Jennifer had to give a birth at 3:48AM in Sunday morning due to her high blood pressure. The pregnancy period only lasted 31 weeks, which was far shorter than normal 34 weeks.  She was conveyed to Liverpool hospital as Sutherland hospital didn't have equipment for her emergent surgery. Luckily her boy prematurely but safely was delivered by Caesarean section, he was 2.48Kgs weight and still in incubator, no one knows how long he will be monitored, maybe until 34 weeks old or longer.....

Jen had suffered a lot of difficulties with her pregnancy, passing the morning sickness but other symptoms came up, handling with the skin allergy then others turned up .....she told me she thought it was all worth them in the end. From her, I really saw how a girl turned to a great mum.

I will go to Hospital to visit her Thursday night, let me think what kind of gift I should buy....she is Filipino, what's her country's traditional present for a mum whose kid is within a month old.....

My gal pal and I went to Manly for coastal stroll yesterday. As usual, we, exotic obsession lover, had a fairly western-style lunch before started. It was really nice to enjoy lunch at a nice restaurant in great sunshine. When we arrived beach, the sky looked crystal blue and we couldn't help smiling it was not as glum as it would be possible shower by the weather forecast:-), then we tried to find out the entrance to Blue Fish Walk lane that we had never been before. The lucky thing was we found a sign map which indicated the direction how to get to North Head through 3 hour walk. Remembering the road directory and following some pedestrians who seemed to aim for coastal walk, we begun to climb the hill that was supposed to be the start of Blue Fish Walk, unfortunately we got lost down the road as there was no lane to go, we had to detour and hoped to find the other way to reach our goal. What the hell we returned the origin point after 10 minutes walk. We absently looked each other and really didn't know where we went wrong way. To refresh ourselves, we decided to buy bottles of juice. Out of the grocery, my girlfriend saw a guy in diving clothes that might be familiar with the walk road assuming he could always dive at the place. However he didn't know at all and advised us to ask the owner of cafe beside. OK, we entered into the cafe shop and the female service assistant gave us a big help on how to go.  Under the direction of the lovely girl, we at length found the entrance of the road after we passed through a hole of the wall, something like going through the dog’s caveJ. Woooow! it is something like a bush walk lane where there are full of bush on both sides. So excited to kick off our dream walk after twists and turns.... but why some ones were walking back in rush.... a lady paused and said to us, 'look, over there, the sky is becoming dark, the rain is coming...' yup, she was absolutely right. Actually my gal pal and I really didn't wanted it was impediment to continue our activity if not thinking about downpour coming, but we were worried that we would be all wet as we only had an umbrella to share if we didn't stop instantly. Turn back right now!

On the halfway back, heavy rain with hails came down and the beach was misty then, the hails dropped down on our shoulders and we were wet on the spot. In a cleft stick, the mountain cliff on our left and the sea on our right, there was not a place to sheer off rain around, as consequence, we had to keep on walking. Suddenly we saw a little shabby booth at the side of the road and dashed into without hesitation. Another old couple were there as well, haha! we were at the same boat.........we hadn't left there until rain stopped.......two soaked-through chicks were extremely anxious of hot water.........At the centre of Manly, we rapidly went into a cafe shop and ordered a cup of hot chocolate and a traditional Tiramisu to warm up.......

A expectedly wonderful coastal walk turned into a poor being caught rain experienceJ.....whatever, we already knew the right Blue Fish Walk road and planned to make up for this regret next time......

At the stage, I am reading a novel---Inside the Mind of Gideon Rayburn, which was purchased lately. Don't think I am that kind of bookworms who get obsessed in a variety of books. To some degree, buying the book was just for managing to reduce sense of guilt on random money dissipation. Why? Since a week before, I have forked out $300 on new clothes once and $140 on cosmetics one time without counting in the expense on dinners out. At the end of crazy money spending, I felt guilty and wanted to absorb in spirit food to balance material harvests, went to bookshop to get that novel accordingly. No idea it could work on relief of guilt but doing it made me feel better. I am a lovely girl, right?

