Day 367 - 375

Day 375 - its Chap Goh Meh, final day of CNY, also Chinese Valentine Day. so fast its over! woke up at 3pm then had dinner at Burger King before heading to Lantern Festival at Albert Park.

taiwan dance

Hangzou dance troupe - they performed at 2008 Beijing Olympic opening ceremony Day 374 - woke up at 7.30am. went to school to discuss about exhibition. then went to immigration to submit my visitor permit. rushed to work by 11.30am. had crayfish & white wine for supper. i drank until abit drunk, couldn't stand still, my colleagues teased at me for being lousy. finished work at 3am.

yum ...drink till face redDay 373 - work from 12pm to 12.30am

Day 372 - work from 12pm to 1.00am

lunch ~ braised tofuDay 371 - work from 12pm to 1.00am

lunch ~ sesame seed bun

chicken porridgeDay 370 - work from 12pm to 11.30pm
lunch ~ cabbagefish currytofu soupDay 369 - went to practice from 1pm to 4pm. work from 5pm to 11.30pm
Angie's son bought a LV bag for her

supper ~ long bean with olivesfish curryDay 368 - went to Tiffany's house to meet bride & bridegroom to discuss about April's wedding. then went dinner at a Japanese restaurant. then, went to Angie's house for awhile before going home.

Day 367 - work from 12pm to 12.30pm lobster porridge

Day 359 - 366

Day 366 - its 18.2.2010!!!!! it means i am here in NZ for 1 year already!!!!! wow wow wow ..... tough but interesting year! 1 year gone means another new year coming. i will strive hard to go through 2010 with victory! gambatte!!!!!

work from 12pm to 12am

Day 365 - work from 12pm to 12am

Day 364 - work from 12pm to 12am. got a parcel from dad. yyeehhhh .... my new phone has arrived from UK! thanx dad! its Samsung Taccolite, full touch screen with 3.2 MP camera. i asked dad to buy me a phone coz my old one's joystick is not functioning & too much dust on the screen tht its kinda blocking my view.

our lunch

ladyfinger with squidfried eggs

our dinner

auntie Heng's Koay Teow Th'ng

Angie's Wat Tan Hor

mine - my 2nd attempt on frying mamak mee gorengDay 363 - work from 12pm to 11.30pm

Day 362 - HAPPY CHINESE NEW YEAR!!! so sad being away from home for CNY. its my 1st time not attending family reunion dinner, can't party with my fella band family! :(

went to kaikan at 9am for CNY meeting. thx to Naomi for giving us a ride! so ... in the meeting, they had a few performances and yummy yummy CNY food. feel just like in heaven! never though can get to eat 'ang ku', 'ribbon pia' etc in NZ. kekeke ..... so CNY mood. after that, went to work from 12pm to 12am. tht's it! how boring is my CNY.

my lunch - fish head beehoon soup

Day 361 - woke up at 11am. quickly do my laundry. then, 2pm i went to Tiffany's house to discuss some upcoming photography jobs & get my salary from the last wedding. by 7pm, went to aunty Heng's house for CNY eve reunion dinner.

buddha jump wall佛跳墙

french bean with squid

yong taufu

fresh salmon

roast pork & duck

lobster/crayfish

yong chilli

tao pei kang

Day 360 - work from 12pm to 12am

my supper - 1st attempt of me frying mamak mee goreng. total failure ...

Day 359 - work from 12pm to 12am

Day 350 - 358

Day 358 - this morning was a bit cold and it started to rain early afternoon.i took 3 hours leave to attend YWD meeting. i have not been to SGI meeting for months. now that the restaurant is not busy, I quickly took the opportunity to attend.8 of us gathered at Queen Street and Vikki led us to Anna's house for the meeting. we had new members from Japan & Brazil. its such a good feeling that 8 YWD having a great time walking & chatting on the street to a meeting venue. we shared about The Human Revolution Chapter 1 tonight. we even had a secret agenda to celebrate Vikki's belated birthday. by 9.30pm, me & Naomi walked back home. i went back to work till 12am.
lunch time

ginger dark soy sauce chickensambal stir fry kangkungsalted fish soup

Day 357 - worked 12pm till 11pm

Day 356 - worked 12pm till 11.30pm

Day 355 - worked 12pm till 11.30pm

Day 354 - went to band practice by bus. only 5 members turned up. we had individual practice. i was supposed to go to Angie's house but I forgot to bring my phone so I had to go home to call her. Masao gave me a ride. about 6pm, had dinner with Angie at downtown. came back home, watch TVB drama till 3.30am.

