Be still like a mountain and flow like a great river.

Happy 2nd b-day, Ramen!

2008-07-24T00:07:00.001-07:00

Happy 2nd b-day, Ramen!
Originally uploaded by rebezhu

Ramen is 2 years old already, I still remember the first time she's on my arm, how tiny she was, now she's fully grown up and I couldn't easily hold her for a while due to the heaviness. Upon Ryan's arrival, Ramen surely lost her princess seat, I often felt sorry for her but really don't have much time to play with her, barely keep myself above the water nowadays. Sorry Ramen...

How's life over there?

2008-07-09T16:35:00.001-07:00

Tow chatted me on Yahoo: Hey, how's life over there?
me: Life? What u mean life? There's no life here now... :D

6周大了！

2008-07-06T08:10:00.001-07:00

I can sit now, uh... not really... :)
Originally uploaded by rebezhu

Ryan昨天已经6周大了，表姐说他长的象百天的小孩子。

我端着奶瓶在喂他，R在一边看，突然冒出一句：我看Ryan象个少爷。

可不是吗，他有专职的司机加厨师(泡奶粉的）－他爸爸，奶妈加女佣（洗奶瓶和洗衣服）－他妈妈我，真是一少爷呀！

他吃饱喝足了，懒洋洋的躺在我身上，斜着眼睛眯缝着看着我，这哪里只是一少爷，整个一 “大爷（da4 ye2) ”呀。。。

Happy father's day!

2008-06-17T08:59:00.000-07:00

Old times

2008-06-04T14:25:00.001-07:00

pic 6
Originally uploaded by rebezhu

See what I dig from Flickr after it merged with my old Yahoo photos. I can't remember which year it is, but the old fun time is just like yesterday...

Ryan's 2nd week

2008-06-03T14:11:00.000-07:00

As a friend said, I am in "House arrest" period... this Chinese "sit for a month" thing is killing me, I am not even allowed to go downstairs... :) baby is growing so fast and we are trying to capture every moment with him... this morning, I made a little homepage for him at here.

Baby Ryan says Hi!

2008-05-28T00:54:00.001-07:00

Baby Ryan's first day
Originally uploaded by rebezhu

大难临头，你会怎么做？

2008-05-16T09:44:00.000-07:00

在infant CPR课上，老师特别说了在救别人的时候，一定要先确保自己的安全。她举了前不久在Oakland发生的一起火灾中，哥哥已经逃出了，又冲进屋里去就弟弟，最后俩人都没出来。昨晚在看四川的新闻，在学校里哭的死去活来的父母们，一个个蒙着脸的小学生们，心里一阵阵的难过。

回头问R：“如果发生什么事，你逃了出去，你还会回来救我吗？”
R抬头看了我一眼：“那当然。”
我心里一痛：“那Ryan怎么办？要是爸爸妈妈都没了，小孩子不是很可怜”。眼泪已经不争气的掉了下来。。。
R走了过来抱着我的头：”怎么这么傻呢，会发生什么事呢？”
我哽咽了半天：“那我们说好了，要是真有什么事发生，我们谁也不许救谁！”
R没说话，抱着我的手更紧了。。。

大难临头，你会这么做吗？

在家待产

2008-05-14T10:17:00.000-07:00

这礼拜开始在家待产。周一去做了第3次的超声波，大概已经有6磅多了，再次确定是个boy. 医生本来想给照张正面大特写，可他不合作，一直低着头，医生说从侧面挤着拍，一定象个小alien, 建议不拍了。昨天下午去了babiesRus, 搬了一车东西回来，天哪，小孩东西可真多呀。。。好像永远买不全一样。今天一会还得出去，又一长list的购物单，难怪"Baby Bargain" 书上说养一孩子到18岁，得准备1ml呢。。。我晕。。。

下周就算是full term baby了，这周还是要特小心。进院的包包还没准备了，婴儿房也没好。。。我还在玩PackRat。。。

My neice Elizabeth is 7 months old already...

2008-05-12T22:32:00.001-07:00

Cooper's 1st Birthday Party

2008-05-11T11:43:00.001-07:00

Cooper's 1st Birthday Party
Originally uploaded by rccar111

We went to Cooper's 1st b-day party yesterday. Roland was practicing his fatherhood by holding Ethan - the adorable 7-wk old babe. He looked pretty intense here, relax, man... :D

Rebecca's Baby Shower

2008-05-10T08:46:00.001-07:00

Rebecca's Baby Shower
Originally uploaded by rccar111

Some baby shower photos George took in his camera... I really had great time. Food was impressive, Rachel really delivered her promise tho I was hesitate at beginning... Shannon's games were fun too, people told me that these games they never had before at baby showers... :) and all the friends, I just feel so thankful... Thank you, my dear friends!

The shower

2008-05-02T09:13:00.000-07:00

It's really a surprise one and I felt very thankful to have great friends at work, not just colleagues. Photo credit go to Jenny Lee.

The babymoon in Maui

2008-03-25T23:50:00.001-07:00

P1040945.JPG
Originally uploaded by rebezhu

It was a wonderful 6-day trip, due to the pregnancy, we couldn't do much outdoor activities like hiking, horse riding, we spent the most time on the beach and hunting down the good food... :)

So, how am i doing?

2008-02-03T21:37:00.000-08:00

I am already half way done and it's a boy! Funny thing is that people are suggesting their names to me to name my little boy. So far we landed on "Ryan" for now, it's hard to find names we both like starting with a "R"... Little boy is starting kick hard, and I am really getting bigger, and... urg... fat too... :)

First Snow of 1992

2008-01-29T14:14:00.001-08:00

First Snow of 1992 - 1
Originally uploaded by rebezhu

The news is that Nanjing is having the biggest snow storm since year 1961, the current snow is about 36cm already! I sure missed it, maybe not. Dig this old picture which Z took for me when I was in college, back many years ago... there was snow too, and heavy...

BBQ Lamb @ Hu Tong

2007-12-21T16:30:00.001-08:00

P1040567
Originally uploaded by rebezhu

We went to this fancy Chinese restaurant in HK last month, my colleague Amy from the eBay Singapore office highly recommended this place - Hu Tong, she said she must visit it every time she's in HK. It's under the Aqua group, Aqua also has quite few other places worth to pay a visit. Roland enjoyed the BBQ/Roasted Lamb and able to finish most part of it~~~ yeah, it's LAMB!

