New Year Holiday (Jan 2) - Ap Lei Chau

Oh yeah! I am finally off after the busy month of Dec. I am officially starting my long weekend from today.

First of all, we are coming back to Ap Lei Chau for his truck checked. Before we can get it back, we spent the whole morning in pacific coffee eating breakfast and chatting. 

Sitting in the same seats. This time the place was decorated in festive styles. 

Today the weather was very foggy, so we did not spent time by the water. It's a shame but that's ok. 

Afterwards, we went to have our dinner at Ruby Tuesday. Tall cake is his favorite. No matter how much food he got before dessert. 

We also bought 8kg dog food for Kailan and we played silly games on our way back because there's no one seeing us in this quiet bit of road. 

New Year BBQ

We are celebrating the new year under this beautiful tree. We had been to 大棠 a few years back but the place is so crowded nowadays. So we found another area near Tuen Mun. We did not need to fight for space anymore here. 

All photos were taken by my iPhone 5s. Pretty amazed by the camera quality. That's the main reason of not switching to samsung phone. 

Happy 2014

After midnight, I set this little art work up alone when Ah Lun and Kailan had gone to bed. 

Taken at 1:30am on Jan 1. 

Taken at 4pm on Jan 1. It looks so like a digital clock in this close-up. 

Another escape game...

Just three of us and this time the room name is 浴血更衣室

New for us！this vendor will set up two bombs onto two players.

We are so into the situation! Look at our facial expression. :)

We were so close to unlocking all codes, just two more, we will be out!!

Our new toy - fuel band by Nike

First day wearing the gadget and it keeps you feeling guilty not to move! Argh! 

Two sessions of figurobics just burnt me close to 250 calories. In case you are surprised about the low level of calories, I took 1x fat burn class + 1x fitball class which is just muscle building. Before my exercises, I used up only 409 calories by just going to work and coming back. But after the exercises, the total calories burnt is 667. 

I earned 3158 fuel points (a reward point developed by Nike) while Ah Lun  got 2,310fuel points. Yes! I have won over him on the first day. Let's see how things go as time goes on. 

Caprice Hong Kong (Dec 29)

Ah Lun is a big eater, so he has not been a big fan of fine dining. But he agreed to accompany me to try out Caprice, that's great! 

I called caprice in Nov, hoping to get a table near his birthday or our anniversary. But it's really full and we can only book Dec 29...

Ok, let's make it later so we can wrap our year in style, not a bad idea. 

He is worrying... But in the end he is ok. I can say he is not hungry, but not full. Lol. 

This is his appetizer! Those green little cubes are so tasty, giving a refreshing balance! 

That's my appetizer. This is mushroom soup. It feels like they are getting this clear broth with 50kg of wild mushroom. The red thing was made of beet root. 

His main - beef. It's tasty and has a strong beef flavour and it's cooked in perfection. Cannot see the colour here, but they look so nice. 

Oh la la! My seabass! The taste is super super awesome. How can they marinate the fillet in such a perfect taste. The sauce has so many flavors, and you can find pasta and clams there. It's just divine. 

A few petites before desserts. A million flavours in a mouth, lots of harmony! 

My dessert - chestnut and black current are two major ingredients. I love the polka dots. Great presentation! 

His desert - ginger bread and apple are the key stuff in this beautiful dish. It's just an art!

Service is superb! They keep a distance from us but yet they are so attentive. 

An occasional treat is necessary to keep us in good mood. Where should we go next? 

Christmas makeover

Before the holidays, we bought some new furniture from IKEA. They were delivered on Dec 24 afternoon. So we were busy with our home furniture re-arrangement during this Christmas, in between our gatherings. 

We threw away two old desks and replaced with one slim desk. The change is small but the re-arrangement has helped to make my living room more spacious unintentionally. This will give us a bigger area for weight lifting and stretching. 

Dining table moved to the right side

It makes more sense to move the portable cabinet back to sofa area! 

It's a wise choice.

I moved everything before Ah Lun is back, I just love the idea of moving things around. I guess I picked this habit up from my mommy when I was young. 

Boxing Day (Dec 26)

Feeling guity about the food intake in the last two days - hotpot & BBQ- we spent sometime in the gym doing weight lifting and fat burn exercises. There were a few people working out with us, but they all left for dinner before 7pm. 

Christmas (Dec 25)

Spending time with Chan's family at sister's place. She borrowed the BBQ stove from neighbor, and we had a really good time! The other neighbor even prepared Chinese sweet soup for us, that's really sweet. The bonding with neighbors in village is so strong! 

Finally we are off together

Dec is such a busy month for both of us. Until yesterday, we spent a full day together having fun. 

Though its simple, but we are having fun. The harder we work, the simpler life we want. 

I did shopping therapy to destress in the last two weekends without him. This time, we did not buy any clothes, but new furniture and stuff from IKEA. I always enjoy changing the configuration at home a bit from time to time. 

Had a good sleep. And now we are ready!

I have not got a pic with our cube before this one. Just in case we will have a new car, this is for my own record. But frankly speaking, I am emotionally attached to this car but on the other hand I want a new car...dilemma!! 

Our late lunch before heading to Ikea. 

On the way back, we saw a big sunset. Just randomly, we went to tsing ma bridge observation point to see sunset. 

But we can barely see the sunset with our eyes, but not through the lens. 

Ok! We are now heading back home and had a round of gym to burn the extra fat of suckling pigs we ate this week. He is pretending cute, so aweful. Haha! This is how we spent the winter solstice with my dear friend.