My neck is still rather sore and painful. Give it time I say....(how much time I ask myself?)
Anyway, I thought I'd play around with "Would you rather?" which gives you a dilemma and provides two choices which you have to mull over. So I googled and here's a few I came upon....
Would you rather.....nail all your fingers to a table OR break every bone in your hand?
Wow - the first one they give me is a gruesome one and I'm suppose to pick which pain I would prefer. Isn't the pain in my neck enough? Hmm...whichever I choose, I would have to put into action. Which one gives me less pain - because, obviously, no one wants to experience any discomfort whatsoever. I think I'll go with nailing my fingers to a table. I'd also make sure I'm at a hospital when that happens so they can fix me up pretty quickly while I'm writhing in pain. Breaking every bone in your hand sounds pretty painful and I'm sure there's a lot of bones to break *googles* Oooh that's 27 bones I would have to break. And I have 5 fingers. Nailing my fingers to a table it is!
Would you rather.....kiss a frog OR be a frog?
This one's easy. I'd kiss a frog. Done within a second and I don't have any squeamish qualms. You can get cute frogs too. Just make sure it isn't a poisonous one! Also, there could be a chance that I can find my prince charming. Sounds even better now....
Would you rather.....be seen as quite dull and boring OR be hated.
This one is quite simple too. Because I tend to be a shy and quiet person, people have often seen me as dull and boring. No new experiences there! I wouldn't want to be hated - that makes me sad. Besides, it does say "seen" as quite dull and boring, but it isn't necessarily true that you are. I know I'm not. You just need to get to know me better *evil grin*
Would you rather.....have 1 dollar OR have 1 chicken?
I'm starting to feel skeptical towards these questions. Chicken is the answer. No point having one dollar - it's not much and I can't spend it in the UK anyway. I'd end up buying penny sweets (which unfortunately is a rarity now). With the chicken - I'd look after it well and it can give me my morning eggs. The chicken can be my pet too and we'll play chase in the garden.
Okay one more. Would you rather.....be used as a human paintbrush by a giant OR only travel by goat for the rest of your life?
This is hilarious. It depends really. If the giant was gentle and he was painting you across a nice flat smooth wall then that's fine. But if he's walloping you against a brick wall......well, let's just say it doesn't paint a pretty picture. Would the giant be using you to paint only once.....because that would seem short-term compared to travelling by goat for the rest of your life. The goat appeals to me though because then I would have a travelling companion and he'd only be used for travel - which is great if my I'm feeling tired!
Friday, 3 May 2013
Thursday, 2 May 2013
I'm in pain.....it hurts!!
I made a joke to my brother. I said yesterday that I'd spend all of today sunbathing - you know...catching up on some sun that I'd missed when I went Hong Kong. And besides, my legs are pasty. It's like I've never seen sunshine before - I have the colouring of a vampire. Obviously I hadn't planned on spending all day in the garden - perhaps just a little for some nice sunshine but I was looking forward to cooking. And the house needs a little hoovering too. I also have some other work that needs catching up. Sunbathing all day seems un-do-able for me - I'd find it a bore. I'd feel like I'm wasting the day away just sitting there soaking in some sun when I could be doing something productive. I'd be all fidgety.
My plans fell through.
I woke up this morning and I'd somehow strained my right neck. I'm a little bit awkward in my actions and any slight movement to the right side of my neck pains me. I'm in the garden catching some sun because that's all I can do right now. I'm hoping that the pain will ease somewhat soon so I can get to doing the simpliest of things. How unfortunate.
I can't dodge the wasps and massive bumblebees either - because that pains me so!
My plans fell through.
I woke up this morning and I'd somehow strained my right neck. I'm a little bit awkward in my actions and any slight movement to the right side of my neck pains me. I'm in the garden catching some sun because that's all I can do right now. I'm hoping that the pain will ease somewhat soon so I can get to doing the simpliest of things. How unfortunate.
I can't dodge the wasps and massive bumblebees either - because that pains me so!
Friday, 26 April 2013
Never got to see the pandas
I'm becoming lazy with the blogging again.
