So work's been a little bit slow--long meetings, PowerPoint presentations, the works. It seems the only excitement during the weekdays are my meals and the perusals of Overheard in New York (I think I may be laughing at little too loudly in my cubicle, haha). Although the food here is amazing, I've seemed to have left my appetite in the States (which I suppose isn't a bad thing at all). Everyone who's noticed it always has something to say about it--I'm not sure why. I think it's because eating here is equivalent to being a healthy person, and maybe they're just concerned for my health. On the other hand, in the States, eating too much would qualify me to fall under the same taxonomic hierarchy as countryside swine. That would really sit well with the self-esteem, wouldn't it? I'm perfectly comfortable enjoying my meals at a slow pace (even if it resembles the celerity of a tortoise) while capturing nice snapshots of culinary delight.
I've also run out of things to read--I'm slowly attacking my magazine stash to last me the next 3 weeks. I highly recommend Dork Whore (Iris Bahr) and Happy Birthday or Whatever (Annie Choi)--they were really a barrel of laughs!
While I've been here, I've also picked up reading the New Yorker--which I find funny and interesting at the same time. I fondly remember my SAT Verbal instructor recommending that we read the New Yorker and Atlantic Monthly to build our vocabulary and reading comprehension skills. Maybe I should've listened to him sooner. Haha, anyways, I read two interesting pieces in the "Summer Reading (fiction)" issue of the New Yorker--the debut fiction piece by David Hoon Kim entitled "Sweetheart Sorrow" and a piece by Mirandy July entitled "Roy Spivey." It was nice to read some fiction pieces that are considered "scholarly" and actually grasp most of its contents :)! To be quite honest, I feel a bit accomplished and more sophisticated. Now onto my next nearly impossible goal of completing more than 10 words on the New York Times weekly crossword (haha, I'm quite the comedian, I know)...
So the latest on my laptop--the hard drive is completely fried. Way to go, Dell! Thattaboy--you're brilliant enough to decide to totally corrupt all my academically important documents as I had just arrived overseas--hooray! The computer repair guy said he's going to do everything he can to save my documents, but there's no guarantee. Just lovely. I mean, ironically, on the upside (and financial downside) of things, I'm in the market for a new laptop. Incidentally, there's some kind of Hong Kong peer pressure that I've felt since I've arrived about investing in an Apple MacBook (you know who you are)! I guess I might have to go in that direction, because PCs are no longer on my good side. No siree. Besides, I've been using Auntie Agnes's Apple PowerBook G4 (which, let me remind you, is six years old), which has been going really well. Just when I thought there were no USB ports, I discovered that there's a secret cover flap that was hiding it, which means only one thing--PHOTO UPLOADING TIME!
In the meanwhile, I'm thinking of making a day trip to Macau and perhaps stay over one night and return to Hong Kong in the morning. There's a lot of things to see, according to my handly Lonely Planet Guide to Hong Kong and Macau. And since my senior year trip to Portugal, I've had an increased appreciation for the Portuguese culture (and its food, of course!). I'm scouting that out now as well as maybe a stop to HK's Disneyland, Snoopy World, and a trip to Shenzhen, China with the Ma ladies :)! There's a lot in store, and I think my camera's in store for a lot of interesting sites.
I've also run out of things to read--I'm slowly attacking my magazine stash to last me the next 3 weeks. I highly recommend Dork Whore (Iris Bahr) and Happy Birthday or Whatever (Annie Choi)--they were really a barrel of laughs!
While I've been here, I've also picked up reading the New Yorker--which I find funny and interesting at the same time. I fondly remember my SAT Verbal instructor recommending that we read the New Yorker and Atlantic Monthly to build our vocabulary and reading comprehension skills. Maybe I should've listened to him sooner. Haha, anyways, I read two interesting pieces in the "Summer Reading (fiction)" issue of the New Yorker--the debut fiction piece by David Hoon Kim entitled "Sweetheart Sorrow" and a piece by Mirandy July entitled "Roy Spivey." It was nice to read some fiction pieces that are considered "scholarly" and actually grasp most of its contents :)! To be quite honest, I feel a bit accomplished and more sophisticated. Now onto my next nearly impossible goal of completing more than 10 words on the New York Times weekly crossword (haha, I'm quite the comedian, I know)...