Day 353 - worked 12pm till 11.30pm

Day 352 - worked 12pm till 11pm

Day 351 - worked 1pm till 10.30pm my dinner - organic ice cream

Day 350 - worked 12pm till 11pm

Day 341 - 349

Day 349 - today is a public holiday, its Auckland Day! its day off for me. yahhoooo ....... i woke up at 4pm, never had that nice & long sleep for a long time. took the free shuttle bus to downtown for some groccery & dinner shopping. bought some bread which is on 'special' price (coz they due the next day). thts what i have for the day. bread for "Breaklunchnerper".

Day 348 - work from 12pm - 11.30pm

Day 347 - saturday. day off. woke up at 2pm & went to Queen Street for a walk. deposited my salary, bought rechargable batteries for my flash. i saw the shop selling D3 at NZD$7900 & Crumpler 7 Million at NZD$195. i'm gonna strike Lotto and buy it!!!!! *day dreaming*

then, went to Auntie Heng's house to help her install some computer program while copying some TVB drama for me. had dinner with her before going home.

auntie Heng cooking

Ribenaall vegetarian dishes

Day 346 - work from 12pm - 12.30am. Tiffany came to get the wedding photos that i shot.

Angie working too hard

Day 345 - work from 12pm - 11.30pm

had been shooting for the restaurant's new menu for the whole week. at last i get to try each & every dish in the restaurant.

Day 344 - work from 12pm - 11.00pm

Day 343 - work from 12pm - 12.00am

Day 342 - work from 12pm - 11.00pm

Day 341 - work from 12pm - 10.30pm

Day 334 - 340

Day 340 - had a wedding shoot at Kumeu. its a Samuan wedding. i shot her sister last year, she was the bridesmaid & it is her turn now. congratulations to Peter & Catherine! woke up at 8am, had shower & do gongyo before catching a bus to Tiffany's house at Mt Albert. she made me lunch before heading to the wedding. first went to shoot bride-get-ready at a small cottege. then 3pm, head to Kumeu Valley Estate for wedding ceremony & dinner. before dinner, we were suppose to take some photos at a vineyard just opposite but the gate was closed. so, they changed the plan to a nearby closed train station. it was raining on & off but the show had to go on. after that at 6pm, rushed back for the dinner. Polynesian weddings are very touching & entertaining. the bride & bridegroom were in tears most of the time. finished work by 10pm.

Day 339 - work from 12pm - 11.30pm. asked permission to leave early because i needed enough sleep for tommorow!

Day 338 - work from 12pm - 1.00am

Day 337 - work from 12pm - 12.00am

Day 336 - work from 12pm - 11.00pm

Day 335 - work from 12pm - 12.00am

Day 334 - work from 12.45pm - 11.00am

Day 327 - 333

X'mas gift from my darling Andy Lau. thx Mendy for the pix. plz keep it at my safe deposit box.

Day 333 - went yumchar with Tiffany & Lily at New World Restaurant, Newmarket. transfered some group photos of the Long Bay model shoot. went to Angie's house after that. had carbonara for dinner. reach home by 11pm.

its daddy's birthday. happy birthday, pa!

Day 332 - worked from 12pm to 10.30pm. my sunburn on my face is getting better but not my back of my neck. still red & itchy.

supper: 'wai san gei ji thong' ~ cantonese

Day 331 - woke up at 9.30am. Tiffany & gang picked me up and off we head to Long Bay for a photoshoot. photos would be used for a textile factory & retail shop in China. i didn't take photos this time, just assisting Tiffany with reflector. the weather forecast said it would rain but it was just a false alarm. the day was so hot & sunny compared to few days before which is as cold as autumn. Auckland's weather is really funny. i believe other countries were also affected by the global warming effect. came back to AK to work from 5pm to 11pm. what a tiring day.

other photos uploaded to facebook.

Day 330 - worked from 12pm to 10.30pm.

Day 329 - worked from 12pm to 10.30pm. Michael asked me to give him my mugshot & profile for his website. so I went to school for a while to use the studio. thanks to Tiffany for helping me. thanks a lot Michael for letting me be in the Babyboss family.

Day 328 - worked from 12pm to 12am.

Day 327 - worked from 2pm to 11.00pm.

Day 320 - 326

Day 326 - woke up at 3pm. did 1 hour daimoku. then went to have dinner with Angie at Newmarket. after dinner, went to Parnell for a chocolate drink. then, they dropped me off at Borders. read some books till about 11pm.

Day 325 - today is so cold. so strange weather. cold in summer? haizzz ..... michael, its heaven for you here. worked from 12pm - 11.30pm. had hokkien prawn mee as supper. online & watched drama till 5am.

Day 324 - worked from 2pm - 12.00pm

Day 323 - worked from 2pm - 11.00pm

Day 322 - worked from 2pm - 10.00pm

Day 321 - still day off. went to Angie's house whole day again. continue with Red Cliff 2.

Day 320 - new year day off. went to Angie's house whole day. watched a few movies that i have missed eg. Red Cliff 1, Ressuraction of Dragon, Connected.