PayPal Holiday Party 2007

2007-12-17T13:47:00.001-08:00

DSCF3695
Originally uploaded by rccar111

Another year is passing by, reached one more milestone in the life... time flies, so does life, only the happiness lasts... Merry X'mas and happy new year... :)

Kelly and I

2007-12-13T11:24:00.001-08:00

DSCF3314
Originally uploaded by rccar111

It was a b-day surprise for Ming, cake is good, life is good....

bye-bye, rodrigo

2007-10-10T22:47:00.000-07:00

Rodrigo 走了，今年十岁，糖尿病，血糖从400降到44，晚上睡觉时静悄悄的走的。David 跟我说时，已经很平静了。。。

妳知道罫杯嗎？
就是去問往生
然後丟罫杯來回答

我一直問rodrigo
真的嚇一跳

都是對的
我問它要吃肯德雞嗎

它說是
問它要吃什麼
一直問
他都是答對

問它冷不冷
它說有一點

就點蠟燭多壹眼
今天最後一天
頭七

一直問它吃飽要好好上天堂
他一直不肯走

希望它吃飽好好上天堂
等晚上在問它

。。。

我不禁泪如雨下。Rodrigo对David来说，真是跟孩子一样，他从4岁养起，一共6年，从美国带到台湾，不离不弃。。。

一路好走。。。

Taste of Lexus

2007-08-08T11:21:00.000-07:00

DSCF2936
Originally uploaded by rccar111

Went with George and Rose for the Lexus event. George is lexus fan, he highly recommended this event, well, good food, test drive, why not. :)

藏獒？

2007-07-31T19:44:00.000-07:00

凯凯在MSN冒出来。。。

K: 你的是只什么狗？
me: 拉萨犬
K: 藏奥?
me: noooo

拉面＝藏獒??? 我的天哪～～～

继续。。。

K: 雄的?
me: 母的，做过了
K: 有点不人道呵, 我也养狗你知道的吧
me: ....

Birthday Gift - a pink purse

2007-07-26T15:24:00.001-07:00

Birthday Gift - a pink purse
Originally uploaded by rebezhu

Her birthday was last Sunday. We took her to the park and had few photos of her. It's just so hard to capture the movement, maybe it's time to upgrade. Picked up this pink purse for her at PetSmart, she seems like it a lot!

Heart-kun: Celebrity puppy wows Japan

2007-07-16T14:49:00.001-07:00

A chihuahua puppy has become Japan's latest heart-throb after he was born with a heart-shaped mark on his coat.

The dog, named "Heart-kun", was born on May 18 at a pet store in northern Odate. Shop owner Emiko Sakurada, who bred over 1,000 puppies, believes his unusual markings have brought her luck.

read on...

3 weeks - first day home

2007-07-15T00:57:00.001-07:00

3 weeks - first day home
Originally uploaded by rebezhu

Can't believe Ramen grew up this fast, she's almost 1 year old now, 22nd this month will be her first b-day. R already mentioned her b-day gift.... maybe a well-cooked meal, or a nice sofa bed in the living room, new toy... :)

Which iPhone will you get?

2007-07-11T00:17:00.001-07:00

eBay Live 2007 - Boston

2007-06-22T01:04:00.001-07:00

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Originally uploaded by rebezhu

Some of my photos taken from last week's trip to Boston for eBay Live 2007. When someone asked me what's "eBay Live", I told them it's equivalent to the "MacWorld" in the Apple land. :) It's fascinating to see people who make their living on eBay in real life and feel the passion and love from every single one of them.

me & the lobster

2007-06-17T21:55:00.001-07:00

Bec is ready to eat...
Originally uploaded by rccar111

A nice trip to Boston to catch up the eBay Live 2007. Beside the work, what I can only remember is the food, seafood...

Ramen recovered a bit...

2007-06-09T16:14:00.000-07:00

She's been sick for couple weeks now, started from vomiting and minor fever. We brought her to vet few times, the last time, vet did blood test for her. I wasn't there, R said vet shaved her leg hair and got a small bottle blood from her body, he was almost heart broken. The result came out last Thursday, the evidence shows that she's been feed with too much treats, and so MANY different kind of treats!!! Whose fault is it, of course it's ME!!! I threw away all her treat bags that night, and swear to whoever that I won't buy all these pretty packaged "poison" for her anymore.

She's recovered from the fever, but she's not eating anything for a week now. I called the doc this morning, and he said it's because she's used to these tasty bits. I am feeding her with honey water and a little chicken... will see if she's start eating again...

R is leaving next Monday~~~

Friday afternoon fun fest

2007-06-01T16:27:00.000-07:00

Steph L., Judy, Steph C., me
Originally uploaded by rebezhu

A FunFest at the soccor field along the 101, I just knew that our company owns that area. It was pretty fun and saw Meg again, she's really a charming lady.

From left to right: S. Lim, Judy, Steph, me.

Photobooth me

2007-05-22T21:31:00.001-07:00

Modigliani me
Originally uploaded by rebezhu.

I am doing a new set on Flickr with playing the photobooth, so far I had picasso and modigliani, plus a new additional of Warhol... stay turned...

Ikebana for summer

2007-05-15T23:33:00.001-07:00

Ikebana - week 6
Originally uploaded by rebezhu.

New stuff

2007-05-15T22:26:00.001-07:00

Photo 4.jpg
Originally uploaded by rebezhu.

First is Ramen's new haircut, along with the new collar I got for her, plus this pict is taken with my new MacBook Pro...

Me in office

2007-05-03T16:08:00.001-07:00

rz
Originally uploaded by deglispiriti.

Laurie took this photo 30 mins ago and posted on her flickr, this is me in real time at work~~~~ :)

拉面的血统

2007-05-02T15:36:00.000-07:00

今天在网上瞎转，看到了关于拉面的血统资料，我才终于知道了她的来历。。。原来毛留长了可以这么这么的。。。高贵呀～～～

狗种：纯种 Lhaso Apso.
籍贯：西藏拉萨
身份：达赖喇嘛宫廷宠物狗
特点：全身金黄，胸前，四爪及尾尖纯白。
成年后模样可参考：http://www.lhasa-apso.org/photos/photos.htm

B-day cruise trip to Ensenada, Mexico

2007-04-24T20:28:00.001-07:00

P1030558
Originally uploaded by rebezhu.

