Hot celebrity

There's always a difference between how men and women think as we are engineered differently and use different parts of our brains to make decisions.

Scarlett Johansson and Meagan Fox are the obsessions of all men on earth. They both have perfect figure albeit different styles, resemble sex icons, always wear tiny piece of clothing. The two can't really put up a good performance in movies nor they have been awarded for superiority in acting, but who cares how well they act, the guys' eyesight just follow the movement of their bodies and sit back and admire. There's nothing much they need to do except being pretty and sexy.



I wouldn't argue against whether Meagan Fox and Scarlett Johansson are hot or not. I am sure they are totally desirable and I know most guys LOVE them. But in girls' eyes, we have different definition as to hotness. We take into account of many substances ie. intelligence, confidence, capability, aspiration.. basically their brains.

My two all time favorites are Natalie Portman and Angelina Jolie. Natalie Portman has a drop dead gorgeous face to die for.. plus she went to Harvard for crying out loud. She has this mysterious look that makes you wonder what's in her head, haven't you seen her performance in Closer? Angelina Jolie was just plain cool, she is such a woman but at the same time can beat any women she want. Have I not mentioned about her legs.. who doesn't love her in Mr. and Mrs. Smith.


In the tennis court, Sharapova is my favorite female player.. she is way too pretty to be an athlete, she could have been a model you know.

Even though Anna Kournikova doesn't have as much of a pretty face as Sharapova, I bet most guys would think Kournikova is hotter than Sharapova. Why? well.. they both have an athlete figure with long blond hair.. but Kournikova just know how to work it out. The picture in tennis outfit doesn't do her justice.


She even has her own swimsuit calender for guys to craze over. A smart girl knows how to commercialize herself as a celeb sports star.



I do think Hayden Panettiere is really pretty. I am attracted to her when I first saw Heroes. She is tiny and cute and so young... but she has a vibe that attracts people's attention. It would be interesting to see how she grows into a woman.

How guys see girls

For the girls, how do you want yourself to be seen by guys? I have different levels of descriptions, see which category you fall under:

1) Hot/sexy - the ultimate level, the highest level of all is when a guy says "she is hot!!". Hot is better than beautiful. Nowadays beautiful doesn't mean anything at all, yes she is pretty.. but super uptight then that's a big "No". Being HOT stimulates androgen, a desire to sleep with her but not attainable. jennifer aniston is not pretty at all, but she is popular bc she's hot. natalie portman has a amazingly beautiful face but she wouldn't be as popular as megan fox.

2) Beautiful/pretty - well..at least she has a pretty face. pretty face attracts a lot of attention. she may not have a lot to offer ie. a great body but generate other guy friends' jealousy. how good of a feeling when your friend says you have a pretty girlfriend.

3) Cute - she may not have a pretty face, but a great smile can score good points... unfortunately cute is something down on the bottom of the list (but at least it is on the list). girls may like to be described as cute/adorable, but to guys she is just like a little girl, someone who's not a lunatic, or someone who's sexually unattractive to them. nonetheless there're still some guys who are drawn to cute rather than hot girls...

4) Fine/nice - just a way of saying she is not attractive but has good personality...

5) Bitch - bitches can be pretty but definitely have bad personality. ugly bitches are the worst mankind on earth, they deserve to go extinct.

6) Ugly - nothing worth saying about. it is really bad when a guy says she is ugly.

This is the reason why we see so many girls wearing sexy outfits and super short skirts to work nowadays, notably central. Pretty features are hard to come by, especially for asian faces, at least she can turn herself into a hot girl with some super tight dresses and strippy shoes.

Pierre Gagnaire

There are numerous michelin star restaurants that one can go to in the city of Paris.. choices are immense: Guy Savoy, L'Ambroisie, Plaza Athenen, Taillevent, Joel Robuchon, Le Cinq, L'Astrance, etc.. the list can go on and on and you would wonder why they all can make food so magical? well, unfortunately we didn't have that much luck with L'Astrance which requires reservation made a lot earlier in advance... but guess where I went to for another five star dining experience when I was in Paris?

