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A square is a mouth!

I only like simple Chinese symbols. So not this one: It probably means “guy tripping another guy while trying to open an umbrella.” That’s what it looks like. Well forget that symbol! I hate it anyways. Check out this beauty: Guess what it means. Mouth. A simple square is a mouth! I love it. From … Continue reading →

Another fuchsia twin!

Charlie’s an account guy. His dad’s from New Zealand and his mom is HK Chinese. He speaks English with a NZ accent and almost never speaks Cantonese. When coworkers talk to him in Canto he answers in English. We both wore fuchsia today, so I made him take a photo with me.

What I do at work (sometimes.)

It’s probably only 5% of my day, but I wish it were 100%! Rico, the Chinese copywriter, translates the Chinese that he writes into English (red) and I fix it all pretty (blue.) Here’s a small excerpt. Is it hopelessly nerdy that I like this so much?

They took my employee photo today.

Ian interview (video!) and shipping to HK for just $12.85

Here’s Ian discussing his busy day. Rico’s been sick, so I should give him a break. (Plus, I think this is technically during his lunch hour.) Finally, clothes. Turns out the office is more jeans & flip-flops than I guessed. And while I will not be wearing flip-flops to work, I wish I’d brought some … Continue reading →

New whatever-bag

Needed a canvass-like bag to carry groceries, my sweater/purse/notebook, just whatever. Picked this baby up on my way home last night for about $2.60. It’s lined and has a zipper. I just showed Chip; she didn’t seem very impressed. “Amphibious vegetation lovanie” and “Flower of the amphibious” and “vegetation, lovablerea lovablereally” are printed randomly and … Continue reading →

100th Post!

100 posts in 6 weeks! To celebrate, I’ll write a quick, concise, overall HK update! Work‘s been busy, but good-busy. I waited with Chip until 9:30 last night while she finished her huge pile of work. We had to lock up and the stupid door lock is near the floor. (What genius thought of that?!) … Continue reading →

Well! The stereo’s working! (video)

Here’s me at work today.

Brunch at F.A.B.

Finally went to French-American Bistro on Hollywood Rd. (NOT named after the well-known Hollywood.) We both got the Eggs Florentine – clearly the best choice. Don’t ask how much it was – It was expensive because someone decided she needed two mimosas. Food was as good as it looks. I actually get annoyed by people … Continue reading →

A-little-of-everything Saturday.

Here’s a video of what my commute home would be every day, but the trams are always so packed I just walk. It’s only 10 minutes; maybe less. Hope it’s not too boring. I’m trying to think of cool videos to make. This is Ian from work. The other person is Phil Collins. I took … Continue reading →

Misnomer: World Wide Web

They should call it “The US domestic web that you can get bits of elsewhere.” A little long-winded I guess. This trip has been an internet eye-opener. First hulu and netflix, then amazon, then yesterday I wanted to take advantage of an online Macy’s promotion (huge bag o’ samples if you spend $75) and even … Continue reading →

Chip and chips.

Chip is my slight, shy, right-out-of-school desk mate. She’s adorable and can’t weigh more than 95 pounds holding a 5-pound weight. I love how she dresses! Check out these jeans/pants with these shoes from Friday: On a tenuously-related note, I’m not a huge snack-eater, but I ferreted these out of the cupboard at work Friday. … Continue reading →