I’m just beginning to see
Now I’m on my way
to another meeting. Only two today, not so bad really.
Left-over pasta for lunch from Cecil Whitakers All-You-Can-Eat Pasta special that they have every monday. The tortellini is actually better reheated than it was fresh. It turns out that I can’t eat as much all-you-can-eat pasta as I once could. And for that degredation in skills I am actually quite happy. Sometimes I am still shocked at the portions at restaurants. I’ve been back from Hong Kong for one year and sadly I have adjusted to the gigantic meals of the Midwest but its sad. No wonder overweight people outnumber the thin here. Trained. Blarf.
I have bought some clay. My wife printed off a 25% coupon for Hobby Lobby and we went there last night after I got home from work. I ended up getting some Sculpey Firm which from the descriptions online that I read seemed like a good fit. I also have a cheap package of what I can only guess is just plain old clay and not polymer. The package is in 438 different languages and none of them seem to be English. It was cheap so I thought I would try it out. I have no idea what I am doing so who knows what will actually work for me.
Kira is off with Grandma and Grandpa Stinky for a few nights. They get called Stinky because they both smoke and… well… they stink. I’m sure there’s a nicer way to put it but – no. Febreze is used so it helps but only so much. Maybe some day they will quit. Yeah.
I think we are planning on going to see a movie tonight.
Looking for something new to spice up your Valentine’s Day date? Perhaps an unexpectedly romantic dinner out with malodorous side-effects? Well then, you are in luck.
On Feburary 14th (Valentine’s Day), select White Castle locations will be providing a candlelit dining experience from 5:00pm to 9:00pm. You have to buy the food of course, but they will provide the ‘ambiance’. How romantical is that?
Sadly, it seems that none of the St. Louis, MO White Castle locations are offering this unforgettable experience. But if you are in a different city, check out the locations at the official site.
All this time that I’ve been living in Hong Kong, I thought the closest Papa John’s Pizza was in Shanghai, PRC. I just now discovered, with less than a month to live in Hong Kong, that there is actually one right here! It’s in Yuen Long. OMGWTFBBQPWND!
I must have it. Now where the hell is Yuen Long???
Holy Crap! It’s almost all the way to the China border in the middle of freaking nowhere. Ugh…. I may have to wait till I get back to St. Louis…..
It’s a fact that Japanese people speaking English often confuse the letter L with the letter R and sometimes the other way around too. Some people would call that Engrish. But not often do I get to see it in writing.
These Melon Jelly Chocolates were available in a gift shop in Narita International Airport in Japan outside of Tokyo. Notice that it’s not actually jelly but jerry. Perhaps the order of the words could be changed around a bit too. Ah well, I guess you can’t spell check everything.
I have no idea what these are really called in English and I certainly can’t remember what they’re called in Cantonese. But they are edible and available in the seafood and wet markets in Hong Kong. Here they are for your amusement. Mutant shrimp.
Happy Cinco de Mayo everyone! Even though it seems like only Mexican restaurants perpetuate this holiday in the United States, it’s still a fun time if you’re into Mexican food and Mexican beers and tequila. Or even just hanging out with your friends. Which of course can have mixed results.
Unfortunately, today’s a work day and Mexican holidays are not as popular in China as one might think. Or perhaps they are if you think like a normal and rational person. I’m eating a smoked turkey and cheddar sandwich with lettuce, cucumbers and Mayo with a bag of Doritos to celebrate in my own special way. And it’s 2-for-1 dinners at the local Caramba mexican restaurant in Discovery Bay on Mondays so Muse and I will probably be having some of that tonight. We shall see.
Yesterday we went on a boat cruise and saw pink dolphins swimming around in the wild. I’ll post a couple of pictures from that later on.
Muse and I finally did something on the weekend! Yay for us! It’s a long story. Anyway…
On Saturday it rained and rained and the wind just kept on blowing like crazy. And then we had to clean up. You can read the details of that problem here. Muse already wrote it so why should I? So we went to Tung Chung in typhoon-like weather. We ate (soaking wet) at a local Italian chain restaraunt called The Spaghetti House which has a decidedly Hong Kong influenced menu for an Italian place. They have good baked spaghetti though and that’s all I ever get there. The place was dead because no one wanted to walk outside in the wind and rain.
On Sunday we travelled to Causeway Bay and wandered around a bit. We found a new shopping mall called Delay No Mall. It’s related to the same company that got me into trouble with my office mates before. It’s not a bad place, but the layout is kind of wonky and you could easily miss a few of the stores due to bad locations. All the stores kind of flow from one to the other like someone just started plunking down racks wherever they felt like it. Not the easiest place to navigate, but interesting and worth a look if you are in Hong Kong a lot. It’s not too far from the Sogo area.
Muse got a crepe from a Japanese chain that specializes in them called Marion Crepes. Which I found odd since crepes are French but whatever. After looking for that link it seems that crepes must be very popular in Japan. I had no idea. I had a couple of bites and it was really good. I wish I had one now.
We ate at an American restaraunt called Tony Roma’s at Times Square which always has pretty good food. It’s a bit pricey, but so are most places in the Causeway Bay area.
We looked around some clothes stores and I checked a game shop or two. It was good to get out.
We miss many things from the States. Especially when it comes to food. But one thing we consistently crave is Taco Bell. It’s cheap and relatively good and the menu is always changing (which isn’t always a good thing). So what do I find in my e-mail today? A freaking e-mail from Taco Bell telling me all about their newest menu items. Bastards.
Oh, kick ass!
Look what I just found in my backpack!
MMmmm…. pre-lunch snackity-snack.
I really like some of the local restaraunts here, but they give me some serious gas. I’ve only been back from lunch at a local place where we had a bunch of dumplings and dan dan min for a few minutes now and already I’m farting up a storm. Luckily, I usually can’t smell my own.
Oh yeah, I have to pee too. If there are any other bodily functions you’d like an update on, just let me know. I’ll probably poop in about an hour or so. No need to ask, there you have it.
August 25, 2009 12:23 pm | 