I recently went to Hong Kong for about a week and this was one trip I'd been looking forward to for a good two years. I missed out on the trip last year because work is really evil and refuse to give me holidays (despite the fact that I wanted to take a couple days off, and I didn't have the heart to call in sick which I suppose I should have on reflection). My parents come from Hong Kong and the place always feel like a second home to me. I feel closer to my culture and completely love the experiences I have every time I am there. I think the place is amazing!
It wasn't much of a holiday though to be honest. It rained almost every day and the odd occasion which it didn't, we painted the roof of our flat (paint and rain isn't a good mix!) We had planned to go visit Ocean Park -- I was dying to see the pandas - but unfortunately the rain prevented us from going. It was a huge disappointment for me. I'd lost all my photos I'd taken the last time I saw the pandas. They were so cute and adorable and they were nibbling on their bamboo shoots.
I spent most of my time in Hong Kong eating and seeing family. Not much in terms of sightseeing. Eating was superb. Dim sum every single day. Absolutely loved it. The dim sum is so much different to the dim sum here in London (I tend to go to China Town in Central). Best thing was the sui mai. I don't care what they put in it, they always taste soooo good. Mum tells me off for eating and loving it too much!
Coming back to London made me sad. I fell ill for a couple of days. Bed-ridden and sad. I'm guessing it must be post-holiday blues. I'm actually considering moving to Hong Kong for good but I'll keep my options open. Looking for work here is so hard and I think perhaps Hong Kong might provide me with better opportunities. We shall see.
I recently went to Hong Kong for about a week and this was one trip I'd been looking forward to for a good two years. I missed out on the trip last year because work is really evil and refuse to give me holidays (despite the fact that I wanted to take a couple days off, and I didn't have the heart to call in sick which I suppose I should have on reflection). My parents come from Hong Kong and the place always feel like a second home to me. I feel closer to my culture and completely love the experiences I have every time I am there. I think the place is amazing!
It wasn't much of a holiday though to be honest. It rained almost every day and the odd occasion which it didn't, we painted the roof of our flat (paint and rain isn't a good mix!) We had planned to go visit Ocean Park -- I was dying to see the pandas - but unfortunately the rain prevented us from going. It was a huge disappointment for me. I'd lost all my photos I'd taken the last time I saw the pandas. They were so cute and adorable and they were nibbling on their bamboo shoots.
I spent most of my time in Hong Kong eating and seeing family. Not much in terms of sightseeing. Eating was superb. Dim sum every single day. Absolutely loved it. The dim sum is so much different to the dim sum here in London (I tend to go to China Town in Central). Best thing was the sui mai. I don't care what they put in it, they always taste soooo good. Mum tells me off for eating and loving it too much!
Coming back to London made me sad. I fell ill for a couple of days. Bed-ridden and sad. I'm guessing it must be post-holiday blues. I'm actually considering moving to Hong Kong for good but I'll keep my options open. Looking for work here is so hard and I think perhaps Hong Kong might provide me with better opportunities. We shall see.
Friday, 1 March 2013
Which famous people have you seen?
Living in London gives you the opportunity to see famous people when you're out and about...or around. I remember the first time I got roped in was when I was at Uni. It was nighttime and I was passing through Leceister Square when I noticed a huge crowd surrounding Vue, one of the cinemas there. I decided, mostly out of curiosity, to stay and see what I might find. I can't quite remember which premiere it was *goes to find out* ............nope, can't figure out which movie it was. It wasn't one of the big ones though.
So I'm there, at the front. I somehow found a way to wiggle up to the front to find out what's going on. I don't even recall if I waited a long time but it must have been a while as these events do take their time. So here I am, and Ewan McGregor pop's right out and everyone is screaming and people around me were desperate to get a whiff of him, be it a photo or a signature. He indeed came very close to me that I could have very well touched his face. But I didn't. I wasn't a crazy fan of his.