We just spent last weekend on the ship for celebreting my 30 some birthday. It was our first cruise trip, better than what we expected, great food, lots fun people, plus good services. Ensenada was a little bit disappointment, people kept telling us this city doesn't represent Mexico, the other places are much better, I guess we should start planning the next one then. :)

Ikebana - Week 2

2007-04-11T22:34:00.001-07:00

Ikebana - Week 2
Originally uploaded by rebezhu.

I finally got this pan from the instructor, now my ikebana looks a bit like real one... yeah!

The 2nd week was somewhat tougher than what we thought. Advanced students got these big banana leaves and other fancy flowers, I couldn't wait to try these...

Ikebana - Week 1

2007-03-29T17:56:00.001-07:00

Ikebana - Week 1
Originally uploaded by rebezhu.

Janet asked to join her for Ikebana, so here I am, first day's work... :) Please ignore the plate, that's what we have been told to bring on the first day... I ordered a "real" Ikebana bowl/plate from the instructor already, so next thing I will learn is to make lasagna - which means this oven pan won't get tossed... it will be harder than ikebana I guess...

拉面的小手术

2007-03-07T21:57:00.000-08:00

下午把拉面从医生那抱了回来，她麻药还没过，没精打采的看了我一眼就把头低了下去。我一看到她肚子上的伤口，心疼的眼泪都要下来了。回到家就把她放在了厨房，给喂了点treat，她倒是吃了几个，等我回头在一看，她都又给都吐了。一晚上就缩在自己的小垫子上，歪靠在柜子上，伤口压着一定疼。:( 我匆忙的遛完了pickle 和couscous，回来一看，拉面已经在trainning pad上pee pee 了，想到她忍着疼，一歪一歪的还跑的trainning pad上去，我心都揪起来了。到了8点，她还是社么都不吃，尊医嘱，我调了点蜂蜜，拌着水，一小勺一小勺的喂她，她倒是喝了小半碗，边和边舔着我的手，精神也好了点起来，也开始摇摇尾巴了，但还是泪眼汪汪的看着我，我心里真是悔呀，我这是干了社么呀。。。

到了10点半，她开始走动了，我的一颗心才放了下来。。。打电话给R，刚讲了几句，R就叫了起来：别说了，我受不了了。。。

Thailand 2007 Feb

2007-03-01T22:00:00.001-08:00

At Pattaya beach
Originally uploaded by rebezhu.

Some photos we took at Thailand's Bangkok and Pattaya.

Happy Chinese New Year!

2007-02-17T01:39:00.000-08:00

I am here now in Malaysia, R's home, a small town with more than half of population are Chinese. Interestly enough that people here really treat themselves as Chinese, rather than Malaysian, just like R himself. The "happy chinese new year" music plays all day long here, everywhere, in the car, store and on the TV, which sorta makes me dizzy, maybe it's the hot weather... :P Food is good here, I think I have been eating too much~~~

$300, SOLD!

2007-01-30T14:54:00.001-08:00

P1020649
Originally uploaded by rebezhu.

Someone from San Francisco Magazine contacted me last week for this photo, she offered $300 for the high res one to be printed on their magazine. I asked her to check with legal department on that bald guy since I didn't have the release from him, she reported back with an OK for editorial use... woohoo, $300, SOLD!

Ramen is 7 mon old!

2007-01-23T20:57:00.001-08:00

Photo 59.jpg
Originally uploaded by rebezhu.

She's a little sweet heart, likes kissing my face all around whenever she finds the chance... Took her to grooming last sat, Karen took out Ramen's old collar since it's too small now, she also told me - en, btw, the one you had for Ramen is actually... well... for cat...

what a shame mom, sorry poor Ramen... :D

Bought this pink one on my way back, isn't it lovely?

MacWorld 2007

2007-01-12T18:06:00.001-08:00

P1020644
Originally uploaded by rebezhu.

Women's life without shopping, hair appt and wine.

2007-01-11T21:41:00.000-08:00

A woman was walking down the street when she was accosted by a
particularly dirty and shabby-looking homeless woman who asked
her for a couple of dollars for dinner. The woman took out her
wallet, extracted ten dollars and asked, "If I give you this
money, will you buy some wine with it instead of dinner?"

"No, I had to stop drinking years ago," the homeless woman replied.

"Will you use it to go shopping instead of buying food?" the
woman asked.

"No, I don't waste time shopping." the homeless woman said. "I
need to spend all my time trying to stay alive."

"Will you spend this on a beauty salon instead of food?" the
woman asked.

"Are you NUTS!" replied the homeless woman. "I haven't had my
hair done in 20 years!"

"Well," said the woman, "I'm not going to give you the money.
Instead, I'm going to take you out for dinner with my hubby and
myself tonight."

The homeless woman was astounded. "Won't your husband be
furious with you for doing that? I know I am dirty, and I
probably smell pretty disgusting."

The woman replied, "That's okay. It's important for him to see
what a woman looks like after she has given up shopping, hair
appointments and wine!"

Dog's Play!

2007-01-04T13:49:00.001-08:00

P1020520
Originally uploaded by rebezhu.

Ramen went to auntie Rachel's home to play with cousin Pickel and Couscous, she got an oversized pink shirt as new year gift as well... :)

Ski Heavenly

2006-12-27T14:22:00.001-08:00

P1020329
Originally uploaded by rebezhu.

We spent x'mas holidays in the beautiful Tahoe. I had quite few quality ski runs and didn't get much tired afterwards. The view in Heavenly was gorgeous, all in the sudden, you can truely forget about everything but enjoying the gift from the nature.

Happy (Silk) Anniversary!

2006-12-22T23:13:00.000-08:00

1年一纸婚；2年一布婚；3年一皮婚；4年一丝婚；5年一木婚；6年一铁婚；7年一铜婚；8年一电婚；9年一陶婚；10年一锡婚；11年一钢婚；12年一亚麻婚；13年一花边婚；14年一象牙婚；15年一水晶婚；20年一瓷婚；25年一银婚；30年一珍珠婚；35年一玉婚；40年一红宝石婚；45年一蓝宝石婚；50年一金婚；60年一钻石婚。

周庄

2006-12-21T17:34:00.001-08:00

P1010596
Originally uploaded by rebezhu.

Here's a set of photos we took this Oct in Zhou Zhuang. It was on Roland's "to visit" list and we finally made it. Lucky us, we joined the Golden Week crowd and really enjoyed it...

Are you an Ego surfer? Or a Google stalker?

