Thoughts beyond my life & my travel - Bel

Ang Lee's latest movie "Lust, Caution" caught a lot of attention with the dramatic sex scene. I was a bit shocked when I saw the movie a few days ago. I didn't expect a famous actor like Tony Leung really challenged his own borderline to nudity to that extent. But there is no doubt that he's a good actor. He act with rich facial expression and so did the new actress. This movie is more about good actors rather than a good director, I'm afraid. The plot based on a short story from a famous writer sounds to be a bit naive. Maybe the university students could have such a gut to carry out a conspiracy plan but how possibly they're caught so much late.

Today's exercise class was turned into a semi-lap dance lesson as my colleagues suggested to have a surprise performance for the coming Christmas party. I always think that dancers are so effortless when doing the table dance or pole dancing. It might look simple but definitely it takes a lot of work and be confident to be comfortable with your bodies and show out the curves. I don't deny it's a fun way to exercise and I can feel some muscle pain from few muscles' practice. But it's always good to try out something new and appreciate the simple ways around us.

I couldn't believe that I totally forgot all about archery after my course in the university. Alright, it's true that that was ages ago but I could still remember some right poses and some tricks. Only that it didn't quite work. So I slowly picked up the game again today and progressed little by little just like children. I thought I lost my wisdom but I guess I just lost my patience sometimes. Archery wasn't as fun as the very first time I did that probably because it's indoors this time and we stood close to the target. But one thing for sure, that's the way to bring back some of my memory. The brightest thing today was the new decor in Pacific Place, a shopping mall in the centre of the city. How possibly could you imagine a glamourous riding horses were hung from the ceiling and moving up and down like the "Mary goes around" game in the park. A more fancy version of Mary goes around was just around the corner and gave me a lot of surprises today. I...

It's an interesting day with some insightful inputs from a symposium on breast cancer. Next time you went to see a doctor who examines your breast, pay attention to how long he/she examines you. Research finding shows that it should take at least 3 minutes for examining each breast. So don't suspect what your male gynaecologist tries to do with your breast if he does it longer than usual!!! The highlight of the day was a talk on handling sexuality issues for breast cancer patients. The speaker Dr Angela Ng was so good in a way to present many useful ways to support patients and what elements we should pay attention. Yes, not only we should encourage people to have sexercise but some other patients as well.

It seems like my effort to hide away from office politics was wasted. Today, I started writing a manual about media communications in which I first talk about what constitutes news. Later I realised that I became the " news " myself, to be more exact, the "rumours". I can see how people hunger for stories like reporters. Even in a small office, people love create stories. Imagine those creative energy being re-diverted to our work, our marginal revenue will definitely benefit from it. So I can smile over to someone who surprised me for the spread of rumour. Well, I don't know who started it. Whether there is actually a rumour or not; or someone just tried to create it to see how I response. I do care less. Now I reviewed the elements of what the news are. Am I prominent? NO. Am I odd? No. Did I create controversy? No. Do my work affect others? Not much. Maybe I'm just proximite to others. Perhaps I should put this example in my manual so the "creater...

There is an old saying, "Peace often comes before a thunderstorm." Even when you try to stay away from the chaotic world and bury yourself to focus on work, you will eventually realise that you won't stay away from this shelter. It's a day with big thunder. My colleague was fired all in a sudden leaving us an ambiguous goodbye and a SMS message. We soon realized that more than one of our colleagues were laid off with immediate dismissal. My boss is one of the most forgivingful kind of creative, so it's just a bit unusual. The office was full of mauvais and weird atmosphere with a lot of speculation. I expected my boss would call for a meeting with us and she did. I never liked politics and didn't join the "gang" for lunches these days. That's the way I tried to be more focused on my busy work and my studies. After all, my ultimate objective is to optimize what I can learn from my study rather than what the hot gossip is about at work. Finally I ...

It's a very short trip but a very pleasant one. I was amazed with Cambodia when I visited it years ago. The city was much safer than what I expected. I have been longed for having a glimpse on Vietnam for several years. The country is a total mystery to me but I believe it's no doubt a charming city. I finally was able to spend 4.5 days there to unveil its painted beauty. So what it's about Saigon and South Vietnam? Beautiful lady figures, inflating prices, rich historical background and a special birthday of my friend's. 30 Aug 2007 (Thu) Our plane landed on the runway which is near the dwellers. It's as close as that of Hong Kong old airport but passengers can hardly wave to the people living below since most of the buildings are 2 to 4 storeys only. The old airport which was about to shun is simple and basic as the old taipei airport. The custom reminded me the old days when I went to China. Some custom officers placed their military hats on the edge of their cou...