從那天起，我們的關係變得更簡單！她不再是我的同事，見面時多了生活及信仰分享，她變成我的密友！

哈哈～～

想了她八天。我終於撥了個電話給她，告訴她我還記得她的靚仔物理治療師教她用冷藏雜菜代替冰袋敷膝蓋，我也買了兩包，在家感到悲傷的時候就會拿出來敷腳。然後，我邀請她回來公司參加我們的聖誕派對。

這次派對我們各自認投名單上的食物，有的在家預備，有的回到公司才預備。當一盤盤的食物拿到會議室時，我們才知道我們的同事有能力開食店呢！老火靚湯、熱盤、冷盤、小食、甜品，各式其式！

這是我弄的家傳秘製雞翼和新鮮蒜蓉飽

勁量沙拉

還有其他同事弄的美味食物

我們還帶了禮物作交換，結果我拿到 Enen 的音樂盒，是舊式上鍊的，還有兩隻公仔在玻璃面跳舞呢！超喜歡啊！

之後我跟密友喝了杯咖啡，談談大家的近況，真的希望我能有多些空閒時間可以這樣跟好友見面聊天呢！

好友們，祝你們聖誕快樂，並真正得到聖誕帶來的祝福和恩典，這福氣是永遠不能被奪去的。

哈～我也給自己買了一件小禮物啊！
牛仔布的洗水實在精采啊～～ ^0^

只可惜今天有點眼花花，不能在我鐘愛的 Festival Walk 內拍聖誕照片了。希望未來數天還有體力和時間拍照去，特別是中區的聖誕歡樂小鎮，真的好想去逛逛。說了很多年，但一次也沒到過。如果今年可以有靚仔相伴……

嗯！

回家跟家人吃了一頓美味火鍋！肚子還很滿足，便開始為明天的公司聖誕派對預備了，菜式是周氏家傳秘製雞翼。

怎樣弄？當然不告訴你喇！

你不是我的同事？那就唯有抱歉了！
貼些照片給你看看吧！

首先將薑及蒜頭去皮洗淨。

然後將薑及蒜頭拍鬆。

派對有二十人參予，所以買了四磅急凍雞翼。解凍後，備用。

四十五分鐘後，秘製雞翼完成了！

同事們，明天見囉！
我還會即場弄些新鮮蒜蓉飽給你們品嘗呢！

其實，當我的同事是夠幸福的，哈哈哈～～

延伸閱讀：
又一城聖誕照 – 鋼琴．絮語

Don’t know if you ever watch the Apple ad series called “Get A Mac.” The two main characters, Mac & PC, good friends in the ads, while competing fiercely in the market. In the ad series, Apple tells you reasons of “getting a Mac”. As a user of PC and Mac, I fully understand the strengths and weaknesses of both operating systems. However, I’m so attracted by the humors it brings (and I always visit the website and watch all the ads when I feel bored in working.)

Don’t forget to mention… I kind of like that Mac guy.

Earlier in December, Apple brings three new ads, namely “Meant for Work”, “Sales Pitch” and “Gift Exchange”. Apple adds the red color in the ads, bringing us the seasonal touch!

Introducing to you the brand new ad for Christmas!
And I wish you a Merry Christmas!!!

(You’ll have to install QuickTime Player to view the movie clip above.)

Friends ask about what’s happening to my knee, and here is the story: the company organizes 2-day or 3-day district concerts nearly every month. I’m responsible to the sound system and band setup. Tasks included preparation work before the show (moving the gears out, installing additional gears to racks, packing cables and snakes…), 1st day: transportation, setup of band and sound system, sound system checking and fine-tuning, technical touch-up, rehearsal, show, relocation of gears according to venue’s request; 2nd day: re-setup of band and sound system, sound system checking and fine-tuning, technical touch-up, rehearsal, show, moveout, transportation. I was physically drained after the three-day preparation+setup+rehearsal+show+moveout. Statistically I worked 11 hours on Saturday (usually I have 13 hours to finish all tasks in previous concerts) and 8 hours on Sunday. After moving all the gears back to office, my body was so weak that I can hardly walk. With a slight twist when stepping onto a bus, my right knee got hurt.

I didn’t go to the retreat camp on Monday and Tuesday, having good rest at home. The condition got a lot better. However when I was back to work on Wednesday and Thursday, the pain came back, and extended to my back and neck. The most serious moment happened in the outreach event on Thursday with colleagues and our guest Frances Chiu. From time to time I needed to sit on the couch when operating the sound system. I couldn’t help in moving gears and part of the setup too.

Since my knee got hurt, and I felt so weak physically to use my leg muscle, I tended to avoid using my knee at all. You can see my weird postures in those days. I walked like a lame. However the pressure shifts to my back near waistline, and it hurts the muscle around. The pain is acute while long-lasting, and it’s more serious compared to the knee pain. Following my chiropractor’s (脊醫) advice, I have to walk in normal posture so as to save my back. Furthermore I wear protective measure on the right knee and waist to add external support. With the electric and ultra-sound treatment in chiropractor’s clinic, and cold treatment at home, it’s getting a lot better today. The backpain appears less frequent, with the expense of knee pain’s coming back.

I’m so depressed that I need to spend so much money in getting myself recovered. I’m so depressed that I can’t hang out in Christmas time. I would be desperately depressed if I can’t join the Trio Spin Pre-New Year Milonga on 30 December.

To help me a bit out of depression, I visited my nail artist yesterday after having treatment in clinic.

Here comes Santa! And there’re a lot more including reindeer and snowflakes!!!

