Last night I tossed and turned in bed for 3 hours, bothered by the realization that I had been seriously lacking in sources of inspiration lately, making life enjoyable but in a very mundane way.
I woke up this morning feeling BLAH still. Went to work, told a girl friend about an important - and stressful - appointment I have tomorrow morning, with someone very well regarded in the industry, supposedly a really wise person. I told her I was nervous and not feeling great about it because we were supposed to discuss a very high profile job opening which I felt some other people might have even more relevant background for and also I wouldn't be able to travel 40% of my time as they requested.
Then, my friend said: Sounds like you can learn a lot from that guy.
Wow. That was profound. I had been so absorbed in my blues that I hadn't considered how I could really learn something from the discussion. That really turned things around. Now my focus has shifted, and I would go into that meeting not aiming to land the job but hopefully to be inspired by this guy's wisdom and knowledge.
I feel much better already.
Tuesday, April 26, 2011
Wednesday, April 20, 2011
Loveramics
The shop is tucked away in a small street in Sheung Wan, off Hollywood Road. It's the perfect place to buy smart and chic design homeware without a price tag which would give you a heart attack. I think it's a great place to shop for gift-shopping, if the recipient likes tasteful lifestyle products. The shop name may be slightly misleading - while it does have a good collection of beautiful ceramic products, they also carry other non-ceramic products.
What I love about the shop is that it surprised me with very smartly design products which are not just pretty to look at, but equally smart in its functions. I bought myself a ceramic pot with a collapsible silicone lid, which is meant to be perfect for steaming, stewing, or shabu shabu, with the lid's height adjustable to control the heat insulation. I still haven't tried it out yet, but the idea of it seemed very cool to me :)
It was a small shop, but I still managed to spend more than an hour deciding between many products. Trust you will enjoy it too.
http://www.loveramics.com/
37 Tung St, 174 Hollywood Road, Central, HK
Opening Hours:
Hong Kong Concept Store
Tue - Wed 12:00 - 18:00
Thu - Fri 12:00 - 19:00
Weekends 11:00 - 19:00
Mondays closed
Tel: (852) 2915 8018
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