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My A to Z Playlist

Inspired by Mad Dog, I am missing X and Z:

1. Another Door Closes – Jont, Supernatural
2. Barcelona – Giulia y Los Tellarini, Vicky Cristina Barcelona OST
3. Cosy in the Rocket – Psapp, Grey’s Anatomy OST
4. Don’t Panic – Coldplay, Parachutes
5. Every After Happily – Jay Brannan, Out From Under the Bed
6. Falling Slowly – Glen Hansard and Marketa Irglova, Once OST
7. A Good Start – Maria Taylor, Lynn Teeter Flower
8. Here I Am (Kaskade Radio Edit) – David Morales with Tamra Keenan, The Devil Wears Prada OST
9. In the Meantime – The Ditty Bops. Moon Over the Freeway
10. Jupiter, The Bringer of Jollity – Gustav Holst, the Planets
11. Keep Me Warm – Ida Maria, Fortress Round My Heart
12. Like a Star – Corinne Bailey Rae, Corinne Bailey Rae
13. Mais Feliz – Bebel Gilberto, Closer OST
14. Never Leave Your Heart Alone – Butterfly Boucher, Flutterby
15. Ordinary Day – Emilie Mover, Good Shake, Nice Gloves
16. Pack Rat – The Ditty Bops, Pack Rat EP
17. Quiet Times – Dido, Safe Trip Home
18. Rapsody in Blue – Orchestra de Nodame, Live!
19. Sky (Featuring Meiko) – Joshua Radin, Simple Times
20. There is so much more – Brett Dennen, So Much More
21. Unconsciouly Observe – The Ditty Bops
22. Vois Sur Ton Chemin – Bruno Coulais, Les Choristes OST
23. War On Sound – Moonbabies, Grey’s Anatomy Volume 2
24. Yellow – Coldplay, Parachutes

Three things meme

What are the last three things you purchased?

1. shoes
2. pretzel snacks
3. tea leaves

What are the last three songs you downloaded?

1. Kate Nash’s Merry Happy
2. Katy Perry’s I kissed a girl
3. Butterfly Boucher’s Never Leave your Heart Alone

What are the last three places you visited?

1. Cambridge
2. London
3. Brugge

What are your three favorite movies?

1. Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
2. Chicago
3. Closer

What are your three favorite possessions?

1. boeboe – nothing beats it
2. my MBP
3. my music collection!

What would be your three (selfish) wishes?

1. to do whatever I want
2. to get whatever I want

What three things haven’t you done yet?

1. Fashion design!!!
2. Be a make-up artist
3. Travel around the world

What are your three favorite dishes?

1. Lasagna
2. Sushi
3. Seafood

Which three celebrities would you most like to hang out with?

1. Ellen Pompeo
2. Patrick Dempsey
3. Hugh Laurie

Name three unusual things you are good at.

1. baking
2. criticising…
3. procrastinating!!!!

Which three things are you coveting?

1. my own place
2. to travel around the world
3. my own brand :P

(Via Blah Blah Blah.)

My 10 most wanted-to-visit place

Stole from Mad dog:

1. Dubrovnik: I’ve been wanting to go since last year… it’s just a little bit far-off from Sweden ;P
2. Chilie: I wanna go to the Andes! Definitely one of the must-goes when I pick up m rucksack and fly off to South America!!!
3. Brasil: Finally I will see Brasilia for real!
4. Egypt: There’s just something about Egypt… and I need to expand my territory in Africa ;P
5. Greece: there is something about the Mediterranean Sea that I can’t seem to get enough…
6. Uluru (a.k.a Ayres Rock): there are actually a lot more places in Australia I wanna check out for example, the western coast and Tassie which I have never landed a foot on…
7. Japan: yeah, I have been to almost all the countries furthest away from HK but not any of the Asian countries that HKer frequently visitis
8. Fiji: why wouldn’t anyone NOT want to be there???
9. Seattle, WA: I am sure having lay-over in the airport does not qualify as being there and my dear Minmin knows why I wanna be there, regardless of the endless clouds.



10. Faroe Islands: only because I saw a picture of it in Lonely Planet… but only in summer that I will ever consider stepping a foot in northern Europe now.

The Omnivore’s hundred

Copied from Ng Sze Hin:

Bold indicates things I have tried.
Strike indicates things I will never try.
Number of asterisks indicates how much I like it (of a scale from 1 to 5)

