Diana F+ 買咗喇!

yeah, 給於買了DianaF+ 回來, citysuper 的店員教我簡單的使用方法.
叫她替我先安裝好120菲林.
原來要先選定拍攝 正方形 (12張) 或 長方形 (16張)相片....

這次一口氣買了3卷菲林回來, 希望遲些可以post些靚相上來.

he he, 在此鳴謝大王送出這份禮物 !

i'm loving it

bought this from a zakka shop@ Mongkok last thursday,
thinking to use it for planting/ floral arrangment!

chatted with the "lo ban" Danyel a bit, he is very nice,
and said may give me "行家價" next time when i told him i am sourcing some fancy things for wedding decoration.... ha ha...
they are having a new shop at Rm 117 Sino Center which is around the corner, will visit there next time.

mur mur mur

這星期我很忙,
忙實驗,
忙 freelance,
忙shopping.

實驗上, 算是成功了一大半, 可以安心放假.

freelance方面, 夜半還在覆e-mail 報價,
想盡量在走之前完成.
最近還出現一些很難溝通的客人.....用盡半生最大的容忍力....
請放過我吧, 不要再問我stupid questionssssss....有點想死.

shopping 呢,
haha...買了白色鳥籠 ! weekend post 上來.
tks aileen & kae for introducing such an interesting shop to me.

另外, 竟然買不到 10-22mm 的 lenshood !!! 天 ! 居然全城斷貨....

想買一條長頸練, 尚未找到心水......還是自已動手做?

玩曝光

今晚實在太無聊, 拿起相機, 配上廣角鏡, 對着房外大窗準備練"手定".
在沒有用腳架的情况下, 這張尚算可以啦.
當然, 糊掉的我不post上來喇.

在嘗試不同快門的情况下拍攝夜景(當然沒有用閃燈).
下一秒鐘, 就想出新玩意,
之前沒有試過的......

在2.5秒的曝光下, 哈哈, 很有趣......
今次是相機動, subject 不動.

shopping...

spent a whole afternoon at causeway bay today,
walked almost every shop on paterson steet and those nearby.
i just need a very simple black one-piece dress for the wedding...
why everytime when i have a target to buy sth, it will become so difficult to find ?!
and those things would just appear when i am not looking for them ???

but i found some good stuff @ APC, see by Chole, and tsumori chisato;
sigh....end up, just bought the daytime outfit only;
means, i need another shopping day.

also brought CDs from HMV,
jason mraz is amazing, i put his songs on the top first 3 in the playlist.
he is a very good singer-song writer, and actually he owns an avacado farm ?!
you can check out his website, which is very interesting too.


love the lyrics of this song !


the voice of 青山 テルマ is nice, her songs are very easy listening too.
reminds me of 宇多田光....

誰說打風天要吃罐頭?

昨晚已有心理準備今天會打風,
回家前買好餸, 好讓足不出户也有飯開.

買了9個大蕃茄, 加4支有機胡蘿白. 加入已預先"飛水"的牛肋骨肉.

放入壓力煲 20mins. (不用加水, 因蕃茄已有很多水份.)

排壓後再大火滾掉多餘水份, 令到湯汁更濃.

牛肋骨肉在Jusco supermarket 買, 一包大約有30條,

喜歡用這種因為牛肉味十分濃, 肉質也很嫩. yummy !

有機胡蘿白價錢尚算便宜, 這種芯是特別鮮橙色, 非常非常之甜.

新潟米快要吃光了, 是時候再去入貨.

這包1kg米也吃了差不多7次, 現在掌握了怎樣煮日本米,

最近兩三次也能煮得很可口.

左邊的日本麵豉湯也在 jusco 購買, 一袋10包, 只售HKD20左右,

材料豐富, 我與大王也十分喜歡.

粗粉絲一般家庭比較少煮, 也較難買得到.