2006-12-20T10:41:00.002-08:00

The British weekly New Scientist says in its latest edition that the Internet has given birth to a range of quirks, modern addictions and maladies.

In a feature in its Christmas edition, the journal analyses such new phenomenon as Ego surfing and You Tube Narcissism.

Following are some of the terms that the journal has coined.

Blog Streaking: Revealing secrets or personal information online, which for everybody's sake would be best kept private.

Crackberry: The curse of the modern executive, not being able to stop checking your BlackBerry even at you grandmother's funeral.

Cyberchondria: Too much reliance on online research. A headache and a particular rash at the same time? Extensive online research tells you it must be cancer.

Egosurfing: Searching Google for your own name. When "just checking" gets out of control.

Infornography: A condition that arises due to too much acquiring and sharing information has become an addiction for you.

You Tube narcissism: Posting hours of videos of yourself on Youtube. Not even your closest family want to see hours of your holiday videos.

Google-stalking: Snooping online on old friends, colleagues or first dates.

MySpace impersonation: Many of us pretend to be someone we're not when we are online, but some will pretend to be a well-known figure.

Powerpointlessness: One too many flashy slides.

Photolurking: Flicking through a photo album of someone you've never met.

Wikipediholism: Excessive devotion to a certain online collaborative encyclopedia.

Holiday Eating Tips

2006-12-15T13:56:00.000-08:00

Got this in email, worth reading...

1. Avoid carrot sticks. Anyone who puts carrots on a holiday buffet
table knows nothing of the Christmas spirit. In fact, if you see
carrots, leave immediately. Go next door, where they're serving rum
balls.

2. Drink as much eggnog as you can. And quickly. Like fine single-malt
scotch, it's rare. In fact, it's even rarer than single-malt scotch.
You
can't find it any other time of year but now. So drink up! Who cares
that it has 10,000 calories in every sip? It's not as if you're going
to
turn into an eggnog-alcoholic or something. It's a treat. Enjoy it.
Have
one for me. Have two. It's later than you think. It's the Holidays!

3. If something comes with gravy, use it. That's the whole point of
gravy.
Gravy does not stand alone. Pour it on. Make a volcano out of your
mashed potatoes. Fill it with gravy. Eat the volcano. Repeat.

4. As for mashed potatoes, always ask if they're made with skim milk or
whole milk. If it's skim, pass. Why bother? It's like buying a sports
car with an automatic transmission.

5. Do not have a snack before going to a party in an effort to control
your eating. The whole point of going to a Holiday party is to eat
other
people's food for free. Lots of it. Hello?

6. Under no circumstances should you exercise between now and New
Year's.
You can do that in January when you have nothing else to do. This is
the
time for long naps, which you'll need after circling the buffet table
while carrying a 10-pound plate of food and that vat of eggnog.

7. If you come across something really good at a buffet table, like
frosted Christmas cookies in the shape and size of Santa, position
yourself near them and don't budge. Have as many as you can before
becoming the center of attention. They're like a beautiful pair of
shoes. If you leave them behind, you're never going to see them again.

8. Same for pies. Apple. Pumpkin. Mincemeat. Have a slice of each. Or
if
you don't like mincemeat, have two apples and one pumpkin. Always have
three. When else do you get to have more than one dessert? Labor Day?

9. Did someone mention fruitcake? Granted, it's loaded with the
mandatory celebratory calories, but avoid it at all cost. I mean, have
some standards.

10. One final tip: If you don't feel terrible when you leave the party
or get up from the table, you haven't been paying attention. Re-read
tips; start over, but hurry, January is just around the corner.

Remember this motto to live by:

"Life should NOT be a journey to the grave with the intention of
arriving safely in an attractive and well preserved body, but rather to
skid in sideways, chocolate in one hand, martini in the other, body
thoroughly used up, totally worn out and screaming "WOO HOO what a
ride!"

拉面新剃的小分头

2006-11-22T16:53:00.000-08:00

前几天跟Rosanna聊天，说起她老公刚得知得了肿瘤，她一下子觉得很heavy。她跟我要看了拉面的照片后，说心情好了点。她说狗是人最好的朋友，因为它们爱你是没有条件的。

人的誓言跟谎言相比，往往很苍白；承诺跟背信之间，也只是一念之差。天长地久只在童话里听说过，永远也会转瞬即逝。想起第一次把拉面接在手里的时候，那一点软软的温暖已是触到了心里。好好的待她，不离不弃，这也算是一种承诺吧。

Casino Night

2006-11-16T21:11:00.000-08:00

Casino Night
Originally uploaded by rebezhu.

Company's casion night, George taught me with the Poker game in few mins, and I walked away with over $1600 fake chip winnings (not to mention I started at $300)

大头妹

2006-10-30T21:26:00.001-08:00

大头妹
Originally uploaded by fangfang1.

Fang's friend's daughter, looks exactly like Nara Yoshitomo's girls... :D

First Day at SPA

2006-10-28T20:05:00.000-07:00

拉面今天第一次去Petsmart洗澡, 刚放她下来我还真不放心，嘱咐了那黑姑娘好几次，千万别把水弄她耳朵里了。出去转了一大圈，该采购的也都买了，下午3点多才去接她。黑姑娘一个劲的夸拉面是好孩子，不乱叫，还特合作，临了她还给拉面扎了个小halloween蝴蝶结应应景。

Pet Accessories - Sweater & Tee

2006-10-26T10:24:00.000-07:00

起个大早，赶了个晚集

2006-10-22T12:48:00.000-07:00

今天8点就起了，准备着去农贸市场采购点吃的。可是帮着这Ramen小祖宗檫屁股忙了一早晨，等我到了市场都11点了，水饺摊上的上海菜肉馄炖自然是没了。。。郁闷呀。。。

今天的收获如下：

鸡蛋一盒(号称organic)
草莓3盒(我是吃不完的，晚上拿一盒给penny)
Mascot葡萄2斤(janet没口福喽，我要是还在苹果的话我周一一定分她一斤:P）
番茄青瓜若干
小白菜1把
雏菊2把
猪肉白菜水饺一包50个
葱油饼5块

回到家煮了8个水饺，煎了块葱油饼，太阳洒在我身上，小风吹着，Ramen在边上舔着我的裤腿，套用Reyna的话- "我孤独,我美"。除了水饺摊上礼拜的帅哥今天被一猥琐男代替了，这个礼拜天的上午还是很美好的。

Ramen is back! :)

2006-10-15T09:50:00.000-07:00

She stayed in grandma's for the past 3 weeks when we were on the trip. Reyna and I picked her up on Firday after dinner, she did gain some weight as Helen told me, so I couldn't really recongnize her at the first sight... how funny! It's the 2nd day she's in the house, already made several damage, poo'd on carpet and in the CAR (of course I beated her for that...)

