Just after being served our long awaited dinner. Hands in hands for the picture and I think that is a brilliant idea of hers. Everything was truly worthwhile. 

Stole a kiss and got pinched at the bottom of my chin. Sweet shot though... 

Self indulgence... with the mid-dry house red wine. 

The big surprise after a splendid dance with her. Five hearts with one uniquely made... actually there are ten hearts. 

... but the Roses were dead.

On Valentine's Day
the pretty budding roses were crushed dead;
intended to interrupt class today,
walk up the aisle hand her the rose and make her day
unfortunately such desperation there was no aid

Terribly disappointed and end of the world I was thinking
Fortunately Salvo's provided the romantic atmosphere
Food and ambience were smashingly excellent
Received her gift five hearts most unique.

Pictures/Photos of what I'd call my most memorable and best (because it's the first) Valentine's Day dinner/date will be up as soon as they are available to me. I was suited up and dining in that restaurant perhaps has given me the impression that I may be over-dressed. As for her part, she was abso-freaking-lutely smashing and gorgeous. One of the funny part was her having to remind herself to be lady-like, you know, graceful, polite, soft spoken etc. Even I, too, have to remind myself constantly to be that of a gentleman especially when I'm draped a coat and sporting a tie.

Just after we stepped out of the resto, she grabbed my hands and pulled me close to her and gazed into my eyes. In a few moments soon no longer than 20 secs, still gazing into my eyes and her hands gripped mine tighter as the cold winds breezed through us,
"Thank you for the wonderful night and wonderful dinner", she spoke in her most tender and sweet of voices.
Immediately, I couldn't help and I blushed a little as I was speechless because there is almost all certainty that I felt she meant it in every possible way. Remember I was a little disappointed at what happened to my initial plan of interrupting her class and giving her the rose and that the plan didn't work? It was crushed and mashed up because I had it in my backpack and my books were at fault... or was it me? That moment when she spoke, those disappointments just vanished and I have then convinced myself that I have successfully gave us an awesome evening.
"You're very welcomed, and it was my pleasure!", I replied with probably the happiest grin I've never formed. Then,
"I mean, come on... it's Valentine's Day. ...", I continued kiddingly to chill out the already awkward feelings of politeness that intruded my mind.

Hand-in-hand trying to keep each other's hands warm as we walked back. I fooled around a little doing dumb things or trying to be a super hero while she remained quiet probably still enjoying the wonderful night thus far. Then she hugged me and asked me to stop then she said softly, "...you have not had [seen] the best thing yet..."

that was a hint.

Springroll Sunday

Happy Valentine's Day to those who are either currently in a relationship or having a potential with somebody for a relationship.

Like last year, I know how terribly the feeling of loneliness is especially when there is such a special occassion like the Valentine's Day and you've got no date(s). I was gathering up my courage for Samantha but not enough to make a move and I guess that's probably because I'd get cold legs whenever we chat. But that my problem. Anyway, for those of you who are not seeing anybody on this over commercialized day, I think MSN.ca has a lot of interesting articles that might assist in your creativity to either get a date or in finding a remedy for your sorrows.

Looks like I got myself a date with HF and I'm planning to take her out for a dinner tonight at a nearby classy yet decent restaurant in Headingley. No, that place won't blow my budget away. Everything is fine.

As for Lynn, maybe I have gone a little overboard by my insinuations but unless you haven't already noticed, it was really out of good intention. I know, it's difficult to see that but it really is out of that.

I hope my brother can find somebody to share his life with or vice versa to appreciate him. No, I'm not pimping or anything... but come on, there's nothing bad about my ol'bro! Sam, Ayako, Lynn, Sally, Kate, Jill, Andrea, Brenda... hey girls, haven't you girls even have the slightest thought for my brother? Ok, maybe I shouldn't interfere as he believes he will find someone soon on his own. Good luck to my ol'brother! Happy V-day!

Yesterday, HF and I spent the entire afternoon and evening at my flat making springrolls and other yummies. Everything was really, really sweet. It was indeed a very relaxing Sunday. Something interesting happened too and I had to walk to Morrison's to get her a new necessity. Well, that's life. *grins*

Auguries of Innocence

To see the world in a grain of sand,
And a Heaven in a wild flower,
Hold infinity in the palm of your hand,
And Eternity in an hour.


Doggerel by William Blake

::.::HF & DT :.:: 

And the guys:
Myself, Aslak (Norway), Fan (Hangzhou), and Toristen (Norway). 