這些是媽咪之前在國貨公司幫我買的,用來煮津白最合適!

what to do in a typhoon morning?

yeah ! i made my (as well as hubby eric's) favorite lemon cheese cake.
i added the lemon peel in it this time to bring up the favor.
wish i have more day-off ~~~

everybody say it!

faster, go faster, 鸚鵡 !
why are you slowing down ?

to buy or not to buy, that's the question.

wanna to get another toy badly: lomo Diana F+.

love the effects it produce, very special nae.

studying it's spec tonight in here, seems there are many flexibility.

& when i saw this feature "endless panorama"... blink blink, i always want to take panoramic pics!

with it, i can take pin-hole pics too, can produce old-school images !!!~

the price of lomo cam is always at very good bargain

but the bad thing is it requires special rolls, & not many shops will do the dev.+processing.

when i propose my wish to hubby eric the other day,

he said: "no la, you have your lomo fisheye already, & where is it now? "

er.. yes.. the fisheye cam is hided in a box now.

and i just had used it twice, i believe....

will Diana F+ be another 三分鐘熱度 toy?

anyway there is an exhibition this month in here,

will check out this saturday afternoon.

recent me

got the canon 70-200mm lens from my friend today...
want to have a try before i actually take it to Tor..
but, the lens is sooooooo heavy for me,
i felt the pain on my left wrist (injured before) immediately when holding it.
i even can't hold it more than 1 minute.
so, no wonder good photographers are always men ...... sigh !
telephoto-lens will be ruled out in my photographic life.

the new series of House, M.D. will be back on Peal next week, hurray !!!
i believe it's the 4th season, if remember it correctly.
however, will miss 1 episode during my stay in Tor... sad....

好好收拾 (II)

我愛香水, 其實更愛的是別緻的瓶身.
特別是 minature size 的更見可愛.
因為工作關係, 大王的客人不時可以給我 minature 香水,
而會用錢買的, 多數都是花香味 (我不喜歡那種甜到漏的生果味.)


Loccitane 的玫瑰味很對胃口, 瓶身也很有古典味.
可惜氣味並不持久.


Crabtree 這支, 每天早上都噴數下才出門的, 或者洗澡後也會使用.
也是玫瑰花味, 超喜愛這味, 是會用完再買的一支.


YSL BabyDoll 已用完數支, 柁螺形的設計很得意.
味道是唯一我真的能分別基調及後調的一支.
基調是玫瑰, 後調是番枝, 桃味. 亦是比較 long lasting 的一支.

happy friday

星期五, department 規定放工提前在5pm,
所以我就是說every friday is happy friday !
每逢星期五就最開心, 好像賺了不少. (平時OT 所蝕的都要攞返!!!!)

今日放工, 特意跑落旺角到 blogger aileen 介紹的zakka店一看,
店鋪有點凌亂, 肥仔老闆示意我不要進來, 樣子像在收拾貨品中.
又着我到他們在Trendy Zone另一分店去看....
(但我剛從那方向走過來嘛....還是下星期再來看過吧!)

出血不果, 便走到樓上書屋"自遊人書店"看看,
上次到書展, 偶然發現這間店, 專賣旅遊書的.
老闆很親切, 還叫我有任何旅遊疑問都可找他.
今日上去, 申請成為會員, 買書可享85折, 確實抵喎.
剛看畢"四國約定", 覺得很好看, 是我喜歡看的style,

買了林惠美 & Celia 兩本書.

詢問了老闆 Jim一些造相薄事宜 *(但服務還未正式開始),
因為以前在 shutterfly 造的相薄, 雖然很滿意,
但覺得運費始終有點貴.
希望他們快些公怖詳情啦!

等收成

到潮洲"打冷"舖, 總會點咸檸樂作飲料,
那股獨有的味道十分醒神, 也很解渴.

