Dream come true

Hocc's fanclub Birthday Party 5 May 2007

I joined the fanclub in feb after I was totally swept away by her awesome concert in Jan. I never expected to be able to attend her 30th bday party, and there were only about 350 fans! It was held at this traditional chinese restaurant at TST. Cheryl, Claire, and Claire's friends Kristine and Cheryl, all flew down for this special event. It was a dream come true for me, I actually came SO close to hocc and guess what, the most UNBELIEVABLE thing happened! haha, see, hocc's father was so uber friendly to us, maybe cos we were fr overseas, or the fact that we were dressed so differenly from the other hongkong fans (who were in tshirts and jeans while we were in our tanktops and nicely dressed), so we took advantage of the situation and asked to perform for hocc! It was Claire's brilliant idea, and I actually got down to asking hocc's dad! To my amazement, he said "SURE!" and went off to inform the MCs that he wanted us to perform. And he came back "Ok you're up next. quick go prepare." OMG. I couldnt believe it. hahaha. so claire, cheryl and I went up in front of 400 people, including press, and sang hocc's signature song "zai jian lu si ma li" She was like 10 metres in front of us, and clapped along and gave us approving nods all throgught the song! This is an incredible experience and I will NEVER forget this in my whole lifetime. I love hocc!!! heh. And I felt like a superstar.

I uploaded the video of 3 of us singing on stage on youtube. The quality isnt good at all, I'm in the middle. Cheryl li has a really clear and good video of the whole son, maybe i'll post it when i get it from her.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T8Rll9I9GaM

My Hongkong friends couldnt believe I performed in front of a superstar, the 2nd most popular female singer in hk! hahaha. I cant believe I did it too. and I actually spoke to her, on stage, and wished her happy bday in cantonese!!

Just some pics I took using my not-so-good camera...

Overseas table

It was an unforgettable night. I still cant believe I did it.

Taipei

Taiwan with Ame,Mel, Zhuomin, Jingli, Ceminata and Tem.

We were backpackers in a foreign land. It was an experience and I'm so glad I went for this break out of busy hongkong life, haha, and just right before the exams as well!

Day One:
Airport - Hostel - Wu Fen Pu shopping - Shihlin Night market

Taiwan no. 1: FRIED CHICKEN CHOP

Day 2:

National Palace Museum - Si Men Ding - Danshui - Lovers Bridge

Again : Fried Chicken Chop :)

I was so tired, I fell asleep on the bench while waiting for the bus.

Danshui Night Market : one of the many night markets in Taipei. Full of food stalls.

Smelly Tofu for me and mel! =) HAHA. we kinda liked it! The rest especially Tem and Ame stayed away from us the whole time.

YUM.

Christmas Tree right in the middle of the year? heh. Taipei is half a yr ahead of time maybe?

Lovers' bridge - romantic!

Girlies I love.

I love this picture! and I love my roommate! Muacks! :P

My turn to piggyback her.

On the empty MRT train back.

nice picture

i was so tired, but still gathered enough energy to smile for the camera.

Day 3 :

NY Bagel Breakfast - Yang Ming Shan - Taipei 101 (only the shopping centre below)

Calla Lily Season. Absolutely breathtaking. I have never seen any nature so beautiful. Truly enjoyed the moment just soaking in the sun.

Like a scene out of a korean movie?

Girls in pairs

Running across the lily fields

Plucking the flower (trying to at least )

Taipei 101!

Haagan Dazs!

Our lovely cosy hostel room. Looks kinda like an IKEA ad.

Day 4 :

Shabu shabu lunch - Shopping - Airport

With Addy and Ruby - Tem's 2 Taiwanese friends who make such a perfect couple.

Backpackers outside our hostel.

In total I spent about sing$500, everything inclusive. It was a good trip. Thanks Ame and Jingli for the pics =)

Church today

So so so much to update about. But rightnow, I'm about to fall asleep at 4pm on a sunday afternoon, so i'll blog later on when i actually have time :P all i can say is that i am having a blast here, making full use of the remaining time in hongkong the land of my dreams, and cherishing each and every single day. I really thank God for the past 2 weeks cos I have had such a GREAT time doing so many things, I think i'll take about 5 posts to get the pics uploaded. Church today was awesome, I felt like I was in His presence and the message was inspiring to say the least. I've grown much more in my spiritual walk with God just being on this exchange, than probably the last 2 years combined. There is just SO many things to be thankful for, I dont really know where to start. People say I'm lucky, things go my way so often, but I just am thankful and I feel blessed. One song today at church really spoke to me and stirred up something deep in my heart...

"Faithful One, so unchanging,
Ageless One, You're my rock of peace.
Lord of all, I depend on You,
I call out to You, again and again.

You are my Rock, in times of trouble,
You lift me up, when I fall down,
All through the storm, Your love, is,
My shelter,
My hope is in You alone."

I realised that it's so true how God is unchanging and the only sure thing is that when all is taken away from us, the only thing remaining is our relationship with God. Inspiring huh.