowing last week!!!!

It is unbelievable that it was snowing in Corvallis last Thu. and Fri. Since it is already March, I think this is the first time I saw snow in March for the last seven years. However, it back to sunny today. The snow days didn't stay long. I was shock when I saw snow cover the street when I woke up on Thu. morning.

Here is the picture of how it looked on Thu. morning. SNOWWWWWW.......... arrrrrhhh

I haven't post pictures for a while. Here is a picture of the hotpot we had back to the mid Feb. Time flies, it is almost the mid-March now.

Waiting for the OFB to come

Oh man.... it is hard when you are waiting for something. I waiting for the newest expansion pack (OFB) from the sims 2 game since yesterday. I knew the official release is today. It should be in store already. However, I pre-order it at the EA store. And I still haven't get any comfirmation of the item shipped........ I regret now.... I shouldn't pre-order.... I should just grap it from target where I heard there is a $5 gift card from target at portland area. I hope I could get it by Friday or no later than Sat.

The funny thing is that I heard someone knock the door yesterday. I ran down the stair from my room and get to the door. I almost hope that it is the deilvery person for my game. And then, when I got to the door, I saw a package on the floor. I picked it up and opened it......... And it turned out be something I ordered from other place. I have a mix feeling at that time coz I am happy to receive the package, but I am also disappointed that it is not the OFB.

I guess I may be crazy if I don't get it by Sat. But, I crossed my fingers that it won't happen. I do want it before the weekend where I could have time to play...... oh god.... please...... please let it come before the weekend..... let's pray for it......

Anyway, during the waiting time, I created a house yesterday and trying to reassibly the house that I am living now. It is almost done expect I have problem on creating the basement (may skip the basement).