姨丈的青檸樹今年收成很好, 上次跟他說記得要給我一些來醃咸檸,
沒想到他給了我 30個 !
買了個大大的玻璃瓶, 回來先洗洗,
再用滾水灼一灼以殺菌, 然後讓它自然烘乾水份.
青檸也用清水先洗去灰塵, 用紙巾續一抹乾.
灑些粗鹽, 加一層青檸, 重覆舖滿滿一個玻璃瓶.
等些時候, 粗鹽會滲入青檸, 硬硬的青檸皮亦會變軟.

咸檸樂, 咸檸蜜, 咸檸七, 咸檸蒸烏頭魚......等收成囉.

鎖事煩人

今晚吃飯洗澡後, 如常對着notebook 上網, 到blog友家遛躂.
平時會開著電視, 只為有點聲音.
今晚開著 itune, repeatedly 播放著古巨基的"下次再見", 很好聽啊.

想著想著, 只剩三個星期便要飛往 Toronto了,
還有很好事未辦:
1. 買旅遊保險
2. 兌加幣
3. 買衫買鞋出席婚禮 (what am i suppose to wear if i will carry my camera around for photo shooting? probably long pants will be more proper, but less decent wor....aiya, 但想著當日穿着3.5" high heel....我的腳趾可能會就此廢掉.)

4. study 鏡頭事宜 --> then seriously practice
(答應了朋友婚禮當日影snap, "考展張呀"!)
5. 買compact flash 咭 for 相机用
6. 幫 jac買 m&s almond biscuits
7. order 月餅給 媽咪 及 99
8. 未想到.... 應該還有很多

忽然,由很休閒的狀態變得緊張起來.
尤其是3&4, 不是數天能辦得妥的事......
快點"dick"起心肝, 今個星期做好佢, 免得夜長夢多.

take a break

to aileen & momo,
welcome to take some cherries :P
we all need to take a break in the middle of daily busy chores...
今天讀了兩位bloggers的文章, 有感而發.

其實, 今天我 take 了一日 day-off.
早上起來頭痛欲裂, 大王問我是否不上班, 我只考慮了5 mins, 即便再倒頭大睡.
到9am, 打電話及電郵交待過公務後, 便開始私人的一天.

haha...
1. 花了2 小時, 回覆團績了 1 week 的wedding clients' e-mails.
2. make phone calls to those potential clients.
3. had a brunch with no hurry !
4. 洗了兩機衫+簡單的執屋....
5. 開新blog, 關於自己旅遊經歷, 其實是將以前的舊blog的旅行文章搬過去.... (尚未完成).
6. 在這個blog 加入了 favorite music 的function...
覺得自己超級productive, 尤其是 (1).... feel relieve now.

sometimes, i'll escape from work to take a break to do my favorite things (without feeling guilty at all).

好好收拾 (I)

過去的一個週末, 立下決心要好好收拾家中雜物.....
headache.....分類慢慢執吧.
第一樣就是各類護膚品的free sample,
上圖只是部份, 太多喇,
唔知點算, 要用都唔知幾時用得完.

今晚用咗 Loccitane 的 bath salt, lemon 味唔錯呀, 幾香喎, 又有olive oil 成份好滋潤呀!
另外試咗Crabtree 的rejuvenating mask, so so la...

明天用吓shiseido 's massage cream 先.

my dream-mate + felissimo office

前兩天執拾 lace花邊等時, 有個新構思:
hehe... 從小到大都要有攬枕才能安睡,所以做個 dream-mate 吧!
今次的形狀比較特別一點.... 是"鴨女".


頸上的兩圈花邊縫了很久.....


大王話, 不像鴨, 是疑似雞/鵝/乳鴿.....
sigh..... 額頂的圓邊很難車得順滑嘛.....
弄了個髻出來......


這是我的車衣小幫手,
兩年前在西九龍中心的蚊型舖仔買,
很抵, 只售HKD129.
性能至今仍然良好.


