Quadruple Friday Five 24&31-March-2023
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24-March-2023
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thefridayfive
1. Forest: Do you spend a lot of time in nature? Do you want to?
I don't spend enough time in nature as I would like it. There is virtually no real forest in Macau (this is a city-city), but next best thing is Coloane island where there's some hiking trails but even recently they've started to develop the area with housing, so it will all disappear soon.
2. Cereal: What do you usually eat for breakfast?
Usually it's either some plain yoghurt with a bit of honey (or jam/sauce thingamajig for taste), OR a soft boiled egg and a very diluted coffee. Think coffee-flavored milk as opposed to coffee with a lot of milk. (So it's way more milk than coffee).
3. Flu: How do you cope with getting a minor illness?
I tough it out.
4. Worm: What sort of dirty/messy activities do you enjoy?
I don't really, but I think playing with my inks and fountain pens can be considered as potentially dirty and messy so I guess that's it?
5. Bang: What's the last celebration you went to?
Just yesterday we had a going away lunch for 2 colleagues that were retiring.
F.riday5.com
1. What would it take to get you to go Back to School, and what would you study?
Admittedly, I was a pretty good student, had a 3.8 GPA and such, but I've been disillusioned by the academic world so no, I'm not going to "seriously" study anymore.
2. What was pleasant About Last Night?
I'm kind of thinking these prompts are referring to something, but I don't get it LOL. I'll just answer as I read them. Last night after shower I just laid in bed mucking around the phone. I had sorted out the clothes that are on "The Chair" (the chair where clothes that were worn once, not dirty enough to put to wash, not clean enough to put back into the cupboard LOL) so they were now neatly on the chair as opposed to just draped over the chair LOL. It was nice to see the chair in some form of neatness.
3. With whom do you get along very well despite having almost Nothing in Common?
I dunno. I don't have beef with anyone personally. I guess my boss or my assistant.
4. What looks Pretty in Pink?
I have no idea LOL
5. What interesting sight do you see daily on The Voyage Home?
Not so much interesting, more like, "this is good!" I know this guy that has a Shiba Inu that always brings the dog out around the time I get home. Well, the dog must be 15 or so by now. Pretty touched to see the man still taking the dog out, in a doggy pram and all that. Recently there's been a few cases of animal abandonment for the worst of reasons. A family gave up a 20-year-old cat because "the cat is too long-lived, it just won't die, we don't want it anymore".... what the actual F. And here we miss our nutmeg, and our dog Menina is 18 and showing signs of old age and what I wouldn't give for my dog to be 20 and 30 and 40 IN GOOD HEALTH AND NO PAIN and you are abandoning a cat that's well has no issues? Also another 17 year old poodle that couldn't walk, exactly the same situation as our Sai-Lup.
Side note: Sai Lup Update: He's a pretty happy clam now. Butler service almost all-around. We can sort of tell what his growls, whines, and barks mean (one means water, one means he wants a change of scenery, one means he wants to eat, one means he needs the toilet, etc). Head tilt is almost gone.
31-March-2023
thefridayfive
1 How often do you send greeting cards?
Not so much greeting cards, but I like to send postcards. Might as well share my Postcard IG here: Kat_Postcards. But it might spoil and surprise postcards I send to anyone here :-) I usually post on the IG just before I send postcards out (I can't keep track of them...)
2. What is the most creative card you’ve ever received?
A friend from Japan would use magazine cutouts and then style an envelop, or make something, or collage something out. As always, there's 2 side to that right, there's the "Oh boy it's so creative!" and there's the "is she sending me crap?" but I can appreciate creativeness :-)
3. What is the most creative card you’ve ever sent?
I'm not much for creativity. I just send store-bought cards. The most I'd do is maybe doodle in it somewhere. I also try to mix some colored was for the wax stamp, but so far it's been failed attempt after failed attempt.
4. Do you believe the days of sending post cards are behind us?
Please don't disappear! I enjoy sending postcards!
5. If you could get a post card from anywhere, where would it be?
I'm happy with postcards from anywhere!
F.riday5.com
1. What do you know about Oakland or the San Francisco Bay Area?
Absolutely nothing. LOL. Is San Francisco the hilly place where in movies they show that one slope that goes down? Has a tram? (the one example in my head is the one of Will Smith with his son.... in pursuit of happyness or something)
2. What are your feelings about Mexican food?
Yummy!
3. When you have an extended period off from work, whether you travel or not, how much planning do you do for your time?
Oh, like the upcoming week. I have a lot of ideas in my head, but I'll probably just laze it off LOL.
4. How susceptible are you to motion sickness?
As long as I'm not reading, I'm usually good in any situation. The last time I was in a ferry/jetfoil though, it was so bad that I actually had to close my eyes and try to sleep it off, but it's really rare that I'm affected.
5. When did you last try something new with your smartphone?
I don't know, with all the new apps appearing I don't even know what "trying something new" really actually means. I guess the most "tangible" thing I've tried is using the iphone's wallet function (NFC or something?)? Where there is a transport money "card" in my phone, and all I have to do is swipe my phone? Don't even need an internet connection? NFC is not used in Macau, but I tried that in Hong Kong and it's really convenient, but the conversion rate of the Hong Kong dollars within the app is exorbitant.
