So Hungry...
Where is that husband of mine?!? He is in charge of buying dinner home today, and right now, he is still not back...
Had originally planned to go to the computer mall at Mongkok to buy some stuff, but decided to do it tomorrow since we will be having dinner with some friends in that area. Besides I only got home at 6pm, having been stuck in the Aberdeen Tunnel jam for some time. And I had to do the weekly cleaning, ie mop the entire apartment and wash the toilet/bathroom.
So after the "hard labour", and so looking toward to the mysterious dinner that D will be buying.... it's 4 minutes to nine, a hungry woman is a dangerous person.
So hungry and sleepy now. Dinner has better be good, sigh.
Double sigh... I have to go to school tomorrow morning, same time as Mondays to Fridays, for the Math Olympiad Invitation Round to be held in my school. This is opened to primary pupils in HK schools, and the top ten pupils will have an opportunity to take part in the S'pore Math Olympiad.
I miss sleeping in on Saturdays for 2 weeks already!!! Drats.
So hungry...
posted by Kancheong Spider @ Friday, April 22, 2005
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We were there yesterday from 7-8pm, and were the only ones there. The gym is definitely easier to learn and train as compared to Climberland @ Wan Chai. .jpg)
Anyway, the pub was so obscure, hidden behind the glass doors and heavy drapes. But when we went in, it has the most amazing Victorian-era sort of decorations and played old-school jazz. Very nice and impressive.
After the martinis, we walked to a disco called "Edge" @ Hollywood Street. There was only the lone DJ spinning & mixing R&B music with the Pioneer turntables and records. 
It was quite fun spending time with my colleagues and learning more about them. We laughed at one another's silly jokes and got to know each other better. Hope to do this again.
In late 2002, I had planned on getting the now-discontinued Canon EOS D30 for D as a B'day present, but he didn't want me to splurge. I think he has quite a flair in taking photos, although he prefers scenary shots. Later, we considered getting the Canon 300D, but D was half-hearted about getting it. Then Nikon D70 came into the market, and D was still half-hearted. Just when he has kind of decided on the D70, Canon 20D came out. I told him to "just get the darn camera.
We also bought the Dry Cabinet
to store the 20D, the old sony digital camera and our newly acquired taste of the Old World... Cuban Cigars. We had smoked cigars three times and thought the Romeos & Julieta Cuban Cigars are better than the Monte Cristos. D bought the mini R & J at the duty-free shop 2 weeks back and these will be taken out on special occasions.
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I decided to reward myself with another MP3 player... what else but the iPod Mini. I have been using the Creative Muvo2 4 Gb MP3 player since last Feb but recently the headphone jack on the set seem to cause the sound to be distorted. My new iPod Mini has been personalised (engraved with my name and a bible verse) and has 6 Gb of memory space.
Now I am considering purchasing the Monster cable to connect the iPod to the hifi system, and which camcorder to get.
Both of us have a list of stuff that we want to get, but we know we can't get everything... all the stuff on that list are basically wants and not needs. We mull over these stuff, think and re-think to see if we really need the stuff, and most of the time, we end up not getting them.
But these wants provide us with some intermediate goals to work towards, to cheer us on and reward us for the hard work we do each day. For me, particularly, I didn't have much when I was growing up and felt, in a way, deprived. So now that I can afford some of these things, I don't mind making them mine. 
Some differences:
Climb Asia's bouldering gym is divided into 2 levels - the lower being the more difficult and technical one while the upper level is manageable for novices like me.
The bouldering gym at Climberland @ Wanchai is only on the 1st level, which is
technically-challenging for D & I; while the 2nd level is a cafe. This is a good addition since the cafe is done up like someone's living room that include TV, DVD player, computer with Internet access, books, mags and lots of games for kids. This is a great idea especially for girlfriends, mums and young kids to chill out while their boyfriends or fathers are bouldering below.
I get to learn a number of techniques watching some of the experts there and tried to do it, accompanied with lots of falls. D tried to do the low overhangs, and he did a pretty good job.
I tore my palm a little while bouldering, had slipped off the hold, while the rest of my fingers are tender and developing some kinda calluses. The Climberland's holds are generally quite abrasive. This is the first time I tore my palm, and it stings when I wash.
There was also a number of kids who were having their climbing lessons at Climberland, some were as young as 5. I will definitely have our kid learn climbing, as it is not just a sport which requires brute strength, but a thinking sport.
We think about which holds that we should use; how we should hold them; where to place our foot; do we smear, tiptoe or hook our foot; where to move next... up, down, traverse... and this is just the basics. I am at the stage where I will just crimp and step on any holds, the experts will be following a set route which is usually very tough and demanding.
D is looking into purchasing a pair of Pump Rocks and fix it in our apartment. These allow us to train our fingers' strength, 'cos not all holds are deep crimps.
Seriously, I don't know how we have fallen head over heels with this sport. Perhaps it is because we need to do something exciting and active to fill up the additional time since we are alone in HK, without friends and families back home in S'pore. Perhaps it is to substitute our other love, motorcycling & touring, since we don't do it in HK. Maybe it is just our 2nd childhood. But frankly, I enjoy this 'cos it is something that D and I can do together, which allows us to spend more time together and have something else in common to get excited about..jpg)
We had watched a similar competition in HK last month and one observation I made was that there was twice the number of people running Boulderactive, but time taken for the competition to get started took twice as long. It seemed like the NUS students were just standing around, talked too much to one another and couldn't quite fixed the holds quickly and confidently.
We saw some good and bold bouldering moves; cheered when the participants were successful and sighed when they fell.
D & I are still very much novices in this sport, but we totally understand how tough it is to hold the entire body weight by just two fingers on each hand, or reaching for the one hold that is beyond the overhang.
There is a lot of training involved, not just the necessary strength in the arms, but also strength in the fingers and good techniques for different holds. To me, I do think that being light is an additional advantage. It will be quite tough to support a heavy body with just 4, or even 2 fingers. Sigh, I have lots to lose....
We attended the Easter Service to celebrate Christ's resurrection and also to watch my friend dance during the service. D had said "It had better be worth it" when I tried to wake him up that morning. Well, I suppose it was... that was somewhat the only time when D stayed awake during the service.
Later in the week, we had dinner at Cafe Iguana (Mexican fare, tequila & shots at half price till 9pm, nice food but a lil' pricey) with my ex-colleagues.
It was a coincidence that Van (one of my ex-colleague) and I were in similar tops. Couldn't resist getting a shot of that.
But of course...