Little things

A few days ago at McCafe, as I was going to buy my regular breakfast of smoked salmon sandwich, customer service reached its new high. As I arrived to location I found an ready-packed paper bag, and the price already at the register. So, I payed and thanked the friendly girl, who obviously has taken to remember what I always purchase. As a joke, I should sometime ask for something else.

It's getting slightly cooler in Hong Kong too (finally) and I can go out and have a 15 minute walk without breaking a sweat. Awesome! Not too long from now and I can actually wear a jacket. We have gone below 30 degrees, albeit still are mostly at 28-29 degrees. No typhoons again; it saddens me I missed the only good one this year.

It's been a really busy week at the office and that's why I haven't had the time to write anything here earlier. Now things are slowly easing up - which is nice - and I can concentrate on more important things, like playing with my kendama.

"A kendama (けん玉 or 剣玉 or 拳玉) is a Japanese toy that consists of a hammer-like object with a ball connected to it by a string. The ball (called the tama) has a hole in it, and it rests on a spike (the ken) on the top of the kendama. The two sides of the "hammer" are concave; one is smaller than the other. The larger side is called the oozara (large plate) and the other is the kozara (small plate). There is also a medium sized plate at the bottom of the handle called the chuzara (medium plate).

The basic object is to throw the ball upwards and land it on one of the concave parts of the "hammer", as well as landing the ball on the spike. More advanced techniques involve combination moves, different landing positions and even freestyle combinations." - Wikipedia



Things are super in Hong Kong and I have no complaints. Markus will be gone soon and I will have the luxury of living on my own again! Huzzah!

Yesterday I was out with some work-acquaintances after work, eating hotpot and drinking beer. It was fun and I got to impress everyone with my ever-growing Cantonese vocabulary. It is amazing how my selected, individual words can cause such humor among people. I have been learning the language on a steady pace of 3-4 words per week. And my listening is a bit better yet. It's fun how the general scare of the language is slowly moving aside and is replaced by a genuine want of learning.

Today is Friday and it means more rest for a few days! It's good because the week has been rather tough, and I've had a few long evenings at work. Sleep will be nice.

I gotta go now. I was about to reveal the meaning of life; who shot Kennedy; next weeks lottery numbers; and pretty much everything about everything; but instead I'll go have a few pints of beer with my friends. Au revoir!