Royal Green House

Every year it is opened to public for two weeks, and I have never been able to go, so this year with determination, finally I went there last Sunday. The weather in Belgium recently is amazingly warm, and nice (although I think we should be worried for the effect of global warming has obviously shown). Anyway, I think it is nice to visit to see what it likes to live a life of a King ;-), but one visit is enough.

Killer naked sheeps ;-)

Have never seen sheeps without their fur, they look like pigs when they do, not so nice.

Hiking in Valley Ourthe

Every season has something of its own to offer, but I think my favourite hiking season is spring. There are more birds, and so many flowers. There were not a lot of people when we were there (most probably because we arrived quite late already), so I really enjoyed the walk. The only noises you hear are those from the birds, and the water. We did quite a few good up and down (Belgium is not that flat after all ;-)). The weather was just good enough to do that, and we almost felt asleep in a field with plenty of yellow flowers.

Successful and rich?

I have recently forgotten about things, and can hardly concentrate. There are plenty of stuffs floating in my brain at the same time, and they are all unimportant ;-). I mean like this thought of how to define a person is "successful" or "rich".

For most people, "successful" can be that you have a high position job, a big fat house, getting a lot of benefits, your wife or husband loves you (and you love 'em), you have a super kid, your family live comfortably...blablabla. But nowadays, not many people think of buying a house or getting sh*t load of money (it never is enough anyway). A couple of my friends are pretty much happy with just having a small apartment, have enough money to go home visit their friends, family, travelling or they can entertain themselves with a couple of expensive buys. I was raised to believe that no matter I must have a house, my uncle bought this house when he was 30, or my aunt and her husband in Canada also have a house. Things have changed, darling (so I said to myself a lot of times). I don't want to have a house (or to be honest if I don't have to feed myself or socially obligated, I don't want to work ;-)) or maybe I just want a job that allows me to get money, go travelling for a couple of months, then come back, work for a couple months, then go...This life pattern will not leave me time to live in my house anyway. So, my personal definition of successful is clearly not having a high position job, but a job to help me doing something else I love, not a big fat house, but a place to go home for, and that I could see plenty of amazing places, doing a lot of super cool stuffs, seeing, meeting different people. Yeah, if that would happen, my life is complete, so I will die having no regrets ;-). Wow, I don't even need a husband to be successful ;-)

What about being rich then? It is not only about money. I mean if we have friends who care, who does make a big deal out of things, what matter is if they need you, you will be there, and vice versa. I notice the older I get, I don't want to have a lot of friends, but friends who I feel good to be with, you don't just be friends with anybody you meet for a couple of times, it requires trust, and many other important factors like in any relationship we know. Life is too short to try to please everybody, sometimes, we should be easy and cool. In that way, I think I am rich.

With sister's boyfriend and uncle

Sister's BD

Foods

Phuong, uncle and Huong

Bifff Movies

Well, I managed to check out two movies last Sunday. This year, we have bigger screen, bigger room, but the ambiance stays the same. There were still those faithful fans who come every year, who says the same sentences before a movie starts, and everyone laughed, shouted at the same time.

In fact, if you need to be entertained, surely the Bifff is the place to go ;-). Normally, we were supposed to watch three movies in a row, but until the last one, we were tired, especially me since I had to work the whole day, plus I had to work yesterday as well, so it was not the time where I decided to play cool and hippy ;-).

So, I saw The Messenger and the Invisible. They were okey. The ghost subject of Messenger was nothing new, but of course with some new special effects (most probably borrowed from the Japanese), it created super scary moments. At some points, I thought my heart was gonna jumped out, and of course, screamed at max hehehe. The Invisible was a strange movie, but I somehow I also liked it. It is not every day that you watched yourself dying, and can see everybody else behaved for your concern at the same time. The people you presumed bad could be as well very brave.

Hmm, make me wonder...

Before

This is how normal people behave at dinner...

...after

...and don't give them too much snaps, they start acting very strange ;-)

Lazy Mika

:-)

Freedom Writers

I was going to movie to check out Sunshine yesterday, thought it was out but that turned out to be a mistake, so we went for Freedom writers.

It was not a new subject, another movie about ethnic gangs in US, and the violence also effected the students in Long Beach. Anyway, I liked the movie because I found it inspiring. Watching a movie like that from time to time makes me feel thirsty to do some things great, something different, something I really want to do or dream of doing, and that nobody could hold me back. I wish I am that strong like the female character in that movie, a teacher who is more than a teacher to her students, but I liked her because she followed her dream, and she had so much love to give. That is to say when you really give, you will always receive something back.

Anyway, Spring is here, and the BIFFF is also back. I am offered two tickets for the opeing tonight, don't know if i will make it, but the Black Sheep movie is already a date. Other than that, I feel super motivative for parties!!! ;-). Anyway, there is a dinner this Sat organised by Sofia, and I am worried for my stomach ;-), it will be full of Danish snaps, Polish vodkas, wines, beers...Poor stomach!

I am still working on the first draft, will be able to send it today to my promoters (if I am able to send it today, I will reward myself a pair of shoes ;-), yeah, you can never have enough of pair of shoes!).

My dance teacher's name is Ebale Zam...

..and he is a model, too ;-). I just noticed now in Le Soir weekend a familar face, my dance teacher. It is so funny when you saw someone you know in newspaper. There was an interview of him. He is from Cameroon, and apparently his mom and grandmom were artist as well.

He is giving an interview on the occasion of his model posing (nue, btw ;-))). Well, he has a super body, no wonder why we all stare at his butt when we dance hehehehe

"The first costume of a human being is our skin"- Ebale Zam Martino ;-)

He is buddhist, btw, so cool!

Hotel story

I had to speak with HR department this morning because there was a guy at work who started to tell me his personal life like how he got married with two wives at the same time (here in Belgium), and now divorced with both of them. Apparently, there were a couple of girls from Finland and Bulgary who stayed in the hotel flirted with him...But that does not concern me, to be honest, I don't give a sh*t about it.

What shocked me most was the part where he asked me if I was married or having a boyfriend, and despite the fact I said that I had a boyfriend, he said "okey mais si tu cherche un homme, je suis la ou si tu veux avoir des enfants...". I told him to go to North station for that. I was so upset that when I spoke to the HR manager, I was trembling. I could not imagin how blunt that guy is. What upset me most is the fact that I did not do anything to deserve this sort of thing, I am not a girl who eyes turn around when she sees a man or that I do anything to actually turn those f*cking bastard on!

Anyway, that was my frustration at work. I left work early today, was extremely tired, so I was already a bit irritated, and there came that guy. At least he received a notice for his behaviours. I am working on my concentration, desperately needs it.