Boop-Oop-a-Doop

Betty Boop is one of my favourite animated characters.

Betty was born in 1930, she started her career as a dog, and then gradually evolved to a wide-eyes innocent little girl by 1932. Her overwhelming popularity was contributed by her unique sexy image - curly hair, big eyes, full lips, round figures, cute voice and ... brainless sometimes.

Betty became a sex bomb much earlier than Madonna or Britney Spear. In fact, she is a sex symbol even in nowadays.

I guess feminists hate Betty Boop, but I love her a lot because she is so cute and has an blatant image.

A beautiful day

Am not that moody today. Thanks to the beautiful day after the typhoon swept by in last 2 days.

This morning I went out for a walk for 20 minutes. The sun was so fierce and the skin of my arm was turning a bit darker, and then I went back home and made Jelly.

I plan to practise yoga in the afternoon.

Frankly, I should treasure the leisure time right now. It is precious to have several weeks to do 'nothing' in your life, isn't it? In Hong Kong, not many people can get into the Leisure Class. (Remember that I complaint a lot about my busy bee life in blog previously). Now I have time for reading, music and exercise. Even though I am alone but I am not lonely. Should also thanks to the internet, now I can connect with my friends and family through instant messager and email. I could chat with them anytime.

Should try to keep the good mood!! I also wish you to have a great day.

Beauty products freak

Don't know why I spent crazily to skin care and cosmetic products in these two months. maybe due to the 'nesting instinct' of pregnant women (according to the book What to expect when you are expecting), I want to collect as much as I can for these few months, including daily products, face masks, body & hair care items, make up, etc. (Well, I admit that no make up is needed when facing your own baby).

I should cut back this habit before having any economic blunder!!!

However, if you haven't decided any gift for my son yet, why don't you consider buying me some beauty products?? You know, the best way to treat the kid is to indulge his/her mother!!!!

Well, I am just kidding. However, seriously, I did pack a cosmetic set in my hospital bag, I don't want to look dull after the delivery.

Gosh, how can I have all these strange ideas emerge in my mind????? By the way, when can I wear nail polish???

Gift for my mother

I bought a special gift for my mommy this year. I've donated $100 to HKU Libraries and received a bookplate honouring her in the book of 'Adaptation: studying film and literature/ John M. Desmond, Peter Hawkes. Her name will be shown at the bookplate of this book.

I've also prepared another surprised gift for her, even though she asked me not to waste the money to buy her any present. It is a nail manicure set I bought from Anna Sui, which has a bottle of base coat, two bottles of nail polish and a tube of hand cream. Wow, I also want to receive this gift.

As my mommy is almost the only person to do housework throughout the years, this is really a great gift to pamper her hands, hope she will love it.

我的夢想 - 辦雜誌

大學畢業時曾經希望到雜誌社工作，但當時市道低迷，有內行人跟我說由於香港市場太細，又難找肚裡有點墨水的人才，所以將會有很多國際級的雜誌傳媒北移云云。時移世易，這幾年我倒不見該現象出現。不過，從我從事市場推廣工作時所接觸到的雜誌人，知道這一行並不易行。他們常常趕稿至夜深已不用說，還有很多繁贅工作要處理，少一點熱誠也敖不過。

現在已沒有轉入這行的興致了。但是，當我在Princess Secret Diary - Seventh Heaven中看到Mia及Lily投稿到Sixteen Magazine但被拒絕，Lily便提議他們自行辦文學雜誌時，我有點共鳴感，因為我曾經也有這股念頭。在我的雜誌裡，會有隨筆散文、扮靚情報、人類學/社會學專題研究、讀者來稿、書評/影評等等。當然，夢想歸夢想，我那兒來精力耐力財力去做呢？

所以我很喜歡寫部落格，只要在線，你便可跟其他人說你想說的，又不太費力，又不用趕出稿！

寫中文

有感我的中文閱讀及寫作能力每況月下，我要多寫及多看一點中文。

之前多寫英文部落格是因為我不懂中文輸入法，現在只能在家用手寫板，真是羞死人了。如果十數年後真的取消正(繁)體字(對我而言這是文化災難)，我的普通話又好普通，又不懂打中文，再同時出現中文(國語)成為世界語言的話，我豈不是成為半個文盲？

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其實我是個日記怪，我並不是每天寫日記，但久不久便紙上胡扯一番，強說愁一下。在這廿年間，我已存了五、六本日記。有時翻開來看，真的很好笑。我覺得最好看是十七歲那一年，內容包括會考生涯、暑期工日誌、被男孩子追求但心裡其實喜歡另一個的娘炳故事、還有本來已有很多朋友但仍覺自已很孤獨那種白先勇式的寂莫的十七歲情懷，看後不只會心微笑，而是爆笑。

BB出世後，我會開始寫另一本新日記，以見証人生的新一頁。

Plump up your lips

I've read an interesting article in SCMP about some new beauty products, which are claimed to help you to achieve full and luscious lips, without any surgery and injection needs.

They are in the forms of lip sticks or lip treatments. What you need to do is simply applying them and your pout will be plumped up. That means, everyone can have Angelina Jolie's lips!!!

However, the research found that the pop-out effect is actually done by the substance which irritating the skin and caused the bee-sting look, especially for those treatments than can achieve instant effect.

It won't cause any bad damage, but the substances may lead to allergic skin to some people. In the product test, a respondent even stated that the after-use feeling was unpleasant and it was like a dentist anaesthetic wear-off.

Anyway, if you are a lip plumper to-die-for, I think it is still worth to try. After all, the effect is just the same as what your lips look after eating chili!!