Me and my new puppy - Ramen （拉面）

2006-09-14T20:40:00.000-07:00

Puppy commitment

2006-09-11T11:23:00.000-07:00

We are really getting this puppy... here's the list of supplies Helen sent to me, my head is getting bigger now... @-) it's indeed a commitment...

1. Traveler case/Pet carrier (sleeping)
2. Dog blanket
3. Training Pads (to train pee pee and poo poo)
4. Natural Mirage (to clean the accident)
5. Collars
6. 2 bowl for water and food (anything, but not plastic…they will chew the edge)
7. some dog toys (no soft toy….only plastic or rope)
8. Treat (U can use cooked pea or carrot)
9. Grooming tools, like comb, nail clipper, shampoo and towels
10. Photo Album
11. I will give you some puppy’s chow that we are using now. U can’t change diet immediately. U can switch it to other chow when she is slightly older.
12. Feel free to call me or Derek if U have any question. Get couples book about dog or Lhasa Apso will help as well.

起名字

2006-09-01T14:02:00.000-07:00

Woody和妹妹生了几个小孩子，那天一起吃饭时Helen 说给我一个养，不过要等满6周后。这起名字的大事就这么开始了，我回家就上网查了一阵子－ baby name, pet name，看的头昏眼花的还是没满意的。R老早说过如果养狗的话，一定要叫“Catchup", 谁让他这么爱吃这番茄酱呢，吃肉骨头都能蘸那吃下去，他还说Catchup跟表兄妹Pickel和Cous Cous都挺配的。我是不太喜欢，我一定要开头是个R的!

突然想起小时候特想养只狗叫CoCo, 就问R, CoCo 怎么样？R看着电脑，头都没抬，"CoCo Lee? 听起来怪怪的。” 好，自己还硬给按了个姓，那狗当明星那？

“那ROCOCO怎么样？跟你姓RO总行了吧？小名叫COCO” 我又问，心里窃喜自己的随机应变，还把R给安了上去。

"ROCOCO? 咱孩子不起日本名字!" R抬起了头，一脸正气的对我说。

我晕～～～

借口

2006-07-06T22:38:00.000-07:00

我拍了拍运动包上的灰，信誓旦旦的跟R保证－我要减肥啦，我要去运动啦！这已经是两礼拜前的事了，我还是一次都没去，每天的借口还都不重复。上礼拜，R忍无可忍，把运动包丢在我面前，说：你去不去GYM啊？（上一个借口是我把包忘在他车里了，所以没法去。）
我想了想：我今天还是不能去。
R: 为什么？
我：我昨天去按摩了。
R：按摩怎么了？
我慢悠悠的说：我拔了火罐了。
R有点急了: So?
我：我拔了火罐了，背上有印子，GYM换衣服万一被同事看到，会以为是Domestic Violence
R: 啊？
我摸了摸他的头：其实我是为你好，万一同事报了警，说不定我运动回来你都被警察带走了。
R: 。。。（张着嘴，已经说不出话来了）

white rose bouquet which I made... :)

2006-06-22T15:20:00.000-07:00

Flowers are a sign of love and beauty.
Life with love can be a field of grace
Open to those wise in joy and duty,
Wild with passion, civilized as lace.
Each blossom that is carried down the aisle
Reveals the life we've longed for all the while:
Sweet-scented sunlight, lush as an embrace.

Banana muffin - I made it!

2006-05-06T14:14:00.000-07:00

Banana muffin
Originally uploaded by rebezhu.

R要吃pancake今天，我只好起了个早(12:30那，我容易吗？）剩了点香蕉，我灵机一动，就找出买了没用过的muffin pan，做了12 个muffin，R给打了100分。。。第一次做的，PF自己一把。。。:P

I love my phone!

2006-05-02T00:22:00.000-07:00

DSC00022
Originally uploaded by rebezhu.

I took this pict in the car while waiting for R for dinner, the quality is quite impressive given this is a SE but not Nokia. I also loaded MP3s from my iTunes to it, someone commented on me as "if you dare using this 'Walkman phone' at work, you will be so beaten..." LOL.

Unexpected B-day Gift!

2006-04-23T23:35:00.000-07:00

Here's my unexpected b-day gift! Yeeh!!! I first saw it hanging on Carrie Bradshaw (JSP)'s neck years ago and liked it, then I saw my sister in law had it hanging on hers...I can't recall that I told R I like it but apparently that he knew it... so here we go, now it's hanging on my neck now... and R said this will bring me the best luck! :)

Happy b-day, to me! :)

2006-04-21T00:24:00.000-07:00

Finally one year older, Reyna has been kept reminding me few days ago already... :D My first b-day card is from XJ, very thoughtful and pretty sweet. Sometimes I just wonder that how many people still remember my b-day, or, how many people still remember me. I am not good at memorize people's bday, even the look, so I don't complain. One thing I know for sure, that's my Mom will never forget me b-day, not just because it's the day she gave me birth, IT IS also her b-day too!

Happy b-day, MOM!

4大睡眠NG殺手(ZT)

2006-04-18T23:08:00.000-07:00

以此贴跟一个战壕的战友共勉，互相监督，共同进步。。。 :))

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以成年人來說，睡眠需求約7～9小時，睡眠不足（1）容易發生意外災害，美國統計有1／3的車禍肇因和睡眠不足有關。（2）免疫力下降，易生病，病程較久，不容易痊癒。（3）研究發現，睡眠不足導致大腦瘦體素不足，食慾大增，易有肥胖傾向。（4）女性荷爾蒙失調，皮膚狀況變差。（5）和憂鬱症發作有相關性。由此見得，睡眠對人的重要性。

