Raindrops on roses and whiskers on kittens
Bright copper kettles and warm woolen mittensBrown paper packages tied up with strings
These are a few of my favorite things
Cream colored ponies and crisp apple streudels
Doorbells and sleigh bells and schnitzel with noodles
Wild geese that fly with the moon on their wings
These are a few of my favorite things
Girls in white dresses with blue satin sashes
Snowflakes that stay on my nose and eyelashes
Silver white winters that melt into springs
These are a few of my favorite things
Right now at this present time in life, what brings a smile to your face? Warm words of encouragement after a long day at work, a home cooked bowl of chicken noodle soup or simple white congee when you've caught the cold, a photograph with your family or friends on that awesome trip, a surprise from your significant other or just relaxing at home with a nice cup of tea whilst watching TLC ;)? Well for me, at this current moment I'm looking back at some random photos and a lot of them made me smile. Maybe one of these days I'll post some photos from my Jan/Feb North America trip. So much fun and amazing food. I'm really craving for that next vacation which is coming up in exactly 72 days.
My close friends know that I totally squeal when I see a cute yellow duck. It all began like 5 years ago when I went to Tokyo with Karen. I got this lil coin pouch and it's been with me ever since. I think I brought the duck craze to HK...and when the giant rubber duck from Florentijn Hofman came to town, daaannng the city went crazy for duck-themed products. I have to admit that I did go check it out in Tsim Sha Tsui, pushing past the tourists and locals alike trying to take photos of this adorable balloon sculpture. What's not to like and I'm glad I got to to see it. o'.'o
No. 2: Sugar Cravings
Yes, as one might tell from my instagram photos, I take alot of dessert photos. I can't help it and I try occasionally to take less obsessive omnomnom photos. I've been trying some gluten free products and anyone in HK should totally check out Little Giant in Causeway Bay. They sell a nice variety of gluten free and organic foods (Dr. Schar is awesome!) Nevertheless once in a while, one does need to indulge and overload on sugar!! ^^
No. 3: Buying silly things
haha a surprise online purchase from J. The famous ostrich pillow!!! haha Yeah it's totally hilarious and nerdy. I'd bet it'd get alot of weird stares if I wore it in public.
No. 4: Cooking with my man.
We've got our aprons on, radio streaming and it's just pretty therapeutic chopping and stirring away. Ever since we've got the persian rice cooker in LA, we've been doing tah dig (crispy rice) ALOT. I never ate rice before during meals but now I can't get enough. Something about basmati rice, they're so fluffy and light. Nehoo the other day we made slow cooked baby back ribs for the first time with our own spice marinade and a slathering of Stubbs bbq sauce afterwards. I was telling my mom how the meat was falling off the bone because we cooked it for 2 hours but she laughed because she preferred it to be chewy and quick bake in the oven. Nevertheless definitely will try to do more Chinese soup and change up the dishes. How on earth did my mom cook for us almost every single day.. and until I was in my teens I don't really remember helping her that much much.
No. 5: My recent love ~ballet~
About 3 weeks ago I began taking ballet class with my friend and starting in July I'm going to take 2 classes per week to train on flexibility and other spiffy moves hehee. You might thing golly isn't she abit old to be starting ballet, well the answer is no. I'm going to see how far I can go and I look forward going on pointe in approx 1 years time (hopefully less if I gain enough strength). hehe I always enjoyed watching ballet performances and although I did take some ballet classes when I was 5 years old, it never occurred to me that I should try again until my high school friend recently asked me to join her. So here I am, loving it and wishing that I started earlier. For those who want a good glimpse of the lives of some talented youngsters, check out 'First Position' an American documentary about kids/teens who train obsessively in hopes of earning a spot in elite schools. For me of course I do it part time and it's a nice change from the using running/elliptical machines. Oh additionally I really enjoy stretching too :P Of course long gone are my gymnastic years but would be nice if one day I can touch my knees with my nose. I've never been this excited for class and it's also nice having that time aside just for yourself. What do you look forward to accomplishing? Be it something trivial or large, everyone should keep up their interests and/or pick up a new hobby. :)