31/10/2002 (Thur)
Happy Halloween!! Besides getting a Heinken and a Drop Shot glass from Highlander, I started to miss you as people hug me.
A letter from Grandpa reminded me how less I know, how ignorant I am and how poor I write. Pretty face will fade away as you age, but knowledge will never leave you. Even when all your hair and teeth are gone, even you look like a stubborn illiterate, your writing will prove you as a well educated and knowledgeable person.
28/10/2002 (Mon)
sit like an idiot in Charleroi Station for 2 hrs --> 1 hr to Brussels --> 1 hr to Leige --> finally home
It took 14 hrs from London back here, I could have back to Hong Kong and meet you in Pacific Coffee.
27/10/2002 (Sun)
When there are people, there are Chinese. Listening to musics under the warm sun with strong wind in Covent Garden Market is rather enjoyable. Hanging in Book store is still my favourite way to kill the time.
Leicester Square --> Liverpool Street --> no train and replacement bus to Romford --> 1 hr to Heathway --> telephone is eating up both my money and my courage --> 1 hr bus to Romford with only 50 pence in my wallet --> waiting in a telephone box panically for 45 mins --> finally home --> family dinner with huge bowl of congee; fried noodles; Peking duck --> goodbye hug with tears --> sit on ice cold floor for 8 hrs
26/10/2002 (Sat)
St James's Park; Buckingham Palace; money-eating telephone; cooking a feast for 5; mahjong playing with non-Chinese speaking people; girlie talk overnight.
It starts like a fairy tale, hope it ends like that also.
25/10/2002 (Fri)
Shopping day in Regent Street and Oxford Street. Called to someone's voice mail in British Museum. Night view of London Eye and Big Ben. Comfortable walk along River Thames with sweet nuts. Jack Daniel's Chicken filet and Bailey's cocktail in T.I.G Friday. Meeting friends in an expensive apartment.
Haven't been talking non stop for a long time. Not many people can make you speak from your heart, if you find one, treasure it.
24/10/2002 (Thur)
Safely landed in a dream house with IKEA furniture and staircase.
23/10/2002 (Wed)
20 hrs later I will be free! Bon voyage to tingzi.
A surprise letter arrived Canada! Remember, someone does care about you. Recipe from Aunt: Put the little cake shells into oven of 300 degrees for 5 minutes. Blend eggs with milk and some salt. Put in shrimp and spring onion into the heated cake shells. Add the blended mixture into shells. Heat until the mixture is hardened. Then you will get lovely party snacks!!
21/10/2002 (Mon)
A bad exam is remedied by the kitty, a postcard and a phone call. I found her again on the same street, despite of my heavy grocery, I played with her for a while, until other kids came over and took my place. When you are living in a city with gloomy weather, it's always nice to hear someone from the sunshine city!! I quivered as I talked on the phone. You were not like this, what happened.....?
20/10/2002 (Sun)
I am worried but I will wait.
16/10/2002 (Wed)
When people are out partying, I am here reading lines that I can never understand. When I am reading Greeks on my own, people are flirting everywhere. When people pat my head as if I am a little girl, I remembered how you touched my hair.
14/10/2002 (Mon)
On the way to school, I 'talked' to a kitty. It responded by following me for 2 streets. Maybe it just wanted a company to play with. But I was kind of draw back when I see it is an one-eye kitty. We judge one another by appearance, even an ugly looking person has a good intention, it's being distorted.
13/10/2002 (Sun)
Familiar voices and familiar conversations will keep you really warm. ^-^
11/10/2002 (Fri)
Please be considerate, don't make others feel uneasy!!
"Anyone with an ounce of indiviauality should not go to a business school." --- Anita Roddick, managing director of The Body Shop
09/10/2002 (Wed)
Shouldn't you slow down your pace and have a nice walk under the sun?
Look up to the sky, you will see planes draw on clear blue paper with straight long lines; Look down a little bit, you will see sunlights are being split into thinner lines; Stare on the ground, place your feet on the dried leaves and listen to the lovely sound.
Aside from the heavy workload, I still can afford little time to 'enjoy life', though it's just on the way from school to home.
07/10/2002 (Mon)
Woodstock has found himself a home in Maastricht.
While sending out the smiles, you don't expect anything in return, but sometimes, they do find their way back to you.
06/10/2002 (Sun)
Jogging alone in the pavement with golden leaves cover the green pasture, where you will see no other pedestrians; you will see children playing football, old couples sipping afternoon tea in their cozy homes; you will enjoy the winter breeze under the warm sun.... now I understand why Europe is still irrestitable to many people. But still, I like the busy/noisy/dirty Hong Kong!!!
Be a devil to yourself, be an angel to others. It feels great when you know you are sending smiles in different parts of the world, hk, china, canada, singapore, japan, america~ Will the world be a little bit sweeter because of me? ha~
05/10/2002 (Sat)
Suddenly remembered an essay I wrote with the title of "What is the goal in your life?". Doctors, lawyers, teachers, and nurses never emerged. I just put down, "I want to be remembered". I want to be remembered by my families, by my loved ones, by my friends and by those whom I met . My mum always says, after a few generations, no one will ever know you've ever existed. So why construct a beautiful tomb for yourself that no one will visit but only birds and rats? Unless you are a saint or hero who made significant contributions, or else everyone has the same destiny.
When you are still capable in making some impacts or leave some beautiful memories in someone else's lives, go do it. You will never know even your tiniest gesture of care will be remembered for life by others. Your name might not, but your act and your love will be passed down or spread out to people or places that far beyond your estimation.
01/10/2002 (Tue)
You should treat every single word spoken from a drunk person seriously, because no one can make up lies or think of beautiful lines in that stage.
I am not afraid of scaring my friends, or my parents, I am only worried of scaring you.
難得 有人待我這麼好, 如此照料週到, 何事我又要讓人 最苦惱
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