We took the advantage of our prestige membership at Pierre HK to secure a table at Pierre Gagnaire in Paris. My other friends did try to make reservation at the restaurant for a number of times but the place was fully booked whenever they visited Paris.. tough luck. So M: I dedicate this review to you.. just a preview for your next attempt of table grabbing.

We ordered the degustation menu for the night which costs 275euro. No doubt that it's a great deal of money... but I'm telling ya, you will get what you paid for during the whole 4hrs of mindblowing gastronomical voyage.

The wine list at the restaurant is so much friendlier than Le Meurice, at least most are something we can actually afford. At the end of the day, we are here to enjoy the food, not too much about wanting to get drunk with 1000euro of red wine.

I believe I read that L'Astrance also has this seaweed butter..well..to be honest I would rather prefer this seaweed butter than the truffle butter at Les Ambassadeur. Maybe it is an Asian thing, the seaweed is much more to my liking and better in fragrance.

Nibbles to start our dinner, and the amuse buche

Breadsticks dipped in olive oil... by this time we wondered when could we actually start the our dinner...

The bread was so good you could actually eat it by its own without using the butter. Love the baguette and brioche, so chewy and soft I wanted to pack these into my purse on my way out.... They should have opened a bakery shop which can potentially be more profitable than just running the restaurant.

1st course - murex shellfish with fennel infusion and chervil; toro with mustard sauce. amazing composition. the fish and shellfish are so chewy ang goes well with the bitterness of fennel. the mustard sauce almost feels like peanut butter.. see how rich the flavor is...

2nd course - lettuce pocket stuffed with crab meat on the bed of peas and zuchinni. the crab meat was so tasty. Pierre seems to like using peas a lot.

3rd course - fried sole fish with peas and fresh almonds. two dipping sauces: oilve and apple. again, I really like the way they use raw almonds in finished dishes, see how big the almonds are!! like the sweet and sour apple sauce a lot that goes with the fried sole.

4th course - truffle and foie gras, onion gratin, young leeks, see how generous they were with the shavings of truffle. this dish was really rich...

5th course - lobsters and cuttlefish with hazelnut butter and turnips, lobster broth with radish and mascarpone jelly. I have seen the making of lobster broth when I did cooking lessons at Pierre...the considerable amount of effort and time made me appreciate the broth even more. this is my favorite dish.. it has everything I love, the seafood was cooked perfectly with a crunchy texture.

6th course - cod fish with egg plant, cabbage and chard. the fish was seasoned with just salt this way it preserved the natural flavor of the fish.

By this point of the dinner we were so stuffed with food already and so certain that we were to start having desserts for the rest of the time... when we saw the server placing the meat knife on the dining table we were about to faint...

7th course - veal steak with oregano, red beets foam, bechamel sauce, rhubard flavored with basmati rice. I don't really remember how I can finish half of the steak.. I was totally stuffed by then.

8th course - roquefort with apricot floating on sheep milk. er... what can I say.. interesting, but i rather have cow milk.

Here comes our grande dessert parade:

Passion fruit sorbet with green tea flavored caramel thin.. LOVE the greeen tea caramel, this is so innovative, I should try to make it myself next time.

It is rare that I don't eat the petite fours.. but this time I don't have any excuse but to pass up.

10 course - raspberry mille feuille. interesting interesting! instead of using the fruit by itself they created the jelly form. with the biscuits in between.. so good!

11th course - raspberry sorbet with raspberry meringue

sorry.. forgot what this is...

12 course - chocolate and pistachio mousse cake. chocolate was rich and dense. classic combination.

13th course - the berries sauce.. I tasted strawberry, raspberry, cassis.. it is beautifully presented in a martini glass creating a void with a think slice of almond thin. a perfect way to sum up our dinner.

See how much food we've got for the tasting menu?! They didn't even charge us for the bottle water which is extremely rare. I would recommend this place to everyone, not just because of the food, but the sincere gesture of offering a memorable dining experience with the exquisite ingredients and cooking methods, and not feeling guilty of spending big bucks on a single dinner.

Funny that on our way out they showed us the tea table at the exit area with traditional chinese tea set and offered us a cup of chinese tea to help digestion... he must have learned that in HK....

