I made Bi Bim Bop last night for my first time. It was just because Chris bought the Korean chili bean paste. I just stir fried all the vegies I got in the fridge one by one and of course, the most important thing is to marinate the beef in sesame oil and other ingredients. The beef was marinated for the whole afternoon, so it was very good… This dish is not very difficult to make but just a lot of effect to cook each vegies separately. So now Chris said he doesn’t need to go out to have Bi Bim Bop, I can just cook it for him…. grr…..

It was Chris’ 28th birthday last week. We had a surprise party for him and a BBQ was his present from his friends. He was in a special diet before, however, on that day he has to break it coz we will try out this present!!! We’ve prepare a lot of meat and he was surprised when he saw me marinating a lot of meat!

It was great fun that night and it was my first time to celebrate his birthday after 3 years working aboard.

Cathryn and Tthu introduced me a very fun board game yesterday, it is called ‘Settles of Catan’. It has been won the title of ‘The Board Game of the Year’ in few different countries. And indeed, it was good.

I want to play it again!!

After living in one of the busiest cities in the world, Canberra seems very peaceful.

I don’t mind the quietness… I always can find things to do in the house. Bit of cleaning, bit of washing… feeling lazy? Watch DVDs or Asian Dramas. I’m enjoying my break. I believe you need to be able to enjoy your own company. You know what makes you happy. Then you will try to do something to make yourself happy. You don’t need to rely on others to brighten your day. This is the sense of self-worthless.

I also believe the self-worthless is part of the important elements for healthy minds. Many people in the city suffers mental illness. Some of the illness was partly casued by lack of self-worthless. They need to depends on others to ‘evaluate’ their worth. I mean, I know someone who always have interest to married men. I dunno if she has mental illness but many said so. But I believe she feels good when she get married men’s attention. She feels “she’s worth it”. That’s unhealthy. Others will be spending fortune on material items. They believe those items make them pretty… come on, isn’t your personality is the biggest turn on already? Again, lack of self-worthless…

Many people said they can’t stand the quiet. So is that mean that they can’t stand being alone with themselves? Or perhaps they just feel ‘fuller’ when many things have fill up their schedules? I dunno. But I know that I’m enjoying my very free schedule..

I’m back in Canberra… the place where I had my 2nd life… I’m sure I can adopt the lifestyle here pretty easily…

It is interesting how life can take you… My life was over-protection for the beginning… 16 years in Hong Kong under my parents’ care. Then 11 years of development in Australia, studying and learning how to look after yourself. Almost 3 years of challenges in Macao, working and seeing the world. And now back in Australia to learn to be someone’s wife and start my own family… Life is throughout excitement and surprises!

I believe things happened for a reason, even you thought it was a bad thing, it can turn out a good thing. For example, I resigned before the econony crisis in Venetian. Everyone was worrying whether they will lose their job or not but for me, I’m leaving anyway, so it didn’t affect me. I left Hong Kong on the 6th of Dec and when I cancel my mobile plan in Hong Kong, my phone contract was finished on the 7th of Dec.. what a coincidence?! Even my internet 18 months contract in Macao, it ended at the end of Nov, which is perfect for me. Everything seems like have planned all along!

As I said before, I am a lucky person. My parents took 110% of care for me, the path of life is smooth and easy… hardly has any traps and bad turns for me. God has been good to me. The good things haven’t stopped… I got two job offers already without applying anything. My old boss was good to me. I’m very blessed.

Wish me luck for my interview next week!