My beautiful friend Winnie will open a new FRESHNESS BURGER shop at Windsor House in Causeway Bay on the 3rd of September, ie. Monday after next! The new shop will be where HMV was located!! Don't miss the chance to try the taste of original Japanese flavoured burgers and drinks!!!
Yay! I finally got to see how the children in Child of Our Time have developed from 2006 to 2007!
The first episode was 'Will To Win'. It discusses how one's background, upbringing, and parents may affect a child's will to win, or at least complete a task.
There were a few surprises in the episode.
When the 7 year-olds were asked what they would like to be when they grow up, some picked the obvious choice of teacher or policeman, since they do not know a lot of professions I guess! I myself wanted to be a policewoman when I was young! Ha ha ha!
And there was Eve Scarborough, who said, "A fairy... so I can fly and look pretty!!" Awww! That would sound cute on a 3 year-old, but Eve, you are too old for that!
Doesn't Eve remind you of 'Marjorie Dawes' the 'Fat Fighter' leader from Little Britain? Here is a reminder for you :
Ok that was rather mean! I apologise! Eve is cute. I love fat girls! Ha ha ha!!
When asked the same question, little James here gave a shocking answer (revelation?), "A robber... because they are good!"
James' life has been tough. First his mum Carol is uneducated and has been living off social benefits for over 11 years. James' dad has been out of the scene for a long time, and in 2004 James was kidnapped by Carol's ex, albeit lasting several hours. Nonetheless it was an extremely traumatic event for James, who was happier, more confident, and less violent at school than at home. Carol has had a tough life too. And when the two were put on a challenge of placing one hand in freezing cold water for a certain time (adults 5 minutes, children 3 minutes) Carol lasted just 7 seconds, and James 4 seconds. Carol said she has high hopes for her children, but as unmotivated as she is, how is she going to make James a better person?
This is Nathan, my favourite out of all the children. Nathan is sooooooo sweet!! In an experiment last year, a lovely lady showed him a photo of a lovely elderly couple, and Nathan was told that they were her parents. Several minutes later he was asked to tear up the photo. Some children swiftly completely the job, some doubted for a minute but still went ahead unwillingly. And cute little Nathan refused to do it!! Awww!! He is so adorable!!! And his daddy is hot!! Ha ha ha!!
I am soooooo looking forward to the next episode!!! 
According to BBC, the new series will start this Sunday evening (GMT)!! OMG!! I can't wait to see "my" little children in their 7th year!
As mentioned in a previous entry (which I have spent the past 20mins on a fruitless attempt to find it), this is a 20-year long project which began in 2000. It follows 20 millenium babies from birth until 2020. This is the 7th year now. I cannot believe it has been 7 years! By the time the children reach 20, I will be freaking 41!!!
Slimming update :
I made another visit to Sau Sun Tong yesterday. This time I had a session each with the Chinese herbalist, a doctor, and a nutritionist.
First was the herbalist. She checked my pulse and asked me a few questions, and gave me a prescription for Chinese medicine/ soup, which Sau Sun Tong will cook for me and I need to pick up later. That lasted around 10 minutes.
Then I was ushered to see the (western medicine) doctor. Just as my friend had described, Dr Cheung looked like he was old enough be our grampa!! He checked my blood pressure and explained to me the results of my blood test. Thank God I am quite normal. Then he pressed his stethoscopes on my chest for a bit, and said he will give me a week's supply of pills and see how it goes.
Then it was the nutritionist's turn. I gave her my "homework" - a table of food that I have eaten since my last visit on Saturday. The nutritionist gave me more tips on what to eat. It appears that I have been eating too much processed food like cheese and smoked ham.
A bonus to me joining the weightloss programme is that 
is also benefitting from it. As my personal chef, he has to cook the right food for me, which means he is also eating the same food. So hopefully he can shed a few pounds too! 
Saturday --> Thursday :
Weight : +0.7kg (WHY?????)
Fat : - 0.9 (% or kg... I forgot!!)
Water retention : + 1kg 
Apparently the fact that I sleep late (2am to 3am) is a big big obstacle to me losing water retention. BUT I LOVE SLEEPING LATE!! Oh well, I will have to try harder I guess!
Queen's Pier is about to be demolished soon. I do have fond memories with it. We used to go on Dad's company boat every weekend for seafood in Lamma Island. Victoria Harbour is narrow and deep and hence very choppy. I remember I had to be carried onto the boat.
It is also the pier where several former governors from the UK landed. As a result some people protested against the demolition. In my opinion it does not provide a particularly pretty sight. I don't hate it, but I am sure they can replace it with something more aesthetically pleasing.
Some accused the HKSAR Government of attempting to 'de-colonialise' HK. Well we are no longer a colony, so I believe it is understandable for the Govt to do so, and we will just have to accept it. We are now ruled by the PRC Government, people who were born and brought up completely differently to HKers. We do not really have a choice anymore. We will just have to take whatever they feed us, I guess.
Who on Earth cared about the Queen's Pier before its demolition was announced really? We do have other more landmarks that are more colonial, for example the LegCo Building, Statue Square, etc. Yes I do feel sad that they are getting rid of the places that I so frequented as a child one by one, but what can I do really?
PS. Now I know why Ma Lik talked bullocks about the Tiananmen Square Massacre. He knew he was dying, so he went 'all the way', since it would be his party who was to bear the consequences anyway. I guess he is probably smiling in his coffin right now! Ha!
Slimming Update :
I went to Sau Sun Tong last Saturday to have my blood extracted for blood test, and also to speak to the nutritionist for the first time.
Everyone knows what a healthy diet is. It is all about motivation and discipline to stick to it. I have got off my stingy arse to pay for the treatment, and I am very motivated! So motivated that I passed my delicious green tea creme brulee desserts to 's mother last Sunday!
I was given a table of food to prepare for breakfast, lunch, and dinner for this week. But some of them I have no idea how to make, for example steamed fish with black bean! And some of which I do not eat, eg. oatmeal. I might have to ask them for a more suitable one. Not much was done on Saturday apart from the things I just mentioned. I will be back tomorrow to speak to a doctor, a Chinese herbalist, and the nutritionist again.
I've been following the menu so relatively closely since Saturday, but I am still carrying the same fat fat weight around! Hmmm..
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