Snowing Sapporo - Otaru

1.3.2011 - Sapporo TV Tower

1.3.2011 - Clock Tower

2.3.2011 - Otaru Canal

2.3.2011 - Sapporo night view

3.3.2011 - Sapporo Morning

4.3.2011 - Sapporo to New Chitose Airport

Sakura & plum blossom at Shinjuku Gyoen

Shinjuku-gyoen is one of top cherry blossom viewing spot in Tokyo. The cherry just started blossom when we were there, it was early of March.

Not as famous as cherry blossom, but unique and lovely in their way. We spent hours in plum blossom viewing in Japanese Garden. We were lucky to see both cherry and plum blossom at the same time.

Me, being taken a photo by my dad as a memory of this beautiful park. This was one of the best part of the trip.

A world with no barrier - Japan

My parents and I came back from Japan few days before the earthquake and tsunami. We were shocked and it was lucky that we escaped from the havoc. I felt regret and sympathy for the destruction, as it is a place of delicious cultural, beautiful sights, shopper's paradise, glorious food, and wonderful people!

However, I was most impressed by the effort Japan had made a heaven for travelers with disabilities, a world with no barrier for the disabled people. Many buildings in Japan have access ramps and lifts, traffic lights playing melodies when it safe to cross, train platforms have raised dots and lines to provide guidance and many disabled public toilets in town. And the most importantly, they help and give priority to disable society, not only by spoken but real action. We received immediate help when we had difficulties. Japanese are remarkably conscientious, meticulous and honest. I hope and I believe Japan can recover very soon result from the characteristics. Kambateh neh!

Mom traveled in Sapporo town on wheelchair. She able to travel again after 5 years from the accident that cause her on wheelchair. Dad was so great that he pushed her all the journey, even in the blizzard. I was touched, it was not easy, really.

Valentine's day fever

Valentine's day is always the busiest day in a year for florist. This year, the business is really good and we had to work through out the night before the V-day. Without any surprise, hand bouquet inclusive of red roses, chocolates and bears is among the most popular. Bear is a new popular item add in flowers bouquet for recent years.

One of my very favorite V-day special for year 2011 is the old shanghai style couple bear hand bouquet. The couple bear wear cheongsam and we used gold as the theme color to carry out the heritage theme. Inspired by the old shanghai fashion, we also add some lace to enhance the design.

Another cute and fairytale one, a frog prince holding a diamond ring, surrounded with hydrangea and silver butterflies. It tells : "Kiss me please.... and I will turn into your Prince charming!"

I have a deep interest in hand bouquet design, it can be elegance, heritage, cute, romantic, fashionable, seductive, artistic and etc. Truthfully, I really love Valentine's day, it's not only the money making day, but it gives us a lot of space and opportunity to create plenty of variety designs.

Application for Japan Visa

Dad and I went to Consulate of Japan in Menara BHL this afternoon to summit our application for visa to Japan. We thought we had prepared all the documents as per stated in their website, but the officer told us that the documents were not sufficient. So sien... that means I need to go over again.

They requested almost all the documents to avoid any mistake, like my birth cert to prove that I am travelling with my parents, a very detail travel itinerary and even a consent letter for visa application from hubby ( as I will travel without hubby).

So it looks like I need to prepare more and I hope my documents would satisfy their requirement next round.

New Year Resolutions

2010 was a happy, prosperous, fruitful and healthy year for me. I got married, moving into a new house with my dream garden, hired a new staff, visited world expo in Shanghai, got my first iphone and most importantly, I had learned some basic financial technical analysis. However, the past is past, and I am looking forward a greater year of 2011.

In the new year, there will be 2 major objectives for me. Firstly, this will be my vacation year. Hong Kong - Hokkaido - Tokyo in March with my parents; summer Europe trip with my brother; and a long waited honeymoon to Santorini with hubby.

Secondly, it will be my career, I think it's time for me to put more effort in financial technical analysis and boost up my income from this field. Nonetheless, florist is my number 1 favorite, but I need to choose one for the sake of more guarantee income and most importantly -- freedom of time. Skilled and trustworthy worker is one of the major issue of doing florist business, or else you need to stay in the shop for the whole business hour, and that is what I really not willing to do.

Besides the two big objectives, I want to spend more precious time with hubby, parents, siblings and some good friends. I want to think in good and positive way, do more charity and laugh more. This might sound a bit naive, but these attitudes are always the correct path in life.

I hope everything goes well and this year will be my happiest ( as my promise to hubby), healthiest, most prosperous and most fruitful year ever I have!

It's Xmas & New Year again......

It's Xmas and new year season again, and everybody is in holiday mood. How I wish I could have the holiday mood too. For me, this is the busiest season in a year, and it will continue until Valentine's day to the climax.

From years of experience, I learn to prepare 1 or 2 months ahead before the event. It would be really busy after January. I mean really busy, both Valentine's day and Chinese new year come together. Now, I have finish most of my new design work task for both event, and waiting for my web designer to upload the photos to my web page. Hopefully everything can be done before the new year.

Meanwhile, I will have a short holiday during the Xmas, and take this precious time to recharge.

So, Merry Christmas & Happy New Year to everyone!