該如何避免失眠或擁有好的睡眠品質呢？光田醫院家醫科主治醫師于全興建議：

1. 養成固定睡眠與起床習慣。
2. 睡前1小時不要看電視或電影。
3. 準備就寢時，不要看書、講電話或想事情。
4. 睡前做輕度伸展操，不要激烈運動。下午4～6點運動，有助於晚上睡眠。
5. 洗熱水澡。
6. 艱澀難懂的書有助眠效果。
7. 把臥房當成單純睡覺的地方，讓臥房與睡眠產生聯結效果。
8. 躺在床上超過15分鐘仍不能入睡，就不要再翻來覆去當煎魚了！起床看書或聽能relax的音樂。

妨礙睡眠因素

（1）手機　目前對於電磁波研究，好壞各半，能免則免。長期接觸電磁波，影響神經系統與生理功能（褪黑激素分泌降低），影響睡眠。
（2）手錶　不僅是手錶，睡眠時，會有束縛感或太緊的衣物都要避免。電子錶有微量電磁波，石英錶或夜光錶含有鐳輻射，長期累積可能會影響神經、腦波，導致不易入睡。
（3）胸罩　影響胸部健康，研究指出每天穿胸罩超過12小時者比短時間或不穿內衣者，罹患乳腺癌的機率高出20倍以上。原因是因胸部組織受到壓迫，導致淋巴液流動受阻礙，使毒素停留在胸部所致。
（4）彩妝　阻塞毛孔，油脂分泌有障礙，容易有粉刺，影響細胞代謝，加速臉部肌膚老化。

助眠小幫手

以下4項食物，透過實驗證明有助眠的效果，但並非一試就立刻生效，1、2項需要長期調養，3、4是透過刺激嗅覺達到助眠效果。
（1）含鈣食物：鈣具有安定神經作用，睡前可喝點如牛奶、芝麻糊、玉米湯等助眠。
（2）蓮藕茶或玫瑰茶也有助安定神經。
（3）洋蔥切片：研究發現若空間放置洋蔥切片能助眠，因為洋蔥可讓腦波趨於平緩，變成α波，具放鬆效果。
（4）薰衣草：薰衣草味道可穩定情緒、安定神經，研究證實確有助眠功效。

Got new phone today!

2006-04-14T14:49:00.000-07:00

Went to the store during lunch time and picked up this baby. Not too excited with it since it's out for a while already, but it's "free" techniqully, whatelse I can complain... :) Also bundled it with a bluetooth earpiece, remembered the joke Gigi made once to someone else's - "what a big earring!" OK, please don't say that in front of me, I will get really pissed... :D

Heart Screening 2006

2006-03-21T23:27:00.000-08:00

Had my heart screening thing this morning.

Cholesterol lever is 127 (Ideal is <180)
Glucose ranges (blood sugar) is 91 (normal is 80-100)
Blood pressure is 98/58 (normal is < 120/80).

The lady from fitness center just said "nice and low" to me, I guess she doesn't have too much to say though I heard she gave a little "speech" to a guy ahead of me... :P Anyways, it's good to know that I am healthy, even with no excecises and eat junk foods (had pizza last night, how dare I AM?) LOL

The thing they used to get my blood was interesting, though I didn't dare to see it closely, it looked like a staple to me, just punched to my left index finger.

Hey, stranger!

2006-03-09T20:55:00.000-08:00

A friend sent me this iCard after viewing my album, this seems the most popular one among all the others, and it does look like a stranger to me tho...

Go, Ace!

2006-03-09T20:51:00.000-08:00

Ace Young made it again tonite! I was kinda worry about him tho, but I guess the look does matter...

Garden in Kyoto by Chantecaille

2006-02-28T17:17:00.000-08:00

OK, I confess, I shouldn't have ordered this one, but it's just so pretty and I just can't take my eyes away from it.:) Plus, I am always in love with Chantecaille's colors.

After reading the novel of "Memories of a Geisha", I could always picture the young Sayuri standing under the cherry blossoms tree with a little paper umbrella on her shoulder, watching the falling petals all over the sky. Kyoto really is a mystery place to me and I'd love to pay a visit if I go to Japan next time.

2006-02-27T12:58:00.000-08:00

This is a testing entry from Blogger Widget! :) It only has Bold and Italic features right now. Hopefully they will add the link, image, etc soon. Anyhow, still very nice!

Blogger Widget!

2006-02-27T12:49:00.000-08:00

I'd say I have never expected this, but still a nice thing to have and glad to know Google cares about us Mac users. :) Speaking of caring about Mac user, I think Yahoo! really should upgrade their Mac version messenger, I miss the Avatars a lot... :(

Download this Blogger widget here!

What are you faking about?

2006-02-27T12:30:00.000-08:00

One of Mac fan plus designer made this fake ipod out, it's fun to see how he/she did it and the most funny part is the simplified Chinese character he got from the translation widget. This comes to his mind probably becasue he knows iPods are assembled in China now... OK, you are way too "smart", but please practice your Chinese handwriting first... (btw, someone has pointed out that this person is using Dutch safari browser...)

Watch it in action

Who's your idol?

2006-02-23T11:45:00.000-08:00

I think Ace Young is the cutest one among the final 12 male contestants. His voice isn't bad, but there're few others sure better than him. Now we will see if the look really matters and how far he can go in the following runs. For girls, I like katharine McPhee so far, she's the one who kissed all the judges in the hollywood run, cute, huh? She has pretty face, good voice, somehow I think she lacks of passion, energy, just not unique enough to be an idol.

La Scala Bathtub with TV

2006-02-22T18:12:00.000-08:00

Qouted from engadget "Complete with a floating remote control, the tub is big enough for you and your honey, and offers 10 adjustable water jets to make you feel good all over while you’re getting your TV on." Who's gonna getting these things? Celebrities?

I think this tub has the potential to be an all purpose place to stay all day long. By adding a mini bar, combining with a fridge, microwave, a floating bluetooth keyboard, a mouse, assuming the TV has online features. A build-in toilet too, of course it needs to be well designed, I can see a little challenge here. What else am I missing?

