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NYC or HK?
How quickly can you to tell which pics below are NYC and which are HK? Without any clue of what Hong Kong looked like, I took some pics in NYC before I left that I thought could look like HK. Then I recently did the same here in HK. View the original post (the NYC … Continue reading
Friday Odds & Ends (videos galore!)
Finally finished an involved language project with Jessica. I almost bit off more than I had energy to chew with this. In Cantonese, it’s not enough to jot down how a word sounds; you need to have the intonation burned into your brain. I looked all over the internet for the kind of Cantonese video I … Continue reading
Monkey Hill (video!)
Today was the day! Jessica and I ventured out to Monkey Hill! All my video can be seen in under 5 minutes here. It was much like I’d imagined; there were monkeys on the loose everywhere. They were doing a lot more hanging out and less patting people down for food than I anticipated. Oddly, … Continue reading
Cute little candlesticks
Here’s what I’m bringing Rob from Hong Kong. Two teeny candlestick holders (gumball-sized) and eight skinny, 8″ candlesticks. I tested one out and it burned all the way down without dripping. I like little gifts that don’t take up space and will get consumed. (In this case, by fire.) Total was $24HK (about $3 US.) … Continue reading
Mexican Food in Hong Kong: el Taco Loco
The term “Tex-Mex” would be more accurate here, but I’ll take what I can get. While I won’t be sitting down to chiles rellenos or tamales anytime soon, Taco Loco filled the Tex-Mex shaped hole in my belly last night. I found El Taco Loco at #4 on this list, located close by, at the … Continue reading
Hong Kong Healthcare: a firsthand report
The ankle I sprained 4 months ago swells up all like an old lady’s every time I walk on it for over an hour. (Good luck being in Hong Kong and not walking everywhere!) A know-nothing friend proclaimed “it’s just water!” STFU, friend. That makes no sense. Even if it is “just water”, a pint … Continue reading
It’s Caturday!
On my way back from F.A.B. brunch with Jessica this morning, I made some new furry friends.
11 Days Until Singapore
I’m really ready to get there, reconnect with my friends,
Wednesday odds & ends
Got up early to head out to Cyberport to visit this ad agency on my short (very short, actually) list:
Shampoo in Hong Kong: Motherlode
Every shampoo I haven’t seen in Hong Kong, I saw tonight at Senda Salon in Causeway Bay. This place was stocked full of Nioxin, Kerastase, Paul Mitchell, Redkin, Joico,
Toe Blog
It’s a good day here at Ohiasia. We woke up to find that some of the feet from Saturday’s boat trip made it to the illustrious Toe Blog!
Laksa
In her interview, Chip mentioned “laksa” as something she misses most about Singapore. If you’re like me, you thought, “(Latka?) No wait…what’s ‘laksa’?”
Weekly Photo Challenge: Solitary
The elevator at my hotel is s-l-o-w and I’m on the 20th floor so…
What Is LKF? (video!)
Lan Kwai Fong is that part of HK where loads of expats dress up, meet up and drink it up at all hours, every day of the week.
First Day Off
Not a bad day to sleep until 11, stay indoors, not go to work. (What work?)
Saturday Junk trip
Remember Matt? He organized this expat junk trip I went on yesterday:
Last Day (video!)
Friday was my last day that couldn’t come soon enough. To commemorate, Chip and I made this video of this weird conversation we have sometimes.
Fuchsia Twin III
I swear, it’s every time I wear this shirt.
Gallup Potential Net Migration Index
This index nets-out the people who want to emigrate to, as well as away from, a given country and divides that tally into the country’s total population, for a quick look at where people want (and don’t want) to be.
O hi, Asia! 