Summer’s Actually Here
August 24th, 2009
it’s been a crazy week so full of sinful food, favorite people, events, deadlines, titillating conversations, shock, joy and fun. where to start?
last friday was the last day of my internship. after all of this time — two weeks in london catching up on sleep, another one month doing too much stressful writing for other people, and another two months of a stretching internship — i have exactly two more weeks back home. summer’s finally beginning for me.
this internship taught me so much, both about two different industries and about myself. i’m so much more aware of things, needs, wants, necessities, and (corporate) culture — which i wasn’t expecting to learn very much about. my crisis is still not resolved though; i still don’t know what i want to major in or practice professionally. but i’m really going to miss my colleagues, who are all such wonderful people to work with:
this is BossGoat, whom i report to, who is both a great cook and a great teacher. sometimes he ignores me but that’s okay :( cos he’s a nice boss. the first time i met him i thought he was the most serious and unsmiling person i’d ever seen, but i’ve come to learn that he’s got very contagious laughter. his shirt says: “S&M — belt in your mouth, knot in your hand!”
a really funny picture of BossRabbit, who’s Eng Han’s boss and an all-around cool guy. be careful if you get placed in an internship under him, ok? he’s going to work you till you faint and get hospitalized :P that’s how Eng Han got his new nickname Ng Peng San hahaha
and this is Eng Han doing “between slides pushups” at work -_- cannot tahan him sometimes.
this is Yu Jeen sulking after he got laughed at by all of us for asking if Melaka is cold in the morning, and BossRabbit bluntly answered, “yeah sometimes it snows”. awwwwww
receiving a prize from Y.A.B Datuk Seri BossLion at our team barbeque :D
BossGoat’s very good chimichurri that can be eaten with almost anything
and BossRabbit’s legendary mash!
i actually wrote down a couple of things i wanted to blog about in this post along with the end of my internship, but i forgot where i put that list. it doesnt matter though. i’m really happy today, because i’m back in hong kong. first meal, curbside siew mai and har gao, and a gargantuan bowl of noodles and all kinds of meaty curios in a hearty MSG-laden broth:
mmmm. it’s so good to be back. :) yesterday i went back to the ferry. and hui lau shan. and yung kee. soho, hollywood road, lan kwai fong… all the places where i left shreds of myself. they have, unfortunately, been swept away by the edges of typhoons since the last time i was here.
32 Comments Add your own
1. flory | August 24th, 2009 at 4:38 pm
aih i forgot to ask if you wanted cookies *after*. next time if i ever see you, maybe! and hongkong hongkong – would love to go there..
2. sieutheng | August 24th, 2009 at 5:25 pm
*sulks*
3. Michelle | August 24th, 2009 at 5:50 pm
Your bosses have realli funny names!
*smiles back at you*
I saw the greek guy today but never said hi to him. :((((
epic fail la.
4. DAKOTA RICO | August 24th, 2009 at 6:44 pm
Heyyyyyyyyyyy
Long time since I saw your blog!!!!!
But it looks like you’re really well and enjoying life!!!
Not to mention…
SUMMER!!!
It’s only Spring in New Zealand, yet, still a tad COLD!!!
Hope all’s well
XX DAKOTA
5. ShaolinTiger | August 24th, 2009 at 6:48 pm
Hong Kong again, I jeles, haven’t been once yet.
6. kiasu andrew | August 24th, 2009 at 6:49 pm
enghan how many calories is this prawn mee!!!
7. nyrac | August 24th, 2009 at 7:50 pm
nice to know that you’re happy, it was a real surprise bumping you in the gardens the other day. sorry if i came of as rude, i was just too surprised :P
8. PaperPlanes | August 24th, 2009 at 8:15 pm
omg… u make me wanna go to HK just to eat………
9. chm | August 24th, 2009 at 8:16 pm
fooooooooooood! food that looks GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOD!!!!!!!!
10. jane the tiffany | August 24th, 2009 at 8:55 pm
hello su ann! havent posted any comments for a while heehee. but omg hong kong!! i miss the fresh-outta-oven egg tarts, polo pau, nai cha, curry fishballs, taufufa, dim sum.. all the foooddddd :( :( and i also miss bumping into hong kong celebs! :P sighhhh i wanna be in hk now too! *sulks* teehee. but you enjoy yourself! (: btw is the crazy sales on now? or is it over d?
11. dav | August 24th, 2009 at 9:05 pm
Summer hehhehe. Malaysia is all year summer! Gosh, all the mouth-watering HK dimsum…….
12. carol | August 24th, 2009 at 9:07 pm
ng peng san HAHAHAHA aiyoh enghan why are you like that!
LIMSUANN HELLO
13. howzan | August 24th, 2009 at 10:22 pm
Hui Lau Shannnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
mango pudding i miss it so muchhhhh…
14. sweatlee | August 25th, 2009 at 1:17 am
YOU’RE IN HK? EH UNTIL WHEN. IM GOING ON WED. ARE U GONNA BE THERE. PLS SAY YES. YES? YES!