Out of fun, I went to stand around for a long duration at another premiere and dragged my sister to this one. It was War of the Worlds starring Tom Cruise in 2005 - so a good few years back. My memories of it is hazy. It was a lovely day and there were hoards of people everywhere. We got there pretty early to avoid being stuck around the back. I'm one of those that love being at the front of any event otherwise it isn't worth the bother (I make a special point of this when going to gigs or concerts - definitely not worth the money if I'm in the distance and particularly awful if I'm having to watch things from a small screen when I could kick back and relax and watch it on telly at home!). My technique (yes I have a technique!) was to, in time, make my way to the front as people shuffle and move around. I made it! My technique works well I'm chuffed to say.
I'm no good at recognising people. Generally I need others to tell me who they are so I can say ooooooh. That was then so imagine what I am like now. I think I've offended my postman by not recognising him outside of his work uniform. I'll defend myself by blaming his hat. He doesn't wear the cap when he's not working. I still don't recognise him I'm ashamed to say. I'm moving away from the topic. I only recall seeing three well-know people at the War of the Worlds premiere: Tom Cruise (of course! It would be embarassing to say I never saw him!!), Dakota Fanning (oh how she's grown now from when I saw her here at this premiere) and Greg Rusedski (he was one of my surprise highlights of the day as I'm a tennis fan and seeing him was like wooooah).
To keep this blog entry from getting too long, other well-known people I've seen are:
- the Backstreet Boys (twice in concert - my favourite band in the whole wide world!)
- Novak Djokovic (twice at the ATP Finals in November at the O2 - tennis fan! Though it would complete me to see Roger Federer - my all-time favourite)
- Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (he played Djokovic) and Mardy Fish
- Vivienne Westwood (when I was out and about and she passed by in a car attending a funeral I believe)
- Joanna Lumley (near Brick Lane when she was promoting M&S 'swap and shop' and I didn't recognise her until I saw in the paper on the way home)
There are more, for which I can't recall right now. I'll edit it in if I do. There have been a number of people friends have pointed out to me but I fail to know who they are!
London is a big place with so many people, and perhaps even you might bump into someone well-known yourself one day.
So I'm there, at the front. I somehow found a way to wiggle up to the front to find out what's going on. I don't even recall if I waited a long time but it must have been a while as these events do take their time. So here I am, and Ewan McGregor pop's right out and everyone is screaming and people around me were desperate to get a whiff of him, be it a photo or a signature. He indeed came very close to me that I could have very well touched his face. But I didn't. I wasn't a crazy fan of his.
Out of fun, I went to stand around for a long duration at another premiere and dragged my sister to this one. It was War of the Worlds starring Tom Cruise in 2005 - so a good few years back. My memories of it is hazy. It was a lovely day and there were hoards of people everywhere. We got there pretty early to avoid being stuck around the back. I'm one of those that love being at the front of any event otherwise it isn't worth the bother (I make a special point of this when going to gigs or concerts - definitely not worth the money if I'm in the distance and particularly awful if I'm having to watch things from a small screen when I could kick back and relax and watch it on telly at home!). My technique (yes I have a technique!) was to, in time, make my way to the front as people shuffle and move around. I made it! My technique works well I'm chuffed to say.
I'm no good at recognising people. Generally I need others to tell me who they are so I can say ooooooh. That was then so imagine what I am like now. I think I've offended my postman by not recognising him outside of his work uniform. I'll defend myself by blaming his hat. He doesn't wear the cap when he's not working. I still don't recognise him I'm ashamed to say. I'm moving away from the topic. I only recall seeing three well-know people at the War of the Worlds premiere: Tom Cruise (of course! It would be embarassing to say I never saw him!!), Dakota Fanning (oh how she's grown now from when I saw her here at this premiere) and Greg Rusedski (he was one of my surprise highlights of the day as I'm a tennis fan and seeing him was like wooooah).
To keep this blog entry from getting too long, other well-known people I've seen are:
- the Backstreet Boys (twice in concert - my favourite band in the whole wide world!)
