Guess what?!? Remember the little eggs that the pigeon mom was taking care of on our balcony (from my previous blog)? Well.....They HATCHED~!!!

These pics were taken a week and a half ago...

And these were from 3 days ago. As you can see, the eggs hatched and the little birdies grew bigger...Now they're ready to set off into the world!

Taken on my last day in Sydney, I didn't get to see them fly off...but I wish them luck and hope their Mom (or themselves!) come back next year for another round of egg laying & baby raising.

Looking forward to tomorrows Alive Halloween party and my cousins wedding on Sunday. Will blog with my pictures from both events next week. Now I have to go and prepare my Halloween costume!!!

My new tv commercial for LUKFOOK jewellery is out!!!

It's a very endearing story about best friends who grew up together but were very different in personality (as reflected in the way they dress). I'm the one who always wears pretty dresses and my best friend was always the more 'tomboy' of the two. I decide to change and go to the wedding wearing something more...casual...

The voice you hear in the commercial is me saying:

"Today, I should not be the prettiest...even though I'm usually the one who likes to dress up...

After all these years, we're still the best of friends...

Today - she should shine and be most beautiful.

Love...is beautiful."

Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L1w7FKIMRe4

This shoot was interesting because the instructions were to keep me as simple as possible...no beautifying mkup and 'added extras' such as false eyelashes (which is the norm these days even off camera for many in the industry) to make sure I was...to not outshine the bride...Ofcourse I totally GET IT as that was the whole point of the story(!) but it was a weird experience to shoot a tvc and not look a 'certain way'....!!!  Oh well, I hope I don't look too bad!!!      Oh!!! Also, on the last shot, the director asked me to think about my own best friends wedding and I was actually tearing up with emotion...hope u guys caught that(!)....Kekekekkeeeeee all of you out there who know me knows I get all mushy and emotional at things like that~!!!

On Lukfook's own website, you can catch my tv commercial again, along with one beautiful Elvanna Raine (fellow ALIVE artist!) shot for Lukfook also!!! The 'behind the scenes' (3rd video down the page) is interesting so check it out, I speak a little in it . http://www.lukfook.com.hk/ 

One of the best things about coming home to the place you grew up in and still call home is simply....HOME itself!!!

The morning after I arrived home, Mom was excited to show me a long time frequent visitor to our house...This pigeon has been coming to lay eggs at our potted plant once every year for the past 10 yrs~!!!  This is the picture I took through the window...

It first started doing this the year my sister got married (it's perceived as a good sign!). The mommy pigeon was alerted to my presence and flew off...oops...but it gave us a chance to have a peek at the eggs underneath~!!!

Um...yes...that IS a mahjong table you see...my parents wanted to give them some privacy so we blocked the corner off from human traffic 'threats'~! Hahahaaaa...

Next on the tour of the house is something else my parents are proud of...our own papaya tree! The fruits are sweet and seedless = PERFECT!!!

My favourite tree is actually our lemon tree. It's been at the house longer than us and every year, every season, it yields many many delicious lemons~!!!

I am praying that the weather heats up enough so I can relax in our pool...bring it on Aussie summer.

No pics of me this blog, but more birds~! These beautiful Rainbow Lorikeets come to our house daily by the dozens - always in pairs as they're also known as the 'Love Birds'  which is really endearing but they often wake my up with their squawking really EARLY in the morning! Grgrggrrrrrrr.....Mom feeds them a little bread sometimes...but that means they have developed the habit of coming RIGHT ONTO our screen door and 'demanding food' when they see us inside.

I'll leave you with pics of my 2 fast growing nephews and 2 adorable nieces, whom I've been spending alot of time hanging out with.

  FAMILY QT makes me happy~!!! 

Hi Guys~! I'm currently at home in Sydney 'recharging' my soul and am so happy to be able to spend time with my family once again~!!!

On my flight, I enjoyed some yummy hot chocolate...

and watched 2 1/2 movies...Don't you hate it when it's nearing the end of the movie and it looks like you're about to make it and watch it to completion...when....the endles announcements start interupting you?!?!? ARghh....Nevermind...will be watching the end of 'The Proposal' with my girlfriends Wednesday night after a lamb roast dinner~!!!

My trips home are always filled with QT family time and ofcourse, my favourite foods!!! I've already clocked a few of the 'must haves' which include:

1) Best tasting and freshest YUM CHA at the newly opened dimsum place at the Sydney Fish Markets! Two of my favourite Sydney food hits in ONE spot, HEAVEN~!!!

Yummy 'Har Gau' (Prawn Dumplings) in the bottom of picture~!!! I ate about 5 myself!

YumCha in Sydney still tastes the best to me because I feel the ingredients inside the things such as prawn dumplings are fresher and that's really important! I don't like to bite into suspect, mushy fillings that are nowadays commonly imported from...um...'other countries'.

I also enjoy it more when my dimsum is served from the traditional push-carts...it completes the whole experience! I really don't like to order it off a 'tick' page/menu...

 My lovely niece and nephew enjoying the feast.

Other Fish Market Sights:

My other favourite thing I always OD on when in Sydney - - - lots and lots of OYSTERS~!!!

I can eat about 2-3 dozens of these~!!! *slurp!*

Ok, thats all for now. Will keep you guys posted on my trip~!

As the wind whips the violent rain

upon my windows

this endless typhoon night,

my mind wonders and carry me to a place...

A place of comfort, this is

Winds howl here but with no malice

just another element, blending in...

with the sands, the trees and the rolling waves

this is where my heart and being is alive.

Through the years I've become a city girl

loving

the bright lights, the constant change

But on a night like this, every fiber in me

screams a yearning so loud...

Now I see.

Let me go to another time, where I can

be free with the wind in my hair, stars in my eyes

and laughter fills the air.

Where the feel of sand underfoot and

the kiss of the sun

upon my closed lids

are all the promises and simple pleasures I need.

But here I am, as I lay awoken

still in this strange metropolis.

Where drums beat in tune to the white wash

like the trouble thoughts swirling in my head...

I will find that place of comfort one day, I say

And with hope, we all go on.

Everyone has a destiny

or so they say...

but what is mine?

What is mine?

And how can a night like this

answer me?