And I guess you’d noticed it’s snowing inside “Dream a little dream” of embrace.hk. Hope you’ll fall in love with the freezing winter this year!

Wish you a merry little Christmas!

Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas
Amy Grant

Have yourself a merry little Christmas,
Let your heart be light
From now on,
our troubles will be out of sight.

Have yourself a merry little Christmas,
Make the Yule-tide gay,
From now on,
our troubles will be miles away.

Once again as in olden days,
happy golden days of yore.
Faithful friends who are dear to us
will be near to us once more.

Through the years we all will be together
if the Fates allow.
Hang a shining star upon the highest bough.
And have yourself a merry little Christmas now.

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P.S. Hey buddy, miss you so much. Can’t wait to see you again! It’s been so long…

心感單薄。

說喜歡聖誕，其實是喜歡冬天。

喜歡呼呼北風打在面上的那種痛快感覺，徹底的冰冷，雙頰紅粉緋緋，又赤又冷，那種疼痛，好矛盾，好赤裸。

我怕，我忘了冬天，春天就來。
逛商場，希望可以找點甚麼留住聖誕和寒冬。

前年，是一盆聖誕花擺設。
去年，是無印良品的 acrylic 聖誕樹。
今年，是 Franc franc 的木製聖誕樹。

昨晚，recording session 取消了，便回家替聖誕樹做手工。
好友說，若果可以加上雪人、小屋等，那冬景會好吸引。

也許每年儲一件吧！
就用一年時間去找，要不然，自己做一個也可以。

喜歡一個人，靜靜的，去渡過這個聖誕。

Lonely Christmas

作曲　李峻一
作詞　李峻一
編曲　Terry Chan

誰又騎著那鹿車飛過　忘掉投下那禮物給我
凝視那燈飾　只有今晚最光最亮　卻照亮我的寂寞

誰又能善心親一親我　由唇上來驗證我幸福過
頭上那飄雪　想要棲息我肩膊上　到最後也別去麼

Merry, merry Christmas
Lonely, lonely Christmas
人浪中想真心告白　但妳只想聽聽笑話
Lonely, lonely Christmas
Merry, merry Christmas
明日燈飾必須拆下　換到歡呼聲不過一剎

誰又能善心親一親我　由唇上來驗證我幸福過
頭上那飄雪　想要棲息我肩膊上　到最後也別去麼

Merry, merry Christmas
Lonely, lonely Christmas
人浪中想真心告白　但妳只想聽聽笑話
Lonely, lonely Christmas
Merry, merry Christmas
明日燈飾必須拆下　換到歡呼聲不過一剎

明晨遇到　亦記不到　和誰在醉酒中偷偷擁抱
仍然在傻笑　但妳哪知道我想哭
和誰撞到　亦怕「生保」　寧願在醉酒中辛苦嘔吐
仍然在頭痛　合唱的詩歌聽不到

Merry, merry Christmas
Lonely, lonely Christmas
人浪中想真心告白　但妳只想聽聽笑話
Lonely, lonely Christmas
Merry, merry Christmas
明日燈飾必須拆下　換到歡呼聲不過一剎

Merry, merry Christmas
Lonely, lonely Christmas
人浪中想真心告白　但妳只想聽聽笑話
Lonely, lonely Christmas
Merry, merry Christmas
明日燈飾必須拆下　換到歡呼聲不過一剎
換到歡呼聲不過一剎

走進另一個 terminal，追尋熟悉的味道。新的口味剛推出－－那是屬於他的季節。

午休的時候，經過 Crabtree & Evelyn，節日的產品已推出了。很想很想走進店內，為他挑選火紅小擺件。

這時，一直站在 coffee bar 後的 coffee master 告訴我，Gingerbread Latte 剛於今日推出。喝著那個肥肥矮矮的薑餅人咖啡，聽著咖啡店播放的爵士樂，我想起《Sleeplessness In Seattle》。

是啊！最近都睡不穩。
咖啡也多喝了。

昨夜，走在尖沙咀海旁，忽然很需要甜蜜的感覺，我點了 Caramel Macchiato，盼望那焦糖的甜味烙印在心板上。今夜，涼風初起，還瞥見維港兩畔高樓上發出的激光直穿雲層－－這讓我想起聖誕，想起 gingerbread man 臉上不朽的微笑。

這夜，就讓時間一點一滴的溜走吧！

站內廣播迴盪著整個候車客區。

坐在二樓的咖啡店內，看著孤獨的旅客，拖著行李，走在未知的旅途上，忽然有種熟悉的感覺。

我想起那段疫症肆虐的日子，在機場禁區內工作，那個穿套裝化淡粧的自己。每天面對來自各地的商務旅客，壓力一點點的累積。午休時，總愛吃得好一點，雖然就只是獨個兒對著椅子用餐。

看著旅客一天比一天的少，口罩的密度卻愈來愈高，我彷彿察覺到些甚麼的。也許是天災前夕，跟大自然緊扣的動物都舉家遷移，只是那些自以為有學識高文明的人類還在蒙頭大睡。

我們，隨著知識的加增，跟大自然卻是愈走愈遠了。

疫症，是大自然的警告嗎？

特意致電機構的同工，想要拿 first encounter 音樂會的錄影，我笑說：那是我自孩提時代的夢想，我想把挎貝帶進墓中！

其實，是懷念那回憶、那感動，最燦爛的一剎，就是在紅館華麗的舞台上，各據一方，為音樂努力。

經過今晚，我想，我要開始轉飲 decaf…
是咖啡讓我有點醉意？！

我真的醉了。