You would say I am cheating myself by this way, or you would advise me to control myself on shopping. Yes, I would like to stamp out this habit but my out-of-control itch on shopping always made me forget any decision on shopping pent-up. Anyway, it is common circumstance that girl thinks lack of a piece of clothes in her wardrobe at all time while the wardrobe has been full of, so it grows shopping drive. If you were a girl, you would utterly understand what I have been saying. For most girls, there is nothing happier to hang out for shopping. Fancying shopping might be something in girls’ blood, it brings us endless fun, hilarious feeling....

 

Therefore, material or spirit are both required…

 

国内好友非要我帮他翻译一篇文章，看了文章后，我就明确告诉他我不行，平时写写文章抒发一下自己的心得还可以，但把那些专业的、有中国特色的东西翻译成英文，那绝不是一件容易的事情，需要专业知识、背景。没办法，非让做！......什么安防、城市规划、家居安全、产业链.........我疯了，只得直译，明明知道驴唇不对马嘴，交差完事。

 

哎，翻译绝不是一般人能做的，怪不得一千字好几百澳币，人家值这个价。此外，越来越佩服Annie同学，居然靠翻译挣零花钱，牛啊！

工作十多年了，知道什么是拍马屁，也知道人人都喜欢被拍马屁，但就是自己做不到，起码做不好，于是一次次机会被擅长拍马屁的人抢到。自己能说什么？.....抱怨？愤怒？.....其实何必那么清高，自己又不必别人强，多说说好话有什么不好，人家一句nice talking比自己吭哧吭哧做半天的作用还大。什么人格不人格，得到了比什么结果都好，管它用什么手段。生存，人就要不择手段！从现在起，从眼前的事开始，从身边的人做起，学习学习如何长一张honey mouth.(Thank Hebe for telling me the authentic English words)

I am out of my wits today as I don't take the notebook that is always accompanied with me. I have been engaged to that kind of the notebook for decades, wherever and whenever I went, never forgot to have it put in the bag. My memory is extremely bad, so a small notebook just such scratch paper or reminder that is a good helper to make me not miss something important. With it, I could instantly write down the friends' contact to keep in my loop, next appointment with doctor, recipes heard from friends, address of good place to go on vacation, the telephone number of a restaurant recommended by fellow, a useful internet link for booking hotel around the world, ........even take down some password after registration in case I confused by so many usernames and passwords for variety of purpose. See! It is at large my treasure box, isn’t it? Until now, the notebooks that I have used up can be piled up very highly.

Can you imagine how much embarrassing I have got today? The feeling is just like losing a hand. I couldn't remember what I intend to do today? I don't know where I could set down as I accidentally get the friend' MSN account today, where I should chalk up the internet link as reference for helping my gal pal to buy a laptop tomorrow. It is coincidence that my close friend urgently wants to use my international call card number calling China but I usually have the information written on the notebook ……

It was an awkward day today without lovely notebook.

 

What the bloody hell I was blind I didn't notice there is a STREETS ice cream vending machine on the other side in our floor. I had glimpsed at two vending machines set there but reckoned those for junk foods, such as chips, chocolate, candy and etc. which are stuff I often bought from the vending machine downstairs. I couldn't help telling my colleague the new discover, she said it is dangerous for me because I would splash out $50 weekly on ice cream from now on. LOL! Not considering the money I would fork out, I rushed to my place, collected the coins, ran back to the machine, placed coins with value $3.2, got the Cookie Choc Chip ice cream, gorged it then. Wooooow! Actually I had full Vietnamese lunch 2.5 hours ago, the greediness couldn't have my idea of keeping away those addictive stuff put into practice, or my digestion system probably is works more quickly than others' so that I have to need morning tea and afternoon tea. Tee hee-hee!

I am chocolate fanatic, ice cream fanatic. I especially love having chocolate ice cream in winter.