共产党 VS. 国民党－ “台湾好中华民国在台湾”相声观后感

2006-02-20T11:15:00.000-08:00

还是要感谢KTSF 26台，史东的night talk和中天频道，在他们的勤勤恳恳，悔人不倦下，我竟然对台湾的政坛情况比我亲爱的祖国还要熟悉。我不得不承认这表现方式太重要了，把政治话题弄的很娱乐性，吸引了一大批象我这样，不爱政治，却爱看热闹的人。”台湾好中华民国在台湾” －整台相声两个多小时，洋溢着一片泛蓝的调调，我除了几句台语没听懂（意料中的），其余的都跟了下来，该乐的跟大家一起乐。倒是朋友的太太，虽说是土生土长的台湾人，据说平时不太爱看电视，她有些还没跟得上。另外还再给候冠群们加分，普通话／国语很是地道，一点口音都没有。最后他们的师傅出场，竟然还是侯宝林大师的徒弟，难怪呢。

一首叫做“台湾好“的老歌自始至终贯穿全剧，很是煽情，最后歌词上了大字幕，下面这段引来了哄堂大笑：

「我们忘不了大陆上的同胞，在死亡线上挣扎、在集中营里苦恼。他们在求救，他们在哀嚎…我们快要打回大陆来了…快要回来了。」

这其实是很公平的，在我们当时幼小的心灵里，国民党被形容成张牙舞爪的恶魔的同时，我们亲爱的党也被海那边描绘成了洪水猛兽。我还是有点被这歌词感动了，毕竟还是把我们当同胞，不论穷亲戚，坏亲戚，那份亲情当时还是在的。

我不讨厌GMD，这倒是因为外公的原因。记得我刚懂点事的时候，在妈妈口里得知外公竟然是国民党员，我第一个念头就是他怎么没被抓起来，我是怎么也不能把和蔼可亲的外公跟张牙舞爪的恶魔联系起来，当时真是把四，五岁的我好好的confused了一把。我到现在也没弄明白他是啥时加入的，当年从一江南小镇的穷书生到怀着一颗拳拳报国之心学成归来，一直都是在做他的学问，带他的学生，怎么会跟GMD挂上的？

家里的第一次“ 共 VS. 国” 是在爸妈结婚后不久，顺便提一下爸爸当年也是热血青年，18岁就入了党。他一次去北京出差，当时有个“总理遗言”事件，感觉那时的严重性跟“64”性质差不多。爸爸大概是看了还是也抄了一份，回家途中停了下上海去看老丈人，也许闲聊是提起过这事。回到家没几天，组织部来人找他谈话，说是老丈人在一次例行汇报中（文革间，“反动派”都是要例行汇报，还都得有内容）供出了女婿有抄写“总理遗言”之嫌，上海组织部勒令地方调查。最后这事也大事化小，小事化了了。多年后，爸爸跟我提起还是悻悻的说, “那个老国民党竟然把我这小共产党给告了!”

说起统一的话题太沉重，看完后朋友的太太感慨道，"大陆的人都希望国民党能当政，这样就能谈统一了。"

"其实也都无所谓啦。" 声明，纯属我个人观点。

朋友立刻接了下去，”看，人家才不在乎呢!"

SE W950 - coming soon!

2006-02-16T10:31:00.000-08:00

I changed my mind again this morning after reading XJ's email, I pinged him couple days ago on checking if he can get decent price on W900 since he's with SE... :P he replied me back with the news of W950 is coming within 2-3 month. The W900 is too bulky comparing to this one, plus it's Symbian based, what does that mean? It's indeed a smart phone, yeah!!! :) I hope I could feel smart while holding it, just like the feeling while I am drinking the "Smart Water"....

Post V-Day Thoughts

2006-02-16T09:48:00.000-08:00

This past V-day was the only time I didn't get the roses, though R showed me the prove that the 1-800flowers did screw him up and they tried to deliever it again on 15th (of course I asked him to cancel it, so embarrassing.). That makes me wonder wether or not it's a bad sign, after 7-8 years consecutively almost error-free, why this time? (don't kill me, hon)... I have to admit that the Proflowers did screw him once few years ago, they sent it on 13th, people in office were teasing me on - oh, is that for the v-day eve? But having flowers are surely better than having nothing, really?

Do I really care about the flowers or just the fact the flowers represent his love and care which I care more about? If that's the case, why I need the flowers to prove it? And if that's the case for him, why he needs to keep sending it every year to prove it?

I asked Calvin the other day that what he would get for his wife for v-day. He said "Nothing" right the way, his theory was it's really a marketing strategy for businesses so they come out such holidays, why we fool ourselves to buy stuff just for the sake of it. Oh yeah, I really hope your wife thinks the same way, and if that's true (and I believe it), what a lucky man he IS!

Zhang & Zhang - The Offspring of Dragons - 2006 Olympics LP

2006-02-15T11:33:00.000-08:00

"The Olympic spirit at its finest." I am proud of her!

花田錯 + W900i

2006-02-13T19:02:00.000-08:00

Saw the MV 花田錯 from grouper, and felt in love with Leehom's phone. I can tell right away that's the SE one, so it's easy for me to dig it out from their site... ;)

Apparently, it's only for sale in Asia Pac, and I did check on ebay and it's around $600, OK, let's forget it for now, I will wait once it's FREE for T-mo or Cingular... and are we talking about a year or two later? Here's a full shot of W900 in black, I'd go with the white one.

Mac mini in the case of SE/30

2006-02-08T22:27:00.000-08:00

What else I can say, sigh... 强，就一个字 (plus, 小日本! heng!), 不服不行。。。read on at here.

Sony Ericsson's M600

2006-02-06T18:12:00.000-08:00

Here's another SE one, and a little bit iPod looking... well I have to say that it looks like Zen too (that little ugly basXXX)... I just think they should be able to come up with a new design, or at least something more interesting. A square phone with square buttons?! Its not all that bad, but can't you be more creative? :)

发如雪 (周杰伦)

2006-02-01T19:40:00.000-08:00

狼牙月伊人憔悴我举杯饮尽了风雪
是谁打翻前世柜惹尘埃是非

缘字诀几番轮回你锁眉哭红颜唤不回
纵然青史已经成灰我爱不灭

繁华如三千东流水
我只取一瓢爱了解只恋你化身的蝶

你发如雪凄美了离别我焚香感动了谁
邀明月让回忆皎洁爱在月光下完美

你发如雪纷飞了眼泪我等待苍老了谁
红尘醉微醺的岁月我用无悔刻永世爱你的碑

View the MV here

What's my next phone?

2006-02-01T19:17:00.000-08:00

Still considering myself a Sony Ericsson phone fan, but am not very happy with what they have for last couple years. So, what my next phone will be? An another SE? I am really hoping there will be some kinda of iPhones, well, not Moto's iTunes phone, tho... Here's the Sony Ericsson's Wilma / k800i, not very impressive, still...