1. 鹿肉 Venison (Too cruel.)
2. 蕁麻茶 Nettle tea （是花茶的一種）
3. 墨西哥式煎蛋 Huevos rancheros
4. 韃靼牛扒 Steak tartare
5. 鱷魚 Crocodile
6. 豬血腸Black pudding
7. 芝士火窩Cheese fondue ***
8. 鯉魚Carp
9. 羅宋湯 Borscht ****
10. Baba ghanoush (烤茄子蓉和Tahini芝麻醬做的醬料)
11. 魷魚 Calamari
12. 越式牛湯河 Pho *****
13. 花生醬果占三文治 PB&J sandwich
14. 印度乾咖哩薯仔椰菜花 Aloo gobi
15. 路邊卡車的熱狗 Hot dog from a street cart
16. Epoisses (法國的有名芝士)
17. 黑松露 Black truffle ****
18. 不是葡萄釀製的水果酒 Fruit wine made from something other than grapes
19. Steamed pork buns 應該是叉燒包或菜肉包吧？
20. 開心果雪糕 Pistachio ice cream
21. 祖傳蕃茄 Heirloom tomatoes
22. 鮮野莓 Fresh wild berries
23. 鵝肝 Foie gras
24. 豆子飯 Rice and beans
25. 豬頭肉凍 Brawn, or head cheese
26. 生吃的刻痕帽子辣椒 Raw Scotch Bonnet pepper
27. 焦糖牛奶 Dulce de leche
28. 蠔 Oysters ***** (Ohhh… Big Oyster in Port Macquarie is somewhere that should be never forgotten.)
29. Baklava （土耳奇／希臘／兩伊一帶的甜點）
30. 香蒜鯷魚熱沾醬 Bagna cauda
31. 青芥末青豆 Wasabi peas
32. 酸麵包蜆肉周打湯 Clam chowder in a sourdough bowl *****
33. 鹹味印度乳酪 Salted lassi(I love Mango lassi though.)
34. 德國酸菜 Sauerkraut
35. 薑啤／沙士／根啤黑牛 Root beer float
36. 干邑 + 雪茄 Cognac with a fat cigar
37. Clotted cream tea *****（就是英式下午茶吧？） (Just send me back to England please… it’s the heaven for tea.)
38. 伏特加啫喱 Vodka jelly/Jell-O *****
39. Gumbo (Cajun / Creole的燉菜／湯)
40. 牛尾 Oxtail
41. 咖哩山羊 Curried goat (I love lamb but have never tried goat.)
42. 原隻昆蟲 Whole insects
43. Phaal （印度咖哩，非常辣）
44. 山羊奶 Goat’s milk
45. 價值HKD$750或以上的瓶裝麥芽威士忌Malt whisky from a bottle worth £60/$120 or more
46. 河豚 Fugu
47. 印式烤雞 Chicken tikka masala ***
48. 鱔／鰻魚Eel
49. Krispy Kreme original glazed doughnut （這不用翻譯了吧？） (Too sweet.)
50. 海膽 Sea urchin *****
51. 刺梨 Prickly pear（其實是仙人掌）
52. 梅乾 Umeboshi
53. 鮑魚 Abalone
54. 北印度農家風味芝士 Paneer
55. McDonald’s Big Mac Meal（老麥巨無覇餐） (Surprisingly, not yet!)
56. Spaetzle （鬼佬的刀削麵）
57. Dirty gin martini (加了橄欖汁的martini) (Would like to try sometime soon.)
58. Beer above 8% ABV (8%或以上酒精含量的啤酒)
59. Poutine （淋滿各式醬汁的薯條）
60. Carob chips (味道類似朱古力碎，但是是以角豆做的代用品)
61. S’mores （烤棉花糖朱古力夾心克力架） (Way too sweet…)
62. 豬橫脷 Sweetbreads （也包括牛、羊的相同部位，即胰臟）
63. Kaolin (這個把我攪糊塗了，明明是叫高嶺土……但又有藥用價值……)
64. Currywurst（咖哩德國腸？）
65. 榴槤 Durian
66. 田雞腿Frogs’ legs
67. Beignets, churros, elephant ears or funnel cake （幾種都是不同的，共通點是很多油: Beignets, churros和funnel cake都要炸的，elephant ears其實是蝴蝶酥）
68. 羊雜腸 Haggis (Got a chance to try it in Scotland… but gave up once I knew what it really is…)
69. 炸大蕉Fried plantain
70. 豬腸 Chitterlings, or andouillette
71. 西班牙凍湯 Gazpacho
72. 魚子醬配薄煎餅 Caviar and blini
73. Louche absinthe （艾苦酒）(I am still waiting for a chance to run into it…)
74. Gjetost, or brunost（挪威芝士）
75. Roadkill（這有點嚇人，就是路上給撞死的動物……@_@ ）
76. Baijiu 國產白酒
77. Hostess Fruit Pie（應該是很有名的牌子吧？）
78. 蝸牛 Snail
79. Lapsang souchong 立山小種茶
80. Bellini （雞尾酒）
81. 冬陰公 Tom yum *****
82. Eggs Benedict
83. Pocky（就是餅乾條那個Pocky了）
84. Tasting menu at a three-Michelin-star restaurant. （三星級餐廳試菜）
85. 神戶牛柳 Kobe beef
86. 野兔 Hare (Too cruel.)
87. 匈牙利燉牛肉 Goulash *****
88. 花 Flowers
89. 馬 Horse (Too cruel.)
90. Criollo chocolate （應該是貴族級的朱古力吧？）
91. 午餐肉 Spam
92. 軟殼蟹 Soft shell crab ***
93. 北非辣椒醬 Rose harissa
94. 塘蝨 Catfish
95. 墨西哥朱古力辣醬Mole poblano
96. 煙三文魚比高包Bagel and lox ***
97. 法式焗釀龍蝦 Lobster Thermidor
98. 玉米糕 Polenta
99. 牙買加藍山咖啡 Jamaican Blue Mountain coffee
100. 蛇 Snake