I am very excited that I received my Australian passport today. I can't help looking at the passport again and again. I got the notice from post office last week informing me it was posted out, Since then, I reckoned I would get it recent days and couldn't stop thinking about it until it is really in my hand today. :-))

Olympic Game has a month to go, however the dispute about Beijing environment has never paused. The air laden with pollution is being negatively commented by athletes who are going to attend Beijing Olympic Games. The pollution-cause move is the latest attempt by China to minimise air pollution in the capital during the Games in August, because some athletes have expressed concern about air quality affecting their performance and damaging their health. For instance, the plants around and close Beijing will have been ordered to stop production from late July in the run-up to the Olympic Games. What a huge expense on Olympics! To my understanding, China is aiming for exposing a cleaner Olympic environment to the world. It would be my honour to contribute it if I have a chance to do something, even if sweeping the street because I hope Beijing Olympic Game will be as clean as possible, as successful as possible.

 

How could we cope with the pollution? It will be a long long way to go. These days, no matter where is on air or TV, Group of 8 summit at Tokyo draws the heaps of listeners and audiences’ attention, it is heartily talking about global warming and climate change, how to reduce the greenhouse-gas emission. I noticed some sayings, adverted what Tony Blair said, the idea of dealing with climate change without asking the opinion of China would be plainly absurd. On side, it means China’s cooperation is occupying the pivotal position if Tokyo’s protocol put into practice, on the other side, it implies China is overtaking U.S.A. as the No.1 producer of greenhouse gases. Looking back how the developed countries turned into industrialized countries, you would find that rampant growth of economy is not eligible to roll out a lot of wastes and pollution especially the country is in miraculous economic renaissance. It would be a big suffering to go through the bad experience with damaging environment for a developing country. Japan passed it in 1960's and 1970's, so did U.K., where had acid rain during the period of the industrial revolution. For the current developing countries, the foot steps of developing economy couldn't slower off, but they should refer to the experience of the developed countries which went through.

 

Frankly speaking, I don't like hearing the aggressive words to China but unmistakably make consciousness that having impersonality to others' comments is sensible. The critics on China’s environment problem and any cap on China’s economy development don’t make sense. No doubt, China as the biggest manufacture of the world has had severe environment issue that might jeopardise the offspring’s life. Developed countries should help China to take effective action on it. I am not a president or prime minister. I don't care about how to govern a country, but concern any policy would affect a common people’s daily life and future.

 

In conclusion, I hope Beijing will host the best Olympic Games as China's government expects, as well I hope people in China will be living in a clean air environment and having prosperous lives.

Ooooooh, my goodness! He is less-educated. Before I went home yesterday, I normally cleaned up my cup and dried it up then went to the toilet. Guess what? The cup was with coffee dregs when I came back, there was only possibility that he did who just out of the kitchen room and brewing the coffee just needs a couple of minutes that was just right time for me in the toilet.:-). So my suspicion could be 100% right. I did not mind him using my cup, which indicated that the cup was so amazing, but getting permission from the owner should be necessary. I really don't want to hurt him, but his behaviour was so disgusting if I was not wrong. Also his bad reputation in the company made me doubly confirm I would be correct, I don't want to evaluate him according to others' judgement and exaggerate this littlie thing, you would think he deserves it if you know what else he has done. He humiliated my female colleague by offensive words with 'you do not speak English'. My girl colleague was born in Tai wan and immigrated Australia with her family as she was in 10s, so she has Taiwan accent, but her English is no doubt perfect. How dare he criticise her on English? So I know why my colleagues call him asshole now, sorry for using the swearing word on him.

I realise it is not good to be a gossip girl or big mouth at the office, spreading the gossip or the drama is not professional, but could you allow me to present wherever there are gentlemen, and bustard in existence.

I made an appointment with dentist for general check and cleaning yesterday. My teeth have got bleeding for a period of time and always feel sour, so I anticipated the dentist might give them a diagnosis. However Dr Mark said nothing just checked my teeth after I told him symptoms and then decided to clean them, there was no more better suggestion I supposed. I never had cleaned the teeth, so really was in a little fear. The doctor told me it would be a bit painful for the first time but I will get used to it then.