Fan (Hangzhou, China) & his lady Christine (Hangzhou, China), HF, & Liyat (Ethopia). Fan and Christine prepared this evening's typical Chinese dinner for all of us. They were superbly delicious and every bit of the dishes dished out were licked clean. Kudos! 

Shot by- me:
HF posing for the lens in her Qibao, traditional Chinese costume. 

Aslak (Norway), HF, Toristen (Norway)
At Toristen's having a private party in conjunction with the Chinese New Year, the year of Rooster. 

What lies beneath...

...of this Rooster year as visualized by some sage in Chinese astrologer is as follows:

The Creative Goat - The "Good Samaritan"

Esoteric Goats feel emotionally and physically drained during Rooster years. Despite some family problems, have faith in yourself, persevere, as you are on a course that is destined to succeed.[1] In 2005, your luck recuperates but difficult planetary aspects can cause an abrupt change in mates, living situations or love partners.[2] Also, your career path could also change quite drastically.[3] The climate will be favorable to you as far as artistic expressions are concerned and many Goats will see financial rewards for their creative ideas and handiwork (November).[4] You also benefit from your wise cutting of expenses – a lesson sorely learned from the past. Health wise, caution is advised during low-energy periods of January, May and August to avoid illness and emotional stress. Meditation, calm surroundings and maintaining a spiritual outlook of moderation help greatly this year. March and June will find you prancing about gleefully, as Goat natives are gregarious, social and will feel less withdrawn during these lucky months. Actively seek out the company of others, depend on your creative talents and let your imagination soar to the Heavens now.[5]

[1]- Although I do not admit myself as being that of esoteric nature, I do foresee that this year I will be emotionally and physically drained as I will be struggling to get through my first year in law school. I belong to a set of family that, like others, have problems of its own, however, while with much reverence and understanding I have towards them they should know that I have not forgotten each and every one of them which I am a part of even though we are apart separated by the Atlantic and Pacific oceans, a part of me has not yearned to be in the light of the problems as I have a tendency to subdue my emotions towards them by getting busy with my life. How selfish I am! In due time, I will do what I can... As mentioned above, I have faith in myself to do what I can, should, and would do. What's more convincing is the sentence that follows.

[2]- As of this moment, I do find the beginning of the sentence rather convincing. Luck, the word itself is as mysterious as myths can be, has not many unblessings and as far as I can recall, my last lucky days were in 2002, 2004 April. So, if the abovementioned precursory statements about what lies ahead of me from this day is true, then I have less to worry but nevertheless does that warrants an opportunity to slack off. However, in terms of love and friendship/srelationships, although I admit that I'm out of its troughs, I'm not even at the top of them all nor am I drifting sideways. I am, above all, enjoying the rides on the waves of luck in this area. And relating to reality of the issue, true, the waves can just tumble down without notices and then I'm no longer riding the waves no more. But as of right now, again, I've got everything under control.

[3]- I'm training to become a solicitor and/or advocator from a Business Economist. What do you think? These two are undeniably different branch of disciplines. Amazing!

[4]- Hmm, November of this year, I don't know what I am going to do then but before that come, I already have plans to travel around a bit and shoot some glamor photos of well-endowed lads. Every shot is artistically aesthetic only few knows how to appreciate my kind of art with raging jealousies. On the other part about financial rewards and/or stabilities, I can't be too sure about that but I'm getting a job and that means there will be a flow of stable income in the coming months. Rewarding, isn't it? I'll be shopping for some clothings with the earned income for I did not bring with me many clothes to wear except for a few, now unwearable, underwears.

[5]- Uhmm... aren't goats a wonderful creature? I saw a mountain goat last November in Snowdonia, Wales.

Summary:
Although I am not an avid reader of horoscope nor a fervent believer who relies on what it has/they have to say, there are occassional times, like this, that brings me to it/them to quench my thirst for what lies ahead and beneath in my mysterious yet abstruse future. I can safely suppose that there are quite a number of people out there shares similar opinion with me on this.

Year of the Rooster has henceforth commenced

大家 欢迎光明 到了我的网站我想祝福您：
新年好！
新年快乐！
恭喜发财！
身体健康！
年年有余！
万事如意！
满地黄金！
平安喜乐！
学习成功！

Among Friends 

Posing with Polika, whom met my parents in Malaysia when and talked about Leeds Met Uni's law school (LMU website) while I was still enjoying summer holidays in Canada. 