下午閒著沒事做,(其實有很多事情等着, 但暫時不想理會.)
跑上 felissimo office, 自從他們從長沙灣搬到葵芳後便沒有去過.
新office很cozy, 大窗把自然光引進來, nice ~

一坐便是兩小時,
其間不停給騷擾, 聽到"嘩! 好靚呀!", "嘩, 我想買呀!"....
我好想同佢哋講: "小姐, 我同你睇法一樣, 但你可唔可以冷靜d呢?"

最終, 如果不是大王來電着我到荃灣 pick-up他,
相信我會坐到6pm收舖先走.
今次order了5樣東東, 主要都是 couturier 及 kraso 產品.....
oh, 又來漫長的期待....

to 米雪,
下次再約你上去啦!
揭過今期ano:ne , 好多cute cute baby 衫&用品, 好啱你架.
但如果你想今個月上去先,
記住佢哋逢25號截單喎.

good stuff

checking out the felissimo karso catalogue now at a cafe

found some good stuff wanna to share.

these are soooooooo cute !

want to order this to put inside my car....

but they said "delivered to japan only"??? come on !!!!

these 2 sets are cute too...

but what am i going to use them for?

DIY again

i have not DIY for long (wish i have 36 hrs per day)
made this little pouch while watching hotel babylon,
using the fabric of my favorite color,
& my enshrined 3D lace (forgot how it called in chinese, it has a special term.)
i will put my engraving knifes in it.


we can have a break today here because of typhoon no.8 signal,
so squeezed time to organize my DIY stamps and tools,
i was so obsessed about this last year,
yes... & i left them in the box, pretended not seeing them for a whole year.
want to start another project this weekend !


watched Mummy 3 tonight, i give it 0/100.
i do like their 1 & 2.
but this one, sorry, really really 爛......

a little pray

no.8 tomorrow !
no.8 tomorrow !
no.8 tomorrow !

let's say it together !

thomas sabo charms

如果你行過 thomas sabo 的 counter 而不被她吸引;
你可能 :
1. 已經沒有童心?
2. 喜愛 diamond 多些 ?
3. 是男生!

925 steriling silver, 手工很精細, 什麼圖案系列也有 !!!
而且價錢一點也不過份.
跟店員 cotton 小姐很好傾, 幫我左拼右拼, 因為實在花多眼亂又心多.
愛法國的魚買了: la tour eiffle, je t'aime heart shape 吊牌 及 小鹿 charm.
c'est tres bien !!!

counter 設有10 mins 清洗服務, 可隨時拿去洗.

下次要獎勵自己, 或是甚麼節日送禮是個很好的選擇!

早前在 agnes b 也看見類似的東東, charms 可以逐一分開買.
下次, 要去拼一個 b 記的charm !

my ranking in facebook

just noticed this in my facebook :
Ashley's peers have voted her

Best dinner companion (really? maybe just because i'm not too picky... i just don't like animals' intestines, dried oysters, "fat" things like 扣肉 & skins... i think that is all.)

Most creative (i don't see myself very "creative", as i have met too many creative ppl.)

Most helpful (i do agree for this one, as for those who are once regarded as friends, i will put all my afforts to help them unconditionally !)

Most entertaining (who voted me for this? really want to know! i sing good karaoke songs.. ha.... and my 爛 gags work sometimes !)

Best travel companion (really? oh.. yea... i do like to do a lot of researches for every trip planning, you can count on me.)

Most adventurous (ha... this one... 50/50, i am conservative in a way but like to take challenges too !)

#2 most fashionable (no comment about this, but i do like fashion; was once in this bussiness for half year.)

#2 most useful (i believe 天生我材必有用)

#2 best room-mate (why???? have no clue at all, i don't like pillow talks ?! but you can have my eye-cream.)
#2 best dancer (definitely NOT!)

very funny, these are actually voted by my friends who suppose to know me in certain extent.

flower design class II

每月一回の花藝班: 今回の主題 "多肉植物の花飾".
香港的多肉植物的種類不及日本多,
也需要悉心照料, 才會生長良好.