I was required to rinse my mouth, subsequently the doctor started scaling of teeth by using an ultrasonic instrument to remove the plaque, stains and tartar on the teeth surface. The shrill sound of instrument didn't make me very uncomfortable, but the pain turned out as the instrument removed the uncalcified plague and tartar from the teeth annoyed me a lot. My teeth was feeling thorny pain coupled with gum sour :-( Around 10 minutes later, the doctor advised me rinse mouth again, I noticed the blood full of my mouth. Nasty! The second circle of torture (I have to use this word because the feeling was so bad) resumed….. Eventually it ended up.

Dr. Mark let me move tongue to feel whether the teeth were different and cleaner than before. Could I say no? Definitely, the main reason of having the teeth cleaned is to get the tartar out of the teeth and prevent or delay the progression of gum disease, so it is good way for the teeth cleanness, furthermore, getting the teeth cleaned is not only way to prevent gum disease but to improve the appearance of the teeth by making them look cleaner and brighter.

 

Nonetheless, I also heard the opposite idea that cleaning teeth could damage the teeth self-protection tissue, therefore you have to clean it at least once a year after the first time. For that reason, was it worthy to make it? Who knows? Nothing I can choose just follow what the doctor suggested.

 

However, the experience of cleaning teeth was unforgettable, guess what? I have to suffer the second cleanness 6 months later in terms of doctor's advice. My god!

 

BTW, there is a drama I want to mention. The reason why I chose this doctor was my girlfriend strongly recommended he is fairly handsome and hot, but he is not my style. I have to say, I am old and more like mature mate. :-)

 

I have had Red Plate drive license over a year and I am eligible to update Green Plate now, but I didn't do. Why? Don't be surprised that I haven't officially practised driving after got the Red P. The fear of driving haunted me and prevented me sitting in the driver seat since the driving test. Any way to try to get me relief from the situation such as thinking about how brave I was in outward bound training or how cool the girls could be able to drive, didn't work. Two weeks ago, I reminded me not wince any more, then I had the first driving to the closest station from my home, I made it. Afterwards, as if the scare was less, then had the second try, the third...., last weekend I couldn't believe I drove to Ashfield even though I got a lot of yelling from my husband sit beside me. Whatever, it was the good step for my driving road? I will keep doing and wish my driving skill would be better and better. God bless with me.

If you are a dessert lover, if you are picky on cake, if you live in Sydney, don't miss out the cafa-cake shop------85 degree at George street. You would be dribbling in front of the shop, you would not move your legs in front of the cakes, you would return after first try....yum!yum!yum! Why could't I have known it earlier?

 

 

 

 

These days I have been feeling chock-up in stomach and have no strong appetite, I reckon it has nothing to do with the digestion system, mainly caused by my disordered eating habit. As I mentioned before, I have always been out of control in front of snacks and my colleagues often tease at me for being nibbling from time to time at the office. Can you imagine heaps of sock or finger foods at my desk, peanut cookies, dried fruits, Korean biscuits, chocolates, chips, pastry....even I was caught by my colleague when I chewing the sugar right after lunch. She asked me whether I didn't have lunch or was not full of. Actually I had a filled box of lunch but I was still seduced by the dessert and couldn’t skip it. When I was young, I didn't like eating rice supposed Chinese staple foods but principally ate veggies and gorged biscuit or yogurt after meal for subsidies, gradually this kind of eating ingredient and structure have been mainly engulfed into my diet. The habit was once formed as I was a young, it has been accompanied with me for ages. Usually I merely have had the stuff I like, refused to touch anything I don't like. In my mind, taste has always been the No.1 factor when deciding what to eat. Is it choosy in foods? Am I a spoilt child? So far, I am still reluctant to have white rice except fried rice which is tasty relatively although I am aware that those snacks do not promote but restrain the balanced nutrition absorption for a human being. So, is it karma that my height is not higher than my mum and sister's? Generally speaking, it should have been higher than the predecessor from inheritance angle. Meanwhile stomach discomfort always annoyed me practically it had given me a lesson as I had to have a gastroscope check 5 years ago.