吻和泪 (周子寒)

2006-01-22T17:06:00.000-08:00

·°★·°∴°☆．·°∴°．☆°★°∴°
整个我的人
整颗我的心
交给你的时候
有白色的梦
有红色的情
单纯而又执著
轻轻挑着我的黑发
你是这样温柔
给我最深情的吻
春天来的风
春天开的花
秋天悄悄飞落
像从前的你
和现在的你
转变后的冷漠
明明该有一个结果
偏偏留下伤口
给我最伤痛的泪
吻和泪
爱情的滋味
总是这样叫我跟你飞呀飞
吻和泪
甜蜜和心醉
熊熊火中我是一只飞蛾
永远不后悔
·°★·°∴°☆．·°∴°．☆°★°∴°

Dangerously cute Cellphone Bed

2006-01-20T18:30:00.000-08:00

Isn't it just too cute for you? :)

生如夏花 Life like summer flowers

2006-01-05T23:58:00.000-08:00

DSC_5272
Originally uploaded by rebezhu.

One of my studio photos that I took during my trip, thanks Fang for the good choice of photographer, I am so happy with the outcome... :) ps: 生如夏花 is a CD I purchased in China, just liked this name for no reasosn...

Skincare: Eye makeup remover

2005-12-03T17:52:00.000-08:00

I can't remember when I became a person who have to put mascara on almost everyday. Since then, I am always looking for the best eye makeup remover. The ones I have tried are:
1) Lancome - pretty good one, and won several awards, I used 2-3 bottles, nothing wrong with it, I just want to try something else
2) Biotherm - it's gel remover, very gental, feels pretty good, but not clean very well
3) BB - very irratate, only used once, threw away already, what a waste
4) Clarin's - gental, kinda oily, didn't like it
5) H20 - 2 tone style, shake well to use, oily, not clean either
6) Chanel - my current favor, the best so far, also 2 tones, no irratation, very clean

7) Talika - Since I am now an offical Talika Lipocils fan, I decided to give a shot on it's eyecare prodcuts. It's eye makeup remover is as good as Chanel's, maybe even more gental and cleaner, and it's $5 cheaper... :P

Working from home today

2005-10-27T16:47:00.000-07:00

I rarely work from home, though many colleagues do. My concern is that boss would think I am a slacker... :P I supposed to pick up R at airport this noon, that's why I requested to work from home, along with some deadlines due next week. Anyhow, I feel people do think differently, like when I told my boss I need to stay at home to concentrate on the work today, she even told me it's fine if I want to stay at home for more days.

I feel so relexed at home, I was in my BJ and had towel wrapped on my head while having a conf call, it reminded me these working from home writers. And in fact, I did get more work done and even find little time to blog...

R is back tomorrow, 4 weeks, what a trip he had.

Close to you (Lyrics)

2005-10-15T12:25:00.000-07:00

Why do birds
Suddenly appear?
Everytime you are near
Just like me
They long to be
Close to you

Why do stars
Fall down from the sky?
Everytime you walk by
Just like me
They long to be
Close to you

On the day that you were born
The angels got together and decided
To create a dream come true
So they sprinkled moondust in your hair
Of gold and starlight in your eyes of blue

that is why all the girls in town
Follow you all around
Just like me
They long to be
Close to you

untitled

2005-10-13T01:13:00.000-07:00

在这样一个无眠的夜里
竟然会想起你
记忆就象
一幅缓缓拉开的画卷
色彩依旧斑斓
只是你的脸
却已不再清晰

而你我似乎都没有机会说再见
是不是早已注定了
永远不再相见...

One fine day...

2005-10-12T23:15:00.001-07:00

It supposed to be a fine day today, everything was perfect, nice launches, nice releases, nice dinner at banana leaf, till i went back home, and felt down in front of my own door... :( it's actually pretty hurt, and after shower, now my left arm starts to swollen, and I have a band-aid on my right wrist, where looks like I just cut myself, no, i didn't do it... It's 18th days home alone, time flies, really! I have already broke my record and I am keeping up and counting...

Btw, I really like the idea where you can now download TV shows directly from iTunes the next day, so I can set myself free on Sunday night and no need to wait for the new episode of DH, $1.99 isn't too bad, of course, free is always better...

Talika Eyelash Lipocils

2005-10-07T14:35:00.000-07:00

I have to share with you girls whom are reading my blog... :) I'd like ask you first - do you believe the miracle... this is somewhat the tagline I steal from La mer, but I have to tell ya all, that thing isn't a "miracle" to me, tho I am happy with the result... but really, the Talika Eyelash Lipocils is really SOMETHING! I bought it last Sunday in VF's Sphora, and only tried about 4-5 times, and I do see my lower eyeslash grew, isn't it amazing?! For my upper ones, I did feel they are getting healthier, lose less when I was using the eye makeup remover. If you follow the instruction and use it twice a day, I bet you will see better results than I have. GO-GET-IT! :D

This is another thing I read first on Barbie Hsu's book, the tip she also gave is that you can use it on your eyebrow too...

Internet Tablet by Nokia!

2005-09-30T13:37:00.000-07:00

I am not sure how big it is, but it looks super cool to me... :) just imagine that you can insert your SIM and you are on the road to browse! Hopefully it is a touch screen, too!

Pefect or not?

2005-09-29T22:52:00.000-07:00

Pefect or not?
Originally uploaded by rebezhu.

Took this in Kota Kinabalu's culture center, a place where has the native architectures and a historic museum. Lotus is always my favorit flower, tho a pefect one is ideal, but how many people can see it when it's fully bloomed...

to me, this one is still consider a perfect one...

天堂鸟

2005-09-24T00:29:00.000-07:00

天堂鸟
Originally uploaded by rebezhu.

Took this photo in our trip to Malaysia last time, at the butterfly garden in KK. Though we didn't see any butterfly back then due to the raining... :)

T3 Tourmaline Hair Dryer

2005-09-13T22:15:00.000-07:00

I finally got my dream T3 dryer yesterday, and couldn't wait to try it. What can I say.... it's super super light weight, but it didn't reduce much my dry time as mentioned by others, like 60% of total drying time?! Since my hair wasn't fuzzy enough to tell if the ionic worked or not, I can't give comments on it. Later this morning, I found out my hair is more manageable than before, not sure if the dryer really did anything to it. Better yet, I ordered 2 T3 brushes last night, will tell more on it once I recieve them. Over all, I don't recommend it for the price tag and the result I got, but given the light weight, I think I am keeping it...