Thoughts beyond my life & my travel - Bel

Every now and then we tell ourselves we must change or get rid of bad habits. I take some classes recently. My lawn bowl coach asked me to change the way I hold the ball to prevent the ball skewing outward. The golf coach was really uncool, strict and ruthlessly told me I was wrong at this and that. I was a bit confused and wondered when I was right. I know I have to change the way I play the ball game. I've got a mental picture of the right way of doing so but changes are not something happened in a night's time. Changing the way to do is even harder than learning things from scratches because it's become a habit. But the lawn bowl teacher probably found a more approachable way to tell me so. The fitness class teacher says in a talk that "you must exercise, not you should." Didn't we tell ourselves we must do certain things every day? I bet the couch just makes us too comfy. Then I watched a programme about helping out some fussy eaters in the UK. Can you ima...

After getting advice from a chef at my workplace, here's what I made. It tastes much better than what I did last time but it was my intention to add less sugar and give up pleasing my taste bud a bit more. So, you know how much sugar is added in this dessert after you make it yourself.

I read a new magazine called Power, an up-market men's magazine, the other day. I must say that there are great photographs all over that kept me flipping over. The Jude Law's Dunhill ad, a seductive barber photo shot, a line up of fine leather wallets that you can almost feel the quality of the leather. But the page caught me the most attention was this Elmo's ad. It's different. It's warm. It's just Elmo in everyday life.

Anthony Wong is a legendary singer in Cantopop and he still is. His creativity and originity makes him stand out in the music scene. He was edgy two decades ago and he is still edgy with his androgynous image and cross-genre sound. The lyrics of his songs are always topical and sometimes touches on very sensitive topics like sexuality, belief and ageing. I just realised he released his new album "King of the Road". I like what he talks about in one of his songs, " The Halo Above Your Head ". As quoted from a magazine, the song refers to "a balding patch on top of a man's dome. Wong implores deterioration but of intellectual grace. 'You can look at it like a halo, an accumulation of your experiences and an accumulation of your wisdom,' says the singer. Isn't the idea so smart? If everyone agrees, people have no worry of losing their hair.

The new version of Butterfly Lovers will debut in the theatre soon. The previous one was released a decade ago. That's the time when I had feelings for someone. Despite it was a sad Chinese ancient story , the characters portrayed by the movie were so alive and Charlie Yeung, the female lead in the movie, was such a charming and adorable actress at the time. The movie was very refreshing and touching. Some of the scenes even bought us joy and happiness as well. Now the new version will be released this week. The TVC is just playing non-stop. Surprisingly, I have such feelings again. Is it strange or just a coincidence?

Today is Chung Yeung Festival, a day to "sweep the graves of our ancestors" and a day to hike. The weather was just a bit moody and a bit sad, so I didn't go to hike but instead walk to the Hong Kong Park in the city. The air is surprisingly fresh in the middle of the city. Though the sky is grey, it's still a good day to see some flowers, the pond, the man-made waterfall and the water fountains. I bet I was lucky to get up early and go to the park early because I found hundreds of maids in the another park when I was walking back home later. Being in a park is always good but never good on holidays or weekends as most of the city parks have become the gathering points of hundreds or even thousands of maids. They are sitting on the floor, playing guitars, eating, cutting hair, playing cards or eating. I don't blame them as they just find a place to gather around and obviously we are short of space. Since families hire them to take care of their children and doing...

Most of us are not war babies and we live a peaceful life, enjoy days with the ease of TV, video, air-conditioner and electrical appliances and think our life are safe and comfy. One day, we heard the milk and many of the milk products we consume are tainted with deadly chemicals. The bonds we bought are not quite the "bonds" we thought. The banks which had stood for a decade announced that it would be shun down. Your friend sent you an SMS message claiming that there was a bank run and it's exactly the bank you put all your savings in. The stocks you bought only worth less than how it worthed a few months ago. What a world? And everyone seemed to get hit and become so vulnerable and fragile. It's not a war but it's a mental war to us. It hits our core nerves and it hits us hard. Can we stand up tall again and overcome this "war" psychologically and physically? I can only think of other things like enjoying my life, being with friends whom I like or mayb...