 

Definitely, if the trend that I absolutely depend on those snacks is going, it will bring me more provisional enjoyment and sense of satisfaction. The more you enjoy, the more satisfied you feel. Snacks can actually help stabilize your blood-sugar level, but making it easier to curb your craving meal time, thus it is really not a healthy habit. Therefore, it is time to self-reflect my eating habit …….Alright, since there is no hope to make me taller but for the good health, should I alienate the over-indulgence in so-called loved taste and try the no-snacking rule? What should I do? Where should I start out? …….What a hard thing to do! L

Incidentally I was called to play tennis by friends last Sunday even though I basically never played tennis except that time I was arranged to practise it at physical education at university. There was no way to prevent me from being interested in it and trying it. I don’t mind grabbing any chance to play it. I didn't know how to hold racquet, how to serve, how to beat, but I wasn’t vanquished by failures of taking a pass one by one, still managed to hit back the ball flying to me in the court and completely enjoy the fun:-) To some degree, no matter what kind of exercise, I'd love to join in as far as having fun and relaxing myself. Playing well was not my concern, but stretching myself and getting my body cells vibrant.

By the way, this sport spurred me to paly tennis and begun to pay attention to something about tennis. Yesterday when I was on the train, my eyes were instantly caught by a boy with a tennis racquet as he got on the train. A big W on the racket was so apparent that every tennis lover would know the brand is Wilson. Also recent event Wimbledon 2008 is whipping my passion on tennis. See! I am becoming a tennis fan, huh?

Plus, I knew two new friends during the play. I would say more-than-one-player exercise is really a good way to meet more friends because play is a sort of no boundary communication language as well as singing it is something we have in common. Play is elemental to being human. It allows us to explore and share our common roots and sensibilities, wherever we live, wherever we come from, whatever the cultures from which we draw sustenance. Whoever was first to discover an exercise, he or she was great. Play turns out a game, which is less important than the sheer enjoyment of it. I love playing.

 

My friend lost his job again. Actually he had struggled with job searching for nearly 7 months after got company redundancy the end of last year, eventually he was hired by the current company, but he was informed that his company was in liquidation. Goddamnit! It is dreadful to be dumped twice within a year. For a young bloke, it is torture rack of perishing his career development, particularly as he is tantalizingly close to his dream career level, however it would be valuable experience and accelerate his growing-up mentally. Desperate time calls for desperate measure. How come did it happen on my family, my friend, my colleagues? Currently, the economy of Australia is suffering economy slowdown especially when U.S.A.’s economy is supposedly going down. It really sucks that a country influences and curbs the world-wide economy, but it is uncontroversial truth. So what we can do is to have to face the economy chain affection and pluck up, restart the road of looking for a new job.

I believe most of Chinese immigrants have their own sweetness and bitterness here. Now jumping to myself, I can't categorically say my life in Australia is bad or good, but I went through ups-and-downs life and always miss the time in China that I felt safe and stable at home turf, therefore I usually jungle thinking between going back China with permanently staying in Australia. It easily would be hesitant in front of determination and it is fairly hard to make a finalised decision no matter how much you balance the advantages and disadvantages from all kinds of angels. Besides, no-more-than-one choice is better than more-than-one choices in most situations. There is only one choice ahead of you, then you don't need to think too much just move forward not considering other roads you can't walk. I admit I am not as optimistic as before, and more easily get frustrated by a little trouble, what's worse, my character and mood are readily going fickle. Whereas I am aware of it and begin to endeavour to adjust myself, so it makes me get mature, doesn’t it? On the other side, as  a general life rule, the older you are, the more you experience, the more things you are worried. I haven’t regretted the 5-year life, after all the life have teaching me a lot, what I have gained was far more than what I have born.

So my friend, don't be upset and frustrated, we encourage each other. The good way we’d better think is we are poised to rack up more life experience through this life in a foreign country.