24-March-2023
thefridayfive 1. Forest: Do you spend a lot of time in nature? Do you want to?
I don't spend enough time in nature as I would like it. There is virtually no real forest in Macau (this is a city-city), but next best thing is Coloane island where there's some hiking trails but even recently they've started to develop the area with housing, so it will all disappear soon.
2. Cereal: What do you usually eat for breakfast?
Usually it's either some plain yoghurt with a bit of honey (or jam/sauce thingamajig for taste), OR a soft boiled egg and a very diluted coffee. Think coffee-flavored milk as opposed to coffee with a lot of milk. (So it's way more milk than coffee).
3. Flu: How do you cope with getting a minor illness?
I tough it out.
4. Worm: What sort of dirty/messy activities do you enjoy?
I don't really, but I think playing with my inks and fountain pens can be considered as potentially dirty and messy so I guess that's it?
5. Bang: What's the last celebration you went to?
Just yesterday we had a going away lunch for 2 colleagues that were retiring.
F.riday5.com
1. What would it take to get you to go Back to School, and what would you study?
Admittedly, I was a pretty good student, had a 3.8 GPA and such, but I've been disillusioned by the academic world so no, I'm not going to "seriously" study anymore.
2. What was pleasant About Last Night?
I'm kind of thinking these prompts are referring to something, but I don't get it LOL. I'll just answer as I read them. Last night after shower I just laid in bed mucking around the phone. I had sorted out the clothes that are on "The Chair" (the chair where clothes that were worn once, not dirty enough to put to wash, not clean enough to put back into the cupboard LOL) so they were now neatly on the chair as opposed to just draped over the chair LOL. It was nice to see the chair in some form of neatness.
3. With whom do you get along very well despite having almost Nothing in Common?
I dunno. I don't have beef with anyone personally. I guess my boss or my assistant.
4. What looks Pretty in Pink?
I have no idea LOL
5. What interesting sight do you see daily on The Voyage Home?
Not so much interesting, more like, "this is good!" I know this guy that has a Shiba Inu that always brings the dog out around the time I get home. Well, the dog must be 15 or so by now. Pretty touched to see the man still taking the dog out, in a doggy pram and all that. Recently there's been a few cases of animal abandonment for the worst of reasons. A family gave up a 20-year-old cat because "the cat is too long-lived, it just won't die, we don't want it anymore".... what the actual F. And here we miss our nutmeg, and our dog Menina is 18 and showing signs of old age and what I wouldn't give for my dog to be 20 and 30 and 40 IN GOOD HEALTH AND NO PAIN and you are abandoning a cat that's well has no issues? Also another 17 year old poodle that couldn't walk, exactly the same situation as our Sai-Lup.
Side note: Sai Lup Update: He's a pretty happy clam now. Butler service almost all-around. We can sort of tell what his growls, whines, and barks mean (one means water, one means he wants a change of scenery, one means he wants to eat, one means he needs the toilet, etc). Head tilt is almost gone.
31-March-2023
thefridayfive 1 How often do you send greeting cards?
Not so much greeting cards, but I like to send postcards. Might as well share my Postcard IG here: Kat_Postcards. But it might spoil and surprise postcards I send to anyone here :-) I usually post on the IG just before I send postcards out (I can't keep track of them...)
2. What is the most creative card you’ve ever received?
A friend from Japan would use magazine cutouts and then style an envelop, or make something, or collage something out. As always, there's 2 side to that right, there's the "Oh boy it's so creative!" and there's the "is she sending me crap?" but I can appreciate creativeness :-)
3. What is the most creative card you’ve ever sent?
I'm not much for creativity. I just send store-bought cards. The most I'd do is maybe doodle in it somewhere. I also try to mix some colored was for the wax stamp, but so far it's been failed attempt after failed attempt.
4. Do you believe the days of sending post cards are behind us?
Please don't disappear! I enjoy sending postcards!
5. If you could get a post card from anywhere, where would it be?
I'm happy with postcards from anywhere!
F.riday5.com
1. What do you know about Oakland or the San Francisco Bay Area?
Absolutely nothing. LOL. Is San Francisco the hilly place where in movies they show that one slope that goes down? Has a tram? (the one example in my head is the one of Will Smith with his son.... in pursuit of happyness or something)
2. What are your feelings about Mexican food?
Yummy!
3. When you have an extended period off from work, whether you travel or not, how much planning do you do for your time?
Oh, like the upcoming week. I have a lot of ideas in my head, but I'll probably just laze it off LOL.
4. How susceptible are you to motion sickness?
As long as I'm not reading, I'm usually good in any situation. The last time I was in a ferry/jetfoil though, it was so bad that I actually had to close my eyes and try to sleep it off, but it's really rare that I'm affected.
5. When did you last try something new with your smartphone?
I don't know, with all the new apps appearing I don't even know what "trying something new" really actually means. I guess the most "tangible" thing I've tried is using the iphone's wallet function (NFC or something?)? Where there is a transport money "card" in my phone, and all I have to do is swipe my phone? Don't even need an internet connection? NFC is not used in Macau, but I tried that in Hong Kong and it's really convenient, but the conversion rate of the Hong Kong dollars within the app is exorbitant.
