Sophie swooped in on her motorbike and picked me up from work. A friend of mine called us “Hello Kitty’s Angels” because of my shirt. Continue reading
Filed under Friends …
Omigosh, it’s BOB!
One of the last things I expected to find in Vietnam was Bob! Yet, here he is. Continue reading
Lucky Monday with Sophie & Binh
Last Monday was so magical, it took me over a week just to sort it all out. And here it is! All sorted and magical. Continue reading
Interview: Sophie & Anders
Sophie’s from Jersey (not NJ) and Anders is from Denmark (not Sweden). They’re both staying at my hostel and here’s what they have to say about life. Continue reading
Hastily-Written Post
Got tired of looking at that Obamney thing here at the top. So here’s a panorama I made last night from a rooftop restaurant where I was celebrating my NEW JOB with 2 friends I met. I start in just over an hour. Continue reading
Meet Ryan
Sometimes I venture downstairs to The Bank, a pub directly below Rob’s place. That’s where I met Ryan, a married American who’s been living in London for 4 years, here in SIngapore for a two weeks on bidness. Continue reading
Hanging out with Kerry
Got to hang out with my Boston friend, Kerry, After 21 months here in Sing, she’s about to move back to the US with her husband and son. Continue reading
Meet “B”
..or maybe he meant “Bi”, short for “Wibi”, but that sounds different than “B”. He was my seatmate – 25 years old, Indonesian – on the 4-hour flight from Hong Kong. Continue reading
Saturday Junk trip
Remember Matt? He organized this expat junk trip I went on yesterday:
Dan the cameraman
The should-be-15-minute walk back to the hotel from Life Cafe took about a year, because someone kept stopping to take pictures. And without telling me!
Sunday: pre-volcano (video!)
Like I’ve said before, we take reader requests seriously at ohiasia. So when one of you suggested:
Dim Sum: Lunch with Jerks
We went to this place for some dim sum lunch.
I’ve created a monster
As usual, Rico and I were making thinly-veiled threats at each other and in a moment of fury I decided to “crush his head”.
Little Visitor (video!)
Remember the neighbor kid at the bottom of Sunday’s post? Well I just caught him on tape! A little camera shy. We’ll try for more of a show next time.
Sunday odds & ends
On my way to F.A.B. to meet Ian and Jessica, I saw various people shielding themselves from the sun.
Tina Wednesdays (with Chip!)
Tina’s our finance gal who wants to understand more of what people are saying in our meetings.
Reader request: Interview With Chip
We take reader requests seriously here at OHiAsia. So when one of you wanted to hear more from Chip, we got right on it.
Kat’s birthday!
Went out for Kat’s birthday to a “Hot Pot” place in Causeway Bay.
If I see your Doppelgänger here in HK…
I will sneak a photo of the person, like a stalker. Then I’ll comb your fb photos like a cyber-stalker.
Friday French Lunch
Went to La Crêperie for lunch today for breton galettes (thin buckwheat pancakes with various toppings). It’s right around the corner from work: G/F, 69 Jervois St., Sheung Wan. Look, Rico came with us! (And he let me photograph his lunch.) I learned the phrase, “sek TSI la-lay” which is not at all polite, so don’t do … Continue reading
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