性格适合...流星雨

星期二晚上 在她的房间里 谈了好多事情尤其关于我们的事。

“我不觉得时间可以解决我们的事...我看了你的日记...我其中不是你最喜欢的人.”
“你有错了”

听了她看了我的日记我有一点高兴又笑起来了一下因为在她的面前的时候有些话有些事我不太会去表达，所以在日记里我真真下来我一切的心意. 她对我说对不起因为她看了。 ”你看了有多少？”，我好奇的口气去问她with a smile.

“不知道！”

Anyway, long story short, I did use the Apple Analogies below to explain how all people have made second choices in life and have made it as good as if it was the best first choice.

"You know I realize something... that our character/personalities do match.", she struggled with her fears trying to convey this honest truth.

I agreed that our personalities, indeed, do match and mesh together nicely.

Among other things said, 缘分 to which is "... like magic" according to her. Things have been going very naturally even up to today but I never did realize "the magic" until this day when it was brought to my attention, which has surpassed my comprehension but has not exceeded my beliefs.

"The first thing to do when you first get up in morning tomorrow is to look out your window. You will see snow", I said to her on evening of Christmas eve. The next morning, I got a wake up call from her and... she shouted and screamed in excitement "It's snowing! It's snowing! Look outside your window, Dannie!! It's snowing!! Oh, I hope it snows a lot so that I can go outside and play with them, make snowman, have snowball fights...! oh! it's beautiful!! Look!! Are you looking out your window?!"
For one moment, I really thought what I said has magically came true and I was absolutely startled witnessing the event before my eyes. I was totally speechless.

One night in early January, we were talking about stars and the constellations and then on to shooting stars. Not long after, it was a Thursday evening and she was going to a party in Woodhouse, she rang me up. "Dann!! OhmyGod!! Omigod!! I just saw a shooting star!! i cannot believe it, I just saw a shooting star!! I'm here waiting for my bus and then I look up the sky and I saw a shooting star...!
Again, I was totally startled by that.

是缘分吗？
我相信&可以接受缘分。
你呢？

at work in work's lime-colored t-shirt. They look pretty cool actually. 

Online on LMU

From now until April, I am working for LMU's Business School as a Student Guide on the University's Open Day. It's only 4 hours a day and once a week, and I get paid £6.69/hr. That's pretty amazing if I was earning in terms of Ringgit per day.

I found myself online on Leeds Metropolitan's Website. Check this out.

Apple Analogies

"the only one or one of the..."
"You have many apples, I'm only one of them..."
"stupid '..'"

were the names appearing on her MSN dropping negative hints. What struck me the most is the second.

[Crab] Apple trees were not few in sight in Saskatoon and when my eyes first spotted an apple tree, my feets were already taking my body to stand under the trees hoping to catch/harvest some good apples. There were more than a handful of rotten apples on the ground left to rot, its striking reddish-orange streaks skins no longer attracts any apple-hungry passerby as they are now dull and all wrinkled up, just waiting to be decomposed and return to nature's cycle of fruit reincarnation (if there is such thing).

No way I'm going to pick any of those apples on the ground to bring home and gather some guts to eat them. Naturally, I threw my head back and began scouting for the one big attractive apple. My search didn't take too long a time.
I had to get that particular one that's hanging out with 3 others.
That one is the biggest and appealed to me most.
That one is 'the' (extra emphasis) unique one.
I had to climb a few branches to shake it off.
I climbed back down with a few bruises on my arms and feet.
I got it. I got my 'unique' one and I'm going to treasure it
Months passed and that apple that sits on my shelves began to show signs of ageing;
It will become like those that were on the ground, the ones I did not even bother considering to take home;
Soon, like the rest of the apples on the ground 9 months ago, my 'unique' apple now looks haggard and wrinkled, weak and unattractive.
But that's the outside or the external look of my 'unique' apple;
But what's important is that even now my 'unique' apple looks dull and unattractive, that apple still gives out its apple scent aroma that never ceased to spice up the air of my room;
That apple-scent came from the inside, from the very heart of it where no eyes can see but only by feeling and smell.
But that's still my 'unique' apple I took home and sustained a few minor bruises;
I kept it for a long time.
I treasured it for as long as I could... just as a person's lifespan is only so much before s/he has to return to the earth with the help of those people whom love(d) him/her.

I have cherished.
I shall not fail to do the same. You are, really, the only apple of my eye. Not just one of them.