- Novak Djokovic (twice at the ATP Finals in November at the O2 - tennis fan! Though it would complete me to see Roger Federer - my all-time favourite)
- Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (he played Djokovic) and Mardy Fish
- Vivienne Westwood (when I was out and about and she passed by in a car attending a funeral I believe)
- Joanna Lumley (near Brick Lane when she was promoting M&S 'swap and shop' and I didn't recognise her until I saw in the paper on the way home)
There are more, for which I can't recall right now. I'll edit it in if I do. There have been a number of people friends have pointed out to me but I fail to know who they are!
London is a big place with so many people, and perhaps even you might bump into someone well-known yourself one day.
Tuesday, 19 February 2013
Eggs and sneaky sellers
I'm typing in the dark. Let's see how well I know my keys. You can't judge because you can't see!
I dragged my sister around Covent Garden on Saturday to hunt for the eggs they've "hidden" around the area. They're raising money for Action For Children (I believe) and have gotten artists from all over to decorate large(ish) eggs which are sold and bidded away. There are 101 of them, which we all found. A lot of them weren't difficult to find. The Big Egg Hunt did do a very similar thing last year and it was definitely much harder to find them all as they were dotted all over London. That one was a lot of fun. Shame this one is only on for a short period.
The eggs were only around up until last Sunday and then they bundle them all away and take them around different areas of the UK where they stay around for a week in each city before they travel back to London for a final showdown.
I took a few pictures so here's a few for you to see. Pictures are a bit shoddy as it comes from a camera phone.
I left home half 7 in the morning to get there before the crowds and I'm so glad I did.
During the day, a couple of men rained down on us and scooted us into a shop and tried to sell us a "wonderful" and "magical" cream. I rolled my eyes but my sister was easily drawn in. So I just sat there as this guy tried to sell us this product. Then he moved onto prices and claimed that each product was £100 but today they were going to give one away when you buy one. I rolled my eyes. I was particularly interested in his method of selling.
Seeing big hesitation coming from my sister, he dropped the price of one cream to £50 with other "freebie" products. This clearly wasn't going to work. A massive amount of compliments on our beauty oozed from his lips. Again, I rolled my eyes. He then proceeded to sell us a lovely spa treatment with £20 taken off the price if we booked now. Ha. And guess what? That didn't work either. Apparently I have a beautiful smile and never age. I know where to go when I'm fishing for compliments.
Oddly enough, I was approached a while later near Oxford Circus by another seller. I thought it was a bit rude to ignore him completely so I hung around a few minutes at the most. "Where do you get your haircut from?" he asks me, trying to draw me in. I smirk in my head and tell him I cut my own hair. "So how much do you think a haircut costs in this place?" and he gestures towards the hair salon behind him. I shrug. I didn't care. It wasn't a very good attempt at selling when it costs nothing at all for myself to cut my own hair. And I definitely did not want to colour my hair. Not for £35 a month. Kudos for trying!
Not easy for anyone to sell me anything.
Smiles.
I dragged my sister around Covent Garden on Saturday to hunt for the eggs they've "hidden" around the area. They're raising money for Action For Children (I believe) and have gotten artists from all over to decorate large(ish) eggs which are sold and bidded away. There are 101 of them, which we all found. A lot of them weren't difficult to find. The Big Egg Hunt did do a very similar thing last year and it was definitely much harder to find them all as they were dotted all over London. That one was a lot of fun. Shame this one is only on for a short period.
The eggs were only around up until last Sunday and then they bundle them all away and take them around different areas of the UK where they stay around for a week in each city before they travel back to London for a final showdown.
I took a few pictures so here's a few for you to see. Pictures are a bit shoddy as it comes from a camera phone.
During the day, a couple of men rained down on us and scooted us into a shop and tried to sell us a "wonderful" and "magical" cream. I rolled my eyes but my sister was easily drawn in. So I just sat there as this guy tried to sell us this product. Then he moved onto prices and claimed that each product was £100 but today they were going to give one away when you buy one. I rolled my eyes. I was particularly interested in his method of selling.