15. Cheong Hao | August 25th, 2009 at 2:32 am
u really did have a great time in the intern…i always hope that i could attend one of those…i should hope that i get to work with fun people and not gloomy ones…
the food in the pictures look so delicious (saliva dropping)..
16. chareli | August 25th, 2009 at 3:14 am
hey i have the same shirt as your BossGoat! hahahaha. omg, i also cannot tahan mr peng san already lah. doing push ups at the table??? @_@ hahahaha! omg, the chimchurri looks so good! what is it made of?
your intern people are so fun!
17. iamthewitch | August 25th, 2009 at 9:17 am
Pinkpau, how’s the weather in HK now? Is it still hot and with typhoon? I postponed my trip in fear of the heat and thunderstorms actually…
18. the Man | August 25th, 2009 at 11:31 am
May I ask what industry are u interning in?
19. MangoBun | August 25th, 2009 at 11:18 pm
PinkPau, I am in HK! how long are you here for?
20. sheon | August 26th, 2009 at 2:07 am
yung kee roast goose!!!!! my ultimate favorite food in HK!!!
your boss so young wan? can i be your boss? come intern in my company…
21. mumzzy | August 26th, 2009 at 8:40 am
Cute name for bosses! haha
22. Jun | August 26th, 2009 at 11:11 am
r u gonna write abt hk?? pls say yes pls say yes cos it’s been a while now since i’ve read anything u wrote while in hk– ur hk posts are always so inspiring!
23. nikki | August 26th, 2009 at 2:53 pm
Its like you’re everywhere at once! So hard to keep track of you!! *grins!
24. konrad | August 26th, 2009 at 9:16 pm
I WON A MAC BOOK PRO!!!!! I WON A MAC BOOK PRO!!!!!!!!!! OMG God loves me, & I love ya’ll too 4 all the support!!! XOXO <3
about 9 hours ago from web
from cindy tey’s twitter.
i made it to the screen test stage. apparently the screen doesn’t agree with me =(
25. pinkpau | August 26th, 2009 at 10:30 pm
flory : there will be other times :) we should trade recipes one day.
sieutheng : don’t sulk — i’m back already!! :D
michelle : indeed. GO GET ‘EM!
dakota rico : yes and where have you been :( why have you gone away!
shaolin tiger : gooooo!
kiasu andrew : pls dont encourage him!
nyrac : i still cant believe how different you look!!! you totally caught me off guard!
paper planes : hehe the food is great, but there’s so much else to see and do in HK :) unfortunately i didnt do very much this trip besides eat.
chm : which one — the HK one or the bbq? :D
jane the tiffany : DID YOU KNOW that i only remembered the egg tarts after i read your comment?! i immediately left the hotel to go to my fav tai cheong bakery in central. haha. so thank you :) crazy sales are not over yet, but not much nice stuff left.
dav : i wish the US had summer holidays all year round too… then i dont have to go back to school!
carol : HELLO KEHROLE
howzan : hui lau shan is overrated!!!!! i tell you other nice places to go la :D
sweatlee : byebye suet li liew :( but if you want you can give hamster a call — he’s in HK as well.
cheong hao : yesss. i’m very lucky that i got to intern with cool people :) they were the best part of the job.
chareli : olive oil, parsley, garlic, vinegar and red peppers are the main ingredients! i think bossgoat put cilantro and lemon in his as well.
iamthewitch : no typhoons in the 5 days i was there, and the heat was actually quite bearable :)
the man : consulting
mangobun : i just left this afternoon :(
sheon : haha how old do you think he is!
mumzzy : hehe terpaksalah
jun : not much to write abt unfortunately — but i do have a couple of things abt hk i wanna get off my chest :)
nikki : if only that were always the case! :)
konrad : hahaha awww. many hugs. but then again you had major competition there — it’s hard to be as screen-friendly as cindy!
26. Caffy | August 26th, 2009 at 11:06 pm
I was shocked and laughed out loud when I saw how much Bosslion DOES look like a lion! How DO you come up with these!
27. sheon | August 27th, 2009 at 10:06 am
he looks my age…late 20’s…35 tops.
28. jane the tiffany | August 27th, 2009 at 11:20 am
haha you’re most welcomed. i’ve never been to Tai Cheong. my fav one is Kam Wah in MongKok, near Goldfish Street lol. But some told me both Tai Cheong and Kam Wah are equally good! Will try Tai Cheong next time! glad u had egg tarts (: (:
29. Tey Cindy | August 27th, 2009 at 12:33 pm
oh no it’s my turn to start working after merdeka…… *sobs* i hope we have bbqs too!
30. Friedbeef | August 29th, 2009 at 10:08 am
Boss goat is (edit!)
31. pinkpau | August 29th, 2009 at 7:48 pm
friedbeef, haha yes it’s him! sorry i had to edit the name :P
32. wen pink | September 1st, 2009 at 12:54 pm
OMG im hungry after reading ur post!! Can i have the siew mai and har gao please…! >.<
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