i took these photos today in victoria park in causeway bay, a 5 minuter from my apt. sundays in hk are super weird. all the filipinos come out from their busy schedule and hit either this park or central and take up the streets. they literally sit in the streets. heres a photo from last sunday from central.....
yea, pretty different. they just don't give a shit. i can respect that. they work hard those other 6 days making next to nothing - good for them if they want to sit on cement for 15 hours. also, its really only women. youd think thered be guys there trying to pick them up, but i guess i missed the meat market. maybe that's earlier in the day?
school is going well - its frustrating trying to practice with hong kongers since most of them only speak cantonese. mandarin is a funky language but it's still pretty fun. i have these cute little chinese teachers and they all think i'm pretty funny for some reason so class is pretty pleasant. it actually goes by really fast, which is always a good measure of whether or not you enjoy something. when it's good, theres never enough time.
the sales are starting - today i walked around with my boy maxx for a few hours just noticing the 40/50/70% off sales. he said they will really get serious in december before/during xmas season. butterdrums. i'll be here for that. although as an aside, i have the 15th-25th of dec. off without any visitors in town - any recommendations on some travel? i may go see ace in s. korea or yesterday i was being pushed to book a ticket to sydney. 4,566 miles if you're in the technical mood. shit isn't close. tokyo is of course on my mind - although i'd like to get another long weekend there before then if possible. ive been penpal'ing with a new friend there and it would be cool(er) to be shown around by someone my age. not that getting hammered and eating well with a 63 year old isnt cool, but someone in their mid twenties may feel more comfortable taking tequila shots or going to skate shops looking for sb's (in that order, of course.)
i went to the barn last night to check it out per a rec and grab some dinner before heading to my friend's bar. its a small sports bar about 20 steps from my apt. they were playing a man u game on a big screen so i had a salad and had a beer and what happens? chris (yes, the dude from my class) comes and sits down next to me. so, i ran into someone i know in hong kong. only took 3+ weeks. his dutchness really comes out after a couple beers so we discussed netherland-ic real estate values and his triplex apt that he owns. i guess it was something to talk about and pass the time. whatever it was fine, although i was pretty excited to get outta there.
made a couple friends last night. it may have been one of their birthdays, but i'm not totally sure. they gave me a piece of paper with 2 names and 2 phone numbers on it, i just don't remember who is who. this should be fun trying to figure out. i'll just drop a quick ni jiao shen me (what's your name) on em. works every time
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