Le Meurice

How far will you go when it comes to spending the money on a fine dinner? I did go overboard this time in Paris.. after having some unmemorable meals and junks in Czech and Austria, bottomline, having decent dinners in Paris was the perfect way to sum up my Europe adventure.

I have been wanting to try Le Meurice for the longest time, after reading all the rave reviews, the difficulties in getting a table, the miss from my last Paris trip, I finally got to realize my wish this time around.

The restaurant was decorated extravagantly..have you ever dined in a restaurant with paintings on the ceiling? well, the chandeliers were smaller than the ones in traditional chinese restaurants, but they were french =P. Everything resembled class and the art of culinary, the tableware matches with the golden trimmings along the wall, the servers were dressed in perfectly steamed suits, standing with the back so straight that it seems they have went through the pageantry training.

We automatically opted for the degustation menu to get the full tour of what they could offer on the table.

Our dinner was started with the amuse buche: three different kinds of nibbles, foie gras mousse sandwich with thin crackers, cheese with cavier and a almond puff with a drop of melted cheese. The nibbles are on the heavier side as a preparation for a sumptuous dinner.

Another amuse buche.. forgot what that is..some kind of meat cubes with butter and egg yolk sauce.

One thing I dislike about this restaurant is the outrageous wine list that costs a fortune. I praised the extensive wine collection and the book came in well bind like the yellow page with leather cover. yet most of them cost hundreds and thousands of euro. We were shocked with the astronomical figures and hardly could find a decent bottle that fit our price range, we ended up only getting half of it...yes it was a half bottle that cost 180 euro. surprise!

1st course - crab meat in canelloni squid. a very good start with the stunning refreshing flavor. all the ingredients (fresh crab meat and squid, chutney, creamy almond ice cream, and pink grapefruit) blend so well together there's no lead in this dish but forming a harmonized structure.

2nd course - zucchini with dates, onion rings, raw almond and raisins. surprisingly the zucchini looks like eggplant with caramlized top layer. originally i thought raw almonds are tasteless they are actually quite tasty and crunchy. the flavor was on the sweet side, love that everything is made with elegancy.

3rd course - salmon with cabbage, juniper berries jelly. the salmon was so amazing...you know the salmon would turn try if cooked well-done, this one is super moist and flaky with a little pink inside. this was the best piece of salmon I had ever tried.

4th course - roasted duck foie gras with cherries and almond thins. personally I do think the best partner for foie gras is cherry sauce. many other places use sourness such as raspberry to balance with the fatty flavor, but I prefer sweetness instead of sourness, especially a dense, rich, sweet sauce, almost like a red wine reduction. they use cherries and pomegranate to go with foie gras. the cherries are interesting, they are cooked inside and stuffed with candied raisins. well.. needless to say the foie gras was very fatty and soft.

5th course - beef fillet with seaweed jam. don't eat this if you suffer from high cholesterol! inside the beef fillet there's a piece of lard to enhance the flavor. I was already very full so couldn't finish the whole piece of meat. on the side there're polenta and cucumber. my tongue turned numb by this point of the meal.


6th course - cheese stuffed in artichoke. the presentation was very pretty.. but to be honest I am not a big fan of artichoke as I find it flavorless.

7th course - Finally comes the sweets!! It is the creativity that put to test. Four different sweets with the same combination of raspberry and green apple. Love this whole plate as it was playful and refreshing.. especially after all the prior courses our stomach needed a break from savory items.

Green apple sorbet with raspberry sauce.

8th course - strawberry heart with meringue ball. tthe mashmallowy meringue was so soft and airy with strawberry inside. my full stomach has already impaired my vision I forgot what was the herb inside meringue.

9th course - soft chocolate cream with hazelnut praline. chocolate, dense and rich, another block of meringue, always love the praline.. it is impossible to go wrong with this kind of combination.

By the time we finised dinner it was already 00:30am we were the last standing table and had officially dined for 4.5 hrs. I came to the restaurant with the great expectation of a totally different experience of french cuisine, and I wasn't disappointed. It was a great dinner indeed with everything executed to perfection. What really stand out of this restaurant was the service level.... very very attentive and proper and gentleman, is like being pamper for the whole 5 hrs of dining and they treat you like king and queen.