Seeing big hesitation coming from my sister, he dropped the price of one cream to £50 with other "freebie" products. This clearly wasn't going to work. A massive amount of compliments on our beauty oozed from his lips. Again, I rolled my eyes. He then proceeded to sell us a lovely spa treatment with £20 taken off the price if we booked now. Ha. And guess what? That didn't work either. Apparently I have a beautiful smile and never age. I know where to go when I'm fishing for compliments.
Oddly enough, I was approached a while later near Oxford Circus by another seller. I thought it was a bit rude to ignore him completely so I hung around a few minutes at the most. "Where do you get your haircut from?" he asks me, trying to draw me in. I smirk in my head and tell him I cut my own hair. "So how much do you think a haircut costs in this place?" and he gestures towards the hair salon behind him. I shrug. I didn't care. It wasn't a very good attempt at selling when it costs nothing at all for myself to cut my own hair. And I definitely did not want to colour my hair. Not for £35 a month. Kudos for trying!
Not easy for anyone to sell me anything.
Smiles.
Monday, 4 February 2013
Bucket list - things I want to do before I.....
I was talking to a friend last night about bucket lists. He was curious to know what was on mine. I've kept the list mentally in my head and I have never written it down anywhere. I have a lot of things slipping in and out of that list and in that mind of mine (I do forget what I put on there!). It's very easy to forget things than to remember them!
A few of the things on my list include reading all of Stephen King's novels. I adore Stephen King and if I can, I want to finish everything of his. At the moment I'm reading IT and loving it. Another on my list would be to see the thunderstorms out at sea. I saw an image of that somewhere and thought it was beautiful (yet dangerous!). I also want to walk through a graveyard at night in the middle of the night.
There are so many things on the list but who knows when they will ever be done. Just wishful thinking for now..
A few of the things on my list include reading all of Stephen King's novels. I adore Stephen King and if I can, I want to finish everything of his. At the moment I'm reading IT and loving it. Another on my list would be to see the thunderstorms out at sea. I saw an image of that somewhere and thought it was beautiful (yet dangerous!). I also want to walk through a graveyard at night in the middle of the night.
There are so many things on the list but who knows when they will ever be done. Just wishful thinking for now..
Cookies and Dreams
A friend of mine gave me a recipe to make Millie's Cookies as I was talking cookies non-stop. The craving for them didn't fade and as soon as I got home that day, I went ahead and made those cookies. Those cookies were lush. Tasted so good.
The recipe I was given (if you don't believe how lush they were, go ahead and try it....you know you want to......):
Ingredients:
125g butter, softened
I've made it twice since but was a little displeased as I added too much butter the second try (I have no scales so I had estimated it). I've bought a lot of chocolate drops now so I'm prepared when I have a cookie urge.
Cookie cookie cookie.........
I had a dream last night. I was baking brownies and I had to make 70-odd something of them. I've no idea why but I was trying out my first batch. And now it has me thinking of cookies.
The recipe I was given (if you don't believe how lush they were, go ahead and try it....you know you want to......):
Ingredients:
125g butter, softened
100g light brown soft sugar
125g caster sugar
1 egg, lightly beaten
1 tsp vanilla extract
225g self-raising flour
½ tsp salt
200g chocolate chips
- Preheat oven to 180°C (Gas Mark 4)
- Cream butter and sugars then add the egg and vanilla extract
- Sift in the flour and salt, then the chocolate chips
- Roll into walnut size balls, for a more homemade look
- Place on ungreased baking paper. If you want to have the real Millies experience then bake for just 7 minutes, till the cookies are just setting - the cookies will be really doughy and delicious. Otherwise cook for 10 minutes until just golden round the edges
- Take out of the oven and leave to harden for a minute before transferring to a wire cooling rack
I've made it twice since but was a little displeased as I added too much butter the second try (I have no scales so I had estimated it). I've bought a lot of chocolate drops now so I'm prepared when I have a cookie urge.
Cookie cookie cookie.........
I had a dream last night. I was baking brownies and I had to make 70-odd something of them. I've no idea why but I was trying out my first batch. And now it has me thinking of cookies.
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