Mia老師預備了4種不同多肉植物給我們.
細心欣賞, 形態不同, 也很可愛!


今回自製の花器, 使用鐵絲網及春蘭葉.
自由發揮, 設計出平衡的形狀.
兩邊捲成縲旋狀, 有流線形的感覺.


這是魚的作品, 放上3小個用水苔製作的花飾.
除了花泥以外, 也可以用水苔;很有趣的idea.
感謝Mia 老師帶給我們新點子.


老師還建議回家後可加入石頭, 木頭等自然材料,加強氣氛.
果然別有一番風味!


魚回家後, 加上小石春, 將水苔花飾放在黑色碟上.
作為餐檯上的 center piece, 很別緻 !





其他同學的有趣作品:
大家的設計也各有不同 !

春蘭葉 ribbon 感覺


look at the details of 春蘭葉, very creative idea....


a roll shape, like a boat?

next lesson will be on late September, check out here soon.

my first kate spade

不久以前, 就認識 kate spade, 不過都沒有去認真細看她的產品.
friday night上cooking class 前, 只用了5分鐘便決定買下了.


喜歡她的details, 拉鍊尾部的鍋釘有 logo 標誌;

兩旁綁上皮繩蝴蝶結, 金屬圈刻有品牌字樣..... more details

袋身顏色配搭得很好.......
從架上拿下來看, 中途已有超過3名顧客要看我的袋,
ha... 我的眼光沒有錯吧!
所以, 只考慮了很短的時間而已 (雖然事後有1分鐘的自責自已的衝動).
回家給大王看我的心頭好,
竟然得到現金津貼 ! Yea ! 謝....大王 !!!

今天帶了她出街.... size 很適合 !
p.s. 上週未在書展買了 "京都漫遊帖", 很好看呀!
(多謝karen的免費入場券呀!)

had a nice dinner

又來 happy friday, 獨自一人參加了SOGOclub舉辦的私房菜cooking class;
課程內容跟網友momo參加的一樣呢!
場地佈置跟別的很不同, 除了自已參與煮外,
多了一份fine dinning 的感覺.
而且以所提供的食材而然, 價錢確實超值.

cooking station 不算大, 所以今晚 7 人small class 剛好.

還有, 飲品提供是紅白酒配合餐前菜式及主菜....

hoho, 喝了兩杯, 很high !

不要看輕這前菜 "刁草三文魚露筍卷 ", 預備功夫也不少: 一層甘筍絲, 一層菜沙律, 一層蘋果露筍沙律.....

而且,導師Nelson 的把它裝飾的超豪華.

完成品竟然變成這樣 !!!! 旁邊的黃色汁料最為喜愛 !!!

另一頭盤為熱食: 荷蘭汁焗日本松葉蟹腳.....

這碟給魚全KO了.下面的 mashed potato及蟹肉汁料很美味 !

主菜是黑椒燒和牛肉眼扒

今回用上M5澳洲和牛 (分M1-M12 grading).

配菜有日本南瓜 (經烤焗後十分甜美) , 烤蕃茄及下面的紅洋蔥圈.

配上智利紅酒..... 又喝了一杯.......

desset, 火焰焗雪山.... 製作過程很好玩.

Nelson 加送 creme brulee (焦糖燉旦).....my favorite lae...

今次以学会了這個, 遲些一定會在家弄!

之前,告知朋友會到SOGOclub上烹飪課,

她說: 乜唔係 d 濶太先去學咩?

魚: .......(對於佢嘅言論我唔係好識答, 因為no.1 我自己唔係, no.2 還未見過d同学, 唔知喎!)

同學之中有OL, 有情侶(男的是日本人啊! )及上年紀的太太.....大家都好有禮貌, 比較educated的一群...... 只此而已

很好玩也很享受,下次會再報名上其他的!