I own no computer, and no smart phone and no tablet. I do have a hard drive full of data from my defunct computer, a 6 year old ipod nano, a kindle, and a 2 year old nokia cell phone. I sometimes use paper maps. My computer died in Turkey, on May 1st, 2012. The... Continue Reading →
Coffee and Such
I'm torn about my coffee. I might be getting addicted. This morning I woke up at 7, and could not keep my eyes open. I stayed in bed another 45 minutes. Got up, showered, and then was still almost asleep. I sat at the couch, staring at my cup of coffee. It is delicious. I... Continue Reading →
I encounter an overweight American
An odd thing happened when we had nearly finished our dinner at Big Bite yesterday and had started looking at youtube on a smartphone: a man near the cashier started yelling. Our first response was "oh, shut up, we're trying to watch a video." Quietly, of course. Then we looked, and realized there might actually... Continue Reading →
A Reflection on Public Transportation
I rely on public transportation everyday. I take the train to work, sometimes the bus or the tram. I also occasionally walk when the weather is nice. I should be honest though, it takes me 20-25 minutes to get from my front door to the office no matter which type of transportation I use; walking,... Continue Reading →
Beware of Dogs
The soreness from paddling alerted me to the fact that I am not in top fitness. So today, on my final day of the 3 day weekend that should be a 4 day weekend, I went on a run. I walked up the massive set of stairs to the trail, then up the stairs on... Continue Reading →
Paddling
There are some moments when I am unbelievably pleased that I live in Hong Kong. One of these moments was on Monday morning, when I woke up in Lantao, spent the morning reading, and then we drove down to the beach in a 1982 land rover and learned how to stand up paddle. We first... Continue Reading →
Beach Parties
On Sunday night I may have accidentally crashed a child's birthday party. I think her dad's name is Mike. I never met him, or her. We were on Lantau, which is another tropical island nearby, staying with our friend, and had gone down to the beach to join Lantern Festival barbecues. There were many barbecues... Continue Reading →
Women Cabbies
On Friday, I got into a cab and told the driver where I wanted to go. She turned and tried to clarify, and we had a brief exchange upon which she understood and sped off. She occasionally asked which way to take, to which I responded, "I don't know, whichever is faster." "Ah, Faster." She... Continue Reading →
Voting
I mailed in my ballot today. All in all, it was a dissatisfying experience. I don't like many policies that are currently enforced, and I don't like the mistake ridden Republican rhetoric. So the decisions were a bit muddled. I did not vote for a candidate who voted for the Defense Spending bill in December.... Continue Reading →
Gardening with Chili
When I first moved to Hong Kong, there was a list of necessities I had to buy: coffee press, mugs, frying pan, garlic, and chili powder. Everything else was secondary. We first acquired the coffee press and beans. Then, because there was only one hot plate in the apartment, I did not cook anything except... Continue Reading →
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