Joshua Hellmann Foundation for Orphan Disease ... the charity i am consulting for ...

please check out our new site http://www.jhforphandisease.org & support our cause ...

Letterman, not "classy" in his actions ... but the smoothest execution of a light-hearted confession there can be (last night's show) ...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-NaIwHWEE7k

back earlier from afternoon shopping and dinner in Shenzhen ... seemed a good idea to cheer-up with today's dreary weather ...



shopping was pretty routine stuff ... just haggling around Lo Wu Commercial City for some new socks and some regular tailoring needs ...



so, on the eve of the PRC's 60th Anniversary, it seemed fitting to have dinner at a place named Chairman Mao's Restaurant, which my ex-boss had recommended that i must try out ...



the menu consists of all Mao's favorite dishes ... it is authentic Northern & Sichuan cooking styles ... rich, spicy and strong flavors ...

traditional chilli, garlic & vinegar dressed cucumber ( 拍黃瓜 )


glutinous rice filled lotus roots with fragrant flower honey marinade ...


Spicy Sichuan "Saliva" Chicken ( 口水鸡 )


super fresh kale ...


Peking Dumplings ( 鍋貼 )


the chicken was rather delicious -- haha ;oP


the restaurant is located above the Shenzhen Metro station called Gou Wu Gong Yuan ( 购物公园 ) and is just three stops away from newish Lok Ma Chau cross-border MTR station ... for me, door to door to home (North Point) via Metro --> MTR --> 112 bus ... took just 65mins with extremely passenger friendly transport interchanges ... it was my first time using the Lok Ma Chau MTR station (was so convenient) ... and defintely won't be the last time... hopefully ...


for those feeling patriotic ... HAPPY 60th BIRTHDAY People's Republic of China!

checked-out this year's Haunted Halloween at Disneyland this afternoon with the boys (though just realized, i didn't take pics of any Halloween elements -- haha) ... anyways, we had a fun time frantically rushing through the haunted hotels, demon jungle and alien spaceship amidst high-pitch frenzied screams from Justin and violent clutching movements from Scottie behind me ...


Justin, Scottie and Rob in deep discussion on their Buzz Lightyear laser gun strategy ...


we had dinner at the Chinese restaurant in the Park and enjoyed the prettiest mango pudding in town ...


the main reason for our Disney visit was to wish a happy send-off for Daniel and his family, who are sadly leaving us to go back home to the UK next week ... will miss the Scouse git ;oP

i finally made it out to the Shatin suburbs to taste reputedly Hong Kong's tastiest Indonesian flame-grilled satays ... i was not disppointed ;oP






Indonesian Curry Chicken ... what did u call this dish Scottie?


Patcreep looked "high" on satay sauce


after lunch, a Cat, a Mouse and a Ryan Hui turned-up to fight-over the scraps we had left ... haha ... oh yeah, and also to shoot Ryan's new MV too ...




the Yinster getting down and dirty ...letting his creativity just all hang-out ...


stay tuned to the blogs of the POWERFORCE production team for more detailed updates on the production ... director, director of photography, producer (from left to right) ...


it wouldn't be a proper paddy blog without close-ups of Scottie and me to end with ...