Mamma Mia!(电影-媽媽咪呀)

I watched the DVD Mamma Mia! last night. It's a 2008 stage-to-film adaptation. My favorite actor/actress Pierce Brosnan/Meryl Streep head the cast of the film. The songs in the film are borrowed from the successful pop group ABBA. ''Dancing Queen'' and ''Thank You for the Music'' are my most favorite songs in this film. If you haven't got the chance to watch it, don't miss it. Most of the filming was done on the small Greek island of Skopelos - wow, so beautiful island. I wish I could visit this island some day. :-)

Happy Chinese New Year! (2009新年快乐,身体健康,恭喜发财!)

To celebrate the Chinese New Year 2009, we had Gyoza (餃子) party last Sunday with friends. I'm a Gyoza addict. I make Gyoza very often at home but i normally buy the premade dough pieces which are available at the supermarket in order to save time and effort. This time we made the dough and filling by ourselves and the Gyoza tasted amazingly delicious! We made a lot of food and eat a lot, the party was full of fun and laugh. :-)

Chinese new year is not celebrated in Japan and you can't hear people wishing each other a happy new year with the Chinese greeting '恭喜发财' (Gong xi fa cai) and I miss it so much! I wish i could celebrate it in China this year!

Bouillabaisse (馬賽魚湯)

Today's main dish is Bouillabaisse! It is my first time cooking bouillabaisse at home. Bouillabaisse is popular in Japan and it is also my favorite food! I bought the source from JUSCO today. It didn't take me much time to cook this dish - only 30 mins! Looks delicious, doesn't it? ;-)

Restart of Yoga (练愈加)

Today I went back to Yoga class! It has been a long while since i took the class last time. The Yoga teacher has changed and the new teacher is a beautiful young lady . I like her posture and the way she teaches is friendly as well as professional. I felt so relaxed after the class. Yoga is doing me good especially it helps me to reduce stress and tension. I will continue the class, hopefully it can also help me cure eyestrain and stiff shoulders! :-)

Happy new year! (新年快乐!)

新年明けましておめでとうございます！Happy new year! we had a quiet new year in Japan - nothing special except eating and sleeping. we still haven't done the Hatsumode (a shrine/temple visit of the New Year in Japan) - should find a time this week to go. We went to Odaiba on January 1st and enjoyed the lion dance and omochi (small rice cakes). New year in Japan was over and Japanese people are back to work today. Chinese new year is coming soon and I can't wait to go back to China! :-)